NSU Education Building Renamed Bagely Hall - Oct. 10

NSU Education Building Renamed Bagely Hall - Oct. 10

By Sean Rowley, NSU News Coordinator; Laura Butler, NSU Staff Writer

(TAHLEQUAH) Northeastern State University's Education Building isn't showing its age after an overdue restoration delivered a new roof, windows, paint, carpeting, sealed brick, an elevator, an upgraded air conditioning system and restrooms compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

It even got its third floor back. Now all it needs is a name change.

The slab sign outside already bears one, but the structure officially becomes Bagley Hall again--at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. A reception follows and tours of the building will be available.

"We're rededicating the building to honor the students and faculty who were here when the building functioned as a school," said Anita Thompson, development and grants officer for the College of Education.

Completed in 1928, the building was "Bagley Hall" once before when it was dedicated in May 6, 1929. It housed Bagley Training School where Northeastern's student teachers taught pupils of the Tahlequah Public Schools system.

The practice of assigning student teachers to public school classrooms led to the elimination of laboratory schools. Northeastern ceded all primary education duties in Tahlequah to TPS, which permitted Bagley Hall's use as a junior high school in 1952 and elementary school classes were included later.

Increasing enrollment led Northeastern to insist that TPS return use of the building fully to the university, which was concluded in 1964, allowing the College of Education to move in. The name Bagley Hall was subsequently dropped in favor of the Education Building.

The Oct. 10 ceremony is in conjunction with a reunion of former students who attended class in the building.

For more information about the rededication, call the NSU College of Education at 918-444-3700.

9/30/2009

Published: 2009-09-30 00:00:00