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University Book Stores Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, December 10, 1984 north Gate 846-4818 Culpepper Plaza 693-9388 AGGIE POSTERS Regular $6.95 each Christmas Special-set of 6 for $25.95 Systems Administration Building Aerial View of A&M Academic Building Kyle Field Reveille Bonfire Beware when giving to charity By PATRICE KORANEK Staff Writer BOOKS & MORE AGGIE UNLIMITED Parkway Square- Post Oak Mall 1 696-2553 764-0966 \ '<=¥ oCidciij ^1 20% off | § jewelry items thru Dec. 15,1984 ^J^ouqtas. Cf&LUS-Lxij Culpepper Plaza College Station 693-0677 or 21 2 N. Main Bryan :31J9 It’s that time of year again. The time to give and receive. The time for bell-ringing Santas to stand on corners. The time for your mailbox to be stuffed with appeals for char itable contributions. How do you know which charity you should give to and how do you know which one will use your donation for services instead of salaries and overhead ex penses? Texas A&M Extension Home Economist Mary Clayton Nance says knowing what the money will be used for is a major concern of the donator. , “The major problem for most people is knowing if it’s a legitimate charity and knowing whether or not the money goes to that charity,” Nance says. The problem may stem from thinking of charities as a sacred cow, she says. Consumers never ques tioned charities because there was a mystique about them; you just didn’t question someone asking for money, Nance says. Unfortunately, the public doesn’t realize that a large percentage of the money received by a charity does go toward salaries, especially if a pro- Christmas Sale Name brand fall merchandise reduced Vs to V2 in time for Christmas giving. Unique ideas for Christmas and in store modeling open late V696-9626 « Cl^eLrU 707 Texasjf ‘This is—ah say — this is so good ah deserve the Pulletzer Prize. ” BOSS BIRD NEW ROASTED CHICKEN Boss Bird has done it again. 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Texas Ave. 822-2819 512 Villa Maria 822-5277 TAMU fessional fundraiser is employed, Nance says. “If professional fundraisers are used and they charge a commission, they may take more than they raise, or take a larger percentage than is feasible,” she says. “That’s not to say that there aren’t some very good professional fundraisers who do a good job.” Charities are regulated in several ways. Some private agencies act as watchdogs of the charity industry and rate charities according to their cent of funds are used to cover fund- raising costs. Both agencies publish lists telling which charities meet their standards and which ones fail. Another method of regulation oc curs when a charity files for tax exempt status. The charity has to file wjth the Internal Revenue Service and meet certain standards. If a charity has tax exempt status, then donations to the charity are tax de ductible. Nance gives several tips on mak ing your contribution count: pulse, particularly if you are th; more man $25. Consumerscom[ son shop for groceries and lioni hold items and should do the© when giving. Unite* Make fewer, but larger fc l/NEW D lions. Small donations areeaieii Carbide Cf by processing costs; son flew h< refused pei • Make large contributions i Carbide pi chec k and make the checkouitr; gas, killing charity, not to the solicitor. The problem may stem from thinking of charities as a sacred cow. Consumers never questioned charities be cause there was a mystique about them; you just didn't question someone asking for money. — Texas A&M Ex tension Home Economist Mary Clayton Nance. Victims wei 30 a day. I Tens of posed to t ined ho; use of funds, fund-raising practices, tnics. public accountability and etl The Philanthropic Advisory Serv ice of the Council of Better Business Bureaus recommends that a charity use no more than 35 percent of the funds raised to cover the cost of fundraising, Nance says. The National Information Bu reau, recommends that up to 30 per- • Give to a federated charity. Federated means that several char ities have joined together to launch a huge fundraising campaign instead of making separate sohtations. Each charity then receives a percentage of the money collected. The United Way is an example of a federated charity. • Set a limit on donating on im- • If you are concernedaboid charity, check with the social senra in your area. You can also file a krJ ten complaint with the state aitorj Q a i s f eared general’s office or contact the pt f rom t he D or sheriff s office. operated b subsidiary. • Ask the solicitorquestionslfwU.S. Em asks why you want to knoworisbl filler said tant to answer, hesitate to give. Killinn Unit left New Bi • Beware of telephone so!::; vate jet to tions. Callers tent! to use namest ‘dais said t sound much like a'legal charitt) may even use the name vm asking permission. "Typically, telephone solicitas are very vague, and don't giti whole lot of information," says.” Vandiver: graduates learn how to learn at Texas A&M stop in the rain. H Union ( S ny heai on., did son would hold a new dav at the I | In New Indian sut contributir relief funt leak. ■Surv/v By KRISTEN DIETZ Staff Writer nly of ngineering, Liberal Arts, Sci- id Veterinary Medicine. Photo by JOHN R YAN President Frank Vandiver a small fraction of all knowledge, Texas A&M President Frank Van diver told 1,271 students graduating here Saturday in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Undergraduate degrees were awarded in the Colleges of Educa tion, Em ence and Veterinary Vandiver said years ago, gradua tion speakers would have called the degree candidates “fully educated human beings.” “It was rubbish years ago, and it is absurd now,” he said. “Knowledge explodes around us.” He said the best thing they learned at college was how to learn. Vandiver also said caring about others is what matters in life. “It doesn’t matter if Longhorns call you boss in five years — they will,” he said. Charlie W. Seely, president of the Association of Former Students, ad vised students to stay involved with A&M by joining the association and attending events such as Muster, class reunions and sporting events. “With just a minimum effort on your part, your love for Texas A&M will grow," he said. Degrees were awarded posthu mously to Pamela Sue Dotson Rey nolds, bachelor of science in physical education, and James William Rob inson Jr., bachelor of science in jour nalism. Reynolds, a murder victim, died in March 1978. Robinson was injured in a car accident and died on Aug. 27. Each was represented by a family member, who walked across the stage to accept the degree. In a separate afternoon cere mony, 56 officer candidates were commissioned into the Armed Forces. Commodore Jack A. Garrow, the- oflicer of information for the U.S. Navy, told the candidates now is a .good time to begin a military career because there is so much to learn and contribute. He said this requires one’s best effort. “But I expect, as Aggies, you Unit SHAN trapped ir was rescut told how 1 know what that is all about,” htsi::| Garrow said Americans are :4 ing a resurgence of pride in li 1 country, which was demonstriEl during the recent summerOhi games "For those of us in the mifal this is a w elcome attitude,”hesai Garrow said he thinks takin| oath of office together is impel because “no matter the cut oral jL^' t [ ie of the uniform, we are in thtsajifforkers profession.” couldn’t During the ceremony, Lt.k- Chou-chu Dayton Robertson Jr. was the Doherty Award. The ik worth S3 ,000, is given to a grad, ing M-nioi w ho has spent cause it w in the Corps of Cadets, eame: commission in one of the Am .i Forces, and met certain other® ria Robertson, a December civiles neei ing graduate, is a former«s manding officer of the/ " He was commissioned as a serai lieutenant in the Corps of Engid in May ence. “I c; calf of a b< “It sme from a s same. 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