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...editorial in the December issue of the Monthly expresses a complaint felt only too strongly by the readers of our college periodicals. As the writer says, why is it that men insist on choosing subjects with which they have no real sympathy? The result is occasionally creditable it is true, but lacks individuality and a lacquered effect is only too common. At intervals we find a man writing of truly personal experience and with sympathy; his theme may be well worn, but the well telling of it makes an old story new, and after all the best things in literature...
...squad this year has been rather open to attack in this quarter, because the eleven was picked at the beginning of the season. The avowed policy has been to put the most experienced men in, and keep them there until their inferiority was clearly demontrated. Of course the old complaint came, and we regret to notice that it has been a little more obtrusive than usual. Yet one has only to think of the state of the squad today, with two or three candidates being played alternately in each position, and several old players in danger of being ousted...
...statement made that the hall is losing its popularity is easily disproved by the large waiting list of over 600. The large amount of "extra orders" has been brought forward in complaint. A large part of the extras comes from guests the student brings with him, and another large item comes from the "watch table" where students after the usual breakfast hour order from the extra list only. Aside from these two classes of orders almost all the extras appear to be for ices, sweets and other delicacies not to be expected for $4.00 per week...
...remedy for the trouble lies with the board of directous. It does not seem to be generally known that there is a director's complaint box near the door of the dinning hall, for not a single complaint has been left in it for the last two months. All who have complaints to make of the management of the association are urged to leave them in this box. It is to be hoped that the new board of directors to be elected next week will give the matter a thorough investigation, so that members of the association may be sure...
...possible to enter into detailed complaint here, but the frequent appearance at the table of meat and poultry unfit to be eaten, the lack of proper supervision of the cooking and serving of the food, and above all the monotony of the bill of fare, justify the assertion that no attempt whatever is made to please the members...