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Show PUPILS TO DISCUSS FIRE PREVENTION Drills " and Other Services to Feature Observance in Salt Lake Schools Today. Fire-prevention day Is to be observed today In the city schools, fire drills will be held and the subject of fire prevention will be taken up in the class rooms. Ru-lon Ru-lon 8, Wells, state commissioner of insurance, in-surance, has sent out appeals to the citizens citi-zens of the state asking them to 'prevent fires by cleaning up their premises, burning-all waste paper and other inflammable material, and by examining their houses for defective wiring, leaky gas jets and open gasoline tanks. Mr. Wells suggested that the schools should take up the work and celebrate the day by-devoting an hour to a fire-prevention fire-prevention programme. Many of the city schools have compiled with his suggestions, sugges-tions, and will hold meetings today to discuss methods of preventing fires. The teachers or " principals will explain the meaning of the day and students will discuss dis-cuss "How Children Can Prevent Fires." i Although the decision to hold ftre-pre-ventlon day was made late, the state department, de-partment, of education has sent out circulars cir-culars to all avallahle schools, and the observance today will be one of statewide state-wide Importance. In Mr. Wells's appeal he asked the city fire department to observe today by giving giv-ing street parades and public demonstrations. demonstra-tions. Many other organizations have taken up the matter and will devote part of today to a meeting to discuss fires and their causes and methods of prevention. 1 |