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FEATURE

ON MIKE p.7

H A L L

PRICES

D O W N IN N O V E M B E R ol 1965 it

was announced by the Halls of

Residence committee that Hall

fees would be raised by 5/- per

weeki this rise to take effect

from August of this year. The

aim was to eliminate a deficit in

the reserve funds of £1200. It

would have brought the fees in

Southside up to £81 p.a.

The University of London has

decided, however, in view of the

Prices and Incomes freeze, that

such increases cannot be made.

(The University being a Govern­

ment financed body.) The fees

thus remain at the level decided

in 1962/63, e.g. Southside £75,

New Beit £68 p.a.

T h e same freeze app l i es to a l l r e ­

f e c t o ry charges w h i c h w o u l d p r o b ­

a b l y have r i sen t o keep up w i t h i n ­

creased t a x a t i o n a n d o ther charges .

D r . K e n W e a l e s a i d that the Selec ­

t ive E m p l o y m e n t T a x w o u l d h a v e to

be p a i d f o r a l l the c l e a n i n g a n d r e ­

fector ies staff but , s ince the U n i o n is

a c h a r i t y , the tax w o u l d la ter be r e ­

f u n d e d .

N o t e : Because o f the c u r r e n t c red i t

squeeze H u l l , E x e t e r a n d some o ther

U n i v e r s i t i e s have a n n o u n c e d cu t -backs

i n t h e i r b u i l d i n g p r o g r a m m e s . Its

effect o n 1 C is as yet u n k n o w n .

Pulteney

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22 T h u r l o e S t S W 7

C A R N I V A L £1001 4s 7d was the sum handed over to the Notting Hill Hous­

ing Trust (last year's charity) by the IC Carnival this month, de­

spite the statement to Union Council by last year's president Adrian Fletcher that it had rais­

ed £1,500.

T h i s p o o r s h o w i n g puts C a r n i v a l

back to 1961, w h e n the C h a r i t y w a s

O x f a m , s ince w h e n o v e r £1000 has

been ra i sed every year , c u l m i n a t i n g i n

£2,417 i n 1965 (also f o r the N o t t i n g -

H i l l H o u s i n g T r u s t ) . C h r i s H o c k i n g ,

last y e a r ' s C a r n i v a l C h a i r m a n , w h e n

asked to c o m m e n t o n F l e t c h e r ' s f igure

o f £1 ,500 s a i d that the f a l l w a s d u e

to shortage o f staff, c h o o s i n g the s a m e

c h a r i t y twice , a n d went o n to suggest

" that the a m b i g u o u s c o m m e n t s I

m a d e at the b e g i n n i n g o f the y e a r p r o ­

b a b l y d i d n o t h e l p . " ( F o r the benefit

o f Freshers , last year ' s c h a r i t y w a s

chosen amids t a l o t o f i l l - f e e l i n g . T h e

C a r n i v a l B o a r d a n d U n i o n E x e c u t i v e

ef fect ively t o l d the U n i o n to c h o o s e

the I m p e r i a l C a n c e r R e s e a r c h F u n d ,

— t h e t h i r d c a n d i d a t e b e i n g t h e

F a m i l y P l a n n i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l C a m ­

p a i g n , p r o p o s e d b y the H u x l e y

Soc i e ty ) . W i t h the f a i l u r e o f the a p ­

p o i n t e d C h a i r m a n o f C a r n i v a l C o m -

mitee f o r this year , the out le t f o r

C a r n i v a l is c l o u d y , b u t i t is suggested

th i s w e e k that R a l p h C o r n f o r t h , (o f

W o o d e n H o r s e C l u b fame) s h o u l d

take over the C h a i r m a n s h i p . T h i s ,

together w i t h the c l a r i f i c a t i o n o f the

c o n s t i t u t i o n a l p o s i t i o n o f the C a r n i v a l

C o m m i t t e e ( f o r m e d e ight years ago as

a n o f fshoot o f the L o n d o n S t u d e n t s '

C a r n i v a l , w h i c h went i n t o l i q u i d a t i o n

last year) m a y perhaps h e l p I C ' s C a r ­

n i v a l to r e g a i n i t s l o s t g r o u n d .

B O O K S A L E

T H E C & G U N I O N w i l l be o r g a n ­

i s i n g a text b o o k sale o n T u e s d a y the

11th O c t o b e r at 1.00 i n M e c h . E n g .

P e o p l e i n G u i l d s w h o w i s h to , m a y

leave t h e m i n t h e entrance o f M e c h .

E n g . d u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r o n T h u r s ­

d a y , F r i d a y a n d M o n d a y .

T h e r e is n o charge f o r this service .

T h i s sale w i l l be o f p a r t i c u l a r benefit

t o 1st Y e a r s so d o n o t r u s h o u t a n d

b u y a l l y o u r b o o k s before T u e s d a y .

RECTOR D I E S

O n Wednesday, 21st September, Sir

Patrick Linstead was suddenly taken

i l l and was rushed to St. Georges

Hospital. H i s death occurred late

on Thursday night. It was thought

that he was in excellent health and his

death came as a complete surprise to

the College. The pro-Rector, Sir

Owen Saunders, wil l handle the es­

sential affairs, such as Freshers' Day ,

for the college, A Memorial Service

is to be held, and details will be an­

nounced later. See Page 5.

F E L I X

needs

S T A F F

2 F E L I X

Danish success

for Dram soc D R / V M S O C W E N T o n l o u r th is

year f o r a f o r tn ight to D e n m a r k . W e

a r r i v e d by t r a i n i n Naestved o n the

m o r n i n g o f S u n d a y the 291'. A u g u s t ,

h a v i n g persuaded t w o g i r l s o n the

t r a i n to a c c o m p a n y us t o D e n m a r k .

W e were met by t w o m e m b e r s o f the

" N jes tved A m a t o s c e n e , " whose m e m ­

bers put us up f o r the first week . O r ­

ganised t o the " n " t h degree o u r stay

i n v o l v e d v is i t s to a cast le , the l o c a l

newspaper a n d g l a s s w o r k s a n d a c i v i c

r e c e p t i o n . O n T h u r s d a y a n d F r i d a y

n ights we p e r f o r m e d " A n Inspector

C a l l s " b y J . B . Pr i e s t l ey , i n the

Naestved s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l . T h e p l a y

was w e l l r e ce ived b y b o t h press a n d

audience . A f t e r the p e r f o r m a n c e o n

T h u r s d a y the P r e s i d e n t o f the Naest­

ved A m a t o r s c e n e presented the soc ­

iety w i t h a r e a l l y b e a u t i f u l vase. O u r

stay c u l m i n a t e d o n S a t u r d a y w i t h a

s p l e n d i d par ty , at w h i c h we were each

g i v e n e n g r a v e d glasses.

O n S u n d a y we m o v e d t o N y k a e b i n g

a t o w n 40 m i l e s S o u t h o f N x ^ t v c d ,

w h e r e we were enter ta ined b y the

E n g l i s h C l u b . H e r e a g a i n we were

met by an in te l l i gent a u d i e n c e w h i c h

gathered o n T u e s d a y i n the N y k o b i n g

g r a m m a r s c h o o l .

Incredible audience

O n W e d n e s d a y the 8th ot S e p t e m

ber we t rave l l ed by t r a i n to C o p e n ­

hagen . W e p l a y e d here before a n i n ­

c r e d i b l e a u d i e n c e o f over 600 peop le

i n the most m o d e r n theatre i n D e n ­

m a r k . A l t h o u g h a p p r e h e n s i v e the

cast p e r f o r m e d w e l l a n d was f a v o u r ­

a b l y r e c e i v e d . O u r three days were

f u l l y e m p l o y e d s ightsee ing i n C o p e n ­

hagen i n c l u d i n g T i v o l i G a r d e n s a n d

he C a r l s b u r g B r e w e r y .

W e left f r o m C o p e n h a g e n o n Sat

a r d a y , 11th September , h a p p y but

shattered .

They are in The Observer

every Sunday, yet

Are these the eyes of a madman?

These are the eyes of Michael Frayn. For seven

years now, week in, week out (apart from 4

weeks' paid holiday a year), first in The

Guardian, then in The Observer, Frayn has

had to write an article. 700 words 3 times a

week for The Guardian; 900 words once a

week in The Observer.

He has also written two novels, The T in

Men and The Russian Interpreter. Appeared

regularly on Granada T V . Wrote for TW3.

Contributed to The Age of Austerity. He is

also married, with two daughters.

Yet there is still virtually no evidence that Frayn

has been affected by this. However a growing

number of people read The Observer every

Sunday for this reason alone. To be actually

there, on hand, when he does finally — well

— snap.

R e a d T h e O b s e r v e r every S u n d a y

Rumpus over £m.

' Money lost' - reports

T H E R E WAS N O question of a

treasury loan of ,000,000 being

lost, said London University in

a statement during the vacation.

The statement followed suggest­

ions in the national daily press

that the money was lost—the

newspapers got their story from

the Second Report of the Com­

mittee for Public Accounts,

published last month.

The loan to the University was

towards the cost of buying prop­

erty in Bloomsbury. The Com­

mittee said that the purchase of

the Bloomsbury Estate No. 2 was

financed by an Exchequer loan

of £lm. issued in 1950, a grant

of £250,000 from the L C C and

£336,000 from the University's

capital resources. The loan was

to be converted into grants as

the property was brought into

use for University purposes.

Though this was basically a book

transaction, the intention was to

give the Treasury, the Depart­

ment of Education and Science,

and the U G C (University Grants

Committee) added control over

the development of the property.

B E L A T E D STEPS

In July 1965, the balance of

the fund, after repayment of the

University's original contribution,

was announced as £608,000. It

was subsequently shown that

£499,000 of this was temporarily

lent to O T H E R University funds.

" W e were i n f o r m e d that ne i ther

the T r e a s u r y n o r the D e p a r t m e n t o f

E d u c a t i o n a n d S c i e n c e h a d m a d e

use of the f u n d over the y e a r s ; t h e

mat te r h a d c o m p l e t e l y b e e n los t s ight

of. T h e c o m m i t t e e repor t states :

" T h e U n i v e r s i t y G r a n t s C o m m i t ­

tee h a d r e c o m m e n d e d grants f o r

b u i l d i n g d e v e l o p m e n t s o n the estate

i n c o m p l e t e i g n o r a n c e o f the ex is tence

o f the a m o u n t o f m o n e y i n i t . "

" B e l a t e d steps " t o see that m o n e y

was used f o r the p u r p o s e i n t e n d e d

I N T E R E S T E D I N :

O W L S

O C C U L T I S M

O R A T O R Y

T h e n c o m e to t h e

HALDANE LIBRARY

18 P r i n c e s G a r d e n s

for a b o o k a b o u t i t .

O p e n l ! - 7 p m . d a i l y (11 5.30)

M o n d a y & W e d n e s d a y

were w e l c o m e d b y t h e C o m m i t t e e ,

w h i c h censored the depar tments c o n ­

cerned for d i s r e g a r d i n g t h e i r p r e v i o u s

w a r n i n g i n i n 1953.

T h e U n i v e r s i t y e x p l a i n e d that the

f u n d w a s s t i l l e a r m a r k e d f o r i t s o r i g i ­

n a l purpose . A l t h o u g h the cash

ba lance h a d been t e m p o r a r i l y d i v e r t e d

to finance o ther c a p i t a l e x p e n d i t u r e ,

i t was " c o v e r e d " by a b a n k l o a n

a r r a n g e m e n t , a n d was a l w a y s a v a i l ­

ab le o n d e m a n d .

P A R L I A M E N T A R Y C O N T R O L ?

T h e U n i v e r s i t y ' s s tatement does n o t

d e a l w i t h the P . A . C . ' s c h i e f c o m p l a i n t ,

that r e s p o n s i b l e G o v e r n m e n t d e p a r t ­

ments " e n t i r e l y l os t s ight o f the

ex is tence a n d p u r p o s e o f t h e f u n d . "

T h i s resu l ted i n grants b e i n g m a d e

f r o m the E x c h e q u e r , w h i c h s h o u l d

h a v e been financed f r o m the f u n d .

N o r does the statement d e a l w i t h the

P A C ' s c o m m e n t that the a m o u n t o f

grants m i g h t have been affected i f the

G r a n t s C o m m i t t e e h a d k n o w n o f t h e

f u n d ' s existence.

O n e p o s s i b l e consequence i s a f u r ­

ther step t o w a r d s t i g h t e n i n g P a r l i a ­

m e n t a r y c o n t r o l o f the U n i v e r s i t i e s —

l i k e l y to be t a k e n w h e n the V i c e

C h a n c e l l o r ' s c o m m i t t e e presents e v i ­

dence be fore the P . A . C . T h e V i c e -

C h a n c e l l o r s were asked to a p p e a r i n

J u n e a f ter the U . G . C . ' s d i s c u s s i o n o f

the matter i n , M a y . F u r t h e r m o r e , th is

m a y affect U G C s f u t u r e g rant a s s i g n ­

ments to the U n i v e r s i t y .

Ell iot in ESRO space

project W I T H A G R A N T o f £188.000 P r o ­

fessor H a r r y E l l i o t t , head o f the Space

a n d C o s m i c ray sec t ion is p r o d u c i n g

th fee e x p e r i m e n t s — a m a g n e t o m e t e r

a n d t w o c o s m i c ray telescopes, to be

m o u n t e d i n a n E S R O sate l l i te . T h i s

satel l i te n a m e d H E O S ( h i g h l y ec ­

centr i c o r b i t sate l l i te ) , is s h a r e d w i t h

o ther E S R O c o u n t r i e s a n d is t o be

l a u n c h e d f r o m C a p e K e n n e d y i n 1968.

T h e l a u n c h e r is a thrust a u g m e n t e d

T h o r - D e l t a r o c k e t , w h i c h w i l l p u t the

10 K i l o g r a m sate l l i te i n t o a n o r b i t

w h i c h has a n ec cent r i c i ty o f 100 a n d

a n apogee o f 1000 K m .

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F E L I X 3

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W e l l s o c . L e c t u r e / d e m o n s t r a t i o n b y T .

G . W a r n e o n H y p n o t i s m . 7.30 p . m .

i n R o o m 408 E E .

C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . T a l k " D o e s science

m a k e G o d u n n e c e s s a r y ? " by D r . W .

S. W o o l c o c k .

1.10 p . m . i n 266 A e r o .

T U E S D A Y 11

C o n s e r v a t i v e S o c i e t y t o h o l d a

F r e s h e r s ' sherry p a r t y i n the J u n i o r

C o m m o n R o o m S o u t h s i d e . S p e a k e r i s

W . R . v a n S t r o u b e n z e e , M . B . E . , M . P .

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W e l l s o c . L e c t u r e o n " P o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r

the A r t i f i c i a l C r e a t i o n o f L i f e , " b y

D r . N . A . M i t c h i s o n , H e a d o f the E x ­

p e r i m e n t a l B i o l o g y D i v i s i o n . 7.30 p . m .

i n R o o m 408 E E .

C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . D r . O . R . B a r c l a y

t a l k i n g o n " Is R e l i g i o n a R e t r e a d ? "

1.10 p . m . i n 266 A e r o .

T U E S D A Y 18

M i n e s U n i o n m e e t i n g at 1 p . m .

C team champions champions IN J U N E T H E IC team, cap­

tained by Darshan Pandya, be­came Champions of the Quiz In­

ternational League. Last year the League consisted of teams from

IC, U C , Q M C , L S E and Kings,

each played the other four col­leges and the top four teams

then played a knockout to find the winner of the series.

T h e r e were t w o series last year , I C

w o n the second . I n J u n e a m a t c h was

h e l d between the t w o col leges a n d

I C were d e c l a r e d c h a m p i o n s .

T h i s y e a r a n e w series began w i t h

the c o m p e t i t i o n o p e n to a l l f o r e i g n

students f r o m the a b o v e five col leges

a n d a lso B e d f o r d a n d S O A S . S o t a r

I C have p l a y e d a n d beaten b o t h o f

these co l leges . T h e p h o t o g r a p h shows

M c D o n a l d H o b l e y w i t h the t e a m s ;

f r o m le f t to r i g h t , P . V a n der P u i j e ,

D . P a n d y a , I . C u r n m i n g a n d f r o m U C

E n g — S o o n T a y , J . L i t c h f i e l d a n d I

Z a i n .

I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E

COMMEMORATION

DAY Thursday 2 7 t h Oct .

R o y a l Albert Hal l 3 p m ,

R S M o n view

T i c k e t s F R E E

C o m m e m o r a t i o n D a y celebrates the

v i s i t to the C o l l e g e i n 1945 o f the late

K i n g G e o r g e V I , a c c o m p a n i e d b y

Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h , the Q u e e n M o t h e r ,

at the centenary o f the R o y a l C o l l e g e

of C h e m i s t r y , the o ldest f o r e r u n n e r o f

I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e .

T h i s year 's c e l e b r a t i o n w i l l be h e l d

o n T h u r s d a y , 28th O c t o b e r i n the

R o y a l A l b e r t H a l l a t 3 p . m . A n A d ­

dress w i l l be g i v e n by the spec ia l

v i s i t o r T h e R t . - H o n . L o r d B e e c h i n g ,

F e l l o w o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e .

A n i n t e r - d e n o m i n a t i o n a l service

w i l l be h e l d at 1.30 p . m . i n H o l y

T r i n i t y c h u r c h , P r i n c e C o n s o r t R d . ;

T h e R t . R e v . E . R . W h i c k h a m , B i s h o p

o f M i d d l e t o n w i l l p r e a c h .

A f t e r the c e r e m o n y i n the R o y a l

A l b e r t H a l l the w o r k a n d b u i l d i n g o f

the R o y a l S c h o o l o f M i n e s w i l l be o n

v i e w to v i s i t o r s .

T e a f o r present students w i l l be i n

the M a i n R e f e c t o r y , S o u t h s i d e .

T i c k e t s are a v a i l a b l e free f r o m the

U n i o n office.

4 FELIX

F H X I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n

P r i n c e C o n s o r t R d .

L o n d o n , S .W .7

I n t e r n a l 2881 /2799

T e l e p h o n e s : K E N 2963

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

Ass i s tant E d i t o r V A C A N C Y

Sports E d i t o r A l a n Robbins

P h o t o g r a p h i c E d i t o r Nigel Shindler

Features E d i t o r V A C A N C Y

N e w s E d i t o r V A C A N C Y

Business M a n a g e r Peter Shelley

A d v e r t i s i n g M a n a g e r V A C A N C Y

A d v e r t i s i n g A g e n c y

E d u c a t i o n a l P u b l i c i t y (Partners ) L M

P r o d u c t i o n M a n a g e r V A C A N C Y

Sales M a n a g e r Richard Davies

A s s . Sales M a n a g e r Judith Pearson

Secretar ies Freda Cawson

V A C A N C I E S

S u b - E d i t o r s V A C A N C I E S

R e p o r t e r s Stewart Barnes

V A C A N C I E S

P h o t o g r a p h e r s V A C A N C I E S

C a r t o o n i s t s V A C A N C I E S

by the editor

Proud Record The full measure of the late Rector's effect on the College did not

become apparent until this week. When the members began to consider

what he had accomplished in only eleven years, they found a proud

record. In his preface to the current U n i o n Handbook he wrote : " this

College is by general consent the leading College of Science and Technology

i n the country." It became so as a result of his brilliant administration

and foresight. T h e College will long have cause to be grateful to h i m and

to admire his achievements.

Chance of a lifetime O n e i d e a w h i c h w i l l be t h r o w n at t h e F r e s h e r s i n these f i rst t e w days

i s : " Y o u m u s t s t r i k e a h a p p y ba lance be tween w o r k a n d p l a y — b o t h

are i m p o r t a n t . " B y the t i m e y o u h a v e h e a r d th i s f r o m the P r e s i d e n t

( W h i c h one was he? ) a n d y o u r t u t o r ( R e m e m b e r h i m w e l l , he m a y never

see y o u again) y o u m a y w e l l w o n d e r (a) w h a t the — does i t m e a n a n d (b)

w h a t are they t r y i n g t o se l l ?

T h e U L U h a n d b o o k descr ibes I C as h a v i n g a h i g h l y i n d e p e n d a n t

u n i o n — t h i s is i n d e e d t r u e . B e i n g s u c h a large co l lege i t c a n offer m a n y

fa c i l i t i e s i n its o w n u n i o n f o r w h i c h s m a l l e r i n s t i t u t i o n s m u s t l o o k b a c k

t o U L U . I t i s a l so o n e o f the f e w co l leges n o t a f f i l iated t o the N a t i o n a l

U n i o n o f Students a n d h a s o n o c c a s i o n s ac ted as a n independent v o i c e f o r

students , e.g. the l o a n s l o b b y o f P a r l i a m e n t las t M a y .

I C U n i o n has a n advantage o v e r m o s t o ther U n i v e r s i t i e s i n t h a t i t

i s a m e d i u m - s i z e d b o d y c o m p r i s e d o f three s m a l l e r b o d i e s a n d i t se l f p a r t o f

a large b o d y . T h e large b o d y is U L U a n d the three s m a l l e r ones the

" const i tuent co l l ege u n i o n s " — n o t e that ph r a s e , i t i s a l o c a l c l i c h e . I t

c a n thus p r o v i d e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r peop le o f a l l a b i l i t i e s . T h e a m b i t i o u s

m a y f ind t h e i r n i c h e i n the c o r r i d o r s o f . M a l e t Street ( U L U ) , those content

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

the ir talents i n the c o r r i d o r s , stair -cases a n d l i f t sha f t s o f I C . F o r those

w h o pre fer a n even t i ghter k n i t c o m p a n y , the c o n s t i t u e n t c o l l ege u n i o n s

have m a n y f l o u r i s h i n g a n d i n f l u e n t i a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s .

A s f o r s t r i k i n g a h a p p y b a l a n c e t h i s o b v i o u s l y m e a n s d i f ferent t h i n g s

to dif ferent peop le . S o m e c a n be a P r e s i d e n t o f a soc ie ty a n d get a F i r s t ,

others c a n d o n o t h i n g a n d s t i l l f a i l . I n y o u r first weeks e x p e r i m e n t , find

o u t w h a t you c a n a l l o w f o r w o r k ! S e r i o u s l y t h o u g h , i t ' s n o g o o d h i d i n g

a w a y a n d s a y i n g y o u w i l l e n j o y y o u r s e l f a f ter y o u g r a d u a t e — n o w is the

t i m e o f o p p o r t u n i t y .

Y o u w i l l n o d o u b t h a v e j o i n e d some o f the seduct ive soc iet ies y o u

saw o n F r e s h e r s ' D a y . P o s s i b l y y o u r a t t i t u d e w a s " I w a n t t o j o i n t h e F o l k

S o n g C l u b because I l i k e t o l i s t e n t o f o l k m u s i c . " o r " I f I j o i n the P h o t o ­

g r a p h i c Soc i e ty 1 c a n use t h e i r d a r k r o o m s . " W h i l e n o t u n c o m m e n d a b l e ,

these are n o t the best reasons f o r j o i n i n g . A n y k i n d o f soc ie ty depends f o r

its success o n the a c t i v i t y a n d i n v o l v m e n t o f i ts m e m b e r s — p l e a s e get

i n v o l v e d ! D o n ' t i m a g i n e y o u c a n step i n t o a soc iety >as P r e s i d e n t ( V i c e -

Pres ident poss ib ly ) b u t y o u c a n give y o u r ideas , he lp a n d t i m e r i g h t f r o m

t h e 1 start . T h e r e i s n o n e e d t o be a f r a i d o f b e i n g t u r n e d a w a y as a

" F r e s h e r " — y o u are o n l y a F r e s h e r as l o n g as y o u act as one . T h e r e are

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

t i m e a few peop le d i d start p u s h i n g : the sweet d r u g o f a p a t h y m a y eas i ly

o v e r c o m e th i s f e r t i l e co l l ege .

O b v i o u s l y y o u k n o w best w h e r e y o u r interests l i e , b u t d o n o t neglect

t o b r o a d e n y o u r o u t l o o k — y o u r r e a l ta lents m a y s t i l l be la tent . T h e r e are

o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r e v e r y o n e , b o r e d o m s h o u l d be a n i m p o s s i b i l i t y .

Top of the Union I N T H E U N I O N we h a v e the m a k i n g s o f a success ful a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .

U n d o u b t e d l y the p o w e r l i es w i t h P r e s i d e n t T o n y D u k e . H e h a s a l r e a d y

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

purposes . A t the t i m e o f w r i t i n g (28th) I suspect he has some schemes f o r

m a k i n g large changes i n the U n i o n a f fa i rs . D a v i d M c B a i n , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , i s a h a r d - w o r k i n g d i l i g e n t off icer.

A l r e a d y he has m a d e efficient use o f h i s l i m i t e d t i m e (he is a t h i r d y e a r engineer) to i m p l e m e n t the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f the C o u n c i l d e c i s i o n o n n o t i c e b o a r d s .

Secretary B r e n d a n P a r k e r is a n o t h er h a r d - w o r k i n g m e m b e r o f D u k e ' s

staff. H e w o r k e d h a r d u n d e r F l e t c h e r las t y e a r t o g a i n t h i s pos t a n d n o

d o u b t l e a r n e d m u c h f r o m th is teacher .

A Good

Beginning.

K »s wiui a aeep sense of loss that we start the year after the

sad death of the Rector, Sir Patrick Linstead. Although he was an eminent scientist and ad­ministrator he will be remember­

ed by the Union for the interest he snowed in student affairs.

At this time it is vital for us to

maintain the high standards in the life of the College of which we are proud. We must show that we are a strong and united

Union by our sense of loyalt; and responsibility. We must try to do this without dampening cor spirits. We are a rare example of

a self-governing Union, we must not lose any of the advantages which this gives ns.

As an executive one of our main difficulties is one of com­

munication. In a college of this size it is difficult for us to keep in touch with the ordinary mem­bers. We do our best through

F E L I X and Union meetings, and!

the notice boards. The Union caters for most interests but it is

up to yon as the ordinary member to make the effort to get to know what is going on and where.

In conclusion, may I welcome

yon all to the start of the new session,.and from now on it's all

yours!

Tony Duke

President ICU

Mike Sir,

D u r i n g t h e pas t y e a r I h a v e b e e n

r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the c o n s t r u c t i o n o f

M I K E , I .C . ' s n e w masco t .

I w o u l d n o w l i k e t o express m y

p e r s o n a l t h a n k s t o the u n d e r m e n ­

t i o n e d m e m b e r s o f the co l l ege staff,

w i t h o u t w h o s e h e l p the c o n s t r u c t i o n

o f rfeither the m a s c o t o r i ts p l i n t h

w o u l d h a v e been p o s s i b l e : —

M a i n t e n a n c e : M r . L e w i s , M r .

S h u r e t y , M r . D e e r i n g a n d M r .

F r e d C o x .

M e c h . E n g . : J o h n n y M o r g a n , G o r ­

d o n S t a b i n , B o b G a r m o n a n d

A r t h u r D o w d e n .

C i v . E n g . : M r . B r a n a n , D e p t . S u p t .

S t a n C o o k , carpenter ; M r . Scot t ,

w o r k s h o p .

E l e c . E n g . : M r . G r e e n , w o r k s h o p .

R o y a l S c h o o l o f M i n e s : M r . H a r r i s ,

D e p t . S u p t . ; B e r t W e s t , w o r k ­

s h o p ; a n d , o f course , M a c , i n

the f o u n d r y .

M y t h a n k s a l so go t o the f ew s t u ­

dents i n v o l v e d : R o g e r C r o s s , J i m

M c L e o d , D i c k C o n n , P a u l W a r d a n d

P e t e r M a s o n .

R . N . C O R N F O R T H .

That Crowd A g a i n !

S i r ,

A t the end o f last t e r m , a p r i v a t e

p a r t y was h e l d i n the I C W A l o u n g e .

A t 11.15 p . m . ( c l o s i n g t i m e ) , the p a r t y

was i n v a d e d b y o v e r t w e n t y p e o p l e ,

m e m b e r s o f w h a t c a n be t e r m e d the

b a r - c r o w d . T h e r o w d i e s t a n d m o s t

o b j e c t i o n a b l e were a s k e d w i t h o u t suc ­

cess t o leave . A f t e r a b o u t a n h o u r ,

s o m e o f the gatecrashers c reated a

d i s t u r b a n c e a n d a b r a w l b r o k e o u t i n

w h i c h f u r n i t u r e w a s sent flying a n d

glasses a n d bott les s m a s h e d . A f t e r ­

w a r d s , , one o f the i n v i t e d guests, w h o

h a d t r i e d to stop the fight a m o n g s t

the gate crashers , was t a k e n to hos ­

p i t a l . H e h a d three st i tches p u t a b o v e

h i s eye a n d w a s f o u n d t o h a v e a

b r o k e n nose .

P e r h a p s the m o s t a p p a l l i n g aspect

t h i s a f f a i r i s t h a t i t w a s n o t a n i s o ­

la ted i n c i d e n t . T h r o u g h o u t the

whole o f last year , a c o n t i n u o u s series

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

these c o l u m n s a b o u t s i m i l a r i n c i ­

dents i n v o l v i n g the " b a r - c r o w d " —

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

o f U n i o n a n d H a l l p r o p e r t y , a n d

v a n d a l i s m i n genera l .

A s yet , despi te the f r e q u e n c y w i t h

w h i c h these i n c i d e n t s o c c u r , n o of f i ­

c i a l a c t i o n has been t a k e n . Is the

U n i o n c o m p l e t e l y power l e s s t o act i n

these c a s e s — o r m e r e l y u n w i l l i n g ?

J . P . P O Y S E R .

Obituary

S i r ,

I d o u b t i f y o u w i l l h a v e h e a r d o f

the dea th o f M i k e N e v i l l e - P o l l y last

m o n t h i n Z a m b i a . H a v i n g o n l y le f t

co l l ege last C h r i s t m a s there w i l l be

m a n y o f M i k e ' s f r i e n d s s t i l l i n I . C .

w h o w i l l n o t h a v e h e a r d o f t h i s

t ragedy e i ther .

M i k e t o o k a degree i n M e c h a n i c a l

E n g i n e e r i n g be fore c o m i n g t o us i n

M i n i n g f o r a D I C by research . H e

h a d a w i d e n u m b e r o f f r i e n d s i n b o t h

par t s o f the co l l ege , w h o , I a m sure ,

w i l l m i s s h i m great ly .

H e w e n t t o Z a m b i a as a- M e c h a n i ­

c a l E n g i n e e r at C h i n g o l a m i n e i n the

N e w Y e a r .

M i k e d i e d i n a r o a d a c c i d e n t w h e n

r e t u r n i n g f r o m a rugger m a t c h at

C h i n g o l a one a f t e r n o o n . T h e i r s m a l l

sports car h i t a horse w h e n d o i n g

m o r e t h a n 50 m . p . h . T h e a n i m a l w a s

t h r o w n over the bonnet a n d t h r o u g h

the w i n d s c r e e n . M i k e w a s severely

c o n c u s s e d w i t h i n t e r n a l b l e e d i n g

a r o u n d the b r a i n . H e d i e d i n h o s p i ­

t a l a f t e r b e i n g u n c o n s c i o u s f o r five

weeks . H i s c o m p a n i o n escaped v i r ­

t u a l l y u n h a r m e d .

I a m sure he w i l l be m i s s e d b y

m a n y i n the co l l ege . Y o u m a y re ­

m e m b e r h i m as a past c a p t a i n o f I . C .

B o x i n g C l u b .

J . H . S H I L L A L S E R

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F E L I X 5

T H E L A T E R E C T O R

SIR PATRICK LINSTEAD, C B E , FRS, who died suddenly on

the 24lh of September, had guided Imperial College through a

crucial period of its history. A graduate of the College, he was a

member of the Chemistry department staff until 1938, and gained

an international reputation in organic Chemistry. He was then

successively Professor at Sheffield and at Harvard, Deputy Director

of Research at the war-time Ministry of Supply, and Director of

the National Chemical Laboratory. He returned in 1949 becoming

head of the Chemistry department and Dean of the RCS; and was

appointed Rector in 1955.

His scientific attainments and contributions to the development of

University education, (which included membership of the Robbins C o m ­

mittee), are well known. In South Kensington he will also be particularly

remembered for his personal influences on the nature and quality of the

massive expansion of the College, which had been initiated under his pre­

decessor, A i r Chief Marshal Sir Roderick H i l l . Steering through the com­

plications caused by the retention of the Queen's Tower he sought to

ensure that the large new academic buildings were modern and functional

but would not " astonish our neighbours and clash with the pleasant legacies

of the past." Within them he successfully fostered the development of

new departments and fields of study, and of interdepartmental collaboration.

One of his earliest decisions was that residential expansion should have

equal priority with academic building, and from this sprang the redevelop­

ment of Prince's Gardens, which will eventually accommodate more than

one thousand students. H i s concern for the nurturing of a University

environment was also shown by the opening of the Playfair and Haldane

Libraries, in the expansion of the Harlington sports ground, by his active

encouragement of the General Studies programme, and in the project to

build a swimming pool and squash courts on the North side of Prince's

Gardens, which is now under way.

The Rector was closely interested in the activities of the U n i o n , (" that

beneficient organisation") and of its many clubs and societies. T h e

addition of two storeys to the original Union building was carried out in

the first years of his rectorship. Subsequently he designated as " U n i o n

Areas " much space in South Side and in the College Block, (which is soon

to be built); and he had prepared the ground for the necessary strengthening

of the U n i o n financies to accompany this growth. H e gave strong support

to such new enterprises as the Exploration Board and, with Lady Linstead,

attended many social functions in the Union . His urbane after dinner

speeches on these occasions were enlivened by many adroit shafts of

humour, which were usually proceeded by a speculative glance at the

ceiling. H e was always accessible for consultation with the President of

the Union , and maintained excellent relations with successive generations

of student officers.

Sir Patrick was a humane man of wide sympathies and interests. His

long experience of the College enabled him to graft the new onto the

healthiest elements of the old, and it is sad that he has not lived to see the

complete fulfillment of the design. Those who knew him feel his passing as

a personal loss.

D r . K . E . W E A L E .

T H E W E L L S C E N T E N A R Y T H E C E N T E N A R Y of the

birth of H G. Wells is comme­

morated by a variety of public

and college events. In December

Lord Snow is to give a special

Centenary lecture in the Huxley

Building when he will speak

about Wells die literary pioneer

and scientific educator.

Earlier this Autumn the B B C

broadcast a documentary televis­

ion programme on Wells entitled

'Whoosh'. In this three mem­

bers of Wellsoc appeared briefly. T h e biggest event in Wellsoc's au­

tumn timetable is the Wells Week or­

ganised in honour of H . G . Wel ls—

one of IC's most celebrated alumni.

The main feature of this week will be

" a n Art of Science Exhibi t ion , " but

there wil l also be a dinner attended

by Wells' son, G . P. Wells, and show­

ings of four films based on H . G .

Wells' books.

T h e Art of Science Exhibition is

to be held from 7th to 11th Novem­

ber and is organised by C o l i n P h i l ­

lips, room 637 Tizard H a l l . A l l

Union members may enter using the

forms available around the college.

Entries are invited for such cate­

gories as painting, sculpture, music,

robots, inventions, science fiction—

in fact almost anything will be con

sidered provided that the entry is a

work of art inspired by science, i n ­

corporating scientific apparatus or

produced scientifically.

A long list of distinguished scientists

and artists has been invited to judge

the entries, each taking on an ap­

propriate category. They will collab­

orate in judging any entries which do

not fall into a listed class. F o r a

special predictions category, the en­

tries will be buried, and twenty years

hence the then Rector wi l l be invited

to judge which forecast has been most

nearly fulfilled. T h e winner will then

receive his prize.

Wellsoc is again offering a full pro­

gramme of weekly meetings. A s

usual the first meeting is a crowd-

drawer, being a lecture with demon­

strations on hypnotism., This is fol ­

lowed in later weeks by a discussion

of the possibility of creating life, Her­

mann Bondi on cosmology, a lecture

on brain-washing and voodoo, and

several other intriguing topics.

T h e Society's special study groups

set up last year to investigate flying

saucers and ghosts will continue. The

latter group will become affiliated to

the society for Psychical Research.

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6 F E L I X

U L U Fresher's

Three days of festivities

Not to be missed

Don't miss the stall which interests you—

check its location, before you go there.

A s s h o u l d be c l ear f r o m the d i s c o u r a g i n g c o m m e n t s i n I m p e r i a l

C o l l e g e U n i o n Y e a r b o o k , the U n i v e r s i t y o f L o n d o n U n i o n a n d i ts b u i l d i n g

c o m e i n f o r c o n s i d e r a b l e abuse at I C . Y e t last year I C p r o v i d e d o n a ghi bas is , m o r e o f U L U ' s officers a n d e x e c u t i v e t h a n a n y o ther

co l l ege , a n d m o r e a b s o l u t e l y t h a n a l l b u t o n e o f t h e m . T h e r e a s o n f o r

this a n o m a l y is that , u n f o r t u n a t e l y , m a n y I C students d o n o t " m a n a g e "

to get to U L U o n one o f the three F r e s h e r s ' even ings , k n o w n o t h i n g a b o u t

U L U except f r o m hearsay , a n d thus b e c o m e s t u b b o r n l y a n t i - M a l e t Street .

O f those w h o d o find t h e i r w a y there , despi te the i g n o r a n c e o f t a x i d r i v e r s ,

bus c o n d u c t o r s a n d pedestr ians , m a n y l i k e w h a t they see, b e c o m e a d d i c t e d

a n d s t u b b o r n l y p r o - U L U . C e r t a i n l y a b a l a n c e be tween these t w o extremes

exists .

H o w e v e r , i f y o u d o m a n a g e to t r a v e l b y L o n d o n T r a n s p o r t f r o m I C

to U L U , at the reasonab le cost o f o n e s h i l l i n g , y o u w i l l find a t h r i v i n g

o r g a n i s a t i o n . O n e w h i c h p r o v i d e s a magn i f i c en t s w i m m i n g - p o o l , s q u a s h ,

b a d m i n t o n a n d g y m n a s i u m f a c i l i t i e s , as w e l l as a cho i ce o f over one h u n d r e d

student s o c i e t i e s — c o m p l e m e n t a r y t o those o f I C U .

How to get there G e t t o U L U :

b y bus : N o . 14 f r o m the V i c t o r i a & A l b e r t M u s e u m ,

o r : N o . 73 f r o m the A l b e r t H a l l ,

b y tube : P i c c a d i l l y to L e i c e s t e r S q . a n d t h e n N o r t h e r n L i n e t o

G o o d g e St . S t a t i o n .

F r o m G o o d g e St. i t is necessary t o cross the r o a d , w a l k d o w n bes ide

H e a l s a n d ' a l o n g T o r r i n g t o n P l a c e . T h e U L U b u i l d i n g is o n y o u r r i g h t

oppos i te D i l l o n ' s U n i v e r s i t y B o o k s h o p . N o t e that the buses r e t u r n t o I C

f r o m a s top i n G o w e r Street , ou t s ide R A D A .

A gu ide to the soc ie t ies , a n d the l o c a t i o n o f t h e i r stal ls i n U L U

d u r i n g the F r e s h e r s ' evenings i s g i v e n b e l o w . I f y o u j o i n a n y soc iet ies o r

e v e n i f y o u d o n ' t , keep i n t o u c h w i t h t h e i r ac t iv i t i es t h r o u g h the F E L I X

U L U W h a t ' s O n c o l u m n .

L'LU Freshers' days, Mondav, Tuesday & Wednesday. Octotx-r 10th, Ilth. 12th.

For a plan of the building see your U L U Handbook: Societies' stalls are distributed as follows:— Ground floor lounge

1. Men's University Sports Committee (Men's sports clubs)

2. Union Short (for t;es scarves, diaries etc.)

3. Women's University Sports Committee (Women's sports clubs) 4. SENNET—the U L U newspaper 5. U L U Entertainments Committee

Ground floor assembly hall entrance 6. Drama Society

7. French Society

8. U L U Film (the U L U film club) 9. Youth Council

10. Sub Aqua Club

First floor asssembly hall foyer

11. Gilbert and Sullivan Society and Opera Group

12. Youth Hostels Association

13. Chess Club

14. Church Society

15. Historical Society

16. Debates Society

First floor landing

18. Folk Song Club

First floor—room IB

19. Psychological Society

20. Lancastrian Society

21. Winks Society

22. Catholic Society

23. Geographical Society

24. Polish Society

25. Ice skating Club

26. Cuaker Society

27. Archeological Society

28. Pakistan Society

29. Marxist Society

30. Wine and Food

Second floor landing

31. Tape Recording Group

Second floor—room 2B

32. Flying Club

33. Natural History Society

Second floor—rooms 2D- E & F

34. India Society

35. Presbyterian-Congregational Society

36. Bobsleigh Society

37. Welsh Society

38. Hellenic Association 39. Ballroom Dancing Society

40. Scout and Guide Movement 41. Jewish Society

42. Socialist Society and Labour Club

43. Liberal Federation 44. Conservative Association

45. European Society

Music Roost

40, Cfton) yjciaiy

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48. Unburn!

4y. A « i^Micon

50. btfcpaniu Society

51, M;U!<xiist Society jk lish Folk Dance Society

I, M m a n Society

V, USSR Society

itlifti Boor—room 3C

H, Chinese Society

Si. Socialist Medical Association

58. .Christian Science Organisation

59. Scottish Dancing Society

60. Humanist Society

6!, Inter-Faculty Christian Union

62. Arab Society

Third floor—Badmington Court

Monday 6.00-9.00 pm Badminglon Club

Tuesday 6.00-9.00 pm Fencing Club

Wednesday 6.00-9.00 pm Scottish Dancing Society

Swimming pool

6.00-7.30 pm Swimming Club (Diving. Water Polo & Swimming displays)

7.30-8.30 pm Sub-Aqua Club (Demonstrations)

Gymnasium

Monday 6.00-7.30 pm Sports Club Training

7.30-9.00 pm Boxing Club, Athletic Club

Tuesday 6.00-7.15 pm Women's Athletic Club

7.15-9.00 pm B-sketbaH Trials

Wednesday 5.30-6.30 pm Netbal! Club

5.30-9.00 pm Judo & Trampoline Clubs.

The snack bar on the fourth floor is open only until 8.30 pm, and

the Bar closes at 10.00 pm, so be warned.

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MARCONI HOUSE. CHELMSFORD. ESSEX, ENGLAND LTD/X5I

F E L I X 1

SOUTH KEN PLEASE!

The traffic intersections in the shopping centre, on the left is Fulham Road

and on the right the station buildings. Brompton Road looking towards Knightsbridge : centre.

the well known shoppin 1

Thurloe Place : nearest entrance to

the Tube station.

S O U T H K E N . is s o m e t h i n g o f a " n o - m a n ' s l a n d " between K e n s i n g ­

t o n p r o p e r a n d C h e l s e a . It is b o u n d e d r o u g h l y b y the a r t e r i a l C r o m w e l l

R o a d a n d the F u l h a m R o a d . A t the western end it merges w i t h the bed-s it

r e a l m s o f E a r l s C o u r t , w h i c h is thus w i t h i n w a l k i n g d is tance o f the C o l l e g e .

I t i s a f a i r l y u n d i s t i n g u i s h e d area a n d can c l a i m n o s o r d i d c r i m e s o r

batt les to its f a m e . F l a t s o f v a r y i n g rent a n d q u a l i t y a b o u n d i n its

n u m e r o u s squares a n d crescents a n d the i r res idents are the p r i n c i p a l p o p u l a ­

t i o n o f m u c h o f the d i s t r i c t .

T h e s h o p p i n g area a r o u n d the T u b e s t a t i o n is u n u s u a l i n its c o n s t r u c t i o n .

T h e s i te appears t o be a n o v e r - g r o w n c o l l e c t i o n o f " c o r n e r - s h o p s . " C a f e s

a n d restaurants to cater f o r a l l tastes are p l e n t i f u l a n d whatever the U n i o n

h a n d b o o k i m p l i e s the f o o d i n m a n y o f t h e m is g o o d a n d I have never

e n c o u n t e r e d s u r l y service . O n e res taurant just ou ts ide t h i s c lus te r i s the

S h a n g r i - L a i n B r o m p t o n R d . — h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d b y the T i m e s but

don ' t go d o w n s t a i r s w i t h o u t £2! Bookshop ' s , r e c o r d shops , t i cket agents,

h a i r d r e s s e r s — a l m o s t a l l r equ i rements are ca tered f o r except that there is

a lack o f a g o o d grocer . T h e nearest one is i n G l o u c e s t e r R o a d .

A l o n g es tab l i shed f i rm is the B e l g i a n P a s t r y S h o p i n F u l h a m R o a d .

T h i s has been p r o d u c i n g its fine pastries f o r over t w o h u n d r e d years . T h e

K i n g ' s R o a d , the f a m o u s C h e l s e a m e c c a f o r a l l the " i n - c r o w d , " l ies b e y o n d

F u l h a m R o a d . It w a s so c a l l e d because i n e a r l i e r t imes i t was f o r the

exc lu s ive use o f the K i n g a n d h is guests. It is a fine s h o p p i n g area

w i t h its dozens o f an t ique a n d o l d f u r n i t u r e shops , gift shops , dress shops

a n d f o o d stores. A t the eastern e n d is S l o a n e S q u a r e w i t h i t s l a rge stores.

T h e nearest d e p a r t m e n t store to the C o l l e g e is H a r r o d ' s i n K n i g h t s b r i d g e .

The

the

Zetland :

Handbook. for more de ta i l s

For those seeking flats, cars, tuition in French or indeed almost anything

notice boards such as this one are a good start. Best time to look is

Monday when they are changed.

O n s l o w S q u a r e , one of t h e m a n y q u i e t , g a r d e n squares t o be f o u n d i n

S. K e n . I t is one of the m o r e f a m o u s ; W i l l i a m M a k e p e a c e T h a c k e r a y

w r o t e ' T h e V i r g i n i a n s ' d u r i n g his stay here .

F E L I X

A d v e r t i s e r ' s A n n o u n c e m e n t E ) C T R Jr\

SUPPORT

F E L I X 9

M I K E M E E T

P A M P A M J O H N S T O N is the new

U n i o n messenger, replacing Stan

Branker who left this summer after

a six year stay. She took up resi­

dence in the tiny office only last week,

and so is unfamiliar with the routine.

V i v a c i o u s P a m adds a w e l c o m e

t o u c h o f g l a m o u r to the s o m e w h a t

m o n a s t i c U n i o n . She a d m i t s t o a

great interest i n ar t a n d , a c c o r d i n g t o

V i c e - P r e s i d e n t D a v e M c B a i n , i s l i a b l e

to be s k e t c h i n g o n the w a l l s .

A l t h o u g h she was b o r n i n L o n d o n ,

m o s t o f h e r l i f e has been spent i n

C a n a d a a n d she s t i l l re ta ins a s l ight

C a n a d i a n accent . W h i l e i n C a n a d a

P a m w o r k e d m a i n l y i n V a n c o u v e r .

H e r r e t u r n to E n g l a n d was m a d e

i n 1962 a n d she spent the year after

h e r a r r i v a l " t r a v e l l i n g a r o u n d . " S i n c e

t h e n she has h a d v a r i o u s s e c r e t a r i a l

posts i n c l u d i n g o n i n a n E a s t e r n e m ­

bassy.

P a m w a s of fered the pos t a f ter a n ­

s w e r i n g a n adver t i sement , t h o u g h at

that t i m e she d i d n o t k n o w the exact

n a t u r e o f the j o b . W e w i s h her the

best o f l u c k i n t h i s o f t en t r y i n g j ob .

UNTIL 1964 ICU'S mascot wag

a brass eagle called Phoenix.

This was 'Lost' under very dubi­

ous circumstances, namely a

drunken mascot officer, at the

end of that year and there fol­

lowed an unofficial adoption of

Queen's Tower (c.f. University

College). But this was generally

felt by the more active members

of Wooden Horse to be a retro­

grade step, giving those whose

mascots had been stolen by I.C.

no chance to retaliate. So "Mike"

was born and it is solely due to

the organisation and practical

ability of Ralph Cornforth that

the ideas have become reality.

He found himself the sole person

interested after being let down

by several people who had pro­

mised designs and assistance.

Beginnings T h e first t e r m o f last y e a r w a s spent

p u r e l y i n o r g a n i s a t i o n a n d i n the c o l ­

l e c t i o n o f m a t e r i a l . M i n e s e v i n c e d a

w i l l i n g n e s s t o cast the f r a m e , i f suff i ­

c ient brass were s u p p l i e d . T h e R S M

r e p . o n the pro jec t , J i m M c L e o d , b e i n g

a m e m b e r o f I . C . r i f l e c l u b s u p p l i e d

the a n s w e r i n the f o r m o f a h u n d r e d

a n d fifty p o u n d s o f spent car t r idges .

H e t h e n spent m a n y h a p p y h o u r s

m e l t i n g these d o w n i n t o ingots r e a d y

f o r the a c t u a l cas t ing .

M e a n w h i l e over tures h a d been

m a d e t o v a r i o u s carpenters w i t h i n t h e

co l l ege to m a k e a pa t te rn f o r the cast ­

i n g o f the f r a m e . T h i s was a t r i c k y

j o b , f a r b e y o n d the c a p a b i l i t i e s o f

a n y o f the students c o n c e r n e d , b u t a

superb j o b was done b y S t a n C o o k o f

t h e C i v E n g w o r k s h o p .

I n the m e a n t i m e R a l p h C o r n f o r t h

h a d redes igned the m i c r o m e t e r ! t o

enab le i t t o be m a d e m o r e e a s i l y .

F r o m m o s t o f the m a j o r d e p a r t m e n t s

(Phys i c s , C h e m E n g , C i v E n g ) , but

m a i n l y M e c h E n g c a m e stee l b a r a n d

tube . T h i s was m e l t e d a n d used t o

cast the f r a m e i n the R S M . f o u n d r y .

I t c a m e o u t n e a r per fec t t h e first t i m e

a n d w o r k was i m m e d i a t e l y b e g u n

c l e a n i n g i t u p . R a l p h m a c h i n e d the

f r a m e a n d s p i n d l e h i m s e l f , the finish­

i n g be ing d o n e i n the C i v i l a n d E l e c

E n g w o r k s h o p s .

T h e o r g i n a l i d e a w a s t o m o u n t the

mas te rp i e c e o n the w i n d o w - l e d g e i n

the concert h a l l , b u t th i s w a s e v e n t u ­

a l l y d i s c a r d e d a n d the l o w e r l o u n g e

chosen . H e r e the co l l ege M a i n t e n ­

ance D e p a r t m e n t was f o u n d to be

m o s t h e l p f u l — t h e y proceeded to cast

a t o n o f concrete i n the l o w e r l o u n g e

w h i c h was then f o r m e d i n t o the

p l i n t h .

T h e m o u n t i n g a n d a l a r m s r e q u i r e d

the c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a safe d o o r a n d

f r a m e — t o be cast i n t o the t o p p a r t

o f the p l i n t h . A l l these j obs were

d o n e b y the W o o d e n H o r s e c l u b w i t h

m u c h assistance f r o m the M a i n t e n ­

ance D e p t . T h e e n g r a v i n g o n the as ­

s e m b l y was a d d e d b y C i v E n g , b e i n g

g r a d u a t e d i n d i v i s i o n o f .8in^ ( T h e

U n i o n m e e t i n g dec ided M i k e s h o u l d

be g r a d u a t e d i n degrees.) C h r o m i u m

p l a t i n g w a s d o n e b y B . J . S . E l e c t r o -

P l a t i n g C o . U n d e r great secrecy d u r ­

i n g the l o n g v a c a t i o n the e labora te

safety measures were finished a n d i t

w i l l c e r t a i n l y take v e r y c o n s i d e r a b l e

resources t o c r a c k o r o u t w i t M i k e .

S h o u l d i t ever h a p p e n that h u m a n

e r r o r a l l o w s M i k e to be k i d n a p p e d

t h e n I . C . s h o u l d m o u r n the loss o f

L o n d o n ' s m o s t soph i s t i ca ted masco t .

C R O S S W O R D

T h i s year the crossword puzzles are

to be run on the lines of a competi­

tion. A cash prize of 10s. will be paid

to the creator of the best crossword

puxzle submitted each issue. T h e

entries will be judged by our staff an ' '

their decision is final. T h e right is

reserved to omit the Crossword if

there is insufficient space.

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Crossword for Freshers

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T O L E T

FELIX 11

SIN A L A S T desperate attempt to beat the currency restrictions

and push our razor-edged economy over the brink, I.C. Athletics team exported itself to Germany.

The regulations of the Civil department committed many of onr best men to field courses; but what we lacked on the track wc were determined to make up lor it.

S e t t i n g off on the first S a t u r d a y

m o r n i n g of the vac . w e m a d e f o r

C o l o g n e w h e r e w e c o l l e c t e d o u r

m i n i - b u s a n d started l o o k i n g for

s o m e w h e r e to stay the n i n h t . T h e

C a p t a i n ' s o rgan isat i ona l a b i l i t y r e a c h ­

e d even greater he ights t h e next d a v

w h o " drove to meet o u r hosts i n

F r a n k f u r t a n d d i s c over ed that 1500

hrs is not the same as f ive o ' c lock .

H o w e v e r , d>'d find our a c c o m o d a t ­

i on a n d several glnsses o f t h e l o c a l

b r e w restored conf idence .

B o t h ovir stay i n F r a n k f u r t a n d t h e

m a t c h itself w e r e m a r r e d b y w e t

t e a m a n d w e w e r e not a l l o w e d a n y

hrst p laces , t h o u g h D a v e D o w n i e

( M i n e s ' o n e - m a n a t h l e t i c team) c a m e

closest to one. H e b l a m e d his f a i l u r e

o n h a v i n g b r o k e n a l i f e - l o n g r u l e a n d

t r a i n e d the d a y before .

N e x t to M a n n h e i m w h e r e w c m e t

a l l o u r o l d f r iends f r o m Spor ts D a y .

H e r e e v e r y t h i n g was l a i d o n for us

i n c l u d i n g sunsh ine a n d s ightsee ing .

T h e y c u n n i n g l y a r r a n g e d the m a t c h

for the last d a y so that a f te r three

days o f G e r m a n h o s p i t a l i t y a n d beer

c o m b i n e d w i t h a c r a c k - o f - d a w n start

they w o n b y m o r e t h a n t h e t w o

points v i c t o r y on Sports D a y . A m o n g

o u r most success fu l events i n that

m a t c h w e r e the 1 5 0 0 m w o n b y

H o w a r d D i c k s o n a n d t h e re lay w h e r e

i n spite o f o n l y h a v i n g three r e g u l a r

spr inters w e w o n t h e r e l a y b y a c o m ­

f o r tab l e m a r g i n . O f course t h e y d i d

d r o p the b a t o n .

O n , t h e n , the m a t c h aga inst

T u b i n g e n w h o , a g a i n some of us h a d

m e t p r e v i o u s l y i n L o n d o n . H e r e too

w e w e r e w e l l e n t e r t a i n e d a n d o n l y

w i s h e d w e w e r e there for m o r e t h a n

t w o days . T h e c o m p e t i t i o n w a s o n e

most eno jyab le w i t h a r e a l l y f r i e n d l y

s p i r i t a n d D a v e at last o v e r c o m i n g his

Howard Dickson breaks the tape

in the 1500m at Mannheim.

Photos by Ian Winship

t r a i n i n g a n d w i n n i n g a v e r y tense

h i g h j u m p c o m p e t i t i o n . T h e m a t c h

w a s f o l l o w e d b y a success ion o f w e t ­

t i n g s - s w i m m i n g , p u n t i n g a n d d r i n k ­

i n g .

T h e last f e w days o f t h e t r i p w e r e

l i v e d out i n K a r l s r u h e w h e r e w e took

p a r t i n a m a n y - c o r n e r e d c o m p e t i t i o n .

Starse o f this m e e t i n g w e r e A b e r d e e n

U n i v e r s i t y w h o i n spi te o f t w o days

t r a v e l l i n g w i p e d the floor w i t h e v e r y ­

b o d y . If w e w e r e outc lassed o n the

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

o w n o n the ' sport ' s ide at t h e r e c e p t ­

i o n that e v e n i n g .

A l t o g e t h e r it w a s a v e r y e n j o y a b l e

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

a n d s p r e a d the i m a g e o f .C. a b r o a d

— b u t it s h o u l d recover .

F. D. Hobson

Athletics

I N T H E recent B r i t a i n v S w e d e n

a t h l e t i c m a t c h , c o m p e t i n g i n the

h i g h j u m p , was L.eon H a l l , w h o has

just g r a d u a t e d f r o m the P h y s i c s D e ­

p a r t m e n t . L e o n c l e a r e d just b e l o w

6 '5 -}", b e l o w B r i t a i n ' s , hrst s t r i n g

F a i r b r o t h e r . T h e t w o S w e d e s c l e a r e d

over 6 ' 9 "

UNDERWATER WITH THE

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WITH BOOTS A MINI-BUS, a 1948 car, 219

man-days of dehydrated food and

12 members of the Rover Crew

were some of the items shipped

on board the "Leda" at New­

castle on June 25th. mne qvr||yt� to Norway was

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{�qn �yunyn a day and a

separate q��p was set up at ¼½¾¿ÀÁ¿þÀn from

�nyqn ope two ny�{|t �rstu�yt

s �n Ärvun{vn Europe. Å�}�nr��y�{

n and Å}yuu{vu ytd (8.000

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s and yet ÉÊËÌl make qrt�qt

�yun ope Nor­�{�y�t|.

The I.C. pair, Hobson and Dickson, keep in close contact

wuh the opposition during the 1500 m at Mannheim.

BANG!

SGREETINGS T O A L L the new members of the club, and to

present members playing another season with us. The committee hopes the freshers, especially, will settle down as soon as possible. To begin with, the club is affiliated to the Middlesex F.A. , from

whom we get two Cup Final tickets.

T h i s y e a r seven teams w i l l b e i n

the U . L . leagues , a n d also i n the C u p

c o m p e t i t i o n s . T o ensure a n exce l l ent

c h a n c e o f d o i n g w e l l , w e w a n t t o

es tab l i sh se t t l ed teams as soon as pos­

s ib l e , w h i l s t p r e s e r v i n g the o p p o r t u n ­

i t y f o r p l a y e r s o f m e r i t t o ' m o v e u p ' .

O f course , this means that some p l a y ­

ers , w h o are 'off f o r m ' w i l l h a v e to

for fe i t t h e i r p laces

I f a l l p layers are not l a c k a d a i s i c a l

i n t h e i r a p p r o a c h t o the g a m e , t h e

committee assures y o u that i t w i l l be

d o i n g its best t o m a k e y o u satis f ied

w i t h the c l u b , a n d the t w o games p e r

w e e k y o u w i l l get.

A p a r t f r o m p l a y i n g . soccer a l l

season, there is the soc ia l aspect to

l i e c o n s i d e r e d a n d next W e d n e s d a y ,

after t h e matches , w e have the ' p i e

a n d m a s h s u p p e r ' to b e h e l d i n t h e

U n i o n : de ta i l s f r o m the n o t i c e b o a r d .

I n J a n u a r y a n d F e b r u a r y , t h e C l u b

D a n c e a n d the a n n u a l d i n n e r are h e l d

w i t h great success

I h o p e y o u r interest has b e e n

c a u g h t a n d that y o u w i l l e n d e a v o u r

to s h o w keenness t h r o u g h o u t t h e

season.

J. Garratt

FOR T H E SECOND year run­

ning the college rifle club B' team won the University league. The University full-bore and p'stol championship were also

won by club members. The ' A ' team, however, slipped one

potion further and ended up third.

T h i s year the c l u b w i l l be us ing the

range at C h e l s e a B a r r a c k s w h i c h

s h o u l d l ead to a n i m p r o v e d s tandard

o f shoo t ing . It w i l l a l so be poss ib le

f o r m o r e peop le to shoot m o r e f r e ­

q u e n t l y a n d the c l u b hopes to e n ­

courage m o r e beg inners to shoot . I n

the past few years the act ive m e m b e r ­

s h i p o f the c l u b has been d e c l i n i n g

o w i n g to the di f f i cu l ty o f a l l o c a t i n g

range t i m e to others than t eam m e m ­

bers.

D e t a i l s o f the c l u b ' s a c t i v i t i e s a n d

meet ings c a n be f o u n d on the not i ce

b o a r d .

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E UNION

COMMEMORATION BALL

AT QUAGLINO'S

Thursday 27 October D a n c i n g from 9pm to 2am

12 F E L I X

FELIX D E

Mascot

Ready

M I K E , GIANT sized micro­

meter built in such secrecy last

year as mascot for ICU, is to be

inaugurated (or should it be de­

dicated) at the first IC Union

General Meeting of the year, on

November 3rd.

The secrecy has been maintain­

ed by the 'Wooden Horse'

organisation (ICs movement for

mascotry of all kinds) under the

leadership of Ralph Cornforth.

This task was all the more im­

portant because after IC's suc­

cessful 'snatches' of mascots from

Kings, City University (then

Northampton College) and SOAS

they would have appeared highly

ridiculous if they had 'Lost' IC's

own mascot before it was even

complete. They also undertook

the entire design, manufacture

and installation of 'Mike'.

Old

Buildings

M i k e r a n k s u n d o u b t e d l y as one o f

the finest e x a m p l e s o f student i n g e n ­

u i t y i n the c o u n t r y — n o t o n l y is he

f u l l y o p e r a t i o n a l , but he has a de ­

f ence m e c h a n i s m w h i c h a c c o r d i n g t o

" W o o d e n H o r s e " c a n never be pene­

t ra ted . Its 170 lbs . o f steel a n d brass

w i l l l i e o n a H t o n concrete p l i n t h i n

the U n i o n l o w e r l o u n g e , a n d is p r o ­

tected f r o m a n y m a r a u d e r s b y c l a m p s

a n d safes, a n d a h i g h l y c o m p l e x e lec ­

t r o n i c a l a r m g r i d . I n fact , the U n i o n

asks us to m a k e i t c l ear that i t c a n

accept no r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r m i s a d v e n ­

ture to a n y a m a t e u r masco t p i r a t e .

A l t h o u g h " M i k e " w i l l be p e r m a ­

n e n t l y o n s h o w i n the U n i o n B u i l d ­

i n g , he w i l l be b r o u g h t i n t o U n i o n

G e n e r a l M e e t i n g s a n d o t h e r o c cas i ons

as m u c h as poss ib le . I m p e r i a l C o l ­

lege has a mascot to be p r o u d of ,

a n d w h i c h s h o u l d e n l i v e n the recent ly

ra ther d u l l L o n d o n m a s c o t scene.

Failures

B y genera l assent last year was a

g o o d year i n the U n i o n , hence i t was

p e r h a p s i n e v i t a b l e that there s h o u l d

be a large c r o p o f f a i l u r e s . T h e

exams have c l a i m e d v i c t i m s f r o m a l l

par ts o f the U n i o n ; l a rge sect ions of

D r a m s o c a n d E n t s . C o m m i t t e e have

f a i l e d to r e t u r n . T h e C a r n i v a l o r ­

ganisers , J i m M u r r a y a n d Peter Jones ,

have b o t h f a i l e d , as has the c h a i r m a n

o f E n t s . , B r i a n C o m p t o n . It seems

p r o b a b l e that K e i t h G u y , last year ' s

C h a i r m a n o f S C C a n d unsuccess fu l

c a n d i d a t e f o r the p r e s i d e n c y w i l l be

n o m i n a t e d b y C o u n c i l as C h a i r m a n

o f E n t s .

F E L I X has l os t a l l o f i ts m o s t ex ­

per i enced staff a n d beg ins the y e a r

w i t h its youngest ever E d i t o r .

N o t e : D a i H o w e l l set u p a r e c o r d

last year . It was the first t i m e he

passed a y e a r the first t i m e !

Sir Wil l is

in the

News V e r y m u c h i n the n e w s i s S i r W i l l i s

J a c k s o n , H e a d o f the E l e c t r i c a l E n ­

g i n e e r i n g D e p a r t m e n t . E a r l i e r th is

s u m m e r he w a s a p p o i n t e d P r e s i d e n t

o f the B r i t i s h A s s o c i a t i o n . A s he is

o n l y just t a k i n g o n th i s post he has

n o t yet a n n o u n c e d a n y in tent i ons a n d

w i l l n o t d e l i v e r his P r e s i d e n t i a l a d ­

dress u n t i l n ex t s u m m e r . H o w e v e r i t i s

r e p o r t e d that m o r e t i m e w i l l be g i v e n

at f u t u r e meet ings to s y m p o s i a w h i c h

w i l l b r i n g a n u m b e r o f d i s c i p l i n e s

together to discuss matters o f c o m m o n

interest .

O n O c t o b e r 31st S i r W i l l i s i s t o

c h a i r one o f the 1966 G r a n a d a G u i l d ­

h a l l l ec tures . T h e speaker i s S e b a s t i a n

de F e r r a n t i , w h o s e subject w i l l be

" T e c h n o l o g y a n d p o w e r . " O n N o ­

v e m b e r 5 th , S i r W i l l i s i s t o rece ive

a n h o n o r a r y degree o n the o c c a s i o n o f

the i n s t a l l a t i o n o f the P r i m e M i n i s t e r ,

M r . W i l s o n , as the first C h a n c e l l o r o f

the U n i v e r s i t y o f B r a d f o r d .

P u b l i s h e d b y C . G . H a r r i s o n o n b e h a l f o f the F E L I X B O A R D , I m p e r i a l

C o l l e g e , S . W . 7 , a n d p r i n t e d b y W E S T L O N D O N O F F S E T C O . , 86 L i l l i e

R o a d , S . W . 6 (tel F U L 7969).

New H a l l

W I T H I N T W E L V E h o u r s o f the a n ­

n o u n c e m e n t o f the Se lect ive E m p l o y ­

m e n t T a x , the co l lege rece ived requests

f r o m contrac tors w h o s e tenders were

under c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r r e v i e w o r

even w i t h d r a w a l o f t h e i r tenders . T h e s e

i n c l u d e d the contrac t f o r the n e w h a l l

d e v e l o p m e n t i n E a s t s i d e .

T h e s i t u a t i o n was c r i t i c a l because a

s t i p u l a t i o n o f the a n o n y m o u s bene­

f a c t o r was that w o r k s h o u l d b e g i n be­

f o r e 21st M a y . O n l y b y i m m e d i a t e

n e g o t i a t i o n s w a s i t p o s s i b l e to r e t a i n

the p l a n n e d s t a r t i n g date o f t h e 16th

o f M a y .

W o r k is n o w c o n t i n u i n g s m o o t h l y

a n d the h a l l is due f o r c o m p l e t i o n f o r

the S u m m e r t e r m o f 1968. It is r e ­

p o r t e d that d u r i n g the S u m m e r the

w o r k c o m p o u n d has been b r o k e n i n t o

at n ight , p o s s i b l y b y students .

F E L I X

This year F E L I X finds itself

with a decimated staff. What it

r >eds NOW are people to give

a hand. To give you an idea,

there are vacancies for : report­

ers, photographers, sub-editors,

salesgirls, business organisers

and cartoonists. Literally scores

of people are required, especial­

ly Freshers. F E L I X holds meet­

ings in the Press room at the top

of the Union on Tuesdays and

Thursdays at 12.45 p.m. If you

cannot get to these visit one of

the editorial staff in his room—

at least you'll get some coffee!

(96, Beit for the Editor)

SMALL ADS. Citroen Light 15 1953 for sale

price £60. Sound condition and

good body-work. Contact I.

Cummings Elect Eng P.G.