Interior view of St. Thomas More College Chapel. View from back of chapel looking toward front.

Bio/Historical Note: Saint Thomas More College (STM) has the distinction of being the first and only federated college at the University of Saskatchewan. It was established as a Catholic college in 1936 following negotiations between Fr. Henry Carr of the Basilian Fathers of Toronto and President Walter Murray of the University of Saskatchewan, and was named for Thomas More, who had been canonized in 1935. Yet the pre-history of the college and its buildings goes back more than a decade earlier. For several years, Saskatoon Catholics had been asking for a Catholic college at the newly established University of Saskatchewan. The first step was taken in 1926, when a group of Catholic laymen established the Newman Society, with the long term goal of establishing a Catholic college at the university. By September of that year, "arrangements were in place for Fr. Dr. Basil Markle from the Archdiocese of Toronto to teach Scholastic Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan and to serve as chaplain for the Catholic students." The first facility for the Catholic chaplain, with chapel and clubrooms for the use of the Catholic students, was Newman Hall (usually called "the white house"), built in 1927 on land on the south side of the campus at the corner of College Drive and Bottomley Avenue. This building later became St. Thomas More College in 1936 and in 1943 it was enlarged in anticipation of an expected large influx of students when the war would end. The first section of the present greystone building was constructed in 1954-1956 at a cost of $600,000; it was designed by architects Webster and Gilbert and built by Shannon Brothers of Saskatoon, for whom the college's Shannon Library is named. The new building was officially opened on 7 February 1957. Subsequent additions to the college building were completed in two phases, one in 1963 and another in 1969. This three-stage period of construction on the building translated into well over a decade of constant construction between 1954 and 1969, and included a chapel, library, cafeteria, auditorium, faculty offices, classrooms, and an art gallery. Living quarters on the third and fourth floors, used by the Basilian Fathers for many years, have been converted to offices and classroom space in recent years. Renovations since 2000 have involved changes to the auditorium, cafeteria, student and faculty lounges, library, art gallery and the rededication of some areas to use as classrooms.

Looking northeast at St. Thomas More College building; taken from across College Drive.

Bio/Historical Note: Saint Thomas More College (STM) has the distinction of being the first and only federated college at the University of Saskatchewan. It was established as a Catholic college in 1936 following negotiations between Fr. Henry Carr of the Basilian Fathers of Toronto and President Walter Murray of the University of Saskatchewan, and was named for Thomas More, who had been canonized in 1935. Yet the pre-history of the college and its buildings goes back more than a decade earlier. For several years, Saskatoon Catholics had been asking for a Catholic college at the newly established University of Saskatchewan. The first step was taken in 1926, when a group of Catholic laymen established the Newman Society, with the long term goal of establishing a Catholic college at the university. By September of that year, "arrangements were in place for Fr. Dr. Basil Markle from the Archdiocese of Toronto to teach Scholastic Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan and to serve as chaplain for the Catholic students." The first facility for the Catholic chaplain, with chapel and clubrooms for the use of the Catholic students, was Newman Hall (usually called "the white house"), built in 1927 on land on the south side of the campus at the corner of College Drive and Bottomley Avenue. This building later became St. Thomas More College in 1936 and in 1943 it was enlarged in anticipation of an expected large influx of students when the war would end. The first section of the present greystone building was constructed in 1954-1956 at a cost of $600,000; it was designed by architects Webster and Gilbert and built by Shannon Brothers of Saskatoon, for whom the college's Shannon Library is named. The new building was officially opened on 7 February 1957. Subsequent additions to the college building were completed in two phases, one in 1963 and another in 1969. This three-stage period of construction on the building translated into well over a decade of constant construction between 1954 and 1969, and included a chapel, library, cafeteria, auditorium, faculty offices, classrooms, and an art gallery. Living quarters on the third and fourth floors, used by the Basilian Fathers for many years, have been converted to offices and classroom space in recent years. Renovations since 2000 have involved changes to the auditorium, cafeteria, student and faculty lounges, library, art gallery and the rededication of some areas to use as classrooms.

Group photo of the Students' Representative Council executive. Back row (l to r): Alfred Lamsett Leach, V. Janzen, Spencer Ball (treasurer), Robert L. Harold (general secretary). Front row: Maude Margaret Lamont (vice-president), William Eliot Walker (president), Sybilia Kydd (secretary of executive committee), John Feinstein.

A straw shed, mainly used for the brood in the winter on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan

Head and shoulders image of Takuji Tanaka, Associate Professor, Food & Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture & Bioresources.

Image of students at work in the new offices of the University of Saskatchewan newspaper, The Sheaf.

The ice on the South Saskatchewan River during spring breakup. On the west bank, looking east toward the University of Saskatchewan, Ellis Hall, and the University Hospital. Saskatoon, SK.

Ice jamming against a [Saskatchewan Landing] Bridge pier in the South Saskatchewan River during spring breakup. Saskatoon, SK. (A magazine article accompanies the photograph)

An ice jam against the C.N.R. (Canadian National Railway) Bridge pier during spring breakup. The South Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon, SK.

Ice jammed against the pier of the Traffic Bridge (off 19th St.); with the Bessborough Hotel in the background. Note the candled ice, dust cover, and flotsam. Spring breakup, Saskatoon, SK.

The break up of the ice on the South Saskatchewan River. On the west bank looking east toward the ski jump on the University of Saskatchewan grounds. Saskatoon, SK.

Ice jamming against the [C.P.R.(Canadian Pacific Railway)] Bridge piers during spring breakup in the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon, SK.

A flock of turkeys around a stack of straw in a field on the campus grounds of the University of Saskatchewan.

View of seven female staff members in laundry room; a registered nurse supervises as the others fold laundry.