Word: dieticians
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Demands for the appointment of a dietician were first raised by the Student Council last spring in a report which attacked "widespread inefficiency in the preparation of food at Harvard that would never be tolerated in a restaurant that had to cover its cost without guaranteed clientele...
...undeniably high costs of the process inaugurated by the House Plan, one vital cog in the works has never functioned with perfect precision. The weighty problem of meals has not been satisfactorily solved by the introduction of model kitchens and natty dining halls, and in spite of a dietician the three squares are generally of an order which would do credit to the lower carnivora. Not a meal but is dominated by the flesh-pots, the quantity of animal products far exceeding the two ounces recommended by the Hygiene department. The vegetable dishes of flabby beets and pulpy cauliflower which...
There is no reason for continuing a practice that is an incongruity in the Harvard of Houses. The fundamental justification for the existence of the present policy is a necessity for expert and careful supervision over the diets of men engaged in bodily exercise. The dietician who formerly directed the kitchen for members of University squads is now employed by the University in the superintendance of the House dining halls and surely the House kitchens are able to supply food properly prepared to fulfill the requirements of athletes. Viewed with a practical eye the transfer of the training tables from...
...tenants include many famed brokers, bankers and industrial concerns.* One of its most distinguished tenants is the big company on the 13th floor. When the directors of this company meet, they test its products as well as discuss its affairs. Orange juice from National Juice Corp. slakes their thirst. Dietician Marye Dahnk of Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp. sometimes makes them cheese sandwiches on a special griddle. Sheffield milk, butter and ice-cream are served from the big refrigerator which adjoins the president's office. For these foods and many others are the stock-in-trade of National Dairy Products...
...rather than the serious liability it was once regarded. It would be interesting to read the figures of longevity compiled by the insurance companies twenty five years from now to note what effect the stringent medical examinations, the necessary stimulus to studies, and the emphasis of the Varsity Club dietician would have on the future life of the Harvard sportsman...