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Fanfare, v. 2, issue 2, whole no.8, February 1942
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22 detours his interests to other fields. Miske is merely more candid than most--our only criticism would be of the hint of defiance which is perceptible in some of his parting remarks---a defiance rather unseemly, apparently due to self-consciousness and perhaps a touch of self-doubt. Other than this, it can hardly be denied fandom is a purely voluntary association, or that fans are at liberty to withdraw whenever they so desire A withdrawal such as that of the late unlamented fan, Singleton, is obviously cheap and quite inconsiderate, not to say unethical, but a fan who's had enough, and has the courage to come out in the open and say so, and why, deserves more consideration than has been given to Miske. It can, to be sure, be held that a fan who has been prominent in fandom But except in the case of elected officer of organizations, such intangibles must carry different weights in different cases, depending on many involved personal and circumstantial factors, which, in the case of Miske, we will not pretend to know. And where we do not know, we will not condemn. *** While in Washington last summer we chanced to wander through the Mellon Art Gallory, wherein we became much interested in a painting called "St. Francis receiving the Stigmata." Without the label, we formed a distinct impression that the affair would make a good sf illustration. Art-minded readers are invited to look the painting up *** Last May's Astounding indicated to us that when Campbell has become bored with editing Astounding, the mantle will depend upon Heinlein. Consider in the Dec 1934 issue, JWC has no less than three stories under as many different names. Shortly thereafter he wrote a long series of articles on the solar system--and became editor of Astounding. Now Heinlein not only has two novelettes taking up approximately half of the magazine, but is also the subject of the editorial and has three pages in Brass Tacks. All he need do is settle the matter beyond doubt is to start a series of articles, perhaps treating of his "future history" the way JWC discussed the solar system. And even that much may not be wholly necessary. *** Having taken up good space in "Detours" once before, merely to discuss our tropical fish, we shall not hesitate to give our audience a disquisition on the care and feeding of tadpoles. Frogs lay eggs in the spring; those can easily be found as whitish masses of jelly, attached to dead leaves or bits of wood, in any pond or pool. The thing to do is to gather the eggs, put them in a jar of water, and also put in a quantity of lettuce leaves. The water should not be chlorinated tapwater or the eggs will not develop. The jar is placed near a window where it will receive as much sunlight as possible during the day. The lettuce will decay, giving rise to [infuscria? inewading?] algae in numbers. The latter can be recognized by the greenish color they impart to the water. In such green water, sufficiently aerated, tadpoles can live and grow, feeding on the minute particles. It is always fun, and interesting as well, to raise tadpoles from the egg and watch them metamorphose into froglets. You know, that is one of the things about life which we like most. It is always interesting to study, and those who know where to look can find in the
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22 detours his interests to other fields. Miske is merely more candid than most--our only criticism would be of the hint of defiance which is perceptible in some of his parting remarks---a defiance rather unseemly, apparently due to self-consciousness and perhaps a touch of self-doubt. Other than this, it can hardly be denied fandom is a purely voluntary association, or that fans are at liberty to withdraw whenever they so desire A withdrawal such as that of the late unlamented fan, Singleton, is obviously cheap and quite inconsiderate, not to say unethical, but a fan who's had enough, and has the courage to come out in the open and say so, and why, deserves more consideration than has been given to Miske. It can, to be sure, be held that a fan who has been prominent in fandom But except in the case of elected officer of organizations, such intangibles must carry different weights in different cases, depending on many involved personal and circumstantial factors, which, in the case of Miske, we will not pretend to know. And where we do not know, we will not condemn. *** While in Washington last summer we chanced to wander through the Mellon Art Gallory, wherein we became much interested in a painting called "St. Francis receiving the Stigmata." Without the label, we formed a distinct impression that the affair would make a good sf illustration. Art-minded readers are invited to look the painting up *** Last May's Astounding indicated to us that when Campbell has become bored with editing Astounding, the mantle will depend upon Heinlein. Consider in the Dec 1934 issue, JWC has no less than three stories under as many different names. Shortly thereafter he wrote a long series of articles on the solar system--and became editor of Astounding. Now Heinlein not only has two novelettes taking up approximately half of the magazine, but is also the subject of the editorial and has three pages in Brass Tacks. All he need do is settle the matter beyond doubt is to start a series of articles, perhaps treating of his "future history" the way JWC discussed the solar system. And even that much may not be wholly necessary. *** Having taken up good space in "Detours" once before, merely to discuss our tropical fish, we shall not hesitate to give our audience a disquisition on the care and feeding of tadpoles. Frogs lay eggs in the spring; those can easily be found as whitish masses of jelly, attached to dead leaves or bits of wood, in any pond or pool. The thing to do is to gather the eggs, put them in a jar of water, and also put in a quantity of lettuce leaves. The water should not be chlorinated tapwater or the eggs will not develop. The jar is placed near a window where it will receive as much sunlight as possible during the day. The lettuce will decay, giving rise to [infuscria? inewading?] algae in numbers. The latter can be recognized by the greenish color they impart to the water. In such green water, sufficiently aerated, tadpoles can live and grow, feeding on the minute particles. It is always fun, and interesting as well, to raise tadpoles from the egg and watch them metamorphose into froglets. You know, that is one of the things about life which we like most. It is always interesting to study, and those who know where to look can find in the
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