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VIOLA (iRAY H E L E N PIPER HAGENRLH II

DEAR EDITOR:

"We were the first editors to get out four issues of the magazine
in a year. I believe our predecessors were to have done the same, but
didn't for one reason or another. Some of them were too busy; some of
them had too little material; and, there was so little money. Our
second year the numbers did not reach four because our finances were
exhausted.

"We were not elected to the work because of particular editorial
ability, but because of a cry from chapters for a magazine that would
appear regularly. We were to issue it without fail four times yearly.
So we got it out, good or bad as it happened to be, until the money
dwindled.

"I wish I could tell you more, but I've been ill for eighteen months,
and my memories are neither clear nor numerous."

Sincerely, VIOLA GRAY

DKAR EDITOR:

"In 1908 Viola Gray (Zeta), was made editor of To DRAGMA, and I
was made business manager. I was at that time a kindergarten di-
rector in one of the grade schools in Lincoln, and knew absolutely
nothing about commercial subjects and 'business managing,' but I was
enthusiastic and so 'rushed in' where a wiser person might have hesi-
tated.

"My father bought me a 'used' Smith typewriter, and each after-
noon as soon as school closed I hurried home to begin laboriously to
write my letters. I used the pick and pound method. I didn't use a
carbon, I wish I had, I should like to see a copy of some of those let-

Iters!