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THIRD IN ROAD RELAY

T h i s year the r a c e was h e l d on Saturday,Mareh 3rd, over the now f a m i l i a r course of.' E? miles.The c o n d i t i o n s f o r the raoe were f a r from i d e a l .

There was a c o l d , b l u s t e r i n g wind blowing a g a i n s t the runners a t the staift, down Rotten Row. Twenty-two teams l i n e d up f o r the s t a r t , a r e c o r d number f o r the event.

Every one went away v e r y f a s t - the f i r s t two hundred yards were almost a f l a t sprint.

At Marble Arch, i t was seen that L.S.E., Lough borough, R.V.Gigg's team, and King's were w e l l up i n f i u m t t with I.C. r u n n i n g a d i s o r g anized twelth.

T h i s order was maintained u n t i l the sedond l a p , but I.C. began to move up t o e i g h t h position; Loughb&rough, a f t e r two l a p s were some 100 yds. c l e a r Of King's, w i t h R.V.Gigg's team and L.S.E. w e l l back.

A f t e r f o u r l a p s King's had overtaken Loughborough, and had b u i l t up a c o n v i n c i n g lead - I.C. by v i r t u e of some e x c e l l e n t running by G.C.Kay and M.Garrod were now running t h i r d , ahead of Birmingham and Manchester, w i t h B a t t e r s e a P o l y . , These p o s i t i o n s the holders i n s i x t h p o s i t i o n .

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CATERING FIRM'S PROPOSALS WELCOMED At the l a s t meeting of the R e f e c t o r y Committee the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f the C a t e r i n g Firm, M i s s B l u n d e l l , o u t l i n e d the proposed changes whioh would come i n t o f o r c e a f t e r E a s t e r .

Miss B l u n d e l l on b e h a l f o f Messrs. John Gardner, has been i n charge o f t h e Refeotory a t Guy's H o s p i t a l Medioal School and U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e f o r some time p a s t .

She w i l l now add I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e t o her responsibilities. iia.Jiu.apr -n.-» The p r i n c i p a l changes proposed are as folJ^jjjjf7)«x 9 e i u o 3 v-iBnib'io * s d j - j t r t s i h i attbioflSm 1. The present t i c k e t system w i l l be abolished.

A l l meals w i l l be p a i d f o r i n oaah t o a o a s h l e r a t the end o f £he counter.

2. Meals w i l l be on an a l a c a r t e b a s i s , menus b e i n g posted on the doors o f the Upper and Lower D i n i n g H a l l s and on the R e f e c t o r y n o t i c e board.

P r i c e s w i l l remain more o r l e s s as a t present.

-r g|jJii«ji|s'ft ftSskf ev«'-3 Sfg dIst^'?§T 3. I n the Lower D i n i n g H a l l the main d i s h w i t h two vegetables w i l l cost 1/2, sweets 4d., soup and r o l l and b u t t e r b e i n g a v a i l a b l e i f wanted. $ n o f "* 4. I n the Upper D i n i n g H a l l p r i c e s w i l l be s l i g h t l y higher.

The main d i s h w i l l be 1/7 and the sweet 66..; and a d a i l y S p e c i a l D i s h , a t a h i g h e r p r i o e , w i l l a l s o be a v a i l a b l e .

Payment w i l l be on i n d i v i d u a l b i l l s t o a c a s h i e r at a desk near the e x i t .

5. The Snaok Bar w i l l oontlnue unohangecU 6. Suppers, l i k e lunohes, w i l l be on an a, l a carte basis.

A l l complaints w i l l be d e a l t w i t h by Miss B l u n d e l l , and not d i r e c t l y by the l o c a l management.

Miss B l u n d e l l w i l l meet the C a t e r i n g Subcommittee a t frequent I n t e r v a l s .

A l l suggestions and complaints should be made as a t present by dropping a note i n t o the suggestions box i n the Lower D i n i n g H a l l .

The Committee a f t e r d e t a i l e d c o n s i d e r a t i o n , gave whole-hearted approval t o the above proposals.

I t was emphasized t h a t arrangements would be made f o r refunds on a l l t i c k e t s a f t e r the reopening o f the R e f e c t o r y on 29th. Maroh. ;

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were maintained d u r i n g the f i f t h l a p , w i t h King's i n c r e a s i n g t h e i r l e a d , and I.C. s t r u g g l i n g w i t h Birmingham Univ. f o r t h i r d p l a c e .

During the f i n a l l a p sme r e a l l y f i n e running was seen - T. B e t t e r i d g e of King's broke the tape some 300 yds. ahead o f J . D i s l e y , Loughborough - the B r i t i s h I n t e r n a t i o n a l Steeplechaser.

Ted Whitlock r a n i n t h i r d f o r I.C., w e l l ahead of L.Hughes, of-'Birmingham.

It i s s i g n i f i c a n t t o note that the f i r s t nine, teams home beat l a s t year's r e c o r d time madeb y B a t t e r s e a P o l y . - t h i s r e f l e c t s the a s t o n i s h i n g r i s e i n the standard o f running.

F i n a l po s i t 1 o n s : 1. King's C o l l e g e , London 84 min 06 sec 2. Loughborough C o l l e g e 84 " 47 " 3. I m p e r i a l C o l i g g e 85 " 10 " ile-tt&i-Jtttt»i^ J8l sin IO aitiiao »Hi h i The f a s t e s t i n d i v i d u a l l a p times were:1. J . D i s l e y (Loughborough) 13 - 41 2. F.Whitlock (I.C.) 13 - 44 3. M.Barrett (Battersea) 13 - 49 a

trio John D i s l e y ' s time c o n s t i t u t e s a new r e c o r d f o r the course, and Ted Whitlock's time a l s o beat the previous reoord.

The I.C. 2nd team, who a l s o competed, came i n a very c r e d i t a b l e t w e l f t h , behind L.S.E. I.C. put up a very commendable performance i n t h i s event and the r e s u l t s show t h a t we are s t i l l i n the f o r f r o n t of u n i v e r s i t y a t h l e t i o s .

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In the l a s t and most s u c c e s s f u l B r a i n s T r u s t , h e l d on Monday 26th Febiraary, Mr- H a s k e l l was b a r e l y abl e t o c o n t r o l Miss Anona Winn, Miss U r s u l a Jeans, Mr. K i n g s l e y % r t i n , P r o f . H a l l , and P r o f .

Levy, who each had a chance t o expound on' t h e i r own pet subject.,;' * « t o . i a w c X I o . \;-i-i9iiS The most e x c i t e d d i s c u s s i o n o f a l l , however, was on t h e s u b j e c t o f the comparative e f f i c i e n c y o f the sexes.

To a s t r i c t l y t e c h n i c a l audience the p o i n t was made t h a t t h e r e had been no o u t s t a n d i n g c r e a t i v e woman a r t i s t s .

Had t h i s B r a i n s Tpust been h e l d w i t h the R.C.A., R.C.M. and R.C.D.A. as our g u e s t s , t h i s p o i n t would have kept South Kensington i n a s t a t e o f g e n t l e u p r o a r f o r many moons.

I t was g r a t i f y i n g t o see t h a t , when asked how to d i s p o s e o f £10,000 our g u e s t s , a l l wanted t o h e l p the impecunious s t u d e n t , w i t h the e x c e p t i o n o f one who wanted t o s t a r t up a r i v a l t o FELIX. A ' q u i c k i e ' showed t h a t the B r a i n s T r u s t would l i k e t o walk on f o r b i d d e n mountain paths, l o s e t h e i r i d e n t i t y c a r d s , p e r f o r m uncensored p l a y s , d r i n k a l l n i g h t and r e p e a l Orde r 1305-

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The R.S.M. d e f e a t e d C & G. by a g o a l (5 p t s . ) to a p e n a l t y g o a l (3 p t s . ) i n the annual cup match at. H a r l i n g t o n on Feb. 28th.

The game was f a s t but more n o t a b l e f o r i t s v i g o u r , and s u c c e s s f u l s p o i l ing, than f o r c o n s t r u c t i v e f o o t b a l l .

G u i l d s took the l e a d e a r l y on w i t h a p e n a l t y g o a l k i c k e d by Lappin, and r e t a i n e d t h e i r t h r e e p o i n t l e a d u n t i l t e n minutes from the end. , Then bad p o s i t i o n i n g i n defence by G u i l d s ' t h r e e q u a r t e r s allowed Curry t o score from a good back movement i n which the Mines' forwtook part.

Davies c o n v e r t e d the t r y ards a l s o from a wide angle, the b a l l bouncing onthe c r o s s - b a r b e f o r e going over.

Both s i d e s had e a r l i e r f a i l e d to take t h e i r o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o score , and on the a f t e r n o o n ' s p l a y t h e r e was l i t t l e t o choose between them, a l t h o u g h R.S.M. had t h e l i v e l i e r and more d i s c i p l i n e d pack.

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A r i s i n g from the f r u s t r a t i o n o f c e r t a i n students of t h e i r E l e c t r i c a l Department, the G u i l d s Meeting on Monday 26th Feb. devoted most t>t i t s time t o a motion-proposing t h a t Union membership s h o u l d be extended t q the s e c r e t a r i e s o f the C o l l e g e . T h i s p r o p o s a l t o L i l y the G u i l d s p r o v i d e d an e x c e l l e n t subj e c t f o r an a l l - m a l e meeting; d e s p i t e the arguments of the r e c i p r o c a l s o c i a l and a t h l e t i c advantages,the motion was overwhelmingly d e f e a t e d .

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Dear S i r - There a r e a n u m b e r o f s t o r i e s f l o a t i n g a r o u n d a b o u t the Upper D i n i n g H a l l on a S a t u r d a y night.

You w i l l be i n t e r e s t e d t o l e a r n t h a t a t L . S . E . , i n a d d i t i o n t o two rooms f o r d a n c i n g , t h e r e are now t h e n , g i r l s , don't make a r u s h f o r t h e d o o r three others s u i t a b l y u n l i t .

I suggest t h a t the (appropriate) a u t h o r i t i e s c o n s i d e r the p r o v i s i o n of s i m i l a r f a c i l i t i e s h e r e ; s u i t a b l e a c t i o n would a l s o h e l p r e l i e v e the p r e s e n t c o n g e s t i o n u p s t a i r s .

This m a t t e r i s urgent, s i n c e t h e A l b e r t H a l l w i l l not be a v a i l a b l e u n t i l a f t e r t h e F e s t i v a l o f B r i t a i n ( s e e l a s t F E L I X ) , b y w h i c h t i m e s h e w i l l be no longer i n London.

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S i r - I t was w i t h p e r p l e x i t y t h a t I observed the t e n d e r r o s e a t e hue o f my l a s t copy o f FELIX. I had always thought t h a t FELIX was a l i t t l e boy s u r e l y I am not mistaken?

Nor can I t h i n k t h a t (s)he c o u l d have any cause t o b l u s h ; and - w h i s p e r i t - no s i n i s t e r t r e n d t o the L e f t c o u l d be i n t e n d e d .

No, I have i t !

I t was a d e l i c a t e compliment t o I.C.W.A. Dear Mr. E d i t o r - how sweet o f you!

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This i s , of course, j u s t another of those prob l e m s w h i c h w o u l d be s o l v e d a t o n c e w e r e h o s t e l a c comodation a v a i l a b l e f o r a l l of us.

Yours e t c . , I n f o r m e r , R.C.S. P.S. : I n o t i c e t h a t i t w i l l s o o n b e most i n c o n v e n i e n t to a t t e m p t t o u s e K e n s i n g t o n G a r d e n s a t n i g h t .

T h i s makes t h e a b o v e EVEN MORE u r g e n t .

TAPE RECORDER S i r - Mr. de R e u c k h a d s u g g e s t e d - no d o u b t w i t h m a l i c i o u s i n t e n t - t h a t o r d i n a r y course l e c t u r e s s h o u l d be r e c o r d e d and p l a y e d b a c k t o t h e i r p e r p e trators.

He a n t i c a p a t e s " s a l u t a r y " e f f e c t s , a n d . no d o u b t p r i v a t e l y h o p e s f o r f a r w o r s e .

He w i l l be d i s a p p o i n t e d t o l e a r n t h a t one o f the very r e a s o n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g the tape r e c o r d e r was t o do j u s t a s he s u g g e s t s .

Several lecture r s have s u b m i t t e d t h e m s e l v e s t o e x a m i n a t i o n b y r e c o r d e r and h a v e b e e n d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e r e s u l t s .

I t i s , o f c o u r s e , o u t o f the q u e s t i o n t o o f f e r t h e f a c i l i t i e s of t h e r e c o r d i n g s t o s t u d e n t s , as i t i s c e r t a i n t h a t , i f t h e s e were a v a i l a b l e , s t u d e n t s w o u l d pay e v e n l e s s a t t e n t i o n t o t h e l e c t u r e s t h a n t h e y do a t p r e s e n t .

Yours e t c . , K.D-Tocher, E.H.Lloyd.

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S i r - E v e r y t h i n g h a s t o be l e a r n e d , f r o m m a k i n g l o v e t o m a k i n g money.

L e f t t o o u r s e l v e s we do n o t h i n g } t h i s a p p l i e s t o ' c x i l t u r e ' w h i c h i s an a c q u i r e d t a s t e - g e n e r a l l y s p e a k i n g , our f i r s t i n t e r e s t i s g e n e r a t e d b y c o n t a c t w i t h someone who i s ent h u s i a s t i c about t h i s p l a y o r t h a t p i c t u r e ; c u r i o s i t y compels us t o d i s c o v e r t h e s o u r c e o f h i s h e a t ; i f o n l y t o make c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h h i m .

T h i s i s why any o p p o r t u n i t y f o r c l o s e r c o n t act b e t w e e n I . C and R.C.A. and R.C.M. i s v a l u a b l e .

As " i s w e l l k n o w n , f o r many y e a r s I . C . h a s t a k en i n i t s human m a t e r i a l , f i l e d i t , a b r a d e d i t , r e moved i t s b u r r s i n o r d e r t o m a n u f a c t u r e a g a d g e t that f i t s w i t h l i t t l e fuss i n t o t h e i n d u s t r i a l machine.

Every y e a r the monopoly c a p i t a l i s t s purc h a s e t h e most a c c u r a t e l y m a c h i n e d o f t h e s e .

Pict u r e to y o u r s e l f one o f t h o s e g a d g e t s as i t t i c k s i t s l i f e away - t h e m o n o t o n y r e l i e v e d p e r h a p s b y a t i t t i l i a t i o n of the senses here, a t i n g l i n g t h e r e , o r w i t h l u c k fcy a f e w w a r s a n d r e v o l u t i o n s . ^Recently, however, a s e n s i t i v e p l a n t has r a i s ed i t s t e n t a t i v e h e a d i n t h e s t e e l - I mean a l l t h e a c t i v i t i e s d e r i d e d b y D.G.R. i n h i s i n f a m o u s l e t t e r .

How easy f o r t h i s o a f t o t r a m p l e on a n d d e s t r o y this flower! <I p i c t u r e h i m l o w - b r o w e d , b r o a d - b o t t o m e d , a swede i n one h a n d , a h u n k o f b o i l e d h a c o n i n t h e o t h e r , he g n a w s , B e s t i a l ! ) Let I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e i n f o r m D.G.E. t h a t i t must E x p r e s s i t s S o u l come w h a t may.

May I s u g g e s t , S i r , t h a t D.G.R. b e metaphorica l l y spat u p o n from a g r e a t h e i g h t ?

B.E.Mc. Our c o n t r i b u t o r r e p l i e s : S i r - B.E.Mo. i s l o o k i n g at I . C . through p i n k ooloured s p e c t a c l e s .

Hasn't i t o c c u r r e d to him that some students i n I.C. might be h e a r t i l y s i c k of having t h i s e r s a t z c u l t u r e t h r u 3 t before them?

It the average student i n 1.0. d o e s n ' t want to be l i b e r a l l y eduoated (and b e l i e v e me, he d o e s n ' t ) , why not leave him i n the darkness? He won't c r y .

D.G.R. The E d i t o r r e g r e t s t h a t o w i n g to a l a c k o f space a number of Readers' l e t t e r s have h a d to be omitted.

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The p r e s i d e n t i a l a d d r e s s o f t h e s o c i e t y was del i v e r e d by'H. B i s h o p , C.B.E., F.C.G.I., on t h e s u b j e c t o f " B r o a d c a s t E n g i n e e r i n g " t o a p a c k e d house on Monday, Feb. 1 9 t h .

I n t r o d u c i n g the p r e s i d e n t , t h e c h a i r m a n m e n t i o n e d t h a t Mr. B i s h o p had s t a r t e d h i s c a r e e r by s t u d y i n g i n t h e G u i l d s ' D e p a r t m e n t o f M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g a n d M o t i v e Power and had been C h i e f E n g i n e e r o f t h e B . B . C . " s i n c e 1943.

I n t h e c o u r s e o f h i s most i n t e r e s t i n g a d d r e s s Mr. B i s h o p d i s c u s s e d t h e p r o b l e m s e n c o u n t e r e d a t the v a r i o u s s t a g e s of b r o a d c a s t i n g . These ranged f r o m t h e a c o u s t i c a l p r o p e r t i e s o f s t u d i o s t o the r e l a t i v e m e r i t s of d i s c v e r s u s magnetic tape r e c o r d i n g ; f r o m t h e i n t e r f e r e n c e between t h e f o u r h u n d r e d European s t a t i o n s s h a r i n g t h i r t y - n i n e t r a n s m i t t i n g c h a n n e l s t o t h e l i n i n g up o f v o l u m e , programme t o programme.

We l e a r n t t h a t o f the new t e l e v i s i o n t r a n s m i t t e r s p l a n n e d some o f t h e s e w o u l d be o f l o w power w i t h h o r i z o n t a l p o l arisation necessitating a horizontal dipole, this i t was hoped woul d be more aesthetically pleasing.

A number o f s l i d e s i l l u s t r a t i n g the a d d r e s s brought the meeting t o a c l o s e whence i t r e t i r e d to the Union.

S h e r r y f o l l o w e d by a f i r s t - r a t e d i n n e r c r e a t e d an e x c e l l e n t a f t e r - d i n n e r a t m o s p h e r e . Of t h e many a b l e a n d i i . i t t y s p e e c h e s one r e c a l l s i n p a r t i c u l a r :- t h e Hon. S e c r e t a r y ' s c o n c l u s i o n t h a t t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e U.S.A. was due t o t h e i r c o n s t i t u t i o n , i n s t i t u t i o n , and p r o s . . . p e r i t y ; J.A. F r e d e r i c k s , " h o n o u r t h e a c a d e m i c s t a f f t h a t t h y d a y s may be l o n g ; " P r o f . W i l l i s J a c k s o n , " t h e best way o f S a v i n g a f a m i l y i s t o become a l e c t u r e r . " P r o f . Jackson concluded h i s speech with a short a p r e c i a t i o n o f A s s t . P r o f . R u s h t o n who a f t e r f o r t y y e a r s o f s e r v i c e t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t was r e t i r i n g t h i s year. h f i r e s TtmcV onfoTlt nrf-t *nrt-t txawnitm

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When a s k e d f u r t h e r why he d o e s n ' t g e t d i g s n e a r t h e c o l l e g e , t h e r e p l y u s u a l l y g i v e n shows t h a t h e h a s n e v e r c o n s i d e r e d i t s e r i o u s l y , a n d h a s become a c c u s t o m e d t o t h e travelling, He t h i n k s t h a t d i g s n e a r t o c o l l e g e w i l l be e x p e n s i v e o r d i f f i c u l t t o o b t a i n .

I n t h e Dec. 1 5 t h i s s u e o f F E L I X t h e r e a p p e a r ed a n a d v e r t i s e m e n t o f f e r i n g t h e s h a r e o f a f l a t , o n l y 2 m i n u t e s ' w a l k away f r o m I.C., w i t h 3 e x G u i l d s s t u d e n t s f o r 2 5 / - a week.

H e r e was a g i f t f r o m t h e g o d s , a n d y e t i t was ONE MONTH b e f o r e a n y o n e t o o k a d v a n t a g e ox um.o u i i e r .

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I f e e l t h a t t h e r e a r e two v e r y g o o d r e a s o n s why t h e E d i t o r s h i p s h o u l d chang e t w i c e y e a r l y . I n the f i r s t p l a c e t h e f o r t n i g h t l y appearance o f F e l i x l e a v e s t h e E d i t o r (and h i s s t a f f ) r e g u l a r l y exhausted each f o r t n i g h t . A s f a r a s I c a n Judge, a t e r m o r 30 o f t h i s i s enough f o r a n y man. I n t h e second p l a c e , F e l i x i s s t i l l a growing c a t , and besides a regular diet of f o r t n i g h t l y contributions r e q u i r e s new i d e a s t o k e e p h i m h e a l t h y a n d l i v e l y .

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N a u g h t y l i t t l e D.G.R. How we w o n d e r w h a t y o u a r e !

Up a b o v e I . C . s o h i g h , Wallowing i n your c u l t u r a l sky.

Music, Opera, B a l l e t t o o , Scientist, A r t i s t , Writer -you M u s t n o t m i n d i f some o f u s D e c l i n e t o make a n a w f u l f u s s O v e r s u c h d i s t i n g u i s h e d men T h e y ' r e q u i t e b e y o n d o u r common 'Ken'.

The E d i t o r o f F E L I X i s t o b e c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n h a v ing found i n our midst a b r i l l i a n t w r i t e r o f lamp o o n s , a v e r i t a b l e S i r B e n j a m i n B a c k b i t e , a dawplucker, a clapperclaw, a r e v i l e r , a vituperator, a castigator without equal.

True t o t h ehonesty and h i g h purpose which has ever animated o u r g r e a t e s t exponents o f t h e p a s q u i nade , he f o r t h f i g h t l y l e t s i t b e known t h a t he i s a Mr. D-G-E-, a d m i t t i n g t h a t t h e p r e s e n t w r i t e r i s a Mr. P-T-H-, a man o f no l e i s u r e a n d l e s s ( t h a n k God!) culture.

I t i s o b v i o u s , I t h i n k , t h a t Mr- D.G.R. i s a n u n s u c c e s s f u l h a c k j o u r n a l i s t who h a s ' t a k e n u p S c i ence' j u s t a s he h a s ' t a k e n up C u l t u r e ' .

It i s e q u a l l y o b v i o u s t h a t h e h a s r e a d S. P o t t e r o n W r i t e r s h i p ' a n d k n o w s t h a t one must 'Go One B e t t e r o r Y o u Go One W o r s e ' .

He d o u b t l e s s r e m e m b e r s how H - J - o f I . C . ( B . S c . Hons P h y s i c s , F a i l e d ) g o t t o t h e t o p i n s c i e n t i f i c c r i t i c i s m b y t h e s i m p l e method o f c o n t i n a a l l y a s s e r t i n g t h a t " t h e w e a k n e s s i n J.'J.Thompson's a r g u m e n t l i e s i n h i s i g n o r a n c e o f the e l e c t r o n theory".

D.G.R. u s e s t h e com..ion m e t h o d o f ' w i l f u l m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g ' o v e r t h e p h r a s e ' U n i v e r s i t y o f S. K e n s i n g t o n ' w h i c h h a s been b r u i t e d about s i n c e o u r m e e t i n g w i t h R.6.A. a n d R.C.M. He k n o w s f u l l w e l l , a s we a l l d o , t h a t s u c h a c o n c e p t i o n i s a r e d h e r r ing, a d a n g e r o u s d e v i a t i o n f r o m t h e more c o n s e r v a t ive aims o f those r e s p o n s i b l e f o r I n t e r - C o l l e g e a c tivities.

However, a t t h e l a s t he f a l l s head f i r s t i n t o t h e p i t c o n s t a n t l y a w a i t i n g s u c h c u l t u r e mongers a s h i m s e l f : he overreaches h i m s e l f .

His incredibly n a i v e c o n c e p t i o n o f c u l t u r e , a n d how t o o b t a i n i t , reveals i t s e l f i n his l i s t of desirable a c t i v i t i e s t h e T u r n e r e x h i b i t i o n , t h e S w e d i s h b a l l e t , t h e Meno t t i opera.

I t i s r e a l l y s o t r a g i c t h a t one c a n ' t l a u g h , e v e n when o n e i m a g i n e s d e a r o l d D.G.R. a t the e x h i b i t i o n , catalogue i nhand, p e n c i l t o t h e f o r e , s t a n d i n g w e l l b a c k ( " M u s t n ' t g"et t o o c l o s e t o a T u r n e r , o l d man - s p o i l s t h e ATMOSPHERE, y o u know") h e a d c o c k e d o n one s i d e , a s e v e r e l y c r i t i c a l e x p r e s s i o n o n h i s s e n s i t i v e f e a t u r e s , m o u t h i n g some i m p r e s s i v e p h r a s e p i c k e d o u t o f l a s t week's S t u d i o .

We s e e h i s b r a n d o f c u l t u r e r e v e a l e d i n a l l i t s highbrow h y p o c r i s y by the suggestion that i f one "goes t o " e x h i b i t i o n s o f p a i n t i n g , o r b a l l e t , o r o p e r a , t h e n i p s o f a c t o one i s c u l t u r e d .

'What p r e p o s t e r o u s , m i s l e a d i n g , t r a g i c nonseniK t h i s i s !

He d o e s n o t want u s t o m i x v . i t h a r t i s t s a n d m u s i c i a n s and t a l k n o r m a l l y about normal t h i n g s , a l l o w i n g the d i s t i l l a t e o f o u rfundamentally d i f f erent a t t i t u d e s t o i n f l u e n c e each other.

He d o e s n o t w a n t ' j o i n t f u n c t i o n s ' , w h e r e we c a n a l l meet as e q u a l b e i n g s , w i t h o u t t h e l a b e l s o f ' s c i e n t i s t and ' a r t i s t ' w h i c h n o r m a l l y r e p e l u s .

No, D.G.R. w a n t s u s a l l t o j o i n t h e g r e a t r e g i m e n t o f t h e p s e u d o - c u l t u r e d , who r u s h m a d l y t o r e a d t h e ' l a t e s t b o o k ' ( i . e . t h e one H a r o l d I l i c h o l son h a s f a v o u r e d i n h i s l a t e s t r e v i e w ) , t o s e e t h e ' l a t e s t p l a y ' ( i . e . t h e one b e i n g p e r f o r m e d u n d e r p r i v a t e l i c e n c e a t t h e B o l t o n s ) , t o be a b l e t o b a b ble about K a f k a , and L e o p a r d i , and B a r t o k , and M a h l e r , and C h a g a l l and R a i n e r M a r i a R i l k e .

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No w o n d e r he d o e s n ' t like ' T o u c h s t o n e ' o r 'Ends a n d M e a n s ' , s i n c e he can.l t f i n d anyone t h e r e t o b a m b o o z l e w i t h t h e l a t e s t t h e o r y on A t o n a l i t y ( c a r e f u l l y p i c k e d o u t o f s e v e r a l obscure magazines), because t h e y aren't i n t e r e s t e d i n C u l t u r e : t h e y are t h e r e because o f a d e s i r e t o know s o m e t h i n g a b o u t o t h e r p e o p l e ' s w o r k a n d i d e a s and t o t e l l t h e m a b o u t t h e i r own.

We c o u l d g o o n f o r p a g e s p o i n t i n g o u t t h e g r e a t gaps i n h i s f a c a d e ; b u t , a s n o r m a l human b e i n g s , n o t d e s i r i n g t o impress w i t h our knowledge, o r o u r c u l t u r e , o r o u r p r e t e n s i o n s , we w i l l l e t him o f f w i t h t h i s warning:I h o l d i t i s n o t decent, f o r a s c i e n t i f i c gent, To s a y a n o t h e r i s an a s s - a t l e a s t , t o a l l i n t e n t , N o r s h o u l d t h e i n d i v i d u a l who h a p p e n s t o b e meant R e p l y b y h e a v i n g r o c k s a t h i m t o any g r e a t e x t e n t .

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Oh,TouchYet here I have a whole a r t i c l e b y him. stone!

I am e n r a p t u r e d ! ( I t i s , o f course, a d i s a p p o i n t m e n t t h a t t h e a r t i c l e i s q u i t e t h e most h y s t e r i c a l , i r r e l e v a n t , i n s i p i d piece o f w r i t i n g t h a t h a s e v e r f o u n d i t s way i n t o F E L I X ) .

P-T-H-, but I cannot a l l o w these dashes t o remain; l e t me c a l l h i m P a t c h - P a t c h t r i e s t o a n s w e r me w i t h r i d i c u l e a n d i n v e c t i v e , a l t h o u g h he seems t o h a v e a twinge o f conscience a t the end o f h i s polemic (that's a kind l i t t l e Patch!).

He a c c u s e s me o f i d e n t i f y i n g culture with the arts - w i l f u l misrepresentation, Patch!

He a p p l i e s t h e a d j e c t i v e ' h i g h b r o w ' t o me, a p p a r e n t l y b e c a u s e I a d m i r e T u r n e r .

What a l o w b r o w P a t c h i t i s !

T h e most i n a n e r e m a r k i n Patch's a r t i c l e ( t r u l y a t h i n g o f shreds and P a t c h ' s ) , h o w e v e r , i s h i s nai've s t a t e m e n t t h a t " s c i e n t i s t s " a n d " a r t i s t s " c a n " a l l meet a s e q u a l b e i n g s " o n e d a y , when Now y o u a r e b e i n g c o n c e i t e d , P a t c h ; y o u h a v e l o o k e d a t T u r n e r , a n d s e e n 'The C o n s u l ' a n d w a t c h e d t h e b a l l e t , y o u w i l l be s o r r y f o r h a v i n g s a i d t h a t - y o u w i l l f e e l s o ashamed o f y o u r s e l f . I am a f r a i d t h a t P a t c h , b y r e f u s i n g e v e n t o a t t e m p t t o meet a n y o f t h e c r i t i c i s m s i n my a r t i c l e , h a s m e r e l y u n d e r l i n e d what I w r o t e .

He h a s h i m s e l f p r o v e d t h e f o l l y o f ' T o u c h s t o n e ' a n d t h e f u t i l i t y o f 'Ends a n d M e a n s ' , b u t , w h a t i s i n d e e d a v o l t e - f a c e , he h a s s h o wn u p t h e p r o j e c t f o r i n t e r - c o l l e g e a c t i v i t i e s among t h e s t u d e n t s o f I . C . , R.C.A. a n d R.C.M. f o r w h a t i t r e a l l y i s - a p i t i f u l mixture o f misapplied zeal and u n p r e c e d e n t e d i n g e n u o u s n e s s b y j e j i u n e i d e a l i s t s who h a v e d i m l y r e a l i s e d t h a t , b y b e i n g s c i e n t i s t s , t h e y a r e o n l y p a r t l y l i v i n g t h e i r l i v e s . Howe v e r , he meant w e l l .

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"The I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e C o m f o r t o f Women i n A d v e r s i t y " was a r e c e n t i n t e r p r e t a t i o n b y t h e R e c t o r o f t h e l e t t e r s I.C.W.A. T h e o c c a s i o n was t h e I.C.W.A. A n n u a l D i n n e r a f o r t n i g h t a g o , a n d t h e R e c t o r was p r o p o s i n g t h e t o a s t o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

He r e f e r r e d t o t h e f i r s t known c a s e o f " A d o m i c S p l i t t i n g " , o n e o f t h e more d a n g e r o u s i s o t o p e s _< ; p r o d u c e d b e i n g t h e femme f a t a l e .

I n a w i t t y r e s p o n s e J u n e Mahon , P r e s i d e n t o f the A s s o c i a t i o n , i n t r i g u e d h e r audience by q u o t i n g f r o m a book o f h o r o s c o p e s : she f o u n d t h a t t h e Icwar i a n s a r e b o l d , welcome a c t i o n a n d a r e f u l l o f f i g W i t h due r e g a r d t o t h e p r e r o g a t i v e ht a n d f i r e . o f men t o g r o w b e a r d s , t h e men o f I . C . w e r e a s s i g n ed t o C a p r i c o r n u s - t h e Goat.

They a r e o b s t i n a t e , domineering and t o o e a s i l y depressed.

A t t h e ment i o n o f b e a r d s B i l l H a z e l ' s f a c e was w r e a t h e d i n s m i l e s , b u t a t t h e m e n t i o n o f Goat h i s countenance dropped.

M i s s Mahon, d r a w i n g a n a l o g i e s f r o m c e r t a i n s o c i a l i z e d insects, with true feminine logic f o r e s a w t h e d a y when t h e women w o u l d assume t h e i r r i g h t f u l p l a c e i n I.C.

D u r i n g t h e w a r , t h e a m b i t i o n o f many s c h o o l b o y s w*s t o g o t i n t o t h e s e r v i c e s a s q u i c k l y a s p o s s i b l e , r e r h a p s a l i t t l e h a r d t o e x p l a i n nowadays t h i s d e s i r e d o e s show t h e o v e r - r i d i n g i n f l u e n c e o f t i . e wa r o n t h a t g e n e r a t i o n .

P e t e r Hayward was no e x c e p t i o n , and f i r e d b y t h e example c f a d i s t i n g u i s h e d u n c l e i n t h e R o y a l Navy, d e c i d e d t o j o i n t h e F l e e t A i r Arm. I n 1942 he w e n t t o T r i n i d a d f o r a y e a r ' s course on n a v i g a t i o n , f o l l o w e d by'a " k n i f e and f o r k " c o u r s e a t ' G r e e n w i c h , w h e r e he l e a r n t t o b e a n officer. t , c b Lie sw e -6a . F r o m t h e n u n t i l D d a y h e h a d a n i n t e r e s t i n g time w i t h a " F i r e f l y " F i g h t e r Squadron, d o i n g s u c h v a r i e d j o b s a s a n t i s u b m a r i n e w o r k and s p o t t i n g f o r H.M.S. R o d n e y , l i b e r a l l y l.sced w i t h This v a r i e t y continued shore based t r a i n i n g . d u r i n g t h e D d a y p e r i o d when r e c o n n a i s s a n c e w o r k and t h e s h o o t i n g u p o f g r o u n d t a r g e t s w a i a^clea to the l i s t .

He w a s t h e n p o s t e d t o t h e E a s t I n d i e s a n d f l e w "from'H.M.S. A v e n g e r .

Up t o t h i s t i n e he h a d been extremely l u c k y w i t h p i l o t s , b u t a f t e r " h i t t i n g the i s l a n d " ("pranging the bridge") a c o u p l e o f t i m e s , he b e g a n t o w o n d e r w h e t h e r t h e l u c k hadn't changed. A s a r e s u l t h e gave v e n t t c h i s f e e l i n g s i n no u n c e r t a i n manner, and i s s t i l l not s u r e whether he f i x e d t h e squadron, or t h e squadron f i x e d him!

H o w e v e r , t h e p o s t i n g was a good one, a n d b r o u g h t a t r a i n i n g s p e l l i n Sydney, and p r o m o t i o n to L i e u t e n a n t . Then f o l l o w e d a s p e l l o f f i g h t e r i n t e r c e p t i o n i n t h e F o r m o s a a r e q, e n d f i n a l l y n i g h t fighter t r a i n i n g - a dicey business.

P e t e r came t o t h e R.S.M. i n O c t o b e r 1 9 4 6 , s t a r t i n g on t h e O i l c o u r s e .

H i s p r e s e n c e was i m m e d i a t e l y ' f e l t ' , when i t w a s d i s c o v e r e d he w a s the b r a i n s behind the de-bagging o f P e t e r Harding P r e s i d e n t o f t h e R.S.M. ( T h i s s t o r y i s n o t i n t e n d e d tc give ideas t o enterprisin g freshersl) I n 1947 h e r o w e d f o r t h e I.C. V I I I i n t h e "Head o f t h e R i v e r " r a c e s , a n d w a s i n t h e Morphy w i n n i n g Mines V I I I .

He was e l e c t e d p r e s i d e n t oaT J.C. f o r l 9 4 S - 9 , b a t a d i f f e r e n c e o f o p i n i o n w i t h t h e Board o f Examiners f o r c e d h i m t o r e l i n q u i s h t h i s j o b , and t o change f r o m ' O i l ' t o 'Mining'.

One o f h i s m a i n j o b s a s R.S.M. P r e s i d e n t t h i s y e a r h a s b e e n done on t h e Committee p r e p a r i n g f o r t h e R.S.M. C e n t e n a r y n e x t A u t u m n . D e s p i t e t h i s he s t i l l f i n d s t i m e t o s u p p o r t t h e odd c a r n i v a l a n d p l a y r u g g e r when t h e w h e a t h e r p e r m i t s .

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Mary R e a v i l l t h e n proposed t h e t o a s t o f t h e guests.

She w e l c o m e d t h e s e v e r a l P r e s i d e n t s n o t b y o f f i c e b u t b y name t h e r e b y p a y i n g a n e a t c o m p l i ment.

On b e i n g g r a c i o u s l y r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e c h i e f c h a m p t i o n o f women's r i g h t s D a i N i c h o l a s r o s e t o bow a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t , b u t h i s n e i g h b o u r , e x p e c t i n g one o f D a i ' s f a m o u s r e t o r t s , h a s t i l y r e s t r a i n e d him.

The G u e s t o f H o n o u r , M i s s K a t h l e e n F e r r i e r , t h e famous o p e r a t i c and c o n c e r t s i n g e r , r e p l i e d on b e h a l f o ft h e guests i n a s h o r t b u t charming speech.

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An and v i v i d t a l k on 'Opera i n I t a l y ' ( a j o i n t R.C.A.-R.C.M.-I.C. m e e t i n g ) was g i v e n b y Mr. L. R o t h , "of o u r M a t h s . D e p t . , on Monday 2 6 t h Feb.. i n t h e B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e .

T h i s was c r o wded w i t h 90 p e o p l e , b u t t h i s a t m o s p h e r e s u i t e d t h e talk.

The c h a i r m a n was Mr. D a v i d H a l l , P r e s i d e n t o f R.C.K. S t u d e n t s ' A s s o c i a t i o n , h i m s e l f a s t u d e n t o f s i n g i n g : some 20 R.C.M. s t u d e n t s came i n s u p p o r t .

A l t h o u g h t h e r e w e r e i n f a c t no i l l u s t r a t i o n s , Mr. R o t h made h i s i m p r e s s i o n s l i v e a n d made many s h a r p p o i n t s w i t h S h a v i a n s t r a t e g y and t a c t i c s .

M o z a r t was t h e i d e a l , P u c c i n i a n d V e r d i t h e g r e a t approaches to i t , B e r l i o z the f a n t a s t i c } Wagner was o u t o f c o n t e x t , M a s o a g n i a t r o c i o u s R o s e n k a v a l i e r ' was condemned a s " t h i s e x t r a o r d i n a r y p o s t '.Vagnerian c o n t r a p t i o n and o u t d a t e d m o n s t e r , c r u s h e d u n d e r i t s own w e i g h t . " R e a l i s m was d e f i n e d a s " l a r g e a s l i f e and t w i c e a s n a t u r a l " .

Mr. R o t h showed t h a t i n I t a l y o p e r a i s a n a t ional necessity.

I t i s s u b s i d i z e d as n a t u r a l l y a s any p u b l i c s e r v i c e , a n d e v e r y p e r f o r m a n c e i s a s p e c i a l e v e n t - t h o u g h e v e r y I t a l i a n k n o w s t h e musi c , and o f t e n t h e w o r d s t o o , o f a l l t h e o p e r a s , f r o m childhood.

Cn t h e q u e s t i o n o f t r a n s l a t i o n , he i n s i s t e d t h a t t h e o r i g i n a l s h o u l d be u s e d , b e c a u s e o f I t was agreed the o v e r a l l co-design of the music. t h a t a g r e a t d e c l i n e i n s i n g i n g has been g o i n g on f o r 20-30 y e a r s a l t h o u g h o r c h e s t r a s and p r o d u c t i o n were as good as e v e r .

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P e t e r H a s k e l l (R.C.S. P r e s i d e n t ) , b e f o r e p r o p o s i n g a v o t e o f t h a n k s , gave a v i e w o f o p e r a a v a i l a b l e t o t h e army i n I t a l y d u r i n g t h e w a r : t h e m e e t i n g f i n i s h e d w i t h r e f r e s h m e n t s i n ' t h e I.C.W.A. Common Room.

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The p r o d u c t i o n a s a w h o l e was r a t h e r a d i s a p p ointment*'and, i n p a r t i c u l a r , t h e costumes c o u l d h a r d l y be s a i d t o have j u s t i f i e d t h e a d j e c t i v e ' c o l o u r f u l ' w h i c h t h e p r o d u c e r had a p p l i e d t o them i n t h e programme.

N e v e r t h e l e s s , t h e l i g h t i n g was superb t h e w h o l e t i m e and t h e s e t t i n g s , t h o u g h a l i t t l e r e a l i s t i c f o r a f a n t a s y l i k e 'The T e m p e s t ' , w e r e quite pleasant to look at.

The masque i n t h e f o u r t h a c t was an e x c e l l e n t p i e c e o f s t a g e - c r a f t .

So much f o r t h e s t a g i n g ; t h e a c t i n g g e n e r a l l y was a d e q u a t e .

J u n e Sweeney a s A r i e l , B r i a n A l l s d r i d g e a s P r o s p e r o , C h r i s t o p h e r A l e x a n d e r as T r i n c u l o and D a v i d B a t e s a s C a l i b a n w e r e o u t s t a n d i n g , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e l a s t named.

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SUNDAY, 1 1 t h MARCH. I.C. Mountaineering Club.

High Rocks Meet.

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L e a d e r G.Gooberman.

MONDAY, 1 2 t h MARCH. L . I . F . C . U . ( I . C ) "The C h r i s t i a n F a i t h ; t h e P e r s o n a l F a c t o r " , by R e v . R . R e e s . 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 Radio Soc. " E l e c t r i c R a i l w a y s a t your s e r v i c e " by B . J . P r i g m o r e , Room 0 4 , 5.10 p.m.

"The P h i l o s o p h y o f R e a l I.C. P h i l o s o p h i c a l G r o u p . i s m " by P r o f . L e v y .

Large P h y s i c s Theatre, 5 15 p«m • TUESDAY, 1 3 t h MARCH I.C. R a i l w a y S o c . " C o n t r a s t s b e t w e e n B r i t i s h and O v e r s e a s R a i l w a y P r a c t i c e s " , by C . S h e r r i n g t o n .

R.C.S. M a t h s . & P h y s i c s S o c .

Annual S o c i e t y Photop.m. g r a p h , R.C.S. s t e p s 1.45 WEDNESDAY, 1 4 t h MARCH I.C.H.C. v . I n d i a m e n .

Away.

I.C. Chem, S o c .

Works v i s i t t o M e s s r s . B a r c l a y P e r k i n s & Co. L t d .

A s s o c i a t i o n F o o t b a l l T e c h n o l o g y Cup f i n a l .

G u i l d s R a d i o Soc. V i s i t t o London A i r p o r t . H o u n s l o w .

THURSDAY, 1 5 t h MARCH C & G Eng. S o c .

A.G.M. and f i l m show " O p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h e E m p i r e " , Room 15 C & G, 5 p.m.

I . C . Chem. S o c .

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Distinguished Visi t o r ' s A d d r e s s " S y n t h e s i s i n t h e S t e r o l Group" b y S i r R o b e r t R o b i n s o n , P.R.S. I C. M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b .

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I.C.B.C. "Head o f t h e R i v e r " .

Mortlake to Putney.

I.C.W.S.C. N e t b a l l v . W e s t f i e l d .

Home, 1 0 , 3 0 .

I . C . E n t . C t t e , "Hop" U n i o n , 8.0 p.m.

SUNDAY, 1 8 t h MARCH I.C. F i l m S o c . F i l m Show: Rene C l a i r ' s "Le M i l l i o n " a t 7.30 i n t h e New L o u n g e .

MONDAY, 1 9 t h MARCH E n d s & Means L e c t u r e , P r o f . F . G . G r e g o r y , " P l a n t P h y s i o l o g y as an A p p l i e d S c i e n c e " .

Large Chem. L e c t u r e T h e a t r e , 4.15 p.m.

I . C . D r a m a t i c S o c . p r e s e n t s "The A s c e n t o f F 6 " by A u d e n a n d I s h e r w o o d , U n i o n , 7.15 p.m.

TUESDAY, 2 0 t h MARCH Chem. S o c . "The A d d i t i o n s o f H a l o g e n s t o Robertson U n s a t u r a t e d Compounds" by P r o f . P.W. M.A., P h . D. a t 5.15 i n R.C.S. "The A s c e n t o f F 6 " , U n i o n , 7.15 p.m.

R.C.S. M a t h s . & P h y s . S o c . L e c t u r e b y S i r D a v i d Brunt.

L a r g e P h y s i o s T h e a t r e , 5.15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 2 1 s t MARCH I . C . Chem. S o c .

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"The A s c e n t o f F 6 " U n i o n , 7.15 p.m.

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Heading had d e c i d e d t o row f l a t o u t f o r t h e f i r s t h a l f , i n an attempt t o break the h e a r t o f t h e I.C. c r e w , w h i c h was a t a v e r y m a r k e d d i s a d v a n t Heading going age i n t h e m a t t e r o f s t a t i o n s . ahead a t t h e s t a r t h a d a n u n s e t t l i n g e f f e o t o n 1.0. a n d a r u s h d e v e l o p e d i n a n e f f o r t t o d r a w level.

As a r e s u l t , t h e y were 1 l / 2 l e n g t h s down a t t h e h a l f d i s t a n c e .

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From h e r e t o t h e f i n i s h t h e y were a d i f f e r e n t c r e w and, r o w i n g v e r y w e l l i n d e e d , p a s s e d Heading t o w i n by 1/3 o f a l e n g t h i n 8 m i n . 54 s e c .

This crew, w i t h s u c h a f i g h t i n g s p i r i t , i 3 p o t e n t i a l l y a v e r y f a s t one i f i t w i l l a l l o w i t s e l f t h e t i m e , i n t h e r i g h t p l a c e s , t o a p p l y i t ' s f u l l power.

The 2 n d . E i g h t made n o m i s t a k e .

Going o f f a t 37 a n d y e t b e i n g 1/2 a l e n g t h down a t t h e end o f t h e f i r s t m i n u t e d i d n o t w o r r y them..

On t h e b e t t e r s t a t i o n , t h e y s e t t l e d down t o row through t h e i r opponents by l e t t i n g the boat r u n between t h e s t r o k e s and g i v i n g themselves time to prepare f o r and t a k e a t r u e and s o l i d next stroke.

A t t h e end o f t h e second minute t h e y were 1 l e n g t h a h e a d a n d d r o p p i n g t h e i r r a t i n g , (at one p o i n t a s l o w a s 2 4 ) , t h e y h a d a c o m f o r t a b l e r o w , w o r k i n g i t u p t o 36 a t t h e f i n i s h , t o w i n e a s i l y i n 6 m i n . 59 s e o .

The 3 r d . E i g h t t o o h a d a c o m f o r t a b l e r o w , t h o u g h somewhat more r u g g e d t h a n t h e 2nd.. E i g h t .

T h e i r p a r t i o u l a r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a s a crew i s a w h o l e - h e a r t e d a t t a c k o n t h e b e g i n n i n g , w h i o h was v e r y much i n e v i d e n c e a s t h e y w h i p p e d t h e r a t i n g u p a t t h e f i n i s h o f t h e race,, The r e s u l t was e a s i l y a n d t h e t i m e 5 m i n . 10 s e o .

The 4 t h . E i g h t rowed a w e l l - j u d g e d r a o e , and t h o u g h b a r e l y a o a n v a s a h e a d a t t h e R e g a t t a f i n i s h , s t r o k e timed h i s f i n a l spurt t o a n i c e t y and w e l l b a c k e d u p b y t h e r e s t o f t h e c r e w , won by 1 1/2 l e n g t h s i n 5 m i n . 24 s e c .

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A f t e r t h e p r e l i m i n a r y b o u t s o n F r i d a y 23rd F e b . , t h e s e m i - f i n a l s a n d f i n a l s w e r e h e l d i n t h e gymnasium on T h u r s d a y , 1 s t March.

A p u g i l i s t i c evening o p e n e d w i t h t h e m a t c h w h e r e i n W . G a r d n e r (R.S.M.) earned t h e p o t f o r the winner o f the best f i g h t .

His o p p o n e n t M . H u l l ( C & G) s h a r e s t h e c r e d i t f o r t h i s ' r i n g - w a r m e r ' w h i c h s e t t h e p a c e f o r t h e competitions.

N e x t 'Gabby' G a l e s ' ( R . C . S . ) e x p e r i e n ce o v e r c a m e G.Evans ' \ R.S.M.) p l u c k , t h e f i g h t b e i n g stopped i n t h e second round.

A p a s de d e u x e n s u e d w i t h T e r r y Hulme (R.S.M.) a n d R . C a r o l i n ( R C S ) the t a t t e r ' s p i r o u e t t e s f a i l i n g t o score the points.

The m i d d l e w e i g h t f i n a l saw P . H u c k i n (R.S.M.) - a v e r y f i n e b o x e r - s c o r e a t e c h n i c a l K.O. o v e r a v e r y game T o n y G r e e n f i e l d ( R . S j M . ) .

Stan Copnelman (R.C.S.), p u n c t u a t i n g h i s blows w i t h adjustments t o h i s c o i f f u r e , K.O'd B i l l Cook (C &. G) a f t e r a h e c t i c , e v e n l y matched s e s s i o n .

After the i n t e r v a l , the cruiserweight f i n a l saw P . E b s w o r t h ' s (R.S.M.) o r t h o d o x y j u s t o u t p o i n t i n g t h e d a m a g i n g w i n d m i l l i n g o f K.Brookma n ( R . C . S . ) .

P e r h a p s t h e b l o o d i e s t f i g h t o f t h e e v e n i n g was t h a t w h e r e i n t h e c o o l A n d r e w F a b e l (R.S.M.) b e a t P. H a r d i n g (R.C.S.) o n p o i n t s .

T h e r e i s no n e e d t o e n l a r g e upon t h e l a t t e r ' s courage.

David Otorrs's (R.S.M.) h e a v y w e i g h t o n s l a u g h t p a i d q u i c k d i v i d e n d s , J o h n B o t t e r i l l (C & G) g e t t i n g l i t t l e o p p o r t u n i t y to d i s p l a y h i s b o x i n g s k i l l , t h e f i g h t b e i n g stoppI n h i s second f i g h t o f t h e evene d i n r o u n d one. i n g t h e p l u c k y G a r d n e r l o s t o n a t e c h n i c a l K.0- t o M i k e Humphreys (R.S.M.).

A quickstep fight f o l l owed ( s , q , q , s , ) i n w h i c h "Gabby" G a l e s (R.C.S.) o u t p o i n t e d A n t o n B r o w n (R.S.M.).

Holy Reynolds ( R . C S . ) hung on f o r two rounds a g a i n s t " K i l l e r " Hulme ( R . S - M . ) , t h e f i g h t b e i n g s t o p p e d i n t h e third.

Squat S t a n Coppelham ( s t i l l q u i f f f l i p p ing) K.O'd l a n k y T e d B e l l (R.S.M.) i n a f i g h t w h i c h thoroughly aroused p a r t i s a n f e e l i n g i nt h e audience.

A very f i n e conclusion t o a f i n e evening' s sport.

The R e c t o r p r e s e n t e d t h e I n t e r - C o l l e g e B o x i n g Cup t o " K i l l e r " H u l m e , t h e c a p t a i n o f t h e w i n n i n g t e a m , t h e M i n e s Jbsaving g a i n e d 1 8 p o i n t s t o R.C.S's 28 a n d G u i l d s ' 1 0 .

S i r Roderic H i l l also present e d t h e b e s t w i n n e r ' s p o t t o W.Gardner (R.S.M.).

I t i s hoped t h a t I.C. w i l l p r o v i d e p l e n t y o f v o c a l s u p p o r t f o r t h e i r b o x e r s i n t h e U.L. I n t e r - C o l l e g e C h a m p i o n s h i p s w h i c h a r e t o be h e l d a t L.S.E. a t 7 pm on M a r c h 1 6 t h .

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Of t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s a f t e r w a r d s l i t t l e n e e d be s a i d , e x c e p t t o s a y t h a t i t d i d y o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n t ' s h e a r t good t o s e e t h e B o a t C l u b b e h a v i n g w i t h a s p i r i t and v e r v e t h a t i t has n o t d i s p l a y e d f o r some y e a r s .

T h i s i s no time f o r c o m p l a c e n c y b u t l e t u s hope t h a t t h i s may p r o v e to be t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l year's rowing.

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I n v e r y g o o d s a i l i n g w e a t h e r I.C- b e a t O x f o r d U n i v e r s i t y a f t e r a w e l l - f o u g h t match.

On a s w o l l en r i v e r a n d a f a s t c u r r e n t I . C . h e l m s m e n d i d a wond e r f u l j o b , coming c l o s e f i r s t s i n b o t h r a c e s , w i t h t h e o t h e r s b u n c h e d s o t h a t t h e r e was l i t t l e b e t w e e n them.

1.0. i s s t i l l o n t o p i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y p o i n t s r a c i n g a n d w i t h o n l y a f e w w e e k s t o g o i t seems t h a t t h e y have e v e r y chance o f w i n n i n g t h e cup.

The c l u b welcomes t h e r e c e n t change i n i t s c o n s t i t u t i o n w h i c h makes i t a n A t h l e t i c C l u b , f o r t h e r e i s l i t t l e d o u b t t h a t s a i l i n g i s a s p o r t i n e v e r y sense o f t h e word.

Summer p l a n s i n c l u d e e n t r i e s t o t h e R i c k m a n s w o r t h Team T r o p h y , t h e M o r t o n - S t e v e n s o n Trophy,the N i n a Wood T r o p h y , a n d t h e RaN.V.R. C h a l l e n g e T r o p h y .

I t i s a l s o hoped t o t a k e boats t o H a y l i n g I s l a n d f o r a w e e k ' s s a i l i n g h o l i d a y a t t h e e n d o f t h e summer term.

I,C. 3 - R o y a l V e t . C o l l . 10 iioo s v i i o g j o f l tftlT SfrrTr&eijl Âťvad oJ b i e e ed v l b Waterlogged grounds had caused t h e c a n c e l l a t ion o f matches i n t h e p r e v i o u s t h r e e weeks, b u t on F e b . 2 4 t h I . C . w e r e a b l e t o p l a y R.V.C. f o r t h e t h i rd time t h i s season. ( T w i c e b e f o r e i n t h e U.L. c u p s c o r e s b e i n g 3-3 a n d 0 - 3 ) .

On t h i s o c c a s i o n I . C . were n o t a t f u l l s t r e n g t h and were d e f e a t e d b y t h e c l e a r margin o f two g o a l s t o a p e n a l t y g o a l (10-3).

F o r w a r d t h e s i d e s were e v e n l y matched b u t b e h i n d t h e s c r u m t h e V e t s c o m b i n e d b e t t e r a n d w e r e more t h r u s t f u l and dangerous.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o B i l l Robinson on h i s e l e c t i o n t o t h e c a p t a i n c y o f U.L. R u g g e r .

This i s the s e c o n d s u c c e s s i v e y e a r t h a t t h e c l u b h a s h a d an I.C. C a p t a i n .

A T H L E T I C S The f i r s t o f t h e i n t e r - c o l l e g e c o n t e s t s h a s a l r e a d y b e e n h e l d (The T u g ) , a n d t h e T h r e e M i l e s i s to b e d e c i d e d on Wednesday, 1 4 t h March a t P a d d i n g ton.

T h i s date i s a l s o t h a t o f t h e F r e s h e r s ' T r i a l s , when i t w i l l b e s e e n how t h e new b l o o d compa r e s w i t h t h e o l d ; rumour has i t t h a t dark h o r s e s are p r e v a l e n t .

I t i s hoped t h a t t h e C o l l e g e C a p t a i n s w i l l use the F r e s h e r s ' T r i a l s t o seed t h e i r a t h l e t e s f o r the Annual S p o r t s , and t h a t encouragement w i l l be f o r t h c o m i n g f r o m t h e i r a r m c h a i r s u p p o r t e r s and c r i t i c s , a s w e l l a s t h e l i t t l e b a n d s o f w o u l d - b e w o r l d b e a t e r s f r o m R.C.S., G u i l d s a n d R.S.M. A.B.

P R I N T E D B Y T H E FIGARO P R E S S â&#x20AC;˘ B 7 . MOORE P A R K ROAD,