Naomi Edna Wright of Broadview receives the Rutter Prize in Home Economics from Dr. Edith C. Rowles Simpson, dean, at the Diamond Jubilee Spring Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Seated dignitaries visible on dais.

Note on back: "Pam Taylor, instructor in household equipment, [College of Home Economics], prepares to monitor the energy an electric kettle uses in boiling water. The monitoring panel measures the energy consumption of various electrical appliances and provides a reading in terms of kilowatt hours".

University banner hanging on wall in Convocation Hall; embroidered by Mary Hull, Professor of Extension.

Bio/Historical Note: Mary Helene Hull (nee Robin), Associate Professor of Extension, was a specialist in clothing and textiles with the Extension Division, Uof S, from 1961 to her retirement in 1979. She received her formal training in Winnipeg as an apprentice and was granted a diploma in dressmaking and tailoring. In 1949 Hull graduated from the University of Manitoba in Home Economics. An MSc graduate in Sociology from the University of London, Hull had a thorough background of experience as a teacher of clothing construction. Before joining the staff at the U of S, she worked in Extension in Prince Edward Island. Hull died in Saskatoon on 14 January 1999.