In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.
Alexander M. Flemming's The Credit River was acquired in 1919 and dedicated to Private Charles Milton Warner. It is hung in the auditorium on the top floor of the school. Charles attended Saskatoon Collegiate Institute from 1912 to 1914. He enlisted on 19 January 1916 and was killed on 20 October 1916 at the Somme.
