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L.S.E. t o o k B e a v e r t o H o t s p u r P a r t when t h e y p l a y e d B a t t e r s e a I n t h e U.L.U. S o c c e r F i n a l on S a t u r d a y -30th F e b r u a r y . D u r i n g t h e m a t a h they found d i f f i c u l t y i n p r o t e c t i n g him from the B a t t e r s e a supporters and deposited t h e i r p r e c i o u s a n i m a l i n a s a f e p l a c e . Derek Power and B r i a n S m i t h , p l a y i n g f o r t h e U.L.U. H o c k e y Team, s a w t h e a n i m a l r e s t i n g b e h i n d a w a l l i n t h e Rookery a n d gave h i m a r i d e i n t h e i r o a r .

I n the e v e n i n g , Beaver was on v i e w a t t h e I . C . Hop a n d r e a p p e a r e d a t t h e U n i o n m e e t i n g on T u e s d a y . I t r e t i r e d i n t o t h e unknown u i t i l S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g . On F r i d a y a t e l e g r a m w a s s e n t to L.S.E. s a y i n g , " Amphibious b r o a d - t a i l e d rodent has I m p e r i a l f e e l i n g s a f t e r period of w a n d e r l u s t . H o p e s t o e a t p a n c a k e s a t home."

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".», I f i t h many more h e l p e r s t h a n u s u a l , G u i l d s managed t o e f f e c j a remarkable t r a n s f o r m a t i a i n t h e Gym a n d i t s p r e c i n c t s . T h e s t a g e was a m a s t e r p i e o e of d e c o r a t i o n , a n d t h e b a r was p a r t i c u l a r l y a t t r a c t i v e . ( U n t i l 2 a.m.'.)

John Morgan and h i s M u s i c t o o k t h e s t a n d u n t i l t h e c a b a r e t . Tniff"commenced, a f t e r numerous a p o l o g i e s f o r the delay, w i t h a d e l i g h t f u l r e n d e r i n g o f 3 C h i n e s e s o n g s b y a GENUINE C h i n e s e l d d y . T h i s was f o l l o w e d b y a s o n g b y t w o G u i l d s m e n , p v o f e a s i n g t o come f r o m " V i r g i n s ' R e t r e a t " . T h e f i n a l ; t u r n i n a v e r y short cabaret i n v i t e d the g a t h e r i n g "Come o n a my h o u s e " b u t we d o n ' t k n o w i f a n y o n e w e n t . The c l o s i n g o f t h e b a r p u t more u n - p a r t n e r e d men a t t h e d e v i l ' s d i s p o s a l . T h i s u n b a l a n c e o f t h e sexes r e s u l t e d i n a n a l l - m a l e demonstration e f t h a Samba , and a n eightsome r e a l b y s i x men a n d t h e d e c o r a t i o n s a t t h e d o o r . I t w a a t h e n d i s c o v e r e d t h a t a l l t h e d r i n k i n g equipment had n o t b e e n removed*- a soda syphon was a v a i l a b l e . T h i s changed handa r a p i d l y b u t e v e n t u a l l y came i n t o t h e h a n d s o f a w h i t e - h e l m e t e d c h a r a c t e r .

Those i n a p o s i t i o n t o do s o were t h e n a b l e t o e n joy the unusual s p e c t a c l e o f a much-braided admir a l defending h i m s e l f w i t h a n umbrella from tha deluge o f soda-water.

The I . C . b a n d w h i o h t o o k t h e [stand, a f t e r t h a o a b a r e t w e r e I n r e a l f o r m . T o w a r d s t h e e n d e f r. t h e i r S e s s i o n they t r e a t e d the dancers t a a v e r s i o n o f ' A l e x a n d e r s R a g - t i m e Band* w i t h a g a o d s o l i d b e a t . The r e c e p t i o n g i v e n t o t h i s emouragee tha band t o g i v e a second r e n d e r i n g o f t h e S a i n t a T h i s was the m u s i c a l h i g h - s p o t o f t h a e v e n i n g . A l t h o u g h t h e band was composed i n a manner d i f f e r e n t t o t h a t o f t h e t r a d i t i o n a l , Hew O r l e a n s l i n e - u p , t h e i r p l a y i n g o f t h i s number a p p r o a c h e d t h a t o f Bunk J o h n s o n .

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I f y o u t u r n r i g h t when y o u a r e c o m i n g t u t o f t h e l o u n g e , g e n e r a l l y s p e a k i n g y o u c a n ' t go w r o n g ; u n l e s s you are a t e e t o t a l e r of course.For t h e r e , r i g h t ahead of you,gentlemen,is the H o l y of H o l i e s , t h e home o f a l l homes f r o m h o m e , t h e B a r . T h e B a r . . . the m e e t i n g p l a c e of the cream o f c o l l e g e s o c i e t y , t h e home o f g o o d h i t t e r and good s o n g , t h e l a n d o f t h e h i g h s t o o l and t h e s h i n i n g t a n k a r d . A n d o f c o u r s e Ted a n d Tom. Ted S m i t h , t h e head barman,has b e e n h e r e f o r t w e n t y s i x y e a r s . I n t h a t t i m e y o u c a n w e l l i m a g i n e t h a t he h a s s e e n many c h a n g e s b o t h i n t h e C o l l e g e a n d t h e s t u d e n t s . T h e r e was a t i m e when women w e r e n o t a l l o w ed i n t h e U n i o n B u i l d i n g s e x c e p t f o r t h e U p p e r Entrance H a l l . I n f r i n g e m e n t s of t h i s r u l e were s e v e r e l y d e a l t w i t h by the P r e s i d e n t (happy d a y s ) . A p a r t from t h e s e more m a t e r i a l c h a n g e s , v a r i o u s o u s t o m s h a v e a r i s e n and d i e d o u t . Y e a r s a g o , f o r i n s t a n c e , t h e w e a r i n g o f b e a r d s was f r o w n e d u p o n j a n d t h e r e oame a t i m e when one o h a r a o t e r a b s o l u t e l y r e f u s e d t o r e m o v e h i s p r i d e arid j o y . T h e s t o r y g o e s t h a t he s u f f e r e d t h e i f a t e o f many p i o n e e r s a g a i n s t t h e u s e o f b l a d e a n d brush,namely,he had h a l f h i s beard s h o r n o f f by h i s more h a i r l e s s f e l l o w . s t u d e n t s . A n o t h e r c u s t o m w h i c h i s s t i l l w i t h u s , was a b l y d e m o n s t r a t e d t o t b F i e l d M a r s h a l l S m u t s w h e n he v i s i t e d t h e I . C .

B a r ; t h e F i e l d M a r s h a l l a s k e d Ted, a b o u t t h e B u l l C h a i n w h i o h hangs on t h e w a l l n e a r t h e _ d a r t b o a r d .

A s T e d p u t s i t ~ V * h e B a r was o r o w d e d a t t h e t i m e and b e f o r e y o u c o u l d s a y ' a n o t h e r b i t t e r , p l e a s e ' F i e l d M a r s h a l l S m u t s was a d o r n e d w i t h t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d o b j e o t and" h a d t o p a y t h e p e n a l t y o f ' d r i n k s a l l r o u n d ' . T e d remembers o t h e r famous p e o p l e who h a v e p a r t a k e n i n t h e B a r ; t h e n i g h t he s e r v e d Xawrenoe o f A r a b i a w i t h a m i l d and b i t t e r ; H . G . W e l l s , a n o l d R.C.S. s t u d e n t , p o p p e d i n f o r a d r i n k one evening;the E a r l of A t h l o n e , C h a n c e l l o r of London U n i v e r s i t y , h a s admired the s h i n i n g a r r a y of tankards w h i o h a r e kept' i n t h e B a r j F r e d d i e Brown,the E n g l i s h C r i c k e t C a p t a i n , o n o e came t o a M i n e s C a r n i v a l a n d b y a l l accounts thoroughly enjoyed h i m s e l f .

T e d h i m s e l f h a s t h e d i s t i n c t i o n o f b e i n g a member o f t h e Chaps C l u b , t h e L i n k s C l u b , t h e 22 C l u b and t h e t h e Comus C l u b . H i s i n t e r e s t s ^ a n g e f r o m s o o o e r , r e a d i n g s h o v e h a l f p e n n y and s t u d e n t s t o t a p p i n g a b a r r e l o f b e e r i n the r i g h t a n d p r o p e r m a n n e r . H i s mate.Tom H a r v e y h a s b e e n a t I . C . f o r n e a r l y tw o y e a r s . Tom i s a q u i e t s o r t o f ohap, and when a s k e d a b o u t h i s i n t e r e s t s he s a i d he p r e f e r r e d t o r e m a i n a n o n y m o u s .

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One Wednesday i f t e r n o o n , a week o r two ago , t h e B a d m i n t o n Jlub decided t o s p r i n g olean t h e i r courts whioh a r e p a i n t e d o n t h e f l o o r o f t h e Gym. irmed w i t h b r u s h e s and w h i t e p a i n t , t h e y aad j u s t o o m p l e t e d t h e i r a f t e r n o o n w o r k , ,/hen in came t h e U.L. S k i C l u b , who h a p p e n e d to be h o l d i n g a h o p t h e r e t h a t n i g h t .

Contemplate t h e scene, b r o t h e r ; t h e Badmiitton c l u b c l e a n i n g up t h e w h i t e p a i n t w h i o h shey had ao c a r e f u l l y p u t d o w n d u r i n g t h e afternoon.

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I.C.UNION M E E T I N G The U n i o n m e e t i n g h e l d on T u e s d a y 2 3 r d . F e b r u a r y (Gen. h a d two v i s i t o r s . One was M r . D o u g l a s M a y e r S e c . o f W.U.S.) a n d t h e o t h e r was B e a v e r ( o f L . S . E .

M r . M e y e r was p r e s e n t t o o u t l i n e t h e w o r k o f the W o r l d U n i v e r s i t y S e r v i c e . Ha s p o k e v e r y e l o q u e n t l y ana a f t e r w a r d s the U n i o n decided t o support t h i s o r g a n i s a t i o n . The C o u n c i l ' s p r o p o s a l s f o r h o p s were t h e n s t a t e d (These p r o p o s a l s a r e as g i v e n i n F E L I X Ho. 5 8 ) . M r . Champney t h e n p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e C o u n c i l ' s p o l i o y b e r e j e c t e d . He s p o k e a t some l e n g t h on t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f t h e p r o p o s a l s b u t h i s m o t i o n was d e f e a t e d . I t was t h e n f u r t h e r p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e Maximum p r i c e ^ f o r a s i n g l e t i c k e t f o r a hop r u n b y a o l u b s h o u l d be 1 / 9 , a n d t h i s was c a r r i e d .

It'was reported that Jim Anderson (President, R . C . S . ) h a d a t t e n d e d t h e IT .U.S. c o n f e r e n c e on G r a n t s . T h i s d e c i d e d t o s e t up g r a n t s committees f o r f o u r g r o u p s o f c o l l e g e s , one j > f w h i o h was University colleges. .

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B i r k b e o k . N.U.S. h a v e r u l e d t h a t I . C . , a l t h o u g h a n o n - m e m b e r , c a n s i t on t h e c o m m i t t e e a n d i f i t d o e s so i t w i l l be w i t h o u t o b l i g a t i o n t o j o i n H.U.S. o r a b i d e b y i t s d e c i s i o n o n o t h e r t o p i c s .

The c o n f e r e n c e d e c i d e d n o t t o p r o c e e d w i t h t h a g r a n t s c o n f e r e n c e a t L . S . E . s i n o e t h e H.U.S. i a the o n l y body r e p r e s e n t i n g s t u d e n t s , t h a t i s r t h e G o v e r n m e n t . T h e r e s e e m e d t o be i n d i c a t i o n s t h a t I . C . m i g h t be a s k e d t o s i t o n ' e a n d t h e U n i o n was a s k e d i f i t waa I . C . s e n d i n g a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n tise event of e l e e t i o n t o the g r a n t s committee. i o n a g r e e d . A p r o p o s a l was made f o r s e t t i n g u p o u r own g r a n t s a n d w e l f a r e o o m m i t t e e .

T h i s w a s - r e j e c t e d , t h e P r e s i d e n t a d d i n g t h a t the C o u n c i l would implement the work of our representa t i v e s t o t h e g r a n t s committee, and i f n e c e s s a r y , w o u l d s e t up a o c r a n o i l s u b - c o m m i t t e e t o d e a l w i t h the matter.

M r . S. R u k e n a n n t h e n d e s c r i b e d t h e w o r k o f t h e B r i t i s h Y o u t h F e s t i v a l Committee whioh i s h o p i n g to organise a f e s t i v a l i n Great B r i t a i n a f t e r the l i n e s o f t h e one h e l d i n B u o h a r e s t l a s t y e a r . He proposed t h a t the U n i o n should e l e o t 2 delegates t o r e p r e s e n t I.C.U., a t t h e a s s e m b l y o f y o u t h t o b e h e l d i n L o n d o n i n May. H i s p r o p o s a l was p u t t o t h e _ V Q t e and c a r r i e d 120 t o 80.

M r . H i g s o n a s k e d I f i t was t r u e t h a t t h e U n i o n o o u l d v o t e i t s e l f money, i n w h i c h ease t h e U n i o n c o u l d p a y f i n e s i n c u r r e d on l a s t N o v e m b e r 5 t h . .

The P r e s i d e n t " a n s w e r e d t h a t c o u n c i l a d m i n i s t e r s f i n a n c e and would c e r t a i n l y n o t pay any f i n e s i n c u r r e d by r a g a c t i v i t i e s . Mr. Haskew a t t e m p t e d t o J u s t i f y t h e c l a i m tfor r e e o m p e n s e f r o m U n i o n F u n d s b y s t a t i n g t h a t s i n o e he was f i n e d s o h e a v i l y , London T r a n s p o r t had droppet*the i n t e n t i o n o f s u e i n g t h e U n i o n f o r damage d o n e t o a o e r t a i n u n d e r g r o u n d t r a i n . T h i s a r g u m e n t was d i s m i s s e d . O n e speaker s a i d t h a t most p e o p l e s ' i d e a o f a r a g was-'not t o b r e a k u p u n d e r g r o u n d t r a i n s , and t h e s e s e n t i m e n t s wen? eohoed by the U n l l o h .

F t was p r a p o s e a t h a t it « a a r A l a n s e f ' H e r b e r t ' L ; s h o u l d b e a p p e l a t e d , t a >»\ .known as t i r t a — • one t o t^be c a l l e d H e r b a n d t h e o t h o r B e r t . Son H i g a o n and D e r e k R o b i n s o n w e r e e l e c t e d t o theae p o s t s .

T h e P r e s i d e n t t h e n drew a t t e n t i e m t o the f B e a v e r . He c a l l e d up an Derek Power t o d e s c r i b e t h e a c q u i s i t i o n , w h i c h was a p p l a u d e d b y the Union. ^ The P r e s i d e n t t h e n w e n t on t o remind the U n i o n o f t h e m u t i l a t i o n o f the n e w s p a p e r s i n the l o u n g e and t o a s k f o r an improvement. .

T h e r e b e i n g n o o t h e r b u s i n e s s ! the m e e t i n g was C l o s e d a t 3.15 p.m.

N E L S O N ' S COLUMN[CONTD) O n - W e d n e s d a y 2 4 t h . Feb. 4 5 members o f E n g i n e e r i n g s o c i e t y were the g u e s t s •\ot I n t e r n a l C o m b u s t i o n L t d . '.The o b j e o t o f t h a v i s i t w a a t o i n s p e o t D r a k e i l o w Power S t a t i o n s and t h e f i r m ' s works a t iDerby.

R a i l t r a v e l , l u n c h , d i n n e r o n the train a n d b e e r w e r e a l l p r o v i d e d a t the f i r m ' s O n t h e r e t u r n j o u r n e y , f o u r char, m i n g y o u n g l a d l e s met t h e t r a i n a t L e i c e s t e r .

"They p r e s e n t e d t h e p a r t y w i t h a n i l l u m i n a t e d "WE, b e i n g r p p r e s a n t a i i v e t i o f i t y C o l l e g e L e i c e s t e r W e l o o m e memb e r * o f C i t y and G u i l d s C o l l e g e .

Having v i e w e d s a i d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , we h o p e t f t a t y o u r n e x t v i s i t w i l l n o t be s o f l e e t i n g .

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A f o r t n i g h t ago we n o t i c e d n o l o n g h a i r e d t y p e s around w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of the s p e a k e r s eighteen-month o l d son.

A ooaoh t o o k u s f r o m t h e U n i o n a r r i v i n g a t S i l w o o d a t 5.15 p.m. on. S a t u r d a y .

The h o u s e a l t h o u g h l a t e V i c t o r i a n . , i s & f r i e n d l y house o f mallow b r i c k .

A f t e r a\ s t a n d - u p - a n d - g r a b t e a t h e s p e a k e r , Mr. M o C l u r e , gave h i s i n t r o d u c t o r y t a l k , w h i o h o u t l i n e d t h e t o p i c and s e t u s t a l - k i n g d u r i n g the seoond hour.

A t 6.30 p.m. we r e t i r e d t o t h e b a r and f o l l o w e d t h i s w i t h d i n n e r In. t h e f i e l d s t a i t i o n r e f e c t o r y .

The d i n n e r , w h i c h i n c l u d e d r o a s t c h i c k e n , p r o v i d e d a good bessis o n w h i c h t o t a l k i n t h e g r o u p d i s c u s s i o n s whioh f o l l o w e d .

I n t h e s e t h e p a r t i e s had split I n t o t h r e e g r o u p s e a c h w i t h & c h a i r m a n , who made n o t e s o f what was s a i d f o r t h e summing-up o n Sunday.

One group remained i n the L i b r a r y unt i l m i d n i g h t , by w h i o h t i m e c e r t a i n o t h e r s had v i s i t e d t h e "Cannon" and had p l a y e d a t l e a s t one game o f s n o o k e r i n t h e games room.

When we r e t i r e d a t 1.30 some were s t i l l playing.

•The f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g most o f u s e n j o y e d w a l k s , i n o r about W i n d s o r G r e a t P a r k , but some s t a l w a r t s w a i t e d o u t s i d e t h e l o c a l u n t i l i t opened.

L u n c h , i n o l u d i n g r o a s t p o r k was f o l l o w e d by an h o u r to s l e e p i t o f f .

T h o s e who d i d n o t w i s h t o r e s t t o o k p a r t i n some more s t r e n u o u s a c t ' i v i t i e s such as p l a y i n g Chess, r e a d i n g magazines or t o y i n g w i t h the r a d i o g r a m .

At three o'clock the g r o u p s a s s e m b l e d to r e p o r t t h e i r f i n d i n g s and t h e s p e a k e r summed up.

At f o u r o'clock Tea. f o l l o w e d , and a t f i v e o ' c l o c k we l e f t .

Touchstone p r o v e d t o be an e n j o y a b l e weekend i n p l e a s a n t s u r r o u n d i n g s ( a l l a t a l l - i n charge o f 10/-, too!).

By the way, for t h o s e who wondered what we t a l k e d a b o u t , i t was T o l e r a t i o n i n the T w e n t i e t h C e n t u r y . '™ ^ ™ 2 7 £ F w e e k e n d - 2 0 - 2 1 MARCH 1954 DR. JONATHAN G0ULD.M.R .C .P. ,D .J.M . w i l l introduce the t o p i o "Criminal Responsibilty" O

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What was r e m a r k a b l e a b o u t t h e s e i n c i d e n t s was t h a t t h e y s e e m e d t o b e a c c e p t e d a s a m a t t e r o f cou r s e . T h i s c h a n g e i n a t t i t u d e , t u r n i n g i n t o a maaa m o v e m e n t w h a t w e r e t i l l now e s s e n t i a l l y i n d i v i d u a l a f f a i r s , r e s u l t e d i n them b e i n g d i s m i s s e d almost c a s u a l l y i n FELIX ( t h e Rag Supplement t o ) . I t r e c o r d s , we n o t e d , i ) 'Wholesale debagging;' ii) 'L Lamp-posts decorated w i t h t r o u s e r s ; ' i i i ) 'A G u i l d s m a n l o s t h i s t r o u s e r s . . . ; ' iv) 'Seeing a s u i t a b l e p a i r , . . r e - e q u i p p e d h i a Sftlf.' v) The

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A l l t h i s o n t w o d a y s . What h a p p e n e d o n t h e F r i d a y b e f o r e was a d d i t i o n a l . I s h o u l d t h i n k I . C . w i l l get t i r e d - u n l e s s i t i s so a l r e a d y - of t h i s p a r t i c u l a r s p o r t p r e t t y soon. I t i s a b i t f r u s t r a t i n g , r e a l l y ; a n d n o t at a l l p l e a s a n t f o r the v i c t i m . I h a s t e n t o a d d t h a t I do n o t p r e s u m e t o speak from p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e .

I k n o w a t l e a s t o n e p e r s o n who d i d n o t g o t o h i s R . C . S . l a b . o n T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n b e c a u s e he h a d h i s b e s t f l a n n e l s o n . I f t h e g a r m e n t s i n ques t i o n a r e bags i n t h e r e a l s e n s e , i t m a t t e r s not.

B u t i t i s a b i t c r u e l when one i s s p o r t i n g o n e s B u r b e r r y or A u s t i n Reed a p p a r e l . ( Y o u ' l l n o t i c e t h e s u b t l e way i n w h i c h I w o r k i n t h e a d v e r t i s i n g , ' A model f o r commercial TV.) I w a s j u s t a b o u t t o e m b a r k , a f t e r my f a s h i o n , o n a m a s t e r l y a n a l y s i s o f t h e e x p r e s s i o n s o f peop l e d r e s s e d i m p e c c a b l y f r o m t h e w a i s t up and the a n k l e s d o w n . B u t i t d o e s n o t come o u t v e r y w e l l i n considered remarks, l o s i n g i t s s p o n t a n e i t y .

I am i r r e s i s t i b l y r e m i n d e d o f a s t o r y I r e a d i n an o l d F E L I X , h o w e v e r . C h e l s e a a t t a c k e d t h e U n i o n one c o l d e v e n i n g t h r e e y e a r s a g o , e x p e c t i n g t o p o - ' l i s h u p t h e p l a c e . T h e y r a n i n s t e a d i n t o :,"ines i'resners coming out from t h e i r d i n n e r . A f t e r a n e c t i c h a l f - h o u r , t h e l i n e r s h a d t e n t r o u s e r s and n i n e C h e l s e a men i n t n e i r p o s s e s s i o n . T h e y made e n q u i r i e s , a n d w e r e t o l d , ".nil! y o u s h o u l d ' v e s e e n t n e one t i i a t g o t a w a y ! " - ulagnus.

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The o c c a s i o n i s ; t h e 6 t h . I n v i t a t i o n Hyde P a r k Road R e l a y ; a n e v e n t w h i o h h a s become i n c r e a s i n g l y p o p u l a r s o £ h a t now m o r e t h a n a s c o r e o f t e a m s com e f r o m a l l o v e r t h e c o u n t r y t o c o m p e t e i n t h i s 6 x S J m i l e r a c e ( 6 men i n a team.. E a o h man r u n s o n e l a p o f 2-J m i l e s l o n g ) .

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The s t a r t and f i n i s h ( w h i c h i s t h e change - o v e r p o i n t ) t a k e s p l a o e on t h e d o o r s t e p o f I.C.

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Many e d i t o r s b e f o r e y o u have b e e n f a c e d w i t h the p r o b l e m of i m p o r t a n t news a r r i v i n g j u s t - a f t e r F E L I X goes "to p r e s s , b u t none has s o l v e d i t i n so d e t e r m i n e d a manner a s y o u r self.

A p a r t from t h e maroon and s i l v e r a p p e a r - ' anoe o f a few p u r p l e p a s s a g e s , the whole t h i n g was, i n my o p i n i o n , e x c e l l e n t l y done, and w i l l s e r v e as a model o f i n d u s t r y , o r g a n i s a t i o n and j o u r n a l i s m to t h o s e E d i t o r a , - u n b o r n and unb e g o t , who w i l l be f a c e d w i t h s i m i l a r p r o b l e m s i n y e a r s t o come. yours s i n o e r e l y , A. H. B r a y Dear S i r ,

S c o t t i s h Country Dancing I should l i k e to draw the a t t e n t i o n o f y o u r r e a d e r s to the S c o t t i s h C o u n t r y Dancing c l a s s e s which are h e l d on a l t e r n a t e F r i d a y s , i n the New L ounge.

I n c r e a s e d s u p p o r t from I.C. members o f b o t h sexes would be v e r y welcome - the s h o r t a g e o f men being p a r t i c u l a r l y serious.

P r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e i s n o t e s s e n t i a l , the m a i n o b j e c t o f the c l a s s e s b e i n g t o p r o v i d e an e v e n i n g ' s e n t e r t a i n m e n t , w i t h o u t a s p i r i n g to p e r fection.

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T h i s e x c e l l e n t i d e a o f h o l d i n g these G e n e r a l S t u d i e s l e c t u r e s i s b e i n g undermined by t h e i r poor delivery; f o r w h i l e the l e c t u r e r s a r e u n d o u b t e d l y e x p e r t s i n t h e i r own f i e l d s , t h e i r a b i l i t y t o Do y o u r e a l l y t h i n k t h a t 20 G u i l d s m e n d e l i v e r an i n t e r e s t i n g l e c t u r e i n the time a v a i l c o u l d s u c c e s s f u l l y a t t a c k a p a r t y o f 200 R.C.S? able i s l i m i t e d .

Do y o u r e a l l y t h i n k t h a t a d o z e n o r more I n o r d e r to use the time to the b e s t advanp a i r s o f R.C.S. t r o u s e r s were s e e n h a n g i n g i n t a g e , c o u l d n o t the r i d i c u l o u s d u a l - c h a i r m a n Hyde P a r k ? system be a b o l i s h e d - i f i t i s d e s i r e d t o g i v e a Do y o u r e a l l y t h i n k t h a t t h e R.C.S. men would few s t u d e n t s e x p e r i e n c e i n i n t r o d u c i n g s p e a k e r s , * throw a G u i l d s m a n o v e r t h e S e r p e n t i n e b r i d g e on t o t h e n I am sure t h a t any s t u d e n t s e l e c t e d f o r t h e the i c e ? t a l k would be q u i t e a b l e to say the r e q u i r e d words May I s u g g e s t , a i r , t h a t y o u remove the oat o f i n t r o d u c t i o n and thanks w i t h o u t the n e c e s s i t y from the f r o n t page o f F E L I X and s u b s t i t u t e a o f b e i n g chaperoned by a c o l l e g e l e c t u r e r . .

Then spanner? ' jby- making the i n t r o d u c t i o n a t a few m i n u t e s to 1-30 the l e c t u r e r c o u l d be g i v e n a f u l l 55 minutes Yours f a i t h f u l l y , to 2-25, when the v o t e of/ t h a n k s c o u l d be b r i e f P r o Bono R.C.S. and to the p o i n t - o r even e n t i r e l y a b s e n t , as the Sir, spontaneous a p p l a u s e o f the a u d i e n c e i s f a r b e t t e r We f e e l t h a t the m i s s t a t e m e n t o f f a c t g i v e n thanks t h a n any f o r m a l s e t o f words.

At a recent i n t h e l a s t i s s u e o f F e l i x must not go unquesl e c t u r e , by the t i m e the v i B i t o r was a l l o w e d to speak i t was l - 3 5 » and they were c u t s h o r t a t 2-20 tioned.

We would l i k e t o p o i n t out t o you - t o to a l l o w two v o t e s o f thanks - the 10 m i n u t e s t h u a save any f u r t h e r u n n e c e s s a r y m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g was wasted d e p r i v i n g the a u d i e n c e o f a s h o r t f i l m t h a t , o f t h e n i n e R.C.S. men c o n c e r n e d i n " p i n c h and p r e v e n t i n g the l e c t u r e r f r o m r o u n d i n g o f f t h e i n g the s p a n n e r " o n l y ONE - r e p e a t ONE - a c c e p t s talk.

The p r a c t i c e o f a l l o w i n g 15 m i n u t e s f o r the " h o s p i t a l i t y o f t h e G u i l d s l e c t u r e c o u r s e s " . q u e s t i o n s at the end o f a l e c t u r e b a r e l y twice Two f u r t h e r o f t h e s e , a d m i t t e d l y , were w a i t i n g on t h a t l o n g i s a w a s t e o f time - t h o s e a b l e to as k b i c y c l e s on the o p p o s i t e s i d e of t h e r o a d from q u e s t i o n s p r o b a b l y h a v e h a d 3ome p r e v i o u s a c q u a i n Guilds. t a n c e w i t h t h e s u b j e c t , w h i l e those w i t h no p r i o r We f e e l t h a t the ONE who was " u n s u s p e c t e d " was knowledge would not have h e a r d enough i n h a l f an o f f s e t i n advantage by the f a c t t h a t two R.C.S. hour f o r them to be a b l e t o f r a m e an i n t e l l i g e n t question.

F i n a l l y , i t would p r o b a b l y h e l p ' t i e s w e r e worn and t n a t an R.C.S. u n i o n o f f i c i a l s e v e r a l of the l e c t u r e r s i f they were g i v e n the was a l s o p r e s e n t . o p p o r t u n i t y o f s p r e a d i n g t h e i r l e c t u r e by g i v i n g F u r t h e r m o r e , the n e c e s s a r y i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h t h e m two p e r i o d s i n one week. formed tne b a s i s o f t h e r a i d was o b t a i n e d l a s t s e s s i o n , by a c c i d e n t , by two p e o p l e who were n o t Yours s i n c e r e l y , o Foster fi.J. i n G u i l d s by i n v i t a t i o n .

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A. G o o d i n g a W i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n on g r a n t s M. Gadsden i n t h e l a s t U n i o n m e e t i n g , we w o u l d l i k e t o make S.C.S. ( P h y s i c s Department) the f o l l o w i n g p o i n t s d e a r .

1) The Government when f i r i n g t h e p r e s e n t Dear S i r , S t a t e S c h o l a r s h i p r a t e s made i t q u i t e c l e a r t h a t Much abuse h a s b e e n p o u r e d , by t h e C o l l e g e i n t h i a l e v e l was c o n s i d e r e d t h e b a s i c minimum amount g e n e r a l , and F e l i x i n p a r t i c u l a r on the h e a d s o f f r e q u i r e d f o r the s t u d e n t s ' s e l f s u f f i c i e n c y . t h e p o o r s p i n e l e s s c r e a t u r e s o f G u i l d s who s t o o d 2) The Government recommended t h e L . E . A ' s t o by and watche d t h e " d a s t a r d l y d e e d " committed. pay g r a n t s a t t h i s ' S t a t e ' l e v e l .

The m a j o r i t y No doubt t h i s c o n j u r e s up a p i c t u r e o f of L.E.A's have r e f u s e d t o do t h i s . s c r u f f y l i t t l e brown-baggers, t h e i r s p o r t s c o a t s 3) By t h e Government's own c o s t o f l i v i n g slashed with yellow, standing paralysed with i n d e x , the c o s t o f l i v i n g h a s r i s e n 26)1 s i n c e t h e n . f r i g h t w h i l e th,e g a l l a n t J a s p e r v a i n l y d e f e n d e d 4) I n 1947 t h e Government s a i d t h a t t h e m i n i o u r h o n o u r s i n g l e h a n d e d a g a i n s t R.C.S. h o r d a . mum number o f s t u d e n t s t h i s c o u n t r y needed t o N a t u r a l l y t h i s s c e n e l e a d s p e o p l e t o q u e s t i o n MAINTAIN i t s p r e s e n t academic s t a n d i n g was 100,000 W 1950.

The number o f s t u d e n t a a t p r e s e n t i s the e f f e c t i v e n e s s of the c o l l e g e s e l e c t i o n board. l e s s t h a n 75»000 - a d e f i c i e n c y due i n g r e a t p a r t I am, however, one o f t h e abused and I t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r e s e n t the f a c t s of the matter t o these i n s u f f i c i e n t g r a n t s .

We t h e r e f o r e f e e l t h a t the U n i o n C o u n c i l i a t h e f i r s t , I am l e d t o b e l i e v e , t h a t y o u have received. pursuing a b l i n d p o l i c y i n suggesting that a l l i t a a c t i o n s s h o u l d be c o n c e r n e d o n l y w i t h c a s e s o f i n A few members o f t h e C o l l e g e and f i v e o r s i x d i v i d u a l hardship.

I t s h o u l d as f a r as p o s s i b l e R.C.S. i n f i l t r a t o r s were v i e w i n g t h e n o t i c e l e a d a campaign on a N a t i o n a l L e v e l f o r h i g h e r b o a r d s i n the G u i l d s e n t r a n c e h a l l when t h e b e a r e r g r a n t s , t h i s b e i n g i n b o t h the s t u d e n t s ' and the of t h e S p a n n e r a p p e a r e d .

He was I m m e d i a t e l y s e t n a t i o n a l i n t e r e s t s , as i s r e c o g n i s e d a l r e a d y by t h e upon and s u r r o u n d e d by t h e R.C.S. and by t h e time Government. t h e n o i s e a t t r a c t e d a t t e n t i o n t n e Spanner was no longer v i s i b l e .

Tne v i c t i m was h u s t l e d out o f Yours a i n o e r e l y , the d o o r i n a m a t t e r o f f i f t e e n s e c o n d s , and conJ o h n Cox Steve Farrow t r a r y t o common r e p o r t , tne o n l y c r y u t t e r e d was Jack Moreland "Help l" - a s the v i c t i m went t n r o u g h t h a d o o r . hear"Sir, N e i t h e r G u i l d a n o r the Spanner were m e n t i o n e d .

I was I n t r i g v by the d i s c u s s i o n on T h e r e was, i n f a c t , n o t h i n g t o p r e v e n t t h e Hop p r l o e e a t t h e Union meet in»-, and to spot a c u r i o u s s p e c t a t o r from a s s u m i n g t n a t an i n t r u d e r l o o p - h o l e . I t i a p o s s i b l e f o r a Club t o escape f r o m a n o t h e r C o l l e g e was b e i n g e v i c t e d . the l / 9 d e l a u s e , which s p e c i f i c a l l y r e f e r s to i n The m o r a l o f t h i s i n c i d e n t i s t h a t i f one f o r m a l haneeo, by o a i l i n g I t s danoo ' S e a l - f o r m a l ' s e e s a n y t h i n g u n u s u a l t a k i n g p l a o e one s h o u l d meaning l o u n f i e - a u l t s . - I don't rememVer any f o r i m m e d i a t e l y i n v e s t i g a t e as t h e r e i s no t e l l i n g what m a l i t y In the conduct of C a r n i v a l s . Do they oor.e R.C.S. ( f a l s e t t o ) w i l l get up t o n e x t . ixn&Gr tha r u l e tooT Ob happy day'.

Yours e t o., Youra f a i t h f u l l y , Op I i a l s t .

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F E L I X C O M I N G EVENTS FRIDAY MARCH 5 t h C.& G. M o t o r C l u b f i l m show 5.10 p.m. i n C.&G. Room 1 5 .

"The M o v i n g S p i r i t " , an A n g l o - I r a n i a n o a r t o o n t e l l i n g t h e s t o r y o f t h e development o f the o a r .

"The A u s t r a l i a n 6 , 5 0 0 m i l e R e l i a b i l i t y T r i a l " , a r a l l y t h r o u g h d e s e r t s and a c r o s s t h e b u s h a t a v e r a g e s o f 40 m.p.h.

I.C. C a t h o l i c S o c i e t y 6 p.m.

F i r s t Friday M a s s a t S t . E t h e l r e d a ' s , E l y P l a o e , E.C.I. SATURDAY MARCH 6 t h For d e t a i l s see Hyde P a r k Road R e l a y 1954 elsewhere i n t h i s i s s u e .

SUNDAY MARCH 7 t h 1 C. ft G. M o t o r C l u b T r e a s u r e Hunt, h e l d j o i n t l y w i t h U.C. & Q.M.C. S t a r t I.C. U n i o n 2.30 p.m.

F i n i s h might b e n e a r D o r k i n g , b u t c e r t a i n l y when the pubs. open.

E n t r i e s on G u i l d s M o t o r C l u b notice-board or at s t a r t .

C a r s and m o t o r - o y o l e a eligible.

Map O.S. 1 " No. 170 London, S.W., or Bartholemew's £ " .

U.L. C a t h o l i o S o c i e t y , Day o f R e c o l l e c t i o n a t 11 C a v e n d i s h Square, 2.30 p.m.

MONDAY MARCH 8 t h I.C.C.U. Open m e e t i n g , B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e 1.15 p.m. Rev. R i c h a r d Rees - " J e s u s C h r i s t , God or I m p o s t e r ? " Sandwiches on s a l e .

A l l very welcome.

I.C. C a t h o l i o S o c i e t y , 1.40 p.m.

Rosary i n Committee Room B. Union o f C a t h o l i c H o s p i t a l Students!

"Hilaire B e l l o c " b y Beachcomber.

8 p.m. a t "The O l d London," L n d g a t e H i l l . > TUESDAY MARCH 9 t h I.C. D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y R a s t e r p r o d u c t i o n , t h r e e n i g h t s , 7 p.m. i n I . C . Gym. "The B r o w n i n g V e r s i o n " by T e r e n c e H a t t i g a n , f o l l o w e d by "A P h o e n i x too F r e q u e n t " by C h r i s t o p h e r F r y . .. . . .

THURSDAY MARCH 1 1 t h R.C.S. N a t u r a l H i s t o r y S o c i e t y , 5.30 p.m. i n Botany L e c t u r e T h e a t r e .

L e c t u r e on "The F r u i t T r e e Red S p i d e r m i t e and i t s o o n t r o l "

by D r . A.M. Maasee, O.B.E., D.So. B n g i h e e r i n g S o c i e t y , t h r e e s h o r t t a l k s on " V a c a t i o n Work i n Canada" b y N.G.B. Trotman, D.Sankey and A. Luxon.

C. & G. Room 15> 5.30 p.m.

TODAY MARCH 1 2 t h I.C. C a t h o l i o S o c i e t y S t u d y Group m e e t i n g s i n Committee Room A and B 5.15 p.m.

I.C.W.A. Danoe, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

T i c k e t s . 7/6 double.

B a r e x t e n s i o n u n t i l 1 a.m.

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We p r e s e n t below t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e F E L I X R e f e c t o r y S u r v e y , c o n d u c t e d from M o n . l 5 t h t o S a t . 2 0 t h o f F e b r u a r y . C o u n t s were t a k e n a t 10-minute i n t e r v a l s d u r i n g t h e evening meal.(Lunch-time s t u d i e s were n o t made because t h e orowd t h e r e on any week-day i s muoh t h e seme a s an any o t h e r week-day.) S t a t i s t i c s had t o be r e s o t t e d t o a f t e r a l l a t t e m p t s t o c o r r e l a t e t h e orowd and what was h a p p e n i n g t h a t e v e n i n g had f a i l e d . Tuesday e v e n i n g t h e r e was D i n n e r - i n H a l l u p s t a i r s ; F r i d a y saw t h e L i n k s C l u b D i n n e r .

Wednesday and S a t u r d a y were - w e l l , r e s p e c t i v e l y j u s t t h a t . The orowd on Mondays i s s t i l l q u i t e i n explicable.

The f i g u r e s , I f e e l , h a v e n o t y e t b e e n u s e d t o the b e s t a d v a n t a g e , a l t h o u g h work i s s t i l l i n p r o 70, '

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I«0« • L.S.B. a t Mot s p u r P a r k , "preoeded by th*. Sat IX what we f o u n d was i n t e r e s t i n g ! what we t h i n k U n i v e r s i t y seven-a-a:".de t o u r n a m e n t .

On-currant f o r m , I . C . have a good c h a n c e o f w i n n i n g t h e oup we c a n f i n d i s even more s o . Whioh shows t h e s i m i l a r i t y between s t a t i s t i c s and B i k i n i s w i m - s u i t s for the t h i r d year i n succession . D i r e c t i o n s : W a t e r l o o t o Motspur P a r k , o r South K e n . D i s t . L l n e t o what t h e y r e v e a l i s i n t e r e s t i n g ; what t h e y b i d * l a v i t a l . May ws extend an open i n v i t a t i o n s t o a l l s t a Wimbledon. Change,Wimbledon t o M o t s p u r P a r k . t i s t i c i a n s t o t r y and make something o u t o f t h * I.C. R i f l e d u b Danoe, 8 - l l . 3 0 p . a u i n . d a t a ? Any f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n w i l l be g l a d l y supt h e Gym. J.C. Danoe b a n d , n o v e l t i e s , a n d p r i z e s p l i e d ) and t h e p e r s o n / a w i l l be mentioned i n <ueTickets 2/- s i n g l e a n d 3/6 d u b l e . p a t o h e e . F o r t h e time b e i n g , I would j u s t l i k e t o MONDAY MARCH 1 5 t & thank t h e s e v e r a l e n g i n e e r s , 3 RCS men, and t h r e e I.C.C.U. opan i a e e t i n g , B o t a n y L e o t u r e T h e a t r e ICWArians who h e l p e d t h e S u r v e y .

- - „ Rev. R i c h a r d R e e s j "The C r o s s ' , 1 . 1 5 p.m.

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Triumph o r T r a g e d y ? " Sandwiohe s on s a l e . A l l v e r y welcome.

I.C. C a t h o l i c S o o i e t y .

R o s a r y , 1.40 p.m. i n THE SPRING C O N C E R T Committee Room B .

TUESDAY MARCH 1 6 t h I.C. CHOIR JACQUES ORCHESTRA

I . C . C a t h o l i c S o o i e t y 1 p.m. i n B o t a n y L e o B A C H B R A H M S ture T h e a t r e .

A t a l k by F r . W a l t e r M e y j e s , M.A. R.C.S. M a t h e m a t i c a l a n d P h y s i c a l S o c i e t y , RUBBRA 5.40 p.m. i n S m a l l P h y s i c s L e o t u r e T h e a t r e , D r .

C o n d u c t o r Dr B R O W N J . G. P o r t e r o n " E c l i p s e s a n d O o o u l t a t i o n " .

THURSDAY MARCH 1 8 t h R . C . S . N a t u r a l H i s t o r y S o o i e t y , 5.30 p.m. i n Q AH 18 M A R C H the B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e .

D r . K e n n e t h M. aoopm.

Smith o n " V i r u s e s a n d t h e E l e c t r o n M i c r o s c o p e " .

Bar T i c k e t s 2 / 6 | 3/» E n g i n e e r i n g S o o i e t y A n n u a l G e n e r a l Meeting.

5.30 p.m. i n C ft G, Room 1 5 .

FRIDAY MARCH 1 9 t h M i n e s ' C a r n i v a l " R u s s i a n S a l a d " - o r "Hammer C O M E TO T H E : your s i c k l e " .

SUftQAY MARCH 2 1 s t C. ft G. M o t o r C l u b S p r i n g R a l l y .

Start I.C. U n i o n , 2 p.m., c a r s a n d m o t o r - c y c l e s e l i g i b l e I C W A .

B A N C E F i n i B h I . C . U n i o n , a b o u t 6 p.m.

E n t r i e s on Guilds notice-board o r at start.

A l l members FRIDAY M A R C H 12™ <W~ 2a.m. of I.C. a a * welcome.

IC BAND BUFFET BAR THURSDAY MARC.i 2 5 t h R.C.S. N f t u r a l H i s t o r y S o c i e t y p r e s e n t a 7/6 DOUBLE TICKET EVENING DRESS L e c t u r e b y M r . H. J . B u n k e r , M.A., o n " I n d u s t r i a l M i c r o b i o l o g y " , 5.30 p.m., B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e .

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AC v I n s p i t e o f seme s t r o n g e r o p p o s i t i o n ON S a t u r d a y 2 7 t h F e b r u a r y , f o u r I . C . B . C . c r e w s t h a n l a s t y e a r , t h e men's f i r s t team h a v e rowed o f f r a c e s W i t h the c o r r e s p o n d i n g R e a d i n g a g a i n reached the f i n a l o f the league w i t h c r e w s . The/ r e s u l t was q u i t e p r o m i s i n g , t h e 1 s t , the f o l l o w i n g wins : 2 n d a n d 3 r d V I I I s w o n , t h e 4 t h l o s i n g b y 4fc l e n v . U.C. I 6-3 v . N.E.C. 8 -1 gths, k v. Woolwich P o l y .

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4 The 2 n d V I I I s r o w e d o f f f i r s t f r o m H a m m e r s m i t h [ 8-1 v. L.S.E. I I 9 O B r i d g e to P u t n e y B r i d g e , t h e I.C. crew w i n n i n g Other r e s u l t s , Oxford U n i v e r s i t y a f t e r two c l a s h e s a n d a r e s t a r t a t t h e m i l e p o s t .

Woodpeokers, w i n 9 -0, C a m b r i d g e U n i v e r s i t y â&#x20AC;˘ The 4 t h V I I I s s t a r t e d n e x t , w h e n t h e R e a d i n g s t C o c k e r e l s , l o s t 6 5 (A t e a m ) , won 3 r o k e b r o k e h i s s t r e t c h e r a n d t h e c r e w s h a d to at home . r e t u r n to t h e b o a t h a u s e . When t h e r e p a i r h a d b e e n T h e mixed team h a s n o t had a s muoh c o m p l e t e d t h e t i d e had t u r n e d and t h e r e m a i n i n g aucoeaa a s i t m i g h t h a v e had a s t h e b e s t r a c e s were rowed i n t h e o t h e r d i r e c t i o n . I n t h e team h a s n e v e r b e e n p u t o u t .

The w i n s 1st V I I I s ' row b o t h crews were c o l d t o b e g i n w i t h over Q.M.C. and G o l d s m i t h s were d e s e r v e d , and c o n s e q u e n t l y r a t h e r s c r a p p y . H o w e v e r t h e I . C . but the loss a g a i n s t L . S . E . was t h e f a u l t c r e w s o o n s e t t l e d down a n d b e a t t h e R e a d i n g c r e w o f the men who have n o t i n g e n e r a l b e e n a s b y t h r e e l e n g t h s . The t h i r d V I I I b e a t R e a d i n g b y e f f e c t i v e at this form o f d o u b l e s .

2/3 l e n g t h a f t e r a c l o s e r a o e .

A l t h o u g h o n l y about, s i x l a d i e s a t O n t h e p r e v i o u s S a t u r d a y t h e b t h V I I I , a f r e s h e r I.C. play, t h e y have t u r n e d o u t a team o n c r e w went t o S o u t h h a m p t o n w a t e r to meet Southham all occasions and have done q u i t e w e l l . p t o n U n i v e r s i t y 2nd V I I I . They were b e a t e n a f t e r a So many o f t h e s e n i o r members O f t h a f a i r l y g o o d r o w by t w o l l e n g t h s o v e r a t w o m i l e c club left t h e C o l l e g e l a a t y e a r t h a t t h a c o u r s e . However, i n v i e w o f t h e r e l a t i v e e x p e r i e years s e c o n d team are p r a c t i c a l l y a l l new t o nce o f t h e c r e w s t h e r e s u l t i s q u i t e p l e a s i n g a n d match p l a y . A s a r e s u l t t h e y h a v e met w i t h b o d e s w e l l f o r t h e summer s e a s o n . T h e c r e w w a s : M, l i t t l e s u c c e s s and h a v e so f a r n o t r e c o r d e d D . G . G a r n e r ( b o w ) , D.B.R. H i l l , J . A . F a r r a n t , D.M. a victory.

However we t r u s t t h a t t h e W a t s o n , B. H o p w o o d , D.A. P a r k e r , P. W. G r e g o r y , experience they g a i n t h i s y e a r w i l l stand ,R.H. K i n g d o n ( s t r o k e ) , J . L . A l e x a n d e r ( c o x ) . them in good v a l u e and t h a t t h e y w i l l n o t be discouraged.

T h i s s e a s o n f o u r o f t h e team have r e p r e s e n t e d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o n many o c c a s i o n s , I.C. 11 p t s . R o y a l V e t e r i n a r y C o l l e g e 0 pts. a l a r g e r number t h a n f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s .

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o Tony W a l k e r o n h i s e l e c The C o l l e g e I V g a i n e d a o o n v i n o i n g w i n a g a i n s t t i o n , a s U.L. B a d m i n t o n C a p t a i n t h i s s e a s o n . the V e t s , o n F e b . 24th., a n d s o r e a c h e d the R u g b y He i s t h e t h i r d c o n s e c u t i v e I.C. man t o g a i n Cup f i n a l f o r t h e t h i r d s u o o e s s i v e y e a r . C o n d i t i o n s at H a r l i n g t o n were about p e r f e o t and the s p e o t a t o r s , t h i s h o n o u r and we w i s h h i m e v e r y sue c e s s / i n c l u d i n g two ooaoh-loads o f V e t s . , saw a f a s t and w i t h t h e U.L. teams. e x c i t i n g game. i I.C. k i c k e d o f f i n t o the b r e e z e , but p l a y oame back' to m i d - f i e l d , and the b u s t l i n g t a c t i c s o f t h e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ~ Oxford U n l v e r j d . t y ^ | ^ j

Imperial College 2 On T h u r a d a y " 1 8 t h F e b r u a r y I . C . J . C . oommenoed" *o p p o s i n g forward s l e d t o some d e f e n s i v e d i t h e r s b e f o r e the team s e t t l e d down. The R.V.C. b a n k s were i t a programme o f matohea f o r t h i s y e a r by m e e t i n g muoh h a r r a s e d b y C h e s t e r and R o b i n s o n a n d f a i l e d t o the O x f o r d U n i v e r s i t y team a t O x f o r d .

The I make use of t h e w i n d . t o g a i n ground. C o n s e q u e n t l y team was g e n e r a l l y o u t g r a d e d but O x f o r d o o u l d we g e n e r a l l y h e l d a t e r r i t o r i a l advantage and made Credit i s p a r o n l y achieve a narrow v i o t o r y . s e v e r a l i n c u r s i o n s i n t o our opponents 25. F o l l o w i n g t i c u l a r l y due t o M e s s r s , Paokham, M o u l d e r , and one o f these Lewis missed w i t h a r e a s o n a b l y s t r a i g h t - R o t g a n s , a l l new t o t h e team, who s u c c e s s f u l l y f o r w a r d p e n a l t y k i c k , but b e f o r e h a l f - t i m e he h e l d t h e i r h i g h e r g r a d e d opponents t o draws.

Of s u c c e e d e d w i t h . a f i n e one from f a r out on t h e l e f t . t h e o t h e r c o n t e s t s , t h a t o f J i m Maopheraon, t h e T h i s waa the o n l y s o q r e a t the i n t e r v a l . The o l u b . s e o r e t a r y was p a r t i c u l a r l y n o t a b l e f o r t h e V e t s , resumed w i t h a s t r o n g a t t a o k and o n l y J u s t e f f i c i e n t way i n w h i o h he d i s p o s e d o f h i s opponent l o s t the r a o e f o r a r o l l i n g b a l l b e h i n g our g o a l - , w i t h two n e a t a n k l e t h r o w s .

Oxford produced a l i n e , but they were e v e n t u a l l y d r i v e n back b y some who b l a o k b e l t t o meet Ken W o o l d r i d g e ( l o t Kyn) l o n g d o w n - f i e l d k i o k s from Holman and L e w i s . I . C . was thrown c o n v i n c i n g l y by two stomach throws,. . were now g e t t i n g a l a r g e share of the b a l l and t h e y A f t e r t h e match, Mr. naramura, t h e c h i e f i n set up a s e r i e s o f a t t a o k s . Spooner, on the R i g h t s t r u c t o r a t t h e Budokwal ( t h e l e a d i n g o l u b l i t wing, t w i o e oame n e a r s c o r i n g , and a p a s s i n g movement by the f o r w a r d s broke down an t h e g o a l - l i n e E n g l a n d ) d e m o n s t r a t e d a few o f h i s more p o t e n t i t s e l f . The V e t s , f o r w a r d s were o b v i o u s l y t i r i n g throws , i n o l u d i n g a s p e c t a c u l a r U o h i - m a t a w h i c h under t h e im a c t o f t h e I . C . e i g h t , a b l y m a r s h a l l e d w i l l r e m a i n i n t h e memories o f t h e a u d l e n o e ( a n d - ...... j . . v . o i j j u i , a o x y m a r s i p a r t i c u l a r l y K e n W o o i d r i d g e who waa t n e g u i n e a p i g )

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A p a r t f r o m t h e c o n t e s t i n which C r u s e o f I . C . b r o u g h t o f f two o s o t o g a r i s a g a i n s t So f a r , t o u c h wood, t h e C h e s s C l u b h a d a v e r y h i s h i g h e r g r a d e d o p p o n e n t , t h e m a t o h e a were n o t o f r.oa season.

I n the U n i v e r s i t y o f London League, a h i g h e r s t a n d a r d , s i n o e t h e C a m b r i d g e team t e n d e d i v i s i o n 1, we h a v e won a l l m a t c h e s we p l a y e d ; i f t o o f f s e t t h e s u p e r i o r s t y l e o f t h e I.C. t e a m by t h i s r e c o r d c a n b e k e p t up d u r i n g t h e n e x t t h r e e vigorous but i n e f f e c t i v e attaok.

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