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      “I was cautioned in my first year by the Professor to better my work or else, and only then did I really settle down and study.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      This is Dr. George C.R. Hall's first year medical school report. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      "Having for two years absorbed hundreds of lectures in basic science, I entered third year and this led to hospital clinics at Sick Children’s, Toronto General and St. Mike’s. I was now able to see the light ahead and attack my problems with greater zeal." “I enjoyed St. Mike’s since …

      Dr. George C.R. Hall standing in front of his University Residence on Brunswick Avenue. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall sitting on the steps of his University of Toronto residence on Brunswick Avenue. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on his family.

      "During my final year, I dashed off at all hours of day and night to view cases-– a foretaste of things to come. Then I had to arrange for an internship, but though everything was serious, there were still Saturday night dances to attend, such as Daffydill night." George C.R. …

      “Written and oral exams arrived, and somehow it was over, and then came the never to be forgotten sunny afternoon in late May, when we gathered to hear our fate, and through the front window of the Secretary’s office in the Medical Building the registrar read out in alphabetical order …

      “There was left only the final act. On June 8th, 1923, I marched in cap and gown across the Front campus to Convocation Hall, there to formally receive from the hands of Sir William Mulock my degree of Bachelor of Medicine. Another never to be forgotten day.” George C.R. Hall’s …

      Dr. George C.R. Hall's Medical Degree from the University of Toronto in 1923. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall's certification from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in 1923. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A partial page of 1923 graduation photos that features Dr. George C.R. Hall. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      “My University class was large, approximately 250. It was several days before we really got organized.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      “It did not take the University of Toronto C.O.T.C. (Cadet Officer Training Corp) long to catch up though, and although many of our class were veterans of WWI, and still in uniform, we had to wear a military uniform to school on Tuesday and Friday and drill on the back …

      “This did us no harm, except we did resent being recognized as soldiers, for at least two days a week, especially when many had years of front line service and bore scars of war.“ George C.R. Hall’s words.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall standing in front of his residence at the University of Toronto in 1918. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photograph taken by Dr. George C.R. Hall in front of Old City Hall in Toronto on Armistice Day. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photograph of the medical school initiation in the late fall of 1918. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Initiation took place around the Medical Building and out into Queens Park. “My forehead and ear were gashed and the smell of rotting eggs lingered for months around the area.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      “My University years were full and I still remember them vividly.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      George C.R. Hall entered first year medicine at University of Toronto in 1918. This class was unique in that it was a mixture of WWI veterans and high school graduates. It also had the largest enrolment on record.