McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Brooks, Murray Gordon
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Description area
Dates of existence
1885-1960
History
Murray Gordon Brooks, who devoted his life to the YMCA and the Student Christian Movement, was born at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. He studied at Stanstead College to prepare himself for university, and then entered McGill. While at McGill he helped to organize the Students' Council, and, as an active member of the Glee Club, he helped to write the song "Hail Alma Mater". He obtained a B.A. in History and Economics in 1908. He then turned down a Rhodes scholarship, and began to work for the International YMCA. He served that organization in Ceylon until 1925 and then returned to continue his efforts in Canada. During the years 1938-1940 he served his cause in Rangoon, Burma.