Now that Memorial Hall with its new steward is in complete operation and has been running for nearly a week, a few remarks on what impression it presents to an old boarder, may not seem out of place. In the first place it must be understood that the short time that has elapsed since the opening of the hall does not, of course furnish a perfectly satisfactory basis for comment, but the general idea of what we are to expect can be gained from the number of meals we have already had. It is absolutely necessary that the hall should be filled to ensure any sort of success and with the large incoming class we do not doubt that the tables will soon all be taken up.

In the first place, the board may be said to have greatly improved on the whole. The breakfasts and dinners are far superior to the corresponding meals of last year. The lunches however, are no better than before, while the desserts at dinner, or rather, the pastry is not so good. The fruit, however, is much better. So that all that can be asked is that the character of the lunches and the pastries be improved and that with all this improvement the price of board be kept within reasonable limits. The only change that I have to suggest beyond these two, is a radical one which, however, I am sure meets with the approval of a large number of men, As at present conducted, the hall offers us a heavy breakfast and dinner with a very light lunch which is of very inferior character. According to this we get nothing whatever in the middle of the day. I, for myself, would prefer a very much different plan and I am sure that I am not alone in my preference. Instead of the hot breakfasts, with two kinds of meat and several vegetables and the light lunches, I prefer a light breakfast of coffee, chocolate and rolls with cracked wheat, oat-meal and a few other similar articles and a warm lunch instead. Let us have good soups with some warm meats and vegetables. Most men eat but a light breakfast and do not care for so much as we have at present. With this suggestion, which I recommend to the attention of the directors and the boarders. I close by calling on all to give the hall and the steward a fair trial before passing judgment.

SENIOR.