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...students - at that time only a hundred - had applied for seats in the Hall. This was attributed to a doubt on the part of students as to whether four dollars a week was a price that would insure good fare, and the suggestion was made that extra dishes should be supplied to those who were willing to pay for them. Four dollars was fixed as the minimum, with the idea that for a little more than that a student could get good, plain food, simply but well cooked, which would be all that could be expected of an arrangement...
There are two remedies for this state of things, if it is found that I have represented the case rightly: either to raise the price of board fifty cents or perhaps a dollar a week, or to allow any table to order extra dishes. If the first method were adopted, the expense to each member would not be much, - $20 or $40 a year, - while the Steward would have, I suppose, from about $200 to $500 a week more to spend. If the number of those who could not afford this advance is large, the other plan would be best...
...Extra copies can be had at Sever...
...present there seems even less hope of an early resumption of the work at Penikese than when the circular which we have quoted from was issued. The Director says, "No further attempt will be made to run the School at Penikese, as, owing to its location, the extra expense attending the running of the School would provide for it anywhere else...
Those who desire to purchase extra tickets must leave their names and the number of tickets they wish at Weld 10. on or before the above date...