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Unique Tales, v. 1, issue 1, June 1937

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10          UNIQUE TALES

matter and draw your own conclusions. 
   A subject uppermost in the minds of the majority of fans today is the one dealing with which should predominate: the science or the fiction? One faction reads s-f, hoping to absorb a smattering of science along with their entertainment, while the other dislikes anything remotely resembling education. I can easily understand how the latter group prefers to read s-f solely for entertainment, and how they object to a large science content of a story, but I do not think that a narrative should swing to the other end of the scale and misrepresent facts and go against known scientific laws. So, while no story need to be a scientific treatise, it should, at least, contain nothing that would form a mistaken impression in the mind of a reader whose education in matters of science has been small I believe that to be a statement that will meet with the approval of all fans, no matter which views they are in accordance with. 
   Those of you who have in mind some topic of interest to the fan that is not unfitting for these columns may write to me in care of this magazine. All letters will be carefully read and considered. 
Book Review-Non-Fiction
   Down to Earth, an Introduction to Geology, by Carey Croneis and William C. Kaumbein of the Department of Geology, University of Chicago, profusely illustrated with decorative drawings by Chichi Lasley, with 64 pages of rotogravure pictures. University of Chicago Press. Price $5.00.
   One of the most noteworthy volumes of its kind, certainly one of the most readable and enjoyable. It is a very complete geological

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10 UNIQUE TALES matter and draw your own conclusions. A subject uppermost in the minds of the majority of fans today is the one dealing with which should predominate: the science or the fiction? One faction reads s-f, hoping to absorb a smattering of science along with their entertainment, while the other dislikes anything remotely resembling education. I can easily understand how the latter group prefers to read s-f solely for entertainment, and how they object to a large science content of a story, but I do not think that a narrative should swing to the other end of the scale and misrepresent facts and go against known scientific laws. So, while no story need to be a scientific treatise, it should, at least, contain nothing that would form a mistaken impression in the mind of a reader whose education in matters of science has been small I believe that to be a statement that will meet with the approval of all fans, no matter which views they are in accordance with. Those of you who have in mind some topic of interest to the fan that is not unfitting for these columns may write to me in care of this magazine. All letters will be carefully read and considered. Book Review-Non-Fiction Down to Earth, an Introduction to Geology, by Carey Croneis and William C. Kaumbein of the Department of Geology, University of Chicago, profusely illustrated with decorative drawings by Chichi Lasley, with 64 pages of rotogravure pictures. University of Chicago Press. Price $5.00. One of the most noteworthy volumes of its kind, certainly one of the most readable and enjoyable. It is a very complete geological