Head and shoulders image of Judith Rice, lecturer in English.

Bio/Historical Note: Judith Rice Henderson is a professor of English and former associate dean at the University of Saskatchewan. The Judith Rice Henderson Bursary in Humanities and Fine Arts is open to students who have been admitted formally to an Honours program in the College of Arts and Science in humanities or fine arts with a minimum average of 70%. She married T.Y. Henderson in 1976.

Posed indoor image of Larry Riemar, Huskie football player, in uniform.

Close-up of University of Saskatchewan Alumni ring.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Alexander Robertson, professor and head, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Alexander Robertson made headlines in June 1960 when he made statements in favor of the Saskatchewan government's plan to introduce compulsory prepaid medical care insurance. The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons, of which he was a member, was opposed to the government's move into the medical field. Dr. Robertson was chairman of the salaried physicians' section of the college when the section's executive was forced to resign after a vote of non-confidence. Dr. Robertson resigned from his post in February 1962 to become executive director of the Milbank Memorial Fund in New York City.

Lieutenants J.G. Diefenbaker, Hugh Aird and M.A. MacMillan, Royal Canadian Army, in uniform with tree and field in background.

Group photograph of the Students' Representative Council (now known as University of Saskatchewan Student Union (USSU)). Members, back row (l to r): Harold Austin Freeman, John Graham, H. Cunningham, William Stockdale Benson. Third row: P. Warren, Ruth M. Carr, James Waddell, Helen English, Wallace A. Thomson, Edith Maud Hartt (secretary); John G. Diefenbaker. Front row: Emmett Matthew Hall, Bessie Eastman, Lydia Emilie Gruchy, Jean Mutch, George Wilfred Simpson (president), Ray Donald McKenzie (executive), Iona Dorine Lawless (treasurer); J. Booth (vice-president).

Stylized image of John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, dressed in academic gown and hat.

Head and shoulders image of Dan Farthing, Huskies receiver and Canada West all-star in 1988 and 1990, in uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Dan Farthing (b. 1969) played with the Huskie football team from 1987-1990. In his rookie season Farthing made his mark in football as a receiver with three touchdowns on 31 receptions for 759 yards. He was named the Canada West and CIS Rookie of the Year – just one of five Huskies to ever win a national football award. The next season Farthing scored three touchdowns on 33 receptions for 756 yards, leading the conference and country in receiving. As well as winning the Canada West MVP award, Farthing was named both an all-star and a CIAU All-Canadian. He added another all-star nod in 1990 after helping the Huskies to their first-ever Vanier Cup championship. He was also awarded the Huskie Athletics Rusty MacDonald Cup, given to the athlete who best combines sportsmanship, leadership and athletics. Farthing graduated from the College of Physical Education and was the first student in the college to win the President’s Medal for most distinguished graduate. He was drafted in the CFL in 1991 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round, second overall - the second highest of any Huskie. Farthing had an 11-year career as a receiver with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, starting in 1991. He retired in 2001 and was inducted into the Roughriders Plaza of Honour in 2009.

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, speaking at official opening.

Bio/Historical Note: Though the first recorded withdrawal from the University Library occurred in October 1909, nearly five decades passed before the Library had its own building. The early collection was housed either on the second floor of the College Building (later known as the Administration Building) or was scattered among a number of small departmental libraries. Plans for a new library building in the late 1920s were ended by the start of the Great Depression; but a dramatically reduced acquisitions budget was offset by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1933. In 1943 the University hired its first professional Librarian. A combination of provincial grants and University fundraising financed the construction of the Murray Memorial Library. The library was named after the University’s first President, Walter C. Murray. Designed by noted Regina architect Kioshi Izumi working under H.K. Black, Architect, it marked a change in campus architecture away from the more angular and elaborate Collegiate Gothic style to that of the less expensive cube. Building materials included granite at the entrance and Tyndall stone as a wall cladding and window trim. In addition to the library, the building housed the College of Law, an office of the Provincial Archives and a 105-seat lecture theatre equipped with the latest in audiovisual teaching aids. The most dramatic transformation took place between 1970 and 1976 when a six floor south wing was added along with an extensive renovation of the 1956 structure. Designed by BLM, Regina, the south wing was unlike any other building on campus. Clad in Tyndall stone panels made to look like concrete (through a "bush hammered" finish), the grey almost windowless building is industrial and utilitarian in appearance. The University's master plan required buildings in the core of campus to be clad in stone. However, the "bush hammered" finish was used since the Library addition was built during a period that saw the flowering of "Brutalist" Architecture, so called because of the wide use of exposed concrete. The new (south) wing, originally called the Main Library, was officially opened on 17 May 1974, and also became the home of the Department of Art and Art History, the College of Graduate Studies and the University Archives.

John G. Diefenbaker speaking at Farm and Home Week banquet; view of head table with other persons seated.

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Gib Eamer at fall Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Gilbert D. (Gib) Eamer (d. 1991) was general secretary of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation from 1940 to 1967, with a 4-1/2 year interruption while serving during World War II.

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to A.J. Casson at Spring Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Alfred Joseph Casson (1898-1992) was a member of the Canadian group of artists known as the Group of Seven. He joined the group in 1926 at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael. Casson is best known for his depictions of landscapes, forests and farms of southern Ontario, and for being the youngest member of the Group of Seven.

Dr. George W. Simpson, professor of History; John G. Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, and Dr. I. Matheson Fraser, dean of Engineering, holding their life membership certificates from the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association.

Louis Hantelman's threshing outfit poses for camera; Case steam tractor, threshing machine, horses, and wagons can be seen.

Bio/Historical Note: Louis Henry (Lou) Hantelman (1884-1966) was a Saskatchewan farmer and politician. Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Hantelman came to Rouleau, Saskatchewan in 1905 to farm. During World War I he joined the 46th Battalion of the Royal Canadian Army and served in France; he reverted from the rank of captain to lieutenant so that he could remain with the men he had trained when they were sent to France.After the war, Hantelman resumed farming near Plato, Saskatchewan, after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became the Saskatchewan CCF. He served for two terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan and as chair of the university's hospital board. Hantelman received an Honourary Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1955. In his will, he left the University $500,000 to be used to support agricultural research, agriculture scholarships, the humanities, and social sciences. The Hantelman Building, built between 1961-1963, was named in his honor.

Looking west at construction of Biology, Arts, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) and Animal Science buildings. In foreground is University Hospital, Ellis Hall and other campus buildings north of College Drive. Prairie fields in background.