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<p>Answer Question 1 and THREE others, not more than ONE from any section.<p>Does this send shivers down your spine or did you enjoy taking exams?<p> Thanks to Sue Bramley, whose paper this is.<p> We can see the knowledge expected of girls sitting the 'Common Entrance for Girls'- the 11 Plus.<p>Click on Related Items to discover the History, Geography and Nature Study sections of this examination.
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General Paper, Entry into Senior School at 11 plus 1961

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<p>Twenty minutes approximately in which to choose 3 different periods of history, think of something connected with the daily life of the people in each period OR to write five lines about someone famous in history.<p> There's a separate section here for 'a woman or a child' as presumably they don't on the whole fit the other categories!<p>Then, there's a Geography section;this looks quite challenging to me. Try to imagine you are the daughter of a Kazak on the Steppes and describe fully two days of your life, one in July and the other in December and at the same time describe the country and the weather.<p>Thanks to Sue Bramley for lending us her old exam papers.
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History and Geography ,11 plus exam used at DWS 1961

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11 Plus History Geography General paper exam

<p>Final page, Section D invites children to answer questions on nature.
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Nature Study section of the 11 Plus Exam, used at DWS 1961

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11 Plus Nature Study General Paper exam

<p>Form V1B subjects ranged from History,Latin and French to Elocution, Gym and Current Events.<p> G.T.C.(crossed out) stood for the Girls'Training Corps which was formed in 1942. Quote from the school magazine July 1942,'Our activities have taken many forms, from collecting paper salvage, to raising money for Warships Week, to marching in threes on the flat roof as a member of the newly formed G.T.C. to asking Mr Donald Grant searching questions about the world situation.'(I don't know who Mr Grant was)</p>
Read Sheila Miller's 'Wartime Jottings' and see the G.T.C.standing to attention on the flat roof. There's a photo of Sheila too, sitting next to the legendary Do Davies. (Just click on the Related Items links)
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Sheila Miller's wartime school timetable 1942 or 43

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WW2 Girls Training Corps Timetable Sixth Form

<p>Dr. Beeching arrives at Dr Williams'school, Dolgellau
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Somewhere on the Mawddach, excavating
<br>The sedimentary layers of my youth
<br>I found your smile.
<br>In sepia, framed transgressive
<br>And lounging between
<br>The empty parallels of stark infinity,
<br>You spoke.
<br>Confident, optimistic and open
<br>Even at a point of closure;
<br>Full of possibilities,
<br>You signaled encouragement and hope
<br>Amidst the dissolution,
<br>And with that look, advertised
<br>The essence of youth's big adventure
<br>Which fifty years later, I savoured once more.
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Poems of Place: The Halt 1967

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<p>Directed by Avril Boshell, this production of Christopher Fry's play was performed in the Christmas term 1967, all the parts being played by the girls of DWS. It never crossed our minds for a moment to wonder why we ended up playing both men and women. It was just the way it was.
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The Lady's Not For Burning - 1967 school play cast

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Playing Cricket at DWS 1965-1972

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cricket match Ysgol y Gader Miss Thompson Penycoed

Answers to the Christmas 1964 Junior General Knowledge test

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Christmas General Knowledge test 1964 Junior exam

<p>Cast members include Pam Cox, Ann Kimberley, Linda Nicholas, Margaret McKean, Ann McKean, Brenda Snell, Bahia Nakhjavani,Jennifer Hutcheson, Carolyn Williams, Diana Workman, Antonia Leech, Margaret Morgan, Elisabeth Jones Evans, Libby Harris,Elizabeth Jarman, Gail Hall and Jane Hicks. The play was directed by Avril Boshell.
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'Our Town' group photograph, drama production summer 1966

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school play Our Town 1966 performance

<p>An annual swimming gala in which the four school houses, all named after local lakes, competed for a cup. I don't think we did compete as Houses very often - just sporting occasions.
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<p>The editor recalls doing a back dive off the top board for her House one year. As she had never done this dive before, at any height, this did not turn out to be a good move.....
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<p>Click on Related Items to see more pictures and stories about swimming at the school.
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The sun shone at the annual swimming gala in 1965 or 1966

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swimming gala House summer

<p>Lots of swimmers are watched by the rest of the school. What they are doing exactly is a mystery! Meanwhile, the audience relaxes on the bank, all in their candy striped summer dresses. A blackboard, desk and chair, on the far side of the pool, suggest that this is the annual House Swimming Gala. It looks like it was the perfect day, as far as the weather was concerned. In the background can be seen Tremhyfryd and the school playing field. The field was the scene of many a cricket practice in summer under the watchful and sometimes exasperated eye of DBL, a keen cricketer herself in her time.
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Swimming gala, school pool on a sunny day summer 1965-66

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Junior General Knowledge Test, set Christmas 1964

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Christmas General Knowledge Test 1964 Junior Mrs Bingham diary

Dr Williams’ School
Dolgellau
1878 - 1975

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General Paper, Entry into Senior School at 11 plus 1961

History and Geography ,11 plus exam used at DWS 1961

Nature Study section of the 11 Plus Exam, used at DWS 1961

Sheila Miller's wartime school timetable 1942 or 43

Poems of Place: The Halt 1967

The Lady's Not For Burning - 1967 school play cast

Playing Cricket at DWS 1965-1972

Answers to the Christmas 1964 Junior General Knowledge test

'Our Town' group photograph, drama production summer 1966

The sun shone at the annual swimming gala in 1965 or 1966

Swimming gala, school pool on a sunny day summer 1965-66

Junior General Knowledge Test, set Christmas 1964