Dan Weber stands on the roof of his snow plow truck next to a massive snow bank on the side of the highway near Brock, Sask.

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to A.W.R. (Fred) Carrothers at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in Saskatoon on 1 June 1923, the son of W.A. Carrothers, professor of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, Alfred William Rooke (Fred) Carrothers earned a BA in 1947 and an LLB in 1948 as part of the first graduating class in law at the University of British Columbia. He received a Master of Laws degree in 1951 from the Harvard Law School and a Doctorate of Juridical Science in 1966. He was called to the Bars of British Columbia in 1948, of Ontario in 1965, and of Alberta in 1969. He started his career as an academic at the University of British Columbia where he was a lecturer from 1948 to 1950. Carrothers was an assistant professor at Dalhousie University from 1951 to 1952. In 1952, he joined the University of British Columbia as an assistant professor, becoming an associate professor in 1955, and a full professor in 1960. From 1960 to 1962 Carrothers was also director of the Institute for Industrial Relations. In 1964 he became Dean and a professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario. Carrothers was President of the University of Calgary from 1969 to 1974. From 1974 to 1977 he was founding president of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, Canada's oldest non-partisan public policy think tank. Carrothers was Dean of the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa from 1981 to 1983. In 1965 he was appointed by the government of Canada to head the Advisory Commission on the Development of Government in the Northwest Territories, which became known as the Carrothers Commission. Fred Carrothers died in 1998 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Colin Savage, student, Department of Music, takes clarinet instruction from [Dr. David L. Kaplan].

View of students using the union card catalogue, located on first floor of new south wing of Murray Library.

Bio/Historical Note: The first floor union card catalogue contained approximately 1,650,000 cards; the 3300 drawers had a total card capacity of about 4,000,000. It was cross-indexed by author, title, and subject of the materials (books, tapes, record discs, and microfilm) held by the Main Library, and by the nine satellite campus libraries.

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.

Michael Leddy speaks on behalf of the students at testimonial dinner held in Marquis Hall in honour of Dr. J.W.T. Spinks, retiring University President.

Dr. john H. Archer, Professor of History and Principal of Regina Campus, taking an oath of office from Stephen Worobetz, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, during Installation ceremony. John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, seated in background.

Bio/Historical Note: Born just south of Broadview, Saskatchewan in 1914, Dr. John Hall Archer was a rural school teacher from 1933 to 1940. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Artillery and was discharged with the rank of captain in 1945. In 1973 he was made an honorary colonel. Dr. Archer received a BA in 1947 and an MA in 1948 from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1949 he received a Bachelor of Library Science degree from McGill University. From 1951-1964 Dr. Archer was the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan librarian and from 1956-1961 he was the assistant clerk of the Legislature. From 1957 to 1962 he was the provincial archivist. From 1962-1964 Dr. Archer was chairman of the Committee on Continuing Education in Saskatchewan. From 1964-1967 Dr. Archer was the director of libraries at McGill University. From 1967-1970 he was an archivist and associate professor of history at Queen's University. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Queen's University and completed his Ph.D. dissertation, entitled "Administration of Archival Institutions in Canada," in 1969. In October 1969 Dr. Archer was appointed Principal of the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, and when the University of Regina was established on 1 July 1974, he became its first President, serving until the end of 1975. Dr. Archer wrote and edited numerous articles and books on Saskatchewan's history. As an archivist and librarian, Dr. Archer participated in a number of professional associations, particularly the Canadian Library Association of which he was president (1967). He served on the Saskatchewan Constituency Boundaries Commission (1972-1974), the federal Royal Commission on Government Organization (1961), and participated in a study of Brandon University's financial problems for the Universities Grants Commission of Manitoba. Dr. Archer died in Regina in 2004 at age 89.

A car made up to look like a tank sits with its hood open. A male student sitting in the passenger seat appears to be giving a one-fingered salute.

John Farrell, professor, Department of Curriculum Studies, speaking on behalf of retiring faculty.

J.Y. McFaull, D.A. Golden, President of Telesat Canada, and Dr. Alex Kavadas at a news conference regarding Telesat Canada's announcement that a $1.2 million contract for satellite earth stations and equipment has been awarded to SED Systems Ltd. of Saskatoon.

Bio/Historical Note: The University of Saskatchewan's Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies joined in 1965 with university scientists and researchers to form the Space Engineering Division (later known as SED Systems Incorporated). SED supplies both systems and services to the satellite industry. SED is located in the Innovation Place Research Park on the U of S campus.

The Honourable Brenda Robertson, New Brunswick Minister of Social Services, delivers the inaugural Edith Rowles Simpson Lecture at the University of Saskatchewan.