Club members examining and judging three dapple grey horses in field at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Vehicles and trees in background.

Club members pose on various vehicles at Dominion Forest Nursery Station at Sutherland, Saskatchewan. Superintendent's House and trees in background.

Members of the Regina Farm Boys Club participating in the parade which is marching at an unidentified street corner. Buildings, crowds and parked vehicles in the background.

View of large group of vehicles parked in front of the home of Charles Marks of Midale, Saskatcchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: The event at the farm of Charles Marks was the first of its kind to be known as a Field Day. Charles M. Hamilton, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture; A.M. Shaw, professor of Agriculture, and John G. Rayner, director of the Extension Department, attended.

Bio/Historical Note: “A new feature was tried out this year, viz. that of holding a picnic or field day at the home of a farmer who had made good in some one or more lines of endeavor, such as crop or live stock production. One was held on the farm of Charles Marks at Midale. Mr. Marks has the only silo in his district and a herd of good Holstein cows, quite a large acreage of corn, sunflowers and sweet clover. What Mr. Marks had done was used by the speakers present from the College and the Department to show others what might be done to improve agriculture. An automobile tour was arranged in the Snipe Lake district and a number of good farms were visited to the end that suggestions might be found that would lead to improvement in farm practice.”
Dean of Agriculture’s Report, 1922.

Parked vehicles with attendees at left and in background; a group of people on veranda of the Charles Marks home at Midale, Saskatchewan. A woman and man stand together at far right..

Bio/Historical Note: The event at the farm of Charles Marks was the first of its kind to be known as a Field Day. Charles M. Hamilton, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture; A.M. Shaw, professor of Agriculture, and John G. Rayner, director of the Extension Department, attended.

Members holding their calves in front of a grandstand. Buildings, vehicles and spectators in background; location unknown.

Groups of people gathered in a field watching the teams during a plowing match. Cars in rows along the side of a trail.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1910 the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture turned over to the University the responsibility for the development and delivery of agricultural and women's extension programs throughout the Province. To fulfill this mandate, the Department of Agricultural Extension (1910) and Women's Work (1913) were established within the College of Agriculture. Initially the activities of Agricultural Extension focused on services to the Agricultural Societies--short courses, institutes (meetings and conferences), plowing matches, field crop contests, stock judging, etc.

A group of people leaving one of the horticultural greenhouses, car at the entrance. National Research building in the background.

Summer view of main entrance and two side wings of the University Hospital.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948 and 1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7,000,000.00, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by Bentley, T.J., Saskatchewan Minister of Health on May 1955. The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital 23 May 1990.

Summer view, garden with flowers in front of main entrance of the University Hospital.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948 and 1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7,000,000.00, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by Bentley, T.J., Saskatchewan Minister of Health on May 1955. The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital 23 May 1990.

Demonstration on the Better Farming Train. Cars and trucks parked beside train station in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: From 1914 to 1922 a Better Farming Train (BFT) toured the province providing lectures and demonstrations and presenting exhibits on matters pertaining to agriculture. Funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act, equipped jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, and staffed by the University of Saskatchewan, the BFTs were operated free of charge by the railways. Consisting of between 14 to 17 cars they toured the province for several weeks each summer. During part of one summer two trains operated. The train was divided into five sections: Livestock; Field Husbandry; Boys and Girls; Household Science; Poultry; and Farm Mechanics. A converted flat car acted as a platform for the display and demonstration of the "well-selected" horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Each section usually contained a lecture car accompanied by one or more demonstration cars.

Frank Lovell, Director of Development, holds a car door open for J.W.T. Spinks, University President.

Looking north at a former Royal Canadian Air Force hut located at rear of Engineering Building. College (Administration) Building at upper right.

Faculty office tower and the theatre wing. Cars parked at the front with trees in the foreground.

Elevated view looking west across the Bowl at (l to r): Saskatchewan Hall, Qu'Appelle Hall, Marquis Hall and Murray Building. Cars parked in foreground in front of Administration Building.