Women Emancipated at UVM 1871 Marks Centennial
The University of Vermont celebrates 100 years since admitting women to its programs after a 1871 resolution. About 1,000 women freshmen will join on campus this fall, aiming to set a record for female enrollment. The two early women Phi Beta Kappa honorees, Lida Mason and Ellen Hamilton, shaped campus history and multiple descendants continued UVM connections.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
University Corporation
Boston
Vermont
New England
St. Albans
Lida A. Mason
Jersey City
N.J
Ellen E
Nelly) Hamilton
Brandon
Mason
Hamilton
Lida Mason
S. D. Hodge
North Prospect St
Wilson St
College Street
The
Free Press
Nelly Hamilton
Athens
Greece
DES seeks to extend new unemployment law in Vermont
The Department of Employment Security contacts about 6000 employers across Vermont to determine potential liability under the new unemployment compensation provisions effective January 1 1972. The changes will affect many small businesses and some nonprofit organizations not previously liable.
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Montpelier
Department of Employment Security
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
DES
Maurice Galbreath
Galbreath
Open house set Sunday for Marion Harris
Open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Fisher Elementary School honors Marion M. Harris, Bennington County Extension agent, retiring after 35 years. The event invites colleagues and community members across the county to celebrate her service. The piece also notes Vermont employers face new coverage provisions for unemployment taxes, with about 10 000 total liable and DES urging accurate status form completion and prompt return.
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Fisher Elementary School
Marion M. Harris
Bennington County
Harris
Green Mountain College opens with enrollment 630
Poultney three hundred sixty one freshmen arrived to begin the colleges 137th year. On Thursday 269 seniors join, totaling 630 students. Freshmen hail from 24 states Puerto Rico and six countries including Australia France Greece Pakistan Thailand Uganda. Thirteen are Vermont residents. Major options include liberal arts 80 others in elementary education retailing executive secretarial art pre nursing medical assistant science library tech music and business administration.
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Poultney
Green Mountain College
Puerto Rico
Australia
France
Greece
Pakistan
Thailand
Uganda
Vermont
Lorraine Fallar
Judy Parsons
Marjorie Schabel
Sally Thomas
Karen
Emily Rice
Bennington
Laura Perkins
Dummerston
Susan Ranken
Williamsville
Margaret Richard
White River Junction
Margaret Sloman
Pawlet
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Economist James R. Horst earns Ph.D at Maryland
James R. Horst son of Mr and Mrs Albert B Horst of West Road completed a Ph.D in agricultural and resource economics with a specialization in international trade at the University of Maryland. He works for the Economic Research Service USDA analyzing how the United Kingdom's entry into the Common Market will affect U.S. agricultural trade. He resides at 5723 29th Ave Hyattsville Md. Horst is an alumnus of Bennington Catholic High School 1961 and holds a B.S. in agricultural economics from the University of Vermont 1965 and an M.A. from Penn State 1967. He is active in Alpha Zeta Gamma Sigma Delta and economics associations.
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James R. Horst
Albert B. Horst
West Road
University of Maryland
Horst
Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
U.S
29Th Ave
Hyattsville
Bennington Catholic High School
University of Vermont
Pennsylvania State University
Alpha Zeta
Gamma Sigma Delta
Camp season ends for Ethan Allen Council in Vermont
Walter Gartner of Rutland announces the closing of the Ethan Allen Council summer camp season. Camp Plymouth in Tyson ran June 27 to July 24 and Camp Sunrise in Benson August 1 to 28 with 56 troops and 1089 boys. Frank Pescatello directed the camps and 36 staff were employed. Capital improvements boosted capacity and advancement surged in ecology and life saving. The council also ran Philmont and Matagamon trips and a World Scout Jamboree contingent in Japan. Green Bar Camp provided leadership training for 20 youth at Camp Sunrise.
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Rutland
Walter Gartner
Ethan Allen Council
Scout Council
Plymouth
Tyson
Camp Sunrise
Benson
Vermont
Frank Pescatello
Fort Dummer
Gartner
Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Matagamon
Maine
Japan
Order of the Arrow
Ethan Allen
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
New England
Day Care Center Hosts First Day Care Day Fundraiser
Bennington Day Care Center at 238 Union St plans a Saturday sale day starting 10 a.m. with an auction by Charlie Sutherland plus rummage tag and food sales. Proceeds aid a new commercial kitchen to support the center’s hot food program for about 50 preschoolers. The center serves working families with income-based tuition and state federal aid.
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Bennington Day Care Center
Union St
Charlie
Revised School Bus Route Published by The Banner
The Banner last Thursday published a revised school bus route. The corrected plan outlines changes to pickup points and stop order for efficiency and safety. Details specify adjusted stops and arrival windows, affecting students and transportation schedules.
F&G displays at Barre Sportsmen's Show
The Barre Sportsmen's Show runs September 22 to 24 and will feature a large Fish and Game Department exhibit in the Barre Auditorium. Commissioner Edward F. Kehoe says divisions will display their work with fisheries and game research gear and live fish in refrigerated tanks. The deer film Winter Bottleneck will be shown as a main attraction to explain the department’s work to local sportsmen.
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Barre
Fish
Fish and Game
Edward F. Kehoe
Bennington District Court actions in Morrissey session
District Court Judge John P. Morrissey handled several cases in Bennington on Monday. Donald Beattie faced two counts of careless driving and license violation with $50 bail, Harold Teeter paid $10 and $25 for stop sign and speeding, David Flagg no contest to speeding with a $25 fine, William Murphy charged with breach of peace by assault and held on $500 with a stay away order, Robert Sherman faced two assault charges with $250 bail each and a pretrial conference, William Crandall fined $150 for stealing a bench first committed March 17, the bench later returned to its owner.
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John P. Morrissey
Bennington District Court
Donald Beattie
Bennington
Harold H. Teeter
Manchester Depot
Genevieve Murphy
Robert F. Sherman
Gary Forrest
Edward Coyne
William O. Crandall
Bordon Graves
Morrissey
ASCS Office Handles Wage Freeze Inquiries In Bennington
The Bennington County ASCS office reports heavy inquiries about the wage price freeze under the Presidents Economic Stabilization Act. County director Robert Rudd Jr notes the office provides broad information on the order but cannot process complaints or requests for exceptions. such matters should go to the IRS Rutland District Office. The ASCS serves all residents as an information center, not just farmers, with contact details and location at the Federal Building, South Street, Bennington.
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Bennington County
Rudd
Internal Revenue Service District
Post Office
West St
Rutland
ASCS
Bennington
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