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<p>This photo shows a group of girls having a picnic on the beach at Fairbourne in the 1930s, showing them sipping tea from cups with a teacher in their midst. It was donated by Gillian Humphreys, whose photos have been used throughout this site.
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Tea on the beach 1930s style

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<p>A group of pupils enjoying a picnic after a swim on an outing to Friog from an album at Meirionnydd Archives
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Picnic at Friog

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Friog beach swimming picnic 1930s

<p>This picture was in an album donated to Meirionnydd Archives of photographs taken in the 1930s. The school had a beach hut at Friog which the pupils could use and here they are being driven back to school.
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Outing to the beach at Friog 1930s

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swimming outings Friog Fairbourne beach 1930s

<p>The car stopped briefly at the school gate. Nans Williams held out the visitors book for the Prince to sign. Pupils lined the main road and the Headmistress (Miss Anstey), the Governors and staff were presented to him.
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The Prince of Wales visits the school in 1923

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Prince of Wales Miss Anstey Royal visit 1923

<p>One of the ways Ms. Nightingale spoiled me (Gladys) was by allowing me to have a dog. The dog gave me company when she had no place to go during breaks. My parents gave authority for me to spend holiday with any girl's family where I would be welcomed. The school always knew where I would be. Of course, I had to go somewhere given my parents were in the Yucatan in Mexico. Miss Nightingale was basically my guardian in that she assured my parents that I would be taken care of, having given them her personal assurance. She was one of the most wonderful ladies I had ever known. My dog lived a wonderful life in the kitchen eating extremely well! Miss Nightingale would often have me and my dog to her cabin on holidays. The cabin was located by Snowdon just before going up the mountain.
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Gladys Dutton and her much loved dog

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1930's Gladys Dutton Dog

<p>This photograph shows groups of girls sitting and standing in the grounds adjacent to a part of the building then used as a hall. In later years this was to become a gymnasium. The new school hall and library extension would not be added until 1939. For now a tennis net is set up on the patch of grass that would one day be occupied by Miss Nightingale's splendid oak panelled hall and library.
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Girls pose outside the school,1903 prospectus photograph

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Prospectus 1903 tennis hall gymnasium

<p>This picture of the 'new dormitory' shows iron bedsteads draped in light counterpanes. They clearly did not have to make their beds with 'hospital corners' as we had to in later years! The girls also had a degree of privacy not afforded to later students. Each bed had its own curtain rail. The floorboards are covered (just along the walkways) with carpet. Wash bowls can be seen on each chest of drawers. There are photographs on the mantelpiece. It isn't obvious how the dormitory was lit at night. Perhaps the girls had nightlights. The room at the end of the dormitory may have been occupied by a senior girl or a teacher.
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'New Dormitory', 1903 prospectus photograph

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<p>The centrefold of the 1903 prospectus shows 15 girls dotted around a field playing hockey. The girls are all wearing hats,long sleeved blouses and long skirts.
Cattle can be seen in the picture too. Presumably the livestock were separated by a fence from the players.
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The hockey field with players, 1903 prospectus photograph

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<p>This room was later to become the Geography room. In 1903 it seems to have been multipurpose. Perhaps it was used for performances as well as for instruction. There is an upright piano and two sets of curtains could have been used to divide the space. The double desks are worn and scratched. Ink wells are visible on the desks in the foreground. The room is lined with pictures and busts. A satchel hangs over a seat.
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School Room, 1903 Prospectus photograph

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Prospectus 1903 classroom geography room

<p>The curriculum had included butter making and cookery since Miss Fewings' time (headmistress 1886-1896). This image shows a wooden churn,and what perhaps is a gaslit stove to the right of the table. A set of scales can be seen on the left and what looks like an oven is in the foreground, on the right. The room is lined with shelves for pans, jugs,jelly moulds, colanders and plates. There is no sink visible in this picture. The kitchen is gaslit.
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The girls' kitchen, 1903 prospectus photograph

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prospectus 1903 cooking butter making kitchen

<p>Inside this cover is a list of debates and lectures for 1905-6. This cover includes the names of the committee,the price of joining (four shillings a session)and the rules for participating in debates.
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DWS Literary and Debating Society programme cover 1905-6

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Literary and Debating Society rules programme

<p>This is the Literary and Debating Society programme for 1905-6.
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<p>In 1905 the society also debated 'Which has the greatest influence on character, books or people?'and 'Was the execution of Charles 1st justifiable?'
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<p>In 1906 there was another debate about whether an execution was justifiable, this time it was that of Mary Queen of Scots. The other subject for debate that year was 'Is the English race declining through over civilisation? The lecture on architecture was illustrated by Lime-light views.
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'Is the Modern school girl degenerating?' - Debate 1905

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literary and debating society debate lecture

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Tea on the beach 1930s style

Picnic at Friog

Outing to the beach at Friog 1930s

The Prince of Wales visits the school in 1923

Gladys Dutton and her much loved dog

Girls pose outside the school,1903 prospectus photograph

'New Dormitory', 1903 prospectus photograph

The hockey field with players, 1903 prospectus photograph

School Room, 1903 Prospectus photograph

The girls' kitchen, 1903 prospectus photograph

DWS Literary and Debating Society programme cover 1905-6

'Is the Modern school girl degenerating?' - Debate 1905