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pointed me in the direction of F wing, which housed the
Immunology and Microbiology laboratories. As I best recall, there

was no A wing and patients were in B wing; I don’t remember how
many patients could be cared for in the wing, but the idea was to
keep the number as few as possible, and house parents and
outpatients in a local motel. The first floor rotunda housed the
entrance personnel as well as a chapel and some offices.

The cafeteria and various other departments were in wings C-E. In
addition to Microbiology, F wing housed Immunology (headed by
Ray Hiromoto), Virology, (headed by Allan Granoff), and
Bacteriology under the auspices of Irving Slotnick. One of the wings

had a surgical suite that was never used. I’m not sure where
electron microscopy was in the beginning, but later it was moved to
the basement for stability. The animal facilities were also in the
basement, and there was a corridor under B wing that led to St.

Joseph (later St. Francis) hospital for patients who needed surgery.
The second floor of the rotunda contained an auditorium, a library,
and offices for both scientific and non-science staff. Probably
others remember the configuration better than I do! Dr. Slotnick
had a very large office, and his secretary had an office in front of

his. I think that Dr. Donald Pinkel, the Medical Director, also had an
office on F wing because he wanted to act as a liaison between the
medical and scientific staff. As the years went by and the numbers
of staff and fellows increased, office space was reduced—F wing

even gave up a men’s restroom. Actually, I think the women’s
restroom moved to the men’s and the men had to use a restroom in
the rotunda. We did have urinals in the ladies’ room for a while,
and Helen Hogan, Dr. Granoff’s secretary, posted a centerfold of
Bert Reynolds on the ladies’ room wall.

The receptionist had notified Dr. Slotnick that I was on my way and
I pushed open the door to F wing. My first observation was that
there were a lot of freezers in the hallway! Dr. Slotnick was waiting
for me at the end of the hall, and after exchanging pleasantries, he
informed me that St. Jude would have access in the coming year to

NIH postdoctoral fellowships that were tax-free and didn’t require