Evening star., 1926-10-15
MORE PARENTSASK
SCHOOL HOUR SHIFT
II Pct. Using Ballot Urge
9::3O 0oening-S Pct. Favor
Glasses at $50.

The proposal 10 change the opening
hour Of the public schools from
to $40 o'clock as means OF saving
children from the dangers OF the
heavy flow OF morning trah1c con-
tinued to receive the Endorsement of
ma iority of these VIII" voted to-day
in The Stars referendum on the
question.
4 count Of the ballots sent in since
yesterday shows u per cent in favor
Of $40. OF the others approximately
- per cent opposed any change and
little more than per cent advocated
opening the schools earlier. either at
$40 or s:4s O'Clock
Accompanying the ballots today
was letter from F.. W. Bond. 1922
Blair road. calling attention To dan
gers confronting children who must
use Piney Branch road In going To
Urges Parking Limit.
"rhe Takoma school Mr. Bond
wrote. has no sidewalk in front ot
II and a great many of the children
must approach ID over narrow road,
Pinev Bran That street and Cedat
street Join in front of the school u
form an outlet for practically all ct
the Takoma traffic. which is very
heavy. Usually policeman ~
stationed at that intersection just he
fore and after school. and portion
of Piney Branch road is closed during
recess. This, however. does not help
children who must use PineN Branch
road going to and from school.
Mr.. ROnd sal child was killed at
Blair road and Cedar street few
weeks ago and in discussing the nc.
currenCe he advocated certain park"
ing restrictions In that vicinity.
"Rlair road is to- he widened south
Sf Cedar street. hut that will not help
the situation very much on the north
side of Cedar street. he continued.
parking should he absolutely pro
hiblted at all times ~ feet from the
intersection Of Blair reed and cedar
street Parking also should he pro
hihited at the intersection or cedar
street and Carroll avenue-in TACT.
on both sides OF the viaduct for
square. where trafic Is congested and
forms one OF the most serious
menaces to life to he found in Wash
ingtOn."
Some Oppose Change.
A number Of those who voted NO
to the question of later opening
hour submitted written reasons why
they opposed the proposition.
Mrs. Bolivar \. Lloyd. 1896 Ka
nawha street, said the present hours
are convenient and that the children
would continue To face traffic dangers
at ALL hours Mrs. Lloyd said she he
Iieved records would show more chill
dren have heen injured at "ther
times Of the day than at O'Clock.
f.. r. Cedergren writes that II chill
dren are not taken into the school
buildings until $40 they will he play
ing in the streets during the rush
period Of trafic. This writer pre-
ferred $40 II q cha nge must he made.
Mrs l.. A. .Iarhowski l007 Hamlin
street northeast. voted no" because
with many schools running two shifts
for the lower grades = later opening
hour would either shorten the time In
school or require the afternoon classes
to return home at dark.
Mrs. Paul r. Howe 2S23 Twenty
ninth street expressed the belief that
more policemen and trafic lights
would afford the hest protection. hut
that il change is to he made. $40
seems preferable to $40. She
stressed the importance of ample
Sleen In" Stnpni CntIlTen anu AdlU ~
later npening of school would fur
Nish a temptation tn allow children
up later at night.
IrCep Parents to Aid.
Mrs Edna r. kerwin. oS09 Twenty
sixth street northeast. voted for the
a:s0 opening hour and suggested that
parents ask themselves the question,
What am doing To teach my child
safety" Mrs. Kerwin urged fathers
and mothers not to leave the burden
Of safeguarding the children to the
schools and the traffic bureau.
K. r.. Hamilton. 1914 X street. ad-
vncated ?:3n opening with no
change in the closing time hut added
that the speed limit for traffic should
be made 10 miles an hour within two
blocks of school and rigidly enforced
Mai J. Fl. WoOdherry. T. s. A., 3529
Quebec street voted against the
changing of school hours. suggesting
that simple way to- prevent automo-
would he to keep machines out of the
school block where children must
necessarily he found in large numbers
Officials Meet Informally.
School. traffic and police oficials
gathered at the Willard Hotel this
afternoon at a luncheon arranged by
the American Automobile Associa ion
to discuss informally the whole sub
ject Of safeguarding school children
on the streets OF Washington.
Another development today was the
statement Of Traffic Director f.ldridEe
that he would suggest to Supt. Of
Schools Ballou that the latter ask the
school DrinciDalS to reDOrt any Ioca
tions where School. Slow signs
should he erected. Mr.. E.ldrdge said
he believed the school principal is
in the hest position TO tell where these
signs should be placed II building
does not already have them.
Oficials Of the trafic sign shop
stated Yesterday that while exact
figures on the number Of school signs
were not available they believed
about 100 of the schools had them
There are $50 public school buildings,
and the estimate Of the traffc shop,
therefore. would indicate that a con.
siderable number Of the schools do
not have the signs
G. P. Clark of the A. A. A., who ha q
been providing the belts and badges
for the esta blishment Of the school
boy patrol system, under which the
older boys watch over the smaller
children in going to and from school,
announced today that another build
ing. the Jackson School in George