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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1976
Page
5
In a 1976 column, Mel'In Maddocks riffs on the modern commencement address as an endangered art. Harvard President Derek Bok’s speech is dissected for overflating graduates yet flattering older peers, highlighting the ritual’s drift from firm authority to cautious optimism.
In a Banner letter, a writer contests Mrs Condon's quote about linking family income to children’s IQ. The author notes the idea reflects outdated thinking, citing M C Outhit’s 1933 Archives of Education classification by social groups and associated IQ averages.
Gerald Raftery discusses IQ and income linking in a letter from Arlington. He cites Outhit noting top groups with high IQs and lower groups with lower IQs, but criticizes the unwarranted assumption of neat categorization. He also references Mussen Rosenzweig and Fantino Reynolds on nutrition environment and challenging settings influencing IQ.
A bride and groom share a light moment after a graceful ceremony with the bride asking the groom the time and the groom joking it is too late. The scene captures wedding day nerves and tenderness amid celebration. A Reader's Digest political ad letter condemns Canadian seal hunting, urging compassion for seals and questioning mankind’s moral authority over life.
A five ton Pierce Arrow truck towed by a Packard wrecking car ran wild on North Bennington road near H.T. Cushman Co mill pond dragging the wrecker 73 feet, rolled over, and struck an elm. Both drivers Poland Bushee and Welding Bushee were uninjured.
San Francisco notes a playful Twincentennial celebration of Spanish mission and Presidio arrival dated June 27 1776 with Ayala’s galleon parade and humorous jabs at local lore. The piece contrasts Eastern and Western bicentennial obsessions, mentions Yerba Buena, Sloat, and 1846 renaming, plus quirks like flags on garbage trucks and Alcatraz fireworks.
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