twin; M II Page* 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, September 26, 1963 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle BATTALION EDITORIALS Now Is The Time For All To Move Ahead ! With only two weeks of the semester behind us, it is not uncommon to hear a student remark that he is already a month behind in his work. For some strang’e reason our education just doesn’t stand still and wait for us to catch up on each other’s summer adventures. The educational process moves on, regardless of whether we move with it. ■%„ •V \ mm Bulletin Board m fhf. *5 -/• However, this weekend will offer students an excellent chance to get the jump on the system. There are few jtp students who will be able to travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the Aggie ballgame with the Buckeyes. The only distraction on campus this weekend of any major importance is the All Aggie Rodeo. Therefore, we suggest that this weekend will be a chance for all stundents to get a step ahead. There are semester papers that can be started and finished early, contrary to common belief; and there is also material in textbooks "that : can be read, even though it has not been assigned yet. Bond Issue Reflects 4. 7* Consolidated Attitude Approval of the A&M Consolidated School District’s $250,000 bond issue will go a long way in promising the residents of the school district that their school system is prepared to stay abreast with achievements being made in modern education. In order for our community to truly be considered a “University City” the schools which the children of our faculty and staff attend must be second to none. In order to stay up with the fast moving business of education, the system must have money. While we are confident that the people of College Station are well aware of the need for funds in order to operate an educational system effectively, we will be looking at the vote on Oct. 8 and hoping for approval. The better elementary and secondary school systems the community has to offer, the better the University’s chances are of hiring the nation’s top educators to add to the well qualified people now associated with the University. The 8-cent tax increase which officials say will accom pany the passage of the bond issue will be a small investment which would produce gigantic dividends for all College Station residents. We of the University are happy to see A&M Consolidated School District take steps to grow with us. Washington Considering Soviet Union Wheat Offer WASHINGTON All signs indicated Wednesday the U. S. government is getting set to give an answer — probably favorable — if the Soviet Union offers to buy American wheat. The question to be answered is a simple one: Is the United States willing to make its wheat available to the Soviets at the cut-rate price the grain is offered to friendly countries under an ex port subsidy program ? On a 100- million-bushel deal, the Ameri can taxpayer would contribute about $60 million. Top-level closed conferences' on a possible U. S.-Soviet grain deal were held at the Agriculture De partment and on Capitol Hill. In volved is the subsidy issue. Grain markets in this county, in Canada and Europe buzzed with reports of potential big- scale deals. A group of Ameri can grain merchants was in Ot tawa, Canada, seeking discussions with a purchasing group which last week bought $500 million worth of Canadian wheat to sup plement the Communist’ short cro ]?- In Duluth, Minn., for a land and people conference, Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Free man told newsmen that the sale of U. S. wheat to the Soviets is a decision that will be made “at the highest levels of government at the proper time.’’ Freeman said reports that a decision has been made are un true. Earlier, an aide said that the U. S. government has not been approached with regard to a possible deal. Activity here indicated the gov ernment anticipates that a re quest will be made by the Soviets, either directly or through grain merchants. There are no regulations now which bar the sale of American wheat to the Soviets at the domestic price. This price is sup ported by a farm program at about 60 cents above the world market. The Soviet Union ob viously does not want to pay the higher domestic price. At the Agriculture Department, conferences involving Asst. Sec retary Roland B. Renne, who supervises foreign trade matters; department lawyers, and grain experts were held to lay out the groundwork for a possible high- level decision. Read Classifieds Daily THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. 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The Grayson County Home town Club will meet in the Main Lounge of the Memorial Student Center at 7:30 p.m. The Amarillo Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Lobby of the Memorial Student Center. Girl Will Be Movie Star, If Necessary “ . . . Not only was that a careless pass, but I asked for corn not gravy!” Priceln crease Ta Ik May Be Premain re My SAM DAWSON (I¥) Business News Analyst NEW YORK (A>) — Battle scarred American consumers are used to creeping inflation-prices of one thing or another going up here and there from time to time. But talk of a new concerted spurt just ahead may well be prema ture. Times aren’t that booming, no matter what the stock mar ket says. Retailers and manufac turers are still too competitive. Recent price rises, mostly of industrial materials or products, are considered too scattered and too tentative to change, the pres ent trend—which, alas, is that of still further creeping inflation. But a general substantial price rise looks dim indeed to most economists, in and out of govern ment, at this time. Most Americans are primarily interested in the prices on the finished products at the retail level. A few scattered price rises on raw materials play only a small role in setting these. Senate Committee OK’s College Bill WASHINGTON