Word: mealing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like the draft and the Ml rifle, C rations will become a thing of the past. In their place the Army has developed MREs (meal, ready-to-eat), precooked and packed in nice little aluminum-foil pouches. The new fare includes steak, swiss; ham, sliced; chicken, a la king; and beef, stew; along with chocolate cookies, fruit and brownies and freeze-dried coffee. The Pentagon says it has tested the new rations under both tropical and arctic conditions and even on generals at the Defense Logistics Agency, who were not told that they were being served MREs in the dining...
Another referendum question asks whether students want the choice of a 14- or a 21-meals-per-week plan. While a 14-meal plan with only lunches and dinners may have some drawbacks, most universities offer this option. Another item considers the merits of academic credit for drama courses. Credit is appropriate for courses in drama, but not for purely extracurricular activities...
...Variable meal plans require tighter security precautions because they would create an entirely new category of stolen meals. At present, almost all stolen meals occur when a Harvard student tries to obtain a meal for a non-Harvard friend. Under student holding a contract which allows him less than 21 meals per week must be prevented from taking part in meals for which he is not eligible...
...variable meal plan could be enforced in any number of ways--meal coupons, ticket books, a compute system--but regardless of the method, a flexible meal system would require some major changes in dining hall security. A partial list of such changes would...
...more flexible, variable meal plan would also entail certain coasts for the House system. By allowing any one group to opt out of a substantial number of meals, the overall function for which the Houses were first established--that of bringing together a group of students and tutors for frequent educational and social contacts--would undoubtedly be undermined. At present, most students meet other people in their House primarily by eating with them. If more students eat off-campus, a certain degree of House community and closeness would necessarily be sacrificed...