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Mr. Mayor, the mention by you of the name under which I have been in the habit of writing suggests that I may say now what I had on my mind, but did not intend to utter on this occasion. MISTER MAYOR THE MENTION BY YOU OF THE NAME UNDER WHICH I HAVE BEEN IN THE HABIT OF WRITING SUGGESTS THAT I MAY SAY NOW WHAT I HAD ON MY MIND BUT DID NOT INTEND TO UTTER ON THIS OCCASION
s, I am better known than by my real name. I am willing to acknowledge that I have written a great many stories for young people. And here I wish to say--what may perhaps surprise some of this audience--that I fully approve of and indorse all that Mr. Greenough, the President of the Board of Trustees of the Library, has said in his very able and instructive address, in regard to a proper supervision of the reading of the girls and boys. It was only the other day that one of the ablest and most successful masters of the public schools in this part of the city told me that he did not regard the establishment of public libraries in our towns and cities as wholly a benefit and a blessing to the communities, for the reason that some of them supply the young with books of doubtful tendency. I am glad, therefore, to know that the management of our public libraries and the selection of the books are in the hands of those who are fully awake to the responsibilities of their important positions.  NAME WHICH PERHAPS I AM BETTER KNOWN THAN MY REAL NAME I AM WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE WRITTEN A GREAT MANY STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND HERE I WISH TO SAY WHAT MAY PERHAPS SURPRISE SOME OF THIS AUDIENCE THAT I FULLY APPROVE OF AND INDORSE ALL THAT MISTER GREENAUGH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LIBRARY HAS SAID IN HIS VERY ABLE AND INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS IN REGARD TO A PROPER SUPERVISION OF THE READING OF THE GIRLS AND BOYS IT WAS ONLY THE OTHER DAY THAT ONE OF THE ABLEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL MASTERS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THIS PART OF THE CITY TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT REGARD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN OUR TOWNS AND CITIES AS WHOLLY A BENEFIT AND A BLESSING TO THE COMMUNITIES FOR THE REASON THAT SOME OF THEM SUPPLY THE YOUNG WITH BOOKS OF DOUBTFUL TENDENCY I AM GLAD THEREFORE TO KNOW THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE SELECTION OF BOOKS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE FULLY AWAKE TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR IMPORTANT POSITIONS
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