F.H. Auld, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to William J.F. Warren at Convocation held in Physical Education Gymnasium.

Bio/Historical Note: William John Finley Warren (1873-1963) was born in Balderson,, Ontario, near Perth, and was educated at the Saskatchewan Agricultural College. He settled in Belbeck, Saskatchewan. near Moose Jaw, in 1906. In 1917 Warren enrolled in the Associate Course in the School of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. He received his Diploma in 1919, but returned to take another year of special studies. Warren soon became prominent as a producer and exhibitor of registered seed. He was president of the Moose Jaw Agricultural Society, of the Saskatchewan Registered Seed Growers’ Association and of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies' Association. He represented Thunder Creek in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1921 to 1925 as a Progressive Party member. Warren was defeated by Robert Scott Donaldson when he ran for re-election to the provincial assembly in 1925. As a rancher, Warren had Aberdeen-Angus cattle and won a grand championship at both the Toronto Royal and the Chicago International. Warren died in 1963 and is buried in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Large number of people standing and facing the camera; tent, barn, vehicles and bushes in the background, with prairie field beyond.

People standing at the entrance of a tent, with barns and trees in the background. Annotation on the back of the photograph identifies the setting as an Illustration Station.

Two views showing displays of corn. Banners and flags also in evidence during exhibition in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.

F.H. Auld, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Dr. William K. Lamb, archivist and librarian, Ottawa, at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in 1904 in New Westminster, British Columbia, William Kaye Lamb received his BA in 1927 and MA in 1930 from the University of British Columbia. He completed his PhD at the London School of Economics in 1933, under the tutelage of Harold Laski. From 1936-1937 he was President of the British Columbia Historical Federation. From 1934-1940 Lamb was the Provincial Archivist and Librarian of British Columbia. In 1936, he was also appointed Superintendent of the BC Public Libraries Commission. From 1940-1948 he was the University Librarian of the University of British Columbia. From 1948-1968 he was the Dominion Archivist of Canada, and from 1953-1968 he was the first National Librarian of Canada. In 1949, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was its president from 1965-1966. In 1969, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Between 1964-1965 he served as president of the Society of American Archivists. Lamb specialized in the early history of British Columbia. He edited and wrote a number of scholarly books relating to explorers of Western Canada, including George Vancouver, Daniel Williams Harmon, and Sir Alexander MacKenzie, as well as a volume on the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Lamb died in 1987.

W.P. Thompson speaking to the crowd before him. Also on the dais is O.K. Storowski and J.S.M. [Alleby] in uniform.

Stephen Worobetz, honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient, awaits presentation at special 75th Anniversary convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Iain MacLean, University Secretary, prepares to hood Dr. Worobetz.

Bio/Historical Note: The President’s Residence is among the original buildings constructed on campus. The residence was designed by Brown and Vallance, and was built under the direction of A.R. Greig, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. The building was originally planned as a wooden structure. However, a proposal to construct the building out of a local river rock, later known as greystone, was raised prior to the commencement of construction- if the government would foot the bill. Eventually the latter material was chosen, though the government perhaps came to regret its decision. Construction on the President's Residence began in 1910 and finished in early 1913. By the time it was completed the original cost for the building had ballooned from $32,000 to $44,615. Walter Murray, the first president of the University, was deeply embarrassed by the cost of what was to be his personal residence, even though it was also a public building. However, the people of Saskatoon were proud of the building and the status it gave their University, and no public outcry over the cost ever materialized. Renovations to the President's Residence were completed in 1989 by PCL-Maxam at a cost of $96,752. The renovations were designed by architects Malkin/Edwards.

Elevated view of a bagpiper leading the procession in front of Saskatchewan Hall during Convocation.

John Stoik, Gulf Canada Ltd. and honourary Doctor of Laws recipient, addresses the special 75th anniversary Convocation held in Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: John Lentis Stoik has born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, where he completed his high school education. He entered the College of Engineering in 1937, but left at the beginning of World War II to serve with the RCAF. He resumed his education after the war and graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1947. After graduation Stoik joined what is now Gulf Canada Ltd.as an assistant chemist at the Moose Jaw refinery. After occupying positions of increasing responsibility in the refining department, he was named General Manager of Refining in 1965, and Vice-President of Refining in 1968. In 1971 Stoik was transferred to Seoul, South Korea, where he served three years as Executive Vice-president and Chief Executive Officer of the Korea Oil Corporation. Stoik returned to Gulf Canada Ltd. in 1974 and was named Senior Vice-president. In 1976 he was elected President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director, and in 1979 he was named Chief Executive Officer. Stoik was a director of the Toronto-Dominion Bank and the Canadian Executive Service Overseas. He was also a member of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) on Energy and Raw Materials to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He was also active in the University of Saskatchewan National Expansion Excellence Fund in 1969 as Corporations Chairman in Toronto. Stoik was a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the American Petroleum Institute. In 1980, he received honourary Doctor of Laws degrees from St. Francis Xavier University and from the University of Saskatchewan in 1984. Stoik died in 2003.

Group photo of attendees taken in Regina; several men with ribbons on coats. Attendees identified are: Raymond K. Baker, Samuel E. Greenway, M. Smith, Walter C. Murray, University President; W.J. Rutherford, Dean of Agriculture, A.M. Shaw and Leslie Quick are identified. Flags hang on wall in background.

Saskatoon Light Infantry return by train. A crowd of military, R.C.M.P. and civilians look on as soldiers stand at attention shouldering rifles with bayonets. Houses and automobiles in background

View showing star-covered [flag] attached to a wall. The identity and purpose of the [flag] is uncertain.