Evening star., 1941-12-13
Schools Extend
Instructions on
Air Raids
PIuns to Evucuute
Children From
Buildings Made


today sent to the school system a
bulletin of instructions covering air
raid preparations supplementing in
structions issued last month.
The program Is predicated upon
evacuation of the various buildings
by the children.
Earlier, officials had been given to
understand that they might expect
a warning of at least an hour on
approaching planes.
Steps are now being taken to
meet emergencies in a definite way
even should the time be as short as
minutes" Supt. Frank w. Ballou
declared
In case of an air raid, DR.. Ballou
urged In capital letters that parents
refrain from coming to the schools
for their children. Instead, he pro-
vides a blank to be filled out for
each child covering arrangements
of where the child should go in the
event the parents are not at home.
1t provides for the name and num-
ber to be called in case of injury to
the child and the name and num-
ber of physician preferred. 1t fur
ther asks if the parent wants to
participate in cooperative purchase
of a name tag for the child through
the principal. Parents also are
asked to designate the names Of
three older children in the vicinity
'any one of whom you would per-
nit to take your child home during
an emergency"
Fire Protection Setup.
For fire protection, each school Is
urged to have so-called stirrup-
pumps with 80 feet of hose, at least
two buckets for the pump and sew
eral buckets of sand. Drinking water
was to be boiled in each school after
an air raid until notification OF the
principal that the water supply has
not been damaged.
In connection with police pro-
lection, the report suggests that
teachers be detailed to intersec-
tions near the school when the
building is being evacuated, rather
than the boy patrols. However, with
consent Of parents IN question, 1t
was thought some of the older pupils
might be worked into the plan if
necessary.
In the field of medical protection
a study is being made of the schools
with a view to designating certain
buildings as casualty stations, it was
stated. Plans are also under way to
oiI Lvop,1AIra %f
the school teachers.
Drills and Conferences.
Drills and conferences to inStill
information on procedure in the
event of emergency is advocated to
keep up the morale of both pupils
and parents.
The repair shop and superintend-
ent of custodians are cooperating in
the program of plant protection.
A large-sized movement was re-
ported under way in the parent
teacher associations of the city to-
day to supply school children, espe-
cially those in elementary schools,
with name tag Identification.
First Asst. Supt. of Schools Rob-
ert L. Haycock said a number of
local associations had started the
ball rolling and he urged all parents
to devise some sort of identification
tag for their youngsters until per-
manent ones are provided.
The tags are said to be of different
variety now, some metal, others
cardboard and shellacked for wear.
Mr.. Haycock pointed out that crit
ical metals may not be available
and that some form Of plastic disc
might have to be used
The aim appears to be to indicate
on the disc the name and address
of the child. At slightly greater ex-
pense the telephone number can be
added.
Meanwhile, he suggested that a
linen shipping ticket marked in in
delible ink would serve until the
permanent ones were supplied
through parent-teacher organiza-
tions. Mr.. Haycock pointed out
that there are no school funds for
the project and it would have to
come from the organizations.
Waste Paper Sales.
An official of the District Congress
of Parents and Teachers said the
projects under way were by local
associations and that the continu-
ance of them would have to depend
on the initiative of those locaI
groups. 1t was suggested that the
waste paper sales sponsored by The
Star might be used as a source oi
income to finance such a program.
Pupils in low income areas where
funds may not be possible for thu
discs probably will be cared for BY
other associations, the officia
stated.
Discs have either been ordered o.
already are in use at the Kingsman
Bancroft, Whittier and Truesdal,