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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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classroom form V uniform

<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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examination

<p>Date unknown - The library and hall extension (not present in this picture)was added in 1939.
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Black and white postcard of the school site, date unknown

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postcard school building

<p>Rangers on the field by Tremhyfryd in 1944 with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne. The main school can be seen in the background.
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Rangers with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne near Trem 1944

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Rangers

<p>From Left to Right - Gwen Thomas, Joan Smith, Bronwen Pugh, Paddy Dewey,Jean Pilkington,Gill Elmer, May Brookes
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'HMS Pinafore' Summer Half Term 1944

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HMS Pinafore Bronwen Pugh

<p>This photo was in the 1959 school magazine with an article by an Upper IIIrd pupil (equivalent of Year 7 today), here is an extract:
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<p>"We couldn't decide what we wanted to see first as the roaring of lions, chattering of monkeys and splashing of seals were very alluring and exciting. In the end, after a lot of indecision, the lions won and we set off for their enclosure, passing brightly coloured birds and white, fuzzy bears on the way........The elephants towered over us and we felt minute by the side of them, one of them ate a book that some boys were looking ar. We all hoped he got indigestion for being so greedy.
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<p>All the parents were sure of one letter that week, and the postbox was filled with postcards the next day.
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Upper IIIrds visit to Chester Zoo, July 1959

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Chester Zoo trips outings upper IIIrds 1959

Inscription under the photo reads:
<br>"Dame Margaret Lloyd George opening the new school bridge across the Dolgellau to Barmouth road. It was built to enable pupils to get to Penycoed, the senior girls' boarding house, at a cost of £700. The Head Girl Gaynor Williams (Rhyl), presented Dame Margaret with a golden pair of scissors, and Ann Alun Pugh (later Lady Hibbert) with a bouquet."
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School Bridge Opening 1938

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school bridge Margaret Lloyd George 1938 Penycoed

<p>We had to bring to school each term a writing case supplied with a Basildon Bond notepad and envelopes and a store of stamps for the term ahead. A period every week was set aside for writing letters home. This was supervised in the classroom usually by a prefect and was held in silence. These weekly epistles often consisted of requests for money, tuck or stamps, news about events such as walks or the occasional film (see letter in pic - 'Please don't eat the Daisies' with Doris Day & David Niven, celebrities in the 1950s & 60s)
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Another vital piece of information for parents was the list of school test results (see related item at the side).
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<p>We were warned against writing anything about being unhappy or homesick and to prevent anyone breaking this rule, all letters had to be deposited in a box near the headmistress’s study unopened. If anyone had dared to admit to being unhappy they were summoned to the Head’s study and given a good talking to.
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<p>Parents received all letters from school with the addition of " ………… is well and happy”, handwritten by the Head, even if that was far from the case.
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Weekly Letters Home

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letters home Headmistress homesickness happiness

Random Bits and Pieces from Gladys Dutton

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Nightingale Alexis

<p>6th formers enjoying a break in the sun and chatting with the laundress by the tennis courts on the main school site. Does anyone know her name?
l-r: the laundress, Iona Hughes, ? Cynthia Jones, Nesta Roberts
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<p>The school laundry was situated just to the left of the tennis courts; a place where underwear and handkerchiefs were boiled! The Afon Wen Laundry washed blouses, sheets, pyjamas etc.
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Summer 1966 sharing a break with the launderess.

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tennis netball courts senior summer uniform dresses laundry

<p>Nesta Roberts and friends enjoying the sun at Fairbourne - and not a boy in sight! How the boarders envied the local girls' freedom
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<p>l-r: Pat Wharton, Gwenda Edwards, Helen Parry, Jennifer Thomas
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Summer 1965 Fairbourne - outing

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beach daygirls and freedom

<p>After leaving school in the summer of 1966, Nesta Roberts, a Dolgellau girl embarked on a nursing course in Birmingham and as many of us did, wrote to Miss Lickes informing her she had settled in well and was enjoying herself. DBL was always interested in what her 'gels' were doing once they had left school and she always replied. Possibly it was a dictated letter which Miss Rees (herself an OG) her secretary typed up.
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<p>It was kind of DBL to mention the established Midlands OG branch but Nesta did not follow up the suggestion of getting in touch with the branch secretary!
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1966 Letter from Miss Lickes in response to Nesta Roberts's

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leaving scool to pastures new

Dr Williams’ School
Dolgellau
1878 - 1975

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Girls working in Form V classroom, postcard circa 1920

Revolution in education of girls of the middle classes 1879

Black and white postcard of the school site, date unknown

Rangers with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne near Trem 1944

'HMS Pinafore' Summer Half Term 1944

Upper IIIrds visit to Chester Zoo, July 1959

School Bridge Opening 1938

Weekly Letters Home

Random Bits and Pieces from Gladys Dutton

Summer 1966 sharing a break with the launderess.

Summer 1965 Fairbourne - outing

1966 Letter from Miss Lickes in response to Nesta Roberts's