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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1963)
' 4 Page 2 THE BATTALION Cbllege Station, Texas Wednesday, October 30, 1963 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle U. S. Investments Aboard Showing Definite Decrease Job Calls By SAM DAWSON U¥) Business News Analyst NEW YORK (A*) _ The flow of American investment dollars abroad, especially to the Com mon Market, is slowing down. Once hailed as a good thing both for the American and Eu ropean economies, such spend ing of late has become a wor ry to those seeking to cut U. S. deficits in world dealings. Washington reports that threats of nex taxes are hold ing down sales of foreign securi ties to Americans keeping such hot money at home and trim ming the loss of U. S. dollars and gold. The big rush of U. S. corpora tions to build plants overseas appears to have tired. And a larger proportion of such expan sion is being financed abroad rather than with additional Yan kee dollars. The auto industry seems to have completed most of its Sound Off “ . . .1 don’t know what it is, but when I’m in this area I have a suppressed desire to throw a rock!” Golden Opportunities Two strokes of good fortune will come A&M’s way during the next two weeks. Both will unfold in the form of nationally produced television shows. The first will take place Friday night, when the Singing Cadets, directed by Robert L. Boone, will serve as official singers for the Miss Teenage America Pageant. This will include a 90-second spotlight on the Singing Cadets alone. The group and the University have further been compli mented by the pageant officials, who have requested some members of the singing group to escort the finalist. A second national show will host members of A&M’s ‘‘College Bowl Team” on Nov. 10. The team, coached by Dr. Harry P. Kroitor, has been training since the beginning of school in preparation for the contest. Both of these groups are to be congratulated on their efforts in preparation for these shows and should be sup ported and encouraged by everyone associated with Texas A&M University. Fresh Coffee 16 Times Each Day We Accept Phone Orders We’re sorry that we have been running out of donuts but they have been selling faster than we ex pected. It won’t happen again, we are doubling our efforts to give you what you want. Sincerely, Ralph Stevens ’61 A&M DONUT SHOP North Gate Across from the Post Office VI 6-7023 THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non tax-supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and operated by students as a university and community news paper and is under the supervision of the director of Stu dent Publications at Texas A&M University. Members of the Student Public McGuire, College of Arts and Holcomb, College of Agriculture ; The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M tion, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, ai ber through May, and once a week during summer school. is published in Collegi ,nd holiday periods. St Sta- eptem- The dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter he in are also reserved. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Repr« N a t i o Service, inc . City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building 5 College Station, Texas. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or orial office. Room 4, YMCA Building. For advertising or del VI 6-4910 or at the ivery call VI 6-6415. DAN LOUIS JR - EDITOR Ronnie Fann Managing Editor Glenn Dromgoole News Editor Jim Butler Sports Editor John Wright — ..... Asst. News Editor Marvin Schultz — Asst. Sports Editor Juan Tijerina - Pnotographer Editor, The Battalion: Recent letters published in “The Battalion” as well as oth ers mailed to Former Students by Bob Rowland, Class of ’57, are of deep concern to those of us who have utmost confidence in the Board of Directors regarding the present co-education pro gram. In 1961 and 1962 our Associa tion of Former Students budget ed a total of $50,000 to finance a study of Texas A&M by 100 Texans (50 per cent A&M form er students) selected from a broad cross section, geographi cally, economically and profes sionally. The purpose of the Century Council Study was to evaluate the present status and recommend modifications that would bring nationally recogniz ed educational leadership to A&M upon reaching its 100th Anniversary in 1976. A similar study was made by the Faculty and both reports were presented to the Biard of Directors in 1962. The Century Council and Faculty studies were extremely compre hensive and consumed some 14 months of dedicated efforts. These reports should be well ab sorbed by everyone — particul arly those who have so hotly cri ticized The Board for its recent decisions. To me the primary purpose of the Association of Former Students has always been and should continue to be one of assistance to A&M. The responsibility of direction is placed firmly in the hands of the Board of Directors, who are in turn responsible to the citi zens of Texas to provide the best institution of higher learning possible with the funds so ap propriated. It is my personal feeling that the Board of Di rectors is composed of intelli gent, capable, dedicated citizens doing their best to make the necessary changes for the im provement of Texas A&M. NOW SHOWING in the year's mightiest adventure and most turbulent love story! R«anntae CIRCLE TONIGHT 2 COLOR HITS “DIAMOND HEAD” & “ONE FOOT IN HELL” A&M’s major fault has b&en its reluctance to change at a time when our world is changing more rapidly than ever before. Twenty years ago at the under graduate level less than 5 per cent of A&M’s students were mafried. Our present national average is 30 per cent and at A&M approx imately 20 per cent, involving some 1,500 wives who should be entitled to continue their educa tion. In September Approxi mately 150 responded, there is every reason to believe that more will avail themselves of this op portunity in the future. If Bob Rowland were a mar ried student wouldn’t he want his wife to continue her education? If he were an ambitious and able professor with more than one daughter to educate on a salary of $9,500 per year, would he remain at A&M if his family could not enroll 7 If he were a fine, capable professor, would he deny his wife the opportunity of obtaining a Masters or Doc tors degree ? A&M’s present program is conducive to faculty improve ment, does not dilute funds through enlargement of curri culum, aids rather than impairs efforts towards attaining na tionally recognized excellence, and last does not destroy the fine traditions of the Corps. De finite improvement in the qua lity of both the faculty and the entering student have already been accomplished. To me the finest attribute of the A&M graduate is his ability to accept and properly delegate responsibility whether it be in the business, military, or educa-f tional fields. Apparently some of us have forgotten about dis cipline and responsibility. Let’s face the real issue of to day — legislation that will pro vide the necessary funds for fa culty and physical plant im provement not just for A&M, but for all the state supported institutions of higher learning. This can only be accomplished by uniting our efforts in support of the Board of Directors. Frank B. Harvey, Immediate Past President Association of Former Students “Sports Car Center” Dealers for Renault-Peugeot & British Motor Cars Sales—Parts—Service “We Service All Foreign Cars”! (■1422 Texas Ave. TA 2-4517 ’Children under 12 years-IR^t LAST DAY European ventures. The chief remaining increase in spending there now is by U. S. chemical firms. The total of U. S. manu facturing expansion in Western Europe this year is a bit below last year, and American firms tell the U. S. Department of Commerce that next year’s Spending Will be down Still more. Part of the slowdown in Amer ican business spending itt the Common Market may be due to increased opposition there to what they fear will be American domination of their industries. Most interesting to Washing ton monetary officials is that this year the Worldwide invest ments of U. S. manufacturing, petroleum and mining com panies is calling for only 16 per cent additional funds financed from U. & sources. The rest of the cost is being boms by earn* ings and funds generated a- broad by previous U. & invest ments there. THURSDAY E. I. duPottt de Nemours & Company •— Chemical engineer ing, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineer ing, mechanical engineering and chemistry. Bulletin Board WEDNESDAY The Aggie Wives Bridge Club Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center. THURSDAY The Hill County Hometown Club Will meet in the Gay Room of the YMCA Building at . 7:30 p.m. The Mid-County Hometown Club will meet after Yell Prac tice in Room 206 of the Academic Building. The Navarro County Hometown Club Will meet in the Lounge of Puryear Hall after Yell Practice. The SafiTebee Hometown Club will meet in Room 203 of the Academic Building. The Yankee Hometown Club will meet after Yell Practice in the Anderson Room of the YMCA Building. International Business Ma chines Corporation — Chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, geology, mechanical engineering, mathe matics, chemistry, physics and business administration. Manson and Hanger, Silas Mason Company, Inc. — Chem ical engineering, electrical engi neering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and chemistry. 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