EVERY

FORTNIGHT

No. 47. 6 t h M A R C H 1 9 5 3 .

O L L E G E

A surprise Rag meeting was called in the Union last Friday lunch-hour. The crowded Gym was told of I.C.'s plat to kidnap the three French students who were coming over for the Reading University Rag. These ladies had been invited by the men students of Reading to lead their Rag Procession. Reading women students objected, of course, to this slight on their physical charms. They appealed to the men of London Colleges (and in person to the P.M.) to uphold the name of British womanhood and protest at the arrival of these French "lovelies". I.C. were certainly glad of an excuse for a rag, but they had their own ideas about what should happen to the visitors. The plan was to "coax" them to come to the Residents Dinner and Ball on Friday night, and then dispatch them to Reading on Saturday morning.

FELIX arrived early at Victoria and witnessed the dramatic entrance of I.C. They were heralded by a subter­ranean rumbling, then with a crescendo of I.C'., I.C! ( s t i l l no war cry!) they burst from the Tube stairways and in seconds had enveloped the station. The leading banner ("Le diable a votre derriere Jacques, I.C. est content") was hoisted to a place of prominence and I.C. were momentar­i l y hushed as they learnt, from the newspapers, that the g i r l s were not coming. Then the men of I.C. looked at each other with a mild surmise: " ' t i s a Fleet-Street-Reading Con­spiracy" and spirits soured again. Singing and chanting stirred Victoria's rusty frame; banners were set alight only to be trodden down by the police; police reinforce­ments poured in. The train arrived; no French g i r l a . I.C. dashed to cover a l l exits and would allow no one to leave the platform. Two young things were reported to be hiding in the Customs shed and the Police or British Rail­ways Staff were suspected of i l l intent. Throughout this whole "business every one kept in good humour. The public thought i t a great joke; the porters loved every minute of i t and the police although pelted with flour bags (not thrown by I.C., FELIX i s pleased to note) wore broad grins. One irate tejdman who was losing considerable custom, was heard to remark, however, "B- lot of hooligans, causing a l l these b- gates to be b- well closed.

Members of the Staff prominent in the crowd during thia waiting period were a well-known duffle-coated member of the Physics Dept. and an equally well-known member of the Maths. Dept. "Hector1 was also, prominent. "Hector" was a fierce-looking tiger's head, supported on a pole, which was snarling viciously at every blue-coated gentleman in sight. This head was found unaccountably over the entrance to Bines on Friday morning.

Soon I.C. had to admit that the t r i o were not on the train and the Police were able to clear a passage for the passengers to get off the platform.

The College returned to the Union in two forces. One walked back, taking a railway trolley and the usual booty, and lost one member to the Police. The other group travel­led by tube and were grieved to find that Kensington didn't . want them, or so i t seemed, for S. Ken. Station was heavily barricaded. The defences were overcome, for only one m i l i ­tant portress wielding a broom offered any resistance.

U N I O N P L A N S . Contemplated additions to the Union came in for a good

leal of discussion at the Refectory Committee Meeting on 23rd February. The Student Presidents expressed the opinion that current proposals for two extra floors above the Union are inadequate; and that a l l should be done to have a site elsewhere.

A working party i3 to investigate the possibility of Silwood Park supplying us with fruit, vegetables, poultry and pigs.

The Refectory looks like having a deficit the same size as last year's, for while prices have risen, ZCff, less meals are sold. Food supply costs have also risen. Neverthe­less, the current meal prices are to be retained. Apprecia' tion was expressed of the fine work done by the chef in preparing meals for people returning in the late evening from Canvey.

The suggestions book in Queenies' i s not being used to the best advantage. Neither i s the buffet service on Sat­urday dance nights (the fate of this hangs in the balance).

The Refectory w i l l close from April 1st to 9th inclu­

sive.

Offering from Victoria to Albert

So I.C. gathered near the Union and feeling in need of spiritual comfort after their disappointment at Victoria, pleaded movingly for "Music!* outside R.C.M. This came in the form of a wavering piccolo and a doleful horn. Thus revitalised the crowd turned to their old friend Prince Albert Indeed i t was fitting that they should t e l l the Prince a l l that had been happening to Victoria. At a second attempt a police helmet was firmly fixed on the Consort's head, and ror nearly half an hour I.C. reigned on the Memorial steps with no Officer of the Law in sight. Then three arrived, on bicycles, through the pa*- to clear the barriers which had been put up across the Zebra, to ensure a safe crossing for the few hundred members of I.C. who wished to pay hom­age to Albert. More police arrived and an unfortunate scuf­fle over the barriers resulted in another member of I.C. leaving in a Black Maria.

Meanwhile, tired and disappointed, President MacFie and Co. arrived back from Dover. They had travelled over­night, and had scrutinised in vain the unloading of two boats from the Continent.

An interesting anecdote i s recorded, about the crowd which surged past a helpless ticket collector at Victoria. He managed to stop the last two people of the mob, and aeked for their tickets, smacking his lips i n anticipation of prosecution. They produced season tickets! The collector was at least as surprised as the student who later found himself travelling along Prince Consort Road at 30 m.p.h. on a car front bumper; and possibly more surprised than the Union clocks, which stopped in protest when a porters'trailer was carried i n , and have been funny ever since.

In recognition of the e x c e l l e n t conduct of the police on t h i s , our f i r s t Coronation Year clash, FELIX suggests that the Rag Committee make a collection for the Police Benevolent iFund-

ffe print the correspondence which led to the affair at .Victoria.

President, Reading (Women?) to President, I.C. HOPE YOUR COLLEGE WILL FOR ONCE SHOW COMMON COURTESY AND MEET FRENCH GIRLS VICTORIA FRIDAY DRESS OPTIONAL

President, I.C.Union to President, Reading ALWAYS WILLING HELP BACKWARD PROVINCIALS STOP sHAT TIME QUESTIONMARK OUR COURTESY IS FAR FROM C01.M0N

President Reading (men) to President I.C. UNDERSTAND BIFLMJE/ATORY TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM READING UNION COMPLETE HOAX REGRETS

D U K E ' S v i s i t .

The Duke of Edinburgh has expressed the wish that his v i s i t shall be as quiet end as informal as possible.People are asked to work normally, and to resist the temptation to form a crowd of followers.Those who wish to see him are recommendedto be near the corner of Imp.Inst. Road and Exhibition Road at about four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon A f u l l account, with photographs, w i l l appear in the next issue of FELIX. Photographers .private or otherwise, are asked not to impede the Duke during his tour.

FELIX offers i t s congratulations to U.L. Correspondent Roger Fisher who has just been awarded the 25 guinea Sir Arthur Acland Essay Prize, for his entry "The Problem of Progress".

2 FELIX

P R O F I L E MR. JAMES

Mr. J?. .». Jaaea i s well laiown both to students and s t a f f , e i t h e r i n h i s capacity as L i b r a r i a n of Guilds or as Hon. Treasurer of I.C. U.A.C.C.

In the f i r s t p o s i t i o n , t i l s helpfulness and h i s equahle d i s p o s i t i o n , h i s astounding memory, die Knowledge of chemistry and h i s amateur i n t e r e s t i n w i r e l e s s and t e l e v i s i o n a i v e him a general Knowledge i j engineering which i s invaluable to the students, and combine to make him an extremely popular l i b r a r i a n .

H i s s c i e n t i f i c leanings f i r s t became apparent at a small grammar school i n Pembroke­s h i r e , where the headmaster, a cracc shot aad an e n t h u s i a s t i c d i s c i p l e of Isaac Walton, was very generous i n the award of h a l f holidays on days which promised him good sport. Unfortunately, anyone acquainted with Pembrokeshire w i l l know theee occur only too r a r e l y .

Having learned a l l that iVales could teach him, e x c e p t how to become a N a t i o n a l i s t and to master the language of the Land of the Leek, he now came to ri.G.S. During his f i r s t year there h i s p a t r i o t i s m received a serious shock, which suppressed i t f o r ever, when on St. David's Day he a r r i v e d s p o r t i n g a magnificent l e e k , and was i n v i t e d by h i s f e l l o w students to eat i t i n i t s e n t i r e t y or to s u f f e r degradation too h o r r i b l e to r e l a t e . These and other i n c i d e n t s convince him that student l i f e i n the l a t e 1 93 0 's was much more e x c i t i n g than i t i s to-day. However, he cams through a l l these t r i a l s , and only r e t a i n e d h i s accent to bear witness to h i s Welsh o r i g i n s .

Having graduated, he tooji up research i n the f i e l d of rubber-cement mixtures, and worked as Research A s s i s t a n t to P r o f . &. (J. H. Clements i n the G u i l d s . He was c a l l e d up i n the army and served h i s country u n t i l 1946 when he returned to the College as L i b r a r i a n . H i s experiences i n the army, though uneventful, considerably enriched h i s knowledge o f human nature, but the s t o r i e s o f t h i s p e r i o d of h i s l i f e are b e t t e r l e f t to h i s own t e l l i n g .

On h i s return he found the L i b r a r y i n need o f ^ c a t a l o g u i n g and s t a r t e d on the job with great z e s t . " however, when "tLls was h a l f comp­l e t e d he learned that the L i b r a r y would be moved to i t s present p o s i t i o n to allow f o r expansion. He then abandoned ca t a l o g u i n g and s t a r t e d g e t t i n g ready f o r the b i g move. T h i s took place just before the BU'omer vacation of 1951; during that time Mr. James could just he seen emerging behind p i l e s of books, dust-covered but ever c h e e r f u l . He s t i l l found time to deal with ordinary e n q u i r i e s , but at f i r s t a h i t o f luck was needed to f i n d a p a r t i c u l a r volume from among the chaos r e i g n i n g on the shelves. O l d and musty volumes came to li g h t f o r the f i r B t time in many years and have found space on the shelvets,

The Mines Entertainment Conmdttetare urgently seeking a piece of canvas approximately 10' X 60'. Anyone who knows i t s whereabouts i s requested to convey i t to the Secretary, B.I..Fenhoulet.

B O ' S C O N T E M P O R A R I E S .

A f t e r the Minutes of the meeting of Ist.Feb. 1907 had

been read, the chairman, Col.Mervyn O'Gorman,' introduced

the speaker Mr.T.G.Rose, at the Eng.Soc. and Motor Club

meeting ,Feb.26th. The l e c t u r e , a repeat of "The I n f l u ­

ence of motor Racing on Car Design" was o r i g i n a l l y given

i n 1907 by the same speaker, with the same Chairman, and

p a r t l y the same audience.

Beginning with 1896, when the winner of the P a r i s to

Bordeaux and back averaged I5m.p.h. f o r 48 hours, solo

w i t h only 20 minutes stop, Mr Rose traced automobile

design up t o '06. He mentioned the time when a Prefect of

P o l i c e put two columns of i n f a n t r y and four heavy guns i n

tne path of a race; the time when Janassie on "Le Jamais

Content" d i d 65.3m.p.h. i n '97} the unforgettable occas­

ion when three m i l l i o n spectators covered the route of

the "03 Paris-Bordeaux, and twelve were k i l l e d . That put

the t i n hat on the French long distance races. The winner

averaged 65m.p.h. So shaken was the Government by the

t o l l of c a s u a l t i e s that the cars had t o be taken home

by r a i l .

Mr. Rose showed 48 s l i d e s and was never dullshe knew

h i s s t u f f i n t i m a t e l y . He described the Darracq ca r s ,

which i n '04 reached I04m.p.h. They were rather heavy,

and a f t e r the l e c t u r e Col.O'Gorman described how, as a

judge, he once had t o weigh a Darracq t o make that i t was

i n s i d e the IOOCKg. l i m i t . Although the gearbox top had

been replaced by paper, the frame d r i l l e d , and everything

s l i n g a b l e slung,the car was s t i l l too heavy. Late that

night, C o l . O'Gorman was roused and asked t o reweigh the

ear. He found that i t was w i t h i n the l i m i t . M y s t i f i e d , he

asked the mechanics how they had done i t . They s a i d , "we

turned the oar upside down and shook i t " . This shook C o l .

O'Gorman, so he turned the s t a r t i n g handle ,just to make

sure. There was no resistance . The valve seatings were

gone. The ear did not q u a l i f y .

S l i d e s of a '05 Guilds ear race were also shown.

Congratulations t o the s o c i e t i e s concerned f o r organis­

i n g such an i n t e r e s t i n g and e n t e r t a i n i n g event.

Mr. James's equanimity was never more apparent than at t h i s p e r i o d and l a r g e l y c o n t r i ­buted to the smooth way i n which the change-over took place. He has now s e t t l e d down to r e c a t a -loguing, though h i s n a t u r a l pessimism makes him f e a r that the expansion of the College w i l l probably mean another change i n the f u t u r e , a prospect he can hardly f a c e .

Despite the large amount of work to he done, Mr. James, whenever he can a f f o r d the t i m e , i s very w i l l i n g to t a l k on a large v a r i e t y o f subjects. He w i l l discuss the c o n s t r u c t i o n o f w i r e l e s s s e t s , a m p l i f i e r s and t e l e v i s i o n sets with anybody i n t e r e s t e d , but u s u a l l y i n the l a s t case h i s advice i s don't". Hi s own personal experience ended in f a i l u r e , s i n c e , a f t e r s i x months o f v i c i s s i t u d e s t r y i n g to remedy t e r r i b l e d i s t o r t i o n s i n his p i c t u r e , he went out, bought a s e t , and i s now such an e n t h u s i a s t i c viewer that he has l o s t a l l i n t e r e s t i n T.V.'s t e c h n i c a l d e l i g h t s .

He enjoys c l a s s i c a l music and h i s opinions on modern art and music are s u r p r i s i n g l y strong coming, from such a m i l d man. He also l i k e s reading, but not detective s t o r i e s . He b e l i e v e s i n the p o l i c y o f 'Live and l e t l i v e ' . He i s an inveterate pipe-smoker. A long time ago he decided to give up smoking hut a f t e r a few days h i s temper became so e x c i t a h l e that h i s wife presented him with a good supply of tobacco and the advice to put that into h i s pipe and smoke i t . He has never repeated the attempt, and encourages students i n t h i s h a b i t , a l l o w i n g smoking i n the L i b r a r y .

He i s a l s o a great l o v e r o f animals, and o f cats i n p a r t i c u l a r .

As f a r as h i s post o f Hon. Treasurer" of I.C. Lt.A.C.C. i s concerned he can only think of one reason f o r h i s s e l e c t i o n . In one memorahle s t a f f - r a c e he fought g a l l a n t l y f o r l a s t place relinquishing i t , i n true sportsmanlike f a s h i o n , to h i s r i v a l , who r e c e i v e d a magnificent hoohy p r i z e of a golliwog.

A l l these are just a few aspects o f h i s character as those who know him w e l l w i l l proha-b l y r e a l i z e . H i s sympathy and understanding f o r others, h i s conscientiousness towards h i s work are very n o t i c e a b l e , hut I think that i t i s b e t t e r to f i n i s h on the story which he himself considers h i s most embarrassing moment:

t\ former member o f the s t a f f asked him i f he had seen va r i o u s s c i e n t i f i c a r t i c l e s i n an encyclopaedia published by a w e l l known d a i l y newspaper. Mr. J a m e s , having a very poor opinion o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r paper, s a i d : "So, hut i f they are comparable i n accuracy to the s c i e n ­t i f i c information published i n the paper, they are, without doubt, unmitigated rubbish'." At that the member of the s t a f f smiledi, paused and s a i d : "I wrote that section of the encyclopaedia."

We apologise for the absence of a photogra.ph

of Mr. James.

This week's recommended 'eating houses' cater for two

types of lunch hour. The f i r s t i s prompted by the f e e l ­

ing that sandwiches and coffee i n the Union are, while com­

manding the required sum, not of s u f f i c i e n t i n t e r e s t . Your

correspondent f e e l s that the Pelham Snack Bar - not to be

confused with the Pelham G r i l l - i s worth a v i s i t when t h i s

i s the case. Here a lunch of soup, followed by beans,

spaghetti or welsh rp,rebit and so on, with a r o l l and coffee

can be had f o r j u s t over two s h i l l i n g s . The g i r t behind

the counter i s very charming, as i s the c l i e n t e l e - I men­

t i o n t h i s because I f e e l that environment i s as important

during the lunch hour as the food we eat.

The second type of lunch you might require i s of sub­

s t a n t i a l p l a i n f a r e . I mean by t h i s such a meal as: soup,

"cut off, the j o i n t and 2 veg." rhubarb and custard and

perhaps coffee; f o r t h i s I recommend the "Bath Bun Shop"

i n Kensington High S t r e e t , i t i s on the l e f t , going west,

almost opposite S l a t e r ' s Restaurant. The "Bath Bun Shop's"

c l i e n t e l e i s small and you can be sure of a ta b l e downstairs

at a l l times during the lunch hour. The p r i c e here i s ,

2/9 or 3/-, and as an added incentive s h a l l I add tha.t they

sometimes serve a d e l i c i o u s t r i p e !

THIS KEEK'S SPECIAL.

A longish walk along FuTham Road brings you to no. 208,

SAIAMIS, Restaurant, where you w i l l f i n d t a s t e f u l impress­

i o n i s t water colours, uniformed wai t e r s , s e r v i e t t e s , spot­

l e s s l y white c l o t h s , and a very good meal f o r 2/8d. The

cost may mount a l i t t l e , as a r o l l and butter i s 4d,and

coffee 6d, and there i s a small surcharge; but i t i s an

excellent place t o take a guest. I f we used the star system

Salami's would get %ne maximum.

T H E K E N S I N G T O N O R A C L E .

In a riot, very i n f o r m a t i v e a r t i c l e , the "Evening

Standard" p r o f i l e d P r o f e s s o r Levy, " B r i t a i n ' s Spot­

l i g h t S c i e n t i s t s . ( 4 ) . I t i s r e p o r t e d t h a t he hedged

q u e s t i o n s about h i s p o l i t i c a l a f f i l i a t i o n s , though he

a f f i r m e d h i s Marxian b e l i e f s . He made some of h i s ^

usua l comments about the popular p r e s s , B r i t i s h and Czech

I t i s our o p i n i o n t h a t he made more, which were not

p r i n t e d .

EATING AROUND I.C.

FELIX

Felix

T H E N E W S P A P E R O F I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E

ii t o r i A . R . B r a y C i r c u l a t i o n : 1200.

A recent correspondent i n the L e t t e r s column

advocated a return to the use of student academic

gowns, his idea being the construction of an

atmosphere of l e a r n i n g ; of belonging; of a

U n i v e r s i t y . He was joking , but there i s a

fundamental t r u t h behind the joke.

Our Post Graduates are notorious f o r t h e i r lack of

in t e r e s t i n Union a f f a i r s . Kost of them know the

"well-bred club" atmosphere which e x i s t s at some older

u n i v e r s i t i e s . There are places which have professors no

better than ours, l a b o r a t o r i e s snd theatres no le s s a n t i ­

quated, and yet which t u r n out men much more suited to

taking top places i n industry. The answer? Atmosphere.

I f the present scheme f o r adding two f l o o r s to the Union i s c a r r i e d out, we s h a l l be s i t t i n g p r e t t y . There w i l l be plenty o f room f o r a l l a c t i v i t i e s ; room for calm r e f l e c t i o n , and room f o r companionship. Long ago, i t was r e a l i s e d that our Union, b u i l t f o r 6 0 0 , was f a r too small f o r the present 1600; and i t was decided that i t should be increased. And i t appears that those long planned incre a s e s are to occur now. How lucky we are'.

But when we remember that we are to double our student po p u l a t i o n , things look a l i t t l e d i f f e r e n t . The scheme which w i l l add two f l o o r s above the gym, cannot include much e x t r a h o s t e l accommodation, and while i t might have s a t i s f i e d 1500, i t w i l l be hopeless f o r 3000.

Let us look ahead. I t i s w e l l known that those who l i v e i n the Hos t e l have s o c i a l advanta­ges denied to the rest o f us. I f our present Ho s t e l r e s i d e n t s were a l l t o disappear overnight, s o c i a l and a t h l e t i c l i f e i n the Union would di e ; f o r those people are the cream of 1.0. Many of them are much the same as the r e s t of us, but they have developed and matured i n the s t i m u l a t i n g con­d i t i o n s of a l i f e which i n v o l v e s constant close contact with other i n t e l l i g e n t and t a s t e f u l people,

The s o l u t i o n : the only s o l u t i o n which can be s e r i o u s l y considered i n the l i g h t of the Govern­ment's heart-cry f o r enlightened leaders of Tech­nology, i s that there should be a large h o s t e l i n a si n g l e u n i t , with a single compact Union c l o s e l y interwoven i n t o i t . Every student should be able to spend at l e a s t one, and pr e f e r a b l y two years i n that p l a c e : that place which may come to be a r e a l U n i v e r s i t y .

Now i s the time f o r a c t i o n . I f we add our

two p a l t r y f l o o r s , spending a large sum on a

scheme which i s from the s t a r t obviously inade­

quate, then we severely .jeopardise our chance of

being able to b u i l d a new Union l a t e r .

The T e c h n o l o g i c a l U n i v e r s i t y i s not an i d l e

opium dream. I t has a greater chance now of

coming i n t o being than i t ever had before . But,

at the heart, i t does not l i e s o l e l y i n s p o t l e s s

and up-to-date l a b o r a t o r i e s . I t can only be

founded on a nucleus, a c o l o s s a l nucleus, o f

i n t e l l i g e n t , broad minded U n i v e r s i t y men; men

whose science degrees are not the objects o f

scorn from veneered Oxford men. I t cannot r e s t

on t i n t r a y s , and a gabbling r e f e c t o r y , and over­

crowded lounges, and long tube r i d e s , and i s o l a t i o n

from f e l l o w students, and a l l the other t h i n g s

which combine to make the average I.C. product

a narrow (though e f f i c i e n t , within l i m i t s )

t e c h n i c a l sausage.

T h i s being the most important matter ever

t a c k l e d , or ever l i k e l y to be t a c k l e d by FELIX,

your views a r e , to p*t i t m i l d l y , welcome.

A M A S C O T A T L A S T .

U.L. DEBATE

I s h a l l never understand why the f r i v o l o u s always has '

a greater a t t r a c t i o n f o r the undergraduate than the morally

or p o l i t i c a l l y important; e s p e c i a l l y when the l a t t e r d i r e c t l y

concerns h i s career.

On February 20th the motion - " I t i s b e t t e r t o have

loved and l o s t - much b e t t e r ! " was c a r r i e d by 25 votes t o

22 with 8 abstensions, while the f o l l o w i n g week a flow of

only 20 debated "This house belie v e s m i l i t a r y service i s not

a service t o the community." That i t was c a r r i e d by 10

votes to 2 must have been as much due t o the s i n c e r i t y and

experience the secretary of the non-conscript committee

brought to i t s defence, as to the lack of l o g i c i n Commander

Ransorae's opposition. I t was also unfortunate f o r h i s cause,

and discourteous t o the house, f o r him t o leave during the

course of the debate, whatever the excuse-

Roger Fisher

•The i n t e r i o r of the Benato House looks l i k e

Hollywood's ver s i o n of Cleopatra':; B a t h " — P r o f . Read.

"Herbert", our new mascot shook i t s gay plumage and

blinked i t s wicked eye f o r the f i r s t time at the I.C. Union

Meeting on the 24th February.

"Herbert", a Phoenix, named a f t e r H. G. Wells the

founder of FELIX 'S contemporary i s at present 2' 6" of

v i v i d l y painted p l a s t e r . But a metamorphosis i s believed

to be imminent. "Herbert" w i l l then emerge i n h i s f i n a l

form of concrete or iluminium ; which i t w i l l be only the

Gods can t e l l (and the I.C. Rag Committee who anyway, since

the Union Meeting, must have moved t h e i r digs t o l i t . Olympus).

A l l those who have hot already seen "Herbert" are urged

to support I.C. at the U.L. Rugger Cup F i n a l on March 14th,

ihere i t i s rumoured He w i l l be g i v i n g a ceremonial " f l y

;ast", and (we hope) a V i c t o r y loop.

The other important news at the Union Meeting concern­

ed I.C.'s plans for the Coronation. The President, a f t e r

t e l l i n g us that I.C.'s a l l o c a t i o n of t i c k e t s f o r the U.L.

Coronation B a l l was only t h i r t y - f i v e , suggested that I.C.

should run t h e i r own B a l l on Coronation Day. This sugges­

t i o n was loudly approved. The p r o v i s i o n a l plans f o r t h i s

B a l l include dancing i n a l l four rooms, a bu f f e t i n the

Snack Bar, and a Beer Garden i n the tennis courts.

Sports Day, on June 4th, i s to be a general College

holiday sndit i s hoped that i t w i l l be a "Gs.la" a f f a i r ,

w ith Clubs and Soc i e t i e s running side-shows and everybody

encouraged to "make a day of i t " . The G l i d i n g Club hope to

give a di s p l a y . There was considerable discussion at the

meeting, on where the Sports Day Hop should be held.

Harlington, the Union and something " f l o a t i n g " between the

two, such as a boat on the R i v e r , were a l l suggested, but

f i n a l l y , as usual , the d e c i s i o n and arrangements were l e f t

with the Entertainments Committee. Another proposal which,

i n the words of the Minutes "was greeted with acclamation",

was that the Harlington transport on Sports Day, should be

used on the return journey f o r a Grand Tour of London.

P h i l l i p A l l s o p p , who i s a member of the Ayrton H a l l

Committee, announced that the serving rate there should

Improve s h o r t l y .

The President asked f o r the Union's opinion on a

strong recommendation which i s t o be sent by the President's

c o u n c i l of U.L., to the U n i v e r s i t y Grants Committee, asking

that college r e f e c t o r i e s are subsidized f o r meals served i n

the vacations. The Union gave t h e i r f u l l support to the

President t o vote f o r t h i s recommendation.

We are asked to i n s e r t the following. ;

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS

The A u s t r a l a s i a n Government announces a l i m i t e d number

of v a c a n c i e s f o r PHYSICISTS to be employed as ROCKET

TECHNOLOGISTS. The work w i l l be, i n the main, concerned

w i t h r o c k e t d e t e c t i n g and path p l o t t i n g . The success­

f u l c andidate w i l l , f o r the f i r s t 10 years of the 1 5

years' appointment, perform annual t o u r s of 1134 months i n

the Western A u s t r a l i a n D e s e r t . He w i l l l i v e i n a t e n t ,

spending the hours of d a y l i g h t seated i n a s p e c i a l l y con­

s t r u c t e d c h a i r , f a c i n g the Rocket Base. H i s d u t i e s w i l l

i n v o l v e s t a r t i n g a stop-watch on s i g h t i n g a r o c k e t ,

f o l l o w i n g the path of the m i s s i l e u n t i l such time as the

back of h i s head s t r i k e s the ground, then s t o p p i n g the

stop-watch. The s a l a r y w i l l be £a4oO ( l e s s 10% cost of

l i v i n g d e d u c t i o n ) . In the event of a man l o s i n g e i g h t

of a r o c k e t the cost of t h a t r o c k e t ( a p proximatel y

£A250,000) w i l l be deducted from h i s s a l a r y .

One n a t i v e servant w i l l be s u p p l i e d on request (male or

female as d e s i r e d ) .

The annual l e a v e w i l l be spent a t the Base; which i s

the w e l l - a p p o i n t e d v i l l a g e of Boomalaka ( i n t e r e s t i n g

A b o r i g o n a l r e l i c s ) , 800 m i l e s from Darwin, 17 days by

pack-horse. Only a l i m i t e d amount of luggage w i l l be

al l o w e d . However, a gramophone, e i g h t r e c o r d s and an

i n e x h a u s t i b l e supply of needles may be i n c l u d e d .

The t r a n s p o r t of a s u c c e s s f u l candidate to A u s t r a l i a

w i l l be arranged by s e c u r i n g f o r him a temporary p o s i ­

t i o n as Stoker (2nd c l a s s ) i n Her Majesty's A u s t r a l i a n

Navy.

Candidates should have a good 1 s t C l a s s Honours Degree,

and be f l u e n t i n Portuguese and German. A knowledge

of A b originese'woul d be an advantage.

A l s o , a number of vacancies e x i s t , f o r PHYSICISTS w i t h

pass degrees, a t the Base. The work w i l l i n v o l v e super­

v i s i o n of r o c k e t d e s i g n .

A p p l i c a n t s should apply i n person to the Personnel

O f f i c e r , YCE/XF-3: Sect. 8/P D i v . Q. (admin.), Bxmalaka ,

W. A u s t r a l i a , N.E.7.

Personal Advts.

For Sale: Typewriter,one. In good working condition.

£8 or best o f f e r above. Apply Box. 25, FELIX.

WANTED, f o r I.C. Orchestra, a tympanist {instrument

and t u i t i o n provided. Apply Secretary, I.C. Musical

Sooiety.

F E L I X

LETTERS TCMfHE EDITOR .Dear S i r ,

So vindictive and unjust were your comments on the Carnival Cabaret fiasco that they cannot be allowed to go by unchallenged. Your remarks were unjust because you placed a l l the blame on those who came up from the Bar without tickets, thus casting suspicion on many people who i n fact behaved i n exemplary fashion. You offered no cr i t i c i s m of the Cabaret i t s e l f .

The "Cabaret" began with a haraseed-looking gentle­man appealing for one of the actors, who was unaccount­ably and quite unforgiveably missing. The same gentle­man returned shortly afterwards to apologize for the late start. Surely no audience could be expected to s i t through this i n sympathetic silence? Matters were made even worse by the appearance of a frowning John Harding, looking l i k e a severe Headmaster, who told us that the Cabaret would not begin u n t i l the noise had stopped. Next there appeared from between the curtains a disembodied face, sporting a large moustache, whose owner seemed to be either reprimanding us or issuing a further apology. It later transpired that he was the unfortunate victim of circumstances and no-one i n the audience could be blamed for misinterpreting his func­tion.

When at last the curtains opened f u l l y , to reveal John Harding with Joe Lockyer at the piano, the audience f e l l silent and gave an appreciative hearing to some good and excellently delivered songs.

Unfortunately the sketch which followed depended almost entirely on the ears rather than the eyes of the audience. It consisted largely of two characters chat­ting amiably to themselves and was quite unsuitable for the occasion. It contained too many disp i r i t e d scenes -on several occasions when the curtains were closed our hopes of a merciful deliverence were almost immediately shattered by the curtains parting again to reveal the same rather static scene.

It i s absolute nonsense for you to write of "louts

i n f l i c t i n g their coarse and sottish habits on a crowd of

revellers waiting to hear the carefully prepared enter­

tainment of more tasteful a r t i s t s on the stage." Most

of the audience wanted to see people - preferably people

they knew well - performing some act which was funny to

watch - slapstick of some kind, perhaps. This should

have been anticipated by the B.C.S. Entertainments Com­

mittee .

Your idea of chuckers-out i s i n any case ludicrous,

as the "brutes" to whom you referred were not so "spon­

taneously senile" that they could have been chucked out

easily. In fact i t would probably have been a case of

the chuckers chucked.

This i s by no means the f i r s t time that a Cabaret has been given a noisy reception, and the emphasis i n your remarks i s out of a l l proportion to the importance of the incident.

lou wrote that the "louts" seemed unaware of the hard work which goes into the production of a Carnival, So does Felix, judging by the unkind comments published about the decorations, which I thought were worthy of high praise. Congratulations to the tasteful a r t i s t s •who prepared them.

Fi n a l l y , I hope that the brutes and louts who burned!

"Amanda" on the Tennis Courts have apologized to the

Tennis Club for their irresponsible action, which might

well have damaged the court surface more than i t actually d i d - Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,

Ed. replies T. Total

If I may respectfully submit a correction co your chronology, the disembodied face which t r i e d to give a monologue appeared some time before John Harding. I was seated near the front, and i t was possible for me to hear the monologue unsuccessfully begun several times. You were at the back among the noisy people, and i t was due entirely to their efforts that you were unaware that the entertainment had started. It was the behavior of your colleagues at this time which was particularly objectionable; for once the cabaret was under way the barracking was l i t t l e worse than normal.

My idea of chuckers out i s , I agree, ludicrous. Many of your associates would have been very d i f f i c u l t to remove. Thank you for reminding me.

My c r i t i c i s m of the decorations was, as I explained, an essay i n objectivism. I too considered the techni­cal execution worthy of high praise, but I f e l t that, viewed as an ensemble there was something missing. My remarks were on the general friendly l e v e l which I wel­come i n c r i t i c i s m of FELIX.

1 join with you i n deploring the tennis court damsge. You accuse me of being "vindictive". Yet, before I wrote the E d i t o r i a l comments on the Carnival I had a l ­ready written praising those who went to Canvey more than once. Some of these people thus found themselves attac­ked i n one paragraph and congratulated in the next. It i s the concern of FELIX to present f a i r comment.

There has been a tendency for a certain amount of rowdiness at our other dances. It i s my opinion that, when we invite ladies to our Union, we should behave properly. I do not withdraw any of my comments, though I am aware that they have done me harm i n some quarters.

Fina l l y , i f you care to come out from behind your nom de plume, and your friends with you, (those who feel they have been unjustly maligned) I am prepared to print your names under a l e t t e r dissociating yourselves from the actions which made so many sober people shudder on Carnival Night.

Dear Sir,

Peter Rowe's letter in the last iasue of FELIX needs a rejoinder, for i t oontains a special plea for the independence of I.C. as a degree conferring body.My intim­ate experience i s only i n one faculty (mathematics) of the B.Sc.(Eng), but from conversations with colleagues i n othe other departments I have reason to believe that i t i a not exceptional.

Aa an examiner for the External degree I would aasure Mr Rowe that the maths syllabus i s not so inflexible as he thinks, nor are the teachers of the subject so handi­capped in the institutions which take this degree. Tha "External" has a number of defects , as these teachers (and I) are aware, but weakness in teaching and i n exam­ination i s not among them.Naturally thoae univeraity institutions which are s t i l l growing up would much pre­fer to have their own degrees, instead of being subject to the London External degree. But the "rub" comes most­ly in the field of autonomy.

Mr Rowe wishes the external degree to be equivalent to i t s internal counterpart'. Speaking for the B.Sc. (Eng) there i s the 'General Internal' degree and the 'Special Internals" at four Colleges. Moderators appointed by London University in the various faculties do their best to ensure that there i s equivalence in the 6 examinations without any hampering rigidity. Their conscientioua efforts prove reasonably successful: Moreover, a 'Co­ordinating Board' i n mathematics, (consisting of exam­iners in the 6 examinations together with the moderator) meetB annually to examine problems of examination pro­cedure. In fact, the dire results Mr. Rowe decries do not exist. Admittedly there i s room for improvement but this will be achieved through informal methods which have characterised London University for so long.

The latter part of Mr. Rowejs letter i s more pertinent "Imperial College i s large enough and sufficiently well established to stand alone". This has the familiar ring of nearly 30 years ago which saw an earlier drive for a technological university of South Kensington awarding i t a own degrees". Whether this would "attract more academic individualista" and whether such an influx l a desirable are mattera of opinion. The teaching staff under tha "respon-sible Professor" have considerable latitude in teaching even now and the moderational system above referred^ to goea a long way to ensuring that standards are safeguarded.

It i s when this plea for independence i s linked with expansion of the College that there are signs of danger. The great gain in tha Government pronouncement of last January was the announcement of the deciaion to expand sons existing technological department a of Universities instead of building a new technological univer8ity or tha institu­tion of a purely degree (or diploma) conferring body. Imperial College ia not the only college due for expansion; nor i s i t the only college of London University doing tha B.Sc. (Eng.) degree.

The work of expanding the College w i l l be a test of state jmanship for many years to come, taxing resources of patience, 'jgoodwill and negotiation - from the Governing Body to those thought of as lowest in I.C. hierarchy. In my opinion i t would be folly to rupture the good relations between the Senate House and Imperial College ao splendidly built up in recent years by pressing for independence. London Univer­s i t y through i t s Court and in other ways, endeavours to deal Jfairly with i t s constituent Colleges and our College i s xortunate in benefiting from the personal touch. The strife engendered by such a move for independence would not be worth the candle. The work of the 3 colleges forming I . C / i s well-known, the qualifications they confer are [honoured 'labels' end there would be no gain, either to stu­dents or to the College, in a 'new fangled' degree. London University has a long and fine tradition and i t s degrees have a h a l l mark' the world over.

As one who has been a member of the teaching staff for (over 30 years and remembers the days before 1926 when the College had, perhaps, a better claim to press for a separate University status I would urge Mr. Rowe to think again.

Yours sincerely,

A. J. Hatley

Daar Sir, Our President, Fred Spriggs has bean invited to

represent London on a delegation which the Student Labour Federation i s sending^to the U.S.S.R. for a fortnight in the Easter vacation. There are seven people in the party, and I understand that four, apart from Mr. Spriggs, are not in the Party.

This i s an excellent opportunity for aoquiaition of some fi r s t hand knowledge of Russia; and we hope to obtain the support of a l l students in I.C. A meeting i s to be held soon to disouss aspects on which our man should oonce entrate (assuming he has any choice in tha matter), and we extend a cordial invitation to anyone who wishes to attend Details w i l l appear on the Pol. Soc. ncticeboard.

Yours etc., A.S.J.Farrow

Hon. Sec. I.C. Socialist Group. The extent to which research in guided missiles nas

progressed was demonstrated in a most unexpected quarter on Tuesday the 24th - in the Geology Dept.' A veteran pram, but complete in a l l i t s essentials, suddenly appeard there in the afternoon, marked "To Dr. Gwyn Thomas, in anticipa­tion - this year? Next year? Sometime?" On dismantling, no trs.ce could be found of any radio apparatus. It remains an unsolved mystery, as not only did the pram propel i t s e l f to the second floor, but perched most precariously on a cubic rock which has been there for a long time. The aid of Callaghan Investigations i s being sougnt, Holmes having declined to investigate.

" T H j S LITi'Lei WORLD 0*' D O j J 0AI4ILLO" ( I t a l i a n V e r s i o n , American Commentary, E n g l i s h

Sub-Titles) - La Continentals.

The advertisements outside La Continentale say something to the e f f e c t that t h i s f i l m i s "The Greatest of ALL Time". For myself I would not speak o f i t with quite t h i s degree of enthusiasm, but i t c e r t a i n l y ranks among the greatest. I suppose that most people think o f i t p r i m a r i l y as a comedy even a f t e r seeing i t , but from my scant knowledge of the country I would consider i t to be a sincere c a r i c a t u r e of I t a l i a n v i l l a g e l i f e just a f t e r the l a t e war.

The f i l m , being a c a r i c a t u r e , the communists do not escape c a r i c a t u r i s a t i o n . Parades, red f l a g s , hammer and s i c k l e , and "Comrades": a l l these f a m i l i a r symbols are s t r e s s e d , but behind i t a l l we are shown the d i f f i c u l t i e s which they are faced with are the good work o f improvement that they do; so n i c e l y are a l l these aspects balanced that the f i l m i s n e i t h e r a n t i - nor pro-Communist i n outlook, and could not p o s s i b l y offend anyone p o l i t i c a l l y .

And now what of the two main characters i n the f i l m , the P r i e s t , Don Camlllo, and the Mayor Reppooe? They both want to do a l l they can f o r the improvement of the v i l l a g e , "but i n t h e i r own way" as the commentary says. T h i s i s not r e a l l y so, however. As the story unfolds, we f i n d more and more that they a c t u a l l y do things i n the same way. I f Reppone has b r i b e d some­one to do something i t t r a n s p i r e s that Don Camilla has b r i b e d him not t o , and the issue i s more often than not s e t t l e d between the two with f i s t s ; i n f a c t , we soon f i n d out that Don Camillo i s the strongest man i n the v i l l a g e and i n communal f i g h t s usually knock $ out "Comrades" to a t o t a l o f a two-figures number.

I s a i d e a r l i e r that there was nothing p o l i t i c a l l y o f f e n s i v e in the f i l m , but other points} have been under debate on the occasions when Don Camillo i s i n the church he seemingly discourses with C h r i s t , u s u a l l y speaking to a c r u c i f i x ; people of a r e l i g i o u s turn of mind may f e e l strongly about t h i s but surely not a f t e r the pre­face o f the f i l m which ex p l a i n s t h a t , i n r e a l i t y , i t i s the voice of Don Camilla's conscience. The f u n c t i o n of t h i s voice i s so important, however, that i t could hardly be dropped without the n e c e s s i t y o f i n t r o d u c i n g another character, or lengthening the a c t i o n . I t i s , i n e f f e c t , the point o f i n f l u e n c e of a trend in' modern art f o r economy of l i n e ; that i s , making one item o f your m a t e r i a l do the work of many.

The a c t u a l f u n c t i o n of the voice i s to e l u c i d a t e p a r t s of the story which occur " o f f stage" and to give us some i n s i g h t i n j o the character of Don Camillo. Another, l e s s u s e f u l , v o i c e , o f which the f u n c t i o n i s u n c e r t a i n , i s the American commentary, which s l i p s i n at odd times of s i l e n c e to explai n p o i n t s to the audience. Besides having an American accent, i t under-rates one's I n t e l l i g e n c e and seemed to me unnecessary. But we can hardly blame the producer f o r t h a t .

I advise t h i s f i l m f o r a r e a l l y amusing evening, but also as one to be remembered s e r i o u s l y , l e s s i n i t s narrow c h a r a c t e r s , than i n l t B wider i m p l i c a t i o n s . H.C.G.

DON T G I V E IN -

C O M E T O THE

SAILING CLUB DANCE J O H N M O R G A N ' S

B A R . 8 - I I . 3 0 S A T . I 4 T H . M A R C H .

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E DRAMATIC S O C I E T Y

presents

* THIEVES CARNIVAL

by J E A N ANOUILH

MARCH 24th-26th. 7.30 p.m.

M R U N I V E R S E 1 9 5 3 .

If you are honest, re l i a b l e , persistent with your d i f f i c u l t i e s (but not such as to lose sight of your goal by distorting the true perspective), conscious of time (unless yon are on research), and are endowed with commonsense, an appreciation of the virtues of simpli­city, an orderly mind and tidy ways (which are far from synonymous); then i f you are a proficient and i n c o r r i ­gible doodler (for thence comes much inspiration), and habitually record on paper your mental processes i n work­ing out problems, you may read the following paragraph.

An a b i l i t y to work with others, to pass the b a l l and f o r f e i t a chance of scoring, combined with a l i t t l e sympathy, tact, loyalty and generosity; take a l l these Jind mix well, then what w i l l you be? You'll be an Engineer, my son.

This was the substance of the Presidential Address given to the Radio Society by C. E. Strong, O.B.E., B.A.I., M.I.E.E., a fortnight ago. The application of engineering knowledge does not receive the attention that i t deserves, said Mr. Strong. Then he went on to describe, i n a speech which was never d u l l , the virtues he would look for i n a man he was considering for employ­ment. And the greatest of these i s honesty.

At the Dinner, also a success, your reporter was struck by the high standard of the student speeches.

Altogether a good show.

O N E S M A L L S P H E R E .

This year's President of the 0. & G. Engineering Soc­iety, Capt. Holbein, gave his Address on February 19th. The Address was followed by the Society's Annual Dinner.

During his address on "The f i r s t few years of an Engineer's Life", Capt. Holbein gave his advice on a career which for him, he admitted (for the f i r s t time in public) had" been his Life. Th& president started with a warning* Don't be surprised i f the work you do i s not the work you were trained for. Hany great men, Handley Page for example, were trained for a branch of engineering different from the one in which they gained their greatness. Anyway added Capt. Holbein, you do not start learning to be an engineer until you leave college. The President's main advice, which he stressed greatly, was "Decide what you want to do"; "Hake up your mind on your aim in l i f e , Is i t security or ad­vantage?" Whichever you want another question should, be answered early in your career, "Do you want to deal with people or with things?" Capt. Holbeins other advice was more particularly for construction engineers. Gain experience with contractors and cultivate Accuracy. The worst crime an engineer can commit i s . "To stumble overthe same stone twice".

The Dinner was distinguished by some fine speeches, not the least of which, by Student Orator Brian Walker, had the audienoe curled up on the floor, helpless.

SOCIAL.

SATURDAY, MARCH ?TH. I.C.U. E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C t t e Hop,

8 - 1 1 p.m. T i c k e t s f r o m U n i o n O f f i c e Annexe i n

F r i d a y l u n c h - h o u r , p r i c e 1/-.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH. I . C . F i l m S o c . show i n New L o u n g e ,

7.30 p.m. " C o t t a g e o n D a r t m o o r " , A n t h o n y A s q u i t h comedy,

" F l y i n g D o c t o r " , d o c u m e n t a r y . T i c k e t s o n s a l e immed­

i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g t h e show i n I.C.U.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9TH. I . C . C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . The f i r s t o f

t h r e e t a l k s b y Mr. M. Goodman w i l l be g i v e n i n t h e

B o t a n y L e c t u r e t h e a t r e a t 1.15 p . m . S u b j e c t - "The l i f e

o f C h r i s t " .

TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH. U . L . G o l f C l u b . A F i m Show,Lectur e

a n d D e m o n s t r a t i o n b y W.J.Cox w i l l be g i v e n i n t h e

New Lounge.

I.C. D a n c i n g C l u b . * T.B. B e g i n n e r s c l a s s e s f o r T uesda y

M a r c h 1 0 t h a r e c a n c e l l e d .

THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH. I.C.Mus. S o c . Brahms H o r n T r i o .

C o u n c i l Room, C&G.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH. R i f l e C l u b D i n n e r , A y r t o n H a l l ,

7.30 p.m. T i c k e t s , p r i c e 1 0 / - , f r o m C l u b O f f i c e r s o r

Range.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH. I.C. S a i l i n g C l u b Dance, I.C.U.

8 - 11.30 p.m. J o h n Morgan and H i s M u s i c . N o v e l t y

D a n c e s , e t c . P r i c e u n q u o t e d .

TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH. I.C. P o l i t i c a l S o c i e t y . A t a l k

on " A U n i v e r s i t y i n R e v o l u t i o n " w i l l be g i v e n b y D r .

R.Lapwood, ( r e c e n t l y o f Y e n c h i n g U n i v . , C h i n a ) a t

1.30 p.m. No p l a c e a u o t e d f o r t h e t a l k .

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH. S i l w o o d P a r k D i n n e r i n H a l l ,

f o l l o w e d b y a Dance. T i c k e t s , p r i c e 3/6, f r o m P.T.

H a s k e l l , S i l w o o d P a r k , S u n n i n g h i l l , B e r k s . Accom­

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH. I.C. Mus. S o c . P i a n o r e c i t a l

- D e n i s M a t t h e w s . P l a c e and t i m e a s f o r Mar. 1 2 .

FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH. " G o l d R u s h " . D o u b l e C l a i m One

G u i n e a . 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. T i c k e t s f r o m S a l o o n .

F E L I X o n s a l e .

( O v e r t h e weekend 20 - 22 M a r c h t h e r e ' " i l l be a

I.C.U. " 0 p o n H a r c h 2 1 s t , I . C . F i l m S o c . 3how o n '"arch

22nd, a l s o t h e R.C.S. Smoking C o n c e r t on " a r c h 2 3rd.)

The f i n a l of the U.L.Squash Championship w i l l take • lace ,March 16th. at I.C. 6.00pm.

F ELIX.

IXL® R U G G E R C U P F I N A L . P. L. C U P S E 1.1 I - F I H A L

Wye College 3 pte I.e. 9 p i s .

I.C. survived t h e i r long journey i n t o darkest Kent and

are now i n the F i n a l f o r the second successive year, with a

good prospect of r e t a i n i n g the Cup. Wye provided much s t e r ­

ner opposition than that encountered i n e a r l i e r rounds, but

generally speaking IC.controlled the game and never seemed

l i k e l y to los e . The team was not at f u l l strength because

of i n j u r i e s , but Palmer on the l e f t wing and B e l l , as hooker,

were able s u b s t i t u t e s .

Beginning against a s l i g h t wind and a slope, I.C. soon

advanced t o t h e i r opponent's '25'. The f i r s t score came

a f t e r ten minutes when Hearn broke through and passed to

Palmer who ran strongly to touch down wide on the l e f t . I n

the m i d - f i e l d play which followed the b e t t e r - d r i l l e d I.C.

forwards were superior, and our backs, though not always

t a c k l i n g very f i r m l y , were able to check the Wye threequarters.

and force them i n t o too-frequent k i c k i n g . Just before h a l f -

time I.C. went furtherahead when Knox landed a good penalty

from about 40 yards.

The second h a l f began with a determined Wye attack, and

they sc"-ed a f t e r a high k i c k i n t o our '25', which was very

poorly covered by the defence. Further attacks looked

dangerous, e s p e c i a l l y when another well-judged k i c k found

the f u l l - b a c k out of p o s i t i o n , but at t h i s c r u c i a l phase the

I.C. forwards rose t o the occassion and gradually worked play

down-field. The remaining 20 minutes were a long siege of

the Wye goal l i n e with several near-scores. At the very end

B e l l fastened on to a strong pass from a defender and crossed

f o r a t r y .

On the evidence of t h i s match I.C.'s cup team i s a

strong and well-balanced side. The threequarters do not

lack penetration and the forwards are capable of p u t t i n g

heavy pressure on opposing packs. The defence could w e l l

be tightened by s w i f t e r covering and heavier t a c k l i n g , but

the main t h i n g i s t o see that an attacking p o s i t i o n ones

gained, i s f u l l y exploited by in t e n s i v e and opportunist

backing-up. In the other s e m i - f i n a l Kings defeated Q.H.C.

and so w i l l be our opponents at "lotspur Park on March 14th.

C r o s s Country-

In perfect conditions I.C. took 5th place i n the

annual Hyde Park I n v i t a t i o n Road Relay (6 x 2.75 miles)

for the Roderic H i l l Cup l a s t Saturday. A f t e r being no­

where i n the f i r s t l a p , we recovered t o 12th, 10th, 8th

6th and 5th. Although we were improving our p o s i t i o n

each Hap, we were s t e a d i l y l o s i n g time w i t h respect t o the

winners, L.S.E.

The lap record was lowered t o 13m. 9s. by Dunkley of

L.S.E., and both L.S.E. and B r i s t o l broke the team record.

RESULTS

1. L.S.E. 2. B r i s t o l

3. Manchester 4. U.C.

5. I.C. 6. Nottingham

There were 28 e n t r i e s .

Hockey—

MINES

STEPHENSON CUP

2 GUILDS

The Mines gave Guilds t h e i r worst surprise packet of the

season when they defeated Guilds on Wed. 25th February.

The score was not a t r u e r e f l e c t i o n of the game as the

b a l l r a r e l y l e f t the Guilds - h a l f of the f i e l d . The shouts

and p r i c k s of t h e i r senior players f a i l e d t o rouse the

G u i l d s ' team t o any appreciable e f f o r t , while the Mines

demonstrated what a team with a w i l l can achieve against

heavy odds.

Report by a Mines correspondent.

S o c c e r -

TECHNOLOGY CUP

R.C.S. GUILDS

R.C.S. made sure of a place i n the f i n a l of the Tech. Cup

fo r the 4th year i n succession by defeating Guilds 1-0

on Wed. 18th February. The score suggests a close game

but i n f a c t R.C.S. were w e l l on top throughout and only

bad f i n i s h i n g by t h e i r forwards kept the score down. These

two teams are t o f i g h t out the F i n a l on the 18th March when

another close struggle i s expected.

MINES GUILDS

A strong G u i l d s ' team e a s i l y accounted f o r a depleted, Mines' side on Sat. 28th February. P l a y i n g w i t h only nine men for a considerable time the Mines' team could make no impression on the G u i l d s ' defence. However, i n spite of the odds the Miners stuck t o t h e i r task manfully and a l l praise i s due to those players who turned out f o r t h e i r College knowing that t h e i r chances of succ-ss were small.

R i f l e C l u b -

I f any student i n h i s rush along the tunnel at 9.57 on

a winter's morning R forgot t o t u r n l e f t and mount the s t a i r s

at the end of the t u n n e l , and went through the basement of

the post o f f i c e and under Imperial I n s t i t u t e Road, i n s t e a d ,

he would f i n d himself at the wrong end of the c o l l e g e r i f l e

range; the range being another part of the tunnel ( b u i l t f o r

the 1851 e x h i b i t i o n ) t h a t went from the s t a t i o n t o the Albert

Hall. In t h i s part of the t u n n e l , during shooting hours,

the dlub members endeavour t o make holes i n the r i g h t plaoee

w i t h pieces of lead.

So f a r t h i s year the club has done very w e l l . In the I n t e r - U n i v e r s i t y League the "A" i s top of Divn. I , at the moment, having won 3 and drawn 2 matches. They have 2 good

teams t o shoot against y e t , however, Durham (the holders;

and Aberdeen. The "B" team i s 5th i n Divn. I I , having won

3 and l o s t 3 matches.

I n Divn. I of the I n t e r - C o l l e g i a t e League, the "A" team

i s now 1 s t , thanks to the "B" team conveniently beating U.C.

"A" - who had beaten our "A" team. The "B" team i s 3rd'in

Divn. I and the "C" team 3rd i n Divn. I I

* with acknowledgements t o B.R.E. passagecaglia l a s t F e l i x .

G o l f -

The Golfing A s s o c i a t i o n i s continuing with i t s long run

of successes. Of the 21 matches played i n the l a s t three

seasons, 18 have been won, 2 halved and one l o s t against St.

Thomas's H o s p i t a l l a s t year. Recent r e s u l t s have been two

v i c t o r i e s against St. Georgefe H o s p i t a l and one against Uni­

v e r s i t y College.

Finding ourselves w i t h a small space t o f i l l , i n the

evening, Sports E d i t o r Anderson was i n v i t e d to compose

an impromptu poem. His e f f o r t i s t o appear i n s e r i a l form.

I thought Id w r i t e a sonnet here t h i s morning

Alas i t wouldnt come,all i n a f l a s h

But suddenly, ju s t as the night was d-wning

With space to f i l l , I thought Id have a bash,

But space i s not a3 large as you might t h i n k , 3ir

g o i n ' t o t h e

g o l d r u s h , p a l

T H E MINES CARNIVAL

I S O N M A R C H 2 0 m

T I C K E T S FROM THE BAR

PRICE I GUINEA

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