FELIX Paper
of Imperial
£5,000 I
IN UNION FUNDS
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'WHERE A R E OUR
Mr.
M . Moloney
two
weeks
Dowson June
RAG M A G S ? '
FELIX Editor censured— but resignation bid fails
h a d already
been
and
o u r job was completed. Dowson
cheerfully into
BtjA In
h i m , ironing out
weeks
T h e jokes
into
exactly
t h e session
a n d written
o u t a n d sent
offered
the R a g Mags
(six weeks
time
to m e a n d
b y m y co-editor
o f -seeing
It w a s n o w three
h a d to be typed
concerned,
F r e e
it printed. This w a s done
week
which
imI
B y the e n d of the
approached
a matter
m i n o r problems a n dgetting
only
I«>7:i
session, t h e R a g M a g w a s complete.
one now
y
the R a g M a g was given
of the next
later.
a
rihiGd
i n J u n e last year.
so i t w a s j u s t
materif.l
to t h e p r i n t e r s ,
to do. A s f a r as w e w e r e
would arrive
the term).
in about
three
S o f a r so good.
weeks
B u t then
came a set back. It
The Finance and E x penditure C o m m i t t e e of the College have agreed to a £5,000 rise i n the U n i o n grant f o r next year. A t present the U n i o n gets a per c a p i t a grant of £8, which aggregates to £33,000. A n n u a l u n i o n expenditure is at present o f the order of £41,000, O K v e r D o w s o n , E d i t o r of F E L I X , was "severely c e n s u r e d " for " h i s part i n the the difference being m a d e p r i n t i n g of the r a g m a g s " at last M o n d a y ' s I . C . U n i o n C o u n c i l M e e t i n g . T h e g o o d b y i n c o m e f r o m the censure m o t i o n f o l l o w ed discussion of a paper prepared by C h e m i s t r y Department bookshop a n d union i n representative a n d R a g M a g editor M i c h a e l W i l l i a m s . vestments ( a l l i n B r i t i s h A n amendment, tabled b y P a u l Jowitt, D e p u t y PreSavings B o n d s ) . below w h i c h was discussed sident of 1.C U n i o n c a l l i n g for M r . D o w s o n ' s resignathe meeting. " A d o c u at The C o m m i t t e e has t i o n as F E L I X editor over the issue was defeated, b u t ment which in m y opinion given a generous rise of not before M r . J o w i t t had succeeded i n dragging n u m the facts, misrepresents £100 o n the U n i o n ' s deerous parts of M r . D o w s o n ' s private life into the and o n l y presents them m a n d for £4,900. B u t argument. M a n y at the meeting delighted i n these f r o m one angle, can h ardnews this week throws a ly be termed as 'someexposes, as M r . D o w s o n w i l l i n g l y replied to a l l the shadow of d o u b t o n whething' w h i c h makes the alle»ations. ther o r not the £5,000 w i l l facts as p l a i n as p o s s i b l e " , be f o r t h c o m i n g . C o u n c i l also mandated said M r . D o w s o n , "especed the. meeting as .a " b a r M r . D o w s o n to p r i n t the ially when its allegations baric o r d e a l " . In converGOVERNMENT "discussion document" are potentially l i b e l l o u s " . sation, he. asked M r . D o w BLOCK containing allegations son to appreciate the H e d i d however state Queen Mary College against himself o n the "necessity" of his actions. that, b y c o m p a r i s o n w i t h and R o y a l H o l l o w a y C o l - front page of this issue o f T a l k i n g to F E L I X , M r . the allegations i n the lege U n i o n s b o t h colleges F e l i x . M a n y further alleD o w s o n said that he h a d document, those m a d e at gations, i n c l u d i n g charges w i t h i n the U n i v e r s i t y of expected a n d k n e w that the meeting were q u i t e L o n d o n , also p u t i n for of c o r r u p t i o n , bribery and certain facts w o u l d have ludicrous. H e specifically U n i o n fee increases this dishonesty were levelled to be discussed at some referred to the arguments against M r . D o w s o n at the term. time. " B u t 1 f a i l to see the used b y M r . J o w i t t i n h i s meeting. of discussing necessity c a l l f o r h i s resignation. H o w e v e r , the colleges certain of the matters M r . D o w s o n told a F e l referred the increases to " T h e suggestion that I touched o n , certainly n o t the Universities G r a n t s i x reporter after the meet'rigged' the p r i n t i n g c o n at a n open C o u n c i l meettract for F E L I X w i th the C o m m i t t e e , for guidance i n g that the majority o f i ng." the allegations were " c o m printers i n order to g a i n o n h o w the freeze w o u l d plete f a b r i c a t i o n s " . H e M r . D o w s o n said that financial reward f o r m y affect their p a y i n g a n i n said that he h a d been exof C o u n c i l , o f self is absolutely untrue. the action crease t o the U n i o n . T h e w h o m the P u b l i c a t i o n s is a s h o c k i n g allegaIt pecting a censure m o t i o n U G C controls the flow of B o a r d is a sub-committee, t i o n to m a k e . A c t i o n of a l l year " a s any s a b b a t i c a l a l l money to universities in m a n d a t i n g h i m to pubthis nature o n m y part officer—especially i n the and university colleges. w o u l d constitute fraud" lish a self-defamatory first year o f a n e w sabT h e y i n t u r n referred the h i m in he went o n . document, placed b a t i c a l post — p r o b a b l y matter to the G o v e r n . T h e only commission " a n invidious p o s i t i o n " . ment, w h o have indicated d o e s " b u t m o r e f o r h i s he received o n print he h a n d l i n g of F E L I X , "esH e was d u b i o u s about that the freeze also a p h a d got for I C U w a s o n p e c i a l l y p o l i t i c a l issues" the second part of the some plies here. Ents Committee than f o r this. m o t i o n , w h i c h required posters, h e s a i d , a n d this T h e U G C have thus h a d been passed o n to the h i m to print " s o m e t h i n g " " I t c a n only be desb l o c k e d the increases, and Union. i n this issue of F E L I X cribed as a w i t c h u n t , " he it is l i k e l y that a c i r c u l a r T h e discussion d o c u " t o make the facts as p l a i n said. " S o m e members of w i l l be sent to a l l univerment w h i c h specifically as possible". C o u n c i l subsities i n the course of the C o u n c i l , eager to injure refers to M r . D o w s o n ' s next few weeks advising m e i n a n y w a y possible, sequently decided, that alleged m i s h a n d l i n g o f the t h e m not to p a y increased be p r i n t i n g of the .rag mags, " s o m e t h i n g " should seized u p o n this opporU n i o n fees for next sesis reproduced below. done about the document s i o n unt i l the conditions tunity to i m p l i c a t e me as having made nefarious of Phase I I I are a n n o u n DISCUSSION PROPOSED ced. deals that served to injure by Mike J . L. Williams the U n i o n , and to p r y o u t T h i s news came as a SUBJECT: m a n y details of m y p r i v surprise to I C U n i o n Ollie D o w s o n a n d h i s h a n d l i n g of t h e R a g Mags. offices o n Sunday, and n o ate life that are n o c o n It i s w i t h r e g r e t t h a t I b r i n g t h i s t o p i c t o t h e a t t e n t i o n m e n t i o n has apparently cern o f t h e i r s " . of C o u n c i l . T o o m a n y times i n t h e past y e a r I've g i v e n been m a d e b y the college P a u l J o w i t t , i n a letter D o w s o n t h e benefit of t h e d o u b t b u t n o w t h e r i d i c u l o u s authorities of a n y restricstate of affairs c o n c e r n i n g t h e R a g M a g s s i m p l y C A N N O T tions on paying the 'apologising' to M r . D o w go o n a n y l o n g e r . £5,000. son the next day, describ-
M
appears
material to
that
Dowson
out i n time
inform
anyone
fell
i l l a n d couldn't
to get it to t h e printers
about
type
(he
his illness). T h e printers
received
the copy
three
received
a n H.M.S.O. contract, f o r six m i l l i o n copies
highway
code.
A
long
the
days late b y w h i c h time, i t appears, they
was naturally expected
to change
m a n concerned
ceived
only
material, had
although
the printers
to Roneo Rogers.
Dowson
l e d people and would
n o w it w a s t h e e n d of t e r m
derstandably
very
But
I
surely,
truth,
thought,
would
to
believe
andmany
re-
no written that
print in a few
if
Dowson
h a d been
(now ostensibly
arrive
by the beginning
continually pressed,
badgered
telling
i n the hands
the
of M r .
of the 2 n d t e r n . d i d . It was a! was becoming
a n d pleaded
with
Dowson
about the R a g Mags. I always got the same reply: "Just it a f e w weeks and they'll t u r n up. I'll give M r . Rogers sometime curred
a n d see w h a t
many,
many
with exposure fortunate
because
the Action
f o r some
contacted that
there
was
apparently
material thus he
would
some
still
I
gave
for
threatened
o u t t h e rest typing
the 'Express' been
function-
moving.
(if
of
to send
h i m . Dowson
n o t all) of Dowson
Rogers
the written the
assured
written me
of it (thus admitting that
to do —
even
after
m a t e r i a l to T o n y At
assur-
It w a s a t
end
Rogers. it's
finally
happened.
t u r n e d o u t to be as worthless
B u t that
as t h e rest. A t t h e
o f t h e 2 n d term, still nothing h a d happened.
It
was n o w the Easter
Dowson using
spent
i n Ireland
the phone
him
contacted
number
M r . Tony only
obtained
vacation, where
reluctant
Rogers.
connected
M r . Rogers'
correct
a l e t t e r c / o t h a t m a i n office. no R a g Mags
the
final
a n d expressed
a feeling
main
office.
by
writing
I asked h i m
b y phone
material
out of
eventually
because t h e
In that letter
said that h e , also, h a d h a d great
Dowson
I
number
h a d arrived. H e replied
received
it)
Vickers
phone
him. So
to squeeze
I say "eventually"
why
hadn't
unsurprisingly.
not reach
to give
m e to R o n e o
him
STILL
which,
I could
1 h a d managed
(he w a s extremely
number
He
Dowson
sent i n the last l o t of typed o u t
last! A t last! I thought,
assurance
I
finally
that there
previous
a r r i v a l of t h e R a g Mags).
the next t o last I.C.U. C o u n c i l o f t h e 2 n d t e r m that told m e that h e h a d
He
m e the explanation
t h e rest
had omitted some
of the imminent
read
hasn't
it got Dowson
i n h i s possession.
some
oc-
term.
sort of mix-up a n d Tony
waiting
Dowson
type
still
was ances
doesn't
a n d later
having
still
moving,
department
n o w ) . Still,
h a d been
which
material
Dowson
Line
Rogers
admitted
dialogue
the second
to get D o w s o n
that
time
Tony
is".This
throughout
give
a ring
to the Daily Express' A c t i o n Line. (It is
perhaps ing
the hold-up
times
a last-ditch effort
In him
he
weeks.
people were u n -
The 2 n d term arrived a n d no R a g Mags this point Dowson's blatant unco-operation very noticeable. I
where
upset at t h e non-arrival of t h e R a g Mags.
the R a g Mags
Rogers)
.Vickers
M r . Rogers
of t h e R a g M a g w i t h
a l l the copy
.
a n d so D p w s o n w a s
was M r . Tony
a small part
received
By
had
of the '
delay
persuaded
the
omitted
that h e
from
Dowson.
difficulty
i n contacting
of contempt
for the atti-
tude of our Felix editor i n his business methods. So w e a p p r o a c h t h e e n d of this saga of frustrated to
obtain
a R a g Mag.
I asked
Tony
that he h a d of the copy i n t h e hope few
things
finally
missing,
I
could
Rogers
attempts
to send
me all
that if there w a s only a
supplement
it, return
it.a n d
get a R a g M a g . T h e sole contents of t h e f o l d e r h e sent
me
was:
the
cover,
offices
of
the route
map, a f e w pin-ups (obtained
the Daily
Mirror)
a n d a f e w notes
from the
on printing
specifications. M i s s i n g were: all t h e jokes, features,
On Monday where
cartoons, the crossword, photographs,
advertisements
artwork,
a n d credits.
8thM a yI saw Dowson
I asked h i m where
i n t h e I.C. U n i o n
t h e rest o f t h e copy
office
was. H e said
that he still h a d it a t home.
I asked h i mto bring it i nthe
following
to do this. A t the time
day a n d he agreed
of writ-
ing he still hasn't. I n c o n c l u s i o n I ' d l i k e to r e f e r ( M i n . N o . 998) w h e r e power
to t h e last Council
meeting
D o w s o n s a i d t h a t h e w o u l d d o a l l i n his;
to get the R a g Mags here k n o w i n g a l l along that
couldn't possibly
come
while
he still h a d most
they
of t h e copy.
RECOMMENDATIONS: i
I.C.U. C o u n c i l severely part
ii
c e n s u r e s M r . O. F . D o w s o n , f o r has
i n tlhe h a n d l i n g o f t h e p r i n t i n g o f t h e R a g M a g s .
I.C.U. C o u n c i l mandates t h e E d i t o r of F e l i x to p r i n t thing
i n t h e next
plain
as possible
available
edition
(The "something"
discussed b y Council).
to m a k e referred
some-
t h e facts as to should be
^ ^ Chemistry Department Rep. SUK/IC Rag M a gEditor y
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30th May, 1973
FELIX
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JOHN
Letters to the Editor
LANE
President's
Piece
PRICES Although mittee's
of
Friday's Finance and Executive IC's Governing
Body
Com-
heard a recom-
m e n d a t i o n f r o m the Secretary of the C o l l e g e M r . ious
Felix.
deep-
yore
when
that
first
lecture
I read the tale of the
sad
day
there
demise
Ap-
pile
Sir.
It was
with
est feeling
of regret
of Mr.
pleby
and copies
sheet
ghosted the
missing
of
Broad-
away
night.
thought sion
Ron
his
400
ing
the
dur-
The
very
heave
with
my
breast
sorrow.
as I stop to wring shirt may I offer sincere
cient.
He would
ing
into lectures
can scarcely Felix
on the
night
I
offer were
tors
of
crime
can-
any light
who
the this
but
as to
should
up.
all
After
tical
Whilst office ed
should
sheet
who
content
is
not
only
with his quota
copy
but
whole
wants
satisfaction (a potential
worth—rotten
or Punch
or
Mr.
police
to investigate
rotten
felony.
Is he
something?
covering
up?
introverted
fit of
frenzy
have
in
Journal
of
versity
College
by the finely
the
these
call-girls
the downfall eemed
mean
of our
editorial
after
mission
After
sheet has no problems plus
with
its
fun-filled complete
frontal Which Dowson; distribution
all
700 copies:
with
full
and
witty
cast
The
in
Just
be
the
Felix
ask for
work
do
justice
pages
ex-
Oily
brook
could
obtain
value
money
both
from
officer
I would
I believe
for
might
even
this
our humble IX. Could
work
editor
to
exewould
that
and, giving sit back
the benefits
of
less
active
the
union
which
of FEL-
one
hell
up
to
pictures that
enable
the
members to
of
identify
with a
union
despite
publicity, of
clubs
and
send
reports
and
executive
editor
sibility
and
deliberately
ment)
b r e a c h t h e U . G . C . (i.e.
Govern-
regulations then the Government w i l l
have
afford
the economic
price for a meal. Apparently
a lot
ing
such
news,
than
obtaining
obscure we have
considering some
j o i n t a c t i o n b u t w h e t h e r it
is t h e s o r t o f f i r m s t a n d t h a t w e h a v e a s k e d f o r is a n o t h e r m a t t e r . the brighter
side
the increases
would not
it w o u l d
be easier to mount some
resistance to
t h e m w h e r e a s at the b e g i n n i n g of A u g u s t t h i s w o u l d be w e l l - n i g h i m p o s s i b l e .
chasrather more
of
seen
articles
this
year.
* The Editor will be giving his how
own
the
views
FELIX
on
editor-
ship should be run in the next issue, which will be the last this year.
Sir,
In the name tianity,
of
Mr. the
has
Church
He
nothing
Chris-
Veall
is
has
shown
bent
about
Christianity. In the name ism,
it
is
Russia
et
actly
of
Marx-
obvious
that
al
is not
straight.
has
been
straight"
ex-
Nothing
shown
t h e last f e w m o n t h s t h e u n i o n h a s m a d e to t h e C o l l e g e
about the financial
hardship incurred by students having field courses during their vacations. A typical Geology
student
m i g h t l o s e £ 1 1 0 b e c a u s e h o t e l b i l l s a r e a r o u n d £3 a n i g h t w h i l e t h e s u b s i s t e n c e g r a n t is o n l y £1.20 (£200
in potential
earnings
in vacation
over
3
"not
about
Marx-
T h e R e c t o r ' s r e a c t i o n w a s to c i r c u l a r i s e H e a d s of D e p a r t m e n t s w i t h g u i d a n c e that w h e r e p o s s i b l e t h e y should take a l l financial arrangements for travel, b o a r d a n d l o d g i n g s o u t o f s t u d e n t s ' h a n d s s o that n o h a r d s h i p s h o u l d a r i s e . If t h i s w a s n o t p o s s i b l e t h e p r e v i o u s s i t u a t i o n w o u l d a p p l y . A t first s i g h t a substantial victory but w o u l d the finance be a v a i l able? The
money
available
would
increase
from
£24,000, the U . G . C s . a m o u n t to £30,000 but, w h a t if t h i s w a s n o t e n o u g h ? T h e d e p a r t m e n t s c o u l d c l a i m t h a t f o r f i n a n c i a l r e a s o n s it w a s n o t " p o s s i b l e " to m a k e a l l t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s t h e m s e l v e s , a n d the s t u d e n t s w o u l d be left e x a c t l y a s b e f o r e . A t Friday's F & E meeting the Rector d i d give some assurances. Departments c a n take m o n e y from o t h e r s o u r c e s to s u p p l e m e n t t h e m o n e y e a r m a r k e d for f i e l d c o u r s e s . A l s o t h e R e c t o r d i d b e l i e v e t h a t there w o u l d be n o h a r d s h i p t h i s s u m m e r a n d if there w a s g o i n g to be a n y he w a n t e d to k n o w . W e have p r o p o s e d that the s u m a l l o c a t e d s h o u l d be b a s e d o n a s u r v e y o f f i e l d c o u r s e n e e d s rather t h a n a n a r b r i t r a r y figure b u t i n t h e s h o r t t e r m if y o u a r e g o i n g to b e left o u t o f p o c k e t b e c a u s e o f a f i eld c o u r s e get o n t o y o u r D e p a r t m e n t a l R e p . o r myself, now.
ism. As
a follower
ther doctrines,
going
ing
little
faith
I wish
should
have
"Kindly
elimin-
Over
representations
Newman
P.S. — Congratulations Mr. (broadsheet) Appleadmitby on publically ting that res exec are ' exceedingly childish ' (Felix No. 336).
have
respon-
V A C A T I O N FIELD C O U R S E S
years).
showbiz
to
to
Malcolm
that
level
de-
the
type
specified
to try
are
to Felix,
should
of
nei-
and in
haveither,
upon
an adaptation
the
is of
to
time
its
on.
him
it
societies
vote more
may I have
like
is
I believe
does, of
his
w i t h s i m i l a r d e f i c i t s if t h e y r e f u s e t o p u t u p p r i c e s
On
issue.
the
what
carry
themselves
al-
infla-
happened
detail
Felix
would
lack
provide
with a sabbatical
a free hand,
this
thought
could
we not
the
enjoy
I
Organ,
what about
combin-
reports,
part
at
as
office
responsibility
shown
events.
filled
as
and
This
mote
lie
union
that
bent.
is registered
the
not
emphasise
then
person
re-
wretch-
would
pro-
a
as a n excuse for a l l o w i n g further
tion. S i n c e all colleges a n d universities are faced
ter s t i l l i n c r e a s e g r a n t s to s u c h a l e v e l t h a t w e c a n
I
help
and
being
by
arguing
take p l a c e until the b e g i n n i n g of next s e s s i o n w h e n
thus
a
for no increase
as
distribu-
does
to the last
col-
on
It
put the case
to g i v e w a y a n d e i t h e r s u b s i d i s e r e f e c t o r i e s o r bet-
for
days,
this
date
observers
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3 0 t h M a y , 1973
FELIX
"FEELSICK"
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A Felix Supplement
SEX
DRUGS
EXAMS
HUGE I.G. VICE SCANDAL REVEALE THE FULL STORY - AS ONLY FEELSICK COULD TELL IT FEELSICK FACTS
OF
NATIONAL
REPORTERS AN
HAVE
UNBELIEVABLE
WORLD-WIDE
SEX,
UNCOVERED AND
DRUGS
m a n y y e a r s IC P r o f e s s o r s h a v e
BARE
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been
v i c e - l o v e r s c r o s s t h e r o a d at leas t O N C E A D A Y .
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EXAMS
S C A N D A L IN I M P R O B A B L E C O L L E G E , S O U T H For
THE
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AND YET THERE IS WORSE
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r e v e a l e d e x a m i n a t i o n q u e s t i o n s to a m a s s i v e o m n i s c i e n t b o d y ,
TO COME ! * FEELSICK
Inspite T e a m r e p o r t e r s h a v e c a u g h t up with the
l e a d e r s of a call-gir l r a c k e t in I m p r o b a b l e C o l l e g e .
c o d e n a m e the U N I V E R S I T Y O F L O N D O N . T e l e p h o n e n u m b e r : They operate on S u n d a y afternoons
8000
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South
Kenswindle. T h i s g r o u p , the G o d f a t h e r s of all t h e c o l l e g e s like IC, is h e a d e d YOU CAN C A L L THEM !
, by B i g V C — t h e VICE C H A N C E L L O R . FOR VICE IS T H E NUMBER O N E W O R D IN THIS UNLIKELY
Ring
ORGANISATION. •
589
VICE like Examinations. N e a r l y e v e r y m e m b e r of IC, in c o m m o n with t h e i r c o l l e a g u e s t h r o u g h o u t
the U n i v e r s i t y , f a l l s prey
ext 2154
to this D R E A D E D F A T E . VICE like
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reports
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a n d b r e a t h e the c o d e w o r d — C E F E — d o w n the
mouthpiece.
o b n o x i o u s liquid — T E A — is a p o i s o n of t h e s o u l of t h e first Now
d e g r e e , few IC p e o p l e fail to get " h o o k e d " o n it.
beautiful, voluptuous SINIA H O C H A Y E I N T H E N O O ,
for-
mer agent of this sinister organisation, has come out into the VICE like Pedestrianism.
Shock outcome
of a
preliminary
report by F E E L S I C K r e s e a r c h e r s s h o w that 99.8 p e r c e n t of IC
eaned
SINIA
exam
open, to reveal her all to F E E L S I C K readers on page 94. Meanwhile, her reminiscences appear o v e r l e a f . . .
questions
YOU HOW
from
sexy
profs"
OVER THE PAGE
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I.C. Profs leaked Two poems exam results in international South Ken callgirl scandal WATERGATE M U D
A r e t h e y p r o u d o f t h e i r flag A n d t h e w a y that it flies
W h e n t h e s t r i p e s o n it s a g A n d the stars emit lies?
T h e y a r e p r o u d o f t h e i r flag A n d t h e w a y that it flies If t h e P r e s s h a s n o g a g A n d D e m o c r a c y tries.
A S P E L L IN T H E C O U N T R Y
Leave London's stress and strain confined
FEELSICK reporters have uncovered a n u n ]euoijeuj9;ui eiqeAaijaq sex, drugs a n d exams vice s c a n d a l i n Improbable C o l l e g e , S o u t h K e n swindle. I.C.
professors
have
s u o r i s a n b Bui|e8A8j U33c in t h e f o r t h c o m i n g I . C . examinations to callgirls, writes Sinia H o c h ayelnthenoo. A sinister group of call-girls c a l l i n g themselves Crass Prostitutes of Brixton {Mostly Lesbians) — commonly shortened to C P B ( M L ) — have been offering t h e i r s e r v i c e s t o I.C. p r o f e s s o r s a n d s e n ior l e c t u r e r s . They have h a d especial success in enticing Emetical Engineering staff t o t h e i r " p e r s o n a l tutorials". The E.E. department is well-known for i t s s t r o n g b e l i e f i n Associated Studies, a n d the professors have been keenly s u b s c r i b i n g to the F r e n c h lessons that t h e CPB(ML) offers. T h e organisation cate r s f o r t h e staff o f e v e r y department of Improbable College. A new group w h o operate i n plastic imitation suede and leather garments i s having great success with C h i m p i s t r y profs. Once the C P B ( M L ) Call-Girls have seduced the p r o f s , t h e y u s e t e c h niques acquired of their special training s c h o o l in Albania to extract topsecret c l a s s i f i e d e x a m i n ation questions from t h e profs. I traced the heirarchy of t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n b a c k to " M a d a m e " , t h e r u t h less, fearless G o d m o t h e r of t h e C P B ( M L ) . Her name is M a d a m e Shillong. S h e operates from a stunning, a w e inspiring and quite frightfully ghastly neo-
Betjeman residence in King's Stile, W . S . 0 0 7 ^ . Her telephone number is 9 9 9 5 1 1 1 , a n d h e r codename is "Emerg e n c y " . Y o u ' l l f i n d it i n eve.y telephone directory — a n d , s h o u l d y o u f o r g e t i t , o n e v e r y telephone dial.
ing L i m i t e d " ( S L L ) . A n other i s the " I n c u m b e n t Maidens Group" (IMG).
There are, of course, more respectable organisations, a n d one o f the greatest is t h e C P G B — "Capable Partners for Girls a n d B o y s " . This latter o n e h a s b e e n e s pecially successful in There a r e five codeinfiltrating the N U S words. S a y four of them executive. Another of -—Police, Ambulance, the groups — t h e Y S S S Fire or C o a s t g u a r d — a n d — h a s been having s o m e you m a y e n d up in gaol. success with student Say ' M A D A M E ' a n d u n i o n officers. It h a s a you will e n d up in b e d strong stake in King's — c u r l e d up with a volCollege London, a n d a uptuous whore—revealprominent member of the ing a l l your secrets ( a n d , F E L I X staff i s a l s o a if y o u a r e a p r o f e s s o r , member. your examination questions.) I went through the rigorous framing necessary to b e c o m e o n e of M a d a m e Shillong's young a n d nubile maidens, s o I c o u l d reveal the true facts to F E E L SICK readers. My first a s s i g n m e n t was a Professor of Physical Science. He seemed more concerned with the ' p h y s i c a l ' than t h e 'science' — but, using M a d a m e ' s techniques, I succeeded in gleaning vital information about the P h y s i c a l S c i e n c e 1 s t year examination for F E E L S I C K readers. The professor — M r . ' X ' to h i s friends — rev e a l e d t h a t it w o u l d b e necessary to know the atomic weight of hydrogen, a n d also revealed his arms, chest, legs, feet a n d . . . ( c o n t . p. 9 4 ) But the C P B ( M L ) is not t h e o n l y o r g a n i s a t i o n of i t s k i n d , w r i t e s A . PIERS TCO-BELIES. O n e o f the m o s t s i n i s ter i s " Y o u n g , S a u c y a n d Sexy S y l p h s " ( Y S S S ) — a y o u t h g r o u p affiliated to a p a r e n t o r g a n i s a t i o n called " S e n i l e Love-mak-
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ROWING T h e 12th and 19th of M a y are t w o dates w h i c h w i l l l o n g be remembered b y nine members of I m p e r i a l C o l lege, for they bracket a week of success for I . C . B . C o n a scale w h i c h has not been enjoyed for m a n y years. S a t u r d a y 12th saw I.C.'s already reported victory i n the U.L. Allan Cup. O n T h u r s d a y , 17th the I . C . 1st a n d 2 n d V I I I ' s were o n show at the M e t r o p o l i t a n R e g a t t a at Putney. T h i s regatta, w h i c h is held over 3 days, is one of the oldest a n d most impressive i n the country. I n the semi-final of the S e n i o r A V I I I ' s , I.C.'s opponents were E m m a n u e l S c h o o l . A disastrous unpractised start f r o m the stake boats saw I.C. | L d o w n very q u i c k l y . H o w e v e r , the l o n g z o o m course gave I.C. plenty of t i m e t o gather themselves a n d r o w powerfully through the s c h o o l to w i n b y £L. M e a n w h i l e the 2nd V I I I went straight i n t o the final of the Senior C event against N a t . West B a n k a n d Twickenham. A f t e r t a k i n g a n early lead of J L I.C.
were disqualified for steering into one of the other crews. It was later f o u n d that I.C. h a d lost the fin off their boat. I n the final of the Senior A V I I I s , I.C. r o w e d against P u t n e y T o w n a n d their o l d adversaries L o n d o n R . C . I.C. went off the start at 40 a n d soon p u l l e d out f L lead over L o n d o n . T h i s lead was m a i n t a i n e d as they d r o p ped to 38 at the m i l e post a n d just touched 36 at B a r n E l m s . P u t n e y were w e l l out of it b y this time b u t L o n d o n attacked c o m i n g towards the B l a c k B u o y . I n the last m i n u t e the I.C. lead v a r i e d between ^ L . a n d a c a n vas. A s strokes eyes glazed over he m a d e one last desperate attempt h o l d off L o n d o n , a n d since for once a l l the rest of the crew were w i t h h i m he succeeded. W i t h the rate at 4 2 I . C . crossed the line ^ L i n front of L o n don. T h e celebrations were not as prolonged as usual, because two days later three I.C. V I I I travelled to T h a m e s
B
D i t t o n to take part i n the regatta there. The Novice V I I I h a d their first race o n the F r i d a y night a n d after l e a d i n g for most of the w a y , were u n l u c k y to lose b y 3 feet. T h e 2nd V I I I unfortunately h a d to scratch as they were a m a n short. T h e 1st V I I I were again r o w i n g Senior A a n d their A very first r o u n d opponents were B a r c l a y s B a n k . p o o r r o w over a very short course saw t h e m scramble t o a n u n c o n v i n c i n g ^ L w i n . I n the semi-final they met the p o w e r f u l K i n g s t o n R . C . T h e 1st V I I I , w h o are not slow off the start, were left standing by K i n g s t o n , w h o b y halfway, were just clear. W h a t happened next i s u n c e r t a i n as everybody at this stage thought that K i n g s t o n w o u l d w i n . I n the next m i n u t e the I.C. boat p r o b a b l y m o v e d faster t h a n it has done before and K i n g s t o n , w h o were nowhere near as fit as I.C., despite their length lead, never stood a chance. I.C. went right t h r o u g h t h e m to w i n b y ^ L . T h e time recorded i n this race was the fastest of the d a y b y some 8 seconds. T h e outcome of the final against V e s t a R . C . was never i n m u c h d o u b t as I.C. h a d dealt savagely w i t h t h e m i n training. R o w i n g w e l l w i t h i n themselves. I.C. won by 2 L . I n the next few weeks I.C. w i l l be appearing at the f o l l o w i n g Regattas. J u n e 2 n d — C h i s w i c k , J u n e 9th W a l t o n , J u n e 16th (Internal regatta) Putney, J u n e 24, M a r low a n d J u n e 26th to J u l y 7 ( R a c i n g 4th to 7th) at H e n ley. A n y support w o u l d be welcome.
GLIDER SMASH Ace IC glider pilot Mike A l e x a n d e r brought I C U Gliding Club's first accident to p a s s when he c r a s h - l a n d e d the other week. T h e g l i d e r is n o w to be r e b u i l t , s i n c e t h i s w i l l save a considerable sum over the purchase price of a replacement. C o u n c i l a g r e e d at its m e e t i n g on Monday to grant £ 2 0 0 to c o v e r the differe n c e b e t w e e n the i n s u r e d v a l u e a n d c o s t o f rebuilding. The insurance c o m p a n y h a v e a g r e e d to p a y the f u l l s u m i n s u r e d less £25 excess and
allow ICU G l i d i n g C l u b to s a l v a g e the wreckage. As Council pointed out, t h e g l i d e r s a r e o b viously under-insured, a n d s t e p s are n o w b e i n g t a k e n to c o r r e c t t h i s . MISFIRE The purchase of a . 2 2 automatic pistol was a g a i n d e f e r r e d by C o u n c i l , p e n d i n g further i n v e s t i g a t i o n s b y the A t h letics C l ubs Committee. M a n y uses were found by Council for this weapon, and Martin Black has volunteered for target p r a c t i c e .
Felix wishes everyone
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CHICKEN FEED —and what the N U S (and I C U ) proposes to do about it On Saturday representatives of 600,000 students, members of 600 student unions, will descend on Imperial College for the N U S Extraordinary Conference on Grants. The Conference, called by the Easter National Conference at Exeter, has to decide what action the N U S should now take in view of the recent government award of a flat £20 increase in the mandatory grant level, and reductions in parental contributions for parents with "residual income" of less than £1,900. T h e G o v e r n m e n t offer represents only 20 per cent o f the increase dem a n d e d by the N a t i o n a l U n i o n of Students, a n d other demands have been c o m p l e t e l y ignored. 1. N o ac t i on has been taken o n discretionary awards. These are the grants p a i d to students at, f o r example, technical c o l leges a n d colleges of further e d u c a t i o n a n d , unlike those p a i d to university a n d p o l y t e c h n i c students, have no f i x e d level. T h e a m o u n t of grant paid is left to the " d i s r e t i o n " of the local education authority, and is thus almost always very m u c h less than the m a n d a tory level. The usual parental c o n t r i b u t i o n sale applies. Since students o n discretionary awards have been a m o n g the most active i n the grants c a m p a i g n that has been r u n n i n g since D e cember, the lack of government reaction to this dem a n d has come as a severe b l o w to N U S hopes. T h e conference w i l l cert a i n l y be as angry as students on discretionary awards, a n d this c l a i m w i l l almost certainly n o w come t o p of the list of next year's demands. Easter conference d i d mandate the N U S E x e c u tive not to accept any i n crease i n the m a n d a t o r y level of grants until discretionary awards are aboished. H o w e v e r , the N U S w i l l have its w o r k cut out if it is to try a n d persuade .students to send back their £20 increase. 2. Abolition of the means test. A l l the G o v e r n ment has actually done is a b o l i s h contributions for parents w i t h residual i n comes less than £1,500, a n d reduce them for i n comes less than £1,900. N o signs at a l l have been f o r t h c o m i n g of the a b o l i tion of parental c o n t r i b u tions a n d with it the means test. 3. Married women's grants. A l t h o u g h N o r m a n St. J o h n Stevas said earlier this year that he was " s y m p a t h e t i c " to the case of m a r r i e d w o m e n students— they get o n l y £275 — a l l •he has done f o r them is a w a r d t h e m the flat £20 increase that other, single, students are getting. T h e m o o d of the conference is b o u n d to be angry. It opens o n the m o r n i n g of Saturday, 9th June, i n o u r very o w n Great H a l l , which Counc i l agreed to pay for as ICU's contribution tow a r d s the cost of the conference. It, w i l l be f u l l y covered in F E L I X on Tuesday, J u n e 12th, w i t h informed c o m m e n t f r o m
leading N U S p o l i c y analysts. I C U n i o n has submitted its o w n m o t i o n for the conference. T h i s — it is reproduced b e l o w — w i l l be " c o m p o s i t e d " w i t h m o tions f r o m other colleges a l l over B r i t a i n , at a meeting i n L o n d o n o n J u n e 7th, a n d a giant catholic m o t i o n presented to conference o n the 9th. So, herewith, the text of ICU's motion: — Motion on Grants of Imperial College Union for the NUS Emergency Conference of June 1973 A.
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1. The Government's decision of 15th May to increase grants by £20 next year in addition to the £20 decided in 1971, and the raising of the of the floor means test to £1500 a year parental income. 2. The lack of any attempt to remove the basic injustices of the grants system, i.e., discretionary awards, discrimination against married women, no London allowance for post-graduates, and the means test. 3. The complete lack of any move to introduce full cash grants in colleges of education. 4. The continuation of the full mandatory rate at an amount far below that adequate for a decent standard of living. 5. That the Government announcement in no way meets our demands from the Exeter Conference. 6. That given the rate of inflation since the last triennial review, the "new" rates, far from representing a step towards our claim, reinforces the present situation and perpetuates it. 7. The recent victimisation and threatened court action against rent strikers, e.g., jr« Reading University, j 8. That post-graduates are the only section of students and University staff not to receive a London Weighting to cover the undisputed higher cost of living in London. Also for post-graduates in general, the increase of £20, amounting to only 38p a week, postgraduates having to live for 52 on their grants.
B. P O L I C Y A N D CAMPAIGN 1. Conference therefore entirely rejects the Government " offer" % It sees no basis whatsoever to discontinue or dilute our campaign for £105 increase and full grants for all in full time higher education. 2. Conference, however, sees no point in instructing members not to take any extra money due to them. This is impractical. 3. Conference, however, believes that whereas well argued memos from NUS were ignored, militant action by the mass of stuan dents has forced interim review and won some concessions. 4. May 21st should not be regarded as the last possible day by which the Government can the decide to meet NUS claim since money can always come from the central government funds instead of LEA's. In particular, since PG come direct grants from central government funds the excuse of LEA and parliamentary bureaucracy is even less valid. 5. NUS should maintain and defend the campaign, e.g., rent strikes this term and rapidly from extend it, right the start of Autumn term. 6. NUS and CO's should use the summer vacation for organisation and preparation of explanatory campaign material aimed at first year students utilising freshers fairs, new students mailings, NUS introductory material. 7. In particular, much more emphasis should be put on explaining the evils of discretionary awards to all students. 8. National Demonstrations and a Day of Action should be organised in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on the same Thursday in October. These should aim to unite the different sees tions of the campaign in a massive lift-off at the beginning of term. 9. The campaign should employ all the tactics successfully employed to date — namely, catering boycotts, pickets, lobbies, publicity campaigns, occupations, strikes; to be backed up by and extended from the national demonstration in a co-ordinated way. 10. NUS Executive should not participate in the T r i e n n i a l R e v i e w next year unless the Government indicates that all the Campaign's demands will be considered.
11. The particularly acute problems faced by post grads should be given more emphasis, but this requires organisation of PG's at both college and nalevel. NUS tional Exec, should convene a conference of PG affairs officers and activists to elect a National PG Committee, initiate action on grants including demonstrating boycotts, lobbies other activities. and Although PG's should be organised by student unions we should work for good relation with AST MS groups where these exist. 12. Students must give greater priority to seeking support from the labour movement; who face the same fight enemy in their against wage freeze and anti-union legislation. We must seek more than verbal support but joint actions, leafleting, pickets, demonstrations in sup• port of higher grants, to this end NUS Executive should prepare "An Appeal to the Labour Mo vement which would present the students' case, highlight discrimination against the working class and further education and ask for support for some concrete campaigning activity with local student union. Unions could then approach in a co-ordinated way, Trade Councils, Trade Union .branches, shop stewards, committees to organise joint actions. To launch^ this aspect of the compaign there should be a "National Week of Explanation" of the issue of grants to the working class. Also NUS should organise, on a national scale a conference to organise students' support in the event of a large workers' s t r u ggle against the Pay Laws and the government (e.g. over the engineers' claim). 13. Conference believes that more emphasis should be put on explaining that the problems of inflation faced by students are shared by workers, Old Age Pensioners, etc.A and that the Government must bear responsibility for this inflation, e.g. land speculation, cut-backs in social services, VAT, agricultural policy, floating the pound. The effects of low grants, the means test, and the discretionary awards system in exluding working class children from sigher education should be stressed more with a view to winning work-
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ing class support. Workers are finding that due to inflation their nominal increase in income has led to an increase in parental contribution despite apparent changes in rate. Conference recognises that we are very limited in our influence on the Press and that a campaign geared to winning over the mass media has serious inadequacies. Conference believes that active antf automatic support by the NUS Exec, to all rent strikes, teaching or catering boycotts, occupations, democratically decided on by CO's in the context of this campaign, is essential for this campaign. Conference calls on all CO's to immediately report to Exec, any such actions and calls for a weekly list of all such activities to be distributed to all CO's. Since this Conference has been called in accordance with Exeter Conference policy, which called for decisions on the basis of Union mandates, this conference must not retreat from any previous policies unless such mandates have been given. Conference affirms the that Exeter decision the Grants campaign would be maintained until discretionary awards had been abolished.
C. R E N T S T R I K E S 1. Conference recognises the key role being played in the Campaign by those colleges on rent strikes. Conference calls for the rent continuation of strike activity until our claim is met. 2. Conference deplores the threats of victimisation (legal and academic) used by VC's and Principals in their attacks on rent strikes. 3. Conference believes that the best way to counter such threats of is to fight them on our own ground, in the colleges, Conference un• equivocally supports all actions such as partial or total, short or medium-term occupations, as a means to counter such threats. In this respect Conference wholeheartedly congratulates those colleges which have already embarked on such action; the successful defence of rent strikes is a tremendous achievement for the whole campaign. Any successful action, such as that at Bristol University, gives incalculable encouragement to others and must be publicised as widely as possible.
4. Conference recognises that the law does not automatically attack students active in the campaign but has to be used by College authorities, etc. Further Conference believes that the decisions of the courts will be influenced primarily outside the courts rather than by legal arguments; therefore i. In the face of legal threats NUS and CO's should firstly take widespread action aimed at discouraging the College Authorities from using the law. ii. If cases do get to the court then hearings should be accompanied by massive nationally organised action. D. I N S T R U C T I O N S 1. To Exec, GCCC, CO's, AreasH To continue the campaign for our demands as expressed at Exeter. 2. To Exec.: To organise national demonstrations and a Day of Action as outlined in Policy 8. 3. To CO's: To continue all the local action taken to date such as canteen boycotts, occupations, etc. 4. To Exec.: Not to participate in the Triennial review next year unless the government indicates that all the campaign's demands will be considered. CO's: 5. To Exec, and To take action on the problems faced by Post-Grads as outlined in Policy II. Exec.: 6. To CO's and To organise joint action with the Labour movement. 7. To Exec.: To automatically support all action undertaken by CO's as outlined in Policy 15. 8. To CO's: To report all activities immediExec, and ately to GCCC 9. To Exec.: To send out a weekly list of all activities to CO's. 10. T o Exec, GCCC, CO's:. To continue rent strikes for the rest of this term and to organise solidarity support, mass pickets, etc., in defence of every rent strike or other actions under attack. 11. To Exec, GCCC. CO's: To organise a comnational strike mencing next term. 12. To CO's: To organise activities to involve minorities and highlight their problems, e.g., for overseas students, married women, PG's, discretionary award students. Motion approved by IC External Affairs Committee 22nd May, 1973.
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it w o u l d be e a s y to t a k e u p a M a r y W h i t e h o u s e stand a n d say that the p e r m i s s i v e n e s s of m o d e r n society is l e a d i n g to d e c a y of s o c i e t y , m o r a l s , s c r u p l e s a n d a m u l t i t u d e of o t h e r non-sins. H a v i n g s a i d that, where are the a r g u m e n t s to refute i t ? It's n o use trying to argue on the b a s i s of the m a s s - m e d i a , etc. A l l change in s o c i e t y r e s u l t s f r o m g r a s s root l e v e l , s o a s a n IC c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r , I w o u l d l i k e to e x a m i n e s o m e a s p e c t s of o u r c o m m u n i t y , that of I m p e r i a l College. I r e m e m b e r o n e of t h e s a b b a t i c a l p o s t c a n d i d a t e s at t h e H u s t i n g s (the last o n e s ! ) s a y i n g that t h e r e w e r e n o t o w e l s o r s o a p d i s p e n s e r s in t h e U n i o n B u i l d i n g a n d trying to make slight political (small 'p') meat out of it. I'll a d d fuel to h i s fire; at t h e moment there are no society nameb l o c k s f o r the U n o n n o t i c e b o a r d s , one b r o k e n w i n d o w in t h e B o t . Z o o . c o m m o n rom, one broken w i n d o w in the U n i o n A r c h M e s s e n g e r s office, 2 broken glasses on the pinball m a c h ines in a week, about a 1 0 per cent l o s s of t h e p e w t e r t a n k a r d s i n t h e Union Bar, a n d someone has stolen the T . V . a e r i a l in t h e U n i o n B u i l d i n g . Great. Hilarious. Of course Southside i s n ' t e x a c t l y m u c h better, r e s e m b l i n g a g l o r i f i e d d o s s - h o u s e . N o l o n g e r is it t h e " n i c e " b a r i n c o l l e g e , b u t a p l a c e of d i m i n i s h i n g c h a r a c t e r , s t y l e and whatever. I can see someone saying soon that it's because the facilities aren't maintained. A l l that m e a n s , i s s o m e s i l l y a s s ( s u p posedly the Deputy President) runn i n g r o u n d after e v e r y o n e e l s e c l e a n ing up the shit they m a k e . Sorry brothers, but that's not o n . Apart from anything else, it's getting slightly e x p e n s i v e .
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Here's our new Felix cat motif. For five years now the "crusading cat" has been our logo. He was a strange character, tacking both a tail and whiskers — s o , knowing feline anatomy, you'll appreciate he never stood much chance of finding any direction. The new device, drawn especially for FELIX by Nigel Racine-Jaques, depicts a fully-bewhiskered and tailed cat, displaying the mascots of IC's 3 constituent colleges: a C e l s i u s / K e l v i n thermometer for R C S , a singularly useless equal-ended spanner for Guilds', and an equally useless (since it has no screw or lighting device) Davy Lamp for Mines. With the new device comes the promised new page one banner. The one introduced in October last year met with a mixed reception, and the contents of the " b o x " , originally intended for an advertisement has been used for various debatable messages. This box has now gone. W e hope you approve of the changes. Write and tell us what you think.
T h e " o p e n i n g " of t h e bar to w o m e n is n o t i n i t s e l f a b a d t h i n g . It's j u s t the m e n they bring a l o n g ! Y o u see, there's a difference bet w e e n I.C. w o m e n a n d t h e i r b o y friends a n d a n y o l d w o m e n a n d the boys they bring along. T h e former c o m e , the latter d o n ' t . ( T e l l m e , t e l l me. P . W . J . , h o w many hoppers d i d y o u s e e t o d a y ? ) . B u t , i t ' s n o t just outsiders, w e b a s i c a l l y don't care, bec a u s e w e k n o w (I h o p e ) s o m e b o d y e l s e w i l l p a y . R a r e l y d o t h e m a s s of students get together a n d s l i n g out,
T o be f a i r , I h a v e b e e n o n e of t h e m a i n protagonists of the theory that t h e n u m b e r of " o u t s i d e r s " a t t r a c t e d by Ents events doesn't help. I still h o l d to that. H o w e v e r , I d o n o t feel the student body as a w h o l e isn't i n n o c e n t of t h e w h o l e affair. O f c o u r s e the s t u d e n t b o d y in g e n e r a l or k e e p o u t t r o u b l e m a k e r s . It's a l a n d N . U . S . in p a r t i c u l a r h a s b e e n m o s t a s if w e c o n d o n e t h e d a m a g e c h a m p i o n i n g the r i g h t of t h e i n d i v i d u a n d v a n d a l i s m , o r e v e n p a r t i c i p a t e in a l . It's a pity that w e a s a b o d y d i d n ' t . it. W e l l if t h a t ' s t h e " m a n d a t e " t h e t h i n k of the r i g h t s o f t h e b o d y D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t h a s , he c a n h a r d l y itself. W e o p e n o u r d o o r s t o m o r e b e a c c u s e d of a l l o w i n g t h e U n i o n or less anyone a n d w o n d e r w h y the a n d S o u t h s i d e to a t t a i n " e q u i l i b p l a c e is g e t t i n g f o u l e d u p . It's a l l in r i u m " . B y the w a y , the society namet h e c a u s e of f r e e d o m of the i n d i v i d blocks, T . V . aerial, towels, soap, etc. ual o r s o c i a l i s m o r s o m e t h i n g . W h a t w i l l a l l b e r e p l a c e d after t e r m h a s price n o w the idea that the U n i o n finished, ready for next year's freshs h o u l d be o u t w a r d - l o o k i n g ? Defeate r s . I j u s t h o p e t h e y a p p r e c i a t e it, b e i s m fn t h e f a c e of i n t e r n a l p r o b l e m s ? cause looking back o n this year, quite
honestly, w e didn't. For G o d ' s sake, I.C., r e s p e c t a n d t a k e c a r e of w h a t w e ' v e g o t , i t ' s n o u s e s a y i n g if w e h a d better f a c i l i t i e s , w e w o u l d l o o k after i t , b e c a u s e t h a t i s p a t e n t l y n o t t h e c a s e . G o n e a r e t h e d a y s of a g o o d piss-up, g o o d sing song, in the Union Bar a n d no damage, with Southside a place for people wanting a g o o d , not rowdy bar. Here are the d a y s of a l o u s y p i s s - u p , l o u s y s i n g - s o n g , l e a v i n g t h e U n i o n in a mess, w i t h Southside a human jungle, occasional lousy sing-song a n d dosshouse. Cheers, but w h e r e ?
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ulcer (Extremely justified pessim i s m ) . W i t h a l l this talk of the e n v i r o n m e n t I'm j u s t w a i t i n g f o r s o m e o n e to c o t t o n o n . T h i is y o u r e n v i r o n m e n t , O U R S ; w e w a n t c o n t r o l o f it, a n d that m e a n s c o n t r o l it o u r s e l v e s , and that m e a n s ( D o I have to s p e l l it o u t ? ) S . E . L . F . C . O . N . T . R . O . L .
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but not General D o g s b o d y or C h i e f Cook and Bottlewasher.
Nominations for social colours have to be in by tomorrow. Social colours are awarded to union members who have been notably active in the union during the year, and include the right to wear the social colours tie.
P . S . I've h e a r d t a l k o f t u r n i n g t h e D . P . r o l e into a m o r e p o l i t i c a l o n e . I'm i n t w o m i n d s w h e t h e r t o b e i n favour (Defeatism) or to contract an
T h e awards will be made at the Union Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 7th. Nominations should be given to Union Secretary Martin C . Black in the Union Office.
Paul Jowitt. Dep. Pres. M a i n t e n a n c e - m a n in c h i e f .