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The Beginning 1965

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Floods visitors

<p>Miss Williams later to become Mrs Peel our form teacher in 1966. Picture taken by Glenda Williams (nee Jones)
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Miss Williams 1966

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Teacher Mrs Peel Miss Williams

<p>Lower 4B in the classroom. Pupils in the picture are Kathryn Evans, ? , ? , Judith Hill, Nest Roberts, Catherine Lloyd, Gwyneth ?, Sally Hughes, Anne Sheppard, Nikki Wilson, Erica Hutton.
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Lower 4B 1968

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Lower 4B 1968

<p>Sybil Williams, Joan Edwards and Philippa Danks - with baby doll pyjamas. This was our sewing project for the term. I don't know if anyone ever finished them!
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Enjoying the sun 1965

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Lower 5th about 1965

<p>A ‘legend’ according to one dictionary definition, is a person having a special place in public esteem because of striking qualities or deeds, real or fictitious. 'Do' was, and still is, a DWS legend but in that legend there is nothing fictitious; the real was striking enough. She was one of the ‘Greats’.
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<p>She entered DWS as a 12 year old pupil in 1906 and left in 1912 to attend Aberystwyth University. Following a teaching post in South Wales she returned to DWS in 1919, retiring in 1961 as Deputy Headmistress.
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<p>“She was tall and carried herself very erect; she had short straight hair and blue eyes to rival those of Paul Newman and she oozed a great natural authority. When she walked into a classroom an immediate hush fell”
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<p>Click on the 'associated story' upload file to read an extract from ‘A Patchwork of Memories’ by Gaynor Smith. which tells her memories of Do and DWS.
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Miss Dorothy M Davies ('Do')

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<p>Staff at Glyn Malden: Miss Picton (Cook), Miss Labram (Headmistress), Miss Williams (Matron) and Miss Bale (Teacher).
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Staff at Glyn Malden 1965-66

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Staff Glyn Malden

Miss Dorothy Mary Davies,‘Do’ – never to be forgotten

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'Do' Miss Do Davies English teaching deputy headmistress

<p>By 1887 there was a new headmistress, Eliza Anne Fewings. There were 11 boarders and 30 daygirls when she started in 1886. This programme seems to be mostly a musical entertainment, although it also celebrates pupils' Public Examination success.
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'Words of Songs' programme 1887

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<p>Front and back cover of the Prize-Day programme. To see who won prizes, how many racquets were handed out (as prizes), what the entertainment was and to get an insight into the curriculum, see 'Related Items'.
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Prize-Day programme front cover, July 28th 1886

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Prize- day

<p>Prizes for Needlework (a racquet), Music, a Boarders prize,and a Cooking class prize ('Mrs Beeton's Household Management' for the second year running), a prize for the 'Best Garden'and the 'Champion's Racquet' to be decided by a tennis match.
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<p>Ten racquets were awarded as prizes in total at this year's prize giving!
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<p>There are prizes too for Science subjects and Drawing.
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<p>Two songs and a round and a pianoforte solo are included on this page of the programme.
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Prize Day 1886

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<p>At this time Miss Emily Armstrong (Headmistress 1877-1886) was about to leave to take up a post as Head at Dame Alice Owen's School in London. The certificates on this page reflect a school curriculum which was unusually strong in the sciences for a girls' school at this time. Miss Armstrong taught Biology and Physiology.
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<p>A surprising number of 'racquets' were awarded as prizes, eight on this page alone. Girls were sometimes awarded books and racquets for the same prize.
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Distribution of Prizes by Samuel Holland 1885-1886

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<p>Miss Pritchard, Miss Tritton and Mr Griffiths performed the Overture to Don Juan by Mozart. This was followed by choral pieces and 'pianoforte solos'. Prizes were then distributed by the Chair of Governors, Samuel Holland. This was followed by more musical entertainment from Miss Pritchard, Mr Griffiths, Miss Lawford and Miss Madge Roberts. Everyone sang 'God Save the Queen'.
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<p>After the concert a 'Champions Tennis Racquet' was played for. This was given by the poet Lewis Morris.
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<p>Form prizes and 'Good Conduct'prizes for the year 1884 included 'The Boys Mabinogian', 'Green's Short History of the English People', 'Waverley', 'Ivanhoe','Lorna Doone'and 'The Universe'or 'The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Small, Illustrated'.
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Prize Day 1885 and Prizes for the Year 1884

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The Beginning 1965

Miss Williams 1966

Lower 4B 1968

Enjoying the sun 1965

Miss Dorothy M Davies ('Do')

Staff at Glyn Malden 1965-66

Miss Dorothy Mary Davies,‘Do’ – never to be forgotten

'Words of Songs' programme 1887

Prize-Day programme front cover, July 28th 1886

Prize Day 1886

Distribution of Prizes by Samuel Holland 1885-1886

Prize Day 1885 and Prizes for the Year 1884