United States History Hall of Fame Lutheran High School West 3850 Linden Road Rocky River, Ohio 44116 12/25/1962 To the committee of the USHHF, On this crisp Christmas morning I am writing a strongly worded letter concerning my belief that Horatio Alger Jr. should be in the United States History Hall of Fame. He was known for his incredible ability to write sensational stories. He was able to end up turning the middle class children into a type of hero. Horatio Jr. was born on January 13, 1832 to a minister by the name of Horatio Alger Sr. Horatio was a precocious child who was terribly near sited. His father decided he was not making enough salary to keep the running so he moved them to a little farm town about 25 minutes outside of Boston. His father started making money to meet the family’s needs so Horatio Jr was able to start attending Gates Academy, a local prep school. While attending Gates Academy Horatio finished his studies at age 15. He was already publishing minor works in local news papers. In July 1848 Alger passed the Harvard entrance examinations and was a member of the class of 1852. The only thing holding Alger back from being given ample opportunities was his heritage. In 1849 he became a professional writer when he sold two essays and a poem to the Pictorial National Library a Boston magazine. He came in 8th out of his class of 88 while graduating with honors. While a child he was unfortunately charged with familiarity “sexual with boys” within the church so basically he may or may not have been gay. This is the only blunder that he had in his young life. As an established writer Alger became particularly interested with the welfare of vagrant children that flooded New York City after the civil war. In January 1867 the first of twelve installments of Ragged Dick appeared in Student and Schoolmate (publishers). The story about a poor bootblack's rise to middle class was a huge success. It was expanded, and published as a
United States History Hall of Fame Lutheran High School West 3850 Linden Road Rocky River, Ohio 44116 12/25/1962 To the committee of the USHHF, On this crisp Christmas morning I am writing a strongly worded letter concerning my belief that Horatio Alger Jr. should be in the United States History Hall of Fame. He was known for his incredible ability to write sensational stories. He was able to end up turning the middle class children into a type of hero. Horatio Jr. was born on January 13, 1832 to a minister by the name of Horatio Alger Sr. Horatio was a precocious child who was terribly near sited. His father decided he was not making enough salary to keep the running so he moved them to a little farm town about 25 minutes outside of Boston. His father started making money to meet the family’s needs so Horatio Jr was able to start attending Gates Academy, a local prep school. While attending Gates Academy Horatio finished his studies at age 15. He was already publishing minor works in local news papers. In July 1848 Alger passed the Harvard entrance examinations and was a member of the class of 1852. The only thing holding Alger back from being given ample opportunities was his heritage. In 1849 he became a professional writer when he sold two essays and a poem to the Pictorial National Library a Boston magazine. He came in 8th out of his class of 88 while graduating with honors. While a child he was unfortunately charged with “sexual familiarity with boys” within the church so basically he may or may not have been gay. This is the only blunder that he had in his young life. As an established writer Alger became particularly interested with the welfare of vagrant children that flooded New York City after the civil war. In January 1867 the first of twelve installments of Ragged Dick appeared in Student and Schoolmate (publishers). The story about a poor bootblack's rise to middle class was a huge success. It was expanded, and published as a
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