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hundred alumnae to maintain at the present time but some thirty-five
subscribers speaks poorly for the loyalty of its alumna?. The Editorial
Board of To DRAGMA is doing its best to give you a magazine wliich
is worth while, up to date, prompt i n its appearance, and pleasurable
in its material. We feel that we deserve greater support. Without
doubt the demands upon us all at this time are many, but the day
has not come when we can afford to economize on loyalty. I t never
will come! I f the Editor were sure that those alumna? who cannot
afford a dollar for a yearly subscription were likewise economizing in
other matters, she would be inclined to be less candid. But doubtless
our alumna? who are too poor to take To DRAGMA will enjoy new
spring hats, and who knows what delicate shade of footwear? The
next statement will sound like a Rally Day at Sunday school or a
Week of Prayer slogan of a New England church, but nevertheless we
say it with Billy Sunday decision. You subscriber, bring another!
Go out and seek him, and receive thereupon the everlasting gratitude
of an expectant Business Manager and a persistent Editor.

TC H E C K E X C H A N G E
O D R A G M A ' S treasury has been somewhat depleted of late by
payment of exchange upon checks. I t may be a prosaic sub-
ject for an editorial; it is indeed a most prosaic matter to the
Business Manager. I f you are sending*eastern or western checks to
cover subscriptions, you are asked to add the exchange, five cents
for a one dollar check on a state or national bank, and ten cents for
a check on a private corporation, such as the Union Trust Co., the
Merchants Loan and Trust, etc. Please do not neglect this courtesy.

DEAD TIMBER

I N O N E of the best of our fraternity exchanges there appeared
recently an article on the subject of Dead Timber. We w i l l
interpret this somewhat enigmatical phrase. Dead Timber
means that timber of our fraternity structure which is useless, dan-
gerous to the strength of the structure as a whole, and should be cut
out—in other more simple words, dead timber means the chapters on
our roll which are weakening our structure.

I t may be well for us to pause in this twentieth year of our growth
as a national fraternity, and overhaul our structure. The best way
to do it is to have each chapter perform the task for itself. Are you
dead timber? Are you a chapter which is taking its place in college
and university life as a definite force, which has at least one-half its
membership prominent in college activities, which stands for the best