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THE GOLDONIAN GOLDINGS PERSONALITIES (22)
The fact that Mr. Powell is Editor of the Goldonian is no excuse for him to deny the magazine's readership the opportunity to study him as this issue's 'Goldings Personality'. Although he is now District Commissioner for Hertford's Scouts, as his one-time Patrol Leader I stood him to attention and photographed him. I first became aware of his existence some thirty-eight years ago when I was commissioned to take him home from school when he became ill. Later we were to become founder members of the present 3rd Hertford Scout Troop and it amazes us both that the Scoutmaster we then plagued is still in charge of that Troop. Mr. Powell served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Stephen Austin and Sons after first Pausing long enough in the front office to gain his Costing and Estimating qualifications. In many ways his youth ran parallel to that of our own apprentices. He was in 'digs'. After paying his landlady he had 1s. 3d. a week to splash around on clothes and luxuries. Impossible? Of course it was-he used to beg for overtime at 5. 1/2d. an hour. Before he could complete his time King George VI invited him to serve in the Forces, Mr. Powell served for 7 years with the Hertfordshire Regiment and saw service in Gibraltar and Italy, becoming Signal Sergeant. Having helped bring the Second World War to a conclusion he returned to complete his apprenticeship and to commence studying City and Guilds subjects, gaining wider experience meanwhile by seeking employment further afield. Concurrently, and after obtaining his Full Technological Certificate, he taught part time at the Hertford College of Further Education and eventually took up his full-time teaching post at Goldings in May, 1952. His long association with the Boy Scout movement made this transition from craftsman to teacher of craftsmen comparatively easy. He was immediately accepted by the boys who appreciate that if their efforts to assimilate knowledge match his efforts to distribute it, their success is assured. Quick to dispense and appreciate humour, as critical of bad workmanship as only a craftsman can be, we hope, for the sake of Goldings and particularly the Printing Department, that his 'talents' are long invested in our School. R. S. Mr. Trevor Powell, Works Manager at the School of Printing, has been associated with the Scout Movement for nearly fifty years, and received the Silver Acorn in recognition of "specially distinguished services to Scouting" on St. George's Day 1978. Mr. T. Powell retired on the 4th November 1981 after 29 years of service to the Print School. Trevor attended the second Goldings reunion held at Mead Lane of this year. Mr Trevor Powell passed away Monday 3rd August 1992 aged 73 among the 300 people who attended his funeral were representatives from Barnardo's HQ, Old Boys and staff who were at Goldings and the Barnardo's School of printing. |
