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...They always save the day," says Pforzheimer House Co-Master M. Suzanne McCarthy, recalling a former elf who worked as a flight attendant and would fly in desserts from Paris for House events...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Room and Board, House Elves Lend a Hand | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

Little known on campus, the elf system has been in existence for at least 20 years, according to Quincy House Co-Master Marjorie L. North...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Room and Board, House Elves Lend a Hand | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

Known more formally as Masters' Resident Assistants (MRA), the "elf" name is indigenous to Quincy House, where North says it "just stuck...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Room and Board, House Elves Lend a Hand | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

...case, according to North, an elf was hired who did not know how to cook. Soon after being hired, however, he astounded the attendees at an open house with an array of wonderful cream puffs...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Room and Board, House Elves Lend a Hand | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

North says the elf later confided to her the secret to his success: long phone calls to his mother, who guided him through the recipe step-by-step...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Room and Board, House Elves Lend a Hand | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

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