ge the edges from a "rocky mountain" to a
"desert" state. In other words, I would like straight edges
in the near future.

Next, reprints: In two letters, an N O--No! If the Readers
want reprints why doesn't Mr. Clayton publish an annual
chock full of reprints for these reprint hounds?

Covers and artists: The covers have all been great. Not too
lurid. Just right. As for the artists, Wesso is the best by
a long shot. Nuff said.

Authors: Ah, that's a problem. Who is the best? I could rack
my brain for hours and still not decide, so I'll have to
give a list of my favorites: R. F. Starzl, Edmond Hamilton,
Harl Vincent, Sewell Peaslee Wright, Jack Williamson, S. P.
Meek, Miles J. Breuer and Ray Cummings.

Before I close there is one little thing I would like to
mention. Did you ever notice that 75% of all the Readers who
say they do not care for science in their stories are women?
[?] Besides that, the only ones at school who think I'm
"cracked" for reading Science Fiction are females. Figure it
out for yourself.

I hope you, Mr. Bates, will continue to be our able Editor
for many years to come.--Jim Nicholson, Ass't Sec'y., B. S.
C., 40 Lunado Way, San Francisco, Calif.

_Four to One_

Dear Editor:

Congratulations to Wesso! His March cover for "our" magazine
is Astounding!

Ray Cummings' novelette, "Beyond the Vanishing Point," is
absolutely the most marvelous of all his short stories. I
can't rave over it enough. I never read his "The Girl of the
Golden Atom" but I imagine this must be something like it.
It's certainly the best of the "long short stories" that's
ever graced the insides of Astounding Stories.

"When the Mountain Came to Miramar" is a very good story in
my opinion. "Terrors Unseen" is a wow! No foolin'. As for
"Phalanxes of Atlans," well, I simply can't get interested
in it. I thought the first part very uninteresting and
decided not to bother to read the rest of it. But Wesso's
splendid illustration made me do so. But I still think it is
a rather poor story. But, true to form, someone will no
doubt think it the most wonderful story ever written.

Last, but not least, of all the stories comes "The Meteor
Girl." It's by Jack Williamson: need more be said?
No!--Forrest J. Ackerman,