Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
SUSSEX SCHOOL ORGANIZED
FOR SAFETY
WilliamsVilIe School Has Formed A
System To Teach Children How
To Guard Against Accidents On
Roads.

ROADS,
%iThe following report from the in
structors of the Williamsville pub
lie schools in lower Sussex county,
informs the public as to the educa-
tional work done in that school,
which is wise for all schools to fol-
low. The facts drilled into the daily
course of study, for their own safe
ty, as well as the safety of others
will have to be part of the safety
problem urged in other parts of Del
aware. The installation of this
course of training for the children,
in the schools. will save accidents in
the future. The letter and method of
training is interesting, as well as
useful. 1t indicates instructors with
interest, as well as ability to create
safety for all the people. 1t is worth
while reading, and is printed by au-
thority of the Williamsville school
directors by the secretary of the To-
cal society.-Editor. j.
Our Safety Zone
Whenever a group of children is
walking on the highway all should
use the same side of the road, and
walk FACING TRAFFIC. 1t is
good plan to carry a lantern, or
fiashlight at night. The State High
way Department places school zone
signs at a short distance from the
school, and people should do what
they can to make everyone drive
slowly through the school zone.
Williamsville White School, Dis
trict No. 80, near Selbyville, has es-
tablished a safety zone" on the
school property. The boys and girls
decided to place red flags of warn
ing along the highway in front of
their school yard. Accordingly, one
yard of bright red calico was pur-
chased for twelve cents. Some of the
boys and girls brought old broom
handles to school,. The red calico
was folded in such a way that from
it was cut eight triangular flags,
each of which was tackled to one end
of stick.
One of the boys measured the dis
tance along the front of the yard
facing the main highway, by pacing.
We decided to place one flag at each
end of the yard, and one flag about
ten feet from the front steps of the
building on both right and left. The
other four flags were placed at
equal distances from one another,
in the spaces between those already
erected. AS the ground was very
hard and dry it was necessary to
have some of the big boys dig holes
for the sticks with spade. We have
spread white lime along the line
formed by the flags, about six feet
in from the hard surfaced road.
We have a safety poster on the
wall in our school room. 1t shows |
Babe Ruth in batting position. |
white base balls. The boys choose
blue for their color, and the girls
are represented by orange. A guard |
is elected each day. 1t is his duty to
report anyone who forgets and
crosses the white line at the high
way. At the end of each day one of
the base balls is colored with cray
ola by the guard of the day. If no
one has crossed the safety line, he
colors one-half of the ball blue and
the other half orange. If girl has
crossed the line, the ball is colored
blue and red, because the girls were
in danger. If a boy has crossed, the
ball is colored orange and red, be-
cause the boys have been in dang
er. If both boys and girls forgot, the
ball is colored red. We are wonder
ing who will win the safety contest
by having sense enough to keep out
Of the road.
PAULINE DERRICKSON
Secretary, Grade g.