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Let brash sprat Dorinson* (TIME, Feb. 20), compare TIME'S Letters page with Vox Pop Dept. in any other widely sold publica tion, discover for himself: i) that it is vastly more literate than most; 2) that ignorance does not entirely consist of disagreement with Reader Dorinson's necessarily immature, presumably cabbaged opinions on any topic.
HOWARD B. THOMPSON
Cincinnati, Ohio
Gunga Din
Sirs:
I am an ex-cavalry man who saw service in various parts of India, including the Afghan Frontier. The other afternoon I viewed the motion picture Gunga Din. The same night I dreamed I attended a showing of the film accompanied by the late Rudyard Kipling.
My dream version was directed by Billy Rose in collaboration with Bill Minsky. The three inane sergeants were played by the Ritz Brothers; Gunga Din by Louis ("Hot Lips") Armstrong. There were a few minor changes in the story. . . .
As the film reached its heart-gripping ending, Rudyard, noticing my copious tears, remarked it had affected me greatly. "Yes," I said, "I very much regret to see the passing of the 6th Ave. El."
Preparing to leave, Rudyard said, "What is the name of that super colossal, gigantic, soul-stirring epic of the frustrated bugler?" When I replied Gunga Din, he looked just as scared as he did in the original film version. ...
B. O. WHEELS
Jackson Heights, L. I.
Dictators' Dens
Sirs:
May I agree with Mr. Hobbs** in his careful explanation that "There has been no New Deal in arithmetic."
However ... I think both "dens" are too large and of improper construction. They should be combined into one 13x13, constructed of iron bars and containing both the dictators at all times. The finishing touch would be to appoint a few Ethiopians and Hebrews for keepers.
ALEXANDER C. DEAN
Delta, Colo.
U. S. Frontier
Sirs:
... I was rather surprised but no one who read the article concerning President Roosevelt's recent conversation with the Senate Military Affairs Committee [in which the President was reported to have said that France should be considered the U. S. frontier; TIME, Feb. 13] attempted to explain what the President might have said and which might have been construed otherwise by the Senators. I believe that the answer to this would be that President Roosevelt said in effect that the frontiers of democracy were between France and Germany. . . .
B. LOWE KINGSTON
New London, Conn.
Movie Criticisms
Sirs:
I find fault with nothing but your "Movie" criticisms. They are rank!
What do other long-TiME readers think?
SYDNEY A. APFELBAUM Philadelphia, Pa.
CCC Education
Sirs:
I enjoyed reading your article on the CCC and its program [TIME, Feb. 6]. However, I feel that you have not given the educational program in the CCC the space it deserves.