The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-25
LOCAL SOLDIERS
LEAD THE STATE

AenoSha men who served the colorS
in the Great War have established a
new record according to Supervisor G.
c. Writ, who today completed his
campaign in Kenosha to urge local SOL
diers and sailors to take advantage of
the educational bonus offered by the
state of Wisconsin. As result of
his visit here more than seventy-five
Kenoshans have changed from the cash
bonus to the educational one and have
placed Kenosha with probably the
largest proportion in the state of Wis
consin.
at is a marvellous record" said Mr..
Writ this morning in commenting on
Kenosha's acceptance Of the education
al bonus. "Of course, there are GER
tain citias with special advantages
such as Madison, but If we take these
things into consideration, Kenosha
has responded better to this call of OPP
portunity than any city which I have
visited" 1t was pointed out that Pa
cine with many more service men on
their rosters had not exceeded the
number secured in Kenosha.
Seek Variety Of Courses
Mr.. Writ explained that his records
for Kenosha had not yet been closed
and for that reason he could give no
absolute report on the number but
he declared that it would be above in
stead Of below the seventy-fve mark.
"Kenosha service men have sought
varietyq of schools" he added. eve
have ten who will attend the Univers-
ity of Wisconsin, five for Marquette,
one for Northwestern University and
one for the University of Chicago.
Perhaps the most interesting cases
are those of two former soldiers who
are to attend the Art Institute at Chi
cago and one for a musical conser-
vatory there. Then there is student
for the Photography School at Effing-
ton, Illinois"
The majority of the service men
showed preference for technical in
stTu ttion and thirty-f1ve Kenoshans
will leave soon for Milwaukee to take
up courses in the Milwaukee School OF
Engineering. For many of these this
will be vocational instruction but for
some it will be advanced work at this
school.
Some fer Correspondence
More than twenty-five of the Ke-
noshans elected to take advantage OF
the correspondence plan of instruction
and will remain in Kenosha but be
taught at the expense of TIE state.
The men who have accepted the offer
Of the state for residence instruction
at any Of the schools will be granite |
the terms Of the educational bonus
$50 month by the state according to
the bonus law.
Supervisor Writ will close up his
work in Kenosha this evening. He will
keep his Offices at the haywood Hotel
open until nine o'clock to take care of
any additional Kenosha service men
who may wish to investigate the prop
osition. The value of his work here is
shown by the fact that before he
came to Kenosha less than twenty Ke-
nosha soldiers had taken advantage Of
the offer made by the state to pay
them while they were attending school.
In closing up his work in Kenosha,
Supervisor Writ praised the Kenosha
Red Gross and the American Legion
for the cooperation they have given
him in bringing the educational bon
US to the attention of Kenosha service
men. The rosters of both these orga-
nizations have been of great value in
pushing the work and the Red Cross
officials have helped greatly by assist
ing the soldiers in filling out and filing
their claims for the bonus.