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The C o m m e m o r a t i o n C e l e b r a t i o n s S t a r t e d w i t h t h e p r o c e s s i o n f r o m P r i n c e C o n s o r t R o a d restrained •to the U n i v e r s i t y E x a m i n a t i o n H a l l s , and t h i s y e a r once a g a i n the weather i t s e l f to keen our p a i n t and powder dry. A f t e r a regrettable delay i n seating the l a r g e number o f s t a f f , the Hector opened the proceedings by i n v i t i n g t^e Special V i s i t o r , Dr. K a r l Compton, and Mrs. Compton, to j o i n the p l a t f o r m party. Though i t may be d o u b t e d w h e t h e r I . C . have y e t m a s t e r e d t h e s o l e m n i t y o f t h e i r challenging n e w l y c r e a t e d C o m m e m o r a t i o n , D r . C o m p t o n ' s c l e a r a n d r i c h v o i c e made h i s speech p r o p e r l y the c l i m a x of the ceremony. An account of h i s address i s given below. -
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T h i s was p r e c e e d e d b y the p r e s e n t a t i o n o f the n e w l y e l e c t e d A s s o c i a t e s , Diplomates, Masters, Doctors, and Honorary F e l l o w s . D r . C o m p t o n a n d S i r F r e d e r i c k H a n d l e y Page w e r e among t h o s e who w e r e presented with t h e i r s c r o l l s of Honorary Fellowship of the College. The ceremony was attended b y many i m p o r t a n t g u e s t s , i n c l u d i n g the American Ambassador and the P r i n c i p a l of London U n i v e r s i t y .
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, The S p e c i a l V i s i t o r a t t h i s y e a r ' s Commemo r a t i o n Day .s D r . K a r l T. Compton, Chairman of the C o r p o r a t i o n of the M a s s a c h u s e t t s Institute of Technology. l i s a d d r e s s was on "The G r o w t h o f Higher Technological Education i n the Tv.'entieth C e n t u r y and t h B e n e f i t s of I n t e r n a t i o n a l links in this F i e l d " .
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After thanking the Governors for the award o f h i s H o n o r a r y F e l l o w s h i p , D r . Compton went en t o s a y t h a t , h e war, p r o u d o f t h e association b e t w e e n t h e two g r e a t i n s t i t u t i o n s of M . I . T . and Imperial College. Many p e r s o n a l friendships had grown up and t h e r e had been a r a p i d interc h a n g e o f new i d e a s . D r . Compton enumsr-ated t h e p e o p l e f r o m t h i s c o u n t r y , some f r o m t h i s college, who w e r e now w o r k i n g a t t h e Institute, a n d p o i n t e d out, t h a t m u c h o f t h e i n s p i r a t i o n a n d guidance for the establishment of M . I . T . i n 1360, came f r o m Kensington. In d i s c u s s i n g the growth of technological e d u c a t i o n i n the 2 0 t h ewfcvry D r . Compton had t i m e t o c o n s i d e r o n l y one a s p e c t , t h a t revealed by a remark of S i r R i c h a r d S o u t h w e l l t h a t I n d u s t r i a l S t r u c t u r e must determine the structure of engineering e d u c a t i o n . Since thj beginning o f t h e S O t h C e n t u r y t h e r e had been tremendous advances i n a u t o m o b i l e , a e r o n a u t i c a l , c h e m i c a l and e l e c t r o n i c e n g i n e e r i n g w h i c h had been accompanied by c o r r e s p o n d i n g changes i n the t e a c h i n g of e n g i n e e r i n g and a p p l i e d s c i e n c e . I t must be r e a l i s e d t h a t i t i s not, s u f f i c i e n t for education to f a l l o w i n d t i s i r y , i t must a l s c a n t i c i p a t e the f u t u r e requirements by w i s e l y i n t e r p r e t i n g the t r e n d s and f o r e s e e i n g the needs. T h i s means e d u c a t i o n f o r r e s e a r c h and d e v e l o p m e n t , for
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M o s t o f t h e F E L I X s t a f f who c o u l d a f f o r d a t i c k e t e n j o y e d t h e B a l l t o o t h o r o u g h l y t o r e c o r d any c l e a r impressions for t h e i r less fortunate fellows. Though we w e r e a n n o u n c e d i n s o n o r o u s t o n e s a n d r e c e i v e d b y p r e s i d e n t s , t h e t r u e ~ . C . g r a i n b r o k e t h r o u g h t h e P a r k Lane v e n e e r , even t o t h e extent of a B o o m a l e i a at t h e end. We h a v e a v a g u e r e c o l l e c t i o n o f a 2 1 s t b i r t h d a y s t a r t i n g a t M i d n i g h t , of eminent U . L . Hockey and Rugger gentlemen doing the L a t i n d m c e s w i t h gusto, of soft l i g h t s , a n d , s o f t e r and b r i g h t e r , eyes. C a . r o u s i n g went on i n t h e U n i o n i n t h e e a r l y h o u r s , w h i l e c o l d w a t e r a n d c o f f e e were i n demand. A l t o g e t h e r a g o o d C o m m e m o r a t i o n 3 a l l , e v e n i f we do h a v e t o go r a t h e r q u i e t l y f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e y e a r . management of t e c h n i c a l e n t e r p r i s e s and f o r coo r d i n a t i o n of v a r i o u s areas of applied science, a l l t h i s i n a d d i t i o n t o the more g e n e r a l l y recogn i s e d t a s k of t r a i n i n g s p e c i a l i s e d d e s i g n e r s and operators. T h i s p o s e s a, d i f f i c u l t p r o b l e m ir the o r g a n i s a t i o n of the programmes of the engine e r i n g s c h o o l s , w h i c h is. c o n t i n u a l l y w i t h u s as new r e q u i r e m e n t s and o p p o r t u n i t i e s arise. D r . C o m p t o n c ' o n c l u d e d , " b u t one l e s s o n I k s t a n d s out from the l o g i c of our experience; a i m s h o u l d be a t the p r e s e n t and t h e future, at the past; f o r i n the f i e l d of science f u t u r e comes q u i c k l y u p o n u s " . After the address D r . Compton presented to t h e c h a i r m a n and R e c t o r of T . C . t h e official greetings of the M . I . T . i n the form of a l e a t h e r bound m a n u s c r i p t . thin our not the
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off his beard). Throughout h i s c a r e e r a t T . C . . D e r e k has a t t a i n e d many p r o m i n e n t p o s i t i o n s . I n 1 9 5 1 h e was V i c e - p r e s i d e n t o f Council Guilds, he h a s s e r v e d on T . C f o r t h r e e years and been the I.C. r e p r e s e n t a t i v e on U . L . U . for two y e a r s . L a s t y e a r h e was s e c r e t a r y o f U . L . A ; U . and at p r e s e n t i s captain o f U . L . R . F . C . , vf . S e c r e t a r y o f the L i n k s Club and G u i l d s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e on the O l d C e n t r a l i a n s Committee.
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He i s a v e r y k e e n s a i l o r a n d swimmer a n d t o h i s i n t i m a t e friends A t t h e e a r l y age o f f o u r D e r e k he i s c h a r a c t e r i z e d m a i n l y b y the b e g a n t o l e a r n F r e n c h b e f o r e h e knew f o l l o w i n g : - h i s c h e e r f u l and w i l l i n g the a l p h a b e t (no mean t a s k f o r even nature, h i s moustache, h i s a b i l i t y to the most advanced c h i l d 1 ) s i n k a p i n t , and, l a s t l y , b y Kate XT. I n 1934 he went t o B i s h o p S t o r t f o r d C o l l e g e where The p o i n t t h a t n e e d s c l a r i f y i n g i s Kate IT. She can he s t a y e d u n t i l h e was e i g h t e e n , d u r i n g w h i c h t i m e he sometimes d r e s s be s e e n most days o u t s i d e the U n i o n , became h e a d o f t h e s c h o o l and c a p t a i n o f t h e school's e d i n a n o l d t a r p a u l i n b u t a t o t h e r t i m e s she i s q u i t e r u g b y , h o c k e y and swimming t e a m s . e x p o s e d . She i s i n f a c t h i s e i g h t h w o n d e r o f the w o r l d , n a m e l y D e r e k ' s much t r e a s u r e d 1926 M o r r i s A f t e r a s h o r t course a t Glasgow U n i v e r s i t y he was C o w l e y . He a c q u i r e d h e r i n 1 9 5 0 , s i n c e w h i c h t i m e commissioned i n the navy, o p e r a t i n g on minesweepers, t h e y have t r a v e l l e d t o many w i d e and v a r i e d p a r t s o f u n t i l h e was d e m o b b e d i n t h e e a r l y p a r t o f 1 9 4 8 . Then E u r o p e , i n c l u d i n g S w i t z e r l a n d i n 1951 and S c o t l a n d f o r one and a h a l f y e a r s he p u r s u e d a d i v e r s e s e r i e s l a s t summer. W h i l s t n o r t h o f t h e B o r d e r , D e r e k was o f j o b s . Ke o b t a i n e d H . S . C . i n s i x months a t a cram engaged i n t u n n e l l i n g on the G l e n Q u o i c k h y d r o school, then a f t e r helping to b u i l d Charringtons' electric s c h e m e . A s k e d w h a t he t h o u g h t o f m i n i n g , he b r e w e r y i n M i l e E n d R o a d he became a n e n g i n e e r i n g mechanical apprenticed in Bristol. I t was d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f the r e p l i e d " i t ' s merely a side branch of e n g i n e e r i n g " . However, i t i s i n t e r e s t i n g to note l a t t e r t h a t he added a b e a r d to h i s t h e n a l r e a d y t h a t a t one p a r t i c u l a r l y d r u n k e n p a r t y h i s m o u s t a c h e famous m o u s t a c h e . ( I I n O c t o b e r 1949 he e n t e r e d t h r o u g h t h e i l l u s t r i o u s was a c t u a l l y c u t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n i t s l i f e am n o t a t l i b e r t y t o d i s c l o s e t h e b u r i a l p l a c e o f portals of I.C. to read mechanical engineering at the the offender.'). C i t y and G u i l d s , ( i t was a t t h i s t i m e t h a t h e s h a v e d Photograph by P.K.N.Ward
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The new U n i o n C o u n c i l met l a s t week f o r the f i r s t time t h i s year, and f i n i s h e d i t s b u s i n e s s i n an hour and a q u a r t e r . The m e e t i n g f i r s t e l e c t e d C . E . M o r r i s to be the Chairman of the I.C. E n t e r t a i n m e n t s Committee i n the place of S.A. S c o t t , who i s n o w i n t h e a r m b a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g t i m e was l a r g e l y s p e n t i n swift dealings with routine affairs. Reports of the E x e c u t i v e and the Overseas Students' Committees, and of p r e p a r a t i o n s for the Commemoration B a l l v.ere r e c e i v e d , b u t t h e r e w e r e n o n e f r o m t h e V a c a t i o n Works, Refectory, B o o k s t a l l , and the other many committees t h a t had n o t t h e n met. T h e r e was a d i s c u s s i o n on t h e i m p o r t a n c e of standard b l a z e r s of colours being sold only to members o f t h e U n i o n , and t h e m e e t i n g ended b y d e c i d i n g t o add one f u r t h e r p a r t i c u l a r p u b l i c a t i o n to the magazines i n the Union Lounge.
T O U C H S T O N E T h e f i r s t T o u c h s t o n e w e e k e n d t h i s y e a r s o o n w o r k e d up i t s s u b j e c t "The P r e s s " i n t o a f u l l - b l o o d e d e x c u r s i o n t h r o u g h w o r l d p o l i t i c s , a n d t h e n down t o a r e s i g n a t i o n t o the m i s e r a b l e ignorance o f a l l t h e B r i t i s h race except those represented at S i l w o o d . The s t u d e n t s o p e n i n g t h e d i s c u s s i o n p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e Press fed p u b l i c o p i n i o n w i t h the m a t e r i a l i t 'expected o r d e s e r v e d . The S p e c i a l S p e a k e r , M r . J a m e s , E d i t o r o f The Times E d u c a t i o n a l S u p p l e m e n t , f i r s t b l u n t e d t h e i r narrow i n d i c t m e n t , and t h e n conducted t h e d i s c u s s i o n w i t h g r e a t d e x t e r i t y a s t h e company i n g e n e r a l p u t f o r w a r d t h e i r h c r r o r f i c a t i o n s of the Popular Press. The p o o r c o v e r a g e g i v e n t o t h i s y e a r ' s Commemoration a d d r e s s was d i s c u s s e d a s a c a s e i n t h e a r g u m e n t t h a t e v e n t h e b e s t E d i t o r s seem t o n e e d a n a t o m bomb t o b u r s t b e f o r e they r e a l i z e the trends of Science. M r . James c h a l l e n g e d I . C . t o p r o d u c e a s a t i r i c a l pamphl e t on t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f P o p u l a r S c i e n c e i n n e w s p a p e r s . I t was f e l t t h a t e t h i c a l s t a n d a r d s i n j o u r n a l i s m m i g h t be t h e f i r s t improvement - w i t h a c a r e l e s t t h e r e a d e r s got w i n d o f i t - a n d t h a t t h i s b y t h e i n f u s i o n o f more U n i v e r s i t y - t r a i n e d s t a f f w o u l d be t h e b e s t a t t a c k . The o w n e r s h i p o f p a p e r s was n o t c o n s i d e r e d a s b a d a s i t a p p e a r e d , a n d t h e P r e s s C o u n c i l and o t h e r such c o n t r o l s t h o u g h t i m p r a c t i c a l .
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P r o f e s s o r Levy a g a i n d i s p l a y e d h i s amazing powers o f e l o q u e n c e i n a n e x t r e m e l y o b j e c t i v e t a l k on t h e s u b j e c t of C u r r e n t A f f a i r s at the Annual F r e s h e r s Tea of t h e L i t e r a r y , D e b a t i n g and P o l i t i c a l S o c i e t i e s g i v e n on Monday, 20th O c t o b e r , at 5.15 p . m . The s c e p t i c a l l a u g h s , w h i c h arose whenever " R u s s i a " or t h e "Red Dean" were m e n t i o n e d , were s k i l f u l l y employed by t h e P r o f e c ^ o r t o i l l u s t r a t e the use of e m o t i o n a l l y charged language and p r e p a r e d backgrounds t o i n t r o d u c e b i a s i n t o f a c t u a l statements. He went on t o show t h a t t h e r e c o r d o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s F o r c e s i n K o r e a was b y no means a s c l e a r as t h e P r e s s would have us b e l i e v e . Although the provocative nature of Professor Levy's address e v o k e d no v i o l e n t r e a c t i o n s t h i s y e a r t h e r e i s no doubt t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y of h i s audience d e p a r t e d somewhat l e s s c o m p l a c e n t t h a n t h e y a r r i v e d . E a r l i e r i n the evening the S o c i e t y ' s a c t i v i t i e s w e r e o u t l i n e d b y M r . H e l l B l a c k m o r e , who c h a i r e d t h e m e e t i n g a n d s p o k e on b e h a l f o f t h e L i t e r a r y a n d D e b a t ing Societies. M r . S t e v e Ruhemann , t h e Cha.irman o f t h e P o l i t i c s . l S o c i e t i e s , a p p e a l e d f o r a. w i d e r C o l l e g e i n t e r e s t i n P o l i t i c s and i n t r o d u c e d speakers r e p r e s e n t i n g C o n s e r v a t i v e , L i b e r a l and S o c i a l i s t o p i n i o n . It i s t o be hoped t h a t F r e s h e r s w i l l r e s p o n d t o t h e a p p e a l f o r s u p p o r t s i n c e , a s was e v i d e n c e d by t h e d u p l i c a t i o n o f t h e c o m m i t t e e s , t h e sajae s m a l l o v e r w o r k e d b a n d h a s o r g a n i z e d b o t h t h e S o c i e t i e s i n t h e r e c e n t p a s t , and a t r a n s f u s i o n o f new b l o o d i s n o t o n l y n e c e s s a r y b u t long overdue.
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a t a l k without t e a i s i n t o l e r a b l e . So home t o s u p p e r a n d a deep a r m c h a i r ! S i r , t h e blood that enlivens the lunchtime lectures i s d r a i n e d from t h e v e i n s o f t h e Student S o c i e t i e s and v/e d i a g n o s e a d e c l i n e t h a t may e n d i n d e a t h u n l e s s a t r a n s f u s i o n be q u i c k l y f o r t h c o m i n g . The A t h l e t i c C l u b s a r e u n l i k e l y t o s u f f e r . Their But members a r e l o y a l a n d t h e i r f i e l d i s d i f f e r e n t . the Social Societies - the L i t e r a r y , Debating, P h i l o s o p h i c a l , and P o l i t i c a l - and t h e Learned S o c i e t i e s P h y s i c a l , C h e m i c a l , a.nd E n g i n e e r i n g - s t u d e : x t b o d i e s such a s t h e s e n a y look t o t h e i r wounds. The B r i d g e a n d C h e s s C l u b s a r e n o t so much s o c i e t i e s a s i n s t i t u tions for the afflicted; they alone, and t h e Music Society, o f c o u r s e , c a n watch w i t h complacence t h e t r e n d of events. Would t h e S o c i a l S o c i e t i e s be m i s s e d i f t h e L u n c h t i m e L e c t u r e s do so much b e t t e r t h a n t h e y , most o f t h e t h i n g s t h e y e x i s t t o promote? They w o u l d But S i r , an a.ctive hour o f debate o r d i s c u s s i o n not. o r d r a m a t i s a t i o n i s w o r t h a p a s s i v e week o n a. b e n c h i n a lecture Theatre. The d e c l i n e o f a student societyi s a very grave i l l , touching t h e root of t h e Union. B u t , we h a v e s a . i d , what we h a v e we s h o u l d h o l d , a n d t h e l u n c h t i m e L e c t u r e s have a l r e a d y grown f a r t o o precious to lose. V e r y w e l l , w h a t remedy do we s u g gest? N o t t o move t h e S o c i e t i e s ' a c t i v i t i e s t o K o n d a y and F r i d a y . I t w i l l b e t r i e d , o f c o u r s e , b u t we prophesy f a i l u r e . The week-end beckons on F r i d a y e v e n i n g a n d b r o o d s n o t o r i o u s l y o v e r Monday. (The a t t e n d a n c e s a t L i t . and Deb. S o o . M e e t i n g s on Kondays d u r i n g t h e S e s s i o n 1949-50 averaged a l i t t l e l e s s t h a n h a l f t h o s e h e l d on Tuesdays o r T h u r s d a y s ) w h i l e Wednesdays a r e s a c r e d t o f i e l d and r i v e r . We s u g g e s t t h e * t h e l u n c h t i m e l e c t u r e s b e moved t o I'ionday a n d F r i d a y a n d t h a t T u e s d a y a n d T h u r s d a y b e l e f t to the Societies. They w i l l have c o m p e t i t i o n enough as i t i s , w i t h o u t stea.ling t h e i r p i t c h and a b d u c t i n g t h e i r members.
A p a r t from t h e s e , F E L I X needs c o r r e s p o n d e n t s t o r e p o r t on s p e c i f i c c l u b s and a c t i v i t i e s . T h e s e con j o i n t h e E d i t o r i a l B o a r d - i f s u c o e s s f u l - o r m a i n t a i n an independent s p e c i a l correspondence,as they w i s h . I n t h e l a s t f o r t n i g h t r e have missed s e v e r a l important f u n c t i o n s b e c a u s e none o f t h e s i x o f u s was a b l e t o a t t e n d t h e n . V/e n e e d c o r r e s p o n d e n t s t o c o v o r t h e L i t . & D e b . Soc meetings, f o r t h e U n i v e r s i t y Debates, and f o r seve r a l of t h e " a r l i n g t o n Clubs to cover t h e forthcoming Cup g a m e s . V.'e a l s o d e p e n d u p o n o u r r e a d e r s t o m a i n t a i n a l i v e l y c o r r e s p o n d e n c e on o u r l e t t e r s p a g e . From t i m e We t o t i n e we p u b l i s h a n i n d i v i d u a l s ' " V i e w p o i n t " . e x p e c t r e p l i e s t o some. A correspondent today h a s t a k e n up a V i e w p o i n t o n t h e e f f e c t o f t h e G e n e r a l S t u d i e s ' t i m e t a b l e on t h e U n i o n , T h i s i s now o p e n t o discussion. F E L I X l e t t e r page i s open t o any c o l l e g e s u b j e c t e x c e p t s e x ; b u t even t h a t i f t h e r e i s n o t h i n g e l s e , a n d i f i t i s done w i t h n o v e l s u b t l e t y . I t may b e s a i d t h a t we o f F E L I X h a v e t a k e n u n f a i r advantage o f o u r c i r c u l a t i o n t o r e c r u i t o u r s t a f f : Phoenix, f o r i n s t a n c e , t h e Union termly magazine, i s equally desperate. But i t has a l s o been s a i d t h a t FELIX i s a large force In holding t h e college together, a n d w h e t h e r t h i s i s f u l l y t r u e o r n o t , we a r e t h e b e s t p u b l i c i t y agency - by r e p o r t and d i r e c t a d v e r t i s e m e n t in the place. 1'ow o u r f u t u r e i s more c e r t a i n ; we c a n do o u r d u t y b y r e p o r t i n g o n t h e s t a t e o f t h e U n i o n week by week. There i s a Union G e n e r a l sleeting todays a t t e n d i t and argue about t h e t h i n g s t h a t a r e your l i f e for three years. Afterwards, i f your subject i s not r a i s e d , o r your courage not t u n e d , c o n t i n u e t h e f r e e f o r - a l l i n FELIX, Whether y o u r p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t s a t C o l l e g e a r e o n t h e edge o f e x t i n c t i o n o r d i s t i n c t i o n , w r i t e u s an a r t i c l e , and pour out your h e a r t about i t .
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The l o w s t a n d a r d o f M i n e s ' N i g h t I n r e c e n t p r o d u c t i o n s h & s c a u s e d c o n s i d e r a b l e c o n c e r n noto n l y t o m e m b e r s o f Hie D r a m & t i c S o c i e t y , but also t o o t h e r d i s c r i m i n a t i n g members o f t h e U n i o n . V/e f e e l that the subversive s c t i v i t i e r . of the miners should be confined to plays lending themselves to such treatment. In drawing the a t t e n t i o n o f the miners to the fact that our forthcoming production "The J e a l o u s Wife" by George Colman, i s stich a p l a y , serious we h o p e f o r t h e i r c o o p e r a t i o n i n o u r m o r e ventures. D i s c r i m i n a t i n g m i n e r s may f i n d t h e p l a y i n "Lesser E n g l i s h Comedies o f the 1 8 t h Century" published by Oxford U n i v e r s i t y Press. Remember"However r e a d y be t h y w i t , A l i t t l e forethought sharpens i t " .
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The D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y have now chosen t h e i r play for -Christmas. This i s to he "The J e a l o u s Wife", an E i g h t e e n t h C e n t u r y Comedy h y G e o r g e Colman. It w i l l he performed from the 1 5 t h to the 18th of December. The U n i v e r s i t y D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y ' s One-Act Play Festival i s being held earlier t h i s year. Instead of at Ea s t e r , the dates are the four nights from the 1 9 t h to the 22nd of November, and three o f f o u r p r o d u c t i o n s w i l l he p u t on each n i g h t by I.C. are presentthe various college societies. i ng Shaw's piece "The Inca of J e r u s a l e m " , p r o b a b l y on t h e S a t u r d a y , t h e l a s t n i g h t o f t h e F e s t i v a l . be It i s hoped t h a t each e v e n i n g ' s plays w i l l discussed, for the benefit of audience and c a s t , by a c r i t i c . The t h e a t r e b e i n g used i s t h a t at House). the I n s t i t u t e of Education (near Senate RepreT i c k e t s w i l l he a v a i l a b l e through the I.C. s e n t a t i v e on L . U . D . S .
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