ield ▁( J uly ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁educ ator ▁and ▁academic ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁Cal led ▁the ▁Father ▁of ▁Second ary ▁Education ▁in ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁w ides p read ▁standard ▁reform ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁high ▁schools ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁U ND ▁President ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁both ▁its ▁Law ▁School ▁and ▁Medical ▁School , ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁developing ▁the ▁University ▁into ▁a ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁institution . ▁M err if ield ▁Hall , ▁U ND ' s ▁Liberal ▁Arts ▁building , ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁M err if ield ▁had ▁graduated ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁and ▁taught ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin ▁at ▁the ▁Y ale ▁until ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Dak ota ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁teach ▁the ▁languages ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁Of ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁taught ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Political ▁Science . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁article ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁affairs ,