Evening star., 1940-01-14
BY MRS. C. D. LOWE,

BY MRS. c. d. LOWE,
President District Of Columbia Congress
OF Parents and Teachers.
Mrs. George Clark, chairman Of
the Committee on Safety for the
District, of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers, will conduct
a safety" meeting in the National
Education Association Building jan
uary 80, to which any one interested
is invited. While this meeting is
primarily for local unit chairmen
and local unit presidents, no one
who Is interested in the subject of
safety as it applies to our everyday
lives, need feel barred.
Mrs. Clark's program for the year
has four objectives, namely, pedes-
trian protection. appreciation OF and
cooperation with the boy patrols,
sponsoring of bicycle clubs as a
means of safety education, and spe-
cial attention to stairways.
Already number of bicycle clubs
have been organized in the various
schools and undoubtedly much can
be accomplished through education
for proper use of bicycles, involving
traffic law observance and proper
regard for pedestrians. Sponsoring
OF boy patrols has long been one
OF the projects of the various parent
teacher units throughout the city.
When this is written the traffic
fatality toll for the District is just
half what it was in a similar period
last year. If the same ratio can be
maintained throughout the year it
will be definite indication that
safety education is beginning to
make itself felt and that people of
Washington are in reality profting
from the many and varied efforts
made to create personal conscious
ness and responsibility in making
our streets safe for the motorist and
pedestrian alike.
In line with this program of
safety the Board of Managers of
the District of Columbia Congress
of Parents and Teachers at its Jan
uary meeting Endorsed a petition
that is being sent to Congress by
the City Firefighters' Association of
Washington, praying that the funds
necessary to restore Is fremen to
the pay roll be made available. In
asmuch as number of the older
school buildings in the city are
little more than f1retraps, the board
felt that the city f1refghting per-
sonnel should be kept to a maxi
mum rather than a minimum
strength. thus providing as much
protection as possible for the chill
dren who must attend school in
these antiquated buildings.
A Policies Committee" was ap-
pointed at the last meeting of the
Executive Committee, consisting of
Mrs. Charles. Sinclair, Mrs. Riley
Elgen, Mrs. H. N. Stull and Mrs.
Edward R. Seal.
Commentator of the traffic sur
vey" published in The Washington
Star January l was voiced by the
Board of Managers and a request
by Mrs. George Clark, safety chair
man, was made that copies of this
survey be furnished each of the
local unit presidents.
Mrs. Charles Sinclair, who was
chairman in charge Of the toy dis
tribution at Christmas, made of
necessity a belated report, in which
she expressed the opinion that the
manner in which the distribution
was handled this year greatly IA
cilitated the work of her committee,
and resulted in much better salts
faction among the various groups
receiving toys.
Central High.
DR.. Harry Jaeger of the Bureau
OF Education, nationally known
educational specialist, will be a
participant in the symposium to be
presented by the association tomor-
row night. Also on the program
and discussing the symposium SUBJ
Ject After High School, What?"
will be L. A. Hoover, principal of
Central; DR.. Chester A. Holmes.
assistant superintendent of schools,
in charge of senior high schools,
and William Lohman, personnel
manager of a downtown department
store.
Mrs. A. N. Schroeder, who is in
charge of the annual card party on
January %, announces door and