NDAC Teacher Oath Records
Collection
Identifier: SCUA 0037
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of a teacher’s oath that faculty had to sign. A sampling of the oaths was retained, including one for international faculty, to encompass the years this was used at the university.
Dates
- 1939 – 1971
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyrights to this collection is held by The North Dakota State University Archives.
Biographical / Historical
The bill founding North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC) was signed on March 8, 1890, one year after North Dakota became a state and seven years after initial plans to start an agricultural college in the northern portion of the Dakota Territory. NDAC was established as North Dakota's land-grant institution.
On October 15, 1890, Horace E. Stockbridge became the first NDAC president and the Board of Trustees was formed. Classes were initially held in six classrooms rented from Fargo College. A provisional course was held on January 6, 1891, and the first regular class of students was admitted on September 8, 1891. College Hall (Old Main), completed in 1892, was the first building and consisted of offices, classrooms, and a library. In 1908, the school's alma mater "The Yellow and The Green" was written and a year later the school's official colors, Yellow and Green, were selected. In 2015 a change was made where only the first verse of the alma mater is recognized by the university.
NDAC continued to grow and was renamed North Dakota State University on November 8, 1960 after a statewide referendum. The name change was to reflect the increasing field of study breadth of the institution.
On October 15, 1890, Horace E. Stockbridge became the first NDAC president and the Board of Trustees was formed. Classes were initially held in six classrooms rented from Fargo College. A provisional course was held on January 6, 1891, and the first regular class of students was admitted on September 8, 1891. College Hall (Old Main), completed in 1892, was the first building and consisted of offices, classrooms, and a library. In 1908, the school's alma mater "The Yellow and The Green" was written and a year later the school's official colors, Yellow and Green, were selected. In 2015 a change was made where only the first verse of the alma mater is recognized by the university.
NDAC continued to grow and was renamed North Dakota State University on November 8, 1960 after a statewide referendum. The name change was to reflect the increasing field of study breadth of the institution.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains copies of a teacher’s oath that faculty had to sign.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Unknown (UA Acc. 191).
Legal Status
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the NDAC Teacher Oath Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact:
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu