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IMPERIAL COLLEGE J3 NOVEM8ER 1963

D R . L O G A N R E A S S U R E S

Commemoration Day, October 29th, dawned cold and gray oyer I.C. It was obvious from the extra­ordinary number of people wearing s u i t s that some­thing was on. Also from the e a r l y orowds for lunoh. The order of procession remained unaltered but i t s direction was reversed due to the t r a f f i c diversion along Prince Consort Road, and when at last i t started to move, we noticed a large body of quiet R.C.S. students leading, a very small body of Miners throwing fireworks following and a large group of noisy Guildsraen. Then followed the magnlfioent gowns and oaps, moving solemnly and graciously.

particularly touchy about anytning purely techno-'] logical, the general f e e l i n g being tha$ l t does 1

not have the makings of a f u l l University (Aoeord-ing to him, teaohing modern languages to f i r s t -year science students i s not exactly popular i n the teaching c i r c l e s ; i n f a c t , i t i s rumoured that even the Maths l e c t u r e r s i n Engineering faculties are not completely happy about their jobs.). So, a new technological University was out. After t h i s , the ehoioe of I.C. was almost inevitable. The plans are now almost completely drawn up, and rapi d expansion on and near the existing site is due. Dr. Logan then expressed his satisfaction at seeing the oo-Operation

Boreen Goodway presenting a bouquet to the

" v i s i t o r ' s lady.

An excellent R.C.M. orchestra and a fan-fare welcomed the guests into the Great Hall. The new fellows. Diplomat** and Associates were presented l a the traditional manner, and then the guest of honour, Dr. B.W.Logan, Prinoipal of the University of London, was Introduced.

Dr. Logan erslty

reviewed the r e l a t i o n s the U n i v e r s i t y over the years.

of I.C. and For several years

after 1907, when I.C. became a Sohool of the University, they remained, Dr, Logan, said, strained When the University migrated to Bloomsbury and we were no longer neighbours, they began to improve, t i l l now they are almost o o r d i a l . One clear sign is the faet that our Reotor i s also the Tioe-Chaneellor of the Un i v e r s i t y . Dr. Logan then dwelled on the proposed large-scale expansion gt I.C. The expansion, with emphasis on the techno­logical side, was decided upon a f t e r great d e l i ­beration. Ho other technical College in the"*"* country was so well suited and well equipped for that purpose as I.C. To s t a r t a completely new University devoted exclusively to technology pre­sents many di f f i c u l t i e s : the cities have no suit­able spaces l e f t ; the countryside means going to great expense i n new buildings , starting from scratch. Also, a we l l established institution naturally a t t r a c t s better talent - both students and staff - than a uranu-uew one, however good the latter -night be. Staff, Dr. Logan said, was

C O M M E M O M T I O N B A L L

The Commemoration B a l l was held t h i s year at the Royal Festival Hall. Only 746 members of I.G. and t h e i r friends attended, to the disappointment of the "ntertainments Committee) who had estimated the presence of 750. This deficiency of 4 resulted in the f l o o r being comfortably f u l l instead o f overcrowded. That there were always so many people dancing sturt i n part be a t t r i b u t e d to the excellent music o f Geraldos ath»s«y orchestra but also to the f a n t a s t i c a l l y high charges for drinks - and the even more f a n t a s t i c charges f o r corkage' — which discouraged people from just s i t t i n g and drinking,

*a# drinking and t a l k i n g .. le s s expansive diversion

from dsooing wea eating and enjoying the view over the r i v e r • fTora"'Insiae ( the F e s t i v a l H a l l ) ,

Dr. Logan and C. K i r k p a t r i c , the Student Orator, making t h e i r speeches.

between I.C. and other London Colleges - L.S.E. i n p a r t i c u l a r - concerned mainly with A r t s . I t is the only method by which the few shortcomings of a scattered U n i v e r s i t y can be overcome, and he hoped that t h i s idea w i l l be pursued furthen. He fi n i s h e d h i s speech by expressing h i s good wishes for "I.C. and promising i t f u l l support on behalf of the Un i v e r s i t y . Dr. Logan's speech was short, c l e a r and-to the point. I t was punctuated by several excellent and appropriate quotations from

t - the C l a s s i c s , on which he i s an authority.

The Rector, S i r Roderio H i l l , thanked Dr. Logan f o r coming htre and g i v i n g Us an •excellent address. He also thanked the Heads of other Colleges and members of the Guilds of 'London that were present. The procession then moved out to the conversazione i n the main R.C.S. bu i l d i n g . .Exhibits were also arranged in the Huxley b u i l d i n g ; the tea f o r students that was supposed to be there was suddenly tr a n s f e r r e d to the Upper Dining H a l l , to the great dismay and oonstemation of many a hopeful student.

In the evening, the Union was f u l l , and i t was great to see so many o l d faces turning up again i n the good old b u i l d i n g . To those who f e e l that Commemoration Day i s s t u f f y and a waste of time, t h i s one would have been - i f only they had cared to attend i t - an eye-opener, the B a l l that was to foLlow next night . that is"another story.

ART The A r t E x h i b i t i o n arranged i n the ICWA

Lounge i s an extremely i n t e r e s t i n g one. Many w i l l not believe that . t i s the wort of science students and s t a f f . includes a great number of of landscapes i n a l l media, some arohitedtural -studies and various other pa i n t i n g s . It al s o has a very Modern sculpture. A f u l l preview whioh .. we had ready to go i n could not be put i n f o r la c k of spaoe, but do go and see this really good effort. It closes today. Our review w i l l

a i n the next FELIX.

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P R O F I L E

Not a s i n g l e n o m i n a t i o n

t a t i v e on t h e R.C.S.

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Andrews and B i n g C r o s b y ,

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ai.a and s m i l e s . " I

he s a y s .

J i n A n d e r s o n comes f r o m T y n e s i d e , where

men a r e f o o t b a l l e r s and where e v e r y m a r r i e d

woman i s the c e n t r e o f a l o y a l f a m i l y . The

c o u n t r y n e a r h i s home i s s t r o n g and i n h o s p i t a b l e ,

and t n e p e o p l e make up f o r i t by b e i n g t h e most

f r i e n d l y and p a t r i o t i c i n t h e w o r l d . Anyone

who h a s s e e n t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y p e r s o n a l way

i n w h i c h N e w c a s t l e w o r s h i p s i t s f o o t b a l l team

w i l l u n d e r s t a n d J i m A n d e r s o n ' s a t t i t u d e t o

f o o t b a l l . He i s I.C. S o c c e r C a p t a i n , and he

w o u l d r a t h e r d i e t h a n f a i l t o t u r n up f o r a

game, o r be u n s p o r t s m a n l i k e .

T y n e s i d e l i n g e r s i n h i s s p e e c h , t h o u g h t h e s e d u c t i v e ease o f the S o u t h e r n tongue h a s made i t s mark on h i m . N e v e r t h e l e s s , i t i s r e l a t e d t h a t , on h i s v i s i t t o F i n l a n d f o r t h e O l y m p i c Games (a n d $ o x some v a c a t i o n work on a t i m b e r camp), he was once r e g a l i n g a crowd o f F i n n i s h s t u d e n t s w i t h " B l a y d o n R a c e s " when a L o n d o n e r , r e c o g n i s i n g t h e t u n e , a s k e d h i s F i n n i s h i n t e r p r e t e r t o ask J i m what t h e words meant i n E n g l i s h .

J i m A n d e r s o n i s v e r y modest: he once t o o k t h r e e d a y s t o h i t c h - h i k e f r o m N e w c a s t l e t o E d i n b u r g h , b e c a u s e he was t o o shy t o s t o p any c a r s . He i s n o t w i t h o u t a c a demi c t a l e n t ; he i s a p o e t g r a d u a t e i n S p e c t r o s c o p y , h a v i n g

i o b t a i n e d a s e c o n d i n P h y s i c s . F o r most o f l a s t y e a r he was S p o r t s E d i t o r o f F E L I X , I t , was a n a t t e r o f p r i d e w i t h h i m t h a t he_ s h o u l d t h a t he s h o u l d a l w a y s f i l l h i s page, and r e a d e r s may remember t h e f r a g m e n t o f a s o n n e t w h i c h he once w r o t e t o f i l l t h e l a s t i n c h o f

; a column.

'dim t a s t e s a r e c a t h o l i c " , K e n t o n and S c h u b e r t , Housman and Wordsworth ( W a t t A. n o t W i l l i a m ) , Tan Gogh and Rembrandt, C a r d u s and S h a k e s p e a r e ( s e l e c t i o n s ) b e i n g among h i s h e r o e s . J a c k i e M i l b u r n c a n a l s o r a i s e a s i g h o f e c s t a s y f r o m h i m .

Whenever t h e chance a r i s e s J i m A n d e r s o n

l i k e s t o wander o v e r E u r o p e . Such an e v e n t

happened l a s t y e a r , when he went on t h e I.C.A.F.C

t o u r t o Germany. H i s c a s t - i r o n c o n s t i t u t i o n

w i t h s t o o d t h e r i g o u r s o f s o c c e r p l a y e d on c i n d e r s

h o c k , l a g e r , and a team o f n o t - a l w a y s s o b e r

c ompanions.

P e r h a p s h i s most n o t e w o r t h y c h a r a c t e r i s t i c

i s h i s a b i l i t y t o mix w i t h p e o p l e . Few

p e o p l e i n I . e . a r e so w i d e l y known. One's

n a t u r a l r e a c t i o n , on s e e i n g him, i s n o t t o

t h i n k " T h i s i s Mr. A n d e r s o n , who h o l d s t h e

e x a l t e d , p o s i t i o n o f P r e s i d e n t o f R.C.S.", b u t

r a t h e r "Here i s J i m A n d e r s o n , who w i l l be

f r i e n d l y i f I speak t o h i m . " I n t h e C o u n c i l

Room, o r " g a n n i n a l o n g t h e Scotswood Road", he

i s t h e same; no a i r s , n o t much p o l i s h , b u t

c a p a b l e , r e l i a b l e , and i m p e r t u r b a b l e .

A r e y o u c o m t o t h e

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S a t u r d a y 2 1 s t N o v e m b e r 8 -GO- i 1-30

F I R E B R E A K S OUT* B o n f i r e n i g h t t h i s y e a r saw I.C. b r e a k i n g

o f f i n t o two main groups : one s u p p o r t i n g t h e o f f i c i a l Hop a t H a r l i n g t o n and t h e o t h e r g o i n g • o f f w i t h a p o r t a b l e b o n f i r e t o a n o t h e r d e s t i n a ­t i o n .

H a r l i n g t o n was r e a d y t o r e c e i v e t h e f i v e

d o u b l e - d e c k e r l o a d s w i t h a f u l l y d e c o r a t e d

h a l l , f i r e w o r k s t h r o w n by l o c a l k i d s and a

v e r y l o u d l o u d s p e a k e r p l a y i n g m u s i c . Many-

a r r i v e d by c a r s , m o t o r c y c l e s and b u s , m a k i n g

a crowd o f 300 p l u s . J u s t as t h e crowd i n s i d e

was g e t t i n g t o be t o o much, t h e b o n f i r e was

announced and s t a r t e d . I t had t h e I.C.W.A. <5

Guy on t o p and ourned m e r r i l y f o r a l o n g t i m e ,

w h i l e t h e crowd g a t h e r e d r o u n d i t , t h r e w and

dodged f i r e w o r k s . Then t h e f i r e w o r k s d i s p l a y

began j u s t a s t h e f o g s t a r t e d t o come down.

''It m i g h t be f o g now," s a i d someone, "but by

the t i m e we l e a v e i t ' l l be smog." The d i s p l a y

was e x t r e m e l y good, e n t e r t a i n e d and s u f f o c a t e d

t h e crowd and gave many a f r e e h a i r - s i n g e .

Then b a ok t o t h e p a v i l i o n f o r more d a n c ­i n g , d r i n k s and c o f f e e . Why t h e m u s i c s h o u l d h a v e been t u r n e d on f u l l b l a s t i n t h e o t h e r room b e a t me. I t made s p e e c h q u i t e i m p o s s i b l e t h e r e , l e a v i n g t h e d r i n k e r s s p e e c h l e s s . Thank goodness i t wasn't t h e same i n t h e b a r I t s e l f . Many b a n g e r s went o f f on t h e f l o o r , some o f them b e i n g t h r o w n i n by t h e p e o p l e o u t s i d e . A t one s t a g e a b a t t l e o f r o c k e t s r a g e d between two r i v a l g r o u p s , b u t i t was s oon abandoned as t o o w a s t e f u l and t o o d a n g e r o u s .

were t o s t a r t coming b a c k a t 10.30,

Out t o o k a l o n g t i m e t o f i l l up. The t r a n s p o r t

t h i s y e a r was f u l l y a d e q u a t e , t h o u g h we s h u d d e r

t o t h i n k what w o u l d have happened i f t h e o t h e r

r a g had b e e n c a n c e l l e d .

The O t h e r H a l f •

The celebrations at I.C. began at mid-day with the conclusion of the rag meeting. Members of the R.C.S I n t e r ­planetary society invaded the tennis courts i n f u l l r e g a l i a and with f u l l equipment to leave t h i s world - i n one way or another. A f t e r several small rockets had been sent up to warn the moon of i t s intended a r r i v a l , a large rocket was set o f f . Unfortunately (or fortunately f o r the moon) there was a difference o f opinion i n s i d e the rocket as t o which way i t was going with the r e s u l t that flaming m i s s i l e s came out i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s .

Due to the poor organisation of the rag ooimittee, about. 100 of I.C. gathered at Bedford College, which had been chosen,by the rag committee, as worthy of attention. But the rag committee altered i t s mind at the l a s t minute and went to Q.B.C. About 300 had gathered outside Mines and set out v i a Kensington High Street. Their progress was marked by numerous explosions and by a r a i n o f f l o u r bags from one o f the buses carrying the ' good boys' to Harlington.

I n the High Street the mobile bon-fire took l i g h t and the procession continued under a p a l l of smoke. By the time Q.E.C. was reached, the f i r e was burring merrily and i t was taken to the front entrance to the accompaniment of minor and major explosions. A f t e r having l e f t notice of the v i s i t , the f i r e was p u l l e d back to the gates where the a r r i v a l of' the p o l i c e discouraged further e f f o r t s , and the f i r e came to a stop at the gates.

A f t e r some diversion had been created i n s i d e Q.E.C and which resulted i n thegates being closed on the gentlemen i n blue, the f i x e restarted i t s t r a v e l s . But not f o r long. With a oar reversing f u r i o u s l y out of the way of the approaching f i r e and with the polioe released, the truck chose to run i n t o the kerb. The p o l i c e 'arrested' the truck, and prevented further motion by t y i n g i t to a lamp-post. A f t e r a few more skirmishes i t was decided t o j o i n forces with the r e s t of the u n i v e r s i t y .

Progress to High Street (Ken.) was delayed by having to pay some att e n t i o n to a f i r e engine that had come along to enjoy the I.C. f i r e i Whereas I.C. Union provided free transpoT to Harlington, London Transport provided free transport i to Charing Cross where d i f f i c u l t y was found i n getting the t r a i n to r e s t a r t . This ccuLd not possibly have been due to I.C. because by t h i s time the crowd were on t h e i r way out o f the s t a t i o n - over the top of the r a i l i n g s .

/ By t h i s time the numbers had grown and about 400 were i n the procession which marched up V i l l i e r s Street and on to Trafalgar Square. Due to the a c t i v i t i e s of c e r t a i n minor colleges of the u n i v e r s i t y , the p o l i c e already had a : • recaption committee - and I.C. marched straight i n t o i t . ,

The a c t i v i t i e s of the gentlemen i n blue resulted i n a scattering of the I.C. forces which reformed i n two main groups. One waged ba t t l e from Trafalgar Square to P i c c a d i l l y and back and ended with a chase underground at P i c c a d i l l y S t a t ion . The other group closed the gates at the bottom of The K a i l and then marched around Trafalgar Square u n t i l about 300 were i n the march and then set - out f o r L e i c e s t e r Square Af t e r a very noisy passage through Cockspur Street a bus load of p o l i c e a r r i v e d . I.C. declined the o f f e r of the p o l i c e to help with the procession and dispersed.

Several members of I.C. continued with the celebrations by j o i n i n g i n the fun at Bow Street next morning. Here B r i t i s h j u s t i c e was done i n a l l i t s fairness by dealing with 50 o f the 183 charges i n 45 minutes - 0.9 minutes per charge.

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EdltorsD.C.Kala. C i r c u l a t i o n : 1200.

The l a s t f o r t n i g h t h a s been l i t t l e s h o r t o f s e n s a t i o n a l f r o m t h e F E L I X p o i n t o f v i e w . S e v e r a l i t e m s o f news t h a t n o r m a l l y make t h e f r o n t - p a g e h e a d l i n e s have been p u s h e d away t h i s t i m e . A l l due t o t h e f a c t t h a t I.C. h a s been v e r y a c t i v e , and h a s r e a l l y done a l o t o f t h i n g s w o r t h r e p o r t i n g . The n o r m a l s t a t e o f a f f a i r s i s t h a t on t h e day b e f o r e make-up we a r e s t i l l u n c e r t a i n a b o u t what, i f a n y t h i n g , s h o u l d o c c u p y t h e f r o n t page.

M o s t o f y o u have no doubt h e a r d o u r l a m e n t s a b o u t t h e s h o r t a g e o f news and t h e s h o r t a g e o f c o n t r i b u t i o n s . We w o u l d l i k e t o s t r e s s a g a i n t h e f a c t t h a t F E L I X i s n o t m e r e l y s o m e t h i n g w h i c h f e e d s y o u w i t h news, b u t some­t h i n g w h i c h y p u b u i l d up, d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y .

I t i s t o o much t o a s k o f t h e F E L I X b o a r d t h a t t h e y s h o u l d f i l l up a l l s p a c e e a c h f o r t ­n i g h t . I t i s u n f a i r t o y o u a s w e l l , f o r i t means t h a t y o u g e t o n l y t h e v i e w s o f one g r o u p o f p e o p l e - we t r y t o make t h e group c o n s i s t o f a s l a r g e a v a r i e t y o f p e o p l e as p o s s i b l e , b u t we r e m a i n a group j u s t t h e same. S e n d i n g L e t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r i s the e a s i e s t f o r m o f , e x p r e s s i n g y o u r t h o u g h t s . B u t s u r e l y t h e r e -a r e many t h o u g h t s and i d e a s t h a t c a n be expanded i n t o an a r t i c l e ; many i n c i d e n t s that, c a n be t o l d h u m o u r o u s l y - 1 Goodbye t h e Sun" i n o u r l a s t i s s u e was an i n s t a n c e -; «: many b i t s o f t e r s e , v e r s e t h a t a r e k n o c k i n g a b o u t i n y o u r head; why n o t s e n d them t o FBLIX? You b e n e f i t by m a k i n g t h e f u l l u s e o f y o u r forum; o t h e r s b e n e f i t by r e a d i n g s o m e t h i n g w i t h a f r e s h approach.; and we b e n e f i t by o u r t a s k b e i n g l i g h t e n e d . >

F E L I X i s y o u r newspaper. You pay f o r i t and i t i s up t o you. t o see t h a t f u l l u s e • i s made o f i t . News i s a l w a y s i n s h o r t s u p p l y i n t h i s b l e s s e d p l a c e ( t h i s f o r t n i g h t , we have a l r e a d y s a i d , h a s been r e m a r k a b l e ) , and what t h e r e i s we t r y t o c o v e r f a i r l y w e l l . But t h e newshounds a r e n o t i n f a l l i b l e . C l u b S e c r e t a r i e s ; a r e r e q u e s t e d t o make a s p e c i a l n o t e o f t h i s and keep us p o s t e d on t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s , a l s o c r i t i c i s e u s i f we m i s s some-t h i n g . B u t a p a r t f r o m news, t h e r e a r e t h o u ­s a n d s o f t h i n g s y o u w o u l d want t o see i n F E L I X . S u r e l y t h e b e s t way t o a s s u r e i t i s t o w r i t e s o m e t h i n g y o u r s e l f ?

'The Rag Committee has a l r e a d y come u n d e r " h e a v y f i r e i n o u r columns. One t h i n g t h a t h a s p a r t i c u l a r l y annoyed many p e o p l e i s t h e f a o t t h a t we " v i s i t e d " two g i r l s ' C o l l e g e s on November 5 t h . I t i s e v e n more r e g r e t t a b l e t h a t g i r l s f r o m b o t h C o l l e g e s had b e e n I n v i t e d t o o u r own Hop a t H a r l i n g t o n . I t i s one t h i n g t o march i n f o r c e on a b i g C o l l e g e - s a y U.C. -and have a b a t t l e R o y a l , and a n o t h e r t o march on & s m a l l worsens' C o l l e g e when h a l f t h e i r p o p u l a t i o n i s , a t our i n v i t a t i o n , p r e s e n t a t o u r Hop. I t i s p o o r f o r m w h i c h e v e r way we l o o k a t i t . We hope t h a t i n f u t u r e I.C. w i l l e x e r c i s e more <oare wnen t h e y s e l e c t a d e s t i n a — • t i o n . A f t e r a l l , we a r e one o f t h e b i g g e s t C o l l e g e s h e r e , a n d ^ r e p e a t i n g o u r l a s t p e r f o r m ­ance i s n o t l i k e l y t o b r i n g u s a p a r t i c u l a r l y good name.

A combined C h r i s t m a s - B i r t h d a y i s s u e o f F E L I X w i l l a p p e a r on 1 1 t h December. C o n t r i ­b u t i o n s , o f a l l s o r t s - t h e f u n n i e r t h e b e t t e r -a r e i n v i t e d . We a l s o i n t e n d t o h o l d a . j c o m p e t i t i o n , d e t a i l s o f w h i c h w i l l be announced 1

l a t e r . The F E L I X B i r t h d a y Dance w i l l be h e l d on Dec. 5 t n .

W A N T E D

Someone t o o r g a n i s e B l o o d D o n a t i o n i n

I.C. S n o u i r i e s and f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n

f r o m Hevra E d i t o r ; F E L I X .

H i p S E E R S ' BALL dfL,

VIEWPOINT

Damp sqUIRS T h e . h a n d l i n g o f t h i s y e a r ' s Guy Fawkes

c e l e b r a t i o n s went o f f w i t h t h e s o r t o f bang

we have come t o e x p e c t i n t h e l a s t t h r e e

y e a r s - a v e r y damp s q u i b b i s h a f f a i r . As

u s u a l t h e U n i o n t u r n e d i t ' s thumbs down t o

a ' r a g ' , g i v i n g t h a t h a r d y a n n u a l o f an

e x c u s e , P o l i c e D i s a p p r o v a l ? i t was a l s o men­

t i o n e d t h a t t h e U n i o n d i d n o t w i s h t h e

U n i v e r s i t y G r a n t Committee t o have a n a s t y

t a s t e i n t h e i r mouths on t h e m o r n i n g a f t e r

Guy Fawkes n i g h t . A g a i n a s u s u a l , t h e Rag

Committee came up w i t h a New, N o v e l and

P r e v i o u s l y U n t r i e d i d e a f o r a r a g ( v i z , t h a t

I.C. w o u l d go t o B e d f o r d C o l l e g e w i t h a p o r t ­

a b l e b o n f i r e ) ; t h i s was t h e s e c o n d i n t h e l i n e

o f B r i g h t I d e a s F o s t e r e d By The Rag C ommittee,

t h e f i r s t h a v i n g f a l l e n t h r o u g h when U.C. f o u n d

t h a t t h e y c o u l d n o t have a p r o c e s s i o n .

Thus once a g a i n I . e . was s p l i t i n t o two

camps - t h o s e f o r H a r l i n g t o n , t h o s e a g a i n s t

H a r l i n g t o n . The blame f o r t h i s r e s t s some­

where between t h e U n i o n and t h e Rag C o m m i t t e e .

The U n i o n i s t o blame b e c a u s e , as f a r a s I

know, a f t e r t h e H a r l i n g t o n f i a s c o l a s t y e a r ,

t h e y made no a t t e m p t t o f i n d a b o n f i r e s i t e

somewhere i n L o n d o n f o r t h i s y e a r s c e l e b r a ­

t i o n s ; i t must be s a i d , however, t h a t e v e n

i f a s i t e had b e e n f o u n d , i t i s most p r o b a b l e

t h a t t h e p o l i c e w o u l d n o t have g i v e n p e r m i s s i o n

f o r I.C. t o use i t . I t was known t h a t t h e

f e e l i n g i n I.C. t h i s y e a r was f o r a r a g i n

London and y e t no a t t e m p t was made t o a r r a n g e

i t . Thus i t was l e f t t o t h e Rag Committee

t o a r r a n g e an u n o f f i c i a l p r o c e s s i o n ; most o f

t h e s t u d e n t body b e h i n d them and were r e a d y

t o b a c k them up i n a r r a n g i n g a r a g i n London;

a l l t h e Rag Committee had t o do was t o s u p p l y

t h e i d e a . And so i t was t h a t on t h e m o r n i n g

o f Guy Fawkes Day, t h e Rag C ommittee announced

•to a w a i t i n g w o r l d t h a t (a ) I.C. w o u l d go t o

B e d f o r d C o l l e g e , and t h a t ( b ) I.C. w o u l d a t t e m p t

t o g a i n e n t r a n c e t n e r e w i t h a p o r t a b l e b o n f i r e

I f t h i s i s a t y p i c a l p r o d u c t o f t n e Hag

"Committee's f e v e r i s h i m a g i n a t i o n , t h e n I

s u g g e s t t h a t t h e s o o n e r t h e p r e s e n t c o m m i t t e e

r e s i g n t h e b e t t e r i t w i l l be f o r I.C. I

know s e v e r a l p e o p l e who were ' p e r s u a a e a n o t t o

t a k e p a r t , j u s t b e c a u s e o f t h i s s t u p i d i d e a

f o r a Rag. I have a l w a y s t h o u g h t t n a t when

one C o l l e g e r a i d e d a n o t n e r , t n e i d e a was t o

p i c k a C o l l e g e where a t l e a s t a l i t t l e o p p o s i t i o r .

was e x p e c t e d . A l t h o u g h ? e d f o r d and q.S.C.

may have h e l d c e r t a i n a t t r a c t i o n s t o t h e male

s e o t i o n o f I . e . , i t was h a r d l y l i k e l y t h a t

a n y t h i n g a p p r o a c h i n g o p p o s i t i o n c o u l d be

e x p e o t e d . Samuel ?eer> S . '

OVERSEAS STl Overseas f r e s h e r s weee given a r e c e p t i o n on

Friday(6th) ,ievening by tne Overseas Students'

sub-Committee. They f i l l e d the lonnge and t a l k e d

while the speakers weee g e t t i n g ready. An impos­

s i b l e p r o p o r t i o n of post-graduates l e n t a pecu­

l i a r atmosphere to the p l a c e .

Mark Abbott, the Chairman, opened the proce­

edings and introduced the speakers. P r o f . Read

gave one of h i s choice chats, concentrating on

the theme: 'London i s n ' t England- or T a l e s , or

I r e l a n d . ' (We wonder why!) Miss Travelyan, the

U n i v e r s i t y Adviser t o Overseas Students had been

c o l l e c t i n g data: I.C. hajjt, students from Austra—'

l i a , Canada, Ceylon, .Chijia, Columbia, " Hgypt,

Holland, Hong Kong, I n d i a , Iraq., L a t v i a , Sige—

i r i a , Pakistan, P e r s i a , Poland, Rhodesia, South

A f r i c a , and Yugoslavia. The f i r s t t h i n g to do,

she s a i d , was to get away from your own country­

men. The E n g l i s h , according to her, have a srt=---

range form of shyness: "They don't l i k e to do

anything that - w e l l , t h a t i s n ' t done". John

Harding made the shortest speech of tee evening,

producing t h i s gem: "A speech, l i k e a baby, i s

easy to conceive but hard to d e l i v e r " . Mark

Abbott made a stop—gap speech, and the company'

migrated to the b u f f e t u p s t a i r s .

This consisted of an amount of food q u i t e

d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e ( f o r . t h e b e t t e r , that i s , ) "to

the number of people,., and a l l the Club and So­

c i e t y bigwigs ( n o t r f o r consumption) .Dissuasion

ranged ower wide t&pios, wandering now i n t o

f o r m a l i t i e s and now i n t o arguments, t i l l a f t e r

an hour or so there fcere no f r e s h e r s l e f t , as

i s too often the case with f r e s h e r s ' r e c e p t i o n s .

S t i l l , Doug C o l l i n s , the Seoretary tt the sub­

committee, must be f e e l i n g s a t i s f i e d with an

evening that was f a r more enjoyable, than i t

might have been and whioh undoubtedly served

t i n purpose of p u t t i n g the overseas f r e s h e r a t

iais ease.

4 I .

L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R

3 0 t h October, 1953.

Dear Sir,

In the editorial of the last "FELIX", you refer to a letter frota Mr. Baty printed in the previous issue, relating to the arrangements for breakfast in the Refectory, and to a reply from "somebody who Is connected with the running of the Refectory".

I was the writer of the reply, and since ths Chairman of the Catering Sub-Committee, Mr. J. F. Levy, had not returned, to the College at the time, l t oould hardly take the form of an o f f i c i a l letter from the Bub-Committee to the Editor of Felix. Furthermore, i t did not take any of the forms suggested i n your editorial; i t was merely a statement of facts whioh every well-informed member of the Union should know. Publication in Felix would therefore be quite superfluous. It said that the Refectory Committee consisted of representatives of the Staff, I.C. Union and the constituent College Unions, that i t was always willing to consider reasonable suggestions, and should Mr. Baty wish to submit such a suggestion l t could be considered at the next meeting.

Had Mr. Baty or you, Sir, been of the opinion that this was worthy of publication In your s

columns, i t would have been a simple matter to have asked ray permission to do so. In fact, X reoeived no acknowledgment whatsoever, and i t Is therefore with some surprise that I observed that F e l l s f e l t that i t had been more or less insulted. It i e surely X, and the Catering Sub-Committee who should feel insulted, since your editorial would seem merely to be offensive and irresponsible, without making a genuine effort to resolve this u t t e r .

Tou taunt be aware, Sir, that the members of the Catering Sub-Committee are always quite aoeeealble and auproaeh&ble persons, and we there-*A»e feel that an apology i s due to us.

Yourja faithfully,

F.S.Irving,

... The E d i t o r i a l was not presented as an ®gt®&%

to resolve the matter. I t merely said that any lart-enra i n fklii should be replied to by letters i n ISLXX. Since the let t e r to Mr. Baty was not an • o f f i c i a l letter from the sub-Committee' we f a i l to see why the sub-Committee should feel insulted. We are indeed aware that i t s members are apgroaohable persons, and hastgn to ada. that ho suggestion to the contrary was intended.

. Regarding the problem i t s e l f , we w i l l glad­l y print any suggestions reoeived. - Bd.

Sir,

Last year, FELIX boasted to be the only U.If. College magazine unsubsidised by i t s College Union.

Since, according to the I.e. accounts -passed at the last Union meeting she received a grant of £ 6 2 , oould this money he used i n reducing the price of the magazine to 2d per issue. . .

I t the union grants the same amount thia year, we could have a "penny fortnightly" for the rest of the academic year.

Yours etc. B i l l Hudson.

. . . The "grant" i s taken in order to pay the printer i n advance for" the term and •returned by fortnightly instalments to the Union. " v

I.C. MISSION

During the next week, Nov. 15th to 22nd, I.C. Christian Union i s holding a mission i n the College to present the Christian fa i t h and itsVrelevance to university students. The missioner, who w i l l be l i v i n g in the Hostel, i s Mr. Metcalf Col l i e r - a business accountant with considerable experience of the application of Christianity to modern l i f e .

Two lectures w i l l be held each day, one at lunchtime and the other at teatime. The lunch-time lectures have been designed as a straight forward explanation of the Christian message, whereas the teatime lectures w i l l be ooncerned Tith the logical and hi s t o r i c a l evidences of the truth of Christianity. In addition to these meetings, central mission services are

held on Sundays Nov. 15th and 22nd at r, Langh&m Plaoe. , ̂

Dear Sir,

Icwa may be ice in Central Africa, hut hero, the men &ra I.C.

Sn'l (ianella.

... We are l e f t quite cold, - Ed.

Dear Sir,

I was interested to read, i n your last Issue, two highly c r i t i c a l letters referring, lo the Rag Committee and I feel that answer to tharu i s called for.

Fir s t of a l l I must protest against Mr. Guthrie's references to the college masc>t. The ma tter of size i s , of course, largely one • of personal opinion, but, comparitively speak­ing, Herbert i s well within the range of mascot sises displayed by other colleges, and I do not think that the biggest i s necessarily the best.

As to his procurement - "extremely tame" Mr. Guthrie says. I am sure he has no idea of" the amount of trouble which both directly and indirectly, went into the obtaining of Herbert. '

On top of a l l this, he seems to forget that Herbert was unanimously and enthusiastic­a l l y adopted by the Union last year, as their mascot, and so hie remarks are an insult to the Union as -much as to the people who put in so much time and work- on Herbert.

As to the other remarks I w i l l only deal with the formation of the Rag Committee. There was great demand for such a body about, this time last year and so i t was appointed by Council, then under Ron Macfie, from those who gave evidence of being actively interested

( i n the matter.

Yours fa i t h f u l l y , Rag Committee Chairman.

Bear Sir, ,

Your correspondent. 'Watt.' must be an . aracnair rag-follower. The few students l e f t i n I.C. from such good old days as the bonfire rag of a few years ago w i l l remember that, as for

• r;- ;:• •-> .: X:. , rj ;/<.>, )«.,.,

the wood piled on (with the police desperately trying to'take i t off again,) i n frtot of Alberts on the roadway inside Kensington Gardens. The

••'•> has j J "' ' ' loofe : but bears the ma* of- the f i r e yet, the curb stones being chipped where burned the longest-lived f i r e of that eve­ning.

Yours e t c , Merp.

FRIDAY NOV. 13th I..C. Catholic Society, 5.15-p.n in Committee Room r, b1 . Study Group Meeting. (Also Nov. 27th) V p.m. I.C. Ice Skating Club. An "Arosa" Meeting i s being held in the Richmond Sportadrome. Admission 2/-. WEDNESDAY NOV. 18ti

I . C. Railway Soc. a r e organising an a l l d a y v i s i t t o Eastleigh Loco Works and Motive Power Depot. Meet Waterloo Main Line Booking Hall 9 a.m. Party rates. See not:'_ce-board. The 18th i s MORPHY' DAY! THURSDAY NOV. 19th 1.15 p.m. I.C. Mu&ie-Soc. r e c i t a l i n G. and G. Council Room. Sextet for Piano and five wind instruments by Beethoven. 5.30 p.m. Eng. Soc. meeting, C. and G. room 15. Lecture: "The Modern Power Plant" by E.J. Forstor, B.Sc., A.M.I. Mech. E., A.M.I.E.E. FRIDAY

Nov.20th 5.15 p.m. i n Committee Room A. Pr. Orsy on "The Church and the People in Communist Hungary arranged by I.C. Catholic Society. SATURDAY NOV. 21st I.C.W.A. Informal Dance 8.00-11.30 p. Tickets 4/6 double. Buffet included. TUESDAY NOV. 24th 1.30-2.20 p...m. C. and G. room 15. Canon C.E. Raven on "Christianity i n P o l i t i c s " S.4C.M. i n General Studies "

NOV. 26th 1.15 p.m. I.C. Music Soc. Lunch hour re c i t a l in C. and G. room 15. Lecture on "African Music" 500 p.m. Eng. Soo. meeting i n C. and G. room 15- Lecture: "How the Money movee i n a Business" by I'.G. Rose, M.I.Meoh.B., F.I.I.A. , M.I.P..E. FRIDAY NOV. 27th 7.J0-

I I . 30 p.m. U.L. Sailing Club Annual Danes a* .• Herringham Hall, Bedford College, Regents Park, S.W.I • Tickets 12/6 double, 6/6 single. Evening dress or lounge suite. WEDNESDAY DBCj 9th 8 p.m. I.C. Choir oonoert. Works by'Britten and Faure. Tickets 2/6 and 3/6

F E L I X

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE With 'BO' to Brighton

' I ' l l I

• t*?e sbxongeat String

a mailable. plea.ee..

From our motoring correspondent

Boanerges once more upheld the honour o f

Guilds i n the Veteran Car run to Brighton,

which took place t h i s year on Sunday, 1st Nov.

Bo had undergone a f o r t n i g h t o f i n t e n s i v e

t r a i n i n g , which had revealed a number o f the

more obvious p e c u l i a r i t i e s o f both the engine

((for want of a b e t t e r word) and the d r i a e r s .

These e c c e n t r i c i t i e s having been accomodated,

the Motor Club were q u i e t l y confident and

expected anything to happen.

Acco r d i n g l y an entourage of f i v e tender cars

and .a mobile workshop a r r i v e d at the Guilds e a r l y

on Sunday morning, i n r a i n whioh had o b v i o u s l y

set i n f o r the day. Some of the party set to work

g i v i n g Bo a f i n a l p o l i s h , w h i l s t the hierachy o f

the Motor Club t i n k e r e d mysteriously with the

i n t e r i o r . At l a s t a l l was ready, Bo was s t a r t e d

and with Mike Day at the wheel, aided and abet-

. ted by Alan Woolaston, with the Motor d u b Pros

-i d e i r t , N. P.W.Moore Bsq. and the President o f

G u i l d * , Tony G i l l i n f u l l r e g a l i a on board, Bo

set m a j e s t i c a l l y o f f f o r Brighton..

A l l went w e l l u n t i l B r i xto n H i l l was reached,

when signs of overheating l e d to an i n v e s t i g a ­

t i o n o f the c o o l i n g system, which seemed at that

moment to be c h a r a c t e r i s e d by the complete

absence o f water. Your correspondent a r r i v e d i n

time to see a blackened hand appear from beneath

Bo and to hear a disembodied voiee c a l l f o r the

atsTongest s t r i n g a v a i l a b l e . A l o c a l i n h a b i t a n t

having been roused from h i s bed to provide f o r

Bo's t h i r s t , the party proceeded on i t s way. The

r e s t o f the outward t r i p proved uneventfiul,

although i n s p i t e o f the i n o r d i n a t e amount of

r a i n , o c c a s i o n a l stops f o r water were necessary!

Bo's erew also appeared to be t h i r s t y , though i t

i s doubted whether the f l a s k from which they f o r

- t i f l e d themselves contained anything as tame as

water!

The route was l i n e d a l l the way with cheering

erowds, who had turned out, to see Guild's answer

to the new Pord. At Brighton, where Bo a r r i v e d

at 1.00pa winning another medal, the tornado had

swept away most of the spectators. With Mr.

Moore i n the c h a i r , the party had em enjoyable

lunch i n an h o t e l and Bo was s u i t a b l y f e t e d .

A f t e r lunch some of the dryer members of the

p a r t y ventured f o r t h f o r the parade. This was

however canceled, a fortunate occurence s i n e * Bo

had already decided not; to go on i t .

The r e t u r n journey began soon a f t e r 4.00pm

with N i g e l Trotman at the wheel. Bo r e a l l y got

i n t o i t s s t r i d e end i t was remarked that i t was

going l i t e a bomb. Unfortunately at Streatham the

boab want o*f - Bo had deelded to take the easy

way hone and refused to respond i n i t s usual way

to a t i c k l e i n the r i b e with the s t a r t i n g handle.

So Bo f i n i s h e d the journey 'on tow* and the p a r t y

)«YS&ved back at Guilds at 10.15pm ver y t i r e d a£d

but i n good s p i r i t s . Another e p i c run wee

a v e r . Buwblcgutii

S T O P P R E S S

We are glafi to announce that the Refectory

Committee a t t h e i r l a s t meeting decided t o

remove ALL RESTRICTIONS noww i n f o r c e regar-»|

ding breakfast t o non-residents.I t i s hoped

tha* maw w i l l take advantage of t h i s f a c i ­

l i t y . The t e o i s i o n ie to take immediate e f ­

f e c t .

1-C. UNION MEETING

The meeting was held i n a crowded and smog-

ridden Gym.

Two i n t e r e s t i n g points arose out of the e a r l y

r o u t i n e d i s c u s s i o n with regard to the b o o k s t a l l ;

one that the B o o k s t a l l should buy and s e l l

second-hand books, and a l s o that i t s premises

should be considerably expanded.

An o f f i c i a l proposal seeking to automatically

r e t u r n ex-members of the Executive to C o u n c i l

was soundly defea'ted, probably because of the

thought of what was to f o l l o w .

The l a s t and most c o n t r o v e r s i a l item was the

arrangements f o r Nov. 5th. The usual annual

appeal was made by the President f o r a l l l o y a l

I.C. students to be good c h i l d r e n and avoid

g e t t i n g themselves a r r e s t e d . The o f f i c i a l

arrangements f o r H a r l i n g t o n were given out with

two days n o t i c e only, which f a c t was regarded

with d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n by s e v e r a l speakers. The

announcement that the o f f i c i a l U. L. Rag had

been c a n c e l l e d by the P o l i c e was greeted by a

strange calm, due probably to l a c k of information

r e s u l t i n g i n a lack of i n t e r e s t . ( O u r rag

committee was not represented at a meeting of

a l l r a g committees w i t h i n U.L. h e l d on Nov. 4th.)

The s i t u a t i o n was l e f t i n the u n s a t i s f a c t o r y

p o s i t i o n that things would be d i f f e r e n t next

year, and that d i s c u s s i o n would take place with

ample time i n hand. We seem to have heard t h i s

a l l before, i n f a c t i t happens every year.

The general atmosphere of the meeting was

goodhumoured, although many people i n s i s t e d on

a n t i c i p a t i n g Guy Fawkes' Night; Most speakers

managed to make themselves heard, but were unable

to see each other through the cloud of smoke.

O f f i c i a l s of Counci l could not be h e l d

r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the cloud of smoke, but they

could be h e l d responsible f o r the general

i n e f f i c i e n c y of the arrangements.

The lack of the usual c h a i r s and the r e s u l t a n t

p l a c i n g of t a b l e s h a l f way down the Gym must

have r e s u l t e d i n countless l o s t votes.

ROCKET TRIALS AT R.C.S.

The R.C.S. Union Meeting l a s t week wa&

the n o i s i e s t and most s u c c e s s f u l , i n a way,

for a long time.

While Hon. Sec. Johnny Sherwood was stand­

ing reading the Minutes, a gentleman stood upon

the f l o o r and i n a voice l i k e Jove i n d i c a t e d

that, while Mr. Sherwood was speaking wonderful

prose and l u c i d , f l a s h i n g poetry, i t was time

f o r something e l s e . P u l l i n g out a oowhorn,

the gentleman (who s a i d h i s name waB George,

but whether t h i s was C h r i s t i a n , maiden or sur

we do not know) blew two sharp b l a s t s , and

c a l l e d "Ho, my merry men." Immediately there

burst i n from the back of the h a l l s e v era l

students c a r r y i n g a large crown, several f e e t

i n diameter and of e l l i p t i c a l s e c t i o n , which

they h e l d above Mr. Sherwood's head. Mr. George

explained that the crown had been taken at

considerable r i s k from the M a l l by the 29 Club.

I t now r e s t s among the other t r o p h i e s .

The new Vice President, Mr. Guthrie, took

h i s place among loud, cheering. The second

reading of a B i l l to change the C o n s t i t u t i o n of

R.C.S. was then heard, and c a r r i e d . Only a

t h i r d of the t o t a l R.C.S. vote i s now necessary

f o r a p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n to be l e g a l .

P r e v i o u s l y , one h a l f was necessary, a t o t a l so

large that there has not been a l e g a l l y e l e c t e d

President i n l i v i n g memory.

A strangely dressed gentleman then stood

up, and s a i d that he was a member of the R.C.S.

Interplanetary Society, and would l i k e to ask

permission f o r one of the members to address

the meeting. This was r e a d i l y given, and

Mr. Lemin, s p o r t i n g a space-helmet which looked

r a t h e r l i k e a motor c y c l i n g hat with a baby T.V

a e r i a l on top, spoke.

Mr. Lemin asked the Union f o r a grant of

ten m i l l i o n pounds i n order that researoh might

be continued i n l i n e with the governments of

three w e l l known powers. To give point to

h i s argument, Mr. Lemitt demonstrated the R.C.S.

Mark I space rocket, which appeared to be hap­

hazard i n i t s d i r e c t i o n , f o r i t exploded

v i o l e n t l y and h i t the Vice P r e s i d e n t . The

appeal f o r f u r t h e r funds f o r researoh i n t o

d i r e c t i o n o o ntro l was w e l l r e c e i v e d by the

Union, and the Hon. Sec. Tress. Dr. L l o y d , was,

,t? unserved to be l o o k i n g worried.

6 FELIX*

MO'RPHY-DAY

Oa Wednesday 1 8 t h November, t h e a n n u a l b o a t -r a o e s - b e t w e e n our t h r e e c o n s t i t u e n t s e l l e g e s f o r t h e Morphy and Lowry eups w i l l be rowed. The Morphy c o u r s e i s 1 m i l e 5 f u r l o n g s f r o m Hammer­s m i t h B r i d g e t o t h e U.B.R. ston e a t P u t n e y , f o r c o l l e g e f i r s t e i g h t s . The Lowry i s a c o u r s e of' 1 m i l e f o r second e i g h t s .

The r a c e s w i l l have t o be rowed e a r l y a g a i n t h i s y e a r because t h e U n i t e d H o s p i t a l s have a l s o ohosen t h i s day f o r t h e i r r e g a t t a , . The Morphy orews w i l l b o a t a t 2.30 p.m.

On p a p e r , e v e r y t h i n g p o i n t s f o r a f o l l o w - u p o f l a s t y e a r ' s v i c t o r y by th e G u i l d s ' Morphy crew. I t c o n t a i n s - t h r e e o f l a s t y e a r ' s c o l o u r s and has s e t t l e d down e a r l y , i m p r o v i n g w i t h e v e r y o u t i n g . On t h e o t h e r hand, t h e M i n e s , w i t h a heayy^orew' and t h r e e o l d c o l o u r s , may w i n w i t h b r u t e f o r c e apd i g n o r a n o e . The R.C.S. crew a r e s o m e t h i n g of a d a r k h o r s e and i f d i s t : nee i n t r a i n i n g i s any­t h i n g t o go by t h e y might w e l l avenge p r e v i o u s r e c o r d s .

Oh t h e Lowry, G u i l d s , w i t h a w e a l t h o f o l d hands, a r e a p o s s i b l e - b e t , however t h e R.C.S. •raw i s g o i n f f v e r y w e l l and may y e t shake t h e e x n a r i e n e e d nan out o f t h e i r complaoency.

S H O O T I N G

W i t h t h e I n t e r - U n i v e r s i t y and U.L. t r o p h i e s s a f e l y i n t h e i r p r o p e r p l a c e s i n the O l d Lounge, t h e R i f l e .Club i s s e t t i n g out f r o m t h e v e r y f i r s t match w i t h t h e d e t e r m i n t a i o n t h a t t h e i r " p o t s " s h a l l s t i l l be t h e r e n e x t O c t o b e r .

Many members of t h e w i n n i n g teams o f l a s t y e a r a r e s t i l l s h o o t i n g w i t h u s , and t h e "A" S i x and "A" E i g n t a r e as s t r o n g on paper as b e f o r e . I n 1953, however, a l l the teams got o f f . t o a poor s t a r t : i t t o o k f a r t o o l o n g f o r most mar.Vsmen t o f i n d t h e i r f o r m and s e t t l e down t o c o n s i s t e n t good s h o o t i n g . The e a r l y matches p r o d u c e d ;. s u c c e s s i o n o f s u r p r i s i n g s c o r e - s h e e t s , i n w h i c h t h e consequences o f b l o o m e r s by t h e p i l l a r s o f th e team were a v e r t e d by s h o o t s o f u n w a r r a n t e d e x c e l l e n c e f r o m t h e o t h e r s . I t i s t e m p t i n g P r o v i d e n c e t o hope the seme system w i l l w i n u s t h e Leagues f o r a second y e a r , and v a r i o u s s t r a t a g e m s have heen employed t o t r i c k t h e b e t t e r s h o t s i n t o f i r i n g n u m l e r s o f c a r 3 s u n der c o m p e t i t i o n

. c o n d i t i o n s . ' I t w i l l soon be seen how e f f e c t i v e t h e s e methods have been, f o r t h e f i r s t round of the• I n t e r - U n i v = r s i t y League, i n w h i c h I.C. "A" i s drawn a g a i n s t Birmingham U n i v e r s i t y , w i l l be f i r e d o f f t h i s week.

U.L.HOCKEY. U.L. Hockey C l u b i s a g a i n w e l l s u p p o r t e d

by I . e . p l a y e r s , G.L.M. G i l l e t t , H.I. H a yes, J.G. S m i t h and 3.D. S m i t h have been p l a y i n g r e g u l a r l y up t o now, and E . J . .Powe'r; l o o k s l i k e b e c o m i n g a r e g u l a r p l a y e r a t r i g h t w i n g . The r e s u l t s so f a r t h i s s e a s o n (Won 4 - L o s t 5) a r e d i s a p p o i n t i n g , e s p e c i a l l y a f t e r l a s t s e a s o n ' s r e c o r d . The t r o u b l e seems t o be t h a t t h e s i d e h a s n o t y e t s e t t l e d down a s a team, and u n t i l t h e p l a y e r s c a n combine and p l a y t o g e t h e r , b e t t e r r e s u l t s c a n n o t be e x p e c t e d .

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REFRESHMENTS

The C o l l e g e XV p l a y e d w e l l b e l o w f o r m i n

t h i s match, and c o u l d o n l y w i n by t h e u n c o n v i n c ­

i n g m a r g i n o f a t r y and a p e n a l t y g o a l t o a t r y .

A l t h o u g h c o n d i t i o n s were i d e a l f o r open p l a y

t h e r e were few c o n s t r u c t i v e h a n d l i n g movements,

and most o f t h e t a c t i c s were o f t h e o p p o r t u n i s t i c

k i o k - a n d - r u s h v a r i e t y . The absen c e o f H y k i n

t h r o u g h i n j u r y e n f o r c e d a r e a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h e

t h r e e - q u a r t e r l i n e i j i y h i c h was n o t a s u c c e s s , and

two s t r o n g w i n g s r e c e i v e d l i t t l e c h a n c e .

A f t e r a r a g g e d b e g i n n i n g p l a y was t a k e n t o Q.M.C. '25 and P o n t i n began a movement w h i c h l e d t o a t r y by B e l l , w i d e on th e l e f t . I.C. f a i l e d t o e s t a b l i s h s u p e r i o r i t y when t h e y m i s s e d a s e c o n d s c o r i n g c h a n c e , and, worse s t i l l , Q.M.C. were a l l o w e d a n e q u a l i s i n g t r y when a l o o s e b a l l was s e i z e d f r o m u n d e r t h e n o s e s o f two d e f e n d e r s . The s e c o n d h a l f was a s i m i l a r l y d i s o r g a n i s e d s t r u g g l e . I.C. e v e n t u a l l y t o o k t h e l e a d t h r o u g h a f i n e p e n a l t y g o a l by" L e w i s , and hung on t o t h e i r a d v a n t a g e , w i t h some d i f f i c u l t y , t o t h e end.

The f o r w a r d s worked h a r d , Brown b e i n g o u t ­

s t a n d i n g i n t n e l i n e o u t s , b u t f a s t e r b a c k i n g - u p

and more i n t e n t i v e c o v e r i n g w o u l d have made a

huge d i f f e r e n c e t o t h e c o u r s e o f t h e game..

i . e . W , S . C . "Once a g a i n t h e Womens S p o r t s C l u b i s

e m b a r k i n g upon a v e r y a m b i t i o u s programme, f i e l d i n g teams i n Hockey, N e t b a l l , T a b l e T e n n i s , B a d m i n t o n and Squash d u r i n g t h e W i n t e r S e a s o n . We a r e l u c k y i s h a v i n g a c o o p e r a t i v e band o f P r a s h e r s , whose i n t e r e s t s a l s o r u n i n t o r o w i n g and swimming. M o s t n o t a b l e o f them so f a r , i s Maureen Hawes who h a s been s e l e c t e d f o r t h e U.L. n e t b a l l team.

Our one n e t b a l l matcn h a s been won, and

as a l l o u r h o c k e y o p p o n e n t s so f a r have

s c r a t c h e d we c o u n t t h i s a s a m o r a l v i c t o r y .

We a l s o c o o p e r a t e w i t h t h e men's c l u b s

i n f i e l d i n g m i x e d h o c k e y and b a d m i n t o n teams,

whose f i x t u r e s a r e e n j o y e d a s s o c i a l a s w e l l

a s a t h l e t i c o c c a s i o n s . .

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