THE NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE No. IOI
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I t has been o f f i c i a l l y announced t h a t Her M a j e s t y Queen E l i z a b e t h : The Queen Mother w i l l v i s i t t h e C o l l e g e on 28th May, and t h a t d u r i n g her v i s i t she w i l l open the R o d e r i c H i l l b u i l d i n g . Prom u n o f f i c i a l s o u r c e s comes t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t she w i l l make a s p e e c h i n the Conoert H a l l b e f o r e t e l e v i s i o n oanmras, and w i l l be weloomed by .n. orohestra i n s t a l l e d i n the entrance h a l l . T h i s l a s t i s 3ub<jeot t o c o n f i r m a t i o n . BVirther d e t a i l s w i l l be announced l a t e r . a
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FEVERISH ACTIVITY IN THE NEW BAH TO HATE I T REACT FOR OPENING CK JAN. 3RD. The days immediately p r e c e d i n g the opening o f the new Bar on J a n . 3 r d were marked b y the same w i l d f l u r r y o f a o t i v i t y by the b u i l d e r s as had been the openings o f the Lower R e f e o t o r y , D i n i n g H a l l and Concert H a l l l a s t term. The r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t r a n s f e r r i n g a l l the B a r p r o p e r t y and s t o c k from the " y e l l o w " b a r t o the new one and the ordering of f r e u h supplies of beer l a y w i t h the c o l l e g e , and here o a l a m i t y oaine from an unexpected, q u a r t e r . Ted S m i t h , I.C. barman f o r t h i r t y years oorae A p r i l , , was taken i l l and sent t o h o 8 p i t a l f<3r an o p e r a t i o n . Our a n x i e t y f o r Ted wan h a p p i l y soon r e l i e v e d , by the news t h a t the o p e r a t i o n was a oomj p a r a t i v e l y minor one and had been successful.. F o r t u n a t e l y Ted had ordered ample beer supplies just before h i s illness,, and thanks t o the g r e a t e f f o r t s o f Dan Llrjyd (Union p o r t e r ) , bar assistant
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OB F R I D A Y J A S . 1 8 t h t h s "R.C.S. s p a c e s h i p was away" a t 2 1 . 0 0 h r s . Fears t h a t t h e attendance would be low, bec a u s e o n l y i'eur days' o f i e n n w e r e a v a i l a b l e f o r procuring partners,were unfounded, t h e Coneart H a l l b e i n g cramted f u l l w i t h people i n 'Preees«io»i o f t h e G r a v i t a t i o n a l V e e t o r . " The C o n c e r t H a l l was e x t r e n a l y well decorated with f l a t s whose e r e c t i o n showed a o s n s i d erable engineering s k i l l . The l a r g e n e s s o f t h e C o n o e r t H a l l t e n d e d t o s p o i l t h e more i n t i m a t e atmosphere o f p r e vious carnivals held i n s m a l l e r o p a c e s . I t seems a s t h o u g h some m e t h o d o f b r e a k i n g up t h e r a t h e r g e o m e t r i c a l a n d s t a r k arrangement o f t h e f l a t s i s n e c e s s a r y , and perhaps t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f some r e l ? v a n t props s t a n d i n g on t h e i l o o r o r suspended from t h e c e i l i n g w i l l help thedecoration of future carnival*. ( c o n t i n u e d o n p a g s 4.)
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When the r e t u r n of the Union t o i t s o l d home was postponed u n t i l January 14th i t was thought t h a t even a t the slow r a t e o f progress b e i n g achieved, there s h o u l d be ample time f o r the ground f l o o r and the r e s t of the eastern h a l f of the b u i l d i n g t o be f i n i s h e d . However, there seems t o be no end t o t h i s t r a g i c s t o r y , and some time d u r i n g the Christmas vacat i o n the h e a t i n g arrangements f o r the cloakroom and ground f l o o r entrance h a l l were completely r e - o r g a n i s e d ( s u r e l y t h i s c o u l d have been done any time i n the L'^st two y e a r s ? ) Thi3 i n v o l v e d knocking holes through eighteen i n c h w a l l s and i n the f l o o r , and s e t back the cloakroom by s e v e r a l weeks.
Other i n e x p l i c a b l e and mysterious events have occurred i n the t o p - f l o o r r e f e c t o r y . The rough concrete f l o o r was f i t t e d w i t h metal c l i p s t o r e c e i v e wooden b a t t e n s along whioh a s t r i p f l o o r can be l a i d . Then a v a s t number of wood b l o c k s were d e l i v e r e d . There followed a p e r i o d of i n a c t i v i t y (during which a l l e n q u i r i e s r e c e i v e d evasive answers), and then the c l i p s f o r h o l d i n g wood b a t t e n s were covered w i t h a t h i c k l a y e r of cement on which wood b l o c k s can be l a i d . This l a y e r o f cement i s at present d r y i n g out ( a process which takes about two weeks) s» the opening o f t h i s r e f e c t o r y i s s t i l l longer delayed.
So much f o r set-back number one. Set-back number two came when, although the Union had made a p r e c i s e and det a i l e d l i s t of n o t i c e - b o a r d r e q u i r e ments no l e s s than eighteen months ago, i t was d i s c o v e r e d i n the P l a n n i n g O f f i c e t h a t none had been ordered. Hence the present temporary arrangements, h a s t i l y completed j u s t before the s t a r t o f the term. Experience w i t h tne R e f e c t o r i e s , Concert H a l l and Bar has shown t h a t the only way t o produce any marked: progress i n the work i s t o i n s i s t on a c e r t a i n deadline and move i n whether the workmen have f i n i s h e d or not. Even then a great d e a l seems t o be l e f t unt i l the very l a s t minute. F o r instance d u r i n g the v a c a t i o n s two c o r k f l o o r s had to be l a i d and the f l o o r s t o the Concert H a l l and t a b l e - t e n n i s room had t o be sanded and t r e a t e d f o r two or three days. I t was arranged t h a t t h i s should be done between January the 2nd and the 10th. Despite frequent appeals by tiie c o l l e g e t h i s work d i d not begin u n t i l the 10th and was not f i n i s h e d unt i l the 17th. The h a n d - r a i l s t o the c e n t r a l s t a i r c a s e make another sad s t o r y . Tne holes i n t o which these are f i t t e d were o r i g i n a l l y made i n the wrong p o s i t i o n s so t h j y had t o be f i l l e d up and chi'yoed out i n the r i g h t ones. 'T'HE BAR (continued.) t h e r o s t r i d n (one o f t h e s t o o l s ) a n d c a l l e d on t h e S t u d e n t O r a t o r , A n d y , t o r e a d t h e Ode ( r e p r o d u c e d on a n o t h e r p a g e ) s p e c i a l l y w r i t t e n f o r the o c c a s i o n , by t h e I.C. b a r d . ... e x - s t u d e n t , R. P. L i n s t e a d was i n v i t e d t o d r a w t h e f i r s t pint (qualification b e i n g h i s management o f a t e a and b a t h bun s t a l l i n Hyde Park d u r i n g the G e n e r a l S t r i k e of 1926). W i t h t h e f o r m a l i t i e s over, the b a r soon assumed the rroper aspect of a meeting place for thoughtful discuss i o n , m i r t h and s p o r t . The o n l y t h i n g n e e d e d t o c o m p l e t e t h e e v e n i n g was T e d t s h i n d t h e b a r > "but, a s t h i s c o u l d n o t b e , e v e r y u o d y s i g n e d a p e t i t i o n w i s h i n g h i m a" • p°edy r e t u r n .
Almost every day something new crops up. The v e n t i l a t i o n of the k i t c h e n s , s e r v e r y and wash-up was completed d u r i n g the v a c a t i o n . At f i r s t i t s e f f e c t was t o produce a howling draught (head-high) past the unfortunate people working beh i n d the counter and i n the washup. These two draughts met somewhere near the h o t - p l a t e i n the k i t c h e n . Hence c o l d f o o d was combined with indignant r e f e c t o r y s t a f f s u f f e r i n g from headaches and pain3 i n , t h e back. However, assurances have been made t h a t these are mere t e e t h i n g t r o u b l e s w i t h the new system and t h a t a l l w i l l soon be w e l l . A s e r i o u s suggestion t h a t wind eddies round the A l b e r t H a l l are r e s p o n s i b l e f o r d i r e c t i n g a draught i n t o the s e r v e r y skyl i g h t has been laughed t o s c o r n . Bar c o n v e r s a t i o n has l a t e l y been more concerned w i t h the i n t e r n a l dec o r a t i o n s of rooms t h a t are f i n i s h e d r a t h e r than the g e n e r a l slowness. Everyone has h i s own ideas on t h i s s o r t of t h i n g : a few hasty p e r s o n a l impressions are t h a t the concert h a l l and d i n i n g h a l l are good, the lower r e f e c t o r y i s a w f u l , the armless c h a i r s in' the lounge are cheap and uncomforta b l e and the Bar i s e x c e l l e n t . The o p i n i o n s and i d e a s of the b u i l d i n g s ' users are i n v a l u a b l e and i n t e r e s t i n g . So what do you t h i n k ? A.K. IN
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There i s some t a l k o f t h e numerous s e c r e t a r i a l c o l l e g e s i n the v i c i n i t y b e i n g oombined and g i v e n a s t a t u s e q u i v a l e n t t o o u r s e l v e s - s h a l l we l i v e t o see the day when t h e r e w i l l be a R o y a l C o l l e g e of Sees.? Talking of i n h i b i t i o n s - c a r n i v a l s are what you make 'em! And t h e r e were f a r too many people who a r r i v e d at the l a s t one as i f i t were a supper-dance - the decor's p r e t t y l u r i d , l e t ' s match i t w i t h the costume. And costume need not be i n v o l v e d or time-absorbing - never has an " a l i c e band" looked so redundant as on the head of w e l l , guess? The wind whispers t h a t our deb a t i n g chairman o f the S o c i a l Clubs Committee i s becoming m u s i c a l - heard t o say " l e t S.C.C. stand the l o s s , the M u s i c a l S o c i e t y must have an audience ..." Why, oh why, can't people get t h i n g s r i g h t ? The C o n s e r v a t i v e H.P. i n l a s t term's debate on the Middle E a s t e r n p o l i c y c a l l e d us the Imp e r i a l I n s t i t u t e ; our r i v a l , "The Times", repeated t h i s i n s u l t i n a c r i t i q u e o f " L o f t u r " ; B r i a n Oggi the I m p e r i a l s c r i b e - wrote t o the Radio Times t o c o r r e c t them on a q u i z game i n which they had mentioned J e z e b e l - and the p r i n t e d l e t t e r r e f e r r e d t o the G u i l d s ' mascot as Bob. The b l u e F i a t b e l o n g i n g t o Andy Levine was f e a t u r e d i n the January i s s u e o f Motor-Sport - and a t t r i b u t e d t o a damned a r t student; Why, i n t h i s y e a r o f l e a r n i n g , 1956, can't they get things write?
We are t o l d t h a t s i n " e the New S e n i o r Common Room came i n t o use, o n l y b l a c k c o f f e e i s s o l d i n the Upper D i n i n g H a l l . Whil e t h i s i s admirable a f t e r C a r n i v a l s and other o r g i e s , on normal(?) daysj a l i t t l e m i l k would be a p p r e c i a t e d . . R e l i a b l e rumour has i t t h a t on F e b . 1 5 t h . L u l u a n d t h e Z u l u are to perform a "Fanagalo" i n a i d of the Mines; black coffee w o u l d t h e n be a p p r e c i a t e d .
At the time of going t o p r e s s , we have heard t h a t the w r i t e r o f the l e t t e r on Page ? , has been i n v i t e d t o prove h i s d r i n k i n g a b i l i t y i n the Bar '.Ve hope t h a t on Wednesday (30th.) . they w i l l soon be out of h o s p i t a l . Here's to a s o r d i d New Year - may a l l your d i r t y , r o t t e n plans m a t e r i a l i s e - and may the column be w i t h i n earshot (as the l i g h t s are not l i k e l y t o be on). E d i t o r ' s note: "Nelson" has r e c e n t l y changed h i s i d e n t i t y , and, b e i n g an e n g i n e e r , d e s i g n ed h i s own c o l u m n ( q.T..).
O B I T U A R Y GUILDS SUFFER GREAT LOSS I N DEATH OF MR. JOHN WALKER CIRCULATION
Members o f the C o l l e g e w i l l have heard w i t h g r e a t r e g r e t o f thoj death o f Mr. John Walker, Deputy R e g i s t r a r o f C i t y and G u i l d s C o l l e g e , who d i e d i n the Royal Sussex H o s p i t a l , B r i g h t o n , on the 9 t h Deoember.
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Mr. Walker, a f f e c t i o n a t e l y known as "Johnnie Walker" b y generations o f Guildsmen, was born i n 1895 and, apart from h i s s e r v i o e i n the R o y a l F l y i n g Corps d u r i n g the f i r s t W o r l d War, he s e r v e d the C o l l e g e c o n t i n u o u s l y s i n c e 1910. He was appointed A s s i s t a n t Reg i s t r a r i n 1927 and Deputy R e g i s t r a r i n 1946.
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Johnnie Walker devoted h i s whole l i f e t o the work o f the C o l l e g e and h i s u n f a i l i n g good humour and w i l l i n g ness t o help won f o r him many f r i e n d s , b o t h students and s t a f f . He was ex tremely p o p u l a r w i t h every g e n e r a t i o n o f students; on numerous oooasions he presented the Engineers F i e l d Cup, and he was a member o f the L i n k s Club. I n h i s spare time he was a keen gardener and musician,and f o r some years was a member o f the Handel S o c i e t y .
We c o n g r a t u l a t e Mr Marples o f Marples and Ridgeway on h i s appointoent as Postmaster General; we l o o k forward apprehensively t o the next "Post E a r l y f o r Christmas" campaign.
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We a l s o c o n g r a t u l a t e Messrs. Jim C a r t e r and Pete B r a i i e r on b e i n g appo i n t e d S a l e s Manager and A s s i s t a n t S p o r t s E d i t o r of I ' e l i x r e s p e c t i v e l y : the p r i n t e r on h i s marriage d u r i n g the vac. T e c h n i c a l d i f f i c u l t i e s have, .resulte d i n our appearing a week l a t e ; we hope t h a t the new l a y - out o f t h i s Issue j u s t i f i e s t h i s delay. We would welcome any comments on i t .
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Headers may haws n o t i c e d i n 'Sennet' l a s t week an a r t i c l e o» 'Nursemanship.' The same a r t i c l e was sent t o ' F e l i x ' , and, we a r c t o l d , t o a l l o t h e r o o l l e g e • newspapers. I t M e n s t o us t h a t t h i s i a m o t q u i t s p l a y i n g t h e game, as ' F e l l a , In oommon w i t h most other o o l l e g e newspapers, does not appear u n t i l the weekend; by t h i s time, any a r t i c l e i n the p r e c e d i n g 'Sennet' w i l l be o f l i t t l e i n t e r e s t to I.C. r e a d e r s . ' F e l i x ' welcomes a l l a r t i c l e s , but we do n o t want i t t o be* acme a r e p r o d u c t i o n o f ' S e n n e t ' — a l t h o u g h a t times i n t h e p a s t , the r e v e r s e has been tea oaaej .
Mr. Walker had an e x t r a o r d i n a r y memory f o r the names and r e c o r d s o f Old C e n t r a l i a n s and had f o r many years been o f great assi3tanoe t o the O l d C e n t r a l i a n s A s s o c i a t i o n i n an honorary o a p a o i t y . H i s death i s a great l o s s t o t h e I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e and t o Old Central i a n s i n a l l p a r t s o f the World.
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Despite strong from l o c a l education authori t i e s , m a n y I . C . s t u d e n t s must find i t a financial necessity to work f o r some,if not a l l , o f the time d u r i n g the vaoationp In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n , i t h a s b e come a h a b i t w i t h many s t u d e n t s to work a t t h e General P o s t O f f i c e a s temporary postmen d u r i n g the pre-Christmas period o f the Christmas v a o a t i o n . I n 1 9 5 5 , t n e M i c h a e l m a s term" ended o n t h e 16 D e o e m b e r . m a k ing Post O f f i c e work J u s t possi b l e . This year.however,term d i d n o t e n d u n t i l t h e 20 D e c ember w h e n , w i t h o n l y 4 £ d a y s of t h e i r rush remaining,the Pest O f f i c e are not prepared to ftn^age staff. Ho o t h e r c o l l e g e o f a n y s i t * f i n d s i t necessary t o eitenfl t h e i r Michaelmas term u n t i l t h e £0 D e c e m b e r ; t h e a v e r a g e c o m i n g down d a t e f o r t h e w h o l e o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y i s the 13 December.
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While r e j e c t i n g the absurd l e t t e r o f Mr C h a r l e s i n t h e l a s t issue o f F e l i x as r i d i c u l - W ous n o n s e n c e , t h e u n i o n a u t h o r - ™ i t i e s might j u s t as w e l l t u r n t h e new b a r o v e r t o t h e communi t y hymn s i n g e r s u n l e s s someJfc t h i n g i s done a b o u t t h e s t a n d ard o f b e e r s e r v e d t h e r e . The brand o f beer a t present d i s 'pensed, t h o u g h no d o u b t v e r y ^ d e l e c t a b l e t o some p a l a t e s , v seems t o l a c k t h e f l a v e u r t h a t most h a b i t u a l t i p p l e r s p r e f e r . While there has been a c e r t a i n improvement i n the murky fluid we r e c e i v e d l a s t y e a r , t h e o n l y generally acceptable solution ™ i s t o r e t u r n the p r e s e n t brand to t h e r i v e r whence i t came, and change t o a s e l e c t i o n o f the b e s t a l e s o f the C o u n t r y — if Y * * n g * r s , F l * w * r s a n d W*tn*y*.' I may a d d t h a t my o n l y i n t e r e s t in these beers i s gastronomlcal ^ and n o t f i n a n c i a l . w
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BEWARE I FEMININE CHARMS have l o n g bean used t o b o o s T " ' F e l i x ' s s a l e s . The l a t e s t r e c r u i t i s May o f ttie Snack B a r , who w i l l deduct threepence from your ohange u n l e s s you produce a c u r r e n t oopy w i t h i n t e n seoonds. DYNAMICS(continued from pageA.) F o r two groups of opposite N v a l u e s the a t t r a c t i o n i n o r e a s e s cont i n u o u s l y w i t h the number o f u n i t s . I f two such, groups g r a v i t a t e towards one anothex fthere w i l l be a tendency to s p l i t up' i n t o n e u t r a l i z e d couples. Whan such a oouple i s formed, a beoomes s m a l l f o r both u n i t s and the r e p u l s i o n of each f o r any o t h e r u n i t s tends t o become v e r y l a r g e . The couple w i l l t h e r e f o r e seek a spot away from others. . V a r i o u s o t h e r p r o p e r t i e s oan be deduced from the above equations but what p r a c t i c a l steps must be taken f o r the optimum r e s u l t s ? 4«. I t i s g e n e r a l l y c o n s i d e r e d by those who view t h i s problem without the necessary s c i e n t i f i c detachment t h a t such a dynamic system s h o u l d be n e u t r a l i s e d i n t o s t a b l e couples as q u i c k l y as p o s s i b l e . T h i s can be questioned , but we w i l l assume t h i s as a working h y p o t h e s i s . We must t h e r e f o r e achieve the following r e s u l t s : — I .faae'acre " i o l £>ru» e v e * A. Any u n i t i n a group must be forced i n t o i s o l a t i o n . 5
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A group must t h e r e f o r e be a t t a c k e d by s e v e r a l men a t once thus l e a v i n g no condensation nucleus. B. The i s o l a t e d u n i t must be brought i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h one o f the opposite charge. T h i s i s n o r m a l l y done by the request f o r a dance. Other methods are known. C. The u n i t oust be n e u t r a l i s e d and removed as soon as possible. F o r optimum r e s u l t s , the two u n i t s must get c l o s e t o g e t h e r f a r as l o n g as p r a c t i c a b l e . 5. I w i l l end w i t h a p l e a f o r a more s c i e n t i f i c approach t o theae problems: I have heard t h a t some u n i t s a t t e n d i n o r d e r t o enjoy themselves. T h i s s h o u l d be s t r o n g l y disoouraged. G, A. y.
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One o f t h e l e s s e r k n o w n r e g a t t a s but n e v e r t h e l e s s enjoyable f o r those w i t h a l i g h t frame of mind I s the R i c h m o n d B o x i n g Day C h a r i t y . Regatta. Requirements f o r u n o f f i c i a l e n t r y a r e s i m p l y t u r n i n g up a t Richmond the morning a f t e r the celebrations. E n o u g h IC o a r s m e n t o make u p a s c r a t c h f o u r , compl e t e w i t h cox and w i t h o u t a boat or o a r s , but s i m p l y equipped w i t h a d e t e r m i n a t i o n to w i n , were f e e l i n g s u f f i c i e n t l y w e l l to bravo the o o l d , the s l e e t and the a f t e r e f f e c t s t c e n t e r o n t h e s p o t f c r t h e A l l a w a y Cup f e e 2/6 each. Our o p p o n e n t s t u r n e d o u t t o be G u y s H o s p i t a l d r e s s e d up i n p y j a m a s , d i n n e r j a c k e t s and bowler h a t s - conforming to the l a t e s t AJ3A, r e g u l a t i o n s - a n d a l l n o v i c e s w i t h one y e a r s e x p erience. To make t h i n g s i n t e r e s t i n g ' t h e I.C, s t r o k e s i d e and cox c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h Guys bow s i d e , a n d t h e o t h e r c r e w was f o r m e d b y t h e r e m a i n d e r I n c l u d i n g a l a d y cox whose nerves were a d m i r a b l y s h a t t e r e d by t h e p r o c e e d i n g s . Both crews boated w i t h cons i d e r a b l e ease and p a d d l e d upstream u n t i l out of s i g h t o f the crowd. L a t e r the f i n i s h i n g l i n e was c r o s s e d u n d e r t h e f u l l b l a s t o f some r o c k ' n ' r o l l t u n e f r o m t h e megaphones w i t h t h e boats responding a c c u r a t e l y to the rhythm. The r e s u l t w o u l d h a v e b e e n a dead heat were i t not f o r a teeny-weeny l i t t l e crab. Verdi c t : IC w i n s b y i l e n g t h , b y a m a j o r i t y v o t e o f t h r e e t o two. The p r i z e : - a c o m m e m o r a t i v e pennant each, y e l l o w f o r the w i n n e r s , r e d f o r the losers. A l t o g e t h e r a remarkable occasion. T h a n k s a r e due t o Guys f o r t h e s p o r t i n g s p i r i t , t h e b r a i n wave, and f o r spreadi n g r u m o u r s as t o t h e t r u e winners.
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P*st President e f the I.C. Squash Clab, H.B.R. Wilsea waa again victerietas l a the Amateur P i — • ! i s s s l p s s a i d r e c e n t l y a t ta» .umaliwae Clab. Inspired by mia iiimnplo the I.C. I s t . T. met the White l e a s e T. w i t h great detttzadaatiaB en t a t I T U . Jsmaary. However our s k i l l could net aatch that o f our opponents and va were e c l i p s e d by 4 t i e s to 1. Our only v i c t o r y cooing from David Stereos who was i n f i n e font. (He confessed that he had been p r a c t i s i n g berd during the vacation.)
She 1 s t . XT s t a r t e d t h e new t a n a by 11-5. w a s t i n g t h e O.H.T.'s A C o n d i t i o n s were i d e a l and a f a s t open game ensued, I.C. opened the • c o r i n g w i t h a g o a l , the t r y b e i n g soared by F.Fawkee f o l l o w i n g a good r u n by C.Smith. J u s t b e f o r e h a l f time O.X.T.S soared a t r y and donv e r t e d due t o seme poor t a c k l i n g by the I.C. team. The seoond h a l f opened w i t h a s u c c e s s i o n o f f o r w a r d rushes up and down the f i e l d and honours remained even. B.Hearn put I.C. ahead w i t h . a dropped g o a l and j u s t b e f o r e time, K.Kins, shewing remarkable a c c e l e r a t i o n , scored an unconverted t r y . This was a s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t , oons i d e r i n g t h a t s e v e r a l of the team were d e f i n i t e l y worse f o r wear aftex" the C a r n i v a l ! C R O S S
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The term's a c t i v i t i e s began w i t h tl.C.'s i n v i t a t i o n race at Hampstead on Wednesday 16th Jan. I.e. came t h i r d , the race being won by U.C. with King'i second. C o l l i n s ran w e l l to f i n i s h second, l e s s than a minute behind G i l l i g a n o f U.C. The r e s t o f the team were evenly d i s t r i b u t e d throughout the f i e l d o f 37 runners. The f i r s t team r e t u r n e d i n the e a r l y hours o f Sunday morning from the a r c t i c w i l d s o f Y o r k s h i r e w i t h two s l e e p l e s s n i g h t s and another l o s t match t o i t s c r e d i t l l t was a team of b l e a r y eyed r e v e l l e r s who crawled or were dragged from t h e i r beds e a r l y on S a t u r day morning t o p i t t h e i r f a i l i n g s t r e n g t h a g a i n s t S h e f f i e l d U n i v e r s i t y and Hallams h i r e H a r r i e r s . The race was won by K. '."food o f Olympio fame w h i l e the I.C. team packing w e l l . t h i s time, f i l l e d the l a s t f i v e p l a c e s as w e l l as the 8 t h ( B r i g g s ) 9 t h (Wood) and 11th ( F r a z e r ) . May i t be s a i d t h a t , a t the hop a f t e r w a r d s , they were more s u c c e s s f u l . A d e p l e t e d seoond team o f Jj. men l o s t narrowly t o Westminster C o l l e g e on t h e i r course on the 19th Jan.
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•Jou* members o f t h e R a r a k o r a m E x p e d i t i o n h e l d a New Year's meet u n d e r c a n v a s I n G l e n c o e . Despite several rainstorms, had. an I n t e r e s t i n g t i m e was B l d e a n nam B i a n a n d B u c h a i l l e t e i r Mar were c l i m b e d by p l e a s a n t snow a n d i c e r o u t e s , a n d we h e l p e d a r e s c u e p a r t y t o b r i n g down a f a l l e n c l i m ber. New Y e a r ' s Eve was c e l e b r a t e d In the Youth H o s t e l w i t h t h e u s u a l bawdy s i n g i n g f o l l o w e d by a b e e r - p a r t y i n the l a r g e r t e n t , Bur second tent h a v i n g been evacuated, as a r e s u l t o f a r a i n s t o r m , l e a v i n g a s o d d e n mass o f m a c a r o n i on t h e groundsheet. We p r o c e e d e d home a f t e r a week i n t h e m o u n t a i n s , determined to r e t u r n at a d r i e r time of the year.
I.C.V.S.C. christened the sew t a b l e taosd* ream am 15th. Jam. w i t h a 10-0 w U ewer QJI.C. 2aa. team.
The idea that no re sport i s to be had In the bar than on the p l a y i n g f i e l d s of H a r l i s g t o a i s opea to doubt. T h i s matter could be put t e the t e a t By the a d d i t i o n of a pego s t i c k to the bar's already sumptuous equipment. Surely t h i s i s indubitably an i n s trument of sport worthy of the most truculent and redeutable of d r i n k e r s . S O C C E R The club made a good s t a r t to the t e n s programme when both f i r s t and second U s won t h e i r league matches. The f i r s t eleven, against Westminster College, lacked cohesion a t the start,but gained confidence inthe l a t e r stages,winning by 2-1. The goals were scored by Sroea and Sprunt. The seconds overwhelmed Westminster 2nd., the f i n a l score being 9-1. On Saturday 19th. t h i s score was almost repeated when B i r k beck 2nd. were beaten 9-2. The second team are new l e a d i n g t h i s d i v i s i o n of the league w i t h a goal average of 44 f o r , and 10 against, having l o s t only one game. On Saturday 19th. the 1 s t . eleven had a very enjoyable game against Old Cholmelians. A f t e r being 3-0 down I n the second h a l f I.C. fought jack strongly, but i n s p i t e of goals by Weak and Sprunt we s t i l l l o s t 3-2.
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The t e a m was n a r r o w l y b e a t e n ( 39-38-J-) i n a m o s t e n j o y a b l e mate h ' g a i n s t Hampton S a i l i n g Club d u r i n g the v a c a t i o n . The f i r s t h e a t was a c l o s e s o n t e s t w i t h M. C o l l y e r I n the l e a d . C o l i n French f o l l o w e d b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y was i n v o l v e d I n a c o l l l s i o n and had t o r e t i r e . W i t h I.C. l i p o i n t s b e h i n d l a t h e f i r s t h e a t , t h e 2nd hemt was s a i l e d w i t h a renewed vigour. T h o u g h u n a b l e t o eaten, t h e l e a d i a g I.C. b o a t , t h e opposi t i o n s e c u r e d 2nd and 3 r d p l a c e s , g i v i n g t h e m a w i n hy h a l f a point. The c l u b l o o k s f o r w a r d t o the r e t u r n match ( the f i r s t o f I t s k i n d o u t s i d e the u n i v e r s i t i e s ) t o be s a i l e d i n t h e I 4 f t Merlin-Rocket class dinghies owned b y t h e H a m p t o n S a i l i n g Club.
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I.C. avenged t h e i r 5-0 defeat by the Selson before Christmas by winning 4-1 at home l a s t Thursday. A 5-0 defeat with one p i n t per head per game as a side stake i s a very expensive sport, so the return game began i n an atmosphere of some apprehension. " K i t c h (Capt.) won the f i r s t game f o r I.C. with a magnificent , i f somewhat f o r t u i t o u s , double 4. F o r t i f i e d by h&rdwon p i n t s , I.C. went from strength to strength, and a double 10 by Tom Banks made i t 2-0 A f t e r t h i s memory becomes a l i t t l e hazy, but a good time was had by a l l , and the b i t t e r f r u i t s of v i c t o r y tasted good .'