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Awards - Scholarships - Home Economics

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.

College of Agriculture - International Visitors

A note on the back states: "Seven agriculturists and an economist from the People's Republic of Mongolia touring western Canada to learn about beef cattle production and management. They visited farms, feedlots, museums and attended lectures in various agriculture departments at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.". Car, building and trees in the background.

Bio/historical note: President W. Murray 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. The Minister of Agriculture, Motherwell, W.R., 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 College of Agriculture responded to local farming problems by teaching and research and with new departments directed to these areas.

Native Student Movement Teepee

Five people sit in front of a tipi erected in the Bowl. On back of photo: "Native student movement teepee, Frosh Week,1973, L to r: Ida McLeod (teaching summer course in Educ. and will teach this winter), Keith Goulet (in Indian & Northern Education, teaches Cree for Anthro.), Donna Pinay (with Indian Cultural Center), Gail McConnell, Beth Hall (chair person of N.S.M)".

Otto E. Lang

Otto E. Lang, Minister Responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969-1979), during press conference at the Grain Handling Seminar held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Otto Emil Lang was born 14 May 1932 in Handel, Saskatchewan. In 1961 he was appointed dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969. A Rhodes Scholar, Lang holds a BA and an LLB from the University of Saskatchewan, a BCL from Oxford University (Exeter College) and an LLD from the University of Manitoba. He played for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, winning two Blues. Lang was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 election, and was re-elected in the 1972 and 1974 elections as the Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt. He served as Minister without Portfolio (1968-1970), Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969–79), Acting Minister of Mines, Energy and Resources (1969), Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970-1972), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972-1975), Minister of Transport (1975-1979), Acting Minister of Communications (1975), Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978), and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978). He was defeated in the 1979 federal election by Robert Ogle of the New Democratic Party. Following his career in politics, Lang served as executive Vice-President of Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd., chairman of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba and as president, CEO of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. He is currently retired, but serves as a director of several companies, including Investor's Group and the Winnipeg Airport Authority. In 2005-2006 Lang served as the co-chair of the federal Liberal election campaign for Manitoba. In 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Lang was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Saskatchewan in 2013.

Murray Memorial Library - South Wing – Interior

Mariette Rosseau-Vermette of St. Adele, Quebec, internationally known Canadian artist, looks over the tapestry she created for the main entrance to the new south wing of the Murray Library . The 8 by 20 foot tapestry, woven in Canadian wool, is entitled "Mes Prairies en Toutes Saisons" or in English "My Prairies in All Seasons". It is an abstract representing in the seasonal colors of the prairies the characteristic feel of this part of Canada. Rosseau-Vermette was in Saskatoon to supervise the installation of the tapestry.

Bio/Historical Note: 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 audio visual 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.

Murray Memorial Library - South Wing – Interior

Mariette Rousseau-Vermette (right) of St. Adele, Quebec, and her assistant, Janie Scott, during the installation of the tapestry Rosseau-Vermette created for the main entrance to the new south wing of the Murray Library. The 8 by 20 foot tapestry, woven in Canadian wool, is entitled "Mes Prairies en Toutes Saisons" or in English "My Prairies in All Seasons". It is an abstract representing in the seasonal colors of the prairies the characteristic feel of this part of Canada. Madame Rosseau-Vermette was in Saskatoon to supervise the installation of the tapestry.

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.

Mabel Timlin - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Mabel Timlin, Department of Economics, 1935-1959.

Bio/Historical Note: Mabel F. Timlin was born in Forest Junction, Wisconsin, on 6 December 1891. She attended Normal School and taught for 10 years at various schools in Wisconsin and Saskatchewan, prior to accepting a position as secretary at the University of Saskatchewan in 1921. Taking a few classes a year, she earned a BA in 1929, and completed her PhD (1940) from the University of Washington during summer sessions. Timlin began lecturing in Economics at the University of Saskatchewan in 1935. She was promoted to full professor in 1950, and retired in 1959. Timlin was an authority on Keynesian economic theory, monetary policy and immigration. Among her many publications were "Keynesian Economics" (1942) and "Does Canada Need More People?" (1951). Following her retirement, the Canada Council granted her a special Fellowship to study Canadian immigration. Later, she was appointed research assistant with the Social Science Research Council of Canada and co-authored "The Social Sciences in Canada: Two Studies" (1968). She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, first woman president of the Canadian Political Science Association, and a member of the Order of Canada. Timlin died in Saskatoon on 20 September 1976 at the age of 84. Place Riel Theatre operated from 1975-1992. In 2005, the former Place Riel Theatre (1975-1992) was named the Neatby-Timlin Theatre to honour Hilda Neatby (1904-1975), professor of History, and Mabel Timlin.

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