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...FROTHINGHAM,A. L. ENDICOTT,R. E. DODGE.Under this arrangement men of all means can be accommodated. In the "Memorial" division men can board at four dollars a week, as at present. In the a la carte division men can make their board as inexpensive or expensive as they choose, and can take any number of meals per week according to convenience...
sitting; one meal a day or two or three a day; they can order every day in the week, or at irregular intervals. To satisfy men who do not wish to order minutely at each meal, a "regular" meal system is to be combined with the a la carte system, - precisely as such systems are generally combined in gentlemen's private clubs. A member ordering a "regular" meal may also order additional dishes if he pleases to widen his selection, and these extra dishes may be plain or high priced, as the the individual prefers...
...scheme on the ground that it does not meet entirely the needs of the university. Mr. Bolles' letter throws new light on the matter and clears up some of the objections which have been brougtht forward. But the main point as to whether a table d'hote and a la carte system can be worked together successfully, is not, we think, proven by the citation of gentlemen's clubs. there the scale of prices necessary to cover expenses, higher that could be introduced here advantage. It is a question if at the rates a man could live anywhere near...
...hall, and $3.95, which I believe is the year's average for Memorial, amounts to $16 a year, which is an important saving for some men. But this is not the point at all. Opportunity for economical living comes, not from regular board, but from the a la carte system. The average of 100 men for six weeks to the Foxcroft Club as compiled by the Auditor, was $2.72 a week. This means an average saving of $45 a year from Memorial prices, with opportunity to live for less...
Fourthly, the a la carte and the table d'hote systems are carried on thousands of restaurants, including Allnutt's on Harvard Square. It is perfectly practicable to have a man order a regular dinner instead of a variety of dishes. Let me give an order slip as designed by the Foxcroft Auditor. I add present Foxcroft prices, which show a saving of four cents over the dishes ordered separately...