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E V E R Y FORTNIGHT
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London during the w i n t e r of 1 941-42. a -srt i? c k of°n three bombs dropped across the College s i t e . The f i r s t made a l a r g e hole i n the road outside the C i t y and G u i l d s College entrance. The JLatest. r e p o r t s of t h i s i n c i d e n t showed the C r a t e r to b e s t i l l i n c r e a s i n g i n s i z e , but there i s no doubt that the road was s e v e r e l y o b s t r u c t e d at the time. The second boml) penetrated to the f i r s t f l o o r of the R.S.M. b u i l d i n g before i t exploded and 'converted t h r e * rooms i n t o one. The t h i r d boi.ib f e l l onto one of the patches of r i c h srass by the steps l e a d i n g to the A l b e r t H a l l . Some brickwork surrounding the b a l u s t r a d i n g c o l l a p s e d , and some damage was done to the i n s i d e of the C e n t r a l E l e c t r i e i t y Boards' c e l l a r i n t h i s v i c i n i t y . S e v e r a l Members of the College s t a f f , fresh from i n s t r u c t i o n a l courses on how to recognise bomb damage, had l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y i n i d e n t i f y i n g t h i s hole f r o n i t s shape , the l o o s e n i n g of b r i c k s , the absence of shrapneland i t s marks, and the absence of windows broken by b l a s t , as being caused by an unexploded bomb of about 250 lb. A bomh d i s p o s a l squad was c a l l e d unon t o renove this bomb, but a f t e r s e v e r a l days i t was c a l l e d away to another i n c i d e n t of more importance at the time. ta*tfcsu r the. wa r another srjuari i n v e s t i g a t e d the incident, but since i t discovered net-hingfcit son*» cludedthat the bomb had exploded. I t appears thet did nottaxe i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n the observations made 8t the time the bomb f e l l . The rough map opposite shows where t h i s occurred The t u n n e l under Prince Consort Road used to be connected to the A l h e r t H a l l , but t h i s has been securely b r i c k e d up f o r t h i r t y years. Removal of this w a l l might r e v e a l the present p o s i t i o n of the bomb, or confirm i t s having exploded. This ought to be done as soon as p o s s i b l e , because of the danger t o the young l a d i e s from the Royal College of Music who use these steps exton sivc-ly, and d e f i n i t e l y before the Chelsea, Arty S a i l a t r
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ADVERTISERS ANNOUNCEMENT r Last Saturday night a lady of Bedford College called upon a 5roup of Imperial. College students for assistance. , Apparently a pastor in the King's Oollege Uhicm had oaught the young ladies eye, and she wished i t to be removed. Three men removed i t , while several others ensured that the allegedly fused lights remained unrepaired, lithin five minutes, the lady had beer, presented with the poster- measuring eight by five feet- which depicted a VullS'ijht. She i s probably now looking for a wall that sise on which to hang i t .
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Readers of FELIX may have seen the n o t i c e i n f o r m i n g students who have e x p l o r a t i o n schemes f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n by the E x p l o r a t i o n Board t o send i n a p p l i c a t i o n s c o n t a i n i n g the f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n ( s e t out i n the c l e a r e s t p o s s i b l e manner)ta) The proposed d e s t i n a t i o n of the E x p e d i t i o n . B) The purposes and r e s u l t s expected. c) The number of members. d) An estimate of the cost We p r i n t below what we c o n s i d e r w i l l be the r e a c t i o n o f the v a r i o u s groups i n the c o l l e g e t o t h i s generous o f f e r . No l i b e l a c t i o n w i l l be recognised. Application of: I.C.W.A. a) L o c a l i t y i n the Himalayas where women have s e v e r a l husbands. b) To i n v e s t i g a t e the system w i t h a view t o improving c o n d i t i o n s i n the H o s t e l . c) Two. d) S i n g l e f a r e s o n l y . <~lean s h a v e n ,
JCW S.TAWWISW, a post 5?adua.tB jjsologist i n R.C.S. rroa ?uÂŤenDland, has been selected to take part i n the TransAntarcticEipedition 1955-55 of whioh Iter 'iijesty ,jueen Elizabeth i s a patron. His selection, subject to medical examination, was approved by the special comndttee wblsli includes Dr. Vivian Fuchs, Leader of the Expedition. â&#x20AC;˘'Steve* graduated at the University of Queensland, where he tool: honours i n Geology. This course of study led 1dm to a. l i f e of open ai r adventure, sometimes i n l i t t l e known bush country of Qusensland. Ha beoame President of the University of xhieensland Bush Walking Club, a select society whose activities included anything fran "knocking off" v i r gin peaks to quiet rambles throupfr the bush - a society that has produced more than one Antarctic explorer. He was awarded an 1 8 5 1 Exhibition Soienoe Research Scholarship and cams to I.C. i n October 1954. He immediately 'BSde !iis presence felt i n the Mountaineering Club, where he now iiolds the office of Vioe-Eresidant. I t was mainly due to liis hard work and efficient organising that a party from I.C.M.C. visited the Alps this Sumner. Steve spent five weeks climbing i n the Alps where he gained much useful experience and mode 3oma fine guideless climbs. Steve joined the Boat Club and rowed in the RiC.S.Lowry crew and won both the I.C. Novioes and Junior Soul Ting Championships. He i s President of the Overseas Students Club, and also 3it3 on the Library Committee. He helped in the formation of the I.C.Explaration Board and i s keen for a successful outcome of this venture. The story of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition i s quiokly becoming household conversation. Muoh has already been written by the TIMES who hold the World. Copyright. The BBC have oovered the plans of the Expedition i n a series of programmes. Steve w i l l be sailing out to Antarctica next November with the main party. There they w i l l be based i n Vahsel Bay an the Woddell Sea far twelve months training and soientlfio observation. Much of this work w i l l be carried out at sUb-zero temperatures. The start far the Pole w i l l be i n November 1957, and Steve has high hopes of being a member of the small group that hopes to make the 2000 mile crossing acros3 the icy wastes to meet Hillary's party whioh w i l l set out iYom Mcttavlo Sound on the opposite side of the Continent. We are extremely proud to have an I.C. man take part i n what w i l l be one of the most arduous and ambitious expeditions of the century. We offer him our congratulations and best wishes i n his future adventures. VATICAN CITY, Thursday. The Holy O f f i c e i s drawing up a Papal decree proclaiming the Archangel G a b r i e l p r o t e c t o r o f r a d i o communications. News C h r o n i c l e .
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Various suggestions have been o f f e r e d f o r thi I.C. V a c a t i o n Works Scheme, the I.C. Refectory Committee and the P l a n n i n g Department, i t was observed t h a t these a l l had the same d e s t i n a t i o n .
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A delightful l i t t l e booklet, whioh no I,C. student should be without, has just been published. It's t i t l e ? "The Future of Imperial College" - by R.P. Linstead. The booklet i s a reprijrt of the Rector's inaugural Address, held a short while ago in the Royal Geographical Society's Lecture Theatre, and i t is printed legibly upon white paper. One w i l l notice that there are a few bl:.nk pages towards the end : these are for any possible notes or memoranda whioh the reader may care to make. The author shows great farsight throughout the booklet, and i n one oase he thinks i t probable that the newly-formed Exploration Board w i l l take part i n a scientific expedition to the Himalayas. We hope that a l l students w i l l read this interesting l i t t l e pamphlet, because i t concerns their future, and the future of their grandchildren. We also trust that the "Times Educational Supplement" w i l l 3ee f i t to review the true facts of the expansion of Imperial College, with all i t s implications.
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ÂŁvery yeir, Coll :s or - â&#x20AC;˘onion â&#x20AC;˘Jniveratty entar one-act \v~ Par My.. :'--.{Ft:iv .1 11 ild â&#x20AC;˘Âťt the Institute of frlucation. i. ye:u- t*n ''iol' :-e3 too'- nirt an% nearly n i l tho -sntries r.r ÂŤ trein ;o â&#x20AC;˘till'? 'iii-h~tan&/ir.i. Tha plays chosen varied n nxojllmt feature of this years "astival was i 3t- s-.Vsi completely nov.' plays, W-l invited to ad^yJicats, and on each Kendall w.- gvv'Z,vtusinr very constraotive r\rr)$ vhl^: wj.ll 1,:of - !i^lp to jv-jryoae interested in hf he 7laj-e m.nager, motor or producer. I.-'.D.S. put on "Py V.liich V7e Uve" by I-achael Clarke, i â&#x20AC;˘Âť:â&#x20AC;˘;â&#x20AC;˘ -a v-hic!. a Chinese Colonel captures the 2n~li3h P_r i_est f - ?l*.ineee 7ill_.^e and t e l l s them that one must â&#x20AC;˘.tire*.;' tiit. lotvtsa the decision as to which i t should be em--tional conflict was played out very "ft^ctiv^tc. th^r.ie e The whole c stÂť i">re] who played the colonel, was mentioned i n tic lar, is the meat accomplished actor of the Festival SHÂŤf1: T our ljta;;o Manager, was ooraplimanted on iiv.~in .tivc r.ct* She airBTn "ere Berkbeck College w!io did "Harlequinade" PlW.Otf Haitiâ&#x201E;˘ n, \ very polished and amusing performance, w*a â&#x20AC;˘/-:ry C~osely followed by Battcraea's "Poison, Paa*ton "^trifi^-vi ion" '-haw Thi "Proposal" by A. Chekhov â&#x20AC;˘ms |tl.9cca t!t.j I'd but this place- wftr very closely contested by Wo" 1'>a*vj sÂťv iducti n of "The 'tronj-er", a ''trindberg oM>, in #nic'i Tnly one of the throe players actually speaks. Th>; war- ". definite success .and war, obviously )â&#x20AC;˘* i+A Vv oedÂŁ4*i9e and ployora al ike. t
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I.C.D..S. Next Production : THK LADY'S ROT FOR BURNING By C h r i s t o n h e r Frys. In the C h a n t i c l e e r Theatre, G l o u c e s t e r Rd. Tues. l^.th- /ed. 14th- t h u r s . 15th- Dec.
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CONDUCTED BY IMOGEN 1IOLST IN 'fKONESDAY, DECFMBER 7th a t 7.50 i n Q.A.K T i c k e t s a t 2/6, 3/fi, and 10/6. PROGRAMME. "Hymn t o S t , Peter" Benlarain B r i t t e n ( f i r s t i Ixindor. performance) l"Christraas O r a t o r i o , P t s . 1 8 - 2 Bach " C a r o l S u i t e " Lnogen H o i s t ' s arrangement O r c h e s t r a l items - COME \\T> LISTEN,
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For their f i r s t ocne<r-t vuicler their next conductor, Imogen clr.t, L.i.-jria- College Choir w i l l be giving a varied prog, r-.jie in on Wednesday, Deoorber 27th. Miss Iolst i s a ijneni'.ensis to -Jen^tynin !jritten, and through her ÂŁ;ood agency the composers latest work '.Till recieve i t s f i r s t London Trfor:.-uice at this concert. The work i f short, and has been corrposed for the quintentenary of a church in norwich* I.?. Choir i c very ViOnoured in ltttaÂŁ favoured by the aost e-inent of the younger English cori^csers, and fortunate in ,.vir.;- fiao^en ' olst as conductor. r
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Last Saturday night I.C.W.A.held an Informal Dance i n the Ayrton H a l l . The hand f u l l f i l l e d i t s f u n c t i o n adequately enough, althoough tne trumpeter showed a c e r t a i n l a c k of stamina towards the end, but, as on many previous occasions , the f l o o r was f a r too crowded f o r dancing i n reasonable comfort. There are only two s o l u t i o n s t o the problem of overcrowding, apart from r a i s i n g the p r i c e o f admission which of course, the Union would r i g h t l y f o r b i d having o n l y l a s t year f i x e d the present maximum charges. The f i r s t of these s o l u t i o n i s to s t i l l f u r t e r reduce the number of t i c k e t s a v a i l a b l e , t h i s number being f a r too s m a l l even now. One must s t r o n g l y disapprove such a d r a s t i c s t e p . Moreover, the a l l imnortant t a k i n g s would d e c l i n e as a r e s u l t . In view of these u n s a t i s f a c t o r y a l t e r n a t i v e s the Union must d i r e c t i t s energies i n the d i r e c t i o n of o b t a i n i n g a l a r g e r h a l l o r h a l l s i n which t o hold its functions. Last s e s s i o n dances were h e l d i n the I m p e r i a l I n s t i t u t e and i n Queen Alexandra's House, of which the l a t t e r was the more pleasant venue. Many a i m students w i l l r e c a l l w i t h pleasure the Jazz Dance held i n Q.A. at which the TUrmingham U n i v e r s i t y Jazz Club helped to provide entertainment. It i s t o be hoped t h a t some s i m i l a r s o l u t i o n to the problem w i l l be f>und t h i s year by Union Entertainments Committee-in time f o r the E a s t e r t?rm. B e l o w The Telephone exchange at Silwood Park a f t e r i t had been s t r u c k by l i g h t e n i n g d u r i n g the l a s t Touchstone Weekend. The topic was Cansureship.
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L o c a t i o n : The 'Proms'. General"Remarke: - P o s i t i o n i n g poor; orchestras could be accomodated i n s m a l l e r space i f seated i n paral l e l l i n e e i n e t e a d of ragged s e m i c i r c l e s . Dress of operatora extravagant; o r d i n a r y c i v i l i a n c l o t h i n g would be p e r f e c t l y adequate f o r a l l but a Royal Performance. Subject: - Programme devoted t o works at l e a s t f i f t y y e a r s o l d ; management should experiment w i t h newer ' material, , E f f i c i e n c y : - (a) of manpower: Unnecessary dupitica t i o n by v i o l i n s a l l p l a y i n g i d e n t i c a l notes; s t a f f of t h i s s e c t i o n should be d r a s t i c a l l y cut and a l a r ger volume of sound obtained by means of e l e c t r o n i c apparatus. Many wind and p e r c u s s i o n instruments are unused f o r c o n s i d e r a b l e p e r i o d s ; t h e i r work should be spread more evenly over the c o n c e r t , thus elimino a t i n g peaks of a c t i v i t y . This would make p o s s i b l e a f u r t h e r s a v i n g i n manpower. (b) of time: No u s e f u l purpose served by r e p e a t i n g on the horns a passage a l r e a d y handled by the s t r i n g s . This type of s i t u a t i o n occurs a l l too f r e q u e n t l y . The scores should be d r a s t i c a l l y pruned i n order t o e l i m i n a t e a l l such redundant passages. Furthermore, there i s no need f o r an i n t e r val as l i g h t refreshment might w e l l be obtained during the periods set aside f o r applause. ( c ) of o p e r a t o r s : Only the p i a n i s t makes f u l l use o f both hands and f e e t . Many operat* ors not o n l y have both f e e t i d l e , but are u s i n g one hand to h o l d t h e i r instrument. A f i x t u r e should be provided i n such cases, and the p o s s i b i l i t y of i n c r e a s i n g the p r o p o r t i o n of pianos i n v e s t i g a t e d . (d) of the foreman: The foreman's s t i c k i s f a r too short and f l i m s y to be an e f f e c t i v e s t i m u l a n t , and any e f f e c t i t would have i s l o s t through i t being c o n s t a n t l y i n view. S l a c k e r s would be more e a s i l y detected were the foreman t o stand behind the o r c h e s t r a . I t would a l s o keep .the operators more on t h e i r toes when he d i d appear. jBecommendatibns? - ( i ) That P r i n c e L i t t l e r , S i r Henr Wood, S i r Malcolm Sargent, and Messrs. Beethoven D e l i u s and Handel be r e l i e v e d of t h e i r present res p o n s i b i l i t i e s and replaced by a team more s u i t e d to modern c o n d i t i o n s . ( i i ) That Messrs. Reece, Southgat Chuter, R u t t e r , Eady and Miss Lancaster be asked to organise a l l f u t u r e concerts having due regard to the f i n d i n g s of the I s t v e s t i g a t t n g Committee* Signed, John ^ o x _ (on b e h a l f of the I n v e s t i g a t i n g Committee; Music l o v e r s , angry at t h i s r e p o r t , are asked to get i n touch w i t h Mr. Norman Dodds, M.P,
, PORTRAIT OF A NUISANCE A l l s o r t s of people go to make . A College l i k e I.C., And some of them w i l l always wake A w r a t h f u l urge i n me. "You cannot mistake him because of the s m e l l . When he's w i t h i n 500 yards you can t e l l . But he often w i l l give out a warning appeal L i k e a death k n e l l - when tapping i t out on his h e e l . In argument, h i s r e p u t a t i o n i s h i g h . When beaten, h e ' l l g i v e you a jab i n the eye Or induce m i l d hypnosis w i t h f a s t baton stroke And depart q u i t e triumphant enveloped i n smoke. He's a menace to peace, you a l l know the type, Oh readers, beware of the Man w i t h a P i p e l " Watta Wordsworth.
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Since the c r u s h i n g defeat of King's C o l l e g e in the f i r s t round of the U.L. Cup, the l e t . XT appears t o have l o s t a l i t t l e of i t s f i r * , b u t , n e v e r t h e l e s s , continues to p l a y good rugby ana has n o t i c e a b l y improved I t s defence ee t h a t i n the l a s t t h r e e Batches I.C. has not conceded a p o i n t . iVgalnst U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e at Shenley, the scene of past d i s a s t e r s , I.C. took some time t o s e t t l e .own, and i n the f i r s t h a l f w i t h the except i o n of one or two s o l i t a r y breaks n e i t h e r s i d e looked l i k e s c o r i n g . In the second h a l f , however, a p e r s i s t e n t onslaught on the U.C. l i n e was maint a i n e d and tn'y the e x c e l l e n t s p o i l i n g of the o n p o s i t i o n wingforwards prevented the s c o r i n g o f tries. A f t e r an attempted dropped g o a l by Holman that s t r u c k the c r o s s b a r and a d i v e over the U.C. l i n e i n the c o r n e r by Reynolds who was h e l d by the r e f e r e e to be i n touch the match was c l i n c h e d by a p e n a l t y g o a l k i c k e d by Hearn, The great r e s e r v e s t r e n g t h of T.C. compared w i t h other c o l l e g e s was emphasised by the 2nd. X V s deoisiwe win. The f o l l o w i n g Saturday the 1st.,2nd. and "A" XVs e n t e r t a i n e d London Welsh at H a r l i n g t o n , a f i x t u r e t h a t i s looked forward to w i t h enthusiasm by mahy s t a l w a r t s of the c l u b . The 1 s t , XV match was noteworthy f o r the b e t t e r t a c k l i n g of the I.C. backs. On the few occasions on which the b a l l was allowed down on * l i n e t h e r e appeared, however, a lack of t h r u s t and s c o r i n g chances i n the f i r s t h a l f were few. The forwards procured more of the b a l l i n the second h a l f and the p r e v i o u s l y scrappy l i n e mt p l a y was t i g h t e n e d up t o some degree. Same unfortunate attempts at goal from p e n a l t i e s and a narrowiy missed dropped k i c k a* g o a l were f o l l o w e d by a t r y from Whitmore who scrambled home a f t e r g a t h e r i n g a bouncing b a l l from a hig h f r e e k i c k . The t r y was converted i n t o a j o a l by a f i n e k i c k by Hearn. The f u l l repercussions of the l i v e l y evening i n the bar afterwards are not y e t known, but perhaps f o r the f i r s t time the C o l l e g e outnumbered the "Welsh" whose s i n g i n g , s p i r i t e d though i t was did not come up to t h e i r usual high standard. RRSUI TS Sat. Nov. 12th. Tmnerial C o l l e g e 3 U n i v e r s i t y College 0 Sat. Nov.
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THROUGH TO 3rd ROUND OF THE CUP RESULT I.C. 22 Vets. 0 Last Vednesday afternoon, I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e beat the Royal V e t e r i n e r y C o l l e g e c o n v i n c i n g l y i n the second round of the U n i v e r s i t y rugger cup. I t was not u n t i l they had e s t a b l i s h e d a 14-0 l e a d t h a t they played t h e i r b e s t , and i t i s hoped t h a t they w i l l be i n s p i r e d by t h e i r v i c t o r y to s e t t l e down more l u i c k l y i n the next matches. Outstanding i n the game were the wing forwards, Whitmorc and Jones, Doncaster as i n s i d e t h r e e q u a r t e r . and Lewis who played e x c e l l e n t l y as f u l l back i n the seeond h a l f . The few occasions when the I . C , l i n e was threatened, e x c e l l e n t defence soon took the b a l l to the other end of the f i e l d , completely d e m o r a l i s i n g the Vets, a t t e c k
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The 1 at. XI continue to experience mixed fortunes, tucU i s due mainly to lack of confidence and fitness. Rec•r.tly, t-*o, several of the players have been out of the team . rou-h injury or illness. However i t i s hoped that the atanprd of football w i l l improve before I.C. tackle Goldsmith's • t'.c -.?cond round of the U.L. Cup on Oec. 10th. On Saturday, 12th. November the 1st. eleven had a very fojov.ible trip to Brighton i n two hired oars eriven by J, in Person .and }.!. McLeman. The latter caused much amusement unong the team by stalling at t r a f f i c lights i n Brighton id sousing a temporary traffic jam. The object of the v i s i t in to olay Vamdean School who played very good football, I. ryantually ran out winners by 4-3 after a very close game. . uere lefeated by Westminster College on Wed. 16th. sev. by three -oals to one after a goal-le3S f i r s t half. .". began 'veil but with four players injured during the game . .?y v ;re unable to hold the Westminster side. For the f o l l Pi&£ game, a-.-inst Birkbeck, I.C. had to make several chan• _n the 1?t. team. The reorganised side played quite well f u l l y aeserved their 2-0 victory. ".ub results to date* WON LOST ERAWN FOB ASST. Ist. eleven 4 6 0 27 24 2n. J • el even 5 k 2 29 JO >rd. eleven 3 55 16 3 0 a. eleven * 18 27 4 1
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Friday Mov. 25th Mines B a l l — 1 5 / Double. I.C.S.C.M. l'lOp.nu, Room 128, 'Christianity and Polities', by Rev.Dewi Morgan of the S.P.C.K. SandwJ ches on sale. A l l welcome. Wine Tasting Society: Port, Speaker T. Newman Esq. Saturday Hoy. 26th international Relations Club Danoe 2/Ayrton Hall. Battersea Poly Jazz 2/6 7.30—11-TO Sandy Brown's Jazz Band. I.C. Art Exhibition, Nov. 26th—Dec. 10th Committee Room B. Sunday Nov. 27th Mountaineering Club Meet. Friday Deo. 2nd Film Sooiety: 'Grapoa of Wrath' and 'The Spirit of Wine' Saturday Dec. 3rd Felix Dance—See page 1. Comus Club—See page 2. Monday. Tuesday. & Wednesday. Deo. 5th - 7th. Mass X-ray Unit at College. [7edndsday Dec. 7th. Choir Concert. 7-30,iueen Alexandra's onse. See page Friday Dec. 9th Guilds Carnival Pawnee Potlatoh. Potlatoh: A feas't and distribution of largesse by one aiming at the headship of a tribe. —N. American Indian. J
I.C. Film Sooiety: 'Neighbours' and Shane'. I.C.S.C.M. 1-10 p.m. , Council Koc.i, C 3 G. 'Christianity an-i Music', by Alec Robertson, well musician and broadcastsr. A l l welcome. 1
Saturday & Sunday Dec. 10th - 11th Touchstone Weekend: 'Is Sooiety Desintegrating?' Speaker Alasdalr C. Macintyre, M.A. Lecturer in Religious History, Manchester University. Forms to be in by Dec. 2nd. Saturday Deo. 10th Art Exhibition closes.
FOR SALE - Evening dress (D.J.} Chest a^prox. 36" for height 5'10"-6' £3. Bargain. C.R.I.'cChesney, Old Hostel.
I C W S C The Hockey teas) has maintained i t s unbeaten secord, although they were it. danger of l o s i n g i t l a s t Saturday. The h a l f time score was 1-1, and i n the second h a l f the School of Pharmacy e s t a b l i s h e d a l e a d of 3-1. ICWA were determined not t o be beaten, and i n the c l o s i n g stages of the game Pat C a r r scored two goals so- thert the match ended i n a draw. The SQUASH team were i n a s i m i l a r predicament i n the -match a g a i n s t Bedford. Margaret Brown had a very c l o s e s e t and was l o s i n g 2-1 a f t e r the f i r e t three games. However, her opponent began t e t i r e and a f t e r being 7-1 down i n the f o u r t h game Margaret worn her s e t 3-2. R e s u l t s : Hockey School of Pharmacy Drawn 3-3 M e t b a l l , Kings 2nd. VI Lost 16-7 Squash, L.S.C. Won 3-2 B r i s t o l University Loot 5-0 Bedford Won 3-2 JUDO AT CAMBRIDGE. The Judo Club visited Cambridge last Saturday and had a most enjoyable match. The individual contests were l o s t by a narrow margin, on points, but the team contest was won decisively by I.C. with one man to spare. Amongst the freshers, J . Wright showed up well, with Keaagatame and Tsurikomi-Aah' -Barai. G» Sath also vos a marathon. Battle with a Greek wrestler. Among** the more experienced men J . •aopKerson scored points with llohla&ta and Oaotogarl.
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In what was undoubtably our best match of the season to date, the Croes Country Club h e a v i l y defeat ed S h e f f i e l d U n i v e r s i t y and L e i c e s t e r U n i v e r s i t y College at S h e f f i e l d l a s t Saturday. The f i v e - m i l e course o'er h i l l and dale (mainly h i l l ) was the same as l a s t y e a r , when S h e f f i e l d beat us. The pace was very f a s t throughout, some of us knocking two minutes o f f l a s t year's time. There i s no doubt that we would have scored an even more resounding v i c t o r y , were i t not f o r the team's ave r s i o n t o farmyard animals w i t h horns, which caused a number of detours. However, no-one was i m p a l ed, although Dearden l o s t h i s s h o r t s t e m p o r a r i l y on a barbed-wire fence, and we f i n i s h e d w i t h our s i x s c o r i n g men i n the f i r s t e i g h t home. The L e i c e s t e r men d i d not put i n an appearance u n t i l a l l the I.C. runners were i n . Our s c o r i n g team was C o t t e r i l l (2nd), Barber ( 4 t h ) , Webster(5) A n s e l l ( h i s best run f o r years - 6 t h ) , Rogers(7th) and Wood ( 8 t h ) . The best was s t i l l to come. The v i c t o r i o u s team headed back to town w i t h the p r o v e r b i a l t i n of red p a i n t , which was l i b e r a l l y a p p l i e d . The l e s s s a i d of t h i s s i d e of the a f f a i r the b e t t e r , but i t i s a f a c t t h a t S-nd-rs-n had t o be f o r c i b l y r e s t r a i n e d from performing breakneck c a l l i s t h e n i c s i n a railway carriage.
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'in Wednesday Nov. 16th. a team of A t h l e t e s , h u r r i e dly s e l e c t e d as a r e s u l t of the 14 days n o t i c e give n by the U n i v e r s i t y a u t h o r i t i e s , competed i n the l i r a t w i n t e r F i e l d Kvents and Relays Championships to be hel d f o r f i f t y years a t Motspur Park. In the F i e l d Events, teams of two competitors were entered f o r each event and t h e i r aggregate d i s t a n c e , thrown or jumped, was the b a s i s of the p o i n t s awarded. ureat p r a i s e must be given t o the s m a l l team of e i g h t who completed i n the seven events and whose s t e r l i n g performances under adverse c o n d i t i o n s gave them o v e r a l l f i r s t place w i t h 25 p o i n t s . Results Snot
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Tn the three Relay r a c e s , those o f 4 110 yds. 220 440 220and 880 1 m i l e 880, the fortunee of I.C. were r a t h e r mixed. The S p r i n t Relay team of Reran, Hobson, Mackenzie and Hooper ran 4th i n t h e i r heat and were thus e l i m i n a t e d . The o t h e r s p r i n t team were s c r a t ched w h i l s t the 2-mile «edley team of H.Pincent, J.Evans and L.Locke had a runaway v i c t o r y by over 100 yds. from a r a t h e r t i r e d U.C. team. I t i s hoped that meetings of t h i s type can be h e l d at more frequent dates throughout tJM w i n t e r to keep U n i v e r s i t y a t h l e t e e i n r a c i n g f i t ness f o r next seasons programme.
H O C K E Y
Since the last report i n Felix, the fortunes of the Club have been varied. The 1st. XI lost narrowly to Hendon, and to St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, in the return f i x ture. However, a resounding 9-1 victory was recorded against iheArr\y(London District). F.CM.Sillett and Hashim Khan have now Joined the side and should do much to inarease our chanoes in the seoond round of the U.L. Cup, against U.C. next Wednesday. J.I—Tayler continues to be the leading goal-scorer. The second and third elevens have not yet played according to expectations. I t has been suggested that some players might benefit from a rigorous early morning training programme. With the cooperation of I.C.W.S.C. the mixed XI i s both popular and successful, having so far won two matches and lost one.
On Thursday, Nov. 17th. the College,renresenteri by :orbett, Baker , McKenzie, Moorhouse, Shepherd, Halsey and the c a p t a i n , Palmer, competed i n the U n i v e r s i t y t r i a l s . The competitio n was organised a c c o r d i n g to A.B.A. weight groups. The f i n a l resu l t was:I.C. 22 p o i n t s ; Kings 11; and London Hospi t a l 8. Palmer won the featherweight d i v i s i o n on a walk-over. In the l i g h t - w e l t e r w e i g h t s , Shepherd, boxing a g a i n s t Wood of Westminster C o l l e g e , an orthodox boxer w i t h a good l e f t hand, managed, by h i s t e n a c i t y and s u p e r i o r punching-to f l o o r h i s opponent t w i c e before the contest was c a l l e r ! to a h a l t w i t h Wood on the f l o o r i n the second round, G. Walsey meeting Hayes of King's, who had previous'y d i s p l a y e d h i s tough c a p a b i l i t i e s by b e a t i n g K e l l y (London H o s p i t a l ) i n an e l i m i n a t i o n bout e a r l i e r on, t r i e d very h a r d . ( p r o v i n g such tough o p p o s i t i o n indeed, t h a t Hayes who eventually won on p o i n t s decided t o withdraw from the compet i t i o n and so made Shepherd the winner) and showed c o n s i d e r a b l e t a l e n t w i t h a long s t r a i g h t l e f t whioh scored many times but through attempting to use a r i g h t hand at the wrong time l e f t h i m s e l f wide open t o Hayes very accurate l e f t s . Welterweight- H. McKenzie i n a very weak state through weight t r o u b l e put up a good showing against W h i t f i e l d of St. Georges (a previous London Team Boxer) but was too slow and was u s u a l l y beaten to the punch by h i s very c o o l opponent who won on points. W h i t f i e l d went on t e n minutes l a t e r to beat a very plucky Imperial man, Moorehouse, who c a r r i e d the f i g h t to h i s man f o r much of the bout although t a k i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e punishment. In the s e m i - f i n a l at the l i g h t heavyweight d i v i s i o n two Imperial men, Corbett and Baker, passed through three rounds of very orthodox boxing i n which Baker through a s t r o n g e r l e f t hand and s a f e r defence won on p o i n t s . The other semif i n a l winner withdrew and Baker was deelau-ed the winner. 3
S Q U A S H With the approach of the U.L. three-a-a i«c Squash tournament the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Squash team stands confident as i t has a one hundred percent record of v i c t o r i e s . Recent matches i n c l u d e d two at Cambridge whers St. Catherine's and Queen's C o l l e g e were defeated and a v i s i t t o S t . Edmund H a l l , Oxford, where the team, shewed great s k i l l . a n d s p i r i t i n beating a redoubtable s i d e .
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