Good morning,
Whitewater’s forecast for today calls for a slight chance of snow, with a high temperature of seventeen.
In our schools, it’s Eagle and Spirit Day at Washington School.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1901
1901 – Robert Marion La Follette Inaugurated as Governor
On this date Robert M. La Follette was inaugurated as governor after winning the November 6, 1900 election. La Follette was born in Dane County in 1855. A Wisconsin Law School graduate and three-term member of congress, La Follette was renowned for his oratorical style. He was the first Wisconsin-born individual to serve as governor. [Source: Dictionary of Wisconsin History]
