The Indianapolis times., 1922-09-14
POLICE AGREE To
PROTECT PUPILS
At IS SCHOOLS
Decision Reached in Farley Be-
tween Chief and Committee
of School Men.
PROBLEM WORRIES RIKHoFF
Most Necessary Points viii Be
Guarded Under Arrangement
City Lacks Enough Cops.

Protection from traffic dangers for
pupils at sixteen schools picked out by
a committee of the school board as
the places where protection is most
necessary was promised today by
Chief Of Police Herman T. Rikhoff.
The committee, headed by Bert S.
Gadd, a member of the board, picked
out the following schools after II
conference with the police chief: Nos.
., s, -, IS, 20. 26. 80. S5, Al, AZ, SO,
81, 54. So. 60 and IS.
At the close of a meeting between
Chief Of Police Rickhoff and the COM
mittee the chief said:
Il have laid awake nights and
studied of this thing. l will be glad
if some person who is good at
mathematics will show me how it is
possible TO make one man equal five.
We have not enough men. l have
appealed to the board of safety for
fifty more men, but we really need
100 more men to police the city as it
should be"
Protects Some Schools
The chief, however, pointed out that
he had agreed with the members of
the committee to submit a list Of
schools that he was able to protect.
and that they in turn had agreed to
make what changes were necessary
and that then he would try to give
%r % cnhnrIC NaI
by the committee.
when the committee called on me
today" said the chief, "and asked me
for more men to protect the children,
l showed them the card of Mrs. Hen
rietta Ellinwood Of the Mothers So
ciety, who had just left my office. and
I informed them that she had lust re-
quested that five policemen be as
signed to the Juvenile court work.
Then I point out that the shortage
of men made it necessary for patrol
men to cover two districts instead Of
one. We have fifteen patrolmen do
ing this. We have five mounted Off
GERS. each covering three districts in
stead of one.
Il suggested to the COMMITTEES that
they have the janitors wear police
uniforms and assist in guarding the
children. They did not look fayorably
on this suggestion.
II pointed out that today church
had requested twelve policemen for
an entertainment that they would
give. Each parade requires twenty
officers. Lodges request the services
of policemen, as do other organiza-
tions holding entertainments. Base
ball requires twelve each day the
team is on its home grounds.
There are seventy-six city schools
We protect sixty. OF this number
ffty-one are city schools and nine
are church schools"
Suggests Women Police
How about using the women po-
lice to protect school children" the
chief was asked. They have uni
forms and badges"
Seven Of the women police are
walking districts" the chief ex-
planned. Three are prison matrons,
six are detectives, two are at the ter
minal and union stations, two are at
the city market, two at city parks,
one is a stenographer to keep police
records at headquarters, one is at the
reception desk in the front hall of po-
lice headquarters to direct persons to
various parts of the building. There
are six in juvenile court. I don't
think they are available for work at
the schools.
However," added the chief, "the
compromise between members OF the
committee and myself after they had
learned the true conditions will solve
the problem and the school children
will be protected"