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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1967
Page
6
North Bennington Lake Paran Homemakers Ex tension Group meets Thursday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Grace Reed s home for a work session on pillows Attendees should bring one yard of 36 inch service satin and shredded foam rubber.
HOOSICK FALLS NY Monday night at 8 in St Mary's Academy auditorium Mrs Dorothy Miller and Peter Magazu speak on Parents and School Freeing the Child To Learn at a combined meeting of the Home-School Association and HFCS Parent-Teacher Association.
Educational television was hooked up Saturday in Hoosick Falls with three antennas on Johnson Hill Road directed toward Hoosick Falls Central School. The project, sponsored through state aid, tests to two weeks, and local reception should follow.
North Bennington Baptist Church held its annual meeting on Jan 5 in the vestry with a covered dish supper. Reports showed an active year, with 1967 plans, a $500 set aside for Sunday School space, and a two story rear addition proposed. New officers, deacons, and committees were elected, baptism dates announced, and a progress report planned for church work in schools. Lance Cpl. Louis Dean and local officials were also noted along with a zoning hearing date and town vacation vote. The London report notes British pop record sales down 10 percent in 1966.
November 1966 evaluators praise Manchester Elementary for its non graded primary and engaged staff. They urge re evaluating aims under curriculum coordinator oversight, broader use of test data, and more within classroom grouping. Board clarifies authority line teacher to principal to superintendent. Some recommendations rejected, others for improved supervision, scheduling, and parent involvement. Kindergarten praised for parent teacher collaboration.
Mrs Ivy Lee aged 90 will celebrate with multiple events in Vermont and California. A tea Thursday hosted by her son James W Lee II and daughter in law at Barrows House precedes a family dinner Saturday with about 40 relatives. The schedule includes a Jan 14 rest day before a San Francisco trip for a third party and a final celebration on Jan 20, with Mrs Lee remaining in California until April. Born Jan 15 1877 in St Paul MN she married Ivy Lee in 1901 and has three children eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her lineage includes President Hayes era figures and Mayflower ancestor William Brewster.
Cambridge NY Mrs J Howell Bangs announces a travelogue by Mrs Hollis E Cornell on Jan 20 at 7 30 pm in Cambridge Central School auditorium. Freewill offering for Grace E Frysinger International Exchange Fellowship supports exchanges with Norway Holland Ireland and Australia. Public invited. No admission.
Arlington Scribe Lee Owen of Troop 336 BSA announces that Daryl Brown became quartermaster Robert Masi was named bugler Andre Rogers elected librarian and Lee Owen named scribe. Patrol leaders for Rattlesnake Patrol are Kevin Walsh Billy Hall with Eagle Patrol led by Kelly Owen Harvey Halbur and Wolf Patrol led by Larry Hoyt Peter Kendall with assistants Raven Patrol led by Chris James Mark Albee and John Kendall as den chief.
Selectman Arthur E. George said the January surplus food allotment has arrived and will be distributed to enrolled residents at the town office Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. North Pownal Fire Department held its annual officers election naming Charles Kokoras as chief and others in key posts. Meetings are bi monthly on Monday evenings. Dist 32 reps named in Montpelier include James W. Lounsbury to Ways and Means and Ira D. Whitney to Fish and Game. both have prior legislative service. South Cambridge
Bruce Baker son of Mr and Mrs Harold Baker of Lee Road enlisted in the Army and left January 3 for Fort Dix New Jersey for basic training The communion service will be at the Methodist Church on Sunday at 11 30 a m with Rev Oswald A Muller pastor Sunday school at 10 30 a m The official board will meet at the church Monday evening January 23
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