Persona

Groome, Les Jaquest, 1910 - [after 1978]

Leslie Groome was a professor of education at the University of Regina from 1964-78. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan, his Master of Arts from the University of British Columbia, and his Doctor of Education from Illinois State University. He was a flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Groome was also a principal at Spectre School in Spectre, Saskatchewan. He taught at Scott Collegiate in Regina from 1946-1949 and the Moose Jaw Normal School from 1949-1959. When teacher training moved to Regina in 1959 Groome moved as well. Groome became the first art instructor in the Faculty of Education at Regina Campus in 1964 and taught at the University of Regina until his retirement in 1978. Groome was involved in several art education organizations. He promoted art education throughout the province and lead art education organizations at local, provincial and national levels. He was the president of the Canadian Society of Education through Art (CSEA) and involved with the Saskatchewan Society of Education through Art (SCEA), the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and the International Society for Education through Art (INSEA). This collection contains a sizable amount of material on these organizations. Groome was also an active artist and exhibited his work regularly in Saskatchewan Arts Board shows and Saskatchewan Civil Servants Exhibitions. Most of Groome's work tended to be ceramic or metal sculptures.