Elevated view looking east at Emmanuel College. Observatory at left; cars and roads in foreground. Likely taken from Medical College.

Looking at rear of Emmanuel College; trees in foreground.

Foundation poured for first Engineering Building.

Bio/Historical Note: The original Engineering Building was designed to house the Agricultural Engineering Department, though it would eventually be home to the Department of Field Husbandry as well. The redbrick exterior was largely constructed during the summer of 1911 while the interior work was completed during the winter of 1911-12. The Engineering Building was designed by the original campus architects, David Brown and Hugh Vallance, and made allowances for the great variety of work within the field of agricultural engineering: the lower floor was designed for use in blacksmithing, cement work, engine construction and heavy farm machinery. The second floor contained a lecture room as well as room for woodwork, carpentry, pumps and farm-barn equipment. The third floor was devoted to a draughting room and light farm equipment. The main entrance to the building opened into the blacksmith’s forge. In 1913 a second wing was built with Brown and Vallance again serving as chief architects, as they would again in 1920. By December 1923 a final addition, designed by Saskatoon architect J. K. Verbeke, was completed by Bennett & White Construction for $8,800. At approximately 3 a.m. on the morning of Friday, 13 March 1925, a fire broke out in the north end of the building's Tractor Laboratory. In less than three hours everything but the Ceramic Lab had been completely destroyed. The fire came as a shock to many, as the entire building had been subjected to a rigorous fire inspection only a day prior to the blaze. Plans for a new Engineering Building to be constructed on the original foundation were promptly issued, and other building projects, including the long-anticipated Arts Building, were postponed.

Slide of the University of Saskatchewan Farmstead Map.

Exterior of the lab building.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1977, Frederick Wesley Kernen (d. 1991), a Saskatoon-area farmer, a graduate of the College of Agriculture (1939), and a part-time extensionist with the Department of Crop Science, made an offer to the university that was the largest gift ever by an individual at that time. To honour his parents, the late Frederick John (1879-1948) and Lucy Ruxby Marie Kernen (d. 1952), Fred W. Kernen offered to gift two sections of prime agricultural land to the university, with full jurisdiction to operate on the lands. Included in the gift were 300 acres of native prairie land, which were to remain un-tilled and be used for ecological research. The station’s 380 hectares of cultivated land is adequate to provide for commercial production and small plot experiments. The Kernen Crop Research Farm is located at the intersections of Highways 5 and 41 on the quickly expanding east side of Saskatoon. Over the last 35 years, the site has accommodated ecological studies, grazing studies, crop breeding, crop production and crop and weed management research in the Department of Plant Sciences. Managed on a four-year crop rotation, the cultivated area of the farm also generates revenue, which helps support the cost of crop research and future development on the farm.

View of exterior of the POS Pilot Plant.

Bio/Historical Note: The POS (Protein, Oil and Starch) Pilot Plant is a research organization that specializes in extraction, fractionation, purification, and modification of biologically derived materials. The company, which was founded in July 1977, is located in the Innovation Place Research Park on the University of Saskatchewan campus. POS Pilot Plant, the largest pilot plant operation of its kind in North America, has grown from eighteen employees in 1977 to over ninety employees in 2003. The company employs people from a wide range of disciplines: scientists, engineers, technicians, operators, tradespeople, logistics and information researchers, and administrative personnel. POS Pilot Plant is dedicated to finding personalized solutions for clients' bioprocessing needs. Services provided include: process and product development, optimization and scale-up; hazard analysis and critical control points; protocols and good manufacturing practice plans; and ingredient sourcing, shelf-life testing and analytical development. There are also consulting services, and support services concerning materials management, maintenance, and information. The Plant serves bioprocessing industries including nutraceuticals and functional foods; cosmetics and fragrances; fats, oils and lipids; food and ingredients; animal feeds; and Biotechnology and agricultural biotechnology. In 2019 the plant was rebranded KeyLeaf Life Sciences.

Looking northeast with College Drive intersecting image; campus buildings in background.

Exterior of the College of Education building.

Looking west toward the Geology Building. Flower bed in the Bowl in foreground; Arts Tower at left in background.

Head and shoulders of Dr. S. Federoff of University of Saskatchewan Anatomy.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Louis B. Jaques, professor of Physiology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Louis Barker Jaques was born in Toronto on 10 July 1911. He attended the University of Toronto and earned three degrees there: a BA in physiology and biochemistry (1933); an MA (1935) and a PhD (under the supervision of Dr. Charles H. Best, 1941). In 1974 Dr. Jaques also earned a DSc from the University of Saskatchewan. From 1934-1944 Dr. Jaques held academic positions at the University of Toronto as a Fellow, research assistant, and lecturer. In 1946 he moved to the University of Saskatchewan with an appointment as professor and head of Physiology. He resigned the headship in 1971, accepting a position as the first W.S. Lindsay Professor in the College of Medicine. A scientist of international reputation, Dr. Jaques was among the first to demonstrate the usefulness of heparin in treating thrombosis; to demonstrate the effectiveness of dicumarol in thrombosis; and he originated the use of silicone in handling blood. In 1974 Dr. Jaques also earned a DSc from the U of S. Upon his retirement in 1979 he was named Professor Emeritus; and in 1981 he was named a lay canon by the Anglican diocese of Saskatoon. Dr. Jaques died in 1997.

Head and shoulders image of Ed Tollefson, professor of Law.

Bio/Historical Note: Edward Archer Tollefson attended Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon before enrolling at the University of Saskatchewan, where he earned both a BA (1954) and a LLB (1956). Tollefson went on to study law at Oxford on an IODE overseas scholarship and was awarded a BCL in 1958. He joined the faculty of the U of S College of Law that year as instructor and received several promotions before becoming a full professor in 1968. Tollefson resigned in the spring of 1971. He taught courses in constitutional law, legal process and remedies, legal writing, evidence and comparative law. Tollefson also authored the book "Bitter Medicine" (1964), an overview of medical care legislation in Western Canada.

Series of photographs of Dwaine Nelson, professor of Music, taken outside of the Education Building. Possibly taken at the time of winning the Master Teacher Award.

Bio/Historical Note: Dwaine Darold Nelson was born in 1926 at Coteau, Burke County, North Dakota, and began playing in the family band as a pre-teen. Nelson attended Minot State Teacher's College, Minot, North Dakota, where he majored in music and specialized in teaching brass. After marriage in 1954 he moved to Mohall, North Dakota, where Nelson became the choral and instrumental music teacher at Mohall High and Middle School. Under his direction, the band took many state honors. He was active in the community where he also directed the choir at the Mohall Methodist Church. During the summers he studied for his MA at Greeley Colorado State University. He was often called upon to conduct symphonics bands at the International Music Camp near the International Peace Gardens. Nelson then accepted a position as chairman of the music department and professor of music at Dickinson Teachers College, Dickinson, North Dakota, in 1958. There he founded the Tri-State Music Festival. In 1967 Nelson moved to Saskatoon, where he was professor of Music at the University of Saskatchewan. He won the Master Teacher Award in 1990 for his excellence in and dedication to teaching. Nelson was a driving force in the development of the Department of Music, forming instrumental programs which grew from near non-existence to hundreds of participants. In 1978 he founded UNIFEST which has become one of western Canada's major music festivals and which also attracts thousands of students annually. Over the years Nelson conducted over 300 concerts and clinic/workshops in western Canada and the United States, served as adjudicator or examiner at 80 music festivals and as guest conductor for bands, orchestras and choral groups. Nelson’s years as conductor of the Saskatoon Junior Symphony and the Saskatoon Symphony were times of tremendous growth. His Orchestral Development Program was recognized by the Canada Council as a "significant model of all of Canada". Nelson died of a heart attack in 1991, one year after retirement. The Dwaine Nelson Memorial Scholarship for Band, Conducting, and Orchestra honours Nelson.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Charles Maule, Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 3 Sept. 1999 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Charles Maule earned his BSc in Zoology from the University of British Columbia (1975), his MSc in Soil Science (1984) and his PhD in Soil Science from the University of Alberta (1989). He joined the University of Saskatchewan as Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering in 1990. Dr. Maule was appointed Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering in 1994. He served was Department Head from 1999-2004. Dr. Maule is Professor Emeritus of the Centre for Hydrology and Civil and Geological Engineering (2021).

Posed indoor image of Emmanuel College team members in uniform with white sweatshirts with 'Emmanuel' printed on front. Members: Vines, H. (mgr), Crowder, R.B., Gracey, D., Atimoyoo, Smith (capt), Atkinson, N., Greenhalgh, W.E., Jones, H., Buxton, W.W.