Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School
Published Examination Results
CWB Examination Results, 1922
CENTRAL WELSH BOARD EXAMINATIONS,
JULY, 1922.
ABERDARE GIRLS’ SCHOOL.
An asterisk (*) opposite the name of a subject denotes that the candidate has passed with distinction in that subject.
Senior Certificate.
Margaret Charlton Cox: English language and literature, history, French, general science.
Jessie Millicent Davey: English language and literature, French, domestic science, including elementary physiology and hygiene, general science, drawing, *cookery.
Latona Davies: English language and literature, domestic science, including elementary physiology and hygiene, general science, drawing.
Winifred Davies: English language and literature, Welsh, geography, domestic science, including elementary physiology and hygiene, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Nora Duffy : English language and literature, mathematics, general science.
Sarah Elizabeth Ellis: English language and literature, history, mathematics (including trigonometry), geography, general science.
Kathleen Mary Eschle: English language and literature, history, French, geography, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Margaret Evans: English language and literature, history, French, geography, general science.
Ceinwen Griffiths: English language and literature, history, Welsh, geography, *domestic science including *elementary physiology and *hygiene, general science, drawing and cookery.
Marion Harrison: English language and literature, French, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Clarice Muriel Howe: English language and literature, history, mathematics, geography, general science.
Phyllis Mary Humphreys : English language and literature, history, French, mathematics, geography, general science.
Grace Harriet James: English language and literature, history, Latin, French, mathematics, geography, general science.
Doris Margaret Jenkins: French, geography, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Marjorie Jenkins: English language and literature, history, French, mathematics, geography, general science.
Sarah Louise Johns: English language and literature, history, Latin, French, mathematics, general science.
Dorothy Jones: English language and literature, Latin, French, mathematics.
Esther Owen Jones: History, Welsh, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Jessie May Jones: English language and literature, French, mathematics, general science.
Olwen Jones: English language and literature, history, *Welsh, mathematics, geography, *general science.
Phyllis Jones: English language and literature, history, French, geography, general science.
Sophia Myfanwy Jones: Geography, Welsh, general science.
Winifred Carslake Jones: English language and literature, history, geography, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Bronwen Lewis: English language and literature, Welsh, mathematics, *general science.
Catherine Ann Morgan : English language and literature, history, French, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, cookery.
Ivy Margaretta Morgan: English language and literature, *history, *Welsh, *mathematics, geography, general science.
Olivia Morgan: English language and literature, history, mathematics, geography, general science.
Sarah Isobel Morris: English language and literature, Welsh, general science, drawing.
Elizabeth Anne Owen: English language and literature, history, Welsh, geography, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, cookery.
Elizabeth Mary Rees: English language and literature, history, Welsh, mathematic,. general science.
Florence Gwendoline Rees: English language and literature, history, French, mathematics, geography, *general science.
Gwenhwyfar Rees: English language and literature, history, French, geography, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Cathleen Mary Rees: English language and literature, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, general science, drawing, cookery.
Catherine Gwendoline Richards: English language and literature, history, French, mathematics, geography, general science.
Catherine Mary Rosser: French, mathematics, general science.
Gwladys Thomas: *English language and *literature, history, Latin, *Welsh, mathematics, geography, general science.
Mary Eirwen Thomas: Welsh, domestic science including elementary physiology, drawing, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Mary Dagmar Watkins: English language and literature, French, *domestic science including *elementary physiology and *hygiene, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Dinah Anne Williams: English language and literature, Welsh, domestic science, including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, needlework and garment construction, cookery.
Jane Williams: English language and literature, history, domestic science including elementary physiology and hygiene, drawing, cookery.
Supplementary Certificate.
Margaret Davies: Latin, mathematics.
Elizabeth Owen Edwards: *Latin.
Sarah Ann Edwards: English language and literature, botany.
Dilys Margaret Evans: Latin, geography, botany.
Miriam Fine: Geography.
Margaret Mary George: Geography.
Winifred Margaret Hall: Latin, botany.
Sarah Gwyneth Jenkins: Latin.
Eirwen Lloyd Jones: Latin.
Ceinwen Morgan: *Latin.
Edith Owen: Latin, mathematics, botany.
Muriel Elizabeth Richards: Latin.
Eunice Gwyneth Thomas: Botany.
Caroline Williams: History.
The following have been awarded a pass in arithmetic with credit to complete a qualification:—*Ceinwen Griffiths, Marion Harrison, Jane Williams, Myfanwy Evans, *Edith Ray.
Higher Certificate
Enid Mary Williams: Chemistry, botany, zoology Supplementary Certificate Reg. xxvl. 1d.
Notes
Margaret Charlton Cox, (1908–2005), was the daughter of the headmaster Walter Charlton Cox. She became a doctor at the City Mental Hospital, Birmingham..
Kathleen Mary Eschle, (1905–1973), was a daughter of of the watchmaker and jeweller Leonard Eschle of 13 Victoria Square.
Prof Florence Gwendoline Rees, (1906–1994), was the daughter of Police Superintendent Ebenezer Rees of 4, Elm Grove. She has an entry in the Former Pupils section of the Girls Grammar School pages.
Florence Marion Harrison, (1903–1983), became Lady Marion Williams, J.P. Her sister was Mrs Phyllis Harrison-Roderick.
ABERDARE BOYS’ SCHOOL.
Senior Certificate
Richard Norman Berry: English language and literature, history, *mathematics, mechanics, *chemistry, *geography, drawing.
Gwyn Henton Davies: English language and literature, history, Latin, *French, mathematics, chemistry, geography.
Lewis Oswald Davies: Geography, *French, mathematics, chemistry, drawing, book-keeping and *shorthand.
David Garfield Evans: English language and literature, geography, *French, mathematics, drawing, book-keeping and shorthand.
David Lloyd Emrys Evans: English language and literature, *history, *French, mathematics, mechanics, chemistry, geography, drawing.
David Mervyn Francis, English language and literature, history, Latin, *French, mathematics, drawing.
Herbert William Harold Hodges: History, mathematics, chemistry, drawing.
Phillip Jones: English language and literature, Welsh, mathematics, chemistry, geography *music (practical), drawing.
Richard Bowen Jones: English language and literature, *French, mathematics, drawing.
Victor Wyn Jones: English language and literature, history, Latin, *French, mathematics, chemistry, geography, *music (practical).
Thomas Herbert Kelly: English language and literature, history, *French, *mathematics, chemistry, geography, *drawing, *book-keeping, shorthand.
William Harrison Kelly: English language and literature, history, *French, mathematics, chemistry, geography, *music (practical), drawing, *shorthand, *book-keeping.
Emlyn Lloyd: English language and literature, history, Latin, *Welsh, mathematics, chemistry, geography, *music (practical).
William Henry Lloyd: *English language and literature, Latin, *French.
David Herbert Morgan: *History, Welsh, geography, music (practical), drawing.
William David Morgan: English language and literature, history, *Welsh, *mathematics, mechanics, drawing, *book-keeping, *shorthand.
Edmond Harwood Rake: Geography, music (practical), drawing.
Benjamin Samuel : Welsh, geography, *music (practical), drawing.
Joseph John Cyril Shannon: English language and literature, *French, mathematics, drawing, book-keeping, shorthand.
William Phillip Williams: English language and literature, history, Latin, *French, geography, drawing.
Supplementary Certificate.
Evan Gwanwyn Davies: Latin.
John Benjamin Davies: Latin, mathematics.
Robert William Francis: Mechanics.
Lewis George Mather: Mechanics.
Gordon Lewis Spencer: *French, mathematics.
Leonard Stonelake: Mathematics, *Latin.
David William Walters: Latin.
John Williams: Chemistry.
The Boys’ School did not enter any pupils for Higher Certificate in 1922.
Higher Certificate was roughly equivalent to GCE Advanced Level, and
Senior Certificate was taken at the age of 16, but to gain the certificate, it was necessary to gain
passes in a minimum number of subjects.
The Supplementary Certificate was usually taken after one year in the sixth form and was awarded in
separate subjects.
Notes
Richard Norman Berry was the son of the AUDC councillor, photographer and retired fire brigade captain R.L. Berry and his second wife Jane Elizabeth née Lowe. His grandfather was the Victorian photographer J. Lendon Berry. Richard gained three distinctions, in double maths and physics, in the 1924 Higher Certificate examinations, and proceeded to King’s College London to study engineering. He married Muriel Marshall of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in 1934 at a wedding ceremony in Nottinghamshire. He became an electrical engineer living in East Horsley, Surrey, and had posts at Raleigh Industries, Nottingham and as Assistant Engineer at the Central Electricity Board, Banstead. He died in 1953 in East Horsley, and was buried in the Parish of Ilkeston..
Prof. Gwyn Henton Davies has an entry in the Former Pupils section of this website.
David Lloyd Emrys Evans, (1907–91), was a son of Evan Emrys Evans, founder of the chemist shop situated in Victoria Square, Aberdare. His maternal grandmother was Mrs Walter Lloyd, (Mary Smith Lloyd), who in 1913 opened the new Girls’ School in Plasdraw and received a gold key from the architect. After gaining a very good result at the Senior Stage of the CWB examinations, in 1922 at the age of 15, he transferred to Bishops Stortford College, Hertfordshire. D.L.E. Evans remained in Aberdare and managed the business after his father’s death in 1941. His brother, Walter Gordon Emrys Evans (1904–63), was a priest and his last post was as Rector of Wilton near Salisbury, 1957-1963.
Victor Wynn Jones, (1907–1990), was a brother to Trefor Jones, who has an entry in Former Pupils section of this website. Victor became a schoolmaster.
Prof. Thomas Herbert Kelly has an entry in the Former Pupils section of this website.
Prof. Emlyn Lloyd has an entry in the Former Pupils section of this website.
John Benjamin Davies, (1904–1996), graduated in 1927 from Aberystwyth with an honours degree in both history and French. In 1933 he gained a Diploma in Public Administration from the University of London; then, in 1938 he added an MA entitled, The syntax of Marie de France as studies in her Lais. After teaching in two grammar schools, in Beverley and Ruabon, he returned as a master to his old school in 1945, and stayed until his retirement in 1967. He surprised Aberdarians when he died: his will revealed he was a millionaire.
Robert William Francis, (1904–1988), was the son of parents who came to Aberdare from the West Midlands. He went from school to U.C. Cardiff where he stayed from 1923 to 1928 gaining a maths and physics degree, and a teacher training certificate. He then taught for three years at a selective central school in Norfolk, then for sixteen years at Beddau Secondary School. However, during his time at Beddau he was seconded to the R.A.F. Education Service from 1939 to 1945. In 1947, he was appointed to Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School to teach Physics where he stayed until 1959, at which time he was appointed headteacher of Bryn Celynnog Secondary School, Beddau.
Gordon Lewis Spencer, (1905–1976), became the Head of an elementary school in Brecon, before returning to his hometown as Head of Mardy House (Church in Wales) Secondary Modern School.
Leonard Stonelake, (1904–1969), was the son of the prominent local politician Edmund Stonelake. After school Leonard went to UC Cardiff.
David William Walters was the son of the station master at the Taff Vale Railway station, (later the GWR, and BR Low Level station).