The Detroit times., 1911-06-27
CROuL s SCHOOL
To MAKE COPS FIT
Prospective Policemen Given Course
In Ethical and Physical Features
of Peace Preserving.

These are aspiring, perspiring days
Tor prospective policemen. Commits
sioner Croul's special course, on the
ethical, practical and physical pro-
cesses Involved in walking beat was
given It's premiere in the Central
High school, Monday, and judging
from the first performance, The CON-
missioner's latest innovation rs going
TO prove great success.
Just 150 full-blooded, big-muscled
specimens OF giant manhood are
learning their lessons and II your
Imagination could never conjure the
necessity of able-bodied men actual
ly studying up" for the police force,
you ought to walk into the Central
High.
Considered from an academic
standpoint, it's great system, this
turning out gentlemanly officers of
the law Mr.. Crouls school will shat
ter tradition. The Irish police man
the kind that Is popularity supposed to
make love to the servant girl-will
be thing OF the past.
And the faculty! It's immense, not
only in brains, but in avoirdupois. II
Is recruited mostly from the ranks OF
the police force. Take, as example,
Lieut.. Rutledge, whose every motion
breathes grace and whose every word
betokens courtesy. To him is as
signed the task of drilling the $50 in
experimentation bearing on the
street and their attitude toward citi-
zens.
Over the head of Lieut.. Higgins,
there stood bust of Bobby Burns.
Higgins is instructing his hopefuls on
city ordinances and some say the
Burns bust turned around a couple
of times during each class period.
Bobby was never much on obeying
ordinances, anyway.
There is yet another class. II Is
on rules and regulations, the chair OF
which Is comfortably filled by the
generous proportions of Lieut.. Deutch.
It's an inspiring sight to observe
these huskies coming their school
books and it's valuable lesson in
law and order, whether they all get
their diplomas or no.
Plenty OF hard work Is involved.
When these men step out on the
street they will be physically fit. In
the gymnasium of the school. they
are going through all sorts Of stunts
under the tutelage of couple of fat
policemen. Then there are instruc-
lions in the practical end of the po-
lice business.
Detective John Downey Is showing
them how to slip handouts on prison
ers in a graceful and unoffending way.
With the assistance of Patrolmen
George j. Smith and Frank Carey, the
detective also Is showing the men
various holds to use on refractory Of
tenders.
Police Surgeon Gorenflo and First
Aid Surgeon Thomas are giving a
special course Of lectures in caring
for the sick and injured, Electrician
John Cocup has installed police box
and fire box and practical demon
STATIONS in the use Of each comprise
a portion of the curriculum.
Others OF the faculty are: Lieuts.
Wolf and MCNAMARA; Sergts. Mar
shall, King. Giller and Johnson, and
Patrolman Hasfelt.
Altogether, it Is fine example Of
the moldjng of mind and matter. Ii
is the commissioners aim to happily
combine physical force with discrin-
mating mentality. SO pleased was
he, Monday, with the result OF the
first days work that he talked OF
making his innovation permanent
institution.