" -' ly ' J-T'-H i- if - ji-'-'J-- .MfcA'mMii - 2 . r. - ..... 1 ., 4 V. I ' v r . mi, tr- .. rV mm - "vv -J-" JTi '-tf;aiW if n"m wonder t w . - The boy 1 By T. G. HILDEBRANDT Molnfo is a game that is played constantly by the office staff at Graham Memorial Student Union. Each one of the eleven staff members has developed a vast repertoire of responses and actions that will meet any situation that can occur. To new members of the staff the game is fascinating to learn and they enjoy answer ing the phones for several weeks until they have master ed the rules and actions, then boredom sets in. If by chance a member has not properly learned the rudi ments, and allows the insti gator, the phone caller, to win too many games; the staff This Week In the Old Book Feature Case A Gollcciion on Anthropology and Archaeology The chap who brought this lot together was primarily in terested in the early civiliza tions of the Americas, but he has a lively mind, and couldn't resist a peep at other corners of the world. And in the Print Room A flow Shipment of Inexpensive Prints Includes very handsome prints of Oriental subjects, flowers, and modern works of art all in full color. v HIE KJTOATE DOQIISIIOP 119 East Franklin Street Open Evenings 'Here, If you'll Hold my dog . . Whiffle JUS1 . " t A f w " VVVT. in I in m mi lf "iMMlir in - chooses his bat. member will be' forced to quit for the demands of the job will completely unnerve him. An experienced hand will not allow the instigator to win a game, and will even brutally attack one of the in stigators and soundly, put him down in an effort to relieve his own irritations. The game is played across the informa tion phones, but much of what is applicable to the phone sit uation, is also pertinent to the other services that a staff member is required to per form while on duty. It is mostly notable across the counter, but can be seen in the distribution of the morn ing papers and even when a person is cleaning up the room and is required to ask a per son to keep his feet off the furniture. SITUATION: The office staff member, white, is tired from answering the phones for several hours, the time can be as much as three hours on a Saturday. A fraternity man, judged . from background noises welling from his brothers and their dates playing a social role of suavely get ting drunk, phones and is sues a directive, rather, 0 NOW PLAYING f You caught th8"PussycatV..l Now chase the Fox! f Co-starring PANAVISION" COLOR by CeLuxeJ ReteertMi, UNITED ARTISTS Ball Gam Tet What happens on a when daf odills are coming out and it's too balmy to stay in and study? The sociology department solved this problem Friday afternoon when the sociology faculty chal lenged the graduate students to an informal game of baseball combining crickett's two bases with basesball tactics. The green in front of Morehead Planetarium resounded with a bevy of yells as faculty slugged away with a yellow plastic bat at a yellow plastic I rs , I ,-rr-',- , 4 .ar-r tt " Sociology profs ame barks an order. White: The number of Susie Slut, please. (The please is entirely optional) Black: Please, spell the last last name. (The please is entirely optional) White: Hell . . . I don't know, try schlut. Black: Hold a moment, please. PAUSE Black: What was her first name? White: Susie, no wait, its Martha Susan ... Black: Hold a moment please. Black: Two Cobb Terrace. White: No I want her num ber. Black: Hold a moment, please. PAUSE . . . PAUSE White: Emits a shrill-whistle to gain attention unpreten tiously, the tune could easi ly be "Can't Wait to Get My Hands on You." Black: Just a moment, please. Pause Black: Ha 36-24-36. White: Thank You. Black: ??? Distinct Advantages In the actual game situation, White is rarely aware of his distinct advantages. One al ready mentioned is the jcb position of Black, who with just a slight error could con ceivably lose his job. White also doesn't realize that the incident of the call itself, the noise in the background and even the asides that he yells to his brothers at the party, all combine to give him the initial advantage the war of While doing business with our Loan Dept We pay the tab. DURHAM'S OLDEST PAWNBROKERS LOUD 03a L0i SSf W. MAIN, AT 5 POINTS ENTRANCE. ON CITY PARKING LOT THE DAILY TAR HEEL by Carol Wonsavage warm, early spring day and grad students join Of d ( nerves. This missed opportunity gives Black all the advantages .he needs to make this a profit able game for himself. If White were to just omit the optional 'please' of the intro ductory . sentence, or leave it in and just intone it deroga tively, he could indicate a good number of his true feel ings. One such thought that he might be expressing would be that he really doesn't give a damn about your help and wouldn't even be calling if there was any other way to get the listings. Since White doesn't usually push home his advantage, Black has the proper come back to this type of attitude of White, and by speaking the phrase "Please spell the last name.", White does indicate to Black that he intends to control this game and further more, he will terminate the conversation only when he, Black, is good and ready. Of course the tone of voice ond the speed with which Black speaks this phrase show his true intentions, and these are the two attributes Black must have developed over the phone during his apprenticeship earlier. He coild also be say ing on a less hidden meaning, "I don't think that I would understand the last name if I was to have him repeat it, he is too drunk for that or it is too noisy at the party: so I must have him spell it for me." Featuring; Sports Proven For Consistent Dependability mmm imdimi Photos by Mike McGouxm ball. Bases were a yellow legal pad and blue text book. "Come on, Dr. Ellis, knock 'em home!" the crowd standing around the green yelled. The Denum shorts-clad scorekeeper sat cross legged among the spectators. 4-1 for grad stu dents. A little child wandered around the green tug ging in a dog's leash, totally oblivious to the shouts around here. Spring is here and "Play ball!" Ml k in informal game of Usual Response The usual response made to this is some form of an ag gravated I dont know', which when translated to the second level of meaning comes out, My God: What a stupid !" But here Black is on familiar ground . and prompt request to have White wait for a minute or so, fol lowed with the asking for the first name again, setting him up for a slight provocation with the confusion of names, which can be immediately undermined by asking him to wait. Here is a definite case of what I mentioned before, the setting up. a leading of the conversation by Black to coerce White into making an easily defeatable attack. Blacks next bold the line is a real blow to White who has been accustomed to waiting for a right good while before being helped further. In seem ingly switch . of pace Black does not make him wait, how ever, but deliberately gives him the wrong information. White is by now thoroughly annoyed, and after a lengthier pause, begins whistling or yell ing, or blowing into the mouth piece of the phone. This is usually in pure annoyment, often even in anger, which is even further aggravated by the brief pause and then the final information. White's curt thank you is seldom acknowledged, or even if it is, it is done cheerfully enough to further irritate. CONVERSE Basketball Shoes High or Low Tops Only $8.95 AT EASTGAXE SHOPPING CENTER Gimmee a slug of that. I think Vll need it. - '1 whiffle ball. Needless to say, black has come out way ahead in this game, often,, and surprisingly to me, the whole deal going unnoticed by some of the white players. Every Friday, Saturday This particular game is play ed approximately thirty times every hour on Friday and Saturday nights, with the numbers dropping to as low as one or two during the week. With this frequency it is easy to see why proficiency in game playing is built up ond why this could be unnerving if you let it. I. feel that it is obvious that the instigator, Black, is taken in this game exchange, and that it is usual ly unnoticed by him. There are several reasons for this, per haps his degree of sobriety, the skill of white in leading conversation and in his con trolled voice (gained from ob servation of the "old pros" that train the new workers), and even the simple lack of observation of White, per haps by the lack of importance of the phone call to White. Skill of Operator The many situations that this game could include vary ing with the skill of the opera tor. Usually, only two people are involved, but sometimes on a long distance call, the ITS THE BEST BUY ON CAMPUS Grilled Strip Steak only 99c for complete dinner Lenoir Hall STEAK ROOM 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday ,y Babe I i : 1 ' I i ? i . r-: : - 1 i 4 t ' I., ? . - i4mi ffie Mighty Babe was up to bat i n rt"n wr iiDitie commercial operator gets in the game. The diversity of this operator is interesting; usually she helps Black keep White from gettirg any neces sary information until he is good and frustrated. How ever the operator may not be in the mood for any shen anigans, whereupon she will attack the staff worker with a series of responses that could hinder his further em ployment if he tries to count er attack. The basic issue of the game for Black is to give the least amount of information in the most offensive way without being outwardly rude. White is then of course out to try to pump information from Black, but if Black has gained the upper hand, there is little that can be done except to grin and bear it, for black can control the tempo of the game very easily. . Force Play on Black However, on the other hand, if White should let on that he is familiar with the game, and if he says that he doesn't want any part of it, then Black can do nothing but give the requested information due to the nature of his job. Black must show a certain degree of hostility in all the games and resentment at any i Sunday, March 12, 1967 war .. special privilege request. There are suprisingly few ef forts made by White at over throwing Black within the game structure. As will be '. seen, they are all perfunctory,' subconcious in all probability, or perhaps as is even more." often the case, they are al-,. lowed by Black to White for' the sole purpose of ego build.-; ing. That is to say, Black"; sets White up, then cuts him down. This of course gives Black a marvelous psycholo-. gical boost. Perhaps the most obvious'; reasons for this game develop ing have already been discus ' sed, i.e., the dislike of Black. to be disturbed, and the sub-, sequent irritation, in the of-' fice, and of Blacks immediate ... desire to get even. ; For the desk worker, this' superiority in the game psy chologically helps him over-' come a major loss in status, for a working male in the uni versity environment is looked down on. v Free to UNG .. Students 25c to others;; . A new booklet, published by a" non-profit educational foundi'' tion, tells which career field lets' you make the best use of all your college training, including' liberal-arts courses which career field offers 100,000 new jobs every year which career field produces more corporation presidents than any other what starting salary you can expect Just send this ad with your narne and address. 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