Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
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respective Offices. This procedure,
except for holidays and vacations,
will be the order of the day for
nine months.
The streets will be crowded with
automobiles and children. 1t Will
be so at recess, at lunch hour and
in the late afternoon. The chill
dren, many of them away to
school for the first time in their
young lives, are fun-loving, ire
Sponsible and often careless.
Duty of Driver Stressed.
It is, therefore, the duty Of every
driver to be extremely careful and
to safeguard the lives of the future
citizens of the National Capital.
The person behind the steering
wheel must shoulder his or her
responsibility at all times, and es-
pecially so when greater care is
required.
Safety lessons should be given
the children at home and at
school, but it is not enough.
Youngsters are forgetful. Imbued
with the SJrong resolve of play
which is a necessary part OF their
lives, they cannot at all times take
proper care Of themselves. 1t is
up to each motoriSt to do his part
so that youth may be protected.
Slow down near schools. Slow
down when you see a group OF
children cross the street. Life Is
young to them and sweet. Keep
it that way. If machines are
parked along streets where there
are schools or Fairgrounds, drive
cautiously. A tiny tot may dart
out most unexpectedly from be-
tween two parked cars. Keep
your car under control at all
times, but particularly so around
where children may be.
An injury to a little one, no
matter whose fault it is, If caused
by you, can never be erased from
your memory. The child ahead
may be your child. Be careful!
Playing a great part in the
scheme Of things is the schoolboy
patrol, originated some years ago
by the American Automobile ASSo-
citation, and sponsored now by
police and traffic officials through
out the length and breadth OF our
land.
It has done much to safeguard
the school children and at the
same time has given the boy off,
GERS responsibility and the pleas
ure of doing something worth
while. Cooperate with them In
every way.
The District of Columbia Di-
vision of the A. A. A. has mapped
out the following program for this
school year:
A. A. A. Platform.
1. Establish 1913 schoolboy pa
trolls under the supervision Of ofh-
GERS of the Metropolitan Police
Department assigned to this duty
2. Distribute $4,000 dodgers call
ing attention to traffic hazards in
cident to opening Of school.
jectorS for use Of police officers in
children and schoolboy patrols.
4. Provide street cars with cards
carrying safety messageS-to be
displayed during opening week OF
school.
5. Investigate and urge the
elimination Of hazards to safety
in the vicinity of school buildings.
6. Furnish theaters with mo-
tion-picture trailers on school
safety Subjects-to be shown dur
ing opening week of school.
Z. Train and equip with white
Sam Brown belts and with badges
5000 Schoolboy patrolmen.
8. Furnish 5000 rain ponchoS
and hats to schoolboy patrolmen.
8. Print and distribute 5000
1oose-leaf safety lessons for use of
teachers in connection with regu-
lar school work.
10. Supply $500 safety posters
to school rooms once each month
during entire school year.
IL. Furnish speakers for talks
on traffic safety to school children,
parent teacher associations and
other civic groups
IL. Award certificates and med
ais to schoolboy patrolmen for
meritoriouS performance during
the school year.
The American Motor1St, OfnclaI
magazine of the A. A. A., editorial
ICES as follows in its September
publication:
ID. C. School Children.
Eighty thousand pairs of chill
dren's feet pause for moment as
though hesitating to leave their
Summer playground and then
more thoughtfully, though in most
instances none the less joyfully,
turn toward the more serious bus
tness Of going to school," From
every part Of the National Capital
from beautiful suburban homes,
from luxurious modern apart
ments, from more modest dwelling
places and from the homes of the
poorest, comes this army Of little
feet intent on this one purpose.
For Washington children the
little red school house is no more.
They will possibly never know the
JOY of kicking the dust of the road
between their bare toes and stop
ping for just a moment TO pluck
the choicest blackberry, wet with
the early morning dew! For the
children of today this matter of
"going to school" involves not the
carefree ritual of years ago, but
~ its place comes problem so