Red Brick's Unfinished Task Bridges School and Community
The Red Brick School in Shaftsbury, run by the Bennington Friends of Retarded Children, expands care beyond academics with Ina Damon and Avis Whitman guiding nutrition, hygiene, and home economics. Ed Flynn’s shop trains boys in power tools while graduates face limited steady employment. The drive seeks broader job placement and employer acceptance to close the school-to-work gap.
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Professor Hanks
Bennington College
Shaftsbury
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Ina Damon
Avis Whitman
Whitman
Flynn
Red Brick School
Montpelier
Ludlow
Bennington
Vermont Friends of Retarded Children
Vermont
Ed Flynn
Isabel Holbrook
Carolyn Percey
Mrs. Whitman
Pat Bourn
Fawn Rose
Fire Auxiliary Hosts Guests at Bennington Rural meeting
Fourteen members and eight guests from the North Bennington Fire Auxiliary attended the Bennington Rural Fire Dept Auxiliary meeting at Willow Road Firehouse. Notes of thanks were read, reports accepted, and plans set for the December 3 Christmas party at Mt. Anthony Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Bennington
Willow Road
Florence Fonteneau
Polly Carruth
Lillian Shultz
Ruth Lasher
Janet Mattison
Mildred Howe
Olive Macauley
Bennington Library Considers Informal Adults Math Class
The Bennington Library weighs an informal course titled Mathematics for Use and Enjoyment to help adults understand modern school math. Michael Povsner of Shaftsbury would lead sessions for 10 to 20 in the library social room, with no fee but personal text material purchases. Enroll by calling 442 9051 with name, address, and preferred evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Rothrock
Bennington Library
Bennington
Michael Povsner
Shaftsbury
Povsner
Pine Cobble School
Williamstown
Bennington High School
Educators from area to attend New England association meeting
Hundreds of educators from colleges and public, private, and parochial schools across New England will attend the 79th annual meeting of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Boston December 4 at the Statler Hilton. Area delegates include Arlington High School principal William H. Towne and Bennington High School principal Ralf S. Kates, with Bennington College admissions director Rebecca B. Stickney, Burr and Burton head Elbert Henry, North Bennington principal Catherine Corcoran, Poultney High head Dean W. Houghton, Wilmington High principal Russell S. Hanson, and Bradford Academy former principal Harold S. Rising. Yale president Kingman Brewster Jr. and other dignitaries will speak at the luncheon, followed by a session on reducing anxiety and boosting learning productivity. Rollo May of New York will speak as well. Association officers include Montpelier High principal Robert H. Chastney, vice president, and Hill School headmaster Charles F. Hamilton, president.
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New England
New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Statler Hilton Hotel
Boston
William H. Towne
Arlington High School
Ralf S. Kates
Bennington High School
Rebecca B. Stickney
Bennington College
Elbert H. Henry
Burr & Burton Seminary
Manchester
Catherine Corcoran
North Bennington
Dean W. Houghton
Poultney High School
Russell S. Hanson
Wilmington
Harold S. Rising
Bradford Academy
Bendi
Association
Yale
Kingman Brewster Jr
Charles W. Cole
Nieman Foundation
Dwight E. Sargent
Brewster
Rollo May
New York
The
Robert H. Chastney
Alcoholism Week observed in Bennington November to December
Alcoholism information week in Bennington November 29 to December 5 promotes treating alcoholism as a disease. Alan Buckland of the Vermont Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board notes national sponsorship and urges media cooperation to raise public awareness.
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Bennington
Alan H. Buckland
Vermont State Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board
Bennington County
The
Vermont Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board
Rutland
Merchants Row
Area Christmas Cotillion Aids UCS Fund
Plans for a traditional Bennington Christmas cotillion to benefit the United Counseling Service of Bennington County were announced. About 350 attendees from the county and nearby Williams Town are expected for the December 29 event at Mt Anthony Country Club from 7 30 p m to 1 a m with a buffet and Ken Reeves Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCS Fund
Bennington
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Williamstown
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Ken Reeves
Orchestra
Melrose
Mass
Cotillion
Hamilton Shields
Old Bennington
S. Whitney Dickey
Elm Street
Shields
Cleveland E. Dodge Jr
Pownal
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Shaftsbury
Kent Lawson
Danforth Geer
School and You Educational Assistance For Veterans' Children
The War Or phans Educational Assistance Act was amended to aid sons and daughters of living veterans with total and permanent disabilities from service since 1940 and earlier wars. Eligible youths 18 to 23 may study up to 36 months toward a definite educational or vocational goal with counseling. VA pays 110 dollars per month for full time study. applications are filed at the nearest VA office.
Man with hearing aid battery stops for red light
Kansas City patrolman Carl Buck tried to halt 81 year old Eugene H. Emmert after he ran a red light. Emmert told Buck the battery on his hearing aid went out a few miles back and to speak louder.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPD
Carl Buck
Eugene H. Emmert
Emmert
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America
Buckland
H.J. Wallace
David Wellington
North Shire
William Gilbert
Calvin C. Skinner
Dorset
Beriah Wall
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