. >> my name is kelly, i'm a representative of the robert louis stevenson school. president mendoza: again, we will need to keep your voice is down. if you will have a conversation, step outside and be respectful to the speakers. >> as i was saying, i am representing all of the parents for the students that go to the robert louis stevenson school. we have a problem in the school because one of the teachers is absent 70% of the year. imagine what you would do if you have a problem teacher like that attending school. all of the parents are worried right now because she is coming back this year. all of the students, parents, they are scared that the students might be assigned to her class. students and parents deal with different substitutes [unintelligible] they deserve to be taught by teachers that are good role models. we're not sure if she is physically ill or mentally ill because we are not doctors. for a person to be absent 70% of the year, it is not really inconsistent. the packet that you are holding in your hand right now, these are the samples of the parent'

did he ever meet robert louis stevenson? yes, indeed. very fond of stevenson. did not know him for long. basically it is he and mark twain you come up with this idea of the submerged audience. he talks about they're discussing this in washington square in new york. stevenson is out there. he has to stay warm. he liked him, did not have of long correspondence with him, unfortunately. >> can you talk of a bit more about submerged audience? it is an interesting concept. >> you can read it for yourself. don't rely on my summary. the section, the very beginning of the final form. basically he proposes, he talks about this person who has published all kinds of practical books, how they do this, piano playing, very practical books which he discovered that sell in enormous quantities. he discovered this from a book seller. he had never heard of this kind. the editors figured out this is not davis, but a guy named dick. all kinds of practical books that sold in the millions. the idea is that this is someone who was unknown to the normal world, if you will, the popular w