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T h e Gym w a s p a c k e d w h e n t h e s e c o n d a n n u a l R . C . S . . S m o k i n g C o n c e r t b e g a n l a s t Monday e v e n i n g . A boistrous "Kangela* set the pace f o r the evening. " I n Town T o - n i g h t " was a s f u n n y a s i t was doubtful. I n t e r v i e w e d by M r , E . S i m o n w e r e , a f a s h i o n e x p e r t ( J . Board) whose i n f o r m a t i o n on a c r i t i c a l t e s t f o r " g a y d e c e i v e r s " w i l l be v a l u e s by many, a male " t h e c w e t a w y " Lamia), a drug addict (Brynnie G r i f f e n ) and a "flrofessor" from the R . C . 6 . (Doug L a r n e r ) . M r . L a m e r i n t h e o p i n i o n o f many gave the best i n d i v i d u a l performance of the evening. " C e r t i f i c a t e X " , a d e l i g h t f u l l y w i t t y s o n g was c o n v i n c i n g l y performed i n the s t y l e of the Western A B r o t h e r s by J o h n H a r d i n g a n d B r i a n P u r s l o w . p r o f e s s i o n a l c o n j u r o r g a v e a n a d m i r a b l e show w h i c h u n f o r t u n a t e l y was m a r r e d by e x c e s s i v e length. D u r i n g the i n t e r v a l , w h i l e g l a s s e s were b e i n g recharged with free beer, an enthusiastic "Dutch A u c t i o n " was h e l d , a n d r a i s e d a c r e d i t a b l e nett p r o f i t o f £3-2-l5d p l u s a n I r i s h penny f o r t h e 1952 O l y m p i c Games F u n d . P e r h a p s w i t h a more g e n e r o u s t i m e a l l o w a n c e e v e n more p r o f i t m i g h t have been made. evening's A great deal of the l a t t e r h a l f of the a t a g e e n t e r t a i n m e n t was m a s k e d by t h a t f r o m t h e auditorium; i t speaks very h i g h l y of the a r t i s t r y of the"celebrated quartet that they converted a more t h a n h o s t i l e a u d i e n c e i n t o one t i n g l i n g w i t h rampant enthusiasm. Messrs. Bock, Furslow, Lemin, and C o r r i g a n d e s e r v e f u l l marks f o r consistently good entertainment. T h e P r e s i d e n t o f G u i l d s , a n d a t r i o of Miners by s p e c i a l i n v i t a t i o n gave I m p e r i a l U n i t y t o the f i n a l e o f community s i n g i n g , but true R.C.S. independence r e i g n e d w i t h a f i n a l r o u s i n g " K a n g e l a " . LarfJ
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• T H E R E A R E NO V A L U E S , O N L Y P R I C E S " After rather dubious def i ni ti ons o f ' p r i c e ' and ' v a l u e ' , U r . h a s k e l l e m b r a c e d many f a c e t s o f ethics, s k i p p i n g l i g h t l y ...through h i s t o r y from S o c r a t e s and S p i n o z a t o J . S . M i l l , e v e n t u a l l y a r r i v i n g a t worms with manifestations of nervous systems. F o r t h e o p p o s i t i o n t h e i m p e c c a b l e A n t h o n y de Reuck propounded." t h a t axioms must have u n i v e r s a l e x i s t e n c e , even i f complications arose through l a c k of fundamental concepts of mathematics. He t h e n rushed through h i s t o r y to prove that moral values always existed e*en i f technologically impractica b l e ; and f i n a l l y l i s t e d the catchism p e r t a i n i n g to always p r i m i t i v e t r i b e s . M e s m e r i z e d by t h e m y s t i c p a s s i n g s o f h i s h a n d s a n d p l e a s a n t t o n e o f v o i c e , we m i s s e d t h e c o g e n c y o f Adam S o b e y ' s s u p p o r t f o r t h e m o t i o n . X h i s s p e l l was h a r d l y b r o k e n by t h e s t e a d y drone from Ted.Simon i n r e p l y . Mr.Nicholas i n throwing the meeting open plunged deeply into the mire with an i m p a r t i a l r e s u m e o f h i s own i d e a s o f v a l u e s . The p o i n t was r a p i d l y made f r o m t h e f l o o r t h a t vakies c o u l d b e r e a l or r e l a t i v e , from which i t t r a n s p i r e a that t h e d e b a t e was o n r e a l v a l u e s a n d n o t o n p r i c e s at a l l . Subsequent speakers evading reproach or r e p r e s s i o n by the c h a i r p r o p o s e d a l t e r n a t i v e s to both 'values* and ' p r i c e s ' . majority. T h e m o t i o n was d e f e a t e d by a l a r g e U
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A s many U n i o n members w i l l a l r e a d y k n o w . t h e c o s t _ s f s e n d i n g c o m p e t i t o r s (ecu G r e a t J S r i t s i n t o H e l s i n k i f o r t h i s year*)* e l y a p i a d has M found p r o h i b i t i v e f o r most o f t h e a m a t e u r o r g a n i s a t i o n s . . A c c o r d i n g l y , t h e B r i t i s h O l y m p i c s Committee l a u n c h e d an appeal f o r donations t o a s s i s t w i t h t h e g r e a t expense i n v o l v e d . F o l l o w i n g a s u g g e s t i o n by t h e U n i o n E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C o m m i t t e e , t h e U n i o n h a v e d e c i d e d t o r u n one o f t h e u s u a l Saturday n i g h t hops i n s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t f o r m a s a means o f r a i s i n g a t a r g e t s u n o f £50 f o r t h e O l y m p i c s F u n d . T h i s •Olympics H o p ' w i l l be on S a t u r d a y Hay 3 r d . Some o f t h e U n i o n ' s A t h l e t i c C l u b s h a v e a l r e a d y indicated t h i e r willingness to a s s i s t the E n t e r t a i n ments Committee - i t i s h o p e d t h a t o t h e r may do so when t h e y r e e d t h i s r e m i n d e r . I t i s , however, f o r t h e main body o f t h e U n i o n t o ensure t h a t t h e t a r get i s reached - p l e a s e support t h i s venture i f you p o s s i b l y c a n , even though p e r h a p s y o u r t i m e i s b e c o m i n g r a p i d l y more and mora p r e c i o u s . The d a n c e i s f r o m 8 . 0 0 - 1 1 . 3 0 p . m . , a n d w i l l i n c l u d e c a b a r e t , s i d e shows, p r i x e s , e t c . The R e f i s e t c r y w i l l a l s o h a v e a b u f f e t r u n n i n g a s was t r i e d ones l a s t t e r m . T i c k e t s a r e on s a l e a t l / 9 d . p l u s t a x , w h i c h means t h a t a l l t i o k e t s a r e a b o u t 2 / ~ . F u l l d e t a i l s are a v a i l a b l e i n the Union entrance hall. ffiUBBB
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Among t h e s t u d e n t s a t I.C. i s one w i t h a q u i e t a n d c o n f i d e n t manner and a p i p e . The former i s permanent, but the l a t t e r disappears at regular i n t e r v a l s when a t t e m p t i n g to g i v e up smoking. R o n f i r s t came t o G u i l d s f r o m B r o m s g r a v e S c h o o l i n 1943 when he s u c c e e d e d i n f a i l i n g Inter-Physics and l e f t to j o i n the R . A . F . A f t e r a y e a r o r two d r i v i n g o n t h e Burma R o a d , and l i f t i n g Government p r o p e r t y ( w i t h a C o l e s c r a n e ] he found the c a l l o f I . C . too s t r o n g and r e t u r n e d t o G u i l d s i n 1 9 4 7 , where he p r o v e d h i s c o n s i s t e n c y by f a i l i ng Inter-Physics again. His determined nature h o w e v e r won t h r o u g h i n t h e end a n d 1952 f i n d s h i m t h e A e r o n a u t i c s Department as a 3 r d y e a r s t u d e n t .
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What magic i s h e l d i n the word ' C a r n i v a l ' ; what v i s i o n s of s o f t l i g h t s on gay, colourful scenes of P a r i s , A r a b i a , the E a s t or o l d w o r ld charm and courtesy; what thoughts of exotically arranged butterflies dancing tantallslngly fast out of r e a c h ; what cream of s o o t h i n g music J T h i s p u d d i n g w h i c h t a s t e s s o s w e e t , how Is made t o a p p e a l t o a l l p a l a t e s ? S t i l l l i n g e r i n g i n the mouth Is the flavour o f t h e ' N a u g h t y N i n e t i e s ' t a r t , made w i t h m a n y good i n g r e d i e n t s b u t not very w e l l cooked, the plums and lemon p e e l were too p r o n o u n c e d . The c o n t r a s t between the c a r d b o a r d o r u s t a n d the f r u i t i n the c e n t r e was t o o g r e a t - e s p e c i a l l y a s t h e s w e e t e n i n g o f i n f o r m a l i t y was l o s t i n t h e s t a r c h of s h i r t f r o n t s . Some o f t h e g a r n l s h l n g s , though w e l l cooked In themselves and a p p r o p r i a t e h o r s d ' o e u v r e s , were n o t q u i t e p a l a t a b l e a s sweet. S e r v e d o n t h e same e v e n i n g was t h e J a m a i c a Rumbarba - a c o l o s s a l g o u l a s h of e v e r y t h i n g in the k i t c h e n . Imagine, if you can, a winkle, s t r a w b e r r i e s and cream, r o a s t duck and green peas, apple c h a r l o t t e , mixed g r i l l , msrlngues and mussels, fumbled together on one p l a t e a n d y o u have l t - n o t q u i t e sure wher^ to s t a r t or of the speed of a p p r o a c h of the i n e v i t a b l e e n d . However, if the f a s t i d i o u s had a r e m a r k a b l y good time even t h e i r f i n g e r s were s o i l e d e x t r a c t i n g the delicacies. lt
Remembered a s a d r e a m - o r n i g h t m a r e , dependi n g upon o n e ' s r e s i s t a n c e - i s the M a g i c Carpet Compote, of peaches, p e a r s , c h e r r i e s and t r o p i c a l f r u i t s f l o a t i n g i n a b o w l of champagne - d e l i c i o u s l y served amid s k i l f u l l y executed masterpieces of d e c o r a t i o n s - a l l s o s m o o t h t h a t we n e v e r tired o f j u s t one more m o r s e l d i p p e d i n t h e n e c t a r o f the n o n - s t o p melody. The b l e n d i n g t o o k many a n a n x i o u s week, a l l s l i g h t l y i n f e r i o r p r o d u c t s were r e j e c t e d on the g r o u n d s of i n c o m p a t i b i l i t y , too o v e r b e a r i n g to be e a t e n f o r s i x h o u r s , n o t e n o u g h scope f o r I n d i v i d u a l d r e s s and s e v e r a l f o r being too s t a r c h y or too s t i c k y . That l u c k y charm i n the m i d d l e o f the p u d d i n g t h e c a b a r e t - a s o b e r home - m a d e b u n i s f a r more s u i t e d to our tastes than any shop bought bun i n the window, e ' c l a i r a n d none b e t t e r a t a l l t h a n a poor one. (The a u t h o r I s a k l t c h e n h a n d s o m e w h a t biased. Ed. ) IN
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G l i d i n g i s hie. main s p o r t i n g i n t e r e s t and d u r i n g h i s term o f o f f i c e as C a p t a i n from 1949-1951 the I.C. G l i d i n g C l u b became e s t a b l i s h e d on a f i r m footing w i t h d u a l i n s t r u c t i o n a n d many a c t i v e m e m b e r s . He has obtained a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l S i l v e r C g l i d i n g certificate, represented I.C. i n the N a t i o n a l G l i d i n g [ C o m p e t i t i o n s i n ' 4 9 and '51 and went to Sweden w i t h t h e B r i t i s h G l i d i n g team i n 1950. As t h e first member o f t h e I . C . G . C . to become a f l y i n g i n s t r u c t o r , w h i l e s t i l l a s t u d e n t , h e now s p e n d s m o s t o f h i s w e e k e n d s t r a i n i n g t h e new m e m b e r s . Ron has also d i s c o v e r e d a n i n t e r e s t i n g and r e m u n e r a t i v e form of vac work i n d r i v i n g the a r i s tocracy around the countryside. His main problem ae a c h a u f f e u r was l e a r n i n g t o a c c e p t t i p s b u t he inow m a n a g e s t o d o t h i s w i t h a n a i r o f y e a r s of [experience. His main l i k e s are g i r l s , Guinness, green cheese a n d p l a y i n g t h e r e c o r d e r (he o b t a i n e d a l s t p r i z e i n the recent Bromley m u s i c a l f e s t i v a l ) , his dislikes a r e unknown s i n c e he i s a l w a y s t o o c o u r t e o u s to express them. As C h a i r m a n o f t h e S o c i a l C l u b s C o m m i t t e e t h i s y e a r he has f i n i s h e d most o f t h e meetings i n r e c o r d t i m e w h i c h s a y s much f o r h i s e f f i c i e n c y as a n a d m i n i s I.C. trator. We h o p e h e w i l l s t i l l b e w i t h u s a t n e x t y e a r a n d w i s h h i m a l l t h e b e s t f o r thse f u t u r e .
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Tuesday, 1.10 p.m. On T u e s d a y i t h a i l e d - a n d a l a d y o f I.C.W.A. dropped her keys i n the d r a i n . She e n q u i r e d a t t h e Union Office the correct procedure for such property lost; and t h e n showed h e r k e e n q u i v i v e by o b t a i n i n g i magnet and f i s h i n g f o r i t . P a r t i a l success with this brought the keys as f a r as under the d r a i n g r i l l e , but they f e l l again before g e t t i n g out. Reinforcements from I.C.W.A. and a gent i n the shape of M r . D . C r o s s l e y helped, but d i d n ' t improve the s i t u a t i o n ; f i n a l l y Joe and the Borough C o u n c i l were brought i n . what they dug up i s s t i l l b e i n g faught f o r between biology d e p a r t m e n t s , b u t among them were t h e k e y s .
M U S I C IN I.C. L a s t term ended w i t h s e v e r a l c o n c e r t s given jy o u r o w n M u s i c a l S o c i e t y m e j n b e r s . The c h o i r gave t h e i r second concert under the d i r e c t i o n of Dr. Jacques. T h i s was a v e r y p l e a s a n t eveni n g ' s m u s i c a n d i t seems t h a t w h a t e v e r happens at r e h e a r s a l the I.e. c h o i r always rises to the performances o c c a s i o n and gives r e a l l y worthwhile at i t s concerts. The T h u r s d a y c o n c e r t o n t h e same d a y was g i v e n l a r g e l y by I . C . members a n d I w o u l d s u g g e s t t h a t t h e s e c o n c e r t s a r e more i m p o r t a n t t o us a s a c o l l e g e t h a n t h o s e g i v e n by outside a r t i s t s . T h e m o r e p e o p l e we c a n g e t , who a r e w i l l i n g t o c o m e f o r w a r d a n d p e r f o r m i n front of t h e i r fellows, t h e m o r e we s h a l l d i s p e l the idea of a c u l t u r e l e s s I . C . . The o r c h e s t r a was " a t home" t o i t s f r i e n d s one e v e n i n g a n d showed us the f r u i t s o f t h e t e r m ' s l a b o u r . The evening continued with various items, i nc l ud i ng some s i n g i n g by a s m a l l q u a r t e t g r o u p . I unders t a n d t h a t more w i l l be h e a r d f r o m them one Thursday t h i s term. As r e a d e r s o f t h i s c o l u m n w i l l r e a l i s e , the M u s i c a l Society i s very active i n the college, a n d t h e s p r i n g t e r m may b e s u m med u p a s b e i n g v e r y s u c c e s s f u l .
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D r . Jacques i s known a l l over B r i t a i n as a c o n d u c t o r o f o r c h e s t r a s and c h o i r s , and i n p a r t i c u l a r he .is known f o r h i s i n t e r e s t i n young people and t h e i r music Q u i t e p a t e n t l y he h a s b e e n c o n d u c t i n g t h e National Youth Orchestra. P e r h a p s he i s b e s t known i n London f o r h i s conductorship of the Bach C h o i r and, with the Jacques Orchestra, for h i s annual performances o f , t h e S t . M a t t h e w P a s s i o n a t t h e A l b e r t H a l l . The d e s i r e f o r ' m o r e l i b e r a l s t u d i e s nowadays is very noticeable. The a p p o i n t m e n t o f D r . J a c q u e s i s a s i g n of the times.
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The f o u r e s s a y s i n o l u d e d a r e n o t t h e r e a l l y i n d i g e s t i b l e s t u f f we u s u a l l y g e t u n d e r t h i s h e a d i n g . 'Fore' i s a p l e a f o r h i s game b y one o f t h e f o r e m o s t g o l f e r s i n the C o l l e g e and ' L a m e n t ' i s a n o t h e r shoot o f t h a t h a r d y a n n u a l "What i s a U n i v e r s i t y E d u o a t i o n ? " 'Mediaeval A l c h e m i s t s ' c o n s i s t s o f two a n e c d o t e s a b o u t a l c h e m y w h i o h i s a s u b j e c t w o r t h a f u l l e r and deeper t r e a t m e n t . Is t h e r e an amateur o h o m i s t - h i s t o r i a n - p s y o h o l o g i o t i n t h e College? Perhaps M r . Lusher h i m s e l f . Tho p r i n o i p a l e s s a y i s ÂťH.G. W e l l s ' , w r i t t e n i n r a t h e r t u r g i o a l p r o s e a n i sayintj n o t h i n g e n l i g h t e n i n g about t h e s u b j e c t . The f i f t e e n hundred words o f t h e essay a r e o b v i o u s l y t o t a l l y inadequate t o d i s o u s s t h e works o f W e l l s , a f a c t w h i c h must have o c c u r r e d t o t h e a u t h o r who t h e r e u p o n p r o c e e d e d t o w r i t e a n a r t i c l e d e s c r i b i n g h i s own ( r a t h e r c o n f u s e d ) i d e a l s w i t h but a b a r e m e n t i o n o f t h e supposed s u b j e o t i I n f a c t , o n l y t w o o f W e l l s ' b o o k s a r e m e n t i o n e d b y name and none a r e d i s c u s s e d . May I s u g g e s t t h a t t h e f o u n d e r o f ' P h o e n i x * b o more r e s p e c t f u l l y t r e a t e d i n i t s p a g e s ? O f t h e r e m a i n i n g f e a t u r e s r e q u i r i n g comment t h e v e r s e i s unmentionable - i s i t r e a l l y necessary, M r . E d i t o r ? The photographs a r e i n t e r e s t i n g ( e v en t h o u g h t h e a e r i a l p h o t o g r a p h i s p r e - w a r ) and M r . D a d d ' s d r a w i n g s e n t e r t a i n i n g . M o r e o f t h e s e s m a l l s k e t c h e s w o u l d b e welcome a s t h e y c o n s i d e r a b l y improve t h e appearance o f t h e page.
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The B a d m i n t o n C l u b h a s h a d a m o s t s u c c e s s f u l season t h i s y e a r , b o t h a s a team a n d I n d i vidually. A f t e r y e a r s o f s t r u g g l e we h a v e achieved the h i g h e s t honour b y w i n n i ng the L a r combe C u p o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f L o n d o n M e n ' s League, a n d have a g a i n r e t a i n e d o u r p o s i t i o n of runners-up i n the mixed league. A l s o , the men's this team h a s won a l l t h e i r f i r s t team matches season, winning 7 In the League, beating L . S . E . 6 - 3 I n t h e F i n a l , a n d the U n i v e r s i t y games, Reading 11-1, Birmingham 12-3 and Oxford Univers i t y Woodpeckers 9 - 0 . Our ' A ' team twice lost The narrowly t o Cambridge U n i v e r s i t y C o c k e r e l s . c l u b h a s once a g a i n p l a y e d I . C . I n the l i m e l i g h t , and o f t h e 31 matches p l a y e d 2 3 were won a n d 8 lost.
On S a t u r d a y , 1 9 t h A p r i l , o n t h e O l d M l l l h i l l l a n s ground a t Pinner In s w e l t e r i n g heat, No I . C . soon d e f e a t e d V a u x h a l l Motors I I . s o o n e r was t h e b a l l I n p l a y when a n o r t h o d o x t h r e e q u a r t e r movement gave u s a n e a s y t r y , f o l l o w e d b y a n o t h e r a f e w moments l a t e r . With 6 p o i n t s u p , g r e a t t a c t i c a l u s e w a s made o f t h e touch l i n e . In the second round Hoover pressed h a r d , doing everything b u t score f o r the f i r s t few minutes. I . C . p u l l e d themselves together, taking the b a l l to w i t h i n 5 yards of Hoover's l i n e where a s e r i e s o f d e m o r a l i s i n g scrums were endured, and from which, as a r e s u l t of hearty c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , a r a t h e r d u b i o u s t r y was a w a r d ed b y the corner f l a g . The k i c k e r t h e n showed t h a t we r e a l l y c o u l d s c o r e g o a l s , c o n v e r t i n g t h e try with ease. Hoover then went t o p i e c e s , allowing I.C. to win 15-0. D u r i n g t h i s game S p o o n e r ' s k n e e g r o w t o a n enormous s i z e b u t he gamely went f o r w a r d I n t o the third round against Pinner. M o s t o f t h i s gams was s p e n t i n P i n n e r ' s h a l f w i t h I . C . e v e r o n t h e a t t a c k b u t w i t h h a l f a man s h o r t j u s t u n a b l e t o score. The b r e a k t h r o u g h o f t h e n i p p y p i n n e r t h r e e s was a c o n s t a n t menace, b u t t h e I . C . f o r wards rose t o the o c c a s i o n a n d went w i t h wings t o b r i n g them down s h o r t o f t h e l i n e . Just b e f o r e n o s i d e P i n n e r ' s w i n g e l u d e d S p o o n e r who b y now c o u l d b a r e l y w a l k , a n d a f t e r a t h r i l l i n g chase the whole l e n g t h o f t h e f i e l d , c r o s s e d the l i n e f o r the only score.
F . S . Lau has placed I . C . In the forefront of U n i v e r s i t y badminton by w i n n i n g the Men's Singles, Men's doubles and Mixed doubles of the U.A.U. championships a t H u l l and a l s o the U.L.U. championships. This Is the f i r s t time on r e c o r d a n I . C . p l a y e r h a s done s o w e l l . He a l s o captained the U . L . Badminton Club. A.Finch has won the keenly contested men's s i n g l e s of the S o u t h S h i e l d s a n d D i s t r i c t R e s t r i c t e d T o u r n ament. He h a s been e l e c t e d c a p t a i n of the U.L. Badminton Club f o r the season 1952-53.
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Of a l l t h e games p l a y e d , p e r h a p s i t l a most f i t t i n g t o p i c k o u t t h e I . C . v . G r o n i n g e n match f o r comment. T h i s was c o n s i d e r e d the b i g match b y the Dutchmen (and perhaps by I . C . as w e l l ) , a n d s o e v e r y b o d y was r a t h e r s a t i s f i e d with the r e s u l t . Groningen scored their goal halfway through the f i r s t - h a l f and t h e i r defence very nearly d i d the rest. Attack after attack b y the I . C . f o r w a r d s a n d h a l v e s was b r o k e n u p and I t was n o t u n t i l the l a s t minute t h a t the v i t a l e q u a l i s i n g g o a l was s c o r e d . T r u l y the h a r d e s t game o f t h e s e a s o n f o r I . C .
The e n t e r t a i n m e n t o f t h e v i s i t o r s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e w a s made p o s s i b l e b y a g e n e r o u s g r a n t o f money b y t h e A t h l e t i c C l u b s C o m m i t t e e , f o r which the Club O f f i c e r s wish to express their gratitude.
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learning the "proper course" and steering i t , a t e a c h a n d e v e r y r e g a t t a t h i s summer. . Of t h e Head i t s e l f there I s l i t t l e t o s a y . The l s t . V I I I h a d a good r o w a n d a r e now b a c k i n the F i r s t D i v i s i o n . W i t h fewer orews t o o v e r take and negotiate, they would have been seconds faster. The 2 n d . V I I I , u p t o Hammersmith, showed p r o m i s e o f good performances o n t h e s h o r t er courses l a t e r t h i s term. The " o l d hands" i n the 4 t h . VIII and the freshers i n the 5 t h . , both d i d very w e l l , t h e l a t t e r going up 59 p l a c e s on last year. The o t h e r f r e s h e r b o a t s h a d t h e i r f i r s t t a s t e o f what boat r a c i n g c a n be l i k e , and s h o u l d p r o d u c e some g o o d m a t e r i a l f o r t h e u p p e r boats I n a year or s o . Results I 1.0.1—19th. I . C . I I ~ 6 6 t h . I.C.Ill —106 I.O.IV—80 I.O.V—114 I.C. VI—179 1.0. VII—191 1.0.VIII—197.
The s e a s o n was c l o s e d f o r I . C . H o c k e y C l u b In a most a d m i r a b l e manner. The l s t X I p l u s sundry reserves entertained a Dutch student team f r o m the " F o r w a r d Hockey C l u b " , G r o n i n g e n U n i v e r s i t y , w h i l s t b o t h teams p l a y e d In a F e s t i v a l a t the N a t i o n a l P h y s i c a l Laboratory, Teddlngton. B o t h teams were p l a c e d I n t h e P r e m i e r D i v i s i o n of the F e s t i v a l and consequently each had strong f i x t u r e s . The D u t c h m e n w e r e u n l u c k y t o have t o p l a y w i t h a r e s e r v e f o r w a r d l i n e . The r e s u l t w a s t h a t t h e i r s t r o n g d e f e n c e w a s usually harassed and worried Into making m i s t a k e s , as the r e s u l t s showed, I . C . , however, w i t h 10 members o f t h e f i r s t team a v a i l a b l e , kept a n unbeaten record I n the 4 matches a n d m y be p l e a s e d w i t h the r e s u l t s .
The C l u b r e c e i v e d a s f a r e w e l l p r e s e n t s a blue and white s i l k pennant and a D e l f t china plate. The members o f t h e t e a m e a c h r e c e i v e d a miniature bottle of g i n from t h e i r Dutch counterparts.
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A l t h o u g h a l o t o f h o c k e y was p l a y e d , the s o c i a l s i d e o f t h e v i s i t was b y n o means neglected. A r e c e p t i o n , s h e r r y p a r t y a n d dance were h e l d on 1 0 t h A p r i l I n the O l d Lounge a n d a f a r e w e l l dinner held on 1 6 t h A p r i l i n a WestEnd Chinese r e s t a u r a n t . I n between these two a l c o h o l i c e n d - p i e c e s s t a n d mighty memories of bacchanalian evenings a t Teddlngton, t r i p s to the " P r o s p e c t of W h i t b y " , g i n p a r t i e s I n the Hostel and s i g h t seeing around the Tower, S t . P a u l ' s , the Abbey a n d other h i s t o r i c b u i l d ings.
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