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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Mary Strout, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Mt Anthony school board race draws a record slate for five vacancies amid apathy in recent elections. Voters in the Mt Anthony District including Bennington North Bennington Shaftsbury Pownal and Woodford are urged to cast ballots, aiming for a strong turnout.
Elections run 1 to 7 pm with district voters allowed to vote for all vacant posts. The Banner withholds endorsement, praising candidates for clarity on educational issues and urging record turnout to support those best fit for the board.
Voters in the union school districts will meet tonight at the Mt Anthony building on Park Street to approve the overall budget and four specific articles needed for state building aid. The contentious item is a steel building to ease overcrowding, with a split community and concerns over curriculum changes.
The Bennington College action on Dr. Irving Lyon’s tenure denial and rejection of a new three year contract invites comparisons with Prof. Michael Parenti at UVM and Erich Segal at Yale. All three are controversial figures facing employment actions tied to perceived impacts on institutional image.
Three college teachers including Segal once famed for Love Story faced critique for outside fame and antiwar activity. Parenti and Lyon were noted activists. committee cited internal criteria and strong evidence for tenure. Lyon’s supporters claim academic freedom concerns, but panel found no external influence on the decision.
Harold Kaplan of Bennington College rebukes a Washington writer for implying political influence in Dr Irving Lyon’s contract. Kaplan urges evidence before condemning college officials and warns against political manipulation harming democratic institutions. Martin Orwitz criticizes local press for racism and anti Semitism, condemning an editor for printing bigoted lines and calling out hypocrisy toward Catholics and bicyclists.
Bennington College faculty members challenge The Banner editorial on the Lyon case as unfounded and misrepresented. They affirm procedures and accountability through the Faculty Personnel Committee and cite collective meetings and elected members defending ethical standards amid concerns over external criticism.
A May 3 training session for elementary teachers aides secretaries and some bus drivers covered first aid emergency procedures. Led by Bob Reen with Diane McDonald Bob Nolan and five Bennington Rescue Squad members, it used films realistic scenes and practice dummies. Gratitude is expressed to Rescue Squad volunteers Bernie Bourgeois Dan Higgins Dan Kane Thomas Crowe and Steve Brockman.
A reflective piece argues for pragmatic reforms in schooling and work. It cites a Polish officer's wartime journey, vocational paths over academic focus, and the high cost of high school. It proposes a work program to underwrite salaries, reduce costs, and curb student discontent while stressing orderly, structured training over open schooling.
Washington dispatch notes Christopher Lydon compares George McGovern and Barry Goldwater, finding both reformist pivots who built delegate support despite low polling. McGovern’s pragmatism contrasts Goldwater’s ideology, yet a Nixon landslide fear looms if nominated. Some Republicans relish McGovern’s ascent, predicting struggles in a general election.
The piece argues McGovern is not a hip shooter like Goldwater and outlines why a McGovern landslide is unlikely. It compares voter moods from 1963 to 1964, notes McGovern’s careful, scholarly policy approach, and discusses defense and income programs as non impulsive. It also weighs alternatives to a McGovern victory and cautions against equating him with Goldwater or Humphrey.
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