The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-04
UNIVERSITY FEEDS 500 MEN
IN TH|RTy-F|VE MINUTES

Feeding 500 men in IS minutes is the
record made by the new twin" mess
halls of the University of Idaho, for the
men of the students army training corps,
today. The new mess hall is not COM
pleted, but it is far enough along to per-
NIT the feeding of 500 men at one time
and few days later will be ready to
accommodate 700.
The hall or twin halls" are built upon
the plans adopted at the naval station at
Seattle, where 1900 men are fed. The
building is in the form of letter "H'
between the two "stems" of the letter,
tables, benches and equipment for seat
ing $50 at one time. They are 1870 feet
in length by about "a feet in width. The
men enter one of these, where their
dinner dishes" consisting of tin cups,
plates, knives, forks and spoons are
arranged, and each man secures his
"eatin' tools and goes to the kitchen
where number of assistant cooks dish
up the food, each serving different
kind of food. In this way walters are
dispensed with and the men are fed
quickly.
The fraternity houses are being used
for barracks, or sleeping quarters for
the men, and each house accommodates
from 30 to 100 men. The regulation
army cots are used and the government
furnishes the bedding, each article being
branded "U. S."
Up to this morning there had been
45O men enrolled in the S. A. T. c.
and had successfully passed the physical
examination. The university had pre-
pared for 600, but hopes are entertained
that it will not be required to take that
number: "We want to take only what
we can care for properly and would
rather be under than over our quota, y
said President Lindley eff we have
500 S. A. T. c. men with the 800 class
B men who come on October IS, making
300 soldiers in all, we will be well
pleased, for we can care for that num-
Der in fine shape and we do not want
to be over crowded.
The writer made the rounds of the
barracks and mess hall with President
Lindley as guide last night. The new
kitchen was neat and clean and was
being thoroughly scrubbed when visited.
Everything here is entirely new, the
buildings have been erected in a few
days. A large cooling room for meats
is being built and will soon be ready.
Steam heated warming ovens are being
put in. The university employs the
chefs and their assistants, furnishes all
he food and is paid by the government
for feeding the men.
The government furnishes bedding and
equipment for the dormitories, but not
enough of this has been received and
he university is supplying what is lack
ng. The young men in the barracks all
themselves as we'll pleased
With their surroundings and seemed
lappy lot. They come from every part
If the state and were thoroughly enjoy
ng themselves in the evening. A few
we're in bed, but most of them were
-eading, writing, singing or conversing.
Many were writing letters to the home
'olks, using suit cases for writing desks.
Questioned by President Lindley as to
he conditions of their apartments, all
eplied that everything was satisfactory.
The buildings are being remodeled to
meet government requirements as to
,aths, lavatories, shower baths and sani-
ary conditions. Everything of this kind
S being done under government super
,ision and according to government
,lans In one of the buildings two men
we're occupying the same bed, large beds
'eing used until the army cots can be
ecured. In the smaller rooms two army
ots are placed and they range from two
o nine for the largest rooms, the army
equations requiring certain number
# square feet per man.
The work of remodeling the Stewart
uilding on North Main street, for bar
acks for the 800 enlisted men who reach
ere on October Is is going forward.
An addition to the building is being
rected for the accommodation of the
len, while the basement is being fitted
p for shower baths, lavatories, toilets
nd bath rooms. The large building of
he Idaho National Harvester plant is
eing remodeled and will be used for a
ness hall for these men who will re-