Wellesley President Addresses Alumnae at Magic Mountain
Miss Margaret Clapp president of Wellesley spoke at the Vermont Wellesley Club spring meeting held at Magic Mountain in Londonderry. Attendees included 135 alumnae and guests from Vermont and New Hampshire. She discussed campus developments, curriculum revisions to include advanced placement, and the college's aim to prepare women for responsible citizenship and graduate study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Magic Mountain
Londonderry
Vermont Wellesley Club
Vermont
New Hampshire
New Ski Resort
Margaret Clapp
Hans Thorner
Elizabeth Roberts
Starksboro
Horner
Mary Ellen Geer
Pendleton
Miss Clapp
Magic Mountain Ski Club
Bennington
Notley Y. DuHamel
Frank Howlett Jr
Danforth Geer
Elsa Loeber
Clarence Howard
Norton Barber
Kelly Cole
William Sargent
There’s Always Something New in the World of Nature
In Searsburg a heat wave keeps the mountaintop in the 90s while valley temps rise. A banded male grackle and another bird fight near the kitchen window, then a grackle捕 consumes a wriggling newt from the pond, later feeding two.
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Searsburg
Poppy Day Sale Plans in Hoosick Falls
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Hoosick Post American Legion schedules its annual Poppy Day on Friday May 25 with Dorothy Roys as chair. Poppies will also be sold on Memorial Day. The Hoosick unit ordered 2500 poppies to fund aid for disabled veterans and needy children, under the slogan Help us to help others.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Hoosick Post
American Legion
Dorothy Roys
American Legion and Auxiliary
Hoosick Falls
Fire Destroys Summer Home in Sandgate
A two story frame house used as a summer home by New Jersey guests was totally destroyed yesterday afternoon on the Southeast Corner Road in Sandgate. Owned by Mr and Mrs John Kulmane Mr and Mrs John Sullivan and Miss Mary Johnson the home stood unoccupied when the fire broke out around 2 pm. Fire Warden William Lemberg and local equipment tried to fight the blaze but arrived too late to save the structure. Investigators suspect a chimney fire started the flames.
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Sandgate
New Jersey
Miss Snow Places Second in Vermont Dairy Queen Talent
Bennington’s Miss Roberta Snow earned second in the 1952 Vermont dairy queen talent contest in Randolph Center. Representing Ethan Allen Pomona Grange, she sang Danny Boy before 350 state Grangers. Cheryl Miller of Westminster won, with 22 finalists judged on beauty, poise, personality and grooming.
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Joyce Rixford
Groton
Committal for Charles Buckley Held in Riverview Cemetery
Committal services for Charles W. Buckley of Brattleboro, father of Mrs. Robert LaMorder, were held at Riverview Cemetery. Buckley died Dec. 11, 1961. Various local groups and residents gathered for Scout field day events, church activities, and community notices across Wilmington and surrounding towns.
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Charles W. Buckley
Brattleboro
Robert LaMorder
Riverview Cemetery
Buckley
Peter Barton
Roberta Sweet
Wilmington
Milton Wolf
Alfred Rehnberg
Somers
Charles Turner
Ladies Aid
Baptist Church
Alice Robinson
Doris Adams
Reginald Martin
Andover Newton Theological Seminary
Andover
Mass
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union
WHS
Daniel O'Connor
Robert Greene
Searsburg
Marjorie Rice
Bessy Becker
Stamford
Readsboro
Whitingham
John Campbell
Miss Margit Thoma Listed Among Wellesley Class of 62
Miss Margit Thoma of Manchester is among 363 candidates for bachelor of arts at Wellesley College. The 84th commencement on June 4 will confer degrees as Miss Margar et Clapp presides. Class members come from 41 states and 13 countries. Santha Rama Rau will speak.
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Wellesley
Mass
Margit Thoma
Manchester
Wellesley College
Margaret Clapp
United States
Santha Rama Rau
Faubion Bowers
E. M. Forster
India
London
Miss Thoma
Forum
Burr and Burton Seminary
Ferdinand Thoma
Garden Club Hosts Bird Walk at Camp Wynakee
Manchester Garden Club drew 70 members to Camp Wynakee Dorset Hollow for their annual bird walk led by Dr. Julia Shipman. Birds sighted included oriole, goldfinch, red-winged blackbird, cowbird, and hummingbird with several warblers heard. after breakfast Shipman spoke on sharing birds with me and urged more bluebird boxes. Proceeds from upcoming plant sale benefit club projects.
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Manchester
Manchester Garden Club
Camp Wynakee
Dorset Hollow
Kurt Wieneke
Julia Shipman
Arlington
Federated Garden Clubs of
Vermont
Fayette Dunn
Dorset
Shipman
Missouri
Nebraska
Mt. Holyoke
North Bennington Sailor Attends Engineman School
Great Lakes naval training center hosts Peter A. Lauzon fireman apprentice son of Mr and Mrs Francis E Lauzon of 63 Main Street North Bennington. Enrolled in a 12 week course ending May 29 he studies gasoline and diesel engine theory operation boiler care and emergency firefighting equipment.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Peter A. Lauzon
USN
Francis E. Lauzon
Main St
North Bennington
Naval Training Center
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Ellen Geer
Old Bennington
Burr
Burton
Betsy Eldredge
Springfield
Mildred McAfee Horton
John Bigelow
Columbia
Brooklyn College
By Carlo Wolter
Edith Beaumont
Hoosick
Grange Hall
Home School Association
St. Mary's Academy
Main
John Streets
Hoosick Falls Little Theater Group
Harry Fink
Main Street
James DeDacia
Robert Jones
Mary McClellan Hospital
Carl Stearns
Eagle Bridge
Hedges Lake
John Burke
Four Corners
Burke
Armstrong
Cash & Carry
Dunhams
Elm Street
Miss Snow
James E. Sennett
William C. Sennett
Edward J. Sennett
West Hartford
Dial
Dover
Carle Welter
Committal Services
Church School Guild
Congregational Church
Kathie Preston
Norman Dalrymple
Ethel Childs
Bryce Maple
Marlene
Robert Chase
Henry Peck
Claire Timmerman
C. R. Chambers
Victory Grange
Banff
Canada
Lucy Clough
Lauren Clough
Alice Whitney
Florida
C. Douglas
Molly Stark
Douglas
Herman Wouk
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
Plaid Stamps
Walbridge, Ins
Ing
John Mylott
Herbert Harris
Ormsby Hill
Burton Campney
Leland Palmer
Charles Canfield
Richard Carney
William Eray
East Dorset
Oliver Jennings
Hugh McNair
Richard Posthauer
Warren Smith
Alfred Yates
Holland
Garden Club
Sylvia Earle
New York
Flowerland
Zion Church
Colburn House
N. Bennington
Engineman
Bennington, Vt
Cadillac
U. S
Rambler
ABC
CBS
NBC
Williams & Bugbee, Inc
East Main St
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