STUDIES OF DIETARIES. 187 
DIP TARY No. 17: 
DIETARY OF STUDENTS IN A DIVINITY SCHOOL. 
The following are results of dietary studies of a students’ club 
in a divinity school in Connecticut. The most of the details 
were performed by Mr. H. Monmouth Smith, although Dr. H. B. 
Gibson shared in the work. The management of the club was in 
the hands of one of the members who acted as steward. The 
food was purchased under his direction. It was stored, cooked 
and eaten in rooms especially devoted to the use of the club. 
Duration of Experiment.—The study was commenced on the 
afternoon of ‘March 12, 1894, and continued for 1o days. 
Members of the Club and Occupation —The club consisted of 27 
men, all of whom were studying for the ministry. The ages 
ranged from 22 to 38 years, and the average was 25% years. 
The weights of the members ranged from 130 to 180 pounds, 
the average being 149 pounds. 
Of the members of this club 8 had their homes in Connecticut, 
14 in other States, and 3 in Canada, while 2 were from foreign 
countries. 
Seventeen were college graduates; 13 from colleges in the 
United States, 2 from Canada and 2 from foreign institutions. 
The members, like most men attending institutions of this char- 
acter, were in quite moderate circumstances; one or two, however, 
were from decidedly well-to-do families. There were three 
women employed in the club, a cook, a waitress and a kitchen 
maid. ‘The price of board in the club was nearly $4.00 a week. 
Meals Eaten—An accurate account of all absences from the 
table was kept, as well as of all guests entertained. The record 
showed that 658 meals were served to the members and go to the 
servants. Assuming that a woman eats 0.8 as much as a man, 
the meals eaten by the women would equal 72 meals eaten by a 
man, and the total number of meals served would be 730, equiva- 
lent to three meals a day for one man for 243 days. 
