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Convocation - Addresses - R.E. Johnson

R.E. (Bob) Johnson, president, Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association, speaks during Convocation and Installation of Dr. R.W. Begg as University President. Dignitaries on dais include (l to r): Dr. Raymond F.E. Harvey, dean of School of Administration, University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus; Hon. Roy Romanow, Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan; D.G. (Tom) Gauley, chairman, University Board of Governors; John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor; and Dr. R.W. Begg, University President.

Installation - President - R.W. Begg

Donald M. Lockwood, vice-chairman, Saskatchewan Universities Commission, speaks from podium at Convocation and Installation of Dr. R.W. Begg as University President. Dignitaries on dais include l to r: R.F.E. Harvey; Hon. Roy Romanow, Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan; D.G. (Tom) Gauley, chairman, University Board of Governors; and John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor.

Bio/Historical Note: Donald Morris Lockwood (1920-2006) was born at home on the farm near Davidson in 1920. He farmed until 1969 and then served on the board of the Davidson Co-op and as a delegate and director of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Co-operative philosophy and community involvement played a very important role in his life. Lockwood worked at head office of the Pool as Vice-President, retiring in 1982.

Honourary Degrees - Presentation - Euphemia Jane Thomson

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Euphemia Jane Thomson at Cconvocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Visible in background are l to r: Norman K. Cram, University Secretary, and D.G. (Tom) Gauley, chairman, University Board of Governors.

Bio/Historical Note: Euphemia Jane (Douglas) Thomson was born in 1901 at Tantallon, Saskatchewan. Primary training was the one-roomed Holar school, next Tantallon village school, then Moosomin Collegiate. Thomson received her BSc in Home Economics (magna cum laude) from the University of Manitoba in 1924. She taught for one season at the School of Agriculture at Olds, Alberta, before taking Dietician training at a hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1926 Thomson directed a pilot project in Winnipeg as the Visiting Nutritionist with the children from the out-patient department of the Children's Hospital. Euphemia married Wallace A. Thomson (Ag. 1919 Sask) in 1927. He taught physics at the University of Saskatchewan from 1920-1924. He was an instructor in physics at the University of Manitoba when they were married in 1927. The Thomsons operated a farm at Pense, Saskatchewan, and established themselves in the livestock industry - Holsteins, Shorthorns and sheep. Adult education was Thomson's life work and she has always been receptive to new ideas; she pioneered the selection of varieties of vegetables suitable for home freezing; new techniques in sewing and needlework were studied in both formal and informal classes. Thomson served the Homemakers’ Club of Pense (now Women's Institute) since 1927 and held the office of president for ten of those years. Her activities in provincial affairs have gone far beyond the community of Pense. Thomson organized numerous 4-H clubs. Over the years, she judged the Saskatoon and Regina "A" fairs, all of the "B" fairs and many of the "C" fairs in Saskatchewan. Thomson was Past President of the Saskatchewan Home Economics Association and an Honourary Life Member of the Regina Branch. She was a member of the Committee for Revision of the High-School Home Economics Curriculum from 1946-1948. During World War II she was a member of the Regina Regional Wartime Price and Trade Board which monitored prices and rationings. Thomson co-authored the original resolution for the organization of a Canadian Association of Consumers now known as the Consumers Association of Canada. She became President of the Saskatchewan Consumers Association. Thomson died in Regina in 1981.

Honourary Degrees - Presentation - J.W.T. Spinks

J.W.T. Spinks (third from left), fourth University President, waits to be awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree during the fall Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. From l to r: Gwenna Moss, Acting Vice-President (Academic); Mary Spinks, and Dr. Spinks.

Bio/Historical Note: John William Tranter Spinks was born in 1908 at Methwold, England. He received his PhD in Science from the University of London in 1930 and that same year joined the University of Saskatchewan as assistant professor of Chemistry. While on leave in Germany in 1933 he worked with Gerhard Herzberg, future Nobel prize winner in Chemistry, and was instrumental in bringing him to Canada. In 1938 Dr. Spinks became a full professor of Chemistry. During WWII Dr. Spinks developed search-and-rescue operations for the RCAF and took part in the early work on atomic energy. His scientific research led to major international achievements in radiation chemistry and his work included over 200 scientific papers. Dr. Spinks was appointed head of the department of Chemistry in 1948; Dean of the College of Graduate Studies in 1949 and was installed as President of the University, which he led through a very active period of development from 1959-1975. Dr. Spinks received many honours: Companion of the Order of Canada (1970); the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame (1982), Saskatoon's Citizen of the Year (1985), and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (1996). He married Mary Strelioff (1910-1999) on 5 June 1939 in Rugby Chapel on the U of S grounds. Dr. Spinks died in 1997 in Saskatoon at age 89. The north-facing four-storey Spinks Addition is home to the departments of Computer Science and Chemistry. It was completed in 2003. Spinks Drive in College Park honours Dr. Spinks. The University of Saskatchewan open source computer labs were named the Spinks Labs.

Dr. Zoltan Hajnal

Using a surface geology map, Zoltan Hajnal, professor, Department of Geological Sciences, indicates where seismic surveys will be conducted to help explain the mid-continental evolution of the earth's crust.

4-H Homecraft Clubs

Group photo of three participants in the 4-H Homecraft Dress Revue standing in front of runway. Location unknown.

Bio/Historical Note: As early as 1913 Agriculture societies were sponsoring the "Farm Boys Club and the Farm Girls Club,” organizations for youth. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Extension Department promoted the idea of separate classes for youth to exhibit and judge their produce or livestock at local fairs. The "Farm Boys and Farm Girls Clubs" were combined and the name changed to "4-H Clubs" in 1952 and the motto became "Learn To Do By Doing.”

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