Timeline Express Announcements

Rev. de la Bat requested the management to pay attention to the care of Deaf adults with multiple disabilities.

New premises on the east side of Worcester and along the railway line to the north are acquired.

Referred to as ‘School for the Deaf’ for the first time.

Rev. Gawie de la Bat, son of Mr. Jan de la Bat, is appointed as the second principal.

The Deaf and Blind are separated into two sections.

Division for the blind began and the school was renamed as ‘Instituut vir Doofstommen en Blinden’.

The ‘Doofstommen Instituut’ in Worcester began with Mr. Jan de la Bat as principal and Lenie du Toit of Wellington as the first pupil.

The synod of the Dutch Reformed Church decided to make an appeal to the whole church to establish an educational institution for the Deaf.

Rev. George Thom asked the synod in a letter to pay attention to the education and care of the deaf.