Word: janitoring
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...inquiry "Why are not students' letters delivered at 5.30 P. M. the same as citizens'?" I would answer that it is impossible at that hour for the carrier to find his way through the dark halls, and Mr. Danforth says he is not willing to employ a janitor for the purpose of lighting the gas, which is now used by students only as they require, unless some greater demand is made than now exists...
...meeting was then adjourned at 2 A. M. During the evening about fourteen dollars were collected for the janitor. A great deal of enthusiasm and good-humor pervaded the meeting, though the conduct of a few individuals brought up reminiscences of Freshman days...
GENTLEMEN, - In your article in the Crimson of October 25, commenting on the duties of the goodies and janitors, you make the following inquiry: "Why should the Freshmen in Matthews and Holyoke be obliged to pay the janitor exorbitant prices for work that a scout would do for at least half as much money?" and follow up the question by the assertion, "We ask this question not without a knowledge of facts...
...janitor will have the right in case of the new tenants, who take possession of their rooms for the first time this year, to do the work for them such as is now done by the so-called 'College men,' consisting generally of blacking boots, making fires, carrying coal and water, doing errands, etc., if these tenants employ any one to do such work...
...moreover, a practice of certain scouts, when asked how much they charge for doing the work of tenants, to reply "fifteen dollars a term," which naturally sounds somewhat lower than the janitor's price; but which, taken in connection with the fact that there are two terms in each year, places the subject in a different light. I have written this simply from a spirit of justice, and I must candidly admit that my treatment at the hands of janitors has been such as to warrant my preference for them over scouts, while my work has been better done...