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there is a G R A N T S D E M O t o m o r r o w (Wednesday) by a l l the colleges and Universities i n the Sout h- East er n region.

T h i s is the d a y of c l i m a x of the grants c a m p a i g n , w h i c h has so f a r included rent strikes a n d refectory boycotts a l l over the c o u n try.

E v e r y region i n the B r i t i s h Isles w i l l be h o l d ing a mass demonstration of u n a n i m i t y for the N U S proposals for higher grants — so it is of v i t a l i m p o r tance that y o u c o m e to Queen's T o w e r at 12.45 and join the demo, for the m a r c h to the D E S head office must be w e l l supported to have the effect we need.

From Wednesday, there are only six days u n t i l the G o v e r n m e n t talk

to the N U S , after refusing for over a year. N o r m a n St. J o h n Stevas, under-Seof state for the cretary D E S hasn't seen anyone f r o m the N U S since he took office, W e l l , the Government w i ll hardly be able to ignore this dem o , as w e ' l l be right outside their windows.

jars i n six m o n t h time, c o m e a l o n g a n d make sure y o u get a higher grant n o w .

other colleges i n the S o u thern region d o w n S o u t h R o w to the hampton K i n g s w a y , round the A l d w y c h (legally a d e m o is a vehicle a n d so has to observe one-way systems) and across Waterloo B r i d g e to the D E S .

be i m p o r t a n t that students demonstrate their solidarity w i t h their leadership.

There were about twenty Students p i c k e t i n g students who h a d intended A l l social reps are reto eat i n the refectory, a n d m i n d e d to publicise the on t h e second occasion demo on blackboards a n d some people stood outside m a k e announcements i n M e c h E n g t o save people lectures today a n d tomorT h e r a l l y after the d e m o the w a l k b a c k to College row. w i l l be held o n the S o u t h B l o c k . It is impossible to B a n k near the D E S . Speaassess the exact f i n a n c i a l A t Queen's tower at kers at the rally w i l l be impact, o r t o find o u t the 12.45 we shall be joined S P O R T S : — s o that a l l from a London based percentage success i n terms by the mass contingents of sporting students won't Teachers' U n i o n , the L a - of the n u m b e r of students, students f r o m other U s k have to face the d i l e m m a b o u r Party, various T r a d e since M r . M o o n e y is supof a m u d d y p i t c h or the colleges. T i c k e t s for the U n i o n s a n d D i g b y Jacks pressing certain i n f o r m a d e m o , the A C C has c a n - U n d e r g r o u n d w i l l be sold (Pres. N U S ) a n d J u d y tion. I n p a r t i c u l a r , wherecelled a l l sports fixtures — price 15p — a paltry Cotter (Pres. U L I E S A ) . as before the final t i l l except for a few c u p a n d sum compared to the £100 receipts were r u n g u p after league games w h i c h c a n - p.a. increase we're deT h e importance of y o u l u n c h , as is n o r m a l i n any not be rearranged.

C o m e m a n d i n g . A t 1.15 the de- c o m i n g to this d e m o c a n shop, n o w the t i l l is covm o w i l l move off to South a l o n g then, a n d bear i n not be underestimated, m i n d that beer is n o t one K e n , where trains w i l l be because the strength of arered up, o r the final total, of those c o m m o d i t i es w a i t i n g to take us to R u s - guments that the N U S when read, is replaced b y whose price is fixed by sell Square. W e assemble have i n a week's time w i l l a r o w of nines o r 50p. B u t stage I I so if y o u want to in M a l e t Street a n d at 2.15 depend a lot o n the turnthe people w h o eat at be able to afford a few we move off with a l l the out for this demo.

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UGM LASHES OUT OVER REFECTORY PRICES Thursday's U n i o n Meeting showed its anger over refectory prices i n s h a r p l y worded exchanges d u r i n g the President's report.

J o h n L a n e , I C U President, reported that M r . M o o n e y was asking for a 2 5 % rise to cover the losses h i s refectories were l i k e l y to i n cur this year.

V a r i o u s members of the U n i o n told the meeting that, even though price i n creases h a d not been approved, M r . Mooney

had instructed his staff to reduce the size of portions and to charge d o u b l e i f the portions appear to be large (even i f y o u haven't asked f o r a large portion).

A n g r y members c l a i m e d that this constituted a price rise, a n d were only quietened o n being told that refectory prices w o u l d be a major topic of discussion at the next Union Meeting on Thursday week.

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F E L I X is to survey reprofit margins are not i n - fectories next week for creased, b u t that since discrepancies i n prices and M o o n e y ' s increased turnquantities, and o u r report, over since 1971 has covW h i c h ? Refectory w i l l be ered such increases a n d published i n next week's Che profit reduction has issue. So w a t c h o u t , M r . been caused by wage i n - M o o n e y , Felix's plaincreases, no increase i n clothes consumers are prices w o u l d be permis- c o m i n g !

Chin people, often w i th scurvy), estimated 7 0 % and 9 0 % respectively i n the two boycotts so far.

W h a t is perhaps more encouraging is that many people were persuaded by the pickets to support the boycotts, b y , i t must be pointed out, verbal persuasion. M a n y of the people were not acquainted w i th the N . U . S . c a m p a i g n , a n d when they were t o l d , were totally i n support of a l l the c l a i m s . M o s t of the people w h o d i d eat were staff, a n d a l o t of M o r mons. O n e o f them said that he d i d support the c l a i m , a n d assured us that G o d w a s o n o u r side, b u t he was hungry. O f the students w h o went i n , t h e commonest c o m m e n t was yes, I support the c l a i m for increased grants, but this is not the way to do it.

N o n ; of these students w a s Meeting at the U n i o n which voted for refectory boycotts. A g a i n , some students argued f o r the "rights of the i n d i v i d u a l t o eat where he pleases, that being d e m o c r a c y . " It was argued that this concept is wrong. D e m o c r a c y consists of supporting the democ r a t i c a l l y t a k e n decisions of a p a r t i c u l a r organisation, and i n c h a n g i n g these decisions w i t h i n the framew o r k of the organisation. can expect Students more lightning boycotts.

A l l the pickets are very gentle people, a n d t h e o n e or t w o people w h o intend to walk past the pickets are urged to stop a n d argue the case.

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SLUDGE

T h e greed f o r p u t t i n g n e w M e r c h a n t S h i p p i n g profits before the social A c t under w h i c h the M a s needs of the c o m m u n i t y is ter of the ship c a n fine the once again illustrated b y m e n o n the spot u p to £50 the G L C ' s stubbornness t o or suspend o r dismiss for a n y t h i n g he d o a n y t h i n g about the t h e m l o c k o u t i t instigated o n the t h i n k s to be a misdemean( T h e crew of the m e n w h o w o r k o n the our. sludge ships.

T h e ships cruise liner, ' O c e a n M o n that take L o n d o n ' s sewage a r c h ' were each fined £50 d o w n river to the estuary b y the master last week where it is d u m p e d i n the w h e n they w a l k e d out i n protest over d i r t y l i v i n g sea. T h e consequence of this is that the £35 m i l l i o n quarters). U n l e s s the m e n that the G L C h a s already agree to these clauses they spent o n d e p o l l u t i n g the w o n ' t be a l l o w e d to take T h a m e s has a l l gone to the sludge out to sea. waste.

T h e fish shoals T h e G L C has several w h i c h have been i n t r o d u c - c o u n c i l l o r s w h o w i s h to ed into the T h a m e s so that 'hive off' the service to p r i b y 1980 we should be able vate enterprise, a n d there to reap the benefits f r o m is already one subcontracthis l o n g term p l a n n i n g t o r standing b y ready to w i l l nearly a l l have been s h i p the sludge out to sea k i l l e d . T h e long term ef- at the rate of 50p per t o n fects o n the T h a m e s is i n - (at present it costs 15p). estimable. A s a result of T h e subcontractors are- a this a c t i on b y the G L C , sand a n d gravel firm w h o m i l l i o n s of tons of sewage p l a n t o b r i n g b a c k sand is being p u m p e d into the a n d gravel f r o m the sea T h a m e s , where i t grossly bed o n the return jourpollutes the r i v e r — o r is ney . . . so they hope to being stored i n ' l a g o o n s " m a k e a real k i l l i n g . Severnear big housing estates i n a l G L C c o u n c i l l o r s , it apBecton and Thamesmead pears, have shareholding where i t is b e c o m i n g a i n this firm a n d have very unpleasant health thus a vested interest i n hazard.

T h e c o u n c i l l o r s ensuring that this private have even pretended the contractor get the c o n sewage is n o n - t o x i c " . . . tract. the tenants i n B e c t o n a n d The convenor of the T h a m e s m e a d t h i n k othershop stewards has c h a l wise. lenged the G L C E s t a b l i s h The dispute started ments Officer to a p u b l i c when the sludge boat men debate but to date the latwere offered a n e w c o n - ter has not taken u p this offer. tract w h i c h imposes o n JOCK V E A L L . them the clauses of the

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Letters Sir, A s a so called m e m b e r of ' G o d s o c ' , I feel I m u s t reply to M r . C a m p b e l l ' s p o e m i n last w e e k ' s F E L I X . M r . C a m p bell s e e m s t o suggest that Christianity is for people w h o can't c o m e to terms with reality, a n d I w o u l d dispute that most strongly.

One only needs to look at the hoards emerging out of Southside a n d the Union bars at m i d n i g h t , t o r e a l i s e that for a lot of p e o p l e life c a n o n l y b e c o m e a reality in a n alcoholic haze.

F o r others reality c o m e s through drug trips, a n d sadly for some w i t h a n o v e r d o s e of s l e e p i n g tablets. Have these people found reality?

IC h a s i t s f a i r p r o p o r t i o n of revolutionaries, one only needs to go to U n i o n meetings to realise that, a n d yet the greatest revolutionary of all t i m e is largely ignored; Marx, Stalin, Castro, Guevara, etc., attempted to change social structures, Jesus Christ changes people.

Christ produced the only a n s w e r to the p r o b l e m s that c o n f r o n t e v e r y o n e of u s — his voluntary death on the c r o s s f o r o u r s i n s . If w e a c cept that death, J e s u s C h r i s t becomes a living reality. H e has atl the a n s w e r s to life's p r o b l e m s . J e s u s s a i d : "I have c o m e that y o u m a y have life, a n d life in a l l its f u l l n e s s " .

I pray that M r . Campbell will c o m e to realise that Christians, far from opting out of reality, present in the person of J e s u s C h r i s t , the only true a n s w e r to l i v i n g a life of reality — the reality of a personal relationship with Jesus.

Yours DAVID

in Christ, HUMPHREYS

Chairman of

Methodist Society.

Sir, I would like to debunk the attitude of t h e l u n a t i c Left that students " a r e w o r k e r s , too, a s y o u will find w h e n y o u a r e e m p l o y e d , a n d fighting f o r that first pay increase."

In t h e f i v e y e a r s between m y first d e g r e e a n d r e t u r n t o post-graduate study, I received n o less than ten salary increases.

Not one of these I asked, demanded, struggled, or fought for.

In t h r e e p l u s y e a r s a t m y first j o b , s e v e n s e p a r a t e r i s e s boosted m y pay from £1,500 to £3,100.

After changing jobs, a further three in eleven m o n t h s t o o k it t o £ 4 , 7 5 0 . A few m o n t h s later, I quit.

I d o not believe m y case unusual; most employers have salary reviews periodically — every s i x months or s o . If y o u m e r i t am i n c r e a s e , y o u get it; y o u need neither ask, d e m a n d , struggle, nor fight.

Sincerely, JAMES

H. FENNER.

Meteorology P . G .

The Landsnapper

Sneeze

ARMITAGE EXECUTED The Spring T e r m statutory meeting of the University of London U n i o n took place on S a t u r d a y at C h e t s e a C o l l e g e , and there were s i x hours of animated debate.

Imperial College Union was represented by R o b Armitage, External Affairs Officer, w h o g o t himself elected onto t h e S R C Executive.

T h e m a i n t o p i c s of d i s c u s sion were the Government's White Paper, " E d u c a t i o n : A framework for expansion", the Grants C a m p a i g n a n d the setting up of a London Student Organisation.

The major topic w a s the W h i t e Paper. A m o t i o n , proposed

by Queen Elizabeth College in the f o r m of Dave (also C h a i r m a n of Emmett the S R C ) , a t t e m p t e d to s e t down S R C policy on all aspects of the W h i t e Paper; Nursery Education, Schools, In-service training for T e a c h ers, Higher a n d Further Education a n d t h e D i p l o m a of Higher Education. Rob A r m i tage proposed four amendments, three of w h i c h were accepted; but the fourth, deploring the government's increase in defence expenditure at t h e s a m e t i m e as c u t ting back education, w a s defeated.

The motion especially deplored the " P r o p o s e d decrease of 2 0 % in the education budget, from 6 . 5 % to 5 . 0 % of t h e G r o s s N a t i o n a l Product."

It a l s o deplored the cutback of 8 0 , 0 0 0 o n projected figures for numbers

of s t u d e n t s i n H i g h e r E d u c a tion a n d rejected the D i p H . E . a s it s t a n d s .

A n a m e n d m e n t to r e m o v e a section of the motion affirming S R C ' s belief in the state - run comprehensive s y s t e m as the only fair system of e d u c a t i o n w a s , surprisingly, only narrowly defeated, various speakers extolling t h e virtues of private a n d the two-tier education state system.

Discussion on the proposed London Student Organisation w a s hampered by dissatisfaction and incomprehension of a flowchart indicating the suggested structure of the organisation.

S R C did, however, accept the need for such a n organisation a n d agreed t o g i v e it their support.

John Wilson, Vice-President of N U S for E d u c a t i o n , addressed the meeting o nthe subject of tomorrow's regional demonstration.

Mistaking the meeting for a rather depleted Chelsea U G M , he went into a l l the triviliaities, but stressed the importance of a g o o d turn-out in L o n d o n if t h e N U S E x e c u tive's negotiations with the DES next w e e k are to be fruitful.

Spurred on by what they d e s c r i b e d to a F E L I X reporter as " a m a n i c d e s i r e to get h o m e in time for " D r . W h o " , the E x e c u t i v e rolled t h r o u g h the m i n o r b u s i n e s s in record time to finish the s i x hour marathon by 5 p . m .

MORE ON STIRLING Students at Stirling voted at a meeting of t h e Student C o u n c i l to boycott the U n i v e r s i t y trials. T h e y w i l l n o t be represented i n any w a y at the hearings, and students witnesses have refused to attend.

T h e y have done this because they feel that i t was

impossible to get a f a i r hearing, f o r the reasons i n ithe last mentioned article.

The Academic A s s e m b l y (a meeting of a l l the academic staff of the College), decided to ask that a l l charges against the students be d r o p p e d .

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Yet once again the season of elections h a s crept u p o n us. Nomination papers are up for the posts of President of Imperial College Union, Deputy President, Honorary and Editor of Secretary 'Felix' on the Notice Board in t h e U n i o n L o w e r Lounge and for Department Reps in departments.

1 have noticed that, especially in the case of President, there are s o m e n o m i n a tions of the form " N O T Walter Plinge". This seems to m e to b e rather s i l l y a n d will therefore be ignored.

There appears to be a reRemergence of stickers a d vertising various phenomena, N U S demonstrations for example, about College.

Please r e m e m b e r t h a t it i s o f t e n e x tremely difficult to r e m o v e t h e m w h e n their u s e f u l life is over a n d I u n d e r s t a n d that in the p a s t perpetrators of t h e campaigns have been sent bills for removal of stickers by the college. S O P L E A S E DO N O T STICK STICKERS TO T H E COLLEGE. Readers of I.C. N e w s w i l l have n o t i c e d that there is a new Fire Officer.

His main a i m i n l i f e is t h e p r e v e n t i o n a n d cure of fires.

There will be a period of amnesty during which time a n y b o d y c a n bring either to h i s office ( r o o m 1 6 4 , C o l l e g e Block) or the Union Office empty extinguishers.

Fires in IC a r e not u n k n o w n , please help to m a k e the College a safer place to w o r k a n d live i n .

The A n n u a l Testing of the Fire Hoses in the Union B u i l d i n g w i l l take place o n Tuesday, 6th March, from 12.30 p.m.

The Annual Pancake Race between the Executive of IC Union a n d the Ladies of ICWA Will take place on Tuesday, 6th M a r c h , starting at 1 p . m . i n t h e B e i t Q u a d rangle.

February 20th, 1973

FELIX

years on...

BUNAC

T h i s year marks the 10th anniversary of t h e British U n i v e r s i t i e s N o r th A m e r i c a C l u b . T h e C l u b s t a r t e d life a s t h e U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n C a n a d a C l u b back in 1 9 6 2 , a n d B U N A C w a s formed the following year to expand the cultural a n d travel p o s s i b i l i t i e s of t h e U . L . C . C . into a n a t i o n a l c l u b for all university students, with branches at each University. B y the e n d o f i t s f i r s t y e a r of e x i s t e n c e , B U N A C had some 3,000 members and h a d operated its first transatlant i c f l i g h t p r o g r a m m e of 11 f l i g h t s .

F r o m t h e start it w a s f e l t that f o r t h e C l u b t o b e s u c c e s s f u l , it w o u l d be better if it d i d n o t r u n i t s o w n travel p r o g r a m m e , b u t h a d a n agent to r u n it. T h i s w o u l d a v o i d B U N A C h a v i n g t o o s t r o n g a n i m a g e of a t r a v e l c l u b , a n d a l l o w it t o c o n c e n t r a t e more on purely C l u b activities. T h e B U N A C flight programme w a s then, as n o w , handled by B . S . T . C . Ltd., a w h o l l y - o w n e d s u b s i d i a r y of t h e B r i tish Universities Student Travel A s sociation ( B U S T A ) w h i c h is a nonprofit e d u c a t i o n a l c h a r i t y a n d w h o s e surpluses are directed towards student travel s c h o l a r s h i p s .

During the 1960's B U N A C ' s membership soared a n d its flight prog r a m m e e x p a n d e d s o that by t h e e n d of t h e d e c a d e i t s a n n u a l m e m b e r ship w a s regularly approaching 2 0 , 0 0 0 . T h i s c a u s e d s o m e t h i n g of a problem for the flight programme bec a u s e a s a n affinity g r o u p , t h e C l u b ' s charters were limited by a Civil A v i a t i o n B o a r d ' s r u l i n g s of a 2 0 , 0 0 0 m e m bership limit a n d a " 6 months' m e m bership before y o u c a n f l y " restriction.

Accordingly, B.S.T.C., w h i c h by t h e n h a d m o v e d i nto t h e E u r o p e a n Student Flights business, obtained p e r m i s s i o n f o r B U N A C t o o p e r a t e its transatlantic charters on the same basis as those of European flights.

T h i s b e n e f i t e d t h e s t u d e n t i n three ways.

First of a l l , he d i d not have to b e a c l u b m e m b e r f o r 6 m o n t h s — he c o u l d j o i n t o d a y a n d f l y t o m o r r o w . S e c o n d l y , he d i d n ' t h a v e t o b e an actual University student — a n y student between 16 a n d 3 0 w a s elig i b l e . F i n a l l y , he w a s n o l o n g e r t i e d to a f i x e d o u t w a r d a n d return d a t e package, but c o u l d choose h i s East and W e s t - b o u n d flights separately to suit h i s particular plans.

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Certainly no one c a n accuse B U N A C of not trying their utmost to live u p t o their slogan a n d " m a k e America p o s s i b l e " for British students to v i s i t w i t h t h e m i n i m u m of c o s t a n d fuss.

Over 6 0 , 0 0 0 members have f l o w n B U N A C o v e r t h e last t e n y e a r s and helped them gain a n excellent reputation for reliability in the sector of s t u d e n t t r a v e l .

But h o w does O.K. B i g Deal.

B U N A C o p e r a t e a n d w h a t d o e s it offer t h e s t u d e n t ?

B U N A C operates on t w o levels — nationally a n d at col l ege or university level.

On a national scale, B U N A C has its h e a d q u a r t e r s i n L o n d o n a t 4 6 C h a r lotte S t r e e t , w h e r e it e m p l o y s a s m a l l , f u l l - t i m e staff. T h e y e n s u r e t h a t t h e c o l l e ge North A m e r i c a C l u b s a r e kept supplied with membership cards, h a n d b o o k s , p u b l i c i t y , e t c . , a n d they also d o the running of the C l u b ' s services such as B U N A C A M P , a s u m mer camp counselling scheme; the B U N A C E X C H A N G E VISITOR PROG R A M M E , w h i c h enables students to get a s u m m e r w o r k v i s a f o r t h e U S A ; and the B U N A C E M P L O Y M E N T S E R V I C E , w h i c h fixes up guaranteed jobs in t h e s u m m e r v a c . f o r t h o s e s t u d e n t s w h o a r e u n a b l e to f i n d a j o b f o r themselves a n d w o u l d otherwise not go t o t h e U S .

All policy decisions regarding B U N A C are made solely b y a National Committee, composed entirely of students a n d elected annually from representatives of the various North A m e r i c a Clubs around the country.

T h i s e n s u r e s that B U N A C ' s s e r v i c e s are k e p t i n t o u c h w i t h w h a t s t u d e n t s w a n t a n d c a n a f f o r d , i.e. it i s r u n b y s t u d e n t s f o r t h e b e n e f i t of s t u d e n t s .

A t a University level, the voluntary N A C committees are responsible for recruiting members a n d encouraging interest in North A m e r i c a b y h o l d i n g film shows, talks, etc., a n d by being available to a n s w e r m e m b e r s ' questions on travel, employment, a n d the like.

I.C. h a s h a d i t s o w n N o r t h A m e r i c a C l u b for some years n o w , and those w i s h i n g to find out about travel to A m e r i c a or interested in helping to run the Club are asked to c o n t a c t C h r i s G i b b s ( W e e k s 8 4 ) or B o b E v a n s ( T i z a r d 1 5 4 ) . I C N A C urgently needs helpers.

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(2) Bunacamp T h i s p r o g r a m m e i s a i m e d at those w h o e n j o y t h e o u t d o o r life b u t m y b e cannot afford to shell out the money for flight. G r e y h o u n d pass, etc., bef o r e d e p a r t u r e . T h e s c h e m e offers a n eight-week job as a counsellor in an American children's summer camp.

A l l t h e s t u d e n t h a s t o p a y i s cm £8 registration fee, a n d B u n a c a m p pays for h i s f l i g h t , t r a n s p o r t t o the c a m p , board a n d lodgings a n d a m i n i m u m of $ 1 7 5 p o c k e t m o n e y . a

( 1 ) 1 9 7 3 Flight Programme.

T h i s year t h e student h a s the c h o i c e o f o v e r 1 0 0 f l i g h t s to N e w York, Los Angeles, S a n Francisco, Toronto or Vancouver, departing from either L o n d o n . Belfast, B i r m i n g h a m , H e also Manchester or Prestwick. has the c h o i c e of b o o k i n g a student flight, or a n A B C ( A d v a n c e B o o k i n g Charter) flight for a f e w pounds less, although o n s o m e routes only A B C flights operate.

A B C charters are being introduced this year a n d w i l l be the only sort of c h a r t e r a l l o w e d i n future. B r i e f l y , the a d v a n t a g e s of A B C f l i g h t s a r e that t h e y a r e c h e a p e r a n d a r e n o t s u b ject to a n y eligibility restrictions. T h i s m e a n s that a s t u d e n t c a n n o w take his parents or girlfriend ( w h o perhaps is n o t a s t u d e n t ) t o t h e S t a t e s at a low price whereas for student flights only husbands/wives can accompany the s t u d e n t .

T h e d r a w b a c k to A B C f l i g h t s i s that t h e y m u s t b e b o o k e d whereas three m o n t h s i n a d v a n c e , student flights c a n be booked right u p t o t h e last m i n u t e .

R e t u r n f l i g h t s t o N e w Y o r k start £58 ( A B C ) or £62 (student at flight).

T h e s e rates a r e f u l l y c o m p e t i t i v e w i t h , if n o t c h e a p e r t h a n , rates offered a n y w h e r e » I s e , e s p e cially since they i n c l u d e s u c h extras as f r e e d r i n k s a n d m e a l s o n t h e f l i g h t s , hotel a c c o m m o d a t i o n i n N o r t h A m e r i c a o n the night of arrival, plus transport from airport to hotel, airport t a x e s , a n d a c o p y of t h e " S t u d e n t G u i d e to N o r t h A m e r i c a " .

S t u d e n t s c a n rely o n B U N A C ' s r e putation for reliability, especially this year w i t h t h e airline carrier being almost exclusively Panam.

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There are still s o m e vacancies for instructors in certain sports — cont a c t IC N A C f o r m o r e d e t a i l s , b u t hurry a s l i s t s c l o s e s h o r t l y .

(3) Exchange Visitor Programme For those w h o d o not fancy c a m p c o u n s e l l i n g there is the E V P , operated

by B U N A C i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e US-based C o u n c i l of I n t e r n a t i o n a l Educational Exchange.

A d m i s s i o n to this programme gives the s t u d e n t a J l v i s a w h i c h e n a b l e s h i m t o t a k e a n y f o r m of p a i d e m p l o y ment i n the U . S . a n d thus makes a s u m m e r vacation in A m e r i c a financially viable.

Every year over 3 , 0 0 0 users of the p r o g r a m m e d i s c o v e r that w o r k i n g f o r about 8 w e e k s a n d travelling around for about 4 w e e k s need o n l y cost them the same as a fortnight's holiday in E u r o p e .

M a n y w a i t u n t i l after a r r i v a l i n t h e States to find a job, buf for those w h o d o n ' t W i s h t o d o t h i s there i s always the B U N A C J o b Directory.

(IC N A C a r e h o p i n g t o a r r a n g e a talk a b o u t t h e E V P o n T h u r s d a y , F e b ruary 2 2 ) .

IC N o r t h A m e r i c a C l u b — C o n t a c t Chris Gibbs (Weeks 8 4 ) ; B o b Evans ( T i z a r d 1 5 4 ) f o r d e t a i l s of m e m b e r ship, etc.

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S c e n d of the S e a , Geoffrey J e n k i n s , Fontana 3 0 p .

If y o u k n o w a b o u t t h e T i t a n i c a n d the M a r i e C e l e s t e , then n o t h i n g that Geoffrey Jenkins says about the ' W a r a t a h ' w i l l be very s u r p r i s i n g . H i s story follows the traditional line, the year is 1 9 0 9 a n d the crack ' B l u e A n c h o r ' liner the W a r a t a h s i n k s w i t h o u t t r a c e o r s u r v i v o r s off t h e c o a s t o f South Africa. When in 1 9 6 7 the Gemsbok, a V i s c o u n t A i r l i n e r of South African Airways disappears in exactly the s a m e place, then the m y s t e r y s t a r t s to b e c o m e c o m p l i c a t e d .

T h e characters are weak, a n d their actions a n d emotions predictable; however, luckily for the author, t h e story m o v e s q u i c k l y a n d he b e c o m e s e n g r o s s e d i n the d e s c r i p t i o n s of the s t o r m s at s e a .

T h e story of the W a r a t a h ' s d i s a p pearance is a true one (only the facts h a v e b e e n c h a n g e d to fit t h e b o o k ) a n d o n e w h e r e there is still considerable doubt a n d mystery surrounding the d i s a p p e a r a n c e of this m o d e r n 'safe' liner. Recently this controversy

M Y F A T FRIEND Jennie Linden is the 29-year-old Fat F r i e n d . F o r the past 6 years, since her father d i e d , s h e ' s h a d a rather effeminate boarder, Henry (Kenneth W i l l i a m s ) . Last year s h e took in a n other. J a m e s , a n 18-year-old Scot, a naive, burly b o o k w o r m w h o h a s just f i n i s h e d h i s first n o v e l . H e ' s a l s o t h e house cook.

Fat these past dozen years, it's o n l y a f t er m e e t i n g T o m i n h e r b o o k s h o p that s h e e m b a r k s o n a r e d u c i n g plan. H i s work h a s taken h i m East for four months; s h e w i l l surprise h i m upon h i s return at C h r i s t m a s .

T h e first a c t i s f i l l e d w i t h H e n r y ' s funny, though often snide, remarks o n her rotund figure. H i s cajoling is i n strumental i n keeping her w i ll power up. H e h a s the best c o m i c lines in London, while J a m e s ' are naively witty.

The second act changes timbre.

A l t h o u g h still c o m e d y , there's a n e d g e of d r a m a a s s h e c o p e s w i t h losing three stone. J a m e s is upset, a s he l i k e d h e r b e t t e r ( o r at l e a s t a s w e l l )

" T H E REAL INSPECTOR H O U N D " AND "AFTER MAGRITTE" (SHAW) Four years a g o I attended, very m u c h against m y better j u d g m e n t , a play b y a fellow called T o m Stoppard.

I h a d not heard of h i m , a n d the n a m e of the play " T h e Real Inspector Hound"' hardly seemed inspired ("More avant-garde rubbish" I thought). T h e evening transformed m e , a n d I h a v e b e c o m e a d e v o t e e of this writer's brand of humorous obliquity.

The evening at the S h a w starts w i t h "After Magritte", — a lightweight play w h i c h opens in the utmost obscurity, w i t h (amongst other s e e m i n g absurdities) a m a n in waders telling a girl in a ball d r e s s about a o n e legged footballer s k i p p i n g along with a tottoise under his a r m , but carries through to a c o n c l u s i o n that is a s u t t e r l y l o g i c a l a s it i s f u n n y , w i t h a l l explained. " T h e Real Inspector H o u n d " however, w h i c h forms the bulk of the evening, begins quite reasonably, with two critics, M o o n a n d Birdboot, (sic) a w a i t i n g the o p e n i n g of a W h o -

was reopened in the correspondence c o l u m n s o f t h e T i m e s . W a s it t h e extra d e c k built o n at the last m i n u t e that m a d e her t o p heavy a n d c a u s e d her t o c a p s i z e o r w a s it t h e c o a l b u n kered o n her d e c k s for the long voya g e , o r p e r h a p s it w a s i n t h e f r e a k seas experienced by the British Cruiser H M S B i r a u g h a m d u r i n g t h e s e c o n d w o r l d w a r off t h e P o r d o l a n d c o a s t that t h e t r u e s o l u t i o n l i e s ?

WilD o w n w i t h S k o o l ! by Geoffrey liams a n d Ronald Searle. A r m a d a Lion, 2 0 p .

D o y o u have haunting memories of s c h o o l , d i d y o u k e e p d r a g o n f i i e s i n " S i r ' s " d e s k o r w a s it y o u that s p o t lighted the stagehand tiptoeing across the s e t w h i l e the h e r o i n e s o b b e d i n d a r k n e s s ? E v e n if y o u d i d n o n e o f these things, then y o u must surely r e m e m b e r t h o s e s a d i s t i c t e a c h e r s that tweaked your ears a n d shaved your head with a ruler. ' D o w n with S k o o l ' b r i n g s it a l l b a c k i n a d e l i g h t f u l l y good-humoured w a y . . . well worth looking at.

as s h e w a s before; he is not helping the " c a u s e " . T h i s f r i c t i o n m a k e s h e r more d e t e r m i n e d than ever to remain slim.

The final s c e n e s h o w s a s u r p r i s e d , perhaps perplexed, T o m confronting a noticeably changed Fat Friend.But t h e p l a y e n d s , f o r m e , p u z z l i n g l y ; it was ambiguous. I w a s ambivalent where at first I e m p h a s i s e d .

The e n d i n g is n o t u n e x p e c t e d , j u s t o d d .

This play attempts the terribly d a u n t i n g task of c o m b i n i n g a c o m e d y (first a c t ) w i t h a d r a m a ( s e c o n d a c t ) .

It w a s , i n g e n e r a l , a s u c c e s s f u l s y n t h e s i s . O n l y t h e final m i n u t e p u z z l e s me. S h e a n d T o m have found out something about themselves a n d others; J a m e s has h a d a book a c cepted, finally.

B u t Henry has us baffled. W e haven't a clue what he is to d o . • That's m y only c r i t i c i s m of an othe r w i s e fine p r o d u c t i o n . In a d i f f e r e n t v e i n f r o m m o s t W e s t E n d c o m e d y , it benefits thereby. H i g h y r e c o m m e n d e d . G l o b e theatre, Shaftesbury A v e .

JIM FENNER.

Dunnit, w h i c h i n t i m e c o m e s to bear an uncanny resemblance to " T h e M o u s e t r a p " (Hello? This the drawing r o o m of L a d y M u l d o o n ' s isolated country residence one foggy morning in e a r l y s p r i n g ' ) b u t b y t h e e n d t h e c r i t i c s a r e o n s t a g e ( d e a d at that) a n d t w o of the cast are g i v i n g the play-within-a-play the blasting it rightly deserves, w h i c h M o o n a n d Birdboot never d i d . T h e conventions of the W h o - D u n n i t • are lovingly rocked ('I've k n o w n w h o l e weekends w h e n M u l d o o n M a n o r , as this lovely Q u e e n A n n e H o u s e is c a l l e d , might a s w e l l have been floating o n p a c k - i c e f o r a l l t h e g o o d it w o u l d have done p h o n i n g the P o l i c e ' ) , the critics are slated, the plot thickens a n d S t o p p a r d ' s u s e of language triumphs o'er all.

T h e current p r o d u c t i o n of " T h e R e a l I n s p e c t o r H o u n d " is c o m i n g , with its c o m p a n i o n piece "After M a g r i t t e " i nto t h e l a s t f o r t n i g h t o f i t s r u n at t h e S h a w T h e a t r e , (halfway between Euston a n d St. Pancras Stat i o n s ) , b u t it is s t i l l a s w o r t h w h i l e a s any s h o w in London. Tickets from 25p for Students.

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T h e IC O p e r a t i c S o c i e t y p u t o n a creditable performance, f o r IC at least, with their production of " l o l a n t h e " last w e e k i n t h e U n i o n .

The audience w a s a s packed as the stage d u r i n g the finale; the entire cast on stage r e s e m b l e d more t h e rush hour on the C i r c l e Line than a chorus line.

T h e i n d i v i d u a l p e r f o r m a n c e s that stood out were Barney Burnham a n d Brian Parsons as the t w o Earls, Pat Elliot as the lovelorn Phylis a n d Peter M i l l s a s the very susceptible Chancellor.

Unfortunately Private Willis of the Grenadier Guards a p p e a r e d to b e s t r u g g l i n g to f i n d h i s notes, a n d an electrically-cranked Fairy Queen w o u l d have been an a d vantage: t h e i m p r e s s i o n s of C i l i a

Black, without the accent, came over above the m u s i c in a definitive fashion.

The Orchestra, largely consisting of d r a f t e d m e m b e r s o f R C M ( a s w a s the m a j o r i t y o f t h e f e m a l e chorus) d i d t h e i r stuff w i t h v i g o u r : o n l y w h e n over loud or subtly quiet d i d they fail to s o u n d c o n v i n c i n g .

T h e s t a g e , s e t off b y w h a t a p p e a r e d to b e e m i n e n t l y e d i b l e s c e n e r y , w a s severely c r a m p e d . T h e fairies tended to c o m e a c r o s s a s a 1 s t X V o n t h e i r o w n ; t h e effect w h e n j o i n e d b y t h e Earls, Dukes, Marquises, V i s c o u n t s a n d B a r o n s w a s o n e of the O p s o c G a n g S h o w — a n d their obvious e n joyment of the w h o l e proceedings c o n v i n c e d e v e r y o n e that they w e r e riding along on the crest of a w a v e .

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" A c c o m m o d a t i o n today a n d t o m o r r o w " : final lecture i n a s e r i e s o f f o u r b y F E L I X F I N A N C I A L L Y advisor, Derek C u m m i n g s .

P h y s L T 1.

'Social Responsibility a n d S c i e n c e ' by Tarn Dallyell, M P (Labour, West Lothian).

M E 220. ' L i s t e n i n g to C o n t e m p o r a r y M u s i c ' 6: M u s i c in A m e r i c a f r o m Ives t o C a g e , b y Sarah T h o m a s . M E 3 4 2 .

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Railway Society: ' T h e Three A g e s of U n d e r g r o u n d R a i l w a y s ' b y R. M . R o b b i n s the L o n d o n Transport Executive. of M E 664.

1 7 4 5 Winetasting Society tastes B u r g u n d y (put o n by G r a n t ' s o f S t . J a m e s ' ) ( n e w m e m bers w e l c o m e ) . Phys Level 8.

1 8 0 0 Transcendental Talk. EE 6 0 6 .

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Concert O n l y after a great last m i n u t e rush d i d . I m a n a g e to g e t to t h e c o n c e r t o n Saturday night.

Unfortunately I m i s s e d the b e g i n n i n g of B a c k D o o r ' s s e t , b u t f r o m w h a t I h e a r d (I c e r t a i n l y couldn't see anything for periods longer than five seconds), they s e e m e d to have developed quite a n original b r a n d of bluesy m u s i c , u s i n g bass, drums a n d saxes.

D u r i n g t h e i n t e r v a l , I m a n a g e d to s q u e e z e into a rather s m a l l region o n t h e floor, b u t t h i s m e r e l y s h i f t e d t h e discomfort a n d about quarter of a n hour after Fairport h a d taken a stage in a l m o s t t o t a l , b u t t e m p o r a r y , d a r k ness, I w a s v i r t u a l l y p r a y i n g that e a c h n u m b e r w o u l d be their last.

A s for their m u s i c , I w a s s u r p r i s e d at t h e n u m b e r o f s o n g s t h e y b o r r o w e d . T h e s e c o n s i s t e d of " C o u n t r y Pie", Dylan's George Jackson, a n d

also ones from Jerry R e i d a n d B u d d y Holly. Their o w n compositions were quite good, a n d generally light o n the ear, t h o u g h t h e r e w e r e t i m e s w h e n they j i g g e d a l o n g quite n i c e l y , e s p e c i ally in the encore, D a v e S w a r b r i c k ' s f i d d l i n g i n j e c t i n g a l i t t l e fire a t t h e s e times.

Not unnaturally, they i n c l u d e d a few pieces from their n e w a l b u m , " R o s i e " , a m o n g w h i c h w a s the title track, a delightful ballad. Despite all this, I c a n ' t help f e e l i n g that they have seen better d a y s in their long and complicated history. For those w h o are interested, the present lineup is J e r r y D o n n a h u e a n d T r e v o r Lucus, electric a n d acoustic guitars, Davey Pegg, bass, Dave Swarbrick. fiddle a n d m a n d o l i n , a n d Dave M a t tocks, d r u m s , w i t h just about everyone having a go at s i n g i n g .

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IC S o c i e t y f o r S o c i a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y i n Science: ' C h e m i c a l a n d Biological Warf a r e ' by P r o f . S t e v e n R o s e ( O U ) . M E 6 4 0 .

R C S M o p s o c f i l m s h o w : ' T h e Iron D u k e ' and San Ferry A n n ' . A l l w e l c o m e . M E 2 2 0 .

Red Forum Educational Classes. ' S o c i a l Democracy'. General Picton pub, Caledon i a n R o a d . ( T u b e to K i n g ' s X ) .

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S o u n d e r is t h e n a m e o f t h e d o g b e l o n g i n g to a c o l o u r e d f a m i l y w h o live a n d work o n a sugar farm in Louisiana during the Depression (1933).

If y o u ( l i k e m e ) h a v e a n instinctive abhorrence of animal f i l m s , d o n ' t b e p u t off, b e c a u s e t h e s t o r y is m o r e a b o u t t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n the s o n a n d the father d u r i n g t h e d i f f i c u l t t i m e s t h e y a l l h a v e to g o through.

T h e father is arrested for stealing food a n d is sentenced to a y e a r ' s p e n a l s e r v i t u d e , b u t d u e to local policy, the family are not a l l o w e d to k n o w where he is being T h e s o n m a n a g e s to f i n d o u t kept. via a sympathetic local white w o m a n , and prepares to make the 50-mile journey o n foot to f i n d h i s father.

E v e n t u a l l y he f i n d s the p r i s o n c a m p , b u t i s u n a b l e to f i n d h i m , b u t i s t a k e n under the w i n g of a black schoolmistress w h o , recognising his intellig e n c e , offers to t a k e h i m into the school for the next term.

I c a m e out of this f i l m feeling

rather o v e r w h e l m e d by w h a t I thought was the excessive wholesomeness, though this m a y be, a s someone pointed out, because there is no rape scene or c a r c h a s e . W h a t is g o o d about this f i l m , however, is the splend i d acting by everyone, even the d o g , but more important, t h e b a s i c attit u d e of t h e f i l m . T h e c o l o u r e d f a m i l y is d e a l t w i t h s y m p a t h e t i c a l l y , b u t n o t over-indulgently ( w h i c h w a s o n e of m y c r i t i c i s m s of " G u e s s W h o ' s C o m i n g to D i n n e r " ) , t h e f a m i l y were t r e a t e d i n e x a c t l y t h e s a m e w a y a s if they w e r e s o m e poor w h i t e f a m i l y in a 1 9 5 0 ' s H o l l y w o o d b u d g e t m o v i e .

There w a s no race-relations preachi n g at a l l . F o r t h a t I w a s g r a t e f u l .

The direction and camerawork were good, but not outstanding: the f i l m t e n d e d to d r a g o n o c c a s i o n s , a n d the c a m e r a s h o t s w e r e n i c e , b u t u n varied. ( M u s i c , incidentally, by Taj M a h a l , a n d very g o o d ) . S o go, a n d t a k e y o u r g i r l f r i e n d w i t h y o u , if y o u like to s e e nice people i n n i c e surroundings winning through.

B u t if, like m e , y o u like to escape into a c i n e m a , d o n ' t w o r r y , t h e rest of t h e film industry is on o u r side.

'SERGEI'

with slides) by D o m i n i c d e Grunne. Phys L T 1.

'The hippy heresy' by Jock Y o u n g (Author of " T h e J o b T a k e r s " a n d l e c t u r e r i n S o c i o l o g y a t t h e E n f i e l d C o l l e g e of T e c h n o l o g y ) ME 220.

Lunch hour concert: T h e Georgian String Quartet. Library, 5 3 Prince's Gate.

1 8 3 0 IC B U N A C O r i e n t a t i o n C o u r s e . E s s e n t i a l for a l l w h o w i s h t o w o r k i n t h e U S A n e x t s u m m e r . Elec. E n g . dept (no room s p e c i fied).

Motor Club: Talk by Brian C o c k s on 7 5 0 motor club racing. M E 7 0 0 .

1 9 0 0 A r t C l u b still needs m e m b e r s ! R C A , behind the H u x .

1930 " C a t Ballou" and " T w o men and a wardr o b e " at M i d d l e s e x H o s p i t a l F i l m S o c . , Cleveland St. 2 0 0 0 ' A Soviet V i e w of D i s a r m a m e n t ' by M r .

F a e k o v at 1 1 1 G o w e r S t r e e t . O r g a n i s e d by the U n i v e r s i t y C a t h o l i c C h a p l a i n c y ' .

Bedford College Folk Club, Union C o m m o n Room.

F R I D A Y , 23rd F E B R U A R Y 1245

Islamic Society CB 002.

1300

U n i o n F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e , U n i o n Office.

S T O I C T V service in J C R a n d Southside.

1800

Repeat of 1 3 0 0 S T O I C t r a n s m i s s i o n .

1830

C h r i s t i a n U n i o n : " T h e B o d y of C h r i s t " b y Rev. Dennis Paterson. Library, 5 3 P G .

1915

Film Society: ME 220.

1930

Bedford College Film: " G u m s h o e " . 15p.

Principal Edward's M a g i c Theatre a n d M c G h e e at University College, C C B , Gordon St. R C S F o l k C a r n i v a l . R u n s t h r o u g h to 2 .

T i c k e t s 9 0 p f r o m R C S U Office, S o u t h s i d e .

2000

Folk Concert with Parchment a n d Alexand e r J o h n at Q € C . 2 0 p .

People's Disco, Union. 10p.

1 2 4 5 Assemble under the Q u e e n ' s T o w e r for London a n d S o u t h - E a s t R e g i o n grants demonstration. S e e front page for full d e t a i l s . Y o u c a n c a t c h it u p a t 1 4 0 0 at M a l e t S t r e e t if y o u m i s s t h e IC s t a r t .

1930

SOUNDER (U).

Rialto, Coventry Street, from the e n d of t h e m o n t h .

D i r e c t e d by M a r t i n Ritt

It's different over there

Felix Diftrg

TO L A N T H E

SATURDAY, 1100 1900

Congregational

Prayers.

" B o r s a l i n o " . (mems

only).

24th F E B R U A R Y

N U S W h i t e P a p e r C o n f e r e n c e , at I C .

N U SGrants Campaign Co-ordinating C o m mittee.

SUNDAY,

25th F E B R U A R Y

1000

Holy Communion, Ante Room, C B .

1100

Mass, More

1800

Folk Mass, More

1930

Catholic

House.

Society:

House. " T h e Christian

h o o d " by J o h n Coventry. M o r e

Priest-

House.

1 2 3 0 Scout a n d G u i d e C l u b : T h e R o y a l N a v a l R e s e r v e — a talk about H M S President, b y 2 n d Officer P . A . N . V o l k e s . R S M 3 . 0 3 .

MONDAY,

1 3 0 0 Publications B o a r d meeting, Cttee R o o m A .

Catholic Society Bible S t u d y G r o u p . F a l 118.

1 3 1 5 Stamp C l u b . C i v i l 4 1 2 .

1 3 3 0 ' F r o m B y z a n t i u m to B r u g e s ' — t h e e v o l u t i o n of (Minting i n m e d i e v a l E u r o p e ( i l l u s t r a t e d

1830 Socialist Society meeting.

1 9 3 0 W e l l s o c . M E 2 2 0 . D r . R. E . K e l l y s p e a k i n g on understanding disease.

1730

2000

26th F E B R U A R Y

ICU Council, 2300).

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Union

Marxist Study Group.

Evening

Room

(till

Clarkson College is a private $ 4 , 5 0 0 a year c o l l e g e of S c i e n c e a n d Technology in P o t s d a m , N e w York.

H e r e is a n a r t i c l e r e p r i n t e d f r o m t h e i r Hi there, high s c h o o l seniors! A r e y o u l o o k i n g f o r a p l a c e to s p e n d t h o s e undecided years between high school a n d w o r k i n g ? D o y o u w a n t a p l a c e to go t o g e t a w a y f r o m n a g g i n g t e a c h e r s , nagging parents, nagging world p r o b l e m s a n d s i m p l e p a i n of a r t h r i t i s and neuralgia? W e l l , friends, you need look no farther. C l a r k s o n C o l lege of T e c h n o l o g y is the place for you. Ideally situated in lovely Potsd a m N e w Y o r k , y o u w i l l be overlooking the s c e n i c Racquette River, k n o w n all over the North Country for its flowing water. A r e y o u from a big c i t y ? P o t s d a m is a f f l i c t e d w i t h t h e h i g h e s t u n e m p l o y m e n t rate i n t h e state, w h i c h means y o u w i l l be able to c h o o s e f r o m a w i d e r a n g e o f s l u m s , m a r a u d i n g gangs of a l c o h o l crazed youths, a n d perverts of a l l shapes a n d sizes. A r e you from a s m a l l t o w n ? Y o u w i l l b e a b l e to e n j o y conveniences, the latest in big-city such as electricity, telephones, a n d s t r e e t s n a m e d a f t er e v e r y i m a g i n a b l e s p e c i e s of t r e e . Y e s , p e o p l e f r o m a l l t y p e s of e n v i r o n m e n t w i l l feel r i g h t at h o m e h e r e i n P o t s d a m .

B u t w h a t d o e s P o t s d a m h a v e to offer i n t h e w a y o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t , y o u a s k ? J u s t o n e of t h e h i g h e s t b a r s - p e r capita rating in upstate N e w York.

M a n y of i n d u s t r y ' s finest a l c o h o l i c s got their start right here in P o t s d a m .

W e also boast the only $ 1 . 5 0 movie t h e a t e r left i n t h e w o r l d a n d a l s o a McDonald's and a Carroll's and a M i s t e r Donut for those interminably long, hazy nights w h e n a l l y o u s e e m to d o is g e t h u n g r y . F o r t h e m a l e chauvinists w e have a whole college filled w i t h girls just a short walk a w a y . F o r t h e f e m a l e t h e m a l e s at C l a r k s o n o u t n u m b e r y o u 1 0 t o 1. R e m e m b e r y o u d o n ' t have t o look pretty to m a k e it h e r e at T e c h , a l l y o u n e e d is a s e n s e o f a d v e n t u r e , a d e s i r e to reach out for what y o u want a n d e n o u g h m o n e y t o p a y f o r it.

P o t s d a m is easily a c c e s s i b l e by a l l major d o g s l e d lines a n d by s o m e jeeps. D u r i n g the s u m m e r y o u w i l l be able to leave P o t s d a m b y a n y form of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n k n o w n to m a n . T h e s u m m e r usually runs from early July to late J u l y w h i c h m a k e s f o r a lot of fun in t h e s u n except d u r i n g the rainy s e a s o n — e a r l y J a n u a r y t o late D e c e m b e r . F o r t h o s e w h o w o u l d r a t h e r fly, the t o w n of P o t s d a m operates a large well-equipped c o w pasture w h i c h c a n e a s i l y be c o n v e r t e d into a parachute target a r e a i n t i m e s of n a t i o n a l e m e r gency.

A l l these things are merely frosting on the cake, however. N o t only is C l a r k s o n l o c a t e d i n a f a b u l o u s entert a i n m e n t m e c c a , b u t it i s a l s o t h e s i t e of a fine e n g i n e e r i n g s c h o o l . W e offer c o u r s e s l e a d i n g to d e g r e e s i n M e c h anical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, and C h o o - C h o o Train Engineering. N o t to mention our pioneering Industrial Constipation Department, a n d the newly mismanaged Industrial M i s management Department. B u t Clarks o n d o e s n o t believe in c l ut t e r i ng a s t u d e n t ' s m i n d w i t h just f a c t s a n d figures. W e believe a w e l l rounded individual s h o u l d also have his m i n d c l u t t e r e d w i t h h i s t o r y , n o v e l s , letter w r i t i n g a n d lots of compositions w h i c h test y o u r a b i l i t y to w r i t e l o t s of c o m p o s i t i o n s . O u r H u m a n i t i e s a n d S o c i a l Insignificance Department are not overlooked just because C l a r k s o n is a n engineering s c h o o l . C l a r k s o n s p e n d s t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s a year of y o u r m o n e y s o t h a t y o u w i l l k n o w w h o w a s t h e A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y of S t a t e i n 1 8 3 2 a n d that t h e " G r a p e s of W r a t h " i s n o t a b o o k a b o u t v i o lence in the w i n e industry.

But, a l l work a n d n o play m a k e s J o h n n y apply to another school a n d w e have a firm p o l i c y of not letting g o of a n y s t u d e n t w h o c a n s t i l l p a y

p a p e r , t h e C l a r k s o n Integrator. i n g l i k e I.C., o f c o u r s e , a s see. . . .

Nothyou'rt

his o w n w a y . Therefore, w e e m p h a size f r e e d o m of c h o i c e in c h o o s i n g one's courses a n d schedule. Y O U have the freedom to protest O U R c h o i c e of w h i c h c l a s s e s y o u are to attend. Y o u also have the freedom to sit wherever y o u w a n t in t h e c l a s s unless your professor makes the choice for y o u . W e have recently beg u n t o offer a n u m b e r of p a s s - f a i l options—your professor h a s theoption, of course. These a n d other innovative teaching methods have earned Clarkson College the Thomas S . C l a r k s o n M e m o r i a l f o r M o d e r n Instructional M e t h o d s in a Technological School Located in or Near a S m a l l Rural T o w n a n d For the Prevention and Extinction of Loquaciousness.

M a n y of y o u cringe, however, a t the t h o u g h t o f a c c i d e n t a l l y l e a r n i n g anything w h i le enjoying yourself at college. For a slight decrease in tuition y o u m a y pursue a degree of B a c h e l o r of A r t s i n E x t r a - C u r r i c u l a r A c t i v i t i e s . S o m e of the more noteworthy graduates in this field i n c l u d e C l a r k s o n ' s B o a r d of Trustees, the President of General P i n b a l l , a n d Bugs B u n n y . Y o u m a y also choose to participate in outside activities in a d d i t i o n to y o u r o t h e r m a j o r . B e a D . J . o n W T S C - F M . D o y o u like c o m i c books?—get o n t h e staff o f t h e C l a r k s o n n e w s p a p e r . D o y o u l i k e tosleep late?—cut classes.

There's s o m e t h i n g for e v e r y o n e here a t T e c h .

Y o u w i l l also be able to a t t e nd t h e many parties, dances a n d c a n c e l l e d concerts w h i c h are jointly sponsored

by C l a r k s o n a n d P o t s d a m State.

O f c o u r s e , i n o r d e r to m o r e f u l l y a p p r e c i a t e y o u r l i fe a t C l a r k s o n , youw i l l n e e d a p l a c e to l i v e . W e offer a variety of living conditions w h i c h a r e d e s i g n e d to e m u l a t e t h e n e i g h borhood y o u w o u l d like. There a r e decrepit tenements known as H a m lin-Powers, l o w income housing projects in the C u b l e y - R e y n o l d s - R o s s Brooks complex, middle-class " n i c e " rooms in M o o r e House a n d modernpre-fabs for social recluses in D o r m s 5 a n d 6. W e r e a l i z e t h a t f o r m a n y o f y o u , t h i s w i l l b e y o u r first t i m e l i v i n g away from your parents a n d y o u won't be prepared for s u d d e n independence. T o make your transition easier, w e require y o u to live on c a m p u s f o r at l e a s t t w o y e a r s . W e a l s o s u p p l y e a c h floor w i t h a R e s i d e n t Babysitter. Y o u w i l l not be a l l o w e d t o drive, have girls in your room, s m o k e pot, m a k e n o i s e a f t e r 1 0 : 0 0 p . m . o r go out in the rain w i t h o u t your rubb e r s . A f t e r f o u r y e a r s at C l a r k s o n y o u w i l l have gained enough independ e n c e t o b e a b l e to g o o u t i nto t h e w o r l d a n d c r o s s t h e street b y y o u r s e l f ( d o n ' t f o r g e t to l o o k b o t h w a y s i y .

C l a r k s o n C o l l e g e of Technology w a n t s y o u to b e c o m e a r e s p o n s i b l e , respected m e m b e r of society for only $ 4 , 5 0 0 a year.

Our admissions requirements are based solely on academic achievem e n t . If y o u a r e a h i g h s c h o o l g r a d u a t e , o r e x p e c t to b e w i t h i n t h e n e x t four years, please enclose o n e year's tuition a n d y o u will become a m e m ber o f t h e c l a s s o f ' 7 7 . T w o y e a r s ' tuition, prepaid, w i l l qualify y o u for the c l a s s o f ' 7 6 ? a n d a l s o f o r o u r g r a n d p r i z e d r a w i n g o f a free t o a s t e r .

D u e to a l i m i t e d a m o u n t o f f u n d s , scholarships c a n only be a w a r d e d to the m o s t d e s e r v i n g s t u d e n t s . T h e r e fore, anyone w h o pays for four full y e a r s in a d v a n c e w i l l r e c e i v e a f u l l tuition s c h o l a r s h i p to P o t s d a m State's Crane S c h o o l of M u s i c . Y o u r m o n e y w i l l b e u s e d to f i n a n c e o u r n e w s o c i a t s c i e n c e l a b , to b e l o c a t e d i n t h e A r l i n g t o n Inn. If t h e r e a r e a n y f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s p l e a s e a d d r e s s a l l i n q u i r i e s to C h a n cellor J o h n Graham, somewhere in the B a h a m a s .

F e b r u a r y 20th, 1973

FELIX

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Phosphorous the Jobrot and Ferocious Din

. . . AND REFECTORY BOYCOTTS

BLACK CHIPS . • .

A

to

me

last

week.

I ate

Usually,

I

really. New issues crop up each year,

in

give

only to be replaced by other, more

Mooney a wide berth and Southside

fashionable confrontations the following. Double punishment and common

Southside

Part nine of the serialisation of the book by

Student politics is a bit of a game,

very singular occurrence hap-

pened

refec.

a desert. Like many others, I operate

S. J. Swailes

a

personal

Mooney

boycott

which

ers,

takes me to the R C A , or Harrods staff restaurant Sails

flapping,

trough. under of

Fanny

Ferocious

rolling

extricated

the Twigworm, to

something

lay

in

himself

and tried

a

from

to

think

do.

"The anchor!" he thought.

Clambering onto the deck, he made h i s w a y to t h e front of the boat, and looked for the anchor.

There it lay, tied to t h e deck w i t h some little bits of string. W i t h water sluicing over his hands and shooting u p h i s sleeves, F e r o c i o u s u n t i e d t h e s t r i n g and lifted the anchor f r o m the deck. W i t h a short prayer that he was doing the right thing, he flung it over t h e side.

T h e r e w a s a r u m b l e a n d a r o a r , as t h e chain rushed out, whisking Ferocious' legs away from under him. Yards and y a r d s of c h a i n disappeared o v e r t h e side a n d do wn into the water.

It o c c u r r e d to a bruised Ferocious that the e n d of the c h a i n m i g h t n o t be attached to t h e boat.

H e hoped he was wrong. Luckily, he was, and the chain stopped running out with a jerk, a n d a cloud of damp rust.

They s t i l l s e e m e d t o b e d r i f t i n g a l o n g , b u t at least a l l that c h a i n was h o l d i n g t h e m h e a d to w i n d .

Suddenly a shock r a n through the old boat — they h a d been carried into shallow water a n d the anchor h a d bitten. T h e anchor chain sprang into the air, and s t r u m m e d l i k e a v i o l i n s t r i n g . It s e e m e d impossible that n o t h i n g would break u n der the tremendous strain, b u t everything held, a n d the F a n n y came to rest o n h e r anchor.

"Not half b a d , " thought Ferocious, and looked around t h e craft.

Obviously the next j o b w a s to get t h e r e m a i n i n g sails H e called aft to P h o s p h o r o u s to down. come a n d help, a n d together they managed to lower the mizzen a n d the j i b .

"Right," Din,

said

a fully-recovered

" n o w to deal

with

Ferocious

George."

T h e t w o friends r e t u r n e d to t h e cockpit the Twigworm anxiously bending to find over the prostrate figure of t h e captain.

"Oh, dear," cried the Twig.

"I don't k n o w what's the matter w i t h h i m , he just keeps muttering."

True enough, poor G e o r g e seemed to be unconscious, b u t a l l the time he kept muttering, a string of words a n d phrases that made absolutely no sense whatever.

George "Tiny rubber bananas," muttered confidentially, "over intensive agriculture vagrancy side w a l k s i n t h e country, felling list to p o r t i n a s t o r m b o u n d . . ." s m i l i n g l y he r a m b l e d on.

"What

do y o u think we should d o ? " asked

Phosphorous. get h i m inside," said Ferocious.

"Let's Carefully they carried George down the companionway, a n d laid h i m , still muttering, o n h i s bunk. " W e must send for some, as it w e r e , m e d i c a l a s s i s t a n c e , " s a i d F e r o some cious importantly, "there must be sort of communications equipment on board". T h e three survivors searched the cabin for a radio, or even a hooter.

They found nothing. Suddenly Phosphorous gave a shout.

"Here," he said, "this "Tarmacadam and helpfully.

Phosphorous box w i t h holes drilled o n one side were t h e sages".

"How boy,

not

strange,

commented don't

shaking

could be i t . " eve," said George held up a little i n the top. W r i t t e n words "Foetid Mes-

to

Ferocious,

say

"open

macabre,"

it t he n,

keep

us i n suspense."

slightly,

Phosphorous

dear

His hand lifted

the

voice

from

lid.

"You

rang,

Sir?"

said

within.

Phosphorous

dropped

the box.

"Oh, cious,

give

it

inside. the

A

It

He

took

nearly Fero-

the box

fingers

bat stood bowed

and

old s o n . " said

trembling

tiny

box.

recoiled

here,

impatiently.

Phosphorous'

a deep

and

the

waist,

of

and

said, "Good

evening,

communications assistance

to

Sir. I a m Foetid the ship's system.

If I c a n be of a n y

y o u , Sir, y o u have

loss

Ferocious for words,

was

momentarily

but not for

at

a

long.

only

to

Hot

Pot

at

there is nothing else of special interest raising its ugly head. This continual change of direction is mainly due to the annual turnover of Union officers and the radical alteration in policy which often ensues. The college administration, however, doesn't change very much at all. Many college negotiators have been sitting on their committees for years. Some for many years. Many for too many years.

What these many years have taught them is the art of diplomacy — or, in cruder terms — tactical bullshit.

buds can emerge well-satiated

at a

price wholly competitive t o C h e z M's

" M i g h t I suggest, S i r , that I s u m m o n t h e a s s i s t a n c e t h a t y o u r e q u i r e ? I c a n fly t o any destination within fifty miles, a n d return."

cumstances took

" S p l e n d i d " s a i d F e r o c i o u s , "off y o u go t h e n a n d find u s a d o c t o r for poor old George."

"Certainly, S i r , " said Foetid, a n d flapping h i s c r i n k l e d w i n g s h e flew s t r a i g h t o u t o f the door a n d away over t h e storm-tossed waters.

"Bit like Noah, really," said

Ferocious.

eating houses.

Occasionally, when time is short, I eat in the Union but on this day cirme

to Southside.

Unfortunately the S . U . was not operating a boycott to dissuade me from recklessness and I was swept inside by the mixed aroma of vinegar and the cashier's profuse adornment

of

stale perfume. An y satisfaction to be afforded by a Mooney meal is likely to come from

quantity

rather

than

quality though the one is prone to

N i g h t w a s fast a p p r o a c h i n g , a n d t h e i n t r e p i d t r i o m a d e t h e m s e l v e s as c o m f o r t a b l e sleep. as p o s s i b l e , t o t r y a n d g e t s o m e It w a s n o t easy, a s t h e b o a t s t i l l r o s e a n d fell on the rollers, a n d George's muttering was too l o u d to be ignored. F i n a l l y the three fell into a fitfull and dreamless s l e e p . P h o s p h o r o u s w a s t h e first t o w a k e .

George was still muttering away on his b u n k , a n d P h o s p h o r o u s w e n t over to peer at t h e p a t i e n t .

treat is made. I arrived at the head

"Ostriches of g r e e t i n g .

the

Croesus,"

said

George

by way

" M o r n i n g George," said Phosphorous. T h e captain seemed neither better n o r worse.

It was then that Phosphorous noticed rolling and that the boat was no longer tossing a l l over the place. In fact he could stand u p w i t h o u t h a v i n g to h o l d onto anything. H e made h i s w a y o u t onto the deck. air h a d that six a.m. feel about it, The cold and fresh, a weak s u n spilling over the sea. T h e l a t t e r w a s as flat as t h e p r o v e r bial mill pond, just a tiny ripple r u n n i n g here a n d there to break t h e m i r r o r surface.

Phosphorous was impressed, a n d stood for a long moment l o o k i n g o u t over the water, thinking that perhaps this- boating h a d s o m e t h i n g to it after a l l . H i s d r e a m i n g was interrupted b y the arrival of Ferocious D i n . " M o r n i n g , dear b o y , " he said gloomily, " a trifle n i p p y a b o u t t h e k n e e c a p s , is i t not?"

"I h a d n ' t really n o t i c e d , " said P h o s p h o r ous, a l i t t l e a n n o y e d at h a v i n g h i s m o m e n t of s o l i t u d e d i s t u r b e d .

"That, dear l a d , is because w e l l clad i n a layer of fat w h i c h p.ssess. M o r e ' s t h e p i t y at t i m e s . " "Um," rljht."

said

Phosphorous,

"Dear l a d , " replied Ferocious, "I a m almost don't let it d i s t u r b y o u . coct some breakfast. W i l l

y o u are I do not

"perhaps

usurp the other to such an extent that most of any lavish portion is dumped on the clearing table as the hasty reof the queue full of optimism . . .

"Pork, please."

The woman serving t h e s p u d s w a s one in t h e b l u e s u i t , t h e b o s s -

woman.

She seems to

have

more

hands t h a n Eric Sykes but tends to disappear up h e r own. I w i s h Victor would t e a c h h e r to smile. The guy in front of m e asks for r o a s t potatoes.

Roast potatoes! That's a joke. He gets two small ones. They bear a remarkable

resemblance to

greasy dump-

lings squeezed into a pair of

con-

doms. " C h i p s , please."

I get about a third of a typical chipshop portion.

"Can

I

have

some

more

chips,

please?"

"That's a p o r t i o n " s h e s a y s , glari n g at me s e x l e s s l y .

you're

I arrest the bulge w i t h i n m y trouthe unsquashable always right, b u t I propose to conyou join m e ? "

" I n a moment," said Phosphorous.

Ferocious disappeared below, leaving his friend to a f e w m o r e m i n u t e s s t a r i n g s a d l y o u t over t h e leaden sea, n o w tinged w i t h copp e r as t h e s u n rose h i g h e r .

Hunched over the little paraffin stove in the galley Ferocious was p u t t i n g together a vast plate of bacon, eggs a n d sausage. " T u r n , tee, t ur n, " he h u m m e d , dropping two eggs d o w n the b u r n e r , " D r a t ! " he said, "I've d r o p p e d y o u r eggs d o w n t h e b u r n e r .

Twig, Sorry," Luckily the Twigworm was only just awakening, a n d was not too clear v/hat w a s g o i n g o n . I t w a s n o t t o o l o n g before the three n o n - m u t t e r i n g crew memenjoying bers were sitting i n the cockpit, their fry-up a nd the w a r m t h of the early morning sun.

"I h " p e that funny little b a t is O . K . " B".id Phosphorous, "He's been gone all night."

"Don't worry about h i m , "spluttered Ferocious w i t h a m o u t h full of sausage, " h e seemed very confident w h e n h e left. I ' m sure he'll be back any minute."

N U S membership, for example,

get resurrected every few years when

Earl's Court. At all of these the taste-

"Well, tiny leathery creature, it is like this," he said, "George has been struck down w i t h a strange m u t t e r i n g disease, a n d w e cannot really sail the boat without h i m .

So w e need to s u m m o n help of a m e d i c a l n a t u r e , as y o u m i g h t have i t . " O n c e again the little winged weirdie inclined its head,

from looked

i n one corner

from

ask."

or even the

rooms have been and gone and oth-

sers, " i t ' s a vary s m a l l one,'' I say.

I decide to b e c o m e what is called petulant

in s u c h

circumstances a n d

If you write critical letters from one company to another, say, very often the reply you receive will not answer many, if any, of the points you raised; it may well appear to reply to a completely different letter. T h i s noncommittal, procrastinating disease is virulent in any sort of political confrontation and is a very effective weapon against the enthusing but tactically naive student.

Often non-decisions are calculatingly delayed until the summer vac. when they are quietly forgotten under a mounting blanket of dust. For others an abrupt negative, weeks after the summer term has ended when no-one is around to put up much of a fight.

The prophylactic for this sort of opposition is to concentrate on central, perennial issues and to organise a very effective campaign. Two obviously recurrent subjects, always of immediate concern to students, are grants and refectories and it appears strange that tactics adopted by I.C. Union are an attack on the second on behalf of a campaign to increase the first. Strange, maybe, but then grant money is used to buy food and the less the cost of the f o o d , the greater the actual worth of the grant.

In the opinion of many, I.C. refectory food is both expensive and lousy (relative to comparable places) and any boycott specifically to improve the refectories would be justified.

Mooney, who is now talking in terms of a 25 per cent increase in refectory costs and has instructed his staff to g i v e smaller portions may well be i n e f f i c e n t but this c a n only be shown b y a n examination of the accounts. If it i s s o , internal changes m u s t b e d e m a n d e d . T h e c u r r e n t boyc o t t h o w e v e r , i s n o t c o n c e r n e d with the e f f i c i e n cy of t h e catering at IC, but i s st II r e l e v a n t to refectories because t h e s y s t e m of Un versity financi n g ( w h i c h includes the provision of grants) d e m a n d s that they should be self-financ'ng. A refectory b o y c o t t has been h e l d b e f o r e when S o u t h s d e was infested w i t h cockroaches a n d it b ought rapid improvements after IVtooney's i n ' t ' a l tantrum w h e n he sent all t h e staff home so no supper w a s s e r v e d . T h e current boycott is unlikely to a c h i e v e such s w i f t results p r i m a r i l y b e c a u s e its aims a r e not so clea ly a n d l o c a l l y defined. :

refuse

to a c c e p t t h i s g r o t e s q u e b l a c k

ob'ect w h i c h comprises about 10 per c e n t o f m y c h i p s . S h e r e p l a c e s it w i t h one

Unhappily s h e unearths

other.

m a n y o t h e r r a n k , black s p e c i m e n s on my

p l a t e t a k i n g the one off. These

comprise

about

5 0 p e r cent o f my

dami-po.t'on a n d I proceed

to take

t h e m off, o n e b y one. S h e b e c o m e s what i s c a l l e d cumstances

petulant in s u c h cir-

a n d snatches t h e plate

b a c k . It i s r e t u r n e d w i t h the offending matter

removed

a n d replaced.

masochistically

accept

a potion

phosphorescent

green

beans,

over

22

pence, e a t the

I of

hand

meal a n d

l e a v e . I am s t i l l h u n g r y . The pork w a s quite nice.

O n e o f its c h e f aims s h o u l d be to get the c o l l e g e , in the s h a p e of the rector, to publ cly declare support for the g r a n t campaign. He h a s e x p e n s e d sympathy for t h e students' plight privately so why not a public statement?

Perhaps P e n n e y ' s delaying that one until he ceases to be rector at all.

MARTIN

DOUGHTY

F e b r u a r y 2 0 t h , 1973

FELIX

THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS T h e Significance of P o p u l a t i o n G r o w t h In my last article I said that the root cause of the environmental crisis was that industrial civilisation has adopted an ideal, that of non-stop economic growth, which has now become unworkable owing to the material limitations placed upon us by the planet on which we live.

However, while resource shortages and pollution problems will be the factors which most directly affect the developed countries of the world, the poorer nations will find that a third problem, that of population growth, will in most cases be their major headache. This is because their populations are growing much more quickly than those of the developed countries.

T h e population "doubling - times" of most 'developing' countries are now about 2035 years, whilst for the developed countries they are in the region of 60100 years. That means that a country such as Kenya with a doublingtime of 2 3 years, has, in this short period, to double its food-production, its housing, its schools, hospitals, roads and all its other amenities and necessities M E R E L Y IN O R D E R T O P R E V E N T ITS P E O P L E ' S S T A N D A R D S O F LIVING FROM DETERIORATING. A s far as food is c o n cerned, a n idea w h i c h gained seems to have p o p u l a r i t y l a t e l y i s that the 'green revolution' has solved a l l the w o r l d ' s p r o b l e m s f o r the foreseeable future. N o t hing c o u l d b e f u r t h e r f r o m the t r u t h . A l l it d o e s i s t o a l l o w a short breathing s p a c e i n t h e s t r u g g l e to feed the w o r l d 's growi n g p o p u l a t i o n . If u s e i s n o t m a d e of t h i s t o r e d u c e t h e rate of g r o w t h by a significant amount, w e w i l l m e r e l y find o u r selves confronted in a short while with the s a m e p r o b l e m o n a larger scale.

T h e l i m i t a t i o n s of t h e g r e e n r e v o l u t i o n f a l l into t w o c l a s s e s , the ' h u m a n ' and the 'material'. The latter stem from the simple fact that y o u c a n ' t p r o d u c e e x t ra f o o d o u t of n o t h i n g ! In o r d e r to achieve the high yields obtainable from t h e n e w s t r a i n s of w h e a t and rice, the plants must have p l e n t y of water and a liberal dose of f e r t i l i s e r . T h u s u n l e s s political a n d economic circumstances allow a g o o d s u p p l y of the latter a n d p r o v i s i o n of a g o o d s u p p l y of the f o r m e r ( u n less irrigation c a n be used) advantages of growing 'super - wheat' a r e n i l . T h e o n l y difference between crop-failure w i t h t h e o r d i n a r y grain varieties and with the ' s u p e r ' v a r i e t i e s i s

that in t h e latter c a s e more people are likely to starve as a result. Real benefit c a n o n l y b e o b tained from the green r e v o l u t i o n if t h e n e c e s s a r y p r o p o r t i o n s of t h e increase in yield is stockpiled for use in a y e a r w h e n the c r o p f a i l s .

Grave economic a n d h u m a n p r o b l e m s a l s o arise a s a r e s u l t o f t h e green revolution. These mostly stem from the f a c t that g r o w i n g a c r o p of ' s u p e r - w h e a t ' r e q u i r e s a higher initial investment than for ordinary wheat, partly because the s e e d i s m o r e e x p e n sive and partly because of t h e c o s t of t h e f e r t i l iser. H e n c e those w h o are r i c h e n o u g h t o m a k e the i n v e s t m e n t ( or o b t a i n a b a n k loan) c a n m a k e g o o d u s e of t h e n e w varieties, whilst the p o o r e r p e o p l e c a n often find themselves worse off t h a n t h e y w e r e b e f o r e , if they rely o n s e l l ing part of t h e i r c r o p to pay for t h e i r other n e c e s sities. Other problems c a n o c c u r a s a r e s u l t of the h i g h e r p r i c e of t h e s e e d f o r the n e w s t r a i n s ; for e x a m p l e , a d u l t e r a t i o n of the s e e d w i t h that of o r d i n a r y v a r i e t i e s b y corrupt merchant s or g o v e r n m e n t officials. It is a l l v e r y w e l l f o r t h e comfortable, well -fed s c i e n t i s t s of t h e i n d u s trial w o r l d to s i t i n their laboratories a n d 'solve' t h e p r o b l e m s of t h e d e veloping countries. T o o often, h o w e v e r , they t o t a l l y f a i l to c o m p r e h e n d w h a t their s o - c a l l e d ' s o l u t i o n s ' a c t u a l l y m e a n in human terms.

It i s f r e q u e n t l y p o i n t e d out that w e w o u l d g o a long way towards solvi n g t h e p r o b l e m of s t a r vation just by distributing more equally the food w h i c h w e already have. W h i l e this may be true at p r e s e n t , there are s e v e r a l l i m i t a t i o n s to this approach.

Firstly, the greater t h e d i s t a n c e over w h i c h t h e f o o d h a s to b e t r a n s p o r t e d , t h e g r e a t e r t h e q u a n t i t y of resources which are used up in the process.

S e c o n d l y , w h e r e f o o d is transported across n a tional boundaries, political problems are liable to a r i s e . D o w e r e a l l y , for e x a m p l e , w a n t to s e e a situation in w h i c h many of the poorer of t h e w o r l d peoples have to d e p e n d h e a v i l y on f o o d f r o m N o r t h A m erica merely to s t a y a l i v e ? T h i r d l y , it s e e m s l i k e l y that t h e part that redistribution c a n play in s o l v i n g the f o o d p r o b lem will d i m i n i s h rapidly in t h e l o n g e r t e r m . It h a s b e e n e s t i m a t e d that if a l l the c o u n t r i e s of t h e d e veloped world lower their b i r t h rates to rep l a c e m e n t level by the year 2 0 0 0 a n d a l l the other countries by 2 0 4 0 , then the w o r l d p o p u l a tion w i l l eventually stabi l i s e at s o m e 1 5 1 t h o u s -

and m i l l i o n people, over f o u r t i m e s its p r e s e n t size! Producing food for e v e n half t h a t n u m b e r w i l l b e i n c r e d i b l y difficult. T h e only rational solution to the p r o b l e m seems to be t o stabilise the w o r l d ' s p o p u l a t i o n as f a s t a s p o s s i b l e . If w e don't take steps to d o this ourselves then n a ture w i l l s i m p l y d o it f o r us.

The most worrying aspect of t h e population p r o b l e m is perhaps the q u e s t i o n of h o w m u c h a d e c r e a s e i n t h e rate o f p o p u l a t i o n g r o w t h is i n evitably tied to a corresponding increase in the m a t e r i a l s t a n d a r d of l i v i n g . W e k n o w that c o u n tries can go through the so-called 'demographic t r a n s i t i o n ' (i.e. a c h i e v e a significant a n d permanent f a l l i n the b i r t h rate) w i t h o u t h a v i n g a n y particularly advanced birthcontrol techniques. This happened in Britain between about 1 8 7 0 a n d 1 9 3 0 . In s u c h c a s e s t h e decrease in birth-rate has g o n e h a n d i n h a n d w i t h t h e p r o c e s s of i n dustrialisation a n d the rise in the standard of living. What does not seem to be clear, however, is whether a s i m i lar t r a n s i t i o n c a n b e brought about merely by making available sophisticated family-planning methods but without a concomitant improvem e n t in m a t e r i a l w e l f a r e .

It s e e m s v e r y u n l i k e l y that it c a n b e , u n l e s s c o ercive measures are resorted to, a n d w h o prec i s e l y is g o i n g to c l a i m the r i g h t t o t e l l other people h o w many children t h e y c a n h a v e ?

T h u s .the p o p u l a t i o n problem concerns not only the underveloped countries but the dev e l o p e d o n e s as w e l l , f o r it is t h e latter w h o b y their excessive material and profligate greed w a s t a g e of r e s o u r c e s are m a k i n g it m u c h m o r e difficult f o r the f o r m e r t o a c h i e v e o n e of t h e r e quirements for stabilisi n g their p o p u l a t i o n s ( i e development).

Therefore, perhaps the m a i n way in w h i c h the developed countries can help the population solve p r o b l e m is to d e c r e a s e t h e i r u s a g e of r e s o u r c e s and make more available to t h e rest of t h e w o r l d .

One of t h e w a y s i n w h i c h they can help d o t h i s is b y s t a b i l i s i n g , o r e v e n r e d u c i n g , their own populations. W h i l e this w i l l hardly be enough o n its o w n , a s I h o p e I m a d e c l e a r in m y last a r t i c l e , it is c e r t a i n l y one o f t h e t h i n g s w h i c h s h o u l d be d o n e a n d it i s a l s o a m e a s u r e w h i c h , in B r i t a i n a t least, i s l i k e l y to be p o l i t i c a l l y m o r e a c ceptable in t h e s h o r t term than, say, reducing t h e p e r - c a p i t a u s e of r e sources.

MIKE

ROBSON (Chem.P.G.)

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On the workings of Refectories and Mr. Mooney's Mind THE COMMITTEE

the losses m a d e i n the vacations a n d the s u m m e r term.

W h e n prices were i n creased i n October b y 2£"/o (the grant went up b y a Whole 3%) it was thought that this w o u l d be a sufficient increase to break even this year. H o w ever the current rate of i n f l a t i o n w a s n o t foreseen.

So, even if wholesale prices r e m a i n at their present level, the Refectories w i l l lose i n the region of £9,000 this f i n a n c i a l year.

are u n l i k e l y to be i n creased. Secondly, there is a m u c h broader, a n d I t h i n k quite clear, c o n c l u sion.

T w o years ago the N U S went to the (Conservative) government asking f o r major changes i n the structure ( a n d amount) o f grants. T h e G o v e r n m e n t to discuss t h e refused major demands, whilst the token concessions they made have been described by the C V C P as ' c o m pletely inadequate.' T h e Government, however, said that Universities THE PROPOSED PRICE should keep d o w n the cost INCREASE of accommodation a n d Several things c o u l d be meals. H o w e v e r , the c o l l d o n e about this: ege have orders f r o m the 1. P a r t of the loss c o u l d G o v e r n m e n t to m a k e a c be met f r o m reserves (the c o m m o d a t i o n a n d refectotal reserves are not large tories, self-financing, a n d enough to cover the loss). are b o u n d to d o so. V a c a 2. T h e bar profits (difficult to estimate because of the t i o n letting has a l l o w e d I m p e r i a l s ' authorities to effects of V A T ) c o u l d be used t o offset part of the keep a c c o m m o d a t i o n charges reasonably l o w , b u t loss instead of refurnishthere is no c o m p a r a b l e i n ing Southside B a r . come for refectories.

3. T h e entire profits of the College C e l l a r might O n one h a n d the U n i offset some o f the loss. versity states " W e k n o w 4. Prices could go u p — students are i n difficulty M r . M o o n e y proposed a but this c a n only be solved 2 5 % increase i n the m a i n by the G o v e r n m e n t g i v i n g course charges, 2 0 % o n larger grants". O n the chips and l p o n vegetable other h a n d the government servings. ( N B it is M r . states " G r a n t s w o u l d be M o o n e y ' s duty as C a t e r i n g quite adequate if U n i v e r M a n a g e r to table this prosities kept their prices posal. D o n ' t b l a m e h i m — d o w n " . B o t h agree there to d o so is o n l y side-trackis something w r o n g b u t ing the issue). neither side w i l l accept the ultimate responsibility f o r W h a t w i l l be done? 2 the students squeezed i n and 3 are against both c o l the middle. lege a n d U n i o n policy.

PRICES A N D POLICY T h e U n i o n reps w i l l cerACTION T h a t wholesale prices of tainly fight any such p r o We therefore must food have risen is not u n posals, a n d such proposals choose either to take some k n o w n . B u t the f o l l o w i n g are extremely u n l i k e l y . action o r become poorer figures might surprise y o u .

I. W i l l have to be used in f r o m year to year — o r % i n - part. m o n t h to m o n t h . O n the Sep F e b crease 4. T h i s is the interesting question specifically of re38p 4 9 p 28 Beef bit. fectories, I believe that M r . (lb) M r . M o o n e y wrote to M o o n e y has been invited 22p 26p 22 Lamb the M i n i s t r y regarding the to the next U G M ( w h i c h i s Pork 26p 3 3 p 24 effects of the 'price an h o u r before the next Potatoes 60p 7 5 p 20 freeze' o n the proposed Refectory Committee (4 cwt) increases. A copy of the meeting). B r i n g questions Frozen reply is printed here. N o w a n d ideas. peas .069p .075p 10 tell m e that Phase 2 is not A n d see y o u o n t omor(per a wage freeze. Does line 6 row's demo. pea?) of the text m e a n y o u c a n ' t R o b Armitage T h e wage b i l l rose f r o m raise net profits, o r per( M r . A r m i t a g e is one of £31,043 i n the 5 months centage profits? V e r y i n the 5 U n i o n reps o n the to 26/12/71 to £45,726 f o r teresting.

Refec. Cttee. T h e others the same p e r i o d i n 1972. are J o h n Lane, M C B , T h e basic rate has risen b y T H E E F F E C T O N Steve G a r d n e r and G o r d o n 1 2 ^ % , the rest of the i n - S T U D E N T S Firstly, I believe prices Jackson). crease being f r o m the employment of more staff i n College B l o c k (with a re- r FELIX N o . 3 2 9 : T u e s d a y , 20th February, 1973. sultant larger turnover: E d i t e d b y O l i v e r D o w s o n , with t h e w o r d s , i n s p i r a h o w a b o u t trying that i n tion a n d time of (in alphabetical order) R o b Armitage, the U n i o n Refectory?) a n d Martin C . Black, A l a s d h a i r C a m p b e l l , B o b Carter, increase management exMartin Doughty, J i m Fenner, Dave Gribble, David penses (e.g. last year the H o b m a n , Liz H o d g s o n , G r a h a m King, J o h n Lane, A l f post of D e p u t y M a n a g e r Perry, G o r d o n R e e c e , M i k e R o b s o n , M i c h a e l Southon was vacant f o r a considerand Steven Swailes. able time w i t h conseF e l i x is printed by F . B a i l e y a n d S o n L t d . , D u r s l e y , quent saving). So i t is seen GL11 4 B L . that food prices have risen A d v e r t i s i n g is by University Press Representatwice as m u c h as wages.

H o w is the Refectory Committee constituted?

See green B l u e B o o k p p 149-151. T h a n k s M a r t i n .

W h a t does i t do? ft deliberates o n a l l matters affecting the refectories a n d bars (run f o r the benefit of members o f the colleges a n d members o f the U n i o n ) , a l t h o u g h its sub - committees largely handle C o m p l a i n t s , F i n ance, Refectory bookings, B a r s and the college cellars. T h e Refectory C o m mittee is responsible to the G o v e r n i n g B o d y .

A recent matter of great importance is hygiene — d e a l i n g w i t h cockroaches and mice pie. f personally t h i n k College has, b y student bureaucrat standards at least, been i n c r e d i b l y slow i n dealing w i t h this problem. B u t a fairly rigorous procedure f o r cleani n g a n d pest c o n t r o l seems to have been finally adopte d — a l t h o u g h n o t yet offic i a l l y b y the Refectory C o m m i t t e e , w e shall find out at the the next meeting. ( O f interest here was a recent story i n the E v e n ing N e w s , relating to a fine on some establishment f o r f a i l i n g to m a i n t a i n a sufficient standard of hygiene: the proprietor of a s i m i l a r establishment i n the same street was quoted as saying that infestation w a s n o t an insuperable p r o b l e m .

T h e reason — 'I keep m y place clean'.)

N o w , it is G o v e r n m e n t p o l i c y that catering s h o u l d be self-balancing, i.e. r u n on a break-even basis.

W i t h the exception of public holidays, the refectories are r u n a l l the year r o u n d , and the t r a d i n g position varies w i t h time. Briefly, the peak t r a d i n g is O c t o ber (on a r r i v a l of the freshmen) is the m a i n i n put of profit to counteract

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It has fallen to m e once a g a i n t o write a W i n k s report, the one you've a l l been w a i t i n g for. O n Sund a y , U t h F e b r u a r y , w e ventured u p t h e A 1 0 i n 2 cars, p u l l i n g o u r star player b e h i n d o n a n a i r b e d . W e were visiting C a m b r i d g e t o p l a y them i n the P r i n c e P h i l i p Silver W i n k c o m p e t i t i o n, a n d o u r team was once again glorious i n defeat. A s w e were two players short, Each member of a 6 m a n team runs 3 B o b a n d H e l e n each h a d to play a p a i r , w h i l e G l y n miles over a course based o n the Serpentine, the times suffered J . J . a n d M i k e played w i t h Shelagh (!) for each leg vary between I3£ a n d 20 minutes.

T h e b r i l l i a n t M r . D o u g l a s (6 second interviews to T h i s year w e confidently expect a turnout o f over date) managed to w i n a g a m e i n his o w n i n i m i t a b l e 500 runners w h i c h w i l l include 12 teams f r o m the style while the rest of us lost, o r drew.

Continent, including Spain, Germany, France, ScanW e were drastically h a n d i c a p p e d b y the licensing d i n a v i a a n d B e l g i u m . A l m o s t every U n i v e r s i t y o r hours a n d being boozeless c o u l d not attain the usual College i n the U K that has a X country team (and h i g h standard o f play reached o n T h u r s d a y nights. even some without!) w i l l be there, b r i n g i n g O l y m p i c C r a w l i n g a r o u n d o n the floor is not suitable f o r people runners Dave Bedford, R a y Smedley a n d A n d y H o l with flash jackets o r delicate y o u n g ladies (that means den, a n d m a n y other internationals. me a n d i f y o u disagree I ' l l b a s h y o u ) , b u t against these T h e local attractions included a weakened I C team terrific odds we scored 22 (Helen 8^, B o b 8£, the rabble and a n O l d Boys team, (they're not so o l d , so watch 5) t o their 62. out I C ! ). T h e R C M have answered the c a l l " Y o u too A f t e r 3 rounds w e adjourned for m i l k a n d hot water c a n r u n against Dave B e d f o r d " , they have threatened (they called i t " t e a " ) , b i k k i e s a n d the B e a n o . to w i t h d r a w if he fails to turn u p !

B o b , the coiffeur, said he was great—perhaps that's T h e race w i l l be started in Rotten R o w by the Rector w h y t h e c a r w i n d o w s steamed u p o n t h e w a y b a c k at 3.00 o n Saturday a n d the prizes presented b y L a d y to Southside b a r f o r a p i n t o r s i x , to end the d a y i n Penney in the u n i o n afterwards. style.

A n y b o d y w i s h i n g to help should contact Steve W e b b T h e previous week we entertained Quesh, a t e a m of or just arrive early at the U n i o n ; they w i l l be able to e x - S o u t h a m p t o n U n i v e r s i t y members. T h e y h a d i n their fight for tea w i th the rest. clan a certain A l a n D e a n , the E n g l i s h c h a m p i o n , n o less. A g a i n s t s u c h f o r m i d a b l e opponents w e lost 1\— 55|, b u t the outstanding achievement o f the year m u s t T h e n tragedy hit I C , a perfectly fair tackle left M a u r surely be the g a i n i n g o f a point off A . D . , the second ice H a s t i n g s w i t h a nasty bruise, superimposed o n f o u r point he'd lost i n five games! or five other ones w h i c h he has p i c k e d u p d u r i n g the U n f o r t u n a t e l y w e were w i t h o u t B o b b y , before w h o m season. Hastings h a d to g o off a n d the sub., a defenmountains collapse, ferocious beasts tremble a n d der came o n i n midfield. A l m o s t i m m e d i a t e ly I C W i n k s players plead f o r clemency f r o m the tortuous launched the decisive attack of the m a t c h . O n e l o n g dealings of his squidger. W i t h o u t this maestro, h o w b a l l was cleared a n d Bates p r o m p t l y c h i p p e d i t b a c k BATES DESTROYS U.C. to the edge o f the b o x where S m i t h headed i t o n to c o u l d w e hope to w i n ?

A t Headstone L a n e on Saturday 10th F e b r u a r y , I C T h a n k s to a l l those that turned u p to play, a n d to M i l n e w h o sent I C to M o t s p u r again w i t h a close-range made sure o f their third U L c u p final in three years b y those that d i d n ' t — * * ? ! £ ? * ! ! shot.

T h o u g h t f o r the d a y — is beef c u r r y a new type of defeating U C 2 — 0 .

U C d i d n ' t seem to appreciate that they h a d been trouser cleaner? f a i r l y beaten a n d the last 10 minutes were just a little T h e conditions were not suited to good f o o t b a l l a n d T h e W o n d e r T e a m : H e l e n Isaac (latent genius), B o b silly.

I n fact they were b l o o d y stupid.

K i c k i n g a goalthe game was never a great spectacle, b u t there were a keeper repeatedly w h e n he is o n the g r o un d is not very " F l a s h " D o u g l a s , G l y n Jones, M i k e Ixer, J o h n James few isolated moments o f g o o d p l a y f r o m b o t h sides. and Shelagh C r a w l e y . A m e n . clever. B u t then U C footballers never were very clever.

T h e first twenty minutes belonged to U C . T h e y h a d a I w o u l d l i k e to be able to say that the referee was shaky I C defence i n trouble several times a n d , b u t f o r responsible f o r the game not deteriorating into a battle but it was i n fact o n l y the restraint o f the I C t e a m G e r w y n E d w a r d s ' g o o d w o r k i n g o a l , I C w o u l d have been i n even m o r e trouble. O n e save in p a r t i c u l ar w h i c h kept the free k i c k s d o w n to two a m i n u t e d u r ing the last five minutes. showed the class o f E d w a r d s . A shot f r o m 20 yards N o w to nicer things: the final w i l l be at M o t s p u r was hit h a r d a n d l o w , w i t h the w i n d a n d despite the P a r k o n Saturday 10th M a r c h w h e n I C w i l l attempt to Last Wednesday, t he I.C. cup side qualified to meet G u y ' s greasy turf he managed a great dive to his left to push m a k e i t three i n a r o w against B i r k b e c k o r B e d f o r d . hospi tal i n the final of the U . L . c u p , by defeating B a r t s 3-0.

T h e r e i s also the possibility o f w i n n i n g the league afit away f o r a corner.

T h i s victory was achieved b y the I.C.'s n o r m a l game of t e n ter a fine display i n beating K i n g ' s recently.

A s the g a m e w o r e o n I C began to settle d o w n a n d m e n hockey, i.e. keep y o u r o w n goalkeeper out of the game.

T e a m : G . E d w a r d s , M . M a n n i n g , P . W o r t h i n g t o n , I. F o r t h e first t e n m i n u t e s , t h e b a l l w a s c o n t i n u a l l y i n o r once P a u l W o r t h i n g t o n h a d accustomed himself to the Postlethwaite, I. B e l l , J . K e l l y , S. Bates, P . L o n n e n , a r o u n d t h e B a r t ' s twenty-five, b u t t h e i r goalkeeper w a s poor surface, his winger was rarely i n the game. T h e B . S m i t h , M . Hastings (sub. R . K i l l ) , W . M i l n e . u n t r o u b l e d i n this p e r i o d . T h e n f o r the rest of the first half, m a n of the m a t c h , however, was Steve Bates whose O n t he same d a y a t B i r k b e c k ' s g r o u n d at G r e e n f o r d i n n e i t h e r of the teams could be b o t h e r e d to get going, so t h e midfield t a c k l i n g gave U C n o chance to settle d o w n the U p p e r Reserves C u p S e m i - F i n a l IC 3rds defeated IC 5ths game became bogged d o w n between t he twenty-fives. T h e i n a fast a n d o p e n game. T h e 5ths p r o d u c e d some h a r d r u n o n the b a l l . B u t Bates d i d m o r e t h a n tackle — f r o m a o n l y m o m e n t that relieved t he b o r e d o m was a goal b y J o h n n i n g w h i c h u n s e t t l e d t h e i r opponents a n d t he o p e n i n g m i n Schofield. partly-cleared corner he p u l l e d t h e b a l l d o w n a n d utes were evenly contested. C o n t r o l was made difficult b y a T h e second half w a s completely different, as I.C. scored struck a deceptively l a z y shot w h i c h swerved v i c i o u s l y heavy shower before t h e game a n d perhaps this was t h e factwice i n the first five m i n u t e s . T h e first of these goals came under the despairing dive o f the U C 'keeper. t o r w h i c h made t he game close. E v e n t u a l l y t he 5ths w e r e

The Hyde Park Road Relay T h e only c l a i m to fame that 1C X C o u n t r y C l u b c a n boast at the moment is the H y d e Park R e l a y .

A l t h o u g h there a r e several imitations going about it is one of the largest a n d most respected road relays i n G r e a t B r i t a i n and p r o b a b l y in E u r o p e .

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W i t h this goal b e h i n d them I C t o o k c o m m a n d f o r the rest o f the half a n d were u n l u c k y not to score at least another two goals. M a u r i c e H a s t i n g s went close w i t h a header f r o m a corner k i c k a n d B i l l y M i l n e beat the 'keeper w i t h a delicate shot after a good r u n , o n l y to see the ball cleared off the line.

W h e n the half-time interval came I C were w e l l i n c o n t r o l o f the game. B u t as often happens to I C they started the 2nd half as they started the first, b a d l y .

U C only really h a d one good scoring chance b u t the general performance o f I C d u r i n g this period w a s poor. H o w e v e r , just as i n the first half they c a m e b a c k strongly. Steve Bates was still getting the tackles i n a n d i t d i d o n e g o o d t o see Pete L o n n e n w o r k i n g so hard i n midfield. H e is undoubtedly m u c h m o r e useful there t h a n o n the wing.

p u s h e d back into defence a n d a p e r i o d of constant pressure p r o d u c e d a fine angled d r i v e f r o m Geoff G i l b e r t w h i c h G o r don L a c k managed to t u r n r o u n d the post. T h e 3rds were not to be d e n i e d a n d s h o r t l y a f t e r w a r d s a goal came. A l a n Peterson r e c e i v e d t h e b a l l near the edge of the b o x a n d floated a shot into t h e c o r n e r of t h e n e t as t h e defence stood flatfooted seemingly confused b y t h e flight of t he shot. T h i s p r o v e d to be t h e only goal of t he h a l f a n d t he second-half began w i t h a f u r t h e r p e r i o d of 3rd team pressure.

Chances t o score were still rare for b o t h sides a n d most of the second half was played between the penalty areas. B y r o n S m i t h a n d B i l l y M i l n e b o t h h a d halfchances to score b u t w i t h ten minutes to g o the score was still 1—0 and it d i d n ' t l o o k m u c h l i k e changing.

I m p e r i a l ' s other semi-finalists, the 6ths went d o w n 2—0 to a n L S E I V w h i c h looked not u n l i k e L S E II. H o w e v e r the 6ths have done w e l l to get t h i s f a r a n d t h e y still have a good' chance i n the League.

T h e 5ths counter-attacked a n d p r o d u c e d t h e i r best chance of the game w h e n a fine cross f r o m the left beat the defence a n d left Pete B i n t l i f f w i t h a n o p e n goal w h i c h h e s u r p r i s i n g l y m i s s e d f r o m close i n . A c l i n c h i n g goal came w h e n A l a n W i l k i n s o n surged t h r o u g h f r o m defence a n d scored a t y p i c a l m i d f i e l d - s t r i k e r s goal w h e n his 30 yards effort e l u d e d G o r d o n L a c k to m a k e t h e score 2—0. T h e 3rds n o w go o n to meet B i r k b e c k 2nds i n t h e final at M o t s p u r P a r k o n M a r c h 10th, where they w i l l be t r y i n g to m a k e u p f o r t he 2 n d teams' thoughtlessness i n a l l o w i n g G o l d s m i t h ' s to w i n i t last year.

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f r o m a short c o r n e r pushed o u t b y I k i K e l l e r to J a z M i s s n , who pushed t he ball into t he centre f o r J a g G a h i r to p u s h home. T h e final goal was scored b y J o h n Schofield.

T h e previous S a t u r d a y , I.C. 1st X I m e t B . A . C . W e y b r i d g e and deservedly w o n 2-1, t he goals c o m i n g f r o m D o w n s a n d Rickman.

M e a n w h i l e the 2 n d a n d 3 r d X I s were p l a y i n g O l d C r e i g h t s 1st a n d 2 n d teams. T h e 2nds w o n 1-0, b u t t he 3rds were defeated 2-0.

Mixed Hockey Last S u n d a y the I.C. m i x e d hockey team played Westfield College. V i c t o r y w a s assured, w i t h tfte executioner o n t h e I.C. side a n d the final score was 2-1 to I.C. S t r a i g h t f r o m t h e b u l l y i n the first half, I.C, swept into the attack, a n d scored, b u t were u n a b l e to score again before half-time. Westfield came m o r e into t he game i n t h e second half, a n d after a hectic scramble i n t he I.C. g o a l m o u t h , Westfield were awarded a short corner, f r o m w h i c h they scored, to m a k e the final score 2-1. I.C. s h o u l d have w o n this m a t c h m u c h m o r e c o n v i n c i n g l y , w h e n one considers t he n u m b e r of chances they created.

F i n a l l y , a special t h a n k s to a l l t h e people w h o played o n Sunday lunchtime.