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Fantasite, v. 1, issue 5, September 1941

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THE FANTASITE..........19

ier is going to continue Starlight therein in order to insult certain personalities with factual evidence and direct quotations. If any compliments are included, they will be most deserved; the mag will therefore consist of much ego-deflating, of which I approve provided it occurs to the right individuals at the right time. Hart may issue an FAPA mag as may Wright. Let us all hope that this will make the organization take on some speed instead of featuring drivel of the Wollheim and Speer variety. This is not intended to be a slam against the individuals concerned, but it is a knock at their respective publications.
Southern fandom is suffering a terrible disease. That is nothing. The disease has a double-germ that causes it! Every single one of the fans down there suffers from overhospitalitis and awkwardhumourosis; a majority also has a slight case of staggering vocabulariosity. No one can successfully write an article with back-slapping and joviality that doesn't seem artificial unless orally presented. Moreover, articles that are meant to be serious should not overflow with silly puns and corny jokes. Topping all of this walking encyclopedias should keep their big words out of the articles unless they can handle them deftly. Follow Heinlein's rule; he never uses a big word when a small one would work as well or better. This especially applies to Jenkins who always persists in using words of which he does not know the meaning. Incidentally, I guess that Jenkins and Gilbert haven't made up their minds as to which one of them is God. Hurry up, fellers. Seriously, Gilbert is far the better of the two. While not another Einstein, he has a mental maturity hard to beat. Jenkins may be a genius, but he has ideas of one just entering the adolescent stage. McQueen? Well, I know that he's a mighty fine poet. But Eastman! He writes the most boring material my weary eyes have ever had the extreme displeasure to scan. Give the boys time; they may learn from cruel experience.
Then there is an amazing thing about Daugherty. Better yet to say that there has come an amazing thing to Daugherty, for recent days have brought much change to this fellow. Upon being first introduced to stfandom, Walter J. was a very amicable fellow. He was friendly with everyone, on the best of terms with all, and an all-around swell guy. If anyone was a better known fan than he, Walt promptly acknowledged the fact. Look at him today!

Walt has come to the astounding conclusion that neither Jenkins nor Gilbert is God; but Daugherty is God! He's absolutely convinced of the fact. He ran the Denvention, thereby secured the bid for himself, and will run the next stfvention. Perhaps when the Pacicon is over, Daugherty may get a chance to run the one following that. Daugherty tries to run the LASFS, and almost succeeds, and sure makes a good attempt to run Northern California. He had all the Californians buffaloed for a long, long time. He is trying to step in to gain control of the FAPA; if he does not succeed he'll eventually start a rival organization of his own. If the FAPA offers too much competition WJD will promptly offer the explanation that his rival is a group of Communists and is un-American by trying to stop God in his sacred work. Daugherty will no doubt attempt to run for the next presidency of the NFFF; with his long line, I can see him kidding the membership into electing him. Daugherty has as annual, he has a regular publication and a FAPA publication. More than that, Walt runs one of the few record magazines. Why the dickens doesn't he give someone else a chance to crack the publications field? Take a close look at his record: Daugherty hasn't been in fandom for much more than two years. It's a cinch that he can't answer the simplest stf quiz. Ask him who illustrated the second installment of "Skylark Three" someday, or when Wesso's first cover appeared and on what magazine. He probably won't

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THE FANTASITE..........19 ier is going to continue Starlight therein in order to insult certain personalities with factual evidence and direct quotations. If any compliments are included, they will be most deserved; the mag will therefore consist of much ego-deflating, of which I approve provided it occurs to the right individuals at the right time. Hart may issue an FAPA mag as may Wright. Let us all hope that this will make the organization take on some speed instead of featuring drivel of the Wollheim and Speer variety. This is not intended to be a slam against the individuals concerned, but it is a knock at their respective publications. Southern fandom is suffering a terrible disease. That is nothing. The disease has a double-germ that causes it! Every single one of the fans down there suffers from overhospitalitis and awkwardhumourosis; a majority also has a slight case of staggering vocabulariosity. No one can successfully write an article with back-slapping and joviality that doesn't seem artificial unless orally presented. Moreover, articles that are meant to be serious should not overflow with silly puns and corny jokes. Topping all of this walking encyclopedias should keep their big words out of the articles unless they can handle them deftly. Follow Heinlein's rule; he never uses a big word when a small one would work as well or better. This especially applies to Jenkins who always persists in using words of which he does not know the meaning. Incidentally, I guess that Jenkins and Gilbert haven't made up their minds as to which one of them is God. Hurry up, fellers. Seriously, Gilbert is far the better of the two. While not another Einstein, he has a mental maturity hard to beat. Jenkins may be a genius, but he has ideas of one just entering the adolescent stage. McQueen? Well, I know that he's a mighty fine poet. But Eastman! He writes the most boring material my weary eyes have ever had the extreme displeasure to scan. Give the boys time; they may learn from cruel experience. Then there is an amazing thing about Daugherty. Better yet to say that there has come an amazing thing to Daugherty, for recent days have brought much change to this fellow. Upon being first introduced to stfandom, Walter J. was a very amicable fellow. He was friendly with everyone, on the best of terms with all, and an all-around swell guy. If anyone was a better known fan than he, Walt promptly acknowledged the fact. Look at him today! Walt has come to the astounding conclusion that neither Jenkins nor Gilbert is God; but Daugherty is God! He's absolutely convinced of the fact. He ran the Denvention, thereby secured the bid for himself, and will run the next stfvention. Perhaps when the Pacicon is over, Daugherty may get a chance to run the one following that. Daugherty tries to run the LASFS, and almost succeeds, and sure makes a good attempt to run Northern California. He had all the Californians buffaloed for a long, long time. He is trying to step in to gain control of the FAPA; if he does not succeed he'll eventually start a rival organization of his own. If the FAPA offers too much competition WJD will promptly offer the explanation that his rival is a group of Communists and is un-American by trying to stop God in his sacred work. Daugherty will no doubt attempt to run for the next presidency of the NFFF; with his long line, I can see him kidding the membership into electing him. Daugherty has as annual, he has a regular publication and a FAPA publication. More than that, Walt runs one of the few record magazines. Why the dickens doesn't he give someone else a chance to crack the publications field? Take a close look at his record: Daugherty hasn't been in fandom for much more than two years. It's a cinch that he can't answer the simplest stf quiz. Ask him who illustrated the second installment of "Skylark Three" someday, or when Wesso's first cover appeared and on what magazine. He probably won't