Head and shoulders image of Major-General Arthur E. Potts, professor of Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, 1919-1948.

Bio/Historical Note: Arthur Edward Potts was born 24 October 1890 in Northumberland, England. Potts was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, Scotland, and subsequently studied at the University of Edinburgh (BSc) and Cornell University (MA in agriculture). He worked as an instructor at Ames College in Iowa. He came to Canada in 1914 to enlist as a private soldier in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in World War I. He was wounded twice while overseas. After the war Potts was appointed professor of Dairy Science at the University of Saskatchewan. He held this position until 1939 when he went overseas again as Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Saskatoon Light Infantry. He became Brigadier-General in 1940 to command the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. In 1942 Potts was promoted to Major General, commanding the 6th Canadian Infantry Division. After the war Potts joined the Department of Veterans Affairs in Kingston, Ontario, to become the Department's district administrator. Potts died in September 1983 in Kingston at age 92.

Guests in evening attire seated at dinner table during the Tri-Services Ball.

Dinner guests at the Tri-Service Ball seated and talking at a table.

Image of Col. Ronny Morton, Area Commander of Saskatchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: Ronald Edward Alfred Morton was born in Toronto in 1900. Morton went overseas in 1942 as commander of the Fort Garry Horse, a Winnipeg armoured regiment. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for bravery on 23 December 1944. Morton was stationed in Japan as head of Canada’s Far East Military Mission until 1947, when he was transferred to Regina as area commander for Saskatchewan. Morton died in Toronto in 1976.

Image of the COTC University Medal.

Bio/Historical Note: "One of the chief prices which Canada paid in the last war for her lack of preparation was the tragic waste of thousands of her best young men killed while fighting in the ranks because they had not been previously trained for a more useful career as officers. It is to prevent such a waste in any possible future war that every Canadian University is now giving facilities to its students to qualify as officers during their undergraduate course. Our own contingent of the C.O.T.C. came to life in January of this year and is already recruited up to a strength of 170." (The Spectrum, 1921) The Canadian Officers' Training Corps was a unit in the Active Militia of Canada. The Corps prepared university students for the examinations for a Lieutenant's or Captain's Commission and the universities granted course credit for COTC work. Senior commissions were held by faculty while all junior commissioned and non-commissioned ranks were open to undergraduates. Interest in the Corps declined in the 1950s and came to an end in 1964.

A corporal in the COTC climbing over [wall] during obstacle course.

Elevated view of two COTC cadets working with a radio transmitter; an [officer] kneeling at right. At Saskatoon Armouries.

COTC cadets receiving small arms instruction from a corporal. Officers in background are G.A.H. Trudeau and H.H. Ferns; in Rutherford Rink.

Elevated view of COTC officers and cadets watching a demonstration of the use of a machine gun at Saskatoon Armouries. Unique heater in background.

COTC officers and cadets at attention while the operation of an artillery piece is being demonstrated at Saskatoon Armouries.

Elevated view of nine COTC officers and cadets standing at attention with two men laying on stretchers during first aid training at Saskatoon Armouries.

COTC cadets standing at attention in two rows while wearing gas masks. Flags and emblems on wall in background at Saskatoon Armouries.