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Saskatchewan Flying Farmers' Association

Long table full of food with people filling their plates.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1955 a group of thirty-two people met in Estevan, Saskatchewan to discuss the formation of a Saskatchewan chapter of the National Flying Farmers Association. On 2 November 1955, the National Flying Farmers Association issued a charter officially granting membership to the Saskatchewan association. The first annual meeting was held in Regina in 1956. The Saskatchewan Flying Farmers' Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization in Saskatchewan on 3 March 1977. The objectives of the Association are to promote the practical use of airplanes in the agricultural industry; to sponsor education and research on general aviation; to urge minimum regulations for general aviation; to encourage landing strips close to towns and cities; to develop public acceptance of light aircraft and to promote safe flying through education of pilots in the use of radio and other navigational aids. Executive members include a president; vice-president; secretary; treasurer and directors. Other officers include a public relations officer; newsletter editor and junior-teen advisor. The Queen is the official hostess of the Association. Monthly meetings and annual conventions are held and activities are planned to include members' spouses and children.

Saskatchewan Flying Farmers' Association

Large group of women getting a tour of a University greenhouse by [Stu Nelson, head, Horticulture Department].

Bio/Historical Note: In 1955 a group of thirty-two people met in Estevan, Saskatchewan to discuss the formation of a Saskatchewan chapter of the National Flying Farmers Association. On 2 November 1955, the National Flying Farmers Association issued a charter officially granting membership to the Saskatchewan association. The first annual meeting was held in Regina in 1956. The Saskatchewan Flying Farmers' Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization in Saskatchewan on 3 March 1977.
The objectives of the Association are to promote the practical use of airplanes in the agricultural industry; to sponsor education and research on general aviation; to urge minimum regulations for general aviation; to encourage landing strips close to towns and cities; to develop public acceptance of light aircraft and to promote safe flying through education of pilots in the use of radio and other navigational aids.
Executive members include a president; vice-president; secretary; treasurer and directors. Other officers include a public relations officer; newsletter editor and junior-teen advisor. The Queen is the official hostess of the Association. Monthly meetings and annual conventions are held and activities are planned to include members' spouses and children.

Pharmacy - Extension Course

Group photo of participants (some in uniform) of the annual Armed Services Pharmacy course given by Extension.

Bio/Historical Note: Following passage of the Saskatchewan Pharmacy Act in 1911, the newly incorporated Saskatchewan Pharmaceutical Association requested the University of Saskatchewan undertake the training and examination of pharmacists. A School within the College of Arts and Science was established in 1913 and the following year, 22 students enrolled in a one-year certificate program following a three-year apprenticeship. In 1921 the School became a College offering a four-year course leading to a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Three years later the certificate program was extended to two years. In 1946 the four-year BSP was a requirement for license in Saskatchewan. In 1987 a Division of Nutrition and Dietetics was established in the College of Pharmacy. Prior to this, Nutrition and Dietetics had been offered in the College of Home Economics. In 1994 the College was renamed the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition.

Dental Clinic - Construction

Progress shot of construction of the Dental Clinic.

Bio/Historical Note: Although classes began in 1968, construction for a building did not begin until 1978. This lack of appropriate accommodation in part meant that of 90 applicants for the College of Dentistry’s first class, only 10 students could be accepted. Research space was provided through the Cancer Institute; offices and a seminar room, through Ellis Hall; and space for Dentistry was planned for the proposed additions to the Medical College Building and University Hospital. A general economic slowdown in the provincial economy delayed construction of a building, and subsequently decreased the number of students accepted into the program. By 1973 the college was located within the Health Sciences Building, and were hoping for “construction of permanent clinic facilities adjacent to the Health Sciences Building, with a firm target date of 1977.” The Dental Clinic Building, designed by Holliday-Scott, Paine, was completed at a cost of $4 million; students and faculty moved in in January 1979. The maximum number of students for the College – 25 – were admitted for the first time for the 1979-80 winter term. Enveloped by the new Health Sciences E-Wing since 2013, the Dental Clinic retains its original design sensibilities.

Doris Hasell - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Doris Hasell, professor, Home Economics and Art History.

Bio/Historical Note: Doris E. Hasell earned a BID [Bachelor of Interior Design] from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture (1959) and an MEd in Art Education from the University of British Columbia (1990). She began her career at the University of Saskatchewan in 1962 as a special lecturer in Home Economics, and was promoted to assistant professor (1969) and associate professor (1974). Ms. Hasell continued to teach in the College of Home Economics until that college was phased out in 1990. She then joined the faculty of Art and Art History, where she had the rank of associate professor. She also served as acting head of that department (1993-1994). Ms. Hasell was an associate member of both Extension Division and the Curriculum Studies Department. She retired from the University in 1996. In addition to her work with the University, Ms. Hasell was extremely active within the community, serving as consultant on the interior design and/or renovation of several public buildings, including Saskatoon City Hospital; St. Philip’s Church; St. Joseph’s Church; St. James School; Loon Lake Union Hospital; Wakaw Union Hospital; North Battleford Comprehensive High School; Emmanuel and St. Chad; Grosvenor Park United Church; Holy Family Hospital, Prince Albert; and St. Andrew’s College. She has served as a consultant on international projects, has an extensive resume of invited lectures, and has over 40 publications to her credit (2021).

Student Activities - Snake Dance

Image of University students doing the "Snake Dance" at night in between traffic on the 200 block of 2nd Avenue South. Visible in background are the Gem Cafe, Paris Cafe, Black's Jewellers, among other businesses.

Bio/Historical Note: Originating in the early 1920s, the snake dance consisted of a lengthy chain of students that would wind down College Drive and the University (25th) Bridge, stalling traffic and attracting onlookers as it proceeded toward downtown. The snake dance was a raucous event associated with an annual parade of college floats, and was held on Hallowe'en. The custom was terminated by the Students' Representative Council following a near-fatal accident involving a student and a car in 1929. The snake dance became a relatively tame part of Frosh Week. The annual chain would enter and exit businesses, theatres and pubs, and after a few hours would wind down either downtown or on campus. By 1960, the snake dance again had youthful rowdies causing considerable damage to cars and private property. The last dance was held in 1962.

Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk, ninth and first woman Chancellor, 1986-1989.

Bio/Historical Note: One of Canada’s foremost medical biophysicists, Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk (1927-2012) was the only woman conducting medical-physics research in Canada in the 1950s. Her groundbreaking achievements have earned her worldwide recognition, bringing honour to Saskatchewan, her home province, and to Canada. Working with Dr. Harold Johns, Dr. Fedoruk served on a team of scientists involved in the development of one of the world's first cobalt-60 unit (the “Cobalt Bomb”), and one of the first nuclear medicine scanning machines, which pioneered the curative treatment of cancer using high intensity radioactive cobalt in humans. She became chief medical physicist for the Saskatchewan Cancer Foundation. The world’s first non-commercial cobalt-60 therapy unit went into operation at the University of Saskatchewan in 1951 – the same year Dr. Fedoruk submitted her thesis in physics. Within ten years, cobalt radiation had become the standard of radiation therapists worldwide, and it was estimated that by the end of the century it had helped more than 70 million people. Later in her career, Dr. Fedoruk contributed to the development of the Dosimeter, allowing doctors to control the amount of radiation that each cancer patient received. She also participated in the development of one of the first whole body scanning machines that used radioactive nuclides to help detect cancers of the thyroid and liver. With an academic career that spanned 35 years, Dr. Fedoruk was the first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada and served as a consultant on nuclear medicine to the International Atomic Energy Agency, among other advisory boards throughout the 1960s. She was Chancellor at the University of Saskatchewan (1986-1989), and the first female Lieutenant Governor of the province (1988-1994). Dr. Fedoruk was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1986. She was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (1986), the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal (1977), a Canada 125th Commemorative Medal (1992), five honourary doctorates from Canadian universities, among other honours. Dr. Fedoruk died 26 September 2012 in Saskatoon at age 85. The city of Saskatoon honoured her by naming Fedoruk Drive, located in the northeast sector of the city, after her. Sylvia Fedoruk Public School, located in the Evergreen neighbourhood, opened in 2017. Award-winning author Dr. Merle Massie wrote a biography (2020) of the life and career of Dr. Fedoruk, encompassing some of the most ground-breaking scientific, athletic and public transformations of the twentieth century.

Honourary Degrees - Addresses - Dr. Alfred Blalock

Dr. Alfred Blalock, honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient, gives an address during Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium. Dignitaries seated in background.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) was an American surgeon most noted for his work on the medical condition of shock as well as Tetralogy of Fallot— commonly known as Blue baby syndrome. He created, with assistance from his research and laboratory assistant Vivien Thomas and pediatric cardiologist Helen Taussig, the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt, a surgical procedure to relieve the cyanosis from Tetralogy of Fallot. This operation ushered in the modern era of cardiac surgery.

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