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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1965

Page

6

Wide Variety of Activities By J M Edgerton 4-H Club Agent

The Extension Service of the University of Vermont offers many educational opportunities for boys and girls. It emphasizes 4-H projects for members aged 9 to 19 as stepping stones toward life fulfillment. Projects should be interesting and demonstrate personal initiative to build skills, knowledge, and attitudes. Dewey influenced early 4-H ideas, defining conditions for educational projects.

University of Vermont John Dewey Dewey Stanley L. Cleement

Christmas Candlelight Service In North Pownal

The North Pownal Congregational Church hosts a candlelight service at 11 tonight, led by Rev. John C. Hatch with Miss Evelyn Chase of Nyack, N.Y., as organist. The program features traditional choir music, prayers, scripture readings, and a candlelighting ritual.

Pownals North Pownal Congregational Church John C. Hatch Evelyn Chase Nyack N.Y. Missionary College

Sunderland students sing joy to the world at Arlington High

Amelia Lawrence reports Sunderland children performed a Christmas program at Arlington High School on Monday night. Four groups sang carols and popular holiday songs including White Christmas Silver Bells Joy to the World and Hark the Herald Angels Sing with audience participation. Mrs. Robert Jordan directed the program with Joseph Stannard of Dorset on piano, a Burr and Burton graduate.

Sunderland Arlington High School Herald Angels Robert Jordan Joseph Stannard Dorset Burr and Burton

Chinese Course Added At Middlebury Summer School

Middlebury College president James I. Armstrong today announced a Chinese Summer School as the 10th unit in the college foreign language schools program. The program already includes French German Italian Russian and Spanish Summer Schools.

Middlebury James I. Armstrong Middlebury College

Spragues Observe 60th Anniversary in Readsboro

Elmer and Blanche Sprague mark their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at their North Hill home. The couple, married in Readsboro Baptist parsonage, have 3 sons, 3 daughters, 26 grandchildren, and 43 great grandchildren. Mrs Sprague was Blanche Boyd before marriage.

Readsboro Elmer Sprague North Hill Sprague Blanche L. Boyd Readsboro Baptist Parsonage William Baker Vernon Merton James Alice Davis Shirley Salter Bennington Clark Reynolds Whitingham

Christmas Eve Midnight Choral Eucharist at St James

Arlington reports a midnight Choral Eucharist at St James Episcopal Church starting 11:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, followed by Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. Christmas Day. Troop 334 BSA of Arlington held their annual Christmas party and officer elections with new leaders for four patrols.

St. James Episcopal Church BSA of Arlington Bill Moore Mike Lindsay Fred Hirsch John Ulery Robert Masi Mike Keough Rattlesnake Peter Woodard Joe Galli Eagle Wolf Larry Sheff

Cambridge School Teachers Rent Edward Harrington House

Several male teachers at Cambridge Central School have rented the Edward Harrington house. Bruce Baker recently returned from McClellan hospital after a two week stay. About 50 people attended a Congregational dinner Sunday at the Methodist church featuring a Christmas pageant with Janette Austin as narrator and a full cast of local children and families. The Mount Vernon rye used for distilling was grown by George Washington.

Cambridge Central School Edward Harrington Suneday Janette Austin Becky Pratt Mary Wayne Hamilton Joseph Wilson Pratt Walter Gary McNall Shepherds Patricia Sheryl Herrington Howard Herrington David Richard Hamilton Donna Herrington Steven Pratt Ernest Timothy Trinkle Eric Stephen Weber Bonnie Pratt Rodney Brownell Mount Vernon George Washington

Searsburg Issues New Fishing Licenses for 1966

Town Clerk Julia France announced that Searsburg's new fishing licenses will be ready January 1 1966, making 1965 licenses invalid. In a separate incident, Searsburg school bus was rear ended by a Falcon station wagon driven by Roger Russ of Schenectady NY, near Earl Crawford's house. The station wagon suffered major front end damage while the bus incurred about 85 dollars in damage. Dover Wilmington Vacation Council reports vacancies remain in 85 lodges with about 3 000 beds for Christmas weekend, while New Year reservations are fully booked per Charlotte Lansing.

Julia France Searsburg Falcon Earl Crawford Wallace Barnard Crawford Roger Russ Schenectady N.Y Dover Wilmington Charlotte Lansing

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