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      “I do not remember when I started school, possibly 1908, but I remember what I wore, a green velvet suit with knee-length pants, and after eating leeks from a nearby farm was sent home because of the bad breath.“ George C.R. Hall's words.

      The following comments accompany the photo in the presentation: “The usual public school fights, mostly involving only two, took place with brooms.” George C.R Hall. “Looking back I remember stealing sap from tapped maple trees in the spring. Often the cans had been partially filled with urine by others who …

      Around 1908, George C.R. Hall, his parents, aunts, and uncles took a boat trip to Quebec City. “When we arrived at Kingston, on our way to Quebec, our party nearly decided to return home. An article in the morning [edition of] ‘Mail and Empire’ mentioned much of Little Britain had …

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: ”When a vote was taken, it was decided the fire was over and nothing more could be done, so on with the trip. What stands out most in my memory were the Plains of Abraham, where Wolfe and Montcalm fought. Returning …

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “Once in a while during the summer holidays, a group of my friends would make homemade ice cream out of real cream and crank the apparatus until it was so thick we could turn it no more.“ George C.R. Hall.

      “I was 13 years old when WWI started, and I still recall the newspaper headlines, ‘Kaiser calls the agreement a scrap of paper,’ and I also recall Major General Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and a member for this riding, calling at our home and when the voting came …

      This photo was taken in 1915 at the Lindsay Collegiate Institute. Dr. George C.R. Hall is sitting in class. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photo of Lindsay's Central School misidentified in presentation as Lindsay Collegiate Institute. Lindsay's Central School was built on the corner of Kent Street West and Albert Street in 1910 as a school for all grades. It became Central Senior Public School in 1955 and has since offered only grades seven …

      This comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “I remember one afternoon we were allowed from school to see the picture, Birth of a Nation. This was not my first movie as I sometimes went to the Wonderland, which was one of the first theatres in Ontario, and charged 5 …

      George C.R. Hall standing outside. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      1915 George C.R. Hall passed the Junior High School Entrance exam. “I remember only a few details of my years at Lindsay Collegiate Institute. Outstanding are not important, but Monday after having been home and if returning by train, a Late By Train slip signed T.A.K. gave credit for full …

      This is a copy of Dr. George C.R. Hall's Junior High School Geography entrance exam from 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This is a copy of Dr. George C.R. Hall's Junior High School Entrance Exam for Writing in 1915. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall had an interest in automobiles throughout his life. When he was 15 years old he rebuilt his dad’s old car using a box as a seat. A driver’s license was not necessary, and the car only traveled a few miles-- usually to a swimming hole at …

      ”When I was 13 years old, General Sir Sam Hughes came to our house, and I recalled his car. It was the first car I saw that had electric lights. The lights went off when the engine was turned off. Previously we used oil, then carbide with a mixture of …

      “During the hot June days while the crops were growing, there was the manure to draw out. I wore old rubber boots, khaki pants and a straw hat. The heat was brutal, and after a while I got use to the odour. Over the summer, the rows of turnip became …

      “Running the blower, which blew out the straw, usually fell to my lot, and it was generally an easy job, unless those building the straw stack were particular and did not mind having themselves covered with the outcoming straw occasionally. These were the days when the stomach was always empty, …

      Portrait of Dr. George Wesley Hall and his wife Mary Jane and children Edith and George C. R. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      “My father returned to school late in life, 19 years old, after tiring of farming. He was one of those men born 30 years too soon and was a great psychiatrist without knowing it." "My early memories of school were of doing work on slates and the screeching of the …

      "Finally a new school of two rooms was built around 1913. By then I was in the senior room and we had washrooms in the basement." George C.R. Hall's words.