Four rows of COTC cadets and officers standing and sitting in a [gymnasium]. Three women among the group; several cadets mugging for the camera.

Four rows of COTC cadets and officers standing and sitting indoors with flags; photographs of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip 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.

Elevated view of COTC officers and cadets lined up in groups standing at attention while they shoulder their rifles inside Rutherford Rink. Flags and emblems in background; "No Smoking" signs hang from rafters.

Major General Brown inspecting COTC cadets in field uniforms and holding rifles at Saskatoon Armouries.

Inspection of COTC cadets at Dundurn Camp with J.S. Thomson, University President, (in suit) at centre. Camp buildings with flags in background.

COTC officers and cadets being inspected by (l to r): Major-General Griesbach, W. Rea, J.S. Thomson, University President, and F.H. Edmunds; at Rutherford Rink.

COTC officers and cadets lined up in ranks with shoulder rifles; inside Rutherford Rink.

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

Three rows of COTC officers and non-commissioned officers stand in front of the College Building; winter scene.

Two rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; indoor scene with drapes and window in background.

Four rows of COTC Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers in uniforms and hats; outdoor scene with bare trees and building in background.

Two rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; winter scene with bare trees and buildings in background