Interior of lecture car for crop production on the Better Farming Train. Various grain strands attached to wall.

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.

"Young children were taken care of here while their Mothers attended the lectures". Three staff and nine children (three on the slide) at the Better Farming Train.

Image of a horse and three staff members on the livestock car.

Image of grassy area beside railroad tracks used for camping. A tent, people and an automobile in foreground; the Better Farming Train in background.

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.

"Young children were taken care of here while their parents attend the lectures." Staff and children in the nursery car of the Better Farming Train. Rear of children's slide in foreground.

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.

A group of women chatting inside the lecture car.

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.

Unidentified man standing in the poultry car of the Better Farming Train.

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.

The exterior of the field crops and mechanics' lecture car, and the Boys' and Girls' lantern car.

People peer into flat car with pens of sheep and [hogs]; grain elevator in background.

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.

Ann-Marie John, winner of the Hope Hunt Scholarship, standing with Dr. Milt Bell and Dr. Hope H. Hunt, donor of the award and retired dean of Home Economics, after presentation at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Hope H. Hunt attended public and high school in Calgary. She earned a BAHSc from the University of Toronto, an MSc from Columbia University and a PhD from the University of Minnesota, where she held a faculty position. In 1940 she accepted an appointment as head of the School of Household Science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1941, when the school became a college, Dr. Hunt became the first dean of a College of Household Science in Canada. Her research involved the evaluation of cooking qualities of fruits and was conducted in conjunction with the Horticulture Department. Dr. Hunt was responsible for securing additional faculty members and introducing many important changes to the Home Economics curriculum, including new classes in Child Development, Family Relations, Community Nutrition, Household and Institution Management, Diet Therapy, and History and Development of Home Economics. She was instrumental in changing the name to the College of Home Economics. She laid the groundwork for curricular revisions to establish a general course to meet the needs of teachers and five majors: Dietetics and Nutrition, Housing and Design, Food Science, Clothing and Textiles and Home Management. Dr. Hunt convened a committee to plan a new home for Home Economics in the addition to the Chemistry Building. Dr. Hunt retired in 1972 and was named Dean Emerita. The Hope Hunt Scholarship was established in her honour by alumna and friends. It is awarded annually to a graduate of Home Economics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Family Studies or Consumer Studies who is pursing graduate studies at the University. Dr. Hunt died in Saskatoon in 1995 at age 97.

Dr. Hope H. Hunt (left), retired dean of Home Economics, and students (from l to r): Mrs. Leone Farrell, Ann-Marie John, and Mrs. Beverley Wagner, chat together at an informal gathering held to mark the awarding of the Hope Hunt scholarship.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Hope H. Hunt attended public and high school in Calgary. She earned a BAHSc from the University of Toronto, an MSc from Columbia University and a PhD from the University of Minnesota, where she held a faculty position. In 1940 she accepted an appointment as head of the School of Household Science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1941, when the school became a college, Dr. Hunt became the first dean of a College of Household Science in Canada. Her research involved the evaluation of cooking qualities of fruits and was conducted in conjunction with the Horticulture Department. Dr. Hunt was responsible for securing additional faculty members and introducing many important changes to the Home Economics curriculum, including new classes in Child Development, Family Relations, Community Nutrition, Household and Institution Management, Diet Therapy, and History and Development of Home Economics. She was instrumental in changing the name to the College of Home Economics. She laid the groundwork for curricular revisions to establish a general course to meet the needs of teachers and five majors: Dietetics and Nutrition, Housing and Design, Food Science, Clothing and Textiles and Home Management. Dr. Hunt convened a committee to plan a new home for Home Economics in the addition to the Chemistry Building. Dr. Hunt retired in 1972 and was named Dean Emerita. The Hope Hunt Scholarship was established in her honour by alumna and friends. It is awarded annually to a graduate of Home Economics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Family Studies or Consumer Studies who is pursing graduate studies at the University. Dr. Hunt died in Saskatoon in 1995 at age 97.

Image of Household Science class photo page from the 1932-1933 Greystone.

Three images of Home Economics graduates shaking hands with Dr. Hope H. Hunt, dean. One graduate in a wheelchair, possibly E.M. Carefoot, C.E.B. Dexter, C.G.M. Lorrain, or F.M. Wilson.

William S. Escalante, local representative, Frank Wyeth Horner, presents a book to Donald Frank LeGatt, winner of the Frank Wyeth Horner Memorial Prize for High Standing in Subjects Related to Pharmacology. Dr. J.G. Jeffrey, professor of Pharmacy, stands at left.