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Augustus H. Ball - Portrait
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[ca. 1907] (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
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Oval-shaped head and shoulders image of Augustus H. Ball, member of University Senate from Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
Bio/Historical Note: Augustus Harry Ball was born 29 January 1873 in London, England, and was educated at Haberdashers' School there. He arrived in Canada in 1890 and enrolled in Law at Manitoba College (later the University of Manitoba). He was a law student with Munsen & Allan, and a lecturer in classics at Manitoba College (1896-1897). Ball taught school near Qu'Appelle, Assiniboia (later Saskatchewan, 1897); was principal of Maple Creek School (1898-1901); and was principal at Moose Jaw (1901-1903). In 1903 Ball was appointed inspector of schools with headquarters at Yorkton. Further appointments included assistant principal of Regina Normal School (1911); Saskatchewan Deputy Minister of Education (1912), and provincial commissioner of the Canadian Boy Scouts (1915). Ball served his country during World War I with the 249th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, enlisting in 1916 in Regina. He returned as Lieutenant in 1918. Ball organized Schools' Patriotic Fund; Belgian Relief Fund for Children and Schools’ Red Cross Fund. He was decorated in 1921 with the Order of the Silver Wolf for services to the Boy Scout movement. Ball was chairman of the Commission for the Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children; and chairman of the Junior Red Cross Committee. Ball retired as deputy minister in 1932 and moved to Victoria, British Columbia. He died there 28 March 1967 at age 94.
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Copyright: Public domain
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