The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-10
First Work Taken Up by the New Board After
Election is Plan for Teaching Chill
dren Dangers of Streets.
TAKES STAND ON DAYLIGHT SAVING
W. j. Threinen Gets All "Het Up Because Fool Men
He Says, Do Not Consider Women and Their
Comfort That of Children.

month goes by without some fresh
tragedy 1t isn't always the motor
lists fault.
"In my own case, / have taken a
back street when driving in order to
avoid the crowds of children at the
Durkee school. But even the back
streets are not safe. On all the side
streets one comes upon children on
roller skates, or with push carts, and
the danger is clear to any one. The
police are doing what they can but
we must help.
Grownups to Blame Too.
eve can assist the. parents and the
police and benefit the children of
Kenosha. The children will often
listen to the teacher when they pay
but casual attention to what is told
them at home. We cannot afford to
lose one child. We have lost too
many already.
Sometimes the adults are just as
bad, but they do know better and the
children are ignorant and must be
taught. The traffic will Increase in
tth9 Aext month until we shaif have
a dreadful situation on our hands with
one tragedy after another perhaps
and we must take such precaution as
we can to prevent them"
Martin Schmidt, concurring with
Mr.. Whitbeck's suggestion, recon-
mended that committee bring in a
report of what can be done to promote
safety for the school children.
II do not think that his is neces-
sary," replied Mr.. Whitbeck, "my idea
| is that in every school just before the
children are released they have brief
lesson in safety. Let them know they
must cross the streets at the corner
always, never walk or run across the
middle of the street, to be especially
thing else is obstructing the view, and
to keep their skates and carts out
of the thoroughfare."
Parochial Schools May Join.
The school board member suggest
ed that the parochial schools be ask
ed to do the same with regard to the
few minutes lesson in safety at the
close of school.
Superintendent Loomis said that he
was heartily in favor of any plan
which could promote the safety of the
children. He informed the board that
the children were being drilled at this
time to some extent, but added that
they could not have too much instruc-
tion on this point and that any sug-
gestion would be gratefully received.
1T is important for the children to
have habit of safety created in
Them" he said, "just to memorize the
rules does not always help. Concrete
illustration of the results of careless
ness in playing on the street is what
we seek to give them.
The matter was left with the super
intendent who will draw up few
rules for the instruction of the
children to be given them in every
class room.
Lewis Powell Is President.
At the re-organized school board,
Lewis Powell, who has been president
for the past term, was again elected
president on a unanimous ballot on
the motion of Jay B. Glerum, another
returning member of the board. He,
and Harry Whitbeck, are new" mem
bers of the board for this term, but
have each seen considerable service
in years past.
Miss Ella Powers was reelected
secretary of the board and a commit
tee on committees was elected con-
sisting of William Silcock, chairman,
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