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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
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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.”
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Paintings by Alex Katz of New!
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Katz studied at the Skowhegan
Art School. Skowhagen, Maine..'
in the summers of 1949 and 1950:
and was awarded Skowhegan Art
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'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
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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
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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.
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