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At 11 o'clock on the night of the f i r s t R.C.S. Freshers' dinner, a baby was found i n the middle of the Union quadrangle. The President of the Union and the Warden of the Hostel quickly arrived on the scene and supervised the removal of the baby, whose name i s believed to be Austin, to Prince Consort Head, where i t was l e f t f o r the night. By the following morning i t had d i s ­appeared. Several such episodes have occurred recently; i t i s reported that steps are being taken to discourage the offenders.

E a r l i e r i n the evening the E.C.S. Freshers' dinners got off to a roaring s t a r t , the l i v e l y and enthusiastic atmos­phere being marred only by "a couple of shockingly weak st o r i e s , which were, how­ever, dealt with i n suitable manner. The dinner i t s e l f was of a high standard, and t h i s was maintained by J * . Ifconey f o r the following nights.

Speaking at Wednesday's dinner, Br. Atkinson counselled freshers to exercise great care i n choosing digs. He himself had found ( l a t e r , he said) that M B land­lady was running a house of i l l - r e p u t e . Advice on t h i s matter could be had from tutors.

A bout of lusty singing i n the Bar on Thursday was terminated when some Miners present challenged B.C.S. to a 'game' of buk-buk. The design of the Bar proved ideal f o r t h i s purpose, and the R.C.S. men equal to the occasion, troun­cing both the Mines and Guilds teams twice. The S c i e n t i s t s were then also v i c ­torious i n a boat-race Khngellal

On Friday tne R.C.S. women descen­ded en masse on the Upper Dining H a l l . In her speech, Was Haywood said that Mr. Butters had given her only one hour's notice, and t h i s had quite spoiled her dinner. To r e c t i f y t h i s small matter, she suggested that Mr. Butters should take her out to dinner. They were l a t e r seen comparing d i a r i e s .

In a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l l y happy atmos­phere, the r i t u a l Guilds Freshers dinners were held In the Upper Dining B a l l on f i v e evenings l a s t week.

For the f i r s t three evenings, Pres­ident Dave Stevens took the chair, before succumbing to the dreaded ' f l u . On the other two evenings the chair was taken by Tioe President John Sheldon. ( A l l tbe

chairs were eventually recovered).

The President's speech contained the usual advice and ad»nishaent to be heard on t h i s occasion, although his scathing

comments on brownbagging and personal dress were i n a rather more serious vein.

As of yore, the after-dinner speakers said absolutely nothing i n a highly amus­ing fashion, ending with their usual 'jokes'. Age old gambits were employed: "Mr, President, Gentlemen and Chemical Engineers...." (cheers, groans and genesal disorder). When the speakers were dry, the Spanner was shown to the freshers, the "Boomalaka" rendered with great gusto, and the adjournment moved to the usual place.

The singing i n the Bar was of a very l u s t y nature, being remarkable for i t s volume, quality (I) and v e r s a t i l i t y . Accounts of after events are naturally incoherent, seeming to indicate that ex­tensive inebriation was attained with un­f a i l i n g consistently.

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pedition team has now returned to England. At an exclusive FELIX-PHOENIX interview, our reporter was able to t a l k to Mr. Erie Shipton, the leader of the expedition and a very experienced explorer and mountain­eer who has taken part i n several Everest expeditions, and has established a strong reputation for work that he has previously done i n the Karakoram.

The idea behind the expedition was to b u i l d i n the College a nucleus of men with experience of exploration who would be leaders of further expeditions, a l l with the same object of S c i e n t i f i c Investigation of "new" t e r r i t o r y . In t h i s , Mr. Shipton said, the expedition had been e n t i r e l y suc­c e s s f u l . Although the party was very young and had had comparatively l i t t l e previous experience, they made up for t h i s by their keenness and enthusiasm. Indeed, there had been f a r less f r i c t i o n than he had ever known before on an expedition.

Unfortunately, the expedition was de­layed for three weeks, which were v i r t u a l l y wasted, by the non-arrival of their baggage, and l a t e r on the weather became very bad; d a i l y snowfalls hampered them considerably.

The baggage apparently arrived outside Bombay harbour three weeks before the ex­pedition, but i t was not possible to get i t ashore for six weeks'. This state of a f f a i r s appears to be quite usual i n Bom­bay, and i t i s quite inconceivable that the College agents did not know of i t . I f the expedition had been informed, they could probably have taken their equipment along with them, but they were taken com­pletely unawares. �

In order to reach the scene of op­erations,the Siechen g l a c i e r , the party had to cross an 16,000' pass. One of the strange sights they aaw was an eagle, ap­parently exhausted, also crossing the past on foot.

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Wednesday distinguished i t s e l f with an attesnit by several obstreperous B.C.S. men to whisk away the Spanner, but thanks to the instantaneous reflexes of a prom­inent member of the Guilds' s t a f f , t h e i r e f f o r t was i n vain. One of the bandits was seised; he ended the evening with nothing but a s h i r t to eover his rasssmnt.

Several incidents by a minority oar-red the f e s t i v i t i e s . On Thursday fireworks were thrown i n the lounge, while on Friday chairs were thrown about i n the lounge aria damaged, and glasaes were thrown against the c e i l i n g . Drunkezmeaa i s no excuse for vandalism. I t l a incredible that i n an University, where people profess to bo ed­ucated, such hooligan behaviour should occur.

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Jock i s one of the two Wallaces on the Mines Executive (not to be con­fused with Brian who i s the Secretary). He spent most of his childhood i n India with h i s parents and was educated at prep, school and Oundle. At Oundle he learnt among other things to row. They must have taught him pretty w e l l as he stroked the f i r s t Eight i n his f i r s t year i n College, and i n h i s second he was Captain of I.C. boats.

To hia many accomplishments he has recently added that of being able to drive that prehistoric monster, Clem­entine; h i s o f f i c i a l chariot. He hopes that he w i l l not be c a l l e d on to drive her when he gets married next summer.

When asked about his l i k e s and d i s ­l i k e s he said, " I l i k e the Tuba to be PLAXSD, and I do not l i k e young ladies who ask me i f I am a Minesman". He also l i s t s "Hops" among his d i s l i k e s ( I believe he meant the "dance" type hop, not the type which i 3 fermented. )

DAVE

The President of Guilds, known to a l l as Dave, was at the time of being interviewed l y i n g i n bed having suc­cumbed to the Lurgi. This was very un­fortunate as he v/as striken down i n the midst of Guilds Fresher's Dinners.

He has played squash for I.C. but has given i t up thi3 year. I t i s re­co l l e c t e d that towards the end of l a s t year everyone he met was greeted by the cry of "Have you played squash?" I f the answer was i n the affirmative then he exhorted the subscription from the poor unfortunate.

Bo', his o f f i c i a l chariot, i s caus­ing a l i t t l e worry at the moment. W i l l both cylinders be f i r i n g when she attempts to go to Brighton?. That i s the 64,000 question. When, with his coat of many stripes, he s i t s i n her i t should be quite a magnificent sight.

He feels that some mention should be made of his fiancee, Judy, whose la t e s t claim to fame i s the reclaiming of the Spanner at the beginning of the session, having followed an arduous t r a i l round London's main l i n e stations.

Tubas played on Sundays, and I.C.men wearing jeans, sweaters and gaudy socks to College are among his pet d i s l i k e s .

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DEREK

Derek, who i s President of H.C.S. th i s year, has worked his way up from the bottom. Last year he was Hon. Sec. and a very hard-working one at that. When not busy being President he relaxes play­ing golf, rather l i k e a more elderly President. His handicap, when he i s cn form and h i t t i n g the b a l l straight, i s 12. I f he cannot h i t a stationary golf b a l l straight the writer has d i f f i c u l t y i n v i s u a l i s i n g Derek getting his hockey colours for R.C.S.

He i s i n the Chemistry department, and i s lucky i n having l e f t the l a s t of the exams behind over a year ago. He i s doing research at the moment into the behaviour of detonators when heated to 200° C. According to his l a t e s t statement they do not often explode.

"Tubas should only be played by Gerard Hoffnung* were his l a s t words as I l e f t .

�����Rich, our gay handsome Union Secretary,

i a going to be i n f o r a heavy time t h i s year.both academically and i n the Union. There seems to be more to getting a D.I.C. than he o r i g i n a l l y thought. However he i s used to hard work having been Chairman Of the Entertainments Committee l a s t year, and despite this getting a 1st. i n Mining. When he has finished here he hopes to go to Canada,where about a year ago he found gold l y i n g about i n a mine waiting f o r him to take i t .

During the l a s t three years he has played rugger for various teams i n th-College, but he i s a f r a i d that he can­not f i n d time t h i s year.

Among his d i s l i k e s are cliques and men who play tubas at night.

JENNIFER

Jennifer, the President of I.C.V/.A. for those who do not know her, i s i n t t h i r d year of her Physics course (her fourth year i n College). She seems t-be doing some interesting courses at the moment which involve Engineering Drawing i n the Guilds one afternoon a week, and glass blowing. She says till t h i s i s almost certainl y her f i n a l yea here, which seems to confirm our opinii that there may be a man looming large on the horizon.

In the l i n e of sport she has repre­sented I.C.W.S.C. at badminton, 3quash, netball, tennis and table tennis, aa well aa leading I.C.A. i n that gran*? old sport of waterthrowing. On t h i s l a t t e r a c t i v i t y the following statemer i waa secured - " F i r s t f l o o r people can use the balcony i n safety as long as they act i n accordance with our p r i n ­c i p l e s .

When questioned cn I.C.W.A. policy f o r t h i s year she said that they intend to stay where they are and enjoy t h e i r beau­t i f u l f i s h tank.

Among her d i s l i k e s are men who play

tubas.

Have you ever taken a g i r l out for an evening, then taken her home, and found yourself stranded, miles from your own bed, with no transport on hand but your feet? From the sad tales that reach our ears we gather that t h i s i s not an infrequent occurrence. So, i n order to save.you time and trouble, to t e l l where you may or may not go, and how f a r (geo­graphically speaking), we present the ��

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In t h i s series we s h a l l d e t a i l the aeans of getting back to I.C. and a l l points central from those out-lying parts i n whioh women are wont to have their habitat.

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Pursedown Training College i s s i t ­uated one mile from the nearest Under­ground station, which i s Tooting Broad­way. The last north-bound t r a i n leaves at 12:11 a.m., Monday to Saturday. Allowing 8 minutes for the mlle(the

author has been known to do i t In 7:50) and 30 seca. f o r the descent to the platform, farewells must be concluded" by 12:02} a.m. The booking c l e r k i s a very decent chap and w i l l probably l e t you r i g h t through, but i n order to allow for the t r a i n being early, you are advised to leave another 30 sees, or to clearance. This t r a i n connects with the l a s t Ealing t r a i n from Charing Cross, and w i l l get you back to I.C. by 1 o'clock.

Should you miss the 12:11, however, we recommend the following course of act­ion. Take the f i r s t available south-bound t r a i n to South Wimbledon (4 mins.). Go along Barton Road, opposite the stat i o n , u n t i l you reach the Broadway, then turn l e f t . Keep going u n t i l you come to Wim­bledon station. The t o t a l distance i s about a mile, for which par i s 8:30. ( I t l a s l i g h t l y u p h i l l . The author usually takes a t a x i ) . From Wimbledon station there runs a D i s t r i c t Line t r a i n to Earla Court only at 12:41 a. a., or, f a i l i n g that, a Southern Region t r a i n at 12:51 that reaches Waterloo at 1:05. This leaves 4 minutes i n which to nip smartly over HUngerford Bridge to oatch a no. 9 'bus (which departs from Ludgate Circus at 1:03). Tads i s a very handy l i t t l e 'bus,

although i t doesn't run on Sunday nights. Instead there i s an extra one at about 1:30 on Saturday, ao then you can take your time crossing tee bridge.

Allowing one minute for tickets at Wimbledon, you therefore need to get your south-bound t r a i n at Tooting Broad­way at or before 12:39, but on no ac­count catch a later one (since Wimbledon l a even worse than Tooting to walk back from). This procedure thus saves you at

from). This procedure thus gains yon a

good 20 minutes.

On Sunday, the l a s t tralns*lesve about aa hour e a r l i e r tean on week-days, whioh r o l e * them out for our purpose. However, there Is aa all-night 'bus, route no. 287, which runs every nigh) of the week EXCEPT SATURDAYS, that amy be of assistance. These •buses stop at Tooting Broadway at 12:58 and 1:03 a.m. They both go to Charing Cross Under­ground stat i o n , but i n opposite d i r ­ections, so watch i t l They arrive at Charing Croat at 1:32 and liSS re ays it, l v e l y , so there i s plenty of time l a which to walk up to the Strand aat e*t

the 297 'bus at 1:53 to South Eeasiagtoa.

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"The College refectories are now Barring approximately 1500 lunches d a i l y , an increase of 450 over the corresponding figure a year ago! This s u r p r i s i n g f a c t was disclosed by s r . Ifconey, I.C, Refect­ory Manager, i n an exclusive interview with FEUS reporters. Mr. Mooney pointed out that the kitchens i n the Onion are now turning out 1000 lunches d a i l y , as against 500 l a s t October, The inadequacy of the kitchens and s t a f f shortages are the two main problems facin g the Refect­ory today.

WHERE DO THET GOT

On analysis, the number of lunches served d a l l y i n the Loser Refectory i s 500, the same as l a s t year. The Upper Dining H a l l and Upper Refectory, neither of whioh was i n operation l a s t year, are now serving 400-500 between them. Against t h i s , there has been a s l i g h t drop i n Queenie's, from 600 d a l l y to about 530. The kitchens i n Queenie's, however, are f a r larger than those i n the Union. The ref r i g e r a t o r space, f o r instance, i s four times the s i z e .

PRICES

I t i s being found necessary to raise prices s l i g h t l y . The refectories l o s t money l a s t year. As a r e s u l t of t h i s and increased payments to s t a f f , there w i l l be fewer 1/9 dishes available, f o r ex* ample, and the prices of special dinners are also being raised. The refectory wage b i l l i s now 30% higher than i t was a year ago, and the income has to follow s u i t .

As members of the Union w i l l have observed, prices are i n rather a state of f l u x at the moment. The p r o f i t needed to cover wages and overheads i s 40% of the oost price of the food. I f t h i s be exceeded, the prices w i l l be reduced ac­cordingly. However, i n the oase of the Cornish Pasty, the fluctuations between 1/9 and 2/0 are governed by the oonte'nts, and not by the s l i d e — r u l e computations of the cashier.

HOT OR COLD?

The most unfortunate feature of the kitchens i n the Union Is the perpetual draught that whistles through, and Is p a r t l y responsible f o r the rapid cooling of food when i t Is removed from the ovens.

(The 297 is also a non-starter on Sat­

urday, unfortunately.) If the "Gyre sad

tumble? Just off Timers Street, is

s t i l l open, you ean always drop in for

a cup of ooffee.

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If something does go wrong, the

nicest walk back ia along the Vest Side of Clapham .Crtsmen and over the Albert

Mage.

* a u c U a b t e p l e a s e .

I t i s a r e s u l t of the design of the k i t ­chens: i t cannot be eradicated — only mitigated. In an e f f o r t to do t h i s , new methods of keeping the food warm are constantly being t r i e d . One infra-red heater has already been i n s t a l l e d ; the purchase of another i s contemplated.

HOW TOU CAN HELP

One of the ways i n which you can aid the e f f i c i e n t running of the refect­ories i s simply by not removing t h e i r cutlery and crockery. The losses l a s t year were Immense, and much was not re­covered — i t a l l contributes to the r i s e i n prices. Mr. Mooney has also been aggrieved l a t e l y by the disappear­ance of pepper-pot-tops — i t should be perfectly possible to obtain the goods through the apertures provided.

We discovered that not even Mr. Mooney knows what goes into the Mul­ligatawny soup. On being asked, he smiled h i s enigmatic smile:"Tour guess i s as good as mine. We t r y to make the food interesting?

WINE

The f i r s t , meeting of the Session was w e l l attended - too w e l l , i n fact,people being present, llany latecomers were refused admittance as both sherry and seating were i n s u f f i c i e n t f o r a greater number.

Mr. MsKenzie, who lectured at the inaugural meeting of the Society, i n t r o ­duced the tasting with an informative lecture on the production of sherry. He emphasised the special system of blending the wines - the Solera system - which ensures a continuity of s t y l e , quality and age.

Four kinds of sherry were tasted: Manzanilla Finn (a dry wine with a s a l t y tang) Amontillado (a young and o l d variety) Oloroso (a very sweet wine)

the sp e c i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of each being indicated by the speaker.

Several l i v e l y questions terminated

the aeeting.

The next meeting w i l l be on Oct. 29th when I t a l i a n wines w i l l be tasted.

Quote: "Sweetness often covers a mult­itude of si n s . " - - - Baa

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A f t e r months of comparative i n a c t i v i t y Bo' has a busy time ahead of him. He now sports a current licence, the absence of which prevented his appearance e a r l i e r t h i s term.

On test l a s t week a f t e r a preliminary "Tune-up" he was put through his paces careering around the block and making several c i r c u i t s of Hyde Park at speed. (Onlookers rumoured that he had been supercharged, but t h i 3 i s not correct)

Bo's busy period commences on Sunday Nov. 3rd. when he participates as usual i n the annual London to Brighton Vintage Car R a l l y , ( i t s non-appearanoe l a s t year was due to s e c r e t a r i a l and not mechanical innefficienoy) Travelling i n Bo' w i l l be C.and G. Motor Club committee and i t s President Mr. Moore and also Guild's President Dave Stevens.

We wish them and Bo' a good Journey and may they not "Run out of road," on the way.

The following Wednesday Nov. 6th. Bo' w i l l t r a v e l to Putney t o lead Guilds i n the Morphy Lay "Celebrations*

His f i n a l appearence t h i s week, on Sat. HOT. 9th. 4 B e a t Ludgate H i l l f o r the Lord .layer's Show. Here, with a l o y a l band,he w i l l support fellow Guild p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n the precession, and also introduce the inevitable element of chaos t o en­l i v e n the proceedings.

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FELIX i s a n o n - p o l i t i c a l newspaper. No-one t e l l s us what to p r i n t , and we hare no party axe to grind. We would rather stand aloof, and examine the p o l ­i t i c a l world with a completely open mind, as i f surveying the moon through a mam­moth telescope, ascertaining the f a c t s objectively and basing our opinions ac­cordingly.

Let us, then, turn our mammoth telescope on the l a t e s t p o l i t i c a l de­velopment i n the University. Some pam­phlets have recently been distr i b u t e d In I.C. and other colleges by the Nat­io n a l Guardian Ifcvement. At the same time, there appeared i n SENNET a f r o n t page leader on tho subject of t h i s movement.

In the pamphlets that have appear­ed i s advertised a meeting to commem­orate "The 40th. Anniversary of the des­t r u c t i o n of a Democracy1! Let us ask exactly what was destroyed i n October 1917.

In SENNET we read: nAfter a l l t h i s we s t i l l could not discover how the organisation can j u s t i f y i t s claim that 23* of the lecturers are Communist but with such a charming set-up as we hare here, who cares?" Let us ask what they did to f i n d out, as w e l l as what the hauls of the o r i g i n a l statement i s .

Do these quotations indicate an objective and unbiased point of view? What were the readers meant to think? Let us resolve not to be led by the nose, but to THINE FOE OURSELVES.

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We regret the erroneous s u b - t i t l i n g of the sooount of the Hebridean Expedition i n our l a s t issue. As was evident from the f i r s t paragraph, the v i s i t o r s to Oransay were, of course. Zoologists.

COLLEGE HAIRDRESSER NOW IN THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY CHANGING ROOK, EAST STAIRCASE UNION BUILDING.

EVERY FRIDAY 8.30 UNTIL 6.0

HAIRCUTS 1/6

REDUCTION OF 1/6 i n the £1 for ALL MAKES

OF ELECTRIC SHAVERS.

The time goes very f a s t . The 23rd. of October i s the f i r s t anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. Nearly a year has passed, though i t seems that i t happened only yesterday. Recalling our memories, there are two main points t o think about .

From one hand we thank the free world for t h e i r moral support of our struggle against the ruthless suppression of our freedom and independence, and f o r the economic a i d and h o a p i l i t y .

From the other hand; some time passed and the Hungarian problem was not a headline any more. The refugees found new homes, started new l i v e s . A small but enthusiastic group of the newcomers t r i e d to pick up the western way of l i f e at the famous I.C. Hostel ( s t a r t i n g with the sherry party at I.C.W.A.). After a few any steps they became quite f a m i l i a r with the Union f a c i l i t i e s (including the bar, hops, the dropping of milk bottles etc).

But while enjoying the wonderful, freedom and democracy of t h i s country, one must not forget that l i f e i s not the same for everyone i n the world.

T. S. — L.K.

�� !"#$�I.C. has arranged with three Euro­

pean technological i n s t i t u t i o n s , two i n Germany, one i n Switzerland, for the ex­change of students for the session 1958-59. Details can be obtained from the Reg­i s t r y . %&'%()

Readers are reminded of the S i r Arthur Acland English Essay P r i z e , which was i n s t i t u t e d to encourage the good wr i t i n g of English. The competition i s open to a l l undergraduates, and a t o t a l of 25 guineas Is available for p r i s e s .

Entries should be submitted by January 15th, 1958. Further particulars may be seen i n the Registry.

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Remember, remember, the 5th of Nov­ember — at the time of going to press i t seems l i k e l y that there w i l l again t h i s year be a bonfire and hop at Har­lington, with coach transport from the Union provided.

Other events of a s o c i a l nature scheduled for t h i s term are the Guilds Carnival (Nov.22nd), on an Ancient Greek theme th i s year, we hear; the Mines B a l l w i l l be held a week l s t e r , on the 29th, and FELIX 'S own birthday hop w i l l take place on the 30th.

Morphy Day i s on November 4th t h i s year. Mines w i l l be defending the Mbrphy oup, and Guilds the Lowry. I t i s hoped that as many members as possible w i l l t r a v e l down to Putneyto support their respective teams and drown t h e i r r i v a l s .

SHIPTON (cent.)

The Siechen g l a c i e r , the biggest i n the world outside Polar regions, has been v i s i t e d only twice before, and very l i t t l e i s known about I t , The party s p l i t up into groups, which each carried out various geological and other s c i e n t i f i c invest­igations. They were helped by eight l o c a l men, who c a r r i e d equipment.

The medical member of the expedition, Dr. Graham Budd, had l i t t l e i n the way of sickness or injury to deal with, apart from a oase of stomach disorder. Lying i n h i s tent, the i n v a l i d would s t a r t to mut­ter " I must get out; and then a moment la t e r : " I t ' s too late 1;

Any highlights? Brian Amos hung up­side down i n a crevasse f o r about an hour before the others could p u l l him out, and then they spent the rest of the day re­covering h i s load, which he had dropped on to a ledge. Entertainment was a l l home­made, of course. Pete Grimley'a extensive song repertoire was c a l l e d upon, while for the benefit of the l o c a l people, E r i c him­se l f performed the Charleston.

A l l i n a l l , a valuable and enjoyable expedition. But, as Mr. Shipton, pointed out, " i t ' s very much of a continuous thing? I t must be followed up soon so that the experience gained i s not wasted as f a r as the College i s oonoerned.

SALVATION

My dear Editor, Over the past year I have

examined the many philosophies offered by the r e l i g i o u s , p o l i t i c a l and other soc­i e t i e s of the Imperial College, but none of them has been able to answer my quest­ions, to offer the secret of a happy, useful existence, the ultimate purpose and drive behind human endeavour. I t would seem that we have become so sophisticated, so out of touch with the good mother earth, that we must run b l i n d l y from a r t i f i c i a l stimulant to o f f i c i a l boredom, regency architecture and potato crisps . I think, I hope (and who would dare to claim mors i n t h i s unbalanced and c r i s i s - r i d d e n world) that I Lave, i n my personal meditations, found what may, after a l l , be the f i n a l salvation of mankind. Ws must, i n some measure, look back to our happy, uncom­plica t e d , arboreal culture.

Those who are Interested i n the re­discovery of t h i s , our heritage, may f i n d out more about the proposed "I.C. Tree Climbing Society" from me, through the Union Rack,

I am, s i r ,

Buster Cole.

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Dear S i r ,

How can the Hugger Club hope that their F i r s t team w i l l be as stronc- as ever i f they are going to decrease the number of players i n the team from f i f ­teen to eleren.

We can only hope that their optimism w i l l make up for this lack of numbers.

Yours f a i t h f u l l y , Jennifer Heywood, President, I.C.W.A.

Noellne Cowgill,

President, I.C.W.S.C.

P.3. Perhaps we could help '.

Sports Editor' note:

I must apologise to the Rugby Club for

accidentally mentioning the word "eleven"

instead of "fifteen* in ths last issue.

X 5

GYMNASIUM

Dear S i r ,

I am af r a i d you have made a great mistake i n publishing the a r t i c l e about the Gymnasium i n the l a s t issue. You do not know a l l the facts and some of those you state are incorrect,

S u p e r f i c i a l l y , i t does appear that thei has been a l o t of time spent i n preparing the Gymnasium. But that i s not the whole story.

In the beginning there was to be no Cymnasium.This f a c i l i t y was to be and w i l l be included i n Princes Gardens, together with squash courts, a swimming pool and other amenities. These should appear by 1960.

The Gymnasium, as i t now stands, was intended to be a small h s . l l , an overflow from the Concert H a l l , which you must admit, i s needed on large functions. Why i t was considered that a small dance fl o o r was more important than a Gymnasium was due possibly to a member having a s t r ­onger say i n the House Committee at that time.

Fortunately, with great persuasion by same students, I t was permitted to convert the small dance f l o o r into a Gymnasium, after i t had been completed.

So there was the task, of turning an excellent and well-designed dance f l o o r into a robust gymnasium. A l l the f i t t i n g s for the apparatus had to be remade so that they could be used In t h i s gymnasium; this takes time. Hew equipment had to be

CL O T H E S AND

Dear S i r and Mr.'Christian Dior'-vid Stevens,

I must admit that the wearing of Jeans, check s h i r t , baggy pullover and fluorescent sooks does not make an engin­eer, but on the other hand I defy anyone to prove that white—eollar and t i e out­f i t s make engineers. Surely I t could be within the realms of p o s s i b i l i t y that i n t h i s rather unreal student world of ours, some people by dressing i n a more casual fashion, might f i n d i t easier to l i v e and work. % personal experience i s that the wearing of such olothes breeds i n me a state of mind that accepts the*very serious' t r i v i a l i t i e s of student organisations, and makes me wast to help i n the work Involved i n these.

Of course, cannot claim that others would f i n d the same, but I think that our President was mistaken to express such a private opinion at the Freshers' Dinners. On these oooasions he i s unassailable as far as argument i s concerned, and he also possesses a far greater sway over new students, nervously groping their way through the f i r s t few weeks at College . Hoping, then, that inthe future Dave w i l l confine his 'criticisms' to the well-worn but increasingly acute problem of the 10-5 brown-bagger, I remain

Your f a i t h f u l f r i e n d , Syd Lenssen.

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bought, from b a l l s up to the complete f i t t ­ings of ropes and beams. This task of conversion i s not only dealt with by members of I.C. but also the organisers of the U.L.U. Gymnasium. I t i s not an easy problem.

Besides taking time i t also takes money, and money does not flow rapidly when there i s a large programme i n Princes Gardens. When i t was decided to turn the dance flo o r into a gymnasium, most of the money allocated for that part of the Union had been used. To convert and completely equip the h a l l was not favour­able from the f i n a n c i a l point of view.If i t had not been for the generosity of the College, the tolerance of the Planning Office and the forethought of some students about a year ago you would not have had a gymnasium at a l l , yet.

Yours etc., I . J . F l i n t

(Gymnasium Organiser)

Editor's note:

Mr. F l i n t has not corrected a single one of the facts stated i n our a r t i o l e . He makes no mention of our main point, the unfortunate i n s t a l l a t i o n and subse­quent boxing-in of the radiators.

The fact that i t was only recently decided to have a gymnasium (although the plans published i n 1954 showed i t ) has not previously been made public. I f i t be necessary to make 'mistakes' i n order to uncover the facts of the matter, FELIX w i l l be making many more.

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Dear Editor,

I address my l e t t e r thus because I do not wish ?T. Lenaaen to consider my remarks at the Fresher's Dinner to be directed towards him i n pa r t i c u l a r .

I must admit that i n !y. Lenssen's l e t t e r I have read for the f i r s t time that oarelessnes and casualness go hand i n hand with efficiency - the opposite i s always the case.

As for his c r i t i c i s m that I should not use my position as President to influence the e a s i l y impressionable freshers, I should l i k e to point out that there ia l i t t l e point in taking up such a position i f one does not i n ­tend to exert any influence, so long as one i s sure that one's influences are directed towards the right end.

Also I had hoped that everyone had noticed that I gave f i r s t place to advising the freshers on the more obvious subject of the 1 0 - 5 brown-baggers.

And now to turn the tone from defence to attack: this i s the f i r s t c r i t i c i s m I have received on this subject and to Judge from the reception my remarks received at the dinners I f e e l that the vast majority of the College agree with me. Freshers, plesse draw your own con­clusions!

Yours, i n bed with ' f l u , F.David Stevens.

*Dear S i r ,

On behalf of the Entertainments Committee I f e e l I must take t h i s opp­ortunity to reply to the c r i t i c i s m s l e v e l l e d at the Committee i n a l e t t e r to your paper l a s t issue.

F i r B t l y I must point out that the Editor f a i l e d to n o t i f y the Entertain­ments Committee of such c r i t i c i s m s thus preventing us replying i n the same" issue.

Although the Entertainments Committee was, at the time, and s t i l l i s reduced to three members instead of si x this Comm­it t e e was set the task of running no few­er than four functions i n a fortnight. Not only was t h i s done to the s a t i s f a c t i o n of the majority of danoers, but the amenities available were also improved.

With regard to the authors* remarks about an East-End working -mens club, I f e e l t h i s can be attributed rather to the behaviour and drese of certain students than to the manner i n whioh the dances are organised. Surely i t i s not too much to ask that a man wears a t i e , a jacket and a pair of trousers with some form of v e r t i c a l crease i n them.

I agree that i t Is f a r better that a student acts as Master of Ceremonies rather than the band leader, but i f one member of the Committee had not to spend that complete evening asking "Non-paying guests " to leave i t would have been pos­s i b l e .

The Committee regret that not a l l students who wish to attend Saturday-night dances can be accommodated, but have done their utmost to increase the number of dancers by opening the Upper Eefectory.

I therefore f e e l that In the l i g h t of these facts the authors should reconsider their statements and promptly offer their apologies to the few people who have worked so hard to make these dances possible.

Yours f a i t h f u l l y G i l Streets.

Editor's note:

We apologise to the Entertainments Committee for not giving them the oppor­tunity to reply i n the l a s t issue. I t i s not our polloy to s e r i a l i s e correspond­ence of this nature.

Dear S i r ,

We appreciate the d i f f i c u l t conditions under which the depleted Committee has been working, and we were glad to notice a mar­ked improvement i n the organisation of the la s t two E.C , hons.

We suggest that the tickets axe collected at the door to prevent the entry of 'non-paying guests' as the present system is not foolproof.

Yours f a i t h f u l l y , f.S.Smith F.Porgess.

Editor's note: The past experience of the Enter*

tainmenta Committee leads them to believe that the system i n use at the. moment i s the most practicable.

CAHTOOKS. cartoonists and ideas for cartoons required by P e l l x . A l l c o n t r i ­butions to Art Editor v i a Onion Heck.

VIEWPOINT

•Manners maket.h man', thus says the enigmatic statement whose author i s l o s t i n the depths of time. Good manners are an essential part of the Gods of Conduct that a l l well-educated persons should follow. The purpose of an University i s to educate i t s members. This does not mean just 'getting a degree'. An University should not spoon-feed i t s members, they should be taught to think fo r themselves, and t o follow the exam­ples set by t h e i r superiors.

Let us stop and think f o r a moment; are we doing ourselves, and our Alma Mater j u s t i c e ; can we hold the job which has been offered on the strength of our degree? Can we represent our firm at conferences and dinners without appearing uneducated and ill-mannered?

Manners and education go hand i n hand, one without the other i s a rare event; not everyone i s fortunate i n having been to a Public School where i n general good manners are a sine qua non, but some Grammar Schools also have t h i s f a c i l i t y f o r imparting manners and bearing. Even i f you have not had these advantages at school, your presence at an University should enable you t o r i g h t these wrongs as soon as possible. I t i s the duty of a l l o l d lags to set a good example to freshmen. Do you?

In the f i r s t few weeks of t h i s term we have had many examples of bad behav­iour by persons who should have known better. At the second hop of term, a post-graduate student (now i n his f i f t h year at I.C.) offered to hold open the door t o the upper refectory so that a lady member of the Entertainments Com­mittee could carry a large and heavy tray of cups of coffee through. As she was passing through, t h i s lout l e t . go the door; the coffee, cups, tray and a n were s p i l t on the f l o o r . What apologies d i d t h i s young lady get? Not a word. This long-haired i n d i v i d u a l had disappeared. I suppose at the time he thought t h i s was amusing. We don't.

Often when i n the Union, you see another member following behind you; being p o l i t e you hold the door open f o r him, with what r e s u l t ? More often than not-you get no thanks, not even a cursory 'nod, and the said creature sta l k s straight past you, and, i f i t i s the refectory door you have held open, the odds are that you w i l l have t o j o i n the queue behind him as he i s so bad-mannered as to make h i s way i n front of you. Would you do t h i s at home i n front of your guests and friends? I doubt i t , f o r i f you d i d they would not remain your friends f o r long.

What i s the proper dress f o r a large dinner? Lounge s u i t s of course, unless i t i s formal and dinner s u i t s are c a l l e d f o r . At recent freshers' dinners, i t has been noticeable that quite a few people went i n sports jackets and blazers. I suppose that i f these people were i n v i t e d out t o lunoh by the Managing Director of the firm unfortunate enough t o employ them, they would go dressed i n t h e i r same everyday a t t i r e .

Everyone i s e n t i t l e d to drink i f he wants t o , but there i s absolutely no reason whatsoever why he should make himself unpleasant and objectionable t o hi s fellow men. Nothing i s mare repulsive than a drunken man; why i s i t necessary to drink to excess? No reason at a l l , i t i s purely a sign of lack of common-sense, i t does no one any good; and often causes someone harm or damage. And why must bar glasses be smashed f o r no reason at a l l ; accidents can happen, but i n many cases i t i s sheer bad behaviour and an i n f a n t i l e complex which makes these children delight i n •the sound of breaking glass. In the long run a l l such damage has to be made good, and the p r i c e f a l l s on everyone and not ju s t on the bad-mannered hooligans who caused the damage.

Make f u l l use of the Union and i t s f a c i l i t i e s , and further your education to the f u l l e s t of your a b i l i t y , and don't leave here as a moronic uneducated ignor­amus so that everyone can say 'Oh he's just another of those poor technological graduates who only thinks by his s l i d e r u l e ' .

C01E ON I.C. YOU'HE BEING GOT AT.

Nelson.

SWITZERLAND

V i c t o r i a Station was assured of a place i n h i s t o r y when, on June 23rd. 1957, I.C. Hover Crew assembled there en route for summer camp at Kandereteg i n the Bernese Oberlsnd. The party was sixteen strong and was well provided with an assortment of tents, ice-axes, ropes, crampons and sundry other items, not to mention w e l l f i l l e d rucsaos, most of whioh proved singularly awkward to manage on the t r a i n journey across Eur­ope, and singulary useless i n Switzerland • However, Kandersteg was reached with the party s t i l l whole, the only mishap being the leaving behind of two members of the crew i n the middle of France, due to an unfortunate misunderstanding on the length of timethat the t r a i n stopped i n the s t a t i o n . Fortunately they caught up again with the main party i n Basel.

A r r i v i n g at Kandersteg stat i o n , the. Hovers soon had an opportunity of te s t i n g t h e i r hiking muscles on the two-mile walk to the International Boy Scouts1 Chalet l y i n g at the head of the steep-sided Kander va l l e y where they were to camp. The chalet was reached without loss of l i f e however, and almost immediately the prev­iously f i n e weather changed to a torren t i a downpour. This persuaded the crew that i t was better•to sleep i n dry bunks inside the chalet than i n wet tents out­side, especially as the r i v e r flowing past the camp-site was dangerously near to overflowing. As things turned out, except for an occasional thunderstorm of short duration, the weather for the whole of the sixteen day stay was absolutely clear, the sun being at times almost too hot for hiking.

After two days walking i n the mountain! around the chalet i t was unanimously decide that no attempt would be made to r i v a l the I.C. Norwegian and Kar&koram exped­i t i o n s i n t h e i r mountaineering e x p l o i t s , the normal alpine paths providing quite strenuous enough exercise. However the Rover crew can now claim that some of i t s members have climbed the Hockenhorn (10,000 f t . ) by the eff o r t s of th e i r bodle* and the Jungfraujoch (11,000 f t . ) by t r a i n .

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PRINT IN MOTION

We notice that the magazines have d i s ­

appeared from the upper lounge. They have reappeared i n the w r i t i n g -

tor to T.V. fiends the "Tele-") room. The reason given f o r ths change i s that the upper lounge was being used ss a bar by peopls wishing to sip Mooney's Upper Refectory coffee when reading. Pre­sumably the carpet has been suffering.

So now what was Initially intended

as a reading room Is T.V., waiting, snd

reading room. Are you a sehlsophrsnloT

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FRIDAY OCT. 25th.

S.C.M. "SEX* Ma, B»S*Manhood.

PHOTO. SOS. Colour ffiraup meeting.

Bot. Lecture Theatre, 5.15 P-ms.

INTO. RELTNS. CLUB. E.G.M. 1.15pm

Phys-Chem Lecture Theatre.

MONDAY OCT 26th.

LIB. SCO. 1st A . C M . Committee

Room B, 1.15pm.

I. C . C D I . T h a t can a s c i e n t i s t

believe?" Dr.D.Mackay PiuD.

Informal S a i l i n g Lecture at 5:15 pm.

i n Room 161, Guilds.

WEDNESDAY OCT. 30tp.

RAILWAY SOCwVisit to Old Oak Common-

Motive Power Depot.

THURSDAY OCT 31st.

FILM SCO. "SabrinaFair" Audrey

Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart. Room 104

Cham. Tech. 1pm.

NAT. HIST. SOC. "Tissue Grafting"

DR. L.Brent (U.C.) Botany Lecture

Theatre. 5.30cm.

FRIDAY NOV*. 1 at.

CHRISTMAS ISLANDERS " A l l your own work"

Islander* own poetry read and c r i t i z e d .

5.15pm i n Council Room (off Lower Lounge:)

S.C.M. "SEX" Mr. B.S. Manhood.

PHOTO. SOC. Ferrania and Ektachrome

processing. 5.15pm. Botany Lecture

Theatre.

SATURDAY NOT., 2nd.

I.O.W.A. Informal Dance.

MONDAY NOV. 4th.

I.CCTI. "Is man incurably evil?"'

Dr. O.Barclay PluD.

TUESDAY NOV. 5 th.

LIT.&DEB. SOC. "This house would l i k e

t o be f o r ever Amber".

THURSDAY NOV. 7th.

NAT. HIST. SOC. Meeting to be

arrangfd.

RAILWAY SOC General Studies Report

church

A new society i s coming into existence

i n I.C.: or rather, i t has had members

here a long time, out of contact with one

another, and sometimes out of sympathy.

The Church Society i s to provide a

meeting ground f o r members of the Church

of England, and other members of the

Anglican Communion, and anyone else who

wishes to ask questions or j o i n discussion.

At present the society meets i n Holy

T r i n i t y Church, but hopes to transfer to

I,C. Union.

Programme; Wed, 8,3o a.m. Holy Communion Thurs. 1.20-2 p.m. t a l k by

Gordon P h i l l i p s (Chaplain to U.L.) , or Brother Dunstan, C.R.?

Brother Dunstan, C.R.,B.Sc.,M.A., followed

by dissuasion.

Officers ( t i l l G.M.) : Chairman - Peter Evans, R.S.M. Vloe-Chairman - Alan Goodliffe,

C.&.G. Aero. Secretary - Dal Thomas, R.S.M. R.C.S.Rep.- John Quenby.

A General Meeting w i l l be held soon.

The University Church i s St. George's,

Bloomsbury Way (continuation of New

Oxford S t r e e t ) . Peter Evans. ./0

On Sat. l a s t an I.C. crew with only 3 weeks t r a i n i n g together competed f o r the Sabin Cup. Having possibly a s l i g h t disadvantage i n the Surrey s t a t i o n , they put up a good f i g h t , rowing w e l l , against a better crew, losing by 1 lengths to Gladstone, eventual winners from I b i s lengths),who had beaten Lens-bury (3 lengths) i n a previous heat.

f E L I X

The f i r s t outing of the I.CY.H.A.

t h i s term took the form of a day t r i p

to F l a t f o r d M i l l , and was arranged i n

conjuction with Bedford College. Twenty

adx people, including freshers from both

colleges, spent a l e i s u r e l y day on

or near the r i v e r .

Soon a f t e r 8 p.m. the excursion

t r a i n l e f t F l a t f o r d with most of the party

on board; i t was assumed that the day

was over. However, twenty minutes l a t e r

the t r a i n came to an abrupt s t a n d s t i l l ,

and the party were informed that the

engine had a broken con-rod. The

re v e l l e r s then proceeded t o amuse them­

selves f o r three hours.

Various accounts have been given as

to now the time was spent. Some found

t h e i r way to the buffet and sang; some

just sat and chattered, and some carri e d

on with the good work (?) The t r a i n

arrived back i n London at 1.20 a.m., and

several women were locked out of t h e i r

hostels. I t i s reported that they were

forced to spend the rest of the morning

i n a l o c a l police s t a t i o n . A good time

was had by a l l (doubtless J) and the

accident did nothing to s p o i l the outing.

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C r W H H K .

APPEAL

"I recently bought a new b r o l l y ,

A tartan c o l l a p s i b l e b r o l l y ,

On Wednesday la s t

I t s COVER was lo s t

I f anyone finds i t ; there's l o l l y . "

I t Was lost between the R i f l e Range i n Guilds and the Huxley building about 3pm. on Wednesday Oct.16th. Ann-Margret Radford (Maths 2) i s very anxious to get i t back.

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SWIMMING

Prospects f o r t h i s session are very promising for both swiaming aad water polo.

Most of l a s t year's awimndag team ars s t i l l at I.C. and have been strengthened by the a r r i v a l of D.Beckett who has represented U.L.. P . H i l i s has returned good times for breastroke and w i l l stake a strong claim to a place i n the team.

The polo team has s e t t l e d down well aad Includes a fresher, R.Basham, who w i l l strengthen tha shooting power i n front of goal. The second team w i l l consist c h i e f l y of l a s t year's players end th* t h i r d team mainly of freshers?

The prise saying of the week:-" I've had my copy of the Fresh­er's FELIX a l l t h i s time and I haven't had time to read I t yet." Let us hope that he t r i e s to keep more up to date with the news than t h i s suggests.

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Freshers' dinners are excellent

means of i n i t i a t i n g the new members

of the College into Union l i f e . By

a l l means have a good time, and enjoy

yourselves, but not at the expense

of other members' comfort. When i t

comes to the sordid state of-a cer­

t a i n gentleman being seen i n the Union

Lounge at llp.m, slumped i n a chair

and surrounded by broken glasses i t

begins to make you wonder just what­

ever Is coming to the College now­

adays.

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The refectory i s now running out of

milk far e a r l i e r than i t used to.

Sales have increased out of a l l re­

cognition recently. Is th i s a re­

f l e c t i o n on the age of freshmen

entering I.C. or just a revulsion

against the alternatives of stewed

tea and sludge-like coffee.

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We read elsewhere of the nefarious

habits of someone i n the Gymnasium

Changing Room. This i s an example

of straight theft but the other day

a case of larceny was found and the

c u l p r i t , when admonished, appeared

to have no excuse to offer. We hope

he has now recovered from his violen t

stomach disorder, and that the re­

t r i e v i n g by the Union of their r o l l

of semi-transparent paper did not

prove too uncomfortable for him.

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NELSON thanks Mr. David Briggs for

his kind and benevolent donation of

a suggestions book to the Lower Ref­

ectory. Reading the f i r s t week's

contributions, one Is struck by the

appearance yet again of the signatures

of several regular contributors. Let

us hope that some of their w e l l -

meaning comments are acted upon, and

that the "Tripe and Onions' p e t i t i o n

gains momentum.

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I »C .Hops axe supposed to be informal,

This does not mean going In your d i s ­

reputable work-a-day clothing as some

people have been doing. Why don't

you support your College and wear a

blazer? Last Saturday the extremists

went too far the other way, several

gentlemen going In dinner Jackets.

We a l l agree this looks smart but i s

th i s showy behaviour r e a l l y wanted

at a hop ?.

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KELSON wishes to bring to the notice

of a l l persons that smoking at the

refectory counter Is both unpleasant

and nauseating, and asks everyone to

desist from t h i s habit.

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Freshers i n the Fish Tanki-

Lsst week the second instalment

of f i s h arrived In the ICWARIUM.

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I t has oont to our notice that the

Ladles changing rooas In tha Gym.

cannot be looked. Matters caas to

a head recently when BX1TS CL0TRTJK5

was found i n the Ladles' boudoir.

SPORTS

Last Saturday, for the f i r s t time i n the Club's h i s t o r y , seven XT's were fi e l d e d . Of these, a l l except the seventh team won comfortably.

The l s t . XV have begun the season quite

w e l l , winning three matches and narrowly

los i n g to Streatham 1" *. l s t . i n spite

of playing 14 men for the whole of the game,

The vacant post of captain has now been

f i l l e d by Barry Lanz who was elected at the

Extraordinary General Ifeeting l a s t week.

He has already started the d i f f i c u l t task

of b u i l d i n g a team to play i n the f i r s t

round of the TJ.L. Cup i n two weeks time.

The 2nd. XV has won one game and drawn

one, the A XV has won one and l o s t one,

while the Extra A, with a strong nucleus of

Welshmen, has scored 90 points i n two games

The B XV and CI XV have both won two games

and the C2 XV i n i t s f i r s t outing l o s t

11-6, a very ooamendable r e s u l t . Matches

w i l l be arranged f o r t h i s team as long as

support i s maintained.

SAILING

Castaways Cup Competition

This i s an annual inter-college

event competed f o r on a knockout basis, and

run by the Castaways S a i l i n g Club. This

year I.C. entered two teams of s i x people.

The 'B' team met Westminster Hospital i n

the f i r s t round, who won, due mainly to bad

luck i n the I.C. team. In each race one of

our boats had to r e t i r e due t o an i n f r i n g e ­

ment of the rules, the other two boats

f i n i s h i n g 2nd. and 4th. each time.

The 'A' team, however, had better luck.

Against U.C.'B' teem i n the f i r s t round we

managed t o f i n i s h 1st., 3rd,, and 6th.,

and 1st., 2nd., and 3rd. In the next round

we met St.Mary's Hospital, again managing t o

win with 1st., 3rd., and 4th. i n the f i r s t

race, and 1 s t . , 2nd., and 4th. i n the seoond,

whioh was completed i n a f l a t calm ,1ust before)

darkness f e l l .

On Sunday we met the U.C.'A' team i n the semifinal, held In a gusty, strong wind. In ths f i r s t race, we only managed to f i n i s h 3rd., 4th., and 5 th. and i n ths seoond race, although we suooeeded i n making one U.C. boat r e t i r e , one of our boats, i n a strong gust whish sent a l l the boats i n t o furious planes, succeeded i n capsizing i n a spectacular fashion, leaving the other two boats to f i n i s h 3rd. and 4th. U.C.'A' then went on t o win the f i n a l by beating the Q.M.C. 'A'

1.0.'A' :-

J.I.Smith (Capt.) Miss J.3tevans

J.D.Webb C.J.Farrow

A.J.rambury P.Slddons

1.0.'B« :-C.J.Prenoh (Capt.) R.Wataon R.Slingsby B.Stone M.Moorhaad J.Farrow

London University v. Poly Harriers

on October 19th, whioh wast won by John

Evans of I.C.

The second U.C. Belay held on Oct. 12th. was again won by Loughborough but the I.C. team improved by one position to f i n i s h t h i r d with L.S runners up. The ind i v i d u a l times of the I.C. team were very consistent and a great improvement on l a s t year, which would have resulted i n second position, but for a magnificent record-breaking run on the f o r t h leg by M, Batty of L.S.E. On the same day J.S.Evans and D.Briggs running f o r Poly, i n the London-Brighton Relay produced the day's best times over the second and seventh legs.

On Wed, Oct. 16th. the second team defeated Marjons with an excellent run by our newly discovered G.Tllley who was f i r s t f o r I.C, The Poly, mob match resulted i n a win f o r London University with J.S.Evans of I.C. winning e a s i l y In h i a usual s t y l e ; J.H.Collins was tenth and. the two freshers, A.Brash and A. Brown, were w e l l up i n the f i e l d .

Cross Country Fixtures

Wed. 23rd. v. Zings and Goldsmiths' (A)

Sat. 26th. U.L. T r i a l s

Wed. SOth. v. Borough Boad (H)

The Club has made a good s t a r t to

the season, having won a l l but two of the

s i x games to date. Last Saturday's opp­

onents Old Dun3tablians, are a formidable

club and I.C.'s three wins indicate a good

season to come.

No less than seven of the dub's

freshers are junior county players, and

they should rejuvenate the old lags. Their

s p i r i t and enthusiasm appear t o be excel­

l e n t .

At the recent dub meeting Dave

Rees was elected Hon. Sea, and Dick Stan­

ton Hon. Fixtures Sec.

R e s u l t s ; —

Oct. 9th I.C. I : 5 , B.V.C 2

Oct. 12th I.C.H: 1 , G.W.R. 8

1.0.111:3 , G.V.R.

Oct. 19th I : 2 , « d

Dmstahlians 1

I I : 2 ,1Captain'a request to players:- I f swadJL-abla, please t i c k o f f early i n the week.

The soccer club has mads an excellent

start to the season. With a large number

of keen players,five teams have been f i e l d ­

ed on a l l but one occasion and the f i r s t

r e s u l t s have been most encouraging. In

two weeks the club has played nineteen

matches, winning seventeen, drawing

one and lo s i n g one with a goals t a l l y

of 87 against 35.

The f i r s t XI has won a l l i t s mat­

ches to date. The results have been

achieved because the team has played

ef f e c t i v e f o o t b a l l . At most times the

defence has played soundly, covering w e l l ,

and t a c k l i n g hard, and there has been a

good understanding with the goalkeeper,

Ths forwards have combined w e l l , gener­

a l l y kept the play open and have accepted

most of t h e i r chances. The link-up between

defence and forwards has been adquate

but t h i s oan be improved i f the forwards

move into open spaces and c a l l for the b a l l .

The defensive clearances have been safe but

not p a r t i c u l a r l y constructive.

Oct.9th. v. L.S.E. (friendly)

Won 4-1. Goalscorers:- Young, 2 pen.,

Wenk, Pidgeon.

Oct.12th. v. Catford Wanderers l s t .

Won 8-0 (Wenk 2, Young 2, Paddle 2,

Codling 2).

Oct.16th. v. Westminster College (U.L.

League). Won 4-2. (Young, Wenk,

Paddle, Crievson).

Oct.19th. v. St.Mark and St.John College.

Won 6-3. (Wenk 2, Paddle 2, Ryan,

Iborhouse).

While there has been much attention to

the performances of the 1st X I , i t must be

pointed out that the lower teams are sor*

than holding t h e i r own. In one match

the f i f t h team scored 15 goals.

Special mention must be made of the 4th. XI under the d i c t a t o r i a l oaptalnoy of that genial Geordle giant, Arthur S h i l l i n g . This team , i s f i r m l y at the top of the 4th. d i v i s i o n of the Inter-eollsgiate league with a 100% record. As the team narrowly missed promotion l a s t year 1: Is hoped that i t w i l l maintain I t s r *«*• and remain at the top of the &1' .tin".

Club record to date:-

P B L r

A

l s t . XI 4 4 0 0 at t 2nd. XI 9 3 0 0 10 9

3rd. XI 4

8 1 0 u T

4th. X] 4 4 0 0 19 S

5 th . XI *

S 0 1 23 Ti 234

As a i-wvait ef the recent U.L.

Bsekey f r i s l a , E i l s r y teayewtt,

of Betsjsr I , has seem shesen te play fev

U M BSAwwsitjr f i r s t t e a * CO l a f * A » J f .

RiMfsbes. by FCUX BOARD. Impertel ConeamUnkn. Loasoa. IWJ.