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MFS Bulletin, v. 2, issue 2, November 1942

MFS Bulletin, Vol. 2, Number 2 Page 5

Clubnotes
     By Phil Bronson - Sec-Tres, MFS
____________________________

MFS Meeting of Friday, November 13, '42:
      This was another very successful meeting, with attendance of 13 members, and one quest, Rusty Welch of Minneapolis. Those present included Cliff Simek, Carl Jacobi, Oliver Saari, Manson Brackney, Gordon Dickson, Phil Bronson, Sam Russell, Charles Albertson, Dale Tostomily, Art Osterlund, Sherman Schultz and Bob Wansbrough. John Gergen arrived late from work, as things were breaking up.

     Breckney and Bronson arrived early at the Y, having previously made a tour of the bookstores in search of back-date mags. So, from 5:00 until 7:00 they covered the blackboards in room 303 with uncomplimentary likenesses of various members, and drove inhabitants of the building mad with their rendition of Prokofief's Classical Symphony in D Major on a broken-down piano in an adjoining room.

     Mr Russell was late in arriving, so a gabfest ensued until 8:00 when he arrived and called the meeting to order. Sam was particularly elated because he procured an honest-to-goodness gavel from Gergen, and felt more like a Director than ever. Previous attempts at using objects for gavels had all been failures, such as the time the meeting became an uproar, and attempts to quiet members down by banging vigorously on the table with a nearby salt-shaker resulted only in Sam's spraying himself with salt. This discouraged him.

     Discussion of the MFS' NFFF projects prevailed, then Cliff talked on his proposal that elections be suspended for the duration, the present set of officers remaining until six months after the war. This was put in the form of a motion by Cliff, seconded and unanimously carried.

     Russell concluded his talk on Stanley G. Weinbaum's works, and then an MFS' Authors Quiz game was conducted by the Director, the prize being a brand new novel "General Manpower", purchased especially for the meeting. Simak and Saari both wanted the volume particularly much, and Saari finally won out in the game with 14 points, with Cliff running a close second with 12 points.

     Next an auction of old s-f mags, and fan-mags was conducted by Rostomily. The assembly went mad, and people paid exorbitant prices for 1929 Wonders, various Amazings, and other's in order to complete their collections. Albertson and Bronson fought tooth and nail over old Wonder Quarterlies, bidding furiously. Saari found several mags in excellent condition which were coverless or otherwise disfigured in his own collection and was not to be outbidded on them. Brackney kept Bronson's collection-book in hand, yelling vigorously at him when a mag came up that he didn't have, and urging him to buy everything that was not in his collection despite the outrageous prices which prevailed. The thrill and excitement of the competition captured everybody -- hot words flew thick and fast; magazines mounted in ever-growing piles before the purchasers. Bronson could scarcely see from behind his mound of mags. Finally the auction was over. Members were hoarse from shotuing. Mathematician Saari figures up the amounts owed by each member, announcing Bronson's first, after

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Clubnotes By Phil Bronson - Sec-Tres, MFS ____________________________ MFS Meeting of Friday, November 13, '42: This was another very successful meeting, with attendance of 13 members, and one quest, Rusty Welch of Minneapolis. Those present included Cliff Simek, Carl Jacobi, Oliver Saari, Manson Brackney, Gordon Dickson, Phil Bronson, Sam Russell, Charles Albertson, Dale Tostomily, Art Osterlund, Sherman Schultz and Bob Wansbrough. John Gergen arrived late from work, as things were breaking up. Breckney and Bronson arrived early at the Y, having previously made a tour of the bookstores in search of back-date mags. So, from 5:00 until 7:00 they covered the blackboards in room 303 with uncomplimentary likenesses of various members, and drove inhabitants of the building mad with their rendition of Prokofief's Classical Symphony in D Major on a broken-down piano in an adjoining room. Mr Russell was late in arriving, so a gabfest ensued until 8:00 when he arrived and called the meeting to order. Sam was particularly elated because he procured an honest-to-goodness gavel from Gergen, and felt more like a Director than ever. Previous attempts at using objects for gavels had all been failures, such as the time the meeting became an uproar, and attempts to quiet members down by banging vigorously on the table with a nearby salt-shaker resulted only in Sam's spraying himself with salt. This discouraged him. Discussion of the MFS' NFFF projects prevailed, then Cliff talked on his proposal that elections be suspended for the duration, the present set of officers remaining until six months after the war. This was put in the form of a motion by Cliff, seconded and unanimously carried. Russell concluded his talk on Stanley G. Weinbaum's works, and then an MFS' Authors Quiz game was conducted by the Director, the prize being a brand new novel "General Manpower", purchased especially for the meeting. Simak and Saari both wanted the volume particularly much, and Saari finally won out in the game with 14 points, with Cliff running a close second with 12 points. Next an auction of old s-f mags, and fan-mags was conducted by Rostomily. The assembly went mad, and people paid exorbitant prices for 1929 Wonders, various Amazings, and other's in order to complete their collections. Albertson and Bronson fought tooth and nail over old Wonder Quarterlies, bidding furiously. Saari found several mags in excellent condition which were coverless or otherwise disfigured in his own collection and was not to be outbidded on them. Brackney kept Bronson's collection-book in hand, yelling vigorously at him when a mag came up that he didn't have, and urging him to buy everything that was not in his collection despite the outrageous prices which prevailed. The thrill and excitement of the competition captured everybody -- hot words flew thick and fast; magazines mounted in ever-growing piles before the purchasers. Bronson could scarcely see from behind his mound of mags. Finally the auction was over. Members were hoarse from shotuing. Mathematician Saari figures up the amounts owed by each member, announcing Bronson's first, after