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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 95201.
The Bennington education recap contrasts 1880s one room, eight grade schools with today’s two district system and a budget over 3 million. It notes 3000 students now versus 400 then, salaries around 100 dollars, and teachers who "board around." Core ideals remain: good teachers, thinking, reasoning, and pupil energy.
A letter notes William M. Lockwood of Howard National Bank and Keith Wallace of the Vermont Farm Bureau as Common Sense Associates members. It argues the group seeks a balance between preservation and development, with concerns of possible lobbying in Montpelier next winter. It also criticizes a church drive-in calendar mocking censorship and urges drive-ins to shield screens from nearby roads to prevent accidents.
The Caledonian Record notes Vermont Lt Gov John Burgess at Cabot graduation criticized George McGovern as a Socialist and blasted his populism as dangerous. The column questions Burgess claims, asking what counts as socialism and urges precise definitions of policies like loans, wage controls, and subsidies.
Daniel Beavin of Goddard College Plainfield writes to The Banner denouncing Common Sense Associates as wealthy interests seeking to weaken environmental Act 20 rules. He links CSA to Howard Bank board members and Pizzagali Construction, calling for scrutiny and potential account transfers until questions about bank ties to industry are answered. The letter warns Vermont voters about corporate influence on state policy and local development.
An odd tour through a imagined middle ground where TV and politics blend. A surly superintendent preps space for McGovern while Nixon, Humphrey, Muskie, and others loom, voices toast taxes and social security as bombs are distributed and debates echo in the hallways. The piece lampoons national figures and media culture with surreal humor.
Frances J. Ross urges readers to contact Senators Aiken and Stafford and Representative Mallory to vote against war funds. She criticizes the White House for alleged doubletalk on Vietnamization and deescalation. She cites troop and aircraft movements in Indochina and asks for a five-minute, 24-cent action to press Congress to halt the conflict.
A muddled excerpt mentions Uberated life and educated women in suburbs, a scullery maid, Margaret Mead, and John Voelker writing as Robert Traver. It touches on fishing as a remaining pursuit, but jumble obscures clear facts.
Bennington superintendent 1890 report notes graded system expansion, village schools influencing surrounding districts, and strong teacher quality. Highlights praise for well governed schools, calls for better pay and training, concerns about punishment, trustees’ competence, and need for better schoolhouses and text books.
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