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2 7 , 1959
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he President, H. H. T. Qarnett announced to the Union Meeting on Tuesday last that David Irving had been dismissed from the post of Editor of PHOENIX due to his unwillingness to co-operate with the Board of Directors.
This i s the f i n a l and inevitable step i n the controversy that has swept I.C. during the past few months. Inevitable because of the truly unique psychology of Mr. Irving" who "accepts no middle path or i n his own words:-'is the only one i n step'" - I quote Dave Clark. A lengthy debate ensued on the whole question of PHOENIX, and geheral Editorial polioy. John Cox summed up the the widespread feeling by saying that the magazine w i l l only be successful i f there i s mutual trust between the Editor, Editorial Board and the Board of Directors, and that the Editor should indeed accept any recommendations made by the Board. No such trust has existed recently, leading to perfidy on a l l sides. But this was not the only topic of interest at the meeting; there were also two motions before the House:(1 ) That the Union should commit the mascots of the three constituent oolleges to a place of reverence and safety, and that they should be l e f t there as a symbol of the hooliganism of the past. This was proposed by Messrs. Chadwick and Bramley. The motion was proposed "as a stimulus for introspective analysis" Chad said that the constituent college Presidents were somewhat peeved, and slightly embarrassed by their mascots. Do they, i n fact serve any useful purpose? Why i s i t necessary to follow the example of lesser London College?
Mike Amos, i n reply, described Chad (ex-I.C. President) as one who had given a l l his usefulness and v i t a l i t y to the college. Accordingly he proposed an ammendment to the motion to the sffect that past Presidents as well as the mascots should be committed hence. This was further ammended to include Mr. Bramley, who then seconded the motion and urged us to throw away "those s i l l y l i t t l e toys"
Peter Kassler declared that i n r e lieving their mental constipation, C. & B. had completely missed the point. Dave Clark agreed, and considered that the mascots had a maturing influence on a new President, while Graham King contended that they did not use their mascot as a rallying point as Miners had sufficient s p i r i t there already. The motion was rejected. CONTINUED ON PAGE Z.
A. J . PRITCHARD
SCORING THE FIRST
ESSAY PRIZE The winners of the S i r Artnur Acland Essay Prize for 1959 have just been announced. The Prize has been divided between Fred Wheeler, who receives 15 gns and Alan Logan, who receives 10 gns. The Titles of the winning essays are, respectively : "The aesthetio and the ethical" and "The drama or T. S. E l i o t "
MAY
BALL
The I.C. Union i s to uold a May B a l l which w i l l commence around 9 or 10 o'clock on the 22nd and w i l l continue u n t i l breakfast, a running buffet being served for several hours during the night. The Entertainments Committee f u l l y expect an attendance of over 600, and for this reason the whole of the Union Building will be used, including the quad, where a beer-garden w i l l be i n stalled. Since i t i s the last function of any importance i n the Union before the f i n a l examinations i n the summer, there i s l i t t l e need for me to stress the fact that i t . f e i l l be well worth attending. R.H.T. GARNET!, President I.C. Union.
GOAL FOR
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Team: J.G. Moss, S.J.B. Pick, R.A. Dytham, B.D. Joyce, B.R. James, A.J. Pritchard, C. Casemore, M.M. Crawley, D.A. Coups, H.R. Finney, G.J. Wenk.
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T Motspur Park on Saturday 2 1 s t . February, I.C's soccer team f i n a l l y realised their ambitions when they won the London University Cup by soundly beating Kings College 3 - 0 . This i t the greatest prize available to London colleges and I.C. have only won the trophy once before. In this year's f i n a l I.C. were opposed by a team which had been successful i n the previous three seasons, and was hoping to equal L.S.E. 's record performance of holding the Cup from 1929-1932
However only one player who had received Cup winners medals for the last three seasons ran out on to the beaut i f u l Motspur turf last Saturday. This was Tony Pritchard who i s now playing i n I.C. colours, and i t was hÂŤ who put I.C. firmly onto the victory path against his old team mates by scoring a b r i l l i a n t goal. Kings defence was undergoing considerable pressure after about twenty minutes of the second half, when a clearance from the goalmouth sent the b a l l to Pritchard outside the penalty area. He quickly controlled the b a l l and h i t a tremendous shot into the top corner of the net giving the goal keeper no chance whatsoever* CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE
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ICWA WINS THE TOSS Twelve o'clock on Shrove Tuesday found the Chairman o f Entertainments supervising the preparation of the "batons" f o r the annual men . I.C.W.A. Pancake Race. Being an engineer he d i r e c t e d the mixing and cooking o f the pancakes with s t r i c t adherence t o B r i t i s h Standards.
I.C.W.A. were s p o r t i n g a strong team, mostly members of the v i c t o r i o u s I.C.W.S.C. team which went to D e l f t . The men's team included our beloved Warden (see photo.), Dr. Kenneth Wooley (see Sennet) a l i a s Ken Weal, and a remarkably a g i l e President.
'WARE IHVTjrj
GENERAL STUDIES
SHEER
POETRY
Poetry "began as a branch of magic the "basis of the rhythmic i m p l i c a t i o n s through which roan could describe l i f e to himself, h i s means of exploring f o r knowledge by i m i t a t i n g nature. This i m i t a t i o n continued i n England up t o the Augustan period, s a i d C e c i l Day Lewis i n hi3 l e c t u r e on "The Poet i n Theory", as a form of moral improvement, p i c t u r i n g v i r t u e i n words and educating by example.
The poet i s a spokesman of the community, i n so f a r as he i s influenced by s o c i e t y : h i s poetry i s inseparable from propaganda f o r b u i l d i n g up morale, i n the same way as the a r t i s t ' s p a i n t i n g s i n the Middle Ages followed C h r i s t i a n i t y . Further, t h i s r e c o r d i n g and p r a i s i n g o f l i f e i s f o r giving us pleasure a t the same tine.
Poetry has now become a recreation, where the poet explores l i f e t o f u r t h e r h i s own personal understanding: he i s not p r i m a r i l y concerned w i t h corarrrunicat i n $ anything, and i s o b l i v i o u s of h i s f u t u r e audience. I n the past, copying had no shame attached t o i t , but now o r i g i n a l i t y i s at a premium, and Mr. Lewis b e l i e v e s that f r i c t i o n between the poet and s o c i e t y w i l l produce the best e f f e c t s .
But, t h e o r i s i n g apart, poetry i s to give pleasure: ancient man used r e f r a i n and r e p e t i t i o n to remove e v i l s p i r i t s - t h i s was the e a r l i e s t demo n s t r a t i o n of man*s desire f o r form and order i n the h i t h e r t o untethered d i v e r s i t y of l i f e . Tod -y, "the f e r t i l i s a t i o n of the soul i s the reason f o r the necessity of art:" i t ijMreeses our understanding o f l i f e by giving us k knowledge unobtainable elsewhere, and i s the only means o f s t a b i l i s i n g the f l e e t i n g moment and emphasising i t .
Since words are used f o r so many purposes other than poetry, p o e t i c language, the source o f whioh was the religious i n c a n t a t i o n , has been i n t r o duced, although t h i s a l s o b r i n g s the danger o f a l o t o f t a l k without any meaning. Nevertheless, poetry i s great by v i r t u e o f i t s language r a t h e r than pure o r i g i n a l i t y , and any Torce i s deri v e d s o l e l y from the i n t r i n s i c v i r t u e of the lines themselves.
The men, f o r t u n a t e l y bleseed w i t h a r a t h e r tough B r i t i s h Standard panoakej l o s t much ground due t o excessive backbending, and i n the l a s t l e g , Tony ^Tub) Iwart was necking and necking w i t h H i l a r y Torapsett, but, w i t h 50 yards and two tosses t o go he dropped the pancake. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth among the assembled throng. Thus I.C.W.A. won the contest, and gained the ooveted Shrove Tuesday f r y i n g pan.
E N G I N E E R ' S
L O O N - C O O N Forty-nine oompetitiors aet oat from the Start of the C. * G. Meter dub's Loon-Goon Night Rally last Feb. 6th. Although the weather was crisp and clear to begin with, the route soon ran into thick fog whioh began to take its t o l l of competitors by one means or another. With v i s i b i l i t y down to 20 f t . and less, and a tight time schedule to keep to many oars had damaging encounters with parts of the scenery. 'lie stories naturally beoaaw a l l the better for the t e l l i n g , but b r i e f l y the oaaualty l i s t was as follows: An Austin 7 over-looked a l e f t header, rolled onto i t s roof, and then somersaulted back onto i t s wheels. It was driven home.
A Biley Special stoved i t s front in on a bank when the driver lost the road i n the fog at a T-juntion, and went straight on.
A Marri3 Minor van couldn't leaide whioh branch o f a fork to take so the d r i v e r ohose the middle path. There was a house there.
A Ford Anglia grazed a bank and bent a wing, whilst a Ford Taunus bumped the curb and dislocated the front suspension.
B A L L
Last F r i d a y , C i t y and G u i l d s College presented t h e i r annual Engineer's Dinner and Dance. The Dinner, h e l d i n the Lower Dining H a l l and the Upper Refectory, was indeed a welcome change from heme cooking and the u s u a l dismal product of the Mooney c u i s i n e . ' iest of Honour was P r o f e s s o r Saunders, the Dean of C i t y and G u i l d s , who proposed the toast o f the c o l l e g e , t o which the P r e s ident Dave Cxark responded. Mike Newson got up to speak and launched i n t o a long s e r i e s o f Engineering jokes, and i t was not u n t i l long a f t e r t h a t j * was found that he was welcoming the Guests. Ruby Rubenstein, an Old C e n t r a l i a n , r e sponded , and closed the o f f i c i a l proceedings. The exceedingly r e p l e t e assembly migrated t o the Concert H a l l , and i t was not u n t i l much l a t e r , when the e f f e c t of the meal wore o f f , that the term "danoing " could be applied t o t h e i r circumambulation. The band may have been l a c k i n g i n n\unerical strength, but t h e i r sheer stamina was prodigious, as was more than adequately displayed i n t h e i r marathon Cha-cha-chas. The evening was c h a r a c t e r i s e d by a r e a l sense of f r i e n d l i n e s s , so often l a c k i n g on formal occasions such as these. The evening, or r a t h e r , the morning as i t then was, closed w i t h the t r a d i t i o n a l Boomalaka. s
Mechanical f a i l u r e s put out another Austin 7 and another R i l e y ; w h i l s t one crew r e t i r e d w i t h oarbon monoxide poisoning. In addition to a l l thi3 a marshal lost two front teeth i n a fight (with a non-competitor) and even this was after he had been i n the ditch off a motor-bike.
With the conditions as they were i t i s not so surprising that only 19 out of the original 4 9 finished the course. The winner was G.F. Howard closely followed by M.J. Gibson, both of whom were Guildsmen.
UNION
MEETING
CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE (2) That t h i s Union considers t h a t , i n general, Wardens of College H a l l s of Residence should be appointed from the Academic S t a f f . I t was proposed by P e t e r Levin, who s a i d that through the medium of H o s t e l l i f e , the students and S t a f f e x e r t a c i v i l i s i n g influenc e on oneanother. Fe p i c t u r e d an h o s t e l run by one of the Admin, as a b a r r a c k s ; an i n s t i t u t i o n w i t h personnel devoted t o running student lif<_. He declared that the Admin were " l i k e ruddy r a b b i t s , o r r a t h e r worse as one r a b b i t by i t s e l f is r e l a t i v e l y harmless."
When aaked whether the motion, i f passed would carry any weight w i t h the Power.-thab-be, the P r e s i d e n t s a i d t h a t , c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l y , the matter was no ooncern o f the students. In general, i t was f e l t that although not a l l o f t the Admin, would n e c e s s a r i l y be bed, i t was b e t t e r t o adopt a safe p o l i c y by choosing the Academic S t a f f . The motion was c a r r i e d w i t h only three v o t ing against.
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UNION H A L L S
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An R.C.S. Onion meeting was h e l d on Tuesday, 10th February, the main p a r t o f the proceedings being devoted t o debate on Constituent College H o s t e l s .
Mr. B u t t e r s , Prepo&ing-, s a i d that I.C. i s what i t i s j u s t because of the existence o f the c o n s t i t u e n t c o l l e g e s ; mixed h a l l s o f residence would exterminThe ate the c o n s t i t u e n t c o l l e g e s . Old Student A s s o c i a t i o n s have roots i n the c o l l e g e system and i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o see how they would continue. The system produces four d i f f e r e n t admini s t r a t i v e bodies g i v i n g p o s s i b i l i t y t o a f a r greater number o f people t a k i n g p a r t , and r a i s e the I.C. President above petty o r small l o y a l t i e s .
Mr. Finch, i n opposing the motion, suggested t h a t R.C.S. should mix w i t h Guilds i n order t o t u r n them i n t o decent c i t i z e n s . Even the Rector could see t h i s argument and the Rector had not been an o f f i c i a l of the R.C.S. Onion. On a more serious l e v e l tMr. F i n c h suggested t e c h n i c a l d i f f i c u l t i e s i n s p l i t t i n g up between three college s seven h a l l s o f residence t o be b u i l t w i t h i n a p e r i o d o f f i f t e e n years.
Mr. Emerson, seconding the motion, s a i d that as we have no A r t s here b u t have a broad range o f character i n each c o l l e g e , we shouid have c o l l e g e h o s t e l s as competition encourages resource and s e l f - r e l i a n c e ; I.C. would t h e r e f o r e , thrive. I n the h o s t e l s as planned i t would be the aim o f each Warden t o get h o s t e l l o y a l t i e s and eventually Presidents of H a l l would appear t o the detriment o f I.C. 4
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Mr. Royee pointed out t h a t c o n s t i t u e n t collage h o s t e l s would lead t o ragging, broken furniture and obscene drawing, enough t o turn the Rector i n t o a s l e e p l e s s Knight.
Mr. P f e f f e r from the f l o o r w a f f l e d around the p r o p o s i t i o n and opposition and advised the Onion t o abstain . I t had been s t a t e d by the Rector that there would be no i n t e r h o s t e l sport and inmates would *S d i s t r i b u t e d by b a l l o t thus no h o s t e l l o y a l t y would be created.
Apart from a few red herrings l i k e Imperial O n i v e r s i t y and the Cambridge system no new matter was brought up from the f l o o r . However concern was expressed f o r the e x i s tence o f I.C. and the constituent colleges. The motion wa3 l o s t by 46 votes t o 55 w i t h 25 abstentions.
CONVOCATION
ELECTION
E l e c t e d t o Standing Committee o f Convocation a t the January meeting i n Senate House: Dr. L.E.C. Hughes, B.Sc. (Eng)., Ph.D., -a- graduate o f Imperial College As -and l a t e r a Recognised Teacher. Chairman o f the S o c i a l Sub-Committee of Convocation he has organised nine o f the annual Conversaziones.
Oleo-palias Meedle Imperial C o l l e g e , the College of men, i s imprinted on the minds of students o f London U n i v e r s i t y . On being t o l d t h a t there are a few women students, 88 i n a l l , they immediately imagine the "blue s t o c k i n g " and " j o l l y hookey stiok" type, attempting t o compete w i t h the men on and o f f the field. This impression i s a l s o h e l d by the m a j o r i t y o f students a t I.C. The women belong t o an A s s o c i a t i o n whose members are considered t o be unapproachable, scheming, u n a t t r a c t i v e females. In f a o t , they're I.C.W.A. I.C.W.A. Keep outj This cry of former years i s now almost an echo along the t h i r d f l o o r c o r r i d o r of the h o s t e l . Perhaps i t i 3 due t o the increase i n numbers which both sexes have welcomed We have r e a l i s e d that t h e mens a t t i t ude has changed and they are slowly r e c o g n i s i n g the tremendous support we g i v e to the College. (This i s not a column o f a p p r a i s a l but a p l e a t o the few students who s t i l l condemn the women a t I.C.) I n r e t u r n members o f the Union have rendered many s e r v i c e s t o I.C.W.A., who wish t o recognise these servioes i n the e l e c t i o n of Mr. I.C.W.A. Many nominations have been r e c e i v e d but how many o f these are serious and appropriate w i l l be discovered a t the next General Meeting o f I.C.W.A., t o be h e l d e a r l y i n March. My personal choice i s the Production Manager o f t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n , a f f e c t i o n a t e l y known as Tub. T h i s l i t t l e man has a unique way w i t h women and has caused much heart ache among the women a t I.C. He i s a l s o a great sportsman, renowned i n the climbin g o f mountains and s c a f f o l d i n g l e a d i n g t o young l a d i e s windows.
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Such a s i t u a t i o n i s created i n A MEMORY OF TWO MONDAYS, by A r t h u r M i l l e r , the American playwright, t o be presented on Granada T.V. a t 9 p.m. t h i s evening. I t has been described by the author as a "pathetic coraedy", and t e l l s o f a boy who works among people f o r a couple of years, sharing i n t h e i r t r o u b l e s , t h e i r hope3 and successes: and when the time comes t o depart, they b a r e l y notice i t . He i s l e f t t o endure alone the absence of hope of a l l that he had l i v e d f o r .
M.RHONER IMPERIAL COLLEGE
LditoHiat Comment A well-known, and vocal. Union Officer remarked "Well, that sort of thing couldn't happen here, you know". He was referring, in fact, to the situation reported i n 'Sennet' as being in force at Battersea. This was (at the time), that the President had resigned, and after some reported machinations, the Principal had taken over the Union. The b r i g h t remark heading t h i s c o l urn i s t y p i c a l of the complacency which, magnified a l i t t l e , permits r e v o l u t i o n s to happen, allow a Dachau to be b u i l t unquestioned and so f o r t h . That i t i s u n l i k e l y t o happen i n I m p e r i a l Colleg e i s t r u e , but that does not r u l e out the p o s s i b i l i t y . I f , f o r example, some prominent (or s t e n t o r i a n ) member of the student body was t o be p u b l i c l y rude t o some High Personage and t h i s Persona/re was to take such remarks t o heart and having some power over the Union decide t h a t t h i s Union were u n f i t to e l e c t i t s o f f i c e r s " i f t h a t ' s the way they are going t o behave..." Very soon, of course, he would d i c t a t e who was to h o l d which post, and so on. Such o take-over need not be sudden, but coul d be so g e n t l e that few would even n o t i c e . This i s a f a r - f e t c h e d , of course, but who doubts t h a t an oak can grow from an acorn?
THANKS The E d i t o r wishes t o express h i s g r a t i t u d e t o those members of h i s s t a f f who have r a l l i e d round t o produce t h i s issue of F e l i x , i n h i s unavoidarible absence due t o i l l health. ( I n p a r t i c u l a r , he wishes t o thank h i s predecessor f o r h i s invaluable help i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n ) .
ROYAL
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Not a l l human emotions are happy one3, and y e t those which produce f r u s t r a t i n g circumstances i n r e a l l i f e , or in a p l a y , may w e l l arouse i n the audience a f e e l i n g o f happiness and p r i d e i n the heroism o f the characters involved.
HALL
Friday, March I8tto, at 8 p.m. the world-famous Polish pianist
Several theatre s outside the West End have plays p r i o r or subsequent to t h e i r main London production and these may provide e x c e l l e n t entertainment w i t h l e s s t r a v e l l i n g : f o r example, t h i s week a t the Streatham H i l l Theatre i s EXPHESSO BONGO, the l i v e l y musical set i n a coffee bar, which r a n f o r nine months at the S e v i l l e Theatre. Then, at the Wimbledon Theatre i s A r t h u r M i l l e r ' s A V I E ' FROM THE BRIDGE, which has now escaped from- the Theatre Clubs, A l s o i n South London, at the Richmond Theatre t h i s week, i s Robert Anderson's TEA .vND SYMPATHY w h i l e at the Theatre Royal, S t r a t f o r d , E., i s a new p l a y FINGS AIN'T WOT THEY USED T'BE t e l l i n g o f Fred
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The 12th February wa3 an important day for the Debating Society when Dr. Donald Soper and Mr. Charles Curran came to college to debate the motion: "That the Government's Nuclear Policy is Inconsequent".
The Chairman, Dr. Allan, said that he had some doubts on the meaning of the ward "inconsequent", but took the motion to mean that some people were in favour of the govt's policy while others were against i t . Accordingly, he invited Dr. Soper to speak against it. "It i s wrong for Christian countries to attempt to carry a cross i n one hand and a nuclear weapon i n the other", said Dr. Soper. He was also opposed to the policy on practical grounds: "It i s reokless to muck about with cosmio forces which are not f u l l y understood.
"Whom the gods destroy they f i r s t make mad", he said and carried on to condemn " s i l l y men like Selwyn Lloyd and Dulles. T t was wrong for Dulles to say he would go to war". He quoted Lord Birdwood who had said that he would rather die than live under Communist tyranny, and asked i f Lard Birdwood would be willing far millions of other people to die because of his personal views. Dr. Soper advocated an international solution to the problem, as he thought national barriers to be no longer opposite.
MAIiCUZIMBKE Only appearance i n London this season. Proceeds i n aid of Scholarships, tenable in the University of London for students from Poland. Tickets 7/6 and 5/- obtainable at the I.C. Union Office.
Mr. Curran disliked Dr. Soper's presentation of the argument, saying that i t was not a choice between lunatics on one side and intelligent people on the other. Both Labour and Conservative governments had pursued the policy -
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Cochran's attempts t o run a d i l a p i d a t e d d i v e , constantly v i s i t e d by the p o l i c e u n t i l he i s ousted by a smart new boy w i t h a r i v a l establishment.
As t o new f i l m s , apart from LA GRANDE ILLUSION at the Academy Cinema (mentioned i n the l a s t i s s u e ) , there i s DANGER WITHIN at the Odeon, L e i c e s t e r Square, s t a r r i n g R i c h a r d Todd, R i c h a r d Attehborough, M i c h a e l W i l d i n g and Donald Houston. This i s another war story set i n a p r i s o n camp, but f o r some reason, which i s not very apparent there i s one man who does not want the others t o escape: however, f o r a f i l m on t h i s theme t o r e c e i v e good Press r e p o r t s , as t h i s one has, i t must have something t o r a i s e i t above the m i l i e u . Turning t o e x h i b i t i o n s , on u n t i l next F r i d a y at the B u i l d i n g Centre, Store S t r e e t , i s LE CORBUSIER E x h i b i t i o n c e l e b r a t i n g the seventieth b i r t h d a y o f t h i s v e r s a t i l e exponent of a r c h i t e c t u r e , T>ainting, sculpture and t a p e s t r i e s . A l s o at the same p l a c e i s a permanent but changing e x h i b i t i o n of b u i l d i n g s and t h e i r equipment. Then, u n t i l the end o f next week there i s an e x h i b i t i o n a t S e l f r i d g e s of "Leather F u r n i t u r e on Parade", to reawaken any i n t e r e s t i n the p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f a m a t e r i a l which has l o s t much o f i t s p o p u l a r i t y s i n c e the war.
of the nuclear deterrent. He pointed out that there was a Labour government when the f i r s t A-bomb was dropped, and that i t was the decisions of a Labour government to manufacture H-bombs and allow American a i r bases i n this country. He quoted Earl Attlee: "I supported making the bomb, because i t was the only policy whioh has kept the Red Army where i t i s " . If Donald Soper thought Christianity was opposed to farce, then said Mr. Curran, he should start by converting the Archbishops of Canterbury and go on to the Vatican. As he did not agree with capitulation to the Soviet threat, and as nuclear knowledge could not be eradicated, he thought the only solution was one to be brought about by p o l i t i cal discussion.
Floor speeches were noticeably lacking i n opposition to the motion. The theme of a number of speakers was that money spent on defence would be better used in the economic war for the support of the underdeveloped countries. Some people f e l t the Russians were ignorant. A number of nonpoliticians present thought the problem was a l l the fault of the "blasted politicians".
Summing up. Dr. Soper said he did not think the Russians were waiting far war, and therefore he was i n favour of abandoning the cold war.
Mr. Curran thought that Communism was s t i l l a treat and that what was wanted was a bargain. "But," he said, " i t takes two to make a bargain", and the Russians always stuck at the idea of foreign observers.
The Chairman declared the "ayes" to have i t , after a show of hands, but the House was obviously quite evenly divided.
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NELSON S
DISARMAMENT
Dear S i r ,
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REPLIES
Dear S i r ,
I t was obvious, from the v i o l e n t r e a c t i o n from the f l o o r a t the SoperCurran debate on B r i t a i n ' s Nuclear P o l i c y , t h a t there are a l a r g e proport i o n of I.C. students sympathetic t o If the cause of Nuclear Disarmament. t h i s be the case, why on earth do they c o n t i n u a l l y f a i l t o respond t o the challenge and not support a Nuclear Disarmament Group a t I.C.? Such a Group has e x i s t e d s i n c e l a s t March,and y e t the response t o a l e t t e r t o F e l i x and a meeting l a s t May was n e g l i g i b l e . I t i s t r u e t h a t the Nuclear Disarmament Committee has been s e v e r e l y r e s t r i c t e d i n i t s manoeuvres: the establishment i s seldom enamoured t o the thought o f spontaneity, obvious i n the c o n d i t i o n f o r the formation of a new society. To have t o pass a c o n s t i t u t i o n through t o two s i t t i n g s o f the S o c i a l Clubs Committee which meets one Furthermore, a term i s q u i t e l u d i c r o u s . t o f o r b i d the use of n o t i c e boards w i t h out the conoession of a r i g h t - w i n g Union O f f i c e i s q u i t e c l e a r l y designed t o k i l l a l l i n i t i a t i v e at b i r t h ; t o have t o stand o f f the pavement t o d i s t r i b u t e l e a f l e t s a t I.C. i s wicked, e s p e c i a l l y i n weather such as t h i s . How much warmer and congenial are the c o n d i t i o n s i n s i d e the Union lounge?
I h s p i t e o f the d i f f i c u l t i e s enumerated above, i t i s s t i l l p o s s i b l e f o r a Nuclear Disarmament Group t o f u n o t i o n e f f e c t i v e l y w i t h i n the C o l l e g e . A l l t h a t i s r e q u i r e d i s a nucleus of some twenty o r t h i r t y people who are prepared t o g i v e a few hours a week. Considering the time spent by the average student s i p p i n g coffee or beer t h i s would amount t o a v e r y small sacrifice.
Mr. Brookes' l e t t e r gives the impression t h a t he i s t o t a l l y unaware of the p o s i t i o n of the c a r t o o n i s t when p r e s e n t i n g such i s s u e s as t h a t d e a l t w i t h by my cartoon. I t h i n k t h a t i t i s reasonable t o c l a s s i f y t h i s cartoon as broadly " p o l i t i c a l " - i n t h i s context " p o l i t i c a l " denotes that i t d e a l t w i t h o o n f l i o t i n g opinions, not t h a t the cont r o v e r s y was of p o l i t i o a l o r i g i n . In such circumstances i t i s not the place o f the c a r t o o n i s t t o s t a t e h i s own o p i n i o n (which i s of no i n t e r e s t ) but t o observe the widely-held views of others and present them through his p a r t i c u l a r medium i n a way t h a t i s (he hopes!) mainly humourous, y e t w i t h a s l i g h t undercurrent of a c e r b i t y . I had always considered t h a t anonymity was a p r i v i l e g e t o be invoked by any w r i t e r - or c a r t o o n i s t - who cared t o do so, t h a t i t c o u l d even be a v i r t u e . ( I have c e r t a i n l y never heard the r i g h t t o use a nom de plume questioned except i n oases of b l a c k mail. ) Mr. Brookes, however, t h i n k s otherwise. More, he d i c t a t e s t h a t ^ should t h i n k otherwise, f o r h i s p a r e n t h e t i c comment " i s he ashamed t o r e v e a l h i s i d e n t i t y ? " i s not j u s t an exclamation requiring no r e p l y , but a challenge that he knows I cannot refuse. Thus I must s i g n t h i s l e t t e r s o r r o w f u l l y , becuase I know of one person at l e a s t who w i l l be very d i s appointed (he confided i n me t h a t "Mao" was r e a l l y Mr. Garnett seeking solace i n h i s o l d age by drawing!) -
J.M.
McNeil
(Aero. 1) F R E S H E R S
R E C E P T I O N S
Due t o the i n c r e a s i n g numbers of Freshers every year a t Imperial College there has "been f o r many years a very evident need f o r the s t r e a m l i n i n g of the Freshers r e c e p t i o n s , which are h e l d by the I.C. Union immediately p r i o r t o the commencement of the academic session i n October.
EDITOR'S NOTE On p o i n t s of i n f o r m a t i o n : a) The c o n s t i t u t i o n of a new s o c i e t y does not have t o pass through two s i t t i n g s of the S.C.C. Onoe the S.C.C. has passed i t and i t has been approved by the Union Executive, the s o c i e t y oan be formed. b) The S.C.C. s i t s a t l e a s t two or three times per term, more frequent meetings are unnecessary as there i s i n s u f f i e n t business t o merit them. e) The Nuclear Disarmament Committee has"never a p p l i e d f o r membership of S.C.C.
Nelson congratulates Cleopatra upon hearing t h a t Bedford College wish t o p r i n t her W a l l u l k R a t i n g i n t h e i r newspaper. However, he doubts the accuracy of i t s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , f i n d i n g t h a t h i s own i s + 20. Congratulations a l s o t o Guilds cm o r g a n i s i n g the best C a r n i v a l of recent years, although one wonders whether the doorhandles were t o r n o f f the Concert H a l l doors by those t r y i n g t o g a i n entrance o r those t r y i n g t o escape. W h i l s t the competition f o r Mr I.C.W.A. o f 1959 has aroused a great d e a l of amusement a t I.C., Nelson would have thought t h a t the l a d i e s of I.C.W.A. were f a r more q u a l i f i e d than the men t o propose the nominees - w e l l , J u s t l o o k who's been proposed! No wonder the Miners made a come-back i n the Rector's Cup - h a l f of them were watching I n t e r n a t i o n a l , no-holds-barred w r e s t l i n g i n the A l b e r t H a l l on the previous enening. The other Thursday afternoon Nelson observed " J e z e b e l " almost obscured under a swarm of female models being photographed i n Imperial I n s t i t u t e Road. I n an e x c l u s i v e i n t e r v i e w , however, Mr. P e t e r K a s s l e r B8c., A.R.C.S., . P r e s i d e n t of the R.C.S.U., n e i t h e r denied nor confirmed the rumour that copies are t o be c i r c u l a t e d t o 300 female i n s t i t u t i o n s throughout the country i n order t o a t t r a c t more g i r l s t o R.C.S.
TOAST Dear S i r , With reference t o the oomment of your r e p o r t e r on the a c t i v i t i e s of I.C.W.S.C., I would l i k e t o p o i n t out t h a t although IC men are n o t o r i o u s l y discourteous, only a s m a l l proportio n o f the "gentlemen" present at the H a l l Dinner mentioned r e f u s e d t o t o a s t " V i c t o r i o u s Women". I am sure t h a t l!hey,like myself, m o d i f i e d the t o a s t t o " V i c t o r i o u s ICWSC". I am S i r , yours e t c . ,
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MINES CARNIVAL
Yours s i n c e r e l y , David Finney
Members o f the R.S.M. Union were amazed t o hear at t h e i r l a s t Union "neeting, t h a t t h e i r Hon. Pornographer had been locked i n the Hostel room of an ICWArian o f very h i g h o f f i c e . (She has made a s p e c i a l request that her name should not be mentioned i n t h i s column again) However, the Miners await t h e i r next meeting w i t h bated breath.
but I s h a l l continue t o use my "nom de cartoon". I t i s f o r the very 'great, and them only, t o w r i t e t h e i r f u l l names on t h e i r doodles, and I am c e r t a i n l y no Ronald S e a r l e . Yours, etc.
I n o l o s i n g I would sympathise w i t h w i t h one of your correspondents S i r , who r e c e n t l y complained of the d i s appointment he f e e l s about student l i f e and a t t i t u d e a t I.C. I would add a f u r t h e r complaint: l e t h a r g y . I w i l l i n g l y s a l u t e my a c t i v e o p p o s i t i o n ; I at l e a s t they have c o n v i c t i o n s . a l s o acknowledge the devotion t o duty d i s p l a y i d by the m a j o r i t y of Union o f f i c i a l s , t o whom we are a l l indebted. The i r r i t a n t i s the student who i s unable t o see beyond the p i n t , t e x t book o r confines o f h i s c o l l e g e or home.
COLUMN
The main d i f f i c u l t y i n the past has been the l i m i t e d space and a l s o the short time a v a i l a b l e i n the afternoon. The Freshers' Reception next year w i l l theref o r e occupy the complete day aid more space w i l l be made a v a i l a b l e i n the Union B u i l d i n g f o r the s o c i a l and athrl e t i c clubs. P r e v i o u s l y Freshers were separated according t o whether or not they permanently resided i n t..e v i c i n i t y o f London, but the d i \ . sion w i l l now be made i n t o undergraduates and postgraduates. This i s only a small step, long overdue, but I s i n c e r e l y hope t h a t i t w i l l be the f i r s t one l e a d i n g t o a very much improved Reception. R.ff.T. GAR&PITT P r e s i d e n t , I.C. Union.
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The writings of Sig are, to a rather obvious extent baaed on such material - emphasising ludicrous connections and exaggerations, suoh as one would expect to find i n dreams. This, of oourse, requires l i t t l e talent, but oan provide both amusement and instruction f a r the p a r t i c i pants. Amusement? because the human mind i s not an entirely serious machinethere i s always a plaoe far that elusive quality called 'humour' and which we always consider everyone else has a twisted sense of.
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Was the writing of Sig necessary or important? The answer to that is neither "Yes" nor "No". Because they have been written directly, without the interference of thought and analysis, Sig' s soribblings' have appealed mainly to people who feel rather than think: such people are neither better nor worse than anyone else, they are just different. It so happens (otherwise he could not have written them) that Sig believes i n the "engagement" theory of human existence which means that we are i n instantaneous contact with the outside world. What we each make of, and with, this world depends on the mental attitudes that we each have, and have developed. It i s a medical faot that, barring malformations, we a l l possess the same physical basis to our mentality. What differs between 'personalities' i s the relative f l e x i b i l i t y and nimbleness of that delicate machine, the human brain. This faot makes nonsense, i n l i t e r a l terms, of barriers, whether social religious or otherwise.
This also means that for anyone to claim a complete understanding of the human s p i r i t or the totality of human wisdom, i s as ridiculous as to claim that any one human language oan contain anything but a fraction of the total of human truth and beauty. The Chinese have a proverb: "The bullfrog rent i t s throat trying to t e l l the eagle how to f l y " This i s a timely reminder to a l l who would write and t e l l others what they
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must do. But an excuse can be found f o r a l l who would w r i t e , s u r e l y , f a r , i f they can produce one new thought during t h e i r l i f e t i m e , then a l l that has been wasted i s only so by comparison? Human progress i s not c a r r i e d forwards by one great i n d i v i d u a l , b u t by a whole body o f i n d i v i d u a l s . We are a l l great i n some way, but i t remains f o r us t o f i n d out i n which way our greatness l i e s . A l l wishful t h i n k i n g , you say?
Coming. £uent& Saturday, 28th February Road Relay i n Hyde Park. Y.H.A. meeting i n Wales. Monday, * j 2nd March T
As a f i n a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f the m a t e r i a l that i s poured down the l o n g s u f f e r i n g t h r o a t s o f the " p u b l i o " there i s that element of d i s t o r t i o n which i s so e s s e n t i a l i n l i f e . Without d i s t o r t i o n s of d i f f e r e n t kinds, there would be no a r t . An exaggeration upon a p o i n t i n time and space, upon an event and an emotion produce the sonnet and the p a i n t i n g . The very e x e r c i s e o f the s e l e c t i v e f a c u l t y by a human mind i m p l i e s d i s t o r t i o n o f some kind.
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F r i d a y . 6th March We are a l l right, we are a l l wrongbecause we- are human. We possess emotions, which, because we are scient i s t s , we are not supposed to allow to develop. In this case, we are a l l i n danger of becoming mere cabbages. Because we are human, we have emotions. This i s so much a matter of faot that to be ashamed of i t , or to t r y to pretent otherwise i s ludicrous and doomed i n the and to failure. To those that think and Feel, Sig would l i k e to t r y and explain how other people think and look at the world around him. But remember, because you look at the world i n one way, and the rest of Society i n another, i t does not necessarily mean that you are wrong. Ibsen's famous play "Pillars of Society" ends with the line "The strongest man i n the world, i s he who stands aost alone".
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FELIX C R O S S
C O U N T R Y .
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I.C. once again meet Kings i n the final of the U.L. Cup, having beaten Wy< 5-0 i n the semi-final on February 11th. The game, played at Wye, was unexpectedly long and hard fought, and i t wasn't until the second ten minutes of extra time that I.C. managed to score to the great r e l i e f of the large number of enthusiastic supporters.
The most important event during the past fortnight was the S.W.E.T.C. Trophy Raoe on 11th Feb. This race i s a London Colleges Championship, run over a 4 i mile course, partly i n Epping Forest and partly on roads.
In the f i r s t half the expected superiority i n the scrum did not materialise, and play was very even, with a slight advantage to Wye who had the slope.
I.C. entered three teams and these finished l3t, 4 t h and l j t h . The winning of this Trophy was a fine performanoe, We as U.C. had held i t for 4 years. also provided the individual winner i n John Collins, who finished 30 sees, ahead of Mitchell (U.C.) and Mead (Q.M.C.). The I.C. team was completed by Cleator ( 4 t h ) , Jaeger ( 6 t h ) , Briggs (9th) and Brown (15th); M. Barber, running for the second team, came 7th, so that I.C. actually had 5 men i n the f i r s t nine positions.
In the second half, although I.C. seemed to be pressing harder, several dangerous breaks were made by Wye's competent backs, but no side managed to score. Twenty minutes extra time, having been previously agreed upon i n the event of a t i e , was played. I.C. managed to hold off Wye's last downh i l l challenge and i n the second ten minutes the I.C. backs showed their true form when an outside break by Tony Seed with the b a l l quickly along the line put Paul Buet over the line in the l e f t hand corner. Dai Phillips produced a magnificent kick to put I.C From that moment on5 points up. wards the true I.C. superiority in the scrum showed and for the last five minutes 10t>£ possession of the b a l l from the line out made the I.C. victory certain.
The following Saturday, on our home course, our f i r s t team defeated the Metropolitan Polioe, and our second team lost to Brentwood School but managed to beat Old Brentwoodians. The outstanding performances i n this match were those of 0. Gilbert and M. Barber, who finished 2nd and 3rd. On Feb. 18th, I.C. fielded two 'A' teams of equal strength, one to run against Q.M.C., the other to run against L.S.S. and King's. There was thick fog on the Q.M.C. course, and due to their Captain getting lost and taking three of our men with him, we narrowly lost the race by 25 pts. to 30 (rather good tactics!t) The individual winner was John Collins, who finished 4 mins ahead of the next man. Then oame James ( 4 t h ) , Sandoz (7th) Smith (8th), and Huntley £l0th).
Both the team and the now hoarse I.C. supporters spent a very enjoyable evening i n Wye leaving the GEORGE at 10.30 under the watchful eyes of the whole Wye police force.
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The only match played i n the last fortnij^it was a squash match against Kings. After having lost JaW at the beginning of the term, I.C.W.S.C. turned the tables to win convincingly by 4 matches to one. Of the 8 matches played against the 1st teams from other colleges this season I.C.W.C. have won 5, a very good second.
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The raoe i s larger than ever before, as 64 teams have 30 far entered, so that at least 384 athletes w i l l be competing. We believe t h i 3 i s now the largest Relay race i n this country, and probably i n the world. Favourites to win the Sir Roderick H i l l Cup are Loughborough College, but i t i s impossible to forecast who w i l l take second place. This i s traditiona l l y the position occupied by Imperial College, but many other teams w i l l attempt to displace them. Durham the new U.A.U. Champs should do well.
The team, well led as U3ual from the pack by Dave Titley and inspired by the re- appearance of ex-captain B i l l Shakespeare (The Bard), showed a consummate s k i l l which bodes well for their future match against the 'B' XV on the morning of the Cup match, March 14th. The Bards Harrow
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Last Saturday (21st Feb) the I.C. f i r s t team lost to Aylesbury A.C., but defeated Deptford Park A.C., while the second team again defeated Pearl Assurance. J . Cleator was f i r s t I.C. man home (5th) i n the excellent time of Ihe I.C. team also 28 rains 56 s. comprised Bernard and Brown (equal 8th), T i l l y (10), Gilbert ( l l ) , and Warren (15). In the second team Rob Cheeney improved his personal best time by more than a minute.
Tomorrow, 28th Feb., i s the date of the Eleventh Hyde Park Road Relay, which w i l l be started by Brian Hewaon at 3 p.m. at the West end of Rotten Row.
The "Bards", fresh from their convincing win over the Kerchsjit Taylors, crushed a powerful Harrow XV at Harlington last Saturday. The forwards dominated a rugged pack battle and, with excellent service from the base of the scrum, the free scoring backs, combining aggression with a rock-solid defence, contained the opposition within their own 25 for the major part of the game.
The result: Without the wonderful support given to the team by the I.C. spectators the result may well have been different. We look forward to seeing them at Motspur Park for the final on Saturday, March 4 t h .
Our other team beat L.S.E., but narrowly lost to King's 71, I.C. 76 and L.S.E. 88. Our scoring men were T i l l y ( 6 t h ) , Warren ( 7 t h ) , Briggs ( 9 t h ) , Rayment ( l l ) , Clare (12), Cheeney (14) and Barker (17).
HYDE PARK ROAD RELAY
On the following Saturday the 1st XV played O.M.T. 'A' i n a mood of anticlimax and won 12-0 after a rather disappointing game. Last Saturday they lost their 3rd game of the season, 6-9, rather surprisingly to a good R.A.F. Farnboro' side, the 2nd XV winang 32-0.
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ATTENTION OF ALL PEOPLE INTENDING TO PLAY CRICKET THIS YEAR i s drawn to notices posted on the Cricket Club notice board (which adjoins the Bar), giving f u l l details of the Club's activities and arrangements for t r i a l s .
The I.C. team w i l l be chosen from the following:J. Collins, M. Barber, A. Larkum, J. Cleator, J.F. Jaeger, 0. Gilbert and D. Briggs. Help i s needed with the work irvolved i n running this race, and with the Crosscountry Club Dance i n the YoIu«iccrc Union i n the evening. should apply to Dave Briggs (Relay Organiser) or t o G.P. T i l l y (C.C. Captain).
H O C K E Y
The fortunes of the Hockey Club have unfortunately taken a turn for the worse. The 1 st X I after losing only one match last term, have won only three of their eight matches this term. Our defeat in the semi-final of the U.L. Gup by U.G. ( 4 - 0 ) was a b i t t e r disappointment. The margin of the defeat was somewhat harsh, as two goals were scored after we had lost full-bick Macrae* through injury. ",'e d i d r.ot take early opportunities and were defeated by the better team (on the day).
Injuries and illness are two of the reasons far the toss of form. Another may be summed up in the phrase "nothing Last term we succeeds l i k e success". were riding on the crest of a wave; w* had beaten Battersea i n the cup end were going from win to win, This term started with frustrating canceH ations broken only by defeat on a frozen pitch. There i s s t i l l time to break out of this vicious c i r c l e , and end the season on a winning note.
Now, as you probably a l l know, Jim Carter, our vociferous and ebullient goalkeeper, i s enlivening a hospital ward with a broken ankle. ?fe wish you a speedy recovery Jim.
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E a r l i e r i n the afternoon the two teams had t r o t t e d out onto the p i t c h t o a great r o a r o f welcome from the l a r g e crowd of supporters, i n which I.C. students f a r outnumbered Kings. The two sides l i n e d up along the centre l i n e t o be presented t o P r o f e s s o r S i r David Hughes-Parry, >C. ,M.A. ,L1.D., D.C.L., D i r e c t o r of t h e I n s t i t u t e o f Advanced Legal S t u d i e s and Chairman of the U n i v e r s i t y .AlJiletiO: Ground Committee, and a f t e r the N a t i o n a l Anthem the game began i n almost i d e a l conditions. The experienced I.C. eleven, c o n t a i n i n g t e n p l a y e r s who have appeared f o r U n i v e r s i t y teams, s e t t l e d down much more q u i c k l y tha.:, t h e i r opponents, and caused the Kings defence much t r o u b l e by feeding t h e i r extremely dangerous wingers w i t h a stream of long However, the goals d i d not passes. come and g r a d u a l l y Kings were allowed to come more and more i n t o the game, but were u n f i l e to b u r s t through the s o l i d 1.0. defencej. On one occasion a goal was only pi-evented by Dytham k i c k i n g o f f the l i n e . A f t e r the i n t e r v a l , I.C. r e a l l y began t o get on top w i t h both wingers being c o n t i n u a l l y set i n a c t i o n by t h e i r team mates, and only a great d i s p l a y by the Kings goalkeeper prevented a score before P r i t c h a r d performed h i s This gave the team a great deed. tremendous boos*', and from then on Kings were subjected t o continuous pressure, which was encouraged by a powerful r o a r of "I.C.,I.C.,I.C.," from the t o u c h l i n e . The second goal came when Coups forced the b a l l home and the same p l a y e r began the move f o r the tl l i r d by breaking away down the r i g h t jwing. "His centre was met b y Crawley whose shot was only p a r t i a l l y 3aved and Casemore was on the spot to complete the s c o r i n g . On s e v e r a l other occasions the forwards very n e a r l y added t o the score, and once Coups h i t a weak g o a l - k i c k w i t h a tremendous f i r s t time shot which produced a magnificent save from the keeper. A f t e r the f i n a l w h i s t l e I.C. s k i p p e r , Dai Joyce, h i s ambition now achieved, triumphantly l e d h i s team up i n t o the stand t o be presented w i t h the Cup. Every member of the team had played h i s heart out i n t h i s great performance, and had so w o r t h i l y earned the medals they r e c e i v e d from P r o f . S i r David Hughes-Parry. F i n a l l y the team l i f t e d t h e i r s k i p p e r a l o f t w i t h the Cup, and c a r r i e d him i n t o the changing rooms to the acccrrrpaniment of the cheers of the I.G. Supporting contingent, t o a l l o f whom the c l u b would l i k e t o extend i t s thanks f o r t h e i r encouragement. Then w h i l e the crowd d i s p e r s e d t o the bar or back t o I.C. by coach, t r a i n , or on the two mascots "BO" and "JEZ", the team c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r success by d r i n k i n g from the Cup. L a t e r the team returned w i t h the Cup t o I.C. where i t i s hoped that i t w i l l remain f o r many y e a r s , i n company w i t h the rugby Cup f o r which I.C. p l a y Kings i n a f o r t n i g h t s time.
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This year, f o r the f i r s t time, the entry was l i m i t e d t o two boxers i n each weight from each C o l l e g e . This natura l l y l e d t o the cream of the t a l e n t being brought forward and a more balanced programme. A olose contest was f o r e c a s t from the s t a r t and the evening l i v e d up t o i t s expections. Minesraen were resplendent i n dinner-jackets and c i g a r s and the Guildsmen (probably saving t h e i r dress s h i r t s f a r the Engineer's B a l l thd next evening) were more modestly dressed. (Two prominent Guildsmen appeared i n c l o t h caps and mufflersj). The e n t i r e audience was e n t h u s i a s t i c and very a l i v e t o the sport i n s i d e the r i n g and outside too. Vocal and musioal (trumpets and bugles) support was much i n evidence. U n t i l the very end the soores were absolutely l e v e l . Before the f i n a l s were boxed only one point separated the three C o l l e g e s . The eventual r e s u l t put Mines and G u i l d s (who won l a s t y e a r ) even w i t h 43 point s each, and RCS a shade behind w i t h 39 p o i n t s . This does not give an i n d i c a t i o n o f the q u a l i t y of the i n d i v i d u a l bouts, some o f which ware v e r y c l o s e indeed. Several dark horses~were brought t o l i g h t and t h i s augers w e l l f o r the The standard of I.C. team next year. boxing was due t o the e f f o r t s of the team captains and the I.C. t r a i n e r .
TIE WITH GUILDS The i n d i v i d u a l Champions were: Flyweight P. Sribhibhadh Bantamweight H. K i r p a l a n i Feather weight A. Cox D.Young Lightweight L i g h t welterweight... G. Yorke Welterweight L.Williams L i g h t middleweight. T.Banks Middleweight. P.Mousset-Jones L i g h t heavyweight P.Vine Heavyweight C.Wronski In c o n c l u s i o n the Club would l i k e to thank the gentlemen o f the L.A.B.A. for the hard work they d i d i n judging and r e f e r e e i n g the bouts. We should l i k e t o thank Dr. Weale f o r g i v i n g away the p r i z e s . John Bramley waa a m a s t e r f u l compere and h i s handling o f the audience a d i s p l a y o f pluok and science i n i t s e l f . A l s o the seconds who worked i n the two corners f o r s o long and w i t h such e f f i c i e n c y . Those who helped t o organise the evening can f i n d no words s u f f i c i e n t t o thank Mr. Henry f o r the s p l e n d i d job he d i d i n o r g a n i s i n g the o f f i c i a l s and boxers. And t o those who came t o watch our thanks f o r making i t a s u c c e s s f u l evening.
Another i n n o v a t i o n was the award of a cup f o r the best l o s e r which was very k i n d l y presented by the Club's P r e s i d e n t , O.C. Seaford Esq. I t was won by J . F a i r f i e l d of Mines. Another Minesman P. Mousset-Jones was voted the best s t y l i s t i n the competition.
I t i s very d i f f i c u l t to p i c k the b e s t bouts o f the evening. The memorable h i g h l i g h t s were: a few rousing b a t t l e s ; Wronski vs. B r i d g e s , T i n e vs. Ebsworth, Owen v s . Cox, M i l l e r vs. Lance; a l s o the s t y l i s e d f i s t s of Mousset-Jones and the c o o l e f f i c i e n c y of Yorke and Faulkner. Many o f the l o s e r s t o o ought t o be congratulated upon the plucky d i s p l a y they provided.
SWIMMING Last Saturday the I.C. swimming and water p o l o teams went down t o B r i s t o l f o r a match w i t h B r i s t o l U n i v e r s i t y . Unfortunately B r i s t o l oould only f i e l d one man i n each event so we put two s i n g l e - s t r i n g teams i n the swimming events. The r e s u l t was a win f a r the I.C. f i r s t s t r i n g s w i t h 23 p o i n t s t o B r i s t o l s 15 p o i n t s and I.C. second s t r i n g s 10 p o i n t s . Since there were only nine I.C. men t h i s was a p a r t i c u l a r l y f i n e e f f o r t and demonstrates the v e r s a t i l i t y of the team. Two f i n e lengths b y Maomillan b e i n g the h i g h l i g h t o f the
The water p o l o match was won by s i x goals t o one, h a t - t r i c k s t o Barham and Jones g i v i n g us the necessary score. I.C.'s team had only f o u r f i r s t team p l a y e r s i n the water. The f i r s t team wan a league match against Q.M.C. l a s t Tuesday b y 9 goals t o 2 i Both teams were l a c k i n g two of t h e i r men because of the U.L. team's t o u r o f Germany, but due t o our g r e a t e r reserve of p l a y e r s we beat the league l e a d e r s ; t h i s was t h e i r f i r s t defeat t h i s season.
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