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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Local Mt Anthony Union School District directors issue a policy statement urging continued commitment to high quality education and defending public accountability. They seek open communication with Bennington leaders and stress that education must be understood by the lay public rather than shrouded in educator jargon. Public trust hinges on clear, concrete explanations of policy and expenses. Bennington’s public may respond with enthusiasm.
Editor muses on Halloween costume plans and trick or treat loot. Kids collect coins for UNICEF to aid children worldwide, supporting milk, penicillin, schoolbooks, and pencils. The piece defends treating as enjoyable and beneficial within a free enterprise context.
Dorothy Van Doren argues in the Lakeville Journal that students protest driven by big questions of justice freedom happiness and equality, while faculties focus on immediate issues. She suggests education should foster living well with others and oneself, not just job skills, and questions liberal versus vocational schools. She ends proposing to let students protest while faculty pursue deeper learning.
Katharine Chapman defends Shaftsbury sign rules while disputing the Banner report on 1968 ordinance validity. She praises George Sleeman and Louis Perrotta for educational aid, while challenging Mrs Marian Cummings terms and urging protection of free enterprise and veterans’ service.
Lorraine Birk argues editorials favoring George A. Sleeman as acting and permanent superintendent of Bennington South Supervisory Union should select Sleeman for his deep knowledge of local educational issues. The letter emphasizes his ties to the area, long experience, and strong qualifications as the only suitable candidate.
In a letter from Shaftsbury, Mrs. Lottis Tobler denounces viewers who praise Carlos and Smith for their Mexico awards while ignoring discrimination against Black citizens like Dr. Goldsboro. She argues public indifference to racism contrasts with celebratory medal mania and warns that action is overdue.
In a country column, observations on autumn scents, birds at Skylark’s feeder, and the frost that signals garden tasks. Personal memories of pumpkins, wartime meals, and a fond recap of pumpkin pies, pickles, and family parades amid seasonal changes.
A Denver SDS national committee meeting approved a strategy to strike high schools and colleges on November 4 and 5, plus mass marches and sit-ins in cities to delegitimize elections. The plan, dubbed Boulder and Boulder , also envisions a National GI Week rally on November 15 and possible White House protest on Election Day. SDS cites growing chapters and funding from sources including the elusive Living Theatre to back the effort.
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