From the Archives
Yearbook days

May 13, 2011

By Patrick Hayes, U of S Archives

A University of Saskatchewan student yearbook was first published in 1912, the year of the first graduating class. From 1913 to 1920, the April edition of The Sheaf was called the “Graduation Number” and contained yearbook-like summaries of students, athletics, colleges and events. In 1921, The Sheaf changed from a monthly magazine to a weekly newspaper. This prompted the creation of The Spectrum, a separate yearbook.

In 1922, the name was changed to The Keystone, then US in 1924 and finally to The Greystone in 1927. It would maintain this name until 1969 when publication ceased. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Greystone was produced by Brigdens of Winnipeg Limited and contained a series of graphic plates signed BART or sometimes BP.  In each yearbook, a dozen or more illustrations introduced the various sections. These were the work of Moose Jaw artist Bart Pragnell who undertook commercial work on a contract basis. The example illustrated here is from 1930.