the wellington college year book 2010/2011
e unice g illa n
2 005–2011
My first meeting with Eunice came in the
Theatre in November 2005; newly appointed
hms, we sat together in the theatre on a
Visitor’s Day. A parent asked a question
and in his own inimitable way, the Master
enthusiastically said, ‘I will ask Eunice and
Delyth to comment on that’. As my face
and neck turned a deep read colour and
beads of sweat formed on my forehead, I will
never forget Eunice standing up, confidently,
assuredly and in the most dignified and poised
of manners to address the packed theatre,
as if she had been working at Wellington for
years. This captures Eunice in a nutshell;
she has an ‘Apollo 13’ approach?—?nothing is
too big a challenge and she takes everything
in her stride. Coupled with this, she is
the thoroughly nice and most genuine of
individuals.
Eunice set up The Wellesley?—?Wellington’s
first day girls’ House? and in four years,
—?
has filled it to the rafters. She has been the
most dedicated of Housemistresses; no finer
tribute could be made than that she really
devoted her life in term time to the welfare
of the girls under her charge. Wellesley girls
and parents were utterly confident of her
seemingly unlimited reserves of kindness,
patience and time. She worked extremely
hard to include, involve and know all of
the young people in her house and worked
tirelessly to ensure that the girls involved
and integrated themselves fully in the life of
the College. Eunice has an unusually strong
understanding of young people, their culture
and their feelings; a natural empathy with
them, skill in getting alongside them, listening
to them and winning their trust. Her tutor
team appreciated her warmth, support,
guidance and encouragement too.
This has been an outstanding career at
Wellington; in her four years here, Eunice has
been a whirlwind; a jack of all trades and a
master of not a few. She’s been a remarkably
inspiring teacher of History and engaged
her students not only in the classroom but
around the world on trips to First World
War battlefields, China, Russia and Eastern
Europe. As a Captain in the ccf she has
lead the Fifth Form Army section and run
trips to Germany, Cornwall and Fremington.
Eunice has been unfailing in her commitment
to the sports department too, taking a team
in every term whether it be Hockey, Netball
or Athletics. In 2009, she was a member of
the staff Channel Swimming team; this was
an enormous personal challenge, for she was
not a strong swimmer but she spent hours
ploughing up and down the College pool, taking
lessons in technique and swimming through
jellyfish infested seas in order to prepare.
Eunice leaves a powerful legacy here. When
asked to describe her recently, her Matron
and some girls said she is ‘simply the best’.
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