Evening journal., 1914-12-15
SPEEDING AUTOS A
MENACE TO KIDD|ES
School board Wants go
Slowly" Signs Put Up
Near Institutions
TO DISCUSS
NEW LEGISLATION

to the attention of the members OF
the Board of Education at their meet |
ing last night by superintendent
Scott He thought the danger was es-
pecially great at School No. 3 Elev-
enth and Washington streets. and
said a pupil Of that school. Robert
McKelvey, was killed last week.
Mr. Scott stated that the matter had
been impressed on his mind because
his own child attends the school. He
said that at one point fve streets
come together and that automobiles
travelled at the rate Of thirty miles
an hour and when they got near chill
dren the chauffeurs merely sounded
their horns and never slackened their
speed but expected the children to
evaporate or vanish in thin air and
showed absolute Indifference to the
safety Of the children and total lack
Of judgment.
Mr. Scott thought similar condi-
tions existed in the vicinity OF other
schools and declared that something
ought to be done. He expressed the
belief that the board was capable Of
coping with the situation lie said he
had one suggestion to make and that
was that signs be placed near eacn
! school bearing the inscription, Pub
! lie school, go slowly" He also
| thought that traffic officer should
| be placed at Washington street. Della
ware avenue and Eleventh streets
/ and some reckless drivers arrested.
DR.. +. G. Buckmaster stated that
while on a visit to Kansas City, Mo-.
he had noticed "go slowly" signs near
all public schools, and automobiles
! had TO slow down TO six miles an hour
/ at these points, He said there had
been trouble when the signs we're put
up. but after a few drivers we're fined
the others slackened their speed in
passing the schools. He thought the
Street and Sewer Department should
J be petitioned to formulate rules to
cover the matter.
On motion of Thomas f. ODonnell,
the matter was referred to the law
committee to take up with Chief of
Police George Black and the Street
and Sewer Department.
The annual appropriation of $1,000
from the board 20 the teachers pen
sion fund was authorized.
The resignation of Miss Caroline II
Fisher, teacher in the public schools
was received and accepted Miss
Fisher has been on one years leave oi
absence.
The payrolls we're allowed as fol
lows: Officers and janitors. $2,2S7. .27
teachers, S21.S70.42. Sundry bills
amounting to S2.735.9O. were orderei
paid. City Treasurer Prices repor
showed cash on hand TO the credit o.
the board in the current fund of 500.
630.32, and special fund 500, ,O03.15. Tn,
. balance in bank to the credit of IN,
board from the State fund amount,
TO S16,675.51. From this will be de
Quoted part of the teachers salaries
which will exhaust this fund.
The law and the teachers commit
tees were instructed to confer rela
tive to the matter of legislation to bl
presented to the next Legislature ant
TO report back TO the board such rec
concentrations as they deem advisable
On motion Of Colonel Lewis B
Morrow. the board decided that In,
Christmas holidays should begin a
noon on Thursday. December "A. or
that day there will be only one ses
sion of school School will conven,
again on January 4.
When communication from Cit,
Council was read asking the board Il
investigate conditions at No. % schoo
at No. 422 West Second street ant
remedy conditions there, Frank r
lebley stated that the board had ex
hausted every available means to pu
1t in good condition and moved tina
after the Christmas holidays Tn
school be abandoned. His motion pre-
vailed and IL was decided that IN
fifty children in the school be dis
tributed TO Schools Nos. 16 and q
The school is for colored pupils onl,
A communication was received frol
the Board of Health calling attentio
TO the unsanitary condition of man
schools in respect to the toilets and stat
ing that the board had report on th
conditions of all the schools which
could furnish the board and would ais
be willing TO assist in getting an apprc
priation from City Council with whic
to remedy the conditions. On motto
of DIR. II. G.. Buckmaster the board dc
cided TO confer with the Board of Healt
aud have the proper committee conside
the matter.
The Peoples Settlement forwarded Z
the board report of the dispensar
work among the public school childre
of the city. The report shows that dun
ing October. November and Decemb,
schools Numbers p, -, Z, and hav
been visited by the nnrse and her a,
sistant, every room inspected and froi
% TO 80 per cent. of the children foun
20 be in need of medical attention.
one school of 200 children, 60 We're r,
ferred to the dispensary for treatmen
One-half of those children referred I
the clinic have attended the dispensar
for treatment; 2l0 patients have bee
treated to date; 325 treatments hay
been given out, % per cent for di
charging ears and chronic catarrh. Se'
cral operations have been perform,
for adenoids and a number of childrc
fitted for glasses.
Two doctors, DIR. H. r. Wonders an
DR.. Willis Linn and Two nurses, Nil
Blanche keavenev aud Miss Clara Bin;
ham. are in attendance twice a week, O
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. III
principal and assistants Of public schoo
have reported marked Improvement
scholarship and attention of pupi
treated. The report states that th
years work cannot help but prove Il
urgent need OF paid school nurse WI
can give her fun time TO tho schools I
Wilmington