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THE SMALL WINDOWS WHICH HAVE TO BE ENLARGED.

The Union has been assured several times since Christmas that the new Union b u i l d i n g w i l l be a v a i l a b l e by next October. Various doubts as to the p r o b o b i l i t y of t h i s had been expressed by some members of the student body, e s p e c i a l l y when i t was learned that the small windows f a c ­ing the Albert H a l l were to be enlarged. People who have seen these from the inside w i l l r e a l i s e that the Sectors insistance upon t h i s matter was j u s t i f i e d , but the fact that they had been b u i l t t h i s way was an unfortunate error on the part of a c i v i l engineer. He had not detected the weak o r i g i n a l w a l l containing these windows, and they were to have been l e f t i n o r i g i n a l l y to save expence and time. Council t o l d the Rector that they didn't want the windows enlarged i f i t was going to be used as an excuse f o r not completing the b u i l d i n g on schedule. To ensure t h i s , i t has been arranged that the b r i c k l a y e r s whose job w i l l be s h o r t l y completed on the main w a l l section w i l l be transferred to t h i s new task.

The frame work of the b u i l d i n g should be fi n i s h e d s h o r t l y , but i t i s feared that the severe weather may be used as an excuse f o r i n v a l i d a t i n g the penalty clause. F u l l advantage was not taken of the excellent November weather which gave a great spurt of progress to the Roderick H i l l b u i l d i n g .

IS IT PROGRESSING?

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The C i t y and Guilds College Union have made a grant of £50 towards a rugger tour of Holland during the vacation. This i s on condition that f i f t e e n Guildsmen play at leas t two matches under t h e i r College name. This comes as a reply to the Royal College of Science Union's grant of £50 towards a combined tour of Holland i n which they a n t i c i p a t e * up to ten of t h e i r members p a r t i c i p ­a t i n g . The Royal School of Mines w i l l have t h e i r usual f i x t u r e s i n Cornwall t h i s Easter.

A l i t t l e c a l c u l a t i o n w i l l show that engineers w i l l recieve £3-6-8 towards t h e i r expenses, while s c i e n t i s t s w i l l recieve at least £5-0-0 each. This may not be a true r e f l e c t i o n of the value of these commodities, but i t suggests that some of our l o c a l grant-giving a u t h o r i t i e s are not con­forming with the opinions expressed at the l a s t I.C. Union meeting.

YMr Mooney has found that h i s losses i n running

the Refectory are not confined to st r a i g h t forward administration losses, but that they also include the disappearance of some of hi s equipment.

Besides the small glasses and tea spoons that have obviously been misplaced recently, i t was found that a large copper e l e c t r i c milk urn was missing from the snack bar l a s t Monday morning. The s e c u r i t y o f f i c e r i s hot on the t r a i l , and hopes to have r e t r i e v e d i t shortly.He thinks i t might w e l l have been u n o f f i c i a l l y borrowed during the weekend, but the p o s s i b i l i t y of outside theft i s not excluded.

I.C. UNION MEETINGS TO BE IN R.C.S.

As a r e s u l t of the damage done to the large lecture theatre i n the C i t y and Guilds College at the l a s t I.C. Union general meeting, the Dear of the College, Professor Saunders has forbidden any more I.C. meetings there. He w i l l however allow the C i t y and Guilds to have a Union meeting there t h i s term, and future meetings w i l l depend upon the behaviour at t h i s meeting.

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Imperial College has produced yet another l i t t l e booklet f o r the guidence of i t s members; we have the pleasure i n reviewing Issue No. 85 of FELIX f o r those Connoiseurs unfortunate enough not to have purchased a copy already.

The front page was most i n t e r e s t i n g . The ex­c e l l e n t iron/cemtntite diagrams could be seen at a glance showing with great c l a r i t y the sulphur inc l u s i o n s p r e c i p i t a t i n g along the grain boundaries. We were t o l d that the exploration of these regions would cost up to ££,£00 and support was hoped from s c i e n t i f i c s o c i e t i s . Glaciology, i c e caps and Easter Icland should not deter any of the i n v e s t i ­gators since they a l l w i l l have spent at l e a s t a year under I.C. conditions.

Ob the next page we l e a r n t i n the " P r o f i l e " that with marriage one becomes more "conelentous*. Is t h i s a word compounded by Dr. K. from 'conjugal' and 'enciente'? Then we were e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y informed that the Dramatic Society, from the success of the double b i l l of l a s t term, went one step furthur and played two productions of the same play simultaneously, and gave us "The Ladies not f o r Burning". There was an excellent photograph which showed the w e l l known tete-a-tete scene between the mother and Chaliapin.

THe meeting i n guilds was r a c i l y described: your reviewer i s s t i l l bound up i n a state of tension over the knotty problem about discrepancies i n gr&nys. JChen - the Leading A r t i c l e . 1 This was f u l l of profound words. I quote the most note -worthy! "....peaple w i l l gain experience from... .. speota acular..,.. i n v e s t i g a t i o n of behavior... " The oportunie must not be missed to l i e s u r e l s browse through Nelson's Column. Of on f o r 20C words there i s l i t t l e mention of s a l a r i e s — an un­fortunate omission, nevertheless, the e x p l o i t s of Q. A. Robart Houseand, Q.E.C.A., were e x c i t i n g — hut what a p i t y Brewers shiwed l i t t l e enthusiasm! Nelson's Column ended with a fearsome account, edged i n black, of the dammage done by Students of Manners which was very d i s q u i e t i n g . However, we were happily t o l d that the power to d i s t i n g u i s h between fun, games and hooliganism has only been temporarily l o s t i therefore by now the furore leaders no doubt have improved on t h e i r behaviou.

Overleaf Mr. V. A. gave a note of hope to thdse who s u f f e r from apoplexy: to avoid reaching the peroration of your l i f e too soon, j o i n the Concerarive Group! A f t e r Letters to the Ed i t o r with ( s i c ) hie et ubique, we read with i n t e r e s t notes on the C i t y . Now i s the time to invest i n I. C. Jazz, t h e i r popular issue i s up by 30Qjt but dividends are no longer paid to regulars who gamble on the beer exchange.

FELIX Ho. 85 ended with e x c i t i n g descriptions of Burgmndy, l l q u e r s and berr drunk prodigously at a Diane by Vintnors and Vintners i n a sereies of eaves at Connon Street, Eoehampton. I t would be streaching a point to observe that thet l o s t by 30 points due to the bad we ather.

F i n a l l y , the adverts. Old f a i t h f u l s which grace the pages of every isoue. The Two Coffee Men r i v a l The Milk G i r l . Typewriters? To quote the incidents already r e f e r r e d would be imprudent, but i f they s t i l l continue to behave i n a d i s o r d e r l y fashion the f o l l o w i n g advertisement might be useflO:

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F E L I X 3

F e l i x

The Imperial College Newspaper

C i r c u l a t i o n 1200

tdltor: BILL HUBSOM

Lectures on t o p i c * of general Interest were f i r s t introduced into the College i n 1946, bat i t was not u n t i l Oct. 1952, that 'General Studies', lunch-hour lectures twice weekly, were s t a r t e d . The purpose of these lectures i s to provide stud­ents with help i n shaping t h e i r own c u l t u r e , and to provide a l i b e r a l education.

The need i n t h i s College f o r the 'General Studies' lectures cannot be overestimated. Owing to e a r l y s p e c i a l i s a t i o n i n h i g h l y t e c h n i c a l sub­j e c t s , the average student tends to have a (some­what narrow outlook. The F i f t h Annual Report of the S c i e n t i f i c Advisory Council stated: "A sc i e n ­t i s t whose t r a i n i n g has been broadly based can q u i c k l y l e a r n other s p e c i a l i t i e s . The narrow s c i e n t i s t i s r a r e l y able to step outside the con­f i n e s of h i s own p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t s . "

How have these lectures been recieved by the students? S t a t i s t i c s on the weekly attendance over the past four years makes i n t e r e s t i n g reading. During 1952-54 attendance was high, but there has been a noted lack of in t e r e s t shown during the past two years. Is t h i s due to the apathy of I.C. stud­ents or to the lack of appeal of the lectures? The former seems to be the case as the lectures have been of diverse i n t e r e s t , the topics ranging, from Flemish Paintings to Anthropology, and the speakers have been men of authority i n t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r f i e l d ,

One reason f o r the dwindling i n attendance at 'General Studies' could a t t r i b u t e d to the increase i n a c t i v i t i e s of many S o c i a l Clubs, which now hold meetings during the lunch-hours; t h i s can however, only be a minor f a c t o r . The main reason i s probably the j u v e n i l i t y of the average I.C. student who has not yet neached the age of attending l e c t ­ures provided by the College A u t h o r i t i e s f o r his own b e n e f i t , v o l u n t a r i l y . 'General Studies' lectures play an important part i n a u n i v e r s i t y education.

Do students come to I.C. to'obtain a univ­e r s i t y education i n the f u l l sense of the term, or to be traine d as technicians having no other i n t e r e s t s apart from t h e i r own subject? The l a t t e r type of student can only be deplored, p a r t i c u l a r l y as they are given every opportunity to obtain a general education.

l t *I apologias for my part i n m i s - s p e f l i n g the

report on the Union Meeting discussion on d i s c r e ­pancies i n granvs. I t i s too easy to drop a l e t t e r . Reporting a court case i n New Zealand, the "News of the World" states that the 19 year o l d leader of a s e r i e s of orgies was senteneed"to be sent to a c o r r e c t i v e i n s t i t u t i o n f o r minors f o r 3 years. Let's hope he ar r i v e s oefore the C a r n i v a l .

There seems to be a large quantity of straw t r a i l i n g into the new Aero Block. We hope they are studying the p o s s i b i l i t i e s of Pegasus s t a l l i n g be­cause the only other person who could be interested i n horses i s Mooney.

For those who do not already know t h i s , l o s t property may often be re t r i e v e d from Mrs. Robinson at the Union O f f i c e . Mr. Henry (179 Queen's Gate) i s waiting f o r the owner of quite a nice raincoat to turn up and claim i t .

The author of the college wine l i s t need not hawe contradicted himself about burgundy godn.., with oysters. Who around here i s interested i n having oysters f o r dinner.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS: Reynolds News reports the f o l l o w i n g profound comments from a London" University engineering student at the Humphrey Lyttlieton Club:- "Humph i s the tops. I can't explain i t but h i s music gets under my s k i n and I just have to do something. It kind a gets i n t o you.see?"

An e a r i y 19th century map o f * t h i s area shows that the only b u i l d i n g on ;the nresent s i t e of the college was a workhouse where the admin­i s t r a t i o n o f f i c e s now stand —what did they use to do with t h e i r Christmas puddings? - — and what can they possibly do with college c a l e n d a r s which are l e f t over?

A c e r t a i n I.C. lecturer,who l e f t his luncn on the train*aanaged to r e t r i e v e i t "from the l o s t property o f f i c e to eat i t at the usual time. We would be Interested to hear of any student who boycotts the college refectory with such savage fervour.

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THE EVER POPULAR TOPIC OF (HURTS has again reared i t s ugly head. Those who are unfortunate enough to l i v e i n places where the l o c a l education authorities hare not followed most i n giving the hands one State-recommended grants,are eoajilmining.

There i s a point that i s not made as often as

i t should be en this subject. In several places of my own know­ledge, a student receiving a Loc­a l Education Authority's grant gets the same as, and often more than, a student on a State Scholarship i n s i m i l a r c i r ­cumstances.

There appears . to be no point

i n working '.or and winning a State Scholarship i f there i s to be no reward. IT CERTAINLY IS NOT WORTH IT JUST FOR THE KUDOS.

A friend of mine, motivated by c u r i o s i t y , decid­ed to partake of his lunch i n the new U.L.U building. Se, and three friends.entered the c i t a d e l without the new "passports" ( l i k e a l l good I.C. men, they scorn the idea) and f i r s t had to ask where the cloakroom was - there was no notice to d i r e c t them. Having s a t i s f i e d that objective they then wished to find a t o i l e t . There were again no di r e c t i n g signs and no one to help them. They explortd the maze of passages and eventually found the room (sic) i n the nick of time. Weary tramping along endless passages and up endless s t a i r s , aided adversely by "helpful" suggestions, with no notices or 'signposts' to help tnem, brought them to the bar. I t was closed, but no notice on the door to say so. The distant sound of voices led them along unsignposted g a l l e r i e s to the refectory where they found a queue. In order to get to the back of this queue they descended several f l i g h t s of s t a i r s . After an unannounced ten minutes the refectory was declared open. They did not have to wait long, and my friend informs me that the meal was a J o l l y sight better than any available at I.C.

I w i l l f o r e s t a l l Ur. Alec Leaver, who i s going to write to explain that the place i s not yet compl­eted and signs are shortly to be put up. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THKKK WHEN THE BUILDING OPENED. U.L.U. should have spent the money on them which they wasted on Union Cards WHICH ARE NO LONGER ASKED FOR.

HOST OF US ENJOY THE "GOON SHOW". I t provides the best kind of comical r e l i e f from the s c i e n t i f i c and the technological. That there should be many people going round the college and the hostel i m i t ­ating the voices of the characters i n th i s progr­amme does not r e f l e c t the high average in t e l l i g e n c e of I.C. men and women. This imitation i s not clever, anyone can do i t . I t , i s not funny, so many people are doing i t . IT IS THE TRANSFER OF THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS.

A WORD OF PRAISE would not be amiss i n t h i s column. Dipping my pen, therefore, into the treacle instead of the vinegar, l e t praise be given to the Imperial College Exploration Board. The college owes them gratitude for the s t e r l i n g work that thej are doing on our behalf. I am sure that there w i l l be many volunteers to as s i s t i n getting together and checking the various parties' k i t and stores. Uuch of the success of these expeditions w i l l de­pend on the work put into the preparation for them. We s h a l l not l e t them down on that score-

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In bed with 'flu',

S.W. 2.

January 20th.

Dear 3ir,

Last friday, your Viewpoint writer who modestly styles himself "TFere Atkinson", chose to attack the last editorial of Phoenix. I say "ohose" deliberately, for a slight exam­ination reveals far more in favour of the article than other­wise. In fact, the aotual arguments against the editorial seem to me the weaknesses off a powerful piece of vindictive writing.

The editorial states: "the formation off any new cluk i s now" (i.e. THIS SESSION) "opposed by the S.C.C. Executive". Viewpoint counters this by pointing to the formation! of the Wine_Tastiag CLub "barely six months ago" (but LAST SESSION and before the present S.C.C. Executive was even electedl)

Again Viewpoint speaks of "flourishing'' sub-groups working harmoniously for several years with their parent bodies. I had personal experience of the events leading up to the disintegration of the old Political Society into i t s sub-groups, and I can assure you relations were far firom harmonious.

"Hike Neale 3aid", (with an air of authority bearing tb. hall-mark of a Cbunail meeting - or the Bar) that amalga­mates of club was more in keeping with the University spirit, well, i f the S.C.C. can be taken as a cross-section, the resounding defeat they gave their Executive on the subject would seem to belie the statement, Incidentally, I have the personal assurance of the Chairman of the S.C.C. that even he was uninformed of these interesting sentiments of a former President of I.C.

I am sorry I cannot reply more fully to Viewpoint than this but unfortunately I have been laid up a l l week and have bean unable to get a copy of Eelix. My reply i s then de­pendent an my memory holding firm over the last week. I must thank "Tere Atkinson " for easing my task.

lours sincerely,

the Editor, of the Autumn issue of Phoenix.

R.S.M. Bessemer Lab.

13th January, 1956.

Dear Sir,

Whilst f i r s t complimentiiig you and an obviously reduced staff on the production of Felix No. 85 so early in the term, I must nevertheless deprecate your deplorable spelling. I understand that l e l i x possesses a dictionary. If, when any member of the Eelix staff genuinely refers to this stan­dard work, the event is reoorded, I w i l l gladly award One Quart of best beer to the highest scorer an. June 22nd.

lours etc.,

Tweedledum.

c & a.,

l l t h January, 1S56.

ear Six,

I have found the frivolity of the Editorial in the Autumn edition of Phoenix faintly amusing.

On one hand tears are shed on the cruel fate that has Befallen the Marxists; an attempt is even made at arrousing Methodist passions, but on the other hand the author appeals to out down the no. of S.C.C Societies with facetious sug­gestions of merging the Societies that have a marked resem­blance with 3 "Hints for Housewives":- "mix well, add salt and pepper serve hot or cold."

I else find l i t t l e convincing the appeal for putting the 3.C.C. cart of i t s misery without any supporting evidence of that misery.

Tours faithfully,

A. Kalhonme. (OSfi'

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D A N C E

On January 14th, the R.C.S, held t h e i r annual Winter Dance i n Ayrton Hall.There was a great demand for t i c k e t s , and a l l 400 were s o l d before hand, with the r e s u l t that there were none a v a i l a b l e on the door. The l i s t of women's colleges to which t i c k e t s were sent had been modified, and i t was pleasant to see new faces.

The music was provided by the Clubmen Sextet, with gramophone records during the i n t e r v a l , A feature of the dance was the large number of spot p r i s e s , which ranged from mousetraps to chocolate ci g a r e t t e s and water p i s t o l s .

The dance ended at 11.30p.m. and i t was unanimously agreed that the dance was a great success.

D E B A T E

= t h On Monday, 16 January, I.C. met King's College at King's i n the second round of the i n t e r -col.leciate debating tournament-. I.C, was represented by Les A l l e n , John Bingham, Terry Smith and Fred Spriggs. The motion, which was drawn from a sealed envelope 15 minutes before the beginning of the debate, was "Selfishness i s the secret of success; Kind's won the toss, and elected to oppose the notion, thus leaving A l l e n the unhappy task of opening the debate

Both teams found the going hard, and no speech reaLly staort out. The three judges, marking out of 400 points a team, awarded a win to King's by 225 points to 206,

S At 6.43 tonight, the Film Society are show­

ing "Seven Samurai7 a Japanese f i l m produced by Akura Kurosawa, who was also responsible for ftashomon, shown by the Society l a s t term. I t i s set i n the 16 century, and t e l l s of seven Sara-• i r a i , or Knights, who are engaged by a v i l l a g e to defend t h e i r crops against the bandits. As one c r i t i c *>ut i t : "This i s a strange, f a s c i n a t i n g mixture of b e s t i a l i t y and beauty, horror and hum­our, poetry and sensuality; a story t o l d b r i l l i ­antly'.'

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WANTED: One member of I.C.W.A. to occupy bed now vacant i n the A l l c r o f t Ward, St. Marys' Hospital.

5.15 p.m. Koom 15, Dr W i l l i s Jackson w i l l d e l i v e r h i s p r e s i d e n t i a l address on future p o s s i b i l i t i e s i n nuclear power reactors

7.00 f o r 7.30 pro annual Dinner.

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Friday 27th. January Today I.C.fe .CM. Patt

FELIX on sale erns of C h r i s t i a n Thinking

I. Evangelicalism. Talk by Rev D. Thompson. I.IOp.m, Room 128 C.&G. Sandwiches on sale

I C. Photographic Society. Exposure of Colour M a t e r i a l ; by F.B.Doughty Botany Lecture Theatre. 5.15p.m.

I.C. Film Society. 'Seven Samurai. 1

Boom 04. C.&. G. 6.45p.m. I.C. and Bedford C o l l . Y.H.A.

PatCham And A l f r i s t o n h ostels.

Saturday 28th. J a n u a r y Swimming Club Hop

Clubmans Sextet.

Friday 3rd. February. 1. C.S.C.M. Patterns of C h r i s t i a n Thinking 2. Liberalism Talk by Rev. J.Drewette

I.IOp.m. Room 128 C.& G. Sandwiches on sale Wine Tasting Society. 5.15p.m. New Lounge.

Saturday 4th. February I.C, & Birkbeck Jewish S o c i e t i e s . Grand Dance at Birkbeck Clubraans Sextet

Sunday 5th. February Mountaineering Club Meet

Harrisons Rocks. Y.H.A. Ramble Hampden Country.

Friday 10th. February FELIX on sale —I.C*S.C.M. Patterns of C h r i s t i a n THlnking

3. Catholicism t a l k by Fr. Gordan P h i l i p s I.IOp.m. Room 128 C.& G. Sandwiches on sale

I.C. Photographic Society •In Support of Record' by T.S. Mobey Botany Lecture Theatre 5.15p.m.

Radio Society Dinner Mines C a r n i v a l . Dreamland 21/-

Saturday H t h . February Touchstone Weekend Understanding U.S.A. as a World Power

Speaker.Professor Myron L. Kooning M.A. Applications i n by February 3rd.

Secretaries -. please send FELIX d e t a i l s of forthcoming club f i x t u r e s and a c t i v i t i e s f o r i n c l u s i o n i n t h i s column.

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It would appear, from the paucity of back-page news, that the Sports Editor w i l l shortly be relegated to Sport Ed. Everyone is remarkably reticent concerning their athletic and allied defeats, and the Hockey Club, having lost three eonseoutive games, flatly refused to appear in print at a l l .

I.C.W.S.C., faced with the prospect of having a season f u l l of cancelled matches "owing to inclemency of weather", have begun arranging "ghost fixtures" in which they pretend to wipe their opponents off the map. This is good for morale and costs nothing in fares and broken sticks.

We hear that the Cross-Country Club are going en bloc to the Carnival. These gentlemen are fast off the mark and have a very strong finish. Should the Carnival be handicapped?

F The Golfing Association i s once more having a most

successful season. Having been undefeated last season the team has so far had very convincing wins in the five matches played to date, and is looking forward confide ently to the remaining games to be played.

Many beginners haws i»rofitj2d. from the series of group lessens which has been arranged with the professional at Highgate. Some have shown outstanding progress and w i l l probably do very well in the Captain1 a Cup khook-out com­petition where they can take f u l l advantage of their handi­cap allowance.

Golf i s somewhat dormant at the moment, mo3t people being content with an odd game now and then to keep i n prac­tice. Competitive events to be held later in the season include the Spring Meeting ('.Tentworth) on March 22nd, the 'Weekend' (Cooden Beach) on April 20th-22nd and the Summer Meeting (Camberley Heath) on June 22nd. The'Annual Dinner w i l l be held on February 27th when i t i s hoped that some personality of the golfing world w i l l be present.

Further information concerning these events w i l l be given at the General Meeting an February 2nd. (Committee Room A. 1.15 p.m.)

Rtf.I» Gup 2nd Hound v- Goldsmiths' jfgn 5-^

For this match I.C. had to travel to meet Goldsmiths' College. About half of the team had been to the Guilds' Carnival the previous night, many players sti 11 showed signs of a hangover, and consequently there was some doubt about the eventual result of this important game.

However,I.C. played together very well in what was a very exciting game. At half-time Goldsmiths' held a 3-1 lead, but I.C. fought back strongly and Gordon Green clinched matters in the last minute with a well-taken goal. I.C. now meet L.S.E. on February 15th in the semi-final of the cup.

The f i r s t XI have played only, two matches so far this term. Westminster defeated us by 4 goals to 2 in a game Where I.C. were definitely outplayed, although at the same time i t should be mentioned that Dennis Moore was injured in. the i n i t i a l stages of the game and had to continue on the wing. This injury was mo3t unfortunate i n that i t is most unlikely that he w i l l be f i t for the Cup semi-final on Feb­ruary 15th. Although L.S.E., our opponents i n this match, have beaten us 5-1 i n the League, i t i s felt that we have a sporting chance of reaching the final King's trounoed the L.S.E. team 5-1 t»vo week3 ago, and I.C. were unlucky to lose to King's by the only goal last week, when a def-laite improvement was noticed in the side. We hope that a l l members Trill endeavour to support the team on Feb. 15th, and that with more fitness and sobriety in the side they w i l l give a good account of themselves.

Although the A.C.C. do not provide a tour grant until next year, i t i s hoped that a tour can be arranged in the forthcoming Easter vacation. We have already written to Delft concerning this but unfortunately no reply has yet been received. Those of the Club who had the pleasure of entertaining the Delft. Student en Club da Bugby oa their rec­ent v i s i t w i l l realise that a v i s i t to Delft is.the obvious choice for such a tour. Bbwever, the Secretary would be very oleased to received any alternative suggestions.

A letter has been received from Bsmptan b m u r School thanking the 2nd. XI far the two enjoyable fixtures. It app­ears that a l l the school sides enjoy these fixtures as much is we do, and i t i s certainly a fitting way to prepare them fcr University sooner.

.The I.C.W.A. Table Tennis Team played their f i r s t league

match against Westfield's 1st. three last Tuesday unfor­tunately the match was lost, 7-3, but Jennifer Haywood i s to be congratulated on winning two out of three of her games. The doubles match resulted in an easy win for Westfield, due possibly to the fact that the I.C. pair have very limited opportunity far practice.

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At the xast meeting of the A t h l e t i c Clubs Committee the Links Memorial Trophy was awarded to the Swimming Club as being, i n the Committee's opinion, the a t h l e t i c club with the most Improved record during the past year.

To celebrate t h i s , the 2nd team beat N.E.C. 1st team 5-2 at St. Mary's Hospital hatha eight days ago.

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Perhaps the f i r s t mention 3hould be the glorious last week of the autumn term when the 1st. X7 beat NSC 62-0, setting up an unofficial record and followed i t by trouncing university vandals to the tune of 53-0, making a total of 115 pts. to n i l in one week.

Since then has been the Christmas vac. and a vi s i t from Delft - already reported - , the result was that a much too confident team went to Reading to play the university. We were rather flattered by the result winning 18-8. In much the same confident vein the team allowed!Kingjs to gain a half time lead of 3-0 at Jlit-oham. Just as the forwards began to pull their weight Pete Kale was injured and the last 25mins were contested with only seven forwards. The rest of the game reflects ^reat credit an the team for they several times almost scored and finally lost 8-0. The 2nd and A XV's both wan their games with Kings 3-0, 20-3, redeeming the s i t ­uation slightly.

The next few weeks w i l l show whether the lesson has been learnt, for this terms fixtures are extremely hard.

Apologies to the C XV for the cancellations this term but the answer lies in better and more consistent support for the lower sides.

)On Saturday, Feb. 11th (the day a f t e r the

Carnival) the U n i v e r s i t i e s A t h l e t i c Union Cross­country Championships w i l l be held on Wimbledon Common. I t i s hoped that London w i l l win t h i s event, and that the i n d i v i d u a l winner w i l l be Evans of I.C.

Further d e t a i l s w i l l be published l a t e r .

TSaturday 28th. January.

Rugger. v. R.A.E. Farnborough H. Hockey. v. Keble College (Oxford) A. Cross Country v. " I.C.W.S.C. Netball

Tuesday 31st. January. _ s q u a s h v. St. Georges

February Wednesday Is t . f o o t b a l l

Q.M.C. V. Maria Grey H

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R.S.M. Tech. Cup R.C.S. v. Saturday 4th. February

Rugger v. St. Johns (Camb.) (H) Football v. St. Marks & St. Johns Hockey v. High Wycombe (A) Cross Country v. B r i s t o l

Wednesday 8 t h . February Hotkey G. v. R^C.S. Cross Country v. Q.M.C. Footb a l l v. E.S.E.

Thursday 9th. February Squash v. Ib i s (A) Chess v. u.C. (H)

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