Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1917 — Annoying St. Joseph’s With Telephone Calls. [ARTICLE]

Annoying St. Joseph’s With Telephone Calls.

A member |of the St. Joseph’s college faculty called The Republican office this morning and requested that we publish a notice to the public asking that they do not call the college to make inquiries regarding the weather. The college authorities have been bothered unmercifully by people calling. Since cold weather started the daily calls have averaged from twenty-five to thirty. By 8:30 this morning eight people had called. It would seem that the temperature published by The Republican each day would suffice. This is supplied by the authorities of the college. This plant at St. Joseph’s is not a government station and is operated only through the courtesy of the institution. A man is employed almost constantly in taking charge of this station and the college receives no remuneration whatever, and do not feel obliged to answer each individual call. The faculty members are obliged to answer the telephone, as they have no regular operator and it takes up much of their time. Please give this some thought and appreciate the, courtesy extended to this paper by St. Joseph’s. The temperature for the preceding day will be published every day in this paper.