Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10

Mrs. George w. Pepper 1r. BACK rO'
and r. $. Paul.
the thoughts are used and different
language supplied. We do not know
what use is to be made of these ad-
dresses nor do we inquire. We are
simply authors and publishers. No
one would question our right to print
these addresses in book form and
sell them to all who wanted to buy
them or hold us responsible for the
use the purchasers made Of them. The
same is true where they are gold one
at a time. 1t would be ridiculous to
say an author should be held re-
sponsible for the use made OF MS
compositions.
Compared With Libraries.
Most schools in small places have
special exercises every Friday after
noon and at the close of the school
term. Owing to the difficulty OF Sc
curing material, little of the enter
Of the pupils. Ma:,y young children
have never seen or heard sa!uta-
tory. valedictory or other address
of this nature. By reading one they
will readily understand what IS DE,
sired. and write whatever Is reaulrso
suitable to their own school and to the
occasion. If it is. wrong Tor young
people to have help along these lines,
then it is wrong to have in the IL,
brary books containing oratlons anu
essays. Copying one OF our ora.ions
or copying one from book would De
on exactly the same basis. We claim
the right to print and sell addresses
to any one who wants to buy them
and only the purchasers are respon-
sible for their use.
"Criticism has been made OF the 1act
that in the catalogue OF the ColuH,
bian information bureau 1t is stated
that l am a trustee of the Carnegie
Library and a member OF the board OF
education in the District of Columbia
In each of the catalogues which we
have published in the last twenty
years there appears a short biography
of myself and of my brother. VINO IS
my partner in business. II there is
anything improper about naming IN a
, biography the various positions ni. n, .t OF
past or holds at present, then there
| is room for criticism.
IF, on the contrary, every man has
right to print the actual facts
about himself, then surely I have act
! that 1t Is wrong. morally or other
wise, to name the positions I now hold
would be to say I could not write a
truthful autobiography. as important
no one would claim that in law or
morals such course would be neces-
sary or even proper.
THE biography of congressman
that would omit saying that at present
he is a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives would be incomplete. to say
the least, yet that would be on an ex-
act par with the statement that in my
biography I should make no mention
of the positions of trust and honor
now hold.
! THE author of an arithmetic. a his
tory, or any other text book, invariably
states on the title page the position
he holds or has held, whether he be in
structor, principal or superintendent
of schools. No one considers it I'M
ethical or unprofessional for him to
believe 1t is proper to use these ad-
dresses with school children, 1T Is the
best evidence that they are well writ
ten and serve the purpose lot "nich
they are intended.
Printed in Book Form.
Some time we may print these ad-
dresses In book form, and no SEN
sible person would say that we did
not have the right to sell the book to
any one who wanted it. and no one
would claim that we should be held
responsible for the use made of any
address printed in it. If it Is proper
to sell a book filed with addresses,
then surely there is nothing wrong
to sell one of the addresses separate
ly, There are on the marke. scores
OF books filled with essays. orations
and poems for children of all ages.
Our papers are for the very same pur-
pose and should be considered in the
same light.
Library Of Washington. In there we
have a children's department which
has all kinds Of books for pupils OF
containing orations and essays of the
same kind we write. and we encour-
age the children to go to that library
and use any book that will be OF as
sistance to them in securing an edu-
cation. If a child was asked to write
an grafton 1t might go to this library
and copy it. thus cheating.
| "As president of the school board
and a trustee of that library would
any one say that should try to pre-
vent children from using any BOOKS
they wish to use In advancing tneir
Then when we prepare and place on
| the market orations of the same ma
ture as those contained in the library
| should I be held responsible for the
use made of them by those who pur-
chase them? Every fair person will
"rhe value of a thing can best be
appreciated by those who use it. We
do a large business with the general
public, but this does not seem to be
| questioned. Nearly all of our school
saies are to superintendents of
schools, principals of high schools
presidents Of private schools and col
ieges and county superintendent. We
send our catalogues to all Of them
annually. We get very little trade
from pupils.
ave deal with many thousands OF
| these men each year and have heard
oniy words of approval from them.
When these trained educators do SO
why have I not the same right to
print a similar statement in my cata-
Fl am sure we are conducting an
honorable business and doing 1t in a
perfectly honorable way and that
many thousands of people. including
school children. are being benefited
| by it."
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