Education Week Salute to Exchange Programs
Education Week highlights foreign exchange programs as vital for international understanding. Bennington reports Linda Moninger hosted Coriolano Brito Filho in a Methodist exchange, and others like Stanley McGaughey joined European and German families. Peace Corps training also builds cross cultural ties and future problem solving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Bennington
Coriolano O. Brito Filho
Brazil
McGaughey
Coriolano
Cory
Stanley McGaughey
Peru
N. Y
Central School
New York
Nagold
Germany
Peace Corps
United States
Scholarship at JC Seattle Public Junior College
The University of Washington’s Dr. Frederick W. Giles reports that a public junior college in a community is worth a $1,000 scholarship to any student who would otherwise leave home for college. Giles is a professor of higher education and authority on junior colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Frederick W. Giles
University of Washington
Rome
Italy
Bennington College
Melissa Drake
Perth Amboy
N. J
Mario Ferreri
Marina Vindy
Melissa
Marina
Francis Colburn
University of Vermont
Bennington
Candy Sale Supports Band Scholarships initiative
The Bendi Band Mothers sponsor a Saturday candy sale to fund partial scholarships for band students. For three years Benhi Band students have attended the University of Vermont summer music school in Burlington. The latest recipient is Keith Watkin, a senior trombonist, and sale success will set next summer’s scholarship size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendi Band Mothers
Benhi
University of Vermont
Burlington
Keith Watkin
Bennington
IBM Data Processing Center
Dallas
Teaxs
Tom Moore
Broken Arrow
Okla
Thomas B. Moore
Moore
Barbara Main
Hiland Main
Burgess Road
Burt F. Rockwood Sr
Prospect St
Tom
Broken Arrow High School
IBM
IBM Education Center
S. D. Campbell
International Business Machines Corp
Campbell
American Airlines
Bends To Use Crade-Point Marking System
Bennington High School will grade on a grade-point system after trustees adopted the change from a percentage scale. Teachers give letters only and administration converts to points to compute class rank and scholastic average, with A four points, B three, C two, and D one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Bennington Graded School
Paul Kirsch
Kirsch
Dorset Editor Honored As Oldest Negro Digest Contributor
Agnes Rockwood reports Isabel la Sojourner Truth feature by Rose Lindley Kent of Dorset appears in Negro Digest October issue. Kent, longtime Dorset correspondent for The Banner, turns 90 last May and is noted for fighting school and housing segregation in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella
Sojourner Truth
Rose Lindley Kent
Dorset
Negro Digest
Chicago
New England
Bank Study Programs Enlist Local Bank Personnel
Vermont Bank and Trust Co hosts two study courses for 42 hours each as part of the Bennington County Study Group. Courses cover commercial law and home mortgage lending with instructors Atty. Stephen H. Gilman and Frank Burwell guiding 15 participants from four area banks. The program marks the second year of the county group training venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Bennington County
American Institute of Banking
American Bankers Association
Stephen H. Gilman
Bennington
Frank Burwell
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Vermont Bank
Edward Wansbury
Florence Smith
County National Bank
Annette Winslow
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Richard Dame
S. Whitney Dickey
First National Bank of
North Bennington
Evelyn Peterson
Doris Miller
Cecile Wright
Juliette Mercier
George Haynes
Leonard Brown
William Kehoe
Vermont National
Armand A. Lampron
Robert Svitak
Cmdr. Stafford Writes Book On Famed Aircraft Carrier
Navy Cmdr Edward Peary Stafford husband of Benningtonian Marie Harte writes The Big E about the USS Enterprise. Random House edition uses official records diaries interviews with 30 photos and a battle map. Stafford, now at a missile plant in northern New Jersey, has a long naval career including aviation and Atlantic patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmdr
Stafford
Bennington
Navy
Edward Peary Stafford
Marie Harte
Random House, Inc
Bureau of Naval Weapons
New Jersey
Cmdr. Stafford
Washington
George Washington University
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Maine
Pearl Harbor
Caribbean
Iceland
Greenland
Mediterranean
Newfoundland
WTEN
Harpsichord Maker From Hopewell Inspires Revival
Christopher Bannister, 25, of Hopewell New Jersey, shifted from Frankie Laine to harpsichord music after a Wanda Landowska recording. He now helps manufacture harpsichords and produces compact models under 1000 dollars while full scale instruments sell up to 6000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Bannister
Frankie Laine
Wanda Landowska
Bannister
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Linda Moninger
Syracuse Uiversity
Putney
Europe
Moninger
San
Rmove Mae
Bennington Cooperative
Wills Building
Bell & Howell
Zoomatic
Main ST
Aeane
Bennington, VT
PPA
W. Scott Mahoney
Newbury, Center
Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers
Ptas
William H. Jones Jr
Monument Avenue
Harry Percey
Molly Stark
PTA
Leroy C. Dunn
Mahoney
Jones
Roy Bergquist
By Agnes Rockwood
Vermont
Droll Yankees, Inc
Providence
R.I
UVM
Tom Dowe
Bill
Colburn
Gladys LaFlamme
Princess Crawford
East Arlington
Majorette
Latham
Latham High School
Arlington Parent Teacher Association
Rutland
National Symphony Orchestra
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
Harlan Cleveland
Universal Brotherhood
Howard Mitchell
Howard University
Bulova
Bucov
Atkins
Swift
Gage Street
Hopewell, N. J
Yardley
Quinlan
M. E. Rudd
Sale Coats
Drysdales
Armory
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