Amazing Stories, August 1927 — page 101: what you’re looking at

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: WANTED—A YOUNG MEN'S SCIENCE CLUB Editor, AwAzinG Stortes: T have been a reader of your periodical sinoe the first issue and greatly enjoy the calumns known ag “Discussions.” | am pleased to note what a large number of young men aro interested in science. A number of young men and myself have started on the project of forming a Svience Club and also Jaboratory, It is with this in mind that we ask you to publish thia Jetter in your column with a request that any young men interested in science, and ranging from 18 to 23 years, communicate with me. If enough members are secured it wil be possible ta realize our project. The purpose of this association is to got the young men together and experiment and discuss any scientific subject, Tt will be possible for them to experiment either as an individunl or in groups, all according to their own whims, It is easily seen what a wonderfu thing it will be to be able fo have the use of a large Jaboratory to work in where otherwise it is only possible to carry on small experiments because of Jack of money. It is necessary to mention that those wanting to join liye within a reasonable dis- tance from, or within, this city. JouHN Mackay, 176 Garfield Ave,, Jersey City, N. J. [A club or society such as you propose will need an active president or secretary to keep it alive and active, We are sure that our correspondent will hear from many of our readers, We wish him the best of luck.—EDITOR.] AN INTERESTING LIST OF PREFERENCES Editor, Amaztna Stories: When I read the letters in your “Discussfons” department, I thank Heaven J wasn’t born clever, for I can read all the stories in your very excel- lent, entertaining and educational magazme, and really enjoy them. Being a 50-50 mixture of Trish and French and also being of a high psychic nature T often have to close the magazine and put it away because expericnce hag taught me that my dreams will be weird to-say the very least. Awmazine Srogies is the one periodical I do look foreach month, and I would be honestly sorry to miss an issue, Could we have more illustrations than at present? Even if you were to moke them smaller. I do believe a vote on this subject would be very much in favor of smaller cits but more of them. When are you going to give us Rider Haggard’s “She'’? I read this many years ago. I will bore you with a list of my idea of the best dozen so far (1 have not read >the new July igsuc). 1, ‘The Moon Pool”; 2, The Land That Time Forgot’; 3, “A Trip to tho Center of the Earth"; 4, “A Coluntbus: of Space’; 5, ‘Station X”; 6, “The Visitation’; 7, “The Electronic Wall’; 8, “The Island of Dr. Moreau’; 9, "The People of the Pit”; 10, ‘The Second Deluge’; 11, "The Green Splotches’’; 12, “The Time Machine,” I must thank you for one of the best magazines in circulation today. W. St. Herier Hamonp, Toronto, Ont., Canada. {When a person states that he is thankful that he waa not born clever, it usually indicates what we may call a modesty complex, for we are sure that our correspondent shows that he certainly was born clever. We have Rider Haggard in mind as one of our possibilities for a reprint but what we especially appreciate is your list of the twelve” stories which you have enjoyed most,—EDITOR.] POE'S STORIES NOT LIKED Edttor, Amaz1nG Stoztes: LT have been reading Axtazina Stores ever since the magazine came out, and I've found only two stories that I didn’t like. They were the ones by Poe, concerning hypnotiym, ‘The Mad Planet,” and "The Red Dust’ I enjoyed very much. 1 hope you have more stories about Burl and his companions, Some years ago I read parts of *'The Green Splotches" and “The Land That Time Forgot” and I was certainly glad to see them again in Astazina STORIES. I think that Burroughs has the wrong slant on the theory of evolution. In ‘'The Land That Time Forgot,” he gives the impression that man sprang ‘directly from apes, while (he theory as generally accepted is that man and the ape both have a common ancestor, _ Burroughs is one of my favorite authors, and T — would like to see some of his Mars books in — Amazine Srantzs. Tom in favor of having one issue of AMAZING Stowms contain one Jong, novel-length story, and alternate issues made up of short stories, 1 would also like to see the magazine twice a2 month. — Wishing AmazinG Stories a long Ufe and many bscribers, I remain, a Wn. W. Jonnxson, Rouse's Point, N. Y. [Edgar A. Poe js considered one of the world's eatest authors and we felt thant we did very well in using his weird, yet scientific, tales upon our ‘ gen, ‘he stories about ftingoid and insect life ere most vivid. 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