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<p>The first school magazine was published in 1897 as a link between the pupils and the old girls. It was edited by Miss Anstey, (Senior Mistress) with an introduction by Miss Fewings from Australia. This first edition included an article by ex pupil Eluned Morgan Jones, written from Patagonia.
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<p>The cover used the school clours of green and white and was designed by Miss Louie Rigotti, an old girl studying art in Manchester. The original school motto, 'Honour Before Honours' can be seen in the scroll at the top.
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First School Magazine 1897

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<p>The writer Eluned Morgan Jones was born in 1870 on board The Myfanwy en route to the Welsh settlement in Patagonia.The daughter of one of the first settlers,she was sent to Dr Williams' School in 1885 speaking Spanish and Welsh. This letter appears in the first edition of the School Magazine in 1897 on her return to Patagonia.
She writes in particular to the Welsh girls on this occasion. Eluned's letter is about a love of the language, speaking and reading Welsh.
She asks would they like to travel the length and breadth of Wales without hearing one word of the old Welsh tongue being spoken?
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<p>NOTE: An English translation of the whole of this letter by this important writer is published as a PDF as a STORY on this website
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'Eluned Morgan's letter to her dear young colleagues' 1897 1

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<p>Writing to the Welsh girls in particular, Eluned notes that according to their own admission, they do not read Welsh almost at all and if they did they would not be well versed in the language to follow the thoughts of the writer.
Such a thing would be unheard of by the English, she says - to hear Welsh children admit that they are not able to read their own language! ....Very little labour would be needed to be able to read and speak Welsh as well as they do English.
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<p>NOTE: An English translation of the whole of this article by this important writer is published as a PDF as a STORY on this website.
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'Eluned Morgan's letter to her dear young colleagues' 1897 2

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<p>This school magazine page concludes Eluned's letter. The 1897 editor (in English) responds to Eluned's criticism concerning the availability of books written in Welsh in the School Library . Eluned doubts whether it contains one Welsh book. Eluned exhorts pupils to remember they are Welsh and to use and read their own language. Welsh was a subject taught at the school the editor says.
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'Eluned Morgan's Letter to her dear young colleagues 1897' 3

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<p>A page from the first ever school magazine. Eluned Morgan has been living in Patagonia, her 'adopted home'since leaving school. She visited DWS in November and spoke about 'many interesting things about the Welsh colony in that distant land'.
Her letter to the Welsh girls is also published on this website.
Interestingly, another item mentions former pupil Mattie Roberts. Mattie had qualified to teach cookery, laundry work, dressmaking,millinery, art and needlework. She had sailed to Australia with Miss Rutter (another DWS teacher) to teach at the Girls' Grammar school in Brisbane. The Headmistress there was Miss Fewings. Miss Fewings had been the Headmistress at DWS from 1886 to 1896.
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News of Patagonian writer and 'Old Girl' Eluned Morgan 1897

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<p>Miss Owen left at Christmas to prepare for her marriage.
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More pupils were being accommodated.
<br>Form 11 increased to such 'an alarming extent that it was found necessary to make a separate First Form'. Three little Belgian girls who are refugees in Dolgelley are placed in this form.
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<p>Great excitement was caused by a visit of part of the Welsh Army Corps on January 20th on a route march through Merionethshire.
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A page of snippets from the July 1915 school magazine

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<p>A page from the 1915 School magazine includes an item about a lecture by a Miss Tungate, an American lady, who 'kept her audience enraptured for more than an hour' talking about her experiences in Belgium at the outbreak of war.
A collection was made for destitute Belgians left in their own country.
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<p>Another item notes the celebrations for the school's 37th birthday on February 7th.
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<p>The snippet at the top of the page completes an item about a route march by the Welsh Army Corps as it goes past the school during dinner. It afforded 'An excellent view of the splendid looking men who are doing their best for King and Country'.
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Miss Tungate's 'Delightful lecture' on being in Belgium 1914

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<p>A page from July 1915 school magazine lists the various societies pupils supported by making clothes. The garments were sent weekly to the Red Cross,the Sailors' Institute, Queen Mary's Needlework Guild,the Zenana Mission (for Indian soldiers wounded or at the Front),local territorials and refugees in Aberystwyth, Barmouth and Dolgelley and also to destitute Belgians left in their own devastated country.
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<p>Socks seem to have been in demand, judging by this page.
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Sewing for the Red Cross, Refugees, destitute Belgians 1915

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<p>Gifts to the museum recorded in the July 1915 School magazine included:
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<p>A piece of the Bell of Nieuport Cathedral in Belgium, shattered by bombardment
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A Belgian Railway ticket
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<p>Biscuit, as supplied to our Soldiers, presented by Majel Fennell
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Swallows Egg and Staghorn Moss from Cader
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<p>and an item identified thus: 'The Roman Matrons giving up their jewels to carry on the war against Hannibal (cf. German Women in 1915)
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A bell shattered by bombardment in Belgium, Museum gift 1915

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<p>Front page of the school magazine in 1905, an article about the progress of the new South Wing. There are two sick rooms,a convalescent room and a nurse's room. Then there are servants' quarters, larders, a box room and hot air stands for drying boots in a large boot room.
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<p>'No wonder people hold up their hands in astonishment when they see Dr Williams' School, and compare the fees charged with the accommodation received in return!'
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<p>The school had to limit the number of boarders while this, and other work took place, so that maids could be accommodated in one of the dormitories.
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The New South Wing, School Magazine December 1905

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<p>The first magazine was published in 1897 as a link between the pupils and the old girls. It was edited by Miss Anstey, (senior mistress) with an introduction written by Miss Fewings from Australia. The first edition included an article by ex pupil Eluned Morgan Jones, written from Patagonia.
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<p>The cover used the school colours of green and white and was designed by Miss Louie Rigotti, and old girl studying art in Manchester.
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First School Magazine 1897

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First School Magazine 1897

Eluned Morgan from Patagonia to DWS,1897 letter translation

'Eluned Morgan's letter to her dear young colleagues' 1897 1

'Eluned Morgan's letter to her dear young colleagues' 1897 2

'Eluned Morgan's Letter to her dear young colleagues 1897' 3

News of Patagonian writer and 'Old Girl' Eluned Morgan 1897

A page of snippets from the July 1915 school magazine

Miss Tungate's 'Delightful lecture' on being in Belgium 1914

Sewing for the Red Cross, Refugees, destitute Belgians 1915

A bell shattered by bombardment in Belgium, Museum gift 1915

The New South Wing, School Magazine December 1905

First School Magazine 1897