Berkshire private boarding schools see mixed revival amid high tuition
Berkshire County private boarding schools report higher enrollments this fall despite ongoing financial squeeze. Berkshire School and Hall School note stable or rising headcounts, with costs up to 4,960 dollars for Berkshire and 5,100 for Hall. Administrators attribute vitality to focused money management, targeted recruitment, and the appeal of a small, comprehensive education versus public schools. Several former institutions collapsed in the 1970s amid inflation and shifting demographics, but current leaders insist private schools can endure if they meet families needs and maintain solid governance.
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National Association of Independent Schools
Boston
Berkshire County
Potter
Lenox
Sheffield
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Hall School
John P. Blessington
Blessington
Berkshire School
W. Willard Wirtz
Secretary of Labor
Robert B. Bussey
Holmes Road
Rhode Island fishing graduates prize life over jobs
WICKFORD Rhode Island A University of Rhode Island fisheries program survey of 100 graduates finds 91 percent want their children to join the industry. Graduates average 26 years old with about 15 000 annual earnings as an oiler or first mate and mostly work off New England and the mid Atlantic.
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Wickford
R.I
UPI
New England
University of Rhode Island
Fisheries and Marine Techonolgy
Mark E. Merdinyan
Merdinyan
URI
United States
Seaman
Mid- Atlantic States
West Coast
Alaska
Marlboro Names New Teachers for 1977 78
Marlboro College announces two new faculty hires for the 1977 78 year. Sharon Bryan is named in writing and literature, bringing a PhD like mix of philosophy anthropology linguistics and MFA from Iowa. She has awards from Academy of American Poets and The Nation and co authored an anthropology textbook.
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Marlboro
Marlboro College
Sharon Bryan
Ms. Bryan
University of Utah
Cornell University
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Academy of American Poets
The
Nation
Ms._Bryan
Abraxas
Ohio Review
Composer and music historian Stanley Charkey named teacher
Stanley Charkey has been appointed to teach music history and theory. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Hartt College of Music and a Master of Music in musicology from UMass. An accomplished lutenist, he has performed with New York Pro Musica and Renaissance Consort, among others, and produced recordings with New York Pro Musica under Musical Heritage Society. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center, and locally with Brattleboro Music Center and Marlboro Music Festival.
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Poetry Northwest
Ironwood
Stanley Charkey
Charkey
Hartt College of Music
University of Massachusetts
New York Pro Musica
Renaissance Consort
Music For A
Musical Heritage Society
Carnegie Hall
Alice Hall
Kennedy Center
Brattleboro Music Center
Marlboro Music Festival
Metric mix up saves man from ticket
Robert Adams of South Hadley avoided a speeding fine after telling Hampshire District Court Judge Alvertus Morse he believed his motorcycle was traveling 50 kilometers per hour rather than 30 miles per hour. Police said he was going 50 mph in a 40 mph zone. The judge placed the charge on file without a fine.
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South Hadley
Mass
UPI
Robert Adams
Adams
Hampshire District Court
Alvertus J. Morse
Morse
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