F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, makes presentation of a Bachelor of Arts degree with great distinction to Gerald Arthur Poulton of Moose Jaw at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium. Norman K. Cram, University Registrar, prepares to hood recipient, who was awarded the Chemical Institute of Canada Book Prize and an honours scholarship in Chemistry.

H. Burnstien and D.J. Reddekopp being presented with the first Bachelor of Religious Studies degrees awarded by the University of Saskatchewan at spring convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Dr. Howard R. Nixon, dean of Physical Education, makes presentation of a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education degree with great distinction to John Nikolas Evanochko during Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Wesley C. MacAulay, Dean of Pharmacy, presents a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy to R.D.M. Currie at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Roger Carter, Dean of Law, makes presentation of a Bachelor of Laws degree with distinction to William F.J. Hood during convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: William F.J. Hood earned a BComm with Great Distinction (1972) from the University of Saskatchewan, and earned a LLB with Distinction the following year. Hood was admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1974.

Top image shows procession walking past Saskatchewan Hall during Convocation. Bottom image shows members of procession ascending the stairs into the College Building.

Procession walking past the university residences during the special 75th anniversary convocation.

Elevated view of procession walking past Saskatchewan Hall during Convocation.

Elevated view of procession walking past Saskatchewan Hall during Convocation.

Elevated view of procession walking past Saskatchewan Hall during Convocation; Chemistry Building at right.

Elevated view of a bagpiper leading the procession in front of Saskatchewan Hall during Convocation.

Head and shoulders image of Adam Shortt, who donated the initial bulk of the Shortt Collection of Canadiana, which makes up the basis of the University of Saskatchewan Special Collections.

Bio/Historical Note: Adam Shortt was born 24 November 1859 in Kilworth, Ontario. He attended Queen's University with the intention of becoming a Presbyterian minister. When Shortt graduated in 1883 , he pursued graduate studies in philosophy, chemistry and botany. In 1886 Shortt married Elizabeth Smith, one of the first women to receive a medical degree in Canada. The same year he began working as a tutor for John Watson, and in 1887 was appointed a lecturer in the field of political economy at Queen's. In 1891 he was the first to be appointed the John A. Macdonald Professor of Political Science. While a lecturer at Queen's Shortt was appointed editor of The Queen's Journal. He is credited with establishing the first card catalogue at the Queen's Library. Regarded as the father of professional economics in Canada, Shortt took a historical approach as differentiated from economic theory, as he believed that the economics of nations depend on natural resources, geographic location, and specific economic attributes. Shortt went on to Glasgow University for his master's degree in political economy. Shortt was one of five men on the shortlist for the position of first president of the University of Saskatchewan. He is most well known for his research into the history of Canadian banking and for his association with the National Archives of Canada. In 1906 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1911. At the time of his death on 14 January 1931, he was a chairman of the Board of Historical Publications at the National Archives, a position he had held since 1918.

Bio/Historical Note: Special Collections at the University of Saskatchewan Library began with the purchase of the Adam Shortt collection of Canadiana in 1921. Dr. Shortt, a professor and University Librarian at Queen's University was an inveterate collector. Indeed, the collection at the University of Saskatchewan was one of his two personal collections. This collection has been augmented over time and now concentrates on western Canadian history. While it includes old and rare materials, such as 18th- and 19th-century editions of explorers' and missionaries' accounts, it also emphasizes the history of First Nations and Metis people. The library is particularly proud to own an original letter/poem written by resistance leader Louis Riel to his jailer just two weeks before he was hanged for treason.