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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial decries tearing down the former St Francis de Sales convent at the Catamount School complex to gain small outdoor area. It questions state demands, warns of higher MAU costs, and cites BSD resistance and past safety choices as a precedent for preserving historical building use.
The all volunteer Army keeps reforming life while defending cadet honor issues. Secretary Hoffman refuses outside probes and urges internal review, drawing criticism and possible congressional action over alleged widespread cheating.
A Mt Anthony School Board meeting drew anger from a petitioner over prior budget cuts that eliminated 16 teachers and an aide. The board voted to restore salaries for one teacher and one aide at 14,000 if the Bennington program for boys cannot cover them, affecting 21 students enrolled in the program and raising questions about student-teacher ratios for the 1,500-student main building. Principal Pelkie discussed course signups.
A reader criticizes the MAU Board for denying reinstatement of art language and industrial arts teachers to serve over 100 interested students. The letter accuses the board of prioritizing main building funds and preserving a two year teacher contract while questioning the use of 14000 in Redemption Center profits to offset a 70000 school budget expense. The writer also comments on local media coverage and praises Deb Taylor's reporting. 1073 E Main St.
The Diocese of Burlington Announces World Communications Day on Sunday May 30 in 147 Catholic churches in Vermont. The day honors radio television film and press as gifts of God and calls for prayer intentions for society and the Apostolate of Communications. The theme is The Mass Media and The Fundamental Rights and Duties of Man. Rev Joseph T Sullivan Communications Director.
At a Randolph conference, Schuyler Jackson of the Environmental Board linked skiing to broader Vermont ills. Leaders and League of Women Voters officials debated land use, economic impact, and planning amid rising second homes and tax policies. Deslauriers defended ski areas as catalysts for good, while critics warned of misplanning and market shifts.
A Vermonter in New York contrasts rural and city talk. The New Yorker is insulated, with conversations driven by media rather than personal experience. Television shapes views but offers little local insight, leaving the city dweller overwhelmed by conflicting information.
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