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OVER £200 HAS BEES RAISED IN THE COLLEGE XV RESPONSE TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEE APPEALS. The f i r s t money handed over was £27 from the sale of Felix. The two-day collection, preceded by a prol i f i c advertising campaign, with tricolor lapel emblems supplied by the Polish S o c , raised £153 - of whioh .6d was collected i n R.C.S. The proceeds, £36*6.0, of the successful hop held last Saturday by a aoalition of the International Relations Club, Polish Soo., and R.C.M. were also donated to the Sad Cross. A few members of the College have occupied sane of their spare time helping with the packing and despatch of Clothing and food at the headquarters of voluntary organisations. This has provided interesting and entertaining work even though the airoumatanoes are t r a g i c
THE DRAMATIC SOCISTY and THS COMUS CLUB PRESENT THS LONDON PREMIERS OF
: BY JOHANN SIGURJONSSON
About one reader i n four responded to our Lodgings Survey. The 300 people concerned probably provide a reasonably typioal sample of the whole, of I.C., although i t i s possible that a higher proportion of those living near the oollege than those living i n remote places did not trouble to partioipate. Factual results of the survey are as follows. The greatest concentration of I.C. students i n digs falls i n two areas : between Chiswiok and Ealing and i n the Battersea-Clapham area. 30$ of those responding to the survey oame from the former area and 25?& from the latter. No regional variation i n charges was apparent, except that those specifying Earl's Court as their area seemed to pay distinctly more than elsewhere. The average charge for a single room without food i s between thirty shillings and two pounds (although sane pay up to £3). for bed an<i breakfast the usual charge i s between f i f t y shillings and three pounds (though some pay up to £4). Moat students in digs (65 fo) return to their abodes for an evening meal and are also provided with|lunch on Sundays. Such people pay an average of 3 i guineas weekly. It i s hoped that these figures might help/people who are being swindled to appreciate the fact. It i s impossible to pinpoint individual oases of overcharging from the forms as payment mu3t depend on the quality of the rooms and subsidiary facilities provided. Very few grumble at extra charges for gas, heating e t c , but many do grumble at the money and time wasted in travelling. One student i n five spends more ihan two hours travelling each day. A further 15$ estimate/their travelling at l£ hrs and 42fa at about one hour. Since about two-thirds of these return to their digs for jupper, i t i s small wander that so many I.C. student* are rarely to be seen around the Union i n the evenings. The case for more residential accommodation near oollege i s not only strong, but urgent. ....continued on page three
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>U15 p.m.- NEXT TflESDAY, CONCERT HALL. Agenda includes presentation of accounts for the year and election of 2 extra members to. the Entertainments Committee. Nomination forms for the latter can be found on the Council notice-hoard i n the Union Lounge.
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Room 17, C & Q. Sir, 1 was p a r t i c u l a r l y pleased to read i n the l a s t i s s u e of ' F e l i x ' that you considered Imperial College to be a business concern. So many of your predecessors have i n s i s t e d that i t i s a U n i v e r s i t y , where we should take p a r t i n numerous "other" a c t i v i t i e s not shown i n the s y l l a b us, that i t i s r e f r e s h i n g to f i n d an S d i t o r of Felix^ with s u f f i c i e n t courage to p r i n t the t r u t h . You were wise to point out how i r r e s p o n s i b l e i t i s f o r students of I.C. to express i n p u b l i c any p o l i t i c a l views that might be the s l i g h t e s t b i t c o n t r o v e r s i a l and I would add that s i n c e we are a l l t r a i n i n g to be technologists we are not expected to take i n t e r e s t i n shaping national policy. F o r t i f i e d by your words I s h a l l continue to attend at IyC. r e g u l a r l y from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and shun l i k e the plague any a c t i v i t i e s organised outside these business hours.
I.G. Union, 24th November. Dear Sir, The College Staff already have two Senior Common Rooms, each with adjoining dining f a c i l i t i e s . One is in the Ayrton Hall; the other i s in the Queen's Gate premises. Our new UnionBuilding i s , i n toto, hardly adequate for the number of students i n the oollege, but I have no objeotion to our Staff having a common room i n that building provided that those who U3e i t join the Union (£3. 3. 0. Idfe Membership) and also share i t with students when occasions demand. Yours faithfully, Hubert Smith.
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G r a t e f u l Brown Bagger. Sir, C. & G. Onion, 20 t h . Nov. 1956 Dear S i r , In attempting to answer i n part the l e t t e r from J . L . S e l l a r s i n the l a s t issue of FELIX, I can assure him that the small representation of Guilds i n this year's procession was due n e i t h e r to incompetence nor apathy. A f t e r l a s t year's e x c e l l e n t Show the Union was assured that they would again be i n y i t e d to p a r t i c i p a t e , and t h i s year the C i t y Remembrancer wrote an i n v i t a t i o n to both Guilds and Kings dated J u l y 31st., I n v i t i n g them to p a r t i c i p a t e . However, both l e t t e r s were sent to Kings and, to quote from h i s l e t t e r to me: "I was deeply d i s tressed to know that as a r e s u l t of the maldroitness - f o r which I take f u l l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y - of the l e t t e r to you being misdirected " i t was, therefore, no f a u l t of the Guilds' Committee that e a r l i e r arrangements were not made. At the beginning of the session, perturbed by the lack of an i n v i t a t i o n , I was requested by the Committee to approach the A u t h o r i t i e s . I t then came to l i g h t that t h i s e r r o r had been made, and, furthermore, that Kings had not seen f i t to forward our i n vitation. At such a comparatively l a t e date i t was not p o s s i b l e to have more than four Guildsmen i n the Show. However our representation was such that the Guilds Crest appeared on our f l o a t - "Aluminium i n S t r u c t ures" - and, i n the end, there were s i x Guildsmen i n the procession, the two reserves being found a d d i t i o n a l places at the rear of the procession at the l a s t minute. In conclusion, I again quote from a l e t t e r from the C i t y Remembrancer: " I am d e l i g h t e d that you were able to take p a r t i n the procession and I assure you quite s e r i o u s l y that your p a r t i c i p a t i o n year by year i s much valued. May i t long continue." The Remembrancer i s also f u l l y aware of the a c t i o n of Kings and of the r e s u l t a n t p r o t e s t by the College a f t e r the Show - I made sure of that } Yours s i n c e r e l y , J.A. Hobson.
It came as a s u r p r i s e , indeed a shock, to f i n d that the e d i t o r of " F e l i x " could l i k e n a c o l l e g e of a U n i v e r s i t y to a b u s i ness concern. Whereby opinions, and l i b e r t y of thought and a c t i o n , are only to be enjoyed provided that the r e s u l t i s a commercial success. D i s r a e l i once s a i d " A U n i v e r s i t y should be a place of l i g h t , of l i b e r t y and of learning". I f the e d i t o r i s r e a l l y serious i n h i s argument then I would suggest that he does not consider I.C. to be worthy of the status of a U n i v e r s i t y College. He f a l l s i n completely, i n f a c t , with Mr. Higson who i n h i s l e t t e r considers that because money i s being spent on I.C. we should bow, say •Thank you' and forget to voice our opinions. No s i r J T h i s i s not what the a t t i t u d e of U n i v e r s i t y students should be; our independence and thought should be untrammelled toy c o n s i d e r a t i o n of outside i n f l u e n c e s . I t ' seems a p i t y that the e d i t o r of " F e l i x " should subscribe to the view that I.C. i s not af U n i v e r s i t y l e v e l . Yours f a i t h f u l l y L. A l l e n . ( EDITOR'S NOTE: I am s o r r y that my remarks were to some extent misconstrued. A l l analogies are imperfect. Express your opinions by a l l means - but i n such a way as to c l e a r l y give the impression that they are personal opinions and not the oplnioms of the College. Most of the witnesses of your actions are i n t e l l i g e n t enough to d i s t i n g u i s h between the two.)
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Now for the background to the question about flats very olose to the oollege. As a l l readers are aware, the oollege has acquired the north, east and south sides of Princes Gardens. The east and south sides are practically derelict (except for the Air Squadron and i t s two nearest neighbours whioh I.C. do not own). The existing buildings w i l l be demolished and replaced by hostels as soon as redtape and contractors w i l l allow. It i s estimated that accommodation for about 600 (plus two large refectories on the south side) w i l l be ready by autumn, 1959.
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This S i r Galahad of I.C. i s more generally known as "Dick" - John "being so common as to almost he of no use as a name, Lancelot being too embarassing I His bearded and Mephistophelean countenance i s destined for even greater notoriety, owing to a current publicity campaign. The beard began as a 'dare' and i s now being defiantly maintained - as also i s the eternal search for the few "who don't strongly object to â&#x20AC;˘whiskers". It also provides an effective answer to offers of stage make-up - "No thanks, I grow my own." Of his school career he has l i t t l e to say except that he ran as a quarter-miler and played the only sane character - Mortimer Brewster - i n "Arsenic and Old Lace". Not in character ? "I'm not a Brewster, I'm the son of a 3ea-cook." - On second thoughts, yes I He entered I.C. i n 1950 for the Inter. Course (?) and proceeded to study Physics'in his next year, s t i l l talcing part i n athletics and the Dramatic Society. After the usual disagreement with the examiners i n 1952 he departed for the S.A.P., of which he was s t i l l a member as Junior Technician Acting Corporal (Paid) when he returned to City and Guilds in 1954 - i n fact he enjoyed the distinc-tion of receiving pay from both his County and the R.A.F. during his f i r s t three weeks Dack. His memory stretches back to the times when Kitch was an under-graduate and includes such historic occasions as that when R.C.S. held an Official Union meeting at 11.30 p.m. - on Piooadilly Underground Station! He has taken an active part i n Union affairs - a recent copy of 'Phoenix' shows him clasping a young lady i n a distinctly non-L fashion at the Pawnee Potlatch. In the Dram. Soc. he has taken a selection of roles, painted scenery and even tried his hand at producing - he insists that he had no hand in "The White Sheep of the Family" After a year a3 Society Secretary, he was the only member with a sufficiently unreliable "car" to follow i n Ian Duff's steps as President of I.C.D.S. (the petrol shortage doesn't worry his as i t appears to run on a peouliar mixture of water and oil). In this position he has had the unenviable task of trying to chivvy the planning office into having the Concert Hall ready for the inaugural production of "Loftur" - a mighty epio, vaguely reminiscent of the land of Eskimo Nell and starring (yes, you've guessed i t J) Dick Saunders. A last point - those visiting his room are requested to refrain from roller-skating on his ceiling.
The north side i s more of a problem. Some leases do not run out for about 8 years, and the site oannot be developed properly until then. However, certain houses are i n such condition that they could be renovated to serve as temporary flats during this period. The college would require to recover their outlay involved in such renovation i n rents spread over the eight-year period. A oiroular was sent to a l l members of staff asking whether they would be interested i n living i n such flats. As soon as this came to the notioe of the Union Executive strong representations were made to the college authorities that such flats should be available for students to share, since Princes Gardens was purchased expressly for student residence. A rough investigation by the Domestic Bursar, Mr. Seaford, and the I.C. President showed that between 60 and 100 students could jjrobably be accommodated (depending on the state of delapidation of certain houses) and that the rents would probably be well within the scope of PG's and overseas students and possibly of undergrads as well, A professional survey, at present i n progress, w i l l confirm or disprove these hopes. Mr. Seaford thinks that flats could be made ready for next session. The Executive hoped that the lodgings survey would strengthen their case for making the flats available to students. Over half of those responding to the survey said they would be interested, and suggested an average of ÂŁ2 per week per head.Some offered considerably more. Many others said they would like to move into a hostel near I.C. but felt that their digs were more suitable than sharing a flat. Whether or not the idea i s economically feasible remains to be seen. It i s quite certain that every chance of quiokly obtaining more accommodation should be thoroughly explored, and an extra 100 near-by residents would be a great asset to the Union and to the people concerned, especially during the next three years.It would also mean a hundred fewer people joining i n the scramble for good digs near I.C. Many thanks to those who f i l l e d i n their farms.
Some quotations from "Lodgings Survey" forms. "I am fed up with being slung out of one plaoe and then another." "Miserable landlady." "To me a change of scenery outweighs the obvious advantage (i.e. more college l i f e ) of living i n the hostel." "The tyranny of landladies i n Ealing i s k i l l i n g I.C." Someone who lives i n Hornohurch and spends 3 i hours a day travelling, writes "I would like to live near college but I cannot get a large enough grant from the state. They claim I live "too near" the college." "There's no place like home" - spends 2 hrs travelling. "To have to cook and wash up for myself would drive me to marriage." "I'm okay Jaokl"
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Ur. HENRY, i n a s p e c i a l interview with the E d i t o r (the l a t t e r was i d e n t i f y i n g one of h i s f a v o u r i t e pipes, an alarm c l o c k and his spare s p e c t a c l e s which had been s t o l e n from h i s l a b . ) , said that n e a r l y a l l these i n c i d ents with which he had to deal could be prevented i f members of the college were more c a u t i o u s . He d i d not accuse people of being c a r e l e s s . Prevention i n t h i s case i s c e r t a i n l y e a s i e r and b e t t e r than cure.
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Let us turn f i r s t to Morphy Day. Our report i n the l a s t issue was a h u r r i e d l y prepared one. Th omission," on the'back page, of the coxes' names from those of the winning crews was a regretted oversight. The two were P. Bumby, Mines Morphy, and J . Alexander, Guilds Lowry. e
Did you know that i t i s not unusual f o r there to be two or three cases of l a r c e n y i n the College or Union PER DAY 1 I f you do not b e l i e v e t h i s then ask the I.C.Security O f f i c er, J . HENRY. Because, g e n e r a l l y speaking, members of the College are not s u f f i c i e n t l y concerned with the safety of t h e i r property, I.C. has become the happy-hunting ground of the p e t t y t h i e f , and Mr. Henry has been worki n g overtime. Do you, f o r example, l o c k your b i c y c l e i f you leave one at colleg e during the day ? You can be a v i c t i m of a t h e f t . On Saturday lOtht: November, two ICWArians l e f t t h e i r h o s t e l rooms unlocked w h i l s t one went f o r her breakfast and the other took a bath. On t h e i r r e t u r n they found a considerable amount of property had been s t o l e n . On the same day, a p a r c e l which he knew to contain a 65/s l i d e r u l e awaited J. Chadwick i n the Hostel rack. He saw i t at 11.50 a.m. but l e f t i t there because he was going out. On his return at 4.50 p.m., when he went to c o l l e c t the p a r c e l , he found that i t had gone. Unfortuna t e l y Chadwick d i d not repor t the l o s s to Mr. Henry u n t i l the f o l l o w i n g Thursday, and, at the time of going to press, he has not r e t r i e v e d h i s property.
FELIX
Those who are responsible f o r " F e l i x " are often faced with a dilemma during the " p r i n t i n g week" between the going t o p r i n t and the sale of the paper. When events of importance occur during those few days, do they rush b r i e f notice of these i n t o "Stop Press", making space by s a c r i f i c i n g some a r t i c l e that has already been inserted? - or do they save the reports so that they appear three weeks l a t e r when t h e i r news value has been l o s t ? This review i s an attempt t o solve the problem.
On Tuesday the 13th November Jezebel, the R.C.S. F i r e Engine, was christened. In the photograph that we were able to s l i p i n t o the l a s t issue, Robin Bray, the Imperial College Bard, i s seen standing on the engine r e c i t i n g an ode to grace the occasion. Jezebel has now o f f i c i a l l y "taken to the road". We wish her a long and eventful career. Dinner i n H a l l on the evening of that day provided another memorable occasion of a d i f f e r e n t kind. I t was the f i r s t of these functions to be hald i n the new Dining H a l l and several distinguished guests were present. One of the most distinguished of those, S i r A l f r e d Egerton, a much valued f r i e n d of the Union, presented two b e a u t i f u l ornate s i l v e r candlesticks to the college. These had been handed down the Egerton family tree f o r many years. They represent a r e a l l y personal g i f t f o r whioh everyone i s most g r a t e f u l . The l a s t item to be recorded also i s an event whioh took place on the Tuesday. Keith M i l l e r returned to I.C. to give a General Studies Lecture:"Training f o r the Himalayan Expedition". This was an account of the Mountaineering Club's t r a i n i n g v i s i t to Switzerland during the summer vacation and was i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h some f i r s t - c l a s s colour s l i d e s . Keith's f o r t h r i g h t d e l i v e r y and "earthy" language excited the enthusiasm of a large audience. I t was one of the most successful General Studies Lectures since the scheme began. (Note f o r freshers: K.J. M i l l e r was President of C. & GÂť Union, l a s t year.)
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Photographs taken by F e l i x reporters f o r which there i s no room i n the paper w i l l appear m a notice-board by the Bar door i n the Ayrtcm H a l l . They w i l l be on s a l e (on a non-profit making b a s i s ) to members of the c o l l e g e . The f i r s t attempt with t h i s Service provoked an encouraging response.
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fatch out. Guilds. Anthony Hopkins - General Studies lecturer - professed a passionate regard for Bo. Petrol rationing or not i t may appear elsewhere than on the cover of Punch - perhaps the next Hoffnung Concert. Honorary Awards. Ted Smith, who wil l have been here 30 years come April 1st, and Mooney, for his great efforts i n the Refectory at the beginning of the term, have been made Honorary Life Members of the Union i n recognition of their services. Closed Shop Policy. Last year the Bookstall refused to sell Christmas Cards to certain non-union members of the staff. The Domestic Bursar has now produced an unofficial card, for sale to staff and students, i n competition with the official Union Card.. The unofficial card, which is of poor quality, i s the one with the photo of the Rodei-Cc H i l l building. -mm
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GENERAL STUDIES Two of the General Studies Lectures on Tuesday 20th. November were organised hy the I.C. Conservative Society on the one hand and the Socialist Society on the other. The large attendance at both these meetings indicates that interest i n politics i s s t i l l very alive at I.C. The Conservative Society had as their Guest Speaker Mr. Harold Watkinson, the Minister of Transport, who spoke about the future of British roads. Mr. Watkinson gave a brief outline of the network of motorways that he proposed to construct and explained why this particular plan had been adopted. In the course of his remarks he pointed out the necessity of having an overall plan for a l l forms of transportation, withi n the framework of whioh the new road programme must f i t . He also said that the new motorways were planned primarily for trucks, not the private motorist, and that coupled with any new motorway there had to be adequate ring roads within the oities so that t r a f f i c could gain easy access to the factory areas.
The lecture organised by the Socialist Society had the provocative t i t l e "A British Communist looks at Hungary" and, as expected, led to some very l i v e l y discussion. The speaker was Mr. Tom Durkin, who was introduced by John Cox. Mr. Durkin spoke for 35 minutes, during whioh time he was frequently interrupted from the back of the hall, then he bravely volunteered to answer questions. The questions eventually turned into a general debate from the floor. At one time the speaker simply sat back and l e t his audience get on with i t . The meestiug was scheduled to end at 2.15 p.m. Hut actually continued until 3*30 p.m. when i t was finally broken vcp by the entrance of Physios III for a lecture.
The postponement of the Carnival will have repercussions elsewhere. In past years the Bedford and R.C.A. Balls have been held on the same date as the Carnival, (oollusion between entertainments committees?). I t has become the accepted|practice for the more v i r i l e attending the Balls to round off the night at the Carnival; must these oelebra, tions now end prematurely?
Dining Hall. lunches in the new Dining Hal] are now becoming popular with the rank and f i l e . Those with more time to spare than for snack bar sandwiches are missing the refectory queues and eating their meals i n comfort. The food i s served hot and fowl appears on the menu almost daily. Rector's Round. The Reotor presented plaques with the crests of I.C. and the three constituent colleges to the respective presidents at Hall Dinner on 20th. Nov. The plaques, whioh are to adorn the new bar were produced from a brown bag (J) and were wrapped i n a eopy of 'Felix'(J). In thanking the Reotor, Kitoh expressed regret that the Dinner could not terminate i n the new bar, where the cry "Drinks a l l round on the Rector* might have been heard. Drum Rolls Again. R.C.S. are to manufacture a drum as a thievable and audible totem. This w i l l enable Guilds to attempt to regain face after their dreadful neglect of the Spanner. Hopping Mad. It has been revealed that only eight ICWArians supported their dance a week last Saturday. Is this, because the President issued an edict forbidding fraternisation within the oollege ? There can be mo reflection oast on the males here; maiden* from elsewhere flocked to the hop and had to be turned away i n large numbers, disappointed.
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Friday MOT, 30th. 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. Ayrton B a l l . Curzon Orchestra. Bar, Buffet, Cabaret. Double t i c k e t £1. Evening Dress. • B r i t i s h Evening" 7.00 p.m. i n International the Snack Bar. Beer, F i s h and Relations Club Chips. P r i n t C r i t i c i s m by O.Clarke, Phot. Soc. A.R.F.S. 5.15 p.m. Bot. Lec.Th. 1.10 p.m. New Ctte.RIB. "OrganRover Crew i s a t i o n of Badge Courses" by I.Lewis. Saturday Dee, l s t .
Touchstone Weekend
"Symbols, Romantic and S c l e n t l f i c . " P r o f . E.E.J. Gombrich (Prof, of History of A r t at U.C - Elade)
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Monday Dec. 10th. Mass Radiography Unit at I.C. Free Chest X-ray. Tuesday Dec. 11th. London .Premiere of 'LOFTUR' by Johann Sigurjonsson 8.30 p.m. Concert Hall** 1/6,2/6,4/-. Wine T a s t i n g Soc."Inexpensive Wines" Mass Radiography U n i t at I . C Free Chest X-ray. Dram. Soc. & Comus Players
Wednesday Dec 12th. FELIX DANCE L.U.D.S.
U.L. Boat Club
7.30 - 11.0 p.m. Ayrton H a l l . Band, Bar, Blups I Tickets ?./s i n g l e and 3/- double. One Act F l a y F e s t i v a l . I.C. entry " S g a r a r e l l e " jMoliere) 7.15 p.m. Inst, of Ed. Assembly H a l l , Ualet St . 1/6 and 2/6. Winter Eights Race. 2 crews entered from I.C.B.C. F i r s t Heat a t noon from U.L. Boat House, Chiswick.
Monday Dec;- 3rd. R. CM. Students' Christmas B a l l . 7.30 - 11.30 Associatio n Ayrton H a l l . Stanley Bloomf i e l d ' s Band % B u f f e t , Bar, Cabaret. Formal Dress. 3/6 s i n g l e , 5/6 double. Tuesday. -Bee., 4th. "Parasitology at I.C." P r o f . B.G.Peters, 5.30 p.m. Main Chem. Lecture Theatre. Wednesday Dec. 5th.
C & G. Eng. Soc, Afternoon v i s i t to Lucas to see f u e l i n j e c t i o n equipment. Railway Soc. "President's Day" Play LOFTUR - Mines' Night. Mass Radiography Unit at I.C. Union again. Thursday Dec. 13th. C & G. Eng. Soc. Film Show - d e t a i l s l a t e r . R.CS. Nat. H i s t . "The Work of Haslemere Museum" Soc. - i n c l u d i n g Freshwater Biology 5.15 f o r 5.30 p.m. Bot. L. Th. PlayLOFTUR (benefit night fox 2ai Griffin).
Friday Dec. 14th. FELIX No. 100 on s a l e , 6d. " A i r to A i r Photography" by C B . Brown Bot. L e c t . T h t r . (arranged i n conjunction with I . C G l i d i n g Club.) LOFTUR
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Inaugural Lecture
G. & G. Eng. Soc. Afternoon v i s i t to Kodak L t d . Railway See* V i s i t to E a r l s Court S i g n a l l i n g School, London Transport. U.L.Concert Orch.Tuke H a l l , Bedford College 3/6 r e s . 2/6 unres. Thursday Bee. 6th. Music See. C..& G. Sag* Soc.
Christmas Concert, 8 p.m. Inft.A. H. - 3/"Bridge Construction" by H. Shlrley-Smi th, 0. B. E.,B.Sc., M.I.C.B. (Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd. )
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Friday Dee. 7th. 1.10 p.m. New C t t e . Rm. Talk by M e l v i l l e B a l s i l l i e . P o r t r a i t and Colour Gp. mtg. Shot. Soc. 5.15 p.m. Zoo. L e c t . T h t r . " S c i e n t i f i c Aspects of Archft.G.S. Mat. H i s t . Soc,.-aeology" by L. B i c k , 5.15 p.m. Bot. L e c t . Thtr. Tea at 5 p.m. i n Botany L i b r a r y . "The L i t t l e World of Don Film Soc. Camillo" with Fernandel & Gino Cervio. ,Also "The Romance of Transportation" 6.45 p.m. Phys. Chem. L e c t . Thtr. "The Christmas Message" Rev. F r . S. CM. F r a n c i s , S.S.F., 1.10 p.m. Re. 128 C & G. Rover Crew
I.CC.U. Open Meetingsi Bee.3rd. "Know your enemy", Dec. 10th."The Good T i d i n g s " . Met.L.Thtr.
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THURSDAY
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IMPERIAL COLLEGE CHOIR JACQUES STRING ORCHESTRA Conducted
by IMOGEN HOLST
Works by Bach, Purcell, Britten & Shaw. Carols Tickets 3/- on sale daily in tne Union (Ayrton Hall) from 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
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WINE TASTING Having s e t t l e d l a s t year's " f i n a n c i a l i r r e g u l a r i t i e s " to the s a t i s f a c t i o n of a l l concerned, the Society held i t s f i r s t meeting on October 30th., with a record attendance of over 60, to hear about and taste p o r t . Numbers dropped o f f a l i t t l e f o r the second meeting, on 'Burgundy , but were s t i l l w e l l above l a s t year's attendances. The meetings are now held on Tuesdays so that members who wish to can continue a pleasant evening with H a l l Dinner. Looking forward, the meeting on Dec. 11th. w i l l be on "Inexpensive tfines" and i t i s hoped that a l a r g e number of the people who only buy wine f o r the Christmas f e s t i v i t i e s w i l l come along and see the choice a v a i l a b l e . 1
HOCKEY The l a t e s t r e s u l t s f o r the I.e. 1st. XI. are d i s a p p o i n t i n g : v Keble C o l l e g e . l o s t 2-1 v St. Peter's H a l l . draw 1-1 v Hendon. l o s t 1-4 v St. Catherines C o l l . Camb. l o s t 1-5 Although the f i x t u r e l i s t i s strong, the l s t . XI should be able to h o l d i t s own against other c o l l e g e teams, but unless the forward l i n e shows more p e n e t r a t i o n and b e t t e r combina t i o n , the r e s u l t s w i l l continue to be poor. Bhatnagor on the r i g h t wing gets through a l o t of work and C l a r k , M a r s h a l l and Rees are steady i n defence.
S O C C E R
The Soccer Club i s now going through a phase of mixed fortunes. The l s t . XI has not been at f u l l strength f o r s e v e r a l weeks due to unavoidable i n j u r i e s , and our 2nd. XI c a p t a i n D.Baxter suffered- a broken l e g l a s t week i n a league game against L.S.E. We send him our best wishes and hope that he w i l l soon be released from h o s p i t a l to be with us again. a l l four teams continue to do very w e l l i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e leagues and. i f the present standard i s kept up they should a l l be at the top by the end o f the seasonx The r e s u l t s of the f r i e n d l y matches are not ao s a t i s f a c t o r y and a f t e r each game we walked o f f the f i e l d saying that we should have have won that game. This i s quite true i n most cases and i t i s f e l t that i f everyone could put i n that extra b i t of energy and s p i r i t f o r 90 minutes we should have a good Winning side. l s t . XI. Results. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
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B U.L.A.C. WINTER FIELD EVENTS AND RELAY COMPETITION, WEDNESDAY 21st. NOVEMBER. Although the afternoon of the 21st. Nov. was f o r t u n a t e l y f i n e and c l e a r , i t wa3 rather cold for athletics. In s p i t e of t h i s there were some very good performances and I.C.A.C. can be proud of t h e i r achievements. After winning the 'TJALVE' trophy l a s t year f o r the F i e l d Events Competition, I.C. d i d not disgrac e themselves by coming 3rd. t h i s year with 22 pts. behind Middlesex H o s p i t a l (27 pts) and Guys H o s p i t a l (24 p t s ) . Only three members of l a s t years team were competing. M.J.RIckard who g a l l a n t l y appeared from semi-retirement and J.D.Lawrence both jumped 5'6" i n the high jump to gain 2nd. place. In the long jump Lawrence (19'0") and D.C.Smith (20'10"), who i s a r e g u l a r member of the Univers i t y Team i n the H.S.J., gained 2nd. place. In the Hop,Step,and Jump, Smith jumped 44'7" to set a new College Record to be the i n d i v i d u a l winner. T h i s jump along with Lawrences 40'6" provided I.C. with l s t . place. In the throwing event,3 I.C. were represented e n t i r e l y by f r e s h e r s , most of whom were almost completely u n f a m i l i a r with the senior implements.. The performances of our f i e l d events men were d i s t i n c t l y promising f o r next season and p a r t i c u l a r mention should be made of J.Newman who w i l l be a great asset to the club i n the future. T r y i n g h i s hand f o r the i i r s t time Newman threw the hammer 56'2" but was unplaced. A.W.Smith v a u l t e d 9'0 to gain 5th. place i n the pole v a u l t and M.Evans threw a senior j a v e l i n f o r the f i r s t time 128'6" but being our only competitor i n t h i s event we were unplaced. In the discus Newman (98'6") and Sharrocks (89'0") were i n 7th. place. The other event i n which I.C. scored 2nd. place was the weight where Newman d i d 35"10" and Coope 31'0". U n f o r t u n a t l y Coope w i l l be overseas i n the summer. n
On the track, I.C. were second with 10 pts. behind U.C.with 16 pts. Our team of M.P.Jarrett B . C u r t i s , P.Harrison and D.W.J MacKenzie were eliminate d i n the 4x110 yds. r e l a y heats. However i n the 880x1 milex880 r e l a y , I.C. wOn bj a convincing margin with K.Wall, J.Evans and L.C.Locke a l l running very w e l l . In the 220x 220x440yds r e l a y our team of R.Harrison, B.Curtis and P.M.Rayment, a l l f r e s h e r s , won t h e i r heat and were t h i r d behind U.C. and London Hosp. Mention i s to be made of the freshers C u r t i s and Rayment. Both ran extemely well and we l o o ! forward to seeing them on the track t h i s summer.
S On Sat. Nov. 17th. a very s u c c e s s f u l 12-aside match was hel d on our course i n Richmond Park against R.A.F. Cranwell, the l a t t e r team winning by 92pts. to 118pts. The f o l l o w i n g Wed. a weakened f i r s t team e a s i l y triumphed over Q.M.C. by 32pts. to 47. The f i r s t team s u f f e r e d t h e i r f i r s t defeat l a s t Saturday, j u s t l o s i n g to a strong B r i s t o l Univ. team :- B r i s t o l 38 pts. I.C. 43 p t s . St. Caths. C o l l . Cambridge, 104 pts. This was a very f a s t race i n which the f i r s t s i x runners home a l l beat 29 mins. f o r our 5 i mile course. A n o t i c e a b l e feature of the l a s t four matches has been the great Improvement i n time shown by several members of the Club. This i s a very good sign e s p e c i a l l y as the U.L. Championships are now only two weeks ahead. I t gives good reason to hope that we s h a l l do at l e a s t as well as l a s t year when our f i r s t team was 2nd. and our second team 5th.
SPORTS NBÂŁ R Since the l a s t issue of F e l i x I.C. l s t . XV have s t e a d i l y improved and have succeeded i n winning a l l t h e i r matches. The e x c e l l e n t p l a y i n g record of the other teams has a l s o been maintained and t h i s augurs well f o r the strength of the club i n future years. Against N.E,C. the c o l l e g e team was obviously s u p e r i o r from the s t a r t and only poor f i n i s h i n g prevented I.C. from amassing a mammoth score. A f t e r some hard luck with the k i c k i n g the match was e v e n t u a l l y won by s i x t r i e s and a goal to a t r y . At home to London Welsh A, the I.C. pack played with more s p i r i t and were able to give the backs more than t h e i r share of the b a l l . Seed and Milward at h a l f back who had p r e v i o u s l y been p l a y i n g f o r the second XV a c q u i t t e d themselves well and a f t e r being 6-3 up at h a l f time I.C. were able to take advantage of a t i r i n g o p p o s i t i o n to f i n i s h winners by 17 pts. to 3. Last Saturday x.C. played Wadham C o l l e g e , Oxford when the pack gave a p l e n t i f u l supply of the b a l l from the scrum and l i n e out. This provided some much needed p r a c t i c e at g i v i n g and taking a pass f o r the backs. E v e n t u a l l y they s e t t l e d down and f o l l o w i n g a penalty goal (Stone) four t r i e s were scored by h a l f time with the help of some e x c e l l e n t backing up by the back row of the scrum. In the second h a l f I.C. f a i l e d to press home t h e i r advantage and although three more t r i e s were scored two penalty goals were conceded to make the score I.C. 24 pts, Wadham 6 pts. The 2nd., B and C XVs. are to be congratulated on having each won f i v e out of s i x matches The A XV have only l o s t two and succeeded i n d e f e a t i n g t h e i r o p p o s i t i o n on Saturday with only 13 men on the f i e l d .
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R I F L E C L U B on the M A R K A f t e r two rounds of the I n t e r - c o l l e g i a t e league the A team i s top of the f i r s t d i v i s i o n , having beaten Kings and t i e d with U.C. The B and C teams are f i r s t and second r e s p e c t i v l y i n the second d i v i s i o n and the D team i s top of the t h i r d . In the f i r s t round of the I n t e r U n i v e r s i t y League the A team has been s u c c e s s f u l i n beating Birmingham. I f the teams can gain a l i t t l e more consistancy the Engineers and Inter Unlversilty Cups may r e t u r n to us a f t e r a year's absence
JUDO The Judo Club have s t a r t e d w e l l by winning t h e i r f i r s t two matches t h i s season quite decisively. A s i x man team from R.M.A. Sandhurst v i s i t e d us a f o r t n i g h t ago and went down 5-1 (two draws). Messrs. Rodwell, Burford and Gorb gaining the f u l l two p o i n t s . Last Saturday we v i s i t e d Cambridge and won the main contest 5^-2^, Williams and Shepherd gaining maxima. The 'two team' contest was won quite comfortably with four men left,, Wright accounting f o r the l a s t two Cambridge men.
SAILING
I n j u r i e s have had an a f f e c t on the r e s u l t s of the club so f a r t h i s term. In our recent match against U.C., two U n i v e r s i t y swimmers were absent and t h i s probably enabled our opponents to gain a narrow v i c t o r y . However honour was regained when I.C. won the waterpolo 4-1. The t r i p to A y l e s f o r d Paper M i l l s proved s u c c e s s f u l as f a r as sport was concerned though I.C. were beaten 6-3 goals i n the water polo. The clubs best r e s u l t to date was i n defeating Polytechnic by 8-5 goals. This team had defeated every other team i n the U n i v e r s i t y . At one stage I.C. were l e a d i n g by 7-2 goals and Poly drew back to 7-5 goals before I.C. scored again. Two second team games have been played and unfortunately both l o s t , Kings I I by 3-5 goals and Q.M.C. by 3-5 goals.
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On Sunday November 18th. the I.C. S a i l i n g Club had i t s away match against Southamptoni U n i v e r s i t y S a i l i n g Club. On a r r i v a l at Hambles, where the match was to take place^nc opponents nor anybody e l s e could be found. After'some f r a n t i c "phoning the Southampton team was f i n a l l y found and the match could take place. I t was s a i l e d on the River Hamble, from which the water was f a s t disappearing out to sea, l e a v i n g a l o t of d i r t y - l o o k i n g mud behind. The wind was j u s t strong enough to enable one to make way against the t i d e and current. The match was s a i l e d i n 'Fleetwinds'. Instead of the usual two- races with three boats to each team, three races with two boats to each team were s a i l e d , as only four boats were a v a i l a b l e . I.C. obtained maximum points i n the two f i r s t races p l a c i n g f i r s t and second. However i n the l a s t race a Southampton boat was f i r s t home, with two I.C. boats f o l l o w i n g c l o s e l y behind. The f i n a l score was I.C. 37^, Southampton 29^. The members of the I.C. team were M.Collyear (Capt.), T.Danbury, C.Ghent, C.French and Miss E.KranSk.
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