The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-20
NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK, DE-
CEMBER 4 to 10.


National Safety Week" during
which it is planned to stress safety ed
ucation among grammar school pupils
and teachers, viii be observed
throughout the country December 4 to
10 as part Of national safety cam
paign being conducted by the High
way and Highway Transport Educa-
tion committee.
According to information reaching
the office Of the committee, official
proclamations setting the week aside
are to be issued in many states. Schools
are arranging special exercises, and in
many cities civic clubs and other or
ganizations viii discuss the best means
OF reducing the number OF automobile
accidents. Chambers of commerce, au-
tomobile clubs, and others who are CO.
operating with the committee In the
conduct Of this campaign. have written
the Washington office Of their inten-
ton to bring every Influence to bear to
reduce the number of accidents in their
respective communities.
The week is to be a climax to the
campaign, which is in the form Of two
contests, one among gramar school
pupils and the other among grammar
school teachers. Prizes for the pupils
and for the teachers are offered as an
incentive for them to participate. As a
result section Is vieing against sec
ton in efforts to make the campaign
affective In reducing the accident toll
Of the nation, which reaches a total Of
10000 fatalities annually.
IN New York state, virtually every
city and county superintendent has
signified an Intention of urging upon
pupils the necessity of exercising spec
eial care while on the streets. Superin-
tendent Ettinger, of New York City.
has requested that every grammar
school principal encourage pupils and
teachers to participates
Pennsylvania is taking a leading
part bulletins announcing the contest
having gone to each City and county
superintendent Of schools state SUI
perintendent John Callahan, Of Wis
consin, has endorsed the movement. IT
have issued a circular lettef to the city
and county superintendents and super
vising principals Of the state calling
attention to the contest he says.
IN Detroit the school officials are
urging their pupils to enter the con-
test 1--WE are making plans now for
this contest and are anxious, to give it
our best support runs letter from
that city. Miss Minnie Nelson. state
superintendent of North Dakota, writes
as follows: This is to assure you Of
our interest in the conduct Of the ma
tional safety contests am interested.
not only as chairman of the division OF
education of the General Federation of
Women's clubs. but also in my position
as state superintendent az public in
struction in North Dakota"
Miss Annie Webb Blanton. state 81
perintendent of Texas, has written
Governor Pat Neff. requesting him to
issue a special proclamation designat-
ing the week for observance in that
state. From South Carolina, Superin-
tendent Swearingen writes: TT win
be pleasure 10 do what ] can to CO.
operate. am in hearty sympathy with
the project. because emphasis on safety
cannot be misplaced in these days Of
recklessness"
State superintendent VIII c. Wood.
California, writes Il have asked all
the schools Of California to observe De
cember to 10 as safety Week