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70-613: Dolgellau ( / d ɒ l ˈ ɡ ɛ h l aɪ / ; Welsh pronunciation: [dɔlˈɡɛɬaɨ] ) is a town and community in Gwynedd , north-west Wales , lying on the River Wnion , a tributary of the River Mawddach . It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Merionethshire until the county of Gwynedd was created in 1974. Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cadair Idris and Mynydd Moel which are visible from
140-646: A comprehensive school under the name Ysgol y Gader ("School of the Chair", in reference to the mountain Cadair Idris , whose name translates as "Idris's Chair"). On 1 September 2017, Ysgol Y Gader amalgamated with the village's primary school and seven other schools in the area to become a new middle school for pupils aged 3–16. The combined schools were named Ysgol Bro Idris. As of 2019, there were 581 pupils on roll. 229 of those pupils are of secondary school age and 352 of those pupils are of primary school age. The area school
210-621: A 2001 Award of Excellence for Library Architecture from the Library Administration and Management Association and the American Institute of Architects. Carpenter Library also houses the college's renowned collections in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, History of Art, and Classics. The Bryn Mawr College Deanery was the campus residence of the first Dean and second President of Bryn Mawr College, M. Carey Thomas, who maintained
280-475: A breakfast of strawberries and cream, a parade, dancing around the traditional Maypole , a feminist alternative called the Mayhole, and student performances. Dar Williams 's song "As Cool As I Am" has become part of May Day, as the song is played during the Mayhole celebration. The song is even called an "unofficial anthem" for the school. The traditions are organized and run by two Traditions Mistexes, elected by
350-510: A group of historically women's colleges in the United States. The college has an enrollment of about 1,350 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students . It was the first women's college to offer graduate education through a PhD . Bryn Mawr College is a private women's liberal arts college founded in 1885. The phrase bryn mawr literally means 'large hill' in Welsh . The Graduate School
420-528: A group walking through, or else those who “split the poles” will no longer be friends. Additional traditions and superstitions surround the college campus and its facilities and buildings. Bryn Mawr has signed the American College and University President's Climate Commitment, and in doing so, the school agreed to make all new buildings comply with a LEED silver standard or higher; to purchase Energy Star products whenever possible; and to provide and encourage
490-605: A home there from 1885 to 1933. Under the direction of Thomas, the Deanery was gradually enlarged and elaborately decorated with the assistance of the American artist Lockwood de Forest and furnished with art from Thomas' world travels. From 1933 until 1968, the Deanery served as the Alumnae Center and Inn for the college. The building was demolished in the spring of 1968 to make space for the construction of Canaday Library, which stands on
560-468: A large number of them to emigrate to Pennsylvania in 1686, under the leadership of Rowland Ellis , a local gentleman-farmer. The Pennsylvanian town of Bryn Mawr , home to a prestigious women's liberal arts college , is named after Ellis's farm near Dolgellau. The woollen industry was long of the greatest importance to the town's economy; by the end of the 18th century, output was reckoned to be worth £50,000 to £100,000 annually. The industry declined in
630-465: A large part in its construction. Today, it is a space for performances, readings, lectures, and public gatherings. Old Library encloses a large open courtyard called "The Cloisters". The cremated remains of M. Carey Thomas and Emmy Noether are located in the Cloisters. Georgiana Goddard King is also buried in the cloister. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991. The Great Hall
700-874: A local food bank. On the College Sustainability Report Card 2011, published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, Bryn Mawr received a B+. The school's highest category score was an A in Investment Priorities, since Bryn Mawr invests in renewable energy funds. Bryn Mawr plays in the Centennial Conference and fields intercollegiate teams in badminton, basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The badminton team won national intercollegiate championships in 1996 and 2008. The mascot of
770-655: A mention of the name in the Annales Cambriae ; see also Battle of Camlann ). Dolgellau is a good centre for visiting a number of nearby narrow-gauge heritage railways, including the Corris Railway , the Fairbourne Railway and the Talyllyn Railway . Since 1992 Dolgellau has held Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau ("The Great Session of Dolgellau"), an annual world music festival . Originally free and held in
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#1732852388219840-1094: A pioneer in medical education and in public health; 1891 Fellow in Mathematics Ruth Gentry ; artist Anne Truitt (1943); author Ellen Kushner (attended); economist and founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office Alice Rivlin (1952); four-time Academy Award-winning actress Katharine Hepburn (1928); poet Jane Hess Flanders (1962); Carol Alonso , nuclear physicist; Mary Elizabeth Taylor , former aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Forbes 30 under 30; Carolyn Goodman , mayor of Las Vegas from 2011–; Betsy Hodges , mayor of Minneapolis from 2013 to 2017; Renata Adler , novelist and journalist; Dame A.S. Byatt , novelist and Booker Prize winner; Joan Slonczewski , biologist and science fiction novelist; Caroline Stevermer , fantasy novelist; Rachel Simon , author and memoirist; Maggie Siff , actor (1996). Neuroscientist Candace Pert (1970) helped discover opioid receptors . Ana Botín
910-690: A retired teacher who had taught Russian, German and Welsh at Dr Williams School, published Pum Cynnig i Gymro ("Five Tries for a Welshman"), an account of his time as a prisoner of war in Poland during the Second World War . The title of the book refers to the five attempts he made to escape, the last of which succeeded. The book was dramatised by S4C in 1997. In 1986 and 1987 John Elwyn published his autobiography in 3 volumes, called Yn Fy Ffordd Fy Hun ("In My Own Way"). These do not duplicate his prisoner of war adventures, but recount his upbringing in
980-509: A role; a farmers' market is held in the town centre on the third Sunday of every month. It is believed that Dolgellau Cricket Club, founded in 1869 by Frederick Temple , is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Wales. For nearly a century Dolgellau was the home of Dr Williams School , a pioneering girls' secondary school. This was funded from the legacy of Daniel Williams the Welsh nonconformist of
1050-792: A shared station was opened there in 1868. The Ruabon Barmouth line was closed in the 1960s under the Beeching Axe . The railway line was converted some years ago into the Llwybr Mawddach (or " Mawddach Trail ") which now runs for some eight miles from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach railway station , near Fairbourne on the coast. It is maintained by the Snowdonia National Park and is very popular with walkers and cyclists. It passes some estuarine areas that are important for water birds. The site of Dolgellau railway station itself, along with about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of former trackbed,
1120-509: A vaulted auditorium designed by Arthur Ingersoll Meigs of Mellor, Meigs & Howe , two smaller spaces that are ideal for intimate performances by visiting artists, practice rooms for student musicians, and the Office for the Arts. The building's towers and gables , friezes , carvings and ornamental ironwork, designed by Samuel Yellin , were done in the gothic revival style. In the fall of 2009,
1190-534: Is Dolkelew , and a spelling Dolgethleu dates from 1294–5 (the thl is an attempt to represent Welsh /ɬ/ ). Owain Glyndŵr 's scribe wrote Dolguelli . The town's name was commonly anglicised as Dolgelly or Dolgelley . Up until the 19th century most spellings in English were along the lines of Dôlgelly , Dolgelley , Dolgelly or Dolgelli . Thomas Pennant used the form Dolgelleu in his Tours of Wales , and this
1260-594: Is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales . Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England but, unlike English parishes, communities cover the whole of Wales. There are 878 communities in Wales. Until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes . These were abolished by section 20 (6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of
1330-464: Is a small enclosure with two wall fountains, one with a small basin and the other with a sunken reflecting pool. The decorative wall tiles above the smaller wall fountain and basin were purchased from Syria . In 1960, architect Louis I. Kahn and Bryn Mawr College president, Katharine Elizabeth McBride , came together to create the Erdman Hall dormitory. The Marjorie Walter Goodhart Theater houses
1400-756: Is chair of the Santander Group , one of the world's largest banking groups. Indie musician Michelle Zauner (who performs as Japanese Breakfast ) attended Bryn Mawr as well. The social reformer, Alice P. Gannett (1898), for whom the Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood Center is named, attended Bryn Mawr, as did Maya Ajmera , CEO of Society for Science & the Public . Jeannette Piccard , American balloonist, scientist, teacher and priest. Notable faculty include Woodrow Wilson , chemists Arthur C. Cope and Louis Fieser , Arthur Lindo Patterson of
1470-476: Is co-educational. It is named after the town of Bryn Mawr , in which the campus is located, which had been renamed by a representative of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Bryn Mawr was the name of an area estate granted to Rowland Ellis by William Penn in the 1680s. Ellis's former home, also called Bryn Mawr, was a house near Dolgellau , Merioneth , Gwynedd , Wales . The college was largely funded through
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#17328523882191540-486: Is located across six sites, with two of those sites located within Dolgellau itself. The school is categorised linguistically by Welsh Government as a category 2A school, meaning that at least 80% of subjects, apart from English and Welsh, are taught only through the medium of Welsh to all pupils. Near Dolgellau is the house of Hengwrt , whose 17th-century owner Robert Vaughan (?1592–1667) kept an extensive library. This
1610-568: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College ( / ˌ b r ɪ n ˈ m ɑː r / brin- MAR ; Welsh : [ˌbɾɨ̞nˈmau̯ɾ] ) is a private women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania . Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges ,
1680-496: The Patterson function , Edmund Beecher Wilson , Geraldine Richmond , philologists Catherine Conybeare , Grace Frank and Louise Holland , archaeologists Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway , Leicester Bodine Holland , Thomas Hunt Morgan , historian Caroline Robbins , mathematician Emmy Noether , neurobiologist Paul Grobstein , and Lillian Rosanoff Lieber , Richmond Lattimore , Tenney Frank , Mabel Louise Lang , and Lily Ross Taylor ,
1750-571: The social sciences , natural sciences (including lab skills) and humanities . In addition, they must complete one year of a foreign language and fulfill a quantitative skills requirement and an Emily Balch Seminar requirement. The Emily Balch Seminars are similar to courses in freshman composition at other institutions, though focus on a specific topic. The seminars stress development of critical thinking skills and are discussion-based, with "intensive reading and writing." Its most popular undergraduate majors, based on 2021 graduates, were: In 1972,
1820-402: The 17th/18th century. Shortly before the closure of the town's railway station it displayed signs reading variously Dolgelly, Dolgelley and Dolgellau. Dolgellau is home to a bilingual further education college, Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor . The site it occupies was originally home to Dr Williams' School , a direct grant grammar school for girls aged 7–18 established in 1875 (opened 1878). It
1890-464: The 1970s. In 2015, Perry House was relaunched by the college in the former French tower of Haffner, which had undergone renovations and reconstruction the previous year. Along with Perry, now known as the Enid Cook '31 Center, a new residence hall was built where the old Haffner Language and Culture House once stood. Glenmede (formerly graduate student housing) is an estate located about a half mile from
1960-596: The Bryn Mawr community, regardless of current gender identity. The campus is in the municipality of Lower Merion Township . Most of the campus is in the Bryn Mawr census-designated place . The campus was designed in part by noted landscape designers Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted , and has subsequently been designated an arboretum (the Bryn Mawr Campus Arboretum ). The majority of Bryn Mawr students live on campus in residence halls. Many of
2030-1230: The Countryside"), a mix of agricultural show and fête . Entry is free, but the money raised on the various stalls is given to good causes. In 1949 Dolgellau hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales ; in 1960 and 1994 it hosted the Urdd National Eisteddfod . The old market hall, Neuadd Idris , hosts the National Centre for Folk Music, known as Tŷ Siamas . Dolgellau is twinned with Guérande ( Breton : Gwenrann ) in Brittany , France. Community (Wales) Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
2100-475: The Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are now three communities with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St Davids . The chair of a town council or city council will usually have the title mayor (Welsh: maer ). However, not every community has a council. In communities with populations too small to sustain a full community council, community meetings may be established. The communities in
2170-530: The First Years Week, formerly known as Hell Week, takes place during the early part of the semester between February and March. It is a time where students complete silly tasks and attend special events created for them by an upperclassman (called a rose) who the freshman (called a bud) personally selects. May Day is held on the Sunday after the last day of classes, not on the traditional date of May 1. It includes
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2310-543: The Rhys Carpenter Library was designed by Henry Myerberg of New York and opened in 1997. The space is connected to the rear of Old Library. The entrance is a four-story atrium. Names of art and archaeology faculty are displayed on the main wall of the atrium, along with a series of plaster casts of the metopes of the Parthenon . The roof comprises a wide grassy area used for outdoor concerts and picnics. The building won
2380-455: The Romans left, the area came under the control of a series of Welsh chieftains, although Dolgellau was probably not inhabited until the late 11th or 12th century, when it was established as a " serf village" (or maerdref ), possibly by Cadwgan ap Bleddyn . It remained a serf village until the reign of Henry VII (1485–1509). A church was built in the 12th century (demolished and replaced by
2450-570: The United States and around the world. Other festivities held for the anniversary year included publication of a commemorative book on 125 years of student life, and, in partnership with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program , the creation of a mural in West Philadelphia highlighting advances in women's education. On February 9, 2015, the college's board of trustees announced approval of a working group recommendation to expand
2520-471: The area—he was born at Bryn Gwyn, less than a mile from the town—and subsequent return to the area after his years in the armed services. He died in September 2007. Marion Eames , who was educated at Dr. Williams' School, lived in Dolgellau up to her death in 2007; she is probably best known for her book The Secret Room (originally published in Welsh as Y Stafell Ddirgel ), a semi-fictional account of
2590-508: The bequest of Joseph W. Taylor , and its first president was James Rhoads . Bryn Mawr was one of the first institutions of higher education in the United States to offer graduate degrees, including doctorates , to women. The first class included 36 undergraduate women and eight graduate students. Bryn Mawr was originally affiliated with the Quakers (Religious Society of Friends), but by 1893 had become non-denominational. In 1912, Bryn Mawr became
2660-495: The college completed a renovation of Goodhart. Previously named after Bryn Mawr's first Dean and second president, Old Library was used as the primary campus library until 1970, when Mariam Coffin Canaday Library opened. The Great Hall (formerly the reading room of the library) was designed by Walter Cope (of Cope and Stewardson ) in 1901 and built by Stewardson and Jamieson several years later, although M. Carey Thomas played
2730-453: The college founded a year-long post baccalaureate pre-medical program for career changers. The program remains one of the oldest, most prestigious, and successful in the country — with an over 98% medical school acceptance rate. For the Class of 2023 (enrolling fall 2019), Bryn Mawr received 3,332 applications, admitted 1,102 (30%), and enrolled 374 students. For the freshmen who enrolled,
2800-919: The college is the owl , the symbol of Athena , Greek goddess of wisdom. A large number of Bryn Mawr alumnae and former attendees are notable in their respective fields. The list includes Drew Gilpin Faust (class of 1968), the first woman president of Harvard University ; Hanna Holborn Gray (1950), the first woman president of a major research university ( University of Chicago ); modernist poets Hilda "H.D." Doolittle (attended), and Marianne Moore (1909); classics scholar Edith Hamilton (M.A. 1894); author, social activist and feminist Grace Lee Boggs (Ph.D. 1940); Nobel Peace Prize winner Emily Greene Balch (1889); geneticist Nettie Stevens (Ph.D. 1903); physicist Elizabeth Laird (Ph.D. 1901); physicist and astronomer Frances Lowater (Ph.D. 1904); mathematician Ada Isabel Maddison (Ph.D. 1896); Physician Martha Tracy (1898)
2870-745: The community boundaries within their area every fifteen years. The councils propose changes to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales , which prepares a report and makes recommendations to the Welsh Government . If the Welsh Government accepts the recommendations, then it implements them using a statutory instrument . For example, in 2016 four new communities were created in the City and County of Cardiff . The legislation surrounding community councils in Wales has been amended significantly in
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2940-434: The events leading up to the 1686 emigration of Quakers from Dolgellau. It was dramatised by S4C in 2001. The surrounding area is known for its wild but beautiful countryside and places of historical interest. It is popular with tourists who enjoy activities such as walking, hiking , horse riding , white-water rafting and climbing . Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cadair Idris . Aircraft enthusiasts also use
3010-691: The first college in the United States to offer doctorates in social work , through the Department of Social Economy and Social Research. This department became the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research in 1970. In 1931, Bryn Mawr began accepting men as graduate students, while remaining women-focused at the undergraduate level. From 1921 to 1938 the Bryn Mawr campus was home to the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry , which
3080-590: The first half of the 19th century, owing to the introduction of mechanical looms . Another important contributor to the local economy was tanning , which continued into the 1980s in Dolgellau, though on a much reduced scale. The town was the centre of a minor gold rush in the 19th century. At one time the local gold mines employed over 500 workers. Clogau St. David's mine in Bontddu and Gwynfynydd mine in Ganllwyd have supplied gold for many royal weddings . Dolgellau
3150-533: The main campus which at one point was available housing for undergraduate students. In 2007, it was sold to a conservation buyer as the annual costs of upkeep were too great for the college. In 1908, John C. Olmsted designed a private garden for M. Carey Thomas adjoining the Deanery . The garden was later modified and renamed as the Blanca Noel Taft Memorial Garden. In its current form, the garden
3220-458: The middle 50% range of SAT scores was 640–740 for evidence-based reading and writing, and 650–770 for math, while the middle 50% ACT composite score range was 29–33. Students celebrate four major traditions throughout the year, along with other minor traditions. Parade Night, which happens on the Friday of the first week of classes, is a tradition where the freshman class runs to Taylor Hall, while
3290-492: The older residence halls were designed by Cope & Stewardson (same architects who designed a large part of Washington University in St. Louis and Princeton University ) and are known for their Collegiate Gothic architecture, modeled after Cambridge University . Each is named after a county town in Wales : Brecon , Denbigh (1891), Merion (1885) , and Radnor (1887), and Pembroke East and West (1892). Rhoads North and South
3360-617: The pre-Roman Celtic period, part of the tribal lands of the Ordovices , who were conquered by the Romans in AD 77–78. Although a few Roman coins from the reigns of Emperors Hadrian and Trajan have been found near Dolgellau, the area is marshy and there is no evidence that it was settled during the Roman period . There are, however, three hill forts in the vicinity of Dolgellau, of uncertain origin. After
3430-532: The present building in 1716), although Cymer Abbey , founded in 1198 in nearby Llanelltyd , remained the most important religious centre locally. Dolgellau gained in importance from this period onwards, and was mentioned in the Survey of Merioneth ordered by Edward I (Llanelltyd was not). In 1404 it was the location of a council of chiefs under Owain Glyndŵr . After a visit by George Fox in 1657, many inhabitants of Dolgellau converted to Quakerism . Persecution led
3500-487: The same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas . Most, but not all, communities are administered by community councils , which are equivalent to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by
3570-518: The site today. At the time of its demolition, many of the Deanery's furnishings were re-located to Wyndham, an 18th-century farmhouse (with several modern additions) which became the college's new Alumnae Center. Bryn Mawr is a small, four year, residential baccalaureate college. Although the college offers several graduate programs, the majority of enrollments are from students enrolled in the undergraduate arts and sciences program. Students at Bryn Mawr are required to complete divisional requirements in
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#17328523882193640-582: The streets of the town, it has now grown too big for the centre of Dolgellau. Since 2002 it has been held on the outskirts of the town and admission is charged, which has allowed the organisers in recent years to book such acts as Bob Geldof , Genod droog, Cerys Matthews , Iwcs a Doyle , Meic Stevens , Super Furry Animals and Goldie Looking Chain . It attracts crowds of up to 5,000 every year and claims to be one of Europe's biggest and best world music festivals. Since 1995 it has been broadcast live on BBC Radio Cymru and since 1997 on S4C . In March 2009 it
3710-562: The student body. In addition to major traditions, there are a number of minor traditions. These include offerings to a statue of Athena for luck or thanks, using a set of stairs leading up to Taylor Hall called the Senior Steps or down Senior Row, a row of trees in the center of campus unless a student is a senior. The Friendship Poles, a set of two vertical poles located under the main arch of the Pembroke Dorms, are not supposed to be split by
3780-583: The town as the base for the Mach Loop . To the north lies the Dolmelynllyn estate , which includes walking routes that include Rhaeadr Ddu waterfall and the former gold mines on Cefn Coch . The Great Western Railway line from Ruabon to Llangollen was extended via Corwen and Llanuwchllyn to Dolgellau, where it formed an end-on connection with the Cambrian Railways line from Barmouth Junction and
3850-509: The town. Dolgellau is the second largest settlement in southern Gwynedd after Tywyn and includes the community of Penmaenpool . The name Dolgellau is a compound of dôl 'water-meadow' and cellau , the plural of cell 'a cell', giving the meaning 'water-meadow of cells'. The dôl in the name was probably located within a bend at the confluence of the rivers Wnion and Aran. The cellau may refer to monastic cells or merchant's stalls. The earliest recorded spelling (from 1254)
3920-534: The undergraduate applicant pool allowing transgender women and intersex individuals identifying as women to apply for admission. This decision made Bryn Mawr the fourth women's college in the United States to accept trans women. Bryn Mawr "recognizes that gender is fluid and that traditional notions of gender identity and expression can be limiting", and has the official policy of accepting nonbinary students who were assigned female at birth as well. All current, past, and future students are fully recognized as members of
3990-467: The upperclassmen throw confetti. Following this, the first of the three “Step Sings” takes place, during which the student body sing various traditional and pop songs. The second is Lantern Night, which takes place in late October or early November, where first year students receive a lantern which symbolizes the passing down of knowledge, during a traditional ceremony with songs in Ancient Greek. Welcome
4060-551: The urban areas of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport do not have community councils. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census , there were 869 communities in Wales. 84 percent, or more than 730, have a council. They vary in size from Rhayader with an area of 13,945 hectares (34,460 acres) to Cefn Fforest with an area of 64 hectares (160 acres). They ranged in population from Barry with 45,053 recorded inhabitants to Baglan Bay with no permanent residents. The twenty-two principal area councils are required to review
4130-407: The use of public transportation. The school's dining halls strive to be environmentally sustainable by working to expand their local and organic offerings, recycling in all dining areas, and recycling used fry oil as bio-diesel fuel. The dining halls previously offered biodegradable takeout containers, but reverted to Styrofoam in the 2009/10 academic year. Additionally, all leftover food is donated to
4200-409: Was a virulent eugenicist, antisemite and racist who strongly opposed the admission of students who were not elite white women. Today, the building houses a plaque explaining the controversy of the former name and affirming the college's current dedication to equity and inclusion, which was unveiled during the 2019 Community Day of Learning. Named for Bryn Mawr's late professor of Classical Archaeology,
4270-478: Was announced that there would be no Sesiwn Fawr in 2009, owing to debts of over £50,000, mostly the result of a wet event in 2007. Smaller musical events took place in pubs, etc., but the future format of the festival was put under review. The festival returned on a smaller scale in 2011, and has been organised annually since then. Every summer, Dolgellau is also host to the Gŵyl Cefn Gwlad ("Festival of
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#17328523882194340-407: Was formerly known as "Thomas Hall" after Bryn Mawr's second president, M. Carey Thomas. The building was informally known as "College Hall" for a year before being officially renamed to "Old Library" in 2018. This renaming was in response to student protests, which claimed that many of M. Carey Thomas's views did not represent the values of the college. Student protesters identified that M. Carey Thomas
4410-435: Was founded as part of the labor education movement and the women's labor movement. The school taught political economy, science, and literature. The college celebrated its 125th anniversary of "bold vision, for women, for the world" during the 2010–2011 academic year. In September 2010, Bryn Mawr hosted an international conference on issues of educational access, equity, and opportunity in secondary schools and universities in
4480-844: Was home to numerous manuscript treasures, including the Book of Aneirin , the Book of Taliesin , the Black Book of Carmarthen , the White Book of Rhydderch and the Hengwrt manuscript . The Hengwrt manuscripts (not including the Book of Aneirin, taken from Hengwrt in the 1780s) form the majority of the collection now known as the Peniarth Manuscripts , held at the National Library of Wales . In 1971 John Elwyn Jones,
4550-430: Was named after its benefactor Daniel Williams , (1643–1716) a Nonconformist minister from Wrexham , who also gave his name to Dr Williams's Library in Euston, London . The school closed in 1975. Dolgellau Grammar School, a boys' school, had been established in 1665 by the then Rector of Dolgellau, John Ellis , at Pen Bryn (now demolished), before moving to its present site on the Welshpool road. In 1962, it became
4620-412: Was named after the college's first president, James E. Rhoads; Rockefeller is named after its donor, John D. Rockefeller . Erdman was opened in 1965, designed by architect Louis Kahn . In addition, students may choose to live in Batten House (an environmentally friendly co-op). Perry House, which was originally established as the Spanish language house in 1962, was redefined as the Black Cultural Center in
4690-421: Was once the home of an Athena Lemnia statue (damaged in 1997) that is now located in a high alcove in the Rhys Carpenter Art and Archaeology Library. A plaster cast of that Athena now stands in her place at the Great Hall. Students often leave offerings to this statue in the hope that she will intervene on their behalf. In 2018, the board of trustees formalized the use of the name "The Old Library". Old Library
4760-423: Was the county town of Merionethshire ( Welsh : Meirionydd, Sir Feirionnydd ) until 1974 when, following the Local Government Act of 1972 , it became the administrative centre of Meirionnydd , a district of the county of Gwynedd . This was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 . Today, the economy of Dolgellau relies chiefly on tourism (see below ), although agriculture still plays
4830-517: Was the form used in the Church Registers in 1723, although it never had much currency. In 1825 the Registers have Dolgellau , which was the form adopted by Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt in 1836. This became standard in Welsh and later also in English. The official name for the urban district which covered the town and the surrounding rural district was changed from Dolgelley to Dolgellau in 1958 by Merioneth County Council, following requests from both district councils. The site of Dolgellau was, in
4900-424: Was used to construct the Dolgellau bypass in the late 1970s. Historical attractions, apart from the town itself, include the 12th century Cymer Abbey , a short walk from Dolgellau. The tourist information centre also has an exhibition on Quakers and there is a Quaker graveyard in the town. A field known as Camlan, in nearby Dinas Mawddwy , has been claimed as the site of the last battle of King Arthur (based on
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