The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-18
MORE ABOUT
CAFETERIAS
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val lying SllSntly between students
OF the elementary schools and
those of New Hanover High, show
a gross average total of approx
mately $7,100 each week.
Students to the average number
OF 1000, patronize the fine equip
ped cafeteria at New Hanover High
each schoolday noon hour. Their
average lunch cost, according to
T. T. Hamilton, Jr., school prin-
cipal, is about 81 cents each. Al
Tileston, where an average of 900
children are fed clean, wholesome
food each noon hour and at Chest
nut Street school, where the aver
age total meals each day is about
700, the cost of a meal to the stu
dents averages right around 20
cents each. The same average
holds true for Hemenway, where
an average of 500 pupils pass
through the cafeteria lines, on
down the list to smaller enroll
ment schools Of the county where
the average number of cafeteria
customers is about 200 to $50 each
day.
Some Profit
Conservative business men would
undoubtedly be hard to convince
that almost any well organized
business which crosses $235, 900 an
nually does not show a profit. And
Of course, there is a small profit
in the school cafeteria business.
but only John Brown. Joe James
and the hundreds of other school
patrons of the county cut in on it
profits in the way of better meals
for their children the following
month; cleaner and more cheerful
surroundings in cafeteria and
schoolroom and a hundred and one
little other, things that 60 toward
making the school part of child's
life, something to remember with
pride in the adult years to come.
That is where the small profits
over and above costs of food and
operation accrue in the 16
white school cafeterias OF the
county.
Experienced cafeteria operators
might learn a trick or two about
handling a big crowd OF customers
in quick time by visit to the New
Hanover High school cafeteria, the
only one of the 16 in the county
which is operated directly by the
school, the other Is being sponsor
ed or operated in conjunction with
the various Parent-Teacher as
sociations.
Smooth System
Mrs. J. B. Loder, dietician, in
charge at New Hanover High cafe.
terra for the past nine years, and
Principal Hamilton have perfected
such a smooth.running system OF
operation that an average of 1900
students. during two lunch periods,
are all served well within a halt
an hour.
When the first lunch period al
New Hanover High arrives at 1890
.. M, Mrs. Loder, her chef, second
cook, two pastry cooks, porter and
kitchen help are ready and waiting
to serve hungry young girls and
boys. The food, kept appetizingly
warm in modern steam tables, is
well seasoned and chosen with
care in order that each child,
patronizing the cafeteria, may get
la balanced meal with all the need.
ed vitamins for growing youth.
In Two Lines
Two lines, one entering from the
north and the other from the south.
pass along in front of the steam.
table counter, selecting for them
selves, the food they desire. Thev
usually have, Mrs. Loder points
out, choice of two meats, two
vegetables, salads, bread. dessert
and drink. So efficient is the
method of operation that these lines
clear, pay two student cashiers,
and pass on to one of the 425 seats
at conveniently arranged tables,
and all well within quarter hour
Hot meal patrons OF the cafeteria
are served on the main floor while
the cold plate line is located on
the. mezzanine floor and where
tables and chairs are arranged on
all four-sides. All students, who
have the first lunch period, from
1890 to lis p. m, have been serv.
ed, had their lunch, carried their
trays back to the kitchen service
window, and departed for classes,
well within their allotted lunch hour
period.
i Served Quickly
The second lunch period, which
begins at 1880 and runs through tc
2:15 p. m, is handled exactly ir
the same manner, but as the
number to be Served is not as
large, usually as at the first period,
the IS students who assist with the
cafeteria work in return for theil
meals, eat too, during this period
That the food is good and APP
petizing, is borne out by the fac
that members Of the faculty pa