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T h i s y e a r ' s P r e s i d e n t i s one o f the few i , - s t e , r & i u s t e 8 w i t h an e x t e r n a l degree who manage to taxe a f u l l and a c t i v e p a r t i n the l i f e of -:.e V : i i J W . M i k e , who i a 27, had a b r i e f e d u c a t i o n a t St..Edward's S c h o o l , O x f o r d , bef o r e becoming a p p r e n t i c e d t o R o l l s R o y c e . Ti.ere ne was put on the development o f f u e l ir.jeo-.ion pumps and the f l i g h t - t e s t i n g o f a e r o engines. I n n i B s p a r e time he a c q u i r e d a f i r s t - c l a s s degree a t Derby T e c h . and a W h i t w o r m S c n o l a r a n i p whioh b r o u g h t him t o I.C. i n 1S45, o s t e n s i b l y t o do r e s e a r c h . AS an K . t . P u n d i t he r a p x d l y p a s s e d t o t h e c a p t a i n c y o f the G u i l d s M o t o r C l u b and d r o v e 3o i n the 1950 O l d C r o c k ' s Race. The t a s t e f o r P l y i n g a c q u i r e d w i t h R o l l s Royce r e s u l t e d i n i i i s a s s o c i a t i o n with the g l i d i n g c l u b . D e s p i t e a p r e f e r e n c e f o r t i n k e r i n g w i t h the m e c h a n i c a l r a t h e r t h a n the a i r c r a f t a i d e , he became c a p t a i n o f I.C. S l i d i n g C l u b i n 1951 and f l e w i n the B r i t i s h N a t i o n a l C o m p e t i t i o n s i n 1953 tie was a l s o a member o f the B r i t i s h _ Team i n t h e W o r l d S l i d i n g C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t M a d r i d I n 1 9 5 2 and a g a i n a t G r e a t Huoklow t h i s summer. Of l a t e he h a s widened h i s e x p e r i e n c e by t a k i n g up Squash, B o w l s , and the a t t e n d a n c e of wedding s a s B e s t Man. H i s a m b i t i o n however i s t o d r i v e a L o n d o n bus. I n 1 9 5 2 - 3 he was c h a i r m a n o f the i . O . S o c i a l C l u b s Committee and h i s r e o o r d o f c o m p l e t i n g an S.C.C. m e e t i n g i n 5 m i n u t e s f l a t i s s t i l l unbroken. Last year i n addition to representing G u i l d s on C o u n c i l he was d i s c i p l i n a r y o f f i c e r f o r the h o s t e l . As he managed t o be p r e s e n t at most o f t h e m e r r y p a r t i e s f r o m t h e s t a r t he was seldom i n a o o n d l t l o n t o do any s e r i o u s d i s c i p l i n i n g when the p r o c e e d i n g s v e r g e d on t h d riotous. There was t h e c e l e b r a t e d o c c a s i o n l a s t New Y e a r ' s Eve when he e n t e r e d a room a t random a t 2 o ' c l o c k i n the m o r n i n g and shook i t s somnolent occupant i n t o l i f e f o r the purpose o f w i s h i n g him, i n e a r n e s t t o n e s and w i t h a l t o g e t h e r u n n e c e s s a r y r e p i t i t i o n , a happy and p r o s p e r o u s new y e a r . I t was s u b s e q u e n t l y d i s c o v e r e d t h a t the r e c i p i e n t o f t h e s e i n e b r i a t e g r e e t i n g s was a member o f s t a f f . M i k e ' s p r e o c c u p a t i o n w i t h g l i d i n g and a l c o h o l l e d him t o r a t h e r n e g l e o t women. At a p a r t y l a s t year the q u e s t i o n of a p a r t n e r t o accompany him t o a f o r t h c o m i n g c o l l e g e b a l l c r o p ped up. On h i s s u g g e s t i o n t h e g i r l s p r e s e n t s e l e o t e d one f o r him f r o m amongst t h e m s e l v e s by spinning a coin. He f e l t i t was f a i r e r t h a t they s h o u l d a l l have an e q u a l chance o f g o i n g . sugThe v a r i o u s i n t e r e s t e d f e m a l e s t u d e n t s , who g e s t e d a n ICWA r o t a f o r f u t u r e f u n c t i o n s , h a d a n a s t y shook on r e a d i n g a r e c e n t copy o f t h e D a i l y T e l e g r a p h w h e r e i n was announced t h e engagement o f some o t h e r M l o h a e l _ J o h n N e a l e . However t h e f l u t t e r i n g o f l o w a r i a n h e a r t s has b e e n calmed • by a f i r m d e c l a r a t i o n o f the p r e s i d e n t i a l p o l i c y of c o n t i n u i n g b a c h e l o r h o o d . The c h r o m i u m - p l a t e d r e s e a r o h a p p a r a t u s w h i c h M i k e h a s b u i l t o v e r t h e p a s t 5 y e a r s i s now exu d i n g r e s u l t s muoh t o the s u r p r i s e o f a l l concerned . T h e r e i s even a p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t s u f f i c i e n t w i l l accrue d u r i n g the y e a r f o r the w r i t i n g o f a t h e s i s . However we oan r e l y on M i k e n o t t o waste t o o muoh t i m e on t h i s s i d e l i n e w h i l e he h a s t h e t a s k o f c o p i n g w i t h t h e moat complex and l i v e l y s t u d e n t s ' Union of the m e t r o p o l i s .
P H C E N I X A f t o r several years' active connection with l i t e r a t u r e I n I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , I have come t o bel i e v e t h a t Phoenix e x i s t s p r i m a r i l y f o r the b e n e f i t of i t s w r i t e r s ; n o t f o r t h e r e a d e r s , who merely d e f r a y some o f t h e c o s t s o f p u b l i c a t i o n . Phoenix l o s t much o f i t s o r i g i n a l f u n c t i o n when FELIX began to p u b l i s h news, b u t I t has s t i l l t h e advantage o f b e i n g a b l e t o make u n l i m i t e d space and an i m p e c c a b l e standard of production a v a i l a b l e to serious r e p o r t s and e s s a y s . I n t h e l a s t few y e a r s , i t has been c l e a r t h a t t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s have been n e g l e c t e d : t h e o n l y p e o p l e who have c o n c e r n e d t h e m s e l v e s w i t h l i t e r a r y s h a p e l i n e s s have been t h e few who have w r i t t e n on i n c o n s e q u e n t i a l m a t t e r s . E v e r y t h i n g s e r i o u s has been s h o c k i n g l y w r i t t e n . There has J u s t been an o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h i s p i t i f u l s t a t e o f a f f a i r s t o be mended: o u r f o u r C o l l e g e P r e s i d e n t s and two o t h e r s t u d e n t s went t o G e r many on a t o u r o f t e c h n i c a l i n s t i t u t i o n s . I do n o t know how much money was s p e n t on t h i s ; n e i t h e r do I know whether any o f f i c i a l r e p o e t s o f t h e v i s i t h a v e been s u b m i t t e d I n any q u a r t e r s (though a b e e r y w r i t e up appered i n FELIX ) ; b u t t h e a c c o u n t o f t h e t o u r whioh t a k e s up two pages o f t h e P h o e n i x u n d e r r e v i e w , i s d u l l and u s e l e s s . T h e r e I s no s p a r k l e , no show of i n t e r e s t , no j o y o f c r e a t i o n shown I n t h i s r e p o r t . One would suppose t h a t a f o r t n i g h t ' s f r e e h o l i d a y f o r s i x o f our h i g h e s t U n i o n O f f i c e r s might p r o d u c e something more I m a g i n a t i v e t h a n t h i s . What a r e l i e f i t i s t o t u r n t o S e l b y Angus's s h o r t s t o r y "The H i g h e r M e t a l l u r g y " . T h i s i s r e p r i n t ed, w i t h o u t acknowledgements, from a P h o e n i x o f f o u r y e a r s ago. I had r a t h e r w r i t t e n "The H i g h e r M e t a l l u r g y " t h a n o b t a i n e d my d e g r e e . Hay i t be r e p r i n t e d e v e r y f o u r y e a r s as an example o f what s t u d e n t s c o u l d once w r l t e j T h i s r e m a r k e b l e s t o r y i s b a c k e d up by a o t h e r o f P e t e r Rowe's c h a r a c t e r s k e t c h e s , "A S l i g h t Touch o f T o o t h a c h e " , w h i c h i s even b e t t e r t h a n i t s p r e d e c e s s o r on l a n d l a d i e s . I l r . Rowe seems t o have a phenomenol number o f odd a q u a l n t a n c e s ; may he cont i n u e t o unburden h i m s e l f on t o u s . A t h i r d short s t o r y , " S a l e s T a l k ' j I s u n d e r s t a n d a b l y anonymous. There a r e two poems i n t h i s i s s u e : Roger W i l l i a m chooses t h e t r i t e theme o f t h e power of t h e I m a g i n a t i o n t o t r a n s c e n d c i r c u m s t a n c e s , b u t h i s very t h o u g h t f u l work demands more l e n g t h y c r i t i c i s m than . Is a p p r o p r i a t e In t h i s column. Ray Bonnet's "Baghdad" b e a r s many marks o f t h i s c e n t u r y ; I would have enjoyed i t more w i t h a few l e s s . ( I refer p a r t i c u l a r l y to the i r r i t a t i n g a f f e c t a t i o n of a s u c c e s s i o n o f r e p e a t e d p a i r s , as i n "A raucoua song, a n a t i v e ' s song".) Poems o f t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e s e two do n o t o f t e n appear i n Phoenix. John Cox, i n " S c i e n c e and t h e Devlopment o f S o c i e t y " produces i n t e r e s t i n g s t a t i s t i c s on the p r o p o r t i o n s and numbers o f s c i e n t i s t s i n t h e World Powers, and skims l i g h t l y o v e r h i s t h e s u r f a c e o f the t o p i c he has chosen f o r h i s t i t l e . I t would be b e t t e r t r e a t e d a t g r e a t e r l e n g t h . A c l a n d Essay a s p i r a n t s may l i k e t o n o t e t h e i d e a l s u b j e c t . There a r e a number o f o t h e r a r t i c l e s i n t h i s Phoenix, i n c l u d i n g t h e A.C.C, Review ( t h a n k l e s s t a s k , but w e l l done), but as they a r e e i t h e r unp r e t e n t i o u s and u n l l t e r a r y r e p o r t s , o r a r e by nons t u d e n t s , they do n o t p r o p e r l y f a l l v / l t h i n the scope of t h i s a r t i c l e . There i s a l s o t h e u s u a l book r e v i e w ( I n o r g a n i c A n a l y s i s ), w h i c h ought n o t t o be t h e r e . ( Who g e t s a f r e e copy anyway? ) H a v i n g r e c o r d e d an h o n e s t o p p i n i o n of some o f the c o n t e n t s of- t h e l a t e s t Phoenix, f o r which I w i l l presumably pay by t h e l o s s o f a few more f r i e n d s and t h e r e c l e p t o f some n a s t y l e t t e r s , I must add t h a t I c o n s i d e r t h i s t h e b e s t Phoenix I have r e viewed, ( i t i s t h e s i x t h ) , and i s w e l l worth the cost. On t h i s l a s t p o i n t , c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o the E d i t r e s s , who has b e a t e n a l l h e r p r e d e c e s s o r s . A.R.3,
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E N T E R T A I N M E N T S Each year the Entertainments Committee do s t e r l i n g w o r k i n o r g a n i s i n g t h e l i g h t e r s i d e of the College Functions. I n the o f f i c i a l wording " i t i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the o r g a n i s i n g of s o c i a l f u n c t i o n s other than those organised by i n d i v i d u a l c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s " . A masterpiece of understatement. F o r i n n u m e r a b l e y e a r s S a t u r d a y n i g h t 'Hops' have been a by-word f o r p l e a s a n t , c a r e - f r e e evenings at nominal charges. The C o m m e m o r a t i o n B a l l and the P r e s i d e n t ' s D i n n e r and Dance a r e a n n u a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , and a r e the b e s t i n the U n i v e r s i t y , we l i k e t o f e e l . D u r i n g the W i n t e r and S p r i n g terms 'hopping ' seems t o b e v e r y p o p u l a r w i t h I.C. , a n d t o c o p e w i t h t h o s e t y p e s who a c t u a l l y w o r r y a b o u t t r e a d i n g on t h e i r p a r t n e r s ' t o e s , t h e D a n c i n g C l u b r u n s Dancing Classes at a l l l e v e l s . F i n a l l y m e n t i o n m u s t b e made o f t h e C a r n i v a l s . These a r e o r g a n i s e d by t h e i n d i v i d u a l C o l l e g e U n i o n s , and oan o n l y be d e s c r i b e d a s a l l - n i g h t r i o t s i n fanoy-dresa. Over the p a s t few years t h e s e h a v e b e e n some o f t h e t h e m e s :" S h a n g h a i S h o w j u n k " ; " O r g i a Romana" ; " F i e s t a " ; " R u s s i a n S a l a d " , a n d many m o r e .
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Aborigines from Welsh and A f r i o a n c o l o n i e s had been imported to b u i l d the a l t a r f o r whioh there was a small q u a n t i t y of n a t u r a l rook ( o r Portland cement). These master craftsmen showed great aptitude f o r t h e i r task and were l a t e r oonferred with the order of the'Wode (the highest -hengeman award). A f t e r s i x weary hours of t o i l , the -henge was completed and the service of dedioation performed ( a f t e r the s t y l e of the 2nd f l o o r memorial o r i g i n a t e d by the '-hengists i n the T i l l a g e of Cloohmerle, France). As an aot of s u p p l i c a t i o n f o r the downfalien an Anoient B r i t i s h spanner ( p r i m i t i v e tool) was embedded i n the a l t a r . Archaeological Footnotes Your correspondent records, with i n t e r e s t , the gradual inorease of the -hengist c u l t i n wilder regions of B r i t a i n and France and w i l l f u r n i s h d e t a i l s of c u l t i n exchange f o r 1 p i n t (anoient measure) of p r i m i t i v e a l e .
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I was f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h t o s h a r e l o d g i n g s w i t h s e v e r a l o t h e r s t u d e n t s , a n d we w a s t e d a g r e a t d e a l We w o u l d o f t e n s p e n d h a l f t h e of time together. n i g h t d i a c u s s i n g P o l i t i c s , R e l i g i o n , A r t , Women, P r o s t i t u t i o n and a l l i e d s u b j e c t s , M o r a l i t y , Books, and t h e W o r l d a s i t was b e g i n n i n g t o u n f o l d t o u s . We w o r k e d s u f f i c i e n t l y t o p a s s o u r e x a m s , w i t h a l i t t l e t o spare. (We f o u n d i t h e l p f u l t o s u p p o s e t h a t a n y b o d y who l e a r n s e v e r y t h i n g i n h i s s y l l a b u s not o n l y has no time t o l e a r n a n y t h i n g e l s e , b u t o u s t s u r e l y g o mad). We w e r e n e v e r i n d a n g e r o f madness o r s u i c i d e , a n d t h e a e d i s c u s s i o n s f o r m some o f t h e p l e a s a n t e s t m e m o r i e s o f my l i f e . I n d u e c o u r s e I came i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h t h e S t u d e n t Rag. We d a s h e d down t h e s t r e e t s a n d d i d t h i n g s c o l l e c t i v e l y w h i c h none o f u s w o u l d have done a l o n e . I saw a c t s o f w a n t o n d e s t r u c t i o n (amashing a B e l i s h a beacon, f o r i n s t a n c e ) which would have been c a l l e d v a n d a l i s m o r h o o l i g a n i s m had t h e y b e e n p e r p e t r a t e d b y the " l o w e r c l a s s e s " B u t o n o t h e r o c c a s i o n s , M o r p h y Day, t h e G r e a t V i c t o r i a Rag, a n d a t s e v e r a l i n f o r m a l b a t t l e s b e t w e e n R.C.S. a n d G u i l d s , I w i t n e s s e d s c e n e s w h i c h I s h a l l a l w a y s remember w i t h d e l i g h t . I t i seems a q u a l i t y o f R a g s t h a t t h e y a p p e a r b e s t i n retrospect. (The b a c k n u m b e r s o f F E L I X , a v a i l a b l e a t a j r t l y I n the U n i o n L i b r a r y , c o n t a i n a c c o u n t ^ o f many o f t h e s e e v e n t s ) .
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K e a n w n i l e P a u l Cope had t a k e n a p a r t y , wj;iai. i n c l u d e d some y o u n g l a d l e s f r o m I.C.W.A., f o r a c r u i s e i n a 15 t o n n e r on t h e S o l e n t . S u r p r i s i n g l y most o f t h e l o n g p a s s a g e s seem t o have been made a t n i g h t . J . A . .'.'heater of t crewed i n a S w a l l o w d u r i n g -owes v.'eek, f i n i a h l n g s e c o n d on p o i n t s . W h i l e C h i c h e s t e r H a r b o u r Week a g a i n aaw F a u s t ( F 701) ti.icin, he h o n o u r s i n 5 r a c e s and s e c o n d i n two more. Conway-Jones was a t t h e h e l m . The N a t i o n a l F i r e f l y C h a m p i o n s h i p s t h i s y e a r saw a r e c o r d e n t r y â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more t h a n 1 2 0 b o a t a out i n e a c h r a c e . The a o o i a l a s p e c t s o f t h e o c c a s i o n were n o t i g n o r e d by t h e I.C. c o n t i n g e n t , w::ioh i n c l u d e d a p r i v a t e l y - o w n e d b o a t and a n o t h e r borrowed boat, b e s i d e s t h e 5 C o l l e g e b o a t s .
SAILING I n t h e l i g h t w i n d s a t t h e end o f t h e week t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s were r a t h e r d i s a p p o i n t i n g , b u t i n a s t r o n g w i n d on Wednesday T . R o d g e r s was 6 t h and Conway-Jonea 7 t h . S t a b l e s was 5 t h i n t h e p r a c t i c e raoe. The l a c k o f a u o o e s s o f I.C. h e l m s men i n l i g h t e r w i n d s h a s b e e n n o t i c e d b e f o r e . Current theory would suggest t h a t the r a t e of reoovery from the p r e v i o u s n i g h t ' s f e s t i v i t i e s i s d i r e o t l y p r o p o r t i o n a l to the s t r e n g t h of w i n d ( b e a r i n g i n m i n d t h e y i e l d p o i n t o f cobwebs and ~ the v i s c o s i t y of haze e t c ) . T h i s waa n o t e d a g a i n a t Burnham Week where Tony R o d g e r s and A n t o n Brown were s a i l i n g F 654. I t was f o u n d howeve r t h a t a o o r r e o t i o n must be a p p l i e d when a p a r t i c u l a r l y good w i n d f o l l o w s a p a r t i c u l a r l y good p a r t y ; t h e r e s u l t i s a c a p size. However Tony s t i l l managed t o f i n i s h 2nd, on p o i n t s f o r t h e week. -
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HOCKEY The n o p e s of -he Hockey C l u b rein h i g h a t t h e b e g i n n i n g : o f l a s t aeaaon, f o r w i t n s e v e r a l p r o m i s i n g new p l a y e r s , and f i v e U.L. representa t i v e s , tne team a p p e a r e d t o be a v e r y s t r o n g one. As me s e a s o n advanced t h i s p r o v e d to be t h e c a s e , e x c e p t t h a t t h e most i m p o r t a n t match was l o s t . T h i s was i n t h e 1 s t . round of t h e U.L. Cup, when I . e . went down moat u n e x p e c t e d l y to B a t t e r s e a b - 3 . A f e s t i v a l XI ended t h e aeaaon on a n o t e of s u c c e s s a t T e d d l n g t o n o v e r E a s t e r by w i n n i n g a l l its matc.es. Tne o n l y r e g r e t s w e r e t h o s e o f t n e c a p t a i n , wno h a d r a s i . l y p r e m l a e d t o buy a r o u n d o f b e e r i f t h e team won a l l l t a games, a r . i d e s p i t e h i a e f f o r t s t h i s was achieved..
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I.C. n a s alwaya b e e n v e r y s t r o n g l y r e p r e s e n t ed a t a l l B ; , o r t o , and many o t h e r C l u b and Team e v e n t s s h o u l d f i n d a m e n t i o n on t h e a e two pagea. f r e s h e r s w h a t e v e r game you p l a y you w i l l s o r e l y f i n * i t c a t e r e d f o r a t I . C . somewhere. On l o o k i n g back t h r o u g h FELIX of l a s t y e a r , In a d d i t i o n to those a c t i v i t i e s a l r e a d y mentioned. We f i n d t h a t , i n a p l t e a f the s h o r t aeason, I.C.* T e n n i s mas v e r y a t r o n g (some b r a v e a o u l a p l a y a l l wimterl). G o l f waa w e l l e u p p o r t e d by the e n t h u s i a s t s , a s waa J u d o . The C r o s a - C e u n t r y team i a a l w a y s s t r e n g t h e n e d by t r a o k a t h l e t e s d u r i n g the winter. The o t h e r U.L. teams have a l w a y s been o u t e t r l p p e d by I.C. Badminton. The S o c c e r teama l a e t aeason d i d n o t have the b e s t o f l u c k , the good p l a y e r s b e i n g l e s t t o U.L. ing
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A h i g h s p i r i t e d p a r t y of I.C. c r i c k e t e r s d / s c e n d e d an an u n a u s p e c t i n g D e v o n l a s t J u l y and r e t u r n e d w i t h the i n c r e d i b l e r e c o r d o f 7 v i o t e r i e a a n d 1 d r a w i n e i g h t m a t c h e s , t o comp l e t e a h i g h l y s u c c e s s f u l season. Moat o f t h e I.C. p l a y e r s s t r u c k t h e i r b e s t f o r m , a n d t h e f i e l d i n g wa» g e n e r a l l y e x c e l l e n t . T h u r m a n , '.Veale, K i t c h e n e r , a n d H i t c n e n scored p l e n t y o f r u n e , and A u l t , M i l e s , Dytnam, and Cook snared t h e w i c k e t s . D y t n a m was o u r f a s t e s t b o w l e r , a n d d o u b t l e s s i t was p h y s i c a l e x h a u s t i o n t h a t o a u s e d h i m t o be f o u n d u n c o n s c i o u s on t h e f l o o r o f t h e c o a c h a t 3 a . a . on t h e l a s t night. No s u c h e x c u s e c o u l d be a d v a n c e d f i r Av.lt's unpremeditated d e c i s i o n to s l e e p at f u l l l e n g t h on t h e f l o o r o f a s a l o o n O a r i n S x e t e r , nor f o r hitchen' s strange i n s i s t e n c e to sleep I n o t n e r p e o p l e ' s b e d s , o n l y t o .be a s t o n i s h e d when he woke t o f i n d h i m s e l f t : . e r e . The t o u r b e g a n i n P l y m o u t h , w i t n f i n e w i n s o v e r t n e R o y a l N a v a l E n g i n e e r i n g C o l l e g e and tne Royal Naval 3arracks. The p a r t y s p e n t a go i d p a r t o f \ne t h i r d n i g h - i n P l y m o u t h P o l i c e S t a tion n o t a s a r e s u l t o f any m i s d e m e a n o u r s on - . n e l r p a r t , b u t a s g u e s t s o f -.he C i t y P o l i c e , who n a d b e e n t n a t d a y ' s v a n q u i s h e d o p p o n e n t s . T h i s p a r t i c u l a r P o l i c e S t a t i o n ( u n l i k e the one a t H a r t l e y W i n t n e y ) q u i c k l e y assumed the aspect o f a p a r t i c u l a r l y j o l l y p u b l i c h o u s e , and "he w o r t h y o f f i c e r s o f ti.e l a w r e v e a l e d tne:aselves a s a m i a b l e and e n t e r t a i n i n g n o s t B — s o mucu s o t h a t I . e . ' s f i e l d i n g t h e n e x t d a y was a t r o c i o u s , i-.nl we h a d t o be o o n t e n t w i t h a n e v e n d r a w w i t h tne Marines (axmouth). There f o l l o w e d a s e r i e s of v i c t o r i e s a g a i n s t our good f r i e n d s and t r a d i t i o n a l o p p o n e n t s a t A'himpTe, T o r q u a y , 3 r l x h u m , a n d P a i g n t o n , wno will be t u i r s - . l n g f o r r e v e n g e n e x t y e a r . I.C. played magnificently tnrou^.out the Tour and thoroughly deserved t h e i r e x c e l l e n t record. The r e t u r n J o u r n e y was e n l i v e n e d by a n a n o n y m o u s member o f he p a r t y s p r i n t i n g u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y I n t o the L a d i e s ' Convenience a t C a m b e r l e y . A t f i r s t i.e was m y s t i f i e d by t h e l a c k o f t h e u s u a l a m e n i t i e s and l o u d l y d e c l a i m e d h i s surroundi n g s , a a r e a l i s a t i o n came, s p r i n t e d e v e n f a s t e r out a g a i n and t u r n e d the c o l o u r o f the p r o v e r b i a l lobster. U n f o r t u n a t e l y we h a v e n o t a u t r i c i e n t s p a c e to p u b l i s h a f u l l e r a c c o u n t , or to p r i n t the s c o r e s , b u t d o u b t l e s s a n y member o f t h e C r i c k e t C l u b w i l l be o n l y t o o h a p p y t o s u p p l y y o u w i t h more i n f o r m a t i o n i n h a p p y r e m i n i s c e n c e s o v e r t h e proffered pint. A l l c r i c k e t i n g f r e s h e r s who a s p i r e t o t a k ing part i n t h i s ^reat College i n s t i t u t i o n should note June 29th-July 6th i n t h e i r d i a r i e s .
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SQUASH CLUB The p r o s p e c t s f o r t h e 1 9 5 4 / 5 5 s e a s o n a r e Bomewhat b r i g h t e r t h a n t h e y w e r e f o r l a s t s e a s o n . Two o f l a s t y e a r ' s r e g u l a r 1 s t t e a m members a r e s t i l l w i t h u s and should form the n u c l e u s o f a n i m p r o v e d team; a l s o a n u m b e r o f 2 n d t e a m memb e r s who s h o u l d h a v e b e n e f i t e d f r o m t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e i n 2 n d team m a t o h e s l a s t y e a r . I t i s t o t h e f r e s h e r s , t h o u g h , t h a t we m u s t l o o k f o r new b l o o d , s o f r e s h e r s , w h a t e v e r y o u r s q u a s h standard, even i f you have never p l a y e d b e f o r e , t h e r e may e a s i l y b e a p l a o e i n o n e o f t h e t e a m s f o r you t h i s Beason o r b e f o r e y o u l e a v e o o l l e g e . F i n a l l y , we w i s h a l l s q u a s h p l a y e r s a n e n j o y a b l e season. The c l u b o f f i c e r s t h i s y e a r a r e : Captain: I.G. M a o B e a n (Rm. 1 4 O l d Hon. S e c : K.R. G r a y (Rm. 23 O l d
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RIFLE CLUB R i f l e Club's Suocess_in N a t i o n a l Competition I . C . R i f l e C l u b w r o t e a new p a g e i n i t s h i s t o r y o f o v e r 50 y e a r s b y s c o r i n g i n J u n e of t h i s y e a r i t s f i r s t s u c c e s s i n a n a t i o n a l compettition. The "A" t e a m won •Jhrough t h e s i x r o u n d s of s e c t i o n B o f the Maokworth-Praed C o m p e t i t i o n , t a k i n g b y a wide margin a l l matohes but t h e first. M a t t i s h a l l a n d D i s t r i c t Home G u a r d were t h e f i r s t opponents, a n d were b e a t e n b y o n l y t w o p o i n t s when t h e u r g e n c y o f t h e I n t e r U n i v e r s i t y League was a t i t s h e i g h t . L a t e r I . C . e q u a l l e d i t s own r e c o r d s c o r e o f 7 9 0 ex 800, and was always w i t h i n t h r e e p o i n t s of the r e c o r d . The t e a m o f e i g h t w a s c h o s e n f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g , a l l o f whom s h o t a t l e a s t o n c e : I.M. A b b o t t , H.G. C o p e , R.W. G o o d l e y ( C a p t a i n ) , D.G.B. H o m e , D. H u g h e s , S.P.O. J a s s i n g e r , P.A. L e m i n , J . R . R y d e r , R . F . S e a b o r n e , M.R. S h a r p s . A l l are t o be c o n g r a t u l a t e d oa a f i n e d i s p l a y o f s u s t a i n e d goo d s h o o t i n g . •
ROWING This i s ' o n e o f I.C.'s s t r o n g e s t s p o r t s , n o t f e w e r t h a n e i g h t V I I I ' s being, e n t e r e d i n t h e Tideway H e a d - o f - t n e - R i v e r Raoe, a l t h o u g h r e s u l t s f o r 1954 were s l i g h t l y down o v e r t h e previous year. The f i r s t V I I I w e r e e i g h t h , b e a t i n g f o r t h e s e c o n d y e a r r u n n i n g t h e U.L. orew! T h i s r e s u l t was c o n f i r m e d when I.e. won t h e U.L. R o w i n g C u p . I . C . c r e w s were u p a n d down t h e r i v e r a l l summer, c u l m i n a t i n g i n t h e a p p e a r a n c e a t Henley; here tne f i r s t VIII maintained i t s r e p u t a t i o n a s a crew t o be r e c k o n e d w i t h . in
Due t o t h e s h o r t n e s s o f t h e s e a s o n , a n d t o t h e f a c t t h a t many members o f t h e c l u b w e r e i n t h e U.L. t e a m , I . C . w e r e n o t o f t e n a t f u l l s t r e n g t h f o r f i x t u r e s , e x c e p t t h e U.L. C h a m p i o n s h i p s , i n w h i o h we w e r e 3 r d . Nevertheless, t h e r e were many g o o d p e r f o r m a n c e s . Trevor B a i l e y , the most o u t s t a n d i n g m i d d l e - d i s t a n c e r u n n e r I.C. h a s e v e r h a d , l a s t y e a r s e t up new r e c o r d s f o r a l l d i s t a n o e s b e t w e e n § m i l e and 3 m i l e s ! M. R i o k a r d , H. P i n s e n t a n d J.B. D a v i e s , c o n t i n u e d t o improve.
For the u n i n i t i a t e d t h i s a b b r e v i a t i o n s t a n d s f o r I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Womens' S p o r t s T h e d o i n g s o f I.G.W.A. o n t h e Club. sports f i e l d deserve p u b l i c i t y because n e a r l y e v e r y member seems t o d o s o m e t h i n g o r o t h e r . Not l e a s t o f l a s t y e a r ' s h i g h l i g h t s were t h e mixed N e t b a l l matches o n the Tennis c o u r t s . These were h e l d i n t h e l u n c h - h o u r a n d p r o b a b l y had more s p e c t a t o r s t h a n a n y o t h e r I.C. s p o r t ing a c t i v i t y . Teams o f I . C . f . S . C . performed w i t h v a r y i n g sucesses a t N e t b a l l , T a b l e t e n n i s . M i x e d B a d m i n t o n and T e n n i s . F o r a n y game r e q u i r i n g a t e a m o f 1 1 I.C.W.A. has always r e a l i s e d i t s l i m i t a t i o n s , sinoe the t o t a l membership i s o n l y about 4 0 . ( e x o e p t Hookey) A t t h e U.L. A t h l e t i c s C h a m p i o n s h i p s t h e S h e r wood C u p w a s c a r r i e d o f f b y I.C.W.S.C., m a i n l y t h r o u g h t h e a l l - r o u n d a b i l i t y o f f o u r memb e r s , J . F i n d l a t e r , M. Mawes, D. G o o d w a y , a n d F. C l a r k e .
... RUGGER Once a g a i n t h e U.L. Rugby Cup h a s come s a f e l y back t o I.e., showing t h a t the olub i s the s t r o n g e s t , a s w e l l as bein g the l a r g e s t , i n the U n i v e r s i t y . L a s t season was one o f t h e b e s t e v e r f o r I . C . , a n d t h e p l a y i n g s t r e n g t h was r e f l e c t e d , i n t h e f a c t t h a t s i x XV's w e r e o f t e n f i e l d e d . In a d d i t i o n t o t h e n o r m a l f i x t u r e s , two f u l l s i z e t o u r s were u n d e r t a k e n , t o H o l l a n d a t Christmas, and to P a r i s a t Easter. The m a t o h e s p l a y e d o n t h e s e t o u r s w e r e won, b u t t h e mere w i n n i n g o f m a t c h e s d o e s n o t make , for successful tours. The e x p l o i t s o f t h e team a t o t h e r p a s t i m e s o n t h e s e t o u r s are r e m e m b e r e d w i t h a f f e c t i o n a t e amazement; I . C . R u g g e r men o n t o u r n e e d n o e x c u s e t o l e t t h e i r h a i r down.
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