Image of grassy area beside railroad tracks used for camping. A tent, people and an automobile in foreground; the Better Farming Train in background.

Bio/Historical Note: From 1914 to 1922 a Better Farming Train (BFT) toured the province providing lectures and demonstrations and presenting exhibits on matters pertaining to agriculture. Funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act, equipped jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, and staffed by the University of Saskatchewan, the BFTs were operated free of charge by the railways. Consisting of between 14 to 17 cars they toured the province for several weeks each summer. During part of one summer two trains operated. The train was divided into five sections: Livestock; Field Husbandry; Boys and Girls; Household Science; Poultry; and Farm Mechanics. A converted flat car acted as a platform for the display and demonstration of the "well-selected" horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Each section usually contained a lecture car accompanied by one or more demonstration cars.

The exterior of the field crops and mechanics' lecture car, and the Boys' and Girls' lantern car.

Photo of students and staff of the new diploma course in physiotherapy practice on each other.

Bio/Historical Note: A diploma program in Physiotherapy was established in 1965 in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, two and a half years in duration. In 1973 the diploma program increased in duration to three years. A Bachelor of Physical Therapy (BPT) degree is introduced, a one-year program for diploma graduates. The School of Physical Therapy was established in 1976, under the general supervision of the College of Medicine. In 1981 a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy was introduced, a four-year program that replaced the diploma and BPT. Enrollment is increased from 20 students to 30 students in 1987. A new five-year curriculum was introduced for the Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1997. In August 2007 the first students entered the Master of Physical Therapy program. The name of the school changed from the School of Physical Therapy to the School of Rehabilitation Science. In 2023 the School of Rehabilitation Science received funding for 15 additional seats per year in the Master of Physical Therapy program, including 2 additional equity seats.

V. Jendrusha (left), Upjohn representative; presents the Upjohn Scholarship to William J. Ostopovich. G. Bayne and Glen Hartnett, College of Pharmacy, look on.

Head and shoulders image of J.L. (Jim) Blackburn, dean of Pharmacy, 1982-1997.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Jim Blackburn received his B.S.P. (1960); M.Sc. (Iowa, 1965) and Pharm.D. (Minnesota, 1973). Following apprenticeship at Saskatoon University Hospital, he joined the Regina Grey Nuns Hospital, where he was director of Pharmacy (1963-1968). Dr. Blackburn came on faculty in 1968 and was appointed dean of Pharmacy in 1982, then dean of Pharmacy and Nutrition in 1994. When the Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan was implemented, he was appointed to the DQAC and the Formulary Committees. In 1999 Dr. Blackburn retired from the U of S and became executive director, Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada. In 2003 he was appointed executive director of CCAPP. He was president of Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (1972-1973), Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (1996–1997) and Association of Faculties of Deans of Pharmacy of Canada (1984–1985). Dr. Blackburn served on several Expert Advisory Committees with Health and Welfare Canada. He was a visiting scientist in Stockholm, Sweden in 1989-1990 and with the United States Pharmacopeia in Rockville, Maryland in 1997-1998. He led the Canadian Pharmacy Delegation to China in 1993 and was a member of the Canadian Society for International Health Pharmacy Project to Ukraine in 1997. Dr. Blackburn was inducted into the U of S Alumni Hall of Fame in 2019, and is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy and Nutrition.

Head and shoulders image of J.L. (Jim) Blackburn, dean of Pharmacy, 1982-1997.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Jim Blackburn received his B.S.P. (1960); M.Sc. (Iowa, 1965) and Pharm.D. (Minnesota, 1973). Following apprenticeship at Saskatoon University Hospital, he joined the Regina Grey Nuns Hospital, where he was director of Pharmacy (1963-1968). Dr. Blackburn came on faculty in 1968 and was appointed dean of Pharmacy in 1982, then dean of Pharmacy and Nutrition in 1994. When the Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan was implemented, he was appointed to the DQAC and the Formulary Committees. In 1999 Dr. Blackburn retired from the U of S and became executive director, Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada. In 2003 he was appointed executive director of CCAPP. He was president of Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (1972-1973), Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (1996–1997) and Association of Faculties of Deans of Pharmacy of Canada (1984–1985). Dr. Blackburn served on several Expert Advisory Committees with Health and Welfare Canada. He was a visiting scientist in Stockholm, Sweden in 1989-1990 and with the United States Pharmacopeia in Rockville, Maryland in 1997-1998. He led the Canadian Pharmacy Delegation to China in 1993 and was a member of the Canadian Society for International Health Pharmacy Project to Ukraine in 1997. Dr. Blackburn was inducted into the U of S Alumni Hall of Fame in 2019, and is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy and Nutrition.

Individual photos of Pharmacy graduates and faculty grouped. Names: D.R. McDermid, R.G.M. Dick (Instructor), S.B. Challen (visiting assistant professor), J.A. Wood (associate professor), J.G. Jeffrey (professor), Dr. Wes MacAulay (dean), Jack Summers (associate professor), K.A. Ready (Instructor), J.A. Bachynski (Instructor), B.P. Joynt, J.M. Moldowan, L.B. Bradley, V. Bartle, J.C. Reid, S.M. Toews, O.D. Elviss, J.K. Boxall, J.K. Rae, R.S. Wantuck, L.I Wiebe, C.L. Castonguay, H.H. Porter, R.L. Kaufman, F.A. Basler, M.F. Harris, D. H. Reed, S.M. Blaber, V.E. Thomas, Z. Gorchynski, P.G.A. McArter, E.J. Dezura, A.L. Collins, M.D. McCallum, G. Jackson, L. Lukey, J.O. McNabb, G.I.P. Pollock, D.L.Y. Wu, H.G. Clark, R.M. Remenda, J.D. Duncan, J.J.P. Harmel, R.K. Woo, T. Woo, H.C. Martin, D.W. Schoffer, R.T. Miller, C.Q. Chow, M.P. Koszman.

Individual photos of Pharmacy graduates and faculty grouped. Names: K.M. James (special lecturer), C. Cram (instructor), Jack Summers (professor), G. Jerry (Professor), Dr. Wes MacAulay (dean), J.A. Wood (professor), L.R. Brown (assistant), E.W. Underhill (graduate sassistant), V.G. Aitken, C.F. Chlopan, R.G. Flodstedt, C.P. Grimm, C.E. Gross, S.W. Harder, P.J. Holenski, J.G. Housen, D.R. Keeler, C.H. Kouri, W.A. Lohrenz, W.I. MacKenzie, H.S.W. Mercer, D.C. Morrison, R.E. Moskalyk, P.W. Podl, K.L. Pollock, A.S. Scherle, N.H. Shevchuk, A.C. Smith, E.H. Taylor, W.G. Warren, R.G. Woods, W.H. Ring.

Deborah Lynn Hodgson, second-year Pharmacy student from Weyburn, receives a $200 Upjohn scholarship from Harry Loveys, Saskatoon representative, Upjohn Company of Canada. Dr. Wes MacAulay, dean of Pharmacy, looks on.

Dr. Wes MacAulay, dean of Pharmacy, standing at podium during a Kiwanis Club event. Large sign behind him reads “Kiwanis Action”. View of back of room looking towards speaker.

Individual photos of Pharmacy graduates and faculty grouped. Names: W.E. Insull, K.A. Ready (sessional lecturer), Jack Summers (associate professor), J.G. Jeffrey (professor), Dr. Wes MacAulay (dean), J.A. Wood (associate professor), L.R. Brown (special lecturer), J.G. Duff (instructor), I.A. Silsy, D.J. Burke, J.C. Clermont, R.G. Heeg, B.W. Lawson, T.E. Johnsrude, D.B. Lehr, A.R. Miller, G.K.F. Kwong, T.C. Farup, R.D. Forsyth, A.M.J. Hickerty, E.L. Reichert, D.K. Yung, F.P.G. Martin, M. Kowalyk, L.H. Rohachuk.

Ron Hegg, local representative, Charles E. Frosst & Company, presenting the Charles E. Frosst Medal to James R.J. McNeill, the son of R.J. McNeill, Frosst supervisor. Dr. Wes MacAulay, dean of Pharmacy, stands at far right.

Dr. Linda Suveges of Pharmacy and Nutrition poses for camera.

Bio/Historical Note: Image included in 1997-1998 U of S Annual Report.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Linda Suveges has been on staff with Pharmacy and Nutrition since 1981. She is responsible for the continuing education programs for pharmacists in Saskatchewan (2024).

COTC officers and professors standing together at a COTC event, front row (l to r): John S.M. Allely (Economics), Harry Edmunds (Geology), J.H. Thompson (Accounting). Back row: John V. Bateman (Philosophy), Ansten Anstensen (Classics), Herman H. Ferns (Mathematics), J.B. (Jim) Mawdsley (Geology), and Dr. Wes MacAulay (Pharmacy). Several in uniform and others in tuxedos; flags and photographs in background.

Bio/Historical Note: "One of the chief prices which Canada paid in the last war for her lack of preparation was the tragic waste of thousands of her best young men killed while fighting in the ranks because they had not been previously trained for a more useful career as officers. It is to prevent such a waste in any possible future war that every Canadian University is now giving facilities to its students to qualify as officers during their undergraduate course. Our own contingent of the C.O.T.C. came to life in January of this year and is already recruited up to a strength of 170." (The Spectrum, 1921) The Canadian Officers' Training Corps was a unit in the Active Militia of Canada. The Corps prepared university students for the examinations for a Lieutenant's or Captain's Commission and the universities granted course credit for COTC work. Senior commissions were held by faculty while all junior commissioned and non-commissioned ranks were open to undergraduates. Interest in the Corps declined in the 1950s and came to an end in 1964.

Image of two plaques unveiled on wall during Pharmacy reunion. Plaque at left honouring Esli L. Woods, Dean of Pharmacy from 1928-1946. Plaque at left: "In grateful memory of / the devoted and able teaching / and service of / Esli Longworth Woods/ B.S.P., M. Sc., F.C.I.C. / Born Sept. 22, 1898 Died Dec. 31, 1951 / a member of / the faculty of Pharmacy 1928-1946 / and / dean of Pharmacy 1928-1946 / erected by / his friends and former students".

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Esli Longworth Woods was born of Irish Canadian parents in Napanee, Ontario, in 1898. He received his schooling in Oakville, Ontario and completed a four-year drug apprenticeship in Winnipeg and Indian Head, Saskatchewan. During World War I Dr. Woods served with the Canadian Mounted Rifle Battalion in France for three and a half years. He was then transferred to the Canadian Army headquarters in England where he served as a sergeant. In 1919 Dr. Woods returned to Canada to attend the School of Pharmacy at the University of Saskatchewan where he obtained a certificate in Pharmacy in 1920. His teaching career began with his position as a lecturer and instructor in the pharmacy laboratory while a student. He was awarded a BSc in Pharmacy with Great Distinction in 1924. In 1928 Dr. Woods was appointed dean of the College of Pharmacy. At age thirty he was the youngest dean of Pharmacy in North America. Dr. Woods helped to establish the three- and four-year pharmacy programs at the U of S. In 1930 he received his MSc from the University of Wisconsin. In 1946 Dr. Woods accepted the position as head of the newly-created Department of Pharmacy at the University of British Columbia. Three years later, he became the first dean of Pharmacy when, through his efforts, the Board of Governors recognized the department as a full-fledged faculty — the Faculty of Pharmacy. Dr. Woods was widely acknowledged as having made outstanding contributions to pharmacy, particularly in the standardization of pharmaceutical education in Canada. His leadership skills helped to develop both the College of Pharmacy at the U of S and the Faculty of Pharmacy at UBC. Dr. Woods was dean of Pharmacy at UBC until his death on 31 December 1951 at age 53.