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En Garde, whole no. 8, December 1943

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EN GARDE   A FAPA PUBLICATION   WHOLE NUMBER VII.
ASP
Compounded with caressing care by 
AL AND ABBY LU ASHLEY
Of 25 POPLAR, BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
DECEMBER, 1943 MAILING.

SLAN CENTER AGAIN
The first response to this idea has very interesting and quite satisfying. To summarize it briefly:
Norm Stanley disagrees with the "fans are slans" concept, thinks the project feasible, but worries over the possibility of the Center's population dropping below the danger line.
Lynn Bridges flatters with his statement that we are able to write with extreme subtlety, but finds fans only ordinary people and considers fandom simply a hobby.
Raym Washington heartily endorses "fans are slans". 
Art Widner approves the idea, offers some sound suggestions, and then enthusiastically proceeds to develop said idea to its fantastic ultimate. He objects to urban location.
Trudy Kuslea views the project with "sly amusement" and doubts its possibility of success because of individualism of the fans.
Chauvenet objects to tying himself down to one location, thinks it should e located near the ocean, but implies that he might invest in the idea, although more as a donation than an investment.
Fran Laney very enthusiastic, brings up some good points, goes into facts and figures, but suggests super-apartment building run on a sort of communistic basis.
Joe Gibson, in a letter, goes for the idea in a big way, mentions several points of interest, but feels the location is due for some discussion.
This seems to boil down to five general points for discussion:
1. Are, or are not, fans Slans?
2. Location of Slan Center.
3. Structural considerations.
4. Social workability.
5. Financial possibilities.
Wherefore, let's consider each of those in turn.

1. First, our whole presentation of the Slan Center idea was written in far too much haste. In an effort to give as much time as possible to consideration of the many phases of the idea, we delayed writing it up until the last minute. But we delayed too long. The result was a failure to express properly what we had to say. Hence a number of the readers failed to understand correctly some of the things we were trying to put across.
We have never entertained any notion that fan are the cream of the planet's intellectual crop. The average fen enjoys intellectual superiority over the average man. But that only  means that as

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EN GARDE A FAPA PUBLICATION WHOLE NUMBER VII. ASP Compounded with caressing care by AL AND ABBY LU ASHLEY Of 25 POPLAR, BATTLE CREEK, MICH. DECEMBER, 1943 MAILING. SLAN CENTER AGAIN The first response to this idea has very interesting and quite satisfying. To summarize it briefly: Norm Stanley disagrees with the "fans are slans" concept, thinks the project feasible, but worries over the possibility of the Center's population dropping below the danger line. Lynn Bridges flatters with his statement that we are able to write with extreme subtlety, but finds fans only ordinary people and considers fandom simply a hobby. Raym Washington heartily endorses "fans are slans". Art Widner approves the idea, offers some sound suggestions, and then enthusiastically proceeds to develop said idea to its fantastic ultimate. He objects to urban location. Trudy Kuslea views the project with "sly amusement" and doubts its possibility of success because of individualism of the fans. Chauvenet objects to tying himself down to one location, thinks it should e located near the ocean, but implies that he might invest in the idea, although more as a donation than an investment. Fran Laney very enthusiastic, brings up some good points, goes into facts and figures, but suggests super-apartment building run on a sort of communistic basis. Joe Gibson, in a letter, goes for the idea in a big way, mentions several points of interest, but feels the location is due for some discussion. This seems to boil down to five general points for discussion: 1. Are, or are not, fans Slans? 2. Location of Slan Center. 3. Structural considerations. 4. Social workability. 5. Financial possibilities. Wherefore, let's consider each of those in turn. 1. First, our whole presentation of the Slan Center idea was written in far too much haste. In an effort to give as much time as possible to consideration of the many phases of the idea, we delayed writing it up until the last minute. But we delayed too long. The result was a failure to express properly what we had to say. Hence a number of the readers failed to understand correctly some of the things we were trying to put across. We have never entertained any notion that fan are the cream of the planet's intellectual crop. The average fen enjoys intellectual superiority over the average man. But that only means that as