Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

I Maryland Counties
Map Driver Courses
For Hioh Schools

Five Montgomery County high
school instructors and six from
Frederick County today were re-
viewing what they learned this week
Mt a entertaining course at the
Richard Montgomery High School,
Rockville, in preparation for the
establishment next month of SIM
liar courses in all high schools in
the two counties.
The II were among II graduates,
6 OF whom were employees of the
American Automobile Association
sponsor of the course, who received
their certificates at luncheon yes
terday at the All States Inn near
Rockville.
Keneipp Endorses Plan.
Meanwhile. George E. Keneipp
District traffic director, said he
thoroughly Endorsed such a program
for the District, but as far as he
knows there is no immediate plan to
put it in effect in the Washington
Schools.
He said two dual-control cars have
been provided for in the current
District budget for use only in voca-
tional schools.
The five Montgomery County
graduates, who will pass on their
knowledge Of safe driving to other
county high school teachers prior
to the opening of school September
is, are:
Henry c. Gregory, Sherwood High
School; G. William Simonds, Mont
gomery Blair High; Harry C.
Rhodes, Gaithersburg High; N. E.
Lowe, Richard Montgomery High,
and Harry U. Stipe, Damascus High.
Instruction also will be given the
teachers by Mrs. Eileen Wilkinson,
Board of Education supervisor, and
HILLARY C. Rockwell, an instructor
at the Silver Spring intermediate
School. Both obtained driver train
ing teacher certificates last May at
Columbia University and aided in
teaching this weeks course in
Montgomery County.
Working Out Schedule.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome said a
teaching schedule will be worked
out shortly and expressed the hope
that driver training courses will be
part Of the curriculum at all county
high schools during the coming
term.
Although no teacher from Be-
thesda Chevy Chase High School
was among yesterdays graduated
DR.. Broome said he expected to as
sign member of the schools facul-
ty to take the course from one of
the seven accredited instructors.
Frederick County high school
teachers who received certificates
are:
w. Walter Cutler, jr., Thurmont
High; George Remsberg, Walkers
vile High; Warren c. Smith, Fred
erick High; L. F. Ahalt, Middletown
High; F. c. Donovan and John H.
O'Connor, both of Brunswick High.
The following American Automo-
bile Association employees also COM
pleted the course:
Dick w. Arnold of the Tidewater
Automobile Association, Norfolk,
Va; c. E. Henley, Gordon A. Van
Camp, Floyd A. Suttles, George H.
Goetting and Richmond w. Saksa
all OF the District Office of the mo
tor club. -
Praises Foresight.
Praising DR.. Broome for his fore
sight in proposing such a course in
Montgomery County, Burton w.
Marsh, national director of the
traffic engineering and safety de-
partment, American Automobile AS
ISOLATION, predicted the establish
ment of similar courses in every higf,
school in the country.
He emphasized that the youth of
America. must be educated for driv-
ing safely. adding that at present
16-year-old drivers have nine times
as many accidents as those in the
safest group, As to so years of age,
according to a recent survey.
Washington I. Cleveland, man
ager Of the District of Columbia
division, AAA. who distributed the
certificates, recalled that a driver
training course was in operation at
the Richard Montgomery High
School before the war, but was sus-
pended after hostilities started.