THE MICHIGAN DATLY l.. THURSDAY, JULY 4,1957 IN t 7XAM TIME HECTIC: Qperators of 'U' Switchboards Keep Busy Schedule By CARL JORDAN "University!" says a cheerful F oice every time you dial 3-1511, ' he campus exchange. Up to, 4,000 calls are received aily at the University switch- oard for the 1700 different cam- us stations, each with several ex- I1 FILLS VACANCIES: Brigham's Chance Trip' Leads To Recruitment I . ELIGIBLE TO JOIN ? -; DANCING Friday and Saturday Nights " "* "Members and Guests Mary Lou 314 EAST LIBERTY Connecting these calls-as quick- ly as possible and giving informa- tion when available is the job of the 12 University operators, who, in eight hour shifts, keep the board open continuously. ,But in spite of their busy schedule, the operators enjoy their work. 'Pleasant Place to Work' "The Univetsity is a pleasant place to work," says Mrs. Elsie Agle, one of the more experienced operators on the board. "The Job is interesting. There is always something new. I will be a telephone operator as long as I work." Mrs. Agle, like most of the op- erators there, has had years of experience before working for the University. For 11 years, she worked at Michigan Bell, and for eight more at the Ann-Arbor News switchboard. Equal Seniority Almost all the operators have equal seniority, but Mrs. Elsa Schmid has been there the long- est. However, one University coed, Margaret Wiersma, has qualified, and is working on the switchboard this summer. Miss Wiersma's youthful zest is popular with the rest of the operators, and being on campus, enables her to answer many questions about campus af- fairs. Hundreds of students every day, walk directly below the switch- board, probably without realizing it. Has a Lounge The switchboard room, stream- lined lounge room with a stove and refrigerator, and a modern powder room for the operators is located directly above the arch in the West Engine building. Opera- tors get little chance to lounge, though, except on their off hours. The switchboard room is large enough to meet the expanding needs of the University. It was moved last November from the first floor of West Engine, where it has been since longer than any of the operators can remember. The other operators are: Gladys Body, Anita Demarco, Zella Grapp, Beaulah Haynes, Mary Malott, Ruth Meek, Louise Ran- kin, Marion Sheldon, Sara Tobey, Margaret Wadhams, and Donna Zeeb. Enjoy Crocheting Some of the women enjoy cro- cheting for a hobby. For the more athletic operators there is the bowling team, which this year placed fifth among the ten University women's bowling teams. One team member received a prize for raising her average the most among all the women bowl- ers. "University students ask a lot of University Students Get Scholarships A total of 4,350 University were awarded $1,357,433 in scholarships, fellowships, prizes and student aid during the 1955-56 fiscal year. Main source of funds was state appropriations which accounted for $483,779 or 35.6 per cent of the total. University endowments com- prised 21.1 per cent. Other sources of funds were in- dustrial fellowships, $136,181 or 10 per cent; U.S. Government agen- cies for general sponsored re- search, $103,106 or 7.6 per cent; alumni groups, $80,478 or 6 per cent; and other miscellaneous gifts $267,708 or 19.7 per cent. DAILY1 OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) ial Hospital, Green Bay, Wis., is inter- ested in employing a man as Chief Lab. Technologist. Pan American World Airways, New York, New York, needs men for a Sales Training Program for work in the U.S. Prefer single men. For further information contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Admin. Bldg., Ext. 3371. An incidental trip made to northern Michigan almost two years ago by Elden L. Brigham, assistant personnel officer for the University, lead to a resourceful recruiting program to fill its cler- ical vacancies. He brought back an Evavt, high school graduate, Carol Toth, now 21 years old, to work in his of- fice during the summer. It, occurred to Brigham that outstate and upper-peninsula Michigan would be a good source for augmenting clerical recruit- ment in the help-scarce local area. He worked out a plan with other members of the personnel office that has met with satisfy- ing results. Armed with the personnel of- fice's standard employment test blanks, Brigham scours centers in northern Michigan for budding typists, stenographers and secre- taries. Insthe first of these annual trips, he interviewed 356 girls, tested 198, offered jobs to 130. Eighty girls accepted - a thump- ing success considering that it meant leaving home to these Ju- nior citizens. Even with normally high turn- over among women employes, Brigham reports an unexpected difficulty in placing this year's crop of outstate help: 55 of the original 80 are happily remaining on their jobs. Asked about the program, Mar- jorie Chopp, 17 years old, from Calumet, was enthusiastic: "It's wonderful. I like the job, the sal- ary, and the good feeling college environment gives you." Many of the girls who have re- signed are now University stu- dents, Brigham reports, fulfilling his hope that the University's ad- ministrative arm could serve the state in a twofold way. Students Get Fellowships New York Community Trust an- nounced that fellowships totaling $3,000 at the University's School of Natural Resources were given to Charles Steinmetz, Jr. of New Hartford, Conn.; Wallace D. Bow- mann of Jacksonville, Ill.; and Guy J. Lemieux of Quebec, Can. The late Madame Anna E. Schoen-Rene established these grants in the memory of her fa- ther, Baron von Schoen. They bring the number of scholarships to 121. =- -Daily-Allan Winder UNIVERSITY OPERATORS-Mrs. Elsie Agle, one of 12 University Switchboard operators, keeps busy during the summer connecting calls for the many conferences held at the University. The University Switchboard offices, home of the famous NO 3-1511, are located in the West Engineering Bldg., above the Engineering Arch. ~"So clever of me . to switch to... OPEN STOCK" "I never run out of paper or envelopes because my Eaton Letter Paper is always available. I buy what I need of paper or envelopes, packaged separately, when I need them. No embarrassing mis-mated letters for me!" And you? You'll be delighted with the variety of tints and textures in Eaton's Open Stock. See them sooni RI RAMSAY PRINTERS, Inc. 119 E. LIBERTY -ANN AR OR °' t questions, which we try to an- swer," Mrs. Agle says. "Some of them are pretty silly. One of their favorites is, 'Why doesn't the party answer?' " "Probably because they're not there" is sometimes the answer. Exam Time Busiest Exam time, and the first few days of each semester are the busiest times for the switchboard. At exam time, some students nev- er seem to know where their exams are being held, and they appeal to the switchboard for as- sistance. If the operators are not too busy, they sometimes try to help. Then, right after exams, stu- dents want to know what their marks are, and try to contact their professors through the University switchboard. Of course it is il- legal for the professors to give out the marks this way. Then, as soon as the students reach campus at the beginning of a semester; the parents call to make sure they are all right. If they don't know the-number, they try to find out from the Univer- sity switchboard. Invariably, most of the calls come Saturday after- noon and Sunday when Student Information is closed. If the operators are too busy to locate the student, the parents often "raise the roof," according to Mrs. Agle, and "want to know what kind of a University you've got there?" Emer'gency Calls In cases like this, only emer- gency.calls are putsthrough. The operators sincerely wish the students would give parents their number as soon as possible. When placing calls on campus, if the students would use the directory whenever possible to get the right extension, the operator's job would be easier, and they could make the connection faster. They don't mind, however, giv- ing new students, or out-of-town- ers information such as the loca- tion of particular campus build- ings. During the summer, the many conferences at the University keep the operators busy. Calls are constantly received from persons who wish to locate participants in the conference. Summer Slowest However, summer is their slow- est season, and each operator gets a month vacation. Up until 1950, the switchboard was controlled by the Michigan Bell Company, but then the Uni- versity took over and now -mploys the operators.. Calls received at the switch- board in 1956 totaled 64,156, about 9,000 more than the 54,678 put through in 1955. The way the calls Five Awards Will Be M ade In October Five awards for "distinguished faculty achievement" will be pre- sented Oct. 7, at University Presi- dent Harlan Hatcher's "State of the University" address. The awards, each valued at $1000, will be presented to five members of the University facul- ty to be selected by a committee appointed by the Senate Advisory Committee. The awards mark the second such presentations donated by the1 Development C o u n c i 1 Alumni Fund. The first presentations were made in the spring of 1956. Assistant to the President Erich A. Walter said the presentations, given in conjunction with the president's address, will create a "University Community affair.'" Following this year's address at Rackham Auditorium, President and Mrs. Hatcher and the Senate Advisory Council will receive the faculty members at a reception in the League Ballroom. have-been increasing lately, the operators expect to receive 80,000 before the end of the year. Most of the calls they get are for the engineering research building at Willow Run, and the Cooley Building on North Cam- pus. The only campus residences on University line are Fletcher Hail and Adelia Cheever, both women's residences. Hospital Separate Many calls were formerly from University Hospital, but now there is a system whereby the hospital can dial directly. Many calls, too, come in daily from Lansing. When the operators find a pic- ture in the paper of a personality they have been calling a lot, they put it on their bulletin board, so they can picture whom they are talking to. But in spite of the minor an- noyances, the operators like their job. They are not under the close supervision that other operators are, and consequently, there is no tension of someone looking over their shoulder. As Mrs. Agle says, "Each of us knows our responsibility, and we do it. We work together on our job." p 3 -CAMPUS- 211 S. Staate NO 8-9013 -DOWNTOWN-- 205 E. Liberty MUSIC SHIOPS O-0 sic S ())PsNO 2-0675 for the Finest in Recorded Music, Closed at 1:00 P.M. Saturday During July & August I U 4. Use this Guide for the Finest in Dining Over the Holiday Weekend __ __ i Organization Notices Cercle Francais - weekly meeting. Tuesday, July 9 in the Michigan League at 8:00 p.m. A TV film on "The French Concept of Liberty", followed by dis- cussion. All welcome. * * * Hillel -- Mixer, Sunday, July 7, 7:30 p.m.; at Hillel.,dancing and refresh- ments - free. Evening services - Fri- day, July 5, 7:30 p.m., speaker - Mi- chael Bentwich, "Reflections on the Story of' Balock." * * * Newman Club-Weekly socials, cath- olic students are invited to weekly so- cials, featuring dancing, games,Fsing- fests and free refreshments, Friday evenings, 8-12 p.m. at Newman Center. Air Conditioned - Open 11:00 A.M. for Lunches The Home ofr FINlE FOOD P**e tieI dell k7 120 East Liberty Kitchen open from 11 A.M. to 11:45 P.M. LEO PING For an Exotic Treat t Our chefs are ready to prepare the most delicious food for your enjoyment. Yos Will be served the finest in Cantonese and American food TAKE-OUT ORDERS ANY TIME 1 I, I CLOSED lethpq4 JULY 4 CHUCK WAGON LUNCH and DINNERS Fine Salads & Sandwiches FAMOUS FOR ROAST BEEF Serving your favorite Beer, Wines and Champagne 2045 PACKARD NO 2-1661 Catering at Your Home or Hall , Henry Turner, Prop. I Closed Monday LEO PING I18 West Libertg Phone NO 2-5624 t I I I FRIDAY and SATURDAY Reductions on dresses for All Occasions. Ek No small and limited sale, this . . . but a storewide clearance of more than 500 dresses for summer and fall, street dresses, dresses for afternoon and cock- tails, for spectator sports and for formal wear. You'll find a wide choice . . . and price reductions of 1/4 to 72. Better come early! 1 r THOMPSON'S RESTAURANT 4 d ENJOY SMORGASBORD At Its Very Best! takes pleasure in announcing an addition to their menu of fine foods I T EtR i20-r M4Ye~R OPP* I Two Groups of Suits $14.95 and $18.00 Group Ouster Coats $10.00 Jewelry and Hats at a frac- tion of their original price. Specials at our S. U. Shop Blouses-Skirts-Jackets Sweaters-Shorts All Priced for Clearance 10S '-Na} ''} r-'' I jPIZZA .. ' , You can't match these sav- ings! Dresses originally priced $14.95 to $39.95. Sizes 7-15, 10-44, 1212 to 2412, Tall 10-20. will be served daily from 11 A.M. to 1 A.M. in our new dining room "THE DUCHESS ROOM" Expertly prepared by our special pizza pie maker and baked in new modern ovens to give you the "best tasting pizza in town," I i i