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I believe, however, that the layman's digestion of this engineering complexity may have been impaired by the lack of illustrative material, and therefore submit the attached rendering of the "Cerebro-Optical Dynamagon Chonphuser" (pronounced kon-fuz zer), which . . . should unquestionably aid to clarify the turbidity of the H<SUB>2</SUB>0.
HENRI A. BRYSSELBOUT
York, Pa.
Two-Fisted Drinking
Sirs:
After reading the Rev. Mr. Kennedy's report [TIME, May 6] on the conduct of the G.I. in Germany, I feel impelled to give the soldier's side of the story. I was a G.I. stationed in Germany until Jan. 25. . . .
Probably 95% of the G.I.s (and officers) are in the black market. . . . This desire for money is revered in very respectable quarters here in the States. The National Association of Manufacturers, the Farm Bloc, and various labor unions rate it as a worthier motive than love of humanity. The G.I. is completely convinced that his deals are blameless in comparison with the profiteering and lobbying in the States. . . .
He feels that the people back home are selfish money-grabbers who will willingly let him rot in Europe. As long as he thinks this way, he will misbehave. And he'll think this way as long as it is true!
W. N. SMITH
Madison, Wis.
Sirs:
. . . The pastor, while rough on the G.I., did not indict the officers. I lived in Berlin and . . . from my observation I would say that they are just as lax as the G.I. with respect to their habits and neglect of work, and as two-fisted in their drinking. . . .
H. P. NELSON
Richmond, Va.
Commercials v. Ads
Sirs:
. . . True, TIME'S "ads never sing jingles, blow sirens [TIME, May 13]. . . ." However, I re-carp, your ads do "pop up in the middle of news stories." Observe the issue under discussion: follow Foreign News to the bottom of page 32. The plate facing this page pops up, not just in the middle of a story, but in the middle of a word. Man and boy, I've been broadcasting since 1929, and I've never known that to happen in radio except by accident. . . .
BLAINE CORNWELL
Program Manager, Station KMOX
St. Louis
¶ If Reader Cornwell will agree to turn the page, TIME will agree to turn on its radio.—ED.
"The Sisterhood of Women?"
Sirs:
The Symphony of Alpha Xi Delta [whose University of Vermont chapter was suspended by the national organization for pledging Negro Crystal Malone—TIME, May 6], which is the public avowal of the sorority's purpose . . . reads thus:
"These things do we earnestly desire:
"A clear vision of life, that with gracious and kindly hearts we may share both joy and sorrow and bring into living reality the sisterhood of women.
"An appreciation of real merit and worth, steadfastness of soul. . . ."
I would like TIME readers to know that there were at least a few dissenters to the action taken by the national chapter. . . .