County school directors hear aid cuts praised as blessing
POWNAL Vermont school directors gathered at the Pownal Elementary School for a Bennington County spring dinner with Alan Weiss deputy commissioner of the state Education Department. Weiss urged new priorities and streamlined operations amid cutbacks, while Charles Nichols Jr discussed board relations and contracts. Orrin Griffis was re elected president, Raymond Murray vice president, Joseph Crossman secretary, and Clifford Harwood named to the nominating committee. Barbara Smith's invitation to host next spring’s meeting at Dorset Elementary was accepted.
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Pownal
Bennington County
Vermont
Alan Weiss
State Department of Education
Charles B. Nichols Jr
Vermont State School Directors Association
Madeline Harwood Manchester
Nichols
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Arlington
Woodford
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Dorset
Orrin A. Griffis
USSDA
Raymond Murray
Mt. Anthony
Joseph Crossman
Clifford Harwood
Barbara Smith
Dorset Elementary
Restino and Whittman Win 5th District Primary
Thomas Restino of Hoosick Falls and Frank Whittman Sr. of Poestenkill won the Republican primary for two state legislative seats in the 5th district of Rensselaer County. They defeated John Barridge and Donald Gutbedt. Final votes: Restino 717, Whittman 589, Barridge 490, Gutbedt 434. district includes Hoosick Berlin Union Petersburg Poestenkill. Restino leads Hoosick with 717 votes.
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Hiousick Falls
Thomas G. Restino
Hoosick Falls
Frank E. Whittman Sr
Poestenkild
the &H
Tensselaer County
John Barridge
Donald A. Gutbedt
Poestenkill
Hoosick
Berlin
Uraflon
Petersburg
Restina
Whittman
Burridge
Gutbedt
Grafton
Hesting
Whitman
Restino
Ed Cottrell
Sth
Hown Jestler
Sheriff's Posse Trail Ride Set for June 9 in Manchester
Plans finalize for the Bennington County Sheriff's Mounted Posse trail ride the second in a series. The 10 a.m. start routes 15 tiles over back roads and wooded Manchester area. parking at Route 7 gravel bed 3.5 miles north. Riders pace themselves with posse members available for assistance. children welcome with adult. certificates on completion. entry fee includes refreshments. vet checks and Coggins rule noted. other rides planned in Stamford Woodford and Rupert. for info contact Mrs. Franklin Frantz Burgess Road Bennington 05201.
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Manchester
Bennington County
Stamford
Woodford
Merck Forest
Rupert
Franklin Frantz
Burgess Road
Bennington
Pownal Church Activities And Local Achievements
Pownal Baptist Church choir rehearsal at 8 30 p.m. at Pownal Baptist Church. North Pownal Congregational Church choir rehearsal at 6 30 p.m. Bible class at 7 90 p.m. Parsonage. Board of Control meeting at 7 30 p.m. at Pownal Center Community Church. Susan Louise Pudvar earns B S in education from North Adams State Teachers College. Campbell family shows birds at Finger Lakes Poultry Show in Syracuse with top prizes and two trophies. Women’s Fellowship sale June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at town hall. PTG thanks donors for last week’s supper and extends thanks to Mrs. Joan Snyder, Cathy Creel and Earl Libby for leading sing along.
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North Pownal Congregational Church
Susan Louise Pudvar
Richard Pudvar
North Pownal
North Adams State
Warren C. Campbell
Pownal Center
Finger Lakes
Syracuse
N.Y
Campbells
Rhode Island
Pownal
Joan Snyder
Cathy Creel
Earl Libby
Dorset School Schedule Announces End of Year Events
The Dorset Elementary School calendar outlines a graduation ceremony at 7 30 p m in the multipurpose room with families invited. Field Day runs Thursday from 9 30 to 1 30 and Friday features a 9 00 assembly for awards and report cards with buses later. School reopens Tuesday Sept 4 for a full day. kindergarten will begin after building completion.
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Dorset
Manchester
Williams College Appoints 16 New Faculty Members
Williams College announces 16 new appointees across economics psychology politics Russian music history and art departments plus staff roles. Names include Donald Keesing visiting economist from UNC and Arthur Still visiting psychology lecturer with Cambridge ties, with multiple hires effective July 1 1973 and 18 month terms for two professors.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Board of
Trustees
Donald B. Keesing
University of North Carolina
Harvard
Harvard University
U.S. Air Force
Cambridge Research Center
Institute For Defense Analyses
Columbia University
Stanford
Arthur W. Still
Durham
England
Queens’ College
Cambridge
Raymond W. Baker
Social Science
Boston University
Ripon College
Edwina Jannie Blumberg
Barnard College
Cohenbia University
Hoosick Falls pool to open June 16 for season
The Weir Reynolds Community Pool at Hoosick Falls will open Saturday June 16 and run through Thursday August 30. Tickets remain at last year’s rates with season passes 20 dollars for families and 10 dollars for individuals. Daily tickets cost one cent for students and one dollar for adults. A weekly family pass will be offered. Kenneth Baker returns as pool director. Marcia Holbrook leads ticket sales. Red Cross swimming lessons start June 25 with registrations June 18 during pool hours.
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Hoosick Falls
Weir Reynolds
Philip Leonard
Kenneth Baker
Puo
Red Cross
Building fund gets a bonus in Hoosick Falls project
Philip Leonard reports a $1000 personal contribution from Cleveland EB Dodge Jr. of Pownal to the Reynolds-Gilchrest Memorial Building and Skating Rink. Extra funds cover rising costs while three-fourths of footing is finished by Toma Construction Co and steel is due by June. Heating and plumbing bids open June 18. specs available at Town Clerk. Electrical bid later.
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Hoosick Falls
Philip Leonard
Reynolds-Gilchrest
Cleveland EB. Dodge Jr
Pownal
Inernational Dodge, Inc
Leonard
Toma Construction Co
Town of Hoosick
Hoosac School to Graduate 26 Seniors Saturday
Hoosick Falls NY 26 Hoosac seniors will graduate with a Saturday ceremony at the Hoosac School. The Friday Missionary Service opens events with Father Herbert W. Sanderson presiding at All Saints Church. Rt Rev Allen T Brown will deliver the commencement address. Henderson Van Surdam named honorary alumnus. headmaster Crosbie to present diploma. Van Surdam 92, active in Lake Placid and Hoosick Falls.
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van Surdam
Hoosac
Hoosick
N.Y
All Saints Church
Heosick
Allen T. Brown
Albany
Mencement
Henderson van Surdam
Hoosac School
H. Ashton Crosby
Hewil
Hoostck Falls
Lake Placid
Castleton State to Occupy New Academic Center in 1974
Gov. Salmon attended the groundbreaking for Castleton State College’s new academic center planned to replace Leavenworth Hall destroyed in 1971. The 25,000 square foot facility will house Humanities, Social Sciences, and Mathematics, with classrooms and specialty spaces. Financing comes from fire insurance proceeds and a one million dollar legislative grant. Burlington Associates are architects. occupancy is set for fall 1974.
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Michigan
Mark B. Ryan
University of St. Thomas
University of Texas At Austin
Yale
Lou Emma Halloway
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo
Miss
Lauren Ewing
Skidmore College
Indiana State University
the Unversity of California At
Santa Barbera
Andrew M. Bader
Williams
Office of
Bader i3
Gargoyle
Williams Record Advocate
Dennett House
Richard V. Bennett
Willams
Castleton State
Castleton
Thomas P. Salmon
Castleton State College
Leavenworth Hall
Division of Humanities
Division of Social Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Burlington Associates
Bach concert review by Berkshire Ensemble at McCullough Mansion
A Berkshire Chamber Ensemble program featured Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 5 and 4, plus Walter Piston Quintet for Flute and String Quartet. The reviewer notes strong balance and moments of mis coordination, praising violinist Stuart MacDonald’s tone despite intonation issues and describing the ensemble as capable across styles.
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SY Christine Extell
McCullough Mansion
Berkshire Chamber Ensemble
Marie Gregoire
Stuart MacDonald
Robin Stone
Gina Tavelli
Louis Tavelli
Michael Finckel
Roy Weisman
Basa
Lyne Priest Bujak
Barbara Same
JS. Bach
Walter Piston
Marie Gregoria
Lynne Bujak
Arlington couple tours the Orient on 30,000 mile journey
Arlington residents Mr. and Mrs. Edgar T. Reynolds led a 28 day escorted Orient tour with 12 fellow travelers. They toured Tokyo and Nara in Japan, Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Bali, Manila, and finished in Hawaii. They returned with 400 color slides and new friendships.
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Kay
Arlington
Edgar T. Reynolds
West Arlington
Reynolds
Ross Worthington
Stratton
Japan
Tokyo
Reynoldses
Nara
Kyoto
Roosevelt
Bangkok
Thailand
Siam
Grand Palace
Reynaldes
Chiengmai
Mandalay
Lillian
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Find
Bali
Manila
Hawaii
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Department of Agriculture
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Pamela Slakeman
Pownal Baptist Church
Board of Control of the
Pownal Center Community Church
Women’s Fellowship of the
Columbia
William Paterson College
Stephen Dankner
New York College of Music
New York University
Queens College of the City of New York
Julliard School
Julliard
Joanne Rosinsky
Marquette University
State University of New York At Buffalo
Marquette, Suny At Buffalo
University of Massachusetts
Boston
Dennis S. Klos
Purdue
Andrew T. Williams
Stanford University
James B. Wood
Emory University
Florida Presbyterian College
Eckerd College
Emory
Susan JD. Parsons
Snacaniy
Bamkamericard
S Furniture Inc. Armamcio
Marcia Holbrook
Baker
Donald Eighmey
Stephanie Bromirski
Rachael Liporace
Eighmey
Carthage
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Gov. Salmon
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