J.S. Thomson, University President, and Major John Wesley Joyce inspect COTC cadets outdoors; winter scene.

COTC cadets marching as they pull a gun carriage on a downtown Saskatoon street. Store fronts and signs in background.

Elevated group photograph of COTC officers and cadets in dress uniforms and standing at attention at Saskatoon Armouries..

COTC band members seated and in uniform, seated in bleachers at [Rutherford Rink].

Five COTC cadets at table studying and reading a map; indoor scene.

Cadets marching during winter on the University of Saskatchewan campus. College Building visible in background.

Elevated view of six COTC cadets standing at ease dressed with packs, helmets and holding rifles; at Rutherford Rink.

Eight COTC officers in uniform without hats. Seven men identified: H.A. Jones, Benson, [W. Hasner], Herman H. Ferns, Joseph H. Thompson (professor of Accounting), Arthur E. Potts (professor of Dairy Science), William A. Carrothers (professor of Economics).

Three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats. In front row: Lt. R.R. Rankin, Capt. J.P.R. Brown, Maj. J.H. Thompson, Col. Arthur E. Potts, Maj. R.M. Ferguson, Capt. H. Williamson, Capt. P.W. Mundell. Indoor scene.

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.

Three rows of COTC warrant and non-commissioned officers in uniforms and hats; winter scene with bare trees and building in background.

Four COTC officers walking in Germany; steeples of church and trees in background. [H. Watson].

Three unidentified COTC members wearing field belts during class in Rutherford Rink.

COTC officers and professors standing together at a COTC event, front row (l to r): John S.M. Allely (Economics), F.H. (Harry) Edmunds (Geology), J.H. Thompson (Accounting). Back row: John V. Bateman (Philosophy), Ansten Anstensen (Classics), Herman H. Ferns (Mathematics), J.B. (Jim) Mawdsley (Geology), and Wesley C. MacAulay (Pharmacy). Several in uniform and others in tuxedos; flags and photographs in background.

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.