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F E L I X i s now f i v e y e a r s o l d , and s i n o e e v e r y o n e w i l l a g r e e t h i s i s q u i t e a mature age f o r a o a t i t i s h i g h t i m e he had a P r o f i l e a l l h i s own. T h e r e was a t i m e when a r e a l F E L I X e x i s t e d , a l i f e - s i z e d p a p i e r maohe one; b u t t h i s was t o o f r a g i l e a masoot, and i t v a n i s h e d l o n g ago, e i t h e r i n . a C o l l e g e r a g o r a t one o f t h e more r i o t o u s F E L I X B i r t h d a y DanoeB, we a r e n o t sure whioh. These d a y s t h e o n l y t r o p h y i n t h e FELIX cupboard i s a s i g n - b o a r d a d v e r t i s i n g books s o l d , w h i c h was ( b o r r o w e d ) f r o m a v e r y r e p u t a b l e l o c a l bookshop. F E L I X m a n i f e s t s h i m s e l f t o t h e U n i o n by f o r t n i g h t l y e x c u r s i o n s i n t o p r i n t , of whioh t h i s present i s s u e i a the s e v e n t i e t h . To produoe t h e s e s e v e n t y i s s u e s o v e r t h e y e a r s t h e r e have b e e n n i n e E d i t o r s and c o u n t l e s s h a r d - w o r k i n g members o f t h e B o a r d . P a s t e x p e r i e n c e has shown t h a t t h e l i f e o f a n E d i t o r i a a h a l f - y e a r , and t h a t F E L I X a l w a y s o u t l i v e s i t s E d i t o r i a l Boards q u i t e e a s i l y . A l l the present Board came t o I.C. when. F E L I X waa an. o l d - e s t a b l i s h e d f r i e n d of the Union. Nowadays he i s q u i t e a w e l l - b e h a v e d a n i m a l , no more o a t - f i g h t s and s p i t t i n g , a l t h o u g h n e v e r a f r a i d t o r e a c h out a paw and g i v e r e m o n s t r a t i n g s c r a t c h t o t h o s e who deF E L I X h a s a l w a y s been, r a t h e r l i k e serve i t . K i p l i n g ' s o a t , he d e f f i n a t e l y l i k e s t o w a l k by h i m s e l f . T h i s i s a r e p u t a t i o n t o be p r o u d o f s i n c e i t i s based on t h e f a o t t h a t I.e.'s newspaper has always supported i t s e l f f i n a n c i a l l y , no mean a c h i e v e m e n t , a l t h o u g h i t means t h e r e i s n o t muoh o a v i a r e and- oream i n t h e F E L I X d i e t .
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I n h i r i n g the main t h e a t r e o f the I n s t i t u t F r a n c a i s f o r a l u n o h t i m e f u n c t i o n , the L i t e r a r y and D e b a t i n g S o c i e t y ran a c o n s i d e r a b l e r i s k of debacle. How- e v e r , the n o t o r i o u s l y f i c k l e common hard t u r n e d up I n s u f f i c i e n t numbers t o j u s t i f y the experiment and a s u c c e s s f u l debate f o l l o w e d . Mr. James W a l t e r s , p r o p o e i n g t h a t " T h i s House Hefuses t o Toe the P a r t y L i n e ", p o i n t e d out some bad r e s u l t s o f p a r t y management i n r e c e n t years,and o c c a s i o n a l l y s a i d something r e l e v a n t t o the motion. Ur.Walters i s a L i b e r a l , and l i k e many o t h e r s has s t o o d f o r P a r l i a m e n t ; so I t vac i r o n i c a l t o hear him say " the death agony o f the Labour P a r t y has begun." Ur.Austen A l b u , U.P. ( L a b o u r ) , an ex-Guildsmam t u r n e d I.C. Governor , opposed. H i s l i n e was P r a c t i c a l Government. He d e s c r i b e d the l n s t a b i l t y o f the the French system w i t h too many p a r t i e s , and • g i f t i n g f l u x o f American p o l i t i c s dominated by mass clamour and the T.V. s c r e e n . N e i t h e r method s u i t e d u s : " France has gone t o the dogs, and U.S.A. i s p o w e r f u l enough t o d i t h e r s a f e l y . B r i t a i n needs a two-part y system, i n whioh a u n i t e d o p p o s i t i o n a t t a c k s the p o l i c y o f a u n i t e d government i n o r d e r t o probe and expose i t s weaknesses. While small d e v i a t i o n s from the " p a r t y l i n e " are d e s i r a b l e , t h e r e s h o u l d i n g e n e r a l be a u n i t e d f r o n t . Ur. UcCormick o f Q.U.C., who spoke v e r y w e l l r e - o e n t l y about the a c t r e s s and the b i s h o p , seconded t h e p r o p o s i t i o n by banging a b i g L i b e r a l drum w i t h a r e d h e r r i n g . He succeeded i n t a p p i n g a r e s o n a n t frequency i n Ur. I b b e t s o n , who m e r c i f u l l y r e l i e v e d the monotony by Jumping out o f h i s s e a t i n e x p o s t - u l a t o r y p r o t e s t towards the end o f the speech, which seemed Very l o n g . U r . A l l e n o f I.C. ( c h e e r s ) spoke f o u r t h . He appeared nervous, but h i s d e l i v e r y was e x h i l a r a t i n g , and a l t h o u g h the l e a s t p o l i s h e d , he was t h e most a t t r a c t i v e speaker. He was v e r y b r i e f his arguements h a v i n g been used by the e f f i c i e n t Mr.Albu, and h i s p r i n c i p a l c o n t r i b u t i o n was t o sug- g e s t t h a t , as an M.P. i s e l e c t e d e n t i r e l y because o f h i s l a b e l , then he must a c t by i t . I t i s f a i r t o s a y t h a t such a t h i n p l a n k h e l d Mr. A l l e n up o n l y because he t r i p p e d a l o n g I t so l i g h t l y . An i n t r i g u i n g remark from the f l o o r came from Mr. I b b e t s o n , who propounded the L o g i c a l D i l e m a t h a t , s i n c e the p r o p o s e r s were a c t i n g t o g e t h e r on the mot-ion they were i n f a o t t o e i n g the p a r t y l i n e . T h i s l i n e was not c l e a r t o t h e P r o p o s e r s . Mr. Walters then g a i n e d some p r e s t i g e by c o n r e c t -ing Mr. Berenbaum, who quoted G i l b e r t & S u l i i x a n . Ur. Berenbaun,has t h e l a s t l a u g h however, s i n c e Mr. • a l t e r s has s i n c e been proved i n c o r r e c t . Ur Bingham suggested t h a t government c o u l d o n l y be a compromise between E t h i c s and E x p e r i e n c e , and t h i s i d e a , echoed by Ur. A l b u I n summing up, may be c o n s i d e r e d an a c c u r a t e e x p r e s s i o n o f the g e n e r a l s e n t i m e n t . _ F o r t y s i x people l o s t t h e i r d e p o s i t s , and s e v e n t y two found themselves , perhaps t o t h e i r s u r p r i s e , t o e i n g the p a r t y l i n e .
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"Thou s h a l t c a l l H i s name J e s u s , f o r He s h a l l save His. people from t h e i r s i n s . " As t h e y e a r draws round t o C h r i s t m a s once more, may we a3k how many o f us have ever t r o u b l e d o u r s e l v e s t o s e a r c h beyond t h e f a c a d e o f C h r i s t m a s , t o f i n d t h e meaning and purpose Of t h a t f i r s t C h r i s t m a s . The b i r t h o f a great prophet? a teacher? a philosopher? a l e a d e r ? -- or t h e i n c a r n a t e Son o f God? T h i s i s a q u e s t i o n w h i c h weumay i g n o r e to our p e r i l , f o r s u c h a momentous q u e s t i o n demands t h a t each of us s h o u l d seek , as d i d those w i s e men o f o l d , t o f i n d t h a t c h i l d c a l l e d J e s u s , t h a t we may be a b l e t o f i n d the answer to that question. We may not be a b l e t o l o o k , as t h e y d i d , upon t h e newborn i n f a n t , b u t we oan see f a r beyond t h a t s t a t i n . 'Te see the l i f e o f one i n whom the Jews c o u l d f i n d no f a u l t . We see him d y i n g , n o t because he hf.d no o t h e r c h o i c e , but because i t was t o d i e t h a t He was born, t o d i e f o r you. „ , Such a one demands an answer. Yes or "No". A l i f e b e l o n g i n g t o Him, or t o y o u r s e l f . He cannot a c c e p t "perhaps".
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The names o f t h e p e o p l e who make up t h e FELIX B o a r d appear i n t h e E d i t o r i a l column t h i s week, b e c a u s e t o them F E L I X owes t h e e u o o e a s o f h i e B i r t h d a y Danoe. P r o d u o l n g F E L I X 1B a f a l ' — r l y t h a n k l e s s t a s k , and i l l a d d i t i o n t o t h e r o u t i n e b u s i n e s s , t h e "back-room b o y s " w o r k e d v e r y In addition to h a r d o v e r t h i s l a s t weekend. t h e B o a r d , F E L I X o u s t t h a n k I v a n A b b o t t and t h e E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C t t e . ) t h e i i a r m i n g C l u b , I.R.C. and HUB. Soo., f o r t h e i r g e n e r o s i t y w i t h d e c o r a t i o n s ; t h e k i n d p e o p l e who h e l p e d u s p u t up t h o s e d e c o r a t i o n s and l e n t u a r e c o r d s ; Angus M g K a n z l e who p l a y e d u a t h e r e c o r d a ; Q.B.C. f o r t h e i r m a g n i f i c e n t b i r t h d a y p r e s e n t ; and T r e v o r B a i l e y and h i e bar-men, meaara. W h i t m o r e , GJOX, H a r d i n g , and F i l l m o r e .
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Cassd*. E N G A G E M E N T FELIX l a p l e a s e d t o announoe t h e eng*. •'ement o f Jo - .'1»-, a n e x - P r e a l d e n t of ..U..A., now iV ~oM, t o R e g i n a l d Wells.
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What i s t h l a v e g e t a b l e about w h i c h we are h e a r i n g so auoh T I t i s a c o n i c a l a l u m i n i u m o b j e c t , maximum d i a m e t e r 6 l n c h e a , and 21 i n o h e s i n l e n g t h : t h e p r i d e o f M.3.C. ( Northampton E n g i n e e r i n g C o l l e g e t o you, •adaa.) - T h e i r 'CARROT'• I t was s t o l e n by a crave band o f Q.E.C. s t u d e n t s ( 5 g i r l s , one motor c y c l e p l u s owner d r i v e r ) d u r i n g the e a r l y hours o f F r i d a y a o m l n g . N i n e o ' c l o c k , ao I'm t o l d , a time when I.C. H o s t e l l a u s u a l l y deep i n slumberJ The p a r t y a r r i v e d a t midday c o m p l e t e w i t h motor o y c l e and s h i n i n g a l u m i n i u m c a r r a t whioh on i n s p e c t - i o n b o r e t r a c e s o f B l u e and Oold p a i n t - Q.M.C ? I t waa handed o v e r t o be f o r m a l l y p r e s e n t e d l a t e r as a b i r t h d a y p r e s e n t t o our b e l o v e d f e l i n e f r i e n d . A f t e r s p e n d i n g t h e n i g h t i n a Hew H o s t e l wardrobe t h e a r t i c l e was p a i n t e d r e s p l e n d e n t l y i n r e d and g r e e n - pseudo c a r r o t - l i k e c o l o u r a t i o n . The f o r m a l p r e s e n t a t i o n was a t 10.30 p.m. on the n i g h t o f the dance when t h e E d i t o r r e c e i v e d F e l i x ' s p r e s e n t t o the s t r a i n s o f 'Happy B i r t h d a y t o You' r e n d e r e d by t h e Q.B.C. c o n t i n g e n t . Quo v a d l s the C a r r o t ? At the time or w r i t i n g i t i s s t a n d i n g p a a o e r u l l y i n t h a A r t Dept. waste p a p e r b a s k e t , perhaps t o g i v e them i n s p i r a t i o n . S h a l l we s l i c e i t , d i e s i t or i t ? D.R.H.
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Imperial c o l . Union. Sunday D e o . 5 t h '54. To t h e E d i t o r o f F e l i x . Sir, We a r e r e g u l a r p a t r o n s o f t h e I.C. B a r and, a s s u c h , f e e l moved t o p r o t e s t a t some o f t h e i r r e s p o n s i b l e b e h a v i o u r we w i t n e s s e d l a s t S a t u r d a y d u r i n g t h e P e l i x Dance. We were, as i s o u r wont, e n j o y i n g a few p i n t s o f good E n g l i s h a l e when t h e r e b u r s t upon ua a crowd o f j u v e n i l e hop g o e r s who, a p a r t f r o m c l o g g i n g up t h e f r e e f l o w o f b e e r t o e x t a b l i s h e d c u s t o m e r s , smashed a g l a s s on t h e f l o o r . May .\e s u g c e s t t h a t i n f u t u r e t n e t r u n s i t o r y t o p e r s a r e encouraged t o use t h e t e m p o r a r y b a r s e t up f o r t h e i r c o n v e n i e n c e : t h a t t h e y do n o t oome i n t o t h e o l d b u r f o r t h e i r d r i n k s and t h e n i m m e d i a t e l y l e a v e , t u r n i n g i t i n t o n o t h i n g more t h a n an o f f - l i c e n c e . Yours f a i t h f u l l y , J.H . J o n e s
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Once upon a time t h e r e was a g i g a n t i c maze or L a b y r i n t h , on the left-hand s i d e a s you go down E x h i b i t i o n Road, and e v e r y y e a r t h e r e came t o t h i s L a b y r i n t h young men and maidens who d e v o t e d y e a r s of t h e i r l i v e s t o p e n e t r a t i n g t o i t s c e n t r e . S t r a n g e t a l e s were t o l d o f t h e p i t f a l l s l u r k i n g w i t h i n and o f t h e t e r r i b l e d e a t h b y p l o u g h i n g w h i c h a w a i t e d t h o s e who l o s t t h e i r way t h r o u g h , r e l y i n g on C a r t e s i a n c o - o r d i n a t e s when t h e y s h o u l d have b e e n i n homogenous p o l a r s , o r who g o t o u t o f t h e i r d e p t h i n t h e wave e q u a t i o n . B u t t h i s was as n o t h i n g t o t h e h o r r o r s r e p o r t e d t o a w a i t t h o s e who a t l a s t r e a c h e d the c e n t r e o f t h e L a b y r i n t h . A m o n s t e r was r e p u t e d t o l i v e t h e r e , who s u b j e c t e d t h o s e who met him t o a t e r r i b l e O r d e a l b y Examinat i o n , f r o m w h i c h t h e s t r o n g e s t emerged t r e m b l i n g and b a b b l i n g i n c o h e r e n t l y . T h e i r c o l l e a g u e s shook t h e i r heads i n d i s t r e s s o v e r t h e p o o r , o b s e s s e d c r e a t u r e s who were once human b e i n g s and c a l l e d them " M a t h e m a t i c i a n s . " F o r y e a r s t h i s went on, the f l o w e r o f the l a n d b e i n g transformed i n t o subhuman w r e c k s , u n t i l one day t h e r e a r r i v e d a man o u t s t a n d i n g among h i s p e e r s . H i s d i f f e r e n t i a l s were p e r f e c t , h i s f u n c t i o n s were n o t o n l y c o n t i n u o u s b u t m o n o t o n i c , and t h e s p a r k l e w h i c h came and went i n h i e eyes was i n d e s c r i b a b l e , save as t h e sum o f an i n f i n i t e s e r i e s o f s i n e s and cosines. Now t h e m o n s t e r i n the c e n t r e o f t h e maze k e p t c e r t a i n hand-maidens t o m i n i s t e r t o him, f o r h i s f o o d c o n s i s t e d s o l e l y of punched c a r d s , and i t was h i s maiden's d u t y to a r r a n g e t h e h o l e s i n the c a r d s i n a p a t t e r n c a l c u l a t e d t o whet h i s a p p e t i t e One o f t h e s e maidens was g r e a t l y s t r u c k w i t h t h e she a d m i r e d him a s , b e a u t y o f t h e young man: e a r t h - s t a i n e d and spade I n hand, he grubbed among t h e r o o t s o f q u i n t i o e q u a t i o n s : she p i t i e d him a s , t r a v e l - w o r n and weary, he s t u m b l e d on t o a g r a p h , c l u t c h i n g a u n i t p o l e he had b r o u g h t f r o m infinity. He, i n h i s t u r n , was n o t i n s e n s i b l e to h e r b e a u t y and at l a s t t h e y d e c l a r e d t h e i r l o v e . She B e t h e r s e l f t o h e l p h e r b e l o v e d t o t h e b e s t o f h e r a b i l i t y , so much so t h a t h i s m e n t o r s were amazed b y h i s f i r m g r a s p of t h e b r a f u n c t i o n , and h i s a c c o u n t of the "Moments o f a n I n p u l s i v e C o u p l e " was e a g e r l y sought a f t e r , e s p e c i a l l y a f t e r i t WBS banned i n Swindon. A t l a s t the time a r r i v e d f o r t h e s t u d e n t t o Bev e n t u r e t o the v e r y centre o f t h e L a b y r i n t h . f o r e he l e f t , h i s lover t o l d him what to e x p e c t and gave h i m f u l l I n s t r u c t i o n s on how t o d e a l w i t h It; y e t even so he was a p p a l l e d at t h e loathsome c r e a t u r e he f o u n d t h e r e - an A u t o m a t i c D i g i t a l Computer, t e r r i b l e among i t s networks and banks of valves. As i t caught s i g h t of h i s s h r i n k i n g f i g u r e , t h e A.B.C. gnashed i t s r e l a y s i n g l e e and c r i e d ( b y means of an I n g e n i o u s mechanism f u l l y d e s c r i b e d i n a n o t h e r paper): "What have we here? A n o t h e r puny m o r t a l oome t o p i t I t s f e e b l e b r a i n a g a i n s t me; I t won't take l o n g t o t u r n you i n t o a r a v i n g m a t h e m a t i c i a n . " And a l l i t s v a l v e f i l a m e n t s glowed w i t h p l e a s u r e . "I'm g o i n g t o g i v e you a p r o b l e m " I t s a i d , "and you must g e t t h e answer b e f o r e I do, and you w i l l s t a y h e r e u n t i l you w i n . Q u i c k now; a man t a k e s a random wal k on a E u c l i d e a n p l a n e and between e a c h s t e p he t a k e s a d r i n k o f w h i s k y . What i s h i s p o s i t i o n a f t e r a thousand s t e p s , t a k i n g h i s initial P t l o n a s o r i g i n ? " A l m o s t a t once t h e r e was a t e r r i b l e c l a t t e r o f r e l a y s and i t gave the answer. "Come, come, you must t r y h a r d e r " i t s a i d smugly. "Take an e a s i e r one ..." D i m l y , i n his c o n f u s e d b r a i n , the s t u d e n t remembered h i s i n s t r u c t i o n s . " I s n ' t i t my t u r n t o p u t a q u e s t i o n now?" he said. The A.D.C. r a i s e d i t s f l i p - f l o p s i n s u r p r i s e . "No one e l s e has e v e r a s k e d f o r a t u r n . S t i l l , " i t c h u c k l e d , " I don't see why n o t . Ask away, " "What," s a i d the s t u d e n t n e r v o u s l y , " i s t h e e x a c t v a l u e o f "JT?" "3"1U15 ..." began the computer and c o n t i n u e d s t e a d i l y a t t h e r a t e of two hundred and twenty-two d i g i t s a minute. The s t u d e n t l i s t e n e d t o i t f o r h a l f an hour and then s t o l e away, e s m i l e on h i s f a c e . The computer would n e v e r t r o u b l e s t u d e n t s again. The s t u d e n t and the maiden l i v e d h a p p i l y ever after. The L a b y r i n t h s t i l l e x i s t s , of course, but t h e monster was f i n a l l y bricked up; although i t i s s a i d that i f you place your ear to one p a r t i c u l a r w a l l you oan even now hear a d u l l m e t a l l i * v o l e * r e c i t i n g an endless s t r i n g of meaningless numerals. The theory that t h i s i s merely the v o i c e of a well-known l e c t u r e r i s , o f course, p u r e l y malicious. 0 8 l
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She s a t a l o n e I n t h e m o o n l i g h t , a n a d o r a b l e c r e a t u r e f u l l o f the g e n t l e r p a s s i o n s o f l i f e ; h e r young body t h r o b b i n g w i t h f r e s h n e s s and i n n o c e n c e ; h e r g l o r i o u s f o r m moulded i n t o a t h r i l l i n g symphony o f s e d u o t i v e o u t l i n e s b y the s o f t opalescene of the n i g h t . H e r e y e s were a s two p o o l s h i d d e n b e h i n d l o n g l a s h e s , u n f a t h o m a b l e and m y s t e r i o u s - h e r mouth a p a s s i o n a t e , m o i s t , r e d b l a z e o f q u i v e r i n g e c s t a s y - h e r nose a s m a l l a r t l e s s t h i n g set i n the centre of a p e r f e c t o v a l , f r a m e d b y a g l o r y o f g o l d e n waves s o f t l y t i n t e d by t h e moonbeams. His. a o u l h u n g e r e d f o r t h e c a r e s s o f t h o s e e n t i c ing l i p s . F o n d l y he gazed w i t h eyes f u l l o f t o r m e n t upon h e r s c i n t i l l a t i n g l o v e l i n e s s , n e r v i b r a n t b e a u t y p o i g n a n t as t h e l i l t o f m u s i c • Awkwardly he c l a s p e d h e r hand i n h i s , but w i t h a murmur she g e n t l y w i t h d r e w i t . Moved b y t h e i n t e n s i t y o f h i s gaze h e r l a s h e s d r o o p e d and h e r l i p s p a r t e d i n a s m i l e o f a c q u i e s c e n c e He y e a r n e d t o c l u t o h h e r w i t h g e n t l e s a v a g e r y . R e s t r a i n t waa i m p o s s i b l e . R u t h l e s s l y he gathered somewhat f r i g h t e n e d she w i t h d r e w her to himself. b u t overoome by romance s u r r e n d e r e d h e r s e l f . He.drew h e r c l o s e a n d . t h e i r l i p s met i n a p u l s a t i n g duet o f s a t i s f a c t i o n ( e x t r a o t from the t r a n s l a t i o n of an Old C u m b r i a n m a n u s c r i p t ) C o n t i n u e d i n our n e x t ]
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We would l i k e t o acknowledge the r e c e i p t o f a complimentary t i c k e t f o r I.C. Choir's Christmas Concert. B y t h e time t h i s FELIX i s on s a l e the Conoert w i l l have t a k e n p l a c e , b u t t h i s y e a r we i n t e n d t o w r i t e our r e v i e w s a f t e r t h e e v e n t .
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BEER GARDENINGJ SUNDAY DECEMBER 1 2 t h . 7.00p.m. i n New Lounge. I.C. F i l m Soc. p r e s e n t "An A m e r i c a n i n P a r i s " . A l s o "The Heart i s Highland". I.C. M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b meet a t H a r r i s o n Rooks. MONDAY DECEMBER 1 3 t h . 1.15 p.m. i n B o t a n y L e o t u r e T h e a t r e . I.C.C.U. Open M e e t i n g . Mr. Montague Goodman- The S e c r e t o f J o y and Peace i n Believing." 1.19 p.m.,every Monday i n 0 & 0 Room 21 Gramophone r e c i t a l by Angus McKenzie 5.15 p.m. Upper D i n i n g ' H a l l . I .C.C.U. C a r o l C o n o e r t . Metnodist 5.15 p,.m. i n H u x l e y Room 1.2. m e e t i n g ! Rev. C l i v e T h e x t o n , M.Th. 5.15 p.m. i n Committee Room 'A'. I . C Cath. Soc. "The M a s s and t h e L a i t y " b y U . L . C S . C h a p l a i n , Mgr. J.A. T o m l i n s o n . 7.00 p.m. i n C & G . C o u n c i l Room. I . C . M u s i c a l soc. Informal r e c i t a l . THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 6 t h . 7.30 p.m. i n A y r t o n H a l l . I.C. P o l i s h C l u b p r e s e n t "The Revue". Songs and dances w i t h M a r i a n Nowakowski, P o l i s h S t u d e n t s C h o i r and Y.M.C.A. Dancer's Group. A d m i s s i o n free. VACATION EVENTS. I . C M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b C h r i s t m a s Meet. Deo. 2 7 t h . - J a n . 5 t h . a t B r a o k e n o l o s e H u t , Wasdale.
I . e . C h o i r gave one o f t h e major i t e m s i n the U.L. F o u n d a t i o n Pay C o n o e r t , w h i o h t o o k p l a o e i n t h e Hut on Nov. 25th, The c o n o e r t was n o t v e r y w e l l s u p p o r t e d and some o f t h e i t e m s were n o t o f a v e r y h i g h performance l e v e l . However the s e c t i o n o f I.C. C h o i r performed up t o t h e l e v e l exp e c t e d f r o m t h e f i n e s t mixed o h o i r i n t h e University.
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RUGGER Since t h e i r elimination from the University"Cup, the Increasing t o l l of i n j u r i e s may be responsibl e f o r the I.C. team's somewhat mixed fortunes. I.C. did well to reverse the r e s u l t of previous years when they defeated Westminster Hospital at Cobham by 9 pts to 3 pts on a r a i n soaked p i t c h . The forwards playin g with a l i t t l e more s p i r i t than of l a t e fed t h e i r backs amply and two t r i e s from Spencer on the wing clinched the game i n the second half . The following Saturday, against Sutton Ex.1st XV, I.C. played with the gale behind them i n the f i r s t h a l f but f a i l e d to take f u l l advantage of the oppo r t u n i t i e s which the conditions afforded them. Three t r i e s gave I.C. a 9 pt lead at h a l f time, but In the second h a l f , the Sutton' side showed how best use could be made of the wind and i t was not long before they scored a t r y which was converted, Playing almost e n t i r e l y In t h e i r own h a l f f o r the remainder of the game, the I.C. defence held u n t i l the l a s t minutes when Sutton again crossed the l i n e but f a i l e d with the deciding oonversion. St.Mary'O College defeated I.C. by two penalty goals and a t r y to a try/ at Twickenham In a hard fought game. Again I.C. d i d not use the wind i n the f i r s t h a l f and so at the i n t e r v a l the scores-were l e v e l , each side having scored one t r y . The play" of the I.C. pack Improved a l i t t l e i n the second h a l f , and t h e i r baeks came near to scoring on a few occasions. Neither l i n e was crossed again however, but two fine penalty goals gave S t . Mary's the . match.
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Since the l a s t Issue of FELIX two Important League games have been won. Kings were defeated . 4 - 2 and a vary c l o s e l y eontaated match with Westminster resulted i n a 3 - 2 v i c t o r y . This xatter r e s u l t had one pleasing and one disturbing feature. After being two goals up, the I.C. team was l u l l e d Into a state of complacency and the motions of f o o t b a l l ware gone through at l i t t l e •ore than h a l f pace, whioh resulted i n tha Wost-ralnster team snatching two goals. Tha redeeming feature then occurred; a l l complacency vanished . and tha team attacked, with r e a l vigour. At this onslaught ths Westminster defence cracked and I.C. won nuoh more e a s i l y than tha eoore .suggests. Wastainstar are the opponents i n the next round Of the U.L. cup ( to be at Harllngton on Dec 11th and i t l a hoped that a s i m i l a r r e s u l t w i l l occur. On Sat. Deo. 4th, with a near gale f o r c e wind blowing aoroas tho H a r l i n g t o n ground a hard fought dual to*Sk plaoe between i . e . and Reading. I.C, l o s t 2-1 and BO Reading have beoome the f i r s t team t h i s season t o oompleta the double over the 1st x l . , Once again, the age o l d p r o p o s i t i o n tnat the penalty area i s the plaoe f o r d e c i s i o n was v i o l a t e d and defeat r e s u l t e d , .SWIMMING
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1.0. JUDO BEAT THE OTHER PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY. On Wed. Deo l e t . the 1.0. Judo teem v i s i t e d Cambridge and a f t e r e very strenuous contest beet them by 64 pts to 3 i . I.0. sterted well, Moulder,Rotgane end Cruse winning with eeotogarte, taitoBhls end holddowns* against very energetlo but less s k i l l f u l opponents. Williams was less fortunate, being t i e d i n a reef knot, but l a t e r Maophersen clinched the contest with ft kosotogarl * ("Authentic judo terms - net the r e s u l t ef the f e l l a party - Sports Ed.)
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