Posed indoor image of team members in swimsuits. Front row (l to r): John William (Johnny) Leach, Don McBurney, Jack Cumming, Donald McIntyre Tyerman, Alfred Edward Bence. Standing: E. Stanley Carpenter, Joe Griffiths (coach).

J.B. (Bal) Kirkpatrick clearing the high jump bar at [Griffiths Stadium].

Bio/Historical Note: James Balfour Kirkpatrick (1909-1998), a graduate of Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BA 1929; BEd 1930; MEd 1935) in 1926. Under the tutelage of Joe Griffiths, Kirkpatrick became one of Saskatchewan's premier track & field athletes as a thrower and jumper. He held provincial records in the 1930s in high jump and shot put. In the first ever Canadian championships in 1938 at Griffiths Stadium, Kirkpatrick finished second in high jump and third in three throwing events. Kirkpatrick, who was 6-3, developed his basketball skills in the "ham and egg league" that Griffiths introduced on campus in 1924 for raw recruits, progressed to interfaculty competition and eventually earned a starting position on the Huskies. He played on the Saskatoon Grads, who won the provincial senior men's title in 1939-1940. Kirkpatrick was also a member of the Huskies tennis team in 1934 and in 1937 captured the provincial men's singles title. He went on to serve as director of the Saskatchewan Recreation Movement and laid the groundwork for the establishment of the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association. Kirkpatrick was named Saskatoon Kinsmen Sportsman of the Year in 1983 and was inducted as a builder into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1986 and into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1990.

Joe Griffiths firing the starting pistol to start the Gil Watson Annual Torch race at "Griffiths' Rally," part of annual Frosh Week activities. Four unidentified male racers crouch holding torches.

Joe Griffiths, coach of the track and field team, and Orvald Gratias, captain of the team, stand outside a tent.

Bio/Historical Note: Orvald Arthur Gratias, a native of Kinistino, Saskatchewan, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BSc ‘28; MSc ‘30) in 1925. During his five years on campus he competed in basketball, football and track & field. He excelled in discus and hammer throw and was captain of the track & field team in 1930. In 1928, the Sheaf named him Saskatchewan's most versatile athlete. Joe Griffiths later described Gratias as one of the greatest all-around athletes to wear the green and white. He received a Major Athletic Award in 1930. Gratias was president of the University Athletic Directorate and went on to be a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, studying particle physics. Gratias parlayed an MBA into a second career as a research analyst with the Montreal blue-chip firm MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier, specializing in market movements. Gratias died on 23 July 1996 in Ottawa at age 87.

Women's Intramural volleyball championship team pose on the court: Members, standing: Myrna Needham, Vi Kachman, Dianne Thompson, Lenore Kivell, Orma Longworth, Joanna Samson and Berle Aston. Two unidentified men and a woman in back row.

Co-ed game in action.

Indoor posed image of weightlifting club members. Names: Thompson, N.S., Hill, A., Harvey, Roger James, Hanselman, Carl Oscar., Zabolotny, F., Marchant, B., Meyers, A., Bruck, J.C., Wiseman, H.A.B., McCaig, S., McLeod, R.B., Anderson, R.

Bio/historical note: The Weight-Training Club was a new club organized on the campus. The object of the club was to improve the general health and muscular development of the students, under the supervision and instruction of Wiseman, H.

Elevated view of Huskiettes in action against the Royals of the City League at Saskatoon Technical institute gymnasium; Norman Cram officiating.

Posed indoor image of men's basketball team members dressed in uniform, one member holding a basketball. Members: George Douglas Taylor, W. Pope, Percy Hathaway Maguire, D.A. Fitzgerald, H. Ellis MacMillan, Ray P. Frey, M.W. Balfour, Allan W. Blair, Dr. King, William Stockdale Benson.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

Group photo of Medical students basketball team. Names at bottom of print: "Purdy, Chipperfield, Kirkpatrick, Kinnear, [Harold] Dalgleish, [Emile Esram] Therrien, McBurney, (Mgr), McNab, Morse".

The men's basketball team playing against an unidentified opponent in the Qu'Appelle Hall gymnasium.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

Members of the WIAB. Standing: Pat Connolly (St. Thomas More), Pat Baird (Nursing), Marilyn Wearring (Physical Education), Muriel Callander (WASA). Seated: Jane Art (Home Economics), Hazel Cubbon (Pharmacy), Sharon Art, Hilda Glemser (President, Education).

Posed indoor image of team members pose in uniform. Names: Lois Young, Margot Good, Pat Parker, Helen Wood, Joyce Castleden, Jeanne Anderson, Ruth Noble, Jim Tomlinson with basketball (coach), Helen Sherstibitoff, Jean Cowell.

Posed indoor image of Orphanettes' basketball team dressed in uniform; two members holding basketballs. Members: Newman, D. (coach), Glemser, H. (mgr), Wakabayashi, R., Chappell, S., Kinnon, Patricia Irene, Johnston, G., Hodgson, P., Baird, P., Kell, W., Houston, J., Smith, L., Cameron, B., Art, S.

Bio/Historical Note: The Saskatoon Ophanettes played recreational basketball in the City League in the 1940s and 1950s.

Action shot of freshman women's basketball team; players visible are A. Kempthorne, Z. Belak, and B. Searcy.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.