Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
SCHOOLSOBSERVE
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY TOMOR ROW
Precautions Against Confiagra-
ton Will Be Explained by
All Teachers.
PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED
Program Outlined According to Proc
Iamation by Governor Dunno
Some Time Ago.

Fire prevention day will be observ-
ed in all the public schools OF this
city tomorrow, in accordance with the
plan outlined by Governor Dunno Of
this state in his proclamation. The
plans of the governor were received
by Mayor II. NJ. Schriver some time
ago, and the arrangements for carry
ing them out in this city were made
Immediately. Chief of the fire de-
partment, George Newbury, at a recent
conference with Superintendent Hay
den. outlined the precautions which
should be impressed upon the minds
of the students. Fire drills in all the
schools are to be one Of the most i'm
portant features of the day Special
student firemen in the high school
have been appointed and have been as
signed their duties for the coming
year.
PLANS MADE MONDAY.
At a meeting of the principals Mon
day afternoon, plans we're made for
observing fire prevention day. The
teachers have given attention all this
week in their talks to the children, TO
the matter of fire prevention. The
governors proclamation will be read
and explained tomorrow in the inter
mediate and grammer grades and the
purpose Of the proclamation will be
made the basis of talks in the primary
rooms. The children will be advised
and encouraged to put into practice
the suggestions made in the COVER
nor's proclamation and thus each be-
come a fire warden or fire prevention.
The teachers will ask the children
10 assist in keeping school premises,
the premises about their homes free
from loose paper and other litter. to
have combustible rubbish burned in
the stoves or furnaces at home and,
In the spirit of making this a general
cleanup week. the children will be
asked to gather up all noncombustible
rubbish like old cans and bottles and
place them in the alley in boxes or
barrels or otherwise neatly dispose Of
them.
SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS.
Superintendent Hayden has had con.
ference with Mayor II. NJ. Schriver
and Commissioner Reynolds and has
assurance that the city officials
will cooperate in whatever effort the
children and their parents may make
In the spirit of making fire prevention
week a time OF general cleaning up
about the home premises. After con-
ference with Chief Newbury of the
fire department, suggestions bearing
directly upon the matter OF fire pre-
vention. were sent to the teachers.
The following are the suggestions
given TO the teachers by Superintend-
ent Hayden:
Have teachers explain to children
the meaning OF prevention; show
that fire prevention is a great deal
better than fire protection.
In upper grade rooms. have the gov
ernor's proclamation read and explain
ed to the children; in all rooms, i'm.
prove the opportunity TO warn the
children about proper care in regard
10 fire and inflammable materials.
Let these suggestions be practical
and definite such as:
l. Matches, their proper use, dan
ger OF small children playing with
matches or with fire.
.. Disposal of waste paper; should
be consumed in the stove or fur
mace at home. not thrown in the
street; danger in burning rubbish in
the alley.
g. Throwing out ashes; danger
from embers to fence or shed
l. Disposal OF rubbish: some as
kindlings; only non-cumbustibles in
alley.
3. Kerosene. kept In metal can,
tightly close: not near stove nor fur.