Word: grilles
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...feel that there would not be a sufficient volume of business to support the proposed cafeteria," he said. "Moreover, at this time there is no way we could subsidize the grill, and so continue to operate it at a loss. The rising cost of food would make me hesitate to authorize any additional expenditures for installation and equipment now, especially as I believe that the night lunch would be a financial failure...
Westcott went on to say that he would be more than glad to proceed with the installation of the cafeteria if he felt that there was an even chance of its being a success. Although the Eliot House grill is able to carry itself now, he believes that two such eating places would divide the present patronage of the Eliot lunch in such a way that both grills would fall...
...hundred and twenty-five members of Adams House have signed a petition requesting the establishment of a night lunch in that house. The petition is the culmination of recent agitation for such a grill on the part of several residents of Adams. It reads...
Although Professor James P. Baxter, master of the house, could not be reached late last night, he had previously stated, "I shall look into the matter of placing a night lunch in Adams House." When questioned on the possibility of an Adams night grill, Roy L. Westcott, manager of the University Dining Halls, said "It is very difficult to say off-hand whether or not the proposed cafeteria would be a financial success, . . . (but) the night lunch now operating in Eliot House carries itself...
...tutor in Adams, when asked for his views on the subject of the night lunch, expressed himself as being heartily in favor of the project. He said that Adams House was a particularly logical place for the grill, since it had its own kitchen and was close to those houses which are not served by the Eliot night lunch...