University of Alberta Timeline (1920–29)
1920
Curriculum is revised so it’s more flexible.
Wearing academic gowns to class is dropped.
Department of Dentistry becomes a school.
1921
Medical Building is completed.
Dr. Tory arranges a sabbatical year and a Rockefeller Traveling Fellowship for Dr. James Collip, a brilliant University of Alberta scientist and teacher. Dr. Collip works in Toronto with Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and R.R. Macleod on diabetes research and the discovery of insulin.
Scientific and Industrial Research Council of Alberta (founded by Tory) is renamed Alberta Research Council (ARC).
Volume I Evergreen and Gold yearbook was hardbound and had 114 pages.
1922
Canadian Army returns hospital to University control.
Applied Science (Engineering) becomes a Faculty.
Eyrl and Warren take over proprietorship of “The Varsity Tuck Shop” in 1922 and in 1924, they enlarged the premises.
The Extension Library holds 4,000 volumes.
University Librarian Donald Cameron implements annual student library fee of $5 to generate a guaranteed annual budget for acquisition of books.
Medical and agricultural reading rooms open.
1923
Department of Extension continues to reach Alberta communities with traveling libraries, lectures, courses.
Law reading room opens.
1924
School of Nursing opens
Dentistry offers complete five-year program
1925
Faculty of Medicine graduates students trained entirely at the U of A
1926
Students’ Union leads organizing the Canadian Federation of Students
1927
St Joseph’s College is built on campus
CKUA begins
Rutherford becomes Chancellor.
1928
An agreement between the University and the Department of Education creates Normal School (School of Education).
Household Economics becomes a School.
Tory resigns to become president the National Research Council in Ottawa.
Ottewell becomes University’s Registrar.
Corbett becomes head of the Department of Extension.
Dr. Robert Wallace becomes U of A’s second president.
1929
University ends its ban on fraternities.
Provincial Normal School, offers teacher training courses.
University Hospital is taken over by the Province with the U of A represented on the board.