To date. through the work and cooperation of students. faculty and members of the community over $3.000 has been raised. and large quantities of supplies have been collected. Mr. President. Can Tho is a city of about 85.000 people on one of the mouths of the Mekong River. at the broader end of an area still considered the strongest remaining Vietcongcontrolled portion of South Vietnam. Can Tho is the capital. and the largest city of the province. Owing to its size and location. it has become a vast refugee center. Can Tho has two orphanages jointly operated by the Sisters of Charity. The efforts of Lieutenant Van Doren and his friends at Macalester symbolize.