North Dakota State University - Bison Yearbook (Fargo, ND)

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In one hour, all the might of a furious Nature brought home to NDSC the dreadful power of a plains-state tornado. Un Thursday after- noon, tune 20, 1957, summer session classes had been dismissed, and professors and students had gone home. The campus, never more beau- tiful than at this season, lay quiet under a heavy, oppressive atmosphere. That evening, at 7:30 p.m. the worst tornado in the history of Fargo struck the north side of the city. The mental and physical damages that lay in its wake brutally shocked those who struggled through debris, military cordoas, and crowds of sight-scers to see the ruin inflicted on their college. Damage to the physical plant exceeded a heartbreaking f300,000. The old trees that had shaded the walks were uprooted, and thc formal flower beds were ruined. The roof of the modern library building was torn off, and the rains immediately following the high winds caused interior damagesg mop-up crews of the library summer staff worked late shifts to prevent more serious losses of valuable books and docu- ments. Dinan Hall, where the girls attending summer session were living, also suffered extensive roof damage, and many of the windows in every building on campus had to be replaced. The fierce suction of the tornado caused internal injury to the older buildings, especially the Administration Building, and Ceres Hall. The twisted flagpole on the south end ofthe campus seemed to symbolize the fury of the storm. Buildings associated with the campus in the immediately surround- ing blocks received the worst of the tornado. The college YMCA, long a city landmark, emerged as a pile of loose bricks and rubbleg St. Paul's chapel, the home of the NDSC Newman Club, was also a total loss. Sorority and fraternity members were forced to make large repairs on their houses, and one group had to vacate their site completely. Some college professors in the vicinity found their homes in shambles, while others, less lucky, faced the task of complete rebuilding Classes were dismissed for three days, while inventory was taken of property and dazed personnel and students oriented themselves to their personal ornado thoughts paramount

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