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MFS Bulletin, v. 3, issue 4, whole no. 15, January 18, 1943

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MFS BULLETIN

Volume Three - Jan 18, '43 - Whole Number fifteen - Number Four

Hell Fire again. Why does fortier continue to use that ridiculous pen name? His statements are so wild that it is silly to try and take them seriously. The only thing which I can see is that he is purposely pulling people's legs to watch them squawk. I suppose he derives vast amusment out of it.
Or perhaps he is at that lofty state of immaturity in which he surveys the puny world with a disdainful sneer and considers everything and everybody to be stupid, ordinary, and uninteresting.
"Many of our greatest artists are the most irresponsible," he prates. Johann Sebastian Bach, perhaps - who sat down at his desk every morning, worked until night, wrote a contata for every week of five years, and invented modern music? Pierre and Marie Curie, who taught school and drudged every day in the laboratory and helped found modern physics?
Fortier misses the distinction between merely doing something regularly-and doing something worthwhile regularly.
--Pfc Milt Rothman

F Orlin Tremaine, old-time editor of Astounding, is editor of [[underline]]Plus[[end underline]], a magazine featuring morale-building articles for war-workers!
--Henry Ackermann

Willey Ley writes that he's written a long (two-part), eighteen-thousand word article for Campbell on the old German rocket experiments. I haven't yet heard whether it's been accepted but Ley says it was generally understood that it would be before he wrote it.
The article will be the first complete account of the German experiments ever to appear in this country - bar none
--Keith Buchanan

Ronald Clyne reports that due to poor write-up in the vol 2, #5 issue of the bulletin, he was given as doing work for the Avon Book Pubs. That was not what was intended, of course, since Ron was only trying to make arrangements. Since he isn't in New York he doubts if any real contact will be made. Our apologies for the error.                  
--jlg

Pvt Graph Waldeyer, now serving in the armed forces of the United States, specifically states that all mail should be addressed to his home address (435 19th ave - San Francisco, Calif), since it's doubtful that he'll stay at his camp address for any considerable length of time. All fanzines, letter, and other mail should be home-addressed, and all items will be forwarded to him.
--jlg

LINE-UP FOR #3 ACOLYTE:
"Poetry and the Artistic Ideal" by H P Lovecraft - previously unpublished, courtesy H A Barlow, Lovecraft's heir.
"The Mime of Sleep", also previously unpublished - a sonnet by C A Smith. I also have permission to reprint the complete "Prose Pastels", a charming series of word pictures which appeared years ago in the old [[underline]]Fantasy Fan[[end underline]]. Clark Ashton tells me he has several unpublished "Pastels" which
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MFS BULLETIN Volume Three - Jan 18, '43 - Whole Number fifteen - Number Four Hell Fire again. Why does fortier continue to use that ridiculous pen name? His statements are so wild that it is silly to try and take them seriously. The only thing which I can see is that he is purposely pulling people's legs to watch them squawk. I suppose he derives vast amusment out of it. Or perhaps he is at that lofty state of immaturity in which he surveys the puny world with a disdainful sneer and considers everything and everybody to be stupid, ordinary, and uninteresting. "Many of our greatest artists are the most irresponsible," he prates. Johann Sebastian Bach, perhaps - who sat down at his desk every morning, worked until night, wrote a contata for every week of five years, and invented modern music? Pierre and Marie Curie, who taught school and drudged every day in the laboratory and helped found modern physics? Fortier misses the distinction between merely doing something regularly-and doing something worthwhile regularly. --Pfc Milt Rothman F Orlin Tremaine, old-time editor of Astounding, is editor of [[underline]]Plus[[end underline]], a magazine featuring morale-building articles for war-workers! --Henry Ackermann Willey Ley writes that he's written a long (two-part), eighteen-thousand word article for Campbell on the old German rocket experiments. I haven't yet heard whether it's been accepted but Ley says it was generally understood that it would be before he wrote it. The article will be the first complete account of the German experiments ever to appear in this country - bar none --Keith Buchanan Ronald Clyne reports that due to poor write-up in the vol 2, #5 issue of the bulletin, he was given as doing work for the Avon Book Pubs. That was not what was intended, of course, since Ron was only trying to make arrangements. Since he isn't in New York he doubts if any real contact will be made. Our apologies for the error. --jlg Pvt Graph Waldeyer, now serving in the armed forces of the United States, specifically states that all mail should be addressed to his home address (435 19th ave - San Francisco, Calif), since it's doubtful that he'll stay at his camp address for any considerable length of time. All fanzines, letter, and other mail should be home-addressed, and all items will be forwarded to him. --jlg LINE-UP FOR #3 ACOLYTE: "Poetry and the Artistic Ideal" by H P Lovecraft - previously unpublished, courtesy H A Barlow, Lovecraft's heir. "The Mime of Sleep", also previously unpublished - a sonnet by C A Smith. I also have permission to reprint the complete "Prose Pastels", a charming series of word pictures which appeared years ago in the old [[underline]]Fantasy Fan[[end underline]]. Clark Ashton tells me he has several unpublished "Pastels" which (next page)