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EDITORIAL Editors. G. DAVIES & 0. G. JEFFREYS

The editing panel of last year's Sohool Magazine recordoti an ur11,1sually high oombec o f rontributioru, which resul\ed, U,O'Y ~id, In 1heir 001 having to mile the QJSl• mory oompt&l01s aboul th~ flp,lllhy in $c;hOOI IOYtard the. m agai,jne. This year, ;ill:t$, the c;vstomarv compfsints must be resumed. It is true that the space norm•lly oocvpied bV contributions ot p,oeuy ;md pc01e ~ted by the de-mands of the annual Eisteddfod, h~ been vacated: und attempts to supply a subltthJt~ h3,-.e ~ lted i" the incluRon 0 1 sevetal P'otei from the ' Evc.ning of Origin• Work' programme, compiled by studenu o l Oynevor.

Banal excuses, also for the late hour at which the m.y~ine has. been ptoduced. Over ten weeks ot ind-lntrial inactivity during th8 academic vu,. In spheres d irectly i,He

NOOIAOAU GOL YGYODOL

Yn VVl'ltaf, rt1llild • n1 ymddlhlvo M"I tod ,no, hwyr yn cvnhvrct1u•, 'Vic.._" tlt'II. y: wahanol n lfyt"'1d, p..n dd«ftlY,.""Y(I Iii" o ~hani,idau-, twdun ,_.n I dani'Mld fol Y"W'.dl r: h.1pef :am dck!vnvdd. Cvrvn~ vr En.~foo •--• 1', v1IQIOI N1yn un19.1C ,_.1y~oe6! c,,.,,.,,,,.,,.. O'(IM(f'II o dlJ•n., U,.,,,yddof • blrddonol 19 o·, btllft Vn Hoo ..... ctwton ~ j gvnnwy, dAtnMl o', "R,,,,•gteft O W,Jth Gwttlddliol- • b4ir•~d 911"' fyty,wvr Olnefwt

..... Htt,,d, tflelttii-,.,yd It y gir,.,t.iffl 911"1 w • c Y ~dv#Vf. Yt h\odrtl 11¥1Wdd. 1 \tttlc y '°" Pektlwd\ ~ fyn 11Jt, rNid • ,w ddtfnvddiO 000 f'l9'II Yft ein ffifdcN.,,, Nevrld1\0l'Vd li.t1J1.-•t "9tnwti.d tit y,,p4 Vfl lfltod V ll~daeh School, wM perlormed very suooeufully in \he School Hall il1 1he end otJenuarv.

A number Of s,c;hOOI IOOtbt1II team, h:we had a partlculerly successfvl $t'!8$00, The Soc;ce, SeruO• 1st XI have, on a number of occasions, been involved in tlnel and semi.final m.i t~. and 1his vt:ar thev wer• ,ucconful in winning the lvor Tuck Tro phy. which wa, tnuduced fo r Wei~ Gt¥nmar School teems up to the age o f 18. We ,e indeb ted to Mr. Meredith and 10 1he nO\v ,etlred Mr. Tom J.al't\C'$ fo, 1ti,eir int1,•e,1 in this team,

The 3rd Year Rugby team l'\as o nce again been successful in winning the Swansea 3'd Vea, (::tlan;,plomhip. Th is teatn h.ls, in foilC1, o nly 10$1 o ne m.atch In their three years. in the sct.oo'.

Both these teams enjoyed celebnulon d inners to mark thelr su«css.

Cong,atulaliOM a..-e due to the following pupils Qt Oynev0r who were capped for W•ln dur'i~ 1hls year:

ian Tyrell Stephen Clarke Andrew Thomas Christopt,.cr MvdMI

So«er $uc;~

I - We1$h Secondary School Ru,gbv TNm I - Welsh Unde,c- 15 Soccer T cam I )

- Seteoted to plf-V for Welsh Juniot Table-tennis Te.m,

ltd Year Team -won League Championship and Cu p and Si.x,Asidc! G•mes 2nd Ye11r Te.am - won l eague Game iod Year Team - won Cup and SNen Aside Gat'lle

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o ! ()f1g1nal Wo(-.' by DV11•wOr WPII\ U'I tht lidd\ ol .-....,., Alt, O,tfN ~ arid Crafu W4$ h~ld a, the! O ld GUlldttiaU ., ,he! tMIJIM1noof tl'lt Sumffltf' T•tn. Th.~ IO~ a greel svCCf!i.S,

Th~ school Is .1IM> 911telul 10 it tum of Dv~ pupth, ~ th9 •.udtnct o1 M, &r,.,. Ev.ini. w ho voluntetfed 10 IH'eil th• Utdd r-0~1,on# £,._1oddfoc:J t, .. d ,11 Wt\Ofldtirllll• Thty pet"fo@ed 1ht!ir Ut.$). adm11.t>IY uncl OQ.rMd W'IU. Pt.-M II b hoC)IJd 10 IN-•'IS ~,W ;io.ingl"9 .11 v1111 to 1he Lh1ngC1IIN'I lnterno1t1Qf'IIJI £11tfddtod t4lt.4tt ,n tht vW

S1t 0f'nfll\ Blund-,11, i,;; 8 E., ..,,,1-C!d the tchoOI to Mid~ m~ ot ,.,a,.•~ al S-.vanse!..uioflll S,r;,iNJI l:;dl,io1,on Commmee_

The School m•,111.iini ,a n,q11 nutt o f \.l•ino,. v.n,Cfl lllil""' to, th• y .. , 1910 n •• ..,., O'tl• I (15,000 h 1, undt,~IOO!l in.it thi'I I\. rlK'CU,t IOI .,..,. vhool ,11 ll'W u,.

Thi! 1MltUct;l f(!t;t-1ved h.l\ ~tl Ol yt•t v,1l~ 10 U\f 1 11nd judge the toto1I Impact ot the produ~1.ion by the perlormance on the Thursday night. By now, Manin Jo111M M Biederman h;,d merged na tur..t nerves with the n~stary s{lf(Je pan l'lel'Y0U$l\8$$ as w ri tten by Frisch, to pfoduce a compelling perforfmlnoe. AUan Owen and Adriilf' Willmott ca,ried d iff;(:l.llt paru with somt distinc:1ion. If they !ailed he

had ooen ixit in bV aU concernl!d Ricturd Benn.tHl is to be c;iOn(J'ttul•ted l)lttlCl.llw1v UOCft lit

•!!S()n,tt'\CA.' ot hi, dcliVllfV + c,,unol overpral~c- 1he P1Qduo,111' ctacellur'II lighting !W'ld 1(01.f Tht"t' wrt• tins ,,triflClh y :; t,erl 0-avlt/$, Sil)ll Mor!Ji)n, ROlMlrl Criwrin. AntfntW R111.jjly in Llef!tll'MJ by "l'lll!O!lr ! , on(!f, David Gn fl1th1, St•pl,ei a.,,y 1n Sound bY lwbltl A1'M U\ Pl'Ol)W'lle., ~

11u1 01Uev ioncc.i mu1t o to·~ 0 1 ,1,ftniellllyt;r

! r1•v hd'o't' all ro,go1u•n lh«:11 Al'l'l-'4 .. ml Ft~" I.hey 4'f!lt rl'!l!'lt!'lbt-t it,,.,..,. h 11l r~ure 1tu,v gave u, .ill 11nd 1t,ey "''11 1~ 1h, 111'11"1 cnmtni '°" 11

• \11.cn the S;.huul n-wld Mi:11 10 th.ant.. once more ,.,," Jo"" \\11lton ol t~S..,. 1oc ,... twlp w11h tht" (;Ol,tu11~. and tho Upf111Wf\ 8091,,,. Shoe1 • .--t Si.11'1 ANu110rtnr

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-,d ,.o wiU, varying measure; QI iuettSS we $1ept uml1 dawn when we awok,s 10 our lir$t ~!ght of snow. From. hcfc o,, the scenery was vilry im 1YessiYC at~ pic 1uresq-ue, At Lan(>.ffded coaches fOt \he tong hard clim b 11\!0ui;tl the mountain$ 10 Murtalr. Thli pan ol our jo11nev mea,n travelling into lt:,.ly and b.M:k Into Switze rland thus corning in10 conu,ct with t~ d1etlded ltalion Cus1oms Offioersl Ovr fean were not unjustified. Getting in to llaly was no problem bu t getting OV1 ~ more ditfk:1,1h th;m ~aping from 0;,rtmoO'I Eventually we m~~ h 1ha1'1kS to $tries o f quines. Mi11h'1 cave wM also dkcovertd ;,fld claimed in the n1une ol Oai (ive-.·arra and. not w(Vrislnglv , thftre were aho a l~ir number of

Wei~ Cupboll'd$ spread aroum;I the hotel ,

In the mid(fle of the wefzk, a trip wl!S arrai,getl Into Italy to th• town of Mcrano where we $hopped ilnd bou~I souveniers. 1'hlngs were ra1her cxpen$ive tlw~ with die iNt>lic convenlen~ being no exception!

On Lile day t,efore we were d ue to lea~. somt boys pa»ed tor ttiel r bronze skl test t,,;Jdye ll'ld a few, in~ludlng M4:$$fS. Jones & Hopkin passed tt,e -;il-.•er. On the last C\1,-ning a ooncert was orgai,istd whh gr01,1ps of bovs makil¥) theu own COntl'ibutlons; One of the fltll proved to be a bh ol :> 'drag' .and lllt! auth(>(s ptead 10..- a,w ,em.,inil)g photog,b1)hs 10- 00 handed in to the Pfefec t's

Room whcte they wlll be suitably dealt wi th!

Fin:illv, tho lil'l'le came when~ h &d 10 leaVf! and peace•" fell on Mustair. The jou•nev home was unt-vemful, w11h the c>tteption of a 1wo hOur delay at Bash! airpOft, and we arrived back in Swansea .il 11.30 a.m. on Sunday Morning.

We would 111.:e to thank. Mr, Jon~ ard h i$ eolle•C$ for providing us with 5,uch a wonderful h

WITCH

"$(,eh• beas:1 I've nev'Ct .,.,,ton,

A denw:n from the u1l0Urw0tid no ~ .

contrived by~ 'iltCU!t covflf'I a l thirteen

Or from somt' •k:hem1s:t'.- mellmg POi,

Away from w, 11lllo(llt. UWaVVl'I I-V,"

They drove he, from 1.h•h ho>.ed ~ .

and ch11sed htf 1n10 the rugtu

They but her han.hl'( al"d ctutlly

then 1i«I h~1 to a slak•. and ,-.hen tht: s: timdi o l bu,nl'n9 0ah

fillod lht' .1.n,otc.e choked air, .ond M .,he burnt- no nol~

no~ct-1111,,. nowhlm1>et ot pain

ar-ost: from hef Charred. b111t:er~ 111)1.

Only hei- laul)M and cany 90n

"Only my body bum,. Only rny body "

She laughed an-t:t lo~ghtld Ind l&ighed

then onrv 1Uer\Ce could ~ tw!.ant

ll'l(C:ept '°' er nc;1d1n9 of bum Ing branchft and twi~ and (h1nn.-d hun\an Wint,,

Then f\1!'n u,,n cu~ to e,ust. the i;rowd umed ono mo .. -«1 away

slow Iv lohutfllng, no more ft.in

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Mae•, Eg1-. .... ys yn lu(1. a d(l,N'r gvnll!leldf• Ag urddas pwyltgrwvcki I ymvl V 13n, Pob un o'r uchelwyr yn iywi.ilh t)Orc:tUNWVdd. Gun drafod v brilCJCHh, c,11mog100 ,"r b6n. A .sali vr offelrllld l\,y cvf.,ct, vn ddisuw. El ly9rW the unfortun3te Insect.

Thev a ied with i oy. An:J the ~ ,mlled, and dipped Its curved .#1'1'1$.

The tr'ee proteeted, until the wind,

Thoevtt blowfngwOO

Tumbled lhe featherstick home.

OVing they called out.

Eves in the d•r1t. reel eyes of

The carni\'OfOV$ rat. - Dealh

The tree knew, and acted,

A. rending Md tearing noise

Achiti•M lu cresocndo ltbo-.-e the storm,

Ttt1 loving tree came crashing down

Giving de81h to its babies below.

P&inlen, im ton1 dea1:h.

The only movcme1't -SCuttling raits

And \he tree's sap-seeping to tile vouod.

StC'Qhen Davies, S/25.

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SPR ING

AuS!lling, hlsslng lea\lel of withDfed-btown.

The bl~tlng of lnnocem bot>e$, turning, Ind yet,

not knowing whcce to 1urn,

Waves ot a green crowd ,,nglng to » .1un

Hidden i n cloud,

Sometimes pt.-eping, war-m 10 Ille Vdn

A spr in,g day,

Warm after wint«'s Ice

But oold-er ,han sumtne,'s b ll.M!' ,

A $kV ot whhe, b¥ica of blue.

Man lnJonn.

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Mor gtyfar yw dyn-

Erbyn hyn, gaUm'I weRa'n hOII ~wyfau

Ac eistedd y n gysurtA

ira botl peiriant vn gwelthio drosom.

Peth droi dr'O

Yw' r 9iJ!on. a'r .nnnw, a•r esqym,

Ac mae nhw'n dwcu

CYFLE ARBENNIG

Pob blwyddvn ,1,ae'r Cyd BwyllgOC' AddV'9 Cymrelg vn th01 cvmhonhdal i ddlu i,°"Vfw 0

.bob .rwd1,1tdod O(tfysg I fynd nr y190lorii1elh i ElneddfOd Cenedl~1hof Frtinhlnol Cvm,11 Ma, !lyl"I 1 •oo: I hvrwvddO 9wyt,octoolh pobl 1fa1nc sy'n JMlt.idio Cvmraeg, Er eni,ira,fft. qwyboclal!\o . , 119'-"£:ddau sv'n perthyn i ddiwy-11,;nt Cvmn,

•i.vv:idyn ddtwethaf 11970) cef•11 V cyfh., o gtiel ty new,, i fyod '"' un o 9W'fl'Ychl0hiyr -\hl:'!"1"'""e.. Aoedd yt Eisteddfod vn Rhy~!unwn llyntod Pen gyrhddld yno 'I Olin

• 11 !"ddot.iU oot.td yr .awyrgylch Gymfe,g. Yr oedd 911n bob un o'r d•19Vblion ltty 1 1, y1ht1s-ol I tvnd i mewn I IM!t vr l:ist.,.-.kffod. y Pnflliwm, v CVnlP"ddJU, • htiydJ tM

t1vdd ar v rnaes. Y n v man llu'r oeddwn 1 'n aros rotdd n, fet o techqyn o gw"'-ol , 1u Y.n nawriol :tr y dechruu y, Otodd thotl 11nh11 .... 1i.rau 9V(ti't gwAl"l:anof i.afod,

-,.~ tel yr oedd yt wythno, vn myncJ vrnlaen tot"dd v cvfe,lfga,-.vch thy~O'II YTI

ddl.idau mwv.11 l)(lblugaldtl vw'r ~rtrmon1.ai M"bc:nnto At y bou, Ut.m ffllt.l" IKlI yn c-vmeryd llci. Wedi hynny, v n v,tOd v, wy1hno.. moo seirefl'IOl\l:au er,in.

,:i v d ydd Mawrth rnilt: Setcmonl Co11)n1', Bardd l.$Ylttl y11 IJ,ldyiilld o ifvrdd'(f1'1911 1'0i!dd vn oil A, htynh3wn dvdd Merette, roedd ~tHnOt,, vwobrwyo·, Pr1I l.«lOf 1111h Yn v seremoni roedd cyilt v,e.nny,n I elrudt.t ,11 v llwvt an ovd.11 w.vd~IOf!On v• Vt a Ueoll. Ond vn !lnfto,h15 nkl oed(I t;t14tmon1 11.,,ntdd,ohe,wvdd doedd., ~lrn,..t u lod un,hyw un o'r c>t-st.adll!'UWVJ yn deflwng o C!l'INII v «oh, Ptvnt,..._,n dytlllhl 1,1 C.,d,1t;o•, Bardd, i:1

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Sedately sht mewed

The gr.ice of years

Captivadngher gait

As the godden of

8t:&vtV, Wisdom ond Truth

Het smile Em'SIOl)ed around

""· River god' , daughter

Liiv whitt aod ,,.,., b lut

Turning-shades

Ot he, thoughts

AQ'OSS. the depth,

Tome.

H\,wd Oaviei.. 4 / 16

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YGWANWYN

Cof,-,f ddvddiau ly mab,nog, gynt At; Am~ yn gw,bio ~1, «utldl.lu'r gwvn, Oiw¥e wr-lh afon, llyga,d yn 1ynnu -4r les.ni lfrvt.liau'1 uvtroedd hynnv

Gweld Qe:,i.Jlgaicth wych yn dAtgufklio ,,1aWtct:M Ouw, 9\VVrl.h1i;,u'n bl11ig11ro. 0

Wvn (11nil"•i.'tl vn prunclo't tJolyd(I A nwyda., ir vn pnho'n lfllonvdJ

cvn cras,~r h.iul Hat .- 11 ,vythiau cwvnton, Yna'n llenc;vn,.i'r awtil mor 1.htion1

Y glasJanc hwn, t.yn Hvd,ct cvtlaian, A ' I galon yo Uon, bywytl yo 9vfllft.

Oa\\l tranc: dyi:hytt,yll , dtlW G.1-:af 1.0.,.., Y Gw.a.nwvn s tolal a bo•ti f'otf

Hyv. el M,0,,v~,4/lG

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Mae'r 'ttip' d\we1hal wedi cymvsgu ;, c;hvm'llu ty meddwt, Gwn lod y dhvedd yn agos.. Mat ysb,yd yr 'acid' yn cnoi enaid ac moe blinder byw yn ormod i 'junkie' 1>3Ch o't wlad, Gob.tith? t,u, dim byd ond r~1 , , , Collan y ffordd, rywl~. Yn y wlud7 Yn y Mans> Ntd yw nleddwl yn hi1"1~d; mae·, cvro yn dragwvddol! O Oduw! Unrhvw (t(Juwl .• • rhy\ldha, Ho fai,ch byw! 0,1$(J • ddvmunsf, cwsg t;JWe.l, difrevddwyd a diotal.

Hendy cwbl w~ vw·n ty ni beOach. Yr oedd rhyw wacter vnddo t:t10ed, diau am t«I mam Wf!di m;irw wrth r(H gen«ffl}'e(h ~ mi. Moo ' nhi,d hefyd erbyn hyn wedi manv, ~r mwyn nil ,•rm1c1h niwed i neb, ~ a ocdd byth ;1 hefyd vn p..-a1oi ,m,gethau mwvn v Sul. Al c~iad yw mwvnder1 Nii gwn-ond 1r-vn tod ein 1V ni ynwoy oogoniant c.-nref. Nici .byw ml acdo byw oec:ld 'rl>,d,

'Rhoedd cooden yn9 IJ.9¥dd y M.io~. Nkl oodd fhwythao arni----ood v goeden hQnno oedd fy lloches, Iv nCJhvh1m, ty fftwr tt'm ,nam, P¥t oeddwn yn hlcntyn gwelw a t,Nlin, rhoddodd imi ~'• Al; y-n ~w•, pan vw'r haul yn (k;lu vn fv llyg3'id JI ~oen Vtl ty i1at.1d, cotial v dyddhn, r,1,1aidd gynt, a'r wvbren yn l;n l) than ada, yn hudo m ecktwl plenryn 1 dd1fyrrwch g!Sn. Cerais y goeden gyleiltl)ar, Mai: wedi"i tJHN'O gan fell1en en porn m lyne,t.ld; mac 'nh;Jd wedl ma1w a dim ood -,cgofion sy'n fJ'eswylio', 19 !'JNS9, A. bCt.h yw atgQflot1?

At vni. dootli 'rnariJU;)O(I' i lanw tY uwig fy mywvd l'r v mytoo. Ni d~cth yn ddi~,mni, Gyd:,g e-f doeth pobl ifoine. aRonvdd, cni)ydus ; \aith ddhilt111, s:lbryOOn V ddinas a dillannodd yr hen 90edeo, v1 hen gartret ;,'r hen gfefydd, Q)ny$ byw I m1 vw 'm•1,juana'. cyl;iill dfygloni ~ rhegfcyi;ld a l)hyd reckl cy,hvyboll. Ai:. wcdyn dooth v 1x,en a•, cofio - lly911irt rnwyn 'nhad yn llos~•n fy mtddwl e'r goeden lchc$01 yn danood hC!'fl ddin1weld1wydd gym .. I ble'r af7 Mae'r {,/ ynwag,

0 Oduw! Ouw Ebcnt:$1:1, Ouw 'nhad a D1,1w'r- ardd a•, (l()C!fi, v 1'1\ile ty ennid mor w~! Dymn'r d1wedd . •. a lydd ys.13d angau mOt wa'g o gylelll ion a,g ydyw bvwvd?

Mywel M. Oa,fies, 4/ 16

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Jl,c,IOtlfely , d.,k t1,V,I

V{., IN ~,rvr o l 1he yO>Jn,a.

ltw• ~•-WIIIM,Q IOp(li,J~

Ol11""'-'1pKlll\q dlold1en.

,,,.,., ttte •~wnq ~ cl a ()CIQ,11·, bite.

TIit ••• dlil,1,en, ""'"' I'll> ()lace 10 hide,

W.,Mtct, l"i#U&!Wl, ..... C#I .t IJ._ inon. dlrtt6on, l1Wn •ot ... ,. c,i,.,.,otffled..-lo.on-,v ~

IM"" ,..,.,u,,cr, ~ n-,tt1 OI nnt,t,

Alrltd .-.d .,.,.1,1111.

COflC!uttfd ..,d ,.-oJno l~INdlltll,IWv.emPl\' ni9'!I.

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HEN GASTELL

Wrth fvnd i:tr hVd y wlad, yn t!!WtelJJg Y"9 Nghvfflfu. Of#Ch w.ki 91UVll t_. ,...111 o«t u,n ynu. yn Abertof\Y9, :re heddloN mM 11.a,wfl o•, Ctdtyll yn ~ .. ..,.,,. "

v blfrwnol, rwvt , yn tiofh'n f#t ed,vd1 .,. hen vnsvQ Cvmtu. U!'I ,nw-"t ,,...., ~ C n f'I 1,~mMt!1', CcM,wv, Anu(k'II.,,, BC Vf' V t,IWI

uo, ddod • hll'W!i Cymtu yn Q. wf1'1 ,...dd_, trWV"f ._,, a(St1,IJCNt, S)"tlO~ it1reen. y,nl.;dd unw•1in eto tud vn f!f\wft v d4'ddyl jji"t l)ICtll Ofldffl111t-r,v

•t•yfeodd, ~ •rddtirc.hQ9, I ""°'dded .. h\id hHlaJ catetl ,c fftN"ll'-'i::i "" 31 yn., cuni>4 ~d. vn yl'l'\llld4 dtOt ,cc,n ..,led,• flkol-ftlll-o

I 'lydd m~n 1ntfi m,tt-'t tJrtuc.k»Vtllotl 'tf'I tyr "'• .,;"' ,, (llllt., y giz crwvdro'r ..-..lad vn t'lll'\'dl .,my 1,rh t1e1h-.. ~.-

n1for o·, c;,rstyll w-(rd, c:wY"'flO• vn ~1-' (JJM ontJ ""''"' o 9'fflt,.rt: ut1lt1 '.~e o!11f't1Gdlll.l uyf• dvf'I yn cv,y mpo ft rywydd yn., d•""""'4

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CYFRIFOLOEB

W.I gan.a,f e-fch clod, a dlerdd yn tlawn moli.n1 Arnwyrthiav'ch yweit1'r«foedd, a.rwelnwy, c,n bvd, caiff b.r,vb sylweddoli'ch hyrndrechion dfOI heddwch 'Nrth weled y (hes11 o 'ch et,yrth i gyd .. . , • . . ••• , ••

SCHOOL EISTEDDFOO RESULTS 1971 1. lmtrumental Solo: Ha nWI (OJ 2 Painting: A. Phi.nips ( O) 3. P.ortrah: Robinson (LL) i1 Construction: C. Owen (A) :> Photog,a;:llv: D. G. Lecnd (0) 6. Tr¥1sp1r11ncies: 8r°'"" (D> 7 Guitar Solo: R. Ewin5 ((jl ~- CVd-adrodd: Oitlwyn 9, Vocal Solo: twan 0a\lics (R> 10. Adroddiad (R11ch * 1ion): lwan oay;es I A) 11. Piano Solo: Clement (0) 12. English Recitation: lwan OaV't9$ IA) 13. R.corder Solo: Nield fG) tie. Adroddiad {learners),: S. Kelling IGI 16 Du~t: W. Elli, ;,nd H, Siim (Dt 16 . Speech; ft. EvaM IG) 11. Eni,ish Chor"I Spe.aklng: Oillwyn 18. Oloir: Roberts

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FINAL AESUL T. l ,Oillwy~-83 paints, 2. G, O\'e- 69 poinu, l , Robct1.1- 6 l poinb, 4 , llewellyn -37¼ PO.OU,

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Branch Leader: Mr. 0. llovd Chairm an: Gtt'eint Davies U VI A Secretary: Lyndon Howells U VI A

Trt.1$Urer: Jiywel Davies 4/ 16

The Utdd has: nad .Tlother hi_ghlv wcoes;M ~8$on and It was plcooing to welcome a ,umber of new pupils who have come to us from o thet" school$. Meetings were held at 4 ,00 p.m. In f{ooms 28 or 30, We are cxtl'Cmt ly gratehzl 10 au the me.mbe~ ut ;ttlf who have helped 1n end to Monsieur Jean·Claude Gue:guen, our Frl:n

The following bovs won prizes In the Urdd Eisted(I ,oa: a1 Nttt11ip oi Mly62 Ovet" the past 89lt mQntM 1h1$ n umber has grown to ovtr 100 Thir ;nm of the PT A k. princ,pellv tO e;n;:iblo the patents and teachers to mec-t. (h$C;1,.1$s :iny d1fflcultles wh,ch m,~t an1e 0t iUvt t!,,en In the «tucatlon of their ch ildren ,1nd •-..vork" 1ogu.1hcr ,or.ially lor the beneUt 01 1bt M?hool.

Thi! P.T .A. h-!ls hdd fou r main evenu thit acadt!n'lte v~a,

I. The 1st Annual Gei~eral Meeting . K. t\•h, D. U'r11J. J. A. l:."a.n~. /o.. E\"'.uu. f"o;"IUC \\ . llmt.,c.1. \lr), U.J..:t. ~. John. \ I. I tt1,1

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

,A~~r ,ome early diffi cultie$. the newly re to , med JOCie1y Is now openi11nv wuh g,e.as IUtOIV. During the last yW Membet5 wer1 J.uccessful it, competiticwis al Natlon.t level, lndud,ng ~ Ebtteddfod ,

New members ar8 an,couraged to Join and m11ke U:Jill of 11\u 1chOOI dar~room facilitie oo. ~ llable. School equipment will en,tble membCt'S to make hi~ qu11llty urlntS a fm c;,nly t tr. hours ini ti.iil imuwtioo. Boys intent$ted fn jo inin g $hOYld contact Mt, Otvi!reu,c VI 1ntAr1 Otot,

The dub would IIJce to u1.kr; this oppor1unlty lO ext1tnd lb thinks 1.0 the loUow,ng peodl wlthOut whosa as1i:~ cc the darkroom would . 001 ht ve ~ Posdble. Tot H.~rnti1ti, Mr'. 09VertUX (Ma:sll!r in c:hargeJ, Messrs. I. S. Acts. J . Rees. A, Hammond 4Wld 0 . G. Leetld, Thanlt also to the ~ I carpenter and o1ssOc;iat.eS for 1heir valuable tltll:hnk;.11 a(lv10e and nads,

l, Oagutrre C.C. and B.W.-Uppe,-Shrth Aitt.

OLD DYVORIANS ASSOCIATION

For me_kind iltteotion and infotmttion of all tho,o t;iov, lc-avr.ng "C~ this~• \'oho ho l~ter~~"' becoming members of thf: A=>ciatkln. we offef lht followlnn dcuilt of tho :::! year s aicuv1tun;; " ,._,

I SPORT, Both the an nual cricket an(l 1vgby m atehwt were pfayed it St Helet1's k .• 1 t ...

._. our; reasons w @ were again • 1 t • •""' • '"' . , · unaJJ e o arrange a soccer tn.ttc:h a~!nst the School Pti • {II bt 511\'en to th;s. fi xture runct year. • omv"

to pfa~~~~r::::::~1: :~~~;'.;!;: nur;;~r o l 0~ Dvvonans exp,ets e ach year ,with ihe sel.flc;to~· t8$k , f , • ,u 1c,en1 to ic!ld two ,lclf'$ on• ,ecenl oceasiocil enxfOus to 111 n,s o ten tnode more difficult lhiough OU'" 001 learn,09 lh;at 50mt PC!O~•; inform the ~O: !'~_111• th~ d ay o f th& fi~ ture, If you ore l nUHested. therofore, would you ptt.a

, ..-.. . .. t t,.e school $0me tune bctore: tn@ t!VOntl Our GOif SocietV which plays r I fl al.vctyi rcacfv 1(1 wel~ n~ be ew ;ir • l utes aga1ns1 the P~t pupil, of B1Shop Goff IS

o bta,n turthlff informat.On ft v mke_:n~-~s. anyne inie,esu.-ct In 1his. briJl'lch ot our actlvibts ir'..v om 1,..., .;,m;returv.

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SOCIAL, The main function of the year was, of cour1-t1, the annual d inner which is regularty anendod by at least .one hundred Old Oywrians, Installed iii ~~_den1 la,1 time w~ >,lr. G. Houn$eU, a member of the staff ond Hon. Secretary- o f the As10e1auon. Other $P&llk.et1 included Mr. L. J . Drew, Director 1)1 Education, Mr, Myrddln W1111ams, Chief Ou~ntlty Su~or to Swansea Borough Council, ;:ind Mr. Leslie Frost of tile Oeparuntrit of Employment & PrO(lu1:tiVl1Y iB Wales. 11 was a g'tltt deli~t as usual on thls oc~n to meet again sever.11 (etitod membel'1 of s~ff ;ind to ta$te the opportunity of conveying to them 11nd to Mr. Clitl()(d Evans and Mr. Sryn oiwes. whOweresoon to 1e1lre. the bl.'St wi,ties of many generatins of former pupils.

We were privileged ln O~mbcf 10 1pend • n~st interesting at1d enioyable evening (n the School Hall wilh Mr. R. M, O:ivie1, who "1-.,i us a t'ilm show on lhe h istOl"V of Swansea. Tht audience included II n umber of present pupils and dieir patents, • laict no11!d w ith satisfaction by 1t. Commlnee, wlv:1$11! itim it has befn in recent yws to consider functions suitable tor both~ ¥Id present Oyvorians.

Other tVDCs or event held IR previous vears have in:tu

$PORTS SECTION

SENfOA RUGBY

The Jst XV did not eruov the: same ~\ n- las1 V'ltar't 1llunrous te.-n bi.It~ i:hey h.avr ,1 few notable win, 10 th"ir Cffdll 11"1dudiMO It grc~M "'e:IOf\' (M!:, fll'UWrtQ ""lluun Cwmtawe.

The teamr, product.'

2nd XV

Thi, was a v.v wcce.s.shJJ w.a$0n lot the 2nd XV coml);)red to 0th~1 le-ilSOM, anc, 1 \WV gooc::.l l!Spe:Ct of this vear'-s record is that thitut have been m.,y octbfons ~hen 1r., mffllbetthM been c.11Ued upon to fill in vac~ncies in tht Fim X. V .and w,1hol..1 CJinp,tion tht:M! boy, IIM ICQuhtl'd thcm&elves well.

RfCORI) Played

18 w ....

7 Lost

B Po•nu F-or Asµ»lnn

145 1 11

W• would lil:e 10 thanlc; Me-s;r1. W. Jones of Gwlll.ln-cae--G.1Jrwefl. and I. J•nes a 1t\lditm a tne school for111 fereeing the marchM.

2nd YEAR AUGOY

For the 2nd Avgby Team this hn been• wc011s:sJul sea10n. W•v.-on m.0..arnl)ioruh!pMO k.o ffi4' fC!v~a~de 1oumament, We had the thrill of befog the 1st team to b.a1 8kh0(1 Gore In

1111 l!!ltltlent pn@. TIit m;,f.n but~ ol thl rJOinu WM st6ted bv l1n Davie1 mih 10,!: D01nu. O!Nf outstM!dln.g: r,l,ryers were R . Cooke, N. Pedl(Jr', A . Oa'vies, L. B~11n e.nd Captain O, E:vannto m~Jmortof theseason through ln1urv.

We wou6d like 10 thank Mr, w. 0 . TI0lady fo1 QO:,;c;hlng iltnd running the' t!Ulm and ~wtlh him all 1h.c best in his new post at Ystalyfeta,

0. Evam, L BCiYl

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1HIAD YEAR RUGBY

The Third Yw RugbV Team had a very su·ccenful y1t.ir $CO-ring Ollff 200points in winning the wp and the leaoui:. but just missill9 Qu1 on the $eri!'ns.

They alto pl11ycd th.ree. represcnti,tlve matd,,es agalnst Nuth, Yrtlllyfera and Pendawdd

,Mining all three.

Top 1ty scorer was No. 8 forw•d John Ree$ with fOurtet1n, Five of tlw team rcptntnted the &,,.-anse, under tovneen tciun wh\.le Chri-stopher Thomas was a rt:i,uhir ~mber of the Sw1nM1 Sd',OOlboys unde.r-15 team.

RESULTS

Pl;ayed 17

Won

16 Orawn

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1'ht pack. ptaVf'(I as an out$tandin9 unil, whtle G~ John, M, Sharp, P. GI.Mlrd ¥o11re ef~llent ~s. The team was m°"t &bly led •n when not plt1yin9 for the Town 1eam by Chtmopher

fhoma-s. The 3b rvfPV t•am had a l!ffl wc(:f'SS:f\11 seflOn w inning only one 9¥fl8 ?u·1 of $ltV8n but th_•

bo 1 b;,dct'd up tho A t~mendouslv. We wcuid bke to thank Mr. D. J. Hopkin very much for h i$ o~n coaching and all ~ time and eHOt't whic:h lie pu 1 l010 coaching and running both uu1rm.

Peter John, Oavld Davies

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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Th sr successful ever se.ason in lhe historv ot Oynino, Schoof Soccer a.fl!IW\i1:t1JJ,~ fn Xt w~n~~ tha t lushie 1..or Tuck Trophy for tht! f1n1 tlmo. They be.111 Otttidie 11 Offlldt I~ aft.Of• gc>al.fen fi.m leg at Swansea. lht team to~ Gaftth Thoma wllh I btoli:tn It; atw Otf., 111 mlnulft pby ,and was substituted bv Ge..Oild Mom, of form 4 whO h.lild a m•grttf1ccnt .ll'latch,0.t. Tnom• K:Ortd lht only goat that ...,'On the match,

Th 1fso reached the last )i)C'teen of ~ Eni.,!1.sll Scnool, T,ophy • wt'!II • w"'""" h Sw«1M.a i h~s LNgut: Champlonihlp, lhe Cup • .and lht 1,h ,ufde COffll)tcit1or1 bN11ot1tthf 9 l&Wl'I In the flrt.:tt

Gl At'ORGAN CAPS

~ul Cltmem, Roben WIiii.arm. K, Oc:nni$, A Mf!l'ltdi1h.

Err ~'VALES F,A,

Cl•n)tnt. 1C Oetnnis, .R. Williams.

:WJ\NSEA SCHOOLBOYS

C111mM1, R, Williams, P. Clemtnt, K . Oe-nn,s, N, Cr1U1ths, A Mf.f"il!d•tl\, R, C..,, ~,A. lewis, G , Thmas, K. WIiii.am$. 0. Thomas

We would IMe to thonk Mews. S. Merm:tith. Tom J 11mci, 8. Pn-,e 4lnd A . o,w,.. for htl ppor1 .Ind especially S . Meredilh v.tio devo1ec1 many houn and oontribut«I o grHt de,t b) lht

:atieceaof tht tearn.

FOURTH YEAR SOCCER

A;,.ain the fourth yc,ar socc~ tearn fell a t t he final hurdle being second In tht Le;:q.,,e WW: "' ,ng in the cup fina l to Penlan. Th~ team hlld to p1.,y verv o h ,n Withou1 manv ot thtlr ol,rt!S -wrcau,r of tOYm t eam commitmenu and it is in teresrlng 10 note that no ftwt, th.en eight ol n t .m olsyocf for the Swa0$ca Schoolboys team.

C11pt11ln Stephen Cl.irk who also led 1hc Town Team reprnent W.it!S ag;almt Eift ,n: SootJanJ and f1i1lly merits his wccess.,

1t.l', S, Meredith tg,ain put a lot Qf tJme and e l-lort m to tunn,ng 1his. u.,am,

O.H11r1lley

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1,1 n R~·ru h~1. Ku"' ll 10 10 ' K. ( 1.cy, u . M.:.C.Ou,un. K. lbn>·~. N. r . Cl;-11w111. I', Clc,nmt, D. 1 hOJllll,, • I lffll,

:,:, C-,ntt'itlt-,

t\'ntr\' (:. Thum,;t,, 1. 1•;1h11Ct, M.1~ IJ. 1:1. Nur ni.1 ll.:».1m•t.-:r l, R. ~k rethU• (0!111.•. \l1. S. ~t~dkh, Mt, ,\, l>.tllfti, R. l ..t'l'lH •

..S.:;itcJ: K, h .. .:\, IC IA'1t111l

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THIRD YEAR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Th1t ieam captained by P Evit.M Ii v1rtiullv • Swan11• Schoolbay ~a,i This • ~-maintained~ unbeaten record 1h,oughout the ••on ,n l••~ at'ld Cup m1tdl.el..

RESULTS

Plilved 3won3 Cupmatchm Lea9,.1e matches Played 12 won 11 drawn 1

Thev ilso WO'\ the Px,,."ldc cornpe1.111on co c:omplett .i un,qucr 1n1ble

S. John 20 G. Newcombe 1' J. M•tlhal 1 0

Wo would f.lb 10 thank Mr. B Po~ for o r9ani"1ng Mld C:O;ac;h,nQ lhe t•.m

ECONO EAR SOCCER

P ~ .. ,,,, G Ntwconoe

Tt1• Dvnel/Or 21't

JUNIOR C RICtftt bt•ntbm•~

an exeellcn1 Manstl lon ICilM, l'he lft,)l'l'I V.l)uld 111«! to thank Ml M R,cti1Wdt '°' hi, Ultetbl lftCI s.upport

RESULTS

Gower1on Won CKchfa won Bishop Gore Won Man$4t1on Losl

R.G.YJ

Form I

The tlm year

DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD Thoo •nflihQ Mt. e. E~M who h11s to,n1ed th• tenool "Of1~tffJtnt Cl"°"

Al1hwgh comparatively new in thl,. e1•untrv, the ipon at 01,en1t1111,ng h•, been pr.,_,1111 Swoden, where it originat e Go,e onlng us ill tho poit, Than wme NGlamor~ trialut Penlan, T I~ schoot 1et(lfd obet lhtll wat elfM'Mh pi.ice:

The sceond v,ar .... as to\lghc, than Wil cxpee1ed IQ1 compenuon stalled b rewmg up u, the. s!'l:tpe 01 Oh:hfa. The larst n,n was in a Swan1ea school~ le..gue m.atdt Four we.rl! to\-entuallv run .n!l lhc s.c:hoot hni'Shed thln;t Runneis u(I) to O lchl1 (ls1) and Butiop Gore 12nd) Al ie, me 11111 S,.v.1~a \Ql()Ols IH9t1e rhe annvnl G1anio1v;10 trl.tls- were aigaln held In 5'v11nM:13. lhi\ hme ,nOlchla. At this rote the tt:hol record w~ V!ornm,d with one ot o.i• 1l$in9,to, s finish ,no s«ond Al tier that mo,t ram ,~n-.t, and 10 round o H the ~ in:ori li "' fnense l'!latdlts A,hlcti w 1m? l,llil)'l>d 1t Wll!t onlv the 'A' lt!.lrtl th;lt Wi!lt' compl1:li:h( VJi:10rtOUf

Chris Mvden ...i AnQ1e,,v l homa) 1ec11t:~n~d Wot-le. in 1'rw Junn,, lnh:~rn•no,uil agaim~ Eri,11,att(I .-)d $ 1~11hcn Gwffl, wlb ii n,embl'I' of 1he Sw!lnSli."I '8' t(',1m througho~ll 1ht wawn A11d1i:v, ThOmas .-.lsio won lhr- Swans,,•,;i 8ov,• Clo!>t"lt O,oum,i0Mot111>

In the ,Junior Tearn Mic;hatl P.nnl~rs play~d consist@(\tl'/ v-1Jll,

TEAMS 1970.71

A Team C.My(jen S,GouW' 0. Har til A, rhomilS

BASKETBALL 1970-197 1

Lfnder 17

B 1'e3m M. W,ltli,ms T , WillittTt.S C.Jt>f'les J. KIJ(;Yk

CTeam K , James S. Jilmfl.1. A. Havtt I. Batcock A . J. W1lllann P. HOMY.Jor1e1

fonktfTNm M. Pqnnun M. 0,,uoh T HolO, G. U th11tn

Thu Under-17 team hllS had II fairly mt(hOCUI WlhOn onlv whvung m,ee: Of.It Of m,. lo., g.:wne,. Thert hll!l not bocn a 't,,oc;f:«it c:uP In Sw.,s.,.a to l1ill!i rn•ultv due to \he tlldl. of · p i.iv JOO matdles.

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Ml '•t.BERS OF TME $0UAO

p N Goffith,, K. Scrine, 8 , Jones, C. G1>n91J, P SHtrio, A fieldjn4, D He'flftlr.g, p t -'-,

"mu•. G. Harwv. ...._

Undet

.:.ev . P. Ra$mvss. P. Sn~v. 0 Edwa,l.h, I. Bate«:._, H OJ.115e1

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THERE MUST BE AN EASIER WAY TO MISS "'THE SCHOOL SPORTS ..

While ,ne Sd,O°' Suom wwe still In p,og,-•. • "°"P o1 ~!'If bo't' ~tut.CS°"' inio thl! wild, of Non!\ Wales.

L;11cklng a rni.ni~• for this Ouk41 of Ethn~ Award • •t•M;on. •'11 llrf'I f«Ud to""'' 1 ulfter dil,pid.ted .Ford eorun•. ro IIC(i)m.,_M Mt c,.._..• Wokev Mt fwim m-ow h.r~ OWOol\ '-" 'lft\llc Mr. R,wl'lor .«(lmp&n.ied by M.1. PoP4I dlovt U'W CoflJN

Fin.ally .g3,n,,1 au odd,-, w, react-1 out ~1•n•lt0ft OolQlfl.,. •ft•• lOMt m-k h,\it trom lt'ot o-oss Fou,s Inn tctou counuy to our ump tJt.f .i O.v" 't Gwyn FWffl. At~ wcttnt upou, unnand hmll!I ~ meal we sci,ent what .,._,, letc of tne ~•nsa Iii Ool~I.,.

We woke up ntit n,o1n#l9 a h111 • lhoM intetlW!tfd MMP-"' !i'"IPM«i tor lN tonQ "'-\ • 10 thl! wmmh ot C6dfl ldf•~ The hAt n.r1ed •I Ult ShroP1111fc- Stnool1' Cart,p 1,1. ft1th tU ,m13cul;,te wuing and abu~eot tc1ufp,rntnt, A ,11d. ot anon h.-Md u, .-~n Vlllth " ""'

Tut Yiafk 10 Qdef tdln p,ov•ded us Wltl'I ..,_ tt1-ag,\l~\ -....•.v h ¥>• .t1 t~ 1001 ol th.e mount;Jn, lhilt we nw-t up with the: rn-0,:1•1 wt'IO 11.d drtvtn ill N .,,,.., 11P ftom the rtt flO.\fll we eoold ,e,e 111tnOl1 oll ot t.h-o ~· ,anr,, ..net ~ho ., of &.rmovlh (ll1,i"V

That t1logtn wt- vl11teOJ·• /,,if s,..,. Cvi111'11 ,.,,,, f\4yno, .,w:, Mt ~ kH,,,.. \ro-,,tt'dge we pined, Wt el,o w01,1ld 11,e to Nnlit CM. the catPf'll• to, wnptCM~W# [.-.tm tr.U« .

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