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Show PROFICIENCY OF GOYSISCOUNTED Marks Help Advancement in School. Edward J. Tobin, Cook county (Illinois) (Illi-nois) superintendent of schools, has announced that the proficiency of members of the schoolboys' patrol will be graded and that that mark will lit considered in their advancement from grade to grade as much as their standing in arithmetic and other sfu r'ies. Patrol Fostered by Club. Mr. Tobln made the statement after a conference with representatives of the accident prevention department of the Chicago Motor club, which for nine years has fostered the patrol as a means of preventing traffic uccidents among school children. "Education should comprise 'practical' 'practi-cal' instruction, as well as knowledge from books," explained Mr. Tobin. "Members of the school boys' patrol are selected because of their qualities of character, manliness and leader ship. They stand at corners in the vicinity o schools before and after the classes, and assist their classmates class-mates and younger pupils across the streets during lulls in traffic. They must be on iuty for at least a total of fin hour a day, outside of their school hours. Their work as a member mem-ber of a patrol is bound to give them a broader knowledge of taking care of themselves and others, and I believe be-lieve they should be given tangible credit for efficient performance of this tas!;." Part of Achievement Course. Under the new plans, the patrol becomes be-comes a part of the achievement course of the county schools. This course comprises 22 projects, such as the study of music, agriculture, live stock and similar subjects. Each pupil pu-pil must enroll for one or more subjects. sub-jects. Boys who aspire to membership member-ship on a patrol must be nominated and approved by the other members of his particular achievement course, the teacher and the director of education. edu-cation. Patrol members must serve 30 weeks In order to obtain a mark, which will be determined by the teacher, teach-er, the director of education and the accident prevention department of the Chicago Motor club. Mr. Tobin recently asked the Motor club to assist him In placing a patrol in every school under his Jurisdiction. The members of these patrols are supplied sup-plied with white Sam Browne belts and badges by the club without charge. |