The San Francisco call., 1899-02-26

money is saved, and time is money to
these men, many of whom must not
only keep up in their studies, do their
own work and economize, but earn the
money required for their needs.
Four is the best number for club.
There must be a cook and house
keeper and dishwasher. While they are
doing the work of the other two are
playing the independent student with
time, in plenty, to spend on their
books. The next week things are re-
versed and the men of leisure become
the house drudges.
Every fellow does his own washing.
He must do it on certain day which
is his for there is only one tub and
Washboard in the camp" 1t is the
community property of the camp"
and was in all probability purchased
when the camp organization was first
effected The day may soon come when
there will be a camp laundryman as
there is a camp baker.
This last named worthy turns out
bread as white and light and delicious
as ever came from the most improved
oven. He makes his batch, divides it
into loaves and sells it to his confreres
at enough above cost to pay him for
his extra time and labor. There is
some talk at present that. there may
soon be an opposition bakery.
1t was noOntime when the camp"
was visited. Some of the students
were preparing meals; others were
eating their midday repast Beans,
potatoes, bread and prunes were
staple articles of diet In some huts,
however, a greater variety was af-
forded.
In speaking to one of the members of
| the Owl Club, which organization
probably gets it's name from the habits
Of its members, who are supposed to
sit up all hours of the night over their
books, burning vast quantities of
midnight oil, good idea of how the
men themselves regard their life was
obtained.
After giving accounts of different
phases of camp life, the young man who
| has spent two years in his present
quarters continued: You see, it is like
| this The fellows do not pretend to live.
| We merely exist while we are here. At
most it is only four years. Few fellows,
| however, are compelled to live in the
| CAMP throughout their college course.
| A raise usually comes along in some
! form or another. One gets lift from
| home; another secures a good paying
! Job doing something about college;
| third may be given some student body
! position as business manager or editor
| in-chief of one of the college publica-
| tions.
when this happens then prepara-
| tions are made for move, and when
| the next semester opens the fortunate
| Individual is found esconsed in a COM
| Portable room in Encina Hall with
| money enough in his pocket to eat at
the inn. Scores of fellows have struck
| it lucky and after a few semesters of
| hard work and privation have been
able to better their mode of living. 1t
doesn't seem to make much difference
at Stanford if a fellow has worth
whether he has money or not. If he has
the ability the student body will give
him a position to fill, thus enabling
him to get along.
Graduation comes as a relief to
many of us. We do not dread the cold
world as do many of the students who
| have had fat allowances during their
college days. The greater number of
us have worked all our lives. We know
men in general better than they do, and