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Meeting #94
COOPERATIVE
CONTRACT
WITH
¥ASETSART
UNIVERSITY
Or gon State Colle ge
iVlINUT OF FACULTY COUNCIL
6 October 195u
A special meeting of
for the purpose of h
UniverSity, Bangkok,
members and about fif
members whowere to go
(director), Dr. Duis
and Mr. Elmon Eugene
the Faculty Councd.L was held at 4:00 psm ,
aring Dr. Luang Suwan, Rector of Kasetsart
hai Land , The meetang was open to all staff
y were present. Present were the faculty
to Kasetsart, inc:luding Dr. I. S. Allison
ollinger, Dr. G. E. Korzan, Dr. A. V. Logan,
oder.
President Strand spok
tual arran gements wit
of the meeting was to
Facu 1 tor Council meeti
staff to hear Dr. Suw
educational backgroun
ship just beginning w
institutions.
of developments in oompleting the contrac- .
Kasetsart Univer'aity. ' He said the purpose
permit the Rector' of Kasetsart to sit in a
g of Oregon State: College and to permit the
n. In introducing Dr. Suwan, he told of his
and expressed th.ehope that the relationuld be mutually beneficial to the two in-
Rector Suwan in clea English described the organization and responsibilities of Kas tsart Universit,y, one of four universities
in Thailand, Enrollm nt had been about 600, he said, but would
be increased to 1,200 or 1,500. Additional buildings were being
provided •. He said th t immense potentialities existed for expanded production in Thai and through improved agriculture and technological development
A food supply, not only for Thailand but
also for other countr'es lacking adequate food, would be possible through such prod ction increase.
Other facts brought 0 t were: The name "Kasetsart" means tlagriculture-~science.tl T ailand has a population of 20,000,000 but
could support 250,000 000. Fisheries are extensive and capable
of further developmen.
The country has a marvelously long sea
coast. Most Kasetsar students are privately financed.
President Strand than ed the Rector for cus address and visit,
and extended the gree ings of the faculty of Oregon State College to Dr. Suwan and his University.
ADJOURN'-. T)l"B meeting was adjo rned at 4:45 o t cl.ock,
MENT
Delmer M. Goode
Secretary