Head and shoulders image of Fred (Bud) Carson, Physical Education graduate and sports awards winner.

Bio/Historical Note: Fred (Bud) Carson (1923-2013) enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BE 1945) in 1942. He was a member of the Huskies football team for three years and was captain of the team in 1945. Carson was a guard on the basketball team for three years and also played water polo. He was president of the Men's Athletic Board for two years (1943-1945), and also coached the Huskiette basketball team for one year. In 1945 Carson received the Rusty McDonald Trophy for sportsmanship, leadership and athletic ability during his undergraduate years. He married Aldis Peterson (d. 1998), also an inductee into the University of Saskatchewan Athletic Wall of Fame. Carson died in 2013 in Brockville, Ontario at age 90.

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.

Head and shoulders image of John Logan and two teammates on either side of Logan.

Bio/Historical Note: John Logan came to the University of Saskatchewan (BSc.1929; BE.1934) from Yorkton in 1927. During his seven years on campus he competed in basketball, football and hockey. Logan quarterbacked the Huskies football team for five years. Logan was on the hockey team for three years and the basketball team for two seasons. He was a captain on both the football and hockey teams. For his accomplishments, Logan received a Major Athletic Award. He also was president of the University Athletic Directorate in 1933-34.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

Co-ed volleyball team poses together during a match between Home Economics and Agriculture.

Head and shoulders image of Bessie Mae Pridmore, member of hockey team.

Joan Schnell of Pharmacy being crowned Campus Queen.

Candidates lined up for the ceremony, master of ceremonies at the microphone during the [Boogy Ball]. Visible are the Queens of the faculties of Pharmacy, Agriculture, Engineering, Commerce, [S-Frosh,] Arts and Science and Home Economics.

View of the University barns and Engineering Building.