Recently, I rediscovered a photo of my grandmother and her classmates in 1938, hidden in one of my family history books. On the reverse, in my grandmother’s scrawl, are written the names of her fellow schoolgirls.
As I recognise my grandmother, Gwen and her best friend, Daphne in the front row of the picture, I believe the girls in the photo are as follows (L-R):
BACK: Phyllis Jones, Joyce Clayton, Kay Bell, Pat Johnson
FRONT: Daphne Morrison, Pauline Gapper, Merle Wildey, Gwen Buchan, Molly Spackman
The photo seems to have been taken on the main entrance steps of the building as seen here in a more recent photo on the Otago Girls High School website:
Hopefully, some of these girls’ family members will see this photo here one day.
I found a book today at a book fair that was awarded to Gwen Buchan in 1935 at Otago Girls High School.
Oh wow – that would be my grandmother. 🙂
What was the book title?