Felix issue 224, 1966 additional/special issue

M I K E G O N E Alarms fail

Now at U C MIKE, IC's new, unstealable mascot lasted just five weeks.

Beetween 1.30 and 5.30 am last Thursday it was removed from its plinth in the Union lower lounge. The vice-jaws, which gripped the body, were cut with an oxy-acetylene torch; the ring which circled the barrel had been broken in an attempt on the previous Monday by drilling and chiselling and was removed using toe torch.

It appears that one of the thieves stayed in the Union after it was closed on Wednesday night by Acting Duty Officer Tony Duke. The Union doors facing into Beit Quad were chained to repel defenders. The other assailants entered through the back entrance which was opened by unscrewing the lock. It is estimated that the operation would take some forty minutes to complete.

T h e mascot was s u p p o s e d to be p r o t e c t e d b y i n g e n i o u s a l a r m sys tem so that any t a m p e r i n g w o u l d set o i l tne s i ren . H o w e v e r , on the n i g h t of t i ie r a i d none of these systems was c o n n e c t e d , t h e W o o d e n H o r s e O r g a n i sa t i on , w h o are r e s p o n s i b l e f o r masco t ry , w e r t r e l y i n g o n the p r o t e c t i o n ot the p l i n t h a n d the presence of the S e c u r i t y guards . A c c o r d i n g to the " r u l e s ' o f mascot s t e a l i n g the m a s c o t m a y o n l y be r e m o v e d d u r i n g U n i o i n hours , w h i c h w o u l d p r e v e n t the use of torches a n d t h e o ther e q u i p m e n t . A l s o it is againest t h e ru les t o d a mage the m a s c o t — i t is l i k e l y t h a t t h e c u t t i n g t o r c h w o u l d eas i ly m e l t the brass body .

W h e n the s i ren w a s tested o n F r i d a y (to see i f it r e a l l y d i d w o r k ) i t was f o u n d to be q u i t e w e a k , cer t a i n l y not l o u d e n o u g h to w a k e a n y of the residents of B e i t H a l l , except p e r h a p s someone on f i f th floor O l d B e i t .

A t t h e t i m e of w r i t i n g (Sunday) n o t h i n g h a d been h e a r d f r o m the thieves , a l t h o u g h it is c u s t o m a r y to i n f o r m the v i c t i m s w i t h i n 24 hours . H o w e v e r . D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t D a v i d M c B a i n h a d d i s c o v e r e d that M I K E was i n the custody of U n i v e r s i t y C o l lege.

I n o r d e r to en l i s t t h e i r s u p p o r t i n r e c o v e r i n g M I K E , the mascot of t h e C o l l e g e o f E s t a t e M a n a g e m e n t , a c o n c r e t e o w l , w a s s to len d u r i n g F r i d a y l u n c h - t i m e . T h e o w l was f o u n d i n t h e i r U n i o n b a r d u r i n g p r e para t i ons for a d a n c e a n d i t was a n easy mat te r to effect its r e m o v a l . O t h e r I C students are m a k i n g at tempts to re c ru i t mascots so that m o r e h e l p c a n be b o u g h t .

T w o v e r y e m b a r r a s s e d p e o p l e are T o n v D u k e , w h o h a d p l a c e d bets w i t h other Pres idents that M I K E w o u l d n o t b e s to len , a n d R a l p h C o r n f o r t h , P r e s i d e n t of the W . H . O . , w h o is b e i n g b l a m e d for the loss of t h e mascot . O n W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g C o r n f o r t h w r o t e a report on the a t t e m p t m a d e on M o n d a v . H e c o n c l u d e d , " M I K E W I L L N E V E R B E S T O L E N F R O M I T S P L I N T H " .

B e r f o r d C o l l e g e , w h o s e m a s c o t — a u n i c o r n — w a s stolen ear l i e r th is t e r m , h a v e s t i l l not h e a r d o fits w h e r e abouts , a n d P H I N E A S , t h e masco t of U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e has s t rayed f r o m h o m e . W h e n the N e w Sc ient i s t h e a r d of t h e c l a i m s f o r M I K E t h e y p r o m i s e d the U n i o n a f i rk in of beer i f i t c o u l d be re t a i n c d for one year .

The damaged, empty plinth

Guilds at play 'We've mucked this place up'

The characteristic atmosphere of a Guild's Union meeting—4 parts nitrogen, 1 part oxygen and n parts paper darts, was well in evidence at the last meeting and the hornblowers, tablethumpers and chorus chanters had their usual field day. What were not characteristic of a Guild's meeting were the excesses of the meeting which was never fully under control. In their exuberance and recklessness, many members, encouraged by the Union officers, exceeded the limits of safety and decency : to set fire to a paper dart and then •htow it into the audience cannot be excused on any grounds, especially in the finest lecture theatre in the College.

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T h e noise l e v e l s u b s i d e d o n l y d u r i n g t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f r o w i n g co l ours , a fter w h i c h P r e s i d e n t P e t e R o b e r t s a d j o u r n e d the m e e t i n g a n d c o n v e n e d an E x t r a o r d i n a r y G e n e r a l M e e t i n g to pass some c o n s t i t u t i o n a l changes . W i t h o u t f u r t h e r e x p l a n a t i o n he t h e n d e c l a r e d that w h a t e v e r he w i s h e d to pass was passed . M o n o s y l l a b i c ob ject ions w e r e ra i sed to th is un jus t i f i ab ly h i g h - h a n d e d a t t i t u d e , these w e r e c o m p l e t e l y i g n o r e d .

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H a v i n g thus a b a n d o n e d the const i t u t i o n , t h e m e e t i n g passed on to h i g h er matters as P h i l M a r s h a l l leapt o n to the stage i n a neck to k n e e b a t h i n g suit a n d c a r d b o a r d b a n a n a horns , w h i l e his a c c o m p l i c e , R o g W h i t e , i n s i m i l a r dress, b o u n d e d f r o m b l a c k b o a r d to b lack-board s c r i b b l i n g sexu a l graf f i t i . " Y o u m a y w o n d e r w h y w e are w e a r i n g this spastic gear ' sa id M a r s h a a l l , a n d o f ferred the f o r t h c o m i n g s w i m m i n g g a l a as a n excuse. D e f e n d i n g h i m s e l f f r o m a h a i l of p a p e r , c h a l k a n d a p r o b i n g l e c t u r e p o i n t e r , b y w a v i n g his h e l m e t , t h e G u i l d ' s V i c e P r e s i d e n t spent a bo isterous ten minutes a l t e r n a t i v e l y d e s c r i b i n g f u t u r e G u i l d ' s a c t i v i t i e s , a n d s h o u t i n g for o rder . C h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l l y , he p l a c e d great emphas i s on free booze i n h is address .

T e r e m a i n d e r of the m e e t i n g was t a k e n u p w i t h c h i l d r e n ' s games , l a u g h i n g l y c a l l e d a c o m p e t i t i o n . T h e basis o i these was an i n t e r - y e a r c o n test i n v o l v i n g the b u r s t i n g of b a l loons b y sheer l u n g p o w e r a n d t h e e a t i n g of d r v W e e t a b i x . It

also i n v o l v e d t r a m p l i n g sa id W e e t abix in to the doer a n d s m a s h i n g one p i n t m u g . T h e result was never i n d o u b t , s ince R e g W h i t e , f i n d i n g n o t h i n g bet ter to do w i t h his p iece of c h a l k , w r o t e the w i n n e r s . C i v i l s , p l a i n l y on the b o a r d — a n d C i v i l s it was . A l l par t ies c h e a t e d v i g o r o u s l y , cas t ing s p o r t i n g inst incts as ide , a n d the l u r e of the p r i z e , a largo v o l u m e of beer . was so groat that a t t i ' ; le b roke out in the w i n n i n g t e a m over the d i s t r i b u t i o n of the boo tv .

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A final f r i e n d l y f o l l o w e d , i n c l u d i n g a P r e s i d e n t i a l t eam of D u k e . M c B a i n a n d R o b e r t s , a n d . on paper plates , severa l r o u n d s of B i r d ' s Instant W h i p (neapo l i tan f lavour ; . A t the e n d o f this contest D u k e s h o w e d h i m self to be n o m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t h a n the w o r s t of ' that c r o w d ' , w h e n he flung one o i the p la tes i n t o t h e a u d i e n c e c o v e r i n g severa l p e o p l e w i t h t h e m i x t u r e a n d d e p o s i t i n g por t i ons of it on f u r n i t u r e a n d w a l l s : a l l g o o d d i r t y f u n l S h o r t l y after this Rober t s a p p e a l e d for some o r d e r s a y i n g 'I t h i n k w e ' v e m u c k e d th is p l a c e u p q u i t e e n o u g h . " T h e y h a d i n d e e d I

O f interest , i n c i d e n t a l l y , is that the noise l e v e l r e a c h e d a def inite m a x i m u m d u r i n g t h e r e a d i n g of the m i n u t e s — p e r h a p s G u i l d s m e n just aren ' t in teres ted i n the a i i a i r s o f their i r r e spons ib l e U n i o n officers.

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Rubbish! ' I t 's a l l r u b b i s h ! ' c o m m e n t e d D r .

D . E . H , Jones o n m a n u f a c t u r e r s l i t e r a t u r e on ' H i - F i ' p i c k - u p a r m s , as h e demonst ra ted his o w n d e s i g n , c o n t r a c t e d f r o m the t u b e of a b i c y c l e i u m p . I n h is l e c t u r e o n ' R u b b i s h d a c h i n e s , ' the p r o d u c t i o n of use fu l

art i c les f r o m r u b b i s h , D r . Jones d e s c r i b e d to the M a t h s a n d P h y s . Soc . some of h i t o w n p r o d u c t s , s u c h as his r u b b i s h t a p e - r e c o r d e r , a m p l i f i e r , a n d r e c o r d p layers . H e t h e n d i s c u s s e d t h e o ther s ide o f t h e subject , t h a t is, useless p r o d u c t s , c o n s t r u c t e d i n order t o s h o w i t c o u l d be d o n e , s u c h as s t e a m - p o w e r e d boats , a n d his p r o p o s e d s team b a l l o o n s . H e a l so t a l k e d br i e f l y a b o u t h i s interest i n t h e o r y of h o w a b i c y c l e w o r k s , a n d h o w it is poss ib le t o steer i t . H e asked a n y b o d y w i t h a n e w theory to contac t h i m v i a the C h e m i s t r y D e p a r t m e n t .

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Ships from computers

A research contract- w o r t h £.53.000 h n * l i e e n g r a n t e d to Pro fessor S t a n l e v G i l l o f t h e C o m p u t i n g S e c t i o n b y U i e M i n i s t r y ot l e c m i o l o g y . l i i e c o n t r a c t i n v o l v e s i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e a p p l i c a t i o n ot c o m p u t e r s to the d e s i g n ot n u l l s t o r s h i p s , a n d w i l l r e q u i r e t h e p u r c h a s e ot g r a p h i c a l d i s p l a y e q u i p m e n t a n d a P i J P - 7 c o m p u t e r to c o n t r o l i t .

Pro fessor E l l i o t t , a l so of the C o m p u t i n g S e c t i o n was i n t e r v i e w e d r e c e n t l y on a r a d i o p r o g r a m m e a b o u t the a p p l i c a t i o n of c o m p u t e r s to t h e d e s i g n of prof i les w h i c h is n o w based l a r g e l y o n e x p e r i e n c e r a t h e r t h a n s c i ence .

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Memories of Wells by Lord Snow

The H . G . Wells Centenary Lecture organised by the National Wells Society was given by L o r d Snow. L o r d Snow gave an informal lecture, as he said Wells did not approve of formally , and spoke of his personal impressions of Wells.

H e first m e t h i m i n 1934 W e l l s w a s t h e first p e r s o n to s h o w a n y interest i n a n o v e l L o r d S n o w h a d just w r i t t e n , a n d a s k e d h i m to l u n c h to discuss i t . L o r d S n o w a r r i v e d p u n c t u a l l y at W e l l ' s L o n d o n h o m e o n a d a r k a n d m i s e r a b l e a f ter n o o n . W e l l s was n o t p u n c t u a l b u t w h e n he d i d a p p e a r s h o w e d great i n terest in L o r d S n o w a n d h ' 3 w r i t i n g s , w a n t i n g to k n o w w h e r e h e got h is

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A l t h o u g h w e l l e n t e r t a i n e d S n o w w a s o n l y i n v i t e e t o W i l l s h o m e once , p e r h a p s because W e l l s d i d n ' t l i k e o ther m e n t a l k i n g to h i s w i f e .

S n o w r e m e m b e r e d W e l l s as t h e i n v e n t o r a n d the w r i t e r , t h e m a n w h o forecas ted the c o m i n g of w a r tanks a n d a i r batt les . I n his w r i t i n g s he t o l d of h is y o u t h a n d hopes for a U t o p i a f o u n d e d o n e d u c a t i o n a n d sc ience .

A l t h o u g h W e l l s is r e m e m b e r e d as a w r i t e r he o n l y took u p th i s o c c u p a t i o n because o f i l l h e a l t h . H i s a m b i t i o n w a s to b e c o m e a sc ient is t a n F . R . S . a n d a Pro fessor E m e r i t u s , H o w e v e r , as h is p e r i o d of g o o d e d u c a t i o n was short a n d his h e a l t h p o o r h is a m b i t i o n w a s n e v e r f u l f i l l e d a n d this depressed h i m .

I n one s t a r t l i n g c onversa t i on W e l l s a s k e d i f he h a d ever t h o u g h t of s u i c i d e . " Y e s H . G . " w a s t h " rer . lv . "<?•• l - i v p T. b u t not t i l l I was past 7 0 " . L o r d I n o w rcoa l l s h e m u s t h a v e b e e n t h i n k i n g o n l y of the present as W e l l s h o d w r i t t e n in h is i v u t c b i o g r s p h y that he h a d c o n t e m p l a t e d s u i c i d e nX 16, w h e n h e w a s w o r k i n g i n a de press ing drapers shoo.

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I n his l a t e r l i f e W e l l s r ea l i sed his a m b i t i o n m i g h t never he a c h i e v e d b u t h e s t i l l t r i e d . H e w r o t e s» thesis i n the h o p e that t h e R o y a l Soc i e tv w o u l d recognise h i m as sc ientist i f h e h a d a doc torate . T h e v d i d n ' t a n d L o r d S n o w fe l t that for a Decern s u c h as W e l l s w h o foresaw the sc ience of the 2 0 f h C e n t u r y h" s h o u l d h a v e b a d h is m u c h - w a n t e d r e c o g n i t i o n .

W e l l s s a i d h e f o u n d d y i n g r a t h e r a messy business e v e n though , d e a t h i tse l f d i d n o t w o r r y h i m . H i s p e r s o n a l a i m w a s n o t sat is f ied b u t h is w r i t ings , for w h i c h h e h a d l i t t l e p a t i e n c e are s t i l l w i d e l y k n o w n .

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A c o m p l a i n t has b e e n r e c e i v e d f r o m the staff i n S o u t h s i d e B a r a b o u t var ious cus tomers o n S w i m m i n g G a l a n i g h t . I t seems that t h e e n f o r c e d absence of M e c h . E n g . 2 f r o m t h e event , caused b y t h e c o n c u r r e n c e o f a D e p a r t m e n t a l d i n n e r , p r o v e d suff ic ient r eason f o r t h e m to d i s t u r b the u s u a l t r a n q u i l a t m o s p h e r e of t h e b a r a n d f o r o n e m e m b e r o f the p a r t y t o flout t h e n o r m a l s o c i a l code i n d i s c r i m i n a t i n g w h e r e he got r i d of the excess beer h e h a d d r u n k .

H o w e v e r , b l a m e does n o t rest o n the s tudents a l o n e ; a c c o r d i n g t o S tan t h e b e h a v i o u r of t h e m e m b e r s of staff p resent w a s e v e n w o r s e t h a n that of the s tudents .

T h e duty -o f f i cer w a s c a l l e d t w i c e , o n c e for n o n - p a y m e n t a n d the s e c o n d t i m e , f o r m i s c o n d u c t . S e v e r a l threats to c lose t h e bar w e r e m a d e i n a n a t t e m p t t o c a l m e v e r y b o d y d o w n a n d at 10 p . m . def in i te preparat i ons w e r e m a d e for th i s .

T h e t e l e p h o n e seems t o b e suf fer i n g n o i l l -e f fects d e s p i t e severa l a t tempts to l e n d e r i t a mis ch ie f .

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Nationalisation

S e l w y n L l o y d recent ly v i s i t e d a l u n c h - t i m e m e e t i n g of C o n S o c to g ive a g e n e r a l ta lk on the present p o l i t i c a l scene. H e o p e n e d his ta lk on the subject ot V i e t n a m , s ta t ing that this issue is the most i m p o r t a n t i n f o r e i g n affairs. H e t h o u g h t that the eontl iet c o u l d o n l y b e se t t l ed a r o u n d a c o n f e rence tab le w i t h the A m e r i c a n s a n d the C h i n e s e n e g o t i a t i n g a joint w i t h d r a w a l to leave V i e t n a m as a f l a b b y , c e n t r a l p a d b e t w e e n these rivals. H e also te l t , t h o u g h ; that the A m e r i c a n s s h o u l d k e e p u p t h e i r o f fens ive , i n c l u d i n g b o m b i n g r a i d s , u n t i l negot ia t ions start , as the C o m m u n i s t s are n o respectors ot weakness ' . H e d i d not otter a m e t h o d of a c h i e v i n g negot iat ions o ther t h a n g i v i n g the C h i n e s e a f u l l seat i n t h e U N secur i ty c o u n c i l .

C o n t i n u i n g w i t h f o r e i g n af fairs , he thought that a se t t l ement of t h e R h o d e s i a n s i tua t i on w o u l d c o m e m o r e eas i ly f r o m nego t ia t i ons t h a n f r o m sanct ions w h i c h w o u l d affect the Z a m b i a n a n d B r i t i s h e conomies a n d w o u l d s o l i d i f y the w h i t e Rhodes ians b e h i n d the S m i t h government . H e fe l t t h a t the c o l o u r e d c i t i z e n of R h o d e s i a s h o u l d not b e g i v e n a n i m m e d i a t e v o t e b u t B r i t a i n s h o u l d s e n d a ' l a rge s u m ' t o R h o d e s i a to be spent o n a mass ive e d u c a t i o n a l d r i v e to fit t h e c o l o u r e d c i t i z e n for a v o t e .

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T u r n i n g t o d o m e s t i c issues, h e spoke of h is surpr i se that w e d i d not have a m u c h w o r s e b a l a n c e o f p a y m e n t s cr is is i n v i e w of t h e w a y i n d u s t r y has b e e r u n s ince the w a r . A s for the present b a l a n c e of p a y ments c r i s i s , he g a v e n o r e a l s o l u t i o n b u t he w a r n e d aga inst d e v a l u a t i o n of the p o u n d .

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I t is a d i s m a y i n g exper i ence t o rea l i se just h o w i n w a r d - l o o k i n g th i s U n i o n is . T h a t t h e C o l l e g e as a w h o l e s h o u l d choose to i so late i t se l f f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l S t u d e n t b o d y is p u z z l i n g e n o u g h , b u t w h e n I a m t o l d b y some o f o u r c l e a r - t h i n k i n g , r a t i o n a l G u i l d s m e n that the R C S d e bates o n N U S are of n o c o n c e r n to t h e m , I confess m y s e l f to b e b e w i l d e r e d . A r e t h e y r e a l l y so s h o r t - s i g h t e d o r d o t h e y a c t u a l l y b e l i e v e t h a t i f G u i l d s ' c o n s i d e r e d j o i n i n g that d i f f e r ent a r g u m e n t s w o u l d a p p l y ? M e m bers o f t h e U n i o n c o m p l a i n t h a t F E L I X has g i v e n t oo m u c h space t o t h e N U S d e b a t e s — p e r h a p s t h e y w o u l d r a t h e r h a v e m o r e space d e v o t e d to the r e a l l y s ign i f i cant events o f t h e U n i o n ' s c a l e n d a r . T h e r e are those i n t e r e s t i n g i n c i d e n t s o f M o r p h y D a y o r the L o r d M a y o r ' s S h o w , w h i c h s h o w t h e f u l l extent o f the s tudents ' good re la t i ons w i t h t h e p u b l i c o r there is t h e p e t t y b a c k - b i t i n g that has gone o n i n R C S this t e r m . S u c h is t h e U n i o n ' s consc iousness o f i ts r o l e i n n a t i o n a l s tudent affairs that i t c o n siders N U S t o b e o f s m a l l c o n c e r n .

I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e is the f o r e m o s t t e c h n o l o g i c a l i n s t i t u t i o n i n t h e c o u n t r y , i t is f a m o u s f o r its d i s t i n g u i s h e d a c a d e m i c staff, t h e s u p e r b H a l l s o f R e s i d e n c e a n d its ' sweat ca t t l e m a r k e t s ' . W h e n t h e C o l l e g e w a s m e n t i o n e d i n c o n v e r s a t i o n at t h e M a r g a t e c o n f e r e n c e , h o w e v e r , t h e delegates w e r e p u z z l e d a b o u t t h e U n i o n ' s a t t i t u d e . ' W h y is I C so d i s i n t e r e s t e d i n n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t affairs?" a n d ' S i l l y ' w e r e the c o m m e n t s . P e r h a p s w e are so g o o d t h a t w e c a n b e a l a w u n t o ourse lves . . . p e r h a p s not . T i m e a n d a g a i n t h e t i t l e ' U n i v e r s i t y of S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n ' is r a i s e d i n p u b l i c a t i o n s , broadcasts a n d g o v e r n m e n t a l c i r c l e s , I C is w e l l - k n o w n a n d a c k n o w l e d g e d t h r o u g h o u t E u r o p e a n d t h e w o r l d as s o m e t h i n g d i f f erent , s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l . B u t h o w m a n y students rea l i se the esteem i n w h i c h the C o l l e g e is h e l d a n d c o m p a r e i t w i t h t h e respect d u e t o o u r U n i o n ? T i m e a n d a g a i n I find t h a t f o r so m a n y p e o p l e th i s is just a s u p e r -t e c h n i c a l c o l l e g e .

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a p p o i n t e d h o u r . T h e D u t y Off icers themse lves are a l l s o l i d , d i s t i n g u i s h e d , l e a d i n g m e m b e r s ot the U n i o n , c a r e f u l l y chosen f o r t h e i r a b i l i t y t o l ook a f ter a w k w a r d b a r s i tuat ions ( in o ther w o r d s , the D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t just • uts a l l soc ie ty c h a i r m e n a n d o ther w o r t h i e s o n a rota) . T h i s is f ine , or w o u l d be i f the D u t y Of f icers ever b o t h e r e d to t u r n u p . T h e D u t y Of f i cers ' books i n S o u t h s i d e a n d t h e U n i o n s h o w that v e r y f e w d o b o t h e r . Is t w o n ights a t e r m i n t h e b a r r e a l l y t oo onerous a task ? S o m e d e l i q u e n t D . O . ' s a g r e e that i t is not , but that t h e y n e v e r r e c e i v e d n o t i f i c a t i o n that t h e y w e r e s u p p o s e d to be o n d u t y . F i n g e r o u t , M c B a i n !

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p e a l to those m e m b e r s of the U n i o n w h o insist u p o n m a k i n g the u p p e r l o u n g e i n t o a n a b s o l u t e p i g g e r y e v e r y l u n c h - t i m e t o at least r e t u r n i t to its i n i t i a l state be fore l e a v i n g . T h i s r o o m , p l a c e d as i t i s a t t h e t o p o f t h e U n i o n , is i d e a l l y s u i t e d to i ts a c t u a l purpose of p r o v i d i n g a q u i e t p l a c e o i r e l a x a t i o n — h o w e v e r , th is is i m p o s s i b l e due t o its p e r m a n e n t w o r s e - t h a n - s l u m c o n d i t i o n .

W h i l e c o n s i d e r i n g t h e 3 r d floor o f t h e U n i o n m a y I suggest that t h e t a b l e tennis c l u b a p p l y f o r a s u p p l e m e n t a r y g r a n t or s o m e t h i n g t o c o v e r the cost o f e i ther a f a n or resp i rators f o r those w h o pass t h r o u g h . ...-.r B . O . s a t u r a t e d c l u b r o o m ??

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Politics, bias and Match

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at I C — r e f . l e t t e r to t h e E d i t o r i n the last issue i n ' F e l i x ' s i g n e d b y t h e V I P ' s o f the C & G U n i o n — w h i l e r a c i a l i s m is a p p a r e n t l y n o t q u i t e so l o w . M r J . G . P ' l e m i n g states t h a t A s h o k G u r u s w a m y ' s l e t te r ' s tank of i n t o l e r a n c e ' — s t r a n g e f r o m s o m e o n e s u p p o r t i n g R h o d e s i a . W h i l e y o u r e p l i e d to A s h o k G u r u s w a m y ' s l e t ter b y s a y i n g t h e ' s u p p o r t R h o d e s i a " a d v e r t w a s , i n fac t , a n a d v e r t , a n d as s u c h d i d not represent t h e v i e w s of F E L I X — c a n I dare d e d u c e f r o m this that the a d v e r t d i d n o t ref lect t h e v i e w s o f I C students , ' F E L I X ' b e i n g t h e v o i c e of the I C U n i o n — n o w y o u m a k e the s o m e w h a t s w e e p i n g s tate m e n t that i t d i d , i n fac t , ' r epresent t h e fee l ings o f a s ign i f i cant n u m b e r o f p e o p l e i n t h e C o l l e g e ' . I f th is is so, w h y was this not s a i d i n r e p l y t o A s h o k G u r u s w a m y ' s l e t ter ? A n y h o w , w h a t s tat i s t i ca l r esearch d i d l e a d y o u t o th is c o n c l u s i o n ? I do , h o w e v e r , s u p p o r t v o u f u l l v i n the v i e w t h a t ' F E L I X ' s h o u l d b e a ' f o r u m for p o l i t i c a l debate ' , b u t w h y t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n : "... p r o v i d e d i t r e m a i n s i n d e p e n d e n t a n d u n b i a s e d ' ? S u r e l y , one o f the func t i ons of any j o u r n a l is to present a p o i n t o f v i e w .

A p r o p o s ' F E L I X L a t e N e w s ' . ' A f t e r m a t h o f O p e r a t i o n M a t c h ' , the re ference t o y o u r f la t - ches ted neffress' was i n e x t r e m e l v b a d taste ( ' F E L I X ' unbiassed?) a n d I h o p e that t h e r e are m a n y other letters d e n l o r -i n g i t . A s for ' O p e r a t i o n M a t c h ' , o n ringing u p m y ' i d e a l date* I w a s i n f o r m e d that I w a s h e r '71st i d e a l date!" 1 9 - 3 5 seems t o b e the average n u m b e r ! Q u o t e f r o m b l u r b i n O p e r a t i o n M a t c h i n t r o d u c t i o n : ' W e w o u l d r a t h e r g i v e y o u f o u r g o o d

m a t c h e s t h a n c o m p r o m i s e i n q u a l i t y l ' . R a k e s h M o h a n

The Expert S i r ,

I n a n s w e r to J . T . G r e y ' s l e t te r i n y o u r last issue I m u s t p o i n t out that th i s p a i n t i n g w a s se lec ted b y no less a p e r s o n t h a n the D e a n o f t h e R o y a l C o l l e g e of A r t as b e i n g t h e best one o n s h o w , a n d he is p r e s u m a b l y be t ter q u a l i f i e d t h a n M r . G r e y to judge . I r e g a r d t h e t h e m e as a p e r e c t l y v a l i d one to i n s p i r e a p a i n t i n g i f the art ist feels s t rong ly a b o u t i t . B u t of course , i f M r . G r e y d e m a n d s u n e m o t i o n a l t h i n k i n g w e m i g h t as w e l l t h r o w c r e a t i v i t y out of the w i n d o w a n d concentrate on b e i n g m a c h i n e -m i n d e d morons w i t h no i n t e l l e c t , p seudo or o therwise .

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F E L I X 5

The end of Culture O n e d e f i n i t i o n o f ' C u l t u r e ' is i m

p r o v e m e n t a n d re f inement b y e d u c a t i o n a n d t r a i n i n g ; as h u m a n b e i n g s , w e m u s t a l w a y s s t r ive for i m p r o v e m e n t , t o w a r d s p e r f e c t i o n . So s a i d O t t o K a r o l y i at t h e last o f his five l e c tures o n M u s i c a n d the T w o C u l t u r e s .

I n d e f i n i n g c u l t u r e , h e q u o t e d m a n y sources : f o r e x a m p l e M a t t h e w A r n o l d , w h o s a i d that ' c u l t u r e is a statement o f p e r f e c t i o n ' ' C u l r u s ' r e a l l y means ' a d o r a t i o n of t h e g o d s ' — a n d c u l t u r e , t h r o u g h the cent ur ies , has a l w a y s b e e n i n e x t r i c a b l y l i n k e d w i t h r e l i g i o n . I n the w o r d s o f t h e f a m o u s p s y c h o l o g i s t W i l l i a m James ' a l l ar t e m b o d i e s s o m e e l e m e n t o t m y t h ' . I n f a c t n e a r l y a l l e a n y a r t , p a i n t i n g a n d m u s i c , Was ot a r e l i g i o u s n a t u r e ; t h e w o r k of a M e d i e v a l c o m p o s e r w a s as m u c h w o r s h i p as ar t .

i n tac t e v e n i n the 2 0 t h c e n t u r y w e h a v e o u r ' c u l t s ' ; o n e ot those that M r . K a r o l y i p o i n t e d o u t as b e i n g

Cherry's Concrete Concepts

T h e p r i m a r y f u n c t i o n o f l a n g u a g e is not c o m m u n i c a t i o n , b u t the ' c o n -c r e t i z a t i o n o f concepts ' , s ta ted P r o f e s sor C h e r r y i n h i s r e c e n t G e n e r a l S tud ies l e c t u r e . A great g u l f exists b e t w e e n m a n a n d beast , he p o i n t e d o u t , b e c a u s e o f th i s . W h i l e a n i m a l s c a n c o m m u n i c a t e , c o n c e p t s a r e b e y o n d t h e m . A bee w a g g l e s i ts a l x l o n m e n a t a r a t e i n v e r s e l y p r o p o r t i o n a l to i t d i s tance f r o m t h e nearest p o l l e n source , i n t l i i s w a y c o n v e y i n g v i t a l i n f o r m a t i o n t o its n e i g h b o u r ; b u t — a n d w e m u s t t a k e Pro fessor C h e r r y ' s w o r d o n t h i s — a bee is i n c a p a b l e o f even a m e n t a l c o n c e p t of p o l l e n , l e t a l o n e a r e a s o n e d d i s cuss i on o n t h e subject . F o r parents d r i v e n i n s a n e b y t h e i r c h i l d ' s b a b b l i n g h e f o u n d a message o f h o p e i n t h i s . I t p a y s d i v i d e n d s ; b a b y is c o n c r e t i z i n g his concepts . T h i s g ives h i m t h e p o w e r t o d o m o r e t h a n just w a g g l e h i s a b d o m e n , i n t i m e ; h e c a n also t a l k a b o u t i t , o r c o n s i d e r i t . H e has a c o n c e p t c f i t .

Pro fessor C h e r r y l a i d great stress o n th is . H e p o i n t e d out that s u c h c oncepts v a r y f r o m o n e c u l t u r e t o another . F o r a R u s s i a n the w o r d ' r e d ' evokes thoughts o f h e r o i s m , for a n E n g l i s h m a n , m e r e l y t h o u g h t s o f b l o o d ; a n d n o t o n l y our concepts o f w o r d s , b u t o u r h a b i t s , o u r cus toms , a n d o u r e m o t i o n a l t ra i t s a re b o u n d u p i n o u r n a t i o n a l c u l t u r e , a n d thus , i n o u r l a n g u a g e . F o r this reason , i t w o u l d , u n f o r t u n a t e l y , b e f u t i l e f o r t h e w o r l d t o l e a m E n g l i s h . W h i l e t h o average C h i n e s e c o u l d speak s i m p l e E n g l i s h , t h e r i f t b e t w e e n A s i a n a n d B r i t i s h c u l t u r e is so w i d e , that t h e subt le t ies i n h e r e n t i n E n g l i s h c o n cepts w o u l d b e t o o m u c h f o r h i m .

W h e n p r e s s e d f o r e v i d e n c e t o s u p p o r t h i s i d e a o f t h e mind lessness o f a n i m a l s . Pro f essor C h e r r y a n s w e r e d that he h i m s e l f w a s q u i t e c a p a b l e o f s l e e p w a l k i n g t o the l a v a t o r y w i t h o u t u t i l i z i n g his c o n c e p t o f i t , b y sheer f o r c e o f h a b i t . A n i m a l s , e v e n w h e n a w a k e , d o e v e r y t h i n g l i k e th is , w i t h o u t t h i n k i n g . S e v e r a l d i s b e l i e v i n g Voices w e r e r a i s e d at h i s a s t o u n d i n g c l a i m o f i n s t i n c t i v e d i r e c t i o n finding; b u t at th is p r o m i s i n g p o i n t d i s cuss ion e n d e d . ,

J. Mulialy

t y p i c a l ot W e s t e r n ' C u l t u r e ' is the t e n d e n c y to e u l o g i s e t h e i n t e r p r e t e r of a w o r k of a r t , rather t h a n t h e c r e a t o r — t o r e x a m p l e the c o n d u c t o r o f a p i e c e o f m u s i c ra ther t h a n t h e composer , or the n e w s p a p e r ar t c r i t i c s , i n f a c t , h e s a i d , s ome n e w s papers use t h e i r j ourna l i s t s as ' c u l t -i i g u r e s ' for a d v e r t i s i n g — a n d he c i t e d a n e x a m p l e o f r a i l w a y stat ions w h e r e h u g e p i c t u r e s o f these i n e l i v i d u a l s stare d o w n at y o u f r o m a d v e r t i s e ments t o r t h e i r p a p e r s .

H e w e n t o n t o discuss c e r t a i n c o m m o n features i n t h e w a y artists a n d sc ientists t h i n k , to s h o w that c u l t u r e is c o m m o n t o a l l — s c i e n t i s t s , too , h a v e aesthet i c exper i ences , i n sp i ra t i ons w h e n t h e y c o n c e i v e a n e w i d e a . K e p l e r w a s a g o o d e x a m p l e o f a sc ientist w h o s e theor ies w e r e i n i t i a l l y i n t u i t i v e . I n fac t , h e s a i d , b o t h sc ience a n d ar t w e r e consc ious p u r s u i t s o f b e a u t y : i n t h e w o r d s o f K e a t s ' B e a u t y is T r u t h , T r u t h B e a u t y . . . '

Management amateurs-Touchstone

British management is 'disreputable, nepotistic, conservative, and amateurish compared to that in the USA and Germany. This, according to Mr J . P. Carruthers, a lecturer at LSE, has been the fact, that has been responsible for the Trades Unions' continued, association with the Labour Party.

M r C a r r u t h e r s w a s s n e a k i n g at t h e T o u c h s t o n e W e e k e n d 3-4 D e c e m b e r . H e also r r i t i c i s p d t h e T r a d e U n i o n c V i c t u r c for b e i n g 'too d e m o c r a t i c ' —

this m e a n t that it w a s i m p o s s i b l e to have a u n a n i m o u s l y a p p r o v e d p o l i c y , anel t h a t t h e G e n e r a l Secre tary ' s p o s i t i o n w a s t oo v u l n e r a b l e s ince s u d d e n o t e - e l e c t i o n scandals c o u l d eas i l y t o p p l e h i m . T h e G o v e r n m e n t , a lso , c a m e i n f o r some c r i t i c i s m — i t h a d gone l o o far w i t h its de f la t i onarv measures a n d the i n e v i t a b l e resu l t w o u l d b e a r ise i n u n e m p l o y m e n t to over a m i l l i o n .

B o t h u n i o n s a n d e m p l o y e r s d o t h e i r bes^ to k e e p the G o v e r n m e n t o u t o f t h e i r c o n s u l t a t i o n s — t h i s is e v i d e n t f r o m the fact that on ly a b o u t 2 0 % of w o r k e r s i n B r i t a i n h a v e m i n i m u m w a g e s fixed b y l a w — i n t h e U S A f o i e x a m p l e n e a r l y a l l m i n i m u m w a g e s are c o n t r o l l e d .

F o u r o f t h e p e o p l e present w e r e i n f a c t T r a d e s U n i o n m e m b e r s — m a t u r e students o n T r a d e U n i o n s cho larsh ips at L S E — a n d the r e m a i n i n g e l e v e n w e r e f r o m I C .

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The exploitation of nuclear energy clearly necessitates the application of the most advanced knowledge to ensure satisfactory performance from the materials involved. Similarly, in conventional generation systems, significant improvements in the performance of traditional materials can be achieved through basic and applied research. The demand for electricity doubles every nine years and at present the daily capital investment is around £1,500,000. Scientists of the highest calibre are required to investigate problems such as the creep of metals, irradiation effects, corrosion and fracture processes. There is therefore a requirement

PHYSICISTS CHEMISTS MATHEMATICIANS ENGINEERS AS WELL AS

METALLURGISTS Young scientists with relevant research experience are particularly welcome. Much of the work is comparable with that carried out in universities and close links are maintained with laboratories doinq similar work. Publication of research is actively encouraged as is the implementation of its results in the operational field. There are excellent and progressive salary scales, conditions and prospects

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6 F E L I X

T O U C H S T O N E Rejuvenation at

by Martin Walker

..the park and its quiet serenity remove the tension of the city.

A N D R E W S T O N E (24), a graduate ( E n g l i s h ) of the U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e of S o u t h W a l e s , n o w t e a c h i n g E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e a n d l i terature at the W h i t e N i l e S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l , El D u e i m , 130 m i l e s s o u t h of K h a r t o u m .

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Si I wood Park The medieval assayer had a simple way of grading that most pre

cious of metals. By rubbing a piece of gold of known purity on the touchstone and comparing the streak with that of the piece in question, he determined its purity and value. A bit inaccurate and haphazard perhaps, but it served. And so does its modern allegorical substitute, for at Silwood Park one can rub one's brains against another's and compare the resulting parks. Touchstone provides the opportunity, largely lost to technocrats who must deal with arguments that are tor the most part cut and dried, to argue about abstractions, to philosophise, to relax and baggie over questions that nave no simpie answers, or no answers at all. The Park itself is the ideal place for such a garthering; its serene peacefulness evokes the kind ot emotion that must have prompted men who travelled the world to sentimentalize about green England.

T h e t r i p f r o m L o n d o n m a k e s t h e t r a n s i t i o n eas i ly . U g l y , d i r t y i n d u s t r i a l c e n t r a l m e g a l o p o l i s o c c a s i o n a l l y r e l i e v e d b y i m a g i n a t i v e a r c h i t e c t u r e g ives w a y to t h e u n i f o r m m e d i o c r i t y t h a t is s u b u r b i a w i t h its rows o f s e m i d e t a c h e d d w e l l i n g s , neat s m a l l g a r d ens, hedges , s m a l l n e w i s h l o o k i n g c a r s — a n d finally, t h e c o u n t r y s i d e i t self . N o w t h e contrast is i m m e d i a t e . G r e e n n e s s a n d b r o w n n e s s c o m e t h r o u g h f resh , even i n t h e d r i z z l y c o o l of a n a u t u m n a f t e rnoon . G r e e n fields, f r a m e d p e r p e n d i c u l a r l y b y oak a n d e l m , r o l l t h r o u g h one's p e a c e f u l s tupor . T h e gates of S i l w o o d P a r k l o o m u p to o p e n o n t h e s w e e p o f a t r e e - l i n e d d r i v e . A once m a g n i f i c e n t E n g l i s h c o u n t r y estate, stands o n a r i s e i n the l a n d w i t h its sk i r t of l a w n s s t re t ch ing m a j e s t i c a l l y a w a y t o f ields b e y o n d . T h e h o u s e is s o r r o u n d -e d o n three sides b v recent a d d i t i o n s . M o d e r n b r i c k s tructures h o u s i n g labs a n d l i v i n g quarters f o r t h e res idents , u n f o r t u n a t e l y c l a s h w i t h the m o r e ornate a r c h i t e c t u r e of t h e h o u s e i t self. T o o n e s ide i s a u n s i g h t l y h u d d l e c o m p o s e d o f p r e f a b re f rec tory a n d quonse t h u t s i n w h i c h , w e are i n f o r m e d , w e w i l l s leep . T h e majes ty of the p l a c e lessens w i t h t h e news .

T e a is s e r v e d i n t h e l i b r a r y w h i c h is r e a c h e d b y p a s s i n g t h r o u g h the m a i n h a l l w i t h i ts h i g h b e a m e d roof a n d h a r d w o o d f loor, i ts b r i c k e d - u p f i r ep lace , spaces f u r n i t u r e a n d g e n e r a l l y f o r b i d d i n g a i r . T h e l i b r a r y , h o w ever is w a r m a n d i n v i t i n g — i n v i t i n g t oo f o r t h e s a n d w i c h e s , cakes a n d tea s p r e a d a r o u n d . H e r e , desp i te t h e c o l l e c t i o n of l e a r n e d b i o l o g i c a l j ourna l s , t h e a t m o s p h e r e o f the c o u n t r v estate U r e t a i n e d . O n e r e l a x es a n d ta lks eas i ly . T h e n a r k a n d its a u i e t se ren i ty r e m o v e the tensions of the c i t v . T h e m i n d shifts i n t o n e u t r a l a n d id l e s a w a y h a p p i l y w i t h i n c o n s e q u e n t i a l s .

I n the s m a l l s i t t i n g r o o m next door the a 'mosp^erm is e n h a n c e d b y great b u n c h e s of flowers a n d ferns a r o u n d t h e grate . I n f ront t h e guest sneaker , pe r ches u n c o m f o r t a b l y on the soap box o f free speech (but not , as w e w e r e i n f o r m e d , o f l i cence ) a n d t a l k s , the touchstone be fore h i m o n a t a b l e .

H a v i n g c o n c l u d e d , h e retreats t o a n a r m c h a i r t o f e n d off severa l a t tacks o n w h a t he has s a i d . T h e g r o u p is l i v e l y a n d a r g u m e n t s range

f r o m s e m a n t i c d i f f i cul t ies to s o u n d c o m m e n t s .

W e a d j o u r n f o r a b e e r i n t h e great h a l l a n d then for s u p p e r i n t h e l o w , squat re fec tory . T h e roast b e e f of O k i e E n g l a n d e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a Y o r k s h i r e p u d d i n g o f m o r e d u b i o u s o r i g i n is s e r v e d b y a h e a l t h y l o o k i n g y o u n g w e n c h w h o d i s t r a c t e d at least this v i s i tor ' s a t t e n t i o n f r o m the c o n t i n u i n g a r g u m e n t . D i n n e r is c o m p l e t e d , b u t the d i s cuss i on c o n t i n u e i n g r o u p s . B e e r m e a n w h i l e keeps t h e t o n g u e l u b r i c a t e d t h o u g h h a v i n g a m o r e d u b i o u s affect o n t h e m i n d .

T h e next m o r n i n g is l e i s u r e l y , f i l l e d w i t h t h e S u n d a y p a p e r s , t a l k , o r a w a l k a r o u n d t h e estate. F r o m t h e w i n d o w at the b a c k o f t h e house t h e r e is a v i e w of a s m a l l neat g a r d e n , e n c o m p a s s e d b y l a w n s a n d l a r g e trees . W a l k i n g d o w n the l a w n s , o n e is o v e r w h e l m e d b y t h e q u i e t s o l i t u d e ; t h e r e are a lmost g roups o f E d w a r d i a n lad ies p l a y i n g c r o q u e t o n the smooth grass. T h i s m u s t h a v e b e e n m a g n i f i c e n t o n s u n n y s u m m e r a f ternoons w i t h f r o c k c o a t e d but lers s e r v i n g w h i s k y a n d l o n g c o o l c oncoc t i ons m a d e f r o m g i n . . .

B u t p u s h o n i n t o t h e w o o d s a n d a l o n g a n a r r o w p a t h , past r u i n e d c h i c k e n coops a n d o c c a s i o n a l b o t a n y e x p e r i m e n t s to t h e m a i n r o a d , a n d t h e r e — j o y ! — . i s ' T h e C a n n o n ' . I n s i d e , i t is a l l r u r a l E n g l a n d w i t h t h i c k a c cents ; h a i r c r o p p e d close at b a c k a n d sides u n k e m p t on t o p ; r o u g h l y c l o t h e d w o r k e r s , p l a y i n g d o m i n o e s o n a l o n g t a b l e , t h e i r h a n d s , s u n d a r k e n e d a n d h o m y , a r o u n d p in ts of b e e r — g o o d beer h e r e , a n d a p e a c e f u l c i g a r e t te w h i l e g a z i n g o u t o f t h e p u b w i n d o w t o w a r d s the w o o d s t h a t h i d e t h e house .

F r o m t h e w o o d s o n e comes u n e x p e c t e d l y u p o n the h o u s e , s u d d e n l y t o b e p l u n g e d a g a i n i n t o t h e last c e n t u r y . I t is r a i n i n g , a n d no-one e(se is a b o u t ; the g a r d e n is f ree for t h e w a l k i n g a n d s a v o u r i n g o f its

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S t i l l , t h e r e t u r n t o L o n d o n a n d r e a l i t y is a t r i p h o m e f r o m a spa , r e j u v e n a t e d a n d re f reshed .

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I n the n a t i o n a l interest I m u s t u r g e n t l y ask y o u to a b a n d o n th i s year ' s B o a t R a c e a n d a l l t h e o thers to c ome . T h e r e ' s n o n e e d to p u t J o h n S n a g g e o r t h e rosette-se l lers o u t o f bus iness . A l l I w a n t y o u t o d o is otter t b e racci to L i v e r p o o l a n d M a n chester U n i v e r s i t i e s on t h e M e r s e y , E x e ' e r a n d B r i s t o l on the S e v e r n or to Y o r k a n d L a n r ^ s t e r o n some s t r e a m on t h e Y o r k s h i r e m o o r s (it just means u s i n g s m a l l e r boats) .

M y o w n c h o i c e is a r a c e b e t w e e n E d i n b u r g h a n d St . A n d r e w ' s on the F i r t h of F o r t h because there are s t r o n g of fshore c u r r e n t s a n d t h e n a t i o n l ikes its boats t o s ink at least once i n a g e n e r a t i o n . I see n o v a l i d reason w h y these t w o u n i v e r s i t i e s — or the others I l i s t — s h o u l d h a v e t o c o n t i n u e t o d e p e n d so l e ly o n t h e i r f ine a c a d e m i c records f o r t h e i r i m a g e i n t h e w o r l d .

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T a k e th is t e r m . O n e S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g the B B C ' s 2 a . m . n e w s bul l e t i n took it for g r a n t e d that l i g h t -housekeepers , n i g h t s h i f t w o r k e r s a n d a n y o n e else s t i l l a w a k e w o u l d n e e d to k n o w that : ' T h e O x f o r d U n i o n s t i l l has a m a n as p r e s i d e n t ' . T h e f o l l o w i n g W e d n e s d a y t h e y w e r e t o l d t h a t t h e e l e c t i o n h a d b e e n a n n u l l e d a n d t h e first-ever g i r l c a n d i d a t e , J a n e t M o r g a n h a d a s e c o n d c h a n c e . O n T h u r s d a y , w h e n t h e suspense o n s h o p floors was a s s u m e d to be n e a r b r e a k i n g - p o i n t , c a m e t h e n e w s that she w o u l d n o t s t a n d a g a i n .

N o w g e n t l e m e n , y o u a n d I k n o w that a w o m a n p r e s i d e n t w o u l d n ' t m a k e a s c rap of r e a l d i f ference t o t h e O x f o r d U n i o n ' s m a i n l y m o d e r n t e e n agers . T h e O x f o r d S t u d e n t C o u n c i l q u i e t l y e l e c t e d a s p l e n d i d g i r l c h a i r

m a n t w o years ago. N e v e r t h e l e s s , M i s s M o r g a n w a s g i v e n t h e d r a m a t i c i m a g e of a g i r l s t o r m i n g a k i n d of t a l k a t i v e monas tery . O r t a k e t h e U n i o n m i n i - s k i r t debate w h i c h a n a t i o n a l n e w s p a p e r c o l u m n i s t f o u n d u n w o r t h y o f th is s h r i n e o f great t a l k w h e r e great m i n d s h a v e f o r g e d r i n g i n g phrases a n d u n l e a s h e d w a v e s of w i t on the issues o f the day . . . '

E m b a r a s s i n g , i sn ' t i t ? Y o u a n d I k n o w that w h e n t h e U n i o n w a n t s r i n g i n g phrases it inv i tes Q u i n t i n H o g g a n d w h e n it w a n t s w i t i t asks M i c h a e l Be lo f t . W e also k n o w t h a t o n l y a h a n d f u l of p e o p l e i n a n y O x f o r d g e n e r a t i o n are great a n y -t h i n g s . T h e rest are l e a r n i n g to b e b r i l l i a n t , c l e v e r , c o m p e t e n t , ( c r o o k e d o r a r r a n t n i n c o m p o o p s at l i f e . T h e

s t i r r i n g of a great ta l ent , in the U n i o n o r at a t u t o r i a l is s t i l l a rare a n d t h r i l l i n g event .

B u t w h a t counts is t h a t p e o p l e bel i e v e the m y t h . F o r i m p l a n t i n g th is b e l i e f I t h i n k w e c a n t h a n k t h e B o a t R a c e . I h e a r d m y first one at the age of five a n d i t was m a n y years b e f o r e I r e a l i s e d that B r i t a i n h a d a n y o ther un ivers i t i e s . B y the t i m e I d i d , I was too m e s m o r i s e d to c a r e about t h e m . I h a d g r a d u a t e d to the o ther O x b r i d g e m y t h s — J o w e t t ' s O x f o r d , R u p e r t B r o o k e ' s C a m b r i d g e , C h r i s t C h u r c h M e a d o w . M y b r o t h e r w o r r i e d m e b y c o m i n g out o f L e i c e s t e r U n i v e r s i t y w i t h a b e t t e r -t r a i n e d m i n d t h a n a n y o n e I k n e w at C a m b r i d g e b u t p e r h a p s t h a t w a s just a p e r s o n a l a c c i d e n t .

W h a t I suggest is that O x b r i d g e is n o w so b u l g i n g w i t h m y t h s that she m i g h t start b e l i e v i n g t h e m hersel f . S h e s h o u l d get r i d of at least one f a b l e d i n s t i t u t i o n . T h e g i f t o f t h e B o a t R a c e , one of the g r e a t p r i m e v a l c lashes of B r i t i s h l i f e , w o u l d g ive an e n o r m o u s l e g - u p to a n y o ther t w o un ivers i t i e s .

A n d the G o v e r n m e n t w o u l d b e so g r a t e f u l to y o u that i t m i g h t at last stop m u t t e r i n g a b o u t se t t ing u p R o y a l C o m m i s i o n s to find out w h a t y o u get u p t o b e h i n d a l l those m y t h s .

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T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f L o n : ! o n B r i d e e C l u b runs a teams o f f o u r c o m p e t i t i o n w h i c h takes p l a c e b e t w e e n t eams f r o m the var i ous co l l eges t h r o u g h o u t t h e year . T h i s c o m p e t i t i o n is d i v i d e d i n t o f our d i v i s i o n s w i t h a b o u t e i g h t teams i n e a c h d i v i s i o n . E a c h t e a m p l a y s a l l t h e others i n its o w n d i v i s i o n . A t the e n d of the season the t o p t w o teams i n e a c h d i v i s i o n are p r o m o t e d , a n d the b o t t o m t w o d e m o t e d . T h i s y e a r I C h a v e e n t e r e d three t e a m s , one i n e a c h o f t h e t o p three d i v i s i o n s . T h e first t e a m after t h e i r i n i t i a l d r a w h a v e h a d t w o w i n s , a n d as yet , b o t h the o ther teams also r e m a i n u n b e a t e n .

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E a s t has a d i f f i cu l t d e c i s i o n t o m a k e a f ter N o r t h ' s o v e r a l l o f I S . H i s h a n d t h e n appears to h a v e o n l y five losers , a n d o b v i o u s l y , s ince h i s p a r t n e r has o p e n e d the b i d d i n g , E a s t w a n t s to b e i n at least a g a m e contrac t . T h e d i r e c t b i d of 3 N T e n sures that a safe g a m e c o n t r a c t is r e a c h e d . S o u t h is a lmost c e r t a i n to l e a d a spade s ince N o r t h has b i d the su i t , this w i l l t h e n m a k e e ight t r i c k s i n E a s t ' s h a n d . W e s t is u n l i k e l y to b i d over ,3 N T unless h e has a v e r y s t rong h a n d , w h i c h means that E a s t -W e s t m a y w e l l h a v e m i s s e d a s l a m . I f E a s t h a d been dea ler t h e n t h e o p e n i n g b i d w o u l d h a v e been 3 N T . T h i s is an A c o l b i d w h i c h shows a l o n g s o l i d m i n o r sui t a n d one o u t s ide entry . 3 N T is o f ten a v e r y g o o d contrac t , a n d i f p a r t n e r has n o t h i n g , avid 3 N T is d o u b l e d , y o u c a n a l w a y s take the c o n t r a c t out i n t o 4 C or 4 D .

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l y ! (15) 10. A n a r t i c l e f r o m the N e a r E a s t is d i e c losest . (15) 1 1 . S p o t t e d th is o n e ? V e r y rash i f y o u h a v e . (7) 12 . L o o k , one has t w o , too . (3) 13 . A w a r m e n d t o S e p t e m b e r , i t seem* loi 15. Y o u c a n h a v e a t r y at t h i s — i f y o u t r y , tfiat is . (5) 16 . U s e d u p i n A m e r i c a ' s P e n t a g o n .

18 . C r u s h i n g d e m a n d for n e w s ? (5) 2 0 . A r e b a c k f o r a t i m e , y o u ' l l find. (3' 2 1 . See 24 . (7) 2 2 . J a m e s B o n d shows n o n e w h e r e S p e c t r e is c o n c e r n e d ! (7) 24 . " I t a l i a ' s n o n a t i o n " . 21 m i g h t see i t d i f f e r e n t l y be fo re v o t i n g (15) 2 5 . A car m a d e b y t h e D a n e s ? S u r e l v no t ! (5)

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O n 6 N o v e m b e r , C N D C o m m i t t e e d i s cussed , a m o n g other th ings , that V i e t n a m a d . I t was p l a c e d i n F E L I X ' to p r o m o t e d i s cuss i on a n d u l t i m a t e l y i n v o l v e m e n t d ! ) , w i t h the V i e t n a m w a r ' . C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s w e r e c o n c e r n e d t h a t , a l t h o u g h p a r t i a l l y e f fect ive , the a d h a d not w h o l l y a c h i e v e d its a i m s .

D i s c u s s i o n of a c h a n g e i n t h e Soc ie ty ' s n a m e a n d p o l i c y on V i e t n a m was p o s t p o n e d u n t i l a n E x t r a o r d i n a r y G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , to be h e l d soon. T h e c h a i r m a n r e p o r t e d to the c o m m i t t e e that he h a d a n u m b e r of addresses of contacts i n N o r t h a n d b o t h parts o f S o u t h V i e t n a m . T h i s w a s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e U n i o n d e c i s i o n to c o n t a c t students i n V i e t n a m .

I t w a s r e s o l v e d to b a c k D r . Steven Rose 's p r o p o s a l to send a s tudent p e a c e corps f o r r e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k i n V i e t n a m . D r . Rose has presented t h e idea to the recent N a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n o n V i e t n a m .

What's O n : IC W E D N E S D A Y 14 A n g l i c a n C h a p l a i n c y . C o m m u n i o n .

0 .8 .30 C o n c e r t H a l l . F o l k C l u b . G u e s t J o h n R e n b o u r n e .

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T H U R S D A Y 15 G e n e r a l S tud ies . F i l m s . G l i d i n g C l u b . 17.45 254 A e r o . D a n c i n g C l u b . B e g i n n e r s B a l l r o o m .

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S c h o o l o f P h a r m a c y , B r u n s w i c k S q . T H U R S D A Y 15 C h r i s t i a n S c i e n c e O r g a n i z a t i o n .

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S W I M M I N G G A L A S O C C E R

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T h e pres idents r a c e t u r n e d out to be s o m e w h a t f a r c i c a l — M r . D u k e a n d M r . C a v a n a g h f a i l e d to a r r i v e , t h e i r p laces b e i n g t a k e n b y M r . M e B a i n a n d M r . C o n n . A n n e H a y was a n o t h e r n o n - s t a r t e r — e v e n m o r e chaos . T h e expec ted n u m b e r of l u n a t i c s w e r e l e a p i n g i n a n d out of t h e p o o l , e n t e r t a i n i n g a l l w h o c o u l d get o u t of the w a y . T h e h i g h t l i g h t of t h e e v e n i n g w a s de f in i te ly S teve M o t i a t ' s d i v e f r o m t h e t op b o a r d . A n o t h e r in teres t ing s h o w w a s the seperat i on of M r . C o n n ' s c e r e m o n i a l coat i n t o t w o d i s t i n c t par t s , at the h a n d s ot G u i l d s .

T h e u s u a l a m o u n t o f a l c o h o l w a s c o n s u m e d — w i t h a w e l l o r g a n i s e d h a n d out of d r i n k i n t h e U n i o n B a r . T h i s w a s a c h e i v e d b y a t i cke ts o n l y a r r a n g e m e n t .

On the point of change-over, in the relay race.

Photographs by D. Ormiston Report by R.M. Conn and A . G . Robins.

FOURTH XI SCRAPE HOME

T H E F I R S T G O A L was not scored until the fourth minute and by half time it was only 7-0 to I.C. A minute before the end of play the 4th's had just celebrated the twentieth goal with the twenty-ifirst, and extra-time now seemed impossible.

Through the match I.C. played excellent football, although the opposition were clearly sub-4ths standard. Only the Guy's goalkeeper and centre half put up any resistence—without these the score might have been much different. However, I.C. had to be content with 21, of which Brian Hal l got 9, and Atkins, at centre half, got one valuable goal (the 17th, it is thought).

I.C. failed to conceed a goalkick or corner, and Bil l Caruthers in goal, started to look for another job. The 4th's now advance to the quarter-finals, and play U.C.III (away) on January 21st.

Its the early team that gets wet T H E 7 t h X I IS p r o b a b l y tAe most p u n c t u a l o f teams in the Soccer C l u b .

T o p l a y a c u p g a m e against W e s t H a m , w i t h a k i c k o i l at 11 a .m. S a t u r d a y 1 0 t h D e c e m b e r , the p l a y e r s w e r e a s k e d to meet i n the U n i o n at 9.15. A t 9.00 t h e y w e r e a l l present a n d correc t , t h o u g h soaked . f r o m the r a i n , a n d t r a i l e d off i n t o the r a i n once a g a i n on t h e i r j ourney to W e s t H a m .

H o w e v e r , the g a m e was p o s t p o n e d a n d the t h i r d a t t e m p t to p l a y i t w i l l soon oc cur . T h e i r sp i r i t , if not d e d i c a t i o n , to the g a m e is an e x a m p l e that the rest of t h e c l u b s h o u l d note .

It 's a p i t y t h a t keenness does not a l w a y s b r i n g i ts ' d e s e r v e d r e w a r d — but p e i h a p s i t d o e s , e v e n t h o u g h i t 's c l e v e r l y h i d d e n .

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RUGBY FIVES S H O O T I N G -A l t h o u g h h a p p i l y act ive th is year ,

t h e R u g b y F i v e s C l u b is su f fer ing f r o m a d i s t i n c t lack of e x p e r i e n c e d p l a y e r s . T h i s has been c l e a r l y b r o u g h t out b y our p o o r m a t c h r e c o r d o f w i n n i n g o n l y o n e o f o u r s j i fixtures.

T o b a l a n c e t h e s o m e w h a t v a r i a b l e f o r m ot P . E v a n s a n d B . H a l d a n e , J . i i l a c k b u n i has p l a y e d cons i s tent ly t h r o u g h o u t . D . M a t n e w , as w e l l as r e p r e s e n t i n g I C has a c h i e v e d the d i s t i n c t i o n of p l a y i n g t o r the U L U 1st I V , d u r i n g h is first y e a r at c o l l ege . It p r a c t i c e c a n b r i n g d i e steadiness w h i c h is at present m i s s i n g , w e h a v e the p o t e n t i a l to p r o d u c e a v e r y g j o d s ide .

D e s p i t e the e x i s t i n g p o o r c o n d i t i o n of the Souths ide courts , the e n -t n u s i a s m s h o w n by n o n - t e a m m e m bers has b e e n m o s t e n c o u r a g i n g .

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F O L L O W I . u A M E E T I N G on T h u r s d a y 1st. D e c e m b e r , severa l Stoats w e n t to w a t c h t h e O x f o r d v C a m b r i d g e r u g g e r m a t c h at T w i c k e n h a m , last T u e s d a y . A f t e r the game t h e y r e t i r e d to a l o c a l house of g o o d c h e e r - h a v i n g an exce l l ent , i f not m e m o r a b l e , e v e n i n g .

Stoats are to f o l l o w this b y t a k i n g a p a r t v o f f o re ign s tudents , w h o a r e at present the guests o f R S M , to w a t c h the w r e s t l i n g at the A l b e r t H a l l .

O N TARGET A f t e r some e ight weeks t r a i n i n g ,

I C H i i i e a n d P i s t o l C l u b has s tar ted the strenous a n n u a l p r o g r a m m e of i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e f ixtures.

T o date , apar t f r o m severa l P o s t a l L e a g u e M a t c h e s , t w o rounds of the v i t a l E n g i n e e r s ' C u p c o m p e t i t i o n have been shot.

T h e ' A ' a n d ' B ' teams b o t h w o n t h e i r hrst t w o rounds i n this s h o u l d e r -t o - s h o u l d e r c o m p e t i t i o n . T h e "A" t e a m beat Q . M . C . b y 566 to 556 a n d K . C . by 5 / 0 to 5 4 3 : the ' B ' t e a m beat L . C . by 542 t o 531 a n d U . C . b y 545 to 5 4 1 . T h e h ighes t poss ib l e t e a m score is 600 p e r t e a m .

T h e c o m p e t i t i o n s c a r r y on e v e r y week u n t i l M a r c h , so it is too ear ly to m a k e p r e d i c t i o n s , b u t la te e n o u g h t o express conf idence .

LADIES BADMINTON

B e i i e v e i t or not I C L a d i e s T e a m remains u n d e f e a t e d after a v e r y suc-ces fu l term's p l a y . T h e t e a m has h a d g o o d l eague matches against K i n g ' s , B e d f o r d , R o y a l H o l l o w a y a n d Q u e e n M a r y C o l l e g e , a n d a f r i e n d l y m a t c h against C h e l s e a C . A . T . T h e s e results are c e r t a i n l y e n c o u r a g i n g , c o n s i d e r i n g there has often been d i f f i cu l ty i n r a i s i n g a t e a m . A n y o n e else i n t e r ested i n p l a y i n g b a d m i n t o n w i l l b e v e r y w e l c o m e — p l e a s e contac t M . P a r k e r , A e r o . 3.

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FELIX WEEKEND DEADLINE

World Government in two generations: Federalism

Speaking on 'Federalism—a System of World Government' Russell Johnston (Liberal MP Inverness) said he found it entirely consistent that he was in his lecture apparently advocating a massive centralisation of Government and that next Wednesday (30 November) he was asking to introduce a Bill giving Home Rule to Scotland.

T h e s e w e r e b o t h p a r t of F e d e r a l i s m , a system i n w h i c h a c h a i n o f d e c i s i o n m a k i n g bod ies d e a l t w i t h p r o b l e m s w i t h i n t h e i r areas w i t h k n o w l e d g e , c o n c e r n a n d i n v o l v m e n t . P r o b l e m s w o u l d be dea l t w i t h b y representat ives o f t h e p e o p l e to w h o m t h e y r e a l l y m e a n t s o m e t h i n g . T h e r e g i o n a l a u t h o r i t i e s a n d t h e w o r l d a u t h o r i t y w o u l d b e e q u a l p a r t ners w i t h t h e i r o w n s h a r p l y d e n n e d area of G o v e r n m e n t . T h i s m e t h o d of G o v e r n m e n t , a c h i e v i n g f r e e d o m fo r i n d i v i d u a l s a n d groups w a s a p a r t i c u l a r l y l i b e r a l one . I t r e c o g n i s e d t h e existence o f nat i ons a n d c o m m u n i t i e s w i t h i n states, each w i t h its o w n w a y of a c h i e v i n g l i b e r t y a n d just i ce f o r its m e m b e r s . T h e r e m u s t o b v i o u s l y b e u n i v e r s a l s tandards of just ice for peop le regardless of race , c r e e d or w e a l t h a n d these m u s t be s a f e g u a r d e d b y the W o r l d A u t h o r i t y , h o w e v e r , m a i n t e n a n c e of these s tandards c o u l d best b e af fected b y those w i t h i n t i m ate k o w i e d g e of t h e p a r t i c u l a r abuses to w h i c h t h e i r r e g i o n was most p r o n e .

T h e r e is n o easy f o r m u l a f o r the r e d u c t i o n of f r i c t i o n b e t w e e n states, o r i n fact , b e t w e e n nat ions w i t h i n states. S h o u l d a m a j o r b l o c k w i s h to go against t h e rest of the w o r l d , i t w o u l d s t i l l n e e d t o b e c o n f r o n t e d b y a n o t h e r l a r g e b l o c k . T h e r e is, h o w e v e r , t h e c h a n c e that a s tatutory system o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e lat ions (such as E E C or U N O ) d r a w n u p i n the presence of t h i r d part ies w o u l d be bet ter a d h e r e d to t h a n t h e

e i x s t i n g a d hoc system o f treaties a n d p o w e r b l o c k s . T h i r d part ies c a n o f ten see so lut ions t o w h i c h the q u a r r e l l i n g parties are b l i n d .

UNO T h e basis for s u c h a n o r g a n i s a t i o n

is o b v i o u s l y U N O . T h e fac t t h a t so m a n y peop le i n E u r o p e h a v e m a n a g e d to forget T'^eir n a t i o n a l i s m to t h i n k as E u r o p e a n s a n d m o v e ments s u c h as U N O a n d O A U h a v e f o r m e d means that at last p e o p l e are l o o k i n g b e y o n d n a t i o n a l i s m . M r J o h n s t o n was conf ident that s u c h a system o f W o r l d G o v e r n m e n t w a s feas ib le w i t h i n t w o generat ions .

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W i t h t h e p r i z e - g i v i n g o n F r i d a y 9 t h D e c e m b e r , t h e A r t of S c i e n c e e x h i b i t i o n p u t u p the shutters f o r a n o t h e r 2 0 years , w h e n the "guess the c h a n g e s " c o m p e t i t i o n w i l l b e j u d g e d .

T h e p r i z e - g i v i n g , a q u i e t , respect a b l e a f fa i r i n M e c h E n g concourse , was ef fected i n the m i n i m u m of t i m e a n d f o l l o w e d b y sherry for the 2 5 p e o p l e present .

I n c o n v e r s e w i t h t h e D e a n of R . C . A . , w h o gave a w a y the p r i z e s , i t e m e r g e d that a l t h o u g h i m p r e s s e d b y t h e h i g h s t a n d a r d of the " A r t " e x h i b i t s he t h o u g h t that o n t h e w h o l e the s c i e n c e - i n s p i r e d w o r k s t e n d e d to w e H e a t h R o b i n s o n a n d u n t i d i l y executed . T h e e x h i b i t he p i c k e d out as b e i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d was P h i l l i p P a i n t e r ' s p r i z e - w i n n i n g m u s i c ent ry , ( o c m p o s e d b y r a n d o m se lec t i on f r o m t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r s ) , w h i c h he s a i d was cons istent w i t h the m o d e r n - a r t o p i n i o n that a r a n d om-process c r e a t i o n w a s o f ten m o r e b e a u t i f u l t h a n one m a d e b y se lect ive t h o u g h t .

T h a t the p r i z e g i v i n g s h o u l d have been h e l d i n s u c h an o p e n area a-; M e c h E n g concourse was u n f o r t u n a t e as i t m a d e t h e a t m o s p h e r e v e r y i m persona l , b u t o t h e r w i s e this was a p leasant e n d to W e l l s Soc iety ' s m e m o r i a l to H . G . W e l l s .

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R . S . M . U n i o n m a d e a loss of £ 5 0 o n the F r e s h e r s ' D i n n e r s . T h i s w a s the b a l d s tatement m a d e b y P r e s i d e n t M o l a m w h o cast some of t h e b l a m e on the G e o l o g y D e p t . f o r t h e i r p o o r a t t e n d a n c e at t h e i r d e p a r t m e n t a l d i n n e r . T h e def i c i t c o u l d have b e e n e x p l a i n e d m o r e f u l l y .

V i c e - P r e s i d e n t O ' R e i l l y s u i t a b l y h u m b l e , a p o l o g i s e d for the p r e s e n c e of R . C . S . a n d G u i l d s at the P r o s p e c t of W h i t b y o n M o r p h y D a y . H i s h u m i l i t y w a s q u i t e gone , h o w e v e r , w h e n he t o n g u e - l a s h e d the g a t h e r i n g f o r the a p a t h y s h o w n t o w a r d s the c o l l e c t i o n for the M u s c u l a r D y s t r o p h y R e s e a r c h F u n d . H e u r g e d s u p p o r t s u p p o r t f r o m m o r e t h a n just t h e h a r d - c o r e w h o a l w a y s s u p p o r t these f u n c t i o n s . M i n e s m e n w e r e a lso u r g e d to suppor t the F o r e i g n S tudents ' v i s i t th is w e e k .

T h e 'S tevenson l e t ter ' was r e a d to t h e m e e t i n g a n d M o l a m c o m m e n t e d that M o r p h y D a y s h o u l d b e r e t a i n e d "as t h e o n l y t i m e d u r i n g t h e y e a r w h e n t h e s tudents , as a b o d y , c a n let t h e i r h a i r d o w n i n p u b l i c " . C o m ments f r o m t h e floor subs tant ia ted this a t t i t u d e , i t w o u l d b e in te res t ing to k n o w the p r i v a t e v i e w s of m e m bers of the U n i o n o n th is issue.

T h e C l e m . A u c t i o n w a s s q u e e z e d i n t o the r e m a i n i n g p a r t o f t h e m e e t i n g , b i d d i n g was s l u g g i s h a n d t h e h ighes t p r i c e f e t c h e d was 32 .6 for one a r t i c l e . I n a l l about £ 1 3 w e r e r a i s e d , the m e e t i n g r a n late so that not a l l the i tems w e r e so ld .

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A w a r n i n g has b e e n r e c e i v e d that a conf idence t r i c k s t e r is a c t i v e i n L o n d o n C o l l e g e s . D e s c r i p t i o n : — A g e 4 0 - 4 5 , H e i g h t 5' 7 " , r o u n d r e d face , R h o r l e s i a n o r S o u t h A f r i c a n a c cent w h i c h m a y be a s s u m e d . W e a r i n g a b l u i s h m a c k i n t o s h no hat . H a s pos e d as a m e m b e r of staff f r o m some other C o l l e g e . I n one case , h e s a i d he was a C h i l d P s y c h o l o g i s t a n d " b o r r o w e d " £ 5 for text books .

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i m u m aggregate of 13 goals . T h e s e w e r e N o . 810 a n d N o . 969 a n d w i l l each rece ive £ 3 . 1 5 . 0 .

T h e i lness of C a r n i v a l ' s S e n i o r T r e a s u r e r has l e d to a d e l a y i n the p a y o u t to last w e e k ' s w i n n e r s . C h e q u e s w i l l b e f o r w a r d e d as soon as poss ib le .

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R C S referendum I t seems l i k e l y that as far as R C S

U n i o n is c o n c e r n e d , the N U S issue is d e a d . D e s p i t e t h e c lose resu l t i n last T u e s d a y s ' r e f e r e n d u m , there is l i t t l e d o u b t that R R C S G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e w i l l accept t h e results as final.

T h e r e f e r e n d u m w a s h e l d t o d e c ide w h e t h e r R C S U n i o n s h o u l d aga in a p p l y for m e m b e r s h i p of N U S . T h e final vo te was 3 4 9 F o r ' a n d 392 A g a i n s t w i t h 4 5 abstent ions a n d 10 spo i l t papers . T h i s represents a m a j o r i t y of 4 3 against w h i c h is less t h a n t h e abstent ions . T h e t o t a l v o t e of n e a r l y 800 shows that o n l y just over h a l f R C S U b o t h e r e d to vo te on this i m p o r t a n t issue.

T h e g e n e r a l f e e l i n g seems to be that this is the e n d of the issue for this year . T h e proposers M r . B o o t h -m a n a n d M r . F u c h s b o t h a c c e p t e d t h e r e f e r e n d u m vote as f ina l . M r . F u c h s s a i d that the r e f e r e n d u m s h o w e d that R C S has some interest i n e x t e r n a l af fairs , a n d that he w o u l d b e t u r n i n g h i s a t t e n t i o n to o ther i s sues.

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r i g h t f u l owners i n the " A v e n g e M i k e " c a m p a i g n was that of Bat tersea T r a i n i n g C o l l e g e . D u r i n g a c o n v e n i e n t H o p a G u i l d s m a n ascer ta ined t h e pos i t i on of t h e seven i n c h h i g h eagle w h i c h was la ter r e m o v e d a n d b r o u g h t b a c k to a safer p l a c e .

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i n the r e p o r t on the M i n e s ' U n i o n m e e t i n g c o m e s as a resu l t o f M r . Stevenson 's v i s i t to the t o w p a t h on M o r p h y D a y . M r . S tevenson , t h e S e n i o r W a r d e n , is respons ib le for the b e h a v i o u r of I C students w h e n n o t on C o l l e g e or U n i o n p r o p e r t y . H e was e x t r e m e l y a n n o y e d w i t h w h a t he saw at M o r p h y a n d at one p o i n t t h r e a t e n e d t h e combatants w i t h the demise 1 o f M o r p h y D a y i f t h e v cros sed a b r i d g e on the t o w p a t h . T h e l e t ter quest ions the necessity for the bat t l e s ; h o w e v e r , p u t t i n g the quest i on to a U n i o n m e e t i n g seems u n l i k e l y to p r o d u c e a dec i s i on to a b a n d on t h e m .

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N E W S Wednesday, 11+. December 1966 E d i t o r s * Stewart Barnes

Ala n Saunders STUDENT-HOUSES AT IC? I n view of the f a c t that only a t h i r d of the students at IC ever spend a year $n one of the H a l l s of Residence, a group of students conducted a survey at the beginning of t h i s term i n t o the l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s of students i n d i g s , f l a t s , etc» The o r g a n i s e r s were concerned about the remoteness and poor q u a l i t y of some of the accommodation which was o f f e r e d to IC °t"dentr- by the lodgings Bursar. They a l s o bore i n mind the recommendations of the Robbins report i n i t s preferences to students accommodation and H a l l s of Residence.

The main recommendation of t h e i r report on the survey was t h a t C o u n c i l should i n v e s t g a t e the establishment of student-'houses,, These are b u i l d i n g s which are run s o l e l y by students and might a l s o be owned by the Union. Student-houses already e x i s t i n London and H u l l , I t would cost of the order of £30,000 to buy and convert such a house and i t i s hoped t h a t i t w i l l be p o s s i b l e to g6t f i n a n c e from o u t s i d e the College to help y/ith thife. C o u n c i l approved the report and asked the Welfare O f f i c e r to look i n t o the f i n a n c i a l s i t u a t i o n ,

C,G.H.

<¥14lWSaBEBS 0? UNION SOCIETIES? A p r o p o s a l to introduce 'guest' membership of ICU S o c i e t i e s was discussed at the l a s t Union C o u n c i l meeting, Mr Prank Echs was c o n t i n u i n g h i s aim of b r i n g i n g about co-operation between IC and the Royal C o l l e g e of A r t , He suggested t h a t clubs should change an 'Economic' membership fee to students from other c o l l e g e s which might be e q u i v a l e n t to the subsidy which c l u b s r e c e i v e from the Union. He emphasised that the c o l l e g e s e l i g i b l e f o r membership would have to be approved by C o u n c i l - IC would not want to be swamped by l a r g e numbers of e x t e r n a l students.

The proposal, was d i s c u s s e d at length, brlnghg i n reference to o r g a n i s a t i o n s such as the Dramatic S o c i e t y o a r the Opera Group, which depend on e x t e r n a l memoers f o r t h e i r p r o d u c t i o n s . The aim was t o n a t i o n a l i s e the present s i t u a t i o n where some clubs had u n o f f i c i a l members from other c o l l e g e s and were u n c e r t a i n of the s t a t u s and l e g a l p o s i t i o n of these people. The p o s i t i o n of such members as regards insurance i n such s o c i e t i e s as the Underwater Club was viewed w i t h concern.

The matter was•referred t o the e x t e r n a l a f f a i r s Committee and i t was decided to set up sin ad hoc committee to i n v e s t i g a t e tn. l e g a l aspects.

G . H ,

CARP-CliE3LS There w i l l be r e g u l a r card-checks i n the Union area .6 next term.

RCS VICE H?K.snyr;i •> •SIGNS D i c k Conn, RCS V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , r e s i g n e d from h i s post on November 5th. The news was given to a RCS general committee yesterday, by P r e s i d e n t Cavanagh, He s a i d t h a t Mr Conn was no longer a r e g i s t e r e d student at the C o l l e g e ,

E l e c t i o n s f o r a new V i c e - P r e s i d e n t w i l l be held at ohe f i r s t Union meeting next term. I f there i s more than one candidate i t was suggested t h a t hustings may be held, f o l l o w e d by a b a l l o t the next day.

The meeting was p o o r l y attended,, only f i v i member:, bolrwr present, probably because most members were not informed u n t i l Tuesday morning,, 0

The r e s u l t s of the NUS b a l l o t we're not challenged, but Mr Fuchs thought that they represented a mandate to the General Committee f o r i t to i n f o r m RCS-, that about e x t e r n a l a f a i r s j such as the R a d i c a l Students A l l i a n c e , and the T e c h n i c a l C o l l e g e s Committee, Pres i d e n t Cavanagh, r e f e r r i n g to the referendum s a i d that he d i d not see i t as a mandate, The r e s t of the committee reemed to agree. S e c r e t a r y J e f f Warren s a i d he thought these were matters of concern f o r IC r a t h e r than RCS,

BR A l l • CASHING- AFP VOODOO That no normal person can withstand i n d e f i n i t e l y the methods of brainwashing or Voodoo was a la r g e p a r t of the message i n Dr "'f.W. Sargent's address to Wellsoc on Monday ni g h t .

He introduced the mechanics of brainwashing by comparing the r e s u l t s of h i s own work on war neuroses during the second world War w i t h e x t r a c t s from John Wesley's j o u r n a l d e a l i n g w i t h h i s methods of conversion to Methodism. He then went on to given a b r i e f o u t l i n e of Pavlov's theory of psychology, and explained the c o r r e l a t i o n between Pavlov's work on dogs and the e f f e c t s of war neurosis.

Using f i l m s and s l i d e s , he demonstrated the various states of b r a i n i n h i b i t i o n p r e d i c t e d by Pavlov, p a r t i c l u a r l y w i t h reference to Voodoo and C h r i s t i a n R e v i v a l i s m . He showed that the main processes i n t h i s type of ceremony- are rythmic o x o r c i s o s , to drums or c l a p p i n g hands, and overbreathing. At the same time ho showed examples to demonstrated t h a t people w i t h chronic mental i l l n e s s e s were unaffected by these methods. He l a t e r quoted extreme f a i t h as the ether p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t those methods, saying that a person who possessed f a i t h , and could net be angered by the brainwashor, would hold out l e n g e s t .

Dr Sargant gave i n t e r e s t i n g l e c t u r e which must have given the 120 people present p l e n t y to t h i n k about.

AMNESTY There have been alarming l o s s e s i n c u t l e r y and other a r t i c l e s from Southsido and the Union t h i s term. I t i s net s u r p r i s i n g t h e r e f o r e t h a t the Executive has e v e n t u a l l y requested that such property that has been 'borrowed' bo returned immediately to the r e f e c t o r i e s and bars. No d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n w i l l be taken t h i s time.

PS and 'Mike' ?

SIR I t d i s t u r b s mo to know t h a t , i n a c i t y w i t h such a crime r a t e , even a group of amateur c r i m i n a l s can enter our Union b u i l d i n g , 'work f o r an app r e c i a b l e time w i t h an cxy-acetylene c u t t e r and then leave undcte. ted. Surely the Union should bo able to a f f o r d b e t t o r p r o t e c t i o n than t h i s f o r the b u i l d i n g and i t s contents.

B . L . ME&&INS0N

YHA ACCIDENT ON 3CAFELL The Mountain Rescue o r g a n i s a t i o n was c a l l e d out when a YHA group on a f e l l w a l k i n g e x p e d i t i o n , w i t h a p a r t y from Bedford YH were i n v o l v e d i n an a c c i d e n t . Twelve people s u f f e r e d from shock and minor i n j u r i e s when a l a n d s l i p occurrod on S c a f o l l P i k e . One person was h i t by a f a l l i n g boulder and i s new i n C a r l i s l e H o s p i t a l w i t h a f r a c t u r e d s k u l l .

SIR A f o r t n i g h t ago I sent you the r e s u l t of our 'Quiz I n t e r n a t i o n a l ' match a g a i n s t SOAS i n the s e m i - f i n a l . L a s t n i g h t we played Bedford College i n the f i n a l of t h i s BBC World Service programme. I am glad to say we won t h i s match 36 - 30 p o i n t s and so we are now champions yet again.

DARSHAM PANDYA 8 t h Doc. 66

A CAREER IJ^OREKSIC SCIENCES ? Very few peoplo bothered to attend a p h y s i c s department careers t a l k on the work of the M e t r o p o l i t a n Forensic Science Laboratory. Those who d i d , wore givon an i n t e r e s t i n g and i n f o r m a t i v e guide to both the b a s i c t e s t s used and some now techniques. Of p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t , -.Tore Dr Wall's remarks on the l a t e s t developments i n t y p i n g blood. Using these methods, some bloods can be i d e n t i f i e d so c l o s e l y t h a t on average they would only occur once i n s e v e r a l hundred thousands of peoplo. OVERSEAS STUDENTS WlSh nowhere to go at Christmas when the R e f e c t o r i e s c l o s e , are i n v i t e d to see Miss ffarner, P r i v a t e H o s p i t a l i t y S e c t i o n , B r i t i s h C o u n c i l ^ 11 P o r t l a n d P l a c e , W.l. She can arrange h o s p i t a l i t y of a l l s o r t s , meals part ies or v i s i t s . O f f e r s of h o s p i t a l i t y by IC students would be warmly ap p r e c i a t e d

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