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vVednesday, Dec. 1, 1965
The Daily Nebroskan
Page 3
What It's Like To
Swi
eh
usf Know Everyfhing
By Wayne Kreuscher
Senior Staff Writer
Thirty-six years on the Uni
v e r s i t y switchboard has
taught Miss Ruby Palm "just
about everything there is to
know about the University."
Miss Palm, who supervises
the switchboard, which is op
en 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year and employes seven op
erators at different times in
room 211 of Nebraska Hall,
explained that all the operat
ors know as much about what
goes on as anyone at the Uni
versity. New Information
But she admitted that even
after 36 years "I don't know
ALL the answers." She not
ed that every day someone
will ask something new, for
a new number or bit of in
formation which isn't in the
operators' extensive files or
notebooks on University in
formation. For example, Miss Palm
Doted that one day someone
called to ask where they could
donate a body to the Univer
sity for experimental purpos
es. She said that a small con
ference of all the operators
on duty was necessary at
that time to decide who they
should refer the caller to.
Miss Palm explained that
since she first started work
ing as a University phone
operator she has had to help
au junas of people and an
swer questions about every
thing. She pointed out that
most of the operators know
almost all of the University
extensions by memory and
seldom have to refer to their
extension listings.
Memory Work
"We just never could handle
the traffic load of calls con
stantly during the day if we
had to look up every exten
sion for an individual or of
fice," she said.
She pointed out that the
switchboard usually handles
between 45,000 and 50,000 calls
a week for the University's
several thousand telephones
and extensions on its 45 trunk
lines. About 3,000 outstate
toaauaoflaa
Alpha Lambda Delta, fresh
men women's scholastic hon
orary, installed 20 new mem
bers in its fall initiation. New
initiates are: Beverly Bochus,
Eileen Bray, Janet Buell, Suz
anne Goodwin, Sandra Gor
don, Pamela Harris, Susan
Henderson, Linda Kiekhaefer,
Trudy Lieberman, Mary
Lorenz.
Mary Ann Losh, Kathryn
McNeff, Gayle Ann Mitzner,
Gloria Scherer, Sharee Schick,
Rita Schreiner, Donna Sieck
mann, Jean Sommermeyer,
Mary Stilwell and Janet Wah
lin. Trudy Lieberman was
installed as historian.
Dr. Dudley Ashton, head of
the women's physical educa
tion department and faculty
advisor Sor Alpha Lambda
Delta, was initiated as an
honorary member.
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Miss Plum
Watts calls a month concern
ing University business are
also made through the Uni
versity switchboard.
Miss Palm explained that
it is imperative that the op
erators constantly keep up on
what is happening in all fields
of the University to help the
multitude of people calling
for information.
She said that a large part
of her own time as supervis
or, when she is not at the
switchboard, is spent keeping
Theatre To Stage
The Caretaker'
"The Caretaker" by Harold
Pinter wil be presented Dec. 1
through Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. in
the Arena Theatre, Room 303
Temple Building.
Cast mpmhprs inclnrlp .Tpttv
Mayer, who is currently ap- j
peanng as
MacDem , and
Rick Marsh and Rich Bernev.
both making their first ap
pearance in a University
Play.
Robert Deveraux will direct
the laboratory play as a
partial fulfillment of require
ments for his Master's Degree
in Theatre. Deveraux, a grad
uate of the University of Min
nesota, has been costume de
signer for the University
Theatre during the past two
years.
This is the first time that
a play by Pinter has been pre
sented at the University.
General admission tickets
for "The Caretaker" will be
available at the door on the
nights of performance. Ad
mission price is 50 cents.
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upervisor
the records and listings for
the University, its activities
and functions up to date for
the operators. These files in
clude some 3,000 listings with
names, room numbers and ti
tles in addition to numerous
bits of information about the
University such as times, lo
cations, schedules and posi
tions. First Impression
"We represent the Univer
sity and are often the first
impression the public gets of
the University. It's important
that we be pleasant and help
ful at all times," she said.
Besides the information
which must always be handy
or on file she stressed that
a pleasant "University" when
answering the calls and
"Thank you" when finishing
was imperative.
She emphasized that a Uni
versity telephone operator al
ways has to be on duty at the
switchboard. "No matter
what, even during last year's
big snow storm, there has
never been a telephone oper
ator who failed to show up for
work as long as I've been
here," she said.
Miss Palm, who will retire
next February, has spent
more than half of her life, an
swering the University's tele
phone calls. She sums up her
role by saying, "It has al
ways been extremely interest
ing, with lots of variety and
never has gotten boring."
Arab Association
Selects Of f ICerS
The Nebraska Arab S t u -dents
Association (NASA) has
elected the following officers
for 1965-66: Farouk Muwakki,
president; Ihsan Rachid, sec
retary; and Khalil Moshluh,
treasurer.
Membership in the NASA
is open to Arab students
studying in Nebraska or per
sons sponsored by the exec
utive committee.
The association sponsors
lectures, discussions and films
about the Arab world and par
ticipates in the two month
tour of the Arab countries
that the Organization of Arab
Students sponsors each summer.
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SPORTSWEAR. STREET FLOOR
Altrusa Club
Donates $500
To Foundation
The Altrusa Club of Omaha
contributed an additional gift
of $500 to the University
Foundation. This will provide
$9,000 in low Interest loans for
nursing students at the Uni
versity's School of Nursing in
Omaha.
Miss Irma M. Kyle, direc
tor of the School of Nursing,
said, "As a result of this
additional money, we at the
nursing school are provided
with the necessary matching
monies, making us eligible to
receive the loan fund under
the Federal Health Profes
sions Nursing Student Loan
Program."
Harry R. Haynie, Founda
tion president, said the Oma
ha Club recently voted to in
crease its Foundation dona
tion for use as matching mon
ey under the nursing student
loan program enacted in 1964.
To qualify under the 1964
Act, the recipient institution
provides one-tenth of the total
and the federal government
provides nine-tenths in
matching monies or for
each dollar of the institution,
the federal government
matches with nine dollars,
Miss Kyle added.
In recent years the Altrusa
Club has been a consistent
donor to the Foundation, ear
marking its funds for women
students on the medical
campus. Originally the club
made a $1,000 donation to the
Foundation, of which $600 is
currently on loan. The contri
bution of $500 brings the club's
total to $1,500.
Selection Officer
To Visit Campus
Today and tommorrow.
Capt. C. J. Johnston, Marine
Corps Selection Officer, will
visit the University campus to
interview students interested
in earning commissions as
Marine Corps officers upon
graduation.
Of particular interest at this
time are students graduating
in January and sophomores
and juniors interested in be
coming Marine Corps pilots.
Openings also exist for male
students interested in ground
or aviation duty and junior
and senior women interested
in Women Marine Officer po
sitions. Those interested in applying
for or learning about the pro
grams are urged to contact
Johnston during his visit
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Greeks Combine To Play
March Oi Dimes Game
An all-day chain of co-educational
basketball teams,
made up of fraternity and
sorority members, will play
against each other to r a i s e
money for the March of Dimes
Dec. 4.
Greg Andrews, a member
of the IFC affairs committee
which is sponsoring the event
along with Panhellenic, ex
plained that everyone includ
ing the players will be charg
ed a minimum of 25c to take
part in or to watch the games.
"We say minimum of 25c
because if someone wants to
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All you need is brains, imagination,
and a fairly rugged constitution.
Oh, yes. Something else that, will
help you at G.fc. is an understand
ing of the kind of world we live in,
and the kind of world we will live in.
There', a lot happening: The
population is continuing to explode.
The strain on resources it becoming
alarming. At a time when men are
being lured by the mysteriei of
contribute more to the March
of Dimes we can sure use it,"
Andrews said.
Four fraternity and four
sorority members will play
together on each team. The
games will start at noon and
continue until about 5 p.m.
when through a process of
elimination a trophy will be
presented to the winning
team.
Andrews explained that each
game would last ten minutes
and that rules included sub
stitution on dead balls, fouls
called on boys but not girls
and that boys had to throw
balls to girls and girls to
boys.
Sororities and fraternities
which will play together in
the competition are: Alpha
Omicron Pi and Sigma Alpha
Mu, Kappa Alpha Theta and
Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Delta
Delta and Theta Xi, Delta
Gamma and FarmHouse, Kap
pa Delta and Phi Kappa Psi.
Sigma Delta Tau and Beta
Sigma Psi, Alpha Chi Omega
and Phi Gamma Delta, Kap
pa Kappa Gamma and Phi
Delta Theta, Gamma Phi Be
ta and Alpha Gamma Sigma,
Chi Omega and Triangle,
Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha
Tau Omega.
Pi Beta Phi and Theta Chi,
Sigma Kappa and Delta Up
silon, Alpha Phi and Chi Phi,
Zeta Tau Alpha and Sigma
Nu, Phi Mu and Alpha Gam
ma Rho, Alpha Delta Pi and
Delta Sigma Phi, Kappa Al
pha Theta and Kappa Sigma,
Alpha Omicron Pi and Pi Kap
pa Alpha, Gamma Phi Beta
and Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Xi
Delta and Acacia.
Delta Gamma and Delta
Tau Delta, Phi Mu and Sig-j
ma CM, Chi Omega and Sig
ma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Delta
Tan and Sigma Alpha Epsi-;
Ion.
Andrews said that the in- '
dividual times for the first!
games of these different
I teams would be announced !
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space, we're faced with the task of
making life on earth more livable.
There's a lot happening at G.E.,
too, as our people work in a hun
dred different areas to help solve
the problems of a growing world:
Supplying more (and cheaper)
electricity with nuclear reactor.
Controlling smog in our cities and
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GENERAL
CAMPUS
TODAY
INTER VARSITY, 12:30
p.m., Nebraska Union.
PLACEMENT OFFICE
Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Nebras
ka union.
RESIDENT HALLS Direc
tors Meeting, 1 p.m., Nebras
ka Union.
UNION Trips and Tours
Committee, 2:30 p.m., Ne
braska Union.
BUILDERS College Days,
3:30 p.m., Nebraska Union.
BUILDERS Advertis
ing, 3:30 p.m., Nebraska Un
ion. YWCA Girls' Club, 3:30
p.m., Nebraska Union.
ASUN Student Senate, 4
p.m., Nebraska Union.
PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE Stu
dent to Student, 4:30 p.m.,
Nebraska Union.
STUDENT AIA, 4:30 p.m.,
Nebraska Union.
RED CROSS, 4:30 p.m., Ne
braska Union.
BUILDERS Tours, 4:30
p.m., Nebraska Union.
TOASTMASTERS' CLUB,
5:30 p.m., Nebraska Union.
BUILDERS Board, 7 p.m.,
Nebraska Union.
Debater Col.Pft
weoa'er5 V.OIieCT
Tournament Wins
University debaters recent
ly competed in two out-of-state
tournaments. Two sen
ior debate teams took part in
the Bradley University meet
at Peoria, 111. Out of 75 com
peting teams, George Duran
ske and John Peak were one
of five undefeated affirmative
teams.
Richard Sherman and
Randy Pryer lost only one
round of the five round tour
nament. The all-over team
record of nine wins and one
loss was one of the best rec
ords posted in the tourna
ment. The junior debaters com
peted at Wichita University in
Wichita, Kan. Teams com
posed of Jeri Adams and
Nancy Coufal, and Doug Klu
ender and Dave Erback had
identical four and two rec
ords. wwqsry y y vw, nanow
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pollution in our streams. Providing
better street lighting and faster
transportation-
Tl.it is the most important work
in the world today: HeJpinf to
shape the world of tomorrow. Do
you want to help? Come to General
Electric, where the young men fire
important men.
Important hodvet
ELECTRIC
CALENDAR
YWCA-Y Teens Adrlsers, 7
p.m., Nebraska Union. .
ALPHA PIH OMEGA, 7
p.m., Nebraska Union.
IFC, 7 p.m., Nebraska Un
ion. YOUNG DEMOCRATS, 7: SO
p.m., Nebraska Union.
PARKING APPEALS
BOARD, 7:30 p.m., Nebras
ka Union.
RODEO CLUB, 7:30 p.m.
East Union.
BLILDERS-SEED, 8 p.m.,
Nebraska Union.
YWCA Cultural Tours, 4:30
p.m., Nebraska Union.
"THE CARETAKER,"
Arena Theater, 8 p.m., 303
Temple Bldg.
PLACEMENT
INTERVIEWS
Manday, Dee. I
Pratt Wnitntj Aircraft: AH demes
Ch K., EE., ME.. E.M.. Phytic.
Chem. (Inorii., Aralyt., Phys..
St. Joseph Lifbl aad INnrar Cm
mny. B S. E E., M E.
Armour Arricaltural CkemtcaJ Caaa.
pan;: B.S.. M.S.-Agr. or aLhar major
wslh a farm backjrround.
America Meier Camaaay: I.S.-MX
Rorbe Labnratoriei Div. of HnffmA
La Roche, Incorporated: B.S.-8.A.
Biol., Bol., Zool., Physiol, PtuUTn.. Na
tural Sci. decree preferred
Tuesday, Dee. 1
Standard Oil Company at Ohio: B S.,
&SirA, Bcon- Agron.. Gen. Ax..
Chi.E., Chem.. Aoctg.
Maaoa Hanrer Silm Mason Cora
pany, Incorporated: B.S. U K., CH.fc..
Consumer! Cooperati Aaaoelatlaai
B S.-B.A., M S.-M.A AJT., Bus. Adm..
Lib. Arts. CJi.E., M.E.. Af.E.. Afro..
Math.
Parke, Daria and Camaaav: B S.
Acctg.. But. Adm., Pbarm.: MS.
Mkle.. Pharm.: AU decree Chem.,
Biol.
Valley Mannfartarmr Cairrpaay: B.S.
B.A. ME., Ag.E.. Bus. Adm, Llk.
Arts, Aer.
Wedaesday, Dae.
t'.S. Xaval Ordnance Labaratarr,
White Oak, Siher Spring, Maryland:
AU decrees E.E., M.E., Aaro. E.
Physics, Math.
Oria Contrymaa A AsseetMa: B .-
Accts.
Standard OH Compaar af OUa: A
before.
Tkaraday, Dee.
Westrarkouse flectrta OaraaraHaai
B.S -E E.. M E.; lecbsical decrcaa for
sa'es.
Hona Corparatioa Richards Wilcox
Division: B S C E E E., M.E., LE.
haifi A Company: To be tmouaemt
at a Ulr date.
Friday, Dec It
Rule f arm Mataal XataaiaMa Iasasv
aace Company: B.S.. M.S. Bus. Ada
Arts 4: &cL, Acctg.
Swift 4 Company: To be announced
at a later date.
U.K. Grace Company Nitrate
Products Division: To be announced at
a later dale.
Standard Oil af Texas: M.S., Ph.D.
4eoL. Geophysics.
Cessna Aircraft Company Commer
cial Aircraft Division: Ch. E., ,
M.E., Bus. AiJm., Acctg.
Jen-is B. Webb Company: Engineer
ing. work.
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