Head and shoulders image of Dr. Dorothy K. Kline, Department of Biochemistry, 1955-1965.

Bio/Historical Note: The life story of Dr. Dorothy K. Kline (1913-1965) was one of resilience, perseverance, and giving back. Early in her life she trained as a nurse, got married, and had two daughters by the age of 22. Then she contracted tuberculosis, and spent most of the next 12 years in a sanatorium. At the age of 34, with her husband having left her to fend for herself and her two daughters, she moved to Saskatoon and completed a BSc and MSc in Biochemistry. Dr. Kline was encouraged by one of her professors to pursue a PhD, which she did at the University of Western Ontario, and was eventually actively recruited back by the U of S to take up a professorship in the Department of Biochemistry in 1955. She became widely respected as a teacher, counsellor, and administrator. Dr. Kline died at age 52 from injuries received in a car accident.

Elevated view of presentation of an [honourary degree] in Convocation Hall.

Dr. L.E. Kirk, dean of Agriculture. standing in front of a fence and a small shed or building.

A table set up with many trophies to be awarded during 'The Little Royal,' a farm show held by Agriculture students.

Bio/Historical Note: For many years Agriculture students competed in The Little Royal for which they groomed and trained their animals. Parents, fellow students and faculty attended the show in the Livestock Pavilion.

Dr. Rudolf Altschul, Department of Anatomy, in a lab setting, with hands on a microscope surrounded by lab equipment.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Rudolf Altschul was born 24 February 1901 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He graduated as a Doctor of Universal Medicine from the German University in Prague in 1925, and did postgraduate work in neurology and neuropathology in Paris and Rome. In September 1939 the Nazi Occupation forced Altschul and his wife Anna (née Fischer, b. 1903) to flee to Canada. The Altschuls were aboard the S.S. Athenia, the first Allied ship to be torpedoed in World War II. They survived, but lost all their possessions and scientific records. They eventually arrived in Canada, and Dr. Altschul accepted a position in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Saskatchewan. By 1955 he was head of the department. Prior to coming to Canada he had to his credit 32 scientific papers, and in the following years he contributed another 71 papers dealing with various subjects, including pathology of the nervous system, skeletal muscle degeneration, cell division and in particular, arterial degeneration. He published Selected Studies on Arteriosclerosis (1950), and Endothelium - Its Development, Morphology, Function and Pathology (1954). His later research led to niacin therapy for lowering blood-serum cholesterol and in 1964 to the publication of Niacin in Vascular Disorders and Hyperlipemia. His most notable contribution was in demonstrating the cholesterol-lowering effect of nicotinic acid. Dr. Altschul died 4 November 1963 during a mid-day’s rest from work. The Altschul Symposia Series, relating to different areas of scientific research, was established by an endowment left by Anna Altschul and other contributors. The series is held at the U of S; the first symposium was in 1990, with the last symposium held in 2008.

Three actors on stage in a saloon/wild west/country cabin-type set.

Drama students in costume pose in front of a backdrop.

Students sitting around a table smoking, eating, and drinking coffee.

Drama students in costume pose in front of a forest backdrop.

Elevated view of an audience watching a show inside an unidentified [town hall/theatre].

Head and shoulders image of Lt. Col. J.H. Thompson in COTC uniform and hat.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in Nottingham, England, Joseph H. Thompson received his early education in Saskatoon. Enlisting for service in the Great War, he joined the RAF overseas. Badly injured in a crash he lost the sight of one eye and the other was seriously impaired. He later became an accountant with his own practice in Saskatoon until 1938 when he became an accounting instructor at the university. Thompson became dean of the School of Accounting in May 1940 and also took over command of the COTC that same month. He continued as dean of the newly named College of Commerce from 1944-1951. Thompson’s command came to an end 21 March 1947 having served with the COTC since 1921 (with the exception of Active Service in Regina from 1939 to 1940). In addition to being Dean of Commerce he was chairman of the Board of Governors of Emmanuel College. He had retained his military affiliations as aide-de-camp to lieutenant governors J. M. Ulrich and William J. Patterson and was also Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the COTC. Thompson died suddenly on 9 March 1952 at 55 years of age.

Head and shoulders image of Major General W.W. Foster.

Bio/Historical Note: Major-General William Wasbrough Foster DSO CMG VD (1875-1954) was a noted mountaineer, Conservative Party politician, businessman, and chief constable in British Columbia, in addition to his distinguished military career.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ethel B. Rutter, School of Household Science, 1917-1940, in academic robes.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1906, Ethel Brittain Rutter (1876-1964), PhB, MA, was widowed with two small children. Rutter received the Gold Medal for proficiency in Household Science from Macdonald College, McGill University, in 1908. She went on to serve on the faculty of Macdonald College. In 1916, Rutter joined the University of Saskatchewan to teach Household Science. Taking summers to study and a year’s leave, she earned the Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago and the Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. In 1928, the School of Household Science was established within the College of Arts and Science. Rutter was instrumental in setting up the degree program, and in 1929 was named Head of the School. She taught classes in food and nutrition, family relations and methods of teaching. To quote from the Canadian Home Economics Journal of March 1955: “Students in Mrs. Rutter’s classes recalled her insistence on accuracy, her high standards of workmanship, her apt phrasing and, above all, her enthusiasm for her subject.” Outside of the University, she encouraged the study of home economics in women’s organizations and constantly stressed the need for employing trained dietitians in hospitals. Upon her retirement in 1940, Professor Rutter was named Professor Emerita of the University of Saskatchewan. She was a Charter Member of the Canadian Dietetics Association (now Dietitians of Canada), Honorary Member of the Canadian Home Economics Association and Honorary Life Member of the McGill Graduate Society. The Rutter Prize was established in 1930 to recognize the most distinguished student in the graduating class of the College of Home Economics. The Rutter Medal now honours the most distinguished Bachelor of Science in Nutrition graduate. Rutter died in 1964; 'Rutter Crescent' in Greystone Heights is named in her honour.

Group standing out of doors on a stairway showing their accomplishments in dressmaking, "Achievement Day". Open doors of the building in the background. [Farm Girls Homecraft Club]?

Group photo of girls sitting on an out door stairway. Building in the background. [Farm Girls Homecraft Club]?