Dentistry students gain practical experience while working on a patient in the Dental Clinic.

Students from Education and Agriculture present a big cheque for $27,182.35 on stage at the Kinsmen Foundation Telemiracle show at Centennial Auditorium.

Head and shoulders image of Bill Deverell, candidate for WAB in 1959.

Bio/Historical Note: William Herbert Deverell (b. 1937) is a Canadian novelist, activist, and criminal lawyer. Deverell worked his way through law school at the University of Saskatchewan as night editor of the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. He held a D. Juris from that university, where he had been an invited lecturer in the Shumiatcher series on Law and Literature and was honored at its College of Arts and Science's centenary in 2009 as one of its 100 alumni of influence. He was founder and honorary director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. The BCCLA has played a prominent role in fighting for human rights since its formation in 1962 to advocate for a small religious sect, Sons of Freedom, whose members had been charged with conspiring to intimidate Parliament and the B.C. Legislature. Between 1968 and 1973 the BCCLA took on a string of challenges against censorship, including obscenity charges against Vancouver’s alternative newspaper, the Georgia Straight. Deverell was among prominent Canadians such as David Suzuki involved with the association in fighting for civil rights. Deverell, who received an LLB in 1963 and B.A. in 1964, was awarded an Honourary Degree in 2016.

Original floor plans of the College Building. Notation: " Drawing no. 9 basement ventilation system; no. 10 ground floor ventilation system; no. 11 first floor ventilation system."

Bio/Historical Note: Designated as a provincial heritage property in 1982 and as a National Historic Site in 2001, the University of Saskatchewan's first building has long served as the architectural, intellectual and emotional cornerstone of the campus. Designed by Brown and Vallance, the College Building was originally intended ultimately to house the College of Agriculture; but from the start, served numerous purposes. As early as April 1910, the floor plan included space for milk testing, butter making, cheese making, grain work; a gymnasium; several classrooms; offices for the Registrar, Dean of Agriculture, Director of Extension, and President; the original "faculty club"; laboratories; the library; and quarters for the janitor. After a sod-turning ceremony on 4 May 1910, the cornerstone was laid by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier on 29 July 1910. It was constructed between 1910-1912 by Smith Bros. and Wilson general contractors. The building was officially opened by Walter Scott, Premier of Saskatchewan, on 1 May 1913. The College Building serves as a memorial to much of the university's history: numerous plaques to individuals and organizations can be found in its interior, including memorial ribbons honouring members of the university community who served in the First World War. In 1997 the university created "Nobel Plaza" in front of the College Building, honouring two Nobel Laureates associated with the University: Gerhard Herzberg and Henry Taube. As the university grew, the College Building gradually became the administrative centre for the university. By the 1950s most of the original teaching facilities were taken over by new or expanded offices including those of the registrar, controller, alumni and news services, and presidential staff. The building became known as the Administration Building at this point, and later the "old Administration Building" to distinguish it from the new wing. This expansion continued through the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the appointment of a university secretary and vice-presidents. While Convocation Hall became too small for regular Convocation ceremonies by 1930, it maintained its original, broader function as a venue for concerts, meetings, lectures, and other events. Parts of the building were declared to be unsafe in 1979, which led to the construction of the new wing of the Administration Building, opened in 1987. Most of the original building was closed, but Convocation Hall remained in use until 1997. The building was reopened and officially rededicated as the College Building in September 2005 after a major rehabilitation project. The rehabilitation was reported to be "one of the largest heritage conservation projects in Canada - second only to the work being done on Parliament Hill." In addition to senior administrative offices and Convocation Hall, it became home to the Museum of Antiquities and new gallery space for the University Art Collection. Upon completion in 2012 the University Board of Governors renamed the Administration Building the Peter MacKinnon Building, in honour of Peter MacKinnon, retiring University President and a driving force behind the project.

The latest technique in handling living tissue were studied at the post-graduate tissue culture course at the U of S. Staff members for the course: Dr. M.J. Fraser, biochemist, University of Manitoba; Dr. Sergey Fedoroff (standing), U of S; Dr. J.F.T. Spencer, plant biochemist, National Research Council. Saskatoon; Dr. A. Chagnon, virologist, University of Montreal; Dr. Joseph F. Morgan (standing at far left in back row), head, Department of Cancer Research, U of S; Dr. G B. Sutherland, physiologist, U of S; and Norman M. McDuffie (in suit), graduate student, Department of Physiology, U of S.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk, ninth and first woman Chancellor, 1986-1989.

Bio/Historical Note: One of Canada’s foremost medical biophysicists, Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk (1927-2012) was the only woman conducting medical-physics research in Canada in the 1950s. Her groundbreaking achievements have earned her worldwide recognition, bringing honour to Saskatchewan, her home province, and to Canada. Working with Dr. Harold Johns, Dr. Fedoruk served on a team of scientists involved in the development of one of the world's first cobalt-60 unit (the “Cobalt Bomb”), and one of the first nuclear medicine scanning machines, which pioneered the curative treatment of cancer using high intensity radioactive cobalt in humans. She became chief medical physicist for the Saskatchewan Cancer Foundation. The world’s first non-commercial cobalt-60 therapy unit went into operation at the University of Saskatchewan in 1951 – the same year Dr. Fedoruk submitted her thesis in physics. Within ten years, cobalt radiation had become the standard of radiation therapists worldwide, and it was estimated that by the end of the century it had helped more than 70 million people. Later in her career, Dr. Fedoruk contributed to the development of the Dosimeter, allowing doctors to control the amount of radiation that each cancer patient received. She also participated in the development of one of the first whole body scanning machines that used radioactive nuclides to help detect cancers of the thyroid and liver. With an academic career that spanned 35 years, Dr. Fedoruk was the first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada and served as a consultant on nuclear medicine to the International Atomic Energy Agency, among other advisory boards throughout the 1960s. She was Chancellor at the University of Saskatchewan (1986-1989), and the first female Lieutenant Governor of the province (1988-1994). Dr. Fedoruk was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1986. She was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (1986), the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal (1977), a Canada 125th Commemorative Medal (1992), five honourary doctorates from Canadian universities, among other honours. Dr. Fedoruk died 26 September 2012 in Saskatoon at age 85. The city of Saskatoon honoured her by naming Fedoruk Drive, located in the northeast sector of the city, after her. Sylvia Fedoruk Public School, located in the Evergreen neighbourhood, opened in 2017. Award-winning author Dr. Merle Massie wrote a biography (2020) of the life and career of Dr. Fedoruk, encompassing some of the most ground-breaking scientific, athletic and public transformations of the twentieth century.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. D.V. Cormack, professor of Physics and a member of the Saskatchewan Cancer Commission from 1956-1967.

View facing northwest of Physics Building; landscaping in foreground.

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.

Head and shoulders of William M. Adams, Professor, Veterinary Medicine.

Looking north with Griffiths Stadium in foreground, College Drive running through at centre, and campus buildings in background.

Image of a float lampooning Canadian politics and campus political parties at Griffiths Stadium. Students dressed in academic gowns, as mounted police and some other things. Banners on top reads "sex, excitement and money". Banner at the bottom reads "With benefits like this - Who can remain aloof? Join the Conservative Liberal or Democratic party (clod)". Also small banner reads "You can fool all the people all of the time". I the centre of the float there is a beer box "Peace Tower".

R.W. Begg, University President, speaks at the gallery opening.

Bio/Historical Note: Gordon W. Snelgrove (1898–1966) was a painter, art historian and one of the first people in Canada to receive a PhD in art history. In 1936 he served as professor of art and art history at the University of Saskatchewan’s Regina campus. Later he joined the University of Saskatchewan’s Saskatoon campus as head of the Art Department and remained in that position until his retirement in the fall of 1965. He died in February 1966. The Gordon Snelgrove Gallery was opened in the basement of the Murray Building in 1966. It serves as a venue for students to showcase their work and acts as a tribute to a man devoted to art and teaching new generations of artists. It also curates the collection for the department of art and art history, comprised of select works from graduating students that are displayed throughout the campus.

Head and shoulders of Robert A. Hickie, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Habbick, Paediatrics.

Dr. Brian Ferguson Habbick graduated from the University of Glasgow with his MD in 1963. He was certified by the Royal College in Pediatrics in 1971. From 1976 to 1981 Dr. Habbick served on the Royal College Pediatrics Examination Board. He was a professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology in the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, by 1991. Dr. Habbick died 9 March 2019 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ian Holmes, Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Ian Hugh Holmes was born on 30 September 1926 in Schreiber, Ontario. He received his MD from the University of Manitoba in 1953, and his Certificate in Internal Medicine from the University of Alberta in 1960. Dr. Holmes practiced in Yorkton, Edmonton, Red Deer and Saskatoon. While practicing in Saskatoon, Dr. Holmes also taught in the Faculty of Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, until 2011. Dr. Holmes died on 19 August 2012 in Saskatoon at age 85.