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Your writers, some of them, are cotiing very near the inner secrets of the Cosmos, Grace Pearl Bronaugh, Oxnard, Calif. [The idea of the “edge of space” is guite inter- esting and_the many shells ranging from atoms Ny to the Cosmos certainly give a strange aspect of the universe, Does it not sometimes seem that man, instead of increasing the sum of his knowl- edge, only increases his: realization of how little he does know? Our ignorance should impress us as apalling, and some of the wildest fitghts of our imagination may ipproximate to future mat- ter of fact. Space has loug been one of the mysteries of the world, In the older philosophies it was much discussed with little satisfactory result. The idea of space being curved and returning into itself does not satisty the intellect EDITOR] CRITICISM FROM A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT Editor, AMAZING StoRIES: I have been a reader of Axwazinc Stortss since the first issue, which, I believe, was April, 1926. I have enjoyed every issue immensely and have pralsed the magazine tothe sky to all my friends. It 1s surprising to me how few people are inter- ested in scientifiction or even in scientific deé- velopments. of modern times. JI am a senior in High School and of all my friends whom I have tried to get interested in your magazine I have gaerecded: with only four or five. Of course, these facts do not serve to show that AmazinG STORIES is not popular, it merely serves to point out the fact that so few people (in the “teen age’) are interested in science. However it turns out to be true that those who are inter- ested’ from the first, in this sort of reading, become most ardent perusers afterwards, I am looking forward to Anazinc Stortes to instill into the minds of some of these uninterested people the expansion of modern science’s mar- vels into greater marvels of future years. Perhaps you, the editor of an “adult? maga- zine, Will not listen to the criticisms of a mere High School student. -But, as I see it, the present High School student is fairly capable of discus: sing science topics of today, and tomorrow, with considerable knowledge gained from the studies of High School science. As to my criticigm of the magazine, I have only a few to make. I will list them in a man- ner which is easier to read. 1, The stories all satisfy me. Each author has his own particular style which gives variety and change, 2 The drawings are certainly not artfully drawn but they satisfy me. I would not mind seeing more of them. he bindings certainly are weak for the preservation of the magazines and I would Tike to see better ones. I realize, though, the cost of better ones. I have devised a way of affix- ing cardboard covers on my issues which make them much stronger for keeping and reading them over. 4. After reading your announcement in the February issue of Amazing Stortes about the Quarterly I wish to state that it sounds very good to me, 5. The quality of Amazing Stoxtes paper fully satisfies me, o not mind it being rough, as it i8, as long as the ink from the printing does not blot in places and as long as the paper does not easily tear, As I used to occasionally read Scrpncr ANp Ixvention, T used to notice some of Ray Cum- mings serials which looked very good to me, I wish you could consider reprinting them in AMAZING STORIES, I cannot think of any special criticism to separate stories as I can truthfully say that I have enjoyed every one of them. I ‘shall be satisfied with similar ones any time. James Shepard Klar, _ 41 Dartmouth Street, Springfield, Mass. {We have said over and over again that we appreciate the criticisms of the younger minds because of the fact that the adult mind 4s apt to think in. grooves, so when we say that we BIOY. criticisms from the young, we speak the truth. You must remember that the drawings for our stories require peculiar treatment by the artist, The artist has to have a scientific and mechanical feeling in his work, and Mr. Paul is_pre-etminently good in this line, Rough surface paper is good for the eyes. The extensive use of half-tonés in some other maga- zines has brought about the use of glossy paper, which is most disagreeable for the reader, 8 regards reprinting stories from SCIENCE AND NVENTION, this ig something we cannot do too freely, Many of our readers are ald time friends of Science AND Invention and we have to think of them, but we feel that_it is a Vector which ae COMiCDoOo =COM —