Word: stinketh
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Ever since undergraduates ate in Mem Hall on the Delta and complained, "Lo! the butter stinketh!" there have been complaints about Harvard food. The petition currently being circulated may be described merely as the umpteenth in a series...
Since the time of "Lo, the butter stinketh" criticism of Harvard food has not approached that existing today. Besides, petitions in the various Houses the complaint has taken the form of arguments with waitresses and roll fights. It seems obvious that the present system will not be tolerated by the student body for long. If the Dining Halls expect to solve their financial deficit by such means I am afraid they shall fail...
...food at the Union, (where all Freshmen cat together) miraculously escaped serious criticism. During the history of Harvard, food served by the university has come in for more brickbats than any of its other features. Since the days when they wailed that "the ale is foul," and "the butter stinketh," students have periodically attacked the bill of fare. Thus it is notable that this year's summer members let the Union off with only a few mild criticisms...
...play follows "Lo, the Butter Stinketh" in the Harvard History series, which is later to be broadcast by a Boston station...
...Check Please"--The Town Tonight 7:35 "Your Concert Master" 8:30 "Lo! The Butter Stinketh," an original play produced by the Radio Workshop 8:45 Bull Session: Varsity football players talk over the Yale game and prospects for next year 9:00 "Nine O'Clock Jump" 9:30 Instrumental Club: variety show 10:00 Andre Maurois discusses today's literature 10:15 "The Crimson Concert Hall" 10:45 Crimson News and Interview