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s AP REHASH T H E R E C T O R h a s d e c i d e d to salvage the Alternative Prospectus ( A P ) by asking Rick Parker (ICU Academic Affairs Officer) and P e t e r Mee ( C o l l e g e R e g i s t r a r ) to c h e c k the existing edition and produce a prospectus devoid of factual, punctuation and grammatical errors.

Should changes to copy be necessary then t h e s e c t i o n s concerned w i l l have to be reprinted. F E L I X editor and nex t year's IC Academic Affairs Officer P a u l Ekpengong f e e l s that d u e t o t h e nature o f p r i n t i n g t h e w h o l e p r o s p e c t u s may w e l l h a v e to be r e p r i n t e d at a c o s t o f o v e r £900.

The additional cost will be met b y t h e C o l l e g e .

Originally it had b e e n ' hoped to s e n d o u t t h e A P with the C o l l e g e P r o s p e c t u s , thus saving postage costs.

T h i s w i l l now n o t b e p o s s i b l e .

The new A P w i l l probably be ready f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n i n J u l y and p o s t a g e c o s t s are t h u s l i k e l y to b e around £600.

So t h e A P , w h i c h i n i t i a l l y had a budge o f £ 1 , 1 0 0 l o o k s s e t to c o s t a n y t h i n g up t o £2,500 a l l told.

T h e full c o s t s o f t h e A P , are b e i n g met by the C o l l e g e .

Accommodation For those w h o w i l l be down i n L o n d o n l o o k i n g for flats for next s e s s i o n , the U n i o n i s running a T e m p o r a r y Accommodation Scheme. T h e S c h e m e runs from 18th t o 25th September inclusive.

Rooms w i l l be a v a i l a b l e at the c o s t of 50p per night p l u s a £ 5 returnable key d e p o s i t .

A l l y o u have t o d o , if y o u wish to make u s e of t h i s f a c i l i t y , i s to turn up at thfe IC U n i o n O f f i c e o n t h e d a y s concerned.

Y o u must also bring with y o u , a sleeping bag , o t h e r w i s e it i s t h e c o l d hard f l o o r f o r y o u . P l e a s e d o not bring a l l y ou r luggag e w i t h you.

THE DEPARTMENT of Education and S c i e n c e ( D E S ) yesterday announced i n c r e a s e s in undergraduate grants of about187.. T h e new grant l e v e l s (with t h i s y e a r ' s f i g u r e s in b r a c k e t s ) are £ 9 5 5 ( £ 8 1 0 ) for c o l l e g e b a s e d s t u d e n t s in L o n d o n , £875 ( £ 7 4 0 ) for c o l l e g e b a s e d students outside L o n d o n , and £ 6 7 5 ( £ 5 7 0 ) for s t u d e n t s l i v i n g at home. L a s t y e a r the grant l e v e l s were r a i s e d by 22%. the grants Accompanying increases are changes in parental contributions and i n the amounts o f S u p p l e m e n t a r y that students c a n Benefit c l a i m i n the C h r i s t m a s a n d E a s t e r v a c a t i o n s . From September onwards the s t a r t i n g point for parental contributions r i s e s from £2,200 'Residual Income' to £2,700. A D E S spokeswoman said that parental contributions w i l l be r e d u c e d throughout the s c a l e .

A s expected students w i l l no longer b e a b l e t o c l a i m s u p p l e m e n t a r y b e n e f i t i n the short v a c a t i o n s .

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Pessimism First reactions to the award have been tepid a n d pessimistic: A n N U S spokesman commented that 'the award would do little to shore up the ravages of inflation'. O v e r h a l f t h e i r members w o u l d not b e n e f i t from the c h a n g e s i n parental contribution.

They were a l s o d i s a p p o i n t e d that discretionary awards remained unaltered.

E x - I C U President Trevor P h i l l i p s w a s more p r o f o u n d .

'An 18% increase is .definitely inadequate and at first sight students in London are going to face the same problems arising from an inadequate grant but only more so.

'To a degree it demonstrates the cynicism and bankruptcy of Government policy on public expenditure because, inspite of universal agreement that the grant level is- too low, they (DES) appear to have reduced it even further in real terms.'

C o m m e n t s from I C O f f i c i a l s were a l i t t l e more o p t i m i s t i c :

'My immediate reaction' s a i d ICU—President Peter Teague, 'is that it is a very good award.

18% is better than I expected, but a great deal depends on the details of the schemes for next year which 1 have not yet had time to acquaint myself with.'

O n a more c e n t r e v e r s i a l note he a d d e d , 7 would rather have seen this extra money put towards abolishing the parental means test'. # A more r e s e r v e d a t t i t u d e came from the R e c t o r , S i r B r i a n F l o w e r s . 7 don't think it would be wise of me to comment in detail until I have seen the very long document which I understand sets out the terms of the new award.' there is some '1 believe amelioration of the threshold above which the parental contribution will be payable, but on the other hand I think there may be less opportunity for claiming supplementary benefits during at least the short vacations.

'Nevertheless the increase amounts to 18% which at first sight is better than I had expected.'

Hard times ahead THE UNION was told last week that i t i s to r e c e i v e a 10% increase in i t s block a l l o c a t i o n from t h e G o v e r n i n g Body.

This will mean a n i n c r e a s e p e r c a p i t a of 5.3%.

The Union had originally r e q u e s t e d a 23% i n c r e a s e p e r capita and w a s most disa p p o i n t e d at t h e s m a l l i n c r e a s e it r e c e i v e d .

However, the College itself, i s only receiving a 4% r i s e i n i t s grant a l t h o u g h s u p p l e m e n t s w i l l be g i v e n f o r College salaries increases.

T h e a c t u a l i n c r e a s e i n the G o v e r n i n g B o d y a l l o c a t i o n to the U n i o n w i l l b e £ 7 , 8 9 2 b u t , on the l a t e s t figures, over half of this i s accounted for

in increased staff salaries (£2,367) and i n c r e a s e d N U S subscriptions (£1,680).

Increases in Sabbatical Salaries and H a l l Rents account for another £1,000 thus l e a v i n g a t o t a l i n c r e a s e of £2,845 t o c o v e r i n c r e a s e s o n a l l other e x p e n d i t u r e . T h e Union i s still seeking clarification o n , w h e t h e r the grant i n c l u d e s £ 1 , 3 0 0 f o r nex t y e a r ' s Alternative Prospectus or whether t h i s w i l l a g a i n be treated s e p a r a t e l y . If i t i s i n c l u d e d , t h e n £1,545 w i l l b e l e f t for i n c r e a s e s i n a l l o t h e r Union expenditure.

"RCC clubs will almost c e r t a i n l y h a v e t o c u t t h e i r rate of s u b s i d y a n d A C C c l u b s may h a v e to r e s t r i c t the number o f teams or f i x t u r e s for each c l u b ' , he s a i d . S u b s i d i z a t i o n o f s o c i a l e v e n t s s u c h as Freshers Dinners and Formal B a l l s w i l l be drastically reduced.

Entertainments may a l s o have to be c u r t a i l e d .

T h e d e c i s i o n o n the A P w i l l d e t e r m i n e whether c l u b s , societies and U n i o n Committees

A l l i n a l l , the future l o o k s b l e a k for I C U n i o n i n the nex t y e a r .

r e c e i v e a 2% o r 4% i n c r e a s e o n t h e i r a l l o c a t i o n s . With i n f l a t i o n c u r r e n t l y r u n n i n g at 18%, I C U President, Peter Teague, says a curtailment of activity w i l l n e c e s s a r i l y result next year.

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Disabled students: some financial points can result Being disabled in various additional expenses as a student.

Here are some ways to relieve the financial burden: A d d i t i o n a l grant A n e x t r a grant of u p t o £150 i s a v a i l a b l e from l o c a l education authorities to a n y s t u d e n t w h o , a s a r e s u l t of h i s / h e r disabilit y incurs extra c o s t s . T h e s e c o s t s must b e r e l a t e d t o s t u d y , for e x a m p l e , buying a typewriter o r tape r e c o r d e r , o r a d d i t i o n a l rent f o r special college accommodation.

T h e grant c a n n o t be c l a i m e d in r e s p e c t of d i e t o r c l o t h i n g .

Supplementary b e n e f i t Thus usual proviso of availability for work does not a p p l y to d i s a b l e d s t u d e n t s when c l a i m i n g s o c i a l s e c u r i t y .

H o w e v e r , if y o u a r e r e c e i v i n g a grant, your income will p r o b a b l y be t o o h i g h to c l a i m in term-time but y o u w i l l of c o u r s e be e l i g i b l e in v a c a t i o n s .

Attendance and Mobility Allowances Disabled . students are e n t i t l e d to a t a x - f r e e s u m of £9.60 per w e e k if, i n m e d i c a l o p i n i o n , they a r e i n n e e d of part a c o n t i n u o u s a t t e n d e n c e .

A t a x a b l e a l l o w a n c e of £ 5 per week i s available for those who are unable or nearly unable to w a l k .

A further b e n e f i t known a s

the " n o n - c o n t r i b u t o r y i n v a l i d i t y pension" (phew!) c a n be c l a i m e d by t h o s e w h o a r e not a b l e t o work b u t h a v e n o t s u f f i c i e n t i n s u r a n c e s t a m p s to receive invalidity or s i c k n e s s benefits.

Students are not n o r m a l l y e n t i t l e d t o t h i s , but each case is decided individually s o there i s no harm in t r y i n g !

Useful organisations Certain voluntary organisa t i o n s offer v a r i o u s s e r v i c e s including reduced p r i c e s on s t u d y - a i d equipment e t c .

P l a c e s to contact are: Disabled Living Foundation, 34b Kensington Hight St P h o n e 602 2491 NUS D i s a b l e d Students Research U n i t 119 W i l t o n R d , L o n d o n SW1 P h o n e 821 1958 Any q u e r i e s to m e : S u e Kaliciriski, Welfare Officer, IC U n i o n v i a i n t e r n a l m a i l o r contact me at the W e l f a r e C e n t r e , o p e n 1 2 . 3 0 - 1.30 Mon — F r i at t h e t o p of the Union Building.

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s m a l l CONGRATULATIONS to Maynard D a v i e s a n d L i z Wright o n t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t of t h e i r e n g a g e m e n t . M u c h L o v e and e v e r y w i s h for their happiness in the future.

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LOST One green c a r d i g a n l o s t o n May 24th. A n s w e r s to name of Joanna. P l e a s e return w i t h r e w a r d to J I S M I T H , L i f e S c i e n c e s 1.

FOR S A L E Complete R A D I O C O N T R O L outfit for sale.

Full guarantee. Suitable for any u s e r e q u i r i n g remote c o n t r o l , for e x a m p l e , model a i r c r a f t , boats, garage doors e t c .

C o n t a c t A J A I N , P h y s i c s 1, for d e t a i l s .

FOR HIRE L i g h t s for d i s c o s , p a r t i e s etc. Strobes, U V ' s , p r o j e c t o r s and o t h e r s . R i n g 7 3 3 4386 (evenings).

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A n y o n e w a n t i n g t h e s e s or other m a t e r i a l t y p e d at 20p per side please contact DENISE WICKEN in IF Union or Telephone 352 8968 any evening during the w e e k .

IC Hindu Kush The E x p e d i t i o n w i l l be t r a v e l l i n g o v e r l a n d to P a k i s t a n o n the 23rd J u n e . We h a v e three places available in our l o r r y . If i n t e r e s t e d , c o n t a c t Denys Whitley, C i v E n g 3

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PHOENIX of The arts magazine Imperial College Union, P H O E N I X , i s now o u t . Y o u c a n b u y your c o p y from BILL GERRARD, DAVE FOX A L L or from the FELIX OFFICE at t h e i n c r e d i b l e give away price of l p . Don't delay, get yours today!

STUDENT WELFARE

T h e c e n t r e i s open Mon F r i 12.30 - 1.30pm for g e n e r a l on legal a i d , information contraception, abortion a c c o m modation, N H S benefits e t c .

Tube a n d b u s maps given a w a y . N U S d i s c o u n t handbook a n d V a c J o b Index a v a i l a b l e for c o n s u l t a t i o n . A l s o v i s i t s for o v e r s e a s and holidays students.

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Appalling complacency S i r , â&#x20AC;&#x201D; H a v i n g read c o n c u r r e n t l y , both the p i e c e s w h i c h h a v e appeared in the past two editions of FELIX on the t o p i c s of a c a d e m i c work a n d ' social activities at this C o l l e g e , I w i s h to a i r my own views.

Stephen Humby's article makes curious reading; he s e e m s to b e , i n d e e d he s t a t e s quite explicitly;, that he i s d i s s a t i s f i e d with C o l l e g e life at both the a c a d e m i c and s o c i a l l e v e l s . H e c l a i m s that a n s w e r , ing the q u e s t i o n s s e t on the worksheets is a moronic activity; a view with which y o u r other c o r r e s p o n d e n t , C G M i l l e r , w o u l d s e e m to d i s a g r e e , s a y i n g that the way to c o n d u c t o n e ' s work i s to ' s o l v e the p r o b l e m s a l i t t l e at a t i m e ' .

O b v i o u s l y M i l l e r is s a t i s f i e d w i t h the s y s t e m , a c o m p l a c e n c y w h i c h I find a p p a l l i n g . Where Humby m a k e s h i s error i s in c o n f u s i n g the s y s t e m of work w i t h the s u b j e c t b e i n g s t u d i e d .

It i s the latter t o p i c where I feel the discontent a r i s e s .

T h e c o n t e n t s of the v a r i o u s s u b j e c t s are at the moment in this College, and in the science faculties of other colleges, devoid of real i n t e r e s t . T h e r e i s no u n i t y in a s u b j e c t , no r e l a t i o n s h i p , or e l s e very l i t t l e b e t w e e n c o u r s e s in the s a m e s u b j e c t , w h i c h i s b a d . What i s e v e n w o r s e i s that there i s no c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n the different s u b j e c t s , especially in the physical s c i e n c e s , the s i t u a t i o n b e i n g s l i g h t l y better in the b i o l o g i c a l s c i e n c e s , though they c o u l d learn from the physical sciences and vice versa.

A l t h o u g h I h a v e c h o s e n the e x a m p l e of s c i e n c e , I am s u r e that, in the very nature of t h i n g s , s i m i l a r remarks must apply to all the subjects s t u d i e d at t h i s C o l l e g e .

T h e method by w h i c h a subject i s s t u d i e d , that i s w o r k s h e e t s , may or may not be s u i t a b l e ; it r e a l l y d e p e n d s on the individual student and sweeping generalisations in this respect are generally

unsafe; but the c o n t e n t of what i s s t u d i e d c e r t a i n l y n e e d s to be o v e r h a u l e d .

T u r n i n g now to the s o c i a l s i d e of the l i f e at t h i s C o l l e g e , the p o s i t i o n taken up by y o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n t s a p p e a r s to be the s a m e : Humby d i s s a t i s f i e d , M i l l e r s a t i s f i e d . In the latter c a s e , if M i l l e r e n j o y s h i m s e l f u s i n g present f a c i l i t i e s , he has e v e r y right to c o n t i n u e to do s o . E q u a l l y Humby h a s the right to say 'I do not e n j o y the facilities'.

However, writing about not enjoying them i s not very c o n s t r u c t i v e .

If he w a n t s s o m e t h i n g d i f f e r e n t he s h o u l d get on and do something about it, not c r i t i s i s e o t h e r s for e n j o y i n g what he d o e s not, an a t t i t u d e of " m i n d which I consider churlish and smacking or d i c t a t o r s h i p and s o u r - g r a p e s .

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Spoof articles S i r , - In the past it h a s been noted that articles have appeared in FELIX which w e r e pure i n v e n t i o n s , of the author's imagination.

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Sometime ago a letter w a s w r i t t e n s h o w i n g c o n c e r n about the g o s s i p c o l u m n ' T I T B I T S ' .

The article did stimulate i n t r i g u e , but d i d not c a r r y the author's name. The column w a s c o n s i d e r e d an e x c e l l e n t i n n o v a t i o n , but it w a s thought personal opinions might be e x p r e s s e d , that in a l l f a i r n e s s r e q u i r e d the author the name him or h e r s e l f .

We w i s h to e x p r e s s two o p i n i o n s . O n e i s that, a l t h o u g h most of the i m p r o b a b l e (and in r e t r o s p e c t humorous) literary flights of fancy, so far a p p e a r i n g , have been h a r m l e s s , there might one d a y a p p e a r an a r t i c l e that c o u l d h a v e u n i n t e n tionally serious consequences.

It i s a l s o our o p i n i o n that the c r e d i b i l i t y of F E L I X i s at the moment suffering, and will c o n t i n u e to do s o , from the i n s e r t i o n of i n v e n t e d a r t i c l e s in the paper.

We hope y o u r e s p e c t our v i e w s , and c o n s i d e r them w i t h the s e r i o u s n e s s w e f e e l they deserve.

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A good old English wedding T H E R E IS N O T H I N G s o good for exam depression which s e e m s to s p r e a d l i k e a f l u e p i d e m i c , than to h e a r about a good o l d E n g l i s h w e d d i n g ; a w e d d i n g that b r i n g s t e a r s to mother's e y e s ; and masked r e l i e f to f a t h e r ' s . B u t not a l l w e d d i n g s run a s s m o o t h l y a s t h a t . L e t me t e l l y o u about a w e d d i n g w h i c h e x c e p t for a few minor c a l a m i t i e s p a s s e d off j u s t a s r e h e a r s e d !

R i g h t on t i m e , the v i n t a g e Rolls drew up o u t s i d e the c h u r c h and my s i s t e r c l i m b e d down s u p p o r t e d by my f a t h e r ' s rather s h a k y right a r m . E v e r y t h i n g ran q u i t e s m o o t h l y u n t i l after the s e r v i c e , w h e n I had to s i g n the r e g i s t e r . Of c o u r s e , there w a s one s m a l l p r o b l e m ; the v i c a r only had a r i g h t h a n d pen s o an e n t i r e l y new t e c h n i q u e had to be e m p l o y e d if the phenomenon of a lefthander e m e r g e d .

We t r i e d the left e d g e of the p e n ; then the right to no avail until with the nib completely reversed, a spidery scrawl slipped across the page. Naturally this f a r c i c a l

s i t u a t i o n took p l a c e in f u l l v i e w of the c o n g r e g a t i o n and a n a u d i b l e f i l t e r w a s by now r i p p l i n g through f r i e n d s a n d relations.

The first embarrassing s i t u a t i o n p a s t , I returned w i t h the best man to the front p e w .

Praying posed another p r o b l e m . S e a t e d on the p e w , I c o u l d not u n d e r s t a n d why the k n e e l e r s were s o far a w a y from the p e w s . D e s p e r a t e l y t r y i n g to r e c a l l s c h o o l d a y s when I w a s r e l u c t a n t l y c o m p e l led to k n e e l c o n f i n e d in a s p a c e of n i n e s q u a r e i n c h e s for the purpose of praying, this s p a c i o u s a r e a o v e r w h e l m e d me.

Not s a t i s f i e d with f o l l o w i n g the e x a m p l e of the b e s t man and my s i s t e r w h o k n e l t w i t h some g r a c e upon t h e i r k n e e s , I took two steps forward, p u l l e d out my k n e e l e r and w a s about to p l a c e it on the f l o o r when the b e s t man e x p l o d e d in a s t a g e w h i s p e r : "What the hell do you think your d o i n g ? " , w h i c h I thought w a s m o s t i r r e l i g i o u s .

H o w e v e r , it d i d not end t h e r e . Oh n o , the fun had

only just begun. I suddenly became a w a r e of the i n s u p p o r t a b l e w e i g h t of both my s i s t e r ' s and my bouquet; s o I g a v e A n n e ' s to the b e s t man w h o p l a c e d it on h i s s e a t and n e e d l e s s to s a y w o u l d h a v e sat on it if I had not laughed at the a p p r o p r i a t e moment and s n a t c h e d it from beneat h h i m .

After all, crushed orchids w o u l d not h a v e l o o k e d very pretty in the w e d d i n g photos would they.

S u d d e n l y it w a s a l l o v e r .

I handed the bouquet back to my s i s T e r , arranged her t r a i n and w a s j u s t t h i n k i n g how w e l l we had a l l done when I l o o k e d up to s e e the b r i d e and groom a l r e a d y 40 y a r d s a w a y from Sara and I.

T h i s w a s r e a l l y g o i n g too far. She had warned me about the d a n g e r of t r e a d i n g on her t r a i n , but t h i s w a s too much of a d i g . She w a s m a k i n g her lack of confidence in her a c c i d e n t prone s i s t e r a l l too apparent for a l l the world to s e e .

Personally, I think for someone w h o h a s made her e n t r a n c e to a party by w a l k i n g into, a (swimming) pool fully-clothed and nearly drowned t a k i n g a s w i m m i n g test, I did quite w e l l . I did not f a l l into the font a n y w a y , w h i c h w a s q u i t e on the c a r d s .

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Many thanks to G i l l McConway, Ian Morse, P h i l Dean, Duncan Suss, Dave Knights, Dave Hopkins, Terry Westoby, Dave F o x a l l , John M c C l o s k e y and C l i v e Dewey.

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Unrecognised talent DISGRACE

I D U N N O , it s e e m s to me, that o v e r the l a s t s e v e n or e i g h t y e a r s , the K i n k s h a v e lost out in one w a y or a n o t h e r . L e t s f a c e it, a n y o n e m e n t i o n the K i n k s and p e o p l e i m m e d i a t e l y t h i n k b a c k to t h o s e great s i n g l e s of the s i x t i e s that f l o w e d from the pen of R a y D a v i e s . Y e t , they h a v e been l a r g e l y ignored by the m a j o r i t y , not g a i n i n g a n y w h e r e near the s u c c e s s w i t h t h e i r a l b u m s that they d e s e r v e . T h e thing i s , D a v i e s has a l w a y s written good s o n g s . ' C o n s i d e r i n g for i n s t a n c e the K i n k s ' rock o p e r a ' A r t h u r ' w a s a far better attempt at t h i s a b u s e d f u s i o n than the a c c l a i m e d s h a m b l e s that w a s T o m m y , there i s no r e a s o n to b e l i e v e that 'Schoolboys in Disgrace' w i l l a c h i e v e the m a s s s a l e s it d e s e r v e s .

SURPRISE

S I S T E R S (G o od E a r t h )

W I T H T H E s u c c e s s of the a b y s m a l R o c k F o l l i e s t e l e v i s i o n s e r i e s , there s e e m s to be a vogue toward a l l g i r l g r o u p s . T h e Surprise Sisters wer e perhaps put together s p e c i f i c a l l y w i t h the a m b i t i o n of c o m p l i m e n t i n g the a c c o m p l i s h m e n t of the L i t t l e L a d i e s . T h e r e s u l t a n y w a y i s a p o l i s h e d , if s l i g h t l y p r o c e s s e d , s o u n d i n g debut a l b u m .

T h i s record i s much better than that w h i c h i s h i g h in the c h a r t s at p r e s e n t .

F o r a start the s o n g s are better â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but then the s o n g s on R o c k F o l l i e s are a t r o c i o u s a n y w a y and t h e s e g i r l s a c t u a l l y c a n s i n g , s o m e t h i n g a l a s , that c a n n o t be s a i d of the L i t t l e L a d i e s .

Ecstacy for all D a e v i d A l l e n : G o o d Morning F O L L O W I N G T H E d e m i s e of the p l a n e t G o n g , D a e v i d A l l e n , G i l l i S ' m y t h and a host of P H P ' s , o c t a v e d o c t o r s and other g e n t l e f o l k h a v e t a k e n refuge on the B a l l e a r k I s l e of M a j o r c a . W h i l s t on t h i s sunny i s l e , t h e y , together w i t h a S p a n i s h band called "Euterpe" carried on p r o d u c i n g the e u p h o r i c m u s i c that G o n g under their i n f l u e n c e u s e d to p r o d u c e .

S i d e one i s a c o l l e c t i o n of s p a c e y f o l k m u s e s w h i c h s e e m to bear a d i s t a n t relationship to early Kevin Ayers styles.

S i d e two h a s one t r a c k in the s a m e s t y l e a s s i d e one and then l a u n c h e s i n t o a time c a l l e d "Wise man in your heart" with Mike Howlett on b a s s , Pierre M o e r l i n on d r u m s , P e p e M i l a n on g l o c k e n s p e i l and G i l l i w i t h s p a c e w h i s p e r . T h e s t y l e i s that of " L o v e i s what U w a n t " from " A n g e T s E g g " . Is t h i s track a fond f a r e w e l l to t h e much b e l o v e d p l a n e t ?

T h i s i s f o l l o w e d by a b l o o m d i d o type s a x e n t r e e into "She doesn't she...", a happy m e l o d i c t r a c k r e l a t i n g how "The real pot head pixie has learnt to speak Spanish".

Of c o u r s e , t h i s a l b u m w i l l not o n l y be e n j o y a b l e to f i l t h y drug a d d i c t s , perverts and s c h n i z o p h r e n i c s , but y o u too c o u l d d e r i v e a s t a t e of e c s t a s y from t h i s b e a u t i f u l p a t h w a y to N i r v a n a h .

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Throughou t h i s s o n g w r i t i n g , D a v i e s h a s had a sort of tongue in c h e e k d i g at the E s t a b l i s h m e n t , t h i s a l b u m b e i n g no e x c e p t i o n . It t a k e s the c o n c e p t of a young lad's trials and tribulations through h i s s c h o o l life. He quickly becomes a s o c i a l misfit, later gets h i m s e l f into t r o u b l e w i t h a naughty g i r l and i s f i n a l l y e x p e l l e d by the h e a d m a s t e r , a l l of w h i c h l e a v e s him f e e l i n g b i t t e r t o w a r d s the E s t a b l i s h m e n t for the rest of h i s l i f e . A bit c r a s s y o u might t h i n k , but D a v i e s of c o u r s e , treats the w h o l e a f f a i r w i t h tongue f i r m l y in c h e e k .

I c o u l d w r i t e about how m e l o d i c the i n d i v i d u a l s o n g s a r e , how they fit into the c o n c e p t p e r f e c t l y , how c l e v e r the

l y r i c s a r e , but a s a c o n c e p t it s h o u l d be judged a s a w h o l e , and a l l I c a n s a y i s it w o r k s p e r f e c t l y , ' a n o t h e r f i n e R a y D a v i e s effort that w i l l h o p e f u l l y a c h i e v e for the man the r e c o g n i t i o n he w a r r a n t s .

F o r the fact r e m a i n s that o n l y perhaps Ian Drury of the K i l b u r n s h a s got a n y where near the D a v i e s s e n s e of the E n g l i s h m e l o d r a m a , and he too may s a d l y be o v e r l o o k e d by the m e d i a . T h e s e two are truly English s i n g w r i t e r s , - in s o much a s one never f i n d s them i n d u l g i n g in any sort of A m e r i c a n a , l i k e s o many of their British contemperaries who attempt to A m e r i c a n i s e t h e i r s o n g s and end up a c h i e v i n g that s t r a n g e midatlantic feeling-wetness.

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Billy Wright and soap?

T h e a l b u m s t a r t s w i t h the b e s t c u t , David Gates' 'Watch Out'.

G i v e n an intelligent P h i l l y sounding brass arrangement, it g i v e s a f i r s t i m p r e s s i o n that the S i s t e r s are in f a c t a w h i t e s o u l a c t , but not r e a l l y . It b e c o m e s apparent as y o u l i s t e n to the record p r o g r e s s , .that the s i n g s b e c o m e more d i l u t e d , u n t i l y o u r e a c h about h a l f w a y through the s e c o n d s i d e when they become l i t t l e more than m i d d l e of the road pap, r e s e m b l i n g more a sort of bleached P o i n t e r S i s t e r s , they (the Surprises) l a c k i n g the d r i v e a n d range of the American outfit.

I doubt very much if the a l b u m w i l l b r i n g them any great s u c c e s s and indeed the late s e v e n t i e s w i l l b r i n g any form of r e v i v a l for a l l g i r l g r o u p s , l i k e the fad a c h i e v e d twenty y e a r s a g o , w h e n the l i k e s of the K a y e S i s t e r s , the V e r n o n Girls, Allisons and the wonderful B e v e r e l y S i s t e r s adorned the hit p a r a d e .

Who c o u l d ever forget the Beverely S i s t e r s ? P a r t i c u l a r l y the one w h o married the great W o l v e s and E n g l a n d c a p t a i n Billy Wright (105 c a p s ) . Who then together achieved further greatness a d v e r t i s i n g c o l d tar s o a p on t e l e v i s i o n .

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Lunch am served IT O B V I O U S D A T de summer am ' e r e , ' c o s o' a l l de f o r i ' n t r e n d i e s w a l k i n ' about wid de K o j a k s h a d e s a n ' de e l a s t o p l a s t on de b o n c e f'om not b e ' i n a b l e to s e e de o v e r h a n g i n ' s t a i r c a s e s in d e South S i d e .

I h e a r i n ' dat d e i n m a t e s o' de M u l t i n a t i o n a l H a l l in d o w n t o w n B l o o m s b e r r y c o m p l a i n i n ' 'bout de b e e n s on t o a s t . Dey dam l u c k y , nex t h i n ' dey be w a n t i n ' dem t a k e n outta of de t i n s . D e Mooney got de right i d e a , r e c y c l i n ' de fodder f'om de p l a t e s s o no one n o t i c i n ' . M u s ' taken y e a r s to get de d i s h w a s h i n ' m a c h i n ' s e t up r i g h t . N o w dat I am s t r u g g l i n ' to afford a b o w l o' r i c e in de U n i o n r e f e c t o r r y I n o t i c i n ' dat de F e l i c s staff swiI!in' down de Bowjollay a n ' de Lobster T e r m o s t a t w i n de b i r d s f'om de P e n t h o u s e Club. Although I yam not expectin' payment fo' d.ese l i t ' r y m a s t e r p i e c e s o' nerve s h a t t e r i n ' p r o s e what I am c o b b l i n ' together, aftah a l l , they am p r i c e l e s s , I w o u l d ' p r e d a t e a few e x p e n s e s l i k e de w e a r a n ' tear on de w a x c r a y o n a n ' de bus fare on d e N o 14 f ' o m de M a l e t Street.

I rememerin' l a s ' y e a r a s k i n ' de Mooney why him m a k i n ' de f i n a n c i a l

l o s s what m a k i n ' B r i t L e y i a n d ' s d e f i c i t l o o k i n ' l i k e de P a r k i n ' F i n e , a n ' him s a y i n ' " B u t , y o ' M a j e s t y , S i r , de s t u d e s w o n ' eat de c r a p . " " D o n ' g i v e me de l e g a l j a r g o n " I s a y i n ' , " g i t out dere an put de c h i p s on w h i l e I go a n ' e l i m i n a t e de c o m p e t i t i o n by c h u c k i n ' de C h a t e a u Molotoff ' 7 5 through de g r e a s e s t a i n e d w i n d o w o' de l o c a l Iti r e s t u r a n ' s h o u t i n ' M a f i a a n ' de c l i e n t e l l e r u n n l n ' f'om d e Hot P o t l i k e de rats f ' o m de s i n k l n ' s h i p . A l s o bin a high occurence lately o ' de c o l o n i a l s t u d e s e a t i n ' de leather c o v e r s o' de p r i c e l e s s t o m e s in de Haldane libr'y.

O n l y t h i n ' I f a n c y i n ' 'bout de Mooney food h a l l s am de c h i c k on de I C R c a s h t i l l . I b u y i n ' de p i l e o' s a r n i e s , r o u n d i n ' de c o r n e r a n ' s e e i n ' her. Wid one bound I were at her s i d e , mah hot bref b r u s h l n ' her e a r . " Y o u dam hansome bugger f o ' de student l e a d e r " s h e s a y i n ' , " 3 8 p e e , a n ' do y o ' w a n ' de top off de c o k e " . But duty am c a l l i n ' s o I h a v i n ' to rush b a c k to de U n i o n a n ' ring up de C a p i t a l H i t L i n e to git dem to hit de E a r l s C o u r t P o t s , only to find dey play i n ' de r e c o r d s ' s t e a d o' p o k i n ' de .38 through de letter box to order.

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"The most unfortunate team" R e c e n t l y two members of IC C r o s s Country C l u b t r a v e l l e d to H o l l a n d to take part in a long d i s t a n c e relay race through s e v e r a l countries'.

H e r e i s a report from R i c h Harrington o n e of those intrepid runners: On T h u r s d a y 6th May at some r i d i c u l o u s hour that w e s c a r c e l y knew e x i s t e d , ' A l t ' Garnett and myself, pretending to be Internationals, and valiantly forsaking the U L athletics championships left Brixton and c r o s s e d into The intense heat produced many sunstroke casualties, i n c l u d i n g o n e of our team and n e a r l y o n e of our f e m a l e s u p e r stars (she c o l l a p s e d just a s s h e f i n i s h e d her l e g , but w a s immediately revived by a posse of more-than-wi I l i n g pseudo medics).

The last l e g of 12.5km followed a restart and our runner c a m e in 4 t h , to the f i n i s h at the s p o r t s s t a d i u m of E n s c h e d e U n i v e r s i t y , to the s o u n d of a b r a s s band and motor c y c l e e s c o r t . O v e r a l l w e f i n i s h e d 8 t h in a time of 12 hour s 3 4 . 4 3 , and w e r e p r e s e n t e d w i t h a p r i z e for ' t h e most unfortunate t e a m ' . T h e r a c e w a s won by a N i j m e g e n team in a time of 1 0 . 5 4 . 2 0 .

The whole event was brilliantly o r g a n i s e d by the h o s t s at N i j m e g e n (as w e r e the associated celebratory a c t i v i t i e s ) . It c r e a t e d a u n i q u e a t m o s p h e r e throughout which c o m p e l l e d u s to p r o m i s e our return next y e a r .

England to c a t c h a train to D o v e r . H e r e we j o i n e d a motley bunch from R e a d i n g , Surrey and (inevitably) B r u n e i U n i v e r s i t i e s to t a k e part in the B a t a v i e r e n road r e l a y in H o i l a n d .

T h e r a c e c o n s i s t s of 24 l e g s of b e t w e e n 5 and 12.5km (covering a t o t a l of about 120 miles) and b e g i n s at midnight o n the F r i d a y / S a t u r d a y from Nijmegen University ( w h i c h managed to produce 2 2 t e a m s for the e v e n t ! ! ) B y the t hir d l e g our team had a lea d of about a k i l o m e t e r o v e r the 2nd of the 6 2 e n t r a n t s . B y 0 3 . 0 0 , the r a c e had p a s s e d f r o m H o l l a n d , intoWest Germany over the R h i n e and b a c k into Holland, and it w a s s o o n after the border that C U number 1 o c c u r r e d . O n e of our number followed a member of the Eindhoven team w h o f a i l e d miserably in an attempt t o n a v i g a t e by the s t a r s and added 4 m i l e s to h i s s t i n t , d r o p p i n g us s e v e r a l p l a c e s , to mention but a f e w . C U ' s 2 , 3 and 4 i n v o l v e d our m i n i b u s e s f a i l i n g to d e p o s i t runners for leg x in time to t a k e over from t h o s e running l e g x - 1 .

A t 0 6 . 4 5 , the f i r s t of 3 r e s t a r t s took p l a c e . T h e t i m e s for the teams s o far w e r e recorded and the 10th l e g runners a l l s e t off t o g e t h e r .

T h i s w a s my s t a g e , and I c o v e r e d the 8.9km in a t i m e of 3 1 . 0 6 to come in 8 t h . In the heat of the d a y , A l f ran h i s l e g of (a very long) 9 k m in a time of 3 4 . 4 5 to f i n i s h 5th fastest for the 17th s t a g e .

R i c h a r d Harrington

'VOICES' ARE NEEDED IN T H E BBC's BENGALI SERVICE BROADCASTS T O THE SUBCONTINENT We a r e a l w a y s on the l o o k o u t for n e w talent i n Broadcasting in B e n g a l i . Our programmes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Current A f f a i r s , Drama and a wide range of g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; need a variety of contributorsSome are n e e d e d for j u s t reading Bengali scripts

but the work is mostly translation and reading; s t a n d a r d B B C f e e s are p a i d .

We shall be holding a u d i t i o n s d u r i n g J u n e . If you will be i n L o n d o n during the next a c a d e m i c year a n d are interested p l e a s e w r i t e to me g i v i n g your name and address, telephone number a n d b r i e f details of your educational qualifications, present studies and previous e x p e r i e n c e of b r o a d c a s t i n g if a n y .

LAST WEEKEND a small group from I C made the long journey t o N o r t h Y o r k s h i r e to compete in the British c h a m p i o n s h i p s . T h e team left Wandsworth e a r l y on Sat urda y morning, confident of b e i n g a b l e to produce g o o d runs in the e v e n t on S u n d a y ; h o w e v e r , after experiencing great d i f f i c u l t y in f i n d i n g a route out of North L o n d o n to the M 1 , it w a s d e c i d e d that further t r a i n i n g in n a v i g a t i o n w a s r e q u i r e d . With t h i s in m i n d , the team left the motorway at l u n c h t i m e in an attempt to f i n d a p u b , s e l e c t e d from a certain well-known publication.

This time the n a v i g a t i o n w a s p e r f e c t , and the team c o n t i n u e d the journey in high s p i r i t s .

In the a f t e r n o o n , a t r a i n i n g e v e n t w a s h e l d w i t h the IC team l i m i t i n g t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s to very s l o w a n d e a s y running round o n e of the shorter c o u r s e s . A l l the team managed to m i s s their c h o s e n start t i m e s , d u e to the f a c t that their w a t c h e s w e r e a d j u s t e d to B r i t i s h summer t i m e , w h e r e a s the e v e n t w a s b e i n g run at some a r b i t a r y Y o r k s h i r e mean time, approximately 7 minutes in a d v a n c e of real t i m e . A f t e r the event, Alan Leakey a t t e n d e d the B r i t i s h O r i e n t e e r i n g F e d e r a t i o n A G M , l e a v i n g the rest of the team at the c a m p s i t e to attempt to put up the tent; without the assistance of tent p e g s : w e a r e s t i l l p u z z l e d a s to w h y A l a n n e e d e d t h e s e at the A G M .

Sunday's event, held in C r o p t o n F o r e s t , near P i c k e r i n g , ran to a more standard Orienteering time (a few minutes late c o m p a r e d w i t h B S T ) , and thus a l l the team managed to arrive at the start on t i m e , after an e n e r g y sapping struggle with the tent. T h e f o r e s t w a s f a i r l y h i l l y , a n d soft u n d e r f o o t , w i t h

large a r e a s of b r a m b l e s a n d d e n s e undergrowth m a k i n g a lot of the g o i n g q u i t e t o u g h .

A g o o d network of r o a d s and r i d e s s i m p l i f i e d n a v i g a t i o n on the longer s t a g e s , but on t h e s e stages there were always several possible routes to choose between.

David R o s e n had another very good run to f i n i s h 4 t h , 4 minutes behind winner G e o f f P e c k , in a t i m e of 9 0 m i n s 15 s e e s for the 1 2 . 8 k m course.

The four major international selection races of 1976 h a v e now been completed, and D a v i d h a s f i n i s h e d in the f i r s t four p l a c e s in e a c h of t h e s e , a n d h e thus h a s a good c h a n c e of b e i n g i n c l u d e d in the B r i t i s h team of f i v e for the World C h a m p i o n s h i p s in A v i e m o r e in S e p t e m b e r .

As the ' A ' c l a s s w a s restricted to 6 0 competitors, A l a n L e a k e y and R o b A l l i n s o n c o m p e t e d in the B c l a s s , o v e r a 9.8km c o u r s e : both had good runs to f i n i s h 43rd and 50th in 9 2 . 1 3 and 95.29 r e s p e c t i v e l y . Ian I s h e r w o o d , in his first championship race, ran the 7 k m C c o u r s e in 8 6 . 4 5 , f i n i s h i n g about 5 0 t h : t h i s w a s a very good run after s o m e d i s a p p o i n t i n g p e r f o r m a n c e s in recent w e e k s . Of other U L runners in the e v e n t , A l a s t a i r D o y l e w a s 27th in t h e A c l a s s in 102 m i n s , a g o o d p e r f o r m a n c e for h i m , and C l i v e R e i d 57th in t h e B c l a s s in 97 m i p s 5 5 .

T h e t e a m , by n o w h i g h l y proficient in navigation, managed t o f i n d a n o t h e r pub on the w a y home in w h i c h t o c e l e b r a t e t h e i r good r u n s . It w a s here that Ian e a r n e d h i s new n i c k n a m e , ' t h e C u c o z a d e k i d ' . Our thanks go to the e v e n t o r g a n i s e r s for a very f i n e e v e n t , a n d to s e v e r a l northern b r e w e r i e s for t h e i r very f i n e r e f r e s h m e n t s .

Cricket

NELP overwhelmed A L O N G T H E E a s t India D o c k R o a d into B a r k i n g travelled the 1st XI to p l a y the N o r t h E a s t London, P o l y t e c h n i c last Wednesday.

IC s k i p p e r T o m G h o s h w o n t h e t o s s and d e c i d e d to b a t . In what w a s to be a 40 o v e r match but after 31 became a 35 overs match, s u p p o s e d l y b e c a u s e of poor l i g h t . IC then a c c u m u l a t e d 190 for 8, significant winnings c o m i n g from M a u r i c e T h r o b b (59), T o m G h o s h (31) a n d N i c k Morton (28).

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they w o u l d s c o r e at t h e r e q u i r e d rate of o v e r 5 runs an o v e r s o some p l a y e r s w e r e g i v e n the rare opportunity of b o w l i n g by thegenerous C a p t a i n . Eventually however N E L P were d i s m i s s e d for 127 w i t h t w o r e c o g n i s e d b o w l e r s t a k i n g most of the w i c k e t s ; notably Dave M i l l a n f wttfi 4 for 26 and D a v e B r a m l e y w i t h 3 for 2 8 .

Team: T Ghosh, V Brown, N Morton, A Paul, S Godding, P Jeffs, D Bramley,

D Millard, K de Silva, J Coates, A Han.

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EXTERNAL ECLAIRS AS Y O U P R O B A B L Y know by now, trainee teachers a l l over Britain are occupying their colleges after the ball was set roiling in Scotland a fortnight ago. You may not realise why rational and normally moderate students are taking such drastic action. They want to draw the attention of the public to the Government's cuts in teacher training and in teaching numbers, which mean that up to 80% of students leaving colleges this summer will not obtain jobs in teaching - or probably in anything e l s e .

It is not often that the entire student movement is united on one issue but this is the case over Education Cuts.

Even the Federation of Conservative students reject the p o s i t i o n of t h e T o r y P a r t y on t h i s matter, a l t h o u g h some of t h e i r m e m b e r s h i p p r i v a t e l y admit that they s e e n o a l t e r n a t i v e f o r the G o v e r n m e n t . It seems s e n s e l e s s to d i s c a r d these teachers who are s o badly needed in s c h o o l s . After a l l , o n l y a f r a c t i o n of t h e population enter Higher and Further Education,but everyone g o e s through E d u c a t i o n b e t w e e n the a g e s of f i v e a n d s i x t e e n , and s o t h i s i s w h e r e s c a r c e resources should be concentrated.

T h e G o v e r n m e n t h a v e of c o u r s e b e e n s u r p r i s e d by t h e f a l l i n g of t h e birth rate a n d

EDITORIAL Alternative Prospectus T H E D E C I S I O N to re-edit a n d reprint the A l t e r n a t i v e Prospectus ( A P ) must, I suppose, be welcomed, particularly s i n c e C o l l e g e a r e t o f o o t t h e b i l l . N e v e r t h e l e s s i t i s rather p r e s u m p t i o u s o f C o l l e g e t o s e e k t o e d i t a student p u b l i c a t i o n w h e n they h a v e c o n t i n u a l l y r e f u s e d t o permi t s t u d e n t s to e d i t t h e i r P r o s p e c t u s ( b a r r i n g the I C U n i o n s e c t i o n ) .

T h e C o l l e g e P r o s p e c t u s does have factual errors i n i t , and f a i l s to g i v e p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s a f u l l p i c t u r e o f w h a t g o i n g t o c o l l e g e e n t a i l s . B e s i d e s f o r g e t t i n g t o m e n t i o n that m o s t s t u d e n t s f i n d s o m e , i f n o t a l l , o f their c o u r s e s a n d l e c t u r e r s b o r i n g , the p r o s p e c t u s g i v e s a f a l s e f i n a n c i a l outlook.

S t u d e n t s c o m i n g t o I C t h i s O c t o b e r h a v e b e e n t o l d that they 'can expect to pay, at current prices, about 25p for breakfast, 30p for lunch and between 2Sp and 50p for an evening meal'. N o m e n t i o n c a n be f o u n d i n the P r o s p e c t u s o f the q u a l i t y o f I C r e f e c t o r y f o o d . N e x t y e a r ' s F r e s h e r s certainly are i n for a shock.

T h e same P r o s p e c t u s q u o t e s t e n n l y h a l l r e n t s a s L i n s t e a d (£80.25, Southside (£52.75) and B e i t N e w H o s t e l (£50.25).

R e n t s w i l l i n f a c t be £ 1 4 5 . 6 0 , £ 1 0 5 . 6 0 , £ 105.60 r e s p e c t i v e l y .

T h e p a l t r y d i s c l a i m e r 'The information given in this Prospectus is that current to going, to press. May 1975, and is subject to alteration' d o e s n o t h i n g to n u l l i f y the C o l l e g e whitewash.

A l l i n a l l C o l l e g e o f f i c i a l s a n d a c a d e m i c s s h o u l d not throw s t o n e s a t the f i r s t A P w h e n they t h e m s e l v e s l i v e i n a g l a s s parapet.

D e s p i t e t h i s , o n e f a c t d o e s s t a n d o u t ; the A P i s a n e e d l e s s w a s t e o f m o n e y . If t h e C o l l e g e were p r e p a r e d to t e l l p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s the w h o l e truth there w o u l d not be a need for a student P r o s p e c t u s .

T h e r e a r e t w o p o s s i b l e w a y s out o f t h e curren t h y p o c i r t i c a l s i t u a t i o n . F i r s t l y a joint C o l l e g e and U n i o n board s h o u l d e d i t t h e C o l l e g e P r o s p e c t u s w i t h e a c h party h a v i n g e q u a l s a y . T h i s w o u l d remove the n e e d f o r a n A P . S e c o n d l y the P r o s p e c t u s c o u l d be a l t e r e d t o i n c l u d e t h e " o f f i c i a l C o l l e g e section and on solely student-edited A P s e c t i o n .

Both w a y s would save C o l l e g e money. Correspondence on this subject i s welcomed.

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have opted to m a i n t a i n t h e s t a t u s q u o rather than t o u s e the resultant surplus of teachers to reduce class s i z e s throughout t h e s y s t e m .

Last year, t h e number of teachers in maintained s c h o o l s increased by 16000. T h e p r e d i c t e d i n t a k e for e a c h of t h e next f i v e y e a r s i s o n l y 8000 — a d e c r e a s e of 50%. In a d d i t i o n , the increasing graduate unemployment means that teacher taining students have to c o m p l e t e for j o b s w i t h a greater number of g r a d u a t e s from t h e U n i v e r s i t i e s .

A y e a r a g o , the D E S e x p e c t e d to attain the t e a c h e r - p u p i l r a t i o s put forward by t h e n i n t h report of t h e N a t i o n a l A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l on the T r a i n i n g a n d S u p p l y of T e a c h e r s ( N A C T S T ) and t h e ten percent i n c r e a s e put forward by t h e 197 2 White Paper, " A Framework for Expansion".

It n o w s e e m s doubtful w h e t h e r e v e n t h e s e a i m s w i l l be r e a c h e d — a n d prospects of removing all c l a s s e s i n e x c e s s of t h i r t y s e e m e v e n more r e m o t e .

D Everett

ICPGG- a new breath of life needed D O E S IC need a p o s t g r a d u a t e groupe?

T h e answer is, I believe, most emphatically, ' y e s ' . T h e form it s h o u l d or w i l l t a k e i s f a r from s e t t l e d .

T h e group h a s s t r u g g l e d by t h i s year, but for t h e majority of t h i s time it h a s had no c h a i r m a n , f e w a c t i v e members and even fewer m e e t i n g s . C r e d i t s h o u l d be given to R i c h a r d Upton, who h a s kept t h e v e r y t h r e a d s of the group t o g e t h e r . H e o r i g i n a l l y i n t e n d e d to be t h e t r e a s u r e r but found h i m s e l f , by d e f a u l t , w e a r i n g t h e h a t s of c h a i r m a n , s e c r e t a r y and t r e a s u r e r .

On the s o c i a l s i d e , t h e group h a s o r g a n i s e d a s u c c e s s ful theatre t r i p j u s t before Easter a n d i s at present preparing for its summer e x t r a v a g a n z a . T h e latter w i l l take t h e form of a m a g i c a l m y s t e r y tour o n t h e T h a m e s w i t h transport in t h e form of a boat with disco, bar and food e v e n . T h i s s h o u l d happe n on a balmy s u m m e r s e v e n i n g e a r l y in J u l y .

T h i s year has a l s o seen the s e t t i n g up of a w o r k i n g party w i t h i n t h e C o l l e g e t o c o n s i d e r the future d i r e c t i o n of P G education a n d the p o s i t i o n of a n d t h e . n e e d s of the P G s in the C o l l e g e . T h i s w o r k i n g party h a s three P G members a n d id d u e to report soon.

Externally, as well, P G "education h a s been under c l o s e s c r u t i n y from a l l s i d e s .

The Committee of ViceChancellors and P r i n c i p a l s , the S R C a n d the P a r l i a m e n t a r y Expenditure Committee have

all produced reports on postgraduate education. The i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of t h e s e r e p o r t s i s imminent and could cause many c h a n g e s in the s y s t e m a s w e know it. N o t a l l of t h e s e recommendations a r e , I f e e l , in the b e s t i n t e r e s t s of s t u d e n t s or of e d u c a t i o n .

P G ' s must t a k e an i n t e r e s t and an a c t i v e part i n t h e m a k i n g of d e c i s i o n s c o n c e r n i n g their future a n d e d u c a t i o n . In a c o l l e g e w i t h s u c h a large P G s e c t o r a s I C h a s , it i s amazing that over 1500 postgrads make so little impact and that t h e i r c o m b i n e d voice is s o pathetic.

M o s t p o s t g r a d s at IC g i v e the i m p r e s s i o n of b e i n g here to work and work o n l y . We are here to work but s u r e l y there a r e other t h i n g s t o be g a i n e d from o n e ' s t i m e h e r e .

T h e IC p o s t g r a d u a t e group must be put b a c k o n i t s f e e t .

Y o u c a n make a start next week by c o m i n g to t h e A G M on W e d n e s d a y 2nd J u n e at 1.00pm in E l e c E n g 4 0 8 .

See Mr U p t o n , the o n e man exec.

Hear reports on the P G w o r l d for t h e past 12 m o n t h s .

E l e c t some o f f i c e r s for the next y e a r . (Why not be o n e yourself?)

B u y a t i c k e t for t h e r i v e r boat p a r t y .

A l l t h i s and more.

I C P G G n e e d s a n e w breath of l i f e . If y o u a r e an I C P G come to the A G M a n d h e l p u s to g i v e y o u a p o s t g r a d u a t e group to s a t i s f y y o u r e v e r y desire.

Rick Parker