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Commemoration Day, October 29th, dawned cold and gray oyer I.C. I t was obviou s from the extraordinary number of people wearing s u i t s that something was on. Also from the e a r l y orowds f o r lunoh. The o r d e r o f p r o c e s s i o n remained u n a l t e r e d but i t s d i r e c t i o n was r e v e r s e d due to the t r a f f i c diversion a l o n g P r i n c e Consort Road, and when at l a s t i t started to move, we n o t i c e d a large body of quiet R.C.S. s t u d e n t s l e a d i n g , a v e r y small body of Miners t h r o w i n g f i r e w o r k s following and a large group of n o i s y Guildsraen. Then followed the magnlfioent gowns and oaps, moving solemnly and graciously.
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p a r t i c u l a r l y touchy about a n y t n i n g purely techno-'] l o g i c a l , the g e n e r a l f e e l i n g b e i n g tha$ l t does not have the makings o f a f u l l University (Aoeordi n g t o him, t e a o h i n g modern languages to f i r s t year science s t u d e n t s i s not e x a c t l y popular i n the t e a c h i n g c i r c l e s ; i n f a c t , i t i s rumoured that even the Maths l e c t u r e r s i n Engineering f a c u l t i e s a r e not c o m p l e t e l y happy about t h e i r jobs.). So, a new t e c h n o l o g i c a l University was out. A f t e r t h i s , t h e ehoioe o f I.C. was almost inevitable. The p l a n s a r e now almost completely drawn up, and r a p i d e x p a n s i o n on and near the existing s i t e i s due. Dr. Logan then expressed his s a t i s f a c t i o n at seeing the oo-Operation 1
D r . Logan and C. K i r k p a t r i c , t h e Student O r a t o r , making t h e i r speeches.
An excellent R.C.M. orchestra and a fan-fare welcomed the guests i n t o the Great H a l l . The new fellows. Diplomat** and Associates were presented l a the t r a d i t i o n a l manner, and then the guest of honour, Dr. B.W.Logan, P r i n o i p a l of the University of London, was Introduced.
between I.C. and o t h e r London C o l l e g e s - L.S.E. i n p a r t i c u l a r - concerned m a i n l y w i t h A r t s . I t is the o n l y method b y which the few shortcomings o f a s c a t t e r e d U n i v e r s i t y can be overcome, and he hoped t h a t t h i s i d e a w i l l be pursued f u r t h e n . He f i n i s h e d h i s speech by e x p r e s s i n g h i s good wishes for "I.C. and p r o m i s i n g i t f u l l s u p p o r t on b e h a l f Dr. Logan reviewed t h e r e l a t i o n s of I.C. and of the U n i v e r s i t y . Dr. Logan's speech was s h o r t , For several years the U n i v eerrssil t y over the y e a r s . c l e a r and-to the p o i n t . I t was punctuated by a f t e r 1907, when I.C. became a Sohool of the s e v e r a l e x c e l l e n t and a p p r o p r i a t e q u o t a t i o n s from University, they remained, Dr, Logan, said, strained t - the C l a s s i c s , on which he i s an a u t h o r i t y . When the University migrated t o Bloomsbury and we were no longer neighbours, they began to improve, The R e c t o r , S i r Roderio H i l l , thanked t i l l now they are almost o o r d i a l . One clear sign Dr. Logan f o r coming h t r e and g i v i n g Us an i s the faet that our Reotor i s also the Tioe•excellent address. He a l s o thanked t h e Heads Chaneellor of the U n i v e r s i t y . Dr. Logan then of o t h e r C o l l e g e s and members o f the G u i l d s o f dwelled on the proposed l a r g e - s c a l e expansion gt 'London t h a t were p r e s e n t . The p r o c e s s i o n t h e n I.C. The expansion, w i t h emphasis on the technomoved out t o the c o n v e r s a z i o n e i n t h e main R.C.S. l o g i c a l side, was d e c i d e d upon a f t e r g r e a t d e l i building. .Exhibits were a l s o a r r a n g e d i n t h e beration. Ho other technical College i n the"*"* Huxley b u i l d i n g ; t h e t e a f o r s t u d e n t s that was country was so well suited and well equipped f o r supposed t o be t h e r e was suddenly t r a n s f e r r e d t o that purpose as I.C. To s t a r t a completely new the Upper D i n i n g H a l l , t o the g r e a t dismay and University devoted exclusively t o technology preo o n s t e m a t i o n o f many a h o p e f u l s t u d e n t . sents many d i f f i c u l t i e s : the c i t i e s have no s u i t able spaces l e f t ; the countryside means going to I n the evening, the Unio n was f u l l , and i t great expense i n new b u i l d i n g s , s t a r t i n g from was g r e a t t o see s o many o l d f a c e s t u r n i n g up scratch. Also, a w e l l established i n s t i t u t i o n a g a i n i n the good o l d b u i l d i n g . To t h o s e who n a t u r a l l y a t t r a c t s b e t t e r talent - both students f e e l t h a t Commemoration Day i s s t u f f y and a waste and s t a f f - t h a n a uranu-uew one, however good the of time, t h i s one would have been - i f o n l y t h e y l a t t e r -night be. S t a f f , Dr. Logan said, was had c a r e d t o a t t e n d i t - a n eye-opener, the B a l l t h a t was t o f o L l o w next n i g h t . that is"another s t o r y . COMMEMOMTION BALL The Commemoration B a l l was held t h i s year a t the Royal Festival H a l l . Only 746 members o f I.G. and t h e i r f r i e n d s The A r t E x h i b i t i o n a r r a n g e d i n the ICWA attended, to t h e disappointment o f the "ntertainments Committee) Lounge i s an extremely i n t e r e s t i n g one. Many who had estimated t h e presence o f 750. T h i s d e f i c i e n c y o f 4 w i l l n o t b e l i e v e t h a t . t i s the w o r t o f s c i e n c e resulted i n t h e f l o o r being comfortably f u l l i n s t e a d o f s t u d e n t s and s t a f f . i n c l u d e s a great number o f overcrowded. That there were always so many people dancing of l a n d s c a p e s i n a l l media, some arohitedtural sturt i n part be a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e e x c e l l e n t music o f Geraldos -studies and v a r i o u s o t h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t a l s o h a s ath»s«y orchestra but als o t o the f a n t a s t i c a l l y high charges a v e r y Modern s c u l p t u r e . A f u l l preview whioh .. for drinks - and the even more f a n t a s t i c charges f o r corkage' we had r e a d y t o go i n c o u l d not be put i n f o r — which discouraged people from j u s t s i t t i n g and d r i n k i n g , l a c k o f spaoe, but do go and see t h i s r e a l l y *a# drinking and t a l k i n g .. l e s s expansive d i v e r s i o n good e f f o r t . I t c l o s e s t o d a y . Our r e v i e w w i l l from dsooing wea e a t i n g and enjoying t h e view over t h e r i v e r a i n the next F E L I X . • fTora"'Insiae ( the F e s t i v a l H a l l ) ,
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Not a s i n g l e n o m i n a t i o n Consternation, f o r G e o l o g y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o n t h e R.C.S. Contai t t e e . The Pres i d e n t , l o o k i n g i n h i s top hat of o f f i c e f o h a l f the world l i k e a c r o s s b e t w e e n A r c h i e Andrews and B i n g C r o s b y , benevolently, s u r v e y s t h e U n i o n .Me e t i n g up?" " T i l l any g e o l o g i s t s present please stand ne s a y s . The H o u s e r u s t l e s u n e a s i l y , u n d a Mr. A n d e r s o n l o o k s ' a t s o l i t a r y man rises, ai.a a n d s m i l e s . "I d e c l a r e you e l e c t e d , " he says. J i n A n d e r s o n comes f r o m T y n e s i d e , where men a r e f o o t b a l l e r s a n d w h e r e e v e r y m a r r i e d woman i s t h e c e n t r e o f a l o y a l f a m i l y . The c o u n t r y n e a r h i s home i s s t r o n g a n d i n h o s p i t a b l e , a n d t n e p e o p l e make up f o r i t b y b e i n g t h e m o s t f r i e n d l y and p a t r i o t i c i n t h e w o r l d . Anyone who h a s s e e n t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y p e r s o n a l way i n w h i c h N e w c a s t l e w o r s h i p s i t s f o o t b a l l team w i l l understand J i m Anderson's a t t i t u d e to football. He i s I . C . S o c c e r C a p t a i n , a n d he w o u l d r a t h e r d i e t h a n f a i l t o t u r n up f o r a game, o r be u n s p o r t s m a n l i k e . Tyneside l i n g e r s i n h i s speech, though the s e d u c t i v e ease o f the S o u t h e r n tongue has made i t s m a r k o n h i m . Nevertheless, i t i s r e l a t e d t h a t , on h i s v i s i t t o F i n l a n d f o r th e O l y m p i c Games ( a n d $ o x some v a c a t i o n w o r k on a t i m b e r c a m p ) , he was o n c e r e g a l i n g a c r o w d o f F i n n i s h s t u d e n t s w i t h " B l a y d o n R a c e s " when a Londoner, r e c o g n i s i n g the tune, asked h i s F i n n i s h i n t e r p r e t e r t o ask J i m what the words meant i n E n g l i s h . J i m A n d e r s o n i s v e r y modest: he o n c e took three days to h i t c h - h i k e from Newcastle t o E d i n b u r g h , b e c a u s e he was t o o s h y t o s t o p any c a r s . He i s n o t w i t h o u t a c a d e m i c t a l e n t ; he i s a p o e t g r a d u a t e i n S p e c t r o s c o p y , h a v i n g i obtained a second i n P h y s i c s . For most of l a s t y e a r he was S p o r t s E d i t o r o f F E L I X , It, was a n a t t e r o f p r i d e w i t h h i m t h a t he_ s h o u l d t h a t he s h o u l d a l w a y s f i l l h i s p a g e , a n d r e a d e r s may r e m e m b e r t h e f r a g m e n t o f a s o n n e t w h i c h he once w r o t e to f i l l t h e l a s t i n c h o f ; a column. 'dim t a s t e s a r e c a t h o l i c " , K e n t o n and S c h u b e r t , Housman a n d W o r d s w o r t h ( W a t t A. n o t W i l l i a m ) , T a n Gogh a n d R e m b r a n d t , C a r d u s and S h a k e s p e a r e ( s e l e c t i o n s ) b e i n g among h i s h e r o e s . J a c k i e M i l b u r n can a l s o r a i s e a s i g h of e c s t a s y f r o m him. Whenever the chance a r i s e s J i m A n d e r s o n l i k e s t o wander o v e r Europe. S u c h an e v e n t h a p p e n e d l a s t y e a r , when h e w e n t on t h e I . C . A . F . C t o u r t o Germany. His cast-iron constitution w i t h s t o o d t h e r i g o u r s o f s o c c e r p l a y e d on c i n d e r s h o c k , l a g e r , and a team o f n o t - a l w a y s s o b e r companions. P e r h a p s h i s most n o t e w o r t h y c h a r a c t e r i s t i c i s h i s a b i l i t y t o mix w i t h p e o p l e . Few p e o p l e i n I . e . a r e so w i d e l y known. One's n a t u r a l r e a c t i o n , on s e e i n g h i m , i s n o t t o t h i n k " T h i s i s M r . A n d e r s o n , who h o l d s t h e e x a l t e d , p o s i t i o n o f P r e s i d e n t o f R.C.S.", b u t r a t h e r " H e r e i s J i m A n d e r s o n , who w i l l be f r i e n d l y i f I speak to him." I n the C o u n c i l Room, o r " g a n n i n a l o n g t h e S c o t s w o o d R o a d " , he i s t h e same; no a i r s , n o t much p o l i s h , b u t c a p a b l e , r e l i a b l e , and imperturbable.
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The c e l e b r a t i o n s a t I.C. began a t mid-day w i t h the c o n c l u s i o n o f the rag meeting. Members of the R.C.S I n t e r planetary s o c i e t y invaded the t e n n i s courts i n f u l l r e g a l i a and w i t h f u l l equipment t o leave t h i s world - i n one way or another. A f t e r s e v e r a l small rockets had been sent up t o warn the moon o f i t s intended a r r i v a l , a l a r g e rocket was set o f f . Unfortunately (or f o r t u n a t e l y f o r the moon) there was a d i f f e r e n c e o f o p i n i o n i n s i d e the rocket as t o which way i t was going w i t h the r e s u l t t h a t flaming m i s s i l e s came out i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s . Due t o the poor o r g a n i s a t i o n o f the rag o o i m i t t e e , about. 100 o f I.C. gathered at Bedford C o l l e g e , which had been chosen,by the rag committee, as worthy o f a t t e n t i o n . But the rag committee a l t e r e d i t s mind at the l a s t minute and went t o Q.B.C. About 300 had gathered outside Mines and set out v i a Kensington High S t r e e t . T h e i r progress was marked by numerous explosions and by a r a i n o f f l o u r bags from one o f the buses c a r r y i n g the ' good boys' t o H a r l i n g t o n . I n the High S t r e e t the mobile b o n - f i r e took l i g h t and the procession continued under a p a l l o f smoke. By the time Q.E.C. was reached, the f i r e was b u r r i n g m e r r i l y and i t was taken t o the f r o n t entrance to the accompaniment o f minor and major explosions. A f t e r having l e f t n o t i c e o f the v i s i t , the f i r e was p u l l e d back t o the gates where the a r r i v a l of' the p o l i c e discouraged f u r t h e r e f f o r t s , and the f i r e came t o a stop a t the gates. A f t e r some d i v e r s i o n had been created i n s i d e Q.E.C and which r e s u l t e d i n thegates being closed on the gentlemen i n blue, the f i x e r e s t a r t e d i t s t r a v e l s . But not f o r long. W i t h a oar r e v e r s i n g f u r i o u s l y out o f the way o f the approaching f i r e and w i t h the p o l i o e r e l e a s e d , the truck chose t o run i n t o the kerb. The p o l i c e 'arrested' the t r u c k , and prevented f u r t h e r motion by t y i n g i t t o a lamp-post. A f t e r a few more skirmishes i t was decided t o j o i n f o r c e s w i t h the r e s t o f t h e university. P r o g r e s s to High S t r e e t (Ken.) was delayed by having t o pay some a t t e n t i o n t o a f i r e engine t h a t had come along to enjoy the I.C. f i r e i Whereas I.C. Union provided f r e e transpoT to H a r l i n g t o n , London Transport provided f r e e t r a n s p o r t i t o Charing Cross where d i f f i c u l t y was found i n g e t t i n g the t r a i n to r e s t a r t . T h i s ccuLd not p o s s i b l y have been due t o I.C. because by t h i s time the crowd were on t h e i r way out o f the s t a t i o n - over the top o f the r a i l i n g s . By t h i s time the numbers had grown and about 400 were i n the procession which marched up V i l l i e r s S t r e e t and on t o T r a f a l g a r Square. Due to the a c t i v i t i e s of c e r t a i n minor c o l l e g e s o f the u n i v e r s i t y , the p o l i c e already had a • r e c a p t i o n committee - and I.C. marched s t r a i g h t i n t o i t . , The a c t i v i t i e s o f the gentlemen i n blue r e s u l t e d i n a s c a t t e r i n g o f the I.C. f o r c e s which reformed i n two main groups. One waged b a t t l e from T r a f a l g a r Square t o P i c c a d i l l y and back and ended w i t h a chase underground at P i c c a d i l l y S t a t i o n . The other group closed the gates at the bottom o f The K a i l and then marched around T r a f a l g a r Square u n t i l about 300 were i n the march and then set - out f o r L e i c e s t e r Square A f t e r a very noisy passage through Cockspur S t r e e t a bus l o a d of p o l i c e a r r i v e d . I.C. d e c l i n e d the o f f e r of the p o l i c e t o help w i t h the p r o c e s s i o n and dispersed. Several members o f I.C. continued w i t h the c e l e b r a t i o n s by j o i n i n g i n the fun a t Bow S t r e e t next morning. Here B r i t i s h j u s t i c e was done i n a l l i t s f a i r n e s s by d e a l i n g w i t h 50 o f the 183 charges i n 45 minutes - 0.9 minutes per charge. /
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FELIX i s your newspaper. You pay f o r i t a n d i t i s up t o you. t o s e e t h a t f u l l u s e • i s made o f i t . News i s a l w a y s i n s h o r t s u p p l y i n t h i s b l e s s e d p l a c e ( t h i s f o r t n i g h t , we h a v e a l r e a d y s a i d , has been r e m a r k a b l e ) , and what t h e r e i s we t r y t o c o v e r f a i r l y w e l l . But Club the newshounds are not i n f a l l i b l e . S e c r e t a r i e s ; a r e r e q u e s t e d t o make a s p e c i a l n o t e o f t h i s and k e e p us p o s t e d on t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s , a l s o c r i t i c i s e u s i f we m i s s something. But a p a r t from news, t h e r e are thous a n d s o f t h i n g s y o u w o u l d want t o see i n F E L I X . S u r e l y t h e b e s t way t o a s s u r e i t i s t o w r i t e something yourself?
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T h e . h a n d l i n g o f t h i s y e a r ' s Guy F a w k e s c e l e b r a t i o n s went o f f w i t h t h e s o r t o f b a n g we h a v e come t o e x p e c t i n t h e l a s t t h r e e y e a r s - a v e r y damp s q u i b b i s h a f f a i r . As u s u a l t h e U n i o n t u r n e d i t ' s t h u m b s down t o a ' r a g ' , g i v i n g t h a t h a r d y a n n u a l o f an excuse, P o l i c e Disapproval? i t was a l s o ment i o n e d t h a t the U n i o n d i d not wish the U n i v e r s i t y Grant Committee to have a n a s t y t a s t e i n t h e i r m o u t h s on t h e m o r n i n g a f t e r Guy F a w k e s n i g h t . A g a i n as u s u a l , the Rag C o m m i t t e e came up w i t h a New, N o v e l and Previously Untried idea for a rag ( v i z , that I . C . w o u l d go t o B e d f o r d C o l l e g e w i t h a p o r t able bonfire); t h i s was t h e s e c o n d i n t h e l i n e o f B r i g h t I d e a s F o s t e r e d By The R a g C o m m i t t e e , t h e f i r s t h a v i n g f a l l e n t h r o u g h w h e n U.C. found t h a t they could not have a p r o c e s s i o n . Thus once a g a i n I . e . was s p l i t i n t o two camps - t h o s e f o r H a r l i n g t o n , t h o s e a g a i n s t Harlington. The b l a m e f o r t h i s r e s t s somewhere b e t w e e n t h e U n i o n and t h e Rag C o m m i t t e e . The U n i o n i s t o b l a m e b e c a u s e , a s f a r a s I know, a f t e r t h e H a r l i n g t o n f i a s c o l a s t y e a r , t h e y made no a t t e m p t t o f i n d a b o n f i r e s i t e somewhere i n L o n d o n f o r t h i s y e a r s c e l e b r a tions; i t m u s t be s a i d , h o w e v e r , t h a t e v e n i f a s i t e had b e e n f o u n d , i t i s most p r o b a b l e t h a t the p o l i c e would not have g i v e n permission f o r I.C. t o use i t . I t was k n o w n t h a t t h e f e e l i n g i n I . C . t h i s y e a r was f o r a r a g i n L o n d o n a n d y e t no a t t e m p t was made t o a r r a n g e it. T h u s i t was l e f t t o t h e R a g C o m m i t t e e t o a r r a n g e an u n o f f i c i a l p r o c e s s i o n ; most of the s t u d e n t body b e h i n d them and were r e a d y t o b a c k t h e m up i n a r r a n g i n g a r a g i n L o n d o n ; a l l t h e R a g C o m m i t t e e h a d t o do was t o s u p p l y the i d e a . And so i t was t h a t o n t h e m o r n i n g o f Guy F a w k e s Day, t h e R a g C o m m i t t e e a n n o u n c e d •to a w a i t i n g w o r l d t h a t ( a ) I.C. w o u l d go t o B e d f o r d C o l l e g e , a n d t h a t ( b ) I.C. would attempt to gain entrance tnere with a portable bonfire I f t h i s i s a t y p i c a l product of tne Hag "Committee's f e v e r i s h i m a g i n a t i o n , then I suggest t h a t the sooner the present committee r e s i g n t h e b e t t e r i t w i l l be f o r I.C. I k n o w s e v e r a l p e o p l e who w e r e ' p e r s u a a e a n o t t o take p a r t , j u s t because of t h i s s t u p i d i d e a f o r a Rag. I h a v e a l w a y s t h o u g h t t n a t when one C o l l e g e r a i d e d a n o t n e r , t n e i d e a was to p i c k a C o l l e g e where a t l e a s t a l i t t l e o p p o s i t i o r . was e x p e c t e d . A l t h o u g h ? e d f o r d and q.S.C. may h a v e h e l d c e r t a i n a t t r a c t i o n s t o t h e m a l e seotion of I.e., i t was h a r d l y l i k e l y t h a t a n y t h i n g a p p r o a c h i n g o p p o s i t i o n c o u l d be expeoted. Samuel ? e e r > . '
O v e r s e a s f r e s h e r s weee g i v e n a r e c e p t i o n on F r i d a y ( 6 t h ) ,ievening by tne O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s ' sub-Committee. They f i l l e d the l o n n g e and talked w h i l e the s p e a k e r s weee g e t t i n g r e a d y . An imposs i b l e p r o p o r t i o n of p o s t - g r a d u a t e s l e n t a p e c u l i a r atmosphere t o the p l a c e . Mark A b b o t t , the Chairman, opened the p r o c e e d i n g s and i n t r o d u c e d the s p e a k e r s . P r o f . Read gave one o f h i s c h o i c e c h a t s , c o n c e n t r a t i n g on the theme: 'London i s n ' t E n g l a n d - or T a l e s , o r I r e l a n d . ' (We wonder why!) M i s s T r a v e l y a n , the U n i v e r s i t y A d v i s e r t o O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s had b e e n c o l l e c t i n g d a t a : I.C. hajjt, s t u d e n t s f r o m A u s t r a — ' l i a , Canada, C e y l o n , .Chijia, C o l u m b i a , " Hgypt, H o l l a n d , Hong Kong, I n d i a , Iraq., L a t v i a , S i g e — i r i a , P a k i s t a n , P e r s i a , Poland, Rhodesia, South A f r i c a , and Y u g o s l a v i a . The f i r s t t h i n g t o do, she s a i d , was t o get away f r o m y o u r own countrymen. The E n g l i s h , a c c o r d i n g t o h e r , have a srt=--range form of s h y n e s s : "They don't l i k e t o do a n y t h i n g t h a t - w e l l , t h a t i s n ' t done". J o h n H a r d i n g made the s h o r t e s t speech o f t e e e v e n i n g , p r o d u c i n g t h i s gem: "A s p e e c h , l i k e a baby, i s e a s y to c o n c e i v e but h a r d t o d e l i v e r " . Mark Abbott made a stop—gap s p e e c h , and the company' m i g r a t e d t o the b u f f e t u p s t a i r s . T h i s c o n s i s t e d of an amount o f f o o d q u i t e d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e ( f o r . t h e b e t t e r , t h a t i s , ) "to the number of people,., and a l l the C l u b and Soc i e t y b i g w i g s ( n o t r f o r consumption) . D i s s u a s i o n ranged ower wide t & p i o s , w a n d e r i n g now into f o r m a l i t i e s and now i n t o arguments, t i l l a f t e r an hour or so t h e r e fcere no f r e s h e r s l e f t , as i s too o f t e n the case w i t h f r e s h e r s ' r e c e p t i o n s . S t i l l , Doug C o l l i n s , the S e o r e t a r y tt the subcommittee, must be f e e l i n g s a t i s f i e d w i t h an e v e n i n g t h a t was f a r more enjoyable, t h a n i t might have been and whioh u n d o u b t e d l y s e r v e d t i n purpose of p u t t i n g the o v e r s e a s f r e s h e r a t iais e a s e .
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Dear S i r , Sn'l (ianella. In the e d i t o r i a l of the l a s t "FELIX", you r e f e r to a l e t t e r frota Mr. Baty printed i n the previous issue, r e l a t i n g to the arrangements f o r breakfast i n the Refectory, and to a reply from "somebody who Is connected with the running of the Refectory". I was the writer of the reply, and since ths Chairman of the Catering Sub-Committee, Mr. J . F. Levy, had not returned, to the College at the time, l t oould hardly take the form of an o f f i c i a l l e t t e r from the Bub-Committee to the Editor of F e l i x . Furthermore, i t did not take any of the forms suggested i n your e d i t o r i a l ; i t was merely a statement of facts whioh every well-informed member of the Union should know. Publication i n F e l i x would therefore be quite superfluous. I t said that the Refectory Committee consisted of representatives of the Staff, I.C. Union and the constituent College Unions, that i t was always w i l l i n g to consider reasonable suggestions, and should Mr. Baty wish to submit such a suggestion l t could be considered at the next meeting. Had Mr. Baty or you, S i r , been of the opinion that t h i s was worthy of publication In your columns, i t would have been a simple matter to have asked ray permission to do so. In fact , X reoeived no acknowledgment whatsoever, and i t Is therefore with some surprise that I observed that F e l l s f e l t that i t had been more or less insulted. I t i e surely X, and the Catering Sub-Committee who should f e e l insulted, since your e d i t o r i a l would seem merely to be offensive and irresponsible, without making a genuine e f f o r t to resolve t h i s utter. Tou taunt be aware, S i r , that the members of the Catering Sub-Committee are always quite aoeeealble and auproaeh&ble persons, and we there*A»e f e e l that an apology i s due to us.
... We are l e f t quite cold, - Ed. Dear S i r , I was interested to read, i n your l a s t Issue, two highly c r i t i c a l l e t t e r s referring, lo the Rag Committee and I f e e l that answer to tharu i s c a l l e d f o r . F i r s t of a l l I must protest against Mr. Guthrie's references to the college masc>t. The ma t t e r of size i s , of course, l a r g e l y one • of personal opinion, but, comparitively speaking, Herbert i s well within the range of mascot sises displayed by other colleges, and I do not think that the biggest i s necessarily the best. As to h i s procurement - "extremely tame" Mr. Guthrie says. I am sure he has no idea of" the amount of trouble which both d i r e c t l y and i n d i r e c t l y , went into the obtaining of Herbert. ' On top of a l l t h i s , he seems to forget that Herbert was unanimously and enthusiastica l l y adopted by the Union l a s t year, as their mascot, and so hie remarks are an i n s u l t to the Union as -much as to the people who put i n so much time and work- on Herbert.
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Yourja f a i t h f u l l y , Bear S i r , F.S.Irving, ... The E d i t o r i a l was not presented as an ®gt®&% to resolve the matter. I t merely s a i d that any lart-enra i n should be r e p l i e d to by l e t t e r s i n ISLXX. Since the l e t t e r to Mr. Baty was not an • o f f i c i a l l e t t e r from the sub-Committee' we f a i l to see why the sub-Committee should f e e l i n s u l t e d . We are indeed aware that i t s members are apgroaohable persons, and hastgn to ada. that ho suggestion t o the contrary was intended.
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, Your correspondent. 'Watt.' must be an . aracnair rag-follower. The few students l e f t i n I.C. from such good o l d days as the bonfire rag of a few years ago w i l l remember that, as f o r ;:• •->
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Sir, Last year, FELIX boasted to be the only U.If. College magazine unsubsidised by i t s College Union. Since, according to the I.e. accounts -passed at the l a s t Union meeting she received a grant of £ 6 2 , oould t h i s money he used i n reducing the p r i c e of the magazine to 2d per issue. .. I t the union grants the same amount thia year, we could have a "penny f o r t n i g h t l y " f o r the r e s t of the academic year. Yours e t c . B i l l Hudson. . . . The "grant" i s taken i n order to pay the p r i n t e r i n advance for" the term and •returned by f o r t n i g h t l y instalments to the Union. " v
I.C. MISSION During the next week, Nov. 15th to 22nd, I.C. C h r i s t i a n Union i s holding a mission i n the College to present the C h r i s t i a n f a i t h and itsVrelevance to u n i v e r s i t y students. The missioner, who w i l l be l i v i n g i n the Hostel, i s Mr. Metcalf C o l l i e r - a business accountant with considerable experience of the a p p l i c a t i o n of C h r i s t i a n i t y to modern l i f e . Two lectures w i l l be held each day, one at lunchtime and the other at teatime. The lunchtime lectures have been designed as a straight forward explanation of the C h r i s t i a n message, whereas the teatime lectures w i l l be ooncerned T i t h the l o g i c a l and h i s t o r i c a l evidences of the truth of C h r i s t i a n i t y . In addition to these meetings, central mission services are held on Sundays Nov. 15th and 22nd at r, Langh&m Plaoe. ,^
FRIDAY NOV. 13th I..C. Catholic Society, 5.15-p.n i n Committee Room , b . Study Group Meeting. (Also Nov. 27th) V p.m. I.C. Ice Skating Club. An "Arosa" Meeting i s being held i n the Richmond Sportadrome. Admission 2/-. WEDNESDAY NOV. 18ti I . C. Railway S o c . a r e organising an a l l d a y v i s i t t o Eastleigh Loco Works and Motive Power Depot. M e e t Waterloo Main Line Booking H a l l 9 a.m. Party rates. See not:'_ce-board. The 18th i s MORPHY' DAY! THURSDAY NOV. 19th 1.15 p.m. I.C. Mu&ieS o c . r e c i t a l i n G. a n d G. Council Room. Sextet for Piano a n d f i v e wind instruments by Beethoven. 5.30 p.m. Eng. Soc. meeting, C. and G. room 15. Lecture: "The Modern Power P l a n t " by E.J. Forstor, B.Sc., A.M.I. Mech. E., A.M.I.E.E. FRIDAY Nov.20th 5.15 p.m. i n Committee Room A. Pr. Orsy on "The Church and the People i n Communist Hungary arranged b y I.C. Catholic Society. SATURDAY NOV. 21st I.C.W.A. Informal Dance 8.00-11.30 p. Tickets 4/6 double. Buffet included. TUESDAY NOV. 24th 1.30-2.20 p...m. C. and G. room 15. Canon C.E. Raven on " C h r i s t i a n i t y i n P o l i t i c s " S.4C.M. i n General Studies " r
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Boanerges once more u p h e l d t h e honour o f G u i l d s i n the V e t e r a n Car run to B r i g h t o n , w h i c h t o o k p l a c e t h i s y e a r on Sunday, 1 s t Nov. Bo had undergone a f o r t n i g h t o f i n t e n s i v e t r a i n i n g , w h i c h had r e v e a l e d a number o f t h e more o b v i o u s p e c u l i a r i t i e s o f b o t h the e n g i n e ((for want o f a b e t t e r word) and the d r i a e r s . These e c c e n t r i c i t i e s h a v i n g been accomodated, the M o t o r C l u b were q u i e t l y c o n f i d e n t and e x p e c t e d a n y t h i n g t o happen. A c c o r d i n g l y an entourag e o f f i v e t e n d e r c a r s and .a m o b i l e workshop a r r i v e d a t the G u i l d s e a r l y on Sunday morning, i n r a i n whioh had o b v i o u s l y s e t i n f o r the day. Some o f the p a r t y s e t t o work g i v i n g Bo a f i n a l p o l i s h , w h i l s t t h e h i e r a c h y o f t h e M o t o r Club t i n k e r e d m y s t e r i o u s l y w i t h the i n t e r i o r . At l a s t a l l was r e a d y , Bo was s t a r t e d and w i t h Mike Day at the wheel, a i d e d and a b e t . t e d b y A l a n Woolaston , w i t h t h e M o t o r d u b P r o s - i d e i r t , N. P.W.Moore Bsq. and t h e P r e s i d e n t o f G u i l d * , Tony G i l l i n f u l l r e g a l i a on b o a r d , Bo s e t m a j e s t i c a l l y o f f f o r Brighton.. A l l went w e l l u n t i l B r i x t o n H i l l was r e a c h e d , when s i g n s o f o v e r h e a t i n g l e d t o an i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t h e c o o l i n g system, w h i c h seemed a t t h a t moment t o be c h a r a c t e r i s e d by the complete absence o f water. Y o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n t a r r i v e d i n time to s e e a b l a c k e n e d hand a p p e a r from b e n e a t h Bo and t o h e a r a d i s e m b o d i e d v o i e e c a l l f o r t h e atsTongest s t r i n g a v a i l a b l e . A l o c a l i n h a b i t a n t h a v i n g been r o u s e d f r o m h i s bed t o p r o v i d e f o r Bo's t h i r s t , the p a r t y p r o c e e d e d on i t s way. The r e s t o f t h e outward t r i p p r o v e d u n e v e n t f i u l , a l t h o u g h i n s p i t e o f the i n o r d i n a t e amount o f r a i n , o c c a s i o n a l s t o p s f o r w a t e r were n e c e s s a r y ! Bo's erew a l s o a p p e a r e d t o be t h i r s t y , though i t i s d o u b t e d whether t h e f l a s k f r o m w h i c h t h e y f o r - t i f l e d themselve s c o n t a i n e d a n y t h i n g as tame a s water! The r o u t e was l i n e d a l l the way w i t h c h e e r i n g erowds, who had t u r n e d out, t o see G u i l d ' s answer t o t h e new P o r d . At B r i g h t o n , where Bo a r r i v e d a t 1.00pa w i n n i n g a n o t h e r m e d a l , t h e t o r n a d o had swept away most o f t h e s p e c t a t o r s . W i t h Mr. Moore i n t h e c h a i r , the p a r t y had em e n j o y a b l e l u n c h i n an h o t e l and Bo was s u i t a b l y f e t e d . A f t e r l u n c h some o f t h e d r y e r members o f t h e p a r t y v e n t u r e d f o r t h f o r the p a r a d e . T h i s was however c a n c e l e d , a f o r t u n a t e o c c u r e n c e s i n e * Bo had a l r e a d y d e c i d e d not; t o go on i t . The r e t u r n j o u r n e y began soon a f t e r 4.00pm w i t h N i g e l Trotman a t the wheel. Bo r e a l l y got i n t o i t s s t r i d e end i t was remarked t h a t i t was g o i n g l i t e a bomb. U n f o r t u n a t e l y a t S t r e a t h a m t h e boab want o * f - Bo had d e e l d e d t o t a k e t h e e a s y way hone and r e f u s e d t o r e s p o n d i n i t s u s u a l way t o a t i c k l e i n the r i b e w i t h the s t a r t i n g h a n d l e . So Bo f i n i s h e d t h e j o u r n e y 'on tow* and t h e p a r t y )«YS&ved back a t G u i l d s a t 10.15pm v e r y t i r e d a£d but i n good s p i r i t s . A n o t h e r e p i c r u n wee aver. Buwblcgutii S T O P P R E S S We a r e g l a f i t o announce t h a t t h e R e f e c t o r y Committee a t t h e i r l a s t m e e t i n g d e c i d e d t o remove ALL RESTRICTIONS noww i n f o r c e regar-»| d i n g b r e a k f a s t t o n o n - r e s i d e n t s . I t i s hoped t h a * maw w i l l t a k e advantage o f t h i s f a c i l i t y . The t e o i s i o n ie t o take immediate e f fect.
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The m e e t i n g was h e l d i n a crowded and smogridden Gym. Two i n t e r e s t i n g p o i n t s a r o s e out o f the e a r l y r o u t i n e d i s c u s s i o n w i t h r e g a r d t o the b o o k s t a l l ; one t h a t t h e B o o k s t a l l s h o u l d buy and s e l l second-hand books, and a l s o t h a t i t s p r e m i s e s s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r a b l y expanded. An o f f i c i a l p r o p o s a l s e e k i n g t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n ex-members o f t h e E x e c u t i v e t o C o u n c i l was soundl y defea'ted, p r o b a b l y b e c a u s e o f the t h o u g h t o f what was t o f o l l o w . The l a s t and most c o n t r o v e r s i a l i t e m was t h e arrangements f o r Nov. 5 t h . The u s u a l a n n u a l a p p e a l was made by the P r e s i d e n t f o r a l l l o y a l I.C. s t u d e n t s t o be good c h i l d r e n and a v o i d g e t t i n g t h e m s e l v e s a r r e s t e d . The o f f i c i a l arrangements f o r H a r l i n g t o n were g i v e n out w i t h two days n o t i c e o n l y , which f a c t was regarded w i t h d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n by s e v e r a l s p e a k e r s . The announcement t h a t t h e o f f i c i a l U. L. Rag had b e e n c a n c e l l e d by t h e P o l i c e was g r e e t e d by a s t r a n g e calm, due p r o b a b l y t o l a c k o f i n f o r m a t i o n r e s u l t i n g i n a lac k of i n t e r e s t . ( O u r rag committee was n o t r e p r e s e n t e d at a m e e t i n g o f a l l r a g committees w i t h i n U.L. h e l d on Nov. 4th.) The s i t u a t i o n was l e f t i n t h e u n s a t i s f a c t o r y p o s i t i o n t h a t t h i n g s would be d i f f e r e n t next y e a r , and t h a t d i s c u s s i o n would t a k e p l a c e w i t h ample time i n hand. We seem t o have h e a r d t h i s a l l b e f o r e , i n f a c t i t happens e v e r y y e a r . The g e n e r a l atmosphere o f the m e e t i n g was goodhumoured, a l t h o u g h many p e o p l e i n s i s t e d on a n t i c i p a t i n g Guy Fawkes' N i g h t ; Most s p e a k e r s managed t o make t h e m s e l v e s h e a r d , but were u n a b l e t o see each o t h e r t h r o u g h t h e c l o u d o f smoke. O f f i c i a l s o f C o u n c i l c o u l d not be h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e c l o u d o f smoke, b u t t h e y c o u l d be h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the g e n e r a l i n e f f i c i e n c y o f the arrangements. The l a c k o f t h e u s u a l c h a i r s and the r e s u l t a n t p l a c i n g o f t a b l e s h a l f way down t h e Gym must have r e s u l t e d i n c o u n t l e s s l o s t v o t e s .
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Oa W e d n e s d a y 1 8 t h N o v e m b e r , t h e a n n u a l b o a t raoes-between our t h r e e c o n s t i t u e n t s e l l e g e s f o r t h e M o r p h y a n d L o w r y e u p s w i l l b e r o w e d . The M o r p h y c o u r s e i s 1 m i l e 5 f u r l o n g s f r o m Hammers m i t h B r i d g e t o t h e U.B.R. s t o n e a t P u t n e y , f o r c o l l e g e f i r s t e i g h t s . The Lowry i s a c o u r s e o f ' 1 m i l e f o r second e i g h t s . The r a c e s w i l l h a v e t o be r o w e d e a r l y a g a i n t h i s y e a r because the U n i t e d H o s p i t a l s have a l s o ohosen t h i s d a y f o r t h e i r r e g a t t a , . The Morphy o r e w s w i l l b o a t a t 2.30 p.m. On p a p e r , e v e r y t h i n g p o i n t s f o r a f o l l o w - u p of l a s t y e a r ' s v i c t o r y by the G u i l d s ' Morphy crew. I t contains - three o f l a s t year's c o l o u r s and has s e t t l e d down e a r l y , i m p r o v i n g w i t h e v e r y o u t i n g . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e M i n e s , w i t h a h e a y y ^ o r e w ' a n d t h r e e o l d c o l o u r s , may w i n w i t h b r u t e f o r c e T h e R.C.S. c r e w a r e s o m e t h i n g o f apd i g n o r a n o e . a d a r k h o r s e a n d i f d i s t : nee i n t r a i n i n g i s a n y t h i n g t o go b y t h e y m i g h t w e l l a v e n g e p r e v i o u s records. Oh t h e L o w r y , G u i l d s , w i t h a w e a l t h o f o l d h a n d s , a r e a p o s s i b l e - b e t , h o w e v e r t h e R.C.S. • r a w i s g o i n f f v e r y w e l l a n d may y e t s h a k e t h e e x n a r i e n e e d n a n out o f t h e i r complaoency. S H O O T I N G W i t h t h e I n t e r - U n i v e r s i t y a n d U.L. t r o p h i e s s a f e l y i n t h e i r p r o p e r p l a c e s i n the Old Lounge, the R i f l e .Club i s s e t t i n g o u t f r o m t h e v e r y f i r s t m a t c h w i t h the d e t e r m i n t a i o n t h a t t h e i r "pots" s h a l l s t i l l be there next October. Many members o f t h e w i n n i n g t e a m s o f l a s t y e a r a r e s t i l l s h o o t i n g w i t h u s , a n d t h e "A" S i x a n d "A" E i g n t are a s s t r o n g on paper a s b e f o r e . I n 1953, however, a l l the teams g o t o f f . t o a p o o r s t a r t : i t t o o k f a r t o o l o n g f o r m o s t mar.Vsmen t o f i n d t h e i r f o r m a n d s e t t l e down t o c o n s i s t e n t good s h o o t i n g . The e a r l y m a t c h e s p r o d u c e d ;. s u c c e s s i o n o f s u r p r i s i n g s c o r e - s h e e t s , i n which the consequences o f bloomers by t h e p i l l a r s o f t h e team were a v e r t e d b y s h o o t s o f unwarranted e x c e l l e n c e from the o t h e r s . I t i s t e m p t i n g P r o v i d e n c e t o hope t h e seme s y s t e m w i l l win u s the Leagues f o r a second year, a n d v a r i o u s s t r a t a g e m s have heen employed t o t r i c k the b e t t e r shots i n t o f i r i n g numlers o f car3s under competition . c o n d i t i o n s . ' I t w i l l s o o n b e s e e n how e f f e c t i v e t h e s e methods have been, f o r t h e f i r s t round o f the• I n t e r - U n i v = r s i t y L e a g u e , i n w h i c h I . C . "A" i s d r a w n a g a i n s t Birmingham U n i v e r s i t y , w i l l be f i r e d o f f t h i s week.
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