Show DR JENSEN ENDORSES FIRE prevention WEEK IN SCHOOLS observance of 0 national fire prevention week beginning october 5 in the utah schools was indorsed endorsed indor sed last tuesday by dr C N jensen state superintendent ira ln a letter to district superintendents year round emphasis on fire prevention was ad vacated in lieu of any anly sporadic attempt in a given time to impress the necessity on the pupils with this in mind he noted the state text book commission had adopted a slogan entitle the flame Flen frenid jol which should furnish material lor for tho the instruction 11 the importance ot of the movement I 1 ia brought forcibly to our attention when we are reminded that annually through fire waste there Is a loss of fifteen thousand lives and ot of property the official wrote while in no wise minimizing the good which may be accomplished through special exercises during a brief period of 0 time I 1 am convinced that greater results may be achieved with children by means of 0 frequent recurrence to any vital subject instruction in fire prevention must not be neglected in the schools the appalling loss ot of life and property may be very greatly diminished in inculcating in the childs habits of carefulness ess and safety frequent recurrence to safety rules will have much to do with effective training in fire prevention ven tion without doubt the superintendents will see that the schools their supervision do their part in the proper observance of fire prevention week the salt lake chamber chamb er of commerce has given some assurance that we may secure from them some serviceable literature tor for the schools it if such is received it will be promptly transmitted to the several districts let me urge that instruction iq this important subject be given emphasis during fire prevention week and throughout the year |