| Show RICHFIELD OR thins S stati IMI ESSAY mi rr fly marle receives honors in fire prevention essai competition mrle a member of the eighth crad won on a signil sign il k lionor honor for herself and richfield gener ally aben the he asa awarded first prize in the fire prevention leiai contest inaugurated bi state tate fire and ir izmir ur ance willard pune done fhe contest a undertaking on the part of mr hr done it w was 1 a first broach broached cd to the school officials la 1 s of the state in a meeting of fie state count conati and city school superintendents ten dents tR lold last august at salt luke lake pity try the plan suggested b DI tt done met v ith the hearty approval of the educators present who pledged their support and worked hard in making tho the sulee saul seventh and eighth grado grade students throng the entire state participated in the competition from eich each crool the best beet two essays were elected and these were vere tent ent to mr done mist Seeg e baay eay was riven given first place among nil all those submitted and she was vias i a of 10 for her effort in ea choosing oozing the esea baab 8 for the statewide front from the richfield ild compositions were selected from each of the reventh grade eldda depart ments and two from the eighth grade there in turn were passed upon by the teachers of f the seventh grada grad 1 de miss brown and M migs is go gald ill braneon hran eon lr IT thurman of the tha eighth arnde and principal eirl Tho thompson rapson ahe result was vias the final selection of the essays britten by myrle sod end virria virna nielsen Nie laen both from the eighth grade but the efforts or at the fear ith grade stu larts naomi Po Pou lien vera chidster ster alta wilson and fj falcon leen Blu blumquist meritorious meri and ici efran v or mile praise the hr trize winning winnig essac follows tile tiie OP OF FIRE DIRE fire what a valuable vau ablo servant tut lot master I 1 how many lives have been lost loit in the names flames ll 11 some eoina careless or thoughtless thought leeB leas hand I 1 lio ho little the cirl lady thought as he carried her lantern out to milk her cow that from that careless act the whole cit ot of chicago would suffer I 1 to prevent fire and by so BO doing insure against the loss of 0 countless lives and property is an end that is 13 being carri earnestly estly for ba h all worthy citizens of today every structure erected for or public use should be ba made is 8 nearly fireproof fire proof me HI possible steel jod nd rement cement should form orni the principal articles irti cleg cles of 0 construction the buildings buil dinga should bt be wired by experienced electricians and inspectors appointed to earmine the work where furn urn aces or boilers are used ti tiey they ey should be placed in an apartment remote from tho the principal building and the janitors should theold attend faithfully to their work keep iniz boilore and mm ma finery i properly regulated that explosions plo right aright be avoided in bou honea ea of entertainment the tha at as begins cor curtain taits should alvani be used in business hus ineis di tracts till all hou houts houa ts should be constructed of nt steel arid and non material buildings w chure uee are stared be outside of the citi limite all cities should have an adequate lire fire department and even every town ind hamlet should ba provided with some moans means of 0 protection against fires sufficient water power should bo be in a place where it could immediately und and be secured A large number of 0 our fires call be prevented if matches are kept from the reach of childish fingers finer tor for arany a building and life have been sacrificed hv by the boy with the match in building houses hues flues rhonald re ceide special attention and here pipes extend through the celline ceiling and roof stove pipe thimbles should be noid to 10 protect the roof birge eadels easels should ba protected with a fire appon tui unlit drills should receive regular attention and till all ex plo aboard should ha be stored in a remote place from the engine room careful attention should be glien by the fire inspectors to trie veairl persons on leaving their hoves ho ves might well have prevented their houses from being consumed by the flames had they but clo doted cd their stove doors upon leaving them lighted lamps should not bo be set too to near window draperies nor they have a place on the table around uhla children gather for evening auld as often a jerk of cf tho the table cloth arill ill overturn the lamp when perhaps tome some okill or the bos bome li it soon boon in flame tile the care careless lesi drop dropping of matches cigar armps and cigarettes should be avoided many people hae been made homeless on cold winter nights by thought lesane qs in oer cier heating their stoves stave or giving imp 10 0 1 I lj gasoline and cogbil heaters beaters lit lii ironing the clothes hore should rot be pla el too near the fire for the clothes might catch and perhaps soot soon the house would be a blaze hot ashes should not be ba emptied benr fences or weeds weed for the sparks and linders might be blown into names flames causing large fires people often make the sad ead mistake e of applying coal oil to the dying embers of a fire tor for suddenly an explosion and the cry of 0 fire rings inga nn n the air great precaution should be taken when hen using gasoline turpentine and such oils many christmas festl ties have hae ended in sorrow through the thought it Ip ceness aaness of the cotton be decked santa claus whose clothing clutching clu thing so easilli gutted often spreads spread fire to the children electricity is used to assist in the labor of the home every care should be tikon to have it properly insulated barrie barns and sheds should be built far brough from the house that there might not he be danger of them becoming ignited hy by sparks escaping from the chimneys toni tong of hay and bushels of grain could be paved of the careless care leaa smoker were more careful in extinguishing their matchka and cigarette stumps billions of 0 feet of timber would be saved aery year it if people when aing through forests fo reits mould bould thoroughly extinguish their camp c mp fires upon leaving prairie fires could be avoided in the paine manner mt inner electrical fires could be ba prevented if i the lightning rods were used on public and private buildings barni rece race tracks and other amusement grounds should be protected in the same way fires might frequently hr be avoided if houses and barnyard buildings were far enough from the railroad track abet apart from passing trains traina could 1 not inot reach them bhea children are poking with firecrackers much earn care should be taken where the crackers are arc thrown at aid d they should soo see to ro it that the fire is out before leaving also on halloween children should acier go around stacks with their bali olan terns parents should diR discourage courage their children in matting maling and playing about bonfires as a breeze might waft the clothing into the blaze or during the tha night the tha smoldering embers fan into a destructive flame A an our advanced age is making improvement pro in sciences invention and other things to benefit humanity tony may we as a latiol be successful in finding waa sill and means of at avoiding so much lose losa of life and property through fire aEE GUILLER |
