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...hall, and $3.95, which I believe is the year's average for 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...
Fourthly, the a la 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...
Fourthly, we feel perfectly assured that the a la carte and the table d' hote systems cannot be carried on in one hall at the same time...
Food shall be supplied by the a la carte system, and the prices set in the bill of fare upon articles which have been served at the Foxcroft Club, shall not exceed the average prices charged at that Club during the academic years 1891-92, and 1892-93. I shall be possible, however, for a member ordering at any meal to order the "regular" breakfast, or lunch, or dinner, such "regular" meal being a selection of dishes made by the steward. The aggregate charge for a week of twenty-one "regular" meals shall not be less than $2.50 or more...
...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 and more general use of "orders," even among those who take "regular" meals. Further than this the announcement sufficiently explains itself...