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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1968

Page

3

Selecting a College By George A Sleeman

George A Sleeman discusses the varied landscape of colleges and universities, outlining public and private options, four year and two year paths, and the differences in scope, cost, and admissions. He notes public institutions offer broad programs often with lower costs and emphasizes the distinction between colleges and universities with graduate and professional schools.

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New Books at Rennington Free Library Catalog

A list of new acquisitions includes philosophy and language titles by Alston Barker Chisholm Eriksen Frankena and Rudner on knowledge ethics and social science plus practical guides on jobs bonsai English pollution Southeast Asia and New Orleans. It notes a child reading hour and that out books can be reserved when checked out.

Alston Barker Biegeleisen Bawker Johns Island S.C. Chisholm Murata Bennington Garden Club Pei Perry Pye Southeast Asia Ricciuti New Orleans Rudner Philosophy of Social Science

Commuter Service Halted by Tangled Wires in Connecticut

A cold fatigue snapped a support cable on the New Haven Railroad between Greenwich, Connecticut and Port Chester, New York, tangling overhead wires and halting electric trains. All 27 morning commuter trains were delayed up to two hours as three trains damaged pickup gear. No injuries reported. Electric service resumed by 9 a.m. after crews cleared the lines and reduced power. Diesel trains faced continued delays. The disruption backed up service as far north as New Haven while traffic density rose due to weather.

Greenwich New Haven New York

Beckoning Party bandwagons to roll in Bennington area

Vermont Republicans unveil their 1968 Beckoning Party bandwagons for Bennington County Republicans independents and others at a Republican reunion dessert meeting at Mount Anthony Union High School Thursday at 7 p.m. State GOP Chairman Elbert G. Moulton and Paul W. Bohne III lead a program with Madeline Harwood and Mary Sykes on the slate. Dessert at 7 p.m. speaking program at 8 p.m. A bus will bring Manchester area Republicans. attendance expected to exceed 250.

Vermont Mary Sykes Brattleboro Vermont Federation of Republican Women Bennington County GOP Ferdinand Bongartz Manchester

Aiken urges students to watch TV smoking test

Dr. R B Aiken Vermont health commissioner urges all junior and senior high students to watch an hour long national smoking test airing January 16 at 10 p m on CBS TV. Surgeon General William H Stewart says education helps reduce smoking and mass media support the effort with meetings planned in January.

Cbs-Tv R.B. Aiken State Health Department Vermont Interagency Council On Smoking and Health William H. Stewart Public Health Service Surgeon

Mission study plans by Church Women United in Bennington

Final plans outline a six week series on Christ and the Faiths of Men with Japan as the country of concern. It starts Tuesday January 16 at 9:45 am at Bennington Methodist Church with coffee and nursery care for mothers. The first program features Mrs T Joel Whittemore speaking on living in Japan in 1958, plus a film titled The Church Alive in Japan. The event invites women of all faiths to join. Robert M Agard has become head librarian at Bennington College, replacing Mary S Hopkins. Agard’s prior posts include Earlham College Ripon College Library of Congress and Brown University with degrees from Wesleyan Brown and Columbia.

Church Women United Christ Japan Bennington Methodist Church T. Joel Whittemore Robert M. Agard University of Massachusetts Bennington College Mary S. Hopkins Bennington Agard Earlham College Richmond Ind Ripon College Wisconsin Library of Congress Brown University Wesleyan University Columbia

BREF Announces Winter Term Courses and Fees

The Bennington Religious Education Foundation details winter term offerings at the Ecumenical Center. Courses include A Study of 10 Parables in the Gospels, Explorations in Spiritual Growth, Religion and Literature, How I Am Making up My Mind, Christianity and Communism, and six denominational classes for Catholic youth plus confirmation and adult study options. Registration by Jan 10 with a $2 fee. Officers listed: Frederick Wolf president, Abernethy vice president, Mrs. Arthur S. Jones secretary, Harry Eddington treasurer.

Bennington Religious Education Foundation Brefists Theodore Shatigan Place Ecumenical Center Mary Elizabeth S.S.J Catherine Chiffelle John G. Irons Jr Harald Henningsen Thomas Foster Flannery O’connor James Murphy C.S.C Thomas Steffen R. Marshall Witten Margaret Hanafin William Browning William Abernethy BREF John XXIII Institute High School of Religion Vermont BCHS Donald LaRouche Diocesan CCD Burlington Erick B. Wolf Abernethy Arthur S. Jones Harry Eddington

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