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Student Houses A student House has at l a s t been E v e l y n Gardens, about bought at 15 m i n u t e s w a l k f r o m C o l l e g e * It w i l l h o u s e 61 s t u d e n t s p l u s student warden Dave H a r r i s a n d h i s w i f e a t a r e n t o f £2/10/- t o £3/10/- p e r week.
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At the beginning o f the vac a l e t t e r was h a n d e d i n t o t h e U n i o n office signed by twenty students members o f C o u n c i l , t h a t i s a l l e x c e p t P r e s i d e n t P h i l l i p s and Secretary Harris, requesting a C o u n c i l M e e t i n g i n t h e second week ©f term.
of A c c o r d i n g to P e t e r Euhemann, w h o , w i t h B o b l l a c k m a n , was one o f t h e a u t h o r s o f t h e l e t t e r - t h i s was b e c a u s e the l a s t two C o u n c i l M e e t i n g s have been m a i n l y t a k e n up with routine business, leaving l i t t l e time f o r a n y t h i n g e l s e such Halls as Union representatives, p o l i c y , the r o l e o f the Welfare and E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s Committees.
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The s t u d e n t g r o u p o f the I . C . branch o f the A.Sc.W i s soon to set up a working group t o consider t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f r e l a t i n g some o f the r e s e a r c h done a t t h e C o l l e g * t o the outstanding s o c i a l and economic problems f a c i n g the countr R e a l i s i n g t h a t a v e r y l a r g e amount o f t i m e a n d money i s s p e n t on research here, and that not a l l of t h i s e x p e n d i t u r e c a n be Justified i n a n y t h i n g b u t t h e most general sense, the idea i s to look into the p o s s i b i l i t y o f s e t t i n g up inter-departmental groups with the specfic task of f i n d i n g a s c i e n t i f i c s o l u t i o n t o a em*rent problem. Such problems which have been s u g g e s t e d so f a r i n c l u d e : D i s p o s a l of p u b l i c and i n d u s t r i a l wastes as effluentS| Water resources and p o l l u t i o n ; Land Use; Urban Transport, Mechanised b u i l d i n g (of dwellings) a n d u s e o f new m a t e r i a l s i n s u c h buildings. Computer c o n t r o l l e d machine tools, C o n t r o l o f Animal d i s e a s e s (eg foot and m o u t h ) , Anyone i n t e r e s t e d in p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h i s study should c o n t a c t me v i a T h e C h e m i s t r y r a c k . K e i t h Cavanagh.
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a l s o m a n a g e s t o d o some serious business* Maybe t h e n i g h t o f a n e xe c uti ve i n t h e i r underpants and a few p a p e r d a r t s would p a c k the concert h a l l . As an experiment i t c o u l d h a r d l y be m o r e d i s a s t erous than secretary H a r r i s ' s of not p u b l i s h i n g an agenda f o r the l a s t Union meeting*
But without going to such l e n g t h s and e x t e n d i n g the pantomime s e a s o n a l l t h e y e a r r o u n d , t h e r e i s i t s e e m s t o me m u c h t h a t c a n be d o n e . F i r s t and foremost N o w h e r e i s t h i s i n e v i d e n c e mo: * we n e e d b u s i n e s s t h a t w i l l be o f d s p l o r a M ® attendances than i n the i n t e r e s t t o m o st U n i o n members, at Union Meetings. A seri6us w h i c h i n g e n e r a l raeansrelevant s i t u a t i o n e x i s t s when constituent t o t h e m . S e c o n d l y we need pubCollege Union Meetings a t t r a c t , from l i c i t y ; a s t a r t o n t h i s has been less than h a l f of I.e., more t h a n a n m a d e b y u s i n g t h e y e a r r eps; X.C.U. General Meeting. p o s t e r s s h o u l d have b e e n put up n o t more t h a n a week t e f o r e the So what h a s c a u s e d t h i s s t a t e o f m e e t i n g s o t h a t t h e y h a v e n o t a f f a i r s I* T h e m o s t p o p u l a r s c a p e g o a t become p a r t o f t h e s c e n e r y b y t h e h a s , at l e a s t since I have been here* t i m e t h a t i t a r r i v e s ; a n d the;" been student apathy, a u n i v e r s a l should concentrate on the business scapegoat capable of e x p l a i n i n g r a t h e r t h a n S u p e r m a n p i c t u res. v i r t u a l l y every f a i l u r e which has I u h i n k F B L I X h e r e b y k e e p ing happened. It i s a nice sort of e v e r y o n e i n f o r m e d o n w h a t is s c a p e g o a t b e c a u s e no one c a n l i k e l y t o corne u p , t h u s h e l ping d i s p r o v e it*, (^owe^r^- I d ^ i i f i c a i i o n . ' to form an organised opposition, J >&fa'%M o$Ll £t •tMtft-df t h e c a u s e s a d l y l a c k i n g r e c e n t l y , a n d a l s o of t h i s malaise hardly contribute toby a c t i n g as a forum f o r discussw a r d s c u r i n g i t s i n c e one i s them l e f t i o n through the l e t t e r s column. w i t h two p o s s i b i l i t i e s e i t h e r i t i«j a n T h i s s h o u l d i n n o way d e t r a c t i n t r i n s i c property, of I.e. students from d i s c u s s i o n at Union meetings, that the majority are apathetic; but would give the subject a o r i t bege the q u e s t i o n o f what complete a i r i n g and g i v e people causes the apathy. time to think i t over, before a vote. I t the former i d the case t h e n we m i g h t a s w e l l a l l p a c k u p and i n monastic stndiousness get F E L I X - L A S T I S S U E on w i t h o u r work. I'm sure the
chuck out r a t e would drop dramatically. Very good things degrees. Or perhaps the second a l t e r n a t i v e i s nearer the t r u t h . Perhaps a l l t h a t i s wanted i s a f e e l i n g o f i n t e r e s t and relevance t o the average U n i o n member. W o r t h w h i l e a s i t may b e t o w r i t e l e t t e r s t o V i e t n a m , set up ICSASAP o r p r o t e s t about Overseas Students fees these concern very few s t u d e n t s d i r e c t l y .
I t i s r e g r e t t e d t h a t a number s f e r r o r s were p r i n t e d i n t h e l a s t i s s u e « f F E L I X . These vc?e:TJnien e x p e n d i t u r e d u r i n g t h e p r e v i o u s s e s s i o n had r i s m b y £600
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Goexgo A s s i n a k i s i s e s t s e c r e t a r y o f S e l k i r k H a l l Committee a l t h o u g h i t was he who v:aa r e f e r r e d t o i n t h e s t o r y ©f t h e F a l k i r k s e a r c h . Our a p o l o g i e s tc Roge r C r o s s who i s t h e S e l k i r l secretary. I n t h e s a n s a r t i c l e i t rm stated t h a t D r . Cameron s a i d tb%t h e may s e a r c h T i z a r d H a l l * D r . Ociaeron' d i d n e t i n f a o t say t h i n , The ECS G e n e r a l Committee d e e i a e d (not denied) t h a t i t i s f e a s i b l e t o have a g i r l s ' Open D a y . F i n a l l y , congratulations to a l l t h o s e who worked o u t tt-i c o r r e c t frame f o r the c r o s s w o r d , and i n p a r t i c u l a r t o t h o s e who guessed o l u e number 22 down. The s o l u t i o n ( a n d frame) appear on pr ge
Given the premise that students are not intrinsicly A p a t h e t i c , what i s needed to c a p t u r e the i m a g i n a t i o n o f the Union? . C e r t a i n l y the periodic outbursts of Mr Duckett have, in t h e p a s t 18 m o n t h s f a i l e d t o h a v e t h i s e f f e c t as have the s t i r r i n g sessions of the "politicians". Perhaps the I n t r o d u c t i o n o f "sport" would e n l i v e n these meetings. T h i s seems t o b e t h e m a i n a t t r a c t i o n at Constituent College Union Meetings and PCS, f o r one,
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t o r u n the r e c e p t i o n centre for overseas students, organised by the new U n i o n O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s Committee. Money was r a i s e d w i t h i n the club for the purchase o f a U.N. f l a g and I . R . C . C h r i s t m a s Card sales i n a i d of U . N . I . C . E . F . reached a record total of
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T h i s t e r m ' s programme w i l l be similarly varied. Unfortunately, despite a very pleasant reception at the Charge d r A f f a i r s o f f i c e of t h e P e o p l e s R e p u b l i c o f C h i n a , we d i d not o b t a i n a speaker. However, we s h a l l b e s h o w i n g a f i l m , loaned to us by that o f f i c e , o f the recent cultural revolution. The f i r s t m e e t i n g on J a n * 1 1 t h w i l l be on 'Vietnam and the abuse o f S c i e n c e * a t a l k given by I . C ' s D r . Rose, T h e f o l l o w i n g week a f e a t u r e film w i l l be shown t o r a i s e money f o r the c l u b ' s s o c i a l activities. A l t h o u g h a l l f u t u r e programmes w i l l b e a d v e r t i s e d i n F e l i x , one o f them d e s e r v e s t o be mentioned h e r e . T h i s i s a special meeting, arranged f o r Wednesday J a n . 1 7 t h . On t h a t evening, I . C . i s host to a l l London U . N . S . A . s and the s p e a k e r w i l l be L o r d Caradon, B r i t a i n ' s permanent r e p r e s e n t a t i v e the U . N . This is a g r e a t honour f o r I . C . and i t is h o p e d t h a t members o f t h e u n i o n w i l l give t h e i r support to the meeting. Joan
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The survey conducted under the auspices of the Welfare Co m m i t t ee b y Rob C o l l i n g e o n g r a n t s has been completed and a preliminary report given to FELIX. The main c o n c l u s i o n s o f the survey araj 1) T h e m e a n s t e s t i s f a i r i n • operation® 2) T h e n e e d i s f o r r e d u c i n g the cost o f housing rather than increasing grants as a long term policy. 3 ) T h e wage p a i d f o r v a c a t i o n employment i s l&ad^qu&ft The s u r v e y was h e l d amongst 300 undergraduates t a k e n at random from the college l i s t s . Replies w e r e r e c e i v e d f r o m 200 o f them, representing o f the undergraduate p o p u l a t i o n .
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The v a s t m a j o r i t y o f p a r e n t s paid t h e i r f u l l contribution under t h e means t e s t . Many p a r e n t s e x c e e d e d t h i s * T h o s e p a r e n t s who d i d not pay t h e i r f u l l c o n t r i b u t i o n u s u a l l y m a d © u p f o r i t i n some o t h e r way e . g . p r o v i d i n g c l o t h i n g , f r e e accoaaaodation i n v a c a t i o n s or t h e s t u d e n t was a b l e t o make i t u p by v a c a t i o n e a r n i n g s .
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The A s s o c i a t i o n of S c i e n t i f i c Workers was formed b y g r o u p s o f s c i e n t i s t s i n t h e y e a r 1918. I n W o r l d War One g r o u p s o f s c i e n t i s t s were formed w i t h i n government s e r v i c e f o r the f i r s t t i m e i n h i s t o r y . No-one i n t h e Government r e a l l y knew how s c i e n c e c o u l d he u s e d n o r what s c i e n t i s t s s h o u l d he p a i d . When the s c i e n t i s t s r a i s e d the q u e s t i o n o f r e a s o n a b l e h u t h i g h e r s a l a r i e s t h e y were t o l d t h a t the Government o n l y n e g o t i a t e d on s a l a r i e s w i t h a T r a d e U n i o n and so t h e s c i e n t i s t s f o r m e d such* a T r a d e Union. Prom 1918 t o 1939 t h e A s s o c i a t i o n campaigned c e a s e l e s s l y f o r s c i e n t i s t s and e n g i n e e r s t o r e c e i v e d e c e n t s a l a r i e s and c o n d i t i o n s . . w h i c h t h e y h a d n o t . . . and f o r i n d u s t r y and government t o u s e s c i e n c e . . w h i c h t h e y d i d n o t . . Among o u r s u c c e s s e s d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d c a n he r e c o r d e d the f o r m a t i o n o f the P a r l i a m e n t a r y S c i e n t i f i c Committee, w h i c h b r o u g h t S c i e n c e t o M . P . s . I n a d d i t i o n i t was l e f t t o the A s s o c i a t i o n t o s p o n s o r a P r i v a t e Bill i n P a r l i a m e n t t o make i l l e g a l t h e award o f s p u r i o u s s c i e n c e d e g r e e s b y c o m m e r c i a l l y minded i n d i v i d u a l s . T h e r e was, f o r e x a m p l e , one l a d y who, i f $ft& a p p r o v e d o f y o u _ a f t e r a n i n t e r v i e w , w o u l d award y o u t h e D . S c © ( L o n d o n ) . f o r a fee o f 3 g u i n e a s • I n 1936 t h e A s s o c i a t i o n made i t s f i r s t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t o D . S . I . R . on b e h a l f o f D . . I . R . f i n a n c e d p o s t - g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s . At t h i s t i n e a l s o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .attempted t o p u r s u a d e t h e Government t o i n c r e a s e i t s money s p e n t on r e s e a r c h f r o m £1 n d l l i o n t o £ ? m i l l i o n b u t f a i l e d b e c a u s e the Government t h o u g h t t h a t such a sum w£.s much too l a r g e . m *>.:< r
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In the past t e n y e a r s the A s s o c i a t i o n , w h i l s t d e a l i n g day i n and d a y out w i t h the s a l a r i e s and c o n d i t i o n s of s e r v i c e of mmJAa* n u m b e r s , has p r o d u c e d documents on a l l k i n d s o f S c i e n c e P o l i c y t o p i c s ( S c i e n c e P o l i c y * - P o l i c y f o r the a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e S c i e n t i f i c Method t o any g e n e r a l s o c i a l and economic p r o b l e m . ) and has made some impact on Government and U r i U v e r s i t y t h i n k i n g . Dealing s p e c i f i c a l l y w i t h Transport d u r i n g t h i s period there was an' A . S c . W . s t u d y g r o u p formed i n the London A r e a w h i c h i n c l u d e d a s m e m b e r s . . a n a d v i s e r t o the M i n i s t r y o f T r a n s p o r t , a member o f o f the G . L . C . P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t , a member f r o m t h e O p e r a t i o n a l R e s e a r c h s e c t i o n o f t h e B r i t i s h T r a n s p o r t C o m m i s s i o n , a member from a N . E . D . C . , a l e c t u r e r i n economics e t c . • •»
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I t i s a b a s i c axiom .of the A s s o c i a t i o n t h a t i t e x i s t s as a n o r g a n i s a t i o n t o meet the needs o f i t s members and t o advance the u s e o f jsci.en.ce and t e c h n o l o g y w i t h i n B r i t a i n . C u r r e n t l y our members a r e v o t i n g b y b a l l o t t o amalgamate w i t h a n o t h e r t e c h n i c a l l y based t r a d e u n i o n t o form the A s s o c i a t i o n o f S c i e n t i f i c , T e c h n i c a l and M a n a g e r i a l S t a f f s and a l r e a d y 50 $ o f o u r members have p e r s o n a l l y v o t e d . T h i s i s a n example of the democratic s p i r i t of the A . S c . W . . . ' *• . As . s p e c i f i c examples o f what the C o l l e g e B r a n c h a l o n e had done f o r I . C . S t u d e n t s we c a n p o i n t t o the d r o p p i n g of t h e £5 b r e a k a g e d e p o s i t , the i n s i s t e n c e b y I . C . f o r s t u d e n t s t o r e p o r t S a f e t y H a z a r d s and the c a r e t h a t I . C . t a k e s t o e n s u r e t h a t P . G * d e m o n s t r a t o r s a r e always p a i d f o r t h e i r d e m o n s t r a t i n g w o r k . What we have a c h i e v e d h a s a r i s e n f r o m t h e d i s c u s s i o n s and a c t i v i t y of t h e S t u d e n t Group o f the B r a n c h . Our s t u d e n t a c t i v i t y i s c o m pl e m e nt a ry t o t h a t of the C o l l e g e S t u d e n t U n i o n c and o n l y a t e c h n i c a l d i f f i c u l t y has p r e v e n t e d our S t u d e n t Group f r o m becoming, an. I . C . U n i o n s o c i e t y o v e r t h e s e many y e a r s o f i t s e x i s t e n c e . Our T r a d i n g scheme o f f e r s wide d i s c o u n t facilities and membership has o t h e r a d v a n t a g e s * There i s much t o d o . . t h e A s s o c i a t i o n i s d e d i c a t e d t o c o n s t r u c t i v e changes and has a n e x c i t i n g h i s t o r y t o prove i t I So J o i n now u s i n g the p r i n t e d f o r m on the back o f t h i s page and ALSO COME TO OUR M E E T I N G . . .THURSDAY. .TO-MORROW. .ROOM #08, E l e c t r i c a l Engineering Department...1.15.... WE HAVE SOME HEWS FOR YOU ON PARKING
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