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N e x t i s s u e
M e e t
t h e D u k e W E D N E S D A Y 19 O C T O B E R 1966 No 235
W H A T A H O P !
Ents Comm
Apologises
A sell-out but a failure'. That
was the verdict on this year's Fresh
ers ' H o p , h e l d o n the first Saturday
of the year.
T h e H o p h a d s e e m e d a c e r t a i n
w i n n e r , w i t h three g o o d groups a p
p e a r i n g ; o n e i n t h e C o n c e r t H a l l ,
one i n the L o w e r L o u n g e a n d o n e
i n the U p p e r R e f e c t o r y i n the U n i o n .
A l s o t h e n e w C r u s h B a r w i t h its
great range of d r i n k s w a s n e w l y
o p e n e d a n d a w a i t i n g use (at a cos t
of u p to £ 1 5 0 0 ) . F o r this l a v i s h p r o -
d u c t i o n t h e I . C . E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C o m
mit tee r e c e i v e d p e r m i s s i o n f r o m
U n i o n C o u n c i l to raise the t i c k e t p r i c e
f r o m 4s .0d . t o 6s .0d , ( p r e s u m a b l y t o
cover the cost of h i r i n g t h e t h i r d
g r o u p ) %
M e n ' s t i ckets s o l d w e l l a n d t h e a d
v a n c e issue h a d a l l gone b y F r i d a y —
h o w e v e r , m o r e w e r e a v a i l a b l e d u r i n g
t h e e v e n i n g a n d S a t u r d a y , a n d these
too s o l d out . E n t r y to the H o p was
f r u s t r a t i n g l y s l o w f o r m a n y o f the
g i r l s p r e s e n t — t h e l a d i e s ' c l o a k r o o m
q u i c k l y b e c a m e f u l l , a n d o v e r o n e
h u n d r e d y o u n g lad ies q u e u e d i n the
Q u a d f o r h a l f a n h o u r .
H o w e v e r one of t h e groups h i r e d
b y E n t s . C o m m i t t e e f a i l e d to t u r n
u p , a n d as a resu l t t h e r e w a s n o o n e
to p l a y i n t h e U p p e r R e f e c t o r y . T h u s ,
i n s t e a d of over e ight h u n d r e d peop le
c r a m m i n g themselves i n t o three h a l l s
t h e y c r a m m e d themse lves i n t o t w o ,
a n d the notor ious ' s w e a t y c a t t l d i n a r k -
et ' a tmospher e of p r e v i o u s F r e s h e r s '
H o p s soon r e a p p e a r e d . A l t h o u g h la ter
i n t h e e v e n i n g a d i s c o t h e q u e w a s
s tar ted i n t h e U p p e r R e f e c t o r y , w h e r e
the absent g r o u p ( ' M r . H i p ' ) w a s t o
h a v e a p p e a r e d , th is f a i l e d t o s ign i f i c
a n t l y r e l i eve t h e pressure . ,
E n t s . C o m m i t t e e l a t e r i s s u e d t h e
f o l l o w i n g s tatement to F E L I X : —
" I . C . Entertainments Committee
apologises that n o group was playing
in the Upper Refectory and for the
resulting overcrowding of the other
two rooms. One of the booked groups
failed to.turn up and this was beyond
the Committee's control"
A g o o d r e c e p t i o n w a s g i v e n t o a
fine p e r f o r m a n c e b y t h e ' E v e n i n g
B l u e s ' i n the l o w e r l o u n g e , b u t ' S o m e
O t h e r G a y s ' w e r e less success fu l i n
the C o n c e r t H a l l . T h e ' O t h e r G u y s '
h a d t r a v e l l e d d o w n f r o m N e w c a s t l e
(expenses p a i d b y I .C.? ) t o m a k e o n e
o f t h e i r first p u b l i c appearances i n
L o n d o n — i n d e e d o n e or t h e i r first
a n y w h e r e . T h e y h a v e n o agent , a n d
so t h e i r i n v i t a t i o n t o a p p e a r at I . C .
i s s t range . T h e m y s t e r y is r e s o l v e d
w h e n i t is r e a l i s e d that the a p p o i n t e d
c h a i r m a n o f E n t s . C o m m i t t e e f o r last
y e a r w a s J i m M u r r a y . L e a d gu i tar i s t
o f ' S O G * — J i m M u r r a y ' s b r o t h e r ;
f e m a l e v o c a l i s t o f ' S O G ' — J i m
M u r r a y ' s g i r l .
E v e n those w h o c l i m b e d i n t o t h e
H o p t h r o u g h t h e l o w e r w i n d o w s m u s t
h a v e w o n d e r e d w h e t h e r i t w a s w o r t h
i t a n d t h e h u n d r e d s of p e o p l e w h o
p a i d 6s .0d . s u r e l y e x p e c t e d s o m e t h i n g
b e t t e r f o r t h e i r m o n e y t h a n M r .
M u r r a y ' s ' O p p o r t u n i t y K n o c k s ' .
H o p s a r e r e c o g n i z e d m e t h o d s o f
r a i s i n g m o n e y f o r I . C . societ ies a n d
o r g a n i z a t i o n s , a n d are t h e r e f o r e o v e r
c r o w d e d , e s p e c i a l l y i n the C o n c e r t
H a l l a n d b y t h e C r u s h B a r . (Th is has ,
h o w e v e r , n e v e r b e f o r e b r o u g h t f o r t h
s u c h c o m m e n t , o r a n apo logy ) .
U n d o u b t e d l y i t is pro f i tab le f o r
E n t s . , a n d sales f r o m t h e b a r w h i c h
r a n v i r t u a l l y d r y b o o s t e d finances.
T h e increase i n tak ings b y the 2s .0d .
inc rease i n t i c k e t p r i c e s r a i s e d £ 8 0 ,
b u t this c a n n o t b e e x p l a i n e d b y h i r
i n g w e l l - k n o w n g r o u p s — w h e n ques t
i o n e d a b o u t t h e absent g r o u p , K e i t h
G u y c o m m e n t e d " I t ' s just a n o th er 15
gns. pro f i t f o r u s " .
A s r e p o r t e d i n t h e last i ssue of
F E L I X , E n t s . C o m m i t t e e (a c o m m i t
tee r e s p o n s i b l e t o I . C . C o u n c i l ) suf
f e r e d b a d l y f r o m f a i l u r e s , a n d t h e
pos i t ions o f C h a i r m a n a n d S e c r e t a i y
h a v e s t i l l not b e e n finally filled.
H o w e v e r , P e t e r B o u l d e n has b e e n
p r o p o s e d as C h a i r m a n , a n d K e i t h
G u y (last year ' s c h a i r m a n o f S C C )
has expressed a w i s h t o b e secretary.
S e n n e t a g e n t s
i g n o r a n t
" T h e y told me nothing," said pert
blonde Barbara Hedge, I . C . U L U
agent. The University newspaper
S E N N E T , which failed t o appear
around I . C . on Tuesday of last week
had been delivered to the Messeng
ers' Office in Beit Q u a d at 4.30 a.m.
that day, without any arrangements
having been made for its reception.
It remained untouched until noon on
Wednesday, when F E L I X enquired o f
Miss Hedge why S E N N E T was not
available.
M i s s H e d g e e x p l a i n e d that she h a d
b e e n t o l d last y e a r that she w o u l d b e
i n f o r m e d o f t h e S E N N E T p u b l i c a t i o n
date , i n a d v a n c e , a n d h e r dut ies ex
p l a i n e d to h e r , so that she c o u l d
organise a t e a m for its d i s t r i b u t i o n .
H o w e v e r , u n t i l the a p p r o a c h f r o m
F E L I X , she h a d not b e e n c o n t a c t e d ,
a n d so th is issue c a m e out la te , w i t h
t h e a d v e r t i s i n g leaflets not inser ted ,
b u t l a i d bes ide the f o r l o r n p i l e s .
T h i s y e a r S E N N E T is d i s t r i b u t e d
f ree . T h i s w a s not m a d e c l e a r Ly
t h e p i l e s , b u t o n l y b y s m a l l h a n d
b i l l s a t t a c h e d to no t i c eboards i n t h e
v i c i n i t y . A s a resu l t , some m o n e y was
p l a c e d i n t h e n e a r b y F E L I X sales
t ins , b y w e l l - m e a n i n g , b u t m i s g u i d e d ,
s tudents .
O n e of t h e m a n y di f f i cul t ies t h a t
beset S E N N E T las t y e a r w a s t h a t
m a n y of the i r agents f a i l e d to r e t u r n
t h e cash c o l l e c t e d f r o m sales (3d. p e r
enpy) to U L U . O n e issue w a s c a n
c e l l e d d u e t o l a ck of c a s h , a n d o n l y
after threats of l a g a l a c t i o n was some
of t h e m o n e y b r o u g h t i n . A c o u r a g e
ous d e c i s i o n was m a d e to d i s t r i b u t e
S E N N E T free th is y e a r i n the h o p e
that extra a d v e r t i s i n g r e v e n u e w o u l d
m a k e u p t h e cash d i f ference . T h i s
means that t h e d i s t r ibutors are n o
l o n g e r p a i d I d . p e r c o p y b u t g i v e
t h e i r services f r ee—as do a l l F E L I X
staff. It a lso means that no a u d i t o r
c a n c h e c k c l a i m s of c i r c u l a t i o n of
S E N N E T , w h i c h finished last y e a r
s e l l i n g three t h o u s a n d copies t h r o u g h
the t h e n for ty one co l leges of U L U
(less t h a n d o u b l e the sales o f F E L I X ,
a n d also less t h a n the sales of P I at
U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e ) . S E N N E T c la ims
to p r i n t a n d d i s t r i b u t e t e n d i o u s a n d
copies this year .
I t m u s t b e p o i n t e d out t h a t
W a r w i c k F a v i l l e , last years U L U
agent at I C , w a s p r o m p t a n d c o m
p l e t e l y honest i n dea l ings w i t h S E N
N E T .
A t S i r J o h n C a s s C o l l e g e the U L U
agent (who was also agent there last
year) r e c e i v e d n o not i f i ca t i on that i t
was to be free a n d thus p u t out a
S E N N E T c o l l e c t i n g t i n . A t n o o n o n
T h u r s d a y this t i n c o n t a i n e d 13 /3 . T h e
agent s tated , ' I n fac t I h a v e h a d
n o t h i n g f r o m S E N N E T at a l l ' .
F E L I X has sent 2 1 / 4 t o S E N N E T ,
f r o m F E L I X sales t ins .
F E L L X
I C H y p n o t i s m
See& Feel B r i g i t t e
F o r t h e i r first m e e t i n g of t h e y e a r
W e l l s S o c i e t y c e r t a i n l y p i c k e d a
c r o w d p u l l e r . B y 7.20, R o o m 408 E .
E . was f u l l a n d there was s t i l l a
queue w a i t i n g . H a p p i l y thanks t o the
m i r a c l e o f c l o s e d c i r c u i t t e l e v i s i o n
a l l w e r e a b l e t o see a n d hear .
T h e speaker , D r . W a r n e - B e r e s f o r d ,
began b y g i v i n g a b r i e f i n t r o d u c t i o n
to t h e subject o f h y p n o t i s m . I n v i e w
of w h a t w a s to f o l l o w , h is s tatement
that n o b o d y c o u l d be h y p n o t i s e d
against t h e i r w i l l was f o u n d e x c e e d
i n g l y c o m f o r t i n g . T h e c o r r e c t c o n
d i t i ons f o r h y p n o s i s a re , i t seems, a
c o m p e t e n t hypnot i s t , a n d a subject
w i t h c o m p l e t e f a i t h i n h i m . H e also
stated that even a v e r y g o o d subject
( somnambul is t ) w h o goes v e r y eas i ly
i n t o a deep t rance c o u l d n o t be c o n
d i t i o n e d to b e h a v e i n a n u n c h a r a c t e r
i s t i c m a n n e r , unless t h e y w e r e v e r y
w e a k w i l l e d . A f t e r s e v e r a l r e m a r k s
a b u t o ther effects p a r t i c u l a r l y the
t h e r a p u t i c ones h e b e g a n his d e m o n
s t ra t i on .
F o r q u i c k demonstrat ions D r .
W a r n e - B e r e s f o r d s tated , he w o u l d
l i k e some s o m n a m b u l i s t s . T o f i n d
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books h a d b e e n s o l d a n d 15 r e m o v e d
s u r r e p t i t i o u s l y . T h e t o t a l v a l u e o f
those p a i d f o r was over £ 1 1 0 .
T h e r e are s t i l l some books u n s o l d
a n d these c a n b e v i e w e d i n t h e
t e m p o r a r y U n i o n Of f i ce R o o m 4 7 4
M e c h . E n g . A l l those w h o h a n d
e d i n books t o b e s o l d s h o u l d c o l l e c t
t h e i r m o n e y at 1.00 p . m . F r i d a y
21st O c t o b e r , f r o m R o o m 4 7 4 M e c h .
E n g .
Wanted
F i l m Soc . u r g e n t l y r equ i res a n ex
p e r i e n c e d 16 m m pro jec t ion is t . E n
q u i r e s to R o g e r S y m v i a t h e U n i o n
R a c k .
t h e m , i f any w e r e present , he p r o c e e d
e d t o t r y mass h y p n o t i s m on t h e
a u d i e n c e . A t t h e e n d of the e x p e r i
m e n t , three s o m n a m b u l i s t s w e r e
f o u n d , t w o of t h e m w o m e n .
T h o u g h s e e m i n g l y n e r v o u s ( and
w h o w o u l d n ' t be?) t h e y a l l a g r e e d
to ac t as subjects . D r . W a r n e - B e r e s
f o r d t h e n p r o c e e d e d w i t h the h e l p
o f t w o f r i e n d s a n d f e l l o w h y p n o t i s t s
C o l o n e l C r o o k a n d I n s p e c t o r M u n n s
to c o m p l e t e l y i m m o b i l i z e t h e m ,
anaesthat ise a l e g , to i m p o s e a b l o c k
o n s p e a k i n g e i t h e r o d d o r e v e n
n u m b e r s a n d to t e a c h t h e m h o w to
p u t themse lves i n t o a l i g h t t rance .
O n h is r e m a r k i n g that th i s c o u l d be
used as a n a i d t o l e a r n i n g t h e a l r e a d y
h i g h interest i n c r e a s e d .
W h e n a n s w e r i n g quest ions l a te r ,
D r . W a r n e - B e r e s f o r d w a s a s k e d i f
i t was poss ib l e t o i n d u c e a p e r s o n to
see s o m e t h i n g or someone n o t there .
H e r e p l i e d c e r t a i n l y a n d a s k e d the
m e e t i n g w h o t h e y w o u l d l i k e t o see.
A g e n e r a l c r y w e n t u p for B r i g i t t e
B a r d o t . D r . W a r n e - B e r e s f o r d r e p l i e d
t h a t i t w a s q u i t e poss ib l e a n d that
n o t o n l y c o u l d a subject b e m a d e to
see M i s s B a r d o t b u t they c o u l d a c t u
a l l y f e e l her . T h e r e a c t i o n was w h a t
w o u l d be e x p e c t e d , a n d s h o r t l y a f ter
w a r d s t h e m e e t i n g e n d e d , a f ter a
v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g e v e n i n g .
A f t e r the m e e t i n g I t a l k e d ot one
of the three s o m n a m b u l i s t s , M i s s J a n e
A k r i l l . J a n e s a i d she h a d f o u n d
hypnos i s a w e i r d sensat ion , m a i n l y
b l i s s f u l a n d r e s t f u l a n d t h a t w h i l e
nervous b e f o r e h a n d she w a s q u i t e a l l
r i g h t u n d e r h y p n o s i s .
A c t i n g Rector
S i r O w e n Saunders , F R S , P r o -
R e c t o r a n d Pro fessor of M e c h a n i c a l
E n g i n e e r i n g , has been a p p o i n t e d as
A c t i n g R e c t o r , f o l l o w i n g t h e recent
d e a t h of S i r P a t r i c k L i n s t e a d .
S i r O w e n Saunders was D e a n of
t h e C i t y a n d G u i l d s C o l l e g e of t h e
I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e f r o m 1955-64 , a n d
w a s H e a d of the M e c h a n 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 f r o m 1946-65 .
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G u i l d s h e l d t h e i r first U n i o n m e e t i n g ,
d i r e c t e d m a i n l y at t h e F r e s h e r s ' . D u e
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d u e d a n d the m e m b e r s of the E x
e c u t i v e c o u l d a c t u a l l y b e h e a r d .
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M o r a l i t y T h e first debate of t h e n e w session,
w h i c h b r o u g h t a c o n f r o n t a t i o n
b e t w e e n M r . B l a c k h a m of the
B r i t i s h H u m a n i s t S o c i e t y a n d A r c h
b i s h o p R o b e r t s , S . J . , was p o o r l y a t
t e n d e d .
M r . B l a c k h a m , i n p r o p o s i n g t h e
m o t i o n t h a t " m o r a l s s h o u l d b e seper -
a t e d f r o m r e l i g i o n " asserted that
m o r a l s c o m m o n l y h a d b e e n i n d e p e n d
ent of r e l i g i o n as b o r n e out b y t h e
e v i d e n c e of anthropo log i s t s . M o r a l s
w e r e a f u n c t i o n of soc ie ty w h i c h d i d
not r e q u i r e e x t e r n a l sanc t i ons , a n d
h e c i t e d the H i g h w a y C o d e as a
s i m p l e e x a m p l e .
C h r i s Y e w l e t t o f I . C . H u x l e y
Soc i e ty a d d e d that s ince mora l s w e r e
o f ten t i e d to r e l i g i o n , t h e obv ious
d e c l i n e i n the latter w o u l d l e a d to
a regre t tab le d e c l i n e i n the f o r m e r ,
unless m o r a l s c o u l d be s h o w n to b e
i n d e p e n d e n t of r e l i g i o n .
T h e m o t i o n was so b a d l y w o r d e d
that A r c h b i s h o p R o b e r t s was a b l e to
agree w i t h m u c h o f w h a t t h e p r o p o s
ers sa id . H e se ized u p o n the w o r d
" s h o u l d " i n the m o t i o n , h o w e v e r , a n d
v i g o r o u s l y d e n i e d that those w h o s e
mora l s w e r e i n s p i r e d b y r e l i g i o n
s h o u l d be so p e r s e c u t e d t h a t t h e i r
r e l i g i o n w a s f o r c i b l y set as ide .
M i k e H o p k i n s r e i n f o r c e d th is p o i n t .
Others m i g h t m a k e m o r a l j u d g m e n t s
h o w e v e r t h e y w i s h e d , b u t for w h a t
v a l i d reason s h o u l d the m o r a l s o f a
C h r i s t i a n , f o r e x a m p l e , be separated
f r o m his re l ig i ous b e l i e f ?
T h e necessary d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n
p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e m o r a l s w a s p o i n t
e d b y M i k e E d w a r d s , a n d af ter
several m o r e speeches f r o m the floor
the H o u s e v o t e d a c c o r d i n g to its
p r e c o n c e i v e d idea a n d the m o t i o n
was lost b y 27 votes to 22 w i t h 7
abstent ions .
purposes i n l i f e .
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at ive a n d use fu l it was net v r y enter
t a i n i n g a n d it w a s not u n ' i l t i ie , i p -
p e a r a n c e of V i c e P r e s i d e n t P h i '
M a r s h a l l that the F r e s h e r s got a tast ( .
o f w h a t a r e a l u n i o n m e e t i n g is l i k e .
H e g a v e a r e s u m e of the " s p o r t "
events o f the y e a r , w i t h p a r t i c u l a r
r e f e rence t o M o r p h y D a y . H e e m
p h a s i s e d that n o b o d y a c t u a l l y got
h u r t a n d G u i l d s a l w a y s w o n a n y w a y .
T h e m e e t i n g e n d e d , after p r e
l i m i n a r y p r a c t i c e , w i t h the t r a d i . i o n -
a l B o o m a l a k a a n d t h e P r e s i d e n t just
m a n a g e d to l i f t S p a n n e r .
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h i s l e c t u r e o n i n d u c t i o n motors to a t
tac k the I . C . p o l i c y o f e n c o u r a g i n g
graduates to enter i n d u s t r y i m m e d i a t
e l y u p o n g r a d u a t i n g " t o d o a 3 years
p r o b a t i o n " . I n d u s t r y does v e r y lUt le
" r e a l " research , most s o - c a l l e d re
search b e i n g s i m p l y d e v e l o p m e n t of
p r o v e n concepts . T h i s d e v e l o p m e n t
w o r k a n d constant w o r r y i n g about
target dates , he c l a i m e d , o f ten d u l
l e d b r i g h t m e n w h o w e r e u n a b l e to
r e t u r n to u n i v e r s i t y research de
p a r t m e n t s because of financial p res
sures.
T h e Professor sa id he b e l i e v e d i n
d o i n g research in to n e w concepts a n d
c l a i m e d that a l t h o u g h a p p l i c a t i o n s
w e r e not o b v i o u s at first, t h e y soon
f o l l o w e d . H e accused 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 of " b r a i n
w a s h i n g " b r i g h t u n d e r g a r d u a t e s , w h o
w e r e n e e d e d for research teams, into
g o i n g s tra ight i n t o i n d u s t r y , a n d h o p
e d h e w a s not too late t o w a r n the
freshers aga inst th is . B r i g h t u n d e r
graduates , he s a i d , w e r e a l w a y s w e l
c o m e to c o n i c a n d see h i m a n d d i s
cuss d o i n g research i n t o m a c h i n e s .
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Southside
A g a i n Residents of Southside are re
quested to complete forms issued
by Mr . P . J . Hills, sub-warden of
Falmouth Hall . These forms re
late to the car-parking facilities
available to residents. The park
ing in this are has been under
control of the ^ .S . Car Parking
Committee since last year.
I n the S p r i n g .session, p a r k i n g i n
the r o a d outs ide the S o u t h s i d e H a l l s
h a d got out of c o n t r o l . C a r s p a r k i n g
o n b o t h sides of the r o a d h a d m a d e
it i m p o s s i b l e for vans d e l i v e r i n g to
S .S . to t u r n . S o m e ( B r i t i s h R a i l w a y s
a n d B r i t i s h R o a d Services) r e fused to
d e l i v e r . A p a r t f r o m th is , i n the e v e n t
of a Are , the F i r e D e p a r t m e n t , f u l l y
w i t h i n the i r r ights , w o u l d h a v e h a d
to " s h u n t " the cars o n t h e s ide n e a r
est the H a l l s .
T h e R e c t o r i a l or C o l l e g e P a r k i n g
C o m m i t t e e d e c i d e d that p a r k i n g
s h o u l d be res t r i c ted to t h e N o r t h
s ide of the r o a d . T o this e n d t h e y
e r e c t ed rather u n s i g h t l y s ca f f o ld ing
o n the S o u t h s ide t o d i s c o u r a g e
w o u l d - b e offenders. T h i s w a s f ine f o r
F i r e E n g i n e s , b u t a t a x i h i t the scaf
f o l d i n g a n d was a c o m p l e t e w r i t e
off. T h e s ca f f o ld ing , a l t h o u g h u g l y
was v e r y ef fect ive.
T h e S.S. C a r P a r k i n g C o m m i t t e e
was r e v i v e d to face t h e f o l l o w i n g
p r o b l e m s :
(a) H o w c o u l d S.S. res idents r e t a i n
e x c l u s i v e use of the c a r - p a r k .
(b) H o w c o u l d p a r k i n g b e res tr i c t
e d to one s ide of t h e r o a d o n l y .
T h e c o m m i t t e e , c o n s i s t i n g of a
r epresenta t ive f r o m e a c h of the
H a l l s , d e c i d e d t h a t t h e p a r k i n g o n
t h e N o r t h s ide of t h e r o a d s h o u l d b e
d i a g o n a l l y i n c l i n e d , a n d that p a r k i n g
on d i e S o u t h s ide b e r es t r i c t ed b y
m e a n s o f d o u b l e w h i t e l ines . T h e
c a r - p a r k w o u l d be for the use of
res idents o r r eg i s t e red guests o n l y .
B y E a s t e r v e h i c l e r eg i s t ra t i on was
c o m p l e t e , a n d the pa inters w e r e c a l
l e d i n .
T h e r e s u l t i n g m a r k i n g s d i s c o u r a g e d
a n y dangerous p a r k i n g . A car c o u l d
not b e p a r k e d w h e r e other v e h i c l e s
m i g h t b i t i t . P r o v i s i o n s w e r e also
m a d e tor m o t o r - c y c l e s .
Traffic wardens
T h e n e w c o m m i t t e e has not yet
been f o r m e d this y e a r , a n d so M r .
P . J . H i l l s sent out the reg i s t ra t i on
forms . 2 5 p a r k i n g p laces h a v e been
lost to the b u i l d e r s d u r i n g the c o n
s t r u c t i o n of N e w H a l l , l e a v i n g 4 0
p laces . T h e reason n o m o r e w e r e
lost was that S . S . P . C . s t e p p e d i n a n d
the contrac tors d e c i d e d to use the
E a s t S i d e c u l - d e sac to d e l i v e r
m a t e r i a l s .
15 v e h i c l e s , e i ther a b a n d o n e d or
b e l o n g i n g to non - res idents , w e r e r e
m o v e d f r o m the c a r - p a r k d u r i n g the
S u m m e r . T h e w h e r e a b o u t s of the
dere l i c t s are not k n o w n .
It is to be n o f k d that t h e r o a d a n d
c a r - p a r k are b o t h C o l l e g e p r o p e r t y ,
a n d at any t i m e the C o l l e g e c o u l d
w i t h d r a w f a c i l i t i e s . T h e c o m m i t t e e
p r o b a b l y p r e v e n t e d th is . T h e W a r d
ens c o m e r o u n d to ensure that o n l y
cars w i t h I . C . s t ickers use the p a r k ,
a n d the C o m m i t t e e see that o n l y
S.S. res idents use the p laces , ( w h i c h
are on a f r e - f o r - a l l bas is , w i t h no
reserved places)
I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E
C O M M E M O R A T I O N D A Y 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 c e l e b r a t e s 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 c e n t e n a r y o f the R o y a l C o l l e g e
o f 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 y e a r ' 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 at 3 p . m . A n A d
dress w i l l be g i v e n b y the s p e c i a 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 s e r v i c e
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 p r e s e n t s tudents 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 a r e a v a i l a b l e f ree f r o m the
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L e o n a r d , Geo f f . L o c k w o o d , D a v e
O r m i s t o n , P a u l S m i t h , D a v i d S u l l i
v a n , S t e p h e n W a l t e r a n d I a n W i l
l i a m s .
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Comment by the editor
Getting into our stride Y o u w i l l n o d o u b t h a v e n o t i c e d
the mistakes a n d b l a n k spaces i n t h e
last issue of F E L I X . N o one regrets
th i s m o r e t h a n w e , as i t i s o u r a i m t o
p r o d u c e a n e w s p a p e r t h a t t h e U n i o n
c a n be p r o u d of. A s the staff, n o t least
t h e E d i t o r , b e c o m e m o r e e x p e r i e n c
e d w e i n t e n d to take n e w steps f o r
w a r d . A g o o d n e w s p a p e r attracts a t
t e n t i o n to the C o l l e g e , e s p e c i a l l y t h e
at tent ion of p o t e n t i a l advert i sers .
B u t w h i l e w e c a n i m p r o v e t h e
p a p e r f r o m o u r e n d , i t is t h e u n i o n
m e m b e r s w h o p r o v i d e us w i t h , n e w s
d i r e c t l y or i n d i r e c t l y . I t is n o t p o s
s ib le f o r F E L I X to b e e v e r y w h e r e
a l l t h e t i m e ; i f y o u r soc ie ty o r c l u b
has a m e e t i n g w h i c h is. i n t e r e s t i n g —
a n d most a r e — l e t us h a v e a repor t .
W e cannot g u a r a n t e e that i t w i l l g o
i n b u t w e w i l l d o o u r best . A n o t h e r
w a y i n w h i c h F E L I X c a n h e l p c l u b s
is b y m e a n s o f the W h a t ' s O n
c o l u m n . A l l t h a t is necessary is t h a t
y o u s e n d us f u l l d e t a i l s o f m e e t i n g s ,
e i ther f o r t n i g h t l y o r for t h e w h o l e
t e r m at once .
O l d readers w i l l n o t i c e t h e r e t u r n
o f C o l c u t t to th is p a p e r . C o l c u t t is
a p s e u d o n y m : t h e n a m e b e i n g t h a t
of the a r c h i t e c t o f Q u e e n ' s T o w e r .
T r i e C o l c u t t c o l u m n a p p e a r e d f irst In
O c t o b e r 1 9 6 1 , some f e w m o n t h s
after the P r e s i d e n t was finally a n d
p e r m a n e n t l y ous . ed f r o m h i s c o l u m n .
vVliat does h e do? C o l c u t t is o n
the ' i n s i d e ' ; h e has access t o w h a t
goes on i n the u n i o n , p r o b a b l y m o r e
so t h a n the E d i t o r . T h i s a n o n y m i t y
g ives h i m f r e e d o m o f s p e e c h w i t h
out fear of r e c r i m i n a t i o n , h i s p o s i t i o n
enables h i m to i n f o r m t h e average
u n i o n m e m b e r of f a i l i n g s 'o u n i o n
aifai ' .s a n d t o c o m m e n t i rec ' .y o n
o t h e r ac t i v i t i e s .
L a s t y e a r there w e r e , f o r a t i m e ,
t w o a n o n y m o u s c o l u m n i s t s . B e c a u s e
these t w o took f u l l a d v a n t a g e of
t h e i r pos i t ions as c r i t i c s , r e spec t ing
n e i t h e r m a n n o r E x e c u t i v e , t h e
F E L I X B o a r d f o r c e d the E d i t o r t o
r e v e a l t h e i r names . T h e n e w C o l c u t t
beg ins the y e a r w i t h a n assurance o f
h i s a n o n y m i t y a n d m y w i s h es for
m o r e p o w e r t o h i s p e n .
Felix Success
T h e first e d i t i o n of F E L I X this
y e a r set a r e c o r d i n t h a t i t s o l d o u t
i n t h i r t y - s i x h o u r s ; i n p r e v i o u s years
sales h a v e r i s e n s tead i ly t h r o u g h o u t
the t e r m u n t i l t h e y r e a c h e d se l l -nut
figures. I t i s , h o w e v e r , , r egr e t tab l e
that not a l l t h e sales m o n e y w a s r e
c e i v e d . T h e most n o t a b l e e x a m p l e o f
t h i s w a s i n t h e H u x l e y b u i l d i n g
w h e r e some 30s .0d . w a s m i s s i n g .
O n c e a g a i n res tored t o m y r i g h t f u l state of a n o n y m i t y , I s it , v i t r i o l - t i p
p e d p e n i n h a n d , r e a d y to p o u r s co rn a n d d e r i s i o n o n a l l a n d s u n d r y .
A n x i o u s l y , e v e r y b o d y opens h is F E L I X at C o l c u t t to see w h o s e t u r n i t is
to c o m e u n d e r the c h o p p e r . T h e E x e c , o r the D o m e s t i c B u r s a r ? T h e
R u g b y C l u b o r t h e C l e r k to the H a l l s ? A b r i e f w o r d o f e x p l a n a t i o n h e r e
f o r t h e benef i t o f freshers . I a m one o l t h e o ldest gentelr . a n a l l . C .
h a v i n g t o m y c r e d i t count less t h r e a t e n e d l i b e l suits a n d t h e h o n o u r o f
h a v i n g d e s i g n e d I . C . ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e S p a c e A g e , t h e Q u e e n ' s T o w e r .
I h a v e v e r y f e w f r i ends .
T h i s y e a r got oft t o its u s u a l r o a r i n g start , w i t h t h e U n i o n i n a state
o f u t t e r chaos . T h e first E v e n t , t h e F r e s h e r s ' H o p , w a s a n u n q u a l i f i e d
success w h e n one of t h e groups f a i l e d t o a p p e a r a n d n i n e h u n d r e d l a r g e ,
h o t , s w e a t y p e o p l e t r i e d to p a i r themse lves off i n t w o s m a l l , ho t , s w e a t v
rooms . T h e n e w C r u s h H a l l b a r w a s v e r y m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d b y t h e s m a l l
g r o u p of s ta lwar ts w h o m a n a g e d t o f o r c e t h e i r w a y t h r o u g h t o i t . I t
c o u l d not h a v e b e e n m o r e a p t l y n a m e d . I t appears that the H o p was
a r r a n g e d b y las t year ' s C h a i r m a n o f E n t s a n d th is year ' s C a r n i v a l O r g a n
i z e r , J i m M u r r a y . U n f o r t u n a t e l y h e d i d not see e y e t o eye w i t h his
examiners . T h e o r g a n i s a t i o n s h o u l d h a v e been t a k e n o v e r b y th is year ' s
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 . U n f o r t u n a t e l y h e d i d n o t see e y e t o
e y e w i t h h is e x a m i n e r s . A s a n e m e r g e n c y measure last year ' s unsuccess fu l
p r e s i d e n t i a l c a n d i d a t e K e i t h G u y took over a n d spent t h e w e e k p r i o r t o
t h e H o p i n h o s p i t a l . I t seems a m i r a c l e t o m e t h a t t h e H o p e v e r o c c u r
r e d . I t ' is t y p i c a l o f a m a l a i s e t h a t runs t h r o u g h m u c h of t h e U n i o n ,
t h a t b o t h M u r r a y a n d C o m p t o n s h o u l d lose interest a n d le t e v e r y b o d y
else s ink o r s w i m as best t h e y c o u l d , o n finding o u t t h a t t h e y w e r e n ' t c o m
i n g b a c k . M u r r a y , i n fac t , w a s g i v e n the U n i o n G e n e r a l A w a r d last t e r m
f o r h is " o u t s t a n d i n g services t o t h e U n i o n " . L e t us s a y a q u i e t p r a y e r
for the n e w E n t s C o m m i t t e e , i f there is o n e y e t .
O n e o f m y f a v o u r i t e targets f o r c r i t i c i s m is t h a t sec t i on o f t h e U n i o n
o f ten to be f o u n d d i s t u r b i n g the p e a c e i n t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d o f the b a r .
I regret that I h a v e b e e n p i p p e d a t t h e pos t b y P h i l P o y s e r t h i s y e a r , w h o s
le t ter i n t h e last issue of F e l i x d e s c r i b e d , a c c u r a t e l y — e v e n m o d e r a t e l y ,
the events at a p a r t y at t h e e n d o f last t e r m . H e d i d n o t d i r e c t l y a t t r i b u t e
t h e d a m a g e t o a n y speci f ic g r o u p s , b u t w e l l - k n o w n p e o p l e c e r t a i n l y w e r e
w e l l to the f o re o n that u n p l e a s a n t o c c a s i o n . A l l t o o o f t en i n t h e past ,
this i r r e spons ib l e g a n g of thugs ( a n d h e re I d o n ' t re fer t o t h e w h o l e b a r
c r o w d , o n l y that s m a l l , nasty sec t i on w h i c h insists .on m a k i n g i ts p r e s e n c e
f e l t b y b e i n g a nuisance ) w h o h a v e b e e n a l l o w e d t o get a w a y w i t h m u r d e r
because no -one has b e e n b i g e n o u g h to stop t h e m , a n d m a n y o f t h e m h a v e
b e e n sen ior U n i o n officers themse lves a n y w a y . T h i s y e a r b o t h t h e P r e s i d
ent a n d D e p u t y - P r e s i d e n t , D u k e a n d M c B a i n , a re l e a d i n g m e m b e r s of
the B a r . T h e y a re , as w e h a v e n o reason to d o u b t , y e t , b o t h v e r y respons
i b l e p e o p l e . L e t us h o p e that th is y e a r t h e y c a n exerc ise s o m e c a l m i n g
in f luence o v e r t h e i r m o r e h e a v y - d r i n k i n g confreres , a n d p r e v e n t a r e p e t
i t i o n o f last year ' s r e c o r d o f b e h a v i o u r . I f the P r e s i d e n t c a n ' t d o i t , i t
w o n ' t be l o n g be fore some-one else , l i k e a n e w R e c t o r o r t h e S e n i o r
W a r d e n , d e c i d e t o take matters i n t o t h e i r o w n h a n d s .
A s y o u ' n o d o u b t n o t i c e d f r o m t h e n u m b e r of V A C A N C I E S o n F E L I X ' S
staff l i s t , a n d the l a v i s h F r e s h e r s ' C r o s s w o r d , F E L I X t o o s tar ted t h e y e a r
w i t h a b a n g . O n e g o o d t h i n g , h o w e v e r , is t h a t s o f a r t h e E d i t o r a n d
T o n y D u k e are s t i l l o n s p e a k i n g t e r m s , — a n d I a m s t i l l a n o n y m o u s . L e t
us h o p e that th is h a p p y state of affairs c o n t i n u e s , a n d that ' n o n e o f t h e
p e t t y b i c k e r i n g t h a t w e n t o n o n F E L I X B o a r d last y e a r re curs . I t ' s a p i o u s
h o p e b u t g e n u i n e . H a p p y P r o b l e m Sheets .
Inaccuracy Sir
I w o u l d l i k e t o c o r r e c t a s tate
m e n t m a d e i n t h e last i s sue o f
F E L I X a b o u t fa i lures i n D r a m s o c .
T h e r e w e r e o n l y f o u r a c t i v e m e m b e r s
w h o f a i l e d t o r e t u r n . A s t h e S o c i e t y
h a d a n ac t i ve m e m b e r s h i p of 42 l as t
y e a r , a n d o v e r 6 0 m e m b e r s , t h i s r e
presents a f a i l u r e rate w h i c h is a b o u t
t h e C o l l e g e average . W h i l e i t i s t r u e
w e lost s ome of o u r most n e e d e d
m e m b e r s , t h e figure i s s u r e l y r e m a r k
a b l y l o w , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n one c o n
oid ers h o w a c t i v e t h e S o c i e t y w a s
las t y e a r ; as a m i n o r e x a m p l e o v e r
1 0 0 0 m a n hours o f w o r k w e r e d o n e
b y the S o c i e t y f o r C a r n i v a l W e e k .
I t c a n be s a i d q u i t e f a i r l y that
t h e o r g a n i s e d a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e
D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y d i d n o t in te r f e re
w i t h t h e m e m b e r s a c a d e m i c w o r k .
S o c i a l l i f e is a n essent ia l p a r t o f t h e
D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y b u t p e o p l e c o n
t i n u e d t o use t h e s t o r e r oom as a
s o c i a l m e e t i n g p l a c e a f ter C a r n i v a l
W e e k d e s p i t e a t t e m p t t o d i s c o u r a g e
th is .
I f e e l t h a t i n a c c u r a t e r e p o r t s i n
F E L I X , e s p e c i a l l y i n i t s first issue,
m a y g i v e b a d i m p r e s s i o n b o t h i n t h e
U n i o n a n d i n t h e C o l l e g e , t h e l a t t e r
b e i n g a v e r y ser ious m a t t e r . I t m a y
also d i s c o u r a g e o t h e r p e o p l e f r o m
j o i n i n g t h e S o c i e t y t h u s l i m i t i n g t h e
assistance t h e S o c i e t y g ives to v a r i o u s
U n i o n a c t i v i t i e s .
D a v i d H a r r i s
E d . : E n t s . C o m m i t t e e f a i l u r e s w e r e
also n u m e r i c a l l y l o w . O n l y t w o m e m
bers f a i l e d these b e i n g , h o w e v e r , t h e
C h a i r m a n a n d S e c r e t a r y , t w o v e r y
i m p o r t a n t m e m b e r s .
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( j u dg in g b y a footnote) a n d a lso t h a t
y o u d i d get a fat c h e q u e ( j u d g i n g b y
t h e s p a c e ) — i t is h a r d l y c o n c e i v a b l e
that F E L I X c o u l d p r o s t i t u t e its c o d e
o f c o n d u c t i n b e c o m i n g a n out l e t t o
rac ist a n d near - fasc is t p r o p a g a n d a .
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F E L I X QGabor 's g r i m future S h e r r y a n d
S t r a u b e n z e e I N T H E F I R S T of the G e n e r a l
Studies l u n c h t i m e lec tures this t e r m ,
Pro fessor G a b o r , Pro fessor o f
E l e c t r o n P h y s i c s at I . C . , spoke o n
t h e subject ' T h e H i s t o r y of W e s t e r n
C i v i l i s a t i o n " , l i e stressed t h e m o d e r n
a c h i e v e m e n t s of t e c h n o l o g y a n d
suggested that s o m e of these a d v a n c
es w e r e i n the w a y of appeasement
for the results o f m o r e h or r i f i c ex
a m p l e s of sc ient i f i c a n d t e c h n o l o g i c a l
d e v e l o p m e n t . H o w e v e r , the p r o c e e d
ings took o n a m o r e s o m b r e t one o n
t h e r e v e l a t i o n that t h e e ra of the
techno log i s t m a y be d r a w i n g t o a
close. W i t h n i n e - t e n t h s o f the w o r l d ' s
sc ientist a n d techno log i s t s a l i v e t o
d a y , w e are s c r a p i n g t h e b a r r e l o f
t e c h n o l o g y ,
O n e of the dangers o f the f u t u r e ,
Pro fessor G a b o r t h o u g h t , w a s the
a d d i t i o n o f i n d u s t r i a l g r o w t h w h i c h
i s c o m m o n t o a l l w e l l - a d v a n c e d
countr i e s , b o t h c o m m u n i s t a n d
cap i ta l i s t . H a p p i n e s s , as d e f i n e d b y
D i c k e n s ' M r . M i c a w b e r a s b e i n g i n
c o m e e x c e e d i n g e x p e n d i t u r e , w i l l r e
q u i r e a res t ra int o n t h e r i se i n p r o
d u c t i v i t y .
Parkinson
Professor G a b o r a n a l y s e d the v a l u e
o f l a b o u r - s a v i n g t e c h n o l o g y a n d
e m p h a s i s e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f
P a r k i n s o n ' s L a w , that w o r k fills t h e
t i m e a v a i l a b l e for i t . T h i s w a s w e l l
i l l u s t r a t e d b y the s u p p o s e d e x p a n s
i o n of the A d m i r a l t y ' s m a n p o w e r
w i t h the c o n t r a c t i o n of its fleet. T h i s
flow of l a b o u r f r o m the sh ips t o w a r d s
offices is p a r t o f a g e n e r a l t r e n d of
p e o p l e t o w a r d s the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f
w o r k a n d a w a y f r o m the w o r k i tsel f .
H o w e v e r , th is does n o t necessar i ly
m e a n a decrease i n the a m o u n t o f
l a b o u r r e q u i r e d . T h e result of i n s t a l
l i n g c o m p u t e r s i n A m e r i c a n industr i es
w a s to c r e a t e m o r e w o r k f o r m o r e
c o m p u t e r s , thus r a i s i n g the s l i g h t l y
p h i l o s o p h i c a l q u e s t i o n — " W i l l l a b o u r -
s a v i n g dev i ces ever save l a b o u r ' .
A l t h o u g h , t h e n , one m a y d o u b t t h e
n o m e n c l a t u r e o f l a b o u r - s a v i n g m e t h
ods, t h e y w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y b r i n g c o n
s i d e r a b l y g rea ter l u x u r y i n t o t h e
l ives o f m a n y p e o p l e i n t h e f u t u r e ,
a n d those p e o p l e w i l l h a v e to l e a r n
t o l i v e a c c o r d i n g l y . T h i s d i s t r i b u t i o n
of greater c o m f o r t a n d w e a l t h ,
Pro fessor G a b o r w a r n e d , w o u l d b e
i n t h e h a n d s of some of t h e a u d i e n c e .
Safety T h i s y e a r t h e n e w C o l l e g e Sa fe ty
C o m m i t t e e is p l a n n i n g a c a m p a i g n
t o r e d u c e t h e n u m b e r of ac c idents
of a l l k i n d s . A s a b e g i n n i n g there is
a l e c t u r e b e i n g g i v e n b y D r . R . B .
B u z z a r d e n t i t l e d S E E I N G T H E
R I S K . D r . B u z z a r d is t h e R e s e a r c h
D i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l Ins t i tu te o f
I n d u s t r i a l P s y c h o l o g y . H e w i l l speak
i n t h e P h y s i c s L e c t u r e T h e a t r e I at
2 .15 p . m . o n W e d n e s d a y 19th.
O c t o b e r 1966 .
A l l m e m b e r s o f t h e staff ( t each ing ,
r esearch a n d te chn i ca l ) a n d a l l
students are i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d .
T h e i n i t i a l m e e t i n g of I C C o n s e r v a t
ive Soc i e ty was w e l l a t t ended a n d the
speech of C o n s e r v a t i v e M . P . , M r .
V a n S t r a u b e n z e e c r e a t e d a good i m
press ion f o r i ts shortness i f n o t i ts
content . H o w e v e r , the ' p a r t y ' as a
w h o l e w a s ra ther d u l l a n d u n i n t e r
e s t i n g ; n o t h i n g of n o t a b l e i m p o r t a n c e
o c c u r i n g .
A t the m e e t i n g a s m a l l glass of
s h e r r y was p r o v i d e d for the p r i c e o f
t w o sh i l l ings a n d s ixpence a n d a l
t h o u g h there w e r e v a g u e r u m o u r s
that the glasses w o u l d be re f i l l ed this
d i d not occur .
T o start t h e m e e t i n g t h e L a d y
C h a i r m a n i n t r o d u c e d the var ious m e m
bers or the c o m m i t t e e , a n d I lna l l y M r
V a n S f r a u b e n z e e , w h o m a d e a
s n e e c h l a s t i n g a m e r e seven m i n u t e s .
T h i s speech cons i s ted of h is s trong
r c a c . i o n to proposa ls that s tudents
s n o u i u oe m a u e RS r epay t n e i r grants
after l e a v i n g co l l ege . N a t u r a l l y this
s p e e c h was w e l l r e c e i v e d .
M r . V a n S t r a u b e n z e e t h e n b e g a n
to c i r c u l a t e a n d a t t e m p t e d to a n s w e r
quest ions of p o l i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e . O n
r U i o d e s i a , he was not i n f avou r o f
u s i n g f ores to q u e l l the r e b e l l i o n a n d
stated t i iat it B r i t a i n t r i e d t o use
force t h e a r m y w o u l d rebe l because
they refuse to shoot f e l l o w w h i t e s i n
R h o d e s i a ! H o w e v e r , i f there w a s
c i v i l w a r i n R h o d e s i a the a r m y w o u l d
be sent i n at the request o f S m i t h ,
(in o rder to shoot b l a c k Rhodes ians
p r e s u m a b l y ) .
O n V i e t a m he was not i n f a v o u r
of g i v i n g p h y s i c a l suppor t to t h e
A m e r i c a n s but was i n f a v o u r of g i v
i n g ' m o r a l ' suppor t . A l t h o u g h , h e
a d d e d , w e h a v e l i t t l e in f luence o n t h e
A m e r i c a n s o w i n g to the extent to
w h i c h w e are i n debt .
M r . V a n S t r a u b e n z e e a n s w e r e d
var ious other quest ions b u t there was
l i t t l e p o l i t i c a l a r g u m e n t — p r o b a b l y
due to the fac t that n e a r l y everyone
was s t a u c h l y C o n s e r v a t i v e . A t about
q u a r t e r - t o - n i n e he left a n d the meet
i n g q u i e t l y d i e d out .
F E L I X
n e e d s
S A L E S G I R L S
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M A R T I N S B A N K . J S J L I M I T E D
F E L I X
U S prize for
Geordies
. . . F I V E Newcastle Civi l Engin
eering graduates recently won a
500 dollars prize in a competition
sponsored by the United States
Steel Corporation.
It was for t h e des ign o f a steel
b r i d g e , ' w h i c h a m e m b e r of t h e d e
par tment ' s staff d e s c r i b e d as " R e a l l y
q u i t e s o m e t h i n g " . H e a d d e d t h a t t h e y
d i d i t u n d e r v e r y great pressure right
u p to the exams, a n d t h e i r n u m b e r s
i n c l u d e d t w o or three " f i r s t s " .
A to ta l o f severa l t h o u s a n d entr ies
w e r e s u b m i t t e d f r o m 3 3 A m e r i c a n
States a n d 2 6 f o r e i g n nat i ons .
C O U R I E R
Contraceptive advice on the cam
W H E N Cambridge first official birth control clinic opens in the
new year it will be only the third university town in the country to
provide sexua! advice to unmarried students.
Behind the scheme are a
F o r e i g n
b o d i e s by D.I.Williams
More students but more rooms too
The stunt that
never came off
" R A D I O Cambridge" was due
to begin transmissions on 11 June.
But the stunt, to raise money for
"War on Want" came to a silent
end when revealed by an under
graduate to the local Evening
Ne*ws.
B r o a d c a s t i n g w a s p l a n n e d t o l a s t
f o u r hours before G P O r a d i o d i r e c t
i o n finder vans c o u l d " f i x " t h e source ;
t h e n a r o o m b y r o o m search w o u l d
h a v e t o f o l l o w be fore the exact l o c a t
i o n of the t ransmi t te r was f o u n d .
T o f o i l t h e " e n e m y " ' t w o t r a n s m i t
ters w e r e set u p — i n St . J o h n ' s a n d
T r i n i t y H a l l — c o n n e c t e d b y c a b l e to
a r i v e r s i d e " s t u d i o " i n K i n g ' s , w h i c h
w e r e to broadcast a l t e r n a t e l y g i v i n g
a n u n e v e n s i n g a l source .
I n t h e p r e c e d i n g w e e k s a l a r g e
range of p r o g r a m m e w a s t a p e d — i n
c l u d i n g a r e c o r d i n g of m e m b e r s o f
K i n g ' s c h o i r p l a i n c h a n t i n g t h e i r w a y
t h r o u g h t h e W i r e l e s s T e l e g r a p h y A c t .
O n p u b l i c a t i o n d a y t h e p lo t ters
k n e w t h e i r chances of e v a d i n g t h e
G P O a n d poss ib le l e g a l a c t i o n t o be*
s l i m a n d d i s m a n t l e d the e q u i p m e n t
so p a i n s t a k i n g l y assembled . T h e i r
c a u t i o n w a s just i f ied f o r G P O t r a c k
er vans t h e next n i g h t sought t h e
p i r a t e s tat ion that never was .
V A R S I T Y
AS I N T H E P A S T the Editor wil l be
pleased to receive letters for public
ation. However, the right to withhold
from publication such letters, either
in part or in toto, is reserved.
number of Cambridge dons—one
from a women's' college—priests
and doctors. " T h e fact that
Cambridge is a university town
obviously increases the need for
such a clinic , "
H e f u r t h e r stressed that t h e c l i n i c
w o u l d n o t b e just a d i s p e n s a r y of
cont racept ives , b u t a lso a n a d v i s o r y
centre f o r a n y o n e w i t h s e x u a l p r o
b l e m s .
" S o m e p e o p l e c a n a p p r o a c h t h e i r
parents , b u t m a n y don ' t find th is pos
s i b l e a n d w a n t p r o f e s s i o n a l a d v i c e . "
P r i c e s are e x p e c t e d to b e t h e same
as t h e B r o k c l i n i c i n L o n d o n — £ 3
a y e a r h o w e v e r m a n y consu l ta t i ons
are n e e d e d .
T h e presence of a G i r t o n d o n on
t h e c o m m i t t e e suggests that t h e
w o m e n ' s co l leges w i l l t ake a m o r e
l i b e r a l a t t i t u d e i n the fu ture . A t
present N e w H a l l w a r n t h e i r n e w
students against s e x u a l e x p e r i e n c e ,
a n d advise, t h e m t o get p r o f e s s i o n a l
c o n t r a c e p t i v e adv ise ra ther t h a r n r i sk
p r e g n a n c y . O n e g i r l c o m m e n t e d , " I t ' s
not u s u a l l y a p r o b l e m u n t i l y o u r
second y e a r w h e n y o u b e g i n t o
so c ia l i s e . "
Private bus
T H E n e w H a l l o f B r i s t o l U n i v e r s
i t y is h a l f - a - m i l e f r o m t h e nearest bus
stop a n d a l O d j o u r n e y a w a y f r o m
the m a i n u n i v e r s i t y b u i l d i n g s . Its
w a r d e n t o l d N O N E S U C H N E W S
that there w a s a p o s s i b i l i t y o f a p r i v
ate b u s c o m p a n y o p e r a t i n g a serv i ce
t o the H a l l i n t h e m o r n i n g s . " I f the
d e m a n d is suf f i c ient ly l i g h , " h e a d
d e d , " s o m e t h i n g s h o u l d b e a c c o m p l
i s h e d . "
The world of
the young
C A M B R I D G E has its y o u n g e s t d o n
s ince m e d i a e v a l t imes w i t h t h e e lec t
i o n of 2 1 - y e a r o l d S i m o n S c h a m a t o
a j u n i o r f e l l o w s h i p at C h r i s t ' s C o l
l ege i m m e d i a t e l y a f ter t a k i n g h is
finals. T w o years ago h e s u r p r i s e d
h is tutors w i t h a d i s a p p o i n t i n g 2.1
as e d i t o r o f C A M B R I D G E O P I N I O N .
E d i t i n g i t aga i n this y e a r he f in i shed
w i t h a s tarred first. . V A R S I T Y
S O U T H A M P T O N has B r i t a i n ' s
younges t pro fessor w i t h the a p p o i n t
m e n t of 2 6 y e a r o l d B a r r y C u n l i f f e
as Pro fessor o f . A r c h a e o l o g y . H i s
sa lary scale leaps f r o m £ 1 , 0 5 0 - £ 1 , 2 2 5
as a n assistant l e c t u r e r t o £ 3 , 4 0 0 -
£ 4 , 7 5 0 p . a .
Press in chains
A L L the copies of the last issue
of S H E L L , the R e a d i n g U n i v e r s i t y
n e w s p a p e r , f o r the s u m m e r t e r m
w e r e c a l l e d i n over a feature d e a l i n g
w i t h t h e sex l i f e of s tudents w h i c h
w a s c o n s i d e r e d b y officials o f t h e
s tudents ' u n i o n to b e l i b e l l o u s .
N O N E S U C H
B R I S T O L University has _`2
more students this session than
last, bringing the total up to
5,000.
B u t t h e u s u a l p r o b l e m s of finding
a c c o m o d a t i o n for s u c h g r o w t h are
m a r e than offset b y the n e w 4 2 0 -
r o o m H i a t t B a k e r H a l l f o r m e n .
S i n c e 1958 three men ' s H a l l s have
been o p e n e d i n B r i s t o l , b u t n o n e f o r
w o m e n . N o w some 2 ,000 o f t h e
U n i v e r s i t y ' s students l i v e i n H a l l s a n d
p lans are i n h a n d for at least t w o
m o r e la rge H a l l s , b u t u n d e r the
" F r e e z e " a r c u n l i k e l y t o be c o m p l e t
e d f o r m o r e t h a n f o u r years .
N O N E S U C H
Anti-marriage ?
T H E R E is a l a c k of flats i n N e w
cast le , e s p e c i a l l y for t w o p e o p l e . T h i s
thus m a k e s a c c o m o d a t i o n p a r t i c u l a r
l y h a r d to find f o r m a r r i e d students
C O U R I F R
B o n d i at I C :
H u m a n i s m
O n W e d n e s d a y 6 t h O c t o b e r , t h e
H u x l e y S o c i e t y h e l d a t e a f o r f r e s h
ers i n t h e L o u n g e at S o u t h s i d e . I ts
p u r p o s e as w e l l as b e i n g a s o c i a l
g a t h e r i n g was t o a c q u a i n t t h e u n
i n i t i a t e d w i t h the p h i l o s o p h y o f
h u m a n i s m . A short t a l k o n t h e s u b
ject , e n t i t l e d , " A n i n t r o d u c t i o n t o
H u m a n i s m , " was g i v e n b y t h e h e a d
of the A p p l i e d M a t h s , d e p a r t m e n t a t
K i n g s , Pro fessor H e r m a n n B o n d i .
A f t e r t ea the Pro fessor k i n d l y a g r e e d
t o a n s w e r quest ions a n d s t a y e d o n
for some t i m e .
I n h i s s p e e c h Pro fessor B o n d i first
gave, a t h e o r e t i c a l o u t l i n e of h u m a n
i s m a n d t h e n p r o c e e d e d t o t a k e
p r a c t i c a l examples a n d e x p l a i n e d h o w
h u m a n i s m w o u l d a p p r o a c h t h e m .
H u m a n i s t s , h e s a i d , d o n o t base t h e i r
w a y of l i f e on the d o c t r i n e of r e l i g i o n
or i n fac t o n a n y d o c t r i n a i r e i n s t i t
u t i o n . T h e essence of h u m a n i s m is
t h a t c o n c l u s i o ns a r e r e a c h e d b y
r a t i o n a l a r g u m e n t i n s t e a d of t a k i n g
as co r rec t t h e w o r d o f a h i g h e r
a u t h o r i t y . T h e r e is n o t h i n g w r o n g w i t h
t h e be l i e f s of these author i t i e s , s u c h
as r e l i g i o n , unless t h e y a t t e m p t t o
force t h e i r v i e w s , w h i c h are ' o n l y
t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r v i e w s , onto the m a s
ses of t h e p o p u l a t i o n . H u m a n i s t s are
a w a r e that t h e y a r e n o t themse lves
i n f a l l i b l e a n d are o p e n m i n d e d i n
t h e i r a p p r o a c h t o t h e p r o b l e m s of
h u m a n i t y a n d soc ie ty .
Pro fessor B o n d i t h e n p r o c e e d e d
w i t h . severa l e x a m p l e s i n suppor t o f
h is theor ies , firstly that o f d i v o r c e .
T h e C h u r c h Opposes th is b e
cause i t is c o m p l e t e l y p r e j u d i c e d o n
the g rounds of a n o u t d a t e d m o r a l i t y
a n d supports i ts d o c t r i n e w i t h l a w s
a n d m o r a l codes of a d i f ferent age
A h u m a n i s t has n o s u c h pre jud i ces
a n d c a n s t u d y a l l aspects o f d i v o r c e ,
for e x a m p l e s u c h t h i n g s as the caus
es o f i t , the effect that i t w i l l have
o n the c h i l d r e n of the f a m i l y , a n d
b y r a t i o n a l t h o u g h t c a n c o m * to a
c o n c l u s i o n w h i c h w i l l b e to the
m u t u a l benef i t o f a l l those i n v o l v e d .
T h e Pro fessor h a d a b o n e t o p i c k
w i t h the t e a c h i n g of r e l i g i o n i n
schools . T h i s is the o n l y subject
w h i c h is c o m p u l s o r y b y l a w i n
E n g l i s h schools . H e w a s against the
d o c t r i n a t i n g o f r e l i g i o n i n t o y o u n g
c h i l d r e n w h o s e v i e w s thus b e c a m e
d i s t o r t ed l o n g be fore they c o u l d f o r m
u l a t e t h e i r o w n . T h e t e r m Professor
B p n d i u s e d w a s " D a i l y T e l e g r a p h "
C h r i s t i a n i t y , w h i c h , he w a r n e d , de
m a n d s that r e l i g i o n be g i v e n t o the
c h i l d r e n , e v e n i f there is n o t r u t h i n
i t , m e r e l y t o p r e v e n t j u v e n i l e d e l i n
q u e n c y .
H e r e the Pro fessor b r o u g h t h is
speech t o a c o n c l u s i o n a n d w a i t e d
u n t i l a f ter tea to a n s w e r quest ions .
T h e n there w a s a g e n e r a l f o r u m p r o
d u c i n g m a n y a l i v e l y ques t i on a n d
m a n y a n i n t e l l i g e n t retort . T h e
speech h a d n o t only, p r o v e d to be
s o u n d b a s i c a l l y , b u t h a d s t i m u l a t e d
ideas i n t h e a u d i e n c e .
D u r i n g t e a a vote of thanks was
p r o p o s e d b y the C h a i r m a n of the
Soc i e ty , M a r t i n T o b i a s .
, . . OPERATION MATCH is HERE.... OPERATION MATCH is HERE.. E a
F E L I X
WHAT'S ON At IC
THURSDAY 20
F E L I X 12.45 Press Room
Aetherius Society. The Purpose ot Life. Room 452 Mech. Eng. 1900
Dancing Club. Beginners Ballroom 19.30 to 20.45 Upper Refectory.
General Studies. Is your town car really necessary? Poetry for pleasure.
Cliding Club 254 Aero 17.45
International Relations Club. Social aspects of population control by Mr David McNeil. All welcome. Coffee served. Venue to he announced.
R c e r Crew The advance party and its effect on Cttwell Training. 303 Mini's 1235
FRIDAY 21 Film Society. Ashes and Diamonds.
The Reality of Karel Appcl Route des Times Concrt Hall 19.30
SATURDAY 22 Organisation for Social Service.
Work parties on Saturday and Sunday. Sign up on OSS notice board. Southside.
SUNDAY 23
Church Services. Communion 09.00. Evensong 19.30. S. Augustines, Queen's Gate.
MONDAY 24 Christian Union. A new life by Roger
Forster. Room 266 Aero 13.10.
Dancing Club. Beginners Ballroom. 19.30 to 20.45. Beginners Latin American 20.45 to 22.00. Concert Hall.
Joint Christian Meeting. Tcilhard do Chardio first of thtcc talks. Mines 303, 13.10
Wells Society Physics and Cosmology bv Prof. Hermann Bondi. Room 408 Elec. Eng. 19.30
TUESDAY 25
F E L I X 12.45 Press Room.
General Studies Across Two Cultures. Historical Concepts of Race. Music and the Two Cultures.
Railway Society. T. Marsh on Austria for Railfans. 17.40 Room 664. Mech. Eng.
Dancing Club. Intermediate Hull-room 19.30 to 20.45 Intermediate Latin American 20.45 to 22.00 Concert Hall.
international Relations Club. LtCol Bult-Francis will give an illustrated talk on the work of UNICEF in Nigeria. All welcome. Coffee served. Venue to he announced.
WEDNESDAY 26
Eng. Society. Visit to B.I.C.C. Research Division. 13.30
Exploration Review 19 88 on sale today.
Jazz Club. Celler Session in Upper Refectory 20.00 to 23.00
THURSDAY 27
FELIX 12.45 Press Room
Commemoration uay
Dancing Club. Beginners Ballroom 19.30 to 20.45. Upper Refectory.
Gliding Club. 254 Aero. 17.45
Rover Crew Resuscitation by the Red Cross 303 Mines 12.35
FRIDAY 28
Y.H.A. Weekend at Edale. Details on notice board in Southside.
MONDAY 31
Christian Union. A Reasonable Faith ? Room 266 Aero 13.10
Dancing Ulub. ueginners ttanro.,m. 19.30 to 20.45 Beginners Latin American 20.45 to 22.00 Concert Hall.
Wells Society. Land Use by Prof. Michael Wise. Room 408 Elec. Eng. 19.30
TUESDAY 1
FELIX 12.45 Press Room
Dancing Club. Intermediate Ballroom 19.30 to 20.45. Intermediate Latin American 20.45 to 22.00 Concert Hall.
Exploration Society lounge 17.30
Weeks Hall
General Studies. Across two Cultures. The Present Trend in Race Studies. Aspects of Jazz.
THURSDAY 3
F E L I X 12.45 Press Room.
Rover Crew Safety on Mountains. 303 Mines 12.35.
UNION M E E T I N G . Concert Hall.
.15.
Cliding Club. 254 Aero. 17.45.
Dancing Club. Beginners Ballroom. 19.30 to 20.45 Upper Refectory.
At ULU
>tt.l>NESUAY 19
English Folk Dancing Society. school til i'liuruiucy, Brunswick Sq. 19.30 to 22.00.
Inter-Faculty Christian Union Assembly Hall, U L U , 19.45 Freshers Address—"Amoralityr"'. Mr. W. t.'appi r, l-'HCS.
THURSDAY 20 Marxist Society. Room 5421, L S E ,
13.00 The Economic Crisis—1931 Dr. C. Smith.
U.L. Debating Society. Assembly Hall (ULU) 19.30. Modern Man has no need -jf God'.
Proposition
Ted Honderick Prof Jones
IIJ Blackham
Opposition
Lionel Chatwynd Lord Longford Bishop of Woolwich
FRIDAY 21 Baptist Society. Blooms-bury Cen.
Baptist Church. 19.00. Group discussion on Music—Worship and God in the City.
Conservative Association U.C. 20.00 Hop with the Bcaucrees. 4/-.
Joho Clifford Society. Bloomsbury Cen. Baptist Church. Shaftesbury Ave. W.C.2. 18.30 Group discussions.
Liberal Fedn. U L U 20.00 Wine and Cheese Party. 3s.6d.
SATURDAY 22 Hellenic Society U L U 19.30 Fresh
ers Party.
Inter-faculty Christian Union. London Bible College, Marylebone Road. 19.30 Bible Reading. Rev. H.M. Carson.
SUNDAY 23
Catholic Society. Visit to the International Students Chaplaincy. Holland Park. 20.00.
C. of E . Christ the King Church, Gordon Square. 14.30.
Methodist Soc. Hinde St. Methodist Church, Manchester Sq. W . l . 16.00.
Presbyterian and Congregational Soc. Regents Sq. Pres. Ch., Wakefield St. W.C.1. 16.00.
WEDNESDAY 26
English Folk Dancing Soc. School of Pharmacy, Brunswick Sq. 19.30.
Hellenic Soc. U.L.U. 19.30. Inter Faculty Christian Union 19.15. North America Club. Films, U.C.
Botany Theatre 19.30.
THURSDAY 27 Debating Soc. Thr U.S. in W r n - m .
Assembly Hall 19.30. Folk Song Club Middlesex Hosoi'al
Medical School, Cleveland St. W . l .
2U.0U. Psychological Soc. Engineering
Theatre U.C.L. 20.30.
FRIDAY 28 Baptist Soc. Bloomsbury Cent.
Baptist Church 19.00. Film Soc. Inter Faculty Christian Union Al
liance Club, 2 Bedford Place W.C.2. 19.30.
John Clifford Soc. Bloomsbury Cent. Baptist Church, Shaftesbury Ave. W.C.2. 18.30.
SATURDAY 29 Liberal Federation U.L .U . 11.00 to
13.00 and 14.15 to 17.00. Presbyterian and Congregational Soc.
Theatre Party.
SUNDAY 30 Catholic Soc. Gower St. 20 00. C of E in University of London,
Christ the King Church Cordon Sq. 19.30.
Methodist Soc. Hinde ft. Church Manchester Sn. W . l . 16.00.
Preshvterian Congregational Snc. Wh'itelields Methodist Church Tnttenhnm Ct. Rd. W . l . 20.00.
MONDAY 31 Flvine Club U.L.U. 19.00.
TUESDAY 1 Natural History Soc. Zootoffy Dept
U.C. 19.30; North American Club Films. U.L.ti .
19.30.
WEDNESDAY 2 Enelisb Folk Dancing Soe. School
of Pharmacy. Brunswick Sq. 19.30.
THURSDAY 3
Debating Soc. There is too much litter in literature, and sin m the cinema.' Assembly Hall. 19.30
Hellenic Soc. U .L .U . 19.30 Marxist Soc. L.S.E. 13.00
MONDAY 24 Flying Club U.L .U . 19.30.
TUESDAY 25 Humanist Soc. The Caring Commun
ity. Mrs. E.M.C. King.
THIS YEAR as last FELIX is trying to run an effecient, accurate What's On column. This can be of great use to the Union if all events can be covered. It cost! nothing except a little trouble on the part of the club secretaries. Information should be sent to—The What's On Editor, c/« F E L I X Rack in the Lower Lounge by the Wednesday baton publication.
Poetry
F o r
Pleasure
J o h n B e t j e m a n , t h e ce l ebra ted poet
a n d l o v e r of V i c t o r i a n a , w a s t h e
subject o f P a t r i c k D i c k i n s o n , the w e l l -
k n o w n poet a n d broadcas te r , w h e n
he gave t h e first l e c t u r e in h i s series
of G e n e r a l S tud ies L e c t u r e s , ' P o e t r y
f o r P l e a s u r e ' on T h u r s d a y 6 t h
O c t o b e r .
D i c k i n s o n , i n h is o w n i n i m i t a b l e
s ty le , r e a d a n d once e v e n sang? f r o m
q u a r t a n w h o lends h is w e i g h t to the
b r i n g i n g over t h e h u m o u r a n d t h e
f e e l i n g i n B e t j e m a n ' s verse . N o n e the
less in te res t ing w e r e h i s p e r s o n a l i n
s ights o f B e t j e m a n , the e c centr i c a n t i
q u a r i a n w h o lends h is w e i g h t to t h e
f ight t o p r e s e r v e a n y t h i n g r e m o t e l y
o l d o r r e a s o n a b l y a t t r a c t i v e , w i t h n o t
a b l e success i n most cases, i n c l u d i n g
that of C o l c u t ' s Q u e e n s T o w e r .
P a t r i c k D i c k i n s o n is a n e x t r e m e l y
w i t t y a n d a c c o m p l i s h e d speaker , a n d
i n h i s a p p r e c i a t i o n a n d c r i t i c i s m of
B e t j e m a n , brought"* t o l i g h t t h e facets
of h i s poetry h i t h e r t o h i d d e n t o ' m o s t
o f those present . T h e t w o r e m a i n g
ta lks i n this series, on L o u i s M a c N e i c e
a n d P h i l i p L a r k i n w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y
b e e q u a l l y as r e w a r d i n g a n d interes t
i n g as th i s . C e r t a i n l y , D i c k i n s o n ' s
s p e a k i n g m a t c h e d B e j e m a n ' s verse ,
a n d , i n e v e r y w a y , th i s p o e t r y w a s a
p leasure .
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8 F E L I X
F i f t h
College bar
o p e n s
T h e C r u s h B a r outs ide the U n i o n
C o n c e r t H a l l was o p e n e d f o r m a l l y o n
T u e s d a y , 4 O c t o b e r . It was h o p e d
that t h e P r o - R e c t o r , S i r O w e n
Saunders w o u l d officiate b u t this
was not poss ib le a n d D r . K e n
VVeale , H o n . T r e a s u r e r of the U n i o n ,
was c a l l e d u p o n to p e r f o r m t h e
c e r emon y . H i s address was b r i e f a n d
the fifth b a r i n the C o l l e g e was soon
open w i t h free d r i n k for a l l those i n
at tendance . Bes ides T o n y D u k e , c u r
rent P r e s i d e n t , e x - P r e s i d e n t ' K i t c h '
w h o p r e s i d e d at t h e o p e n i n g of d i e
o r i g i n a l " U n i o n " bar , was present .
One year's inflation
T h e p r o p o s a l to m a k e t h e C r u s h
B a r a p e r m a n e n t fixture was r a i s e d
m o r e t h a n a y e a r ago. T h e R e f e c t o r y
C o m m i t t e e a l l o c a t e d £ 8 0 0 f o r i ts
c on s t r u c t i on b u t w h e n tenders w e r e
e v e n t u a l l y r e c e i v e d they w e r e f o u n d
t o exceed this b y a c o n s i d e r a b l e
a m o u n t . W h e n q u e s t i o n e d a b o u t t h e
cost P r e s i d e n t D u k e s a i d he t h o u g h t
i t was about £ 1 , 3 0 0 a l t h o u g h v a r i
ous taxes m i g h t h a v e ra i sed this
s l i g h t l y .
T h e e x c e l l e n t l y a p p o i n t e d b a r oc
cupies the f u l l w i d t h of the s e c ond
floor l a n d i n g a l t h o u g h the three
p u m p s are s i t u a t e d i n a space
some f our feet w i d e . I t has a great
advantage over t h e t e m p o r a r y b a r
w h i c h i t replaces i n that the m a i n
sec t i on o f i t c a n b e c l o s e d off f o r
storage.
C R O S S W O R D
The winner of this week's Crossword Competition is J.J. Warren.
As stated in the last issue the crossword judged to be the best each
fortnight wil lbe printed, space permitting, and a prize of lOs.Od.
awarded to the compiler. Entries should be submitted to the
F E L I X rack by the Wednesday before publication.
D O W N
1. H i e first o f m a n y t o b e s h e d b y
the h y p o c r i t e . (9, 4)
2. L e i l s p r e v e n t u n d e t e c t e d i n t e r
f erence . . (4)
(4)
3. M e r g e r s pro tec t y o u r rights. (6)
4. H e chooses for di f ferent post . (4)
5 . R e l i c s o f those o l d t i m e re l i g i ons?
(13)
8. A n d in the heather , d i s e m b a r k
a t i o n . (7)
10. H a m m e r h o m e a sale? (7)
11. C a l l s w i t h c i r c u l a r s . (5)
12. T o escape f r o m an eastern d u e l .
(5)
15. T h e edge w h i c h w i l l s p o i l the
d r i n k . (6)
18. M o r e t h a n age causes i l lness . (4)
19. T h e space w h i c h c o u l d b e u s e d
i n spare att ics . (4)
A C R O S S
1. A n g r y in tent i ons , or , just a m i s
u n d e r s t a n d i n g ? (5, 8)
6. A t r o p i c f r u i t . (7)
7. A l l h u n d r e d r e a r r a n g e t h e m
selves to at tract a t t e n t i o n . (4)
9. A d i r e c t i o n a b o u t a n a r t i c l e ,
t h o u g h inde f in i te , is sens ib le . (4)
11 . W h e r e ca t t l e g r a z e d , a b e l l t o l
l e d t o w a r d s the r i s i n g s u n . (5)
13 . A s o m e w h a t i m p r e s s i v e o r d e r for
goods. (6)
14. U n u s u a l c h i l d d e v o u r e d w i t h r e
l i s h b y sa i lors ! (3-3)
16. T h e flood of abuse f o l l o w i n g t h e
b r e a k i n g of pates .(5)
17 . F l o w i n g r o b e i n h i t h e r t o ga ther
i n g darkness . (4)
19. T h e first of t h e s m a l l insects is
aga inst i t . (4)
2 0 . S h o r t G e o r g e gets l a rge , a n d
m a k e s s trange noises i n h is throat .
(7)
2 1 . L e t rapt ravens b e c o m e the m o r e
p e r t i n e n t por t i ons . (8, 5)
W A N T E D
R I C H A R D H U N T E R (21),
a graduate ( E c o n o m i c
H i s t o r y / H i s t o r y ) of Q u e e n ' s
U n i v e r s i t y , B e l f a s t , n o w
t e a c h i n g at B a u G o v t .
Secondary S c h o o l , Saraak .
A L I S O N P O T T S (22), a
gr adu at e of St . A n d r e w ' s
w i t h a pos tgraduate D i p l
o m a i n L i b r a r i a n s h i p , n o w
w o r k i n g at O s m a n i a U n i v
ers i ty , H y d e r a b a d , I n d i a .
A N D R E W S T O N E (24), a
graduate (Eng l i sh ) of t h e
U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e of S o u t h
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F E L I X 9
GONE WEST YOUNG MEN
A P A R T Y O F twelve cricketers, led by L . C. Williams, left the
Union on the 28th of June, bound for the West Country. The first
game, theoretically, against Southampton University, was unfortun
ately cancelled, and so we arrived at Bridport, and our first hotel,
rather earlier than expected.
T h a t e v e n i n g , w e h a d o u r first
taste of the W e s t C o u n t r y b r e w s a n d
w e r e also i n t r o d u c e d t o the l o c a l
forms of t e n - p i n b o w l i n g .
N e x t d a y w e m o v e d t o T o r q u a y
a n d our first g a m e , w h i c h p r o v e d
very en joyab le . T h o result w a s a
d r a w . A t the c lose of p l a y I . C . n e e d
e d f o u r t e e n runs t o w i n , w i t h one
w i c k e t i n h a n d . A f t e r the g a m e w e
p i l e d in to the c o a c h a n d drove d o w n
to P l y m o u t h , w h e r e w e spent three
n ights . H e r e w e p l a y e d t w o games ,
the first against I I . M . S . ' D r a k e ' w e
lost b y 28 runs . A n e a r l y b a t t i n g c o l
lapse b e i n g the m a i n cause of the
disaster. T h e second g a m e against
' P l y m o u t h C o l l e g e Staff ' was d r a w n ,
a c r e d i t a b l e p e r f o r m a n c e s ince the
P l y m o u t h t e a m i n c l u d e d t w o D e v o n
M i n o r C o u n t y sp in b o w l e r s .
O n S a t u r d a y w e r e t u r n e d to
T o r q u a y a n d our last h o t e l , a n d t h e n
drove a l o n g the coast to B a b b a c o m b e .
H e r e w e o v e r c a m e the h o m e side b y
79 runs , i n spite of the r a t h e r u n
usua l g r o u n d . T h a t e v e n i n g , o u r bests
e n t e r t a i n e d us at a l o c a l c l u b , w h e r e
w e en joyed ourselves u n t i l t h e ear ly
hours of the m o r n i n g .
O n S u n d a y a f t e rnoon w e p l a y e d
' W h i m p l e a n d W h i t e w a y s ' , w i t h
w h o m w e d r e w . H e r e , h o w e v e r , the
p r i m e ob jec t o f the I . C . b a t s m e n w a s
n o t so m u c h r u n - s c o r i n g , b u t w i n n i n g
t h e q u i t e c o n s i d e r a b l e d r o p p e d -
c a t c h k i t t y . T h i s c o u l d be a c h i e v e d
b y h i t t i n g a t r e e - t r u n k i n t h e out
f i e ld . N o b o d y , i n fact s u c c e e d e d a n d
so the m o n e y was c l a i m e d b y t h e
c a p t a i n f o r m a k i n g t h e t o p score.
W e d r e w a g a i n o n the M o n d a y
w i t h ' B r i x h a m ' — e v e n a l l o w i n g f o r
the u n o r t h o d o x b o w l i n g efforts o f
c e r t a i n I . C . m e m b e r s . T u e s d a y , our
o n l y free d a y , u n f o r t u n a t e l y t u r n e d
out to b e d u l l a n d d a m p . T h u s the
p a r t y w a s r e d u c e d to f i l l i n g i n t i m e
at the l o c a l ' p i t c h a n d p u t ' course
a n d a m u s e m e n t arcades .
T h e next d a y o u r opponents w e r e
P a i g n t o n , w h o p r o v e d t oo s t rong a
t e a m a n d w e lost b y six w i c k e t s .
T h e t our , t h o u g h , d i d finish on a w i n
n i n g note , as the f o l l o w i n g d a y w e
d e f e a t e d ' R o y a l M a r i n e s ' at L y m p -
stone. T h e m a t c h p r o v i d e d an e x c i t i n g
finish, the v i c t o r y b e i n g b y just one
w i c k e t .
Soccer
A Good Start
T H E S O C C E R C L U B has m a d e
a n e x t r e m e l y success fu l start to t h e
season. O n S a t u r d a y the l s t . I I beat
S o u t h a m p t o n for the first t i m e i n
five years , a n d a l l the o ther teams
are d o i n g e q u a l l y w e l l , except for the 1
seconds T h e r e c o r d shows that the
o n l y t e a m to loose a g a m e is the
s e c o n d s , — i n fact a l l o ther games
h a v e b e e n w o n , the fifths h o l d i n g t h e
r e c o r d for the h i g h e s t score, i f th is
ear lv p r o m i s e bears f r u i t the Soccer
C l u b is i n f o r one of i ts ' most s u c
cess ful seasons for a l o n g w h i l e .
So the to ta l r e c o r d was t w o w o n ,
t w o lost a n d f our d r a w n . E v e n i f the
results do not a p p e a r t oo i m p r e s s i v e ,
the tour p r o v e d v e r y e n j o y a b l e f o r
a l l c o n c e r n e d a n d w a s c e r t a i n l y a
good m e t h o d of r e c o v e r i n g f r o m
hours spent i n e x a m i n a t i o n rooms .
J.P. Atkins
L i n e out on the S a n d e r h u r s t ' 2 5 ' , be fo re I .C . ' s second t ry .
P h o t o b y D . O r m i s t o n .
SANDHURST DEFEATED
Sportlight
THE SEASON BEGINS A T T H E BEGINNING of each academic year the College sports'
clubs hope, above all, for success—naturally enough. For this to
become areality, and not just a castle in the sky dream, hard work
is required from both player and official alike. A lack of first class
talent is no excuse for despondency. An average team, well organiz
ed, is as good as a team of individualy good players, without
organization.
F r o m the c l u b off ic ials , keenness a n d interest m u s t pass to t h e p l a y e r s ,
a n d v i c e v e r s a . T o the p l a y e r s tine n t h . t e a m is as i m p o r t a n t as t h e l s t . a n d
for c l u b s p i r i t , a n i m p o r t a n t k e y to success, m u s t b e t r e a t e d as s u c h . T h e r e
m u s t , a lso , be r o o m for m e r i t to m a k e h e a d w a y . S e l e c t i o n t h r o u g h ' i n
g r o u p ' f r i e n d s h i p w i l l o n l y h a r m a c l u b a n d i t s ' r e c o r d .
W e a l l k n o w that it gets c o l d a n d w e t i n w i n t e r ; some games w i l l i n
v o l v e a lot of t r a v e l ; grounds ' a re t r i c k y t o find a n d matches get c a n c e l l e d ; —
b u t th is is not u n e x p e c t e d . I f y o u ' v e ' s i g n e d o n ' t o p l a y for the C o l l e g e
t h a n all t h i s s h o u l d h a v e b e e n t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n . A 'fine d a y ' p l a y e r
is no asset t o a n y c l u b , a n d w i l l soo find th i s is so. I f a g a m e is w o r t h
p l a y i n g the i t 's w o r t h a l i t t l e effort, a n d h a r d s h i p .
O f t h e l eague , c u p a n d f r i e n d l y games the c u p c o m p e t i t i o n s c a r r y the
most g l o r y . I n these games , s u p p o r t is n e e d e d f r o m the C o l l e g e . T h e
R u g b y C l u b a p p e a r to h a v e this w e l l o r g a n i z e d , b u t th is is not the r u l e ,
m o r e t h e e x c e p t i o n . L a s t y e a r the Soccer C l u b was i n v o l v e d i n t w o finals,
y e t n o m o r e t h a n a d o z e n suppor te rs a p p e a r e d — t h e r e th i s de f in i t e ly r o o m
fo r i m p r o v e m e n t .
L e t ' s h o p e t h e n , that dreams c a n c o m e t r u e , a n d there are suff icient p e o p l e
w i l l i n g to w o r k f o r t h e m . T h e C o l l e g e c o u l d do w i t h a f e w m o r e c u p s
i n t h e c u p b o a r d .
A. Robins
I.C. 9 pts.
Sandhurst 3 pts.
ON A FINE day at Blenheim
Park the I.C. lst. X V defeated a
fit, well drilled Sandhurst side by
three tries to one. The early stages
of the play went to I.C., mainly
due to the domination of the
College pack. Sandhurst opened
the scoring, completely against
the run of play, when their
centres seized on a mistake by
their opposite numbers. This
spurred I.C. to greater afforts and
a brilliant movement, followed
by a quick heel saw Mills send
ing Riley in at the corner—
Molan failed to convert.
Hopalong
Rowing
Almost There T H I S Y E A R T H E C o l l e g e r o w i n g
' f our ' w o n three J u n i o r S e n i o r
events , b u t lost i n the final o f the
V i s i t o r s C h a l l e n g e C u p at H e n l e y .
T h e C o l l e g e ' e i gh t ' w e r e a lso c o m
p e t i n g b u t , a f ter w i n n i n g t h e i r h e a t
of t h e e l i m i n a t i n g races f o r t h e
' L a d i e s ' P l a t e ' , w e r e b e a t e n b y
P e m b r o k e C o l l e g e i n the first r o u n d .
B o t h events w e r e w o n b y L a d y
M a r g a r e t B o a t C l u b .
STOATS T h i s session t h e Stoats C l u b is to
r u n a d a i l y sports events l i s t . T h i s
l ists w i l l a p p e a r on the b o a r d outs ide
the U n i o n Of f i ce , a n d i n Souths ide .
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T i n C a r n i v a l C o m m i t t e e , w h o s e
a p p o i n t e d C h a i r m a n , J i m M u r r a y ,
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re - o rgan i sed , m a i l ly i» ider g u i d a n c e
f r o m P r e s i d e n t D . A m e e t i n g was
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