Word: faring
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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THERE is a rumor current, that, on his entrance upon office, the new steward of Memorial Hall requested of his predecessor a copy of the bill-of-fare by which, during the late regime, the table had been regulated; a request which the latter refused to comply with, unwilling to give over into the hands of a rival a work which he had been more than two years in perfecting. The students fully support Mr. Farmer in this decision...
...selected who will avoid the blunders of his predecessor. If a sufficient number of those who have been driven from the Hall by the mistakes of the past will give the Association one more trial, the price of board will undoubtedly be kept at a reasonable figure, the fare will be improved, and the commons will regain many of its pristine glories. It rests, however, entirely with the students to restore...
...fare...
...literary matter in the last two issues of the Record reminds one strongly of the bill of fare in the boarding-house, where they had 'lungs, liver, and lights' for breakfast; 'lights, liver, and lungs,' for dinner, and so on in ever-pleasing variety...
...students and creature of the President." In fact, the Directors have found Mr. Farmer not only ready to attend to complaints made by or through them, but most willing to act on their suggestions. Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, the figures go to show that Memorial Hall enjoys better fare, at less rates, than did the Thayer Club; not only are purchases now made on better terms, but the waste is proportionately smaller. The ability of the present steward in the purchase and executive duties of his office has been the subject of special commendation from the Directors' committee...