Issue N o . 524 F r i d a y i O i l i A u g u s t 1979

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 U N I O N

Imperial College Union announces

with great regret the death in

London on 14 July 1979 of

PROFESSOR R. N. PRYOR, BSc,

ARSM, CEng, FICE, FIMinE, FIMM,

Professor of Mining at Imperial

C o l l e g e and Head of the

Department of Mineral Resources

Engineering. He was President of

the Institution of Mining and

Metallurgy 1978-79.

B o r n in 1921, Rober t P r yo r was

e d u c a t e d at the R o y a l S c h o o l of M ines ,

Imper ia l Co l l e g e , g r a d u a t i n g wi th f irst-

c l ass h o n o u r s in 1948. H e then w o r k e d

wi th the R i o T in t o C o m p a n y L i m i t ed in

S p a i n , b e c o m i n g ch ie f m i n i n g eng ineer .

F r o m 1966 he was e m p l o y e d in R T Z

L o n d o n o f f i c e a s m i n i n g e n g i n e e r

c onsu l t an t on po tash , l ead - z inc , c oppe r ,

pyr i tes a n d n i c k e l pro jects ; he r e turned to

S p a i n in 1966 as genera l m a n a g e r of the

R i o T in t o Pa t ino project , Hue l va , unt i l

t ak ing up the C h a i r of M i n i n g at Imper ia l

C o l l e g e in 1968.

A p r om inen t f i gure in w o r l d m i n i n g ,

Robe r t P r yo r unde r t ook c o n s u l t a n c y

pro jects wo r l d -w ide . H e was a w a r d e d the

C o n s o l i d a t e d G o l d F i e lds of S o u t h A f r i c a

Ltd G o l d M e d a l for 1960, a n d in 1977-78

was a w a r d e d the title of S o c i o de H o n o r

de la A s s o c i a c i o n de Ingen ieros de M i n a s

de E s p a n a for h is c o n t r i b u t i o n s to the

deve l opmen t of S p a n i s h m i n i n g - the first

t ime the a w a r d had been m a d e to a

fore igner .

T R I B U T E t o

H i s p r e s i d e n t i a l a d d r e s s to t h e

Inst i tut ion of M i n i n g a n d Me ta l lu rgy ,

de l i v e red in 1978, was ent i t l ed ' T ow a rds a

m ine ra l s pol icy ' ,- a n d was an e x p r e s s i o n

of h is c o m m i t e n t to the future g r ow th a n d

deve l opmen t of the m inera l s i ndus t r y a n d

eng ine e r i ng p ro f e s s i on in the se rv i ce of

m a n k i n d .

P ro f e sso r P r yo r took a great interest in

s tudent act iv i t i es . H e was C h a i r m a n o f t h e

IC B o a t h o u s e C o m m i t t e e , a n d regu lar ly

gave e n c o u r a g e m e n t o n the t owpa th at

Pu tney in the ear l y m o r n i n g . It was a great

d i s a p p o i n t m e n t if he h a d to m i s s a M o r p h y

D a y b e c a u s e of h is o the r c o m m i t m e n t s . He

a l so f o l l owed the f o r tunes of the R u g b y

C l u b with interest. In h is o w n s tudent days

he r owed a n d p layed rugby for the R S M .

NUS SEEKS HELP FROM COMMONWEALTH HEADS IN FEES CAMPAIGN

A l l C o m m o n w e a l t h H e a d s

o f G o v e r n m e n t have b e e n

a s k e d b y the N a t i o n a l

U n i o n o f S t u d e n t s tp p u t

p r e s s u r e o n the B r i t i s h

G o v e r n m e n t to r e v e r s e its

p o l i c y o f d i s c r i m i n a t i n g

a g a in s t o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s

b y c h a r g i n g t h e m ex­

c e s s i v e l y h i g h t u i t i o n a n d

h a l l s o f r e s i d e n c e fees to

s t u d y i n t h i s c o u n t r y .

A l m o s t h a l l ' the 85 ,000

overseas s tuden ts i n B r i t a i n

a r c f r o m C o m m o n w e a l t h

c o u n t r i e s .

N U S is a lso m o u n t i n g a

c a m p a i g n to ensure tha t no

overseas s tuden t is f o r c ed to

l eave o r t u r n d o w n a p l a c e in

a B r i t i s h co l l e g e because o f

f i n a n c i a l h a r d s h i p .

"We will be prepared lo back direct

action such as occupations called by

local student unions where they are

necessary lo secure adequate money

for hardship funds," N U S

P r e s i d e n t T r e v o r P h i l l i p s s a i d

w h e n he n a m e d S u n d a y 7 t h

O c t o b e r 1979 as the d a y for a

s p e c i a l n a t i o n a l c on f e r ence o f

s tuden t u n i o n off icers to

d i s c u s s t h e p r o b l e m .

I n J u n e , the C o n s e r v a t i v e

G o v e r n m e n t a n n o u n c e d a n

e x t r a 20 p e r cen t i nc r ease i n

overseas t u i t i o n fees o n t op o f

the n i n e p e r cent i n c r ease for

the 1979/80 a c a d e m i c y e a r

a n n o u n c e d b y the L a b o u r

G o v e r n m e n t e a r l i e r i n the

y e a r . It h a s a l s o b e e n

s u g g e s t e d r e c e n t l y t h a t

overseas s t u d e n t fees s h o u l d be

r a i s ed e v e n h i g h e r .

Icontinued on page 2)

CO.YTI.YL ED

from front page.

Fees for p o s t g r a d u a t e s a re

b e i n g i n c r eas ed f r o m £925 to

£1.230. for u n d e r g r a d u a t e s

f r o m £705 t o £940 a n f j f o r n o n .

a d v a n c e d f u r t h e r e d u c a t i o n

courses they w i l l rise f r o m

£390 to £520. '

I n h is l e t te r to C o m m o n ­

w e a l t h H e a d s o f G o v e r n m e n t

sent to L u s a k a last week v i a

t h e i r E m b a s s i e s i n L o n d o n ,

T r e v o r P h i l l i p s states: "Britain

has. for many decades, been an

international centre for posl school

education, particularly attracting

students from the Commonwealth

and former British colonies.

Indeed, many Heads of Government

of Commonwealth countries are ex-

students of British I 'niversilies

themselves. We hold thai it is

essential that overseas students

maintain free and open access lo

British institutions for three major

reasons:

T h e three reasons tha t M r

P h i l l i p s g i v e s a r e t h a t :

e d u c a t i o n a n d s c h o l a r s h i p

s h o u l d be a v a i l a b l e i n t e r ­

n a t i o n a l l y w i t h o u t m o n e t a r y

o r p o l i t i c a l b a r r i e r s , it is

e s s e n t i a l f o r d e v e l o p i n g

c o u n t r i e s to have access to

e d u c a t i o n a n d t r a i n i n g

o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n B r i t a i n ; the

presence o f overseas s tudents is

ol C r u c i a l v a l u e i n b r o a d e n i n g

the c u l t u r a l e x p e r i e n c e o f

B r i t i s h s tudents .

L a u n c h i n g t h e N U S

c a m p a i g n t o g e t t h e

C o n s e r v a t i v e G o v e r n m e n t to

c h a n g e its m i n d o n overseas

s tudents , M r P h i l l i p s s a i d :

"Many people and their families

have devoted their lives lo gaining

ihe initial qualifications and

saving Ihe money necessary for a

place in a British college because

there are no equivalent educational

opportunities in their own

countries.

'' We are not prepared to see the

lives and potential careers of these

people wrecked. The issue we are

raising is of fundamental

importance to Britain. It is not

simply a question o/ people going

hungry or having lo do without

hooks.

Dear S i r . - I am horri f ied and

disgusted at the mean-spir i ted

att i tude adopted by the U n i o n

executive on the matter of next

year's F E L I X Ed i to r .

T h e i r u l t ima tum to. or rather

'dismissal of. J o h n Shut t l ewor th

c a n o n l y he s e en as a

misinterpretat ion of the facts

sur round ing the case. In order for

cr i ter ia as to e l ig ibi l i ty for a post

to become law. they must be

w r i t t e n i n t o the l a w s o r

c o n s t i t u t i o n o f t h e b o d y

concerned, in this case the Bye-

Laws of IC L nion. T h e cr i ter ia,

hav ing become law. must then be

made avai lable to election

candidates and to the electorate

at election times. Since the

cr i ter ia about 'good academic

standing ' make no appearance in

the Bye-Laws, they were not

avai lable in writ ten form either to

election candidates or to the

electorate in the elections for

F E L I X Ed i to r .

As one of the many voted for

J o h n Shutt leworth in the election,

I would feel cheated i f he were to

be removed from the post on some

obscure piece o f hearsay of w h i c h

I was unaware at the time oi

election. It is rather like the P r ime

M in i s t e r dismissing an M P from

the House of C o m m o n s because

his her private business is not

do ing too well .

O f course, the Pr ime M in i s t e r

cannot demand the resignation of

an M P from the House of

C o m m o n s (except in cases o f

serious misconduct) . T h e only

wav to remove an M P is by the

ballot. I ment ion this analogy

because there is no difference

between the situation described

above and the one regarding next

year's F E L I X Edi tor . T h e

important point in both cases is

that it is up to the electorate to

decide on a debatable issue and

not the executive. T h e only way

to remove a F E L I X Ed i t o r from

O i l i c e is, accord ing to the Bye-

Laws, by a two-thirds majority at

two L 'n ion Genera l Meet ings.

I hope that the executive w i l l

think again before cont inu ing

their short-sighted pol icy on this

affair. I f they do not. the matter

must surely end up in the law

courts.

Richa rd E a r l

(PG Affairs Officer)

COLLEGE

HARDSHIP FUND

At the Governing Body

meeting on the last day of

term it was resolved that no

'on course' students should be

asked to leave if suffering

f r o m g e n u i n e f i n a n c i a l

hardship. A Hardship Fund

was therefore made provision

for.

T h o u g h details are still

sketchy, any queries should

be directed to Chr is Fox, IC

Union President, int. 3915.

John

Colin

AN OFFICIAL EXEC. STATEMENT

FOLLOWING THE failure of his second year

Mathematics examinations, John

Shuttleworth, who was elected FELIX Editor

last March, was deemed by College not to be

of 'good academic standing'. This means that

he cannot be registered as a student for the

session 1979/80. He is barred from taking up

the Sabbatical by a College Governing Body

regulation, which had been accepted by a

Union General Meeting but had not been

incorporated into the Union Blue Book.

After taking all things into consideration,

including the fact that the Sabbatical is tied to

the FELIX Editorship, Imperial College Union

Executive issued a statement deeming John

Shuttleworth to be ineligible to take up the

post of FELIX Editor, and appointed Colin

Palmer Acting Editor, as he was the runner-

up in the original election.

IC Union Executive

8th August, 1979 Shuttleworth (left)

Palmer (right)

"Quadrophenia" deals with a

group of Mods over a period of ten

days and the attempt by the central

character, Jimmy (Phil Daniels), to

establish his Identity.

In trying to find himself he has

to overcome many pressures. He

rejects his family, his work and his

old friends and joins the Mods

hoping to find an identity amongst

his new mates. But he comes up

against an entirely new set of

pressures.

Directed by Frank Roddam,

produced by Roy Baird and Bill

Curbishly with THE WHO as

Executive Producers.

I was expecting a good film but

this was so brilliant that I will not be

able review it in the normal

manner. "Quadrophenia" is a film

that should not be talked about but

it should be experienced as soon

as you can find time to go along to

the Plaza 2. Although I have only

just seen it at a preview theatre, I

intend to experience its powerful

imagery next week. It is a film to be

seen again and again. Anytime you

feel low the film will take you back

to the emotive sixties and away

from the sophisticated seventies.

Never before has a film had such an

indescribable impact on me.

"Quadrophen ia " opens on

August 16th at the Plaza 2, Lower

Regent Street.

Colin Palmer

FELIX FILM

OF THE MONTH

i.ii I f i TI v.

The Beit Quad facelift has begun. Even

the clock that has, for months, shown the

time of 12:45 is likely to be restored to full

working order. Thousands of pounds

will be spent on up-grading the quad. A

large section is being paved over but

there will still be some areas of grass.

Students and visitors seeing the

development of the new quad emerging

from the remains of the old are puzzled

why there needed to be a change.

Tomb stones and coffins! Is the quad

being converted into a place of rest? Beit

Quad is the location of many traditional

events including the pancake race

(when the quad is watered by fire hoses)

and the exec torture (euuch!). The

expensive quad will be initiated regularly

by substances, other than rain water, in

the autumn.

POST GRAD PAGE

FESTIVAL

T h e C a m b r i d g e B e e r F e s t i v a l

the great and thumping success that

everyone knew it would be. The event

was marred only by the lack of

Wadworth's O ld Timer and Arkel l 's

K ingsdowne in the beer hall but this was

a lmos t c o m p e n s a t e d for by the

excel lence of certain other brews;

Paine's 'Superstuf f and Hoskin 's O ld

being the most notable. The ale took it's

toll quite early, on certain members of

the IC cont ingent a n d ' before the

afternoon was out, the C a m had already

c la imed a befuddled Steve G u n n (your

new Soc ia l Sec.)

PUNTING

The punting (subsidised) proved to be

a welcome diversion from the crowded

beer hall; it would be nice to spend a

whole day lazily punt ing down the C a m

with a p icnic and bottle of wine. Apart

from some heated internal debate about

pole technique (does one punt s lowly in

a straight line or does one punt sl ightly

more quick ly at the risk of z ig-zagging?)

our punt ended without incident. The

mundane pressures of everyday life

returned, however, with the return of the

punt; there was more drink to be

consumed! This was duly done before

we returned to London on the coach , the

journey back giving rise to one of the

most comic sights I have seen. The

coach s topped by the side of the road for

hordes of people (males) to respond to

'the call of nature' and they each ran to

the nearest available (unoccupied) tree.

Any unsuspect ing motorist passing by

must have t h o u g h t that a new

consc iousness for the welfare of the tree

had arisen.

DEP REPS

Onto more ser ious business; I would

be grateful if all P G Dept Reps cou ld

contact me as I need to compi le an up-

to-date list of you . Just write your name

and dept on a piece of paper and send it

to m e c / o Un ion Off ice. I hope that all P G

Dept Reps will make a determined effort

to a t tend P G G r o u p C o m m i t t e e

meetings next year (these will be well

advertised) in order that the group can

fulfil its' role effectively.

NEXT YEAR

Next year's P G Group Commit tee will

be the fol lowing

C h a i r m a n / P G Affairs Off. Richard Ear l ,

Phys P G

Peter Mi tchel l ,

Phys P G

(Int 3867)

Steve G u n n ,

C h e m P G

(int 4116) Welfare Off , , , J o h n Whitehouse,

C h e m P G

(int. 4162)

The post of Secretary remains unfi l led

jand if anyone is interested, 1 would be

Iglad if t h e y c o u l d c o n t a c t me

GRANTS

Any group of P G ' s from a dept. can

c la im a grant f rom the P G G r o u p if they

can prove that the money will be spent to

promote soc ia l activit ies (or any other

type of activity, save polit ical) involving

P G ' s .

Please contact Peter Mutchel l c /o Un ion

Off ice if you are interested in a grant.

The well being and effectiveness of

the. Group next year will depend on

YOUR part ic ipat ion. Please make an

effort to attend commit tee meetings at

which you will be able to put forward

your ideas. Indeed, if you have any ideas

as to what the group should be doing

next year, do not hesitate to send me a

note.

The major issue immediately affecting

most P G ' s is the t ime taken to do a Ph. D.

and this is an issue at which we will be

looking closely. A l so of immediate

interest is the level of overseas students'

tuit ion fees: 29% increase now with a

projected 100% increase to come! It is

envisaged that a quest ionnaire wil l be

sent round to all Ph .D. students in the

early part of the autumn term cover ing

both these issuees.

We are p lanning to hold another event

before term starts (probably mid-

September). The exact nature of the

event is not yet known but I have no

doubt that it will be another success

(well, I hope it will be another success!)

Richard Earl

PG Affairs Officer, 1979/80

NORMA RAE This is a powerful, moving tale

set in modern day southern

Amer i ca . Sal ly Field, in the title

role, gives a very conv inc ing

portrayal of a tough young

woman and her struggle for

freedom. For this per formance

she deservedly won the best

actress award at the Cannes Fi lm

Festival this year.

Norma Rae is a widowed

mother whose life centres on the

local cotton mil l , a gruesome

co l lect ion of clattering machinery

wh ich is the only industry in the

town. Her life changes when she

meets Reuben, a Jew ish New

Yorker, who wishes to introduce a

trades union to the mil l . He meets

opposi t ion not only from the

management, but also from the

employees with their fears and

prejudices. Ron Le ibman, in the

role of Reuben, gave an equal ly

conv inc ing performance as the

strange man with big ideas and a

lot of drive; a man unlike any

Norma Rae has encountered

before.

Norma marries Sonny (Bean

Bridges) but soon runs into

trouble by over involving herself

with the union. The plot is a little

slow, but this is a deliberate

express ion of the reality of the

w h o l e s i t u a t i o n . P a r t i c u l a r l y

impressive are the factory scenes

wh ich reminded me more of the

Victor ian era, rather than modern

d a y A m e r i c a . T h e c o n s t a t

FILM

REVIEW

pounding of machinery and blank

faces of the almost robotic

workers convey a sense of shame;

do people really work underthese

cond i t i ons?

Despite its faults this film is a

m e a n i n g f u l a n d w o r t h w h i l e

experience. Not full of 'thrills and

spil ls ' , it effectively blends actors

and scenery to produce an image

of reality; a fr ightening image.

This is a fi lm to be enjoyed at

leisure.

Mark Smith

NEXT

FELIX

FRIDA Y

SEPT

14th

Copy date Monday

September 10th

Wednesday 1st

Health Authority stripped of powers

Mr Patrick Jenk in , the Health

Secretary, str ipped of their power the 33

members of the London health authority

which has def ied Government pol icy on

N H S cuts.

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham

Area Health Author i ty will be run

indefinitely by a team of specia l

commiss ioners . The A H A dec ided at a

meeting on Monday not to make thecu ts

that would be necessary if it were not to

overspend its budget. It is estimated that

about £5.5 mil l ions would need to be cut

as a result of inflation and the V A T

increase and predicted that patients

wou ld die as a result.

Nigerian BP nationalisation

In an apparently unique effort by

Whitehall to save substantial oil rights,

the Foreign Off ice has instructed the

act ing High Commiss ioner in Lagos, Mr

Frank Kennedy, to take up the matter

with the military government of Genera l

Obasanjo.

The 40,000 tonnes of oil B P took from

Niger ia daily went almost entirely to its

subsidiar ies in mainland Europe. Its

sudden d isappearance will cut suppl ies

there by about 15 per cent, unless B P is

able to replace the oil by buying at

higher prices on the free markets, or by

cu t t i ng back s a l e s to o the r o i l

companies.

Thursday 2nd

U.S. ban sale of arms to Ulster police

A State Department spokesman said

that a review of Amer ican weapons

pol icy was underway and for the t ime

being no weapons cou ld be exported for

t he R o y a l U l s t e r C o n s t a b u l a r y .

T h e m o v e w a s p r o m p t e d by

al legations that pol i t ical detainees have

been mistreated during interrogation.

N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d S e c r e t a r y , Mr

Humphrey Atk ins responded by saying

that there was no quest ion of the R U G

being left short of the weapons they

need to fight terror ism.

Morcambe and Wise

A secret TV tribute is being compi led

by the B B C which will be screened when

they retire. The B B C believes that Er ic

Morecambe, recovering from major

open-heart surgery, may well leave the

partnership this year.

The two comedians were surpr ised

when they heard the news of the tribute.

Ernie Wise said, "I'm sure we shall come

back. My understanding is that as soon

as Eric feels up to it we'll be together

again, and I haven't heard anything to

the contrary."

A B B C TV spokesman said that some

prel iminary work is being done on

presenting a sui table programme in the

event of Morecambe and Wise giving up

showbus iness.

"It is normal journalistic practice. We

hear that Eric is progressing

satisfactorily and this is one programme

we hope won't go out."

Friday 3rd

Thatcher avoids Commonwealth split

A ser ious split at the Commonwea l th

Conference was avoided by a speech by

Mrs Thatcher in support of changes in

the Z imbabwe-Rhodes ia const i tut ion.

She put forward four points as a basis

for a settlement acceptable to the

Afr ican members of the C o m m o n ­

wealth. The main point is that the

a m e n d e d Z i m b a b w e - R h o d e s i a

consti tut ion shou ld be comparab le with

those agreed with other former co lon ies.

All fingers and thumbs

S u r g e o n s in A b e r d e e n h a v e

fashioned a pair of thumbs for a three-

year-old who was born without any.

In a series of operat ions over eight

months a medical team fashioned the

thumbs from the toes of one foot - the

first t ime this is believed to have been

d o n e a n y w h e r e in t h e w o r l d .

The chi ld is making good progress in

using her right hand and is able to draw

T o r r e n t i a l r a i n f l o o d s L o r d s

Torrential rain stopped play in the

Cornhi l l Test when England were 72 for

three in reply to India's first innings total

of 96. The water was calf deep near the

boundar ies and play was abandoned for

the rest of the day.

Saturday 4th

Russian nuclear disaster confirmed

Conf i rmat ion that the Soviet Un ion

suffered a major accident involving

nuclear waste in late 1957 or early 1958

has come from studies carr ied out at

O a k R i d g e N a t i o n a l L a b o r a t o r y

in Tennessee.

The accident was first reported by

the exi led Russ ian scientist Dr Zhores

Medvedev in 1976. The accident laid

waste large areas of territory in the Urals

and caused many deaths.

Gossip columnist to sue proprietor

Nigel Dempster of the Daily Mail is to

take legal act ion against his proprietor,

Lord Rothermere, who descr ibed his

work as having 'the taste of an old, cold

fried potato.'

At his Che l sea mansion, where he

lives with his wife, Lady Cami l la

Osborne, daughter of the late Duke of

Leeds, Dempster was adamant that he

intends to see 'justice done'.'At the

moment the Daily Mail needs me more

than I need them .... morale in the office

is low.'

J i l l

D a w s o n

Sunday 5th

Pound falls

Wholesale prices, wh ich will affect

shop prices within a few months, rose by

2.25 per cent in July. The inflationary

trend hit the pound, which fell by 3 cents

against the dollar.

The f igures indicate an underly ing

annual inflation rate of 13.5 per cent,

compared with less than twelve per cent

in June - but this is bound to worsen

considerably as the full impact of petrol-

product price rises takes effect and the

increase in V A T is reflected in the index,

possib ly putting it up by 3 per cent in

August .

A c r u m b of c o m f o r t for the

Government comes from a slight fall - of

1 3/4 per cent - in the prices of non-oi l

b a s e d c o m m o d i t i e s b o u g h t by

manufactur ing industry - part icularly

copper, lead, wood pulp and hides.

Monday 6th

Muzorewa insulted

Bishop Muzorewa sa id it was " an

insult to the electorate and the

government of this count ry" that new

elect ions were proposed. Mrs Thatcher

denied that she had sacr i f iced the

Muzorewa Government to acheive

u n a n i m i t y at the C o m m o n w e a l t h

conference in Lusaka.

ITV strike

A s the c o n s e q u e n c e s of the

commerc ia l television pay dispute, TV

screens went blank over wide areas of

the country.

A battle is going on after the

breakdown of pay negotiat ions between

the ITV companies and all three unions

who have staff employed, electr ic ians,

technic ians and anci l lary workers.

San Francisco earthquake

A n . e a r t h q u a k e s h o o k a w ide

port ion of the San Franc isco Bay area ,

fr ightening residents and caus ing tall

off ice bui ld ings to sway. There were no

r e p o r t s o f i n j u r y o r d a m a g e .

Student resigns from university

A Cambr idge graduate is reported to

have made thousands of pounds in

profit by 'borrowing' books from the

university library and then sel l ing them

to London dealers for upwards of

£25,000.

R e s i g n i n g f r o m the un i ve rs i t y ,

though, which involves the expunging of

your name from the records and the

cance l l ing of all your degrees, is only

available at the would-be resigner's

request.

Even then, it has to be approved by the

university counc i l , whose members

must be conv inced that the reasons are

good enough. A n d until 1974 the step

was actual ly impossib le.

T h i s u n u s u a l p r o t e c t i o n of a

student's past acheivements, even from

himself, was changed in 1974 during a

suitably bizarre one-man campaign . Mr

Sadar Tejendrasingh, a Cambr idge MA

who wapted to end all his l inks with the

university and with Bri t ish authorit ies

general ly, broke university windows,

assaulted an administrat ion messenger

and smashed a postal weighing machine

in the Old Schoo l s to promote his cause.

Tuesday 7th India save test

Centur ies by Dil ip Vengsarkar and

Gundapp a Viswanath, plus delays for

rain, helped India save the second

Cornh i l l Test against Eng land at Lords.

India needing 323 to stop an innings

defeat, had made 318 for four when play

ended.

Etna eruption

Pol ice and troops were alerted as the

unpredictable eruption of Mount Etna,

Europe's largest vo lcano , cont inued.

Today, a new crater opened about 3,000

feet up the 10 ,958 f t m o u n t a i n .

Atomic plant closed

Hol land's only commerc ia l nuclear

power stat ion at Borsse l le has been

c losed for repairs after a turbine steam

bellows sprang a leak. Steam which

e s c a p e d w a s n o t r a d i o a c t i v e .

Animals sensed quake before it struck

Animals in a safari park near the

epicentre of the moderately strong

earthquake which shook San Franc isco

an d no r t he rn C a l i f o r n i a b e h a v e d

erratically for hours before the tremors

were felt by people.

Their behaviour, observed by many

full-t ime keepers and trainers, supports

the belief that animals are sensit ive to

se ismic activity.

The park's spokeswoman said that a

cougar had been very restless and

padded about most of the night, whi le a

baby tiger- "normal ly very n ice" - had

remained cur led up in a corner all day,

r e f u s i n g to r e s p o n d to f r i e n d l y

approaches.

"Then about five minutes before the

earthquake occur red, one of our trainers

was trying to trim the toenai l of an

elephant, but the elephant wouldn' t let

him do it," she said.

"Normal ly the elephant is very

gentle. It went back and banged the door

around and began trumpeting when the

quake occur red . "

Other animals grouped with their

own kind during the ea r thquake-Zebras

with Zebras, deer with deer and so on,

and they all remained standing up

dur ing the jolt ing.

"Half an hour afterwards everything

was back to normal as though nothing

had happened."

HAMLET

at the Old Vic

This product ion of Hamlet

with Derek J a c o b i in the title role

for the second time, is heading for

a well deserved international tour

inc lud ing Els inore itself, Greece,

Ch ina , Japan and Austra l ia . Very

little was cut from this superb

product ion making it a long but

enjoyable evening despite the

c r a m p e d c o n d i t i o n s i n an

otherwise fine o ld theatre, the set

was very s imple; the scenery

cons is t ing only of two portraits,

one of o ld Hamlet and one of

C laud ius , so that a cont inuous

compar i son cou ld be made by the

audience and effective use made

by the characters, Hamlet in

particular. Th is gave a very

Shakespearean atmosphere with

cos tumed stage hands employed

in moving the major props

between scenes.

A n o r i g i n a l b e g i n n i n g

introduced us to the four major

charactersmoving across the

smokey stage and highl ighted in

pairs and singly in spotl ights. This

promised a well produced and

interesting performance: we were

not d isappointed. L ight ing and

music were both used to good

effect, part icularly on the castle

battlements where the ghost 's

presence was indicated by the

mournful notes of a flute. One

mus ic ian who stood out was

guitarist A lan Lawrence, amongst

the players who accompan ied the

H e c u b a s p e e c h a n d t h e

"Mouse t rap " p lay— an

unfortunate name cons ider ing

Agahtha Christ ie 's long runner,

wh ich raised a titter from the

audience.

Derek Jacob i gave a brilliant

performance (surprise, surprise!)

a s e x p e c t e d f r o m t h i s

exper ienced actor a l though I felt

that his mad fit fo l lowing his

meeting with the ghost was rather

overdone with Jacob i rol l ing on

the stage in an imitation of a

chi ld ish tantrum. This is the only

cr i t ic ism I had and it was forgotten

after the famous "To be or not to

be" so l i loquy and the fol lowing

speech with Ophe l ia wh ich was in

my op in ion the best scene of the

night.

Robert Eddison, as Polonius,

a l s o g a v e an o u t s t a n d i n g

performance with just the right

amount of se l f—opinionat ion to

provide humour in th i s t r a g i cp l a y .

The only major cr i t ic ism of

the play was the character isat ion

of Gertrude, played by Brenda

Bruce, who did not show as much

affection towards Hamlet as was

e x p e c t e d , a l t h o u g h h e r

performance was up t o < the

standard expected at the O ld Vic.

Altogether, we both enjoyed

our first oppurtunity to review,

a l though we had a momentary

worry fol lowing Laetes and

Ophel ia 's passionate embrace on

stage — is incest contag ious?

Tansy Hepton and M o Misra

Neon Harts

Popular Music

time waits for no one - in a way

this reminds me of how the two

unicorns flet as they watched the

a rk f loat a w a y : b e h i n d a n

incredibly badly des igned new-

wave-canh- in-a Hempt-at-street-

credibi l i ty/notoriety-and-today-

relevance cover lurks very little at

al l apart from a further attempt by

' l iv ing legends ' at a fast buck - the

cover nays: anthology 1971-1977:

compi la t ions are rarely anything

b u t d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s : t h i s

conforms - with the poss ib le

except ions of 'fool to cry ' and the

live 'if you can't rock me / get off

my c loud ' , bluntly it sucks :

posterity wi l l hardly be k ind to this

' record ' - the validity is minimal -

wh i ch is fairly lucky as it a lmost

perfectly matches the mus ica l

content : add to jagger has never

sung worse - ok, maybe 'way back

when ' the stones were a 'force to

be reckoned with ' - not authology

1971-1977 -

there is very little to be sa id for

this a lbum

ian v wieczorck

Time waits for no man

- Rolling Stones

As a complete contrast, this

a lbum is fun, varied, interesting,

and can even be l istened to right

through. (Latest score Neon

Hearts 4, Ro l l ing Stones 0). Neon

Hearts are a new band, this being

their first a lbum. They play music

a coup le of inches outside the

Rezi l los, sort of poppy, avarte-

garde, new wave whatever that

might be.

T h e v o c a l i s t , T o n e D i a l ,

('honest officer its me real name')

sounds like a more adventurous,

and more powerful Rob in Scott

('M' you ignorant —'s ) . Keith

A l l en , drums, and Steve Heart,

sax, are the other heroes. Paul

Raven, bass, performs some­

where between so l id and inspired,

and Mart in Ratcliffe, guitar, never

lets the s ide down, giving an

overall impress ion of t ightness

and original ity. The product ion

seems very rough, but it is always

appropr iate (Neon Hearts 8

Ro l l ing Stones 0).

So ! an excel lent a lbum from the

tasteful pink and black cover to

the essential little round hole in

the middle. Best tracks? Irrelevant

(Neon Hearts 10 Ro l l ing Stones

0 Match Abandoned as a no

contest Neon Hearts to play

winners of Led Zepel l in vs PIL in

the next round)

Neon Eric

A l b u m Rev iew

T h e L o n d o n C o n c e r t "

by Dave J a g o

One of the reasons that Oscar

Peterson's p laying has never

particularly appealed to me is that

he seems to play with a complete

lack of emotion. The impression

has been fueled by watching him

playing happily away to an

enthusiast ic audience in the

safety and comfort of his own

television chat show. It is a well

k n o w n f a c t , a m o n g s t w e

tradit ionalists at least, that the

best jazz can only be played by

pennyless, homeless, unloved

('My baby done left me ...') down

and outs, preferably on the verge

of catch ing pneumonia or going

insane. On this double a lbum,

however, recorded live at the

Royal Festival Hal l last year,

Peterson quite excel ls himself,

playing with a surpr is ing fire and

pass ion.

Having said that, perhaps I had

better make it clear that this is not

just a record of Oscar Peterson

accompanied by bass and drums,

but of a trio in the proper sense of

the word. A l l three instruments

take an equally important part in

the proceedings. Louis Bel lson,

on drums, is known to many

through his work with big bands,

a l though he is in fact no stranger

to smal l group playing. His

d r u m m i n g is a l w a y s w e l l

considered, and his short solo

spots manage to be totally

stunning, whilst remaining fully

integrated within the musical

context. The drum choruses in

'Sweet Georg ia Brown ' have to be

heard to be believed - no boring

extended ego trips here!

J o h n Heard, on bass, produces

a much grittier, and to my mind

better, tone than does Nick

Peterson, who is Petersons

regular bass player. Heard's

bouncy, angular style matches

the f luancy of the piano lines

beautifully. Peterson himself, of

course, plays with sheer technica l

genius. The rendit ion of 'Sweet

Georg ia Brown, ' one of the stand­

out tracks on the a lbum, is

nothing short of incredible, and

the ease with which he changes

from style to style, bounc ing from

stride into bebop in the space of a

few s e c o n d s , is s o m e t i m e s

breathtaking.

Colin Palmer selects articles that were printed in FELIX twenty years

ago. This week:

** QUESTIONNAIRES ••

In January 1959 a nam sport

saemed to have taken root among

tha mala population ot IC - that

ol putting members of ICWA

through questionnaires and

ratings. This may have seemed to

be an amusing game on the

surface, but to the ladles of ICWA

It was a deliberate campaign

calculated to provide a handy guide to the personalities,

characters ol the unsuspecting

Icwarlans A group called

CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE re­

taliated by compiling the

"WALLULK rating" to help a girl to

separate the wolf from the sheep,

and to make an accurate

assessment of any man.

D o e s he s p o r t a b e a r d +5

D o e s he w e a r a l o u d s h i r t +5

D o e s he m a k e h i s o w n o m l e t t e s + 10

Doesn't he believe all women are after the same thing +10

D o e s he s p e n d h i s e v e n i n g p l a y i n g c h e s s - 2 0

H a s he s a i d t h a t he is a c o n f i r m e d b a t c h e l o r +15

Is h e a t o u c h l i n e p l a y e r - 1 5

D o e s he t e l l y o u r i s q u e s t o r i e s , + 1 5

D o e s he h a v e a M a r i l y n M o n r o e c a l e n d a r + 10

D o e s h e s h o w it t o y o u +5

Does he spend his hol idays and weekends c l imbing with the boys -20

D o e s he b e l i e v e i n m o n o g a m y - 1 5

Does he

(a) l i v e at h o m e - 2 0

(b ) s h a r e l o d g i n g s .., - 1 0

(c ) h a v e o w n a p a r t m e n t +15

Is his abode cluttered up with

(a) distract ing objects e.g. family albums,scienti f ic toys,pets and

f r u i t s , p u z z l e s a n d c l o c k s - 1 0

(b) t h e b a r e e s s e n t i a l s + 1 0

D o e s he u s e a c a r to a d v a n t a g e + 15

D o e s he p h o n e y o u b e f o r e 10 a m - 1 0

D o e s h e l i k e s h o r t s k i r t s +5

D o e s he be l i e ve that var i e ty is the s p i c e of l i fe +10

D o e s he o w n a p a i r of o l d s l i p p e r s - 1 0

Does he take you straight to the back row in the pictures - 1 0

D o e s h e h a v e a b r u s h c u t 0

Does he say "I can't give you anything but love baby" (beware!) +15

D o e s he r e m e m b e r y o u r b i r t h d a y - 1 0

In a c loudburst does he

(a) s e n d y o u h o m e - 1 0

(b) t a k e y o u to h i s p l a c e t o d r y o f f + 10

D o e s he be l i e ve a w o m a n ' s p l a c e is in the h o m e -10

D o e s h e k e e p a p e t +15

H a s h e g i v e n y o u h i s p h o n e n u m b e r - 1 0

Does he drown his sorrows i n

(a ) C u p o f t e a - 5

(b) " D e c l i n e a n d F a l l of the R o m a n E m p i r e " -20

(c ) W h i s k y o n t h e R o c k s +15

D o e s he t h i n k t h a t L a d y C h a t t e r l y w a s r i g h t +10

Does he l ike his c h i c k e n young p lump and tender +15

D o e s he c o m m e n t o n y o u r a p p e a r a n c e +5

The score opposite each quest ion

applies to the positive answer, i.e.

"yes". No marks are given for an

a n s w e r i n t h e n e g a t i v e .

R A T I N G S

225-150: Professional bachelor,

rake, Casanova etc - doomed to

be lonely to old age if he doesn't

watch out. Likes his l iquor

straight, his cars and women fast.

Not to be trusted. Dynamite to the

weake ro f theweake r s ex -we l l left

alone.

150 - 50: Dangerous, unbeatably

a t t r a c t i v e , u n b e l e i v a b l y i n ­

telligent, unutterably charming,

all male - so he tells you. A l so

unbearably conce i ted . Improves

with old age, specia l ly if left in

co ld storage.

0 and ne ighbourhood : The golden

mean No more need be said!

-50 - -205: Complete ly dom­

esticated, will not cause any

trouble. No worry about a wolf in

sheep's c lothing here.

"The Bitch" stars Joan Collins,

Michael Coby, Kenneth Haigh,

Ian Hendry, Corolyn Seymour

and Sue LLoyd.

Produced by John Quested and

directed by Gerry O'Hara.

"The Bitch" opens at the Rialto

on Wednesday 19th September

with a G a l a P r e m i e r e .

Review by Colin

Filmed close to Imperial

College, it is a pleasure to

see familiar settings. Of

course you can guess

there are many artistically

directed scenes shot in

doors .... in bed to be

more accurate and in a

convenient swimming

pool.

This film is cool and

sharp. Real Saturday

night entertainment. A

c lassy comment on

London's night life ... and

guaranteed to add to the

satisfaction of living in

London.

50% ofthe film is based on

s o m e f o r m of s e x .

25% is filled with the stars

t h i n k i n g a b o u t s e x

In the remaining 25% they

are allowed to recover

A FILM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WEEK

" T H E C H I N A S Y N D R O M E "

by Mark Smith Whenever you tuck a switch to

turn on a light, do you think of the

possible consequences of what

you are do ing? This is the

quest ion posed to us all, indirectly

, in this interesting nuclear power

thriller wh ich is released to day.

The title refers to a term once

co ined for the melt-down of a

nuclear reactor. The plot thus

c e n t r e s o n the a c c i d e n t a l

discovery by a TV news team of a

near disaster at an atomic power

station. Kimberly Wells (Jane

Fonda) is an ambit ious news

r e p o r t e r c a u g h t b e t w e e n

revealing the cover-up of the

accident and losing her job, or

a c c e p t i n g t h e s p e r f i c i a l

assurances of the plant's publ ic

relations officer. Her cameraman,

played by producer Michae l

Douglas, is conv inced that the

publ ic shou ld be told. Jane Fonda & Michael Douglas plan their next shot in ihe nuclear potter plant.

A brilliant performance from Jack Lemmon

starring as Jack Godell.

Further compl icat ions arise; the

big business interests wh ich built

the power station are seeking a

l icence for another and cannot

afford expensive safety checks or

any bad public i ty. They resort to

v ioence to keep the story secret

and push for the plant to be put

back 'on line' as soon as possible,

thus saving money and their

reputation.

J a c k . L emmon plays a senior

engineer, Jack Gode l l , who is

susp ic ious about the whole

incident. His subsequent deal ings

with both TV crew and company

provide the basis for the rest of

this interesting and topical movie.

L emmon gives an extremely

It's all action!!

conv inc ing performance in an

unl ikely role for him, d isp lay ing

his great flexibility as an actor.

T h e fj|m r a i s e s s e v e r a l

interesting quest ions, especial ly

for scient ists. C a n we afford a

nuclear programme in wh ich

f inancial matters rather than

safety could possib ly be of

premier importance? Are the

publ ic aware that switching on

that light gives them a form of

responsibi l i ty and should they

therefore be better informed?

This drama, although decidedly

a n t i - n u c l e a r , g i ves no f i rm

answers and centres more on the

Serious bus/new in the obsercalion booth

emotional states of the people

involved. I can only r ecommend it

as a welcome escape from the

batch of sci-f i c owboys and

Indians currently with us. It

contains some fine per formances

and can at least be taken

seriously.

F i n a l l y , w i t h o u r o w n

Environmental Week soon to

come, this film would provide an

interesting night out - especial ly if

you get bored with the arguments

and debates at col lege!

P R I Z E

C R O S S W O R D

Across Down

10.

14.

15.

19.

21,

22.

23.

24.

Find the hollow one in anachronistic pennies (3) Get bored after hearing essay on topical sarcasm (6) Arrives with hollow burning (6) Mixed teas in the Orient (4) Consider backward editor free, as planned (10) Cal l for more French in the centre (6)

Want the French to

aggravate (6) P o s t Office changes dole order for the dog (6)

You end mixed loan to five hundred in dump (6) Find the Scot, and not the Navy queen! (10) L a s t letter before the seventh is the sixth (4) Touch mind vessel (6) Snoops, or used to, initially peering right into every town house (6) F i s h can't start to feel (3)

18.

20.

21

Scribble: search for Eldorado starting up after the party (6) Bucket one hears is white (4) When in river, allowed to cross out (6)

State of tension in southern rai Iway (6) Lumberjack sounds a man of oak (4,6) Take in, in three attempts (3) Circularly, the Spanish last star is a girl (6) Being excessive in gold, noise consumed (10) Simpleton, old one changed (6) Quarters scripture before church, to improve concentration (6) As directors, we object to her opening store (6) Gi r l , after the cane, back at the back (6) Leader has the answer it is

heard (4)

Fastener speed (3)

Entries should be handed into the

FELIX office before September 4th

1979.

All correct entries received will be put

in a hat and the first one drawn will win

the prize of £2.

E D I T O R I A L At last I'm Ac t ing Felix Editor. I thank J o h n Shutt leworth for

helping me with this issue of FELIX. It is a shame that he shou ld

f ind himself in a posi t ion where he cou ld no longer cont inue as

Editor. Harmony has not fully been restored and that is the reason

why there are no contr ibut ions form Richard Ear l . P G Group

Cha i rperson , a l though it would seem that he is wi l l ing for the copy

to be transferred from J o h n Shutt leworth to me.

I plan to bring out one more FEL IX dur ing this vacat ion, (I need

the pract ice), on Fr iday September 14th. The copy deadl ine for

that issue will be 5.30pm on Monday September 10th. If you were

incredulous about the strict observance of J . Harr is deadl ines then

be warned I intend to be as harsh over late copy .... with one

except ion. I wil l inc lude a defaulter's page if vital copy

would otherwise be left out. However the humil iat ion of having an

article on the page shou ld d iscourage all the I'll do it presently '

people, who haven't a c lue how an issue is schedu led to get their

proverbial digits out and copy in on time.

Fresher 's issue deadl ine will be Monday September 17th. If you

have a legit imate excuse for handing it in late I will only accept it if

you inform me before the deadl ine because the Fresher 's issue is

going to be a large undertaking that has to be methodical ly

schedu led .

For the next month the FEL IX Of f ice is go ing to be spruced up.

Several l i tho jobs are c o m i n g in and its a g o o d t ime to get posters

and letter headers printed before the last minute rush.

A surpr is ingly large number of people have helped produce this

FELIX. Students have written postcards from exot ic p laces in

Europe (thanks but you make me jealous) whi le others have given

moral support dur ing a difficult per iod.

Mark Smith - for helping just at cruc ia l moments when more than

one job c ropped up and of course his set of reviews.

Gill McConway - for rapid photo typesett ing when all the copy

came in at once, and for resetting work when the mach ine dec ided

to be naughty.

Ian Morse - for pr int ing and good ideas for improving the

decorat ion of the FELIX Off ice.

Tansy & Mo - for their first theatre review. I'm looking forward to

reading about R o m e o and Jul ie t in the next issue.

Sean O'Boyle - tor moral support and coffee.

Jill Dawson - for Day by Day

Richard Earl - 'I don't l ike being cal led Cha i rpe rson ... cal l me

cha i rman ' has at last diverted his copy into this FEL IX . He wou ld

like to say that this does not represent a capi tulat ion just c o m m o n

sense.

Janet Sheppard - for wri t ing from far off parts.

Miss L Ewing - for the front page press release concern ing the

death of Professor Pryor.

Eric and Pinball - for mus ic reviews.

NUS especially Ian Coxon - for the Fees C a m p a i g n press release.

DDA - lor help with film reviews especia l ly for providing sti l ls at

short notice.

Columbia - EMI - Warner - fo r e v e n m o r e s t i l l s .

Jon Firth - for help in p roduc ing this issue.

Chris Fox and the rest of the exec - when they f inal ly produce their

statement .... They are here now so I'll save my comments about

them for the next issue. They will have to learn that my deadl ines

apply equal ly well to t hem. Ma lco lm reckons he'l l be the

first to use the defaulter 's page .... I bet he won t get his copy in

even in t ime for that.

Col in Palmer (Acting FELIX Editor)

WARNING

Students should beware of a female

that is likely to approach them saying,

"I'm sorry I have missed my last tube."

It is rumoured that the girl is of foreign

extraction and seems to be getting to

know postgraduates by working

through the alphabetical list.

Unconfirmed reports suggest that she

is not dangerous but likes to enjoy

herself. Please contact the FELIX

office if you know of her whereabouts

or if you are the person that is the

cause of the rumours. We would be

delighted to meet you.