Note on back: "Dr. Jack Millar, Department of Physiology, addresses students in the largest lecture theatre in the Health Sciences Building. The theatre, which seats 150 students, is fully equipped for audio-visual instruction".

View of crowd assembled for the official opening of the Health Sciences Building B Wing. Construction of south wing of Murray Memorial (Main) Library in background.

Bio/Historical Note: The oldest wing of the Health Sciences Building, the A Wing, dating to 1949, was originally the Medical College Building. The Health Sciences A Wing has heritage value as the cornerstone of the medical precinct at the university and was designed by architects Webster and Gilbert. The A Wing was renovated and reopened in 2019. The B Wing was completed by 1971.

Group photo of dignitaries at a special ceremony held to recognize Dr. Hope H. Hunt's work in the School of Household Science/College of Home Economics. Standing: Mrs. Minto Symons; J.W.T. Spinks, University President; Lorna Davis. Seated: Dr. Edith C. Rowles Simpson, dean, College of Home Economics; Dr. Hope Hunt; Dr. Anne Kernaleguen, former Home Economics faculty member; and Mary Spinks. The ceremony was part of the 25th anniversary reunion of the Home Economics class of 1946.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Hope H. Hunt was dean of the School of Household Science and of the {renamed in 1952) College of Home Economics from 1942 to 1965. She died 21 January 1995 in Saskatoon at age 97.

Staff of the Indian and Northern Education Program (from l to r): Doris Sparvier; Dr. A.W. Blue, associate professor, Education (Indian and Northern Education); and Fr. André Renaud, chairman, Indian and Northern Education Program (Special Education), chat in Fr. Renaud's office in the Education Building.

Bio/Historical Note: Doris Sparvier was born in 1947 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and graduated from Albert E. Peacock High School in Moose Jaw. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BEd from the Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEP). Sparvier retired from the Saskatoon Public School Board in 2013 and later became a Dakota Language Instructor at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC). Sparvier died in Saskatoon in 2018.

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), professor of Education. By 1962 another course had been added to summer session, and a course offered during regular term on the Saskatoon campus and in Prince Albert; and by 1964, a B.Ed. program had been established. An M.Ed. program was introduced in 1968.

J. (Jerry) Hammersmith, Lecturer in Education, conducts a EDIND 357 (Indian & Northern Education Program) class. Students seated at tables with blackboards in background.

Bio/Historical Note: Concern over high turnover of teachers in northern Saskatchewan 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), professor of Education. By 1962 another course had been added to summer session, and a course offered during regular term on the Saskatoon campus and in Prince Albert; and by 1964, a BEd program had been established. An MEd program was introduced in 1968.

Stephen Worobetz, Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, speaks at a dinner held in Marquis Hall in honour of Dr. Gerhard Herzberg, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Saskatchewan flag and U of S logo in background.

John H. Archer, Principal, Regina Campus, speaks at a dinner held in Marquis Hall in honour of Dr. Gerhard Herzberg, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dignitaries seated at head table include Dr. Herzberg and Mary Spinks. Saskatchewan flag and U of S logo in background.

Bert Sears, Mayor of Saskatoon, speaks at a dinner held in Marquis Hall in honour of Dr. Gerhard Herzberg, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dignitaries seated at head table include Dr. Herzberg, with Mary Spinks partially visible. Saskatchewan flag and U of S logo in background.

Elevated view looking northeast of 25th Street Bridge and South Saskatchewan River, with campus in background. Taken from Marquis Towers (241 5th Avenue North).

Marion Gardner, acting Head, Main Library Cataloguing Department, accepts a bouquet of flowers presented by Mary Spinks at the faculty retirement dinner in Marquis Hall. At right is L.C. Paul, Professor of Extension and fellow retiree.

J.W.T. Spinks, University President, delivers an address at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Douglas R. Cherry, Dean of Arts, visible at right.

R.W. Begg, Saskatoon Campus Principal, delivers an address at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Dignitaries in robes sit on dais.