The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-07

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than forty members when but one director /;
is allowed) are elected by the several
schools and classes to which they belong
The election is held in April for the ensu
ing year with the exception that the fresh
man directors are elected in October. The
of the scheme of the dining
hall is thus practically in the hands OF the
students : who as already suggested,
are not developed amphytrions = the
college corporation exercising a gen
eral oversight as well as advancing
money to pay the bills. The whole |
cost of carrying on the hall, with the in
terest on advances to pay bills approved by |
the auditor, is assessed by the officers of |
the associations on the members, the sew
eral amounts being certified by the auditor |
and collected by the bursar upon the sue |
cessive term bills. The general meetings
of the board of directors are held once a
month. At weekly intervals the contents
OF the complaint box in the hall are ex-
amined by the president and vice president,
who are authorized to take immediate action
in cases where this may be found necessary.
On the day following meeting of the dl-
rectorS, the bulletin board in the hall
shows a summary of such proceedings as
may be considered of general consequence.
Any ungentlemanly conduct on the part OF
members of the association is held as SUI
ficient cause of suspension or expulsion
from membership. Although the corpora
ticn reserves the power of making altera-
tions in the scheme, all interference is
omitted, except in matters which may
seriously affect the safety of the hall, the
health of the students or the price of
board.
The cost of living is regulated by a pc
culiar arrangement with the steward,
whose appointment is from the corporation,
and who in turn employs all the servants
numbering nearly one hundred altogether
makes purchases of provisions and orders
urgent repairs. While paid affixed salary
the steward receives In addition q small
sum each week for every person having
board at the hall for that time, this head
money being proportionately diminished as
the average weekly price of board exceeds
81. On the founding of the association the
rate of head money was fixed at 10 cents
per week if board should cost less than 81,
to be diminished l cent for every 10 cents
increase or fraction thereof, in case of
| board costing more than 81, and this plan
continues in operation unchanged. The
price of board reaches slightly above that
specified, with 1875 as probably mini
mum average. For several years Mr.. j. j.
Sullivan has held the Office of steward.
The officers of the association regulate
the diet in the hall, at the same time exer-
cising a general control over expenditures
An auditor is selected by them from among
the members, who receives a salary for his
services in examining bills, learning if
| goods charged to the association have been
delivered, keeping weekly accounts of mem
bers, with allowances for absence, super
vising multitude of arrangements and
seeing generally that the affairs of the hall
are conducted with economy and precision.
His methods are of most significance to
students when connected with questions of
membership and the assignment of seats.
| Without certificate issued by the auditor
nc person is admitted to the dining hall
during the first week of the academic year.
All members who have not joined club
table are assigned seats in the order of their
| application for board, the auditor, Mr. L. B.
Fisk, changing seats as may be necessary.
From June TO June 20 any ten present
members of the association, and from the
latter date to October Z any twelve per-
sons registered for membership, may for m
club table by written application to the
auditor dated and signed by the intending
club members. Printed blanks are pro
vided for these applications which, in order
to be considered, must be signed by ter
members, the first member signing certify
ing and being held responsible for the other
signatures. Choice of location is granted
in the order Of filing the applications. The
club does not bind itself to assign any club
tables after October 5, and while ten mem
bers can retain table until October l.
any seat remaining unassigned after thai
date or for more than a week at any time
when the hall is open ceases to be subject tC
the control of the club. At about that time
animated scenes are enacted in rapid sue
cesSion around the auditors office.
AS many as one thousand persons can b,
, easily accommodated in the dining hall
which surpasses in dimensions those of til,
English universities. AT recent date 10
students were occupying seats at the tables
, The dining room is l64XS0 feet interior di
ceiling at the apex. In great stained-glas
window at the west end, 25X30 feet, ar
emblaZoned the arms CT the college, of tn
state and of the United States. Other win
dows at the sides, in stained glass, ar
memorials, two of which are compare
lively recent addition. These are twenty
two feet from the floor, the wall space be
meath being filled with a collection of ar
works of historical or commemorative il
terest. Examples of Copley and and of Gil
bert Stuart are frequent. Among tn
portraits is one of John Quincy Adams, o
of which Stuart painted the head an
Thomas Suliy the body. A portrait o
John Adams in court dress Q7S3) is b
Copley. this artist being also represente
by portraits of Nicholas and Thomas Boy
ston and the wife of the latter. The serie
contains portraits of George Washington
(the first LID. of Harvard) by Trumbul
and by Edward Savage. A bust of JOSEF
Story, LID, by w. w. Story, is anon
the works of sculpture, as is also bust o
Washington (l7S5) by Houdon.
Such is the respectable company in vieI
of students dining in Memorial hall, an
whose conduct is regulated by judiciou
rules. a prohibition is placed on wine
beer and all alcoholic drinks. One of tn
rules directs that the joints of meat sha
not be carved upon the tables. The pre-
scribed number of courses at dinner
three, this meal being served from $50 t
1880 pm, except during October and afte
the spring recess, when it is half a
= hour later. Most frequently student
s of the same classes are seated to
Y gether The walters are Clearly an
' neatly dressed, as it is the steward
' duty to see that they shall be, and are nc
r permitted to engage in conversation durin
S meal hours or to make any unnecessar
e noise. No meals are sent to rooms exceI
1 in cases q of actual illness, and an extr
: lcharge of ten cents per meal is then mad.