Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
- A-1136
- Item
- 1929
Three rows of COTC officers in uniform and hats; taken outside Saskatoon Armouries in winter.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Three rows of COTC officers in uniform and hats; taken outside Saskatoon Armouries in winter.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; taken in indoor studio.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; taken outside Saskatoon Armouries.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; winter scene.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Two rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats. Indoor scene with drapes in background and carpet on floor. Officer seated at centre holding plaque.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Four rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; outdoor scene with bare trees, picket fence and buildings in background.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
COTC officers pose in front of entrance of building [on campus].
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
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).
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
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.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers and Cadets - Group Photo
Six rows of COTC officers and cadets lined up in front of the College Building; winter scene.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Parade
COTC parade with soldiers and guests in Rutherford Rink. G.A.H. Trudeau saluting men marching by with J.H. Thompson at his side. Soldiers with rifles with bayonets in foreground.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Parade Float
COTC cadet in battle dress and another as student seated on float. Two Union Jack flags visible as well as draped armaments. Sign on float reads: "Both the pen and the sword."
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Reunion
COTC reunion banquet at Marquis Hall; among guests seated at head table are Sid Buckwold (second from left), Mayor of Saskatoon and J.W.T. Spinks (fourth from left), University President.
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 - Reunion
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] - Rifle Training
Several ranks of [COTC] men in civilian dress stand at ease with rifles; Saskatoon Armouries in background.
Bio/Historical Note: James Clinkskill owned a large white frame house with a large, two-story veranda overlooking the South Saskatchewan River from 1904 to 1911. The house was located at 152 Spadina Crescent East. In 1911, the Armouries were constructed and a Sergeant’s Mess was built in 1912. The Clinkskill house was used as the Officers’ Mess and as the home of the Armouries caretaker. The United Services Institute, whose members were former members of the Canadian Armed Forces, was located in the former Clinkskill house and hosted many social events. In 1922 a barn was moved into Saskatoon and used as a drill hall. When the Hugh Cairns VC armouries were built in 1960, the Saskatoon Armouries were sold to Harry Landa for $2000 and removed. The former Clinkskill house was demolished in 1960.