Evening star., 1926-10-12

Il 'Outlnued fron flfSl rage
dren in the schools themselves a
noted as "A result of the oifer OF 'if
Eldridge of 800 prize to he diNreC
among the three best ana most etil"ian'
boy patrol members in the city.
Starting with the children. there
fore. and gaining support from teach
ers and principals. the Indications
were that the Boy Patrol system
would be in effect in many parts or
the city before another week elapsed.
The % schools requesting the III
sigma and badges for Boy Patrols
from Mr.. Murch up until noon today
were the following;
The Force School. Massachuset t.
avenue and Eighteenth street; the
Henry School. u street, near Seventh
street; the SmallWood Bowen School
FOur-anda "a haff near | street south.
west; the 4midon school. Sixth and
T. streets southwest: the ketcham
School, Anacostia; the Park View
school. Warder street. the Pierce
school. Fourteenth and G streets
northeast: the Joseph X. West School
Farragut near Fourteenth street: the
Curtis HYDE school. q street between
Thirty-second and Thirtythird streets;
the Henry =. Addison school. L street
between Thirty-second and Thirty
third streets the Fillmore School
Thirty-tifth Strees between X ana :
streets: the Corcoran School. Twenty
eighth street between NJ and olive
streets; the Elizabeth V. Brown
School, Chevy Chase; the Eaton
School, Thirty-fourth and Lowell
streets: the Janney School, Wisconsin
avenue and Albemarle street: the
Grant School. G street near Twenty
second; the Weightman School. Twen
ty-third and VI streets: the Toner
School. Twenty-fourth and r streets
The Garnet school. Tenth street and
Vermont avenue: the stevens school
T'wenty-first street near X street; the
sumner School. VI street near Seven
teenth. and the Logan School, THIRD
and q streets northeast
Principals 10 Convene.
Eleven of these schools are member:
OF the third division, of which Mr.
MurCh is supervising principal. To
morrow afternoon at o'clock prln
cipals' meeting Of these schools viii
he held at the Hyde School. at which
+ r. Behler of the A. A. A. an eXper
on traffic conditions, especially will
reference to boy patrol development
will be present and outline to the prln
cfpalS elements of the practical deVel
upment OF the Boy Patrol system.
&. p. Clark Of the A. A \. an
nounced today that he had sent orders
to the general headquarters to supply
more insignia and Sam Browne helts
FOR the boy patrol members in view
Or the rapid spread of the organiza tlor
tn the schools here. Mr.. Murch has
already requested the A. A. A. tt
supply $50 of these belts and insignia
in accordance with the recent offer o.
the association. but the A. A. A. man
scement here. anticipating immediate
further demands. is arranging for tht
making up of twice that number.
The actual number needed for th'
% schools which have announced
plans for starting the Boy Patrol i'm
mediatelv will approximate l42. ac
cording to count made today.
Henry School Organizes.
Even without the belts and with
only four badges of authority. MISS
NJ. +. Bond, principal OF the HenfN
school. instituted the Boy Patro
unit at her school this morning. WITH
four bows divided among the danger
points Of Sixth and 7 street ant
Seventh and L streets. This school
IL is expected. viii institute the sys
tenn III its fun authority tomorro"
being the first school after th'
Thomson School. SO far rs could be
learned from school authorities to
day. to take this step.
Meanw hile, persons interested II
the school safety projects were look
ing with Favor on the proposal Il
draw the three agencies of the Police
Department. the traffic director
once and the American Automobile
Association. as the representative o.
organized motorists. into immediate
touch With the school safety com
x,,itfaa headed by Nir- MurCh