5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF AUGUST 31, 1997 AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 YEAR AUG-31-1997 AUG-31-1997 209,951 2,838 106,961 3,153 0 351,954 814,887 375,236 984,136 76,705 551,042 0 0 12,780 335,943 984,136 0 311,644 0 203,250 0 0 32,851 23,556 7,241 16,315 0 0 0 16,315 .23 .23