The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-02
SUPT. A. ". VARNEY
ENDS LONG TERM
IN VILLAGE SERVICE
AS Superintendent of Graded
School District
DID MUCH FOR SCHOOLS
Resolutions of Appreciation Adopted
by Annual School Meeting and -.
Board Of Trustees

Albert w. Varney on July 1st com
pleted seventeen years efficient serv-
ice as superintendent of the Ben
nington public schools In 1901, Mr..
yarney was appointed principal of
the local high school and the follow
ing year elected by the trustees to
succeed Prof Simmons as superinten-
dent of schools. The present credit
able condition of the local system of
schools in Bennington and the excel
lent educational standards main
tanned are largely due to the seven
ten years of earnest and untiring
work devoted to them by Mr. Varney.
AT the annual school meeting Mon
day evening the following resolution
offered by Edward l.. Bates was
adopted unanimously by rising
vote:
Resolved: That the Bennington
Graded School District, now in annual
meeting assembled, does hereby ex-
press its full land due appreciation of
the valued, loyal, and efficient sery-
i've rendered it by Professor Albert
w Yarney as its Superintendent of
Schools during the many years since
he assumed the obligations of his
employment.
Resolved: That copy of this reso-
luton be in writing transmitted by
the Moderator to Professor Varney
spread upon the records of the dis
trict.
Last spring when Mr. Varney de-
clined to serve longer as Superinten-
dent of the village schools in case the
district were divided the Board OF
Trusted unanimously adopted the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved by the School Board OF
the Bennington BRAIDED District. that
we place on the records of the dis
trict a testiomonial of our high ap.
precautions Of the. services s0f Albert
w. Varney as Superintendent during
the past seventeen years. He has al
ways proved earnest, thorough, loyal,
and efficient and the growth of our
schools and improvement OF our
equipment has been due in no small
part to his efforts and to the stand
ard which he has set and main
tanned"
These resolutions show the high
regard which is felt by the citizens
for Mr.. Narney's work and their
appreciation of his efforts for the
welfare of the community in placing
its schools on a sound educational
basis. The new high school building
which stands on Main street in an
other testimonial of the work of Mr.
Varney. Through his progressive
methods and management of the
school, the grades and high school be
came so crowded that it become es-
sential to put up new building to
take care of the high school courses.
superintendent Varney will con-
tinue his keen interest in Bennington
schools even after ending his serv-
ices as superintendent. He viii Icon
tinue his duties as union superinten-
dent of the rural school in this part
of Bennington County.
He is recognized by the state board
as one of the most able men in the
educational work of the state. His
district for the coming year will in
clude North Bennington and Shafts
bury in place OF this village.
Mr.. Varney is considerable prop
erty owner and taxpayer in Benning-
ton and always takes keen interest
in local affairs. He is past master
of Mt Anthony lodge, F. and A. NJ, !
and worker in every effort for the
welfare and betterment of the COM
munity
He will cooperate with the new
superintendent in inaugurating the
changes and improvements in the vii
lage schools. These improvements
are built on the foundation which Mr.,
Varney has prepared and, in the
main, following out his recommends