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December 1939
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EDITORIAL
This, the December issue, is of double anniversary significance to the Editor. In the first place, The Riposte was founded in December 1935, and therefore this month we have four candles on our cake. The Editor sits over in the corner with a wee cake and a single candle all his own. Yes, it was December 1938 that the present writer attempted his first Editorial and assumed responsibility for missing most of the deadlines, even to publishing the July issue in September. It has been a year of pleasant experiment, trying to know just what our readers wanted and then trying to supply the need.
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A year ago, we had a subscription list divided approximately 50-50 between New York City subscribers and those from other parts of the United States. Over the year, our subscription list has built up until now we have an approximate 25-75 distribution of subscribers, with the 75% covering just about every State in the Union and most of the Possessions. New Yorkers with 23 fencing masters to serve them are interested primarily in the results of local competitions. Our present majority, with fewer professionals, are more interested in technical fencing articles. As these subscribers have grown in numbers, we have endeavored to balance the magazine accordingly. The present Anniversary Number contains more articles than ever before. We hope that you will like it.
Although we have found, and who would not, that creative writing is a tougher assignment than reportorial writing, we have endeavored to follow the subscription trend within our magazine. We do not intend to discontinue competition news but shall henceforth feature it only to the extent of its relative importance.
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As we close the present 1939 Volume, we want to thank our subscribers and contributors, both professional and amateur, for their support and helpful suggestions over the past year. To all of you, we wish a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY 1940 filled with good fencing.
