The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
Rrceipts. Fourth Year.
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I spread class day at an expense of 500.
7 gave $50 towards other students eX-
penses. ! hired "A piano during the year
and added many books 10 my library. MY
incidentals amounted to $4,000. My eX-
uenses for the year were S6l2.4V. !
graduated from college with S226.o.
owed the college S225. 1 saved, during the
year, s25SS0. / was now more imam OUT
of debt and had on hand S4lfO.
81 had bought a typewriter: increased
my library by over 300 volumes bought
many useful articles; taken part In many
branches of college iife-social athletic,
literary and religious. / played on one
Varsity team and on my class team III
another sport. l found many openings
for work for other fellows. Had / been
able TO do all found TO do, should have
made a good salary. only tried to earn
enough TO get through.
~ graduated from my class cum
laude and with courses TO spare. / also
had honorable mention in one study. My
health. when / entered. was very poor.
left college strong in body, better than
at any time in ten years. To sum up, my
total expenses in Harvard. for four years,
were S16O0.19. Ny second year is fair
estimate of what is actually necessary. j
think, II any fellow wishes, he could save
800 on furniture and SO on books. More
over, | paid more for my room than was
necessary have no hesitation in saying
that an economical student, taking add
vantage Of the college helps, such as the
loan association, library, Foxcroft Club,
and Young Mems Christian Association,
can get through honorably and happily ior
$500 year!"'
To he a Z
Harvard, or a fair proportion Of them,
may be seen slowly pacing towards their
dining hall. At the entrance, many stop
TO buy a morning paper, which they
glance over while they are eating. From
a clerk at the desk, before they enter,
they receive a sman card, which bears
these words:
Harvard Dining Association
December 3, '93.
Breakfast.
The distinction Of clubs and cliques
confront one even at breakfast. l called
on Harvards famous athlete and foot
ball captain. Waters, and found him in
bed. He is the man who has to make n
pack-horse Of himself, TO Withstand the
shocks of the football field. He is a big,
fine manly fellow, but as soon as l en-
gagged him in conversation, he replied:
well, now, L will have 10 hurry away TO
the training table" which meant, as ]
learned afterwards that he was dieting
himself and ate with the athletic crowd.
In the association dining hall, IL is anus
ing 10 note the fashion in which the eter-
nal idea of the clique manifests itself.
Those who do not belong TO crowd Sit
twelve at a table. Those who are Of a
crowd sit thirteeni The Harvard man
most certainly does not spend his wealth
in high or riotous living at this hall.
Strict account is kept on the co-opera-
tive plan, of what the supplies cost, week
by week, and each student is then charg-
ed pro rata. The cost, at present, Is
less than $500 a week TO each man, for
twenty-one meals. Here is what the fell
lows ate for dinner one day recently
Harvard Dining Association.
Dinner.
Cream Of celery soup.
Roast lamb with mint sauce.
Roast pork with apple sauce.
Boiled and mashed potatoes.
Corn.
Cracker pudding. Apples.
Grapes.
Tea, coffee, celery
and sliced tomatoes
each five cents extra.
/ endeavored on several occasions TO dip
into what some of the noted students
were doing in the bookish line. 1t is
characteristic Of Harvard men, when mp
pealed to- to give the athletic records Of
their fellows! Interest in sports is Rtimu-
lated to the highest degree so that the
athletic type OF Harvard man is easily
the most important He usually has frou-
zled hair. and looks as though he had just
come out OF scrimmage. He is building
up a powerful physique for the future.
provided he does not kill himself before he
arrives at that goal. / saw an editorial
regret, in a Harvard college paper. to the
effect that Waters had q bad leg as the
result Of the killing pace of sport; then
In q fashion intended to b serious, but to