T H E N E W S P A P E R O F I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E UNION
No 143 Friday January 29th. 1960 4d
S T A N D A R D
P R O C E D U R E
On Tuesday 19th February a s e l e c t i o n
of London College Presidents and some
ULU o f f i c i a l s were i n v i t e d to a party i n
F l e e t Street by the E d i t o r of the Evening
Standard. With one or two exceptions
no one knew what the Evening Standard was
planning. The E d i t o r a r r i v e d a f t e r the
party was w e l l under way, and announced
that the Standard was going t o p u b l i s h a
weekly supplement concerning U n i v e r s i t y
a f f a i r s . He considered that such a
great U n i v e r s i t y should have i t s a f f a i r s
reported i n a National newspaper.
Those present, under the b e l i e f that
the a r t i c l e would be read by the whole of
London, were en t h u s i a s t i c , and thought i t
an excellent idea. What seemed t o be a
minor d i f f i c u l t y then arose; the day of
p u b l i c a t i o n was t o be Thursday. This
i s the day that P i , Beaver and Kings
News i s published and the Standard
agreed t o meet the Presidents of ULU,
IC, Kings, LSE, and UC t o straighten out
such d i f f u l t i e s the f o l l o w i n g morning.
These f i v e Presidents decided t o have a
quick meeting at Kings that evening t o
discuss what t h e i r a t t i t u d e should be.
At t h i s meeting i t became c l e a r that the
Standard had planned these a r t i c l e s
without reference t o the President of ULU
or any other o f f i c i a l i n the f i r s t
instance, but had discussed i t with Mr.
J.Spellman, ULU President of Debates, who
had neglected to t e l l the ULU Executive.
They had however found out that something,
was afoot. Secondly the President of IC
had found ou"t that contrary t o everyone's
b e l i e f the e d i t i o n would not be on s a l e
a l l over London, but only t o students,
the Standard's idea being to s e l l i t i f
possible i n s i d e the various Unions.
Such a p u b l i c a t i o n c l e a r l y threatened the
existence of Sennet. I t was decided t o
f i n d out from the Standard the f o l l o w i n g
morning:- i)What power d i d Spellman s t i l l
have. ii)Was i t only a l i m i t e d e d i t i o n t o
students. i i i ) D i d they r e a l i s e that they
oould only s e l l i n the Unions with the
permission of the various Union
a u t h o r i t i e s .
A f t e r t h i s meeting they s a i d that
they reserved the r i g h t t o get informat
ion from anyone they wanted, that they
would help us and we oould help them, but
that they would p r i n t exactly what they
saw f i t - and what they p r i n t e d was none
of our business. The e d i t i o n was to be
a l i m i t e d one, five-thousand copies on
the f i r s t day with the hope that i t
would be increased i n future. They
hoped to s e l l i t i n the Colleges, with
our permission of course, by means of
student vendors whom they would pay.
Eventually they would t r y and s e l l i t
to the p u b l i c when and i f the p u b l i c
showed any desire to buy i t . The
Presidents present agreed to go back
t o the Standard on Monday 25th January
having consulted t h e i r executives and
having seen the f i r s t issue of the
paper.
The IC Executive have decided, i n
view of the f a c t that i t i s c l e a r the
paper w i l l be only s o l d to students,
that i t has no value t o the U n i v e r s i t y .
Consequently i t has decided to refuse
t o l e t i t be s o l d i n the Union, i f i t i s
s o l d outside the Union IC w i l l not
provide s e l l e r s , and f i n a l l y no o f f i c i a l
information concerning IC a f f a i r s w i l l
be given to the Standard. These d e c i s
ions were made t e n t a t i v e l y t o allow
room to f i t i n t o any scheme that ULU and
the other Colleges had i n mind.
The President spoke t o other London
Presidents i n f o r m a l l y on Saturday 2 3 r d January, and i t appears that other
Colleges share the IC viewpoint. The
ULU Executive f e e l i n the same way, and
intend now to f i n d out i f the Standard
w i l l come to an agreement about what
should be published and how and when.
Also they intend to f i n d out from
other newspapers i f they would object
t o a s u i t a b l e agreement between the
Standard and the U n i v e r s i t y , f o r
c l e a r l y i f they would such an arrangem
ent cannot occur. I t i s c l e a r then at
the time of w r i t i n g (Sunday 24th Jan)
that the Colleges and ULU intend to put
forward a s o l i d f r o n t , and t o show that
i t i s the students who count i n London
U n i v e r s i t y and not what a National news
paper cares to say or write about them.
In a l l i t lool.s as i f the Standard has
b i t t e n o f f more than i t can chew. A
o l i c h e worthy of j t s own w r i t e r s .
A N O T H E R
B L O O D Y A P P E A L
Very soon a campaign w i l l
be s t a r t e d to enrol Blood Donors
f o r a v i s i t to I.C. of the National
Blood Transfusion Service.
The H.B.T.S. i s a State financed
organisation r e l y i n g s o l e l y on the
voluntary support of members of the
society i t b e n e f i t s . The State can
extort almost anything from the p r i
vate c i t i z e n , but not yet his blood.
This does not mean that a supply of
blood i s unimportant. Over 800,000
bxood donationswere made i n the l a s t year
and more are needed t h i s - surgery becomes
more u n i v e r s a l l y e f f e c t i v e , road accidents
m u l t i p l y , new uses are found f o r blood
transfusion every day - the demand f o r
blood r i s e s a l l the time.
This i s one good cause that nobody
can dispute and i n which a small e f f o r t
on your part may mean perhaps another
l i f e saved. The f a c t that i t i s a v o l
untary service leaves the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y
f o r i t s success e n t i r e l y i n your hands.
I t w i l l be i n t e r e s t i n g to see how many
people at I.C. are prepared to do some, thing f o r no material reward.
GIVA PINTA BLOODA QUAETA
O N Y O U R M A R K S
FELIX
P R O F I L E
Mr. BREGAZZI. B.So. A.R.C.S.
GENTLEMAN OP THE TOWN OP MIDDLESBROUGH.
I t has often seemed strange t o us,
that persons possessing the most m u l t i
f a r i o u s talents , should be noted f o r one
of these t a l e n t s only. And, Indeed i n
the oase of the gentleman we are today,
as the modern fashion i n E n g l i s h has i t ,
" p r o f i l i n g " , there i s no v i o l a t i o n of
t h i s general r u l e . Having come from the
murky depths of the i n d u s t r i a l North, he
at once gained a c e r t a i n fame as a player
of that i n c r e d i b l y d i f f i o u l t and dangerous
game, to w i t , water polo. His prowess a t
t h i s sport was suoh that he was elected
to the oaptainoy of the Imperial College
Swimming Club. Meanwhile, however, he had
also been active i n the f i e l d of Rugby
Union F o o t b a l l , that game at which only
the strongest survive, and has now r i s e n
to eminence i n this a t h l e t i c exercise.
I n f a s t he i s at the present time, t o *
Captain of the Imperial College Rugby
Union Club, a p o s i t i o n of much responsi
b i l i t y , and from t h i s exalted spot, he
controls the fortune and d e s t i n i e s of
t h i s 3iost e x c e l l e n t of the a t h l e t i o clubs 1
of our establishment.
Having been questioned about his
vein on l i f e i n general, he was strangely
r e t i c e n t , which i s most s u r p r i s i n g i n view
of his extroverted and, i t might even be
sai d , ferocious play on the f i e l d . He
also refused to prognosticate on the
f i n a l outcome of the Gutteridge Cup
Competition, but one f e e l s t h i s i s due
to n a t u r a l modesty as he possesses a team
of a l j . t alents. His wonted a b i l i t y to
kick the spheroid long distances as was
notioeable i n that f i n e match against our
poorer neighbours, King's College, has
recen t l y , so we have been informed, des
erted him of l a t e . But p r a c t i c e , as
the o l d aphorism has i t , makes perfect,
and practice he c e r t a i n l y has. We would
commend to you, then, t h i s estimable
person as worthy of notic e and respeot
not merely as an a t h l e t i c personage
but a l s o as a research worker of consid
erable acumen and v e r s a t i l i t y .
C L E M E N T I N E H
Clementine I I a r r i v e d q u i e t l y at
i t s new home at 1.0 a.m. on a fr e e z i n g January night. This was not to avoid
l o s i n g the mascot on the f i r s t night but
the r e s u l t of a 150 mile tow by a l o r r y
only eight years younger than our vintage
machine.
The story began i n almost "Cops and
Robbers" fashion. While the d r i v e r and
navigator (Dick Howard and Ian Callow)
were discussing the influence of using
d r i e d blood as manure on the f l a v o u r of
grapes with the head gardener at Shering-
ham H a l l , Clementine I I was seen d i s -
C A L U S T O R R B E
John Braine achieved suoh extreme
success w i t h h i s opening best s e l l i n g
novel that his name beoame i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y
known. With t h i s fame came the problem
of a l l successful new w r i t e r s ; how to pro
duce a f u r t h e r book without seemingly r e
peating the f i r s t .
Ae f a r as I can see, t h i s problem
only ocours to the successful. The l e s s e r
known w r i t e r can repeat and develop h i s
ideas, b r i n g i n g them forward from e a r l i e r
books with l i t t l e notice taken of the
r e p e t i t i o n ; whereas a best s e l l i n g w r i t e r
cannot a f f o r d to repeat anything i f he
wants t o keep h i s high reputation.
The Author only p a r t i a l l y succeeds i n t h i s , i n h i s l a t e s t novel THE VODI (prioe 1 6 / - ) .
The main, characters are indeed exact
opposites i n h i s two books, the f i r s t
being i n love with success while the sec
ond dotes on f a i l u r e . But the secondary
characters seem t o be much the same i n both novels, each being set i n a small
Northern town on the moors. However, even
i f t h i s c r i t i c i s m i s not t o t a l l y v a l i d , as
obviously a w r i t e r can only w r i t e w i t h i n
his own experience, which i n t h i 3 case i s
a North Country Society, one expects rather
more v a r i a t i o n of theme than i s provided
here.
The book opens w i t h the hero, Diok
Corvey, i n h o s p i t a l s u f f e r i n g from con
sumption. We are t o l d that he is slowly
dying because he has no w i l l to l i v e .
Then, by means of "flashbacks" i n Diok
Corvey's mind, John Braine t e l l s of the
unfortunate l i f e of his hero.
I t begins normally with neither
success nor f a i l u r e entering i t . Diok
and h i s best f r i e n d play a game while
they walk to school each day. I t i s a
atrange c h i l d i s h fantasy of "the Vodi",
an old obscene woman r u l i n g a group of
l i t t l e men. The Vodi represents a i l that
i s v i c i o u s and e v i l oppressing good in
any form.
Dick grows up and the Vodi fades
from memory. He achieves r e l a t i v e success.
His father's shop prospers, he has a secure
family, money and a g i r l he i s going to
marry.
His s e c u r i t y i s broken when h i s
dies , and he contracts consumption. F i n
a l l y h i s g i r l - f r i e n d gives him up. I t i s
then that h i s mind returns t o thoughts of
the Vodi. He becomes obsessed with the
idea. Wouldn't i t be wonderful to be a
magnificent f a i l u r e , not j u s t to fade i n t o
obscurity, but t o f a i l absolutely.
At t h i s point, when oomplete f a i l u r e
i s imminent he gets a strong desire f o r
one of h i s nurses. This desire brings
back h i s w i l l t o l i v e and he decides t o
f i g h t h i s i l l n e s s .
The book closes on him lea v i n g the
h o s p i t a l and going out i n t o the world again
to f i g h t f o r the love of the nurse.
This book, i f compared w i t h the pre
vious novel, i s c e r t a i n l y not s t r i k i n g .
I f , however, i t i s revised on i t s
own merits i t i s a good study of small
town l i f e . Dick Corvey's character i s
w e l l established though most of the others
remain somewhat weak.
On the whole, i t i s above the usual
»run of novels, but don't expect i t to
rjsaoh the heights of "Room at the Top."
appearing at great pace over the brow of
a neighbouring h i l l . The mascot gone
without us! The owner of t h i s S t a t e l y Home ordered h i s mechanic to rev up the
Phantom $ R o l l s Royce and w i t h the s k i l l
of an experienced racing d r i v e r the chase
was on. Had they gone v i a Norwich or
Fakenham. Just outside Holt we spotted
the curious t r a i n , a 1934 Ford l o r r y
towing a 1926 Morris Commercial l o r r y
(Clementine I I ) ju s t taking a wrong
turn. Half a minute l a t e r and we should,
have missed them.
iVe had been able to run Clem. I I on
only 3 c y l i n d e r s and to save damaging the
engine f u r t h e r i t was decided to have i t towed back to London. We had waited
2 days f o r our helping hand to a r r i v e
and when he d i d turn up we were not on
the spot. Anxious to get back to London
he coupled up the two l o r r i e s and set
s t r a i g h t o f f without us.
The journey was uneventful except
that we got l o s t around the rocket s i t e s
of East Anglia, the leading vehicle only
had side l i g h t s f o r half the .journey and
no braking l i g h t s or u r a f f i c s i g n a l s at
a l l and one sporting woman d r i v e r t r i e d
to pass Between us at some t r a f f i c l i g h t s
and was brought to an abrupt h a l t by the
tow rope. We were so frozen i n the cab,
no aide windows, that we wore every
a v a i l a b l e scrap of clothing. On stopping
at a cafe i n Newmarket the woman immediately
looked the t i l l and c a l l e d f o r her husband.
The rest of the journey was continued
i n dense fog but we were helped by a con
voy of monstrous carrot l o r r i e s who trap
ped U3 i n t h e i r midst and guided us to
London, In answer to many queries the
portable harmonium on the platform was
not used.
We hope that a f t e r a complete over
haul and repaint Clementine I I w i l l be
on the road by March. According to the
H i s t o r i c a l Vehicles Club there i s only
one other such vehicle i n existence and
that i s not roadworthy. This 14.9 H.P. Morris Commercial was found i n a Breakers
l a r d i n 1954 and r e b u i l t and restored to
i t s o r i g i n a l condition. I t appeared i n
the f i r s t commercial v e h i c l e R a l l y at
Beaulieu i n 1957.
We hope to take the mascot on i t s
f i r s t o f f i c i a l t r i p to Camborne f o r the
B o t t l e Match.
R.A.H.
U P W I T H B A N N I S T E R ' S
SBWPVHSWA i ll a AS Vr* A. i till usif
S E D A N S A G A
On Friday January the 22nd, as a l l
readers of the News Chronicle know, a
race between a sedan c h a i r and a sports
oar took place i n the C i t y . The race
was organised by L i l l i p u t and the occup
ant of the sedan chair was K i s s June
Thorburn. The eight bearers were a l l
lawyers from IC (whatever they may be)
and ran (or staggered) i n relays of two.
L i l l i p u t i n the best t r a d i t i o n s of
English sport divided up the route by
pubs i n t o f i v e stages.
A f t e r a number of photographs had
been taken, the race was s t a r t e d by the
f i r s t p a i r , Alan Goodliffe and Jim
Carter, who were i n eighteenth century
dress. They c a r r i e d K i s s Thorburn as
f a r as "Ye Olde London" (loungers) where
Gerry Ridgeley and Tony G i f f o r d took over.
The f i r s t two were then rushed by car t o
the "Cheshire Cheese" (Free House) f o r
the l a s t p i c k up. Meanwhile, the sports
oar (Lotus) had disappeared i n the d i s t
ance. At the next change "The King Lud"
(Whitbread) Peter Kassler and John
Dewey took over. They handed on t o Tim
Dhonau and Brian Young, who dropped the
chair once (and Miss Thorburn) who
a r r i v e d at the "Cheshire Cheese" to f i n d
an exhausted next p a i r , Alan Goodliffe
and Jim Carter, awaiting them.
A f t e r a short r e s t , these two reach
ed Dr Johnson's house i n Gough Square
10 seconds before the sports oar. An
a l t e r c a t i o n between one photographer
and the bearers developed, when, f o r
the purposes of obtaining a b e t t e r
photograph, the bearers were requested
to run the l a s t twenty yards again. A
reception was then held i n Hulton House
whioh surpassed anything seen there f o r
some time. The bearers departed i n a
drunken state and, so f a r as i s known got
back i n safety.
Two comments to end with. Both By-Miss Thorburn. The f i r s t was, "I'm not
volunteering f o r t h i s sort of thing very
often", and the second, "Nobody w i l l
b e lieve me when I t e l l them where I got
these bruises." Never mind, Miss
Thorburn, we w i l l .
FELIX
S T A N D A R D S T A T I S T I C S
A mighty fanfare on the pub
l i c i t y trumpets of F l e e t Street
heralded the appearance of the
Evening Standard, U n i v e r s i t y of London
E d i t i o n . Four out of the paper's t o t a l
of twenty pages were devoted to the
Un i v e r s i t y , and an analysis of the actual
contents i s i l l u m i n a t i n g .
On each page of the paper there are
90 column inches, so that the t o t a l
devoted t o the U n i v e r s i t y was 36O column inches. Of these 74«3 column inches were devoted t o U n i v e r s i t y news, 128.6
Column inches to photographs of students,
an a r t i c l e on Professor Masaey, head of
UC physics department, 4J6.A, oolumn inches
and adverts 68 column inches. The r e s t
of the four pages were taken up by
headings and gaps. These f i g u r e s , exp
ressed as percentages of the whole paper
were:-
1) Student news and photographs,
12.72 %
2) A r t i o l e on Professor Massey,
2.58 %
3) Total aclvertisments ( o f the whole
paper) 869.2 oolumn inches, or
48.29 %
The a r t i c l e s "In London Last Night"
and the Society column t o t a l l e d 103 column inches, of which 22 column inches
were devoted to a s i n g u l a r l y weak cartoon.
Expressed as a percentage, 5.85 % i I
quote these figures without comment.
standard. The back page consisted of
photographs of students and t h e i r views
on r e l i g i o u s education i n schools; and
that was that.
I f the Evening Standard wishes t o
s e l l t h i s e d i t i o n r e g u l a r l y , as i s t h e i r
i n t e n t i o n , I b e l i e v e , then they might do
w e l l to remember that monosyllabic
p l a t i t u d e s and t e p i d comment w i l l not
endear them t o students, who, on the
whole prefer l i v e l y discussion and v i g o r
ous c r i t i c i s m .
One f i n a l comment, Sennet's usual
habit of leaving IC out i n the cold has
spread to Fleet Street. The t o t a l men
t i o n of Iff, i n c l u d i n g B a s i l James on the
sports page ran t o 3.1 column inches
( i . e . 1.53 % of the t o t a l ULU newe). IC
I would remind you, eaters f o r about 10 % of the ULU population.
Since t h i s a r t i o l e was w r i t t e n , the
f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r has been drafted t o the
Evening Standard:-
S i r ,
We would l i k e to express our disgust
at the way you are using our U n i v e r s i t y
as a peg on which to hang your l a t e s t
s ales-drive.
Surely you could have given us a
re v e a l i n g view of the p r i v a t e l i f e of
some "pe r s o n a l i t y " , or s e r i a l i s e d yet
another b e s t - s e l l e r , or employed any of
the other tawdry routines used by second
rate newspapers to s e l l more; anything
rather than re s o r t t o the sickening
p r a c t i c e of i n v o l v i n g the l a r g e s t c o l l e g
i a t e U n i v e r s i t y i n the world i n oheap
commercialism.
Now l e t us consider the a r t i c l e s i n
d e t a i l , I mean of course, those connected
with the U n i v e r s i t y , f o r the other 16 pages were t y p i c a l of evening newspapers,
and not worth reading. On the front
page was a rambling review of ULU, whioh
reminded me of Shakespeare's ' ' t i s a t a l e
t o l d by an i d i o t , f u l l of sound and fury,
s i g n i f y i n g nothing'. The middle pages
oontained the a r t i c l e about Prof. Massey
which was bearable, an a r t i c l e about
sport, which wasn't, and some j o t t i n g s
whioh were of the F e l i x C o n f i d e n t i a l
We suppose i t i s having the desired
e f f e c t since many of us have bought
copies from the men s p e c i a l l y posted out
side the Union 30 that we could "see our
selves i n the papers".
We appreciate your desire t o s e l l
your newspaper, but l a y o f f London
U n i v e r s i t y l
Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,
A. J.Ablewhite
C.J.Blowes.
W H A T D O Y O U T H I N K
L i f e at College, away from the Lec
ture theatre, i s e s s e n t i a l l y s o c i a l .
Which type of education best prepares the
student f o r t h i s ? Is i t the Grammar
School or P u b l i c School?
There are more students i n the
Un i v e r s i t y from Grammar Schools than
Pablio Schools. You may, therefore, be
i n c l i n e d to think that i f the s o c i a l
pattern i s set by the majority, the
majority i s best suited to the s o c i a l
l i f e . You may be r i g h t , but ju s t
b r i e f l y l e t us examine the two forms
of education and t h e i r e f f e c t s upon a
man's outlook and character.
The e s s e n t i a l difference i s that a
Pu b l i c School i s generally a boarding
school, a Grammar School i s a day school.
So the Grammar School boy spends
part of each day with h i s parents and
family. He KJIOWS tnat a f t e r school
he can go back to the s e c u r i t y of his
home. This cannot help him to develop
self-confidence. On the other hand,
he mixes with a broad cross-section of
society both i n and out of school. He
meets older and more mature people than
himself. At the same time, however, he
becomes acutely conscious of cl a s s d i s
t i n c t i o n s .
The f a c t that the l u b l i c School boy
i s away from home induoes him to provide
his own s e c u r i t y by becoming independent.
He has no one to provide sympathy and he
learns to look a f t e r himself. So he
gains a great deal of self-confidence.
He mixes mainly with h i s own type, and
so he i s l e s s aware of clas3 d i s t i n c t i o n .
These a t t r i b u t e s together enable him, on
contact w i t h the world outside his c l o i s
tered existence to t a l k with a l l types of
people without embarrassment.
Which type of man moulds most e a s i l y
to U n i v e r s i t y l i f e ?
Is i t the Grammar School boy, who
has mixed widely has a broad outlook,
but who i s not s e l f confident? Or i s i t
the P u b l i c School boy, w i t h his independ
ence, s e l f confidence and p o l i s h , but
who has not mixed so much?.
I b e l i e v e the self-oonfidenoe of the
l a t t e r overcomes h i s inexperience of
mixing and f i t s him best f o r the arduous
s o c i a l l i f e at College.
I wonder what I.C.W.A. thinks about
th i s ? They should be i m p a r t i a l judges.
G O M A N G O
F E L I X
F E L I X
EDITOR M.F.BARRON.
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The University newspaper world,
to say nothing of the U n i v e r s i t y i t s e l f ,
was shocked l a s t week when one of the
London evening papers published a r i v a l
to Sennet. The idea of such a scheme
passed through i t s embryonic stages t o
wards the l a t t e r h a l f of l a s t year; and
without any P r e s i d e n t i a l sanction, the
would-be University contacts aided the
London paper i n i t s project.
P r i o r to p u b l i c a t i o n , many thoughts
were expressed on t h i s subject, and the
general concensus of opinion was that
Sennet would not be able t o compete
wit h such a powerful, and v i r t u a l l y
i d e n t i c a l format, newspaper.
What to do? This was the b i g
problem. Boycott, surely the most
over-worked word i n the English
d i c t i o n a r y , came quickly to mind; but
how? The mental p i c t u r e of a l i n e of
p i c k e t s , around the news-vendor, borders
on the r i d i c u l o u s ; we could decide not
to oblige the E d i t o r with IC news, but
t h i s would not deter, l e t alone prove a
stumbling-block to such a large combine,
as u n o f f i c i a l news i s so easy t o obtain.
Reactions around IC have been v a r i e d ,
but on the whole negative. Despite the
fact that we are c o n t i n u a l l y snubbed by
Sennet i t i s the U n i v e r s i t y ' s only news
paper, and as such should be supported i n
preference to, what can only be described
as nothing more than a poor taste p u b l i c
i t y stunt, hatched i n order to boost
sales among the i n t e l l i g e n s i a of the
U n i v e r s i t y C i t y .
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R I C C I W R O N G
S i r ,
I t i s generally considered to be bad
form f o r any member of a t h e a t r i c a l company
to take issue with a c r i t i c on the subject
of notices, but since I personally was not
concerned i n the Dramatic Society's pres
entation of "Without The Prince" perhaps
I may be permitted to comment upon your
notice of that production.
Your c r i t i c ' s views on the meaning
of Drama are h i s own a f f a i r , but I would
venture to s u r e s t th.-t, holding such
views, he would be w e l l advised t o r e f r a i n
from dramatic c r i t i o i s m . The f i e l d of
drama i s an exceedingly wide one, ranging
from tragedy t o low comedy. Your c r i t i o ' s
tastes may i n c l i n e towards High Drama,
but the Dramatic Society, f o r i t s part,
considers that a balanced r e p e r t o i r e i s
of more value, and of more i n t e r e s t to
i t s a c t i v e members, than a r e p e r t o i r e
c o n s i s t i n g s o l e l y of plays of s o c i a l
s i g n i f i c a n c e . .
Your c r i t i c at l e a s t i s quick to
l e a m , f o r a l l but one of the people
whom he singles out as g i v i n g perform
ances "of the nature that one has l e a r n t
to expect" were freshers, appearing
for the f i r s t time at I.C.
As a " l i g h t i n g expert" of some
experience I was p a r t i c u l a r l y sur
p r i s e d by the concluding sentence.
The l i g h t i n g of t h i s production was by
no means simple; i f i t appeared simple
to your c r i t i o , then the l i g h t i n g
designer had indeed done h i s work w e l l .
But i f your c r i t i c expects a kaleidoscopic
display i n a s e t t i n g such as t h i s , we s h a l l
continue to disappoint him. I suggest
that he turns h i s a t t e n t i o n to Opera, where
highly mobile l i g h t i n g can be employed with
considerable b e n e f i t to the production.
This i s not often the case i n drama.
Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,
A.D.C. Shipley.
R I C C I - R I G H T
Mr. Shipley (of the above l e t t e r )
would appear to be somewhat confused by
the s u b t l e , nay obvious differences
between drama and play acting . Quite
c o r r e c t l y he points out that drama can
range from tragedy to low comedy, from
'King Lear' t o 'Bartholomew F a i r ' .
With t h i s I should not argue, but from
t h i s obvious truism, he then takes the
strangely i l l o g i c a l step of saying,
therefore, a l l that i s performed on the
stage i s drama. Perhaps Mr, Shipley
does not f e e l that drama i s an a r t form,
perhaps he does not think that i t s purp
ose i s not b a s i c a l l y t o t e l l a story but
t o investigate a s i t u a t i o n , maybe he
does not consider that i t i s necessary
f o r a state of c o n f l i c t t o e x i s t between
the actors, and that what I c a l l drama
(he c a l l s high drama) i s rather starchy
and l o n g - h a i r i s h . I f t h i s i s so,than
n a t u r a l l y 'Without the Prince' i s drama.
To me i t can never be.
From t h i s , he goes on to suggest
that because I do not hol d h i s views,
I should be f o r ever s i l e n t . From a
presumably t h i n k i n g person, t h i s
suggestion i s so ludicrous and banal
that I don't consider i t worthy of com
ment.
B l i n d l y gathering speed, he goes
on to t e l l me that I could not have
'expected' any i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , as most
of the performers were freshers. Had
he read a l i t t l e more c a r e f u l l y , he
would have appreciated that I implied
that we received the i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s
that a l l previous actors and actresses
have used when performing these r o l e s .
Thus str e s s i n g that there seens to be
l i t t l e i n t e r e s t from the actor3 point
of view.
As Mr. Shipley i s , as he says a
' l i g h t i n g expert', i t i s not possible
f o r me t o argue with him on t h i s point
and I should l i k e to condidionally
withdraw the statement. I t was
merely my contention that a more i n t e r -
r e s t i n g play might have, given wider
scope f o r these people.
R i c c i
B E N S P E A K S
Dear S i r ,
That f o u l b i l i o u s attack on my
a r t i c l e ' How to play Chesse ' was grossly
inadequate and what's more quite untrue.
How can anybody c r i t i c i s e that most sacred
of a l l games?
I t goes without saying that the back
bone of t h i s or any other nation are the
chest, players. Indeed, suoh i s the disgust
at that l e t t e r p r i n t e d i n your l a s t issue
that r e p r i s a l s have a l l r e a d y begun. Some
chess players have even sent delegates to
London to lobby t h e i r M.P. to propose a
motion i n the House of Commons that "The
sacred game of chess should be i n v i o l e t "
I o a l l on the ohess players of the
country to unite and again march against
d i c t a t o r s h i p , as they d i d once before
when there was a shortage of wood.
Once again the peoples of the world w i l l
be able to move about f r e e l y without f e a r
of being checked, f o r was i t not Shakespeare
who said ' A l l the world i s a chess board
and a l l the people pawns'?
I demand you to resign S i r , and stop
t h i s perpetual checking, f o r i f you do not ?
t h i s paper w i l l become a l i t t l e s t a l e , mate.
F i n a l l y , I would l i k e to say that no
member of the chess club belongs to any
group or sub-group, i n f a o t I sometimes
wonder whether they are a l i v e at a l l .
Yours Resignedly,
J.Hindley.
President of chess olub.
T H A N K Y O U
Dear Sir,
I would l i k e to congratulate
the person or persons who i n s t i g a t e d the
rearrangement of the f u r n i t u r e i n the
ground f l o o r lounge.It i s a pleasant
change t o get from one aide of the lounge
to the other without d i s t u r b i n g the news
paper readers,and I f i n d i t equally pleas
ant not to be disturbed when I am reading
a newspaper. But why,I wonder,did no-one
think of i t before?
Yours Sincerely, .
Henry Mann.
Dear Mr. Barron,
Thank you f o r the Hostel
E d i t i o n of ' F e l i x ' . When i s the College
E d i t i o n coming out?
Yours s i n c e r e l y ,
D.Goodman.
S.Lenssen.
R.Peart.
P.Smith.
P.J.Swash.
M I N E S , I T H I N K
B O Y C O T T
R D I C U L O U S
Sir,
I would l i k e to b r i n g to the notice
of the more aware members of the Union
the f a c t that the notice, containing
over 75 signature*, concerning a pro -posed South A f r i c a n Society has been un -
o f f i c i a l l y removed from the notice board.
My f e e l i n g s about t h i s , dare I say
t h e f t , are mixed. Visions of South A f r i
can Wine Tasting evenings and perhaps the
odd J a f f a Orange Sucking evenings seem to
be fading w i t h the removal of t h i s notice.
I t does, however, s t i r me into t h i n k i n g
that perhaps a supporter of the South
A f r i c a n Boycott has ra i s e d himself from
h i s apathetic p o s t e r i o r and performed a
p r a c t i c a l deed i n the honour of his oause.
I f more such supporters were to f o l l o w
t h i s S t i r l i n g example and do something
constructive they would r e a l i s e the r i d i
culousness of t h i s boycott.
C r i t i c i s m of Apartheid seems to me
to be u n j u s t i f i a b l e without bette r sugg -
estions f o r a s o l u t i o n of t h i s problem.
Too many people are w i l l i n g to h u r l abuse
and c r i t i c i s e things i n s i d e and outside
the Union without l i f t i n g a f i n g e r to
improve something that apparently needs
improvement.
Is t h i s Union to sink i n t o the curr
ent trend of becoming s i c k , siok, s i c k .
Yours etc., etc.
Paul L.Buet.
W A N T E D
O N E M A N - O N E W O M A N
To complete a sixsome t r i p by
el d e r l y but r e l i a b l e R o l l s to A u s t r i a
f o r s k i i n g , f i r s t two weeks i n
February, or l a t e r . Transport free.
F i r s t - t i m e r s or not r i n g : -
S P E 2 0 9 4
R A C E A G A I N S T T I M E
You're wrong again f o l k s , our
President i s not running away from i t a l l .
In f a c t there i s a very good reason f o r
hi s d i s p l a y of a t h l e t i c prowess.
As a r e s u l t of a bet, he stood t o win
a goodly sum of money f o r World Refugee
Year i f he could run round the Island
S i t e w i t h i n s i x minutes. Our series
of a c t i o n photographs represent h i s epic
s p r i n t . During a practioe run Les A l i e n
had clocked 6 minutes 15 seconds, so when he set o f f on the actual run excitement
was r t.gh. Sad to r e l a t e our benevolent-
av' ^.resident clocked 6 minutes 40
seconds and had to contribute 2/6d t o
those with whom he had taken the bet.
What the b e n e f i c i a r i e s did with t h e i r
winnings i s not recorded.
The world of jazs as a whole, and
esp e c i a l l y that part which i s t o be
found i n Imperial College, reoeived a
great honour when i t was revealed i n the
l a s t e d i t i o n of F e l i x that Richard
Rushton had been awarded the Eugene
Q u i l l s Award (1960) for piano pl a y i n g .
This great triumph has sparked o f f
considerable i n t e r e s t i n t h i s young music
ia n and I intend t o use t h i s week's
column i n committing some thoughts about
Richard Rushton, and the group he leads,
t o paper.
John Richard Rushton was born i n
Wimsbey and l i k e a l l good Northern lads
h i s f i r s t musical experience was with the
l o c a l brass band. 0 Daddy, Rush blew
euphonium i n t h i s koo-ool o u t f i t , but i n
s p i t e of t h i s the band h i t the tqps.
This v e r s a t i l e musician s t i l l l i k e s t o
r e c a l l these memories and i s always w i l l
i n g to pick up an o l d battered tuba and
blow the blues. And when t h i s happens
- Man, look outi l i k e i t ' s B i r t h of
Cool.
I t i s s a i d that Rush was bom i n s i d e
a piano, but there i s some doubt as to
the accuracy of t h i s f a c t , and even
Leonard Feather i n h i s Encyclopaedia
of Jazz i s non-commital However,
Man, Richard Rushton was digging the o l d
Masters at an ea r l y age, and very soon he
was blowing a swinging box. This boy
notched grade 42 i n h i s Eugene Q u i l l s
Academy examinations, when Bop struck;
l i k e - Powl He heard Charles Parker and
Bud Powell blowing up a storm on The
Yolce one night and that was i t . L i k e
I s a i d Man - l i k e , Pow{
And so i t was l i k e Rush was at the
base of Bop ladder, and a f t e r several
years he has reached the top.
But don't think that t h i s cat's work
i s l i m i t e d to the confines of Bop.
Amongst h i s early i d o l s were Jimmy Yancey,
Meade Lux Lewis, Count Basie and C r i p p l e
Clarence Lofton. And so Daddy, i n t o
those ten d i g i t s of JRR i s squeezed a
complete h i s t o r y of j a z z , and out oomes
the s t y l e so personal and so f u l l of so u l .
Richard Rushton uses h i s technique i n the
manner of the l a t e Art Tatum. In the
hands of a l e s s e r man i t would be expres
sed as meaningless exhibitionism, but
here i t i s used t o explore the f u l l
p o t e n t i a l i t i e s of the piano, and t o t r a n s
l a t e an endless flow of ideas i n t o l o g i o -
a l improvisation.
Man, l i k e I d i g the blues E s p e c i a l l y when i t ' s c ool.
(Anon)
The combo which Richard Rushton
leads i s completed by John Farnsworth
(bass) and Gordon P r i t c h a r d (drums).
John was bom i n Hemsworth and during h i s
e a r l y days he blew a hot c l a s s i c a l box.
He reached the ultimate i n t h i s sphere
and then turned t o s t r i n g s ; he played
g u i t a r i n a Rock o u t f i t and blew a s o l i d
bass i n a S k i f f l e combo. He also bowed
' c e l l o f o r a while at t h i s time. L i k e ,
you might say that t h i s boy's v e r s a t i l e .
Just to prove t h i s John now breathes
plenty plenty soul i n t o a trombone. But
i t ' s that b i g f i d d l e Daddy-O. That mel
odic walking l i n e that swings l i k e fury,
those bowed ensemble passages i n ballads,
those uppish solos executed with perfect
ease, those ideas that oould have come
from Oscar. Daddy, t h i s boy sets me on
f i r e . Like he swings , «hj*
Gordon P r i t c h a r d i s yet another
Northerner. Now t h i s boy's r e a l l y blue
-hot. His f i r s t tubs were made from
b i s c u i t t i n s and banjo vellums. On
these he pra c t i c e d blowing s k i n s ; here
was a man dedicated to h i s work. And
now such i s h i s standard that he can
oomplete t h i s e x c i t i n g t r i o . Dig that
stick-work man - every piano idea
competently answered with strokes o.
great nuance. Was that a mammy •daddy
boy? How skins and bass d r i v e together.
When t h i s man blows brushes-then Man,
i t ' s l i k e t h i s combo has wheels.
Man, l i k e play me a
Ana make i t swing.
paxadiddle
(Anon)
And so we have three great musicians
each understanding the other's musical
temperament p e r f e c t l y , p l a y in g together
as one e n t i t y , a l l dedicated t o t h e i r
a r t . Undoubtedly t h i s i s the greatest
o u t f i t 'Of t h i s type i n the Western Hemis
phere.
Rimshot.
with apologies t o
John Staccato.
M I N E S R E J E C T B O Y C O T T
At a Union Meeting on Thursday
Deoember 101 J -,-^nded by about 135 people,
Mines Union crushingly r e j e c t e d I.C.Union's
decision to impose a boycott on c e r t a i n
South A f r i c a n goods i n the Union.
K. Warren Proposing "That t h i s Union,
w h i l s t not con'" n: Tg Apartheid should
di s s o c i a t e i t i ' -rom the I i r p e r i a l College
Union.in the master of boycotting South
A f r i c a n Goods," f i r s t o u t l i r s d the con
d i t i o n s under which the vot was taken at
the I.C. meeting. According to him there
were only j u s t over 200 people present out of a possible 2500 and 50 of these were dragged i n out of the corridor s of R.C.S.
to make the meeting quarate.
Warren continued by po i n t i n g out
that the f i r s t person t o be affected by
an extensive boycott wouia be the A f r i c a n
native, the person we,-were endeavouring
to protect and that no boycotts had been
imposed on Hungarian and Chinese goods
a f t e r the bloodbaths of Hungary and Tibet.
He quoted the paradox of the Ghanaian
Government's boycott of South A f r i c a n
products u n t i l they found that 7 $
of t h e i r mining equipment came from that
area.
N. Seldon seconding, suggested that
a s o l u t i o n to the Apartheid problem would
come only from discussions at government
l e v e l .
At the vote the above motion was
oarried amidst loud applause by 108
vote3 to 14 with 10 abstentions.
The other main business of the
meeting was the s e l e c t i o n of a new mascot.
A f t e r some discussion i t was f i n a l l y
decided t o adopt a 1926 Morris Commercial
l o r r y .
M A C K E S O N !
6
B Y B O B O B U E T
( h e ' s o n r i g h t )
Covent Garden at five in the morn
ing i s not a particularly cheering sight,
yet this i s where the Mines Ball of 1959
really began. Flower bedecked Minesmen
returned to the Union with a view to
brightening the dance hall, and with the
aid of girl-friends, waste paper baskets
from the third floor and miscellaneous
helpers, the hall began to resemble
something like the wreckage after a
carnival instead of a ballroom.
E X P L O R A T I O N
W E E K '
(February 1 st to February 6th)
Since 1956, when the Exploration
Board was f i r s t formed, there have been
17 Imperial College Expeditions. From
the numerical point of view alone, this
is a considerable achievement.
To illustrate the work which has
been going on in this f i e l d , the
Exploration Board and Exploration Society
are sponsoring, jointly, an exhibition
of photographs, reports, instruments,
equipment etc. This w i l l be held in
the third floor lounge of the Union dur
ing next week (February 1 st to February 6th) and w i l l be open from 10.00 a.m.
each morning, except Monday, when i t w i l l
be opened by the Rector at 12.30.
A publication, 'A Review of Imperial
College Exploration' w i l l also be on sale
in the Union during next week. This i s
a collection of general accounts of some
of last year's expeditions together with
items of more general interest. Price
1/-.
In oonjunotion with General
Studies, two lectures have been arranged
during the week. They are:-
'The Explorer in Africa'
By Dr. Hugh B.Cott, Director of the
University Museum of Zoology,
Cambridge. Tue. 2nd Feb., at
1.30 p.m., Concert Hall.
'The South Georgia Survey'
by Duncan Carse (ex Dick Barton),
broadcaster, writer and explorer.
Thu 4-th Feb., 1.30 p.m., Concert
Hall.
FELIX
By eight i n the evening, sherry
p a r t i e s sprang t o l i f e i n many of the
hostel rooms, and by the timethese p a r t i e s
had disgorged t h e i r contents i n t o the
Union the B a l l was w e l l on i t s way. The
e a r l i e r chaos had changed i n t o ordered
oalm and the decorations were a f i t t i n g
background to the occasion. Were these
tuxedoed gentlemen r e a l l y a l l Minesmen?
Not e n t i r e l y as some members of the other
Colleges were present. Indeed the usual
f i v e or so gate-crashers a r r i v e d ; would
any Union function be possible without
them?
This, however, was no ordinary B a l l ,
f o r on t h i s night there was a C o c k t a i l
Bar, a Beer bar and a Coffee bar from
which to purchase drinks. The l a t t e r
emporium was ably run by David and
Jonathan combine. Dancing of a l l types
was e x c e l l e n t l y catered f o r by the band.
Having seen the photographs of the B a l l
several persons have approached the Mines'
Hon. S e c with a view to r e c e i v i n g l e s s
ons.
What other B a l l could o f f e r a f u l l
meal with wine during the evening?
Mr. Mocney, apparently i n the Christmas
mood, provided an excellent meal i n the
middle refec t o r y and the Minesmen rose t o
the occasion by consuming the complete
stock of some v a r i e t i e s of wine.
At one i n the morning the cabaret
appeared i n the disguise of Trevor
P o r r i t t , Noel Reams, Tom King, John
Loome and Andy F r a n k l i n w i t h the i n v a l
uable assistance of Ian Callow.
Forgotten words only added to our enjoy -
ment and t n i s excellent cabaret was
deservedly acclaimed. These persons
worked hard f o r our pleasure and to them
we would say thank you. At three,the
proceedings came to an o f f i c i a l c lose.
Flowers saw the end out even as i t saw
the beginning i n — Chrysanthemum
eating being the f i n a l act of t h i s great
show.
I f you saw the photographs of the
B a l l i n the Union you w i l l have r e a l i s e d
that we had a great time. "Excellent''
commented Ian H i l l , and surely t h i s is"
the opinion of a l l those who were there.
So Mines have f i r m l y placed t h i s occasion
on the s o c i a l calendar as a must.
I t i s hoped that Union members w i l l
walk round the e x h i b i t i o n , buy the
j o u r n a l , and support the l e c t u r e s ; and
that the popular misconception of exped
i t i o n s as payed holidays w i l l , t o some
extent, be r e c t i f i e d .
W I N T E R - U G H !
Notes from the Suburban Country.
A horrid cold hibernating month
this. Not much to be seen on the
bird table except for a few bread
crusts, which can be seen just as
well in other months. The sparrows
are skating on the water bath in
about as big a f i x as a short-armed
trombone player, or a drummer with
Dermatitis on his skins.
Spore tracks can be found by
the diligent searcher in the snow.
The spore i s an uncommon animal,
occuring of course sporadically.
The prints of the spore are worthy
of mention, sinoe consecutive ones
always pointing in precisely opposite
directions. Three possible explan -
ations of this phenomenon have been
propagated. Either the animal has
one foot pointing backwards and one
forwards Charles Chaplin style
(Herniodactyl); or i t spins round
a l l the time; or is i t just plain
stupid. Sometimes specimens walk
on their hands (Pedodactyl), to save
the wear and tear on feet which are
then used as trafficators.
WHAT'S ON OUT Ai\D ABOUT
Just released at the Academy Cinema
i s a f i l m which may prove to be one of
the most astonishing e x h i b i t s of the oen-
tury. I t i s "The Boyar's F l a t " and
forms the second part of a t r i l o g y
dramatising the l i f e of "Ivan the
T e r r i b l e " . I t was produced by Ei s e n s t e i n
who i s almost c e r t a i n l y the greatest of
a l l Russian f i l m producers. F i r s t r e l
eased i n 1946, i t was i n i t i a l l y censored
by S t a l i n .
The f i l m conveys the whole atmos
phere of the times, the suspicion and
fear, the c r u e l t y which Ivan i s forced
to use at moments of great n a t i o n a l
danger. B r i l l i a n t l y using dramatic
"close-ups" and music by P r o k o f i e f f ,
E i s e n s t e i n makes the f i l m move i n the
form of an opera. Apparently very
deliberate, yet conveying the whole speed
and tension of the s i t u a t i o n . Every shot
every work and movement are designed ae
as to produce the exact state of mind
that he wanted. Cherkosov as Ivan i s a
magnificent f i g u r e , using his tremendously
powerful and adaptable voice to the f u l l ,
he produces at ease states of rage and
of p i t y .
The programme at the Academy i s
superbly balanced by the supporting f i l m
e n t i t l e d "Greek Sculpture". Directed by
B a s i l Wright and photographed i n Eastman
colour, i t i s one of the best f i l m s of
i t s type that I have ever had the pleasure
of watching. For once the commentarv
does not pander to the uninterested
audience, nor does i t make ostentatiously
d i f f i o u l t what they are t r y i n g to say.
R i c c i .
The Butterflies that were once
so pretty in the summer are now rot
ting in the gutters and down the
drains. Snowdrops oan be found by
the keen Botanists (score 20 points)
and in some cases may be prolifio
enough to trample through. Time
for the bluebell desecrators of
early summer to put in a l i t t l e
praotioe.
Readers with an interest in
taxidermy should keep an eye on the
new motorway for specimens. A bird
in the bush i s worth two in the
hand
Meanwhile those who are tired
of January s i t down and wait for
February. It i s a terrible time of
the year.
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T H E 6 M I N . M A R K
& F A I L U R E
FELIX 7
S K I T R I P
The annual tour of the 1.0. S k i
Olub to the mountsins found us t h i s year
In Saas Fee, & small Tillage some 6000
feet above sea l e v e l i n the V a l a i s
d i s t r i o t b f Switzerland, which proved to
be an excellent choice from every
point of view. Perhaps the most important
advantage was that, unlike Kltzbuhel the
year before, there was snow i n abundance,
and the s k i i n g conditions were excellent.
The majority of the party t r a v e l l e d
by t r a i n , l e a v i n g London e a r l y on 29th Deo., and passing through Dover, Ostend,
Basle and Berne on t h e i r way to B r i g .
Perhaps the only major excitement on
t h i s part of the journey was the uninten
t i o n a l p u l l i n g of the communication cord
by one of the party before the t r a i n l e f t
Ostend, whioh produced not only deep w a i l
i n g and rushes of Mighty Wind from the
bowels of the t r a i n , but a l s o a f l u r r y of
o f f i c i a l d o m .
Prom B r i g the party t r a v e l l e d by r a i l
t o Stalden, there leaving the route to
Zermatt and enjoying what was perhaps
the most e x c i t i n g hour of the holiday, i n
the form of a bus journey up the side of
a v a l l e y i n t o Saas Pee. On many occasions
d i d the party resign i t s e l f to what seemed
an i n e v i t a b l e f a t e , and discussion centred
on terminal v e l o c i t i e s ' of f a l l i n g buses.
I t oame as no surprise when, on rounding a bend, a snow plough was seen t o be blocking
the road, i t s d r i v e r having gone to lunch.
In s p i t e of t h i s and the f a c t t h a t the bus
then ran short of p e t r o l , I.C. turned up
i n Saas Pee apparently l i t t l e the worse
f o r wear.
The small party »ho t r a v e l l e d by a i r
(that quick, modern, e f f i o i e n t way) landed
at Basle instead of Geneva and had to make
t h e i r own way from there. Reports are
c i r c u l a t i n g that one member of the group
spent h i s holiday i n Montreux. But most
of them a r r i v e d .
Once i n Saas Pee, the party divided
themselves i n t o three Pensions. I t i s
reported that the porter who c a r r i e d the
luggage t o the Pension Supersaxo, wearing
a Supersaxo cap, then changed his oap and
performed a s i m i l a r service for the guests
at the Pensions "Alpina" and "Garni des
Alpes." This I caimot deny.
Prom then onwards followed eleven
days of wonderful s k i i n g , enjoyed a l i k e
by beginners and more experienced s k i e r s * .
There was one long run f o r good s k i e r s ,
from the Lange Plua Hut, down v i a SPIEL-
BODEN i n t o Saas Pee, a f a l l of 3,500 f t .
I f Saas Pee had some a l t e r n a t i v e long
descents early i n the season; one could
regard i t as a Utopia f o r s k i e r s .
True there were other a t t r a c t i o n s on
the slopes, and everyone w i l l by now have
heard of the young lady who, r e a l i s i n g
that the s i t t i n g p o s i t i o n , occupies much
of the beginners time, determined th a t
she would do so as near as possible to
her charming i n s t r u c t o r , who then had the
e x c i t i n g task of p i c k i n g her up. However,
i n s p i t e of f r i v o l i t i e s , most members of
the party l e f t Saas Pee more p r o f i c i e n t
i n the a r t of s k i i n g than when they a r r i v e d .
Some even gained experience in crossing
g l a c i e r s roped together and i n spending
afternoons i n sub-zero mountain huts.
We poor students' found that the
organisers had imported p r o f e s s i o n a l
card -sharp3 instead of l a d i e s and Tie
popsy even had her own loaded poke.'
dloe - OhS How do you play i t ? didn't
hold water f o r many nights - d i s c i p l e s of
B i l k o . The party enjoyed some very gay
evenings, among3t which the evening spent
at the W a l l i s e r h o f w i l l long be remem
bered, i f only f o r the vast quantities of
wine and Fondue consumed and the im
promptu piano work by Patsey which had
everyone on t h e i r f e e t , even o l d Peg Leg
Percy, dancing a cunningly executed "Rock."
On several occasions nocturnal r i d e s
were enjoyed on sledges, much t o the
oonstemation of the l o o a l p o l i c e . T r i a l s
showed beyond doubt that a sledge t r a v e l s
f a s t e r the more people you have on i t .
B E A U T I C W A R I A N
N 2 6
A N N H O D N E T T
But although much research was done on the
matter no s a t i s f a c t o r y method of s t e e r i n g
around 90 degree s t r e e t corners was e s t
ablished. Also there seemed t o be only
one way of stopping i n a hurry and i t was
very p a i n f u l .
Accidents were few, and s l i g h t , but
fo r two r a t h e r notable exceptions. In
fa c t s k i s suffered more than s k i e r s ; a
c e r t a i n I.C. man found i t d i f f i c u l t t o
steer himself between two narrowly-
spaced t r e e s : he l o s t h a l f a s k i but kept
h i s l e g , (only t o break a bone i n h i s foot
the next day).
The journey home was uneventful,
apart from the annoying delays i n the
t r a i n schedule. But everyone was pre
pared t o put up with a l i t t l e incon
venience, considering i t small repayment
f o r such a f i n e holiday.
S Q U A S H C L U B
Both squash teams got sway to a
good start last Saturday by beating
Cardiff University 1st. and 2nd. teams 5 - 0 and 3 - 2 . The 1st, team matoh
was something of a foregone conclusion
sinoe we had our strongest team out,
and only one game was lost in the five
matches played. The second match,
however,provided one of the most closely
contested for a long time. Most
of the glory goes to John White,
who played last with the score in
matones 2-2. Things went badly to
start with and he found himself 0-2 down in games and 2-7 down in the
last game; whether i t was the voc
iferous, i r beery support from a much
more crowded gallery than usual, I
don't know, but suddenly he became
inspired, fighting back to win the
game 9-7, then the next game, and
finall y the last game to win the
matoh 3 - 2 . Mention should also be
made of Ged Brough, who gallantly
same in at the last moment, and
proved himself to be well! worthy of
the plane, by winning his matoh
suite easily.
On Tuesday our "A" Team reoieved
. crushing defeat from L.S.E. In
est years they have played the 2nd team, but this year they are partic
ularly strong and deserve a 1st Team
fixture, whioh we hope to arrange
later this term. Both the Captain
and Secretary played at short not
ice and were defeated in two good
matches; they were the only people
to get games off their opponents.
The 1st team will have to play well i f they are going to win, and
I think i t should prove a very olose
matoh, whichever way i t goes.
Next Monday the 1st Round of the U.L. Individual Championship i s
to be played off at St, Mary's Hosp
i t a l . Six players are entered -
Messrs Avient, Espig, Odell, Bullock,
Haywood, and Creasy - and we wish
them luok particularly Brian Avient
who has the job of "tripping up"
Mike Kingston, the University
Captain. Also the Club is due to
play U.C. in the 2nd Round or the Tgleeias Cup - 3 a aids College com
petition - sometime within the next
week or two. This should prove to
be a close match.
Most of the 2nd Round of the
Whitely Cup— College Individual
Championship - have now been played
off, and i t i s hoped that the third
round can be arranged for Wednesday
3 r d , Feb. There were 4.1 entries
this year including two young ladies
of I.O.W.A., one of whom Brenda White
won her f i r s t round easily and com
fortably, to be defeated in the sec
ond by Ronnie Creasy, whom, y H m
glad to say, she made do quite a bit
of running.
F E N C I N G
The fencing club now meets f o r
two hours on Thursdays 12,30 - 2.30 p.m. and not, as previously, on Mondays.
Last term's matches were nearly a l l
cancelled but we hope to play a few more
t h i s term, and with greater success.
Beginners and experienced fencers
are welcome to j o i n , p r o f e s s i o n a l i n s t r u c
t i o n i s given.
T H E L A S T L A P
e F E L I X
S O C C E R
The outstanding item of news i n the
Soooer Club at the moment i s the winning
of a Welsh International Cap by B a s i l
James, the U n i v e r s i t y Skipper and IC Cup
stalwart. The Club, and I am sure the
whole College o f f e r t h e i r congratulations
and hopes that t h i s i s the f i r s t of many
in t e r n a t i o n a l honours to come h i s way.
Since the l a s t F e l i x report came
out, the Club tour to Germany has taken
place, and on the whole i t proved suo-
oessful i n every respect except one -
ask any member of the tour and he w i l l
give you h a l f a dozen reasons why we d i d
not manage to win a game. The r e a l
reason I suspect i s that the teams we
played were prestige sides f o r t h e i r
respective U n i v e r s i t i e s , and included
some of the be3t student teams i n Southern Germany - hence the standard was very
high.
The t r a i n journey to Co Logne passed
unevjentfully, and having spent the night
there the party picked up two VW mini
buses and drove down the Rhine V a l l e y t o
Mannheim i n b r i g h t sunshine. Here we
were entertained r o y a l l y during a two
day stay, i n s p i t e of the threat of be
ing chucked out of the h o t e l on the f i r s t
night. The match here was played on an
i c y bone-hard p i t c h , and i n a snow storm,
the oold s p e l l i n Germany having ju s t
s t a r t e d . IC made a bad s t a r t and were
3-0 down by h a l f time. A great second
h a l f r a l l y , however, took them to a 4 - 3 lead, only f o r Mannheim to equalise and
then scored the winner i n the dying
seconds of the game.
The f o l l o w i n g afternoon we drove
rather unsteadily through Heidelburg,
the Oxford of Germany, soon beguiled by
the v a g u e i s l i g h t l y off-hand charm of the
town whioh nestles i n a b e a u t i f u l
mountain s e t t i n g with snow covered
heights on three sides. High up above
the town stood the famous Sohloss or
c a s t l e where even the hardiest IC
v i s i t o r s were taken aback by the giant
wine b a r r e l whioh holds 45,000 gallons
and has only been f i l l e d completely 3 times i n 300 veers.
IC f i e l d e d t h e i r weaker team against
Heidelburg thus making sure that every
one had at l e a s t one game to remember -
and how we rememberedl In s p i t e of a
br i g h t sun the temperature was several
degrees below zero and the so c a l l e d
scratch Heidelburg XI included four
semi-professionals. Once again a f t e r a
bad s t a r t i n the f i r s t h a l f IC played
more i n t e l l i g e n t l y and more vigorously
l a t e r and held t h e i r s k i l l e d opponents
to a score of 4 - t .
R U G B Y F I V E S
Some people may have noticed the
p e c u l i a r b u i l d i n g s being erected i n
front of Weeks H a l l . These, f o r the
b e n e f i t of the l e s s well-informed, are
f i v e s oounts, a g i f t from the Rector to
the Union.
These courts are only intended t o
be temporary, but may be w i t h us f o r
three or four years. I t has been
decided to form a Fives Club as a sub
section of the Squash Club u n t i l the new
olub can stand on i t s own f e e t .
The courts should be f i n i s h e d soon,
and i f anyone i s interested , they can
contact me through the Union rack or i n
my room, 62 Weeks H a l l . A l i s t w i l l
a l s o be posted i n the Union. I hope
that the Union may also be persuaded to
provide equipment f o r those people who
ceased to play the game when they l e f t
school.
B.N.Heywood.
S P O R T
R e l u c t a n t l y and with sliinmer w a l l e t s
we l e f t Heidelburg having tasted here
what was described as almost the best
beer i n the world and having completely
devastated a f i n e o l d student drin k i n g
house c a l l e d SeppL with our tuneful ( i )
3 i n g i n g . Outstanding was a song-and.
-dance routine e n t i t l e d "Green grow the
Rushes, Oh" which was enacted on the
table tops with such fervour that i t
almost l i t e r a l l y brought the house down.
The b r i s k e f f i c i e n c y of the t e c h n i c
a l U n i v e r s i t y of Karlsruhe contrasted
strongly with the f a i r y t a l e atmosphere
of Heidelburg. The excellent meals and
the good accommodation s i t u a t e d i n a
splendid sports stadium complete w i t h
grand-stand, i n d i c a t e d how w e l l organised
the Karlsruhe boys were from the sporting
point of view. This they further
demonstrated the f o l l o w i n g day when a
side i n c l u d i n g 2 dtudent i n t e r n a t i o n a l s
and the Karlsruhe p r o f e s s i o n a l olub
reserve goal-keeper played extremely neat
simple f o o t b a l l to record a 5-0 win.
The IC team fought hard t o keep the score
to 1-0 at h a l f time but faded somewhat
i n the second 45 minutes.
A night on the town meant that some
people a r r i v e d back ju3t i n time f o r an
e a r l y s t a r t to Cologne at 5 o'olook the
fo l l o w i n g morning. A f t e r a f l a t out
drive along the Autobahn one VW blew up,
about 10 kilometres from Cologne but
c a r r i e d on with j u s t s u f f i c i e n t strength
to get us back to the garage.
A f t e r a quiok t r a i n journey we spent
the night i n Brussels, s t i l l resplendent
and l i v e l y from the 1958 E x h i b i t i o n , and
t r a v e l l e d back the f o l l o w i n g day to
London.
Thanks are due to our German hosts
who treated us so very w e l l and t o a l l
the tour party who aquitted themselves
admirably, and helped maintain IC's
excellent reputation abroad.
Lack of space prevents the i n c l u s i o n
of team reports and r e s u l t s i n t h i s
a r t i o l e , but i t i s hoped that a l l team
members w i l l oontinue the good work and
a v i d l y read about t h e i r mighty and heroic
e f f o r t s i n the next issue.
. D.F.
R U G B Y
A Few More Words (j)
Below are shown the records of the
seven I s 0 . rugger teams up t o and i n
cluding Sat. 16th January.
P W L D F A
1st Team 21 14 6 1 235 113 EX 1st 10 4 6 0 55 93 "A" 9 5 3 1 103 72 EX "A" 9 5 4 0 140 86 B 1 7 0 7 0 36 69 B 2 8 4 4 0 66 87 B 3 1 0 1 0 3
638
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Although the records may not appear to be i n d i v i d u a l l y very good the club as a whole i s comfortably on the c r e d i t side and s e t t l i n g down to some good steady dr i n k i n g .
Last Wednesday, Jan. 2 0 t h , the f i r s t
team played U.C. and l o s t 3 - 6 . As there
appears to be a good chance of I.C. meet
ing U.C. i n the F i n a l of the Gutteridge
Cup t h i s r e s u l t might cause alarm i n
c e r t a i n quarters. I don't think however
that T h i s alarm i 3 j u s t i f i e d beoause I.C.
was beaten not by a b e t t e r team but by
i t s own lethargy. The f o l l o w i n g Saturday,
Jan. 23rd, saw I.C. i n completely d i f f e r e n t
mood i n a game i n which the team showed
complete mastery over a strong Harlequins
"A" teanv
I f i t i s possible to pick out i n d i
v i d u a l s i n such a f i n e d i s p l a y then
p a r t i c u l a r mention must be g i v e n to the
baok row trio of Fisk-Gllbert-Berger whioh
played outstandingly both i n attack and defence.
Saturday 23rd Jan. must c e r t a i n l y
be set down as a memorable one f o r the
I.C. club f o r out of 3even teams s i x won and one -drew, a feat which I b e l i e v e has
been e q u a l l e d on one other occasion but
never surpassed. The B 3 team brought
about a "near miracle" by beating Charlton Park with 11 men. I t i s reported t h a t Baoyn3ki and Carter rampaged and Ludlam scored a t r y o n l y beoause he was f a s t e r
than everybody e l s e .
C R O S S C O U N T R Y
I.C. WIN TROPHY
The f i r s t f i x t u r e of the term, a
matoh against London H o s p i t a l over our
home course at Petersham on Wed. 13th, soon sorted out those members who had
kept up t h e i r t r a i n i n g during the
Christmas Vacation from those who had
been taking l i f e easy. Notable among
the l a t t e r were the Captain and the V i o e -
Captain. The match wa3 won, however, by
a wide margin, due no doubt t o the opp
o s i t i o n being i n a s i m i l a r state of f i t
ness. F i r s t three places were occupied
r e s p e c t i v e l y by John Conway, Dave Hammonds,
find Pete Warren,
The t h i r d team disgraced i t s e l f on
Wed. 20th by l o s i n g to the Royal Veterinary
College second team at Petersham. F i r s t
three places were occupied by members of
the opposition. In fourth plaoe was B r i a n
B u t l e r followed by Roger Woolf ( 5 ) .
Reading U n i v e r s i t y and Sandhurst M i l i
t a r y Academy provided weak opposition i n
a match held at Sandhurst on the f o l l o w i n g
Saturday. John Cleator, was f i r s t home f o r
I.C. followed by Pete Warren ( 4 ) , Dave
Hammonds (5) and Alan Brown ( 6 ) . F i n a l
scores were I.C. 45; Sandhurst 62; Reading
66.
Conditions"were s o f t and slow f o r
the annual 7'j mile race organised by
Queen Mary College and run over a course
at Coxtie Green near Brentwood i n Essex.
F u l l r e s u l t s are not yet a v a i l a b l e but
The John Banks Trophy f o r the f i r s t
London College was won by I.C. In the
o v e r a l l team placings Cambridge Univer
s i t y were f i r s t with 93 followed by Birm
ingham U n i v e r s i t y (108): Imperial College
"A" (116); and S h e f f i e l d U n i v e r s i t y (178).
The f i r s t i n d i v i d u a l t o cross the f i n i s h i n g
l i n e was K e i t h M i t o h e l l of U.C. followed
two seconds l a t e r by our own John C o l l i n s .
A f t e r a f u r t h e r gap of 21 seconds Shaw of
Birmingham and F r u i n of Cambridge came i n
equal t h i r d .
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