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1962. Metallurgy building demolished. 1973 Prep building demolished. March 27, 1973 - Ceremony attended by 350 people. Prep building cornerstone opened, it contains such prominent items as the bill setting forth the establishment of The School of Mines, copies of the Rapid City Republican and The Black Hills Weekly Journal, a small bar of tin from the Etta Mine at Keystone, and a small lump of coal from Buffalo Gap. Also contained in the Box are various advertisements and an assortment of coins (contents in Devereaux Library Archives) [The Engineer, 1973, pg. 99]

February 24 - Geology class makes first trip to Badlands [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 11]

May - Ottillie Behrens received bachelors of science degree [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg 14]

Fall - Hardrockers win SDIC football crown for the third consecutive year, later named "football team of the year" by the South Dakota Sportswriters Association [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 164]

December - water main to the School of Mines completed [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 9]

U.S. Department of the Interior designates SDSM&T one of 30 Mining and Mineral Resources and Research Institutes (MMRRI) [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 150]

May - William Headden appointed as Dean [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 16]