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1912: First Graduates
The University’s first class of graduates convoked on 1 May1912. The University of Saskatchewan had from
its inception intended that women should have access to higher education. The University
Act reinforced that aim, stating “no woman shall by reason of her
sex be deprived of any advantage or privilege accorded to male students of the
university.” Three students from the
class of 1912 earned graduation honours, including both women: Mary Oliver,
high honours in Classics and the Copland Scholarship, and Marion Pettit,
honours in English and History. David
Hossie earned honours in Latin and English, and was Rhodes Scholar.
Might Mary Oliver, the
best student that year, have been a favourable contender for the Rhodes
Scholarship? It is, of course,
impossible to say, and in any event it was a privilege out of her reach. Oxford University, host institution for the
Rhodes, did not confer degrees on women until 1920; and the Rhodes remained
unavailable to women until 1976.
| Related Collections |  |
Office of the University Secretary, RG 2009
Registrar’s Office, RG 2011
University Publications Collection, RG 2129
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1912a: First graduating class. Photograph Collection, A-3638.
1912b: Convocation programme, 1912. Publications Collection.
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