Newspaper article on pioneer days in Saskatoon
- A.381.XI.F.6
- File
- 1923
Newspaper article, 1923, on pioneer days in Saskatoon as described by Allen Bowerman, which mentions presbyterians and the place where they held services.
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Newspaper article on pioneer days in Saskatoon
Newspaper article, 1923, on pioneer days in Saskatoon as described by Allen Bowerman, which mentions presbyterians and the place where they held services.
Norman Ferrier Memorial Trophy
Image of the Norman Ferrier Memorial Curling Trophy of the University Curling Club shot on a black background.
Bio/Historical Note: Norman Ferrier was a chief biological technician in the Biology Department.
Bio/Historical Note: Donations were solicited towards a curling trophy in the memory of Norman Ferrier (died 1965), with the trophy being awarded each spring to the winning team of the University Faculty and Staff Curling Club.
Looking north at Observatory.
Bio/Historical Note: The Observatory was designed by Gentil J.K. Verbeke and constructed in two phases using local limestone from 1928-1930 for about $23,000. The R. J. Arrand Contracting Co. was contracted to build the Observatory Tower in 1928 for a cost of $6625. The firm completed the tower $353 under budget on 14 April 1929, for $6,272. On 20 June 1929 R. J. Arrand was again awarded a contract by the University, this time to build the small classroom wing of the Observatory for $15,640. Work on the classroom wing was completed on 23 January 1930 for $15,034.50. University funding for the construction of the building was supplemented by private donations. Along with the Field Husbandry Building, the Observatory would be among the last free-standing buildings constructed on campus until after World War II. A plaque with the names of many donors still hangs inside the dome of the observatory. Saskatoon residents will find many of the names highly recognizable even today. A sundial was added to the exterior of the Observatory during the 1940s. It reads:
I am a Shadow
So art thou
The observatory facilities are available for use by both university students and visitors to the campus. The telescopes and other scientific equipment are used by students during the laboratory component of their courses. University personnel regularly offer tours of the observatory to elementary and high school classes, youth groups and other community associations. The Observatory is staffed year-round on Saturday nights so that any visitor may view celestial objects through the telescope.
Close-up view of the sundial located on the south side of the Observatory.
Bio/Historical Note: The Observatory was designed by Gentil J.K. Verbeke and constructed in two phases using local limestone from 1928-1930 for about $23,000. The R. J. Arrand Contracting Co. was contracted to build the Observatory Tower in 1928 for a cost of $6625. The firm completed the tower $353 under budget on 14 April 1929, for $6,272. On 20 June 1929 R. J. Arrand was again awarded a contract by the University, this time to build the small classroom wing of the Observatory for $15,640. Work on the classroom wing was completed on 23 January 1930 for $15,034.50. University funding for the construction of the building was supplemented by private donations. Along with the Field Husbandry Building, the Observatory would be among the last free-standing buildings constructed on campus until after World War II. A plaque with the names of many donors still hangs inside the dome of the observatory. Saskatoon residents will find many of the names highly recognizable even today. A sundial was added to the exterior of the Observatory during the 1940s. It reads:
I am a Shadow
So art thou
The observatory facilities are available for use by both university students and visitors to the campus. The telescopes and other scientific equipment are used by students during the laboratory component of their courses. University personnel regularly offer tours of the observatory to elementary and high school classes, youth groups and other community associations. The Observatory is staffed year-round on Saturday nights so that any visitor may view celestial objects through the telescope.
Official Yearbook 1925 - University of Saskatchewan
Part of Book Collection
182-page softcover book dedicated to "The Graduating Class of 1925". Violet McAfee an "Arts and Science" graduate (p.17) was the daughter of Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth (Swan) McAfee.
Part of Graphic Arts Printing fonds
This series contains 1 letterhead, and 1 business card.
Graphic Arts Printing
Part of Recreation Collection
Stories of 1950 and 1960s baseball in Saskatchewan relating to the North Battleford Beavers, Moose Jaw Mallards, Global World Series and other tournaments.
Jensen, Robyn
Participants in "Gas Tractioneering School"
A large group of men lined up with tractors outdoors
Percy Buckingham and Alf Crawford in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Three men walking down a street in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Four men working in the lab in [PFRA Peterson Building].
Bio/Historical Note: In 1958 the federal government leased a three-acre site in what was then the north end of campus from the University for $1 a year. On that site was built the PFRA-Peterson Building, home of the northern Saskatchewan PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act) regional group. Staff worked on planning for the Gardiner Dam, soil conservation, and provided a variety of technical services to its prairie clientele. Sold to the University of Saskatchewan in 1998 for $1, the building's name refers to Bob Peterson, PFRA's first soil mechanics and materials engineer who was involved in the design and construction of many of the PFRA dams in Western Canada.
PFRA - Peterson Building - Exterior
View of the height of the PFRA Peterson building showing glassed-in entrance and stairway. Iron handrail down the steps to sidewalk; spruce tree at left of entrance way.
Photograph of Marr residence, 326 - 11th Street, Saskatoon
Photograph of 326- 11th Street, Saskatoon, known as the Marr residence, used as a military hospital during the North-West Rebellion, captioned "Presbyterians first visited here.".
Physics Building - Construction
Aerial view showing construction of the Physics addition, with a partial view of the Bowl and Administration Building.
Looking northeast at the Physics Building.
Bio/Historical Note: The Physics Building was constructed by Smith Bros. & Wilson General Contractors from 1919 to 1921 for $437,000, and was designed by D. R. Brown and H. Vallance. It was officially opened in 1922. The building originally housed the Departments of Physics, Botany and Zoology, the Plant-pathology section of the Dominion Department of Agriculture, as well as the soils branch of the Canadian Department of the Interior. The Physics Building possessed non-vibratory walls, laboratories for Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Electron Physics, wireless work, a number of smaller research rooms, a dark room and a large lecture theatre, which was quickly put to use by many different colleges. The attic of the building was used as a temporary museum, with meteorological recording equipment situated on the roof. The basement was fitted with offices and classrooms, as well as with two fireproofed rooms containing the Shortt Library of Canadiana. During the 1946-1947 academic term a Physics Annex was "constructed" on campus at a cost of $46,000. Built initially to accommodate the Betatron, the Annex was a World War II air force hut that was reassembled on campus. After the completion of the Betatron Building in 1951 the annex was used to provide “temporary” classroom space for the department. Though scheduled to be demolished after the completion of the Physics Addition in 1967, the annex would remain on campus until it was destroyed in fire on 28 April 1979. A proper addition to the Physics Building was finally completed in 1967 by W.C. Wells Construction for $2,029,876.
Part of A.S. Morton fonds
Studio/Formal portrait of P.J. Andrews wearing an academic gown perhaps at his graduation.