- Title: F-A5324
- Summary: SAFETY ON THE STREET: INFORMATION OF STREET SAFETY IS PRESENTED AS A STORY ABOUT RIVALRY BETWEEN TWO EARLY 1950s SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR A PLACE ON THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL. TRYING IN THE SCHOOL ELECTION, THEY PARTICIPATE IN SAFETY DEMONSTRATION CONTEST. POINTS DEMONSTRATED INCLUDE, PROPER CROSSING PLACES, RIGHT WAYS TO WATCH TRAFFIC, SAFE CORNERS FOR CROSSING. ETC. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IS ADDRESSED. SAFETY EDUCATION.
- Description:03:52:08 - OLDER SISTER WALKS YOUNG BROTHER TO SCHOOL. HOLDS HIM BACK AT CURB. LECTURES HIM ABOUT STANDING IN THE STREET. EARLY 1950s CHILDREN'S FASHIONS 03:52:33 - OLDER BROTHER WALKS YOUNGER SISTER TO SCHOOL. BOY LECTURES SISTER. 1950s SEXISM "GIRLS SURE HAVE TO BE TOLD THINGS". SISTER FOLLOWS OLDER BROTHER'S ADVICE. DON'T CROSS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. 03:52:56 - FEMALE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD HOLDS KIDS BACK UNTIL SAFE TO CROSS THE STREET. KIDS HOPE THEY MADE IT ON THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL "GOSH I HOPE I DID" STUDENTS CROSS THE STREET 03:53:12 - SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD WITH RESULTS OF SAFETY PATROL ELECTION JUDY AND FRED TIED IN THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL ELECTION 03:53:22 - STUDENTS MEET WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE SAFETY PATROL AND THE FACULTY SPONSOR. SCHOOL MEETING. HAVE TO DECIDE A WINNER OUT OF THE TWO WHO TIED. 03:55:25 - BATTLE OF THE SEXES. BOY SAYS HE CAN DO ANYTHING BETTER THAN THE GIRL. GIRL SAYS THERE ISN'T ANYTHING BOY CAN DO JUST AS WELL 03:55:42 - EARLY 1950s POLICE DEPARTMENT EXTERIOR, SIGN 03:55:45 - AAA PAMPHLET. AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 03:55:48 - BOY ENTERS SHOP WITH AAA POSTER IN WINDOW 03:55:53 - MAILMAN DELIVERS MAIL. HANDS GIRL MAIL 03:55:57 - BOY STUDIES IN HIS ROOM AT NIGHT 03:56:01 - GIRL IN BED STUDIES FOR SCHOOL 03:56:05 - CU BOY READING 1950s SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL MANUAL 03:56:10 - PARENTS HELP THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEIR HOMEWORK. 03:56:17 - BOY WALKING TO SCHOOL. GOOD BOY LOOKS BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET. 03:56:24 - GIRL WALKING TO SCHOOL CROSSING STREET AT CORNER. LOOKS BOTH WAYS 03:56:37 - TRAFFIC COP DIRECTS TRAFFIC WHISTLE IN HIS MOUTH 03:56:44 - ECU TRAFFIC LIGHT LIGHT CHANGES FROM RED TO GREEN 03:56:49 - 1950s SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL CROSSING GUARD 03:56:54 - CU STOP SIGN. TRAFFIC SIGNS. 03:56:57 - MOTHER AND FRIEND WORKING ON A QUILT. SON COMES HOME FROM MOTHER. BUSY BOY. MOTHER SAYS "GOODNESS I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM ALL WEEK" 03:57:10 - KIDS LEAVING SCHOOL BUILDING, WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL 03:57:18 - GIRL LEANING ON BUILDING STUDYING AT THE LAST MINUTE. TEACHER COMES OUT, MEETS GIRL 03:57:26 - KIDS ARE TESTED FOR A SPOT ON THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL. RIGHT WAY TO CROSS STREET. LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING. TESTER WRITES ON NOTE PAD. 03:57:53 - PEDESTRIANS CROSS THE STREET WITH TRAFFIC POLICEMAN 03:58:03 - SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL GUARD HOLDS STUDENTS BACK UNTIL SAFE TO CROSS THE STREET. 03:58:09 - MAN AND BOY CROSS STREET WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT. CU TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGES FROM RED TO GREEN. PEDESTRIANS STOP IN MIDDLE OF THE STREET FOR TURNING CAR. 03:58:30 - CAR STOPS AT STOP SIGN, THEN PROCEEDS 03:58:34 - GIRL AND WOMAN WALKING STOP AT T-INTERSECTION. TEACHER WRITES ON NOTE PAD. 03:58:46 - GIRL RUNS AND STOPS GIRLS FROM JUMPING ROPE IN THE STREET. DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR. 03:59:02 - TEACHER TAKES NOTES WRITES ON NOTE PAD. IMPRESSED WITH GIRL. 03:59:05 - BOY AND MAN APPROACH BOYS PLAYING FOOTBALL ACROSS SIDEWALK. BOY STOPS BOY FROM DASHING OUT BETWEEN PARKED CARS INTO THE STREET. BOY THROWS FOOTBALL ACROSS STREET 03:59:26 - 1950s GIRLS ROLLER SKATING ON SIDEWALK. BOY STOPS THEM BEFORE THEY CROSS THE STREET WITHOUT TAKING OFF THEIR ROLLER SKATES DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR. GIRLS TAKE OFF ROLLER SKATES BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET. BOY GETS EXTRA POINTS FROM TEACHER. WRITES ON NOTE PAD 03:59:51 - TEACHER CORRECTS GIRL TAKING SAFETY TEST. WALKING ON ROAD WITH NO SIDEWALK. CORRECT SIDE TO WALK ON IS THE LEFT SIDE FACING TRAFFIC. GIRL LOSES POINTS ON SAFETY TEST 04:00:09 - GIRL POINTS, STOPS AND TALKS TO TEACHER. TEACHER IMPRESSED. ADDS UP GIRL'S SCORE ON NOTE PAD. TAKING SAFETY TEST. 91 POINTS 04:00:34 - TEACHER ADDS UP BOY'S SAFETY TEST SCORE. 04:00:40 - IN CLASSROOM. TEACHER ANNOUNCES WINNER OF THE SAFETY CONTEST TWO STUDENTS TIED AGAIN. BOY HAS AN IDEA. BOY WHISPERS IN TEACHER'S EAR. TEACHER SMILES, LIKES THE IDEA. 04:01:16 - BOY SAFETY PATROL GUARD 04:01:24 - GIRL SAFETY PATROL GUARD. BOTH GOT TO BE ON THE SAFETY PATROL 04:01:27 - MAN AND BOY CROSS THE STREET 04:01:36 - GIRL LOOKS BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET 04:01:42 - GIRLS JUMPING ROPE IN THE STREET MOVE TO SAFER LOCATION 04:01:46 - GIRLS BEND DOWN TO TAKE OFF ROLLER SKATES 04:01:48 - TRAFFIC COP DIRECTS TRAFFIC 04:01:54 - SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL CROSSING GUARD HOLDS PEDESTRIANS BACK UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO CROSS THE STREET 04:01:57 - ECU TRAFFIC LIGHT RED TO GREEN LIGHT CHANGES 04:01:59 - CU STOP SIGN. TRAFFIC SIGNS 04:02:01 - SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD SAFETY PATROL SASH GUARD HOLDS KIDS BACK UNTIL SAFE TO CROSS 04:02:08 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1951
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: F-A5324