Word: hired
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...come to the conclusion that the present system of janitorships is in many respects defective, and they have therefore decided to introduce a new system next fall. By the new arrangement one man will be given the entire charge of all the buildings, and will have direct power to hire and supervise the assistant janitors and goodies. This will require the present office of janitor for each building to be dispensed with, and will be a much simpler and more direct method of government than the present...
...signed the book to make it worth while to hire a barge to go to Brookline tonight...
Secondly, hire some professional base ball trainer for the nine, or at least allow the nine to play with professionals. We have a profess ional trainer for track athletics-the only sport in which Harvard has been almost uniformly successful-why not have one for base-ball? The secrecy which has surrounded the actions of our base-ball teams of late has insidiously brought about many abuses which only openness and frankness in the matter can eradicate...
...from the field, refusing to play the game without an umpire of his own choosing, Mr. Downer was the regularly appointed umpire, but he failed to appear. Capt. Holden refused to allow another undergraduate to officiate in Mr. Downer's position, and as Capt. McKean would not agree to hire a professional umpire, the game was not played...
Then, on the matter of service, the outside table can hire a cook and waitress for twenty-five men at not over $10 per week. This is forty cents per man for service, while at the dinning-hall the cost for service per week is seventy cents per man. This includes the salaries of all officials from the steward and auditor down. One waiter has 14 men, and he receives $4.50 per week, while at the club table one waitress has 25 men and receives not over $4 per week...