Yorkton's first high school buildings. Two rooms were built in 1908 and in 1909 one additional room was added. These buildings were erected on the site of the present High School Buildings, on Darlington Street, and were in use until the new building was completed in 1911.

1910 High School under construction.

Image of a Russian man dressed in winter clothing, standing in front of business section.

The Indian Head Methodist Church with snow on the roof.

T.E. Donnelly, Indian Head's 3rd Mayor. He held office from 1906 to1909.

A man in a wooden wagon hitched to two oxen

13 men in suits and ties, two boys, seven women. Two men holding fiddles. Showing fashions and hairstyles of 1908.

Held at Mrs. Heartwell's house 2.5 m NW of Rosetown. Back row, L-R: Dick Stobbart, Rumer Armstrong, unknown, John Murdoch, Wally McDougald, Joe Heartwell, Roy Mayher, George Reed, unknown. 3rd row: Unknown, Mrs. Trahair, Frank Morris, Bill Chessman, Clarence Buchanan, unknown. 2nd row: Dick Michison, Maggie Buchanan, Nettie Nicholson, Mrs. J. Clark, Mrs. Heartwell. 1st row: Unknown, E. Nicolson, Jack Nicolson, Fred Weaver, Dad Rose holding baby Pearl Nicolson, Bill Spence. Example of fashions and hairstyles of 1908.

Head and shoulders image of Walter C. Murray, first University President.

Bio/Historical Note: Walter Charles Murray, first president of the University of Saskatchewan, was born in Kings County, New Brunswick, in 1866 and received his BA with honours in 1886 from the University of New Brunswick. Having won the Gilchrist Scholarship for Canada, for continued studies overseas, he attended the University of Berlin and the University of Edinburgh, where he received his MA with first class honours in 1891. Later that year he joined the faculty at the University of New Brunswick as Professor of Philosophy and Economics. In 1892 he was appointed Professor of Philosophy and lecturer in Education at Dalhousie, where he remained until joining the University of Saskatchewan as president in 1908. Murray served as president for 29 years, retiring in 1937. Murray was successful in building a progressive university with a beautiful campus. His own work was in education and education history, but he was also a supporter of art and music. Murray served on numerous councils and commissions, including the National Research Council from 1916-1932. Murray married Christina Cameron (1866-1947), born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1895. They had three daughters: Christina Cameron Murray, Lucy Hunter Murray and Jean Elizabeth Murray. Murray died in Saskatoon in 1945. The city of Saskatoon honours him with "Murray Place" in the Dundonald area; Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, opened in 1965 and located near Market Mall; the Murray Building on the University of Saskatchewan campus; and President Murray Park, located in the Varsity View neighbourhood.

Head and shoulders image of A. Forrest Angus, first chairman, University Board of Governors, May 1908-1911.

Bio/Historical Note: Alexander Forrest Angus (1857-1927) was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1877. Angus was employed by the Bank of Montreal in different cities from 1879 to 1901. He was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1901 and retired to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1920. Angus was the first chairman of the University Board of Governors from May 1908 to 1910, and remained on the Board until 1920. Angus died in Victoria in 1927.

Oval-shaped head and shoulders image of James McKay, lawyer and member, University Board of Governors.

Bio/Historical Note: James McKay (1862-1931) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan. He was born at Fort Ellice in present-day Manitoba, the son of William McKay and Mary Cook, and was educated there, in Westbourne and at St. John's College at the University of Manitoba. While at St. John's, he won, in 1877, the Dufferin Bronze Medal for Ancient and Modern History. McKay articled in law and was called to the Manitoba bar in 1886. While a law student, he served in 'C' Company of the Winnipeg Rifles during the North-West Rebellion. McKay practised law in Winnipeg and, after 1887, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He was a crown prosecutor from 1888 to 1897. In 1891, he was named King's Counsel. McKay was an unsuccessful candidate for the Saskatchewan (Provisional District) seat in the House of Commons in 1896, losing to Wilfrid Laurier, and also ran unsuccessfully in Prince Albert in 1908 before taking the seat in the 1911 federal election. He represented Prince Albert in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1914 as a Conservative. McKay resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1914 after he was named to the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan. In 1918, he was named to the Court of King's Bench and, in 1921, to the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan. McKay also served on the board of governors for the University of Saskatchewan from 1908-1931. He died at Toronto on 1 December 1931 and was buried at Regina, Saskatchewan.

Iimage of John Dixon, member, first University Board of Governors, 1908-1921.

Bio/Historical Note: John Dixon (1850-1922), elected by the University Senate, would serve on the University Board of Governors from 1908 until 1921.The first recorded gift to the university came in June 1909, when John Dixon, Esq., of Dixon Bros, General Merchants, Maple Creek, sent Dean William J. Rutherford of the College of Agriculture an unspecified quantity of “alfalfa soil.” The acquisition of the soil and its associated bacteria was the first step in the establishment of the University Farm’s new alfalfa crop.