Donna Cram, Faculty Club manager, stands between chef Michael Beaulac (left) and chef Peter Phillips amid construction materials for Boffins Club in the Atrium area of Innovation Place.

Bio/Historical Note: Similar image appeared in 27 Nov. 1998 issue of OCN.

Elevated view of Donna Cram, manager, standing in the dining room of the Faculty Club.

Bio/Historical Note: The Dean of Agriculture’s residence was among the first buildings on campus. Designed by Brown & Vallance of Montreal, the original plan called for a wood-clad structure but this was abandoned when the Board of Governors decided in May 1911 to use local greystone. Unlike several of the larger buildings, the Dean’s residence was built by university employees with the assistance of day labourers. Construction took less than a year and costs ran to nearly $25,000. Sometimes known as the “Grey Gables,” the building’s first resident was W.J. Rutherford, first Dean of Agriculture. The location of the house, on the campus close to the University Farm, reflected the unique relationship of the Agricultural College with the University. In addition to a family residence, the adjourning grounds were used on occasion as the site for outdoor receptions and social gatherings. Talk of starting a Faculty Club at the University of Saskatchewan started in 1921, but a club was not established until 1927. The centre for the club was a reading room in the College (Administration) Building; and the club's major purpose became sponsoring a series of lectures by faculty members. Slowly, over the years, the club was also opened to other than faculty members: in 1937, government researchers were allowed to join; as were senior administrative personnel in 1959; and by 1962, a degree was no longer a requirement of membership.
A controversial issue of the 1940s was to admit women members of faculty to the club. At a 19 November 1943 meeting, J.R. Fraser moved, seconded by J.B. Harrington, that women members of staff be admitted to the Faculty Club.” There was an amendment, moved by J.F. Leddy, seconded by A.P. Arnason “That the name of the club be changed to the Men’s Faculty Club.” The amendment carried. So the club was called the Men’s Faculty Club for four years, until 21 March 1947 when on a motion of Ansten Anstenson, seconded by J.B. Harrington “that the name of the club be changed to the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Club and that women members of the faculty be admitted.” Carried. The last Dean to live in the house was V.E. Graham who moved out in 1961 so the building could be converted into a Faculty Club, which opened in 1962. The building underwent two more renovations in 1966 and 1975. The latter was the most extensive, at a cost of $607,961, and established the footprint of the building as it exists today. At 3:00 pm on 19 September 1972, a fire that had been smoldering in the roof insulation for hours became apparent inside the club. The building was evacuated and an alarm called into the City of Saskatoon Fire Department. Six units were eventually dispatched to battle the “stubborn” fire before a crowd of several hundred onlookers. No one was injured and the building was saved from catastrophic damage. By 1974, most administrative officers were permitted to join. The Faculty Club is now known as the University Club (2021).

CUSO's 35th anniversary is marked by a gathering of U of S men and women who have served on the CUSO Sask board. Group photo on the deck of the Faculty Club.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in the Oct. 18, 1996 OCN.

Head and shoulders image of Jeff Cutler, industrial liaison scientist for the Canadian Light Source (CLS).

Unidentified girls and women seated and standing on a lawn with trees, a vehicle and buildings in the background. Figures are small and difficult to make out.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Wilfrid Denis, Dean, St. Thomas More College; taken outside.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 4 Sept. 1998 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Wilfrid Denis earned his BA from the University of Manitoba, his MA from the University of Saskatchewan, and his PhD from Carleton University. He is Professor Emeritus (2021).

Image of the Management Committee of the Diefenbaker Canada Centre: Matt Webster (Financial Services), Joe Garcea (Political Studies), Claud Thompson (Arts and Science); Frank Winter, chair, (Library), Bruce Shepard (DCC); and Doug Schmeiser (Law).

Don Drinkwater (l), assistant professor of Kinesiology, and Robert Loney, College of Dentistry, work together to improve teaching.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 26 Jan. 1996 issue of OCN.

Marvin Eckroth, Department of Music, stands outside the Education Building.

Image of Dr. Frederick Edell, Department of Drama, standing outside Hangar Building.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Frederick Edell earned a BA in English and Psychology from Hobart and William Smith colleges in Geneva, New York (1957), and an MFA in Theatre from Yale University (1960). He did post-graduate studies in Theatre, Education, and Asian Theatre at New York University (1963). Dr. Edell continued with further graduate studies In Film at the University of Bristol, England. Dr. Edell served as assistant professor in the Drama Department of the University of Victoria (1966-1970), and was associate professor and director of the Film and Theatre Programme at the University of Manitoba (1970-1975). He spent a year as associate professor and acting head of the Drama Department at the University of Winnipeg (1975-1976), and the following year as associate professor and director of the Acting and Directing Program in the Theatre Department at Brock University (1976-1977). Dr. Edell served as professor and director of the Drama Programme at Acadia University (1977-1990). He joined the Department of Drama at the University of Saskatchewan in 1990. Dr. Edell has written on film for various Canadian and American publications and has broadcast film criticism for CBC in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Halifax. He has also directed numerous theatre productions in Canada, the United States and Sweden. Upon retirement in July 2000, Dr. Edell became Professor Emeritus.

Elevated view of red-clad Engineering students rally around the E-plant while College of Agriculture students probe the defences.

Bio/historical note: Appeared in 20 Sept. 1996 issue of OCN.

Peter MacKinnon, University President, and Peggy McKercher, University Chancellor, reveal the new College of Engineering Alumni Wall of Distinction.

Justice Willard ('Bud') Estey (left) poses with Janice MacKinnon, Minister of Saskatchewan Economic and Cooperative Development, and Ralph Goodale, federal minister of Natural Resources at the Centre's dedication. The Centre will help to counter aggressive and sometimes unfair trade policies of other nations.

Bio/Historical Note: Willard Zebedee "Bud" Estey, CC (1919-2002) was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was the son of James Wilfred Estey, a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and Muriel Baldwin. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan earning a BA in 1940 and an LL.B in 1942. He joined the armed forces and fought during World War II, including acting as a Canadian Observer with US forces during the battle for Okinawa. Upon returning to Canada went to study at Harvard Law School and received a LL.M in 1946. From 1946 he taught at the University of Saskatchewan and then moved to Ontario the following year to practice law. In 1973 Estey was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario and two years later was named Chief Justice of the High Court of Justice of Ontario. He became Chief Justice of Ontario in 1976. Estey was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1977 to replace Wilfred Judson. He drafted the first major judgment on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Skapinker judgment, in 1984. That same year the University of Saskatchewan awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree. Estey retired from the Supreme Court of Canada in 1988. Estey was appointed a trustee of the Stanley Cup in 1984 on the nomination of Red Dutton, succeeding Clarence Campbell. In 1985, he was appointed as Commissioner of Inquiry into the collapses of the Canadian Commercial Bank and the Northland Bank, both of which had been closed by the Canadian government that year. Estey’s report, Report of the Inquiry into the Collapse of the CCB and Northland Bank, was issued in 1986. In 1990 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Estey died in Toronto in 2002.

Bio/historical note: Appeared in the March 26, 1999 OCN.