Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-10-14

proper banking Of fires at night,
and by keeping the home and sur
roundings free from rubbish and
all inhammable material.
The pupils will be taught what
to do when an outbreak of fire oc-
curs-how to give the alarm, how
to get out of burning building,
how to get animals out of danger
and what they can do to extin-
guish the fire. They are to learn
also what to do in case of a per-
sonal injury, treat a burn, etc.
How to apply first aid in all emer-
gencies is fully treated in the
course in hygiene.
The significant feature of this
advance step OF Maryland's public
school system is, that the children
will receive this instruction sys-
tematically, year after year. 1t
will be as much part of the re-
quired course OF study as is read
ing, spelling, arithmetic, etc. 1t
cannot but have tremendous in
fuence on the knowledge, attitude
and practice of the whole people.
No less important a contribu-
ton to the States efforts to lessen
its losses from FIRE is the syste-
matte campaign which has been
conducted for several years by
State and county school authori-
ties to clean up and improve pub
lie school properties. To that end
there has been stressed, in all
schools, high and elementary,
white and colored, the value of the
annual observance, preferably in
the early fall. of "Clean-Up and
School Improvement Day" On
this day the regular work of the
school is suspended, for the after
noon at least. and the patrons and
trustees are invited to meet at the
school and bring their grass cut
tiers, rakes, whitewash brushes and
buckets, nails and hatchets, and
whatever other tools may be nee
essary to put their schoolhouse
and grounds in good condition. Ii
is felt that the school should EN-
body, in concrete form, the les.
sons in sanitation and health. in
comfort, beauty and safety thai
it would impress upon the com.
munity, for it can never hope tc
promote any virtue which it does
not itself exemplify. Teachers
children, patrons and friends have
in scores of places assembled al
the school and observed School
improvement Day in such a way
as to stimulate the pride of the
entire people in making the mos
important agency in their midst
a more positive factor in its influ.
ence and possibilities because Of
what was done.
All this tends to lessen the risk
Of hre. A clean school, like a clear
home, is more likely to be a SAT,
school. Teachers who are strong
enough to lead their trustees anC
patrons to see that to spend none,
and time in making an inviting
and cheerful school is one of tht
best investments possible, moi
only to insure a higher degree o.
success in their own work
through the inspiration to affair
a reasonable degree of education
that pleasant surroundings Civ,
to children, even more than tC
older people, but they also render
an inestimable service to the
community by means of the ex
ample set by the school and the
lessons given to the children in
cleanliness and other virtues
which constitute effective proven.
tives of FIRE.
In relation to the suggestion
for general cleanup of the rural
schools during the early fall, it i.
suggested that this work be done
E on Monday, October 10, National
$ Fire Prevention Day, as set by
: the President of the United
States, and on which day the
Maryland Fire Prevention Com
mittee has planned for demon
I STATIONS and cleanup movements
in every city and town of the
State. The residents of the towns
and surrounding territory are
therefore, urged to gather at Their
respective school locations on
that day and aid in not only clean
ing the school buildings of all
rubbish that tends to present =
ire danger, hut to remove r.
Grass. underground and leav,
from around t., school str,,,,