The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 16, 1949, Image 13

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    Exchange Store Profits
Are Yours
When you buy your books and supplies from The
EXCHANGE STORE you not only get the best quality
available at fair prices but you are making a definite in
vestment in special services for you and all other Aggies.
Profits from EXCHANGE STORE operation, over and
above operation needs, are pledged to student welfare and
recreation.
During the past three years more than $180,000.00
has been returned and expended on a wide range of wel
fare and recreation projects. During the same period ap
proximately 35,000.00 per year has been paid out in salar
ies to students and students wives.
TRADE AT YOUR FRIENDLY
College Exchange Stores
And Keep the Good Work Going
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Above — The bandshell at the grove was
built partially from EXCHANGE STORE
profits. Of the total construction costs,
$5,500.00 was supplied from the EX
CHANGE STORE. The grove with its
new bandshell was the mecca of the sum
mer recreation program at A&M.
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Above—Two-thousand five hundred dol
lars worth of equipment was bought for
the Music Hall from EXCHANGE STORE
profits. Directly using this equipment
were the Aggieland Orchestra, singing
cadets, and the summer Aggieland Com
bo shown above.
Below — Boxing, wrestling and Gym- profits. Shown here is some of this
nastic equipment worth $1,000,000 was this equipment in use.
purchased from EXCHANGE STORE
he EXCHANGE STORE
lade two donations total-
ig $135,000.00 to the new'
[emorial Student Union,
he Memorial Student Un-
>n Operating fund was en-
uged by $85,000.00 from
1XCHANGE STORE
rofits. A total of $50,000.-
[) has been pledged to the
ailding fund of the Mem
rial Student Union by The
IXCHANGE STORE.
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