here's to the freshers_ of freshers, about 400, was a record . mr. voelcker, setotary of the city...

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HERE'S TO THE FRESHERS ' FRESHERS G(U)ILOEO It i m ' * often tSmt I gatecrash places whore free ts •*». baft. U s u a l l y I'm i n on it, and i f n o t the rtnfn probably guarded too carefully anyway. However, >,, tt» OoUda yrehhers Buffet Is characterized by the wit of' the asaaters and tha wealth of ale and song that always fellows l a ths bar. Also, I •mittai t o see what the freshens *»•» like, bseansa if ail thsy say about Sad year exams is tr«a, I'll b© rubbing drawing boards with them next year. So X want along. . i$ first, there seemed t o b-; a great number of sssasidous-looking craasittes >»«Bb«rs around; Suspicious in t i e way they Meraed to be iodMng inside my coat pocket to, ma i f i t h e l d sr. invitation. After a while I d i d see ease freaaara. Shay had been hard at work on the tables of feed, which were suae ten or eleven officials distant few* the barrels, and I hadn't noticed them. Talking,to tbaa I found them i n w e b the same state that I was in when. I arrived, i.e. bewildered by the 5 dimensional maze known aa Guilds, SM.S cultural stuff couldn't last for ever, and neither eoald the bear, as Tony Sill, Guilds Vice President, opened ttu tSosm by plaining; tha sad absence of the Guilds •ftrasidesjt. However, he seen put his audience into a. Cheerful state of mind before introducing Capt. A.M. Holbein, asj irs«aoager metsiber o f t h e O o i m c i l o f The C i t y o f G u i l d s o f Xiondon Ihstitnte, who w i s even bluer. ranged fran ditties about leaden spheres to the august history of Guilds, and ]4S» advantages of having the- world run by tiuildsraen. Ms ttes sailed an fonnonal gentleman by the next speaker, Pippard wfeo howaver was in agreement on the of brcnm-oaggera. The Bonn pointed out that the _ of freshers, about 400, was a record. Mr. Voelcker, setotary of the City end Guilds Institute followed with MINES LAND A FISH tf this time, a l l the barrels were empty, and while at i t was almost time to move downstairs into the tar, it also muant that the freshers were ready for their first Boanlaka, and that the committee, visitors, and, others-were able to give i t the true i>ower and quality of teas it Bssrited. Sly awnoiy of what happened i n the bar afterwards i s not too clear. Tony Gill"as M.C. introduced one by one the Captain of this, the President of that, the Vice of aoswsfching e l s e , a l l o f whom entertained with two Jokes or s scrag, or. more. So i t went on t i l l the cows came home, and while they were pretty funny looking cows, it all went 't<i cmtirice the few remaining freshers that Guilds were the on earth. Horace. MINES U.GM. fie R.S.M. Union meeting on Tuesday 20th ran off saootfely and according to schedule. The main twlm#sfis was certain alterations is the system of . electing.year representatives to the Union Conwittee. Post-grads, gradually increasing in number, received special consideration and debate. An interesting ruling here held that all post-grads be considered to constitute a 'year'; i.e. no * -iirtlaotien should he aa.de between WIS) of different years as at present understood. This raised same aetata 9 ae 4 M fear of soma people that their P.0-, group might be i n the minority aad henoo never gv%' representation. The old matter of a plaque to honour those who fought so valiantly to get certain amenities for students on the tap floor earn® up for the fourth successive Union Meeting; ana was "again left: pending. Metallurgists, apparently,' had jwto- a plaque towards the end of* last session but I t cannot now he, looated. {It melted, perhaps.) Other matters touohed concerned the Mines Ball, Morpny Bay (Hov. 18) and Freshers' Dinner (Oat. 24) A oertain official is responsible for r brightening up the Mines Union nestings by visual aits, a.A.G.S, with hia- . f i r s t attempt demon* stratefi conclusively that he taxom (and enjoys) M s Joe perfectly well. d..t>,&. andBuilds Of temm navo nothing of the sort, whioh is nersape The IHnes Freshers are not treated with a mere buffet like the other one. . They get a full, big dinner as a welcome. This year's dinner, on Eriday, the SSrd, .Baa 'as good as ever. Warming up parties were held i n various pubs nearby, though mainly i n the Queens Anas and of boar®© the Union bar. There host and fresher got together, met others and generally got into shape for the evening that lay ahead. At 7.50 sharp, they went up, saw to i t that the barrels of 'beer were not neglected, and ate an excellent meal. She speeches that followed were short and sharp. The stories, told by students and'alders alike, were a severatest of how far to go end a© further at a dinner, iuisjjfcook care of the comparitively f orated part of the evening. Then the exodus started - Down to the bar for drinking the Yard. A new member of the staff very sportingly drank it like the t H t miner that he i s . The student freshers then had a go, punctuated''by such selected personalities as the. other College Presidents, two Coildnen that were found in'the bar (shandy f o r one and orange squash and water for the other). Crackers kept going off throughout the dinner and the Yard, and finally the culprit, a prominent hockey player, was debagged and made to stand on the bar. the* Guildsmen at this stage got a miniature beer bath - thus sanctified, they were allowed to stay on. Thus the evening dliw to a close, an epic was recited and the T»rfe8 moved out. Before we go, congratulations to lir. Hopwood for winning the Yard i n 10.8 sees, and to the Hon. Pomo- grapher for drinking, his nearly 5-pint pot at one go. A few fireworks in the quadrangle, a little "Ch&rcoal', and then we decided that the Royal College of Art hadn't learnt i t s lesson a couple of years ago and needed another. They very thoughtlessly had decided to hold a "Red Ross Social" this evening, to which the ".liners invited themselves) at I I p.m. The people there very courteously a or so i t seemed - offered the Miners some refreshments - as i f any offer was necessary. Glancing around the big Hall, a big bright fish hanging proudly at the Hall's end caught the eye - presumably the result of countless man-hours of work by R.C.A. carpenters and artists, and hence worthy 1 of attention. ; After due apologies, i t was taken down, as iwas a large paper head, and the owners thanked for their generosity. The trophies were then marched i n procession back to the Mines and deposited for the Bight. Thisvis the first time in recent history that any members of 1.0. had ' l i b e r a t e d ' anything from another College. A3 was implied by one of the Dinner speakers, there might b«j 650 Gulldsmen and 850 R.C.S. students, but It i s the 150 Miners that do things in I.C. - keep i t up, Ulnars.' . BONY NEGLECT THE ZEBRAS Last weak the news hit 1.0* t u t a t last the gap between 'the Royal College of Munio m & the Union.had been bridged, for some time the nor* sleep thinking members of had felt the need for some safe means of crossing Prince Consort Road;and on. Tuesday before las* one MoKensie of Mines decide to remedy the aituaticm.Xa.V.ins a brush sad a pot of whitewash he started to daub a sabre, creasing opposite the Royal. College of Hudo. Unfortunately a passing policemen happened to smell a rat (ao VLhn%••'-Jn*enfta«, Kv •ageusia ), m& indicated that in his opinion, set• <. -.-.r-alag painting- at four o'oioeic i n the mos..,;.\ •, m m highly illegal tioe» The nagiittrote warn inclined to agree with the aforementioned polioeman, and so I t was that MoKenaie left the West London Megiotratee .gourt tea shillings lighter; in pocket.

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  • H E R E ' S T O T H E F R E S H E R S

    ' FRESHERS G(U)ILOEO I t i m ' * often tSmt I gatecrash places whore free

    t s •*». baft. Usually I'm i n on i t , and i f not the rtnfn probably guarded too c a r e f u l l y anyway. However, >,, tt» OoUda yrehhers Buffet I s characterized by the w i t of' the asaaters and tha wealth of ale and song that always f e l l o w s l a ths bar. Also, I •mittai to see what the freshens *»•» l i k e , bseansa i f a i l thsy say about Sad year exams i s tr«a, I ' l l b© rubbing drawing boards with them next year. So X want along.

    . i $ f i r s t , there seemed to b-; a great number of sssasidous-looking craasittes >»«Bb«rs around; Suspicious i n t i e way they Meraed to be iodMng inside my coat pocket to, ma i f i t held sr. i n v i t a t i o n . A f t e r a while I d i d see ease freaaara. Shay had been hard at work on the tables of feed, which were suae ten or eleven o f f i c i a l s d istant few* the b a r r e l s , and I hadn't noticed them. Talking,to tbaa I found them i n w e b the same state that I was i n when. I a r r i v e d , i . e . bewildered by the 5 dimensional maze known aa Guilds,

    SM.S c u l t u r a l s t u f f couldn't l a s t f o r ever, and neither eoald the bear, as Tony S i l l , Guilds Vice President, opened ttu tSosm by p l a i n i n g ; tha sad absence of the Guilds •ftrasidesjt. However, he seen put h i s audience i n t o a. Cheerful state of mind before introducing Capt. A.M. Holbein, asj irs«aoager metsiber of the Ooimcil of The C i t y of Guilds of Xiondon I h s t i t n t e , who wis even bluer. H» ranged f r a n d i t t i e s about leaden spheres t o the august h i s t o r y of Guilds, and ]4S» advantages of having the- world run by tiuildsraen. Ms ttes s a i l e d an fonnonal gentleman by the next speaker,

    Pippard wfeo howaver was i n agreement on the of brcnm-oaggera. The Bonn pointed out that the

    _ of freshers, about 400, was a record. Mr. Voelcker, s e t o t a r y of the C i t y end Guilds I n s t i t u t e followed with

    M I N E S L A N D A F I S H

    tf t h i s time, a l l the b a r r e l s were empty, and while at i t was almost time t o move downstairs i n t o the

    tar, i t also muant that the freshers were ready f o r t h e i r f i r s t Boanlaka, and that the committee, v i s i t o r s , and, others-were able to give i t the true i>ower and q u a l i t y of teas i t Bssrited.

    Sly awnoiy of what happened i n the bar afterwards i s not too c l e a r . Tony G i l l " a s M.C. introduced one by one the Captain of t h i s , the President of that, the Vice of aoswsfching else, a l l of whom entertained with two Jokes or s scrag, or. more. So i t went on t i l l the cows came home, and while they were pre t t y funny looking cows, i t a l l went 't

  • F E L I X

    P R O F I L E

    J . M .

    I A T H A W A Y

    Great confusion rpigns in the Union Oiiice this year -when Lrs. Robb. shouts "JohnJ", both tile President and Secretary answer. The only solution to the difficulty has been to label them John-filly and John. La3t week FJ2LIX profiled John Willy; this week it' s John.

    John Murray Hathaway spent his school days at Felsted school, where he rose to the position of school prefect and head of his house, at.the same time gaining a lively interest in various sports, including rugger, squash and swimming, and (.') Physics.

    The nation then requested his services for eighteen months. lie entered the Royal Artillery, and later, ;_ons officer cadet school, gaining a commission as second lieutenant. After four idle months in an amy/ pigeon-hole at Vi'oolwioh, he was sent off to Gibraltar in charge of a maintenance battery. A many-sided job was this - i t included supervising regimental sports, paying off the keeper of the apes, ( whose presence is the traditional guarantee of continued .British possesion of the Rock), clearing the wreckage of an exploded ammunition ship, and appearing as witness in a Spaniel-, court. John's National service seens to have given Mm a love of big guns, which nay explain his nresent position as Union Sec. But as yet no blast or rockets have issued i'roj. the Union Office.

    . John flew back from Oib. in August '51 to become a very green R. C.S. fresher. Runour has i t that he even Mistook Dai Nicholas for the Rector.' At any rate he was one of the quiet few at R.C.S. union meetings, and studied hard to remove the mental rust of unlettered Amy l i f e . It was not long, however, t i l l the Rugger club discovered him, and he became a member of the I.C. "A" team - one of 'the boys' who kept in shape by continual elbow-bending exoercise in the bar.

    Second year found him as year rep., Chairman of K.O.S. •Entertainments Committee, and on the top floor of the old Hostel, where he distinguished himself by kicking a rugger ball through the glass doors. Later in the year an old rugger injury recurred to put him in bed during VJhitsun and shortly after Coronation. As a result he has had to join the spectators at rugger games, but i s s t i l l an enthusiastic supporter of the club. His other sporting activities continue unabated, especially squash - "the Hostel game".

    \!hen this year he became Seoretary of the Union, he v/as strongly urged to move from his perch atop the Old Hostel to a more accessible room, but firmly refused, saying that five flights of stairs would lighten his work by eliminating a l l but the meat serious visitors. Actually, i t has not worked out that way - John himself uses the room only between the hours of 12 p.m. and 8 a.m. - but he s t i l l manages to be extremely elusive.

    Like most science students, his extra-curricular interests are non-scientific. They include the reading of classical literature and poetry, music (hot quite to the Mozart stage yet"), and ballet. He is keenly interested in other people, and enjoys watching their antics on tube trains and city streets. Since the simmer of ̂ 88 John has become a keen Christian, and is a committee member of the Christian Union. His practical faith finds expression in a l l his activities and Attitudes. On executive matters he tends to have definite opinions which are expressed with clarity ind a certain restrained forcefulness. He finds Council meetings tiring, beoause one has to thin!: like mad i f one is to be of any use to the Union."

    Sensitive, esajressiVe, yet controlled, he can be easily hurt by a friend vino lets him down. Indeed this is possibly his greatest fault - i f fault i t i s - that he expects the same high standard of dependability from hio friends as he does of himself. But i t i s rather difficult to find fault with him, and his acquaintances sum him up as an all-rounder, well-worth knowing.

    A. Grand Eviction Party was held by ix. J. Douglas and Mr. 3. George at their Sydney Street residence on the night of V/ednesday 21st Oct. Guests provided their own entertainment in the form of beer and wine. Other entertainment was provided during the evening by a large police sergeant, an enraged landlady, furiouo neighbours, and a piano f u l l eight feet high.

    Rags went out years ago, but we like to do something f o r the freshers,- One of the happiest things about them i s t h e i r capeolty for being r e t o l d ; f o r the Rag i n progress i s often rather d u l l and longwinded, and always very a r t i f i c i a l .

    X remember howling with laughter on being t o l d about tm Rag of a l l time: how some stu-dents dressed as labourers unloaded a heap of road-mending t o o l s i n P i c c a d i l l y Circus, then dug up the road, d i v e r t i n g a l l the t r a f f i c , and than went hone.

    A while ago I heard about the smart, courteous, well-spoken student who approached a gentleman s t r o l l i n g i n Clubland, and asked him i f he "would mind holding the end of this tape, while X carry the other end round the comer. Surveying, you know." The gentleman was vary o b l i g i n g , but, twenty minutes l a t e r , grew restive) and went round the corner to r e g i s t e r a wall brad complaint. He was astonished to find * similar gentleman standing a few yards away, patiently holding tho other end of the tape.

    However neither of these unfortunate victims of student humour was quite so surprised as a Birmingham student who, returning to College a f t e r a doubtful week-end, found that his oar had been dismantled and reassembled in his bedroom. It i s also rumoured that a f r i e n d of his, who com-plained at the uncomfortable quality of this joke. had occasion to go home a few weeks later, leaving his oar i n Birmingham. His return to College was gre a t l y aoeelarated by the a r r i v a l by post, at his house, of sections of h i s car.

    Our own "29" Club has an increasing reputation f o r work with paint and footprints. Nevertheless, looking i n t o the past, i t seems that i t i s not o r i g i n a l . Birmingham again. Two years ago dawn broke on a p u b l i c square where stood statues of the mighty dead. A set of footprints i n whit* paint were seen on the square. They led down Off one of the pedestals, into a u r i n a l , out, and beak up t o the pedestal. On another oooasion a fountain i n the same square poured froth a l l over the road. The water had been treated with deter-gent .

    The yarns are endless. Most old students could t e l l you h a l f a dozen, a l l muoh better than these. The London Speoial i s H o kidnap somebody else's mascot, and send i t to Edinburgh, or round the Inner C i r c l e . "Reggie" of King's College i s said to have spent several days on a tube train a couple of years ago. Imperial College generally has no Hags at a l l

    Except- Bonfire Night. Pour years ago the I.C. Annual Bonfire was held on the road behind the Albert H a l l . N a t u r a l l y enough, the road, whioh i s made of tarred wooden blocks, caught firm, There was a memorable struggle with poliee and firemen. Hose pipes f i g u r e d i n tugs o f war, and were turned on the crowd. Eleven students were car r i e d away i n Black Marias, and were fined.

    I.C. was i n disgrace; th© A u t h o r i t i e s clamped down. Any student arrested the following bonfire night, was to be sent down. A grave President l a i d down the sepulchral law in funereal tones. Wo had a quiet bonfire on the Rector's lawn (the then m a t e land opposite the Union), and then wont en jaaaae t o P i o o a d l l l y , blocking the roads, and l i f t i n g up oars. More grave Presidents and we spent the following two years relatively q u i e t l y at Harlington.

    Rags went out when the Income Tax went up; when the wealthy could no longer send their sons to College f o r fun. We have our occasional l e t t i n g - o f f s of steam, but they are not the real thing . Purgatory and the Army, and June examina-tions are always too near.

    S t i l l , things are not too bad. Morphy My i s r acing towards us. Bonfire night i s almost upon us, and looking at FELIX, I note that three years ago t h i n week one of our students climbed the Albert Memorial and l e f t a red.lamp on top-

    He was c a r r i e d awev, of course. In a Marie,

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  • F E L I X

    Felix

    •THE NEWSPAPER OF I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E

    EditoriD.C.Kale. Circulations 1208.

    A l e t t e r was published i n the l a s t FELIX complaining about the breakfast regulations at present i n force i n the Union refectory. Several people have pointed out that Hostel';residents are f i r m l y opposed to these regulations, and do not ask f o r more p r i v i l e g e s as suggested by the author. Same - very few, admittedly, - argue that breakfast i s a meal meant expressly f o r Hostel residents and not f o r the Union as a whole. Throughout t h i s controversy, the Refectory has kept quiet, without expressing views one way or another - at l e a s t , that i s what we thought.

    We now f i n d that lor. Baty has received a reply from somebody who i s connected with the running of the Refectory. What the l e t t e r says, whether i t i s an apology, an explanation, or a re b u t t a l we don't know and i n faftt that i s besides the point. I t i s the accepted'rule that a l l accusations" made i n any l e t t e r s to the.. 23dftor are r e p l i e d to i n the same columns. Writing personally to the author i s ju s t not done. Why then was FELIX l e f t out of t h i s question? People write l e t t e r s to newspapers because they concern something that i s of i n t e r e s t to the general reader, because tjhey f e e l that rsore people should know about i t . . Many l e t t e r s to 'FELIX originate i n the discussions going on i n the Bar or the lounge, when somebody thinks that more people than' those w i t h i n earshot should know the views or- complaints or suggestions that he has to put forward. Well ajfid proper. Now i f another person f e e l s d i f f e r e n t l y , or f e e l s that he i s responsible f o r replying to that l e t t e r , i m e d i a t e l y puts pen to paper and sends i t to the newspaper f o r publication. This i s normal practice.

    The Refectory on the other hand seems to have d i f f e r e n t ideas. The question of breakfast f o r Union members i s not a remote one, or one concerning a very l i m i t e d number of students. . itathermore, i t i s a p r i n c i p l e , and not "merely breakfast, that i s involved. Surely i f they have to say something on the matter JELIX i s the place to say i t . They might have, an explanation regarding those regulations, i n -which case i t should be put forward frankly and squarely before the student /body. TheJSmight have an apologyt"^rh£(&. again should be tendered s i m i l a r l y . Or they might be angry with a'student poktag h i s nose where, i n t h e i r opinion, he-shouldn't. Whatever i t might be should be made public, or i f they so desire kept e n t i r e l y quiet - not a word to anybody. To send a reply to the author of the l e t t e r i s very strange indeed. Have: they something to hide? Something which they would rather not see being published? FELIX protests strongly about t h i s eoourrance and hopes that some l i g h t . i s shed on the matter % people concerned. I t i s as near an i n s u l t as was ever received By us and we do not l i k e i t one b i t .

    We a p o l o g i s e f o r t h e t e r r i b l e p r o d u c t i o n s t a n d a r d o f t h e - l a a t ^ I E L I X , and f e r v e n t l y hope t h a t t h i s one i s b e t t e r p r o d u c e d . H a r r i e d t y p i n g and c h e e k i n g end bad l a y - o u t c a n be blamed on a r e a l s h o r t a g e o f p r o d u c t i o n s t a f f , b u t t h a t cannot p o s s i b l y e x p l a i n t h e bad p h o t o g r a p h s . These were due to d i s l o c a t i o n at t h e p r i n t e r s .

    ' A s - e v e r y b o d y knows, J o h n H a r d i n g i s i n r e a l i t y much mors hand-some and.well-groomed t h a n t h e l a a t 'photo™ g r a p h ' showed. Those who don't know i t jt&a now see f o r t h e m s e l v e s ( I f i t some a o u t bad t h i s t i m e a s w e l l , - some d r a s t i c measures w i l l have t o be taken. -e t r j o f a h i n e f o r i n s t a n c e . )

    WANTED. . — • . . . . . Copies of FELIX no's 23 (Skylon-Race, June.1951),

    25 (Long "Vac Travels, October 1951) and 29 (Christmas 1951), to complete a set.of the P i r s t F i f t y , f o r reference i n the Union Library. Offers to Union L i b r a r i a n , °/a I.C. Hack.

    TO LET. Cheerful back-room i n Queens Sate Terrace including

    Bath, e l e c t r i c f i r e , l i m i t e d use of kitchen, - £2. -6s. Phone WEStern 8414.

    Kfft SALE. A.houseboat which-would be suitable accomodation f o r

    fi>os-students. Apply R.B. Poachey, Shenandoah, 105 Cheyne Witt,-. Chelsea S.W." 10.

    V I E W P O I N T .

    Last week, guilds held a union meeting. Most people would have c a l l e d i t a fireworks display. Not so long ago, a union meeting was an occasion f o r w i t t y debate; i f a subject -was up f o r discussion a fellow was expected to persuade the union by the l o g i c of his argument and not, as i s the case nowadays, by b l a s t i n g out the other persons views with 'penny bangers'.

    The new session seems to he-i-e brought f o r t h a great many of these incendiaries. We hear of them at the hops and at the Mines freshers dinner where they treated the one they caught as a l l such hooligans should be treated. Too many of our ' l e t t i n g - o f f steam' a c t i v i t i e s axe l i t t l e more than hooliganism. Too seldom do wa hear of incidents which display some o r i g i n a l i t y .

    The worthwhile rags are usually those with some fore thought and as organised rags axe frowned upon at I.C. perhaps i t i s to be expacted that our outbursts of student exhuberanee should tend -towards hooliganism. But events i n the past few weeks show that some members o f I.C. have reached a new peak i n rowdyism. I t was only l a s t yfa&r that some misguided character was made to apologize f o r throwing part of a lavatory c i s t e r n a t the president of Guilds during one of t h e i r union meetings. Yet. nowadays, i t seams to be considered the t h i n g to throw as many fireworks as the duration of the meeting'will allow.

    This sudden decline i n behaviour seems to indicate that muoh of the blame l a y s with the freshers. The freshers seem to think that I.C. i s the place to continue their schoolboy pranks o f the s i x t h form which they have recently l e f t . Hence i t i s up to the seoond and t h i r d year men to show the freshers how to behave at a uni v e r s i t y - and i f example doesh't teach them, perhaps the Mines method will convince them o f the f o l l y of their ways.

    „ Never l e t i t be thought that explosions, i n general, are to be deplored. Used occasionally, and with some thought, an explosion i s an excellent thing. And this applies to the cacophony of horns, bugles etc. that often drown the words of those who do attempt to give soma meaning to a union meeting. On occasions, such diversions are very useful but continually to blow o r operate these instruments detracts a l o t from t h e i r e f f e c t .

    A union meeting i s to discuss any matter that concerns -the membei-s of that union. Such matters are the provision of items on the top f l o o r s o f the various colleges (Mines have got t h e i r s ; Guilds are s t i l l w a iting). A l l of us w i l l reap the benefits nf these i n s t a l l a t i o n s which would not have been possible i f the conditions at our present union i had prevailec i n the past. Fusilier.

    FASHION C O R N E R HOW TO HE SMART AT I.C.

    Whilst agreeing that most of the people you see at I.C. c l o s e l y resemble walking rag bags, I w i l l say that there are some whose appearance at l e a s t does them some or e d l t . You may be able to stand that greasy p a i r of corduroy bags up In the corner at night, but there are c e r t a i n other aspects to a p a i r of trousers that to my mind are a l i t t l e more desirable. Of course, i f yon are i n the habit of r o l l i n g about in the gutter, or maybe sleeping i n Council dustbins then you might as well not read t h i s a r t i o l e , because a greasy p a i r of bags w i l l be f a r better f o r you anyway.

    To be smart i n I.C. as i n a l l oiv?lized so'oietlea, you have to conform to c e r t a i n patterns of dress. The average ohappie at I.C. conforms to a general pattern i n that his everyday wear i s some kind of sports ooat; however, i f he wishes to be r e a l l y i n the fashion he wears a smartly cut B o o k s t a l l Blazer together with some brightly ^ polished-brass buttons and sc^e sort of oollege i n s i g n i a on h i s top pooket. Invariably he wears a p a i r of trousers, p a r t l y f o r decency's sake i n summer time and f o r warmness' sake i n winter tine. E n g l i s h W o r s t e d and Gaberdine seam to be the new season's ' t r e n d , boys; and b y the "fay note the E d w a r d i a n t r e n d i n i m i t a t i o n drain-pipes; they seem t o be a l l t h e r a g e at the Royal School of A r t s , where I t i s becoming i n c r e a s i n g l y d i f f i c u l t to d i s t i n g u i s h between the two sexes. The female memfcers have not succeeded in cultivating beards yet, so at l e a s t we have one y a r d s t i c k to d i s t i n g u i s h the lambs from the goats.

    For shoes, the best type to wear are the f e l t - t o p crepes, whioh not only require l i t t l e or no cleaning but also do not need to go to the oobblers u n t i l you can f e e l the pavement under your t o o t s i e s . To look p r e t t y round the neok wear one of the oollege t i e s , .but a s i l k square of some loud ana garish hue w i l l do just as well. Headpieces of the t r i l b y type are rare in I.C., but i f you do r e a l l y suffer from oolds in the head, a ' l i t t l e corduroy ' f l a t 'at' w i l l do. Duffles are f a i r l y common i n I.e., but raincoats generally f i t the issue for the average bod.

    Thus i n t h i s b r i e f survey I have given yon, as the Ann® Edwards of I.C., a brief resume of current f o i b l e s in dress. Not that I expect any of you to take e great deal of notice of what I have written, beca,;,:...... you've probably attached to that sports ooat you've been now for a few yea.., and niether time, or leather patohes on the elbows w i l l high mutual regard that you have for each other.

    From Tour S e v i l l e Row Spy, Samuel

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    LETTERS TO T H E EDITOR

    B e a r S i r , I f e e l t h a t some comment i s n e e d e d on t h e !

    l e t t e r f r o m t h e C h a i r m a n o f t h e Rag Committee w h i c h was p r i n t e d i n y o u r l a s t e d i t i o n .

    F i r s t l y , 1 am n o t s u r e t h a t I . C. n e e d s a s t a n d i n g r a g c o m m i t t e e , s i n c e t h e most s u c c e s s f u l rag.'! a r e t h o s e w h i c h a r e more o r l e s s 'spontaneous, and w h i c h e r e u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e i r a u t h o r , j

    S e c o n d l y , i f we a c c e p t t h e need f o r s u c h a body, I f e e l t h a t a l t h o u g h i t may w e l l r e m a i n u n o f f i c i a l , t h e members o f t h e U n i o n s h o u l d I n some way have a s a y i n i t s e l e c t i o n . I b e l i e v e t h a t I was n o t a l o n e i n b e i n g s u r p r i s e d a t t h e sudden a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e p r e s e n t c o m m i t t e e l a o i t y e a r , * and a l i t t l e s h o r t o f amazed a t i t s c o m p o s i t i o n .

    The Committee h a s done l i t t l e t o j u s t i f y i t a «•;;; e x i s t e n c e , a p a r t f r o m t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f a mascot 1 w h i c h , on a c c o u n t o f i t s s m a l l s i a e , and t h e e x t r e m e l y tame method by w h i c h i t w a s . o b t a i n e d , i s I a n i n s u l t t o a C o l l e g e o f t h e s t a n d l n g o f 1» 0.

    S u r e l y t h e C h a i r m a n ' s p h r a s e " . . g l a d o f f r e s h | inspiration™ s h o u l d r e a d " . . i n need o f i n s p i r a t i o n " ! o r b e t t e r s t i l l " . . i n need o f e x t e r m i n a t i o n " .

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    my o p i n i o n . b . J . G . B o t a n y 3 S R.C.S.

    Dear S i r , 1

    I was interested to read i n the l a s t FELIX a l e t t e r I from a member of the I.C. Hag committee, and I f e e l that freshers may have obtained an unfavourable impression of ) t h i s committee's work. . During the l a s t year, many Words ! were writ t e n and spoken t e l l i n g us that 1953 was to be « 't r u l y Imperial year.'' However only one rag, other than t h e ! annual events, took place. Even t h i s had to be saved from j becoming an anticlimax, by the 'Guild's Karch'. j

    . I t i s thus obvious that, so f a r , t h i s committee has J f a i l e d i n i t s s e l f - a l l o t t e d tack. 3efore the Rag committee I c.:_n succeed i t mU3t be supported o f f i c i a l l y by the Union. | A l t e r n a t i v e l y , « new.ooraaittee should'be formed, preferably I made of thoae who have n t l o s t the.art of acting without j 'an unneoSf^aary amount of discussion. The sadly deceased I "29" club was well-versed i n t h i e asrtj and the Hag committee I wottlet do w e l l t o ao-operate some of i t s former members.

    I t «ay he ( a i d that rage are impossible at I.C. due to | the high proportion of non-combatants(i.e. to brown-baggers'. I and the r e l a t i v e l y smell numbers available f o r evening rags- 1 The t e s t of t h i s padding i s obviously i n the eating.

    So, I suggest the I.C. Bag oommittee should organize a j rag, and I believe even then, i n the glass, tower, -w i l l be surprised at the w i l l i n g and ready response.flSom the Members | of the Union, S

    Tours sincerely, S i l u r i a . j

    S i r ,

    I n t h e d e p t h s o f C e n t r a l A f r i c a , a l a n g u a g e known! a a - K i t c h e n K a f i r i s somet i m e s . e p o k e n b y E u r o p e a n s t c l t h e n a t i v e s . On my a r r i v a l t h e r e , I TOO p r e s e n t e d 1 w i t h a p h r a s e book o f t h e laB.gtj.age and f o u n d t h a t I "the t e r m Iowa meant, 'when t r a n s l a t e d * i c e . S i r , I 1 l e a v e you t o draw y o u r own c o n c l u s i o n s . ,

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    •• C h a i r o f gantagamy. I

    I n r e p l y t o y o u r a d v e r t i s e m e n t i n F e l i x o f I 1 6 t h . O c t o b e r , 1953, I w o u l d l i k e t o su b m i t an 1 a p p l i c a t i o n f o r t h e C h a i r o f Pantagamy t e n a b l e a t I th e U n i v e r s i t y o f London. I

    I was b o r n a good d e a l l a t e r than 3 p.r.. on I June 1 5 t h . 1887', about. 4.30 p.m.. t o be p r e c i s e . ; I have had p a n t a s f o r 15 y e a r s , am p r o f i c i e n t i n t h e use o f a p a n t o g r a p h , and p a n t a g r u e l i s m i s a | s p e c i a l i t y o f mine. W i t h t h e s e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s i I am sure, you w i l l f i n d me u n f i t t e d f o r any p o s t . I

    . The o p p o r t u n i t y has n o t y e t a r i s e n f o r me t o I d i s c o v e r my t e a c h i n g a b i l i t i e s ( i n t h e Academic I f i e l d ) , b u t I am s u r e you would be i n t e r e s t e d i n I my e x p e r i e n c e s ! ( i n o t h e r f i e l d s . ) \

    My knowledge o f E n g l i s h i s p a n e g y r i c a l , b u t I •I ..am w i l l i n g t o l e a r n . E n g l i s h , I mean. I J J(9S»*ij*er £241 s a l a r y t o t a l l y i n a d e q u a t e , b ut i vmulA fee w i l l i n g t o a c c e p t £242. J

    T o u r s f i t f u l l y , H i e r a n i m u s Bosoh.

    S i l v e r Collectioii.:. f o r Lunch-hour C o n c e r t s

    Dear S i r ,

    T here has been f a i r l y w i d e s p r e a d c r i t i c i s m o f t h e p r a c t i c e adopted by the M u s i c a l S o c i e t y , o f m a k i n g a S i l v e r C o l l e c t i o n a t Lunch-hour C o n c e r t s . The committee would l i k e t o r e p l y t o t h e s e c r i t i c i s m s as e x p r e s s e d i n F e l i x , by f i r s t o u t l i n i n g t h e p o l i c y o f t h e s e r i e s o f r e c i t a l s , and s e c o n d l y e x p l a i n i n g how t h i s p o l i c y i s c o n d i t i o n e d by f i n a n c i a l r e s t r i c t i o n s .

    I t i s t h e aim i n g i v i n g t h e s e c o n c e r t s t o f i r s t l y encourage the p e r f o r m a n c e o f m u s i c a t a h i g h s t a n d a r d w i t h i n t h e c o l l e g e , and s e c o n d l y t o encourage the a p p r e c i a t i o n o f m u s i c , by p r o v i d i n g a few c o n c e r t s (two o r t h r e e p e r t e r m ) , a t the h i g h e s t p o s s i b l e s t a n d a r d , g i v e n by p r o f e s s i o n a l m u s i c i a n s . The s e r v i c e s o f the l a t t e r a r e g i v e n f o r a n o m i n a l sum; a sum i n f a c t t o c o v e r e x p e n s e s , b u t t h i s i s s t i l l by no means a n e g l i -g i b l e f i g u r e . Even t o g i v e a r e c i t a l i n v o l v i n g o n l y s t u d e n t s , t he c o s t i s by no means z e r o , f o r t h e r e a r e always i n c i d e n t a l e xpenses.

    Hence, t h e d e c i s i o n t h a t has t o be t a k e n w i t h r e g a r d t o t h e c o s t o f t h e s e c o n c e r t s , i s 'How much money fro m t h e S.C.C. g r a n t can be v o t e d f o r them, w i t h o u t c u r t a i l i n g any o f the o t h e r e q u a l l y v a l u a b l e a c t i v i t i e s o f the S o c i e t y ; a p t i v i t i e s such as t h e c h o i r , o r c h e s t r a , and the l i b r a r y . I f the c o s t o f the r e c i t a l s draws t o o h e a v i l y on our r e s o u r c e s , t h e n t he s u b s c r i p t i o n s p a i d by o t h e r members o f the S o c i e t y , - f o r example t h e c h o i r members, becomes u n r e a s o n a b l y h i g h . -I t i s deemed u n f a i r t h a t t h e s e o t h e r members s h o u l d s u b s i d i s e t h e r e c i t a l s w i t h w h i c h t h e y have no d i r e c t c o n n e c t i o n . The committee b e l i e v e t h a t a f a i r b a l a n c e c a n be a c h i e v e d by c o v e r i n g about h a l f t h e c o s t o f t h e s e c o n c e r t s f r o m t h e S.C.C. g r a n t and a s k i n g t h e c o n c e r t - g o e r s t o c o n t r i b u t e t h e d e f i c i t . I n t h i s way t h e s t a n d a r d o f t h e r e c i t a l s can be m a i n t a i n e d , w i t h o u t any 'indue s t r a i n on the S o c i e t y as a whole.

    However t h e committee would l i k e t o make i t q u i t e p l a i n t h a t t o g i v e o r n o t t o g i v e t o t h e c o l l e c t i o n i s l e f t e n t i r e l y t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l ' s d i s c r e t i o n . T h e r e i s no m o r a l o b l i g a t i o n t o g i v e 'something t o the p o t ' , i f you have been t o one o f th e c o n c e r t s . But the c o n c e r t s c o s t money, and we b e l i e v e t h a t we may f a i r l y a s k t h a t t h e h a l f c o s t o f them be p r o v i d e d by t h e c o n c e r t - g o e r s . I n s p i t e o f t h i s i t i s b e t t e r t h a t t h e C o u n c i l Room s h o u l d be f u l l , and t h e p o t empty, t h a n t h a t b o t h s h o u l d be h a l f f u l l , t h e m i s s i n g h a l f o f t h e a u d i e n c e h a v i n g been p u t o f f by t h e t h o u g h t o f y e t f u r t h e r f i n a n c i a l demands.

    F i n a l l y may we say t h a t we a r e the f i r s t t o r e g r e t t o have t o ask f o r even a v o l u n t a r y c o l l e c -t i o n ; t o us t h e f r e e r t h e m u s i c i n I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , t he b e t t e r .

    T o u r s f a i t h f u l l y , A . J . F r y , P r e s i d e n t . . M u s i c a l S o t f i e t y .

    Dear S i r ,

    I t i s with great emphasis that I wish to refute the -, allegations of Mr. Michael Baty, published i n your l a s t

    issue, that Hostel resieiehts i n general are opposed to the "serving of breakfast i n the Refectory to .non-residents.

    Since my own residence i n the Hostel dates only from t h i s term, I .do not presume to represent Hostel opinion; but i n my conversation with both residents and non-residents since l a s t term when the matter was f i r s t r aised, not one man or woman has voiced the opinion that the r u l e at present i n force should remain. Further, no clause in the*rationing or catering regulations can be advanced as a reason f o r preventing any Union member - or h i s guest -from buying", a px-oper meal i n the Refectory at any time when i t i s open. The present rul e has no basis e i t h e r upon law or upon opinion: l e t us then have i t removed without delay. I t i s offensive to our sense of f a i r play, and i t l a a skeleton i n our cupboard which I f o r one would rather not hear being r a t t l e d by my friends from outside the College. •

    F i n a l l y I wish to thank Mr. Baty through your coltsmo f o r blaming the a f f a i r on the Hostel residents; i t was that pr i c k which spurred me on to write i n support of h i s cause. I f i r m l y believe that not one resident deserves Mr. Baty's remarks, and I earnestly hope that Mr. Baty w i l l have the righ t to tr e a t himself era?, h i partner t o breakfast at College a f t e r the Comr.. . B e l l . I t i s a r i g h t which should not need to be fought f o r . _ —

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    A l l members of I.C.Union are e n t i t l e d to have

    two f r e e t i c k e t s f o r the Union L i b r a r y , but only a f r a c t i o n of them take any advantage of i t . The L i b r a r y i s admirably secluded* i t i s approached through the Guilds L i b r a r y , which i s above l u e e n i e s and i t has a fSts.( too few) easy c h a i r s , plenty of l i g h t , and a number of good books. Most new books are bought by the L i b r a r y Committer, whioh c o n s i s t s p r i n c i p a l l y of students, though a number are p r o v i -ded by a grant from Touchstone.

    Touvhstone s p e c i a l i s e s i n p r o v i d i n g books whioh are u n l i k e l y to be bought o r d i n a r i l y by the Commit-tee on account of t h e i r expense and l i m i t e d appeal. The s e c t i o n on Philosophy has r e c e n t l y been s t r e n -gthened i n t h i s way, and s c i e n t i f i c biography w i l l r e c e i v e the same treatment f a i r l y soon.

    As f o r the books bought by the Committee, a l l the reviews are d i l i g e n t l y scanned, and recommenda-t i o n s made. A l l suggestions received from readers ssee.also c a r e f u l l y considered,, As a r e s u l t , the f i r s t batch of new books f o r t h i s session, eleven works i n a l l , a v a i l a b l e any day new, w i l l i n c l u d e

    Esther C o s t e l l o , by Monserrat. Too Late the Phalarope, by A l a n Paton. i h i e i e a l writings,, by Taugban Williams. The short s t o r i e B of Conan Doyle, Hanged, and Innocent? by Ss Silverman, e t s . More f o r Timothy, By V i c t o r Gollan.cz. Boldness be my f r i e n d , by R. Pape. And a f u l l supporting programme which I cannot

    remember offhand. Among the new Toucnstone a d d i t i o n s are three of

    the most powerful of a l l novels; Madame Bovary, A l l Quiet on the Western Front, and Biibu of Montparr.ases 111 are successful essays i n r e a l i s m , and they succ-' eed because each author was w r i t i n g from the depths \ of h i s own experience. Flaubert knew the tragedy of love; Remarque fought i n the Great War, and d i d no more than record h i e experiences; L o u i s - P h i l l i p e was a student i n P a r i s , and anew the s u f f e r i n g and degradation of l i f e on the Boulevard 'de Sebastopol, Their characters are not novel-dreams; they are very r e a l , and we recognise much of them i n s e l v e s . L e t me recommend any of these books unquiet weekend.

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    T h i s f a s c i n a t i n g c o m b i n a t i o n was s e r v e d on t h e e v e n i n g o f F r i d a y t h e 1 6 t h by the ( L i t . and) Deb. Soc. The f a s c i n a t i o n was due e q u a l l y t o t h e p r e s e n c e o f T . ' a s t f i e l d C o l l e g e , and t h e m o t i o n ; "That nen s h o u l d be g r a n t e d e q u a l r i g h t s w i t h women." A f t e r a t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y a b l e and l i v e l y d e b a t e , t h e m o t i o n was d e f e a t e d by 12 v o t e s . The s p e a k e r s and a u d i e n c e t h e n went f o r a b u f f e t and csme hack f o r a c o u p l e h o u r s ' d a n c i n g . The f l o o r ( a l m o s t b a r e by hop s t a n d a r d s ) was c o m f o r t a b l y f u l l and the c h a i r s h e a r t e n i n g l y empty. G u i l d s f r e s h e r s i n t h e Upper D i n i n g H a l l t r i e d v a r y u n s u c c e s s f u l l y to d i s t u r b b o t h the debate and-the dance - so much so, i n f a c t , t h a t a W e s t f i e l d member was h e a r d t o a s k , "Why i s t h a t room c l o s e d ? A r e t h e r e p e o p l e i n t h e r e ? "

    T h i s f o r m o f debate-and-dance s h o u l d encourage more p e o p l e t o come t o d e b a t e s end, r e a l i z e how e n j o y a b l e t h e y can be. Once t h i s i s done, f u t u r e a u d i e n c e s w i l l be a s s u r e d . I d a r e -s a y a p l e a s a n t p h y s i c a l e x e r t i o n a f t e r a m e n t a l e x e r t i o n i s good f o r body and s p i r i t , and c a n ' t u n d e r s t a n d why more p e o p l e don't t r y .

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    Two months l a t e r Z was f o u n d s t a r k and u t t e r l y dead i n the p o t t i n g shed a t t h a bottom of h i e f a t h e r t garden.

    This sad end, brought about n o t even by h o r r o r as m page of teeth.. the assmm of a s y m b o l , i s qu i t e s u f f i c i e n t t o t e l l us'-wnac ttt At* Snow, v i a that Z was KOt AM ESSHSKBu

    The f i r s t shock came -when we inspected our beds. The covers, we found, were ol d carpets, worn very thin and very d i r t y . The 3heets were of a material resembling sugar sacks and bore numerous dark stains whose origin we dared not surmise. L i t t l e d i d we know that those coverlets concealed the most hideous assortment of f i l t h y rags ever 3old by a TTkrainiaabeggar to a Chinese seaman for the purpose of cleaning b o i l e r s . We deposited these rags outaide the landlady''3 door, whence they disappeared over-night. On subsequent days we likewise disposed of two washstands, complete with jugs and basins, one beaded fi r e screen, the remains of a draught screen, two tapestries in bage g i l d e d frames, one!hundred and f i f t y - f o u r old and -d i r t y novel3, a cracked urn, a large sheet of asbestos, an enormous spittoon and one small brass watering can.

    Our anger rose further as we discovered the nature of the chairs, the f i l t h beneath the ragged carpet's? and the f a c t than the piano wa3 so out of tune as to be unplayable. I t didn't help matters that the oriental gentleman upstairs would f r y g a r l i c on the landing every night. We relieved our rage by f i l l i n g the dear lady's keyhole with f i s h , glue, putty, rag and a proprietary Jreast extract.

    1 Safety f i r s t was the r u l e of the house. Besides

    the f i r e buckets (q.v.) a t r i p to.the bathroom revealed a large handbell t i e d to the tap. This was only to be used i n emergencies, ever imminent from the leaking sink, over-powering odour and ominously bulging c e i l i n g supported only by an ingenious arrangement of posts and brown paper'.

    The 'DEN' was soon renamed 'THE PIT' but having removed the above-mentioned offending a r t i c l e s , scrubbed the walls and i n s t a l l e d a chlorophylliferous deodorant, i t was, thought we, at least habitable u n t i l something better came our Way. And then . . . . . we saw ....,'

    Curs was not the only roum, i n the basement. There was another. I t was here that SHE l i v e d . It was from here that SHS emerged every day with,.a A n g l i n g of keys, a crashing of locks and (Oh.' Horror.') the outlet of such smells as are only r i v a l l e d i n a Thibetan yak market. ..hat was i t l i k e i n there.

    The chance of inspection, so long deni v Entries f o r the Inhibition of drawings made by 1 of s t a f f ana students should be h^ded i n t o the Union Of-fice on Nov. 6th. A l l entries suomittea would bo exhibited. They should be mounted or framed, of stay sias or

    Mr. H.J. Blaokham, the philosopher aad author, w i l l ho the speaker at the next Touchstone weekend on November, Slat 28nd, K i s theme will be "Science arid Responsibility". Notices w i l l appear i n due oourao. l i r . Blackham i s ing on the same subject i n the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, t h i s tern.

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    On Saturday f o r the f i r s t , t i m e i n i t s h i s t o r y , the Rugby Club f i e l d e d s i x XV's. The r e s u l t s were a creditable r e f l e c t i o n not only upon the keeness of the club members but also on the club playing strength.

    The f i r s t XV were the only unsuccessful side, but t h e i r narrow defeat at the hands of Wasps Vandals team, d i d them great c r e d i t . The forwards played v a l i a n t l y against a heavier ami more experienced pack and the backs tackled hard and r e l e n t l e s s l y .

    The second XT .beat Q.M.C. 2nd XV by 27 points to n i l . The A XV. a f t e r a l a t e cancellation and f i x t u r e rearrangement which led to much confusion, won 12-0 and against Old G-ranniarians and. the 3 r A and B XVs were winners by 9-0 and 16-3 respectively.

    The dauntless 0 XV scored a resounding -victory by 15, points to 14. The two praninant members of s t a f f b e l i e d t h e i r ages with s p r i t e l y interpassing which completely b a f f l e d the home team.

    T H E S A B f N T A N K A R D

    An early s t a r t was made t h i s season i n the I n v i t a t i o n Sabin Cap f o r c l i n k e r eights. The race being held on the Saturday a f t e r term started meant that, as usual, only a few days t r a i n i n g could be enjoyed.

    l a the f i r s t heat, the crew, s t a r t i n g badly due to f l o a t -ing debris, found thesaaelves two lengths dam but. were w e l l stroked to beat Westminster Hospital. Racing again almost immediately a t i r e d I.C. eight l o s t to a very neat and deservingI,en«buryorew.

    Although t h i s aeans the loss of a pot whose only v i r t u e was i t s capacity, with l a s t year's performances (see Phoenix) and the keeness exhibited by t h i s year's Freshers (God Bless them), the College loua-s forward to a outstand-ing ?easoo.

    The Satin Crew: * U.D.C. Garner (Bow),J»G»Head-Vi K.W.H Johnson,

    D. Cooper, O.K. Newhouse, R. A. Saunders, K.E. Clarke, . K.B. Hoare (Stroke), L.P.R; Hardteig (Cox).

    H O C K E Y

    S P O R T I N G P R O F I L E

    JIM TAYLER

    - CAPTAIN l.C HOCKEY

    As Cap-tain o f I.C.Hockey S i m T a y l e r finds himself a t the head o f one of t h e most popular and succes-s f u l I.C.Clubs. The standard of Eookey i s very hijh, when we consider that no l e s s than five I.C. men p l a y e d r e g u l a r l y f o * the U n i v e r s i t y l a s t season. True t h i s does have an adverse e f f e c t on I.C. hookey since i t i s never p o s s i b l e to f i e l d the best team availa-b l e , b u t i t i s nevertheless a great compliment to I.C. hookey that t i h i s i s so.

    Jim Tayler himself ekes oat an existence i n the Chemistry Dept. of the R.C.S. At the moment he i s engaged i n a l i t t l e research into "The Insecticides obtained f r o m Natural Products" with the accent on "Isobutyl a m i d e s " (Whatever they may be!) Jim l a a quiet k i n d o f cove, who rigonously denies that he i s i n f a c t a s e c r e t e x t r o v e r t . He came to I . C. from Chippenham S c h o o l i n the Ootober of 1950, havine t h e r e a l s o h e l d the p o s i t i o n of captain of Hockey.

    He a r r i v e d j u s t In time to miss the Hookey Club's Holland S o u r which takes place every four years; However he does; tape to go on the next tour.

    On the f i e l d , h i s u s u a l p o s i t i o n i s at inside forward , but so f a r this season he has played i n the centre p o s i t i o n . He works the b a l l well, and i s v e r y apt a t f i n d i n g breaches i n the opposite defence. A t the moment he i s the p r i n c i p l e scorer f o r the I.C. f i r s t team, having cured a s l i g h t slowness i n shooting which he squired l a s t season. His other i n t e r e s t s range from "Hops* to Tennis, C r i c k e t and Squash, a p r e t t y normal s e l e c t i o n f o r anybody at I. C.

    J i m T a v l e r I s popular b o t h i n the Hockey Club , and i n t h e U n i o n . As a c a p t a i n he may seem a l i t t l e a l o w i n c o n g r a t u l a t i n g h i e men on t h e i r play, but t h e y know t h a t any p r a i s e they reoieve from him on t h e f i e l d r e a l l y means something and.is not to be mistaken f o r the hollow compliments which so often f l y around the f i e l d of sport .

    T h i s page w i s h e s Jim T a y l e r and tne Hoeltey Club t h e best o f l u c k i n t h e "coming season. ' • ^

    This year should b* a successful one. Many new players, parJ6.cularly heppoord, H a r r i s , the Leiwis Bros, and barren show jsioh promise. The I s t XX with s i x of l a s t years team forming a nucleus i s r a p i d l y blending i n t o a well-batamed side. The 2nd and 3rd XI's need a few more matches "fee settle down but having once achieved t h i s should do well. As i n other years' several members are playing regolksty f o r D".L. and are only a v a i l a b l e f o r cup matches. With9sra$h a regular occurrence, the f a c t Kfeat we are able to naslntain, and in fact, strengthen our f i x t u r e l i s t s , •peeks well for the general standard of hockey i n the club. The Cup has been absent too long from i t s r i g h t f u l place but we hope to regain i t t h i s year. The Ist round i s Wednesday Ilth November at Harlingtau and any supporters would be welcome. I.C.H.O.

    Results: Saturday Oct. 17th Wednesday Oct. 21st Saturday Oct. 24th

    0. Dunstabliana Lost 2-3 St. Barts Hosp. Drawn 2-2 Aohford (mate) Hon 2-1

    For. ..coming Fixtures.

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    FRIDAY OCT. 30th. 5.15 p.m. Committee Room A., Fr. B r i f f a , S.J. - "The Development of Character' arranged by I.C. Catholic Society. :11p.m. -. 5a.m. Commemoration Ball. MONDAY MOV. 2nd. I.C. C h r i s t i a n Union open Meeting. 1.15p.m. G.S. Cansdale "Biology and the B i b l e " Botany Lecture Theatre. 1.15 p.m. R.C.S. General Union Meeting. Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre. 5.15 p.m. I.C. R i f l e Club. A lecture on "Small Bore Shooting" by the Captain, Wimbledon flifle Club._ Small H y s i c s Lecture Theatre. IHE334X "j"oi/.M 3rd. 1.15 p>ir.. I.C. Union General Meeting. Gymnasium. 1.30 - 2.20p.m. Student C h r i s t i a n Movement. Mr. E. Baker on " C h r i s t i a n i t y i n the Factory". C. & G. Roam 15. TO^^jJIJOY.. 4th. I.C. Railway Soc. are arranging a v i s i t to Keasden. D e t a i l s on Union Beard. THURSDAY .NOV. 5th. Engineering Society. "With Guy Tsakee to the Moon." Lecture by J . Humphries, B.Sc., A.M.I.lIeoh.fi. FRIDAY NOV. 6th. 7.30 - 11.45 p.m. U.L.U. Jazz Federation i s holding a "Jazz Hop" i n the U.L.U. Assembly H a l l , Russell Square. Admission 2/-. Bring your instrument to play during the i n t e r v a l session. MONDAY NOV, -9th to NOV.. 13th

    inclusive. An exhibition or Drawings and Paintings made ay staff and students of I.C. during the vacation i s to be held in the I.C. Union Offices during College hoars. Sending i n d&y Fri. Nov. 6th. MONDAY NOV. 9th. I.C. Christian Union Open Meeting. 1.15 p.m. Canon Bewes. "Can wg be certain about anything?^ Botany Leeture Theatre. TUESPiu NOV. 10th. 5.30 p.m. I.C. Railway Sooiety. Dr. ...A Tupliri on "Locomotive Performance". G. A G. R C J C 161. THURSDAY NOV. 13th. I.C. Rifle Club General Moe c i - ^ in Committee Room A- fejgineering Society' "Building a Tyre." Lecture by R. H i l l ('''restones lyre and Rubber Co. Ltd.) FRIDAY NOV. lSt& "2LIX on .sale.' -TpVsw'I.O. Ice-skating Clutu An 6i'--7,>i testing" in the 3poitadrome, Richmond. , Open to a l l I.C. and guests. . Admission 8/~.

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