Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23

wholly solve the problem. The true
solution is in the hands of the motor
ist. Each individual driver must do
his part. He must take no chances.
Safety is the reward for unceasing
care and vigilance and motorists can
earn safety for themselves and others
If they will"
With the opening Of schools today
and the enrolment of approximately
5000 teachers, administrative officials
and custodians, the last major unit
of the District government has been
brought actively into the campaign
to cut down the toll of street deaths
and accidents.
The police and fire departments en-
rolled to a man last week and, under
the leadership of the District Com
missioners, the remaining branches Of
the District government were enrolled
beginning Saturday.
Anticipating the enrolment Of
school authorities and teachers, a
group Of Wheatley School teachers and
parents, meeting last week at the
school house, Montello avenue and
Neal street, became the first local pub
lie school group to affiliate with The
Star council in its campaign. Through
the Parents Safety Council OF the
Wheatley School, more than score OF
teachers and parents were pledged to
drive safely and efforts were begun
to enroll others in the neighborhood.
Pledge Cards Distribution.
The task of distributing 5000 safe
driving pledge cards to teachers and
school employees was to be handled
through the officeS of the supervising
principals: H. w. Draper, Curtis
School, Thirty-second and o streets,
Division 1; DR.. Julia Hahn, Raymond
School, Tenth street and Spring road,
Division 3; S. M. Ely. Emery School.
Lincoln road and Prospect street
northeast, Division 5; Mrs. F. HI
Rogers, Ludlow School, Sixth and G.
streets northeast, Division s; Miss E. !
A. Hummer, W7allach School, D street
near Seventh street southeast, Division !
Z; Miss Mineola Kirkland, School Ad-
ministration Annex No. 2, Fourteenth
and @ streets, Division 10; L. L. Perry, |
Cleveland School, Eighth and T
streets, Division IL, and J. c. Bruce, |
Lincoln School, Second and C streets
southeast, Division IS.
With the public schools opening
today and bringing new hazards into |
Washington's already bad traffic situ-
alton, the American Automobile Asso- |
citation announced that plans have !
been perfected to give schoolboy patrol |
protection to all District school chill
dren.
The expanded safety program an
nounced by the association Is three
fold:
First, patrols for every public and
parochial school in the National Capt.
tai, as well as in many schools in
nearby sections Of Maryland and Viz
ginia.
Second. monthly distribution of !. 400
graded safety lessons and 5000 safety
posters.
Third, extension Of the safety edu-
cation program from the primary
grades 10 the h1gn SCHOOLS.
Association Statement.
Following is the associations state
ment:
cooperating with school and police
authorities, the A. A. A. will maintain
some 270 active patrol units in its local
territory. There will be total of
about $500 patrol members, and the
equipment needs, furnished without
cost, are estimated at 1000 rain
ponchos, 100 rain hats, 5000 Sam
Browne belts, 5000 patrolman badges,
$50 lieutenant badges and $50 captain
badges
"Of the 100000 school children that
will be protected by means Of these.
patrols, some 5000 will be entering
school for the first time, requiring
extra protective measures.
THE school safety lessons and post
ers have proved effective in impressing
upon children the need for extreme
caution when crossing streets on the
way to and from school and the num-
Der Of these to be distributed during
the coming term represents q sub
stantial increase over last year.
The high school course is de-
signed to teach safe motoring tech
nique and the value of observing traffic
regulations to prospective drivers, and
this course is scheduled to be intro
duced into a number of additional
high schools this year.
Thousands of milk-bottle caps
calling attention to the opening of
schools and the need for extreme
caution when driving in school terri
tory will be distributed by the A. A. A.
through cooperation of local diaries.
BY this method, motorists will be re-
minded before leaving for work in the
morning of the hazards presented by
thousands Of school children crossing
The traffic lanes.
Parental Cooperation.
I'm addition to the increased burden
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