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Writer finds there's
no place like home

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

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outskirts is a sign that reads: "St.'
Joseph, Pop. 70,345."
St. Joe had a population of
70,000 when I left in the summer
of 1940. A great many young men
went away because the town had
little to offer a depression genera-
tion except for the sons of the.
bankers, grain mill operators and
scattering of manufacturers who
were its elite.
Suddenly we were "downtown"
and it ldoked old, so old, and worn
out and small but, most of all, two
of every three shops were boarded
Students
do wn on
hotel life.
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is the third year in a row that the
Bell Tower has had to accommo-
date students at the "insistence"
of President Fleming. Although
they admit that the students are
being inconvenienced, they dislike
having to constantly deal with stu-
dent complaints about the rooms.
MOST OF THE complaints cen-
ter around the size of the rooms
and the fact that they have only
one desk and no T.V. "The quiet
atmosphere is good for studying,
^but it prevents you from playing
loud music," comments another
hotel resident.
A few of the students, however,
are satisfied with their rooms, par-
ticularly those that have singles
and haven't been moved around.
As might be expected, the price
of a Bell Tower room far exceeds
the cost of a comparable Univer-
sity room. The housing department
is currently paying the difference
between the standard dorm rate
and the higher Bell Tower fare.
THE HOTEL RATES, which have
been discounted as a favor to the
University, are $14/day for a
double and $10/day for a single.
This is costing the University an
extra $4.27/day and $7.61/day re-
spectively over what the students
are paying for their rooms.
Housing Director John Feldkamp
does not foresee any immediate
openings in University but is fairly
confident that "eventually all of
the students can be placed in
permanent housing."

or torn down, with holes like gap-
ing teeth.
AS IT HAS to so many towns, the
federal highway system has drawn
business to the shopping centers on
the outskirts leaving only decay.
We had lunch in the Pony Ex-
press bar of the Hotel Robidoux,
named after the city's founder, a
French fur trader named Joseph
Robidoux.
The hotel was once the hub of
social life. At Christmas, girls in
long gowns with gardenia corsages
and gawky boys in rented tuxes
traipsed the marble stairs to the
ballroom to. dance cheek to cheek
while a revolving, mirrored globe
made the waxed floor a kaleido-
scope of colors.

Wednesday, September 26, 1973
in concert
AND
LITTLE FEAT
Proceeds go to Drug Help, Ozone House,
Community Switchboard & Creative Arts
Workshop
8:00 HILL AUD. 8:00
OCT. 13th
TICKETS: 4.50, 4.00, 3.50, 2,00. Available:
Mich. Union, Discount Records S.U., World
Hdqtrs., Ned-Ypsi, Hudson's
ON SALE NOW!!

THAT DAY it was musty and
dingy and the only people in the
lobby were a few traveling sales-
men. A block away is the Corby-
Forcey building, still the highest in
town, 14 stories. On one of its win-
dows is a gilt sign: "Dr. Cronkite,
Dentist."
Dr. Cronkite is the father of
Walter Cronkite. I asked the wait-
ress if Dr. Cronkite still was prac-
ticing. She said she didn't know.
Dr. Cronkite had died several
months before.
St. Joe was a great place to
grow up and live in, but I don't
want to visit there again.
SMORGASBORD
WEDNESDAYS 6-9 p..
$395
1. cold vichysoisse
2. coq au vin
3. potatoes anna
4. shrimp newburgh
5. boeuf burguignone
6. rice
7. swedish meat balls
8. vermicelli
9. breaded veal cutlet
10. fresh garden green
U. tarragon peas
12. eggplant parmesan
13. beef oriental
14. veal hearts
15. chicken giblets
16. cheese casserole
17. sliced beef
18. fried chicken
19. barbecued ribs
20. fried cod fish
21. black olives
22 greek olives
23. green olives
24. dlii pickles
25. celery
26. carrots
27. green onions
28. crab apples
29. red peppers
30. radishes
31. corn salad
32. sliced cucumbers
with sour cream
33. sliced tomatoes
with fresh dill
34. red bean salad
35. greek bean salad
36. italian green peppers
37. greek stuffed eggplants
38. sliced beets
39. garlic sauce
40. herring
41. portuguese sardines .
42.-anchovies
43. cod fish caviar mousse
44. cod fish red caviar
45. liver pate
46. sliced jambon
47. sliced salami
48. sliced cold turkey
49. chicken salad
50. russian fish salad
51. tuna fish salad
52. cottage cheese
53. sliced mushroom in
dill sauce
54. eggrolls
55. hot mustard sauce
56. stuffed eggs bonnefemme
57. cole slaw
58. cold salmon
59. fresh tuna in soyu sauce
60. butter
61. home made bread
62. sliced tongue
63. horse radish sauce
64. chicken wings japanese
65. fried squid
66. smoked pork chops
67. potato salad
68. russian salad
69. macaroni salad
70. jellied fruit salad
71. tossed green salad
72. chef's dressing
73. french dressing
74. 1000 island dressing
75. russian dressing
76. tartar sauce
77, hot sauce
78. bacon crumbs
79. croutons
80. parmesan cheese
81. sliced onions
82, eggplant salad

83. cocktail sausage
84. hors d'oeuvres
85. stuffed grapeleaves
86. greek feta cheese
87. swiss cheese
88. ceddar cheese
89. bread pudding
90. rice pudding
91. creme caramel
92. baked apples
93. house cake
94. peaches
95. mandarin oranges
96. orange sliced candies
97.hbnanas

AP Photo
Keep on truckin'
Ken Catanella and Joe Schwartz are two people who aren't feeling the pinch of the, current gas shortage. Their 1911 Oldsmobile gets 5o
miles to a gallon of gas.

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