Evening star., 1923-10-23
CARTER WELCOMES
TyPOTHETAE TOC|TY
President Writes Note of Fe-
Iicitation to Be Read at
Convention.

Despite reduction OF 1850 In per-
sonnel of the government printing Of
fee since the war. there are more
persons employed in that department
than in the combined printing houses
of any city of the United States, with
the exception of five. George II. Car
ter, public printer. today declared in
an address of welcome at the open
ing session of the thirty-seventh an
nual convention of the United Ty-t
pothetae of America at the Willard
Hotel.
Mr.. Carter outlined the huge
amount of work done in a year at
the establishment of which he is head
and the simplification and standardi-
cation of the printing plant products.
He said that after a lapse of thirty
years the apprenticeship system
again has been established in the
government printing office.
Mr.. Carter eulogized President
Harding, and the entire convention
stood in silence for one minute in
tribute to the late President.
The speaker also read a message
from President Coolidge to be read
at the convention, which follows:
II shall be most appreciative If you
VIII deliver to those who will gather
for these most significant meetings
my felicitationS and good wishes.
Printing and bookbinding have come
truly to be two of the fine arts upon
which the public Is more dependent
for the maintenance of it's culture
and its intellectual standards than
perhaps any other of the arts
Naturally, they have attracted the
interest and talents of a great group
Of the finest people in the country.
Their annual gatherings are. there
fore, of particular interest. l hope
the conventions in Washington will
be marked by a full realization of
hopes for benefits to these crafts.
Very truly yours.
(Signed) CALVIN COOLIDGE"
Other addresses were made by Will
liam John Eynon, past president of
fhe national body and president of
w. Gage, treasurer of the U. T. A.;
John Linton Engle, president of the
U. T. A; w. A. Durgin, chief simpli-
flcation division. bureau of standards;
sentative. u. T. A. and Judge Ninian
H. Welch, Chicago. Ill.
Several divisions and committees
will meet this afternoon. and tonight
there will be an informal reception
and ball to. the visitors at the Will
lard by the U. T. A. and the Typothe-
tae of Washington.
81 am a great believer In organized
team athletics and In all forms of
wholesome athletics, but there should
be, in addition, an opportunity for all
the children in a school to get proper
! physical exercise and development"
declared William Mather Lewis presi-
dent of George Washington Univer-
sity. In an address before the visiting
| secretaries of the United Typothetae
of America, at banquet held at the
Willard Hotel last night.
Teams Are Beneficial.
DR.. Lewis declared that organized
the physical development of the entire
student body Of school.
"One of the great problems OF today
Is the economic education of the
youth" DR.. Lewis declared. Simple
principles of finance should be taught
to the pupils in the elementary grades.
At present, the student does not take
| up the study of economics until he is
| in high school, and vast number OF
children never reach high school,
and therefore go through life without
any knowledge of these principles"
DR.. Lewis urged that children be
| taught "the value of the dollar" 'the
dignity of hard labor" "the joy of
doing a workmanlike job
Speaking OF George Washington
| stitutions of Its Kind would help
| raise the standard of education
| throughout the country, as 1t made
possible the college education of
| those who would not have had the
opportunity because of the fact that
they had to continue earning their
| living at the same time.
Urges Attractive Bible.
The improvement in the appear
| ance of the Bible in order to make Ii
| more salable and thus increase the
number of readers was also urged by
| the speaker.
Following the banquet the beauties
| of Washington and its history were
| explained by Charles Colfax Long in
! an illustrated lecture. He pointed
1 out the reasons why the Capital City
| was the shrine of the nation. A mu-
steal program also was provided.