Looking west at Ogle Hall, formerly St. Pius X Seminary. 'Ogle Hall' sign in foreground.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 21 May 1999 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Robert Joseph Ogle was born on 24 December 1928 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, to the native Quebecers Henry Ogle and Annie Brennan. Devout Irish Catholics, his parents had him baptized the next day, on Christmas Day. He grew up in poverty on farms in Saskatchewan and was an altar boy, an air cadet, and a boy scout in his youth. Ogle studied at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario, from 1946 to 1953 and was ordained to the priesthood in May 1953. After ordination he became a parish priest in Saskatoon, where he founded the Catholic Centre, and went on to be appointed rector of St. Pius X Seminary. He later received a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the University of Ottawa. Ogle was elected to the House of Commons as a New Democratic Party candidate for the Saskatchewan riding of Saskatoon East in the 1979 federal election. He defeated the incumbent Member of Parliament, Otto Lang, the federal Minister of Justice, who had held the riding since 1968. Ogle was re-elected in the 1980 election. He served as his party's critic for external affairs from 1981-1984. He did not stand again in 1984, following instructions from the Vatican, in conformity with the new Code of Canon Law. Ogle was the author of four books. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his tireless efforts to foster Canada's understanding of her role in global progress". In 1995 Ogle was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Ogle died on 1 April 1998 in Saskatoon. The St. Pius X Seminary at the U of S was renamed Ogle Hall after his death.

Bio/Historical Note: Located on Seminary Road just northwest of the College of Education, St. Pius X Seminary was constructed in 1966. Designed by Tinos-Kortes and owned by the Saskatoon Catholic Diocese, the building was named to honour Pope Pius X (1903-1914), who in 1904 directed the new Code of Canon Law. The stone clad structure contained facilities for 32 seminarians including a chapel. It was converted into a student residence operated by St. Thomas More College in 1996 and renamed Ogle Hall in honour of the former Rector, Father Bob Ogle, shortly after his death in 1998. In 2010, the University bought the building from STM for $950,000; by then a 50-person residence. In 2012 the University established a 20-year licensing agreement that allows the CLS to take over Ogle Hall for use as a researcher residence. Under the terms of the agreement, the CLS will pay the university rent for the first 10 years that approximately equals the cost of the interest on the university's investment in the building. Yungwirth said the arrangement was structured this way to allow the CLS to cover the cost of renovating the facility that includes 52 dormitory-style rooms, social space, a cafeteria and a commercial kitchen. In the second 10 years of the licensing agreement, the rent will be increased to an amount that returns the university's investment.