Three images of the funeral procession of William Hamilton, who died while working as a volunteer nurse in the temporary hospital the City had set up at Emmanuel College during the Spanish Influenza Pandemic.
Photos A, B, C: Procession on campus; Dean of Agriculture's Residence at left, Saskatchewan Hall at right.
Photos D and E show a funeral procession [held around the same time as William Hamilton's; perhaps in Eastern Canada].
Photo D: Pallbearers carry a casket down a residential street. Marchers, women and men, walk behind.
Photo E: Procession on a residential street; marchers walking away from camera. People standing at far right.

Bio/Historical Note: William George Hamilton, Pharmacy student and widower with three children, contracted the Spanish Flu and died after serving as a volunteer nurse. Hamilton died 15 November 1918, at age 39. Hamilton’s wife, Mabel Isabelle (Coxworth) Hamilton, died on 28 March 1917, age 21. They are buried at Fairmede Cemetery, Wawota, Saskatchewan.

Head and shoulders image of Donald S. Rawson, professor and head, Department of Biology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson was born 19 May 1905 in Claremont, Ontario. He enrolled at the University of Toronto in 1922 and earned BA, MA, and PhD degrees by 1929. Dr. Rawson demonstrated outstanding ability as a student and was awarded a doctorate at age 24; his doctoral thesis investigated the bottom fauna of Lake Simcoe. He was a champion wrestler at the U of T. Dr. Rawson joined the Biology Department of the University of Saskatchewan as assistant professor of Zoology in 1928 and became head of the department in 1949. His research in limnology covered two distinct periods. From 1928 to 1934 Dr. Rawson concentrated on lakes of the newly established Prince Albert National Park. This work involved physico-chemical, biological, and fisheries studies, and included specific experiments in fisheries management. Dr. Rawson married Dr. Hildred Patton in 1932. From 1935 to 1941 he carried out extensive research in the National Parks of the Canadian Rockies and in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. The primary aim of these investigations was the collection of limnological information as applied to fisheries management. In the late 1930s Dr. Rawson surveyed saline lakes in southern Saskatchewan. In 1942 Dr. Rawson began work on Canada's large northern lakes (including Reindeer, Athabasca and Great Slave Lakes) that brought him international fame. After 1947 he devoted most of his attention to investigations of Lac La Ronge and Amisk Lake in the Churchill River drainage system. Subsequently, many other northern Saskatchewan lakes were studied. Dr. Rawson's death, on 16 February 1961, came at the apex of his scientific and teaching career. Rawson Crescent in the College Park neighbourhood honours him.

Dr. Keith Downey (right), an earned DSc recipient, at spring Convocation standing with unidentified man in academic robes.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Richard Keith Downey was born in 1927 in Saskatoon. He received a BSA in 1951 and an MSc in 1952, both from the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Downey received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1961. In 1951 Dr. Downey began working for Agriculture Canada in Saskatoon, becoming Senior Research Scientist Emeritus in 1993. He started his own firm and is President of Canoglobe Consulting Inc. He worked with Dr. Baldur Stefansson to develop a variety of rapeseed that could be used as an edible oil. This is known as canola and is one of Canada’s top edible oils and one of the largest oilseed crops in the world. Dr. Downey became known as the "Father of Canola". He is the breeder and co-breeder of 13 rapeseed/canola varieties and five condiment mustard varieties. In 1998, "Downey Street" at a research and development park in Saskatoon was named in his honour.

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, makes presentation of a DSc to Dr. Louis B. Jaques at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Louis Barker Jaques was born 10 July 1911 in Toronto. He attended the University of Toronto and earned three degrees there: a BA in physiology and biochemistry (1933); an MA (1935) and a PhD (under the supervision of Dr. Charles H. Best, 1941). In 1974 Dr. Jaques also earned a DSc from the University of Saskatchewan. From 1934-1944 he held academic positions at the University of Toronto as a Fellow, research assistant, and lecturer. In 1946 he moved to the University of Saskatchewan with an appointment as professor and head of Physiology. He resigned the headship in 1971, accepting a position as the first W.S. Lindsay Professor in the College of Medicine. A scientist of international reputation, Dr. Jaques was among the first to demonstrate the usefulness of heparin in treating thrombosis; to demonstrate the effectiveness of dicumarol in thrombosis; and he originated the use of silicone in handling blood. In 1974 Dr. Jaques also earned a DSc from the U of S. Upon his retirement in 1979 he was named Professor Emeritus; and in 1981 he was named a lay canon by the Anglican diocese of Saskatoon. Dr. Jaques died in 1997 at age 85.

W.J. White, dean of Agriculture, makes presentation of a BSc in Agriculture with high honours to Frank Leon Kowalski of Bladworth at spring Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Doug Cherry, dean of Arts, makes presentation of a BSc with high honours in Biology to Fredrick H. Oleniuk during spring convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Sister Marian Noll, OSU, is awarded a BA with great distinction by Doug Cherry, dean of Arts.

Bio/Historical Note: Marian Noll, OSU, was associate editor of the Prairie Messenger. Noll left the paper in 1998 when she was elected General Superior of the Ursulines of Bruno, Saskatchewan.

Doug Cherry, dean of Arts, presents the University Prize in Science to Lawrence Kwok Leung Jung at Convocation ceremony held at Centennial Auditorium.

Doug Cherry, dean of Arts, presents the Bessborough Prize in Science to David Anthony Etcheverry at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Doug Cherry, dean of Arts, presents the Earl of Bessborough Prize in Science to David James Taylor at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Doug Cherry, dean of Arts, presents the University Prize in Science to Graham Richard Knox at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Elevated view of a bagpiper leading the procession in front of Saskatchewan Hall.

Excavation begins on construction of the Administration Building addition. Looking northwest towards John Mitchell Building.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1979 portions of the Administration Building (College Building) were declared unsafe. The building that had been at the heart of University life for seven decades was showing its age. A weak roof structure and deteriorating cement precipitated action on the part of the University’s administration. From a number of options available, the choice was made to build a new building adjacent to the original structure. The Administration Building Addition (East Wing) was opened in October 1987, construction having began in the fall of 1985. Designed by Wiens Johnstone Architects of Regina and built by Penn-Co Construction of Calgary, the $6.6 million three-story stone-clad building contained 4,646 square metres of floor space, approximately the same office space as the College Building. The two buildings were directly linked with some of the College Building’s exterior walls in the addition’s interior space.