Head and shoulders image of Dr. John Boyle Ritchie, honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient at the Special Convocation held in connection with the formal opening of University Hospital in 1955. Image possibly taken near time of presentation.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. John Boyle Ritchie was born in Bruce County, Ontario and spent most of his boyhood in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay). Graduating in Arts in 1910 and Medicine in 1916 from Manitoba University, he then joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps and went overseas. On his return to Canada he was posted to Calgary to organize a military hospital in that city. Upon the end of World War I Dr. Ritchie retired with the rank of Major, and was awarded the Mons and Vimy Medals. Later he received the Efficiency Decoration for his services. After practicing in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, in 1919, Dr. Ritchie moved to Regina in 1920 to begin practice in association with Dr. Hugh MacLean. In 1934 he was chairman of the Regina Public School Board, in which capacity he was instrumental in the promotion of the inoculation of diphtheria toxoid in the Regina area, which eliminated diphtheria from that area. Dr. Ritchie died in Regina in 1961.

Head and shoulders image of Major-General Arthur E. Potts, professor of Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, 1919-1948.

Bio/Historical Note: Arthur Edward Potts was born 24 October 1890 in Northumberland, England. Potts was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, Scotland, and subsequently studied at the University of Edinburgh (BSc) and Cornell University (MA in agriculture). He worked as an instructor at Ames College in Iowa. He came to Canada in 1914 to enlist as a private soldier in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in World War I. He was wounded twice while overseas. After the war Potts was appointed professor of Dairy Science at the University of Saskatchewan. He held this position until 1939 when he went overseas again as Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Saskatoon Light Infantry. He became Brigadier-General in 1940 to command the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. In 1942 Potts was promoted to Major General, commanding the 6th Canadian Infantry Division. After the war Potts joined the Department of Veterans Affairs in Kingston, Ontario, to become the Department's district administrator. Potts died in September 1983 in Kingston at age 92.

F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Louis Hantelman during Convocation ceremony held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Bio/Historical Note: Louis Heinrich Wilhelm (Lou) Hantelman was a Saskatchewan farmer and politician. Born in 1884 and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Hantelman came to Rouleau, Saskatchewan in 1905 to farm. During World War I he joined the 46th Battalion of the Royal Canadian Army and served in France; he reverted from the rank of captain to lieutenant so that he could remain with the men he had trained when they were sent to France. After the war Hantelman resumed farming near Plato, Saskatchewan, after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became the Saskatchewan CCF. Hantelman served for two terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan and as chair of the university's hospital board. Hantelman received an Honourary Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1955. In his will, he left the University $500,000 to be used to support agricultural research, agriculture scholarships, the humanities, and social sciences. The new interns' residence at the U of S, named the Hantelman Building, was built between 1961-1963. Louis Hantelman died in 1969 in Kyle, Saskatchewan.

Members of the Shuttleworth Mathematical Society, front row (l to r); Dr. Burnett, William Hayward McEwen, Dr. McEwen; George H. Ling, dean, Arts and Science; and H. Sharp.

Bio/Historical Note: The Shuttleworth Mathematical Society was designed to give students interested in mathematics an opportunity to meet in an informal setting, and was open to all students who had completed one math class and were registered in a second. The Society was originally formed in November 1916 as the University Mathematical Society. It was renamed in honour of Roy Eugene Shuttleworth, a brilliant honours student who had been the first president of the organization. Shuttleworth was born in 1896 in Leavenworth, Washington. He was a student at the University of Saskatchewan. He served as a private with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Shuttleworth died in combat during World War I on 26 August 1918 at Vimy Ridge, France. His name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. The society has been inactive for many years.

Louis Hantelman's threshing outfit at work; Case steam tractor, threshing machine , horse water wagon and wagons.

Bio/Historical Note: Louis Henry (Lou) Hantelman (1884-1966) was a Saskatchewan farmer and politician. Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Hantelman came to Rouleau, Saskatchewan in 1905 to farm. During World War I he joined the 46th Battalion of the Royal Canadian Army and served in France; he reverted from the rank of captain to lieutenant so that he could remain with the men he had trained when they were sent to France.After the war, Hantelman resumed farming near Plato, Saskatchewan, after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became the Saskatchewan CCF. He served for two terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan and as chair of the university's hospital board. Hantelman received an Honourary Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1955. In his will, he left the University $500,000 to be used to support agricultural research, agriculture scholarships, the humanities, and social sciences. The Hantelman Building, built between 1961-1963, was named in his honor.

F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Dr. N.A.M. MacKenzie, President of University of British Columbia at sprig Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium. Norman K. Cram, University Registrar, adjusts hood.

Bio/Historical Note: Norman Archibald Macrae (N.A.M.) MacKenzie was born in 1894 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia and received his early education in Pictou Academy. While in his teens, MacKenzie joined his older brothers in Saskatchewan, and for five years lived on a homestead near Qu’Appelle. Going overseas in World War I, he twice earned the Military Medal and then returned to Halifax for his Arts and Laws degrees at Dalhousie, followed by postgraduate years at Harvard and Cambridge. Later MacKenzie served for two years in Geneva as Legal Adviser with the International Labor Office. In 1927 he went to the University of Toronto, where he taught law for thirteen years. MacKenzie became president of the University of New Brunswick in 1940. MacKenzie was president of the University of British Columbia from 1944 to 1962. In 1959 he hosted Queen Elizabeth at the University of British Columbia's Faculty Club. MacKenzie was a member of the Senate from 1966 to 1969, representing the senatorial division of University-Point Grey, British Columbia. In 1969 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. MacKenzie died in 1986.

N.A.M. Mackenzie, president, University of British Columbia, and honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient, speaking from podium during Convocation ceremony held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Bio/Historical Note: Norman Archibald Macrae (N.A.M.) MacKenzie was born in 1894 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia and received his early education in Pictou Academy. While in his teens, MacKenzie joined his older brothers in Saskatchewan, and for five years lived on a homestead near Qu’Appelle. Going overseas in World War I, he twice earned the Military Medal and then returned to Halifax for his Arts and Laws degrees at Dalhousie, followed by postgraduate years at Harvard and Cambridge. Later MacKenzie served for two years in Geneva as Legal Adviser with the International Labor Office. In 1927 he went to the University of Toronto, where he taught law for thirteen years. MacKenzie became president of the University of New Brunswick in 1940. MacKenzie was president of the University of British Columbia from 1944 to 1962. In 1959 he hosted Queen Elizabeth at the University of British Columbia's Faculty Club. MacKenzie was a member of the Senate from 1966 to 1969, representing the senatorial division of University-Point Grey, British Columbia. In 1969 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. MacKenzie died in 1986.

Mrs. Louis Hantelman speaking from podium at an unidentified event. Attendees seated from l to r: R.W. Begg, Elsie Begg, Mary Spinks, J.W.T. Spinks, University President.

Bio/Historical Note: Louis Henry (Lou) Hantelman (1884-1966) was a Saskatchewan farmer and politician. Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Hantelman came to Rouleau, Saskatchewan in 1905 to farm. During World War I he joined the 46th Battalion of the Royal Canadian Army and served in France; he reverted from the rank of captain to lieutenant so that he could remain with the men he had trained when they were sent to France.After the war, Hantelman resumed farming near Plato, Saskatchewan, after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became the Saskatchewan CCF. He served for two terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan and as chair of the university's hospital board. Hantelman received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1955. In his will, he left the University $500,000 to be used to support agricultural research, agriculture scholarships, the humanities, and social sciences. The Hantelman Building, built between 1961-1963, was named in his honor.

Oval-shaped frame with head and shoulders image of Thomas E. Perrett, member of University Council, 1910.

Bio/Historical Note: Thomas Edwin Perrett was born in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, on 13 February 1871. He received his bachelor's degree in Toronto and took graduate studies in Chicago and at Columbia University in New York. Perrett arrived in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1891 and taught at the Teachers’ Normal School, rising to Superintendent of City schools. Perrett was a member on the University of Saskatchewan Senate and was on the University Council in 1910. A member of the local militia until World War I, he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915. After a variety of stops he was eventually assigned (at age 46) as a Lieutenant Colonel to the 5th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops located outside Ypres, arriving at headquarters on 9 September 1917. On 29 September, Perrett was injured as a result of a bomb dropped from a plane and lost the sight of both eyes. He was eventually transferred to the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire Hospital in London and then St. Dunstan’s Hostel for the Blind that had opened in 1915 in Regent’s Park. He returned to Regina in November 1918 and resumed his post as the principal of the Normal School. Perrett was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) which was presented to him by the Prince of Wales at a ceremony in Regina on 4 Oct 1919. Perrett died in 1945.

Louis Hantelman's threshing outfit poses for camera; Case steam tractor, threshing machine, horses, and wagons can be seen.

Bio/Historical Note: Louis Henry (Lou) Hantelman (1884-1966) was a Saskatchewan farmer and politician. Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Hantelman came to Rouleau, Saskatchewan in 1905 to farm. During World War I he joined the 46th Battalion of the Royal Canadian Army and served in France; he reverted from the rank of captain to lieutenant so that he could remain with the men he had trained when they were sent to France.After the war, Hantelman resumed farming near Plato, Saskatchewan, after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became the Saskatchewan CCF. He served for two terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan and as chair of the university's hospital board. Hantelman received an Honourary Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1955. In his will, he left the University $500,000 to be used to support agricultural research, agriculture scholarships, the humanities, and social sciences. The Hantelman Building, built between 1961-1963, was named in his honor.

Head and shoulders image of Ralph K. Larmour, Department of Chemistry, 1923-1945.

Bio/Historical Note: Ralph Kenneth Larmour was born in 1894 in Irena, Ontario. He spent his youth in Morrisburg and later taught school in rural Ontario and Saskatchewan. During World War I, Larmour served with the 78th Winnipeg Grenadiers and received the Military Medal following action at Passchendaele. In 1919, he enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan, earning both a B.Sc. (1923) and M.Sc. (1925); in 1927 he received a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Larmour joined the Department of Chemistry in 1927 and for the next 18 years built a solid reputation for research in cereal chemistry. During those years, he was also active with the Canadian Officers Training Corps (COTC). In 1945, Dr. Larmour accepted an appointment as Director of Research of the National Research Council's newly established Prairie Regional Laboratory in Saskatoon, where he remained until 1947. Concurrent with this appointment, he served as Scientific Advisor to the Canadian High Commissioner in London. From 1945 to 1963, Larmour served as the first Director of Research of Maple Leaf Mills, Toronto. Larmour retired in 1963 and settled in Grimsby, Ontario, where he died in 1970.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. John Allan Macdonald, first Professor of French, 1910-1939.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. John Allan Macdonald was born at Rock Barra, Souris, Prince Edward Island. He was educated at Prince of Wales College at Charlottetown, PEI. He earned a BA at Laval (1898) and an MA at Harvard (1907). Dr. Macdonald was the first professor of French at the University of Saskatchewan (1910-1939).
After World War I a plague descended on the University in the form of the Spanish influenza pandemic. In response, when the city took the step of turning Emmanuel College into an emergency hospital, a number of university women immediately volunteered to nurse the sick. They did so under the direction of Mrs. John Allan Macdonald, a nurse.
In April 1926 a group of Saskatoon Catholic laity, including Dr. Macdonald, formed a group called the Newman Society, to work actively for the creation of a Catholic college for the recently established University of Saskatchewan. Through a land transfer in the 1920s, four building lots on campus owned by Dr. Macdonald were resold to the Roman Catholic Church. In due course, these lots became the home of St. Thomas More College. Dr. Macdonald authored the book Introduction to French. ‘Macdonald Crescent’ in Greystone Heights in Saskatoon is named in his honour.

Head and shoulders image of John D. MacFarlane, graduate in Agriculture.

Bio/Historical Note: John Duncan MacFarlane (1892-1982) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melfort from 1934 to 1938 as a Liberal. MacFarlane was born in Gargunnock and was educated in Scotland. He later worked for a law office in Stirling. In 1910, MacFarlane came to Canada, where he worked on farms and eventually earned his engineer's certificate. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in agriculture. MacFarlane served with the Royal Canadian Engineers and then with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he worked for the Soldier Settlement Board for three years. MacFarlane then settled on a farm near Carlea, Saskatchewan, where he raised Clydesdale horses, Shorthorn cattle, Yorkshire pigs, Shropshire sheep and Barred Rock chickens. He also served on the Aylsham School Board. MacFarlane was defeated by Oakland Woods Valleau when he ran for reelection in 1938 MacFarlane was a director for the United Grain Growers from 1947-1968 and was president of the Saskatchewan Registered Seed Growers plant at Moose Jaw. From 1930 to 1933, he was president of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies Association. MacFarlane was named to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1979.

Head and shoulders image of Charles Gavan Power; likely taken at the time of presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Saskatchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: Charles Gavan (Chubby) Power was born in 1888 in Sillery, Quebec, He was educated at Loyola College and Laval University, graduating in law; while a student he was an outstanding athlete, and ultimately was a star with the Quebec Bulldogs of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). A proficient scorer, he scored four goals in one game in 1908 and five goals in a game in 1909. Power served overseas in World War I, first as a captain and then as an acting major. He was wounded during the Battle of the Somme and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry during military operations. Power entered politics in the 1917 federal election in which he was elected as a "Laurier Liberal" during the Conscription Crisis of 1917. In 1935, Power was appointed minister of pensions and health in the Liberal cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. During World War II, he served as minister of national defence for air and was responsible for expanding the Royal Canadian Air Force. Power’s opposition to conscription led him to resign from the cabinet during the Conscription Crisis of 1944, after the government passed an Order in Council to send conscripts overseas. Power sat as an "Independent Liberal" for the duration of the war and was re-elected as an Independent Liberal in the 1945 federal election. He then rejoined the party and ran to succeed King in the 1948 Liberal leadership convention but came a poor third. Charles Power retired from the House of Commons in 1955. He was appointed to the Senate on 28 July 1955 and served until his death in Quebec City in 1968.