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EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: At this time of year when the heat is so overpowering and the work for examinations so wearing, college men naturally grow fastidious in their diet. It seems reasonable that the steward of Memorial should, therefore, try to cater in some degree to the changed tastes of his boarders and should provide a different menu in some respects. But we find the same old bill of fare that we have had all winter still continued, with its heavy meats and solid desserts. Some change ought certainly to be made. Many men would willingly dispense with certain articles...
...head constable at Liverpool maintains that the story of the discovery on a trans-atlantic steamer of an infernal machine in a box, which had been intrusted to the care of the steward, is a hoax - that the box only contained brick...
...editorial in the current Advocate on the subject of the appointment of steward of the Dining Association seems to us to be quite premature. It is ridiculous to find fault with the management because a vacancy of only a month's standing has not been already filled. The position of steward is a responsible and important one and as such can not be filled at a moment's notice. We understand that there have been numerous applicants for the position, whose credentials and recommendation must be thoroughly examined before an appointment is made. It has taken several years...
...last meeting of the Memorial Hall directors, it was voted that the steward be ordered to change the napkins three times a week; that all complaints in regard to service be made to the head waiters or some member of the board; and that some change be made in the custom of having the dishes washed by the waiters during meals...
With all due respect for the pleas advanced by Professors Byerly and Lanman of the Dining Association in favor of the retention of the present steward at Memorial, we must express our decided doubts of the wisdom of such a policy. That there will be considerable difficulty in the way of getting a new steward seems very probable. Indeed it may be found necessary, as has been suggested, that the salary of the steward be raised. Any addition to the ordinary running expenses of the hall is of course to be guarded against, but it seems very possible that...