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. The Autumn Term m e e t i n g o f t h e U n i o n V a c a t i o n Work Committee was h e l d on t h e 11th November. It lasted i j - h o u r s , s p e n d i n g most o f t h i s t i m e i n d i s c u s s i o n s on P u b l i c i t y , Insurance, standards of f i r m s ' t r a i n i n g programmes and c o m p l a i n t s c o n c e r n i n g s t u d e n t s g o i n g abroad. The meeting was a t t e n d e d by i t s f u l l membership: P r o f e s s o r L e v y , t h e C h a i r m a n, and t h e e i g h t o t h e r s e n i o r members o f the s t a f f r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e departments; t o g e t h e r w i t h an F . B . I , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r i n d u s t r y , t h e two U n i o n C o u n c i l s t u d e n t members, and t h e S e c r e t a r y , Mr. Newby. F i r s t t h e A n n u a l Report t o t h e c o l l e g e G o v e r n i n g Body and I . C . U n i o n C o u n c i l , and an a b s t r a c t form o f i t f o r p r e s s r e l e a s e , were a p p r o v e d , and t h e committee t h e n r e c e i v e d r e p o r t s o f v a r i o u s d e t a i l s o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l and home w orki ng o f t h e scheme l a s t year. I t i s customary t o ' P r o f i l e ' t h e R e t i r i n g E d i t o r o f FELIX. A f t e r a l l , t h e E d i t o r , w h i l e i n o f f i c e , can have c o n s i d e r a b l e i n f l u e n c e o v e r t h e U n i o n : h i s views a r e a s i m p o r t a n t as t h o s e o f most Union o f f i c e r s . Thus i t comes about t h a t Stephen H . Wearne ( t h e H . i s s a i d t o s t a n d f o r Hobft) f a c e s t h e o r d e a l o f exposure by an u n f l a t t e r i n g biographer. S. H . W. spent an u n s e t t l e d e a r l y l i f e a t b o a r d i n g s c h o o l and w i t h r e l a t i o n s , d e v e l o p i n g a c o n s i d e r a b l e degree o f independence and a d a p t a b i l i t y . Owning nowhere a s home, he chooses London a s t h e o n l y p l a c e where he i s r e a l l y comfortable. A p p r e n t i c e d at 16 t o t h e De H a v i l l a n d S c h o o l , he l e f t a f t e r 7 months t o become an a r t i c l e d a p p r e n t i c e t o a London f i r m . H i s factory exp e r i e n c e s showed him some o f t h e f r u s t r a t i o n s o f 'shop work, and gave h i s p o l i t i c s a t i l t from t h e i r r i g h t wing p u b l i c school tendencies. He d i d p a r t t i m e s t u d y i n g a t a t e c h n i c a l c o l l e g e , from where he won a s c h o l a r s h i p t o Woolwich P o l y t e c h n i c , a f t e r h a v i n g t h e u n u s u a l e x p e r i ence o f b e i n g U n i o n S e c r e t a r y , and w i n d i n g up a U n i o n a t t h e end o f i t s emergency (war) f u l l - t i m e s t u d e n t support. A t Woolwich he r o s e t o l s t C l a s s Honours by way o f magazine E d i t o r , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , ( s i n e c u r e ) and various s o c i a l club jobs. He wrote a r a d i o s c r i p t f o r R u s s i a n consumption t e l l i n g o f t h e l i f e and p r o s p e c t s o f an E n g l i s h t e c h n i c a l s t u d e n t . Travels i n France, Norway and Sweden p r o d u c e d a book o f r e m e n i s c e n c e s , u n p u b l i s h e d as y e t . Back i n o f f i c e work, he found t h a t h i s h e a r t was i n h y d r a u l i c s so he got a B u r s a r y t o G u i l d s , and d u l y obtained h i s D . I . C . He w r o t e a r e p o r t f o r t h e t e c h n i c a l p r e s s on h i s S p a n i s h w a t e r power v a c . work i n ' 5 1 , but d e n i e s h a v i n g f u r t h e r a m b i t i o n i n t h e s c i e n t i f i c journalist line. A t I . C . , he d i d n ' t l i k e b e i n g a f r e s h e r , so he s t a y e d out o f t h i n g s u n t i l h i s eye was caught by a F E L I X a p p e a l for labour. He j o i n e d as a w r i t e r , and a p r o d i g i o u s volume o f work has s i n c e f a l l e n from h i s p e n . H i s prose i s " d i s t i n c t i v e and even u n p o l i s h e d " a c c o r d i n g t o h i s own d e s c r i p t i o n , but he a l s o u s e s h i s e a r l y draughtsmans h i p t r a i n i n g t o good a c c o u n t . Maps and h e a d l i n e s a r e o f t e n h i s work. F o r l i g h t a r t i c l e s he u s e s t h e pseudonym " I m p " , w h i l e h i s more s e r i o u s work i s c h a r a c t e r i s e d by a d i s p l a y o f s e m i c o l o n s ; a hsb i t w h i c h t h e new E d i t o r has caught from h i m . I t was i n e v i t a b l e t h a t he s h o u l d become E d i t o r ; and a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h i s s e s s i o n i t was n a t u r a l t h a t he s h o u l d t a k e t h e j o b a second t i m e t o o r g a n i s e t h e wreckage o f t h e l a s t B o a r d , a f t e r t h e d i s a p p e a r a n c e o f the Ed. E l e c t . He c o n f e s s e s t o f i n d i n g FHLIX E d i t i n g frustrating; t h e r e i s t o o much managing t o be done; not enough w r i t i n g and t o o much r o u t i n e . He i s a keen b o a t - c l u b m a n . A f t e r 2 weeks as cox (no p r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e ) he was thrown out o f t h e G u i l d s '51 Lowry crew, but t h i s y e a r was i n i t and won. Fond o f D e l i u s , M o z a r t , Brahms, J o s h . W h i t e , and many o t h e r s , h e d i s l i k e s r e a d i n g n o v e l s (Waste o f t i m e " ) , has an u n u a u a l l y s t r o n g f e a r o f war, i s i n t e r e s t e d i n most t h i n g s , i s v e r y s e n s i t i v e t o c r i t i c i s m , h a t e s f a c e t i o u s a r t i c l e s ( " t h e y must be w i t t y o r s e n s i b l e " ) and has an abominable t a s t e i n p u n s . U n l i k e t h e average F e l i c i a n B o s s , he d o e s n ' t want t o w r i t e a p l a y ( " t h e r e a r e enough a l r e a d y " ) . On ' P r o f i l e s ' he s a y s , w i t h c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s p r i g h t l i n e s s , "The s u b j e c t s h o u l d see i t before i t i s p r i n t e d . " H i s Boat C l u b D i n n e r account i n t h i s i s s u e i s i n t e r esting. He was s e e n , a t t h a t e v e n t , t o be e n j o y i n g h i m s e l f immensely and we v i e w w i t h deep s u s p i c i o n any s u g g e s t i o n t h a t he has not made t h e whole t h i n g u p . Nevert h e l e s s , we have no doubt t h a t i t i s t h e most a c c u r a t e a c c o u n t o b t a i n a b l e , such i s our f a i t h i n h i m .
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A r i s i n g from c e r t a i n a c c i d e n t s t o a few s t u d e n t s , from v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s , abroad l a s t y e a r , t h e c o s t s and b e n e f i t s o f some I n s u r a n c e s were d i s c u s s e d . I t was a g r e e d t o recommend s t r o n g l y , b u t not i n s i s t o n , s i c k n e s s , i n d u s t r i a l and t r a v e l i n s u r a n c e t o a l l s t u d e n t s g o i n g overseas. Since the majority o f students r e g i s t e r i n g f o r next y e a r had a l r e a d y r e p l i e d , t o a s u g g e s t i o n made t o e a c h , t h a t t h e y were i n t e r e s t e d i n such c o v e r , t h e committee were h a p p i e r about making t h i s a s t r o n g e r p r o p o s a l , t h a n t h e y were on how t o meet one f u r t h e r l i a b i l i t y : t h e need f o r a fund t o a s s i s t i n t h e expenses i n c u r r e d f o l l o w i n g s e r i o u s o r f a t a l i l l n e s s o f t h e student a b r o a d . Such would n o t be c o v e r e d by t h e r e a s o n a b l e premiums o f t h e recommended i n s u r a n c e , and would c o s t much more t o cover. A p r o p o s a l was t h e r e f o r e made t h a t t h e U n i o n , o r t h e c o m m i t t e e , s e t up a fund f o r such (very r a r e ) c a s e s , l e v y i n g a s m a l l sum, say 2 / - , from each student g o i n g a b r o a d , t o form t h e f u n d . The U n i o n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s agreed t o put t h i s i d e a b e f o r e t h e U n i o n . The m a s s i v e d e t a i l o f t h e r e p o r t - a copy o f w h i c h i s i n t h e L i b r a r y - b o i l down t o some i n t e r e s t i n g numbers: a t o t a l o f 488 s t u d e n t s went abroad from t h i s c o u n t r y l a s t summer, from 25 c o l l e g e s and u n i v e r s i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g 119 from I . C . I n exchange 602 came i n , B r i t a i n b e i n g one o f t h e f i v e c o u n t r i e s o f t h e s e v e n t e e n , t h a t r e c e i v e s more s t u d e n t s t h a n t h e y send o u t . The y e a r ' s t o t a l m u l t i l a t e r a l exchanges t o t a l l e d 3493. N e a r l y 80 r e p o r t s by I . C . s t u d e n t s , o f t h e i r e x p e r i ences abroad t h i s y e a r , have now been e v a l u a t e d , and these i n d i c a t e that "the r e s u l t s s t i l l obtained are o f a very high l e v e l . "
T T h i s y e a r ' s Boat C l u b D i n n e r was h e l d two days a f t e r Morphy Day, and i t was perhaps t h e f a c t t h a t y o u r r e p o r t e r t h u s d i d not a r r i v e t i r e d from r a c i n g and an a f t e r noon's beer t h a t r e s u l t e d i n h i s enjoying i t only i n parts. However i t was b e t t e r t h a n l a s t y e a r ' s a l l - t i m e low i n Refectory d i n n e r s : t h e meal was worth what t h e committee paid for i t About 100 a t t e n d e d , i n c l u d i n g some 25 g u e s t s . Among those with t h e i r p r i v a t e p i n o f beer - Bar b i t t e r only were t h e v i c t o r i o u s G u i l d s Morphy and Lowry c r e w s . Th e C a p t a i n o f Thames R . C . , RR. Swatton, p r e s e n t e d them w i t h t h e i r Cups and P o t s ; and a l s o t h e w i n n e r s o f t h e c l u b small-boat competitions with t h e i r cups: T i z a r d C h a l l e n g e Cup f o r S e n i o r S c u l l s - R . G . Seaman Webber C h a l l e n g e Cup f o r J u n i o r S c u l l s - I . M . T i t c h e n e r L i n d s a y M e m o r i a l Cup f o r N o v i c e S c u l l s - A . R . Saunders Wynne-Finch Cup f o r P a i r Oars J . P . Gibson & I.M. T i t c h e n e r The t o a s t t o "The Club"was p r o p o s e d a s u i u a l by Charles Bristow. He r e f e r r e d t o t h e f i n e r a c e g i v e n t o t h e G u i l d s by t h e Miie s , and he was g r e a t l y cheered i n h i s p r a i s e f o r t h e s t o u t e f f o r t s made by t h e two R . C . S . crews a g a i n s t t h e odds. His t a l k lasted the s u r p r i s i n g l y snappy t i m e o f 22 m i n u t e s . The C a p t a i n , P . D . R . M a l t l e y , t o o k up C h a r l e s ' o u t l i n e o f t h e h i s t o r y and aims o f t h e C l u b c o n c e r n i n g t h e p a s t and p r e s e n t y e a r . H i s s u r v e y i n c l u d e d t h e l o s s o f t h e Walton Thames Cup, but t h e r e g a i n o f t h e S a b i n T a n k a r d - which g h a s t l y t w o - g a l l o n (a c a p a c i t y i t s s o l e v i r t u e ) t r o p h y was t h e r e on t h e t a b l e . The V i c e - C a p t a i n , G e o f f Seaman, t h e n p r o p o s e d "xne Thames Rowing C l u b " - t h e f o s t e r p a r e n t s , t a k e n so much f o r g r a n t e d by I . C . , who p r o v i d e b a r and t e a f a c i l i t i e s f o r u s , and who i n exchange r e c e i v e t h e worn-out I . C . oarsmen when t h e y l e a v e c o l l e g e . "Swatt" i n r e p l y had o n l y f o u r m i n u t e s v o i o e l e f t - from u m p i r i n g t h e r a c e s on Wednesday - and made a speech i n i t . One would t h i n k t h a t t h e Morphy Day b e h a v i o u r o f I . C . ' s s u p p o r t e r s had n e v e r been n o t i c e d . P e t e r G i b B o n , t h e S e c r e t a r y , t h e n p r o p o s e d "The G u e s t s " , by s h o r t r e f e r e n c e s t o each o f them. Derek Coomber i n r e p l y made t h e p o p u l a r speech o f t h e e v e n i n g w i t h f o r m a l i t i e s p r o p e r l y s a i d and j o k e s o f no c o n t e n t well t o l d . The company t h e n r e t i r e d f o r t h e r e m a i n i n g h o u r i n the bar. But t h e s i n g - s o n g was n o i s y . Perhaps everyone f e l t t h e y had t o c a t c h up i n t h e hour an e v e n i n g wasted on t a l k , and were t r y i n g t o r e p e a t t h e good l o n g e v e n i n g ' s v o i c e o f Wednesday. However, by t h a t t i m e y o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n t and o t h e r , more s e n i o r , coxswains p r e s e n t were beyond s t e e r i n g t h e c o u r s e .
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We a r e d e e p l y i n v o l v e d i n t h e G e n e r a l S t u d i e s l e c But a r e a l danger l i e s tures; they are a great boon. i n o u r p a s s i v e a c c e p t a n c e o f t h i s knowledge w h i c h i s made a v a i l a b l e t o u s . D r . J a c q u e s , who t a l k s every week i n an i n c r e a s i n g l y overcrowded G u i l d s C o u n c i l Room i s a l i v e t o the problem. " D o n ' t j u s t p l a y i t on t h e p i a n o , " he s a y s . "Play i t on t h e oboe, t h e f i d d l e , t h e b a s s o o n , a n y t h i n g , soak y o u r s e l v e s i n i t . " T h i s f o r m i d a b l e a d v i c e c o n t a i n s t h e essence o f t h e matter. The " t e l e v i s i o n s e t " a t t i t u d e i s f a r t o o prevalent; i t i s a s i g n o f decadence. The g e n e r a l s t u d i e s l e c t u r e s a r e not a l u x u r y ; they are necessary t o an i n t e l l i g e n t and w e l l b a l a n c e d o u t l o o k . R . C . S . seem t o have been g u i l t y o f Contempt o f union. A f t e r o f f i c i a l l y a b o l i s h i n g t h e Morphy Day Rag t h e y went down t o Putney i n t h e u s u a l s t y l e , though t h e march down E x h i b i t i o n Road compared u n f a v o u r a b l y w i t h previous efforts. T h e r e i s l a m e n t a b l e c o n f u s i o n o v e r the whole q u e s t i o n o f Rags. Some s e n s i b l e p r o p o s a l s appear on t h e l e t t e r s p a g e : i t now remains f o r an I . C . Union meeting t o do something about i t . V e r y r a r e l y do we r e c e i v e comments about t h e a r t i c l e s w h i c h appear i n F E L I X . T h i s week t h e r e i s a c o m p l a i n t about o u r U n i v e r s i t y C o v e r a g e : we w i l l t r y t o improve t h i s i n future. A n o t h e r c o r r e s p o n d e n t w r i t e s about a temporary l a p s e i n t o " a p p a l l i n g s p a c i n g and c o m p o s i t i o n . " A r e t n e r e t o o many or t o o few humorous f e a t u r e s ? How do you f e e l about M u s i c C r i t i c i s m and L i b r a r y R e p o r t s ? A r e t h e r e any s t a r t l i n g o m i s s i o n s o r u n n e c e s s a r y i n c l u s i o n s i n t h e coming events column? P l e a s e g i v e us some i d e a , i n p r i v a t e l e t t e r s i f you dont want p u b l i c a t i o n , o f what you D r e f e r .
E i g h t e e n months ago, the i n c r e a s e s i n paper and p r i n t i n g c o s t s of FELIX threatened to overt i p the balance of payments a g a i n s t s a l e s income, and so the f i r s t FELIX Dance was h e l d i n May . Ue f e e l t h a t s u c h a method o f r a i s i n g the m o n e y we n e e d - i n p a r t i c u l a r f o r a t y p e w r i t e r i s far p r e f e r a b l e to dependence on a subsidy from the Union and that the a l t e r n a t i v e method of f i l l i n g up w i t h outside advertisements i s equally undesirable, I t has been decided thai; our T h i r d Birthday next week i s a s u i t a b l e time f o r another dance. We h o p e t h a t i t w i l l b e t h e c h a o t i c a f f a i r you e x p e c t . The programme w i l l i n c l u d e a f i l m show a n d o t h e r d i v e r s i o n s . I f we a r e w e l l supported we s h a l l p r o d u c e a s p e c i a l 8 - p a g e C h r i s t m a s a n d Birthday issue, at 3d. Light hearted contributi o n s are i n v i t e d . Dance t i c k e t s a r e 2/-. ;
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S FELIX and uur P r i n t e r w e l l overshot themselves i n the experiments of the last issue. I t was n o t r e a l i s e d h o w l o n g the c o n v e r s i o n of a FELIX prepared as usual would take: the P r i n t e r worked a l l day end night for three days on i t , and even t h e n o n l y f o u r pages were i m n e r f e c t l y done. ;fe a p o l o g i z e f o r o u r e n t h u s i a s m . Some t r i a l s haci t o be d o n e , a n d now we h o p e t h a t F E L I X w i l l l e a r n t o u s e t h e new t o o l s t o a d vantage. Some o f t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s t o b e f a c e d a r e t h a t t i m e t o p r o o f - r e a d h a s t o be f o u n d during the p r i n t i n g p e r i o d , and i l l u s t r a t i o n s a n d h e a d l i n e s a r e a t p r e s e n t c r u d e i n t h e new process. Thus, i n t h i s ^resent issue, only a s m a l l p r o p o r t i o n of the paper i s done the new w a y . ITSLIX C h r i s t m a s C o m p e t i t i o n A printable l i m e r i c k , beginning: " T h e r e was a young l a d y o f B u d e " , r e s u l t s t o appear i n t h e next i s s u e . No p r i z e s , except H onour , as a l l t h e g r e a t I . C . p o e t s a r e expected t o e n t e r .
T To d a t e two m e e t i n g s o f t h i s g r o u p h a v e b e e n h e l d and s u b s e q u e n t ones w i l l t a k e p l a c e on Thursday l u n c h t i m e s at 12.50 p.m. i n a Committee Room. The s u b j e c t s a l r e a d y d i s c u s s e d h a v e been:the Economic H i s t o r y o f the World, Commodity P r o d u c t i o n , and the essence of C a p i t a l i s t E x p l o i tation . The l i t e r a t u r e c u r r e n t l y b e i n g s t u d i e d i s John E a t o n ' s " P o l i t i c a l Economy." Anyone i n t e r ested i n the subject i s welcome t o t h e m e e t i r - - ^
From t i m e t o t i m e F e l i x has p u b l i s h e d l e t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r , A r t i c l e s , and even E d i t o r i a l s u r g i n g i t s r e a d e r s t o broaden t h e i r m i n d s , e n l i v e n t h e i r i n t e l l e c t s and captivate culture. A recent Viewpoint deplored the pos s i b i l i t y t h a t c e r t a i n c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s s h o u l d d i e a n a t u r a l w e l l - m e r i t e d l o n g overdue d e a t h . Everywhere I f i n d an enthusiasm f o r t h e e x p a n s i o n o f e x t r a - m u r a l a c t i v i t i e s , and f o r t h e encouragement o f a l i b e r a l e d u c a t i o n . What nonsense t h i s i s ! T h e r e i s always a b r i g h t s i d e , o f c o u r s e . The A u t h o r i t i e s do not want any b r o a d - m i n d e d n e s s . Admittedly there i s some such aim w i t h o u r c o l l e g e A u t h o r i t i e s , b u t l u c k i l y t h e y do not c a r r y much w e i g h t . The A u t h o r i t i e s t h a t A n a t t e r , t h o s e t h a t p a y , agree unanimously w i t h me. c o l l e g e s h o u l d b e , and o u r s i s , m e r e l y a p o s h name f o r a polytechnic. Both a r e i n s t i t u t i o n s a c c e p t i n g p e o p l e o f a c e r t a i n s t a n d a r d , i n s t r u c t i n g them, and t u r n i n g out people o f a higher standard. We a r e f o r t u n a t e t o belong t o a mainly n o n - r e s i d e n t i a l c o l l e g e o f a mainl y n o n - r e s i d e n t i a l U n i v e r s i t y , because we enjoy comp a r a t i v e immunity from c o r p o r a t e l i f e . We can bury o u r s e l v e s i n o u r brown study f o r t h r e e y e a r s , w i t h o u t i t b e i n g p o s s i b l e t o b r i n g p r e s s u r e a g a i n s t us and push us out o f i t . P r a i s e be. You a r e not h e r e t o l e a r n how t o l i v e , p o o r m i s g u i d e d m i s i n f o r m e d f r e s h e r , as you w i l l f i n d out s o o n . You can l e a r n how t o l i v e when you get out i n t o t h e w o r l d , and you are e a r n i n g y o u r own l i v i n g , f o r t h e n you w i l l have a much b e t t e r o p p o r t u n i t y , and much more t i m e . L u c k i l y many F e l i x r e a d e r s are w i t h me. A l l those o f you who r e a d t h e r e p o r t s o f games and meetings merely do so because you w e r e n ' t t h e r e , and you d o n ' t know anyone who was. It i s to t h i s i n t e l l e c t u a l minority t h a t I o f f e r my a d v i c e . Gather y e l a u r e l s w h i l s t ye may.
. I n C h e m . T e c h . t h e name o f P r o f e s s o r W.A. Bone i s l e g e n d as the l a s t o f the o l d s c h o o l , exw i t h a command o f l a n g u a g e a n d d i r e c t n e s s o f p r e s s i o n n o t now a s s o c i a t e d w i t h P r o f e s s o r s . In 1 9 3 6 h i s p l a c e w as t a k e n b y P r o f e s s o r A . C . E g e r t o n , and a g r e a t e r c o n t r a s t c o u l d not have been found. S i n c e 1936, and i n s p i t e o f t h e war, the f o r t u n e s of the Department have been steadily i n c r e a s e d , l a r g e l y through the e f f o r t s of S i r A l f r e d , a s h e i s now k n o w n . Now, in his turn, h e h a s r e t u r n e d t o g i v e p l a c e t o t h e new K i n g o f Chem. T e c h . , P r o f e s s o r D. N e w i t t , an o l d student of Bonio. A t t h e a n n u a l d i n n e r o f the Chem. E n g . S o c . , h e l d i n A y r t o n H a l l on t h e 1 4 t h , f a r e w e l l was s a i d to S i r A l f r e d . I t was a f a r e w e l l tempered I.C. w i t h p l e a s u r e h o w e v e r , a s he i s r e m a i n i n g a t a s a P . G . a n d h o p e s t o d o some m o r e w o r k h i m s e l f , n o w he h a s h a n d e d o v e r t h e h e a v y a d m i n i s t r a t i v e burden. The e v e n i n g was n o t a b l e f o r t h e e x c e l l ence o f the s p e e c h e s , b o t h s h o r t and l o n g , and s u r p r i s e d m a n y o f t h e p a s t s t u d e n t s who w e r e p r e sent. S i r A l f r e d h i m s e l f gave an a d d r e s s beforehand, c o n s i s t i n g l a r g e l y of f a s c i n a t i n g personal reminiscence. Through h i s d e s c r i p t i o n of the p e r s o n a l i t i e s o f s u c h men a s N e r n s t a n d R a m s e y a n d t h e a t m o s p h e r e s u r r o u n d i n g t h e m , one r e a l i s e d the importance of that personal contact with one's Professor which i s today a l l too rare. A f t e r t h e d i n n e r t h e s p e e c h e s w e r e many a n d varied. I n d e e d s o w i d e was t h e s c o p e and so h i g h t h e i n t e r e s t t h a t i t was a l m o s t p o s s i b l e t o forget one's hunger. C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r s were e x h o r t e d t o s t a n d o n t h e i r own f e e t a n d s t o p b e i n g almost a p o l o g e t i c about t h e i r e x i s t e n c e . It was s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e y had s u f f i c i e n t " n o u s " t o be a b l e t o s e l e c t t h e i r own C u l t u r e w h e n a n d w h e r e t h e y l i k e d , b u t b y a l l means make l e c t u r e s c o m p u l s o r y , even f o r r e g i s t e r e d 'brownbaggers'. A n d i n l i g h t e r v e i n a n a p p e a l w as made t h a t t h o s e in 'High Office' should spare a thought f o r the l e s s f o r t u n a t e , whose o n l y c o n s o l a t i o n was a waspish landlady. No s o f t h a n d t o s o o t h e the t r o u b l e d brow - sad i n d e e d t h e i r fate! Suggested remedies f o r the l o n e l y student w e r e e l a b o r a t e d a f t e r l e a v i n g t h e t a b l e a n d when c l o s i n g t i m e , came o l d f r i e n d s p a r t e d a f r e s h and new f r i e n d s p a r t e d a s o l d . A n e v e n i n g t o be remembered.
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Introducing the f i r s t o f the R e c t o r ' s series of lectores at Cambridge, e n t i t l e d "Some Human F a c t o r s i n Warfare", the Master o f T r i n i t y C o l l e g e s a i d : "Sir Roderic H i l l is not merely an ex-Air C h i e f Marshal, but a distinguished engineer. I n d e e d t h e r e i s no phase o f a e r o n a u t i c a l s c i e n c e w i t h w h i c h he h a s n o t b e e n c l o s e l y associated. M o r e o v e r , he i s R e c t o r o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , which is the l e a d i n g i n s t i t u t e i n t h i s c o u n t r y for the s t u d y o f a p p l i e d s c i e n c e , as w e l l as pure s c i e n c e . " In h i s lec t u r e t h e R e c t o r drew a t t e n t i o n t o the s i m i l a r i t i e s of warfare by s a i l i n g - s h i p s and b y modern a i r c r a f t , and drew examples from the Battle of Trafalgar t o i l l u s t r a t e h i s theme, that a knowledge o f human n a t u r e c o u n t s a t l e a s t as much as a knowledge of s c i e n t i f i c things.
On November 1 4 t h Barbara Castle, proposing the M o t i o n - " t h a t the p r e s e n t l e v e l o f rearmament c o n s t i t u t e s a danger t o World Peace", s t a t e d t h a t t h e M o t i o n was of r e a l i s t i c and not p a c i f i s t o r i g i n a n d t h a t t h e m o r a l c a s e f o r D e m o c r a c y , was expebeing neglected for the sake of p o l i t i c a l dients. Mr. R u s s e l l , opposing, repeated the u s u a l C o n s e r v a t i v e argument t h a t arms a r e a d e t e r r e n t t o war a n d t h a t t h e U . S . S . R . is the only t h r e a t t o p e a c e a t t h e moment. T h e r e were l o u d c h e e r s f r o m t h e s u p p o r t i n g b e n c h e s when he q u o t e d Mr. Arthur Deakin. Speeches from the f l o o r ranged from K o r e a t o S. A f r i c a and b a c k t o C h i n a w i t h a s u r p r i s i n g l a c k of political bias. E v e n s o , one wonders whether the M o t i o n w o u l d have b e e n c a r r i e d b y 8 4 - 2 7 v o t e s if t h e r e had not been a C o n s e r v a t i v e dance that night.
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The Evening Standard,continuing i t s spasmodic University series, l a s t week p u b l i s h e d a p i c t u r e of e i g h t young l a d i e s , o n e o f whom was M i s s E . R . T u r n b u l l , P r e s . I . C . W . A . The c o r r e s p o n d e n t remarked on the absence of the t r a d i t i o n a l concept of , a "blue s t o c k i n g " woman s t u d e n t from modern U n i v e r s i t y l i f e .
No m o r e t h a n 2 0 p e o p l e a t t e n d e d t h e d e b a t e , run on U . L . D e b a t i n g Cup r u l e s , t h a t " T o be o r n o t to be i s not the q u e s t i o n , " Some o f t h e s p e e c h e s were d i f f i c u l t t o f o l l o w , o t h e r s l a c k e d humour, but, g e n e r a l l y , the standard was good. Speakers tended n o t t o a t t a c h , or b u i l d on, others speeches; b u t t h i s s h o u l d be c o r r e c t e d when the newer'members gain experience.
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Sir, There was much written in the last "Felix', and much has been lately said in the college, about the lack of I .C, . participation in organised rags. The obvious solution to this problem is the institution of an official rag committee. We know that other col leges possess them and the neerrt' for one in I.C. . i s self-evident. I belivve that I speak for a large number of others, as I know it was definitely intended to raise the matter at the last Guilds' Union meeting, had not time intervened. ^ Disorganised riots have their points, but I am quite certain that organised rags achieve better results and are usually more entertaining, and we may be quite certain that without organisation we shall not reach our proper position, consistently at the head of University act ivit ies. In any case it is time that some of the peace loving officials realised that they cannot prevent rags by taking no part in them, and that by taking a hand themselves, they may well guide the rags away from some of the dreadful consequences they seem to fear. To organise a rag inafull union meeting would be an awkward procedure, impossible in the time available, and so I propose in open letter that time, democratically elecI.C. should have a full ted rag committee, composed of enterprising, and yet fairly responsible, individuals, for, if such a thing ever existed in I.C.,,it died some years back and not even its grave is now in evidence {'unless some archaeologist would like to sort about in our history in order to con found me). Yours Faithfully , J.
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Si r , It is quite obvious from the general ,feeling Meeting etc. that the main at the last I.C. Union body of students within the union are tired of being repressed annually by s u c c e s s i v e P r e s i d e n t s on Guy Fawkes day, and are in favour of an I.C.. rag, on a well organised basis. , 4 s one of your correspondents suggests, what more action. is wanted now is less talk and But unfortunately, we cannot have the one without the other, so I suggest that, (next year being Coronation year), a committee is immediately set up to examine the possibility of holding, and the organisat ion of, a charity rag or a carnival through the streets of London, early in the So that this venture should be fosNew Year. tered from the top, the committee should be elected by council from nominations posted on the union type would board in the usual way. A rag of this require thorough organisation so no time should be lost. If leadership had been forthcoming some weeks prior to Guy Fawkes day, Harlington would have been empty and I,C. would have been in their proper place in the University Rag. As it was, nothing futher was heard, after all the talk of the meeting, and hundreds turned to Harlington for want of something better. Come really
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Sir, In the last issue of 'Felix' we wre told more promithat College newspaers are to give nence to U.L..activities • a very laudable intention and yet, in the same issue, there is not one other mention of University of London, except on page, the Sports I cannot imagine that nothing worth reporting has occurred in the other Colleges during the past fortnight, indeed a report on the two previous U.L. Debates was submitted but not published, ostensibly due to lack of space, in spite of a whole page beting devoted to sport each week. At a time when the only solut ion to the grave beset the world is a resurgence of problems which critical and constructive thought in mankind, it seems more than unfortunate that so much prominence is given to those act ivit ies which directly prevent this ren aissanc e. Can it be that 'Felix' does not know what its does she copy her policy readers require, or directly from the commercial press, or is the mentality of the students at Imperial College really no higher than that of readers of the cheap dailies? Yours faithfully, ROGER FISHES ( 2C) Dear
Sir, transfusion for student societies The blood announced in the last 'Felix' is likely to prove to be of the wrong group, with the usual fatal result. It i s not possible for the student societies to be part of the General Studies Scheme as it new stands without their losing their identhey organise meetings with the help tities. If of the college authorities in finding speakers they are acting as middlemen instead of primary pr oducers. In a General Studies lecture the conditions are such that the audience is largely passive; the shortness of the time, the size of the audience participation which, I suggest,is important feature of student society a very meetings . This difference in character between two types of meeting means that they must be separate and some solution, such as starting 9.30 every day, must be found to preserve of them. Yours
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i.e. Sir, It is now over half a century since Guilds last purchased a motor-car, (Boanerges 1901), and we feel that it is time a more modern, yet equally outstanding mascot is acquired. We therefore regret the bargain recently Club - a B.R.M. would have missed by the Motor made a fitting successor to "Bo", having a similar standard of reliability but less seating capacity. A "Bo' body fitted to a B.R.M. chassis overcome this. wo uld have Failing this, we undestand that the Dockers ' Gold Daimler is now on the second-hand car market. ' Yours faithfully, "WHITE
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T h a p p a r e l may o f t p r o c l a i m t h e m a n , "but i t seems t o h a v e l i t t l e t o s a y about h i s p o e t r y . C o n s e q u e n t l y v/e a r e t r e a t e d t o a c o m p r e h e n s i v e c o l l e c t i o n of the standard poets, a l l bound i n 1886 vintage ditchwater green. I l o o k e d a t 20 of them, and found that only Shakespeare and M i l t o n had ever been taken out. The P a b e r comic v e r s e book, which i s v e r y e n t e r t a i n i n g , has had a b e t t e r fate (five t i m e s i n 1951), a n d T . S . E l i o t h a s a nucleus of fans. I t s odd how t h e intellectuaddicts gather round E l i o t , even when t h e y are tot a l l y ignorant of time-conquering giants l i k e Shelley and Pope. 1
K i p l i n g was a c o l o u r f u l w r i t e r . His "Barrack Room B a l l a d s " i s r e v e r e d by t h e R e g u l a r Army: he must be t h e most p o p u l a r poet e v e r . But bad luck was h i s l o t . He w r o t e a b o u t " t h e w i d o w a t W i n d s o r " , r e f e r r i n g to a c e r t a i n l a d y as " M i s s i s V i c t o r i e r " , and he n e v e r became Poet L a u r e a t e . Then h e d i e d two days a f t e r George V, and nobody n o t i c e d . S t i l l , Maugham a n d E l i o t h a v e started " d i s c o v e r i n g " h i m , and no doubt he h a s a r o s y f u ture. A K i p l i n g disciple, Robert Service i s r e presented by a slim volume i n our l i b r a r y . Both of them have a wonderful sense of rhythm: they ' dont o f t e n r i s e to the l e v e l of poetry, but theyre worth reading. Theres a book of verse by P r o f e s s o r Andrade, i f youre i n t e r e s t e d i n p o e t - s c i e n t i s t s , and a s l i m volume of Henry V I I I love l e t t e r s i f you want a few t i p s . Housman and Rupert Brooke l i e undisturbed on our s h e l v e s , entombed i n that dusty obl i v i o n about which they wrote so charmingly. When y o u r w o r k g o e s w r o n g , o r when y o u r e cheesed o f f i n the dinner hour, you ought to wander into the l i b r a r y and read an essay. Try Robert Lynd on clergymen and umbrellas, or Harold N i c h o l s o n o n t h e d i s c o v e r y o f some o l d s t a m p s . Here i s the f i n e s t thing i n L i t e r a t u r e : pure writing, untinged by any particular aim or prejudice, content to ramble through fantasy, ready to stand and stare. Read Chesterton on Penny Dreadf u l s , Lamb o n P o r k , B e l l o c , H a z l i t t ; t h e names are legion. Essays are not meant t o be t a k e n o u t . Nobody reads s t r a i g h t through a book of them: you j u s t s a v o u r one when y o u f e e l l i k e i t : i n fact y o u t r e a t them as r e s p e c t f u l l y as y o u would a b o t t l e of whiskey. If you l i k e i t neat you might t r y Bacon, b u t dont be l e d i n t o t h i n k i n g t h a t h i s cryptic, close-strung edifices of remorseless l o g i c a r e t h e w o r k o f t h e m a n we c a l l Shakespeare. Between the h e i g h t s of Paradise Lost and the doubtful l e v e l of "Merry Gentlemen, a Bacchanal i a n Scrapbook", surely there i s something for you i n t h i s section of our library?
. "The I n c a o f P e r u s a l e m " T h i s o n e - a c t p l a y was produced b y t h e I . C . Dram. Soc. f o r the U . L . One-act p l a y F e s t i v a l . Shaw wrote t h e p l a y d u r i n g t h e f i r s t War a s a s a t i r e on t h e K a i s e r , who i s i t s main c h a r a c t e r . The p r o l o g u e was v e r y e f f e c t i v e and u n u s u a l , ana t h e A r c h d e a c o n ' s e x i t t h r o u g h t h e a u d i t o r i u m was a s u r p r i s e to a l l . I n t h e p l a y i t s e l f , V a l e r i e Staoey was p e r f e c t a s t h e t i m i d p r i n c e s s and made t h e b e s t o f h e r few m i n u t e s on t h e s t a g e . J e a n Osborne as Ermyntrude had a l o t t o say and she d i d i t v e r y w e l l . But she had a l o t more t o l i s t e n t o , and h e r e she seemed m e r e l y t o be w a i t i n g f o r h e r cue i n s t e a d o f p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n t o t h e I n c a . The m a i n p a r t , t h a t o f t h e I n c a h i m s e l f , was p l a y e d by N e i l Blackmore w i t h a s s u r a n c e . I n p l a c e s he was t o o much a t ease and spoke more l i k e a r e t i r e d C o l o n e l t h a n l i k e a d i g n i f i e d I n c a who t a k e s h i m s e l f v e r y s e r i o u s l y . Though i t i s no r e f l e c t i o n on h i s a b i l i t y , i t must be s a i d t h a t h e d i d n o t s u i t t h e p a r t , which needs a much more r o b u s t person with a strong, c l e a r v o i c e . The s t a g e was l i t b r i g h t l y and e v e n l y t h r o u g h o u t , thus handicapping the players t o a c e r t a i n extent. Shaw's s t a g e d i r e c t i o n s , always c o m p l e t e , were f o l l o w e d fairly closely. P r o d u c e r Adam Sobey i s t o b e c o n g r a t u l a t e d f o r t h i s and f o r t h e smooth f l o w o f t h e p l a y as a whole. T h i s i s d i f f i c u l t i n a p l a y which h a s o n l y two m a i n c h a r a c t e r s w i t h o t h e r s p e e p i n g i n more o r l e s s f o r comic r e l i e f . D i f f i c u l t too i s balancing the f l a g r a n t l y s i l l y p a r t s a g a i n s t two sober judgments t h e I n c a p a s s e s on t h e w o r l d and i t s d i p l o m a t s . T h i s was e x e c u t e d p a r t i c u l a r l y w e l l , and t h e crowd w h i c h was l a u g h i n g a moment b e f o r e s at and l i s t e n e d i n p i n - d r o p s i l e n c e t o t h e two l o n g s p e e c h e s . I n a l l , i t was a w o r t h j r f i r s t e f f o r t t h i s y e a r by our Dram. S o c . , and we oan j u s t l y expect g r e a t t h i n g s them i n t h e
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SOCIAL FRIDAY\ 2 8 T H NOVEMBER. F E L I X N o . 4 2 o n s a l e . 5.15 p.m. U . L . P h i l o s o p h i c a l Study Group. Prof. Aver Ayer ( U . C . ) . w i l l speak on " S c i e n t i f i c method i n Philosophy" at the School of O r i e n t a l Studies. 5 . 3 0 p . m . The I . C . Ski Club are h o l d i n g a free f i l m show i n t h e M i n e s l e c t u r e t h e a t r e . A l l are welcome. 6 . 0 0 p . m . U . L . U . A n i n t e r - v a r s i t y d e b a t e w i l l be h e l d i n t h e u n i o n A s s e m b l y H a l l . No f u r t h e r details are a v a i l a b l e yet. 6.00 p.m. T . C . Mountaineering Club depart for North Wales weekend. F u r t h e r d e t a i l s i n T . C . U . SUNDAY, 3 0 T H NOVEMBER. 7.30 p.m. I . C . F i l m Soc. are showing Jacoues ' " a t i s ' c o m e d y " J o u r de F e t e " , a l s o " D e s i g n i n g f o r Women" and "The n a t u r e o f P l a s t i c s " . N e w Louncre, I.C.U. MONDAY, 1 S T D E C E M B E R . From t o d a v u n t i l F r i d a y a Mass X - R a v w i l l be held at I.C. Further details i n I.C.U. 1.15 p.m. I . C . C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . Mr. L e i t h Samuel w i l l speak o n " I s f a i t h i n God a d e l u s i o n ? " i n t h e Botany l e c t u r e theatre. 5 . 1 5 p . m . A n I . C . S a i l i n g Club l e c t u r e w i l l be ,given by J Conway-Jones on " T r i m i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s ' i n C o m m i t t e e Room 'A', T U E S D A Y , 2ND D E C E M B E R . 5 . 3 0 p . m . The p r e s i d e n t i a l a d d r e s s o f t h e T . C . R a i l w a y S o c . w i l l b e g i v e n i n Room l f i i , C & G , o n 'Railway C i v i l Engineering' by E.C.Cookson. THURSDAY, 4TH DECEMBER. 1.15 p.m. I . C . Mus. Soc. L u n c h - h o u r r e c i t a l w i l l c o n s i s t o f works f o r f i v e wind i n s t r u m e n t s b y Hindemuth and d ' l n d y . 7 . 4 5 p . m . T h e Xmas C o n c e r t o f t h e T . C . ' C h o i r a n d the J a c q u e s O r c h e s t r a w i l l be h e l d a t Queen A l e x a n d r a ' s H o u s e . Among t h e w o r k s a r e V a u g h a n Williams' "Sea Symphony" and C o r e l l i " C h r i s t m a s C o n c e r t o " . T i c k e t s a r e 2 / 6 ft 3 / 6 . SATURDAY, 6 T H DECEMBER. 8 . 0 0 p . m . F e l i x B i r t h d a y P a r t v a n d F i l m Show SUNDAY, 7 T H DECEMBER. I . C . M o u n t a i n e e r i n g Club t r i p to Stone Farm Outcrop, East Grinstead. MONDAY, S T H D E C E M B E R . 5.15 p.m. I . C . S a i l i n g Club l e c t u r e on " R u l e s , B o a r d o f T r a d e a n d R a c i n g " w i l l be driven b y M r . J . Wheateroft. P l a c e t o be announced. WEDNESDAY, 1 0 T H DECEMBER. 7 . 3 0 p . m . The I . C . Dram. S o c . p r o d u c t i o n o f "The J e a l o u s W i f e " , a comedy b y George C o l m a n , ' w i l l * take place n i g h t l y at t h i s time u n t i l Dec. 1 3 t h . See a d v e r t i s e m e n t i n t h i s i s s u e o f F E L I X . I . C . R a i l w a y S o c . V i s i t t o B e c k t o n Gas W o r ks . See notice i n I.C.U. for fuller details. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 1 T H . I . C . Mus. Soc. Lunch hou r r e c i t a l - Bach c a n t a t a No. 21. 1
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T h e game a t H a r l i n g t o n o n N o v e m b e r 1 2 t h . w a s n o t one o f t h e h a r d , n a r r o w l y - d e c i d e d c o n t e s t s w h i c h a r e u s u a l i n t h e Cup c o m p e t i t i o n . I . C . w e r e r a r e l y e x t e n d e d a n d w o n as c o m f o r t l y as t h e score suggests. The v i s i t i n g forwards w e r e a n i n e f f e c t u a l c o m b i n a t i o n , so t h a t t h e c o l l e g e almost monopolised t h e b a l l from t h e scrums and l i n e - o u t e , and t h e s t r a i n on t h e U . C . d e f e n c e was t o o g r e a t . The f i r s t b r e a k came w h e n H y k i n c u t t h r o u g h d i a g o n a l l y o n t h e l e f t and found Davies up in3ide h i m f o r a s c o r i n g p a s s . Knox converted t h i s t r y , and l a t e r k i c k e d a p e n a l t y g o a l . F u r t h e r t r i e s were added a r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s by Holraan, D a v i e s , R o b i n s o n a n d C r o s s l e y , a n d one was c o n v e r t e d b y Knox. The t h r e e q u a r t e r s c a n be c r i t i c i s e d f o r t o o o f t e n r e s o r t i n g t o a h i g h punt ahead, a nd f o r n o t t r y i n g any r o l l i n g g r o u n d - k i c k s . T h e r e w e r e a l s o some b a d o f d r o p p e d p a s s e s , w h i c h would have been expensive a g a i n s t b e t t e r o p p o n e n t s ; b u t t h e d e t e r m i n e d r u n n i n g o f H e a r n a n d Holraan was a. g o o d f e a t u r e . T h e f o r w a r d s a p p e a r e d d i s i n c l i n e d t o unnecessary e x e r t i o n , but cleaner heeling together w i th -nuch m o r e i n t e n s i v e b a c k i n g - u p , b o t h i n d e f e n c e a n d a t t a c k , w i l l b e n e e d e d i f we a r e t o r e t a i n t h e C u p . RECENT RESULTS Nov.l2th. I.C.v University C o l . 15th. v ÂĽ/adham(0xon) 19th. v St.Mary's C o l . 22nd. v Rosslyn Park ' A '
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On a c o l d , w e t a n d w i n d y N o v e m b e r a f t e r n o o n t h e M i n e s Motley M i x t u r e strove manfully t o t r y and produce a g i a n t k i l l i n g a c t f o r t h e second y e a r r u n n i n g b u t , h a p p i l y f o r R . C . S . , t h e y were u n s u c c e s s f u l . With only three regular soccer p l a y e r s t h e M i n e s , minus t h e i r u s u a l f i g h t i n g s p i r i t , p r o v i d e d p o o r o p p o s i t i o n f o r a team w h i c h i s a s p i r i n g t o w i n t h e Cup f o r t h e 4 t h y e a r i n s u c c e s s i o n . T h e s t r o n g w i n d p r o b a b l y u p s e t t h e M i n e r s who d i d n o t observe the golden r u l e o f keeping t h e b a l l on t h e ground. R . C . S . w e r e a l s o g u i l t y o f t h i s f a u l t a t t i m e s , b u t when i t was c o r r e c t e d g o a l s f o l l o w e d n a t u r a l l y . J a c k s o n a n d Lowe w e r e t h e s c o r e r s , t h e l a t t e r r e g i s t e r ing a hat t r i c k .
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Owing to the breakdown of the Umpire's l a u n c h , the Lowry was s t a r t e d without i t , a c l a s h o c c u r r e d and t h e race was r e s t a r t e d . T h i s was u n f o r t u n a t e f o r t h e M i n e s who h a d made a n e x c e l l e n t s t a r t a n d w e r e some f l e n g t h a h e a d a t t h e e n d of h a l f a m i n u t e , when t h e c l a s h t o o k p l a c e . The crews were r e s t a r t e d i n t h e i r r e l a t i v e positions a t t h e t i me o f t h e c l a s h a n d G u i l d s g o t away w e l l , drew ahead o f R . C . S . a n d up t o and beyond the Mines. A t the end of the w a l l G u i l d s were | l e n g t h a h e a d o f M i n e s who were f l e n g t h u p o n R.C.S. From here G u i l d s drew ahead and won b y l f l . A fine fight developed f o r second place, however, with s p e c i a l praise to the R . C . S . This crew, stroked by the cox of the Morphy boat, and C o n t a i n i n g f i v e oarsmen a n d a c o x who h a d n e v e r made been i n a boat before the beginning of term, a g r a n d a t t a c k o n t h e M i n e s a n d , w e l l hemmed i n by the other two crews, drew up l e v e l o n l y to oateh a crab. They recovered quickly and had a n o t h e r go a n d were o n l y a c a n v a s down a t t h e f i n i s h .
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