http://felixonline.co.uk/archive/IC_1957/1957_0114_A by Ravi Pall

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PRINCE'S GARDENS P r e s i d e n t Chadwick was i n the o h a i r at the C o l l e g e Meeting h e l d r e c e n t l y a t which the R e c t o r and the A r c h i t e c t d i s c l o s e d p r o v i s i o n a l plans f o r jwcw r e s i d e n t i a l accommodation i n P r i n c e ' s Gardens. I t was the Rector,without whose f o r e s i g h t there would have "been no new r e s i d e n t i a l plans b e i n g made a t o r e s e n t , and S i c h a r d Sheppard,the a r c h i t e c t , whose f o r e s i g h t and i m a g i n a t i o n had been w i d e l y acclaimed, who deserve the highest p r a i s e . Dr. Sparkes was a l s o welcomed t o the oompleted Union b u i l d i n g , and i t was t o be hoped t h a t he would never again have t o face a r e s t i v e crowd o f students, as when he had had the unenviable t a s k o f e x p l a i n i n g why the Union was not f i n i s h e d on time. He f e l t the importance o f the meeting c o u l d not be overestimated, and reminded everyone o f the s e r i o u s problem o f h o s t e l s i n London.

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M A c e r t a i n handsome mining g e o l o g i s t has been e l e c t e d "Beau of Bedford" f o r the s e s s i o n 1957-58, â&#x20AC;˘ Last week he was i n v i t e d to lunch at Bedford C o l l e g e and be presented w i t h h i s p r i z e at t h e i r Union Meeting immediately afterwards. Because 0 f a shyness and modesty becoming to such a man, the "Beau" was allowed to i n v i t e a few f r i e n d s t o the Meeting to provide moral support w h i l e , i n a d d i t i o n , P.W.G.W., a Prominent M i n i n g man, accompanied the "Beau" to the luncheon f o r the same reason (presumably).

A c c o r d i n g l y a band o f h a p p i l y p r i med and be-toppered Prominent M i n i n g Men, some nineteen s t r o n g , were s u i t ably conveyed t o Regent's Park i n the lunchtime o f Thursday, Nov. 28th. An enchanted Bedford C o l l e g e witnessed t h e i r a r r i v a l and r e u n i o n w i t h the w e l l fed hero. The l a t t e r was s h o r t l y a f terwards triumphantly c h a i r e d (by two of the Stronger Prominent Mining Men) to a p l a c e o f honour on the d a i s bef o r e t h e assembled Union. This entry was marked by deep gasps of admiration and the muffled thunder o f throbbing pulses.

Dr. L i n s t e a d s a i d t h a t P r i n c e ' s _ Gardens would be one o f the f i n e s t r e s i d e n t i a l developments i n the country, and t h a t i f i t were n o t . i t would not be for lack of trying. He b r i e f l y summa r i z e d the h i s t o r y o f I.C. h o s t e l s . The Old H o s t e l was b u i l t i n 1926, and the New H o s t e l f o l l o w e d s h o r t l y a f t e r wards. The p o l i c y had always been t h a t H o s t e l s were d e s i r a b l e , and t h a t they whould be s i t u a t e d somewhere near Much l a t e r the South Kensington s i t e . S e l k i r k H a l l was opened.

At the beginning o f 1955 a p p r o x i mately 100 were l i v i n g a t South Kensington, and i n the o r i g i n a l development p l a n R e s i d e n t i a l Accommodation had bee;; plaoed second t o academic... However when he, Dr. L i n s t e a d , was appointed Rector, he thought t h a t the two should have equal importance. At t h i s stage there were two plans under c o n s i d e r a t i o n : 1) Raise B e i t Quadrangle i n t o a Union and H o s t e l o n l y , and have minor d e v e l opments elsewhere.

2) Develop the whole o f the B e i t B u i l d i n g t o the f u l l e s t extent, l e a v i n g the Botany departments as they a r e , and then have a l a r g e development elsewhere. The governors were i n f u l l agreement w i t h the Bcasor and when the U n i v e r s i t y Grants Comnittee v i s i t e d I.C. a t the end o f 1955" the d e p l o r a b l e s t a t e o f our r e s i d e n t i a l accommodation was w i l l rubbed i n . U.G-.C. was shaken, and very'soon agreed i n p r i n c i p l e t o the scheme. A search now began f o r a s u i t a b l e s i t e ; by an i n t e r p o s i t i o n of providence P r i n c e ' s Gardens came i n t o the market at almost the same time and i t was p i c k e d up l i k e a r i p e apple. U.G.C. managed t o get the money out o f the Treasury and the s i t e was bought i n 1956. The i d e a than came t h a t i n drawing up the plans they might as w e l l do the job on a proper s c a l e and not muck about.

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IOOO The number of students l i v i n g an d i g s i s s t e a d i l y r i s i n g , ther e now b e i n g 61"' as opposed t o 42 a f t e r the war; there i s thus a steadi l y i n c r e a s i n g amount of s u i t a b l e H o s t e l fodder. The Governors aimed to have 1000 i n residence f i n a l l y , and 500 d e f i n i t e l y by the end o f the q u i n quennium. This was t h e i r minimum aim, and they would t r y t o exceed i t i f t h a t were at a l l p o s s i b l e . By the end of 19^6 plans had been p r o v i s i o n a l l y agreed upon by the L.C.C. and TJ.G.C, thus by a concatenation of circumstances much had been achieved.

The question next arose of the type o f H a l l s o f Residence r e q u i r e d : a f t e r much thought i t was decided t o keep the s o c i a l l i f e of the College i n the Union, and t o p l a n the H a l l s f o r study bedrooms o n l y , together w i t h s u f f i c i e n t e a t i n g f a c i l i t i e s t o serve the r e s i d e n t s .

The p e r s p i r i n g Support P a r t y s e a t e d themselves along the r e s e r v e d f r o n t row and the secre t r i t u a l began. There was a f i g h t i n g speech of welcome from Mines' Buxom Sweetheart, and an i n t r o d u c t i o n of our hero by the Most Prominent Mining Man: "He i s a very notable Mines' Kan. Prom h i s windswept h a i r (most d i f f i c u l t o f a l l s t y l e s t o achi e v e ) , t o the toes of h i s gleaming Hessians, he poses as the advertisement f o r the Man o f Fashion. His w a i s t c o a t wa3 chosen w i t h a n i c e eye; h i s beer coloured pantaloons show not one crease. No amount o f s t u d i e d nonchalance, no t a i l o r i n g , can conceal the muscle i n his t h i g h s , or the strength of h i s shoulders. Above the starched p o i n t s of h i s s h i r t c o l l a r , a weary, handsome face shows i t s owner's d i s i l l u s i o n m e n t .

The "Beau rose to the occasion magnificently. I n a short and w i t t y speech ( w r i t e s Our S p e c i a l CorrespondThe Buxom Sweetent) he suggested. heart, e n t h r a l l e d , k i s s e d a l l the Prominent Mining Men. In the case of c e r t a i n A v a r i c i o u s Prominent Mining Men (one of them married), she k i s s e d them twice.

PLANS The present p o s i t i o n was that no matter what the Treasury s a i d , we would be g e t t i n g a t l e a s t Week's H a l l , w i t h 70 more rooms, which ..ould be very w e l come. Demolition on the East and South s i d e s of the square and on the s i t e o f Week's H a l l would be s t a r t i n g i n January, f o l l o w e d as soon as poss i b l e by the a c t u a l b u i l d i n g . The plans as they stand at the moment have been commended by the Royal Pine A r t s Commission, which i n i t s e l f i a no mean achievement, and have been approved by the L.Q.C. The plans are now before continued on page 4 . . .

With the d i s c r e t i o n that marks true gentlemen the v i s i t o r s departed w i t h t h e i r Champion to the nearest hostelry. Here the "Beau's" newly acquired hockey s t i c k and s t r i n g o f sausages were examined. At the b o t tom o f the hockey s t i c k was found the i n s c r i p t i o n : "Honi s o l t q u i mal y pense."

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T U s , the opening number of the cabare t , w i l l g i v e come i d e a t o those unf o r t u n a t e people not present o f t h e goings on a t the C a r n i v a l . A C a r n i v a l i s what yon make i t , and i t appears, t h a t everyone came w i t h a one-track mind - e r - t o l e t themselves go'.

The m a j o r i t y of the r e v e l l e r s were i n fanoy d r e s s - a v e r y welcome change, sue no doubt t o the Ancient Greek c h o i c e of theme. Sheet togas were by f a r the most popular d r e s s , a l b e i t l e a v i n g p o r t i o n s of the anatomy exposed t o the o c c a s i o n a l beer storm and p a s s i n g breese. Some o f the females sported a quite eye-catching lack o f dress.

The c a b a r e t , under the c i r c u m s t a n ces, was e x c e l l e n t ; the circumstansss b e i n g , o f c o u r s e , t h a t the c a s t was b l i n d drunk. The 'dramatis psrsonae* were a l l o u t s t a n d i n g , e s p e c i a l l y " I v y " , a g i r l f r i e n d o f Mr Hobson. Any i n h i b i t i o n s due t o stage f r i g h t disappeared as q u i c k l y as I v y ' s d r e s s (she was a l s o wearing a b i k i n i , we h a s t e n t o add). Mr Hewson, a v e r y smooths t y p e , compered e f f e c t i v e l y from a b a t h and

demonstrated w i t h I v y ' s h e l p the i n s and outs of Pythagoras. The l i d was t a k e n o f f I.C. l i f e , and the appearance of Prank, our d e a r l y beloved Warden, on a t y p i c a l h o s t e l bedroom scene was g r e e t e d e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y . A down and out band of d i l a p i d a t e d G r e c i a n s t r e e t m u s i c i a n s , Mr Chadwick ( l o o k i n g d e l i g h t f u l i n a knee-length toga) on the euphonium; Mr Stevens on the trumpe t ; and Mr Gorb on the drachma-whistle. The show terminated i n a l u s t y (and l u s t i s the operative word on t h i s occ a s i o n ) Boomal&ka.

Although the bands were p l a y i n g u n t i l 5:50 a.m. not many dancers were l e f t a t t h a t hour â&#x20AC;˘- q u i t e amazing where bodies get to'. Mr Gorb found a few i n the snoggery at 7:00, and the lounges were p o s i t i v e l y l i t t e r e d w i t h them. I . have i t on good a u t h o r i t y t h a t the j a z z band e f f e c t i v e l y prevented Q.A. from s l e e p i n g t h a t n i g h t (do Q.A. s l e e p a t night?).

A l l i n a l l , a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l Carn i v a l ; c e r t a i n l y most of the maidens seemed t o be s a t i s f i e d .

The I.C. Dramatic S o c i e t y was f o r tunate t o g a i n t h i r d place i n the U n i v e r s i t y One Act P l a y F e s t i v a l h e l d l a s t week ax U.L.U. The p l a y , P e r c i v a l Wilde's "Comrades i n Arms" was a happy choice i n t h a t i s an amusing, i f a t times obvloKB, comedy g i v i n g good scope f o r a c t i n g a b i l i t y . I t makes the most of the s i t u a t i o n : a g a l l a n t s young c o l o n e l of the T a l a v e r i a n army t r i e s t o w i n the love o f a major's widow, E l e n a , whom he has vatched through the window w i t h the aid o f powerful f i e l d - g l a s s e s , by p r e t e n d i n g t o have been the l a t e maj o r ' s c l o s e s t f r i e n d , w i t h him when be d i e d g l o r i o u s l y on the f i e l d of b a t t l e . The d i s c o v e r y t h a t the major d i e d w h i l e drunk and t h a t the p i c t u r e on the w a l l i s not of the major but of h i s f a t h e r does not deter the c o l o n e l i n the l e a s t . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , f u l l use was not made o f the s i t u a t i o n i n the p r o d u c t i o n . The s e t , though somewhat p e c u l i a r , achieved a f a i r measure o f success , p a r t l y due t o the c o n t r a s t t o the unimaginative use of the stage by the other companies.

From h i s amusing entrance, Derry Wright as the c o l o n e l brought the p l a y to l i f e w i t h h i s good sense of t i m i n g and o o n t r o l of v o i c e and movement. The two women, E l e n a and her maid, were r a t h e r weaker, but w i l l make good a c t r e s s e s under t i g h t e r p r o d u c t i o n and when they have gained more experience, P e t e r Morgan gave a competent p e r f o r mance as a t r u e - t o - l i f e photographer

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I.C. were drawn a g a i n s t Royal Fre e H o s p i t a l School of Medicin e i n the f i r s t round o f the U.L.U. d e b a t i n g t o u r nament.. The debate was, h e l d as one of the popular l u n c h time debates a t which over 100 members were p r e s e n t i n the house. A t lunch, the c h a i r man o f the judges, M i s s Ruth L l o y d , produced t h r e e s e a l e d envelopes whioh c o n t a i n e d d i f f e r e n t motions. Royal Free won the t o s s and d e c i d e d t o oppose, so Mr. P e t e r K a s s l e r , P r e s i d e n t o f the L i t . and Deb. Soc., was l e f t t o s e l e c t an envelope which contained, the motion: " T h i s house p r e f e r s a knave t o a f o o l J The two teams were then taken t o the Geology Dept. where they were a l l o w e d f i f t e e n minutes t o d i g e s t t h e i r meal and t o prepare t h e i r speeches.

A t 1.20 p.m. the debate was opened i n th e Geology I ^ o t u r e Theatre by Mr. D.E.H. Jones who took the c h a i r as Mr. K a s s l e r was p a r t i c i p a t i n g as a member of t h e team. Mr. Les Allen.who l e d I.C. team,opened th e p r o p o s i t i o n w i t h a famous q u o t a t i o n admirably s u i t ed t o the motion: "Mary had a l i t t l e lamb. . ." He then f o l l o w e d t h i s superb v e r s e by a t t a c k i n g statesmen and p o l i t icians and l i s t i n g them a l l , save Mr. G o i t s k e l l , as e i t h e r f o o l s o r knaves! The o p p o s i t i o n from Royal Fre e p o i n t e d out the harmlessness o f f o o l s as found i n undergraduate l i f e compared t o tha Mr. T e r r y Smith knavery o f c r i m i n a l s . seconding the p r o p o s i t i o n d e a l t w i t h

the p o s s i b i l i t y o f reform o f knaves by treatment and kindness w h i l e f o o l s c o u l d not be c o r r e c t e d even w i t h the d r a s t i c measure o f a leucotomy.s

The a t t a c k f o r the p r o p o s i t i o n was continued fror? the f l o o r by Mr. P e t e r K a s s l e r and Mr. Bob F i i i c h . Mr. Kassl e r ' 3 f l a t t e r y t o the charming c h a i r man o f judges, Miss Ruth L l o y d , d i d much t o show t h a t c h i v a l r y and debati n g t r i c k s are f a r from dead at I.C. Mr F i n c h reminded the house o f the w i s dom o f the "Knave o f Hearts " i n s t e a l ing p a t i s s e r i e . The o p p o s i t i o n , apart from some goonery i n an attempt t o make the house sympathise w i t h f o o l s , found themselves s l i g h t l y l o s t w i t h the mot i o n . A t one p o i n t one o f the speakers was so p e r p l e x e d t h a t he proceeded t o t i e a knot i n a shoe l a c e .

In a b r i l l i a n t summing up, Mr. Les A l l e n proceeded t o p u l l t o p i e c e s the speeches from the o p p o s i t i o n unt i l i t appeared t h a t t h e i r case was quite false. A t the d i v i s i o n which f o l l o w e d the motion was c a r r i e d by 106 votes t o 10. The three judges, M i s s L l o y d , Mr". P e t e r Jarman (I.C.) and one from the R.F.H. unanimously awarded v i c t o r y t o I.C,

Any persons who have ordered FELIX, photographs t h i s term are asked t o c o l l e c t them from J.K.Taylor as soon as p o s s i b l e . Hs oanhe c o n t a c t e d i n Boon 211 (Cham. Tech.) a t about 4 p.m. er i n loom 14 (Old H o s t e l ) a t about 4 a.m.

As was s a d l y eviden t a t t h i s F e s t i v a l as a whole, more thought must be g i v e n t o p r o d u c t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y i n det a i l s o f a c t i o n and I n the development of p l o t and c h a r a c t e r . However, i t was an i n t e r e s t i n g evening and T e r r y Wright must be congratulated on g i v i n g one of i t s b e s t performances, CAST Elena Sonya Sergei Photographer . .

G i l l i a n Fryd Judy T a y l o r T e r r y Wright .peter Morgan

She: " I don't l i k e Henry, he knows t o o many d i r t y songs." He: "Why, does he s i n g t o you?" She: "Ho, but he w h i s t l e s them."

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Last Monday tbe P o l i s h S o c i e t y h e l d I t s Best s u c c e s s f u l evening y e t . Tne S o c i e t y was happy t e e n t e r t a i n so aany v i s i t o r s from other c o l l e g e s - over two hundred people attended. The evenl a g got o f f t o a good s t a r t w i t h a canoe 'Oberek' by the TJ.L. P o l i s h Soc. f o l k Dance Group, who l a t e r gave a K S X M s p i r i t e d performs nee of the 'Kratowlak< - a P o l i s h 'Teddy-Boy' dance and a 'Chlopak P o d o l s k i ' .

The evening continued w i t h a duet ay two very a t t r a c t i v e > g i r l s and some piano s o l o s which provided a pleasant change of mood. A f t e r the i n t e r v a l the Ssymanowski C h o i r sang some d e l i g h t f u l f o l k songs and c a r o l s . The M.C., Mr T. W i s n i e w s k i , deserves s p e c i a l menti o n f o r M s w i t and i n f o r m a l i t y .

Hiss, Renata Bogdanska, the Radio sad T .V. s t a r concluded the programme w i t h f o u r encores from her r e p e r t o i r e ef P o l i s h , I t a l i a n and E n g l i s h songs, and the evening ended h a p p i l y i n a eoffee ba r i n South Kensington.

The motion before the house a t t h i s term's Union Debate was "That t h i s House has no confidence i n Her Majesty's Government." Austen Albu 1C.P. and P.Jarman proposed the motion, and i t was opposed by W.H.Rees- Davies M.P. and T.C.Smith.

MT A l b u , an ex-Guildsman, opened w i t h a w i t t y indictment of the Government, but p o i n t e d out t h a t , sinc e Her Majesty's advisers had appointed him a governor of t h i s C o l l e g e , he wa s i n a r a t h e r bad p o s i t i o n i f he questioned t h e i r judgment. He then proceeded to a s e r i o u s condemnation o f Government p o l i c y over the Bent Act at home and Cyprus abroad.

S t Hees-Davies a l s o opened i n humorous v e i n w i t h a s t o r y o f a s t u dent debate a t which he had proposed t h a t " i t i s p o s s i b l e to have a b e t t e r d i r t y weekend i n the Backs at Camb r i d g e than i n P a r i s . " He went on t o

Other f e a t u r e s before the i n t e r v a l were "How a P i l m i s produced" by the Chemistry department, a c h i l l y - l o o k i n g s c u l p t u r e e x h i b i t i o n and a Russian Science l a b o r a t o r y . H e l l H a r r i s o n and Andy Mathews played s t a l w a r t p a r t s l a l o w e r i n g the staiwlÂŤrd to r o c k bottom.

The House then d i v i d e d , the motion b e i n g c a r r i e d by 70 votes t o 52 w i t h 14 a b s t e n t i o n s . At the opening of the debate over 200 members were present.

A v e r y s u c c e s s f u l s e r i e s of Saturday n i g h t hops ended f o r the term w i t h F E L I X ' S B i r t h d a y Dance (FELIX i s now e i g h t years o l d ) , The Bruce Gayl e r band provided the music f o r the dancers i n the Concert H a l l , w h i l e the Jazz band played i n the Upper Ref e c t o r y f o r a short w h i l e before the Interval.

A f t e r a Brownbagger's D e c l a r a t i o n , the R.C.S. S k i f f l e Group appeared. At f i r s t they were i n a u d i b l e but improved as time pa'sed and even c o l l e c t e d some money. The general f e e l i n g seemed t o be t h a t they overstayed t h e i r welcome, t h e r e b e i n g c r i e s of "Enough,enough".

The second year Chemists' comic opera "The Rake's Progress" r e c e i v e d a great o v a t i o n . I t c o n s i s t e d o f mimi n g to c u r r e n t popular t u n e s j the s y n c h r o n i s a t i o n was p e r f e c t . The l e a d i n g p a r t was e x c e l l e n t l y played by Ken Packer. The succeeding "Restaurant Scene", a l s o a Chemistry p r o d u c t i o n , p r o v i d e d Dr. Dennis Evans w i t h an o p p o r t u n i t y to eat a candle, an e l e c t r i c l i g h t bulb and a d r i n k i n g g l a s s . As a f i n a l e he took a mouthful of l i q u i d oxygen and proceeded t o blow i t through a l i g h t e d c i g a r e t t e w i t h somewhat speotaoular r e s u l t s .

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To MT Altai's s u r p r i s e , Mr Jarman had no confidence i n the Government or the o p p o s i t i o n . He emphasised h i s opi n i o n t h a t a L i b e r a l government would be the o n l y d e s i r a b l e one, while Mr Smith defended Government p o l i c y on the c o n v e n t i o n a l grounds t h a t w h i l e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s were not p e r f e c t , they might be much worse.

At the c o n c l u s i o n of the paper speeches, a f u l l House proceeded t o a l i v e l y d i s c u s s i o n of the motion; t h i s continued u n t i l 3:10 p.m. noteworthy was MT A l l e n , who p a s s i o n a t e l y advanced the cause of e q u a l i t y of opp o r t u n i t y and o f g i v i n g h e l p to the underdeveloped n a t i o n s . Other views came from Communists and L i b e r a l s , as w e l l as Conservatives and S o c i a l i s t s , although the Conservatives produced a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of the v o t e r s than they d i d of the speakers from the floor.

PCS. At the commencement of t h i s popula r event the Concert H a l l was w e l l f i l l e d , as a l s o were the g l a s s e s there b e i n g f r e e beer or c i d e r f o r those who d e s i r e d i t . The P r e s i d e n t of R.C.S., i n h i s c a p a c i t y as M.C. d e c l a r e d t h a t he considered the c u l t u r a l l e v e l of the Smoking Concert should be ralsed.On c o n s i d e r i n g the g e n e r a l c u l t u r a l l e v e l of the v a r i o u s departmental shows i t i s d o u b t f u l whether anybody e l s e was of the same opinion.

d e s c r i b e the Conservatives as h e i r s to the L i b e r a l t r a d i t i o n and maintained t h a t Government p o l i c y i n Kenya and C e n t r a l A f r i c a was t r u l y l i b e r a l i n i t s outlook.

D u r i n g the i n t e r v a l the Jazz Band worked through t h e i r r e p e r t o i r e w i t h Tony Hodgson t a k i n g the l e a d on his c l a r i n e t .

The second h a l f of tiro concert s t a r t e d r a t h e r slowly w i t h a French scene played i n and around a c l o c h e merle- type equippage.However, a short r e c i t a t i o n by Amos helped t o r e s t o r e the c u l t u r a l atmosphere: " I t gave the f a m i l y q u i t e a s t a r t . When Angela became a t a r t ...." The Zoology department showed t h e i r baseness by g i v i n g t h e i r impressi o n of I.C, n i g h t l i f e . t

The second year G e o l o g i s t s showed t h e i r great v e r s a t i l i t y . A f t e r s t a r t i n g w i t h dancing g i r l s , one of whom had a b e a r d , they cont i n u e d w i t h b a l l e t . T h e i r main f e a t ure " T h i s i s your L i f e " was a Summa r y of the past l i f e of IvorBottom played by N e l l H a r r i s o n . (Voice from the audience: " I f that's""what they teach you i n Geology,God h e l p you").

D u r i n g the i n t e r v a l a f i l m show was h e l d i n the ttpper R e f e c t o r y . With bated b r e a t h , the l . r g c and a p p r e c i a t ive audience f o l l o w e d the f o r t u n e s of F e l i x the oat i n a n e o - f u t u r i s t i c drama of outer space and a sex-laden romance w i t h Calamity Jane,

Later i n the evening s e v e r a l spotdances w i t h a d i f f e r e n c e were h e l d . One l u c k y f e l l o w won a dance w i t h Miss B r i g i t Bardot, but h i s j o y was s h o r t l i v e d : no sooner d i d he s t r e t c h out h i s hand to her than she turned i n t o cardboard before h i a very eyes. Another couple won a l a r g e banana, which they then proceeded to e a t , i n the French f a s h i o n (see page 4) w h i l e danc i n g round the - f l o o r . Other p r i z e s i n c l u d e d an i n f l a t a b l e s p u t n i k (by arrangement w i t h Mike Todd) and two g l a s s e s of FELIX punch to be drunk s t r a i g h t down. The r e c i p i e n t s were swept up the f o l l o w i n g morning.

P R I N C E S . . .eontinued from page 1. the tt.S.C. and the Treasury; i t i s expected t h a t b a t t l e w i l l be j o i n e d about Christmas. In closing, the S e c t o r s t r e s s e d t h a t the present p l a n s are not i n t h e i r f i n a l form - they are o n l y the p l a n s i n the form t h a t they have been submitted f o r a p p r o v a l . I t had been suggested t h a t they s h o u l d have been made p u b l i c b e f o r e , but he asked how t h i s c o u l d have been done as the p l a n s had o n l y j u s t been p u b l i s h e d , R i c h a r d Sheppard was a b s o l u t e l y p r i o e l e s s , and he kept h i s audience amused the whole"time. The l a s t occa s i o n on whioh he had had t o speak was when he was t r y i n g t o convince h i s o l i e n t s o f the s u i t a b i l i t y o f h i s plans f o r b u i l d i n g some oow-house3. These were h i g h c l a s s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , and the economic r e n t f o r a cow was ÂŁ5-10s. The p l a n s i n c l u d e d a l a b o r a t o r y f o r a r t i o i a l i n s e m i n a t i o n ; he f e l t t h a t t h i s would i n no way s a t i s f y students, and assure d us t h a t we would i n f a c t get the b e s t t h a t oould be p r o v i d e d . STOCKHOLM . . . These i n t r o d u c t o r y remarks were f o l l o w e d up by a s e l e o t i o n o f c o l o u r s l i d e s *ef student H a l l 3 o f Residence i n o t h e r p a r t s o f Europe. Deserving p a r t i c u l a r mention are the Domus i n Stockholm, the r e s t a r a u n t o f which i s a d v e r t i s e d b y a l a r g e neon s i g n , which a l s o serves t o guide students homewards on dark n i g h t s ! We may v e r y w e l l get one o u r s e l v e s . The i d e a o f l e t - * t i n g rooms i n summer t o v i s i t o r s from overseas seems t o be s t i l l .a d i s t i n c t p o s s i b i l i t y as by t h a t means a much b e t t e r r e t u r n on o a p i t a l c o u l d be obt a i n e d , and t h i s would p l e a s e the T r e a sury. I n Sweden students spend seven years i n c o l l e g e , and i t has been found necessary i n Stockholm t o b u i l d an enormous b l o o k o f f l a t s f o r m a r r i e d s t u d ents. I n f a c t , I t seems t h a t on going up t o C o l l e g e as s i n g l e s t u d e n t s , men put t h e i r names on the w a i t i n g l i s t f o r f l a t s , s o t h a t when they are ready f o r one they w i l l be a b l e t o get one easily. Eaoh o f these f l a t s has a s m a l l k i t o h e n e t t e and a p r i v a t e b a t h room. A s l i d e o f a t y p i c a l room, whioh had i t s own p r i v a t e shower and washbasin, t o g e t h e r wi;th ample o l a t h i n g cupboards and book space was a l s o shown.

. . . ASD PARIS Sgmont i n Copenhagen i s r u n as an h o t e l i n summer, and t h i s i s found t o be a worthwhile p r o p o s i t i o n . The s t a f f s i t u a t i o n i s s o l v s d by employing s t u d e n t s a s w a i t r e s s e s and porterS| t h s y get tho necessary t r a i n i n g i n a s p e c i a l oourse l a s t i n g about a week o r ten days. T h i s H a l l was e i g h t s t o r i e s h i g h , had l i f t s t o a l l f l o o r s , and i n c l u d e d d i n i n g rooms and s i m i l a r community facilities. Another U n i v e r s i t y t h a t had bsen v i s i t s d by Messrs. Sheppard and Sparkes was the C i t e U n i v e r a i t a i r e i n Paris. 0ns o f t h e i r H a l l s of Residence three s t o r i e s h i g h , was an extremely e l e g a n t d e s i g n by Le Corbusier. Another e i g h t s t o r i e s high and housing 2000 students was j u s t t h s opposite i n design . A l o n g , massive and u n i n t e r e s t i n g b u i l d i n g , . i t s facade was broken up by b a l o o n i e s and o t h e r frills. The hostel was f o r both sen and women students, a l l a l l e g e d l y l i v i The ssxes were i n g i n s i n g l e rooms. not segregated i n t o d i f f e r n t areas but were randomly scattered through the building. The whole b u i l d i n g had an

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atmosphere t h a t was, t o quote Mr Sheppard ' q u i t e i n d e s c r i b a b l e and most i n t eresting. ' The French were v e r y r e t i o e n t on the s u b j e c t but one oould draw one's own c o n c l u s i o n s from the number of couples t h a t ate t o g e t h e r a t l u n c h time, t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r c h i l d r e n i n many cases, and from the l a r g e creohe and nursery t h a t was p r o v i d e d as one o f the f a c i l i t i e s o f the H a l l . The C i t e U n i v e r s i t a i r e was an enormous p r o j e c t and even had i t s own s t a t i o n on the Metro. The d a t i n g f a c i l i t i e s , however" caused the l a r g e s t amount o f eye opening. I t was t o be hoped, Mr. Sheppard f e l t , " t h a t I.C. s h o u l d never s i n k t o the depth t h a t t h i s r e f e c t o r y reached. On coming i n w i t h the g i r l f r i e n d and baby one i s served o a f e t e r i a - w i s e , s t a i n l e s s s t e e l t r a y - p l a t e s b e i n g used which have depressions f o r soup, meat course, sweet r o l l s and b u t t e r , e t c . They s e r v e d 3000 lunches an hour i n one l a r g e room and, as oould e a s i l y be imagined, t h e n o i s e was i n d e s c r i b a b l e . He had obs e r v e d one couple e a t i n g a banana i n a most c u r i o u s f a s h i o n , s t a r t i n g one a t eaoh end, and working inwards u n t i l they i n the middle. (The banana was shown .OB one o f the s l i d e s . ) Two o f the main items on the menu which cropped up v e r y r e g u l a r l y were steak and c h i c ken.

QTBSfI0B" TIME 'As result of their travels round Europe, Messrs Sheppard and Sparkes had come t o the c o n c l u s i o n t h a t rooms should have a f l o o r area o f between 120 and 150 sq. f t . The present p l a n s were based on an a r e a o f 140 f t . super which i s the minimum area recommended by the M i n i s t r y o f Eduoation: however the U.G.C. seem t o t h i n k otherwise and are t r y i n g t o cut us down t o 120 sq. f t The a r c h i t e c t s next worked out what f u r n i t u r e was r e q u i r e d , and c o u l d be f i t ted i n c o n v e n i e n t l y . As a r e s u l t o f experimenting w i t h numerous s m a l l models they had qome t o the c o n o l u s i o n t h a t room dimensions o f about 14ft. by 10ft was about the most s u i t a b l e as i t gave the most economical arrangement o f space. The f u r n i s h i n g s had been under c l o s e i n v e s t i g a t i o n owing t o the except i o n a l standard o f s t r e n g t h t h a t i s r e q u i r e d f o r student-type f u r n i t u r e . I t had been found t h a t a r t i o l e s manufactu r e d t o B r i t i s h Standard S p e c i f i c a t i o n s were not n e a r l y s t r o n g enough, and t h a t much more r i g i d specs, were necessary. They had decided, t h a t put-you-up type beds were wholely u n s u i t a b l e ; because a f t e r f o u r y e a r s ' use i n other h o s t e l s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they were v i r t u a l l y worn out. Divan beds w i l l probably be provided.

SPORTS CLUB I t i s planned e v e n t u a l l y t o i n c orporate a s p o r t s c l u b i n the North side buildings. T h i s would i n c l u d s squash c o u r t s e t c . The Swimming F o o l o r i g i n a l l y planned would not be b u i l t immediately but would be d e f e r r e d t o some date i n the f u t u r e , b e i n g i n c l u ded i n some o t h e r scheme as and when the money became a v a i l a b l e .

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Mr. R i c h a r d Sheppard now spoke a t g r e a t e r l e n g t h about the P r i n c e ' s Gardens p r o j e o t . L i f t s would, he s a i d , be i n s t a l l e d i n a l l H a l l s , t o g e t h e r w i t h common room f a c i l i t i e s and r e f e c tories. The e x i s t i n g Garden would be r e t a i n e d , and would be mainly f o r the T h i s would be the use o f r e s i d e n t s . f i r s t London square which had been r e b u i l t as a homogeneous u n i t y . Most o f the oommunal f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be s i t u a t ed i n the south blook. A o e r t a i n number o f shoos w i l l be i n c o r p o r a t e d , i n c l u d i n g a barber's shop. Dining Halls would be b u i l t i n smal l u n i t s so t h a t n o i s e l e v e l s can be kept down t o t o l e r a b l e l i m i t s ; a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t i e n wo would be b a r and b u t t e r y . These, t o gether w i t h co-u i t t e e , music and dark rooms would be s i t u a t e d on the Lower (mews) l e v e l . Car parks would bs s i t uated a t the r e a r of the Bast b l o c k , and i t was hoped t h a t a c y c l e r e p a i r shed might be p o s s i b l e . The road on the Bast s i d e o f the s iu ire would be d o s e d t o v e h i c u l a r t r a f f i c and t h a t is) ths south s i d e would become p u r e l y an access road t o t n s o a r parks and the South blook. The N o r t h - s i d e road would however have t o remain, as i t provides access t o Enniamore Gardens. The change i n the roads had, he s a i d , a l ready been approved by the L.C.C.

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I t has not been deoided whether o r not the b u i l d i n g s w i l l be used by summer v i s i t o r s . L i f t f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be p r o v i d e d t o the l s t . 5th. and 9th. f l o ors o n l y . Access t o o t h e r f l o o r s w i l l be by s t a i r o a s e . As f a r as v i s i t o r s were concerned they would i n a l l proba b i l i t y net l i k e the i d e a o f having t o walk up t o t h e i r rooms, but as Mr. Sheppard p o i n t e d out, they oan always take the l i f t t o a h i g h e r f l o o r and w a i t down.

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I t i s hoped t h a t the f i r s t stage of t h i s scheme w i l l be completed by 1960, w i t h the p o s s i b i l i t y o f H a l l b e i n g completed e a r l i e r ; this i n c l u d e s the East and South s i d e s o f tho square i f the U.G.C. g i v e s the goahead and provides tha necessary money. Week s H a l l would go on no matt e r what e l s e happened, as the money was ready and w a i t i n g t o he

At this point a l l further questioning was stopped as ths meeting was Brought to an abrupt olose on ths pretext of being 2-.3) p.m. and time for lectures. This i s rather to be deplored as i t cut out what was developing int a vary interesting question and answer session. I t i s a pity that more time oould not have been kept free for the inevitable questions.

TE, the i n L a w i t a n t s o f the t h i r d Christmas I s l a n d s e t amongst t h e c o r a l r e e f o f the new aeronautic s B u i l d i n g , r e j o i c e because our season i s c l o s e upon us. I t i s the season o f S a n t a Claus and cur l o n g l o s t r e l a t i v e s , o f h u r r i e d buying a t Marks and Spencers and pound c a t c h i n g w i t h the P o s t O f f i c e but i t i s a l s o the time when we I s l a n d e r s , l i k e shipwrecked mariners from the seas o f s c i e n c e , can escape f o r a f u l l thre e weeks t o the palm t r e e s and golden sands o f our i s l a n d . Upon t h i s c r a d l e o f t r u t h and l i g h t , our minds oan muse upon the b e a u t i f u l , the p l e a s i n g , and the mysterious as we have done f o r a l l too 8hort p e r i o d s i n the shadows o f t h e a l l too r e a l I m p e r i a l Oollege.

I.C.

As one gases round the quad, w i t h i t s t r u l y d i s t i n g u i s h e d surroundings, a dismal s i g h t greets one's eyes. People r u s h i n g to and f r o , mainly men c l a d , sad t o r e l a t e , i n a n y t h i n g from b o i l e r s u i t s t o f i l t h y o l d s p o r t s Jack e t s . Perhaps one can excuse the b o i l e r s u i t s w i t h a C a r n i v a l at hand; some-one has t o work. But who c o u l d excuse those baggy t r o u s e r s which have probably never seen a press - t h a t f i l t h y s h i r t t h a t remains concealed f o r days on end underneath the everpresent sweater. A frequent c r y heard i n I.C. i s "More women, more women", but who c o u l d p o s s i b l y expect t o a t t r a c t a woman i n t h a t s t a t e . I can o n l y suggest t h a t E d u c a t i o n A u t h o r i t i e s i n c r e a s e t h e i r grants t o cover such minor d e t a i l s as h a i r - c u t s .

Another remark f r e q u e n t l y heard i s " I f I l i v e d I n the H o s t e l I c o u l d wear any o l d c l o t h e s ; i t i s o n l y because I t r a v e l t h a t I put on my c l e a n s h i r t occasionally.'' (This i s an a u t h e n t i c q u o t a t i o n ) . T h i s r a t h e r suggests t h a t t o l i v e i n the h o s t e l induces one t o assume a s t a t e of extreme f i l t h and u n t i d i n e s s , but i n f a c t the standard I s p r a c t i c a l l y the same i n or out o f h o s t e l . One c o u l d excuse c a s u a l c l o t h e s i f they were kept c l e a n , but t h i s i s f a r from the case.

Another sad thought comes t o mind when one c o n s i d e r s the v e r y respectable a t t i r e seen a t a b a l l or d i n n e r . I can h o n e s t l y say t h a t q u i t e a l a r g e p e r * eentage of these people are a b s o l u t e l y unrecognisable when not w e a r i n g t h e i r u s u a l c l o t h e s . Perhaps the o l d s a y i n g t h a t evening dress "does t h i n g s to a man" i s only too t r u e .

To conclude: s i n c e the o c c a s i o n a l wash I s o b v i o u s l y unpopular, I can o n l y recommend that undergraduate gowns should be introduced - they are e x c e l l e n t dust covers. Sabrina

Dr.'a a l l an and Blaokaan have v i s i t e d Christmas I s l a n d t h i s term t o chat about V i c t o r i a n n a t i o n a l i s t s and Oanse and Chance. These g a t h e r i n g * f i l l e d the P h y s i c s l i b r a r y whioh was d i s g u i s e d â&#x20AC;˘as the b e l o v e d i s l a n d ; o t h e r gathe r i n g s , j i b b e d and jabbed a t the I s l a n ders' own prose and p o e t r y and a l s o had a t a s t e o f a Tchekov o r two. A p a r t i c u l a r l y vague paper was r e a d by an I s l a n d e r on Twentieth Century Oascurantismand the t h i r d Christmas I s l a n d w i l l be f i n a l l y submerged f a r 195? w i t h the Touchstone S e c r e t a r y , Mr.C.K, MoDowali, speaking on ' A Penny f o r the O l d School' - a defence o f c l a s s i c a l education and l i t e r a t u r e . This w i l l be a t 5.45p.m. on Tuesday December 10th, I n the Committee Boom o f f the lower Union lounge. A veteran Islander, D a v i d E.H. Jones, i s e x p e r i m e n t a l l y t o e x h i b i t h i s experimental c a r t o o n f i l m s a t 5.15p.m. the p r e v i o u s day i n the same room. P r o s p e c t i v e I s l a n d e r s are assured o f a g e n i a l welcome at these or any other o f the I s l a n d gatherings.

As you eat o f us I s l a n d e r s sunshine o f the shallinot think ed Januarv 7 t h .

your turkey bone, t h i n k b a s k i n g i n the Winter Christmas I s l a n d ; we o f you u n t i l the dread-

Sam* v i t a l s t a t i s t i c s have recently seen uncovered: "Sabrina was formed i n eight days on San Miguel." The Sabrina i n question waa a volcano whioh erupted i n 1811.

Whilst waiting i n the interminable lunch queue Helson overheard tha following, "I've had a year's Biology with her l a s t year", this i s food f o r thought.

FELIX public Services are pleased to announce the recent publication of Volume One of a TEXTBOOK 07 HEEWIHQ* by I. Jean de Clerok, professor of the Uhiveraite Catholique de Louvaln. Why can't we get Professors like this?

"Engineers & S c i e n t i s t s come aai here 'Miss Joan V i o k e r s , M.P. ..."; thus r a n pamphlets, p r i n t e d by the C e n t r a l O f f i c e o f thebConservative P a r t y , which were d i s t r i b u t e d around the Uni o n ( a g a i n s t Union r u l e s ) . And yet people complain about FELIX.

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MINES I n ay o p i n i o n , as an o u t s i d e r but % frequent v i s i t o r t o C o l l e g e B a l l s vrer the past f o u r y e a r s , t h i s year's Mines' B a l l was an u n q u a l i f i e d success.

Tha n o v e l i d e a of h a v i n g the ba r on the stage and the o r c h e s t r a on the s i d e of the f l o o r had the e f f e c t of b r e a k i n g up the b o x - l i k e appearance of the Concert H a l l , and imparting a f e e l i n g of u n i t y t h a t has g e n e r a l l y been l a c k i n g a t C o l l e g e B a l l s . Prom the bar i t was p o s s i b l e t o watch the dancers and j o i n i n when moved by the spirit.

There was ample s e a t i n g i n the H a l l and the Bar, so t h a t the f u n of the B a l l c o u l d s t i l l be enjoyed w h i l e r e s t i n g . A t t r a c t i v e decorations, a good o r c h e s t r a and a general f e e l i n g of c o n v i v i a l i t y n i l went t o make the B a l l the success i t undoubtably was. May there be more l i k e i t . Caroline

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I t i s r e p o r t e d t h a t a f t e r t h e FELIX hop, B r i g i t Bardot waa found f l a t on her b*<5k i n Warden I r v i n g ' s room. We thought t h a t women were not a l l o w e d t o spend tha n i g h t i n t h e H o s t e l .

Heard backstage a t the B.C.S, Smok i n g C o n c e r t , Mr Green r e m a r k i n g t o Miss W a l l a c e : "Young l a d y , w i l l you And get i n t o the b a t h w i t h me?" she d i d , I n p u b l i c , t o o . Hove o v e r , I .C ,WÂťA e

S Messrs Jock Wallace and B r i a n Wall a c e are a t the moment on t h e i r way t o Germany, where they are g o i n g t o a t t e n d the F e a s t of S a i n t Barbara , who l a supposed t o be the P a t r o n S a i n t of Mining, at the C l a u s t h a i School of Mines. They were not q u i t e sure what t o expect when they a r r i v e , but they know t h a t i t i s a f o r m a l a f f a i r , attended by about 1500 people, among other t h i n g s , J o c k w i l l be expected t o make a speech ( i n German, o f c o u r s e ) . He and B r i a n w i l l be l e a v i n g f o r home on Sunday.

E The December i s s u e of MDTCB SPOBT i n c l u d e s a photograph of J e z e b e l c r o s s i n g the f i n i s h i n g l i n e at the end of the B r i g h t o n Bun. Tha owners o f the Dennis f i r e engine are asked t o w r i t e i n and give v a r i o u s t e c h n i c a l d e t a i l s , such as the p e t r o l consumption. Bo., however, d i d n ' t get a mention.

( J O C K i s not B r i a n ' B b r o t h e r , n e i t h e r i s Sheenagh.)

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on knowledge gained and t o promote w i d e r i n t e r e s t i n e x p l o r a t i o n i n the C o l l e g e . Two major e x p e d i t i o n s having r e t u r n e d , each c a t e r i n g i n the main f o r s p e c i a l i s t i n t e r e s t , i t i s hoped, t h a t o p p o s i t i o n from t h e ^ v e s t e d i n t e r e s t " of the mountaineering and departament a l groups w i l l be dropped.

One hopes t h a t the new Club w i l l be as independent as p o s s i b l e of t h e E x p l o r a t i o n Board. I t w i l l be a student s o c i e t y and as such we w i s h t o remain f r e e t o make our own d e c i s i o n s and c r i t i c i s m s , although we s h o u l d be very, g r a t e f u l f o r advice from the experienced e x p l o r e r s at present on the board.

I t would c e r t a i n l y be very u s e f u l f o r a f u t u r e l e a d e r t o f e e l t h a t he had the weight o f a l i v e l y student body behiind him i f he got mixed uc i n the mere b u r e a u o r a t i c t r a m r a e l l i n g s f the Board. Xenophon. 0

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The u n p r i n t a b l e s e c t i o n produced some l i m e r i c k s of a r a t h e r higher order , The f i r s t p r i z e goes to C h r i s Gravina f o r a student who took a dumb blonde f o r a walk (and found she wasn't so dumb). W i l l he please c o l l e c t h i s banana from the E d i t o r ' s fume cupboard. MT Gravina a l s o produced e a s i l y the most r e v o l t i n g e n t r y .

Any undergraduate who c o u l d do w i t h a few ÂŁs i s i n v i t e d t o e n t e r f o r the S i r A r t h u r Acland E n g l i s h Essay P r i z e . A l l you have t o do i s to w r i t e an E n g l i s h essay by January 15th. The R e g i s t r y i s l o o k i n g a f t e r the p a r t i c u l a r s , and w i l l show them t o you w i t h pleasure.

Second p l a c e was shared by B.F, Channon, whose student learned h i s l e s s o n the hard way, and John D e l l : "Did desperate things w i t h a f o r k . "

Dear S i r , At the Rector's C o l l e g e meeting, time f o r q u e s t i o n s seemed t o have been d e l i b e r a t e l y cut s h o r t . Was t h i s a means of o v o i d i n g any c r i t i s m , i t c e r t a i n l y seemed t o be so from h i s l o o k of s u r p r i s e when the q u e s t i o n of a swimming pool was r a i s e d . I f t h i s was the case I would l i k e t o r a i s e three questions t o which, perhaps, FELIX n i g h t be able to get answers.

1, I s there going t o be a decent l i b r a r y i n P r i n c e ' s Gardens,,or i s the exi s t i n g Union L i b r a r y , f o r a l l i t s q u a l i t i e s w i t h the l i m i t e d resources at i t s d i s p o s a l , going t o remain the sole outpost of E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e and A r t i n the C o l l e g e ?

2. Are there g o i n g to be Music Rooms f o r s e r i o u s p r a c t i c e , and a room f i t t e d w i t h h i g h q u a l i t y sound r e p r o d u c t i o n equipment f o r those w i s h i n g t o l i s t e n to gramophone and tape recordings?

3. What cooking f a c i l i t i e s are g o i n g to be provided, or i s everyone going t o be expected t o eat i n the r e f e c t o r i e s ? Yours e t c . , E.G.Reader.

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A c l e v e r young student from York Once p i e r c e d h i s l e g w i t h a f o r k . He s a i d "Oh, dear, dear T h e y ' l l a l l t h i n k I'm queer With f o u r h o l e s and a comical walk."

A c l e v e r young student from York. Who was a d d i c t e d to baked beans and pork Once l a y on h i s turn pork In the b o i l i n g hot sun And brought down two MiGs and a hawk. M.J.Blacker

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It has been decided that I.C. w i l l after a l l have to meet Westminster i n the quarter-final of the U.L. Rugby Cup.

E n q u i r i e s have shown that ftt the present there are no plans f o r i n c o r p o r a t i n g l i b r a r y f a c i l i t i e s i n the H a l l s of Residence. Any such f a c i l i t i e s that may be provided w i l l be on the c e n t r a l site. Music rooms are planned on the lower f l o o r s of the South b l o c k , what they are, and how extensive thc;r rnay be i s not known. Nothing seems to be known about the f a c i l i t i e s o f f e r e d .

Nothing i s known about the c o o k i n g f a c i l i t i e s that are going to be i n c o r p orated, i f any. A study, of the model bedrooms f a i l e d to show anything i n this line. We hope the p l a n n i n g o f f i c e or the a r c h i t e c t s may be able to e n l i g h t e n us on these points i n the near f u t u r e .

X g Deer S i r , Hay I encroach on yom- space t o •oan b r i e f l y ? We seem t o have l o s t s i g h t o f the F i r s t P r i n c i p l e o f Ragging - 'The o b j e c t o f a r a g i s t o oause the maximum p o s s i b l e inconvenience t o the raggeea w i t h the minimum o f damage'. I d e a l l y t h i s l e a v e s the Great B r i t i s h P u b l i c t o go on i t s way m u t t e r i n g 'Hooligans' and 'Teddy Boys', and the Gents i n B l u e Zoot S u i t s to thumb f r a n t i c a l l y through the handbook f o r some excuse t o take a hand and c o l l e c t t h e i r u s u a l shower. But please l e t ' s not open oar doors or d i s t r i b u t e p y r o t e c h n i c s among c h i l d r e n on r a i l w a y p l a t forms e t c - i t g i v e s the G.B.P. a l e g i t - , imate moan, and the G. i n B.Z.S. the chance t o f a v o u r us w i t h t h e i r unwelcome presence.

I t i s easy t o c r i t i c i z e , and I must a t l e a s t suggest some l i n e s on which we may, w i t h i n the F i r s t P r i n c i p l e and.without5the,G. i n B.Z.S., cause w i t h l i c k , most g r a t i f y i n g chaos.

There was once a C o l l e g e P r i n c i p a l who conducted a student through b i s domain (and f e d him) under the impress i o n he was an American P r o f ,

V i o l e n c e i n the Science Museum i s u n t h i n k a b l e , but i f s e v e r a l new e x h i b i t s appeared - Archimedes' B a t h p e r haps, o r maybe Newton's Apple, o r even the chi3el used by,Rutherford t o s p l i t the atom....we might even have photographs i n FELIX - and the G.B.P. and £. i n B.Z.S. c o u l d mind t h e i r own fester;i n g business. Tours, S.W.O. Ivermee,

E d i t o r ' s note: The lawn i n the quadrangle was defaced by students from B a t t e r s e a Polytechnic.

e .FROM THE CO-EDITRESS OF "BEDFORD NEWS" Dear S i r , May I , on b e h a l f of my readers, express our a p p r e c i a t i o n o f t h a t so d e l i g h t f u l Beau you sent t o us l a s t week. I t was n o t , a l a s , an important motion on the agenda t h a t a t t r a c t e d such crowds to our Onion General JfeetI n g on t h a t f a t e f u l day. He were a l l v a s t l y i n t r i g u e d t o meet our Beau o f the Tear, and found him a worthy w i n ner Indeed of t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n .

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y Dear S i r , Our aim as students should be the grasp o f t h e b a s i c p r i n o i p l e s o f our s u b j e c t s and the a p p l i c a t i o n o f these t o p r a c t i c a l problems. The l e s s imp o r t a n t d e t a i l s can be a s s i m i l a t e d l a t e r t o our p a r t i c u l a r s p e c i a l i s a t i o n . We b e l i e v e the same c o n s i d e r a t i o n s app l y t o C h r i s t i a n work and w i t n e s s i n " a U n i v e r s i t y , and t h a t the d i f f e r e n c e s a r i s i n g from denominational p r a c t i c e should be s e t aside, i n favour o f work Ing w i t h others o f d i f f e r e n t Churches I n p r e s e n t i n g t h e Gospel o f Jesus Christ.

Tours s i n c e r e l y , F e l i c i t y A. Aytea.

We havj a l l been i n p u b l i c washrooms and used automatio towel d i s p e n sers,' F o r myself, i have always thought them most convenient and had never Seen one out o r order. nut t h a t was" before they were i n s t a l l e d i n the Union building. I have h a r d l y ever seen those there when they were not out o f order and spewing lengths of sodden and f i l t h y t o w e l l i n g on t o the f l o o r .

T h i s i s not only r e v o l t i n g t o 1-ok a t ; o b v i o u s l y i t i s a l s o v e r y unhygenic. Why do these t h i n g s always happen t o I.C.? Our Union might almost 1 be dedj '•ed as a monument t o mj.3fortun.Af Tours t r u l y , R.H. Pooley.

Dsnominatianal d i f f e r e n c e s ar$ s l i g h t and a r e somehow m a g n i f i e d by those who oppose C h r i s t i a n i t y . The b a s i s o f the C h r i s t i a n Union i s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h the c h i e f confessions of F a i t h of the P r o t e s t a n t Churches and thus i t i s p o s s i b l e f o r C h r i s t i a n s from a l l denominations t o meet i n f e l l o w s h i p and t o u n i t e i n witness. Although other C h r i s t i a n " c e l l s " e x i s t i n the C o l l e g e , we m a i n t a i n t h a t to form these on a denominational b a s i s would o n l y serve t o c r e a t e unnecessary and a d d i t i o n a l c o n f u s i o n i n the minds of those s e e k i n g the T r u t h . TOTTS

sincerely,

David Wright Derek B u t t e r s ,

Dear S i r , The l e a d e r s o f the S.C.M. w i s h t o r e f u t e a statement made by Mr P e t e r Evans i n the l a s t Issue of FELIX conc e r n i n g the f o r m a t i o n o f a Church Soci e t y . At no time has there been any c o n s u l t a t i o n between our committee and Mr Evans. I n the matter o f the f o r m a t i o n o f such a s o c i e t y we f i r m l y support the Union p o l i c y o f non-denominational C h r i s t i a n s o c i e t i e s as a t present I n I.C. We a l s o deplore,the f a c t t h a t the proposed s o c i e t y would be r u n from o u t s i d e the C o l l e g e «*d not by s t u l e n t s o f I.C. Tours s i n c e r e l y , H&.Whithread ( P r e s i d e n t I.C.S.C.M.).

t L s t us say at once t h a t he surpassed a l l expectations and M s photograph. As he stood on the p l a t f o r m , h i s downeast eyeu and modest demeanour i n great c o n t r a s t t o h i s s t u r d i e r and more voci f e r o u s attendant swains, he s u r e l y appealed as much t o the maternal as to the Beau-hunting i n s t i n c t s o f every ens of u s . He are v e r y pleased w i t h him, s a l hops t o see him (and oo.) a t Bedford im the f u t u r e . Have we a t l a s t r e a l i s e d the l o n g - f e l t need e f a pepper-uppsrf Bay he eeutinue t o b r i g h t en etas days.

Dear S i r , I f any o f your reade.rs are i n t e n d i n g t o buy any s p o r t i n g goods f o r C h r i stmas, I suggest t h a t they t r y 'Gordon Lowe's* - a sports o u t f i t t e r s i n K n i g h t s b r i d g e , where, a student from I.C. i s g i v e n a 10jo r e d u c t i o n i n p r i c e . A l a r g e v a r i e t y of f i r s t - c l a s s sports c l o t h i n g and equipment i s stocked. Most o f us know t h a t f r e e membe r s h i p i s g i v e n t o students by Cy L a u r i e ' s J a z z Club. Does anyone know o f any o t h e r such concessions? Tours t r u l y , Keith H e l l .

g Lear P e t e r , T h i s i s an awful l e t t e r I have t o w r i t e t o you,, and I must 3ay I f e e l t e r - r i b l y mean doing t h i s t o you. What you are going t o t h i n k o f me I cannot imagine; perhaps i t i s a good job I s h a l l not hear what your comment; w i l l be.

To s t a r t w i t h I deceived you; I do have a boy f r i e n d w i t h whom I am going a t the moment. I have been out w i t h him t h i s weekend and f o r the f i r s t time I r e a l i s e d I was i n l o v e w i t h him a f t e r he -proposed t o me. I s a i d yes and now I f e e l I oannot p o s s i b l y go out w i t h you on Tuesday. P l e a s e f o r g i v e me f o r doing t h i s t o you - i t seem3 a h o r r i b l e mean t r i c k but on the other hand I c o u l d not f e e l happy about the evening. Tours s i n c e r e l y , J.n.t.

E d i t o r ' 8 note: T h i s i s a genuine l e t t e r . The o r i g i n a l I s a v a i l a b l e fox I n s p e c t i o n .

y Sir, I am conducting a s o c i o l o g i c a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o the way of l i f e ] of the Oblong t r i b e , a h i t h e r t o unknown" pygmold^negroid cuboid r a c e , i n h a b i t i n g the unexplored h i n t e r l a n d o f New Guinea

The papers presented d u r i n g the course of the i n v e s t i g a t i o n w i l l , where p o s s i b l e , be p r i n t e d i n a s p e c i a l Oblong supplement t o the S p r i n g E d i t i o n of PHOENIX* and, t h i s b e i n g so, I should he g r a t e f u l i f a l l f i e l d workers wpuld attempt t o c o l l a t e and submit t h e i r f i n d i n g s by Monday Jan. 13th the c l o s i n g date f o r t h i s i s s u e .

As examples of the type o f - d a t a r e q u i r e d , I can do no b e t t e r than t o p o i n t out t h e , t i t l e s of two papers already ssnt i n : "Ths T r i b e w i t h Three Legs",and "Ths T r i b e w i t h Three Sexes? these exemplify t h s h i g h standard of the m a t e r i a l we are hoping t o r e c e i v e . Tours e t c . , Peter Jarman.

X A " I t ' s the same the whole w o r l d over. I t ' s a shame l i f e a i n ' t so n i d e ; But you 'as t o g r i n and h e a r i t , Or pay a bloody p r i o e . " There i s a p o l i t i c a l spectrum, and d i f f e r e n t types choose d i f f e r e n t c o l o u r s F i r s t l y , there are thoss who l i k e t h e i r p o l i t i c s cut and d r i e d : - they accept the u n d e r l y i n g assumption behind some p o l i t i c a l theory and then r e l y on l o g i o a l developments f o r answers t o s o o i a l and humanist problems; S c i e n t i s t s might f i n d t h i s method a t t r a c t i v e . A whole mass o f jargon and sometimes meani n g l e s s terms have evolved from t h e i r arguments. Others, i n f l u e n c e d by upb r i n g i n g , parents' p o l i t i c a l o p i n i o n s , and (unconsciously!) the p s y c h o l o g i c a l l a b e l they bear, j u s t are what they are and remain so f o r the r e s t o f t h e i r l i v e s , w i t h few exceptions. Some, w i t h the independence of youth, r e a c t w i t h v a r y i n g degrees of v i o l e n c e a g a i n s t t h e i r domestic p o l i t i c a l atmosphere, many people, i n many ways s e n s i b l y but i n o t h e r ways u n f o r t u n a t e l y , take l i t t l e Interest i n p o l i t i c s . They f i n d the s u b j e c t b o r i n g and are g e n e r a l l y apat h e t i c unless events manage t o s t r i k e some chord o f emotional f e r v o u r . "They" are then blamed "or e v e r y t h i n g ; "they" i n t h e i r t u r n blame economic and sociological entities. The r e a l scapegoat may not even e x i s t . F i n a l l y there s r e l o v e r s , warmongers, and mathematici a n s , who never p l a y f a i r and have v e r y w i d e l y v a r y i n g shades o f o p i n i o n . C y n i c s and " i n t e l l e c t u a l s * w i l x probmbl" not be r e a d i n g t h i s a r t i c l e . L e t us f o r g e t , f o r a moment, the e x i s t e n c e of t h i s p o l i t i c a l spectrum and g i v e a l i t t l e tho ;ght t o the f o l l owing p o i n t , which we t h i n k i s b e s t i l l u s t r a t e d by a o e r t a i n aspect o f c o l l e g e life. The student a t I.C, i s b e i n g c o n t i n u a l l y presented w i t h new amenities. He has a new Union, new l a b o r a t o r i e s and l e c t u r e h a l l s , new Hostel s etc. I n f a c t , d u r i n g the l a s t few years student l i f e had been endowed w i t h a good d e a l o f almost l u x u r i o u s necessities. I s the r e c i p i e n t of these items any happier? One only has t o read FELIX t o f i n d out t h a t ; he has found c o n s i d e r a b l y more t o comp l a i n about. He has become a good d e a l more c r i t i c a l and there i s a danger o f him becoming too much the fault-finder. Of course, w h i l e we hope t h a t students w i l l a p p r e c i a t e and v a l u e t h e i r ever expanding c o l l e g e , we t h i n k t h a t the f a u l t of becoming too c r i t i c a l i 3 an eminent one i n the 'outs i d e ' world. Although we should s t r i v e t o make our country a b e t t e r place t o l i v e i n , we must always be aware of the danger of making the man-Tin-the-street t o o f u s s y and t o o ready t o blame t h a t scapegoat c a l l e d a u t h o r i t y . What the 'new Conservatism' i s i n f a c t aiming t o do i s t o encourage the i n d i v i d u a l t o t h i n k about h i s p e r s o n a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s - not l e t the 'State' t h i n k f o x him. (One of the most c o n t r o v e r s i a l examples of a p e r s o n a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t h a t of p r o v i d i n g f o r one's o l d age by f a m i l y s a v i n g , not by i n d i s c r i m i n a t e , compulsory, impersonal S t a t e schemes.) Conservatism aims a t p r e s e r v i n g t h e best i n c a p i t a l i s t s o c i e t y , p a r t i c u l a r l y the i n d i v i d u a l d r i v e and character. There are r e a l dangers of " b i g b u s i n e s s " and the t r a d e unions a l t e r n a t i n g i n t h e i r c o n t r o l o f the count r y ' s eaonomy, although the worker i s agreed t o be winning the b a t t l e . Unf o r t u n a t e l y , t h i s t r a g i c s t r i f e haa degenerated i n t o a p o l i t i c a l s l a n g i n g match. N a t i o n a l i s a t i o n moans everi n c r e a s i n g power f o r the S t a t e and l a r ge numbers of both small-time and benevolent c a p i t a l i s t s w i l l s u f f e r .

POLITICAL FORUM I n c r e a s i n g automation i s a problem which w i l l have t o be s o l v e d r e g a r d l e s s of the p r e v a i l i n g p o l i t i c a l system. What i s needed i s an e s s e n t i a l l y pragmatic approach t o these, and other economic d i f f i c u l t i e s , b e a r i n g i n mind t h a t a government's job i s t o r u l e and t o uphold the law, and not t o a c t as a charitable institution. P e a c e f u l coe x i s t i n c e , and not expensive indulgence i n dramatic "coups" which do not come o f f , should be the keynote o f Conserv a t i v e ' s new f o r e i g n p o l i c y . The o l d School t i e , i m p e r i a l i s m , c o l o u r p r e j u d i c e , f a n a t i c a l p a t r i o t i s m , feudalism, p l u t o c r a c y ; a l l these have been popul a r l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h conservatism i n the past. Looking i n t o the f u t u r e , i f our country i s t o s u r v i v e i n an expandi n g w o r l d where i n d i v i d u a l freedom i s not f o r g o t t e n f o r emotional t h e o r i e s based on past mistakes, then our new c o n s e r v a t i v e p o l i c y must i r r e v o c a b l y wipe out these aspects. Otherwise conservatism i t doomed t o f a i l u r e .

" L i b e r t y means r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . That i s why most men dread i t . " 'Maxims f o r R e v o l u t i o n i s t s . ' Shaw. R.B.Williamson

E "Science has c r e a t e d a new world. The We have key t o i t i s n u c l e a r power. to l i v e i n that world - to t u r n i t from a t e r r o r i n t o an opportunity." Jo Grimond. T h i s i s not a statement of L i b e r a l policy. I wish t o g i v e you some i d e a of the l i n e s along which l i b e r a l s are t h i n k i n g and working towards the goals o f L i b e r t y , Opportunity and S e c u r i t y f o r everyone i n B r i t a i n and throughout the world. There i s not enough f r i e n d s h i p and co-operation i n our s o c i e t y today s e l f - s a c r i f i c e and s m a l l a c t s of c h a r i t y are s a d l y l a c k i n g . I t i s a general a t t i t u d e , only too evident i n a l a r g e c i t y l i k e London and r e f l e c t e d by crime s t a t i s t i c s and c r u e l t y t o c h i l d r e n and animals. I t i s an a t t i t u d e whioh w i l l not go u n t i l we have freedom i n the t r u e L i b e r a l sense of the word. A L i b e r a l S o c i e t y - one where there i s a maximum o f o p p o r t u n i t y and s a t i s f a c t i o n - i s the i d e a l of m i l l i o n s . I n i t r a c i a l and c l a s s d i s t i n c t i o n s have no p l a c e . Any person should be , , . continued cn page 9

E The Parliamentary Labour P a r t y was founded i n 1919, because of thÂŤ need f o r working c l a s s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n i n P a r l i a m e n t . I t took as i t s b a s i c obj e c t s the S o c i a l Ownership of the means of p r o d u c t i o n , . d i s t r i b u t i o n and exchange. Most of the impetus f o r the acceptance of these o b j e c t s was emoti o n a l r a t h e r than r a t i o n a l * Emotionall y , the working c l a s s reacted a g a i n s t the obvious u n f a i r n e s s of c a p i t a l i s m as i t then e x i s t e d . But the p o l i t i c a l movement d i d have the beginnings of a t h e o r e t i c a l b a s i s . This theory came from c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the r e c u r r e n t c y c l e s of booms and slumps. I n the c a p i t a l i s t system, the p r o f i t s of business l a y i n the hands o f a few. The value of a commodity i s decided by three t h i n g s : wages, necessary i n vestment and p r o f i t s . Thus i t 1 e v i dent t h a t i f unnecessary (from the economic p o i n t of view) p r o f i t s are made on a r t i c l e s , then the t o t a l amount of money I n the consumer mark e t cannot buy back e v e r y t h i n g produced. This leads to over p r o d u c t i o n ( s t r i c t l y speaking, under consumption) and businessmen l a y o f f some of t h e i r workers. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h i s f u r t h e r reduces the ""mey of the consumers s a t slumps oc j. r h l s was describe d as "the inherent c o n t r a d i c t i o n In c a p i t a l i s m - abundance of commodities means poverty f o r the m a j o r i t y of the people."

On t h i s problem, the Labour P a r t y i s d i v i d e d . Some members consider t h i s theory of c r i s e s to have been d i s p r o v ed, as we have had a comparatively lengthy p e r i o d without slumps; others p o i n t to f a c t o r s suggesting why our next slump has merely been postponed due mainly t o the constant demand f o r mors armaments s i n e s the war, and the huge demands f o r consumer goods due t o the u n p a r a l l e l e d d e s t r u c t i o n caused by the l a s t Âťar, and they p o i n t t o the present s i t u a t i o n I n America to j u s t ify this.

tile Bow S o c i a l i s t s b e l i e v e t h a t most s f ths i l l s of c a p i t a l i s m have s e e s s o l v e d over the past few y e a r s . They c o n s i d e r t h a t the l o n g p e r i o d of f u l l employment and h i g h l i v i n g standares i n B r i t a i n I s net temporary.

M Rather than t a l k i n g about changing the s o c i e t y , they are t h e r e f o r e more concerned w i t h r e f o r m i n g and improving the e x i s t i n g s o c i e t y . The p o l i c i e s they advocate are moderate enough to a t t r a c t the middle c l a s s v o t e r s ; and . r a d i c a l enough to maintain the support of the working c l a s s . T h e i r moat important proposal i s contained i n the document " I n d u s t r y and S o c i e t y " which o u t l i n e s the programme f o r a c q u i r i n g shares i n f i r m s - mainly the i n e f f i c i e n t f i r m s . Although i t i s not intended, I n any case, t o acquire c o n t r o l over the f i r m s , i t i s hoped t h a t even the t h r e a t of such a c t i o n would f o r c e employers t o consider t h e i r workers' i n t e r e s t s more, and l e a d to b e t t e r worker-management r e l a t i o n s . Such a p o l i c y a t t r a c t s the working c l a s s , f o r i n t h i s way they w i l l have a greater say i n the management of i n d u s t r y , w h i l s t not a l i e n a t i n g middlec l a s s v o t e r s . This haa been done even by Tory governments, as i n the eases of the Suez Canal Company and the A n g l o - I r a n i a n O i l Company. The money t o acquire shares w i l l come from the surplus cn Labour's Superannuation scheme. Every member of the community w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o wards t h i s c e n t r a l fund, which w i l l be used f o r investment. The p r o f i t s from the investments w i l l provide guaranteed pensions f o r everyone. I n t h i s way, without a l i e n a t i n g b i g busi t a s s , every worker w i l l be secure i n b i s o l d age. This scheme i s modelled on a s i m i l a r one introduced by Br Adenauer' s ejorernment i n West Germany, and i s ths main i n c o m e - r a i s i n g s i d e of the Sew S o c i a l i s t proposals. When the Labour Government takes o f f i o e (sometime before 1960) these and proposals w i l l be put i n t o e f f e c t i t w i l l he seen whether t h e i r t h e o r i e s or those of the Old S o c i a l i s t s are c o r r o o t . I t I s to be hoped t h a t the Con* s e r r a t i v e Government's r e f u s a l t o nego t i a t e on the suspension of nroc' * ÂŤr t e s t s w i l l not prevent our s l e e t i n g a Government of lew S o c i a l i s t s . Judy Lassen ( I a n . See. I.C. See.

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, , . . ooutlined froa page 8 a b l e t o earn good money, keep I t and keep i t good. To t h i s end L i b e r a l s suggest Government h e l p to e n t e r p r i s i n g people who wish t o s t a r t b u s i n e s s i n i n d u s t r y and a g r i c u l t u r e ; the g r a n t i n g of generous l o a n s f o r house and farm purchase; the encouragement o f p r o f i t - s h a r i n g and oo-ownership i n i n d u s t r y , by the removal o f t a x o b s t a o l e s to them; and a general r e d u c t i o n i n taxation. A f a l l i n the oost o f l i v i n g and a phenomenal r i s e i n p r o d u c t i o n would be apparent i n a matter o f months. But what about the l e s s f o r t u n a t e i n d i v i d u a l s , i n d i f f i c u l t i e s through no f a u l t o f t h e i r own? T h i s i s where the S o c i a l S e r v i c e s , o r i g i n a t e d by L i b e r a l s b e f o r e the 1914-18 war, come i n t o p l a y . They were intended t o help people t o help themselves - pensions and s u b s i d i e s are r e q u i r e d f o r the unlucky, i n j u r e d , o l d and s i c k , not f o r everyone r e g a r d l e s s o f means. I t i s ridiculouf to s u b s i d i s e uneconomic p r o j e c t s i n d e f i n i t e l y i n peacetime; i n s t e a d the money s h o u l d be i n v e s t e d i n c a p i t a l e q u i pment f o r the I n d u s t r i e s our i s l a n d can cope w i t h . TO b r i n g about these changes w i t h out s t r i f e o r hardship we must c o n t i nue t o improve b a s i c E d u c a t i o n and extend Education i n technology, i n d u s t r i a l management and Trade Union p r o cedure as much as p o s s i b l e . We must a l s o p r o v i d e temporary h i g h e r unemployment pay t o h e l p people t o t r a i n f o r f r e s h jobs and even move house i n the t r a n s i t o r y stage. L i b e r a l s b e l i e v e i n freedom f o r A person the i n d i v i d u a l above a l l . should be able t o work, worship, save, spend and g e n e r a l l y l i v e as he wishes, not as bureaucrats c a l l e d the S t a t e demand. Therefore the freedom o f i n d i v i d u a l s must be guaranteed by a . proper balance between t h e i r r i g h t s and the c l a i m s of Government and Looal A u t h o r i t i e s ; i t i s Parliament's resp o n s i b i l i t y but Parliamen t a t present r e f l e c t s group i n t e r e s t s above the common i n t e r e s t , is- handioapped by an outdated committee system and i s n e i t h e r r e l i e v e d o f much work nor f a i r l y a d v i sed by an ever onorsided House o f Lords. Some degree o f P a r l i a m e n t a r y reform and the g r a n t i n g o f more r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o L o c a l A u t h o r i t i e s i n c e r t a i n f i e l d s , so as t o b r i n g more o r d i n a r y o i t i s e n s i n t o L o c a l Government,would be worthwhile. F i n a l l y , i n d i v i d u a l s need much s t r o n g e r l e g a l p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t the tyranny o f employers, Trade Unions o r Trade Associations. T h i s , i n c i d e n t a l l y , would be another advance i n the d i r e c t i o n o f p a r t n e r s h i p between a l l employers and employees.

THE SUGGESTIONS BOOK REVIEWED MÂŤ When Mr. B r i g g s f i r s t produced i t i n October t h i s y e a r , t h i s volume was immediately recognised as i n d i s p e n s able to the I.C. student. I n h i s foreword Mr. B r i g g s r e l a t e s how, on r e t u r n i n g from strenuous a c t i v i t y i n the gym, he was f r u s t r a t e d i n h i s attempts to buy soup and m i l k ; w i t h ths money he thus saved the book was brought i n t o being.and c h r i s t e n e d w i t h a stream o f pent-up complaints and the odd pent-up suggestion. I n more s e r i o u s v e i n Mr. B r i g g s e x p l a i n s to us how i n f l a t i o n h i t s the student t w i c e o v e r j p r i c e s go up, parents income goes up and grants come down!

A l a r g e p a r t of the book deals w i t h the complaints and p a r t l c u l a r y i n t e r e s t i n g i s the chapter on peas. Mr. Mooney*s peas have been v a r i o u s l y d e s c r i b e d as l e a d shot, green b u l l e t s and i n d i g e s t i b l e b a l l b e a r i n g s , but a l l c o n t r i b u t o r s agree t h a t they show l i t t l e resemblance other than i n s i z e and shape t o the n a t u r a l product. As they are q u i t e i n e d i b l e t h i s form of f i s h and c h i p d e c o r a t i o n i s a l u x u r y we oan do w i t h o u t . One c o n t r i b u t o r asked, i n r a t h e r bad t a s t e , whether they were i n f a c t made from r e a l peas o r from some s y n t h e t i c f o r m u l a f o r which I.C.R. holds the p a t e n t . The C a t e r i n g Sub-Committee remained ominously s i l e n t on t h i s matter, but i t p o i n t e d out -that garden peas would increase the cost of a d i s h by 3d. I t i s p l e a s i n g t o note though t h a t evidence of the l a s t few weeks i n d i c a t e s t h a t a compromise has been reached, and the peas, i f not t a s t i n g of the genuine a r t i c l e , are at l e a s t e d i b l e .

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The author of these remarks was t o l d to r e t u r n such dishes to the counter and h e l p t o m a i n t a i n good standards, "he remainder of the book i s l a r g e l y educative i n nature and i t appears t h a t FELIX has reached the s t a t u s of a learned j o u r n a l , readers twioe b e i n g r e f e r r e d t o FELIX (Issue 113 p . l . c o l . l . ) . A l s o the e a t i n g h a b i t s of domestic animals do not i n t e r e s t the C a t e r i n g Sub-Committee and correspondence on such matters should be sent to the I d i t o r of FELIX. I n which case would tha t gentleman care to note t h a t on 18th. Oct. 1957 a woodlouse was found e x p l o r i n g the suet pudding and two days l a t e r f i v e cockroaches were found i n the r e f e c t o r y . E l s e where we are informed t h a t a q u e s t i o n of supply and demand determines the * B r i n e l l hardness of chip s and t h a t the square on the c u t s i d e o f a sandwich i s equal to the sum of the squares on the c r u s t y s i d e s . As a f i n a l educm a t i v e e x t r a c t we quote:- "For some time I have been confused r e g a r d i n g engineeri n g terms - e.g. d u c t i l i t y , r i g i d i t y , t e n s i l e s t r e n g t h , hardness and b r i t t l e ness. Tour p a s t r y demonstrates the l o t , Tet t i l l s i s not an e n t i r e l y s e r i o u s volume, f o r i t has i t s w i t t y momentsiComment:- My ice-cream was Berved on a c o l d p l a t e . Reply:- We w i l l t r y to ensure t h a t t h i s w i l l never happen again. Comment:- Re my comments on pages 7 and 8, your r e p l y "See page4" i s u s e l e s s . You d i d not answer my request on page 41 Comment:- What has happened to the c h i c k e n courses? Replyâ&#x20AC;˘- Gone the way of a l l f l e s h the p r i c e has proved too h i g h . F i n a l l y i n r e v i e w i n g t h i s suggesti o n s book, the only s e n s i b l e suggest* ion which springs to mind i s "We want a juke-box!"

G Simultaneously B r i t a i n must pursue a r e a l i s t i c course i n f o r e i g n a f f a i r s and remember t h a t people o f a l l n a t i o n s have the same r i g h t s t o freedom. Mili t a r y and economic f o r c e and c o l o n i a l ism l e a d t o chaos when Imposed upon anyone, but honest trade and co-opera t i o n y i e l d peace and p r o s p e r i t y . T h e r e f o r e L i b e r a l s say j o i n i n the Free Trade Area, Buratom and the Schuman p l a n w i t h enthusiasm and, from experi e n c e , l e a d them t o success; seek f r e e r t r a d e throughout the w o r l d ; work f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r e a t i e s t o guarantee f r e e aocess t o v i t a l raw m a t e r i a l s sueh as o i l ; and co-operate w i t h the Commonwealth and N.A.T.O. i n defence. Most important o f a l l L i b e r a l s b e l i e v e i n seeking peace by n e g o t i a t i o n , f i r s t w i t h the Commonwealth, Europe and the U.S.A. and then w i t h t h e Communist countries. The U.N.O. i s the medium f o r t h i s and i t w i l l f a i l i f i t i s not used and i t s d e c i s i o n s are not adhered t o : i t i s the duty o f each one of us t o serve, d i r e c t l y and i n d i r e c t l y , a l l INTERNATIONAL o r g a n i s a t i o n s and causes well. E.E. Johnson.

A l s o i n t e r e s t i n g i s the chapter on d e s s e r t spoons, which h o s t e l d w e l l e r s f i n d t o be e x c e l l e n t d u a l purpose instruments a l s o s u i t a b l e f o r soup. I n c o n t r a s t , patrons of the lower r e f e c t o r y o b j e c t t e u s i n g soup spoons f o r e a t i n g t h a i r Bakewell T a r t and have been clamouring f o r more d e s s e r t spoons. The C a t e r i n g Sub-Committee c l a i m they are attempting to d e a l w i t h the shortage, but teem to be i n some doubt as to whom they s r e s u p p l y i n g spoons.

Perhaps as typical of the ssotion dealing with ths complaints we may quote:"The white of an egg was rubbery, the yolk more so. The. peas were hard except where they had corns into contact with the egg which they had dyed an unnatural shade of green. The chips were leathery and the whole dish was quite oold."

DRAM. SOC. Christmas P r o d u c t i o n , "The F i r s t b o r n " . ROVER CREW E v e n i n g Meeting "Running a scout t r o u p " , GUILDS MOTOR CLUB Films,"BAG I n t e r n a t i o n a l T.T. 1955" and "Dutch T . T . 1954". SATURDAY 7th. BBC. DRAM. SOC. "The Firstborn". SUEDAT 8 th. DEC. "Jazz at the Nucleus" I.C. Band at the Nucleus Coffse Bar. I.C.C.U. Carol Service. A l l Souls Church, 8p.m. MBIT.

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CATHOLIC SOC. Annual Christmas Party with Bedford C.S. I .C.C.u. "Unto us i s horn a 'Saviour". Kiss B . Crouch. JSBICAL SOC. Carol Concert i n gejMU Alexandra's House. H s M MftaJte '' TASTING SOC. "InexpsnslTS HiasMP" Mr D.S.Llndsay.

T H E CRITICS

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N " y e l l x meets Calamity Jane" i a dismissed by some s o e p t l c s as " j u s t another c a r t o o n " , but beneath i t s numerous surface there i s S r e c u r r e n t note of g r a v i t y . The e t e r n a l mental c o n f l i c t when "boy meets g i r l " i s p o r t r a y e d i n c a r toon form. P s y c h o l o g i s t s hare expressed amassment a t the c l a r i t y w i t h which t h i s Idee f i x e i s presented. There i s an undertone of f r u s t r a t i o n and d i s content throughout the e n t i r e f i l m , an i n d i c a t i o n of the h y p e r a e s t h e s i a t o which the mind of the would-be l o v e r i s subject. The f i l m i s a f a n t a s y created by the l o v e - s i c k youth and i s an e x c e l l e n t example of what p s y c h o l o g i s t s term"wlsh f u l f i l m e n t " . The s e t t i n g i s immediately romantic: boy meets g i r l i n d i s t r e s s , g i r l weeping and u g l y ( a problem w i t h which the l e a r n e r l o v e r i s not uncommonly confronted I n h i s dream world he s o l v e s the problem by s u b s t i t u t i n g a dream g i r l . (This e x e m p l i f i e s the subconscious compensatory mechanism which attempts t o p r o t e c t our dreamer from harsh r e a l ity.)

The g i r l i s l o n e l y , unclothed and d e f e n c e l e s s , but i n t h i s i d y l l i c world our dreamer i s c h i v a l r o u s Instead of l i c e n t i o u s . He endures many hardships to c l o t h e her i n f i n e r y , but i n e v i t ably he i s spurned by t h i s femme f a t a l e and i s brought back to the h o r r o r of h i s r e a l world.

RECORDS A r e c e n t r e c o r d I have r e c e i v e d from the Docoke Recording Co. i a an exc e l l e n t example " o f j a z z chamber mus — i o . T h i s i s an extended p l a y e r (45 rpm) and presents American b a l l a d forms, e n r i c h e d r h y t h m i c a l l y and m e l o d i c a l l y by the Kinsey S e x - t c t . The v i b e s are p l a y e d i n a t r u l y et h e r e a l manner; the ectoplasm!c v i b r a t t i o n s permeate one's innermost b e i n g , even t o the v e r y s o u l . The emotional balance i s mantained by an extended rhythmj sequence p r o v i d e d by the drums, but the c o n t r a p u n t a l technique i s used a l i t t l e e x c e s s i v e l y i n the r e c a p i t u l a t i o n . This tends t o d i s t u r b the d e l i c a t e balance between harmony and cacophony, and a l l o w s the s e x - t o t t o go f o r ooffee. (Both s i d e s of the r e c o r d sound deoidedly b e t t e r when played a t — o f f centre).

Browsing among records has l o n g been an occupation o f mine; I have meandered through Mozart; I am devot e d t o Dvorak. Ah, you say, another c l a s s i c a l s l o b : but no, bear w i t h me a l i t t l e longer f r i e n d s .

Being the season of g o o d w i l l t o a l l men, and women, I have decided t o f o r g o my p r e j u d i c e and go i n search o f Modern J a z z . With a', "poof" t o the pops, and a c a t c a l l t o the c l a s s i c s , I see "Jazz a-". I f i g h t my way through an amorphous c o l l e c t i o n of c o n t o r t i o n e d , p e r s p i r i n g bodies, g r o v e l l i n g i n the groovo.

" I am searching f o r Modern J a z z " I say t o the 38-22-35 (* lCfS - exper i m e n t a l error- behind the counter. N o t i n g my obvious r e c t a n g u l a r shape she produces a '45', and t h r u s t s me i n t o a c u b i c a l . To a background o f s k i f f l e , and "Rock and H o l l " , I l i s t e n t o my f i r s t modern j a z z . 1

I t r y t o detect a tappable rhythm — — t h e r e i s none, so I invent one. The imaginary rhythmgrips me, my movement becomes e r r a t i c : f e e t and arms f l y i n c a r e f r e e abandon, c l o t h e s f a l l from me, but I am t r i u m p h a n t — I have achieved my aim. However, a t the moment of ecstasy I am d e f l a t e d , a dozen Txmray S t x x l x s are watching my a n t i c s w i t h great i n t e r e s t . Pausing only t o dress, I f l e e from the j e e r i n g , j i v i n g crowd.

That was many d i s c s ago; now I am an ardent modernist, no l o n g e r t r y i n g t o oontort myself t o non-existent rhythm but content t o l i s t e n r e v e r e n t l y t o i t s a w e - i n s p i r i n g polyphony.

Our m u s i c a l correspondent w r i t e s : - ' Perhaps a few words on the develop ment of modern j a z z would be r e l e v a n t here, f o r the u n i n i t i a t e d .

I t s development t h i s century car be summarised i n the words of a d i s t i n g u i s h e d musie c r i t i o : " I t shows a gradual change from homogeneity t o het e r o g e n e i t y , of i n c r e a s i n g e l a b o r a t i o n and d e v i a t i o n from the e s s e n t i a l p u r i t y of c l a s s i c a l style."

J . S. Bark i n h i s book "That P r i m i t i v e Downbeat" (Heinz AHeinz '57) expresses i t d i f f e r e n t l y ; he says of modern j a z z : " I t ' s a l l done by m i r r o r s " .

The esote Co s i g n i f i c a n c e o f moder n j a z z must never be underestimated, when a n a l y t i c a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s are p a r a mount. Wit h t h i s i n mind we oan attempt t o comprehend the a r t i s t r y of the modernist.

T r a d i t i o n a l j a z z i s conceived by some t o be a s t a b i l i s e d , e v e n an o b j e c t i v e form o f m u s i c a l expression. Modern j a z z , on the other hand, i s i n an e t e r n a l t r a n s i t o r y s t a t e : - a c r a s h i n g coda o f t i n k l i n g timpanioan be transformed spontaneously, i n t o an a l e r t a l l e g r o . There i s no r i g i d mould i n t o which t h i s j a z z can be poured; on the contsary, a very h i g h degree o f e l a s t i c i t y , an i n f i n i t e s t r e t c h i n g i n almost any d i r e c t i o n , i s considered q u i t e l e g i t i m a t e .

R.O.T.

BOOKS D d i c t i o n a r y , n. Book d e a l i n g , usu. i n a l p h a b e t i c a l order, w i t h the words of a language or of some s p e c i a l subj e c t , author, e t c . , wordbook, l e x i c o n .

This i a an e x t r a o r d i n a r y bosk. I t reminds as e f a l u n a t i c I know who, on r e t u r n i n g the L-H volume of the London Telephone D i r e c t o r y t o h i s l o c a l l i b r a r y , remarked:"tne p l o t ' s l o u s y , but eh bcyt what a east*.' This book, l i k e w i s e , has a lousy p l o t ; i t i s saved f r o a becoming tedious by the author's a s t o n i s h i n g vocabulary.

The great advantage of t h i s book i s that i t i s 3§ inches t h i c k , I hare used i t f o r s e v e r a l years to keep the s a f e t y - v a l v e of ay apparatus c l o s e d , and have found i t second only to the B i b l e i n t h i s respect.

P.S. I have a l s o found the E.C J ) . v e r y u s e f u l f o r l o o k i n g words up i n . I f sore people d i d t h i s , we might get some b e t t e r reviews In PELTS.

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I.C. g a i n revenge I.C. defeated ^..ngs', t h e i r o n l y oonquarors l a s t season, by 4 matches t o 2 at Eighgate. M i l l s bad a c l o s e match, o n l y g e t t i n g home on the l a s t green, a f t e r an e x c e l l e n t round i n l e v e l f o u r s . Constable a l s o had a narrow win, but gave the impression that he had p l e n t y i n hand. However, Parkinson f o l l o w e d what has almost become a t r a d i t i o n amongst I.C. capt a i n s , when he went down, u n l u c k i l y , a f t e r an i n t e n s e s t r u g g l e , Anderson played w e l l t o beat a formidable opponent on the 16th. green, and S e r i v e n made v i c t o r y c e r t a i n by e a s i l y winning the s e c r e t a r i e s ' match. Derbys h i r e was a l i t t l e unfortunate i n l o s i n g , but t h i s may have been due t o p l a y i n g the l a t t e r stages of h i s match i n darkness.

I.C. continued t h e i r undefeated r u n w i t h a v i c t o r y against a belows t r e n g t h Guy's H o s p i t a l team, i n which M i l l s won h i s l a s t match f o r the C o l l e g e before l e a v i n g to become a l e c t u r e r a t Glasgow U n i v e r s i t y . Parkinson and Constable won e a s i l y , as d i d Anderson, who i s i n great form t h i s season. S c r i v e n , a f t e r t a k i n g an e a r l y l e a d , met unexpectedly s t r o n g opposi t i o n , and had to be s a t i s f i e d w i t h a h a l f . D e r b y s h i r e , however, c o u l d not produce the g o l f t h a t e s t a b l i s h e d him i n the College team and l o s t , making the r e s u l t 4^- - I f i n favour of I.C.

D ACROSS TlTCox? ,4,3 (9) Mixed up t o make a gent lad.. (7) (10) M e t i c u l o u s s t a r t around on the l i s t . (4) (12) G e o l o g i s t s f i n d i t i n a c a p i t a l city. (13) Apart from myself i n a pig-house it's not v e r y n i c e . (5) (15) Gash i s without a mixture f o r deep breaths. ( 5 ) (17 & 18) Same comparison. (2.2.) (19) E.S.W. cord. (5) (21) N a t i v e s i n Cuban t u n i c s (5) ) I n i t i a l l y careless, w o r r i e d a f t e r wards. ) Comes b e f o r e the Lord i n t h i s modern age. ) Wagging t a i l s ? (7) fÂť7^ Jumper s a t i s f i e s what i s contains ' (15)

On Nov. 20th the f i r s t Stephenson Cup match was played. G u i l d s b e a t i n g B.C.S. 2-1 i n a olose-fought but eventempered game. B.C.S. opened the score i n g w i t h a somewhat f o r t u n a t e g o a l , passed f r o a an a t t a c k e r ' s f o o t . Although shaken, Guilds d i d not p a n i c , and they drew l e v e l a f t e r a scramble on the edge of the c i r c l e . I n the sec* end h a l f Holmes put them ahead w i t h a w e l l - t a k e n snot from a l o n g corner. The game ended w i t h R.C.S. a t t a c k i n g the Guilds g o a l w i t h every man, but t o no a v a i l .

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On Nov. 2Srd the 1st XI s u f f e r e d i t s f i r s t defea t of the season at the hands o f S t C a t h e r i n e ' s , Cambridge. I.C. was under s t r e n g t h w i t h one defender and s e v e r a l forwards not a v a i l a b l e f o r v a r i o u s reasons. Added t o t h i s the I n s i d e r i g h t a r r i v e d too l a t e f o r the e a r l y s t a r t t h a t had been arranged and Packer came i n t o the forward l i n e . S h o r t l y a f t e r the s t a r t the I.C. Capt a i n , Graham Z i n g , s t r a i n e d h i s back and was a passenger on the l e f t wing f o r the remainder o f the match. He w i l l be out o f a c t i o n f o r a w h i l e w i t h a s l i p p e d d i s c - we wish him a speedy r e covery. I n s p i t e o f a l l these m i s f o r tunes, I.C. l o s t by only thanks t o good work by the defence, e s p e c i a l l y the f u l l backs Macrae and Godfrey.

The 1st and 3rd XIs were at Tedd i n g t o n am' the 2nd XI at H a r l i n g t o n f o r three matches against N.P.L. on Nov 30th. The 1st won a f a s t game 2-0 thanks t o M i l l e r and a good s o l o e f f o r t by De B r o e k e r t . The opposing i n s i d e forwards, though w i t h good s t i c k work i n m i d f i e l d , found t h e i r a t t a c k s c o n t i n u a l l y broken up before r e a c h i n g the c i r c l e , p a r t i c u l a r l y J.U the second h a l f when the I.C, defence showed b e t t e r c o n t r o l of the s i t u a t i o n . The 2nd X I l o s t a c l o s e game 3-2 and the 3rd l o s t 2-0.

The 1st XI goes i n t o the 2nd round of the U.L. Cup, where they meet U.C., w i t h an e x c e l l e n t record behind them. T h e i r r e c o r d , i n f a c t , has improved beyond r e c o g n i t i o n on that o f l a s t season.

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Against S t Peter's H a l l , Oxford on Nov. 27th I.C. won c o n v i n c i n g l y by 5-2. Solway opened the s c o r i n g w i t h a reverse s t i c k shot from the l e f t which was misjudged by the goalkeeper. Then Holmes, w i t h a w e l l - t a k e n f l i c k from, a centre from the r i g h t and some s t r o n g approach work added three in?re before h a l f - t i m e . A f t e r the i n t e r v a l S t Peter's H a l l came back i n t o the game and scored w i t h two good shots but Holmes added a f i f t h f o r I.C. t o put the r e s u l t beyond doubt.

On Nov. 23rd I.C.W.S.C. squash team p a i d a v i s i t to B r i s t o l f o r a match against the 1st team of the B r i s t o l Uni v e r s i t y Women's Squash Club. Being handicapped by a shortage of w i l l i n g p l a y e r s , I.C.W.S.C. was j u s t defeated. This d i d not i n the l e a s t dampen t h e i r ardour, and an e x c e l l e n t time was had by everyone. The Table-Tennis team i s as y e t unbeaten, having defeated Royal Holloway, the I n s t i t u t e of Education and Westfield. H i l a r y Thompsett i s t o be congratu l a t e d on b e i n g s e l e c t e d f o r the B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s hockey t r i a l s . Judy Lemon a l s o has won r e c o g n i t i o n outside I.C. and swims f o r the U n i v e r s i t y .

DOWN (1) B i g t a i l soon g i v e s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . (11) (2) Not completely beaten but you've had i t . (5) (3) Can h o l d i t s l i q u o r i n a brewery (?) (4) I t i s a beheaded s p i r i t which makes one d i s o r d e r l y . (5) (5) Found i n eighteens (5) (6) Dead i n a c u l de sac. (3) (7) D e l i a L o l l o i n England gains conf u s i o n . (5) (8) They t e s t your metal ( l l ) ( l l ) B o b b y ' s dark accomplice (5) (12 ) The thanks f o r a l e t t e r from Greece. fl4) (15)

P r o v i d e s a knotty problem. \ } ) I t i s not the B.B.C. making i t an a r t i o l a . (3)

(19) Scandinavian food (5) (20) Stake f o r more than your earnings (5) (21) I t i s s t r i p e d f o r a s o f t confused goon. (5)

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Srd.U.L. Winter A t h l e t i c Competitions.

Por most of the matches t h i s term the 1 s t . I I forwards have accepted most of t h e i r chances at g o a l , s c o r i n g 49 goals i n 12 games. For the l a s t two matches, however, while the defence hat played soundly and general t a c t i c s hav been good, the forward l i n e has missed many chances. This was p a r t i c u l a r l y evident against Varndean, B r i g h t o n , where I.C. attacke d c o n t i n u o u s l y w i t h open f o o t b a l l down both wings. S u f f i c i e n t chances were created f o r over' a dozen g o a l s , but I.C. had t o be content w i t h two, one of them scored from a p e n a l t y by D.Joyce.

I n the f i e l d events s e o t i o n of l a s t week's a t h l e t i o s at Mbtspur Park, I.C. showed up r e r r badly a g a i n s t other U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e s and H o s p i t a l s , bei n g p l a c e d 6 t h , i n the " T j a l v e Trophy" c o m p e t i t i o n . Two members of our team f a i l e d t o a r r i v e on time, thus throwing away p o i n t s . The o n l y event whioh we won was the hop, s t e p , and jump, i n which Dave Smith and a promising f r e s h e r John Constable were p l a c e d 1 s t . and 4 t h . r e s p e c t i v e l y , w i t h leaps of 43'11" and 40'5". A good e f f o r t b y r e g u l a r s John Newman and Bob L l o y d brought us S r d . place i n the shot, but the o n l y other place which we obtained was 5 t h . i n the d i s c u s w i t h Newman and Harry Abbott, who i s now back w i t h us a f t e r a year's ' r e s t ' . Our l o n g jumpers and j a v e l i n throwers were b a d l y o f f form and i n the h i g h jump we c o u l d not produce two Jumps of 5'0" - which i n c i d e n t a l l y would have gained 5 t h . p l a c e .

Against L.SJS. on Wed.27th.Hqv. the r e s u l t was a draw, 0 - 0 , t h i s b e i n g a f a i r r e s u l t i n a game i n which both defences were i n c o n t r o l . For a p e r i o d of 20 mins. i n the f i r s t h a l f , I.C. a p p l i e d constant pressure on the opponents' g o a l and c o u l d w e l l have scored. I.C. defeated Kew A s s o c i a t i o n 4 - 3 on S a t . 23rd. Hov. i n what was a v e r y enjoyable f i x t u r e , s u i t a b l y concluded by a pleasant evening at the "Cobwebs'," Richmond.

I n the r e l a y s , however, the s p r i n t ers are t o be c o n g r a t u l a t e d on running e x c e p t i o n a l l y w e l l , a j u s t reward f o r the r e g u l a r t r a i n i n g which most of them have been doing on the t r a c k . The team was composed mainly' of f r e s h e r s Dave Jones, K e i t h Ludlam, and C h r i s Warren - and w i t h U.L. s p r i n t e r Bernard C u r t i s and - m i l e r Pete Goodwin t o complete the team, they came 2nd. and 3 r d . i n the 4 x 110 and the 220,220,440 r e l a y f i n a l s . However, due to a poor performance i n the l o n g r e l a y ( 880,880, 1 m i l e ) i n which we were o n l y 4 t h . we l o s t the Belays Cup by one p o i n t t o Kings' C o l l e g e .

The 2nd. I I , although h e a v i l y def e a t e d by Clement Danes G.S., who w i l l oppose I.C. 1 s t . l a t e r t h i s season, have won t h e i r l a s t two League games ( one against the l e a d e r s , L.S.7. I T ) and are now c h a l l e n g i n g f o r the l e a d e r s h i p of the d i v i s i o n . The 3 r d . and 4 t h . teams have c o n s o l i d a t e d t h e i r p o s i t i o n s at the top of d i v i s i o n s I I and IT r e s p e c t i v e l y w i t h recent victories. Club r e c o r d ; P W D L F A 1st. XI 14 9 2 3 51 27 2nd. XI 14 10 1 3 55 39 3rd. XI 14 11 1 2 44 21 4th. XI 14 14 0 0 69 17 5th. XI 13 7 0 6 54 51

The l e s s o n to be l e a r n t from t h i s opening match i s t h a t i f we are going t o r e g a i n the U n i v e r s i t y Champs. Cup i n may, our f i e l d events men must f o l l o w the example of our- s p r i n t e r s and t r a i n h a r d e r . Regular indoor sessions of o n l y 30 minutes on the'I.C. C i r o u l t w i l l p r o g e s s i v e l y b u i l d up s t r e n g t h and stamina throughout the w i n t e r , and o p p o r t u n i t y f o r coaching I s provide d by the U.L.A.C, who h o l d a coaching week on 14th-18th. A p r i l a t Hotspur Park, n a t i o n a l Coaches are i n attendance at t h i s very Inexpensive course and a t h l e t e s l i v e - i n a t the ground. T h i s course i s always v e r y pop u l a r - many people go every year - so early application i s essential. Details and a p p l i o a t l o n forms oan now be o b t a i n ed from the C a p t a i n or Secretar y (both i n Old Hostel) .

Technology Cup I n the f i r s t match of the compe t i t i o n , G u i l d s defeated a depleted Mines team by 7 - 0.

I.C.C.C.C. Regains P r e s t i g e On 23rd. Nov., i n a quadruple match a g a i n s t Southampton, C r a n w e l l , and Ranelagh, I.C. produced the strongest team t o appear t h i s season, due p a r t l y t o the absenoe of a U.L. f i x t u r e , and p a r t l y t o the match b e i n g an u n o f f i c i a l t r i a l f o r the Club's f i r s t team i n the U n i v e r s i t y Champs. The r e s u l t was a g l o r i o u s v i o t o r y f o r I.C. w i t h the whole team of seven Inside 30 mins. and a l l producing personal best p e r f o r mances. J . C o l l i n s , I n s i d e 28 mins., was 4 t h , J.Conway 5th, R.Landbeck 8 t h , and other I.C. p o s i t i o n s 12th, 15th, and 19th. i n a f i e l d of 40 runners. The defeat of Southampton U n i v e r s i t y was p a r t i c u l a r l y p l e a s i n g , as they provide tough o p p o s i t i o n f o r the U.L. 2nd. team, and they won the Hyde Park Relay l a s t y e a r . On 30th. Nov. the Club e a s i l y def e a t e d a r a t h e r weak Romford A.C. team i n an uneventful match, except f o r a f a n t a s t i c e f f o r t by K e i t h W a l l , who achieved a time of 28m. 40s. and earned a place i n the I.C. f i r s t t e s a f o r the U.L.Champs. Against Westminster College on 20th. Nov. I.C. had an easy win; the i n d i v i d u a l winner was John C o l l i n s . Three of our members were i n the U n i v e r s i t y team whioh l o s t t o S.L.H. on 30th.Nov. John C o l l i n s , the I.C. C a p t a i n , r a n extremely w e l l t o f i n i s h i n 3rd. p l a c e , and was the f i r s t ff.L. man home. The U n i v e r s i t y Championships are b e i n g h e l d tomorrow, and the Club's recent improvements i n d i o a t e that we have a good chance of winning f o r the second year i n s u c c e s s i o n . Our o n l y s e r i o u s o p p o s i t i o n i s l i k e l y t o oomesb. from L.S.E. who a l s o have a s t r o n g t e a t h i s year, and the r e s u l t may be very c l o s e . The s t r e n g t h of I.C.C.C.C. i s shown by the huge e n t r y of seven teams.

Forthcoming 1 s t . XI f i x t u r e s : Dee. 7th. v. Heidelburg Univ.(H) Deo.11th. v . Goldsmiths' College (H)

E I Record Score Against U.C.

The swimming sessions held'on Friday evenings at Great Smith St. baths have been very successful, and training i s progressing well. Two aqualungs have been available each week, and next term the Club w i l l hats three aqualungs of i t s own as well ac other equipment.

Onoe more I.C. Women's Swimming Club has entered the University of London Women's Swimming League. This year, however, they are forming a joint tesa with Middlesex Hospital Medical School, since both experience the same d i f f i c u l t i e s i n forming a team every week. So far, the results of this term's matches have been most encouraging. In these three matches, I.C.W.S.C.'a contributions to the team were Janet Petersen, Judy Lemon, Hilary Tompsett and Pat Herman.

There w i l l be no swimming today, Dee. 6th., and a lecture on certain aspeots of underwater swimming w i l l be given i n the Zoology lecture theatre at 5:15 pa. Students net In the Club are invited to come along aad find out acre shout this new sad exciting sport.

I.C. * M.H. v. Kings' Won 29-20 I.C. a M.H. v. U.C. Lost 20-50 I.C. A M.H. V. Westfield Won 31-22. + ,

In the 4th. round of the Engineers Cup the I.C. 'A' team continued their run of successes by beating U.C. with the record score of 595 out of 600. Since ao tfther team is. the f i r s t division has woa more than one match, the I.C. 'A' and *B' teams are f i r s t and second with 4 and 3 wins respectively. team has the highest The aggregate i n tha second division, but has been narrowly beaten l a tea matches. The three lower testis' hare woa a l l their matches so far. 'A team ef eight visited hssi recently sad defeated as*rer>. sity by 6 points ( returned hams wit* pleasant SWSSerase and some acre dsSoretlsas tat range.