The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

menu would indicate nothing cost
ing moro than five cents; ON these
days. the average cost OF a students
luncheon is Il cents. Bread and
butter are always one cent Each
year the cafeteria makes expenses
with just enough over to purchase
needed equipment. This year an
electric refrigerator that makes the
schools own supply OF 10 and keeps
the ice boxes at constant normal
temperature Is "A valued addition to
tho cafeteria equipment. few stu
dents work behind the counter, some
are cashiers and check trays to pay
for their lunches.
Are Fed In Relays.
Because the cafeteria viii not ac-
commodate all students in two per-
iods, the principal has planned n
thrce-pcriod lunch time which
works admirably, Misc Pierce stat
ed. This, however, uoccssitatos the
first group, students from the top
at II O'Clock, and this, I'm Miss
PicrCe's opinion, is too early an
hour When the new cafeteria,
which will seat moro than a thou
sand Us ready for occupancy tho
students can be cared for in two
groups, which will bring the first
lunch period q little later. Accord
ing 20 the present plan. students
from tho anucx and & floor 20 TO
lunch the second period, from 1l;45
20 12:2O and from j floor the third,
from 1880 until l o'clock.
Evo\y fourth student buys a bot
tie of milk every day Miss Pierce
said, and in addition 10 using %
huge Pullman loayca OF broad, each
wpishing more than two pounds,
daily. 400 buns, made especially for
tho school, ana lorccr than the aver
age lun. are likewise consumed. To
the feet that hot, nOurishinE lunches
are made possible through the caf-
ctorla Miss Pierce attributes gen
crous share of the responsibility
FOR the cyoellcnt health ana we'll
being ~ the students
Onc-Thirh Are Patrons.
I'm tho five ward schools whore
children may cat hot lunches I'm the
cafc'rrlas provided rl'ro, the teach
cls are IN charge ~ tho menus and
serving, In addition 20 their other
duties Al Mark Twain, where about
holr the children stay at noon O.
ret their lunches, food IL served In
tho domestic science rooms. n
! Whittier. ia the domestic science
rooms. at Celia Clinton whore n
smaller per cent stay 20 eat and
more Of thom 60 home; In the do
mort science rooms, at Lincoln
whore virtually a third remain IN
IA" building for lunch, there is an
eating room, likewise At Washing
ton. Al of the teachers pntronizo
Ethcso ward school C7fcforias, and
those children who have y long dis
'arce o. go, or those whose mothers
work. OF course. there are moro
child patrons on bad days than on
pleasant ones.
Virtually no articles of food on
! those menus IS moro than five cents
Nias Kiwblc said. occasionally \
mcat loaf re- served costing six cents
- is the aim ~ the de-
nartmcnt 10 make expenses, and II
| tho~o l7 money l"f' over, this goes
hack 20 tho children eventually by
( tho suh4n0uouf lowering ~ prices
/ Cereals, vegetable and milk are fca-
tured strongest IN the ward school
menus,
There is ono thing that the moth
( ers ~ ward school children do. Miss
Kimhlc saws. that she would De GLAD
| m have tho mothers Of high school
students emulate. and that is ~ ~
| II the cafn'rrias and soc what kind
! OF food a. being o'forod them.