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B E D F O R D EVERY At a G e n e r a l M e e t i n g of the R . C . S . U n i o n on T h u r s d a y , 8 t h May, the m o t i o n : " T h a t the Morphy D a y R a g be s e n t t o S a l v a g e * was p a s s e d b y 83 v o t e s t o 37 w i t h 5 a b s t e n t i o n s .

I t was a r g u e d t h a t M o r p h y Day was f o r boat r a c i n g not ragging; t h a t the r a g had i n recent y e a r s d e c l i n e d i n s p o n t a n i e t y , enjoyment and s p o r t s manship, and consequently support for i t had a l s o declined.

The R . C . S . U n i o n f e l t no l o n g e r i n c l i i n e d to engage i n t h i s r i t u a l t u s s l e w i t h i t s f r i e n d s in Guilds.

The o p p o s i t i o n a p p e a l e d to t r a d i t i o n , and w h i l e a g r e e i n g t h a t t h e M o r p h y R a g was n o t a t p r e s e n t sati s f a c t o r y , h e l d t h a t i t s h o u l d be i m p r o v e d r a t h e r than abolished.

Without an organised rag, d i s o r g a n i s e d r a g s w o u l d s p r i n g u p - a M o r p h y Day w o u l d f a d e a l t o g e t h e r a s a S a i n t Day a n d F e a s t D a y , a n d college jhaif-holiday.

J I J « I J K 1! » J The M o r p h y C u p was p r e s e n t e d a t t h e e n d o f t h e l s t W o r l d War b y t h e f a m i l y o f a member o f t h e B o a t C l u b , t o r o u s e i n t e r e s t i n t h e c l u b , w h i c h was a t that time flogging.

The Morphy Rag, w h i c h w o u l d have b e e n 30 y e a r s o l d t h i s y e a r , a r o s e s p o n t a n e o u s l y among World B " a t Club s u p p o r t e r s , and o n l y s i n c e the 2nd War became s t e r e o t y p e d i n t o t h e s c r u m f o r t h e d r u m .

The Rag h a s w i t h e r e d i n t h e w i n t e r o f p u b l i c o p i n i o n about student p r i v i l e g e .

I t i s no l o n g e r p o s s i b l e to d i s m a n t l e the "buses h i r e d to c a r r y reinforcements t o P u t n e y o r to empty bags o f soot and tomatoes over policemen on p o i n t duty, or achieve a photograph i n the " M i r r o r " of a Bobby b e i n g ducked i n t h e Thames; not w i t h o u t a l o t o f " t u t - t u t t i n g " f r o m t h e w e l f a r e s t a t e o n teie t o u c h l i n e . . G r a n t s a r e not the best f o u n d a t i o n f o r t h a t f i n e and c a r e l e s s r a p t u r e t h a t waa o n c e t h e s t u d e n t h a l l m a r k . 0 T e m p o r e 0 Flippin'Mores! '

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The A n n u a l E x h i b i t i o n o f t h e P h o t o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y , h e l d i n t h e gymnasium on t h e 5 t h , 6 t h and 7 t h M a y , was w e l l a t t e n d e d b y members o f I . C . and o t h e r o o l l e g e s . The s t a n d a r d was c o n the judge, Mr.C.O.Steinbook, s i d e r a b l y above t h a t o f l a s t y e a r ; A . R . P . S . , s t a t e d t h a t i t was a good d e a l h i g h e r t h a n he had expected f o r a C o l l e g e S o c i e t y .

He r e m a r k e d t h a t , i n h i s o p i n i o n , some o f t h e p r i s e - w i n n i n g p r i n t s were o f t h e s t a n d a r d o f t h e major London e x h i b i t i o n s .

The P i c t o r i a l s e C t i o n , t h e most n u m e r o u s , c o n t a i n e d many f i n e p r i n t s . B y c o m p a r i s o n , t h e T e c h n i c a l and R e c o r d , and P o r t r a i t u r e s e c t i o n s were almost p o o r .

Many o f t h e o u t s t a n d i n g p r i n t s were b y D r . E . G l a i s t e r , who made a v e r y f i n e gesture i n returning h i s p r i i e s to the Society. • The r e s p o n s e i n b o t h t h e . c o l o u r t r a n s p a r e n c y and l a n t e r n s l i d e s e c t i o n s c a u g h t t h e Committee b y s u r p r i s e ; t h e a r r a n g e ments f o r e x h i b i t i n g t h e s e s e c t i o n s were i n a d e q u a t e b o t h as r e g a r d s t h e number o f e n t r i e s w h i c h o o u l d b e e x h i b i t e d , a n d t h e i r p r e s e n t a t i o n . The r e s p o n s e t o t h e " C o l l e g e A c t i v i t i e s " s e c t i o n was d i s a p p o i n t i n g .

I n a l l , t h e E x h i b i t i o n was a s u c c e s s , a n d a l l t h e e x h i b i t o r s should be c o n g r a t u l a t e d .

I t i s t o b e hoped t h a t t h e s t a n d a r d c a n b e m a i n t a i n e d i n t h e coming y e a r s .

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A s u c c e s s f u l v e n t u r e i n t o a new f i e l d w a s made by t h e U . L . U . D e b a t e s C o m m i t t e e i n h o l d i n g a d e b a t e entirely in French.

The p r i n c i p a l g u e s t s were f r o m P a r i s u n i v e r s i t y w i t h o t h e r p l a t f o r m speaicers from Reading U n i v e r s i t y and Richmond C o l l e g e , U . L .

The p r e d o m i n a n t l y f e m a l e a u d i e n c e ( o f a b o u t 80) produced a s t a n d a r d o f s p e a k i n g at l e a s t as h i g h as t h a t n o r mally heard i n a U.L.U. debate i n E n g l i s h .

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A s was o b s e r v e d by Tony P e a c o c k , more i n jest than i n earnest, the f a i r e r sex l a c k a l o g i c a l app r o a c h to matters of the mind and tend r a t h e r to a s s a u l t one's senses by an appeal t o the heart and t h e i n n a t e g o o d n e s s i n h e r e n t i n e v e r y male's breast.

However, i t was most p l e a s a n t t o l i s t e n t o the seductive pleas of red-headed E l i z a b e t h Bruno as she p r o p o s e d the m o t i o n d e f t l y c o n c e a l e d amid q u o t a t i o n s and p i c t u r e s o f t h e b r a v e , whose life had been so e n r i c h e d by t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s - and anyway o f c o u r s e e x p e r i e n c e i s v a l u a b l e - i t makes such nice people.

I n r e p l y , M r . Peacock b a t t e r e d us w i t h M a r x i s t , a b s o l u t e I d e a l i s t - s o p h i s t and what have y o u v a l u e s -.- a l l f a r t o o n e a r t h e p o i n t a n d c o g e n t l y made f o r p l e a s a n t d e b a t e - b u t h i s m a i n d e f e n c e l a y i n a few e x a m p l e s o f e x p e r i e n c e b e i n g of no v a l u e .

I t was a l l so much h a p p i e r when M o n i c a H u b e r , from up n o r t h , gave a n o n - s t o p , but v e r y hearable, r e c i t a t i o n o f a n e c d o t e s h a v i n g l i t t l e t o do w i t h the matter.

G a l l a n t l y r i s i n g to the occasion i n h i s best pedantic p a r l i a m e n t a r y manner, B r i a n Wyatt launched a pooh-pooh campaign upon the l a d i e s p r e s e n t and the s u b j e c t o f d e b a t e .

This was w e l l - r e c e i v e d by a l l p r e s e n t and warmly a p plauded .

The c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m t h e f l o o r w e r e o f a v a r i e d n a t u r e , some a t t e m p t e d t o d e a l w i t h t h e s u b j e c t , u n t i l s e l b y Angus s a i d t h a t t h i s was h i s t h i r d d e b a t e o n v a l u e s , a n d i n one o f t h e previous o n e s he h a d r e a c h e d t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t a t h i n g i s of value i f i t enlarges experience.

The subject b e i n g dead a l i v e l y J a c k - i n - t h e - b o x d i s c u s s i o n a r o s e as t o t h e b e s t way t o t r e a t hangovers.

On t h i s m o t i o n t h e l a d l e s w e r e d e f e a t e d b y 2 2 t o 21f v o t e s , m a i n l y d u e t o t h e b l o c k v o t i n g of t h e " s o l i d s o u t h " o r .the members o f I . C . who had o n l y come f o r t h e e x p e r i e n c e t o b e gained.

With the normal c o u r t e s i e s a buffet refreshment was p r o v i d e d .

I . C . h o g g i n g i n one corner and B e d f o r d i n the o t h e r , w i t h a r a p i d i n t e r p l a y o f empty p l a t e s .

T h i s soon broke up i n t o a dance where B e d f o r d showed t h a t much v a l u a b l e experience ( n o n - c h a r a c t e r b u i l d i n g ) was t o be gained.

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1£& Application* by ZOfkxy to Union Offi ESCAPED. The S e c r e t a r y o f t h e U n i o n has r e t u r n e d u n s c a t h e d and l a r g e l y unimpressed from h i s t r i p b e h i n d t h e I r o n C u r t a i n , as U . L . U . r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a t a student congress h e l d at t h e Technical University of B e r l i n .

We hope t o p u b l i s h a n a c c o u n t o f M r . Waneway'i t r a v e l s i n our next i s s u e .

POSTAL SUBSCRIFTIONo 1 9 5 2 - 3 .

F E L I X o f f e r s a u n i q u e s e r v i c e f o r members o f t h e c o l l e g e l e a v i n g t h i s summer. S u b j e c t t o t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f d o l l a r s , F E L I X w i l l be s e n t by p o s t t o any g i v e n a d d r e s s f o t 6 / 6 d . p e r annuo. Such s u b s o r i p t i o n s s h o u l d be sent t o t h e S e c r e t a r y , F e l i x , I.C. Union.

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P R O F I L E The l i g h t of day f i r s t i l l u m i n a t e d t h e s a t u r n i n e countenance of W a l t e r P. Goss on t h e e l e v e n t h day of June i n t h e y e a r 1927 i n t h e h i s t o r i c s e a p o r t and market town of Great Yarmouth; f r o m w h i c h he h a s o f t l m e s s t r a y e d t o v a r i o u s p a r t s of the w o r l d i n an e f f o r t t o overcome h i s N o r f o l k a c c e n t and i t s fishy smell.

H i s e a r l y e d u c a t i o n was o b t a i n e d a t the G r e a t Y a r m o u t h Grammar S c h o o l w h i c h he l e f t i n 1 9 4 6 , when i t was f e l t t h a t n o t h i n g more c o u l d be achieved, to undertake h i s N a t i o n a l Service o b l i g a t i o n s i n the R . A . F . as a radar i n s t r u c t o r .

On c o m p l e t i n g t h i s d u t y he came t o t h e R . C . S . i n o r d e r t o r e a d P h y s i c s .

I n common w i t h many i l l u s t r i o u s f o r b e a r s who elected to serve t h e i r fellow students rather than the f i c k l e whims of e x a m i n e r s , W a l l y ' s academic career h a s been somewhat c h e q u e r e d a n d t h i s y e a r h a s f o u n d him engaged i n the m a n u f a c t u r e of a f t e r n o o n t e a and a h e x t r a m i l l i o n m a g n i f y i n g d o u b l e power gas m i c r o s c o p e somewhere i n t h e i n n e r r e c e s s e s of t h e Guilds.

T u r n i n g now t o t h e e x t r a m u r a l ( o r o u t d o o r ) aspect o f h i 8 c a r e e r we f i n d t h a t a t a n e a r l y a g e h e w a s f o r c e d by i l l n e s s to r e f r a i n from any f o r m of violent exercise for several years, during which t i m e he f a m i l i a r i s e d h i m s e l f w i t h t h e r u l e s , a i m s a n d i d e a s o f many games a n d s p e n t h i s l e i s u r e time o r g a n i s i n g and not p a r t i c i p a t i n g .

It is quite natural therefore, though unique, that Wally should r i s e i n C o l l e g e a t h l e t i c c i r c l e s from s e c r e t a r y of cricket the Soccer Club (1949-50) and o f f i c i a l u m p i r e , b y way o f s e c r e t a r y o f the A t h l e t i c C l u b s Committee (1950-51), t o b e t h i s y e a r ' s c h a i r m a n of" the A . C . C .

His associations are not however confined to college a f f a i r s , f o r i n U n i v e r s i t y c i r c l e s he i s w e l l known as a s o c c e r referee o f some s t a n d i n g a n d i n the l a s t three y e a r s has been s u c c e s s i v e l y P u b l i c ity. Secretary,,Honorary S e c r e t a r y and Honorary F i x t u r e Secretary of the U n i v e r s i t y Soccer Team.

N e x t s e a s o n he i s t o be Hon. Secretary again.

L a s t Summer V a c a t i o n Wally j o i n t l y organised and chaperoned the U . L .

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A s t o r y h a s i t t h a t w h i l s t r e f e r e e i n g a game o u t t h e r e he was o v e r c o m e b y t h e l o c a l atmosphere and f e l l , i n j u r i n g h i s knee, t o the d e r i s i o n of h i s t e a m - m a t e s , a n d r e t u r n e d home t h e o n l y c a s u a l t His seemingly endless capacity f o r responsi b i l i t y (he i s a l s o on t h e H o s t e l S e l e c t i o n Comm i t t e e ) s e l d o m seems t o i m p a i r h i s enjoyment of l i f e , a l t h o u g h he d o e s n o t s u f f e r f o o l s gladly, f o r on v e r y few s o c i a l o c c a s i o n s i s he c o n s p i c u o u s by h i s a b s e n c e .

His l i k e s i n c l u d e b e e r , blondes, b r u n e t t e s ( r e d h e a d s he h a s u s e f o r b u t n o t i m e ) and b i g p a r t i e s ; his dislikes - fanatics.

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Dear S i r , Hay I s o f t e n y o u r h e a r t b y s a y i n g t h a t my s o j o u r n i n t h i s h e a t h e n c o u n t r y h a s b e e n made more t o l e r a b l e by the frequent appearance o f F e l i x , d u t i f u l l y f o r w a r d e d b y my b r o t h e r ?

I was i n s p i r e d , t o t h e p o i n t o f w r i t i n g t h i s l e t t e r , b y Caveman's c o n t r i b u t i o n t o V i e w p o i n t i n t h e 1 3 t h F e b . i s s u e . W h i l e I weleome h i s a p t p a r a l l e l s o f c o l o u r and s t u d e n t c o n v e r s a t i o n , I f e e l t h e r e i s a more s u i t a b l e shade from m i s t y g r e y t o d e s c r i b e I . C . ' s b a n t e r - how a b o u t brown?

Yours e t c .

John R.Throbald.

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Sir, The s u c c e s s f u l A n n u a l E x h i b i t i o n o f t h e P h o t o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y h a s r e m i n d e d me t h a t a l a r g e propo r t i o n of the s t u d e n t community i s not f u l l y aware of e v e r y t h i n g t h a t happens i n the U n i o n .

Admittedl y the a c t i v i t i e s of C o l l e g e D e p a r t m e n t s , a n d most o f t h e c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s c a n be i n s p e c t e d b y t h e i n q u i s i t i v e ; b u t one i m p o r t a n t s t u d e n t a c t i v i t y is r a r e l y s e e n by t h e m a j o r i t y o f members o f this Union.

1 refer, of c o u r s e , to the c o l l e c t i o n and d i s p l a y of " t r o p h i e s " .

W o u l d i t n o t be p o s s i b l e f o r t h e c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s who h a v e s n a f f l e d b u s stops, B e l i s h a beacons, zebra crossings, red lamps, e t c . , to arrange f o r the e x h i b i t i o n of these a r t i c les?

Yours etc.

J.N.P.G. The C h a i r m a n , E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C o m m i t t e e , states t h a t h e i s f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e w h e r e a b o u t s o f some o f these t r o p h i e s — s u f f i c i e n t to form the n u c l e u s of an e x h i b i t i o n .

I n r e s p o n s e t o t h e r e q u e s t o f J . N . P . G . he i s w i l l i n g to a r r a n g e a d i s p l a y upon a s u i t a b l e o c c a s ion.

He h o p e s t h a t " o w n e r s " o f i n t e r e s t i n g s p e c i m e n s w i l l be p r e p a r e d t o l o a n t h e m f o r e x h i b i t i o n .

" T H U N D E R R O C K Sir, Your Bramatic C r i t i c , i n his review of I . C . D . S . ' production "Thunder Rock", commented t h a t the l o n g d r a m a t i c pause at the end o f - the f i r s t A c t was " d o w n r i g h t b a d theatre".

I t was i n f a c t t h e t i m e n e e d e d f o r D a v i d Greenfield to transform himself from dtreeter into C a p t a i n J o s h u a , and to r e a p p e a r on the stage.

Your C r i t i c Is e n t i t l e d t o h i s o p i n i o n as to t h e b a d e f f e c t s o f t h i s p a u s e , b u t he c a n s c a r c e l y rebuke the Producer f o r not a c h i e v i n g the Impossible.

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F o r s i x t y y e a r s " P h o e n i x " p a i d h i s way, t i l l at t h e e n d o f t h e w a r h e was f o r c e d t o move i n t h e e v e r decreasing c i r c l e s of an i n f l a t i o n a r y s p i r a l and f i n a l l y entered a state of bankruptcy.

When h i s s a v i n g s w e r e e x h a u s t e d t h r e e y e a r s a g o h e was swiftly "unionised*', and i n r e t u r n for h i s s u b s i d y , requested to produce the a n n u a l "Review" o f the U n i o n . us

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The more o b v i o u s f u n c t i o n s o f " P h o e n i x " a r e to please the reader, support the w r i t e r , r e f l e c t the thought and record the doings of I.C. Between the m i l l s t o n e s of the "Review" and the " L i b e r a l Outlook C r u s a d e " t h e l a s t two f u n c t i o n s a r e g r o u n d exceeding small.

The f i r s t two f u n c t i o n s s o m e t i m e s seem i r r e c o n c i l a b l e , and i n any case no-one e v e r pleases everyone, except Jonathan Staggers.

But there is a n o t h e r and most i m p o r t a n t f u n c t i o n o f "tPhoenix": that of f l y i n g the I.C. standard at other s o r d i d I n s t i t u t i o n s of Higher Learning, I n c r e d i b l e as it may s e e m , " P h o e n i x " c u t s s o m e t h i n g o f a d a s h i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n - a r t i c l e s from him have i n r e c e n t terms b e e n commented o n a n d r e p r i n t e d by o t h e r colleges, f o r example Q.M.C, With a touch of prestige of pedigree and a very f a i r r e p u t a t i o n f o r both form and c o n t e n t , " P h o e n i x " compares w e l l w i t h the best and i s a darned s i g h t b e t t e r t h a n most o t h e r s t u d e n t magazines.

As mentioned by " P e r i c l e s " t h e f i n a n c e s o f Phoenix a r e a t p r e s e n t none t o o s o u n d .

T h i s due i n no s m a l l measure t o l a c k o f r e a d e r s .

I t i s not suggested t h a t y o u who h a v e b e e n r o b b e d o f t h r e e p e n c e f o r t h e p r i v i l e g e of owning i s s u e N o . 3 6 o f F E L I X h a v e n o t shown y o u r i n t e r e s t and s u p p o r t e d i n t h e e n d e a v o u r s o f y o u r c o l l e g e ; b u t t h s chap who i s r e a d i n g t h i s o v e r y o u r s h o u l d e r , c r i t i c i s i n g most v i o l e n t l y e v e r y t h i n g w i t h w h i c h he i s a t v a r i a n c e , and drawing your l e c t u r e r s a t t e n t i o n t o your l a ck o f i n t e r e s t i n t h e p e a r l s o f knowledge f a l l i n g f r o m h i s l i p s , h e c a n h a r d l y be c l a s s e d as a s a v i o u r o f t h e s i n k i n g . F i r e p r o o f or n o t , p l e a s e h e l p t o keep PHOENIX o f f t h e r o o k s .

One o f t h e d a y s when e v e r y o n e i n . I . C . , p r o f e s s o r and t u t o r , f r e s h e r and f a i l u r e , i s a b l e t o g a t h e r t o g e t h e r f o r a few h o u r s , t o j o i n i n a common r e l e x a t i o n from t h e p r e s s i n g c a r e s o f K e n s i n g t o n i s S p o r t s D a y . No o t h e r day i s q u i t e so i n f o r m a l n o r so p l e a s a n t as s i t t i n g q u i e t l y i n t h e s u n , t a n k a r d i n h a n d , a d m i r i n g t h e p r o w e s s o f o t h e r s f o r more e n e r getic i n their reoreation,

What a b o u t " P h o e n i x ' s " d i f f i c u l t i e s ?

Granting t h a t " - P h o e n i x " may b e a n i n v e s t m e n t o u t s i d e I . C . a n d t h a t cheeseparing on i l l u s t r a t i o n s and format are not l i k e l y t o i m p r o v e h i m f o r home c o n s u m p t i o n , we a r e left with:d r o p p i n g the p r i c e and r a i s i n g the s u b s i d y , WRITING more f o r h i m a n d BUYING more o f h i m .

And l e f t t o l a s t f o r e m p h a s i s , i t s h o u l d be s a i d t h a t giving b i r t h to " P h o e n i x " i n v o l v e s a g h a s t l y l a b o u r .

The E d i t o r and A d v e r t i s i n g Manager i n p a r t i c u l a r are S t a k h a n o v i t e s , and t h e y d e s e r v e o u r CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. " P h o e n i x " and " F e l i x " o b v i o u s l y depend i n t h e end on u s ; but t h e n of course i t ' s w e l l known t h a t you and I are fireproof.

G u i l d s b e g i n f a v o u r i t e s w i t h a n i m p o s i n g l e a d b u i l t up from t h e t u g - o ' - w a r and 3 m i l e t r a c k r a o e h e l d l a s t t e r m and s h o u l d manage t o r e t a i n t h i s l e a d i n f a c e o f k e e n o p p o s i t i o n e x p e c t e d from t h e R . C . S . I t i s t i m e t h a t t h e G o v e r n o r ' s C h a l l e n g e S h i e l d f o u n d a new home f o r a w h i l e . What a b o u t R . C . S . and R . S . M . ?

PERSONNEL. T h e r e w i l l b e o n l y t w o more i s s u e s o f F E L I X t h i s t e r m , a f t e r w h i c h some, n o t a l l , o f t h e members o f t h e F E L I X B o a r d w i l l p l u n g e i n t o t h e o u t e r . d a r k n e s s o f an i n d u s t r i a l w o r l d . * i t i s hoped t o be " a b l e t o f i l l t h e moaneies t h i s t e r m i n order t h a t t h e new members may h a v e an i d e a o f t h e work e n t a i l e d . l t w i l l b e a p p r e c i a t e d i f anyone who i s p a t - ( m a t - ) e r n a l l y intere s t e d in F E L I X and f e e l s h e o r s h e w i l l b e a b l e t o d e v o t e a c e r t a i n amount o f h i s ( h e r ) t i m e n e x t s e s s i o n w o u l d w r i t e t o t h e e d i t o r v i a t h e U n i o n r a c k o r see h i m p e r s o n a l l y .

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• P h o e n i x " of S p r i n g 1951 c a r r i e d an a r t i c l e on the B i o l o g i c a l F i e l d s t a t i o n of the College which gave most o f the i m p o r t a n t f a c t s i n i t s development as a f i e l d s t a t i o n .

The p u r p o s e o f the p r e s e n t c o n t r i b u t i o n i s to b r i n g to the n o t i c e of readers of FELIX something o f t h e s e t t i n g o f S i l w o o d P a r k a s t h e y may expect t o f i n d i t , e i t h e r as r e s i d e n t s i f t h e i r zoological s t u d i e s t a k e them t h e r e , o r as m i g r a n t s i f they succumb to the C a l l of C u l t u r e i n the shape of the Rector's ' T o u c h s t o n e ' weekend d i s c u s s i o n groups h e l d there from time to time.

• S i l w o o d , " a c q u i r e d i n 1947, p r i m a r i l y as a r e s u l t of the e f f o r t s of i t s present Director, Professor Munro, i s i d e a l l y s u i t e d to i t s purpose of p r o v i d i n g f a c i l i t i e s for the study of biological problems both i n the f i e l d and i n the laboratory.

M u c h more t h a n t & i s , h o w e v e r , needs t o be s a i d i f the t r u e n o r t h of the s t a t i o n to the c o l l a g e i s to write be s ^ ^ g g ' ^ i m e t o tLme s t u d e n t s a r e moved t o to the E d i t o r l e t t e r s d e p l o r i n g the absence of the r e s i d e n t i a l f a c i l i t i e s w h i c h seem t o them t o 'make college l i f e ' .

P a r t of S i l w o o d ' s f u n c t i o n has been to offer just those f a c i l i t i e s to a necessarily l i m i t e d number o f i . e . s c u a e n o s . i l it> p e r n a p o i n e v i t a b l e t h a t most p f t h e members o f t h e College s h o u l d s c a r c e l y have heard of the F i e l d S t a t i o n , but a t l e a s t i t c a n be s a i d t h a t t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o make i t s a c q u a i n t a n c e o c c u r s f o r e v e r y o n e t o whom t h e 'Touchstone' project offers an additional a t t r a c t i o n .

S i l w o o d , w i t h i t s s i s t e r mansion, A s h u r s t Lodge, s i t s i n a hundred acres of parkland: grassy slopes f o r t h e most p a r t , b u t w i t h woods a n d m a r s h e s , a n d a l i t t l e stream which t r i c k l e s through to Silwood Lake.

Formal gardens are maintained i n flower for the g r e a t e r part of the year, and the d e l i g h t f u l J a p a nese G a r d e n , w i t h i t s t i n y l a k e , s u r r o u n d e d by r h o d o d e n d r o n s , J a p a n e s e maples and bamboos, has s u f f e r e d only from the l o s s of the pagoda-like until s h e l t e r that used to provide a shady r e t r e a t i t s a g e made i t unsafe.

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HQ p e r cent are s u f f e r i n g from r e g u l a r headaches and 1 0 per cent from giddyness.

80 p e r c e n t a d m i t t e d t h a t they were c h r o n i c a l l y t i r e d , and o n l y 1 5 p e r cent said t h e y f o u n d t i m e f o r s u f f i c i e n t s l e e p t o k e e p -them p h y s i c a l l y and mentally a l e r t . p e r cent were., f o u n d t o be i n some s t a g e o f a c u t e p h y s i c a l e x h a u s t ion.

The a v e r a g e amount o f s l e e p p e r n i g h t was 7 . 6 h o u r s , a v a r i a t i o n between 6 . 5 and 1 1 hours b e i n g those observed.

The a v e r a g e amount of s l e e p t h a t interviewed s a i d they r e q u i r e d f o r complete alertness was 9 . 1 h o u r s . > MgiijTAL C L A S S I F I C A T I O N . i|0 p e r cent o f the department w e r e s u f f e r i n g f r o m s e v e r e m e n t a l f o g a n d a n o t h e r UQ confused. p e r cent a d m i t t e d t h a t they were s l i g h t l y 80 p e r c e n t s a i d t h a t t h e y w e r e w o r r i e d a b o u t their alarmed. work and o f these 2 0 p e r cent were s e r i o u s l y 5 0 per cent s a i d that they found t h e i r mental confus i o n or worry impeded t h e i r c a p a c i t y to concentrate.

30 p e r c e n t f o u n d c o n c e n t r a t i o n on w o r k d i f f i c u l t at any t i m e and 2 5 p e r c e n t f o u n d i t n e e d e d considerable e f f o r t , under f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n i n g , however, 1 0 per anyway. cent a d m i t t e d that they were s c a t t e r b r a i n e d itaiLAXATIOri. When a s k e d w h a t r e l a x a t i o n t h e y h a d h a d i n the l a s t few w e e k s , 3 0 p e r cent r e p l i e d t h a t they had h a d n o n e , a n d one p e r s o n a d m i t t e d , t h a t h i s o n l y r e l a x a t i o n was w a s u i n g u p .

1 5 per cent s a i d the c i n e m a was t h e i r o n l y r e l a x a t i o n .

Only 2 5 per cent h a d h a d any o u t d o o r recreation. hhen a s ^ e d , " W h a t w o u l d y o u m o s t l i ^ e t o do i f you had the chance?" 1 5 per cent c o n s i d e r e d the matt e r too p e r s o n a l to answer, 1 0 per cent d i d not Know. to O t h e r r e p l i e s r a n g e d f r o m w r i t i n g a i . u i s i c a l Comedy m a k i n g a s o c i a l o g i c a l s t u d y o f t h e A m e r i c a n w a y 01' l i f e and going i n s e a r c h o f H . V. M o r t o n .

Sever. 1 a d m i t t e d t h a t t h e i r o n l y i n t e r e s t s were beer ana women, out one p r e f e r r e d port.

To t h e q u e s t i o n , "Do y o u f e e l a n y d i f f e r e n t now t o w h a t y o u d i d a t t h e same t i m e , l a s t y e a r ? " 5 p e r cent s a i d that they f e l t o l d e r , 2 0 per cent had not noticed one was u n d e r any c h a n g e , 1 0 p e r c e n t were i n l o v e , s t o o d t o b e l i e v e he h a d b e c o m e m a r r i e d , a n d 2 0 p e r The r e s t were u n a b l e t o remember cent were w o r r i e d . a n y t h i n g b e f o r e New Y e a r ' s ive.

3 5 per cent were wording at f u l l c a p a c i t y and 30 p e r cent at r a t h e r l e s s than, f u l l p r e s s u r e .

2 5 disinterested. p e r cent were unemployed or The f a v o u r i t e c o l o u r o f 3 0 p e r cent was green, and o f 5 - p e r cent b l u e , 3 p e r cent s a i d they preferred r e d ( b u t t h i s was u n d e r s t o o d t o o e due t o t h e blood5 0 per •shot n a t u r e o f t h e i r g i r l f r i e n d ' s e y e s ) . cent had no g i r l f r i e n d s .

COnOLUSIONS. The s e c o n d y e a r e l e c t r i c a l department are p h y s i c a l l y and m e n t a l l y u n f i t , and i t i s recomm e n d e d t h a t an i m m e d i a t e v a c a t i o n o f s i x m o n t h s be F a i l u r e t o do t h i s c a n o n l y g r a n t e d on f u l l p a y . r e s u l t i n the complete p h y s i c a l and mental collapse o f Uu p e r c e n t w i t h i n 2 3 d a y s , a n d o f a f u r t h e r 3 0 per cent w i t h i n 3 9 days.

3y t h i s time 1 5 p e r cent o f t h o s e r e m a i n i n g w i l l have r e a c h e d an a d v a n c e d s t a g e of psychoneurosis.

References^ "Tne psychology o f C o l o u r A s s o c i a tion. ' Mews o f t h e W o r l d . 1 0 t h J U a r c h , 1 9 3 8 . " P s y c h o s t a s i a A p p l i e d to P s y c h o - p h y s i c a l Psychoparesis i n the C u r v i l i n e a l S t a t e . " Good H o u s e p e e p i n g M a g a z i n e (Date unknown).

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The f o l l o w i n g l i s t i s t h e r e s u l t ' : 1. On d e p r e s s i n g k i c k - s t a r t e r y o u a r e prop e l l e d smartly over the handlebars.

Remedy; r e t a r d the i g n i t i o n .

If i g n i t i o n i s fixed, stand behind the machine and get some o n e e l s e to start for you.

2. E n g i n e s t a r t s , b u t on r e l e a s i n g c l u t c h Remedy; take out machine moves o f f b a c k w a r d s . a l i c e n c e t o c o v e r a v e h i c l e e q u i p p e d w i t h means for reversing.

3 . While p r o c e e d i n g at a steady pace a sudden r i p p i n g sound i s f o l l o w e d by a loud w h i r r d e s c e n d i n g i n p i t c h a s m a c h i n e comes t o a g r i n d i n g h a l t .

Cause: b e l t of r a i n c o a t caught i n rear wheel.

Remedy: use s t r i n g .

4 . A f t e r r i d i n g h a r d f o r some -time w i t h a p a s s e n g e r b e h i n d , e n g i n e s u d d e n l y shows r e m a r k a b l e increase of power.

Cause: p i l l i o n passenger dropped off.

R e m e d y : g e t a new o n e .

5 . A f t e r r u n n i n g f o r some t i m e a l o n g . lumpy road engine stops f i r i n g .

Cause: magnets worked.loose and f a l l e n off.

Remedy: buy a s i d e car.

A man I met i n F r a n c e a l w a y s u s e d a s i d e c a r , with a g i r l in i t .

The g i r l h a d a l a r g e spanner and t i g h t e n e d up a l l the n u t s w i t h i n reach as they went a l o n g .

Of c o u r s e , e v e r y t h i n g on t h e off-side u s e d . t o f a l l off sooner or l a t e r but t h e n , you c a n ' t have everything.

6 . R e a r o f m a c h i n e seems u n n a t u r a l l y l o w , and on s t o p p i n g , a deep t r e n c h i s n o t i c e d i n the j-oad behind you.

Cause: no b a c k w h e e l .

Remedy: remove| t o p o f t a n k w i t h t i n opener and u s e as wheelbarrow.

7. R i d i n g i n the r a i n y o u n o t i c e a s u c c e s s i o n of sharp s h o o t i n g p a i n s i n the r i g h t l e g .

Cause: high tension cable wet.

Remedy: wear r u b b e r boots.

Tingling sensation continues.

Cause: p i n s and needles.

Remedy: massage.

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The e n t i r e L i b e r a l Group went t o t h e t a l k g i v e n by Major Grimond at U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e on 8 t h May t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f L o n d o n L i b e r a l F e d e r a t i o n .

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I . C . U . E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C t t e , S p o r t s Day H o p , 8 11 p . m . A d m i s s i o n f r e e .

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I . C . l.us. Soc. G a l l e r y p a r t y 'Eugene Onegin' by Tchaikovsky, Sadlers Wells.

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The R a l l y was h e l d a t t h e Two B r e w e r s , N o r t h a w n e a r H a t f i e l d , o n S a t u r d a y , 4 t h May, The f i r s t t o a r r i v e was D a v i d A l l e n who was f o u n d p e e r i n g g l o o m i l y o u t o f t h e s a l o o n b a r from b e h i n d a p o r k l o a f s a n d w i c h .

A l l t h e c o n t e s t a n t s a r r i v e d i n good t i m e , e x c e p t f o r one p e r s o n who o n e n q u i r i n g what pub h e h a d s t o p p e d a t was t o l d b y t h e h o o t i n g r a b b l e t h a t i t wa3 a b e e r p u b .

A s u c c e s s f u l r e t r e a t was b e a t e n on f i n d i n g i t t o b e t h e Sun. " A w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f m a p - r e a d i n g was e s s e n t i a l s i n c e a l l t h e p l a c e s were i d e n t i f i e d b y g r i d r e f e r e n c e s .

On f i n d i n g t h e . p o s i t i o n , q u e s t i o n s a b o u t the d i s t r i c t had t o be a n s w e r e d , a n d a f t e r f i n d i n g a l l t h e references t h e two c o n t r o l s h a d t o b e r e a c h e d i n a s e t t i n e .

The w i n n e r was h e w i t h t h e l o w e s t s c o r e , p o i n t s b e i n g g i v e n f o r l a t e a r r i v a l a t c o n t r o l s and f o r e v e r y s e c o n d s l o w e r than the fastest time i n the s p e c i a l t e s t s .

A t one p o i n t i n t h e f i r s t s e c t i o n g r e a t a s s i s t a n c e was g i v e n b y two young l o v e l i e s who stood by the road w a i t i n g t o gij-e a l l t h e a n s w e r s .

A t t h e f i r s t c o n t r o l t h e two t e s t s were: a standing s t a r t to roach a balanced-pole t o u c h i t and s t o p , t h e o t h e r a Le Mans s t a r t . F o r t h i s , d r i v e r s omly c o m p e t e d , r u n n i n g 25 y a r d s t o t h e i r o a r s , s t a r t i n g t h e m , and d r i v i n g them a n o t h e r . 25 jsards t o f i n i s h . The M . G . ' s made t h e f a s t e s t t i m e s i n t h i s .

B o a n e r g e s came down a s a n o n ) s t a r t e r , h a v i n g made good speed f r o m S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n w i t h one s t o p t o a l l o w a t i g h t big-end to c o o l , a r r i v i n g j u s t a f t e r the l a s t c o m p e t i t o r h a d l e f t . U n f o r t u n a t e l y he p e r i s h e d i n t h e p o u r i n g r a i n a t t h e l a s t c o n t r o l w i t h a snapped v a l v e stem.

D u r i n g t h e t e a , M i k e D a y , who o r g a n i s e d t h e R a l l y w o r k e d out t h e r e s u l t s , and a t t h e end p r e s e n t e d some v e r y l a v i s h p r i z e s . The awards w e r e a s f o l l o w s : P.M. E l l i s Austin 8 K i n g ' 3 College G. Kahan Hillman C & G Miss B.M. Shotter M.G.T.A. P.R.Thickett Austin 7 C & G. S p e c i a l m e n t i o n s h o u l d be made o f t h e a m a z i n g p e r f o r m a n c e s o f some o f t h e A u s t i n 7 ' s , w h i o h s u f f e r e d a considerable disadvantage, p a r t i c u l a r l y i n the s p e c i a l tests.

B o a n e r g e s was t o w e d i n from t h e l a s t c o n t r o l , and t h e n had t o be l e f t a t t h e "Two B r e w e r s " p e n d i n g m a n u f a c t u r e o f a new v a l v e . A n y v o l u n t e e r s w o u l d be g r a t e f u l l y t a k e n on f o r h e l p i n a n v e r y n e c e s s a r y o v e r h a u l .

The t h a n k s o f t h e C l u b and t h e C o m p e t i t o r s a r e e x t e n d e d t o M i k e Day and a l l t h o s e who m a r s h a l l e d and o t h e r w i s e c o n t r i b u t e d t o make t h e day t h e s u c c e s s i t w a s .

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S Q U A S H F o r the Squash C l u o t h i s hag been p r i n c i p a l l y a season of c o n s o l i d a t i o n of the remarkable progress made t h e y e a r b e f o r e .

The C o u r t s were c l e a n e d a n d t h e l i g h t s r a i s e d , and i f the tendency of the roof t o l e a k c o u l d be c u r e d ( a s i t must b e , t o preserve t h e now i r r e p l a c e a b l e m a p l e f l o o r s ) , t h e y w o u l d be among t h e b e s t i n L o n d o n ; t h e f i x t u r e l i s t was p r u n e d and added t o , and gave us a f u l l s e a s o n of e n j o y a b l e m a t c h e s i n w h i c h we b r o k e j u s t o v e r e v e n s ; a n d t h e n u m b e r o f m e m b e r s w a s a r e c o r d , w h i c h may b e l a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e i n c r e a s i n g p o p u l a r i t y o f t h e game, a k e e n and e n e r g e t i c Hon. T r e a s u r e r , and an improvement i n g e n e r a l s t a n d a r d s o f h o n e s t y - o n o n l y one o c c a s i o n was a c o u r t b o o k e d i n t h e name o f Albert H a l l , a n d t h i s s e e m e d s u c h a n a p p r o p r i a t e name f o r t h e p e r s o n c o n c e r n e d ( e x c e p t t h a t t h e H a l l h a s no large 'tash) t h a t i t would have been c h u r l i s h to cavil.

One o f t h e m o s t e n c o u r a g i n g f e a t u r e s o f the s e a s o n was t h e s u c c e s s a n d k e e n n e s s o f t h e s e c o n d t e a m , f o r w h i c h t h e r e p r o v e d to t e s o m u c h t a l e n t t h a t t h e r e was s e l d o m much d i f f e r e n c e between the f i r s t and f i f t h p l a y e r s , and the l a d d e r a g a i n p r o v e d most v a l u a b l e i n s e l e c t i n g the team.

I n t h e U . L . 3 - a - s i d e t o u r n a m e n t we w e r e b e a t e n i n t h e s e c o n d r o u n d by W e s t m i n s t e r H o s p i t a l , h a v i n g b e a t e n Wye C o l l e g e 2 - 1 i n t h e l s t r o u n d .

There was no v e r y g o o d r e a s o n f o r t h i s d e f e a t , f o r a l l 3 p l a y e r s w e r e b e a t e n b y m e n whom t h e y c o u l d h a v e b e a t e n h a d t h e y b e e n o n f o r m , b u t t h a t i s t h e way i n s q u a s h , a n d i n a n y c a s e we s h o u l d n e x t h a v e m e t t h e v e r y s t r o n g S t . M a r y ' s H o s p i t a l team t h a t won t h e Cup. T h e W h i t e l e y C u p was won f o r t h e f i f t h t i m e i n s u c c e s s i o n b y J . K e n y o n , who r e t u r n e d t o t h e C l u b i n January.

T h i r t y p l a y e r s e n t e r e d , o f whom f o u r were s e e d e d , b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y the Mo. 2 s e e d , A . R. Waner, had to withdraw ( h a v i n g l e f t t h e College s o t h a t E . M. Hughes, seeded No. 4, r e a c h e d the final.

The b e s t m a t c h was t h e s e m i - f i n a l between K e n y o n a n d M . D . M a r t i n , w h i c h K e n y o n won i n t h r e e C l o s e games l a s t i n g n e a r l y f i f t y m i n u t e s , i n w h i c h M a r t i n produced a prodigious e f f o r t .

The f i n a l was p o o r by c o m p a r i s o n , H u g h e s s t a r t i n g v e r y b a d l y a n d l o s i n g t h e f i r s t two games c h e a p l y .

He t h e n r a l l i e d a n d won t h e n e x t 9 - 7 , b u t t h e e f f o r t proved t o o m u c h , a n d K e n y o n w a s a b l e t o r o m p home i n t h e n e x t game t o w i n t h e C u p y e t again.

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A . R . M c K e c h n i e h o l e d o u t i n one a t t h e fifth h o l e - t h e f i r s t I . C . p l a y e r t o do so I n an inter-college match.

He w e n t o n t o w i n b y J up and 2 t o p l a y , t h u s k e e p i n g h i s r e c o r d of not l o s i n g a match while representing the College.

E a r l i e r t h i s year, I . C . beat University C o l l e g e , U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e H o s p i t a l and B a r t s , (away) and drew w i t h U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e (away) and S t . M a r y ' s H o s p i t a l .

On A p r i l 2 1 s t R . H e e n a n w o n t h e I.C. P r e s i d e n t ' s Cup at Worplesdon, w i t h K. G l o v e r , ( h o l d e r ) second and M. F r i e d l t h i r d .

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At a g e n e r a l meeting of the U n i v e r s i t y of London H o c k e y C l u b o n F r i d a y , May 9 t h , t h e f o l l o w i n g I.C. members were e l e c t e d t o o f f i c e f o r t h e 1 9 5 2 - 3 S e a s o n .

President : Asst. Prof. a. Stephenson, O . B . E .

Vice-President: E.C.Green. Captain: G . G l l l e t t.

Hon. Secretary: H.I.Hayes.

R O W I N G A t Putney R e g a t t a , l a s t Saturday, I . C . B . C . were w e l l r e p r e s e n t e d b y 3 T i l l s , 2 s c u l l e r s and a p a i r . Though t h e w e a t h e r was g o o d , t h e w a t e r was b a d u n t i l l a t e i n t h e a f t e r noon.

I n t h e f i r s t r a c e o f t h e d a y , R . G . Seaman won h i s h e a t I n t h e f i n a l he scored o f t h e J u n i o r S c u l l s b y a£ l e n g t h s .

I . C . ' s o n l y w i n , by b e a t i n g E.P.Wado e a s i l y .

I n h i s h e a t o f t h e J u n i o r - S e n i o r S c u l l s , G.W. B e n s o n was b e a t e n b y W. B l u e , who was o n l y j » t b e a t e n i n t h e f i n a l of t h i s event.

The 2nd V I I I r o w i n g i n t h e J u n i o r - S e n i o r V I I I s s t a r t e d s l o w l y , and k e p t t h e i r r a t i n g t o o l o w a n d w e r e b e a t e n b y Vesta R.C. The * l h . V I I I rowing i n t h e B e v e r l y T i l l s ( f o r c l i n k e r b o a t s ) were b e a t e n b y a v e r y f a s t Thames R . C . c r e w , who l a t e r won t h e f i n a l .

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I n t h e s t e e p l e c h a s e P a i n a n d G a r r o d w e r e l e t and 2 n d .

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The h i g h l i r h t o f t h e m e e t i n g was G . E l l i o t ( K i n j s ) b r e w i n g of the B r i t i s h Native Record for the Pole Vault at 1 3 * l i " .

He h a d p r e v i o u s l y b e a t e n t h e U n i v e r s i t y r e c o r d f o r t h e S h o t Putt with 43«1".

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