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The n i g h t a t H a r l i n g t o n was p r e c e d e d b y a n ICU g e n e r a l m e e t i n g on Hov. 1 s t . , a t w h i c h t h e a r r a n g e ments were a n n o u n c e d b y t h e P r e s i d e n t , M r . D.K. N i c o l a s . ' We were i n f o r m e d t h a t t r o u b l e had b e e n e x p e r i e n c e d o v e r t h e f i r i n g o f r o c k e t s and t h a t t h i s w o u l d have t o be done a t a t i m e t o be d e c i d e d by t h e L o n d o n A i r p o r t ; a l s o t h a t n o V e r y L i g h t s were t o be u s e d , on P o l i c e and L o n d o n A i r p o r t i n s t r u c t i o n s . However, t h e m e e t i n g had i t s b r i g h t e r moments, a s when a n e n q u i r e r q u e s t i o n e d w h e t h e r t h e b e e r was s t r o n g enough t o be a b l e t o s t a n d b e f o r e s a l e , and a l s o i n d e b a t i n g w h e t h e r t o d e f e n d t h e U n i o n a g a i n s t a t t a c k w h i l e most o f i t s members were at Harlington.

T h i s b e i n g n e a r London A i r p o r t , the whole i n t e r n a t o n a l f i e l d was a f f e c t e d , and many r e p o r t s have come i n o f h i g h l y p l a c e d D i p l o m a t s c a n c e l l i n g T h e i r f l i g h t s and m a k i n g s u r r e p t i t i o u s d i v e r s i o n s t o P r e s t w i c k and Lympne. Of c o u r s e t h e A i r p o r t o f f i c i a l s d i d t h e i r bes t by i n s i s t i n g t h a t the l a u n c h i n g o f a l l r o c k e t s e x c e e d i n g a h u n d r e d f o o t c e i l i n g be r e f e r r e d t o t h e a i r p o r t c o n t r o l t o w e r . However t h e announcement t h a t 'none o f our a i r c r a f t a r e m i s s i n g c a n o n l y be p r o v i s i o n a l a s i t i s b e l i e . v e d a number o f r o c k e t s t i c k s have s t i l l t o r e t u r n t o e a r t h , a n d may c a u s e u n i m a g i n e a b l e havoc y e t .

But t h i s was j u s t c h i l d s - p l a y compared w i t h t h e d a n g e r s on t h e g r o u n d , and i t i s f e a r e d t h a t many y o u n g men f o u n d i t n e c e s s a r y t o e x e r c i s e t h e i r p r o t e c t i v e powers o n t h e i r c o m p a n i o n s . D a i - F a w k e s , i n h i s r o b e s , was b u r n t on h i s death-bed', j u s t b y t h e g a t e s , s u r r o u i d e d b y a h o w l i n g mob o f d i a b o l i c a l l y metamorphosed s t u d e n t s , w i t h a n a r c h i s t i c g l i n i s i n t h e i r e y e s . I n f a c t t h i s t e m p o r a r y d i s t o r t i o n was so g r e a t t h a t a l o n e d r i n k e r was l a t e r h e a r d t o comp l a i n t h u t he c o u l d no l o n g e r recognisedany o f h i s friends.

A l t h o u g h the f i r e w o r k a i c p l a y ws.s f i n e , a n d e v e r y t h i . t , t h a t s h o u l d have gone o f f , went o f f , alon^ with oue t h a t s h o u l d n ' t , t h e m a i n a t t r a c t i o n was u n u o u b t e d l y t h e 'Hop'. The Rugger, S o c c e r and Hockey C l u l s made' tv.o r a f f i s h s t r a w guys i n p r o p e r / - . i t , oil a b a c k c l o f c h w h i c h g a v e c o n s i d e r a b l e t o n e t o t h e p r o c e e d i n g s , t o matc h t h e I.C.W.A. e f f o r t on t h e b o n f i r e guy.

The u a n c i n g became p r o g r e s s i v e l y more h i l a r i o u s w i t h a n e n d u r a n c e P o l k a and a d i s a s t r o u s 'Hoxy-koky', i n b o t h o f w h i c h J a c k H o w a r t h managed s u c c e s s f u l l y t o c o l l a p s e under a p i l e o f shock-happy revellers.

Derek Hughes was s e e n i n c o n v u l s i o n s e y . t r a c t i n ^ a v e r y l i v e l y c r a c k e r f r o m his l e f t s o c k e t , fli.u. r r e i n c ; m a t e d ' D a i ' was o b s e r v e d t r a v e l l i n g h o r i z o n t a l l y at s h o u l d e r h e i g h t i n a n unspecified direction.

A l t o g e t h e r the t h r e e c l u b s a r e t o be s e v e r e l y c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n s u c h a d i s t r a c t i n g e v e n i n g , and we s u g g e s t t h e y r u n a. p e r manent Road House o n t h e B a t h Road f o r d e s t i t u t e s t u a e n t h i t c h - h i k e r s . Whet a p p e a r e d a t f i r s t a.n i n c o n v e n i e n t arrangement- became a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l blow-off indeed.

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S i r A n d r e w McCanoe, a s t h e D i s t i n g u i s h e d V i s i t o r a t Commemoration, gave a s h i s a d d r e s s , o n t h e R o y a l S c h o o l of M i n e s , some p o r t r a i t s o f t h e f i r s t P r o f e s s o r s of t h e S c h o o l , and a c c o u n t s o f t h e i r a t t i t u d e and d e v e l o p m e n t of i t f r o m i t s s t a r t w i t h i n the Jermyn S t r e e t h e a d q u a r t e r s o f the G e o l o g i c a l Survey t o i t s f e d e r a t i o n w i t h the R.C.S. and G u i l d s i n t o t h e I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e i n 1907 .

T h u r s d a y was a f i n e autumn day f o r the Comm e m o r a t i o n P r o c e s s i o n and Ceremony, w h i c h s t a r t e d a t 2.30 p.m.

The C h a i r m a n o f t h e Ceremony was S i r C a m p b e l l S t u a r t , who d e p u t i s e d f o r V i s c o u n t F a l m o u t h , C h a i r m a n o f t h e G o v e r n i n g Body.

The a d d r e s s b y the D i s t i n g u i s h e d V i s i t o r f o l l o w e d t h e Diplomats, p r e s e n t a t i o n of the new A s s o c i a t e s and H o n o r a r y A s s o c i a t e s and F e l l o w s ; t h e Ceremony was b r o u g h t t c a n end b y t h e R e c t o r ' s t h a n k s t o S i r Andrew.

The f o r m a l C o n v e r s a z i o n e f o l l o w e d on Thursday e v e n i i j g , o r g a n i s e d by t h e M i n e s ' U n i o n f o r t h e R.S.M. Association.

I t re-opened on F r i d a y morning f o r . i n f o r m a l v i s i t s by t h e members o f t h e u o l l e g e , a n d t h o s e who went saw p l e n t y o f i n t e l l i g e n t and humorous d i s p l a y s . ,,'e must m e n t i o n t h e ' P o l i t i c a l P a l a e n t o l o y ' and t n e 'Mine' - t h e g r a p h i c a l f o r e c a s t i n JJELIX c o m b i n e d t h e s t y l e o f b o t h . The f l o r a l d e c o r a t i o n s f o r b o t h o c c a s i o n s were done by I.C....A. F i n a l l y , o n " r i d g y nifeht ca.me t . e Commemora t i o n B a l l a t Grosve..or House. About 85C p e o p l e were t h e r e , i n c l u d i n g a l a r ^ e number o f o l d s t u d e n t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y o l d M i n e r s . The e x c i t e ments o f t h e G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n and t h e s p i r i t one e x p e c t s o f a 'Mines N i g h t ' combined t o make a memorable e v e n i n g . A l t h o u g h t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e e l e c t i o n were no l o n g e r i n d o u b t , t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e U n i o n drew a p p l a u s e w i t h t h e a n n ouncement t h a t Mr. C h u r c h i l l had b e e n summoned t o Buckingham P a l a c e . &

The T a t l e r p h o t o g r a p h e r s were i n e v i d e n c e and wrought havoc o n t h e dance f l o o r and among t h e t a b l e s . T h e r e were t h e u s u a l c l a n d e s t i n e e f f o r t s -some s u c e s s f u l - t o a v o i d t h e Gro^v'enor House c o r k a g e . About m i d n i g h t t h e band showed t h e i r m e t t l e by a n impromptu r e n d e r i n g o f t h e M i n e s Song : a crowd o f M i n e s s u r g e d t o t h e f l o o r t o j o i n t h e i r P r e s i d e n t i n s o n g . I n a s h o r t speech a f t e r w a r d s , D a v i d G r i f f i t h s , i n t r o d u c e d by t h e P r e s i d e n t o f I.C. U n i o n , t h a n k e d t h e C o l l e g e f o r a l l o w i n g t h e B a l l t o be a'Mines o c c a s i o n ' .

The B a l l ended a t 2.0 a.m. but back i n t h e U n i o n and i n t h e H o s t e l t h e p l a y i n g o f m u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s c o u l d be h e a r d u n t i l t h e e a r l y hours.

A q u i e t weekend f o l l o w e d . At t h e S a t u r d a y hop a l a r g e s e c t i o n o f t h e d a n c e r s were n o t i c e ably l e s s a c t i v e than u s u a l .

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H a v i n g t r i e d i t now f o r t h r e e weeks I w o u l d r a t h e r t h e o l d ' s y s t e m w e r e k e p t . The p r e s e n t s e r v i c e i s slow, and ...ore e x p e n s i v e . I f y o u a r e i n a h u r r y y o u h a v e t o f o r e g o t h e mec.l, a n d i f y o u l i k e t o s i t and c o n v e r s e o v e r t h e c o f f e e , y o u c a n n o t b e c a u s e o f t h e s e c o n d s i t t i n g . M o r e o v e r , i t must s u r e l y add t o G a r d n e r ' s d i f f i c u l t i e s i n r e d u c i n g the notorious d e f i c i t to introduce t h i s elaborate y e t s t i l l i n a d e q u a t e s e r v i c e . T h e r e ' s o n l y one good t h i n g a b o u t t h e w h o l e a f f a i r - i t m i g h t impress v i s i t o r s .

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T h i s i s a r e a l l y t r a g i c s t a t e , a r e we t o l e a v e t h i s C o l l e g e t o s e r v e a s mere t e c h n i c i a n s , c o n t e n t t o l e t o t h e r s govern the c r e a t i o n o f our b r a i n s f o r t h e i r p r o f i t ? Or a r e we g o i n g t o make an e f f o r t t o understand the i s s u e s i n the World today.

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The p a s t few y e a r s h a v e s e e n a s t e a d y d e c l i n e i n t h e number and n a t u r e o f c o l l e g e r a g s . No l o n g e r a r e s t o r i e s r e c o u n t e d o f a d v e n t u r e and misadventure; s t o r i e s , l i k e the fisherman's, i n c r e a s i n g w i t h the t e l l i n g discom'forts o f the t i m e f o r g o t t e n . Such s p o n t a n e o u s e x p r e s s i o n s o f c o l l e g e s p i r i t are being shouldered-out o f existence.

Ever s i n c e the f o u n d a t i o n o f the U n i v e r s i t i e s t h e r e has b e e n "war" b e t w e e n them and t h e c i v i l a u t h o r i t i e s .

D u r i n g t h e m i d d l e ages many b l o o d y b a t t l e s were f o u g h t between t h e s c h o l a r s and t h e t o w n s p e o p l e , t h e c o l l e g e a u t h o r i t i e s t a k i n g arms w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s a g a i n s t t h e " p l e b s " . What a d i f f e r e n c e f r o m t h e p o s i t i o n t o d a y when o u r own U n i v e r s i t y has j o i n e d f o r c e s w i t h t h e c i v i e s . ' ' .

Y e t a n o t h e r f a c e t o f t h e modern t r e n d t o w a r d s a more and more h i g h l y o r g a n i s e d e x i s t e n c e . The U n i v e r s i t i e s no l o n g e r a law u n t o t h e m s e l v e s , a r e a cog i n the wheel o f the super s t a t e .

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F o u r h u n d r e d a c r e s , e n c l o s e d by t h e S e r p e n t i n e , B a y s w a t e r Road, P a r k Lane and K n i g h t s b r i d g e , i s a s m a l l area to c o n t a i n f o o t b a l l p i t c h e s , running t r a c k s and t h e famous R o t t e n Row, now h a l f m e t a l l e d , on w h i c h we s p o r t f a n c y c l o t h e s and f a n c i e s .

F o r t h e h o u r b e t w e e n l e c t u r e s , t h e b o w l i n g and p u t t i n g greens and the r e s t a u r a n t are q u i t e near t h e c o l l e g e , o n t h e way t o t h e S e r p e n t i n e i n w h i c h y o u c a n swim ( i n s e a s o n ) o r b o a t , CKfoKO ST.

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CONTRIBUTIONS. C o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r F E L I X a r e always welcomed, and a l t h o u g h we w i l l c o n s i d e r a n y t h i n g , t h e p e r s o n a l i d e n t i t y o f nom-de-plumes must be known t o a member o f t h e E d i t o r i a l S t a f f .

A l l matter s h o u l d be p o s t e d i n t h e I.C. U n i o n L e t t e r - r a c k a s e a r l y a s p o s s i b l e , and b e f o r e t h e a f t e r n o o n o f t h e F r i d a y before p u b l i c a t i o n .

I n c e r t a i n cases s p o r t o r o t h e r r e p o r t s c a n be a c c e p t e d up t o Sunday m i d d a y .

A l l a r t i c l e s s h o u l d be t y p e d i f p o s s i b l e ; As and t h i s i s e s s e n t i a l f o r l a s t - m i n u t e i t e m s . the typed-matter i s used I n the p r i n t i n g process d i r e c t l y , i t must be t o t h i s s p e c i f i c a t i o n t o be of use: i n 5" w i d e c o l u m n s ( p r e f e r a b l y i n d e n t 5 ) , s i n g l y - s p a c e d l i n e s , o n one s i d e o f g o o d , m a t t , p l a i n w h i t e p a p e r ; a n d be w e l l b l a c k , I . e . a s b y new r i b b o n .

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I n h i s l e c t u r e a t the Royal C o l l e g e of A r t , w h i c h was a t t e n d e d b y a s p r i n k l i n g o f I.C. members, Dr.Bronowski s a i d t h a t A r c h i t e c t u r e should use the s c i e n c e o f t h e day.

Science i s becoming imaginat i v e , and i m a g i n a t i o n i n s c i e n c e s t i m u l a t e s imagi n a t i o n a s a whole. Science no l o n g e r b e l i e v e s t h a t v e r y . l a r g e o r v e r y s m a l l s y s t e m s work l i k e a meccano m o d e l . A r c h i t e c t s s h o u l d r e c o n s t r u c t t h e i r a t t i t u d e t o t h e i r a g e - o l d problems so a s t o use the new s c i e n t i f i c c o n c e p t o f g e n e r a l shape r a t h e r t h a n t h e o l d one o f e x a c t measurement . T h e y should f o l l o w the e Le o f the A r c h i t e c t s o f t h e S o u t h Bank E x hibi

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G a r b l e A r c h , c o n t a i n i n g O r a t o r s ' C o r n e r and a D r i n k i n g F o u n t a i n , i s not n e a r l y s o i n t e r e s t i n g a s Hyde P a r k c o r n e r , w h i c h a p a r t f r o m h a v i n g t h e A r t i l l e r y m e m o r i a l , C o n s t i t u t i o n A r c h and a. c o l o s s a l A c h i l l e s made f r o m W e l l i n g t o n ' s c a n n o n s , i s much f a v o u r e d by l e a r n e r d r i v e r s , who may be s e e n r o t a t i j i g f o r hours round the i s l a n d s , unable to escape.

Westward o f t h e P a r k , K e n s i n g t o n Gardens h o u s e s t h e c r e a t o r o f t h e 1851 E x h i b i t i o n .

His stony look, d i r e c t e d a t t h e E x h i b i t i o n c a t a l o g u e , and t h e a n g e l s above him who r a i s e a r t i s t i c a l l y o u t r a g e d arms t o heaven, are s t i m u l a t i n g at l e a s t .

"He s m i l e s n o t o n F a i r S c i e n c e ' s humble home, But m e l a n c h o l i c a l l y s c a n s t h e Dome."

W.A.W. S.H.W. ( I t i s hoped t o c o n t i n u e t h i s s e r i e s l a t e r w i t h a r t i c l e s on 'How t o go t o t h e T h e a t r e G a l l e r y ' , 'Where t o e a t a r o u n d I . C . ' , ' K e n s i n g t o n Gardens', 'The C i t y on S u n d a y s ' e t c .

S u c h c o n t r i b u t i o n s a r e i n v i t e d f r o m anyone w i t h We i n t e n d t h a t t h e y s h o u l d ideas along these l i n e s . t h e y must be d e s i g n e d f o r be o f g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t , b u t s t u d e n t s who w i l l be i n L o n d o n o n l y f o r t h e i r t i m e a t I.C.; b e t h e y f r o m B u e n o s A i r e s o r B a t h e a s t o n ; o r b o r n here.)

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A l a n Reec e came t o t h e C o l l e g e i n O c t o b e r 1 9 4 1 , a s a f i r s t y e a r G e o l o g i s t . A t t h e end o f i t h e i s e s s i o n he J o i n e d t h e N a v y , was c h o s e d a s a member o f t h e N a v a l E x p e d i t i o n t o Graham's L a n d and s p e n t two and a h a l f y e a r s i n t h e A n t a r t i c . On b e i n g demobbed he r e j o i n e d t h e G e o l o g y D e p a r t m e n t and t o o k h i s de d e g r e e i n 1 9 4 9 . W h i l e a t C o l l e g e he gave some f a s c i n a t i n g l e c t u r e s t o t h e De L a B e c h e C l u b and t h e N a t u r a l H i s t o r y S o c i e t y on t h e A n t a r t i c and i t was no s u r p r i s e when he j o i n e d , t h e B r i t i s h - S c a n d i n a v i a n E x p e d i t i o n t o Maudheim L a n d .

H i s main a c t i v i t i e s a t C o l l e g e were w i t h t h e B o a t C l u b and i n h i s l a s t y e a r he was e l e c t e d C a p t a i n o f t h e C l u b and was a member o f t h e H e n l e y c r e w .

B e f o r e s a i l i n g t o Maudheim L a n d he e x p r e s s e d a d e s i r e t o r e t u r n t o C o l l e g e and s u b m i t a Ph.D. T h e s i s on h i s w o r k i n t h e A n t a r t i c , and we- hope t h a t he w i l l be w i t h u s n e x t y e a r .

Ne 19?? ( a n u n p r i n t able delicacy) h i s age compares f a v o u r ably w i t h those of some s e n i o r s t u d e n t s A supporter of the Dark B l u e s , Deryck always ventures f o r t h to w i t n e s s t h e y e a r l y b a t t l e w i t h Cambridg e a t Twickenham and e v e n manages t o f i n d some excuse f o r t h e i r f a i l u r e i n the Boat Race,

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On a t t a i n i n g h i s M.A. i n Mathematics, Deryck forsook h i s native pastures i n Yorkshire to apply his' knowledge t o the b e n e f i t of R o l l s Royce i n D e r b y . He i s now t h e p r o u d p o s s e s s o r o f two c a r s , but a l a s a l t h o u g h the sun s t i l l s h i n e s h i s s t a n d a r d s have d e t e r i o r a t e d s i n c e t h o s e p l u t o c r a t i c days. Oxford a p p a r e n t l y s t i l l h e l d a great, a t t r a c t i o n so he r e t u r n e d t h e r e f o r a f u r t h e r two y e a r s t o l e a r n t o "Relax" under the l e a d e r s h i p of S i r R i c h a r d S o u t h w e l l , w i t h whom D e r y c k , a s a member o f s t a f f , , came t o J.C. i n 1943.

This i t i s g a t h e r e d was a memorable o c c a s i o n i n more ways t h a n one s i n c e he a r r i v e d a t t h e h e i g h t o f an a i r - r a i d ' and had t o s p e n d t h e n i g h t on S t . P a n c r a s S t a t i o n .

As a s p o r t s m a n h i s i n t e r e s t s a r e w i d e and varied.

V i c e P r e s i d e n t and P r e s i d e n t o f t h e r u g b y and e r i c k e t c l u b s r e s p e c t i v e l y a r e b u t two o f h i s h i g h e r o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n s w h i l s t h i s prowess at c a p t a i n i n g t h e Sunday c r i c k e t X I i s beyond question.

I f o n l y h i s s t a y a t t h e w i c k e t were o f a l o n g e r d u r a t i o n an a f t e r n o o n ' s e n t e r t a i n m e n t could be had by a l l w a t c h i n g h i s e f f o r t s t o c o n t a c t t h e ball.

R e t u r n i n g f r o m A m e r i c a where he s p e n t a y e a r a t M.I.T. he e n d e a v o u r e d t o i n s t i l u p o n t h e Rugby C l u b the a r t s of Yankee rugby but f o r t u n a t e l y such p a d d i n g was l a u g h e d a t . T o - d a y however he i s q u i t e o f t e n t o be s e e n a t H a r i i n g t o n where h i s u s e i n an a d v i s o r y o a p a o i t y i s h i g h l y a p p r e c i a t e d .

The S t a f f T e n n i s team i s y e t a n o t h e r o f h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s but i t i s rumoured t h a t h i s s e r v i c e i s becoming a l i t t l e " k n o t t y " .

S o c i a l l y Deryck i s a great asset to anything w i t h w h i c h he i s a s s o c i a t e d . As Dean o f R e s i d e n c e h i s diplomacy i n a v e r t i n g t r o u b l e w i t h i n the h o s t e l due t o i n e b r i a t e d r e s i d e n t s i s an e d u c a t i o n t o w i t n e s s and a l m o s t a p l e a s u r e t o the c u l p r i t .

A c o n f i r m e d b a t o h e l o r . i t was w i t h some s u r p r i s e t h a t a t t h e R.S.M. C o n v e r s a z i o n e t h e l i 3 t o f g u e s t s r e a d a s f o l l o w s " A l l e n , D.N. de a. and M r s . " - a d a r k h o r s e perhaps'.

May we t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o n g r a t u l a t e h i m on h i s a c h i e v e m e n t s w h i c h , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h o s e t o come, must s u r e l y g a i n ample r e w a r d f o r h i s industry.

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A f l y i n g c h i p o f r o c k damaged t h e r i g h t eye o f t h e g e o l o g i s t , A l a n R e e c e , when he was t a k i n g a sample o f t h e r o c k on 1 1 t h M a r c h , d u r i n g t h e summer's s l e d g i n g .

I met him e i g h t d a y s l a t e r and e x a m i n e d t h e eye, b u t no t r e a t ment was p o s s i b l e a t t h a t s t a g e as we were t h r e e weeks' j o u r n e y f r o m Maudheim.

When we a r r i v e d a t Maudheim on 3 0 t h May, t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e eye c o n d i t i o n was uns a t i s f a c t o r y , so I c o n s u l t e d by w i r e l e s s t h e eye s p e c i a l i s t , P r o f e s s o r S v e n L a r s s o n , o f L u n d , Sweden, w i t h r e g a r d t o t r e a t m e n t .

During the t r e a t m e n t my f e a r s were c o n f i r m e d t h a t t h e o t h e r eye was i n g r p v e d a n g e r o f b e c o m i n g a f f e c t e d , w h i c h w o u l d have r e s u l t e d i n t o t a l b l i n d n e s s ; o n l y t h e r e m o v a l o f t h e damaged eye c o u l d s a v e this.

With the p r o f e s s o r ' s advice I decided to o p e r a t e w i t h i n a week. i had n e v e r b e f o r e p e r f o r m e d o r s e e n s u c h a n o p e r a t i o n , and no one e l s e a t K a u d h e i m had had e x p e r i e n c e o f a s s i s t i n g i n an o p e r a t i o n .

I s t a r t e d preparations immediately, informing o n l y a few members o f my i n t e n t i o n s so as n o t to a l a r m the whole base.

The p h o t o g r a p h e r , S t i g H a l l g r e n , was t h o r o u g h l y i n s t r u c t e d i n t h e t e c h n i q u e o f i n t r a v e n o u s anaesthesia., and t r a i n e d h i m s e l f on s e v e r a l members, i n c l u d i n g m y s e l f , by giving vitamin injections.

The g e o l o g i s t , F r e d Roots, was^selected to a s s i s t i n the o p e r a t i o n , and t h e g l a c i o l o g i s t , V a l t e r S c h y t t , was taught the o p e r a t i n g nurse's task of h a n d l i n g the instrument t a b l e .

A t t h i s s t a g e , Reec e was i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e o p e r a t i o n was n e c e s s a r y , and gaVe h i s c o n s e n t , a n d i t mas d e c i d e d t h a t i t s h o u l d t a k e p l a c e The dog d r i v e r , P e t e r M e l l e b y , t h r e e days l a t e r . c o n s t r u c t e d the o p e r a t i o n t a b l e from s l e d g i n g b o x e s , and an o x y g e n mask f r o m s p a r e " w e a s e l " parts.

O p e r a t i o n l i n e n was sewn f r o m s h e e t s , and g a u z e , t o w e l s , l i n e n and i n s t r u m e n t s were sterilized.

The t e l e g r a p h i s t , E g i l R o g s t a d , was i n s t r u c t e d i n t a k i n g b l o o d p r e s s u r e , and t h e a s s i s t a n t s were g i v e n a l e s s o n i n s t e r i l i t y and o p e r a t i n g teamwork.

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The c l u b was f o u n d e d so t h a t s t u d e n t s f r o m t h e D o m i n i o n s and o t h e r Commonwealth t e r r i t o r i e s , and e v e n t h e U.S.A., may meet i n a c o n v i v i a l a t m o s p h e r e t o d i s c u s s e a c h o t h e r s ' c o u n t r i e s and c u s t o m s , and the p e c u l i a r l i f e l i v e d i n these i s l a n d s .

The o v e r seas f r e s h e r s d i d not f i n d the n a t i v e brew too r e p e l l e n t , and any p r e t e n c e o f f o r m a l i t y v a n i s h e d s o o n a f t e r K e n B o c k h a d r e a d what he c l a i m e d were t h e m i n u t e s o f t h e p r e v i o u s me e t l n g .

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E v e r y t h i n g was i n o r d e r on 2 1 s t J u l y f o r the o p e r a t i o n , w i t h almost every f a c i l i t y of At a s m a l l h o s p i t a l , except female nurses.

2 o ' c l o c k I p u l l e d t h e g l o v e s on, and w h i l e t h e a s s i s t a n t s completed the s t e r i l i t y arrangements I a r r a n g e d t h e i n s t r u m e n t s on t h e t a b l e .

At 2.45 Reece made an i m p r e s s i v e l y b r a v e e n t r a n c e , "You c l i m b e d t h e o p e r a t i o n t a b l e and- s a i d : know, I am s c a r e d s t i f f i n s i d e . " I t h e n began the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the intravenous anaesthetic.

When t h e p a t i e n t was a s l e e p , H a l l g r e e n t o o k o v e r w h i l e I c h a n g e d g l o v e s and p r e p a r e d the operating area.

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HOPPING & CHANGING. The e s s e n t i a l f e a t u r e o f a 'hop' i s i t s i n f o r m ality.

Some o f t h i s has a l r e a d y b e e n d e s t r o y e d by the i n t r o d u c t i o n of the t i c k e t system f o r the guests o f t h e U n i o n , b u t t h i s has n o t w o r r i e d us a g r e a t d e a l , a s t h e hops a r e p r i m a r i l y f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f I.C. U n i o n members. Of f a r g r e a t e r i m p o r t a n c e i s t h e n e c e s s i t y of a r i g o r o u s c h e c k on t h e U n i o n d o o r t o make t h e s y s t e m work, b u t t h i s , we r e a l i s e , i s a t h o r o u g h l y u n p o p u l a r m e a s u r e . M o r e o v e r i t has s t i l l p r o v e d i m p o s s i b l e t o k e e p away u n i n v i t e d g i r l s . . . t h e y a l l f i n d men f r o m I.C. who a r e r e a d y t o i n t r o d u c e them t o t h e U n i o n as p e r s o n a l g u e s t s , e v e n a f t e r t h e y have b e e n t u r n e d away f i v e m i n u t e s e a r l i e r . .

I t i s not s u r p r i s i n g t h a t the dancing space i s somewhat o v e r c r o w d e d !

I t w o u l d be p o s s i b l e t o a r r a n g e f o r more men t o be on d u t y , to impose a r i g o r o u s c h e c k , t o be more c a r e f u l , c a u t i o u s and c o l d - h e a r t e d w i t h ' g u e s t s on t h e U n i o n d o o r , o r e v e n t o p u t out a "House F u l l " n o t i c e when t h e c a p a c i t y o f the u p p e r f l o o r i s r e a c h e d , b u t t h e s e measures w o u l d d e s t r o y more o f t h e hop a t m o s p h e r e . The s o l u t i o n , we f e e l , i s To be q u i t e n o t t o be f o u n d a l o n g t h o s e l i n e s . c a n d i d , we have n o t f o u n d a s o l u t i o n , b u t I.C. C o u n c i l have g i v e n p e r m i s s i o n f o r t h e E n t e r t a i n ments C o m m i t t e e t o r u n a n EXPERIMENTAL a l l - t i c k e t hop on November 2 4 t h , a t w h i c h t h e c h e c k on U n i o n cards w i l l be u n n e c e s s a r y . We hope t h a t a l i t t l e o f the o l d f r i e n d l y atmosphere w i l l r e t u r n , a t the e x p e n s e o f a s k i n g everyone t o buy t h e i r t i c k e t s i n a d v a n c e . T i c k e t s f o r U n i o n members and t h e i r g u e s t s w i l l be on s a l e on Thursday and F r i d a y , November 22nd. and 2ird., f r o m the U n i o n o f f i c e annex d u r i n g t h e l u n c h h o u r .

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W a i t i n g f o r t h e o p e r a t i n g moment, I r e c a p i t u l a t e d a l l d e t a i l s o f t h e o p e r a t i o n i n my m i n d , w o n d e r i n g w h e t h e r I s h o u l d be a b l e t o f i n d a l l t h e d i f f e r e n t eye m u s c l e s , and t h e r i g h t p l a c e to cut the o p t i c nerve.

Slowly but s u r e l y H a l l g r e n put the p a t i e n t i n t o deeper unconsciousness, and my o p e r a t i n g k n i f e made t h e f i r s t c u t i n r> c i r c l e a r o u n d t h e eye p u p i l .

R o o t s a s s i s t e d s w i f t l y and c o o l l y .

Schytt handed the i n s t r u m e n t s i n p e r f e c t r o u t i n e .

Rogstad f o l l o w e d the p a t i e n t ' s blood p r e s s u r e .

Tne m e t e o r o l o g i s t , G o e s t a L i l j e q u ' i s t , k e p t a r e c o r d and p r e s s u r e o f t h e p u l s e c u r v e .

I f o u n d t h e f i r s t eye m u s c l e , and p a l l e d i t e a s i l y f o r t h w i t h my Kaudheim-made i n s t r u m e n t s .

Soon a l l t h e eye m u s c l e s were c u t .

The most dramat i c moment a r r i v e d when I f e l t f o r t h e o p t i c n e r v e , the only sound b e i n g the c l i c k i n g from t h e f i l m camera i n t h e b a c k g r o u n d .

Successf u l l y s e v e r i n g t h e n e r v e , I t h e n e x t r a c t e d the eye globe and t i e d t h e eye m u s c l e s t o g e t h e r , c l o s i n g t h e wound w i t h c o n j u n c t i b l e membrane. ihe o p e r a t i o n was s u c c e s s f u l l y o v e r a f t e r an e x c i t i n g two hours and f o r t y m i n u t e s .

E v e r y b o d y c o n g r a t u l a t e d me, b u t f o r me the most i m p o r t a n t p a r t was s t i l l l e f t , n a m e l y , to see t h e p a t i e n t s a f e l y t h r o u g h t h e p o s t - o p e r a t i v e stage.

At n i g h t , t h e a l a r m i n g l y m o u n t i n g pulse was c h e c k e d by i n j e c t i o n , and n e x t day a t i r e d but happy p a t i e n t r e c e i v e d t h e whole base at a bedside p a r t y ; h i s l e f t g o o d eye was now s a f e .

Rcece i s now on a sledge j o u r n e y i n the best of health.

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On T u e s d a y , Dec. 4 t h , P r o f . Madge G a r l a n d w i l l be s p e a k i n g u n d e r t h e h e a d i n g " F a s h i o n and A r c h i t e c t u r e " a t t h e R o y a l C o l l e g e o f A r t , 21 C r o m w e l l Road. T h e r e w i l l a l s o be e x h i b i t i o n s of V i s i t i n g C a r d Cases and of Dog C o l l a r s . The e x h i b i t i o n w i l l o p e n a t 6.30 and t h e l e c t u r e w i l l b e g i n a t 7.0 p.m.

icfs The f i l m show on Sunday, Nov 1 1 t h , w i l l c o n s i s t o f "Man o f A r a n " - ' " L i b e r t y ' s fajnous d o c u m e n t a r y , two C z e c h p u p p e t f i l m s s t a r r i n g "Mr. P r o k o u k " and a f i l m on t o w n p l a n n i n g i n A m e r i c a .

Members n e e d n o t o b t a i n t i c k e t s i n a d v a n c e , b u t Guest t i c k e t s s h o u l d be bought i n t h e O l d Lounge j u s t before the performance.

MUSIC

SOCIETY

On T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , November 2 2 n d , a t 5.30 p.m. i n t h e C. and G. C o u n c i l Room, t h e I.C. o r c h e s t r a w i l l p e r f o r m t h e Symphony No. 40 i n G M i n o r b y M o z a r t and t h e O v e r t u r e t o C o r i o l a n u s b y B e e t h o v e n . The programme w i l l a l s o i n c l u d e e n s e m b l e i t e m s by members o f t h e o r c h e s t r a .

T h i s w i l l be t h e f i r s t p u b l i c a p p e a r a n c e o f the o r c h e s t r a s i n c e i t took p a r t w i t h the c h o i r l a s t Christmas i n a performance of Handel's A c i s and G a l a t e a .

A l l members o f I . e . and t h e i r f r i e n d s w i l l be w e l c o m e . No t i c k e t s a r e r e q u i r e d , and t h e r e w i l l be no c o l l e c t i o n .

A f t e r t h e c o n c e r t t h e r e w i l l be an i n f o r m a l m u s i c a l p a r t y w i t h r e f r e s h m e n t s f o r Members o f t h e M u s i c a l S o c i e t y and t h e i r f r i e n d s . I t w i l l a s s i s t i n t h e c a t e r i n g i f t h o s e i n t e n d i n g t o come t o t h e p a r t y l e t one o f t h e o f f i c e r s o f t h e M u s i c a l S o c i e t y know i n a d v a n c e .

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On T h u r s d a y 15 Nov. a t 1.15 i n t h e C o u n c i l Room o f t h e C i t y and G u i l d s C o l l e g e , t h e l u n c h h o u r r e c i t a l w i l l be g i v e n by M i s s P a t r i c i a Andrew ( s o p r a n o ) and M i s s P a m e l a P r e s t o n ( o b o e ) .

The programme w i l l i n c l u d e a n oboe c o n c e r t o by P e r g o l e s i , songs by M o z a r t , W a r l o c k and D e l i u s , a n d two a r i a s by B a c h f o r s o p r a n o and c o n t i n u o w i t h oboe o b l i g a t o .

The p e r f o r m a n c e on 22 Nov. w i l l be by students from the U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e M u s i c a l Society.

F u l l d e t a i l s o f t h e programme a r e n o t y e t a v a i l a b l e , b u t t h e m a i n work w i l l be 'A Masque i n D i o c l e s i a n ' b y P u r c e l l .

CHRISTMAS CONCERT. Your a t t e n t i o n i s to the a d v e r t i s e m e n t i n this issue.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING The f i r s t S c o t t i s h C o u n t r y Dance M e e t i n g was h e l d i n t h e New Lounge on F r i d a y 2nd Nov. 'We hope t o h o l d t h e s e m e e t i n g s on F r i d a y e v e n i n g s , and t h e d a t e s w i l l be p o s t e d on t h e " I n t e r n a l " n o t i c e i n the Union.

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The L i t e r a r y and D e b a t i n g S o c i e t y w i l l be h o l d i n g a d e b a t e and dance w i t h B e d f o r d C o l l e g e on F r i d a y , November 1 6 t h . The m o t i o n b e f o r e t h e House w i l l be " T h a t women have y e t t o j u s t i f y t h e i r e m a n c i p a t i o n " and i t w i l l be p r o p o s e d b y I.C.. The d e b a t e w i l l be f o l l o w e d by l i g h t r e f r e s h m e n t s i n t h e U p p e r D i n i n g H a l l a n d a Dance i n t h e Gym.

ENGLISH ESSAY PRIZE D e t a i l s of the S i r A r t h u r A c l a n d E n g l i s h Essay P r i z e 1952, J u s t p u b l i s h e d by t h e C o l l e g e , i n c l u d e t h e s u b s t a n t i a l i n c r e a s e i n t h e P r i z e t o 25 g u i n e a s .

T h i s C o m p e t i t i o n i s open t o a l l s t u d e n t s s t u d y i n g f o r an A s s o c i a t e s h i p , e x c e p t t h o s e who have won i t b e f o r e , and t h e E s s a y s must r e a c h , t h e R e g i s t r a r n o t l a t e r t h a n J a h u a r y 1 2 t h , 19 52.

The s u b j e c t o f t h e C o m p e t i t i o n i s ' t o encourage good w r i t i n g of E n g l i s h and an i n t e r e s t i n f i e l d s o u t s i d e t h e s p e c i a l i t y of t h e c o m p e t i t o r ' , and e a c h c a n d i d a t e must s u b m i t an o r i g i n a l E n g l i s h E s s a y , n o t e x c e e d i n g 5000 w o r d s i n l e n g t h , on any s u b j e c t w h a t s o e v e r ; b u t no s p e c i a l i s e d t e c h n i c a l p a p e r s w i l l be c o n s i d e r e d .

The t i t l e s of the w i n n i n g e s s a y s of the l a s t f o u r y e a r s were: "What's i n a Name" ( 1 9 5 1 ) ; "The Human E l e m e n t as a F a c t o r i n Town P l a n n i n g " ; "Some R e f l e c t i o n s on B e i i r g i n t h e Cage"; and "The P h i l o s o p h y o f A l d o u s H u x l e y . "

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RIDING Toe. I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e R i d i n g Club t o l a y e a r i s a most f l o u r i s h i n g o r g a n i s a t i o n , there „„ing a t the moment a t o t a l o f f i f t e e n members.

T h i s i s a very g r a t i f y i n g s t a t e o f a f f a i r s , and, i n d e e d , i s adequate e x e m p l i f i c a t i o n o f the v a l i a n t s p i r i t abroad i n I.C. to-day. F o r , a f t e r a l l , the horse i s a huge, hard, h i g h , animal w i t h t e e t h and hooves that from l e a d i n g d i s t a n c e appear o f monstrous p r o p o r t i o n s . T h i s , however, has not daunted the 1951 f r e s h e r s who a r e , f o r the most p a r t , beginner s and nor should i t , f o r I.Cf. R i d i n g Club has always been proud Of i t s low death r a t e .

There appear t o be two t h i n g s which n o r m a l l y d e t e r beginners from t a k i n g up r i d i n g (apart from l a c k o f a h o r s e ) .

One i s the expense o f r i d i n g equipment, the o t h e r i s the s m a l l matter o f p e r s o n a l comfort.

The f i r s t does not apply s i n c e a t the I.C. R i d i n g Club no equipment i s r e q u i r e d .

N a t u r a l l y , a stout p a i r o f breeches helps c o n s i d e r a b l y i n the r e t e n t i o n o f one's a b i l i t y to walk but ( l i k e walking) t h i s i s not e s s e n t i a l .

The second?

W e l l , there i s a b s o l u t e l y no discomfort i n r i d ing.

The discomfort comes i n l e a r n i n g t o r i d e .

And even a f t e r one's f i r s t r i d e , a c o l d b a t h and v i o l e n t e x e r c i s e s f o r three q u a r t e r s o f an hour the next morning w i l l leave no after-effects.

Or p r a c t i c a l l y none.

The p e r i o d i c i t y o f r i d e s a t the moment i s phenomenal, the average approaching bi-weekly.

T h i s w i l l not be maintained s i n c e as the y e a r wears on, the imminence o f exams and the gener a l downward t r e n d o f bank b a l a n c e s w i l l apply a g l u t t e brake.

N e v e r t h e l e s s , the R i d i n g Club i s able to o f f e r a t frequent i n t e r v a l s a most p l e a s a n t open-air afternoon amid some o f the f i n e s t country around London.

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I.C.C.C.Cl^v. Q.M.C. v . U.C. v. London H o s p i t a l .

This race, run at Hampstead over 5£ miles o f heavy, h i l l y going, i n pouring r a i n , was the club's f i r s t r e a l t e s t o f the season. A very strong team was f i e l d e d , i n c l u d i n g f o u r from the U n i v e r s i t y 1st team. The r e s u l t was a very convincing w i n f o r I.C. who packed t h e i r e n t i r e team o f eight i n the f i r s t t h i r t e e n home.

Result:1 s t : - Chrssty, (L.H. ) 32 mins. 34 sees.

2nd:- F. Bagley, ( I . C . ) 32 • 41 " 58 3rd:- E. Whitlock, (I.C.) 32 04 33 4th:- D. P a i n , ( I 32 I.C. 84 U.C. Q.M.C. 93 133 L.H.

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T h i s r a c e , r u n a t Roehampton o v e r 5« m i l e s eosy g o i n g , r e s u l t e d i n a n o t h e r g o o d w i n f o r I.C. - who were r u n a i n g w i t h o u t t h e i r f o u r U n i v e r s i t y men Result:29 m i n s . 23 s e e s .

1 s t : - B . G o a t e r (S) 41 " 23 " 2nd: - P . O a v i e s (I.C.) 17 " 30 " 3 r d : - t . P a r k s i.C.) 19 " 4 t h : - E . C o t t e r e l l (S) 30 " Scores:-

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TEAMWORK

BOXING Some good b o x i n g was s e e n a t t h e i . C . B o x i n g C l u b N o v i c e s c o m p e t i t i o n h e l d i n t h e Gymnasium a t 5.45 p.m. o n T h u r s d a y , November 1 s t , and a l l who t o o k p a r t a r e t o b e commended o n t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e .

T h i s y e a r t h e c o m p e t i t i o n was r u n on a n I n t e r C o l l e g e b a s i s , b u t showed a d e p l o r a b l e l a t i k o f support from the G u i l d s a s the f o l l o w i n g r e s u l t shows:R.S.M 33 p o i n t s R.C.S. 18 p o i n t s C&G 3 points I t i s . t o b e hoped t h a t we s h a l l see some G u i l d s m e n i n t h e r i n g when we h o l d t h e I.C. I n t e r - C o l e g e Championships i n March.

The s u c c e s s o f a s c h o o l team o n a s p o r t s f i e l d depends t o a g r e a t e x t e n t upon t h e p r e s e n c e o f only two p l a y e r s o f g r e a t e r t h a n a v e r a g e s t a t u r e , b u t n o t n e c e s s a r i l y o f g r e a t e r a b i l i t y ; t h e c a p t a i n and v i c e i n t h e s i x t h , who c o m p l e t e l y d o m i n a t e t h e game b e t w e e n them, a t t a i n i n g h a l f t h e s e a s o n s s c o r e . j i a c h y e a r I.C. r e c e i v e ^ i t s q u o t a o f t h e s e pigmy g i a n t s e a c h e a g e r t o p r o v e h i s a b i l i t y , each c o n f i d e n t o f r e a c h i n g t h e f i r s t team t h e f i r s t week.

Remembering h i s happy u n o p p o s e d s c h o o l d a y s o u r f r e s h e r p l a y s a s e l f i s h game, d i s p l a y s b r i l l i a n t a r t i s t r y , b a f f l i n g and p a s s i n g h a l f h i s o p p o n e n t s , o n l y t o l o s e a t t h e c r i t i c a l moment t h e b a l l w h i c h i s p r o m p t l y s e n t t o d a n g e r o u s l y n e a r h i s own g o a l l i n e . Slov.ly he r e a l i s e s t h a t what d e f e a t s him e a c h t i m e i s team work, i n w h i c h ea.ch member o f t h e team adds h i s s h a r e , k e e p i n g t h e b a l l j u s t o u t o f r e a c h o f t h e o p p o s i t i o n , p a s s i n g f^om one t o a n o t h e r , u n t i l t h e b r e a c h i n t h e d e f e n c e i s w i d e enough f o r another score.

The s u c c e s s o f I.C. teams i s due t o t h e p r a c t i c e ,of teamwork, a l t h o u g h s ^ l l f a r f r o m p e r f e c t , r a t h e r s o o n e r t h a n most o f t h e i r opponents. Each game sees e l e v e n o r f i f t e e n men, a s the c a s e may be, welded more s o l i d l y t o g e t h e r , each man becoming an i n t e g r a l p a r t o f the team, an i n t e l l i g e n t and h i g h l y adaptable member of a n a t t a c k i n g mechanism. The e f f e c t i s not t o r e d u c e t h e team,aS'^inay be f e a r e d 4 t o the m e d i o c r i t y o f t h e l e a s t a b l e member, but t o ensure a s t a b l e and r e l i a b l e support f o r the g r e a t e r d e x t e r i t y o f the more able members. No i n d i v i d u a l play that does not lead to the g a i n of ground and foreward motion o f the team can be anything but a d i s c r e d i t t o the performer, and d e t r a c t i o n from enjoyment i n the game. Enjoyment of the game should ybe before and a f t e r a l l , the purpose of p l a y i n g , i n d i v i d u a l f i t n e s s and a b i l i t y w e l d e d i n teamwork being the most important means to the end.

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