Socrates and Hippias discuss virtue in voluntary action
A Bennington reader is invited to publish a dialogue excerpt featuring Socrates and Hippias debating whether better minds are those that act voluntarily and rightly or involuntarily. The exchange examines justice, power, knowledge, and the consequences of voluntary error across arts and life with a note directing readers to the MATHS Library for the full dialog.
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Socrates
Hippias
Maths Library
Major surgery needed in education To the Editor of The Banner
Steven C. Leonard argues for a pre school program to address reading and writing deficits early. He urges Bennington to create a community resource center with mental health services guiding families from birth to school and opposes cutting enrichment courses while prioritizing early intervention.
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Bennington
Ceeds
Frost
Mr. Harrington
Valentine to Bennington From a Reader in The Banner
A Bennington native shares memories of St. Valentine treats, school routes, local shops, and longtime hometown landmarks while praising Bennington as a great place to grow up. He recalls Larkin's soap, Burt Brothers, Patterson's, Library Hall movies, and community life as a Valentine to the town between Bald Mountain and Mt. Anthony. He signs from Westport Connecticut. Walter Hoadley comments on inflation psychology and a White House economy meeting.
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Bennington
Lacey
Lacey Valentines
Alice Mills
Sherman Mills
First Congregational Church
Alice
Larkin
Ayer
Drug Store
Drysdales
Library Hall
Pauline
Patterson
Valentine
Bald Mountain
Mt. Anthony
Cupid
Walter Hoadley
White House
Bennington County courthouse project advances in state House
House Bill 148 proposed in Montpelier by Rep. E A Tobin aims to complete a county courthouse and jail in Bennington County by December 1, 1936 at a cost not exceeding 150 000. Other local notes include a Sunday skiing club gathering at Quinn Place and a Bennington Municipal Court judge appointment by Gov. Charles M. Smith.
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Bennington County
House of Representatives
Montpelier
E. A. Tobin
Bennington
Arlington
George A. Mathers
Bennington Municipal Court
Collins M. Graves
Charles M. Smith
Shaking the Watergate money tree in universities
Irving Howe, a Hunter College English professor and Dissent co-editor, criticizes high speaking fees paid to figures like Ronald Ziegler and John Dean. He cites fiscal strain on universities, calls for scrutiny of lecture fees, and recalls Brandeis’s stance on Rockwell. The piece argues such compensation degrades academia and rewards public betrayal.
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Ronald Ziegler
John Dean
Ron Ziegler
Tom Hayden
Stokely Carmichael
Ziegler
Nixon White House
Dean
Art Buchwald
Buchwald
Irving Howe
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Dissent
Air Force ends practice near Texas wintering cranes
The Gulf Coast island used for bombing since 1942 will no longer host target work, a move praised as a hopeful step for the whooping cranes whose numbers have fallen to under 50. The final fate of the island is unsettled, but cranes may gain improved survival prospects across the southern coastline.
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Gulf Coast
Texas
America
Air Force
Texas Gulf Coast
Canada
Population problem has victims not just causes
Narrative urges public focus on population growth as driving urban ills while emphasizing that people are victims of demographic pressures. It links traffic, overcrowding, unemployment, housing, and pollution to rising numbers and argues for family planning awareness and societal support to reduce unplanned pregnancies.
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Census Bureau
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Philip Schuyler
Compo Rd
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Vermont State Department of Education
Gordon M. Thomas
Bennington High School
Bendi
Donald Crofut
C. Merwin Crofut
State Teachers’ College
Castleton
General Stark Theatre
Cardinal Mindsenty
Globe-Union
Manchester
Clyde Bryant Jr
Orris H. Beattie
GBA
Andre H. Betit
Barton L. Jenks
Armand Lampron
Dorothy Marechal
Norton Barber
M. J. Dailey
Dean Hanson
Joseph Latif
United States
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
Westminster
Ad Bank Americard
Furniture Inc
Vermont
ELM Street
N.Y. Times
New York
Boston University
Brandeis
George Lincoln Rockwell
Rockwell
Christian Science Monitor
Planned Parenthood
Radio City Station
N.Y
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