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Philcon News, issue 1, February 1947
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Philcon Policy Several things are required of a science fiction convention: The delegates should have a good time. The delegates should find it worth their while to come to the convention from long distances. There should be plenty of opportunity for meeting fans, engaging in fangab, and conducting horse-trading among the collectors. There should be a fast moving program which will stimulate the mind, and make the onlooker feel that science fiction fans are indeed unusual people who can do unusual things. This is what we intend of the Philcon. As we have said repeatedly in the past, this is not merely a show put on by the PSFS for the entertainment of fandom. This is a convent-ion of fandom as a whole, and we intent that fandom as a whole shall be an intimate part of the program. Our thoughts on the program have materialized up to this point: We intend that the program will be more like a convention of the American Chemical Society then of the American Legion. We intend to spend maximum of time on the presentation of short papers on the literary and scientific aspects of fantasy fiction. To that end, we urge that those fans who have pet topics which they would like to present as a paper should get in touch with the Convention Chairman and make arrangements for the presentation. You can see the opportunities for a symposium on science fiction such as has never been attained before, If a sufficient number of papers are "Authors of Fantasy", "Collecting Fantasy", and "The Science Behind Science Fiction". Also on the blueprints are the program of fantasy music, and the exhibit of fantasy art which have previously been announced. So far we have three promises of original music, and two promises of art, but we need more and more. See the Chairman about this if you have some-thing. His address is 2113 N. Franklin Street, Phila., Pa. It has been our observation in the past that secrecy concerning plans for conventions produces the effect of defeating its own purposes. For that reason, we intend to discuss in these pages various questions concerning the convention so as to save trouble in the future. The first of these burning questions is: should we have a costume party? Several of the local fans are in favor of it, but after witnessing such costume parties of the past, ye chairman has his doubts. Firstly, about 20% of the attendance bother to make a costume, while the others stand around forlornly. Secondly, these parties have a habit of degenerating into painfully dull affairs. Even Walt Daugherty,
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Philcon Policy Several things are required of a science fiction convention: The delegates should have a good time. The delegates should find it worth their while to come to the convention from long distances. There should be plenty of opportunity for meeting fans, engaging in fangab, and conducting horse-trading among the collectors. There should be a fast moving program which will stimulate the mind, and make the onlooker feel that science fiction fans are indeed unusual people who can do unusual things. This is what we intend of the Philcon. As we have said repeatedly in the past, this is not merely a show put on by the PSFS for the entertainment of fandom. This is a convent-ion of fandom as a whole, and we intent that fandom as a whole shall be an intimate part of the program. Our thoughts on the program have materialized up to this point: We intend that the program will be more like a convention of the American Chemical Society then of the American Legion. We intend to spend maximum of time on the presentation of short papers on the literary and scientific aspects of fantasy fiction. To that end, we urge that those fans who have pet topics which they would like to present as a paper should get in touch with the Convention Chairman and make arrangements for the presentation. You can see the opportunities for a symposium on science fiction such as has never been attained before, If a sufficient number of papers are "Authors of Fantasy", "Collecting Fantasy", and "The Science Behind Science Fiction". Also on the blueprints are the program of fantasy music, and the exhibit of fantasy art which have previously been announced. So far we have three promises of original music, and two promises of art, but we need more and more. See the Chairman about this if you have some-thing. His address is 2113 N. Franklin Street, Phila., Pa. It has been our observation in the past that secrecy concerning plans for conventions produces the effect of defeating its own purposes. For that reason, we intend to discuss in these pages various questions concerning the convention so as to save trouble in the future. The first of these burning questions is: should we have a costume party? Several of the local fans are in favor of it, but after witnessing such costume parties of the past, ye chairman has his doubts. Firstly, about 20% of the attendance bother to make a costume, while the others stand around forlornly. Secondly, these parties have a habit of degenerating into painfully dull affairs. Even Walt Daugherty,
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