Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-25
TWO FIRE DRILLS EAcA WEEK

TWO FIRE DRILLS EAcA WEEK
From time 10 time 5be whole com
Try = horiflea BY reports OF disa
ffoHs fires in the public schools u
f1rion@ sections ana tht destruction
of scores of inocant lives because of
the Inadequate fire protection but tha
Faranfs in Pine Bluff need have no
fears of this KIND regarding their
children Pine Bluff public schools
have one Of the best and most porfrct
I fire drills in tha world and there is
net school in tho cHg where every
pupil can not b" gotten ont of the
bhildno in loss than three minute
No sort Of fire could in any way
destroy the lives OF any OF the pnpils
in the local public schools although
, every school building in the citv
might be burned TO the ground The
system has been worked outZby Su=
perintendent Junius Jordan and the.
teachers in charge Every teacher
knows the drill aud evrcy pupil has
his piece in line ready at a moment
notice.
A r59eresantative Of the Graphic
visited the Sixth avenue school. which
was chosen because it has
more pupils than any other school in
the city, and Witnessed the fire drill
ut this school Eyon HE principal.
| Pref ] r. Alien, did not know that
| tie reporter had Gene for the pur.
| lose but no sooner WAS the raqsusf
made than tho alarm GONG was sound
ed by the ianitor, Neither teachers
or pupil hn,@ bat that the build
ing was really on fir The jmitor
cave three hard taps Of The gong anG
in Hately tha pupils began to
march CIT Fitst came the littlc +
lows between tn ages Of SIX and
seven. each viii his hat and wrap.
books and slate The childrcn hur.
ried out Of the buiIdins blu fhev
marched in order Ivy tw6s and showed
none. of the excitement that is &c
casioned Ivy an ordinary Gre alarm
even in the well order,'l Stahli Il
ments. Then follower the Still larg
pupils and last the pupils from tn
rooms upstairs IN tho advanced
GRADES There are 4@5 pupils IN tn
Sixth avenue school and thy occupy
nina rooms in different parts OF tn
! hdildins The building was com
pletelv empted and every child in
H. school was on the grounds in eN-
actly ono minuto. after the first alarm
Was turned in. It was marvellous to
She one who had never witnessed
such a drill Every detail OF th"
drill has been carefully arranged and
the pupils respond 10 TWO fire drill
per week There is no confll ion. m
noise, no crGwding but oyervhi@e
moves off as orderly as though III =
children We're going ont to play at ra-
cess. vet they may he h"eine from
that dread DESTROY II and by such drill
Ithay are protecting scores cf lives.
The smaller children are all OF, Of th9
ba.ldine before tha larger ones get TO
the entrances The school is s'mpu-
, ed from three different places and
thnrc is nof the sliehtest possibility Of
crowding. y5t the whole drill is ac
,compli~ he'd in a few moments.
After the children are all ont of the
rooms. thu assemble on lie Ground
'oatsida the boys on oro side, the
girls on the other There to await fur-
ther Instructions They are air ady
ont Of reach of the fire and cam so
10 their homes without the smell OF
fire on heir earmsats eltboush n"
building which they occupied only
few minutes before may be mass
Of flames Ona feature Of The drill
j. The complete order in which il Is
given, vet each teacher stays in the
rooms until all are ont Of the build
ing. There is no talking on the
grounds and special monitors are ap-
pointed to see that this rule IS not
broken The whole drill is conduct