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moved and standard warning signs
“SCHOOL CROSSING — 8 a.m. to
5 pm.— STOP WHEN OCCU-
PIED,” and advance warning signs,
“CAUTION — SCHOOL CROSS-
ING AHEAD,” are provided. This
allows traffic to proceed at a normal
rate of speed, except when the cross-
walk is occupied.

Each instance is individually con-
sidered, but a new plan of control is
always dangerous, until it is fully
recognized by the motoring public.
With this in mind, an effort is always
made to arrange for an organized
school safety patrol at each crosswalk.
We must control the students and
adequately warn the motorist.

Patrols have been in operation
throughout this province for many
years and the accident record in con-
troled areas is good, and, with the

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R.C.M.P. would ltke
to see the energy which
makes young boys
throw brick through
windows, for lack of a
better way to expend
tt, directed into healthy
and useful channels.
Here a red-coated
Mountie shows a group
of youngsters how to
hold a baseball bat.—
Colonist photo.

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continued co-operation of the mo-
torist, it will be kept that way. The
youngsters, members of the School
Safety Patrols, are performing a real
service, and their efforts should be
well recognized.

R.¢C.M.P.
Youth Program

(Continued from page 7)

Each month bulletins are issued
outlining activities of the divisions.

The April division showed Victoria
constables participating in school
safety patrol work, screening special
motion pictures in schools, assisting
Cub packs, and delivering addresses
in schools.

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At Ladysmith, constables assisting
in organizing a theatre safety patrol
and showed youth and police films,

At Chilliwack a constable instructed
a community gathering of country
people in the art of old-time dancing,
He has also organized five schoolboy
traffic patrols.

Nanaimo

At Nanaimo an officer assisted high
school students in writing essays on
the history of the force and police
work in general.

This type of work is generally done
on a completely volunteer “own time”
basis.

The R.C.M.P. requires of its offi-
cers today not strong backs and abil-
ity to wield a big stick, but initiative
and a desire to serve their commun-
ities.

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