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James T u l l i s McLean S u t h e r l a n d . Never mention the Guilds Carniva l to T u l l i s - surely the b e s t e n t e r t a i n m e n t i n t h e C a b a r e t . C l a i m s i t was due t o t h e w h i s k y b e i n g I r i s h (not t o m e n t i o n t h e h a l f p i n t o f rum.) T u l l i s was b o r n many y e a r s a g o , a n d h a s p l a y e d the a c c o r d i o n , and p i a n o f o r most o f them. D u r i n g h i s c h i l d h o o d ( c a n ' t r e m e m b e r i t ) h e was a J u n i o r tap d a n c i n g Champion o f S c o t l a n d . T u l l i s graduated at Edinburgh i n P h y s i c s a n d i s now d o i n g a P.G. c o u r s e i n G e o p h y s i c s . His a r r i v a l i n the h o s t e l has c o i n c i d e d w i t h many n o i s y p a r t i e s , t h e s t r a i n s o f t h e " S a i n t s " h a v i n g r e a c h e d as f a r as M i s s P r y and t h e s o r t i n g s t a f f o f t h e G.P.O. i n E x h i b i t i o n R o a d . I n t e r e s t s a r e m u s i c , l i q u o r a n d women, b u t l i k e s them a l l t o g e t h e r - he must s u r e l y be t h e c h a m p i o n w h i s k y d r i n k e r i n I . e . When o r g a n i s i n g d a n o e s , t h e m a i n w o r r y o f c l u b s e c r e t a r i e s u s e d t o be t h e b a n d . Now, t h a n k s t o t h e e x c e l l e n c e o f t h e band known v a r i o u s l y a s The B a n d , B r y a n S p o o n e r ' s B o y s , or t h e I.C. Band, t h e y w o r r y no more. Quite a p a r t from t h e i r h i g h s t a n d a r d o f p l a y i n g , t h e a n t i c s of. some m e m b e r s h a s g i v e n t h e B a n d a very secure place i n t h e h e a r t s o f h o p - g o e r s . The band p l a y s w i l l i n g l y a n d h e a r t i l y , j o i n s i n the d a n c i n g now a n d a g a i n , a n d n o t i n f r e quently c a r r i e s on i n t h e H o s t e l a f t e r t h e public f e s t i v i t i e s are over. Nobody can s a y " t h e b a n d was f o r m e d . I t j u s t happened. B r y a n S p o o n e r was p r a c t i s i n g h i s a l t o aax i n Room B when T u l l i s S u t h e r l a n d w a l k ed i n and s a i d , " I p l a y p i a n o . " A week l a t e r R o y F e r r i s saw B r y a n r e a d i n g t h e M e l o d y M a k e r , and s a i d he p l a y e d t r u m p e t . T h i s was t h e n u c l e u s . .During '52-53 the b a n d p l a y e d r e g u l a r l y a t N o r t h e r n P o l y , under Bob ( t h e drummer) A d r i a n ' s name. T h i s s e s s i o n , B e r n a r d D o d d s a r r i v e d a t I . e . and took o v e r l e a d a l t o f r o m Ron B a k e r . B o b Adr i a n and Tony T o l h u r s t ( b a s s ) l e f t , a n d Jimmy B a r k e r took t h e i r p l a c e s . here a r e b r i e f s k e t c h e s o f t h e members o f the band. The members w r o t e a b o u t e a c h o t h e r , s o t h a t we c a n s a f e l y a s s u m e t h e a c c o u n t s t o be f a i t h f u l aind u n b i a s e d . ~ J o h n B r y a n Spooner". The " P a u l Adam" o f the B a n d , h o p e s t h a t n o b o d y r e m e m b e r s t h e f i r s t band he p l a y e d i n a t C o l l e g e , t h e I m p e r i a l i s t s . F o r t u n a t e l y , t h a t was f o u r y e a r s a g o , a n d m o s t p e o p l e who h e a r d i t h a v e l e f t . I t wasn't u n t i l the beginning, o f t h e p r e s e n t s e s s i o n that Bryan r e l e n t e d and r a n t h e band u n d e r h i s own name, but " a f t e r e a c h C a r n i v a l he h a s t h r e a t e n e d t o chuck a w a y h i s a l t o a n d g i v e i t a l l up. .His m u s i c a l c a r e e r s t a r t e d 5 y e a r s a g o , as a member o f t h e " . e r b y s h i r e Y o u t h O r c h e s t r a , and he a l s o h a d i n t e r e s t s i n t h e c n o i r ' s female Beotion. On e n t e r i n g C o l l e g e , he j o i n e d t h e I.C. O r c n e s t r a , b u t s o o n f o u n d t h a t " g o i n g s t r a i g h t " was n o t h i s m e t i e r . B r y a n i s i n h i s f i r s t y e a r a s a. P.G. i n t h e A e r o d e p t . , w h e r e he i s s t u d y i n g f a t i g u e ( ? ) • • He p l a y s r u g g e r f o r G u i l d s a n d I.e., a n d was o n o e Been p e r f o r m i n g c a r t w h e e l s down t h e m a i n s t r e e t a t Cambridge.
Roy A u g a s t e F e r r i s , a n o t h e r f o u n d e r member, p l a y s t h e t r u m p e t . He came t o G u i l d s i n 1 9 5 2 w i t h the i n t e n t i o n of becoming a c i v i l engineer. I n t h e two p r e c e d i n g y e a r s h e h a d toured Europe w i t h the London Schools a t h l e t i c s t e a m a n d t h e L . S . Symphony O r c h e s t r a . R u g g e r i s one o f h i s m a j o r i n t e r e s t s , a n d he h a s a p p e a r e d i n t h e U.L. r u g g e r t e a m . Roy a l s o c l a i m s t o have appeared as an e x t r a i n a b o u t 2 5 f i l m s , among t h e m I v a n h o e a n d D o c t o r i n the House. R o y ' s i n t e r e s t , m o s t o f t h e m a p p a r e n t by now, a r e r u g g e r , m u s i c , t r a v e l l i n g r o u n d E u r o p e and a v e r y s p e c i a l g i r l f r i e n d . The ' l a s t two he s o m e t i m e s c o m b i n e s i n t h e f o r m of weekends i n P a r i s . B e r n a r d jjoaa a r r i v e d a t C o l l e g e t h i s year, a n d i s 1 s t y e a r A e r o . He p l a y e d oboe i n the L o n d o n s c h o o l s Symphony O r c h e s t r a , w h e r e h e met Roy Ferris. I n t h e l a n d h e p l a j s a l t o sax. B e r n a r d ' s i n t e r e s t s , a p a r t f r o m the u s u a l three,, are i n f l y i n g * he h o l d s a p i l o t ' s o e r tifioate. Tony P e a r o e i s 2 0 , a n d h a s been p l a y i n g d o u b l e b a s s f o r 5 y e a r s . He now w o r k s i n D e b e n ham a n d F r e e b o d y ' s a s a f u r r i e r . T o n y i s a n a r dent f a n o f modern j a z z and h a s p l a y e d i n p l a c e s a s f a m o u s a s t h e 51» F l a m i n g o , a n d R o b i n ' s Most, fie c a u s e d m u c h c o n s t e r n a t i o n Dy m e n t i o n i n g t h a t h i s . f a t h e r i s v i c e - P r e s i d e n t of the M u s i c i a n ' s Union. G e o r g e " G i n g e " S h e r w o o d p l a y e d the'., t e m o r sa> s i n c e t h e B a n d ' s i n o e p t i o n . D u r i n g t h e n i g h t he w o r k s on t h e n e w s p a p e r t r a d e - d u r i n g t n e ..day he s l e e p s , . He a d m i r e s t h e s t y l e s o f F l i p P h i l l i p s a n d Tommy W h i t t l e , a n d t u r n s g r e e n a t t h e ment i o n of tne Mines C a r n i v a l . N o e l "Jlmm.v" B a r k e r . The o l d man o f tne band - 3 2 . Has b e e n p l a y i n g drums f o r y e a r s , m a i n l y i n R . a . F . Command B a n d s , " f r o m w h i c h h e was d e m o b b e d I S m o n t h s a g o . I s now a n i n spector i n V i c k e r s Armstrongs Experimenta l D e p a r t m e n t . Hi-s f a v o u r i t e b a n d i n t h e d a n c e band w o r l d i s Ted Heath's - an a d m i r a t i o n s h a r e d by most members o f t h e b a n d . NEXT F E L I X I N THRE3 WEEKS T I M E SALS 1 1 t h JUNE
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There seems to be f a r too many people i n t e n t on g e t t i n g t h e i r voioes heard at union meetings. .Ve do not r e f e r t o the a l t *bo adds a sentence o r two o f h u t u r o j * comment, n e i t h e r do we depreolate the f e l l o w who has given tamo thought t o t h e business i n hand and givwa h i s vi<ws c o n c i s e l y . I t i a to those mho, using t h s g e s t u i a t i o n a o f the p o l i t i c i a n , • s a t e the time o f the s e a t i n g w i t h l o n g and i n v o l v e d speeches t h a t add l i t t l e t o the debate. The union had t o endure s e v e r a l such speakers a t the l a s t union meeting whioh l e d t o the P r e s i d e n t appealing to members t o stay a few more minutes so t h a t the remainder o f the business c o u l d be hurriedly transacted. T h i s hot a i r i s not only experienced a t union meetings. A t a recent S.C.C. meeting, 40 minutes were spent i n d i s c u s s i n g a matter t h a t could have been d e a l t w i t h i n a quarter o f the time but f o r the e f f o r t s o f c e r t a i n people who were anxious t o g i v e t h e i r v o i o e an a i r i n g by c a r r y i n g on a personal b a t t l e w i t h the ohairman. .Vhat have these misguided o r a t o r s done f o r us? Only t o waste so muoh o f the unions time t h a t we l e t an A r t student ollmb our A l b e r t memorial. PERSONAL
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I f any reader found a b i o y o l e o u t s i d et h e U n i o n o n May l O t n , w i l l h e p l e a s e n o t e i t h a d n o t been l o s t , a n d t h e owner w o u l d a p p r e o i a t e Ita early return. FOR SALE M a l l a r d 3 - i n c h Cathode Ray Tube ECR 30; manuf a c t u r e d l^SO. Focussing s l i g h t l y d e f e c t i v e . ' £1-0-0 o r nearest o f f e r . 1 P a i r s i z e 10 brand new gym shoes. Strong and w e l l made. P r i c e 12/6. Please contact A. FRASER through G u i l d s o r Union rack. TOWS FOR SALT— " Modern Developments i n F l u i d Dynamitic" by G o l d s t e i n , and " R e l a x a t i o n hethods ( T h e o r e t i c a l P h y s i c s ) " by S o u t h w e l l — i n e x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n — a b s o r b i n g r e a d i n g boat offrr—a.H.Y/earne, 27 " c c l e n t o n Square, S.W.I,
WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE At a reoont meeting o f I.C. Union, i t was decided t h a t , the Union should support W.U.S. Members who attended the meeting w i l l remember the e x p l a n a t i o n of the purpose o f IV/.U.S. g i v e n by i t s B r i t i s h S e c r e t a r y . However, f o r the (benefit o f o t h e r members o f the Union, I would l i k e t o e x p l a i n something o f the nature of W.U.S, and some of the 'Ways i n whioh wo can h e l p . In the aftermath of World War I , one E n g l i s h woman was h e l p i n g i n r e l i e f work among students and l e c t u r e r s i n Vienna} she found t h a t these were the only c l a s s f o r whom n o t h i n g was being done by the v a r i o u s r e l i e f m i s s i o n s . She l e a r n e d of p r o f e s s o r s of European r e p u t a t i o n who were keeping themselves a l i v e by s e l l i n g matches i n the s t r e e t . Her appeal f o r h e l p came t o the U n i v e r s i t i e s of Europe, who responded so g r e a t l y t h a t i t was decided t o h e l p Students and s t a f f i n need a l l over Europe, So European Student B e l i e f came i n t o being, one o f i t s p r i n c i p l e s being d e o l a r e d as f o l l o w s : " R e l i e f w i l l bo a d m i n i s t e r e d i m p a r t i a l l y without r e g a r d t o raoe, n a t i o n a l i t y , or creed, or any o t h e r e r i t e r i o n than proven need", Despite s e v e r a l changes o f name and s t r u c t u r e o f the o r g a n i s a t i o n , t h i s , and a l l the other o r i g i n a l l y d e c l a r e d p r i n c i p l e s have, bean f a i t h f u l l y kept throughout the past 34 yoars. Aa the a i d o f W.U.S, i s concentrated where i t i s needed most, B r i t i s h and American stua.onts and s t a f f hava been, i n the main, c o n t r i b u t o r s t o , r a t h e r than r e c i p i ents o f , r e l i e f a i d . Hence I would l i k e t o draw the ' a t t e n t i o n o f readers t o sarao p o s t e r s on C o l l e g e boards d e s c r i b i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f students i n other c o u n t r i e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n A s i a , and givin", some d e t a i l s as t o how W.U.S. i s h e l p i n g them; I am sure t h a t no-one can read these p o s t e r s without r e a l i s i n g t h e i r debt t o f e l l o w members of the world-wide u n i v e r s i t y community. Although the W.U.S. Committee a t I.C, has o n l y Just come i n t o b e i n g , and has not yet taken any d i r e c t a c t i o n , the I n t e r n a t i o n a l H a l a t i o n s Club r e c e n t l y h e l d a very good concert of Music and Dancing from many p a r t s o f tha World, i n a i d of '.7,U.S. Funds. We are v<»ry g r a t e f u l f o r t h e i r h e l p i n t h i s e x o e l l e n t way, and hope t h a t other Clubs and S o o i e t l e s w i l l boar t h i s example i n mind vihen planning funotions. We hope to arrange s e v e r a l e f f o r t s next S e s s i o n , i n c l u d i n g a Flag Pay d u r i n g the Christmas Term. We ask your support i n the worthwhile cause of W.U.S. J.V.O.
" P h o e n i x comes o u t n e x t week," s a i d a b r i g h t boy a t the Beard Meeting. Everybody l o o K e d a t me. " Y o u ' l l r e v i e w i t ? " asked Mr, Starmer, w i t h only the f a i n t e s t h i n t of a q u e s t i o n i n i»ie v o i c e . I signed. So f o r t h e f i f t h t i m e i n two y e a r s I must begin an u n r e w a r d i n g ( a p a r t f r o m a f r e e copy) task w n i c h u s u a l l y r e s u l t s i n s e v e r a l old. f r i e n d s . f a i l i n g t o r e c o g n i s e me i n t n e U n i o n . It i s a trutn universally acknowledged t h a t nobody t a x e s any n o t i c e o f r e v i e w s of Pnoenix, and so the t c v i o e tney i n v a r i a b l y c o n t a i n goes b e g . i n g . A s a r e s u l t , t h e main a r t i c l e ( t h a t i s , main a c c o r d i n g to lengtn) i n t h i s e d i t i o n , "Tne U l t i m s - t e E f f e c t o f M e c h a n i s a t i o n o n Human E f f o r t ' i s a n u n g a i n l y , d i s o r d e r l y gaggle o f argument, the f e w p o i n t s which are brought s a f e l y t o t h es u r f a c e servi n g o n l y t o i n c r e a s e one's i m p r e s s i o n of i n g e n i o u s l y submerged s c h o l a r s h i p . The a r t i c l e may, e v e n s o , s e r v e a s an i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e f a s c i n a t i n g f i e l d o f numan r e l a t i o n s n i p s s o Beldom e n t e r e d by t h e s c i e n t i s t . 1
A muoh w o r s e m e s s , f r o m a l i t e r a r y p a i n t of v i e w , i s f o u n d i n " C r i m i n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y " a s n o r t e n e d v e r s i o n o f Dr. J . G o u l d ' s talk at a r e c e n t Touchstone weekend. A s p e o i m e n sent e n c e may g i v e some i d e a o f my m e a n i n g . . i "The s o c i a l - l e g a l v i e w o f b e n a v i o u r i s p r e s c r i p t i v e o r r e s t r i c t i v e , n o t d e s c r i p t i v e , and ,,' enforcement i s a necessary oonoomitant." , I t . \ i s t n e d u t y o f t n e E d i t o r o f P h o e n i x t o ensure that his material i s readable. I f i t i a np'tt n o b o d y . w i l l r e u d i t , a n d I f e e l sure t h a t t h i a must n a v e h a p p e n e d t o " C r i m i n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y " , P h o e n i x i s e s s e n t i a l l y a a : \ g a s i n e i n wuioh ,,'* s c i e n t i s t s t r y t o w r i t e l i t e r u t e E n g l i s h , and * i t must a l w a y s k e e p a s c l e a r o f j a r g o n , as i a consistent with i n t e l l i g i b i l i t y . P l a y HeviewB i n P n o e n i x ar e t r a d i t i o n a l l y g o o d , a n d t h i s one , i s n o e x c e p t i o n . Lacking t i i e de H e u o k s p a r k l e , i t i s n e v e r t h e l e s s enjoyable. T h e R e v i e w s o f S o c i a l and A t h l e t i c C l u b A c t i v i t i e s a r e a l s o g o o d , though f a r from comprehensive. T h e a u t h o r o f t h e l u t t e r comp l a i n s a b o u t p o o r oo-operu'. i o n f r o m o l u b secretaries* T i l l s l i e must blame on himself, f o r l a s t t i m e , I am i n f o r m e d , l i e f a i l e d t o s p e o i f y w h a t l i e w a n t e d , w h i o h o u u s e d some oonf u s i o n Lind w a s t e d t i m e . One t.ete t h e impress i o n t h a t P h o e n i x n u n h a n d e d o v e r most o f i t s f u n c t i o n t o F e l i x , f u r t n e r shown b y t h e absence o f p l a n s from tne a r t i c l e on Union Sxpansion. Tne S p r i n g C o n c e r t R e v i e w s p r e a d s i n t o t w o p a y e e a n d may b e o f some i n t e r e s t t o . the o h o i r . I n c o n t r a s t , t n e S t u d e n t :iews L e t t e r m u s t h a v e b e e n w e l c o m e d b y many r e a d e r s . The a r t i o l e s o n V i s i t i n g L e c t u r e r s a n d on B i l l y Grunam, a n d a f i n e t r i b u t e t o Dr. Jaoques make e x o e l l e n t r e a d i n g . Jonn L e v y ' s aojount o f a t r u c k j o u r n e y t h r o u g h A f r i c a w i l l causa many t o t h i n k t w i c e b e f o r e d a s h i n g o f f to B u t l i n ' e . P e t e r Howe o f f e r s u s ( m e t a p h o r i c a l l y , ) a r e m a r k a b l e c o l l e c t i o n o f l a n d l a d i e s , and h i e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e i r e c c e n t r i c i t i e s l a presented i n suoh an engaging and a u t h e n t i c manner t h a t the r e a d e r i s i m m e d i a t e l y forced t o e x a m i n e h i s p a s t , a n d t o d i s c o v e r how odd. a l l landladies are. I l o o k f o r w a r d k e e n l y to a s e q u e l - a l a n d l a d y w r i t i n g on " S t u d e n t Lodgers" or, i fshe i a a r e a l p r o f e s a i o n a l , "Young G e n t l e m e n P a y i n g G u e s t s " . . ., „ " '
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Sir, As the r e p r s e n t a t i v e of I.C. Union on the U.L.U. P r e s i d e n t ' s C o u n c i l , I f e e l I should make seme comment on the recent a c t i o n of U.C. Union, reported i n the "Sennet". The reasons g i v e n f o r t h e i r a c t i o n appear t o he based on three m i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s of the P r i n c i p a l at t a l k w i t h P r e s i d e n t ' s C o u n c i l on May 3rd., p l u s d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n a t not being able to get t h e i r own way over the card vote. These t h r - e mistakes are: a) The P r i n c i p a l d i d not s t a t e that "no amendments to the present U.L.U. c o n s t i t u t i o n would be allowed f o r In f a c t he s a i d that i n view of an i n d e f i n i t e p e r i o d " . the youth of the new U.L.U. c o n s t i t u t i o n (drawi up i n 1952), i t d i d not seem a d v i s a b l e t o pass major amendments a t present. b) With regard t o the new Union b u i l d i n g , the P r i n c i p a l f e l t that the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r the £20,000 p.a. needed t o run i t was too great f o r an a l l student body, but t h a t the use made by students of the f a c i l i t i e s provided by the new b u i l d i n g would be c o n t r o l l e d e n t i r e l y by students. This i s e x a c t l y the system i n operation at I.C. which seems t o work admirably. o) U.C. Union C o u n c i l seems t o f e e l that the new U.L. Union b u i l d i n g i s being erected at the expense of a d o i t i c n t o U.C. Union's admittedly inadequate premises. In f a c t , the money a l l o c a t e d by the U.C.C. t o U n i v e r s i t y College f o r b u i l d i n g purposes has not been affecr ed. Use made o f t h i s money i s a matter f o r the U.C. a u t h o r i t i e s , 'j The I.C. Union C o u n c i l r e j e c t e d the i d e a of a c a r d • vote on P r e s i d e n t ' s C o u n c i l as they b e l i e v e d t h a t the r o l e of a president on t h i s C o u n c i l i s t h a t of an expert r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t h e r than t h a t of a mandated delegate. He has a duty t o preserve the i n t e r e s t s of h i s own Union but an equal duty t o help the U n i v e r s i t y , of which the s m a l l - r c o l l e g e s are i n general the more a c t i v e members. The new b u i l d i n g i n l l a l e t S t r e e t i s intended t o be complementary t o the f a c i l i t i e s of the i n d i v i d u a l Unions. We, as one of the l a r g e r and more f o r t u n a t e c o l l e g e s , may not appear t o g a i n much from the U n i v e r s i t y Union except on the a t h l e t i c s i d e , but I am convinced t h a t I.C.Union has a great d e a l to o f f e r U.L.U. and i n so doing w i l l d e r i v e the b e n e f i t s to be obtained from being a member of a great and f l o u r i s h i n g U n i v e r s i t y Union. Tours e t c . , J . S. Harding.
Dear S i r , During the l a s t few days we, i n London, have vdtnessed some magnificent and very moving pageantry; i t i s not j u s t a t r a d i t i o n a l show-off: i t i s not j u s t an extravagant expenditure of government taxes: i t i s n e i t h e r c o n c e i t nor any other of our human v i c e s ; i t is.something very much deeper, which although we have t r i e d we have been unable t o put i n t o words. Although dwarfed by the m a j e s t i c homecoming of our gracious Queen we witnessed two other events a t the A l b e r t H a l l l a a t week - the Boys' Brigade Meeting w i t h the u n i forms and bands - the U n i v e r s i t y P r e s e n t a t i o n Ceremony w i t h the t r a d i t i o n a l mortar boards and academic gowns. Academic gowns hm.m.m.m.' When as freshmen we a r r i v e d a t I.C. as i t i s a t present, we n o t i c e d very l i t t l e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c change from school l i f e except perhaps t h a t we are a l l somewhat older. When as freshmen we a r r i v e a t I.C. as i t w i l l be, Just one of 3,000 other students, we s h a l l f i n d i t s t i l l more d i f f i c u l t t o take f u l l advantage of anything that a U n i v e r s i t y has t o o f f e r , except those p r e c i o u s l e t t e r s a f t e r our names. L e t ' s attempt a Walter M i t t y f o r a while.' Imagine a r r i v i n g on that f i r s t day at c o l l e g e t o he welcomed by students c l a d i n academic gowns - the c e n t u r i e s o l d t r a d e mark of s c h o l a r s and students; when we i n t u r n eventua l l y complete our f i r s t year we too would spend some s i x We or seven s h i l l i n g s and p r o u d l y wear our own gowns. c o u l d d i s t i n g u i s h the freshmen by t h e i r "academic nakedness" ; we c o u l d d i s t i n g u i s h s c h o l a r s , post graduates and s t a f f by the type of gown; we should even be a b l e t o r e cognise guildsmen, miners or s c i e n t i s t s . A l a r g e number of students wear c o l l e g e scarves which i n d i c a t e s t h a t some of us' a t l e a s t are proud t o be recognised as students; p r i d e i s no s i n - w i t h i n reason i t i s a very e x c e l l e n t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c . Academic gowns are more i n d i v i d u a l than scarves or b l a z e r s and would prevent us s i m u l a t i n g a crumb i n a t i e r e d wedding cake ( f o r such v/e hope w i l l be the elegance of the new "expans i o n " b u i l d i n g s ) ; gowns are d i g n i f i e d , t r a d i t i o n a l , i n e x pensive and very p r a c t i c a l - at one school i t was r e c e n t l y suggested that masters should no longer wear gowns; the i d e a was promptly dismissed on the grounds that the absence of the gown would i n c \ i r r too much expense on c l o t h e s t a i l o r i n g and valeting." We would be expected t o wear gowns w i t h i n the c o l l e g e but not n e c e s s a r i l y outside i t s p r e c i n c t s ; gowns would be worn a t mealtimes ( w h i c h w o u l d undoubtedly improve the dubious t a b l e manners we so o f t e n have t o a b i d e ) , a t meetings and we c o u l d always hang them up w h i l s t l a b o u r i n g over f i l e s and d r i l l s i n the workshop. Perhaps, s i r , we have imposed on your column t o o aneh, w i t h these our w i s t f u l hopes; but why should we NOT wear academic gowns? Yours s i n c e r e l y , Dear S i r , . - - - *»••.«•'_ A r e we t o , b e l i e v e ' t h a t ^ o u r f r o n t p a g e - a r t i c l e " W i n e , Women a n d s o n g " i s a t r u e r e p o r t o f t h e v i s i t o f s i x r e s p o n s i b l e members o f I . C . U n i o n t o W e s t e r n Germany ? I h o p e t h a t i t i s i n a c c u r a t e and' e x a g g e r a t e d - s u r e l y t h e a c t i v i t e s o f t h e s e s t u d e n t s i n c l u d e d more t h a n a l c o h o l , t h e o p p o s i t e s e x a n d s i n g i n g ? I am have s u r e t h a t many r e a d e r d o f F e l i x w o u l d p r e f e r r e d a more t o p i c a l e y e - w i t n e s s account o f s t u d e n t c o n d i t i o n s , c u l t u r a l l i f e and e c o n o m i c r e c o v e r y i n W e s t e r n Germany, i n s t e a d o f w h i c h we w e r e p r e s e n t e d w i t h a n u n i m p r e s s i v e and n o t e x a c t l y c o m p l i m e n t a r y account o f the trip. E
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L a s t week, t h e I.C. P h o t o g r a p h i c S o o i e t j r held t h e i r annual e x h i b i t i o n . Mrs. Mary A l l e n A.R.P.S was i n v i t e d t o j u d g e t h e p h o t o g r a p h s submitted, me general standard of photography waa b e t t e r t h a n l a s t y e a r , a l t h o u g h , i n d i v i d u a l l y , t h e b e s t p r i n t s seemed i n f a r i o r t o t h e w o r k o f previous p r i z e winners. I n t h e p i c t o r i a l s e c t i o n , * ' t h e r e was a t e n d e n c y t o w a r d s g e t t i n g t o o much d e t a i l i n one p i c t u r e ; a s M r s . A l l e n p o i n t e d o u t , some e n t r i e s c o n t a i n e d 3 or 4 s t u d i e s a l l of which would have made g o o d p h o t o g r a p h s . The s u b j e c t s p o r t r a y e d were b o t h v a r i e d and i n t e r e s t i n g , w i t h C o r o n a t i o n d e o o r a t i o n s b e i n g the s u b j e c t ofmore photographs tha n any o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l s u b j e c t . T h e c o l l e g e a c t i v i t i e s s e c t i o n was disappointing. To j u d g e f r o m t h e n u m b e r o f e n t r i e s , ; I . C . w o u l d be t h o u g h t t o be on i t s l a s t l e g s . 'The a t h l e t i c c l u b s w e r e e s p e c i a l l y p o o r l y r e p r e s e n t e d but a photograph of a c r o s s - c o u n t r y r u n d e f i n i t e l y captured the s p i r i t of the s p o r t , a l t h o u g h s p o i l t by t h e p o o r m o u n t i n g . One o f t h e s e c t i o n s w h i c h s h o w e d g r e a t i m p r o v e m e n t f r o m o t h e r y e a r s , was t h a t f o r t e c h n i c a l photographs. The s u b j e c t s c h o s e n , s u c h a s c o m p r e s s i o n waves i n w i n d t u n n e l s and v a r i o u s phenomena c o n n e c t e d w i t h l i q u i d s , were o f f a r more i n t e r e s t t o t h e t e c h n i c a l v i e w e r t h a n t h e c o l l e c t i o n of o l d and d i l a p i d a t e d l o c o m o t i v e s & t r a c t i o n engines e x h i b i t e d i n t h i s s e c t i o n I n the past. S u c h q u e s t i o n s as t o wnat i s t h e c o r r e c t taxance o f p i c t o r i a l m e r i t and c o m p o s i t i o n , t h e e x t e n t o f o r i g i n a l i t y a n d t h e b e s t way t o m o u n t a p h o t o g r a p h ( w h i c h a p p e a r s t o be h e l d a l m o s t a s i m p o r t a n t as the photograph I t s e l f ) a l l of which i n f l u e n c e the u l t i m a t e d e c i s i o n . Since the answ e r s t o t h e s e q u e s t i o n s a r e l a r g e l y a m a t t e r <£ : o p i n i o n , i t i s s u r p r i s i n g to f i n d t h a t Mrs. ' A l i e n s ' j u d g i n g met w i t h g e n e r a l a g r e e m e n t , a s t n e c o m m e n t s h e a r d d u r i n g t h e e x h i b i t i o n seem t o indicate.
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I.C. "A" 1 s t I.C. "B" 3 r d D i v n . I I : I.C. *C" 1 s t This f i n e r e c o r d was continued a t the end of l a s t tarn «men the "A" team beat Kensington R.C.- 783-780 i n a friendly match, sad f o l l o w e d t h i s up by knocking out Bottlngham University from the liackworth-Praed Competitiem by 788 t q 764. . __ Drawing a <?onveni-nt 3rd round bye during the E a s t e r vac., the teen proceeded t o score 791 o r 790, depending eh the ?.au--e, 'in the Quarter P i n a l (Lenin and Goodley 100, -Abbott, Home, J a s s l i v r e r and Ryder 90). T h i s should be ».eod enou<th to c a r r y I.C. i n t o the s e m i - f i n a l of t h i s n a t i o n a l competition. The e x i s t i n g I.C. record soore i s 790. Both I.C. teams have now been knocked out from the N a t i o n a l Team Handicap Competition: the "B" team f i r s t by a s i n g l e p o i n t w i t h the 0.25 saute, and the "A" team by a resounding defeat i n the f o l l o w i n g round. Shooting on liay l£th a t Imber Court, one card a t J S y a r d s and two a t 50, f o u r t e e n I.C. men were bea*en by •fenrteen M e t r o p o l i t a n Policemen, 4087-4066.. Condition s varied from b r i g h t sunshine t o t o r r e n t i a l r a i n , and the experience o f the bobbier on t h e i r own range made -certain their win. Outstanding v.-^re Southgate (300) and Lake (267) f o r the P o l i c e , and Sharpe (299), Lemin (298) and Goodley (297) f o r I.C. ;:.•?.. Sharpe was presented w i t h a s i l v e r , spoon by the li.P.A. A. f o r h i s top score f o r I.C. Two I.C. men, Seaborne and Sharpe, were s e l e c t e d f o r the U.L. f u l l - b o r e team o f s i x f o r the Surrey Astor.Comn e t i t i o n , w i t h Douglas o f I.C. as reserve., R.P. Seaborne i s t o be congratulate d on making the highest score f o r U.L., and h i s subsequent s e l e c t i o n f o r Surrey. The J.L. team was p l a c e d among the 19 teams competing.
FRIDAY MAY 21st X.C. C a t h o l i c S o o i e t y A.G.M., 6.18 p.m. i n Committee Roan "A". I.C. M u s i c a l S o c i e t y A.G.M., 1.05 p.m. i n Committee Room "A". SATURDAY MAY 22nd U.L. Rowing Championships 2.00 p.m. a t Chiswiok. B i l l y Graham Crusade, f i n a l meetings, White C i t y Stadium a t 5.00 p.m., and Wembley Stadium a t 6.00 p.m. MOHDAY MAY 24th I.C. Soocer Club A.G.M., 1.10 p.m. i n P h y s i o s l i b r a r y . I.C.C.U. open meeting. Rev. N.H.Bainbridge on "The Cost o f D i s c i p l e s h i p " . i n the Botany L e o t u r e Theatre a t 1.15 p.m. A H v e r y welcome. Sandwiches on s a l e . I.C. C a t h o l i c S o o i e t y Rosary, 1.40 p.m. i n Committee Room "B". THURSDAY MAY 27th I.C. C h o i r Concert, 1.15 p.m. i n the Gymnasium. Works by Yanghan W i l l i a m s , P u r c e l l and Orlando Gibbons. FRIDAY MAY 28th I.C. I.E.A. Group A.G.M. 1.15 p.m. I n t h e Gymnasium. 1.0. Dramatic S o o i e t y A.G.M., 5.15 p.m. i n Committee Room "A". 1.0. Railwa y S o o i e t y , D i s t i n g u i s h e d V i s i t o r ' s Adress: Mr. G. Low on "Some Railwa y Photographs from my P e r s o n a l C o l l e c t i o n . " 5.15 p.m. i n C. and G., Room 161, f o l l o w e d a t 7.0 p.m. by the Annual D i n n e r i n t h e Upper D i n i n g B a l l . D e t a i l s on the Union n o t i c e - b o a r d . MONDAY MAY 51st meeting. J.B.A. Weston. Esq., on "The Abundant L i f e " . 1.15 p.m. i n the Botany L e c t u r e Theatre. A l l a r e v e r y welcome. Sandwiches on s a l e . THURSDAY JUNE 1st I.C. Union A.G.M. 1.10 p.m. i n t h e Gymnasium. T H E
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1st VI v S t . Mary's C o l l e g e 1st VI - Won 9-0 2nd VI v St. Mary's C o l l e g e 2nd VI - Won 9-0 1st VI v Reading 1st VI .. .. - Lost 0-9 1st VI v I.C. S t a f f .. .. - Won 8-1 2nd VI v B a t t e r s e a P o l y t e o h n i c . VI - Won 6-1 S.M.C. 1 s t and 2nd VI's s u f f e r e d heavy d e f e a t s a t the hands of I.C. on Wednesday May 5th. The barometer showed "Wet and Windy" and t h a t i s a l s o a f a i r comment oa the t e n n i s . S.M.C. proved t o be remarkably f i t but both t h e i r teams ware depleted due t o the absence of 1st year students on School P r a c t i c e . I.C.,1st VI t o o were below s t r e n g t h against Reading as f o u r I.C. men were r e p r e s e n t i n g the U n i v e r s i t y a t Birmingham. The I.C. s t a f f produced f i v e men and a l a d y f o r the match on Saturday May 15th. I t i s considered l i k e l y t h a t the l a d y ' s presence i n s p i r e d the students and d i s t r a c t e d the a t t e n t i o n of the s t a f f . D.H. de G. A l l e n ' s game anyway was very "relaxed"
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