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We h a v e a c o m f o r t a b l e l o u n g e i n w h i c h t o s i t and t a l k , a b a r t o p r o v i d e f o r t i f i c a t i o n and a d a n c e w h i c h p r o v i d e s a l a r g e and v a r i e d s e l e c t i o n of f e m i n i n e company. I t i s t r u e t h a t t h e q u a l i t y o f the b e e r i s s u c n as t o d r i v e many of t h e more d i s c r i m i n a t i n g d r i n k e r s t o the t a v e r n s , but t h i s i s a s u b j e c t i n t o which t h e r e i s ' no n e e d t o d i v a g a t e , s i n c e i t i s a l r e a d y u n d e r a c t i v e cons i d e r a t l o n . I t i s an e n c o u r a g i n g s i g n o f t h e i n c r e a s e d i n t e r e s t of the C o l l e g e i n i t s s o c i a l a f f a i r s t h a t these Saturday n i g h t " h o p s " h a v e become so p o p u l a r r e c e n t l y . U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h i s p o p u l a r i t y has s p r e a d t o o t h e r c o l l e g e s and o u t s i d e i n d i v i d u a l s , b u t as we h a v e s e e n i n o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n c e c o l u m n s , t h i s i s a m a t t e r w h i c h can b e s t be d e a l t w i t h by our own students; t h e i n t e r l o p e r s a r e u s u a l l y f a i r l y e a s y t o p i c k out when t h e y f i r s t a r r i v e , and by t h e i r c o n v e r s a t i o n , and e v e r y member o f t h e U n i o n has a r i g h t t o a s k them t o l e a v e . T h e r e i s , h o w e v e r , one t h i n g t h a t d e t r a c t s a l i t t l e f r o m t h e p l e a s u r e of t h e e v e n i n g , and t h a t i s t h e o v e r c r e v a d i n g o f t h e b a r . 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E n g . was c e r t a i n l y n o t m o u r n i n g i n t h e w i l d e r n e s s - h i s p e r f o r m a n c e was more on the l i n e s of E l e c t r a l A f t e r - D i n n e r speeches a r e u s u a l l y monotonous, b u t t h i s g a t h e r i n g gave u s an e v e n i n g r e m i n i s c e n t more o f t h e L i g h t t h a n t h e T h i r d programme - p o s s i b l y due t o t h e f a c t t h a t e a c h s p e a k e r h a d a new s t o r y - t w o o f them b e i n g t h e s a m e l P a r t i c u l a r m e n t i o n s h o u l d be made o f t h e C h a i r m a n ' s T o a s t t o t h e V i s i t o r s , w h i c h was r e m a r k a b l e n o t o n l y f o r I t s q u a l i t y , b u t a.la.b f o r t h e f a c t t h a t h e s p o k e e n t i r e l y w i t h o u t n o t e s . B u t t h e n , we know w h e r e he s p e n t t h e m o r n i n g , l e a r n i n g them b y t h e y a r d . T a k e n a l l r o u n d , t h e e v e n i n g was a GOCD t h i n g . We must h a v e more o f t h e m . J.R.H. A f t e r - T h o u g h t . The R a d i o S o c i e t y r e g r e t t h a t R e g . G r e e n s h o u l d a p p e a r s o o f t e n on t h e L i g h t Programme, and a r e d o i n g a l l they can t o suppress h i m . WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT FULWELL G.C. Many members o f I . C . a r e t a k i n g u p t h e r o y a l a n d a n c i e n t game o f g o l f . I w o u l d j u s t l i k e t o g i v e - y o u a b r i e f cross s e c t i o n of the I.C.Golf A s s o c i a t i o n types. F i r s t we h a v e t h e e x p e r t s . T h e s e a r e f e w and f a r b e t w e e n b u t t h o s e we do h a v e i n c a p t i v i t y a r e r i d i c u l o u s p e o p l e who n e v e r make m i s t a k e s . T h e y a r r i v e b a c k a t t h e c l u b h o u s e h a v i n g gone r o u n d i n a b o u t 7 0 s t r o k e s w i t h o u t l o s i n g a s i n g l e b a l l . They d r i v e p r o d i g i o u s d i s t a n c e s a n d t h e n l e t i t s l i p out q u i t e c a s u a l l y t h a t they were d r i v i n g w i t h a s h o r t s h a f t e d spoon. We h a v e a n o t h e r t y p e o f member who h i t s t h e b a l l a l o n g way t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t e n l e a v i n g s o m e t h i n g t o be desired. The e i g h t h h o l e a t F u l w e l l i s a l o n g h o l e i n t o t h e p r e v a i l i n g w i n d a n d p a r a l l e l t o t h e m a i n r o a d on t h e r i g h t . So f a r , I . C . h a s a b a g o f t w o b u s e s , on e l o r r y , one w i n d o w and two t e l e v i s i o n a e r i a l s . (We a l s o g o t a n e n g i n e d r i v e r at t h e f i r s t h o l e ) . The l o c a l i n h a b i t a n t s now p u t u p s h u t t e r s when a c e r t a i n member i s s e e n o n t h e t e e . S h o u l d t h e y f a i l t o n o t i c e h i m , t h e y s o o n d i s c o v e r h i s p r e s e n c e when t h e y hear a s w i s h i n g n o i s e f o l l o w e d by a c r a s h i n t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d of t h e i r g r e e n - h o u s e . T h e y t a k e t h i s a s a n i m m e d i a t e s i g n a l t o c o v e r as t h e y know f r o m e x p e r i e n c e t h a t t h e p l a y e r i s s e c o n d d r i v e w i l l be a l o n g s h o r t l y . I t i s a very simple matter t o p i c k out the C i v i l e n g i n e e r s and M i n e r s among u s . T h e y l o s e no o p p o r t u n i t y o f p r a c t i s i n g t h e i r p r o f e s s i o n a s t h e y go r o u n d t h e c o u r s e . We h a v e one f u g i t i v e f r o m t h e H o c k e y c l u b on o c c a s i o n a l Wednesdays a n d i t a l w a y s seems r e m a r k a b l e t o u s t h a t he c a n n e v e r k e e p h i s h o c k e y s t i c k b e l o w s h o u l d e r l e v e l o r t h a t he c a n n e v e r g e t h i s g o l f c l u b a b o v e h i s s h o u l d e r on t h e b a c k swing . L o o k i n g a c r o s s t h e c o u r s e we s e e i n t h e d i s t a n c e members of t h e c o l l e g e who, j u d g i n g b y t h e i r a c t i o n s , seem t o h a v e come a c r o s s a c o l o n y o f s n a k e s a n d i n one c o r n e r o f t h e s i x t h f a i r w a y t h r e e b e g i n n e r members c a n be s e e n h a v i n g l e s s o n s from t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l . These l e s s o n s have been g o i n g on now f o r some months a n d i t i s e x p e c t e d t h a t when t h e y e v e n t u a l l y decide t o p l a y t h e i r f i r s t round, they w i l l walk o f f w i t h t h e t w o I.C. c u p s and a l l t h e b e e r money o f t h e o t h e r membe r s . On t h e w h o l e , we a r e a h a p p y c r o w d on Wednesdays a n d g i v e n p l e n t y o f s p a r e t i m e t h i s y e a r , we a r e h o p i n g t o p u t I.C. w e l l i n t o t h e ~hA - r e r e i t y G o l f j.-J c t u r e . Bogey?-Man
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The sun shone k i n d l y on a s w i f t f l o w i n g Thames t h e w e e k e n d b e f o r e l a s t , when t h e B o a t C l u b ' s f i r s t two e i g h t s r o w e d up f r o m P u t n e y t o S u n b u r y and b a c k , a c c o m p a n i e d on t h e b a n k by t h e i r c o a c h e s , C h a r l e s B r i s t o w . and D e r e k Coomber. The j o u r n e y u p s t r e a m on t h e S a t u r d a y was w i t h o u t much i n c i d e n t . The f i r s t V I I I h a d two a t t e m p t s b e f o r e s a f e l y n a v i g a t i n g t h e n a r r o w a r c h e s o f R i c h m o n d B r i d g e and t h e c o a c h e s s t r u g g l e d m a n f u l l y i n and out o f t h e p o t h o l e s on the t o w - p a t h b e t w e e n R i c h m o n d and T w i c k e n h a m . A welcom e b r e a k f o r " e l e v e n s e s " a t K i n g s t o n e n a b l e d w e a r y o a r s m e n t o s t r e t c h c r a m p e d l i m b s and compare b l i s t e r s . S u n b u r y was r e a c h e d some f i v e h o u r s a f t e r l e a v i n g P u t n e y . W h i l e o n l y a b o u t 20 m i l e s by t h e map i t was r e c k o n e d t h a t t h e b o a t s had. t r a v e l l e d n e a r e r 40 t h r o u g h t h e w a t e r , o w i n g t o the s w i f t n e s s o f t h e c u r r e n t . * r e m a r k a b l y f i n e l u n c h was p r o v i d e d by t h e " M a g p i e " at S u n b u r y . The d i s c o v e r y t h a t W i l l i a m Y o u n g e r ' s N o . l S c o t c h A l e was s o l d t h e r e n e a r l y w r e c k e d t h e c r e w s ' t r a i n i n g programme, a f t e r l u n c h t h e crews p a d d l e d b a c k t o M o l e s e y w i t h c o n s i d e r a b l e s p i r i t and., i n d e e d , w e r e b a r e l y r e s t r a i n e d by t h e i r c o a c h e s f r o m r o w i n g s t r a i g h t o v e r t h e w e i r . As i t was, t h e r e w e r e s ome a n x i o u s moments d u r i n g w h i c h b o a t s and f i s h i n g l i n e s b e c a u s e c u r i o u s l y i n v o l v e d , and r e m a r k s w e r e p a s s e d b e t w e e n a n g l e r s and c o a c h e s w h i c h w o u l d h a v e done j u s t i c e - t o an e l e c t i o n m e e t i n g . The b o a t s were l e f t f o r t h e n i g h t a t M o l e s e y R o w i n g Club's boathouse. Thanks, Molesey. The c r e w s r e a s s e m b l e d s t i f f l y on Sunday m o r n i n g and r o w e d u p s t r e a m t o t h e M a g p i e f o r a l u n c h w h i c h , i f p o s s i b l e , was b e t t e r t h a n S a t u r d a y ' s . The M a g p i e s o l d o u t o f Y o u n g e r ' s No.l during lunch. The r e t u r n j o u r n e y , w i t h t h e s t r e a m , t a x e d t h e c o a c h e s ' p e d a l l i n g powers t o t h e l i m i t . I n f a c t , a f t e r l e a v i n g T w i c k e n h a m w h e r e t h e r e was a p a u s e f o r t e a , t h e c o a c h e s l o s t t h e crews e n t i r e l y and i t was o n l y a f t e r a p h e n o m e n a l d i s p l a y o f s p r i n t c y c l i n g t h a t t h e y caught up w i t h t h e second V I I I at C h i s w i c k , w h i l e t h e y n e v e r saw t h e f i r s t V I I I a t a l l . The t r i p was c o m p l e t e d u n d e r c o v e r o f d a r k n e s s , g i v i n g the o a r s m e n a most i m p r e s s i v e , b u t q u i t e s p u r i o u s , i m p r e s s i o n of g r e a t s p e e d , b a f f l i n g t h e c o a c h e s , and a n n o y i n g a P o l i c e l a u n c h w h i c h commented a c i d l y on t h e l a c k o f n a v i g a t i o n lights. T h e r e w e r e , h o w e v e r , no c o l l i s i o n s , and t h e crews r e t u r n e d s a f e l y t o the b o a t h o u s e t o r e v e l in. h o t s h o w e r s and e l a s t o p l a s t . Footnote . Members o f t h e U n i o n s h o w i n g g r e a t r e l u c t a n c e t o assume a s i t t i n g p o s i t i o n do n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e l o n g t o t h e R i d i n g C l u b .
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1950 Dear S i r , I am a s k e d by t h e F h o e n i x B o a r d t o s e e k s p a c e i n y o u r c o l u m n s f o r a g e n e r a l p l e a t o t h e o f f i c e r s o f a l l c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s t o see t h a t a c c o u n t s of t h e i r s e v e r a l a c t i v i t i e s a r e made a v a i l a b l e t o t h a t v e n e r a b l e b i r d . F o r t h e most p a r t t e r m i n a l summarie s w o u l d s u f f i c e t o enshrine y o u r memory: b u t i f o u t s t a n d i n g e v e n t s ( f o r example t h e Judo C l u b ' s t e l e v i s i n g ) a r e n o t s e t down i m m e d i a t e l y t h o s e t r i v i a l d e t a i l s , w h i c h a r e i n f a c t so i m p o r t a n t t o l e n d humour and h u m a n i t y t o an o t h e r w i s e b a l d a n d u n c o n v i n c i n g n a r r a t i v e , become l o s t w i t h o u t t r a c e , s u b m e r g e d i n t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d of t h e b a r . The " P h o e n i x R e v i e w " o f t h e y e a r i s t o be on s a l e a t t h e R e c t o r ' s T e a on t h e Monday p r e c e e d i n g t h e f i r s t day of next s e s s i o n . T h e r e i n l i e s the golden o p p o r t u n i t y t o c a t c h the " f l o a t i n g f r e s h e r " w i t h the e p i c b a i t of y o u r r e c o r d t o p o s t e r i t y - i f y o u f o l l o w me 1 A p e r m a n e n t r e c o r d h a s b e e n l o n g l a c k e d by t h e U n i o n . I f we a r e t o h a v e one i t s h o u l d c e r t a i n l y be as c o m p l e t e as i s p o s s i b l e . B u t what t h e P h o e n i x has n o t b e e n t o l d , t h e P h o e n i x c a n n o t p r e s e r v e and. r e t e l l . Yours
sincerely, A.V.S.de R e u c k . E d i t o r "Phoenix".
51, Woodland D r i v e , Watford, Herts . 24th, February,1950. Sir . B e i n g o u r s e l v e s k e e n a d d i c t s o f D i x i e l a n d m u s i c , and h a v i n g h e a r d t h a t I.C. possessed a t r a d i t i o n a l s t y l e J a z z C l u b as r e c e n t l y as 1 9 4 6 ( s i c ) , we a r e c o n t e m p l a t i n g t h e r e f o r m a t i o n of s u c h a C l u b w i t h i n t h e C o l l e g e . Of c o u r s e , we w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e some i d e a , i n a d v a n c e , o f o u r p r o s p e c t i v e s u p p o r t , e s p e c i a l l y as we must h a v e a c e r t a i n numbers o f s u p p o r t e r s b e f o r e we can. a p p r o a c h t h e S o c i a l Clubs Committee f o r r e c o g n i t i o n . W o u l d any r e a d e r i n t e r e s t e d i n , a n d w i l l i n g t o s u p p o r t , our v e n t u r e p l e a s e drop a note t o t h a t e f f e c t i n e i t h e r of our r a c k s . Yours, P e t e r G. T a y l o r , Derek Hughes. R.C.S.
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The E d i t o r , "Felix". Dear S i r , I s h o u l d l i k e t o o f f e r some comment on y o u r l a t e s t E d i t o r i a l , by t r y i n g t o p u t t h e c a s e f o r some o f t h e p o o r "10 t i l l 5" men." M a n y S t u d e n t s l i v e a t home, b e c a u s e o f t h e h i g h c o s t o f l o d g i n g s n e a r e r C o l l e g e . I n c o n s e q u e n c e t h e y spend s e v e r a l h o u r s a d a y t r a v e l l i n g , t i m e w h i c h more f o r t u n a t e p e o p l e c a n spend e n j o y i n g C o l l e g e Club f a c i l i t i e s . L e a v i n g I.C. a t 5 may j u s t a l l o w a m e a l b y 7, a n d a s t a r t on " s o a k i n g u p more S c i e n c e " by S o ' c l o a k . B r i e f l y , the t i r e d Student f a i l s t o understand lectures, and g e t s more t i r e d t r y i n g t o " s o r t them o u t " a t home.-Nons c i e n t i f i c p u r s u i t s a r e n e g l e c t e d under t h r e a t of the a l l i m p o r t a n t e x a m i n a t i o n s . The o n l y r e a l c u r e f o r t h i s t y p e o f "day s t u d e n t " i s , as y o u s a y , more H o s t e l a c c o m o d a t i o n . U n l e s s and u n t i l t h i s c a n be p r o v i d e d , I . C . i s b e t t e r d e s c r i b e d as a " T e c h n i c a l C o l l e g e " t h a n as p a r t o f a U n i v e r s i t y . C o n v e r s e l y , P e t e r T a y l o r ' s r e m a r k s a p p l y more t o H o s t e l r e s i d e n t s t h a n t o o t h e r s . W h i l s t a g r e e i n g w i t h most o f h i s suggestions, might I prooose that the i d e a l s o l u t i o n t o the problem of f o s t e r i n g f u l l College u n i t y , without imposing a n a r r o w o u t l o o k , w o u l d be H o s t e l s i n w h i c h S t u d e n t s f r o m s e v e r a l C o l l e g e s and F a c u l t i e s c o u l d l i v e t o g e t h e r . •
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