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...well-fed?--because orange-onion salads and other gastronomic specialities come his way as a steady diner at Harvard's most popular eating establishment. Rested?--because his House is nearer the Yard than any other...
...race barriers still in existence, Reporter Rowan also found that they are being chipped away. On Atlantic Coast Line's Palmetto, between Washington and Charleston, where five years ago Ensign Rowan, U.S.N.R. had to eat at a curtain-rigged table, Newsman Rowan ate in an open diner-thanks to the Supreme Court decision outlawing Jim Crow in dining cars on interstate trains. In New Orleans, by showing his Naval Reserve card, he even got a Pullman berth...
...Graduate Commons has been using these trays since the beginning of the year, and they are unsuccessful, if not dangerous. There is, first of all, no starting point on a circular tray; the unsuspecting diner may find himself commencing his meal as often with a grapefruit as with a leek. Worse that that, the circular trays tend to revolve under the slightest pressure of fork or finger; the centrifugal force generated by a hungry student can send sprays semi-liquid food onto his neighbors. A spinning tray can also cause dizziness...
Intangible skill must make the difference between the products of the various kitchens, between an interesting meal and a depressing one. All of the dining halls in the University average the same expense per diner, and one office does all of the food buying. The central kitchen must take a longer time getting foot from stove to mouth, but an elaborate steam-cart system partially compensates for this. The interhouse lists at Adams and Duster point to the tangible attractions: Adams' salads, Dunster's sandwiches. Cowie Hall is reputed to have fascinating fruit salads...
...Haven wants to run two special trains, each made up of nine cars and a diner. One train would start from South Station, Boston, the other from Grand Central, New York. At Groton, Connectient, the two specials will be coupled into one train...