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Immediately afterwards the crowd watched a t f e v e r p i t c h as Mike Ba.rron l e d on the P r e s i d e n t s XV f o r a s c i n t i l l a t i n g d i s p l a y o f f a s t open rugby. The i d e a was t o boost the morale o f R.V.C., so t h a t the game might not be too one s i d e d ; u n f o r t u n a t e l y the q u a l i t y of v i g o u r depressed them even more. The day w i l l l o n g be remembered f o r a b r i l l i a n t t r y by Rushton, running a t an angle of 45*, dummying h i s way p a s t every f l a g , b e f o r e grounding the b a l l to the r i g h t o f the p o s t s , d e s p i t e a l a t e t a c k l e by h i s own f u l l back. With t y p i c a l g e n e r o s i t y , Rush dained t o take the k i c k h i m s e l f , but s i n c e the o p p o s i t i o n had f l e d the team l i n e d up to be presented t o the Pretender t o the Duchy bf G l o u c e s t e r (Les A l l e n ) and "Lady Dorothy" (Sue Coombs). The ensuing o v a t i o n oontinued as I.C., l e d by c a p t a i n Mike B r e g a z z i l i n e d up apposite V e t s , t o be presented t o S i r Douglas Logan, C h a n c e l l o r o f the U n i v e r s i t y . And, so t o the game. I m p e r i a l r a p i d l y made t h e i r way i n t o the v e t s twenty f i v e , and . a b l i n d s i d e break by Wyn Davies o n l y j u s t f a i l e d t o b r i n g a •try. Continued pressure brought reward, when a f t e r f i v e minutes, on winning the h e e l the pack s p l e n d i d l y c a r r i e d the b a l l over the l i n e where i t was grounded by O t t o G i l b e r t " B r e g a z z i ' s k i c k from the touohlinojjoared grandl y between the u p r i g h t s and a l l hopes o f a quick t r y were r e a l i s e d . V e t s , were not t o a p p r e c i a t e the d i f f i c u l t i e s they f a c e d and r e t a l i a t e d p r e a c h i n g t h e I.C. 25. That they ond i d t h i s once more i n t h i s h a l f was h r e a l measure of I.C. s u p e r i o r i t y . H a l f time came thus w i t h I.C. l e a d i n g by 5 p t s . - 0, B r e g a z z i having o n l y aarrowiy f a i l e d w i t h a 35 yd. p e n a l t y . Vets, helpe d by a f o l l o w i n g wind, g r a d u a l l y came more and more i n t o the p i c t u r e i n the second h a l f , but throughput, t h e i r thre e q u a r t e r s took up p o s i t ions n o r m a l l y occupied by wing forwards and t h e i r s o l e a t t a c k i n g i d e a c o n s i s t e d pf the k i c k ahead and s w i f t f o l l o w i n g Up; however, f e a r l e s s marking, b r i l l -
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I.C. won (and LOSTJ j the G u t t e r idge Cup a t Motspur Park l a s t Saturday, but t h i s was almost i n c i d e n t a l i n a day o f many strange scenes. The l a r g e c o l o u r f u l , p a r t i s a n crowd was e n t e r t a i ned by the f i n a l o f the seven a s i d e tournament which dragged on l i k e a S c o t t i s h d i r g e f o r f u l l y f o r t y minutes before Woolwich c l i n c h e d the game.
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i a n t t a c k l i n g and f a u l t l e s s c a t c h i n g v the I.C.+defence f o i l e d a l l t h e i r .fforts. The end came v i r t u a l l y e a r l y i n the second h a l f , when j u s t a f t e r Vets having f a i l e d t o c o n v e r t * a p e n a l t y i n f r o n t of our p o s t s , Ray M i l w a r d f o l l o w i n g up q u i c k l y a k i c k from Wyn Davies amazed a l e t h a r g i c f u l l back by h i s t u r n of speed r e s i s t e d the temptation t o p i c k up on the run, and d r i b b l e d over the l i n e t o score i n the corner. Breg. f a i l e d t o convert, but I.C. looked comfortable winners at t h i a stage. Vets, continued t o FIGHT,(indeed, b o t h Tom Banks and D a i Howell, f a l l i n g to blows more worthy of Ingmar Johanssen t:>an rugby p l a y e r s ) , but c o o l defence, s w i f t c o v e r i n g and t i g h t p l a y kept the I.C. l i n e i n t a c t . Once, however, a f t e r a r a r e mistake, the l i n e looked a t Vets mercy, but a b r i l l i a n t p i c k up on the run,^a d a z z l i n g run, and a f a n t a s t i c 40 yd." touch by Randal P e a r t was a h i g h l i g h t of the game.
J u s t t o emphasize t h e i r forward supremacy 1.0. made the score 13 - 0 "With another push over t r y a t t r i b u t e d t o John B r i d g e s . A g r e a t cheer went, up from the supporters as Randal P e a r t took the k i c k , and the n o i s e was redoubled when he oonverted. The f i n a l score v.a's f u l l y j u s t i f i e d f o r I.C. had p l a y e d c o o l , i n t e l l i g e n t rugby throughout. No one person c o u l d be s i n g l e d out f o r e x t r a p r a i s e , everyone p l a y e d t h e i r p a r t and a l l deserve c r e d i t f o r a great team performance. The b e s t kept s e c r e t was t h a t Gordon M a r g r e t t s had broken h i s arm i n a t a c k l e d u r i n g the opening minutes. The* SH offer: t h e i r b e s t wishes t o the Soccer and Hockey Clubs i n t h e i r b i d s to make t h i s a t r i p l e year . T.G.B.
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U N D E R G R A D U A T E S U R V E Y As I.C. expands, the gap which a l r e a d y e x i s t s between the governing body and the s t u d e n t s , becomes l a r g e r . In the past the o n l y means o f b r i d g i n g t h i s gap have been the contacts est a b l i s h e d between I.C. C o u n c i l and the These contacts have been Rector. v e r y u s e f u l i n p u t t i n g forward the Union's p o i n t o f view, but t h i s i s not. n e c e s s a r i l y the same as t h a t o f i n d i v i d u a l students. I n f a c t the o n l y means the R e c t o r has o f determining the o p i n i o n o f students i s v i a I.C. C o u n o i l , v i a a Union Meeting. Everybody knows t h a t I.C. Union meetings fire p o o r l y attended and t h a t i n d i v i d u a l students put forward t h e i r own views a l l too rarely. To t r y t o r e c t i f y t h i s p o s i t i o n the R e c t o r has organised an undergraduate su, vey i n the form o f an exhaustive questionnaire. Questions range from General S t u d i e s t o Food, H o s t e l Accommodation t o P a r k i n g , w i t h the l a s t page devoted t o the Union. The i d e a i s not t o p r y i n t o a student's p r i v a t e a f f a i r s but t o g a i n i n f o r m a t i o n vrhich w i l l be used i n p l a n n i n g f u t u r e student facilities. The d e t a i l s o f each p a r t i c u l a r student's p r i v a t e l i f e w i l l be c o n f i d e n t i a l and o n l y the s t a t i s t i c a l a n a l y s i s ' . i l l be p u b l i s h e d . T h i s i s your chance t o help the f u t u r e students o f I.C. and I hope t h a t a l l o f you w i l l take i t . The q u e s t i o n n a i r e w i l l appear i n the C o l l e g e l e t t e r r a c k s on Monday Feb 29th and the c l o s i n g d-.te w i l l be March ? t h .
FELIX He d i s p l a c e s the o l d e r man i n her a f f e c t i o n s and so they s e t up i n partnership. They b o t h f e e l the a f f a i r e cannot l a s t l o n g , w h i c h proves correct. P a u l e r e a l i s e s t h a t she must go back t o her o r i g i n a l l o v e r , and l e a v e s the young man i n d e s p a i r . The book c l o s e s on l o v e r number one t e l e p h o n i n g P a u l e t o t e l l her he has a business d i n n e r and cannot see her that night. He's o f f again !
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The E n g l i s h t r a n s l a t i o n o f F r a n c o i s e Sagan's l a t e s t n a v a l has j u c t been p u b l i s h e d . I t ' s t i t l e APMEZ-VOUX BRAHMS? gives l i t t l e i n d i c a t i o n of i t s Needless t o say, the author oontents. has stuck t o her u s u a l theme, of t h a t much overworked e t e r n a l i n t e r m i n a b l e t r i a n g l e on which 30 many n o v e l i s t s *ely. The book i s s o l d a t the a t t r a c t i v e p r l o e of S/6d, The s t o r y oould h a r d l y be more simple. A mature • a r t i s t i c woman, P a u l e , v e r g i n g on f o r t y has a w e l l e s t a b l i s h e d l o v e r of r o u g h l y her own age. This l o v e r i s u n f a i t h f u l t o her q u i t e r e g u l a r l y w i t h younger damsels i n order t o boost h i s ego.
I f i n d the s t o r y l a c k s any t w i s t s or o l e v e r s i t u a t i o n s and j u s t goes along i t s s t r a i g h t forward way a l l o w i n g one t o a n t i c i p a t e every move t h a t i s made. F r a n c o l s e Sagan h. a always enjoyed an extremely h i g h r e p u t a t i o n , whioh she undoubtedly deserves f o r h e r f i r s t two n o v e l s , but I f e e l t h a t here i n t h i s case, she i s r .ther r e l y i n g on t h a t r e p u t a t i o n Instead Of the m e r i t s o f he r w r i t i n g ; I f you are an ardent f a n o f the author's and enjoy her s t y l e o f w r i t i n g - she, indeed, has an u n e r r i n g t a l e n t i n w r i t i n g o f her c h a r a c t e r ' 3 emotions - you w i l l probably l i k e the book, but I do not t h i n k t h a t i t cannot be h i g h l y commended. A q u a r t e t o f n o v e l s , THE ALEXANDRIAN QUARTET, has j u s t been completed by Lawrence D u r r e l l . These f o u r books, JUSTINE, BALTHAZAR MOUNTOLIVS and OLEA ( a l l a t l 6 / - ) d e s e r v e the utmost p r a i s e and indeed have got i t ' . They make M i l e . Sagan's r
She meets a v i r i l e young lawyer, and they g r a d u a l l y become entangled.
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The c h i l l b l a s t of the i c y A r c t i c wastes was soon transformed t o a glow of i n n e r contentment as t r a v e l weary and gold heavy-miners i n s e a r c h of r e v e l r y descended on s l e e p y Dawson C i t y l a s t Friday night. The l a t e s t s h i p i o a d of d o l l a r - e y e d d o l l i e s , gathered from a l l p a r t s of England c l u n g to the weather beaten a A of the f o r t u n e hunters as tne s o f t l i g h t s ,and C a r n i v a l atmosphere tooK t h e i r effect. The mighty t n i r s t was upon these sons of the s o i l , and the oust i n t h e i r t h r o a t s was set t i e d by three hundred, p i n t s of f r e e beer p r o v i d e d by the management. The house was drunk dry by the time the s h e r i f f c l o s e d the b a r i n the e a r l y hours of the morning. The e x c e l l e n t music makers provided strange rhythms from many lungs as r e v e l e r s t r o d the measure around the f l o o r and i n a back room u p s t a i r s a group brought f o r t h strange and e z o i t i n g sounds i n a sneak preview of a new k i n d of music y e t t o be invented c a l l e d "ja«s". The eskimos f e a r i n g the h i ? h s p i r i t s of the Miners r e t u r n e d t o t h e i r i c y homes and none Were present a t the r e v e l r y .
n o v e l l o o k l i k e a s c h o o l g i r l s attempt a t an essay. The q u a r t e t i s the r e s u l t o f a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l experiment by the author. He has attempted t o l o o k a t the same s e r i e s o f happenings i n a l l f o u r books from e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t viewpoints. He attempts t o show t h a t c h a r a c t e r s and s i t u a t i o n s are seen i n q u i t e d i f f e r e n t l i g h t s by d i f f e r ent people. The f o u r books d e a l w i t h the w r i t e r s beloved c i t y o f Alexandria. The s t o r y i s woven i n an e n t r a n c i n g way g i v i n g a wonderful d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h i s town o f mystery and enables a r e a d e r w i t h no experience o f Middle E a s t e r n c i v i l i s a t i o n t o b u i l d a most c o l o u r f u l mental p i c t u r e o f i t . I n J u s t i n e he l o o k s back i n t o the pa3t and r e c r e a t e s the people, events and l o v e a f f a i r s o f the s t o r y from h i s own memory. I n B a l t h a z a r , he i s f o r c e d t o sec the same s t o r y from B a l t h a z a r ' s v i e w p o i n t , which a l t e r s h i s considerably. Mountalive i s i n the t h i r d person and d i s c l o s e s an unexpected p o l i t i c a l p l o t , w h i l e C l e a i s a sequel use d t o t i e up the l o o s e ends and f i n i s h the s t o r y neatly. This i 3 an extremely i n t e r e s t i n g w e l l w r i t t e n set of books by one o f our l e a d i n g n o v e l i s t s which should not be missed.
Smooth Master of Ceremonies, John Egan, s p e c i a l l y imported from Chicago, then introduced a scene f a m i l i a r to a l l ; the f i g h t f o r a woman's hand u s i n g the l e a d law of the Weat. The b u l l e t 3 ana bodies were f a s t and f u r i o u s , and i t i s presumed that Blac k Jake Goodman should have been shot by hero Bob B a i r d f o r the hand of fhe only female miner i n the a r e a , Carolyn R u s s e l l . However h i s gun was r u s t y . Koboay knows where the chorus l i n e for. the n e x t a c t came from a l t h o u g h i t i s rumoured tha t one of the members, seen o c c a s i o n a l l y poking h i s head between the arms of the o t h e r s , was onoe the s e c r e t a r y of some mininc c o l l e g e i n England. Someone t r i p p e d everyone f e l ^ . , f l o u r bags f l e w , anu i t was a h e l l of a mes3; but great f u n . As the c u r t a i n f e l l the audience j u s t i f i a b l y applauded t* r d worK that had gone i n t o the t —.at. The band continued p l a y i n g u n t i l 3a.m. when the new type of music took over and continued u n t i l the f i r s t rays o f the A r c t i c sun peeped over the i c y r i m of the h o r i z o n . The gold dust spent, the miners h i t the t r a i l f o r the Worth, a f t e r - a n ' e x h a u s t i n g n i g h t , thanki n g and c o n g r a t u l a t i n g s h e r i f f Tom K i n g f o r a l l h i s hard work* Once again Lawson C i t y s l e p t .
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R e h e a r s a l s f o r the Dramatist S o c i e t y ' s S p r i n g P r o d u c t i o n , THE BIG KNIFE, are w e l l under way as the p i c t u r e s show. Dragged out o f ' r e t i r e m e n t ' , Les Allen takes the l e a d a b l y supported by a cast c o n t a i i n i n g some new names i n t h e drama f i e l d . Remember the d a t e s .
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March A3 one a.m. approached people d r i f t e d from the surrounding rooms t o B l a c k Jake's saloon f o r the f l o o r show, The l i g h t s that had not been shot out were dimmed and three d e l e c t a b l e Hiawathas h i r e d f r m the l o c a l r e s e r v e s t a r t e d the showv'-with one of the most amusing and e n t e r t a i n i n g sketches y e t seen. The f a c t tha t T r e v o r i n a S c a r r a t t had been shot w i t h an arrow w h i l s t bending over the cooking pot seemed to cause her no d i s c o m f o r t . ' I t i s s a i d tha t she had some d i f f i c u l t y i n e x p l a i n i n g away the r e d war p a i n t , which she c o u l d not r e move, a t an i n t e r v i e w the n e x t morning. A n d a l u s i a r a n k l i n and M i c h a e l a Mathews, who i n t r o d u c e d some f o r e i g n d i s h c a l l e d " c r a b s " completed the excellent t r i o . w
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I t has been announced that the Wolfson Foundation has donated to tha -College £350,000 for the building of laboratories f o r biochemistry and chemical microbiology, and for the support of teaching and research i n these subjects. Professor Ernst. S. Chain, F.R.S. and Nobel Laureate, of the Institute Superiors de Sanita of Rome, has been appointed to the Chair of Biochemistry and I.C. Professor Chain i s best known for his work on the discovery of p e n i c i l l i n f o r which he was awarded the Nobel Prize together with S i r Alexander Fleming and S i r Howard Florey.
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As a p u b l i c i t y s t u n t f o r world Refugee Tear and a l s o i n order to break the e x i s t i n g r e c o r d , i t has been suggested that I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e organises a TWENTIFOUR HOUR, EGG AND SPOON RACE, ROUND THE CIRCLE.
in this issue, a l e t t e r from a gentleman who c a l l * , h i m s e l f " S l e e p i n g Dog", attempts t o defend t h e a c t i o n o f Brown baggers i n t a k i n g no p a r t , in_College s o c i a l l i f e . THis gentleman i s l i n ing, i f l i v i n g i s a term which can be appl i e d t o him, i n a f o o l ' s p a r a d i s e . Having cont r i b u t e d h i s Union f e e s , which are p a i d by the people who pay h i s grant and n o t by him, he f e e l s t h a t i f he pays fourpence far h i s f o r t n i g h t l y F e l i x , which the majori t y o f h i s brethren of the n i n e t o f i v e f r a t e r n i t y , never do, then he has done h i d s t i n t to the r u n n i n g o f the Union..
The best way to r e l i e v e people*of t h e i r money without l e g i s l a t i o n i s t o make them laugh.
Teams o f twenty w i l l r u n r e l a y s round a r o u t e approximating t o t h e oieexlrline. That i s on the s u r f a c e , on foot, between s t a t i o n s . * No one memb e r o f a team w i l l be on h i s (or h e r ) feet'for- moire, than one and a h a l f hours. A p r o r i s i o n a i r o u t e has been s o r t e d out and l e g a l - e n q u i r i e s are pending.
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So anybody who's e i t h e r mad enough or moral enough t o support t h i s i d e a , or anybody w i t h i d e a s , suggestion e t c : get i n touch w i t h Robin Dodswell 2 E. C h r i s Adams 3 Maths R.C.3. John Bridges 2 Yr Met:
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With progress to the 2nd y e a r comes a more r e s p o n s i b l e outlook. No more doe3 he help seven o t h e r s t o remove the t r o u s e r s from a s t r u g g l i n g r i v a l . It i s now h i s job t o i n c i t e f r e s h e r s t o such deeds. Strong advice from p o l i t i c Union o f f i c i a l s urges him t o take p a r t i n Union a d m i n i s t r a t i o n i n p r e p a r a t i o n for executive positions i n his t h i r d year.
The country (we are t o l d ) i s clamouring f o r more s c i e n t i s t s and t e c h n o l o g i s t s , men (and women) w i t h three years of s o m n d ^ r a i n i n g behind them, ready to take t h e i r places i n i n dustry. Three which have transformed them from s e l f c o n s c i o u s s c h o o l c h i l d r e n i n t o capable, q u a l i f i e d a d u l t s . Three s h o r t years' have done t h i s ; and i t might be i n t e r e s t i n g to watch the-developement of such, a miraculous process.
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The o p e r a t i o n begins on the f i r s * day a t U n i v e r s i t y . F r e s h firom s c h o o l , the raw youth's i l l u s i o n s of U n i v e r s i t y l i f e are exploded by the shabby 2nd and 3rd year students, the cramped l e c t u r e room, and the c h a l k covered gentleman on the p l a t f o r m a t the f r o n t - D i r k Bogarde never had i t l i k e t h i s ! On top of a l l t h i s disappointment, the c h a l k man succeed i n b r e a k i n g our r e c r u i t ' s heart completely by announcing that he i s expected to work l i k e a n i g g e r f o r the next three y e a r s ,
So comes the l a s t year a t C o l l e g e . Of course no o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n i s reached by our t y p i c a l student. This promise was merely a c a r r o t dangled before h i s nose by a shrewd buck-passer. The prospect of having to 3tand on h i s own f e e t seems f r i g h t e n i n g l y near. Maybe greater a p p l i c a t i o n to the job i n hand over the l a s t couple of y e a r s would have f i t t e d the candidate b e t t e r f o r the task o f h o l d i n g down a r e s p o n s i b l e job. ,0r perhaps wider p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s o c i a l o r p o l i t i c a l a f f a i r s would have been charac t e r developing .
Outside C o l l e g e hours the p i c t u r e is brighter. He gets used to not having to s i t i n the t o i l e t to smoke a c i g a r e t t e , and away from the p a r e n t a l eye what does i t matter i f he gets drunk every n i g h t ? Besides , l i v i n g w i t h Mum doesn't give a chap anywhere t o l i v e h i s Âťex l i f e . Soon he r e - l e a r n s the coarse songs he sang as a f i f t e e n y e a r o l d and, from a p l a c e in)(the orowd e v e r y t h i n g looks rosy a g a i n .
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I t matters n o t a t a l l [to him t h a t w i t h o u t th<i (Union,. t h i s c o l l e g e iwould be a t e c h n i c a l s c h o o l , t h a t h i s conf r e r e s vfould eat t h e i r sandwiches i n l e c t u r e [rooms w h i l e they d i d Jtheir problems, and he would l e a v e t h i s c o l l e g e i n the same i n f a n t i l e s t a t e i n w h i c h he entered i t . I n f a c t he would r e v e l i n h i s ignorance. His i d e a l would appear t o be the narrowest p o s s i b l e e x i s t ence w i t h i n the l i m i t s o f h i s academic c a r e e r . .He i s not moved by any l o y a l t y t o I.C. He n e i t h er knows about nor cares about what goes on around him. H i s o n l y c l a i m t o fame i s a s n e e r i n g l i t t l e l e t t e r t o F e l i x , whioh he has n o t got the guts t o s i g n . He i s shalltor and i n f a n t i l e and, he s a y s , he w i l l l e a d the brown/baggers t o the b a r r i c a d e s and overthrow the Union. I t i s my p e r s o n a l o p i n i o n t h a t t h i s l e t t e r v/as composed under the i n fluence of a h a l f p i n t of c i d e r ordered i n a moment o f weakness and drunk an hour of e f f o r t M r . S l e e p i n g Dog S i r , i f you have nothing b e t t e r to say, t h e n ; I suggest you get back t o your c a l c u i u s and f i n i s h up l e a d i n g a t h i r d rate l i f e i n a fourth rate
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This i s a l s o an appeal to the sens i b l e l e v e l headed types who t h i n k that t h i s i d e a and a l l i t s o r i g i n a t o r s are nuts. tie want to p u b l i o i s e World Refugee year , and besiue the s a n i t y of t r y i n g to help homeless, h a l f - s t a r v e d r r e f u g e e s , however i n d i r e c t l y , the i n s a n i t y of t h i s r a c e i d e a seems harmless enough. - Besides, you may be grandf a t h e r s one of these days.
I t i s hoped that support f o r the pace w i l l spread throughout the U n i v e r s i t y of London as a whole. Already f i v e teams of twenty members each have been formed from G u i l d s w i t h the promise of at l e a s t two more. Canvassers are now a c t i v e l y engagediin whipping up I.C.W.A. support i n R.C.S. and Mines. has promised a team and a l t o g e t h e r we hope t o make t h i s the b i g g e s t organised student p u b l i c i t y shambles seen i n the London s t r e e t s , t h i s century.
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So t h i s i s an appeal to i d i o t s i n the name of s a n i t y . A l l you f r u s t r a t e d p r a c t i c a l jokers who complain t h a t t h i s C o l l e g e i s dead, a l l you l a z y i d l e t e a s w i l l e r s who moan about apathy and do n o t h i n g about i t - here's your chance.
The i d e a behind the sheer g l o r i o u s i d i o c y of such a scheme i s to t r y to i n t e r e s t the Hewspapere, T e l e v i s i o n and the London p u b l i c and so g a i n wide publ i c i t y f o r the 'Aorld Refugee Tear Carnival.
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Rest assured that no hardships w i l l be encountered a l o n g the r o u t e s i n c e i t has been suggested that a l l check p o i n t s w i l l be e i t h e r p u b l i c houses or c o f f e e bars and when they c l o s e c a r s s u i t a b l y stacked w i t h a l l the necessary comforts so dear t o the student's h e a r t .
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The f i r s t h a l f of the academic year l a over, and the second h a l f has got o f f to a good 3 t a r t . This i s the time of the year when s p o r t s teams reach the s e n i t h i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e f i e l d s , when work, that dreaded s u b j e c t begins to g r i p everyone, and F e l i x s a l e s s t a r t the downward trend*. C o n s i d e r i n g the f i r s t t o p i c , t h i s year the sportsmen of I.C. have proved beyond any shadow of doubt that t.C. i s the foremost a t h l e t i c c o l l e g e i n the U n i v e r s i t y . The Rugby Club, a3 has been r e p o r t e d elsewnere, had l i t t l e B i f f i c u l t y i n winning the G u t t e r i d g e Cup, and hopes ar-e high that the Soccer Club and the Hockey Club w i l l complete the hat t r i c k , a f e a t never b e f o r e performed i n the h i s t o r y of the u n i v e r s i t y . But Success has pot by-passed the minor clubs. Swimming and b a s k e t b a l l teams are almost c e r t a i n winners of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e leagues, and the "men-afloat" have kept the I.C. c o l o u r s f l y i n g high. The i d e a of worK needs no i n t r o d u c t i o n , and can be r a p i d l y passed over, and we reach the MOAN! F e l i x has been h i t t h i s year by two main bugs, c r i t i c s who j u s t t a l k , and p e t t y t h i e v e s whqse a b i l i t i e s tire becoming more and more apparent. ITo c o n t r a s t the f i r s t , the number of cont r i b u t o r s and ^ e l i x r e p o r t e r s has been i o u h l e d but there i 3 l i t t l e that can be done a g a i n s t the l a t t e r .
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I must p r o t e s t a g a i n s t the a t t i tude taken by your paper. D :spite your constant c a j o l e r y and t h r e a t s a g a i n s t the u s u a l even tenure o f my e x i s t e n c e , I w i l l not surrender my brown bag, I w i l l not w i l l i n g l y remain on the c o l l e g e premises a f t e r f i v e and I w i l l not (beyond t r i i s b r i e f e p i s t l e contribute to F e l i x . I t h i n k I can c l a i m the support of most of your r e a d e r s . They, no doubt, l i k e m y s e l f f e e l they have c o n t r i b u t e d enough t o c o l l e g e l i f e a f t e r p a y i n g our union fees and our f o r t n i g h t l y fourpence t o F e l i x . Be content, s i r , t o enjoy your p o s i t i o n i n the r u l i n g e l i t e o f t h i s c o l l e g e an do not encourage us t o r e v o l t l e s t we overthrow you. Do not pour s c o r n upon us o r we s h a l l b o y c o t t your paper and see you bankrupt, the debtors j a i l your alma mater. Yours s i n c e r e l y , S l e e p i n g Dog. Dear S i r , I would l i k e t o use your spaoe t o thank a l l the people who gave t h e i r time on Thursday, Feb 11 t o man the c o l l e c t i o n boxes i n a i d o f The f l a g the World Refugee Year. day was a p a r t o f a week's a c t i v i t y throughout the U n i v e r s i t y o r g a n i s e d by the U n i v e r s i t y o f London U n i t e d N a t i o n s Student A s s o c i a t i o n . The money i s g ^ i n g towards the UNA p r o j e c t s o f the WRY. The money c o l l e c t e d a t I.C. amounted t o £34 - 4 - 9d. and, apart from money c o l l e c t e d a t U.L.U. and L.S.E., the h i g h e s t c o l l e c t e d i n the U n i v e r s i t y . Not a l l the money has y e t reached the bank but the t o t a l i s expected to r e a c h w e l l over £300. Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,
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Dear S i r , In your i s s u e o f January 29 th , you p u b l i s h e d an a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d "What do you t h i n k ? " , i n which you attempted t o a r r i v e a t a c o n c l u s i o n as t o w h i c h - f o r m - o f education ( i . e . p u b l i c or grammar s c h o o l ) b e s t s u i t e d an i n d i v i d u a l t o u n i v e r s i t y social l i f e . The author of t h i s a r t i c l e came t o the c o n c l u s i o n t h a t i t was the p u b l i o schoolboy, w i t h a l l h i s "independence, s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e ani p o l i s h " , who r a n the s o c i a l r a t race more s u c c e s s f u l l y than h i s more lowly bretheren. We would not go as f a r as t o say t h a t a l l p u b l i c schoolboys are b r a s h and o v e r - c o n f i d e n t b u t i t does seem :that they are t y p i f i e d b y "plum i n the mouth" a c c e n t s , fancy w a i s t c o a t s and u m b r e l l a s . A p a r t from t h i f r a n k l y "U" s t y l e o f dress and department he has no advantage over the grammar sohool boy, who not having been c l o i s t e r e d i n a "monastic" way of l i f e throughout the formative year of h i s c h i l d h o o d does not have t o e x h i b i t h i m s e l f i n such an o s t e n t a t i c
When i t comes t o the c r i t e r i o n of s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e and independence, i t must be r e a l i s e d t h a t the grammar sohool boy has, as l i k e a,s not, spent s e v e r a l summers: canoeing, oampi or h i t o h - h i k i n g on the c o n t i n e n t , w h i l s t h i s o p p o s i t e has r e t i r e d t o h i f a t h e r ' s gountry r e s i d e n c e . As we b e l i e v e i n . c o n s t r u c t i v e o r i t i o i s m and abhor a l l t h a t whioh i s t o t a l l y d e s t r u c t i v e , we should l i k e to s t a t e t h a t i n our o p i n i o n , exsohool boys whether p u b l i c o r grammar are equal. I f however one has an advantage over the other w i t h r e g a r d to entertainment v a l u e i t i s more l i k e l y t o be the ex-grammar school boy, as i t i s odds on he's s e a . more o f l i f e , though the other may haexperienced more d i s c i p l i n e .
Dear S i r , We should l i k e t o e.-.press our d i s g u s t w i t h c e r t a i n Union members, concerning t h e i r behaviour on the evening of Saturday 13th February. That p a r t i o i l i e r evening the committee room which i s l a i d a s i d e as a l a d i e s ' oloak-room on "hop-nights" had a s o - o a l l e d " s p e c i a l " meeting h e l d i n i t , d u r i n g which the members s w i l l e d the room w i t h b e e r and vomit. I s i t not time some i n d i v i d u a l s grew up and aoted l i k e men i n s t e a d o f l u n a t i c s when they have had a d r i n k ? Or i f they must d r i n k t o a p o i n t o f i n t o x i o a t i o n oan they not c o n f i n e t h e i r oapers t o the b a r premises? T h i s event was n o t the o n l y one t h a t o c c u r r e d on Saturday n i g h t t h a t reduced I.C's name t o t h a t of mud. A ooat, a hand-bag and an u m b r e l l a were a l l s t o l e n from o f f union premises. Must we t o l e r a t e t h i e v e s amongst us , as w e l l as i l l i t e r a t e l o u t s who are more f i t t e d t o a zoo than a u n i v e r sity? Many s i m i l a r i n c i d e n t s i n the not t o o - d i s t e n t p a s t can be r e c a l l e d ( e x c l u d i n g the r e g u l a r S a t u r day n i g h t swamp i n the gents' t o i l e t s ? , i n which members o f the c o l l e g e have demonstrated t o the p u b l i c and t h e i r a s s o c i a t e s t h a t they are unworthy o f
However as the main t o p i c o f c o n v e r s a t i o n o f b o t h , as f r e s h e r s , seems t o be what they d i d a t sohool 01 where they went the p r e v i o u s Saturday n i g h t , we b e l i e v e t h a t n e i t h e r , u n t i l they have " l i v e d " , can r u n a s o c i a l l i •successfully. I n order t o do so an i n d i v i d u a l must have experience o f l i v i n g w i t h a l l types o f people and a p a r t from t h i s , be an e n t e r t a i n i n g an not t o o e x a c t i n g c o n v e r s a t i o n a l i s t . A f t e r a l l i t i s f a r more i n t e r e s t i n g to hear how o l d so-and-so got t o I s t a n b u l than t o l i s t e n t o a d i s s e r t a t i o n oh P o t t ' s b i o l o g y master. Perhaps one o f the c o n t r i b u t o r y . f a c t o r s t o the more s t i m u l a t i n g s o c i a l l i f e o f any o f the Oxford o r Camb r i d g e C o l l e g e s than t h a t o f I.C. i s t h a t b o t h o f the former, u n t i l l a t e o n l y accepted p o s t - n a t i o n a l s e r v i o e men. I f I.C. were o n l y t o accept undergraduates w i t h a y e a r o f " l i v i n g " p r i o r t o c o l l e g e perhaps we would have l e s s apathy towards our oollege functions. I t i s food f o r thought. Yours f a i t h f u l l y , G.M. H a r r i s ( C i v i l U ) Diane M. H a r r i s (Ohem\,;
Dear Sir, Can I ask I f anyone in this C o l l age realises the "South-African Boycott Society" exists* I might well ask for only twelve to fifteen people so far regularly attended the meetings we held at whioh we discussed ways of implementing the boycott.
When the,' motion,, condemning the South-African government p o l i c y of A p a r t h e i d and supporting the b o y c o t t , was passed b y our Union I've no need to say tha t most of those f i f t e e n people voted f o r the motion WHERE ABE These p e o p l e , who by THE REST? t h e i r v o t e , agree w i t h the b o y c o t t , where are they? - We need help i f we H e l p us p i c k e t i n g are t o auooeed. shops every Saturday morning; help us s e l l i n g the "Boyoott News"j help a t headquarters.
Cannot I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e be ftoved by the s u f f e r i n g o f o t h e r s the f a c t t h a t farm workers are p a i d one s h i l l i n g a day; s t r i k e s a r e f o r b i d d e n ; non-suffrage f o r b l a c k s ; f a m i l i e s are broken up e t c e t c . AND etc.
What are the arguments a g a i n s t ? - t h a t non-whites w i l l be the f i r s t to be h i t by e x t e r n a l b o y c o t t ? This may be so but every o r g a n i s a t i o n which commands any important non-white support i n South A f r i o a i s i n favour of i t . That i t w i l l have no g r e a t effect.? - "IP THIS BOYCOTT MAKES TUB. AtfTHORTilES REALISE THAT THE SOBJuD jitfMEES WILL, "ACTIVELY OPPOSE APARTHEID IT WILL HAVE STRUCK A BLOW FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE" - 'Boycott News'.
There are many more pros and eons. "Boyoott News", whioh w i l l bo on s a l e a t the end o f t h i s week, I b e l i e v e answers them a l l .
However why I w r i t e t h i s l e t t e r i s t o beg f o r support from those people who agree w i t h the b o y c o t t . Let us f o r g e t our own needs f o r onoe and see t o the needs o f a people who are so much worse o f f than o u r s e l v e s .
We have a meeting next Wednesday l u n c h hour a t 1.15 p.m. i n the S m a l l W i l l we P h y s i c s Lecture, t h e a t r e . have more people ready t o work f a r t h i s great cause? Or w i l l a l l except f i f t e e n o f us: " d a f t the w o r l d a s i d e And b i d i t pass" Yours s i n c e r e l y , J.R.A. Power.
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The southern s e m i - f i n a l of the 5th annual N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y J a s z contest was held i n Reading Town H a l l on the evening of Aednesday 17th February 1960. There were ten bands competing - two from Reading, f o u r from Cambridge and f o u r fxfim London, i n c l u d i n g two from Imperial College. The judges were Alun Morgan and Benny Green. The r e s u l t was tab Cambridge B i g Band, 2nd U n i v e r s i t y of London J a z z Band, 3rd Dave G e l l y Quartet (Cambridge). They are the {acts. These are a few p e r s o n a l views. In my o p i n i o n i t i s almost impossible- to get a f a i r r e s u l t from such a c o n t e s t . Not o n l y were there t r a d i t i o n a l , mainstream and modern types of j a z z , but the modern s e c t i o n contained a t r i o , iwo q u a r t e t s , and o c t e t and a d e c t e t t e . The m u s i c a l standard of a l l was very high and I would have thought that they c o u l d not have been compared without a l a r g e amount of p e r s o n a l ta3te e n t e r i n g i n t o the matter. I must p o i n t out that t h i s i s not a p e r s o n a l b i a s brought about by the f a c t that the J a z z Gardeners werei not i n the f i r s t t h r e e . The Gardeners gave an a b s o l u t e l y f a u l t l e s s performance, marked by, complete r e l a x a t i o n and p e r f e c t balance. I t nas been s a i d tha t t h e i r stage p r e s e n t a t i o n was probably the best of the evening and the b a s i c i n h e r e n t swing which they a t t a i n e d was c e r t a i n l y not b e t t e r e d by any of the other groups. The way i n which the whole audience concentrated w h i l s t the Gardeners were p l a y i n g , and the way i n which they snapped i n t o applause at the end of the s e t made the t r i p w e l l worth w h i l e f o r the three I.C. musicians. But t h i s i s no reason why the Gardeners should have been placed i n the f i r s t three. The m u s i c a l standard of the o t h e r groups was e q u a l l y as h i g h and the o n l y way i n which a d e f i n i t e r e s u l t c o u l d be obtained was to l e t p e r s o n a l taste decide. Which i s ^presumably' what happened. Had I been j u d g i n g I would have aimed at s e l e c t i n g a v a r i e t y of s t y l e s (assuming the m u s i c a l standard to be s u f f i c i e n t l y high) w i t h the accent on originality. I t w i l l be noted that no t r a d i t i o n a l band has got throughrfrom this semi-final. I c o n s i d e r t h i 3 wrong. In h i s remarks Benny Green d i s m i s s e d a l l the t r a d i t i o n a l bands by s a y i n g t h a t a What banjo cannot make up f o r a piano. he should have s a i d was t h a t i t was h i s own p e r s o n a l narrow minded view t h a t a banjo cannot make up f o r a piano. All the t r a d i t i o n a l bands had banjos and no None of them got through. pianos. Enough said? The p l a c i n g of the Cambridge B i g Band wa3 a b i g mistake i n my o p i n i o n . The band had good musicians (though many were not j a z z s o l o i s t s ) and indeed the tenor p l a y e r was the best on t n i s i n s t r u ment i n the c o n t e s t . But t h e i r arrangements were exact copies (phrase f o r phrase, note f o r note, instrument f o r instrument) of arrangements by G i l Evans and Marty P a i o h . They f e a t u r e d a bearable v o c a l i s t who sang note f o r note l i k e Mel forme w h i l s t the band played the Marty P a i c h arrangement note f o r not T h i s was the rock bottom i n o r i g i n a l i t y . The sound achieved by the band c o u l d n ' t help but sound p l e a s a n t but i t tended to
be stodgy and the rbyfcibm team dragged. G i v i n g f i r s t place t o t h i s "dance band" was a gross e r r o r by the judges.
The U n i v e r s i t y of London j a z z band was without a doubt the b e s t o f the evening. T h i s o c t e t , b u i l t around a nueleus of the U.C. band, f e a t u r e d a f l u g e l - h o r n p l a y e r of q u i t e amazing c a p a b i l i t i e s . O b v i o u s l y the band was b u i l t ^ around him and he was a great i n s p i r a t i o n , t o the o t h e r musicians. But every member of the band was a very competent s o l o i s t . The rhythm team produced a good d r i v o and the c l e v e r punchy arrangements gave the band a d r i v i n g , f r e s h and o r i g i n a l sound. But they had t o be content w i t h second place - l e t us hope t h a t t h i s i s changed i n the f i n a l . The Dave G e l l y quartet deserved a p l a c e i n the f i r s t t h r e e , f o r G e l l y blew a n i c e alto and the rhythm s e c t i o n were competent*I; But I couldn't help think-ihg tha t these a l t o - l e d q u a r t e t s are g e t t i n g f a r too numerous and f a r too Stereotyped. The I . C . t r a d i t i o n a l band under Ken Gibson's l e a a e r s h i p tpoÂťt some time to warm up and there were f a r too many f l u f f e d notes i n the f i r s t two numbers. But when they s e t t l e d down t h e y p l a y e d well. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , l i k e the other t r a d bands, they f e l l v i c t i m s to Benny G r e e n 3 d i s l i k e of banjoSi 1
Anyone who has read the j a z z column i n the Observer w i l l have guessed that Benny Green gave us an amusing time when he commented on the bands. Unfortunate l y I haven't space to r e l a t e a l l of h i s comments, but t y p i c a l was h i s comment on he accus d them of the Jazz Gardeners. not p l a y i n g the c o r r e c t tune of "But not f o r me" ( a completel y i r r e l e v a n t f a c t ) , made some p a t h e t i c remark about Gershwin t u r n i n g i n h i s grave, and suggested tha t the Gardeners bought the 3heet music. This was greeted w i t h a chorus of c a t c a l l s , boos and other pleasant exclama-s t i o n s from every c o r n e r o f the h a l l . Benny Green's c o n t i n u a l r e f e r e n c e to hims e l f as a musician (he played b a r i t o n e saxophone w i t h Lord Rockinham'3 XI) became a l i t t l e t i r i n g to my ears a t least. A l u n Morgan was s u r p r i s i n g l y q u i e t throughout the whole proceeding; i t appeared as i f he was q u i t e bored by the whole t h i n g . Let us hope he snaps out of i t by the f i n a l or e l s e the B r i t i s h j a z z c r i t i c s w i l l probably add to t h e i r ever growing o p p o s i t i o n . May I s t r e s s tha t these view3 are aimed a t the inadequacy of the method of judging as a whole; there i s no p e r s o n a l bias involved at a l l . The j a z z c l u b wouldTj-ke to thank a i l those who show i n t e r e s t i n our a c t i v i t i e s and e s p e c i a l l y those who took the t r i p to Reading. To f i n i s h on a p l e a s a n t note I am a b l e t o r e p o r t that the I . C . - r a d i t i o n a l band has reached the f i n a l of the London U n i v e r s i t y j a z z c o m p e t i t i o n f o r the C o l y e r Cup. The f i n a l i s at N.E^C. on March 2nd and t i c k e t s may be obtained from R i c h a r d Hushton.
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The f o l l o w i n g nine e x p e d i t i o n s hav> been approved by the E x p l o r a t i o n Board: 1960 Hound the A t l a n t i c E x p e d i t i o n . A i l To journey from London to Gape Town by Land Hover, then across the Southern A t l a n t i c >y s h i p to Rio de J a n e i r o and f i n a l l y through South America, U.S.A. t Canada by Land Hover. On the way the party w i l l make a study of a i r l i n e o p e r a t i o n i n p r i m i t i v e and i s o l a t e d arei and conduct a s p e c i f i c a t i o n survey ( i . e . market survey) of a i r c r a f t r e q u i r e d . The E x p l o r a t i o n Board gave i t s approval t o t h i s venture and w i l l -insure the personnel, .tarty: B i l l MeiDourne Ian Gartshore; Dave Hyde. D i v i n g E x p e d i t i o n to Cornwall. Aim: T,( c a r r y out underwater g e o l o g i c a l explora* t i o n o f f the N o r t h coast of Cornwal l u s i n g gree d i v i n g techniques. It is hoped that some i n f o r m a t i o n may be gains from t h i s survey concerning the p o s s i b * i l l t y of economic underwater m e t a l l i f e r ous mining of the North Cornwal l c o a s t . P a r t y : H.H.T. Garnett, W. Stewart, P. Lane, J . Woods, T. Long. The Exp l o r a t i o n Board granted t h i s venture £75.
C e n t r a l I c e l a n d E x p e d i t i o n . Aim: To S» an e c o l o g i c a l and g e o l o g i c a l survey o f a region i n c e n t r a l Iceland. The work w i l l be d i r e c t e d by B r . Kershaw of the Botany department. P a r t y : Dr. Kershaw T. Larkam, "N. C l a r k , J . C l e a t o r , A. N. Other. The E x p l o r a t i o n Board has granted t h i s v e n t u r e £100. To 1960 Jan Mayen E x p e d i t i o n . Aim: extend the g l a c i o l o g i c a l work s t a r t e d i n 1959 i n Jan Mayen i n higher a l t i t u d e s ; Ln p a r t i c u l a r to t r y to make a f i r s t sntry i n t o the Beerenburg C r a t e r and a s i r c u i t of the Beerenburgh Ridge. P a r t y : P. Smith, J . P r a s e r , G. Topping, IS. Smith. The E x p l o r a t i o n Board have given t h i s e x p e d i t i o n £100. St. K i t t s E x p e d i t i o n . Aim: This a l l woman e x p e d i t i o n i s the f i r s t of i t s k i n d and i t i s hoped i t w i l l be the f o r * runner of I.C.W.A. e x p e d i t i o n s i n the future. The aim i s to do general zool o g i c a l c o l l e c t i n g and t o make i n d i v i d u a l s t u d i e s of'Amphibia and Heteromidae ( p l a n t bugs) on the i s l a n d . Party: A. P h i l i p s , S. Hocking. The E x p l o r e * t i o n Board have granted one hundred pounds to t h i s venture. E a s t e r n I c e l a n d E x p e d i t i o n . Aim: To make a g e o l o g i c a l map of a p i e c e of B a s a l t Country south of D j u p i v i g o r , Eastern Iceland. This work i s to t i e i n w i t h the g e o l o g i c a l mapping which has been going on, under Dr. Walker, i n E a s t e r n s i n c e 1954. Party: D. Kin3man, 3. Chadwick. The E x p l o r a t i o n Board gave i t s approval to t h i s venture and w i l l ensure the personel. T h i r d I.C.Ghana E x p e d i t i o n . Aim: This i s a f o l l o w - u p e x p e d i t i o n on the two previous e x p e d i t i o n s of 1957, 1358. In p a r t i c u l a r the work w i l l be coneerned w i t h v a r i o u s aspects of i n s e c t i n f e s t a * t i o n i n the holds of 3hips on the regul a r West A f r i c a / U . K . run. Party: C. Welsh, M, L u f f , H.'Crowson '„ (Glasgow) . The p a r t y have been given the E x p l o r a t i o n Board's support ana £80, Crowson w i l l be f i n a n c i a l l y indepemdant of the e x p e d i t i o n . I r a n E x p e d i t i o n . Aim: To do g e o l o g i c a l and b o t a n i c a l work h i g h i n the E l b u r g mountains i n F e r s i a . Transport w i l l be o v e r l a n d i n an ex-W.D. number S t a f f Car. P a r t y of f o u r i n c l u d e : J . Sheard, B. iressman. The ;''xploration has grant e d ^his venture £170.
Among the Leeward I s l a n d s of the Caribbean l i e s St. C h r i s t o p h e r or S t . K i t t s , known by the C a r i b s as L i a m u i g i ^ the f e r t i l e i s l e , a t i n y speck i n a c h a i i i of submerged volcanoes s t r e t c h i n g from Venezuela to F l o r i d a . Discovered by Columbus oh h i s second voyage West and l a t e r the scene of bloody c o n f l i c t s between F r e n c h and B r i t i s h c o l o n i s t s , i t f i n a l l y came under B r i t i s h sovereignty i n 1783. Steeped i n legend and romance, t h i s i s l a n d i s the d e s t i n a t i o n of two hineteen year o l d g i r l s , both z o o l o g i s t s forming the f i r s t all-women e x p e d i t i o n from the Imperial- ueJXege ef Science and (Technology.. Shelagh Hocicing i s of p a n i s h - C o r n i s h descent and was born i n Tanganyika; Ann P h i l l i p s i s the daughter of a d i s t i n g u i s h e d R.A.F. o f f i c e r . They aim to s o l v e some of the many z o o l o g i c a l mysteries of the i s l a n d . St. K i t t s l i e s midway between the range of N o r t h and South American fauna and i t s indigenous animals are an unknown entity. The e x p e d i t i o n hopes to unravel t h i s p u z z l e and send any animals i t captures back a l i v e to the London Zoo. T h e i r main •concern i s w i t h the r e p t i l e s , amphibia and i n s e c t s as there are no lojown l a r g e mammals on the i s l a n d . The most impressive and mysterious Feature of S t . K i t t s i s Boons M i s e r y , i t s b r o o d i n g peak, which i s e t e r n a l l y shrouded i n c l o u d , O v e r l o o k i n g a l a r g e volcanic crater. The height of t h i 3 ak i s 3 t i l l not known a c u r a t e l y and t o t a b l i 3 h i t s t r u e height i s one o f t h e b i t i o n s of the p a r t y . Continuous t o r r e n t i a l r a i n has crumbled the b a s a l t rock i n t o a treacherous s u r f a c e and Hount M i s e r y promises t o present a iangerous c h a l l e n g e . The c r a t e r below the peak c o n t a i s a s i z a b l e l a k e of unknown depth which few white people have seen, l e t alone i n v e s t i g a t e d .
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D u r i n g the f i r s t week i n May the C o l l e g e i s o r g a n i s i n g a week's C a r n i v a l a c t i v i t i e s w i t h the d e o l a r e d i n t e n t i o n of o b t a i n i n g funds f o r World Refugee lear. Humour has i t t h a t ther e are other i n t e n t i o n s t o t h i s carnival, ' but they cannot be d e c l a r e d ( a f t e r a l l , losing 7 for doesn't encourage e a r l y declarations). We can promise a good game, however, -with a r e a l l y good b a t t ing s i d e and, i f mixed metaphors are allowed, many s t r i n g s t o our bow. F o r t u n a t e l y the game w i l l be played mainly i n the evenings ( w i t h f l o o d l i g h ? i n necessary) 30 that everyone w i l l be able to a t t e n d . To cope w i t h these unusual hours of p l a y the Boards of C o n t r o l i n v o l v e d have agreed t o a l l o w play on s e v e r a l days, so that note ( e s p e c i a l l y chesse p l a y e r s ) , the b i g game extends over the p e r i o d s A p r i l 3OW1 to May 7th. I f you have been f e e l i n g a l i t t l e brown l a t e l y or you f e a r t h a t your annual summer a t t a c k of browness may nreTOnt vou ^ppinir the cr*m» have no
Surrounding the mountain i s a broad b e l t of t r o p ' o a l r a i n f o r e s t r a r e l y penetrated by the l o c a l i n h a b i t a n t s . This f o r e s t i s to be the main area v.orked by the p a r t y , which w i l l have i t s base oamp on the o u t s k i r t s as much of the c o l l e c t i n g w i l l have. iO be done a t n i g t n Temporary camps w i l l be s e t up where needed a t v a r i o u s p o i n t s i n the f o r e s t . Below the f o r e s t the l a n d i s extens i v e l y c u l t i v a t e d and p l a n t a t i o n s extei down t o the c o a s t . These' are broken p e r i o d i c a l l y by s m a l l homesteads and clumps of b r e a d - f r u i t , mango, pawpaw and cashew. The coast i t s e l f , f r i n g e d by a c o r a l r e e f , has sandy beaches extending i n t o a l o n g , semi desert sand s p i t w i t h l a r g e s a l t l a k e s , a t i t 3 t i p , i n the south of the i s l a n d . The s p i t i s i s o l a t e d from the mainland, by S t . Timothy' Mount, a c o n i c a l rock b a r r i e r across i t s width. The e x p e d i t i o n a r r i v e s at S a s s t e r r e the i s l a n d ' s o n l y town, i n l a t e J u l y , a f t e r the r a i n s , and they w i l l be there i n the hurricane season. Circumstances p e r m i t t i n g , the p a r t ) intends to r e t u r n t o England i n e a r l y October.
f e a r ; the game i s i n the second week of the summer term and b r o w n i t i s does not usually attack u n t i l considerably l a t e r i n the year. The best t h i n g to do i s h e a v i l y mark .that week i n your d i a r y , maice no other arrangements and, when the time comes, a l l o w y o u r s e l f t o be sorbed i n t o the game. I n that way you can be sure of b e i n g f r e e of b r o w n i t i s . Of c o u r s e , i f you have a p a r t i c u l a r mania about b r o w n i t i s then you may f e e l that the p r e c a u t i o n s recommended so f a r In t h a t oase you may are i n s u f f i c i e n t . Now immunisation favour immunisation. i s a r e l a t i v e l y simple procedure^ a l l . y o u hav^ to do i s t o b r e a t h the atmosphere which surrounds the w i c k e t . Obvio u s l y . t h i s i s most e a s i l y done bjt h e l p i n g t o prepare the wicket f o r the game. The d o c t o r s concerned (they a l s o go under the pseudonym of Chairman of C o l l e e e C a r n i v a l Committee) are:C h r i s Leech (C & G) Geoff N i c h o l s o n (H.C.S.) Harvey Richards (S.3.M.), and i f you can type or e r e c t f l o a t s , they w i l l welcome you i n t h e i r s u r g e r i e s .
Kashmir E x p e d i t i o n . Aim: To do an o v e r l a n d t r i p from Europe t o Kashmir i n a standard productio n c a r and so demons s t r a t e the a c c e s i b i l i t y of these p l a c e s t o a normal p r o d u c t i o n c a r . Also to p r o v i d e an account f o r the A.A. and R.A.C. of the road c o n d i t i o n s encounters P a r t y : lid. J . Armstrong, A. Duncan, D. H. F u l f o r d , R. L. Grasty. The pari have been granted 550 by the E x p l o r a t i o i Board.
In other words the I.C. C a r n i v a l needs you. And l e t me s t r e s s that t h i s i s an I.C. C a r n i v a l , not a nebulous London U n i v e r s i t y C a r n i v a l , so give a l l your support to I.C. I f you have any b r i g h t ideas f o r f l o a t s f o r the p r o c e s s i o n , s i u e shows f o r the f e t e , p u b l i c i t y s t u n t s or any other methods f o r r a i s i n g money f o r the W.R.X., l e t us have them now.
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TesJ t h i s i s the present happy s t a t e ©f the o l u L ' a r e c o r d . After l o s i n g 3 matohes r i g h t a t the b e g i n n i n g o f the season an unbeaten r e c o r d had been maintained u n t i l a week ago when the f i r s t team l o s t t o Cambridge Cockerels b y 6 rubbers t o 1. ' T h i s r e s u l t would p r o b a b l y have s t o o d a t 6 - 3 had not one o f our p l a y e r s been unfortunate enough t o e a t Chinese f o o d p r i o r t o the match; he d i d however spend a very p l e a s a n t afaaraoon w i t h the n u r s i n g s t a f f a t Cambridge H o s p i t a l , s i n c e whioh time, I am very g l a d t o say, he has made a r a p i d and complete reoovery.
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F A S H I O N I.C.W.A. entered the U.i.U. Fashion Show this year. The regional semi-final was held on February, 17th at Goldsmith's College, New Cross. The I.C. entry was organised by Miss Wallace. Eight c o l l oolleges took part, each having 5 models to i l l u s t r a t e the theme "Student Fashion"*. Monsieur de Barrone made a most, engaging compere, in spite of comments from fellow basketball players i n the audience. He f i r s t introduced Kristine Bragiel who wore a blue angora winter c o a t , over a grey mohair s l i m skirt and white sweater* Next came Joan Kingston, showing r e d oorduroy slacks, with a blue paisley over blouse, as casual wear. Sheenagh Wallace wore a more formal green j e r s e y costume. Judy bright was dressed i n a blu e figured nylon evening dress, which was enthusiast i c a l l y received. Brenda Taplin brought the show to a close, appearing i n a quilted cherry coloured housecoat, over a pink baby-doll nightdress. At this point the compere wished the assembled company goodnight and sauntered off, arm i n arm with the last model. Goldsmith's team oertainly deserved their- win. No other placing* were ofiven given, But I.C. showed up extremely well against s t i f f opposition, ana are to be congratulated upon their- poise, and professional appearance. They managed to look remarkably relaxed i n front of a c r i t i c a l audience, and seemed undesturbed by unpredictable noises of audienoe appreciation. N.B. Mr. I.C.W.A. Election changed from February 29th to March 7th
G L I D I N G I.C.G.C. has had a very eventful period since the last account of i t s activities. The Ee.gle, •« nigH performance two seater, arrived just i n time for freshers day, and i t was seen rigged i n Prince Consort Road by many peaple. Changes at Lasham, where we have been operating, have made training there prohibitively expensive, although f l y i n g i s s t i l l possible. While hoping f o r an alternative site, we spent twa enjoyable week-ends at Oxford before Christmasj but we have now moved to Redhill where training i s by aerbtow' in the Eagle. Intensive f l y i n g i n an attempt to erase the back-log of last term i s now taking place.
To go through the matches i n c h r o n o l o g i c a l order and g i v e d e t a i l s would be r a t h e r u n i n t e r e s t i n g b u t the second team's v i c t o r y over the f o r m i d a b l e U.C. team must be mentioned. A s p l e n d i d f i g h t b y everyone concerned put the second team w e l l i n the r u n n i n g f o r t o p o f t h e league. Success t o o i s t h e byword o f the mixed team's progress and u n o f f i c i a l r e p o r t s m a i n t a i n t h a t i t shares the e x a l t e d p o s i t i o n o f league l e a d e r s w i t h U.O. and L.S.E. The f i r s t team have f i n i s h e d t h e i r league commitments and w i l l ' p r o b a b l y f i n i s h second i n t h e i r d i v i s i o n , although t h e r e i s a chance o f champions h i p honours. However, the season's a c t i v i t i e s are n o t drawing t o a c l o s e w i t h the end o f league matches i n s i g h t . There remain away f i x t u r e s w i t h O x f o r d Woodpeckers, Southampton and Reading, THE CLUB TOURNAMENT ON MARCH 2nd and 5 t h a t N i n e Elms B a t h s , and s e v e r a l other f r i e n d l y f i x t u r e s . Hopes f o r a p o r t a b l e c o u r t f o r use i n the c e n c e r t h a l l are a t present h i g h although the matte r i s s t i l l under c o n s i d e r a t i o n b t h e student f i n a n c e committee. I f the n e c e s s a r y j r a n t i s ' forthcoming, f a c i l i t i e s next season should be much improved and the olub w i l l be a b l e t o c a t e r f o r a g r e a t er number o f members. L a s t l y , a mention o f t h e annual d i n n e r and t h e a t r e o u t i n g . This, h e l d on 15th J a n , was v e r y w e l l supported and Mr. Mooney served an enjoyable d i n n e r t o 44 c l u b members and guests. A s u r p r i s i n g l y uneventf u l 'bus t r i p t o t h e Host End's L y r i c Theatre h e r a l d e d a v e r y e n t e r t a i n i n g show and r e v e a l e d t o a l l , t h e d e l i g h t f u l l a u g h t o f our Hon. S e c r e t a r y (many suggestions have s i n c e been put forward as t o i t s l i s t d e s c r i p t i o n ! ) . As searing from Redhill would be very restricted owing to the proximity «f the Gatwiok Control Zone (visions of gliders and j e t s on the approach simultaneously) we propose to return to Lasham after Easter. We hope the p o s s i b i l i t y of our members giving up gliding f o r power f l y i n g with the Tiger Club at Redhill i s remote! ^iven a reasonable summer, this should be a vintage year f o r soaring. Phoenix, our Skylark I I , i s now being restored after f i r e service last year Writ Rote* T a i l s and David Ashford w i l l be f l y i n g her m the National Soaring Week i n August. The Eagle w i l l afford opporturiitiel for advanced instruction in cloud and oross-oountry f l y i n g , which ha3 been, d neoessity, neglected i n the past and undoubtedly this w i l l result i n muoh more e f f i c i e n t solo f l v i n a .
The I.C.G.A. has s t a r t e d the new decade w e l l ; two c a n c e l l a t i o n s by our opponents, and one w i n . On the 10th we beat S t . Mary's H o s p i t a l by 4 matches t o 1, a t Hi^hgate. Here a r e the i n d i v i d u a l r e s u l t s : B r i a n Leadsom l o s t t o Rodney T a t e , 1 hole Norman Loch beat John H a l l , 1 h o l e , a f t e r b e i n g 4 down w i t h only 6 t o p l a y . Hugh-Godfrey b e a t P e t e r Tweadale, 5 and 4 M i c h a e l R y c r o f t beat George Vaughan, 6 and 5 John S t r e e t beat George Vaugan, 5 & 3 M.J.R.
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I.C. Add t o Trophy C o l l e c t i o n On Wednesday 10th February a s t r o n g I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e team o a r r i e d o f f the trophy awarded by the South West Essex T e o h n i o a l C o l l e g e i n t h e i r annual f o u r and a h a l f m i l e r a c e through Epping F o r e s t and back s t r e e t s o f Walthamstew. The second team was n a r r o w l y beaten by Borough Road T r a i n i n g C o l l e g e who no?/ possess a s t r o n g team w h i l e the weaker I.C. t h i r d and f o u r t h teams came n i n t h and f i f t e e n t h r e s p e c t i v e l y . C o n s i s t e n t r u n n i n g by John C o l l i n s gained him second p o s i t i o n and he was c l o s e l y f o l l o w e d by John C l e a t o r and J i m Bernard. Of the remaining f i r s t team runners John Conway was 7 t h , Mike Barber 8 t h and Tony Larkum 12th. A welcome r e t u r n was t h a t o f A l a n Hooker a f t e r a b r i e f r e t i r e m e n t . The M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e were w e l l and t r u l y beaten on Saturday, February 13th a t Petersham by a mixed team. Even a f t e r l e a d i n g a w i l d goose chase John C l e a t o r managed t o w i n b u t o n l y by a narrow margin. S i x o f t h e next e i g h t p o s i t i o n s were occupied b y I.C. runners, f o l l o w e d by a motley crew of'seven'-policemen. Bob Baldey and A l a n B^rown were t o be seen l o i t e r i n g a t the back, w i t h dubious i n t e n t i o n s , no doubt, t o embezzle p o i n t s f o r the Petersham P o t . A t r i a l , h e l d t o help s e l e c t t h e team f o r t h e Hyde Park Road R e l a y , on the f a l l o w i n g Wednesday produced some v e r y good r e s u l t s and i t appeal's t h a t the I.C. team w i l l be w e l l i n the f o r e on the g r e a t day. On t h e same a f t e r noon a t h r e e man "A" team defeated a s i m i l a r l y s m a l l team from '3.11.0. b y 9 p t s . t o 14. A t h r e e man "B" team t a i l e d a l o n g b e h i n d w i t h 23 p t s . A t P a r l i a m e n t H i l l F i e l d s on Saturday 20th February a second tjaro was beaten by the V a l e o f A y l e b u r y A.C. b y o n l y two p o i n t s ; the L l o y d ' s Bank A.C. f i n i s h i n g t h i r d * John Conway h e l d second p o s i t i o n throughout muoh 6f the race and Pete Warren r a n steadily to f i n i s h fourth.
S H O O T I N G Courtman S h i e l d Match T h i s c o m p e t i t i o n between the t h r e e C o l l e g e s i s shot i n rounds, and cont i n u e s u n t i l the s .me C o l l e g e has wen two rounds. T h i s y e a r G u i l d s have r e t a i n e d the S h i e l d by a comfortable margin. The d e t a i l e d r e s u l t s are s h a m below.
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S P O R T S A I L I N G On Sunday, 7 t h February, Graham T a y l o r won the U ; i i v e r s i t y of London "Appoint, • w t e s r c u p . He d i d so a f t e r only 6 o f the 8 races had been run but h i s l e a d was so d e c i s i v e t h a t the s e r i e s w,as conceded t o him. Well done Other members of the club have a l s o been doing very w e l l i n the P o i n t s racing. David P e n t z , a f i r s t year J i l Tech. student, h-s s a i l e d c o n s i s t e n t l y w e l l t o p l a c e one of the C o l l e g e boats f i r s t i n the "B" p o i n t s ssries and he i s now working hard t o improve the p l a c i n g o f t h i s boat i n the "A". I t now seems probablv t h a t the 1st and End.boats i n the "B" s e r i e s w i l l be from I.C., thus c a r r y i n g o f f the double. On Saturday 6 t h February I.C. 2nd team went t o s a i l a t Heading on a f l o o d e d Thames. The match was v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g w i t h s t r o n g c u r r e n t s and l i g h t winds. I t was a change t o s a i l hard through the water y e t s t i l l water the l a n d going the other way! Towards the end o f the r a c e the down stream bouy broke l o o s e and David Pentz was l a s t seen c h a s i n g i t downstream i n a desperate attempt t o round it. I t i s rumoured t h a t David, unable to s a i l a g a i n s t the c u r r e n t , r e t u r n e d t o London by F i r e f l y but Readi n g U n i v e r s i t y don't seem t o have l o s t one o f t h e i r b o a t s . I.C. l o s t 29 p t s to Readings 42^. On Saturday and Sunday the 5 t h and 6 t h March I.C. S a i l i n g Club has entered two teams i n the : i n t e r - c o l l e g i a t e . , team match f o r the Castaways Cup. Opinions v a r y b u t the genera l census of o p i n i o n i s t h a t I.C. have t h e i r best chance ever of winning t h i s event, The next i s s u e o f F e l i x should t e l l us the r e s u l t .
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Since t h e i r resounding defeat of U.C. i n the U.L, Cup s e m i - f i n a l r e p l a y , the 1 s t X I have been extremel y inconsistent. I n league games they appear t o be too keen and p l a y w i t h tremendous s p i r i t . Witness t h e i r 6-2 t r o u n c i n g o f Mannheijn U n i v e r s i t y a f t e r b e i n g 2-1 down a t h a l f - t i m e and v e r y good 3-2 defeat over C h r i s t C o l l e g e , Cambridge who i n c l u d e d two England Amateur I n t e r n a t i o n a l s i n t h e i r s i d e as w e l l as s e v e r a l b l u e s . In a league game w i t h Chelsea P o l y , 1,8. allowed t h i s very moderate s i d e ijo draw 4-4 w i t h them and thus take 3 p o i n t s o f f them i n the league championship whioh they do not deserve and which I.C. can i l l a f f o r d . •Having defeated U.C. i n the cup, I.C. approached the league game w i t h the same opponents t o o c a s u a l l y and were soon i n a r r e a r o . I t was not u n t i l the l a t t e r stages o f the game t h a t I.C. woke up and p l a y e d f o o t b a l l worthy o f them, by which time i t was too la1;e and they e v e n t u a l l y l o s t 2-1.
The 2nd X I , a f t e r l e a d i n g t h e i r d i v i s i o n f o r much o f the season have i n r e c e n t times been s l i p p i n g and a f t e r t h e i r 3-6 defeat a t the hands of a s t r o n " L.S.E. 2nd X I have s l i p p e d to t h i r d p l a c e . The 3 r d X I , which f o r much of the season have been bottom of the same d i v i s i o n made a supreme e f f o r t and defeated b o t h C.E.M. and Woplwieh P o l v i n c r i t i c a l l e igue games. However the o l i a a x was reached a g a i n s t U.C. when the 3 r d XI e x c e l l e d thsTn-
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The "Twelth Annual I n v i t a t i o n Hyde Park Road R e l a y " i s t o be held i n the Park on Sat. Feb 2 ? t h a t 3.00 p.m., the s t a r t b e i n g a t t h e West End of Rotten Row. A recoi-d entry o f about 70 teams (42) from U n i v e r s i t i e s and C o l l e g e s i n England and Ws l e s make t h i s the' l a r g e s t r e l a y i n the Country and p o s s i b l y the world. Each team c o n s i s t of 6 men, each o f whom runs a 2^ mile c i r c u i t o f Hyde Park. The record! f o r t h i s l a p i s h e l d by M a r t i n Hyman, who achieved a time of 12 rains 39 sees, w h i l e r u n n i n g f o r Southampton U n i v e r s i t y i n 1958. The course r e c o r d i s h e l d by L i v e r p o o l U n i v e r s i t y (1958) w i t h 81 mins 37 sees. L a s t y e a r Manchester won i n 82 mins 41 sees., Durham were 2nd, and Leeds were 3 r d w i t h I.C. 6 t h , U.C. l i t h and Kings 13th. Selwyn, Cambridge won the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Union Cup f o r the f i r s t C o l l e g e , w i t h l e s s than 5°0 students, t o f i n i s h .
•.•una, i i i , i ng one o r n i s r e g u l a r v i s i t * , t o t h e R o y a l Lymington Yacht Club, won the Christmas open F i r e f l y meeting l a s t vaoation. A g a i n s t v e r y s t r o n g o p p o s i t i o n he c a r r i e d away h i s 3 r d pot from Lymington a f t e r s a i l i n g the s e r i e s i n howling g a l e s . He must be e s p e c i a l l y c o n g r a t u l a t e d f a r b e a t i n g the J a r d i n e twins i n t o 2nd p l a c e ; A d r i a n J a r d i n e i s an Olympio probable for the British dinghy team.
The e n t r y i n c l u d e s 16 C o l l e g e s from London, 14 from Oxford, 13 from Cambridge, 2 from Wales and 26 o t h e r s . Oh t h i s y e a r ' s form i t seems t h a t Loughborough may w e l l win, though Durham, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and I.C. s h o u l d be c l o s e behind. Of the London C o l l e g e s , I.C. should dp w e l i , never having been below 6 t h and having beaten most o p p o s i t i o n t h i s season, U.C. s h o u l d be w e l l up, and j u d g i n g by the r e s u l t s o f the S.W.E.T.C. Trophy Race, Borough Road may cause some surprise. Selwyn and S t . C a t h a r i n e s ' , Oxford, are f a v o u r i t e s f o r the I.C. Union Cup, 1jhe l a t t e r having t h e famed " a l l - b l u e team".
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s e l v e s and won 1-0 on a v e r y heavy snow covered p i t c h although they had only 9 f i t men. A rapid deteriora t i o n has set i n 3ince and f u t h a r league games have been l o s t 2-0 and 10-1 (the l a t t e r due t o the aooence a? t h e i r c a p t a i n and the c e n t r e - h a l f f o r the day!!!). Their relegation prospects are again u n f o r t u n a t e l y ominous. The 4 t h X I , have now completed t h e i r league programme and are a t p r e s e n t l y i n g 2nd i n the d i v i s i o n . However t h e i r ohances o f promotion are v e r y s l i m as s e v e r a l teams have s t i l l games t o p l a y . The r e s u l t s o f the 5 t h and 6th X I games have been l o s t i n the chaos caused by h a l f - s e s s i o n exams. There have been rumours, however, t h a t some of these have been d e l i b e r a t e l y l o s t and t h a t the opponents c f these teams have been r e g u l a r l y c e l e b r a t i n g double figures. However the P. Buvies "Sport" X I has been f u n c t i o n i n g r e g u l a r l y and has recorded i t 3 f i r s t win of the term. They defeated a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e Rugby X I or XV (.not d e f i n i t e l y known which) 10-0 and thus maintained t h e i r r e c o r d o f b e i n g always i n v o l v e d i n a match i n waioh double f i g u r e s have been scored. ( A r n o t t i n g o a l , f o r the f i r s t time a f t e r a game d i d not complain of back strain!) The Club w-uld a l s o l i k e t o take the o p p o r t u n i t y o f c o n g r a t u l a t i n g the Rugby Club on winning the U.L. Cup and hope t h a t some o f the supporters who helped them win i t w i l l a l s o support the soccer c l u b i n t h e i r U.L. Cup F i n a l on Sat 27th Feb. (T0MMOHR0W)
n a t i o n a l s , and times s h o u l d be very fast. These i n c l u d e Steve James, the runner o f l a s t year's f a s t e s t l a p (12m. 52 s e c ) ; A.A.A.* 3 m i l e s winner Bruce T u l l o h (Selwyn); ex U.L. I n t e r n a t i o n a l K e v i n G i l l i g a n (Wadhara); ex N a t i o n a l J u n i o r " t i l e Champion, Paddy Montague ( B a l l i o l ) ; International* Dave Shaw (Birmingham) and Jack Heywood (Reading); former r e c o r d h o l d e r Harry U i n s h a l i (Selwyn); A l i s t a i r . Wood (St.' C a t h a r i n e s ' ) ; A. F r u i n ( s t . C a t s ' . ) ; and M.A. T r i b e (Durham). Cups presented are the I.C. Union Cup and the S i r R o d e r i c H i l l Cup f o r the winner. Hedals gre presented t o the f i r s t 3 teams and the irunner o f the f a s t e s t l a p . Time •standard c e r t i f i c a t e s (13 mins 35 sees) are a l s o awarded. Mr. J . Crump i s Referee and the O r g a n i s a t i o n i s by I.C. Cross Country Club. The I.C. team w i l l be chosen from John C o l l i n s , John Conway, Tony iarkum, Jim Bernard, John C l e a t o r , Mike Barber, John Jaeger and A l a n Brown. Any o f f e r s o f h e l p s h o u l d be addressed t o Dave F o a m or C h r i s James.
H O C K E Y On Wednesday next i . C . p l a y B a t t e r s e s i n the F i n a l of the U.L. Cup. Battsraea are f a v o u r i t e s to win s i n c e ( i ) A i l the major c o l l e g e s were i n t h e i r h a l f of the draw except I.e., ( i i ) T h e o n l y other time I.C. reached the f i n a l they l o s t to B a t t e r s e a 2 - 0 , ( i i i ) B a t t e r s e a have won the cup 5 times out of 7. B a t t e r s e a are w e l l known f o r t h e i r f a n a t i c a l supporters and t h e r e f o r e t o g give I.C. a chance of winning t h i s match we need your support. The date i s Wednesday 2nd March. Coaches leave the Union f o r Motspur Park at 1.45 p.m.. Make a note now!
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