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Page 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 Concert tickets? Editor: I am a lover of music, and Blood Sweat and Tears has always held a dear spot in my heart. It’s too bad, really, that myself and hundreds of other poor saps won t get to go to the concert unless we lay out four bucks for reserved seat tickets. It’s also really unfortunate that so many thousands of other lucky jerks will get to see the concert free. What’s more, it is really sad that the reason that I don’t get to go like those other students is because all the tickets were given out before I could get one. It’s damned unfortunate that I couldn’t get over to the programs office sooner because of my academic schedule that allows abso lutely no free time the first three days in any given week. May I suggest that in the future they pass out a given number of tic kets each day so that dudes like me will have an equal chance of fighting for a ticket to the concert? Lee Thomas Endzone seats Editor: When I saw my football tickets today, my worries were over about the new ticket distribution system. Now that I’m a senior, I finally get to sit in the endzone again, just like my freshman year. After two years of suffering through 10, 20 and even 25 yard line tickets, my faith was con firmed in the Aggie system. I don’t know whether to thank the Student Senate, the Athletic Department, or the helpful lady at the window for my good fortune of being able to set in the endzone during my senior year, so thanks to everyone. Russell Hamley Ol’ Rev. Editor: I am a fifth year senior this semes ter and it feels really good to be “back home.’ The ceremonies and memorial yell practice have just been completed for Reveille III and I daresay that each student who at tended could not call such an activ ity a “morbid spectacle ”! Since Re veille III became the school mascot, A&M has seen many changes occur. One who has observed more changes than any of us. Reveille III will now rest near the archway into Kyle Field. The Aggie mascot has done as much as any one tradition here at A&M to unite the student body. She signifies the qualities that each Aggie should strive for during his life. Let us treat our mascot with a little more respect from now on and let her be a reminder to us to show a little more respect and friendliness to our fellow students. Steven D. Roper SLOUCH By JIM EARLE “What I miss about home games is not getting to leave early!” ‘Gold rush’ no rush atal . Herbert Coine and Irwin Shiske, _ costs in returning gold W, Associated Press It was as if a great gong were struck and gave off no sound, oi some fireworks were lofted into the sky and no bursting kaleidoscope showered down. The “great gold rush ol 1975 turned out to be a creep, said an important gold dealer. 1 here was no rush, no eagerness to own the pte- cious metal that in bullion form had been banned to Americans for 41 years. Associated Press Business Analysis Herbert Coine and Irwin Shiske, costs in returning gold barst, vice presidents of J. Aron & Co an market. They realized that , , i .*- 1-vnv*Izinr firm yoki wasn t tmxzat/o .uJ 'The media did a great sej the public in pointing out It drawbacks, by pointing 0ut i I gold bars were not a panacea? that prices go down and up.” ^ Rescinding of that ban last Dec. 31 was accompanied by great ex citement and expectations of a rush to gold dealers. Many had expected people even woidd draw money from savings accounts to buy gold. Hucksters forecast big price rises. The peak price, around $190 an ounce, was reached just about the time the public was permitted to buy bullion, which is the metal in its rather plain, unfabricated, bar or wafer forms. The price this week was around $150. Some boom! What killed the gold boom? PI AN IJ I S SOMEDAY WHEN A BOOK 15 PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATING THE GREAT PINNERS OF ALL TIME, THIS PINNER WILL BE ON PAGE ONE ' OMBUDSMAN If you have a question or com plaint regarding news coverage please contact our Ombuds man’s office between 6 and 11 p.m., Monday through Thurs day. We established the office to help you with problems re quiring the attention of any top editorial personnel of The Bat talion. Call 845-2611 or write Ombudsman, The Battalion, Texas A&M Univer sity, College Station, Texas, 77843. banking firm gold was,/, alway, „ eg0 ^ which puts industrial and commer- they eventually realized^, cial buyers and sellers together - have to pay $25 to $50 an 0 L they are more or less disinterested obtain an assay prior to S al e . observers of retail markets — gives “ :J this assessment: There was a lack of tradition of gold ownership in the United States. Americans apparently are unlike Europeans, who tend to place great faith in the ability of gold to retain its value during inflation or collapse. But even before the lifting on the ban on bullion, Americans were permitted to own certain gold coins. Many smart people already had satisfied their longing for gold by purchasing these coins. They didn t have to wait until Dec. 31. Thirdly, the price of gold kept ris ing, and Americans are wary of buy ing items on the rise. Sometimes they might conclude that prices, though high, might continue rising. This time they didn’t think so. They were correct. Finally, there were too many “anxiety elements” to owning gold. “There was a carnival atmosphere, a ,feeling that flamboyant operators (would bilk the public.” There was a fear of financially weak dealers j going bankrupt. There were fears also that bars of alloys would be plated to look like gold, and there were fears that some dealers would make extraordinary profits. 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