Front facade of a cathedral in Mexico City, April 1960.

Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos listens as John Diefenbaker speaks into microphone to reply to the greeting given him by Mateos, Guard of Honour in background, airport tarmac, Mexico, 21 Apr, 1960.

John Diefenbaker at a Canadian National Railways station during the campaign, "shaking hands with Foy Mar", a five year old boy. 13 Feb, 1958.

Lone workman waves to "Empress of Canada" from shipyard, Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. shipyards, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 10 May, 1960.

Close up of group of workmen assembled for launching ceremonies of the "Empress of Canada", one man pointing, Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. shipyards, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 10 May, 1960.

Unidentified male performer with cigar and large brimmed sombrero at the special fiesta held at the Ranchero del Charro, 23 Apr, 1960.

Display of roping horses at the special fiesta held at the Ranchero del Charro, 23 Apr, 1960.

Children's riding display at the special fiesta held at the Ranchero del Charro, 23 Apr, 1960.

As official party looks on, John and Olive Diefenbaker meet performers (some of which are young boys) at the special fiesta held at the Rancho del Charro, 23 Apr, 1960.

John Diefenbaker, Rector Nabor Carrillo Flores (to left of JGD on photo) and large group, visiting University of Mexico campus, large outdoor mural in background, Mexico City, 22 April 1960.

Members of the Morton Historical Association executive. Names on reverse: Dr. Arthur Silver Morton, George Wilfred Simpson, W. Glazer, Hilda Neatby, M. Evans, J. Fortin, M. Cooper, J Rea, G. Usborne, M. Dobson, N. Jacoby and K. Neatby.

Bio/historical note: Membership in the Historical Association, formed in 1917-1918, was open to any student who had taken one course in history at the University. Professor A.S. Morton fostered the society from the beginning and proved a source of inspiration in awakening and sustaining interest not only in ancient history and historical research, but also in modern problems and events. A photograph of members and a brief account of the Associations activities appears in most editions of the official yearbook or Greystone.

Progress shot of construction of the Dean of Agriculture's Residence. College Building visible at left; Main Barn visible in background.

Bio/Historical Note: The Dean of Agriculture’s residence was among the first buildings on campus. Designed by Brown & Vallance of Montreal, the original plan called for a wood-clad structure but this was abandoned when the Board of Governors decided in May 1911 to use local greystone. Unlike several of the larger buildings, the Dean’s residence was built by university employees with the assistance of day labourers. Construction took less than a year and costs ran to nearly $25,000. Sometimes known as the “Grey Gables,” the building’s first resident was William J. Rutherford, first Dean of Agriculture. The location of the house, on campus close to the University Farm, reflected the unique relationship of the Agricultural College with the university. In addition to a family residence, the adjourning grounds were used on occasion as the site for outdoor receptions and social gatherings. Talk of starting a Faculty Club at the University of Saskatchewan started in 1921, but a club was not established until 1927. The centre for the club was a reading room in the College Building; and the club's major purpose became sponsoring a series of lectures by faculty members. Slowly, over the years, the club was also opened to other than faculty members: in 1937, government researchers were allowed to join; as were senior administrative personnel in 1959; and by 1962, a degree was no longer a requirement of membership. By 1974, most administrative officers were permitted to join.
A controversial issue of the 1940s was to admit women members of faculty to the club. At a 19 November 1943 meeting, J.R. Fraser moved, seconded by J.B. Harrington, that women members of staff be admitted to the Faculty Club.” There was an amendment, moved by J.F. Leddy, seconded by A.P. Arnason “that the name of the club be changed to the Men’s Faculty Club.” The amendment carried. So the club was called the Men’s Faculty Club for four years, until 21 March 1947 when on a motion of Ansten Anstenson, seconded by J.B. Harrington “that the name of the club be changed to the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Club and that women members of the faculty be admitted.” Carried. The last Dean to live in the house was Victor E. Graham who moved out in 1961 so the building could be converted into a faculty club, which opened in 1962. The building underwent two more renovations in 1966 and 1975. The latter was the most extensive, at a cost of $607,961, and established the footprint of the building as it exists today. At 3:00 pm on 19 September 1972, a fire that had been smoldering in the roof insulation for hours became apparent inside the club. The building was evacuated and an alarm called into the Fire Department. Six units were eventually dispatched to battle the “stubborn” fire before a crowd of several hundred onlookers. No one was injured and the building was saved from catastrophic damage. The Faculty Club is now known as the University Club. The club closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and plans to re-open in 2022.

Dr. Rudolf Altschul, Department of Anatomy, in a lab setting, with hands on a microscope surrounded by lab equipment.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Rudolf Altschul was born 24 February 1901 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He graduated as a Doctor of Universal Medicine from the German University in Prague in 1925, and did postgraduate work in neurology and neuropathology in Paris and Rome. In September 1939 the Nazi Occupation forced Altschul and his wife Anna (née Fischer, b. 1903) to flee to Canada. The Altschuls were aboard the S.S. Athenia, the first Allied ship to be torpedoed in World War II. They survived, but lost all their possessions and scientific records. They eventually arrived in Canada, and Dr. Altschul accepted a position in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Saskatchewan. By 1955 he was head of the department. Prior to coming to Canada he had to his credit 32 scientific papers, and in the following years he contributed another 71 papers dealing with various subjects, including pathology of the nervous system, skeletal muscle degeneration, cell division and in particular, arterial degeneration. He published Selected Studies on Arteriosclerosis (1950), and Endothelium - Its Development, Morphology, Function and Pathology (1954). His later research led to niacin therapy for lowering blood-serum cholesterol and in 1964 to the publication of Niacin in Vascular Disorders and Hyperlipemia. His most notable contribution was in demonstrating the cholesterol-lowering effect of nicotinic acid. Dr. Altschul died 4 November 1963 during a mid-day’s rest from work. The Altschul Symposia Series, relating to different areas of scientific research, was established by an endowment left by Anna Altschul and other contributors. The series is held at the U of S; the first symposium was in 1990, with the last symposium held in 2008.

Close-up of a gargoyle (child) holding a tennis racket, found on the exterior of Saskatchewan Hall. Gargoyle at right is fairly visible in shadow; done in the Collegiate Gothic style of the 1910s.

Posed outdoor image of staff of the camp.

Bio/Historical Note: Artist workshops have been held at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, since 1935. Augustus F. (Gus) Kenderdine, an artist trained at the Academie Julian in Paris and an instructor in the fledgling Department of Art at the University of Saskatchewan, established a summer art camp on an eleven-acre boreal forest peninsula on the shores of Emma Lake. In the early 1930s Kenderdine had purchased land at Murray Point on Emma Lake, and convinced Walter C. Murray, first president of the University of Saskatchewan, that a summer art camp could perform a vital role in the offerings of the department. In 1936 the Murray Point Art School at Emma Lake was officially incorporated as a summer school program. The school was also known as the art colony. Participants were teachers and artists who came from all over the province to learn how to teach art in Saskatchewan schools. After Kenderdine's death in 1947, a new generation of Saskatchewan artists came of age or moved into the province, including Kenneth Lochhead, Arthur McKay, Ronald Bloore, Ted Godwin, and Douglas Morton, popularly referred to as the Regina Five. In 1955 Lochhead, director of the Regina College School of Art, proposed a two-week workshop at Emma Lake to follow the Murray Point Art School classes. The workshop concept, based on modernist art, was established to keep Prairie artists in touch with art centers such as New York and Toronto. The internationally renowned Emma Lake Artists' Workshops became an established annual event and continued virtually unchanged until the last workshop was held in 1995. Since the mid-1960s the site has also been a provincial research area under the auspices of the U of S Department of Biology for biologists and other researchers. It is the most northerly field station in Saskatchewan and one of the few sites in Canada that specifically examines the boreal forest. It was declared as a game preserve in 1962. In 1989 the site was officially designated as Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus in recognition of Gus Kenderdine. The campus closed in 2012. In 2020 the university relocated nearly two dozen cabins at the site to Montreal Lake Cree Nation to provide additional housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.