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Page 4 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1974 Research up $3.1 million TAES has largest May total Dollar value of new research pro jects at A&M increased by more than $3.1 million in May. The May funding brings the cumulative total for fiscal year 1973-74 to $31,582,575, reported Dr. Robert R. Berg, director of the Office of University Research. The cumulative total reflects an increase of more than $1.7 million over a similar period in fiscal year 1972-73. The College of Agriculture and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station had the largest total for May, with $1,145,984. Other colleges receiving research Maxwell to chair convention Dr. W. David Maxwell, liberal arts dean, will serve as chairman for an international conference on fi nancial aid to Thailand June 20-22 in Chiengmai, Thailand. The conference is sponsored by the Asian Society and funded by the U. S. Agency for International De velopment (AID). Participants in the conference in clude several U. S. governmental and foundation representatives; Thai officials and economists from Thai universities; representatives from Holland, Germany, Great Bri tain, Japan and Australia, and rep resentatives of such international agencies as The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Asian Institute for Economic Development and Plan- rdng- “Thailand is one of the few coun tries of Southeast Asia that has a good chance to achieve and sustain a high rate of economic develop ment,” Dean Maxwell observed. “A staunch friend and ally of the U. S. for decades, Thailand is now at a crucial juncture in its social and economic development. The dean said the purpose of the conference is to attempt to chart the future course of financial assistance to Thailand, particularly in the 1975-80 period, by type, magnitude and source. “Both we and the Thais tend to think of the U. S. as the major sources of assistance. Dean Max well noted. “This is not true now and is unlikely to be true in the fu ture. “One of our hopes in the confer ence, he added, “is to find a better base for the financial assistance that could well be seminal in Thailand’s economic and social development. Purchase program to change The Student Purchase Program which presently offers students dis counts from local merchants will undergo revisions this fall, said Curt Henderson, chairman of the Stu dent Government Consumer and Business Relations Committee. Henderson said this year’s prog ram has had its problems. Some of the 44 local merchants have not con tinued to participate in the prog ram . Also, a poll run in the spring indi cated that very few students were using the program or asking for the discounts, Henderson said. Usually a minimun of a 10 percent discount was required for the mer chants to enter the program. In ex change for offering a discount to students, the businesses received free advertising financed through Student Government. Last year Student Government allocated $800 for advertising the program and the participating merchants. “I don’t feel that we are getting our money’s worth as the program is now being run,’ Henderson said. Anyone interested in working up a new program for next year and becoming involved in the student discount committee should call the Student Government Office at 845-3051. ■ “^"eerT "T - & ATMOSPHERE European * Sandwiches ■ support were Science, $1,247,206; Engineering, including the Texas Engineering Experiment Station and the Texas Transportation Insti tute, $565,985, and Geosciences, $233,331. By divisions, cumulative totals through May are College of Agricul ture and TAES, $15,784,002; En gineering, TEES, and TTI, $8,826,937; Science, $2,884,372; Geosciences, $2,225,124, and Vet erinary Medicine, $582,836. Also, Moody College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Resources, $199,710; Liberal Arts, $179,817; Business Administration, $146,701; Education, $115,187; Architecture, $62,340, and other $575,549. The federal government ac counted for $1,499,283 of the May funding; private organizations con tributed $1,687,723, and state sup port totaled $5,500. Read Classifieds Daily come to DIAMOND COUNTRY come to SANKEY PARK DIAMOND SALON 213 S. Main — DOWNTOWN BRYAN specializing in DIAMONDS loose and/or mount*>d THAT IS ALL! PIPER’S WASHATERIA Aggie Owned and Operated Behind Campus Theater On Boyett Street, C.S. OPEN 24 HOURS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Wash 25c Dry 10c & 25c Dry FREE When You Wash Every Wed. In June From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.