Pemb Oke Dock Grammar School

PEMB OKEDOCK GRAMMAR THE PENVRO SCHOOL The Grammar School, Pembroke Dock GOYER ORS Rev, J. Garfie ld Davies, M .A., Manorbier (Chairman). 1. R. Williams, Esq., Pembroke Dock (Vice-Chairrn n] Mrs, M. V. Jones. J.P.. Pembroke, W. A. Colley, • ., J.P., Pembroke. No.1 17 JULY 1955 W. J. Gwilliam, Esq. , M.B.E.. J.P. i rs. E. W. Kemp, Pembroke Dock. Mrs. Edgar Thomas, B.A.. Pembroke Dock. Mrs. Nora E. Davies. B.A., eylan d, Editorial B. G. Howells, Esq., Pembroke Dock. Major S. J. Dickinson, M.D.E., Pembroke Dock. The Penvro hasn't managed to get a new suit for the Spring after F. W. Phillips, Esq., Pembroke Dock. all; prophesies ha ve come to no thing, and the bold assertions of a few Mrs. R. C. Davies, B.A.. Stackpole. months ago have pro ved over optimistic. In spite of this. we take the S.Rccs, Esq., Pembroke Dock . plunge once more: next term will see a new and livelier layout for the E. C. Roberts, sq. Magazine, fitting for a brand new school, G. Courtney PIice. Esq. Clerk ; T. P. Owen, Esq., Pembroke Dock . Returning from* the Easter holidays* , we found* that the staff had a new look, too. Miss Ebswo rth was married on the 4th of April, S!" FF becom ing, most conveniently, Mrs. Ebsworth ; Mr. Wiliam also entered Headmaster : R. G. Mathias, M.A., B.Ult. (Oxon), the blessed state . The school wishes them all happiness in the future. Senior Mistr ess : Miss A. R. Lewis Da vies, B.A. (Wales), Dip, Ed. (Edin.) Next year we* arc to be without* Mr. Humphreys* who is to take Senior Master : E. G. Da vies, B.A. (Wales). leave of absence to attend Cardiff College of Physical Education to take HCOl d of Agricultural Dcpartment : D. J. Davies, B.Sc. (Wales). a fu rther qualification. Fortunately Mr. Humphreys will be returning H. Rees, M.A. (WaI.:s). to the school in September, 1956. We wish him a stimulating and useful E. B. Ge orge, B.A. (Wales), year. S. A. Eov ns, n.se. (Wa les). ** * A. W. W. Devereux, B.A. (Wales) Mr. B. J. Davies has been appointed as Agricultural Scientist and l. G. Cleaver, F.CoII.H. has been spending his time at Bush preparing for the new technical J L. W.Hiams, B. (Wales), P.C.T. stream which will be starting next year. This term also, the familiar Miss H. Hughes, B.A. (Wales). figure of Mr. Stabb bas departed, and his duties have been taken over by I• H. Green wood, B.Sc. (Birmingham). Mr. Rice. K. A. Cooper. A.T.D. D. E. Lloyd. B.A. (Wales). A word on the***question of contributions to the Penvro. It seems S. Griffith, B.Sc. (WaJ), Ill!t P. to US remarkable that senior members of the school should not regard R. M. Humphreys, P.T. Certificate, A.A.A.• A.S.A. as a pri vilege and honour to have their writings published in the school MiS3 J. Lewis.Diploma of the Trainin Gollc&e of Dom tic Arts, Cardiff. magazine. Rather, some of them seem to imagine that theyare doing a T. G. Moses, M.B.E.,B.Sc. (Wales). great favour by writing at all. Thi s is not a bappy state of affairs; there I. G riffiths, H.I • (Wales). should be keen competition in this matter and we look for it in the new G.S. Shaw. B.A. (L eds). school. Miss J. Bishop. B.Se. (Wales). D. M. Eli. Williams, M.A. (Wa les), We are publi*shing this year,* in the athletics* section, a cornpre- Miss M. M. Ebswcrth. hensive layout of the school records in track and field events which Mr. U. Wilij mn, B.A. (Wa les). Humphreys has prepared for the Penvro. With the increasing interest Miss C. E. IJrown. B.Sc. (Wnles). in athletics in the school, these figures can prove targets for the future Miss M . J. Jones, n.se. (Wa les). Piries and Bannisters of the scho ol. C. Gam mon, M.A. (Wales). * * * Miss M. ·Ieveley. B.A. (Walcs). At the time of writing, the summer seems to have begun well. We M iss 1. Lewis, B.A. (IN les). wish everyone the best of holidays and hope to see them (on September 3rd) full of vigour for the next school year . COMM E *** General Ed itor : Mr. C. Ga mmon . Postscript-That dentist's chair has been the subject of a great deal of Old Pupils' Editor : Mr. E. G. Dav ies. speculation when the move to Bush is discussed. We are happy Committee Mcrnbe : Je nnifer Gordon, Noreen Jone s, Stephen to be able to deny that it is to be in any way connected with a Griffiths. VOl H.e Richards, Eira Brickle, Tcrry Pant on, substitute for detention. 2 3 was the only judge and had the right of. execution . One of her rules was that each pupil who heard another one say a profane word had to Hilary Agnes Venetia Jenkins indi cate hi m to her th at she might punis h him . And her punishment was hard-a-she wou ld beat him wit h a long bamboo stick. But, Born 16 January , 1942 ; di ed 14 April, 1955 un fortunat ely, she did not possess a stro ng sent ime nt of justice , as she Buried at Gile ad, Maiden Wells, 19 April, 1955 oft en spared her favourite pupils, th ough th ey had done someth ing wro ng. Hil ar y Jenkins was a member of the School for n o Th e punishment was regarded as the utmost disgrace, and so everyone more th an five terms. A pleasant, cheerful girl, she re veal ed tried to becom e her fa vourite . ] was terr ibly afraid of her, even at home earl y on th at she had ta lent as a singer and th at it and during the holid ays. was her ha bit to put her he art into th e th ings she cou ld In consequence of this me thod of edu cati on , a queer thing do well. D uring the Easter term of 1955 she moved almo st happened. Beside the regime of Mrs. Bergmann, there was another system dramatically, to the top of Form lIIb, as though her l ~st word built up by the children . T he head of th is system was the best-loved should be her best. It was the greater tragedy th at at th at girl of our teacher. She was th e gove rnor of all pu pils, and she ascended pomt she should be taken from us. This is not the pla ce her throne when school was over. She was lik ed by everybo dy, even the to comment on th e cause and manner of her death : he r gr own-ups. We had her as our best friend, all of us, but non e ha d the early leave-taking is in itself sufficient. As we gathered on hon our of being her best friend. She was too hi gh for us. And am ong that im moderately SUIU1y April aftern oon. first at Bentlass us, th e subjects, there re igned the system of bla ckmail. If I knew some and then at G ilead, it was a little comf ort if not much to bad deed of my own sister , ] blackmailed her, and if sh e knew something know. that there were hundreds present, neighbours who had about me, she did th e same thin g about me. This seem ed to Us quite kn own H ilary at home and loved her, who were as deeply natu ral an d rig ht. I li ved in co nti nuo us fear of Mrs. Bergmann an d of mo ved as we. Wh at littl e honour we as a School could do those peopl e who knew som ething abo ut me, fo r our mistress used to her was done : four prefects acted as bearers ; over twent y reward everybody who indicated a sinner to her. N ot once, however, representati ves of Tudor H ouse, by the initiative of the House did the th ought enter my min d. that life co uld be differen t. We never captain, lined th e pathway : eleven members of Staff and a thought of revolting against unjust punishment ; we never dared to criticise number of other pupils were present. Wr eaths were ' sent our teacher nor did we talk ab out her meth ods at home, because we both by th e School an d by Tudor House. During the School thought the~ to be just. We all had different ranks at scho ol, accor ding holidays it was difficult to do more. If in the sunshine at to Mr s. Bergman n's favour, and we did not wa nt to lose our position . Gilead , as the committal was spoken , th e tragedy seemed Th er efore we obeyed witho ut any qu est ions . irredeemable, it mu st be for Christians to believe firm ly that I th ink I had the st rangest childho od that is ever possible. I have Hi lary. sho rt though her lif e wa s. did not live in vai n. Her read tha t Mrs. Bergmann's methods of teaching had been employe d so me schoolfellows and teachers will remember her, and be glad fifty years ago, and that chi ldren of that time ha d to suffer in th e same of what sh e was , even far in the years to come.

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