Evening journal., 1920-01-14
URGE Saving Of
life IN PEACE
10000 Civilians Killed at
Home, While $4,000 Sol
dierS Die in Battle
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
GETS UNDER WAY

During the period of the war. about
80 0o0 Of uor Young men or the 2.2000o
in the eXpcdIilonary force, were Killed
or died Of wounds. DurIn- That same
period 10000 died of accident in the
United States and most OF those acct
dents were unnecessary"
Z. George Payne. pressent Of Harris
Teachers College. OF S. Louis, Mo-.
made this statement at a meeting OF
Wilmington school teachers in the
High school auditorium yesterday AFT
ernoon. Dr. Payne also heavily scored
the idea Mat u one worked hard upon
ome very disagrccable subject. whe,h-
cr % has any application 90 life or not.
that person would become educated. %
Largely through the efforts of vii
liam g.. Corey, vice, ,rcsidsht or the
Delaware safety Council, Dr. Payne
was persuaded 20 come 90 Wllmington.
Mr. Corey. who is also chairman OF the
educational committee OF the Public
safety Committee, presided az the
meeting
T.. A. Horty. Shermer Z. Stradley. nr
Clifford II. Scott, superintendent of pub
ne schools, and a. p NanGelder. mem
bers Of the Safety Committee, were also
present,
Dr. Payne said IN part:
@ 1T Is remarkable how persistent az
idea continues when 90 once finds def
fnite acceptance iu the minds ot On,
people. Such an idea took possession
of the people IN The eighteenth anC
nineteenth centuries and came 90 be al,
most q superstition of the teaching pro.
fession. This idea was. n one wo~ket
hard enough upon some very dinlcul
and perhans dis9greeahle subject mat
ter. that had no particular relation q
life. he would become educated. Th'
newer conception Is that n person Is
best educated by pursuing s0methin-
IN which he Is deeply Interested th7
has a vital relation 90 lIfe. and has
practical application. u Is uron th.
ground Of this practical conception o
education that we may justify the teach
ing Of accident prevention In th'
schools.
During the same period of nlncieer
months In which fewer than 3000o'
were injured. more than 5000 900 were
Injured from accidents 10 lhis coun
try.
when small band Of people, In
tcrs sted in the conservation or human
lifo gathered together In 1912 theru
we're more than 5000 deaths from 10
dustrlal accidents each year. Today
/ shat number has been decreased one
thud. 10 about 20OOO as a result OF edu
cation and Che Introduction 70 protec
/ tive devices.
"The plan FOR accident instruction
is 90 introduce into The regular sub
/ ircts. ACCIDENTAL material Instead o
/ ihs old problems in arithmetic, "
| ind such as this: IT there were .U'
GGO people IN st. Louis. 80 We're kl!l'
nv scc'deni how many would be lett
What percentage are killed. That kir,
M problemismore vital and u neoess.
totes the child becoming familiar WIZ
statistics th9t viii be useful 10 MIN
Instead Of the ordinary school Text 'h
neyysraper and the magazine 9ecoin
/ Inc med'um Of the read ng lesson. Ih'
child goes through various news paper
and marazlnes 20 discover vital lacu
connected with everyday life.
mot only in the subject matter ou
also IN the school organization cai
much be accomplished through educa
/ lion in accident prevention Ihrougi
/ This nlan the school Is formed into
/ Welfare community wi.h committees oi
safety. whose business 90 is to look ar
ter the safety In the buildings, on th'
risvground, and at dangerous cross
lngs"