We Must Revise Our Educational Ideas If Vermont Is to Progress
Manchester PTA hears Weston A. Cate Jr. urge revisions in curriculum and teaching to move Vermont forward. He cites school regionalization, higher education funding, state aid formulas, aging teacher ranks, and growing adult education needs as key challenges for the coming decade. The group approved $100 for the elementary library and $100 for Burr and Burton Glee Club music. next meeting set for April 12.
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Vermont
PTA
Manchester
Weston A. Cate Jr
Vermont Education Association
Ptas
Cate
King B. Frazer
Thelma Goodell
Frazer
Norwalk
Bennington
Vermont Colleges, Inc
Burr and Burton Glee Club
Shaftsbury Scout Parents Night March 19 at Firehouse
Shaftsbury Troop 31 invites members and parents to a Monday March 19 Parents Night at the firehouse at 6 pm. A covered dish supper opens the program with Bart Nourse and Ray Love ly and troop leaders attending. Charter presentation by John D. Clawson for Eagle Square Mfg. Co. Merit badges and rank advancement will be recognized. Camp sunrise slides shown to spark camp interest.
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Shaftsbury
Bart Nourse
Green Mt
John D. Clawson
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Court of Honor
North Bennington Girl Scout Tea Highlights 50th Anniversary
North Bennington marks the 50th anniversary of its Girl Scout founding with a Saturday tea on March 17 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Congregational Church social rooms. Mrs. Marion Riemann of North Bennington is guest of honor for 37 years of local Girl Scout service. Neighborhood Chairwoman E A Riley leads the event with Mrs. George Randall assisting. Rev. Charles Parsley will lead the Union Lenten service Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at the Bennington Methodist Church. National Hot Lunch Week notes the program’s shift from PTA to the school board with daily meals averaging 80 to 100.
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North Bennington
Congregational Church
Marion Riemann
E. A. Riley
George Randall
Riemann
Charles Parsley
Methodist Church
Bennington
Bennington Council of Churches
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
Montpelier
Millicent Cross
Gladys Barney
Judith Couch
West Arlington Spring Signals Sunny Outlook With Local Tales
Last weekend's happenings hint at spring in West Arlington as Jim Edgerton and the Woodards were tapping and deer appeared in force. Traffic on Route 313 rivaled U.S. 7 while cars craved after-dark deer warnings.
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Jim Edgerton
Woodards
U.S. 7
Wayside Store Changing Hands in West Arlington
The Wayside Country Store in West Arlington will change ownership on April 1. Longtime owners Mr and Mrs Edward Doyle of Arlington sell to Richard Whitman of West Arlington, who has resided in town since last fall and worked at Nemith Motors in Latham New York. operation expected to continue as usual.
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Long Island
Kenneth Bailey
Florida
Florence Bergdorf
Robert Smith
Bennington College
Smith
Arizona
Judy
Guy Roberts
Norwood
Bedells
John Probst
Richard
Colonie
N.Y
Pat Hess
UVM
Lawrie Hess
Donald Trachie
Madison
Wisc
Betty
Mildred Jennings
Brown
Dr. Stevenson
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Guy Kagy
West Arlington
Edward Doyle
Arlington
Richard Whitman
Whitman
Jerome Viault
Nemith Motors
Latham
State OKs Addition To Peru Schoolhouse
Peru officials report final inspection of the renovated Peru Elementary School by Rupert J. Spencer confirms approval. Attending were Supt. Charles Nason contractor Milton Rockwell architect Fritz Dillman and building committee members Arthur Kelton Seward Woodward and Mrs Daulton Mann Jr. The project added a 28 by 40 foot classroom creating a two room schoolhouse with an adjoining all purpose room.
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Peru
Rupert J. Spencer
State Department of Education
Peru School
Charles Nason
Chester
Milton Rockwell
East Dorset
Fritz Dillmann
Manchester
Arthur Kelton
Seward Woodward
Daulton Mann Jr
Girl Scouts Meet for Easter Seals Drive and Invitations
The Girl Scouts led by Mrs Peter Barton met in the WHS cafeteria to distribute Easter seals and discuss potential summer camps. They drafted invitations for the Girl Scout anniversary on March 21 at 7 p m and noted a 3 30 p m meeting the same day. A village meeting voted no tax raise and left snow removal to trustees with Wallace Sage as moderator and a slate of local officials elected.
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Peter Barton
WHS
Wallace Sage
Walter Lackey
Wayne Timmerman
Kenneth Rafuse
Robert Pike
Porter Farwell
Helen Chapman
Ruth Streeter
Wayne Rowell
Dorset Players Stage Fry Play A Sleep of Prisoners
Rehearsals underway for the Christopher Fry play A Sleep of Prisoners to be presented by the Dorset Players on March 30 31 and April 1. A Friday seminar from 8 10 to 8 40 p m will explain the author and background to students and adults with tickets available from Dorset Players Manchester Journal offices and local posters or the box office on show nights.
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Dorset
Christopher Fry
Dorset Players
Manchester Journal
State Lions Convene in May at Mount Snow Vermont
Lions District 45 leaders announce the annual Lions Convention at Mount Snow West Dover Vermont May 25 26 and 27 Dr William L Tucker of Princeton New Jersey past president of Newark and Princeton Lions serves as Friday banquet speaker He previously was a New Jersey state labor board civilian representative and Japan Thailand exchange pastor Tris Coffin of Montreal will speak at the Saturday banquet A Lions International director and master key member with 15 years attendance was elected at Atlantic City 1961
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Dover
Lions Club
Charles A. Hawkins
Essex Junction
State of Vermont
Mount Snow
West Dover
William L. Tucker
Princeton
N.J
Newark
Lions Clubs
New Jersey
State Labor Arbitration Board
Tucker
Japan
Thailand
Tris Coffin
Montreal
Canada
Lions International
Atlantic City
Arlington PTA hears planning board update on high school project
About 75 people attend Monday PTA meeting in Arlington as Robert Wilson and Mrs. John McCullough present proposed Union High School plans using transparencies. The American Legion and Auxiliary sponsor a Samoa?
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PTA
Bennington Southwest Planning Board
Union High School
Robert Wilson
John McCullough
Rutland Mayor Daley to Speak at Norshaft Democrats Meeting
Rutland Mayor John J. Daley will address the Norshaft Democratic Club at its March 19 meeting at the firehouse. A 7 p.m. covered dish supper precedes the talk. Daley, active in Rutland County politics, is eyed as a potential candidate for lieutenant governor next fall. Area Democrats are urged to attend.
St Patrick Day Fashion Show at Manchester Court St Rita
Manchester Court St Rita Catholic Daughters of America will host its annual St Patrick Day fashion show on Saturday March 17 at 8 p.m. in the elementary school gym with 60 participants including men women and teens and a bridal party surprise. Mrs Berniece Graham will narrate and local shops join as participants. A door prize is planned.
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Court St. Rita
Catholic Daughters of America
Berniece Graham
Cash Store
Gaudette's Children’s
McWayne Jewelry
Southwicks
Rutland
Town Shop
Hoosick Falls Country Club Directors Reelected and New Picks
Hoosick Falls reelected directors John Gorman and William Ruditis at a Tuesday Elks club meeting. Luke Fleming and William Nemdel were elected to fill vacancies from resignations of Fred McGuire and Leo Fairbanks. Over 1,400 tickets indicate strong turnout for the Ellis Minstrel Show tonight and tomorrow night. Earl Kenney, ticket chairman, faces a rush of latecomers as sale nears completion with some hoping for cancellations.
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John Gorman
William Ruditis
Hoosick Falls
Elks
Luke Fleming
William Nemdel
Fred McGuire
Leo Fairbanks
Gorman
Earl Kenney
Willard Mt Chief Reports Skiing Statistics and Tips
Willard Mountain president David Vanders zee told the Hoosick Falls Lions Club that 96 percent of skiers injured without lessons. With four hours of instruction 75 percent can ski safely on novice trails and safety bindings are mandatory. He cited $100 average equipment costs for adults and $45 for children, noted 10 good weekends per year and 5 to 20 percent liability insurance, and warned the T bar accident at Willard Mountain underscored patrol needs. He said New York state competes with private operators, with Thatcher Park, Grafton and Saratoga County as nearby state mountains.
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Hoosick Falls
David Vanderzee
Willard Mountain
Easton
N.Y
Hoosick Lions Club
Irick
Vanderzee
New York State
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Lynn
James Bates
Washington, D. C
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Maine
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Bernal Road
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
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Fry
Ann Marsh
The
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Garmisch
Germany
Jack
Ft. Dix
Ft. Knox
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Weston
Mass
John Batchelder
Manchester Center
Levittown
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Golden Book Classics
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
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ST. Patrick’s Dance
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Dublin
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Crescent Blvd
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Grafton
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Church Street
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