Head and shoulders image of Dr. Arthur S. Morton, head, Department of History, and University Librarian until his retirement in 1940.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Arthur Silver Morton was born on 16 May 1870 at the village of Iere, Trinidad, British West Indies, the son of Nova Scotian missionaries. Morton received his early education locally and with a scholarship from the Government of the Island, he entered the University of Edinburgh, eventually receiving both an MA and a B.Divinity. In 1896, after a summer of study at the University of Berlin, Dr. Morton arrived in Canada and was ordained by the Presbytery of St. John, New Brunswick. He served as a minister until 1904 when he started his career as a lecturer in church history, first at the Presbyterian College in Halifax and later Knox College in Toronto. Morton came to the University of Saskatchewan in 1914 and served both as head of the History Department and University Librarian until his retirement in 1940. Upon arriving in Saskatoon, Morton embarked on the study of Western Canadian history and the preservation of the region's historical documents and historic sites. Over the next four decades he published several books; among his best known works are "A History of the Canadian West to 1870-71," "History of Prairie Settlement," "Under Western Skies," and "The Life of Sir George Simpson." Dr. Morton received many honours during his career including a Doctor of Divinity from Pine Hill College (1922), an LLD from the U of S (1941), election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1932), and appointments as Keeper of Provincial Records (1937) and Provincial Archivist (1943). Upon his retirement he was named Professor Emeritus of History. Dr. Morton continued to work on a number of projects until his death on 26 January 1945. Morton Place in the Greystone Heights neighborhood of Saskatoon honours Dr. Morton.

Hugh Carson, instructor, Physical Education, talking with B. Monaghan (in swim trunks) in Qu'Appelle Hall gym.

Outdoor view of the Crop Science Weed Research Nursery. Field with markers and plants in foreground; unidentified man and buildings in background.

Lucy Murray and three of her mountain climbing friends on top of [Mount Thompson], Banff National Park, Alberta. An inukshuk-like stone marker at right.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in 1902 in Nova Scotia, Lucy Hunter Murray was the second daughter of Walter C. Murray, the University of Saskatchewan's first president, and Christina Cameron Murray. Lucy Murray received her BA at the University of Saskatchewan in 1923 and her MA from the University of Toronto in 1925. Then followed a B.Ed. degree in 1933 at the University of Saskatchewan where she received the McColl scholarship in 1933. Murray earned a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1935. She joined the Regina College's department of English in 1936 and was an Associate Professor there at the time of her death in 1967. Murray was given the Cliff Shaw Memorial Award for her contributions to the Blue Jay, the journal of the Saskatchewan Natural History Society.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Rodger J. Manning, Department of Chemistry, 1916-1946.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Rodger James Manning was born in Ontario in 1884. He received his university education at Toronto and Bristol, where he obtained a DSc in 1913. After a period of time in Germany and Toronto he joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan in 1916 at a time when the departmental staff consisted of four members. Dr. Manning played an active and important role in the early development of the Chemistry Department and of the University through the difficult times of two world wars, and the severe depression of the 30s. Dr. Manning’s specialty was biochemistry and as the only biochemist at the U of S for thirty years until his retirement in 1946, he taught many science students and all the students enrolled in the pre-clinical medical program which was then in existence. Dr. Manning and his graduate students also made important research contributions in the field of liver enzymes, yeast fermentations and digestive processes. His contribution to the life of the university was not confined to teaching and research. A gifted and trained singer, Dr. Manning started the first choral group at the U of S in 1916 and was leader for 14 years. He received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S in 1970. Dr. Manning died in Victoria in 1974 at age 90.

A Candee brooder system nstalled in the interior of the Poultry Building.

Bio/historical note: The Candee brooder system was installed in the east brooder wing when the Poultry Building was built in 1918. This brooder house was remodeled in 1936 by putting in homemade box type electric brooders using lamps for heat.

A triple yolk egg in its broken shell is displayed on a cloth on the ground.

[Barred Plymouth Rocks] two hens and one rooster sitting on a covered box. A labeled box in background.

Percy Vials standing with a pail in his hand, feeding Barred Plymouth Rock chicks. Chicken shed, other buildings and car in background.

Head and shoulders image of Raymond K. Baker, first professor of Animal Husbandry (Science),1913-1942.

Bio/Historical Note: Raymond Kemp Baker died in [Saskatoon in 1942].

Sheep gathered in a pen in foreground in front of the poultry house. Fences, University (Main) Barn and other buildings in background.

Posed indoor image of students sitting on bleachers.

Posed winter image of participants of the Rama, Saskatchewan, agricultural short course; group standing in front of building.

Bio/Historical Note: Walter C. Murray, University President, saw that the College of Agriculture would keep the university close to the life of the people. Between 1909-1912, before they had teaching space, the agriculture faculty developed the agriculture farm and traveled doing extension work, most significantly, with the Better Farming Train. The Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture, W.R. Motherwell, supported extension work with tax revenue funds. In October 1912, the first agriculture class was taught. Both a 3-year associate course and a degree course were available. In 1937 the associate program became the School of Agriculture. The school responded to local farming problems by teaching and research and with new departments directed to these areas.

Head and shoulders image of John H. Fraser, Department of Chemistry, 1929-1943.

Bio/Historical Note: John Haddon Fraser was born in 1893 in Pictou, Nova Scotia and received his early education at Pictou Academy. His family moved to Saskatchewan in 1913 and attended the Normal School in Saskatoon. He taught at Vonda, D'Arcy, Rosthern and Birch Hills schools until received a BSc and Governor General's Gold Medal in 1929. He earned a MSc in 1932 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Chemistry in 1932.

Bio/Historical Note: John Haddon Fraser was born in 1893 in Pictou, Nova Scotia and received his early education at Pictou Academy. His family moved to Saskatchewan in 1913 and he attended the Normal School in Saskatoon. Fraser taught at Vonda, D'Arcy, Rosthern and Birch Hills schools in Saskatchewan. He enrolled in the U of S and received a BSc and Governor General's Gold Medal in 1929. Fraser earned an MSc in 1932 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Chemistry that same year. Fraser died in Saskatoon in 1943 at age 50.