b&w photograph
Very good condition with small imperfection near the left of the head of Antonine Maillet's head.
Austin Hayes (left, Commerce class of 1937, then Chairman of Board of Governors 1970-1978), Acadian scholar Antonine Maillet (honourary Doctor of Letters), United Church minister David MacDonald (honourary Doctor of Laws), and Elizabeth Chard (History faculty from 1961, then Registrar 1973-2005, also instrumental in establishing women's varsity sports at SMU), all wearing academic garb, pose for a group photo.
From the Art Gallery. The following stamp appears on the reverse (inferior right): Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited P.O. Box 758 Halifax, N.S. Phone 423-7438 Area Code 902. The following typed label is taped to the reverse (centre BUT affixed in an inverse fashion to the orientation of the photograph): L to R: Mr. Austin Hayes; Dr. Antonine Maillet, Mr. David MacDonald, and Saint Mary's Registrar Elizabeth Chard. Also found on pg. 165 in the 1980 Santamarian yearbook.