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1950.
EDITORIAL FRESHMAN'S EONEYMppH. This issue of FELIX, the f i r s t t h i s term, i s dedicated to the Freshmen. We hope that they may f i n d something of i n t e r e s t and enlightenment i n i t s pages and we take t h i s opportunity of welote&ng them to Imperial College. We a l l remember (don't we?") our own f i r s t few •bewildered days as Freshers: when we f i r s t gazed with uncertain eyes at the strangeness of i t a l l . We were confused, we l o s t our way, we talked to strangers and accepted whatever came next, a l l r a ther meekly and naively. We went to free teas, drank much beer, l i s t e n e d to speeches and sales t a l k from professors and club captains. Come one and a l l . A few lectures would be s t a r t i n g i n a day or two and although the idea of work had not yet penetrated the consciousness we might perhaps go along, i f only not to miss anything. Then the" T r i a l s - Ah.' the T r i a l s I - great days f o r ambitious sportsmen. So each day, f u l l of new impressions, we would wander back to our new digs and l i e on our unbelievably hard bed whilst a kaleidoscope of professors, notice boards, p i n t s , s e c r e t a r i e s , c o r r i dors, booklets, towers and minarets passed before our eyes. L i f e , i n f a c t , oould not be more p l e a sant. By the time you have read t h i s , you w i l l a l ready have had a few days of t h i s l i f e and w i l l be beginning to get used to i t a l l . And so i t w i l l continue a week or two. But gradually you f i n d yoursel f drawn into l e c t u r e s , the free dinners w i l l t r a i l o f f , the exhortations w i l l diminish i n i n t e n s i t y and, caught i n the snares of lecture room and laboratory, you w i l l r e a l i s e that the honeymoon i s over. But cheer up5 The d a i l y round i s quite l i v e l y . Things do happen hereJ You w i l l f i n d l i f e pleasant enough i f you play your part. J o i n a club, society - but not too many - and take an a c t i v e i n t e r e s t i n the a f f a i r s of your college. Read the a r t i c l e addressed to you by the President of your own college Union. F i n a l l y , remember to do some work - even i n t h i s your f i r s t term - but don't become a brownbagger: a u n i v e r s i t y i s more than a vocational t r a i n i n g centre. I t i s a seat of learning but also of l i v i n g , where you w i l l spend some of the happiest years of your l i f e .
FRIDAY, 6 OCT. Student C h r i s t i a n Movement, Freshers'
SATURDAY, 7 OCT. Imp. C o l l . T r i a l s : Hockey, Soooer and Rugger Harlington Ground. Buses leave Union Sate, Prince Consort Road, at 1.30 p.m. Buses return from Harlington about 5.30 - 6.30 p.m. (45 rain, journey). Imp. C o l l . Union Entertainments Committee: Informal Dance, Union, 8 p.m. TUESDAY, 10 OCT. Imp. C o l l . Dramatic Society, General Meeting, Committee Room A, 5.15 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT. Guilds T r i a l s , R.C.S. T r i a l s - Harlington. as above.
Buses
THURSDAY, 12 OCT. Guilds Engineering Society, Freshers' Tea, Queenies (Unwin H a l l ) . Imp. C o l l . Musioal Society, Lunoh-hour Concert, Council Room, Guilds, 1.15 p.m. FRIDAY, 13 OCT. R.C.S. Union, Freshers' Buffet, Upper Dining H a l l (Union). SATURDAY, 14 OCT. Imp. C o l l . Union Entertainments Committee: mal Danoe, Union, 8 p.m. Film Society:
SUNDAY, 15 OCT. Film Show, New Lounge, 7.15
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TUESDAY, 17 OCT. Imp. C o l l . Women's Association, Freshers' Tea, I.C.W.A. Common Room, 5.15 p.m. Imp. C o l l . Chem. S o c , Prof. W i l l i s Jaok3on on "The Importance of Chemistry to E l e c t r i c a l Engineering*. R.C.S. Chem. Lecture Theatre, 5.15 p.m.
FELIX. Readers w i l l see that FELIX appears i n new dress t h i s year. Although now only four pages, the reduced size of type enables us to p r i n t the same amount of subject matter as before. The method of p r i n t i n g allows us much greater scope i n the matt e r of layout and i l l u s t r a t i o n than was possible i n the 'Roneo-ed' FELIX of l a s t year. The new present a t i o n i s by no means f i n a l and we welcome suggestions f o r i t s improvement. F i n a l i t y i s f a r o f f f o r other reasons - economic ones. With the costs of typing and p r i n t i n g we are working to a very olose margin. We have r e s i s ted temptation to increase the price and t h i s means that, to remain f i n a n c i a l l y healthy, FELIX must maintain i t s c i r c u l a t i o n of a thousand - at l e a s t . Therefore, buy your own copy each fortnight or subscribe f o r the year (15 issues, subscription forms i n I.C. Union and i n Bar). One f u r t h e r point. FELIX'S smiling countenance depends l a r g e l y on your contributions. We w i l l accept, and p r i n t where possible and prudent, your poems, humorous a r t i o l e s , news snippets and l e t t e r s . Grind your axe on our pages: FELIX off e r s an u n r i v a l l e d forum f o r the exchange of ideas and opinions.
Tea.
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Guilds T r i a l s . THURSDAY, 19 OCT. Imp. C o l l . Union Counoil Meeting, Committee Room A, 5 p.m. L i t e r a r y and Debating Soc. and P o l i t i c a l Soc., Joint Freshers' Tea. Upper Dining H a l l (Union), 5.30 p.m. FRIDAY, 20 OCT. C i t y & Guilds Union, Freshers' Buffet. Upper p.m. Dining H a li l , 6.30 xamng 6.50 A s s o c i a t i o n of Applied B i o l o g i s t s , Tea. Lower Dining H a l l , 4.30 p.m.
TO ALL SECRETARIES. I f your club or society meeting has been omitted, and you desire p u b l i c i t y i n t h i s diary for future meetings, please send d e t a i l s g i v i n g date, time and place. The next 'Coming Events' w i l l cover the period, Friday, Oot. 20, to Friday, Nov. Oct. 3, and copy must be received by mid-day, Mon., 16. Send to The Editor, FELIX, o/o Imperial C o l l ege Union.
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On behalf of the older hands, may we o f f e r you a very sincere welcome to the Hoyal School of Mines. We are glad that you have chosen the senior mining college at which to study your p a r t i cular aspect of the profession. In doing B O you are entering a college with a great reputation and nearly a century of t r a d i t i o n - a t r a d i t i o n of which a l l past and present students are extremely proud, f o r It i s they who have b u i l t up this stature. Its future l i e s In your hands and because we are a small community your individual cooperation i s needed i n some of the many student a c t i v i t i e s . It i s as a r e s u l t of t h i s p u l l i n g together that the "Mines s p i r i t " has been formed. By giving a hand and showing an interest you w i l l not only be fostering this comradeship, but w i l l also enrich your short stay here. Furthermore, many of the s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s afford the p o s s i b i l i t y of meeting past students now established i n the profess.ion. The organisation of which you are now a member that runs these sporting and s o c i a l functions Is the R.S.M. Union, the constitution and r u l e s of which are explained In a handbook you w i l l shortly receive. The o f f i c e r s of the union w i l l do everthlng to make your stay as pleasant as possible, but i t s ultimate success depends on your support. Academically, the teaching s t a f f are very approachable and extremely w i l l i n g to o f f e r a l l the advice gained from wide experience. Thus ahead of you l i e three or four very f u l l years, during which your personal success and to a great extent that of your college rest largely i n your hands. We wish you a very happy and successf u l stay at the Mines. R.S.M. Union.
GUILDS In welcoming you to Guilds I would cast before you a few pearls of wisdom, to show you what the college can o f f e r you i f you cooperate. I want to Impress on you that there are numerous Social, A t h l e t i c and Bacchanalian a c t i v i t i e s open to you, and i f you w i l l only show some enterprise - then you're i n ! Now "being i n " w i l l provide just that opportunity for getting the most out of your l i f e here, and f a r from i n t e r f e r i n g with your work w i l l avoid any chance of mental collapse as the year progresses. To help you pursue these a c t i v i t i e s there are various Guilds Clubs which are quite separate from their I.C. counterparts, but are complementary to them, so get your name down at once f o r the Clubs that interest you. There are various dates that I would l i k e to c a l l to your attention now - Oct. 20th, Guilds Freshers' Buffet: Oct. 27th, I.C. Commemoration Day: Nov. 5th, Guy Fawkes Day: Nov. 22nd, Morphy Day: the Guilds Carnival and C i v i l s Dance i n the Easter Term: and the F i e l d Cup i n the Summer Term. Mark these days down now and y o u ' l l f i n d that more Information w i l l f i l t e r through to you about them as time goes on. Guilds was most successful l a s t year i n the f i e l d of sport, p a r t i c u l a r l y against our brother and s i s t e r colleges the Mines and the R.C.S., so we must keep that up this year, but we want the Engineers' Cup for rugger t h i s year as well. The Guilds Engineering Society holds f r e quent meetings at which papers are read by present students and other distinguished engineers, and a ÂŁ5 prize i s offerred f o r the best student paper of the year. Its magazine, "The Guilds Engineer" i s also i n t e l l i g i b l e i n parts, and appears annually. Guilds Union Meetings provide more colourful diversion from the common task. Room 17, whose normal capacity i s 100 sleepy students, for Union Meetings holds 400 raving maniacs. Come to these meetings and voice your opinions. In a nutshell, avoid brownbaggingi and l e t me emphasize again that what you gain from college l i f e w i l l depend d i r e c t l y upon what you put Into i t , and upon your own i n i t i a t i v e .
Dear Fresher, "Welcome to R.C.Sj The yearly Influx of new studenta to the College Is one of the v i t a l moments i n i t s existence, for at t h i s time we look to the ranks of the Freshers to enable us to f i l l the gape i n the f a b r i c of the Union. This l e t t e r i s to show you the sort of support we want. In the main, the University i s non-residenti a l and the fusion of s o c i a l and academic l i f e l a largely organised by the college Unions. You are a member of R.C.S. Union and also I.C. Union. I f you are going to get anything out of University l i f e at a l l , i t i s your duty to support both these bodies to the utmost. The "Law of Conservation of Energy" applied to Union a f f a i r s , means that unl e s s you put something Into them y o u ' l l get nothing out. Get to know your Union o f f i c e r s . It must be obvious that Union o f f i c e r s cannot know a l l the students at College, but i t i s much easier for you to know them. I f you have any queries, suggestions or complaints introduce yourself and f i r e away - we should be delighted by t h i s evidence of interest by any Fresher. You w i l l have, or w i l l be getting, a copy of the R.C.S. Booklet, which t e l l s you how you can contact Union and Club O f f i c i a l s and which contains many other things which w i l l help to put you In the picture. The main s o c i a l l i f e of the College revolves around the A t h l e t i c and Social Clubs. Join them, support them; you w i l l f i n d i t well worth the eff o r t . In addition, your support for corporate College functions i s important. The Commemoration Day Ceremony (see R.C.S. booklet) needs the active support of every student to be an e f f e c t i v e and rewarding occasion as i t was last year. Morphy Day (Nov. 22nd t h i s year) i s a day of b a t t l e on the r i v e r and sometimes i n the r i v e r . Whilst two VIIIs from each college race for the Morphy and Lowry cups, a great b a t t l e takes place on the towpath for certain sacred symbols - t o l d of elsewhere - and your support on the towpath i s lmDerative. H
You must not assume from t m s l e t t e r that your a c t i v i t i e s at I.C. and R.C.S. w i l l consist solely of Union and s o c i a l a f f a i r s - work 13 also essent i a l . But I.C. (and to start a controversy, I think i t originated i n R.C.S.) has coined a word, now preserved f o r posterity i n the Dictionary of University Slang, which castigates those who, hedfed i n by books and work, emerge only rarely carrying a l i t t l e brown bag. Such are the 'brownbagger s, - an odious t r i b e . F i n a l l y , a special word to overseas Freshers: t h i s college i s proud to accept you. It has a considerable reputation with regard to overseas students and i t hopes that by your e f f o r t s , t h i s reputation w i l l be further enhanced. Let me end with a c l i c h e , none the less s i n cere: 'Best of luck, Freshers'. Peter Haskell. PRESIDENT, R.C.S. UNION.
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PROFILE— Profiles a drawlns silhouette or other representation of a side view. How can one draw a silhouette or "other representation" of an i n s t i tution which has no outline exeept i n the a r c h i t e c t u r a l sense, and a personality so complex and intangible that even such die-hard students as. Mr. Scott-Fleming (1936 and s t i l l going strong) would find i t d i f f i c u l t to analyse. In search of inspi r a t i o n , we consulted the Oxford Dictionary and found amonst other meanings "a shallow vat i n which beer i s l e f t to clear"; Interesting, but seldom applicable to our Union. The Freshman for his f i r s t few weeks has the physical layout and component clubs of the Union quickly drummed into him. He soon discovers that the main building housing the bar i s usually c a l led the Union, that the new building opposite i s called the Belt building and includes the New Host e l , New Lounge, Bookstall and Administrative off i c e s , and that the Old Hostel i s tucked away i n a corner and seems Impossibly small to house about 50 raving maniacs. On his f i r s t day, i t i s energ e t i c a l l y brought to his notice that the Union Athletic clubs include almost every form of student sport (the remaining forms being f a c i l i t a t e d by the s o c i a l clubs) and that the Union sports ground i s near the Red Lion at Harlington. Thsy learn that the organisation of the Union as a whole i s run by a student Council, that Mr. Coomber (R.C.S.) i s President and Mr. Nicholas (R.C.S) the Secretary; that 'Me Union o f f i c e i s next to the Bookstall; and that the a f f a i r s of Council are second favourite to the Refectory Committee when the Editor of Felix i s f e e l i n g v i t r i o l i c . Thus, the outline of the Union i s quite quickly and easily distinguished. What of the
f i n e r l i n e s and shading that give the outline character? These can only be f i l l e d i n by time. At one moment the Union i s quiet, comfortable and almost a normal gentlemen's club - with a few l a d i e s tolerated (except i n the bar) for their charm and their c i v i l i z i n g influence on the w i l der elements; at the next i t w i l l be transformed into a den of howling dervishes Intent on divest i n g some unfortunate of his trousers. On Saturday nights i t becomes a sort of nightmare p a l a i s de danse, with g i r l s from far and wide i n their best dresses and the College i n i t s usual old corduroys and blazer, too many people dancing and too many i n the bar drinking too much beer* in fact everyone thoroughly enjoying themselves. Throughout the year there i s a succession of dinners and dances, ranging from white t i e s and prepared speeches to the mat-throwing chaos of cert a i n club dinners. Carnival nights have to be seen to be believed - they defy sober description. Thus the picture i s slowly f i l l e d i n . The Union forms the student l i f e , and the students' l i v e s form the Union, Its history has never been written, but i s hidden in ancient archives and peoples' memories. It almost atrophied during the war, and i t s rapid recovery since then has been due to a succession of energetic Presidents and a Rector who has the welfare of the College very much at heart. Plans are now afoot for extensions and modifications to the buildings, and i f the recent increase i n interest i n Union a c t i v i t i e s continues It should ensure that, although we are a technical college, we can yet enjoy a full life.
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i . The Gloucester. 2. Queen's Arms. 3. Holy T r i n i t y Church. 4. Imperial College: Offices, Uni on and Hostel. 5 Q.A.- (Women's Hostel) Royal Albert H a l l . Albert Memorial. Royal Geographical Society 9. Physical Society. 10 Reotor's Lawn. 11. Chemical Technology Dept. 12. Royal College of Music. 13. Royal School of Mines. 14. City & Guilds College. 15. Unwin H a l l (Queenie's). 16. Imperial I n s t i t u t e . 17. Royal College of Science and the Science Library. 18. Royal College of A r t . 19. Natural History Museum. 20. Post O f f i c e . 21. Science Museum. 22. Geological Museum. 23. Huxley B u i l d i n g . 24. Royal College of Art. 25. V i c t o r i a & Albert Museum. 26. 27. Holy T r i n i t y Church. 28. Brompton Oratory. 29. Jane Brown's. 30. Lamley's Bookshop. 31. Nic's. 32. Hoop and Toy. 33. South Kensington Station. 34. Pelham G r i l l . 35. Vi's Cosy Cafe. 36. Post O f f i o e . 37. Institute Francais. 38. The Denmark. 39. Gloucester Road Station. 40. Post O f f i c e . 41. Restaurant Chanticleer. 42. The Stanhope. 43. St. Stephen's Church. 44. B r i t i s h Restaurant. 45. Post Offioe. The Harrington.
X
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We Bowled a Maiden Over).
Sixteen members of the cricket club went on, the- t r a d i t i o n a l end-of-term tour of South Devon. A l l the matches were played, - and there was one every day, whleh w i l l surprise those who assert that the cricket i s but the ostensible reason for this annual caravanserai. The evening of our a r r i v a l In Torquay was occupied by keen discussion of the f i n e r points of the came (and etc.) at the "Hole i n the Wall" and the Devon Arms". But i n spite of t h i s the opening match, against Paignton, ended i n a disappointing defeat by four wickets. The captain and captainelect (Pete Davies and John Rambaut) conferred over t h i s perturbing result late into the evening. Next day John was s t i l l too upset to play against Torquay, while Pete f e l t compelled to delegate h i s duties to the vice-captain and f i e l d during the afternoon i n the shadow of a f r i e n d l y tree. Torquay declared at 168-8 and I.C., betrayed by their own umpire, were 123-9 at the close. Pete emerged from the shadow to score 57, and the inimitable Rowland Reynolds played out time by scoring 8 o f f the last over, thus doubling his season's t o t a l . Another more favourable draw followed against Srixham, and the team then moved to Exeter where University College of the South West, after two years of restoration and rebuilding, again provided us with rooms. From these a descent was made upon Whimple and Whlteway's G.C. whose orchard-flanked ground boasts a large tree (two runs i f you h i t i t ) close to the wicket. A collapse from 37-1 to 72 a l l out augured i l l , but the consumption at tea of a very great quantity of gooseberry t a r t restored some long-departed f i r e to Peter Justesen's bowling. On a h e l p f u l pitch, he took 6 wickets for 4 runs in 26 b a l l s and the game was worn by 21 runs, ihe evening passed i n an Inspection of the products of l o c a l industry. At Tavistock on the next afternoon, "Useless" was again in l i v e l y mood, and succeeded i n f e l l i n g the opposing skipper with a sharply r i s i n g b a l l . Tavistock's t o t a l of 107 proved however a winning one. Their h i l l - t o p ground, bounded by a c i r c l e of standing stones, has a vague a i r of prehistory; and I.C., batting as i f under some d r u i d i c s p e l l , could muster only 71. The l a s t game at Exeter was against University College. Sent into bat on a wet wicket, I.C. scored 84 (Rambaut, restored i n s p i r i t s , making 34) and won by 21 runs. Useless took another 4 wickets and Reynolds 3. Then to Plymouth and Malcolm's restaurant, where the enormous mixed g r i l l s , especially i f consumed with the l o c a l form of apple-juice, are well designed to revive flagging energy. Both matches here were played on the excellent ground at Mount Wise. In the f i r s t , against the United Services, Pete Davies scored 102 i n l e s s than ninety minutes and the I.C. t o t a l reached 194. B r i l l i a n t batting by Commander Thackara (114 not out) rapidly brought the United Services back into the picture, and they eventually reached 1 9 8 - 2 . The I.C. bowlers, led by the undaunted Reynolds, never gave up, not even when the boundary fieldsmen took to stopping each other instead of the b a l l . The Royal Marines began the f i n a l game by d i s missing two I.C. batsmen p r a c t i c a l l y instantaneousl y . Unjustifie d expectations were thus aroused among l o c a l supporters, who could not know that "Useless" and Reynolds had been e c c e n t r i c a l l y promoted i n the batting order. Derek Wyles and Chris. Wilson added 123 f o r the next wicket, and the i n nings was declared closed at 1 5 6 - 4 . The Marines, checked by accurate bowling, had reached 138-6 at the close of play. Further gluttonous a c t i v i t y at Malcolm's occupied much of the l a s t evening and was found to reduce greatly the capacity to absorb l i q u i d r e freshment. Davies, i n p a r t i c u l a r , was only equal to a pint and a half (No cracks by request). A l l who went on i t w i l l agree that the tour was a highly enjoyable c r i c k e t i n g holiday, f o r which much thanks to the hospitable Devon cricket clubs who were our hosts during - and after - the matches.
Y From Our Rowing C o r r e s p o n d e n t . H e n l e y - What a v i s t a t h e word c o n j u r e s up t o the r o w i n g man. That l o v e l y c o u r s e w i t h t h e t r i a n g u l a r f i e l d b e l o w t h e woods on t h e h i l l s b e h i n d the s t a r t . White f l a n n e l s and . b l a z e r s ; coaches on ramshackle b i c y c l e s ; the boat t e n t s ; "Strawberrynose"; p r e t t y g i r l s i n f l o w e r e d d r e s s e s i n t h e Stewards' E n c l o s u r e ; f l o w e r s and g r e e n l a w n s ; t h e r o s e s on P h y l l i s C o u r t w a l l ; p u n t s and s k i f f s l i n i n g t h e booms; t h e " B a r r i e r C l u b " on t h e S a t u r day b e f o r e t h e R e g a t t a . The s c a r l e t o f Lady Maggy, the y e l l o w o f C l a r e , the s t r i p e d t r o u s e r s o f F i r s t a n d T h i r d , t h e hooped z e p h y r s o f T.C.D. The "Ang e l " , t h e "Red L i o n " and t h e " L i t t l e W h i t e H a r t " . The r a i l w a y s t a t i o n b e d e c k e d w i t h f l a g s and b u n ting. And, above a l l , t o t h e I.C.B.C., t h a t wond e r f u l p l a c e a t Marsh Lock where t h e crew s t a y s , under t h e m o t h e r l y g u i d a n c e o f Mrs. Tebb - t h e O l d House. F o r t h o s e who have n e v e r s e e n i t , i t i s q u i t e a n o t h e r w o r l d , where t i m e , t h a t h o r r o r o f modern l i f e , j u s t does n o t m a t t e r . F o r t h o s e who have e v e r b e e n t h e r e a Mecca o f Meocas i n d e e d . A f t e r t h e ups and downs o f t h e y e a r , I.C. was r e p r e s e n t e d by a n e i g h t i n t h e Thames Cup and a f o u r i n t h e W y f o l d a . B o t h crews rowed w e l l - e s p e c i a l l y t h e e i g h t w h i c h p u t up a f a r b e t t e r p e r formance t h a n had a t one t i m e seemed p o s s i b l e . The e i g h t won t h e i r f i r s t h e a t a g a i n s t 3.0.A.II., w i t h out b e i n g u n d u l y p r e s s e d . T h e i r b e s t row o f t h e y e a r , however, was i n t h e second r o u n d a g a i n s t a v e r y good F i r s t and T h i r d T r i n i t y crew, i n w h i c h the l a t t e r , r o w i n g e x t r e m e l y w e l l , won by I f l e n g t h s , t h e F a w l e y time b e i n g v e r y f a s t f o r t h e p r e v a i l i n g c o n d i t i o n s . A l t h o u g h l o s i n g , t h e I.C. crew rowed r e a l l y w e l l and l i f t e d t h e p r e s t i g e o f the I.C.B.C. o u t o f t h e d o l d r u m s i n t o w h i c h i t had f a l l e n i n recent years. The f o u r a l s o rowed w e l l , w i n n i n g t h e i r f i r s t h e a t a g a i n s t Be r e l a y s Bank c o m f o r t a b l y . In their n e x t r o u n d , t h e y had a v e r y c l o s e race w i t h London R.C. and were u n f o r t u n a t e enough t o h i t t h e booms a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e e n c l o s u r e s when t h e y were l e a d i n g and o n l y t h i r t y s t r o k e s s h o r t o f t h e finish. ' * S e v e r a l ex-I.'C.B.C. members were a l s o a c t i v e a t H e n l e y . Three members o f t h e Thames R.C. e i g h t i n t h e f i n a l o f t h e Thames Cup, one member o f t h e Thames "Grand" e i g h t and two o f t h e i r " S t e w a r d s " f o u r a s w e l l a s l a s t y e a r ' s "Ho. 6", who was i n t h e Emmanuel f o u r i n t h e f i n a l o f t h e V i s i t o r s , had a l l r e p r e s e n t e d I.C. a t one t i m e o r a n o t h e r . Crews and r e s u l t s : THAMES CHALLEHG-jB, CUP. R.H. CLARK (bow"); R.D. HUGHES; F. MORIARTY; J.L. HAYCOCK; P.G. ALLISTON: D. NOVELL; C M . BAIHES; H. METCALFE ( s t r o k e ) ; C.3. BRACEWELL ( c o x ) . Heat 5 : B e a t B.O.A.R. by I f l e n g t h s , Fawley t i m e 3 m i n s . 29 s e e s , F i n i s h time 7 mins. 24 s e e s . Heat 2 1 : L o s t t o 1 s t & 3 r d T r i n i t y by I f l e n g t h s , Fav/ley time 3 mins. 25 see s F i n i s h t i m e 7 m i n s . 30 s e e s . •CTGLD CHALLENGE CUP. H.J. PUSHUAN (bow & s t e e r s ) ; L.S.A. CLARE; J . F . LAMERTOH; S . J . PEERLESS ( s t r o k e ) . P r e l i m . Heat: B e a t B a r c l a y s Bank R.C. by 4 lengths. Heat 13: L o s t t o London R.C., e a s i l y , Fawley time 3 mins. 59 s e e s . F i n i s h t i m e 8 mins. 19 s e e s .
AU PAIR? One member of the college, embarking at Mars e i l l e s f o r a holiday i n Palestine, happened to walk up the gangplank with a g i r l - a t o t a l stranger. On the deck, the French captain greeted them and addressed them i n English thus: "You may t a l k togezer and you may eet togezer, but you must not sleep togezer on my boat"!