Show URGE CAMPAIGN FOR SAFET SAFETY School Children Help to Prevent Fatal Accidents E NEW YORK YORK March 15 The public schools o ot of the countr country ca can accomplish moro more In an any community Ity effort eUort for tor the reduction of au- au automobile automobile accidents accident than all other agencies combined was was the tha state state- statement statement ment made mado to more than OO Ot of oth the tho leading educators ot of the coun- coun country country country try by C W Price the the father o of the public safety movement In an address before the Schoolmasters School School School- masters club of ot New Now York Mr Ir Price Prica said Bald I have hase had oc- oc oc occasion casion caslon to more morn than thirty lI cities for or the purpose of lug IlIg their erect Brent accident problem problem lem the tho steps that ere ere being tak- tak taken tak taken en n for 01 the alle allegation lallon ot of o that problem problem problem lem and tho extent In reducing i the number of ot fatal tatal automobile aC- aC aCcidents ac accidents Out of ot this thle study there has been developed this striking fact that the cities which hate ha e had the greatest success In the lre of ot motor vehicle acci acct aCCIdents accidents dents are Invariably cities In the public schools are giving dally daily Instruction In fn accident prevention I At At At Washington n D D C for f-for for In- In Instance in Instance stance within the tho nine months following rollo Ing the Introduction ot of safe safe- safety ty Instruction In tn the tho public schools the total number ot of fatal accidents was as reduced 2 24 per cent and ac- ac accidental accidental deaths among children were ere reduced 60 50 pel pet cent In Kan- Kan Kansas Kansas Kansas sas City accidents to children were ere reduced over 0 er 49 per cent withIn six months after orter the Incorporation of safety Instruction in the regular school curriculum In Detroit within one year aft aft- after after er the schools began to give atten- atten attention tion to accident pre In their dally work ork motor vehicle accidents were ere reduced from to eau anti antIn In two years fatal latal accidents to tc children were reduced from to 30 20 0 In St Louis where the plan ot of Injecting safety material In alt all I grammar school su subjects or-gl- or fatal tatal accidents from trem ail 1 cau causes s havo have been reduced from HIto to and childrens children's fatalities through accidents have havo been re- re reduced reduced reduced from 49 9 to tl 25 percent This Mr Price told the School School- Schoolmasters Schoolmasters masters club means that we have reached a solution ot of o the tret accident problem which is as ac 1 simpie pIe na s tho the solution or or of the Industrial I Indus Indus- Industrial trial safety problem and which aim aim- can con be applied to any aay com com- community with Ith certainty of ot success M IUD UI 5 S Discussing his experience a as safety director of the ter company comp as assistant to t the rho Wisconsin Industrial commis- commis commission slon sion as general manager of ot the Na Na- National Safety council and finall finally vice president In charge of of- the Public Safety division of ot the tho Et EI liott Service company Mr Price Bald Raid Just as In Industry we have hac hav found that practically all that I Iq accomplished in the tha pre prevention oil or accidents Is accomplished by fate fh 0 or six fundamental activities su eu s sc HC coo have found through experiment ment ments In some two on do cities that practically all that can be ho accomplished accomplished pushed for or the prevention of street it and home Is I AccomplIshed AccomplIsh AccomplIsh- ed through the rite fundamental ac- ac activities ac activities these Obese 1 hee activities are First a Safety Week campaIgn In n order through a striking Intension sion arse demonstration to 10 convince people that It Is possible to pre pre- present pre present sent accidents and to attract wide wide- w widespread t- t spread pread attention to the second the lion lion o ot of safety Instruction in the regular studies of ot public and private vate ato ale schools third a street poster to keep sat ty ly before the public mind and anti eye eve ee throughout the year fourth r a free safety 1 Zoco school o ot t for the drivers of o commer commer- commercial cial vehicles who at present are ree re responsible for or toly lm half haltof of all motor motol vehicle accidents fifth nn an l campaign through the dally daily press designed to bring Into fiery csery 1 tr home contin contin- continuously continuously continuously tip nn appreciation of ld Individual ual responsibility and opportunity for or the prevention pre of accidents One half of all that thit Is accomplished bv by these theRe five activities Is accomplished through thorough thorough- thoroughgoing thoroughgoing going Instruction In tho the public schools This Is iv I so because such not only develops In the child habits habit l ledge knowledge and attl- attl atti attitudes tudes which enable him to a avoid old accidents himself but through the child brings these new habits atti- atti attitudes atti atti- attitudes attitudes tudes and knowledge Into IntI the home hom where here father mother big brother and big tel sl-tel sl tei are aro Influenced Influenced Influenced I do not he hesitate to say that the greatest single contribution contribution tion tim that has been made to the safety safely mo movement ement since its Ite Inception was as made by Dr E George Payne Pa ne neot of ot the school of ot education In advocating cating school safety n Instruction |