Western Mail Monday May 19th 1924.
After 28 years' service as headmaster of the Pontypridd Secondary School for Boys, Mr.
Rhys MORGAN, M.A., as previously announced in the Western Mail, will retire at the close
of the present school term.
For seven years Mr. MORGAN conducted a private school at Pontypridd, and when in 1896, he
was appointed to his present position he took with him 40 of his own pupils, making a
total of 137 boys and girls. The opening of a seperate school for girls at Treforest in
1913 offered greater possibilities of extension at the Pontypridd building.
The Pontypridd school has progressed rapidly under the able direction of Mr. MORGAN, and
many of the pupils are today holding prominent positions in England and the Colonies. It
was one of the first three schools in the United Kingdom to establish a geographical
laboratory, and is also fortunate in possessing a biological laboratory; whilst it was one
of the first three in Wales to have a special grant of £400. a year for higher education.
Mr. MORGAN is a native of Llantwit Fardre, and has associated himself with many movements
of benefit to Pontypridd and District, and credit is due to him as one of the founders of
the scheme for the collection of £2000 for a war memorial, which sum is being utilised for
the granting of scholarships at the shcool and the universities.
Some details of a lengthy obituary.
Mrs Eliza PRICE, aged 91, widow of Mr. Peter PRICE, J.P., of Newport-road, Cardiff, passed
away at her residence on Saturday. Born in London, within sound of Bow Bells, she was
married in 1855, and during her 64 years residence she associated herself with the public
life of the city of Cardiff.
Dr. Richard PRICHARD, her medical attendant, certified the cause of death to be "old
age." Mrs PRICE is survived by her four children.- Mrs HARDING, Lyme Regis, wife of
Mr. W.J. HARDING, formerly headmaster of Alleyne's School, Stone, Staffordshire; Mrs.
FRANKLAND, wife of Mr. James FRANKLAND, solicitor of the firm of RADFORD and FRANKLAND;
Mr. Wentworth H. PRICE, the Cardiff chartered accountant, who had resided with her since
the death of her husband in 1892; and Mr. I.P. Hyde PRICE, who has been in U.S.A. for many
years.
Mr John THOMAS (Woodville-road), Mr Ishmael HARRIS, Mr. Morgan DAVIES, Prof. Barbara
Foxley, ex-Alderman J.T. RICHARDS, Mr. Gwilym HUGHES, Mr. Barnett JANNER, Mr. Grove
WILLIAMS. Capt.?.T. EVANS, and Mr I. WATKIN-EVANS, are to be interviewed on behalf of the
Cathays Ward Liberal executive committee as to their readiness to become candidates for a
probable vacancy in the ward representation on the city council owing to impending
elevation to the aldermanic bench.
Treharne JENKINS, licensee of the Court Hotel, Nantymoel, was fined £4 at Bridgend on
Saturday for permitting drunkeness on his premises. The landlord giving evidence, said
THOMAS was not drunk when he left the public-house. THOMAS stated that all he had drunk
during the evening was six half-pints.
James NICHOLLS 43, a painter, was charged at Swansea on Saturday with attempting to commit
suicide by cutting his throat with a razor at Swansea in April last. A friend appeared in
court , and promised to look after NICHOLLS. The case was adjourned for three months.
John Patrick