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Indian Primeminister's son at IC

Ghandi sought by Press

Tankard favourite TAKINGS of tb» College bars have increased considerably over those of s a m e p e r i o d last year. T h e effect i s m o s t n o t i c e a b l e i n S S where the b a r has increased takings by 30-50%. T h i s increase i n patronage of t h e South S'de b a r has l e d to the suggestion that students s h o u l d perhaps p r e s e n t S u i t a b l e n i c k - k n a c k s to t h e b a r f o r d i s p l a y — a s has, b e e n t h e p r a c t i c e i n t h e U m o ™ — a n d a s>tort lias been m a d e i n this b y t h e presentation of a R o y a l S c h o o l of M i n e s p l a q u e . I t is h o p e d t h a t t h e o t h e r Colleges w i l l follow suit. A side light o n t h e increase i n takings! is t h e c h a n g e i n S t u d e n t s ' d r i n k i n g habits. I n t h e U n i o n soles of T a n k a r d have overhauled Flower's" K e g (for I o n s t h e b e s t seller) a n d i n the S o u t h Side b a r , after installation o f c h i l l e r s ' s a l e s o f G u i n e s s (draught,) have increased fourfold since last year, reaching almost a k e g a d a y . T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of pies a n d p i n l e t a a n d m o r e r e c e n t l y , s a n d w i c h e s has. p r o v e d a v e r y s o u n d m o v e , b u t sales, though high, fluctuate wildly from n i g h t t o n i g h t ('one n i g h t w e m a v sell four, dozen the next n i g h t sell o n l y four'). W i t h th» review of bar-prices n o w l o o m i n g close, i t is instructive to compare the situation n o w w i t h previous years. L a s t year, prices of m a n y beers were lowered b y I d , b u t since then a barmaid has been installed i n the U n i o n lounge b a r , a n d a 'part time' barman has been engaged almost continuously. T h u s the increase i " takings does n o t represent a total increase i n profits, b u t s h o u l d g o a l o n g w a v towards, m e e t i n g the extra A n y decision reached b y t h e costs. Winn- C^'mmittpfl s h o u l d b e e x a m i n e d closely b y students. H. E. J.

M R . U P P I N D E R A N A N D being interviewed for Independent Television N e w s b y newscaster Peter Snow outside M e c h . E n g . , W e d n e s d a y 19 J a n u a r y , o n t h e s u b j e c t o f M r s . G h a n d i ' s a p p o i n t m e n t as P r i m e M i n i s t e r o f I n d i a . O n e o f h e r sons is a s t u d e n t a t I m p e r i a l C o " e g e . . p

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O T T L E S & glasses w e r e t h r o w n and smashed i n the U n i o n on S atu r da y 1 5 t h J a n u a r y (the d a t e o f the Welsh Rugby International) of other Co'lege when members U n i o n s used their reciprocal m e m b e r s h i r of I C U t o m a k e use of I C b a r faciities. T h e p r o b l e m s arose a b o u t 9.30, when the Celebrating Welsh began to i ' s e glasses a n d b o t t l e s t o p l a y

rugby in the U n i o n Lounge. T h e duty officers i n t e r v e n e d after t h e situation reached "absolute chaos... getting very dangerous indeed", a n d wi;fii t h e h e l p o f P r e s i d e n t s o f I C U and Constituent colleges quitened things d o w n , a s k i n g t h e offenders t o leave. T h i s t h e y d i d after attempting t o t u r n o n t h e f i r e h o s es o n t h e 1st floor, and throwing bottles into the gentlemen's cloakroom (which promptly shut), and raiding r e v

ladies cloakroom t o persuade the occupants t o g o t o a party—subjecti n g this r o c m to t h e bottle t r e a t m e n t w h e n they were removed. It is stated b v A d r i a n Fletcher that reciprocal membership facilitiesw t ' l be w i t h d r a w n on nights of future R u g b y Internationals, a n d rigorous c a r d checks w i l l b e instiButed o n these nights, a n d , possibly, on nights of hops w h e n b i g n a m e groups are involved.

o C O M I N G back frcm carol singing i n t h e W e s t E n d at the e n d o f last term, the G u i l d ' s mascot, Boanerges, was stopped b y a Police car. A horde of p o l i c e m e n j u m p e d out, a n d w a l k e d around B o , examining her in minute detail, H a v i n g done so, they c o m plimente d the G u i l d s m e n therein on the g o o d c o n d i t i o n of t h e i r vehicle r e t u r n e d t o tfieir o w n car, a n d drove on. B o t r u n d l e d o n towards College, a n d w a s just t u r n i n g i n t o E x h i b i t i o n Road when a bobby on a bicycle flagged the driver d o w n , a n d pinched h i m f o r d r i v i n g w i t h o u t lights*

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A f t e r its r e t u r n t o N o r t h a m p t o n College, K i n g Carrot III disappeared o n c e a g a i n , b u t w a s l a t e r t r a c e d to the L i v e L e t t e r s office i n t h e D a i l y M i r r o r B u i l d i n g , where it l a y w r a p label saying ped in paper bearing "Merry Christmas.". Northampton n o w claim that the n e w College transistorise a l a r m c i r c u i t w i l l m a k i t i n v u l n e r a b l e , b u t t h e y h a v e n ' t yef, m a n a g e d to get it w o r k i n g .

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A letter from a C a m b r i d g e underg r a d u a t e to h i s tutor... "I apologise .for h a v i n g m i s s e d m y tutorial this m o r n i n g , especially a f " h a v i n g p o s t p o n e d i t . W h a t happened,', I a m afraid, was that not feeling very well, I f e l l asleep in the T.C.B. and was unable t o get i n t o my; l o d g i n g s as I h a d l o s t m y k e y . T h e . result w a s t h a t I slept i n t h e rooms of a f r i e n d n e a r b y , w h i c h w a s d i s a d v a n t a g e o u s o n t w o a c c o u n t s , the. c o l d a g g r a v a t e d m y flue, a n d o w i n g to t h e l a c k o f a n a l a r m c l o c k I d i d not w a k e u p i n time to tell y o u t " ' ' I w a s n o t f e e l i n g u p to a t u t o r i a l . "

B R to the fore Students at A b e r y s t w y t h last t e r m were allowed 2 0 % discount on tr?in fares h o m e , d u e t o a n i d e a of the \<yr\ s t " " " n m a s t e r . This h a d the effect o f d o u b l i n g t h e n u m b e r o f students t r a v e l l i n g b y train a n d i n creasing revenue considerably. A s e n i o r o f f i c er i n t h e d i v i s i o n a l office said that they were quite pleased w i t h tihe s u c c e s s o f t h e s c h e m e , b u t a d d e d that there w e r e n o plar|i to extend it elsewhere.

Cub thefts Cub, tlie newspaper of Queen M a r y C o l l e g e , has b e e n h a v i n g u p to 20% of those p r i n t e d stolen each w e e k , despite t h e fact t h a t t h e cost is o n l y t w o p e n c e . I t h a s b e e n d e c i d e d that some action w i l l have to b e taken i f t h e situation does n o t i m prove.

A t an E m e r g e n c y G e n e r a l M e e t i n g of E x e t e r U n i v e r s i t y U n i o n , t h e U n i o n Executive's c h o i c e for E d i t o r of t h e U n i o n n e w s p a p e r ' W e s t e r n e r ' was overwhelmingly defeate)! by the E d i t o r i a l B o a r d , whose choice the Executive h a d originally reject resignation* ed. This h a d caused a m o n g d i e staff.

Kensington & C h e l s e a charge r e s i d e n t s

Russians at IC RUSSIAN students (from Moscow University)—guests of the Scottish N a t i o n a l U n i o n of s t u d e n t s — w d l b e a t t e n d i n g a p a r t y at I C o n 9 t h February.

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|UTSIDE Car Parking Committee has now been in existence for two months. Formed as an amalgamation of previous Hall Parking Committees by Peter Hills, a Civil Engineering lecturer and Falmouth Hall Sub-Warden, in somewhat clouded circumstances, it is now getting into the stride of a carefully evolved plan of campaign to procure better conditions for Southside's Car Owners. F o u r cars h a v e b e e n rermoved f r o m the s u n k e n c a r park a n d plans are a f o o t f o r a c o m p l e t e r e o r g a n i z a t i o n of the layout of p a r k i n g spaces i n Southside. I t is t h e Committee's a v o w e d i n t e n t i o n 'to protect the i n terests of t h e resident S o u t h s i d e c a r owners b y controlling the p a r k i n g i n Southside'. A v e r y i m p o r t a n t p a r t of their task m u s t b e t o c o n t r o l t h e use of S o u t h side facilities b y non-residents a n d the general public. S o u t h s i d e is a very convenient parking place for commuters l e a v i n g their cars outside the meter zone a n d continuing to town b y bus. T h e proposed scheme of the Kensington and Chelsea B o r o u g h C o u n c i l to l i m i t r o a d p a r k ing b y non-residents, w i l l increase the d a i l y m o r n i n g influx of cars l o Southside.

Hopeless It is a s m a l l m i r a c l e t h a t t h e r e i s free a c c o m o d a t i o n f o r 9 0 % of S o u t h side cars o n p r i v a t e g r o u n d i n s u c h a n a r e a as S W 7 , n o t e v e n t h e e x p e n s i v e m o d e r n flats ? - c u n d u s c a n boast such a record. T h e C o m m i t t e e must show it accepts the responsibility for such a privilege, while i n c r e a s i n g t h e i r effort to maximise t h e s p a c e a v a i l a b l e . I t is w o r t h w h i l e to r e m e m b e r that the College intendi n the ed to allow parking only sunken p a r t a n d n o n e o n either side of t h e access road. T h i s w a s perhaps a hopeless d e m a n d . W h i c h they realised b y later c o n d o n i n g p a r k i n g o n o n e side only. B u t w h a t m o r e of a n evesore is oossible than a line of scaffolding, where twenty more parking cars c o u l d be. Students C A N afford t o run cars, the authorities must understand a n d help to provide the space f o r t h e m . P e r h a p s t h i s is, t h e m e s s a g e t h e P a r k i n g C o m m i t t e e is a t t e m p t i n g to relay, i n their o w n quiet w a y .

l Ivor Grayson-Smith The n e w form of entertainment pr^vide^I bv t « T.C tazz and. I>o]k C l u b s w a s e n j o y e d b y o v e r a hundred people in the Union Lounge. S " e h w a s its success that i t w a s d e cided to m a k e this experimental rveriing a r e g u W S u n d a y night spot, "ideal for taking the b ' d to". T h e r e w a s d a n c i n g to the C l l e " ' ' s "Splinter" Jazz Grmio- and fo'lc music was provided b v the " W h i t e rsty Ramblers', a n d Terry Ottwav. T h e e v " i n g ' s atmosphere was " v e r y informal". It w a s d i s a ^ o o < n r i n . t h o u g h , t h a t th* r r m m " S ^ d . t h e U r n ^ n T.oum?e, had b e e n left i n s u ch a c h a o t i c mess b y those celebrating the result of t h e previous day's International R u g b y m a t c h . I t is h o p e d that this w i l l n o t v

again b e allowed to m a r the enjoym e n t of those t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of I.C's newest entertainment.

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tails w h i c h m u s t b e attended to. T h e p a r k i n g C o m m i t t e e is a l r e a d y a w a r e of the a m o u n t of p e t t y t h i e v i n g f r o m Spot lamps are rethe C a r Park. moved, petrol tanks sucked drv. T h e y have suggested that a lockable g a t e is p r o v i d e d t o b l o c k t h e e a s y access t o a n d f r o m t h e b a c k o f the c^r p a r k . T h e y t-ave a l s o t h o u g h t of t h e p r o b l e m o f W ' — k i n g p c c v to Southside b v cars p a r k i n g opposite it in the m i d d ' e of E x h i b i t i o n Road. Apparently a suggestion to remove the trouble has been p u t to the C o l lege authorities. S u r e l y t h e easiest w a y is a p o l i c v o f r e o o r t i n ? o f f e n d i n g cars to t h e W^st^nm """- Poh'ee f o r obstruction, until the Police make a m o v e to have the appropriate read marking installed. 04

Let us see P e t e r H i l l s a n d h i s C o m m i t t e e members, a l l car owners, i n c r e a s e t h e i r efforts t o p r e s e n t t h e p r o b l e m s a n d t h e i r s o l u t i o n s to t h e College authorities, a n d for the a u t h o r i t i e s t o r e c e i v e t h e m as r a t i o n a l l y as p o s s i b l e .

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• " P H I S years' season of Southside * S t o m p s g o t o f t o a g o o d sftirt o n Wednesday night with spirited performances b y t h e R e x S i n c l a i r Sextet, T h e Splinter G r o u p , Sounds Interesting a n d the Jazz Congress. Jazz C l u b Secretary, John H e n r y , said that the evening h a d been highly successful and reminded everybody of the F R E E Jazz and F'olk sessions o n S u n d a y evenings i n the U n i o n l o w e r lounge.

W h a t will happen when bui'diug begins on the n e w H a l l s of Residence on t h e E a s t S i d e of Princes' Gardens? I f t h e w h o l e o f the. p r e s e n t p a r k i n g s p a c e w e r e closeel t h e r e w o u l d b e u n t o l d chaos. B u i l d i n g s h o u l d start w i t h i n a year.- b v t h e n t h e n e w Bo-oueh scheme for charging reside n t s 2 / 6 a d a y p a r k i n g f e e f o r cars i n the road should be in left operation. At 17/6 a week the student w o u l d b e particularly h a r d hit. T l i e excessive cost of l i v i n g at a C o l l e g e i n L o n d o n increases y e l again. T h e I C car owner w o u l d b e h a r d h i t c o m p a r e d to a B a ' t e r s c a C o l lege ' G e n t ' w i t h a l l those backstreets to choose f r o m . W o u l e l it not seem reasonable to consider a car park beneath the n e w building. T h e Souths i d e r o a d is n o t t h e o n l y a c c e s s t o the p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g site either, a s h o r t e r r o u t e is f r o m b e h i n d . T h e r e a r e m a n y m o r e specific d e -

Stand outside 12 A r g y l l Street (right next if Oxford Circus Tube) between 9 a.m.-9p.m. and you will see new revolutionaries making their way up to the 4th Floor. They carry no text books and only attend H O 1 hour a day. After 12 one hour attendances tney are qualified... they can touch type at 20 words per minute (anotner 12 hours lakes them to 40 w.p.m.. and another 12 for 60 w.p.m.). Tnis means they will now type out lectures, notes, dieses, letters in quick time, keep copies easily and generally have things organized. When holidays come there are touch typing jobs galore (£14 a week!) and its a skill they'll never regret acquiring—revolutionary or not! Cost of 9 gns. for 12 one-hour lessons and the fact that only one hour per day is required mke Sight and Sound a revolutionary ideology! C a l l and see for yourself—no obligation—no extras, or 'phone for further information:

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E v e r y stiudent n e w s p a p e r g o e s t h r o u g h p e r i o d s w h e n U n i o n executives v i e w i t h the editor for control. L a s t year P i ( U C L ) , K i n g ' s N e w s (KCL) a n d Beaver ( L S E ) contested for power. M o r e recently, a n d further from home, Exeter's South Westerner clashed with the University's Guild Council. U n t i l a fortnight ago I thought that F E L I X h a d made its successful b i d for freedom i n 1963/4. B u t the F e l i x B o a r d n o w demands, that the names of columnists C o l c u t t a n d Ignotus b e m a d e k n o w n to them, a n d that the n u m b e r o f anonymous writers i n t h e paper be reduced to one. Y o u w i l l appreciate w h y the Felix B o a r d of Directors wish these anonymous writers s i l e n c e d w h e n y o u c o n s i d e r w h o i n fact sits o n t h e B o a r d . T h e s e are the P r e s i d e n t , D e p u t y President a n d Secretaiy of I C U t h e Presidents o f t h e C o n s t i t u e n t C o l l e g e Unions, C h a i r m e n of the Athletic C l u b s C o m m i t t e e . Becreational Clubs Committee. Social Clubs Committee a n d Silwood Park Committee, the President of I H W A , the Halls Representative on C o u n c i l — t h e very people prone a n d Coicutt—and the pttack b y Ignotus Treasurer a n d Editor of F E L I X . T o expose these g e n t l e m e n w o u l d , i n m y o p i n i o n , prejudice their ability to provide " a n indeo n U n i o n a f f a i r s " as is pendent comment d e e m e d necessary i n t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e newspaper. After all, what otherwise-anonymous c o l u m n i s t i s g o i n g t o s a t i r i s e o r c r i t i c i s e , for e x a m p l e , the P r e s i d e n t of G u i l d s , k n o w i n g f u l l w e l l t h a t h e is r u n n i n g t h e g u n t l e t of " h a v i n g h i s f a c e d p u s h e d i n " ? R e c e n t l y o n r a d i o t h e E d i t o r of Br is tol's N o n e such N e w s asserted that t h e student n e w s paper b e completely free of a n y U n i o n c o ntrol on content. I t is t h i s f r e e d o m f r o m t h e " U n i o n l i n e " o n internal p o l i t i c s , at least, w h i c h I f e e l is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e h u g e success of F E L I X i n this a c a d e m i c year. S o l o n g as I a m E d i t o r o f t h e p a p e r I s h a l l see that i t remains a n o r g a n of free speech, that editorial policy shall b e independent a n d that Ignotus a n d Colcutt will remain until their last offerings. It anonymous M U S T be nice to be revolting.

About this time of year most writers a n d columnists spend a considerable amount of t i m e a n d effort r e c a l l i n g t h e p a s t y e a r w h i c h w e are a l l t r y i n g o u r hardest to forget, a n d some even have t h e pretentious audacity to take it on themselves" to make predictions T h a t is j u s t w h a t about t h e year to come. I a m going to do, a n d present herewith m y forecast of the m a i n news items that appear in future Felices. January: C a r towing from Southside car park begins. Scaffolding a d d e d t o a d d aesthetic beauty. O ve r n i ght porters f o r a l l halls. F e b r u a r y : F i v e U n i o n meetings decide to elect C o l l e g e y e a r reps f r o m U n i o n floor; P r e s i d e n t to b e n o m i n a t e d f r o m freshers; R e c t o r to b e elected b y constituent U n i o n s ; N U S t q b e a l l o w e d to join I C . M o r e S o u t h s i d e gates r e m a i n shut, n o w o n l y away t w o entrances. Rector's car t o w e d from car park. M a r c h : Aetherius Sec President drowns, w h i l e t r y i n g t o w a l k a c r o ss t h e S e r p e n t i n e . Sennet taken over b y ' T h e People'; L o n d o n Students' Carnival hold a " M a r c h Hare's Masquerade' with the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley etc. H o w e v e r only three tickets sold £ 1 0 p e r ticket b e i n g a lot for fourteen year olds, after a l l . A p r i l : T h e students are resting, b u t t h e C o l l e g e is i n d u s t r i a l l y c l o s i n g m o r e g a t e s . Guilds. Mines Physics, Beit H a l l , Weeks H a l l , a n d A l b e r t H a l l a l l c l o s e d f o r ever. M a y : W a r m e r weather brings a sharp increase i n o v e r n i g h t g u e s t m a n s h i p . I n a f r a n t i c effort t o avoid overcrowding, the Huxley Soc. hold a "Population Control Term". Contraceptive machine installed i n the Union. Cancer Research & D r . Barnardo's club together to support L o n d o n Students C a r n i v a l . F i v e U n i o n members manage to get into a h o p— admi s s i o n n o w b y bribe only. T h e i d e n t i t y o f C o l c u t t a n d I g n . . . finally r e \ p a l e d , a n d t h e y a r e p r o m p t l y filled i n , i f

A l s o i n this i s s u e : M a l c o l m Rossiter. R a h i f Oa.ttan , Paul Smith, Michael Smith, L e a Johnson, Chris Cooper, G r a h a m Horder, Caire Brian Ray. Nigel Souter, Richard Gentle, Shindler Pete W a l l u m , Jane Pearson. P a m Pocock a n d Shirley Sexton. National Advertising—Educational Publicity (Partners) L t d C H A 6 0 8 1

Feb 6th-Feb 13th

SUNDAY 6

Joint wosship at S t . , A u g u s t i n e s , Quensgate, with a sermon b y M g r . Tomlinson

MONDAY 7

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Preb. Gordon Phillips o n "Christian*! ity i n 2000 A . D . " at G e n e r a l Studies 1.10 p.m.—Room 303, Link and Spor Paddy M c A r t h y o n " T h e U n attached".

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7.30 p.m. Southside Senior C o m m o n Room. A Teach i n on " G o d " conducted b y Laurence Bright O.P. a n d J. Blackham of the Humanist Ethical. Union.

TUESDAY 8 R e v d . K e n n e t h G r e e t o n " ' S e x at General Studies". 7.30 p . m . S o u t h s i d e S e n i o r C o m m o n B o o m . F r . B e r n a r d S.S.F. o n "Jesus Christ".

WEDNESDAY 9 7.30 p . m . S o u t h s i d e S e n i o r C o m m o n Room. "Christianity and Industry"

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1.10 p . m . R o o m 3 0 3 L i n k a n d S p u r . M r . Tr"*r"m-Srni'h.' of S t Martin's i n - t h e - F i e l d s S o c i a l S e r v i c e U n i t on] "God's Older Children"'.

SATURDAY 12 A D a v of R e n e w a l w i l l b e l e d by F r . C h r i s t o p h e r B r y a n t S . S . J . E . irJ the U n i o n Senior C o m m o n Room) f - o m 9.00 a.m.

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Insurance Dear Sir, M o s t students at o n e t i m e or a n other a r e faced w i t h the difficult problem of insurance. T h e moment ijhey s a y t h e w o r d ' s t u d e n t ' n o o n e wants to know, particularly i n the case of m o t o r i n s u r a n c e. T h e r e are an alarming number of part-time insurance agents w o r k i n g i n L o n d o n t r y i n g to s e l l b a d l i f e i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , a n d t h i s is e a s i l y d o n e b e cause n o t m a n y p e o p l e u n d f i r * the real cost i n v o l v e d a n d that t h e a g e n t gets a b o u t £ 5 0 f o r s e l l i n g t h e policv. A s an undergraduate I happ e n e d to respond t o a n advert i n Felix b y trie B r i g h t o n Insurance Brokers r u n b y a M r . Gould. M r . G o u l d followed up the inquiry b y c o m i n g t o see m e i n H a l l , e x p l a i n i n g a lot of useful things about insurance. H e isi a n e x - s t u d e n t h i m s e l f a n d specialises i n getting g o o d insurance rates f o r s t u d e n t s . H e w a s a b l e t o offer a m u c h l o w e r m o t o r p r e m i u m t h a n I w a s p a y i n g a l r e a d y a n d as a broker could deal with a n y life a n d therefore assurance company, offered a comprehensive insurance service. I n t w o yearsi o f d e a l i n g s w i t h M r . G o u l d I h a v e b e e n v e r y satisfied a n d w o u l d strongly r e c o m m e n d anyone

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with insurance problems t o get in t o u c h w i t h h i m . H i s personal service even extends t o a l l o w i n g customers t o c a l l h i s office o n r e v e r s e c h a r g e s , a mostl u s e f u l f a c i l i t y . I would finally l i k e to p o i n t o u t that I w r o t e this letter o f m y o w n v o l i t i o n a n d w i t h n o financial i n centive. R. F . W H A R T O N P.G. O.R.M.S.

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Moderate a n d right-thinking m e n everywhere have been heartened b y the recent disturbances i n N i g e r i a . I t is t o b e h o p e d t h a t t h e y w i l l b r i n g 'progressives' a n d C o m m u n i s t dupes on to reconsider their position Rhodesia. F o r i f a n A f r i c a n majority has shown itself i n c a p a b l e o f oppress i n g a m i n o r i t y of its f e l l o w s b y l e g a l means h o w c a n a n y black government i n Rhodesia hope t o rival the efficiency of its present l e a d e r s h i p ? M y m i l k m a n , w h o is not w i t h o u t some knowledge of conditions i n that country, tells m e that your average native is a h a p p y - s o - l u e k v sort o f c h a p , q u i t e u n t r o u b l e d b y p o l i t i c s , as l o n g as h e h a s h i s b e e r , one o r t w o w i v e s , a n d a r e g u l a r w a g e (although t h e latter is of course not always consistent w i t h t h e requirem e n t s o f t h e m a r k e t ) . It is o n l y w h e n h e receives a smattering o f education that discontent w i t h h i s n a t u r a l lot s"ts i n . r h o d e s i a n e d u c a t i o n is, o f coarse t':e finest o n t h e C o n t i n e n t , i n b q u a l i ' . y a n d e x t e n t , a n d i t i s , as I say, the ill-educated i t produces that causes a l l t h e t r o u b l e . A t the higher level, graduation ceremonies virtually have to b e combined with t h e s e r v i n g o f t h e first r e s t r i c t i o n order. I n these c i r c u m ^ J ' a n c e s , t e R h o d e s i a n g o v e r n m e n t is s u r e l y to b e c o n gratulated on not dispensing w i t h Native education altogether, w h i c h , as w h i t e C h r i s t i a n G e n t l e m e n t h e y must often have been t e m p t e d t o d o . Yours etc.. Salisbray

of f o r m ; return t o t h e legal p a t h , apologise perhaps, a n d w e w i l l forget this small adventure, a n d Rhodesia can resume h e r u n i m p e d e d progress free of carping interference from Whitehall. H o n o u r will be saved a l l round, and our Commonwealth friends w i l l t h a n k us f o r o u r speedy settlement. Yours etc Vice-Admiral Jellihead. RN(retd).

Unfair to Minorities ' T ' H E R E a r e s o m e n o t a b l e omis.•*• s i o n s i n t h e U n i o n D i r e c t o r y . U n d e r S S S f o r i n s t a n c e , w h y is, t h e small b u t vigorous I C branch of the W o r l d Democratic League of Proand Freedomgressive Students loving Y o u t h against Fascism a n d N e o - C o l o n i a l i s m n o t m e n t i o n e d ? Its. small b u t vigorous chairman, Pete Strawman, told m e : 'It's a l l part of the general College policy of k o w t o w i n g t o W a l l Street of course, o r i n this case P o u g h k e e o s i e , N Y . T h e U S monopolists wouldn't keep us supplied w i t h obsolete I B M c o m - u t ers i f t h e v k n e w o u r r e p r e s s e d p r o letariat of technicians a n d postgrads h a d o r g a n i s e d . W e p l a n to l o b b y f o r more use of computer countries from the Iron C u r t a i n countries i n fact, using decent dialectical valves instead of counter-revolutionary transistors, too.' W h i l e h e nervously c h o m p e d 'Support Rhodesia' stickers in his teeth I congratulated t h e Reds on their h a n d l i n g of the last U n i o n m e e t i n g , b u t h e modestly insisted that the w h o l e procedure w a s d e m o c r a c y a t its b e s t . H e a l s o be5 m e that t h e next time a barelyquorate U n i o n m e e t i n g reverses a d e c i s i o n t o j o i n N U S h e w o u l d g e t u s t o jo-'n I U S instead. I have a feeling h e ' l l

C H O R T L Y before Christmas a letter arrived in the F E L I X pigeonhole giving details of a new method of teaching touch typing at a cost only a fraction of that of conventional methods. The letter gave the information that for a fee of 9 gns. as it was possible to lern to touch type (at an average speed of 25 words per minute) and for a further 9 gns. at a speed of 40 p.m. This apparently revolutionary claim w a s substantiated b y a reprint from an article w h i c h appeared i n the the Evening Standard, a n d explained a n e w 'electronic' system of by teaching. I w a s sent a l o n g b y F E L I X t o take a course (the elementary) a n d report back o n its apparent merits, a n d d u l y s t a r t e d l e s s o n s o n t h e 1 3 t h (!) at the S i g h t & S o u n d E d u c a t i o n ' s n e w premises i m m e d i a t e l y next t o O x f o r d U n d e r g r o u n d station. T h e course consists o f t w e l v e o n e h o u r lessons, w h i c h a r e g i v e n b y meanst o f a t a p e r e c o r d e r a n d l a r g e kevboard of w h i c h the keys m a y b e individually illuminated. T h e course

ALSO spoke to Kaliyuga B r a h m a - n o b r a , d y n a m i c commi','of the Wisdom-of-the-Orient tee Group, dedicated to b r i n g i n g the fruits of E a s t e r n p h i l o s o p h y t o W e s tern science. Bless m y soul o l d p i n , he b e a m e d , ' Y o u western blighters a r e t o o d a m n e d m a t e r i a l i s t i c , W h y , at h o m e , a n y donchaknow. Aeronautics department w o u l d have b e e n o n l y t o o p l e a s e d to l e n d u s their wind tunnel for levitation experiments goodness yes. D o a w a " with recommended text-books a n d give ' e m r e c o m m e n d e d navels to c o n t e m p l a t e , that's o u r p o l i c y . M e c h a n i s e the prayer-wheels.' H e stretched a n d c a m e d o w n off t h e c e i l i n g . ' A n d d o n ' t misquote m e , o l d son. F e l i x have got the C o s m i c Masters alreadv after t h e m ; y o u w o u l d n ' t l i k e t o b e r e i n c o r n a t e d a s e a r t h w o r m s as w e l l , w o u l d you?'

H a v i n g passed three radiators, t h e other entrance door, taken a sly sanguine look at the menu—now what d i d i t say—passed the kitehen door, leant o n t h e k i t c h e n s i n k , I at last r e a c h e d t h e t a b l e . I w a s almos t home, time n o w to adopt a more are the positive attitude—where trays—a quick five minute stroll a r o u n d 3 tables, past six c h a i r s — excuse m e ! — e x c u s e m e ! — I found one. W h e r e w a s I i n t h e q u e u e ? — queue jumping again. I studied t h e m e n u carefully, yes, that's w h a t I want:—pork chop, stuffing a n d apple sauce. "Sorry, a l l gone". "Cod then", I replied, slightly hesitantly. "Finished", she said gleefully. M u s t look at the m e n u again; a h yes. "Omelette please". I inquired— notice t h e extreme politeness! "You'll have to wait for a few minutes for that" w a s t h e immediate response. "We've got hamburgers" she said t e n t a t i v e l y — w h y tentatively, that's a l l s h e h a d e n d she c o u l d

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Self—Service! Sir. . . . F e e l i n g reckless, masochistic, » n d practically suicidal—not t o mention being h u n g r v — I entered Moonev's E m p o r i u m . ( U n i o n g r o u n d floor) w i t h its o v e r t o n e s of asparagus soup— quite a novelty d i s h that, a n d its murals of l i v i n s i pnople. I must stress w i t h o u t d e l a y • t h a t i n a H f a i r ness I w a s l u c k i e r t h a n m o s t f o r I was able t o pass t h enext half a n hour pleasantly reading the Guardian (good p a p e r — T e l e g r a p h readers take note) w h i l s t o t h e r p o o r unfortunates merely helped to support the U n i o n building.

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Treason! Sir: T r e a s o n is t r e a s o n , a n d m u s t b e treated as s u c h . W h i l e sanctions a n d other s u c h p u n i t i v e measures are p e r haps going t o o f a r , i t m u s t b e r e membered that M r . Smith a n d his coMeaguesI ( n o n o f w h o s e p e r s o n a l i n t e g r i t y Has e v e r b e e n i n t h e s l i g h t e s t have doubt i n "any w a y whatever) smirched their previous unblemished records b y a grave i n s u l t t o t h e majesty of B r i t i s h r u l e , t h e sort o f a c t i o n w e h a v e c o m e t o r e g a r d as confined to peoples more b a c k w a r d than ourselves. A history o f w i s e a n d paternal rule of h e r Majesty's coloure d subjects t h e creation a n d c o n t r o l of a vast a n d d i s c i p l i n e d l a b o u r force, notably free of the problems w e experience i n this country, t h e achieveof a comparatively high ment standard of l i v i n g (exceptionally so amongst t h e most industrious 6 % of the p o p u l a t i o n , I a m told), a w i s e dispensation of l a n d between t h e races, a l l these achievements cannot: excuse the indignities t o w h i c h t h e Governor has been subjected, a m a n of . B r i t i s h b l o o d , a n d g o o d s c h o o l i n g . M a y I therefore suggest. S i r , that a n E n g l i s h m a n of g o o d class, k n o w n for his sympathy to the colonial cause, b e sent to S a l i s b u r y t o say t o S m i t h : look here o l d chap, t h e differences b e t w e e n us ar e p u r e l y matters

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at S U R P R I S E D h a b i t u i o f o n e o f M a n c h e s t e r ' s n i g h t - c l u b s p e e r e d at t h e identification t a g carelessly left h a n g i n g f r o m the l a p e l of a sport-jacket s t u d e n t w h o h a d j u s t lost s p e c t a c u l a r l y o n t h e R o u l e t t e w h e e l . E S S T E i t said. W h a t ? — T h e E u r o p e a n student seminar o n T e c h n o l o g i c a l E d u c a t i o n , o r g a n i s e d joSntly b y s t u d e n t s f r o m M a n c h e s t e r F a c . T / e c h . . S l t r a t h c l y d e , and I.C., had begun. O v e r 4 0 students f r o m technological Universities, i n 9 E u r o p e a n countries (including B r e n d o n P a r k e r , D a s H o w e l l heavily disg u i s e d as C h r i s M o l a n , a n d A d r i a n F l e t c h e r ) g a t h e r e d f o r a w e e k ' s i n t e n s i v e discussions covering the w h o l e range of e d u c a t i o n of t e c h n o l o g i s t s i n E u r o p e — h o w v a r i o u s systems c o m p a r e d , a n d h o w they c o u l d b e i m p r o v e d . T h i s w e e k B r e n d o n P a r k e r explores s o m e of the great differences between e d u c a t i o n i n t h i s c o u n t r y a n d E u r o p e t o see w h a t l e s s o n s e a c h c a n l e a m from the other, I n t h e n e x t i s s u e , F l e t c h e r l o o k s i n d e t a i l at t h e problems of I . C . content of courses, b u t i t m u s t b e remembered that these committees are separate f r o m the bodies w h i c h actually govern a student's progress.

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INSURANCE AND THE STUDENT A S A S T U D E N T you are probably painfully aware( of the numerous Insurance) circulars that you receive, and I am equally aware that most) of these circulars end up in the waste paper basket, unread. Being inundated with these circulars has caused the Student to be sceptical about Insurance. A s an ex-Student and n « " ' a n I n surance Broker, I specialise in S t u d e n t ' s I n s u r a n c e a."d ' c a n p r o vide the service a Student needs w i t h o u t any cost of consultation b e i n g involved. T o d o this efficiently, a p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e m u s t be r e a c h e d where a Student can be properly a d -

v i s e d as t o h i * , r e q u i r e m e n t s a t t h e . time l o w e s t cost, b u t at the same incorporating the m a x i m u m cover. C h e a p I n s u r a n c e is f a l s e s e c u r i t y . F o r m y F i r m to attempt to h a n d l e all Student Insurance in London w o u l d greatly h i n d e r the efficiency a n d therefore i t is m y w i s h to d e a l e x c l u s i v e l y w i t h the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , thus bringing personal a n d direct service. In this edition of F e l i x y o u w i l l find m y F i r m ' s a d v e r t i s e m e n t t o g e t h e r w i t h a pr e-pai d card, w h i c h w i l l list t h e ditterent types ot Insurance y o u m y require. I iook forward to h a v i n g the opportunity of h e l p i n g y o u , a n d at t h e s a m e t i m e I w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k y o u r E d i t o r i a l Staff f o r a l l o w i n g t h i s a r t i c l e to b e p r i n t e d . J.W.G.

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H E R E W A S A large response to our p u z z l e i n the last issue. The first c o r r e c t s o l u t i o n w a s r e c e i v e d f r o m M a r t i n T o b i a s o f E l e c t r i c a l Engineering, who gets t h e p r i z e . A further fourteen attempts were r e c e i v e d of w h i c h ten w e r e possible solutions. T h e s e h a d b e e n o b t a i n e d b y a v a r i e t y of w e i r d tec h n iqu es a n d l o g i c a p p e a r e d to p l a y n o p a r t i n s e v e r a l o f t h e a t t e m p t s . T h e s o l u t i o n w h i c h w e i n t e n d e d is, p r i n t e d b e l o w a n d t h i s is t h e o n e w h i c h m o s t p e o p l e o b t a i n e d . Unfortunately a slight error crept into our calculations a n d this solution i s - not u n i q u e . P.E. H a v e r c a n o f M a t h s s e n t i n t h e o t h e r w h i c h is a l s o set o u t . I t is p o s s i b l e to interchange several of the groupings w i t h i n the t a b l e b u t this does n o t affect t h e i d e n t i t y of o u r s i n i s t e r l e m o n a d e d r i n k e r .

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I t was gratifying to note that W3 a r e a h e a d of the C o n t i n e n t i n o u r a p p l i c a t i o n of t e a c h i n g m e t h o d s to t e c h n o l o g i c a l subjects. T u t o r i a l s a n d s u p e r v i s e d classwork are almost u n k n o w n o n the Continent, a n d there is. r a r e l y o p p o r t u n i t y to question lecturers on difficult points i n their lecture material. A great n e e d w a s felt for the informal contact w h i c h e x i s t s b e t w e e n staff a n d s t u d e n t s i n h e i r last years at B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s .

Vacation training TTHE w h o l e b r e a d t h of techno* logical education was discussed in the various sessions of the seminar d u r i n g the week. T h e topics ranged from technological education i n s c h o o l s to t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s of p o s t graduate degrees b e i n g a w a r d e d for work carried out i n Industry. The first main difference that emerged between the system in Br itai n and that of most C o n t i n e n t a l countries was i n specialisation. In this country specialisation begins m u c h earlier i n school courses t h a n A l l i e d t o t h i s is o n the C o n t i n e n t . the fact that i n g e n e r a l it takes 5-7 y e a r s to g a i n a d e g r e e , w h i c h i s c o n s i d e r e d e q u i v a l e n t to t h e M . S c , the first two years solely for of basic scientific d i e • teaching subjects. T h i s results i n E n g i n e e r s b e i n g p r o d u c e d at the age of 2 5 or o r 2 6 , as o p p o s e d t o 2 1 o r 2 2 i n t h i s country, obviously reducing the amount of scientific man-power a v a i l a b l e to a c o u n t r y ' s e c o n o m y . B e c a u s e of t h e s h o r t e r t i m e s p e n t at U n i v e r s i t y b v B r i t i s h students, i t is p o s s i b l e f o r t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e m to receive m a i n t a i n a n c e Brants. T h i s a n d t h e Students* U n i o n f a c i l i t i e s p r o v i d e d by the U n i v e r s i t y Grants Committee are much envied by C o n t i n e n t a l students.

British courses lack freedom The impression gained by toe continental delegates is t h a t our technological institutes are machines for producing highly specialised technologists i n the shortest possible t i m e w i t h s,tate-provided comforts, to m a k e the short intensive passage m o r e pleasant. O u r system was m u c h criticised for the lack of academic f r e e d o m , r e g a r d i n g c h o i c e of lecture courses a n d our i n a b i l i t y t o choose w h e n w e should present ourselves for examination.

Student representation A n important feature of the c o n t i n e n t a l s y s t e m is t h a t s t u d e n t s a r e r e p r e s e n t e d at t h e h i g h e s t l e v e l s o f the B o a r d s of Studies - a n d opinions o f s t u d e n t s a r e l i s t e n e d to i n r e s p e c t t o t h e c h o i c e a n d content of courses. A t I.C. there are academic sub-committees w h i c h attempt to cater for this necessary student o p i n i o n on the

T h e r e was a Surprising difference i n the a t t i t u d e of t h e f o r e i e n d e l e g a t i o n s to I n d u s t r y . M o s t of the c o n tinental delegates initially expressed the opinion, that industrial experience w a s of v e r y l i m i t e d benefit p r i o r to. and during a university technology course. A f t e r some discussion i t was admitted that such experience was u s e f u l i n b r o a d e n i n g t h e o u t l o o k of a student straight from school, but it was still maintained that the technical knowledge obtained had very little to do w i t h technological studies. It appears that most of the output from technical universities on t h e C o n t i n e n t is e m p l o y e d i n R e search a n d Development.

Language Laboratories A feature observable f r o m the exc e l l e n t E n g l i s h s p o k e n b y a l l t'te f o r e i g n d e l e g a t e s , is t h a t i t is c o n sidered essential for students of science a n d technology on the cont i n e n t t o h a v e a g o o d k n o w l e d g e of Conat !e«st o n e f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e . siderable use i s m a d e of l a n g u a g e laboratories, where a student can l e a r n l a n g u a g e s at h i s l e i s u r e . • Much useful information was gained at the seminar, m a n y n e w friendships w e r e m a d e a n d there has been an advance i n technical a n d educational co-operation between technology students i n E u r o p e . A great d e a l of credit f o r t h e success o f t h e s e m i n a r m u s t g o to A n d r e w Thompson. ex-president of the F a c u l t y of Technology U n i o n in M a n c h e s t e r a n d t h e p r i m e m o v e r of the seminar.

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OBSERVER Colour will not be featuring Universities until the 20th F e b r u a r y d u e to a n u m b e r of h ^ M ups. F E L I X apologises, to a n y m e m b e r s of t h e U n i o n w h o m a y havei p u r c h a s e d a c o p y of s a i d m a g a z i n e last w e e k .

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Other Universities - First of Series

IN THE LIMELIGHT - A LOOK AT SUSSEX One of the nearer Universities to London is Sussex. Perhaps the most expensive university that we have for the number of people involved. Since its conception it has been rarely out of the news. A fuss was caused when the (Brighton Town' Planning Committee rejected Sir Basil Spence's plan for a chapel or meeting house, because it did not fit in with the rest of his plans. Recently the Sunday Telegraph joined in the campaign started by the Daily Mail to present the image of the Sussex student as a sex-mad, orgyloving creature. Arches and Epstein L a s t W e d n e s d a y I went d o w n there to find out w h a t I c o u l d about the U n i v e r s i t y a n d its Union. A s m i g h t b e e x p e c t e d I f o u n d n o signs of these t h i n g s h u t instead a n institution t e n d i n g more towards p u r i t a n i i m th an a palace of V e n u s . T h e first t h i n g t o s t r i k e m e o n e n t e r i n g t h e i r U n i o n w a s large posters a d v e r t i s i n g their n e x t d a n c e — n o student u n d e r t h e age of eighteen w i l l b e a d m i t t e d . I n the b a r a list of a l l students u n d e r t h e a g e is k e p t t o g e t h e r w i t h p h o t o g r a p h s of t h e m . It is i m p o s s i b l e t o b u y a cigarette a n y w h e r e i n t h e grounds a n d t h e girl's h a l l cf r ? s i d e n c e is l o c k e d at m i d n i g h t . W h e n I c o m m e n t e d on these points a m e m b e r of their U n i o n C o u n c i l w a s q u i c k tjo p o i n t o u t that, w e h a d a r u l e i n L o n d o n that not m o r e than three people were to b e i n a s t u d e n t ' s r o o m together a n d t h a t ac l e a s t t w o o f t h e s e m u s t b e o f t h e s a m e sex. I f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e c a n b e t h o u g h t o f as a v e r t i c a l s t r u c t u r e t h e n S u s s e x is m o s t d e f i n i t e l y h o r i zontal. Designed b y S i r Basil Spence, the architect b e h i n d the r e b u i l d i n g of Coventry C a t h e d r a l , the pattern of the buildings i s one of arches. T h e U n i o n b u i l d i n g K k e most of the others, consists of l a r g e n u m b e r s of arches of different size a n d s h a p e b a l a n c e d o n t o p of e a c h other. T o g e t h e r w i t h its e n i g m a t i c E p s t e i n a n d r e c t a n g u l a r p o n d s its lies i n t h e c e n t r e of t h e University Campus. N o n e of t h e buildings is m o r e t h a n a b o u t three storeys h i g h w h i c h gives a general i m p r e s s i o n of spaciousness.

Life in the Hotels So f a r three h a l l s c f r e s i de n ce h a v e b e e n b u i l t to house a small p a r t of t h e three thousand students. O n e i s b e i n g u s e d as t e m p o r a r y a c c o m o d a t i o n f o r p a r t o f t h e A r t s F a c u l t y a n d so t h e r e is o n e h a l l f o r m e n a n d a n o t h e r f o r w o m e n . This, m e a n s that t h e m a j o r i t y of students h a v e to live i n the town of B r i g h t o n , four miles away a n d a tenpenny bus journey. Most of them are p u t u p i n hotels a n d guest houses i n t h e t o w n f o r w h i c h t h e y p a y a s t a n d a r d i s e d rent of f o u r p o u n d s from t w o shillings a w e e k w h i c h is d e d u c t e d m a i n t e n a n c e g r a n t s b e f o r e t h e g r a n t is g i v e n t o t h e student. N o t i c e s o n t h e w a l l i n o n e of the H a l l s of Residence r e m i n d e d students that they w o u l d "be s u b j e c t t o d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n i f t h e y left before the e n d of the year, or w e n t a w a y from their room for the night without permission of t h e i r tutor. T h i s also applies to students l i v i n g in hotels.

Stainless Steel Art T h e r e is o n l y o n e r e f e c t o r y i n t h e p l a c e w h i c h , I w a s tofd. gets v e r y c r o u d e d at l u n c h t i m e . I n the evening it was p r o v i d i n g a service very s i m i l a r t o ours w i t h p r i c e s w h i c h a r e s l i g h t l y h i g h e r t h a n e v e n M o o n e y ' s n e w ones. T h e food, h o w e v e r was v e r y m u c h better cooked than w e g e t , t h e s o u p w a s n o m e r e a p o l o g y as i t i s h e r e b u t w a s a f u l l - b o d i e d W i n d s o r f o r s.evenpence. I n t h e r e f e c t o r y , as i n t h e rest o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y , large paintings stared d o w n at y o u . T h e s e w e i r d a n d o d d m o d e m w o r k s a d o r n e v e r y w a l l t h a t is n o t e i t h e r set w i t h flint o r f a n c y b r i c k , m o s t a r e p a i n t i n g s b u t t h e r e is o n e w a l l c o v e r e d w i t h g i a n t s t a i n l e s s s t e e l c r e a t i o n s . T h e r e is a l s o a s n a c k b a r w h i c h serves d i s h e s m u c h t h e s a m e as o u r t o p refectory a n d t h e charges are t h e same.

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T h e b a r w h i c h sells T a n k a r d a t 2 / 4 a p i n t is again a r c h e d w i t h several small arches f o r m i n " t h e c e i l i n g . S e a t i n g is o d d w i t h a g r i d of small c u b i c l e s filling u p t h e floor. T h e w o o d e n nature of these cells suggests a b e e r y b a r b u t t h e students i n i t s e e m e d m o r e t y p i c a l of S o u t h s i d e t h a n of our U n i o n bar. O n e o f t h e s t u d e n t s c o m m e n t e d a b o u t Sussex with pride " M o s t other places are jealous of us. I have heard of one department at another u n i v e r s i t y i n w h i c h a l l t h e staff a p p l i e d f o r o n e p o s t h e r e as l e c t u r e r . " H e w e n t o n l a t e r t o s a y t h a t h a " r e s e n t s v e r y m u c h b e i n g at ' T h e P l a c e t o Be'." It seems to m e t h o u g h , that i f anyone opts t o g o t o this t h e , m o s t g l a m o u r o u s of o u r n e w universities then he must expect to b e i n the public eye. J. C A W S O N

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HUMAN POTHOLEBS H P H E K N A C K " b y A n n Jelicoe, on Thursday 17th * opening F e b r u a r y is t h e first p l a y i n t h e t h i r d b o o k i n g p e r i o d o f t h e season at t h e Royal Court Theatre. T h e second n'ay, " T h e Performing Giant", b y K e i t h J o h n s t o n e , is a b o u t a g i a n t w h o is e x p ' o r e d b y s o m e r a t h e r m e r c e n a r y potholers. a n d opens o n T h u r s d a y , 3rd M a r c h . T h e R o y a l C o u r t , h o m e of t h e E n g l i s h Stage C o . , at S'oane R ^ - w e . offers s t u d e n t s a n y seat a v a i l a b l e i n the house w i t h i n a quarter hour of the p e r f o r m a n c e f o r 5 / - o n p r o d u c t ion of a U n i o n card. T h e E n g l i s h S t a g e S o c i e t y is p r e s e n t i n g six f u r t h e r p e r f o r m a n c e s of " S a v e d " b y E d w a r d B o n d , so that all members w i l l have an opportunity to s e e this; p l a y w h i c h h a s c r - u V ' f such controversy. T h e R ™ H C - . - r t has b o r n e students i n m i n d b y offeri n g a special, rate of m e m b e r s h i p of 5 / - n e r a n n u m i n s t e a d o f 1 g n . <Uso continuing i n t h e reporetory are "Sergeant Musgrave's Dance" by t „ ' - „ A r d e n a n d -> " C h e s t * w « « d i n Cheap Side" b y Thomas Middleton. 1

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WHAT'S WEDNESDAY

West London Anglican Chaplaincy. Eucharist 8.30 Concert Hall. Carbolic Society. 8.55 am Mass in 11 Princess Gardens. Folk Song Club. Peggy Seeger and Ewan McCoIl will be singing at tonight's meeting starting at 7.30 in the Upper Refrecrory. Tickets 5/-, 4/- for members. Tickets from 266 Keoffh and Union Foyer. THURSDAY

This subject will be discussed in room 452, Mech. Eng. 7.00 p.m. Huxley Society. Prof. R. S. Scorer on "Planning or Improvisation?" A philosophy for our time. Unidn top lounge at 7.00 p.m. Africa Society—International Relations Club Joint Meeting. Veela Pillay. Vice-president of Anti-Apartheid—will be speaking on South West Africa. 7.30 in Junior Common Room South Side. L C . Dancing Club. Dancing classes 7.30 p.m. Beginners ballroom. Concert Hall, Union Building. L C . Conservative Society. Debate with South Kensington Y.C.'s at Stratford Gardens. Cromwell Road 8.00 p.m.

Felix Staff Meeting 12.45 Press Room (top of Union). Computor versus Creator. Patric Dickinson will be continuing his entertaining talk on poetry in Physics Lecture Theatre 2 at 1.30. Politics and Television. John Grist of the B.B.C., will be speaking on the above subject "-» the Physics Lecture Theatre 1 at 1.30 p.m. Catholic Society, Focus Discussion group meeting in room 616, Tizard Hall at 5.45. The coming of the next Master, presented by the Aetiberfus Society.

FRIDAY

L C . Conservative Society. L.U.C.A. Hop at Bedford College. Friday's Prayers. Today and every Friday, Islamic Prayers will be held at 1.30 p.m. in 11 Princes Gate. Contemporary Criticism in the Visual Arts. A talk will be given by C. St. Wilson on the above subject in the Lecture Theatre, Common Room Block, R.C.A. at 4.45 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Admission free.

Youth Hostelling Weekend. To storey Arms Y.H. in the Brecon Beacons. Meet at five outside the Union. Fo'k Dancing Club. A l l are welcome at 7.15 p.m. in the Union Snack Bar. Film Society are presenting the film "Easy.., Street" starring Charlie Chaplin, and , Alfred Hitchcok's, "Strangers on a Train", 7.15 in 342. Mech. Eng. SATURDAY

I.C. Union Soccer Club Hop. Concert Hall: The Skyliners. straight rock group, and upstairs The Jazz Congress, ex. L C . group now professional. Union. 8.00 p.m. Week's Hall Party. Will be held at 8.00. Following previous success, the number of tickets will be limited to 200. SUNDAY

West London Anglican Chaplaincy. Preb. Gordon Phillips will lead a. conference for post-graduates on "Christians in 2000 A.D." in the Union Senior Common Room from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also 9.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist. Jazz and Folk in the Union Lower Lounge provided by I.C. Jazz and Folk Clubs. Small nominal charge may be made. MONDAY

,C. Christian Union. "Born to Die"— a talk given by the Rev. R. G. Hovril. 1.10 p.m. in Aero 266. inglican Chaplaincy. Lunch hour meeting, Room 303. Link and Spur Mines Extension., Mathematics Society. Prof. I. N. Sneddon of Glasgow will give a talk to the Society at 4.00 p.m. in the Min. Lec'Jure Theatre in. the Huxley Building. R.S.M. Mining and Met. Society, Film and talk on the search for oil in the North Sea. Room 303. Mines Extension 5.00 p.m. L C . Dancing Club. Dancing classes: 7.00 p.m. Latin American 8.15 Jive and Rock, in Concert Hall in Union Building. TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

West London Angican Chaplaincy. Eucharist 8.30 Concert Hall. Catholic Society. 8.SS. Mass in 11 Princes Gdns. South Side Stomp. Starring "The Splinter 7,,°^? „ ? J™ * " the "Sinclair All Stars" 8-11 in South Side. I

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Felix Staff meeting. 12.45 Press Room. South America: Land and People. A talk given by Dr. H.P. Blakemore 1.30p.m. Secondary School Reorganization. "The comprehensive School?" given by Brian Simon M.A., Lecturer in Education, University of Leicester. 1.30 p.m. Catholic Society. Focus Discussion group meeting in Room 616. Tizard Hall, at 5.45 p.m. Huxley Society. Present the films "The Young Volunteers" and "The Unforgotten" Mr. D. J . Evans will speak on V.S.O. See notices for details. Levels of Consciousness I : The Spirit World. Exactly what happens when we die? A l l are welcome to come along to 452 Mech. Eng. at 7.00 p.m. where this, and many other questions will be answered. Presented by the Aetherius Society. Buddhist Culture Society. "An introduction to Meditation" a talk and demonstrtion by the Ven. Maha Vijit at 7.30 p.m. in Elec. Eng. Common Room (Level 6). A l l Welcome. L C . Dancing Club. Dancing classes 7.30 Beginners Ballroom, Concert Hall Union Building.

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Contemporary Criticism in the Visual Arts. A talk will be given by David Sylvester in the Lecture Theatre, Common Room Block R.C.A. at 4.45 p.m. Visitors are welcome." Admission free . Folk Dancing Club. A l l are welcome at 7.1S p.m. in the Union Snack Bar. Falmouth Flying. A party in Falmouth Hall starting at 8 pan. Admission : Men 4/-, Women free.

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I.C. Christian Union. A discussion on Summer Vacation activities. 1.10 p.m. in Aero 266. Anglican Chaplaincy. Lunch hour meeting, Room 303 Link and Spur Mines Extension. L C . Dancing Club. Dancing classes 7.00 p.m. Latin Americn 8.15 Jive and Rock. Concert Hall Union Building. TUESDAY

Aotherius Society. Lunch hour study class. Man's Mind. 1.00 p.m. in room 452 Mech. Eng. Sex. A talk given by Rev. Kenneth Greet of the Methodist Church 1.30 p.m. Musical form and the Listener. A talk in the series given by Denis Matthews. 1.30 p.m. Economics of Everyday Life. 5. How to maintain Idustrial Peace-relations between trade unions, employers and the State. Given by J . P. Carruthers. 1.30 p.m. L C . Railway Society. A. T. Gorton will speak on "The Dailey Roundl Underground" 5.40 p.m. in Room 664 Mech. Eng. Catholic Society. Focus Discussion groups in Tizard 547 and Selkirk 475 at 5.45. L C . Dancing Club. Dancing classes 7.00 p.m. Beginners Ballroom, 8.15 Intermediate Ballroom. Concert Hall, Union Building. WEDNESDAY

I.C. Folk Song Club. Sandy and Jeannie Darlington will sing traditional Appalachian song. Tickets 3/- and 4/-.

Economics of Everyday Life. How to provide good social services the economics of the Welfare State. J . P. Carruthers. 1.30 p.m. Musical Form and the Listener. The first of a series of lectures given by Denis Matthews, international concert pianist, and visiting lecture at LOO. The Evolution of Man, Dr. John Napier's 3rd and final lecture on Man's evolution. 1.30 p.m. Catholic Society. Focus Discussion group meetings in Tizard 547 and Selikrk 475 at 5.45. I.C. Dancing Club. Dancing classes 7.00 p.m. Beginners ballroom 8.15, Intermediate Ballroom. Concert Hall Union Buiding.

SUNDAY

West London Anglican Chaplaincy. At St Augustine's Queens.Gate. 7.00 a.m. sung Eucharist. 5.30 p.m. Hospital visiting 7.30p.m. Evensong. Feb. 6th-13, Christian Teaching Week. Jazz and Folk in the Union lower lounge provided by I.C. Jazz and Folk Song Clubs.

SATURDAY

L C . Union Catholic Society Hop. Concert H a l l : Derek Savage' Foundation R. & B. Group (Derek Savage is an I.C. technician) and upstairs : The Anzacs from Liveijool. Union 8.00 p.m.

THURSDAY

Felix Staff Meeting 12.45 Press Room. Buddist Culture Society. "The Importance of MediMion"—talk and demonstration by the Ven. Mah Vijit at 7.30 p.m. in Elec. Eng. Common Room (level 6). Westminster Hospital Nurses Home Hop. Eight till midnight. Ticket 3/-, 20 Page Street. Nearest Tube: St. James Park. Compiled by M i k e Smith

Scholarships T H E Jerusalem Educational Trust sponsors, e a c h s u m m e r a n u m b e r o f study scholarships to Israel, for students w i t h n o special religious or t r a d i t i o n a l ties w i t h t h e c o u n t r y . E a c h s c h o l a r s h i p is w o r t h £ 6 0 t o w a r d s a t o t a l cost of £ 1 0 5 for the four week visit, w h i c h includes travel b y air, a comprehensive tour of the country, a ten-day w o r k i n g stay o n a K i b u t z , seminars at t h e Hebrew U n i v e r s i t y of Jerusalem a n d a m p l e opportunities for recreation. A n y m e m b e r s of the C o l l e g e w h o are interested i n this s c h e m e , w h i c h is d i r e c t e d p a r t i c u l a r l y at t h e n o n Jewish students, should contact G o r d o n W e i n g a r t e n , C h e m . I l l c/o U n i o n R a c k b e f o r e 1st F e b r u a r y .

SICILY A t Castroreale, near Messina, we h av e selected a tourist village f o r o u r 1966 A n g l o - I t a l i a n C e n t r e f o r y o u n g p e o p l e . T h e v i l l a g e is s i t u a t e d b y t h e sea w i t h i n e a s y r e a c h o f the m a i n t o u r i s t resorts, l i k e T a o r m i n a o r the A e o l i a n Islands, and i n . an ideal geograp h i c a l position for excursions to sites o f A r c h a e o l o g i c a l interest. A f o r t n i g h t t h e r e at t h e b e g i n n i n g o f S e p t e m b e r w i l l cost 4 9 Gas. b y air and on full board basis. F o r an additional 4 Gns. you can have 20 hours tuition in Italian. T h i s h o l i d a y is a l s o b e i n g w i d e l y advertised among N o r t h Italian U n i v e r s i t y Students. F o r a d d i t i o n a l d e t a i l s w r i t e to : — DISCOVERING SICILY 69, N e w O x f o r d S t r e e t , London, W C l

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C l e a n e r

Pirate

Trays,

M o r e

H E N M i k e W i l s o n w a s asked " W h a t a r e t h e functions of the Refectory Complaints Officer?" h e gave o u r reporter t h e impression that his j o b w a s hopeless. Apart from checking t h e Southside complaints w o o k , a n d r e m o v i n g facetious r e m a r k s , w h i c h a c c o u n t f o r h a l f of those

Abolition of fear A T A L E of shifting emphases w a s t o l d t o t h e C a t h o l i c Society Dy M g r . G.A. Tomlinson, Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, at a meeting; h e l d recently. H e spoke about d e v e l o p m e n t i n t h e C h u r c h as, a r e s u l t of t h e V a t i c a n C o u n c i l a n d t h o u g h t t h a t o n e o f t h e m a j o r effects w o u l d be the abolition o f t h e fear p r o m i n e n t i n t h e attitudes of m a n y church people. T h e fear of engaging in discussion w i t h other Christians was already being dispelled. E m p h a s e s w e r e directed toward?, t h e t r u e status o f t h e Hifho»v a n d a seperate decree t o that of t h e l a i t y . It w a s at last a d m i t t e d that truth w a s n o t c o n f i n e d to a n y o n e c h u r c h . 1

r W H A T IS T H E end of "The Fogitive?" This was one of many questions asked after the talk on Drama on T . V . given by Michael Bakewell on Thursday 13th. Unfortunately this was one question he could not answer as he worked for the B B C Michael Bakewe !, head of Plays and D r a m a for B B C television, began h i s " c h a t " , as h e c a l l e d i t , w i t h a n r e a m b ' e o n t e l e v i s i o n ini general. H e said that t h e power of television a medium for indoctrination as frightened h i m more than the H . Bomb A d e s c r i p t i o n o f h i s j o b as a T . V . play director then followed. H e said that directing a television play w as rather like being i n charge of a large a n d frenzied car park the life exnectancy of a director b e i n g about fortv A p l a y is g i v e n s i x o r five years. seven weeks to produce b u t only t h r e e h o u r s o f t h i s t i m e is a l l o w e d ( b v E q u i t y ) f o r the! filming. B e c a u s e of this e v e r y t h i n g has t o b e p l a n n e d meticulously beforehand, including camera r o s i t i o n . lighting a n d even individuaLsblltS^.IS 'ithin"' c a n be left to trial a n d error. H e went o n to describe t h e v a r y i n g styles o f t e l e v i s i o n p l a y s a n d d i s c u s s the relative m e r i t s , o f s o me p r o g r a m H e also t a l k e d a b o u t t h e mes. problems of competing with I T V with not enough money for backing. H e thought that t h e vocal minorities w h o protest about a f e w television p l a y s w e r e i n s t r o n g c o n t r a s t to tire millions w h o watched the same plays w i t h evident enjoyment. Yet being a government backed corporati o n , t h e B B C has t o take notice of the minorities. Quarter of a n hour from t h e e n d , M i c h a e l B a k e w e l l let the audience ask h i m questions, a l l b u t o n e o f w h i c h he answered successfully. P.M.C.

C h i p s

in t h e book, before presenting it to the Canteen Manageress, t h e r e is v e r y little t o doi E a s t term, t h e t h i n g s h e m a n a g e d firstly, the to- g e t c h a n g e d w e r e , number of chips served i n the evening, a n d secondly, the cleaning u p o f t h e t r a y s i n t h e canteen.. T h i s term, M i k e is waiting for a fortnight t o see w h a t e f f e c t t h e n e w p r i c e s have. I n Beat. P e t e F i n c h c o n s i d e r e d t h a t one o f t h e major disadvantages of his position w a s that, like Mike Wilson, h e d i d not sit on the R e fectories Committee, a n d so. h a d practically n o say i n h o w t h e r e fectories, w e r e r u n . « ED:—In t h e interests of those with genuine complaints of refectory service, i t is requested tb-'t vicious a n d frivolous remarks should not be written i n t h e complaint books.

E V E R A L B e i t H a l l residents are planning a special radio prointerest" for gramme " o f general broadcast over R a d i o Beit o n a forthcoming Sunday. T h i s c o m e s as a result of dissatisfaction w i t h t h e existing Sunday programmes produced b y some members of t h e D r a m Socv T h e p r e s e n t series o f p r o g r a m m e s has. b e e n r u n n i n g s i n c e l a s t E a s t e r , and originally consisted of recorded music with a large proportion r * interviews a n d discussions. More r e c e n t l y , t h e e m p h a s i s h a s m o v e d to the m u s i c a l side, w i t h o n l y short T h e programmes items at intervals. are prepared t o broadcast o n S u n day afternoon a n d evening.

T h e present producers admit to d ' f f i c u l r v m finding o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l , a l t h o u g h t h e y c l a i m to h a v e r e c e i v ed n o complaints about their programmes, a n d consider their standa r d as g o o d as c a n b e a c h i e v e d i n the l i m i t e d t i m e a v a i l a b l e b e f o r e t h e broadcast... T h e y w e l c o m e d t h e s u g gestion that other producers should u s e R a d i o B e i t , buib s u g g e s t e d t h a t a c o m b i n e d effort w o u l d b e p r e f e r a b l e to a separate programme broadcast with equipment inferior t o their o w n . w h i c h they considered t h e best available i n the College.

T h e recent programmes have been c r i t i c i s e d as s t e r e o t y p e d and uninteresting. T h e projected p r o g r a m m e ( c o m p r i s i n g a large -proport''"^ a n d pre-recorded of pre-scripted material) is- i n t e n d e d to> p r o v i d e with some the D r a m S o c members suggestions for improving the existing broadcasts.

PER HOUR for helping in production of a RAG MAGAZINE (lst-20th Febr.) R i n g : M r Garby F U L 7969

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< O n e . . . important aspect of the physicist's w o r k . . . concerns the design of apparatus to carry out the many special measurements for which no commercial equipment exists. For example, this has involved the design and construction of mass spectrometers, and more and more instruments of various kinds are being developed not only to measure a property continuously, but to use this measurement for control of a manufacturing process. Obviously, for small manufacturing units instrumentation will tend to be simple and robust, but for large-scale continuous manufacture, representing turn-over values of many millions of pounds per annum, much more sophisticated methods are feasible. H e r e . . . the physicist will find himself, in collaboration with colleagues with different training and interests, using the most powerful ancillary techniques, such as digital computers . . .9

T H E P H Y S I C I S T

I N I C I T h i s extract i s f r o m R e s e a r c h O p p o r t u n i t i e s in ICI — o n e of a s e r i e s of leaflets p u b l i s h e d by ICI f o r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n of p h y s i c i s t s , chemists, mathematicians, statisticians, engineers and chemical engineers w h o are c o n s i d e r i n g a c a r e e r in i n d u s t r y .

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FELIX

Sportiight TOPPING WEASELS L E A G U E STOATS - FUN & GAMES Basketball

W I T H H A L F the season c o m p l e t e d the Imps' look like w a l k i n g away with the championships of both Inthe leagues i n w h i c h they pl a y . L o n d o n league diey are undefeated a f ' ~ five g a m e s . Tn. t h e i r l a s t t h r e e games they beat their nearest rivals Ueiu.al' if.M.C.A., w h o were, until this fixture, a l s o u n b e a t e n . In the L o n d o n University league? I . C . shares t h e t o p spot w i t h L . S . E . at w h o s e hands they suffered their only defeat of the season b y 47pts56. I n the other six games they h a v e p l a y e d i n this league, t h e Imps h a v e been convincing winners averaging 64pts f o r a n d only 4 0 aginst. U n d e r the captaincy of J . H a r r i s o n a n d t h e s c h e m i n g of A . M e t a x i s t h e t e a m as a w h o l e h a s p r o d u c e d e v e n better performances t h a n last season, w h e n several A m e r i c a n s were p l a y ing for us. Let's hope the team continue w i t h t h e same skill a n d spirit i n d i e r e m a i n i n g matches. l

VOLLEY

BALL

" I T ' S A N I L L W I N D " as t h e y say a n d one group of people w h o were saying it was I . C . volleyball team. W h e n t h e y t r a v e l l e d to a n away m a t c h against L o n d o n Fire B r i g a d e they thought they w e r e i n for a t o u g h m a t c h b u t w h e n they arrived half the opposition h a d been called out o n duty enabling, to come home comfortable them w i n n e r s . T h e y w o n tihe m a t c h 1 5 - 8 and 15-13—perhaps f o r the return match they will arrange another 'convenient* fire.

WATER-POLO LEAGUE

W I T H T H E n e w year comes the n e w season f o r t h e U . L , w a t e r - p o l o a l l the I . C . league a n d this year t e a m s h a v e g o t off t o a f i n e s t a r t . T h e first t e a m b e a t S t . M a r y ' s , b y a n i m p r e s s i v e t e n goals to three. H o w e v e r i t w a s t h e score that wasimpressive—not the play. T h e de^ fensive play was poor a n d only t h e score goalie b a n y a r d ^topped b e i n g reversed. I n s p i t e of this a n d very scrambled p l a y i n front of goal post people seemed to have a t u r n a t s c o r i n g w i t h R a n d a l l 4, H o o k 2 , O n g 2 , P r i c e a n d S t a p l e y 1. T h e second team though played to beat St. M a r y ' s seconds 6 - 1 . N i c k Spyrou scored from t w o well taken chances a n d Pete Hills h a d toe goalie beaten w i t h h i s lethal backflips. I n t h e centre C h r i s C o l l i e r d o m i n a t e d splitting t h e St. M a r y ' s d e fence b y forceful, intelligent play a n d iwas rewarded i n the third q u a r t e r w i t h a fine g o a l . T h e defence with Phil B r o w n i n the net St. M a r y ' s attack excep t for o n e d i d a fine j o b o f b l a n k e t i n g o u t t h e 'misanderstanding' w h e n they c o n ceeded a consolation goal to t h e o p position.

' S T O A T S ' is now well and truly under way. What's 'Stoats'? Why, it's that new 'sporting' club I was telling you about at the end of last term. By now, if yesterdays meeting went according to plan, it has a starting complement of just over a hundred members, which will build up as the years go along to three hundred or so members at college plus those who have left. of the club w i l l meet o n every second Thursday in the members m o n t h w i t h an annual dinner i n the s u m m e r term. T h e aims are to encourage interest between the sportmen of different clubs i n each o t h e r a n d e a c h others sport, a n d m e m b e r s h i p i s t o b e t h o u g h t o f as a n a w a r d f o r effort! a n d i n t e r e s t i n I . C . s p o r t , e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h o s e p e o p l e w h o w o u l d n o t gain t h e more usual honour of full colours. Captains of the A . C . C . clubs a n d the chairman a n d secretaiy of A . C . C . w i l l b e m e m b e r s ex-officio a n d it w i l l b e their j o b t o n o m i n a t e n e w m e m b e r s f r o m their c l u b w h o w i l l only b e e l i g i b l e after they have been at college f o r three or more terms a n d w i l l p a y o n e subscription for l i f e membership. E a c h c l u b m a y nominate 1 0 % of its membership p e r year. O t h e r activities p l a n n e d for the c l u b under the chairmanship of D a i H o w e l l will include a past v present college members sport d a y at H a r l i n g t o n a n d i n c r e a s e d spectator support f o r each others matches a n d games.

The

WANT A FREE TRIP ? H o w e v e r , y o u don't need to b e a m e m b e r of 'Stoats' to g o along to H a r l i n g t o n this afternoon to support the R u g b y C l u b i n their C u p m a t c h against L . S . E . T h i s is t h e q u a r t e r - f i n a l o f t h e G u t t e r i d g e C u p a n d w i l l b e a close a n d h a r d struggle. W h e n a d e p l e t e d first X V m e t t h e m e a r l i e r this y e a r w e lost 3 - 0 a n d s o o u r t e a m needs a l l t h e support i t c a n get. C o a c h e s t o H a r l i n g t o n are F R E E so everyone c a n go a l o n g — e s p e c i a l l y i f y o u r m a t c h has b e e n cancelled.

Matches p l a y e d so f a r : — I . C . I 10 St. M a r y ' s I 3 I.C.II 6 St. M a r y ' s I I 1 . C . H 3 Battersea 0 I.C.III 9 West H a m 1

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FELIX

Soccer

Cross Country

SMITHS SQUASHED I.C. 3

Goldsmiths

THE FIRST X I remanHJ undefeated s i n c e D e c . 1st. w K e n t h e y h e a t G o ' d s m i t h 3 - 1 la«t W e ^ n e s ^ a v . Conditions were very b a d . the pitch b e i n g r " c k h a r d w i t h a s h a l l o w soft layer of snow and a biting cold wind. T h e game started very s l o w l y w i t h I.C. kicking against the wind. soon s h o w e d their Superior They b a l l control a n d took a c o m m a n d of t h e g a m e , T h e first g o a l w a s p r o d u c o n the left wing ed b y Esatell whose curving centre found W i d e l s k i . H e immediately controlled the ball a n d c a l m l y shot past t h e goalkeeper into the net.

2nd goal I.C. continued t h e pressure a n d this resulted i n a second goal. Bentham wandering i n the middle beat one m a n a n d h i t a h a r d left foot drive completely beating the goalkeeper b u t h i t t i n g t h e post. H o p wood however was i n the required position to net t h e ball. The team was flow playing extremely w e l l a n d full of confidance. lust before h a l f - t i m e t h e conditions heat the centre-forward a n d G o l d r smiths latched onto the chance e n a b l i n g their left w i n g e r to h i t a good l o w b a l l oast W o i t o w i c z .

Hockey

WE CARRIED THE GOOD NEWS " T o m Pearce, T o m P e a r c e , l e n d m e y o u r grey m a r e " , m i g h t w e l l have b e e n t h e c r y o f t h e cross c o u n t r y c l u b a s t h e y set o u t f r o m W e s t m i n s t e r B r i d g e i n the early seconds of N e w Year's E v e . T h e destination w a s the W e l s h M i n i n g village of M o u n t a i n A s h w h e r e some 2 0 hours later the A n n u a l N o s G a l a n R o a d Races w o u l d start after r e c e i v i n g t h e good w i l l message w e carried from t h e M i n i s t e r of Sport. It w a s a l l a p u b l i c i t y stunt f o r Nos Galan a n d thanks t o relay secretary, M a r t i n L a c k , both captain and vice-captain H o w a r d Dickson a n d A l a n C o p e took part i n a recorded on N e w radio broadcast presented Year's E v e . There is a n established record for Wales m the ram—Wave Holmes this L o n d o n to C a r d i f f r u n b u t injurtmnKs he Knows of better ways; ies p r e v e n t e d u s f r o m g e t t i n g n e a r to spend New Years Eve it. U s i n g a better technique than record holders, L o n d o n University, photos by Dave Penfold w e d i v i d e d o u r team of eight runners equally among two minibus teams I n d i e ' s e c o n d h a l f I . C . wetli b y t a r . w i t h e a c h c o v e r i n g t h a n k f u l l y s h o r t el distances. t h e better; s i d e a n d k e p t u p t h e h i g h s t a n d a r d iet u p i n t h e first h a l f . T h e captain gives out third goal came f r o m a defensive c V i r a n m which found Luxton on the O u r c o n v o y of a d v a n c e mitlibt'.s, w i n g . H e easilv beat his back a n d co-ordinating car. runner a n d followjput o v e r a h i g h c e n t r e finding H o p ing minibus kept w e l l within record wood unmarked. - The cntre-forward time until dawn broke i n the Cotsm a d e n o m i s t a k e w i t h h i s shot. T h e w o o d s . T h e n witjh s o m e m e n r u n n i n g a t t a c k c o n t i n u e d to- k e e p t h e ' s m i t h s their sixteenth m i l e , despite injuries :

John Fairholme

Combining At Last

The season so far for the I.C. 1st Hockey Team has been one of a disastrous start (14 goals conceded in 6 matches in October), a slow recovery (17 goals scored in November leading to a triumphant December (unbeaten).

bewildered most oppositions, and even occasionally his o w n forwards. R i e h t h a l f R a m s a y i s la first r a t e defender w i t h a very keen " e y e " : h i s o v e r a l l fitness i s a l s o a fine t o t h e r e s t o f t h e t e a m . P r i c e a b l y fills t h e difficult p o s i t i o n of left half, their completing a splendid trio.

Since the defence has remained virtually unchanged, t w o factors only of h a v e c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h i s state affairs : first t h e f o r w a r d s a n d s e c o n d the opposition. T h e forwards must always b e a p r o b l e m i n a team that changes v i r t u ally every three years; this year w e w e r e w o r s e off t h a n u s u a l w e h a d n o insides. However by a fantastic stroke of luck t w o near professionals arrived at college this October f r o m S o u t h A f r i c a , a n d t h e y h a v e fitted i n admirably w i t h goal-poacher H o u g h at centre f o r w a r d .

O f the r e m a i n i n g defenders, fullbacks Peters a n d W i l l i a m s , a n d goal keener N e e d h a m little needs to be said except to mention that they have s e r v e d t h e first t e a m f o r a t o t a l c o m bination of 10 years. T h e y h a v e r e m a i n e d firm here, at t i m e s , the rest o f I h e c l u b is s a d t o s a y t'~e l e a / . H o c k e y is a g a m e w h e r e i n d i v i d u a l i s m m u s t lose every m a t c h : this is w h a t seems t o h a v e h a p p e n e d , f o r s o m a n y players w h o should k n o w better have wasted their t i m e b y c a n noning into strong club defences thereby p r o v i d i n g defeat after defeat.

new discovery Sachs, the opportunist left inner, was not "discovered" until the beginning of November, w h e n h e w a s hoisted u p from full back i n the t h i r d t e a m . P r i c e , t h e r i g h t i n n e r , is still regrettably part-timeTthe Physics D e p a r t m e n t c l a i m i n g the better part of his W e d n e s d a y s . B 6 t h , w i t h their contrasting skills a n d ability to think have made immeasurable cont r i b u t i o n s t o o u r r e c o v e r y f r o m the" October doldrums. W i t h t w o strong wingers i n Goddard a n d Clarke, the f o r w a r d line should b e a very potent force f o r t h e rest o f t h e season.

strengh in middle T h e h a l f b a c k l i n e hatf h i n g e d throughout o n t h e sheer rugged strength of captain P h i l l i p s : h i s "fii-,t t i m e " distributions of the ball have

gained en route, t h e pace began to fall. Soon H o w a r d Dickson "had to retire t h r o u g h e x h a u s t i o n , just after a total seventeen miles, covering w'-i'e limping L a c k and meandering M i l l w a r d ably supported b y constant Dave Holmes carried the baton to Gloucester. H e r e the minibus l e d b y Alan Cope took over to complete th e 2 7 miles o f steep hills, that w o u l d bring them to Chepstow. The "CroeSo i C y m r u " sign w a s never Strong-man 9 more w e l c o m e sight. C o p e was feeling considerably twisted—about the hip., a n d n o w managi n g t o k e e p h i s shoes A l a n W a l t e r was performing commendably in v i e w o f h i s r e c e n t fllner.s. T e a m - i d i o t Piers C o r b y n managed to retain his usual level r f n o r m a l i t y b u t this w a s a feat i n itself (for Piers),

old lags

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IC to debate loans tomorrow T O M O R R O W members of I O U n i o n w i l l be asked to write to their M P s , asking to meet them at t h e C o m m o n s at 3 p m o n Wednesday. 16 February. other T h e r e some 4 0 0 student! (including some token delegations f r o m colleges) w i l l l o b b y their M P s o n t h e question o f loans.

LSC COMES TO AN END A P A Y M E N T of 5/- i n the pound w i l l probably b e m a d e to creditors b y L o n d o n Students C a r n i v a l w h i c h , w e n t into voluntary l i q u i d a t i o n after a £ 3 , 0 0 0 loss l a s t t e r m .

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Nuffield Bursary T)r. J . G . R a m s a y , R e a d e r i n G e o l o g y as r e p o r t e d i n t h e l a s t F E L I X at I C , a n d recently appointed a Professor, has. r e c e i v e d a Royal Society Nuffield F o u n d a t i o n ComBursmonwealth Bursaries Scheme ary, t o enable h i m t o study the structural a n d metamorphic history of p a r t o f t h e H i m a l a y a n m o u n t a i n chain, working at the University of Baroda, with field -work i n the Gujieral region a n d i n the K u m a o n Himalayas, between M a r c h a n d June this year.

NO NEW JAG FELIX regrets t h e misreportage in issue 2 2 4 o n t h e subject o f a n e w car purchased b y M r . Stephenson, the Senior W a r d e n . H e . tells us t h a t i n he has N O T acquired a Jaguar.

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I.C., w h o so f a r have the highest t o t a l o f p o i n t s o f t h e five b i g L o n d o n Colleges taking part w o n again on Tuesday, 18th of January against Q.M.C. Imperial College are n o w i n the semi-finals.

A F R E E T R I P to t h e B a h a m a s is the goal for w h i c h many women university a n d college students w i l l be aiming i n coming weeks. T h e D A I L Y E X P R E S S is sponsori n g a c o m p e t i t i o n w h i c h s e e k s to discover " t h e most beautiful student in B r i t a i n " , suggesting such a trip to b e a s u i t a b l e t o p p r i z e . I t is being organised from N o r t h W r v tern Politechnic b y a Miss M a r i e Smith; the closing d?to for college finalists w i l l b e 18 F e b r u a r y . F E L I X w i l l coordinate c o i r ) it;|ti t i o n details o n t h e I C l e v e l . P h o j o grtiphs o f clonitesi'Janits (preferably postcards sfcjv or lai-gea , fuller three-quarter-length portrait);) should reach F E L I X b y midnight. Saturday, 5 February. Arrangem e n t s f o r s p e c i a l portrait") c a n b e made with our Photographic Editor. Please address a l l entries and enquiries t o : Bautiful Student, c/o F E L I X pigenhole, Union building. 1

S A T U R D A Y ' S I C W A h o p , featuring the G r a h a m B o n d Organistion was undoubtedly t h e best at I m p e r l a i this a c a d e m i c year. The E ntertainments Committee felt that t h e groups so f a r e n g a g e d h a d been attracting a rather younger audience than s h o u ld be expected at a U n i v e r s i t y h o p . I n these special h o p s t h e y a r e h o p i n g to a t t r a c t m o r e of t h e College's o w n students a n d others f r o m L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y .

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Graham Bond told F E L I X after th e h o p thall a l t h o u g h h e h a d e n j o y ed performing, he felt that the audience d i d not really show the 'frort of appreciation which the group h a d received at other U n i v e r s ity hops. Perhaps their biggest difference from other groups w a s the absence of a guitar. T h i s h a d b e e n d r o p p e d only 2\ m o n t h s previously. The organ h a d been b r o u g h t i n over t w o y e a r s a g o ; t h e y w e r e t h e first g r o u p to introduce a H a m m o n d O r g a n into the l i n e - u p . M . J . S.

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T i l e p h o t o g r a p h a b o v e shows, t h e t e a m o n the last m a t c h , f r o m left t o r i g h t : D a r s h a n P a n d y a (Indi& a n d Chem E n g PG), Ian Cumming (Canada a n d .E E P G ) , a n d Patrick V a n der Puije (Ghna a n d E E P G ) .

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• This; is t h e proposal that K e i t h C a v a n a g h w i l l p u t at t h e U n i o n M e e t i n g as t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e w o r k i n g p a r t y set u p b y t h e last M e e t i n g . Frank Fuchs, prime-mover on tha ; occasion for t h e committee, is n o w i n Geneva, b u t told F E L I X before he left that h e w o u l d like t o t h a n k the E x e c u t i v e f o r their co-operation a n d intends t o send a letter p l e d g ing his support to C a y a n a g h . He said, "The Minister of E d u c a t i o n s e e m s to h a v e t a k e n s o m e n o t i c e o f N U S ' s , f i r m o p p o s i t i o n to t h e Ions s y s t e m . T h i s h o w e v e r , i s not the e n d o f t h e story. A D e p a r t of Education and Science ment c i r c u l a r last week noted t h e large cost o f grants. A l s o last w e e k M r C r o s l a n d stated that his m i n d " w a s stall o p e n " o n t h e w h o l e q u e s t i o n . I a m sure that responsible a n d strong opposition b y a "united body of students, especially from a showpiece college like I C could n o w h a v e a decisive effect." President F l e t c h e r is w o r r i e d over action. the question of responsible H e feels that the meetings t a k i n g place this week w i t h year representatives w i l l s u c c e e d i n c o n v e y i n g t h e message thus f a r , b u t fears that participation could be misinterpreted b y o t h e r c o l l e g e s as a r a g o r d e m o n stration m a r c h . If such a n impression w e r e t o b e presented to the general p u b l i c t h r o u g h t h e press, i t w o u l d and do create a b a d impression m o r e h a r m t h a n g o o d to t h e c a u s e .

J u d g i n g f o r t h e f o u r I C g i r l s to go o n t o the national r o u n d of the comnetition will take place on Sunday, 6 Februaiy. The most beautiful of diese entrants w i l l b e awarded a prize of half-a-guinea, a n d the result published o n 9 F e b r u a i y . T h e E d i t o r ' s d e c i s i o n w i l l b e final

STAINED GLASS FIVE sections of stained glass w i n d o w have recentlv been installed in the entrance h a l l of t h e Physics building. These were bequeathed i n 1923 b y the w i f e o f a m e m b e r of staff, a n d h a v e b e e n i n s t o r a g e f r o m that time until n o w .

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