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Ring, ClassEntry/Object ID
12.05Description
Material: metal, stone. Size: 1 7/8" W. x 2" L. x 3/4" H. Description: gold ring - black onyx setting - blue enamel banner with letters "SSA" across a gold frond on black setting - left of setting: "6"- right of setting "O" - stamped inside ring: "©Jostens".Context
Southern School of Agriculture graduation ring belonged to Dale Cords. In August 1912, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents purchased 246 acres of land half a mile to the south and west of Waseca on the edge of the city limits. The Southeast Demonstration Farm and Experiment Station began operations in 1913. In 1925, the Southeast Demonstration and Experiment Station became the Southeast Experiment Station. In 1941, with an additional land purchase, the station totaled 598 acres. Land was set aside for the Southern School of Agriculture (SSA) which admitted its first students in 1953. In 1969, the Southern School of Agriculture evolved into the University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca then it was renamed as the University of Minnesota-Waseca, sharing land with the newly named Southern Experiment Station (SES). Finally, in 1999, the Southern Experiment Station became the Southern Research and Outreach Center (SROC).Cataloged By
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
April 5, 2005Update Date
November 21, 2024