NEW YORK UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF GENERAL EDUCATION CENTER FOR SAFETY EDUCATION 20 WASHINGTON SQUARE NORTH NEW YORK COPY FOR PY 18 p0RBAEION OF Dr. Raymond A. Schmegler Director, Summer Session University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas ‘Dear Dr. Schmeglers We are planning to make available to Kansas the services of one of the members of the staff of the Center for Safety Education during the week of July 15. Mr. Howard G, Danford, one of the best informed leaders in the field of safety education and an able speaker, will be in your state during this one week, We can make arrangements for Mr. Danford to be in Lawrence on July 15, if you would like to have Him at that time. The enclosed brochure gives some idea of the types of sub- jects on which he could speak at various classes, There is no cost involved in these lectures except that we like to have our representatives taken care of so far as expenses are concerned while they are on the campus. If you would like to have Mr. Danford at Lawrence, will you kindly let us know as soon as possible. Yours very truly, Herbert J, Stack, Director Center for Safety Education A Safety Lducation Service for Universities and Colleges LECTURES, CONFERENCES, AND DEMONSTRATIONS SUMMER I940 PROVIDED BY THE GCENTER POR SAPE TY EDUCATION DIVISION OF GENERAL EDUCATION NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE PROGRAMS THE New York University Center for Safety Education will provide the services of five members of its staff for one- or two-day conferences in colleges or universities located in various sections of the country which are concerned with the training of teachers, supervisors, principals, and administrators in the general field of education. The members of the staff who will serve as conference leaders are experienced instructors at the Center. The nature of the conferences held in each institution will depend largely upon the individual college or university. Usually there is an opportunity to devote a general assembly to the subject of safety education. Conferences may also be held as part of the regular classes in such subjects as the following: PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING METHODS CURRICULUM SUBJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY CURRICULUM CONSTRUCTION VISUAL: AIDS Informal conferences may be arranged with groups of teachers or students. SUGGESTED: CONFERENCE SUBJECTS FOR ASSEMBLIES Opportunities for Teaching Accident Prevention in the School Educating for Safety FOR CLASSES AND GROUP CONFERENCES The Underlying Philosophy of Safety Education What is meant by safety education? Upon what bases should a program of safety education be built? Accident Reporting What is an accident? What should be included in an accident report? What is the Student Accident Report- ing System? What is the value of accident reporting f The Place of Safety Education in the Curriculum How important is safety education f Should safety be integrated with other subjects or should separate periods be devoted to it? Safety as an Integrated Subject With what subjects may safety be integrated? How? What is the value of such integration ? A Safety Education Program How may it be organized? What phases of safety should be included? Who should be responsible? Methods of Teaching Safety What are the most effective methods of teaching safety today? Materials for Teaching Safety What materials are available? Where may they be obtained? The Use of Visual Aids in a Safety Education Program Homemade slides. Sound motion pictures. Lantern slides. Film strips. The work of the New York Umwversity Center for Safety Education 1s made possible by a grant from the National Conservation Bureau, accident- prevention division of the Association of Casualty and Surety Executives. CONFERENCE LEADERS HERBERT J. STACK, Pu.D., Director, Center for Safety Education, New York University. For many years a teacher, principal, and supervisor in the schools of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Part-time instructor at Rutgers and Colum- bia Universities and at Pennsylvania State College. During the past thirteen years he has lectured in over two hundred colleges in the country, been active in the promotion of safety education in many States, and assisted in the preparation of over forty city and State courses of study. MISS H. LOUISE COTTRELL, A.M., Consultant in Safety Education, Public Schools, East Orange, N. J.,and a member of the staff of the Center for Safety Education, New York University. She has been a member of the summer faculty of the University of Delaware and 1s a monthly contributor to Safety Education. HOWARD G. DANFORD, A.M., Administrative Assist- ant and Instructor, Center for Safety Education, New York University. He has been director of physical education and recreation, Lima, Ohio, and director of health and physical education, Kansas City, Mo. He is co-author of Every pupil Safety Series and has written a number of articles for publi- cation on safety, health, and physical education. CHARLES C. HAWKINS, Pu.D., Research Associate, Center for Safety Education, New York University. He is a former member of the faculty of West Virginia State College and since 1935 has been actively engaged in research con- cerned with physiology, health, and testing as applied to education. He has contributed a number of papers to re- search and professional magazines. He will carry the work of the Center to Negro teacher-preparing institutions. MILTON D. KRAMER, A.M., Instructor in Safety Edu- cation, Center for Safety Education, New York University. He conducts the Center’s traffic-safety and driver-education program and is lecturer in the School of Education, New York University. He has lectured extensively on safety edu- cation and school shop safety. SCHEDULE OF SERVIGE AG ITAVIEIES New Englend Colleges Wig °*—— Bey Danford July 29-Aug.3 YF j NORTH Daxora ——— 62 ee oe x MINNESOTA | eee | July 29. j fe ae ae = > + WISCONSIN = — DSS s ES : SOUTH DAKOTA Cine Springfield | 6 . MICHIGAN ~ College, Danford 5 ’ Cottrell July 22-27 | | July 15-20 | $ Kramer : — ee July 22-27 fo —_——— ome © eee 10 i. _" NEBRASKA CRergistan a ceeay po J SERN ANIA Kramer ILLINOIS ee ae iw July 15-20 a —"Touo ~ eee 2 Cottrell i 1 Kramer rte aay July 22-27 \ July 29- L 2 : —— tack, Kramer \ Danford = eee: Washinton, D.C hington, D.C. brome missoun! July 1-13 * July 15 AARGIRUA oe ee ae j Hawkins [ ° Danford July 31- es ES A 46 | betes “Ee: June 4-10 | | ae iawn Te ee — - Hawkins TEM ae Seay ee ae TENNESSEE Xs June 12-14 j ee ee Stack June28—July2: ie soar Hawkins guy 17- el as = = A 7 T ALABAMA er \ Hawkins July 3-8 Hawkins June 19-24 outa CAROLINA ON Hawkirs June 14-17 i wississirr! Hawkins July 10-13] TTouisiana ‘ Danford June 23-29 — eee ee Kramer June 18-22 This map indicates the availability of various members of the staff of the New York University Center for Safety Education during the summer of 1940. In addition, Dr. Stack will be in California from July 15 to August ro. The trip by Dr. Hawkins will cover leading Negro colleges in Southern States. UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR (INTENSIVE COURSES Besides scheduling one- and two-day staff visits to colleges, the Center will codperate with three other universities in intensive two-week courses for supervisors and college instructors. One is to be established at New York University, June 1-14; a second in the south, June 17-24; a third in the middle west, July 1-13; a fourth in the far west, July 15-27. gO TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THESE INTENSIVE COURSES Information regarding the field work of the New York University Center or courses at the regional university centers can be secured from the CENTER FOR SAFETY BDUCATION - NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 20 WASHINGTON SQUARE NORTH * NEW YORK, N. Y. Mrse Sams is coming in to see you at 10:30 Tuesday morning about the Summer Session activitiese I have suggested to her that possibly the following hours could be worked out <<. ~ Women's office = 2 = 4 peme daily Pool - &= 6 peme MIF Playground: ‘- 9 peme daily This wold give: cher .26. ‘hours a = (at 36¢ an hour for 8 weeks would be $72.80). In addition, if we. have co-redreati onal swimming once or twice a week she would be needed at. the’ on probably an hour each any ee During Summer Session « Pool will be open for men from 4 to 6 pele on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Playground open every evening from 7 to 9 pelle First Round | AR RL RRNA June 23« Mepaieal Coleecater fo 11 my fasted a Cedimad Kachtalé 74, 1] 7