Show Saving Saving- Young Young- Lives I I r I IOne One of the few few bright ht spots spot's in the t situation is to I the condition re- re cDe children says a rePOrt of the Third Annuli Annual Conference on Street and Highway Safety At a time when the accident to toll amon among adults is constantly rising riding rl the nations os s children are d cl mon that they have the ence st m mma lOa ma and capacity for the Ia laws 3 of safety fety that enables them to accommodate themselves es to the conditIOns of Ja is more hazardous world Si veers a ago o it is said the value of teaching safety s in m the schools was as problematical ll Today it has been g es- established es established beon beyond beyond doubt that such teaching is a tre tremendous influence m in inthe inthe the preservation of life A According to statistics issued L by bythe bythe bythe the Bureau of tye t the e Census if accidental accidental tal 3 fatalities les to children had m Teas m reas- reas ed cd during the bf last t seven sc years years ears at the same rate as accidental fatalities to adults there n would a ld hive have been 0 over er 3 children kia kl lcd ki ed in m traffic accI- accI accidents acci accidents dents last year year and m more re kill kill- killed kill killed ed mother in other km kinds s o of accidents vv ho hoare hoare are now living Figures covering the thelast thelast thelast last three years Jears vears show a large In- In Increase increase in increase crease in motor fatalities for adults a smaller increase ise for children of pre school age find a very important decrease for children ch of school age This not mean that we c have h solved tho the problem of accidents to chIldren Fine FlOe work has been done and is being done still finer and Ind m more re complete work should be done Every school hool in Amen America a should give gl Its pupIls the teaching that thit will enable them to safely meet meet the hazards of daily life I I |