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New Fandom, v. 1, issue 6, 1939

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NEW FANDOM, 27 

̲S̲O̲ ̲T̲H̲E̲Y̲ ̲S̲A̲Y̲ 

J̲A̲C̲K̲ ̲S̲P̲E̲E̲R̲, cops the "Best Letter of the Month" nod, the unmercifully out version of, which appears below:
     "Cover is great. Contents page cartoon unusual for Taurasi & good.... John W. Cambell [sic] is quite a deep thinker on science-fiction. His philosophizing makes engrossing reading.. You do me wrong, Sam. In "After 1939--What?" I distinctly took into account the probability of increased cooperation by professional editors. If you will glance over the article again, you will find that that was the mainspring of many whole prediction -- that and the resultant flood of new fans. [best?] spectacular prediction in your article is that of a professional fanmag being issued. However, I disagree on the result.. Gardner's analysis of s-f characters is another of those excellent features which earns NF the title of the Harper's Magazine of fandom...While the fight over Van Houten should have been discontinued before it got to the stage represented by "Oh, Unhappy Warior". It's not interesting at all.....Hop Pong fair... The Fantasy Record would definitely have a place in the official organ of such a general fan organization as I contemplate, but it doesn't look so good in New Fandom as long as NF aims to be a fan magazine of much the usual sort, only the best of the lot...Koenig's letter in So They Say calls for a bit of comment from me -- I refer to his "Some day we may be able to convince the youngsters not to take life and science-fiction so seriously". An Ethics student showed me a passage in his notebook once, which spoke of one of man's decisions being the place he shall occupy on the effort passivity scale (I don't have the right term, but that will serve). This choice is made by every individual, usually unconsciously, and having once determined, let us say, that he will take life as he finds it, he can't understand why people try so hard to achieve things they don't enjoy after they get them -- while those who choose the hard way, to make the most of their lives, look with scorn upon the ones who put forth little effort. ... Probably both types are equally happy; probably it's entirely a matter of makeup, not subject to much choice. But it's one of the most insurpassable stumbling blocks to understanding....Connecticut treads dangerous grounds. As Gambell once pointed out, words are frequently transferred from one part of speech for usage in another; I consider "tirades" and "guffaws" quite permissable as verbs. How about "valving" gas "bulbing" a camera, etc? (We always knew we were smart people...EDS)....Say the comments on the letters don't sound like you at all, but are still signed "Ed." By golly, now I know you're two people ! (Heh, heh. You belittle me when you accuse me of being a mere two people. I'm the man of a thousand moods and variations, yes sir, Jekyll & Hyde were amateurs compared to me...ED) Entire readers department very much enjoyed, B'way... Ley's article understandable the rather of secondary importance when you could be running on article on his BIS rocket by which we could fly to the moon, land, and come back --now! (And have to pay for it too...Ed)... Farsaci ends the argument, and the issue. And where, oh, where is the post WSFC number?" P̲A̲U̲L̲ ̲F̲R̲E̲E̲H̲A̲F̲E̲R̲, cops our friend ship as he exudes:
"The July issue of N̲e̲w̲ ̲F̲a̲n̲d̲o̲m̲ was forwarded to me yesterday. Thanks ever so much. The only real criticism I have of the issue is of its binding-- the organization should blow itself to a new stapler with larger fastners [sic].... I'll be looking forward to the Convention issue and to future issues. May N̲e̲w̲ ̲F̲a̲n̲d̲o̲m̲ find some new project worthy of its strength and carry it forward to a conclusion as successful as the convention! Best of Luck! (We've already annouc [sic] new project. ED

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NEW FANDOM, 27 ̲S̲O̲ ̲T̲H̲E̲Y̲ ̲S̲A̲Y̲ J̲A̲C̲K̲ ̲S̲P̲E̲E̲R̲, cops the "Best Letter of the Month" nod, the unmercifully out version of, which appears below: "Cover is great. Contents page cartoon unusual for Taurasi & good.... John W. Cambell [sic] is quite a deep thinker on science-fiction. His philosophizing makes engrossing reading.. You do me wrong, Sam. In "After 1939--What?" I distinctly took into account the probability of increased cooperation by professional editors. If you will glance over the article again, you will find that that was the mainspring of many whole prediction -- that and the resultant flood of new fans. [best?] spectacular prediction in your article is that of a professional fanmag being issued. However, I disagree on the result.. Gardner's analysis of s-f characters is another of those excellent features which earns NF the title of the Harper's Magazine of fandom...While the fight over Van Houten should have been discontinued before it got to the stage represented by "Oh, Unhappy Warior". It's not interesting at all.....Hop Pong fair... The Fantasy Record would definitely have a place in the official organ of such a general fan organization as I contemplate, but it doesn't look so good in New Fandom as long as NF aims to be a fan magazine of much the usual sort, only the best of the lot...Koenig's letter in So They Say calls for a bit of comment from me -- I refer to his "Some day we may be able to convince the youngsters not to take life and science-fiction so seriously". An Ethics student showed me a passage in his notebook once, which spoke of one of man's decisions being the place he shall occupy on the effort passivity scale (I don't have the right term, but that will serve). This choice is made by every individual, usually unconsciously, and having once determined, let us say, that he will take life as he finds it, he can't understand why people try so hard to achieve things they don't enjoy after they get them -- while those who choose the hard way, to make the most of their lives, look with scorn upon the ones who put forth little effort. ... Probably both types are equally happy; probably it's entirely a matter of makeup, not subject to much choice. But it's one of the most insurpassable stumbling blocks to understanding....Connecticut treads dangerous grounds. As Gambell once pointed out, words are frequently transferred from one part of speech for usage in another; I consider "tirades" and "guffaws" quite permissable as verbs. How about "valving" gas "bulbing" a camera, etc? (We always knew we were smart people...EDS)....Say the comments on the letters don't sound like you at all, but are still signed "Ed." By golly, now I know you're two people ! (Heh, heh. You belittle me when you accuse me of being a mere two people. I'm the man of a thousand moods and variations, yes sir, Jekyll & Hyde were amateurs compared to me...ED) Entire readers department very much enjoyed, B'way... Ley's article understandable the rather of secondary importance when you could be running on article on his BIS rocket by which we could fly to the moon, land, and come back --now! (And have to pay for it too...Ed)... Farsaci ends the argument, and the issue. And where, oh, where is the post WSFC number?" P̲A̲U̲L̲ ̲F̲R̲E̲E̲H̲A̲F̲E̲R̲, cops our friend ship as he exudes: "The July issue of N̲e̲w̲ ̲F̲a̲n̲d̲o̲m̲ was forwarded to me yesterday. Thanks ever so much. The only real criticism I have of the issue is of its binding-- the organization should blow itself to a new stapler with larger fastners [sic].... I'll be looking forward to the Convention issue and to future issues. May N̲e̲w̲ ̲F̲a̲n̲d̲o̲m̲ find some new project worthy of its strength and carry it forward to a conclusion as successful as the convention! Best of Luck! (We've already annouc [sic] new project. ED