Stephanie Dempsay - Bedford, TX David Robert Depew - Kettering. OH Dana David Deree - Mt. Dora, F'L Philip H. DeYoung - Canada Tamara D. Dickinson - Casper, WY Vanesa Cheryl Diles - Searcy, AR Harding Telephone Service full of surprises 0 ne stroll through any dormitory on cam- . pus at one in the morning would find students staying up late chatting from room to room, dorm to dorm. It kept people up too late and caused them to forget homework. It also caused financial stress around the 12th of each month. Pranks were played, dates were made, and closer relationships were developed with others. Newly installed and instantly popular, Harding Telephone Service was born. Harding's telephones were not just any telephones. They were filled with surprises. Among the features offered were call-waiting, three-way calling, call forwarding, and for some, voice mail. These features were conveniences to callers and, excluding voice mail, were available at no extra cost. Call waiting was a unique feature that rid callers of having to say, "I'd better go; I'm expecting a call." With two short beeps thi~ feature let the speaker know someone else was trying to reach his room. Three-way calling was · a feature in which the caller could connect two other persons on the line at the same time. This easy-to-use feature was particularly helpful during late-night study sessions. Call forwarding was a new feature that enabled phone users to leave their personal extension yet still answer their calls. Call forwarding, when activated, automatically "forwarded," or transferred, calls to any other designated local extension. This was great when Mom called thinking you were actually studying quietly in your room when, in fact, you were really down in Kristi's or Jimmy Bob's room recapping the night's events over pizza. Finally, if all features mentioned above still did not guarantee you would get that important phone call, voice mail was available. For only $15.00, one did not need to be in his room, in Searcy, or even in the country to get his messages. Voice mail, among other things, worked as a sophisticated answering machine. It automatically reported the time the call was received and from which extension it was received. Voice mail also enabled the user to dial from any other extension and listen to his messages. Most students appreciated their private extensions. So watch out late-night joggers. Be careful running through dimly lit dorm hallways. You inay just stumble over a latenight talker sprawled in the middle of the hallway. In fact, he is probably talking about how the pitter-patter of your feet is interrupting his conversation. -Mary McWilliams ON THE LINE. Lora Fleener, Telecommunications Office Manager, works on making · sure the telephone system worked smoothly. HTS offered dorm students call-waiting, call forwarding and other features. - Photo by Jeff Montgomery. Gray Donald Dillard - North Little Rock , AR Kellye Delene Dillard - Dunlap, TN Maria Dladla - South Africa Clinton Wynn Dobbs - Honey Grove, TX Kellie Lene Dobb - Vinton, VA Becky Anne Douglas - Fresno, CA Jyniors 163
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