Trojan Traditions
The DSU Community- School Spirit
Here is our challenge to you, at the next
DSU athletic event- spike your hair, paint your face blue and gold
and run up and down the steps shouting GO TROJANS!! That's school
spirit isn't it? Yes it sure is, but school spirit also involves
understanding the traditions at DSU and getting involved in many
different activities. This web page will get you started.
Alma Mater-
On the Eastern plains
of South Dakota
Where the sunshine is
ever near,
There's a College we are proud to honor,
whose name to us is
dear.
Cheer her on to
victory,
now your voices raise.
For her colors blue
and gold, sing praise.
Dakota State
University,
Dakota State
University.
True and loyal to thy
name for ever,
Nothing from our hearts thy love can sever.
Hail to thee our
college, may thy spirit live,
Our Alma Mater, DSU
(Alma Mater is a
traditional song used for formal events on campus)
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DSU Rouser
The DSU Rouser is an integral part of the
sporting tradition at DSU. It's the song that we play when the
Trojans score a touchdown; the song that we play to get the
basketball crowds on their feet and ready for action! The song
alumni remember when they think of their days at this college. The
DSU Rouser has undergone some changes over the years. Those changes
made the song fit better with the college and what we stood for.
Because we want a song that will make you stand up and cheer on your
DSU teams, the song
was recently revised and unveiled at the 2004 fall orientation for
new students.
DSU Rouser
Fight on for DSU.
Our Trojan teams
will make us proud.
Fight on for Blue and Gold.
We raise our cheers, a loyal crowd.
Dakota State fights on!
Dakota State fights on!
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Friday is DSU
Spirit Day
Students, faculty and staff are
encouraged to show their DSU spirit by wearing DSU logo clothing or
school colors on Fridays. Occasionally the DSU Trojan or DSU Alumni
will wander the halls on a given Friday and reward those who take
part in this tradition.
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Cheerleaders & Mascot
DSU intercollegiate sports teams are
known as the Trojans and Lady T's. The team mascot is a Trojan. The
team name and mascot were chosen through a campus-wide contest in
1928. Ray Kellogg, class of 1931, won the contest by suggesting the
name Trojans.
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Read All About It!
The first college paper was published in
1892 and was called The Oyaka. Today the campus paper is known as
the Trojan Times. The Advancement and Alumni office publish
Dakota State- The Magazine of Dakota State University.
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Campus
Landmarks
General Beadle-
General William Henry Harrison Beadle was a Civil War veteran,
appointed as Surveyor-General in Dakota Territory by President U.S.
Grant. He is credited with saving public lands for use by schools
from speculators who were buying up most of the available land.
General Beadle served as third President of Madison State Normal
School. The statue of General Beadle was erected on campus in 1937.
The casting of the statue was paid for with funds raised by the
Eastern Alumni Association. There are three statues of General
Beadle in existence; one on the campus of DSU, one in the rotunda of
the State Capitol in Pierre, and the third in Statuary Hall in
Washington, D.C.
WWI Memorial-
The WWI Memorial is a boulder affixed with a bronze plaque with the
names of students from the Normal School who served in WWI. The
memorial was dedicated in 1921.
Sundial-
Located in front of Beadle Hall, the sundial was erected in memory of
Claude Tyrrell, longtime superintendent of buildings at the college
and alumnus of Madison State Normal School under the Presidency of
General Beadle.
The Girton House-
The Girton House was acquired by the state of South Dakota in
1921 and used for dormitory purposes. It was named after W.W. Girton
who served as acting President of the college from 1901-1902. In
1924 the Girton House was used as a dorm for nursing students who
were training at the Madison Hospital and from 1930-1933 it was used
as a men's dormitory. In 1935 the Girton House became the official
residence of the President of the college.
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History
of the College
|
1881- |
Dakota Normal School established by
the Territorial Legislature on land donated by C.B. Kennedy |
|
1902 |
Name changed to Madison State
Normal School. |
|
1921- |
Name changed to Eastern State
Normal School. |
|
1922- |
First homecoming day called Pioneer
Day. Athletic teams known as the Warriors. |
|
1926- |
Eastern Alumni Organization
established. |
|
1927- |
Name changed to Eastern State
Teachers College |
|
1928- |
Athletic teams officially named the
Trojans. |
|
1937- |
Statue of General Beadle erected on
campus. |
|
1947- |
Name changed to General Beadle
State Teachers College |
|
1955- |
Homecoming celebration renamed
Tutor Day (now known as Trojan Days.) |
|
1960- |
Memorial Gymnasium (Fieldhouse)
construction completed |
|
1969- |
Name changed to Dakota State
College. President Richard Nixon visits campus to dedicate
the Karl Mundt Library. |
|
1984- |
SD Legislature mandated mission
change at Dakota State. The new mission integrated
technology across all areas of the curriculum. |
|
1989- |
Name changed to Dakota State
University |
|
2004- |
DSU goes wireless with tablet pc initiative. DSU is
named Center of Information Assurance by the National
Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. |
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