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<p>A class of girls, in their school uniform gymslips, sit at single desks studiously writing for the camera. At the bottom of the image it says Dr William's school, Dolgelley,Form V (with the apostrophe in the wrong place)
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Girls working in Form V classroom, postcard circa 1920

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<p>Dr Williams' school was examined in December 1879 by D. Lewis Lloyd M.A. The school had been open for one year.
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Revolution in education of girls of the middle classes 1879

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In conversation with Gillian Spencer, a boarder in 1929 at 8

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Alexis Aladin Eisteddfod Miss Nightingale uniform church games picnic

<p>Miss Jackson guided us through our applications to universities.
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<p>Left to right - Dilys Jones, Margaret Griffiths, Joan Bankier, Pam Jenkin, Mary Hewitt, Pam Thom, Anne Lloyd Davies
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Upper V1 A with Miss Jackson by the school bridge 1949-50

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1950 university Miss Jackson school bridge

From an old exiled DWS (who is still young at heart) 1936-38

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Gladys Dutton Miss Lickes Miss Nightingale French table Spanish

<p>This photograph shows Miss Nightingale in her customary white stockings. The location is unknown but could be near her home, Glandwr Hall.
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<p>Miss Nightingale was a Quaker who did not believe in punishments. During her time new dormitories, a gymnasium, new staffroom and the school hall were added. Click on the Related Item to read a story about Miss Nightingale.
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<p>This photo is from Gladys Dutton's collection. Gladys was a pupil from 1936-38
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Miss Nightingale, headmistress from 1924-1940

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Miss Nightingale headmistress 1930s Glandwr Hall

Miss Ellen Constance Nightingale, Headmistress 1924-1940

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Headmistress Penycoed tea punishment

<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>Margaret Griffiths, Jeanette James, Gwyneth Powell, Pamela Thom, Anne Lloyd Davies and Mary Hewitt from Forms V1A and V1B debated at a Mock Election during the Easter Term 1949.
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<p> Margaret holds the 'VOTE LIBERAL' poster - she was related to Clement Davies (former Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire).Pam Thom and Shirley Rushton were candidates too. The Communist party is also represented by Anne and Mary who hold a poster depicting the Hammer and Sickle,with the slogan 'THE DEMOCRACY'. The other two parties appear to represent girls at the school, as opposed to other political parties current at the time.
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<p>The girls are wearing their Sunday Best school uniform for the photograph. The dress wasn't the favourite item of uniform and was generally called a sack!
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Mock Election includes a Communist party candidate 1949

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Eluned Morgan from Patagonia to DWS,1897 letter translation

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Eluned Morgan Patagonia Welsh language school magazine

<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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Eluned Morgan Welsh language school magazine Patagonia

<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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Girls working in Form V classroom, postcard circa 1920

Revolution in education of girls of the middle classes 1879

In conversation with Gillian Spencer, a boarder in 1929 at 8

Upper V1 A with Miss Jackson by the school bridge 1949-50

From an old exiled DWS (who is still young at heart) 1936-38

Miss Nightingale, headmistress from 1924-1940

Miss Ellen Constance Nightingale, Headmistress 1924-1940

First School Magazine 1897

Mock Election includes a Communist party candidate 1949

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