PAGE TV,O Switchboard Swiftness Students' Talk-a-thons f Keep ! Dormitory Operators Busy Students who complain about the telephone lines always being busy at night take notice. On an average, taken from 6 to 10 p.m., 6000 calls are completed by the University residence halls operators. According to statistics, each of the eight operators on duty connects three calls a min-! rite. This is an average taken from a normal week. Students for the most part three-to-five-minule conversation) , limit for the busy lines. IS Calls at One Time Edna Shirk, chief operator at the University for 18 years, ex-: plains that each operator is able to handle 15 calls at one time. Many times during the evening three and four operators have their boards filled and cannot do anything until someone finishes a call. Miss Shirk said. Long conversations that tie up the operators also puls more pres sure on other operators with the result That at times there is a delay in connections, she said. One of the main peeves of the operators is students who place fake long-distance calls. The chief operator estimated that one-- third of the long distance calls- 1 placed after a vacation period are; faked m which the student makes a collect person-to-person call! askin, for himself at home. ‘ No-Charge Calls Home His parents would then know he has arrived at school safely; and the call would not cost any-; thing because it was not com-! pleted. Miss Shirk, however, cau-’ tioned students that Bell Tele phone Co. may consider plac-J ing a fee on collect person-to jterson calls whether or not they are completed. Although exciting experiences of the operators are few and far, between, one occurred two years' ago. A small fire broke out in Osmond Laboratory and the emer- gencv call was placed to the oper- T,.. ! ator. However, for some undeter- I iUST&OS /ViQKw ! mined reason, the switchboard mechanism failed, Q A The alert operator nevertheless O 11rillcnTb 3n „ d Three new staff anpointments! placed the emergency cal) down- , , , , . „ • town on a separate phone directly ave keen approved by the Uni-] connected with the downtown versity Board of Trustees, Hne. Dr. Chester W. Hitz has been; Miss Shirk recalk many in-i®. B ®!* Professor of pomology inj stances when she placed calls Department ox Horticulture,; President Dwight D. Eisenhower! e " ec * lve while Dr. Milton SJ Eisenhower ; Dr. Hitz is now associate pro was president of the University, ! lessor of pomology at the Uni-: One interesting feature of the (versity of Delaware. He received, telephone setup is that the fall;his bachelor of science degree semester is busier for the opera- from the University of Missouri tors titan the spring semester, and his master of sciencfe and doc- Miss Shirk accounts this to the tor of philosophy'degrees from many fall activities and to new! the University of Maryland. He freshmen becoming acquainted served four years in the army, with the University. ' i Dr. Paolo Gallitelli has been Commenting on student be- appointed a research associate .in havior and courtesy on the tele- the X-ray and crystal analysis phones, the chief operator saidiiaboratory of the Department of that general cooperation has been; Physics. He is a professor of min better than usual this semester. eraJogy at the University of Mo- She said that she, together with l dena in Italy and received his operators, enjoy the work and, doctor’s degree from that institu for the most part, overlook prankstjon. and non-cooperative spirit of Another new research associate some studems. ; n tiiat laboratory is Frederick M. Wild Rumors Spread .Lovell, of Wales. He received his One of the busiest days for the bachelor of science degree in phy operators was a Sunday several s j cs an <j mathematics at the Uni y«.ars ago when smoke from for- versity of Wales est fires in Canada blackened the skies. Long distance lines were jammed with callers spread ing wild rumors as exaggerated as the world coming to an end. Bad storms, such as hurricanes, also cram the lines with students calling to see what conditions are in their hometown and vice versa. William F. Diehl, University telephone supervisor, reports that only 120 conversations may be carried on at one time. There are 1100 phones m the residence halls, 1015 for women and 85 for men. in addition to 65 trunk lines to downtown area. Diehl uiged stu dents to limit the length of calls a. he pointed out that freauentlv in the evening all 65 downtown lines are busy Two Systems Used In addition to the residence halls setup, there is an adminis trative telephone system. The ad ministrative setup, which is a dial system, handles an average of about 8000 outgoing toll calls per month alone. Both systems are operated around the clock. All University phones are rented from the Bell (Continued on page eight) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA By DENNY MALICK can blame their fellow students who do not abide by the RESIDENCE HALLS OPERATORS are shown at the switchboards during the evening rush period from 6 to 10. An average of ap proximately SOOO calls are completed during the period each night. Prof Publishes Textbook . Dr. Hans A. Panofsky, profes sor of meteorology, has just pub lished his book. “Introduction to .Dynamic Meteorology.” TONIGHT - 7:30 HEAR GLEN SCHUNK Evangelist Three Kinds of Sinners Also: SUNDAY SERVICES 7:30 p.m. "How to Deal With Rejectors" 10:45 a.m. "False Hopes" UNIVERSITY BIBLE CHURCH On Rf. 45 W. Near Airport Paintings by Katz Exhibited in HUB Paintings by Alex Katz of New! York, N.Y. and Camden, Maine, | jare now on exhibition in the Het- : zel Union Building and will be ' shown until Feb. 24. J Katz studied at the Skowhegan Art School. Skowhagen, Maine..' in the summers of 1949 and 1950: and was awarded Skowhegan Art j School Scholarships both years. 'He also won the Skowhegan | Painting Prize in his first year.; | He has had one-man shows ini 1954 and 1957 at the Roko Gal-! (lery in New York, exhibited ini ‘two-man shows at the Peter’ Cooper Gallery, New York, and the Tanager Gallery, also in New (York, and contributed to group i shows at the Roko. Tanager. Sta ble, Camino and A.C.A. galleries in New York and at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. i Make FEB. 11 the Beginning of Your Career That is the date on which our representative will be on your campus. He will discuss with students in all courses of engineering who will graduate in ’56 the advantages and opportunities offered by a TRAINING PROGRAM WITH ONE OP THE NATION'S MOST PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC UTILITIES. Philadelphia Electric Company serves the fabulous Delaware Valley, U. S. A., and has budgeted $312 millions for new electric, gas and steam facilities from 1955 to 1959. You will here find an opportunity worthy of all the initiative, vision, and energy you possess —worthy of your years of study and training: a career that is per manent, satisfying, limited only by yourself. See your Placement Officer, read our literature in his files—then sign up for an interview. PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 Freshmen Put on Pro For Firecracker Prank The Senate Subcommittee or\ Discipline has approved disciplinary probation for the remainder of the semester for four freshmen accused of throwing firecrackers in Nittany dormitory 44. Two separate cases are involved In one, three students told the Association of Independent Men] Judicial Board of Review they exploded firecrackers as a prank and not as an attempt to injure, other students. The board had, recommended disciplinary proba-j tion In the other case, two students were accused of exploding a fire cracker under the door to the room of another student who was sleeping. The students said the firecracker was lit as a prank to awaken the student. Recommendation Changed The second student in the case will receive office probation. The AIM Board had recommended of fice probation for the first student and judicial probation for the second student. Each of the students involved in the two cases admitted know ing University and state regula tions on firecrackers. A letter will be sent to the par ents of the students. In another firecracker case thej dean of men has approved recom-j 1 mended judicial and office proba-' tion and a letter home for a fresh- j. man accused of attempting toi ( ' build a firecracker in Nittany 24. i 1 | A second freshman involved j iwill receive judicial probation.! .The case was also reviewed by ;the AIM Board. i Assembled Matches i The students told the board they assembled matches in a com-, pact form to see if an explosion' would occur. The result was a! burned spot on the tile floor. ! The AIM board has referred. another case for further study in-; volving a senior and a ninth se- 1 mester student bringing beer t o' Hamilton Hall. I The students told the board they brought the beer for another , student, who was locked in a 1 For an interesting summer job be a CAMP COUNSELOR Group Leader Swimming Instructor Crafts Instructor Campcraft Leader Interviews will be held at Hillel Foundation on February 13 Consult Your Placement Office or Write To CAMP WISE 2049 East 105 St. Cleveland 6, Ohio * BRINEM-MANASED, TAX-FAUNS UTIIITT COMFANY OWNEB ST NEARLY IM.m STOCKHOLDERS SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1957 closet with his books, as part of an experiment. They said the beer was bought to refresh the student and that he had no prior knowledge they were going to buy it. Research Director Appointed in HEc Dr. Ruth R. Honey, professor of family economics and housing, has been appointed 'director of re search in the College of Home Economics; Dr. Honey assumes responsi bility for coordinating and de veloping the program of research, in all aspects of home and family life. She will continue as profes sor in the departments of home | management, family economics, | housing and home equipment for jpart of her time. ! She holds a bachelor of science degree from both the University |of Idaho and Cornell University, j master of science degree from :the University of Idaho and a j doctor of philosophy degree from. [Cornell University. State College TV Sells and Services • Radios /ffit • Phonographs • TV Sels ' {tsgfjjh State College TV 232 S. Allen St.
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