The morning call., 1894-01-15
A NEW DINiNG=HALL.
To Be Established at Berkeley by
Faculty and Students on the
Cooperative Plan.

a decidedly new feature will be intro
duced into college life at Berkeley. This
is a cooperative dining establishment
with a semi-ofieial backing of the faculty
OF the university and of the regents.
For years this question has been mooted,
but the experiment was never tried. Ii
was argued that the reg ents bad no power
under the law to appropriate money
either to run a college restaurant or to
equip dormitory system. But the de-
mand Tor something in that line has be-
come irresistible. There are now some 500
students in the university. One hundred
and fifty come daily from places about the
bay. Many of these want a warm midday
meal
Hitherto. it is stated by the projectors of
this enterprise, there has been no repuia-
bic and decent restaurant in Berkeley,
and the faculty and students having Wis
iting friends had no place where they cared
TO take them 10 lunch.
So at the beginning Of the academic
year a committee from the faculty was ap-
pointed to investigate the matter and re-
port. At the head of this committee was
DIR. Sanger, and the bright outlook for
the success OF the project is largely due to
his enthusiastic energy and business ability.
He talked with those in the business, and
got the regents interested by securing a
guaranty of $3.50 from a number of the
members of the faculty. The regents,
while refusing any direct financial aid,
agreed to give the free use of one of the
University cOttages-the one located in
Coed Canyon. just south OF the library,
and 10 reft il for their use.
This is now being fitted up into four
rooms, besides kitchen, pantry. etc. Two
OF these rooms are in reality thrown into
one for the male students, another is re-
served for the young ladies. while the
fourth VIII be occupied by members of the
faculty. The rooms will be decorated
and will present a pleasant. home-like ap-
pearanee. Decorated china will add to
the flavor of the viands, while scrupulous
neatDess and cleanliness will be rigldly
maintained.
The projectors drew up bylaws and
nled articles OF incorporation. Two mem
bers of the board of trustees must be from
the students. The board now consists of
DR.. j. H Sanger, Professor N. W. Haskell
and Herman kOwer and +. W. Bancroft
and Joseph Meyerstein. The corporation
has o capital stock.
The walters will consist of three of the
Japanese students, and the management
of the hail will be in the hands of Miss
JaQuemin, who has had considerable ex-
perlence in st. Louis. where she managed
the dining-hall for hundred clerks.
At first only luncheon will be served
and that between the hours of IL 20 to 40
o'clock. This will consist of soup, roast
and desert. After the first week onlv
members will be allowed tie privilege of
the hall. To be a member it is necessary
to pay a fee of 81 per year or 81 80 for
life or for the faculty S. for a life men,
bership.
The cost will be 25 cents meal. There
Will be o service la carte. 1t is expected
to reduce the charge to 20 cents If the pa
tronage becomes as large as is anticipated.
Many believe this may be an entering
wedge from which will be produced din
ing establishment worthy such a large COL
lege. also a dOrmitory system, both of
which would add very materially TO the
interests of the college and the students.