| 1. | On entering the dining hall take
your seat promptly—position erect—arms folded, with eyes to
the front until the signal is given to commence eating. |
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| 2. | Strict silence must be observed
during the meal. Staring at visitors, talking and laughing,
fooling or gazing about the room is strictly forbidden. |
| 3. | Eating or drinking before or after
the gong sounds, using vinegar in your drinking water, or
putting meat on the table is prohibited. |
| 4. |
Should you desire additional food make your wants known to
the waiters in the following manner:
1.
If you want bread hold up
your right hand.
2.
Coffee or water, hold up
your cup.
3.
Meat, your fork.
4.
Soup, hold up your
spoon.
5.
Vegetables, hold up your
knife.
6.
If you desire to speak to an
officer about food or service in dining hall hold up
your left hand.
|
| 1. | If you want bread hold up
your right hand. |
| 2. | Coffee or water, hold up
your cup. |
| 3. | Meat, your fork. |
| 4. | Soup, hold up your
spoon. |
| 5. | Vegetables, hold up your
knife. |
| 6. | If you desire to speak to an
officer about food or service in dining hall hold up
your left hand. |
| 5. | Wasting food in any form will not be
tolerated. You must not ask for or allow waiter to place on
your plate more [pg
112] food than you can eat. When through with meal
leave pieces of bread unmussed on left side of plate. Crusts
and small pieces of bread must not be left on your
plate. |
| 6. | After finishing your meal place
knife, fork and spoon on right side of plate. Sit erect with
arms folded. When the signal is given to arise drop hands to
your side. At the second signal of the gong march out and to
your respective places in line in a prompt, quiet and orderly
manner. |
| 7. | In passing to and from the dining
hall you must not gaze into cells or loiter on the gallery.
Walk erect with your eyes to the front. It is strictly
against the rules to carry out any of the dining hall
furnishings or to carry food to or from the dining hall at
any time except on Sundays and holidays, when you will be
allowed to carry lunch to your cell for the evening
meal. |