THE WAYFARER AND THE HOST

The present inter-House meal system places an unfair strain on the purse of the host. House members are allowed to eat only the ridiculously small number of one, two, or three meals in another dining room, depending on whether ten, fourteen, or twenty-one meals per week are contracted for. However, when a guest eats beyond his limit in other than the home pastures, his unfortunate host, who really can not be expected to keep an intimate check on the other man's eating habits, is forced to pay an outrageous sum for the privilege of having company.

This burden should be shifted from the host's purse to the guest's memory. The limit should be made more generous, and then the one who overeats his quota by mistake or on purpose should be the one to pay. A fair method would be to include the meal in his contracted number but to add a nominal service charge of ten or fifteen cents to cover any extra expenses involved and to discourage House members from eating too many meals away from home.