An unidentified man poses with aurora observation equipment in a Physics laboratory.

Bio/Historical Note: The Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) was formed at the University of Saskatchewan in 1956. ISAS studied the aurora (northern lights), the related 'disturbances' in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, and the effects of solar activity upon climate.

View looking northeast across the Bowl of the Physics Building and addition. Sidewalk and landscaping in foreground.

Members of the Student Council at Summer School stand in front of the College (Administration) Building. Individuals identified are front row (l to r): Tom Currie; Frank M. Quance, Dean of Education; Harvey McNaught; Edith Grace Roycroft; and Marjory Winnifred Cleall. Names written on photograph in back row are: Jack Jones; and G.E. McBrien.

Jean Krantz, CJUS-FM staff member, at the controls in the radio station's studio. Turntables and a large computer visible in background.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1959 a campus group calling themselves "University Radio Productions" approached the federal government for a broadcast license to operate a student-run FM station on a non-commercial basis. Licensing requirements demanded that licenses only be issued to the university itself; in 1960 students approached the Board of Governors for approval. Operation of the station, including a constitution, was formalized in 1965 between the University and the Students Union (USSU), and CJUS-FM was launched. Studios were initially located in the basement of the university's Memorial Union Building, but were moved to the basement of the Education Building in 1980 next to the Department of Audio Visual Services. The station was launched through a partnership between the university's board of governors and its student union. For a number of years, the station also aired some programming from the CBC Stereo network before CBKS was launched. In 1983, with the station in financial trouble, it began to accept limited commercial advertising, and briefly changed its call sign to CHSK. The following year, the university's board decided to discontinue its funding of the station, and CHSK ceased broadcasting on 30 September 1985. CJUS was relaunched as an Internet radio stream in 2005.

Head and shoulders image of Frank Harrington, Division of Media and Technology.

Image of Dr. Wilf Rae, professor and head, Department of Poultry Husbandry, working at his desk.

Head and shoulders image of Donald S. Rawson, Professor and Head of the Department of Biology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson was born on 19 May 1905 in Claremont, Ontario. He enrolled at the University of Toronto in 1922 and earned BA, MA, and PhD degrees by 1929. Dr. Rawson demonstrated outstanding ability as a student and was awarded a doctorate at age 24; his doctoral thesis investigated the bottom fauna of Lake Simcoe. He was a champion wrestler at the U of T. Dr. Rawson joined the Biology Department of the University of Saskatchewan as assistant professor of Zoology in 1928 and became head of the department in 1949. His research in limnology covered two distinct periods. From 1928 to 1934 Dr. Rawson concentrated on lakes of the newly established Prince Albert National Park. This work involved physico-chemical, biological, and fisheries studies, and included specific experiments in fisheries management. Dr. Rawson married Dr. Hildred Patton in 1932. From 1935 to 1941 he carried out extensive research in the National Parks of the Canadian Rockies and in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. The primary aim of these investigations was the collection of limnological information as applied to fisheries management. In the late 1930s Dr. Rawson surveyed saline lakes in southern Saskatchewan. In 1942 Dr. Rawson began work on Canada's large northern lakes (including Reindeer, Athabasca and Great Slave Lakes) that brought him international fame. After 1947 he devoted most of his attention to investigations of Lac La Ronge and Amisk Lake in the Churchill River drainage system. Subsequently, many other northern Saskatchewan lakes were studied. Dr. Rawson's death, on 16 February 1961, came at the apex of his scientific and teaching career. Rawson Crescent in the College Park neighbourhood honours him.

Head and shoulders image of John E. Rayner, Director, Department of Extension, 1918-1952.

Bio/Historical Note: John George Rayner was born 1 Oct. 1890 in London, England. At age 2 his family came to Canada, settling on a farm near Virden, Manitoba. After completing his high school education there, he attended the Manitoba College of Agriculture in Winnipeg, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree in 1913. In 1914 Rayner was employed as agricultural representative with the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture, his district taking in a large portion of the northwest part of the settled area of the province. With an appointment in 1918 as director of boys' and girls' club work at the Extension Department at the Saskatoon campus, University of Saskatchewan, Rayner began a 34-year association with the rural young people of Saskatchewan. He was dedicated to the principle of development of the individual, and was one of the founders of the Canadian Council of Boys' and Girls' work in 1933. Rayner served as the council's president in 1937 and 1947, and was instrumental in getting the name "4-H" applied to rural youth clubs in Canada. He served as director of the Extension Department from 1920 until the time of his death in 1952. Rayner was a charter member of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists (now the Agricultural Institute of Canada) of which he became a fellow. He was also a charter member of the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists. As secretary-treasurer of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies Association and the Saskatchewan Horticultural Societies Association he was responsible for the supervision and direction of these organizations for 32 years. In 1965 the 4-H Foundation's Camp Rayner was named in Rayner’s honour, and in 1973 he was posthumously named to Saskatchewan's Hall of Fame. Rayner died in Saskatoon on 30 June 1952.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. W.B. Reid, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, College of Medicine.

Head and shoulders image of Fr. André Renaud, OMI, professor, College of Education, and head, Indian and Northern Curriculum Program.

Bio/Historical Note: Concern over high turnover of teachers in northern communities, and in particular the high drop-out rate for First Nations students, led to the establishment of a special course, first offered in the summer of 1961. EDIND 357, “The School Program in Indian and Northern Communities,” was offered in conjunction with the College of Education. The first instructor was Father André Renaud (1920-1988), OMI, who had been seconded from the Oblate Fathers’ Indian and Eskimo Education and Welfare Commission. Renaud was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1973. Renaud died in Saskatoon in 1988.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Don Rennie, Professor and Head, Department of Soil Science, and Director of the Saskatchewan Institute of Pedology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Donald Andrews Rennie was born in 1922 in Medicine Hat, Alberta and raised on the family farm southeast of Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, where he took his public and high school education. His first job was as a clerk in the Bank of Nova Scotia from 1940-1942. Dr. Rennie served as a Flight Lieutenant in the RCAF from 1942-1945, flying with the 407 Coastal Squadron on anti-submarine patrol. Following the war he completed his BSA (Soil Science, Sask.) and PhD (Wisconsin). Dr. Rennie accepted a faculty position in the Department of Soil Science of the U of S in 1952, served as head of the department from 1964 1980, and director, Saskatchewan Institute of Pedology. Dr. Rennie was appointed dean of the College of Agriculture in 1984 and remained until retirement in 1989. Dr. Rennie died in 2007.

Faculty retirees and spouses sitting at head table at annual faculty retirement banquet in Marquis Hall. Unidentified speaker addressing attendees.

J.B. Kirkpatrick, Dean, College of Education, speaking from head table at annual faculty retirement banquet in Marquis Hall.

Head and shoulders image of J. Howard Richards, Professor and Head, Department of Geography.

Bio/Historical Note: J. Howard Richards was born 21 May 1916 in Caerphilly, Wales. He enrolled at the University of Wales in 1934 and graduated in 1938 with a B.Sc. in Geography. Richards remained in Wales the following year to teach at a private school and spent the next two years as a Meteorologist in the United Kingdom and Canada. He joined the Royal Canadian Army, serving in Europe from 1942-1946. After his discharge, Richards enrolled at the University of Toronto; in 1947 he received his MA. Richards taught at Utica College of Syracuse University and the University of Manitoba before returning to the University of Toronto, where he earned his PhD in 1956. He briefly joined the staff of the Royal Military College of Canada prior to coming to the University of Saskatchewan in 1960 as Professor and Head of the newly formed Department of Geography. He was to remain in that post until his retirement in 1979. He was named Professor Emeritus in 1983. During his tenure, Richards developed academic programs in Geography and the interdisciplinary programs of Land Use, Environmental Studies and Regional and Urban Development and Planning. He was the editor of the first "Atlas of Saskatchewan" and the author of "Saskatchewan Geography" and "Saskatchewan: A Geographical Appraisal," among other publications.

Close-up of University of Saskatchewan Alumni ring in display box.