McFarland School Board votes to change name of Conrad Elvehjem Primary School

McFarland School Board votes to change name of Conrad Elvehjem Primary School

MCFARLAND, Wis. (WKOW) — The McFarland School Board voted on Monday to rename Conrad Elvehjem Primary School. This decision follows a recommendation from the Citizens Advisory Facilities Naming Committee.

McFarland School Board votes to rename Elvehjem Primary School over history of support for racial covenants

The McFarland School Board voted Monday to rename Conrad Elvehjem Primary School, adopting a recommendation by the Citizens Advisory Facilities Naming Committee. Elvehjem was born in McFarland in 1901 and went on to become a prominent biochemist and serve as the 13th president of the University of Wisconsin. In 1931, historical records show, he supported a covenant to prohibit Black people from owning homes in the Nakoma neighborhood on Madison’…