Evening journal., 1912-06-14
SAVE THE CHILDREN.

W ACATION time is close at hand Children large
and small, who usually spend of their time
IN the school the grounds surrounding
the schools, will be seeking recreation in all
parts of the city and the neighborng country. Be
fore that rambling begins parents should caution them
regarding several dangers. Such caution may lead
to the saving of many lives. One OF the most dan
gerous ofenses committed by children against their
safety is that of trespassing railroad tracks
The Pennsylvania railroad, through Colonel John W.
Aydon and tho public school onicials has been con-
Quoting campaign of education in the schools and
elsewhere and doing everything possible to impress
upon the children the dangers Of such trespass That
work should be supplemented by parents. They
should discuss the question with the children kindly
and intogently aud, wherever possible put them ON
their honor not trespass the rights Of way OF
any Of tho railroads operating in this vicinity.
In our community scarcely vacation period passes
without deporabe drowning cases being reported. In
some instances they due to carelessness bath
ing IN others 70 careessness boating II seems to
that parents do much to reduce such mortality
to minimum by working upon the intelligence OF
the children. There is no boy or girl who wishes to
be drowned. The terror aroused by the thought OF
drowning supplies fertile ground the work Of such
parents. We do not mean that the children should
battle boat We think thes, should be per-
mtted TO go into the water not only to bsthe, but
also to learn ITO SWIM aud also that they should en-
Joy all the pleasure that attends boating But they
should have those enjoyments undsr proper safe
guards and is the duty Of parents It that
they have such safeguards The boy who simply
is forbidden to go in swimming to go out in a
boat is apt TO do the sly and therein lies the
ger Parents who value the lives OF their children
should take up the question with them in a sensible
way and appeal only TO their sense of fear but
also to their reason. They also should take steps
TO permit their children to enjoy such natural plea
under safe conditions II that be DONE there
| will be fewer regretable vacation accidents.
Nor should parents lose sight of the menace that
arises from children vacation dashing heedlessg
the streets and roads in front OF rapidly
ing automobiles and trolley No automobile driv-
or motorman desires to kill child. In nine cases
OF ten such deaths are due largely TO the care
lessness Of children. By campaign of education
relative to such dangers parents may accomplish
much in reducing child mortality from such acci
dents.
A few hours of educational work that will result
in the saving of the life of loved boy girl inf
nitely better than lifetime grief resulting from
failure to give such education bearing every-da,
vacation time dangers. It is terrible thing for
little boy girl be killed manned the yer,
threshold of life. Surely Il is worth the while of an!
father or mother do everything possible to educate
child do much protect itself against such dan
gers. We think that if such a plan pursued b.
parents throughout Delaware its result would be
ifest the reduced mortality tables for the vacation
months.