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FRIDAY MAY 22 nd 1959
No 134
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UNDER F I R E STATEMENT B Y EDITOR At l e a s t one p o i n t o f i n t e r e s t has a r i s e n from the brouhaha surrounding the a f f a i r s o f the l a t e David I r v i n g quite a few people are suddenly aware that t h e r e are other student newspapers around - other than the venerable * "Sennet".
At the last general Union meeting, l i t t l e laugh was raised by the fact that the total profit from Felix - donated to the Union funds - was the princely sum of £2. A small amount and an insignificant one compared to the vast turn-over of some other organisations.
I r e f e r , of course, to those copies of PI - the newspaper of University C o l l ege - which were on sale .in the Hall of the Union immediately,proceeding the Irving fracas.
But i t was a profit of £2. The glossy PI - the cause of this discontent costs i t 3 Union between £200 and £L00 per year, according to the d i f f e r ence between i t s printing b i l l s and Some of the amount taken from sales. the ether newspapers i n London oost their Unions more i n subsidies aixl a l l this on a much lower readership!
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These people have looked at EI and than looked at "Felix" - which appeared shortly afterwards - and to their eyea, the newspaper of their Union came off a very seoond best. . .In fact, i t seemed to them that they were not being served by their Union as they had the right to expect. QUESTIONS With this i n mind they hare been asking some questions. Some very pertinent and pointed questions! Within one day I was asked the following:
Why cannot'our newspaper be' printed, as opposed to the peculiar method that i s used now?" "Why cannot Felix be givon at least the general appearance of a newspaper, i n , of course, the layout and headings*'"' "Why not make Felix weekly ?"and f i n a l l y , a very popular question "Why not include advertisements i n Felix?" ' Pour good questions, and four that cannot be ignored. I t i s at least some oomfort that the questioners have thought about their own newspaper and would then Like to have a say i n i t s appearance, as they have every right to do - Felix being the O f f i c i a l organ - i f you w i l l excuse the Word - of the I.C. Union.
FAULTS We must however be r e a l i s t i c as to the faults of Felix. Compared/to the glossy "art" paper that i s used i n the printing of PI and the Cub, the surface of Felix looks rather cheap and crude. Oompared to the set type of the same twwapapsrs, the typewritten photocopies nt the Felix pages look amateurish. The main headings. - the banners and subheadings are at the often a l l too tender mercies of the man with the s t e n c i l .
Felix states proudly that i t has a circulation of 1,500 - whioh i a Justified. True this circulation has a tendency to fluctuate being dependent on the vagaries of exams, the weather and whether your grant i s pa'd on a Friday. But 1,500 i s Justified.
With a l l respect to the Cub and to FX and many others of their contemporaries , do you think that they are giving their respective Unions several hundred pounds worth of service. I certainly do not think so. I do not believe that The Imperial Collage union would be j u s t i f i e d i n appropriating some £200 of i t s funds i n order that Felix should have type set up f o r each issue. ADVERTISE*; As to advertising - Felix s e l l a well enough now (for the purposes of this argument) without f i l l i n g apanc with advert*, that can be seen everywhere you turn - from the glossy magazines to the television and along every highway i n Britain. Student advertisements are always welcome and have been a regular feature of F e l i x for a long time - but no "beer i a best" please.
Could Felix appear weekly. I t could do, without a doubt, but i t w i l l not do so under my editorship, nor, X think, under the editorship of anyone who has anything else to do at this College. He w i l l soon find that the customary fortnightly make-up takes enough time as i t i s . I doubt also whether there i s enough "hot" news at this College to f i l l more than 2 pages each week. I f the Union oould be persuaded to pay out some more money and employ at least two permanent staff for their newspaper, then perhaps the weekly Felix w i l l become a p o s s i b i l i t y !
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Is there any way of changing the faoe of Felix without losing i t s u n i que oharacter as a student newspaper? The following remarks are of a personal na*->—e - and have no o f f i o i a l weight for I speak only aa an editor ( and nearly a past editor) of this newspaper. I believe that the Linotype prooess may offer a means of producing a Felix whose appearance more closely approximates to a printed newspaper and at very l i t t l e increased oost - i f i t i s acceptable that Felix should "break-even" rather than try to make a bigger p r o f i t . The present Felix printer i a working on this idea and maybe your f i r s t Felix of next year will conform to this requirement. My feeling i s that F e l i x has grown up - and i t i s time that he looked l i k e an adult. Whatever the f i n a l solution chosen, I feel sure that Felix w i l l emerge t r i amohant, and with his usual grin.
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Richard Font, M.P. for Clithence, Lancashire, who has been one of our Governors since 1957, and also chairman of the Parliamentary and S c i e n t i f i c Ooanittee. Mr. Fort was k i l l e d when hia oar was i n a head-on s o l l i s l o n with a coach on the Oxford-Henley road last Saturday, May 1 6 t h . He leaves a widow and five children.
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APPEAL
The college was shocked to l e a m of the death of a well-known figure Mohammed Said Taha - studying here for a Ph.D. in Geology. He died i n the Hammersmith Hospital on May 14th, being so unfortunate as to be f a t a l l y a l l e r g i c to p e n i c i l l i n .
Only two students won scholarships in Syria to carry out studies i n Geology in this oountry. The other was Mr. J.N. Khouri, who has written this
THE OFFICIAL OPENING CSREHCNY
( l e f t to right) MR. T . G . N . HALDANE, VISCOUNT FALMOUTH, AND THE RECTOR.
On the 8th May the Haldane L i b r a r y waa o f f i c i a l l y open,* i n i t s new premises at 13 P r i n c e s Gardens. The opening ceremony was performed by Mr. T G N Haldane, a nephew o f Lord Haldane! the founder.
The Reotor, as p a r t o f h i s i n t r o ductory remarks s a i d : "On the whole, whether they l i k e i t or n o t , the yound s c i e n t i s t s o f today are l i a b l e t o have i n c r e a s i n g l y d i v e r s e parts to play i n l i f e . They w i l l become mixed up w i t h problems o f communic a t i o n and o f management; ( p a r t i c u l a r l y as they get o l d e r ) ; w i t h human problems So, f o r and w i t h value Judgements. r a t h e r p r a c t i c a l reasons, i t i s important t h a t t h e i r o v e r a l l education should be as broad as p o s s i b l e .
It has always seemed to me that the provision of a good non-soientiflo library i s an essential a c t i v i t y of a s c i e n t i f i c i n s t i t u t i o n whioh alas to educate rather than merely t r a i n . Such a librar y was included i n our plans f o r expanision but unfortunately i t came at a rather late stage i n the new buildings. But when we acquired Prince's Gardens we had the chance of getting a flying start and these roosts and this gathering today i s the result."
f i n a l l y , the Rector olosed his i n t roduction by introducing Mr. Haldane with these words:-
"It i s a great pleasure that the opening i s to be done by Mr. T.G.N. Haldane his nephew. He has been a moat valued member o f the Governing Body f o r ten years. In the next room you w i l l find evidence of his keen i n terest and generosity, the portrait of his uncle, a set of Lord Haldane's works and his biography by General Maurice. Tor these g i f t s and for what ha w i l l do today we thank him very much."
In reply, Mr. Haldane began by mentioning hia uncle and gave some personal recollections of him, which served to i l l u s t r a t e hia great depth of intellect.
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"Mohammed Said Taha, was the son of a farmer, was bon i n 1923 i n the s m a l l market town o f Dvx aa i n S y r i a . H i s secondary education was completed i n Damascus from where he won a s c h o l a r ship - In 1951 - to come t:> t h i s country.
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His early l i f e , working a-. r j t the people and amongst the in-ell«ctuals had assured him an e s s e n ' i a l l y homanitarian oharaoter who r e a l i s e d that responsibility for h e l p i n g these more unfortunate rested upon the i n d i v i d u a l himself. 3
"I have so frequently heard scient i s t s and engineers complaining that the higher posts, whether i t be i n industry, teaching or any other f i e l d , are so often reserved f o r those who are not primarily s o i e n t i 3 t s or technologists. I have even heard i t suggested that there i a a sort o f conspiracy t o keep scient i s t s and engineers out o f the top positions and give them t o those who have reoieved a c l a s s i c a l education. Although this country has been slow t o realize the value o f science and technology, I feel myself the explanation o f the past failure of scientists and engineers to f i l l the higher positions has been due mainly to a certain narrowness of outlook or to excessive specialisation at too early a stage. Hence the old unfortunate tendency to regard scientists and engineers simply as "specialists". A l l the top positions necessitate a great deal of administrative work and must be f i l l e d by those who can take a braod point of view. They must have knowledge and experience i n the handling of men, as well as materials.
I believe this narrowness of outlook i s rapidly passing, and confidentl y expect to see very many of the highest positions f i l l e d by those who have been trained as soiantists and technologists, but whose knowledge and experience i s not confined to soientifio matters only. I f your Reotor w i l l kindly not l i s t e n for a moment I would. l i k e to suggest he i s a very good example of what I have i n mind.
I hope this Library, which I understand to be well s too iced with nonsoientif io and non-teohnioal works, w i l l be of r e a l value i n enabling you to aamk that breadth of viewpoint whioh was a characteristic of the man whose name i s being commemorated and I have very much pleasure i n declaring the Library open.
The above photograph i s by Mr. P. Pmaoook.
Aoademioally, he was b r i l l i a n t , coming top i n the f i n a l exam. In 1957 he was registered for a Ph.D. The f i r s t ohapter waa oomjlete before his death. His reoent work has beer, desoribed as "the major geological disoovery of the last two deoades".
Extra-murally, he was an active founder memoer of the Arab Student Union and the President of the UUJ Arab Society as w e l l as President of the Union i t s e l f i n 1958. Many social functions i n t h i s College were also due to his efforts.
There remains a yet more tragic aspect of this story - his f i r s t ohild is s t i l l only three months old. The I.C. Arab Society has taken upon i t s e l f the responsibility of the upbringing, and his olosest friend w i l l supervise the ohilds eduoation.
A fund has been started to ensure this care of the ohild. Naturally, any donations to thia fund w i l l be welcomed wholeheartedly. Cheques may be made payable to J.N. Khouri and/or A.A. E l Behadi.
I f you are so kind as to wish to contribute, please send your donation
tmt*-a. El-Bahadi, 90 Kinford Gardens, London, W.14.
FELIX
Cfeapatiad DEATH SENTENCE
JAZZ A f t e r an enjoyable week i n the u a d I.C. J a z z Band f i n i s h e d W.U.S. Week by g a i n i n g second plaoe i n the J a z z competition. I n the p r e l i m i n a r y round at U.L.U. the band played m a g n i f i c e n t l y to g a i n a w e l l - d e s e r v e d ,plaoe i n the f i n a l at Bedford. But here, where hopes were at f i r s t understandably h i g h , tragedy struck. The bare! was h i t by an unexpected a t t a c k o f nerves, which was a t t r i b u t e d t o the r a t h e r i n e f f i c i e n t o r g a n i s a t i o n , poor p l a y i n g c o n d i t i o n s , arÂťi lack o f s u i t a b l e l i q u i d refreshment. The f i n a l r e s u l t i s , however, very commendable and a l l monetary c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s should be sent t o the P r e s i d e n t v i a the Union rack. H
The p e r s o n n e l were: J e f f Kay Mike Newson Gordon B a r t l e t t C h r i s Adams Dick Slingsby John Farosworth and Gordon F r l c h a r d
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- trumpet - clarinet - trombone - piano - guitar - bass at the drums.
S p e o i a l mention should be made o f John Parnsworth whose e * o e l l e n t bass p l a y i n g was oommended by the judges.
At the B.G.M. o f the R.3.M.U. on Thursday 1Vth May the death sentence on Clem was announced. J u s t before E a s t e r the Insurance Brokers examining engineer inspected her i n general and the b o i l e r in particular. When the r e p o r t was sent i t wa3 accompanied by a request f o r the r e t u r n o f the b o i l e r insurance c e r t i f i c a t e , the b o i l e r "being very o l d , and past i t ' s useful l i f e " . T h i s was d u l y returned, and of course without t h i s Clem c o u l d not be taken on the road again.
The c o s t o f r e p l a c i n g the b o i l e r would be f a r g r e a t e r than buying a new engine, the b o i l e r c o n s t i t u t i n g the majo r p a r t o f the s t r u c t u r e , and suoh a replacement having t o be c u s t o m - b u i l t .
At, tne union Meeting a d e o i s i o n on a new mascot was d e f e r r e d u n t i l the next meeting, to a l l o w the Minesmen t o t h i n k over the problems i n v o l v e d . The main question i s whether t o have another steam-propelled v e h i c l e o r one powered by an i n t e r n a l combustion engine. Both have t h e i r pros and cons, and the d e c i s i o n o f the next meeting i s looked forward t o w i t h i n t e r e s t . I.M. Plummer.
As w i t h most p r e v i o u s l y experienced j a z z competitions the o r g a n i s a t i o n was r a t h e r poor. Next year i t i s hoped t h a t I.C. J a z z Club w i l l run a competit i o n themselves and w i n i t .
A PHOTO OP "CLEM" AS SHE APPEARED IN HER HETDAT CAN BE SEEN ON FAGS 7i COL. 1.
"There are women at I.C." This remark greeted the team of women from I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e when they entered the F a s h i o n Competition a t Regent's Park. I t i s the f i r s t time, that I.C. has been represented i n any such form o f competition. The theme was "Morning, Noon and N i g h t " w i t h no r u l e s about what was t o be worn. W e s t f i e l d team t u r n e d c o n t i n e n t a l and modelled a swimsuit, a s h o r t i e n i g h t i e f o r s i e s t a time and a short evening d r e s s . They were announced the winners by the judge, M a r j o r i e Proops o f the " D a i l y M i r r o r " w i t h Northampton E n g i n e e r i n g C o l l e g e seoond and Q.E.C. t h i r d .
The I C. team were w e l l r e c e i v e d . M i s s Proops commented i n her resume' on the b l a c k v e l v e t pants worn by the f i r s t model R o s a l i e who a l s o wore a t a n g e r i n e l o n g sleeved blouse w i t h a wide boatnecked c o l l a r . These two garments were l e n t by E s t r a v a Separates o f Grosvenor S t r e e t , and were worn w i t h a r e v e r s i b l e corduroy t h r e e - q u a r t e r - l e n g t h j a c k e t and tangerine c a s u a l shoes.
M o d e l l i n g a luncheon date o u t f i t , l e n t by Rembrant Dresses, H e l g i appeared i n a navy blue two-piece w i t h a s h o r t j a c k e t decorated w i t h a white p o l k a d o t t e d r e d bow. A white cloohe hat w i t h whioh a c c e s s o r i e s and a red umb r e l l a completed the o u t f i t . In a short evening d r e s s l e n t by Rembrandt Dresses, Sheenagh completed the team's performance. The d r e s s , w i t h a k n i f e p l e a t e d s k i r t , was i n white nylon w i t h a b l u e and green f l o w e r p a t t e r n , the green b e i n g brought out by the matching emerald green shoes and c l u t c h bag. A l l the shoes were l e n t by Saxone. The three models were i n t r o d u c e d by P e t e r Morgan who i m p r e s s i v e l y d e s c r i b e d the o u t f i t s .
NELSON NOTES
T h i s year's best quote must s u r e l y be t h a t statement by Gen. Edelman about the g a r r i s o n o f American S o l d i e r s undo* h i s oommand. He t a c t f u l l y r e f e r r e d t o then as a " s m a l l , but p o t e n t , f o r c e " .
Thlj man is
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He w i l l appear a g a i n i n our next SPECIAL i s s u e !
STORIES!
but top people read Ffelix NEXT
ISSUE SPECIAL
PHOTOS!
I t seems that a l l ICWAriana now d i s p l a y l a r g e photographs o f Tony "Dreamboat* Ewart on t h e i r w a l l . T h i s has l e d t o the r e c u r r e n t f i t s o f soreamd t o be heard i n the wee s m a l l hours. The p i o t u r e , viewed i n the h a l f l i g h t , i s even worse than the o r i g i n a l . B e s i d e s , Tony never t e l l s then when he's coming.
Has anyone heard tne man w i t h the golden horn - David " H o t l i p s " I r v i n g o f l a t e T He c o u l d not r e s i s t mentioning h i s hobby i n C a r n i v a l - see h i s remarks about "expensive b u g l i n g " a t I.C.
CARTOONS! i n the SPECIAL LAST ISSUE!
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A reoent p a r t y , h e l d i n s e v e r a l rooms o f the Garden H o s t e l , provoked one inmate, l a d y - f r i e n d i n attendance, t o sake the p l a i n t i v e request " Would you p l e a s e d e a r the room now, some o f us want t o go t o bed*.
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ltd month knowing S w i f f " o ° ^ n - n t i n e Lido, cost 9d I Sat., Sun. and Holiday ]/-) open *• -30 p.m. Children 3d. C*Mrtjdgbjt for that before-theleotares-dip), entrance i s free up to 10 a.m. Th
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ZditoHial Comment The front page a r t i c l e about the future of this newspaper - i s probably mors than enough from me this week. However, there i s a small topic that I feel i t neoessary to mention. In the brighter weather that wp have enjoyed recently, i t has become the practice to take *inks - hard or soft - out into the quad. A l l very pleasant, I agree. Unfortunately, i t has also become a practice to leave the empty glasses l y i n g about. Both dangerous and selfish. I t really doesn't take much effort to return them - and very l i t t l e more to see that piecec of paper, wrappers etc., are not allowed to blow about a l l over the place.
The pen of Mary Shelley gave us Frankenstein and i n return Shelley has given us The Cenoi, this tragedy i s now running at the Old Vic. With Hugh Griffiths' i n the lead i t t e l l , e f a 16th Century noble Italian family, although i t i s d i f f i c u l t to see why!
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How showing i n London, the latest i n the series of the American realism films. This i s an all-taking, ,,#11-spitting story about a big finance company in Chicago and i s called "Under Crossed Hickels". The extent to whioh the Producer i s w i l l i n g to go to introduce a note of r e a l i t y into the film oan be gauged from the opening scene, whioh i s set i n an Abyssinian dope-den, kept by a l e f t handed middle-class hypocrite> The rugged Method actor - Stark Pudge - plays the part of "Fingers" Crutt, a well-known layabout, who - crossed i n love - attempts to forget by drawning his sorrows i n Dark Oak Varnish '38. This attempt f a i l s , but he ends up by winning a prise for interior decorating. Even this f a i l s to console hia however; the very depths of human indignity becomes his l o t - he throws his l i f e to the winds and goes to College. His dear o l d father, white-haired and i n for l i f e oannot stand the shame and shoots 14 warders, the Governor and the Governor's oat - against whom he had some personal grudge (never c l a r i f i e d ) to do with the drinking water. Thus ends the f i r s t r e e l Perhaps someone with a stronger stomach or a bigger bucket w i l l inform us how the second r e e l goes.
MTKE 'RO'JGH-HIDE' HONER happened somewhere between 20 and 25 years ago when nobody was really expecting it. Being a gentle sort, he soon realised what a shock he had been and so he grew his hair to l i v e a sheltered l i f e . A few years later he joined the local establishment for infants and mentally retarded persons from whence he began to influence people. It was whilst at this establishment that he realised that his was to be an academic career, and he immediately carried out a l i t t l e personal researoh resulting i n the Honer classic, "Maniacs, and how their minds work". It was not long before London County Council realised this man's pote n t i a l i t i e s and sent him to I.C. (This has since been recognised to be the greatest move'in C i v i l Defence). At I.C. Mike f e l t he had a message for the poor, uneducated l i f e that he now found surrounding him, and, i n order to give the same, he Joined the staff of that venerable old rag, FELIX.
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Outer PEACE
"Carnival"
SOCIETY Dear S i r ,
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At the S.C.C. meeting last Thursday a motion, proposed by Dave Finney, to form a Peace Committee i n I.C. ( i . e . a branoh of the C.N.D.) was adopted. However, when taken to Union Council by the S.C.C. Seoretary the motion was rejected. The reason given was that the functions of such a Committee could be adequately carried out by the International Relations Club, which Mr. Finney i s oo-opted a n t e It i s a wellknown faot that the I.R.C. i s simply a social olub, and does not provide an adequate rostrum for a peace campaign.
I was disgusted to hear that the Social Clubs Committee decided at this meeting on Thursday 7th May that there was no need for a Peace Society at I.C. and that other societies already f u l f i l l e d i t s intended aims.
F i r s t l y , i f there are suoh societies already, I should like to hoar of them-, for I have not as yet heard of a Sooiety at I.C. whioh supports the aims of the campaign for Nuclear Disarmament openly or givea wnt to the P a c i f i s t cause. Perhaps these societies mentioned hold their meetings i n secret?
Seoondly, by what authority does the Social Clubs Committee imply that we have no need of a Peace Society when certain students have made i t d e a r that they are determined that i t should be formed and are not s a t i s fied that existing Societies completely represent their feelings? -Surely i f students express a need f o r a Sooiety, then the need i a there, and whether there are 22 or 220 signatures i s quite irrelevant.
It has been objected that a Peace Sooiety would automatically aspire to Does this mean to suggest the l e f t . that only people of the l e f t have any concern about peace - I r e a l l y would like to- know.
In view of this , i t would appear that this i s a deliberate attempt by the Union o f f i c i a l s conoerned to sabotage the formation of a peaoe campaign in.this oollege. At present I.C. i s probably the only oollege i n London which does not have suoh a campaign, a faot which does not enhance our popula r i t y with the rest of London University.
I consider i t a scandal that nothing has been done about this question before, and c a l l upon those Union o f f i c i a l s tc present their case before the •hole student body at the next Union meeting, where I trust that others beside myself w i l l take uo the matter.
Tours sincerely,
In your last issue you attacked what you considered to be the deception committed by the ex-editor of Carnival Times: you also said that the ideologies whioh promoted "suoh abuse" should not go unoondemned.
Is i t as simple as a l l that? I don't think so. As one reads through the Press, be i t the National Dailies, the Weeklies, - even the University publicity and propaganda f o r the Egali t a r i a n ideologies. There ia l i t t l e , i f any, space given to the other point of view. A balanoe has ceased to exist There are some who get a l i t t l e t i r e d of a l l this, and who hope to see some of these specious arguments answered. I thing that there i s some measure of deliberate policy adhered to by the whole Press, whioh forbids the printing of muoh reasoned right-wing thinking, perhaps for fear of offending oertain groups of would-be readers. It i s forgotten that Egalitarianiam offends the intellect s of others.
In such circumstances, i t i s perhaps understnadable that those, whose reasoned views are consistently rejected by a l l the ordinary means of publloity i n favour of the very theories whioh they so despise, turn and look for aone extraordinary means of attracting publicity. Inevitably either violence or deception w i l l play a part.
Fred Roberta, Alfred Linney.
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IRVING Dear S i r , In the controversies that ha>d raged over David Irving, suoh phrases as "assessment of vhe facts" and "unbiased facts" have often appeared i n emotional rather than factual contacts. People tend to be either 100$ a n t i Irving or 100J? pro-Irving (not that there are many of the l a t t e r now), and neither of these extremes i s to my mind wholly correct.
Let us t r y and be reasonable about a l l t h i s . I r v i n g has a point of view, and i t should be heard, but not i n a c h a r i t y magazine. A just and sober condemnation o f his a c t i o n i s one t h i n g ; an exaggerated and h y s t e r i c a l hate campaign i s another. We oan s u r e l y agree to qs,ffer w i t h h i s p o l i t i c a l o p i n i o n s , .sven though we f e e l onlv contempt f $ r the way he chose to express them.
The argument i s often used that the views of the majority should reoeive the most publicity, and that the Right i s so • • a l l that i t should have none. *et i s i t really sensible to propagandise people with views they already hold? To do so makes them dogmatic, narrowminded, complacent, prejudiced, and unsound. In my view i t i s right to o f f e r roughly equal space to a l l shades of opinion, and the most important thing i s to maintain a balanoe. I f this were done, the Right would have i t s share of the publicity, and i t would not be forced into unorthodox attempts to get heard.
Tours f a i t h f u l l y , M.J.G. Moir
I t i s easy to forget that Irving i s one of the most competent Journali s t s in"the University, and was on that basis alone a natural ohoioe for the editorship of Carnival. All will agree, I am sure, that he aade an exc e l l e n t Job of the major part of the magazine. The balance could have been better, i t i s true, but the standard of presentation was high and the demands of a tight production schedule were j u r e than adequately met (even after the reprinting, Carnival was published on time). * t i s ironic that t h i s fine effort was spoiled as i t was.
COMMENT Lastly, i t seems less than f a i r to blame a certain member o f I.C. Union Council for what happened. I understand that this gentleman did warn the U.L.U.-W.U.S. Committee that something like this was l i a b l e to happen, but the safeguards agreed upon were, at the time, considered adequate. lours sincerely, Anthony L. Brookes. ISSUE
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I would l i k e to make i t d e a r that neither Felix nor the editor has any wish to prevent David Irving explaining his [point of view or his modus V i v e n d i . In deed, I would be o d y too glad i f he would do so. Three times he has been offered the opportunity to do so i n the columns of this paper. That he has never taken the opportudty i s his own fault and he cannot Justifiably oompl ain that his views are being suppressed.
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SELKIRK
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT Having hoard the U.C. Orchestra i n their Foundation Concert at the end of last term and our own orchestra i n the earlier rehearsals of the Session i t was with some foreboding that t o o t oofrespondant attended the orchestral ooncert given b the College Orchestra. Doubting very auoh whether the standard attained by U.C., who had attempted a very ambitious programme, would be reached, i t oame as a very pleasant surprise to find that the I.C. Orchestra oould hold i t s own while s t i l l playing within i t a technical limitations.
by a n inmate Through the g e n e r o s i t y o f Mr. W i l l i a m S e l k i r k , i n 1945, the c o l l e g e was able t o o b t a i n a l a r g e house i n H o l l a n d Park, f o r use as a H a l l of Residence f o r I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e students. The house c a l l e d S e l k i r k H a l l p r o v i d e s lodgings for 15 undergraduate men, s e l e c t e d from a l l 3 c o n s t i t u e n t c o l l e g e s . The h o s t e l i s completely d i f f e r ent i n o r g a n i s a t i o n from a l l the other I.C. h o s t e l s , f o r i n s t a n c e , i n an evening we a l l dine together w i t h t h e Nowhere e l s e warden and h i s w i f e . i n I.C. do t h e d i f f e r i n g spheres o f student and s t a f f l i f e so deeply intersect. Since t h e r e a r e o n l y 15 students we a l l get t o know each o t h e r well. During the year we formed c u t own f o o t b a l l and c r i c k e t teams t o p l a y the H o l l a n d Club (I.C. T e c h n i c i a n s ) , and we have organised s e v e r a l p a r t i e s and dances t o which the b u i l d i n g i s eminently s u i t e d . Amenities i n c l u d e lounges, r a d i o , gramaphone, telephone, an e x c e l l e n t c a t e r i n g s e r v i c e , t e a mashing equipment and No. 26 (a female speech-therapist h o s t e l j u s t round the comer). We have our own t r a d i t i o n s such as Russian b a t h i n g and p r o f e s s o r i a l d i n n e r s , and our own t r o p h i e s which i n c l u d e s an oar presented by C o l o n e l Lowry, a b r i c k , a top-hat and a 'reputed t c be f i e r c e ' bandy-legged dog.
Perhaps the only way i n which i t oould be faulted was i n the. volume of sound produced. This was a continual mezso-forte whioh tended to rob the music of some of i t s l i f e , although the conduotor was as much to blame as the orchestra for this. The effect was most noticeable during the Mozart Symphony, and to a lesser extent i n the "Letter Scene" from Eugene Onegin, i n whioh Miss Daphne G i l l was the soloist.
Miss S i l l displayed her vocal t a l ents to the f u l l i n the scene, yet i t was unfortunate that the orchestra tended to drown her voice when singing i n the lower registers, where she cannot command the same power that i s a v a i l able to her at higher pitches. The 3oene as a whole was admirably sung and played. Having the successes of the symphony and "Letter Soene" behind i t , the orchestra ended the concert with Nioolai's Overture "The Merry Wives of Windsor", during whioh the gaiety of the music affected orchestra and audio enoe ali.-.e, giving a rousing finale to a most enjoyable concert. We look forward to more l i k e i t during the coming Session.
The bun-fight, which followed the concert, enabled a r t i s t s to appear and re-appear i n their own f i e l d s . The highlights of the entertainment were Graham silver's appearanoes as a'Palm Court* v i o l i n i s t whioh would have occupied the whole evening had the audience had i t s way; a sonata for two bassoons by a German composer with an unpronounoable name, i n which the instrument lived up to i t s other name of buffoon, and two melodious duets" for trombone whioh degenerated into duets for one and a half players owing to the inabilit y of one of the players to keep a straight face while playing and collapsing with mirth i n a true Goon Show style to the greater mirth of the watoning. Space does not permit a f u l l resume' of the evening's entertainment, but l e t i t be said i n conclusion may the music sooiety continue to thrive on the talents of the College (and R.C.M.) and give enjoyment i n the many diverse ways possible for years to come.
HALL
For the past 8 years Mr. P..S.H.G. Thompson, a l e c t u r e r i n the department o f Mathematics, has been warden o f Selkirk Hall. Mr. Thompson and h i s w i f e have devoted much o f t h e i r . l i v e s t o the w e l f a r e of students, i n China as w e l l as i n London. Mr. Thompson i s a f r i e n d l y academic man who never f a i l s t o e n t e r t a i n w i t h h i s numerous anecdotes. He i s a w e l l informed and s t i m u l a t i n g conversationalist. H i s l o n g experience w i t h undergraduates enables him t o understand and help them.
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RECITAL
Considering the type of weather the country i s undergoing at the present time, the r e c i t a l given by members of I.C. Musical Society drew a r e l a t i v e l y large s>k11 w i l l to hear a programme of works by oomposers ranging from Pergo l e s i to Gordon Jaoob. Although the o v e r a l l standard of performaoe was high, the composition of the programme was not inspiring. There are several competent pianists and c e l l i s t s i n the oollege whose inclusion i n the r e c i t a l would hare lent a better balanoe to the As i t was we heard three proceedings. v i o l i n i s t s and one singer.
The highlight of the r e c i t a l was undoubtedly the performaoe of the last movement of the Cesar Franck sonata played by Leslie Goldstone (C*G) accompanied by his s i s t e r . This i s a d i f f i c u l t work to play at much slower speeds than that taken f o r performance and a l l credit i s due to the players for maintaining a very high degree of almost professional competence throughout, although at times one f e l t that the ohosen speed was a l i t t l e too great and this had to be masked by considerable overpedalling on the piano.
Perhaps the most unfortunate choice i n the whole programme was the t i t l e of soprano for Alexandra M i l l s (ROM). Her voioe range, as shown i n one of four "Songs of the Hebrides" i s oortainly limited and i t was f e l t that even mezzo-soprano would be rather ambitious at times. The songs she ohose, three seventeenth century songs by Pergolesi and S c a r l a t t i and the Hebridean Songs mentioned above, l e f t one rather cold, and i n the higher register gave the soloist no l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y at times.
Mrs. Thompson who has a degree i n b i o l o g y i s an e f f i c i e n t housekeeper. She i s sympathetic t o student needs, and n o t h i n g i s too much t r o u b l e f o r t h e i r well-being. An students and Mrs. from the Warden.
e r a i s coming t o an end and past and present wish Mr. Thompson a happy r e t i r e m e n t somewhat e x a c t i n g post o f
Next year Mr. C C S . Seaford , the c o l l e g e Domestic Bursar, w i l l be the new Warden. I t w i l l be d i f f e r e n t t o have a member of the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r a t h e r than t h e academic s t a f f , a man versed i n the a r t s r a t h e r than the s c i e n c e s , however we hope t h a t he w i l l have an i n t e r e s t i n g and enjoyable time at S e l k i r k H a l l . P. Clark
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Graham Silver (RSM) gave one of his usual teohnioally dazzling performances with the Praeludiua and Allegro by Kreialer and a Spanish Danoe by de Falls. Judging from performances later i n the day, however, his talent seems somewhat misplaced i n works of this kind. At times during the Kreisler work his bowing tended to be a l i t t l e indistinct , and another v i o l i n i s t d i s l i k e d the fingering used, yet on the whole i t was a very pleasing performance.
Last en the programme was the Prelude, Passaoaglia and Fugue by Gordon Jaoob played by Harold A l l a n and Stefan Wipf (RCM). The f i r s t impression of the work was that i t was a bagpipe accompaniment to a further Hebridean song. Possibly i t was the work i t s e l f or the unusual instrumental combination whioh added to the affect, but there seemed to be no semblance of order, apax from the construction of the fugue and i recap of the theme of the prelude towards the end. A performance later i n the day dispelled a l l doubts. At the seoond hearing i t was unquestionably better performed and the type of noise requested by the composer more comfortable to the ear giving a rather pleasant modern chamber work. Perhaps more practice i s the answer? P.R. White
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B R I S T O L
With a team o f only 13 competitors I.C.A.C. came c l o s e t o b e a t i n g the s t r o n g B r i s t o l U n i v e r s i t y team (Southern U.A.TJ. Champions) i n an e x c i t i n g away match on Saturday l a s t . Each event was c l o s e l y contested and many e x c e l l e n t performances were seen on a r a t h e r uneven grass t r a c k .
SPORTS DAY 100 yd lJL.MacDonald 0*6 2.B. Curtis CA4 l o . l Equals College Record and Best Sports Performance 220 A.MacDonald C 4 C A. Meade RCS 22.5 Best Sports Performance
Net -ble among these was a 1 min. 59.0 sec. by our c a p t a i n , 21 y e a r o l d (Mr?) P e t e r Rayment, i n the 880 yards. Bernard C u r t i s recorded a double v i c t o r y when c l o c k i n g 10.1 and 23.2 i n the 100 and 220 yards r e s p e c t i v e l y .
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The f i n a l 3core i n the match was a The day 81 p t s t o 75 win f o r B r i s t o l . was sounded o f f i n t y p i c a l f a s h i o n by most of the team m i s s i n g the l a s t t r a i n back t o London. (Where are they now?)
K.Ludlam RCS P.Rayment RCS J.Cleator RCS W.Melbourne C4G
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Last Saturday John C o l l i n s took p a r t i n the Kodak 10 m i l e road race, a g a i n s t d i s t i n g u i s h e d a t h l e t e s such as P i r i e and Merriman. Over 100 competitors s t a r t e d the race which was won by Towl i n 50 min. 17 sees, w i t h Merriman 2nd and P i r i e 3rd. John r a n a v e r y good race t o f i n i s h 13th i n a time of 53 minutes.
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RELAY 220.220.440 R.C.S., Guilds, R.S.M. 1:38.7 4.110 Guilds. R.C.S., R.S.M. 45.0 sees Best Sports Performance Tug o'wer 1. R.S.M., 2. C4G, 3- R.C.S.
T E N N I S
In the l a s t two weeks the c l u b has had c o n s i d e r a b l e success and won a l l i t s matches. The f i r s t team have done v e r y w e l l , having good wins over Kings, U.C. and Wye, the l a t t e r b e i n g the most enjoyable match of the season, so f a r . The team i 3 b e g i n n i n g t o s e t t l e down and f i n d i t s t r u e form; f a r t u n a t e l y , too a l l the p a i r s are v e r y even and we have a steady, r e l i a b l e team - the f i r s t time f o r many y e a r s . The Club was given a walk-over a g a i n s t ^.M.C. i n the U.L. Cup who were unlucky i n not b e i n g able t o r a i s e a team over the Whitsun weekend. The 3econd team have r e c e n t l y beaten Northern P o l y t e c h n i c by a winning margin of 5 matches t o 2, the match b e i n g u n f i n i s h e d due t o bad l i g h t .
FINAL RESULT
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Guilds R.C.S. R.S.M.
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Sports day t h i s y e a r was b l e s s e d w i t h a b r i l l i a n t l y sunny day and a f a i r s i z e d crowd t o spur the performers on t o two c o l l e g e records and eight b e s t sports performances. Outstanding performances were recorded by A. MacDonald i n winning both the 100 and 220, and C. Connolly who won the J a v e l i n , Discus and shot a l l i n new meeting r e c o r d s . W. Melbourne won the 120 yd h u r d l e s and the p o l e v a u l t , and took second p l a c e i n the h i g h jump. The top performance were t o R. Hedge who won the l o n g jump w i t h 22 f t . 3 j i n . , a new c o l l e g e r e c o r d and best s p o r t s performance. The o l d r e c o r d of 21' 9" had stood s i n c e 1923.
The m i l e once again provided the speotacl e of the day w i t h J . C l e a t o r and D. B r i g g s of R.C.S. b u r n i n g o f f a l l o p p o s i t i o n i n the f i r s t l a p and r a c i n g neck and neck t o f i n i s h i n the j o i n t time of 4: 22.6 w i t h C l e a t o r t a k i n g the d e c i s i o n by no more than 12 i n .
The s t a f f race was won by P r o f . 3parke i n a time which was d i s a p p o i n t i n g t o those w i t h t h e i r eyes on world performances. P. Benham ccnpetir.g f o r the f i r s t time showed d e f i n i t e p r o mise but f i n i s h e d f a t i g u e d a f t e r a slow s t a r t , K. Weale too, could mature but must l e a r n t o concentrate en the race i n hand. In the 4*4-0 yds R.C.S. scored a double w i t h K. Ludlair. coming t h r a i g h very f a s t t o win from A. Meade who had made the pace throughout. During the i n t e r v a l entertainment was p r o v i d e d by a n e t b a l l match between I.C.'.V.A. and the B a s k e t b a l l Club, i n a game i n which the r e s u l t never seemed important. The 880 was won by P. Rayment the I.C. c a p t a i n f o l l o w e d by D. B r i g g s , both showing good form and judgement Ln an e x c e l l e n t race. An i n n o v a t i o n t o the meeting was the i n t r o d u c t i o n of a 1500 m steeplechase won by J . l l e a t o r w i t h D e s p i t e the comA. Larkum runner up. p a r a t i v e r a r i t y of t h i s r a c e a l l the runners gave a f i n e d i s p l a y i n the t e c h The nique of t h i s d i f f i c u l t s p o r t . mare s a d i s t i c s p e c t a t o r s were w e l l s a t i s f i e d when one competitor plunged i n t o the water jump. The l a d i e s i n v i t a t i o n r e l a y was won by Reading. I.C. were doubly r e p r e s e n t ed by b o t h I.C.W.A. and a team from Admin.
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There was tremendous i n t e r e s t i n the i n t e r o o l l e g e c o m p e t i t i o n , and w i t h the r e l a y s t o be run i t was neck and neck between G u i l d s and R.C.S. F.C.S. then won the 220.220.443 r e l a y w i t h a b r i l l i a n t l a s t l e g by A. Meade, but G u i l d s squared the issue by winning the 4*110 w i t h a new s p o r t s r e c o r d of 45.0 sees. The outoome then r e s t e d on the t u g b e t ween R.C.S. and Mines, and we were t r e a t ed t o the s i g h t of the Guildsmen c h e e r i n g t h e Mines team home t o t h e i r o n l y v i c t o ry. G u i l d s were then the v i c t o r s o f the s p o r t s day f o r the f o u r t h s u c c e s s i v e year.
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IC AC WIN U L C H A M P S ffssutrs l s t Place A.TT.. McDonald 2nd Place AiW. HcDonald J. Cleator D.J. Briggs J. Cleator C.C. Connolly W. Melbourne 3rd Place A. J. Meade W. Melbourne C.C. Connolly 4th Place B. Curtis J.M. Collins J.W..S. Newman 5 t h Place B. Curtis K.W. Tjufllam R.W. Hedge T. • Hyslop K.W. Lualam T. Hysiop G. Manson 6 t h Place P.A. Rajonent A. Brown K.W. Ludlam A. Spicer
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The 5 t h and 7t>" comprised the heats of most events and several finals. The f i n a l of the 220 yards low hurdles gained the club 2nd and 5 t h places. W. Melbourne was 2nd with T. Hyslop 5th. The 3OOO metres steeplechase saw a fine run by J . Cleator, who was narrowly defeated by Bryan of St. Mary's Hospital. Both men were credited with the same time of 9 » 27.6 whioh constitutes a new championship best per- . formance. The two mile walk saw two Yorkshires en fight i t out for 5 th and 6th places. (No comment) The only events i n which I.C.A.C. had no representatives i n the finals, held on the 9th, were the Hammer and Triple Jump. Probably the best individual performances were set up by C.C. Connolly, A.McDonald and J . Cleator, a l l l s t year students. Conno l l y placed 2nd i n both the Shot and Javelin (174' 5") and 3rd i n the discus. His shot and javelin performances form new college records.
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On May 5-th, 7 t h and 9 t h the University of London Athletics Championships were held at Motspur Park. In the past two years I.C.A.C. have been narrowly defeated, so that.this year a special effort was made.
Archie McDonald provided our only victory of the champs when he walked home (not really) i n the 220 yards, i n a very good time of 22.4 sees; He mas also placed second i n the 100 yards. A fine effort,Archie. J. Cleator, as already mentioned gained 2nd place i n the steeplechase. In the mile Pete Sperrin of St. Mary's Hospital proved too strong for John, who recorded a very fast 4 rain. 21.1 sees., when taking 2nd plane.
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It i s impossible to mention a l l I.C.A.C'3 individual performances but I feel I must congratulate Pete Rayment, our captain., far a very good half adle. His time of 1 m. 58.9 sees, only gained him sixth place, but at las* he has broken the 2 minute barrier. Dave Briggs r a n a good 3 m i l e s when taking 2nd place to Tory Napier. The f i n a l result was I.C.A.C. 94 p t s . , St. M ry's Hospital 77 pts. and the remainder of the Colleges somewhere below 4'. p t s . This victory was the result of an a l l round team effort: each competitor deserves special congratulations. #
CRICKET CLUB'S PROMISING S T A R T The cricket olub, despite the loss of several "veterans" has made a most promising start to the season. Though the l s t H has never quite been at f u l l s t r ength, It has never looked l i k e losing a match. The f i r s t match at Wye was raised by the weather though there was ample compensation! Batting f i r s t against L.S.E. (a side who have often taken advantage of our early season for*) we slumped from 66 f o r 3 to 74 f o r 6 but a fine unbroken partnership between L. Williams (42) and T. King (40) enabled L.3.B.'s us to declare at 158 for 6. attempt to get the runs was f o i l e d by a fine s p e l l of bowling by Logan who took 8 f o r 18 and they scraped a draw, being 40 for 9 at the olose. Against Baatoote, thanks to a tidy 58 by White, 43 by Bartholomew and 37 no by Burden we declared at 15? f o r 7Eastoote started briskly and there were visions of a great f i n i s h but our l e g spinner Galbally ( 4 for 22) induced them to h i t out recklessly and once more we had to bo content with a draw with I.C. very much on top, Eastoota being 88 for 5 s t one stage before they gave up the *haeo.
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The match against St. Mark and St. John gave the l a t I I their f i - s t win (by Some attractive strokes 58 runs). from L. Williams (32) for at was f o l lowed by another fine spell of bowling by Logan who finished the match with s hat-trick ( a l l bowled!) and figures of 8 for 23. Logan was to prove his worth with the bat i n the next aatoh v. Old Sinjuns when he soo rod a brisk 31 whioh consolidated a steady start, opening batjman White scoring 43. Setting them 188 to win st s rata of 85 runs per hour the Old Sinjun* collapsed and were 59 far 6 before they decided to play out time and on a good Harlington wioket, few things are easier! St. Bernards Hospital were trounced by 7 wickets. Batting f i r s t they were bowled out f o r 54 (Logan taking 6 for 25) and we h i t o f f the runs before tea for the loss of 3 wioketa. Middlesex Hospital took 2 | hours to score 127, Martin Baking 5 f o r 22 f o r I.S. but our b i d to score the runs i n 100 minutes did not come o f f , primarily because o f • poor start and the match was drawn.
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The 2nd XI are also unbeaten so far. Most notable was their win against Kings last week. The Third H have p l ayed occasionally and won 2, lost 1 and of course the Sunday XI has been up to i t s usual antics (Captained by Oggi!!) There are several encouraging features of the teams' play. The batting i a solid right down the order, the bowling i s tight and varied and bowl e r s are trying to bowl to their f i e l d , only the fielding needs tightening up and this w i l l undoubtedly come with more practice. Seven new players have a l ready made the l s t XI and a l l have performed well. Significant i s the fact that both Eastoote and Old Sinjuns beat us last year while this year they were fighting to avoid defeat a l l the time. There i s much material end (soccer teams please mote) we have a bearded f i e l d s man who persists i n kicking the b a l l (usually over the boundary) with remarkable accuracy. Looking ahead to the Devon tour, we should be able to take a strong touring side even with several members from the 2nd or 3 r d XI's whose keenness and a b i l i t y i a beyond doubt.
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