The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08
INSTALL PATROL SYSTEM
IN LOCAL GRADE SCHOOL
Supervisor of the Cumberland
Branch, Automobile Club of
Maryland, Inaugurates System
PROCEDURE is EXPLAINED

Under the guidance of Mayor Gro
yer C. Stemple and Principal Stier Of
Oakland Grammar school, in conjunc-
ton with the Cumberland branch of
the Automobile Club of Maryland and
A. A. A., this week the "School Boy
Patrol System" has been inaugurated
in the school by Supervisor Derrick
Swindells.
This system, when properly oper-
ating, slowly, gradually and carefully
develops in the mind of young chill
dren the natural laws of self-preser-
walton, which is vitality important in
this modern world of rapid transpor-
tation, Mr.. Swindells stated. 1t
teaches the children what they should
do, how they should do it and what
they should avoid doing when cross
ing streets or traffic.
This system, inaugurated by the
National Safety Council and the A.
A. A., has already shown that those
children who have received and abb
sorbed this course of instruction go
through life in far greater degree
of safety than those who have not
had this benefit.
Traffic may not be dense or dan
gerous in Oakland, but large proper
ton of the children will, in all prob
ability, later leave their home town
for more congested centers.
The system is carried out as fol-
lows: Each month Of the school year
Cumberland Branch of the Automobile
Club of Maryland provides for each
class room and hall in the school
colored poster illustrating some i'm
portant and constructive facts to be
absorbed by the children. Each month
of the school year instruction sheets
are provided for the teachers of the
different grades, grouped one to three,
four to six, seven to nine, and from
these instruction sheets suitable
period of teaching is given as fire.
quently as is thought necessary. The
officers of the patrol and the patrol
men are selected by the school.
Badges of the various officers: cap
tain, lieutenant, patrolmen, are pro-
vided by the Cumberland Branch of
the Maryland Club, as we'll as belts of
office. The children are dismissed in
files and taught to cross roads at
the places designated by the school
and officers. The crossings are con-
trolled by the officers and patrolmen.
The cost of everything-posters,
instruction sheets, badges and belts,
is betrayed by the Cumberland Branch
in which jurisdiction Oakland is in
cluded. The club does not inject it
self into the working out of the sys-
tenn in the school as it is thought best
to leave this to the principal, teachers,
officers and patrolmen.
There is only one penalty which af-
fects the children. When any child
shows consistent unruliness or disobe-
dience to orders, he or she is taken
from the rank or file and placed in an
awkward squad" drilled for suita-
BILE period and allowed to retake his
or her place in rank or file when
proper spirit has been developed.
Members of the school boy patrol
for October include Earl Haenftling,
captain; Max Nordeck and Robert
Browning, lieutenants; Harold Vain
gold, Jack Browning, Edward Paugh,
Ralph Kahl, Laurel Whipkey, John
Baird, Carl Wilson.
Street corners being patroled are
Second and Center, Third and Center,
Wilson and Center, Liberty and Will
son, Second and Liberty, Second and
Alder.