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.
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.
5. Wasting food in any form will not be tolerated. You must not ask for
or allow waiter to place on your plate more 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.