Moving earth for the basement of Place Riel Campus Centre; north wing of the Murray Library in background.

Bio/Historical Note: While construction on the Place Riel Student Centre complex was not begun until well into the 1970s, planning for the structure actually began a decade earlier. During the 1964-1965 academic year the Students’ Union recognized the need for facilities much more extensive than could be offered in the MUB. While the MUB had only been completed in 1955 an expanding student population had already made it obsolete as a central location for student activities and leisure on campus. A Commission was established to investigate the matter and in 1964 student questionnaires and several studies were carried out. In a referendum in February 1966, 69.4% of students voted to increase a mandatory building tuition fee to $12. In 1967 the University and the Students’ Union jointly established a Project Building Committee to plan the required facilities. The University recognized its financial commitment to the project in late 1967 and included its anticipated share in the capital program request for 1968/69 and subsequent years. During the 1973-1974 academic year the student body voted in favour of another increase in the annual building fee to $20. The Place Riel Student Centre was constructed in three phases from 1976 to 1980 for a combined cost of $5,794,315. The original concept for the project had been the construction of a large freestanding building which incorporated all of the needs of the Student Centre. This plan was eventually adapted to include the use of space in the Arts Building and the Memorial Union Building (MUB) for student facilities primarily to offset construction costs. The first phase of the project involved the renovation of the Theatre Wing of the Arts Building. This was completed in 1976 for $178,080 by Smith Bros. and Wilson. It was designed by D. H. Stock and Partners. The second phase of construction involved the building of Place Riel itself. Place Riel was completed in 1979 for $3,916,235. It was designed by the architectural firm of Ferguson Folstad Friggstad and was built by Ellis Don Construction. The final phase of construction involved the renovation of the MUB, which was again designed by Ferguson Folstad Friggstad. The renovations were completed by Bennett and White Construction in 1980. They included the demolition and removal of portions of the building, structural alterations, interior renovations, improvements to the elevator, and alterations and renovations to the Tunnel. Originally estimated at $902,688, this final phase of the project would eventually cost $1.7 million. The completed building provided space for the Students’ Union Business Office, Sheaf Offices, commercial space for kiosks, meeting and seminar rooms, several general lounge areas, a theatre in the Arts Building, a discotheque (Louis’ Pub) in the MUB, a music listening room, a television lounge, a grad student lounge and a billiard and arcade room. Space in the building was also leased to campus radio station CJUS-FM, the Alumni Office, Student Counselling Services, a Canada Manpower Centre, the campus bookstore and food and vending services. The Centre officially opened in September 1980. Until 1998, when the students’ union assumed complete control, Place Riel was managed by the Place Riel Society, a board with representation from the university, students, and alumni. The use of the building has evolved over the years, particularly following numerous renovations over the years, with lower Place Riel now being dominated by a food court.

Head and shoulders image of M. Ross Hetherington, instructor, School of Physical Education, and coach of the swimming and diving squads.

Bio/historical note: M. Ross Hetherington taught at the School of Physical Education from 1961-1965.

Three Engineering students and Barry Hertz (holding umbrella), Professor, College of Engineering, pose with the Zenith VI three-wheeled ultra light vehicle in preparation for the annual Super Mileage Competition.

Three Engineering students and Barry Hertz (second from left), Professor, College of Engineering, pose with the Aerodyne VII three-wheeled ultra light vehicle in preparation for the annual Super Mileage Competition.

Driver Bronie Ewanchuk sits in award-winning vehicle as co-designer Darcy Thomson installs the top in preparation for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Super Mileage Competition. The Engineering students won the amateur class title for low mileage.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Alan Hill, research associate, Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, from 1967-1970.

Architectural plan of the campus layout done by Brown and Vallance, as slightly modified in 1924 to show actual and planned buildings.

Grouping of individual photos of residents at University Hospital between 1955-1963. Clockwise at top: Chertkow, G., 1955-56; Jaworski, Z.F., 1956-57; O'Herlihy, H.T., 1958-59; Fraser, J.G., 1961-62; Kitchen, B., 1960-61; Baugh, C.W., 1959-60; Mowbray, John H., 1957-58; and Howard, D.L.G., 1955. U of S logo at centre of grouping.

Posed indoor image team members (l to r): John Rich Bunn, Frank Alexander Canzi, Ashley McIntosh Walker, F. MacPherson, Peter Peters, Mitchell, ?, Donald Sutherland MacMurchy.

Lorin Hollander at the piano in Convocation Hall during the University's 'Month of Music.'

Bio/Historical Note: Lorin Hollander (born 1944) is an American classical concert pianist. He has performed with virtually all of the major symphony orchestras in the United States and many around the world.

Head and shoulders image of Frank Holroyd, professor, Department of Drama, 1948-1959.

Bio/Historical Note: Frank Holroyd was appointed instructor of Drama at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948. One year later he was promoted to assistant professor, a position he held until his retirement in 1959. Holroyd performed technical work and was a set designer. He returned to the Drama Department as a part-time instructor after his retirement. He eventually moved to Tangiers in 1962 and died there in 1971. The workshop in the Hangar Building was named the Frank Holroyd workshop.

Frank Holroyd, professor, Department of Drama, poses with a stage display.

Bio/Historical Note: Frank Holroyd was appointed instructor of Drama at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948. One year later he was promoted to assistant professor, a position he held until his retirement in 1959. Holroyd performed the technical work and was a set designer. He returned to the Drama Department as a part-time instructor after his retirement. He eventually moved to Tangiers in 1962 and died there in 1971. The workshop in the Hangar Building was named the Frank Holroyd workshop.

Dr. S. Holt, Department of Medicine, dispenses a dose of peanut lectin for human injection.

Head and shoulders image of Eva Lee, Dean, College of Home Economics, 1986-1989.

Bio/Historical Note: Dean Eva Lee was born in Malaysia and received her BSc and MSc from the University of London. She moved tp Canada to work as chief dietitian at the Trail Tadanac Hospital in British Columbia. She joined the College of Home Economics at the University of Saskatchewan in 1968, and taught classes in basic and advanced nutrition, diet therapy and community nutrition. Her research interests and resulting publications included topics such as the role of nutrition in sports, additives in infant food, food fads and fallacies and strategies for teaching seniors about nutrition. Profesor Lee developed an audiovisual presentation and manual for SaskSport on the nutritional needs of athletes and originated the directed the very successful “Seniors Teaching Seniors.” This community project involved seniors instructing their peers about nutrition, the use of medications and consumer issues. Professor Lee was appointed Dean of Home Economics in 1986 and during her tenure initiated a Community Nutrition Internship Program and an exchange program between the College and King’s College, University of London. Dean Lee resigned from the University in 1988 to become Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and later President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. She is currently Chair and CEO of Amara International Investment Corp. in Vancouver and holds positions as director with a number of boards of national and international corporations (2021).

Image of E. Cora Hind, Editor, Winnipeg Free Press, checking grain in a field.

Bio/Historical Note: Ella Cora Hind, journalist, agricultural authority, activist and suffragist (1861-1942), was an acclaimed grain expert, a champion of women’s rights and an advocate for the franchise. Hind helped her grandfather on the family farm, where she learned about tending livestock, sowing wheat and judging when crops are ready to harvest. She was initially homeschooled but began attending classes at the age of 11 when a school was built nearby. During high school, Hind considered a career in teaching and wrote the exam. However, after failing the algebra section, she decided to become a journalist. Accompanied by her aunt, Ella Cora Hind boarded a train for Manitoba in 1882, travelling west for career opportunities. Armed with a letter of introduction from an uncle, Hind confidently entered the Manitoba Free Press office in Winnipeg. Editor William Fisher Luxton warmly welcomed her to the office but was astonished when she asked for a job as a reporter. Luxton refused. There were no women on staff, and he would not change policies. Hind left, feeling disappointed; however, she was not defeated. Hind heard about a brand-new office machine, the typewriter, and immediately rented one. She taught herself the two-finger hunt-and-peck method. After a month of intensive practice, she returned the machine and left with a job prospect. Shortly after, Hind secured a job working for a lawyer named Hugh John Macdonald (the son of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, who later became a politician and premier of Manitoba). Macdonald’s law office purchased the first typewriter in Winnipeg. Hind, the only typist west of the Great Lakes, was hired at a salary of six dollars a week. In 1893 Hind established Western Canada’s first public stenography bureau. At the same time, she was following developments in prairie farming. Among others, Hind’s clients included farmers, from cattlemen to grain farmers, and brokers. These men enjoyed working with Hind, who had an in-depth knowledge of farming due to her upbringing. Hind often submitted articles on agriculture to the newspaper under her preferred byline, E. Cora Hind. She soon became known as a grain expert. In 1901, editor John W. Dafoe of the Manitoba Free Press offered Hind a job as an agricultural editor. Tramping through fields to examine crops, she earned an international reputation as an agricultural journalist and “the oracle of wheat” for her accurate harvest yield predictions. She was also renowned for her non-traditional work wardrobe of riding breeches, high leather boots and a Stetson hat. Farm inspections later took Hind on travels throughout Canada and abroad. In 1924 alone, she travelled more than 10,000 kilometers to survey crops. Hind was a founding member of the Winnipeg branch of the Canadian Women’s Press Club. At the time, female journalists were not allowed to become members of the Canadian Press Club. Hind used her status to advocate for women in journalism and in the community.
Hind became involved in temperance movements shortly after arriving in Winnipeg in 1882. Her first job as typist for lawyer Hugh John Macdonald introduced her to a range of contacts and situations, including the desperate need for social reform. Unbearable living conditions, drunkenness, crime and child and spousal abuse were common in Winnipeg. Hind and her aunt joined the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in Winnipeg to press for prohibition. In 1894 she was a founding member of the Manitoba Equal Franchise Association with prominent suffragist Dr. Amelia Yeomans, who became the first president of the club. Hind composed and typed fiery suffrage speeches. In 1912 Hind co-founded the Political Equality League (PEL) with suffragist friends Nellie McClung and Lillian Beynon Thomas. Fighting for rights for all women, the core members of the PEL were professional women, such as journalists and physicians. Using education, speeches and satire, the PEL attracted public attention by holding a “mock parliament” in January 1914. Hind was part of the play’s cast, along with McClung and Thomas. The work of Hind and other suffragists ignited historic change. In 1916 Manitoba was the first province to grant women the right to vote and hold office. In 1935, the University of Manitoba awarded Hind an honourary Doctor of Laws degree. Seven years later, E. Cora Hind died at age 81. In 1997, a plaque was erected in Winnipeg, designating the journalist and suffragist as a National Historic Person.