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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1964

Page

8

Arlington High School names three top students in 1964

Arlington High School crowns Cheryl Anne Blair valedictorian for 1964 with leadership in Honor Society Thespians FHA and yearbook. plans dental hygiene studies at UVM. Salutatorian Ann Mahala Brush, active in DAR All-State Thespians and FHA, to study physiotherapy at Sargent College. Third ranking Robert Curtis Albee active in Thespians Music Guild and sports, aims for Tufts College to pursue law and business.

Arlington Vale Arlington High School Cheryl Anne Blair Edgar Blair Cheryl Thespians Future Homemakers of America Tri - State Ann Mahala Brush Lawrence P. Brush Ann DAR Arlington Athletic Association FHA Sargent College Robert Curtis Albee George Albee Curt Music Guild National Honor Society Tufts College

Hoosick Falls Masons to confer second degree Tuesday

Hoosick Falls residents learn that the Van Rensselaer Masonic Lodge will confer the second degree Tuesday night with Kenneth O. Gifford Sr. in charge and Master Robert Cipperly conducting the business session. Ralph and Robert Metcalfe, 14, will appear Friday on The Barn on WRGB TV. Regina Hanselman and Diana Hall from Homemaking 2 represent HFCS in a table setting contest by Atkins Jewelry in Bennington Vt with voting during the week. Stephen Sorkin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sorkin, acted in Guys and Dolls at Oneonta State Teachers College during Alumni Weekend drawing 3,200 attendees.

van Rensselaer Masonic Lodge Hoosick Falls Kenneth O. Gifford Sr Robert Cipperly Ralph Robert Metcalfe Alexander Metcalfe Carey Ave Wrgb-Tv Regina Hanselman Diana Hall Hoosick Falls Central School Atkins Jewelers Bennington HFCS Stephen Sorkin Benjamin Sorkin Richmond Avenue Oneonta State Teachers College Sorkin Stephen Ralph Delaney Charlena Hilliard Lois Hudson Falls N.Y Heeman van Shoick Flora Keough Donald Westover Air Force Base Mass Templeton Keough Elizabeth Smith Arlington Cambridge Bennington County Arlington Memorial High School Donnalyn Hage Elberg Kathy Joanne Doyle Margaret Holland West Arlington Richard Hagelberg

Esther Stevens Returns Home After Illness

Mrs. Esther Stevens has recovered enough to return to her Houghton Street home. The Parents Music Guild meets at 8 p.m. Thursday at the school, urging a large turnout as the last meeting of the year. All Boy Scouts of Troop 28 meet tonight at 7 at the Scout Room.

Esther Stevens Houghton Street Parents Music Guild All Boy Scouts Troop 28 Scout

Hoosick Falls Organ Recital Set for Sunday

James E. Johnson a Williams College senior and St. John's Episcopal Church organist will give an organ recital Sunday May 24 at 5 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church Hoosick Falls. He studies with Edgar Hillair and plans graduate work at Northwestern University. The program features pre Bach masters Bach Brahms and Widor. Public invited.

Hoosick Falls N.Y James E. Johnson Williams College St. John’s Episcopal Church Williamstown St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Johnson Edgar Hillair St. Mark’s Church Mt. Kisco Northwestern University School of Music

Winners Named In Pine Cobble Hobby Show

More than 250 students, parents and faculty attended the 12th annual Pine Cobble School hobby show in Williamstown. Prizes were awarded for best collections and handmade articles across primary, intermediate, and junior classes with several honorable mentions.

Williamstown Mass Pine Cobble School Jennifer Ellison Vickie Lowery Kristin Ellison Don Dickey Ginny Fawkes Angelica Dewey Matthew Longa Ricky Hamilton Russell Jenkins Margie Hall Kim Cushman Meredith Patterson Pam Viereck Peter Buckeley Bobby Flynt Charles Erickson Wendy Hamelin Peter Graves Lawrence Becerra Marc Hall Harold Lassers Andrew McKeever David Vicario Timothy Viereck Julia McMahon Linda Kirwin Wendy Hamlin Joan Kelley William A. Atkins Jr Stanley Bubinski Blair Cleveland John Sprague

Pine Cobble Presents Antigone By Grade 7

Pine Cobble School hosts a Friday evening 8 PM performance of the Jean Anouilh play Antigone in the Carriage Barn. The show caps a year studying Greek and Roman culture with students Juliet Flynt David Vicario Elizabeth Scherr John Oliver Jennifer Vierieck Andrew McKeever Jonathan Lev Mark Hansen and others in the cast and chorus. A 2:15 PM Friday assembly performance is also planned.

Williamstown Mass Jean Anouilh Antigone Pine Cobble School Juliet Flynt David Vicario Creon Elizabeth Scherr Ismene John Oliver Haemon Jennifer Viereck Nurse Andrew McKeever Jonathan Lev Mark Hansen Three Guards Paul

College Poet To Present Latest Work

NORTH BENNINGTON Ben Belitt of Bennington College reads from The Enemy Joy tonight at 8 in the Carriage Barn. The event features selections from his new collection and highlights his translations. Belitt, praised by Louise Bogan and Richard Eberhart, has taught at Bennington since 1938. The reading is free and open to the public.

North Bennington Ben Belitt Bennington College University of Chicago Press New Yorker Louise Bogan Richard Eberhart New York Times Belitt The

Dancers Delight Arlington During 4th Annual Recital

Arlington hosts Cecelia Greene Callahan fourth annual dance recital at Arlington Memorial High School. Performers from Bennington include Nancy Finnegan Amy Gillins Laurie Heiner Barbara Lawless Barbara Pine Shirley Ranzona Mary Shippey Diane Tate and more as students age three to five perform singing dancing tap and baton acts. The show features ballet hip hop and a Cinderella ballet finale with several soloists and duets.

Andrea Jennifer Brophy Donna Hawley Lisa LaBatt Karen Sargood Susie Vallie Paul Wilcox Kendy Brown Avis Harrington Kathy Wilcox Donna Cameron Debra Hill Bennington Carol Santo Denise Ann Moll Rita Barton Barbara Lawless Nancy Finnegan Virginia Hall Mary Jeanne Walsh

Shaftsbury Grievance Day Set At Town Clerk Office

Shaftsbury residents can protest new assessments at Grievance Day Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s office with the Board of Sisters hearing complaints and notices sent to owners of changed assessments and new grand list entries.

Board of Sisters

Community groups meet and fundraisers mark Pownal events

Cub Pack 47 holds a 7 30 pm meeting at North Pownal Congregational Church with Cubmaster James Harris and den mothers leading. A rummage sale by the Women's Fellowship of Pownal Center Church is planned for Saturday 10 to 4 at the Fire House with donations welcome. Grade 8 plans a June 4 class trip to Shelburne Museum, with parents meeting June 3 to prep lunches.

North Pownal Congregational Church James Harris Donald Roy Bruce Burrington Edward Pratt Charles W. Rounds New England Rural Letter Carriers’ Association New Highway Concord N.H Jack Emiegh Pownal Center Zuron Huse Huse Lawrence Chaffee Frances Lampman Charles Gates David Niles Pownal Shelburne Museum Amos Heap East Pownal June Morey Troy N.Y Lee Sawyer St. Augustus Church Sawyer Olive Morey Bennington High School Troy High School The

Connecticut River Watershed Council to Meet in Keene NH

The 12th annual meeting of the Connecticut River Watershed Council will be at Winding Brook Lodge Keene New Hampshire on May 27 at 10 am. William A Tompkins will discuss pesticide regulation progress and methods for insecticide and herbicide control as part of a two year study.

Greenfield Mass Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc Winding Brook Lodge Keene N.H Connecticut Valley William A. Tompkins Connecticut River Watershed Council Westfield River Watershed Association The Farmington River Watershed Association New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Mass. Health Research Institute Mass. Dept. of Fisheries and Game

Arlington Band Opens Spring Concert Schedule

Arlington School Band will present its first spring concert Friday at 8 p.m. in Arlington Memorial High School. A silver collection will aid music and instrument purchases. Program includes Scouts on Parade Sleeper's Wake Eagle Scout Go Down Moses Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight Green sleeves Witch Doctor Theme Eastport March Ave Maria and more.

Arlington Arlington Memorial High School Bach Mendelssohn Moses Breuer Bagdasarian Beethoven Scarlatti Eastport Arcadelt

Sunderland residents and visitors noted in regional notices

East Arlington and Sunderland residents are mentioned in a flurry of social items. Louise Davis is called for jury duty in Brattleboro. George and Mrs. Hoeger return from Florida and settle back in Sunderland. The Shattucks from Brandon visit Mrs. Ethel Bowen, while Gerald Toomey returns from Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington.

Louise Davis Bratetleboro U.S. District Court George Hoeger Florida Sunderland Bowen Shattuck Brandon Ethel Bowen Gerald Toomey Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington S.M. Byrnes Massapequa N.Y Ann Montgomery Childdren Roxanne Vaughn Springfield Mass Summerland Paul Matteson Ekwanok County Club Manchester Richard Davis Larry Arelington Las Vegas Nev Donald Davis Claude LaBatt Gardner Charles Galli Willard Hill Bethlehem

May in Swampacres bogland celebrates birds and blooms

The author extols Swampacres bogland while detailing a chorus of spring birds and wildflowers. Birds such as red eve vireos and Baltimore orioles fill the air and rare orchids like Showy Orchis and Lady's Slippers sprout along glacial sands. The piece notes garden safety, dawn and dusk songs, and May’s volatile weather.

Dorset Our Maryland Philadelphia Whippoor-Will Glen Lake Baltimore and Orchard

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