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April 1-2 - School to terminate lease of the Mess Hall Building to the United States Geological Survey effective June 30, 1955. [Thirty-Fourth Biennial Report of the Regents of Education of the State of South Dakota to the Governor for the Biennial Period Ending June 30, 1956, Fiscal Years 1954-55 and 1955-56, Transmitted to the Legislature at the Thirty-Fifth Biennial Session, 1957, pg. 113] April 1-2 - President authorized to proceed with college employees to dismantle the old Mess Hall Building as soon as weather will permit without interference with the USGS in their use of leased space prior to June 30, 1955. [Thirty-Fourth Biennial Report of the Regents of Education of the State of South Dakota to the Governor for the Biennial Period Ending June 30, 1956, Fiscal Years 1954-55 and 1955-56, Transmitted to the Legislature at the Thirty-Fifth Biennial Session, 1957, pg. 113]

April - Chemical/Chemical Engineering building ready for occupancy [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 103]

April - Board of Regents approve expenditure for computers and the first computer is installed in the McLaury building [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 109]

First Dean of SMT Franklin Reuben Carpenter dies. Born - 5 NOV 1848 in Parkersburg, West Virginia Died - 1 APR 1910

Number of graduates is increasing: from 1888 to 1901 five people graduate, from 1901 to 1908 forty-one graduate with thirty of them graduating in the last three years. [Tenth Biennial Report of the Regents of Education of the State of South Dakota to the Governor for the Biennial Period Ending June 30, 1908, Fiscal Years 1907, 1908. pg. 120]

Easter Break Open, Thursday, April 1, 7:30 am – 5 pm Closed, Friday, April 2 through Sunday, April 4 Regular hours resume Monday, April 5

Liberal Arts building (AKA: Main Building, Admin building, 3rd building) demolished.