The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-15
YALE ABOLISHES HER TIP SYSTEM Many Janitors Who Heretofore Worked by Contract Are
 to Resign Their
 Jobs. BIG DECREASE IN INCOME Private Service No Longer Allowed, and Sweeps Are Now Rcspon-
 slblc Only to Uni-
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BIG DECREASE IN INCOME

The fight against the tipping evil which Is being waged by the Yale uni vcrsity authorities will probably lead itors who have been drawing .arge incomes from this source during the past decade, It was not realized now much the janitors were really getting from the buildings, until an investiga- ton was made and 1t was found that the system resembled that of the Ro- man tax gatherers. by which the can didates contracted to collect the taxes and after paying a certain amount kept all they could rake from the oeo- pie.
 As soon as the authorities realized what was really going on they decided to try an experiment in the form of discharging the Vanderbilt janitors and putting In their places women for the coming year. In the past Van derbilt has been one of the richest gold mines for the janltors and was always the most sought for positi on If the new system proves success in Vanderbilt, 1t will probably be tried in the other dormitorles the year af- ter.
 A more sweeping reform was the abollshment of the contracting sys. tenn and the substitution for it of 6 system by which the janltors are paid so much day, and arrangements arc made with the bursar's office for any. thing extra the students want.
 The news of this change came tt the janitors with a shock. While un' der the rules of the college the jan.tol has been supposed to keep the room! in perfect order: in order to insure thi' the students have tipped the sweeps until the sweeps have come to expec It. For this tipping they have awak ened the students In time for chake when It has been convenient, and hay, built fires in the fire places. The! have also blacked shoes and kept tn, rooms in better order. than when the! have not been tipped. The usual charge for these services Is at tn rate of SC month each room. s, 1t has been very easy to clean up s5 a month from an entry in Vanderbilt White. Fayerweather or Durfee. Bi sums have also been made in Welcl and Lawrence.
 Under the new system. these extr services will not be denied a student but arrangements will be made by hin through the bursars office for them ,La ,,,tyt Ia ,t-t The system will tend to keep tn rooms of all the students In better or der. One janltor who has built u quite a business in suit pressing, WI have to give this up. as 1t interfere with his other work.
 The university will pay the janitor at the rate of about s1.65 q day fo their work and nine hours will be re quired. This period commences wit 6 o'clock in the morning and wit two hours out at noon closes with
 In the afternoon. During this tlm' the janitors will not be allowed {
 pay attention to any other work tha
 that of the university, and when tn
 work In one dormitory Is finished wi go to another to work until o'clock One janitor in discussing the matte said that the change would make great cut in his income. For tw entries in one of the largest dormitol les, he put in bid to do the wor satisfactorily at $50 month. ( this sum he gave half to an assistan Where hc made was on the extra tiT and on the outside work