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.

Head and shoulders image of Charles Henry Greenway, Department of Engineering, and officer in the COTC, in uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Charles Henry Greenway joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1935 after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering. Before the war he was employed on flying instructional duties at Trenton and Camp Borden (Ontario), and in 1940 went overseas with 112 (Army Co-operation) Squadron. Repatriated for training duties under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Group Captain Greenway was Chief Instructor at MacLeod, Alberta and Yorkton, Saskatchewan, and served on the West Coast for two years. In 1944 he became Commanding Officer at No. 4 Flying Training School, Saskatoon, and later was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at No. 2 Air Command Headquarters in Winnipeg. In September 1946, he was appointed Commanding Officer at the RCAF station at Camp Borden, a position he held until his appointment to Ottawa as Director of Ground Training for the RCAF. Greenway was awarded with the Order of the British Empire.

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 run in [Rutherford Rink].

COTC cadets standing at attention in two rows while wearing gas masks. Flags and emblems on wall in background 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 officers and cadets stand at attention while the operation of an artillery piece is being demonstrated at Saskatoon Armouries.

Three members of the COTC Pistol Club practicing (and not looking comfortable) with handguns during weapons training.

Elevated view of COTC cadets receiving small arms instruction from a corporal. Officers in background are Colonel George A.H. Trudeau and Dr. Herman H. Ferns, Department of Mathematics; 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 cadets with packs, helmets and rifles practicing field tactics, some lying on ground behind short barrier [bench]. In Rutherford Rink.

COTC cadets receiving handgun instruction from instructor at Rutherford Rink.

Four COTC cadets receive communications training with radio transmitters. Signs and posters on wall in background, one poster on artificial respiration, another one sign reads "Danger. The High Voltage used in these transmitters can cause instant Death. Read Safety Rules."