Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Cadets
- A-1177
- Pièce
- 1943
Fait partie de University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection
Outdoor winter scene of an unidentified cadet standing in front of the College Building.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Cadets
Fait partie de University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection
Outdoor winter scene of an unidentified cadet standing in front of the College Building.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Dinner
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COTC personnel and guests in formal attire having a casual conversation.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Inspection
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COTC cadets and officers standing at attention for inspection; Biology Building 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.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
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Posed indoor image of two rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats. Officer seated at centre holding plaque.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Group Photo
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Officers and cadets of the COTC standing in rows and holding rifles. A cannon, automobile, and [Saskatoon Armouries] in background; winter 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.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Non-Commissioned Officers - Group Photo
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Posed winter image of four rows of COTC Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers in uniforms and hats. Bare trees and building in background.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Award Presentation
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Presentation of award to unidentifed COTC cadet. Names of men written on back of photograph: Brig. Gen. J.A.W. Bennel, Commander M.D.P. Allely, and D. McPherson. Indoor scene.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Fait partie de University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection
Posed winter image of three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Fait partie de University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection
Posed image of three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; taken outside Saskatoon Armouries.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Fait partie de University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection
Posed image of four rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats. Outdoor scene with bare trees, picket fence and buildings in background.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Reunion
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COTC reunion banquet at Marquis Hall with guests seated at tables.
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.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Training
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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."
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Training
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Three COTC cadets disassembling a jeep during vehicle maintenance training inside a warehouse.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Social Events
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COTC officers and professors seated and standing while chatting after a mess dinner (l to r): George Rea (Bacteriology), F.H. (Harry) Edmunds (Geology), J.B. (Jim) Mawdsley (Geology), J.V. (John) Bateman (Philosophy), Major J.S.M. (John) Allely (Economics), and Ansten Anstenson (Classics).
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.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Training
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COTC cadets during weapons training; an officer stands at the side watching. Outdoor scene at Dundurn Camp; buildings and rifles in background.