San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
WILL
WRITE SAFETY
ESSAYS
$50 Prizes for Kids and
$500 Trip to Washing
ton for Teachers.

Announcement Of the fifth annual
national safety lesson and essay con-
test for which more than $4,000 in
prizes are provided was made by the
National Automobile Chamber Of Com
MERGE this week.
The financing of this competition by
the automobile organization is part of
a continuous campaign conducted by
the automobile manufacturers to re-
duce the number OF accidents on the
highways.
Eve must face the facts and apply
the remedies" said George Nj. Gra-
ham, chairman of the traffic planning
and safety committee of the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce, IN
discussing the value of educational Ell.
fort in abating traffic accidents.
I'm the automobile business we are
trying to overcome our problems, not
to ignore them.
EDUCATE FOR SAFETY.
eve publish monthly totals of mo
tor fatalities whether encouraging or
otherwise.
There has been a good deal of i'm
provement this year though July was
a bad month.
I'm the long run the solution of the
situation lies in education.
Drastic measures must be con-
tinued to meet the conditions as they
are today, but particularly we must
train the children in the understand
ing of traffic, in how TO conduct
themselves on the highways and we
must provide sufficient play spaces
for them.
ITO foster the interest of teachers
and children in this subject the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce for the fifth consecutive year
is offering prizes for the best essay
on traffic control and safety"
Coupled with the announcement OF
the contest are the figures of motor
fatalities in leading cities during the
past month as supplied by health de-
partments. 800 newspapers, safety
councils, and Others providing statis-
tics on the situation, indicating that
some large centers are improving their
traffic records, but that in the main
July totals exceeded last year.
$500 IN PRIZES.
The essay competition is opened TO
boys and girls in the grade schools.
Similarly, prizes are offered for the
best essay lessons to teachers in the
graded schools. The first prize for the
pupil is a trip to Washington and a
gold watch. The first prize for the
teacher is $500 and a trip to Wash
ington. A total Of more than 100000
essays and lessons have been sub
rnitted in the past four years. The
national safety awards in previous
- yenrs have been made by President
Harding and President Coolidge.
The administration of these con.
tests are in the hands of educational
authorities. The Automobile Cham
Der provides the funds for the prizes
but the contests are conducted by the
Highway Education Board. The Ma
tional Judges are persons Of proml-
hence and in the past have included
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. John
Dickinson Sherman, President OF the
General Federation of Women's Clubs,
Lawrence f. Abbott, editor of the
Outlook, and others. Details Of the
coming contest which will open this
fall and close in December will be
sent 10 all sCuool supeIihIehuehIs ~
the Highway Education Board, VII
lard building, Washington, ID. Q.
ENGINEERING PROGRESS.
All communications or queries
should be addressed to the board.
A definite program Of constructive
engineering methods was given at
this time by Frank T.. Sheets, chief
highway engineer of the state Of Hi
nois.
Progress is being made continually
by state highway officials in devel'
oping road conditions which will mini
mize the probability of accidents.