Show alger aiger stories are read wo more NEW YORK the man whose lame symbolized an entire era in kmer american ican history has faded into ob ivion the man horatio alger jr chose tales once made him a child lood hero is practically unknown io new york boys and girls from the ahe ages ot of 8 to 14 a recent poll disclosed Us lis closed ninety two yer cent ot of the mem jers of the seven boys and girls sponsored in new york by the childrens aid society a total of children reported that they never had heard of alger less than I 1 per cent admitted having read any of his books in fact the survey showed only 60 per cent of the children read books and most of them preferred comic books the society claims a close rela with alger abger tor for li he olice once lived at its newsboys lodging ho house use |