Burr and Burton approves first ever salary schedule
Trustees at Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester approve a new salary schedule setting a starting pay of $5,400 for teachers. It marks the first formal schedule in the school history, replacing prior ad hoc pay practices and individual arrangements.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Robert C. Brewster
BBS Board
Brewster
Manchester School Board
BBS
MES
Royal Hunt of the Sun to open Adams Memorial Theatre season
Williams College Adams Memorial Theatre announces Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun as the season closer, directed by Keith Fowler for May 9 10 and 11. The festival schedule includes Festival of Cruelty on Jan 28 29 30 and Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children opening March 14 under Steve Travis.
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Williamstown
Mass
Adams Memorial Theatre
Williams College
Peter Shaffer
Keith Fowler
AMT
Fowler
Bertolt Brecht
Mother Courage
Steve Travis
S. Whitney Dickey Named Pine Cobble School Treasurer
Williamstown Vermont Pine Cobble School trustees accept Harry Kalker’s resignation after 25 years as treasurer and elect S Whitney Dickey of Bennington to replace him. Dickey Yale Class of 45 graduate presidents First National Bank of North Bennington and serves on regional boards. Mrs Robert J. Jones of Williamstown elected assistant treasurer. Dickey married with six children in the school.
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Williamstown
Mass
Pine Cobble School
Harry Kalker
Kalker
S. Whitney Dickey
Bennington
Yale
Dickey
First National Bank of
North Bennington
Greater Bennington Association
The
Vermont Educational Building Financing Agency
Bookstore Ownership Change Seen in Manchester
Mad Tom Book Store, with about 11 000 paperbacks, will change hands this spring. William McConnell of Avon plans to buy from Carl Parsons, who will quit March 31 after 1960 purchase with his wife. Parsons shifts to entomology. McConnell, ex-Hamilton Standard engineer, aims to run the shop with his two sons.
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Manchester
William McConnell
Avon
Hamilton Standard
United Aircraft Corp
Windsor Locks
Conn
McConnell
McConnells
Williams Hosts Festival of Cruelty at Adams Memorial
Williams College stages a Festival of Cruelty January 28 to 30 at the Adams Memorial Theatre Experimental Theatre. Scenes from Marat Sade The Brig Madame De Sade and The Spurt of Blood are performed with improvisations on controversial themes The event runs 8 30 p m with no admission charge reservations via the theatre.
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Peter Weiss
Kenneth Brown
Yukio Mishima
Antonin Artaud
North Adams State Sets Undergraduate Registration Plan
North Adams State College issued a new undergraduate registration policy for midyear graduates. Eligible students may register for second semester courses Monday through Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m. with upperclassmen on Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and freshmen to seniors Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. An evening program is also planned Monday and Tuesday with registration 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. A record 41 courses across multiple disciplines are offered, marking the largest spring schedule in the college’s history.
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North Adams
Mass
North Adams State College
John J. Komorek
Komorek
Robert V. Ham
Ilton
Hamilton
Headstart Director to Speak at Williams College
Prof John W McDavid Jr head of research for Project Headstart in Washington DC will present a public lecture on Problems of Research with Disadvantaged Children on Friday at 4 pm in room 105 Bronfman Science Center Williams College He is a former University of Miami psychology department chair and Princeton PhD 1957 His Williams lecture is sponsored by the Department of Psychology and Wood House.
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Williamstown
Mass
John W. McDavid Jr
Headstart
Washington, D.C
Bronfman Science Center
Williams College
McDavid
Psychology
University of Miami
Princeton University
Williams
Department of Psychology
Wood House
Arlington Library Board To Sponsor Antiques Festival
Arlington The Library Board of the Martha Canfield Library will sponsor an Antiques Festival on July 13 on the Charles Canfield property on U S 7 north of the village. A similar festival in 1966 raised funds for the library with nearly a hundred leading New England and adjacent New York dealers. This year’s event is expected to draw equal or more exhibitors and patrons. Lunch on the grounds an art show and a Treasure Chest game with prizes will add to the fun. Committee chairs include Mrs Charles E Canfield Mr and Mrs Alfred E Andrews Mrs Herbert W Congdon tickets Mr and Mrs Fernand E Gendron grounds Mr and Mrs George Hughes art Mrs Manfred W Ehrich Jr signs Miss Elise Phillips and Mrs Louis C Post publicity Allan Robertson parking Mrs Christian Schafer antiques Mr and Mrs Sydney N Stokes and Mrs Joseph F Meyer food.
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Arlington
Martha Canfield
Charles Canfield
U.S. 7
New England
New York
Charles E. Canfield
Alfred E. Andrews
Herbert W. Congdon
Fernand E. Gendron
George Hughes
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Elise Phillips
Louis C. Post
Allan Robertson
Christian Schafer
Sydney N, Stokes
Joseph F. Meyer
Alcohol Gum Stamps May Give Lickers a Light Buzz
A new backing gum for British stamps by Harrison and Sons Ltd contains minute quantities of alcohol. The change replaces the traditional gum Arabic, which is pricier and harder to obtain. The alcohol in the backing could give heavy users a light buzz.
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London
Harrison and Sons Ltd
Grange News Second Century Meeting Recaps
Grange officers met on Wednesday evening marking the second meeting in the Grange's second century. Contributions were collected for Ed- with members noting ongoing community efforts and plans for future events.
Five Day Forecast For Boston Near Normal Temperatures
Five day outlook shows above normal readings for New England with daytime highs in the 20s to 40s and nights from the single digits to near 30. Snow possible Thursday or Friday with light precipitation totals and no major changes until a colder spell late Friday or Saturday.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Vermont Level Since 1965
Vermont unemployment claims climbed to 5348 last week, the highest since March 1965, with a 4.7 percent insured rate. Initial claims fell to 792, driven by four industries, while increases appeared in Middlebury Newport Rutland St. Albans St. Johnsbury and White River Junction and declines in Bennington Burlington and Barre Montpelier.
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Newport
Rutland
St. Albans
St. Johnsbury
White River Junction
Bennington
Burlington
Barre-Montpelier
Town Auditors Begin Annual Stamford Audit
Stamford town auditors H Brewster Barry Joseph C Wood and Steven A Boisvert have begun the annual audit of town officers accounts. The Mothers March sponsored by the Stamford Parent Teachers Group is set for Wednesday evening Jan 31 with a rally meeting at the home of PTG president Mrs H Brewster Barry. Brattleboro Bookmobile librarian Blanche Richards visited Stamford Public Library Friday borrowing 52 adult books and 181 children's books. The library also added Best Book of Nature by Burgess and All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field.
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H. Brewster Barry
Joseph C. Wood
Steven A. Boisvert
Stamford Parent Teachers’ Group
PTG
Brattleboro
Stamford Public Library
Blanche Richards
Burgess
Rachel Field
Arlington Community Events and Games Schedule 1968
Mrs Martin Hirsch asks for contributions to the Vermont Association of the Blind by January end. Arlington activities include Chorale rehearsal Tuesday 7:30 p.m. and American Legion Auxiliary at 8 p.m. Wednesday features girls game at 4 p.m. and Arlington vs Poultney at 6:30 p.m. Also a joint kindergarten meeting and Friday match Arlington vs Woodstock. Saturday benefits the time clock fund with Faculty vs Firemen at 8 p.m and Battenkill Grange social at 8 p.m.
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Martin Hirsch
Vt. Association of the Blind
Arlington Chorale
West Arlington
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Arlington Vs. Poultney
Arlington
Community House
High School
Battenkill Grange
Grange Hall
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S. Whitney
Rickey
S.W. Dickey
Stamford
Eugene Bernini
Charles Whitman
Drama 11
of New
Bennington, VT
Tonument Plaza Shopping
Arlington Library Board
Grange News
Grange
Radio Free Europe
IFYE
Viola Cooledge
Committee of Women’s Activities
Danny Hoffman
Hoosick Grange
Hoff
Jesse Harrington
George Cooledge
Belle Decker
Committee On Women’s Activities
Harold Sprague
Helene Thompson
Arlington Girls
Whitingham
Woodstock
Nichols
Wilts Sane
Miralux
Lady Pepperell
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