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Dates: during 1900-1909
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During the past three months work at Phillips Brooks House has continued along the lines usually followed in the fall and early winter. Since the early fall conference held two days before College opened at which some 40 men were present, the activities have been carried on by the Christian Association, the St. Paul's Society, the St. Paul's Catholic Club, and the Harvard Mission...
...important causes of the unsatisfactory condition there during the fall. Chiefly because of the large plant and the attempt to pay off the debt too rapidly Memorial can furnish board cheaply only when a large number of men are eating there. Owing to unfortunate experiments in the past, the number was small even at the beginning of the College year. The food under the "fish and egg" system was unsatisfactory to many. Some left the Hall and the result was still higher board to those remaining. There were undoubtedly some other but less important causes. The Corporation has remitted three...
There has been considerable speculation during the past two months as to who would prove acceptable to both the Corporation and the Board of Overseers and be elected to the office of President of the University. The Corporation is practically unlimited in its selection and it may decide upon someone entirely unsuspected by the public or by other members of the University. Nevertheless it seems to be the prevailing opinion of graduates and the public press that the choice will fall upon some one of the men mentioned below...
...officers while only 246 took the trouble to vote for the committees. This is approximately 51 per cent. for the first election and 39 per cent. for the second. These figures are unfortunately considerably lower than in most years, and lower even than the average for the past four years, while the present Senior class has been in College. During these years the classes have been of nearly the same size, 1909, however, being the largest by quite a margin. An average of these years shows a vote of 58 per cent. for the officers and 44 per cent...
...plan by remitting three-fourths of the sinking fund payments for at least two months. The Board of Directors has instructed the steward to serve meals at a price not exceeding $5 a week; and they are confident that with the membership equal to the average attendance of the past two months the board can be kept at this figure without lowering the quality of food offered. The transient system will be continued. Coupons will be used for extra orders, and allowance will be made at the present rates for Sunday absence. The Directors propose to start on this plan...