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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1967
Page
3
George A Sleeman surveys factors behind early school leaving. He notes that dropout behavior stems from long-term family and home pressures, underachievement, unstable schooling, and language or literacy gaps. The piece highlights high transfer rates, urban slum conditions, and debates on cultural mismatch, concluding with a tease for continuation next week.
Steve Rice outlines Troop 353 activities for Boy Scout Week marking the 57th anniversary of the movement. He praises Scout leaders, notes Boy Scout Sunday on February 12, and previews winter camporee Operation Snowflake February 17–19 at Camp Woodford. A turkey supper February 14 funds troop expenses, a Court of Honor February ? features Eagle David Peterson, with awards for Richard Stratton and others. World Jamboree attendance and more contests are promised in next notes.
The Bennington Office of the Department of Employment Security seeks twelve trainees for a clerk typist course at Mount Anthony Union High School. The program begins February 23 and runs 12 weeks, 30 hours weekly from 4 30 to 10 30 p m. Joint sponsorship by the Vermont De-
Savannah police discharge Caesar a trained doberman sniffer dog once credited with finding a seven barrel still last April. Chief O F Love said Caesar never did get the scent right and will be replaced, with the department advertising for a new canine to aid liquor enforcement. In another note, job seekers are told about a typing and office skills course funded under a state program, requiring 18 years of age and at least a 10th grade education, with aptitude testing and basic math and English review.
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for newsroom advertising and business, states publication schedule and address at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont, and provides subscription prices for Vermont and U S addresses with 3, 6, and 12 month options.
The Bennington Regional Planning Commission will unveil its village plan at an 8 p.m. gathering in Bennington High School next Wednesday. Richard Rubino of the State Planning Commission and Robert Hagerman, former local planner and Banner reporter, will discuss plan changes and future trends for Bennington. The talk, second in a trio of meetings, is sponsored by the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences to inform residents about planning issues and commission work.
Bennington College reports over 25 percent of its 380 students are in the nine week winter work term with placements in New England and upper New York and scattered across the United States. Grants from the Austin and Hambleton funds support volunteers and field related jobs, including teaching Eskimos in Nome Alaska and work with Mobilization for Youth in New York City.
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