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D E S P I T E S T R O N G protests to t h e c o n t r a r y , t h e p r i c e o f b e e r h a s gone np b y Z p o n a pint. The decision was taken on Monday a t a m e e t i n g o f the College Refectory Committee on the b a s i s o f a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n from the B a r C o m m i t t e e which met s p e c i f i c a l l y to d i s c u s s the p r i c e i n c r e a s e s on May 9 t h . T h e increases have taken effect immediately.
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CHICKENFEED! AS ONE might have expected, the grant increases announced by Mr Prentice on Tuesday fall short of the 40% called by the NUS. The increase of 22% does however raise the London grant from £ 6 6 5 to £ 8 1 0 . Married women students will now be treated the same as married male students, and the starting point on the salary scale for parental contributions has been raised.
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C H A R L E S C L A R K E ; the N U S p r e s i d e n t - e l e c t , i s a t the c e n t r e of a p o l i t i c a l s t o r m . T h e row h a s e r upt e d b e c a u s e Mr C l a r k e a p p e a r e d a t a p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e on the i n v i t a t i o n of the Get Britain Out C a m p a i g n Committee a w e e k yesterday. T h i s a c t i o n was taken despite the f a c t that M r C l a r k e w a s under a mandate from t h e Llandudno Conference w h i ch s t r o n g l y d i s a p r o v e s of members of the N U S e x e c u t i v e a p p e a r i n g o n s h a r e d platforms o f t h i s kind. The Llandudno conference had noted "The umbrella nature of the national G e t B r i t a i n Out CampaignCommittee and the presence of Powellites and other racialists on that Committee" and a s a r e s u l t instructed the N U S executive to "appear under no circumstances on platforms with
racists and fascists" . It w o u l d s e e m therefore t h a t Mr C l a r k e ' s a p p e a r a n c e o n the i n v i t a t i o n o f the C o m m i t t e e i s in v i o l a t i o n of this i n s t r u c t i o n . Mr C l a r k e c o n t e n d s t h i s a n d told o u r reporter that t h e p a r t i c u l a r p e o p l e w i t h w h o m he shared the platform were n o t putting forward ideas that c o n f l i c t e d w i t h the a t t i t u d e of the N U S on campaigning p r o c e d u r e s w i t h regards to the E E C debate. H o w e v e r , there are c e r t a i n the student groups within movement who d i s a g r e e s t r o n g l y with Mr C l a r k e ' s a c t i o n . H e will probably face harsh c r i t i c i s m s and possible censure a t the next N U S c o n f e r e n c e i n Scarborough next November.
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Rent Strike
The Warwick U n i v e r s i t y Student U n i o n ' s fight against i t s U n i v e r s i t y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a s f i n a l l y c o l l a p s e d after three terms of b i t t e r s t r u g g l e . T h e e n d , h e r a l d e d b y a h i g h - c o u r t i n j u n c t i o n g i v i n g the W a r w i c k U n i v e r s i t y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n the r i g h t to r e o c c u p y the t e l e p h o n e e x c h a n g e a n d the Senate B u i l d i n g c a m e w h e n 500 750 policemen (including 3 0 p o l i c e w o m e n ) a r r i v e d on T h u r s d a y o f l a s t w e e k t o e v i c t the occupying students. The trouble began i n t he S p r i n g term w h e n 800 o f t h e 2,700 students on campus went o n rent s t r i k e i n p r o t e s t against higher r e n t s . Threats by the U n i v e r s i t y t o render the strikers i n eligible for exami n a t i o n s a r o u s e d anger a n d
The 22% increase follows a 2 5 % increase last year. D u r i n g the p a s t y e a r the rate of inflation has increased, a s h a v e the l e v e l s o f o t h e r wage settlements. NUS h a s d e s c r i b e d the increase (which the DES c l a i m s to be b a s e d o n t h e a n n u a l rate o f i n f l a t i o n ) a s disappointing t ho ug h it w e l c o m e d the d e c i s i o n to end d i s c r i m i n a t i o n ;i'gainst m a r r i e d John R a n d a l l , the women. current N U S p r e s i d e n t , h a s c a l l e d f o r a rent freeze to p r o t e c t s tudent l i v ing s t a n d a r d s , a s the w h o l e o f the i n c r e a s e w o u l d b e s w a l l o w e d up i n the increase cost of books, c l o t h i n g , t r a n s p o r t a n d other essentials. Several Vice-Chancellors are reported t o fear further student militancy a s the Government has f a i l ed to give large e n o u g h grants t o meet increased costs of university and c o l l e g e h a l l s and lodgings. Rent s t r i k e s are indeed i n
resulted i n a U n i o n meeting v o t i n g to o c c u p y t h e Senate building. Building. The attempts of t h e A c a d e m i c R e g i s t r a r to pressure students into s u b m i s s i o n b y s a y i n g that the examinations c o u l d not p r o c e e d a s p l a n n e d further a g g r a v a t e d the s i t u a t i o n Obtaining of a High Court
progress a t s e v e r a 1 universities . A c t u a l f i g u r e s for the new grants are a s f o l l o w s w i t h the current grants i n brackets: L o n d o n grant: £810 (£665), a n i n c r e a s e of 2 2 % ; e l s e w h e r e : £740 (£605), a n i n c r e a s e of 2 2 % ; s t u d e n t s l i v i n g a t ho m e : £570 (£475), a n i n c r e a s e of 20%. P a r e n t a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s now start a t a r e s i d u a l income of £2,200 (£1,600). Whilst Mr Prentice has f a i l e d t o make a l l non-degree c o u r s e s s u b j e c t t o mandatory awards (he c l a i m s t h i s w o u l d c o s t £200m.), he h a s a b o l i s h e d the d i s c r e t i o n a r y Awards ( i n favour of mandatory a w a r d s ) for i n i t i a l t e a c h e r t r a i n i n g , H N D and D H E courses. Women s t u d e n t s w i l l n o w be a b l e t o c l a i m d e p e n d a n t s a l l o w a n c e s for h u s b a n d s a n d c h i l d r e n but there i s s t i l l n o change i n the unpopular practice of assessing a spouse's contribution.
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by the possession order U n i v e r s i t y a n d of i t s s e r v i n g to the students added y e t more f u e l to the f i r e . A p i c k e t w a s mounted o n t h e Senate B u i l d i n g b y some s t u d e n t s and others o c c u p i e d t h e nearby U n i v e r s i t y A r t s C e n t r e . Other unions within the U n i v e r s i t y refused t o c r o s s the student p i c k e t l i n e s a n d ent er t h e building.
afternoon. T h e Student U n i o n ' is taking steps t o strengthen the rent s t r i k e . W h i l e the p i c k e t h a s b e e n w i t h d r a w n and t h e A r t s Centre i s no longer b e i n g o c c u p i e d . T h i s d e c i s i o n came after the Senate m e e t i n g .
T h e r e i s t o b e a day o f a c t i o n on the e d u c a t i o n a l c u t s on J u n e 4th a n d , on the c a m p u s . The Students U n i o n i s a l s o t o investigate the University's T h e U n i o n h a d demanded a n finance a n d w i l l base their end t o v i c t i m i s a t i o n but the c a m p a i g n f o r 1975/6 o n t h e q u e s t i o n w a s deferred b y t h e outcome of t h i s i n v e s t i g a t i o n . Senate meeting o n Wednesday
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J U S T WHAT in the hell is Charles Clarke, the president-elect of NUS playing at? (See page one). The tight-rope exercise of "stretch-the-mandate"? The instructions given at the Llandudno conference stated that no platform was to be shared with racists or fascists and the same motion condemned the " G e t Britain Out" Campaign because it contained racist and fascist elements. Yet when I spoke to Charles last Monday, he was calmly sure that he was within the parameters set out by the mandate. But even he admits that he took his interpretation right up to the limit — only the Conference at Scarborough next November can decide whether that limit was deliberately crossed or not.
* Today sees a new slant on an old idea to add a kind of novelty to the impact of serious student militancy. The Overseas Students Committee have decided to picket the Imperial College Board of Governors meeting which is planned to start at around 10.30 am this morning. A petition is being presented to the G B ' s Chairman, Sir Henry F i s h e r , in protest at the recent government announcements relating to self-supporting students fees increases. F E L I X wishes the protest well and hopes to have a full report next week.
* Incidentally, there is no truth whatsoever in the malicious rumour that I got pissed with John Randall last Monday on cans of Swan lager. And he did N O T give me an excellent quote which made scandebus reference to one of the current NUS Executive. And I shall N O T be printing this non-existent quote in the last issue of F E L I X this year. So there! FELIX. Newspaper of Imperial Michael J . L . Williams C o l l e g e Union Editor Published by the Editor on behalf of the Imperial C o l l e g e Union Publications Board. Printed Offset-litho on the Union premises. Thanks to G i l l , Ian, Richard, Raman^ R i z , P a u l and John F*ELIX Office, IC U n i o n , Telephone: Int. 2881. Prince Consort R d , London 01/5895111 Ext.2166 SW7 2 B B . © 1975'
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H E R E W E a r e a g a i n ! I t ' s the h i g h - s p o t of the w e e k , y e s , y o u ' v e g u e s s e d i t , i t ' s the I F O n l y c o l u m n ! Of c o u r s e , I f e e l v e r y honoured that the a u g u s t E d i t o r of F E L I X a l l o w s our humble w e e k l y intrusions into their i l l u s t r i o u s p u b l i c a t i o n . S o it hardly seems f a i r t o l a u n c h into i n d e s c r l m a t e c r i t i c i s m o f I C a s h a s u n f o r t u n a t e l y been t h e c a s e i n t h e p a s t . (AIthough i t w o u l d g i v e well, lets b e t a c t f u l , elite number of I F s t u d e n t s w h o me s o m e t h i n g M E A T Y t o w r i t e about). turn out for c o l l e c t i n g i s h a r d l y surprising considering that H o w e v e r I t h i n k it w o u l d be rough ly t w o - t h i r d s of the c o l l e g e better t o a b a n d o n a l l a t t e m p t s commutes from t h e f a r - f l u n g at profundity a n d w r i t e s o m e r e a l m s of W i m b l e d o n , R u i s l i p thing pleasantly mundane, e t c e t c . B u t w h a t a b o u t the which will conform to other t h i r d ? Y o u may w e l l a s k . everyone's idea of the dumb s e c r e t a r y , (and i s n ' t i t drummed Collecting goes on a l l into o u r t i n y t h i c k h e a d s from through the autumn term a n d if the w o r d g o , that the s e c r e t a r y ' s y o u c o u l d o n l y manage o n e duty i s t o butter u p h e r b o s s ? ) . s i n g l e S a t u r d a y out of t h e r e s t of y o u r l i f e , i t h e l p s . A l s o , T h a t s about 1 2 0 w o r d s a n d co I l e c t i n g c a n be r e a l l y s o another 1 5 0 should just h i l a r i o u s , and y o u have the a b o u t do s a t i s f a c t i o n of d o i n g s o m e t h i n g A n y w a y , w h i l e I'm h e r e , I worthwhile and....Amen to a l l may a s w e l l i n t r o d u c e m y s e l f . ; that! I a m the R a g R e p , (no, I'm N O T P S . Would a l l t h e b u d d i n g responsible for the staff's jpolitians a t IC deign t o step c l o t h e s ) a n d i t ' s my j o b t o b e g , down from their boring, implore etc" e t c t o t a k e part in extremist platforms a n d D O R a g W e e k . In other w o r d s , a something constructive like c a s e of a little gently persuathe rest of u s p e a c e a b l e s i o n . (NOBODY expects the mortals, who realise we can't Spanish Inqueistion). A l l this change the world with our i s no e a s y t a s k . radical ideas? Of c o u r s e , t h e p a t h e t i c ,
EDUCATO I NAL REDEPLOYMENT THE E D U C A T I O N A L R e deployment Service w a s s e t up i n 1969 a n d i s s t i l l t h e only nationally operating unit which concerns itself solely with the problems faced by t h o s e w h o a r e s o often d a m n ingly labelled "drop-outs." F o r the p a s t t w o y e a r s i t h a s received Government help i n order t o offer F R E E a i d t o a l l those students discontinuing, for w h a t e v e r reasons, from degree, H N D e t c courses. Information i s a v a i l a b l e m a i n l y on employment, alternative courses, careers a n d grants but m a c h i n e r y i s o n h a n d t o help with any careers problem no matter h o w o b s c u r e .
ICU E E C Motion the arguments Amongst Eng. p r e s e n t e d f o r the P r o - M a r k e t The E R S i s not s e e k i n g to case, i t was suggested that supplant any o f the welfare/ B r i t a i n s sovereignty would be personal tutor/ e t c f a c i l i t i e s enhanced through b e i n g l e s s which exist at I C . B u t it does Dear Sir, dependan t o n the U S A a n d a l s o T h o u g h I am glad that F E L I X w o r l d p e a c e w o u l d be s t r e n g t h s h o u l d g i v e p r o m i n e n c e to the e n e d b y the p r e s e n c e of a important d e c i s i o n t a k e n b y powerful European Community. I C U c o n c e r n i n g o u r memberO n top o f t h e s e , t h i s c o u n t r y s h i p o f the E E C , I f e e l that the i s i n the g r i p s o f a f i n a n c i a l o n l y l a c k to e m e r g e , i s i n the C r i s i s a n d n e e d s a l l the s u p p o r t reporting of this i s s u e . it c a n get from our n e i g h b o u r s . N o w h e r e i s t h e t e x t o f the The motion concluded b y s arid For substantive motion mentioned, condemning the reactionary nor i s a n y r e f e r e n c e made to Gentlemen of R e s . o f the N U S and actions actual arguments used i n i n s t r u c t i n g the E x e c t o make p r o p o s i n g this m o t i o n . for the certain information In s u m m a r y , the m o t i o n n o t e d Pro-Market cause available and the increase i n potential to c o m m u n i c a t e to various markets f o r B r i t i s h I n d u s t r y , a n d politicians, our press the support from men and s u p p o r t for c o n t i n u e d member* countries of p o l i t i c a l learning s h i p of the E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c for our m e m b e r s h i p , the i m p r o v e d Community. terms o f m e m b e r s h i p a n d the Yours sincerely, i s g R C S U Office 2 * government t a k e - o v e r o f B r i t i s h TJ.D.Pye leyland. Dept. of Chemical Imperial College London 14th May 1975.
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point out that certain discontinuing students may feel aggrieved towards the institution responsible for having failed him and might therefore be unwilling to seek help there . A l s o , many students have already left the campus before learning they are not eligible to continue with their course while others are simply unaware of the facilities available to them with their own college or university. F o r all such students, and many more besides, the E R S i s a valuable additional source of information/advice/help. So i f you know o f anyone who i s considering "droppingo u t , " get him or her to contact the E R S at 20, Gower Street, London WC1E6DP (01-637 0450).
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Across I . A s C h i l d i s h horse? A stripey one (6). 3 . . D e f e a t one w i t h frequency before the c o l l e g e . T h e sort of t h i n g that m a k e s me happy(8) 8 . T h e P o l i t i c s group is not b o r e d , but they d o have a s t a te in t h i s (10,5) . 1 0 . H e n c e the c a l l for s i l e n c e in c o u r t ? ( 6 ) . I I . K i p l i n g ' s young s p y ? C e r t a i n l y not in t h i s outfit.(6). 1 4 . G u i a n a ' s r a t t l e d by the dragon.(6) . 1 5 Was in debt, i t ' s s a i d , s o produced some v e r s e (3). 1 8 . H a v i n g no a s p i r a t i o n s , the drunkard w a s s h o t ( 3 ) . 19 N a t ' s l a s s l o s t the s h i p , b e i n g c r o o k e d #3). 2 2 M a k e St A n t h o n y c r o s s in the s m i t h y , then l o s e o n e ' s memory (6) . 23.Good man! A s i s t e r stops the c i r c u l a t i o n .(6). 2 5 . S t a b out of b e d ; the unit burns to l i s t e n , a l l of a sudden.(5,2,4,4). 2 6 . A dry c h a i n , p e r h a p s ? Y o u w o u l d be too, in t h i s c o n d i t i o n . (8) . 2 7 . S t r i p the b i l l i a r d t a b l e w i t h out b e i n g n o t i c e d ! (3). Down 1 . Leave b e h i n d a tear in l i e u of s e v i c e . ( 4 , 4 ) . 2 . Catechisms? Things belonging to H o p e ' s s i s t e r . ( 8 , 2 , 5 ) . 4 . D i g i t a l e x t r e m i t y ? How c r e e p y 1(6). 5. A b a n d o n in p i e t y , w i t h a n expostulation.(3,8,4). 6 . S h y c a t ? C u t its t a i l off and its a different creature ( s e v e r a l infact).(6) . 7 . E m p l o y for a pur po s e . ( 3) . 9 . T h e G e r m a n , w i t h t ie a l l c r o o k e d , w a n t s to prepare for publication again.(6). 1 2 . J o h n the S c o t i s my property, I hear, but h e ' s G r e e k . ( 6 ) . 1 3 . S u e lets her E a s t e r n bit drop a n d m i x e s in the l i g h t (6) . 1 6 . A s s e t s are m i x e d , s o are n a t i o n s . (3). 1 7 . T w o model a r m i e s , a s h i p a n d h e a d l e s s me a l l i n a t r u n k . (5,3) . 1
2 0 My O h i o - P a k i s t a n i a i r l i n e ? A bit hard to s e e ^6). 21 .Sounds a s though it broke (ungrammatically) when it s t o p p e d (6). 24 L l n i t a r i l y i m p e r s o n a l , pronominally s p e a k i n g (3).
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B i l l Gerrard d a n g e r s if c o n t r o l s a r e not i n t r o d u c e d , but W H E N C O N S I D E R I N G a c h a n g e i n l a w , one must a l w a y s beware of "the grass is t h e s e c o n t r o l s are b e s t f i x e d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y greener on the otherside of the hill " s y n d r o m e . C e r t a i n l y the E E C h a s many faults, but s o that a g i a n t c o m p a n y c a n n o t i n t i m i d a t e the a n t i - m a r k e t e e r s have c o n s i s t e n t l y s h o w n t h e m s e l v e s t o be s u f f e r i n g from t h i s s m a l l c o u n t r i e s s i m p l y b e c a u s e of i t s s y n d r o m e by t h e i r i n a b i l i t y t o o u t l i n e a v i g o r o u s a n d p l a u s i b l e a l t e r n a t i v e . e c o n o m i c p o w e r . A p o s i t i v e a d v a n t a g e of If y o u b e l i e v e that F r o g s , D o g o s , K r a u t s a n d Wops w i l l be t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of t h i s the E E C i s i t s p o t e n t i a l a b i l i t y t o p l a c e c o u n t r y , and that t h e s o l u t i o n to B r i t a i n ' s problems is t o s e n d home a l l w o g s e t c , I fear c o n t r o l s on b u s i n e s s c o n c e r n s . that there i s very l i t t l e I c o u l d d o t o c o n v i n c e y o u o t h e r w i s e , e x c e p t t o s u g g e s t a p s y c h i a t r i s t w h o is a n e x p e r t o n x e n o p h o b i a . H e n c e f o r t h , I w i l l ignore the i l l o g i c a l 2. "That we will lose our ability to r a n t i n g s of t h e extreme right a n d w i l l o n l y s w o t a t t h e i r s o r t of a r g u m e n t s w h e n they govern ourselves." T h e argument here r a i s e t h e i r u g l y h e a d s in (national) s o c i a l i s t i d e a s . r e v o l v e s round the w o r d " w e " . If " w e " In l o o k i n g at the arguments of the L e f t , one f i n d s it d i f f i c u l t t o s e e a g e n e r a l theme means the t y p i c a l B r i t i s h (dare I s a y i t ? ) to t h e i r a r g u m e n t s . O v e r a l l , it w o u l d a p p e a r that their r e a s o n s for w a n t i n g to leave w o r k e r , then w e have never had much s a y E u r o p e a r e that E u r o p e i s o n l y worth j o i n i n g w h e n it h a s become a s o c i a l i s t i n s t i t u t i o n in how our country i s r u n . In the E u r o p e a n of Utopian p r o p o r t i o n s , and y e t , t h e s o c i a l i s t s a r e r a p i d l y b e c o m i n g the l a r g e s t s i n g l e Parliament, unlike Westminster, virtually party in E u r o p e . e v e r y major p o l i t i c a l party h a s r e p r e s e n t The selection p r o c e d u r e for atives. S i n c e no-one h a s Issued a n o r g a n i s e d representatives is probably more a l t e r n a t i v e to the E E C I c a n o n l y w o r k on d e m o c r a t i c than the B r i t i s h s y s t e m w h i c h the a s s u m p t i o n that i f w e left w e w o u l d left t h e L i b e r a l party w i t h a h a n d f u l of g o it a l o n e or r e j o i n (if p o s s i b l e ) what i s s e a t s i n return for a f i f t h of the v o t e s left of E F T A . Our b i g g e s t problem w o u l d c a s t . W e s t m i n s t e r i s o n l y u p t h e road be forming r e g u l a r trade c o n n e c t i o n s — who from u s , a n d y e t for a l l t h e good that would trust us in the long term after d o e s u s it might a s w e l l be i n B r u s s e l s . ditching three sets of trading partners in I b e l i e v e t h i s argument c a n therefore o n l y less than a decade (Commonwealth, EFTA be a c c e p t e d by a n a r c h i s t s w h o d o n ' t w a n t and EEC)? A country like B r i t a i n , whose a n y government or b y t h o s e w h o h a v e is based upon importing raw trade s e l f i s h nationlist interests at stake. materials and exporting finished materials needs a guaranteed m a r k e t . O u r o n l y large 3. "That being in the EEC strengthens natural r e s o u r c e (North s e a o i l ) i s l a r g e l y NATO and encourages a further military mortgaged, large s e c t i o n s of our i n d u s t r y build-up". Just because we are i n the run i n e f f i c i e n t l y , a n d o u r c o f f e r s a r e E E C d o e s not mean w e have t o b e l o n g t o a l m o s t e m p t y . If w e left the E E C w i t h o u t N A T O — e g F r a n c e i s not in N A T O . W h i l e a v i a b l e a l t e r n a t i v e w e w i l l be b a n k r u p t e d , w e have " f r i e n d l y " n a t i o n s e . g . R u s s i a a n d t h e p o l i t i c a l e x t r e m i s m (as s e e n i n v i s i t i n g neighboring friendly nations like N o r w a y ) w i l l be e x p l o s i v e h e r e . H u n g a r y a n d C z e c h o s l a v a k i a , perhaps a m i l i t a r y f o r c e , h o w e v e r u n p l e a s a n t the L e t u s c o n s i d e r the m a i n arguments i d e a , is e s s e n t i a l . companies." T h e g i a n t f i r m s of E u r o p e , s t a y i n g i n the E E C : 1. "That particular
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7
REVIEWS
Lr Id Trevor P h i l l i p s
CONCERT Stephen T h o m p s o n IC Choir: 'Jephtha' by G . F . Handel; and 'Missa Brevis in A ' by J . S . Bach. WRITTEN Messiah,
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I A M w r i t i n g my f i r s t r e a c t i o n s to the g r a n t s a n n o u n c e m e n t made o n T u e s d a y . It u n d e r l i n e s the c y n i c i s m and u n f a i r n e s s w i t h w h i c h R e g P r e n t i c e h a s r u l e d t he D E S o v e r the past fourteen m o n t h s . T r u e , students a t IC have received a n increase of 2 1 . 8 % on l a s t y e a r ' s a w a r d d o e s not e v e n make up for the I n f l a t i o n d u r i n g ' 7 4 ' 7 5 , much l e s s p r o v i d e for the i n c r e a s e d c o s t of l o d g i n g a n d r e f e c t o r y mea Is a Iready in the p i p e l i n e . T r u e , the married w o m e n ' s grant h a s been a b o l i s h e d — but t h e s p o u s e s ' c o n t r i b u t i o n r e m a i n s . T h e fact that t h e b a s e l e v e l o f the p a r e n t a l mean t e s t h a s r i s e n from £1600 t o £2200 d o e s not mean that fewer p e o p l e pay; it means that larger c h u n k s of p a r e n t s ' i n c o m e s w h i c h w i l l have r i s e n b y a b o u t the s a m e amount a c t u a l l y g o into t h e p a r e n t a l c o n t r i b u t i o n . T h i s i n turn means that s t u d e n t s who-;have t r o u b l e g e t t i n g t h e i r parents t o pay the c o n t r i b u t i o n w i l l f a c e e v e n greater p r o b l e m s .
w i l l be i n O c t o b e r w i l l b e g i n t o w o n d e r how he or s h e w i l l m a n a g e . I c o n s i d e r it a c y n i c a l a w a r d b e c a u s e n o t h i n g h a s been done for the worst-off s t u d e n t s of a l l : the s t u d e n t s o n d i s c r e t i o n ary awards. Instead, Prentice, the s e l f - p r o c l a i m e d "militant
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himself demonstrated the effectiveness of t h e rent s t r i k e s a n d o c c u p a t i o n s mounted by t h e " b i g b a t t a l i o n s " i n t he u n i v e r s i t i e s and p o l y s . T h i s , by the w a y , a n s w e r s the c r i t i c s of that m i l i t a n c y , w h o s a i d that t h e s e t a c t i c s g a i n n o t h i n g for students. T h e D E S has followed the general policy over the cuts w h i c h I d e l i n e a t e d In a Precipice some months a g o . T h a t i s t o make them f a l l h a r d e s t on t h o s e l e a s t a b l e t o afford i t , and t h o s e least able to defend themselves — discretionary award students, adult e d u c a t i o n , o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s e t c . It i s , of c o u r s e , why u n i v e r s i t y t e a c h e r s have had l i t t l e l u c k s o far; they h a v e d i s c l a i m e d mi l i t a n c y .
lesser kno w n oratorios; h o w e v e r it c o n t a i n s a l l the u s u a l H a n d e l i a n b r i l l i a n c e and PC C h o i r a n d t h e i r r e g u a l r c o n d u c t o r , E r i c B r o w n , a r e t o be c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n the performance they g a v e us l a s t F r i d a y evening in H o l y T r i n i t y C h u r c h . They were ably supported by a n orchestra w h i c h d e s e r v e s its a d j e c t i v e " s p e c i a l " . P a r t i c u l a r l y noteworthy w a s t he b r i l l i a n t trumpet w o r k , of w h i c h H a n d e l i s s o m u c h , the m a s t e r . A m o n g t h e s o l o i s t s R i c h a r d G a n d y a n d J o h n W i l l i a m s s t o o d out; t he former for h i s b e a u t i f u l l y c o n t r o l l e d runs a n d t h e latter for h i s c l e a r c o u n t e r t e n o r v o i c e . T h e c h o r u s e s w e r e s u n g w i t h the A n d n o t h i n g h a s been d o n e about enthusiasm w h i c h we have come to expect T h e t r a g e d y i s t h a t no-one w a n t s discretionary awards — the biggest from t h e c h o i r . One m i n o r grumble w a s d i s r u p t i o n , e x c e p t p e o p l e w h o b e l i e v e that s c a n d a l of a l l . that the a u d i e n c e w a s not p r o v i d e d w i t h a s t u d e n t o c c u p a t i o n w i l l s p a r k off t he T h i s is a "now-you-see-it-now-youl i b r e t t i , m a k i n g the f o l l o w i n g of the w o r k r e v o l u t i o n . B u t the fake moderates l i k e don't" a w a r d . It may s e e m a n u n n e c e s s a r s o much more d i f f i c u l t . P r e n t i c e a r e d r i v i n g the r e a l moderates i l y h a r s h a t t a c k upon M r P r e n t i c e s i n c e T h e c o n c e r t opened w i t h t h e Mlssa w h o s i m p l y w a n t a f a i r d e a l f o r t he a t f i r s t s i g h t the a n n o u n c e m e n t a p p e a r s Brevis in A of J . S . B a c h . U n f o r t u n a t e l y e d u c a t i o n s e r v i c e , t o real m i l i t a n c y . L e t the a c o u s t i c s of t h e c h u r c h d i d not t o be a t t r a c t i v e . If t h i s w e r e O c t o b e r us hope that the i n t e r e s t s of the e d u c a t i o n 1 9 7 4 , it w o u l d b e ; but a n y o n e w h o s i t s s t a n d up to the p r e c i s i o n of B a c h ' s c h o r a l s e r v i c e p r e v a i l before it i s i r r e p a r a b l y and c o n s i d e r s w h a t the p a c e of i n f l a t i o n w r i t i n g and t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s of the w o r k damaged. and the c o s t of a c c o m m o d a t i o n and food was s p o i l e d . The Bach Mass a l s o served t o l e n g t h e n t h e c o n c e r t t o a l m o s t three I consider it a cynical award because nothing has been done for hours, despite extensive cuts i n the H a n d e l , and t h e e n j o y m e n t , towards t he the worst-off students of all: the students on discretionary awards. e n d , w a s marred by p e o p l e l e a v i n g e a r l y . B O O K S
C.R. Hensman: (Penguin).
Rich Against
Poor
T H E R I C H a n d poor i n q u e s t i o n here are c o u n t r i e s a s o p p o s e d t o p e o p l e , a n d the book a t t e m p t s t o a n a l y s e the theory and p r a c t i c e of s t a t e a i d to u n d e r d e v e l o p e d c o u n t r i e s . It a l s o puts into p e r s p e c t i v e the a c t u a l e c o n o m i c s t a t u s of some of the non-major c o u n t r i e s ; it c o m e s a s s o m e t h i n g of a s h o c k t o l e a r n that G e n e r a l M o t o r s h a s a greater g r o s s n a t i o n a l product than many ' a d v a n c e d ' c o u n t r i e s , i n c l u d i n g S w i t z e r l a n d , a n d most of t h e larger American corporations completely overs h a d o w the u n d e r d e v e l o p e d n a t i o n s . U n t i l r e c e n t l y t h e majority of p e o p l e had s e e n A m e r i c a a s a great, u n s e l f i s h b e n e f a c t o r p o u r i n g huge s u m s of money i n t o h e l p i n g i t s poorer d e p e n d e n t s s t r i v e towards their own economic s t a b i l i t y . A t t i t u d e s have c h a n g e d s o m e w h a t (partly d u e t o Watergate) and In fact it e m e r g e s that, s u r p r i s e s u r p r i s e , U n c l e Sam does not a l w a y s d e l i v e r the g o o d s a s e t h i c a l l y a s w e might h o p e . A l t h o u g h the book i s primarily concerned with destroying the myths of government a i d i t a l s o p r e s e n t s a r g u m e n t s a s to how s o m e of the p r o b l e m s c a n , i n theory a t l e a s t , be r e c t i f i e d . T h e roots of the p r o b l e m s , h o w e v e r , l i e in the m i n d s of t h o s e p o l i t i c i a n s w h o p e r s i s t i n b e l i e v i n g t h a t t h e c o n t r o l of n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s grants them the powers t o t o y w i t h the l i v e s of o r d i n a r y p e o p l e .
Sigmund Freud: The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Penguin). P S Y C H O L O G Y IS perhaps the s c i e n c e w h i c h more t h a n a n y other a p p e a l s t o the average layman, the educated and
i n q u i s i t i v e ' m a n in t he s t r e e t ' ; p r o b a b l y b e c a u s e it h e l p s him to u n d e r s t a n d the w a y in w h i c h he a n d h i s f e l l o w members of s o c i e t y r e a c t i n v a r i o u s s i t u a t i o n s . It a l s o h a s the added advantage that, a l t h o u g h it is now h i g h l y d e v e l o p e d , it d o e s not r e q u i r e a n y p a r t i c u l a r p r i o r k n o w l e d g e to u n d e r s t a n d many of i t s most i n t e r e s t i n g a s s e r t i o n s . Hand-in-hand with psychology is the name of S i g m u n d F r e u d , a n d a s w e l l a s c o n t r i b u t i n g i n v a l u a b l e t h e o r i e s he w a s a l s o concerned with making his subject more a c c e s s i b l e t o t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c . T o t h i s end he w r o t e t h i s book in 1 9 0 1 ; in it he proffers e x p l a n a t i o n s t o s u c h c o m m o n p l a c e o c c u r r e n c e s a s s l i p s of the tongue a n d t h e f o r g e t t i n g of p e o p l e s n a m e s . H e m a k e s much u s e of a c t u a l examples to support h i s theories, and the book makes for f a s c i n a t i n g r e a d i n g ; it w i l l q u i t e p r o b a b l y whet your a p p e t i t e for further i n s i g h t into t h i s v a s t , growing subject.
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Mike Petty Norman Hunter: Professor Branestawm Up the Pole (Penguin). IN T H I S latest s e r i e s of a d v e n t u r e s w e find our hero g r a p p l i n g w i t h a n i n c r e a s i n g l y u n l i k e l y s e r i e s of s i t u a t i o n s a s a r e s u l t of h i s i n c e s s a n t , perhaps s o m e w o u l d s a y o b s e s s i v e , f l a i r for i n v e n t i n g the most b i z a r r e a n d p r e p o s t e r ous gadgetry. This time Professor B r a n e s t a w m a t t e m p t s to s t a r t l e the w o r l d with m a c h i n e s for p r o d u c i n g c a k e s , painting flagpoles, making pictures and p r i n t i n g m o n e y . (The o n l y time a v e s t i g e of common s e n s e s e e m s to ent er h i s h e a d ) . He even t r i e s h i s hand a t r a i l w a y b u i l d i n g — n o need t o worry E r i c , it didn't work! T h e s t o r i e s are v e r y much the s a m e —
P r o f , gets a n i n s p i r a t i o n and i n v e n t s a gadget w h i c h s u b s e q u e n t l y goes c r a z y . Just a s t he i n v e n t i o n s a r e g e t t i n g c o m p l e t e l y out of h a n d , C o l o n e l D e d s h o t t and h i s C a t a p u l t C a v a l i e r s a l w a y s a r r i v e to t a k e c h a r g e a n d sort out the p a n d e m o n ium - i s there a moral h e r e ? T h i s book i s for B r a n e s t a w n a d d i c t s only.
R E C O R D S ^^^^^^^^^^*^^> Ian Morse Scaffold: Sold Out (Warner Bros) SCAFFOLD — a structure supporting some w e i g h t or e v e n a n o t h e r s t r u c t u r e . W e l l , in this c a s e , I think no t . T h e band meander l i m p l y through m o s t l y t r a d i t i o n a l s o n g s , b a r e l y s u p p o r t e d by session m u s i c i a n s a n d members of G r i m m e s , a group our three h e r o e s s e e m to h a v e a p a r t i a l i n t e r e s t i n . R e n d i t i o n s of Liverpool Leaving
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l i s t e n e r s p a l a t e , e v e n Hokey Cokey is g i v e n t he o n c e - o v e r i n true party s t y l e . C o u p l e d w i t h t h e s e , a r e a f e w not s o a m u s i n g s o n g s by M e s s e r s M c G o u g h & McGear. O v e r a l l t h e e f f e ct i s s o m e w h a t l i k e b l i n d m e n w a d i n g through a torrent of turd . Y e s , t he more I l i s t e n t o t h i s a l b u m t he more I a m reminded of a n o t h e r term a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t he w o r d ' s c a f f o l d ' — c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t . L e t s hope a s far a s Scaffold is concerned, this album i s just a tempory s t a g e , ( g e d d i t ? ) .
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A GOOD Y E A R FOR IC G O L F INFORMATION P L E A S E ! If y o u have a n y comments about the i n f o r m a t i o n o f the B l u e B o o k p l e a s e s e n d them t o A n d y B i r d , C h e m . E n g . P . G . If y o u have a n y dates of r e g u l a r e v e n t s , p l e a s e s e n d them t o M a r k H u g h e s C h e m . E n g . 1, w h o i s c o n s i d e r i n g them f o r i n c l u s i o n i n a p r i n t e d l i s t of U n i o n E v e n t s , w h i c h w i l l a p p e a r i n the n e w U n i o n Handbook. If y o u are a n o f f i c e r o f a n y of the Clubs listed below, please c a n y o u arrange for a n entry (50 w o r d s , s a y ) t o be s e n t to G o r d o n J a c k s o n , C h e m . E n g . P . G . as soon as possible, a s the c o p y date w a s the 9th o f M a y ! S C A B : Entertainments Ctee., F i l m , J a z z and O p e r a t i c S o c i e t i e s . ACC: Association Football, Athletic, Badminton, Boat, C r i c k e t , Croquet, F e n c ing, Hockey, L a c r o s s e , L a w n Tennis, R i f l e and P i s t o l , T e n - p i n b o w l i n g , V o l l e y b a l l a n d Women's Sports C l u b . RCC: Astronomical, Bridge, Canoe,Darts, Go, Mountaineering, M u s i c a l , Radio, S p o r t - P a r a , S T O I C , Sur f , Wine T a s t i n g , Y o g a , and H i s t o r i c a l re-enactment. SCC: Amnesty International, Arab, Bangladesh, Campus Crusade, Chinese, H e l l e n i c , Indian, Islamic, L a t i n American, Methodist, P e r s i a n , S o c i a l i s t , T r a n s c e n d ' ental Meditation and T u r k i s h .
Voluntary Work this Summer Have you thought of spending part of the summer holidays helping on children* play schemes, summer schools or camps, environmental improvement projects, holdiays for the elderly or for physically or mentally handicapped people, community projects etc? There are s c h e m e s which need volunteers for a few days or a few weeks, you can work near to home or be provided with accommodation in another part of the country. Many projects also give pocket money and food to volunteers. Further details from Jen in the Union Office.
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STOP PRESS A G M , Thursday Richard Parker was declared elected as AAO for next s e s s i o n . T h e TCU S o c i a l Colours were awarded (full list to be published next week; list is now available from Union Office). The President commended the services of Julian T y s o n (Chairman, A C C ) ; Charles Louisson (AAO); John Mortimer (RSMU President and Ron K i l l (DP) which they had given to the U n i o n . Union General Award's were awarded to Mrs J . A . Gerrard (ICU Hon.Sec.) G D D Jackson (SCC Chairman) and M J L Williams (Editor of F E L I X ) . The Hon Sec , D P and President presented their annual reports to the meeting which were accepted .
Nigel Foster I H A V E B E E N w r i t i n g t h i s c o l u m n for t w o y e a r s now a n d r e g u l a r r e a d e r s w i II r e c a l l that throughout the past s e a s o n I h a v e s t a t e d my b e l i e f that t h i s i s t h e f i n e s t I C team e v e r t o have p a s s e d through t h e s e h a l l o w e d c l o i s t e r s . b e c a u s e I felt that s u c h a n array of t a l e n t might never a g a i n be gathered here I had prayed that t h i s s i d e w o u l d leave a l e g a c y that future s i d e s c o u l d o n l y a s p i r e t o . T h i s I b e l i e v e w e have done a n d I record it n o w . Our s e a s o n t r a d i t i o n a l l y c o m p r i s e s o three major t a s k s : the L o n d o n C h a m p i o n s h i p s , the South and E a s t e r n U n i v e r s i t i e s L e a g u e , a n d the South a n d E a s t e r n U n i v e r s i t i e s C h a m p i o n s h i p s . W e s e t o u r s e l v e s the target of w i n n i n g a l l t h r e e . T h e f i r s t h u r d l e of t h e L o n d o n C h a m p i o n s h i p s w e had not c l e a r e d s i n c e 1933 . T h i s y e a r IC w o n by a m i l e w i t h our f i r s t team c o m i n g home 2 7 s h o t s c l e a r of our s e c o n d team a n d the rest nowhere . T h e f i n a l t w o h u r d l e s were to be d e c i d e d on Monday M a y 5th a n d it w a s a poignant d a y for u s a l l . T h e S a n d E C h a m p i o n s h i p s w e r e over 3 6 h o l e s , a c h a m p i o n s h i p that prior to last y e a r ' s v i c t o r y w e had never done r e m o t e l y w e l l i n . A s defend ing c h a m p i o n s and f a v o u r i t e s w e felt c o n f i d e n t . A l a s , a t the end of t h e day w e found to our d i s m a y that w e had lost by 1 s h o t t o Southampton w h o h a d t a k e n 4 8 5 s h o t s t o our 4 8 6 . T h e fact that N i g e l F o s t e r had w o n t h e nett p r i z e w i t h round of 7 5 a n d 7 6 and that E d C l u t t o n had a g a i n t a k e n a g r o s s p r i z e d i d l i t t l e to dampen the sorrow felt by a l l at s e e i n g our dreams d a s h e d after b e i n g s o c l o s e to victory. T h e league w e felt w e had c o m f o r t a b l y w o n a s w e had p l a y e d a l l of our m a t c h e s w i th only one defeat. T o our surprise S u s s e x and Southampton c l a i m e d a right to a s h a r e a s a l t h o u g h t h e y had l e s s p o i n t s t han us they c o u l d m a t h e m a t i c a l l y have j u s t c a u g h t u s had they p l a y e d a l l of t h e i r m a t c h e s . A s P r e s i d e n t of S o u t h and E a s t e r n U n i v e r s i t i e s it w a s my t a s k to a d j u d i c a t e in t h i s m a t t e r . It Would h a v e been e a s y for me t o d e c l a r e u s w i n n e r s particularly a s w e had smashed Sussex 5-1 w h e n the two s i d e s had m e t . H o w e v e r , to g i v e n o s i d e a n y ' h a r d l u c k ' s t o r y a n d to a v o i d a t i e I d e c i d e d t o h o l d a n i n e h o l e p u t t i n g c o m p e t i t i o n between r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from e a c h s i d e t o d e c i d e t h e issue. The choosing of t h e IC r e p r e s e n t a t i v e d i d n o t look e a s y w i t h s o many gifted putters i n t h e r o o m . H o w e v e r , o n c e t h e c o m m i t t e e ' s e y e s had f a l l e n on our bearded P o r t u g u e s e Interna t i o n a l John Mendonca, the c h o i c e w a s not i n doubt . H e w a s s i t t i n g in the c o r n e r , a g i n and tonic in each hand, r e c a l l i n g how he had h o l e d from a bunker t o beat the F r e n c h N a t i o n a l C h a m p i o n in front of both T V c a m e r a s a n d a h u g e - c r o w d ( h i s l i s t e n e r , E d C l u t t o n , w a s fast a s l e e p ! ) . H a n d i n g h i s putter t o h i m w i t h t h e w o r d s " G o get the league or buy us all dinner" w e pushed h i m onto the p u t t i n g g r e e n . T h e r e , w i t h the s o r t of c o n f i d e n c e that o n l y G i n a n d T o n i c d r i n k e r s c a n m u s t e r , h e a m b l e d round n i n e h o l e s t o w i n by one s h o t in l e v e l p a r . T h e r e s u l t c a n never c o n v e y t h e trauma he c a u s e d h i s s u p p o r t i n g o n l o o k e r s a t the t h i r d . T h e r e he h e l d a o n e s h o t lead w h i c h he l ost by p l a y i n g a n ' a i r - s h o t ' a t a h a l f inch p u t t . T h i s left poor M i k e S t r i c k l a n d paralysed for breath. L u c k i l y Chris C o b b l e d i c k w a s on hand to poke a putter b e t w e e n M i k e ' s legs or he w o u l d never have s e e n the giant putt J o h n k n o c k e d i n a few h o l e s later t o take the w i n n i n g l e a d .
T h u s in the major three IC tournaments w e w o n t w o a n d l ost o n e by a h a i r ' s b r e a d t h . In s u m m i n g u p the s e a s o n i t i s difficult not to mention the London U n i v e r s i t y r e s u l t s s i n c e t h i s team w a s a l m o s t e n t i r e l y made u p of IC p l a y e r s . T h e Oxford v . Cambridge V a r s i t y match w a s a n a m u s i n g e v e n t f o r u s to read a b o u t a s w e had a l r e a d y d e f e a t e d both s i d e s i n q u e s t i o n prior t o t h e i r m e e t i n g . (Indeed S u n n i n g d a l e G o l f C l u b h a s now c a n c e l l e d i t s t r a d i t i o n a l matches a g a i n s t t h e s e s i d e s a n d r e p l a c e d them w i t h a f i x t u r e a g a i n s t u s . ) . O n other fronts IC p l a y e r s a r e e n t e r i n g many i n d i v i d u a l e v e n t s and E d C l u t t o n managed to w i n a major tournament i n W a l e s a few w e e k s a g o . A s f o r t h e future IC w i l l be t o u r i n g N o r t h i n t h e summer and h a s e n t e r e d a s i d e for the B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s C h a m p i o n s h i p s , not a t r a d i t i o n a l fixture a s n o r m a l l y our c h a n c e s of v i c t o r y w o u l d be remote, but t h i s y e a r w h o k n o w s ? (leVus know what
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F i n a l l y I e n d by r e n d e r i n g my t h a n k s to t h i s y e a r ' s o u t g o i n g c o m m i t t e e of H u w R o s s e r (Capt.), Bob A l l a n (V-Capt.), B i l l Calberwood ( S e c ) , and M i k e Marx ( T r e a s . ) for t h e w o r k they have put i n t h i s y e a r . P a r t i c u l a r l y w o r t h y of mention i s B i l l CarJerwood w h o h a s w o r k e d w i t h m a c h i n e l i k e d e d i c a t i o n t o s e e that the s e a s o n h a s been r u n s m o o t h l y (and it h a s ! ) . N e x t year with B o b A l l a n a s C a p t a i n and John M e n d o n c a a s V i c e - C a p t a i n forming t h e c o m m i t t e e b a c k b o n e , w e c a n look forward to a n o t h e r fine IC s e a s o n a n d w i t h E d C l u t t o n a s London U n i v e r s i ty Secretary we a r e a s s u r e d of s e e i n g h a t f u l s of c a p s c o m i n g the Q u e e n ' s T o w e r way .
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