Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
OF Love
and Laughter
--By MARJORIE HOLMES
School Safety Patrols
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An open letter TO School Safety Patrols =.
Dear Boys and Girls;
We your parents, and the parents Of all the chill
dren whose safety you have guarded we'll, want to
thank you for job superbly done.
You may sometimes forget your books even your
belts you forget the responsibility that is yours
When that shout up "ooooff dootee!" it's signal
that all is we'll Every mother dad who hears II knows
that again his child has made 1t across those busy
streets,
On occasions very rare Of course you may not get
TO desk really should After ALL when
the suns inviting and you've pal TO walk with, who can
blame for not exactly making mad dash to get to
SCHOOL, And since have to leave desks few
minutes early VINO can blame you either II you didn't quite
catch tomorrow's assignment in arithmetic?
Anyway 1t makes good excuse TO call friend before
settling down to homework And it's all part OF what
You Are There
The weather man is Of course, both your enemy and
your ally But whatever he dishes out Walter Cronke
used to put it. YOU ARE THERE. Though the rain be
falling in buckets. YOU ARE THERE. Though the wind
be whisting Yankee Doodle through jackets, YOU
ARE THERE.
And whatever the weather, we parents should all
remember that children are still being protected
BECAUSE-YOU ARE THERE.
Lessons in Living
You are learning some valuable lessons in living by
being Safety Patrol You've to respect the rules
of traffic both as pedestrian now and for when you are
older and you too driving cars.
More important in looking out for others you form
ing habits that will make you the kind of person who
In guarding and guiding the younger children parti-
cuary you've to realize shere others smaller and
weaker than who look to for help And it well
be that those arms which reach out to protect these
brothers and sisters will be the strong outstreched
that will lead the world into new of fellowship
and brotherhood when you grown.
Salute to Crossing Guards
To all the traffic officers and those trim and alert
young mothers who act crossing guards express
special thanks.
They too always there whatever the weather
complications at home They work with you you what
to do and how praise you whenever you've gone
beyond the call of duty and when necessary point out
mistakes.
Theirs too the job of drilling you that your school is
proud of when march along Constitution Avenue in
the big Patrol Parade.
Rewards
The material rewards enjoyed by a Safety Patrol are
small: An occasional pass to the movies; trip to the
baseball game hot those cold mornings when the
thermometer dips.
But all OF you should feel richly rewarded in knowing
that because of the lives of schoomaes have
been safeguarded In knowing too that because of
thousands of parents through the day without
worrying about their and daughters.
Some of you going of Duty" now for good. But
that cry, "Oooo Doootteee will echo from to
corner of your neighborhood for years to come.
For you, the boys and girls who those white
belts and shining badges helped to make school,
whole community, safer happier place
Sunday Mothers menoeees but without
complaints in "of Love and Laughter the Women Section