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EDITORIALS

Are your back numbers of To DRAGMA bound?

The editor realizes the present issue of the magazine may be a
disappointment to some of its readers, because the chapter letters
seem to hark back to what has passed and been forgotten. I f To
DRAGMA is to furnish a quarterly history of the fraternity, these
letters should be printed as they were written, and this issue of the
magazine should reflect accurately the history of the period which
it was intended to relate. For this reason, the editor has seen fit to
give you the magazine as it was originally planned, hoping you will
be charitable in criticizing its contents, and trusting that the next
issue, which should follow this one almost immediately, will be more
to your liking. The cause for the delay in publishing is familiar to
you all, so we need not take space and time to repeat a well known
fact.

I f the editorial column of a paper is the place for suggestions,
we should like to suggest that the various officers of the chapters be
more prompt and business-like in fulfilling the obligations of those
offices. Familiarize yourself with the duties you are held accountable
for, and then see to it that no one is ever obliged to remind you that
you have forgotten something. Aggravating delays and numerous
letters are necessary many times to remind some of us, that the work-
ing of this organization has been hindered by our carelessness. See
to it that you are not standing in the way of your fraternity's pro-
gress, by your inattention.

A bit of information, which will be interesting to all our readers,
has just reached us, and is to the effect that the convention will be
held at Boston, June 16, 17 and 18. Let all our efforts from now
on, bend toward Boston, and let us make this the best convention
yet. Boston is a long way from Nebraska, Louisiana and California,
but let us make a special effort to swell the attendance to larger pro-
portions than the convention of 1908.

I t is still necessary to remind you that our subscription list is
not as long as it should be. Almost all the names added to our list
since the last issue, have required at least one personal letter, and
sometimes two and more urgent appeals for support. Many refusals
to renew a subscription have been accompanied by the objection
that the magazine failed to reach its destination. We do not censure