One of the five original campus buildings, the Livestock Pavilion (or Stock Pavilion as it was more commonly known) was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912 at a cost of $20,000. Built of red brick, the roof was a combination of slate and translucent glass panels, some of which could be opened for ventilation. The Pavilion included a large show arena, with seating for up to 500; the floor in this area remained earth, covered with straw or shavings, as it was felt concrete “might make the exercise of horses more dangerous than it should be.”

Early short courses offered by the University included butchering; the Pavilion had both a slaughter room and cold storage area. It also housed the first laboratory for the department of animal science. One design feature certainly dated it: the only washroom facilities were for men.

By 1986 there were concerns that the north wall of the Pavilion was unstable, and the building was slated for demolition in December of that year. It proved more durable than expected: the contractor had to search for a wrecking ball heavy enough to demolish the Pavilion’s roof. The demolition cost $43,000.

Georgia E. McConnell graduated from the School of Accounting in 1939.

Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925, he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February 1965.

Phebe Winifred Rowles was born at Manchester, England, on 28 July 1907. She was educated at Crandall, Manitoba, and Empress, Alberta, where the family homesteaded. She graduated from Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1926-1927, she competed in high jump at an inter-varsity meet, the first time that women had entered as a team. In other meets she competed in discus and javelin. Rowles was the jump centre on the basketball team. Rowles also was vice-president of the Student Representative Council and a member of the University Athletic Directorate and Women's Athletic Council. Rowles earned her BSc from the U of S in 1930. She was secretary to C.J. MacKenzie, Dean of Engineering, when he was consulting engineer on the construction of the Broadway Bridge. Rowles later worked in Winnipeg and Montreal before serving as Director of Women’s Personnel at the C.I.L. nylon plant in Kingston, Ontario. Phebe then joined Dorothy (Riches) Catto in operating Turkeys Deluxe at Dewittville, Quebec in the 1950s and 1960s. After two years as an official with the Vancouver YWCA, she retired to Saskatoon. Rowles was named to the U of S Athletic Wall of Fame in 1984 for her basketball and track and field exploits. She was involved with Knox Personal Theatre, Summer Players, the Dominion Drama Festival and the film “Paperback Hero.” Phebe and her sisters, Jessie Caldwell and Edith C. Rowles Simpson, were three of 100 Saskatonians honoured on the city’s 100th birthday. Rowles died 29 May 1995 in Saskatoon. The Phebe Rowles Scholarship recognizes academic achievement among U of S students pursuing a graduate degree program with a major in Political Studies.
Sister of Dr. Edith Rowles Simpson.

Betty Clare Bray was born in 1928 in Saskatoon and attended Wilson and King Edward Elementary schools and City Park Collegiate. She obtained her B.A. at the University of Saskatchewan. Later, in her fifties, she earned a BSW at the same institution. Bray competed on the track and field team for three seasons as a sprinter, highlighted by the U of S winning the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association title in 1947. Bray was also on the tennis team for three years, capturing the doubles tournament in 1946-47 and winning the Hudson Bay Trophy in 1948-49. Bray played guard on the basketball team for two seasons. In addition to competing in sports, she served on the Women's Athletic Board. Bray was inducted into the U of S Athletic Wall of Fame for basketball, tennis and track. She was inducted as a team member, also for basketball, in the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame. Bray died in 2012 in Saskatoon.

Sandra (Therrien) Schemmer, a graduate of West Vancouver Secondary, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BA, 1959) in 1957. She was a member of the Huskiette basketball team for three years, leading the team in scoring in 1957. Sandra was also on the swim team for three years. In addition to participating in sports, Therrien served on the Women's Athletic Board for two years and worked for The Sheaf as a roving reporter.

In 1906, Ethel Brittain Rutter (1876-1964), PhB, MA, was widowed with two small children. Rutter received the Gold Medal for proficiency in Household Science from Macdonald College, McGill University, in 1908. She went on to serve on the faculty of Macdonald College. In 1916, Rutter joined the University of Saskatchewan to teach Household Science. Taking summers to study and a year’s leave, she earned the Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago and the Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. In 1928, the School of Household Science was established within the College of Arts and Science. Rutter was instrumental in setting up the degree program, and in 1929 was named Head of the School. She taught classes in food and nutrition, family relations and methods of teaching. To quote from the Canadian Home Economics Journal of March 1955: “Students in Mrs. Rutter’s classes recalled her insistence on accuracy, her high standards of workmanship, her apt phrasing and, above all, her enthusiasm for her subject.” Outside of the University, she encouraged the study of home economics in women’s organizations and constantly stressed the need for employing trained dietitians in hospitals. Upon her retirement in 1940, Professor Rutter was named Professor Emerita of the University of Saskatchewan. She was a Charter Member of the Canadian Dietetics Association (now Dietitians of Canada), Honorary Member of the Canadian Home Economics Association and Honorary Life Member of the McGill Graduate Society. The Rutter Prize was established in 1930 to recognize the most distinguished student in the graduating class of the College of Home Economics. The Rutter Medal now honours the most distinguished Bachelor of Science in Nutrition graduate. Rutter died in 1964; 'Rutter Crescent' in Greystone Heights is named in her honour.

Born in Hannah, North Dakota in 1902, Ginevra (Ginger) Irene Catherwood and her family moved to a homestead just outside Scott, Saskatchewan, four years later. Ginger likely learned to skate and play hockey on frozen sloughs. She also played baseball and excelled as pitcher. Catherwood entered the University of Saskatchewan on a scholarship in 1919. It was on the ice, as captain of the Varsity women’s hockey team, where she excelled. Catherwood’s arrival at the U of S coincided with the beginning of inter-varsity competition in women’s hockey. During the 1920-1921 season, playing against the University of Manitoba, Catherwood scored five goals in the first period and finished the game with three more in a 9-1 victory. She netted four goals in the first 11 minutes in a match against the University of Alberta. The final score was Saskatchewan 7 (Catherwood 6) and Alberta 1. The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix declared the U of S team the unofficial champion of university women’s hockey that season (there was no formal league at the time.) Opposing teams quickly learned that Catherwood was a scoring threat every time she had the puck. During the 1921-1922 season, she was hurt in the first period in a game in Edmonton and left the ice. The team squeaked out a 2-1 win. She was still nursing her injury in the next game against Manitoba and played defence in a 2-2 tie. Catherwood graduated with a three-year Arts degree in 1922. After attending Normal School in Saskatoon, she found work as a teacher in the Plenty, Saskatchewan district. Then in 1928, her sister Ethel won Olympic gold in high jump and Ginger was called upon by their family to chaperone her during her Canadian travels. Ginger was rumoured to have accompanied Ethel when she left Canada for the United States sometime around 1932. Ginger Catherwood later married English-born Charles Mitchell in Toronto in the fall of 1933.

Karen Kusler Young, a graduate of Maple Creek High School, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (B.S. P.E., 1975; B. Ed., 1977) in 1971. She was on the Huskiettes basketball team for five seasons, scoring 1,899 points for an average of 11.7 per game and grabbing 978 rebounds. Karen was in the top 10 in conference scoring each of her last four seasons and among the top 10 in rebounds the last three years. The Huskiettes won the Eastern Division of the WCIAU title in her rookie season and were 128-34 in her five years. She missed only four games. While a student at the University of Saskatchewan, Karen represented Canada at the World University Games in Moscow in 1973.

Larry Giles attended Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon. He won all-star honours as a Huskie in 1974 and 1975.

Doug Redl (b. 1956) enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (B.S.P.E.1982; B.Ed. 1983) in 1974. He played on the Huskies football team from 1974 to 1977. Redl was named to the Canada West conference all-star team at offensive guard in 1976 and 1977. He also earned CIAU All-Canadian honours both years. Redl was named to the Canadian team for the Can-Am Bowl in Tampa, Florida, featuring college all-stars from Canada and the U.S, in 1977. Redl was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a territorial exemption in the 1978 CFL Draft. He played for the Toronto Argonauts from 1978 to 1979. Redl played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1980 and 1982. His career ended due to a leg injury. Redl was an assistant coach for the Saskatchewan Huskies in 1984.

Robert Gibbons, a native of Balcarres, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (B.S. A, 1979) in 1972. He played from 1972 to 1976 for the Huskies football team and was named a conference all-star offensive lineman in the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1974 and 1975. In wrestling, Gibbon won the CIAU heavyweight championship in 1977. Gibbons represented Canada at the World Cup in both 1976 and 1977. In 1978, he was named the most outstanding wrestler at the Canadian championships after winning titles in both freestyle and Greco-Roman categories. Later that year Gibbon won the gold medal in the super heavyweight class at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. Gibbons was awarded the E. Kent Phillips Trophy in 1977 as male athlete of the year at the University of Saskatchewan.

E. Kent Phillips coached the Huskies football team from 1928-1937 and was an assistant coach from 1941-1943. Colb McEown was coach of the team in 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944 and 1945.

Wallace (Wally) Clark (1918-2010) attended the University of Saskatchewan and earned a degree in Agricultural Economics. Clark played varsity football, was an all-star in his first year and team captain in his final year, and won the Tommy Fraser Memorial Athletic Award.