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ABOVE: MAIL CALL, a drawing by Bill Mac Lane, former marine combat artist. A wartime drawing to remind the folks back home that a fellow in the service really enjoys getting mail, and the heartbreak of being forgotten (like the fellow in the top bunk), Bill reminds us that our friends and relatives in the service still need that mail much as ever. Send them good, happy news of all the wonderful things happening all about you. Some folks find it difficult to find pleasant things to write about, but they are there, and in sharing them with others we make our own lives all the richer. Avoid writing bad news. Perhaps sometimes it cannot be helped but be absolutely certain that it is essential that you tell it, and never write it just for the sake of an "interesting" newsy letter. A man's world is largely made up of his mental images--even more than his actual physical surroundings. In all of our contacts with others it is important that we radiate beautiful, positive conceptions of perfection as much as possible. Thought can and WILL change the world. Negative thinking is destructive to human progress. Positive thinking is creative, and blesses all that it touches. ACROSS THE PAGE: THE CLAMDIGGERS, another Mac Lane study. A glow of warmth surrounds all of Mr Mac Lane's studies which seems to please all who see them. Already gaining recognition and fame though still in his early twenties, We believe future years will see Bill turning out works of great genius.. His is a labor of love, and one can sense the great pleasure with which he approaches his work. He offers a catalog of his work for $1, 8x10 prints or 35mm slides of either of the drawings reproduced on these two pages and in other issues of Pictorial for $1.50 each or 5 for $5. Address Bill Mac Lane 2402 Delmar Drive Seattle 2, Washington.

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WHAT ARE YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THE DRAWINGS IN PICTORIAL? In this magazine we try to present a balanced selection of model types, art expression. While we shall never ignore the requests of minorities we feel our bulk of material should represent what the majority of our readers find desirable. We and the artists and photographers for this book appreciate new ideas which stimulate us, and help us to improve.

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