ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

CAVALIER SCHOOL DISTRICT RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL #393

DATES: 1937-1958

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Cavalier School District Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection. The acquisition records are unavailable.

ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Records indicate the first school in Cavalier, North Dakota was built by Mr. John Bechtel in 1875, beside his residence. Seven students attended the first winter, five being his own. The first frame school was built in the southwest corner of the town, and the first teacher was Mrs. Noah Johnson, Mr. Bechtel's daughter.

In the late nineteenth century, a frame building was built on the present school site. Around 1900, there was a need for additional rooms, and four more rooms were added. In 1936, the school district built a two-story brick building, accommodating grades one through twelve. More space was again needed, and in 1956 more classrooms, a large gym, a hot lunch kitchen, and a steel building were added.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Cavalier School District Records consist of materials related to the anniversary of George Washington's birthday, 1937-1938. Also included are several folders of undated declamations and 8th grade graduation diplomas from various public schools in the Cavalier District.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. George Washington Bicentennial, 1932
2. Literature Selections for George Washington's Anniversary
3. Declamations, undated
4. Declamations, undated
5. Declamations, undated
6. Declamations for Contest, 1938
7. Graduation Diplomas, 1953-1958

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