school

so yesterday i saw a school bus and i wondered who decided on yellow? i think it was a good choice but who made the decision and why. well...technology today is able to help fuel my curiousity. turns out


Frank W. Cyr, Ph.D. (July 7, 1900 – August 1, 1995) was an American educator and author. As a specialist in rural education, he organized the United States' first national standards conference for school transportation in 1939, starting what became an ongoing cooperative effort by those building and operating school buses. One of the most memorable accomplishments of the conference was a move to develop and standardize a highly visible color for the buses and their markings to help identify them to other motorists. Afterwards, Dr. Cyr became known as the "Father of the Yellow School Bus."

and i also read that he was concerned because kids were riding to school in all sorts of vehicles. with the busing they are all going to the same place, and are easily spotted.

how cool is that? i still don't think buses are that safe because no seat belts but i have a good feeling they wouldn't be out there if they were unsafe. what a statement.

i really want to make another pop up book, but a more fancy one. the last one was okay, but i didn't get to utilize my how to make pop-up books, book. p.s. this book was not a pop up book, but how funny would that be? a pop up book on how to make pop up books. if i get really excellent at making pop up books, maybe i'll make a how to book. over spring break i have big plans, i need to do a lot of fun art things i can't do during the semester because there is just no time, no time at all.

maybe i should make a book about the school bus. it would be really short and probably boring as hell. but funny, i like funny.