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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1963
Page
14
Benhi Catamount notes two high school art classes led by Mrs. Sylvia DuCharme. Students start with free projects to assess ability, then learn watercolor landscape drawing. They create pen and ink designs in folders and now work on food sale posters for the Bennington County Humane Society.
Bernard J. Dow of Manchester was elected moderator at the Shaftsbury Association session held in Poultney Baptist Church with 75 present. Officers named included Rev. John C. Hatch vice moderator and Mrs. Merritt Thomas clerk and treasurer, along with state committees and 1964 time and place chairs. Rev. Robert L. Coats, missionary to Thailand, spoke in the evening with color slides.
Trisha Povsner, a new Benhi senior, spent a year in Brussels living with the Soumenhoff family. She describes a French-speaking household with a Russian husband and Egyptian wife, visits to Paris and Mont Blanc, and observations on European school life and manners.
Election of officers and program discussion were held by the parish Confraternity executive board of St Francis de Sales Church. Joseph Latif was named president with James Kelley as co vice presidents, and a slate of chairs including Frank Cummings treasurer and Leo Nash secretary.
Gov. Philip Hoff spoke to Bennington area students and faculty about entering politics, election losses, and civic duty. He highlighted union schools, Vermont tourism efforts, and his World’s Fair exhibits, recounting a Chelsea encounter with a voter who cited family connections.
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