The South Saskatchewan River is seen flowing under the University Bridge on 25th Street from the river's edge in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Marilyn Truscott of Glidden, Saskatchewan, a PhD candidate in geological sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, makes use of an electron probe x-ray microanalyzer. Mrs. Truscott uses the machine to analyze samples of volcanic rock from the Sweetgrass Hills in Montana. She is obtaining information that will help provide a more complete picture of the geological history of the Western Plains.

Colourful foliage and grasses are seen on the river bank in Saskatoon.