Evening journal., 1922-06-05
SAFETY WORK
TOBE Reviewed
State Body to Submit Re-
ports and Elect Officers Z
Tomorrow
c. T. BRIDGHAM
MAKES REVIEW

How thet Delaware Safety Council
IN IT'S activities this year has not
only made wonderful strides for
ward but has in some instances
blazed the way for other States TO
follow. VIII be contained in the re-
port of CaKlton T. Bridgham, presi-
dent of the Council in the report for
the year he VIII make at the annual
meeting 10 be held in the directors
room of the dupont Company at s
o'clock Tomorrow evening. The
reading, ,of reports, election of direc-
tors and selection Of officers will
constitute the chief business OF the
meeting.
While the. activities Of the Safety
Council have been dividedAinto three
sections, all o. which have made
splendid progress. the industrial sec
tom has the credit OF presenting a
new idea to the safety world that is
now being very generally taken up
nv other States This is thu school
for instruction in accident. preven-
ton. The school experienced very
successful period the past winter
and this spring staged graduation |
exercises after tests OF the students
had been made, and those proving |
theirs.itness wore awarded, certifi-
Gates Delaware Is the flrst.State in |
the runion 10 inaugunate such a
school and since the accomplish
ments of the school haze become
known, there have been many in
ouirtes concerning its management
from Safety Councils of other
States.
Another development iof prior
schools Of instruction for accident
prevention is the Delaware Safety
Club Only graduates of the school
are eligible TO admission and
strong working organization has
been effected. Inquiries from as far
distant points as Fort Worth, taxes
haye- been received concerning the
direction OF the organization, and II
Is considered by many State safety
council heads as one Of the most
satisfactory results OF, accident pre-
ventton training that has yet been
evolved.
How accidents have been def
niteiy reduced, is indicated IN the re- {
port for the years mishaps that will :
be contained in President Bridgham
report. In cooperation with the /
Board OF Education and Sergeant
Hahn OF the Police Department the
Delaware Safety Council has con-
Quoted talks with the students in the
schools with excellent results. The
chart of accidents shows that mis-
hans have been reduced Wherever
there has been a campaign such as
was inaugurated in the schools here
and down State. The figures show
that accidents in these sections have
been out SO per cent. In sections
chiefly rural, where there has been
no determined accident prevention
campaign the reduction has been
but 30 per cent. and possibly would
have been larger but for the indus
trial depression.
Last summer the Safety Council
with the Y NJ. c. A. and Red Cross r
conducted a campaign in swimming =
bringing a swimming instructor
here who gave instructions in swim
ming for two weeks. AS a.result the !,
number of deaths due 10 drowning :
we're reduced greatly in Whining
on. There were but ten in VIII
nington, whereas in the remainder =
Il the State there were 2s such Ia
alities. =
The greatest danger according 10 "
he chart of accidents for the year e
ppears TO be from burns. and burns "
at home. Seventy-five per .,
ent of these accidents. are with chill -
ren and In Wilmington the deaths A
uring the year attributed to burns -
1talled IA while in the State the =
5li was 10 a
In the work OF the public safety
apartment Of the safety council. St
lie Standardization OF automobile
ghts and the bulletin service which
as been established in the trolleysi
ars have resulted in good returns.
eaf1ets cautioning about the dim
err law were sent TO every motor d,
I who applied for a license from tts
le Secretary OF State and in addi- 20
on campaigns have been waged in Sc
,verai sections concerning the au- re
mobile headlight law and various :
etails OF lights which would be ac- gr
eptable under the law have been eil
ssembled for the convenience OF 90, cll
aotorists. The safety council us
through its committee also cooper
tied with the Chamber Of Commerce pie
iuring the year in fire prevention al
week activities. oh
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