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Not for G u i l d s the glorious hustings of lesser places n o r the i n t r o d u c t i o n of the candidates to the e l e c t o r s before the great denouement.

The few a r t i c u l a t e members e n t e r t a i n t h e house w i t h s p a r k l i n g w i t and a p a s s i n g reference to t h e i r p r o t e g e , t h u s e n s u r i n g t h a t t h e b e s t man w i n s .

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T h e m a t t e r s o f moment h a v i n g b e e n d i s p e r s e d , o f f i c i a l r e c o g n i t i o n i s given to the advent o f the s i l l y season.

The P r e s i d e n t m a k e s a s p e e c h , up comes t h e h a r d y a n n u a l c o n c e r n i n g t h e p l u m b i n g o n t h e t o p f l o o r , w h i c h i s being looked into or sat on a c c o r d i n g t o the p o s i t i o n o f t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s drawing o f f i c e , and every-one congraulates e v e r y one e l s e .

D u t y d o n e , t h e F i e l d C u p R a c e c a n be run.

The F i e l d Cup was o r i g i n a l l y p r e s e n t e d t o t h e w i n n e r s o f an i n t e r d e p a r t m e n t a l b o a t r a c e on the S e r p e n t i n e , b u t due t o l a c K o f a p p r e c i a t i o n i n some q u a r t e r s , t h e c o u r s e i s f r o m t i m e t o m o d i f i e d .

T h e e n i g m a t i c s m i l e s o f t h e G u i l d s m e n who k n e w w e r e r e w a r d e d - n o t o n l y by a b o a t r a c e b u t a c h a r i o t race as w e l l .

In l e s s time, than i t ta^es t o undo a n o t h e r t e a m ' s b o l t , a l l d e p a r t m e n t s were busy c o n s t r u c t i n g c h a r i o t s (see w o r k i n g d r a w i n g i n Room 1 7 ) o f s c a f f o l d i n g a n d U n i v e r s a l c o u p l i n g s - b u t a l l too s o o n , the a p p r o p r i a t e s t a r t by J a c k and t h e Spanner had not been g i v e n - t h e m a c h i n e s were d i s m a n t l e d ( w e l l , o f f i c i a l l y ) .

Down w e n t t h e S p a n n e r a n d a l m o s t a t o n c e t h e C i v i l s , who h a d b e e n f u r t h e s t from the P r e s i d e n t i a l eye, had h o i s t e d t h e i r v e h i c l e a l o f t as they staggered to E x h i b i t i o n Road.

B y a few m a s t e r f u l s t r o k e s o f a two by f o u r angle the c h a r i o t e e r dispensed w i t h the services o f a l l who w e r e n o t a c t i v e l y a s s i s t i n g h i m (some 200) .

C l o s e l y h a u l e d by the E l e c t r i c a l s , the C i v i l s t o r e up t o t h e P a r i , w a i v e d on by a f f a b l e policemen , a n d r e a c h e d t h e b r i d g e o v e r t h e S e r p e n t i n e w i t h 20 y a r d s ' l e a d .

O v e r the p a r a p e t went t h e f l a g a n d away s h o t t h e b o a t b e n e a t h , p r o p e l l e d by M c K e n n a a n d M c K e n n a , a b l y h i n d e r e d by t h e C i v i l s c a p t a i n at the r u d d e r end and a c h a r a c t e r w i t h a broom at the o t h e r .

Due i n n o s m a l l m e a s u r e t o the f i s h i n g a c t i v i t e s of the C i v i l s , the E l e c t r i c a l s , who w e r e r o w i n g s t r o n g l y , b e g a n t o c r e e p u p , u n t i l a b o a t p r o p e l l e d by two C i v i l s a d m i r e r s who w e r e n o t l o o k i n g w h e r e t h e y w e r e g o i n g , c a u s e d a break In the rowing and a heated exchange of pretty compliments.

By now t h e M e c h a n i c a l s h a d g i v e n t h e i r f l a g t o t h e d u l y g r a t e f u l G h e m i c a l s and one b r a v e , s p i r i t d e l i v e r e d h i s f l a g p e r s o n a l l y , w h e n he came up a f f c e r j u m p i n g o f f t h e b r i d g e .

Running battles were fought as the r i v a l crews t r i e d , h a r d to o v e r take the leaders.

T h e C i v i l s , some 5 l e n g t h s u p , w e r e m e t b y a merman who t r i e d h a r d i f u n s u c c e s s f u l l y t o make an i m p r e s s i o n upon the d i s c u s s i o n a s t o t h e b e s t means o f m a k i n g the shore w i t h d i g n i t y .

The p e n n a n t was h u r l e d but f e l l s h o r t o f t h e b a n k .

R i s i n g t o t h e o c c a s i o n , o r d i d he f a l l ?

Newman p l u n g e d i n t o t h e w a t e r t o come d r i p p i n g t o t h e bank.

B y now a l l t h e b o a t s h a d a r r i v e d a n d chaos r e i g n e d as r e v e n g e was taken.

ENGINEERING PAPER PRIZE The L i n k s C l u b M e m o r i a l P r i z e f o r the b e s t s t u d e n t paper w r i t t e n f o r the ' G u i l d s E n g i n e e r ' h a s t h i s y e a r b e e n a w a r d e d t o M . W. ^ n i l l f o r his c o n t r i b u t i o n " M e t h a n e P r o d u c t i o n f r o m S e w a g e Slud<ÂŁ", The p r i z e was f i r s t awarded l a s t y e a r and has a value of three guineas.

I t was i n s t i t u t e d i n memory o f t h e s e v e n t e e n ' L i n k s ' k i l l e d i n t h e w a r .

The new Chairman o f t h e S o c i a l C l u b s Committee i s M . J .

N e a l e , t h e S e c r e t a r y U . A b b o t t , and t h e A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y B.H.Wyatt.

The I . C Y 7 . A . r e s u l t s w e r e : P r e s i d e n t : Rae T u r n b u l l ; S e c r e t a r y : A l i s o n E n t w i s t l e ; and E n t e r t a i n m e n t s S e c r e t a r y : Inky S c h i e l d r o p . and f o r I . C . W . S . C . t h e r e s u l t s w e r e j P r e s i d e n t : Doreen Goodway; V i c e - P r e s i d e n t & J u n i o r T r e a s i r e r : M a r j o r i e G r a t w i c k ; S e c r e t a r y : J e a n Osborne.

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The Committee w i l l c o n t i n u e to stand the l e s s for t h i s s e s s i o n , but from S e p t e m b e r 1 s t , when t h e C o l l e g e r e o p e n s , t h e p r i c e s w i l l be 9 d . a h a l f o f b i t t e r , a n d 8 d . f o r m i l d .

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A t an open m e e t i n g 2 7 t h . May, t h e e x t e n s i o n was f o r m a l l y opened by Haydn Dimraock, E d i t o r o f "The S c o u t " , t h o s e p r e s ent i n c l u d i n g t h e R e c t o r , and t h e 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.

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A t a n e a r l y age K e n n e t h P e r c y E l c r i d g e was s u b j e c t e d t o a c o m p l e t e change i n environment.

From the more f a s h i o n a b l e o f N o r t h e r n L o n d o n ' s s u b u r b s he f o u n d h i m s e l f i n t h e w i d e open spaces of South A f r i c a , eventua l l y spending five formative years a t P a r Jet own H i g h S c h o o l , J o h a n n e s b u r g .

E l d r i d g e h i m s e l f a d m i t s t h a t i f i t had n o t been f o r t h i s u p h e a v a l he w o u l d n o t now b e r e a d i n g e n g i n e e r i n g , n o r w o u l d he p l a y r u g b y f o o t b a l l .

To imagine him as a n y t h i n g but an engineer, or rugger p l a y e r i s , i n d e e d , d i f f i c u l t , so to t h i s e x t e n t his l i f e has been i n f l u e n c e d .

But i n a wider f i e l d it i s f e l t t h a t h i s present make-up has been greatly formed as a r e s u l t of t h i s e a r l y t r a v e l .

That Ken is 'different' t h e r e i s no d o u b t .

A l a c k of conservation i n h i s views, manner, and a p p e a r a n c e - f o r a l o n g t i m e h i s f a v o u r i t e suiti n g has been pea-green tweed - has l e d him to become a n odd t y p e o f p r a c t i c a l f r e e t h i n k e r .

Classif i c a t i o n i s d i f f i c u l t i n h i s c a s e , f o r he c o m b i n e s a f r e s h , y o u t h f u l p e r s o n a l i t y , with an o c c a s i o n a l cultural sophistication.

In f a c t , at times the b e s p e c t a c l e d s h o r t s i g h t e d n e s s , and p o u t i n g u p p e r l i p , suggests a tendency to s u p e r c i l i o u s n e s s .

C o n t r a s t i n g these c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s are those of a more t h a n ' a v e r a g e s p o r t s m a n .

In Imperial College p e r h a p s he i s b e s t known a s h o o k e r o f t h i s season's s u c c e s s f u l r u g g e r X V , w h e r e h e a l s o made b i n m a r k as a f a s t ' s p o i l e r ' , and f i r s t time t a c k i e r .

Having gained h a l f - c o l o u r s for a t h l e t i c s i n h i s f i r s t y e a r , he h a s s i n c e b e e n a b l e t o w r i t e knowledgeable, i f somewhat f r i v o l o u s , r e p o r t s on ' S p o r t s D a y ' .

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Felix, I am u n a b l e t o a c c o u n t f o r t h e l a p s e of your music correspondent, w r i t i n g on the subject o f Music a t the Hops.

I c a n f i n d b u t two c o n c l u s i o n s :I He i s n e v e r i n a f i t s t a t e t o l i s t e n t o a n y r e c o r d s a f t e r s o j o u r n i n g i n the b a r on S a t u r d a y s . etc., 2.

He h a s n e v e r h e a r d r e c o r d s b y L e s P a u l , t h e names b e i n g j u s t b a i * - t a l k t h a t he h a s o v e r h e a r d , . a n d a s a c o n s e q u e n c e he d o e s n ' t recognise t h e m w h e n we d o p l a y t h e m a t t h e h o p s .

For the benefit of your sadly ignorant o r misinformed music correspondent, the greater p r o p o r t i o n o f the r e c o r d s played a t the hops are n o t b y bands u s u a l l y s t y l e d as ' s t r i c t tempo'.

The n u m b e r o f r e c o r d i n g s b y ' V i c t o r Sylvester played a t an average hop i s 8 mostly at the b e g i n i n g o f the e v e n i n g when t h e r e i s p l e n t y o f room to dance.

A t t w o h o p s t h i s y e a r , o n l y OT'E V i c t o r S i l v e s t e r r e c o r d was p l a y e d ( and by request ), We r e g u l a r l y p l a y r e c o r d i n g s b y G u y M i t c h e l l , Roy Rogers, Les P a u l , S i d P h i l l i p s , etc.,: f o r q u i c k s t e p d a n c e s , b u t the number o f s u c h recordings available to which i t is possible to w a l t z i s m i c r o s c o p i c - I know b e c a u s e I ' v e hunted f o r more, "fe t h e r e f o r e r e l y o n J o e l o s s , M a u r i c e Winnick, Josephine Bradley, and s i m i l a r orchestras f o r most of our slow w a l t z e s .

Yours etc., Paul Jeffery.

N E E D L E D kth. J u n e , 1 9 5 2 Sir, I w o u l d l i k e t o comment on y o u r a r t i c l e on t h e c h o i c e o f m u s i c f o r t h e Hops f o r two r e a s o n s .

F i r s t l y , I f e e l that the w r i t e r greatly overestim a t e s t h e s a v i n g i n r e c o r d c o s t made b y t h e u s e o f lightweight pickups.

I am o p e n t o correction, b u t I t h i n k some t i m e w i l l h a v e t o e l a p s e b e f o r e t h e b e n e f i t c a n be felt.

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An I n t e r e s t i n g study f o r the S o c i o l o g i s t m i g h t be t h e e f f e c t of w a r - t i m e e v a c u a t i o n on t h e p r e s e n t d a y l i v e s o f t h e y o u n g s t e r s t o whom it applied.

For instance, did a sudden impact w i t h the c o u n t r y s i d e influence the adult p e r s o n a l i t y of an otherwise London-destined c h i l d ?

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M i l i t a r i l y , Corporal Eldridge must be c o n s i d e r e d a d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .

A f t e r s i x weeks t r a i n i n g , s i x weeks i n the cookhouse, and s i x weeks r e s t he s p e n t e i g h t e e n months i n t h e army post office at Knightsbridge.

Taking a healthy participation i n U n i o n a f f a i r s , Ken has upheld h i s a c a d e m i c p r o g r e s s , a n d l i v e d a t home d u r i n g h i s s t a y h e r e - two h o u r s e a c h day b e i n g spent on t r a v e l l i n g .

Tackl e d o n t h i s l i f e a t home h e s a y s " n o n e a t a l l , there are four of u s ?

A l l t h a t i s known of the betweeny e a r s i s t h a t , b e f o r e c o m i n g t o I . C . he was a n a r c h i t e c t ' s a s s i s t a n t f o r s i x m o n t h s , and s p e n t one y e a r a t E n f i e l d T e c h n i c a l C o l l e g e , S o u t h g a t e a l s o knows him a s a R o v e r S c o u t , and a n a m a t e u r gardener.

A g r e a t reader of other p e o p l e ' s newspapers it was p e r h a p s t h i s h a b i t w h i c h f i r s t b r o u g h t h i m t o t h e f o r e i n I . C . , and has u n d o u b t e d l y p u t h i m i n f r o n t of us to-day.

S t a r t i n g as a mere w r i t e r , and ' m a k e r u p - e r ' o f F e l i x he a d v a n c e d t o S p o r t s E d i t o r , E a s t e r half-session last year.

T h e r e he d e v e l o p e d a cong l o m e r a t i o n of r e p o r t s i n t o a d e f i n i t e 'back-page' (unfortunately, o m i t t i n g ' a guide' to the p o o l s ' ) , and c o n t i n u e d to f i l l t h i s u n t i l c a l l e d to the E d i t o r ' s c h a i r i n March of t h i s y e a r .

R e a d e r s 'of r e c e n t e d i t o r i a l s must a g r e e t h a t K e n . E l d r i d g e 1 3 a man w i t h f i r m c o n v i c t i o n s , w h i c h he i s n o t a f r a i d t o s t a t e i n t h e f u l l g l a r e o f p u b lic opinion.

With twenty-three years behind him, he l e a v e s C o l l e g e t o e m b a r k u p o n a c a r e e r i n i n d u s try.

I n d u s t r y I t s e l f w i l l decide whether K. P. E l d r i d g e i n h i s c o m p l e t e r a n g e o f i n t e r e s t , and to-day d i r e c t a p p r o a c h , w i l l be t h e type of l e a d e r demands.

H i s f u t u r e c a r e e r m i g h t i n f a c t , be a j u d g e m e n t on t h e new technologist.

B u t my s e c o n d a n d m a i n c r i t i c i s m l i e s I n h i s choice of records.

My o w n e x p e r i e n c e o f H o p s h a s l e d me t o r e g a r d t h e m a s a c o m b i n a t i o n o f dance and s o c i a l o c c a s i o n .

The i n c l u s i o n o f a few r e c o r d s by t h e p e r f o r m e r s m e n t i o n e d , a n d o T E e r s of t h e i r t y p e , might not reduce t h e i r general Stan" a p p e a l , but such people as F a t s W a l l e r and K e n t o n a r e a p p r e c i a t e d by o n l y a l i m i t e d p e r c e n tage o f the community, and i f t h e i r f a n s want to Cavort to the n o i s e s they produce* i t i s , s u r e l y , , u p t o t h e J a a z C l u b , o r some s i m i l a r o r g a n i s a t i o n , to cater for t h e i r needs. / Yours f a i t h f u l l y , Brian

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F E L I X has much p l e a s u r e i n p u b l i s h i n g the l a t e s t e f f o r t ( o n h i s P r o f ' s own T y p e w r i t e r ) o f t h e a l m o s t e x t i n c t RCS J o e S o a p .

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Dear S i r , Imperial College i s comprised of Royal C o l l e g e o f S c i e n c e , R o y a l S c h o o l o f M i n e s , and C i t y a G u i l d s C o l l e g e . Why a i r , a r e n o t t h e E n g i n e e r s i n a b u i l d i n g t i t l e d as t h e o t h e r two, â&#x20AC;˘Hoyalvt On l e a v i n g C o l l e g e w i t h a degree,members proudly proclaim that they of R . C . S . * R.S.M. are A s s o c i a t e s o f a R o y a l C o l l e g e and R o y a l S c h o o l r e s p e c t i v e l y . N o t B O t h e that E n g i n e e r , w h o may o n l y o l a i m a s s o o i a t e s h l p o f an I n s t i t u t e .

Cannot s o m e t h i n g be done to r e p a i r t h i s u n f o r t u n a t e s t a t e o f a f f a i r s T I s u g g e s t t h a t we c h a n g e t h e name C i t y a G u i l d e C o l l e g e t o R o y a l S c h o o l o f E n g i n e e r s , so t h a t a n e n g i n e e r may p r o u d l y s a y t h a t h e i s an A s s o c i a t e o f The R o y a l S c h o o l o f E n g i n e e r s . T h i n k of- t h e l e t t e r s after h i s name..

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To t h o s e who have a l r e a d y s u f f e r e d , F E L I X w i s h e s t h e n i c e s t o f m a r k e r s , w h i l e f o r t h o s e about t o undergo t h e a n n u a l o r d e a l , a l l t h e r i g h t q u e s t i o n s f o r t h e answers y o u have.

May y o u a l l l e a v e n e x t week w i t h l i g h t h e a r t , e n j o y t h e p l e a s a i t e s t o f v a c a t i o n s i n many l a n d s , and come baok next y e a r .

The r e m a r k a b l y s h o r t l i s t o f one from w h i c h t h e c h o i c e o f n e x t y e a r ' s P r e s i d e n t w i l l be made by I . C . C o u n c i l can b e a t t r i b t t ed t o two major c o u r s e s .

The f i r s t i s t h a t a s t r o n g c u r r e n t o p i n i o n i 3 t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n c y o f t h i s C o l l e g e i s much t o o h i g h an h o n o u r t o c o n f e r upon mere m r r t a l s .

Linked with t h i s opinion i s the b e l i e f that people of P r e s i d e n t i a l c a l i b r e a r e n o t so numerous a s t h e y w e r e .

B o t h a r e f a l l a c i e s of every g e ne r a t i o n; t h a t no gods a r e l i k e t h o s e o f y e s t e r d a y .

As the c h a r a c t e r of the student p o p u l a t i o n develops through s u c c e s s i v e y e a r s so do t h e needs o f t h e U n i o n and t h e q u a l i t i e s demanded o f a P r e s i d e n t , t h o u g h no two would agree as t o t h e exact combination o f q u a l i t i e s .

Secondly t h e r e i s a very n o t i c a b l e reluctance on t h e p a r t o f men who have many, t h o u g h p e r h a p s n o t a l l , o f t h e q u a l i t i e s f o r t h e o f f i c e , t o p e r m i t t h e i r names b e i n g put forward.

T h i s lack of enthusiasm for self-advancement s p r i n g s from f e a r s t h a t t h e a d d i t i o n a l d u t i e s ! w i l l p r o v e t o o heavy a b u r d e n . T h i s i s p a r t l y the. outcome o f t h e p r a c t i c e i n r e c e n t y e a r s o f p i l i n g o f f i c e upon o f f i c e - o r agony upon agony on t h e s h o u l d e r s o f t h e p r o m i n e n t . No one man c a n s u c c e s s f u l l y f i l l two o f f i c e s - l e t a l o n e t w e l v e a s has been known I n o u r U n i o n a f f a i r s , i n f a i r n e s s t o o u r s e l v e s and t o . o u r o f f i c e r s , ' l e t us have one man w i t h one j o b .

A n o t h e r , and l e s s p a r d o n a b l e excuse i s t h a t U n i o n work c o n f l i c t s w i t h academic p r o g r e s s . The academic l i f e h e r e i s m e r e l y a means t o a f u l l e r and b e t t e r l i f e l a t e r o n .

T h a t t h e l a t e r l i f e has b e e n i m p a i r e d by t h e knowledge g a i n e d t h r o u g h work i n U n i o n o f f i c e i s not b o r n e out by t h e progress of past P r e s i d e n t s . Experience of t h i s k i n d w i l l p r o v e o f more l a s t i n g v a l u e t h a n any number o f Ph.D s .

L e t t e r s may s e c u r e a j o b - b u t t h e y w o n ' t h o l d i t .

Whatever t h e r e a s o n s avowed o r s u p p r e s s e d , we f e e l t h a t a s t h e c o l l e g e i s s h a r p l y d i v i d e d i n t o t h o s e who do s o m e t h i n g , and t h o s e who d o n ' t , w h i l e t h e d o ' s a r e f u r t h e r s p l i t i n t o b r a i n s and b r a w n , w i t h s u b d i i t e i o n s d e p e n d i n g upon t h e n a t u r e o f t h e e x e r c i s e t a k e n . A n o m i n a t i o n l i s t o f one c a n d i d a t e does n o t r e c o g n i z e t h e v a r y i n g needs o f t h e d i f f e r e n t groups - n o r g i v e C o u n c i l much room t o manoevre.

While extending to the successful candidate sincere c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and b e s t w i s h e s f o r h i s t e r m o f o f f i c e , F E L I X cannot b u t e x p r e s s t h e hope t h a t n e x t y e a r ' s P r e s i d e n t w i l l n o t o n l y be a complete bounder and u t t e r f f i i l u r e , b u t t h a t he a l s o r e d u c e s t h e t o t t e r y s t r u c t u r e o f o u r decayed democracy t o shambles a s a f i t t r i b u t e t h e i n e r t i n d i v i d u a l i t i e s of t h i s college.

A l l t h o s e who have w r i t t e n rude l e t t e r B t o u s , s e n t i n News and S p o r t s r e p o r t s , p r o d u c e d p r i n t a b l e a r t i c l e s , v e r s e s a n d rhymes, drawn c a r t o o n s and s k e t c h e s f o r u s - and o f u s , h e l p e d t o make up on Sundays and t o s e l l on F r i d a y s , or whose e f f o r t s have so f a r gone u n r e w a r d e d , F E L I X o f f e r s h i s g r a t e f u l t h a n k s and a p p r e c i a t i o n ; we hope t h a t you w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b u r d e n ' t h e E d i t o r w i t h more m a t e r i a l t h a n he c a n use.

I w o u l d l i k e t o add my p e r s o n a l t h a n k s t o t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s who have n o t annoyed me a t a l l , and t o t h e F E L I X B o a r d f o r t h e i r w i l l i n g h e l p and c o o p e r a t i o n , i n p a r t i c u l a r t o my two k e e n e s t c r i t i c s Tony de Reuck and S t e p h e n Wearne, K.P.E. FELIX

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F e a t u r e s E d i t o r : A . V . S . de Reuck; News E d i t o r : L . C o h e n ; Sports E d i t o r : D.J.Gardner; Sub-Editors: E.J.Simon; B . H . P i l e , R . B r a y , J . L o o k y e r , P . E . L i l e y (Coming E v e n t s ) ; S e c r e t a r y : M a r g a r e t E v e n e t t ( S e c . - e l e c t : Mary L i s t e r ) ; T r e a s u r e r : M . R .

P i g g o t t ; C i r c u l a t i o n M a n a g e r : D . R . B a l l } P r o d u c t i o n Manager: j S . A . S c o t t ; A s s t . P . M : D.Higham; A d v e r t i s i n g M a n a g e r : G . N o r v a l ; ; A d v i s o r y E d i t o r ! S.H.Wearne ( i m p ) , J . W . M i d g l e y ; A r t E d : Rex Dadd; P h o t o g r a p h i c E d i t o r : B . F . G o f t o n . .

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M r . C o n w a y ' s E s s a y i s t h e most s u b s t a n t i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n i n s h e e r b u l k . I t h a s been a c l a i m e d by t h e award o f p r i z e , b u t on what grounds I do n o t know. The l i t e r a r y s t y l e i s l a b o u r e d and t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l a p p r o a c h p s e u d o s c i e n t i f i c rather than s c i e n t i f i c .

On t h e whole n o t a d i s t i n g u i s h e d piece of w r i t i n g .

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I n 'Touchstone Recons i d e r e d ' a d o m e s t i c p r o b l e m i s e x c e l l e n t l y d i s c u s s e d and i n The R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of a Graduate' a broader t o p i c i s dealt w i t h . ' S o u v e n i r de P a r i s ' i s i n t e n d e d as an i n v o c a t i o n o f t h a t C i t y , b u t I ' m a f r a i d i t w o u l d need a v e r y much g r e a t e r w r i t e r than M r . S c h i l i z z i t o succeed.

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The o v e r r i d i n g c o n d i t i o n , t h a t affected e v e r y t h i n g was t h a t o f t h e d i v i s i o n o f city by two i d e o l o g i e s - t h o s e o f the E a s t a n d West - t h e government of each s e c t o r b e i n g ir. the hands of G e r m a n g u a r d s one e a c h s i d e , n o t R u s s i a n a n d B r i t i s h , R u s s i a n and A m e r i c a n a s one m i g h t e x p e c t ; neither, a t t h a t t i m e , was t r a v e l r e s t r i c t e d f r o m one z o n e t o another; t r a v e l l i n g i n by t h e overhead r a i l w a y d i d n e c e s s i t a t e an i n s p e c t i o n of p a p e r s .

In the East one h a d t h e C o m m u n i s t s y s t e m o f h o u s e a n d s t r e e t managers, secret p o l i c e , enforced meetings etc. w h e r e a s i n t h e w e s t t h e way o f l i f e i s s i m i l a r a s in England.

W h i l s t i n t h e West f o o d was relatively p l e n t i f u l and cheap and u n r a t i o n e d t h a t i n ' the E a s t , i n e x c e s s o f a s m a l l r a t i o n , was v e r y expensive.

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There seemed t o b e l i t t l e d o u b t t o w h i c h s i d e B e r l i n e r n w o u l d go i f t h e r e was s u f f i c i e n t a c c o m m o d a t i o n a n d w o r k .

A c c u s t o m i n g o n e s e l f t o the v a s t amount of d a m a g e , now t i d i e d a n d w a l l e d i n b y n e a t s t a c k s o f old b r i c k s , B e r l i n appeared a very i n d u s t r i o u s and busy c i t y .

A v a s t amount o f b u i l d i n g was i n p r o g r e s s , b o t h i n c o n c r e t e , b r i c k and s t o n e ; the p r o d u c t s of l i g h t e n g i n e e r i n g were i n g r e a t evidence, new c a r s , c a m e r a s , b i c y c l e s , c l o t h e s , footwear.

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I n the e v e n i n g t h e r e were b r i g h t l i g h t s , open a i r c a f e s and r e s t a u r a n t s , c o n c e r t s o p e r a s , cinemas a l l t h e a c t i v i t y t h a t one a s s o c i a t e s w i t h a c o n t i n ental capitol.

Kurfftrstendamm r a p i d l y r e g a i n i n g the splerftnr of former times w i t h i t s wide broad streets, r e s t a u r a n t s , s t o r e s ' t h e new S c h i l l e r T h e a t r e , ind i c a t i v e o f a n i n d u s t r i o u s p e o p l e i n t e n t on r e g a i n i n g s o m e t h i n g of what t h e y had l o s t .

Apar,t from t h e i n a c c e s s i b i l i t y o f B e r l i n , one w o u l d s p e n d a very pleasant holiday there.

L i f e i n the E a s t (Crosse B e r l i n ) appeared to be v e r y d i f f e r e n t : w a l k i n g a l o n g t h e b o r d e r on M a y Day i n t o P o t s d a m e r P l a t z p r o p a g a n d a g r e e t s y o u f r o m the loudspeaker system, b l u e s h i r t b i n d c u l a t e d polhe eye f r o m t h e w i n d o w s o f bombed b u i l d i n g s , f a c e s r e g a r d e a c h o t h e r a c r o s s t h e s q u a r e , w h i l e West police stand by.

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" T w o m o r e , " s a i d my f r i e n d , f r o m h e r c h a i r o n ' t h e c o l l e g e s i d e w i n d o w o f my f l a t , t r a c k i n g i n tiiore y o u n g t h i n g s a p p e a r i n g t o p a r a d e i n f r o n t o f . the Americans' barracks i n our square.

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I n may, t h i s y e a r , S t e p h e n Adepegba was k i l l e d i n a car accident i n T r i n i d a d . ' Steve a r r i v e d a t I . C . from N i g e r i a i n O c t o b e r , 1947, e m b a r k i n g upon t h e I n t e r m e d i a t e C o u r s e , and i n 1948 e n t e r e d t h e B o t a n y Department whe r e t h r e e y e a r s o f d i l i g e n t work won h i m a n H o n o u r s d e g r e e and a s c h o l a r s h i p to* t h e Imperial College of T r o p i c a l A g r i c u l t u r e i n T r i n i d a d .

One c a n n o t , h o w e v e r , f a i r l y sum up h i s c a r e e r a t I . C . so b r i e f l y .

H i s c o n t r i b u t i o n to the s o c i a l aspect o f C o l l e g e l i f e c o n s i d e r a b l y exceeded h i s academic d i s t i n c t ion w h i c h i n i t s e l f was c r e d i t a b l e enough.

H i s enormous g r i n and i n f e c t i o u s l a u g h were t o b e r e c o g n i s e d a t many f u n c t i o n s , n o t l e a s t o f a l l t h e d i n n e r s and s o c i a l s o f t h e N a t u r a l H i s t o r y S o c i e t y and O l d C o l o n i a l g a t h e r i n g s , where t h o s e who were p r e s e n t w i l l v i v i d l y r e c a l l h i s s i n g i n g o f N i g e r i a n f o l k - s o n g s and hymns. Few w i l l have r e a l i s e d how d e s p e r a t e l y shy S t e v e w a s , and t h e w i l l power w i t h w h i c h h e compelled h i m s e l f t o perform at these events.

H i s d r i v i n g f o r c e was a d e s i r e t o f o s t e r a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g between t h e p e o p l e s o f h i s c o u n t r y and o f others.

I n s t r i v i n g t o t h i s end, he spared h i m s e l f l i t t l e and a c h i e v e d much.

A g r e a t a f f e c t i o n was f e l t f o r S t e v e by t h o s e w i t h whom he w o r k e d , and no l e s s b y t h o s e who t a u g h t h i m .

Our v e r y r e a l s o r r o w a t h i s t r a g i c d e a t h makes o n l y t o e a p p a r e n t t h e i n a d e q u c y o f t h e words o f sympathy we e x t e n d t o h i s w i f e and two c h i l d r e n w i t h whom he was t o h i v e b e e n r e u n i t e d t h i s September a f t e r a n absence o f f i v e y e a r s . • I t i s o u r f e r v e n t hope t h a t t h i s i n a d e q u a c y w i l l n o t o b s c u r e t h e s i n c e r e compassion t h a t we f e e l .

I n h i s s t e a d f a s t n e s s o f p u r p o s e , s i n c e r i t y , and devout l i f e , S t e v e h a s s e t an example w h i c h w i l l be d i f f i c u l t t o emulate, l e t alone surpass.

The new E u r o p e a n community e x i s t s a t E l v a s t o r : Square - w i t h these Americans r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the next and f a s t e r c u l t u r e t h a t i s r e p l a c i n g our o w n w i t h t h e same s t a r t a s f i f t y a n d h u n d r e d y e a r s ago t h e E n g l i s h m i s s i o n a r i e s went i n t o E u r o . e and b r o u g h t back n a t i o n a l s c i e n c e and the Ph.D. P a s s i o n i n a b o w l e r h a t w e n t by h e r e last n i g h t , but the p r i n c i p a l s s t i l l r e j o i c i n g i n the a d d r e s s o f K e n s i n g t o n a n d f o r c i n g t h e i r own i m p o r tance of example to the Americans are the f a m i l y f u r t h e r down.

The d a u g h t e r i s j u s t t o o young to understand, but her mother f e e l s too near to ignore i t ; the s m a l l son sees only the p i s t o l s • c a r r i e d by t h e m a r i n e s on d u t y ; and f a t h e r ' s b u r d e n i s t o d e m o n s t r a t e how t o s t a r t a B r i t i s h car.

S e v e r a l h o u s e s have been r e p a i n t e d , and show up t h e r e s t - t h e i r o v e r l a y s c o m i n g u n s t u c c o , s t a i n e d doorsteps, s t a l e m i l k b o t t l e s i n the w i n dow b o x e s , a n d c u r t a i n s m a t c h i n g t h e g r e y w a l l s .

The A m e r i c a n s and t h e i r h o t e l f o l l o w e r s have a c c e l e r a t e d t h e d e c a y o f E l v a s t o n S q u a r e , now one hundred y e a r s o l d and f o l l o w i n g i n t u r n the e a r l i e r nash-productions i n rows, squares, terr a c e s a n d p l a c e s t h a t make L o n d o n ' s i n n e r s u b u r b i a , the grey b e l t , t h a t s t r e t c h e s from V i c t o r i a to E a r l ' s Court.

The s e r v a n t s ' q u a r t e r s were d e s i g n e d i n t h e age o f t h e f i r s t r a i l w a y u n d e r g r o u n d , and one c a n p i c k o u t t h e b e t t e r h o u s e s i n e a c h c o l u m n i t y by, t h e i r m i x t u r e a n d d e g r e e o f d e c o r a t i v e coping and stone l i n e .

Inside these are the white-elephantine flats o f t h e f i r s t and s e c o n d f l o o r s - o u r s i s one yet to have t h e f u l l f r o n t a g e bedroom and i t s m a g n i f i c e n t b u i l t - i n c u p b o a r d s p l i t up by p a r t i t i o n .

However w e ' r e s p l i t t i n g u p , i t ' s n o t easy t o f i l l t h r e e v a c a n c i e s now.

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The a u t h o r b e n t o v e r h i s t a s k .

From t i m e t o t i m e he p u l l e d a lt'.rge s i l k h a n d e r c h i e f from h i s p o c k e t and mopped h i s b r o w .

The work was n e a r l y c o m p l e t e d b u t t h e f i n a l e f f o r t t o get i t f i n i s h e d was p r o v i n g h a r d e r t h a n h e had a n t i c i p a t e d .

He had r e a c h e d a s t a g e when h i s m e n t a l o u t p o u r i n g s were b e g i n n i n g t o d r y up and was w o n d e r i n g i f he had made a t e r r i b l e m i s t a k e i n s t a r t i n g i t a t a l l , when h i s w i f e a ppe a r e d w i t h a cup o f t e a .

She l e a n t o v e r h i s s h o u l d e r l o o k i n g a d m i r i n g l y a t ' h i s e f f o r t s , and e n c o u r a g e d : , " I t h i n k i t ' s g o i n g t o be a g r e a t s u c c e s s d e a r , b u t you r e a l l y must s t o p and have something t o s u s t a i n you."

He s t o o d u p , hand e x t e n d e d f o r t h e c u p , h i s brow glistening again.

Thoughtfully surveying h i s masterp i e c e he s i g h e d h e a v i l y : • " T h a t l a s t c r a z y p a v i n g stone w i l l ne-t f i t i n t o place."

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F a c i n g the Future?

G e t t i n g K i c k e d Out? W h a t e v e r t h e r e a s o n f o r l e a v i n g I . C . d o n ' t be w i t h out your F E L I X .

F 3 L I X w i l l f l y to any corner of the globe for 6/6d. a year.

Send y o u r S u b s c r i p t i o n t o : The Hon S e c r e t a r y , " F e l i x " , I . C . U n i o n ,

T O U C H S T O N E M u s i c a n d S c i e n c e t o t h e u n i n f o r m e d may a p p e a r t o be s t r a n g e b e d - f e l l o w s .

Y e t t h e r e i s no d o u b t t h a t amongst s c i e n t i s t s , m u s i c , of a l l the a r t s , h a s by f a r t h e s t r o n g e s t f o l l o w i n g .

The t r u t h o f t h i s s t a t e m e n t i s p e r h a p s mofct e a s i l y i l l u s t r a t e d b^ c o n s i d e r i n g t h e r e l a t i v e s t r e n g t h s o f c o l l e g e s o c i e t i e s devoted to M u s i c , L i t e r a t u r e , and F i n e Arts, viz. l a r e , negligable, and n o n e - e x i s t e n t , respectively.

I t was t h e r e f o r e n o t s u r p r i s i n g t h a t the accommodation at Silwood Park on the o c c a s i o n o f t h e r e c e n t M u s i c a l T o u c h s t o n e was b o o k e d t o capacity.

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The s t r e n g t h o f t h e w e e k - e n d l a y i n t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n by t h e k a c f i e l s .

Mr. M a c f i e l , for h i s frank and i l l u m i n a t i n g account of the activities o f t h e A r t s C o u n c i l o f w h i c h he i s A s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r of the music s e c t i o n , flis m a i n t h e m e was t h a t box-office, s i n c e t h e A r t s w i l l n e v e r be g o o d wealthy patrons are e s s e n t i a l , 'ihe State 'therefore w h i c h s e e k s to e q u a l i s e p e r s o n a l i n c o m e s must provide the patronage.

Mre. M a c f i e l , o t h e r w i s e known as k i c h e l Hamburg, brought the week-end to a n ena w i t h a charming piano r e c i t a l of works r a n g i n g from L i s z t to Chopin.

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Mr. Dobson, covering a l l k i n d s of music, coloured his t a l i with a r i c h blend of service h u m o u r a n d some v e r y e x p r e s s i v e 'visual aids'.

The s i l e n t M r . Y o u n g p r o v i d e d m u s i c a l i l l u s t r a t i o n s w i t h an o l d gramophone.

Altnougn e n t e r t a i n i n g and i n t i m a t e , the lecture w a s v e r y p o i n t e d - we m u s t l i s t e n a n d n o t . m e r e l y h e a r , we m u s t d i s c r i m i n a t e , we m u s t a p p r e c i a t e a l l K i n d s o f m u s i c , b u t " a b o v e a l l we m u s t e n j o y m u s i c F i n a l l y we w e r e a s s u r e d t h a t i n d i g e n t y o u t h i s preferable to o p u l e n t o l d age.

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Y E A , THOUGH I W A L K THROUGH T H E V A L L E Y OF KNOWL E D G E . I DO NOT L E A R N .

H E F I R E T H Q U E S T I O N S A T M E , I N T H E , P R E S E N C E OF MY C L A S S M A T E S : H E A N O I N T E T H MY H E A D W I T H P R O B L E M S ; MY E Y E R U N N E T H O V E R .

S U R E L Y , A T O M S AND M O L E C U L E S S H A L L FOLLOW M E , A L L T H E D A Y S O F MY L I F E , AND I S H A L L D W E L L I N T H E C H E M I S T R Y L A B . F O R E V E R .

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To be C a p t a i n o f an A t h l e t i c C l u b i n o n e ' s f i r s t y e a r a t I . C . must b e a d i s t i n c t i o n w h i c h few p e o p l e enjoy.

One s u c h p e r s o n i s F . S . L a u who came t o t h e C o l l e g e i n O c t o b e r , 1 9 5 1 , and i m m e d i a t e l y s t e p p e d i n t o t h e shoes o f h i s b r o t h e r who was C a p t a i n e l e c t a t t h e t i m e b u t moved on t o N o t t i n g h a m U n i v e r s i t y .

F . S . Lau", c o r s i m p l y L a u a s he i s g e n e r a l l y known, came h e r e from Southampton U n i v e r s i t y where h e t o o k a d e g r e e i n C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g and founded t h e B a d m i n t o n C l u b .

Lau s t a r t e d p l a y i n g Badminton i n M a l a y a i n 1942, b u t he d i d n o t t a k e t h e game s e r i o u s l y u n t i l h e came t o England i n 1947.

A f t e r w i n n i n g a few l o c a l c h a m p i o n s h i p s , h i s f i r s t b i g s u c c e s s came t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r when, a t t h e age o f 2 0 , he and h i s b r o t h e r won t h e F r e n c h Open M e n ' s Doubles Championship.

I n 1950 h e won t h e U . A . U . M e n ' s s i n g l e s champ i o n s h i p , r e p e a t i n g t h i s s u c c e s s i n 1952 when h e a l s o won t h e ' M e n ' s and m i x e d d o u b l e s c h a m p i o n s h i p , p l a y i n g w i t h p a r t n e r s from K i n g ' s C o l l e g e .

I n t h e U . L . A . U . championship L a u has won t h e s i n g l e s and m i x e d d o u b l e s f o r t h e l a s t two y e a r s , and a l s o t h e men's doubles t h i s y e a r .

He a g a i n c a p t a i n e d t h e I .

C . B a d m i n t on C l u b d u r i n g t h e l a s t s e a s o n , and a t t h e same t i m e was C a p t a i n o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y C l u b .

A p a r t from p l a y i n g B a d m i n t o n , L a u i s w o r k i n g f o r a n M . S c . i n S o i l M e c h a n i c s , and h e a l s o spends a l o t o f h i s time f l y i n g .

He i s a member o f t h e U . L . A i r S q u a d r o n , and i n 1951 won a cup f o r i n s t r u m e n t f l y i n g .

I n h i s f i r s t y e a r a t C o l l e g e he d i d a c e r t a i n amount o f c r o s s - c o u n t r y r u n n i n g , u n t i l one p a r t i c u l a r l y c o l d day l e d h i m t o t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t t h e E n g l i s h c l i m a t e was n o t s u i t e d t o t h a t p a r t i c u l a r mode o f i m p r o v i n g s t a m i n a .

When he has t i m e L a u a l s o e n j o y s swimming j u s t for the fun o f i t .

He i s v e r y vague about h i s f u t u r e p l a n s b u t e x p e c t s t o b e s t a y i n g i n t h i s c o u n t r y f o r a n o t h e r two o r t h r e e years.

We may even be s e e i n g h i m a r o u n d n e x t y e a r as he e x p e c t s t o be t a k i n g a p a r t - t i m e c o u r s e a t t h e C o l l e g e .

He w i l l b e a g r e a t l o s s t o t h e B a d m i n t o n C l u b , mourned even b y t h e members o f I . C . W . A . who were b u l l i e d i n t o p l a y i n g i n m i x e d matches when t h e y w o u l d r a t h e r have been p l a y i n g h o c k e y ; t h o u g h i n t h i s resps-ct he was n o t as g r e a t a b u l l y a s h i s brother.

Lau leaves the College w i t h our very best wishes f o r h i s future career and for h i s continued success i n t h e Badminton W o r l d .

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FRIDAY, JUNE 2CTH. End o f S e s s i o n 1 9 5 1 - 2 .

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THURSDAY, 26TH J U N E . I . C . D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y ' . P r e l i m i n a r y p e r f ormance o f t h e Dram. S o c . Cheltenham t o u r p l a y 'Summer Days Dream' b y J . B . P r i e s t l e y w i l l be " h e l d i n t h e Gym. a t 7 . 0 0 p . m .

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• MONDAY, JUNE 30TH. T . C , Dram. S o c . a t C h e l t e n h a m a l l t h i s week. !SUNDAY, JULY 27TH. I . C . R e f e c t o r y c l o s e s a t 7 . 3 0 p . m .

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1 SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH. I . C . R . F . C . a r e v i s i t i n g D e l f t S . R . C . on September 2 0 t h . D e t a i l s a r e l i s t e d on t h e c l u b n o t i c e - b o a r d i n I . C . U . F a r e .£8.10.0d. W i l l members who w i s h t o go p l e a s e s i g n t h e l i s t by t o d a y .

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH. I . C . R i d i n g C l u b . L a s t r i d e o f S e s s i o n .

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST. I . C . B o a t C l u b . M a r l o w R e g a t t a .

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MONDAY, JUNE 23RD. I . C . C r i c k e t C l u b 1 s t X I v K i n g s (home).

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MONDAY, JUNE 30TH. J u d o V a c a t i o n S c h o o l , J u n e 30 - J u l y 1 1 .

T h i s w i l l be h e l d a t I . C . U . and i s o r g a n i s e d by t h e B r i t i s h Judo A s s o c i a t i o n . F u l l d e t a i l s on c l u b b o a r d .

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T h i s was not altogether' s u c c e s s f u l e i t h e r i n the arrangement or the perform a n c e w h i c h t e n d e d t o be r a g g e d .

The M a d r i g a l s t h a t f o l l o w e d were s u p e r b , and t o my m i n d t h e b e s t p a r t o f t h e p r o g r a m m e .

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I d i d not l i k e the " R i o Grande".

It is d i f f i c u l t to c r i t i c i s e a p i e c e t h a t has been g e n e r a l l y a c c e p t e d f o r y e a r s , ..but i t w a s t h e first t i m e I h a d h e a r d i t a n d i t Seemed l a c k i n g .

The .performance, h o w e v e r , w a s n o t l a c k i n g i n any way and was e q u a l t o t h a t i n the m a d r i g a l s ; the p i a n o s o l o ( E . H . Brown) was p l a y e d w i t h great skill.

I t i s s a i d t h a t C o n s t a n t Lambert was i n f l u e n c e d by j a z z i n t h i s c o m p o s i t i o n ; t h e r e were h i n t s i n the piano solo of t h i s i d i o m , but w h i l s t t o l e r a n t to both k i n d s , I t h i n k that i n C h o r a l M u s i c t h e two c a n n o t be r e c o n c i l e d .

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I t i s d i f f i c u l t t o d e c i d e how t h e " r o t s e t i n " . . b u t t h a t t h e r e was a " r o t " c a n n o t be d e n i e d .

Owing t o t h e a p p r o a c h o f e x a m i n a t i o n s , the I . C . l s t s t r i n g ( F o r b e s a n d M c D o n a l d ) w e r e not, t o b e a v a i l a b l e until l a t e a f t e r n o o n and so t h e second and t h i r d strings (Spence-Bate and Grossman; P i l e and Ward) J o i n e d battle.

E a c h I . C . s t r i n g l o s t ( b y t h e same s c o r e ofl 4 - 6 ; 5-7) t o t h e e q u i v a l e n t U . C . p a i r I and i t was o b v i o u s , e v e n a t t h i s s t a g e , t h a t t h e home p a i r s h a d not, y e t found t h e i r t o u c h w h i l s t the o p p o s i t i o n were s e t t l i n g flown w e l l .

T h e n t h e home 2 n d s t r i n g t r i e d i t s l U c K "against the v i s i t o r ' s t h i r d s t r i n g ' S i r a I . C ' t h i r d p a i r engaged U . C ' s f i r s t p a i r .

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A t t h i s s t a g e U . C . n e e d e d t o w i n o n l y one more m a t c h i n o r d e r t o e n t e r t h e f i n a l and t h i s t h e y sue c e s s f u l l y managed when t h e f i r s t s t r i n g s met a n d sets.

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In t h e i r second innings t h e y r a l l i e d t o make 9 5 , a n d one h a d t i m e t o a d m i r e the headgear a f f e c t e d , r a n g i n g from straw hats to b a s e b a l l caps, and the i m p e r t u r b a b i l i t y of M c C l u r g , who, a p p a r e n t l y unencumbered by i m p e d i m e n t a n o t n o r m a l l y worn e x t e r n a l l y , s c o r e d 3 1 .

Coppelman ended w i t h a match a n a l y s i s o f 6 f o r 5, a n d s p e c i a l m e n t i o n m u s t be made ( f o r i s n o t t h e w r i t e r p r o m i s e d a b e e r i f s p e c i a l m e n t i o n i_s m a d e ? ) o f a m a g n i f i c e n t s l i p c a t c h by W e a l e , whose k e e n a n t i c i p a t i o n and s t e a d y hand showed t h a t E n g l a n d need s e a r c h no f a r t h e r f o r t h e i d e a l man t o c a r r y o u t the d r i n k s . *

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T h a t t h e y were n o t i s due t o the t h a t none o f the u m p i r e s c o u l d remember t h e s i g n a l for byes.

(The O l d C o l o n i a l s ' u m p i r e s were, i n f a c t , the m a i n s t a y o f t h e i r s i d e , p a r t i c u l a r l y the one who, t o e v e r y a p p e a l , r e s p o n d e d b y s i g n a l l i n g four runs.)

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T h i s y e a r s match l a c k e d n o t h i n g a s f a r a s i n c i d e n t s were c o n c e r n e d , but f o r t h e r e c o r d a l m o s t f o u r i n n i n g s were c o m p l e t e d d u r i n g t h e d a y , I . C . making 69 and . 6 3 , and Kook r e p l y i n g w i t h 62 and 40 f o r 5 w i c k e t s . Some v e r y good b o w l i n g

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