The Bozeman courier., 1921-10-19
PREVENTING FIRES
IN PUBLIC school
ROtarians Hear Interesting Talk on
Fire Proof School Buildings at
Tuesday Lunch

day luncheon of the Rotary Club, the
session was lively one, with good
ly amount of work done. Of i'm
portance to the city was the decision
of the club to make survey of the
boys in Bozeman between the ages Of
6 and 18 years. This will be very
comprehensive affair, making it pos
sible to know the details of condi-
tions of all the boys in the city, their
number, their schooling, nationality,
religion, and in fact all the necessary
details.
The survey is being taken through
out the United States for the Amer
ican Boys Work Association and Will
be used in the movement to assist
all those boys who need help. The
items will include the work boys are
doing, and the amount of schooling
each is receiving. Also the number
of Juvenile court cases and the num-
ber of delinquents. The national as
sociation is doing this work with
view of helping the boys to better
things and giving them opportunities
to improve themselves
The fact was brought out that the
local Boy Scouts need a leader ana
the club instructed the committee TO
investigate the matter and report at
the next meeting. The Rotarlans
Will assist the boys in any way they
: are needed, and it is expected there
will be two active troops OF scouts
: under operation within short time
A committee was appointed to IN
! vestigate the educational buildings
Of Bozeman. with instructions to re-
t MORT at the next meeting. The com
mittee will give special attention tc
the fire protection as provided IN tn'
d schools and the condition OF oh'
buildings.
1t The volley ball contest with tn'
Kiwanis team was reported by A. u
IS Berthot in very humorous manner
He attributed the loss Of the gam
a. to the team not having the prope
cheer leader and lack of vocal sup
mort from members in the gallery.
e. A new song used at the meetin
was sprung on L. D. Conkling an
- Fred F. Wilson, who arrived lat
The song contained the informatio
- that they would have to pay a fir
!, of 10 cents.
Two new members were inducte
into the organization, Amos Hall an
nt Harlan Lovelace being received I'M
the club.
ed Col. H. G. BoyntOn was then
troduced and gave a short talk upC
on fireproof school buildings. The su
iect was one Of deep interest to tho
a. present, who gave the best of atte
ton to his remarks. In introducir
lst the subject the speaker alluded to Il
week given over to study Of II
lld prevention throughout the enti
country. Many figures were pr
nd sented to show the large percenta
of fire loss, which he stated equal
eet the sum of So for every person in t
United States.
''Not less than 81 per cent OF t
for school buildings of the country a
veritable fire traps, unfit for en-
md dren to risk their lives in" n
Boynton stated. "There are no le
zed than 80 per cent of the school bui
ings not fire proof, and only SIN
ug- percentage that are really firepro
These figures are taken from a 81
vey of over 1000 school buildings
all parts of the country"
Elk. He pointed out that the recol
show Canada and the United Sta
at together have not less than an av
leld age of five fires each school day
An school houses. He recommended
lers installation Of sprinkIers, fire
ovel paratus, fire escapes that are a
ort- quate, proper construction OF sts
the ways and many other aids in the
nm vention of loss of life by fire in
OF schools.
VEN Every man loves his family bel
'eau than anything else in the world,
lous the home is the foundation OF
'grl- nationA Each of you should kr
the condition Of the school buildii
. and should see to it that the pre-
49, precautions are taken to reduce
IS risk to the smallest item. Do
2 send the children into fire traps
study, but protect them there as
would in your individual home"
the final appeal made by the spea