1921 |
Centenary celebrations. |
1922 |
Post-graduate work consolidated in the new faculty of Graduate Studies
and Research.
New Biology Building erected.
Additional wing to Redpath Library completed. |
1924 |
Pathological Institute opened.
University Medical Clinic established in the Royal Victoria Hospital. |
1925 |
Roddick gates to the campus erected in memory of Sir Thomas Roddick, former Dean of Medicine,
who established common standards for medical practice in Canada. |
1926 |
Arts Building completely reconstructed behind the original
facade. New hall renamed for Dean Charles E. Moyse. |
1929 |
Pulp and Paper Building erected on campus |
1930 |
McGill Social Science Research Project initiated. |
1931 |
Montreal Orchestra, later Montreal Symphony Orchestra,
founded by Dean Douglas Clarke.
New wing of the Royal Victoria College, on University Street, completed.
Faculty of Applied Science renamed the Faculty of Engineering.
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1932 |
Institute of Parasitology established at Macdonald College. |
1934 |
Montreal Neurological Institute opened with Dr. Wilder Penfield
as Director. |
1935 |
Arthur Eustace Morgan, Ninth Principal and
Vice-Chancellor, 1935-1937.
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1937 |
Lewis Williams Douglas, Tenth Principal
and Vice-Chancellor, 1937-1939.
Douglas Hall Residence for men opened. |
1938 |
Electroencephalography Laboratory established.
McGill Redmen football team won the Canadian Inter-Collegiate Championship. |
'39-'45 |
War years. 6,298 men and women served with the
Armed and Auxiliary Forces; 287 gave their lives. |
1939 |
Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Gymnasium completed.
Total student enrolment: 3,286.
McGill String Quartet, later McGill Chamber Orchestra, founded.
McGill Associates established to welcome business professionals without previous
McGill connections. |
1940 |
F. Cyril James, Eleventh Principal and
Vice-Chancellor, 1940-1962.
Headquarters of the International Labour Organization moved from Geneva, Switzerland,
to the McGill campus.
McGill acquired Stoneycroft Farm at Ste. Anne de Bellevue, part of which became
the Morgan Arboretum.
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1941 |
Research Institute of Endocrinology established.
Department of Radiology created. |
1942 |
Purvis Hall and a principal's Residence given to the
Univeristy by J.W. McConnell. |
1943 |
Morris W. Wilson, Seventh Chancellor, 1943-1946.
Allan Memorial Institute of Psychiatry established.
School of Physiotherapy established. |
1944 |
Department of Geography established.
J.W. McConnell Scholarships established.
Special McGill Convocation at Quebec City to confer degrees on Sir Winston Churchill
and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
1945 |
First class of veteran students admitted on January 8.
Dawson College opened at St. Jean sur Richelieu to provide additional teaching and
residence accomodation.
Arctic Institute of North America established on the McGill campus.
Department of Anaesthesia created. |
1946 |
Student enrolment rose from 3,933 in the spring of 1945
to 7,558 in the fall of 1946.
Wilson Hall, former Methodist College, opened as a residence for men.
Peterson Residences at Lachine set up to provide accomodation for married veteran students.
Foster Radiation Laboratory opened, with the first cyclotron in Canada and the second-largest
in the world.
Department of Chemical Engineering established.
Beatty Hall given to the University in memory of Sir Edward Beatty.
McGill created full-time Chairs of Surgery at the Royal Victoria and Montreal
General hospitals.
Cornerstone laid for the War Memorial Swimming Pool, financed by subscriptions from graduates.
The Friends of McGill University incorporated in the United States.
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1947 |
Student enrolment: 8,239. 60% of the male students were
veterans and 3,038 individuals were housed in student residences.
Extension to Macdonald Engineering Building completed.
Arts Building East Wing reconstructed and named Dawson Hall.
McIntyre Park given to the University by the family of Duncan MacIntyre.
Chancellor Day Hall given to the University by J.W. McConnell to house the Faculty of Law.
Donner Building for Medical Research given by W.H. Donner.
Industrial Relations Centre established.
Morris Wilson Memorial Scholarships established.
Memorial tablet to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, BCL1864, unveiled on original Molson Hall. |
1948 |
Creation of the Faculty of Divinity and transfer of Divinity
Hall to the University.
Radio-isotope laboratories established.
Alm Mater Fund inaugurated by the Graduates' Society. |
1949 |
East Wing of the Royal Victoria College opened.
Eaton Electronics Research Laboratory opened, a gift from Lady Eaton. |
1950 |
University Bookstore established.
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