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Southern Star, v. 1, issue 3, August 1941
Page 9
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Handwriting On the Wall by Joseph Gilbert Forrest J. Ackerman "Complicated" is the word for Forrie. Easily analyzed in some respects, exceptionally difficult to understand in others, fandom's number one face is in many ways similar to one of those diablocal little wire puzzles — so deceptively simple in appearance, yet almost impossible to crack unless one has the key. And the key to Ackerman's true psychology is likely to remain solely in his possession, unknown and unknowable, save in its more superficial aspects, to any but himself. He is a cultured person with innate good taste. His thoughts and ideas are well-defined, and his hand shows mental clarity as well as a desire for harmony in his surroundings. It is not likely that Forrie can apprach a job unless everything is neatly in its place and in tood order. He is versatile, artistic, with a rather nice feeling for balance and proportion. He has good practical judgement, ability to come down to facts without wasting time on unnecessary detail. There is a certain fondness for "grand" gestures here, a liking for drum thumping, whooping, and hollering. His natural good taste, however, prevents this from developing into too blatant exhibitionism in the Aimee McPherson manner. Despite a certain adaptability, Forrie would very probably be quite unhappy should circumstances force him out of his own particular little group of friends and acquaintances. Some explanation for this is found in the fact that he has little extrovert sympathy or genuine interest in people. His interest is in things — an introvert characteristic — and in people only as they effect those things, and only insofar as a detached interest in why and how they do such and such a thing. He is, as a consequence, a reserved individual in personality, even, it is likely, to his closest friends. His handwriting itself is a camouflage; a forest of papier-mache through which can be glimpsed briefly portions of the dark land of his mind. Of that handwriting he says: "My hand"writing" (more like drawing developt to a high degree) is studied and entirely artificial, of course, but then, it is "natural" for me to write artificially..." Which sums it up about as well as anything. Harry Warner, Jr. Harry is that rarity —the extrovert with most of the best traits of the introvert. He is very practical and economical, which helps explain in part the astonishing regularity, neatness, and long life of Spaceways. He does not jump to conclusions; neither does he often form snap judgements —rather does he consider all angles of a case first and then wait until previously unknown factors have manifested themselves. This is largely responsible for his well-known isolationist view- (Concluded on page 33)
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Handwriting On the Wall by Joseph Gilbert Forrest J. Ackerman "Complicated" is the word for Forrie. Easily analyzed in some respects, exceptionally difficult to understand in others, fandom's number one face is in many ways similar to one of those diablocal little wire puzzles — so deceptively simple in appearance, yet almost impossible to crack unless one has the key. And the key to Ackerman's true psychology is likely to remain solely in his possession, unknown and unknowable, save in its more superficial aspects, to any but himself. He is a cultured person with innate good taste. His thoughts and ideas are well-defined, and his hand shows mental clarity as well as a desire for harmony in his surroundings. It is not likely that Forrie can apprach a job unless everything is neatly in its place and in tood order. He is versatile, artistic, with a rather nice feeling for balance and proportion. He has good practical judgement, ability to come down to facts without wasting time on unnecessary detail. There is a certain fondness for "grand" gestures here, a liking for drum thumping, whooping, and hollering. His natural good taste, however, prevents this from developing into too blatant exhibitionism in the Aimee McPherson manner. Despite a certain adaptability, Forrie would very probably be quite unhappy should circumstances force him out of his own particular little group of friends and acquaintances. Some explanation for this is found in the fact that he has little extrovert sympathy or genuine interest in people. His interest is in things — an introvert characteristic — and in people only as they effect those things, and only insofar as a detached interest in why and how they do such and such a thing. He is, as a consequence, a reserved individual in personality, even, it is likely, to his closest friends. His handwriting itself is a camouflage; a forest of papier-mache through which can be glimpsed briefly portions of the dark land of his mind. Of that handwriting he says: "My hand"writing" (more like drawing developt to a high degree) is studied and entirely artificial, of course, but then, it is "natural" for me to write artificially..." Which sums it up about as well as anything. Harry Warner, Jr. Harry is that rarity —the extrovert with most of the best traits of the introvert. He is very practical and economical, which helps explain in part the astonishing regularity, neatness, and long life of Spaceways. He does not jump to conclusions; neither does he often form snap judgements —rather does he consider all angles of a case first and then wait until previously unknown factors have manifested themselves. This is largely responsible for his well-known isolationist view- (Concluded on page 33)
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