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DRESS P A R T Y

F O U N D E D IN 1 9 4 9

NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION

No. 415

FREE!

F r i d a y 12th M a r c h , 1976

S t d T H E NUS (National Union of Students) today demanded the refund of tuition fees paid by students on teacher's training courses. T h i s follows the decision by Birmingham Polytechnic to return fees paid by second and third year students. Last December the students received letters demanding payment of tuition fees within ten days. T h i s followed the re-classification of the grant status of trainee teachers in 1975.

Previously, tuition w a s free for t r a i n e e teachers p r o v i d e d the student f u l f i l l e d the c o n d i t i o n s f o r r e c e i v i n g a grant.

After September 1975, students in c o l l e g e s of e d u c a t i o n h a d the same e n t i t l e m e n t to a grant a s t h o s e in Universities and P o l y t e c h n i c s . O n e s i d e effect o f t h i s c h a n g e i s that student teachers in r e s i d e n c e at colleges o f education are e x p e c t e d to p a y t u i t i o n f e e s if their parents earn in e x c e s s o f ÂŁ4000.

Dearing for C&G Morrell for RCS Levy for Mines T H E T H R E E C C U presidents for the a c a d e m i c y e a r 1976—7 be Steve Dearin g o f will City and Guilds; Martin L e v y R S M a n d C h r i s Morrell of R C S . Mr Dearing and Mr L e v y were e l e c t e d by G e n e r a l meetings of their respective U n i o n s yesterday. A meeting of R C S U , o n the same d a y , r a t i f i e d the e l e c t i o n o f M s

M o r r e l l , who w a s unopposed.

The other C C U o f f i c e r s elected were as follows; V i c e P r e s i d e n t of G u i l d s , D L o r d ; of R S M U , M Osborn and o f R C S U , S B r a u n d . H o n .

Sec. for G u i l d s , M Wheately; for M i n e s , S P a t e r s o n a n d f o r the R o y a l C o l l e g e o f S c i e n c e Adrian Sudworth.

Upon learning this, Birmingham Polytechnic Students' Union occupied their c o l l e g e l a s t December and a l s o sent a s o l i c i t o r ' s to t h e P o l y t e c h n i c letter a u t h o r i t i e s s a y i n g that they believed a breach of contract had t a k e n p l a c e , by l e v y i n g fees half-way through a course,, The Polytechnic agreed, a n d h a s r ef unde d fees to s e c o n d a n d t h i r d y e a r s t u d e n t s . What a n g e r s the N U S i s that o n l y those students who protested w i l l get any money b a c k .

Charles C l a r k e , NUS p r e s i d e n t s a i d today " I t i s yet a n o t h e r e x a m p l e w h i c h we w i l l u s e t o p e r s u a d e t h e G o v e r n m e n t to a c c e d e to o u r case for g i v i n g full cash grants to a l l s t u d e n t s " He added, " I t i s quite indefensible for the p o l y t e c h n i c . authori t i e s to refund t u i t i o n f e e s to some s t u d e n t s and not to o t h e r s . T o refund only those students who p r o t e s t e d a g a i n s t the c h a r g e the f i r s t p l a c e and in exclude those who paid w i l l i n g l y , but with d i f f i c u l t y , is a travesty of j u s t i c e .

IMPORTANT NOTICE It is stressed that if anybody observes any suspicious looking parcels within the College premises it should not be tampered with and should be reported immediately to the Securtiy Office.'

Further, every m e m b e r of College should familiarise themselves with the evacuation procedures laid down and follow it in case of an alarm.

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n F r i d a v 12th I C C H O I R presents: V E R D I R E Q U I M . G r e a t H a l l at 8 . 0 0 p m .

T i c k e t s 50p for s t u d e n t s . 7 5 p . others. Ents disco. Union Lower Refectory. 8.00pm. Adm lO p.

Q E C : M U S C L E S and R A N D Y RHINO DISCO plus Bar e x t e n s i o n . 40p a d v ; 50p d o o r .

8.00pm - 1.30am. N e w C o m m o n Room Bar. Saturday 13th I C E N T S present " M A N F R E D M A N N ' S E A R T H B A N D " with Andy Desmond in support.

Great Hall.

8.00pm. A d m .

I C a d v £ 1 . 3 0 ; a d v £ 1 . 4 0 , o n the door £ 1 . 6 0 .

DRAMSOC: Last night of "THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA" by William Shakespeare. Union Concert H a l l . 7.30pm. T i c k e t s 60p, students 40p.

Sunday 14th CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY: V o l u n t a r y Work O v e r s e a s b y EDWINA G A T E L Y , Director o f the V o l u n t e e r M i s s i o n a r y Movement.

Monday 15th Electronic Music A G M at 1.00pm. S C R .

Group:

T u e s d a y 16th R C S U E n t s present a " M U S I C H A L L " , Union Concert H a l l .

8.00pm.

W I N E H A L L D I N N E R i n the S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . 7 . 0 0 for 7 . 3 0 p m . See P a t i n the U n i o n O f f i c e b y 12.00 noon today!

RAILWAY SOCIETY: A G M and Film show.

5.40pm Mech E n g 664.

SOCIALIST SOCIETY: Public meeting on Unemployment and Tribune s alternative Economic P o l i c y . Speaker: Geoff E d g e , M P for A t d r i d g e - B r o w n h i l l s .

1.00pm. M a t h s B u i l d i n g 3 4 0 .

SOUTH-EAST ASIA SOCIETY: AGM. Union S C R . 1.30pm Agenda: Annual r epor t s , Accounts, Election of C o m m i t t e e for 7 6 / 7 7 s e s s i o n .

Wednesday 17th SELKIRK HALL Folk E v e n i n g i n the T V room at 8.00pm o r g a n i s e d by I C F o l k C l u b . B u t t e r y a n d B a r (Sam Smith's). Everyone welcome, especially singers.

SOUTH O F F R A N C E C a r g o i n g to South of F r a n c e , p l a c e for t w o , share c o s t s , l e a v i n g 25th M a r c h . C o n t a c t Mike Selkirk 482.

NOTICE If the f o l l o w i n g societies are still active would an a c t i v e member p l e a s e c o n t a c t Alan Lodge or Laurence Julius through the Union as soon office letter-rack as p o s s i b l e : AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS IRANIAN SOCIETY

H E L P WANTED Assistance wanted from a l l departments o f the C o l l e g e in c o l l e c t i n g money i n order to r a i s e funds for a c h i l d r e n s holiday.

W o u l d any p e r s o n i n t e r e s t e d please contact Terry Mernickle, Mech E n g Dept.

T h u r s d a y 18th OPSOC presents "THE ZOO", a m u s i c a l folly by S u l l i v a n and R o w e .

1.00pm.

Great H a l l . Adm: F R E E ! ! !

F r i d a y 19th H a v e n ' t y o u gone home y e t ? !

Well have a nice holdiay anyway.

CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY: The S h a r i n g o f P o w e r by J O H N GARNETT. A Worth Conference.

Transport leaves More H o u s e at 5 . 3 0 p m .

STARLINGS over London, and catastrophies in tree-rings were but t w o o f t h e t o p i c s c o v e r e d i n the f i r s t m e e t i n g o f the n e w " M e t e o r o l o g i c a l and E n v i r o n m e n t a l Society" l a s t T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g i n the New Huxley Building.

About forty students turned u p to hea r D r G r e e n of A t m o s p h e r i c P h y s i c s g i v e talk on an entertaining

"Climate, Plants, and A n i m a l s " , followed by coffee i n the l i b r a r y w i t h b i t s o f trees and s n a i l s to h a n d , followed by a couple of p i n t s i n the Q u e e n ' s .

T h e nex t m e e t i n g w i l l b e announced by poster and circular.

To get on the m a i l i n g l i s t , contact Graham Bent, Atmospheric Physics PG.

POSTGRADUATES 1976 - 77 H A L L S O F RESIDENCE A p p l i c a t i o n F o r m s a r e n o w a v a i l a b l e from t h e r e s i d e n c e off i c e , room 1 6 1 , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g f o r : Re-appHcant undergraduates and P o s t g r a d u a t e s B l u e form Undergraduates and P o s t g r a d u a t e s who have h a d O N E Y e a r i n r e s i d e n c e — h a l l or h o u s e : C l o s i n g Date — Friday 21st March New Applicant Postgraduates — 2nd a n d 3rd y e a r Y e l l o w form 2nd a n d 3rd y e a r P o s t g r a d u a t e s w h o h a v e n o t h a d a y e a r i n i n h a l l or h o u s e : C l o s i n g Date — F r i d a y 21st March New Applicant Postgraduates — 1st y e a r Y e l l o w form 1st y e a r p o s t g r a d u a t e s w h o h a v e not h a d a y e a r i n h a l l or h o u s e ' C o s i n g Date _ Sunday 1st A u g u s t I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s a r e e l i g i b l e for T W O y e a r s i n r e s i d e n c e a s a n undergraduate a n d T W O y e a r s i n r e s i d e n c e as a postgraduate.

C o m p l e t e d forms s h o u l d be returned to room 1 6 1 , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . O n l y c o r r e c t l y c o m p l e t e d forms w i t h p h o t o g r a p h s attached, w i l l be accepted.

T u e s 16th M a r c h 8.00pm U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l L i v e Band & Disco & Food & Bar C o s t 30p i n F a n c y D r e s s 50p w i t h o u t

! C Balloon Club S l i d e s h o w a n d t a l k o n hot air ballooning given by Dick Wirth of "Thunder Balloons".

M o n 15th M a r c h , 1.00pm i n L T 3 ( l e v e l 1) P h y s i c s b l d g .

Beit Hall Real Ale Party 13th M a r c h 1976 M i n e s d i s c o , food a n d YOUNG'S A L E T i c k e t s 35p at the door B e i t 30.

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Wardenships Imperial C o l l e g e Operatic Society

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Wardenship of Rayleigh House

Unto IC another Soc is born

n C S F a n c y Dress Party

A p p l i c a t i o n s are i n v i t e d for the W a r d e n s h i p o f R a y l e i g h House.

T h e position will become v a c a n t with effect from 1st O c t o b e r , 1976.

The successful applicant w i l l be an unmarried p o s t who ha s graduate student b e e n s t u d y i n g at the c o l l e g e for about a y e a n T h e p e r s o n c o n c e r n e d s h o u l d h a v e some experience in handling student a f f a i r s a n d be l i k e l y to be at I C for another t w o years.

A f l a t i s p r o v i d e d for the Warden, rent-free, and h e / she will also r e c e i v e an entertainments allowance. > 1

A p p l i c a t i o n s are i n v i t e d for the W a r d e n s h i p s of s e v e r a l of the Student Houses in Evelyn Gardens. The positions will become vacant with effect from 1st October, 1976, although one may b e c o m e vacant e a r l i e r .

The successful applicants w i l l be married p o s t g r a d u a t e s w h o h a v e b e e n s t a y i n g at the College for about a year.

F l a t s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r the W a r d e n s , rent f r e e , a n d they w i l l receive an entertainments allowance. are Application forms available from the U n i o n office, and applications c l o s e o n 2nd A p r i l , 1 9 7 6 .

WELFARE F o r info o n : legal aid contraception accommodation student d i s c o u n t s N U S benefits C o m e to the Student Welfare C e n t r e , 12.30—1.30pm, M o n d a y s to F r i d a y s . Student C o u n s e l l o r in a t t e n d a n c e T u e s d a y s a n d Thursdays.

UNDERGRADUATES 1976 - 77 H A L L S OF RESIDENCE & STUDENT HOUSES A p p l i c a t i o n F o r m s are n o w a v a i l a b l e from the R e s i d e n c e O f f i c e , room 161, S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g , f o r 1. N e w A p p l i c a n t U n d e r g r a d u a t e s Green Form 2nd a n d 3rd y e a r undergraduate s t u d e n t s w h o have not h a d a year i n H a l l or H o u s e .

C l o s i n g Date — Friday 21st March 2. R e - A p p l i c a n t U n d e r g r a d u a t e s B l u e Form U n d e r g r a d u a t e s w h o h a v e h a d O N E y e a r in R e s i d e n c e — Hall OR House.

C o s i n g Date Friday 21st March I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s are e l i g i b l e for two y e a r s i n R e s i d e n c e as an Undergraduate.

C o m p l e t e d forms s h o u l d be returned to R o o m 161, S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . Only correctly completed forms, with photographs attached, w i l l be accepted.

Inconsistency cause of poor season T H E E N D of the U C T B A l e a g u e s a w B r u n e i a s w i n n e r s and P o r t s m o u t h a s r u n n e r s - u p in the Southern d i v i s i o n .

A f t e r l a s t terms d e f e a t s IC w e r e d e t e r m i n e d to make a greater effort in t h e i r two r e m a i n i n g home g a m e s . F o r the P o r t s m o u t h game IC wer e fortunate to h a v e J o h n B a c o l i n i for U C to p l a y for the f i r s t ' s . T h i s a l l o w e d other p l a y e r s to p l a y in their true p o s i t i o n s , in the seconds.

Both UC players showed t h e i r c l a s s . J o h n s c o r i n g a 607 s e r i e s and D e r e k M i l l s a 4 9 9 . U n f o r t u n a t e l y they wer e not b a c k e d up by the IC players and a s a r e s u l t the f i r s t ' s lost a l l three g a m e s .

H a v i n g J o h n D e r e c k to p l a y in the f i r s t ' s , r e l e a s e d p l a y e r s to the s e c o n d ' s with consistent and this, combined p l a y from other p l a y e r s , meant that IC w o n two g a m e s and the s e r i e s g i v i n g them two p o i n t s on the U C T B A l e a g u e .

R o b Sharman d i s p l a y e d the s t y l e now e x p e c t e d from him and f i n i s h e d w i t h a 490 s e r i e s , t r u l y a f i r s t t e a m p e r f o r m a n c e .

T h e t hir d teams performance w a s l e s s than s p e c t a c u l a r . In f a c t three of the team d i d not even beat the b l i n d s c o r e s e r i e s ; in other w o r d s IC w o u l d h a v e d o n e better w i t h a two man t e a m .

A l l teams are c a p a b l e of 400 s e r i e s and t h i s k i n d of p l a y h a s c o s t I C many p o i n t s t h i s s e a s o n .

T h e L a d i e s team wer e o n c e a g a i n under s t r e n g t h . T h e four r e g u l a r s A n n e , M a n s y , - J u l i e and B r i o n y s t a r t e d s l o w l y .

T h e y lost the f i r s t game but c a m e b a c k to w i n the s e c o n d . U n f o r t u n a t e l y they c o u l d not must er the s a m e hatred for the o p p o s i t i o n a s they d i d a g a i n s t B r u n e i a n d lost 2 games and the s e r i e s . T h e l a c k of s e v e r a l r e l i a b l e lady b o w l e r s h a s p l a g u e d IC t h i s s e a s o n . T h e s e four however, with their vastly different s t y l e s h a v e been I C ' s most s u c c e s s f u l team this season and thanks are extended to them for their regular appearance.

T h e r e s u l t of the P o m p e y match w a s therefore 2 - 8 , which could easily h a v e been r e v e r s e d if therp had been

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some c o n s i s t e n t b o w l i n g . H a v i n g been s o c l o s e to b e a t i n g P o r t s m o u t h it s e e m e d that w i t h one l a s t effort IC c o u l d beat Southampton the f o l l o w i n g w e e k .

A l l IC teams a r r i v e d in good time, s u i t a b l y k i t t e d out in our n e w s h i r t s , on lanes, ten minutes before the s c h e d u l e d r o l l - o f f . A l t h o u g h the o p p o s i t i o n had c o n f i r m e d the f i x t u r e l o n g in a d v a n c e they j u s t d i d not turn u p . S o IC d e c i d e d to p l a y out the game w i t h o u t the o p p o s i t i o n .

The final league p o s i t i o n s h o w e d IC w i t h 13 out of a p o s s i b l e 60 p o i n t s a n d l a s t in the southern d i v i s i o n of the U C T B A l e a g u e . O u r l a c k of s u c c e s s s , c o u l d be due to many r e a s o n s but it i s b l a t a n t l y o b v i o u s that the i n c o n s i s t e n c y of some p l a y e r s h a s r e s u l t e d in many l o s t m a t c h e s . If a l l I C ' s p l a y e r s were simply to bowl their usual average performances then they would have w o n many more p o i n t s on the l e a g u e .

A n o t h e r r e a s o n w a s that IC l a c k three or four r e a l l y good b o w l e r s . T o w i n f i r s t team m a t c h e s , f i v e b o w l e r s s c o r i n g 500 s e r i e s are e s s e n t i a l . T h e top s c o r i n g b o w l e r in our l e a g u e h a s an a v e r a g e of around 150 and t h i s i s s i m p l y not f i r s t team s t a n d a r d .

T h e f o l l o w i n g w e e k s a w the B r u n e i d o u b l e s c o m p e t i t i o n in w h i c h IC e n t e r e d four t e a m s . Some a b o v e a v e r a g e p l a y that a l l three teams in the meant h a n d i c a p s e c t i o n f i n i s h e d w i t h i n the f i r s t t e n . T h e f i r s t p l a c e had been awarded to the captain and Peter H u l a t t but u n f o r t u n a t e l y a m i s t a k e h a d been made by the o r g a n i s e r s who c r e d i t e d them w i t h 100 p i n s too m a n y .

Having pointed out this fact, the appropriate c o r r e c t s w e r e made and they f i n i s h e d s i x t h , j u s t s e v e n p i n s above Ann Holt and P a u l Bart left.

A n n e p l a y i n g w i t h her u s u a l l y h i g h s t a n d a r d s , r e a c h e d fourth p o s i t i o n in the l a d i e s game and a m a r v e l o u s s e c o n d In the l a d i e s s e r i e s t a b l e .

D u r i n g the A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g the n e w c o n s t i t u t i o n w a s a c c e p t e d a n d next years committee was ratified.

Then followed the presentation of of a c h i e v e m e n t a w a r d s . P a u l r e c e i v e d a 225 chevron, Clive and EffnnHi 200 c h e v r o n s

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For his c o n s i s t e n t l y good work in the f i r s t s , s o with no r e w a r d , D e r e c k a l s o often received an award.

Paul won the h i g h game a w a r d and C l i v e the h i g h series.

L a s t w e e k in the i n t e r n a l l e a g u e , when the f i r s t ' s p l a y e d the s e c o n d ' s C l i v e , J u l i e and N i g e l became t h i s years league champions. The averages t a b l e w a s won by P a u l B a r t l e t t w i t h an a v e r a g e of 150 o v e r the s e r i e s .

Congratulations to all who won a w a r d s and b e s t w i s h e s to the c l u b for n e x t y e a r .

Sometime bowlers:DMills, JBaccolini, PBartlett, C Dutton, T Phillips, F Karimadeh, P Russet, J Mason, J Pridham, A Conway, R Neal, E Rahman, S Spurrier, C Nlkel, R Sharman, C McCulley, R Mundy; Ladies: A Holt, B Marsden-Jones, J Robinson, M Laine, A Halstead, S Wilson.

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Peter Patter Southside S n a c k s T h e S o u t h s i d e R e f e c t o r y h a s now gone o v e r to the n e w s n a c k s e r v i c e at w e e k e n d s . What d o you t h i n k of i t ? M o s t p e o p l e that I h a v e t a l k e d to s e e m to t h i n k that it i s a great improvement, a n d I h a v e been a s k e d w h e t h e r w e s h o u l d go o v e r to that type of s e r v i c e d u r i n g the w e e k a s w e l l . I am not s u r e about t h i s a n d I w o n d e r if a s n a c k s e r v i c e e v e r y d a y c o u l d become a l i t t l e b o r i n g . D o y o u f e e l that w e s h o u l d move o v e r to a s n a c k s e r v i c e a l l the t i m e ?

Elections I s h o u l d l i k e to t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y to c o n g r a t u l a t e a l l t h o s e p e o p l e that h a v e been e l e c t e d to p o s t s in the U n i o n for next y e a r . We h a v e an a l m o s t f u l l c o m p l e m e n t of o f f i c e r s , and e x c e p t i n g a n y that f a i I t h e i r e x a m s t h e U n i o n s h o u l d get off to a good start n e x t y e a r . I w i s h a l l t h o s e that h a v e b e e n e l e c t e d a s u c c e s s f u l , but a b o v e a l l , happy y e a r of office.

There are still several e l e c t i o n s to be h e l d t h i s y e a r , s o if y o u want to h e l p out a n d h a v e not b e e n e l e c t e d to a p o s t y e t t h e r e a r e s t i l l p l e n t y of o p p o r t u n i t i e s . J o h n D o w n s will hopefully be publicising the e l e c t i o n s a s they c o m e u p . G e t i n v o l v e d , it i s y o u r U n i o n !

T h e N U S Debate I h a v e not p r e v i o u s l y r e p l i e d to a letter in F E L I X two w e e k s a g o from J Stuart, M a t h s I, b e c a u s e I h a v e not r e a l l y h a d enough for a f u l l P e t e r P a t t e r .

Firstly, I am d i s a p p i n t e d that h e f e l t the d e b a t e w a s f a r c i c a l . H e may not a p p r e c i a t e that I w a s r e s p o n s i b l e for o r g a n i s i n g the d e b a t e and that I d i d c h e c k that Mr M i n n i s w a s a v a i l a b l e a f e w d a y s b e f o r e . In the intervening p e r i o d h o w e v e r he r e c e i v e d a mandate from h i s C o u n c i l or U G M not to a t t e n d meetings outside A s t o n when there are University Committee meetings.

H e c o u l d not c o m e after t h i s , and he f a i l e d to n o t i f y m e .

S e c o n d l y may I a s s u r e y o u that h a d the vote l o o k e d c l o s e to me, or had it a p p e a r e d that the c o u n t w a s i n a c c u r a t e I w o u l d not h a v e h e s i t a t e d to a s k for a r e c o u n t . F i n a l l y I am a l i t t l e d i s a p p o i n t e d that M r Stuart c h o s e to air t h i s in F E L I X rather than c o m e and t a l k to me

External Eclairs S O M E O N E s a i d to me a f e w d a y s a g o . " Y o u k n o w , t h i s i s the b i g g e s t load of t r o u b l e m a k e r s IC h a s s e n t to an N U S c o n f e r e n c e for s o m e t i m e " . I c a n s e e what he meant.

Pete Teague, the b i g g e s t s t i r r e r around a n d an e x c e l l e n t public speaker, Nick B r a y s h a w , an i n d i v i d u a l n e v e r a f r a i d to s p e a k h i s m i n d (loudly) - it i s rumoured that he w i l l be t a k i n g the M i n e s br ai n c e l l to conference.

Tony Fitzgerald, who c a u s e d a b i t of t roubl e at the l a s t c o n f e r e n c e in the d e b a t e on N U S T r a v e l R i c k P a r k e r , our A A O , w h o c a u s e d s o m e trouble for Ms Sue S l i p m a n , N U S n a t i o n a l s e c r e t a r y , at the P o s t g r a d u a t e c o n f e r e n c e and w a s then e l e c t e d to the N U S P o s t g r a d u a t e A d v i s o r y G r o u p . I am s u r e that he w i l l h a v e s o m e t h i n g to s a y about P G grants and on h i s e d u c a t i o n m o t i o n . T h e fifth d e l e g a t e , s o m e t i m e s known a s " T h e M o l e " , t e l l s me that he i n t e n d s to d i g d e e p l y into the N U S C o n s t i t u t i o n (again).

Our observers are Nigel Miller, Adrian Sudworth and Hugh Barrett, next y e a r ' s External Affairs ofticer.

T h e y w i l l k e e p an e y e on the N U S Executive while the delegates are m a n o e u r v e r i n g in s m o k e - f i l l e d rooms to that is, "composite" motions, amalgamate motions with common viewpoints.

The motions on which IC has s p e a k i n g / c o m p o s i t i n g rights are:- N U S Constitution, Grants, H a l l F e e s , Welfare, E d u c a t i o n and the B u c h a r e s t B e a n o .

F e e l free to d i s c u s s w i t h the d e l e g a t e s any of t h e s e m a t t e r s ; they are a l l v e r y a p p r o a c h a b l e and mine i s a pint of I P A please. about it. I do not feel that a c o l l e g e w i d e b a l l o t w o u l d be u s e f u l u n l e s s a c c o m p a n i e d by a lengthy publicity c a m p a i g n s o that p e o p l e c o u l d m a k e an informed d e c i s i o n . A n y o n e c a n of c o u r s e p r o p o s e a motion to a U G M that w e h o l d a referendum, and w e w i l l .

Hall Rents T h e a n n u a l round of e s t i m a t e s for the c o m i n g s e s s i o n h a s s t a r t e d , and included in this are the residence e s t i m a t e s . N o d e c i s i o n h a s yet been taken on rent l e v e l s for next y e a r but if the a c c o u n t s are to break e v e n it s e e m s that another i n c r e a s e of about 20-25% will be n e c e s s a r y . I h a v e a d o p t e d the a t t i t u d e that any c h a r g e s made s h o u l d be c o n s i s t e n t w i t h the s t u d e n t grant, and I intend to m a i n t a i n t h i s p o s i t i o n . I w i l l k e e p you informed Pete on how t h i n g s are g o i n g .

one b a t c h of e l e c t i o n s to go through, and the p o s t s c o n c e r n e d a r e : F l o o r R e p s : T h e s e " o f f i c e r s without p o r t f o l i o " s i t on I C U C o u n c i l , and do not h a v e s p e c i f i c a r e a s of r e s p o n s i bility.

U L U R e p : H e / s h e s i t s on U L U Student Representative C o u n c i l as I C ' s rep.

T h e r e a r e a l s o v a c a n c i e s for members on the Haldane Library Committee, P u b l i c a t i o n s Board and Accommodation Committee. in the T h e p a p e r s go up today U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e . If you want a strong Union next year, p l e a s e think about s t a n d i n g .

Mutters H A V I N G been s n o w e d under w i t h work r e c e n t l y , F E L I X h a s b e e n i g n o r e d by y o u r s t r u l y . M a y I now c l a m b e r into my c o l u m n i s t ' s h a t , and offer one or two m o r s e l s . . .

Colours A t the I C U A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , to be h e l d on T h u r s d a y 13th M a y (only four c o l l e g e w e e k s a w a y , c h r o n o p i h i l e s ) , s o c i a l and athletic colours will be a w a r d e d . If you w i s h to p r o p o s e s o m e o n e , p l e a s e let me h a v e y o u r p r o p o s i t i o n s , in w r i t i n g , together w i t h your r e a s o n s for s u c h n o m i n a t i o n s in the near future (ie, as soon a s p o s s i b l e ) .

Elections T h e s e h a v e m o s t l y h a p p e n e d now ( a s if y o u d i d not k n o w ) . M y t h a n k s to t h o s e w h o s t o o d , or v o t e d . T h e r e i s j u s t

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The next meeting of interested p a r t i e s w i l l be on T u e s d a y next at 12.35pm in P e t e T e a g u e ' s o f f i c e . If y o u are c o n c e r n e d o v e r whether the U n i o n i s r e s p o n s i v e to your n e e d s , c o m e a l o n g and v o i c e y o u r o p i n i o n s .

T h a t ' s it for n o w . My t h a n k s to J u n e a n d G e o r g i a in the H e a l t h C e n t r e ( t h i n g s are h a p p e n i n g ) .

Cheers, John

R e g a r d i n g the N U S C o n s t i t u t i o n , I received a visit l a s t F r i d a y from a member of Exeter College, Oxford.

T h e o b j e c t of the v i s i t w a s to c o n v e y the t h a n k s of the O x f o r d C o l l e g e s for the IC motion on C e n t r a l R e p r e s e n t a t i o n .

I C U h a s thoroughly d i s c u s s e d d i r e c t e l e c t i o n s and a number of other i s s u e s on w h i c h w e f e e l that N U S c o u l d be i m p r o v e d , that i s , made to r e p r e s e n t u s and f u l f i l its proper r o l e . T h i s w a s e n d o r s e d at the l a s t U n i o n m e e t i n g by the motion that the I C U E x e c u t i v e s h o u l d do a l l in i t s power to get t h e s e c h a n g e s through conference.

The Executive and m y s e l f are d e v o t i n g a lot of time and effort to t h i s c a m p a i g n .

I w a s p l e a s e d to s e e a few more p e o p l e on the l a s t N U S demo, and I w o u l d l i k e to p o i n t out that it w a s c o n d e m n e d by a number of C o n s e r v a t i v e S t u d e n t s ) m a k e s an a n n u a l s u b m i s s i o n to the D E S on the matter, but b e c a u s e the demo w a s a l s o s a i d to be a protest against the Government's economic P o l i c y . T h e fact that the N U S E x e c u t i v e oppose the p o l i c i e s of the Labour P a r t y s h o w s that the B r o a d L e f t are not a s broad a s they pretend to b e .

One amusing incident from the d e m o n s t r a t i o n ; we were m a r c h i n g down O x f o r d Street c h a n t i n g " C h a r l e s C l a r k e o u t " when a y o u n g lady from the group in front turned round and a s k e d " W h o is Charles C l a r k e ? " ! !

T h e N U S are c u r r e n t l y v e r y w o r r i e d about S c o t t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s after the first " B r o a d " Left "controlled" (ie i n f i l t r a t e d ) U n i o n , S t r a t h d y d e voted to l e a v e N U S , they b e i n g the third u n i o n to d i s a f f i l i a t e in S c o t l a n d . N U S intend to s e t up a S c o t t i s h U n i o n , w h i c h probably explains the o c c u r e n c e of " d e v o l u t i o n " m o t i o n s at a number of recent p o l i c y c o n f e r e n c e s — g r a s p i n g at s t r a w s , p e r h a p s ?

O n e s o u r c e of worry for both N U S and IC U n i o n i s the problem of c o m m u n i c a t i n g its a c t i v i t i e s to s t u d e n t s . A t the s u g g e s t i o n of R i c k P a r k e r , y o u s h o u l d now find p h o t o c o p i e s of N U S M a i n M a i l i n g s on U n i o n and J C R n o t i c e b o a r d s . P l a s e read them — in the current i s s u e there are a number of juicy items, viz, the free booklet i s s u e d by N U S e x p l a i n i n g why I c e l a n d s h o u l d h a v e a 200 m i l e f i s h i n g l i m i t .

T h e r e i s a l s o the u s u a l stuff about e x p e n s e s p a i d (by u s ) t r i p s to E a s t e r n E u r o p e by N U S h a c k s s u c h a s C h a r l e s C l a r k e . T h e r e i s a l s o some d a t a on O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s w h i c h y o u may f i n d interesting.

I s h o u l d a l s o l i k e to point out that m e e t i n g s of a l l IC U n i o n C o m m i t t e e s and C o u n c i l m e e t i n g s are open to a l l s t u d e n t s , u n l e s s we vote to go into closed s e s s i o n which i s very rare, s i n c e very few o b s e r v e r s e v e r a t t e n d .

A l l of you are w e l c o m e to E x t e r n a l Affairs meetings. Unfortunately these are u s u a l l y c a l l e d at short n o t i c e s o it i s rather i m p r a c t i c a l to a d v e r t i s e them in F E L I X , a l t h o u g h I s h a l l try to do s o ; therefore you s h o u l d phone the U n i o n and a s k J e n , who h a s the informa t i o n on a l l m e e t i n g s at her f i n g e r t i p s .

T h e next C o u n c i l i s on Monday at 6.00pm and the next E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s m e e t i n g i s on M a r c h 22nd at 1.00pm.

A t the end of a week of s e v e r a l s o c i a l f u n c t i o n s and both pre — a n d p o s t - e l e c t o r a l c o n s u m p t i o n of a l c o h o l , the one event w h i c h s t a n d s out i s the ICWA B a l l and I w o u l d l i k e to e x p r e s s my a p p r e c i a t i o n of the work put in by the ICWA c o m m i t t e e to m a k e t h i s s u c h a s u c c e s s , and to E n i d G l i t t e r for b r i n g i n g a h i p f l a s k of Southern Comfort with which to s u s t a i n the r e v e l l e r s after the bar s h u t ; and c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to P a u l on h i s new h a i r c u t (who s a i d " w h a t about y o u r s ' ' " ) Derrick E v e r e t t

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Vacation money WOULD YOU L I K E TO W O R K IN TELEVISION? L O N D O N W E E K E N D T E L E V I S I O N i s undertaking a w i d e s p r e a d s e a r c h for two s u i t a b l e c a n d i d a t e s to start work in the Autumn a s trainee researchers'.

T h o s e a p p o i n t e d w i l l be g i v e n the opportunit y to f a m i l i a r i s e t h e m s e l v e s w i t h a l l a s p e c t s of t e l e v i s i o n .

A f t e r the s u c c e s s f u l c o m p l e t i o n of t h e i r t r a i n i n g they w i l l be a s s i g n e d to r e s e a r c h p o s t s on p a r t i c u l a r p r o g r a m m e s .

T h e s u c c e s s f u l c a n d i d a t e s are l i k e l y to be (but are not n e c e s s a r i l y ) in their e a r l y t w e n t i e s . T h e y w i l l a l r e a d y h a v e proven a c a d e m i c a b i l i t y . T h e y w i l l a l r e a d y h a v e d e m o n s t r a t e d s o m e o r i g i n a l i t y in t h e a t r e , f i l m or j o u r n a l i s m and they must appear to h a v e the p o t e n t i a l in the long term to r i s e to s e n i o r c r e a t i v e p o s i t i o n s in t e l e v i s i o n

A p p l i c a t i o n s , a c c o m p a n i e d by a typewritten v i t a e , s h o u l d be sent to:

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C o n t r o l l e r — Staff R e l a t i o n s LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION Kent House, U p p e r Ground LONDON SE19LT

T h e e n v e l o p e s must be c l e a r l y marked ' T R A I N E E S ' in top left hand corner, and a l l a p p l i c a t i o n s must be r e c e i v e d by 15th A p r i l , 1976'.

LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION

F O R U N D E R G R A D U A T E S , and some PG'-s, the Grant is normally e x p e c t e d to c o v e r 30 w e e k s a y e a r , but c o n t a i n s an element of £3.18 per week w h i c h i s a part c o n t r i b u t i o n to l i v i n g e x p e n s e s d u r i n g the v a c . T h e p r o p o s e d c h a n g e s to t h i s e l e m e n t do not c o m e into e f f e c t until next September and t h u s y o u c a n s t i l l c l a i m the p r e s e n t a m o u n t s , w h i c h a l l o w for the grant e l e m e n t that the D H S S a s s u m e s , often i n c o r r e c t l y , a l l s t u d e n t s r e c e i v e . T h e student rates are:L i v i n g at h o m e ( w i t h p a r e n t s ) 55.52 Single householder (flat/digs) £ 7 . 7 2 4 - rent.

Married/cohabiting couple £14.57 + rent (£13.39 if both are s t u d e n t s ) To claim you must r e g i s t e r a s a v a i l a b l e at any D e p t . of Employment (DE) o f f i c e from the f i r s t day of the V a c . (or later but you'll get less). You can r e g i s t e r at any D E o f f i c e , but they will give you a 'BT form which must be t a k e n to a s p e c i f i e d D H S S o f f i c e . T h i s form i s u s e d to c l a i m supplementary benefit allowance listed above.

Registering is usually only a formality, but if they do offer you a job (unlikely in the p r e s e n t unemployment situation) you may refuse it (but it may a f f e c t the l e v e l of p a y m e n t ) . When y o u go to c l a i m t a k e a pen for filling in forms, and the following documents; form B 1 , proof of d a t e s of v a c a t i o n , proof of grant, rent book/ of l a t e s t rent r e c e i p t / p r o o f

rent level, rates/gas/ e l e c t r i c i t y b i l l s if a n y , bank s t a t e m e n t , any other s a v i n g s d e t a i l s ( s a v i n g s of l e s s than £1000 a p p r o x are ignored).

Lack of t h e s e may c a u s e d e l a y . In a l l c a s e s be a s h o n e s t a s p o s s i b l e a s the D H S S s e n d out v i s i t o r s to a random s a m p l e of c l a i m a n t s .

If y o u h a v e to pay rent or a retainer for your flat/digs during the v a c c l a i m this e v e n if y o u are l i v i n g at home, and appeal if you d o n ' t get it. In a l l c a s e s a p p e a l if you are u n s a t i s f i e d w i t h y o u r c l a i m , and a l s o inform the Walfare Centre / U n i o n and we w i l l p r o v i d e h e l p w i t h the c a s e . Y o u h a v e to a p p e a l w i t h i n 21 d a y s of being told what you are getting. A p p e a l s cost nothing to y o u and may mean more money.

If y o u have any problem s about social security, or want more i n f o r m a t i o n , then drop a l i n e to the Welfare O f f i c e r v i a the I C U o f f i c e , or drop i n t o the W e l f a r e C e n t r e at l u n c h t i m e .

In any c a s e p l e a s e let u s know how y o u get on a s we are c o n s i d e r i n g setting up a student centre at c o l l e g e for s i g n i n g on from next year.

A f t e r the v a c , e v e r y W e d n e s d a y from 12.30 to 1.30 a l e g a l a d v i c e s e r v i c e w i l l be provided in the Welfare C e n t r e . T h i s w i l l be run by law s t u d e n t s from the L S E , and will give advice on Social Security, consumer, accommodation and other legal h a s s l e s .

Dave Chance

Debating Society A T M I D N I G H T o n e ' s mind i s not d i s p o s e d -to - p r o d u c i n g a r t i c l e s of i n t e r e s t and broad wit, so I have written this instead.

E g a d S i r ! . . . T o the p o i n t ; it h a s been noted that there i s a l a m e n t a b l e d e f i c i e n c y , of capable and distinguished s p e a k e r s at Imperial C o l l e g e (especially CCU officers, Phineas, Mike and Percy ( d e c e a s e d ) and a number of huge l e c t u r e r s ) .

Thus we, being elevated from the . g r a n d i o s e h e i g h t s of n o r m a l i t y to the i n f i n i t e paradise of inebriated c o m p l a c e n c e , a n n o u n c e that a s o c i e t y such as has never been s e e n , w i l l r i s e in y o u r midst; a .veritable Phoenix (no r e l a t i o n ) returning from the a s h e s .

C u l t u r a l l i f e (as wot i s ' s t r e a m l y l a c k i n ' ) may return y e t a g a i n , w i t h the advent of the Imperial College Debating Society.

A n y r o a d , down to b r a s s l a d s (mining t a l k to reach p u r more d e p r i v e d brethen).

We d o n ' t n e e d y o u r support or h e l p and d o n ' t mention apathy becaus e who c a r e s anyway?

However, being

stones, we have decided that to get a grant from " M e s s r s T e a g u e and D o w n s (Registered Usurers) Ltd.", the Debating Society may need members.

Another trifle is organisation, a necessity arising from the b o u r g e o i s b u r e a u c r a c y w i t h i n w h i c h w e ' a r e entombed comrades.

S o , if you are inept, incredibly boring, and d e s p i c a b l e to the point of n a u s e a , then the o r g a n i s a t i o n may h a v e an o p e n i n g for y o u , that i s , c h a i r p e r s o n , m a n h o l e s etc. ' F o r further d e t a i l s s e n d a l l e n q u i r i e s through i n t e r n a l mail to C G Miller, MOT (failed), UG Letter rack, P h y s i c s Dept.

If you hurry w e might e v e n read s o m e .

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JULIA

IC Second at Inter Varsities Competition

C Top team in Latin-American IT IS NOT often that you see students with highly ten decorative dresses and suits waiting on Exhibition Road.

Indeed, anyone passing the Mechanical Engineering building at 10 o'clock last Saturday morning might have been forgiven for thinking that a Rag Collection was about to begin - two of the ten were dressed remarkably like Laural and Hardy.

Closer i n s p e c t i o n and q u e s t i o n i n g r e v e a l e d that the group w a s , in f a c t , t h i s y e a r ' s team from i m p e r i a l C o l l e g e D a n c i n g C l u b , ready to t ake on the b e s t o f the c o u n t r y ' s student d a n c e r s in the tnter V a r s i t i e s D a n c i n g A s s o c i a t i o n Annual B a l l and Competition.

T h i s y e a r the v e n u e w a s to be Exeter University (last y e a r it w a s N e w c a s t l e ) , and the team h a d m i x e d the night what feelings, wondering A n y w o r r i e s they might w o u l d bring have had, however, were totally u n f o u n d e d , a s their performance w a s IC h a s offered for many the best that the team c a m e s e c o n d years. Overall (to L i v e r p o o l the firm f a v o u r i t e s a n d last year's winners).

In the L a t i n A m e r i c a n d a n c e s , they were u n s u r p a s s e d , and i n d i v i d u a l l y s c o r e d two 1 s t ' s , t w o 2 n d ' s , o n e 6th p l a c e , a n d the two r e m a i n i n g c o u p l e s both got into the semi-finals.

T h e team events., where e a c h c o l l e g e i s a l l o w e d to enter j u s t one c o u p l e , a r e the Q u i c k s t e p , t h e J i v e , the W a l t z ,

and t h e C h a C h a C h a . T h e n , in a d d i t i o n , i s the i n d i v i d u a l event, this there year the P a s o D o b l e , where three c o u p l e s may be e n t e r e d by e a c h c o l l e g e .

Our t e a m , r e g u l a r l y to be s e e n p r a c t i c i n g in the J C R , i n c l u d e d two c o u p l e s n e w to c o m p e t i t i o n d a n c i n g , L e s H a r r i s a n d R o s E m p s o n , and John Scouthem and M a r i e - C l a i r e B e l l i z z i , whose performances a g a i n s t e x p e r i e n c e d o p p o s i t i o n were a c r e d i t to them and I C . In the w a l t z , A l a n A t t w o o d a n d J a n e P a t t i s o n took a s e c o n d to M a n c h e s t e r ' s c o u p l e , and T i m R o d e m a r k and Sue V e n n e r p o s i t i v e l y e x c e l l e d in the J i v e , s t o r m i n g home to v i c t o r y a h e a d of the hot f a v o u r i t e s , L i v e r p o o l (on a c c o u n t of h i s s t r a i g h t R i g h t - a r m ? ) ( E d ' s n o t e : that w a s a n i n - j o k e . ) . B r i a n P e r c i v a l , P r e s i d e n t of the IC D a n c i n g C l u b , and h i s partner, S a n d r a T a t e , took an e q u a l l y d e s e r v e d g o l d in the C h a C h a C h a , a g a i n p u s h i n g LiverpooHnto second place.

The Paso Doble (dance Of the B u l l f i g h e r s ) w a s c h o s e n by the I V O A as this y e a r ' s individual event, and we e n t e r e d the maximum of three c o u p l e s .

H e r e L i v e r p o o l d i d come out on t o p , and o u r c o u p l e s c o u l d manage o n l y second and sixth p l a c e s , the t h i r d pair (John and M a r i e - C l a i r e ) doing very w e l l for their f i r s t c o m p e t i t i o n by g e t t i n g a p l a c e in the s e m i - f i n a l s .

T h e n there w a s the ' O f f b e a t ' —' a free c h o i c e of movement, w i t h or w i t h o u t m u s i c , a n d where (quite l i t e r a l l y ) ' a n y thing g o e s ' . T h i s is usually considered of t h e the most entertaining part competition, and e n t r i e s this year i n c l u d e d r o u t i n e s to ' T h e E n t e r t a i n e r ' (by Cambridge), ' B i g S p e n d e r ' (by L i v e r p o o l ) , and o u r v e r y o w n , ' T r a i l o f

" N A G " - a student campaign for a new world order " T H E W A Y B R I T A I N trades with other countries a l l o w s us to l i v e w e l l w h i l e o t h e r s starve."

That assertion, quoted from their own leaflet, is the motivation for a n e w campaign entitled " N A G — the N e w order for the w o r l d A c t i o n G r o u p . It i s a t i m e l y campaign because this May in N a i r o b i , the 147 members of the U n i t e d N a t i o n s w i l l be m e e t i n g to d i s c u s s a l l aspects of international trade, especially as they a f f e c t the d e v e l o p m e n t of the non-industrialised nations.

These countries are of course the o n e s w i t h the most intense and chronic p o v e r t y , and w i t h the most fragile economies, often b a s e d on the e x p o r t of o n l y one or t w o r a w m a t e r i a l s .

Unfortunately their share of w o r l d trade h a s d r a s t i c a l l y d e c l i n e d in t h e p a s t twenty y e a r s , a s d e s c r i b e d in the N A G leaflet: " I n 1950, the Third World, with two-thirds the w o r l d ' s population, of had o n e - t h i r d of the w o r l d ' s t r a d e . B y 1971 t h e i r s h a r e h a d s h r u n k to l e s s than a s i x t h . M e a n w h i l e , the p r i c e s -

the poorer countries were p a y i n g for t h e i r imports r o s e f a s t e r than the p r i c e s they got for t h e i r e x p o r t s . T a n z a n i a , for example, h a d to s e l l 5 . 3 tons of cotton and 1 7 . 3 t o n s of s i s a l (a f i b r e u s e d for m a k i n g rope, m a t s , e t c ) in 1 9 6 5 to buy o n e tractor; by 197 2 that s a m e tractor c o s t

her the e q u i v a l e n t of 8 tons of c o t t o n a n d 42 t o n s of s i s a l . ' T h a t i s the k i n d of problem

by N A G , being confronted along with several organisain Britain such as tions T h i r d ' World F i r s t , C h r i s t i a n A i d , War on Want a n d the World D e v e l o p m e n t M o v e m e n t , all of whom are taking

p o l i t i c a l or e d u c a t i o n a l a c t i o n to e n s u r e that the B r i t i s h Government plays a fuller role at that conference than it might o t h e r w i s e d o , and that more a n d more p e o p l e in B r i t a i n b e c o m e a w a r e of the i m p o r t a n c e of the c o n f e r e n c e ' o r them in the light of the n e e d s and the r i g h t s of people elsewhere.

There is little doubt that the p r e s e n t s y s t e m of w o r l d trade w i l l be c h a n g i n g d r a s t i c a l l y , if o n l y b e c a u s e of the power and i n s p i r a t i o n of O P E C . T h e w h o l e rusty and unjust machine needs to be d i s m a n t l e d a n d r e b u i l t to s e r v e the n e e d s of the poorest n a t i o n s . B r i t a i n i s more l i k e l y to recommend a new c o a t of paint and a touch of o i l here and there, a n d that i s where N A G and the others come i n . F o r d e t a i l s of what Britain could and should d o , and what y o u do to promote it, contact P a u l H o d g e s , N A G 260 High Road, London N 1 5 4 A U . T e l .

8G8 5 3 4 1 1 , or J o h n Shade, (National Secretary, World Development,), Room 45 B e i t Hall.

J o h n Shade

the L o n e s o m e P i n e ' ( h e n c e the L a u r e l and H a r d y m e n t i o n e d e a r l i e r ) . L i v e r p o o l , of c o u r s e , won the e v e n t , h a v i n g t r a i n e d t h e i r f i r s t team s i n c e N o v e m b e r on t h e routine, but w e c a m e a very c l o s e second, having seven b e g i n n e r s in the s q u a d , w h o h a d p r a c t i c e d f o r j u s t four d a y s . A s u p e r b e f f o r t , w h i c h r e s u l t e d in t h e only injury of t h e night when ' H a r d y ' d i s l o c a t e d a s h o u l d e r after an over-enthusiastic shove from her partner. ( H a r d - y - e s t l u c k , S u e ! ) T h e thirty or s o l o y a l s u p p o r t e r s w h o went down with the team d e s e r v e a m e n t i o n , a n d c r e d i t for e g g i n g them o n w i t h tremendous c h e e r s . T h e y o u t s h o u t e d the L i v e r p o o l " C o p " ( s i t t i n g next to them) a n d performed very w e l l thems e l v e s in the ' t r a d i t i o n a l manner' of IC s t u d e n t s by c o n s u m i n g q u i t e e x t r a o r d i n a r y q u a n t i t i e s of l i q u i d s u s t e n a n c e .

B u t a l l c r e d i t m j s t go to t h e ten members of the team w h o d a n c e d , a s B r i a n P e r c i v a l s a i d , "like I've never seen them dance before.

Truly a superb effort by everyone."

N o w they ar e p r e p a r i n g for next y e a r ' s e v e n t , when w e a r e the h o s t c o l l e g e , to be h e l d at the P a v i l i o n , H e m e l H e m p s t e a d . B r i a n h o p e s to get t e l e v i s i o n c o v e r a g e of t h e e v e n t , a n d a w e l l known p e r s o n a l i t y to c o m p e r e t h e e v e n i n g . I think that a l l r e m a i n s i s to c o n g r a t u l a t e the team on t h i s y e a r ' s magnificent performance, and w i s h them e v e r y s u c c e s s in the f u t u r e .

Story by DUNCAN SUSS Pictures by JOHN C A V A N A G H

below: Sandra Tate and row) Les above: (back Percival, John Scouthern, (front row) Ros Empson, Marie-Claire Beliizzi, Jane Pattison. left: Sue Venner and Brian

Brian Percival Harris, Brian Alan Attwood.

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Reviews Cinema ALEXANDER WALKER, in h i s book on S t a n l e y Kubrick and h i s f i l m s , a t t r i b u t e s t h i s d i r e c t o r ' s undoubted s k i l l which to a u n i q u e c o n c e p t u a l a b i l i t y m a k e s e a c h of h i s f i l m s a n e w c o n c e p t In c i n e m a . ' B a r r y L y n d o n ' h a s made u s e of some i n n o v a t o r y techniques, notably in photographing scenes lit by c a n d l e - l i g h t a l o n e , but I h a v e f a i l e d to s e e any n e w c o n c e p t e m e r g i n g from t h i s f i l m . It i s very b e a u t i f u l , i n d e e d it h a s been d e s c r i b e d a s b e i n g l i k e a moving Gainsborough picture, and I agree.

Running through this is a deliberately simple story. Ironically the f i l m i s s o p e r f e c t that it a p p e a r s a l m o s t m e c h a n i c a l , but there a g a i n a l l the c h a r a c t e r s a r e rather n a s t y s t e r e o t y p e s . T h i s m ay s e e m rather r e t r o s p e c t i v e a s ' B a r r y L y n d o n ' h a s been out for some t i m e ; another f i l m that h a s been ' o u t ' for s o m e t i m e (1954 in f a c t ) but i s o n l y now b e i n g s h o w n in t h i s c o u n t r y , i s the J a p a n e s e c l a s s i c " S a n s h o D a y u " (Sansho the B a i l i f f ) by K e n j i M i z o g u c h i .

Like Kubrick's film it i s very beautiful and t e l l s a simple story, set in the b a r b a r i c , f e u d a l t i m e s of 11th century (Heian Period) Japan. The

Music Deo d at o -

First Cuckoo (MCA)

Good music ANOTHER DEODATO ALBUM r e l e a s e d about a month a g o — a n d , a s u s u a l , i t ' s a good c u t a b o v e the rest the d e b r i s getting released. A of few u n n e c e s s a r y t r a c k s , a f e w g o o d i e s , and o n e s u p e r l a t i v e number. Of c o u r s e it r e c e i v e s a s much p u b l i c i t y and a t t e n t i o n a s h i s p r e v i o u s four a l b u m s — negligible.

The unnecessary tracks are the ripped-off "Black D o g " , transferred p r a c t i c a l l y note-for-note from y o u - k n o w where a n d s u p p o s e d l y w r i t t e n by G e n e Page, Robert Plant , and John J o n e s ( T c h , T c h l ) , a n d the t i t l e t r a c k by o n e F r e d e r i c k D e l i u s , a g a i n s t i c k i n g very c l o s e l y to the o r i g i n a l and s o u n d i n g out o f p l a c e o n the L P .

The goodies include "Funk Y o u r s e l f " , " C r a b w a l k " , and "Watusi Strut" (Deodato C o m p o s i t i o n s ) and Ogden N a s h / K u r t W e i l l i s " S p e a k l o w " a l l w e l l u p to h i s h i g h s t a n d a r d s in gently-jazzed s o p h i s t i c a t i o n whatever the songs' original backgrounds.

T h i s i s e a s y l i s t e n i n g of the h i g h e s t q u a l i t y . L i k e a long smooth d r i n k , y o u k n o w i t ' s there a l l the time but w i t h o u t u n p l e a s a n t jagge d e d g e s or a f t e r - t a s t e s .

T h e n there i s the o n e truly s u p e r b song. T h i s is Marcos V a l l e i s " A d a m ' s Hotel" a n d it immediately stands o»t a s s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l . O n e of the s o f t e s t , most d e l i c a t e s o n g s , b e a u t i f u l l y f l o w i n g a n d f r a g i l e , w o r d s d o n ' t do it justice.

The uncluttered electric p i a n o s o l o i s a pure d e l i g h t . Y o u c o u l d p l a y t h i s s o n g on a l m o s t a n y instrument and it w o u l d soun d great.

So, another one passes on i t ' s w a y , b a r e l y n o t i c e d but l e a v i n g the p l e a s u r e of " A d a m ' s H o t e l " . Some people make music, some becom e f a m o u s . T h e l u c k y few a c h i e v e b o t h .

Eumir Deodato just makes good m u s i c .

Mechanical, haunting, convincing legend i s an h e r o i c t a l e of a brother and s i s t e r k i d n a p p e d w h i l s t t r a v e l l i n g w i t h t h e i r mother, and s o l d into s l a v e r y under the s a v a g e tyrant, S a n s h o . A f t e r ten y e a r s in c a p t i v i t y , the brother, now a d u l t , e s c a p e s and g o e s in s e a r c h of h i s mother. A l t h o u g h h e r o i c , it i s a l s o , a s the film's introduction tells us, a pathetic tale — whatever they d o , w h a t e v e r p r i n c i p l e s they try to u p h o l d , they eventually and s a d l y , become v i c t i m s of the p e r i o d they live in.

M i z o g u c h i ' s a t m o s p h e r i c use of l a n d s c a p e i s , to u s e a c l i c h e , h a u n t i n g . T h r o u g h o u t the f i l m h e u s e s the s u b t l e t o n e s of grey (for it i s in ' b l a c k and w h i t e ' ) in the b e n i g n a n d t r a n q u i l s c e n e r y , a s c o n t r a s t i n g b a c k d r o p to the m a l i g n a n t and b e s t i a l b e h a v i o u r of m a n . T h e s c e n e I most remember i s w h e r e t h e c h i l d r e n a r e s e p a r a t e d from their mother; they are tricked into getting into different b o a t s f l o a t i n g on a mirrorc a l m s e a a n d , to the s o u n d of e a c h o t h e r s s c r e a m s , d i s a p p e a r in o p p o s i t e directions into the m i s t s .

'Sansho D a y u ' i s s h o w i n g at T h e G a t e , N o t t i n g H i l l - £ 1 . 3 0 or 8 0 p before 3 p m . ( Y o u get a short too - an a r t i s t i c e x p e r i m e n t L e o n R e d bone — O n T h e T r a c k s (Warner B r o s . )

The ultimate long shot W H A T IS T H I S ? ? Y o u may w e l l a s k . A n d I d i d . A n s w e r : It's just a standard t w e l v e i n c h r e c o r d , r o u n d , a l t h o u g h the h o l e d o e s n ' t seerff q u i t e d r i l l e d in the m i d d l e , b l a c k (no r e f e r e n c e w h a t s o e v e r to i t ' s a n c e s t o r s ) , a n d f a s h i o n e d in the modern s t y l e (ie w a r p e d and r a z o r - t h i n ) .

Oh, and i t ' s positively horrible.

L e o n R e d b o n e c o m e s on l i k e an e l d e r l y Southern s t a t e s y o d e l l e r intent on b e c o m i n g i r r e f u t a b l e p r o o f , of life after d e a t h , but h e ' d s e t t l e for the p o s t h u m o u s " G r o u c h o Marx s i n g s R i n g C r o s b y " a w a r d for 1837 (a good y e a r for stiffs). Looking like a cross pollinated h y b r i d of F r a n k Z a p p a and G e n e r a l C u s t e r s p o r t i n g an oh s o n o u v e a u c h i c to wall railwayman's c a p and wall c i g a r s m o k e he c r o o n s and w a r b l e s h i s way through the most splendiferous s e l e c t i o n of y o u r f a v o u r i t e s a n d m i n e , vis a vis, " A i n ' t Misbehavin'", " L a z y b o n e s " , a d nauseam. H e sounds bored, a h a r d l y s u r p r i s i n g s t a t e of the n a t i o n .

O n the s l e e v e i s an a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t c r e d i t to J e l l y R o l l Morton a n d J i m m y R o d g e r s " f o r their m u s i c ' , who p r e s u m a b l y c o u l d do better than t h i s . If y o u want to hear some serious blues/gospel s o u n d s , then T a j M a h a l , o n s a y " A step further", w o u l d b e amply more r e w a r d i n g than the aural wonderment here d i s p l a y e d .

T o t h i n k that Warners h a v e put money b e h i n d s u c h a p r o j e c t i s pretty m i n d b o g g l i n g a n d a s far a s a l b u m s g o , t h i s i s the u l t i m a t e long s h o t . Of c o u r s e , the w h o l e d i l e m m a w o u l d be e x p l a i n e d if it were J o n a t h a n K i n g in d i s g u i s e .

But then some unfortunates would probably l i s t e n to it.

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David Thompson in c o l o u r e n v i r o n m e n t ; m u s i c by P i n k Floyd — interesting).

The Electric Cinema C l u b usually s h o w s f i l m s for two or three d a y s o n l y , but on M a r c h 7th it b e g a n a s e a s o n f e a t u r i n g a f i l m that h a d i t s B r i t i s h premier e at the 1 9 7 5 L o n d o n Film F e s t i v a l ; ' S t o r y o f S i n ' by the P o l i s h director, Walerian Borowczyk. T h i s i s the f i r s t f i l m by t h i s d i r e c t o r that I h a v e s e e n - I hope i t ' s not the l a s t .

H e had o n e other f i l m at t h i s y e a r ' s f e s t i v a l — ' T h e B e a s t ' - and o n e at l a s t y e a r ' s 'Immoral T a l e s ' . A s you might h a v e s u r m i s e d from t h e s e t i t l e s the theme i s s e x , and h o w it c o n t r o l s people.

Briefly (and unshamedly p l a g i a r i s t i c a l l y ) ' S t o r y of S i n ' i s t h e story of a f a l l e n v i r g i n , a v i c t i m of e v i l p e o p l e and a d i r t y w o r l d f i l l e d with ineffective social workers, dukes, c h e a t s and p i m p s . A w o r l d where any s t e p from the a c c e p t e d moral v a l u e s c a n n e v e r be r e t r a c e d and e a c h s t e p l e a d s further into the murky d e p t h s .

I w a s not e n t i r e l y c o n v i n c e d that the g i r l i s the trapped i n n o c e n t s h e a p p e a r s to b e , but the s t a g e s from v i r g i n to whore a r e s o w e l l D l e n d e d , that they make the w h o l e v e r y c o n v i n c i n g .

Books Solzhenitsyn. and

Matryona's House

other stories'.

(Penguin)

S O L Z H E N I T S Y N i s now a h o u s e h o l d name In both the West and the E a s t

by V i r t u e of h i s c r i t i c i s m of S o v i e t R u s s i a . T h i s notoriety has possibly been to the detriment of h i s reput at io n as a writer; another r e a s o n i s that h i s best known w o r k s , for e x a m p l e the G u l a g A r c h i p e l a g o , tend to be rather long and, arguably, heavy going.

H o w e v e r , a n y o n e w h o in the p a s t may have been r e l u c t a n t to s a m p l e h i s l a r g e - s c a l e b o o k s c a n now try t h i s s e l e c t i o n of short s t o r i e s and p r o s e p o e m s , and r e a l i s e what an a m a z i n g writer this much-persecuted bloke i s .

He writes with a deep-rooted affection for the c o u n t r y he h a s been e x p e l l e d from, a n d s e e m s to u n d e r s t a n d the p e o p l e more than any other w r i t e r on e i t h e r s i d e of the Iron C u r t a i n . E a c h of these stories and r e f l e c t i o n s is a s e p a r a t e c h u n k out of h i s v a s t e x p e r i e n c e of the R u s s i a n d e v e l o p m e n t ; e x p e r i e n c e w h i c h i n c l u d e s eight y e a r s in p r i s o n c a m p s . S o l z h e n i t s y n i s a writer in the modem vein (which p o s s i b l y started w i t h J a m e s J o y c e ) in that h e s e e k s to portray a c e r t a i n s e c t i o n of c i v i l i s a t i o n a s c o m p l e t e l y a s p o s s i b l e ; and if t h i s i n c l u d e s f a c e t s w h i c h are s h o c k i n g or u n p l e a s a n t in any w a y , then they h a v e to b e i n c l u d e d a l o n g w i t h the good s i d e s . A s h i s s o c i e t y h a s had a d i f f i c u l t d e v e l o p m e n t there i s more of the bad and the ugly in t h e s e p a g e s than the g o o d ; but do not let t h i s deter y o u .

T h i s i s w r i t i n g of d i s t i n c t w o r t h ; a huge p e r c e p t i v e n e s s c o u p l e d w i t h an e q u a l l y huge f e e l i n g for l a n g u a g e .

Further book reviews and the theatre r e v i e w s c a n be found on p10.

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R E V I E W S cont'd

Theatre 'Watch 5t C o m e D o w n ' by J o h n

Osborne

A t the N a t i o n a l T h e a t r e JOHN OSBORNE'S newly performed p l a y o p e n e d at the O l d V i c l a s t w e e k and c a n be s e e n in the N a t i o n a l T h e a t r e ' s r e p e r t o i r e from March 2 0 t h . T h e t i t l e comes from a demolition company's advertising motto: " W e do it: You w a t c h it c o m e d o w n " ; and by the end of the e v e n i n g you f e e l that the d e m o l i t i o n e x p e r t s h a v e done a pretty thorough j o b . I cannot c l a i m to be an O s b o r n e e x p e r t , but I c o u l d not h e l p thinking that here were J i m m y and Alison Porter, twenty years later, wit h the r o l e s r e v e r s e d .

B e n P r o s s e r i s an E n g l i s h O s c a r winning film director who h o p e s to escape from the u n p l e a s a n t n e s s of town d w e l l i n g by s e t t i n g up h o u s e in a reduntant country railway station, s u m p t u o u s l y f u r n i s h e d w i t h the l a t e s t from H e a l ' s . U n f o r t u n a ' e l y he b a r g a i n s w i t h o u t the l o c a l country v a n d a l s w h o s e i d e a of a good time i s to spend it w i t h a shotgun. Meanwhile his wife keeps up a f a i r l y s t e a d y stream of v i t u p e r a t i o n w h i c h o c c a s i o n a l l y f l a r e s into the row to end a l l r o w s . A m o n g s t t h e i r c o - m a t e s in e x i l e are G l e n , the d y i n g w r i t e r , who completes his twelve hundred page book as h i s i n g e n u e admirer p r e p a r e s his herbal tea, and Raymond, the camp e s c a p e e from L e i c e s t e r and the rag t r a d e , w h o t r i e s to k e e p the p e a c e w i t h l a v i s h h e l p i n g s from the w e l l stocked drinks trolley.

T h e c e n t r a l f e e l i n g that the play g i v e s i s one of h o p e in the strength of p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s d e s p i t e the t u r m o i l s of the p u b l i c w o r l d . W h i l s t B e n and S a l l y (admirably p l a y e d by F r a n k F i n l a y and J i l l B e n n e t t ) row t h e i r way t h r o j g h the e v e n i n g , mi.re p o s i t i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p s are b e i n g w o r k e d out between a l l the e x i l e s , the prime mover in t h e s e m u l t i f a r i o u s activities b e i n g J o , in a g l o r i o u s performance

by S u s a n F l e e t w o o d , w h o l o v e s e v e r y body.

The setting i s by H a y d e n G r i f f i n , who has shown a remarkable attention to d e t a i l . T h e d i s u s e d r a i l w a y s t a t i o n s t i l l h o u s e s some of the r e l i c s of i t s former g l o r y ; the platform t i c k e t m a c h i n e , the b o o k i n g o f f i c e h a t c h ; w h i l s t the modern a d d i t i o n s p r o v i d e what mjst be a property m a s t e r ' s n i g h t m a r e , in terms of s h e e r n u m b e r s .

Thomas Old Flames

Stevenson

B y E A Whitehead

E D W A R D T R E A T S women very b a d l y , but it d o e s not bother h i m . A s s o o n a s a s i t u a t i o n b e c o m e s too d i f f i c u l t to h a n d l e , he w a l k s away from it, l e a v i n g o t h e r s to p i c k up the p i e c e s . T h u s , at the b e g i n n i n g of the p l a y , h a v i n g been i n v i t e d by h i s g i r l f r i e n d to an i n t i m a t e s u p p e r on her h o u s e b o a t , he m a k e s no m e n t i o n of the two w i v e s h e h a s d e s e r t e d , or the c r u e l way he h a s treated h i s p a r e n t s . T h e s e e p i s o d e s in h i s life are i r r e l e v a n t to the b u s i n e s s in h a n d .

H o w e v e r , when h i s e x - w i v e s and mother turn up on the boat for s u p p e r , he finds himself floundering, unable to r e c o n c i l e h i s relationships with these t h r e e . A n d then they eat h i m .

F e a s t i n g upon c h e e s e c a k e in the t h e a t r e ' s c o f f e e bar, I w o n d e r e d how r e a l i s t i c the c h a r a c t e r of E d w a r d w a s meant to b e . Someone who s o t o t a l l y i g n o r e d the f e e l i n g s of women w o u l d be hard to f i n d . B u t , a s the c o n v e r s a t i o n in the s e c o n d act m o v e d on to men in g e n e r a l it b e c a m e c l e a r that the women

c o n s i d e r e d a l l m a l e s to be j u s t a s o d i o u s a s E d w a r d , who w a s c l e a r l y meant to be a p e r s o n i f i c a t i o n of the definitive male chauvinist stereotype.

B u t the f e m a l e c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n s w e r e s c a r c e l y more s y m p a t h e t i c . T h e y s e e m e d to regard s e x a s a mere e x e r c i s e in w h i c h e a c h s i d e i s out for what they can get.

I do not t h i n k I h a v e e v e r s e e n a production which love is so totally a b s e n t , when the s u b j e c t matter is c o n t i n u a l l y c r y i n g out for a touch of humanit y w h i c h n e v e r c o m e s . So what do we h a v e left? A lot of fruity l a n g u a g e certainly, and moments of genuine humour, some of which stirred the l a d i e s in the a u d i e n c e to b u r s t s of sympathetic applause while leaving the gent lem e n b e w i l d e r e d . A l l of t h i s a d d s up to g i v e a very entertaining p l a y l a c e d w i t h b i t t e r c y n i c i s m and a touch of c a n n i b a l i s m . S o m e t h i n g for everyone.

Steve Randal I IDOMENEO English National Opera Coliseum In rep until March 26th I D O M E N E O , f i r s t performed in M u n i c h in 1781 w a s M o z a r t ' s f i r s t major opera and w h i l e u n q u e s t i o n a b l y a m a s t e r p i e c e has been r e l a t i v e l y n e g l e c t e d , it h a s l e s s i m m e d i a t e t h e a t r i c a l a p p e a l than the later o p e r a s , b e i n g partly rooted in the o l d e r opera seria tradition.

The f i r s t h a l f of the work i s l a r g e l y a succession of solo recitatives and arias, in effect sung declamations w h i c h g i v e a s e v e r e formal and s t a t i c i m p r e s s i o n ; a s o r t of d r a m a t i c c o s t u m e oratorio.

T h e q u e s t i o n a r i s e s a s to w h e t h e r the t h e a t r i c a l t r a p p i n g s r e a l l y

e n h a n c e the m u s i c a l e x p e r i e n c e .

In the English National Opera Company's production, three of the confour p r i n c i p a l s are d r a m a t i c a l l y v i n c i n g , the c h o r u s hams v a l i a n t l y , but the c o s t u m e s and s e t s are if a n y t h i n g rather d i s t r a c t i n g . In H o m e r i c C r e t e , b u l l s ' h o r n s and d o l p h i n m o t i f s are i n d e e d to be e x p e c t e d but the d o w n - a t h e e l f o l l o w e r s of L o r e n z o di M e d i c i and soldiers who have apparently d e s e r t e d from the army of G h e n g h i s K h a n are p u z z l i n g e l e m e n t s . E l e k t r a s e e m s to be m o o n l i g h t i n g from a Wagn e r i a n p r o d u c t i o n (an i l l u s i o n to w h i c h the person of R i t a H u n t e r l e n d s powerful support) and the a l s o - r a n s and other r a n k s are k i t t e d out in u l t r a - d r a b a l l p u r p o s e m e d a e v a l p e a s a n t garb s o that it c o m e s a s no s u r p r i s e that they are s o o n r a v a g e d by p l a g u e a n d , towards the end of A c t T w o by a f e a r s o m e m o n s t e r from the r e g i o n of the D r e s s C i r c l e .

T h i s c r e a t u r e i s a c t i n g on behalf of N e p t u n e w h o f i n a l l y a p p e a r s in p e r s o n (in the form of the l a r g e s t and u g l i e s t s t a t u e in the a n c i e n t world) to prevent K i n g Idomeneo from s a c r i f i c i n g h i s s o n Idamante and thus f a c i l i t a t i n g a h a p p y e n d i n g , very much a g a i n s t the run of events.

T h e s l i g h t l y l u d i c r o u s e l e m e n t s of t h i s p r o d u c t i o n are h o w e v e r , made to s e e m t r i v i a l by the s p l e n d o u r of the m u s i c ; the s c o r e i s s u b l i m e ( i n v i t i n g c o m p a r i s o n w i t h no other M o z a r t o p e r a but rather w i t h F i d e l i o ) and the performa n c e under C h a r l e s M a c k e r a s s went a long w a y t o w a r d s d o i n g it j u s t i c e .

R i t a Hunter sung superbly while John Mitchinson (Idomeneo) and Lois M a c d o n a l l (Ilia) were i m p r e s s i v e . O n e wondered however, whether a concert with substantially the performance s a m e c a s t might not h a v e been an equally satisfying experience.

M i c h a e l Barrett

Proust

by Roger Shattuck ( F o n t a n a ) .

M a ^ c e ! P r o u s t spent half h i s l i ' e w r i t i n g a book w h i c h , when f i n i s h e d , w a s long enough to m a k e 'War and P e a c e ' look l i k e an a m b i t i o u s p a r a g r a p h .

A s it i s b a s e d on the e x p e r i e n c e s of the f i r s t half of h i s l i f e , it i s u n a v o i d a b l y q u a s i - a u t o b i o g r a p h i c a l , a n d Prof. Shattuck h a s in f a c t w r i t t e n t h i s book more about 'In S e a r c h of L o s t T i m e ' than the l i f e of i t s author, t h e s e two t h i n g s b e i n g more or l e s s i n s e p a r a b l e . When t a c k l i n g a work of t h i s length (about 3000 p a g e s ) its handy to h a v e some i d e a of what i s g o i n g on before y o u s t a r t , or you c o u l d a l l too e a s i l y b e c o m e rather l o s t in the m u l t i t u d e of i d e a s and c o n c e p t s w h i c h run through the b o o k . T h i s n e w e x p l a n a t i o n g i v e s a c o n c i s e a n a l y s i s of P r o u s t ' s o e u v r e a n d , if you are g o i n g to attempt the great m a r a t h o n , i s an e s s e n t i a l l i m b e r i n g — up e x e r c i s e .

T h e P o o r Mouth,

by F a n n

O'Brien.

(Picador) I F Y O U E V E R get i n v i t e d to a l i t e r a r y l u n c h e o n party, d a r l i n g , a s a f e name to spout o v e r y o u r gin and t o n i c i s F l a n n O ' B r i e n (real name B r i a n N o l a n ) . A s he wrote l a r g e l y in G a e l i c h i s work h a s been rather i n a c c e s s i b l e u n t i l r e c e n t l y , but now y o u c a n s a m p l e him in P i c a d o r , and anyon e w h o ' s a n y o n e t h i n k s h e ' s g r e a t . N o n e of t h i s i s much u s e to Mr O ' B r i e n b e c a u s e he d i e d ten y e a r s a g o , but you c a n ' t h a v e the c a k e and the h a ' p e n n y c a n y o u ?

T h i s book i s a c o l l e c t i o n of s t o r i e s about a y o u n g man in I r e l a n d ; p i g s , p o t a t o e s and poverty a l l p l a y a large part. It's rated a s f u n n y , w h i c h it i s , in a d r y , s u r r e a l w a y ; and he d o e s n ' t mention G u i n n e s s o n c e .

The Forest People.

(Picador)

by C o l i n T u r n b u l l THE FOREST PEOPLE are a t r i b e of p y g m i e s who i n h a b i t a d e n s e , a l m o s t u n e x p l o r e d f o r e s t in the d e p t h s of the C o n g o ; not the most h o s p i t a b l e p l a c e in the w o r l d , no Wimpy b a r s o r o t h e r signs of modern civilisation.

The p e o p l e w h o l i v e h e r e , the B a m b u t i , are e v e n l e s s c i v i l i s e d than the i n h a b i t a n t s of I C . C o l i n T u r n b u l l , an a n t h r o p o l o g i s t , these went to l i v e w i t h and study u n i q u e f o l k , and m a n a g e d to get a c c e p t e d by them, no mean feat in i t s e l f .

A t the end of h i s st ay there he wrote this f a s c i n a t i n g book about a r a c e whose lifestyle is as different from o u r s a s l i t t l e green m e n . A n d yet the q u e s t i o n a s k e d by the book i s at f i r s t sight almost ridiculous; are these people really any d i f f e r e n t from u s f u n d a m e n t a l l y ? It a p p e a r s that the way in w h i c h man t h i n k s a n d , i n d e e d , runs h i s l i f e , i s e s s e n t i a l l y the s a m e throughout the broad s p e c t r u m of p r e s e n t day ' c i v i l i s a t i o n s ' , and a r g u a b l y , throughout history; only the e x t e r n a l trappings differ.

A n o t h e r point, p o s s i b l y a d i s t u r b i n g one, is that d e s p i t e ( b e c a u s e of?) their s i m p l i c i t y , people such as these are more at p e a c e than u s . Some might argue that a s a r a c e they are more m a t u r e ; but you c a n form your o w n o p i n i o n s on that after reading this thought - p r o v o k i n g , w e l l w r i t t e n b o o k .

More than j u s t p r e s e n t i n g a caseh i s t o r y of some o b s c u r e s o c i e t y w i t h no apparent r e l e v a n c e to our w o r l d , it a c t s a s a v a l u a b l e tool in u n d e r s t a n d i n g the w o r k i n g of c i v i l i s a t i o n s w i t h w h i c h it a p p e a r s to h a v e n o t h i n g in c o m m o n .

John Andrews

19

MUX

THERE IS STILL TIME.

PRIZE CROSSWORD No. 32 Across I. S t i n g y , C l e o p a t r a ' s p s y c h e p e r h a p s (4) 3. E x t r a v a g a n t , I'm fashion at a p r i c e ! (10) 10. T a k e a trip to the E a s t for a N o r t h e r n d e l i c a c y (5) I I . S h o c k s after dark g i v e me the b i r d (9) 12. E x p l a n a t i o n among quiet F r e n c h , and in ration (14) 14. T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n isation on Congruence is i l l - m a t c h e d (7) 1 5 . 1 r r i d e s c e n t l i t t l e A l i s o n in a k i n d of e n d l e s s peony (7) 1 7 . A w k w a r d O r i e n t a l in s t e p w i t h modern s c u l p t o r (7) 19. Settle around Russian c a p i t a l a n y w a y , for s u p p o r t ( 7 ) 20. D i d the o l d P o p e s i n g t h i s in the bath,? (9,5) 23.1 c a n q u i e t l y moon for t h i s f r i e n d (9) 2 4 . When added to bad a l e t h i s c h e m i c a l ' s h e a v e n l y (5) 2 5 . C e r e a l b o w l s he s h a k e s v i o l e n t l y (10) 26. c / o The Egyptian G o d d e s s , O x o n (4) Down 1. to 2. no

A s c r i b e s c a r e l e s s traits S c o t t i s h i s l a n d (10) P u t t i n g it b l u n t l y , t h e r e ' s future in it (9)

4 . It's here somewhere, j u s t what the m i n e r a l w a y s w a n t e d (7) 5. B a d gout tho' i s o b l i g a t o r y (5,2) 6. Scene 1: East Gate repaired, the property m a r k e t s (6,8) 7 . A m i x e d loam for C r o c k e t t ' s last s t a n d (5) 8 . " . . . s i n g e s t of summer in full—throated - " K e a t s ode to a n i g h t i n g a l e (4) 9. C o r n i s h devolutionist e x c e e d s s p e e d l i m i t on the M1 (5,2,7) 13. B e in h o l l o w sort of r u s e to g a i n b o n d s w i t h guarant ee d i n c o m e (10) 16. " A n d a l l my l u s t " . A M a r v e l l " T o h i s coy m i s t r e s s " :4,5> 18. O n e n e e d s R l to dispel t h e s e s e a — w i t c h e s ! (7) 19. A p p r e n t i c e s Scotch own i s tree (7) 21. Under the influence of drink, scholar gives dance (5) 22. B l a c k l e g g e t s c a b b a g e s and other o l d v e g thrown at h i m (4) T h e p r i z e of £ 1 w i l l be g i v e n to the first c o r r e c t s o l u t i o n drawn out of the Editor's Hat at noon next Wednesday 17th March.

The Editor's d e c i s i o n w i l l be final'.

to s e e D r a m s o c ' s p r o d u c t i o n of S h a k e s p e a r e ' s " T w o G e n t l e m e n of V e r o n a " . In the U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l , tonigh t and tomorrow at 7.30pm P h o t o by P h i l D e a n

NIGHTLINE There will be people at Nightline during the Easter Vacation.

Many of the volunteers are staying up to pay rent or are wonting in the vain hope of getting back next year. Others however, are di sapper aing into the misty depths of Kent and

LETTER S i r , - F i r s t of a l l I w o u l d l i k e to thank a l l the p e o p l e who organised the ICWA E a s t e r B a l l for p r o v i d i n g a m os t e n j o y a b l e e v e n t .

H o w e v e r , I w o u l d l i k e to v o c i e my d i s a p p r o v a l of the f a c t that q u i t e a number of p e o p l e w h o had b e e n to the Chaps Club Dinner were a d m i t t e d to the e v e n t at about 1.00am. I r e a l i s e that they were a s k e d to pay £1 a h e a d for a d m i s s i o n , but t h i s d i d not b e n e f i t the p e o p l e w h o h a d p a i d c o n s i d e r a b l y more for the e v e n i n g and w e r e u p s e t by the rowdy b e h a v i o u r of t h e s e i n e b r i a t e d l a t e c o m e r s .

I h a v e n o t h i n g a g a i n s t the p e o p l e in p a r t i c u l a r , but I b e l i e v e that the p r i n c i p l e of only a l l o w i n g people who have a t t e n d e d s u c h a f u n c t i o n to u s e i t s l a t e bar and other f a c i l i t i e s s h o u l d be s t r i c k l y adhered to.

Yours sincerely, ADRIAN SUDWORTH, R C S Ents Chairman.

North Luton.

We will be co-operating with other Nightlines in London so there will be two people there each night, but it is better to have three and one other person (preferably the Co-ordinator) on call.

If you can help during Easter or are a P G who could help with Nightline through the exam period please give us a ring in the early evening this week. Arrange to have a chat with someone already involved. We may put on some sensitivity training if you are interested. You have to be ready to listen, not to judge, and to respect the free will and confidence of others.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Anyone is welcome to come round during the vacation, but our location will vary during the first two weeks.

The external telephone number will remain the same, so give us a ring on 01-581 2468 before you call round.

PS-Nightline tends to be quiet in the vacation so if your friends have gone away or you are beginning to wish you had not bothered staying down, give the people at Nightline a ring. They are probably there because they did not want to spend the evening alone in their cold flat.

T h e winner of C r o s s w o r d No David Rosen, 31 was Astronomy who receives the p r i z e of £ 2 .

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T H I S T I M E , the A ' s a s s e m b l e d at the u n e a r t h l y hour of n i n e on a very cold Saturday morning anticipating a tent h i r t y k i c k - o f f at H a r l i n g t o n .

In f a c t , the game w a s d e l a y e d b e c a u s e the C e n t a u r s a r r i v e d late, and then with only thirteen players.

No e x p l a n a t i o n w a s offered to the punctual, but frozen A's.

A n y w a y , it w a s a r e l i e f to s e e them a r r i v i n g by c a r and not by h o r s e b o x .

T h e game s t a r t e d w e l l for the A ' s w i t h S t e v e B l o c k s c o r i n g an e a r l y try in the c o r n e r . T h e n the lea d w a s i n c r e a s e d by a p e n a l t y from D i c k P u l l e n . H a v i n g started s o w e l l the A ' s felt no n e e d to get on w i t h the game and their relaxed attitude was soon p u n i s h e d by a try and penalty from Centaurs.

H o w e v e r , the A ' s managed to r e a c h half time w i t h a l e a d of 10—7 f o l l o w i n g a s e c o n d Dick P u l l e n penalty.

A c h a n g e around in the f o r w a r d s meant a much more s e t t l e d p a c k in the s e c o n d half but shortly after the restart a Centaur penalty levelled the scoring and the A's found themselves with the last struggling quarter of the game a p p r o a c h i n g . A l i t t l e more effort and co-ordination brought seven

points in two m i n u t e s .

A. quick p a s s i n g move down the backs, following a p e n a l t y f i v e y a r d s out, g a v e C h r i s B e c q u e the c h a n c e of a try in the c o r n e r .

That w a s f o l l o w e d by D i c k P u l l e n monotonously kicking a penalty.

Two more tries then f o l l o w e d . T h e p a c k w o n the b a l l near the C e n t a u r l i n e , J o h n T h o m a s took off by h i m s e l f (he is a modest c h a p ) .

A f t e r b r e a k i n g through two t a c k l e s and d i v i n g for the l i n e he d e c i d e d to p a s s , by bouncing the b a l l off the groundl C h r i s B e c q u e g a t h e r e d , sat d o w n , and scored! A superb forward pass by S t e v e B l o c k put C h r i s o v e r for h i s t hir d try.

A hat t r i c k of t r i e s by Chris Becque saved what might o t h e r w i s e h a v e been a d i s m a l m o r n i n g . In the end it w a s a v i c t o r y for the A ' s , but by an unf l a t t e r i n g l y small m a r g i n , c o n s i d e r i n g the s t a t e of tITe o p p o s i t i o n . T h e r e w a s l i t t l e c o - o r d i n a t i o n , too much i n d i v i d u a l e n t e r p r i s e and too many m i s t a k e s . B u t it w a s , after a l l , a v i c t o r y .

T e a m : - R Pullen, S Block, C Becque, R Leeson, J Pitcher, M Gibson, J Thomas, B Bubb, J Day, R Oyler, R Porter, C Cuthertson, J Fishburn, R 'enner, T Griffiths.

Chris Cutherbutson

LADIES ROWING

HEAD'S ROLL LAST WEDNESDAY, the Ladies' Boat C l u b claimed their f i r s t h e a d , when the s e c o n d c r e w s u r p r i s i n g l y won the U L I V s h e a d , b e a t i n g the 1st c r e w by 11 s e c , o v e r a 17 min row. D u e to i l l n e s s a s u b s t i t u t i o n had to be made in the f i r s t boat and the t hir d c r e w had to be s c r a t c h e d .

T h i s w a s . the f i r s t ladies trophy to be w o n , and now h o l d s p r i d e of p l a c e in the B o a t h o u s e trophy c u p b o a r d . A s usual U L organisation was n o n - e x i s t e n t , and the c r e w s w e r e kept w a i t i n g IVihours on the r i v e r before they w e r e finally started, by what turned out to be the f i n i s h boat a s we 11.

Unfortunately the s e c o n d h e a d , at B e d f o r d on Sat urda y went to Cambridge I. IC

l a d i e s rowed w e l l h o w e v e r , beating U L II by o v e r a minute, although unfortunately c o m i n g in 2 0 s e c s b e h i n d U L I who w e r e in a s u p e r i o r b o a t .

This Saturday seee a t hir d h e a d , w h i c h we h o p e w i l l be won by I C . T h a n k s go to C h a r l i e , the boatman for h i s e n c o u r a g e m e n t , a n d to N i g e l and G a r y for c o x i n g us so welI. U L / Vs Head I Bow A Heap 2 I Pollock 3 C Hodgson Stroke G Taplin Cox N Williams II Bow S James 2 S Massey Stroke B Ness Cox G Nolan

O N W E D N E S D A Y IC 1 St XI s c o r e d their s e c o n d v i c t o r y in a row, t h a n k s m a i n l y to the L S E g o a l k e e p e r .

Fresh from their easy v i c t o r y o v e r Q M C IC s t a r t e d h e s i t a n t l y and the game w a s s c r a p p y u n t i l a p i e c e of s h e e r i n d i v i d u a l g e n i u s from Terry L i n d o n r a i s e d the s t a n d a r d of the game. P u l l i n g down h i s s h o r t s for the f u l l b a c k , h e c u t i n s i d e and h i t an u n s t o p a b l e s h o t w h i c h t r a v e l l e d ten feet before d r i b b l i n g t o w a r d s the g o a l k e e p e r who a l m o s t threw it into h i s own net.

Lindon, 1-0.

Before half time T e r r y G r i r n w a d e s ' s h o t , after a c r o s s from the r i g h t , w a s d e f l e c t e d by a d e f e n d e r through the goalkeeper's, hands; 2 - 0 .

O n the restart with IC s t i l l l i c k i n g T e r r y ' s oranges from t h e i r teeth L S E s c o r e d .

T h i s c a u s e d I C to at l a s t start to play f o o t b a l l . Within five minutes Terry Grimwade's shot from Terry L i n d o n ' s c r o s s was guided in by P a t F r a m p t o n ; 3 - 1 .

F i v e minutes later a good move sent Pat Frampton

.chasing goalwards to' slot in the fourth a s ttre g o a l k e e p e r came out. A bullet header from P a t F r a m p t o n a f t e r a p i n - p o i n t c r o s s from l i m p i n g B o b b y Dutton c o m p l e t e d h i s h a t - t r i c k and made the s c o r e 5—1. (Truth from M i c k P o p p e r : Good c r o s s , header, cobbed up and the g o a l k e e p e r p u s h e d it into h i s own n e t ) . T h e r e then f o l l o w e d a long p e r i o d with Ian Huntington trying to m a k e D i c k H a s l e r let i n . , another g o a l , but D i c k w a s up to it, c o m i n g out w e l l to s t o p the L S E f o r w a r d s .

Mike Popper bustled ineffectively in - m i d f i e l d , Jun lley overlapped well, Dave Brabbin and Chris H o w l e y l o o k e d s a f e at the b a c k and P h i l S i n g l e t o n ran w e l l in m i d f i e l d . T h e h i g h l i g h t of the game: s e e i n g C o n c o r d e before the start.

Another good performance from I C .

T e a m : - D Hasler, J lley, D Brabbin, I Huntington, C Howley, M Popper, T Grimwade (1), P Singleton, T Lindon (1), P Frampton (3), B Dutton.

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SPORTING MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Trial by error THE COLLEGE racer, a Honda C B 7 2 , w a s due to h a v e i t s f i r s t o u t i n g of the new s e a s o n on 6 t h M a r c h .

D u r i n g p r a c t i c e h o w e v e r , it developed lubrication problems.

T h e r e s u l t w a s that the r a c e at S n e l t e r t o n , N o r f o l k was not entered.

It was then d e c i d e d that the c l u b s h o u l d hold a trial between ours e l v e s . By chance we managed to f i n d some s u i t a b l e terrain nearby in a w o o d .

T h e trial c o n s i s t e d of 4 sections, three of which necessitated riding for a short time in a muddy s t r e a m .

The s e c t i o n s were d e v i s e d by Tim Saunders' warped mind.

The last section entailed passing piles of randomly placed logs.

Although the college's " t r i a l s " b i k e i s not a t r i a l s b i k e b e c a u s e some of its physical dimensions and engine characteristics are not those of a genuine machine, the event did provide an introduction to the art of t r i a l s r i d i n g .

The word art is used very loosely.

Mike May t r i e d to f e l l at l e a s t two t r e e s by r i d i n g into them.

Martin Bleasdale's attitude Bedford Bow S 2 S 3 J 4 J 5 S 6 I 7 C Stroke Cox

Vllls Head James Massey Downes Maskell Smith Pollock Hodgson G Taplin N Williams

s e e m e d to be that if he went fast enough h e w o u l d be out of the s e c t i o n by the time h e f e l l off, w h i c h he d i d on numerous o c c a s i o n s .

R e s u l t s were as f o l l o w s : Position Tim Saunders Martin Bleasdale Mac Dave John Redfern Steve Wilks Nick James Mike May Cowboy Rob Bracken

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Why not have your team photographed now that the season isdrawingto an end.

P H O T S O C S E R V I C E S will photograph yonr team in either Black & White or Colour and supply high quality mounted prints at very reasonable prices.

Contact P h i l Dean via the P h y s i c s letter racks or in the F E L I X office.

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CROSS COUNTRY

LACROSSE

No shame in defeat

Courages Trophy

C a m b r i d g e E a g l e s 18

LAST WEDNESDAY, theCrossCountry Club struck gold when the f i r s t team won the a l l f i v e r a c e s . A d d e d to t h i s , s t r o n g f i n i s h i n g by the s e c o n d team e n a b l e d them to move about V e t s i n t o a r e s p e c t a b l e eighth p o s i t i o n , so retaining t h e i r s t a t u s for another s e a s o n a s a first d i v i s i o n team. T he fate of the t hir d team w a s sealed; relegation a fait accompli, though they did manage to r a i s e t h e m s e l v e s off bottom p l a c e .

T h e r a c e i t s e l f w a s run in near p e r f e c t c o n d i t i o n s , and most runners took the opportunit y to record p e r s o n a l b e s t s . R o b A l l i n s o n won h i s s e c o n d l e a g u e r a c e on the t r o t ( s i c ) , in 2 6 . 5 2 , w i n n i n g by over h a l f a m i n u t e . S t e v e Webb (28.22) and Ian E l l i s (28.55) wer e other first teamers recording best times.

F o r the s e c o n d t e a m , Ian Isherwood (30.48) and A l a n L e a k e y (39.59) c l o c k e d t i m e s w h i c h w e r e some way b e y o n d their previous bests. Even t hir d team, whose the physical fitness is usually proportional to the week's alcoholic consumption, s h o w e d that they too wer e not a v e r s e to s t r e t c h i n g t h e i r l e g s f a s t e r than w a l k i n g p a c e .

N o t a b l e w a s Martin Tarnowski (33.33) and P e t e J o h n s o n , w h o r e s e r v e s h i s better runs for w o r s e c o n d i t i o n s .

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s a w to it that the t hir d team had s o m e moral support at the b a c k of the r a c e . P S T h a n k s to S q u e e l e r M o r r i s o n and B i l l J a c k s o n for o f f i c i a t i n g .

One could have been e x c u s e d for t h i n k i n g that the o r g a n i s e r s had c h a n g e d the d a t a and v e n u e of the a n n u a l Brighton run, if one had w i t n e s s e d the veteran c a r s which c o n v e y e d u s to the final Courages League f i x t u r e at O x f o r d , on S a t u r d a y .

This league comprises u n i v e r s i t y and c o l l e g e teams from a l l o v e r the South of E n g l a n d , the s t a n d a r d b e i n g a c o u p l e of n o t c h e s a b o v e the L o n d o n C o l l e g e s L e a g u e .

T h e c o u r s e c o n s i s t e d of 2 l a p s of 2Vi m i l e s , a long l e v e l s t r e t c h f o l l o w e d by a p l u n g e down the s i d e of a h i l l s i d e and the f i n a l mile of the lap consisting of s e v e r a l s t e e p a s c e n t s in order to get back to the top of the damned h i l l and then to repeat the same d o s e .

The race was won in 23.10, Rob A l l i n s o n being f i r s t IC runner home in 6th place — fortunately, a couple of guest F r o g s had j u x t u p o s e d t h e m s e l v e s b e t w e e n 1st and 6 t h , and h e n c e d i d not c o u n t in the individuals overall p o s i t i o n s . T h i s d e v i o u s ploy enabled Rob to gain the trophy a s the l e a d i n g o v e r a l l runner in the four league

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they w i l l not work for l o v e or money.

It would be i n t e r e s t i n g to f i n d out how far s u c h l i s t s w o u l d o v e r l a p at Imperial College, and p e r h a p s an i n k l i n g of this c o u l d be g a i n e d through the FELIX? What columns of w o u l d be y o u r " t o p t e n " of c o m p a n i e s or o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s or f i e l d s w h i c h y o u c o n s i d e r LEAST W O R T H W H I L E and for a s e c o n d l i s t , what are the o n e s y o u c o n s i d e r to be likely to m a k e the MOST W O R T H W H I L E c o n t r i b u t i o n In solving present or future p r o b l e m s f a c i n g the p l a n e t , your continent, country, race, etc.

So w r i t e in to F E L I X w i t h your lists.

If enough are r e c e i v e d to warrant it, an interim p a i r of " t o p tens" w i l l be p u b l i s h e d to i n v i t e fu/ther c o n t r o v e r s y !

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awarde d l o t s of t r o p h i e s for being the leading college, tho' no-on e really wanted them. T h e e v e n i n g w a s spent sampling Hook Norton, Morlands, Wadworths, M o r r e l l s , and p r o b a b l y a few o t h e r s (but I c a n ' t remember).

CROQUET 'n a few months time the B r i t i s h summer w i l l be w i t h us and o n c e a g a i n Q u e e n ' s T o w e r w i l l e c h o to the c r a c k of croquet mallet against b a l l , f o l l o w e d by a few w e l l c h o s e n words as a player f a i I s to make a h o o p .

The Clubs playing season starts in the summer term with. coaching sessions, informal m a t c h e s . between C l u b members and for the more enthusiastic, team m a t c h e s a g a i n s t other c l u b s in the London League. I might a d d , one of t h o s e w e l l known p r o v i n c i a l u n i v e r s i t i e s , O x f o r d , h a v e c h a l l e n g e d u s to a match.

We are very fortunate in having Professor B G Neal for our p r e s i d e n t , for he w a s open C h a m p i o n in 1972 and ' 7 3 and must be one of the f..

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b a l l into a t t a c k . T h e a t t a c k , when they got the b a l l , d i d n ' t fare much better and had lots of problems keeping p o s s e s s i o n . So it turned into a very d e f e n s i v e game on I C ' s part. T h e S i x M i l l i o n Dollar man scored three g o a l s , but unfortunatpiv his b i o n i c br ai n then s e i z e d u p .

Richard Forster and Mike B u r k e d i d manage to s a v e IC's face, both of them scoring a c o u p l e of good goals.

M e a n w h i l e b a c k in d e f e n c e Bill Jackson and Rob Morrison did very well, b r e a k i n q up many of C a m bridge's attacks.

But not enougti. F i n a l l y in the last quarter P e t e M a c D o n a l d in g o a l got b a c k to h i s u s u a l form and made some e x c e l l e n t saves.

T h i s left the f i n a l s c o r e 18—7 in C a m b r i d g e ' s f a v o u r .

H o w e v e r I t h i n k IC d i d very well against a side who c o u l d h o l d t h e i r own in the division above.

Everybody d i d a s w e l l a s they c o u l d and there's no shame in this defeat.

Team:P MacDonald, B Jackson, Ft Morrison, B Strangeway (Capt), R Forster, M Smeaton, S Austin Mark 547, P Jepson, M Burke, P Watson.

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FELIX, on b e h a l f of its readers, would like to congratulate MR RIZ S H A K I R and M ' S S A L I S O N Y E O M A N S on t h e i r recent engagement and w i s h them e v e r y h a p p i n e s s and s u c c e s s in the "uture. best p l a y e r s of the game t o d a y . H e w i l l be p r o v i d i n g the c o a c h i n g for the C l u b .

We p l a y on the lawn by the Q u e e n ' s T o w e r and hope to p r o v i d e an informal at mosphere in w h i c h to play croquet to e a s e the s t r a i n of the summer m o n t h s . T h e r e will be a p r e - s e a s o n m eet in g on T h u r s d a y 18th March at 1.15pm n E l e c Eng 508. A l l those interested are welcome to details attend.

F o r further c o n t a c t N G r e a t o r e x or E A Wyatt E l e c E n g 203 Int T e l 3 0 5 5 and M R o b e r t s Chem E n g 101c Int T e l 3 8 7 7 .

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George Si v e i l ( G a t e s h e a d N , Q E C & IC) ran home in 20th c l o s e l y f o l l o w e d

by Ian E l l i s (21) and S t e v e Webb (25). T h i s c l o s e p a c k i n g f i r s t team to enabled the f i n i s h fourth in the l e a g u e , and after much discussion as to whether we were a college/university we wer e

Imperial C o l l e g e

Congratulations

Boom careers T H E R E IS a b i g future for t h o s e who l i k e m a k i n g b o o m s : s o n i c booms, atomic booms, financial booms. T h e career r a c k s glisten with s e d u c t i v e pamphlets attracting the final year student into designing m i s s i l e s , nuclear reactors and a few other things we would arguably without like be b e t t e r off p l a s t i c food, faster cars etc.

The cheap l a b o u r rates and r e p r e s s i o n in South A f r i c a are s t i l l enough tor tortunes to be made i n m i n i n g and so a few w h i t e e x p e r t s w i l l be w e l c o m e there every y e a r , or i n L o n d o n where, lor e x a m p l e , the delightful Consolidated G o l d f i e l d s have their base, nicely remote from the m i s e r y they are i n v o l v e d i n .

Everyone no doubt has t h e i r own p e r s o n a l l i s t of " n a s t i e s " — a r e a s in w h i c h

A F T E R T H E victory against Buckhurst Hill, Imperial Collegetravellled toCambridge.

F o r a p l e a s a n t c h a n g e we had a f u l l t e a m .

T h e match got underway promptly at 2 . 4 5 , and w i t h i n the first minute it was o b v i o u s w h o ' w a s g o i n g to win.

Although Cambridge's s t i c k h a n d l i n g w a s not much better than I C ' s , they fought s o hard for e v e r y b a l l that it f e l t l i k e p l a y i n g a team of f i f t e e n p l a y e r s . A t the end of the f i r s t quarter C a m b r i d g e led 5 - 1 .

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