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.