Show INSTRUCTION IN INED RED ED CROSS GROSS FiUST AID SAFETY FACTOR Its Industrial and Educational Service Spreads the United States Signs that the United States Is awake to the menace of ot its Increasing accident toll are apparent In tho the growing growing grow grow- grow ing Interest In to first al aid Instruction aa is offered by experts of ot the Ar American Red Cross Approximately Juniors and seniors completed the First Aid course during the fiscal year passed rigid examinations and received Red ted Cross First Aid certificates This represents an Increase of ot 2500 over tho the preceding year and this gain Is attributed attributed attributed at at- to the emphasis on health education by various public bodies including including in in- not alone alono t the e American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross and Government agencies s but bul life ute and accident Insurance companies and athletic and recreational l groups In Dallas Tex Texas s playground supervisors supervisors super super- visors are required d to hold First Aid certificates In Inmany many high schools the subject Is Included In the regu regular ar curriculum In order to assist In training Instructors for this phase of ot the work special COUl courses Cs nave been conducted d In the tho summer schools of ot such leading Institutions as as the University University Uni Uni- of ot Maryland and the University University er sity of ot Virginia Instruction was continued continued con con- during the year at Loyola University University Uni Uni- New Orleans University of California San Fr University of Kentucky Temple University Philadelphia Peabody Teachers' Teachers College College Col Col- lege and similar educational centers Work Work with with the public utilities group has shown an exceptional Increase during the year Classes conducted by fourteen cn of ot the a associated Il Bell U 7 Telephone e com companies paTs ws Wei were nUn l with Increased interest and a number of ot the companies sponsored rod courses In la First Aid for tor instructors The First Aid Instruction Car of the Red Cross was busy throughout the th year oar In the cities visited by the thear car ar meetings were held with aa as aggregate attendance of ot per par sons sane Membership of or the people In the American Red Cross makes such services possible the annual opportunity opportunity of pledging support through membership memo mess mem being offered In the Roll Call from November 11 to 25 this year Y ar I |