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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1965
Page
10
An editorial urges youth and residents to engage in town meetings as the backbone of democracy. It argues volunteers run local officials, condemns do nothing complainers, and highlights Connecticut’s New Haven Railroad tax issue to show how citizen participation can address community problems.
National poster contest invites high school students in grades 9 to 12 to illustrate reasons for staying in school. Top prizes include a $595 Art Instruction Schools scholarship, professional drawing tables, and cash awards. No entry fee. posters must be vertical 15 by 20 inches and mailed before March 16 to Art Instruction Schools in Minneapolis.
Middlebury College students approved an honor code by 997 to 309. The administration will honor the vote, and the code will not require students to report cheating by others.
Linda Felber the 19 year old America's Junior Miss reports Eastern teenagers seem more sophisticated than West Coast peers after a 30 state tour. The Colfax Washington winner will crown the next Junior Miss on March 18 in Mobile Alabama aired by NBC. She pursues theater marine biology and languages while noting early marriages among Eastern girls and sorority rush quirks.
Worthy of Note covers student exchange hosts from Springfield Classical who will visit later this year and band members headed to the Mass Music Educators Conference at UMass. All state choral winners include Liane Gagnier and others. Inductions into the National Honor Society, play planning for Tea House of the August Moon, and scholarships are noted. Community awards, poster contest winners, and rising concert attendance are listed alongside baseball prospects. In Cologne Germany a family counselor advises shared government roles for harmony, suggesting mother and president as leaders and children as cabinet members.
A quirky feature traces the Alligator fad from fashion to slang, noting deliberate versus accidental uses. It cites Glamour magazine examples, lists outfits and brands tied to the trend, and mentions Berkshire County’s own Alligator wearers with details on how men and women present the look.
A Pittsfield student laments the closure of Papa Joe's a youth gathering spot after noise and beer rumors sparked parent opposition. The writer notes teens need a safe space to talk and socialize and questions if the upcoming Lighthouse program by the Boys' Club will fill the gap or drive teens to seek riskier entertainment.
Martha Jungermann of Berne, once a babysitter, now tutors peers and reports a 12 percent income increase. She does not solve problems but helps students grasp concepts, stating that pupils now achieve better marks than when their parents completed assignments.
Frankie Scago of St. Joseph’s High stands among the era’s top performers, surpassing Berkshire legends Dave Dannybuski and Mark Belanger. The senior’s all around game, scoring record, and fearless play fueled his team’s success and cemented his status as a complete basketball talent.
A Stockbridge and Williams High School led project turned the Lion's Den into a winter student canteen with help from Mr and Mrs W A Lewis of Interlaken and Mr and Mrs John H Fitzpatrick of Stockbridge. The Red Lion Inn owner provided space and local merchants and chaperones supported nightly operations. The venture gave teens a place to relax, work, and learn responsibility while improving basketball game attendance and town ties. The program operated non profit, funded upkeep, and demonstrated strong adult student cooperation for Stockbridge and West Stockbridge high school students.
An inadvertent mistake was made in last week's Young Berkshire crediting Kenneth Hoyer. Clifford Hoover should be named for making the original indexing head drawings for David Philippe.
Events list features a music show to aid a scholarship fund, a band concert and gym team demo with admission charged, and a basketball game for scholarships. другие campus activities include Wahconah and Wahomeh stages with The Mouse That Roared drama, all schools college boards, and an allied youth dance with music by the Riptides. Cast party follows final performance.
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