The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 51, July 1947 - April, 1948 Page: 63

Report to the Executive Council

2. create a reserve from which sales can be made at a later
date, and
3. place the Association in a better position to serve the
membership and those who are interested in research in our
field of publication.
THE JUNIOR HISTORIAN
During the past year six numbers of the Junior Historian
were printed. The magazine is issued six times during the school
year, in September, November, December, January, March, and
May. The September number is sent to every high school in
Texas as an advertising and promotional measure. Of the Sep-
tember number 3,000 copies were printed; of the other five
numbers 2,ooo each were printed, making a total of 13,000 copies.
The cost of printing these 13,000 copies was $1,279.86 or
nearly io cents per copy.
There are 1,o75 persons and institutions on the Junior His-
torian mailing list. There are two types of membership in the
Junior Historian organization. The chapter type, which is by
far the majority, is allowed in blocks of five subscriptions or
more at fifty cents for the six issues. The other type, member-
ship at large, is $i.oo per year's subscription. Five-year sub-
scriptions are offered to Association members for $3.00. The
Junior Historian is also sent to Patrons, Sustaining and Life
Members without charge.
Total receipts from the Junior Historian for the past year
amounted to $639.46 or a total loss to the Association of $640.
A comparison with the budget for 1945-1946, which shows a
total receipt for the Junior Historian of $1,668.90o and a total
cost of $1,000.23, might cause one to think that the Junior
Historian movement is not making progress. Last year the Jun-
ior Historian movement made a profit to the Association of
$668.67. This year the Junior Historian movement lost $640.40.
The difference, however, is not within the movement itself. Last
year the Junior Historian received a substantial subsidy from
the Star Engraving Company. This year there was no subsidy.
Many of the five-year subscriptions were paid in the preceding
year. The actual number of paid subscribers, the number of