Head and shoulders image of Alfred J. Pyke, Department of Mathematics, 1924-1944.

Bio/Historical Note: Alfred J. Pyke was born in 1879. He acquired his MA from the University of Toronto and his PhD from the University of Chicago. Pyke was principal of Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1924. He joined the Mathematics Department at the University of Saskatchewan as a professor from 1924 until his retirement in 1944, when he was named professor emeritus.

Head and shoulders image of Mr. Justice Fred Sheppard, College of Law, 1929-1938.

Bio/Historical Note: Mr. Justice Frederick Anderson Sheppard was born in 1890 in Belwood, Wellington County, Ontario. He graduated in Arts (1912) from the University of Toronto and in Law (1916) from the University of Saskatchewan. After practicing law in Saskatoon from 1916-1928, Mr. Justice Sheppard joined the College of Law in the U of S, where he was professor of Law for the next ten years. He moved to Vancouver and in 1955 was appointed to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia. Mr. Justice Sheppard retired in 1965 and was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree by the U of S in 1967. Fred Sheppard died in Vancouver in 1980 at age 90.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Cecil F. Patterson, College of Agriculture, 1922-1960.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in 1892 at Watford, Ontario, Dr. Cecil Frederick Patterson graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College with a BSc in Agriculture. He then took his MA and PhD at Urbana, Illinois. He came to the University of Saskatchewan in 1921 as a lecturer in horticulture. In the following year, a Department of Horticulture was organized, and plans laid for a program of fruit variety testing and fruit breeding. In his 39 years as head of the department, Dr. Patterson was responsible for the introduction of more than 30 new varieties of hardy fruits, including apples, pears, plums, cherries, raspberries and strawberries. Dr. Patterson was also responsible for an improved potato variety, well adapted to prairie growing conditions. In the realm of floriculture, his name became synonymous with a collection of lily varieties in pink, white, rose and other colours - the result of 20 years of patient crossing and selection. Other flower introductions included geraniums and gladioli. Dr. Patterson was a charter member of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, a Fellow of the American Society for the Advancement of Science, a charter member of the Western Canadian Society for Horticulture, and an honourary life member of the Saskatchewan Horticultural Societies Association. Dr. Patterson died in 1961. He was posthumously inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1973. Patterson Garden is an arboretum on campus that is named in his honour.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Alexander R. Greig, professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1909-1937, and superintendent of Buildings, 1909-1939.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Alexander Rodger Greig was one of the first professors appointed at the University of Saskatchewan and also served as superintendent of Buildings. Born in 1872, raised and educated in Montreal, Dr. Greig graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University in 1895. After graduation he became successively chief draughtsman of the Mechanical Departments of the Canada Atlantic Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway. In 1906 Dr. Greig entered upon his career as an academic with his appointment as professor of Agricultural Engineering at the Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnipeg. In 1909 he accepted two appointments at the University of Saskatchewan: professor of Mechanical Engineering, held until 1937, and superintendent of Buildings, held until 1939. From 1939-1943 he was acting professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Dr. Greig died in Saskatoon in 1947.

Hospital beds set up in Convocation Hall with men reclining on beds. Six nurses and a doctor move among beds and various types of medical equipment.

Head and shoulders image of John G. Rayner, director of Extension, 1918-1952.

Bio/Historical Note: John George Rayner was born 1 Oct. 1890 in London, England. At age 2 his family came to Canada, settling on a farm near Virden, Manitoba. After completing his high school education there, he attended the Manitoba College of Agriculture in Winnipeg and graduated with a BSA in 1913. In 1914 Rayner was employed as agricultural representative with the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture, his district taking in a large portion of the northwest part of the settled area of the province. With an appointment in 1918 as director of boys' and girls' club work at the Extension Department at the U of S in Saskatoon, Rayner began a 34-year association with the rural young people of Saskatchewan. He was dedicated to the principle of development of the individual, and was one of the founders of the Canadian Council of Boys' and Girls' work in 1933. Rayner served as the council's president in 1937 and 1947, and was instrumental in getting the name "4-H" applied to rural youth clubs in Canada. He served as director of the Extension Department from 1920 until the time of his death in 1952. Rayner was a charter member of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists (now the Agricultural Institute of Canada) of which he became a fellow. He was also a charter member of the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists. In 1965 the 4-H Foundation's Camp Rayner was named in Rayner’s honour, and in 1973 he was posthumously named to Saskatchewan's Hall of Fame. John Rayner died in Saskatoon on 30 June 1952.

Leader Fred Fasnacht and three members pose informally indoors.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. L.E. Kirk, Dean of Agriculture, 1937-1946.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Lawrence Eldred Kirk was born in 1886 in Bracebridge, Ontario. He received a BA in 1916, a BSc in 1917, and an MSA in 1922, all from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1927 Dr. Kirk received a DPhil from the University of Minnesota. He was an instructor in agronomy at the U of S from 1917-1919. From 1919-1920 he taught agriculture at Moose Jaw Collegiate. He returned to the U of S to become professor of Field Husbandry. In 1931 Dr. Kirk was appointed Dominion Agrostologist and head of the Division of Forage Crops of the Experimental Farms Service in Ottawa. He returned again to the U of S in 1937 with his appointment as dean of Agriculture at the U of S. In 1946 [or 1947] Dr. Kirk became chief of the Plant Industry Branch in the Agricultural Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S in 1949. He retired in 1955. In 1968 Dr. Kirk was awarded the Medal of Service (S.M.) of the Order of Canada (which later became the Officer level) "for his service in various branches of agriculture at home and abroad." Dr. Kirk died in 1969.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. L.E. Kirk, dean of Agriculture, 1936-1947.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Lawrence Eldred Kirk was born in 1886 in Bracebridge, Ontario. He received a BA in 1916, a BSc in 1917, and an MSA in 1922, all from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1927 Dr. Kirk received a DPhil from the University of Minnesota. He was an instructor in agronomy at the U of S from 1917-1919. From 1919-1920 he taught agriculture at Moose Jaw Collegiate. He returned to the U of S to become professor of Field Husbandry. In 1931 Dr. Kirk was appointed Dominion Agrostologist and head of the Division of Forage Crops of the Experimental Farms Service in Ottawa. He returned again to the U of S in 1937 with his appointment as dean of Agriculture at the U of S. In 1946 [or 1947] Dr. Kirk became chief of the Plant Industry Branch in the Agricultural Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S in 1949. He retired in 1955. In 1968 Dr. Kirk was awarded the Medal of Service (S.M.) of the Order of Canada (which later became the Officer level) "for his service in various branches of agriculture at home and abroad." Dr. Kirk died in 1969.

Two unidentified women walking through the most westerly Memorial Gate; trees in background.

Head and shoulders image of Joe Griffiths, director of Physical Education, 1919-1951.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in 1885 in Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales, Ernest Wynne (Joe) Griffiths accompanied his family to a homestead at Patience Lake, Saskatchewan. After a youth of varied activity, Joe, as he was known to everyone, joined the Royal North West Mounted Police prior to going overseas with His Majesty's forces in 1915. After his discharge in the fall of 1920, he came to the University as its entire Physical Education Department. For the next 32 years his coaching ability in track and field and in swimming had a great impact on the varsity athletic programs. Among the athletes he coached were Ethel Catherwood, gold medalist in high jump at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics; Phyllis Haslam, who broke the world record in breaststroke in 1934; Orvald Gratias, sprinter; and 1952 Olympic decathlete Bob Adams. For 11 years, his swimming teams were unbeaten. In 1936 and 1948 he was asked to serve as a Canadian Olympic team coach. Griffiths organized the first provincial high school track and field meet. The facility, which has been used for national and world-class meets was named Griffiths Stadium in his honour. Griffiths retired in 1951. He helped shape the Saskatoon Playground Association. In his lifetime he was made a life member of the Royal Life Saving Society and received the honour award of the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Griffiths died 22 July 1967.

Captain Ross Brown, bandmaster, with COTC band, posing with their instruments at Saskatoon Armouries.

Bags of grain lined up in rows inside room with embellished pillars and display stands; location unknown.