The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-07

lily of the late George Pendleton. have al
their College fare from her selection. The
scheme If living, governed primarily bv
English ideas. is not lacking in poultry aud
roast beef and other substantial elements Of
good dinners. As in other Cambridge
boardIng-houses the arrangements are sim
pie, with little in the character of city ele-
gance- In this case the mistress OF the
house is a respected person whose word is
Needed, the movement of life ia the place
being well ordered as in the best families.
Different types of boarding houses are
found, as one convenient to the college yard
where the trouble of using kew for entrance
during dim, uncertain hours Of the morning
dawn Is avoided by the house being left
open all night. Until 10 o'clock a. m. stu
dents may loudly order what they iSh for
oreakfas. A fist brought down upon the
table, setting up jingle of glass and crock
eryware, will sometimes emphasize the
order. or fancy for swearing at the land
lady may be unreServedly INDUCED. At din
ner "a whole oxh may be demanded by
some young American observing that each
gains what is desired when bold enough to
enforce his views. The board is obtained
here for IS, with the cooking carried on by
a hlt-or-miss system yielding unequal re-
suits.
In restaurants, as well as in some of the
boarding houses, the meals are 81 and So 80
per wee k. An economy is frequently prac-
ticed through purchasing at such rates
tickets which are good for one month. At
somewhat typical place of the cheaper
class, where board is obtained for IS, stu
dents take their chances for seats at table
with crowd Of all sorts of other
people, mechanics as well as trades
men. In this situation they are not
lordly and do not swear. Unless
emuiating the meekness of lambs their
dismissal by waitress with ludicrous as
sumption is imminent. To ask if a seat
might be conveniently changed would be
fatal, the auditor at Memorial hall being
without such authority as hers The
DAYS when soup appears are few and for be-
tween; but three and sometimes four varie-
ties of pie may be served at dinner At
this meal, as well as at breakfast, plates of
"doughnutS" are on the table. AS many as
four or five persons may sue cessiveIv occupy
the same seat at single meal. Aside from
the humility demanded by the reigning
servant, good manners are not required,
The Harvard graduate, yet residing in the
town and dining at this house, calls for a
teaspoon with which to eat string BEANS
and lifts the upper crust of piece of hot
pie to blow within, as probably he would
not elsewhere do. The special student"
calling for ''roast beef rare" swinging his
feet violently about aud thrusting fork
into the side of his mouth, Herewith to
pick his teeth, discovers similarly the COM
fort or being without restraint.
The need of better arrangements for
living than students of limited resources
have found at Cambridge in years past has
been finally met with a plan of giving
wholesome food at cost. An interest has
been shown by President Eliot In this
scheme of the Foxcroft Club, as we'll as by
some of the professors. The fact that the
cost of the course at Harvard is about $3.50
greater annually than at the smaller
colleges frequently makes a differ
ence in the case of boys from the
country whose selection may be necessarily
determined from this consideration alone
Another class benefited through this club
arrangement is from the considerable num-
Der of students residing in outlying districts,
within such distance from the college that
they come daily to the lectures from their
homes. Instead Of cold lunch, with water
from the pump, comfortable pro-
vision is made at the club for such
with small expenditure. By the pay
ment of $40 year they enjoy the further
privilege of place to study, and being en-
titled to the use of lockers. Some of the
students more favored by fortune have
given 800 each i'll aid of this new scheme.
The building on Kirkland street remodeled
for the uses Of the club is neatly furnished
About fifty persons, as recently reported
were having dinner in the house The
scale of prices then just decided is here
shown:
FOXCROFT CLUB.