Jean sitting in a chair in front of a stone fireplace, reading a book. The mantle of the fireplace has a variety of photos and candlesticks.

Bio/historical note: Jean Gordon Bayer joined the staff of the university in 1909 as President Walter Murray's secretary. She previously had been his secretary at Dalhousie University. She arrived in Saskatoon in time to witness the registration of the first students. She was the President’s secretary, university librarian, and unofficial adviser to students. She helped choose the university colours and motto, and was one of the founders of the Pente Kai Deka Society. In 1915, due to staff shortages caused by the Great War, Bayer was appointed Instructor in English. When she returned from educational leave in 1921 she was appointed to faculty, a post she retained until her death in 1945.