The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-03
FIRE SUGGESTIONS
WANTS TO AVOID DISASTER SUCH
AS 1EFELL MASSACHUSETTS
SCHOOL,.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

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Pierre.-State Fire Marshall S. E.
Crane has been making an examina-
ton Of school buildings in the state
as q basis for a campaign of instruc-
ton to prevent commotion and calami-
ties in case Of fire breaking out. Since
the disaster in Massachusetts which
caused a loss Of life among children
that thoroughly awakened and horri-
lied the country, suggestions of means
Of averting such calamities will be
well received.
The three new school buildings in
Sioux Falls have been built with espo-
cial thought to their safety in case of
IRE. They are entirely ground floor
structures. There are no stairs to be
descended, no narrow or winding cor.
ridors in which to become entangled.
ALI rooms open into a large auditorium
and from this are direct exits to the
open without descending a step Dan.
ger of a jam is reduced to the mini
mum. There are, however, several
ward schools OF the old type Of archi-
lecture and to these especially will
the following suggestions of the fire
marshal apply:
Fire drills should be held once a
week except when the state Of the
weather permits. The children should
become thoroughly familiar with pass
Ing out of the room in which they may
happen to be reciting, and teachers
and janitors should thoroughly famil-
iarize themselves with all drills and
hre prevention or extinguishers and
apparatus. Plans should be made by
the principals and teachers so that
they and the children know exactly
what to do whenever the sound Of the
fire signal is heard.
principals should have the janitors
investigate the fire escapes and see
that they are free from all obstruc-
tons for meeting an emergency. Both
teachers and janitors should be famil-
lar with, and understand the use Of
fire extinguishers found in the halls
of the buildings.
Teachers, janitors and. pupils
should be SO organized that each one
knows exactly what to do at the sound
of the fire signal.
"Any teacher, ~janitor or pupils, see
ing signs of fire should Immediately
sound the alarm. The alarm should
not be given by shouting or calling, or
in any name other than by the reg
ular alarms.
THE smaller children should pass
out first, the, larger ones being in
structed to give right Of way to the
little ones.
THE teachers should be the last to
leave the room. The larger pupils
should be detailed and trained to at
tend to the doors and keep the other
children in line in passing from the
room
AT the sound of the fire alarm,
teachers, pupils and janitors should
leave everything else, the teachers
taking care that the children imme-
diately begin passing. They should
not attempt to secure books or cloth
ing other than what they have on their
person or in their hands, at the mo-
ment when the alarm is given. This
fire signal must take precedence owe
everything else.
principals are instructed to see that
tho fire apparatus is kept in proper
order by the janitors. If repairs should
be made notify the superintendent.
"Fire drills are aimed not SO much
at the fire as at the panic which usu-
ally follows it. The principal thing
is to prevent the panic. The two
points that are to be considered are,
hrst-order, and second-rapidity. See
to 1t that the fire alarm system is al
ways In perfect working order. Fire
drills should be practiced frequently
and at regular and secret times, as
these repetitions will familia4ize the
children with their duties and in the
event OF fire they will not be taken un-
awares. 1t is usually advisable to have
the children pass out two and two, and
not too close to interfere with each
other"
No Action Taken.
The board of .pardons adjourned
WILuOul tdhll6 dCtIOH Ou NHC dG-
plication for a pardon for Mrs.
Mae Evans, the woman serving
a 25-year sentence for the murder Of
DR.. Moore of B~rookings. It is under
stood that the case will come before
the board OF pardons again in January.
The widow OF DR.. Moore has filed with
the board Of pardons a strong protest
|. against the pardoning of Mrs. Evans.
States Attorney Bergh. who success
fully prosecuted the woman, is also OPP
posed to the pardon.
Demand Lower Coal Rates.
The Mitchll Commercial club has
Joined with the traffic bureau of the
Aberdeen Commercial club as inter-
ven.r to attack all the coal rates from
the head Of the Great Lakes and
points east to all South Dakota points.