Herewith are excerpts from letters come to the desks of the editors during the past week. They are selected primarily for the information they contain either supplementary to, or corrective of, news previously published in TIME.

"Lack Imagination"

TIME, Bronx, N.Y.

New York, N.Y. Nov. 14, 1924

Gentlemen:

Your correspondent, Mr. Copelin R. Day, in referring to Mr. Roosevelt's picture in TIME, Nov. 3, page 5, undoubtedly means the impression one gets at a first glance at the picture that Mr. Roosevelt is engaged in that most uncouth act of "making a nose" at someone. I am surprised that you yourselves did not get that impression at first. It was the first impression that I received when I first looked at the picture, and I had to look close before I realized that the first impression was false and that what Mr. Roosevelt was really doing was merely exhibiting his ten digits to show that there was no oil on them!

However, Mr. Day is quite lacking in imagination if he can penetrate no further than a first impression.

NEAL J. GREEN.

Critic's Connection

TIME, Greenville, S.C.

New York, N.Y. Nov. 12, 1924

Gentlemen:

In one of those footnotes of yours (Vol. IV. No. 19, page 23) you mention Critic Woollcott's connection with various papers in Manhattan, but omit his very distinguished service with the Stars and Stripes, the A.E.F.'s weekly newspaper.

BRUCE MORAN.

No Mention

TIME, Bridgeport, Conn.

New York, N.Y. Nov. 13, 1924

Gentlemen:

"J.F.'s" column on Joe Lincoln in your Nov. 10 issue makes no mention of Lincoln's apprenticeship on the old L. A. W. Bulletin and his association with Nixon Waterman. J. FOSTER MOORE.

Lynn Haines

TIME, Pittsburgh, Pa. New York, N.Y. Nov. 8, 1924 Gentlemen: Page 20, column 3, of Nov. 10 issue refers to Lynn Harris as Editor of The Searchlight on Congress. Pardon this reiteration. As I wrote you --Lynn Haines deserves a better reading and recognition from your interesting and valuable paper. LESTER LEAKE RILEY.

"A Thumping Error"

TIME, New Haven, Conn. New York, N. Y. Nov. 10, 1924

Gentlemen: Not kicking or anything like that--your average is too high to complain about the slips--but would you try in the future to mark the difference between Boston College and Boston University? You speak (see TIME, Nov. 10, page 28) of "Harvard substitutes chastising Boston College." Wrong, of course. On the day in question, Boston College was thrashing the Haskell Indians 34 to 7 or some such score-- the same Indians who last Saturday took a thumping fall put of Brown. You meant Boston University. No correction suggested, merely a note for hereafter. And no publicity for this. I have only commendation for your good work and solid best wishes for its continued success. MYLES CONNOLLY.

Lost Faith?

TIME Weilsville, Wis.

New York, N.Y. Nov. 11, 1924

Gentlemen:

A long time ago, I read an account in some newspaper to the effect that Anton Lang had henceforth forever declined to play the part of Christ in the Passion Play and that he has forbidden his son to take the part. The reason given was "lost faith."

Now, in a dispute, I fail to find anything to verify my memory of the account. Can you give me an light on the subject?

CLARENCE IMISLUND

TIME has investigated, can shed no light. Possibly sapient subscribers will aid Subscriber Imislund.--ED.

"Rotten"

TIME

New York, N.Y.

Gentlemen:

I am returning my copy of TIME, issue of Nov. 10, 1924, and I wish you would send me another one. You will find on examination that it is a rotten piece of printing and not fit to file away with the others I have.

A.A. GILDMEISTER

A well-printed copy was mailed promptly to Subscriber Gildemeister. --ED.