The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-14
SCHOOL POLICE
ON THE JOB
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SQUADS PUT
ON The STREETS NEAR SCHOOL
BUILDINGS ON MONDAY MORN
ING-CITY POLICE FORCE BE-
HIND SCHOOL POLICE.

The school police idea was Inaugural
ted Monday morning and is working
admirably, ACCORDING to Chief Douglas
NankervS and his forces who are at
The head OF the movement and under
whose direction the school police were
organized and are functloning.
The boys have been nJted with in
sigma aenoting their ofnciaI positions
and are proud OF their stations which
they will I'LL to the letter They have
oeen instructed in Lneir duties when
they Will fulfill during the hours pupils
are going to and coming from school
and crossing the streets. The police
duties will prevent drivers from rush
ing through, especially while children
are crossing.
All the cities where the school police
are established report a falling off in
crossing accidents. While Ely has not
had any large number of such, the
latest move will in all probability lessen
the chances and perhaps abolish
crossing accidents among school child
rem entirely. 1t will have tendency
to stop speeding on the streets fire.
quented by the school police who have
| full authority to enforce their orders
and in which orders they are backed
by the regular police department.
Those on duty at the several build
ings are as follows:
WaShington-Earl West, chief; Her.
man SomerS, Milton Stenlund, Robert
Richards, Carl Burke and Roy Nichol-
SON as sub.
Old High-John Pechek, chief; Jack
Gianotti, Benjamin Richards, william
Lindgren and Donald Peterson.
Lincoln-William Hanson, chief;
Harry Turula and Frank Jerich.
Pioneer-Anton Seine, chief; Frank
Seine and Frank Stupnik.
In speaking of the move, the Duluth
News Tribune editorially commented
thereon in its issue of Saturday as
follows:
ELY, one of the progressive towns of
st. Louis county, has adopted the
school police plan of protecting it's
children ON streets and highways near
school buildings A corps of school
boy traffic officers will go on duty
Monday under the direction and with
the cooperation of the Ely police de-
partment.
"School-boy traffic police have been
| found to be the most effective pro-
i OCCtiO1 1Ol CllllOreIl WIlllt crossing
streets frequented by motorists. Many
Of the smaller towns have trunk high
way running by their schools. Signs
warning motorists to go slow have had
but little effect Few motorists how
ever, will disregard stop sign in the
hands of a boy vested with authority
to regulate traffic near schools. Those
who do not heed the sign are liable to
penalty.
Most motorists welcome school-boy
police systems The youthful officers
are on duty only a short time before
and after school and during recess, and
at other times motorists are free to go
as they please without endangering
children. They know that when the
police are on duty, children are cross
ing the street.
1.-THE important thing is to protect
the children If this can be done and
at the same time motorists can be re-
lieved of annoyances, so much the
better. This is what school police do,
and Ely is to be commended for adopt
ing this modern and effective method
OF protecting the lives of it's children"