Gondney School District 3781
N 49° 28.567 W 105° 53.083
13U E 435908 N 5480761
North of St. Victor, Saskatchewan
Waymark Code: WMJ60R
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 09/29/2013
Views: 2
As top plaque reads:
Gondney School District 3781
Established in June 1916. This school district was named from Goudney, Manitoba. The 'u' being mistaken for 'n'. The school, contracted by Waterman-Waterbury, was built in 1917 one mile West of here. On two acres of NW18-6-29 W2. Purchased from Ernest Des Rosiers for one dollar. Classes began March 11, 1918 with 13 pupils. Two spoke English: others Norwegian, Swedish or French. Teacher Evelyn Holland from New Brunswick received 85 dollars per month. The School closed in 1940 and was sold in 1955 when the board dissolved.
Erected in 1984 by the Gondney School Cairn Committee and the Government of Saskatchewan
As plaque two reads.
These are the names of the families who were active in organizing and operating Gondney School and whose children attended.
Beauchesne, Berry, Blatchford, Campbell, Cann, Caplete, Des Rosier, Drechsler, Eckert, Emond, Gaudrey, Gravem, Hourie, Lalond, McCrystal, McKinnon, Martinson, Mattson, Nelson, Olsen, Orten, Racicot, Shrigley, Simard, Swendseid, Swenson, Taylor, Weeres, Wittal
Teachers:
E. Holland, F Kennedy, A. Delahey, G. Trumpour, E. McEwen, K. Hunt, R. Brazier, M. McNiel, R. McDonald, J. Jamieson, E. Thurn, A. Vicary, A. Walker, O. Gravem, A. Shanko, M.Chaloupka, N. Fredrickson, M. Wittal
Secretary-Treasurers
J. M. McKinnon, J. D. Lalonde, Magny Martinson
Cairn rests on land owned by Wilfred Farwell.
Marker type: plaque on rock
Marker placement date: Not listed
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