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Horizons, v. 6, issue 2, whole no. 21, December 1944
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Horizons 21 whenever, generally speaking, the ng and nd sounds are preceded in speech by a vowel. Probably [Yhos?] hadn't yet progressed in his studies to disjointed prefixes and suffixes, which would come in very handy in shortype. Capitalizing to represent them would be most simple I suppose since the typewriter is one-dimentional. Finally, abbreviations and shortcuts would be utilized far more. Following a a Gregg dictionary would probably be the best bet, remembering to run together common wordgroups without spacing, when for instance a pronoun is followed by a form of the verb "to be" or a preposition and article come together. izbgl tse u is much easier to write than i z b gl to se u, and just as clear to a person who knew shorthand. The whole idea, though , would seem useful primarily for copying, for instance, on the typer something from a book or magazine or for communication between two persons who knew the system. Its one tremendous advantage over shorthand is that notes could be transcribed by persons other than the writer. Oh, yes, and I and many another couldn't use your symbol for sh even if we liked it, for the cents sign is missing from lots of typers. Browsings: An extra-special treat every mailing. "The World Behind the Moon" is one of the most remarkable stenciling jobs I've ever seen. And whenever I think I get quite a bit of reading accomplished, I recall to mind J.Michael and am thoroughly squelched! Light: Length of comment doesn't indicate how much a publication was liked, ol' bhoy; look at how cursory were the mentions of "Memoirs of a Superfluous Fans", yet most of us thought it one of the top mailing items. The handwriting analysis has been done before, in Southern Star, and maybe elsewhere. Someday an interesting story will be told, about that "Stroke of Twelve" ms. listed for future publication in Light. I'd be glad to write said story, except that I know nothing the ms. 's whereabouts before I accepted for Spaceways in 1938. The Mad Muse: Best of the poetry books circulated via FAPA so far, I believe. Gray doesn't aim so high, but usually manages to hit the mark. Omitting "Noon" from the table of contents was mos exasperating, after the mention of it in the introduction. Beyond: Rosco is nominated as least appreciated FAPA member. This is another swell issue. James Stephens sounds worth investigating; "The Demigods" makes two fantasies by him which I have knowledge. "In Noonland" is good Poe. The Slam Shackers could make their greatest contribution to fandom by revealing the photostencil process; I'da sworn this cover was lithoed. Fantasy Fiction Field Presents--: I'd still like to see Julie come up with something original, though this was appreciated. Burroughs stuff valuable, though horribly unorganized. The Fantasy Amateur: My remarks on the various disputes could run to 5,000 words; I'll boil them down and say that: Proposed article 13 nasty for inclusion of its rider, though I voted yes on the theory that the dirt must go immediately. Article changes silly: if the mailing goes out when it's supposed to, it only grazes the beginning of the Christmas rush, and may in fact be expedited because some postoffices put on their extra help on December 1. On the other hand, the January mailing would mean that every publisher would have to get his stuff mailed to the official editor around December 20, right smack in the midst of the real rush. Agreed that Article 12 needs the clarification, but I'd like to see a voting requirement, as the Los Angeles group suggests, tacked on. Don't like the appointing of DAW to three posts; it's suspiciously close to a Futurian effort to gain a permanent stranglehold on FAPA affairs. Laureate awards screwy; I agree that Stanley deserves the best-in-mailings award, but it doesn't make sense, he not being listed in the other six groups which cover every individual FAPA activity. If the critics are to be retained, they should publish their effusions at their own expense: it's silly to spend FAPA money on it, when it could be used for a worthy idea like the annual index. Other notes: How about dating all messages henceforth? It would have cleared up the [Deglen?] vote tangle this time. Please, was it Bill or Everett Evans who got the sec-treas vote? I think posterity might be curious. And why have a vice-president as judiciary, if Doc is going to make the final dcisions, as he did on the Degler incident? '' Postmailing must, darn it, run this over to another page. I feel like ignoring it.
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Horizons 21 whenever, generally speaking, the ng and nd sounds are preceded in speech by a vowel. Probably [Yhos?] hadn't yet progressed in his studies to disjointed prefixes and suffixes, which would come in very handy in shortype. Capitalizing to represent them would be most simple I suppose since the typewriter is one-dimentional. Finally, abbreviations and shortcuts would be utilized far more. Following a a Gregg dictionary would probably be the best bet, remembering to run together common wordgroups without spacing, when for instance a pronoun is followed by a form of the verb "to be" or a preposition and article come together. izbgl tse u is much easier to write than i z b gl to se u, and just as clear to a person who knew shorthand. The whole idea, though , would seem useful primarily for copying, for instance, on the typer something from a book or magazine or for communication between two persons who knew the system. Its one tremendous advantage over shorthand is that notes could be transcribed by persons other than the writer. Oh, yes, and I and many another couldn't use your symbol for sh even if we liked it, for the cents sign is missing from lots of typers. Browsings: An extra-special treat every mailing. "The World Behind the Moon" is one of the most remarkable stenciling jobs I've ever seen. And whenever I think I get quite a bit of reading accomplished, I recall to mind J.Michael and am thoroughly squelched! Light: Length of comment doesn't indicate how much a publication was liked, ol' bhoy; look at how cursory were the mentions of "Memoirs of a Superfluous Fans", yet most of us thought it one of the top mailing items. The handwriting analysis has been done before, in Southern Star, and maybe elsewhere. Someday an interesting story will be told, about that "Stroke of Twelve" ms. listed for future publication in Light. I'd be glad to write said story, except that I know nothing the ms. 's whereabouts before I accepted for Spaceways in 1938. The Mad Muse: Best of the poetry books circulated via FAPA so far, I believe. Gray doesn't aim so high, but usually manages to hit the mark. Omitting "Noon" from the table of contents was mos exasperating, after the mention of it in the introduction. Beyond: Rosco is nominated as least appreciated FAPA member. This is another swell issue. James Stephens sounds worth investigating; "The Demigods" makes two fantasies by him which I have knowledge. "In Noonland" is good Poe. The Slam Shackers could make their greatest contribution to fandom by revealing the photostencil process; I'da sworn this cover was lithoed. Fantasy Fiction Field Presents--: I'd still like to see Julie come up with something original, though this was appreciated. Burroughs stuff valuable, though horribly unorganized. The Fantasy Amateur: My remarks on the various disputes could run to 5,000 words; I'll boil them down and say that: Proposed article 13 nasty for inclusion of its rider, though I voted yes on the theory that the dirt must go immediately. Article changes silly: if the mailing goes out when it's supposed to, it only grazes the beginning of the Christmas rush, and may in fact be expedited because some postoffices put on their extra help on December 1. On the other hand, the January mailing would mean that every publisher would have to get his stuff mailed to the official editor around December 20, right smack in the midst of the real rush. Agreed that Article 12 needs the clarification, but I'd like to see a voting requirement, as the Los Angeles group suggests, tacked on. Don't like the appointing of DAW to three posts; it's suspiciously close to a Futurian effort to gain a permanent stranglehold on FAPA affairs. Laureate awards screwy; I agree that Stanley deserves the best-in-mailings award, but it doesn't make sense, he not being listed in the other six groups which cover every individual FAPA activity. If the critics are to be retained, they should publish their effusions at their own expense: it's silly to spend FAPA money on it, when it could be used for a worthy idea like the annual index. Other notes: How about dating all messages henceforth? It would have cleared up the [Deglen?] vote tangle this time. Please, was it Bill or Everett Evans who got the sec-treas vote? I think posterity might be curious. And why have a vice-president as judiciary, if Doc is going to make the final dcisions, as he did on the Degler incident? '' Postmailing must, darn it, run this over to another page. I feel like ignoring it.
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