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E n t e r t a i n e d a t a n i n f o r m a l b u f f e t by the I.C. R . F . C . on t h e eve o f t h e i r r e t u r n home, a f t e r nearly s i x months t o u r i n g , -Stephen F r y , the w i n g f o r w a r d (whose b r o t h e r i s f l y h a l f ) and Ben Myburgh d i s p l a y e d t h a t charm w h i c h seems t o be so n a t u r a l to South A f r i cans.

No s u b j e c t was t o o t r i f l i n g or so oft discussed not to be t r e a t e d w i t h c o n sideration, while p l a y e r s a b o u t whom t h e r e i s much c o n t r o versy in Britain, came t h r o u g h w i t h n e v e r a hard word.

A . E . R . F r y the eldest of the family was a G u i l d s m a n , b e i n g a member o f t h e L i n k s c l u b , Capt. of U . L . R . F . C and V i c e - P r e s i d e n t of G u i l d s i n ' 3 7 - ' 3 8 . He was k i l l e d on a c t i v e s e r v i c e d u r i n g the war A l l too 3oon the e v e n i n g sped by w i t h many a t a l e a n d y a r n u n t i l i t was t i m e to b i d our g u e s t s and a l l the " S p r i n g - b o k s " bonvoyage.

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On t h e e v e n i n g o f T u e s d a y 1 1 t h . F e b r u a r y t h e I.C.W.A. lounge, with a f i r e burning in.the g r a t e , was b o t h warm a n d c o m f o r t a b l e , and members and guests gathered there for tea followed by a d i s c u s s i o n . M i s s Prudence H i l l , T h i s year's h o n .

V i c e - P r e s i d e n t gave a v e r y s t i m u l a t i n g and e n t h r a l l i n g t a l k about her r e c e n t .three months' v i s i t t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . She d e Âť c r i b e d w i t h g r e a t v i v i d n e s s h e r j o u r n e y by o a r f r o m New York s o u t h t h r o u g h t h e s t a t e s o f V i r g i n i a and t h e C a r o U n a s down t o Hew O r l e a n s and up t h r o u g h t h e W e a l t h o f T e x a s t h e monotony o f M e x i c o , t h e b a r r e n a n d p r i m a e v a l mountains of A r i z o n a , through C a l i f o r n i a and up t o San F r a n c i s c o .

T h r o u g h o u t t h i s j o u r n e y she had made a searching study of the v a s t l y v a r y i n g p e o p l e s and t h e c o u n t r y she saw, and c o l lected a store of l i v e l y impressions of t h e way o f l i f e and t h e modes o f t h o u g h t o f t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e s . By t a l k i n g w i t h t h o s e she m e t , a t t e n d i n g u n i v e r s i t y l e c tures, v i s i t i n g schools, art galleries and museums, H i s s H i l l o b t a i n e d a v a r i e d and f a s c i n a t i n g i n s i g h t i n t o A m e r i c a n S o c i o l o g y . She g a v e a t h o u g h t f u l a n d l i b e r a l a n a l y s i s of t he American outlook as i t appeared t o h e r , a f o r e i g n e r i n t h e i r c o u n t r y j b u t she was c a r e f u l t o s t r e s s t h a t t h e s e were h e r own o p i n i o n s and therefore subject to e r r o r s .

Though h a n d i c a p p e d by a s e v e r e c o l d , Miss H i l l ' s obvious i n t e r e s t i n her subj e c t , and h e r a p t i t u d e f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g her enthusiasm, aroused everyone p r e s e n t into a d i s c u s s i o n i n which prejudices and n o t i o n s a b o u t t h e ' S t a t e s were r e examined and much r e v i s e d .

A s t h i s was s u c h an i n t e r e s t i n g e v e n i n g , i t i s hoped t o h o l d a s i m i l a r I f u n c t i o n e a r l y next t e r m .

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Last Saturday evening the Dramatic S o c i e t y addad o r i g i n a l i t y t o t h e i r D E L I N Q U E N T S dance by p r e s e n t i n g d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e - M A R C H 14 th. of t h e evening " H a r l e q u i n a d e " , a one- o r How N o t t o b e B r o w n e d - O f f s k i ,,, a c t p l a y by T e r r e n c e R a t t i g a n . ' T h e " M a t h e m a t i c s i s a v e r y s i m p l e s u b j e c t , and i n t e r e s t i n g m a t h e m a t i c s a u d i e n c e was a p p r e c i a t i v e a n d s y m i s very simple indeed."

T h o s e p r e s e n t a t t h e l a s t m e e t i n g o f t h e R . C . S p a t h e t i c , and enhanced t h e p e r f o r m a n c e M a t h s , a n d P h y s i c a l S o c i e t y who s u r v i v e d t h e s h o c k o f t h e s e introducw i t h i m p r o v i s a t i o n s i n t h e I . C . manner. t o r y words were t h e n e n t e r t a i n e d to an e x c e e d i n g l y i n t e r e s t i n g and w e l l T h i s t i l a y was t o be t h e i r c o n t r i b u p r e s e n t e d l e c t u r e on "How t o D o o d l e " b y D r B r o n o w n k i . t i o n t o t h e L . U . D . S . f e s t i v a l , and we Soon a f t e r h i s m a r r i a g e D r . B r o n o w s k i became a t e m p o r a r y c i v i l s e r v a n t a n d , a r e g l a d t o know t h a t t h i s may y e t b e f e e l i n g a l i t t l e d o u b t f u l a s t o t h e c o r r e c t t r a i n i n g f o r t h e j o b , he sought h i s w i f e ' s ! h e l d . advice. " L e a r n t o d o o d l e " , was t h e r e p l y .

Or B r o n o w s k i b e i n g a m a t h e m a t i c i a n was not] c o n t e n t j u s t t o d o o d l e , b u t h a v i n g d o o d l e d wanted t o know w h e t h e r ' h i s d o o d l e had any interesting properties.

The q u e s t i o n he a s k e d h i m s e l f was what s o r t o f d o o d l e c a n b e done w h i t h o u t t a k i n g t h e p e n c i l o f f t h e p a p e r .

Having proposed such a q u e s t i o n , t h e l e c t u r e r t h e n , w i t h some d i s a g r e e m e n t f r o m t h e a u d i e n c e , d e f i n e d a good m a t h e m a t i c i a n as one who c a n n o t o n l y s o l v e t h e p r o b l e m , b u t one who t h i n k s t h e p r o b l e m i s a good one.

F o r t h e b e n e f i t o f t h o s e n o t c o v e r e d by s u c h a d e f i n i t i o n i t was t h e n shown how t o s o l v e t h e p r o b l e m B r a d s h a w ' s r u l e , v i z . t h Âť t t h e number o f t r a i n s a r r i v i n g a t a j u n c t i o n must e x a c t l y e q u a l t h e number o f t r a i n s l e a v i n g t h a t j u n c t i o n .

S o l u t i o n s o f t h i s s o r t o f p r o b l e m had been g i v e n by E u l e r who was prompted by t h e c i t e z e n s o f K o e n i g s b e r g a s k i n g i f t h e y c o u l d c r o s s e a c h o f t h e i r 7 b r i d g e s once and once o n l y on t h e i r Sunday a f t e r n o o n w a l k s . The p r o b l e m w h i c h i s much more common i n E n g l a n d i s t h a t o f how t o l a y w a t e r , g a s , and e l e c t r i c i t y m a i n s t o t h r e e h o u s e s w h i t h o u t any o f t h e l i n e s c r o s s i n g .

D r . B r o n o w s k i ended by s a y i n g t h a t t h e s t u d y o f t o p o l o g y - t h e t e c h n i c a l name I t was i n f a c t f o r t h e study o f a doodle - wuold g i v e g r e a t a e s t h e t i c s a t i s f a c t i o n . t h e answer t o t h o s e p e o p l e who t h o u g h t s c i e n t i s t s b u t d u l l b e i n g * .

The l e c t u r e r , who was i n t r o d u c e d by P r o f e s s o r L e v y , was g i v o n a n e n t h u s i a s t i c welcome b y some 250 and g u e s t s p r e s e n t .

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T h i s means y o u can decide to ignqre i t .

Not so w i t h t h e "Morning Press".

The i g n o r a n t r e a d e r may b e f o r g i v e n f o r a s s u m i n g t h a t " F i r s t New S t e p s i n M a l a y a " m i g h t c o n c e r n S t a l i n o v s k i s a g r i c u l t u r a l scheme f o r c o n verting the jungle t o steps.

An informed and i n t e l l i g e n t reader would dismiss t h i s idea i n favour of i t s concerning General Templer's appointment.

Maybe t h e w r i t e r was w i s h i n g h i m every success i n h i s round-up, andperhaps r e c a l l i n g some p a s t e s c a p a d e .

I t i s rumoured that the f e et o f one o f h i s ancestors, Knights Templar, l e f t t h e i r mark i n P a l e s t i n e .

A gay Gordon might i n f e r t h a t t h e "Two E l e g a n t S a l i v e r s " ( t h a t prom i n e n t t e a m who s o r e c e n t l y r o d e t h e s t o r m o f L o n don n i g h t l i f e w i t h marked success) h a d shot i n t o the p u b l i c eye by t h e i r d e c l a r e d i n t e n t i o n o f r e m o v i n g t o M a l a y a t o t e a c h t h e n a t i v e s a new dance I t w i l l be remembered step, the "Bar Bazooka". t h a t t h e l o c a l c h i e f s a i d , "We w a n t n o s p a t s here."

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T h u s t h e name w i l l a s longer be K i n g ' s C o l l e g e o f Household s a d S o e i a l S c i e n c e , b u t , i t i s a n t i c i p a t e d i t w i l l ' b e - e h a n g e d t o Queen Elizabeth's College.

T h e o f f s e t o f a l l t h e s e changes on t h e s o c i a l and e a t i n g h a b i t s o f X . G . s t u d e n t s h a s y e t t o b e seen, b u t i s expected t h a t a s l o n g a s there i s an e x c u s e . . . ?

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A RECENT SATURDAY NIGHT HOP saw t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f S q u a r e - D a n c i n g t o I . C . - a p p r o p r i a t e l y enough w i t h t h e ' V i r g i n i a Reel A t a l e c t u r e I n t h e R . C . A . I t was s u g g e s t e d t h a t a l l b l a c k b o a r d s S h o u l d be r e p l a c e d b y g r o u n d g l a s s s c r e e n s l i t by c o l o u r e d l i g h t s ; t h e s e I t i s i m a g i n e d w o u l d g i v e more t h a n a e s t h e t i c s a t i s f a c t i o n t o I . C . members.

The PRIZE o f £25 g u i n e a s f o r t h i s y e a r ' s S i r A r t h u r A o l a n d E s s a y C o m p e t i t i o n h a s b e e n awarded t o Mr .A.Conway f o r essay on " A n E x c u r s i o n i n E t h i c s "

We a c k n o w l e d g e r e c e i p t o f T h e C u b ' ( Q . H . C . ) , f o r d N e w s ' , and t h e 'NAM' ( C h e l s e a P o l y ) .

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A f t e r a s o r t o f G a l l u p P o l l , i t h a s been d e c i d e d t h a t t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f TRAYS i n t o AYRTON HALL i s u n n e c e s s a r y .

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The e x a c t n a t u r e of- t h e i r a d v e n t m u s t b e f o r e v e r shrouded i n mystery as f a r a s FELIX i s concerned, f o r two d i f f e r e n t and equally r e l i a b l e eye-witn e s s e s have d e s c r i b e d them t o o u r r e p o r t e r , t h e f i r s t as " a p a i r o f bouncy r e d - h a i r e d t w i n s " , t h e second a s "two l i t t l e grey mice'."

We a r e p e r s o n a l l y inclined to the f i r s t account, but record b o t h f o r t h e sake o f h i s t o r i c a l i n t e g r i t y .

These t w i n s a r e s t i l l w i t h u s , though A n n ( w h o we u n d e r s t a n d o n g o o d a u t h o r i t y t o b e t h e y o u n g e r ) h a s now r e t i r e d t o S i l w o o d t o s t u d y t h e more r e v o l t i n g a s p e c t s o f w e e v i l p s y c h o l o g y .

A f r e s h e r , on seeing Ann a t College f o r the f i r s t .time i s r e p o r t e d t o have e x p r e s s e d d e l i g h t that t h e r e were two o f them; we u n d e r s t a n d t h e D i p - , lomatie Corps h a s i t s eye on h i m . A n n ' s most prominent c h a r a c t e r i s t i c i s , perhaps, the Catholicism of her a c t i v i t i e s .

Besides the extraordinary attribute of s t i l l being interested i n the subject i n which she graduated inter(top o f h e r year i n c i d e n t a l l y ) she i s a l s o ested i n photography andmusic, and took p a r t , w h i l e i n L o n d o n i n a l l t h e more s t r e n u o u s d i v e r s i o n s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e h a l l o w e d name o f I . C . W .

S.C. She may " s t i i r ' b e o b s e r v e d , o n o c c a s i o n , p r o j e c t i n g a m i s s i l e w h i c h we i m a g i n e t o b e n o t e s s e n t i a l l y d i s s i m i l a r from a f o o t b a l l w i t h c o n s i d e r a b l e v e l o c i t y a n d a c c u r a c y from one e n d o f the n e t b a l l court to the other, accompanied by the frenzied baying which characterises t h i s mystic r i t e .

A n n h a s a l s o a p u r p l e f o r Women's C r i c k e t , h a v i n g been S e c r e t a r y o f U . L . W . C . C . The purple b l a z e r over a t a n f r o c k forms a u s e f u l I d e n t i f i c a t i o n f o r e i t h e r twin a t ranges up t o half a mile.

Ann c a n cover ground on f o o t a t h i g h speed, a n d o n c e r a n f o r t h e C o l l e g e , a c h i e v i n g , we b e l i e v e a plaoe.

She covers ground w i t h s l i g h t l y greater speed i n a o a r , b o t h she and h e r s i s t e r belonging to the school of lady drivers which i s (loosely speaking) competent behind the wheel, b u t whioh when a n y t h i n g m e c h a n i c a l goes w r o n g , s i t s p a t h e t i c a l l y t i n k e r i n g u n t i l a B i g S t r o n g Man comes a l o n g to p u t i t r i g h t .

(The other s c h o o l o f l a d y d r i v & r s speako f c o u r s e , c o m p r i s e s "those who a r e ( s t r i c t l y ing) u t t e r l y incompetent.)

Ann has very decided r e l i g i o u s views, being a k e e n member o f t h e C o l l e g e C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . H e r v i e w s on a n y s u b j e c t a r e u s u a l l y v e r y much t o t h e point, and thoroughly p r a c t i c a l .

She i s e s s e n t i a l l y t h e k i n d o f p e r s o n who, w i t h o u t o s t e n t a t i o n , c o n t r i b u t e s much t o t h e C o l l e g e , a c a d e m i c a l l y , s o c i a l l y , ~ and personally. /Ann has Just succeeded"Joan Slow having as Chairman o f t h e Silwood P a r k Committee, been Secretary f o r , the. f i r s t term o f t h e s e s s i o n .

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T h i s month t h e B r i t i s h s t u d e n t Sponsored T u b e r c u l o s i s F o u n d a t i o n comes i n t o b e i n g . by t h e N a t i o n a l a n d S c o t t i s h U n i o n o f S t u d e n t s , t h e ' B r i t i s h Medical Students Association and the world U n i v e r s i t y s e r v i c e , t h e scheme aims a t p r o v i d i n g , i n a converted mansion near t o both a large sanatorium and a U n i v e r s i t y , a centre t o which tuberculous s t u d e n t s c o u l d g o when t h e y were w e l l enough t o r e s t a r t study during gradual rehabitation.

The f i r s t r e p o r t o n t h e p r o g r e s s made b y t h e A p p e a l h a s now b e e n p u b l i s h e d .

T h i s shows t h a t t h e average sum c o n t r i b u t e d by U n i v e r s i t i e s , C o l l e g e s a n d Training Colleges i s a t the rate o f 6/- p e r head.

The h i g h e s t i n d i v i d u a l r a t e was o b t a i n e d by t h e County T r a i n i n g ! College, Crewe who w i t h o n l y 1 0 0 members, t u r n e d i n o v e r £70. So f a r a t I . C . , - i n t h e summer t e r m o f l a s t y e a r , £237 w e r e collected.

It i s hoped, before sending i n o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n , to r a i s e i t t o a figure comparable w i t h t h e n a t i o n a l average.

We f e l l t h a t t h e t i m e h a s a r r i v e d f o r a n o t h e r w h i p - r o u n d : 2 s . 6 d . f r o m t h o s e who d i d n o t c o n t r i b u t e before, a n d 6 d . from everyone e l s e .

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When a d e b a t e o f n o s p e c i a l s i g n i f i c a n c e i n i t s e l f occurs , t h e c r i t i c oan e i t h e r w r i t e columns o f r a t h e r i n s i p i d commentary , o r d i s m i s s t h e t h i n g i n a few w e l l - c h o s e n p h r a s e s .

If my p h r a s e s a r e _ n o t w e l l - c h o s e n t h e E d i t o r w i l l s a c k m e , fcut I f e e l " q u i t e s u r e t h a t my i m p r e s s i o n was c l e a r l y e x p r e s s e d ; t h a t t h e d e b a t e was w e l l - w o r t h a t t e n d i n g , b u t n o t w o r t h more t h a n &J- l i n e s o f c o l u m n s p a c e .

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He f i r s t p o i n t e d o u t t h e n e c e s s i t y o f l a n g u a g e t o s c i e n c e , f o r t h e exchange and e x p r e s s i o n o f i d e a s , a n d t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n made i n t u r n b y s c i e n c e t o the general vocabulary with such expressions as "going o f f at a tangent", e t c .

H i s m a i n theme was t h a t c r e a t i v e l i t e r a t u r e o f t h i s a g e , t h e i n d u s t r i a l a n d s c i e n t i f i c a g e , s h o u l d be j u d g e d by i t s p r o g r e s s i v e n e s s - i t s use and expression of modern ideas and a m b i t i o n s .

I t i s a l w a y s w e l l w o r t h g o i n g t o h e a r P r o f . Levy o n t h e s e o c c a s i o n s , a l t h o u g h h e was more q u i e t and t h o u g h t f u l i n h i s r e m a r k s , t h e same p r i n c i p l e s g o v e r n e d h i s o p i n i o n s a s a l w a y s , t y p i f i e d b y t h e words ' p r o g r e s s i v e ' , and ' o u t - o f d a t e * u s e d a s ' g o o d ' , a n d ' b a d ' . Q u o t a t i o n s from poems b y Tennysson, Whitman, Spender, and o t h e r s , were read by M i s s S p a l d i n g . P r o f e s s o r Levy a l s o r e f e r r e d t o A l d o u s Huxley and Shaw, t h e l a t t e r b e i n g , " d e s p i t e h i s o p i n i o n s o n some b r a n ohes o f s c i e n c e " , t h e p r o g r e s s i v e a n d o p t i m i s t i c e x a a y l e .

I t was u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t t h e l e c t u r e r gave t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t h i s q u o t a t i o n s were n o t c h o s e n from a great experience of l i t e r a t u r e : but rather that h i s o p i n i o n s sprung from those very a u t h o r s .

The time l i m i t a t i o n s d i d not help him i n t h i s .

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The f i r s t three next t e r m a r e a g r o u p o n " S c i e n t i f i c W r i t i n g and R e p o r t i n g " , a n d w i l l be g i v e n by P r o f e s s o r Levy.

We hope t h a t t h e u s e o f t h e t a p e r e c o r d e r a t t h e s e m e t t i n g o w i l l b e e x t e n d e d . They a l r e a d y h a v e P r o f e s s o r W e i n e r ' s a d d r e s s t o t h e G u i l d s ' l a s t y e a r on r e c o r d ; a l l t h a t i s needed i s a cheap and p o p u l a r j o u r n a l f o r p u b l i s h i n g t h e l e c t u r e s . F E L I X has n o t t h e s p a c e . PHOENIX i s n o t c h e a p . T h i s s y s t e m c o u l d a l s o i n c l u d e c o n t r i b u t i o n s by t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d v i s i t o r s who g i v e t h e o p e n i n g a d d r e s s e s at Touchstone meetings. imp

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The G u i l d s ' E n g i n e e r i s t h e J o u r n a l o f b o t h t h e City and Guilds Engineering and Radio Societies,and so, with the exception o f Chemical Engineering, i t has t h e whole f i e l d o f A p p l i e d Technology as i t s system. The j o u r n a l has three main f u n c t i o n s . I t p r o v i d e s a r e c o r d o f those p r o c e e d i n g s o f t h e two s o c i e t i e s which a r e worthy o f t r a n s m i s s i o n t o p o s t e r i t y ; i t encourages t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f papers which a r e of general o r p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t ; and i t p r o v i d e s a r e p o r t o n t h e r e s e a r c h work b e i n g u n d e r taken i n each department. I t therefore helps to keep O l d c e n t r a l i e n s i n touch w i t h t h e t e c h n i c a l progress at College, and also gives to the underg r a d u a t e s some i d e a o f what a c t u a l l y d o e s g o o n i n the p e c u l i a r l a b o r a t o r i e s of the other departments.

I t i s u s e f u l t o o , i f they w i s h t o f i n d o u t what t h e r e s e a r c h work i n t h e i r own d e p a r t m e n t e n t a i l s b u t a r e t o o b a s h f u l t o make a d i r e c t e n q u i r y , f o r f e a r of committing themselves.

I t might be imaginea t h a t t h e c h i e f worry o f t h e E d i t o r i a l s t a f f would be t h e o b t a i n i n g o f copy.

A c t u a l l y , t h i s i s n o t s o , a s q u i t e a l a r g e number o f students are generally prepared to contribute,' provi d e d they o b t a i n enough n o t i c e . The c h i e f p r o b l e m i s f i n a n c i a l , a n d although t h e j o u r n a l i s just about p a y i n g i t s way, each annual p r o d u c t i o n i s s t i l l a n anxious affair. will •When G u i l d s m e n b e c o m e O l d C e n t r a l i a n s , t h e y have t h e p r i v i l e g e o f b u y i n g t h e G u i l d s ' E n g i n e e r a t f i v e s h i l l i n g s a copy, thus reaping t h e benefits a l r e a d y e n u m e r a t e d . To e n a b l e them t o p a r t r e g u l a r l y w i t h t h i s sum, a n d w i t h t h e minimum o f a n g u i s h , a l l s t u d e n t s b e f o r e t h e y l e a v e w i l l be a s k e d t o s i g n a Bankers' Order form f o r f i v e s h i l l i n g s a y e a r .

This w i l l p r o v i d e t h e G u i l d s E n g i n e e r f o r them throughout t h e i r f u t u r e c a r e e r , w i t h no f u r t h e r a c t i o n o n t h e i r p a r t , and i t w i l l also ensure a guaranteed income-for the J o u r n a l .

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I t s p r i c e would be 2 d . K B . The cost o f b i n d i n g a s e t o f t h e s e i s s u e s w o u l d b e a b o u t 15/-} t h i s c a n n o t b e u n d e r taken through F E L I X .

PRODUCTION A p r o d u c t i o n s t a f f h a s b e e n s e t up u n d e r t h e p r o d u c t i o n manager. More v o l u n t e e r s a r e r e q u i r e d f o r i n c l u s i o n i n t h i s s t a f f so t h a t no p e r s o n n e e d b e o v e r w o r k e d .

F e l i x m a k e - u p s t a k e p l a c e e v e r y a l t e r n a t e Sunday d u r i n g term time ( t h a t i s t w i c e p e r month). Three s h i f t s o f hour d u r a t i o n a r e o r g a n i s e d , i n t h e m o r n i n g , a f t e r n o o n and e v e n i n g , and i d e a l l y no one p e r s o n needs t o do more t h a n one 2-J- h o u r shift.

A r o t a i s p l a c e d o n t h e P h o e n i x n o t i c e b o a r d a week b e f o r e t h e make-up i s d u e ; t h e l i s t b e a r s t h e names o f t h o s e who h a v e a l r e a d y v o l u n t e e r e d and t h e r e i s a l s o s p a c e a v a i l a b l e for other volunteers.

A l l v o l u n t e e r s a r e asked t o attend a p r o d u c t i o n s t a f f m e e t i n g t o b e h e l d o n Monday 1 0 t h . M a r s h 1 9 5 2 , a t 1 . 1 5 . p . m . , i n Committee Room ' A ' .

F i n a l l y i f y o u h a v e a l r e a d y v o l u n t e e r e d p l e a s e remember t o l o o k f o r t h e F e l i x make-up r o t a o n t h e P h o e n i x n o t i c e b o a r d and TICK OFF YOUR NAME. x - E d i t o r ' s n o t e - "SharasJ" x

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This a r t i c l e i s a p l e a f o r the student to carry this non-conformity several stages further into the realm of the mind.

I t may be b e l i e v e d t h a t i n t h i s C o l l e g e the h a b i t of enquiry and i n t e l l e c t u a l c r i t i c i s m would be v e r y s t r o n g as a r e s u l t o f ' t h e scientific d i s c i p l i n e undergone by s t u d e n t s .

Unfortunately i t is in.the lecture theatres, i n which the s t u d e n t ' s day i s passed, t h a t these c r i t i c a l f a c u l t i e s b e g i n t o be a t r o p h i e d .

A l l too often s c i e n c e i s p r e s e n t e d as a dogma a n d t h e p a r t s of the subject which are under active c r i t i c i s m are not discussed w i t h the student.

Even i f there was t i m e f o r t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e t o a n a l y s e the u n d e r l y i n g a s s u m p t i o n o f h i s s u b j e c t he w o u l d f i n d h i m s e l f i l l - e q u i p p e d as the s p i r i t and technique of enquiry are buried under the accumulation of facts necessary for the passing of examinations.

When i t comes t o s u b j e c t s o u t s i d e the s t u d e n t ' s p a r t i c u l a r s p e c i a l i s a t i o n t h e same a t t i tude of i n t e l l e c t u a l apathy i s apparent.

This acceptance of ideas without adequate enquiry into a s s u m p t i o n s a n d i m p l i c a t i o n s i s one o f t h e blights of modern l i f e .

I f a system of i d e a s i s h e l d by the 'right people' i t i s accepted, not on i t s i n t r i n s i c m e r i t s but f o r reasons essentially e x t r a n e o u s t o i t s own t e r m s o f r e f e r e n c e .

This a p p l i e s i n a l l spheres, p o l i t i c s and the a r t s bei n g p a r t i c u l a r l y s u s c e p t i b l e , and to a l l shades of opinion.

A s u p p o r t e r o f P i c a s s o c a n be a s n o n c r i t i c a l as a s u p p o r t e r o f M u n n i n g s , and as much swayed by f a s h i o n .

T h e r e was a t i m e when a l l u n i v e r s i t y students w e r e b e l i e v e d t o be ' r e d ' .

T h i s t e r m was n o t l i m i t e d to i t s p r e s e n t e x c l u s i v e l y p o l i t i c a l meani n g a l t h o u g h t h a t t o o was i n c l u d e d .

Bather it i m p l i e d t h a t t h e s t u d e n t was i n t h e f r o n t l i n e of c o n t e m p o r a r y t h o u g h t , a c q u a i n t e d w i t h a l l t h a t was new i n t h e a r t s , p h i l o s o p h y a n d p o l i t i c s a n d m a k i n g h i s own c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e m .

T h i s no longer s e e m s t o be t r u e , t h e s t u d e n t c o n f o r m s a s m u c h a s a n y o t h e r member o f t h e c o m m u n i t y .

But students are s t i l l , i n some r e s p e c t s , a privileged class i n t h a t t h e y have v e r y few r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s t o tie them down a n d t o f o r c e them t o c o n f o r m .

A l l that i s necessary i s for the student to take advantage of t h i s freedom and l i b e r a t e h i s mind.

What is n e e d e d i s a more c r i t i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n o f current i d e a s l e a d i n g to more independence of thought.

We s h o u l d w e l c o m e s o m e o f t h o s e extravagant f l i g h t s of fancy, p o p u l a r l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h the s t u d e n t m i n d , w h i c h w o u l d do m u c h t o l i v e n t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l atmosphere.

Where a r e t h e anarc h i s t s , the d i s t r i b u t i s t s , the b i - m e t a l l i s t s of yesteryear?

from our Music Correspondent On T h u r s d a y 2 1 s t . , t h e M u s i c a l S o c i e t y , in t h e i r lAinchhour r e c i t a l , d e p a r t e d from the u s u a l r u n o f c o n c e r t s , a n d p r e s e n t e d a programme of p o e t r y and m u s i c . The n o t e s u p p l i e d i n t i m a t e d t h a t the music and poetry of any p e r i o d "reflect the v a l u e s and temper of the s o c i e t y of the time ; great I would contest t h i s statement.The c o m p o s e r s h a v e b e e n men o f s u c h g e n i u s that they have found t h e i r i n s p i r a t i o n i n things quite apart from t h e i r s o c i a l surroundings, i . e . t h e i r i n s p i r a t i o n h a s come f r o m w i t h i n themselves.

I have Beethoven i n mind at l w r i t e t h i s . M o z a r t a n d H a y d n do n o t a p p l y to t h e s e r e m a r k s , n o r do t h e more n a t i o n a l i s t i c composers s u c h as C h o p i n . B u t what o f the concert?

L e t me s a y a t f i r s t t h a t t h e i d e a o f m i x i n g p o e t r y a n d m u s i c i s a good one i f t h e w o r k s a r e C a r e f u l l y c h o s e n . Shame t o u s t h e n , as a M u s i c a l S o c i e t y , that although the p o e t r y was a d m i r a b l y s e l e c t e d a n d r e a d , the m u s i c d i d n o t come u p t o s t a n d a r d , e i t h e r i n choice or i n performance.

I n t r y i n g t o show a p r o g r e s s i o n from Haydn to Chopin, I t WÂŤS h a r d l y w i s e t o i n c l u d e two movements o f the r e l a t i v e l y early "Moonlight" Sonata I0p27j, p r e c e d e d \ ! 7 by two o f t h e 0 p l 2 6 .

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However, much c o u l d be w r i t t e n on t h i s t o p i c and I w i l l l e a v e readers w i t h the q u e s t i o n , " D o y o u t h i n k t h a t tausic a n d P o e t r y depend on the s o c i a l s u r r o u n d i n g s of t h e i r age, and i f y o u went t o t h e T h u r s d a y C o n c e r t , do y o u t h i n k the Society proved t h e i r case?" I s h a l l be i n t e r e s t e d t o l e a r n .

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E n t e r t a i n m e n t s Committee Hop, 8.00 - 11.00 p.m. T i c k e t s from the Union O f f i c e Annexe today.

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TUESDAY, MAR. 4 T H . R . C . S . M a t h , a n d P h y s . S o c . A Artifl e c t u r e w i l l be g i v e n by M r . E . J . M a s o n o n t h e i c i a l P r o d u c t i o n of R a i n i n the A s t r o p h y s i c s Lecture T h e a t r e , P h y s i c s D e p t . , at 5.15 p.m. theatre THURSDAY, MAR. 6 T H . I . C . S . C . M . Z o o l o g y L e c t u r e 7.15 p.m. C . D . C u r l i n g , L e c t u r e r i n P h y s i c s at K i n g s w i l l speak on ' S c i e n t i f i c O b s e r v a t i o n and College, Christian Belief'.Chairman: Dr. H.R.Allen.

I . C ; M u s . S o c . 50TH L u n c h H o u r r e c i t a l . C o n c e r t p e r f ormance of A c t s I and II of M o z a r t ' s opera.

'The M a r r i a g e o f F i g a r o ' . C . a n d G. C o u n c i l Room,1.15 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAR. 7TH. I . C . G e n e r a l Open L e c t u r e , M a i n Mathematics L e c t u r e .Theatre, 4.15 p.m.

'Philosophi c a l Problems of Modern S c i e n c e ' D r . G.J.Whitrow, U . L . U . H u t , 6 . 0 0 p . m . The f i n a l s o f t h e U . L .

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I.C.W.A. Dinner and Dance.

SATURDAY, MAR. 8 T H . I . C . S a i l i n g C l u b D a n c e , - 1 1 . 0 0 p . m . T i c k e t s 1/6 S i n g l e . D e t a i l s i n

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I.C.Mus. Soc. Spring Concert. Concert H a l l , queen A l e x a n d r a ' s House, 7.30 p.m. I . C . C h o i r and Jacques Orchestra, conductor Dr. Reginald Jacques.

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FRIDAY, F E B . 14TH. I . C . G e n e r a l Open L e c t u r e , M a i n Mathematics Lecture theatre, 4.15 p.m. 'Science and A r c h i t e c t u r e ' by D r . A . W . S k e m p t o n , D.Sc. U . L . U . C a r n i v a l B a l l i n a i d of the Jamaica H u r r i c a n e Fund.

Relief ATHLETIC S A T U R D A Y , MAR 1 S T .

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The S o e e e r t e a m g a i n e d a 4 - 0 w i n o v e r Wadham C o l l e g e Oxford.

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G u i l d s who s t i l l h a v e most o f l a s t y e a r s t e a m a n d own t h e o n l y r o p e a r e f i r m f a v o u r i t e s .

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T w e l v e L o n d o n c o l l e g e s a r e c o m p e t i n g , and o t h e r u n i v e r s i t y teams c o m p e t i n g a r e Durham, N o t t i n g h a m , M a n c h e s t e r , B i r m i n g h a m , L i v e r p o o l , L o u g h b o r o u g h , R e a d i n g , Southampton and L e i c e s t e r .

T h e r e w i l l a l s o be a t e a m , w h i c h w i l l n o t b e s e o r i n g , m a d e up f r o m some w e l l known a t h l e t e s , p o s s i b l y i n c l u d i n g R o g e r B a n n i s t e r , J o h n D i s l e y and M i k e B a r r e t t , and some ex U n i v e r s i t y r u n n e r s A l t h o u g h t h e I . C . team i s s t r o n g e r t h a n l a s t y e a r , , a n d h a v e won t h e L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y C h a m p i o n s h i p s t h i s s e a s o n , t h e y w i l l h a v e t o do w e l l t o g a i n t h i r d p o s i t i o n t h i s y e a r .

The m a i n o p p o s i t i o n comes f r o m K i n g s , L . S . E . , and L o u g h b o r o u g h , a p a r t from t h e o t h e r U n i v e r s i t i e s .

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LOUDON COLLEGES TROPHY RACE. Run a t W a l t h a m s t o w e , o v e r 4 | m i l e s , Wedi 1 3 t h F e b r u a r y .

I t was h o p e d i n t h i s r a c e t o w i n one more T r o p h y and t h e C l u b f i e l d e d what t h e y t h o u g h t t o be t h e i r s t r o n g e s t t e a m .

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The t r u m p e t e r s o n t h e r i g h t , harmony w i t h P i c c o l o P I K E , speak f o r t h e m s e l v e s } N i m r o d NEUKOM ( a n d h i s e n i g m a t i c v a r i a t i o n s ) makes a t u n e f u l t r i o w i t h D o u b l e - B a s s MOSSMANj n e c e s s a r i l y u n i t e d and C h e r u b WHITE, now m a n a g i n g w e l l o n one l e f t w i n g . I n t h e v e r y c e n t r e o f t h e ensemble we have p o l i s h e d Cymbal SMITH: h e s u p p o r t s t h e H o c k e s t r a ' s n e t t w a n g e r s , Jaws^Harp JARVTS o r Saxy SMITHj w h i c h e v e r ' s i n t u n e . F i d d l i n g a r o u n d t h e g o a l m o u t h we f i n d M e n u h i n MURPHY w a t c h i n g t h e a n t i c s o f FR o f F r e n c h H o r n s HART a n d GH&ETT e a c h m o v i n g i n e v e r d e c r e a s i n g c i r c l e s and f i n a l l y d i s a p p e a r i n g Jâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;?aÂŤ"fk.

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A s KENNETH ARTHUR EVERARD h a s n o t y e t a t t r a c t e d t h e attention of " P r o f i l e " , h i s small c i r c l e of friends i n the J u d o C l u b who know h i m a l l t o o w e l l f e e l t h a t t h e y must w r i t e a t r i b u t e before h i s departure to Jamaica.

B o r n l e t h a r g i c , h e h a s n e v e r t r i e d t o overcome t h i s h a n d i c a p y e t somehow h e managed t o o c c u r a t G u i l d s i n 1 9 4 8 , equipped w i t h an e n g i n e e r i n g degree w h i c h he found q u a l i f i e d him for a post-graduate c o u r s e i n cement m i x i n g .

Despite t h e unaccustomed manual l a b o u r i n v o l v e d he s t i l l had s u f f i c i ent e n e r g y l e f t t o j o i n t h e J u d o C l u b , w h e r e h i s r o t u n d i t y was a t a p r e m i u m , f o r who oan u p s e t a s p h e r e ?

A f t e r a somnambulent s e s s i o n a s s e c r e t a r y h e became c a p t a i n i n 1950, which allowed him f u l l s c o p e for h i s unrivalled organising a b i l i t y .

The C l u b ' s t o u r o f H o l l a n d l a s t summer was a r r a n g e d b y means o f a s i n g l e l e t t e r w h i c h a r r i v e d at i t s d e s t i n a t i o n only a short time a f t e r the team.

He was h a s t i l y e l e c t e d p r e s i d e n t .

A l t h o u g h somewhat p r e o c c u p i e d w i t h h i s t h e s i s t h i s y e a r H a l f t h e t e a m who he s t i l l s t r o v e t o t u r n o u t f o r c o n t e s t s . r e m a i n e d t o e s c o r t h i m t o t h e m a t c h w i t h O x f o r d ( F e l i x 18/2/52) were delayed t h r e e h o u r s t h r o u g h h i s l a t e a r r i v a l .

H i s c l o s e f r i e n d s w i l l p a r t i c u l a r l y remember h i s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c b l u n t n e s s o f a d d r e s s and h i s a b i l i t y t o bestow a p t nicknames w i t h the a i d o f a s l i g h t m e d i c a l knowledge.

In r e t a l i a t i o n one o f h i s v i c t i m s r e f e r r e d t o h i m as " P o d g e " a name w h i c h h a s c l u n g t o h i m e v e r s i n c e .

I t must n o t b e t h o u g h t however t h a t h o c o n f i n e d h i s c o l l e g e a c t i v i t i e s e n t i r e l y t o J u d o f o r he was l a r g e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r more t h a n one e d i t i o n o f t h e G u i l d ' s E n g i n e e r .

I n c o n c l u s i o n we w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y o f w i s h i n g h i m e v e r y s u c c e s s i n h i s new j o b i n J a m a i c a and t o o f f e r h i m t h e h e a r t i e s t c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s on h i s r e c e n t e n g a g e ment.

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The C . & G . L . T . C . c o m p l e t e d i t s w i n t e r f i x t u r e l i s t o n Saturday 23rd February w i t h an 8-1 v i c t o r y a g a i n s t K i n g s I I .

S i x m a t c h e s h a v e been p l a y e d d u r i n g t h e Autumn and S p r i n g t e r m s , w i t h o n l y one d e f e a t .

The C a p t a i n , D a v i d D e a n , w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k t h e members f o r t h e i r e n t h u s i a s m and s u p p o r t .

The b i g e v e n t "The Brown C h a l l e n g e C u p " (C.& G . v R . S . M . v R . C . S . ) w i l l be competed f o r d u r i n g t h e f i r s t few weeks o f t h e summer t e r m .

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R U G G E R R.C.S. V R.S.M. P l a y e d on t h e f i r s t f i r m g r o u n d t h i s y e a r and f i n e day f o r s>me w e e k s , t h e o p e n i n g game o f t h e i n t e r - c o l l e g e p r o v e d a s d u l l and u n i n t e r e s t i n g a s a l l t h r e e m a t c h e s l a s t y e a r .

The R . C . S . p a c k l e d b y S m i t h and amongst whom b l a c k b e a r d e d Hague was p r o m i n e n t , c o m p l e t e l y subdued t h e M i n e s pack, but having gained possession of the b a l l l i t t l e e l s e was d o n e .

A l t h o u g h on p a p e r t h e R . C . S . b a c k l i n e i s t h e most powerful of t h e t h r e e c o l l e g e s they l a c k e d t h e thrufct necessary t o t a k e them o v e r t h e l i n e .

E d w a r d ' s sound k i c k i n g was a g r e a t a s s e t t o t h e M i n e s i i i i o , o n t h e few o c c a s i o n s when t h e y h a d t h e b a l l w e r e u n c e r t a i n a s t o what t o d o .

The o n l y s c o r e o f t h e m a t c h came h a l f w a y t h r o u g h t h e s e c o n d h a l f when a l o o s e p a s s b e t w e e n t h e M i n e s h a l v e s a l l o w e d J a e o b s o n t o swoop i n t o s c o r e c l o s e t o the post^ Coppleman c o n v e r t i n g .

I E T B A L L T h e r e i s p e r h a p s a t l e a s t one r e a s o n why t h e N e t b a l l t e a m j u s t i f i e s a m e n t i o n i n " F e l i x " t h i s t e r m , and t h a t i s t h a t i t has scoured i t s f i r s t r e s o u n d i n g v i c t o r y o f t h e s e a s o n i n t h e m a t c h o f S a t . 9 t h F e b . , when i t b e a t Q.M.C. I I by 2 8 - 6 .

T h i s was a t l e a s t p a r t l y due t o u n u s u a l a c c u r a c y on t h e p a r t o f t h e s h o o t e r s , b u t a l s o b y much b e t t e r team work i n t h e r e s t o f t h e p l a y e r s .

I n t h e o t h e r m a t c h o f t h e t e r m t h e team was s o u n d l y b e a t e n 26-8 b y U . C . , t h u s c o n t i n u i n g l a s t t e r m ' s g r i m record.

W i t h o n l y e i g h t r e g u l a r p l a y e r s , t h e team manages t o p r o v i d e good o p p o s i t i o n f o r most teams and t h o u g h t h e 3 c o r e s h a v e u s u a l l y been d i s a p p o i n t i n g i t h a s a l w a y s h a d a n e n j o y a b l e game.

T h i 3 seems t o be t h e m a i n r e a s o n f o r i t s continued existence.

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