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IN SPECIAL TRAININGTeenagers LearnPhone TechniquesBy DANNY BINGHAM Staff Writeragcrs fo use the telephone whenjthey do so well at it now?”11 . , ... i But, there is a program undernny0MC* an*u fsBcc.,a'^’jway in the schools of the Twin ^ tell you that no teon- j cities and throughout OuachitafKn 4 ,ncc, - taught to use j parish |0 clo just that - teachhe telephone. It .would appear on ; youngsters how to use the tele*the surface, to be 311st like trying' phone.to teach a duck how to swim. ' “Telelraining0Many long - standing family jokes concern the tenacity andIt makes sense, though, the wayconsistency with which Junior# ,ls ,('x',la'nf'd hy So.u.th.cr.n Bdlor Sis” tic up the telephone day ™cphoe Company *h,?h (has Jn*'and night, and in too many ln.i|™duccd ymn uP“ iC(ln ’hcI(t 'stances, it's not just a gag. It-S foctKe use of the telephone. It isthe pure, plain truth. .designed to start high school age1 ,,n ; students on the right road to correct telephone etiquette.4 *So, the question arises, would anyone want, to teach teenTelephone company officials point out that Ouachita Parish telephone subscribers make about 225.000 local calls every day, and of these, 14,000 are wrong numbers usually caused by folks who do not practice good telephone habits. It's a good guess,T. t ,, • „ i* 41 i100. that teen-agers are responsibleThe following births were re.jf • , * f t,corded in local hospitals last week:;numbers ST. FRANCISPRACTICE TELEPHONE CALL — Ateletrainer” is being; used at West Monroe Higrh School as members of the distributive education class learn proper telephone usage. Left to ripht are TedMcEnery, a senior; Lloyd Puckitt, teacher, and Miss Anna Pedkins, another senior. (Staff photos by John Oldenburg)* *jthc most frequently used means of The telephone company has as- communication, and it is import-Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thomas, of signed Mrs. Zelma Aycock the ant to teach the future subscrib-West Monroe, a boy, David Mich-j task of teaching and promoting jers to use it. correctly,” Mrs. Ay*acl. Oct. 11. |better telephone habits. She is cus* cock, declared.Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Odom, of jtomer instructor for the company, . . „ . .West Monroe, a boy, Gary Rad- and will be working closely with opcciai equipmentford, Oct. 12. j the high schools in this area. ! The actual teletrainer consist ofMr. and Mrs. E. F. Massingale,! “Today, the telephone is one of j a pair of activated telephones withof West Monroe, a boy, Matthew I------------------------------ j loudspeaker, ringing and busy sig-Fisher, Oct. 12. Monroe, a girl, Marv Alice, Oct.!nf]s wil! permit the entireMr. and Mrs. W. E. Cook, of 15 !class to listen in or and. in effect.\V . *..... f 'I'V/.'YsV. 7. V.f * - *Sv.Monroe a girl, Shirley Jean, Oct. i Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Dcwll Rat-1 Participate in the various calls.12. :cliff, of Monroe, a boy, WilliamMrs. and Mrs. F. A. Swavze, of j Carlton, Oct. 14.Monroe, a girl, Synthia Aline, Oct. I e. A. CONWAY MEMORIAL12. ^ WhiteMr. and Mrs. W. A. Windham.1 Mr. and Mrs. Forest Day of of Monroe, a boy, William Clinton,: West Monroe, a girl, Bettic’Sue, Oct. 13. ! Oct. 15.Practice calls in scries are used in conjunction with the teletrain* or, and the material has been designed so that principles of good usage can be learned through actual practice.First Ouachita Parish school toMr. and Mrs. D. F. Wiggins, of; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hemphill.: begin the program was West Mnn-aboy, Michael'roe High School where LloydMonroe, a boy, Dennis Free-;of Oak Grove, moad, Oct. 14. ! Wayne, Oci. 15. ” ‘Puckitt, teacher in distributiveMr. and* Mrs. R. T. Pipes, of 1 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Spi.lers, of education, is leading the classes. Monroe, a boy, John Dudley, Oct. iDownsvillc, a boy, Victor Lee, Oct. jThc course takes about 18 hours12.1; to complete.Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Stephens, t Negroes ? Southern Bell also makes avail-of Monroe, a girl, Mickey Sue,; William and Gladys Thomas, of able to the school motion pictures Oc . 13. !Waverly, a girl, Barbara Noll,1 on telephone courtesy, and ar-Oct. II. ^ jrangements arc being made toCleveland and Bessie Wallace, have teachers and groups of slud-a girl, Diana cuts from Ouachita Parish andof Oak Ridge,Pearl. Oct. 32. 1 Monroe city sc: he os visit variousMusic and Gladys Blackmon, of,buildings and offices of the tele-Mr. ami Mrs. I,. E. Posev, Jr. a bov, Mark Elton, Oct. 14.Mr. and Mrs. Loraine Dotson, of Monroe, a girl, Vickoy Lynn,Oct. 14.Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Payne, of Mer Rouge, a boy, Leonard Earl,‘phone company to further broad West Monroe, a girl, Cher’.y Lynn,; Oct. 12. ^ iCn their background and improveOct. 14. ^ ^ ! Willie and Virginia Davis, of;their knowledge of communi-Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Fletcher, Monroe, a boy, Wesley Charles,lcations systems.‘^0r!r0r a *)0*V' ^rno^ Oct. 13. R. A. Morrow, local SouthernCliff ora, Oct. U \ ,1m and Margaret Jenkins, of, Roll manager, said, “when a stud-Mr. and Mrs. D. K ban ,Jr.. of;Monroe, a boy James Elton, Oct. Jont finishes the ‘‘Tclctraining,” West Monioe, a fin 1. Kathenne. IB. ;ju, or shc sbou’d be able to goiINSTRUCTION — Mrs. Zelma Aycock, customer instructor for Southern Bell Telephone Company (loft) demonstrates operation of the “teletraincr” to Lloyd Puckitt and Miss June Parker, a senior.Oct. 15.Willie and Darlee Hiil of Monroe.;, rr t- c j ' • 1 ^ . .right into a business bouse andMr. and Mrs. r. E. Sanderson, a girl, tiwendolyn Joan, Oct. 14.! nnswer the telephone correcllv ” of Monroe, a girl, Karen Ann Oct. j Walter and Gladys Bursev, of ,, * .1 f »* *15. 1 .Monroe, a bov, Arthur Ray oct.' AU ,hls adds !ln to lhe fact lhalNEVER BEFORE HA!Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Sibille, Jr.,: 14.if you notice a remarkable changeof Monroe, a girl, Valonic Louise, I Jacev and Mamie Williams, of in Iolcphonc habits of your teen-Oct. 15. Ravvillp, a yin, Bet tic Jean, Oct. affr 1,1 nela^,fu1U!rc'. you prol)-Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Johnson, of is. ab!y caa lhank loldrainm?.BEEN ABLE TO GET SUCH WEST B
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Monroe Morning World
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Sun, Oct 20, 1957
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