Evening journal., 1921-10-06
TEACHERS HELP
SAFETY DRIVE
Committee Named TO Do
Work in Schools of
State
PLAN TO CUT DOWN
PUBLIC ACCIDENTS

The Delaware Safety Council met
at the High school yesterday after
noon to encourage cooperation OF
the wilmington and state schools
for the promotion OF safety educa-
ton in the schools throughout the
state and city. A. p. Van Gelder,
vice president. in charge OF safety
education presided.
Through the cooperation OF David
A. Ward, superintendent OF Schools,
committee of eight teachers in the
Wilmington Public Schools has been
appointed and It is the plan that
each one OF the teachers appointed
will be responsible for the success
full carrying out OF safety education
in the various schools assigned to
them throughout the city.
Mr.. Van Gelder advised the COM
mittee that the most successful
m0hod of eliminating public acci-
dents is in securing the aid OF the
school system. as IL has been definite
/ ly shown that the child OF school age
has a most receptive mind for educa-
tion in accident prevention.
The committee will carry on it's
work IN conjunction with Education
in Accident Prevention" as prepared
by DIR. E. George Payne, an authority
on safety education for school sys-
TENS.
Mr.. Ward addressed the commit
tee. giving his hearty approval to the
efforts OF the Delaware Safety Coun-
ell. in promoting accident prevention
education through the use OF the city
and State school systems. and he
assured those present that the ef-
forts of the teachers acting on tho
committee. would bring marked re-
suits in the elimination OF many
unnecessary accidents occurring
daily to school children.
It was further stated that in con-
junction with the plan laid out in
Or. Payne's book. "Education in
Accident Prevention" the Delaware
Safety Council would provide at
definite intervals. bulletins treating
with hazards to which school chill
dron are exposed. In addition to
these bulletins. speakers at various
times will visit schools throughout
the city and state. lecturing to the
student body on accident prevention.
as applied to the streets and homes.
1t was conceded by all present that
n committee should produce results
in accordance with Superintendent
Wards idea OF the efforts to be ex-
pended
The committee consists OF A. p
Van Gelder, vice-president in charge
! OF education, Delaware Safety Coun.
Gil; Miss Anna Black OF school No. Q
chairman in charge OF accident pre-
Vention in schools 3-4-9-2-24: Mis-
Gertrude Henry OF school No 16, II
charge OF accident prevention fl
schools 16-1S-2i-22-29 Mrs Anni
Comfy Of school No 7. chairman fo
schools 1-6-7-S-14; Miss Ethel Cal
vert Of school No. IL. chairman FOL
, schools 5-20-17-26; Miss Anna Croft,
OF school No. is. chairman fol
schools 10-15-19; Miss Florence Gof
OF school No. 2S. chairman for schoo
2S, and Wilmington High Schools
Miss Emma Down, Of school No. IS
chairman for schools 11-13-25-27
Miss Florence Dunn OF school No. 80
chairman for schools i2-23-30; Mrs
j. Edgar Rhoads, chairman for pri
vate schools; p. A. Horty, chairman
for parochial schools; Il. J. Riederer
chairman for down-State schools
John Shaw, chairman for Universal,
OF Delaware. General members o
the committees; W. C. Corey, Della
ware Leather Company and Frank G
Hughes. dupont building.