The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-07
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slxty.Rlne Upper Grade Boys
selectedtor Duty Here on
Safety First Squads.

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N hts knee trousers, for he has
not vt reached the stature Of a
man, rugged Of physique and
clean cut OF face he stands
swingtng his mace and bidding.
you anu me cllne aud go. On M
f4ght arm ne wears a navy blue
bfas gaFd on which the letters -.
are woven in scarlet.
He may be seen any morning o.
afternoon when school Is in seS-
Sion III the intersection OF cross
streets or on man thorough
fare when traffic Is heavy. His
commands TO stop and so are OBJ
eyed ~ the captains lady and
Judy Q;Grady, by the butcher the
baSef and the ,eandlestick maker.
He IS one OF sixty-nine upper
grade boys who have been select
cd fby the principals OF the various
city Schools TO De members OIL the
SAFETY First Squads and direct
tratfie near the schools, ana neiy
the smaller children across the
Streets
Supported by the principals Ut
the schools, Mayor w. w. Conawas
and ~, b. sIlder, chief OF police,
the boys have fun authority and
power 10 see that the traffic regu-
lations and their commands are
obeyed When an Automobile Is
seen speeding in front OF the
school the license number OF the
car IS Ia ken by the officer on duty
and turned into the principal.
who IN turn reports the matter 10
the CHIEF OF police. The same pro
cedufe takes place in the case OF
the driver oil a vehicle who re-
fuses 10 obey the commands OF
the SAFETY First" officer.
When children jump wagons
and cars, or dash thoughtlessiy
across tile street, the matter IS
reported to the principal OF tho
school However the troubles OF
the Young OFFICER are rev as all
realize the worth OF his Work
and lily To- cooperate with him.
started here in 1871.
The system was inaugurateG
here IN September OF 1921 and
school officials, as well as cltt-
,e6s, are very pleased with it. 1t
Is also used successfully IN Chicago
and PhiIade lphia, where tralilc IS
heavy besides III many smaller
cities.
IN discussing the squads today
C! G. Wilson, superintendent OF
city schools, said that he coulc
not say definitely to what extent
the Stately First" system had
lowered the death rate among
school children here, us no statis-
tics have been kept, but that so
lar this year there have been no
aecidents and this Is the first year
for record Of that Kind.
sphe boys are proud of their
arm bands,h declared Mr.. Wilson,
t.and will do almost tnything to
get them and to get 10 keep them.
only the boys who average high
fiisthetr class work, and who main
TAN this standard, ana whose gen.
3eTaI department is good are per-
niittad to be members o! the
squads. 1t Is a great incentive TO
The boys, and also teaches them
practical clvicsl"
The cost OF maintaining the
rystem is low, as tho only cost is
that of buying the arm bands,
wlitSt cost something IKE rs
cents apiece. (The maccs which
the boys use are made by them,
out o. hewn wood, and in some
instances look moro like q paddle
thans a mace.)
Only boys Of the four upper
Sgrade are members Of the patrol
and they lose little time from
tfieir class WORT, as they are only
on duty when the lower grades
are being dismissed, and the sams
boys are not on duty every day.
The squads are used in five
schools Of the city, namely the
Butcher, the Fleming, the Barns,
= the White and the Miller and 1t Is
planned to re-inaugurate (for they
We're used last year, similar ones
IN the; East, Side schools and the
Dunbar (colored) School.
Members of Patrols.
Members Of the patrols in each
Of the schools are:
Miller Schoot-Lewis School
MIC Roy Morris, Henry Ambrose,
Frank Callotta, Veto Delsardo,
Mike Lombardo, Frank Secure,
Alpheus Raymond, Leroy Free
man. Glenn Shackelford, Eugene
Wright, William. Cleveland, Joe
Mallamo, David Sungo, Lynn
Hood and Lawrence Lee.
Barnes School-Harry Hall,
James Hunsaker, Walter Ammons,
Fred Gerkins, Richard Pitzer,
Clarence Arnett, Lloyd Carroll,
5eo Rigs. Don Fleming, Melvin
Ellis Fleming Bennett and Ber-
ilard Jinney.
Butcher School-Cutler Cole,
Bobby Lowe, Edward Ney, Harold
Hoult, Robert Beusch, Billy
Knight Jerane Gordon, o'Brien
Brandon, Willard Simpson, DON
aid Hnpp, Charles Kemper, Eldon
Flnnerir Wayland Manley, Bart
lett Watson, Paul Woody, Charles
stalnakert Billy Kirchman and
James Fletcher.
Fleming School, Brooks Barry,
John Bisbiglia, James Bush,
George Compton, Harvey Hall,
James Malloy, Wilbur Jones and