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L.S.E. t o o k B e a v e r t o H o t s p u r P a r t when t h e y p l a y e d B a t t e r s e a I n t h e U.L.U. S o c c e r F i n a l on S a t u r d a y -30th F e b r u a r y . D u r i n g t h e matah t h e y f o u n d d i f f i c u l t y i n p r o t e c t i n g him f r o m t h e B a t t e r s e a s u p p o r t e r s and d e p o s i t e d t h e i r p r e c i o u s a n i m a l i n a s a f e p l a c e . D e r e k Power and B r i a n S m i t h , p l a y i n g f o r t h e U.L.U. H o c k e y Team, saw t h e a n i m a l r e s t i n g b e h i n d a w a l l i n t h e R o o k e r y and gave him a r i d e i n t h e i r o a r .

I n t h e e v e n i n g , B e a v e r was on v i e w a t t h e I.C. Hop and r e a p p e a r e d a t t h e U n i o n m e e t i n g on T u e s d ay . I t r e t i r e d i n t o t h e unknown u i t i l S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g . On F r i d a y a t e l e g r a m was s e n t t o L.S.E. s a y i n g , " A m p h i b i o u s b r o a d - t a i l e d r o d e n t has I m p e r i a l f e e l i n g s a f t e r p e r i o d o f w a n d e r l u s t . Hopes t o e a t p a n c a k e s a t home." Aa a r e s u l t , a b o u t 40 L.S.E. p e o p l e (men and women) v i s i t e d I .C. a f t e r m i l l i n g a r o u n d t h e U n i o n .

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T h e i r s e a r o h was u n r e w a r d e d and t h e l o n g e r t h e y s t a y e d t h e mora I.C. g a t h e r e d . B r e n t u a l l y t h e y were e s o o r t e d o u t v i a t h e B a i t A r o hway where t h e y t r i e d t o a t t a c k t h e I . C . P r e s i d e n t . T h i s was o f no a v a i l a nd t h e y e v e n t u a l l y h a d t o pay o f f t h e t a x i t h a t t h e y h a d o p t i m i s t i c a l l y k e p t w a i t i n g f o r t h e i r b e -l o v e d B e a v e r .

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John Morgan and h i s M u s i c t o o k t h e s t a n d u n t i l t h e c a b a r e t . Tniff"commenced, a f t e r numerous a p o ­l o g i e s f o r t h e d e l a y , w i t h a d e l i g h t f u l r e n d e r i n g of 3 C h i n e s e songs b y a GENUINE C h i n e s e l d d y . T h i s was f o l l o w e d b y a song by two G u i l d s m e n , p v o f e a s ­i n g t o come f r o m " V i r g i n s ' R e t r e a t " . The f i n a l ; t u r n i n a v e r y s h o r t c a b a r e t i n v i t e d t h e g a t h e r i n g "Come on a my ho u s e " b u t we do n ' t know i f anyone went. The c l o s i n g o f t h e b a r p u t more u n - p a r t n e r e d men a t t h e d e v i l ' s d i s p o s a l . T h i s u n b a l a n c e o f t h e s e x e s r e s u l t e d i n a n a l l - m a l e d e m o n s t r a t i o n e f t h a Samba , and an e i g h t s o m e r e a l

b y s i x men and t h e d e c o r a t i o n s a t t h e d o o r . I t waa t h e n d i s c o v e r e d t h a t a l l t h e d r i n k i n g equipment had n o t b e en removed*- a soda syphon was a v a i l a ­b l e . T h i s changed handa r a p i d l y b u t e v e n t u a l l y came i n t o t h e hands o f a w h i t e - h e l m e t e d c h a r a c t e r . Those i n a p o s i t i o n t o do so were t h e n a b l e t o e n ­j o y t h e u n u s u a l s p e c t a c l e o f a m u c h - b r a i d e d a d m i ­r a l d e f e n d i n g h i m s e l f w i t h a n u m b r e l l a f r o m t h a d e l u g e o f s o d a - w a t e r .

The I . C . band w h i o h t o o k t h e [stand, a f t e r t h a o a b a r e t were I n r e a l f o r m . Towards t h e end e f r. t h e i r S e s s i o n t h e y t r e a t e d t h e d a n c e r s t a a v e r ­s i o n o f ' A l e x a n d e r s R a g - t i m e Band* w i t h a gaod s o l i d b e a t . The r e c e p t i o n g i v e n t o t h i s emouragee t h a band t o g i v e a s e c o n d r e n d e r i n g o f 1 t h e S a i n t a 1

T h i s was t h e m u s i c a l h i g h - s p o t o f t h a e v e n i n g . A l ­t h o u g h t h e band was composed i n a manner d i f f e r e n t t o t h a t o f t h e t r a d i t i o n a l , Hew O r l e a n s l i n e - u p , t h e i r p l a y i n g o f t h i s number a p p r o a c h e d t h a t o f Bunk J o h n s o n .

The I.C. band f i n i s h e d a t 4.30 when, d a n c i n g c o n t i n u e d w i t h r e c o r d s (by k i n d p e r m i s s i o n o f 'Mao' F r a s e r ) u n t i l 6.00 a.m. a c c o r d i n g t o one o f our u s u a l l y r e l i a b l e r e p o r t e r s .

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The G u i l d s and R.C.S. t h o u g h t a l o n g t h e same l i n e s f o r o n c e . I n b o t h t h e r e s p e c t i v e U n i o n Mee­t i n g s , P r e s i d e n t s and members a l i k e e x p r e s s e d sor­r o w a t t h e u n f o r t u n a t e t u r n o f e v e n t s i n t h e R ag. C o l l e c t i o n s were made t o d e f r a y e x p e n s e s , t h e E n ­g i n e e r s c o l l e c t i n g £10, t h e S c i e n t i s t s £7. A l l o t h e r b u s i n e s s was r e l e g a t e d to s e c o n d a r y s t a t u s .

The M i n e s U n i o n h a d no w o r r i e s o n t h i s p o i n t . They s u p p o r t e d b u y i n g a n o l d t r a c t i o n e n g i n e a s a m a s c o t , c a p a b l e o f f a c i n g s m a l l e r i n s i g n i a w i t h ­o u t a q u a l m s h o u l d s u c h o c c a s i o n s a r i s e .

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Ted S m i t h , t h e head barman,has been h e r e f o r t w e n t y s i x y e a r s . I n t h a t t i m e y o u c a n w e l l i m a g i n e t h a t he has s e e n many changes b o t h i n t h e C o l l e g e and t h e s t u d e n t s . T h e r e was a t i m e when women were n o t a l l o w ­ed i n t h e U n i o n B u i l d i n g s e x c e p t f o r t h e Upper E n t r a n c e H a l l . I n f r i n g e m e n t s o f t h i s r u l e were s e v e r e l y d e a l t w i t h b y t h e P r e s i d e n t (happy d a y s ) . A p a r t f r o m t h e s e more m a t e r i a l c h a n g e s , v a r i o u s oustoms have a r i s e n and d i e d o u t . Y e a r s a g o , f o r i n s t a n c e , t h e w e a r i n g o f b e a r d s was f r o w n e d u p o n j a n d t h e r e oame a t i m e when one o h a r a o t e r a b s o l u t e l y r e f u s e d t o remove h i s p r i d e arid j o y .The s t o r y goes t h a t he s u f f e r e d t h e i f a t e o f many p i o n e e r s a g a i n s t t h e u s e o f b l a d e and brush,namely,he had h a l f h i s b e a r d s h o r n o f f b y h i s more h a i r l e s s f e l l o w . s t u d e n t s . A n o t h e r custom w h i c h i s s t i l l w i t h u s , was a b l y d e m o n s t r a t e d t o t b F i e l d M a r s h a l l Smuts when he v i s i t e d t h e I . C . B a r ; t h e F i e l d M a r s h a l l a s k e d Ted, a b o u t t h e B u l l

C h a i n w h i o h hangs on t h e w a l l n e a r t h e _ d a r t b o a r d . As Ted p u t s it~V*he B a r was orowded a t t h e t i m e and b e f o r e y o u c o u l d s a y ' a n o t h e r b i t t e r , p l e a s e ' F i e l d M a r s h a l l Smuts was a d o r n e d w i t h t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d o b j e o t and" had t o pay t h e p e n a l t y o f ' d r i n k s a l l round'.Ted remembers o t h e r famous p e o p l e who have p a r t a k e n i n t h e B a r ; t h e n i g h t he s e r v e d Xawrenoe o f A r a b i a w i t h a m i l d and b i t t e r ; H . G . W e l l s , a n o l d R.C.S. s t u d e n t , p o p p e d i n f o r a d r i n k one e v e n i n g ; t h e E a r l o f A t h l o n e , C h a n c e l l o r o f London U n i v e r s i t y , h a s a d m i r e d t h e s h i n i n g a r r a y o f t a n k a r d s w h i o h a r e kept' i n t h e B a r j F r e d d i e Brown,the E n g l i s h C r i c k e t C a p t a i n , o n o e came t o a M i n e s C a r n i v a l and by a l l a c c o u n t s t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d h i m s e l f .

Ted h i m s e l f h a s t h e d i s t i n c t i o n o f b e i n g a member o f t h e Chaps C l u b , t h e L i n k s C l u b , t h e 22 C l u b and t h e t h e Comus C l u b . H i s i n t e r e s t s ^ a n g e f r o m s o o o e r , r e a d i n g s h o v e h a l f p e n n y and s t u d e n t s t o t a p p i n g a b a r r e l o f b e e r i n the r i g h t and p r o p e r manner.His mate.Tom H a r v e y has been a t I . C . f o r n e a r l y two y e a r s . Tom i s a q u i e t s o r t o f ohap, and when a s k e d a b o u t h i s

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R i n g t h e b e l l G u i l d s m e n , r i n g t h e b e l l , r i n g P e r h a p s t h e P r e s i d e n t w i l l c o n descen d t o s i n g , Up i n t h e b e l f r y two y e l l o w b e l l s Of t h e p r e s e n c e o f M i n e r s t e l l s .

C l e a n t h e s t a i r s . M i n e r s , o l e a n t h e a t a i r s e l e a n Red and s i l v e r b a n n i s t e r s e v e r y w h e r e s e e n , J u i l d s m e n come and G u i l d s m e n go, Some w i t h o u t t r o u s e r s , ! do know.

A s e q u e l t o t h e a b o v e e v e n t s o s e a r e d when one o f t h e s t a i r r o d * w h i o h h a d b e e n c l e a n - -• i d , f e l l o u t i n t o t h e M i n e s basement a n d p u n c t u r e d a r a d i a t o r . I t t o o k h a l f a n i c u r , a b o u t t w e n t y M i n e r s , o n e p l u m b e r , a n d s i x o r s e v e n s p a n n e r s t o a t o p t h e f l o w .

f r u s t r a t e d E f f o r t . - - - O n e Wednesday i f t e r n o o n , a week o r t w o a g o , t h e B a d m i n t o n J l u b d e c i d e d t o s p r i n g o l e a n t h e i r c o u r t s whioh a r e p a i n t e d o n t h e f l o o r o f t h e Gym. i r m e d w i t h b r u s h e s a n d w h i t e p a i n t , t h e y aad j u s t o o m p l e t e d t h e i r a f t e r n o o n w o r k , ,/hen in came t h e U.L. S k i C l u b , who h a p p e n ­ed to be h o l d i n g a hop t h e r e t h a t n i g h t . C o n t e m p l a t e t h e s c e n e , b r o t h e r ; t h e B a d m i i t -ton c l u b c l e a n i n g up t h e w h i t e p a i n t w h i o h shey had ao c a r e f u l l y p u t down d u r i n g t h e a f t e r n o o n .

A . D . B a r t h o o f t h e E l e o t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g D e p t . h a s b e e n awarde d t h e S i r A r t h u r Aok-l a n d E s s a y P r i z e o f 2 5 g u i n e a s , tor h i s E s s a y o n "Some R e f l e c t i o n s o n R e a o h i n g o n e ' s 2 1 a t . B i r t h d a y " .

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The U n i o n m e e t i n g h e l d on T u e s d a y 2 3 r d . F e b r u a r y h a d two v i s i t o r s . One was Mr. D o u g l a s Mayer (Gen. S e c . o f W.U.S.) and t h e o t h e r was B e a v e r ( o f L.S.E.

Mr. Meyer was p r e s e n t t o o u t l i n e t h e work o f the W o r l d U n i v e r s i t y S e r v i c e . Ha spoke v e r y e l o q u e n t l y a n a a f t e r w a r d s t h e U n i o n d e c i d e d t o s u p p o r t t h i s o r g a n i s a t i o n . The C o u n c i l ' s p r o p o s a l s f o r hops were t h e n s t a t e d (These p r o p o s a l s a r e a s g i v e n i n F E L I X Ho. 5 8 ) . Mr. Champney t h e n p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e C o u n c i l ' s p o l i o y be r e j e c t e d . He spoke a t some l e n g t h on t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f t h e p r o p o s a l s b u t h i s m o t i o n was d e f e a t e d . I t was t h e n f u r t h e r p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e Maximum p r i c e ^ f o r a s i n g l e t i c k e t f o r a hop r u n b y a o l u b s h o u l d be 1/9,and t h i s was c a r r i e d .

I t ' w a s r e p o r t e d t h a t J i m A n d e r s o n ( P r e s i d e n t , R.C.S.) had a t t e n d e d t h e IT .U.S. c o n f e r e n c e on G r a n t s . T h i s d e c i d e d t o s e t up g r a n t s c o m m i t t e e s f o r f o u r g r o u p s o f c o l l e g e s , one j>f w h i o h was U n i v e r s i t y c o l l e g e s . .

A t p r e s e n t t h e r e a r e 2 members on t h i s c o m m i t t e e : One f r o m U.C. and one B i r k b e o k . N.U.S. have r u l e d t h a t I.C., a l t h o u g h ! a non-member,can s i t on t h e c o m m i t t e e and i f i t does so i t w i l l be w i t h o u t o b l i g a t i o n t o j o i n H.U.S. o r a b i d e b y i t s d e c i s i o n on o t h e r t o p i c s .

The c o n f e r e n c e d e c i d e d n o t t o p r o c e e d w i t h tha g r a n t s c o n f e r e n c e a t L.S.E. s i n o e t h e H.U.S. i a t h e o n l y body r e p r e s e n t i n g s t u d e n t s , t h a t i s

r t h e Government. T h e r e seemed to be i n d i c a t i o n s t h a t I . C . m i g h t be a s k e d t o s i t on'

e and t h e U n i o n was a s k e d i f i t waa I . C . s e n d i n g a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n tise

e v e n t o f e l e e t i o n t o t h e g r a n t s c o m m i t t e e . i o n a g r e e d . A p r o p o s a l was made f o r

s e t t i n g up o u r own g r a n t s and w e l f a r e o o m m i t t e e . T h i s w a s - r e j e c t e d , t h e P r e s i d e n t a d d i n g t h a t the C o u n c i l w o u l d i m p l e m e n t t h e work o f o u r represent­a t i v e s t o t h e g r a n t s c o m m i t t e e , and i f n e c e s s a r y , w o u l d s e t up a o c r a n o i l s u b - c o m m i t t e e t o d e a l w i t h t h e m a t t e r .

M r . S. Rukenann t h e n d e s c r i b e d t h e work o f t h e B r i t i s h Y o u t h F e s t i v a l Committee w h i o h i s h o p i n g t o o r g a n i s e a f e s t i v a l i n G r e a t B r i t a i n a f t e r t h e l i n e s o f t h e one h e l d i n B u o h a r e s t l a s t y e a r . He p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e U n i o n s h o u l d e l e o t 2 d e l e g a t e s t o r e p r e s e n t I.C.U., a t t h e a s s e m b l y o f y o u t h to be h e l d i n London i n May. H i s p r o p o s a l was p u t t o t h e _ V Q t e and c a r r i e d 120 t o 80.

M r . H i g s o n a s k e d I f i t was t r u e t h a t t h e U n i o n o o u l d v o t e i t s e l f money, i n w h i c h ease t h e U n i o n c o u l d pay f i n e s i n c u r r e d on l a s t November 5th.. The P r e s i d e n t " a n s w e r e d t h a t c o u n c i l a d m i n i s t e r s f i n a n c e and w o u l d c e r t a i n l y n o t pay any f i n e s i n c u r r e d b y r a g a c t i v i t i e s . Mr. Haskew a t t e m p t e d t o J u s t i f y t h e c l a i m tfor reeompense f r o m U n i o n Funds by s t a t i n g t h a t s i n o e he was f i n e d s o h e a v i l y , London T r a n s p o r t had d r o p p e t * t h e i n t e n t i o n o f s u e i n g t h e U n i o n f o r damage done t o a o e r t a i n u n d e r g r o u n d t r a i n . T h i s argument was d i s m i s s e d . O n e s p e a k e r s a i d t h a t most p e o p l e s ' i d e a o f a r a g was-'not t o b r e a k up u n d e r g r o u n d t r a i n s , and t h e s e s e n t i m e n t s wen? eohoed by t h e U n l l o h .

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t^be c a l l e d Herb and t h e othor B e r t . Son Higaon and D e r e k R o b i n s o n were elected to theae posts.

The P r e s i d e n t t h e n drew attentiem to the f B e a v e r . He c a l l e d up an Derek Power t o

d e s c r i b e t h e a c q u i s i t i o n , which was applauded b y t h e U n i o n . ^

The P r e s i d e n t t h e n went on t o remind the Union o f t h e m u t i l a t i o n o f the n e w s p a p e r s i n the lounge and t o a s k f o r a n improvement. .

T h e r e b e i n g no o t h e r b u s i n e s s ! the meeting was C l o s e d a t 3.15 p.m.

N E L S O N ' S COLUMN [CONTD)

On-Wednesday 24th. Feb. 4 5 members o f E n g i n e e r i n g s o c i e t y were the guests

•\ot I n t e r n a l C o m b u s t i o n L t d . '.The objeot Q

o f t h a v i s i t w a a t o i n s p e o t D r a k e i l o w Power S t a t i o n s a n d t h e f i r m ' s w o r k s a t i D e r b y . R a i l t r a v e l , l u n c h , d i n n e r o n the 1 t r a i n a n d b e e r w ere a l l p r o v i d e d a t the f i r m ' s

O n t h e r e t u r n j o u r n e y , f o u r char-, m i n g y o u n g l a d l e s met t h e t r a i n a t L e i c e s t e r . "They p r e s e n t e d t h e p a r t y w i t h a n i l l u m i n a t e d

"WE, b e i n g r p p r e s a n t a i i v e t i o f i t y C o l l e g e L e i c e s t e r Weloome mem­

b e r * o f C i t y a n d G u i l d s C o l l e g e . H a v i n g v i e w e d s a i d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , we hope t f t a t y o u r n e x t v i s i t w i l l n o t be s o f l e e t i n g . Semper P a r a t a e . " The names o f t h e l a d i e s • a n d t h * i r t e l e p h o n e numbers c a n be o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e E n g i n e e r i n g S o o i e t y N o t i c e B o a r d .

* * » * * • * PHCENIX : C o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r t h e n e x t i s s u e o f

t h e P h o e n i x s h o u l d be handed i n b y 1 9 t h o i f M a r c h . E s s e n t i a l s : s e n s i b l e l e n g t h , r e a d e i b i U . t y .

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F E U X

Felix IT-IE NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE

E d i t o r : G.H.Starmer. C i r c u l a t i o n : 1150

I n view »f the l a r g e amount «f news r e o e i v e d this, week, we have reduced the E d i t o r i a l to these three l i n e s .

T O U C H S T O N E N e a r l y everyone must have Been the Touoh-

atone n o t i c e s on the hoards; aibouli the C o l l e g e and those who have n o t been, t o & Touchstone week-end must sometimes wonder whait goes o n and may t h i n k o f i t ae ai p a r t y f o r pauedo i n t e l l -

, e o t u a l s . A f o r t n i g h t ago we n o t i c e d no l o n g ­h a i r e d types around w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of the speakers eighteen-month old son.

A ooaoh took us from the Union a r r i v i n g a t Silwood a t 5.15 p.m. on. Saturday. The house although l a t e V i c t o r i a n . , i s & f r i e n d l y house o f mallow b r i c k . A f t e r a\ stand-up-and-grab t e a the speaker, Mr. MoClure, gave h i s i n t r o d u c t o r y t a l k , whioh o u t l i n e d the t o p i c and set us t a l -

- k i n g d u r i n g the seoond hour. At 6.30 p.m. we r e t i r e d t o the bar and f o l l o w e d t h i s w i t h dinne r In. the f i e l d s t aition r e f e c t o r y . The dinner, which i n c l u d e d r o a s t chicken, provided a good bessis o n which t o t a l k i n the group d i s c u s s i o n s whioh f o l l o w e d . I n these the p a r t i e s had s p l i t Into t h r e e groups each with & chairman, who made n o t e s of what was s a i d f o r the summing-up on Sunday. One group remained i n the L i b r a r y un­t i l midnight, by whioh time c e r t a i n others had v i s i t e d the "Cannon" and had played at l e a s t one game o f snooker i n the games room. When we r e t i r e d at 1.30 some were s t i l l p l a y i n g . •The f o l l o w i n g morning most of us enjoyed walks , i n or about Windsor Great Park, but some s t a l ­warts waited outside the l o c a l u n t i l i t opened. Lunch, i n o l u d i n g r o a s t pork was f o l l o w e d by an hour to s leep i t o f f . Those who d i d not wish t o r e s t took p a r t i n some more strenuous a c t -

' i v i t i e s such as p l a y i n g Chess, re a d i n g magazines or t o y i n g w ith the radiogram. At three o'clock the groups assembled to r e p o r t t h e i r f i n d i n g s and the speaker summed up. At f o u r o'clock Tea. f o l l o w e d , and at f i v e o'clock we l e f t .

Touchstone proved to be an enjoyable week­end i n pleasant surroundings ( a l l a t a l l - i n charge of 10/-, t o o ! ) . By the way, f o r

those who wondered what we t a l k e d a b o u t , i t was T o l e r a t i o n i n the Twentieth Century.

' ™ ^ ™ 2 7 £ F O N E w e e k e n d - 2 0 - 2 1 MARCH 1954 DR. JONATHAN G0ULD.M.R .C .P. ,D .J.M . w i l l

i n t r o d u c e t h e t o p i o " C r i m i n a l R e s p o n s i b i l t y "

O N D E B A G G I N G

More d e b a g g i n g s p e r p e r s o n p e r h o u r took p l a c e i n I.C. l a s t * w e e k t h a n e v e r b e f o r e . Our s t a t i s t i ­c i a n h a s w o r k e d o u t t h a t t h e r a t e was somewhere n e a r 0.001, w h i c h i n words means t h a t one person o u t o f e v e r y t h o u s a n d was d ebagged e v e r y hour of t h e w o r k i n g day f o r one week. T h i s i s t n e h i g h e s t r a t e e v e r a t t a i n e d i n t h i s c o m m unity , and i s only .exceeded by one o t h e r g r o u p i n t h e c o u n t r y s tha u n d e r - s i x - m o n t h s .

What was r e m a r k a b l e a b o u t t h e s e i n c i d e n t s was t h a t t h e y seemed t o be a c c e p t e d a s a m a t t e r of co­u r s e . T h i s change i n a t t i t u d e , t u r n i n g i n t o a maaa movement what were t i l l now e s s e n t i a l l y i n d i v i d u a l a f f a i r s , r e s u l t e d i n them b e i n g d i s m i s s e d almost c a s u a l l y i n F E L I X ( t h e Rag S u p p l e m e n t t o ) . I t r e ­c o r d s , we n o t e d ,

i ) ' W h o l e s a l e d e b a g g i n g ; ' i i ) 'L L a m p - p o s t s d e c o r a t e d w i t h t r o u s e r s ; '

i i i ) 'A G u i l d s m a n l o s t h i s t r o u s e r s . . . ; '

i v ) ' S e e i n g a s u i t a b l e p a i r , . . r e - e q u i p p e d h i a �S f t l f . '

v ) The R.C.S. P r e s i d e n t l o s i n g h i s p a i r ^

I t d o e s n o t r e c o r d ;. '

v i ) One l o s t when a n R.C.S. member was f o u n d l a t h e a t t a c k i n g G u i l d s c r o w d ,

v i i ) Two G u i l d s p a i r s h e l d a s h o s t a g e s w h i l e M i ­n e r s were t a k i n g t h e G u i l d s p a i n t f r o m b a n i s t e r * .

A l l t h i s on two d a y s . What h a p p e n e d on t h e F r i ­day b e f o r e was a d d i t i o n a l . I s h o u l d t h i n k I . C .

w i l l g e t t i r e d - u n l e s s i t i s s o a l r e a d y - of t h i s p a r t i c u l a r s p o r t p r e t t y s o o n . I t i s a b i t f r u s t ­r a t i n g , r e a l l y ; a n d n o t at a l l p l e a s a n t f o r the v i c t i m . I h a s t e n t o add t h a t I do n o t presume t o s p e a k f r o m p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e .

I know a t l e a s t one p e r s o n who d i d n o t go t o h i s R.C.S. l a b . on T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n b e c a u s e he h a d h i s b e s t f l a n n e l s on. I f t h e g a r m e n t s i n que­s t i o n a r e b a g s i n t h e r e a l s e n s e , i t m a t t e r s not. B u t i t i s a b i t c r u e l when one i s s p o r t i n g o n e s

B u r b e r r y o r A u s t i n Reed a p p a r e l . ( Y o u ' l l n o t i c e

t h e s u b t l e way i n w h i c h I work i n t h e a d v e r t i s i n g , '

A m o d e l f o r c o m m e r c i a l TV.)

I was j u s t a b o u t t o embark, a f t e r my f a s h i o n ,

on a m a s t e r l y a n a l y s i s o f t h e e x p r e s s i o n s o f peo­p l e d r e s s e d i m p e c c a b l y f r o m t h e w a i s t up and the a n k l e s down. B u t i t does n o t come o u t v e r y w e l l i n

c o n s i d e r e d r e m a r k s , l o s i n g i t s s p o n t a n e i t y .

I am i r r e s i s t i b l y r e m i n d e d o f a s t o r y I r e a d i n

an o l d F E L I X , h o w e v e r . C h e l s e a a t t a c k e d t h e U n i o n

one c o l d e v e n i n g t h r e e y e a r s ago, e x p e c t i n g t o p o - '

l i s h up t h e p l a c e . They r a n i n s t e a d i n t o :,"ines

i ' r e s n e r s c o m i n g o u t f r o m t h e i r d i n n e r . A f t e r a

n e c t i c h a l f - h o u r , t h e l i n e r s h a d t e n t r o u s e r s and

n i n e C h e l s e a men i n t n e i r p o s s e s s i o n . They made

e n q u i r i e s , and were t o l d , " . n i l ! y o u s h o u l d ' v e s e e n

t n e one t i i a t got away!" - ulagnus. •

• F e b r u a r y 1 1 t h t o 1 8 t h .

" P E R S O N A L " ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE i R o w i n g m a c h i n e , i n g«od c o n d i t i o n .

I d e a l I.C.W.A. S a v e b o t h e r w i t h r i v e r s , e t c . £2.15. O .

J.K.Almond, I . C . U n i o n .

THE HYDE PARK ROAD RELAY.

Tomorrow, M a r c h 6 t h . , I . C . p l a y s h o s t t o

t h e oream o f B r i s t o l U n i v e r s i t y a t h l e t i c t a l e n t .

The o c c a s i o n i s ; t h e 6 t h . I n v i t a t i o n Hyde P a r k

R o a d R e l a y ; a n e v e n t w h i o h h a s become i n c r e a s i ­

n g l y p o p u l a r s o £hat now more t h a n a s c o r e o f

teams come f r o m a l l o v e r t h e c o u n t r y t o compete

i n t h i s 6 x S J m i l e r a c e ( 6 men i n a team.. E a o h

man r u n s one l a p o f 2-J m i l e s l o n g ) . A p a r t f r o m

t h e L o n d o n C o l l e g e s , teams h a v e b e e n e n t e r e d f r o m

C a m b r i d g e , O x f o r d , a n d f r o m o t h e r p r o v i n c i a l

U n i v e r s i t i e s . T h e y w i l l c ompete f o r t h e

R o d e r i o H i l l T r o p h y , a cup p r e s e n t e d f o r t h e

e v e n t b y t h e R e c t o r o f I.C.

Among t h o s e who hope t o be r u n n i n g w i l l

b e D. M a c m i l l a n , A u s t r a l i a n C h a m p i o n and Olym­

p i c 1,500 m e t r e s f i n a l i s t , J . D l s l e y , N a t i o n a l

C h a m p i o n a n d O l y m p i c S t e e p l e c h a s e m e d a l l i s t ,

R . H .Dunkley a n d T .Keegan, b o t h members o f W o r l d

R e c o r d r e l a y t e a m s .

L a s t y e a r ' s w i n n e r s w e r e L . S . E . and t h e

new l a p r e c o r d o f 1 3 m i n . 9 s e c . was s e t up by

R . H . D u n k l e y . T h i s y e a r k e e n c o m p e t i t i o n i s

e x p e c t e d f o r b o t h t e a m s a n d i n d i v i d u a l h o n o u r s .

The s t a r t a n d f i n i s h ( w h i c h i s t h e c h a n g e

- o v e r p o i n t ) t a k e s p l a o e on t h e d o o r s t e p o f I . C .

RoflO The m a r k e r s , who w i l l b e d i r e c t i n g t h e r u n n e r s ,

w i l l h a v e f u l l d e t a i l s o f t h e r a c e and s h o u l d

be i n a p o s i t i o n t o g i v e t h e l e a d i n g teams a s

t h e r u n n e r s come p a s t . Thus t h e r a c e may be

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

e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e f r o m the U n d e r g r o u n d s t a t i o n s

o r b u s s t o p s .

The r a c e w i l l s t a r t a t Z.'iO and' w i l l f i n ­i s h a t A . SO i ̂ p.

4 F E L I X

LETTERS TO T H E EDITOR

Dear S i r ,

W r i t i n g as one with experience of the d i f f i c u l t i e s of producing FELIX, I o f f e r you my h e a r t i e s t congratulations on the produc­t i o n of the supplement to your l a s t i s s u e . Many e d i t o r s before you have been face d with the problem of important news a r r i v i n g j u s t

- a f t e r FELIX goes "to press, but none has solved i t i n so determined a manner as your­s e l f .

Apart from the maroon and s i l v e r appear- ' anoe of a few purple passages, the whole t h i n g was, i n my opinion, e x c e l l e n t l y done, and w i l l serve as a model of i n d u s t r y , o r g a n i s a t i o n and journalism to those Editora,-unborn and un-begot, who w i l l be faced with s i m i l a r problems i n years to come.

yours s i n o e r e l y , A. H. Bray

Dear S i r ,

Do you r e a l l y t h i n k that 20 Guildsmen could s u c c e s s f u l l y attack a p a r t y of 200 R.C.S?

Do you r e a l l y t h i n k that a dozen or more p a i r s of R.C.S. t r o u s e r s were seen hanging i n Hyde Park?

Do you r e a l l y t h i n k t h a t the R.C.S. men would * throw a Guildsman over the Serpentine bridge on to the ice?

May I suggest, a i r , that you remove the oat from the f r o n t page of FELIX and s u b s t i t u t e a spanner? ' j

Yours f a i t h f u l l y , Pro Bono R.C.S.

S i r ,

We f e e l that the misstatement of f a c t given i n the l a s t i s s u e of F e l i x must not go unques­tione d . We would l i k e to p o i n t out to you - to save any f u r t h e r unnecessary misunderstanding -that, of the nine R.C.S. men concerned i n "pinch­ing the spanner" only ONE - repeat ONE - accepts the " h o s p i t a l i t y of the G u i l d s l e c t u r e courses". Two f u r t h e r of these, admittedly, were waiting on b i c y c l e s on the opposite side of the road from Guilds.

We f e e l that the ONE who was "unsuspected" was o f f s e t i n advantage by the f a c t that two R.C.S. t i e s were worn and tnat an R.C.S. union o f f i c i a l was a l s o present.

Furthermore, the necessary i n f o r m a t i o n which formed tne basis of the r a i d was obtained l a s t session, by accident, by two people who were not i n Guilds by i n v i t a t i o n .

We remain, e t c , A. Goodinga M. Gadsden

S.C.S. ( P h y s i c s Department)

Dear S i r ,

Much abuse has been poured, by the C o l l e g e i n general, and F e l i x i n p a r t i c u l a r on the heads of the poor s p i n e l e s s c r e a t u r e s of G u i l d s who stood by and watched the " d a s t a r d l y deed" committed.

No doubt t h i s conjures up a p i c t u r e of s c r u f f y l i t t l e brown-baggers, t h e i r s p o r t s c o a t s slashed with yellow, standing p a r a l y s e d with f r i g h t while th,e g a l l a n t J a s p e r v a i n l y defended our honour singlehanded a g a i n s t R.C.S. horda.

N a t u r a l l y t h i s scene lead s people to q u e s t i o n the e f f e c t i v e n e s s of the c o l l e g e s e l e c t i o n board.

I am, however, one of the abused and I take t h i s o pportunity to present the f a c t s of the matter the f i r s t , I am l e d t o b e l i e v e , t h a t you have r e c e i v e d .

A few members of the C o l l e g e and f i v e or s i x R.C.S. i n f i l t r a t o r s were viewing the n o t i c e -boards i n the G u i l d s entrance h a l l when the bearer of the Spanner appeared. He was Immediately set upon and surrounded by the R.C.S. and by the time the noise a t t r a c t e d a t t e n t i o n tne Spanner was no longer v i s i b l e . Tne v i c t i m was h u s t l e d out of the door i n a matter of f i f t e e n seconds, and con­t r a r y to common r e p o r t , tne only cry u t t e r e d was "Help l" - as the v i c t i m went tnrough tha door. N e i t h e r Guilda nor the Spanner were mentioned.

There was, i n f a c t , n o t h i n g to prevent the c u r i o u s spectator from assuming t n a t an i n t r u d e r from another Colleg e was being e v i c t e d .

The moral of t h i s i n c i d e n t i s that i f one sees anything unusual t a k i n g plaoe one should immediately i n v e s t i g a t e as there i s no t e l l i n g what R.C.S. ( f a l s e t t o ) w i l l get up to next.

Youra f a i t h f u l l y ,

"Rubber Spine"

Dear S i r , S c o t t i s h Country Dancing

I should l i k e to draw the a t t e n t i o n of your r e a d e r s to the S c o t t i s h Country Dancing c l a s s e s which are held on a l t e r n a t e F r i d a y s , i n the New L ounge.

Increased s u p p o r t from I.C. members of both sexes would be very welcome - the shortage of men being p a r t i c u l a r l y serious.

Previous experience i s not e s s e n t i a l , the main object of the c l a s s e s being to provide an evening's entertainment, without a s p i r i n g to per­f e c t i o n .

I might point out that there i s no s u b s c r i p ­tion'.

D e t a i l s of dates and times can be seen on the Dancing Club Notice Board.

D.M. Macpherson

Dear S i r , May I use your columns to express my d i s ­

appointment at the q u a l i t y of the lunch hour l e c t u r e s ?

T h i s e x c e l l e n t i d e a of holdin g these General Studies l e c t u r e s i s being undermined by t h e i r poor d e l i v e r y ; f o r while the l e c t u r e r s are undoubtedly experts i n t h e i r own f i e l d s , t h e i r a b i l i t y to d e l i v e r an i n t e r e s t i n g l e c t u r e i n the time a v a i l ­able i s l i m i t e d .

In order to use the time to the best advan­tage, could not the r i d i c u l o u s dual-chairman system be abolished - i f i t i s desired to give a few students experience i n i n t r o d u c i n g speakers, then I am sure that any student s e l e c t e d f o r the t a l k would be quite able to say the required words of i n t r o d u c t i o n and thanks without the n e c e s s i t y o f being chaperoned by a c o l l e g e lecturer.. Then by- making the i n t r o d u c t i o n at a few minutes to 1-30 the l e c t u r e r could be given a f u l l 55 minutes to 2-25, when the vote of/ thanks could be b r i e f and to the p o i n t - or even e n t i r e l y absent, as the spontaneous applause of the audience i s f a r b e t t e r thanks than any formal set of words. At a recent l e c t u r e , by the t i m e the v i B i t o r was allowed to speak i t was l - 3 5 » and they were cut short at 2-20 to a l l o w two v o t e s of thanks - the 10 minutes thua was wasted d e p r i v i n g the audience of a short f i l m and preventing the l e c t u r e r f r o m rounding o f f the t a l k . The p r a c t i c e of allowing 15 minutes f o r questions at the end of a l e c t u r e b a r e l y twice that long i s a waste of time - those able to ask questions probably have had 3ome previous acquain­tance w i t h the subject, while those with no p r i o r knowledge would not have h e a r d enough i n h a l f an hour f o r them to be a b l e to frame an i n t e l l i g e n t question. F i n a l l y , i t would probably help ' s e v e r a l of the l e c t u r e r s i f they were give n the opportunity of spreading t h e i r l e c t u r e by g i v i n g them two periods i n one week.

Yours s i n c e r e l y , o fi.J. F o s t e r

Dear S i r , - .

With respect to the b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n on grants i n the l a s t Union meeting, we would l i k e to make the f o l l o w i n g p o i n t s d e a r .

1) The Government when f i r i n g the present State S c h o l a r s h i p r a t e s made i t q u i t e c l e a r t h a t t h i a l e v e l was considered the b a s i c minimum amount

f r e q u i r e d f o r the students' s e l f s u f f i c i e n c y . 2) The Government recommended the L.E.A's to

pay grants at t h i s 'State' l e v e l . The m a j o r i t y of L.E.A's have r e f u s e d to do t h i s .

3) By the Government's own c o s t of l i v i n g index, the cost of l i v i n g has r i s e n 26)1 s i n c e then.

4) I n 1947 the Government s a i d that the m i n i ­mum number of students t h i s country needed to MAINTAIN i t s present academic standing was 100,000 W 1950. The number of studenta at present i s l e s s than 75»000 - a d e f i c i e n c y due i n great p a r t t o these i n s u f f i c i e n t grants.

We t h e r e f o r e f e e l that the Union C o u n c i l i a p u r s u i n g a b l i n d p o l i c y i n suggesting t h a t a l l i t a a c t i o n s should be concerned only with c a s e s of i n ­d i v i d u a l hardship. I t should as f a r as p o s s i b l e l e a d a campaign on a N a t i o n a l L e v e l f o r higher grants, t h i s being i n both the students' and the n a t i o n a l i n t e r e s t s , as i s recognised a l r e a d y by the Government.

Yours a i n o e r e l y , John Cox Steve Farrow Jack Moreland

hea r " S i r , I was Intrigv by the d i s c u s s i o n on

Hop prloee at t h e Union meet in»-, and to spot a loop-hole. I t i a possible f o r a Club to escape the l/9d elause, which s p e c i f i c a l l y r e f e r s to i n ­formal haneeo, by o a i l i n g I t s danoo 'Seal-formal' meaning lounfie-aults. - I don't rememVer any f o r ­m a l i t y In the conduct of C a r n i v a l s . Do they oor.e ixn&Gr tha rule tooT Ob happy day'.

Yours e t o., Op I i a l s t .

F E L I X 5

For d e t a i l s see

C O M I N G E V E N T S

FRIDAY MARCH 5 t h

C.& G. M o t o r C l u b f i l m show 5.10 p.m. i n C.&G. Room 15. "The Moving S p i r i t " , an Anglo-Iranian oartoon t e l l i n g t h e stor y o f t h e development of the o a r . "The A u s t r a l i a n 6,500 mile R e l i a b i l i t y T r i a l " , a r a l l y through deserts and across the bush a t averages o f 40 m.p.h.

I.C. C a t h o l i c S o c i e t y 6 p.m. F i r s t F r i d a y Mass a t S t . E t h e l r e d a ' s , E l y Plaoe, E.C.I.

SATURDAY MARCH 6 t h

Hyde P a r k Road Relay 1954 elsewhere i n t h i s i s s u e .

SUNDAY MARCH 7 t h 1

C. ft G. Motor Club Treasure Hunt, h e l d j o i n t l y with U.C. & Q.M.C. S t a r t I.C. Union 2.30 p.m. F i n i s h might be near Dorking, but c e r t a i n l y when the pubs. open. E n t r i e s on Gui l d s Motor Club notice-board or at s t a r t . Cars and motor-oyolea e l i g i b l e . Map ; O.S. 1" No. 170 London, S.W., or Bartholemew's £".

U.L. C a t h o l i o Society , Day of R e c o l l e c t i o n at 11 Cavendish Square, 2.30 p.m.

MONDAY MARCH 8th

I.C.C.U. Open meeting, Botany L e c t u r e Theatre 1.15 p.m. Rev. Richard Rees -"Jesus C h r i s t , God or Imposter?" Sandwiches on s a l e . A l l very welcome.

I.C. C a t h o l i o S o c i e t y , 1.40 p.m. Rosary i n Committee Room B.

Union of C a t h o l i c H o s p i t a l Students! " H i l a i r e B e l l o c " by Beachcomber. 8 p.m. at "The Old London," Lndgate H i l l . >

TUESDAY MARCH 9th I.C. Dramatic S o c i e t y Raster production, three

n i g h t s , 7 p.m. i n I.C. Gym. "The Browning Ver­s i o n " by Terence Hattigan, followed by "A Phoenix too Frequent" by Christopher Fry. .. . . .

THURSDAY MARCH 11th

R.C.S. Nat u r a l H i s t o r y S o c i e t y , 5.30 p.m. i n Botany Lecture Theatre. Lecture on "The F r u i t Tree Red Spider mite and i t s o o n t r o l " by Dr. A.M. Maasee, O.B.E., D.So.

Bngiheering Society, three short t a l k s on "Vacation Work i n Canada" by N.G.B. Trotman, D.Sankey and A. Luxon. C. & G. Room 15> 5.30 p.m.

TODAY MARCH 12th I.C. Catholi o S o c i e t y Study Group meetings i n

Committee Room A and B 5.15 p.m. I.C.W.A. Danoe, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Tickets. 7/6

double. Bar extension u n t i l 1 a.m. SATURDAY MARCH 13th

U.L. RUGGER C U P FINAL

I«0« • L.S.B. at Mot spur Park, "preoeded by th*.

U n i v e r s i t y seven-a-a:".de tournament. On-currant

form, I.C. have a good chance of winning the oup

f o r the t h i r d year i n s u c c e s s i o n . D i r e c t i o n s : -

Waterloo to Motspur P a r k , or South Ken.Dist.Llne to

Wimbledon. Change,Wimbledon to Motspur Park.

I.C. R i f l e d u b Danoe, 8 - l l . 3 0 p . a u in.

the Gym. J.C. Danoe band, n o v e l t i e s , and p r i z e s

T i c k e t s 2/- s i n g l e and 3/6 d u b l e .

MONDAY MARCH 15t&

I.C.C.U. opan iaeeting, Botany Leoture Theatre

1 . 15 p.m. Rev. Ric h a r d R e e s j "The Cross - ' ,

Triumph o r T r a g e d y ? " Sandwiohe s on s a l e . A l l

very welcome.

I.C. C a t h o l i c S o o i e t y . Rosary, 1.40 p.m. i n

Committee Room B. TUESDAY MARCH 1 6 t h

I.C. C a t h o l i c S o o i e t y 1 � � � p.m. i n Botany Leo­ture T h e a t r e . A t a l k by F r . Walter Meyjes, M.A.

R.C.S. M a t h e m a t i c a l a n d P h y s i c a l S o c i e t y , 5.40 p.m. i n S m a l l P h y s i c s Leoture Theatre, Dr. J . G. P o r t e r on " E c l i p s e s and O o o u l t a t i o n " .

THURSDAY MARCH 1 8 t h R.C.S. N a t u r a l H i s t o r y Sooiety, 5.30 p.m. i n

the B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e . Dr. K e n n e t h M. Smith on " V i r u s e s and t h e E l e c t r o n Microscope".

Engineering S o o i e t y Annual General Meet­in g . 5.30 p.m. i n C ft G, Room 15.

FRIDAY MARCH 1 9 t h

M i n e s ' C a r n i v a l " R u s s i a n Salad" - or "Hammer

your s i c k l e " . SUftQAY MARCH 2 1 s t

C. ft G. M o t o r C l u b S p r i n g R a l l y . S t a r t I . C.

U n i o n , 2 p.m., c a r s and m o t o r - c y c l e s e l i g i b l e

F i n i B h I .C. U n i o n , a b o u t 6 p.m. E n t r i e s on

G u i l d s n o t i c e - b o a r d o r a t s t a r t . A l l members

o f I.C. a a * welcome.

THURSDAY MARC.i 2 5 t h

R.C.S. N f t u r a l H i s t o r y S o c i e t y p r e s e n t a L e c t u r e by Mr. H. J . B u n k e r , M.A., on " I n d u s t r i a l

M i c r o b i o l o g y " , 5.30 p.m., B o t a n y L e c t u r e T h e a t r e .

E A T I N G I N .

We present below the r e s u l t s of the FELIX Refec­tory Survey, conducted from Mon.l5th to Sat.20th of February. Counts were taken at 10-minute i n t e r v a l s during the evening meal.(Lunch-time s t u d i e s were not made because the orowd there on any week-day i s muoh the seme as an any other week-day.) S t a t i s t i c s had to be r e s o t t e d to a f t e r a l l attempts to co r r e ­l a t e the orowd and what was happening t h a t evening had f a i l e d . Tuesday evening there was D i n n e r - i n -H a l l u p s t a i r s ; F r i d a y saw the L i n k s Club Dinner. Wednesday and Saturday were - w e l l , r e s p e c t i v e l y j u s t that. The orowd on Mondays i s s t i l l q u i t e i n ­e x p l i c a b l e .

The f i g u r e s , I f e e l , have not yet been used to the best advantage, although work i s s t i l l i n pro-

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grass. The u l t i m a t e and;' i s to present the reader*, with a p r e d l o t i o n chart; 1

with t h i s i n view, oounts are being taken to deter­mine -the ftow-rats p*»* • . the counter under s a t u r a ­t i o n and non-saturation, o o n d i t i o n s . S h i s w i l l tags time. Strsngs word* I l k * s t o c h a s t i c processes are . mentioned i n seas o i r o l a * . A l l i n gooa t i n e .

IX what we found was i n t e r e s t i n g ! what we think we can f i n d i s even more so. Whioh shows the s i m i ­l a r i t y between s t a t i s t i c s and B i k i n i swim-suits �what they r e v e a l i s i n t e r e s t i n g ; what they b i d * l a v i t a l . May ws extend an open i n v i t a t i o n s to a l l s t a ­t i s t i c i a n s to t r y and make something out of t h * data? Any f u r t h e r information w i l l be g l a d l y sup­p l i e d ) and the person/a w i l l be mentioned i n <ue-patohee. For the time being, I would j u s t l i k e to thank the s e v e r a l engineers, 3 RCS men, and three ICWArians who helped the Survey. - - „

— D.U.fi..

T H E S P R I N G C O N C E R T

I.C. CHOIR JACQUES ORCHESTRA

B A C H B R A H M S

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B a r T i c k e t s 2/6| 3/»

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I C W A . B A N C E

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IC BAND BUFFET BAR

7/6 DOUBLE TICKET EVENING DRESS

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ROWING A C v READING UNIV. ON S a t u r d a y 2 7 t h F e b r u a r y , f o u r I.C.B.C. c r e w s

rowed o f f r a c e s W i t h t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g R e a d i n g

c r e w s . The/ r e s u l t was q u i t e p r o m i s i n g , t h e 1 s t ,

2nd and 3 r d V I I I s won, t h e 4 t h l o s i n g by 4fc l e n ­

g t h s , k

The 2nd V I I I s rowed o f f f i r s t f r o m Hammersmith[

B r i d g e to P u t n e y B r i d g e , t h e I.C. c r e w w i n n i n g

a f t e r two c l a s h e s and a r e s t a r t a t t h e m i l e p o s t .

• The 4 t h V I I I s s t a r t e d n e x t , when t h e R e a d i n g s t ­

r o k e b r o k e h i s s t r e t c h e r and t h e crews h a d to

r e t u r n to t h e b o a t h a u s e . When t h e r e p a i r had been

c o m p l e t e d t h e t i d e h a d t u r n e d and t h e r e m a i n i n g

r a c e s were rowed i n t h e o t h e r d i r e c t i o n . I n t h e

1 s t V I I I s ' row b o t h c r e w s were c o l d t o b e g i n w i t h

and c o n s e q u e n t l y r a t h e r s c r a p p y . However t h e I.C. c r e w s o o n s e t t l e d down and b e a t t h e R e a d i n g crew

by t h r e e l e n g t h s . The t h i r d V I I I b e a t R e a d i n g by

2/3 l e n g t h a f t e r a c l o s e r a o e .

O n t h e p r e v i o u s S a t u r d a y t h e b t h V I I I , a f r e s h e r

c r e w went to Southhampton w a t e r to meet Southham

p t o n U n i v e r s i t y 2nd V I I I . They were b e a t e n a f t e r a

f a i r l y good row by t w o l l e n g t h s o v e r a two m i l e c

c o u r s e . However, i n v i e w o f t h e r e l a t i v e e x p e r i e ­

nc e of t h e c r e w s t h e r e s u l t i s q u i t e p l e a s i n g and

bodes w e l l f o r t h e summer s e a s o n . The c r e w was: M,

D.G.Garner ( b o w ) , D.B.R. H i l l , J . A. F a r r a n t , D.M.

Watson, B. Hopwood, D.A. P a r k e r , P. W. G r e g o r y ,

,R.H. K i n g d o n ( s t r o k e ) , J.L. A l e x a n d e r ( c o x ) .

RUGGER-UL CUP-SEMI FINAL • I . C . 11 p t s . R o y a l V e t e r i n a r y C o l l e g e 0 p t s .

The College I V gained a oonvinoing w i n against the Vets, on F e b . 24th., and so r e a c h e d the Rugby Cup f i n a l f o r t h e t h i r d suooessive year. Conditions at Harlington were about perfeot and the speotators, /including two ooaoh-loads of Vets., saw a f a s t and e x c i t i n g game. i

I.C. kicked o f f i n t o the breeze, but play oame back' to m i d - f i e l d , and the b u s t l i n g t a c t i c s o f t h e — ~ opposing forwards l e d to some defensive d i t h e r s *-v

before the team s e t t l e d down. The R.V.C. banks were muoh harrased by C h e s t e r and R o b i n s o n and f a i l e d to make use of t h e w i n d . t o gain ground. Consequently we generally held a t e r r i t o r i a l advantage and made several incursions i n t o our opponents 25. Following one o f these Lewis missed with a reasonably s t r a i g h t ­forward penalty kick, but before half-time he s u c c e e d e d w i t h . a f i n e one from f a r out on t h e l e f t .

This waa the o n l y s o q r e at the i n t e r v a l . The Vets, resumed with a strong attaok and only Just l o s t the r a o e f o r a r o l l i n g b a l l behing our g o a l - , l i n e , but they were eventually driven back by some long down-field kioks from Holman and Lewis. I . C . were now g e t t i n g a large share of the b a l l and they set up a s e r i e s of attaoks. Spooner, on the Right wing, t w i o e oame near scoring, and a passing movement by the forwards broke down an the g o a l - l i n e i t s e l f . The Vets, forwards were obviously t i r i n g

under t h e im a c t o f t h e I . C . e i g h t , a b l y m a r s h a l l e d

BADMINTON With the U.L. Men'a Championship Cup

- 'Haroombe Cup' r e s i d i n g i n the Union, the club s t a r t e d the season with high hopes.

I n s p i t e of seme stronger o p p o s i t i o n than l a s t year, the men's f i r s t team have

agai n reached the f i n a l o f the league w i t h the f o l l o w i n g wins : -v. U.C. I 6 - 3 v. N.E.C. 8 -1 v. Woolwich P o l y .

- ...... j..v. o i j j u i , aoxy m a r s i

by B u n t i n g , and f r o m t h e t t r a l n o f c o n t i n u o u s d e f e n c e . Ten m i n u t e s f r o m t h e end t h e y were p e n a l i s e d u n d e r t h e i r own p o s t s and L e w i s made no m i s t a k e w i t h the k i c k . I n t h e c l o s i n g m i n u t e s p l a y a g a i n r e a o h e d the Vets, l i n e and H y k i n e l u d e d t h e d e f e n c e on t h e b l i n d s i d e t o s c o r e wide on +he l e f t . L e w i s c o n v e r t e d w i t h an e x c e l l e n t k i c k .

CHESS So f a r , t o u c h wood, t h e C h e s s C l u b had a v e r y

r.o a s e a s o n . I n the U n i v e r s i t y o f London League, i v i s i o n 1, we have won a l l m a t c h e s we p l a y e d ; i f

t h i s r e c o r d c a n be k e p t up d u r i n g the n e x t t h r e e (james we w i l l r e c a p t u r e t h e Cup, a b s e n t f r o m t h e O l d Lounge f.,r the l a s t 3 y e s r s .

I n d i v i s i o n 2, o u r s c o r e so f a r i s won: 2;

drawn: 1; l o s t : 1, and we have a good, chance o f

w i n n i n g t h a t d i v i s i o n as w e l l . A d o u b l e o f t h a t

t y p e , h a s n o t b e e n s c o r e d by o u r C l u b f o r a lon<?

t i m e . _ Match R e s u l t s

v. H. P o l y . 4

8 - 1 v. L.S.E. I I 9 O

Other r e s u l t s , Oxford U n i v e r s i t y Woodpeokers, win 9 -0, Cambridge U n i v e r s i t y Cockerels, l o s t 6 5 (A team), won � 3

at home . The mixed team has n o t had as muoh

aucoeaa as i t might have had a s the best team has never been put out. The wins over Q.M.C. and Goldsmiths were deserved, but the loss against L.S.E. was the f a u l t of the men who have not i n general been as e f f e c t i v e at this form of doubles.

Although only about, s i x l a d i e s a t I.C. play, they have turned out a team o n all occasions and have done q u i t e w e l l .

So many o f the s e n i o r members Of tha club left t h e C o l l e g e l a a t y e a r t h a t tha years second team are p r a c t i c a l l y a l l new t o

match p l a y . As a r e s u l t they have met with l i t t l e success and have so f a r not recorded a v i c t o r y . However we t r u s t t h a t the experience they g a i n t h i s year w i l l stand them in good v a l u e and that they w i l l not be discouraged.

T h i s season f o u r o f the team have represented the U n i v e r s i t y o n many occasions, a l a r g e r number than f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to Tony Walker on h i s e l e c ­tion, as U.L. Badminton C a p t a i n t h i s season. He i s the t h i r d consecutive I.C. man t o g a i n t h i s honour and we wish him every sue cess with the U.L. teams.

JUDO Oxford U n l v e r j d . t y ^ | ^ j � I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e 2

On Thuraday" 18th February I.C.J.C. oommenoed" i t a programme of matohea f o r t h i s year by meeting the Oxford U n i v e r s i t y team a t Oxford. The I � team was g e n e r a l l y outgraded but Oxford oould only achieve a narrow v i o t o r y . C r e d i t i s p a r �t i c u l a r l y due t o Messrs, Paokham, Moulder, and Rotgans, a l l new t o the team, who s u c c e s s f u l l y h e l d t h e i r h i g he r graded opponents t o draws. Of the other contests, t h a t of J i m Maopheraon, the olub.seoretary was p a r t i c u l a r l y notable f o r the e f f i c i e n t way i n whioh he disposed of h i s opponent with two neat ankle throws. Oxford produced a blaok b e l t to meet Ken Wooldridge ( l o t Kyn) who was thrown c o n v i n c i n g l y by two stomach throws,. .

A f t e r the match, Mr. naramura, the c h i e f i n ­s t r u c t o r at the Budokwal (the l e a d i n g olub l i t England) demonstrated a few o f h i s more potent throws, i n o l u d i n g a s p e c t a c u l a r Uohi-mata which w i l l remain i n the memories of the audlenoe (and p a r t i c u l a r l y Ken Wooidridge who waa tne guinea pig) f o r many moons. _ .»

I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e 3 Cambridge U n i v e r s i t y 0

On Saturday, 20th February I.C.J.C. enxer-

A +v.« ri i J a - -

I.C. I.C. I.C. I.C.

I.C. I.C. I.C. I.C.

I n t e r - C o l l e g i a t e League

D i v i s i o n I S t . B a r t ' s H o s p i t a l V/on Y/oolwlch F o l y . V/on L.S.E. Won London H o s p i t a l V7on

D i v i s i o n I I Queen M a r y 1 s C o l l e g e L o s t K i n g ' s C o l l e g e V/on L.S.E. Drawn 3 London H o s p i t a l Won 5

5 �5

5

5i

3 3 3 24

ui - i i 3 1

F r i e n d l y matches have been p l a y e d a g a i n s t t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n C h e s s C l u b ; L o n d o n H o s p i t a l and S c o t l a n d Y a r d .

, — j c u r u e u - j r j..u.d.c. enter­t a i n e d t h e C a m b r i d g e U n i v e r s i t y Judo Club (together w i t h a c o a c h l o a d o f s u p p o r t e r s ) . Although I.C. d i d n o t f i e l d i t a s t r o n g e s t team, a comfortable win was a c h i e v e d . A p a r t f r o m t h e c o n t e s t i n which C r u s e o f I.C. b r o u g h t o f f two o s o t o g a r i s against h i s h i g h e r g r a d e d o p p o n e n t , t h e m a t o h e a were not of a h i g h e r s t a n d a r d , s i n o e t h e C a m b r i d g e team tended t o o f f s e t t h e s u p e r i o r s t y l e of t h e I.C. team by v i g o r o u s b u t i n e f f e c t i v e a t t a o k . T h i s u s u a l l y r e s u l t e d i n t h e I.C. men d e f e n d i n g g r i m l y , without a t t e m p t i n g v e r y s e r i o u s l y t o t h r o w t h e i r opponents and most c o n t e s t s ended i n d r a w s .

I.CW.SC.

NETBALL : Won 17-10 ( v . Furzedown C o l l e g e ) TABLE TENUIS : L o s t 2-8 ( B e d f o r d C o l l e g e B ) MIXED BADMINTON : Won 6-3 (Q.M.C. 1 )

SHOOTING

The I n t e r - U n i v e r s i t y cup has l e f + t h e Old Lounge / h a v i n g b e e n won b y t h e u n b e a t e n Cambridge team. I.C. a r e onoe a g a i n r u n n e r s - u p , h a v i n g l o s t ; o n l y t o C a m bridge, a c l o s e mateh w i t h s e r i e s o f 787 and 790.

S a l t h o u g h i t i s t o l o s e t h e cup, I.C. A must be c o n g r a t u l a t e d on i t s r e o e n t r e c o r d of hooting a g a i n s t U n i v e r s i t y teams, w i t h whom t h e y compare v e r y w e l l . One i n d i v i d u a l m e n t i o n must be made i n t h i s y e a r ' s team: D a v i d H o m e , who has dropped o n l y 3 p o i n t s i n 7 m a t c h e s , r e t u r n i n g an a v e r a g e o f 99'57. The team: I . M. A b b o t t , R. W. B o o d l e y ( C a p t a i n ) , D. G. B. H o r n e , s . P. 0. J a s s i n g e r ,

I p . A. L e m i n , J . R. Ryder,' R. F. Seaborne, and M. R. S h a r p e .

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