Show SAFETY FIRST FOR CHILDREN many requirements requirement furnish variety of topics topic for essays and oral discussion Discus Eion wre prepared pared hy by the united slate department art of agriculture A J tho the nia many ny requirements for safety will furnish a variety of topics for school childrens essays and oral discussion cu cassion cus sion islon the dangers of railroad crossings of ar gr grade ale the lie econ economic onile jus til leation for abolishing them the importance of on an unobstructed view up and down doun the track ns as a vehicle approaches anti the disadvantage of sharp turns etc are suggestive subjects similarly there might also be mentioned the questions raised by street intersections and turns in every town there are many crossings where the view Is unnecessarily essa esso rily limited by fences shrubbery or buildings or where sharp curves curve will limited visibility invite serious accidents guideposts markers and other signs tor for the most efficient guld guid once anre of traffic bradic through thickly settled communities also are part of the bigger and more inclusive topics of the economic importance of safety and gul guidance dance the actual money value of human life and of accident prevention another question in solving kiich the engineer and economist will need the help of enlightened public opinion and this enlightenment should start in the public schools Is that of the relation of the public highways to railroads und find canas the advantage of long hauls by roll rail and short hauls by motor truck feeding into main terminal points by radiating systems of highways a division of the transportation por tation burden by parallel systems of water rail and road transportation are some of the subdivisions of this general heading beading this listing of topics Is not dot intended to be complete or exact but merel merely y suggestive dve those which refer to construction st could best be utilized construction work Is in progress in the vicinity of a school many of the other topics may be studied from maps of which the students might be required to make tracings or freehand free hand sketches showing the particular features for v w aich emphasis Is desired or regarding which the exercise Is being written state highway departments often feel the need of a better popular understanding of the problems of road construction and their officials would mould doubtless operate cooperate co in a hearty manner looking ahead it Is easy to see on an actual shortage of men qualified to ca carry rry on the work of highway development so rapid Is the growth of the good roads movement highway instruction 11 r R 9 V vf vm i Z ag V ac q N n J A small boys method of crossing a stream st ruction in high schools offers opportunity to state highway departments to develop a body of future citizens equipped with a better understanding of the need for roads and the problems likely to be met in building them and at the same time to stimulate interest in the profession of highway engineering state departments and county engineers can help teachers 1 by assigning members of their stalls staffs to delav deliver er occasional lectures simple in text and preferably illustrated with lantern slides 2 by furnishing photographs of highways and construction work for classroom or reference use 3 by assisting teachers in the explanation of work in progress which can be inspected by classes of students many states also issue bulletins or reports which are valuable tor for reference |