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Show JAY WALKING CO-EDS 1 SEE INSIDE OF POLICE I OFFICE AFTER SPRINT F Three co-eds of the Young university univer-sity started their spring track training early this morning. To give them an impetus to greater speed they induced Police Officer James C. Snow to chase them. For more than a block the chase was on, accompanied by the squeals of the fleeing girls and the hearty laughter of other students and onlookers. on-lookers. Complaints have been made recently re-cently to the police department that several near accidents have narrowly nar-rowly been averted as the students coining from tiie north bound Orem car iu the morning cross Center street diagonally towards Suttou's Cafe. To educate the students into using the sidewalks as they should be used and to cross the street at the intersection, Chief Wren Wilkins had Officer Snow stationed at the Telluride Motor company Tuesday morning. The students were told not to cross the street diagonally as they had been wont to do. All seemed to take the instructions good-naturedly good-naturedly with the exception of the - three girls who slipped behind the officer unnoticed. They were half way across the street as the officer saw what was being done. lie set chase. Squealing and yelling the girls ran towards T'niversity avenue. ave-nue. At the corner one of the girl politely starred to walk along the sidewalk as if nothing had happened while the other two ran diagonally across the street towards the east sidewalk. For a time it looked as though the fair co-eds were going to win the race, but when they reached the office of-fice of the Utah Valley Gas and Coke company they were tired out and were stopped by the officer. With a girl under each arm. Officer Offi-cer Snow Iaughmgly proceded to the police station where they were given a good lecture by Chief of Police Wilkins who informed them that the new safety step was taken in their interest. ' The girls, who gave their names a Ruth Clark of Springville nnd Lida Prior of Spanish Fork, promised prom-ised to be good girls after this and obey the city traffic regulations. |