Word: foxcrofts
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Memorial, amounts to $16 a year, which is an important saving for some men. But this is not the point at all. Opportunity for economical living comes, not from regular board, but from the a la carte system. The average of 100 men for six weeks to the Foxcroft Club as compiled by the Auditor, was $2.72 a week. This means an average saving of $45 a year from Memorial prices, with opportunity to live for less...
Thirdly the committee is sure from observation and inquiry that there is no demand for a larger Foxcroft system. I question the completeness of the inquiry made between April 25, when the new scheme was proposed and April 26, when the committee reached this conclusion. If the committee is right, however, the hall, by the terms of the circular will not be run on this scheme, so if it is as "perfectly sure" as it says it is, it need not have spent time protesting. Its only given reason, however, is fallacious. It is no argument to cite the fact...
...carte and the table d'hote systems are carried on thousands of restaurants, including Allnutt's on Harvard Square. It is perfectly practicable to have a man order a regular dinner instead of a variety of dishes. Let me give an order slip as designed by the Foxcroft Auditor. I add present Foxcroft prices, which show a saving of four cents over the dishes ordered separately...
FEATO BOLLES, Secretary.This association which the corporation authorizes is not exactly such as the Memorial Hall directors : thought of, but it is believed it will best meet the present needs of the College. Since the Foxcroft Club cannot remain in its present quarters, it seems best to give it some permanent situation, and the proposed hall will both do this and cover the ground of like smaller organizations, and generally offer every opportunity for moderate living to economical students. The a la carte system, and the comparatively low limits for the weekly charge, will of course necessitate a much larger...
...proposed association, it being the idea to get an unprejudiced statement of the students' feeling in the matter, before the corporation takes further steps. Members of the University who wish to sign for places in the new dining hall can find blanks at the Office, at Memorial, the Foxcroft Club, the Cooperative, the Library and at the Law School, as well as in the hands of the students who are authorized to collect signatures in the domitories...