At the onset of the First World War , Cutten took time off to recruit for the war effort . In February 1916 , he asked the board at Acadia to grant him , " a leave of absence to enable him to pursue recruitment full time " This leave would be extended to June 1917 , and Cutten then took another leave to go to Halifax and help the city recover from the Halifax Explosion . Cutten actively encouraged students of Acadia to join the war effort as well . He would later become embroiled in a feud with Sir Sam Hughes over the breaking up of Nova Scotian battalions in order to reinforce other provincial battalions
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
George Barton Cutten