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N o t t o be o u t d o n e b y t h e b l a z e r men o f the college, the Dram. Soc. are going ,on t o u r ' duri n g the long v a c a t i o n . T h e y a r e h o p i n g t o p u t on > a three-act play at Cheltenham for a week's r u n . I f the arrangements are s u c c e s s f u l l y completed, I . C D . 3 . w i l l be t h e f i r s t c o l l e g e p r o d u c t i o n t o play there. The p r o d u c e r w i l l be B e r n a r d l a t t e r , who w i l l b e r e m e m b e r e d a s T o m . D ' A r e y , t h e M . P . , i n the Christmas production.(See photograph i n the l a s t FELIX). Our J o i n i n g i n t h i s v e n t u r e , w h i c h s t a r t e d l a s t year w i t h the appearance of several produ c t i o n s by U n i v e r s i t y s o c i e t i e s , should not only experience spread the college r e p u t a t i o n , but such in a 'live' t h e a t r e s h o u l d be a n i n v a l u a b l e h e l p to the s o c i e t y .

We r e c e i v e d e x c e l l e n t s u p p o r t l a s t S u n d a y m o r e t h a n we e x p e c t e d b e c a u s e w e o m i t t e d t o request t h o s e coming t o s i g n up on the n o t i c e I n the Union h a l l . T h i s w i l l b e t h e r e f o r n e x t w e e k ; cm i t are spaces for each s h i f t to book u p .

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T h e p o s i t i o n o f SILWOOD P A R K i n I . C . has Until received a f u r t h e r boost from C o u n c i l . r e c e n t l y they had o n l y an observer a t the Counc i l meetings. Now i t i s p r o p o s e d t o make t h e observer a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e w i t h the s t a t u s of an O f f i c e r of the U n i o n , t h u s b r i n g i n g the number of O f f i c e r s up to n i n e . A s t h i s change involves w i l l amendments t o U n i o n b y e - l a w s the measure have t o be r a t i f i e d b y twp U n i o n G e n e r a l M e e t i n g s before i t takes effect. The r e p r e s e n t a t i v e w i l l be t h e C h a i r m a n of t h e S i l w o o d P a r k C o m m i t t e e .

I n a d d i t i o n t h e r e w i l l be the u s u a l attract i o n s , a u c t i o n s , r a f f l e s and a Rumbola. This is r e a l l y a l a r g e s c a l e draw w i t h t h i r t y p r i z e s , i n cluding a typewriter, a vacuum c l e a n e r , and b o t Tickets t l e s of d r i n k (potent and i m p o t e n t ) . f o r the C a r n i v a l , w h i c h l a s t s f r o m 9pm. t o 2 a m . , may be o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e U . L . U . O f f i c e p r i c e 2 5 7 U.L.U. 15/-, It is s i n g l e , or t o members o f hoped t o r a i s e £1000. The R . C . S . E n t e r t a i n m e n t s Committee' regrets that the U . L . U . C a r n i v a l c l a s h e s w i t h t h e i r 'Rodeo , b u t a r r a n g e m e m e n t s h a d b e e n made f o r t h i s b e f o r e t h e U . L . U . d e t a i l s wetre c i r c u l a t e d , a n d c o u l d n o t be altered. S O C .

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On F e b r u a r y 8 t h . t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f L o n d o n Union i s organising a Grand C a r n i v a l B a l l at Senate House i n a i d of the J a m a i c a H u r r i c a n e i n a d d i t i o n to the dancing i n the Relief Fund, M a r b l e H a l l t h e r e w i l l b e a Rum F a i r i n t h e a d J o i n i n g D e l l e r H a l l , c o n s i s t i n g of sideshows etc. c o n t r i b u t e d by each c o l l e g e . A t 11.30 pm. a M a r d i Gras p r o c e s s i o n i s to be h e l d , I n w h i o h colleges are i n v i t e d to enter a tableau formed by a team of u p t o t e n , t h e theme t o be i n k e e p i n g w i t h the whole evening. This procession w i l l be j u d g e d b y K a t h e r i n e Dunham (now a p p e a r i n g at: t h e Cambridge Theatre),a trophy b e i n g awarded t o the best entry.

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Latest reports from the Refectory Committee i n d i c a t e that the problem of e f f i c i e n c y is being t a c k l e d i n a b u s i n e s s - l i k e manner. In future t e a , c o f f e e , t o a s t a n d m a r m a l a d e w i l l be made a v a i l a b l e to n o n - r e s i d e n t s i n the morning up to 9 . 4 5 a m . , b u t c o m p l e t e b r e a k f a s t s w i l l n o t be g e n e r a l l y a v a i l a b l e due t o r a t i o n i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s . On F e b r u a r y 1 6 t h . an e x p e r i m e n t a l Snack B a r w i l l be opened i n t h e Lower D i n i n g H a l l d u r i n g the Hop f r o m 9 t o 1 0 . 3 0 p m . If t h i s proves successful, i t i s i n t e n d e d to open I t e v e r y S a t u r d a y evening of the term. I t i s hoped that t h i s serwant o f members o f the vice w i l l f i l l a long-felt Union. We h a v e t o r e c t i f y a m i s l e a d i n g statement which appeared i n the l a s t FELIX: a p p l i c a t i o n s the f o r t h e u s e o f A y r t o n H a l l s h o u l d b e made t o Union O f f i c e . A f t e r approval the forms w i l l be passed on to the r e l e v a n t authority. UL.U.

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This term i t i s Intended to hold U.L.U. d e b a t e s e v e r y F r i d a y as f a r , a s i t i s p o s s i b l e in a n a t t e m p t t o make d e b a t i n g a r e g u l a r and a c k n o w ledged part of the l i f e of the U n i v e r s i t y . The f i r s t m o t i o n o f t h e t e r m was ' T h a t this House b e l i e v e s that the Conservative Party reg a i n e d power by h o o d w i n k i n g the e l e c t o r a t e . ' It was p r o p o s e d b y a L a b o u r c a n d i d a t e u n s u c c e s s f u l a t the l a s t e l e c t i o n and seconded by a s t u d e n t offic i a l of the U n i v e r s i t y Labour Society. Exactly t h e same c o m b i n a t i o n o f f o r c e s r e p r e s e n t i n g the T o r i e s op »osed t h e m o t i o n . The speeches f r o m t h e p l a t f o r m were good despite t h e i r resemblance to e l e c t i o n manifestos a n d t h e r e was en e x c e l l e n t r e s p o n s e , numerically, were f r o m t h e f l o o r a l t h o u g h many o f t h e s p e e c h e s i r r e l e v a n t to the motion without having the justification of wit. A welcome i n n o v a t i o n was what m i g h t be called ' a u d i e n c e p a r t i c i p a t i o n ' o r . s i n c e t h e m o t i o n was a p o l i t i c a l one, merely heciiling. The President, who w a s i n t h e c h a i r , g a v e i n t e r r u p t e r s a f r e e h a n d as l o n g as t h e s p e a k e r was n o t seriously inconvenienced. T h i s s o r t o f i n t e r v e n t i o n , when kept w i t h i n reasonable bounds, improves the atmosphere o f the debate and p r e v e n t s s p e a k e r s from g e t t i n g av/ay w i t h o u t r a g e o u s statements. House votes

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presented to the Union from the E s c o l a P o l i C a t o l i c a R i o de J a n e i r o compliments.

FELIX i s on sale i n themorning i n the entrances to G u i l d s ' , R . C . S . , H u x l e y , M i n e s , Chem. T e c h . , t h e Union, and Zoology andBotany Departments. It i s available later i n the Bookstall, Guilds' Library, lodges. Present representthe B a r and i n College a t i o n on t h e B o a r d i s : R . C . S . - 4 , Chem. T e c h . - 3 , G u i l d s ' - 2 , Mines-1, and I.C.W.A.-l; of which only three are undergraduates. THE UNION BARBER i s n o w h e r e o n w e l l a s Mondays and Tuesdays, from 9 A p p o i n t m e n t s car.be made: a l l those urged to attend outside the "normal"

Fridays, as am. t o 5pm. who c a n a r e lunch period.

HOSTEL a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r n e x t y e a r must be i n on M a y 1 s t . - f o r m s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m M i s s S h e r wood, 2 n d , F l o o r , New H o s t e l . A t the E x t r a o r d i n a r y Union Meeting on J a n . 1 8 t h . the P r e s i d e n t asked f o r opinions of the proposed new U . L . U . s c a r f - t h e s e w e r e g i v e n f r e e l y . ( Your conr reporter i s satisfied that i t f u l f i l s the f i r s t d l t i o n f o r a c o l l e g e s c a r f - i t w i l l go r o u n d t w o people and s t i l l touch t h e ground a t b o t h ends.) GRATE NEWS- H o s t e l Lounge o n Sunday. to Christmas.

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We l o o k f o r w a r d t o h e a r i n g D r . D o r e e n W a r r i n e r consider the i d e a l s , s t r u c t u r e , and actions of t h e West, on February 7 t h . S.C.M. series

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Owing t o a n u n u s u a l l y f a v o u r a b l e configurat i o n o f the c o n s t e l l a t i o n s (with Tauru3 i n t h e ascendancy) 'Phoenix Review 1950-51' has appeared. T h e f i r s t o b v i o u s c r i t i c i s m t o b e made o f t h i s issue of o u r d i s t i n g u i s h e d contemporary i s that i t i s three months l a t e i n seeing t h e l i g h t The 'Review i s , as I see i t , intended of day. p r i m a r i l y t o p r e s e n t a summary o f t h e p r e c e d i n g year's activities of the clubs and societies of the College, both as a record f o r ' o l d stagers' and as a n I n t r o d u c t i o n f o r t h e f r e s h e r s ; conseq u e n t l y , I t s h o u l d have appeared a t t h e b e g i n n i n g The e d i t o r i a l board should of t h o s e s s i o n . s u r e l y c o n s i d e r whether i t i s good p o l i c y t o i s s u e a copy more t h a n h a l f o f w h i c h h a s l o s t much o f its interest and topicality. T h i s may b e a s u i t a b l e time t o r a i s e t h e w i d e r i s s u e o f what ' P h o e n i x ' i s to be - a g l o r i f i e d school magazine a s i s the present Issue o r a p e r i o d i c a l o f some l i t e r a r y a n d I n t e l l e c t u a l pretention. I have no doubt t h a t t h e aims o f the board are high, b u t that the necessary material i s n o t f o r t h c o m i n g f r o m t h e members o f t h e c o l l e g e . It I s t o be hoped, however, that t h e two remaining issues o f t h i s s e s s i o n w i l l do something t o r e establish the necessity of 'Phoenix' to the l i f e of the College. 1

expediency i s the keynote. Peace while i t i s convenient, otherwise war. The d i s c u s s i o n , c o n t a i n i n g a b r o a d representation of views,was sufficiently l i v e l y for the majority to stay u n t i l 9.30.p.m. Unfortunately the remarkable objectivity shown b y t h e s p e a k e r was n o t s h a r e d b y many p a r t i c i p a n t s . The d e c i s i o n t o h o l d t h e m e e t i n g after supper i n order t o give an opportunity f o r an u n h u r r i e d d i s c u s s i o n was a welcome i n o v a t i o n a n d t h e attendance o f forty supported t h i s experiment.

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NEWS I T E M . F u r t h e r t o t h e e x i s t e n c e o f a M e n s B a t h C l u b f o r m a l e s who h a v e h a d a b a t h i n a womans o u r contemporary " B e d f o r d News" f o r J a n ' 5 2 college, contains the suggestion that, i n spite of the outs t a n d i n g f a c i l i t i e s o f f e r e d a t B e d f o r d , some a w a r d s h o u l d b e made t o women who h a v e h a d a b a t h a t I . C . I t seems t h a t a s i t i s w e l l - k n o w n t h a t p e o p l e i n Newcastle always u s e o i l stoves f o r heating, o u r c o - o p e r a t i o n i n t h i s m a t t e r w o u l d be. i n k e e p i n g with Public Health interests. Applicants please u s e form DDT12X.

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The p r e s e n t , s e r i e s o f o p e n m e e t i n g s t o d i s c u s s the I n t e r n a t i o n a l s i t u a t i o n was g i v e n a n e x c e l l e n t s t a r t on Thursday J e n . 2 4 t h , by P r o f . B e t t s , Masaryk P r o f e s s o r o f C e n t r a l European H i s t o r y , s p e a k i n g on "The I n t e l l e c t u a l A s s u m p t i o n s g o v e r n i n g t h e a t t i t u d e of the East to the West." In a b r i l l i a n t l e c t u r e Prof. Betts brought out f o r c i b l y how t h e a c t i o n s e n d s t a t e m e n t s o f t h e West v.ere i n t e r p r e t e d by t h e E a s t - n o t c r i t i c a l l y , o n t h e i r merits, but whether o r n o t agreed with t h e " b a s i c t r u t h s " o f Communism, uommunism b e i n g a na l l embracing r e l i g i o n - F a i t h i s s u b s t i t u t e d f o r Reason. Liberty,Truth and J u s t i c e while d i f f i c u l t to define ; i n o u r world lose a l l meaning i n a m a t e r i a l i s t i c one,'

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The freedom a t t h e p r i n c i p a l ^ i n s t i t u t i o n s o f t h i s University i s probably our popular characteristic much m i s - r e p r e s e n t e d i n i t s rare appearance i n newspapers. I n f a c t i t m e a n s t h a t , i f we a c c e p t that* the function o f a u n i v e r s i t y i s the mastery a n d a d v a n c e m e n t o f k n o v / l e d g e , we m u s t l e a v e i t s members ( i . e . P r o f e s s o r s , L e c t u r e r s a n d s t u d e n t s ) to study as they t h i n k best. However t h e e n t r a n t w i t h t h e g r a s s h o p p e r m i n d may t a k e c o l l e g e a s a n i n t e l l e c t u a l H o l i d a y Camp. We h a v e a l l k n o w n t h e sad s t o r i e s at examination time o f the jack o f a l l t r a d e s , who i s m u s i c i a n , m o u n t a i n e e r , p o l i t i c i a n , p l a y w r i g h t a n d more a t a l l t i m e s ( t h o u g h h e i s rarely the lover or the drinker). We s h o u l d our V i c recognise h i m as t h e ' t e r r i b l e example' t o r i a n elders would propound. Union l i f e comprises a t h l e t i o clubs, faculty s o c i e t i e s , debates and dances; amongst t h e o t h e r complementary a c t i v i t i e s music often occupies a specie-'place , with the dramatic society close i n popular interest. The student not generally i n t e r e s t e d i n a l l t h e s e t o some e x t e n t , should f i n d a l o g i c a l b i a s i n one d i r e c t i o n . No s u g g e s t i o n w a s made t o u s o n e n t e r i n g c o l l e g e t o p l a n o u r l i f e here and t o s t r i k e a balance between the i n c l i n a t i o n o f the d i l e t t a n t e and the d u t i f u l : as w e l l as a s p o r t o r e q u i v a l e n t communal intere s t , most e n g i n e e r s should be concerned w i t h t h e i r Engineering Society, zoologists with their Natural H i s t o r y S o c i e t y e t c ., r u n n i n g them a c c o r d i n g t o student needs; and at s c i e n t i f i c I . C . each o f these has the special opportunity t c attract the whole college. Esoteric lectures are better w r i t t e n andread than discussed.

* I n some o f t h e L . C . C ' . s Polytechnics grant e d U n i v e r s i t y r e c o g n i t i o n , t h e a t m o s p h e r e i s more from concious of registers c o n t r o l l i n g attendance nine to fiwe every day. F a c i l i t i e s and f a m i l i a r i t y with research are rare. These i n s t i t u t i o n s p r o v ide great opportunities f o r Londoners t o get e x cellent straightforward instruction for internal degrees and diplomas , p o s s i b l y t o the immediate d e t r i m e n t i n c o m p e t i t i o n o f t h e g r a d u a t e a s we mean h i m . A comparison o f these, Oxford and Cambridge, and u s , w i t h the ' c i v i c ' universities, i s given by "Redbrick University" , published andof which this i s r e c e n t l y by Penguin Books; i n part a review.

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or o v e r h a l f a d e c a d e t h e c l o i s t e r s o f I . C . h a v e dinned t o t h e h o b - n a i l e d olump o f those who,having devoted t h e i r best years t o H i s Majesty's p l e a s u r e , r e l i n g u l s h e d t h e command o f b a t t a l i o n s and b r i g a d e s t o assume government o f c l u b s a n d societies. B u t i n m o r e r e c e n t t i m e s h a v e come to be heard i n c r e a s i n g l y the p a t t e r of t i n y feet as the t r i c k l e o f i n k - s t a i n e d schoolbrats has streamed and swollent into t h e torrent that i s almost upon u s . B r o u g h t i n o n t h e f i r s t wave was B r i t i s h Way a n d P u r p o s e P u r s l o w . Once he h a d s h a k e n t h e foam f r o m h i s f a c e (and a more t h a n m e t a p h o r i c a l c o n n e c t i o n between B r i a n a n d f r o t h r i s e s n a t u r a l l y t o t h e mind, o f a l l t h a t know h i m ) he s e t t o w o r k , p a u s i n g o n l y f o r the s w i f t game o f h o o k e y , t o f o r t i f y himself with a degree i n P h y s i c s . From t h i s safe b u t i n s a n i t a r y p o s i t i o n he t u r n e d h i s a t t e n t i o n t o t h e e x p l o r a t i o n o f new t e r r i t o r y . The now l e g e n d r y J o e M o C a l l , w h o h a d g a t h e r e d things,selected about h i m a s t a l w a r t band o f young B r i a n t o be h i s successor a s C a p t a i n o f R.C.S.Hockey and d e m o c r a t i c a l l y nominated h i mf o r t h e p o s t . After an abortive bash at the Presi dent i al H e i g h t s o f R . C . S . , B r i a n gave a glimpse o f h i s mettle by agreeing t o serve t h e Union as Secretary to President Hobnailed H a s k e l l . E m e r g i n g a t the end o f l a s t y e a r a f u l l y debauched licentiate of s q u a l i d s c h o o l o f U n i o n p o l i t i c s he was s o o b v i o u s l y returned unopposed amid scenes o f unparallelled and orgiastic torpor. A precisely analogous e v o l u t i o n I n t h e backwoods o f H a r l i n g t o n a n d C o m m i t t e e Room " A " h a d a l s o b r o u g h t h i m f i r s t the Secretaryship andthen the Captaincy of the I . e . Hockey C l u b .

Other P r o f i l i s t s , r e s t r a i n e d b y bounds o f common d e c e n c y h a v e made n o m o r e t h a n p a s s i n g reference t o t h e amourous p r o c l i v i t i e s o f t h e i r s u b j e c t s , b u t we a r e g o v e r n e d b y n o s u c h s c r u p l e s . swept E n c o u r a g e d b y e a r l y s u c c e s s e s a t home B r i a n t h r o u g h S c a n d i n a v i a a n d t h e Low C o u n t r i e s i n two s u c c e s s i v e campaigns a n d i n a t h i r d l a i d waste the Iberian P e n i n s u l a . But i t most n o t be supposed there a r e no q u i e t moments i n B r i a n ' s m e t e o r i c c a r e e r a s t h e a v a n t g u a r d e o f t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n : moments o f research into the frenzy induced i n gas molecules devoted when g i v e n t h e h o t w i r e t r e a t m e n t ; moments to i n v e s t i g a t i n g the arrangements s u s t a i n i n g the t r o u s e r s o f t h e P r e s i d e n t o f G u i l d s ; moments o f abandoned c r o s s - r u f f i n g b u r l e d deep i n t h e H o s t e l n i g h t ; o r moments a l c o h o l l c a l l y e x p a n d e d Into "monumental e v e ni ng s "? A s t h e R . C . S . a n di t s P r e s i d e n t t o i l e d on t h e towpath l a s t Morphy, none knew t h a t t h e v o i c e o f B . W . P . r e c o r d e d i n one o f these q u i e t e r moments, was b e i n g b r o a d c a s t t o t h e a s t o n i s h e d masses o f A s i a i n a n I n t e r - V a r s i t y Brains Tru3t. It i s the i n t e n t i o n of Wolfe Purslow t o take the American Continent b y storm s t a r t i n g w i t h Canada when he h a s a d d e d a P h . D . t o h i s armament I n t h i s e n t e r p r i s e we a r e c o n f i d e n t t h a t B r i a n will go a s f a r a s t h e f l e x i b l e l a w s o f a n e x p a n d i n g economy w i l l p e r m i t h i m . B r i a n i s m o s t r e m a r k a b l e i n t h a t he i s s o refreshingly unremarkable. What he a c h i e v e s he achieves by assiduous application of unremitting energy. We a l l w i s h h i m - a n d A m e r i c a - w e l l .

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A most I n t e r e s t i n g E n g i n e e r i n g P r o j e c t was pat before students undergoing t u t o r i a l i n Miss J . Brown's coffeo-house. The a u t h o r p r o p o s e d a b r i d g e , o f ingenious d e s i g n , t o e x t e n d f r o m C i t y & G u i l d s C o l l e g e t o t h e coffee . The b a s i c l a y o u t of t h e s t r u c t u r e i s that of an extruded t u b u l a r see-3aw, i n c l i n i n g downwards from the r o o f o f C . & G. t o M i s s B r o w n ' s premises d u r i n g the i n i t i a l q u a r t e r of each working hour. The i n c l i n a t i o n w o u l d be r e v e r s e d for the f i n a l quarter of each hour. The p i v o t , or r o c k i n g p i e r , w i l l be mounted upon the Geological Museum r o o f . The f o o t - w a l k w i l l c o n s i s t o f many perfoctly l i g h t f r i o t l o a l e s s r o l l e r s (each of 9" o u t e r d i a m e t e r , a t 8" s p a c i n g ) . No a d d i t i o n a l s u p p l y o f e n e r g y w i l l t h e r e f o r e be r e q u i r e d o n e i t h e r journ e y , once t h e i n i t i a l p o t e n t i a l e n e r g y h a s oeo.i obtained. T h e g r a d i e n t o f 1 i n 52 i s c a l c u l a t e d to impart a t e r m i n a l v e l o c i t y at tho coffeo-house counter s u f f i c i e n t to penetrate to the f r o n t of any normal queue. The roadway f a c i l i t a t e s the passage of otherwise ' m o b i l e v e h i c l e s to and from coffee. The t u b u l a r b r i d g e s t r u c t u r e , o r S c h l l t t b a h n s t a h l , w i l l enclose road and footway. The b r i d g e w i l l have two o u t e r s u r f a c e s - one o f t h e u s u a l s u l p h u r i z e d b r i c k and one o f e t c h e d and p o l i s h e d molybdenum f e r r i t i c s t e e l f o r use on cereronial occasions. The c o s t w i l l be b o r n e b y the U n i o n . One q u e s t i o n e r , e n q u i r i n g h o w e n t r a n c e t o t h e b r i d g e was a c h i e v e d o n the r e t u r n j o u r n e y (the ent r a n c e b e i n g some 162 f e e t a b o v e t h e coffee-house r o o f ) , was r e f e r r e d t o B r a u n h 0 3 e n ' s p a p e r o n " H o c h frequenzteehnik i n Schaukelwalzerproblerce". The c u s t o m a r y q u e s t i o n : "What about the R u s s i a n s ? " was d i s c u s s e d a t l e n g t h , i t b e i n g too l a t e to r e t u r n to more m a t e r i a l lectures. A v o t e o f t h a n k s t o M r . P r b l s k was w i t h d r a w n , due t o h i s f a i l u r e t o pay f o r t h e audience's coffee. X.K.G.P.

JOAN Hot f o o t on the h e e l s o f Joe M c C a l l a n o t h e r of the older i n h a b i t a n t s of I . C , leaves for Kenya tomorrow. S a d l y m i s s e d by a l l h e r f r i e n d s , J o a n ' s d e p a r t u r e w i l l be most d e e p l y f e l t by t h e s t u d e n t s o f S i l w o o d P a r k , where she h a s been a keen and a c t i v e chairman of t h e i r committee and a l s o by I . C . W . 3 . C . w h e r e s h e h a s b e e n a s t a u n c h s u p p o r t e r o f many o f t h e teams. The a t t r a c t i v e a n d o r i g i n a l p o s t e r t h a t u s e d decorate t o announce I . C . W . A . d a n c e s w i l l no l o n g e r t h e U n i o n E n t r a n c e H a l l , a.s J o a n h a s l e f t i.ithout p a s s i n g on the s e c r e t o f " t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n a l " advertising.

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lhe e d i t o r has sug^eeted t h a t a r t i c l e s on the subject of the m u s i c a l l i f e of the c o l l e g e should appear o c c a s i o n a l l y - these being, not c r i t i c i s m s o f performances, but commentaries on the c u r r e n t activities of the v a r i o u s s o c i e t i e s . With t h i s i n v i e w i t may b e a s w e l l t o o u t l i n e t h e m a i n b r a n c h e s o f t h e I . C . m u s i c a l T r e e as iu. s t a n d s a t t h e moment. We h a v e a c h o i r o f s o m e 8 5 v o i c e s w h i c h r e h e a r ses and performs under the baton of D r . R e g i n a l d Jacques. The s i z e o f t h e c h o i r makes i t s u i t a b l e f o r w o r k s n o t o f t e n p e r f o r m e d by l a r g e c h o r a l s o c i e t i e s and thus the c h o i r concerts are u s u a l l y of great i n t e r e s t to a l l music l o v e r s . At present Haydn's "The C r e a t i o n " and Bach's c a n t a t a "Bide with Us" are being prepared for a concert l a t e r i n the term. The o r c h e s t r a i s s u f f e r i n g f r o m a n a c u t e s h o r t age of b r a s s p l a y e r s and t h i s f a c t o r s e v e r e l y limits t h e c h o i c e o f w o r k s t o be t a c k l e d . With a c e r t a i n amount o f j u d i c i o u s i m p o r t i n g o f l o c a l t a l e n t from B . C . I t , some o f t h e s h o r t a g e s h a v e b e e n o v e r c o m e a n d a t t h e moment M e n d e l s s o h n ' s " I t a l i a n " s y m p h o n y i s b e i n g r e h e a r s e d , t o g e t h e r w i t h a S l a v o n i c Rhapsody of Dvorak. The T h u r s d a y C o n c e r t s h a v e a g o o d f o l l o w i n g w i t h o f t e n " s t a n d i n g room o n l y " . A wide range of works i s performed at a h i g h s t a n d a r d - t h i s combina t i o n m a k i n g t h e c o n c e r t s one o f I . C . ' s greatestmusical assets. The r e c o r d e d m u s i c c l u b i s d o r m a n t a t p r e s e n t owing to the l a c k of a s u i t a b l e gramophone. The r e c o r d l i b r a r y s t i l l e x i s t s so t h a t w i t h a l i t t l e i n i t i a t i v e t h i s a c t i v i t y c o u l d be r e v i v e d , bringing w i t h i t the p o s s i b i l i t y of i n v i t i n g a u t h o r i t i e s to g i v e i l l u s t r a t e d t a l k s o n v a r i o u s t o p i c s - t h e one part of I.C. musical l i f e which i s completely l a c k i n g a t t h e moment. ( C. & G. e l e c t r i c a l d e p t . p l e a s e copy).

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ELECTION OF PRESIDENTS ow m a n y s t u d e n t s k n o w h o w t h e P r e s i d e n t o f I . C . i s e l e c t e d ? The p r o c e d u r e i s g i v e n i n t h e B l u e Book presented to y o u on f i r s t e n t e r i n g the college. The e l e c t i o n campaign i s r u n very quietly. A nomination rorm i s posted on the C o u n c i l n o t i c e b o a r d e a r l y i n J u n e w h e r e a n y U n i o n member may b e proposed. Just before the Joint Council Meeting the n o t i c e i s removed, a n d t h e J o i n t C o u n c i l d e c i d e s who s h a l l b e o u r P r e s i d e n t . It has not always been l i k e t h i s . I n the very e a r l y days o f I . C . t h e P r e s i d e n t was t h e s t u d e n t President of Guilds, R.C.S., & nines i n rotation,

and i n sffefet t h e r e f o r e he s e l e c t e d by t h e s t u d e n t s . L a t e r h e was e l e c t e d by t h e s o - c a l l e d " S t u d e n t s Committee", a n d s t i l l l a t e r by t h e S t u d e n t s F i n a n c e Committee, the forerunner o f C o u n c i l . Apart from the very e a r l y days o f " P r e s i d e n t s i n R o t a t i o n , " t h e P r e s i d e n t has been t h e chairman o f the committees w h i c h r u n U n i o n a f f a i r s , a n d camnot be s a i d t o be the leader of the Union.

Why s h o u l d we h a v e t h i s s y s t e m ? I t would s u r e l y be t o t h e advantage o f t h e U n i o n t o elect t h e P r e s i d e n t by b a l l o t among U n i o n members. In favour of the present system i t i s s a i d that f i r s t l y C o u n c i l members a r e more a c q u a i n t e d s i t h t h e nominees a n d a r e t h u s more i n a p o s i t i o n t o f o r m a c o r r e c t judgement t h a n t h e o r d i n a r y s t u d e n t . Secondly i t i s held that i f ordinary students voted t h e i r P r e s i d e n t they w o u l d t e n d t o v o t e f o r t h e man from t h e i r own c o l l e g e . T h i r d l y i t i s thought that p o l i t i c s might enter into the e l e c t i o n i f students had the v o t e . The f i r s t p o i n t must be d i s c u s s e d w i t h a view D o we to what k i n d o f P r e s i d e n t t h e U n i o n n e e d s .

P r e s i d e n t who i s m a i n l y t h e c h a i r m a n o f need committees, C o u n c i l i n p a r t i c u l a r , and i n effect the representative o f A u t h o r i t y t o u s ; o r d o we n e e d a P r e s i d e n t who i s o u r l e a d e r â&#x20AC;&#x201D; . o u r reoresentThe s e c o n d seems t h e more ative t o t h e Governors? l i k e l y , a n d c a n o n l y be o b t a i n e d by t h e s t u d e n t s This President could then electing the President. be c e r t a i n o f t h e sympathy a n d b a c k i n g o f t h e majority of students. F o r t h e s e c o n d p o i n t we m u s t a s k o u r s e l v e s : " I s C o u n c i l above i n t e r - c o l l e g i a t e rivalries?"

c a n d i d a t e from one I f s o , why do s u p p o r t e r s o f

college t r y to get p r o p o s e r from one o f t h e o t h e r colleges? The t h i r d a r g u m e n t i n f a v o u r o f t h e p r e s e n t system i s that p o l i t i c s are brought into the e l e c t ion campaigns of other C o l l e g e s , This, i t i s held, i s the worst s i n o f a l l - but s u r e l y t h i s happens here under the present system. Would C o u n c i l p u t c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f p o l i t i c s a s i d e i f a nominee were a Communist? Would they vote f o r h i m without any consideration of h i s p o l i t i c a l views. I n summing up a m a n ' s c h a r a c t e r h i s p o l i t i c a l v i e w s h a v e a

great very important c o n t r i b u t i o n and i t would be mistake t o l e a v e them out a l t o g e t h e r . T h i s does n o t mean t J i a t p o l i t i c s s h o u l d be t h e m a j o r issue

great mistake. of an e l e c t i o n - t h a t a l s o would be In favour of having the President elected by b a l l o t i s the advantage thet i t would s t i m u l a t e an i n t e r e s t i n U n i o n a f f a i r s b y t h o s e we a r e w o n t t o c a l l Brown Baggers. E v e n t h e y , when p r e s e n t e d w i t h the b a l l o t papers c o u l d f e e l that they p l a y quite an important part i n Union a f f a i r s . A l s o , we c o u l d t h e n s a y t h a t h e w a s o u r P r e s i d e n t ,

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I.C. 0 U . C . 1. I . C . ' s U . L . Cup b i d ended a t B e r r y l a n d s l a s t S a t u r d a y when a v a l i a n t I . C . X I r e f u s e d t o be o v e r whelmed by a v e r y s t r o n g U . C . s i d e . For two-thirds o f t h e m a t c h I . C . were penned i n t h e i r own h a l f , fighting a stubborn rearguard action against a fast moving forward l i n e , which included four o f t h e regu l a r U . L . s i d e , b r i l l i a n t l y b a c k e d up by a h a l f - b a c k l i n e which included Godfrey, the U.L. captain at centre-half. The s u c c e s s o f U . C . c a n be a t t r i b u t e d t o t h i s o n e man w h p t i m e a n d a g a i n b r o k e u p t h e I . C . a t t a c k s , a t t h e same t i m e f e e d i n g h i s f o r w a r d s with an accuracy r a r e l y seen i n c o l l e g e football. I t was f i t t i n g t h a t h e s h o u l d s c o r e t h e g o a l w h i c h decided t h e match - a b r i l l i a n t l y taken free k i c k f r o m f u l l y t w e n t y - f i v e y a r d s , w h i c h was i n t h e b a c k of the net before the I . C . goalkeeper had time to move. T h e game w a s p l a y e d i n t r a d i t i o n a l c u p - t i e fashion - fast robust tackling andgrimly determined defensive play on both s i d e s . U . C . were no doubt s h a k e n a t t h e e n d o f t h e g o a l l e s s f i r s t h a l f b} a defence which would not crack even under t h e intense p r e s s u r e which t h e i r forwards were capable o f l a y i n g o n a n d o n t h r e e o c c a s i o n s when t h e U . C . k e e p e r was b r o u g h t t o h i s k n e e s by s h o t s f r o m Hodge a n d C l e n s h a w . I n d e e d a t t h e e n d o f t h i s p e r i o d I . C . may w e l l h a v e been i n the l e a d . For t h e f i r s t f i f t e e n minutes o f t h e second h a l f I . C . d o m i n a t e d t h a . p l a y a n d came v e r y c l o s e t o s c o r i n g o n s e v e r a l o c c a s i o n s b u t t h e n t h e game swung a g a i n t o U . C . ' s fp.vour, r e s u l t i n g i n G o d f r e y ' s goal. T i m e was p l a y e d o u t w i t h I . C . d e f e n d i n g grimly ana attacking spasmodically. }

I . U . C . C . C . v SOUTHUAXE H A R R I E T S . Run a t Roehampton, o n S a t u r d a y J a n u a r y 1 9 t h . A r a t h e r t i r e d team, r u n n i n g w i t h o u t i t s two University representatives, j u s t managed t o w i n . Tony W a t t s r a n a n e x t r e m e l y g o o d r a c e t o come i n f i r s t for I . C . I . C . 36 p o i n t s . S a u t h g a t e 42 p o i n t s . 1st u . A s h (S) 2nd R. Freeman IS) 3rd A . B . Watts (I.C.) Other he s ui t s 1 2 t h Jan.. l . C . 2nd v Birkbeck v Acton Technicals Birkbeck 42 A c t o n 44 I . C . 34 19th I.C. 2nd v Pearl Assurance P e a r l A . 32 I . C . 46 26th Jan. I . C . C . C . C . v Walton A.C. v Ealing narriers Westminster Bank. At ..alton over 7 m i l e s. 2nd iS.F. Whitlock 1st T . Keegan (W.A.C.) n.C.) 3rd D.J. Pain W a l t o n 39 I . C . 53 E a l i n g 99 Westminster B .1 3 2 . A b o u t . 35 s t a r t e d a n d r a t h e r l e s s t h u j i 35 f i n i s h e d LONDON U N I V E R S I T Y 7 j M I L E S C H A M P I O N S H I P S . T h i s r a c e was r u n o n Wednesday J a n u a r y 1 6 t h , over Q.M.C.'s course a t Brentwood - which i s n o t o r i o u s l y heavy, consisting almost e n t i r e l y o f plough and water. with COT o n c e I . C . w e r e p r o m i n e n t a t t h e s t a r t , s i x o f t h e i r team i n t h e f i r s t t e n . As t h e race s o they dropped back, b u t a good r u n by progressed, l e d W h i t l o c k , backed up by B i l l P a i n a n d Mike Garrod gave the Club another comfortable victory. 2nd l . s . e . 82 p o i n t s . 1 s t I . C . 66 p o i n t s . 3rd

K i n g s 94 p o i n t s . i n d i v i d u a l r e s u l t s - 1 s t J . Keegan, 1..S.E. 2nd K . L . M o r r i s N . E . C . 3rdE . F . Whitlock A.C. B A D M I N T O N This year fhe Club i s running four teams:two m e n ' s , one m i x e d , a n d one women's, i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f London League, a n d t o date have met w i t h g r e a t s u c c e s s , t h e f i r s t two h a v i n g won a l l t h e i r games. I t seems c e r t a i n t h a t t h e m e n ' s first w i l l head t h e i r s e c t i o n o f t h e League, a n d s h o u l d b e a t K i n g ' s f i r s t who seem t o b e t h e l i k e l y w i n n e r s The sedond men's team h a d of t h e other s e o t i o n . one g o o d v i c t o r y i n b e a t i n g a s l i g h t l y weakened King's first team. We h a v e p l a y e d C a m b r i d g e U n i V . " A ' ' t e a m a t home a n d were n a r r o w l y b e a t e n 5-4 a n d t h i s was w i t h o u t t h e a s s i s t a n c e of o u r c a p t a i n F . S . L a u . There w i l l be a r e t u r n f i x t u r e w i t h C a m b r i d g e a n d a home o n e with Oxford i n the very near future. The c a p t a i n o f o u r t e a m , F . S . L a u , i s a l s o captain of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of London Badminton Club, and t h i s year succeeded i n g a i n i n g theU.A.U. We h a v e f o u r o r f i v e m e m b e r s i n singles t i t l e . the U . L . club a n d there i s l i t t l e doubt that t h e c l u b i s s t r o n g e r now t h a n i t h a s b e e n f o r many years past and should keep up i t s h i g h standard for a t least the next couple of years. ,

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