The sun., 1896-10-18
LUNCHES FOR C.C.N.Y. BOYS.
NOON SCENES ABOUT THE COIL EGB
OF THE CITY OF NhW TORk.

Measures to Protect tho students rrou the
BOX Lunch-Frce Lunch and Beer tuo
On-The Wares OF Mrs. Donnriiy. the Ola
Soldier, and the Push Cart NcndeFu,
There are sixteen hundred students In the Coi.
lege OF the City OF New Yo"k this year. Never
before has 1t had anything like so many All
the class rooms are ONerCrowdCd and in the
workshops there is scarcely elbow room. Many
willsno doubt fail To keen up with class requires
ments, or their health will give out IN tie
course of tho winter, and so the attendance
will be trimmed down TO moro cndurahlc linz
its, as happens every year. hut just now 1t 10
the most crowded educational institution in
New York, If not In all the country.
At no time In tie day is the numerical force
Of tho students presented more imprcssivclY
than during the luncheon recess. At twenty
five minutes past L. o'clock lig gong sounds
somewhere in the upper part of the building.
and instantly the boys in the firs' floor class
rooms rush out and down the stairs TO the
ground floor They are like the slender stream
that breaks through nssuro In the face OF p
dam-mcrel. an indication Of what is colnI.A.
Before they have reached the lower level tho
dam seems to have given way, and the flood
pours down. n torrent OF boys. They thronG
tn" broad stairways jam til" corridors below.
and movo in two great sonc toward tho
narrow yard in the rear which is quickly
packed. the other In the direction OF Twenty.
third street.
They indulge in shouting, no playful
scufles. rome OF the rough. hearty. boyish fun
one would naturally expect among so many
lads. There Is n prcternatural gravity over
shadowing them. Here and there, it is true,
one can pick out n sturdy, man'y.lColinG
lad, with color in his cheeks, and upon in
Guiry it will be found that he Is either from
A.
has had an exceptionally vigorous summcr
outing; but pale faces. or sallUw. waX"n COM
plexions and poorly developed forms are sally
In the majority. They are typical city boys,
OF the brainy. ambitious kind, whose tastes
have led them to prefer the hard study
quisite to win admittanco here rather than such
sports as, even H. the streets, give some aid 10
physical DEVELOPMENT. There is nothing in
the college course that they need 50 mucl -
football, lacrosse, hurdle races. and boxing.
Many OF them bring mcagre lunches from
home, in their satchcls or pockets. These
thev eat, standing alout in the corridors or
yard, and wash them down with tumblers OF
cold water. A booth in the lack yard Is occu-
pied by Mrs Donne,ly soldiers widow who
has for several years had the privilege OF SELL
ing to the bows such cheap articles of food as
come within their means, and the crowd about
her windows is from five to seven deep when
the rush begins. She sells cup Of coffee for
three cents. n piece OF pie or sandwich for
five. cakes. Eretzels, apples, and pears for a
renny each. But the supplies in front Of tho
building, on the Twenty. iii rl stree. sidewalk,
are much more varied and profusc. and to that
field fully half the students seem TO resort.
Push.cart vendors line the curb for n long
distance, Offering apples, peaches, lenrs, and
bananas. all Of good quality and At low prices.
On the walk srores OF men and toys with
baskets and boxes carrying en- ormOus o!les of
pretZeis, cakes. small pies, dOuChnuts and
sandwiches. The article IN greatest demand is
the crisp and saline pretzcl. which is sold for
penny, ard. like dried apples. is very film ao
tho price" Last season there were at one
time no fewer than three companies in Compo-
tition Offering to the students Combination
lunch boxes" the attractions of which far ex-
ceeded anything the independent dealers could
offer. But that enterprise no longer tourishes.
critical boy one day submitted to the sturdy
ianitors inspection n lump of something pur-
porting to be pie. extracted from one Of those
lunch boxes, and the jantor's mildest threau
thereupon. to the vendor included hamstring-
ing and QuarterinR him II he ever ventnred to
offer again any such thing US that for sale to
boy In this college. Then President Webb
found that person to whom the privilege
OF selling box lunches in the building lad been
accorded bad actually tarmed out sub-rights
TO others. and In ms lnulEnhllDn promptly
swept all the vendors except Mrs. pcnnelly
and an old solder who sells candy from nas-
ket into the street. Upon recent visit o' Oh
servation n reporter could only find one box
lunch yenLer on the sidewalk. One Of his
boxes. purchased for inspection and taken 40
witches. one of ham and tie other or corned
ne +. snail. but good. wrapped neatly in wnXei
paper: a cake also wrapped a banana. plcK!e
and pal Ier Napkin all for 10 cents. =
But there are not a great many or tho ooys
who can afford to spend 10 cents day for
uuch. Nearly all OF them come from such oIS-
tauces that car fare is a daily neCess y. When
to that Il box lunch every dRv is added. the
In great numbers % families already making
sacrifices to obtain n good education Tor thelr
boys the outlay of a dollar week. In add ton
10 the cost of clothing the lads prtsenthhlv. Is
really serious matter. or the sixteen hnli-
dred hoy enrolled ut present thcr" are prob
ably not fifty 10 WHOM this Consld"rat i -
m alter Of Indifference. So the field for the box
lunch vcudcrs is not by any means 50 good as 10
would. nt first sight. appear to bc. whatever
the quality or quantity OF the .rovendcr they
might oIlcr.
Last year a considerable number of the boys
who were OF for ign p6rcntRGc ana aCruStplnci
to the drinking OF beer with their meals u-ei 10
go TO sa.uCns on Third avenue. whcTc. along
abundant supplies OF free lunch. Ert tho
Ranes law has put a stop TO all that, luHkiv
before the college authorities were h"rrir"d DV
discovering I'll" fact. Now. IL" boys VINO 20 10
Third avenue rlIronihe bakery ~ 'it C,rner
OF Twcnty-third street where th"v gvt "a greater
variety of whOlcs5 food than the college
booth .tNurtls. for very little mprc money.
President Webb SAYS that when me t"!!eEe
gets into it's new mi!Gi"gs he means I" nave al
this lunch business regulated in such WAYS ae
health than the present syS tenn