Page 44 - To Dragma May 1930

MAY, 1930 4]

TO DRAGMA

- ALPHA OMICRON PI

KATIIRYN BREMER MATSON BETTY BOND

was devoted to the national work of other sororities, and contained illus-
trative articles written by those in charge of that work.

"All foreign subscribers and people, who, from the alumna? notes,
were found to be traveling or living in lands afar were solicited for ar-
ticles, and during this period the magazine contained many interesting
stories of this type.

"But as I said before, the chief interest now of the magazine edited
by me is a historical one—to illustrate the transition from a publica-
tion, financially poor to one, comparatively, on 'easy street.' As some
famous person has said, 'Poverty does so cramp the imagination,'—and
it certainly cramps an editor's style!"

Fraternally,

BETTY BOND

DEAR EDITOR:

"I was elected business manager at the 1923 convention in Ten-
nessee. At that time we had about $350 to $400 for each issue. The
elected editor, Dorothy Dalton, moved to Hawaii, and the runner-up
at convention was appointed. She failed to act, so I got out the first
two issues upon the orders of the Executive Committee. I knew nothing
of the work and just put in what I could find with an apology for the
•ssues. They were severely criticized and justly so, but what could one
expect from a business manager who knew nothing of editorial work!
Betty Bond was then appointed editor.

"At that time the business manager made printing contracts, solicited
advertising and collected subscriptions as well as having charge of the
mailing list. During my first two years the circulation doubled, due to
the life subscription plan, payable in three installments but compulsory
Upon initiation, yet we still published less than two thousand copies.

"I was re-elected in 1925 at the Minnesota convention. Life sub-
scriptions were now payable in full at the time of initiation. This was a
gfeat help. Due to this increasing revenue, we had between $550 and