Bio: Swenson, Fern (School Board Candidate - 1967)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Swenson, Naedler,

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/30/1967

Swenson, Fern (School Board Candidate - 1967)

Mrs. Calvin (Fern Naedler) Swenson presently is serving as interim 4-H club agent for Clark County, and served in that capacity for a year earlier. She is the wife of Neillsville’s assistant postmaster and the mother of four children, three boys and a girl, all of whom are enrolled in the Neillsville Public School system.

Mrs. Swenson was graduated from Neillsville High School and Stout State University, and taught home economics in Iron Mountain, Mich., (two years) and Marshfield senior high (1 ½ years). She recently resigned a position as interviewer for the University of Wisconsin research laboratory after serving with that organization for four years. She is a Cub Scout den mother, and chairman of the Neillsville area cancer education committee.

Her reasons for seeking election to the school board are three: "1. I have been associated with schools most of my life as a student, teacher and parent, and feel qualified to represent the people. 2. I feel the young people of the community are our greatest resource and deserve the best education we can possibly provide for them; and 3. I am well aware of the need for efficient management to prevent overburdening tax assessments."