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| Title | Alba Bales House dedication ceremony, North Dakota Agricultural College |
| Date of Original | 1922-10-21 |
| Description | Dean Alba Bales, School of Home Economics, is speaking in front of the Practice House after the dedication and laying of the cornerstone. Next to Dean Bales is Miss Minnie J. Nielson, North Dakota State Superintendent of Public Instruction. House is located at 1262 N. University Drive. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Colleges & Universities
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Building construction
Building dedications
Public speaking
Construction
Construction equipment
Spectators
Cornerstone laying
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| Personal Name | Bales, Alba
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| Organization Name | North Dakota State University - Buildings
Alba Bales House (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - University Drive North
Fargo (N.D.) - University Drive North - 1200 block
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Negative Number | 3845a |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 13 x 18 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | North Dakota Agricultural College (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "(a)Miss Bales Speaking and(b)Miss Nielson Speaking" |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Alba Bales House, was originally named the Practice House in 1923 and then the Home Management House in 1936, and finally renamed the Alba Bales House in 1954. Alba Bales was the first female academic Dean at North Dakota Agricultural College.
The establishment of the Practice House stems from the Vocational Education Act of 1917, popularly referred to as the Smith-Hughes Act, which made federal funds available for home economics education. "Teachers of home economics under the Smith-Hughes act must, be graduates of a four-year college course in home economics of standard grade and present satisfactory evidence of at least two years practical experience, including a considerable period of home management." To be able to provide the necessary experience, a facility dedicated specifically for practical work was needed. Various temporary practice houses were secured while funding was sought for a permanent practice house on campus. In the 16th Biennial Report (1922), Alba Bales noted that the new Home Economics practice house would be completed by January 1923.
The first residents entered the practice house in the fall term of 1923 and the facility continued to serve as a practical residential training laboratory until the fall semester of 1981. |
| External Resource | See also NDSU Archives Building History web site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndsu-university-archives/collections/72157624385769264/ |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, University Archives
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| Repository Collection | NDSU University Archives Glass Negative Collection
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| Collection Finding Aid | http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/archives/collections/AlbaBalesHouse.htm |
| Credit Line | University Archives, NDSU, Fargo (GPN 3845a) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by the University Archives. |
| Language | eng |
| Digital ID | ua000226 |
| Original Source | glass negative |
