Telegram-herald., 1890-09-12

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IN ooH sersztioa daring meal -S'
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meals ara sens - roc4s exoePt u $50
of .sEa4l illAsss. sna an extra chsrse q
tea seats per meal - tAen made. Nsth-
hers bringing guests 10 naeals slgn 0f0er
sins fos tLen. being charged thereon a.
the rate % thirty cents for aihnef.
tSsnty-hvs eents for breakfast and
Iaenty eents fer luAeh- A visitor can
not Do kept as guest ey men oeF iof
more than one week AZ a tine without .
special permission An "a "a carte elll 4
Of fare is used .s the most satisfactory f
arrangement In case ef visitors. and the .
studsas aust depend on ths same when I
eontRg after the regular stated Aear' I
bsing charged extra for What l. ordered I
Oireren, types Of boarding houses
are found. ss one convenient 70 the col
lego yard where the trouble OF using
key Tor entrance during dim, un-
certain hours OF the morning dawn.
IS avoided by the house being
left open all night Until ten
A. N. students may loudly order what
they wish for breakfast hst
brought down upon the table, setting
up a Jingle OF glass and crockeryware.
viii somstines emphasize the order, or
a fancy for swearing st the landlady
may bs unrsservedly INDUCED At din
ner "a whole OK" may DO demanded by
some young American observing that
each gains What is desiSsd when bold
enough 20 enforce his views The board
IA obtained here for five dollars, with
the cooking carried on oy hit-or-miss
system yielding unequal results.
In restaurants as we'll as in some OF
/ the boarding-houses the meals are four
and three dollars and half per week
An economy is frequently practiced
I 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 three dollars. students take
their chances for seats at table
with crowd OF all sorts OF
other people, mechanics as well as
tradesmen. In this situation they are
not lordly and do not swear. Unless
enriating the meskness OF lambs their
dismissal by waitress with ludic:ous
assumption Is imminent To ask IL 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 far between; but three and
sometimes four varieties 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 successively occupy
the same seat at single meal Aside
from the humility demanded by the
reigning servant good manners are
not required The Harvard grad
uate, 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 and thrusting fork into the side
of his mouth, Herewith to pick hi:
teeth, discovers similarly the comfort o.
being without restraint
The need of better arrangements fol
; living than students OF limited re
sources have found at Cam bridge IL
years past, has been finally met with
plan of giving wholesome food at cost
, An interest has been shown by Presi
dent Eliot in this scheme of the Fox
= croft Club. as we'll as by some of th'
professors. The fact that the cos
Z OF tho course at Harvard i
: about one hundred and fifty dol
lars greater annually than at -
' smaller colleges frequently makes
: difference in the case Of boys from th'
I country whose selection may be neces
@ sarily determined from this considera
tion alone. Another class benefte
= through this club arrangement is fror
O tho considerable number OF students re
j. siding in outlying districts, within sue
distance from Tue Col4cBe bhab Int
' como daily TO the lectures from thei
n homes. Instead OF cold lunch, wit
> water from the pump, comfort1bl
n provision Is made at tho club for sue
II with small expenditure. BY the pay
;. rnent OF ton dollars year they enjo
p the further privilege of a place to stud
T. and being entitled to the use Of locker
h Some OF the students more favored
Ia fortune have given one hundred dollal
= each in aid OF this new scheme. Th
n building on Kirkland street romodele
: for the uses OF the club is neatl
- furnished. About fifty person
"a as recently reported. were hsvin
- dinner In the house. The scale OF pri
20 ga then lust decided ia here shown:
a FoxCROFT CLUB.
!, Coree. scte Tea. 3 cts. MILK, ci
I, Fgzs Boiled OF Dropped
- Fruit
=. EprAxFAsT AND Lunch
NJ Oatmeal and MIX. 3 cts.
III Crackers ..-.-.-.-...-.. ..-.....s
e. Ereai .........-...--. .... 49,. ..-...-s
a Batter .....s.. 80. 80. --... ........--h
Baked Apples. .--- go. ---..... .... .---.ss
o Cold Nests-. ..-..---.--- .---.---s =
ln sF'ish Balls. --....---- 3
"a sHot Potatoes. ..-. .... .-.. .-...--s
BAKED Beans. .....-.. ... .... zee. ...5
puvrss
Soup .-.....-s.. ---.--.. ...- ..'.s ca
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