Word: boarding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Another general complaint made by those who board at Memorial is that they get tired of the sameness of the fare and lose their appetites. The same bill of fare appears every week on the same day and one knows beforehand just what to expect. This could be easily changed and such a variation adds to the relish of their meals. By lessening the number of vegetables served each day a greater variety could be offered without increase of expense. The fish is almost uniformly bad and everybody would be willing to give it up on four days...
...than that at West Point. To bring things up to a proper standard three men cooks should be added at a cost of $140 per month. This expense seems great but it can easily be met in any of three ways, either by adding four cents to the weekly board, by dropping one of the four vegetables served daily, or by having one course of meat instead of two on one day of the week. By making these slight changes the quality of the food would be much improved and the order list would be less used, since the principal...
...quantity of the food or service. This arrangement would supersede the present system of written complaints to the directors which is acknowledged by all to be entirely ineffectual. Such a person could be engaged for a salary of $1.500, equal to an addition of four cents to the weekly board bill of each man. But part of this could be justly paid by reducing the steward's "contingent compensation," as the latter's duties would be much lessened. The steward and directors now nominally perform the duties of "inspector," but the former has not the necessary time and the latter...
...seems hardly possible that any one who has been in Harvard College three months should show so little the effect of its reforming influence as to feel no shame at such a display of native boorishness. I sincerely hope the Board of Directors will exert their authority and compel the fellow to move whether he is willing...
...CLUB table can be accommodated with first-class board at 410 Harvard street...