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Show - BOY SAFETY PATROLS . effective means eans eansYet yet devised for the PIOtec- PIOtec protec- protec protection PIOtection piotec-tion piotec tion - One of the most is the Schoolboy SchoolboyPahols SchoolboyPatiols SchoolboyPatiols traffic accidents acc1dents is childien chlldlen chrldien tion of school against gainst 800 American communities commumties , , than Pahols Patiols , now oigamzed Olgamzed organized in m more , with vith a total of more than 150,000 150000 , members . The obiect oblect object of ofLpatiol pahol patrol members is to guide guideJheir theIr ; schoolmatesin schoolmates schoolmateshis . It gratIfy- gratIfy gratIfying gratifymg - in crossmg crossing dangerous street mtersections intersections m in safety IS lesult result of this and other safety movements movementsthe movementsthe movementthe his ing mg to show that as a the fatalnes among children pedestrians have decleased decreased deci eased 25 percent percent per percent cent in the last four years . " A sinking stllking striking example e"ample eample } " of the fineoik fine , \ woik \oik oik , % oIk of these " "safety safety " scouts scouts"is scoutsis is seen een in the fact that Washington \Vashington Vashington inVashington in \ , D . C . , not a single smgle chIld chIldpedestrIaIl childpedestrian childpedestrian pedestrIaIl pedestrian has been killed kIIIed in m four years , and only one or two have havebeen havebeen havebeen these theseschoolboy theseschoolboy theseschoolboy been slightly hurt in m four yeais years yem s ' in 'In m districts guarded by - _ A ' ' " ' * L t- t tDr - . , - - schoolboy patrols J , " _ Dr . Herbert J . Stack , a nationally known safety authority , declaies de- de decIal de-claies de claies - acc-J acc J accJdents ace-1dents ace 1dents . . I Idents automobile acc - cIal claies es that these boys not only aidin aid in m reducing dents , but also contribute to the development of personal traits traItE train . , i J . i ielfcontrol . forothers forothers for forothers courtesy and consideration elf-control elf control self-control self - , mental ment.al . alertness , others . Every school , whether wnether in city or country , should have itsschoolboy itsschoolboy its itsschoolboy of bright youngsters who have havea schoolboy safety patiol pabol patrol , composed a sense of responsibility , and who wha would take pride in their import import- importmt important important - : ant mt duties . This could be had without any expense whatever , and andwould andwould andwould would do much toward tmvard eliminating the frightful loss of life andlimb and and11mb andJimbjunong 11mb limb mL1mg among { chIldl childien children en on our streets and highways . |