MEMORIAL IN SUMMER.

Contrary to the custom of the past few years, neither Memorial Hall nor Randall Hall will be in operation during the six weeks' session of the Summer School. It is unfortunate that no arrangement can be made whereby one of the halls can be used to accommodate the summer students but the losses incurred in past years have been so great that it seems out of the question.

Last summer, there were never more than 300 men taking their meals at Memorial and as a result the fixed charges were extremely high. Whereas under the present arrangement an initial charge is made of something between thirteen and fourteen cents, figured on the report of March 1, the charges last summer were nineteen cents a meal before any food was served. Apparently it is impossible to cut down the help and the running expenses in proportion as the numbers decrease since a certain number of assistants are required regardless of the number of persons served.

The association is in no position to invite a certain deficit of several thousand dollars, which in the past two years alone has amounted to approximately $10,000, to accommodate a comparatively small number of men.