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June 1939
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EDITORIAL
An occurrence probably unique in the history of magazine publication will take place during the current month. The entire Editorial Staff, the five top names in the column at the left, will pack up and leave New York City, travel 3,200 miles to San Francisco, enter the National Championships on Treasure Island at the Golden Gate International Exposition, and return to resume their editorial work as before. In other words, all of the Editors of the magazine will take their vacations at the same time and together, doing what they like most to do—fencing.
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Look for our next issue which will be published late in July. It will contain complete details of the 1939 National Championships. It will also introduce a new series of articles on epee written especially for this magazine by Lieutenant Philip C. Wehle, U.S. Army.
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We wish at this time to clear up a misunderstanding concerning our publishing dates. We publish each issue when the following three requirements have been fulfilled: when we have assembled enough fencing news to make up an interesting issue, when the Editors have found sufficient time outside of their business and fencing activities to write the necessary news stories and articles, and when enough money has been assembled to meet the printer’s bill. Despite intentions to the contrary, The Riposte is not a monthly magazine. That is why we sell our subscriptions on the basis of the number of issues to be received rather than by the year or half year. Actually, our publishing dates average about once every six weeks.
Since every penny we receive goes back into the magazine, we cannot help but feel that we are giving full value to our subscribers. That they may think so too is confirmed by the fact that 95% of our subscribers renew their subscriptions at expiration. As magazines go, this is a perfect record and the Editors gratefully appreciate the support the fencers have given their modest enterprise.
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The National Championships, as previously announced, will be held in the Auditorium, Treasure Island, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, Calif.
The Schedule by weapons is as follows:
Monday, June 26th — Men’s Foil — Teams.
Tuesday, June 27th — Men’s Foil — Individuals.
Wednesday, June 28th — Women’s Foil — Individuals.
Thursday, June 29th — Men’s Epee — Teams.
Friday, June 30th — Men’s Epee — Individuals.
Saturday, July 1st — Men’s Sabre — Teams.
Sunday, July 2nd — Men’s Sabre — Individuals.
