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On Tuesday 1 9 t h February a s e l e c t i o n o f London C o l l e g e P r e s i d e n t s and some ULU o f f i c i a l s were i n v i t e d t o a p a r t y i n F l e e t S t r e e t by the E d i t o r o f the Evening Standard.

With one o r two exceptions no one knew what t h e Evening Standard was planning.

The E d i t o r a r r i v e d a f t e r the p a r t y was w e l l under way, and announced t h a t the Standard was going t o p u b l i s h a weekly supplement concerning U n i v e r s i t y affairs.

He c o n s i d e r e d t h a t such a great U n i v e r s i t y should have i t s a f f a i r s r e p o r t e d i n a N a t i o n a l newspaper.

Those p r e s e n t , under the b e l i e f t h a t the a r t i c l e would be r e a d by the whole o f London, were e n t h u s i a s t i c , and thought i t an e x c e l l e n t i d e a .

What seemed t o be a minor d i f f i c u l t y then arose; the day o f p u b l i c a t i o n was t o be Thursday.

This i s the day t h a t P i , Beaver and Kings News i s p u b l i s h e d and the Standard agreed t o meet the P r e s i d e n t s o f ULU, IC, Kings, LSE, and UC t o s t r a i g h t e n out such d i f f u l t i e s the f o l l o w i n g morning.

These f i v e P r e s i d e n t s decided t o have a q u i c k meeting at Kings t h a t evening t o d i s c u s s what t h e i r a t t i t u d e should be.

At t h i s meeting i t became c l e a r t h a t the Standard had planned these a r t i c l e s without r e f e r e n c e t o the P r e s i d e n t o f ULU o r any other o f f i c i a l i n t h e f i r s t i n s t a n c e , but had d i s c u s s e d i t w i t h Mr. J.Spellman, ULU P r e s i d e n t o f Debates, who had n e g l e c t e d t o t e l l the ULU E x e c u t i v e .

They had however found out t h a t something, was a f o o t .

Secondly the P r e s i d e n t o f IC had found ou"t t h a t c o n t r a r y t o everyone's b e l i e f the e d i t i o n would not be on s a l e a l l over London, b u t o n l y t o students, the Standard's i d e a b e i n g t o s e l l i t i f p o s s i b l e i n s i d e the v a r i o u s Unions.

Such a p u b l i c a t i o n c l e a r l y threatened the e x i s t e n c e o f Sennet.

I t was decided t o f i n d out from the Standard the f o l l o w i n g morning:- i)What power d i d Spellman s t i l l have. i i ) W a s i t o n l y a l i m i t e d e d i t i o n t o s t u d e n t s . i i i ) D i d they r e a l i s e t h a t they oould o n l y s e l l i n the Unions w i t h the p e r m i s s i o n o f the v a r i o u s Union authorities.

A f t e r t h i s meeting they s a i d t h a t they r e s e r v e d the r i g h t t o get i n f o r m a t i o n from anyone they wanted, t h a t they would h e l p us and we oould h e l p them, b u t

t h a t they would p r i n t e x a c t l y what they saw f i t - and what t h e y p r i n t e d was none o f our b u s i n e s s .

The e d i t i o n was t o be a l i m i t e d one, f i v e - t h o u s a n d c o p i e s on the f i r s t day w i t h the hope t h a t i t would be i n c r e a s e d i n f u t u r e .

They hoped t o s e l l i t i n the C o l l e g e s , w i t h our p e r m i s s i o n o f course, by means o f student vendors whom they would pay.

E v e n t u a l l y they would t r y and s e l l i t to the p u b l i c when and i f the p u b l i c showed any d e s i r e t o buy i t .

The P r e s i d e n t s present agreed t o go back t o the Standard on Monday 25th January having c o n s u l t e d t h e i r e x e c u t i v e s and having seen the f i r s t i s s u e of the paper.

The IC E x e c u t i v e have decided, i n view o f the f a c t t h a t i t i s c l e a r the paper w i l l be only s o l d t o students , t h a t i t has no v a l u e t o the U n i v e r s i t y .

Consequently i t has decided t o r e f u s e t o l e t i t be s o l d i n t h e Union, i f i t i s s o l d o u t s i d e the Union IC w i l l not p r o v i d e s e l l e r s , and f i n a l l y no o f f i c i a l i n f o r m a t i o n concerning IC a f f a i r s w i l l be g i v e n t o the Standard.

These d e c i s i o n s were made t e n t a t i v e l y t o a l l o w room t o f i t i n t o any scheme t h a t ULU and t h e o t h e r C o l l e g e s had i n mind.

The P r e s i d e n t spoke t o other London P r e s i d e n t s i n f o r m a l l y on Saturday 2 3 r d January, and i t appears t h a t o t h e r C o l l e g e s share t h e IC v i e w p o i n t .

The ULU E x e c u t i v e f e e l i n the same way, and i n t e n d now t o f i n d out i f the Standard w i l l come t o an agreement about what should be p u b l i s h e d and how and when.

A l s o they i n t e n d t o f i n d out from other newspapers i f they would o b j e c t t o a s u i t a b l e agreement between the Standard and the U n i v e r s i t y , f o r c l e a r l y i f they would such an arrangement cannot occur.

I t i s c l e a r then a t the time o f w r i t i n g (Sunday 24th Jan) t h a t the C o l l e g e s and ULU i n t e n d t o put forward a s o l i d f r o n t , and t o show t h a t i t i s the students who count i n London U n i v e r s i t y and not what a N a t i o n a l newspaper c a r e s t o say or w r i t e about them.

In a l l i t lool.s as i f the Standard has b i t t e n o f f more than i t can chew.

A o l i c h e worthy of j t s own w r i t e r s .

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Very soon a campaign w i l l be s t a r t e d t o e n r o l Blood Donors f o r a v i s i t t o I.C. of the N a t i o n a l Blood T r a n s f u s i o n S e r v i c e .

The H.B.T.S. i s a S t a t e f i n a n c e d o r g a n i s a t i o n r e l y i n g s o l e l y on the v o l u n t a r y support of members of the society i t benefits.

The S t a t e can e x t o r t almost anything from the p r i v a t e c i t i z e n , but not y e t h i s blood.

This does not mean that a supply of blood i s unimportant.

Over 800,000 bxood donationswere made i n the l a s t year and more are needed t h i s - surgery becomes more u n i v e r s a l l y e f f e c t i v e , road a c c i d e n t s m u l t i p l y , new uses a r e found f o r b l o o d t r a n s f u s i o n every day - the demand f o r b l o o d r i s e s a l l the time.

This i s one good cause t h a t nobody can d i s p u t e and i n which a s m a l l e f f o r t on your p a r t may mean perhaps another l i f e saved.

The f a c t that i t i s a v o l u n t a r y s e r v i c e leaves the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r i t s success e n t i r e l y i n your hands.

I t w i l l be i n t e r e s t i n g to see how many people a t I.C. are prepared to do some, t h i n g f o r no m a t e r i a l reward.

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sumption. We are t o l d t h a t he i s slowly dying because he has no w i l l t o l i v e .

Then, by means of " f l a s h b a c k s " i n Diok Corvey's mind, John B r a i n e t e l l s of the unfortunate l i f e of h i s hero.

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John B r a i n e achieved suoh extreme success w i t h h i s opening b e s t s e l l i n g novel t h a t h i s name beoame i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y known. With t h i s fame came the problem of a l l s u c c e s s f u l new w r i t e r s ; how t o p r o duce a f u r t h e r book without seemingly r e p e a t i n g the f i r s t .

Mr. BREGAZZI. B.So.

A.R.C.S.

GENTLEMAN OP THE TOWN OP MIDDLESBROUGH. I t has o f t e n seemed strange t o us, t h a t persons possessing the most m u l t i f a r i o u s t a l e n t s , should be noted f o r one of these t a l e n t s o n l y . And, Indeed i n the oase of the gentleman we are today, as the modern f a s h i o n i n E n g l i s h has i t , " p r o f i l i n g " , there i s no v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s general r u l e . Having come from the murky depths of the i n d u s t r i a l North, he a t once gained a c e r t a i n fame as a p l a y e r of t h a t i n c r e d i b l y d i f f i o u l t and dangerous game, t o w i t , water p o l o . H i s prowess a t t h i s s p o r t was suoh that he was e l e c t e d to the oaptainoy of the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Swimming Club. Meanwhile, however, he had a l s o been a c t i v e i n the f i e l d of Rugby Union F o o t b a l l , t h a t game a t which o n l y the s t r o n g e s t s u r v i v e , and has now r i s e n to eminence i n t h i s a t h l e t i c e x e r c i s e .

I n f a s t he i s a t the p r e s e n t t i m e , t o * C a p t a i n of the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Rugby Union Club, a p o s i t i o n of much r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , and from t h i s e x a l t e d spot, he c o n t r o l s the f o r t u n e and d e s t i n i e s o f t h i s 3iost e x c e l l e n t of the a t h l e t i o clubs of our establishment.

Ae f a r as I can see, t h i s problem only ocours t o the s u c c e s s f u l . The l e s s e r known w r i t e r can repeat and develop h i s i d e a s , b r i n g i n g them forward from e a r l i e r books w i t h l i t t l e n o t i c e taken of the r e p e t i t i o n ; whereas a b e s t s e l l i n g w r i t e r cannot a f f o r d t o repeat anything i f he wants t o keep h i s h i g h r e p u t a t i o n .

The Author onl y p a r t i a l l y succeeds i n t h i s , i n h i s l a t e s t n o v e l THE VODI (prioe 16/-).

The main, c h a r a c t e r s are indeed exact opposites i n h i s two books, the f i r s t b e i n g i n love w i t h success w h i l e the second dotes on f a i l u r e . But the secondary c h a r a c t e r s seem t o be much the same i n b o t h n o v e l s , each b e i n g s e t i n a s m a l l Northern town on the moors. However, even i f t h i s c r i t i c i s m i s not t o t a l l y v a l i d , as o b v i o u s l y a w r i t e r can only w r i t e w i t h i n his own experience, which i n t h i 3 case i s a North Country S o c i e t y , one expects r a t h e r more v a r i a t i o n of theme than i s p r o v i d e d here.

The book opens w i t h t h e hero, Diok Corvey, i n h o s p i t a l s u f f e r i n g from con-

I t begins normally w i t h n e i t h e r success nor f a i l u r e e n t e r i n g i t . Diok and h i s b e s t f r i e n d p l a y a game w h i l e It is a they walk t o s c h o o l each day. atrange c h i l d i s h f a n t a s y o f "the V o d i " , an old obscene woman r u l i n g a group o f l i t t l e men.

The V o d i r e p r e s e n t s a i l t h a t i s v i c i o u s and e v i l oppressing good i n any form.

Dick grows up and the V o d i fades from memory. He achieves r e l a t i v e success.

His f a t h e r ' s shop prospers, he has a secure f a m i l y , money and a g i r l he i s going t o marry.

H i s s e c u r i t y i s broken when h i s d i e s , and he c o n t r a c t s consumption. F i n a l l y h i s g i r l - f r i e n d g i v e s him up. I t i s then t h a t h i s mind r e t u r n s t o thoughts o f the V o d i . He becomes obsessed w i t h the idea. Wouldn't i t be wonderful t o be a magnificent f a i l u r e , not j u s t t o fade i n t o obscurity, but t o f a i l absolutely.

A t t h i s p o i n t , when oomplete f a i l u r e i s imminent he gets a s t r o n g d e s i r e f o r one o f h i s nurses. This d e s i r e b r i n g s back h i s w i l l t o l i v e and he decides t o fight his illness.

The book c l o s e s on him l e a v i n g the h o s p i t a l and going out i n t o t h e world again to f i g h t f o r t h e l o v e o f the nurse.

This book, i f compared w i t h the p r e v i o u s n o v e l , i s c e r t a i n l y not s t r i k i n g .

I f , however, i t i s r e v i s e d on i t s own m e r i t s i t i s a good study of s m a l l town l i f e . Dick Corvey's c h a r a c t e r i s w e l l e s t a b l i s h e d though most o f the others remain somewhat weak.

On the whole, i t i s above the u s u a l Âťrun of n o v e l s , but don't expect i t t o rjsaoh the h e i g h t s of "Room a t the Top."

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Having been questioned about h i s v e i n on l i f e i n g e n e r a l , he was s t r a n g e l y r e t i c e n t , which i s most s u r p r i s i n g i n view of h i s e x t r o v e r t e d and, i t might even be s a i d , f e r o c i o u s p l a y on the f i e l d .

He a l s o r e f u s e d t o p r o g n o s t i c a t e on the f i n a l outcome of the G u t t e r i d g e Cup Competition, but one f e e l s t h i s i s due to n a t u r a l modesty as he possesses a team of a l j . t a l e n t s .

H i s wonted a b i l i t y t o k i c k the s p h e r o i d long d i s t a n c e s as was n o t i o e a b l e i n that f i n e match a g a i n s t our poorer neighbours, King's C o l l e g e , has r e c e n t l y , so we have been informed, dese r t e d him of l a t e .

But p r a c t i c e , as the o l d aphorism has i t , makes p e r f e c t , and p r a c t i c e he c e r t a i n l y has.

We would commend t o you, then, t h i s estimable person as worthy of n o t i c e and respeot not merely as an a t h l e t i c personage but a l s o as a r e s e a r c h worker of c o n s i d e r a b l e acumen and v e r s a t i l i t y .

appearing a t great pace over the brow of a neighbouring h i l l .

The mascot gone without us!

The owner of t h i s S t a t e l y Home ordered h i s mechanic t o rev up the Phantom $ R o l l s Royce and w i t h the s k i l l of an experienced r a c i n g d r i v e r the chase was on.

Had they gone v i a Norwich o r Fakenham.

J u s t o u t s i d e H o l t we s p o t t e d the c u r i o u s t r a i n , a 1934 Ford l o r r y towing a 1926 M o r r i s Commercial l o r r y (Clementine I I ) j u s t t a k i n g a wrong turn.

H a l f a minute l a t e r and we should, have missed them. iVe had been able t o run Clem. I I on only 3 c y l i n d e r s and t o save damaging the engine f u r t h e r i t was decided t o have i t towed back t o London.

We had w a i t e d 2 days f o r our h e l p i n g hand to a r r i v e and when he d i d t u r n up we were not on the spot.

Anxious t o get back t o London he coupled up the two l o r r i e s and set s t r a i g h t o f f w i t h o u t us.

Clementine I I a r r i v e d q u i e t l y a t i t s new home a t 1.0 a.m. on a f r e e z i n g January n i g h t .

This was not to avoid l o s i n g the mascot on the f i r s t n i g h t but the r e s u l t o f a 150 m i l e tow by a l o r r y o n l y e i g h t y e a r s younger than our vintag e machine.

The journey was uneventful except t h a t we got l o s t around the r o c k e t s i t e s of East A n g l i a , the l e a d i n g v e h i c l e o n l y had s i d e l i g h t s f o r h a l f the .journey and no b r a k i n g l i g h t s o r u r a f f i c s i g n a l s a t a l l and one s p o r t i n g woman d r i v e r t r i e d to pass Between us a t some t r a f f i c l i g h t s and was brought t o an abrupt h a l t by the tow rope.

We were so f r o z e n i n the cab, no aide windows, that we wore every a v a i l a b l e scrap of c l o t h i n g .

On s t o p p i n g a t a cafe i n Newmarket the woman immediately looked the t i l l and c a l l e d f o r her husband.

The s t o r y began i n almost "Cops and Robbers" f a s h i o n .

While the d r i v e r and n a v i g a t o r (Dick Howard and Ian Callow) were d i s c u s s i n g the i n f l u e n c e o f u s i n g d r i e d blood as manure on the f l a v o u r o f grapes w i t h the head gardener a t SheringClementine I I was seen d i s ham H a l l ,

The r e s t o f the journey was continued i n dense f o g but we were helped by a convoy of monstrous c a r r o t l o r r i e s who t r a p ped U3 i n t h e i r midst and guided us t o London, In answer t o many q u e r i e s the p o r t a b l e harmonium on the p l a t f o r m was not used.

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We hope t h a t a f t e r a complete overhaul and r e p a i n t Clementine I I w i l l be on the road by March.

According to the H i s t o r i c a l V e h i c l e s Club there i s only one other such v e h i c l e i n e x i s t e n c e and that i s not roadworthy.

This 14.9 H.P. M o r r i s Commercial was found i n a Breakers l a r d i n 1954 and r e b u i l t and r e s t o r e d t o i t s o r i g i n a l condition.

I t appeared i n the f i r s t commercial v e h i c l e R a l l y a t Beaulieu i n 1957.

We hope to take the mascot on i t s f i r s t o f f i c i a l t r i p t o Camborne f o r the B o t t l e Match.

R.A.H.

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A mighty f a n f a r e on the publ i c i t y trumpets o f F l e e t S t r e e t heralded the appearance o f the Evening Standard, U n i v e r s i t y o f London Edition.

F o u r out o f the paper's t o t a l of twenty pages were devoted t o the U n i v e r s i t y , and an a n a l y s i s o f the a c t u a l contents i s i l l u m i n a t i n g .

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On F r i d a y January the 22nd, as a l l readers o f the News C h r o n i c l e know, a race between a sedan c h a i r and a s p o r t s oar took p l a c e i n the C i t y .

The r a c e was organised by L i l l i p u t and the occupant o f the sedan c h a i r was K i s s June Thorburn.

The e i g h t b e a r e r s were a l l lawyers from IC (whatever they may be) and ran ( o r staggered) i n r e l a y s o f two.

L i l l i p u t i n the b e s t t r a d i t i o n s o f E n g l i s h sport d i v i d e d up the r o u t e by pubs i n t o f i v e stages.

A f t e r a number of photographs had been taken, the rac e was s t a r t e d by the f i r s t p a i r , A l a n G o o d l i f f e and J i m C a r t e r , who were i n eighteenth century dress.

They c a r r i e d K i s s Thorburn as f a r as "Ye Olde London" ( l o u n g e r s ) where Gerry R i d g e l e y and Tony G i f f o r d took over.

The f i r s t two were then rushed by c a r t o the "Cheshire Cheese" (Free House) f o r Meanwhile, the s p o r t s the l a s t p i c k up. oar ( L o t u s ) had disappeared i n the d i s t ance.

At the next change "The K i n g Lud" (Whitbread) P e t e r K a s s l e r and John Dewey took over.

They handed on t o Tim Dhonau and B r i a n Young, who dropped the c h a i r once (and Miss Thorburn) who a r r i v e d a t the "Cheshire Cheese" t o f i n d an exhausted next p a i r , A l a n G o o d l i f f e and J i m C a r t e r , a w a i t i n g them.

A f t e r a s h o r t r e s t , these two r e a c h ed Dr Johnson's house i n Gough Square 10 seconds b e f o r e the s p o r t s oar.

An a l t e r c a t i o n between one photographer and the b e a r e r s developed, when, f o r the purposes o f o b t a i n i n g a b e t t e r photograph, the b e a r e r s were requested t o run the l a s t twenty yards a g a i n .

A r e c e p t i o n was then h e l d i n H u l t o n House whioh surpassed a n y t h i n g seen t h e r e f o r some time.

The b e a r e r s departed i n a drunken s t a t e and, so f a r as i s known got back i n s a f e t y .

Two comments t o end w i t h .

Both ByM i s s Thorburn.

The f i r s t was, "I'm not v o l u n t e e r i n g f o r t h i s s o r t of t h i n g v e r y o f t e n " , and the second, "Nobody w i l l b e l i e v e me when I t e l l them where I got Never mind, M i s s these b r u i s e s . " Thorburn, we w i l l .

On each page o f the paper t h e r e a r e 90 column i n c h e s , so t h a t the t o t a l devoted t o the U n i v e r s i t y was 36O column inches.

Of these 74ÂŤ3 column inches were devoted t o U n i v e r s i t y news, 128.6 Column inches t o photographs o f s t u d e n t s , an a r t i c l e on P r o f e s s o r Masaey, head o f UC p h y s i c s department, 4J6.A, oolumn inches and adverts 68 column i n c h e s .

The r e s t of the f o u r pages were taken up by headings and gaps.

These f i g u r e s , expr e s s e d as percentages o f the whole paper were:1 ) Student news and photographs, 12.72 % 2) A r t i o l e on P r o f e s s o r Massey, 2.58 % 3) T o t a l aclvertisments ( o f the whole paper) 869.2 oolumn i n c h e s , or 48.29 %

The a r t i c l e s " I n London L a s t N i g h t " and the S o c i e t y column t o t a l l e d 103 column i n c h e s , o f which 22 column inches were devoted t o a s i n g u l a r l y weak c a r t o o n .

Expressed as a percentage, 5.85 % i I quote these f i g u r e s w i t h o u t comment.

Now l e t us c o n s i d e r the a r t i c l e s i n d e t a i l , I mean o f course, those connected w i t h the U n i v e r s i t y , f o r the other 16 pages were t y p i c a l of evening newspapers, and not worth r e a d i n g .

On the f r o n t page was a r a m b l i n g review o f ULU, whioh reminded me o f Shakespeare's ' ' t i s a t a l e t o l d by an i d i o t , f u l l o f sound and f u r y , s i g n i f y i n g nothing'.

The middle pages oontained the a r t i c l e about P r o f . Massey which was b e a r a b l e , an a r t i c l e about s p o r t , which wasn't, and some j o t t i n g s whioh were o f the F e l i x C o n f i d e n t i a l

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L i f e a t C o l l e g e , away from the Lecture t h e a t r e , i s e s s e n t i a l l y s o c i a l .

Which type of education b e s t prepares the I s i t the Grammar student f o r t h i s ?

School or P u b l i c School?

There are more students i n the U n i v e r s i t y from Grammar Schools than P a b l i o Schools.

You may, t h e r e f o r e , be i n c l i n e d to t h i n k that i f the s o c i a l p a t t e r n i s set by the m a j o r i t y , the m a j o r i t y i s b e s t s u i t e d to the s o c i a l life.

You may be r i g h t , but j u s t b r i e f l y l e t us examine the two forms of education and t h e i r e f f e c t s upon a man's o u t l o o k and c h a r a c t e r .

The e s s e n t i a l d i f f e r e n c e i s t h a t a P u b l i c School i s g e n e r a l l y a boarding s c h o o l , a Grammar School i s a day s c h o o l .

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The back page c o n s i s t e d o f photographs o f students and t h e i r views on r e l i g i o u s education i n s c h o o l s ; and t h a t was t h a t .

I f the Evening Standard wishes t o s e l l t h i s e d i t i o n r e g u l a r l y , as i s t h e i r i n t e n t i o n , I b e l i e v e , then they might do w e l l t o remember t h a t m o n o s y l l a b i c p l a t i t u d e s and t e p i d comment w i l l not endear them t o students, who, on the whole p r e f e r l i v e l y d i s c u s s i o n and v i g o r ous c r i t i c i s m .

One f i n a l comment, Sennet's u s u a l h a b i t o f l e a v i n g IC out i n the c o l d has spread t o F l e e t S t r e e t . The t o t a l ment i o n o f Iff, i n c l u d i n g B a s i l James on the s p o r t s page r a n t o 3.1 column inches ( i . e . 1.53 % o f the t o t a l ULU newe). IC I would remind you, eaters f o r about 10 % o f the ULU p o p u l a t i o n .

S i n c e t h i s a r t i o l e was w r i t t e n , the f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r has been d r a f t e d t o t h e Evening Standard:Sir, We would l i k e t o express our d i s g u s t at the way you are u s i n g our U n i v e r s i t y as a peg on which t o hang your l a t e s t sales-drive.

S u r e l y you c o u l d have g i v e n us a r e v e a l i n g view o f the p r i v a t e l i f e o f some " p e r s o n a l i t y " , o r s e r i a l i s e d y e t another b e s t - s e l l e r , o r employed any o f the o t h e r tawdry r o u t i n e s used by second r a t e newspapers t o s e l l more; a n y t h i n g r a t h e r than r e s o r t t o the s i c k e n i n g p r a c t i c e o f i n v o l v i n g the l a r g e s t c o l l e g i a t e U n i v e r s i t y i n the w o r l d i n oheap commercialism.

We suppose i t i s h a v i n g the d e s i r e d e f f e c t s i n c e many o f us have bought c o p i e s from the men s p e c i a l l y p o s t e d o u t s i d e the Union 30 t h a t we c o u l d "see o u r s e l v e s i n the papers".

We a p p r e c i a t e your d e s i r e t o s e l l y o u r newspaper, b u t l a y o f f London Universityl Yours f a i t h f u l l y , A. J.Ablewhite C.J.Blowes.

He mixes mainly w i t h h i s own type, and so he i s l e s s aware of clas3 d i s t i n c t i o n .

These a t t r i b u t e s t o g e t h e r enable him, on contact w i t h the world o u t s i d e h i s c l o i s t e r e d e x i s t e n c e to t a l k w i t h a l l types of people w i t h o u t embarrassment.

Which type of man moulds most e a s i l y to U n i v e r s i t y l i f e ?

Is i t the Grammar School boy, who has mixed w i d e l y has a broad o u t l o o k , Or i s i t but who i s not s e l f c o n f i d e n t ? the P u b l i c School boy, w i t h h i s independence, s e l f confidence and p o l i s h , but who has not mixed so much?.

I b e l i e v e the s e l f - o o n f i d e n o e of the l a t t e r overcomes h i s i n e x p e r i e n c e of m i x i n g and f i t s him best f o r the arduous s o c i a l l i f e at College.

I wonder what I.C.W.A. t h i n k s about this?

They s h o u l d be i m p a r t i a l judges.

So the Grammar School boy spends p a r t of each day w i t h h i s parents and family.

He KJIOWS t n a t a f t e r s c h o o l he can go back to the s e c u r i t y of h i s home.

This cannot h e l p him t o develop self-confidence.

On the other hand, he mixes w i t h a broad c r o s s - s e c t i o n of s o c i e t y b o t h i n and out of s c h o o l .

He meets o l d e r and more mature people than himself.

At the same time, however, he becomes a c u t e l y conscious of c l a s s d i s tinctions.

The f a c t t h a t the l u b l i c School boy i s away from home induoes him to p r o v i d e h i s own s e c u r i t y by becoming independent.

He has no one to p r o v i d e sympathy and he l e a r n s to look a f t e r h i m s e l f .

So he gains a great d e a l of s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e .

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The U n i v e r s i t y newspaper w o r l d , t o say nothing of the U n i v e r s i t y i t s e l f , was shocked l a s t week when one o f the London evening papers p u b l i s h e d a r i v a l t o Sennet.

The i d e a of such a scheme passed through i t s embryonic stages t o wards the l a t t e r h a l f of l a s t year; and without any P r e s i d e n t i a l s a n c t i o n , the would-be U n i v e r s i t y contacts a i d e d the London paper i n i t s p r o j e c t .

P r i o r t o p u b l i c a t i o n , many thoughts were expressed on t h i s s u b j e c t , and the general concensus of o p i n i o n was t h a t Sennet would not be a b l e t o compete w i t h such a powerful, and v i r t u a l l y i d e n t i c a l format, newspaper.

What t o do?

T h i s was the b i g problem.

Boycott, s u r e l y the most over-worked word i n the E n g l i s h d i c t i o n a r y , came q u i c k l y t o mind; but how?

The mental p i c t u r e of a l i n e of p i c k e t s , around the news-vendor, borders on the r i d i c u l o u s ; we c o u l d decide not t o o b l i g e the E d i t o r w i t h IC news, but t h i s would not d e t e r , l e t alone prove a stumbling-block t o such a l a r g e combine, as u n o f f i c i a l news i s so easy t o o b t a i n .

Reactions around IC have been v a r i e d , Despite the but on the whole n e g a t i v e . f a c t t h a t we are c o n t i n u a l l y snubbed by Sennet i t i s the U n i v e r s i t y ' s only newspaper, and as such should be supported i n preference t o , what can only be d e s c r i b e d as nothing more than a poor t a s t e p u b l i c i t y s t u n t , hatched i n order t o boost s a l e s among the i n t e l l i g e n s i a of the University City.

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l i t t l e i n t e r e s t from the actor3 p o i n t o f view.

As Mr. S h i p l e y i s , as he says a ' l i g h t i n g expert', i t i s not p o s s i b l e f o r me t o argue w i t h him on t h i s p o i n t and I should l i k e t o c o n d i d i o n a l l y withdraw the statement.

I t was merely my contention t h a t a more i n t e r r e s t i n g p l a y might have, given wider scope f o r these people.

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Sir, I t i s g e n e r a l l y considered t o be bad form f o r any member of a t h e a t r i c a l company t o take i s s u e w i t h a c r i t i c on the s u b j e c t of n o t i c e s , but since I p e r s o n a l l y was not concerned i n the Dramatic S o c i e t y ' s p r e s e n t a t i o n of "Without The P r i n c e " perhaps I may be p e r m i t t e d t o comment upon your n o t i c e of t h a t production.

Your c r i t i c ' s views on the meaning of Drama are h i s own a f f a i r , but I would venture t o s u r e s t th.-t, h o l d i n g such views, he would be w e l l advised t o r e f r a i n from dramatic c r i t i o i s m . The f i e l d o f drama i s an exceedingly wide one, ranging from tragedy t o low comedy. Your c r i t i o ' s t a s t e s may i n c l i n e towards High Drama, but the Dramatic S o c i e t y , f o r i t s p a r t , considers t h a t a balanced r e p e r t o i r e i s of more v a l u e , and of more i n t e r e s t t o i t s a c t i v e members, than a r e p e r t o i r e c o n s i s t i n g s o l e l y of p l a y s of s o c i a l significance. .

Your c r i t i c at l e a s t i s quick t o l e a m , f o r a l l but one of the people whom he s i n g l e s out as g i v i n g performances "of the nature t h a t one has l e a r n t t o expect" were f r e s h e r s , appearing for the f i r s t time at I.C. As a " l i g h t i n g expert" of some experience I was p a r t i c u l a r l y s u r p r i s e d by the concluding sentence.

The l i g h t i n g of t h i s p r o d u c t i o n was by no means simple; i f i t appeared simple t o your c r i t i o , then the l i g h t i n g designer had indeed done h i s work w e l l .

But i f your c r i t i c expects a k a l e i d o s c o p i c d i s p l a y i n a s e t t i n g such as t h i s , we s h a l l continue t o d i s a p p o i n t him.

I suggest t h a t he turns h i s a t t e n t i o n t o Opera, where h i g h l y mobile l i g h t i n g can be employed w i t h considerable b e n e f i t t o the p r o d u c t i o n .

This i s not o f t e n the case i n drama.

Yours f a i t h f u l l y , A.D.C. S h i p l e y .

R I C C I - R I G H T Mr. S h i p l e y ( o f the above l e t t e r ) would appear t o be somewhat confused by the s u b t l e , nay obvious d i f f e r e n c e s between drama and p l a y a c t i n g .

Quite c o r r e c t l y he p o i n t s out t h a t drama can range from tragedy t o low comedy, from 'King Lear' t o 'Bartholomew F a i r ' .

With t h i s I should not argue, but from t h i s obvious t r u i s m , he then takes the s t r a n g e l y i l l o g i c a l step of saying, t h e r e f o r e , a l l t h a t i s performed on the stage i s drama.

Perhaps Mr, S h i p l e y does not f e e l t h a t drama i s an a r t form, perhaps he does not t h i n k t h a t i t s purpose i s not b a s i c a l l y t o t e l l a s t o r y but t o i n v e s t i g a t e a s i t u a t i o n , maybe he does not consider t h a t i t i s necessary f o r a s t a t e of c o n f l i c t t o e x i s t between the a c t o r s , and t h a t what I c a l l drama (he c a l l s h i g h drama) i s r a t h e r s t a r c h y and l o n g - h a i r i s h .

I f t h i s i s so,than n a t u r a l l y 'Without the P r i n c e ' i s drama.

To me i t can never be.

From t h i s , he goes on t o suggest t h a t because I do not h o l d h i s views, I should be f o r ever s i l e n t .

From a presumably t h i n k i n g person, t h i s suggestion i s so l u d i c r o u s and b a n a l t h a t I don't consider i t worthy of comment.

B l i n d l y g a t h e r i n g speed, he goes on t o t e l l me t h a t I c o u l d not have 'expected' any i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , as most of the performers were f r e s h e r s .

Had he read a l i t t l e more c a r e f u l l y , he would have appreciated t h a t I i m p l i e d t h a t we r e c e i v e d the i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s t h a t a l l previous a c t o r s and a c t r e s s e s have used when performing these r o l e s .

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Dear S i r , That f o u l b i l i o u s a t t a c k on my a r t i c l e ' How to p l a y Chesse ' was g r o s s l y inadequate and what's more q u i t e untrue.

How can anybody c r i t i c i s e t h a t most sacred of a l l games?

I t goes without s a y i n g that the backbone of t h i s o r any other n a t i o n are the chest, p l a y e r s . Indeed, suoh i s the d i s g u s t a t that l e t t e r p r i n t e d i n your l a s t i s s u e t h a t r e p r i s a l s have a l l r e a d y begun. Some chess p l a y e r s have even sent delegates to London t o lobby t h e i r M.P. t o propose a motion i n the House of Commons t h a t "The sacred game of chess should be i n v i o l e t " I o a l l on the ohess p l a y e r s of the country to u n i t e and again march against d i c t a t o r s h i p , as they d i d once before when there was a shortage of wood.

Once again the peoples of the w o r l d w i l l be a b l e to move about f r e e l y w i t h o u t f e a r of being checked, f o r was i t not Shakespeare who s a i d ' A l l the world i s a chess board and a l l the people pawns'?

I demand you t o r e s i g n S i r , and stop t h i s perpetual checking, f o r i f you do n o t t h i s paper w i l l become a l i t t l e s t a l e , mate.

F i n a l l y , I would l i k e t o say that no member of the chess c l u b belongs t o any group o r sub-group, i n f a o t I sometimes wonder whether they are a l i v e a t a l l . ?

Yours

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J.Hindley.

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Dear Sir, I would l i k e t o c o n g r a t u l a t e the person or persons who i n s t i g a t e d the rearrangement of the f u r n i t u r e i n the ground f l o o r lounge.It i s a p l e a s a n t change t o get from one aide of the lounge t o the other without d i s t u r b i n g the newspaper readers,and I f i n d i t e q u a l l y p l e a s ant not t o be d i s t u r b e d when I am r e a d i n g a newspaper. But why,I wonder,did no-one t h i n k of i t before?

Yours S i n c e r e l y , .

Henry Mann.

Dear Mr.

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Thank you f o r the H o s t e l E d i t i o n of ' F e l i x ' . When i s the Colleg e E d i t i o n coming out?

Yours s i n c e r e l y , D.Goodman.

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B O Y C O T T R D I C U L O U S Sir, I would l i k e t o b r i n g to the n o t i c e of the more aware members o f the Union the f a c t t h a t the n o t i c e , c o n t a i n i n g o v e r 75 s i g n a t u r e * , concerning a pro posed South A f r i c a n S o c i e t y has been un o f f i c i a l l y removed from the n o t i c e board.

My f e e l i n g s about t h i s , dare I say t h e f t , a r e mixed. V i s i o n s of South A f r i can Wine T a s t i n g evenings and perhaps the odd J a f f a Orange Sucking evenings seem t o be f a d i n g w i t h the removal of t h i s n o t i c e .

I t does, however, s t i r me i n t o t h i n k i n g t h a t perhaps a supporter of the South A f r i c a n Boycott has r a i s e d himself from h i s a p a t h e t i c p o s t e r i o r and performed a p r a c t i c a l deed i n the honour of h i s oause.

I f more such supporters were to f o l l o w t h i s S t i r l i n g example and do something c o n s t r u c t i v e they would r e a l i s e the r i d i culousness of t h i s b o y c o t t .

C r i t i c i s m o f A p a r t h e i d seems to me to be u n j u s t i f i a b l e without b e t t e r sugg e s t i o n s f o r a s o l u t i o n of t h i s problem.

Too many people a r e w i l l i n g t o h u r l abuse and c r i t i c i s e thing s i n s i d e and o u t s i d e the Union without l i f t i n g a f i n g e r t o improve something t h a t a p p a r e n t l y needs improvement.

I s t h i s Union t o s i n k i n t o the c u r r ent trend of becoming s i c k , s i o k , s i c k .

Yours e t c . , e t c .

Paul L.Buet.

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To complete a sixsome t r i p by e l d e r l y but r e l i a b l e R o l l s to A u s t r i a f o r s k i i n g , f i r s t two weeks i n February, o r l a t e r .

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The w o r l d of j a z s as a whole, and e s p e c i a l l y t h a t p a r t which i s t o be found i n I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , r e o e i v e d a great honour when i t was r e v e a l e d i n t h e l a s t e d i t i o n of F e l i x that Richard Rushton had been awarded the Eugene Q u i l l s Award (1960) f o r piano p l a y i n g .

This g r e a t triumph has sparked o f f c o n s i d e r a b l e i n t e r e s t i n t h i s young musici a n and I i n t e n d t o use t h i s week's column i n committing some thoughts about R i c h a r d Rushton, and the group he l e a d s , t o paper.

John R i c h a r d Rushton was born i n Wimsbey and l i k e a l l good Northern l a d s h i s f i r s t m u s i c a l experience was w i t h the l o c a l b r a s s band.

0 Daddy, Rush blew euphonium i n t h i s koo-ool o u t f i t , but i n s p i t e o f t h i s the band h i t the tqps.

T h i s v e r s a t i l e musician s t i l l l i k e s t o r e c a l l these memories and i s always w i l l i n g t o p i c k up an o l d b a t t e r e d tuba and And when t h i s happens blow the b l u e s .

- Man, l o o k o u t i like i t ' s Birth of Cool.

I t i s s a i d t h a t Rush was b o m i n s i d e a p i a n o , b u t there i s some doubt as t o the accuracy o f t h i s f a c t , and even Leonard Feather i n h i s E n c y c l o p a e d i a o f J a z z i s non-commital However, Man, R i c h a r d Rushton was d i g g i n g the o l d Masters a t an e a r l y age, and v e r y soon he was b l o w i n g a swinging box.

This boy notched grade 42 i n h i s Eugene Q u i l l s Academy examinations, when Bop s t r u c k ; l i k e - Powl He heard C h a r l e s P a r k e r and Bud P o w e l l b l o w i n g up a storm on The Y o l c e one n i g h t and t h a t was i t .

Like I s a i d Man - l i k e , Pow{ And so i t was l i k e Rush was a t the base o f Bop l a d d e r , and a f t e r s e v e r a l y e a r s he has reached the t o p .

But don't t h i n k t h a t t h i s c a t ' s work i s l i m i t e d t o the c o n f i n e s of Bop. Amongst h i s e a r l y i d o l s were Jimmy Yancey, Meade Lux Lewis, Count B a s i e and C r i p p l e Clarenc e L o f t o n .

And s o Daddy, i n t o those t e n d i g i t s o f JRR i s squeezed a complete h i s t o r y o f j a z z , and out oomes the s t y l e so p e r s o n a l and so f u l l o f s o u l .

R i c h a r d Rushton uses h i s technique i n the manner o f the l a t e A r t Tatum.

I n the hands o f a l e s s e r man i t would be expressed as meaningless e x h i b i t i o n i s m , b u t

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In f a c t t h e r e i s a v e r y good reason f o r h i s d i s p l a y o f a t h l e t i c prowess.

As a r e s u l t of a bet, he stood t o win a goodly sum of money f o r World Refugee Year i f he c o u l d r u n round the I s l a n d S i t e w i t h i n s i x minutes.

Our s e r i e s o f a c t i o n photographs r e p r e s e n t h i s e p i c sprint.

During a p r a c t i o e r u n Les A l i e n had c l o c k e d 6 minutes 15 seconds, so when he s e t o f f on the a c t u a l r u n excitement was r t.gh.

Sad t o r e l a t e our benevolent^.resident c l o c k e d 6 minutes 40 av' seconds and had t o c o n t r i b u t e 2/6d t o those w i t h whom he had taken the b e t .

What the b e n e f i c i a r i e s d i d w i t h t h e i r winnings i s not recorded .

here i t i s used t o e x p l o r e the f u l l p o t e n t i a l i t i e s o f the p i a n o , and t o t r a n s l a t e an endless f l o w o f i d e a s i n t o l o g i o a l improvisation.

Man, l i k e I d i g the b l u e s E s p e c i a l l y when i t ' s c o o l .

(Anon) The combo which R i c h a r d Rushton leads i s completed by John Farnsworth ( b a s s ) and Gordon P r i t c h a r d (drums).

John was b o m i n Hemsworth and d u r i n g h i s e a r l y days he blew a hot c l a s s i c a l box.

He reached the u l t i m a t e i n t h i s sphere and then t u r n e d t o s t r i n g s ; he p l a y e d g u i t a r i n a Rock o u t f i t and blew a s o l i d bass i n a S k i f f l e combo.

He a l s o bowed ' c e l l o f o r a while at t h i s time.

Like, you might say t h a t t h i s boy's v e r s a t i l e .

J u s t t o prove t h i s John now b r e a t h e s p l e n t y p l e n t y s o u l i n t o a trombone.

But i t ' s t h a t b i g f i d d l e Daddy-O. That melo d i c w a l k i n g l i n e t h a t swings l i k e f u r y , those bowed ensemble passages i n b a l l a d s , those u p p i s h s o l o s executed w i t h p e r f e c t ease, those i d e a s that oould have come from Oscar. Daddy, t h i s boy s e t s me on fire.

L i k e he swings , ÂŤhj* Gordon P r i t c h a r d i s y e t another Northerner.

Now t h i s boy's r e a l l y b l u e -hot.

H i s f i r s t tubs were made from b i s c u i t t i n s and b a n j o v e l l u m s . On these he p r a c t i c e d b l o w i n g s k i n s ; here was a man d e d i c a t e d t o h i s work. And now such i s h i s standard t h a t he can Dig that oomplete t h i s e x c i t i n g t r i o . s t i c k - w o r k man - every piano i d e a competently answered w i t h s t r o k e s o. g r e a t nuance.

Was t h a t a mammy •daddy boy?

How s k i n s and bass d r i v e t o g e t h e r .

When t h i s man blows brushes-then Man, i t ' s l i k e t h i s combo has wheels.

Man, l i k e p l a y me a paxadiddle Ana make i t swing.

(Anon) And so we have three g r e a t musicians each understanding the other's m u s i c a l temperament p e r f e c t l y , p l a y i n g t o g e t h e r as one e n t i t y , a l l d e d i c a t e d t o t h e i r art.

Undoubtedly t h i s i s the g r e a t e s t o u t f i t 'Of t h i s type i n the Western Hemisphere.

Rimshot. with apologies t o John S t a c c a t o .

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At a Union Meeting on Thursday Deoember 101 J -,-^nded by about 135 people, Mines Union c r u s h i n g l y r e j e c t e d I.C.Union's d e c i s i o n t o impose a b o y c o t t on c e r t a i n South A f r i c a n goods i n the Union.

K. Warren P r o p o s i n g "That t h i s Union, w h i l s t not con'" n: Tg A p a r t h e i d s h o u l d dissociate i t i ' -rom the I i r p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n . i n the master of b o y c o t t i n g South A f r i c a n Goods," f i r s t o u t l i r s d the cond i t i o n s under which the vot was taken a t the I.C. meeting. A c c o r d i n g t o him there were o n l y j u s t over 200 people presen t out o f a p o s s i b l e 2500 and 50 o f these were dragged i n out o f the c o r r i d o r s o f R.C.S. t o make the meeting quarate.

B O Y C O T T N. Seldon seconding, suggested t h a t a s o l u t i o n t o the A p a r t h e i d problem would come only from d i s c u s s i o n s a t government level.

At the vot e t h e above motion was o a r r i e d amidst l o u d applause b y 108 vote3 t o 14 w i t h 10 a b s t e n t i o n s .

The other main b u s i n e s s of the meeting was the s e l e c t i o n of a new mascot.

A f t e r some d i s c u s s i o n i t was f i n a l l y decided t o adopt a 1926 M o r r i s Commercial lorry.

Warren continued by p o i n t i n g out t h a t the f i r s t person t o be a f f e c t e d by an e x t e n s i v e boycott wouia be the A f r i c a n n a t i v e , the person we,-were endeavouring t o p r o t e c t and t h a t no b o y c o t t s had been imposed on Hungarian and Chinese goods a f t e r the bloodbaths of Hungary and T i b e t .

He quoted the paradox o f the Ghanaian Government's b o y c o t t o f South A f r i c a n products u n t i l they found t h a t 7 $ of t h e i r mining equipment came from t h a t area.

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By e i g h t i n t h e evening, sherry p a r t i e s sprang t o l i f e i n many o f the hostel rooms, and by the t i m e t h e s e p a r t i e s had disgorged t h e i r contents i n t o the The Union the B a l l was w e l l on i t s way. e a r l i e r chaos had changed i n t o ordered oalm and the d e c o r a t i o n s were a f i t t i n g background t o the occasion.

Were these tuxedoed gentlemen r e a l l y a l l Minesmen?

Not e n t i r e l y as some members o f the other C o l l e g e s were present. Indeed the u s u a l f i v e o r so gate-crashers a r r i v e d ; would any Union f u n c t i o n be p o s s i b l e w i t h o u t them?

T h i s , however, was no o r d i n a r y B a l l , f o r on t h i s n i g h t there was a C o c k t a i l B a r , a Beer b a r and a C o f f e e b a r from The l a t t e r which t o purchase d r i n k s . emporium was a b l y run by David and Jonathan combine.

Dancing o f a l l types was e x c e l l e n t l y c a t e r e d f o r by the band.

Having seen the photographs o f the B a l l s e v e r a l persons have approached the Mines' Hon. S e c w i t h a view t o r e c e i v i n g l e s s ons.

What o t h e r B a l l c o u l d o f f e r a f u l l meal w i t h wine d u r i n g the evening?

Mr. Mocney, apparently i n the Christmas mood, p r o v i d e d an e x c e l l e n t meal i n the middle r e f e c t o r y and the Minesmen r o s e t o the occasion by consuming the complete stock o f some v a r i e t i e s o f wine.

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Covent Garden at five i n the morning i s not a particularly cheering sight, yet this i s where the Mines B a l l of 1959 r e a l l y began.

Flower bedecked Minesmen returned to the Union with a view to brightening the dance h a l l , and with the aid of girl-friends, waste paper baskets from the third floor and miscellaneous helpers, the h a l l began to resemble something l i k e the wreckage after a carnival instead of a ballroom.

E X P L O R A T I O N W E E K ' (February 1 st to February 6th) Since 1956, when the Exploration Board was f i r s t formed, there have been 17 Imperial College Expeditions.

From the numerical point o f view alone, this i s a considerable achievement.

To i l l u s t r a t e the work which has been going on i n this f i e l d , the Exploration Board and Exploration Society are sponsoring, j o i n t l y , an exhibition of photographs, reports, instruments, equipment etc.

This w i l l be held i n the third floor lounge of the Union during next week (February 1 st to February 6th) and w i l l be open from 10.00 a.m. each morning, except Monday, when i t w i l l be opened by the Rector at 1 2 . 3 0 .

A publication, 'A Review of Imperial College Exploration' w i l l also be on sale i n the Union during next week.

This i s a collection of general accounts of some of l a s t year's expeditions together with items of more general interest.

Price 1/-.

In oonjunotion with General Studies, two lectures have been arranged during the week.

They are:'The Explorer i n Africa'

By Dr. Hugh B.Cott, Director o f the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge.

Tue. 2nd Feb., at 1.30 p.m., Concert H a l l .

'The South Georgia Survey'

by Duncan Carse (ex Dick Barton), broadcaster, writer and explorer.

Thu 4-th Feb., 1.30 p.m., Concert Hall.

At one i n the morning the cabaret appeared i n the d i s g u i s e o f Trevor P o r r i t t , N o e l Reams, Tom K i n g , John Loome and Andy F r a n k l i n w i t h th e i n v a l uable a s s i s t a n c e o f Ian Callow.

Forgotte n words o n l y added t o our enjoy ment and t n i s e x c e l l e n t cabare t was deservedly acclaimed. These persons worked h a r d f o r our p l e a s u r e and t o them we would say thank you.

A t three,the proceedings came t o an o f f i c i a l c l o s e .

Flowers saw th e end out even as i t saw the b e g i n n i n g i n — Chrysanthemum e a t i n g b e i n g the f i n a l a c t o f t h i s g r e a t show.

I f you saw the photographs o f th e B a l l i n the Union you w i l l have r e a l i s e d t h a t we had a g r e a t time.

"Excellent'' commented Ian H i l l , and s u r e l y t h i s is" the o p i n i o n o f a l l those who were t h e r e .

So Mines have f i r m l y p l a c e d t h i s occasion on the s o c i a l c a l e n d a r as a must.

I t i s hoped t h a t Union members w i l l walk round the e x h i b i t i o n , buy the j o u r n a l , and support th e l e c t u r e s ; and t h a t the popular m i s c o n c e p t i o n o f expedi t i o n s as payed h o l i d a y s w i l l , t o some e x t e n t , be r e c t i f i e d .

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Notes from the Suburban Country.

A horrid cold hibernating month this.

Not much to be seen on the b i r d table except for a few bread crusts, which can be seen just as The sparrows well i n other months. are skating on the water bath i n about as big a f i x as a short-armed trombone player, or a drummer with Dermatitis on his skins.

Spore tracks can be found by the diligent searcher i n the snow.

The spore i s an uncommon animal, occuring of course sporadically.

The prints of the spore are worthy of mention, sinoe consecutive ones always pointing in precisely opposite directions. Three possible explan ations of this phenomenon have been propagated.

Either the animal has one foot pointing backwards and one forwards Charles Chaplin style (Herniodactyl); or i t spins round a l l the time; or i s i t just plain stupid.

Sometimes specimens walk on their hands (Pedodactyl), to save the wear and tear on feet which are then used as t r a f f i c a t o r s .

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J u s t r e l e a s e d a t the Academy Cinema i s a f i l m which may prove t o be one o f the most a s t o n i s h i n g e x h i b i t s of the oentury.

I t i s "The Boyar's F l a t " and forms the second p a r t of a t r i l o g y d r a m a t i s i n g the l i f e of "Ivan the Terrible".

I t was produced by E i s e n s t e i n who i s almost c e r t a i n l y the g r e a t e s t of a l l Russian f i l m producers. F i r s t r e l eased i n 1946, i t was i n i t i a l l y censored

by S t a l i n .

The f i l m conveys the whole atmosphere of the times, the s u s p i c i o n and f e a r , the c r u e l t y which Ivan i s f o r c e d to use at moments of great n a t i o n a l danger. B r i l l i a n t l y usin g dramatic "close-ups" and music by P r o k o f i e f f , E i s e n s t e i n makes the f i l m move i n the form of an opera.

Apparently v e r y d e l i b e r a t e , y e t conveying the whole speed and t e n s i o n of the s i t u a t i o n .

Every shot every work and movement are designed ae as t o produce the exact s t a t e of mind t h a t he wanted.

Cherkosov as Ivan i s a m a g n i f i c e n t f i g u r e , u s i n g h i s tremendously powerful and adaptable v o i c e t o the f u l l , he produces at ease s t a t e s of rage and of p i t y .

The programme at the Academy i s superbly balanced by the supporting f i l m e n t i t l e d "Greek S c u l p t u r e " .

D i r e c t e d by B a s i l Wright and photographed i n Eastman c o l o u r , i t i s one o f the best f i l m s o f i t s type that I have ever had the pleasure of watching.

F o r once the commentarv does not pander t o th e u n i n t e r e s t e d audience, nor does i t make o s t e n t a t i o u s l y d i f f i o u l t what they a r e t r y i n g t o say.

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The Butterflies that were once so pretty i n the summer are now rotting i n the gutters and down the drains.

Snowdrops oan be found by the keen Botanists (score 20 points) and i n some cases may be p r o l i f i o enough to trample through.

Time f o r the bluebell desecrators of early summer to put i n a l i t t l e praotioe.

Readers with an interest i n taxidermy should keep an eye on the A bird new motorway for specimens. in the bush i s worth two i n the hand Meanwhile those who are t i r e d of January s i t down and wait for February.

It i s a t e r r i b l e time of the year.

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The annual t o u r o f the 1.0. S k i Olub t o the mountsins found us t h i s y e a r In Saas Fee, & s m a l l Tillage some 6000 f e e t above sea l e v e l i n t h e V a l a i s d i s t r i o t b f S w i t z e r l a n d , which proved t o be an e x c e l l e n t choice from every p o i n t o f view. Perhaps the most important advantage was t h a t , u n l i k e K l t z b u h e l the year before, t h e r e was snow i n abundance, and t h e s k i i n g c o n d i t i o n s were e x c e l l e n t .

The m a j o r i t y of t h e p a r t y t r a v e l l e d by t r a i n , l e a v i n g London e a r l y on 29th Deo., and p a s s i n g through Dover, Ostend, B a s l e and Berne on t h e i r way t o B r i g .

Perhaps the only major excitement on t h i s p a r t o f the journey was the u n i n t e n t i o n a l p u l l i n g o f the communication cord by one o f the p a r t y before the t r a i n l e f t Ostend, whioh produced not o n l y deep w a i l i n g and rushes o f Mighty Wind from the bowels o f the t r a i n , but a l s o a f l u r r y o f officialdom.

Prom B r i g the p a r t y t r a v e l l e d by r a i l t o S t a l d e n , ther e l e a v i n g the r o u t e t o Zermatt and e n j o y i n g what was perhaps the most e x c i t i n g hour o f the h o l i d a y , i n the form o f a bus journey up the s i d e o f a v a l l e y i n t o Saas Pee. On many occasions d i d the p a r t y r e s i g n i t s e l f t o what seemed an i n e v i t a b l e f a t e , and d i s c u s s i o n centred on t e r m i n a l v e l o c i t i e s ' o f f a l l i n g buses.

I t oame as no s u r p r i s e when, on rounding a bend, a snow plough was seen t o be b l o c k i n g the road, i t s d r i v e r having gone t o l u n c h .

I n s p i t e o f t h i s and the f a c t t h a t the bus then r a n s h o r t o f p e t r o l , I.C. turne d up i n Saas Pee a p p a r e n t l y l i t t l e the worse f o r wear.

The s m a l l p a r t y Âťho t r a v e l l e d by a i r ( t h a t q u i c k , modern, e f f i o i e n t way) landed a t B a s l e i n s t e a d o f Geneva and had t o make t h e i r own way from t h e r e . Reports are c i r c u l a t i n g t h a t one member o f the group spent h i s h o l i d a y i n Montreux. But most o f them a r r i v e d .

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Both squash teams got sway to a good start l a s t Saturday by beating Cardiff University 1st. and 2nd. teams 5 - 0 and 3 - 2 .

The 1st, team matoh was something of a foregone conclusion sinoe we had our strongest team out, and only one game was lost i n the five matches played.

The second match, however,provided one of the most closely contested for a long time.

Most of the glory goes to John White, who played last with the score in matones 2-2.

Things went badly to start with and he found himself 0-2 down in games and 2-7 down in the l a s t game; whether i t was the vociferous, i r beery support from a much more crowded gallery than usual, I don't know, but suddenly he became inspired, fighting back to win the game 9-7, then the next game, and f i n a l l y the last game to win the matoh 3 - 2 .

Mention should also be made of Ged Brough, who gallantly same in at the last moment, and proved himself to be w e l l ! worthy of the plane, by winning his matoh suite easily.

On Tuesday our "A" Team reoieved . crushing defeat from L.S.E. In est years they have played the 2nd team, but this year they are particularly strong and deserve a 1st Team

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Once i n Saas Pee, the p a r t y d i v i d e d themselves i n t o thre e Pensions.

It is reported t h a t the p o r t e r who c a r r i e d the luggage t o the Pension Supersaxo, wearing a Supersaxo cap, then changed h i s oap and performed a s i m i l a r s e r v i c e f o r the guests a t t h e Pensions " A l p i n a " and "Garni des A l p e s . " T h i s I caimot deny.

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Prom then onwards f o l l o w e d eleven days of wonderful s k i i n g , enjoyed a l i k e by beginners and more experienced s k i e r s * .

There was one l o n g r u n f o r good s k i e r s , from the Lange P l u a Hut, down v i a SPIELBODEN i n t o Saas Pee, a f a l l o f 3,500 f t .

I f Saas Pee had some a l t e r n a t i v e l o n g descents e a r l y i n the season; one c o u l d r e g a r d i t as a U t o p i a f o r s k i e r s .

True ther e were other a t t r a c t i o n s on the s l o p e s , and everyone w i l l by now have heard o f the young l a d y who, r e a l i s i n g t h a t the s i t t i n g p o s i t i o n , occupies much o f the beginners time, determined t h a t she would do so as near as p o s s i b l e t o her charming i n s t r u c t o r , who then had the e x c i t i n g t a s k o f p i c k i n g her up. However, i n s p i t e o f f r i v o l i t i e s , most members o f the p a r t y l e f t Saas Pee more p r o f i c i e n t i n the a r t of s k i i n g than when they a r r i v e d .

Some even gained experience i n crossing g l a c i e r s roped together and i n spending afternoons i n sub-zero mountain huts.

We poor students' found t h a t the o r g a n i s e r s had imported p r o f e s s i o n a l card-sharp3 i n s t e a d o f l a d i e s and T i e popsy even had her own loaded poke.' dloe - OhS How do you p l a y i t ? d i d n ' t h o l d water f o r many n i g h t s - d i s c i p l e s of B i l k o . The p a r t y enjoyed some v e r y gay evenings, among3t which the evening spent a t the W a l l i s e r h o f w i l l l o n g be remembered, i f only f o r the v a s t q u a n t i t i e s of wine and Fondue consumed and the impromptu p i a n o work by Patsey which had everyone on t h e i r f e e t , even o l d Peg Leg P e r c y , dancing a c u n n i n g l y executed "Rock."

On s e v e r a l occasions n o c t u r n a l r i d e s were enjoyed on sledges, much t o the o o n s t e m a t i o n o f the l o o a l p o l i c e .

Trials showed beyond doubt t h a t a sledge t r a v e l s f a s t e r the more people you have on i t .

fixture, whioh we hope to arrange later this term.

Both the Captain and Secretary played at short notice and were defeated in two good matches; they were the only people to get games off their opponents.

The 1 s t team w i l l have to play well i f they are going to win, and I think i t should prove a very olose matoh, whichever way i t goes.

Next Monday the 1 s t Round of the U.L. Individual Championship i s to be played off at St, Mary's Hospital.

Six players are entered Messrs Avient, Espig, Odell, Bullock, Haywood, and Creasy - and we wish them luok particularly Brian Avient who has the job of "tripping up" Mike Kingston, the University Captain.

Also the Club i s due to play U.C. i n the 2nd Round or the Tgleeias Cup - 3 a aids College com petition - sometime within the next week or two.

This should prove to be a close match.

Most of the 2nd Round of the Whitely Cup— College Individual Championship - have now been played off, and i t i s hoped that the third round can be arranged f o r Wednesday 3 r d , Feb. There were 4.1 entries this year including two young ladies of I.O.W.A., one of whom Brenda White won her f i r s t round easily and comfortably, to be defeated in the second by Ronnie Creasy, whom, y glad to say, she made do quite a b i t of running.

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But although much r e s e a r c h was done on t h e matter no s a t i s f a c t o r y method o f s t e e r i n g around 90 degree s t r e e t corners was e s t a b l i s h e d . A l s o t h e r e seemed t o be o n l y one way of stopping i n a h u r r y and i t was very p a i n f u l .

A c c i d e n t s were few, and s l i g h t , but f o r two r a t h e r n o t a b l e exceptions. I n f a c t s k i s s u f f e r e d more than s k i e r s ; a c e r t a i n I.C. man found i t d i f f i c u l t t o s t e e r h i m s e l f between two n a r r o w l y spaced t r e e s : he l o s t h a l f a s k i but kept h i s l e g , ( o n l y t o break a bone i n h i s f o o t the next day).

The journey home was u n e v e n t f u l , apart from the annoying d e l a y s i n the t r a i n schedule.

But everyone was p r e pared t o put up w i t h a l i t t l e i n c o n venience, c o n s i d e r i n g i t s m a l l repayment f o r such a f i n e h o l i d a y .

F E N C I N G The f e n c i n g c l u b now meets f o r two hours on Thursdays 12,30 - 2.30 p.m. and not, as p r e v i o u s l y , on Mondays.

L a s t term's matches were n e a r l y a l l c a n c e l l e d but we hope t o p l a y a few more t h i s term, and w i t h g r e a t e r success.

Beginners and experienced f e n c e r s are welcome t o j o i n , p r o f e s s i o n a l i n s t r u c t i o n i s given.

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S O C C E R The outstanding item o f news i n the Soooer Club at the moment i s the w i n n i n g of a Welsh I n t e r n a t i o n a l Cap by B a s i l James, t h e U n i v e r s i t y S k i p p e r and IC Cup stalwart.

The Club, and I am sure the whole C o l l e g e o f f e r t h e i r c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and hopes that t h i s i s the f i r s t of many i n t e r n a t i o n a l honours t o come h i s way.

S i n c e the l a s t F e l i x r e p o r t came out, the Club tour t o Germany has taken p l a c e , and on the whole i t proved suoo e s s f u l i n every r e s p e c t except one ask any member of the t o u r and he w i l l g i v e you h a l f a dozen reasons why we d i d The r e a l not manage t o win a game. reason I suspect i s t h a t the teams we p l a y e d were p r e s t i g e s i d e s f o r t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e U n i v e r s i t i e s , and i n c l u d e d some o f the be3t student teams i n Southern Germany - hence the standard was very high.

The t r a i n journey t o Co ogne passed unevjentfully, and having spent the night t h e r e the p a r t y p i c k e d up two VW minibuses and drove down the Rhine V a l l e y t o Mannheim i n b r i g h t sunshine.

Here we were e n t e r t a i n e d r o y a l l y d u r i n g a two day s t a y , i n s p i t e o f the t h r e a t of being chucked out o f the h o t e l on the f i r s t night.

The match here was p l a y e d on an i c y bone-hard p i t c h , and i n a snow storm, the o o l d s p e l l i n Germany having j u s t started.

IC made a bad s t a r t and were 3-0 down by h a l f time.

A g r e a t second h a l f r a l l y , however, took them t o a 4 - 3 lead, o n l y f o r Mannheim t o e q u a l i s e and then scored the winner i n the dying seconds of the game.

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The f o l l o w i n g a f t e r n o o n we drove r a t h e r u n s t e a d i l y through H e i d e l b u r g , the Oxford of Germany, soon b e g u i l e d by the v a g u e i s l i g h t l y off-hand charm o f the town whioh n e s t l e s i n a b e a u t i f u l mountain s e t t i n g w i t h snow covered h e i g h t s on t h r e e s i d e s .

High up above the town stood the famous Sohloss o r c a s t l e where even the h a r d i e s t IC v i s i t o r s were taken aback by the g i a n t wine b a r r e l whioh holds 45,000 g a l l o n s and has o n l y been f i l l e d completely 3 times i n 300 veers.

IC f i e l d e d t h e i r weaker team a g a i n s t Heidelbur g thus making sure t h a t everyone had a t l e a s t one game t o remember I n s p i t e of a and how we rememberedl b r i g h t sun the temperature was s e v e r a l degrees below zero and the so c a l l e d s c r a t c h H e i d e l b u r g XI i n c l u d e d f o u r semi-professionals.

Once again a f t e r a bad s t a r t i n the f i r s t h a l f IC p l a y e d more i n t e l l i g e n t l y and more v i g o r o u s l y l a t e r and h e l d t h e i r s k i l l e d opponents to a score of 4 - t .

R U G B Y A Few More Words

R e l u c t a n t l y and w i t h sliinmer w a l l e t s we l e f t H e i d e l b u r g having t a s t e d here what was d e s c r i b e d as almost the b e s t beer i n the w o r l d and having completely devastated a f i n e o l d student d r i n k i n g house c a l l e d SeppL w i t h our t u n e f u l ( i ) 3inging.

Outstanding was a song-and.

-dance r o u t i n e e n t i t l e d "Green grow the Rushes, Oh" which was enacted on the t a b l e tops w i t h such f e r v o u r t h a t i t almost l i t e r a l l y brought the house down.

The b r i s k e f f i c i e n c y o f the t e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y of Karlsruhe contrasted s t r o n g l y w i t h the f a i r y t a l e atmosphere of H e i d e l b u r g .

The e x c e l l e n t meals and the good accommodation s i t u a t e d i n a s p l e n d i d s p o r t s stadium complete w i t h grand-stand, i n d i c a t e d how w e l l o r g a n i s e d the K a r l s r u h e boys were from the s p o r t i n g p o i n t o f view.

T h i s they f u r t h e r demonstrated the f o l l o w i n g day when a s i d e i n c l u d i n g 2 dtudent i n t e r n a t i o n a l s and the K a r l s r u h e p r o f e s s i o n a l o l u b reserve goal-keeper p l a y e d extremely neat simple f o o t b a l l t o r e c o r d a 5-0 w i n .

The IC team fought hard t o keep the s c o r e t o 1-0 a t h a l f time but faded somewhat i n the second 45 minutes.

A n i g h t on the town meant t h a t some people a r r i v e d back ju3t i n time f o r an e a r l y s t a r t t o Cologne a t 5 o'olook the f o l l o w i n g morning.

A f t e r a f l a t out d r i v e along the Autobahn one VW blew up, about 10 k i l o m e t r e s from Cologne but c a r r i e d on w i t h j u s t s u f f i c i e n t s t r e n g t h to get us back t o the garage.

A f t e r a q u i o k t r a i n journey we spent the n i g h t i n B r u s s e l s , s t i l l r e s p l e n d e n t and l i v e l y from the 1958 E x h i b i t i o n , and t r a v e l l e d back the f o l l o w i n g day t o London.

Thanks are due t o our German h o s t s who t r e a t e d us so v e r y w e l l and t o a l l the t o u r p a r t y who a q u i t t e d themselves admirably, and helped m a i n t a i n IC's e x c e l l e n t r e p u t a t i o n abroad.

Lack o f space p r e v e n t s the i n c l u s i o n of team r e p o r t s and r e s u l t s i n t h i s a r t i o l e , but i t i s hoped t h a t a l l team members w i l l oontinue the good work and a v i d l y r e a d about t h e i r mighty and h e r o i c e f f o r t s i n the next i s s u e . . D.F.

C R O S S I.C.

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TROPHY

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Below are shown the records o f the seven I 0 . rugger teams up t o and i n c l u d i n g Sat. 16th January. s

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72 86 69

87 15

Although the r e c o r d s may not appear t o be i n d i v i d u a l l y v e r y good the c l u b as a whole i s comfortabl y on the c r e d i t s i d e and s e t t l i n g down t o some good steady dr i n k i n g .

L a s t Wednesday, Jan. 2 0 t h , the f i r s t team p l a y e d U.C. and l o s t 3 - 6 . As there appears t o be a good chance of I.C. meeti n g U.C. i n the F i n a l o f the G u t t e r i d g e Cup t h i s r e s u l t might cause alarm i n c e r t a i n q u a r t e r s . I don't t h i n k however t h a t T h i s alarm i 3 j u s t i f i e d beoause I.C. was beaten not by a b e t t e r team but by i t s own l e t h a r g y . The f o l l o w i n g Saturday, Jan. 23rd, saw I.C. i n completely d i f f e r e n t mood i n a game i n which the team showed complete mastery over a s t r o n g H a r l e q u i n s "A"

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I f i t i s p o s s i b l e t o p i c k out i n d i v i d u a l s i n such a f i n e d i s p l a y then p a r t i c u l a r mention must be g i v e n t o the baok row t r i o of Fisk-Gllbert-Berger whioh p l a y e d o u t s t a n d i n g l y b o t h i n a t t a c k and defence.

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I.C. c l u b f o r out o f 3even teams s i x won and one -drew, a f e a t which I b e l i e v e has been e q u a l l e d on one other o c c a s i o n but never surpassed. The B 3 team brought about a "near m i r a c l e " by b e a t i n g C h a r l t o n Park w i t h 11 men.

I t i s reported that Baoyn3ki and C a r t e r rampaged and Ludlam scored a t r y o n l y beoause he was f a s t e r than everybody e l s e .

The t h i r d team d i s g r a c e d i t s e l f on Wed. 20th by l o s i n g t o the Royal V e t e r i n a r y C o l l e g e second team at Petersham.

First thre e p l a c e s were occupied by members o f the o p p o s i t i o n . I n f o u r t h plao e was B r i a n B u t l e r f o l l o w e d by Roger Woolf ( 5 ) .

Reading U n i v e r s i t y and Sandhurst M i l i t a r y Academy p r o v i d e d weak o p p o s i t i o n i n a match h e l d a t Sandhurst on the f o l l o w i n g Saturday. John C l e a t o r , was f i r s t home f o r I.C. f o l l o w e d by Pete Warren ( 4 ) , Dave Hammonds (5) and A l a n Brown ( 6 ) .

Final scores were I.C. 4 5 ; Sandhurst 62; Reading

The f i r s t f i x t u r e o f the term, a matoh a g a i n s t London H o s p i t a l over our home course a t Petersham on Wed. 13th, R U G B Y F I V E S soon s o r t e d out those members who had kept up t h e i r t r a i n i n g d u r i n g the Christmas V a c a t i o n from those who had 66. been t a k i n g l i f e easy. Notable among Some people may have n o t i c e d the the l a t t e r were the C a p t a i n and the V i o e p e c u l i a r buildings being erected i n Captain. The match wa3 won, however, by f r o n t o f Weeks H a l l .

These, f o r the a wide margin, due no doubt t o the oppb e n e f i t o f the l e s s w e l l - i n f o r m e d , a r e o s i t i o n being i n a s i m i l a r state of f i t f i v e s oounts, a g i f t from the R e c t o r to the Union. ness. F i r s t t h r e e p l a c e s were occupied r e s p e c t i v e l y by John Conway, Dave Hammonds, find Pete Warren, These c o u r t s are o n l y i n t e n d e d t o Conditions"were s o f t and slow f o r be temporary, but may be w i t h us f o r thre e o r f o u r y e a r s .

I t has been the annual 7'j m i l e r a c e organised by decided t o form a F i v e s Club as a subQueen Mary C o l l e g e and r u n over a course s e c t i o n of the Squash Club u n t i l the new at C o x t i e Green near Brentwood i n Essex. olub can stand on i t s own f e e t .

F u l l r e s u l t s are not y e t a v a i l a b l e but The John Banks Trophy f o r the f i r s t The c o u r t s should be f i n i s h e d soon, London C o l l e g e was won by I.C. I n the and i f anyone i s i n t e r e s t e d , they can o v e r a l l team p l a c i n g s Cambridge U n i v e r c o n t a c t me through the Union r a c k o r i n s i t y were f i r s t w i t h 93 f o l l o w e d by BirmA list will my room, 62 Weeks H a l l . ingham U n i v e r s i t y (108): I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e a l s o be p o s t e d i n the Union.

I hope "A" (116); and S h e f f i e l d U n i v e r s i t y (178). t h a t the Union may a l s o be persuaded t o The f i r s t i n d i v i d u a l t o c r o s s the f i n i s h i n g p r o v i d e equipment f o r those people who l i n e was K e i t h M i t o h e l l o f U.C. f o l l o w e d ceased t o p l a y the game when they l e f t two seconds l a t e r by our own John C o l l i n s . school.

A f t e r a f u r t h e r gap of 21 seconds Shaw o f B.N.Heywood.

Birmingham and F r u i n o f Cambridge came i n D E A T H equal t h i r d .

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