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ON A POINT OF ORDER, MR. CHAIRMAN I'M BORED
Reds take over IC Union Building M a n y an old I.C. student summer.
From
Building
July
w i l l turn in his grave this
21 st
to
29th
the
w i l l house some 300 left wingers
Unija
discussing
the M a r x i s t view of everything f rom E c o n o m i c s t o A r t heed his words.
O L I V E R D O W S O N visits the N U S Emergency Conference o n G r a n t s .
Militant
action, such as sit-ins, a T h e G r a n t s issue is dead, a t least unt i l the start of next year. T h i s was the only message to come out of the N U S E m e r g e n c y Conference o n G r a n t s held at Imper-
National
Occupation
Week and other " u n s p e c i -
i a l College i n South K e n s i n g t o n o n Saturday. Student leaders now have no clue of
fied
what to d o next.
decided
against
crushing
majority.
T h e conference was notable a m o n g N U S
confer-
ences f or the poor q u a l i t y of the speeches, the almost
commitment
I n brief, the N U S has the G o v e r n -
total lack of organisation,
ment's
and the general confusion.
quate,
O f the 800 delegates a n d
to continue the campaign
observers,
officer as a n d have
inadedecided
less than 400
i n order to attempt to secstayed to witness the end ure the demands at the of the 48-amendment, triennial review, which seven-hour debate. A n d happens next year. the usual cameraderie
was
gone. too. T h o s e that d i d stay rushed off home as fast
as they c o u l d
after-
wards.
feel-
i n g before the conference, for many
weeks
beforehand, that it w o u l d be
a complete
waste of
time. T h e suspicions were well-founded.
for the
awards, on w h i c h no acw a s taken i n
this
yaer's i n t e r i m a w a r d , a n d
It was the general indeed,
demands
a b o l i t i o n of discretionary tion
Suspicions
Every
sug-
standing
married
women
grants.
The
students' government
has already promised revision of married grants next
a
of the
this year.
of
from
the start
the academic
envisages
Conference steady
year.
escalation
a
of the
happened
I need
hardly
continue. If y o u ' v e
been
reading the student
press
this year y o u w i l l be as bored
with
the
grants
d u r i n g the a u - campaign as conference was o n Saturday. term as a consci-
ousness volved
of the issues i n is developed w i t h -
i n the student movement. Conference
recognises
that b u i l d i n g such a firm base
is a n essential
a campaign
of
have
to
be
that
part will
sustained
throughout the year." The
only
though of
Conference, h a r d l y sur-
what's
you
campaign
problem
w o u l d seem to be that a l -
Mass Action
assuming
the task of campaign
they
are " a w a r e
the magnitude
problem"
of the
they have
no
aims.
F i r s t l y they w i l l work out their criticisms of the prev a i l i n g bourgeois t h i n k i n g w h i c h , consciously or u n c o n underlies most academic teaching of
every
Secondly, they w i l l regard M a r x i s m , not as a d r y ,
But,
aware of the magnitude of b u i l d i n g the
L o n d o n w i l l have t w o complementary
Of
subject in the Western w o r l d today.
student is fully
students of the 5th C o m m u n i s t U n i v e r s i ty
The
sciously,
Boring
know
women's
year.
a n d under-
body. Conference
tumn T h e N U S has made especial
by
fective mass action is the
Campaign Continues n o w rejected
militant a c t i o n " was
and Design.
book-learned
d o g m a f r o m the past, but as a
ing and developing M a r x i s m themselves. Students of the C o m m u n i s t University can attend: 1 Specialist C o u r s e f r o m the f o l l o w i n g : A r t and Design. E c o n o m i c s . E d u c a t i o n H i s t o r y , L a w , Literature, Philosophy, Science and Technology. Sociology or an "Introductory Course on M a r x i s m . " Plus 1 General Course from:
Come gate
December.
Annual
Mar-
Conference
w i l l be upon us.
Then
there should be some decisions
a n d some n e w
living
guide to action i n the present day. T h e y w i l l be discuss-
M a r x i s t Philosophy,
M a r x i s t E c o n o m i c s , T h e State and Class struggle. I m perialism. In
a d d i t i o n there are lectures on T h e M a r x i s t A p -
proac h to P h i l o s o p h y and H i s t o r y , T h e M a r x i s t V i e w
policy. It won't be i n the of M a n . B r i t i s h R o a d to S o c i a l i s m . middle of exams, and de-
The
course o n Science and Technology
should es-
legates w i l l be i n a con-
pecially interest I . C . students few of w h o m w i l l have
ference m o o d
heard a M a r x i s t viewpoint on the controversies
i n familiar
surroundings. U n t i l
then,
i n the scientific W o r l d . T o p i c k out just a few:
raging "Science
one c a n h a r d l y expect the
i n A d v a n c e d capitalist S o c i e t y " " T h e C r i s i s of M a n a n d
campaign
the E n v i r o n m e n t , " " T e c h n o l o g y
to get off the
g r o u n d — and by D e c e m ber
(say J a n u a r y
before
as a F o r m of S o c i a l
C o n t r o l and D o m i n a t i o n " " M o n o d s . " critique of M a x i s m " i n choice and necessity and " T h e
Non-Neutrality
gestion for new forms of
prisingly,
action — or. indeed, f or
that
any action at a l l
— was
only w a y to w i n a grant
a sub-
increase, a n d the m o t i o n ,
a n d this is the
Students of L o n d o n , i f
stantive motion that serv-
contained this g e m under
only action n o w envisag-
y o u want a grant increase
A n n u a l C o m m u n i s t U n i v e r s i ty aims to change a l l that.
ed only t o reiterate
the heading of ' C a m p a i g n
ed. O n e speaker
for
If y o u want t o take part o r want t o k n o w more contact:
crushed,
leaving
poli-
cy agreed upon at the E x eter Easter N a t i o n a l C o n ference.
is
convinced
mass action is the
Philosophy.'
way of solving it. strikes are
'Conference
realises
COUNCIL
to continue
possible,
warned
p r o b a b l y be t o o late..
1974/5, y o u ' d
better
of Science." T h e left i n B r i t a i n have a very poor record for working out the theory that underlies their practice.
The
lay y o u r faith i n the G o v -
P a u l W a t k i n s , M e c h . E n g . P/G or J o h n L a n e , c/o I . C .
strikes into a r e l i g i o n " —
ernment. T h e N U S
U n i o n Office, or write f or a Prospectus to: B i l l Sweeney
but
d o m u c h for y o u r cause.
"turning
conference
rent
d i d not
won't
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Friday 22nd June 1973 7 f o r 7.30 p.m. U n i o n B u i l d i n g
a n y t h i n g gets going) it w i l l
and be stepped up where
against
that the foundation of ef-
Rent
B a r extension until 3 a . m .
£2.25 Single
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E v e r y b o d y welcome (not just C o u n c i l )
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NATIONWIDE
STUDENT NEWS
Rent Strike Continues at Reading
ther e x a m p l e o f their feelings a b o u t the D e l a n e y R e p o r t a n d the t w o A level requirement f o r the D i p A D .
14 Students t o b e d i s c i p l i n e d
Maidstone College of Art Exhibition
Despite set b a c k s the rent strike still continues a t R e a d i n g . A l t h o u g h everyb o d y p a i d their h a l l fees f o r last t e r m , about 1,400 are w i t h h o l d i n g rent for the summer term. T w o weeks a g o t h e authorities at R e a d i n g w r o t e t o the parents of a l l students w h o h a d not p a i d last term's haJJ fees. T h e letter that they sent threatened the parents w i t h legal a c t i on i f the money o w i n g to the U n i v e r s i t y was not p a i d p r o m p t l y . Since t h a t letter was sent a l l the money o w i n g f r o m last t e r m has been p a i d . I n protest against t h e U n i versity's a c t i o n , w h i c h the President o f the U n i o n , M a r k C a n n , described as m o r a l b l a c k m a i l , a n o c c u p a t i o n w as started. H o w e v e r i t w as d i s c o n t i n u e d o n the first evening after the V i c e C h a n c e l l o r h a d entered the o c c u p i e d b u i l d i n g w i t h others, t o see i f a n y o f the people t a k i n g part c o u l d be identified. F o u r teen people were identified a n d i n t e r n a l d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i on is to h e t a k e n against them. T h e V i c e C h a n c e l l o r himself is to be judge, prosecutor a n d jury.
F r o m 19 J u n e to 1 J u l y the w a l l s a n d floors o f the Institute o f C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t w i l l be given o v e r t o the w o r k o f students at M a i d s t o n e C o l l e g e o f A r t . T h e I C A 'believes that the e x h i b i t i o n o f p a i n t i n g and sculpture w i l l show the i m mense diversity of the w o r k g o i n g o n a t M a i d s t o n e . I t w i l l stress f o r c i b l y that a p o l i c y w h i c h includes d r a s t i c cuts i n staff c a n o n l y result i n loss o f q u a l i t y and i n v e n t i o n . M a i d s t o n e is one o f the colleges w h i c h w o u l d suffer b a d l y f r o m the D e l a n e y recommendations. T h e I C A hopes that the e x h i b i t i o n w i l l b e seen as a fine e x a m p l e of w h a t c a n 'be achieved, a n d hopes that the D E S w i l l t h i n k a g a i n before m a k i n g further cuts i n teaching staff.
Alternative Education at Garnett College
Students a t G a r n e t t C o l l e g e, dissatisfield w i t h t h e w a y i n w h i c h they a r e taught, t o o k over the college f o r a d a y o n 7 June. G a r n e t t trains students to be teachers i n Colleges of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n a n d a G a r n e t t student described the college as " o n e o f the m o r e n o r m a l l y apathetic colleges of e d u c a t i o n " . A prog r a m m e of alternative lectures has been devised c o v e r i n g s u c h topics as freeschooling, alternative systems o f educat i o n and course content. A s w e l l as lectures a n d seminars p r a c t i c a l w o r k shops w i l l b e r u n n i n g throughout the day. Departments o f the college w i l l b e opening up t o a l l o w students t o try their h a n d s a t things w h i c h are n o r m a l l y not i n c l u d e d i n their course. T h e r e w i l l be opportunities f o r scientists to attend a music w o r k s h o p a n d f o r m u s i c i a n s t o t u r n lathes. M o r e news f r o m G a r n e t t is that B u z z , the student newspaper, is going to merge with the R o e h a m p t o n V i l l a g e V o i c e , a l o c a l c o m m u n i t y paper, o n 1 J u n e . T h e u n i o n has approved the move. B u z z is T h e S p r i n g B a n k H o l i d a y weekend t a k i n g a f o u r page spread a n d p a y i n g saw action b y art college students, p r o for its p r o d u c t i o n . T h i s merger s h o u l d testing at G o v e r n m e n t plans for art eduhelp to integrate t h e students m o r e cation. T h e art students are opposed to closely into the c o m m u n i t y a n d i n v o l v e the D e l a n e y R e p o r t , a n d t o the r a i s i ng the l o c a l c o m m u n i t y m o r e closely w i t h of the entry requirement f o r t h e D i p the students. T h i s is thought to be t h e l o m a in A r t and Design to t w o A levels. first time that a c o m m u n i t y paper has The D e l a n e y R e p o r t , p r o d u c e d b y t h e merged w i t h a student paper. local authority pooling committee, recommends a worsening of staff student ratios of, i n some cases, 5 0 p e r cent. A cut of this size threatens b o t h students a n d staff i n a r t colleges. It p a r t i c u l a r l y threatens part time teaching staff at art colleges. A r t i s t s often depend on part time teaching. It is frequently A b o u t 300 students demonstrated i n the only way they c a n eat and practice E d i n b u r g h o n M o n d a y i n protest against their art at the same time. the attendance o f delegates f r o m S o u t h T o d r a w p u b l i c attention t o their A f r i c a and R h o d e s i a at the congress o f case that it is not relevant f o r art c o l the A s s o c i a t i o n of C o m m o n w e a l t h U n i leges to insist that students h a v e t w o A versities. T h e demonstration was timed levels a n d that the Delaney Report to c o i n c i d e w i t h a meeting of the c o u r t shoul d not be implemented, various a c of governors of E d i n b u r g h U n i v e r s i t y, tivities were planned and c a r r i e d o u t a l l w h i c h met to consider its response to over the country. a petition signed b y 2,500 people. T h e Students at H a r r o w S c h o o l o f A r t petition asked f o r the i n v i t a t i o n s t o made a sculpture out of scrap m e t a l South A f r i c a n and Rhodesian Univeroutside the H a r r o w c i v i c centre. A t sities to be w i t h d r a w n . A t the end of Chelsea College of A r t and at M a i d s t o n e the meeting the court anounced t h a t students engaged i n a n a l l night w o r k they were not w i t h d r a w i n g their i n v i t a in. Petitions were delivered t o l o c a l a u tions. thorities by all manner of means, i n c l u d T h e E d i n b u r g h students say that i f ing effigies of M r . H e a t h and 60 foot the invitations are not to b e w i t h d r a w n dragons at W o l v e r h a m p t o n P o l y t e c h n i c . the A C U s h o u l d find somewhere else t o Portsmouth Polytechnic performed h o l d their congress. Speakers, i n c l u d i n g street theatre in the town's shopping D i g b y J a c k s , President of N U S , a d c_ntre. W h e r e students d i d not use paper dressed the protesters. as a base f o r their protest they painted on the pavements.
T h e students at R e a d i n g are t r y i n g t o deiay the d i s c i p l i n a r y hearings until alter exams have finished o n 12 J u n e . T h e y are w r i t i n g t o t h e secretary o f the d i s c i p l i n a r y c o m m i t t ee saying that the V i c e C h a n c e l l o r i s t o o deeply i n v o l v e d and c o m m i t t e d o n one side to be a n i m p a r t i a l judge. University regulations f o r b i d a staff in -mber w i th knowledge o f a n incident leading to d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n t o s i t o n a d i s c i p l i n a r y committee. T h e students' u i i o n believes that t h e same s h o u l d a p p l y to the V i c e C h a n c e l l o r . T h e y feel that someone else s h o u l d h e appointed, li they a r e successful i n d e l a y i n g the hearings they h o p e to h o l d a n a t i o n a l r a l l y i n R e a d i n g soon after 12 J u n e . They are sending out notices of this to all student unions.
A r t Colleges ('ampaign
Invitations to South A f r i c a and Rhodesia not to be withdrawn
D e r by C o l l e g e o f A r t held a teach-in on 9 June and the A r t i s t s ' U n i o n plans to hold a conference here at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e o n 23 J u n e , preceded b y a demonstration f r o m H y d e P a r k C o r n e r . L o n d o n a r t college students are h o p i n g to be able to take a coffin into the N a t i o n a l G a l l e r y this F r i d a y as a fur-
No more Sabbaticals A w o r k i n g party o f the G o v e r n o r s at the C i t y of Leicester College of E d u c a tion have refused t o recommend the appointment of a f u l l time D e p u t y P r e s i dent. T h r e e U n i o n G e n e r a l Meetings had taken the decision t o elect a second
sabbatical officer a n d a n E x t r a o r d i n a r y U n i o n M e e t i n g last week expressed i t s disgust at the G o v e r n o r s ' decision. A m o t i o n passed b y an o v e r w h e l m i n g m a j o r i t y stated: " T h i s U n i o n believes that this decision i s completely c o n t r a r y t o the i n dependence o f t h e U n i o n as stated i n the A r t i c l e s o f G o v e r n m e n t . " T h e U n i o n has decided t o c a m p a i g n for a second s a b b a t i c a l officer and i s h o p i n g t o b e given five mi nutes speaki n g rights o n t h e subject at t h e N U S E m e r g e n c y Conference o n 9 J u n e . T h e C o u n c i l of Senate at C a m b r i d g e have refused t o give a s a b b a t i c a l to a n y officers other t h a n the President o f the U n i o n . A meeting of t h e C a m b r i d g e Student U n i o n last week voted t o go ahead w i t h elections anyway. T h e finance f o r another s a b b a t i c a l officer w i l l c o m e f r o m a n e x t r a 7^p a head o n the colleges' C a m b r i d g e Student U n i o n c o n tribution. M i s s M u r r a y , Cambridge U n i v e r s i t y ' s next V i c e C h a n c e l l o r , i s strongly opposed t o more t h a n one sabb a t i c a l officer. H o w e v e r , last t e r m o n the representation committee she strongly advocated three s a b b a t i c a l officers. A petition is b e i n g organised aski n g h e r t o e x p l a i n h e r t w o faced b e haviour.
Censorship Protest at Edinburgh A l o c a l trade u n i o n b r a n c h i n E d i n b u r g h has protested t o t h e E d i n b u r g h U n i v e r s i t y authorities a b o u t t h e e x c l u sion o f a n article o n h o m o s e x u a l i t y f r o m the B u l l e t i n , w h i c h is the U n i v e r s i t y ' s official p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e reason f o r i t s exclusion w a s stated to be o n the grounds that i t was not a " n e u t r a l " exposition o f the subject. T h e article was submitted b y M i c h a e l C o u l s o n , a m e m b e r o f t h e university staff. A teach-in o n h o m o s e x u a l i t y h e l d at the U n i v e r s i t y was the reason f o r the article. T h e protest has been m a d e b y the E d i n b u r g h b r a n c h of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of U n i v e r s i t y Teachers. T h e y believe that to decline a n article o n the grounds that i t is not " n e u t r a l " is d i r ectly counter to a n y idea o f intellectual freedom. T h e A U T b r a n c h i n its subm i s s i on t o the U n i v e r s i t y C o n s t i t u t i o n and Structure C o m m i t t e e recommends that " t h e w a y i n w h i c h the e d i t o r i al p o l i c y of t h e B u l l e t i n is determined shoul d be reviewed."
Protests against Por t uga l T h e D u k e of E d i n b u r g h , w h o flew to P o r t u g a l o n 5 J u n e , was dogged last week b y demonstrators c h a r g i n g that the trip m a r k s B r i t i s h a p p r o v a l f o r P o r t u guese i m p e r i a l i s m . T h e protests are part of the E n d the A l l i a n c e C a m p a i g n launched o n 1 M a y b y the C o m m i t t e e for F r e e d o m i n M o z a m b i q u e , A n g o l a a n d G u i n e . A t the W e l s h village of B r y n Siecyn o n 16 M a y about 50 students harassed h i m w h e n he a r r i v e d to inspect the oyster beds, and h a n d e d h i m a petition w i t h 350 names protesting a t the L i s b o n visit. T h e y also staged a guerilla theatre piece o n Portuguese oppression o f its A f r i c a n colonies. I n S c o t l a n d the f o l l o w i n g d a y h e was picketed at a n E d i n b u r g h c l u b a n d later at a G l a s g o w c l u b . A t the N o r t h s e a h e l i copter base outside A b e r d e e n h e w a s also greeted b y demonstrators. I n L o n do n women's groups t o o k u p the picketi n g at the C h e l s e a F l o w e r S h o w . T h e E n d the A l l i a n c e C a m p a i g n also plans pickets outside the 21 Portuguese consulates i n B r i t a i n o n 16 J u n e , a n n i versary o f the alliance. T h e vice president o f F r e l i m o ( F r o n t f o r the l i b e r a t i o n of M o z a m b i q u e ) w i l l speak at a meeti n g i n C e n t r a l H a l l , Westminster, o n 2 0 June. A mass demonstration w i l l be held i n L o n d o n o n 16 J u n e w h e n P o r t u guese premier, M a r c e l o C a e t a n o , starts an official visit to B r i t a i n .
P r i n c i p a l Forbids NUS Affiliation The Pri nci pal of Kettering Technical College has refused t o a l l o w t h e students' u n i o n t o affiliate to N U S . Susan M i t c h e l l , President o f the college uni o n , said: " A t the m o m e n t the u n i o n gets ÂŁ400 a year grant f o r s o c i a l functions;. But the P r i n c i p a l , M r . M c K i n e l y , has threatened to stop this i f w e j o i n N U S " . A p p a r e n t l y M r . M c K i n l e y ' s objections to N U S stem f r o m his belief that N U S is o n l y concerned w i t h polytechnics and universities. H e does n o t believe that its activities concern technical colleges o r further e d u c a t i o n colleges. P r e s u m a b l y M r . M c K i n l e y is n o t aware that the focus o f the N U S grants c a m p a i g n has been o n discretionary awards, w h i c h w o u l d affect most o f his students. M r . M c K i n l e y said this m o r n i n g : " T h e students t a l k e d t o m e about j o i n i n g N U S . I t o l d them to give m e a b r e a k d o w n of t h e costs and benefits and t h e n I w o u l d consider i t " . P r e s u m a b l y M r . M c K i n l e y h a s c o m e to t h e c o n c l u s i o n that t h e costs w o u l d outweigh the benefits to his students.
Joint Statement by N U S and the A T C D E S a b b a t i c a l L e a v e f o r U n i o n Officers im Colleges o f E d u c a t i o n . A j o i n t statement b y the A s s o c i a t i o n of Teachers i n Colleges a n d Departments o f E d u c a t i o n has just been issued. T h e subject i t covers is s a b b a t i c a l leave for u n i o n officers i n Colleges of E d u c a tion. A previous joint statement b y . A T C D E a n d N U S was agreed i n M a y 1967. A t the t i m e i t w a s written n o president of a student u n i o n i n a college of education h a d ever been granted sabb a t i c a l leave. T h e first such leave w a s granted i n 1967/8 a n d has become m o r e c o m m o n ever since. T h e statement by the new w o r k i n g party follows the m a i n principles l a i d d o w n i n 1967, b u t believes that it is i m p o r t a n t to review p r o - : cedures i n the light of the last five years" experience. I n this five years the question has arisen as t o whether a college a u t h o r i t y can veto the appointment o f a p a r t i c u l a r person to a s a b b a t i c a l office. T h e statement insists that p r o v i d e d the correct constitutional procedures have been followed the college authorities have no right t o interfere w i t h a p a r t i c u l a r a p pointment. T h e student's l o c a l a u t h o r i t y a n d the D E S m u s t b e i n f o r m e d i f a sabbatical position involves an interrupt i o n o f a course. A student officer o n a sabbatical year must retain the status o f a student subject to the same regulations as other students. T h e joint w o r k i n g party recommends that a f o r m a l exchange o f letters s h o u l d take place between t h e college and the student officer elect so that h i s status is clear and u n c o n t r a versial. It suggests that the sabbatical officer s h o u l d i n his o w n interests m a i n t a i n some contact w i t h h i s academic studies, b u t that college authorities s h o u l d not l a y d o w n " f o r m a l academic c o m m i t m e n t s as a p r e c o n d i t i o n f o r granting sabbatical leave to student officers". T h e statement also mentions the i m portance of adequate finance being provided i f the student official is t o be able to c a r r y out his j o b adequately. It believes t h a t financial support should be met f r o m u n i o n funds to safeguard i n dependence and s h o u l d a t the m i n i m u m be equivalent to the student grant. B o t h the college a u t h o r i t y a n d the student u n i o n s h o u l d try to provide the best c o n ditions it possibly c a n f o r student u n i o n s a b b a t i c a l officers. T h e statement c o n cludes that " t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n w h i c h a good student u n i o n president c a n m a k e to the relationship between the college authorities and the student u n i o n is inestimable."
June 12th, 1973
FELIX
IOHN LANE
Page 3
Oliver Dowson's
EPILOGUE
Presidents Report on the year
Its' strange n o w to t h i n k b a c k a n d realise that, 28 issues o f F e l i x
thened at the same time, o r at least n o t significantly.
later, I've only been editing the T h e f u n d a m e n t a l change is i n
paper for nine months. M e n t i o n
A S P R E S E N T E D T O ICUGM
of
7tti J U N E , 1973
plunge f o r t h o n a discourse o n
nine
months
tempts
m e to
the growth of the foetus over that time, a n d that F e l i x is n o w ready
President's A n n u a l R e p o r t T h e essentia] purpose of a student union must be to defend a n d extend the rights, the standards of l i v i n g a n d e d u c a t i o n of its members. T h e s o c i a l , c u l t u r a l a n d athletic persuits of the U n i o n as w e l l as being very i m portant i n their o w n right b r i n g added strength a n d i n volvement to the U n i o n . B u t the standard against w h i c h the U n i o n must measure its success o r failure is whether it has tried to i m p r o v e the lot of its members. T h e r e is always a danger that the U n i o n w i l l w o r k w i t h i n the l i m i t a t i o n s of the C o l l e g e a n d end u p w i t h its officers s i m p l y assisting the C o l l e g e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n i n its job. — w h i c h is not w h a t we p a y sabbatical officers for. Some m i n o r reforms m a y be made but the m a j o r problems f a c i n g students, the c o n t i n u a l erosion of o u r standard of l i v i n g , the a c c o m m o d a t i o n crisis, etc., cannot be solved without going beyond the c o n fines of this C o l l e g e a n d challenging G o v e r n m e n t policy. T h e p o l i t i c a l implications have to be faced u p to. T h e U n i o n must decide w h a t is needed f o r its m e m bers a n d then a i m to involve them i n whatever a c t i on is necesary to w i n the demands w e are asking. T h e grants issues has c l a i m e d the greatest attention, a n d quite rightly so. T h e inadequacy of o u r grants is exc l u d i n g m a n y potential students f r o m higher e d u c a t i o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y those f r o m the w o r k i n g classes. It is causing increasing h a r d s h i p amongst students, a n d makes the financing of refectories a n d h a l l s o f residence c h a o t i c . I C U n i o n , in spite of its not j o i n i n g the n a t i o n a l rent strike — b y a very n a r r o w m a r g i n — h a s played a very active role w i t h its o w n d e m o n s t r a t i o n to the D E S , j o i n i n g the L o n d o n demonstration of F e b r u a r y 21st, the refectory boycotts, a bigger strike o n M a r c h 14th t h a n 1 think anyone h a d thought possible, a n d m a n y thousands of leaflets distributed in the locality. O f course, there have been weaknesses. T h e m a i n a c t i v i t y has c o m e f r o m the left of the U n i o n , w i t h a few noticeable exceptions f r o m the " m o d e r a t e " wing. T h i s n a t u r a l l y weakens o u r efforts to involve very large numbers of I C students. It was a T o r y government in 1962 w h i c h considered the undergraduate grant level to be a bare m i n i m u m . A n y right-wing student w h o wishes to assist the present T o r y government in its glorious mission of solving the problems of C a p i t a l i s m at o u r expense w o u l d d o f a r better to send their grant cheque to the L o n d o n R h o desia C o m p a n y ( L o n r h o ) than to h o l d the rest of us back. T h e concentration on grants has led to a n u m ber of spin-offs w i t h i n the college. 1 believe it c o n tributed to the freezing of h a l l rents f o r next year. W e have gone some w a y towards freezing refectory prices a n d laid the basis f o r a fight against a n y increases next session. O n field course grants we have achieved an improvement though whether a satisfactory one is not quite clear. O n post-graduate demonstrating rates negot i a t i o n is under way and the P G ' s themselves are getting organised to w i n their c l a i m f o r £2 a n hour. A g a i n a r i s i n g f r o m the activity a m o n g P G ' s we have achieved an insurance cover f o r A L L students i n I C . A n o t h e r i m p o r t a n t spin-off of the grants c a m p a i g n is the i n creased contact between the U n i o n a n d the I C trade unions a n d the H a m m e r s m i t h T r a d e s C o u n c i l . I n other ways it has been a depressing year. T h e l a c k of a sabbatical President i n the first term caused a considerable l a c k o f interest b y some U n i o n officers a n d especially departmental reps. T h e n u m b e r of elections, the n o n - v i a b i l i t y of N o r t h s i d e H a l l ; v a n d a l i s m i n the U n i o n B u i l d i n g a l l cast a shadow over us. But I believe the s m a l l victories we have w o n , shoul d encourage us to fight f o r major victories both i n the C o l l e g e a n d over the G o v e r n m e n t next session. T o d o this w i l l immensely strengthen the confidence a n d support o u r members give the U n i o n . W e have m a d e a start this year w h i c h must be b u i l t on. See y o u o n the floor of the U G M next year. JOHN
LANE
the c o m p o s i t i o n of U n i o n meetings.
N o t o n l y a r e there
"communicants"
less
than ever be-
fore — nearly every meeting has
to be reborn, a n d t rash l i k e that
been o n the verge o f i n q u o r a c y (if
. . . but 1 shall resist temptation.
not
1 t h i n k — a n d rather hope — that F E L I X changed right f r o m the start.
T h e r e was a new l o o k
to it — not so m u c h a glossy newspaper-size magazine, m o r e a newspaper-sized
newspaper, a n d
a considerable change i n e m p h a sis on contents. T h i s year w e have
completely
inquorate)
ings are of a different i l k . U G M ' s might as w e l l be re-named Socsoc It's significant that the
latter's stopped h o l d i n g meetings of its o w n ! T h i s has p r e s u m a b l y happened f o r t w o reasons. F i r s t l y , Socsoc have p u t i n so m a n y m o -
as
many
tions irrelevant to the b u l k of
pages as i n the previous
record
the i n c u m b e n t student body that
printed
three
times
C r i t i c s of w h a t
year (1970/71).
few
c a n m a i n t a i n interest.
Sec-
they c l a i m to be " a total l a c k
ondly, o n l y Socsoc members (be-
of news i n F e l i x " m a y be sur-
cause of their interest
prised to learn that news as a
motions)
c a n survive
i n their the petty
percentage of c o p y c a r r i e d is u p
wafflings and methods of steering
on last year f r o m (rough estimates
the meetings adopted 'by Messrs.
only)
B l a c k a n d J o w i t t.
1 0 % to 2 5 % a n d feature
articles
a n d reviews
are d o w n F o r t u n a t e l y , the second
by a s i m i l a r a m o u n t . Y e s , F E L I X
prob-
c o u l d carry more news — there's
l e m should be solved next year,
lots that goes o n that doesn't get
since the regime then doesn't look
printed, a n d I've always been the
as if it has a s i m i l a r p r o p o r t i o n
first to a d m i t it — but unfortuna-
of ego-trippers.
tely n o one's ever told m e a b o u t
spice c a n be added to U G M ' s , the
it (or, better still, written about
first " p r o b l e m " (sorry to c a l l it
it) except o n rare occasions. A n d
that, Socsoc,
d o n ' t y o u dare tell m e that the
right to p u t u p y o u r
Felix E d should K N O W
won't need to be solved.
ample) keep Volleyball if
there
what's
O n e can't (for ex-
happening.
trying to find the
C a p t a i n to f i n d o u t coach
If a little m o r e
'cos you've
Every
motion — w e l l , A L M O S T every m o t i o n — w i l l get c h u c k e d out automatically. The
T h u s , a plea. If y o u want more news i n F e l i x next year (I t h i n k next year's E d i t o r is p l a n n i n g to step it up anyway) y o u ' d best tell h i m about a n y t h i n g y o u hear of.
administration
pretty severe problems
has h a d . . . es-
pecially that of a l a c k of President f o r several months.
Obvi-
ously 1 must congratulate unfortunately
his efforts
have
devoted
to w o r k o n the G r a n t s C a m p a i g n I hope you've enoyed F e l i x this year.
reading
I also hope that
y o u have some p r a c t i c a l suggestions f o r the future — a n d as
and other n a t i o n a l campaigns, at the expense of the coherence of the members of the U n i o n . G o d volved — he's the only one w h o
offering
has, really — but, i m p o r t a n t issue
five
double
tickets
to
w r i t i n g a n d telling us a b o u t them.
though it is, grants doesn't
impossible to resist is t o write a
seem
to have w o n the hearts of the rank and file.
O n e temptation I ' m a f r a i d it's
C a n Y O U honestly t h i n k o f a n y useful function that t h e C C U ' s perform? Even their r i v a l r y system of rag collections doesn't w o r k — most other universities (and none of them have a C C U system), do far, far better. I C U is probably n o w o n e of the weakest student unions (bearing in m i n d its size) in the country — certainly in L o n d o n — despite h a v i n g some of the best facilities to d r a w o n . I don't think that the weakness It's of I C U hinges on apathy. the disease-ridden, consumptive I organisation that's at fault. hope something is done about it next year. T h e year after W I L L be too late. OLIVER
DOWSON
knows, he's tried to get them i n -
y o u ' l l discover o n page — we're a West E n d c i n e m a i n return f o r
W h o o p s ! T h e r e is one thing the C C U ' s seem to do better . . . w e l l , with more h i l a r i t y . A n d that is U n i o n Meetings. B u t then, surely I C U c o u l d institute the occasional totally s i l ly u n i o n meeting (don't tell me, they're all silly anyway). Just t hi nk, i f y o u put together the total attendance at three i n d i v i d u a l C C U U n i o n Meetings a n d c a l l e d i t a n I C U G M it w o u l d be nearly three times quorate!
John
L a n e on his w o r k since then, but been almost exclusively
Q u i t e honestly, the best w a y I can see of strengthening I C U n i o n — a n d I've w a n t e d to say this for a long t i m e , unfortunately no one else ever does i n p r i n t or election manifestos — is t o a b o l i s h the constituent college unions. A relic of the — t h a n k heaven — long-since-gone days of mascotry. they n o w serve no purpose other than syphoning off enthusiasm a n d involvement into i r relevances. E v e r y t h i n g the C C U ' s do — except fail — a united I C U can d o better. Society is split enough as it is w i t h o u t splitting I C U society into miners, guildsmen a n d rcsians.
every
motions)
was struck by
lightning o n the C o s t a B r a v a last week.
1 d o n ' t really t h i n k it matters H O W people get i n v o l v e d , as l o n g as they d o . N e x t year's hierarchy have got themselves quite a j o b as f a r as that's i n v o l v e d . I hope that they don't ignore the task.
from
the start — those going to meet-
meetings.
day of the C h r i s t m a s term?) and s l i p i n a teaspoonful of the p o l i t i c a l e l i x i r w h e n they're not looking?
as
B a s i c a l l y this college is
woolly-minded
moderate
as
ever, a n d the sheer m e n t i o n o f
post-mortem o n the year. F o r it's politics just turns off most people been a most c u r i o u s one, one i n
N o , I don't k n o w what's
w h i c h the c r e d i b i l i t y o f I C U n i o n
to be done about it, but w h y not
going
has droppe d more t h a n ever be-
try involving everyone in some-
fore. F o r t u n a t e l y the constituent
t h i n g n o n - p o l i t i c a l (like a n I C U
college unions have n o t streng-
s w i m in the Serpentine on the last
P.S. M y thanks to everyone who has helped o r criticised me d u r i n g the year, a n d especially to a l l those w h o have encouraged me sufficiently to last out the year. P.P.S. H a v e a very happy v a c — I hope y o u get good egzam results, a n d that I ' l l see y o u back i n October. P.P.P.S. I hope you're l o o k i n g forward as m u c h as I a m to seeing the next issue of F e l i x o n October 2nd!
J u n e 12th, 1973
FELIX
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GAY STUDENTS GOME OUT w h o c a n ' t a d m i t t h e i r f e e l i n g to t h e m s e l v e s , let alone to anyone else. S o m e guiltily pushing t h e m s e l v e s i n t o affairs w i t h t h e o t h e r s e x , s o m e s h y l y a n d q u i e t l y in l o v e w i t h t h e i r b e s t f r i e n d s . T h e r e ' s no d i s t i n g u i s h i n g mark of gay people exept their s e x u a l a n d e m o t i o n a l n e e d of t h e i r o w n s e x .
T h i s a r t i c l e w i l l be r e a d by s o m e w h o a r e defin i t e l y g a y , s o m e w h o a r e d e f i n i t e l y n o t , a n d some w h o a r e n ' t sure. I c a n ' t w r i t e i n a w a y that s p e a k s e q u a l l y to e v e r y o n e , b u t I h o p e t h a t gay p e o p l e reading this w i l l put up w i t h m y answering a f e w c r i t i c i s m s first b e f o r e c o m i n g to t h e m a i n p o i n t of the article.
If it's as common as you say, why don't I ever see it? B e c a u s e w e w e r e b r o u g h t u p the s a m e w a y a s e v e r y o n e , to s e e h o m o s e x u a l f e e l i n g s a s r i d i c u l o u s , i n f e r i o r , s h a m e f u l . A l t h o u g h w e find o u t h o w f a l s e this v i e w i s , w e are very aware of h o w prevalent it i s , a n d w e h i d e o u r f e e l i n g s s o a s n o t t o b e l a u g h e d at a n d r e j e c t e d . It's v e r y e a s y t o l e a d a d o u b l e life a n d p a s s s t r a i g h t .
That word 'gay' p u t s me off straight away,. W h y can't you be honest and say 'homosexual"? Or 'queer'? T h e w o r d s d o n ' t m e a n the s a m e t h i n g s . ' Q u e e r ' is d e r o g a t o r y , a s in " y o u ' r e just a l o a d of q u e e r s r e a l l y " . I d o n t ' m i n d u s i n g ' h o m o s e x u a l ' , b u t it h a s m e d i c a l o r s c i e n t i f i c o v e r t o n e s to it, a s in " H o m o s e x u a l i t y in t h e t e n - s p i n e d s t i c k l e b a c k " . T h e t h i n g a b o u t e a c h o t h e r . It s u g g e s t s s o m e t h i n g y o u c a n ary t h i n g , that it is a n a d j e c t i v e n o t a n o u n s o that it d e s c r i b e s f e e l i n g s a n d r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h o u t putt i n g p e o p l e i n t o b o x e s , a n d that it w a s c o i n e d by h o m o s e x u a l people themselves as a w a y of t a l k i n g a b o u t e a c h other- It s u g g e s t s s o m e t h i n g y o u c a n enjoy r a t h e r . t h a n s o m e t h i n g to w o r r y a b o u t .
That's only sense. What's the point of your society then, won't it make you more laughed at? If I were a homosexual, I'd keep it to myself. O n e r e a s o n w h y g a y p e o p l e a r e d e s p i s e d i s that t h e y a r e s e c r e t i v e . A n o t h e r t h i n g is t h a t p e o p l e are i g n o r a n t a b o u t w h a t w e a r e l i k e . A n d w e h a v e b e e n t o o a f r a i d to s t a n d u p f o r o u r s e l v e s . E a c h of us h a s g r o w n u p in a w o r l d v e r y h o s t i l e to o u r ftin e r m o s t f e e l i n g s , a n d it is o f t en w i t h great difficulty a n d o n l y after l o n g b a t t l i n g w i t h t h e g u i l t i n d u c e d in u s b y p a r e n t s , s c h o o l , c h u r c h a n d t h e m e d i c a l p r o f e s s i o n that w e c o m e a s i n d i v i d u a l s to a c c e p t and enjoy your h o m o s e x u a l i t y . S o m e of n o w w a nt to g o f u r t h e r t h a n t h a t , t o a o t 'in a w a y that w i l l m a k e it e a s i e r f o r f u t u r e - g e n e r a t i o n s of g a y p e o p l e to d i s c o v e r t h e i r s e x u a l i t y , a n d a l s o to c h a l l e n g e the d i s c r i m i n a t i o n to w h i c h w e a r e s t i l l s u b j e c t . This is not something w e c a n do a s individuals; the o p p o s i t i o n o f s o c i e t y i s t o o m a s s i v e a n d d a u n t ing. T h e p o i n t o f f o r m i n g a s o c i e t y s u c h a s t h e
But it's not ordinary like you say. 'I've never met a homosexual, and the ones you see sometimes in the street have very peculiar mannerisms, they're not o r d i n a r y at all. There can't be any to speak of in I.C. Y o u ' v e p r o b a b l y m e t lots of g a y p e o p l e w i t h o u t r e a l i s i n g i t . . F e w h o m o s e x u a l m e n c h o o s e t o talk l i k e Larry G r a y s o n , a n d y o u p r o b a b l y h a v e n o a w a r e n e s s of g a y w o m e n at a l l . T h e r e a r e p r o b a b l y a s m a n y g a y s t u d e n t s in I.C. a s a n y w h e r e e l s e . S o m e c o n f i d e n t a n d k n o w i n g w h e r e to g o in L o n d o n f o r pleasure, s o m e sitting alone every evening despera t e l y l o n e l y ; s o m e e n j o y i n g s t e a d y affairs, s o m e
^ 2 - ^ T r S e I ? a C i l \ e - p e o p ] e - p a c f < i n ^ - \ & # o u > t o d e t more T " p u n c h e . r
U n i v e r s i t y G a y S t u d e n t s ' S o c i e t y is that a little m u t u a l s u p p o r t c a n a c h i e v e a g r e a t d e a l . T h e fact t h a t it e x i s t s a s a u n i v e r s i t y s o c i e t y l i k e any other p u b l i c i s e s t h e l a c k of s h a m e a n d t h e confidence in o u r v a l u e a s h u m a n b e i n g s that o t h e r w i s e w o u l d be k n o w n o n l y in o u r p r i v a t e l i v e s . W e have been a b l e t o a r r a n g e o p e n l y p u b l i c i s e d d i s c o s a n d dances for g a y s t u d e n t s , a n d to g e t a G a y R i g h t s resolution that p a s s e d at t h e N . U . S . C o n f e r e n c e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h i n g s w o u l d h a v e b e e n u n t h i n k a b l e a f e w y e a r s back a n d quite impossible for a n individual to achieve. The u n i v e r s i t y G a y s o c (as it is u s u a l l y c a l l e d ) i s meant or a l l g a y p e o p l e in t h e U n i v e r s i t y â&#x20AC;&#x201D; i t d o e s n ' t dem a n d i n d i v i d u a l m i l i t a n c y o r c o m m i t m e n t to a p o l i t i c a l p o i n t of v i e w , b u t it i s b a s e d o n t h e idea t h a t it i s w o r t h d o i n g s o m e t h i n g o p e n l y to support each other. You won't make me a homosexual. I don't want to. But our talks a n d discussions are o p e n to a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in s e x u a l liberation. To g a y readers: T h e L.S.E., U n i v e r s i t y College a n d K i n g ' s C o l l e g e h a v e t h e i r o w n G a y s o c s , and it w o u l d be n i c e to s e e I.C. f o l l o w . If s o m e o n e took t h e i n i t i a t i v e t h i s t e r m b y g o i n g t h r o u g h t h e formal p r o c e s s of s e t t i n g u p a n I.C. G a y s o c t h e n there c o u l d b e p u b l i c i t y f o r it i n t h e F r e s h e r s ' F a i r next O c t o b e r . I c a n ' t p r e t e n d i t ' s e a s y c o m i n g out a n d d o i n g that, b u t g a y p e o p l e in I.C. a r e p r o m i s e d the f u l l s u p p o r t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y G a y s o c a n d the enc o u r a g e m e n t o f t h e I.C. U n i o n . I w o u l d s u g g e s t that a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d s h o u l d c o n t a c t u s first. Information: G a y s o c h a s m e e t i n g s ( t a l k s or d i s c u s s i o n s ) e v e r y F r i d a y in the U n i v e r s i t y U n i o n , at 7 . 3 0 p . m . T h e r e i s a l s o a d a n c e a n d a party arr a n g e d f o r later t h i s t e r m . P l e a s e w r i t e f o r further i n f o r m a t i o n to T h e S e c r e t a r y , G a y s o c , U . L . U . , M a l e t S t r e e t , L o n d o n , W . C . 1 , or t e l e p h o n e 3 8 8 - 0 0 6 3 . T h i s article has been contributed by Andrew H o d g e s , w h o is a r e s e a r c h s t u d e n t in m a t h e m a t i c a l p h y s i c s at B i r k b e c k C o l l e g e .
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MARTIN DOUGHTY U P SlUiT CREEK! Royal
NOTE:
Circular After
of
months
growing
speculation,
rumour a n d denial the engagement has been announced between
I w a s never s u r e w h a t he w a s t r y i n g to d o i n hfe
Where quotation marks surround anything that Mr. Doughty has said, speak it to yourself with a very nasally, almost puffy voice.
articles —
Where quotation marks surround anything that I have said, speak it with a firm, masculine, but not too butch, voice.
realized h e ' d m i s s e d the point.
M r . Michael Doherty a n d
ing about
"Look," that P a u l
It'll help you get the picture. I w a s first i n t r o d u c e d to M r . M a r t i n " h o w ' s
must
be admitted
that
the o l d c l i c h e
" w e ' r e only g o o d f r i e n d s " w a s wearing a little
your
Court
correspondent
Jonathan
writes: " T h e couple are believed
Gonad
to h a v e first
m e t at a g a n g b a n g ne a r O l y m p i a . M r . D o h e r t y , k n o w n to h i s f r i e n d s a s " d i p p e r " , d e n i e s that he t o o k p a r t b y v i r t u e o f g o i n g first. A w o m a n is a l s o b e l i e v e d several
to h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t
eye-witnesses
dispute
this.
W h e n t h e y w e n t to l i v e in O x f o r d
t h o u g h t I'd
O n r e t u r n i n g to c o l l e g e t h i s y e a r w h o s h o u l d I see
faced,
sore
bummed,
under
worked,
over
sexed
M r . G . M . D o u g h t y ( d i d n ' t y o u k n o w he h a s a " G "
crowds
had to
C r i e s of " s h o w
A f t e r three h o u r s in h i s flat I r e a l i z e d I'd s p e n t a w h o l e e v e n i n g w i t h a b u n c h o f s h i n i n g w i t s . I refer y o u to P r o f S p o o n e r . I d o n ' t o f t en w r i t e in " F e l i x " —
Prince be re-
us your bobby's
hel-
m e t " w e r e c l e a r l y a u d i b l e a b o v e the c h e e r i n g of t h e g a t h e r i n g .
tin,
not an unexpected even
though
first c o m m e n t
I hadn't
seen
from
Mar-
h i m for over
a
year.
M r . D o u g h t y m a y take
r u m o u r e d , therefore,
ten in revenge for certain references,
—
From
w a s n ' t s o g o o d after a l l , " he w a s t e l l i n g
in fact it c o u l d n ' t b e f u r t h e r f r o m t h e t r u t h . I a m
w r i t i n g t h i s a r t i c l e o u t of c o m p l e t e
t h e n o n it w e n t
from
b a d to w o r s e ,
started phoning m e up, calling m e " h i s f r i e n d "
s u g g e s t i o n s to t h e e d i t o r .
y o u c a n i m a g i n e h o w h o r r i b l e it a i l b e c a m e .
ter", " F e l i x " , a n d even
t a k e s t h e p i s s o u t of m e in h i s b a n a l , s e l f - i n d u l g e n t
—
a s i n i n e a n d c o m p l e t e l y t r i v i a l a r t i c l e s is of n o interest t o m e w h a t s o e v e r .
—
" T h e H i g h Peak
" T h e G u a r d i a n " once
sending the same articles
Besides, what's a gangbang?
Repor(by
everywhere,
Anyway, much.
h o p i n g f or the b r e a k .
H3RROD£ PLORE
T H E W A Y IN WHICH
TO EX-
THE LARGEST
A N D MOST LAVISH STORE IN EUROPE FUNCTIONS.
THE MYTH
BELIEF
THAT
IS
THE WIDELY
H A R R O D S IS A V E R Y
HELD
DIFFER-
ENT STORE T H A N A N Y OTHER; T H E REALITY IS T H E C O N D I T I O N S A N D H I E R A R C H Y U N D E R W H I C H T H ES T A F F H A V E T O W O R K . I, T H E
MYTH
If y o u ever l o o k at the advertisements o n the sides of L o n d o n buses, chances are you've seen the " H A R RODS STOP ... E V E R Y THING
L O N D O N . . .
S T O P . " T h e widely
held
belief w h i c h this is a i m e d is that at
at propagating
H a r r o d s of K n i g h t s b r i d g e , SW1,
Ltd.. y o u can buy
literally
everything.
The
d i a n businessman of the year) they have been relentlessly p r u n i n g the store of a n y sections w h i c h are not geared to m a x i m u m profit. A few remain, f o r instance the bank a n d the zoo, but o n l y because, in their very different ways, they are both great c r o w d pullers. O v e r the past few years, however, the following l o w yield departments have d i s a p p e a r e d : — Key Cutting
L o n d o n guides to i n c o m ing tourists say just that.
Post Office (not even a posting b o x n o w ) .
It is not true. A s the H o u s e o f Fraser, H a r r o d s parent
company,
their ever soaring have
sought
Heel B a r
to
profits increase
(Sir H u g h F r a s e r is G u a r -
T h e b a n k i n g h a l l has moved u p to the f o u r t h floor f r o m the m o r e c o n venient g r o u n d level to be replaced b y a large a n d very profitable perfumery
Wifrt
he
P r e t t y s o o n h e w a s a feature w r i t e r for s e v e r a l well-known newspapers —
IN THIS P A R T T W O A R T I C L E I W A N T
boredom
r e v i s i o n a n d the fact that M r . D o u g h t y c o n t i n u o u s l y
a c o u r t e s y t i t l e . R e a d e r s a r e i n v i t e d to s e n d i n
mistake)
made in M r
b a n g in O l y m p i a . T h a t is a b s o l u t e l y n o t t h e r e a s o n
" B l o o d y Q u e e n , " I was thinking. "She
a n d it m a y b e
that t h i s a r t i c l e h a s b e e n w r i t -
D o u g h t y ' s c o l u m n , a b o u t m e t a k i n g part in a g a n g -
me . . .
It is u n d e r s t o o d that
learning sax. n o w too. D ' y w a n n a hear m e
" O y — get my D a v i d B o w i e h a i r c u t . "
strained by police, some armed though many legless.
"I'm
play, M i k e . D o you . . ? " A n d s o it w e n t o n . P a i n f u l .
on going, expecting h i m to call m y name.
— large
he w r i t e s f i l m c r i t i c i s m s f o r t h e
H e ' s great a n d h e ' s m y hero.
in h i s n a m e -— d o e s n ' t tell m a n y p e o p l e ) . W e l l , d i d n ' t h a v e t i m e t o turn r o u n d a n d p r e t e n d
away by using a subwarden as a front."
Road
George Melly —
s t r o l l i n g o u t of t h e U n i o n A r c h b u t t h e c o y
I'd left m y c o a t b a c k in C h e m . E n g . , s o I just k e p t
A s the p r o c e s s i o n a l c a r p u l l e d into
do you
' O b s e r v e r ' a n d p l a y s the s a x . w i t h a t r a d , jazz b a n d .
at a B e i t H a l l party a n d m a n a g e d to e x p l a i n it
Consort
use information
F o o t t h r e w o u t last y e a r . W h a t
" D o you like m y D a v i d B o w i e h a i r c u t , " he W h i n -
though together
articles
haircut 1
nied. H e continued, " J u s t bought a n e w album by
O n l y re-
cently the c o u p l e were seen d a n c i n g
I said, "your
Bowie
M a y b e I w o u l d get m y a n s w e r n o w !
to l i v e w i t h m y g i r l f r i e n d .
s e e n t h e last of h i m — n o t s o l u c k y .
together.
and his David
b u m " D o u g h t y a c o u p l e o f w e e k s b e f o r e h e r a n off
t h i n a n d f e w p e o p l e r e a l l y b e l i e v e d t h a t it w a s a m u t u a l l o v e of w o m e n that h a d b r o u g h t t h e m
himself
say about t h a t ? "
Mr. Martin Doughty. It
s o I w e n t r o u n d to h i s flat a n d a s k * J
h i m . A l o n g t i m e later w h e n he f i n a l l y s t o p p e d t a l k -
enough s a i d . D o n ' t w a n t to go o n too
M I K E D O H E R T Y (absolutely no relation)
th and the reality section. The lounge, daytime sleeping quarters of the old Knightsbridge dears complete w i t h t r a i l i n g furs and m i n i - d o g has m o v e d f r o m the g r o un d to the fourth a n d the l i b r a r y has gone to a remote corner of the third, lost a m i d the gigantic beds a n d f o u r poster baths of the f u r n i ture department. T h e latest v i c t i m is m u s i c a l i n struments. C l a r i n e t s , violins a n d trombones were a l l half-price i n the J a n u ary sale o n l y because the super-store was getting rid of them a l l a n d now only deals in pianos, plus guitars a n d recorders n o w in the toy department. A n d w h a t of the H a r rods customers? T y p i c a l l y , H a r r o d s customers, or, at least, the ones that matter to the H o u s e of Fraser, c a n b e d i v i d e d into two types: R i c h i nhabi t ant s of SW1 a n d other such postcodes a n d rich inhabitants of U S A a n d other such corruptions. T h e latter of course seasonal a n d i m pressed; the m a l e the larger o f the species sporting
phosphorescent green chequered suit a n d e x h i b iting a hang-up about toilets: " S a y M a c k . Where's the b a t h r o o m ? " whispers W i l bur. " D o y o u want to b u y one o r use o n e ? " T h e former are resident and bemoaning the H a r rods of late. M a n y repeatedly c l a i m they are close relations of the Q u e e n a n d , therefore, deserving o f better a n d a l l appear to have little sense of direction as they are delivered by t a x i , pointed i n the d i r e c t i o n of the lifts by the green m a n at the d o o r and pointed towards the requisite department by the l i f t m a n .
they'd k n o w n — despite the place being plastered with S A L E posters a n d ten times the n u m b e r of people inside.
known f or S i r H u g h s m e m o to arrive i n the department before the original correspondence.
" G o o d grief! It's awfully c r o w d e d today. Is there a sale o n o r something?"
And finally, Harrods customers, irate i n deference to their o w n self-importance, love to splurge out vague a n d belligerent, notes about something f a l ling apart (and they do) w h i c h they bought a few months before in the W a y • In boutique and t i n * shouldn't happen because it's H a r r o d s a n d no they haven't got a receipt a n d they sent the garment by separate post w h i c h H a r rods must have lost b u t ii. cost £12.50 a n d H a r r o d s 7 i n recognition of their o w n pathetic bureaucracy and in preservation of their p u b l i c image p a y u p — by the hundreds.
"Yes." " I thought there were a lot of those dreadful eastenders about the p l a c e . " That thirty!
was a guy about
T h e H a r r o d s customer often appears to have more money t h a n sense, likes a record cover a n d buys the record for the H o n . James w h o doesn't like it a n d it gets sent back. T h e H a r r o d s bur" D o e s this lift go to eaucracy is a p p a l l i n g . It China?" m a y take a letter sent to " N o . It just goes up a n d the store a week to get down." N o m a r k s for t h r o u g h to the right deguessing w h o said that. partment. T h e reply then " C a n I b r i n g m y d o g takes a week to be typed u p ? " Words fail. and sent out. M e a n w h i l e complainant, anger W h e n there's a sale o n the (and H a r r o d s sales do and frustration increasing have the o d d bargain) the daily, sends further letregular customers t r y a n d ters higher o n u p the heirmake out that they a r c h y as a reply fails to materialise. It is not u n w o u l d n ' t have c o m e i f
You
know, I reckon i t
might be w o r t h a t r y . . . Just give yourself barrel
another
to the name a n d
y o u r £10 w i l l c o m e back; by return. W e l l , n o t q u i t e by return, MARTIN
DOUGHTY
COLOURS IMPERIAL .COLLEGE
Colours
Half
UNION
AWARDS
1972/3
Social
Colours
Colours
Association Football Club
M. McConvey Badminton
G . D . D . J a c k s o n C h a i r m a n a n d (Secretary S C C (ex-officio)
Rea w a r d s :
Athletic Clubs Committee Full
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Club
D . ' P . W a r d (ex) R. Thomas
C. F. C h i e n (ra) T . L i m (ra)
H. P a l m e r
P.
Blennerhasset
P. H. G. Mi F.
Hughes R. H . G l e d h i l l B. Edmundson K. L l o y d T. Luthman Ellis
For m y f a m i l y and f r i e n d s in A u s t r a l i a . .
Carnival
THE BETRAYAL
Treasurer General Procession Secretary Walk Secretary Stunts General Entertainments Mines collected most m o n e y Posters P. H o s k i n g C h a i r m a n (ex-officio)
K. Arundale Miss C. B i n g h a m A. Bowier Miss M . Cassoni A. Clapham Miss J. Hall A. Lewcock R. L . L . L o l l e y D. R u m s e y J. Sheehy A. Steer Reaward:
1973
Three single words were proudly sung in F r e n c h , the d i p l o m a t i c
tongue:
"—Liberte!—Egalite!—Fraternite!" Yet F r e n c h m e n thought the echoes heard
Boat Club A. Hill (ex)
D. G. Bevan M . J . Sisley J.
Bland
Cricket Club R . S m i t h (ex, ra) J . W i l l i a m s (ra) B. S a w f o r d J. Kelly R. G i b b s G. E d w a r d s C. Potter (ra)
K. Schofield D. H a w l i n s o n R. M a t t h e w s R- W h i t t i n g t o n R. Dean D. R i d l e y
Entertainments Committee
Too
S. D . A m o r G. C o d d M. Ingham J. Mitchell P. S p o o n e r D. T r i m m Reaward:
W i t h l e t h a l c l o u d and
P u b l i c i t y Officer C l e a n i n g Officer General work for three years T i c k e t s Officer Secretary Senior Treasurer P . W a d s w o r t h C h a i r m a n (ex-officio)
R o y a l C o l l e g e of
Hockey Club J. Astley R, P a l m e r (ex) D. R i c h m a n K. W. B o u l t o n
J. A. G. T. R,
Gahir Brown Popple Hanson Cameron
fit Rich-man R. J'.
J . Price M. White
Rugby Football Club J . M c D o n o u g h ( e x ) D. R i m m e r R. M a t t h e w s (ra) B. B r a d l e y Stern M. A d a m s (ra) P. R a n s o n J. H u n t (ra) A. S m i t h C. F l a n a g a n D. O s b o r n e A. W a l t o n F. M u s g r a v e C. L e w i s I. P a r t r i d g e (ra) K. H o r s e m a n (ra) C. W r i g l e y (ra)
P.
Jones Adams Suttor
B. T. R o g e r s M. Roskell
Squash C l u b D. H o d g s o n (ex) K. Daly M. Kenyon
D. S a s s o n
Club (ex)
W o m e n ' s Sports C l u b Mrs. H . A d a m s Miss G. S. B o w d e n (ex, ra) Miss A. Purvis Miss A . T h o m p s o n Miss H . Yates Miss K . B e r t r a m M i s s G. E p s t e i n M i s s I. W h i t e Miss J . Buzzard M i s s S. A r n o l d Miss D . E d s t e i n Mrs. M. Hill Ms. M. Stuart
Recreational Clubs Committee D. M. W. W. J. S. F. R. J. P.
Colours
Brown Buckley Collett Gilks Gibbons Firth G. Irving Lewis Nicholls C. S h a r k e y
Reawards:
Vice C h a i r m a n R C C Operatic Society Dramatic Society Secretary R C C Dramatic Society Transport Sub Committee Gliding Club F'ilm S o c i e t y Underwater Club Darts C l u b F. H . P o t t e r , S e n i o r T r e a s u r e r R C C P.. J . J e n k i n s C h a i r m a n R C C ( e x - o f f i c i o
Social G u b s Committee J.
Hall
S. P. S. M. P.
Hilsum Kirkham Richardson Schaffer Totterdell
Are Quakers blest with peace w h o The strength 'to turn the other
seek
cheek';
O f b l a m e d if t h e y , i n s t r i f e , s h o u l d try 'To turn the tables' in reply?
A r e Q u a k e r s lost in a c t i v e
thought,
W h i c h c o u n t s the c o s t but c o m e s to Or do their passive actions
naught;
show go?
Union General Awards M. M, P. P. M.
C. Black F. Doherty J . Jenkins W. Jowitt J . Matthews
Honorary Secretary Academic Affairs Officer Chairman R C C Deputy President (re-award) Chairman Community Action
Group
Both ©
N. Racine-Jaques, 1973.
Fly to work, and have yourself a holiday.
Fly off to the l a n d of Israel. T o a K i b b u t z w h e r e y o u ' l l have the s a t i s f a c t i o n o f b o t h w o r k i n g , a n d h a v i n g a holiday. A s a w o r k i n g visitor, for a m o n t h or longer, y o u w i l l e x p e r i e n c e a u n i q u e w a y of life a n d get a s u n t a n to be p r o u d of. S p e c i a l return fares available. S . A . E . for details K i b b u t z Representative Office. D e p t F E 1 K i n g Street. L o n d o n S W 1 . Tel: 01:930 6181. >
TICK TOCK
T e n Pin Bowling C l u b K . C r u m p e r (ra) R. B a n k s (ex) R. M o r s l e y
Social
QUAKERISM
R. P. M o u n c e The Lady Penney J . R. P o r t e r D. J . R i c h m a n Miss J . A. Rogers N . T. Sayles J. P. S m i t h J. Stockdale M. J. L. Williams M. K. Wiliams
Table Tennis C l u b G, E d w a r d s (ex)
Volleyball J. L a n k s P. N e v e s
heard
word.
The Rt. Hon. The L o r d Penney J. A. Lane ex-officio I. W . M a c k e n z i e ex-officio ( r e a w a r d )
Barrett
Swimming and W a t e r P o l o C l u b M . M c C a r t n e y ( e x ) P. H i n d l e P. F r i e z i e A. Smith M . G a r n e a u (ra) M. Djurovic (ra) P. Taylor
echo each explosive
The way the h u m a n race should R. L. R.
cried:
QUESTIONING
li€ Union R. A d a m s R. A . A r m i t a g e S . I. C a s t e l d i n e P. R. C o r b y n Miss L. C. Creagh D. J . E a s t e r b r o o k D. F i n n M r s . D. H a i n s W. G. Horseman P. M . M o r g a n
Karate Club E . J a c o b s (ra) G. A l k e r (ra) T. A n d e r s
Sailing C l u b M . A . P. M a r t i n (ex) S. J . M . B r i s c o e
But just a c r o w i n g c o c k w a s To
D. J . H u n t e r R, J . J e n n e r F. Musgrave A . T. W . P a t r i c k J . W . R. S h e e h y G. H a n s o n R. L I . L o l l e y M. G. N e w m a n
Mines
City and Guilds College
(ex)
Lawn Tennis Club C. Steele (ex) C. A t k i n s o n S. M e c k c h a k n i e
Uteyal S c h o o l o f
Cameron Andrews
W: D o w n s P. E v a n s Judo Club P. C a l l a h a n
Beneath the Southern Cross they
Miss C. Bingham D. Dawson J. A. Nuttall M i s s R. A . P a r k e r N , C. S e d g w i c k A . R. W i t h e r s
Science
Gallic pride.
" — L i b e r t e I — E g a l i t e I — F r a t e r n i t e I"
I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n A u t o m a t i c a l l y awards S o c i a l C o l o u r s to those w h o have received C o n s t i t u e n t C o l l e g e Union General Awards.
Cross Country Club R. J . Parker (ex) S. W e b b P. C l a r k e D. P a y n e R. A l l i n s o n
w e a k for each a s p i r i n g w o r d .
Society for Social Responsibility in Science Jewish Society H G. W e l l s S o c i e t y S.E. A s i a S o c i e t y Jewish Society H Wells Society
MINUTES OF A GENERAL MEETING OF T H E IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION, H E L D ON T H U R S D A Y MAY 17 1973 I N T H E G R E A T H A L L OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE
University tive
1 The President, M r . Lane, was i n t h e C h a i r a n d a b o u t 300 m e m b e r s present.
Mr. L a n e , o n worth, and spoke.
2 T h e M i n u t e s of the M e e t i n g s h e l d o n M a r c h 15 a n d 2 0 w e r e t a k e n a s read. 3 T h e R e t u r n i n g Officer for the elect i o n of President and Honorary Secretary of the Imperial College U n i o n f o r t h e s e s s i o n 1973/74 p r e sented his report. (Filed i n the Minute Book). Mr. East said that some memb e r s o f t h e U n i o n h a d n o t b e e n issued with replacement Registration/Union cards. The Hon. Sec. p r o m i s e d that he w o u l d discuss the m a t t e r w i t h the R e g i s t r a r as soon as p o s s i b l e . The Report was accepted tuous applause. 4
to
tumul-
Elections The President proposed that the Union suspend its policy about electing the A u t u m n N U S delegat i o n a t t h e first s u m m e r U G M a n d postponing the election to the autumn term. A candidate for m e m b e r s h i p of the Accommodation Committee had withdrawn. The Returning Officer usual for explained that it was notice c a n d i d a t e s to g i v e w r i t t e n o f a n y i n t e n t i o n to w i t h d r a w . T h e
meeting voted i n favour ing the w i t h d r a w a l . of
London
of
accept-
Representa-
behalf of M r . Mr. Dowson
After brief questioning the i n g voted by secret ballot.
Ashboth
meet-
The Following candidates for the p o s i t i o n o f Floor Representatives f o r s e s s i o n 1973/74 s p o k e f o r one minute:— R. B a i n J . Berry Miss C. B i n g h a m D. Dawson R. E z b a n J . Herrick A. Lewcock
C. L e w i s K. M. L a w N . C. S e d g w i c k P. W a t k i n s K. R i c h a r d Whitbread M . J . L. W i l l i a m s C. W r i g l e y .
A secret ballot was held. T h e following candidates for m e m b e r s h i p o f t h e D e l e g a t i o n to t h e NUS extraordinary conference spoke for thirty seconds:— Messrs: Armitage Cannell Corbyn Gillett Hochfelder Lambert Lane Milton
Phillips Porter Sayles Smith Tasker Veall Watkins
A secret b a l l o t w a s h e l d .
5 Refectory
Prices
M r . J a c k s o n spoke briefly a n d supplied b a c k g r o u n d to the refectory price problem. Mr. Armitage explained passable alterations and proposed:— T h i s H o u s e n o t e s t h e r e p o r t of the Refectory Committee proceeding o f 1 7 t h M a y , 1973, a n d t h a t t h e adjourned meeting recommences o n t h e 18th M a y so t h a t t h i s U n i o n M e e t i n g can discuss t h e food price situation. I C U believes that: there s h o u l d be no increase in refectory prices, that the Governing Body should m a k e good the p r o b a b l e deficit. F u r t h e r to this, I C U M a n d a t e s its representatives on the Refectory C o m m i t t e e a n d G o v e r n i n g B o d y to e n s u r e t h a t t h e i r u n i o n ' s v i e w is h e a r d a n d i f p o s s i b l e p u t i n t o action. The Refectory Committee representatives answered questions. Mr. Thomas spoke against the motion. A m e m b e r propose the vote w h i c h was passed. Mr.
Armitage
summed
move
to
a
up.
T h e m o t i o n w a s p a s s e d 73 v o t e s 51 w i t h 4 a b s t e n t i o n s .
to
A member challenged the quorum. The president closed the meeting d u e t o i n q u o r a c y a t a p p r o x . 2.30.
June 12th, 1973
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MARTIN'S LAST BIT I hope that y o u have enjoyed
this year a t I m p e r i a l
College. I most definitely have done so. I shall be leavi n g the U n i o n Office f o r the last time a t t h e e n d o f J u l y so t h i s treatise w i l l ooze nostalgia f o r the next few paragraphs.
M a r t i n ' s B i t this year has been witty, informative, a mirror o f the U n i o n Bureaucracy a n d factually accurate. It has reflected the trend i n t h e C o l l e g e and U n i o n to return t o , perhaps, a m o r e t r a d i t i o n a l style o f life. M o r e people, f o r example, are going to D i n n e r i n H a l l n o w t h a n d u r i n g the last few years. T h e interest i n inascotry is b r e w i n g
again—I
c a n almost see M i k e
once m o r e sitting o n its p l i n t h i n t h e lower lounge. O u r sporting clubs are thrashing a l l opposition and bringing b a c k vast numbers of silver cups. It is very difficult t o p i c k o u t one o r two events d u r i n g the year w h i c h are especially w o r t h y of ment i o n . I suppose that the p r o f u s i o n o f elections stand out i n most m i n d s b u t there have been other things: every U n i o n M e e t i n g b a r t w o w a s closed d u e t o i n q u o r a c y , t h e new U n i o n lounge b a r is still not opened, Piers C o r b y n is s t i l l w e a r i n g the same p u l l o v e r that he h a d i n m y first year. T h e politics o f I . C . U n i o n h a v e gone f u l l circle. Piers w a s president o f the U n i o n i n 1969, his H o n . Secretary', K e i t h G u y , h a d been C h a i r m a n o f b o t h E n t s a n d the Conservative Society.
Next
session w i t h N o r m a n Sayles i n the H o t Seat, shortly t o
QODSPELL COMPETITION "Godspell", the phenomenally successful stage musical based extremely loosely on the life of Christ, has been running in Iondon (at \ \ vnclham's Theatre) for more than a year, and has also been produced in Paris, Toronto, Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Melbourne and Sydney. Columbia Pictures have now taken it on location and filmed it in widescreen colour and stereophonic sound. The film is now showing at the Odeon Haymarket and Odeon St. Martin's Lane three times daily. F E L I X is offering as prizes to this competition five double tickets to the film valid at any weekday performance at either cinema, where you will be the honoured guest of Columbia-Warner Distributors and Rank Leisure Services. The tickets are valid until June 29th. Just write a letter to the new editor of F E L I X , Alasdhair Campbell, telling him in less than 500 and more than 200 words what changes you think he ought to make in F E L I X next year. The letters will be judged by M r . Campbell, and any containing any mention of G o d , Christ, religion in general, Columbia-Warner Distributors L t d . or Rank Organisation L t d . will be disqualified automatically. Closing date is Monday, June 18th. Address your letters to: ALASDHAIR CAMPBELL. EDITOR, "FELIX", IC U N I O N B U I L D I N G and pop them in the Infernal M a i l .
be vacated b y C o m r a d e L a n e , w e are promised a year of m o d e r a c y ; I t h i n k P a u l W a d s w o r t h must have a few capitalist l e a n i n g s — E n t s m a d e £1,000 profit this year (the money has been spent o n a new carpet i n Southsidc Upper
We want to see it from you, friends!
Lounge).
I have tried to take as m u c h part i n the life o f the College as I c o u l d . 1 realise n o b o d y w i l l believe m e w h e n I s a y that I h a v e been w o r k i n g so h a r d f o r t h e U n i o n that I haven't h a d t i m e to find myself a j o b — but it's true. W h e n M G B leaves I.C., unless something turns u p in a M i c a w b e r - l i k e fashion, he w i l l be u n employed. B u t enough of t h i s — t o business. T h e r e a r e one o r t w o happenings w o r t h y of note. T h e C o u n c i l D & D w i l l take place o n F r i d a y , 22nd l u n e , 1973. T i c k e t s , a v a i l a b l e f r o m me, are o n l y £2.25 each w h i c h includes a f u l l dinner, sherry, wines a n d p o r t , a cabaret and a b a r unt i l 3 a.m. T h e G u e s t Speaker w i l l be fan H o g g , E s q . , P . C . M i s s L i n d a C r e a g h , the U n i o n C l e r k , is leaving at the e n d o f t e r m t o get m a r r i e d . W e w i l l be m a k i n g a small presentation to her to m a r k her " r e t i r e m e n t " . A n y o n e w h o wants to contribute should send or b r i n g h i s donations to m e (cheques made
payable
to I.C.
Union). I a m still interested i n b u y i n g copies of photographs of me d o i n g interesting/silly things to show to m y g r a n d c h i l d r e n w h e n I ' m r i c h a n d famous. T h i s is a serious notice a n d s h o u l d n o t be treated either l i g h t l y o r w i t h subtle references The
to L o r d s L a m b t o n a n d J e l l i c o c .
I.C. U n i o n C o l o u r s L i s t appears elsewhere in
F e l i x . T i e s c a n be purchased f r o m the bookshop. If anybody c a n t h i n k of a suitable substitute for a tic for a lady please let m e k n o w . I a m informed by reliable sources that there is a cycle thief at large i n I . C . Please l o c k u p y o u r cycle when you leave it at C o l l e g e — y o u
k n o w it m a k e s sense.
JOURNALIST COMP. I n 1969 L a d y C a t h e r i n e P a k e n h a m a n d M i s s G i n a R i c h a r d son, b o t h at t h a t t i m e w o r k i n g o n t h e e d i t o r i a l staff of T h e D a i l y T e l e g r a p h M a g a z i n e , w e r e (tragically foilled i n a car crash. T h e y w e r e y o u n g , ibuit t h e i r e n t h u s i a s m a n d talent showed p r o m i s e of r e a l achievement. T h e C a t h e r i n e P a k e n h a m M e m o r i a l T r u s t was f o r m e d b y C a t h e r i n e ' s f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s i n h e r m e m o r y w i t h the specific a i m o f e n c o u r a g i n g other g i r ls w h o are a l r e a d y w o r k i n g , o r s e r i o u s l y I n t e n d i n g to w o r k , i n j o u r n a l i s m b y offering a s u b s t a n t i a l p r i z e o r prizes to t h e w i n n e r s of a n annual competition. „ P r e v i o u s w i n n e r s of ithe C a t h e r i n e P a k e n h a m M e m o r i a l A w a r d a r e i n e m p h a t i c agreement t h a t t h e prestige w a s of i m m e a s u r a b l e h e l p i n t h e i r careers. M a g a z i n e a n d newspaper editors are 'continually s e a r c h i n g f o r y o u n g w r i t e r s w i t h r e a l a b i l i t y a n d t h e A w a r d i s also, therefore, of great benefit t o t h e m . T h e C a t h e r i n e P a k e n h a m M e m o r i a l A w a r d is o p e n t o a n y g i r l o v e r t h e age of 18 o r u n d e r 30 o n S e p t e m b e r 1, 1973, who i s resident i n B r i t a i n . T h e c l o s i n g date f o r t h i s year's c o m p e t i t i o n is September 1, 1973. E n t r a n t s are i n v i t e d t o s u b m i t a sample of t h e i r j o u r n a l i s t i c work, w h i c h m u s t be n o t less t h a n 700 a n d n o t m o r e t h a n 2,500 w o r d s l o n g . It c a n consist either of p u b l i s h e d or u n p u b l i s h e d w o r k , b u t i n the latter case e n t r a n t s m u s t show evidence t h a t they have h a d some j o u r n a l i s t i c w o r k p u b l i s h e d . T o enter, send f o r t h e r u l e s of the A w a r d a n d a n e n t r y f o r m to: Sally B a k e r , Secretary, Catherine Pakenham Memorial Award. C/o C o u t t s & C o . , 188 F l e e t Street, L o n d o n , E.C.4. T h e entries w i l l b e j u d g e d by a d i s t i n g u i s h e d p a n e l of w r i t e r s a n d j o u r n a l i s t s . T h e y a r e the Countess of L o n g f o r d ( C h a i r m a n ) ; M i s s M a r j o r i e P r o o p s ; Miss M a r i n a W a r n e r ; M r . J o h n A n s t e y ( E d i t o r of T h e D a i l y T e l e g r a p h M a g a z i n e ) ; M r . P a u l J o h n s o n a n d M r . W i l l i a m Davis ( E d i t o r of P u n c h ) A t t h e i r d i s c r e t i o n the prize m o n e y , w h i c h t o t a l s about £300, m a y be. d i v i d e d a m o n g w i n n e r s o r a w a r d e d t o one. o u t r i g h t w i n n e r . R u n n e r s - u p t o p r e v i o u s A w a r d w i n n e r s were presented w i t h £10 book tokens. T h e prize m o n e y m u s t be spent toy the w i n n e r s i n f u r t h e r a n c e o f t h e i r j o u r n a l i s t i c careers.
VAC INVOLVEMENT Dear Editor,
.
,
W e are w o n d e r i n g i f y o u w o u l d be so k i n d as to i n c l u d e t h i s l e t t e r i n y o u r n e w s p a p e r o r magazine, i n order, p e r h a p s , to c a t c h those w a v e r i n g beings w h o have not yet d e c i d e d h o w t o spend t h e i r s u m m e r v a c ? 'The F o r e i g n L e g i o n i s dead'. B u t there A R E a l t e r n a t i v e s for a t r u e hero o r h e r o i n e of M o d e r n A d v e n t u r e . W h y n o t come a n d s p e n d y o u r s u m m e r w o r k i n g w i t h T h e C y r e n i a n s ? — th4re a r e n o w C y r e n i a n projects i n m a n y cities a n d t o w n s throughout Eng l an d a n d Scotland. T h e C y r e n i a n s e x i s t to c a r e f o r uprooted, socially isolated people w h o have nowhere to go. In the case of the single homeless p e r s o n the most needy a r e often rejected o r r e p u l s e d by the e x i s t i n g facilities; T h e C y r e n i a n s t r y to r e a c h those forj w h o m n o adequate p r o v i s i o n exists, o r w h o refuse to acqept c e r t a i n k i n d s of e x i s t i n g h e l p . T h e y therefore set up projects, w h i c h m a y differ a c c o r d i n g to ithe l o c a l n e e d — w h i c h is, perhaps, f o r a night-shelter i n Which there is food, o v e r n i g h t a c c o m m o d a t i o n , a n d t h e offer of C o m p a n i o n s h i p ; a second-tier house; o r a t h i r d - t i e r , longterjn r e s i d e n t i a l house. C y r e n i a n houses a r e s m a l l a n d i n fortnal, f u n c t i o n i n g as c o m m u n i t i e s a n d n o t a s hostels, a n d g e n e r a l l y offer no s p e c i a l i s a t i o n w i t h o n e p a r t i c u l a r ' p r o b l e m ' g r o p p o r sex. Ideally, o u r r e s i d e n t i a l c o m m u n i t i e s accommo datp about 10 residents a l o n g w i t h itwo o r t h r e e w o r k e r s a l t h o u g h a shelter w i l l have l a r g e r n u m b e r s . W o r k e r identifi c a t i on is s t r o n g — C y r e n i a n w o r k e r s live alongside t h e residents a n d share t h e l i f e of t h e house i n a l l respects, g e t t i n g the same pocket m o n e y as a m a n o n Social S e c u r i t y w o u l d have. T h e idea of resident p a r t i c i p a t i o n is also v i t a l — r e s i dents are asked to co-operate i n t h e r u n n i n g o f t h e house a n d p a r t i c i p a t e i n the w e e k l y house meetings. W o r k e r s norriially come f o r a p e r i o d of between six a n d twelve months, but' w e also need people for short-term p e r i o d s of between six a n d t w e l v e weeks i n t h e summer. If y o u are i n t e r e s t e d i n finding o u t more w r i t e t o : T h e C y r e n i a n s , 13 W i n c h e a p , C a n t e r b u r y , K e n t . Y o u r s sincerely, ANGELA
CREED,
Administrator.
June 12th, 1973
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FENCING T h e end of the season sees the fencing c l u b reaching
considerable success, recently reaching the final of both
new heights of enthusiasm after a rather shaky start at
the foil and e p i e at the N o t t i n g h a m N a t i o n a l T o u r n a -
the beginning of the season. T h e m a i n result for the
ment.
team has been a clean sweep i n a l l its' fixtures in the 2nd division of the L o n d o n League.
Defeated
teams
have i n c l u d e d N a t . West B a n k (7—2), L l o y d s B a n k (5—4) a n d K i n g ' s C r o s s F . C . (8—1). T h i s means certain promotion
to the first d i v i s i o n next season a n d
thanks are due to regular team members J u l i a n T y s o n
T h e c l u b entered a Sabre team at the L e a m i n g t o n T o u r n a m e n t held at Easter. Steve, R o m a n G o m e z a n d G u s t a v o C h a p e i a fenced
well before being eliminated
by strong international competition.
Roman
reached
the last 16 of the i n d i v i d u a l c o m p e t i t i o n before e l i m i n a tion. Steve has also represented
B r i t a i n i n the under
20's sabre team, a very high distinction. (Capt.),
Steve
Thompson,
Geoff e
Kolbe,
Gordon
M a c k a y and Law rence B o y d .
W i t h nearly a l l of this year's membership returning i n O c t o b e r plans are i n h a n d for a 2 n d team, hopefully
C l u b i n d i v i d u a l s have also been featuring, p r o m i n ently i n n a t i o n a l a n d international competitions. K a y
f e n c i n g i n the L o n d o n League. T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of a club
evening
meet is also proposed
to increase the
N i c h o l s o n a n d J u l i a n b o t h fenced i n the B r i t i s h U n i v e r -
social a n d d r i n k i n g side of the sport w h i c h u p t i l l n o w
sities competition at M e a d o w b a n k i n E d i n b u r g h w i t h
has been rather neglected. T h i s should p r o v e p o p u l a r
K a y reaching the quarter-final of the ladies' f o i l . K a y ,
w i t h members.
Steve a n d J u l i a n are a l l regular members o f the L o n -
New
members, i n c l u d i n g beginners, are needed f o r
d o n U n i v e r s i t y team with J u l i a n gaining a place o n
next year — especially girls. N o experience is necessary
the
as there are plenty of w i l l i n g y o u n g blades to show y o u
h i g h l y successful
U n i v e r s i ty tour to H o l l a n d at
Easter. J u l i a n also fences regularly i n competitions w i t h
the basic positions — so c o m e along girls!
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