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Perhaps the management is to be blamed for not exploiting the 

 field more assiduously, whereby the subscription list might be 

 enlarged, and with it the advertising. But so far there have been 

 several practical difficulties in the way of employing paid labor, 

 hence the business conduct as well as the editorial work has had 

 to be done by busy men as a side show, a work of love ; and the 

 routine work has absorbed all surplus energy of Editor and 

 Manager. 



To sum up, the Quarterly has run away from its editor and 

 publisher, and it becomes necessary to corral it, and organize 

 anew its business conduct as well as its literary side, and place it 

 on a manageable basis. 



The completion of the tenth volume with the end of this year 

 furnishes the special occasion for this long needed re-organiza- 

 tion. 



The first step, however, will be taken at once by returning the 

 publication office to its original home, Ithaca, thus accentuating 

 the revival of the school, albeit in different form, which gave 

 the incentive for beginning this magazine. 



Another step, which denotes the closing of a decade rather 

 than the beginning of a new one, is also under way, namely the 

 preparation of an index covering the first ten volumes. This will 

 greatly increase the value of the set. The business manager 

 would like to know, how many copies of probably 100 pages at 

 probably $1.00 subscription may be wanted. Write him if you 

 want one! 



Write also the Editor your views as to the following points: 



In what respects does the Quarterly need improvement most 

 urgently ? 



How do you think such improvement can be most readily se- 

 cured ? 



Should the subscription price be increased ? 



How is the subscription list to be increased? 



As to the last point, do you realize that if, persuaded that this 

 journal is a good thing to have, each of the present subscribers 

 sets out to find one other, new subscriber, the trick is done of 

 securing 1000 subscribers which in entire modesty we believe we 

 are at present really entitled to. 



Think it over, and act ! 



