School for the Deaf - SCAR2010 Traditional Cache
Hidden : 4/24/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache has been hidden for the SCAR event, and should not be sought out until after 5:30pm on May 28th and any logs before that may be deleted. Bring your own pencil

This cache is in front of the RJD Williams building, which is located on the U of S campus.

The building’s name, R. J. D. Williams Building, honours the school's dean of residence. Rupert Williams lost his hearing as a child due to spinal meningitis. He attended Manitoba’s School for the Deaf and, following his move to Saskatoon in 1927, was appointed “a committee of one” to review schooling for the deaf in Saskatchewan. Williams was instrumental in ensuring the province provided the appropriate education–and building. He refused the position of Superintendent, but served as Dean of Residence from 1931-1963. As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations in 1982, the School for the Deaf was renamed in his honour. R.J.D. Williams died in 1973.

The School for the Deaf was decommissioned in 1990 when deaf children were integrated into the regular school system. The building was sold to the University for a nominal fee, and has served in various capacities since. It was used in 1998 when the old Phys Ed building had a structural failure that closed part of the building.

In front of the RJD Williams building is a monument to James Anderson, who was Premier of Saskatchewan from 1929 to 1934. Born in Ontario, he came west as a teacher and school administrator. He was elected as the leader of the provincial Conservative party in 1924, and in 1929 became the 5th Saskatchewan Premier, and the first Conservative one. He led the province through some of the most difficult years of the Great Depression, as well as the Estevan Coal strike of 1931. He created an independent Public Service Commission, and brokered a deal with the Federal Government that saw control of Natural Resources come under Provincial control.

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