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In this letter, William S, Hall, M.D. responds to Mrs, Ethel J. Boyle, Food Administrator from Springfield Illinois. Mrs. Boyle had previously sent a letter to Dr. Hall seeking permission to send two of the representatives from Springfield to study…

"The new Food Service Center at the State Park Unit, S.C. State Hospital, completed in March 1962, impresses one with its tremendous size. The facility covers an acre and one third, a total of 58,750 square feet."

A luncheon on March, 14, 1962 was held to celebrate the newly completed Food Service buidling at the State Park location.

The recent Washington conference promoting the 'Food Comes First' campaign put pressure on the S.C. Nutrition Committee to focus more on the relation between healthy food and minds.

"Coates Stuckey, Business Administrator, Central Louisiana State Hospital, Pineville, Louisiana, spent February 22, 1960, at the Columbia Division, S.C. State Hospital, observing the operation of the Dietary Department. After an interview with Edward…

"Mr. Geiger announced that fresh produce from our farm was served in the dining rooms last week. Dr, Hall stated that 'the patients at State Park are commended for the part they played in gathering the produce."

"On Wednesday morning, June 27, 1962, the first refrigerated truckload of government purchased peaches arrived at the Supply Branch, Columbia Unit, South Carolina State Hospital, from the Ridge section of South Carolina, as action to avert a…

"A recent study of the employee cafeteria located in the Food Service Center and the Mills Building indicates the need for several changes. These changes, which will become effective February 1,1975, will improve food service for patients. 1. The…

"Effective January 24, 1975, employees will be permitted to take only one meal per day. The only exception is for the few employees who reside in rooms on campus. Also, there will be no second on any food, including milk, bread, butter, deserts, etc.…

"OLD KITCHEN at State Park Unit (left,above) gave way to gleaming new Food Service Building (right, above) in 1962. At left, Head Cook Warren Ducote at Columbia Unit, a former mess sergent at Fort Jackson and a Louisiana Frenchman, sends a sizable…