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Friday December llth. Gangsters and Molls ran amok In the Union during "At Home with A l Capons". Strange hats,and even stranger shirts were i n evidence, but the ideas of what the Chicago ganster looked l i k e were varied and mostly incorrect. One gentleman, who apparently was s t i l l thinking of the last Gad-Ids Carnival turned ap dressed when questioned about as a pirate. this a l l he said was "Poetic Licence". Whether the accent should be on the Beetle or the Licence, who knows? Young ladies, mostly of pleasing proportions, appeared i n this, that and the other, (mostly the other) adding decoration of the most pleasing kind.
RGS. CARNIVAL
The f l a t s and decor were excellent, really excellent. "Rush" designed the flats and deserves congratulations f o r them. "Lefty" Hawkins was i n charge of the construction and the chief organiser, was Eddie "Pelvis" Fersht. The nickname i s of recent origin, due to the fact that he f e l l o f f a ladder and bruised his hip while taking down the flats. There are two versions to t h i s mishap. Eddie's version i s that someone moved the ladder, everyone else's is that he f e l l asleep and then f e l l May we offer our condolences? off.
The French of course, are wicked oppressors i n Algeria. No brandy, wine, no Bar-dot. S t i l l , we oan always buy Keg. Or oan we? Some bright p o l i t i c i a n must surely say that the B r i t i s h are the worst of the lot. Kenya, Nyasaland, Cyprus, Singapore, Malta, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Nether Hopping. Boycott a l l things British! No food, no clothes, no nothing'. A merry l i f e maybe, but rather a short one.
(J)ALE BIRDS
The bar was well manned and well patronised even t o the extent of Arthur and Howard who popped i n f a r a. quick one after the Union Bar was olosed.
Mr. Mooney was also i n attendance, supervising the food i n the Lower and Upper Dining Halls.
People were s t i l l dancing at 5 o'clock, and apparently had enough energy l e f t to enjoy themselves. Of oourse, a number had disappeared to hold their own private carnivals i n Hostel Rooms. Altogether an enjoyable Carnival, free from r i o t s and ribaldry. The organisers deserve thanks f o r a l l the work they did i n making the Carnival the undoubted success that i t was.
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It i s , of course, obvious that t i n ned f r u i t s are out. No more peaches, pears, apricots or passion f r u i t . No more Outspan oranges. We must t e l l Mooney about this. No South African sherry before Hall Dinner, so we'11 have to pay twice the price f o r the r e a l thing. We must not watoh the Springboks when they're next over her (Rugger and Crioket Clubs, please note). But laekies, what have our politicians done! Gold and diamonds come from South A f r i c a . No more engagement rings'. Woe i s I.C.W.A. But l e t us boycott further. We are a l l aware that a Colour Bar exists in the U.S.A. As a l o g i c a l step, we must boycott a l l things American. No cigarettes, few records^ hardly any films, no Jayne, and no Jazz. Jazz Club, disband'. The politicians have said as much.
The Cabaret, written by Eddie and Pete Morgan with music by Stan Salmons was produced by Pete Morgan. Arms "Disengaged" P h i l l i p s sang some of the songs, i n an attitude of careless abandon, whioh i s the only phrase whioh adequately describes her costume. "He's a King" "Me and my sub-aiaohinegun" were, I thought witty and well performed. In fact the whole oabaret was well done.
The Security system was devised by "Big Ben" Bindley 'that- well rounded ohesa personality who has the misfortune to l i v e above Frank Irving. Unfortunately, while acting the part of the body to perfection i n "Hunt the Body", he l o s t h i s watch i n a sea of tomato ketchup. He l a t e r got his watch back, but the tomato ketchup proved irrecoverable.
The I.C. Union General Meeting has now decided that students from this College shall boycott a l l goods from the Union of South A f r i c a . For the benefit of those who have not thought seriously about this, i t w i l l be usef u l to mention some of the a r t i c l e s now taboo.
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Politicians, grow up! What do you think we are. Your puerile motion was passed only because thinking people stayed away from the meeting. We are a l l opposed to Apartheid in practice, but there are more intelligent ways of voicing disapproval than passing boycott motions. It has always been an unwritten rule at I.C. that p o l i t i c s , i n any form, s h a l l not be a subject of o f f i c i a l Union business. The President has the power to refuse any motion from the floor, and an impartial President would have refused this one. The approval of this motion must have caused considerable embarrasment to South African students here, a fact which our p o l i t i c i a n s obviously ignored. For heavens sake, lets keep p o l i t ies, l e f t , right, or upside down, out of Union a f f a i r s . We've got enough p o l i t i c a l and r a c i a l societies at the College already to a i r our views i n discussion, without childis h hotheads opening their mouths at Union meetings. If we can't have intelligent debate at a Union meeting, lets f i n i s h i t at twenty-past one. M.S. Barber â&#x20AC;˘ Chem. P.G. â&#x20AC;˘ '
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HOROLOGY
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Introduction: On consultation of the p o s s i b i l ity of buying a watch,this body decided to investigate analytically the claim of a well-known firm of horologists that their timepiece made the journey from King's Cross to Edinburgh attached to the piston-rod of the Flying Scotsman, without detriment to i t s e l f or apparent harm to the engine attached thereto. Assumptions: (1) Speed of express train (by definition) y a 60 mph. (2) Diameter of Driving Wheel a 2yds. (as for Charles I ) . (3) Piston Stroke = 26" (Machine Drawing and Design by W. Abbot, p. 87, pub. Blackie & Sons Ltd., London and Glasgow,
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That the length of the connecting rod i s long compared to that of the crank. (5) That i f and when you drop your watch you drop i t through a height of 3 f t . , and that as a result i f i t buries i t s e l f i n the f l o o r to a depth of 0 . 0 1 " .
And i n this column, ladies and gentlemen, we have the s l i g h t l y aged chairman of A.C.C. Fantastic? Well, not r e a l l y . Randal i s a very diverse character, as any thumbologist w i l l t e l l you immediately from the photograph of his thumb which appears above. His early history i l l u s t r a t e s this diversity. Born in England i n '34, he lived i n New Zealand u n t i l 1940. From 1943 to 1952 he was at Christ's Hospital (School!).
Calculations:
After which he did an apprenticeship with Ford's where he learnt a great deal about cars and a l i t t l e about women. He then did his National Service, obtained a Commission and went to Singapore with R.E.M.E. During his stay, he spent three weeks playing rugby i n Japan i n a combined service tour (where he learnt a l i t t l e more about women). he then abandoned the orient and came to Guilds. (Whew!) His a b i l i t y to run i n a determined fashion whilst carrying the l i t t l e leather b a l l , gained him a place i n the I.C. 1st Rugby team of which he was Captain in his 2nd Year. He i s of a p h i l osophic turn of mind, having lived next door to Sydney Lenssen f o r two years. Despite this mishap he i s remarkably sane and balanced i n outlook. He hopes to get a degree this year and build a new oar. He s t i l l plays rugger and finds time to keep the A.C.C. i n order, a no mean thing.
the oyez hatchet i s to do with f i l e s (fern, f i l l i e s ) , which are up and down vertioules. There are also the diatherms, mathematically expressed as x a y + c, these are v e r t i c a l and horizontal diagogonals whioh cover squarelets of the same calibre.
There i s no information to hand about his present contacts with the f a i r sex, except that such contacts are known to exist. The remainder of this p r o f i l e has been censored.
HOW T O PLAY
Speed of train = 60 mph a 88 ft/seo. .'. Angular Velocity of Driving sheels ^x2X = 6X = 4p
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Diddle-criptione' of peace-type3 Prawn (fern, pawnee) This i s the basic unit of peace-time and oan move upwards on the y-axis only, at the rate of one squarelet per move. However, when i t starts out, i t has the chance of a single a double (or perhaps redouble) squarelet jumps. Knight (fern, knightie) This i s easily recognised by i t s hearses' head (hence I t i s the only - 'the bead of Knight') peace that can huff i.e. jump over other peaces. Its movement consists of one vertioule and two horizons and viva-
The game i s played on a squared board of sixty four sauarelets by eight, which are alternatively blackwhite-black etc. or white-black-white, depending on the choice of coordinates. There are two blasting directions, i.e. x and y hatchets. The ox hatchet i s concerned with the ranks or sideways horizontals (horizons), whereas
Thus i t can be seen that whilst the test oh the Flying Scotsman subjects the watch to acceleration and deceleration equal to 2 9 g . , the dropping of a watch onto a f a i r l y soft f l o o r subjects the poor beast to a deceleration of 3,490g., i . e . 120 times as great, and demonstrates the complete worthlessness of the test as f a r as the watch i s coniih&t effect i t had on the carecerned, f u l l y balanced reciprocating parts of the locomotive we have been unable to ascertain. A Cuckoo Clock was f i n a l l y purchased.
Motive The idea of the game i s to chase other King-Kong (King-fish) u n t i l he oannot move without you taking him. This cursory when attacking opposite King-Kong to say 'checkee', chuckee, clucky, whoopee, f — ., and wakeyWhen someone i s mated ( i . e . wakey. sponded), the player can say chucky and matey (tough, rough, and over-ruff) - Winner e x i t 3 with bish up nosh.
How to Caption One can take (caption) opposing peace type i f own peace-types controlley same squarelet. Not that a prawn has a single squarelet diagonal intake.
Very d i f f i c u l t moves (for experts only)
1) Chastising ( 0 - 0 , 0-0-H, C=0-0,ct^j) Bishopric (fem. bushel and peck) This peaoe i s indispensible, but can only move on the diatherms. I t i s a very useful mating piece.
CHESSE
Chesse i s a very interesting game and oan be played by simply anyone (or anyone simple). There are two part i c i p l e s , one having White peacetypes and the other having Black peacetypes. White has nominally the f i r s t movement, and then they move i n A.C. fashion.
Conclusions:
Queenebeeste (no. masculine). This peace i s the most powerful one of a l l , having combined movements of bishopric and rook. I t i s therefore the peace de resistance. King-Kong (no. fem. ) This i s the most important peace of a l l and had only one squarelet per move (see motive).
Rook {tern, rookie) also oastle. This peace moves up and down the ranks and f i l e s (i.e. agitates), cf tank. The arrangement of the peaces starting cm the white squarelet on the f i r s t rank, R.H.S. to L.H.S., are as follows. KRKNKBKKQB^BgNQR and then on the second rank:- PPPPPPPP.
This i s a combined effort of KingKong and rook. King-Kong moves two 3quare3to right or l e f t , and the rook leaps over him and plunges onto adjacent squarelet to his majesty. The following rules apply ( l ) no indisposed peaces, (2) King-Kong must be s t a t i c , (3) KingKong must not be a Czech. 2) tfueening a pawn This i s the perfect joy for begogonals. The prawn i s sent w i l l y - n i l l y down a f i l e , u n t i l i t Hare i t reaches the eighth rank. can become another chosen peacetype, usually a ^ueenebeeste (whoopee) to the disconcemation of the aenemone. We shall omit the enparsant which i s too fresh anyway. Books Chest for Beginners - Sabrina The Mating Game - Lettuce Duet The Resigning Years - Hyram Beeton My Flighty Knighte - A Chestnut My Beloved Mater - A Chestnit.
FELIX But whatever i s s a i d , L o l i t a i s a It's booic whioh should not be ignored. s t y l e i s l i v e l y , d e l i g h t f u l and outspoken. The i n f i n i t e moods and s i t u a t i o n s of Humbert are produced v i v i d l y , reminiscent of Proust, g i v i n g the reader a complete p i c t u r e of t h i s complex character. The place names are a l s o a pleasure to read: Insomnia Lodge, Grimm Road, and many other such Joycean word p l a y s .
CALUS TORRBE Our (learned) e d i t o r i n h i s cor.ment of the l a s t i s s u e mentioned the a p p a l l i n g l a c k of c u l t u r e i n the general I.C. students. As nont e c h n i c a l r e a d i n g i s considered to a i d a f u l l education, t h i s book column has been formed. ' L o l i t a , l i g h t of my l i f e , f i r e of my l o i n s . My s i n , my s o u l . L o - l e e - t a : the t i p of the tongue t a k i n g a t r i p of three steps down the p a l a t e to tap a t three on the t e e t h . Lo. Lee. l a . ' So begins the most disoussed and certainly most i n t e r e s t i n g book of the year. LOLITA by VLADIMIR NABOKOV, p r i c e 21/-. I t i s the s t o r y of Humbert Humbert, a man obaessed w i t h an u n u s u a l l y s t r o n g d e s i r e f o r 'nymphets . His d e f i n i t i o n of t h i s term takes up f i v e pages (ardent indeed) but can be given roughly as a g i r l c h i l d between the ages of nine and f o u r t e e n of f e l i n e cheekbone and downy limb. 1
The book, w r i t t e n b i o g r a p h i c a l l y (though e n t i r e l y f i c t i t i o u s ) , s t a r t s w i t h H.H.'s e a r l y l i f e before he f i n d s L o l i t a ; a l i f e of f r u s t r a t i o n and d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h h i s w i f e , whom he later divorces. His emotions and thoughts are introduced, remaining the dominant f e a t u r e throughout, g i v i n g a p i c t u r e of a t a u t nervous character A f t e r s e p a r a t i o n he wanders a i m l e s s l y t i l l h i s chance meeting w i t h L o l i t a . She i s the daughter of a widow, who rents a room to eager Humbert. Pate takes a hand as mother Haze f a i l s i n love w i t h her lodger and, of course, he accepts marriage, g i v i n g him the opportunity to f a t h e r rosebud L o l i t a . Mrs. Haze s h o r t l y a f t e r the wedding i s a e o i d e n t l y r u n down and k i l l e d by a oar l e a v i n g Humbert s o l e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r Lo. What oould be b e t t e r than to take her f o r a r e s t f u l t o u r of the country? Needless t o say she becomes h i s m i s t r e s s i n a v e r y shor t time. Humbert then developsa i n t o a man w i t h a f a n a t i c a l j e a l o u s y and a n x i e t y n e u r o s i s , e x p e r i e n c i n g a f r u s t r a t i o n which he f i n d s oannot be s a t i s f i e d . Finally, when he l o s e s Lo, he reaches the edge of i n s a n i t y , commits murder and i s arrested. The author, V l a d i m i r Nabokov, was born i n R u s s i a of a r i s t o c r a t i c parents He became a t a time of general u n r e s t . a refugee a t the outbreak of the r e v o l u t i o n and l i v e d i n France, then Germany, f o r some years. In 1940 he emigrated
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Anyone r e a d i n g t h i s n o v e l f o r i t s pornographic worth ( i f that i s not c o n t r a d i c t o r y ) would be completely d i s a p p o i n t e d . Pornography must take the reader from one sexual scene to another w i t h the b r i d g i n g , p r o v i d i n g the necessary sequence to the s t o r y , as s m a l l as p o s s i b l e otherwise he w i l l l o s e p a t i e n c e . Only the s e x u a l â&#x20AC;˘ passions should be aroused. Tuis i s obviously not the case w i t h L o l i t a . The sensual scenes p l a y only a minor p a r t , i n o l u d e d to i l l u s t r a t e Humbert's state of mind. I t was not the obscene nature of the book that h o r r i f i e d the p u b l i s h e r s but the theme of a middleaged man having a twelve y e a r o l d m i s t r e s s . As i s s t a t e d i n the Foreword " o f f e n s i v e " i s o f t e n j u s t a synonym f o r "unusual". C e r t a i n l y i t i s the l a t t e r . "
The analogies of h i s work w i t h Kafka, Proust and Joyce, however, do not r e t r a c t from Nabokov's o r i g i n a l s t y l e and b r i l l i a n c e i n w r i t i n g and the obvious merit of h i a work. He has spoken E n g l i s h and Russian a l l h i s l i f e due to h i s E n g l i s h governess and has s t u d i e d f o r a degree at Cambridge. His command of both languages i s i l l u s t r a t e d by h i s many books. He has w r i t t e n e i g h t n o v e l s i n Russian and three i n E n g l i s h . He has a l s o published E n g l i s h and French t r a n s l a t i o n s of Russian poets and o r i g i n a l poetry i n E n g l i s h . H i s move to America has caused him to evolve a v i v i d E n g l i s h s t y l e of i n t e r n a t i o n a l acclaim. He teaches and i s an ardent b u t t e r f l y c o l l e c t o r i n h i s spare time. This l a t e s t book of h i s has caused a f l u r r y of comments. In f a c t so many v a r y i n g c r i t i c i s m s have been w r i t t e n on t h i s book t h a t one i s l e f t i n u t t e r One c o n f u s i o n a f t e r r e a d i n g them. d e s c r i b e s the book as 'Young America debauching o l d Europe' and yet another as 'Old Europe debauching young America'. C r i t i c s have been f i n d i n g a l l manner of hidden meanings from the undertones i n Humbert's b r a i n but author Nabokov says that i t s j u s t another s t o r y w i t h no moral intended. He wrote i t because the s t o r y occurred to him and he l i k e d i t . The i n s p i r a t i o n came w h i l e he was l i v i n g i n l a r i s and he wrote i t as a shor t s t o r y i n Russian, the p l a c e s and people contained being French. Not l i k i n g the f i n i s h e d a r t i c l e he destroyed i t and so i t remained f o r ten years t i l l i t s r e b i r t h i n the present form. P u b l i s h e r s presented w i t h i t were a p p a l l e d and considered i t obscene and would not p r i n t . Thus s t a r t e d the w e l l known c o n t r o v e r s y which raged t i l l a t l a s t we can see f o r o u r s e l v e s .
As a complete c o n t r a s t , the second book d i s c u s s e d i s BORSTAL' BOY by 3RENDAIV BEKAN, p r i c e 16/-.
This i s an autobiography of c e r t a i n l y the most v i v a c i o u s p l a y w r i g h t o f our time. In t h i s book he deals w i t h h i s l i f e from the time of h i s a r r e s t i n L i v e r p o o l f o r I.R.A. a c t i v i t i e s t o h i s eventual r e l e a s e and h i s gradual tendency away from the I.R.A. and C a t h o l i c i s m t o h i s present humanitarian i d e a l s which are i l l u s t r a t e d i n h i s two p l a y s . He introduces the reader to the v a r i e d assortment of c h a r a c t e r s who make up the grey world of p r i s o n and the s l i g h t l y b r i g h t e r one of a - o r s t a l I n s t i t u t i o n i n a masterly s t o r y . The screws, wide boys, ponces, toughs, the Cocxneys, Geordies and T a f f i e s , which have s i n c e dominated h i s w r i t i n g , are a l l portrayed i n h i s own unmistakeable way. This book i s worth reading , i f o n l y f o r the i n s i g h t on p r i s o n and B o r s t a l l i f e ; i f onl y f o r the oharacter s t u d i e s of the inmates; i f o n l y f o r the comedy and humour contained. It should c e r t a i n l y not be missed as a l l three are i n one memorable volume.
MARXIST SUB-GROUP MEETING The meeting of the M a r x i s t SubGroup on Thursday, Lec. 3rd, was heralded by a loudspeaker announcement u r g i n g us " t o hear a pro-Marxist speaker, the i n f e r e n c e being that t h i a would be a change, presumably a k i c k against attempts t o e r a d i c a t e t h i s "embarrassment to the I.C. Union", ( F e l i x , Nov. 2 7 t h . ) . W students d i d t u r n up to hear Dr. Lewis speak on "Marxism and Science". Dr. Lewis' c o n t e n t i o n was that the c a p i t a l i s t system i s i n c a p a b l e of s o l v i n g the world's most p r e s s i n g problem, t h a t of r a i s i n g the l i v i n g standards of the 1,700,000,000 human beings a t present l i v i n g below the poverty l i n e . He suggested that B r i t a i n has not the c a p i t a l resource s to develop her own t e r r i t o r i e s and that the whole c a p i t a l i s t system i s hampered by i t s l a c k of c o o r d i n a t i o n , and i t s d e s i r e t o see p o t e n t i a l g a i n before i n v e s t i n g c a p i t a l . Quoting surveys and r e p o r t s on the S o v i e t economy made by Western observers,Dr. Lewis p o i n t e d out that the U.3.S.R. turns out three times as many t r a i n e d t e c h n o l o g i s t s per year as the U.S.A., and that i t has twice as many s c i e n t i s t s working on fundamental r e s e a r c h . He o u t l i n e d the S o v i e t system o f s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h programmes d i r e c t e d by a c e n t r a l commission w i t h F i v e - y e a r p l a n n i n g , and quoted, again from a Western r e p o r t , that i n some i n s t a n c e s (e.g. i n machine t o o l s ) S o v i e t i n d u s t r y i s much more e f f i c i e n t than the c a p i t a l i s t industry. The q u e s t i o n was, would c a p i t a l i s m show i t s e l f a b l e to cope w i t h the world's p o p u l a t i o n problems, o r would the s o c i a l i s t b l o c k , w i t h i t s undoubted economic and s c i e n t i f i c resources, step i n f i r s t ? â&#x20AC;˘ Dr. Lewis c o n f i n e d h i m s e l f to the m a t e r i a l aspects of modern Marxism and i n the d i s c u s s i o n only two questions touched on human r i g h t s and the p o s i t i o n There i s of m i n o r i t i e s under Marxism. no doubt that the U.S.S.R. can now produce more t r a i n e d t e c h n o l o g i s t s than the Western world , but can i t produce i n d i v i d u a l s capable of> and a l l o w e d , o r i g i n a l thought and action? Does Marxism reduce the i n d i v i d u a l t o a mere cog, w i t h l i t t l e c o n t r o l over h i s own f u t u r e , as the Readers Digest t r i e s to t e l l us? Whatever the answers t o these questions, i t i s c e r t a i n that unless the c a p i t a l i s t world concerns i t s e l f more w i t h the under-developed c o u n t r i e s , the s o c i a l i s t block w i l l convert more and more of these c o u n t r i e s to communism, to the detriment of our p o s i t i o n . I n h i s concludin g remarks, L r . Lewis t o l d the meeting i n s t r o n g terms that f a r too many overfed people ape content to ignore the f a c t that t w o - t h i r d s of the w o r l d ' s p o p u l a t i o n i s always hungry, and t h a t i f we do not face t h i s problem, then, i n one form or another, i t w i l l overwhelm us.
MUSIC with a BEAT I f you p r e f e r swing t o tangos, i f you'd r a t h e r hear L y t t l e t o n , Brown and Barber, than the Joe Blogg? s S e x t e t , i f you t h i n k C o l e , S i n a t r a F i t z g e r a l d , M a t h i s , Peggy and Sarah are the tops, and i f you l i k e j i v i n g to Bobby D a r i n , Lonnie Donnegan, C l i f f R i c h a r d s , the u n d u l a t i n g E l v i s and the beat o f B i l l y May, Ted Heath, B a s i c o r M u l l i e a n , make a date f o r the s e r i e s o f r e c o r d hops a t I.C. The f i r s t one was on Wednesday, 2nd. December i n the top r e f e c t o r y a t the Union and from the n o i s e a good evening appeared t o be had by a l l . A f i n a l word t o the V i c t o r S y l v e s t e r e n t h u s i a s t s : ou won't d i g this.
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Editorial Comment Once again the e d i t o r of F e l i x rom a l l quarters, i a under f i r e . I.C. Union, I.C. C o u n c i l , the M a r x i s t group and the student populus i n general, guns have been aimed my way. The unfortunate cause of these v o l l e y ' s has been the anonymous a r t i c l e p r i n t e d i n the l a s t e d i t i o n under the name of "Commentary". T
I have always had a great b e l i e f i n the i d e a of the freedom of the press. I a l s o f e e l t h a t " F e l i x " 3houlc be i n a p o s i t i o n $o p u b l i s h the considered opinions of a l l students, but freedom of o p i n i o n should not be allowed to get so much out of hand that s l a n a e r i s a l l owed t o creep i n . Perhaps i n the case of "commentary" t h i s has been allowe d t o take p l a c e , and as a n a t u r a l consequence many people have been offended. To these people I should l i k e to o f f e r my most s i n c e r e apology. My only excuse f o r the e r r o r now i s that i t may have j o l t e d some people out of t h e i r apathy toward Union A f f a i r s . A s i t u a t i o n , w h i c h I f e e l our anonymous author i s q u i t e i n place t o mention.
You w i l l n o t i c e t h a t t h i s weeks copy of F e l i x c a r r i e s no e d i t i o n of "commentary". T h i s i s because the w r i t e r , (whoever he or she i s ) has e i t h e r l e f t the country, hibernated, run out of i n k o r i s j u s t p l a i n scared. I f so, I hope that the controversy w i l l make him a l l the more anxious to express h i s opinions . I w r i t e t h i s a r t i c l e a i t t i n g back i n the Upper Lounge of the Union, knowing very h a p p i l y , that as t h i s i s the l a s t e d i t i o n of F e l i x t h i s term i t w i l l not be p o s s i b l e f o r any would be "Cassandra" to r u i n my Christmas Dinner, and i n t h i s mood I should l i k e to take my leave of you f o r t h i s term and year, w i s h i n g you, on b e h a l f of myself and the whole e d i t o r i a l s t a f f a very Happy Christmas.
Lear S i r , I would l i k e p u b l i c l y to lodge a complaint against c e r t a i n of your a c t i o n s as E d i t o r of ' F e l i x " i n the last issue. An anonymous commentary on union a f f a i r s was published, which, although g r o s s l y inaccurate f a c t u a l l y , and c h i l d i s h i n i t s iaeas, was answered by mys e l f i n an a r t i c l e that was not p r i n t e d . You lacked, o i r , the courage to t e l l me that my answer was not to be published, and l e d me t o b e l i e v e t h a t i t would.be. I t was not u n t i l the day of i s s u e that I found that the a r t i c l e had been l e f t out. However, the r e a l complaint I have i s that i t was agreed long ago that when any i n d i v i d u a l , ( o r i n d i v i d u a l s ) was attacked i n ' F e l i x " , he should have the opportunity to r e p l y i n the same i s s u e . I t i s S i r , y o u r anonymous c o n t r i b utor's r i g h t , provided he i s a member of the Union, to w r i t e what he sees f i t concerning Union a f f a i r s , and w i t h that I have no complaint. . might have hoped, though, that an E d i t o r whose E d i t o r i a l pleaded f o r the U n i v e r s i t y outlook would r e a l i s e that f r e e speech was a p r e r e q u i s i t e of such an outlook, which means a l l p o i n t s of view being put. May I i n c l o s i n g r e f e r t o two of the statements i n the o f f e n d i n g commentary. F i r s t l y , the Union meeting was not inquorate. and secondly, C o u n c i l made a recommendation to the union meeting conc e r n i n g the C a r n i v a l proceeds. The Union then came to a d e c i s i o n . This i s , , I b e l i e v e , an i n f i n i t e l y b e t t e r arrangement than C o u n c i l making a d e c i s i o n and s c a r c e l y bothering to t e l l the Union. Yours s i n c e r e l y , Lea A l l e n . P r e s i d e n t , I.C.U.
CLOTH CAPS
I am somewhat d i s t r e s s e d Dy the tons used by the author of the "Commentary" i n your l a s t i s s u e , w i t h regard t o the M a r x i s t subt-group of the L i t a r a r y He s t a t e s t h a t and Debating S o c i e t y . the group are an embarrassment not only t o the S o o i e t y but t o the Union as a whole, and should t h e r e f o r e not be o f i c i a l l y recognised i n any way. This p o i n t of view seems t o be symptomatic of an i n t o l e r a n c e which i s only t o o common i n t h i s country, an i n t o l e r ance towards any p o i n t of view t h a t i s not considered " r e s p e c t a b l e " . London U n i v e r s i t y i s the home o f an vigorous an atmosphere of s e l f expression a3 can be found anywhere i n the world. R a c i a l , r e l i g i o u s or p o l i t i c a l i n t o l e r a n c e i s almost nonaxistsnt, and, f a r from being an embâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; arassment, the presence o f extreme elements i s considered a source o f p r i d e , an i n d i c a t i o n o f the d i v e r s i t y o f o p i n ion among students and of t h e i r z e a l f o r Thus i t i s a sad t h i n g expressin g i t . t h a t the L i t a r a r y and Debating S o c i e t y whose very e x i s t e n c e hinges on the f r e e dom o f o p i n i o n , should f e e l i t s e l f comp e l l e d t o disown the M a r x i s t group. I t may be argued t h a t the M a r x i s t s advocate a system of government t h a t does not a l l o w p e r s o n a l l i b e r t y . To my mind this i s irrelevant. E x t r e m i s t groups have no chance of t h r i v i n g except i n a s o c i e t y t h a t i s fundamentally r o t t e n . The spread.of i n t o l e r a n c e and u l t r a conformity can o n l y help such a s i t u a t i o n t o come about. Yours s i n c e r e l y , I.N.
Dear S i r , I should l i k e t o p o i n t out t h a t the remarks concerning the proposed M a r x i s t Forum, i n the anonymous commentary i n the l a s t i s s u e of " F e l i x " were t o t a l l y incorrect. F a r from attempting t o form the S o c i e t y i l l e g a l l y the w r i t e r surely knows t n a t we have over f u l f i l l e d the c o n s t i t u t i o n a l requirements j u s t as we d i d f o u r years ago when we were r e f u s e d p e r m i s s i o n t o become a f u l l society. The w r i t e r r e v e a l s the reason f o r these smears when appealing f o r our S o o i e t y not t o be recognised i n any form. P o s s i b l y the embarrassment he or she w r i t e s o f , i s due t o h i s or her own embarassment a t any group o f people b e i n g prepared t o speak t h e i r minds openly. Yours f a i t h f u l l y , Judy Cox. ( f o r proposed M a r x i s t Forum}
Dear S i r , Although I u s u a l l y f i n d " F e l i x " enjoyable to read and r e l i a b l e i n i t s f a c t s , I was h o r r i f i e d and deeply grieved to read the opening paragraph of "The F l a y s the Thing". The d e s c r i p t i o n of England's greatest county was t y p i c a l of that uninformed view held by the bowler hatted, umbrella c a r r y i n g members of the sprawling suburbia that s t r e t c h e s from the" south coast to Birmingham.
Guy
Dear S i r ,
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
F o r tho3e who would d i s c o v e r the t r u t h about " c l o t h caps", I l k l a ' Moor, Gordale Scar (which i s i n the limestone area of the d a l e s ) , the 3ronte country, and the other a t t r a c t i o n s of t h i s county, may I recommend the I.C.I.H.G. E a s t e r v a c a t i o n tours. In f a o t anyone who i s i n t e r e s t e d i n seeing the countrysid e by walking, canoeing or c y c l i n g next E a s t e r should look at the "Youth H o s t e l Group" n o t i c e board by the concert h a i l NOW as bookings have to be made e a r l y f o r the more popular areas. Yours e t c . , Roger M. Henson.
I n the l a s t i s s u e of " F e l i x " , vou make wbat I can only d e s c r i b e a petty a t t a c k upon the M a r x i s t Sub-group, under the p l e a t h a t i t i s an "embarrassment" t o the I.C. Union. How t h i s comes about we are not * o i d , the reason o b v i o u s l y being t h a t your accusations are f a l s e . Since i n the 3ame i s s u e we are r e g a l e d w i t h an a r t i c l e upon the l a c k of p o l i t i c a l freedom i n South A f r i c a , one cannot but wonder at the philosophy o f one who would deny the 3ame freedom a t home, w i t .in h i s own C o l l e g e . Perhaps he r e a l l y p r e f e r s the p o l i c i e s of Iir. I r v i n g , and may v i o l a t e the f r e e d om o f the press by not p r i n t i n g t h i s letter.. Yours d i s g u s t e d l y , P.J. Roberts (Fred) Phys. I I I .
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Dear Sir, Laat week I sent you a l e t t e r which you did not publish* due to i t s disappearance from your letter-rank. I would l i k e , i f I may Mr. Editor,to summarise some of the points made i n this l e t t e r , 1. That no anonymous "Viewpoint" be published i n "Felix" because a) an anonymous writer may l i e and d i s tort without fear, b) any writer's qualifications to write on a particular subject should be known. 2. That both sides of controversial issues, raised i n "Felix", should be argued i n the same issue because a) mud sticks, and l i e s and distortions are more easily exposed i f replied to immediately, b) a Union meeting, an S.C.C. meeting or some other meeting may meet without i t s members having had an opportunity to read both points of view, e) common courtesy. Unfortunately, as you are aware Mr. Editor, this l e t t e r disappeared, only to reappear a f t e r "Felix" had gone to print. In this same issue of "Felix" an extremely l i b e l l o u s and untruthf u l anonymous a r t i c l e appeared. Since a f a i r number of people knew i n advance of my letter, and the anonymous Viewpoint was concerned to insinuate against myself (and others), i t does not seem unreasonable to suspect that my letter's disappearance, may not have been accidental. The insinuations against myself I f e e l should be dealt with f i r s t l y at the next S.C.C. meeting so, f o r the present, I w i l l content myself with but one comment. On the very same notice on the Union Council* Notice Board, whioh announced the proposed formation of a Marxist Forum, and whioh was referred to by your correspondent, there also appeared the constitutionally necessary l i s t of supporting signatories whioh your anonymous writer implied were non-existent. I t seems d i f f i cult to believe that he (or she) oan, be such a l i a r and yet be a member of I.C. Union. lours f a i t h f u l l y , John Cox
PICCADILLY CIRCUS? Dear S i r , I have observed of late many expanses of windowless walls i n the new blocKs under construction. .Might I asK what function these walls are going to serve and i f there i s any truth i n the rumour that "the Great L i t t l e Cigarette" i s going to be advertiaed (in neon lights) on the wall of the new Physics block? If there i s any truth i n this rumour, i t has my blessings and those of many others. Since i f this stretch of wall and the many othera which w i l l soon abound i n the new Imperial College are u t i l i s e d to their best advantage Union funds should increase by leaps and bounds. I therefore urge a l l Union o f f i c i a l s to contact the College autho r i t i e s and the leading chewing-gum manufacturers immediately i n order that the metamorphosis of I.C. should take plaoe as soon as possible. Yours f a i t h f u l l y , G.M. Harris ( C i v i l 2)
WINE TASTING- UGH \
Dear S i r ,
Dear Sir,
As you w i l l know, Imperial College Union today passed a resolution to boycott certain South African goods. I deplore this motion at the time and s t i l l do deplore i t . As several people have since told me that they were unable to understand the logic of my objection, (a by no means infrequent occurrence lately) I would l i k e to repeat i t here. I firmly believe that the way to correct erroneous and e v i l beliefs i s by argument and discussion. We should use the constitutional procedure a v a i l able to us and try to apply pressure on our own government u n t i l they do this, rn the meantime I object to the method of holding a p i s t o l , economic or otherwise, at someone's head, to make them change their beliefs - even though I aa aware that they are not so scrupulous.
On Tuesday evening I had the unfortunate experience to attend a wine tasting society session at the college.
Be that as i t may,the point I wish to raise i s as follows. The inference of the Union meeting i s that i f the Union feels morally bound to follow this oourse, then we, as loyal members, are surely bound to support i t by following the same course as individuals. (I gather that this was not intended by I, for the reasons the proposers.) expressed above, have no intentiona of doing so.
I am writing thia only because I am a holder of an elected union office and on this oourse of action I CANNOT SUPPORT THE UNION AT ALL. In the c i r cumstances, aa some people may consider this to be one of the most important actions taken by the Union, I should, i f the union as a whole considered my lack of support undesirable i n a Union offloor,be reluctantly compelled to resign. - This situation w i l l , however, I hope not occur. Yours sincerely, John R. Loome.
SCRUTINY Dear S i r , As editor of Scrutiny I apologise, f i r s t l y , for some technical errors i n our p i l o t edition and, aecondly, f o r giving some people misconceptions as to But l e t the true colours of humanism. me emphasise that i t was a p i l o t edition.
I am, however, rather sorry that Mr. Lewis should be so unwilling to hear the other man's point of view, as to auggest that Scrutiny should cease to Particularly ao as Mr. be published. Lewis has sent me, in my capacity aa editor of Scrutiny, a very interesting I had assumed and reasonable letter. that this was meant for our next edition whioh w i l l be appearing next term. I had planned to include Mr. Lewis' letter,and 1 shall s t i l l do so with his permission.
I nave, i n fact, enough material to produce a complete issue from the letters I have received. I f e e l that this alone i s sufficient j u s t i f i c a t i o n for assuming our pilot edition was, by and large, a worth while venture.
I am not afraid to hear Mr. Lewis' criticism of Scrutiny: but I shall not cease to publish, on the advice of a gentleman who i s proud to c a l l himself bigoted and dogmatic. Youra sincerely, Bob Finch
The Wine Tasting Society i s ao shockingly run that the wine i s passed in a small glass from person to person. To taste the wine after other people, who have already shaken, sniffed, and f i n a l l y mouthed the glass, i s particularly disgusting. The only people who truly taste the wine are the committee who, with remarkable audacity, s i t apart from the other people present, making i t a very unsocial occasion indeed. The Imperial College, or should i t be the School of Mines Wine Tasting Sooiety, i s an organised mockery of wine tasting. C.G.
Davies (3rd C i v i l )
Dear S i r , On behalf of the Imperial College Vine Tasting Society Committee, we would like to take this opportunity or thanking Mr. Davies for his l e t t e r concerning the running of the Wine-testing Society and the remarks contained therein. Hif suggestions, however, are than that one might expect from one who has attended only one meeting for they i l l u s t r a t e an unfortunate lack of knowledge on the subject of both wine-tasting and the finances of Union Clubs and Societies. One must at a l l times, strike a compromise between what i a to be desired For example and what can be afforded. there have been attendances as high as 70 at a meeting when 6 wines have been tasted, with the result that 420 glasses would be necessitated i f each member were to have his own personal ÂŁ dozen) a luxury far beyond that whioh our finances w i l l allow. On the other hand, we could supply each person with a bowl, water and small towel, with which to remove the traces of each wine from the glaee following a tasting. As for the "shaken,sniffed, and f i n a l l y mouthed "remark one can only say in reply that the whole of the wine industry from Oporto, through Bordeaux and Burgundy, and into Hungary must consist of some particularly disgusting gentlemen. We regret that Mr. Davie* objects to the fact that the Committee s i t with the speaker, but we would beg to point out that someone has to be available to pour out the wines at a signal from the latter, and i f he feels that, by their geographical position i n the room, the members of the committee are assisted i n disposing of more wine than he, then we regret that Mr. Davies i s sadly mistaken. Tne Comalttea, therefore, would be only too pleased to meet Mr. Davies personally and endeavour to put some of hia ideas on wine-tasting into practice, aa I am only too sure last year's Committee would have been, consisting aa i t did a l most entirely of Guildsmen, who, l i k e Minesmen, are s t i l l members of imperial College Union. We hope, therefore, that at future meetings of the Wine-tasting Society, we have the benefit of Mr. Davies' wide knowledge and experience i n wine-tasting, rather than having to discuss matters of common interest with him i n thia rather laborious and impersonal manner. Tours f a i t h f u l l y , Tne Committee of the Imperial College fine-tasting Society.
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RCS. NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Two l a d i e s n i g h t s , one Nobel Laureate main Guest, and an e f f i c i e n t team o f b e e r w a i t e r s . What oould go wrong? As u n p r e d i c t a b l e as ever the f o u r R.C.S. Fresher' s Dinners p r o v i d e d some strange new features.A rubber mat thrower ; a team o f weak h l a d d e r e * r a d i c a l s ; an unscrupulous bear snatchers ; a cihain smoker a s s a u l t e d by devout R o y a l i s t s ; were prepared t o remedy a l l these l i t t l e t r o u b l e s . But the f i r s t Dinner went so smoothly t h a t we concluded, A u n t i e must have been mistaken; people were g e t t i n g n i o e r . C h a r l i e ushered us from the s h e r r y t o the Dinner and d i n e d us t o the speeches . H a p p i l y r e c e i v e d . P r o f . B a r r e r p l a y e d the l o v a b l e r e m i n i s c i n g F.R.S.. Les A l l e n the w i t t y f r i e n d l y student k i n g , w h i l e M i t c h and Theata d i s c u s s e d how out o f p l a c e they both f e l t . I f G u i l d s had S i r F r e d e r i c k Handley Page, R.C.S. a t t h e i r seoond d i n n e r had E r n e s t Wayne t h e g r e a t Canadian l i t e r a t e , f o l l ower o f Dylan Thomas and 'Herbert Ogg'. H i s f u m b l i n g , t e c h n i c a l speech on Love and Photography ,packed w i t h phony p h i l o s o p h y and misquotations d e l i g h t e d an awe i n s p i r e d s t a g d i n n e r - i n c l u d i n g a group of nomads, dressed i n the d a s h i n g , d i r t y dandy uniforms only a s s o c i a b l e w i t h R.C.S. g e o l o g i s t s . Few r e a l i s e that be was an amiable but unknown exchange teacher whom we: r e c r u i t e d an hour beforehand t o f i l l a g h a s t l y guest gap. A piano, a jbke from Dr. Raimes and a sweet K a n g e l l a i n the Bar convinced us. People were n i o e r . What would you do i f a f t e r a concentrated, e n t r a n c i n g c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h p r o f e s s o r B l a c k e t t you happened t o glance round to f i n d your other guest engaged i n a Beer b a t t l e ? Would you walk out and c r y duok? or f a l l on your fork? I myaelf d i d none of these, f o r i t was apparent that P r o f e s s o r B l a o k e t t the g r e a t e s t s c i e n t i s t a t t e n d i n g a F r e s h e r s ' dinner - was r e v e l l i n g i n i t all. He d i s o u s s e d h i s n a v a l days, the l i f e l e s s n e s s of today's students , the d u l l n e s s of Commemoration Day, and t h e aerodynamics o f a s t r a y mat r e t u r n i n g t o r o o s t on an unsuspecting f r e s h e r .
L.U.D.S. Once a g a i n , I.C.D.S. entered t h i s f e s t i v a l i n i t s t r a d i t i o n a l manner o f not knowing whether t o t r y t o w i n o r t o g i v e f r e s h e r s a c t i n g experience. Again f o l l o w i n g precedent the c a s t was mainly composed o f new members o f the S o c i e t y who a c q u i t t e d themselves v e r y f a v o u r a b l y under the r a t h e r c h a o t i c arrangements o f h a v i n g t o r e h e a r s e i n n e a r l y every room i n I.C. Union. A l s o , the d i s c o v e r y t h a t one costume had been l e f t b e h i n d , and having t o s l a p on make-up i n t e r r i f i c h a s t e , were not conducive t o calm nerves on the n i g h t . The p l a y , a modern a d a p t a t i o n o f "Pseudolus" by P l a u t u s , was, w h i l e b e i n g v e r y o r i g i n a l , r a t h e r d i f f i c u l t t o stage convincingly. I t was mainly concerned w i t h the e f f o r t s o f a s l a v e (Pseudo.) t o recover h i s master's m i s t r e s s from a f a t e worse than death w i t h an army captain i n foreign service. Unfortunatel y , much o f the i n t e r e s t i n g v e r n a c u l a r whioh I am assured e x i s t s i n the o r i g i n a l had t o be toned down i n t r a n s l a t i o n . Pseudolus was p l a y e d w i t h g r e a t v e r v e by Andrew Chalmers, under the handicap o f a f a l s e p o t - b e l l y and enormous
Calm oame, we want, b i l g e d beer, sang songs and only vaguely dreamt the thought. "Who wants people to be n i c e , anyway?" Morphy week, which w i l l go down i n H i s t o r y as Morphy week, was i d e a l f o r With the l a s t n i c e , q u i e t l a d i e s n i g h t . a s m a l l f i f t y - m a n esoort,two doubles and a running-board eaoape from Weeks H a l l i n t o another aggressive scrum of 'Mechanics' the R.C.S. P r e s i d e n t began an unusual evening. However P r o f e s s o r P o r t e r d i d not throw beer a t Lady Anne Thome, nor d i d Dr. Stephens pose as C h a r l e s Dickenb (these were confused rumours a r i s i n g from one of my many nightmares t h i s Autumn). C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s go t o Mr. Mooney who d i d not put us on war r a t i o n s and the R.C.S. marr-who s h i e l d e d e n t e r i n g guests from a suapioious g o r i l l a gang of doubtf u l l origin. T h i s , the happiest dinner of a l l ended i n a few moments f o r goodbyes i n the I.C.W.A. lounge. Then R.C.S. courageous but ungregarious had to ehoose between t r o u s e r l e s s communion w i t h the boys and t h e i r c a s t l e i n the Queen's. A p a t i a l observer oonments: "A t r o u s e r l e s s R.C.S. I x o e c u t i v e saw t h e i r P r e s i d e n t r o a r a strange ohant from the quad w a l l , shout f o r some t r a n s a c t i o n i n v o l v i n g a Union and a Horse, and plung d e s p e r a t e l y i n t o a blood t h i r s t y mob of what now appear to have been d r u i d l a b o u r e r s on t h e i r way to a s a c r i f i c e a t their shrine i n Wiltshire. I am s t i l l g l a d that the R.C.S. Geology department had decided a g a i n s t kidnapping an unmascoted p r e s i d e n t e a r l i e r t h a t day (the very thought!) Most of the two hundred and f i f t y F r e s h e r s have been i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e i r Union and next year they w e i l l e n t e r t a i n a new group of R.C.S. students. S e v e r a l members of s t a f f are now more c l o s e l y l i n k e d to the Union. However the d i n n e r s have f a i l e d i f the hosts and t h e i r guests p a r t and f o r g e t the Union. Some do, and many w i l l pass through C o l l e g e l i f e withou t i t s having any impact on them a t a l l . The o t h e r s w i l l reap the benefits. John H. F o r s t e r .
b u i l t - o u t feet. G i l l i a n H a r r o l d , as the b r o t h e l - k e e p e r , coped w e l l w i t h a p a r t whioh I f e e l sure i s f a r removed from her nature, managing v e r y w e l l a r e a l l y v i l e Birmingham accent. A l s o worthy o f mention i s N i g e l K i n g , who brought t h e house down w i t h h i s d e l i g h t f u l p l a y i n g o f an e f f e t e young nobleman. The " l a d i e s of the house", s u r e l y the most t h a n k l e s s of p a r t s , were p l a y e d by Brenda T a p l i n , Rosemary K e r f o o t and B e v e r l e y B r a d f o r d ; who, I f e e l , had a l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y i n living'the part, f o r which I would c e r t a i n l y not blame them. The stage manager was C h r i s N i c h o l a s , under whose commendably e f f i c i e n t d i r e c t i o n a l l r a n smoothly, once we got on t e the U.L.U. stage. C o l i n Dixon,the d l r e c t o r ( h e d e c l i n e d the t i t l e 'producer') d i d v e r y w e l l t o induce some cohesion i n t o a somewhat d i s j o i n t e d play. I t i s , perhaps, t o be r e g r e t t e d t h a t the a d j u d i o a t o r and he had a fundamental disagreement on the way i n whioh the p l a y aheuld be presented, which was no f a u l t o f e i t h e r o f them. F r i d a y - Dec. 10th The Dramatic S o c i e t y ' s P r o d u c t i o n "Without the P r i n c e " 7.30 p.m. Saturday - Dec.
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NEWS L a s t Saturday n i g h t a t t h e New V i c t o r i a Cinema the Modern J a z z Quartet gave t h e i r l a s t show o f t h e i r present tour. The performance, was a v e r y d i s a p p o i n t i n g a f f a i r as oompared w i t h M.J.Q. standards. T h i s was mainly due t o t h e presence o f t h e two B r i t i s h guest s t a r s , Ronnie R03S ( b a r i t o n e sax) Their and Joe H a r r i o t t ( a l t o s a x ) . s t y l e o f p l a y i n g w i t h complicated solos s t r a i g h t out o f a poor E l l i n g t o n band, j u s t d i d not f i t i n w i t h the suave and s o p h i s t i c a t e d j a z z p l a y e d by the M.J.Q. The oombined o u t f i t completely s p o i l t a f i n e standard p i e c e such as "Django", the o n l y item b e a r a b l e b e i n g Ros3's treatment o f "Body and S o u l " . The q u a r t e t , however, were t h e i r u s u a l immaculate s e l v e s , as was apparent i n items r a n g i n g from " I ' l l Remember A p r i l " , "The Queen Fancy", e t c . t o new However, the p i e c e s l i k e "Concierge". a c o u s t i c s o f the New V i c t o r i a l e f t muoh t o be d e s i r e d , f o r i t s p o i l t the economical and s e n s i t i v e piano p l a y i n g The other s o l o i s t , o f John Lewis. M i l t Jackson on v i b e s , p l a y e d many i n t e r e s t i n g and i n t r i c a t e s o l o s , and c e r t a i n l y maintained my o p i n i o n t h a t he i s the g r e a t e s t v i b e s p l a y e r i n the world.
Connie Kay on drums and Percy Heath on bass s t o l e the show.Connie Kay> by p r e c i s e technique, always o b t a i n e d a b e a t i f u l sound from h i s instruments", which i n c l u d e d tympani, gong, t r i a n g l e and v e r y s m a l l cymbals. P e r c y Heath on bass must s u r e l y be one of the j a z z g r e a t s .
An enjoyable evening was had by a l l . We must thank the N a t i o n a l J a z z F e d e r a t i o n f o r a l l o w i n g us t o see the M.J.Q. once again.
I should l i k e i t t o be known that the weds, Record Hops a r e i n no way i n t e r c o n n e c t e d w i t h the I.C. J a z z Club
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Try to make an International settlement with tea. I f father i s taken from our dossier, i t gives rise to smells. Straight through i n tennis? Of the countryside? Do the candles go around them or do they go i n the oandles? Ten L.N.E.R. whioh provide the light. The expected mode of a dinner i n ancient Rome. Even though i t seems l i k e i t a l l the potatoes do not oome from here. They l i v e i n , but do not own. Occasions when you can l e t off steam by putting hot a p i r i t s in water, or a description of old pieces of material ( 6 , 3 , 4 )
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Service f o r the dead A brainy aide A foreign thousand A decimal line without a mail i s said to constitute a refusal. 29. The detective has a bad gent without a tan. 30 Nine taxes without ties are an addition. 31. Demand p o l i t e l y . 32. A Roman sent without h i s seat c o n s t i t u t e s one of our probable ancestors. c o n s t i t u t e s one of our probable ancestors. 33. They sound l i k e the hard way t o get to the top, but they are normally considered ill-mannered. 1. 2. 3.
DOWN. During t h i s r e i g n , r o y a l t y tended to loose t h e i r head. A r e d r a g i s supposed t o have t h i s e f f e c t on a b u l l . A motorist plays i t , but most people
W.US. IN NIGERIA That a university and the sooiety within which i t develops are i n t e r dependent i s widely recognised today. In the younger countries this relationship i s particularly important for often the university i s not aware of i t s own needs or i t s servioes to sooiety. One can say that the fostering of the university community i t s e l f t o enable i t to serve i t s e l f and society i s a cardinal aim of W.U.S. .
MOTORING NEWS The season so f a r has been a very successful one f o r the olub. In particular support f o r meetings has been very good and competitive events well supported numerically.
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l i s t e n to i t above. . The top of the column His r i c h old aunt without thia load i s a waif? If you cut the trees down i n fathers road, you w i l l f i n d a relation. London and some closed shops, or a place of further education. ( 4 , 3 , 6 ) I t used to bring a light, but now i t fines off to a point. Many a ruse, but for this once famous T.V. personality, would be a l i f e saver. I t oannot f l y , but i t i s a bird. A polite, but animal, description of the village i d i o t . A large friend who i s a timely reminder ( 3 , 3 ) . Most people are often a steak sometimes, but a brick never. Short Doctor Nine i a a meal? As oxen mean negative cutting tools...
The year started with a record number of members Joining at the freshers' reception, including several from R.C.S. and R.S.M. who were invited to join f o r the f i r s t time. Several good recent films on motoring have been shown, including a rare f i l m on the Cummins Diesel Race Car at Indianapolis, U.S.A. and Coupe des Alpes, 1958, reckoned to be one of the best films on motor sport ever made. A quiz on motoring was well reoeived and enthusiastically answered, and a talk by a member on "Special Building" started off aome l i v e l y controveray on the subject. Reoently about a dozen members t r i e d ' their hand at Driving Teats with good results, finishing 1, 2, 3, on handicap, a considerable achievement against the North London Enthusiasts C.C. and the rest of University. Bo has given a more than usual amount of trouble after the extensive professional overhaul i n summer. He reached Brighton with 55 minutes to spare having been propelled more by manpower than engine power.
(2,k) 27. Not English before, but French. 28. The seat on the compass card.
Nowadays the ooamittee consists of student representatives nominated by such bodies as the Students' Union, the U.N.S.A., the S.C.M., the Fax Romana and others. In addition to these students, ethers are appointed as members-at large,usually because or neip they are able to render t o Then there are staff the committee. members who are however i n a numerical minority. Although a staff member i s appointed chairman, students are appointed as vice-chairman and secretary.
In Nigeria, this servioe began six years ago when a committee including students and staff members was formed at the University College, Ibadan - Nigeria's sole university institution. No doubt many of the members of this committee knew next to nothing about W.U.S. and only joined i n out of a s p i r i t of adventure and fear of not being l e f t out of a "new thing". That the origina l composition was not the best i t could be was soon evident from the attitude of the college to W.U.S. Many people f e l t i t was an exclusive group camouflaging under a sweet name.
An exchange scheme has been arranged whereby a postgraduate student crosses from Nigeria to the University of B r i t i s h Columbia i n Vancouver and vice versa, under the auspices of W.U.S. The value of the personal contact involved i n this scheme oan hardly be overemphasised.
The committee's character has therefore changed i n the past years with a view to representing as many interests as possible.
More and more W.U.S. at Ibadan aims to educate the university about the need for a world university service and i t s advantages.
The W.U.S. i n Nigeria has been the reoipient of g i f t s from outside. A mimeographing machine and a typewriter donated by W.U.S. international body have helped the several student organisations within the college to meet their publishing commitments.
The plana f o r the rest of the aeaaon are well advanced and include a v i s i t to the M.S. Car Company and to Lord Montagu' a car museum at Beaulieu. The main competitive event i s the inter-college r a l l y organised by a eommittee of U.H.U.L.M.C. members from a l l the colleges of the University. Again a good entry from Guilds w i l l make success easier f o r the club.
CONSERVATIVE S0U1BTIn addressing the Society recently on the European Free Trade Association, Mr. Maurice Macmillan, M.P. f o r Halifax gave a most interesting and informative talk. However, comparatively few people attended to hear his lecture. The Society therefore encourages you to come and make future meetings as thought provoking as P o l i t i o s should be. J.G.S.
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You may remember t h a t some time ago "Bo" was removed by some Southampton students. Now i t i s possi b l e t o g i v e the f u l l s t o r y , as seen through the eyes o f the P r e s s . A large number o f newspapers, v a r y i n g from the Times t o t h e K o r t h e r n Echo, D a r l i n g t o n and the " G i o r a n l e D ' I t a l i a d e l l a Dominica" of
Roma f e a t u r e d the s t o r y .
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f i r o t i n v e s t i g a t e hew the r a i d e r s removed the c a r . F i r s t the Times. "Four s t u d e n t s made o f f w i t h t h e c a r
a f t e r spending two hours moving a dynamo . weighing a t o n and a h a l f . " The H a l i f a x C o u r i e r and Guardian - "Two doors were broken down i n g e t t i n g i t away". The N o r t h e r n Eoho D a r l i n g t o n went i n t o d e t a i l - "^Gordon Moore,aged 25 and Mike Thorne, aged 22 g o t i n t o a c o a l c e l l a r and l e t i n T e r r y Marsh, 18, and h i s 2G y e a r o l d g i r l f r i e n d Mary Sexton. They were i n t h e b u i l d i n g n e a r l y s i x hours..... Once a g a i n Sex r e a r s i t s u g l y head. The I t a l i a n paper mentioned, was v e r y b r i e f and t o t h e p o i n t "Poiche un generatore d i o o r r e n t e d e l peso d i 1500 chilogramnd impediva i l passaggio d e l l a a n t i o a "James and Browne" g l i s t u d e n t i hanno r a z z i a t o , i n una a d i a c e n t e p a l e s t r a , t u t t i i p a t t i n i a r o t e l l e ohe hanno t r o v a t o e, smontatene l e ruOte, hanno d i s s e m i n a t o s u l pavimento i c u s c i n e t t i a s f e r e s u i q u a l i hanno f a t t o r s c o r r e r e i l pesante aggeggio." " H pesante aggeggio" indeed. I t i s h i g h time t h a t these f o r e i g n newspapers got t h e i r f a c t a right. Next t o the statements made by "spokesmen" " P r e s i d e n t o f I.C." and several other worthies. Yorkshire Post"(the students) have been t o l d they w i l l be prosecuted u n l e s s the car i s returned.* The Exeter Express and Echo - ""The Car belongs t b t h e C i t y and g u i l d s Motor Club and i s a v e r y v a l u a b l e model" s a i d a, spokeman".
V a r i o u s other words were supposed t o have been s a i d by people u s u a l l y denoted by "spokesman". L o o k i n g through "these c u t t i n g s one n o t i c e s t h a t Bo i s thought t o be the mascot o f "London E n g i n e e r i n g Students", a c c o r d i n g t o such w i d e l y spaced papers as t h e B e l f a s t News l e t t e r , The Dorset D a i l y Echo and the Birmingham Post. But a l l t h e s e have a s m a t t e r i n g of t r u t h . The Evening News i n d u l g e d i n a r e a l f l i g h t o f fanoy and s t a t e d , q u i t e c a t e g c r i o a l l y , t h a t Bo i s " a 1902 De Dion Bouton". F o r some reason, b e s t known t o themselves, t h e Evening Standard s a i d "a 1902 French Boanerges Car has disappeared from I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e ." The l a s t word s h o u l d be had by our I t a l i a n f r i e n d s . In a l l justice they say " I I c a n c e l l o d e l l a v i l l e t t a abitata d a l parroco, protestante, d e l v i l l a g g i o e r a s t a t o f e s t o n a t o da p i u d i una d o z z i n a d i s o t t o v e s t i ed a l t r i indumenti m u l t i c o l o r i " .
Several weeks ago when commenting upon the Old Vic's production of "As You Like I t " , I said that i t was quite refreshing to see them trying to break away from purely conventional interpretations that have so long been handed down from generation to generation of amateur groups;. The present production of Richard II i s now The scenes I feel another step backwards. and lighting effects are as usual excellent but the acting lacks that creative imagination which a good producer should be able Richard, to enthuse into his players. a king who i s morally weak yet proudly arrogant, believing in his divine right, is brought to his tragic death by the growing forces of thos e who believe i n the right to a freely chosen monarchy. The actions and thoughts are therefore the natural-result of his attitude and the attitude of his forebears, that he was chosen of God. He i s not a play-boy nor i s he effeminate, but many times he has been presented as each and John .Justin does not step out of line. George Baker as Bollngbroke, also lacks the power and conviction of a man who i s strong and surely rather sinister when compared with Richards weakness and innocenoe. The play i s above a l l a poetio masterpiece and should not be missed,if only f o r this reason. I regret to Say that musicals, unless they are good and I mean really good, bore me more than any other type of entertainment, (including the London Zoo). Eric Spear and Charles Macarthur Hardy who have written Kookaburra which i s now running at the Princes Theatre, lack that stroke of genius that can turn a rather weak play with songs into a great show. The play without songs was Joyce Denny's, Rain Before Seven, which i s a study of an Australian household i n the "outback" into which a young rarmer implants his recently acquired English wife, natural complications arise. Tne songs or Eric Spear occasionally interupt the course or the plot but do l i t t l e more beyond tnis. ine comedy i s Australian. Let me say no more.'
A Lesbian, A woman who has murdered ler illegitimate child and a coward who betrayed hie friends i n a South American revolution, are locked together i n a. room for eternity. This i s the dramatic situation created i n Jean Paul Sartre's play "Huis Cloe" and now after years of censorship }ust released as a film under the English t i t l e of "Vicious Circle". Tnis i s Sartre's idea of h e l l . iris, the Lesbian, tries to ^ i n d consolation for her situation i n E s t i l l e . Estille tries to gain support from the masculine leader-ship of liarcia wno i n turn feeling hi a weakness tries to rind understanding through I r i a . The vicious c i r c l e i s complete. Tnia i s an experience which may shock you or t h r i l l you, but at" least I think that you must f e e l a strange sympathy with the idea. A new and well publicised recent It release i s "The Hor8e Soldiers". ia a "retake" of the well tried equation of American Cavalry, C i v i l War, innocent young aoldiers who did not want to fight in any case, and one young attractive female, preferably with red or blond h a i r . John Wayne leads the merry band, who are poisea to win the war by attacking a v i t a l supply route. The rest of the f i l m could be called, "Incidents On the Journey". This production would have been a masterpiece i n 1929. Ricci.
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EXCHANGE
As i n previous years, arrangements have been made with certain technological institutions f o r exchange scholarships. This year the following awards are open. Teohnishe Universltat. Berlin Chariot tenburg:- to a l l students f o r one year or leas, with a monthly allowance of 300 DM. Aachen Teohnische Hoohaohule:for P.G.'s i n Mining,Metallurgy, Meeh and C i v i l Eng. f o r a 9 month period with award of 300 DM a month (approx. ÂŁ235) Eidginoasiche Teohnische Hoohsohule. Zurich:- f o r P.G.'s only. An award of 4000 Swiss franos (ÂŁ235) and a stay of one session. A sound knowledge of German i s required f o r a l l posts. For further information, apply to the Registrar.
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Arthur Acland English Essay Prize
I have been asked by the Registrar to remind a l l students of this prize, the purpose of whioh i s to promote and enoourage the writing of good English. A l l entries f o r the competition must be submitted by the 15th Jan,1960 and prize money, to the t o t a l of 25 guineas w i l l be awarded to the winners. The subject f o r the essay may be any general topic,but not purely soientifle or technological. Further information and the rules of the competition w i l l be supplied by the Registrar.
ART CLUB There are many gap3 i n our C o l l e g e life gap3 whioh people are always t r y i n g t o f i l l , though sometimes c r e a t i ing; one such gap w i l l be f i l l e d (we hope i n December) by an e x h i b i t i o n of p a i n t i n g s , drawings, s c u l p t s e t c : c o n t r i b u t e d by members of I.C., b o t h students and s t a f f . The e x h i b i t i o n w i l l n o t be l a r g e but we hope, of r e a s onable q u a l i t y . Anyway, that you may judge f o r y o u r s e l v e s . judge f o r y o u r s e l v e s - i n comfort - f o r i t i s t o be h e l d i n the upper lounge. We f e e l t h a t i t i s p r e f e r a b l e to have a l i t t l e crowding i n the hangings, w i t h comfort f o r the p a t r o n s , r a t h e r than w i d e l y spaced p i c t u r e s viewed t o the music of u n r y t h m i c a l t i p i t i t a t s of heels on marble f l o o r s . Oh, by the way the f i n a l s e l e o t i o n has not y e t been made, 30 i f t h e r e i s a anyone (student o r s t a f f ) not y e t known to the A r t Club Chairman, who would l i k e to e x h i b i t , w i l l he p l e a s e contact M. Gerlooh soon. A p o i n t worthy of mention, we think, is this: there w i l l be a number of m o d e r n i s t i c or even a b s t r a c t p a i n t i n g s a l t h o u g h many people a r e f a i r l y w e l l a q u a i n t e d w i t h these s t y l e s of a r t , there are s t i l l many who misunderstand and even despise them out of hand. We p l e a d , t h e r e f o r e , to get to know and understand, to be e x c i t e d by, any form of v i s u a l or o t h e r a r t , you must set out t o l i k e them. Your l i k i n g , at f i r s t , may have no b e t t e r f o u n d a t i o n than snobbery, but i t w i l l soon c r y s t a l l i s e to e i t h e r d i s l i k e f o r good reasons or an a d m i r a t i o n w i t h s i n c e r i t y . And then, of c o u r s e , you are an A r t l o v e r w i t h much sought a f t e r o p i n i o n s ! !
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ENG1NEEPJNG NOTES ON BEARDS " I f the beard were a l l , the goat would preach." - Old Proverb. The beard i s at once the most noticeable, obvious, egotistical, exhibitionist adornment possible and the most natural thing i n the world. H i s t o r i c a l l y , beards have been revered, saved by their unfortunate owners from the block (albeit at the expense of their necks) - and singed. They have been used to disguise many intentions from the anarohic to the amorous; used to conceal disfigured skins, receding chins and the ident i t i e s of their owners. Indeed, the beard i s usually regarded as a particularly close form of camouflage whioh i s the greatest fundamental error in the 'lay' publio's beardwise thinking. For whilst concealing the lower half of the face, i t renders the whole of i t immediately recognisable. Far from being the gesture of the recluse and the hermit, abandoning the rasor is an act c a l l i n g for the strongest of characters, the bravest of men. Thus to step out of l i n e , t o leave the oommon herd, i s t o n a i l colours to the mast and stand by one's every deed. No more oan the bearded one disappear into the crowd - his reputation w i l l stay with him - the regretted deed can no more be escaped. Imagine the copper's wry smile as the maiden says "...and officer, this man had brown hair and blue eyes ..." BUT - picture the frenay of file-searching at the Yard as the incriminating fact i s revealed - "The police are believed to be looking f o r a bearded man." And we are not without d i s tinguished support - the fabulous "Bean" Holbein (Hon. Sec. of the Old Centraliana) sports a growth that i s an excellent example of this sort of tonsorlal art. Dr. Toombs - late of the E l e c t r i c a l Department and now moved wisely to be a vacuum cleaner tycoon frightened would-be engineers with his agressive hirsute appendage (endless euphemisms have been devised for this natural phenomenon).. And we are not without our Royal Patronage ....... Practical bints to those intending to fallow the present trend might not come amiss. There i s no known f e r t i l i s e r . Washing i s not something to worry about unduly - the frequent application of hot soup, black coffee and beer i s usually sufficient t o keep the number of fauna down to oomfortable figures. Assymetry i n the trim should be suffered rather than oarrected as the l a t t e r i s l i k e l y to lead to the gradual depletion (known as "whisker whittle" - a trouble often encountered i n ambitious barbers). And NEVER l e t a woman "tidy i t up" remember Solomon. Talking of women (subject normal) -the incidence of whisker has been s t a t i s t i c a l l y proved to depend on a favourable attitude on the part of the opposite sex. At the moment there i s s t i l l a novelty value to the man with a tas; an approach known as the "I've always wanted to try...." At any rate - i t i s f a i r proof of.the g i r l ' s depth of feeling (?). On the question of style - those who object t o the wide range of shapes and sixes should take comfort from Bottom i n "Midsummer Night's Dream"s"I w i l l disoharge i t i n either your straw-ooloured beard, your orange tawny beard, your purple i n grain beard, or your French-crown colour beard, your perfect yellow." , anyway, Anne l i k e s mine, Jack.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Community development has been defined as: "A movement designed to promote better l i v i n g for the whole community with the w i l l i n g participation and on the i n i t i a t i v e of the oommunity*. People have, of oourse, been trying to improve their own and other peoples' lives for many oenturies. The new things about 'oommunity development' are the standardisation of techniquea and the deliberate and determined application of these techniques as a matter of government policy. As Mr. Kojo Batsio, Minister of Education snd Social Welfare, i n what was then the Gold Coast, said i n 1951: "Community Development i s an attack on ignorance, aparthy and prejudice on poverty, disease and isolation - on a l l the d i f f i c u l t i e s whioh hinder the progress of a community. It i s an education ••• designed to teach people not merely how to read but how to l i v e . Passive reception of ideals or information i s not enough: every programme should be designed through the stimulation of i n i t i a t i v e or... local self-help." One can imagine almost the same words being used by S i r Keith Murray, International Chairman of W.U.S., to describe many of the aspects of World University Servioe; indeed the same v i t a l words, essential to both organisations, are used - self-help. Just how closely the two are linked together was going to be witnessed, and perhaps even determined, when over forty participants, from a l l over the world, oame together this Summer i n West Africa, financed through the auspices of W.U.S. by Shell and other such firms. The programme was divided into two parts, essentially a theoretical side, followed by practical experience, and as suoh i t was a Workshop Conference. The theorectical side took the form of a conference held i n Sierra Leone, organised by W.U.S. i n conjunction with Fourah Bay College. Tt lasted a week and contained a very f u l l schedule of lectures, addresses and commission meetings. Leisure time was unfortunately limited, but the many receptions given by neighbouring towns and villages as well as the Governor's and Mayor's enabled one to meet many people from a l l strata of l i f e , and also see some of the crude beauty of this mountainous region. The l a t t e r part of the programme was i n Ghana where W.U.S. with the help of the Voluntary Work Camps Association, Ghana, organised three work camps, each i n a village between 100 and 200 miles from Accra. The Workshop was not a complete success - not a l l the participants-were happy doing manual labour. These people had been brought up with the idea that mannual work was below the i n t e l l e c t ual. Very few changed that outlook. The schedule could have been bettered, for the f i n a l evaluation was rather short, and the experience whioh followed the early introductions at the conference would have been more valuable i f obtained earlier. We did, however, see many of us l e f t with a far deeper understanding of the simple words self-help.
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The project tackled by the group of which I was a member was i n Kikam, a small village by the sea, where we were to help build a market place. It i s d i f f i c u l t to try and describe what happened i n the short fortnight we lived, slept and worked with these happy, and yet so primitive, villagers. One must picture a dusty collection of mud huts, whose occupants busied themselves only with the basic essentials of material need, happy when the whole family unit, consisting of three or four generations, i s together and i n good health. One oan catch a glimpse of this l i f e , when one oonsiders the fact that no-one has ever been known to steal anything i n Kikam. •With the encouragement of the Mass Education Authorities, the Chief and his Elders, and most important of a l l , the villagers, had decided that they would be cleaner, more hygenio and oomfortable than the dusty mud roads. The market would also attract nearby villagers to Kikam and they would bring, i n turn, broader vision and understanding. It was almost an attack on isolation. Our organised effort, starting at 6,30 a.m. and continuing into the afternoon, was.the focal point, to the v i l l a g e r s , at f i r s t of amusement and entertainment. I t was new and almost unique to see white and black hands grappling with the hard earth to set the foundation of t h i s project. But soon they were with us, shoulder to shoulder, with their numbers vastly multiplying the work done. The focal point had switched to one of common effort, - this was Community Development. I should l i k e to reoall two happenings which i l l u s t r a t e some o f the difference between our societies, and bring back to me perhaps the happiest moments of the past Summer. One day, several tons of sand were required for the concrete floors and a promised lorry had f a i l e d to materialise. An Elder called upon the women present to go and bring their friends and their cooking pots and pans. Soon, there were some 200 women gathered, gaily chattering, laughing and joking, each with a large bowl on her head. Like an army of ants, they moved to and f r o from the beach to the work s i t e , a distance of over a quarter of a mile, and the sand was moved before noon. On another occasion we had to carry many concrete blocks made previously by the villagers, to the site. At f i r s t they were carried individually, u n t i l , inspired by weariness, the students started a chain, showing by example, how the blocks could be moved without walking. Within seconds the villagers had joined, and the blocks were swinging rhythmically along the 100-yard chain, helped along After by numerous ohants and songs. that, no matter what had to be moved, no matter how f a r i t had to be flioved, a chain was formed, and a l i l t i n g melody came forth.
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CONFIDENTIAL
We hear that a young ICWARIAN has been carrying a torch for a certain miner for some time. May we wish her the best of luok. Another outbreak of spo-o-rt has been noticed i n the E l e c t r i c a l Engineering Department. Could this be due to those renowned French sportsmen Amp, Ohm and Erg? Recently the Union has been aware of a strange figure, to be seen creeping in and out of the snooker room. What he does i n there a l l day i s a mystery. Rumour -has i t , that notwithstanding the various factors concerned, a young gentleman of this Union, to the horror of his friends, has, so to speak, gone bonkers, as i t were. Tough!
NELSONS COLUMN Have you a grievance? If so, then raiae the natter at the next I.C. Union Meeting. The Executive Can arrange to Ban anything - even lectures i f you decide that you d i s l i k e them! Members of I.C.W.A. Are you aware that one of your most enterprising experiments in recent years haa failed? Your Mr. I.C.W.A. i s planning to send i n hia resignation, before your next general meeting beoause he f e e l s that he i s unable to please you a l l . Congratulations to John B e l l on his recent engagement and to "Oggi" on gaining his Ph.D. A series was started i n Phoenix l a s t year entitled "They oame to Imperial". In the coming Xmas issue of Phoenix a new series to be commenced under the t i t l e "They l e f t Imperial" in whioh the l i f e of a recently well self-publioised student w i l l be reviewed. Spectators at the recent Mines Dept. Snd Year and 3 r d Year Soccer matoh decided that i t was perhaps his excess Vteight that prevented the referee, Richard Garaett, from keeping up with She b a l l . On v i s i t i n g the College doctor on the following day, however, R.H.T. learnt that he was suffering from lumbago. His colleague Mr. Ewart, has been heard to warn him that the stage i s gout and then thrombosis.
SVtfliViMlNG Last Friday the olub swam and played polo against Q.M.C, The swimmers were overwhelmed, I.C. being unable to win a single event. The polo would not have taken place i f i t had not been f o r A. Eylea, who shinned precariously up to the roof on a rope to free a jammed net. I.C. won the polo after a hard struggle by 2 goals to 1. However Q.M.C. were unable to score a f t e r I.C's Capt. was ordered out of the water during the second half. The 3 r d team fought well to beat Morphy-Riohards W 5 .
SKIING The photograph shows John Pearce on the Hahnenkamn,Kitzbuhel,Auatria, a f t e r only ten days experience with last years party at Kits* The I.C. party to Saas Fee this year i a now full,but there are many others that are not yet complete,including t r i p s to Saalbach i n Austria, and Leysin and Saas Fee (at Christmas i n Switzerland,where there i s already good ski-ing snow.
A SOCCER MATCH
At 2.30 p.m. on Sunday the 29th November a football match took place between the seconu and third year Miners i n Hyde Park. Many spectators gathered during the course of the game, and were treated to a display of soccer that kept them i n f i t s of laughter for Contributory factors over an hour. were several. F i r s t of a l l there was the fact that the larger part of both teams was made up of rugger, and not soccer players, then to help matters the pitch was about two inches deep i n mud, and f i n a l l y there had been a small birthday oelebration for Jack Mawdesley before the match. The following i s an unbiased account of the match offered by M.J. Matthews, I. H i l l , E. Spursht, H. Howell and B. Hindley. As the teams tottered on to the lush mud of Hyde Park Stadium i t was obvious that they were going to give a never-tobe forgotten display of soccer s k i l l s and sartorial styles. The teams, staggering a l i t t l e under the weight of their lunchtime refreshment, lined up with roughly eleven on each side, a whistle was blown, and play commenced .... For twenty minutes chaos reigned and Muddy Matthews raced from end to end exhorting his men to score i n either goal and at the same time trying to avoid Mopper Mawdesley, then ten minutes before half time i t happened. Swivel-Hips Howard collected the b a l l near the halfway l i n e , beat five men with one body-swerve, causing Creasem Creasey and Blotto Otto to collide with a crash that shook the surrounding buildings. Meanwhile a t h i r t y yard trot took Swivel-Hips to the outside right position from where he slipped a pass to Suave Harv., who, after a moment of indecision, accidentally got r i d of the b a l l . The b a l l rebounded from defender to defender and f i n a l l y a Charlton-like shot from ace inside f a r ward Deadly Hedley screamed inside the post to oome to rest some two feet over the l i n e . At this point the goalie Leave-it-to-ms Longden, emerged from the mud and appealed for offside. The referee, Gorgeous Garnett (dressed i n Paris suede shoe3 and Portobello Road trousers) made his one correct decision of the afternoon and allowed the goal. With the halftime score at 1-0, both teams having had a quick drag and a pep talk from their many supporters whose comments were as follows"???*'.!! you shower", Mines 2 continued the slaughter. They put two more goals i n the net but both were disallowed by the ref. who, finding himself unable to keep up with the play, and being an honest man, oould not allow goals he did not see.
CROSS COUNTRY On Wednesday 25th. November the second team were hosts to teams from University College,Kings College, Royal Veterinary College, and the Lsndon School of Economics, in. a match i n tne ÂŁnd Division of the London League. They won by a very wide margin, individual honours going to Paul Auton who was f i r s t . Ed. Bennett ran well to f i n i s h third while the unpredictable George Turner, who was not nominated for the team, but took part, ran a blinder and finished fourth. On the following Saturday the f i r s t team were the guests of Lloyds Bank and ran over a course at Hayes i n Kent, while the second team travelled out to Coxtie Green i n Essex to run against Queen Mary College and Goldsmiths College. At Hayes, good packing by the I.C. men. who occupied a l l positions from 3 to 10, won the day. Old man S i l l y , who has on numerous occasions threatened to r e t i r e , ran as usual and finished 10th. At Coxtie Green the second team defeated their opponents i n spite of a l l but one of the scoring runners going o f f course. The man who knew the geography Chris James, finished t h i r d , closely followed by Clare (5), Butler (6) and Fearn ( 7 ) . Wednesday 2nd December 3aW the f i r s t team t r a v e l l i n g cut to Reading for a match with the l o c a l University. This was won by 62 pts. to 79 p r i n c i p a l l y due to the efforts of John -Collins (2) and Jim Bernard ( 3 ) . Last Saturday (5th Dec.) a f i r s t team raoe against Ranelagh Harriers and Southampton University was combined with a second team matoh against R.AiF. The f i r s t team lost to Cranwell. Ranelagh Harriers by two points but defeated Southampton, while the second team disgraced i t s e l f i n losing to The race was very fast and Cranwell. several personal records were broken by large margins. For the f i r s t team the ace U.L.runners Barber and Cleator finished second and t h i r d respectively. First home f o r the second team was D. Fearn ably supported by C. James.
Far a further ten minutes the two forward lines struggled manfully with the conditions, and suddenly Gorgeous Garnett finding play within range of his whistle, blew f u l l time; the better team had won. Note: Allegations that the referee was bribed are completely unfounded. The Teams:
(points awarded f o r individual s k i l l s i n parentheses.)
MINES 2 However, the play was not a l l with Mines 2; after a s c i n t i l l a t i n g run, Bookie Banks cracked i n a shot which the impregnable T. Caddy palmed round the Creasem Creasy post for a corner. curved the b a l l into the goalmouth from the resulting corner and T. Caddy made his one mistake of the matoh i n fending o f f the goalpost as well as the b a l l . Whilst Mines 2 were appealing for a foul and Mines 3 for a goal, Bookie Banks found the b a l l at his feet and sent i t rocketing towards goal. At this moment the dazed goalie realisin g that he was not permanently damaged, struggled to his feet, and summing up the situation i n an instant, grabbed the b a l l and grovelled with i t i n his usual inimitable manner in the mud.
T. Caddy(lO), Dumpy Davenport(10), Plotter Potter(10), Swivel-Hips, Muddy Matthews(10), Knuts Farrestall(lO), Suave Harv. (10), Howard(lO), Ripper Robertson(lO), Flatten 'em Flather(lO), Deadly Hedley(lO), Tin KearnsflO). MINES 3 Leave-it-to-me Longden(lO), Creasem Creasy(l0), Bookie Banks(lO), West Brougham(lO), Blotto Otto(lO), Crusher Collins(lO). Twinkle Starr(lO), Mopper Mawdesley(10). Juggler J e f f e r i e s 1 0 ) , Laird Baird(lO), Head'em Hedley 10)
Referee: (0)
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ICWSC.
SQUASH
BADMINTON
Hockey At the Clubs general meeting on 3 0 t h November the main item discussed was the expansion programme and i t s effect on our Squash Courts, Professor Sparkes, who took the onair gave a run. picture or the situation. It aprears that at the moment there, are no plans f o r any Squash Courts at Imperial College. The meeting agreed to the motion that a suitable l e t t e r on this matter be sent to the Reotor at onoe. Ihe draw f o r the Whitley Cup i s now As there posted i n the Squash "Courts. are exams at the beginning of next term, the f i r s t and second rounds should be played by the term. Next Monday evening and Wednesday afternoon have been reserved by the Club f o r Whitley Cup matches. The 1 s t V suffered another heavy defeat 0 - 5 , this time by Clare College, Cambridge. W i l l my match secretary pleaae put the Carnival dates into his diary. However, we won away against University College, thanks to a fine effort by ex-hockey player Robin Jowit, who beat U.C.'s Captain 3 - 1 . The 2nd V lost a good looking record last Wednesday when they met youth in the form of fipsom College and a J - 5 defeat. In their present state I don't think the 1 s t V would have done any be better but they have got the fixture i n the future.
I.C.W.S.C. have f a i l e d to win this term, and i t has, as usual, been d i f f i cult to raise a team. However in the matches we have r l a y e a i t has been obvious that the excellent,defence has not been backed up by the forward l i n e . Chris Braziel and Margit Zakarious deserve particular mention as they have both done a great deal to raise the general standard of play. Chris, of course, plays for U.L. with Hilary Tompsett. It i s hoped that Capt. Ann Hodnett has better luck with her team next term. Netball Chelsea Poly, can almost be rated The team as our "home ground" now. plays regularly down at Manresa Road, and we have had several close and exciting matches there. It was obvious i n our last game that most of the team had been watching I.C. Rugby Club, and several Chelsea g i r l s seemed to be i n danger of their lives. However they survived and lived to enjoy a very pleasant evening in I.C. Union. Squash The squash team i s undefeated this term, and they chalked up a very f i n e win over U.C. f i r s t team. A notable addition to the Club i s Brenda Whyte, a U.L. player, Katie can look forward to captaining an experienced team i n their matches next term.
BASKETBALL
The London Basketball League i s accepted as the finest selection of teams i n the country and with an extensive programme of netball as well as basketball matches, the I.C. team began to wonder whether or not they had bitten off more than they could chewl
The f i r s t game showed us that the standard of play waa a great deal higher than the University League and, although we defeated Chelsea Central by 4 4 - 2 2 , i t was not quite as easy aa the score might indicate. Pinsbury Park provided even s t i f f e r opposition and i t took the I.C. team quite a while to settle down to their usual game. I t was not u n t i l the seoond half that we f i n a l l y got on top to win by 53 - 4 5 .
With these two olose matches behind us we then proceeded to hand out thrashings to Borough itoad, Huntingfield, and Kingston I.M.C.A. A l l these eames showed that the basketball team, l i k e many other IC teams, are very slow at starting and i t was only by good seoond "half play that the results are so good. The record to date was then played 5 won 5, hut the next game brought us up against Central Y.M.C.A. who were tipped to win the league this year. Playing at Central, one of the most spacious gyms i n the country, i t took longer than usual f o r the I.C. team to aettle into their regular play and by that time Central has almost taken command of the game. However the I.C. team pressed hard and with defensive man Hind outatanding in attack (his variations of speed and thrust l e f t the Central tean leader rootedl) oaptain Mike Barron, scored some'outstanding long shots so that at half time we lagged by only one point. A change of tactics by the Central team in the second half
resulted in the I.C. team being pegged down, and the Central score began to mount. It was soon realised that although their tactics meant that set shots were out, some fine passing movements resulted i n a dramatic reversal i n the direction of the play. I.C. overbawled Central and with f i v e minutes l e f t held a lead of 3 points. Not deterred i n any way Central fought back and managed to reduce the arrears,,but we held on and f i n a l l y won by 3 9 - 3 5 , a very commendable result, which puts us at the top of the division. Interspersed with these games we played f i v e others i n the University of London League, with only one" defeat.
The last two matches are worthy of mention, not only because they were v i c torious, but because during the latter half of the f i r s t and the whole of the second, the I.C. team played the beat that they have ever played. The team make up has changed l i t t l e since last year, the only notable addition being Mat Mathews who, in spite of his lack of inches, has scored many points. Last year's captain, Jack Fryer, was not the p r o l i f i c scorer of l a s t season, but instead has played the part of pass feeder to the rest of the team. Results to date:London League Chelsea Central Finsbury Park 'B' Borough Road Huntingfield Kingston YMCA Central YMCA PL League University College Chelsea Battersea Northampton College Northern Polyteehnio
Division II 44-22 5 3 - 45
60-27 5 7 - 26 5 8 - 21 39-35
Division I 38-22
64-42 33-42 5 4 - 27 77-3^
I am happy to report that the club has continued i t s run of success since the last issue of this revered newspaper. The second team has had two interesting and closely fought matches, against Kings and the London Hospital Medical School both of whioh we won by the narrowest of margins , 5 rubbers to 4 . We almost had to play the Hospital game with a 2 pair team,the sixth member arrived very belatedly after what must have been a record breaking dash from Clapham to Whitechapel. This could have been avoided i f the people selected both to play and to aot as reserves had kept a close eye on the Notice Board and crossed or ticked off at the appropriate time. The Aings game, as always, was a closely fought a f f a i r i n wnich our second pair did very well to win a l l three rubbers. The f i r s t pair played probably their best match of badminton of the season and after winning two rubbers conceded the f i n a l one, against Kings l s t pair, after a very even game. The mixed side has won both of i t s games i n the l a s t fortnight and i s functioning much better as a team than i t did last season. As always the three men are at least as good as the opposition. The difference l i e s i n the f a c t that our ladies are now more experienced^), and are not overawed by the fact that they are playing in a match. Dare I say that this may be the reason f o r the re-ascent of our badminton teams to their r i g h t f u l place at the top of the leagues, where they have not been f o r some l i t t l e time now.
HOCKEY I.e. 7
L.S.E. 2
This score indicates the run of play in this 2 n d round of the U.L. cup, the I.C. forwards always pressing and the occasional defensive error.
The match started off true cup style with both teams fighting f o r the b a l l , each trying to draw f i r s t blood. It soon became apparent that the l i v e l y I.C. forwards had the edge over a oumbersome L.S.E. defence, and I.C. were awarded a penalty bully for a kick on the goalline, which Bhatragar converted. However, L.S.E. soon equalised with a goal from their l e f t ; this was unfortunate since the b a l l was kicked into the I.C. circle. The turning point of the match came when I.C. scored 3 goals i n 15 minutes. F i r s t DeBrookert scored a magnificent goal from the back of the c i r c l e with a shot which rocketed into the top of the net. Then M i l l e r pushed the b a l l i n during a goalmouth scramble. And again DeBrockert scored with a nicely angled shot from the right. In the second half, i t was apparent that i t was only a matter of time with I.C. pressing hard and the L.S.E. defence h i t t i n g out. I.C. asserted their supremacy with 2 goals scored by the p r e s i 3 t e n t King and I goal by lowell the I.C. centre half. The L.S.E. centre forward, their outstanding player, scored a consolation goal to make the f i n a l score. I.C. 7 L.S.E. .2 Although I.C. are to be congratulated on once again reaching the semi-final, the missed chances of this match must be goals scored against stronger opposition.
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RUGBY
SAILING
Last Saturday, December 5th, saw most of the members of the club f i t and playing, i n faot seven and a half teams were fielded whioh i s the most the club has achieved so f a r this season.
After the somewhat disrupted start to the season the Sailing Club i s once more forging ahead. The Castaway's cup knock out competition, which was to have been our real t r i a l of strength, had to be oanoelled owing to thick fog and since then we have been unable to get a f u l l f i r s t team together. Two of our f i r s t team are s a i l i n g regularly with the University seoond team. These high demands on the oollege club's resources resulted in our having to f i e l d a team with only one f i r s t team regular included to s a i l against a strong U.C. 1st team. I.C. lost the match by 38 points to 40j but this result promised well f o r the second team match against L.S.E. l a s t Wednesday. The match was sailed on a damp and rather dismal day but there was a pleasant breeze and I.C. sailed to victory by 42i pta. to 33. The race waa f a r from uneventful and near the f i n i a h of the last race the I.C. captain, who was leading at the time, met a gust of wind coming in the opposite direction and, together with boat and orew, made a graceful exit into the water. The next boat piled right on top and the third was lucky to escape'. I.C. i s also doing very well i n the University points s e r i e s and G.C. Taylor i s leading the "A" points after two very good races. Several other helmsmen are also doing well and we s t i l l have a very good chance of winning both the "A" and the "B" points series. At a general meeting of the club on the 26th November Miss J. Kingston was elected Hon. Secretary. We wish her the very best of luck and w i l l try not to work her too hard.
GOLF This week eaw the last of oar fixtures f o r this yÂŤar-a triangular match against Kings and U.Q. at Highgate. Both Kings and U.C. fielded t h e i r strongest teams and were too good for our players who did well to take their opponents as far as they did. Our Scottish tour begins to take shape. A l l the Universities contacted have replied and wish to have a match with us. When they have arranged their championship our dates oan be fixed. This i s the f i r s t time any Golf tour has been arranged and I don't think any I.C. team has ever been as far North of the Border before. I trust this new venture w i l l be a success.
With the f i r s t and extra f i r s t XV'i away i t was l e f t to the f i v e lower teams to hold the f o r t at harlington.
SOCCER As anticipated in e a r l i e r reports, the soccer olub i s now beginning to show i t s true capabilities and results are improving fast. The 1st XI have r e a l l y struck form in the last three games having scored 7 goals i n each of them with only 2 goals Old Coifelans bad against i n a l l . neither the fitness or s k i l l to compete against a much improved 1st team and went down 7-1. On Wednesday 2nd Dec. the 1st r e a l l y h i t a peak and beat the then League leaders Goldsmiths by 7-1 also. This form provided high hopes for the U.L. Seoond round Cup match against Institute of Education on Dec.5th. Institute.although fighting hard a l l the way were outclassed however, and went down 7-0 making the I.C. goal average in Cup games this year 14 f o r to 0 against. The Cup team did not show their best form i n this game tending to hang on to the b a l l too much and not making enough use of their two very effective wingers. Welcome back ,incidentally to Colin Casemore up to his tricks again on the right wing. More c a l l i n g f o r the b a l l and quicker moving both into the tackle and into position f o r a pass w i l l be necessary i n the semi-final which w i l l undoubtedly be our toughest matoh so f a r . The 2nd XI are continuing their triumphant way but only drawing 0-0 with U.C. i n spite of being i n command f o r With a very the whole 90 minutes. strong team on Deo. 5th they defeated a gallant I.C. 3 r d XI 6-0 i n the League Division I. The 3 r d ' s unluckily have lost their last two league games, the f i r s t to Battersea i n spite of playing as well as ever they have done this season. The next of oourse was to the 2nd's but George Webster t e l l s me that he i s determined to get his revenge on Deo.l6th. The 4th XI are going great guns having beaten U.C.H. 5-2 and Division leaders School of Pharmaoy by 8-2! However they managed to lose to a very strong L.S.E. I l l (?) by 6 - 4 after being Brian Wheeler 4-1 up at half-time. suggests picking "our Albert" (Marshall) at l e f t - h a l f and left-wing and dispensing with the winger altogether.
A strong A XV had a f i e l d day against a weakened Middlesex hospital 3rd team to the tune of 37 to 0, the game being unique i n a number of ways. IC scored three times i n the f i r s t three minutes without a member of the opposition touching the b a l l . Other notable features were four excellent t r i e s by B i l l Hendry on the right wing and aome excellent second half place kicking by Aivar Taurine. The Extra A XV also played Middle^ sex Hospital winning convincingly by 28 to 0. They are beginning to have the makings of a good team rather than a collection of individuals. The Bl XV lost 6 to 17 to a strong B0AC 1st XV, the game being marred by the removal to hospital of their captain Dave F i t l e y with f a i r l y severe f a c i a l injuries. The B2 XV, under "Hanks" s p i r i t e d leadership, convincingly beat Osterley B by 21 to 6 and are now very muoh a team to take note of. The standard of rugby played by the lower teams i s very good and although they may have numerically low rating, that i s only because 15 people can play i n a game.
.The 1st XV a f f a i r at testcombe Park resulted in a convincing win f o r I.C. 11 to 3ÂŤ This i s certainly one of the best performances of the team this season, since this was only the third time that Westoombe Park have been beaten i n several seasons.
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Matches have been p l a y e d r e g u l a r l y at the rate of about ip a week, with only The results howone or two hitches. ever have not been very encouraging so far, very few wins having been recorded. However plenty of practice i s being had, the room being i n use most of the a v a i l able time, and i t i s hoped that the second half-ses3ion w i l l be more successf u l . . We would l i k e to impress jipon players the necessity for ticking o f f in plenty of time, the lower teams being particularly at fault i n this matter.
Mike Daroy 5th XI Captain i s happy to be on the winning side at last and having beaten U.C. 4th i n a league matoh 4-3 the 5th celebrated with another win by 4-2 against Sun L i f e .
JUDO Last week we fought G.E.C. with a rather depleted team and after some s p i r i t e d and closely fought contests lost three, drew one, and won one. The f i r s t three men had to f i g h t opponents at least one grade higher than themselves and should have gained some good experience, especially with the quarterly gradings taking place next week. At the regional championships held at Liverpool l a s t week-end, Shepherd fought his way into the English Universities team and Butler was chosen as a reserve. We hope by next term to have our team back again at f u l l strength and .will be glad to have John Bowles back on the mat again after bis long rest.
Two badly-needed league points wewe picked up by the 6th XI against Battersea on the 28th Nov. and having drawn 3-3 with Woolwich in a friendly they only lost 3-1 to Chelsea on Lec. 5th. This was extremely creditable i n that Chelsea's goal record in three league games i s 34 for, to 4 against.
The 7th XI continue their incredible way having triumphantly lost two more games. This must almost constitute a record f o r even an I.C. 7th team. Paul and his merry men are not dismayed however and to our perpetual amazement the phoenix of glory and club s p i r i t continually rises afresh from the ashes of defeat. Published b y F E L I X
Also on December 5th was held the I.C. Soccer Club hop - undoubtedly the most successful club hop of the year, thanks to the noble efforts of Malcolm Crawley, Steve Pick, George Webster, Brian Wheeler, Lawrie Austin, Chris Ryan, John Priest, etc., etc., plus the appropriate g i r l friends of oourse. Our thanks are due to them a l l . The coffee bar was so successful that a special hostel brew-up had to be produced at half-time to supplement the rapidly diminishing Mooney coffee. With improving results, a hop and a few away t r i p s t h e s p i r i t i n the Club i s on the up and up and providing i t stays that way there need be no l i m i t to our success. t
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