Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-24
PUPILS LEARN
SAFETY FIRST
Miss Helvye Olsen Teaches Her Lin.
coin School Students to Avoid
Accidents.
IT'S STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN

Al the Lincoln school, Eleventh and
Center streets, the children In Miss
olsen's room arc learning all about somo-
thing called "sayftee first" how TO gel
ON ana of a street car and how to cross
a street and 20 look out for automobiles
and motorcycles and wagons and bicycles
Oh. it's just lots Of FUN.
What? You don't know Miss Olsen
why. she's teacher" Don't you wisht
YOU was In her room2 Her name IS Miss
Helvye Olsen and she thought up this all
by herself.
So the reporter went 20 the Lincoln
school and was guided by respectful
tip-toelng little girl through the silent
halls 10 Miss olsen's room. unabashed
By fifty pairs Of bright eyes centered
on him. he sat down and Miss Olsen an
nounced TO the children that the gentle
man had come 60 see them give their
safety first exhibition.
All Have the Answer
Now, what IL It that YOU must do
always before crossings street?' asked
teacher.
Fifty hands shot into the air AMI
wiggied eagerly. Teacher told them they
might all answer. and in one mighty
measured voice 1t came.
op-look-and-listen."
what runs on boulevards and streets2
Fifty hands. like so many semiphores
took position.
Tommy secured the royal permission TO
answer and quickly named automobiles
an bicycles an wagons an people"
An anxious youth promptly supple
mcnted this with motorcycles, and
there were other offerings not os appro-
pirate.
The fact now being established that one
must always stop. look and listen before
crossing busy street, the consequences
Of not stopping. looking and listening were
about 20 be "dramatized," as Miss Olsen
calls II.
Form Human Auto.
Warren, Mickey, Jerry and William, =
called teacher and four small boys rose
with very evident Joyous anticipation in
their faces. ''You may be the automo-
bile. And Mildred ana Bernice you may
be walking across the street"
The four boys. each representing one
wheel OF the automobile, went TO the back
OF the room and Mildred and Berniee took
their positions at the front ana to one
side of tho room Tho signal was given
The four srinning boys came ehugging up
the aisle and two little girls.-oh. alas
Tor those poor little giris,--neither stop
ping, looking nor listening. they tried to
cross the street"
"BiffI'
Remorseless Chauffeurs All.
The "automoblie' had hit them and
now was chugging off across the front Of
the room and down the other aisle with
out tho slightest sign in the faces Of its
four drivers that they cared a bit about
running over two little girls. two very
nice little girls.
Fortunately they were not killed Mil
dEad didn't appear 10 be hurt, but Ber-
nice nmped very realistically back to
her seat
The automobile" Is again IN position
In the back OF the room. the remorseless
four griining in evident anticipation OF
continuing their gruesome work OF run
ming over little girls.
Teacher announce that Hope and Mar
garet will now show what happens when
children do-acoent ON the "do''--stop,
look and listen before crossing the street
The automobile gets IN motion with
out delay. Across the room walk Hope
and Margaret hand In hand. Come on,
automobile. You shall be robbed OF your
prey this time. Your cruel wheels shall
not grind Hope and Margaret. For they
are wise little girls They have learned
about safety first. They stop. look and
listen.
And. stopping. looking and listening.