News: Clark County News Letter (1916)

Contact: Ann Stevens
Email: ann@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Varney, Grosser, McCabe, Distlehorst, Hales, Benedict, McNelly, Landry

----Source: Neillsville Times (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/8/1916

Clark County News Letter (8 Jun 1916)

Verne V. Varney of Greenwood, a sophomore in the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, is going to the summer camp for military training at Ft. Harrison near Indianapolis, Ind. Varney has recently been appointed a member of the sophomore committee to look after unruly freshmen who refuse to wear the traditional green cap.

Clarence R. Grosser of Greenwood, a sophomore in the College of Letters and Science, who was chairman of the photographic and art sections of the 1917 Badger, the University annual, will have charge of these departments on the 1918 staff.

Miss Raphealla C. McCabe of Abbotsford expects to be graduated from the College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin, June 21. Her thesis is on “The Department of Interior under Carl Schurz.”

Fred M. Distlehorst of Dorchester expects to be graduated from the Course in Journalism at the University of Wisconsin June 21. He was a member of his freshman baseball team, sophomore soccer team, and of the Athletic Board in his junior year. For the past two years he has been a member of the student self-government conference. His thesis is on “Dramatic Criticism in American Newspapers and Periodicals.”

Guy S. Hales of Granton expects to be graduated from the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin June21. His thesis is “Evolution of the Dairy Tile.”

Harry Ellis Benedict of Neillsville expects to be graduated from the Course in Commerce at the University of Wisconsin June 21. He is a member of the Acacia fraternity, a Masonic organization, and of Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary commercial fraternity. In his sophomore year he was secretary of the Commerce Club and in his senior year he was president. His thesis is “The Railway Labor Problem.”

Stephen S. McNelly of Neillsville expects to be graduated from the Course for Normal School graduates at the University of Wisconsin June 21. He entered as a junior from the Whitewater Normal School.

Wallace J. Landry of Thorp [remainder of article unavailable for transcription]