Mess Halls Buy All, Pay Less
How can the Food Services De
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gives, on the board fees paid by
students ?
Can the Department mooch off
the University?
“We don’t get a thing free
from the University,” noted Joe
Marek, food purchaser for the
Department.
“We get most of our milk
products from the A&M Cream
ery, and fresh eggs from the
Poultry Science Plant, but we pay
regular prices for these items.
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Those facilities must meet their
expenses,” he added.
“The buying of non-perishable
foods usually takes place during
the summer months, when we are
not as busy as we are now. Then,
we take competitive bids.”
The Department screens all
suppliers submitting bids, to get
the most and the best for the
students’ money.
According to Marek each bid
der is asked to submit two cans
of his produce with each bid. We
then open the cans to find the
cost per ounce.
“Certain goods are canned in
syrup,” he continued. “The syrup
is drained, and the goods washed
in warm water before being in
spected. In this way, a higher
priced brand may be bought, if
it is found to be cheaper per
ounce, and a cheaper brand, if its
quality is better.
“We want quality first, and
price second,” Marek added. “We
have enlarged our list of sup
pliers, and try to deal directly
with the packer or manufacturer,
if possible. If not, we go through
a jobber.”
Buying non-perishables by the
carload, Marek is able to get low
er prices for them.
“Fresh meats are bought on a
weekly basis. A very small por
tion of the meat bought, is pur
chased from the University.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are
bought on a similar basis, in 60
to 90 day cycles.”
“Many leafy greens, when
bought frozen, are cheaper and
of higher quality. The only prob
lem in this area is the limited
freezer space available,” said
Marek.
The Department utilizes no
other funds than those paid in
board fees.
“We make money some days—
lose money others, but it all
breaks even. “That we get mon
ey from the state is also a mis
conception,” he added. “Actually,
we get none. Even money for
construction and change of facili
ties comes from students’ board
fees.”
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The conference will open with
a welcome by A&M President
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dress will be given by Dr. Vinton
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by computer. He will be followed
by O. R. Holsti, Associate pro
fessor of political science, Stan
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Nov. 18, Joseph Raben, assist
ant professor of English at the
University of New Mexico, will
speak on stylistic analysis by
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Yale University, will address the
conference following Raben.
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The associate director of the
Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station outlined here Friday how
research is vital to the good
health and progress of the state’s
agriculture and how it is a blue
chip investment for taxpayers.
Dr. H. O. Kunkel, speaking at
the final session of the three-day
annual Experiment Station Con
ference at Texas A&M University,
said tax expenditures for research
are small compared to investment
returns to city dwellers as well as
rural citizens.
About 500 persons attended the
meetings to hear talks and dis
cussions centering on the theme
“Opportunities for Progress in
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grain sorghum, better cotton
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and a $20 to $25 million increase
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people-oriented.
“We need more attention to the
total social aspect of land rather
than just the agricultural aspect,”
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Dr. Bardin Nelson of the A&M
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zens are getting away from acti
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University for post engineer work
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