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Show SAFETY DISCUSSED AT PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS A series of P.-T. A. meetings have been held during the week with mothers of children in different classes called to separate meetings for Uie purpose of discussing important im-portant parent-teacher problems. Safety has been one of the major items of discussion, with efforts made to get cooperation in the teaching of safety practices. The practice of "hitching rides" behind automobiles when the streets are slippery was especially condemned. The children have been In Uie hao-lt hao-lt of grabbing onto cars and sliding along behind, while others have been hitching their sleds onto cars, frequently wlUiout Uie driver's knowledge, which is very dangerous. Parents were also urged to caution their children on general safety practices, particularly In travelins Uie streets going to and from school. Children's participation In public acUvltles, such as the Red Cross. Defense Stamp purchases, gathering gather-ing waste materials, etc., were also urged, with several suggestions tor participation. |