More than 100 students and staff members who attended the Fort Lewis College Etiquette Dinner held in the Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday evening learned how to correctly make a toast. Glasses should be gently clinked and only with those in easy reach. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

More than 100 students and staff attended the Fort Lewis College Etiquette Dinner held in the Student Union ballroom on Tuesday evening. Professor emeritus Roy Cook shared some tips in a PowerPoint presentation. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Place settings for the Fort Lewis College Etiquette Dinner held in the Student Union ballroom used numerous utensils, plates and glasses with centerpieces made by FLC hospitality students. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

More than 100 students and staff who attended the Fort Lewis College Etiquette Dinner held in the Student Union ballroom learned how to correctly make a toast. Using sparkling white apple-grape cider, they toasted deans and each other for being smart enough to realize table manners are important for careers. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Professor emeritus Roy Cook talks about the history of the fork to more than 100 students and staff at the Fort Lewis College Etiquette Dinner in the Student Union Ballroom. The fork came to Europe from the Byzantine Empire in 1000 A.D. but wasn’t adopted for another 600 years. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

More than 100 students and staff attended the Fort Lewis College Etiquette Dinner held in the Student Union Ballroom, where they learned the fine points of dining such as the correct way to eat soup. (Hint: Dip the spoon in, then move it toward the back of the bowl, where you can brush off any drips before bringing it to your mouth.) Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

More than 100 students and staff attended the Fort Lewis College Etiquette Dinner held in the Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday evening. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald