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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13th 1959
MORPHY WEEK Although the a i r between the Colleges of 0 & G and R.C.S. had been f i l l e d with expectation since the Soraaenoeraent of the Session, i t was not u n t i l Morphy Week that the storm broke; then i n three short days the supposed ingenuity of R.C.S. was matched against the obviously superior brawn of C ft G.
On the day of the l s t Guild's Union meeting, a combination of lack of foresight by the Guild's President, and a smartly executed plan by a group of R.C.S., resulted i n the Spanner going southwards, and not to the Union meeting. A somewhat surprised Jolyon Wove was l e f t seated i n the road shouting •Guilds, Guilds;Hill " i n rather pathetic tones. Rather upset at having l o s t t h e i r treasured mascot, a large percentage of -be Guilds' Union Meeting went round to Weeks H a l l to t r y , i n a vain attempt, to recover i t . Mr. Forstar, President of S.C.S., waa then invited to v i s i t the Guilds Union but as he was i n the middle of an important 'ladies' meeting found i t Impossible to accept. The Spanner, now suitably bedeoked i n R.C.S. colours, then went on-a t r i p to the South Downs. A series of olues led the pursuers past such famous spots as Rodean School, an ancient Monaster*,
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a mental Establishment, and picking up the l a s t d u e at the v i l l a g e Inn, arrived at a r i n g of trees i n the middle of nowhere. Meanwhile towards the end of the Guilds Union Meeting, a rumour was circulated that the spanner was now i n residence i n the middle of the Bound Pond. Led by a rather purturbed President, a band of Guildsmen wondered over t o Kensington Gardens. The deeoy Spanner, a sherry b o t t l e i n Guilds colours, was nowhere to be seen, so the Guilds President for want of
exercise (he said later) swam out to what turned out to be an upturned table. We are pleased to announce that the f i s h he oaught during his epic swim, won Third Prize i n the Lower Wopping fishing contest that was taking place at the same time.
Morphy Day, essentially the o f f i c i a l I.C. Bag Bay, due to the considerable amount of damage that had occurred i n previous years had taken on a new look. , Instead of the dour do or die defence of the Tow Path Bridge, the constituent Colleges had agreed to wage battle over a rubber tyre on a part of the Tow Path well away from Boat Houses and people. The College winning the tyre ( i . e . holding i t when the Lowry Boats passed) would then be presented with the other Colleges mascot.
After nearly half an hours fighting, the tyre was Guilds, and although a few R.C.S. man fought on, the rest trouserless, muddy, and a l i t t l e dejected swayed the vice president of R.C.S.'s opinion and Mr. Green conceded victory to Guilds.
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was well received and after he had f i n ished, despite his struggles he was removed to Stonehenge where he was deposited barefoot.
The triumphant President, returned to Weeks Hall i n the early hours of Friday, and recounted his almost inorediilous return to I.C.
Later that evening the thermometer was presented t o the Guilds president, unknown to the Guildsmen, R.C.S. had plotted to recapture Theata, and two plans had been prepared. As i t happened, a much simpler opportunity arose, and perhaps the finest piece of mascot removal resulted i n the thermometer returning to R.C.S. hands i n twenty minutes.' To f i l l i n the details , an R.C.S. Fresher walked into the dinner with the main Guilds party, sauntered behind the top table, removed theata and walked out the other door-way!
Thursday saw the l a s t of the B.C.S. Freshers Dinner, and Guildsmen i n force, made the Union building crowded. The evening began with an unsuccessful attempt to remove the R.C.S. President, and so the Guildsmen removed to Queens for a Council of War. The Dinner was of a very high standard and made ewen higher by the presence of a large proportion of the ladies of the College.
JOLYON S Deciding on their plan of campaign, Guilds returned to Union Bar, and packed i t almost to capacity. Picking on the o f f i c i a l s of the S.C.S. Union f i r s t of a l l , Guilds soon had a trouserless Mr. Edwards singing to them. When Mr. Forster returned to the Union, after changing (premonition?) his Kangella
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FOOTNOTE; The l i t t l e boy who removed the spanner from i t s hiding place i n the tree has, so rumours haws i t , been made on Honory member of Guilds Union - We can but hope he makes the grade and comes t o R.C.S.1
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M O UNTA1NEERING The Mountaineering Club was formed i n 1929 with the active support of Professor C I . Finch and Mr. G.W. Young. Ten years l a t e r a keen group from the blub proposed and helped to form the University of London Mountaineering Club. Apart from a few years during the War the club has been continually progressing with the increasing popu l a r i t y of mountaineering.
Michael Ian Callow, President eleot of the Royal School of Mines, received his e a r l i e r education at King's College School and came to Mines to complete his academic career as a Mineral Dresser. Cricket and Squash were his main sporting interests at school, but now a mature Ian follows more normal extra aural a c t i v i t i e s as well. Indeed, when invited to parties, he has been known to arrive at 3.30 a.m. unashamedly explaining that he was delayed having 'one f o r the road'. Ian has understandably strengthened Anglo-Canadian relations as a result of bis stay i n that country this year. We would, however, note that immediate past presidents have become married during, or soon after, their term of office. Ian's association with Mines i s of longer standing than many think, sinoe i t was a group of Minesmen who gave Ian his f i r s t hangover i n North Wales f i v e years ago. From strength to strength he has gone and today he i s capable of looking as pink-eyed as the next. M.I. Callow, the President of Mines, i s f i v e feet eleven and threequarter inches of s o l i d London manhood. He i s quiet, modest,effioient, very likeable and endowed with the capacity to make others work. This l a t t e r asset w i l l ensure the good working of the Union. Wherever Minesmen are gathered Ian w i l l he found there giving a l l branches of the College's a c t i v i t i e s his f u l l support. This i s our President - Ian Callow.
COMMENTARY There are primarily two serious mistakes whioh a journal, of anything but a f r i v o l o u s nature, must not make i f i t i s to command the respect of i t s existing and potential readers; i t must at a l l times present both, sides of the argument, and in the event of only one side being presented f o r any reason i t must p r i n t "The t r u t h , the whole truth and nothing but the truth". The f i r s t does not apply i f the journal i s openly and honestly a f f i l i a t e d to any p o l i t i c a l party or organisation of persons of l i k e views, but the second applies to every publication, including student news* papers. I make this point, which i s , I f e e l , of paramount importance, because i f the reader w i l l cast his mind back exactly two weeks he w i l l r e c a l l that Pelix featured upon the back page of i t s ^ l a s t issue an a r t i c l e upon the World University Servioe (W.U.S.) That the latte r l a a worthy cause, no one who
The object of the d u b i s "the encouragement of a l l farms of Mountaineering among the students and s t a f f of the Imperial College". To r e a l i s e t h i s object the support of experts as well as beginners i s essential. In recent years the standard of climbing has been very high and, with a large nucleus of members who gained valuable experience l a s t year, this coming year should prove no exception. Anticipating an increased i n t e r est i n t h i s fine sport, the olub has prepared a more extensive programme. Luring the term three meets w i l l be held i n North Wales as well as Sunday v i s i t s t o the sandstone outarops near Tunbridge Wells. Illustrated lectures on aspects of mountaineering w i l l also be given t h i s term. Holiday meets i n Glenooe and The Lakes and a f u l l - s c a l e Alpine meet next summer are being planned. Available to members i a A large amount of equipment including tents, rope, ice-axes, crampons and a c o l l e c t i o n of rock-olimblng guides. People often ask themselves the question: Why do men climb mountains? The only satisfactory way of answering t h i s i s to experience mountaineering i n a l l i t s aspects, the main ones o f whioh are: h i l l walking, rook climbing and snow and i c e climbing. These i n combination or separately can be practiced byjoining the mountaineering club. The club w i l l welcome enquiries from potential mountaineers with or without experience who wish to enjoy mountaineering and the social l i f e that i s an integral part of i t .
excercises his mind w i l l dispute, but the essential point of the a r t i c l e was whether or not money raised by Imperial College from the student body should be donated to W.U.S. I t required a person of no more than average intelligence to realize that only one side of the argument was presented and that the c r u c i a l points were no more than f i c t i o n , thereby rendering F e l i x guilty cf the above two errors. For the information of the reader, the crux of the matter i s that the Imperial College Union Council decided that not a l l the Union's energy would be diverted towards the W.U.S. 1960 Carnival f o r , i n addition, I.C.U. would organise i t s own Carnival during 1960. Luring the W.U.S. 1959 Carnival the I.C.U. raised £600 and i t i s , therefore, not,unreasonable to expect the same amount or s l i g h t l y mere (due to the geographical advantage) to be raised by an I.C.U. Carnival where the p r o f i t s would not be appropriated to erase the loss incurred by the efforts of the other London Colleges, as was the case l a s t year. In the Feb. 1 3 t h 1959 issue of F e l i x (page 1) i t was Stated that the cost of an Imperial College Bed i n St. George's Hospital would be £1,000, or the equivalent spread over a number of years; for instance, .£200 p. a. for 5 years, the Bed being i n s t a l l e d upon the receipt b y the HosDital of the f i r s t £200.
THE FRESHER'S MEET The popularity of mountaineering and the need of a change from London was shown by the fact that over sixt y students f i n a l l y arrived at Llyn Ogwen early on Saturday 24th November. Ogwen was chosen because of the abundance of climbs whioh are not too d i f f i c u l t i n any conditions and which provide an excellent introduction t o the a r t of rock climbing. Even though i t rained a l l Saturday a number of keen members d i d routes on Tryfan, Idwal Slabs and Glogwyn y Bustaoh. On Sunday a oold wind had taken the plaoe of the t o r r e n t i a l r a i n but many more people went out and v i s i t e d the c l i f f s of Glyder Fach, Booblwyd Buttress and Greigeau Dena i n addition t o the ones previously mentioned. It i s interesting t o note that nearly a l l freshmen d i d some rook climbing, i n some oases seconding severes and taking into account the conditions t h i s was a very successf u l freshers meet.
I f the gentlemen who spoke 30 vehemently at the l a s t I.C. Union Meeting had engaged their talent Upon a l i t t l e basic arithmetic they would have arrived at the conclusion that £600 and £200 are not one and the same thing. They do i n fact d i f f e r by £400 and i t i s t h i s l a t t e r sum that the I.C.U. Council assumed would be denoted t o W.U.S. i n 1960. I f the I.C.U. decides to support W.U.S. i t i s not rejeoting the decision of the '58-'59 Council, i t i s merely increasing the fears of many members of the Union that we have t h i s Session a superfluous number of "talkers" ana too few "workers". I sould suggest that a mare suitable equation than W.U.S. + I.C. * ? for t h i s year's policy would be W.U.S. + Energy - P o l i t i o s = W.U.S. + St. G»
ENGINEERING SOCIETY VISIT to PARIS. During Easter Vao: 26th March - 2nd April. Travel by plane. Overall cost £16, Limited places available. For reservations o r further details contact; L.H. Cattan, Hon: V i s i t s Seo:
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THE Very shortly the Anderson Committee Report on student grants w i l l be presented to the House of Commons and i t s findings made publio by the, usual white-paper. Apparently draft copies are already i n circulation to those i n the know and from the information available, secured from r e l i a b l e sources, i t seems probable that the following recommendation w i l l be made. A l l parental contributions t o grants w i l l be abolished, and the necessary means test w i l l cease t o exist. This step has been advooated by the majority of students f o r many years, and should a b i l l to t h i s a f f e c t pass through the House, students w i l l welcome i t , and enjoy the greater independence that should be the outcome.
It i s very interesting to consider the possible and even probable steps whioh w i l l follow. The University Authorities have long been trying to discourage students from taking on general manual work during the vacations. Shey want the 52-week academic year. The National Union of Students, i n policy and opinion, agrees with t h i s viewpoint, and i s therefore pressing for the grant increase necessary t o enable students to l i v e oomfortably throughout the year, without having to accept parental help, or having t o resort to well-paid labouring jobs.
Of oourse such proposals oould not go forth without any t i e s , and the N.U.S. agrees that under the above conditions, the students should be given compulsory vaoational academic work, t o be handed i n or examined a f t e r the vacations. This i s perhaps f a i r , and the Universities claim that not only i s i t desirable, but i n a few years time, i t w i l l be necessary, i n order t o cope with the expansion of courses and f i e l d s of study. But how w i l l a l l t h i s affect the students and their education? Surely such p o l i c i e s as t h i s are going t o hasten the end of the true university, putting i n i t s plaoe great 'glass-house' cram-shops, churning out by the thousant,superspeoialized, pseudo-intellectual morons, 'things' as remote from people,as I.C. i s from the moon sorry the sun.
Speculative t h i s mi^it a l l be, but the above trends are r e a l , and the actual emergence of the 52-week academic year oould be within the What w i l l next two or three years. i t mean, and how w i l l the future students of t h i s college or any other college react to these sweeping changes? How w i l l the Postmaster General delivery a l l the Xmas mail? Tour voice influences these matters, - l e t i t be heard!
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How often has i t been said, that a theatre' c r i t i c ' s , f i r s t night and i l l considered reviews have k i l l e d many an interesting play on the spot? How often do I wish that i t were true. Yet t h i s i s very rarely the case. Audiences seem to derive some form of masochistic pleasure from ignoring the wise words of those "enlightened" gentlemen and continue to go, almost as i f to spite them. This would seem to be the sad story of "Aunt Edwina", new running (at least I think that i t ' s s t i l l running) at the Fortune theatre. On the f i r s t night the c r i t i c s very r i g h t l y damned i t , (I was there on the fourth night, and I doubt whether i t had got any worse i n that time). The management decided to withdraw the aforesaid disgusting object at On the sixth the end of the week. night, the author of t h i s farce, William Douglas Home, presents hims e l f t o the audience and says, speaking of the c r i t i c s , "that means we dramatists, (how dare he c a l l himself by that t i t l e ) are writing for 10, 14 or 16 men and that i s bad, and i t i s wrong. The poor demented crowd cheer e c s t a t i c a l l y , and the show goes on.
Let my advice remain. Do not go and see this petty farce. Do not go and see the reincarnation of Edwardian drollery. Do not go and see t h i s charade.
Although I have not yet had the innocuous pleasure of v i s i t i n g the "Duke of York's" to see Miss Margaret Lookwood i n "And Suddenly Its Spring", I am informed on authori t y , good enough not to make me want to v i s i t the "Duke o f York's", that t h i s play might f a l l into the same general category as "Aunt Bdwina". In either case i t i s highly probable that the audienoe would shout their joy so much that you would be unable to hear the humour i n any case.
The Russians have at l a s t launched themselves into the "wide screen". At La Continentals i s showing a magnificent Soviet f i l m e n t i t l e d "The Beast", which once again proves t o us that the Russians are s t i l l capable of producing excitment on a large scale. I t i s not the story, as you might expect of a monster from outer space, wielding tentacles and six legs, but a rather moving account of the explits of Iiya Muronets, a legendary super-hero of the Russian people, who by the use of h i s great sword was able to punish evildoers.
If your taste i s one f o r the magnificent and grandiose, then perhaps you w i l l be interested i n the new Cinerama f i l m entitle d "South Sea Adventure" at the London Casino.
Personally, I f e e l that a l l Cinerama productions so f a r have tended to be the same, r e l y i n g f o r t h e i r impact on large postcard views of South Sea Islands etc. This i s not an exception. A f i l m f o r the Cinerama enthusiast rather than the dramatically minded film-goer. Ricci
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A person f u l l of energy and v i t a l i t y , Sheila has a f u l l year ahead of her. She takes her F i n a l s i n Botany, and i s Vice-President of the Dramatic Society - she has taken part in a l l their productions except one i n the past two years and appears again t h i s Christmas - and President of ICWSC. She enjoys watching footb a l l , and playing netball,tennis table tennis, and squash, and brings to ICWSC the experience of Games Captain at Finchley County Grammar School - 3he hopes to arrange a r e turn v i s i t of students from Delft University, Holland, next Easter.
A Cockney o f 20 y e a r s , she i s immensely proud o f London, and knows i t well. H e r l i k e s i n o l u d e music o f a l l k i n d s , t h e t h e a t r e , Tony Hancock, V a n Gogh, and Greek c h i l d r e n ' - t h e l a t t e r d i s c o v e r e d on a C o l l e g e e x p e d i t i o n t h i s summer - and has a phenome n a l memory o f m u s i c a l s . Her e x p e r i ences i n c l u d e h a i r - r a i s i n g adventures on h e r s c o o t e r , s l e e p i n g w i t h h e r head on a sheep's s k u l l , and f i n d i n g her n i g h t a t t i r e g a i l y f l y i n g from a f l a g p o s t i n Wale3.
A determined p e r s o n w i t h v i g o r ous views o f h e r own, S h e i l a i s f u l l of l i f e and always ready t o h e l p o t h e r s , she shows t h a t i t i s p o s s i b l e t o succeed i n work and i n c o l l e g e l i f e a t the same t i m e . H.C.T.
OBITUARY It i s with great regret that we inform our readers of the sudden death of Richard ("Dick") L i t c h f i e l d . Dick, as he was known t o everyone, collapsed and died on h i s way to I.C. lastSaturday. Dick was a veteran of the F i r s t World War. Whilst serving with the R.E., he l o s t one l e g and part of the other foot at the b a t t l e of Vimy Ridge. Despite t h i s d i s ablement, he carried on with h i s trade of cabinet maker (he was a r e a l ,craftsman)with H.M.V. a f t e r the war.. He oame t o I.C. i n 1951 and was reoently promoted to head porter. He always had a smile and a kind word for everyone. He w i l l be missed by . a l l who knew him.
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The decision made by the President and Council to make Fresher's Dinners more formal has surely oome as a welcome one. I would now l i k e to make a suggestion that would a l t e r the whole tone of the dinner and would enhance the impression l a i d upon Freshmen to a g r e a t d e g r e e .
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May I advise the Entertainments Committee to brush up their modern history before they make more blunders similar to that at last Saturday'a hop, 24th Ootober.
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ZdUxmal Comment Tha Inter-collegiate raging •ana to a f i t t i n g climax during "Morpby Week". High pitched r i v a l r y resulted i n the mascots changing hands several times,and College Presidents walking with their heads permanently looking over their shoulders f o r would he kidnappers. In the London University World I.C. i s again showing i t ' s great superiority on the sports f i e l d , the Rugby and Hookey teams dealt with their f i r a t round U.L.U. Cup opponents, S i r John Casa and Wye College, i n a ruthless manner. On the Literary side, the debating team smashed a Kings team to defeat i n the f i r s t round of the debating competition.
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suggestion being that wine and not beer should be drunk at table.
(For their information. King Edward VIII aooeeded t o and *Miea*e*» from the B r i t i s h throne i n I936J. Apart from giving ammunition to those.critics of the narrowness of an Imperial education, this blunder caused chagrin to my oharming partner from N.T. C.CjjUj. who, quite r i g h t l y thought she deserved the "six-pound prize". however, on discovering the nature of the prize, she indicated, i n nO uncertain manner, what she thought Messrs. H i l l end Matthews should do with their potatoes.
Tours, More i n sorrow than i n anger, Brian Smalley A.R.C.S. ('59)
a l l these a c t i v i t i e s are great moral boasters to the College, but Oh! hew p i t e f u l i s the support that they receive. Scoring t r i e s i s so much easier, when the touohline i s packed with supporters; and winning a point i n a debate i s a matter of form when w i l l i n g voices from the f l o o r reiterate the Speakers views.
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oauaed by people taking advantage of the p l e n t i f u l supply of beer. But rather an evening meal i n the presence of senior o f f i c i a l s and guests of importance, when the mode of eating, drinking and general behaviour should be restrained i n accordance with the respect to be shown to the guests. A half bottle of wine between two people, with water ad l i b f o r anyone who i s p a r t i c u l a r l y t h i r s t y oould be considered entirely adequate f o r the meal. On top of t h i s the attitude of the conception of the meal should be more important than the mere preference i n taste f o r beer over wine; the former being so readily obtainable after the dinner, i n tha Union Bar, as i s now and may i t always be a custom. I oontend, however, that beer should not be considered a mitable drink for an important dinner where Freshers are being formally introduced to the College. Please may there be more correspondence over this matter, perhaps from an o f f i o i a l of the Union Council or Wine Tasting society, when some facts a and figures could be surveyed. lours Truly, M.C.A. Brett.
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Dear S i r , So why not forsake the one-eyed monster, why not give the drinking arm a rest, and help the College teams to greater honours.
UNION GENERAL MEETING IN THE CONCERT HALL CM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 9 t h AT 1.15 P.M.
I t has long been a cherished custom to bewail the lack of beautiful young g i r l s at I.C.,and to while away lectures by conjuring up visions of hundreds of
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I waa most upset recently to f i n d the College f l a g f l y i n g to celebrate the fact that the number of women students at I.C. i s now i n excess of 100. Hitherto the f l a g has been flown on such auspicious occasions as the College's o f f i o i a l birthday,cor proclamation of succesea on the f i e l d s of sport. With the best w i l l i n the world one cannot describe this latest feat of feminomultiplication as a sporting achievement; i s i t then as a landmark i n the history of the College that we are to regard i t ?
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lovely maidens to sooth the brow and delight the eye. This used to be a perfectly safe pastime. Nobody envisaged any actual change i n the status quo, and consequently no thought was devoted to what the results of suoh a change might be. We are now reaping Like the harvest of this negligence. many a s c i e n t i f i c experiment, alas, large discrepancies are developing betwixt theory and experiment. It i s being brought home that while 40 or so women are distractions,and just about tolerable as such, any increase forms an incalculable menace to a l l that we hold nearest and dearest. With increasing vigour w i l l the perennial squeaks of "Why can't we oome i n the Bar?" be squoken. With increasing sest w i l l the bright young things disfigure their anatomies and the view with hideous garments of fluorescent hue (an extremely bright red pair of stockings has neon bedazaling the precincts of late). F l y the f l a g by a l l means,sir but f l y i t at half mast.
10,11,12. Tours despondently, L.H. Peters.
Dear S i r , The d i s t r i b u t i o n of daily papers i n the Union Lounge i s most remarkable. The t o t a l supplied i s only 19, and this seems olearly inadequate f o r a lunchtime gathering of up to 80 or 100.
Here i s a complete l i s t of the d a i l y supply; 3 copies of the Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mail, 2 copies of the Daily Herald, News Chronicle, The Times, 1 copy of the Daily Mirror, Daily Sketch, Daily Worker, The Guardian. Besides asking f o r an overall increase,-! want to make a particular request f o r at least 1 more Guardian and preferably 2. My reasons are;1) There are frequently two people waiting f o r i t . 2) The majority of Foreign Students seem to prefer i t . 3) I t i s a serious paper which cannot s a t i s f a c t o r i l y be quickly glanced through and this adds to the shortage. 4) It has long ceased to be a predominantly regional paper and i s now the only serious paper whioh claims to be r a d i c a l . Which Committee i s responsible f o r the supply of papers, and w i l l i t pleaae correct the shortage? Tours f a i t h f u l l y , J.P. White,
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GLIDING Midday of a sunny July Sunday found as lasted i n the cockpit of Phoenix, tha Skylark I I sailplane, having just oast o f f f r o a a somewhat bumpy aerOtew behind an ancient Tiger Moth. Soaring conditions were quite good, and I coon found quite a reasonable thermal whioh gave about 7 fps of l i f t , a f t e r a b i t of coaxing. Climbing i n smooth, strong, thermals i s a r e l a t i v e l y relaxing process, and I had plenty of time t o oonsider the next move. I have taken o f f from Lanham 10 minutes previously, having declared Nympsfield as my goal, on the advice of Prank Irving. I wanted t o do a oross-oountry f l i g h t of more than 50k.m. i n order t o q u a l i f y f o r the t h i r d and l a s t l e g of my s i l v e r C c e r t i f i c a t e , and as Roger V a i l e , the I.C.G.C. captain, had completed h i s own s i l v e r C the previous week, I was reasonably determined to succeed. There was very l i t t l e wind blowing and so from that point of view the d i r e c t i o n of f l i g h t was unimportant. The Nympsfield direction had the two advantages that there was only one airway to worry about, and that the country was good, both as a source of thermals, and far landing i n . Hympsfield i t s e l f i s cradles WNW of Lasham, and i s the home s i t e o f the B r i s t o l Gliding Club. I t i s situated on top of a ridge overlooking the Severn and Stroud v a l l e y s .
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I followed my f i r s t thermal up to aloud base at 5»0OO», and as conditions seemed good, I decided to press en* without delay. There was a promising cloud about a mile away i n the right direction, and so I headed straight f o r i t , putting the speed up to 55 knots so as to get out of the intermediate sink as quiokly as possible. I l o s t about 1 , 0 0 0 ' i n f l y i n g t o t h i s cloud, but there was a good thermal underneath i t , as I had hoped, and I worked this one back up t e cloud base. The clouds themselves were too small t o make worthwhile any attempt at entering them i n the hope of finding stronger l i f e , and i n any case my experience of cloud f l y i n g was ( and i s ) so limited that suoh an attempt would probably have made me a i r s i c k .
I proceeded i n t h i s way, hopping from cloud t o oloud, and covered about 20 miles i n the f i r s t hour. My f i r s t obstacle then appeared i n the form'of the Green One airway, which runs i n an EastWest d i r e c t i o n and i s about 5 miles wide. Gliders are not encouraged to loaf
However, I fumbled about for an hour ant. a half i n the front i t s e l f , where there were a few weak thermals, and ended up about 3 miles N.W. of where I hoped Nympsfield was. After a long sorutiay of my map I had f i n a l l y deoided i t could be on one of several nearby ridges when to my Joy I spied a distant Tiger Moth land on one of them. Further inspection shewed two gliders parked outside a hanger, the sun g l i n t i n g on t h e i r wings. This oonfirmed that i t was i n faot my goal, but 1 wasn't sure i f I had enough height t o get there. However,.by thermal had petered out, and as there didn't seem to be any others nearby, I decided to press on regardless. There were several f i e l d s i n the Stroud Valley into whioh I oould have landed i n the event of not reaching i t . However, fortune favoured the B o l d , and I ran into 'a thermal whioh, although weak, gave me ample- height to reach my goal. I was thus able to enjoy a few minutes of pleasant relaxation, s i t t i n g back i n bovine content and admiring the magnificent view over the Severn estuary.
HOPMANSHIP
A depressing t r u t h must by now, have beoome apparent to every s o c i a l l y minded fresher. This i s that selection of a r e a l l y suitable female at a oollege dance i s by no means an easy matter. The reason f o r this i s the eleven to four man to woman r a t i o l a the University, a Senate House-inspired plot which i s painfully evident on entering the cook-pit of a oollege hop.
With this urgent problem i n view a handy l i t t l e booklet "The Woman f o r You" oy A. Hopman (Nosuoh Publishers Ngns.) has recently been published as a guide to the frustrated student. In i t the author, who submits an interesting personal record of having defended allegations of abduction, seduction; breach of promise, legal paternity and l i a b i l i t y as co-respondent as an indication of his authority i n the gentle a r t , draws upon a'mine of experience to compile a code of practice f o r college dances. The whole strategy i s unfolded i n this priceless volume, but for the b e n i f i t of those who cannot * afford the book, or whose self conciousness would not allow them to be seen reading i t , the essence of i t i s given here.
around i n airways and so I out d i r e c t l y across i t by f l y i n g due North, a l l the time keeping .well c l e a r of clouds with t h e i r possible lurking a i r l i n e r s . In so doing I l o s t a l o t of height and by the time I was c l e a r of the airway I waa down t o about 1 , 5 0 0 ' . Fortunately I was d i r e c t l y above a disused R.A.F. aerodrome, and I was thus: I b i s to concentrate an f i n d i n g l i f t . Otherwise I would have had t o keep one eye open f o r possible landing f i e l d s , and i n the r e s u l t i n g confusion I would probably have come unstuck and had to land. However, I was lucky and found a good thermal whioh soon had me baok at 5 , 0 0 0 ' . Far the next two hours I flew f a i r l y l e i s u r e l y along the northern edge of Salisbury P l a i n , f l y i n g over B r i s e Norton, L i t t l e Rissington, Cheltenham, and ending up over Gloucester.
The f i r s t task on a r r i v i n g at the dance i s to inspect the prey, opposition, and the terrain, i . e . the women, men and their d i s t r i b u t i o n , both i n number and position. Usually the women w i l l be s i t t i n g around the%aides (apparently engrossed i n chatter, but watching you as d e a r l y as you are s i z i n g up them, make no mistake) and the men w i l l be jam-packed into a few square yards at one end of the f l o o r , also talking and watohing (the women). If the organiS" era have done a good job the numbers should be about even.
.My map shewed Nympsfield to be about 12 miles to the south, but I didn't know exactly where the s i t e was, and i t had the reputation of being d i f f i c u l t to f i n d from the a i r . The v i s i b i l i t y had been excellent up t i l l then, affording a magnifioient view for about 50 miles i n each direction , but with the approach of evening i t was rapidly worsening, and I couldn't see f a r more than about 5 miles. In the meantime a headwind o f about 5 knots had sprung up from the S.W, and an uglylooking sea breeze front had formed about y miles to the south. Sea breese fronts make the a i r i n between themselves and the
The next job i s to make a close, but, unobserved, surveillance of the female element, noting any particularlv acceptable pieces «f.beauty, .this-is best done by s t r o l l i n g the length of the f l o o r , as unconcernedly as possTtsewAfter extensive develppement of observatory powers, and much practice, i t sho should be possible to deoide whether to remain or to repair to the Bar. The beginner, however, w i l l now probably have noticed about a dozen pretty faces, several pairs of shapely legs, and
After a very high and wide A i r - " ouit, a l a B.0.A.C, I f i n a l l y landed at 1730, a f t e r 5 ^ hours of decidedly hard work. I waa given a v e r y warm welcome, and more-to the point, a good cup of tea. The f i r s t job was t e phone back to Lasham and i t was decided to send out a private aeroplane (a Miles Messenger) t o tow me back. The return f l i g h t took about 5 0 minutes and was most enjoyable on aooount of the by now excellent v i s i b i l i t y and the very smooth a i r which mads aero-towing such easier. ,
Baok at Lasham I found that i t had been a very good day f o r g l i d i n g , and both Frank Irving and Paul Minton had separately flown t h e i r Skylark I I I around a 100 k.m. triangle at a very high speed indeed.
The day ended, as was inevitable, with a long session i n the Lasham bar, and this I think i s a good place t o stop. David Ashford Vice Captain, 1C.&C. perhaps ten body assemblies worthy of further investigation.' I f he i s lucky, in two or three cases one of each of these w i l l a l l belong to the same g i r l , and the game i s on. Now to make an aqquaintance. Here is where the f i r s t signs of opposition atpear. . That zrouio of men standing, near her, who seem to have not the faintest notion that she exists* have already noticed what you have seen. Aa soon as the next dance i 3 announced the there w i l l be a simultaneous dash to gobble her up. Here you must decide whether she i s worth a momentary loss of dignity. Assuming she i s , and that you win the race, you have about ten minutes - u n t i l the M.C. c a l l s 'Next Dance please' - to f i n d out whether she r e a l l y is what you want. This obviously' depends on what you are, in f a c t , looking for, and the author aevotes fourteen chapters to methods afi discovering i f she i s . Such d e t a i l cannot be attempted here, but the main fact i s to remember to avoid wasting time on the 'Do you come here often? What college do you oome from? Do you l i k e the band?' roundabout. This i s not to suggest, though, that you enquire whether she i s an advocate of free love; at least, not u n t i l you are sure of your f ooting.
.During the course of the dance you are advised to keep an eye out f o r any more agreeable merchandise you may so far have missed. Do this with regard to the t h i r d finger of the l e f t hand which i s , happily, held i n a prominent position when dancing. This w i l l prevent future disillusionment.
So the dance ends and you must make a snap decision whether to lure her by offering her a drink, or to try elsewhere. This i s the f o c a l point Of the evening. If you think she i s worth having, you may be surprised to f i n d she doesn't f e e l the same about you, and w i l l "Have to go baok to a f r i e n d " . Don't o f f e r to go as well, or she may be foroed to s p e l l out the i n v i t a t i o n to get l o s t . On the other hand. if_she aeeepta, you may regret that gin and orange when you learn later that shel i v e s at. Watford.
One happy evening-, though, you w i l l f i n d that she only drinks orange squash, and l i v e s no further than Earl's Court. Then you can be sure that you have truly developed the art of Hbpmanship _ L
Tennyson's opening l i n e s : "At Flares i n the Azores S i r Richard Grenvile lay," eto and the B.B.C.'s typioal statement "an a n t i cyclone centres north-east of the Azores" were, within a l l p r a c t i c a l l i m i t s , the f u l l extent of our knowledge concerning the islands, when the members of the Imperial College Azores Underwater Expedition departed from V i c t o r i a on June 6th. However, some nine days and 2,000 miles l a t e r , having t r a v e l l e d v i a P a r i s , Lisbon and Madeira, we sighted Santa Maria, the f i r s t of the islands, of wiiah there are nine i n a l l , the remainder being Sao Miguel, Teroeixa, Graoiosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Fayal, Flores and Corvo. It was then that we r e a l i z e d that Plato's idea of A t l a n t i s , the drowned Continent, was perhaps not quite so >farfetohed_as we had hitherto imagined, for these mysterious volcanio islands which suddenly appear out of the grey A t l a n t i c mists have provided the basis of the islands of Gelti o f o l k l o r e and explorers have spoken of an enchanted i s l e whioh "...... was said to exist on the d i s t ant confines of the West and appear, every seven years or so, t o 3eamen ploughing i t s waters ..... Shores shrouded i n mist, cradles rooked by the swell, spellbound oasis reserved for those who could break the spells that encompassed i t . Although geologists discount a l l theories that the Azores are the remains of a sunken continent, the islands s t i l l r e t a i n t h e i r mystery, f o r t h e i r black b a s a l t i c c l i f f s , r i s i n g v e r t i c a l l y from the watery depths are clothed i n r i c h green sub-tropical vegetation, and volcanio peaks, with sulphurous fumes s t i l l emanating from t h e i r crater lakes, are s t i l l a source of wonder and fear to the t o t a l population of 300,000 who originated mainly from Portugal and Flanders i n Century. the 15th. The expedition consisted of one geologist who also acted as a surveyor, an aeronautical engineer as the equipment o f f i c e r , a .physicist as the photographer, a botanist, and f i v e zoologists, and the object was to conduct a survey o f the underwater fauna, f l o r a and geology around the shores of the i s l a n d of Teroeira. Consequently, during the seven weeks for whioh we were resident on the . i s l a n d , each day was spent diving i n the c l e a r blue waters which formed part of the Gulf Stream, mapping and c o l l e c t i n g specimens from the sea- bed. The underwater l i f e was breathtaking f o r one accustomed to diving i n the c o l d grey waters around the U.K., but, a t the same time, i t oould "be A l i t t l e dangerous for the unwary for Moray Eels," Sting Hays, and Portugese Men-o-War were p l e n t i f u l and the consequences of an unexpected encounter with them extremely unpleasant. Barracuda were numerous but gave us no trouble, whilst the sharks which
were not infrequent appeared to be mare a f r a i d of we invaders i n t h e i r world than vice-versa. We found the Asore ana extremelyhospitable people and whilst we d i d not master t h e i r language we did i n crease t h e i r slender knowledge of the English tongue. For instance, one young fisherman i s now capable of stating, with a perfect Oxford accent, that "My umbrella has been struck bv .lightning", followed quickly by "Go. Ihome Tanks" and "Don't mention i t , 'old boy", As the reader w i l l doubtless imagine, t h e i r was a l i t t l e pleasure combined with the work, and towards the end of the v i s i t s i x members spent several days t r a v e l l i n g around some of the other islands of the group. The island of Pico was v i s i t e d and climbed (0,000 feet} from sea-level to aea~ l e v e l by three members i n nine hours, and also Fayal where the geologist nearly collected h i s l a s t speoimen i n the crater of a s t i l l - a c t i v e volcano, and where the only woman i n the party, C l a i r e Brooks, who, incidentally has now become engaged to one of the other members, shooked the locals by gathering tape worms from the stomach o f a putrefying whale.
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Encamped i n a vineyard, we d i d not, needless to say, encounter any lack of fresh f r u i t , and indeed, fed extremely well during our stay, being able t o catch as much f i s h as we required and supplementing i t from our store of tinned goods, with an occasional octopus which only one member of the party appeared t o appreciate. Finding from previous experience, when our equipment had been held by the customs o f f i c i a l s for over a week, that the only way to get past any government o f f i c i a l was to bribe him. we gave a party before our departure to a l l the l o c a l o f f i c i a l s whom wef e l t oould f a c i l i t a t e our progress through the maze of rod tape. We not only succeeded in persuading h a l f the c i t y o f f i c i a l s to go f o r a swim i n the harbour i n the early hours of the morning but must be among the f i r s t to leave the islands i n the governor's launch and, i n addition, not pass through the customs house. We l e f t behind us, therefore, a strong impression of the mad English, stories of foreign b u l l f i g h t e r s who had no healthy respect for the b u l l , and several Portugese palates keenly^ as Justed'to the bant Scottish whisky. The reader w i l l , or should, ask himself "Was the expedition a success?" Tes, f o r back at I.C. work i s nowr, going ahead on a l l the specimens and i t i s hoped that the results w i l l be published, while there i s s t i l l a ohanoe that there w i l l be a 30-minute film on T.V. together with an a r t i c l e i n the Sunday Times. F i n a l l y , the members of the Expedi t i o n would l i k e t o thank a l l those members of the Union and the Staff, especially the Exploration Board, who i n any way gave assistance during the months of preparation and without whose help the expedition would not have been possible. R.H.T.G.
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DEBATING I.C. the holders of the Intercollegiat e debating cup met Kings College i n the f i r s t round of t h i s years tournament on Friday 1 6 t h Deo. i n the upper refectory.
It i s a bad thing that such a successful team should have 30 l i t t l e support from the members o f the Union, for just as i n the f i n a l l a s t year there were only two I.C. supporters present, so on Friday the f i r s t round was debated before a mere 16 people.
Three members of l a s t years successf u l team are s t i l l at I.C. and so the I.C. side showed only one change i n i t s l i n o up. The motion 'That the voting age should be lowered t o 18' was proposed by John Loome for I.C. i n a speech which although e f f e c t i v e was w e l l below his'best. He outlined the general substance of the propositions case by showing how the age of 21 was an arbitary l i m i t f o r the franchise to be granted and further showing that 18 was a l o g i c a l choice of a new l i m i t . Bob Finch elaborated the theme by arguing that emotionally and physioally a person was as developed at eighteen as at twenty one. The only thing an eighteen year o l d lacks i s experience. Mr. Chandmal took the l i n e that i f one was obliged t o fight f o r ones country at eighteen, i f ones crimes could be punish punished at eighteen as an adult, i t was morally just f o r an eighteen year o l d t o have a say i n the government of h i s oountry. To be unable t o help decide the Nation's p o l i c y and yet t o f i g h t for i t was unjust.
TABLE TENNIS The Kings team hinged their arguments on the theme that one was more experienced at 21 than at 18 and consequently one was more competent t o decide whichi way to exercise the vote. Unfortunately f o r them they based this argument on t h e i r own experience by claiming that they had matured greatly at University between the ages of 18 and 21. This enabled Les A l l e n summing up f o r I.C. to point out that only a few per oent of the 18 to 21 age group went to University. Was there an increase in maturity amongst people who had to mark time doing or avoiding National Service? People who had no opportunity to take responsibility -in their oountries a f f a i r s and.who i n oonsequence took no interest i n i t even when they became 21? He doubted it. The judges r e t i r e d and came back with the pronouncement that they were unanimous that I.C. had won and that I«s Allen's speech was the best of the evening. The Kings team was not t e r r i b l y strong and I.C. w i l l have to improve, as they can, on this showing i f they want to win this years .cup. One thing i s clear, I.C. would b i helped immensely i f an audience came and supported the debates) debating to empty chairs i s not calculated t o bring out the best i n any teas*
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Once again the November 5 t h oelebrations at Harlington proved extremel y popular. Many people who had been unable to buy tickets beforehand arrived at the gates i n varied forms of transport, and having been charged the appropriate sum were allowed in.' T h i 3 year the Entertainments Committee spent rather a larger sum Even though the display on fireworks. lasted only f i f t e e n minutes, i t seemed to be much enjoyed. The bonfire this year was made up mostly of wood from the old Guilds building and proved to be one of the largest ever. So much so that i t set the hedge behind on f i r e and had the police extremely worried as flames twenty or t h i r t y feet high swept over the road. The inside of the paviJS.on made a sharp contrast with the eflld, damp and somewhat foggy atmosphere of tae playing f i e l d s . Couples danced, jived, drank and ate innumerable hot dogs i n the g a i l y decorated and very warm upstairs portion of the pavilion. Nearly everybody seemed to be better behaved t h i s year and only two f i r e works were thrown onto the dance floor to drown temporarily the l i v e l y music of Derek Pyke and h i s band. The evening's entertainment ended at about 10.45 p.m.twith a rousing Auld Lang Syne and i t was very comforting f o r the Entertainments Committee to see so many people r e a l l y reluotant to leave. I.ftfH..
R C S
Elections were held on Tuesday 3rd. Nov. Officers are: Captain - P. Nicholson. Treasurer - D. Pinnington. Hon. Sec. - J . M. Ponsford. Commitee members: R. Simons, A. Cameron, R. Haycock and J . R. Smith. This season has had a rather disappointing start, most teams having l o s t their 1st. The 1st. team has however scored 2 victories over Battersea 2nd. and N. C. L. 1 s t . P.Hicholson (capt.)
JUDO On Wednesday the Judo team revenged themselves f o r their previous defeat,by a decisive win over Goldsmiths. There were six contests, and instead of the usual one point oonteats, the best of three points were fought. This did not affect the result which was These contests 5 wins and a draw to I.C. were stopped inside the time, and a varied collection of techniques tried. M O T O R I N G
This rather laboured performance which i s unusual f o r Bo who usually romps up a l l the h i l l s with a f u l l complement aboard was due to her running on only one of her two cylinders. On the previous Friday, the exhaust valve seating developed some cracks and water poured into the cylinder. This had been temporarily repaired but the repair had proved to be inadequate. Bo was rigged lip with a temporary oooling system, but she lost water at a fantastic rate , probably faster than the 3team cert'. In fact, during the t r i p , about }0 gallons of water were poured i n . Aa usual Jezebel followed tj»» •veterans" down to Brighton, taking longer over the journey them ever before. The dry day brought out many motorist^ but roadworks along the A 23 'caused large jams. Unlike l a s t year, Jez had to keep on the l e f t for most of the way, giving vany to veterans t r a v e l l i n g on the "wrong'' side of the road. Brighton was reached just before 1 p.m. The absence of Bo detracted from the excellent lunch to which the crew was invited by the Guilds Motor Club. Sunday, A l l Saints Day, dawned c l e a r and soon became brig^fi* most went to Church at Wytham, which was packed. Lunch followed, and the afternoon was spent with an Oxford guide ( l i t t l e g) touring some of the Colleges. These were impressive for their quietness i n such a busy City^and t h e i r p a r t i a l l y restored beauty. We were generously entertained to teat i t i a College room, and departed our Viriou3 ways after a mem^ible weekend. M.J.R. t
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The b i g news of the week i s that of Bo's a r r i v a l i n Brighton with 55 minutes to spare. Pushed up a l l steep h i l l s by several keen Guildsmen with only the driver aboard, Bo won her medal and pennant for punotual a r r i v a l .
W i l l the Guildsman who borrowed Jez's tow rope, please return i t i f he has not already done so.
Tonights meeting of the Guilds Motor Club i s i n the form of a quiz, with prizes for the top scorer.
CAPONE' ( I c o u l d mention the r e s u l t s of the 440 yards but p r e f e r n o t t o do s o U . ) 2 7th.
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HOCKEY u l . C U P . In the l s t round of the U.L. cup, I.C. made a slow start against Wye College Good approach work was spoilt by bad finishing throughout the f i r s t half. Consequently at half time I.C. had scored but one goal. Cn the resumption of play Wye went near to equalizing but the I.C. defence remained cool and collected. Suddenly I.C. sprang to the attack and scored four quick goals whioh l e f t Wye reeling. At this stage I.C. were playing their best hockey of this season and with better luok the score might have been further improved on. Thus the f i n a l result was I.C. 5 Wye 0. Goalsoorer3
De Broekert 3 Walker 1 King 1
Although a small college, Wye must not be underestimated since l a s t season they reached the semi-finals of this competition. This win r e f l e c t s much credit on the I.C. attack. The defense showed some weaknesses which w i l l have to be remedied,nevertheless Syd Lenssen, obtained his f i r s t 'Shot-out' of the season. As yet the l s t XI i s having mixed fortunes having won 4 and l o s t 4. The 2nd XI has made a fine start with an unbeaten record. The strength of the olub i s underlined by the support fOr the 3rd and 4th XI's which are accounting well f o r themselves. The mixed hockey have won,lost and drawn the three matches r_laye*? As i n previous years more support i s required from the ladies especially the freshers. Those interested 3hould contact Tony M i l l e r Room 43, Garden H a l l .
GOLF The captain and one other member of the team played regularly f o r the University 2nd team - the Blasters. They have both won more than half t h e i r matches. At present arrangements are being made for a tour i n Scotland with matches against several of the Universities north of the border. The season promises to be a good one as considerable support ha3 r e s u l ted from our f i r s t meeting, when about 40 people attended. The introduction of group lessons i s a success and some dozen people go up to Highgate every Wednesday. Our matches this term have ended i n uncertainty - both times the opposition has f a i l e d to turn upj no doubt they had been pre-wamed of the a l l round strength of our team.
ATHLETICS The result of the Athletics Club T r i a l on Wednesday 4th November proved that the strength of the Club may be even greater than last year. However, at this t r i a l not a l l of last year's outstanding athletes were able to attend. The be^t performance *as put up by the University f i r s t string 220 yds run runner A.W. McDonald, when he clocked 12.1 seconds f o r 120 yard3, and 22.8 for 220 y a r d 3 against a wind. A runner who never seems tp fade from the fore i n College Athletics i s John C o l l i n s who produced an extremely good effort when winning the mile i n 4 mins. 35 seconus. I am told that the results of the t r i a l compare very favourably, with those of Cambridge University only two weeks e a r l i e r .
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SOCCER Curing the past fortnight the aoooer olub has met with mixed suooess hut i t i s expeoted that as the teams are now beginning to settle down results • w i l l improve to their usual high l e v e l . The seventh XI have played a further four games sinoe you l a s t had the pleasure of reading F e l i x , winning one and losing three. However, inspired by t h e i r new oaptain Paul Davies, and with some further hard training i n 'bottle' this trend oan be r a p i d l y reversed. The 6 t h XI by reason of their pre-eminent position play many other College 2nd and 3 r d XI's and having started o f f the season with a batch of League games are fighting hard to maintain t h e i r place i n the U.L. League. The 5 t h XI are probably the most successful side i n the olub to date having had several good v i c t o r i e s . A long t r i p to West Ham f a r an unsatisfactory 0-0 draw must have been very strenuous f o r i n the next game St. Thomas's Hospital out them up by 10-1. With a good s t a r t i n the League however, perhaps they w e l l emulate the glorious deeds of l a s t years "Fighting F i f t h * . Like the 5 t h XI, the 4 t h team have had same unfortunate cancellations, which have given them l i t t l e opportunity to show t h e i r mettle. They l o s t a very close League game 1-0, to o l d r i v a l s , Inst, o f Ed. l a s t week ( 3 1 s t Oct.) but the s t i r r i n g enoouragment of oaptain, Brian Wheeler, should prevent a r e occur ence o f t h i s . The 3 r d XI promise very well t h i s year having already had a great v i c t o r y over Kings by 5-1 i n the League. Urged on by the blood-curdling threats of George Bebster, "captain extraordinary", they have won 3 o f t h e i r l a s t 4 games only l o s i n g 3-2 t o Southampton University IH. Another good start i n 'the League has been made by the 2nd XI who have beaten both Sings and U.C. already. The team i s s e t t l i n g down well now and under the able leadership of Chris.Ryan they should Improve on l a s t years 2nd team record. Last but not least we come t o the 1 s t XI. The season having started with several close-fought games, apart from a crushing 6-0 preliminary round win i n the U.L. Cup, the team have had varied luck against the opposition i n the past fortnight. A 2-0 lead against Lulwioh Hamlet was wiped out i n a f i g h t i n g r a l l y by the v i s i t o r s i n the second h a l f . An injury to the I.C. goalkeeper then gave Dulwich the advantage t o run out eventual winners by 4-2. Much the same story occurred i n the following match against L.S.E. when I.C. again had much of the play but unluckily the goalkeeper Hugh Payne, broke his collar-bone just a f t e r h a l f - ' time. Playing with 10 men I.C. were s t i l l well i n the game u n t i l i n the closing minutes a quick cross and a running header gave L.S.E. the victory . I.C. s next gams against Old Bradfieldians was a l l too easy and the 8-0 win was poor preparation f a r the s t e m struggle against Kings on the following Wednesday. A 3-3 draw might well have been converted i n t o a good win with a l i t t l e extra e f f o r t a l l round.1
Training sessions are s t i l l being held every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime, (meet i n the Gym at 12.30), and i n spite of Mr. Webster the Captain enjoys these tremendously and p o s i t i v e l y guarantees that everyone else w i l l eventually. A f t e r a respectable start to the, season, with a l i t t l e more s p i r i t and enthusiasm on the f i e l d and a l i t t l e more sport o f f the f i e l d , t h i s oould well be a vintage year f o r I.C. soccer.
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CLUB
A crew whioh had never rowed together before, distinguished i t s e l f l a s t Saturday by winning the Sabin Cup, awarded annually to. crews not of Junior status. The large handsome tankard was won by f i r s t beating Thames Tradesmen, after a rather scrappy row, by 1 length. In the f i n a l , the crew oombined a l i t t l e better, end took 4 lengths off Ibis Rowing Club. This i s the f i r s t I.C. win i n t h i s event sinoe 1951, and augers well for next year. B.H.P.
CROSS COUNTRY The teams have continued i n f i n e form winning three matches and losing one, two more being declared void due to people going off oourse. On Wed. 28th the seoond and third teams beat Marjpns, due mainly to some fine running by E. Bennett (l),C.R. Huntley ( 2 ) , P. Auton (3) and C. James ( 4 ) . On Sat 31st, whilst nine members of the olub were running f o r the University against Cambridge, a weakend second team easily beat teams from University College and Goldsmiths. This race saw this seasons debut of an allegedly u n f i t G.P. T i l l y who lead the team to victory followed by A.G. Hooker (2) and E. Bennett ( 3 ) . Racing over an unusually short course on Wed. 4th, the second team defeated R.A.F. UxPridge and L.S.E. but were themselves well beaten by a very strong Borough Road team. The Bust canary "Scrubbers'' match against R.U.C. was held on the same day when the captain lost yet another 5 pint due to the teams unfortunate v i c t o r y . The main oulprits being R. Woolf ( 3 ) , D.G. ream (4)/D. Rymer (5) P.S. Smith (6) and B. Butler ( 7 ) . Saturday 7th saw the olub pioneer several new courses during the Midlands matoh at Leicester. When the three main parts of the f i e l d reported to make their own different ways baok to the f i n i s h , the team was i n the commanding position of having a l l seven men i n the f i r s t sixteen i n a f i e l d of about f i f t y . In the meantime the seoond team, due to losing a member i n the fog were unable to chose a team i n the match against Shoreditch T.C.
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FOP
Last Wednesday I.C. entered the seoond round of the U.L. Rugby cup comp e t i t i o n by beating S i r John Cass 4 2 p t s to 11 — 6 goals and 4 t r i e s to 1 goal and 2 penalties. Try scorers f o r I.C. were S t r i c k land (1), Peart ( 3 ) , Bruce (2), Banks (1), Milward ( l ) , Lanoe ( l ) , and Thompson ( l ) . Peart kicked four conversions and Bregazzi two. Outstanding f o r I.C. was Peart who alone scored 17 pts and came very near on several other occasions. There was l i t t l e to c r i t i c i s e i n t h i s I.C. team except perhaps some rather slack play during the second h a l f whioh -allowed Cass to score 11 points. The game started with a bang and the I.C. forwards immediately showed t h e i r superiority over a very ragged Cass pack. After ten minutes I.C. started to move the b a l l to the backs with immediate r e s u l t s . For the f i r s t time t h i s season the sacks r e a l l j looked dangerous and soon started p i l i n g up points. At h a l f time I.C. led 26-0 and the 3oore was a true r e f l e c t i o n on t h e i r superiority; backs and forwards and played well and f o r a r e l a t i v e l y untried combinat i o n showed good cohesion. In the second h a l f t h i s cohesion was not so apparent and Cass were allowed to penetrate our defence on one occasion and score; though I f e e l that t h e i r t r y came about hut beoause of lethargic t a c k l i n g but rather through an overeagerness on our part to score mere points. I f one could pick out individuals who were outstanding i n a team whioh played so well then they would be Randal Peart, Dave Howell, and Pat Bruce. Randal always looked dangerous when i n possession and one feels that his t a l ents are rather wasted at f u l l back. Dave Howell our new hooker was a r e a l l i v e wire i n the loose. Pat Bruce scored two t r i e s but was worth many more. He was always up at the front of the play ready to pounce on any mistake. Well we won 42-11 but a ward about Cass. Although they were i n their own words 'outclassed' they never once gave up tryin g and a f t e r the game they were a l l there at closing time i n the I.C. bar. A good bunch of fellows and a pleasure to play. In the next round of the cup we meet Kings and i f we are to regain our cup that they borrowed l a s t year and I'm sure we w i l l , then we need plenty o f support. . So come along and support us i n t h i s match. Details of coaches etc. w i l l bo put up on the union and rugby club notio boards. M.B.
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SWIMMING As a resul t of the f i r s t matoh played by the University Womens Hookey XI against Cambridge Univers i t y , which London won 8 - 3» B i l i a r y Tompsett has been selected far the oombined London-Camlridge team. This team l a t e r played a combined Universities team from whioh i s chosen the England Universities XI.
The soccer olub i s s t i l l managing to run 7 teams at the C03t of much anxiety and hard work on the part of the olub o f f i c i a l s . This would be considerably eased i f air- (repeat ALL) players would t i c k p f f a£ cross o f f on the a v a i l a b i l i t y ' l i s t - a n d also t i c k o f f early on team sheets. Remember t h i s i s your olub and you are not at Unive r s i t y to be spoon-fed, so play your part and look at the 'board when you came into the Union.
During the l a s t two weeks, the f i x t u r e s of the olub have imprnwerl.. The* f i r s t team defeated Kings 5-0. Chatham R.E. 4-3,and a Joint "Sappers" team from Chatam and Aldershot 6-1. A oombined 2nd and 3 r d team played Marphy Richards and won 6-3 and the 2nd team drew 3-3 with Chelsea. The f i r s t team standard has d e f i n i t e l y improved, but the 2nd team i s s t i l l lethargic. Lack of fixtures seems to be the trouble here, and more b a l l praotioe would resul t i n a l l the olub teams improving. A l l the olub teams are now looking forward to the U.L.U. knock-out faandioap competition, the prize f o r whioh i s a pint of beer.
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Here's hoping. J.C.