Switchboard Operators

A long time ago, when plug in wired telephone switchboards were high-technology, I wrote an article about the switchboard operators at Southeastern Louisiana University. This was in 1970. Now that everyone has a cellphone, you don't run into switchboards that often.

Today, it's either a phone menu (yikes!) or voice mail. However, there are still some telephone switchboards, real live people helping you connect to the people you want to talk to.  CLICK ON THE ARTICLE BELOW to read about the SLU Switchboard Operators in 1970 and the contributions they made and the challenges they faced every day.