An article by Mary Clover, published in the Friends of the GPDST [The Girls' Public Day School Trust] Newsletter, 1961, pages 31-36.
The article includes Mary Clover’s recollections of Emily Davies as a family friend; her early schooling, including her time at Notting Hill High School; her arrival at Girton and a description of her room, with the curtain dividing the bed area; refers to College clubs and societies, especially the dramatic productions that she took part in; notes that ‘you must be draped to the knee if you had had a male part’; refers to the chaperone rules in place; finally details the gift of £12,000 to the College by Alfred Yarrow, referring to the initial concern that the offer was a hoax.
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