EVERY FORTNIGHT

No.SI. 19 t h J U N E 1 9 5 3 .

I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E

G U I L D S S M E L L T R O U B L E R.C.S. IN THE SWIM

Members of R.C.S. who walked past Guild's ju s t a f t e r lunch on 29th ».r.y were not surprised at the h o r r i b l e smell d r i f t i n g through the doors, for i t was known that the Guilds were holding t h e i r A.G.l!. and P r e s i d e n t i a l Elections; and when you get several hundred of them together

P h i l i p Allsopp, presiding over the meeting, s n i f f e d ••delicately -nd expressed the opinion that "Gentlemen, jthcre i s a member of R.C.S. here somewhere." Mr. Allsopp, ' r e t i r i n g President, was presented, i n token of h i s services, with two books. Lest worse b e f a l l , s u f f i c e i t to toy that the;- were printed i n English i n France, -nd are brut what you expect.

CORONATION CAPERS Imperial College celebrated the Coronation i n i t s own

way. A large contingent chose to greet the Great Day from , (the etreets of London, with a heap of papers under one arm, and thouting "Daily H r . i l . Everest Special Coronation E d i t i o n . " Our reporter, up a l l night, describes the t h r i l l of "being a l i n k i n the chain which started with a b r i e f wireless message, then a youth with a banner, running down a mountain to the North of Khatraondu, then another wireless 'message, then a p r i n t i n g press, then rae." Everybody i n the crowd was mad keen to buy a paper - one lady bough' two dozen

to s i t on. The p o l i c e , brawny countrymen with a glorious v a r i e t y of accents were, of course, not supposed to read on duty. Nevertheless, "Fold one up, son, and s l i p i t under my cape", was heard more than once. Another paper s e l l e r reports how he entered a grandstand at Marble Arch at 6 a.m., sold a l l h i s papers, end decided to stay there. A f t e r w a i t i n g seven hours a.steward came up and demanded to see h i s t i c k e t . The i n e v i t a b l e happened and he watched the procession from a dreadful p o s i t i o n i n the s t r e e t .

The whole idea of s e l l i n g newspapers was to have enough money to go to the B a l l . Excitement ran fever high, f o r those who were i n the Union on Coronation Eve saw the f r a n t i c and very noble e f f o r t s raa.de by a group of enthu­s i a s t s i n transforming the Lounges, Gym., and Dining H a l l into appropriate arenas. The tennis courts too were equipped with dance f l o o r s , f l o o d l i g h t i n g and beer garden.

Prior to the ba l l , a host of very t a s t e f u l and w i t t y advertisements had appeared, and a specimen t i c k e t was shown. These tickets were master pieces of a r t and p r i n t ­ing, and the world flocked t o buy them. We were also told that we were t o be allowed to keep tnem,but t h a t , l e s t any vhould be used twice, they were to be franked on the back with "a specially made stamp."

With Borne eagerness,'then,I handed i n my t i c k e t at mid­night on Coronation Day, and i t was handed back to me, stamped. And how delightful to find that the special stamp was a signature of I.C. Hon. Secretary W.P. Goss.'

The rain made a mess of tenniB-court plans, and the Union was very crowded, resulting i n a l i t t l e chaos, especially when several hundreds had to stand for a quarter of an hour holding glasses of wine, waiting to toast the Queen. Mention should be made here of the Cad who set off a firework in the Upper Dining Hall, causing wine to be •pilled over many dresses.

^ The supper, fresh salaon or ham salad, and wine, was very good. In fact, a good time was had by a l l .

In the E l e c t i o n s , Ron George became President, and Tony G i l l Vice- President, with Edward J . Taylor Hon. Sec. A clay pipe was presented to i.ir. Selby, oldest established member of the Union, leaving t h i s year. The previous day, i n the R.C.3.H.A .C-.U., Jim Anderson ha.d taken h i s place as new President amid tumultuous cheers, with the new Vice President, John Hathaway.

After the Union Meeting, Guilds assembled outside R.C.S. to s t a r t the F i e l d Cup Race. Each department had tc make a crown, and carry i t i n procession i n a palanquin to the Serpentine, where a waiting boat bore i t , l i k e Iting Arthur, to the other side, thence to be disembarked and rushed to Knightsbridge where Derek Crossley, disguised as an Ex Eastern Monarch, was waiting to be crowned, seated of course on the Coronation stone. None of the boats sunk th t h i s year ( c . f . F i e l d Cup 1950), although a number of swimmers did t h e i r best to cause a maximum of chaos, Chemical Engineers won for the f i r s t time ever, C i v i l s being second.

Following the base i n s t i n c t of revenge, Guilds then marched to R.'C.S. A witness who was ins i d e R.C.S. at the time t e l l s us, "The f i r s t sign that anything was wrong occurred when I •** t h e porter rush to the main door, and bar i t . In a few minutes time i t became c l e a r that the rabble outside was i n a dangerous mood. We tried to quieten thorn down with a hose pipe, sticking out of the cloakroom window, but water pressure was low and we only suc­ceeded i n wetting ourselves. Then the Guilds discovered that they could enter R.C.S. by a side door, and in a few minutes a dreadful scene was displayed before me. Women and chi l d r e n were f l e e i n g along corridors hotly pursued by the ravaging hordes who brandished spurting f i r e -extinguishers. Guilds also managed to get hold of a large hose-pipe, and they used i t to great advantage on the R.C.S. corpses which were l y i n g around. The building was almost completely wrecked."

A V.I.P. who was i n conference at the time i n R.C.S. i s understood .(FELIX Underground Hews Service) to have said, "There must be some changes here."

And the soaking multitudes agreed.

L O S T H O U R S In connection with the FELIX exposure of a f i l a which

(we alleged) libelled R.C.S. (sea FELIX 45 ), after prolonged negotiations between the distributors of the f i l m and the Royal College of Science, a number of R.C.S. o f f i c i a l s have been invited to a private viewing of the f i l m . The distributors claim that the film "Lost Hours" contains nothing which can be considered i n any way l i b e l l o u s . We await further developments with interest.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

So f o r , there are two%, f u l l y seconded nominations for I.C. President.

1. Iff.P. Goss, present Secretary of I.C. 2. J.S. Harding, present President of R.C.S.

The e l e c t i o n of President, held at the I.C. Council meeting on the day before t h i s e d i t i o n appears. I f the r e s u l t i s not stamped i n the space below, readers are e n t i t l e d to complain to the E d i t o r , who w i l l supply d e t a i l s .

F E L I X

PROFILE

J E F F K E N Y O N .

A rare picture of the Best Dressed Man in I.C. seen with­out a ti e .

Born in 1928 at Darwen, tne youngest of a family of five Jeff, decided to prove that though last he would he by no means least.

Known for his neat appearance - called The Squire or The Gentleman Miner - never being seen with a hair out of place i t i s said he even carries a comb in his pyjamasiand that his electric raior i s always in his pocket.

Smooth though his appearance i s , with his powers of concentration and willingness to turn his hand to anything, he has made a success of almos everything he has done. Not least i s this shown in the Sporting world, his successes at school - Wrekin College, Wellington - where he played i n the f i r s t team of every ball game, captaining Cricket, Squash and Fives are shadowed by his career at I.C.

Entering the Mines in 1946 he has a B.Sc.. (Mining) and a B.So. (Mining Geology) and i s at the moment studying f o r a Ph.D. Whilst here he has represented the University at Rugger and Squash (Purple), I.C. at Tennis, Squash, Cricket, R.S.M. at Hockey, Soccer etc. Winning the Individual Squash Championship for 6 years in succession, Jeff, also won the Tennis Championship the fir s t year he entered and this year he has won the Shove-Half-Penny Competition also reaching the final of the Darts Tournament. In 1948 he claimed to have won tha Golf Championship finishing in two strokes less than the winner though he tore his card up in disgust at the ninth hole.

Outside College he has played for the East Lancashire Club at Cricket, his favourite and best sport, representing the Lancashire League on Tour together with such notables as Constantine, Pope and Jim Smith of England and Middlesex fame.

Jeff's talents are not confined to the Sporting field • his mime of Gigli singing "The Barber of Seville" at the President's Ball in 1952 will long be remembered together with his Sand dance at this years Mines Carnival.

A staunch supporter of Lancashire he follows closely the fortunes of the Duchy - his dialect stories being known to many.

Being a Mining Engineer Jeff, has large interests abroad and at the moment these are centred in South Africa.

I f Jeff, teaves college this year his friendliness, companionship and good nature will be missed by many people, hot the l e a s t of tUe.se v a i l be h i - opponents or. this Sjicrting f i e l d .

H Y D R O L Y S E D P R O T E I N ! 2 - 6 ° / o .

A M E R I C A N N E W S L E T T E R

Welfare TEe Empire State B u i l d i n g i s going to i n s t a l

a platform on the 98th f l o o r l e v e l f o r the b e n e f i t of people fed up with l i f e . S p e c i a l arrangements are being made t o ensure that long queueing w i l l not be necessary. P r a c t i s e jumps under expert guidanoe w i l l be given from the 1st f l o o r windows. Arrangements are a l s o being made so that the customer can c o l l e c t h i s insurance check as he passes the 67th f l o o r and pay the undertaker when passing the 19th. The scheme i s to come i n t o operation as soon as a s u f f i c i e n t number of people have r e g i s t e r e d . Students

The Nevada Students' Union has oomplained to President Eisenhower about the frequent d i s t u r ­bances caused by A-homb explosions on the Yucca F l a t s . Athl9tes have complained that s e v e r a l f a l s e s t a r t s i n races occur due to confusion between the sound of the t a c t i c a l A-bomb and the sound of a s t a r t i n g gun. Anglers and l o v e r s complain that v i c t i m s on the point of being hooked are soared away, never to r e t u r n again. Other complaints are a l s o coming i n . The Union requests that explosions should be arranged only e a r l y i n the morning, not over weekends. Fashion

T&e f a v o u r i t e shade f o r g i r l s ' summer dresses t h i s year i s c a l l e d McCarthy Red. One side of the o l o t h i s p r i n t e d with designs i n that colour. The dress i s o r d i n a r i l y worn with the white side showing. Indoors, however, the owner may t u r n i t i n s i d e out and wear i t . A l l s a l e s of the tex­t i l e s and clothes made from them must be reported to the S e c u r i t y Department. L i p s t i c k and n a i l enamel i s also a v a i l a b l e i n t h i s shade.

From - Alabaster Crooke

Ask anybody what a Gruyere Is and they w i l l t e l l you i t i s a 60° sector o f a d i s c o f creamy cheese spread wrapped i n s i l v e r paper. Or "words to that e f f e c t , w i th wo mention o f the waxy, s u b t i l e cheese with the b i g holes i n that s e l l s f o r Gruyere i n France. I can see no end to t h i s s ort o f thing; a r t i f i c i a l , s y n t h e t i c , processed f a c t o r y made s u b s t i t u t e s not only competing with the r e a l a r t i c l e , but assuming i t s very name. We f i n d i t with our cheese, our c o f f e e , our wines. A l l i s "processed", " s p e c i a l l y combined with" , " s p e c i a l l y blended", "homogenised", " c o n s i s t e n s l z e d " , "de- . c a f f e i n a t e d . "

(I could even b r i n g i n the Nation's D a i l y 'read, hut since I have never gone berserk on agenised f l o u r , nor found myself e x a c t l y a package of concentrated energy on whole wheat f l o u r I f e e l incompetent to comment).

The d i s t r e s s i n g side to t h i s business i s the way i t i s i n c r e a s i n g , and i t increases by appeal­ing to the basest i n s t i n c t i n man - h i s damned l a z i n e s s . Our f a c t o r y - f r e s h food products, d i s s o l v e i n s t a n t l y , spread smoothly, are lump-free, scum-free, require no b o i l i n g , s t r a i n i n g , overnight standing. I f we are to follow our cousins (or "brothers", "comrades", " f r i e n d s " , ) across the A t l a n t i c , we s h a l l soon have our ( s p e c i a l l y compounded stra i g h t - f r o a - t h e - c h u r i i f u l l y flavoured radio-color-enriched) cheese spread ready cut i n generous mouth-melting s l i c e s , ' ready f o r our Krispa Biska Rusks. We s h a l l have a Solvo-ProntoTea product ( c a l l e d Neftee or something s i m i l a r ) , which w i l l eliminate that tlme-and-energ'y-wast ing chore of making tea i n pots. No need to c a l c u l a t e t » n * l p Instead we j u s t add b o i l i n g water to a spoonful'.' of the aroma-sealed powder i n the oup. And so ad. i n f .

But we t r a d i t i o n a l i s t s (I assume you are a l l w i t h me) can f i n d some hope f o r the future. That « these Blenders and Fresh-Packers have a deeply ingrained i n f e r i o r i t y complex i s obvious. What do they c o n t i n u a l l y harp on i n t h e i r e n t r e a t i e s ? F i r s t l y t h e i r products are t e r r i b l y easy to use and secondly they contain a c c u r a t e l y known q u a n t i t i e s of the most amazing components. These are u s u a l l y given us i n a formula (hence my t i t l e ) g i ving-"condensed f u l l - c r e a m milk s o l i d s k%, hydrolyzed p r o t e i n B%, haphazardly assorted t i e r t f i n s Cfi, preservative D%, oolor-ing matter NIL" e t c e t e r a . Our products do not need t h i s sort o f t h i n g . Real sherry, u n l i k e L i v e r p o o l - s t y l e port type made i n England, does not need t o t e l l us I t s p r e c i s e proportion of a l c o h o l . I t i s i n t h i s i t c h o f the Blenders to J u s t i f y themselves at a l l costs that we can see t h e i r sense o f i n s e c u r i t y . (We can see the same thing i n h i s t o r y - Gin and Rum invariably, give us information about degrees o f proof s o i r l t . ' and they are r e l a t i v e upstarts - but dons our orandy or our l i q u e u r trouble to t e l l ub t h i s sort Of t h i n g ? ) .

rnere Is however an answer to our ^ilenrntu A d v e r t i s i n g sales appeal i n the f l a s h y manner -"SEE the grocer cut that s l i c e of d e l i c i o u s , subtle f l a v o r e d GruyeSre s p e c i a l l y French - made f o r YOU'. The only cheese w i t h the great b i g humidity-freshening holes i n i t . Refuse adulterated pro­cessed substitutes'." Or how about - "Gorganzola; the only cheese w i t h Nature's own miracle - work­ing c h l o r o p h y l l ; c h l o r o p h y l l not only k i l l s unwanted odors, but f o r t i f i e s the d e l i c i o u s aroma s t r a i g h t from the I t a l i a n p l a i n s . " "Buy r e a l coffee; no dusty powder to d i s s o l v e ; you SOAK our Nature's own s t i m u l a t i n g r e f r e s h i n g compounds, and that f u l l f l a v o r which you only get i n REAL coffee grains."

Let's go into the bar and get a wood-aroma-sealed, i n s t a n t l y drinkable f l a v o r - f u l l glass of r e a l E n g l i s h beer s h a l l we?

EDDIE.

P.S. The Times wouldn't p r i n t t h i s f o r f e a r of a l i e n a t i n g commercial i n t e r e s t s . Only FELIX can give you the straight-from-the-horses-mouth low-down on matters of public and college i n t e r e s t ; only FELIX has the courage of i t s c o n v i c t i o n s , and c o n v i c t i o n s which are not mere prejudices. Order your f i r s t - o f - t h e - t e r m copy NOW to avoid disap­pointment.

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As the session draws rap i d l y to a c l o s e , we begin to think of the sum.-r.er holidays} some of you might s t i l l be i n the t h i c k of exams, and as yet unable to dream away your t i n e . While we are a l l looking eagerly ahead, a quick glance backwards i n time w i l l do a l o t to encourage us.

I n sports, the triumphs of I.C. are s t i l l fresh i n our memory. Amongst ourselves, Guilds took the l i o n ' s share of the various a t h l e t i c Cups— a p i t y nerhaps, but there i t i s . For the people without two l e f t feeo, the three C a r n i v a l s — . F i e s t a , Nightmare, Gold Hush-- together with the Coronation B a l l provided excellent opportunities. We ourselves remember the FELIX birthday Dance v i v i d l y .

Though Nov. 5th was considered by many to be too gentle, a l l i t s shortcomings were more than wiped out by the V i c t o ­r i a rag. A f t e r a l l the tears shed i n November, a f t e r laments about "successive Presidents presenting the Union with f a i t s accompli", i t was a worthy demonstration that there i s s t i l l some s p i r i t l e f t i n I.C., that we are s t i l l cap­able of energetic Rags.

I n January came the momentous announcement that I.C. i s t o be expanded to roughly double i t s present s i z e . Though t h i s w i l l take time, we must st a r t t h i n k i n g now about our future strength, f o r i t i s going to have consider­able e f f e c t s on the running of the Union.

Well, a l l that i s past. We hope you have pleasant holidays i n many lands, and return to the Union f u l l of new ideas and energy; a l s o , we hope, something to feed FELIX. I f t h i s i s your f i n a l year, may we d i s c r e e t l y remind you that FELIX w i l l keep you i n touch with I.C. wherever you go? FELIX i s now f e e l i n g sleepy, and f o r once he can a f f o r d to r e l a x , t o ignore the goings-on. Just hear h i * purr . . .

_., The E d i t o r wishes to express h i s thanks to the s t a f f of FELIX f o r t h e i r excellent work. In p a r t i c u l a r , N i g e l Benson who has spent many hours s t e n c i l l i n g headlines, Peter Clewer who helped us out with photographs although he r e t i r e d from the Board l a s t term, Buster Deacon of un­l i m i t e d a r t i s t i c i n s p i r a t i o n , P h i l Purser a tower of strength as Production Manager, Jim Anderson, next years R.C.S. President with l i t t l e enough time to spare already, who has served as Sports E d i t o r .

Thanks also to the less spectacular jobs of A B. Blake, (Advertising Manager), Stan Wardle (Treasurer), E l i z a b e t h Blydenstein (Secretary), Peter L i l o y (Coming Events E d i t o r ) , Kike Piggott ( C i r c u l a t i o n Manager).

HEWS MISCELLEHY

Geoff. Gillett has been elected U.L. A t h l e t i c Chairman for the next session.

Brian Fenhoulst says he brought four (drinking) bars to the Mines Carnival, and oould f i n d only two a f t e r i t was a l l over. He suspects that someone mistook them f o r girls and walked away with them. Please return forthwith he i s very thirsty.

B. D. Smith i s next year's U.L. Hookey Secretary! Derek Hughes is Rugger Vice-Capt.

Mike Piggott denies that he i s taking out an expedi­tion to try and scale the Sinkiang mountains, some of them said to be t a l l e r than Everest.

The FELIX Society reporter spent Coronation Day sipping c o c k t a i l s end locking at T.V. i n the t.'oorchester. A waiter i n a hurry s p i l l e d a tray of drinks over him. Cur reporter remained calm and u n r u f f l e d , h i s only comment' being "Thank heavens they were a l l dry Martirtis". ',000 students are e n r o l l i n g , on the average, at the Law .faculty of P a r i s U n i v e r s i t y every year; however, only 800 students graduate from t h i s Faculty per year (by obtaining the " l i c e n c e " ) . S i m i l a r r a t i o s of students said graduates p r e v a i l at the P h i l o s o p h i c a l and Medical F a c u l t i e s of the U n i v e r s i t y . (Le Figaro, Paris)

"Studium generale" lectures at Wagenlngen have so f a r been attended, on the average, by f i v e to s i x students only. It i s envisaged to s h i f t these lectures to morning hours, as obviously the competition of other events i s too strong Ln the evenings. (WageningB Hogeschoolblad, V/ageningen).

The name of the National Union of Students, formerly the Federacion E studiantal de N i aragua, has been changed recent­ly to the Unid*n Nacional de Estudiantes. (Information. Bulletin, Coordinating S e c r e t a r i a t ) I . e . l e c t u r e r :

" Ion men should work .'-.ring the day and take your efseroise at •night, "

(Dsv L e w i t t to 2nd. y e a r " h e a i e a l engineers)

I . C . U . A G . M .

The A. G. II. of I . C. Union was held on 11th June, with not many people present. ~ i e f i r s t important matter was the r e j e c t i o n by the Union of a Motion f o r sending n Imperial College representative to the Bucharest F e s t i v a l . On a show of hands, the Motive was defeated by a small majority, but the meeting d i d not d i v i d e , since the President announced that a majority of 100 would have been needed to pass i t .

Presenting h i s Report f o r the year, the President, t a l k i n g about proposed expansions, s a i d , "The Student Presidents were given the opportunity of s t a t i n g t h e i r - we hope - representative views on necessary Union and residen­t i a l accommodation, to the Governing Body. As a r e s u l t we have an undertaking that the addition of two extra f l o o r s to t h i s b u i l d i n g i s viewed only as providing the extra space necessary for the present number of students and will not prejudice the f u l l e r scheme proposed. This addition should commence some time a f t e r next Easter. The large scheme we suggested should include accommodation i n not too large Halls of Residence for a minimum of 1000 students."

E l e c t i o n s t o I . C. Union Council made at the meeting were:

R.C.S. Miss J . F i n d l a t e r ; A.V.S. de Reuck.

Guilds. G.M. G i l l e t t j M.J. Neale.

R.S.M.

W.S. Robinson; D.E. Hughes.

Previous elections to Council by the respective Unions weret-R.C.S. Guilds R.S.M.

J . M. Hathaway J . Lockyer M. E. Woakes

I.C.W.A. Election Results:-

President: Secretary: Doreen Geodwoy Entertainments Secretary: S.

Alison Entwistle lizabsth Haytsn

.C.'.V.j.C. ResultB:-

President: Janet F i n d l a t e r Vice President and Hon. Jun- Treae. Uarjorie Gratwiek Secretary: Ena Paraenter

I.C.U. Entertainments Coacittcet-

jM. A. Champney: B. H. Wyatt; S. Wardl»| Miss E. Hayton; A. Peacock. The Chairman i s to be nominated by Council

Social Clubs Cosnitteet

Chairman: M. Abbott Secretary: B. H. Wyatt

E. M. Hughes, Chairman of the A.C.C. had an enviable job at the I.C. U.A.G.U. when he delivered h i s Report, for Session 1952-53 has been the greatest even i n the h i s t o r y of Imperial College Sport. Ten U.L. Cups have been won.

Hr. Hughes dealt with the increasing support of U.L. Sport by I.C. He regarded i t as good p o l i c y , pointing out the experience i t gives, as w e l l as the opportunity of being spotted by County selectors. The R i f l e Club are exceptional, i n not providing men for U.L., since i f they did the U.L. R i f l e team would be the same as the I.C. team. Entering i n the I n t e r University R i f l e Championships, I.C. won, as w e l l as winning the U.L. League Trophy.

At the opposite extreme, another team with a b r i l l i a n t record i s the Boxing Club, with one cancelled match to t h e i r c r e d i t . The opponents, of course, were the defaulters

Hockey, weakened by having 5 men i n the U.L.team, were only once able to turn out t h e i r strongest team. They f a i l e d i n the Cup s e m i - f i n a l , c a s u a l t i e s of overloyalty to U.L.

Rugger, permanent custodians of the U.L. Cup, scored 62 p o i n t s , with 6 against them i n t h i s year's competition. On the morning of the Cup F i n a l an I.C. " f i r s t team" jus t missed winning the U n i v e r s i t y 7-a-side tournament.

The Boat Club are i n the middle of a very a i c c e s s f u l . ason, and are considered to have a chance i n the Thames Cup at Henley. Fourth i n the Head of the River, they have now embexked on a successful pot-hunting tour of th© summer Regattas. Their successes are too numerous to r e l a t e .

Squash, sinning 27 out of 20 matches, are at t h e i r zenith. At Torquay i n t h e i r West Country Tour they beat a team consisting of an England player, 3 County players, and another.

Cross Country and A t h l e t i c s have both p u l l e d i n t h e i r quota of U.L. Cups, they are eclipsed by the Women'n Sports Clubs, whose successes have been honoured by the announcement that Miss Janet F i n d l a t e r has been i n v i t e d to j o i n B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s i n the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Sports i n Germany t h i s sum­mer.

Golf, not mentioned i n Mr. Hugheta summary, have been beaten three times i n 25 matches.

A good season.

F E L I X

L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R

Dmt S i r ,

I wish t o draw tha a t t e n t i o n of thm mmheta of I.G.Unim to tha grossly u n f a i r and altogether I n s u l t i n g way i n which the «lasti<ais «P the I.G.Jresidont i s being c a r r i e d out t h i s j w .

I should explain that I am the proposer of W.F. (Welly) tan, f o r tha pout mentioned and I s h a l l say at the outset that I tmvw vary good reascsss f o r doing so. Wally has been i n anooeaalva year* Secretary and Chairman of the I.C. A t h l e t i o Clubs 0\ i t t e e , i s t h i s year's Secretary of the Enico, and i s Secretary of TJ.L.Seoo«r Club. A l s o , he was Hon.Secretary I.C.A.F.C. 1950-51, on the Hostel Residents Committee from 1951^-52 and 1952-53, and Deputy Chairman U.L.A.C. 1952-53. H© has had, therefor®, ample experience of Union a f f a i r s - why then the unpleasantness of the pant few days? I s h a l l enumerate the reasons which I have been given and sy answers, ( l ) Although tha majority of h i a opponents l i k e hist personally, they do not t h i n k t h a t he would make a good president - t h i s i s not a concrete reason, i t i s only a matter of opinion and mine d i f f e r s . (2) Be spends too much time doing U.L.Soccer Club business - I as a Eugby Club man and an s u f f i c i e n t l y broad minded to admit that Soccer i s a l s o a good gao» and worthy of very a c t i v e support. (3) His e l i g i b i l i t y to stand whan nomin­ated - t a l l y was, on the 11th June, a f u l l member of I.C. Union and therefore e l i g i b l e . There has been a l o t of a^wValtngint a l s o which, by i t s very nature, i s not worth repeating. I t i s my opinion, however, that Wally i s un­popular i n c e r t a i n o i r c l e s because he i s not the type t o say "yes" j u s t because everybody e l s e does.

Having, to my mind, amply j u s t i f i e d my proposal, I • h a l l o u t l i n e the very questionable "goings oa" i n what, i n my opinion can only he described as the "Anybody feat Wally f o r President" campaign. The e l e c t o r ! * ! notion **» put up a f u l l s i x t e e n days before the U t h Juo*, m& i t had typed on i t that the noH&n&tien l i s t would clows a t 5 p.m, on that day. However,the Lords of the Union had no "pet" Candidato en the c r u c i a l day so, although Wally -mm f u l l y proposed and seconded, they altered, f a n " olealng date to Tuesday, 16th June, ( I put i t t o y«a that there can be no other reason f o r doing t h i s ) . StSa. a l t e r a t i e m was made j u s t JKPTEK tha Union Annual General Hsotiag (were the Powers that Be A f r a i d of awkward e^Mtiena?) The reason given f o r t h i s a c t i o n i s that they have i n t e r p r e t e d a vague passage i n I.C.U.Bye-Lawa

kh "not l o s s than 2 days' passage") to M a n that they were e n t i t l e d to do so. I put i t to you that i t ww not a coincidence that the Lords discovered t h i s era the 11th June a f t e r a l l , the n otice had been up a f u l l lt> fays! A seoond candidate has bean proposed a f u l l day a f t e r the advertised c l o s i n g date and I put on record a •t*wtc objection to t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of the passage aeatloaod.

I t i s the habit of lawyers i n t h i s country to baao t h e i r arguments on previous r a l i n g a i n s i m i l a r oases -I s h a l l do the same. F i r s t read C & C A r t i o l o a of C o n s t i t u t i o n , page 6 "at l e a s t one woe*" passage. I n e f f a o t , both references I have mado swan that the newineo afea.ll he proposed and f u l l y sooonded at l e a s t a c e r t a i n time before the e l e c t i o n . Now l e t me r e ­f r e s h your minds, or t e l l yon about the Guilds e l e c t i o n s ef only a year ago. The nomination l i s t was due t o oloho at 5 p.m. on & F r i d a y f o r e l e c t i o n s a weok hence l a t h i s case a l s o , the Lords were unable to got a " s a t i s f a c t o r y " candidate t o stand IN TIME - but the l i s t olooed. Being of an i n q u i s i t i v e nature, I asked a Lord whs.* tha p o s i t i o n was m& h i s answer was q u i t s d e f i n i t e -there was, according to the C o n s t i t u t i o n , NO CASE AT ALL f a r p u t t i n g up a candidate a f t e r the c l o s i n g t i n t on the c l o s i n g day. An i n t e r e s t i n g point, here, i s that the l i s t was closed when one candidate was not f u l l y seconded -h i s second sooondsr a r r i v e d a few minutes a f t e r 5 p.m. At the Union Meeting at which the e l e c t i o n s were held, the progoJMra of the other two candidates were ASKED i f they had any objection to the other " i r r e g u l a r * nomination, and, f i n a l l y , the Union ambers wero iwiked to accept the excuse of the second seconder that he a r r i v e d l a t a dua to transport trouble or something. Front the oaso quoted above I can only conclude that the a l t e r a t i o n of the c l o s i n g time of t h i s year's I.C.election i s out of order and that the l i s t d i d a c t u a l l y olese at 5 p.m. on June 11th,

I consider that the whole "date a l t e r i n g " business i s a questionable "frame up" which i s not l e g s ! w i t h i n our Union Constitution, and a thing to be deplored by a l l tha Union nessbera - whether f o r Wally or not. A point whioh I f e e l more strongly about, however, i s that the whole sordid business amounta to nothing l e s s than a p u b l i c i n s u l t t o Wally f o r no b e t t e r reasons than "matters of opinion" - a tM.Bg whioh does not f a l l w i t h i n my code of decency.

Two more points which should be recorded, both of which s w e l l of high pswerod d i r t y work - whether d i r t y work was i n t e a i a d or not. The f i r s t p o i n t i s that I , as T a l l y ' s pre^eser, was not asked whether I had any objection em behalf of my candidate, to the " date-*!terin«5* - I was l e f t t o f i n d eat myself. The second point has f a r more serious

i m p l i o a t i a a a . I s t r e s s hare that I only suspect t h i s t e ha t n M , although ray grounds f o r suspicion are vary strong*

Dm d e c i s i o n t o c a r r y out the "date a l t e r i n g " M i s t have boss wade before the Annual General Meeting,because the business was mentioned t o Wally (very i n d e l i c a t e ) as soon as the Meeting was over. The dates wore then a l t e r e d , unknown t o s». My sneaking suspicion than i s that I have been " s i l e n c e d " . I am not a member of the Union C o u n c i l , so that I cannot voice my opinions there, except by l e t t e r -and where would that get me when the Council, I suspect, i s hopelessly biased? The only way then i n whioh I could have voiced my opinion i n p u b l i c before the e l e c t i o n s would have been at the A.G.M. - and I was not t o l d of tha date a l t e r i n g d e c i s i o n , so that I could not ask questions. However, I do not intend, to stand back and witness a grass i n s u l t t o Wally - hence t h i s l e t t e r to F e l i x . Unfortoaato-l y , F e l i x w i l l not be on s a l e u n t i l a f t e r the e l e c t i o n s , otherwise I should have had another means of s t a t i n g ay ease*

I have heard much d i s c u s s i o n from Wally' a opponents about the wording on page kk of the I.C.Union Bye-Laws,, but why discuss more wording when there i s an obvious breach of the C o n s t i t u t i o n s t a r i n g them i n the face? There i s w r i t t e n i n b l a c k and white a passage which moans that tha President s h a l l be elected before tha 12th June each year - these e l e c t i o n s w i l l a c t be hold u n t i l 13th Juno. WILL THREE BE AN I.C. HRESIBENT AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SESSION?

Tours disgustedly, D.H.WALTERS.

President I.C.Union t o E d i t o r , FELIX June 15th.

Dear S i r , I am g r a t e f u l t o Mr Walters f o r g i v i n g me the opp­

ort u n i t y of seeing h i s l e t t e r and of r e p l y i n g t o i t imaed-i a t e l y .

The j o i n t meeting of Council was delayed t o June 18th, s i x days l a t e r than the c o n s t i t u t i o n a l date, p r i n c i p a ­l l y because of tha Coronation Celebrations j+.his i s u n f o r t ­unate, but would not seem t o be relevant to the controversy over e l e o t i o a s .

The nomination l i s t should have gone up 14 days before the j o i n t Counoil Meeting and should have come down 2 days before the meeting. The turtles was i n fact put up f o r convenience w i t h ths ether nomination sheets on 27th May.

Nevertheless I decided that nominations should ho accepted up to 2 days before the meeting.(Constitution* Paragraph 7).

The proposer of any other nominee would i n fact have had the strongest grounds f o r complaint had t h a n o t i s s been taken down ear l y . This d e c i s i o n involved a l t e r a t i o n e f the n o t i c e , whioh was done a f t e r consultation with ths Sea-ro t a r y , and should i n courtesy have been oommunicated t o Mr Walters as proposer of a p r e s i d e n t i a l candidate. This was not done, an omission f o r which I have already apologised i a p r i v a t e t o Mr Walters and now wish t o do i n p u b l i c

By the time t h i s l e t t e r i s published a decision oa t h i s matter w i l l have been reached by Counoil and the e l e c t ­ion c a r r i e d out, and I t r u s t that any r u l i n g by t h i s elected body w i l l have the f u l l support e f t h a Union.

Tours f a i t h f u l l y , , R.A.B.MAOFIE.

President.

D.R.Walters t o E d i t o r , FELIX June 15th. Dear S i r ,

I a l s o an g r a t e f u l to Mr Maofie f o r g i v i n g aa the opportunity of seeing h i s l e t t e r and of re p l y i n g to i t imm­ediately and f o r agreeing f o r m* t o have the " l a s t word". I also take o f f ay hat, i n p u b l i o , t o the ether p r e s i d e n t i a l proposer f o r preventing a very embarrassing s i t u a t i o n .

Everything mentioned i n Ron's l e t t e r has i t s answer i n my o r i g i n a l e p i s t l e but I would l i k e t o stress one p o i n t . Ron has decided t o aot s t r i c t l y according t o the wording of one part of the C o n s t i t u t i o n ( h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n ) so I con­tend that he should aot s t r i c t l y aocording t o ths whole C o n s t i t u t i o n , i . e . the President s h a l l be elected before 12th. June. This loaves a large query i n my mind as t o the v a l i d i t y of next Thursday's e l e c t i o n s . I should also l i k e to repeat my previous statement that i t was rather i n d e l i c ­ate to mention t h i s "date a l t e r i n g " business t o Welly before i t was mentioned t o ae.

Before I close I should l i k e t o stress that althon-gh no punches have been p u l l e d i n t h i s matter the whole bus­iness has been conducted i n a very f r i e n d l y Banner. There have been long discussions but they have never been heated and there has been no l o s s of temper.

However, I remain, Tours as before,

D.R.WALTERS. Dear S i r , - . . . .

. Having come to the Autumn of my academic career, and being desirous of r e s t i n g s. while ere Duty c a l l s , I f i n d i t extremely nerve-racking, when dozing i n the lounge, to be woken by noisy chi l d r e n . I t i s '.veil known that bridge i s a rowdy game, and an e x c i t i n g one, but some of our enthusiasts overstep the mark at times.

Recently another disturbance has been caused by. f l a n ­n e l l e d fools at the radio receiver, anxious to hear the l a t ­est from the Test i n the loudest possible volume.

May I appeal, S i r , on behalf of the opressed minority i n the lounge, f o r a l i t t l e of the quietness which one expects to f i n d there?

Tours e t c . , "Pro Bono Whatsitsnaaa."

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W E D D I N G Photo by P.K.N.Ward.

On Saturday, 23rd May, Mr. N e i l Blackmore was married t o Miss Jacqueline Cohen at the Holy T r i n i t y Church, Prince Consort Road. The reception was held at the Crofton H o t e l .

The Croons, aged 24, i s a well-known, second year ohemist, and, at present, holds the p o s i t i o n of president of the L i t . and Deb. Soc. The B ride, aged 22, i s an a ctress f o r the Croydon Repertory Company. They f i r s t met l a s t summer vacation i n the bedspread department of S e l f r i d g e s where they were both working f o r a l i v i n g ! They w i l l , u n t i l the summer, be dwelling i n Lancaster Gate, and then go f o r a honeymoon i n Switzerland. A f t e r the wedding they only took a weekend i n Folkestone due to pressure of exams.

For the b e n e f i t of the l a d i e s , the Bride wore (as f a r as the correspondent can remember) a white wedding dress with a net v e i l . The two Bridesmaids (aged 21 and Si) wore varying shades of blue. The p r i n c i p a l men were resplendent i n morning dress! An e xcellent reception was given afterwards at which the Best Man was kissed by the elder but not the younger Bridesmaid. The happy p a i r were sent on t h e i r way to the s t a t i o n i n a oar whose decorations r i v a l l e d those f o r the Coronation. A r e a l l y enjoyable wedding; a l l best wishes t o N e i l and JacquiJ

Hugh C. Grigg.

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O r i g i n a l contributions for the next PHOENIX should be sent i n by Friday June 26th. A r t i c l e s should be up to about 1500 words long, not without p o i n t , and readable.

PHOENIX SUMMER TERM 1953 1/6 •

The l a t e s t PH023IX i s the best for strae time. Buy i t . I f you -re looking for as much humour or i n t e r e s t as you Can get from l/6d. worth of Punch, then you w i l l be disappointed. PHOENIX cannot and does not pretend to l i t e r a r y eminence; i t provides a t r a i n i n g ground for young s c i e n t i s t s who need a medium of s e l f expression. That s c i e n t i s t s need to express themselves i s i n c o n t r o v e r t i b l e , and i s l u c i d l y amplified i n an a r t i c l e "The Way \head", i n the PHOENIX under review.

J.A. Lusher and 3.R. Edwards, who contribute short s t o r i e s , display a high order of t e c h n i c a l a b i l i t y , but they should both note that to t e l l a bad story w e l l i s only h a l f the b a t t l e . Nevertheless, since neither of them f a l t e r s u n t i l the c l o s i n g l i n e s , each produces what a more fashionable c r i t i c might c a l l "a rewarding experience." Ken Glover, i n a very readable fragment, puts i n seme very e f f e c t i v e propaganda for washing machine shops. That he obviously writes from the heart adds poignancy to his observations. For good measure, there i s a Staggers Story, but not vintage.

People seldom look for poetry i n PHOENIX, but t h i s time they w i l l f i n d i t . There -\re two pages of pseudopoetic composition, but three l i n e s of i t , towards the end of the second page, are worth reading more than once.

The outspoken essay, "The Forbidden Knowledge", which appeared i n the Spring E d i t i o n , has provoked a reply, complete with a formidable array of references, i n which Pschycology i s t o r n down from the pedestal on which "Rufus" set i t , and Religion substituted instead. Unfortun t e l y , the destruction i s done more e f f e c t i v e l y than the s u b s t i t u t i o n , and we are back where we sta.rted. But high power controversies l i k e t h i s make excellent reading, i f only you would bother to read them. They are the best c f a l l possible material for PHOENIX.

A comparison between l i f e i n America and England makes an i n t e r e s t i n g a r t i c l e by Pamela. Fry.

Louis Cohen, i n "Science and the Press" deals with the a c t i v i t i e s of the Scriblerus Club, who spent a month cu t t i n g out science news from the newspapers. The r e s u l t s are s u r p r i s i n g and (to use an "O.K." word) "revealing." The popular press i s too much concerned with unimportant things to have spa.ee for science. The blame l i e s l a r g e l y on our side, since we i n s u f f i c i e n t l y ejoperienced i n l e t t e r s to make our work i n t e l l i g i b l e to the n o n s c i e n t i s t . Perhaps PHOENIX serves a u s e f u l purpose here.

The HEfiD of W* KMftTMCKlT

Eipstein

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ACROSS 1. A Greek wanders back-

4. The St. may be confused but he i s n ' t as commonplace as a l l that.

5. A backward region wants damages.

DOWN

1. S& E. obliges at length.

2. Distinguishing feature of Spanish horses?

3. Veiled i n my absense, dig i t out.

F E L I X

R O W I N G

Three eights have represented the College during the past three weekends both on the Tideway at Chiswiok and up r i v e r at Walton and Reading.

CHTSWICK REGATTA day.

This proved to be a disappointing

The 1st eight competing i n the Thanes Cup event f a i l e d to s e t t l e down a f t e r a bad s t a r t and l o s t to University College, the eventual winners, by 3 f t -

The Junior Senior eight a f t e r a bad s t a r t fought hard i n rough and t r y i n g conditions but l o s t to Midland Bsnk beating Northampton Engineering College i n t o t h i r d place. Midland Bank were the eventual winners.

S i m i l a r l y the Junior eight had to row i n such condi­t i o n s and l o s t to- Quinton School. ..

WALTON REGATTA The day provided a f i t t i n g reward fo r continuous and hard training.-

The Walton Challenge Cup for Thames Cup crews was won by the 1st eight a f t e r an enjoyable afternoon's rowing.

Both Junior Senior and Junior crews competed, each winning t h e i r f i r s t heat. Unfortunately the effects of the Coronation B a l l made themselves f e l t and both l o s t to the f i n a l i s t i n the next heats.

READTHO REGATTA The f i r s t eight racing i n the Thames Cup event enjoyed another day of good but hard rowing. From the sixteen crews entered, in c l u d i n g two fast college boats from Oxford, the Royal A i r Force end I.C. rowed t h e i r way to the f i n a l . At the s t a r t the R.A.F. went s l i g h t l y ahead and maintained t h i s p o s i t i o n throughout the race despite a determined e f f o r t by I.C. to row through them. The res u l t being a win f o r the R.A.F. a remarkably f i t crew, by •§• length.

The Junior crew unfortunately had a "shipwreck" i n t h e i r race a f t e r going o f f w e l l from the s t a r t and l o s t to the N a t i o n a l P r o v i n c i a l Baik.

Preparations for examinations are f e l t to have had th e i r | a f f e c t s on the crews. The 1st eight with the exaii3. behind them are looking forward to meeting the R.A.F. on the longer Henley course.

S P O R T S D A Y R E S U L T S .

10.4 sees.

23.3 sees.

51.3 sees.

2m. 0.9 aecs.

4m'. 26.4 sees.

100 yd. 1. Davies 2. Palmer 3. Barry

220 yd. 1. Palmer 2. Davies 3. Pinsent

440 yd. 1. Pinsent 2. Frlraer 3. Wiudle

880 yd. 1. Bailey 2. Kay ' 3. James 1 mile 1. Bailey 2. Pain

3. Robertson B miles 1. Bo.il ey 2. Hoy

3. Pain 15 -sine. 2? . .Iigh Jump 1. Rickard 2. '.Taldamr.ryan

3. Mr.xworthy 5 f t . ICins. Long Jump 1. Dr.vies 2. Brora

2. r-lmer 20ft 3ins. 4 x'110 1. R.C.S. •' 2. C. ft G. yds. Relay 3. Mines , 46.9 sees. Snot 1. Maxworthy 2. Robinson .

3. B e l l 33ft. ICins. Discus 1. Mr.xworthy 2. t'ocley

3. Carr Tavelin 1. Ibwrnm 2 •' M-xworthy

3. Robinson Hammer 1. Maxworthy 2. Andrews

3. Robinson Pole Vault.1. Davies 2. Carr

3. Brown Tug-of-War 1. Guilds. 2. R.S.M.

3. R.C.S. 120 yd. 1. F e r r i s 2. Massnm Hurdles 3. Brown F i n a l F l r c i n g s .

Guilds. 125-'- pts. - R.C.-3. 1C3-* pts. R.S'.M. 92 pts.

Sports Day was poorly attended as usual, but the Hop held the same evening was comfortably crowded. The out­standing event at Harlington was a g l i d i n g display i n which President Macfie appeared towed by an aeroplane p i l o t e d by h i s brother. A f t e r casting o f f (as i n k n i t t i n g ) he gave a t h r i l l i n g display of manoeuvres t o the breath-l e a s yokels gaping below.

104ft'. 9ins.

142ft. lOSfins.

87 f t .

9 f t ,

19.7 Gees.

C R I C K E T The 1st XI has shown much improvement and recently

scored meritorious v i c t o r i e s over two''Oxford Colleges. They also had much the better of a drawn gome with E a l i n g Dean. Kitchen, a s o l i d opening batsman, has continued h i s run of good scores and Oldland has shown a. return to form with 77 against Keble College and 55 against E a l i n g Dean.

I. C. paid t h e i r annual pilgrimage to Hook (Hants) on Whit Monday and were favoured with glorious weather. The team f o r t i f i e d themselves i n The Dorchester Arms before tak­ing the field.and the wisdom of such t a c t i c s was amply demonstrated when Hook had scored 6 f o r 6. The lunchtime score was 18 for 6, but the enormous luncheon was too much for I . C. and Hook amassed 67. Hitchen and Willmor, a perfect combination between the rackets, opened f o r I . C. but there was a collapse and we were a l l out f o r 41. Another immense meal, combined with a short bowling s p e l l by K. Wer.le, made the game safe for Hook who made about 120 i n t h e i r second innings to which I . C. re p l i e d with 91.

KiR. M i l l e r ( A u s t r a l i a ) watched the l a s t hour or so of the gome and stated that t h i s to him seemed the i d e a l type of c r i c k e t . He and another A u s t r a l i a n were defeated i n a darts match with K. Weale and R. Reynolds and we took t h i s to be a good omen for Trent Bridge.

T E N N I S U . L . C U P F I N A L .

A C . BEAT CUP HOLDERS.

I.C. regained the Tennis Cup which they held i n 1951 by defeating U.C. by f i v e matches to three ( one unfto ished) i n the f i n a l l a s t Sunday at Motspur Park.

A f t e r each p a i r had played two matches the teens went t o tea with the score at three a l l , Foreterand Ward having won two matches, and McDonald and Paige,one. A f t e r t e a , I.C. qulokly gained a winning l e a d , T o r s t e r and Ward, and Foster B u r r i l l , winning i n s t r a i g h t sets.

Safety was necessarily the keynote In most of the matches and as U.C. tended-to slow the games up as much as pose-*""* when l o s i n g , the tennis was not of exceptionally high stan­dard but nontheless very i n t e r e s t i n g to the small g a l l e r y supporting I.C.

P a r t i c u l a r mention must be made of I.C.'s p a i r Forster and Ward, who play r e g u l a r l y for U.L., and who went r i g h t through the U.L. Cup Competition without l o s i n g a match.

I.C.A.C.

On Saturday 13th June a very depleted team from the A t h l e t i c Club t r a v e l l e d to Loughborough to p a r t i c i p a t e i n a tr i a n g u l a r match. I f I.C. had. had a f u l l y representative team a much more s a t i s f y i n g r e s u l t would have been obtained. Nevertheless I.C. managed to win four of the track events, these being:-

IOC yds. 440 yds. 880 yds. 1 mile

J . B. Davies H. E. Pinsent T. Bailey T. Bailey

10.6 sees. 51.1 sees. 2 m. 1.2 sees. 4 m. 29.2 sees.

Backing up these f i n d performances were:-

L. Ma.ssam J . B. Davies M. T. Browne

3rd i n the J a v e l i n 141 f t . 8 i n s . 3rd i n 220 yds- 23.3 sees. 2nd i n the Long Jump 19 f t . l l | ins

The f i n a l placings i n the match were:

Loughborough Birmingham I.C.

102 pts 42 pts. 41 pts.

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