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I N T E R C O L L E G E Aa f o r e s h a d o w e d i n t h e l a s t i s s u e o f FELIX, t h e R e f e c t o r y Committee has p r o p o s e d and t h e G o v e r n i n g Body has a g r e e d t o a m a j o r change i n t h e management o f t h e I . C . R e f e c t o r y . The Committee has b e e n c o n s i d e r i n g f o r E X P E R I M E N T some t i m e a a e r i e s o f p l a n s , b a s e d on f i g u r e s and i n f o r m a t i o n worked out i n g r e a t d e t a i l by t h e p r e s e n t Management, w h i c h were d e s i g n e d t o r e d u c e t h e As announced i n F i L I X no. 16, t h e i n yearly d e f i c i t . S e v e r a l were d i s c u s a e d a t c o n s i d e r a b l e l e n g t h and t h e a u g u r a l 'South Ken. L i n k - u p - o f t h e e v e n t u a l c h o i c e f e l l between two. R o y a l C o l l e g e s o f A r t , M u s i c and S c i B r i e f l y , t h e f i r a t p l a n t o o k t h e H o a t e l c a t e r i n g away f r o m t h e ence - t o o k p l a c e on 5&h F e b r u a r y i n R e f e c t o r y , w h i o h w o u l d t h e n have b e e n u s e d o n l y f o r l u n o h e a , t e a a and I.C. U n i o n . I t was t h e f i r s t 'pub"functions". T h i s p l a n was f i n a l l y s h e l v e d i n f a v o u r o f t h e second l i c ' r e s u l t of the d e l i b e r a t i o n s of f o r v a r i o u s r e a s o n s , t h e p r i n c i p a l one p e r h a p s b e i n g t h a t Bupport f o r i t was, an i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e c o m m i t t e e , formed l e a a unanimous t h a n t h e Committee f e l t was n e c e s s a r y t o w a r r a n t recommendation to organize c l o s e r s o c i a l r e l a t i o n s of ao d r a a t i c a a t e p . berween t h e c o l l e g e s . A d e b a t e on The eeoond p l a n was t o c a l l i n t h e f i r m o f c a t e r e r s who had been t h e r e l a t i o n o f A r t , M u s i c and S c i e a u o c e s a f u l a t U.O. and see i f t h e y c o u l d t a o k l e our p r o b l e m w i t h e q u a l succesa.| nce t o e a c h o t h e r and t h e i r s t u d e n t s T h i s has bean done; and f r o m E a s t e r the f i r m w i l l be i n charge o f t h e was f o l l o w e d by an i n f o r m a l b u f f e t Refeotory. They w i l l be w o r k i n g w i t h and t h r o u g h t h e p r e a e n t R e f e c t o r y dance. R.C.A. and R.C.M. s t u d e n t s Committee, w h i o h w i l l a t i l l be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a l l m a t t e r s o f p o l i c y and f o r were somewhat outnumbered b y R.C.S. any changes and r e o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i o h may f r o m t i m e t o t i m e be n e c e s s a r y . A c o n s i d e r a b l e number o f M i n e r s and The c a t e r i n g f i r m w i l l t a k e o v e r a f t e r E a s t e r } and f o r t h e f i r a t G u i l d s m e n were a l s o p r e s e n t . The t e r m no d r a s t i c changes a r e e n v i a a g e d . At t h e end o f t h e Summer Term, t h e y m e e t i n g was f a v o u r e d w i t h t h e p r e s e e x p e c t t o be i n a p o s i t i o n t o make p r o p o s a l s t o t h e Committee aa t o ways and nce o f L o r d F a l m o u t h , C h a i r m a n o f t h e meana o f d e a l i n g w i t h o u r p r o b l e m . G o v e r n i n g B o d y , t h e R e c t o r , and memThe U n i o n B a r and t h e A y r t o n H a l l R e f e o t o r y ( Q u e e n i e ' s ) a r e n o t b e r s o f t h e academi c s t a f f o f t h e a f f e o t e d by t h i s new arrangement and w i l l o o n t i n u e u n d e r t h e i r p r e a e n t R.C.M. and R.C.A. managements. The c h a i r m a n o f t h e m e e t i n g was Mr. F r a n k Howes, M u s i c C r i t i c o f *;The T i m e s ' , and a l s o a member o f t h e R.C.M. s t a f f . He r e m i n d e d I.C. o f t h e i r g r e a t s t a r t i n a l r e a d y c o m b i n i n g t h r e e c o l l e g e s i n t o one, and t h e n i n t r o d u c e d t h e s u b j e c t f o r t h e m e e t i n g : IMP. C O L L . E X P E D I T I O N S how t h e s t u d e n t s o f A r t , M u s i c and t h e S c i e n c e s c o u l d b a s t g e t t o g e t h e r , and l e a r n s o m e t h i n g o f e a c h More news i s now a v a i l a b l e c o n c e r n i n g t h e p r o p o s e d other. Tony de Reuck (R.C.S.) t h e n spoke on t h e I.C. e x p e d i t i o n s t h i s y e a r and n e x t y e a r . The b r o a d e r p u r p o s e o f t h e scheme: on t h e m e r i t s o f s p e N a t u r a l H i s t o r y S o c i e t y say t h a t the d e s t i n a t i o n of c i a l i z a t i o n v. g e n e r a l i z a t i o n , on p u r e , n a r r o w a d the major e x o e d i t i o n d u r i n g t h e Long V a c a t i o n o f vancement o f l e a r n i n g v. s o c i a l b e n e f i t , and c o n c l 1952 w i l l b e ' E a s t A f r i c a . I t i s hoped t o make a n uded w i t h o v e r w h e l m i n g s u p p o r t f o r h a v i n g t h e b r o a d e c o l o g i c a l survey of a s e l e c t e d region. est grounding i n p r i n c i p l e s , e n a b l i n g the i n d i v i d u a l To p r o v i d e e x p e r i e n c e f o r p o s s i b l e members o f t o c h o o s e t h e n i c h e t h a t f i n a l l y i n t e r e s t s him. t h i s e x p e d i t i o n a p i l o t scheme i s b e i n g o r g a n i z e d Mr. J . W a r r a c k (R.C.M.) opened h i s r e m a r k s w i t h f o r 1951, t o be r u n f o r 10-14 days d u r i n g August. an o u t l i n e o f an i n t e r n a l p r o b l e m o f h i s c o l l e g e . The d e s t i n a t i o n o f t h i s e x p e d i t i o n has n o t y e t b e e n They l a c k a U n i o n , and have f i r s t t o b r i d g e t h e d i d e f i n i t e l y f i x e d b u t i t w i l l n o t be L i t t l e Cumbrae v i s i o n s o f ' c r a f t ' - o f p i a n i s t s , s i n g e r s , composas s t a t e d i n t h e C h r i s t m a s i s s u e o f F E L I X . It will e r s and o r c h e s t r a l p l a y e r s . Mr. A a p u r a (R.U.A.) most l i k e l y be a r o u n d o r n e a r t h e B r i t i s h I s l e s . c h o s e as h i s m a i n p o i n t t n e n e c e s s i t y o f g e t t i n g Among l o c a l i t i e s u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n a r e t h e I s l e t o know e a c h o t h e r ' s a i m s b e f o r e a t t e m p t i n g to s h a r e of A r r a n and t h e E a r n e I s l a n d s ( o f f t h e N.W. coast). and u n d e r s t a n d v i e w s . He denounced a p r e s e n t - d a y Those i n t e r e s t e d s h o u l d a p p l y t o t h e Head o f t e n d e n c y t o a c c e p t s e c o n d - h a n d o p i n i o n s as k n o w l e d g e , t h e i r D e p a r t m e n t , b e f o r e F r i d a y , M a r c h 2nd, 1951f o r l a c k o f f i r s t - h a n d e x p e r i e n c e , and s t r e s s e d t h e n e e d f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l exchange and t r a v e l g e n e r a l l y i n students' education. Speakers from the f l o o r v a r i o u s l y advocated s p e c i a l ( o p t i o n a l ) l e c t u r e s , s u c h as t h o s e on H i s t L.U.D.S. F e s t i v a l o r y o f S c i e n c e now r u n n i n g i n R.C.S., b u t w i d e r i n scape and . t r e a t m e n t , on e a c h f a c u l t y ' s p r i n c i p l e s and methods. Others took the oppositeview, t h a t L.U.D.S. p r o v i d e d u s w i t h two v e r y p l e a s a n t l e c t u r e s w o u l d be a busman's e d u c a t i o n a l h o l i d a y a t e v e n i n g s l a s t week, i n s p o n s o r i n g t h e f o u r t h Annhome, and s u g g e s t e d t h a t e x c h a n g e s w o u l d b e t t e r be u a l F e s t i v a l o f One A c t P l a y s , p r e s e n t e d by v a r i a r r a n g e d o v e r c o f f e e and l u n c h . One s p e a k e r w i s h ous i n d i v i d u a l C o l l e g e s . The second e v e n i n g was ed t h a t t h e b r o a d r a n g e o f ' s c h o o l ' s u b j e c t s s h o u l d e a s i l y the best. I.C. gave a performande o f Shaw's be c o n t i n u e d t o a h i g h e r s t a g e ; a n o t h e r p r o p h e s i e d " P a s s i o n , P o i s o n and P e t r i f a c t i o n " a t l e a s t e q u a l t h a t t h e schemes m i g h t p r o d u c e ' S p e c i a l i s t s i n e v e r to t h a t o f G o l d s m i t h ' s C o l l e g e on t h e p r e v i o u s n i y t h i n g b u t t h e i r own subjÂŤct(. A n o t h e r s b e a k e r was g h t , b u t on t h e w h o l e we c o n s i d e r e d t h a t o u t s t a n d o v e r h e a r d t o s a y t h a t i n t h e few m i n u t e s r e m a i n i n g i n g s u c o e s s e s o f t h e f e s t i v a l were K i n g s p r o d u c t i o n he w o u l d j u s t s u r v e y human k n o w l e d g e ! of Chekov'e "The P r o p o s a l " , and W e s t f i e l d ' s p r e s e n t P r o f e s s o r L e v y , Dean of R.C.S., summed u p , t a k a t i o n o f "The F l o r e n t i n e T r a g e d y " by O s c a r W i l d e . i n g t h i s on a t s h o r t n o t i c e due t o t h e I l l n e s s o f S.C.M.T. Mr. L . A . G . S t r o n g . He p o i n t e d out how S c i e n c e h a s t o e l i m i n a t e t h e human e l e m e n t f r o m i t s methods t h e v e r y c o n t r a r y of our p r e s e n t a t t e m p t s to 'humanize' our e d u c a t i o n . He p i c k e d out t h e p o i n t of t h e F E L I X r e q u i r e s t h e s e r v i c e s o f a photoneed f o r u n d e r s t a n d i n g where o t h e r s ' a t t e n t i o n s a r e grapher. He w o u l d become a member of f o c u s e d , and s u g g e s t e d t h e plan of a c t i o n s h o u l d be t h e E d i t o r i a l B o a r d and w o u l d be r e s p t h e b r i n g i n g t o g e t h e r f i r s t l y of people: t h e n of o n s i b l e f o r t h e c o m m i s s i o n i n g o f photot h e i r i d e a s : and t h e n of t h e i r work. g r a p h s and t h e i r s u b s e q u e n t p r o c e s s i n g The next f u n c t i o n w i l l be h e l d at 5.30 next ( s c r e e n i n g ) f o r r e p r o d u c t i o n i n FELIX. Monday, 26th February, i n the Botany Lecture TheaAnyone i n t e r e s t e d s h o u l d oontafit t r e , I.C. Union. Mr. L. 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S i r - I n t h e l a s t i s s u e o f F E L I X t h e r e was a t h o u g h t p r o v o k i n g C o m b i n a t i o n o f l e t t e r s , two on t h e 'Paper U n i v e r s i t y ' b e i n g p r i n t e d a l o n g s i d e two o n N.U.S. T h i s i s i n t e r e s t i n g b e c a u s e many o f t h e a r g u m e n t s brought forward i n d i s c u s s i n g the p l a c e o f the i n d i v i d u a l London c o l l e g e i n t h e framework o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y a l s o a p p l y t o t h e p l a c e o f t h a t c o l l e g e and U n i v e r s i t y i n t h e l a r g e r f i e l d o f t h e N.U.S. I f i t i s d e s i r a b l e t h a t t h e c o l l e g e s i n Londo n combine f o r t h e i r m u t u a l a d v a n t a g e ^ i s i t n o t a l s o d e s i r a b l e t h a t t he U n i v e r s i t i e s o f t h e c o u n t r y s h o u l d combine t o t h e same end? To draw t h e l i n e o f coope r a t i o n a t t h e b o u n d a r y o f G r e a t e r Londo n i s p a r o c h i a l i s m o f a k i n d p a r t i c u l a r l y v i r u l e n t i n London and i s exceeded i n s h o r t - s i g h t e d n e s s o n l y b y the drawing of b o u n d a r i e s i n K e n s i n g t o n Gore. The f a c t t h a t t h e r e h a s b e e n some r a t h e r s t r a n g e b e h a v i o u r o n t h e p a r t o f t h e n a t i o n a l e x e c u t i v e does n o t a l t e r t h e d e s i r a b i l i t y f o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n the N a t i o n a l Union. On t h e c o n t r a r y , i t s u g g e s t s t h a t o u r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w i t h t h e i r experience o f self-government i n student a f f a i r s c o u l d p l a y an important p a r t i n the c o u n c i l s of t h e Union. The e s s e n c e o f t h e m a t t e r i s t h a t i f we a r e p r e p a r e d t o c o o p e r a t e w i t h s t u d e n t s o u t s i d e o u r own c o l l ege we must f i r s t s t r e n g t h e n o u r t i e s w i t h t h e o t h e r London c o l l e g e s b u t we s h o u l d n o t f o r g e t t h a t we have much t o g a i n f r o m c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e o t h e r . U n i v e r s i t i e s a n d c o l l e g e s o u t s i d e o u r own c i t y . Y o u r s e t c . , L o u i s Cohen, Chem. T e c h . , 13th F e b . , 1951
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S i r - The C o u n c i l o f t h e A l b e r t H a l l r e c e n t l y w r o t e t o Mr. G a i t s k e l l , a s k i n g f o r a l o a n o f £320,000,sayi n g t h a t t h e i r bank o v e r d r a f t was £100,000, a n d p o i n t i n g o u t t h a t u n l e s s some a i d was g i v e n s o o n , t h e r e m i g h t be no a l t e r n a t i v e b u t t o c l o s e t h e h a l l . With a masterly grasp o f e s s e n t i a l s , Mr.Gaitskell J r e f u s e d t o l e n d t h e money, n e a t l y b l a m i n g t h i s o f f o n t o t h e new b u r d e n o f i n c r e a s e d d e f e n c e e x p e n d i t u r e . I congratulate t h e C h a n c e l l o r and suggest t h a t i f the H a l l i s c l o s e d the Union should o f f e r t o buy i t , f o r , s a y , £1,000. I t w o u l d make a good c o l l e g e m a s c o t , b e i n g handy f o r o d d o c c a s i o n s . For instance, t h e p r e s i d e n t o f the Mountaineering Club might be r e q u i r e d t o make t h e a s c e n t o n t h e i n s i d e up t o t h e dome t o p a s p r o o f o f h i s p r o w e s s o n t h e n i g h t o f the Annual Dinner. A l s o i t w o u l d come i n h a n d y f o r t h e S a t u r d a y H o p s , p r o v i d i n g more s e a t s f o r b e g i n n e r s , more f l o o r - s p a c e f o r t h e i n t e r m e d i a t e c o u p l e s , and more o d d c o r n e r s f o r t h e a d v a n c e d c o u p l e s . Moreo v e r , so f a r a s I know, no o t h e r c o l l e g e h a s a n A l b e r t H a l l f o r i t s mascot. Yours f a i t h f u l l y , 'Informer'. R.C.S., 5th Feb. 1951
"The B r e w e r * S o c i e t y s t a t e d y e s t e r d a y t h a t t h e o u t p u t o f b e e r d u r i n g 1950 was 25,167,508 b u l k b a r rels; 1,112,733 b u l k b a r r e l s fewer t h a n 1949. The f a l l i s one o f more t h a n 320 m i l l i o n p i n t s . An o f f i c i a l o f t h e s o c i e t y s a i d l a s t n i g h t t h a t t h e d e c l i n e was due m a i n l y t o e x c e s s i v e t a x a t i o n , and p a r t l y t o t h e i n c r e a s e d s t r e n g t h o f b e e r " . The Times, S a t . 1 0 t h Feb., 1 9 5 1 . Our B r e w i n g C o r r e s p o n d e n t w r i t e s i " T a k i n g a p i n t b o t t l e o f 'Kent's B e s t ' p a l e a l e a s m e a s u r i n g 3" d i a . by 1 0 J " h e i g h t , t h e 320 m i l l i o n p i n t s , i f s t o o d s i d e by s i d e , w o u l d r e a c h 15,150 m i l e s - 10J- d a y s ' c o n t i n u o u s t r a v e l l i n g a t 60 m.p.h.; o r i f s t a c k e d in-the t e n n i s c o u r t s w o u l d tower up 1,350 f t . h i g h , more t h a n 4 t i m e s a s h i g h as S t . P a u l C a t h e d r a l ; o r w o u l d make a w a l l from I.C. U n i o n t o H a r l i n g t o n one L.P.T.B. b u s h i g h , a n d two buses w i d e . The t o t a l s a l e s i n 1950, s i d e by s i d e , w o u l d go more t h a n 13 t i m e s r o u n d t h e E q u a t o r ; o r b e enough to b u i l d a w a l l f r o m London t o B r i g h t o n 3 buses wide and 4 buses h i g h ; o r p i l e d one on a n o t h e r w o u l d r e a c h f u r t h e r t h a n f i v e t i m e s t o t h e moon. 2d. on the e m p t i e s w o u l d be £60,000,000 - J u s t about enough to b u i l d 5 Brabazons,. I f t h e 320 m i l l i o n g i n t s drop i n c o n s u m p t i o n were a t - c k e d on the t e n n i s c o u r t s , a t the U n i o n r a t e of. d r i n k i n g , i t w o u l d t a k e j u s t o v e r 8£ months t o d r i n k a passage 2' x 6 ' ' r i g h t t h r o u g h . HIC
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ARTS & SCIENCE The o r g a n i s i n g c o m m i t t e e o f t h e I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e E x p e r i m e n t , r e p o r t e d i n t h i s i s s u e , a r e t o be c o n g r a t u l a t e d on t h e i r v e n t u r e t o b r i n g a b o u t c l o s e r t i e s b e t w e e n R.C.A., R.C.M. a n d R.C.S. The f i r s t m e e t i n g was w e l l s u p p o r t e d and more s u c c e s s f u l t h a n t h e o r g a n i s e r s h a d d a r e d t o hope. I f R . C A . a n d R.C.M. were outnumbered we must rememb e r t h a t t h e y a r e o n l y s m a l l c o l l e g e s and t h a t some e x t r a e f f o r t i s a l w a y s n e c e s s a r y t o go a l o n g t o a f u n c t i o n o u t s i d e one's f a m i l i a r h a u n t s . I t was i n t e r e s t i n g a n d e n c o u r a g i n g t o see .a c o n s i d e r a b l e number o f Miners and Guildsmen present a t t h e meeting i n d e e d t h e P r e s i d e n t o f I.C. U n i o n , i n c o n g r a t u l a t i n g Mr. P e t e r H a s k e l l on t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e e v e n i n g , has a s k e d h i m t o a c t i n f u t u r e i n t h e c a p a c i t y o f V i c e P r e s i d e n t o f I.C.; and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m b o t h G u i l d s and Mines w i l l s h o r t l y j o i n t h e i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e committee. We e m p h a t i c a l l y do n o t s h a r e t h e v i e w o f o u r c o n t r i b u t o r on p.5 t h a t t h e s e e f f o r t s a r e " s o much waste o f v a l u a b l e t i m e " . In spite of the alleged a r t i s t i c i n e r t i a o f t h e a v e r a g e I.C. s t u d e n t t h e present experiment can h a r d l y worsen t h e s i t u a t i o n . T h e r e i s no q u e s t i o n o f t r y i n g t o ram c u l t u r e down t h e s c i e n t i s t ' s t h r o a t o r s c i e n c e down t h a a r t i s t ' s : r a t h e r i s i t an a t t e m p t t o f a c i l i t a t e a b e t t e r unde r s t a n d i n g o f each other's f i e l d s o f a c t i v i t y b y g e t t i n g t o know each o t h e r . I t i s up t o i n d i v i d u a l c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s w i t h common i n t e r e s t s t o p u t t h e s e i d e a s i n t o p r a c t i c e . The f i r s t s t e p has b e e n t a k e n b y t h e M u s i c a l S o c i e t y . L e t u s hope t h a t o u r D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y , J a z z C l u b and many o t h e r s w i t h c o u n t e r p a r t s i n t h e o t h e r c o l l e g e s w i l l s u c c e s s f u l l y get together i n the f u t u r e .
PERSONAL ADVERTISEMENTS E n t r i e s f o r t h i s c o l u m n must be a c c o m p a n i e d b y c a s h . F o r members o f I.'C. t h e c h a r g e i s t h e m e r e l y n o m i n a l one o f 6 d . up t o 20 w o r d s , 1/- up t o AO words. Outs i d e A d v e r t i s e r s : 2/- and 4/- r e s p e c t i v e l y . A CONTINENTAL HOLIDAY - I n d i v i d u a l a n d g r o u p a r r angements w i t h s p e c i a l r e d u c t i o n s f o r s t u d e n t s . P a r i s - 7 days f r o m £11-19-6; B r i t t a n y C o a s t - 10 d a y s f r o m £15-16-0; o t h e r c o u n t r i e s a t m o d e r a t e cost. B u s i n e s s and H o l i d a y T r a v e l L t d . , Grand B u i l d i n g s , T r a f a l g a r S q u a r e , W.C.2. W H I t e h a l l 414/5FOR SALE - 4 VALVE p e r s o n a l p o r t a b l e s u p e i h e t . Amateur made, n e e d s l i n i n g - u p and f i n i s h i n g o f f . Complete w i t h b a t t e r i e s and 4 s p a r e v a l v e s . P r i c e £3-10-0, w o r t h t r e b l e . A . F . G i l e s , R C S o r I . C . U n i o n Rack. CARRIED OFF b y m i s t a k e , f r o m S i l w o o d P a r k b a t h r o o m a f t e r l a s t 'Touchstone' weekend, a n ODOL t o o thbrush. Owner p l e a s e a p p l y M i s s H e l e n S p a l d i n g , 1st F l o o r B e i t .
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In t h e M i n e s we have a l e c t u r e r who t e l l s us n o t t o t a k e n o t e s - i t s t o p s us l i s t e n i n g t o the l e c t u r e - and s t i l l g e t s us s u c c e s s f u l l y t h r o u g h t h e exams. He i s none o t h e r t h e n J . B . R i o h a r d s o n . J.B. came t o t h e R.S.M. as a s t u d e n t i n 1907 and even t h e n was e x c e p t i o n a l i n t h a t he d i d n o t come f r o m a mining, f a m i l y . I n f a c t , i t seems he was p e r s u a d e d by a f r i e n d , L . P . H a r d i n g , t o come h e r e because o f a s t r o n g d i s l i k e o f o f f i c e work, and a s t r o n g d e s i r e t o p l a y r u g g e r . A t t h a t t i m e t h e R.S.M. p l a y e d f i x t u r e s such as w o u l d now make t h e I.C. team j u s t i f i a b l y j e a l ous. C o n s e q u e n t l y i t was no mean a c h i e v e m e n t f o r J a c k R i c h a r d s o n t o be s e l e c t e d as l e f t w i n g I , o u t side Harding. In 1910 he r e c e i v e d h i s A s s o c i a t e s h i p , and went out t o N i g e r i a w i t h a " t i n f a r m i n g " c o n c e r n , a p t l y named L u c k y Chance M i n e s . The c o u n t r y had o n l y r e c e n t l y been made a B r i t i s h p r o t e c t o r a t e , and was s t i l l t h e " w h i t e man's g r a v e " . When t h e p a r t y o f newcomers a r r i v e d i n N i g e r i a t h e y were met by a government g u i d e , a c e r t a i n Mr. F i n c h , who, t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e o f t h e i r i n e x p e r i e n c e . f o o l ed them i n t o t r a v e l l i n g h e a v i l y armed and p o s t i n g s e n t r i e d a l l n i g h t r o u n d t h e i r camps. This joke was g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d by t h e o l d hands, who p r o m p t l y nicknamed them " F i n c h ' s Boy S c o u t s " . However t h e r e s t of J.B.'s work t h e r e was n o t D u r i n g one j o b h i s o n l y European so humorous. companion, a l s o f r o m t h e R.S.M., d i e d o f d y s e n t r y . But J.B. s u r v i v e d two y e a r s i n West A f r i c a , w h i c h gave him p l e n t y of scope t o p r a c t i c e h i s hobby-of sketching. An a c c o u n t o f h i s j o u r n e y s was publ i s h e d i n t h e M i n i n g M a g a z i n e and t h e accompanyi n g d r a w i n g s prove him t o be no mere amateur. In 1912 he r e t u r n e d t o E n g l a n d and m a r r i e d . He and h i s w i f e t h e n went out t o a B o l i v i a n t i n m i n i n g company, f o r w h i o h he worked u n t i l t h e o u t b r e a k o f t h e f i r s t W o r l d War. He v o l u n t e e r e d f o r t h e Army, and, a f t e r v a r i o u s e n g i n e e r i n g p o s t s i n B r i t a i n , was sent w i t h t h e R.E.'s t o F r a n c e i n '17. A f t e r t h e War J.B. went back t o B o l i v i a , t h i s t i m e t o an i s o l a t e d mine i n t h e Andes. W h i l e he was t h e r e t h e n a t i v e s went on s t r i k e and t r i e d t o a s s a s s i n a t e the Europeans. F o r h a l f a week, b o t h day and n i g h t u n t i l s u p p o r t a r r i v e d , t h e y had t o d e f e n d t h e m s e l v e s w i t h M a u s e r s - t h i s t i m e i t was not a j o k e . A f t e r v a r i o u s j o b s a b r o a d he p r o v e d h i s v e r s a t i l i t y by c h a n g i n g t o m e t a l l u r g y (1924-28), but as he r e a d i l y p o i n t s out o n l y so as t o be w i t h h i s w i f e and t h r e e c h i l d r e n . Many s t u d e n t s w i l l f e e l s y m p a t h e t i c when t h e y know t h a t J.B. once n a r r o w l y escaped b e i n g put i n Jail. He was G e n e r a l Manager a t San Telmo i n S p a i n d u r i n g t h e t i m e o f t h e P o p u l a r F r o n t Government. One day a l o c a l t a x - c o l l e c t o r a r r i v e d a t h i s o f f i c e and s t a r t e d t o be o b s t r e p e r o u s . J.B. r e p l i e d a l i t t l e f o r c i b l y ( S p a n i s h can be s u c h a p i c t u r e s q u e l a n g u a g e ) and was p r o m p t l y c h a r g e d w i t h "Defamatio n o f the S t a t e " . He managed t o t a l k h i s way out o f b e i n g j a i l e d , but i t was a n e a r thing. When t h e second World War came he was t o o o l d f o r t h e f o r c e s , so was put i n charge o f a R o y a l Ordnance F a c t o r y i n Y o r k s h i r e . A f t e r t h e War he r e t u r n e d t o t h e R.S.M. as a l e c t u r e r , i n M i n i n g , and was e l e c t e d as O l d S t u d e n t s R e p r e s a n t a t i v e on Council. H i s son d i d n o t f o l l o w h i s f a t h e r ' s p r o f e s s i o n , but went t o t h e G u i l d s i n s t e a d . J.B. now hopes t o have a g r a n d c h i l d a t t h e R.C.S. t o even t h i n g s up.
TOUCHSTONE Lord Beveridge, at the time of h i s S o c i a l Insurance Report, d i v i d e d the w o r l d i n t o t h r e e c l a s s e s : t h o s e who a g r e e d w i t h t h e R e p o r t ; t h o s e who d i s a g r eed w i t h i t ; and t h o s e who had r e a d i t . The same c l a s s i f i c a t i o n p r o b a b l y h o l d s good f o r h i s r e c e n t e n q u i r y i n t o B r o a d c a s t i n g , and f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e n e x t T o u c h s t o n e week-end i t w i l l be assumed t h a t Those Who Have Read I t w i l l be i n no d a n g e r o f swamping the rest of the p a r t y . The d a t e i a M a r c h 1 0 / 11th. P l a c e : Silwood Park. C o s t : 10/ - ( i n c l u d ing t r a n s p o r t both ways). S u b j e c t : BROADCASTING, i n b o t h i t s t e c h n i c a l and s o c i a l a s p e c t s . The name of t h e o p e n i n g s p e a k e r w i l l be announced l a t e r . Make a n o t e o f t h e d a t e now i f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o come; names s h o u l d be g i v e n i n a t t h e U n i o n O f f i c e n o t l a t e r t h a n 2nd M a r c h . The number o f p l a c e s i s l i m i t e d , b u t p r e f e r e n c e w i l l be g i v e n t o p e o p l e who h a v e n ' t b e e n t o a T o u c h s t o n e week-end b e f o r e .
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'The ' T o u c h s t o n e ' , 'Ends and Means', and now U n i v e r s i t y of South Kensington' - c u l t u r e i s indeed i n t h e a i r a t I.C. t h e s e d a y s . The l a t e s t PHOENIX i s f i l l e d w i t h a r t i c l e s e x h o r t i n g us t o l e a v e o u r t e c h n o l o g i c a l p r i s o n s t o breathe deeply the r e f r e s h i n g a i r o f l i b e r a l e d u c a t i o n , and e x t o l l i n g t h e e f f o r t s now b e i n g made t o i n t r o d u c e t h e s t u d e n t s o f I.C. t o the d e l i g h t s of c u l t u r e . F o r everyone i s agreed t h a t t h i s aim i s v e r y l a u d a b l e ; i n f a c t , the agreement i s so unanimous t h a t i t m i g h t be a s w e l l t o take a detached view o f these e f f o r t s . ' T o u c h s t o n e ' i s an a t t e m p t t o i n d u c e s t u d e n t s t o d i s c u s s , sub j e c t s o u t s i d e t h e n o r m a l c o l l e g e c u r r icula; how f a r i t r e t r a c e s g r o u n d a l r e a d y c o v e r e d b y t h e L i t e r a r y and D e b a t i n g , and P o l i t i c a l S o c i e t i e s i s a matter f o r speculation. I n d e e d i t seems t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y o f s u p p o r t e r s o f 'Touchstone' a r e s t a l w a r t s o f t h e s e s o c i e t i e s and i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o see what b e n e f i c i a l e f f e c t i t c a n p o s s i b l y have on t h e mass o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . The p u r p o s e o f t h e 'Ends and Means' l e c t u r e s seems e v e n more o b s c u r e ; one i s l e d t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e y were i n t r o d u c e d so t h a t a head o f a p a r t i c u l a r department c o u l d e n l i g h t e n t h o s e s t u d y i n g o t h e r s u b j e c t s on t h e n a t u r e . o f h i s work and i t s r e l a t i o n t o s c i e n c e i n g e n e r a l . Rec e n t l e c t u r e s , h o w e v e r , may w e l l have p e r s u a d e d t h e u n i t i a t e d to a v o i d the l e c t u r e r ' s s u b j e c t at a l l costs; t h e o r g a n i s e r s s h o u l d remember t h a t p r o f e s s o r s a r e n o t a l w a y s a p p o i n t e d b e c a u s e of a b i l i t y t o d i s c u s s t h e i r own s u b j e c t i n p u b l i c i n a n i n t e r e s t i n g manner. T h i s s e r i e s seems t o me a c l a s s i c example of well-meant futility. The l a t e s t and most f a n t a s t i c s u g g e s t i o n i s 'The U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n ' . Briefly,the idea i s t h a t students of the Royal Colleges of A r t , M u s i c and S c i e n c e s h o u l d come i n t o much c l o s e r c o n t a c t w i t h one a n o t h e r t h a n h i t h e r t o ; this, i t i s c l a i m e d , w i l l b e n e f i t not o n l y the s c i e n t i s t but a l so t h e a r t i s t and m u s i c i a n , ( f o r we a l l know how i m p o r t a n t i t i s t h a t an o p e r a s i n g e r s h o u l d have a k n o w l e d g e o f t h e S e c o n d Law o f T h e r m o d y n a m i c s ) . Exa c t l y how t h i s c l o s e r c o n t a c t w i l l be a c h i e v e d has y e t t o be d e c i d e d . The way r e g a r d e d as o b v i o u s b y a l l i n t e r e s t e d seems t o be f o r t h e s t u d e n t s t o mix together, t a l k over coffee, hold j o i n t functions etc. Y e t i f a l a d y f r o m t h e R.C.M. who knows n o t h i n g of. s c i e n c e i s d a n c i n g w i t h g e n t l e m a n f r o m t h e R.C.S. who knows n o t h i n g o f m u s i c , t h e two t h i n g s w h i c h t h e y w i l l n o t t a l k a b o u t w i l l be m u s i c and s c i e n c e . I f t h i s i s t h e way i n w h i c h t h i s p r o j e c t i s t o be t a c k l e d , i t i s doomed t o f a i l u r e f r o n t h e s t a r t . What o t h e r way i s t h e r e ? A t the m e e t i n g on F e b . 5 t h , t h e RCS s p e a k e r s u g g e s t e d l e c t u r e s - on a e s t h e t i c s f o r s t u d e n t s o f t h e R.C.S. and on p h i l o s o p h y and s c i e n t i f i c method f o r s t u d e n t s o f t h e R.C.A. and. R.C.M. C o u l d a n y t h i n g be more i n e p t ? As f a r as t h e R.C.S. i s c o n c e r n e d , t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f l e c t u r e s on a e s t h e t i c s w o u l d s i m p l y be a m a r v e l l o u s r e c i p e f o r t e c h n i c a l sausages. I n f a c t , i t I s quite evident t h a t the whole i d e a o f t h i s u n i v e r s i t y can n e v e r be more t h a n a p l e a s a n t dream. H a v i n g p o u r e d c o l d w a t e r on a l l t h e ' c u l t u r a l ' e f f o r t s ' b e i n g made i n I . C . , I c a n f a i r l y be a s k e d what I p r o p o s e s h o u l d be done i n s t e a d . The a n s w e r i s : nothing. The a p a t h y t o w a r d s c u l t u r e a t I.C. i s t o o d e e p - r o o t e d f o r any remedy t o be e f f e c t i v e . Ins t e a d o f c o n s i d e r i n g c u l t u r e as a w h o l e , l e t us l o o k a t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e a r t s i n I.C. With the except i o n o f m u s i c , t h e y might as w e l l be n o n - e x i s t e n t . A very important e x h i b i t i o n of Turner water-colours i s on show a t Agnew's. How many o f I.C. w i l l go t o see i t ? A S w e d i s h b a l l e t company a r e p r e s e n t i n g a most c o n t r o v e r s i a l b a l l e t i n L o n d o n now. How many o f I.C. w i l l go t o see i t ? Menotti's dramatic opera 'The C o n s u l ' i s b e i n g g i v e n a t t h e C a m b r i d g e T h e a t r e , an e v e n t o f g r e a t o p e r a t i c i m p o r t a n c e . How many o f I.C. w i l l go t o see i t ? Y o u know t h e a n s w e r s t o t h ese q u e s t i o n s as w e l l as I do - a n e g l i g i b l e p r o p o r t i o n i n each case. The a v e r a g e s t u d e n t a t I.C. has no i n t e r e s t i n t h e s e s o r t 0 o f t h i n g s . Y e t i f he w i s h e s t o e n j o y t h e a r t s , o r , more g e n e r a l l y , c u l t u r e , t h e r e i s n o t h i n g w h a t e v e r t o p r e v e n t him. Equally, i f he does n o t w i s h t o e n j o y c u l t u r e , n o t h i n g w h a t e v e r v r i . l l p e r s u a d e him t o make t h e a t t e m p t . Fatuous p r o j e c t s suc h as ' T o u c h s t o n e ' , 'Ends and Means' and 'The U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n a r e j u s t so much waste o f v a l u a b l e t i m e . J) £. £ 1
EVENTS FRIDAY, 2 3 r d FEB. I.C. B o x i n g C l u b . P r e l i m i n a r y rounds of the inter-college competitions. U n i o n Gym,6 p.m. " H i s t o r y of S c i e n c e " by P r o f . Levy. M a i n L e c t u r e T h e a t r e , H u x l e y B u i l d i n g 3.0 p.m. SATURDAY, 2 4 t h FEB. I.C.R.F.C. v . R o y a l V e t . C o l l . Home. I.C.H.C. v . New C o l l e g e , O x f o r d . Away. I.C.B.C. v . R e a d i n g U n i v . ( f o u r T i l l s ) , a t R e a d i n g . I.C.A.F.C. v. W e s t m i n s t e r C o l l e g e . Home. I.C.W.S.C. N e t b a l l v . R o y a l F r e e Hosp. Home,10.30. I.C. Ent. C t t e . "Hop". U n i o n , 8.0 p.m. SUNDAY, 2 5 t h FEB. Walk from Berkhampstead I.C. M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b . L e a d e r G. L e s t e r . MONDAY, 2 6 t h FEB. L.I.F.C.U., I.C. B r a n c h "The C h u r c h " by A l a n Crane. B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e , 1.15 p.m. G u i l d s R a d i o Soc. "The g e n e r a t i o n o f a t e l e v i s i o n waveform" by M. Lehman. Room N.26, 5.10 p.m. R.C.A. T h e a t r e Group p r e s e n t "The Tempest". S t u d Queen's Gate 7 p.m. T i c k e n t s Common Room. e t s f r o m 2/6 t o 10/-. TUESDAY, 2 7 t h FEB. I.C. Chem. Soc. " R a t i o n a l Chemotherapy" by Dr. H.N.Rydon, A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C. a t 5.15 i n RCS. "Modern Permanent Way" by I.C. R a i l w a y Soc. M.G.R.Smith a t 5.15 i n C. & G.,Room 22. I.C. L i t . & Deb. Soc. B r a i n s T r u s t . Gym, 5.15 p.m. "The Tempest", R.C.A. S t u d e n t s Common Room,7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 2 8 t h FEB. I.C.H.C. v . R e a d i n g U n i v e r s i t y . Away. I.C. Chem. Soc. V i s i t t o J.Lyons & do. L t d . I.C.A.F.C. v . K i n g s C o l l e g e . Away. G u i l d s R a d i o Soe. T i s i t t o B.B.C. Brookmans l a r k Medium Wave T r a n s m i t t e r s . I.C. R i d i n g C l u b . R i d e , Richmond, 2.30. "The Tempest", R.C.A. S t u d e n t s Common Room, 7 p.m. THURSDAY, 1 s t MARCH. I.C. M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b . F i l m Show of F r e n c h Alps etc. "The Tempest", R.C.A. S t u d e n t s Common Room, 7 p . . M u s i c Soc. Lunch-hour R e c i t a l , C & G C o u n o i l Room. m
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I.C. Y o u t h H o s t e l s Group. J o i n t meet w i t h B e d f o r d C o l l e g e t o Chaldon Youth H o s t e l . Ends and Means L e c t u r e . P r o f . D. W i l l i a m s on " M i n e r a l s i n World A f f a i r s " . L a r g e Chem. L e c t . T h e a t r e , 4.15. I.C. J a z z C l u b . R e c o r d r e c i t a l by Mr. A. Fox. Committee Room A, 5.15 p.m. I.C. Beaver C l u b , B a r 6.SO p.m. " H i s t o r y o f S c i e n o e " by P r o f . L e v y . Main Lecture Theatre, Huxley B l d g . 3.0 p.m. "The Tempest", R.C.A. S t u d e n t s Common Room, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, 3 r d MARCH. I.C.R.F.C. v . Wasps, T a n d a l s . Away. I.C.H.C. v . R o y a l N a v a l C o l l . , G r e e n w i c h . Home. I.C.A.F.C. v . L.S.E. Home. I.C.W.S.C. N e t b a l l v . K.C.H.S.3. Away. 10.30. I.C. E n t . C t t e . "Hop", U n i o n , 8.0 p.m. "The Tempest", R.C.A. S t u d e n t s Common Room, 7 p.m. SUNDAY, 4 t h MARCH. I.C. F i l m Soc. F i l m Show, " N i n e t y d e g r e e s S o u t h " and "Daybreak i n U d i " , a t 7.30 i n t h e New Lounge. MONDAY, 5 t h MARCH. L.I.F.C.U., I.C. B r a n c h , "The C h r i s t i a n F a i t h i i t s v i e w of t h e f u t u r e . " By M e t c a l f e C o l l i e r . B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e , 1.15 p.m. J o i n t M e e t i n g G u i l d s R a d i o Soc. & I.C. M u s i c a l Soc. " E l e c t r o n i c O r g a n s " , by L. Brown, to be f o l l o w e d by a s h o r t r e c i t a l , " . R o o m 15,5.10. TUESDAY, 6 t h MARCH. R.C.S. M a t h s . & P h y s . Soc. "The age of t h e E a r t h " by A s s t . P r o f . J.McG. Bruckshaw. Small. Physi c s T h e a t r e , 5.15. WEDNESDAY, 7 t h MARCH. U.L. Hockey Cup f i n a l I.C. R a i l w a y Soc. V i s i t t o P.L.A. I.C.W.S.C. N e t b a l l 2nd team v . London Hosp. Home. I.C. R i d i n g C l u b , R i d e , Richmond. 2.30. THURSDAY, 8 t h MARCH. Ends and Means L e c t u r e , p r o f . W . G . B i c k l e y : "Mathem a t i c s and T e c h n o l o g y " , R.C.S. Chem. L e c t u r e T h e a t r e , 4.15. M u s i c a l Soo. L u n c h - h o u r R e c i t a l . C & G Council Room. FRIDAY, 9 t h MARCH. " H i s t o r y o f S c i e n o e " by P r o f . L e v y , M a i n L e c t u r e T h e a t r e , H u x l e y B l d g . 3.0 p.m.
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S O C C E R The w e a t h e r o f t h e l a s t few months has r e s u l t e d i n many s p o r t s g r o u n d s d i s a p p e a r i n g i n w h o l e o r p a r t under the s u r f a c e o f the f l o o d s . Harlington inevita b l y succumbed a n d t h i s h a s c a u s e d t h e postponement of numerous I.C. games t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e T e c h n o l o g y Cup match betwee n G u i l d s a n d M i n e s w h i c h s h o u l d have b e e n p l a y e d o n 14-th Feb. A t p r e s e n t a new d a t e f o r t h i s game h a s n o t been f i x e d . I.C. 1 s t X I have p l a y e d two m a t c h e s , l o s i n g t o S t . M a r y ' s C o l l e g e and b e a t i n g Q.M.C. The 2nd X I , who have g a i n e d 11 p o i n t s i n 11 l e a g u e games t o d a t e , o n l y h a d one m a t c h i n W e s t m i n s t e r C o l l e g e ( 4 - 2 ) . I.C. 3 r d X I l o s t two l e a g u e games, - a g a i n s t Westmins t e r H o s p i t a l ( 3 - 0 ) and S t . Thomas's ( 2 - 1 ) a n d have c o l l e c t e d 10 p o i n t s f r o m 12 l e a g u e m a t c h e s . Team:
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I.C. a r e a g a i n i n t h e f i n a l , t h i s b e i n g t h e t h i r d y e a r i n s u c c e s s i o n , and i f t h e y p l a y as v;ell on .March 7 t h a s t h e y d i d i n t h e s e m i - f i n a l t h e y s t a n d an e x c e l l e n t chance o f w i n n i n g t h e cup f o r t h e s e c ond y e a r r u n n i n g . The p i t c h was s t i c k y a f t e r t h e r a i n , b u t i n s p i t e o f t h e h a r d g o i n g t h e f i r s t h a l f was p l a y e d at a good pace made p o s s i b l e t o a l a r g e e x t e n t b y the s e c c e s s f u l p a s s i n g and s t i c k - w o r k o f the whole team. A l l f i v e g o a l s were s c o r e d i n t h e f i r s t h a l f ( E e n t l e y 2, P u r s l o w 2, J o n e s 1) a n d a l t h o u g h t h e o p p o s i t i o n g o a l k e e p e r was n o t s t r o n g , t h e movements w h i c h l e d t o t h e a c t u a l s h o t s were t h e r e s u l t o f g o od p a s s i n g , good t i m i n g and q u i c k d e c i s i o n s . T h e r e was more h a r d h i t t i n g a n d l e s s c o n s t r u c t i v e work i n t h e s e c o n d h a l f , when t h e p i t c h was r a t h e r t h e w o r s e f o r w e a r , b u t t h e I.C. d e f e n c e k e p t a t i t a n d d i d w e l l t o kee p t h e i r o p p o n e n t s o u t o f o u r goal entirely . T h e r e i s some v e r y good t a l e n t i n t h e I.C. team and i n t h i s match i t was e v i d e n t a t t h e r i g h t t i m e and i n t h e r i g h t p l a c e , and we hope i t w i l l a l l l r e appear i n the F i n a l . Good l u c k , I.CI Team: D. H a r d y ; R. P a l m e r , P. J u s t e s e n ; . W. P i k e , G. B e n n e t t , S. Mossman; B. P u r s l o w , R.Bent-, l e y , N . J o n e s , K. G e o r g e , E. G r e e n .
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SQUASH RACKETS The c l u b i s h a v i n g an e x t r e m e l y s u c c e s s f u l s e a s o n , t h e o n l y l o s s e s b e i n g i n f l i c t e d on u s b y t h e e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g I'.'imbledon C l u b ( 2 ) , K i n g s C o l l e g e and S t . Edmund H a l l , O x f o r d . The l a t t e r match was l o s t i n the l a s t t i e by the narrowest p o s s i b l e margin! The s e c o n d team has b e e n e q u a l l y s u c c e s s f u l , i n s p i t e of t h e numerous p l a y e r s who have r e p r e s e n t e d i t a t one t i m e a n d a n o t h e r . I t i s r e g r e t t e d t h a t one m a t c h had t o be c a n c e l l e d o w i n g t o l a c k o f s u p p o r t - t h i s i s t h e f i r s t o c c a s i o n t h i s h a s happened t h i s s e a s o n , and i t i s hoped i t w i l l n o t be a l l o w e d t o o c c u r a g a i n . A s o c i a l f i x t u r e w i t h I.C.W..S.C. a t t h e e n d o f t h e W i n t e r Term was e n j o y e d b y a l l , t h o u g h i t c l e a r l y showed who were t h e dominant s e x a t S q u a s h R a c k e t s ! ( e v e n a g a i n s t a h a n d i c a p o f t h r e e p o i n t s and a h a n d ) . The p r a c t i s e o f t h e s w e e p i n g o f the c o u r t s b e i n g c a r r i e d out b y t h e C l u b c a p t a i n - ( a t r a d i t i o n a l d u ty) - has l a p s e d . A member o f t h e non-academic s t a f f has b e e n a t l a s t a t t r a c t e d b y t h e p r i n c e l y wage o f f e r e d b y t h e c l u b - t h e r e i s however no hope, as y e t , o f a n y t h i n g b e i n g done a b o u t t h e s e a s o n a l shower b a t h I n c o u r t B.
In t h e gym on Tuesday, Feb. 1 3 t h , I.C. B o x i n g c l u b s t a g e d a number o f b o u t s t h e m a j o r i t y o f w h i c h were between I.C. and K i n g s , a l t h o u g h o t h e r c o l l e g e s of the U n i v e r s i t y were r e p r e s e n t e d . The I.C.boxer s a c q u i t t e d t h e m s e l v e s w e l l as the s c o r e w i l l show,and t h e e v e n i n g can be c o n s i d e r e d a s b e i n g most s u c c e s s ful. A c e r t a i n m i l i t a r y gentleman's s o b r i q u e t o f ' B l o o d and Guts' might w e l l b e a p p l i e d t o P h i l i p P u r s e r ( I . C . ) who i n h i s f i r s t f i g h t r e p r e s e n t i n g I.C., d i s p l a y e d p l e n t y o f courage and a s a n g u i n a r y That he l o s t t o K . M a c k e r e l l (L.S.E.) complexion. i s no d i s g r a c e * Few f i g h t s can, i n a l l h o n e s t y , be c a l l e d b e a u t i f u l , but M i k e Humphreys ( I . C . ) gave a d i s p l a y t h a t r e a l l y was a p l e a s u r e t o w a t c h , t h o ugh W.Robinson ( K i n g s ) , h i s w e l l matched opponent, m i g h t d i s a g r e e , h a v i n g l o s t on p o i n t s . Gaby G a l e s ( I . C . ) u l t i m a t e l y went down f o r good a g a i n s t the e x t r e m e l y r a p i d punches o f J.Reavey ( K i n g s ) . a f t e r h a v i n g r e p e a t e d l y come up f o r more. B i l l Cook ( I . C . ) , a n o t h e r f i r s t - t i m e r , l a i d a hen's egg ben e a t h the eye o f C . F i g g ( K i n g s ) , the d o c t o r s t o p p i n g the f i g h t f o r f e a r i t might h a t c h . The most c o l o u r f u l f i g h t o f the e v e n i n g was t h a t between A n t o n Brown (I.e.) and R . G r a y ( K i n g s ) . T h i s i s the f i r s t t i m e , a s f a r as we know, t h a t r e d has been o b t a i n e d by m i x i n g Brown and Gray. N e x t , Gordon T a i t a t 7 s t . 12 l b s . l a d l e d out h i s p a r t i c u l a r l i n e i n beauty treatment t o J.Wilde (Kings) a t 9 s t . 7 l b s . The course o f t r e a t m e n t "Killer" was c o n c l u d e d i n t he f i r s t round. Hulme l o s t on p o i n t s t o A.Dnjon ( K i n g s ) . However, c o n s i d e r i n g Dujon i s U.L. champion Today (Feb. 23rd) t h e I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Boxi n g C l u b a r e h o l d i n g t h e p r e l i m i n a r y rounds et the Inter-College Competitions. The F i n a l s a r e b e i n g h e l d a t 6 p.m. on Thursday March 1 s t i n the Gymnasium, oome and s u p p o r t your C o l l e g e on b o t h o f t h e s e occasions'.
CROSS-COUNTRY I.C.C.C.C. v . U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e , Southampton(A) Won : 40 p o i n t s t o 41 p t s . T h i s r a c e was r u n ove r a v e r y s t i c k y c o u r s e o f about 5£ m i l e s , and r e s u l t e d i n a v e r y c r e d i t a b l e w i n t o I.C. Southampton f i e l d e d t h e i r s t r o n g e s t team f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e t h i s y e a r , and p r o v i d e d the f i r s t man home - _. Downer, an I n t e r n a t i o n a l Runner. Ted W h i t l o c k o f I.C. was second some 30 seconds b e h i n d , and H a y t o n (S) was a d i s t a n t t h i r d . F i n a l p l a c i n g s : (1) Downer, S.(2) W h i t l o c k , I.C. (3) H a y t o n , S.(4( G o a t e r , S. (5) Kay, I.C. ( 6 ) B a g l e y , I . C . London C o l l e g e s Trophy Ra6e • T h i s r a c e was r u n on Wed. Feb. 1 4 t h , and t h e team was f e e l i n g t h e e f f e c t s . o f i t s h a r d work aga i n s t Southampton. I.C. were p l a c e d t h i r d behind; K i n g s C o l l e g e a n d Q.M.C. Ted W h i t l o c k a g a i n r a n a v e r y f i n e r a c e , he b r o k e the c o u r s e r e c o r d b y over 40 seconds, but no-one e l s e was a b l e t o b a c k him up. M. G a r r o d r a n w e l l t o f i n i s h e l e v e n t h , in a f i e l d o f over f i f t y minutes. 1.0. p l a c i n g s :
(1) E . W h i t l o c k , (11) M.Garrod (21) F.C.Bagley,.J.P.Davies (25) G.C.Kay (28) A.B.Watts.
LAWN TENNIS In view o f the s t r o n g support g i v e n t o the .'ilm show r u n b y t h e G u i l d s L.T.C. l a s t y e a r , t h e I.C.L.T.C. have d e c i d e d t o o r g a n i s e a s i m i l a r e v ent t h i s y e a r . The f i l m s t o b e shown a r e : - '1950 Wimbledon', ' S k i S k i l l ' , and 'Once a g a i n a t Wimbledon'. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e s e f i l m s i t i s hoped t o w e l come a s g u e s t Dan M a s k e l l , E n g l a n d ' s number one p r o f e s s i o n a l l a w n T e n n i s coach , t o g i v e a t a l k and answer q u e s t i o n s . A l l members o f the U n i o n w i l l be welcome. Time:5.15 p.m. Place:Room 15, C & G. Date: F r i d a y , 2nd M a r s h .