Burr and Burton graduates set record turnout at 129th commencement
A record crowd attended Burr and Burton's 129th commencement in the elementary gym as 45 seniors received diplomas from G Murray Campbell. Dr. Richard C Overton urged breadth of vision and tolerance, noting college is not the sole path to education. Salutatorian Marsha Hinman welcomed attendees, while valedictorian Milton Rockwell discussed conformity and individuality. Mary Ellen Geer, a national merit winner, will attend Wellsley College, with other honors students named for the four-year averages.
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Manchester
Burr and
Overton
Marsha Elizabeth Hinman
Danby
Milton David Rockwell
East Dorset
United States
Rockwell
James B. Campbell Jr
DAR
Diane Marjorie Smith
Bausch and Lamb
James Campbell Jr
Lynne K. Alden
Weston
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mark Skinner
Christine Rosencrantz
Dorset
Eric Rosencrantz
Harvard
Wrest Orton
Harvard Club of
Vermont
Seminary
Patience Brooks
Susan Saunders
Kelley
Linwood M. Kelley
Helen Lois Hamilton
Jamaica
Frederick Crosby
Linda Twyne
Burr and Burton Commercial
Lois MaeNichols
Otto R. Bennett
Richard Edward Goodell
Octionn
William Porter
Loveland Munson
Mary Ellen Geer
Barbara Jean Goodell
Diane Smith
Mary Ann Shattuck
Franklin and Marshall
Susan Martin
UVM
Manchester Lions Club
Alton Hicks
King Lion
Richard Goodell
E. H. Nickerson
The
Lions Club
David Rockwell
Susan Hitchcock
Pine Cobble Graduation Closes 25th Year in Williamstown
Pine Cobble School held its 25th anniversary graduation in the carriage barn. Awards were given by director Mrs. Frederick C. Copeland to graduates including Margaret Little and David Giddings. Valedictory by Margaret Little and salutatory by David Giddings were noted, with multiple book and citizenship honors.
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Williamstown
Mass
Pine Cobble School
Frederick C. Copeland
Margaret Little
David Giddings
Glen Ortman
James Giddings
Paul Dworkin
Ann Davis
Wendy Roberts
Peter Hall
Kent Girls’ School
Laura Treadway
Emma Willard School
Deerfield Academy
Glen Ortman Loomis School
Jonathan Reder
Kimball Union Academy
Arthur Sharpiro
Mt. Greylock Regional School
Cleveland Dodge Iti
Hotchkiss Sqggal
Diplomas Awarded to 18 Eighth Graders in Pownal
The class of 1962 the largest in recent history graduated from Pownal Town School District in South Pownal Firehouse ceremonies. Eighteen eighth graders received diplomas from Warren Mason and Jan Peter Smith. Graduates include Clifford Barber Patricia Bradich Seymour Brooks Nola Campbell Corrad Chaffee Wesley Foster Beverly George Kirt George Stephen Kauppi Joyce Levesque Charles Morse Susan Pratt Barbara Roy Craig Snow James Stone Burt Ware Stephen Woodcock Joseph Loyzelle. The hall featured pink and white decor and the class motto We believe in Hands that Work Brains that Think Hearts that Love.
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Pownal
Pownal Town
South Pownal
Warren Mason
Jan Peter Smith
Clifford Barber
Patricia Bradich
Seymour Brooks
Nola Campbell
Corrad Chaffee
Wesley Foster
Beverly George
Kirt George
Stephen Kauppi
Joyce Levesque
Charles Morse
Susan Pratt
Barbara Roy
Craig Snow
James Stone
Burt Ware
Stephen Woodcock
Joseph Loyzelle
Children Day events span churches and community groups
The Pownals observed Children’s Day with Methodist Church services led by Mrs. Quinn Mrs. Ostrander and Mrs. Beals featuring a program theme Serve The Lord Child participants listed include Diane Niles Kirt George Lisa Ostrander and more Two babies Alicia Mary and Marie Lynne were baptized by Rev. Bagley Fletcher Hall and John Maximillian attended the Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star meeting in Burlington The East Pownal Community Club holds a final meeting of the season Tonight at 8 The Pownal Center Community Church board meets at 7 30 Miss Margaret Regan retires after 43 years in Vermont schools Graduates hear commencement address by Joseph Gee with focus on higher education and combating communism.
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Kenneth Leon Bacon
Carol Nancy Baker
Joan Marie Baker
Nancy Lois Beckwith
Barbara Jean Bischoff
Richard John Bovey
George Raymond Breen
Jane Marie Bush
Patricia Jean Bushee
James B. Campbell Jr
Anna _ Frances Campney
Norman P. Canino
Raymond L. Carangio
Pauline Mary Eaton
Joseph Edward Farnum
Mary Ellen Geer
Richard Edward Goodell
Bruce Elrick
James Quinn
Rhoda Ostrander
Harry W. Beals
Serve
Lord
Diane Niles
Kirt George
Lisa Ostrander
Sarah Peckham
Kimberly Ostrander
Gary Bishop
Bernice Beals
Gary Niles
Janeen Pratt
Deana Beals
Francis Haley
Gail Bishop
Althea Huse
Cheryl
Fletcher Hall
John Maxmillian
Order of Eastern Star
Margaret Regan
North Pownal
Fair Haven
7th Grade Farewell For 8th in Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury report of a seventh grade farewell party for the eighth grade at Shaftsbury Elementary. Miss Olive Sumner led the event with a program including a piano solo by Sharon Rackliffe and readings by students. Mock diplomas were handed out. dancing followed dinner and refreshments were provided by multiple local staff.
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Shaftsbury
Olive Sumner
Jessie Hulet
Dale Ross
Brenda Pacock
Sharon Rackliffe
Brenda Peacock
Mary Harrington
Yolanda Myers
Diane Greene
John Pollacik
Gregory Dewey
David Hazelton
Philip Rice
Jack Griffis
Rose David
Dennis Browe
Peter Breese
Larry Baker
Ronald Daniels
Barton Lethbridge
Stephen Burk
Richard Grene
Russell Mack
Anthony van Ness
Richard Lyon
Virginia Dooley
Ruth Brownell
Viola Myers
Judith Dooley
Diane Brownell
Ethel Pollacik
Pearl Peacock
Dorothy Fleetwood
Annual Prizes Awarded to Manchester Area Students
Headmaster E H Henry presided at the Burr and Burton commencement in Manchester. A National Merit Scholarship certificate was given to Mary Ellen Geer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Danforth Geer of Old Bennington. Other prizes included the Balfour Honor Key.
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Manchester
E. H. Henry
Burr and Burton
Mary Ellen Geer
Danforth Geer
Old Bennington
Dorset People Headed for France and Prominent Honors
Dorset residents prepare for six week trip to France aboard Le Floundre. Local students win multiple prestigious awards including the Bausch and Lamb plaque, Rensselaer Medal, Harvard Book, Seminary Prize, and several language and service honors.
Hawkins Graduates From RPI With Electrical Engineering Degree
Hawkins of South Shaftsbury earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. Dr Warren Weaver of the Alfred P Sloan Foundation spoke at the Friday ceremony in Troy, New York.
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Troy
N. Y
Wales
M. Hawkins
South Shaftsbury
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Warren Weaver
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
New York City
Hawkins
Shaftsbury Women to Meet and Junior Choir Rehearsal
The Women's Society of Christian Service at Shaftsbury Methodist Church gathers Tuesday June 12 at Mrs. Luella Wilson's home on U.S. 7 with co hosts Mrs. Sarah Harrington and Mrs. Jessie Peters. Mrs. Hazel MacDonald will condense the fifth chapter of the study book. The Shaftsbury junior choir, for fourth through sixth graders this fall, will begin rehearsal Friday June 15 at 7 30 p.m. at the church.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Luella Wilson
U.S
Sarah Harrington
Jessie Peters
Hazel MacDonald
Shaftsbury Elementary Graduates Set for Evening Ceremony
Shaftsbury Elementary School will hold its graduation program in the school multi purpose room on Wednesday June 13 at 8 p.m. The 24 graduating students will each speak on the theme Education. The class motto is Knowledge is Power. Parents and friends are invited to attend.
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Shaftsbury
Fallouts Named Pine Pollen Turns Yellow Dust
Louis J. Dondero of the U S Department of Agriculture says the yellow powdery fallout is pine pollen not radioactive dust. It coats autos and homes especially near Arlington and resembles fallout in color but is harmless to asthma and hay fever sufferers.
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Louis J. Dondero
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Dondero
American Legion Hall
Arlington
Local church and club meetings set for June 13 and 14
The Miriam Derwacher Missionary Society of the Baptist Church schedules a June 13 meeting at 2 30 p.m. with Mrs Edward Worthington on Mechanic Street. St Johns Sodality meets June 13 at 8 p.m. in the library. Lake Paran Home Demonstration group gathers June 14 at 1 30 p.m. at Mrs Irene Wilsons home to discuss Modern Bank. No senior choir rehearsal at the Congregational Church this week.
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Miriam
North Bennington District Proposes Tuition and Tax Hike
The North Bennington Graded School District approves a $142,405 budget for next year including a $2,500 fire detection system. State aid decreases to $14,853, prompting a tuition rise from $325 to $400 for high school and 250 for elementary. A $6.40 tax levy is proposed, up 60 cents, to pass at the June 27 annual meeting.
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North Bennington
Prudential Committee
Leon E. Wagner
Prudential
Dorset Graduation Gives Diplomas To 20 Pupils
Dorset Elementary School held a Friday evening graduation for 20 graduates from Dorset East Dorset and East Rupert. Prizes and medals honored top scholars and essay winners, with William Parsons and Jean Gleason receiving five silver dollars each for scholarship. James Stannard presented awards and the citizenship prize went to Anita Parks.
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Robert B. Vail
Dorset
East Dorset
East Rupert
Bruce Beebe
Claude Burke
Sidney Cook
Robert Dern
Margaret Finnegan
P Holmberg
Jean Gleason
Nancy King
Arnold Lake
Elizabeth Lake
William Parsons
Stephen Rosencrantz
Richard Ryan
Gail Stannard
James Stannard
Sally Stannard
Wells Tobin
John Towsley
David Vassar
Linda Wilkins
Carl Parsons
Ralph Gleason
Dorset American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Princeton Degrees to Two County Youths
Dorset residents Rhys Evans and Philip X Chapman were among Princeton University graduates receiving A B degrees at commencement on June 12. The ceremony conferred 1075 bachelor and advanced degrees and eleven honorary degrees. President Robert F Goheen conferred various degrees including bachelor arts sciences engineering masters and doctorates.
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Bennington County
Princeton University
Philip X. Chapman
Rhys Evans
Dorset
Robert F. Goheen
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Dorset Board Set to Hear Grievance Over 1962 Property Appraisal
Dorset Vermont The Dorset Board of Civil Authority will hold a grievance session at the Town Manager's office in East Dorset on Thursday June 14 at 7 30 p m The meeting focuses on aggrieved parties regarding the 1962 property appraisal Attendance limited to those who filed written appeals within the deadline Contact town clerk Mrs Helen O Donovan for details
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Dorset
Dorset Board of Civil Authority
East
Helen O’donovan
Arlington town and school district poll taxes due June 15
Arlington Town and Arlington Town School District set deadlines for poll taxes on or before June 15 to avoid higher collection costs. Town Treasurer Gregory Collinan announces the ADV. 12 notice.
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Arlington
Gregory Collinan
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