Image of J.B. Kirkpatrick, Dean of Education, 1956-1976, in his new office in the Education Building.

Maureen E. Brovold won a total of 4 awards at the 1970-1971 student recognition assembly for the School of Nursing.

Attendees at official opening (l to r): Dr. Samuel R. Laycock (second dean of Education, 1947-1953), Mrs. C.E. Smith, Dr. C.E. Smith (third Dean of Education, 1953-1955), and Dr. J.B. Kirkpatrick, dean of Education.

R.W. Begg, Saskatoon Campus Principal, presents key to J.S. Kirkpatrick, dean of Education, during the official opening of the Education Building.

[Dr. J. Wendell McLeod] presents a scroll to Dr. Samuel R. Laycock. former professor of Educational Psychology.

Dr. C.M. (Red) Williams, professor of Animal Science, seated at his desk in the Animal Science Building. From back of photo: "Professor C.M. Williams is writing a report at his desk in the Animal Husbandry Building. He has been responsible for most of the department's investigation into shelter for cattle and has directed experiments to determine the best types of cattle for Saskatchewan".

Grain Drier Operation; First year students of the school of agriculture observing the operation of a grain drier under the direction of instructor Mr. R. A. Dodds.

View of Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration buildings through fence; University elevator at centre in background.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1958 the federal government leased a three-acre site in what was then the north end of campus from the University for $1 a year. On that site was built the PFRA-Peterson Building, home of the northern Saskatchewan PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act) regional group. Staff worked on planning for the Gardiner Dam, soil conservation, and provided a variety of technical services to its prairie clientele. Sold to the University of Saskatchewan in 1998 for $1, the building's name refers to Bob Peterson, PFRA's first soil mechanics and materials engineer who was involved in the design and construction of many of the PFRA dams in Western Canada.

Looking northeast at St. Thomas More College building; taken from across College Drive.

Bio/Historical Note: Saint Thomas More College (STM) has the distinction of being the first and only federated college at the University of Saskatchewan. It was established as a Catholic college in 1936 following negotiations between Fr. Henry Carr of the Basilian Fathers of Toronto and President Walter Murray of the University of Saskatchewan, and was named for Thomas More, who had been canonized in 1935. Yet the pre-history of the college and its buildings goes back more than a decade earlier. For several years, Saskatoon Catholics had been asking for a Catholic college at the newly established University of Saskatchewan. The first step was taken in 1926, when a group of Catholic laymen established the Newman Society, with the long term goal of establishing a Catholic college at the university. By September of that year, "arrangements were in place for Fr. Dr. Basil Markle from the Archdiocese of Toronto to teach Scholastic Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan and to serve as chaplain for the Catholic students." The first facility for the Catholic chaplain, with chapel and clubrooms for the use of the Catholic students, was Newman Hall (usually called "the white house"), built in 1927 on land on the south side of the campus at the corner of College Drive and Bottomley Avenue. This building later became St. Thomas More College in 1936 and in 1943 it was enlarged in anticipation of an expected large influx of students when the war would end. The first section of the present greystone building was constructed in 1954-1956 at a cost of $600,000; it was designed by architects Webster and Gilbert and built by Shannon Brothers of Saskatoon, for whom the college's Shannon Library is named. The new building was officially opened on 7 February 1957. Subsequent additions to the college building were completed in two phases, one in 1963 and another in 1969. This three-stage period of construction on the building translated into well over a decade of constant construction between 1954 and 1969, and included a chapel, library, cafeteria, auditorium, faculty offices, classrooms, and an art gallery. Living quarters on the third and fourth floors, used by the Basilian Fathers for many years, have been converted to offices and classroom space in recent years. Renovations since 2000 have involved changes to the auditorium, cafeteria, student and faculty lounges, library, art gallery and the rededication of some areas to use as classrooms.

Ross Thatcher, Premier of Saskatchewan, cuts the ribbon to mark officially the opening of the new Education Building.

Professor L.C. Coleman makes presentation to Dr. H.F. Sly.