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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1960)
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. B' it . , T- t NEW JUNIOR HIGH - This shows a section " of the new junior hih school in Ashland, which students will us for the first time j this fall. The building, which replaces the former structure condemned by the state fire marshal, is being constructed to facili tate about 1,000 students, but about 650 sfcidents are expected to enroll this fa'60 e School Safety Patrol Gives Valuable Service at Streets BRUSHED WOOL- Marvelous "mate for pants and skirts - a - handsome slip-on sweater of s brushed woil. It boasts brace r let length sleeves and a huge " cowl collar that dips in front ' for added dash. By Select BOOKS ARE A HELP Developing the reading hab it helps youngsters improve in school work. Books of all kinds should be part of tfce "equipment" in home study areas. ' , Ask the Sfest dressed girl on the campus for the key to her wardrobe success. She'll tell you its the extra touches, thanks to colorful accessories that round out a well-planned wardrobe at moderate cost. 2 HOUR SERVICE Wise mothers know that an early -start in personal neatness sets the pattern for good future habits. So give your children (whatever year in school) the right start with DRIVE IN CLEANER'S 2-hour service. Drive in to any one of our convenient locations and see how fresh i.nd clean we return your clothes. DRESS RIGHT -COU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO! DRIVE-IN CLEANERS 3 Convenient Locations 844 So. Riverside 702 W. Main 6IIV2 E. Jackson St. 0 When school starts next month members of the Med ford Safety Patrol will again take their respective positions at school crosswalks on the busy streets and thorough fares of the city. The Safety Patrol provides a valuable, but oftgn thank less, service to the commu- Tour times each ciy, rain or shine, members guide their classmates across the hazard ous streets of the city, doing their part to make the trip to and from school as safe as possible fo school-age chil dftn. Medford Police Captain Clyde C. Fichtner, who serves as police advisor to the patrol, is justly proud of the recgol it has compiled. In the 12 yeers that tee patrol has been on duty in Medfono there has not been one accident at a patrol-manned school cross ing. Run by District The Safety Patrol is organ ized and run by the Medford school district jn cooperation wjth the police department and state department of mo tor vehicles'. A member of the school faculty serves as super visor to the patrol in each school. Patrol members are drawn from both boys and girls in the fifth and sixth grades. They arc selected on the basis o f scholastic responsibility and an aptiide for leader ship. Last year there were 265 of these youths serving on school Safety Patrols in the Medford school district. Patrols range in size from 10 to 20 members depending on the size of the school. Captain Fichtner praises the patrol as being "a valu able supplement to police ef forts in regulating pedestrian traffic in and about the school area." He points out that these patrol members are on duty "rairi or shine" and because of their volunteer duties they often miss many of the school activity periods. Valuable Experience Serving on the Safety Pa trol is a valuable experience to the members themselves, Fichtner believes, because they "learn a sense of leader ship and responsibility that follows .hem all through life. He added tl at in supervising others they are learning them selves. GWhen a student is selected to serve on a Safety Patrol he signs a pledge in which he promises to "to work for the safety of the pimils of the schools . . .", andr "to do my part in helping reduce the number of accidents during (the school) year." Captain Fichtner helps to swear igy each patrol member at a school assembly in the fall of each year and to point out to them their duties and responsibilities. Have Right of Way He points out that patrol officers "are "not to direct vehicular traffic, but are to direct children in the safe crossing of streets or high ways." He adds, however, that pedestrians always have the rig?it of way over vehicular trafiic when in a crosswalk. Where there are tratlic lights at a school crossing, the patrol goes by me rights when allowing children to cross the streets. Where there are none, patrol members rely on their own judgment as to when it is safe to allow chil dren to cross. Patrol members are easily spotted because they wear yellow belts and helmets which have been provided them by the department of motor vehicles. o In rain the members wear rain coats and caps which have been donated by the local PTA group. In addition, the palrol is equipped with safety flags to use where there are no traffic lights. Fichtner points out that there has been some question lately as to whether or not WARDS MONTOOMERY WARD w Open Monday Nights 'til 9 117 S. Central SP 3-7301 Layaway Sale! 1 HOLDS YOUR CHILD'S JACKET UNTIL NOVEMBER SALE Boys: Jackets' Size 8-20 6 97 i l ? Washablel Cotton poplin ovith acetate quilt ,,' lining, knit collar. Great valuel n DOWN! SALE! Girls' Eskimo-look hooded jackets' Washable! Cgttpn satefenwith gay braid trim. Cozy lin ing, Orion Acrylicb pile trim on hoo8. Sizes 3-6x v, . .4.99 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED5 or your money back! , S ',. v . - - - o I ALE! GIRLS' COATS, 3-6 X sale! tots' snowsuits Regularly 9.98. 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Several cities, notably Klam-H am rails and Koseburg in Oregon, have abandoned their I patrols for this reason, he ! said. No specific statute has ever j been enacted in Oregon which ; provides for the establishment ; of safety patrols, he observes, j although some consideration j is now being given as to the advisability of such lcgisla- ' tion. Authority for safety patrols now comes from a law em powering the Stale Board of Education to prescribe rules and regulations for the gen eral government of public schools, he noted. Wording of Law This law reads: "Teachers shall exercise watchful care and oversight over the con duct and habits of pupils, not only during school hours, but also at recess and intermis sion, and shall have the power to punish the pupils for any misconduct oiy the way to or from school." A 1948 ruling of the stale attorney general said that a safety patrol " within the scope," of the law, Fichtner points out. The captain said he has heard of no move to disband Medford's Safety Patrol, and said he does not think there will be any because, "we are blessed with far-sighlwl peo ple," in the school system, Fichtner i.e of the opinion that the value of Safety Patrols often goes unnoticed He encourages PTA groups and others to show their ap preciation for the patrol by honoring them with special activities in the individual (I schools. Self-Instruction' Machines on Way Into Classrooms Washington, D.C. All this talk about teaching machines and other mechanical mons ters in the classroom leaves the average mother feeling a little faint. The mental picture of her child learning reading or arithmetic or French from a "teacher" who looks more like. Univac than a teacher Is far from reassuring. She wonders if all education will be he- humanized in the next few years. . The answer, according to the National Education associ ation, is no. Successful Service It fcs true that teaching or self-instruction machines are on their way to the modern child's classroom. Highly suc cessful in arnjed services leaching units, they are now in , production for general classroom teaching. The Denartment of Audio- Visual Instruction of the NEX ecntly published a bibliogra phy which reveals that there are now 25 dffferent machines in actual use. Thirteen compa nies are manufacturing the machines, and more than 13 research and education groups are developing programs for the machines. According to the specialists, however, the teaching maT chine, far from making teach ing less personnel, will make it more so. The machines leave the teacher free for the more creative aspects of teaching including more in dividual attention to students 'and more conferences with their pft'ents. Do More Effectively A machine, after all, can not hold discussions, debates. cctduct demonstrations, or diagnose a student's adjust ment or learning problems. ThesS are the thJfigs only a real teacher car? do and can do more effectively, when she is backstopped by a machine to take care of some of the repetitive or mechanical drill wOk which is a necessary part of all learning, Although mother may nev er have to talk to a teaching machine, she wii; want to be able 10 talk about them. Most machines have two windows which the stifjlent facesQThe study problem or question appears in one win dow. The student punches out his answer. The machine then indicates whether or not answer is correct. May Not Proceed The student may not pro ceed to the next item until th2 correct rSponse is given. The machine, unlike most hu man beings, has eternal pa tience, and can repeat an ex planation over and over with out signs of irritation. 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