Oddest odd job in the University is probably that held by Norman Brown, winner of a recent B.U. News "oddest job" contest. Brown is currently occupied with cleaning out the small holes in the soundproof panelling in the Adams House dining hall--with toothpicks.
Brown, a B.U. freshmen and assistant custodian of the hall, was issued a stepladder, a box of cotton batting, and a supply of toothpicks and told to go to work. Since there are thousands of panels with hundreds of holes each, he has good, steady employment.
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