The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-04-07
SAFETY PATROLS
INAUGURATED AT
REDWOOD SCHOOLS
Highway PatrOlman Here for
Ceremony Monday; Mayor
IndOrses Plan

The school safety patrol system
was inaugurated in Redwood Falls
schools Monday afternoon at cere-
monies attended by students, faculty
and parents in the Lincoln school
auditorium.
Fourteen youthful officers of the
law took the oath of office before
Patrolman R. A. Reed of the state
highway patrol, swearing to carry
out the duties of every patrolman in
safeguarding the pedestrians. The
officers are boys selected from the
Senior High, the Junior High and the
grade department.
Superintendent j. H. Wichman
opened the afternoon session with
explanatory remarks and introduced
the chairman, Thomas F. Reed re-
presenting the American Legion.
Mr.. Reed talked on the Importance of
safety patrol and its purposes.
Has Three Purposes
The three important results which
the Legion hopes to obtain through
the new system, he said, are to pre-
vent injuries, to teach regard for
safety in crossing streets and pick
ing Fairgrounds and encourage care
full management of motor vehicles
among students who drive to school.
Oaths of office were administered
to three judges by Mr.. Reed and they
promised to obey, respect and enforce
the laws of the safety patrol council
to the best of their ability. John Finn
is Judge of the Senior High depart
ment, Billy Finn, the Junior High
and Robert Cuff, the grade depart
ment.
John Finn explained the purposes
of the senior high program and read
the names of Senior High council
members: Dorothy Ewart, Francis
Campbell, Charlotte Martin, Everett
McCuskey and Edwina Foreman.
Billy Finn, judge for the Junior
High department announced names
of council members as follows: Ralph
Tenney, Paul Asleson, Ruth Nickels,
Gertrude Smith and Irene Neusch-
wander. The Grade department coun-
ell members read by Robert Cuff are:
Dean Muetzel, Harry Thomas, Rod
ney Clark, Otto Novak, Wilbur Neil,
John Bovee. Edward johnson, Nor
man Schmidt, Harold Foreman and
Gertrude Alexander. Edwina Fore
man will act as clerk of council for
all the departments.
Safety Regulations
The regulations and resolutions
which regulate the traffic of both
the student pedestrian and the stud
ent who drive a car were read by
Irene Neuschwander, clerk of court.
The resolutions govern the route
which the students should take when
going between the two school build
ing during school hours and stipulate
that students shall not play in
streets during Or after school. Vio-
lations will be reported to the judges
by the officers.
F. E. Christensen was selected as
sponsor of the Senior High depart
ment, M. v. McCurdy of the Junior
High department and Miss Mildred
Wilson of the grade department.
The following officers of the three
departments were sworn into office
by Patrolman Reed: Senior High de-
partment, Captain, Wilbur Melges,
Wayne Joern, James Inglis, Floyd
Becker and Charles Dirlam; Junior
High department, captain, Keith Nc
Kay, Stephen Inglis, Richard Cole,
Leroy Hardy, Kenneth Wheeler and
Brainerd Otto; and grade depart
ment, captain, Allan Fobes, Clarence
Welch and Floyd Rousch.
Following the installing of the Of
ficers, Patrolman Reed issued belts,
stop signs and stars. The new of
ficers began their duties Wednesday
morning and will be on duty before
and after each session of school.
Mayor H. D. Thorp represented the
city at the exercises and expressed
his wish that the students follow the
He is confident that the
safety patrol system will be sue
cess.