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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1965
Page
2
Stowe Vermont Middlesex College names Dr Andrew Von Borros of St John s University Brooklyn NY as athletics director. He holds Hungary based degrees and a doctorate of laws from Franz Joseph University. First class to enroll in September.
Vermont legislators weigh reducing the 246 member House to about 150 with some backing for 210 or more. Rep. Edward Conlin notes around 75 absences on recent Monday nights as debate continues on reapportionment. In Richford, a priest led dedication of a hockey stick plant employing 16, praised by Gov. Hoff. Fire in Middlesex destroys a barn and four outbuildings, no injuries reported. Goddard College faculty and students telegram Fulbright urging open hearings on Vietnam War policy.
Edward A. Wachter of Troy received the New York State Bar Association Liberty Bell award for outstanding community service at the U S Pavilion during the World’s Fair event. He was nominated by the Rensselaer County Bar Association. James Muttall faced a $2 parking ticket in Albany traffic court after discovering a meter had been installed after he parked.
Choreographer Martha Graham has been named the winner of the Aspen Award for humanities. The prize, worth $30,000, will be presented July 30 in Aspen after she was selected from over 100 nominees by cultural leaders worldwide.
Gerard V. Tremblay was elected president of Sprague World Trade Corp succeeding retiring William M. Adams. Tremblay, with Sprague Electric Co. ties, has been with the company since 1953 and is a former RPI graduate. Also in Williamstown, Dr. Allen J. Hansen began duties as Williamstown public schools superintendent after service with the Peace Corps and the Foreign Service Institute. In Pittsfield, Berkshire Superior Court suits involve Joseph R. Dragone and others over promissory notes and a related auto sales partnership dispute.
North Bennington High School Music Guild staged a spring concert directed by Harold Robinsky. Grade 7 folk group opened with sea chanty and railroad ballad songs, guitar by Spencer Sweet. Girls Glee Club sang three a cappella numbers, including The Alphabet A Musical Joke and Hear Our Prayer. Mixed chorus offered The Orchestra and Je Ne Connais with French flair, and performed Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus to close.
Pine Cobble School in Williamstown announces two new teachers two returning instructors and a new post. Grade 3 will be taught by Mrs. Frank MacShane wife of Williams College English associate professor. English history will be taught by Floyd Smith who will earn an M A from Vanderbilt in June. Mrs John Sheahan returns to teach French in the Upper School. William Russell returns as Latin and English teacher and athletic director after teaching at the Lawrence School. Margaret Dale becomes Lower School advisor following years of teaching at Pine Cobble. The piece notes enrichment of staff and ongoing process of school growth.
Nearly 90 attended the 60th anniversary banquet of Court St. Mary No. 30 CDA in Williamstown marking its status as the third oldest CDA court in the United States and the second oldest in the Albany Diocese. Attendees from neighboring courts, remarks by grand regent Edward O’Malley, and a history of the court highlighted the event.
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