"THE BIGGER THEY ARE, THE HARDER THEY FALL" recalls Art-Bob as he reminds us of the 1001 innoculations the inductee must submit to when he first enters the service. And in truth it is often the most husky rugged types who are most severely hit by this barrage f half-dead germs, while the skinny, 97-lb weakling takes it completely in his stride. Perhaps a bit of rationalization might be that the rugged husky fellow just has more healthy tissue which resents the invasion of these antagonistic germs. At any rate, they have all our sympathies! EXHIBITIONISM OF THE MIND. I know the prominent editor of a popular physique magazine who constantly reiterates his contempt for nudists, and cautions all athletes he contacts to "never be caught in one of those posing straps" Yet this man will at any time reveal to you the innermost details of his private processes to a degree which would be embarrassing to many. We often find persons caught up in a religious fervor who perhaps to further convince themselves they have found the "right way", will force their preaching upon any person or group they can coerce into listening (even captive groups in prisons etc.) Intellectual snobs deliberately attempt to confuse their readers by using unnecessary polysyllable words and foreign phrases even when shorter and simpler words would tell the story just as effectively or even more so. A great portion of the audience of lectures, concerts, operas etc., is made up of individuals who have very little idea of what is actually going on (and care less) but want to impress others and perhaps themselves of their intellectual superiority. Almost everybody wants to stand out in one way or another above the herd or mob. Can we then be more critical of a person who would display a superior body than one who parades his superior intellect, or purety of soul? Page 18

TUG O WAR. Art Bob used restraint in depicting this nostalgic scene of college days, for in many the demonstrations we have seen, the boys ended up with considerably less to cover them than he has allowed to remain here. It would appear that our boys in this scene are on the losing end, but it's been wonderful sport and they'll feel the better for it. The writer is often disturbed at the poor sportsmanship often displayed at Physique contests; perhaps this is because of the absence of the "team", causing a loser to take the loss much more personally. After every contest we hear the charge made by some losers and their supporters that the contest is "fixed". One disgruntled 2nd placer actually threw his trophy on the floor, others refuse to talk to any one, or to take part in needed group photos for the magazines. It is our belief that almost without exception contests are honestly conducted, no one is powerful enough to dictate who shall win any contest,, and the results represent the true thinking of the particular judges at that time. Of course, nothing short of Remington Rand's Univac which could be fed measurements, proportions etc., could render a completely "unprejudiced" decision--even then who would agree on the pre-set standards for perfection. We think it a tragedy when an athlete becomes "contest happy"--his only reason for training being the winning of one physique contest after another. Much better off is the bodybuilder who works out for the pleasure of it--who likes to work as part of a team, helping others to gain the wonderful pleasures he himself has realized. Page 19