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Cn 15th. December l a s t term, the I m p e r i a l College E x p l o r a t i o n Joard met t o consider appl i c a t i o n s f o r grants f o r v a r i o u s p r o j e c t s , tour had been submitted, and three of these were o f f i c i a l l y approved and money granted to them according to t h e i r assessed needs. The f o u r t h a p p l i c a t i o n was returned t o the organiseBs f o r a l t e r a t i o n , with s e v e r a l suggestions for. making i t e l l b i b l e f o r support by the Board. Two of the e x p e d i t i o n s w i l l take place t h i s summer, w h i l e the t h i r d which has the g r e a t e s t amount of money i n v e s t e d i n i t w i l l take plawe i n 1957. J u s t under one h a l f of the E x p l o r a t i o n Boards' current f i n a n c i a l resources nasi thus been committed at the f i r s t meeting f o r p r o j e c t s e l e c t i o n , so that adequate funds remain f o r f u r t h e r e x p e d i t i o n s . I t i s hoped that the success of these w i l l h e l p the Board to gain f i n a n c i a l support from i n d u s t r y , s c i e n t i f i c s o c i e t i a or philanthropists.

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This [ r o j e c C w i l l be to i n v e s t i g a t e the area of the ,snow-cap and to determine i t s recent h i s t o r y of advance and recession. The weather c o n d i t i o n s i n the v i c i n i t y of the g l a c i e r w i l l be s t u d i e d by meteferologists, and the r a t e of r e c o l o n i s a t i o n of the area might a l s o be worked upon by a botanist. surveyor would go on t h i s t r i p to map the a r e a , which has not yet been done a c c u r a t e l y , and a geol o g i s t to report upon the u n d e r l y i n g rocks. Sta Th< e x p e d i t i o n w i l l l a s t s i x t o eight weeks during J u l y and August t h i s year.

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This area of the Himalaya's was s e l e c t e d by the o r g a n i s e r s s i n c e i t i s monsoon-free d u r i n the months of the summer v a c a t i o n . The c e n t r _ i l j r e u of t h i s range (which i n c l u d e s the mountain K2) w i l l provide the f i n a l l o c a t i o n , but t h i s cannot be decided d e f i n i t e l y u n t i l a party l e a d e r has been found. The party w i l l c o n s i s t of s i x students, each of whom w i l l have spent at l e a s t one year at I m p e r i a l College during 1955-57. 2oon w i l l be l e f t f o r up to two students who may enter the C o l l e g e next October, but f o u r w i l l be among e i g h t to be p r o v i s i o n a l l y s e l e c t e d at the beginning of February. The l e a d e r w i l l be a mountaineer with Himalayan experience. There w i l l be i n t e n s i v e t r a i n i n g during the two E a s t e r vacations and the Christmas v a c a t i o n , and a three weeks period i n the French Alps t h i s summer, so that the team may become f a m i l i a r with each other and mountaineering techniques. The alms w i l l be to survey an unexplored r e g i o n u s i n g a I h o t o t h e o d o l i t e , and to undertake s c i e n t i f i c research i n g l a c i o l o g y , geology, and meteorology. The cost of the e x p e d i t i o n has been estimated at ÂŁ5,000-2,S,a00of which the E x p l o r a t i o n Board w i l l provide ÂŁ2,5CO. The remaining money may be obtained from the Everest T r u s t , newspaper r i g h t s , photographs, and l e c t u r e s . c

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Althougu no o r g a n i s e d s e l e c t i o n was used, we have decided t h a t John Evans was the FELIX "Sportsman o f the Year" f o r 1955. T h i s i s based upon h i s achievements i n a t h l e t i c s and c r o s s c o u n t r y running. John, who i s n e a r l y twenty t h r e e , was educated at Westminster C i t y S c h o o l . He l i k e d p l a y i n g s o c c e r , and wished t o f o l l o w i n S t a n l e y Mathews f o o t s t e p s , hut he was u s u a l l y i n the r e s e r v e s a f t e r the s e l e c t i o n of teams had been made. He found he was a b e t t e r n a t u r a l runner than b a l l p l a y e r , and f o r the l a s t seven y e a r s has t a k e n advantage o f t h i s . He l a f t s c h o o l when s i x t e e n , t o work w i t h S o i l Mechanics, Ltd., and s t u d i e d as a p a r t time student a t Northampton E n g i n e e r i n g C o l l e g e f o r h i s i n t e r m e d i a t e examination. Since he came t o I.C. e i g h t e e n months ago, John has devoted a l o t o f time t o t o u r i n g Europe f o r race meetings. T h i s has l e d him t o j o i n i n g the great rank of 1st year r e p e a t s ( i n C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g ) . As a m a r r i e d man, he i s now more concientous and hopes to do b e t t e r t h i s June by m i s s i n g some o f the race meetings. PREFERS TRACK RUNNING At p r e s e n t , John Evans i s t r a i n i n g f o r t r a c k e v e n t s , the m i l e b e i n g h i s s p e c i a l i t y , though an.i o c c a s i o n a l two m i l e s i s not too t i r i n g . He says i t i s i n c i d e n t a l t h a t t h i s improves h i s c r o s s c o u n t r y , i n w h i c h he won the U n i v e r s i t y o f London Championships i n December, and came s i x t h i n h i s County Championships (Middlesex) l a s t Saturday. John's t r a c k r e s u l t s have not been s t a r t l i n g v i c t o r i e s , s i n c e he races a g a i n s t f a r more d e v e l oped a t h l e t e s , but t h i s f i e r c e r competion has enabled him t o produce times such as 3min 48.2secs. f o r 1500 metres a t Stockholm, and 4min. 8.2secs. f o r the m i l e a g a i n s t the R.A.F. He was second i n b o t h these r a c e s , but h i s o u t s t a n d i n g major v i c t o r y was when he won the 1500 metres f o r the B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s a t San S e b a s t i a n l a s t summer. John a c t u a l l y c o n s i d e r s c l u b running t o be f a r more important than i n d i v i d u a l achievement. T r a i n i n g f o r r a c i n g takes two hours each day ( u s u a l l y l u n c h hour) f o r s i x days a week. John spends more time as s e c r e t a r y o f the U n i v e r s i t y Cross Country C l u b , so t h a t h i s r e c r e a t i o n s have to be f i t t e d i n t o odd moments t o s u i t h i s m a r i t a l , a t h l e t i c and academic commitments. He i s fond o f f i c t i o n s t o r i e s , which he reads e x t e n s i v e l y w i t h no preference f o r any p a r t i c u l a r author, and l i k e s l i s t e n i n g t o c h o r a l and piano music. When asked h i s d i s l i k e s , John c o u l d o n l y t h i n k of poached eggs and "The A r c h e r s " . His a m b i t i o n s , t o pass h i s exams t h i s summer, and t o do w e l l i n the A.A.A. Championships t h i s J u l y , have changed c o n s i d e r a b l y from h i s Soccer a s p i r a t i o n s seven years ago.

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E S t i l l handicapped by the absence o f s u i t a b l e Union premises, t h e Dramatic S o c i e t i e s Christmas p r o d u c t i o n was performed at the C h a n t i c l e e r Theatre d u r i n g the l a s t week o f l a s t term. T h i s s m a l l t h e a t r e ensured a packed house f o r t h e t h r e e n i g h t s , and the audience were g i v e n e x c e l l e n t v a l u e i n entertainment. The C o l l e g e S o c i e t y n o r m a l l y s e l e c t s a p l a y which must be a great success o r a m i s e r a b l e f a i l u r e , and t h e i r ambitions were a g a i n f u l f i l l e d i n t a c k l i n g "The Ladies not f o r Burning" . The p r a c t i c e o f encouraging f r e s h e r s t o take the n a j o r i t y o f p a r t s was c o n t i n u e d , so t h a t seven p l a y e r s out o f the eleven were new t o the I.C. s t a g e . They showed the s o c i e t y t o be w e l l endowed w i t h f r e s h t a l e n t . The p a r t s were e x c e l l e n t l y c a s t , though i t would be u n f a i r but much e a s i e r t o p i c k but the few a c t o r s who were not q u i t e so w e l l s e l e c t e d due t o l a t e changes i n the c a s t . t h e a c t i n g o f Judy K o r n b l u t h and Les A l l e n was as e x c e l l e n t as would be expected by those who had seen them t o g e t h e r i n Antigone. Edna Thornton p l a y e d her p a r t as mother t o a tiresome household extremely w e l l , and w i l l no doubt f i n d a s i m i l a r r o l e i n f u t u r e p r o d u c t i o n s . Dick Saunders gave us an amusing c a r i c a t u r e o f a C h a p l i a n , w h i l e George Hartnup and David G r i f f e n p l a y e d t h e i r p a r t s w i t h great amusement t o the audience. I t was p o s s i b l y the compactness o f the t h e a t r e t h a t made the f a c i a l e x p r e s s i o n s o f the a c t o r s more n o t i c e a b l e than i n p r e v i o u s p r o d u c t i o n s \ t h i s f e a t u r e b e i n g o u t s t a n d i n g . The c o l o u r f u l costumes were s k i l f u l l y chosen t o s u i t the v a r i o u s a c t o r s . The d i r e c t o r , Ian Duff, i s t o be c o n g r a t u l a t e d upon another f i n e p r o d u c t i o n , towards which h i s stage s t a f f c o n t r i b u t e d c o n s i d e r a b l y i n making a success o f the t h e a t r e a t hand i n such s h o r t time a t t h e i r d i s p o s a l f o r p r e p a r a t i o n .

A SCENE FROM THE LADIES NOT FOR BURNING.

I. An I.C.Union General Meeting was h e l d i n g u i l d s on December 8th.THe length y business o* approving the accounts o f the Union,the b o o k s t a l l committee ;he a t h l j t i c s c l u b s committee and the a t h l e t i c s grounds :ommittee was d i s p a t c h e d e f f i c i e n t l y . A motion t o the e f f e c t t h a t C o u n c i l should l o o k i n t o the q u e s t i o n o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s i n granys and do what they c o u l d about it,wa s proposed by Mike Walpole and seconded by B r i a n Davies.Mr Walpole presented h i s case very f o r c i b l y and c l e a r l y . The P r e s i d e n t t h e n s a i d t h a t C o u n c i l was opposed to the motion and,with K e i t h M i l l e r ' s help,gave i t s reasons i n c l u d i n g the f a c t s t h a t the Union was c o n s t i t u t e d o n l y f o r the s o c i a l , c u l t u r a l and a t h l e t i c needs o f the s t u d e n t s , t h a t I.C. should not be a c t i n g a l o n e i n the matter and t h a t a s i m i l a r motion a s k i n g f o r o p p o s i t i o n t o the e x t r a d i t i o n o f I r a q i students had been r e j e c t e d a y e a r before.Mr Walpole r e p l i e d t h a t t h i s had r e s u l t e d i n a number o f students being shot.At t h i s a v o i c e from the d i r e c t i o n p f the benchsmashing element a t the back remarked"Oh dear". C o u n c i l ' s case was heatedl y opposed from the f l o o r , a n amendment t o the e f f e c t t h a t the matter should be pressed at the l e v e l o f the U.L.Presi d e n t s ' C o u n c i l m i s f i r e d and the vote came down h e a v i l y i n f a v o u r o f the motion . Of the Any Other Business,a gentleman who wished t o wear a b l a c k b l a z e r r e c e i v e d l i t t l e sympathy and eat down f r u s t r a t e d and John N i c h o l l wanted us t o r e j o i n N.U.S.

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The E x p l o r a t i o n Board has met, and a l a r g e son of money has now been committed t o v a r i o u s ventures t h a t they have approved. These expedi t i o n s w i l l b r i n g more p u b l i c i t y t o our C o l l e g e , and show t h a t we remain p i o n e e r s of i d e a s designed to produce i n d u s t r i a l and s c i e n t i f i c l e a d e r s . I t i s now our r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o see t h a t the support i s g i v e n t o these schemes. In t h i s way many peaple w i l l g a i n experienc e from the organi s a t i o n of an e x p e d i t i o n , and a t the same time take some of the burden t h a t the a c t u a l teams w i l l carry. The narakoram e x p e d i t i o n i s the most s p e c t a a c u l a r , and the i n i t i a l o r g a n i s a t i o n has been done by t h r e e s t u d e n t s experienced i n mountaine e r i n g . The proposed i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f b e h a v i o r of a raeltiug i c e - c a p i n \orway was made by an undergraduate f r e s h e r , D. Bridgewafcer, e f the R.C.S. T h i s i s t h e k i n d o f student p a r t i c i p a t i o n t h a t we want, and the acceptance and c o - o p e r a t i o n of the Board i n t h i s s u g g e s t i o n shows t h a t i t i s g i v i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o the student body t h a t we h a r d l y thought p o s s i b l e . Let us hope t h a t when the Board next meets t o c o n s i d e r proposed schemes i t w i l l have a l a r g e r number o f f e r e d , and t h a t these can a l l be g i v e n support .

LE PREMIER TOUR DE SOUTH KENSINGTON. The South Kensington Treasure Hunt o r g a n i s e d by FELIX f o r i t s f i n a l i s s u e l a s t term d i d gather some support d i s p i t e the r i v a l a t t r a c t i o n s o f c a r n i v a l p r e p a r a t i o n s , meals and the Post O f f i c e . The f i r s t people t o f i n d the E d i t o r , who had the p r i z e c a r e f u l l y guarded, were Messrs J.L.Saunders and J . J . Sheldon, of the E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g department. Ten ninut.es l a t e r , Messrs B o l e y , Stephen? Styan and Webber appeared, a l s o 2nd yea r e l e c t r i c a l s f o l l o w e d by John Bronson and C l i v e Pearse from the P h y s i c s department. No s a b o t a g i n g of the n o t i c e s occured by i r a t e members of the p u b l i c who were as b e w i l d e r e d by the c i p h e r as some o f the s t u d e n t s , and no cases o f o b s t r u c t i o n o f o t h e r uses o f i n i t i a t i v e were r e p o r t ed. The p r i z e of whisky was opened and sampled. C o n s o l a t i o n p r i z e s were drunk by many o f the people who f i n i s h e d t h e Treasure Hunt, and the success o f t h i s venture was c e l e b r a t e d throughout the weekend.

n Students w i l l be p l e a s e d t o read the f o l l o w i n g message t h a t the Rector r e c i e v e d i n r e p l y t o the telegram he sent the Queen Mother upon her i n s t a l l a t i o n as C h a n c e l l o r of the U n i v e r s i t y . Whitehall

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Dear Mr. L i n s t e a d , I am bidden by Queen E l i z a b e t h The Queen Mother t o request t h a t you w i l l convey t o the Chairman and Governing Body, the P r o f e s s o r s , S t a f f and student s o f the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e o f Science and Technology. Her Majesty's v e r y s i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o n of the d u t i f u l message which has been o f f e r e d on the o c c a s i o n o f Queen E l i z a b e t h ' s I n s t a l l a t i o n as C h a n c e l l o r of the U n i v e r s i t y of London. This message from the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , which p l a y s such an important p a r t i n the l i f e o f London U n i v e r s i t y , i s v e r y much v a l u e d by Her Majesty as C h a n c e l l o r . Yours s i n c e r e l y , MiJ.GILLIAT Assistant Private Secretary to Queen E l i z a b e t h The Queen Mother R.P.

L i n s t e a d , Esq., C.B.E., F.R.S.

MOQNEY'S CHRISTMAS DINNER The dignity of a formal dinner i n Hall was tempered most delightfully with the Christmas Spirit to provide one of the most pleasant (and best value for money) events of last term.The I.C.ohoir,led by Miss Imogen Hoist,gave a programme of oarols i n which everyone "joined later. JOBS SINGING After the R.C.S.Smoking Concert,the bar was packed tight with the tight.After olosing tijne,cme party sat to work to take down the stage which had to be removed before the next day,while a ohoir of about f i f t y voices went round to Q.A.,RobartHouseand Q.E.C.A large number of maidens enjoyed the entertainment from the safety of high windows but offered no perfarmanoe i n return."It may be rare i n Berkely Square but i t ' s not oh the Rio Grand"" RECENT FDBUCATIQN:"Careers for Graduates"-edited by the TJ.I* Appointments Board and published by the Athlone Press at 5s.Qf on f o r 200 pages i t devotes 10 to Soienoe,15 to Engineering and 8 toMining and Metallurgy.Strictly speaking, every I.C.man ought to have already known a l l i t has to say about his particular line before he oams here,but as this i s regrettably not the case with so many,the booklet may s t i l l have something of value for quite a number.It i s well l a i d out and, for i t s size,remarkably comprehensive;there i s l i t t l e jr no mention of salarles-an unfartanate omission,but a useful bibliography i s included. It w i l l be of greater value to arts students whose f i e l d of opartunies i s wide but sparse while i t should be a "must" far schools. Par my part I found i t interesting just to liesurely browse through it,refleot» ing an what i s happening to So-and -so and -what might have ; happened to me,had I taken So-and-so's advice. THAT MAN AGAIN:' The day after PawneePotlatoh,the Evening Standard reported that Brian Oggy had been taken to St George's Hosp i t a l with a soalp wound,reoeived from someone' tomahawk.However,interviewed by our reporter he stated: "I pioked up a really hot b i t of nurse from St.George's at the Hop last week and heard during the cabaret that she was on casualties that night so I shoved my nut through the nearest pane of glass",, THE ANTI-INPLATIOH CAMPAIGN:The Physical Society are co-operating by reducing the student subscription by half a or own. landladies and Brewers shivf l i t t l e enthusiasm but 'Grants Committees are remarkably keen. PEACE ON EA.TH AND GOODITIIi: *t their "last debate before Christmas.the Debating Society passed by 180 votesto10 "That this house i s i n favour of the abolition of oapwai punishment". Despite the Northern D a i l y Telegraph, we have been assured t h a t the method of s e l e c t i n g the team f o r the Karakorara e x p e d i t i o n has not yet been deci d e d , so t h a t t h e i r choice of one member was p u r e l y journalistic prevision.

I.C.Union, Dear S i r , The student of manners w i l l have been appallwd by the behaviour of some student s d u r i n g l a s t term. There were i n c i d e n t s when student s were bad mannered and t h o u g h t l e s s , b u t , on o c c a s i o n s a few people behaved l i k e h o o l i g a n s . I t seems t h a t the power t o d i s t i n g u i s h between f u n and games and h o o l i g a n i s m has been t e m p o r a r i l y l o s t . To quote the i n c i d e n t s a l r e a d y r e f e r r e d would be imprudent but I f e e l t h a t the a t t e n t i o n of the s t u d e n t s s h o u l d be drawn t o the dammage done i n the G u i l d s a f t e r the l a s t I.C.Union Meeting. S e v e r a l benches i n the l e c t u r e room were found t o have been wantonly damaged. The c o s t t o the Union f o r the r e p a i r t o the s e a t s amounted t o £15. Such behaviour by student s o f t h i s C o l l e g e i s v e r y d i s q u i e t i n g . In a few months a brand new b u i l d i n g w i l l be a v a i l a b l e to. the Union and s e v e r a l thousands o f pounds w i l l have been spent on the d e c o r a t i o n of the i n t e r i o r . W i l l I.e. students s t i l l continu e t o behave i n a d i s o r d e r l y f a s h i o n when the new b u i l d i n g i s open? The f u r u r e l e a d e r s o f i n d u s t r y w i l l have to improve t h e i r behaviou u n l e s s they want t o be t r e a t e d l i k e schoolboys w i t h d i s t a s t e f u l r u l e s and regulations. Yours e t c . , Jim Anderson.

THE CLUBMEN DANCE BAND. Book e a r l y t o a v o i d d i s appointment j t h r o u g h Peter fioldberg c/o Union r a c k . b e r g , c/o Union Rack. CARS FOR SALE: Apply Peter fl Tourer. Good r u n 1927 7 It.p. Jowett n i n g order. 1933 Brnsber P u l t a u i 7 »#«*er. Goad a l l round c o n d i t i o n . £83 o.n.o.

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e I must pay t r i b u t e t o the l i t e r a r y powers of my i r i e n d and predecessor as E d i t o r o f Phoenix, Mr, J . Cox. The e d i t o r i a l produced i n the l a t e s t e d i t i o n demonstrates i r r e f u t a b l y the w e a l t h of h i s i a a g i n a t i o Seldom have I observed such f a c i l i t y i n g i v i n g a coafused v e r s i o n of the s i t u a t i o n . Doubtless t h e r e are some g r a i n s of t r u t h somewhere i n h i s d e n u n c i a t i o n of the S.C.C. The t r o u b l e i s f i n d i n g them. One o f the more amusing f a i r y t a l e s he would have us b e l i e v e i s t h a t the f o r m a t i o n of a l l new c l u b s i s opposed on p r i n c i p l e by the S.C.C. e x e c u t i v e . Had he f o r g o t t e n t h a t the wine t a s t i n g s o c i e t y was formed b a r e l y s i x reonths ago? How d i d he come under t h i s sad misapprehension? For the uninrormed the S o c i a l Clubs Committee e x i s t s t o c o n t r o l , c o o r d i n a t e and develop the s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s of I.C. The d e t a i l s of these a c t i v i t i e s are managed by the v a r i o u s c l u b s w i t h a non a t h l e t i c b i a s . The f o r m a t i o n of new c l u b s and c o o r d i n a t i o n of f i n a n c e i s c o n t r o l l e d by the S.C.C. on which a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of each s o c i a l c l u b s i t s . \t the end of l a s t s e s s i o n a M e t h o d i s t S o c i e t y was proposed and i t was i n t i m a t e d t h a t a A n g l i c a n S o c i e t y was l i k e l y t o f o l l o w . With two interdenomi n a t i o n a l Protestant Societies already i n existence the q u e s t i o n was n a t u r a l l y asked would a c u t t i n g o f the P r o t e s t a n t C h r i s t i a n cake on s e c t a r i a n l i n e s cause a d i m i n u t i o n i n the s t r e n g t h of the e x i s t i n g s o c i e t i e s ? Did not those s o c i e t i e s p r o v i d e f o r the s e c t a r i a n demands of t h e i r members? The p o i n t was not the i n t r i n s i c v a l u e of the s e c t a r i a n s p l i t t i n g but the need f o r i t . A r i s i n g . f r o m t h i s C o u n c i l was caused t o contemplate the p o s s i b l e p r o l i f e r a t i o n of r e l i g o u s s o c i e t i e s . Mike Neale put forward the t e n t a t i v e s u g g e s t i o n t h a t a c e r t a i n amount of d e c e n t r a l i s a t i o n would be of v a l u e t o the S.C*.C. and i n accord w i t h t h e s p i r i t of a u n i v e r s i t y . In h i s view a u n i v e r s i t y s h o u l d be a p l a c e where one met and conversed w i t h o f f e r i n g views i n order t h a t the mind should be broadened and one's own i n t e r e s t s seen i n p e r s p e c t i v e . Could not the r e l i g o u s s o c i e t i e s amalgamate to form a R e l i g o u s A s s o c i a t i o n which would c o o r d i n a t e a l l l e c t u r e s , prayer-meetings, b r a i n t r u s t s e t c . , arranged by i n d i v i d u a l s o c i e t i e s , and p r o v i d e members some i n s i g h t i n t o the v a r i e t y of r e l i g o u s b e l i e f s . S i m i l a r l y an I n t e r n a t i o n a l Forum might c o o r d i n a t e the a c t i v i t i e s of the N a t i o n a l i s t and I n t e r n a t i o n a l i s t C l u b s . The N a t i o n a l i s t C l u b s , although they are by nature v i r t u a l l y e x c l u s i v e i n membership ( i f you are born and brought up a Jew you cannot suddenly t u r n i n t o a Arab) do an s x c e l l e n t job i n i n t r o d u c i n g t h e i r v a r i o u s students to t h e i r v a r i o u s c u l t u r e s . A s i m i l a r more g e n e r a l job i s undertaken by the I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s Club. Might not the i n s u l a r i t y of the n a t i o n a l i s t s c l u b s be a m e l i o r a t e d and the development of f u r t h e r groups f a c i l i t a t e d by d e c e n t r a l i s i n g the S.C.C. i n t h i s manner? For completeness i t was a l s o suggested t h a t the S o c i a l i s t and C o n s e r v a t i v e S o c i e t i e s r e t u r n e d t o t h e i r former union as s u b s i d i a r i e s of the o l d P o l i t i c a l S o c i e t y (thereby o f f e r i n g f a c i l i t i e s f o r development of a c l u b f o r Mr.Cox' f r i e n d s the anarchists). T h i s proposed d e c e n t r a l i s a t i o n of the S.C.C. had the m e r i t s of p r o v i d i n g f o r the f u r t h e r development and c o o r d i n a t i o n of a c t i v i t y of the r e l i g o u s , n a t i o n a l i s t and p o l i t i c a l s o c i e t i e s w h i l e d e c r e a s iing the s i z e of the S.C.C. i t s e l f . _ The demerit, as was soon e l o q u e n t l y p o i n t e d out, was the blow to the p r i d e of the i n d i v i d u a l c l u b s and t h e i r mutual d i s t r u s t (except the C h r i s t i a n s ? ) of the thought of p o s s i b l y l e a v i n g t h e i r r e p r e s e n t a t i o n on the S.C.C. to persons w i t h the i n t e r e s t of another group at h e a r t . Nobody r e c a l l e d t h a t the M a r x i s t L i t e r a r y Gromp has f l o u r i s h e d f o r years w i t h unabated v i g o u r as a s u b s i d i a r y of the L i t e r a r y and Debating S o c i e t y , or t h a t there had once been S o c i a l i s t , Concervarive and L i b e r a l groups i n the P o l i t i c a l S o c i e t y without anyone dying of apoplexy. Mr.Cox ended h i s harangue by a s s e r t i n g that the S.C.C. has o u t l i v e d i t s e f f i c i e n c y and a v e r i n g t h a t h i s c r i t i c i s m i s c o n s t r u c t i v e . Looking through h i s s t i m u l a t i n g i f i n v o l v e d p e r o v a t i o n one concludes he does not l i k e the p r o p o s a l f o r d e c e n t r a l i s a t i o n ; c o n s t r u c t i v e suggestions of an a l t e r n a t i v e o r g a n i s a t i o n f o r the s o c i a l c l u b s are conspicuous i n t h e i r absence. Doubtless i n a few months time he w i l l have some brainwave (such as chopping the S.C.C. i n h a l f ) which w i l l have us a l l gasping w i t h a d m i r a t i o n . U n t i l then we might r e f l e c t t h a t a l l important S.C.C. d e c i s i o n s are taken by the f u l l committee and not by the e x e c u t i v e . And i t cannot be such a u s e l e s s committee i f every c l u b i s so determined t o remain a member of i t .

December 13th

1955.

Dear S i r , As you know the f o l l o w i n g motion was passed by an overwhelming m a j o r i t y at the l a s t Union g e n e r a l Meeting: "That, i n the o p i n i o n of t h i s Union, the l o c a t i o n of a student' s home s h o u l d not a f f e c t the q u a n t i t y of h i s grant and, t h a t such L o c a l E d u c a t i o n A u t h o r i t i e s which do not s u b s c r i b e t o t h i s o p i n i o n should have the o p p o r t u n i t y of h e a r i n g the views of I.C.Union on t h i s matter. I n order t o f u r t h e r t h i s end. the Union recommends t h a t the Union C o u n c i l endeavours ( s i c ) t o d i s c o v e r whether the L.E.A.s which p r e v i o u s l y r e f u s e d t o pay the S t a t e S c a l e f o r s t u d e n t ' s ( s i c ) g r a n t s , are c a r r y i n g out the l a t e s recommendations of the M i n i s t r y of E d u c a t i o n , " I t would be of great a s s i s t a n c e i f any member of the Union who r e c e i v e s a grant from a L o c a l E d u c a t i o n A u t h o r i t y which does not f o l l o w the M i n i s t r y of E d u c a t i o n s c a l e , would c o n t a c t me i n w r i t i n g , g i v i n g the f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n : (1) The name of the A u t h o r i t y concerned. (2) The value of h i s (or h e r ) grant ana the v a l u e which i t would be i f assessed by the M i n i s t r y of Education s c a l e . A l l l e t t e r s w i l l be regarded as s t r i c t ! •c o n f i d e n t i a l . Any f a c t s and f i g u r e s quoted must be a c c u r a t e . Yours f a i t h f u l l y , J . Anderson. P r e s i d e n t , I.C.Union,

Meteorology Dept. Dear S i r . CHAIR OF UNION lCTAVE The i n t e n t i o n of t h i s wee c i s t h a t i t should be a week of s p i r i t u a l , i n t e l l e c t u a l , and s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s f o r the r e u n i f i c a t i o n of C h r i s t endom. Tt was i n i t i a t e d by a group r Esp.icopalio who founded a comnunity i n New York i n It*93, Some y e a r s l a t e r they s t a r t e d a magazine c a l l e d 'The 1 a which d e a l t w i t h church u n i t y , and a f t e r a f u r t h e r f i v e years the U n i t y Octave of Prayer f i r s t tiegan. Since then i t has been adopted by nany C h r i s t i a n denominations, and upon thp r e c e o t i o n of the community i n t o the C a t h o l i c Church, hv then rclso. The Octave l i e s between the Feast of the Chai oi St. Peter and the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, that i s to sav, fro'll .fed. 18th T =tri. to Wed. 25th Jan. Tt has o n l y r e c e n t l y been c a r r i e d i n t o the u n i v e r s i t i e s and t h i s year -,ar'<s the f i r s t "">ctave organised at u n i v e r s i t y l e v e l i n London. Tt i s ..•>• a pretence at union or a ti.'ie when d i f f e r e n c e s -ire f o r g o t t e n but an e f f t r t t i f u r t h e r mutual unders t a n d i n g and, nost important, a week of i n t e n s i f i e s prayer t h a t we nay apprehend S t . Paul's "One Lord, One F a i t h , One llaptism". Programnes of T.C.'s c o n t r i h u t i i n w i l l he nut up on the n o t i c e boards, and i t i s hoped t h a t a l l C h r i s t i a n s i n T.C. w i l l supnort i t . Tt should he emphasised t h a t a l l meetings are open to C h r i s t i a n s and n o n - C h r i s t i a n s a l i k e . 0

Yours f a i t h f u l l y , E.J.Langhara.

ANNOUNCEMENT Monday 16th

J a n , I . C . C h r i s t i a n Union. At 1.15p.m. M e t a l l u r g y L e c t u r e Theatre. Speaker: Rev,John L e f r o y . 'Can the Christmas S p i r i t L a s t . '

A freshman at San Diego would l i k e to have a pen f r i e n d w i t h whom to correspond and exchange i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g l i f e and c u l t u r e i n England His major f i e l d i s Chemistry and he i s i n t e r e s t e d i n othe r branches of s c i e n c e . Anyone i n t e r e s t e d please contact Bon-Secretary I.C.Union.

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L The c i t y and U u i l d ' s went q u i t e b e r s e r k f o r t h e i r r e d i n d i a n c a r n i v a l , aud through a clouded memory one r e c a l l s only the o u t s t a n d i n g moments of a moat e n j o y a b l e n i g h t . -he e a o a r e i w i i j . be l o n g remembered f o r Mr M i l l e r s c l a s s i c a c t . To what extent i t was r e hearsed, premeditated o r spontaneous has s t i l l not been d e c i d e d , but the audience had r a r e l y had such a t r e a t as t h i s by any goon. The I.C. j a z z band w i t h a few f r i e n d s kept going u n t i l 7 a.m., by which time they had t r i p l i c a t e d t h e i r more popular numbers. The system o f h i r i n g commissionaires t o guard the entrances t o the dance h a l l s payed d i v i d e n d s , making the f l o o r r e l a t i v e l y v o i d o f those r e g u l a r s who get i n on the s t r e n g t h of beer exchange w i t h i n e b r i a t e d student doorkeepers.

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Hie Smoking Concert was held for and by the R.C.S. Union in Queenies at the end of last terra . I t suffered from an uncomfortable campronise due to the mixed nature of the audience. r.obin Bray and Jim Anderson did their best(or worst) with songs i n the Testern Brothers style relating to the more sordid aspects of "ondon life.The >iines' President's guest iten vras a delightful l i t t l e sons «*out the incontinence of his oanine friends.Mr. Miller who was *lsc t i l l e d most have lost Iiis nerve as he did not show up.ftjyouj of oheaists suessfully parodied Dhole Tod Ccbley to Uncle Bugs Guthrie. AH the songs Were well ueceived but with the slcetches a 'mah sadder t;;le i s to be told, for when they penetrated the alcohol - laden atmosphere and f i l i a l l y reached the audience ,they were hurled back with groans towards the stare. One item which stands out brightly «oons the itdots of that evening was the I.C. Jar.n 3».n&»7hey both introduced the shew «md played during the interval arid were repeatedly cheered for their fine perfcrmsnce.A small divergence was oa'ised by sor^e jSuildsnen nlanttns ^ totem pole i n the rooni.

E Between Christmas and the New Year, t h e C o l l e g e V i n t n o r s moved from t h e i r c e l l a r s near Connon S t r e e t S t a t i o n to a much more e x t e n s i v e s e r e i e s o f caves i n Southwark. To a s s i s t i n t r a n s ference of s t o c k they asked f i f t e e n , students t o help them f o r t h r e e days. U n f o r t u n a t e l y these students worked o r drunk so p r o d i g o u s l y t h a t ther e were no f u l l b o t t l e s l e f t i n the o l d c e l l a r by the t h i r d day, so i t was p o i n t l e s s f o r them t o stay ther e any l o n g e r .

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I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e has produced yet another l i t t l e b o o k l e t f o r the guidence o f i t s members; we have the p l e a s u r e i n r e v i e w i n g the "Wine L i s t " 1955-56. Whether we should c r i t i c i s e t h i s book f o r i t s l i t e r a r y m e r i t s or the wine s e l e c t i o n committee upon i t s t a s t e i s a moot p o i n t , and our wine c o r r e s pondent has passed the s i x t e e n pages on t o us w i t h a few o b s e r v a t i o n s i n the hope t h a t a more g e n e r a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f the student body would not i n d u l g e i n 'Connoiseurmanship'. The book i s as l a v i s h l y f i l l e d w i t h maps as the f r o n t page o f t h i s e d i t i o n of FELIX (the Wine L i s t has r e d p r i n t as w e l l as b l a c k ) . F i f t y one wines and l i q u e r s are numbered, i n some cases s i m p l i c i t y o f remembering j u s t one number i s hindered by v a r i o u s v i n t a g e s b e i n g a v a i l a b l e f o r t h a t type, so t h a t the 'O.K.Year' has t o be w r i t t e n on ones c u f f as w e l l . It i s i n t e r e s t i n g to note t h a t the f i r s t paragraph o f the b o o k l e t t e l l s us t h a t burgundy w i t h o y s t e r s would probably g i v e r i s e t o a l l e r g i e s and the second paragraph a d v i s e s us t h a t burgundy i s a good wine t o d r i n k w i t h o y s t e r s . F o r t u n a t e l y t h i s sabotaging o f our h e a l t h i s not undermined elsewhere n e a r l y so much as the underminine: o f our pockets. The p r i c e s are reasonable f o r what we are g i v e n , b e i n g i n g e n e r a l those o f the r e t a i l p r i c e . But few wine d r i n k e r s on the c o n t i n e n t have Chateau b o t t l e d or even Anoel L a t i o n Controle"e wines w i t h t h e i r meals, s i n c e these are f o r very s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n s , which have t o r e c u r i n I.C. w i t h monotonous r e g u l a r i t y . Besides the a c t u a l expense of having these types of wines, no h a l f b o t t l e s are mentioned as being a v a i l a b l e mak»<f d r i n k i n g q u i t e an ambitous event f o r only two people. It has been rumoured t h a t wines w i l l be a v a i l a b l e by the c a r a f t when we r e t u r n t o a d i n i n g h a l l w i t h s e r v i c e next October. Perhaps cheaper wines w i l l be a v a i l a b l e : I t a l i a n wines (not mentioned i n the l i s t " ) many people know t o be a v a i l a b l e very, cheaply i n Old Compton S t r e e t : French wines from Lannuedoc and Spanish. Portugese wines are mentioned a t p r i c e s o f 5/6 and 6/6. These wines have l e s s export t a r i f f than French wines. The l a y o u t of the wine l i s t i s commendable, and the odd items of i n f o r m a t i o n are as i n s t r u c t i v e as the odd q u i z . T h i s concerns the Duke o f C l a r e n c e s ' strange f a t e i n 1473. No answer i s s u p n l i e d , so that d i s c u s s i o n may proceed through out the d e s e r t . The wine l i s t on the back cover g i v e s a good i n d i c a t i o n of the economic s i t u a t i o n i n v a r i o u s p a r t s of Europe f o r the years 1932-5.3, F i n a l l y , we know now not t o be put o f f by the choiee of thre e wines a t i i a l l Dinner when the l i s t c o n t a i n s 36 t a b l e wines. Since some of these need o r d e r i n g f o r t y e i g h t hours i n advance, perhans we w i l l be t o l d what the menu at f o r m a l dinners i s a t l e a s t f o r t y e i g h t hours i n advance so t h a t we may order the most annropiate wine. The Vine L i s t can c e r t a i n l y h e l p students t o c u l t i v a t e t a s t e ^ f o r the C o l l e g e V i n t n e r s ' products.

$j>tfjagoram We a p o l o g i s e f o r the e r r o r i n the pythagoram i n the Christma s i s s u e which made i t i n s o l u b l e . People who p o i n t e d t h i s out are t o be commended, and the anonymous donor o f the c o r r e c t c l u e i n a d d i t i o n t o the c o r r e c t answer i s to be c o n g r a t u l a t e d .

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" SATURDAY 14th JANUARY,

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FELIX wishes t o c o n g r a t u l a t e one o f i t s E d i t o r s E m e r i t i , Robin Bray, upon h i s marriage d u r i n g the v a c a t i o n . I t w i l l not be the g e n e r a l p o l i c y t o annpunce such events,or engagements d u r i n g the c u r r e n t l e a p year.

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Last week the t r a d i t i o n a l peace and q u i e t o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e was s h a t t e r e d somewhat by the a r r i v a l of seventeen h i g h - s p i r i t e d r u g b y - p l a y i n g Dutchmen, who had come from the n o t o r i o u s S o c i e t e i t Phoenix o f D e l f t U n i v e r s i t y . They soon e s t a b l i s h e d f r i e n d l y r e l a t i o n s w i t h the warden by a s k i n g him whether they c o u l d c l i m b up the H o s t e l w a l l s : h i s maniacal l a u g h t e r which greeted t h i s request e v i d e n t l y impressed the v i s i t o r s , as no mountaineering was undertaken. On Tuesday, January 3 r d . , H a r l i n g t o n was the scene of another encounter between I.C. and the D e l f t s c h e Studenten Rugby C l u b . The enthusiasm of the Dutchmen p l a y i n g rugby i s r i v a l l e d only t h e i r enthusiasm f o r d r i n k i n g "Genever". However, although the D e l f t team fought very hard, they are not accustomed t o p l a y i n g a g a i n s t such s k i l f m l o p p o s i t i o n and thet l o s t by 30 p o i n t s t o 6. The I.C. t h r e e q u a r t e r s gave a f i n e e x h i b i t i o n o f p a s s i n g a»d running i n which the forwards f r e q u e n t l y j o i n e d : one s c i s s o r s movement between Weale and K i t c h e n e r completely b e w i l d e r e d our opponents. We can be sure t h a t the D e l f t p l a y e r s w i l l have l e a r n e d much from t h e i r matches w i t h I.C.,King's, and K i n g s t o n , and they possess s e v e r a l t a l e n t e d i n d i v i d u a l s who should be a b l e t o blend t h e i r f i f t e e n i n t o a worthy f i f t e e n . The H a r l i n g t o n beer made a t e p i d s t a r t t o the evening, but the H a r l i n g t o n whisky r e s t o r e d AngloDutch r e L a t i o n s , although a t one fctage the v e r y e x i s t e n c e o f t h e p a v i l i o n seemed to be t h r e a t e n e d , The p a v i l i o n and i t s contents both s u r v i v e d w i t h o n l y a few c u t s , and D e l f t were a b l e t o a t t e n d the dinner which I.C. had arranged f o r them the f o l l o w ing evening. As one >1r J a n n i e r k s a i d , " T o n i g h t T ';hink we make a great b e e r - f e a s t " . We c e r t a i n l y d i e make a great b e r r - f e a s t , and the Dinne i n c l u d e d some amazing speeches from Dutchmen and E n g l i s h men a l i k e . An I.C. c r e s t was presented t o D e l f t , who r e t u r n e d the compliment w i t h a m a g n i f i c e n t tankard i n D e l f t c h i n a . I.C. now have a good c o l l e c t i o n o f D e l f t c h i n a t r o p h i e s , which i t i s hoped w i l l be d i s p l a y e d s u i t a b l y i n the new bar. On and o f f the f i e l d , the men o r uexiz r e v e a l e d themselves as sportsmen of the h i g h e s t c a l i b r e . They admired c e r t a i n B r i t i s h i n s t i t u t i o n s - n o t a b l y rugger songs, whisky and S t . P a u l s C a t h e d r a l , b u t of o t h e r s , e s p e c i a l l y the weather, they were r i g h t l y c r i t i c a l . Once again we found t h e i r comoany most s t i m u l a t i n g , and we can o n l y hope t h a t they enjoyed themselves as much as we enjoyed e n t e r t a i n i n g them.

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On Saturday, Dec. 10th, l a s t year the U n i v e r s i t y Cross-Country Championships were h e l d over m i l e s a t Rochampton. I.e. a l s o h e l d t h e i r i n t e r - c o l l e g e champions h i p s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y . The f i n a l r e s u l t o f t h i s c o u l d have been e a s i l y f o r e c a s t b e f o r e the race (1) G u i l d s , (11) R.C.S., (111) Mines. In the U n i v e r s i t y match, however, t h i n g s were d i f f e r e n t . U.C. were very s t r o n g , and the I.C. team was the s t r o n g e s t f o r many y e a r s . We had 5 teams i n the r a c e , a l t o g e t h e r , which was the l a r g e s t e n t r y from any c o l l e g e . A f a l l of r a i n the n i g h t before had made the h o r s e - r i d e s f i r m e r , but t h e r e was q u i t e a s t r o n g , c o l d wind b l o w i n g . T h i s d i d not d e t e r John Evans, of I,C. from w i n n i n g the race i n 37 seconds under the p r e v i o u s r e c o r d time, f o r which he imst be h e a r t i l y c o n g r u l a t e d . B i l l P a i n was l u r next man home, i n 7th p o s i t i o n , and the other o f the s c o r i n g f i v e - w e r e Conway(12th), Barber(15th) and Webster(19). Chas C o t t e r i l l must be thanked f o r h i s e f f o r t s f o r , although he d i d not s c o r e , he rose from a s i c k - b e d to run. The second tean d i d extremely w e l l t o f i n i s h i n 4 t h p o s i t i o n , b e i n g beaten o n l y by U.C., T.C. 1 s t . and L.S.E. Mention must be made of John C o l l i n s , whose b e a u t i f u l l y timed s p u r t half-way through the race gained him many p o s i t i o n s and made him f i r s t man home f o r the 2nd tean, i n 27th p o s i t i o n .

c MATCH RESULTS AUTUMN ltfoo. H8CKEY Oct.15th Chelsea P o l y Won 3-2 22nd Q.E.C. Drew 3-3 29th Royal Holloway I I Drew 0-0 Nov. 5th U.C. I I Won 6-1 19th School o f Pharmacy Drew 3-3 The two matches i n December were c a n c e l l e d . SQUASH

Nov. 2nd W e s t f i e l d 9 t h L.S.E. 12th B r i s t o l 16th Bedford 30th St. Mary's Three games were c a n c e l l e d .

Three days before Hew Year's eve,members of I.C • Llount aiasi— serine G3.uk started gathering at the Youth Hostel in. Gloncoe, i n prep oration for the Christmas raeet. In appearance GEKendoe i^iust be one of the wildest glenn i n Scotland,bounded on i t s two sides by magnificent mountain scenery, and gives some of the best rock and snow climbing in Britain, It was unfortunate that winter had not yet come i n force to this part of Scotland,and i t was necessary to climb to about, 2.000 f t before the snow line was reached,However some excellent sport was 'to be found on the high sui-vnit ridges and also i n the long gullies streatohing from the corries up to the ridges.. TTere the snow -ma hard packed and i n places ice was present both these conditions necessitating the use of an ice aj^e> The rocks were heavily iced nrJ^ng rock olimbing almost impossible. Twice a clay a small National Trust notice board rescinded people of the dastardly massacre that had taken place i n this very spot nanjr years ago,yet • this did not prevent a l l present •from taking part i n a slightly less bloody massacre on TTew Year's eve.This was celebrated i n the traditional Scootish style,whilst the Sassenach quickly realised that a toast to the 'Creag T)hu produced a wee drap from his more inebriated Scotsman. The heavy rain of New Year's eve washed away much of the snow, arid the rain .and strong winds continued throughout the day.Not dismayed by the f r i v o l i t y of the night before,several parties ventured outon TTew Year's day,most of then returning in the reverse conditions of the Hogmonay celebrations extremely wet outside and regretably dry inside. The we ather remained bad -aid i t was ir.rpossible to do any serious climbing.The snow was slowly washed away,whist the ice covered rocks were turned into a mixture of running water* and melting ice.

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Nov.19th Kings I I Lost Won 26th U.C. I I Other matches have been c a n c e l l e d o r postponed.

M O U N T A I N E E R S

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During the Michaelmas term the standard o f the 1st X I games v a r i e d from good t o very bad. The main t r o u b l e has been the l a c k o f g o a l s c o r i n g forwards as shown by the average o f two goals per game. The l a s t two games, a g a i n s t Kingston Grammar School and Leeds U n i v e r s i t y , were won 3-2 and 2-1 r e s p e c t i v e l y , and the forward p l a y was d i s t i n c t l y b e t t e r than i n past games. The second and t h i r d teams have been t r o u b l e d by the l a c k of a s t a b l e s i d e . This i s p a r t l y due t o the f a c t t h a t the t h i r d team has t o be run on a r o t a system t o provide as many people as p o s s i b l e w i t h a game. The mixed Sunday X I has been v e r y s u c c e s s f u l both on and o f f the f i e l d . S e v e r a l good freshworaen have strengthened the s i d e and the standard o f games has been unexpectedly h i g h . P W L D For Against 1st X I 2nd XI 3 r d XI Mixed

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