The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30

hesitate 20 express her m n,s TO the
young men Of the frs, floor front.
Ria ions became strai;eI, Then they
broke, ana the boarding house era came
to an end, for these Young men,
When they went they walked out in
body, although only two or three had
met with official displ' ASSURE, and the cook
OF the establ shment walked out with them
Now the peace Of a country village rcigns
in those boarding house halls and at last
accounts the mistress was looking Tor a new
boss TO rul" in The kitchen.
Fortified with "A good cook, who had
stood hy them from III" first. the nine t'p
that they could snap their fingers az fate.
cooperative living or by whatever name II
may he cali q, the new method OF house
keeping started off auspiciousl Y.
Quarters were secured in new apart
ment house in Eleventh street This Is
one of the few dow ntown districts whose
residential character has remained prac-
ticallv unchanged for years. Many old
famlic- Of New York live Whereabouts.
Tho college men installed their pcnates
and household traps in an apartment OF
eight rooms Flag: and pennants OF the
| purple aud white Of Amherst and he pur-
| pie Of Williams ere draped on the walls and
| there j. a brave showing Of photography Of
college athleti c teams and ~ cups and other
| trophies won by the young men In contests
in which they engaged.
simple. little attention has been paid TO
the bric-a- brac and gingerbread "hxin's
| so dear To the feminine taste. Nothing
| has been put on the walls or under the feet
that tobacco smoke will hurt. Everything
| was designed with n view to making the
rooms a comfortable place 10 live In and
| the proprietors are surprised at the degree
Of success which they have attained.
or course, some one man has 10 handle
the funds, He Is the secretary treasurer,
nd hn la tKhs la ~
! man. She does all the buying and he pays
| the bills by check. He does not make his
exact figures public. but he says that he
has become convinced that there is money
In the clearinghouse business.
NoGregor sits at the head Of the table
and one of the nice little things about this
cooperative arrangement Is that each OF
| the nine men IL in turn the Mc(iregOr. The
time which is allotted to each TO preside is
| one week,
| During that time he serves the soup
carves the meat and helps the others to
dessert At the end Of the week he steps
down and another takes nis turn ~ bciI 4
master Of the table. Thus all get the benefit
Of the experience Of presiding, which vii
rot be- aniisS when they set up household,
| Of their own,
The men who are in the housekeeping
experiment are From Amherst w, II
Swift, '02; Joseph Warner, 0l; II, X, Leon
ard, ,.o2; c. !; Dewitt, 90; II; /, Randall
|
Paul 1eggett, Ol; John Bray, 1910 d. c
Brush '0l.
Long John" Bray is known Throughout
the college world He holds the indoor
record for the 600 yards run. He repre-
scented Williams and was on the American
relay team at the Paris Exposition. Will,
in college he was captain Of the William,
track team, and he has run in the color,
OF the New York A. G.
| G. T.. Cullinan won fame as an end on tn,
Williams football team In The days o.
the old triangular league he held the rec
| ords in the hammer throw and shot put.
| whit" Swift WIS quarter back ON Am
herst's football team and manager Of tn
baseball team
Pink" Dewitt. IA all his friends cal
| him, was quarter back on Amherst's loot
ball team, left fielder ON the baseball lean
and manager II the track team He ais,
took part in college dramatics,
Leggett wac centre fielder on the Williams
baseball team and quarter back on tn,
| football eleven
Duke Brush was manager Of the Tennis
Association at Williams.
The colony boasts Of men who have
done something outside of athletics.
'Dodo" Leonard was manager Of thu
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