The Washington herald., 1922-01-10
EDWARDS SAYS
HE SELLS BRAINS
AS&HOOL HEAD
Replies to Critics on His
Connections With Es-
says and Pamphlets.

My business is honorable. ]
sell my brains TO others, just as
a lawyer sells his brains TO a eli
ent." said Daniel A. Edwards. pres
ident of the Board Of Education
OF Washington, defending himself
and the ethics Of his business
last night night against a food
of criticism from the Congressional
committee now discussing the pub
I:c school budget.
When questioned upon the rumor
that he will resign. he said he
would do nothing hastily. I will
look over the lay of the land be-
fore / come to any decision in re-
gard TO resigning." he said, add
ing that he would preside at the
next meeting of the Board Of Ed
ueation in Franklin School tomor-
row afternoon.
In answering the criticism against
his selling essays and recitations
for the use of teachers and chill
dren, President Edwards explained
that as he had, once been a rural
school boy and a teacher in coun-
try schools. he became interested
in helping them overcome the dim
culties experienced through lack OF
libraries and facilities to obtain in
formation on given subjects. The
Information Bureau was conducted
solely for them and has no con-
nection with the Washington pub
lie school system, he said.
Explains Pamphlet Preface.
Speaking of the printed criticisms
autobiographical preface to a pam
phlet on the Information Bureau
that he is a member of the Board
of Education, Mr.. Edwards said:
ITO state that il is wrong. moral
~ or otherwise. to name the post
tions I now hold would be to say
I could not write a truthful auto
biography. as important facts would
have to be omitted. Surely no one
would claim that in law or morals
such a course would be necessary
or even proper.
The biography of a Congressman
| that would omit saying that al
present he is a member of the
House of Representatives would be
| incomplete, TO say the least, yet
that would be on an exact par with
tne statement that in my biography
| should make no mention OF the
positions of trust and honor l now
hold" he continued.
The author of an arithmetic, a
history. or any other textbook, in
variably states on the title page
the position he holds or has held
whether he he Instructor. principal
or superintendent OF schools. Nc
one considers il unethical or un-
professional for him to do so. why
have I not the same right TO print
similar statement in my cata-
loEue?"
Aimed 10 Aid Educators.
To all critics who have said tha,
Mr.. Edwards aided eighth-grads
children to cheat" he has pre-.
pared a statement on the adver.
tised essays in which he claims
they were invented to help tho
ove1aNed country school superIn-
tendent in the preparation OF semes-
ter or commencement exercises.
In all the years we have been in
business. SO far as we know, VIC
nave never sold one paper to a
Washington pupil" he stated.
rue SesyCNAs Ol AnG SlEnln-ETa0c
papers. listed in the catalogue at
so cents each include Responses
for Class Day" by a seventh-grade
pupil: Address Presenting Diplo-
mas to Eighth-grade Pupils" 10y
atty to Teachers and Pupils in
School," Knocking" where the
seventh grade crIticises the eighth,
and "Bluffins fn School"
Nearly all of our school sales
are to superintendents OF schools,
principals OF high schools. presi-
dents of private schools and COL
leges and county superintendents.
We send our catalogues to all Of
them annually. We get very lit
tie trade FROM pupils" Edwards de-
clared.
@Secret Facts" Leak Ont.
The scoring of the president OF
the school board by the Congress