The Washington herald., 1922-10-28
A. E. Perry Heads Cham
Der of Commerce Per-
manent Committee.
SCHOOLS INITIATE
COURSE IN CAUTION
Meeting Thursday Will
Law Plans for Further
ing Efforts.


to the movement to eliminate avoid
able accidents on the city's streets
yesterday when William F. Ham,
chairman Of the public safety COM
mittee of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce, announced the ap-
pointment of q committee on per-
manent Organization and precau-
tion.
Further evidence that the city Is
awakened to the unnecessary dan
gers In the streets which may De
removed permanently through con-
ected action and cooperation re-
suited from the meeting of the prin-
cipals of the schools in the Third
division, at whic hit was decided
to adopt a policy which would al
low the older children to participate
to the fullest extent in educating
the younger children in precaution-
airy measures.
Committee Il Named.
The committee as announced by
Chairman Ham follows. A. E. Berry,
Chairman; c. A. Baker. DR.. Frank
W. Ballou. Charles ]. Columbus. ].
II. Hanna, H. NJ. Keyser, Ralph w.
Lee, W. Pierce Raynor. Odell s.
Smith and Francis r. Weller.
A further meeting of the joint
conference of civic and CONNER
cial organizations will be held in
the board room of the District
Building Thursday at D. m. at
which time Fred NJ Rosseland. of
Chicago, connected with the Ma
wi
the meeting, explaining the pur-
poses and methods adopted by the
council.
This meeting, 1t 10 announced.
will not be limited to representa-
, tives of the organizations attend
ing the previous meetings. but Will
be open TO the representatives Of
other organizations interested in the
movement
Plan to Reduce Accidents.
After a full discussion of the va
rious plans calculated to reduce the
number of accidents on the streets
submitted by the principals of the
schools in the Third division. the
following program was adopted
yesterday and, according to a let
ter sent to Superintendent Ballou.
In each building II is planned that
O committee of teachers be ap-
appointed to work constantly for
mo Academia
Speakers representing the Safety
First Association and the police de-
partment will be urged to address
the pupils.
Pupils of the upper grades who
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the message of safety to the chill
dren In the lower grades. and the
older boys will be asked to serve
as guardians of the smaller chill
dren at points Of danger within the
vicinity OF the school: as. for in
stance, where alleyways from ga
RACES open upon the sidewalks.
VIII Write Circulars.
Appropriate circulars will be
written by the pupils and sent to
the parents urging their co-opera-
Z tion and slogans in the form of
posters, prepared in connection with
the drawing classes In the schools.
will sound warnings to the pupils.
Compositions on subjects pertain
ing to safety will be used in the
upper grades. and the danger Of
roller skating and bicycle riding
especially in the early morning and
late afternoon, will be emphasized.
In order to stimulate interest con-
tests among the classes will be held.
The school authorities plan to en-
force more specific rules at the gen.
eral buildings with regard to roller
skating and bicycle riding in vi
cinity of the schools.
The Third division is made up of
the following schools: Brightwood.
Brightwood Park. Henry ID. Cook.
Gardner C. Hubbard. Andrew john
son. James Monroe. Thomas P. Nor
gan, Park View, Petworth, Charles
F. Powell. John w. Ross and Ia
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