University of Saskatchewan to Celebrate 90th Anniversary

Posted March 27, 1997


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University of Saskatchewan celebrates
90th Anniversary

Saskatoon SK, March 26, 1997 -- On April 3, 1907 the
University of Saskatchewan was founded in Saskatoon to
be, in the words of its first president Walter Murray, the
People's University. On April 3, 1997 the University will
begin a year-long celebration of that history, a history full
of achievement, discovery and service.

The University of Saskatchewan has a 90 year history of
providing educational, cultural, and economic benefits to
this province, said Michael Hayden, Chair of the 90th
Anniversary Steering Committee. This anniversary will
provide an opportunity to celebrate those contributions.

The University of Saskatchewan will kick off its year long
90th anniversary celebration on Thursday April 3 with a
variety of events including a special convocation planned
for April 3, 1997 at which nine honorary degrees will be
conferred; a sod turning ceremony that will officially begin
the construction of the Nobel Plaza ? a pedestrian
concourse that will honor the two Nobel laureates with U
of S connections: Gerhard Herzberg and Henry Taube.

Also part of the celebration will be a Chancellor's Cultural
Tour of the province. An evening of music, dance, song and
theater, the program stars a variety of student and faculty
members. Also featured will be an historical drama,
directed by Henry Woolf, which charts the foundation and
growth of the university. The play entitled The Dream and
the Reality, was written by U of S drama professor, J.D. Fry.


A preview of the program will take place in Convocation
Hall on April 3, 1997 at 7:30 pm. Admission is free and the
public is invited to attend. Following dates and locations
include: April 4th in North Battleford, April 5th in Carlton
Comprehensive in Prince Albert, and April 6th in Humboldt.
Subsequent legs of the tour will take place in November
and February.

For more information, please contact:

Cindy Paquette
Office of Public Relations
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6204

90th Anniversary Kick-Off
Schedule of Events

9:00 - 9:30 am News Conference Convocation Hall
10:00 - 11:15 am Special Convocation Convocation Hall
11:30 - 11:45 am Nobel Plaza ground breaking
Admin Building
7:30 - 10:00 pm Chancellor's Cultural Tour
Convocation Hall
10:00 pm Wine and Cheese Convocation Hall


Special Convocation
April 3, 1997
Schedule of Events

10:00 am Procession
The academic procession will enter in the
following order:
Guests of Honour; Chair of the Board:
Minister of Post-Secondary
Education; the President; the
Chancellor; the Lieutenant-Governor
O Canada
Invocation Dr. J. Thompson
Introductory Remarks Dr. George Ivany
Conferring of Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees
Freda Ahenakew
G.W. (Scotty) Cameron
Stepan S. Kostyshyn
Walter Oscar Kupsch
Marketa Newman
David Richard Olson
Herbert Charles Pinder, Sr.
Elvie Laurence Smith
Guy Clarence Vanderhaeghe

Convocation Address Guy Vanderhaeghe
Musical Interlude
Sonata for Bassoon and Cello K.292 Mozart
performance by Allen Harrington and Marie
Sellar
Concluding Remarks Dr. George Ivany
God Save the Queen