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THURSDAY, MAy N. Is71.

THUKsDAY, MAY N. 1s71.
Aserea. ssefety fer steel Tr~ss-
ing. wAshinfton Chapter. Hotel
Harrington. this evening. 9
o'clock Theory and Practice in
ouenching Large Locomotive,
ForgfnEs.- by Lawford H Fry.
superintendent Of product, Stand
ard Steel Works. Burnham. Pa.
and Heat Treatment Of Ordnance
ForginEs." by Paul Z. Mckinney.
metaIlurgist. L. S. Naval Gun
Factory, Washington d. C
auspices Of the National Research
Council. 1871 Massachusetts ave-
nue.. today, 10 q m Opening ad-
dresses by H L. Howe and
Georre W. Spier Symposium on
The Scarcity Of wstchmzkers
and Means for Overcoming the
Shortage" z:30 y. m, symposium
on Means for Stabilizing the
Matchmaking Profession" 8 .. m-
reception TO visiting members Of
the conference by the jewelers.
section, Merchants and Asnufac-
turers Association of Washington
at Hotel Raleigh
CONFERENCE CONSIDERS GREAT
SHORTAGE OF wATCHMAkERS
Means to remedy the great short
age of watchmakers In this country
will be considered at the horolog1-
cal conference 10 be held here to-
day and Friday under the auspices
Of the National Research Council
A survey of the situation just made
shows that there are about 1000
expert watchmakers too few, and
that there are only about 10000 20
supply the factories and the $4,000
jewelry stores OF the country
AS was shown during the war
when many expert vstchmAkers
were drafted for use as fne me
chanics for scientific instrument
making, the Matchmaking industry
is of great Importance during q
war emergency" DR.. H E Howe. Of
the National Research Council,
points out. in explaining that the
conference will probably take the
first steps toward the establishment
of a National Theological Institute,
which by working in close agree
ment with the trade. schools and
government will establish the
standards Of the horological work
in this country in the same way as
the national institutes OF Switzer-
land and England
As a means of overcoming the
scarcity OF watchmskers, most Of
whom up to now have come from
abroad. there will be considered the
possibility Of providing curricula in
the public manual training schools
that will interest the students in
becoming htted for Matchmaking.
The conference Will also discuss the
relation to the general situation Of
higher schools at which the skill
and knowledge necessary for the
exacting work will be acquired.
Matchmaking win soon be q
profession, not a trade" declares
George W. Spier. curator Of watches
Of the National Museum and promi-
nent ieweler of this city. The
feasibility OF certifying wstchmak-
ing and how this may be accom-
plished is TO be considered. and
steps toward the giving OF degrees
in horologicsl engineering will be
discussed. Schools for the teaching
of Matchmaking are fast causing
the apprenticeship method Of learn
ing Matchmaking to be abandoned,
and the proposed linking Of the
public school system with the teach
ing Of this work will doom the un-
necessarily long days Of apprentice
learning. Among those interested
in the education and increase Of in
terest in matchmaking who VIII
speak at the conference are John ].
Bowman. director Of Bowman Tech
nicsl School. Lancaster. Pa: A. T.
Westlake, dean of horological de-
partment Bradley Polytechnic In
stitute, Peoria. III: r. c. Daniel.
principal Of the Mckinley Manual
Training High School. Washington.
n. c: R. T. Fisher and Robert ].
Fuller Of the Federal Board for Vo-
cational Education. Washington. n.
G; +. F. Lilley. dean Of the New
England jewelers. Institute. Mil
ford. Mass; W. T. Rawden. Of the
United States Bureau Of Education.
Washington. n. c. and W. Calver
Moore, OF the Keystone Publishing
Company. Philadelphia. Watch
manufacturers and the trade will he
represented by Robert F. Nsttsn.
editor Of the Jewellers Circular
New York City: z. A. March, OF the
waltham Watch Company. wal
than. Mass; Tell r. Nushaum. OF
the Hamilton Watch Company. Ian
caster. Pa, and Ferd. T. Nsschka,
Tiffany and Company. New York
City.