The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-10
Row THE STUDENTS OF THE NOR
NAL LIVE


EAIPoRIA, KAs., Dec. l, 's5.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I notice in your late
Issue remarks regarding boarding clubs
In the State University. which lead one to
consider thai few statements regarding
the Normal boarding clubs msy prove
acceptable. It is an understood fact in
theoretical Housekeeping that several
families by clubbing aud hiring an ex
pert cook, buying all groceries at whole
sale, and sustaining the expense of only
one establishment may reduce the cost
Of hying nearly one half and still live as
we'll, or better lhsn they did by main
tanning separate cooking departments.
At the same time they may retain their
own houses or suits of rooms and enjoy
the privileges of home without It's usual
care and expense.
Many families in cities have adopted
this plan: Place private tables IN COM
mon dining room, which are served BY
professional cooks and relieve the women
of their households from unnecessary
drudgery.
There are at present three Normal
boarding clubs-one numbering sixteen.
one eighteen and one twenty-three men,
bers. They are composed of the vsry
best element in tue school; and the sue
cess of the enterprise is now beyond
question.
1 oger sketch of their plan which is
|
a number OF students associate them
selves under constitution which pro-
yides for president, vice president, sec
rotary, treasurer and steward. Three OF
these officers form an executive CON-
mIttee, who audit bills, receive and pay
out money, and transact any other nee.
essary business. The steward makes
all purchases and reports the same with
his accounts to the executive commit
tee. The club holds weekly business
meeting and regulates such special mat
tiers as may relate to It's welfare.
Their cooking and table service il
provided for By a hostess, to whom they
pay ffty cents per week per capita, anc
expenses are met by a bi-weekly assess
ment LEVIED upon the members by thu
executive committee. All assessment
are paid in advance, and bank accoun
kept, upon which this committee draw
checks in payment of obligations
Tradesmen make liberal discounts to tn
|. students, and living is thus reduced to
minimum cost, while the very best O
food, In both quality and quantity, l
provided as physical basis for menta
labor.
The bill of fare in one club Tor thu
week has included beef roast, porl
roast, lamb ham, chicken, beet and poTI
steak, sausage, soups, white and graham
bread, Boston brown bread, every variei
of vegetables in the market, steve,
fruits, California canned fruits, pies
buildings and cakes. All this Is vel
cooked and we'll served. and what doe
it cOstS The assessment for the frs
week IN November was 50 81 per capita
second week, Sl.S7; third week, S206
Thanksgiving bill OF fare include,
turkey, oysters, plum pudding and 9th
er good things peculiar to the season
We enjoy vel cooked meals, at we'll or
dered tables in the society of intelligen
and refned companions.
One of the special features of The MOI
NAL clubs is the presence of ladies. Ii
deed, in the absence of our "slsters" W
CONSIDER that the clubs would lose mucl
Of the refining influence and happy so
cial clement they now possess.
Board, fuel. lights ar2eiar2s, wei
furnsned 70 ms 10 pleasant homes, nOE
reach total OF less than SO per week
while coBtented and healthy young mel
and women are re!ived of any care or IN
certainty in the question Of what shal
ye cat and what shall We drilk."
CLUB CORRESPONDENT