Fun on the Hill
A good example of how authority figures were represented in school readers. This Jerry and Jane story appeared in High Roads to Reading (c. 1932). By the 1930s, the "friendly policeman" was a stock character in British Columbia texbooks.
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Heedless of danger |
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A lucky escape |
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And a lesson for all of us! Be careful where you play, watch out for traffic, and obey the local policeman!
