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AS WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE UNION MEETING, NO. 12 PRINCES GARDENS WILL BE OPENED AS A GARDEN HOSTEL AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SESSION. EHIS LONG AWAITED NEWS WILL BE WELCOMED BY ALL STUDENTS, AND IT IS TO BE HOPED f u r t h e r accommodation w i l l be a v a i l a b l e i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e . No. 12 w i l l be r u n as an annex t o the B e i t H a l l o f R e s i d e n c e , and w i l l accomodate 2h men m o s t l y i n d o u b l e rooms.

A p p l i c a t i o n f o r H o s t e l accomm_dation s h o u l d be made i n t h e u s u a l way*, and a p p l i c a n t s s h o u l d s t a t e a p r e f e r e n c e . f o r t he Garden " o s t e l , i f t h e y have one. Forms f o r t h e h o s t e l s a r e now a v a i l a b l e f r o m M i s s Sherwood. Charges f o r t h e n e x t s e s s i o n w i l l be £17, £17

and £16 f o r t h e n e x t t h r e e t e r m s .

PROGRESS 1

F u r t h e r p r o g r e s s i s announced i n t h e f o r m o f the l a w n t o occupy t h e q u a d r a n g l e . I t w i l l be f i n i s h e d b e f o r e t h e Queen Mother's v i s i t and w i l l c o n s i s t m a i n l y o f t u r f and paved p a t h s S t u d e n t s a r e a p p e a l e d t o . n o t t o w a l k on the g r a s s , a l t h o u g h t h e r e w i l l be no, ''KEEP OFF' n o t i c e s :

P r o g r e s s on t h e U n i o n B u i l d i n g has speeded up. F o r t h i s r e a s o n t h e r e w i l l be no U n i o n Comment t h i s i s s u e , and I t i s hoped t h a t t h e r e w i l l be no f u r t h e r need f o r one.

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U N I O N M E E T I N G

An I.o. Union General Meeting took place i n the Concert n a i l l a s t — '

A l e t t e r had bean received from Hiss Wendy Pipe, commenting on the fact that while I.C.V.A. always dressed "properly" whilst around the Union, other Females (assumed to be associated with I.C. men were"improperly" dressed ( i . e . i n slacks etc.). A notion was proposed from the . f l o o r to ! the effect that I.C.W.A. should be a l l ­owed to wear slacks i f they so wishedj t h i s was carried by an overwhelming majority.

Announcements were made about the Jubilee Celebrations, of which details appeared i n the. la s t "Jwlijrt The Union body commented adversely on the fact that out of 230 places i n the Concert H a l l on May 2Bth, enly 58 of these were to be flsr students. They were appeased to some extent, how­ever, whan they were to l d from the Chair that, although there were bound to be petty grievances, tiia arrangements vara designed to give everyone a f a i r chance. There i a to be closed-circuit \ t e l e v i s i o n — a few days ago the Beetor took part i n an experimental run.

The Union strongly deprecated the action of the I.e. students who removed the front wheel froa BoI They should be t o l d . i t was said, that

Bo! was inviolate. K i t c h s a i d he would bring i t up at the next Presidents' Council.

The much publicised question of the bar beer was at long l a s t settled. The motion that "the b i t t e r be changed to "Flowers'1' was carried by a comfortable majority, but the vote was preceded by surprisingly l i t t l e discussion for such an important matter.

Feelings ran high, however , on the question of a small lounge. I t was announced that the Senior Common Room Committee bad decided not to move to the third' f l o o r , so that t h e i r present abode would not be available f o r student use, i n particular to users of the Dining Hall (cries of "shame"). I t was pointed out Ijhat t h i s room was i n a key position of the Union, and that many students have to walk through i t d a i l y . I t was asked how many lounges the staff had. The Pres­ident replied that ha believed that they had one i n Ayrton B a l l , and one In 179, Queens Sate, besides the one- under discussion. From the floor i t was remarked that the proportion of s t a f f to student lounge accommodation raa greatly i n excess of the proportion of s t a f f to students. Miss Cowgill proposed that a petition should be organised. Amid great acclaim, tarn President suggested that Miss Cowgill should organise one. After the meeting a large body of students walked i n protest through the lounge; they found mo mem­bers of the s t a f f i n occupation.

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I N R E L A Y

The n i n t h i n v i t a t i o n Road R e l a y r a c e o r g a n i s e d by t h e C r o s s - C o u n t r y C l u b t o o k p l a c e l a s t S a t u r d a y . I.C. t o o k second p l a c e by s e e s , f r o a Southampton U n i v e r s i t y . The R e l a y t o o k p l a c e i n b r i l l i a n t sun­s h i n e , and was watched by many.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s must go t o t h e o f f i c i a l s o f t h e C.C.C., l e d by Mike B a r b e r , f o r t h e e f f i c i e n c y o f t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n and t h e s u c c e s s o f they team.

(F o r f u l l r e p o r t , see back page)

The p h o t o g r a p h o p p o s i t e shows Les Locke f i n i s h i n g f o r I.C.

• ADDRESS .SOME OF THE" STOt>EMTS

IN THCiR NCW Corv/ce«T HALL-» l r t 1 " t t " of eonetltuent College Union Meetings Guilds:- Considerable feeling was arfcouaed by the efforts of the administration to take over the settjjamant of the damage at Kings Technical School after the Lord Mayor's show. John Hart expressed the hope that members of the union would look at the l o t i c e Boards every month or so.

R.C.S.:- I.C.V.A. were conspicuous by t h e i r afresnca at the Valentine'a day Union Meeting, at which VIem-President Palmer lost his pants and-' bi s dignity for not wearing his bonnet. Jese-bml i s to have a new garage, and the R.C.S. Constitution mas bean changed by abolishing various committees and creating others, to bring i t more i n l i n e with modern s c i e n t i f i c thought. ~

F E L I X

I E W P O I N T :

Q u i t e r e c e n t l y , a f t e r a G u i l d ' s U n i o n m e e t i n g , t h e G u i l d s m e n p r e s e n t went out I n s e a r c h o f "Sport? As I s I u s u a l I n the m a j o r i t y o f t h e s e i n s t a n c e s ! t h e "Sport" c o n s i s t e d o f removing a p r o m i n e n t o b j e c t f r o m one p l a c e an" I d e p o s i t i n g i t i n an o t h e r . T h i s t i m the o b j e c t c o n c e r n e d was the f l a g d i s ­p l a y e d o u t s i d e t h e A m e r i c a n kinder­

g a r t e n o p p o s i t e G u i l d s . The f l a g wrs th e n d i s p l a y e d , upside-down, from t h a G u i l d s ' f l a g p o l e .

L a t e r on the same a f t e r n o o n t he G u i l d s ' p r e s i d e n t '--<d t o r e t u r n t he f l a g w i t h a b j e c t p i e s . A few days l a t e r , t h e p r e s e n t a t t h e -who had a c t u a l l y go w i t h h i m and c l p a l and t h e eh ; g a r t e n . The Dc<sr q u i t e l i k e l y that n o t be s a t i s f i e d c o u l d r e a c h ambas

The Dean o f Gi are s t i l l conv'r.'t a f f a i r was or*« ii ments w i t h i n v

c l p a l cause f l a l m i s h a n d l : I f t h e f l a g r: round a box -g e s t e d and a a l l y , the wh d i s m i s s e d a:

The s t u d e • i n g t he f l a g • down, s i n c e 1 a p r o c l a m a t l o r . d e c l a r a t i o n t h a i f o u n d t o have t a of p r o c e s s i o n or

s s e d t h e s e «• ' s s k e d t b c j e

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r e t u r n e d wrapped . )"ts as had -seen sug-

g i t s p r e s e n t e d I n l ' ^ ra f f a i r would have been

•it a n o t h e r s t u d e n t "rag? f u s i b l e f o r remov-

.uJky t o b<> sent � Senate House I s s u e d i h c o n t a i n e d t he

3tudent who I s r t I n ar.y form t i t r a t i o n . . . w i l l • rore a C o l l e g e nd a s t u d e n t ^e In a C o u r t

t o appear

be l i a b l e t o appei b o a r d o f d i s c i p l i n e c o n v i c t e d o f any o f i o f J u s t i c e w i l l be sue-b e f o r e a U n i v e r s i t y boa;/ of d i s c i p l i n e

Any s t u d e n t , t h e r e f o r e , who t a k e s p a r t . . . . i s l i a b l e t o be sent aown..."

I t I s t h i s a t t i t u d e o f o f f i c i a l d o m t h a t t e n d s t o m a g n i f y s m a l l i n c i d e n t a, t h a t i s e n d a n g e r i n g the whole c h a r a c ­t e r o f the U n i v e r s i t y .

As a r e s u l t o f t h e s l t u a t i . - s e t up by t h i s Senate d e c r e e , when any s t u d e n t g e t s I n t o t r o u b l e , he has t o t a k e s t e p s t o make s u r e t h a t r e p o r t s o f h i s misdeeds do n o t r e a c h Senate House. To do t h i s he has t o p l a c e h i m s e l f i n the hands o f the s e n i o r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f f i c i a l s *

I t i s t h i s s t a t e o f a f f a i r s which makes t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h i n k t h a t t h e i r whole p u r p o s e o f b e i n g i s n o t me r e l y t o ensure t he smooth r u n n i n g of C o l l e g e a c t i v i t i e s , b u t t o a c t u a l l y CONTROL t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s . When admin­i s t r a t i o n t a k e s o v e r , on o c c a s i o n s , as i n t h e G u i l d s ' e p i s o d e , m i s t a k e s are made t h r o u g h o v e r - e s t i m a t i o n o f of the g r a v i t y o f the s i t u a t i o n . S u r e l y I t I s b e s t t o l e t s t u d e n t s s e t t l e a f f a i r s s u c h as t h e s e i n t h e i r own way, namely l i g h t - h e a r t e d l y and a m i c a b l y , t h e n a l l p a r t i e s c o n c e r n e d w i l l know t h a t any f l a g - r e m o v i n g i n c i d e n t s a r e n o t p o l i t i c a l b u t are p u r e l y " S p o r t ! Pat Billingham

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VOOR PARTICIPATION IN TVUs ftnS. L^——^^-^-JAS t T » S , » AM AFft«»«>

Th* garage for "Jezebel" i n process of coastraetion

FIRST RATE PHOTOGRAPHY

The A n n u a l E x h i b i t i o n o f t h e I.C. P h o t o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y was h e l d from March U i n th e C o n c e r t H a l l . T h i s new h a l l i m m e d i a t e l y showed i t s s u i t a b i l i t y f o r E x h i b i t i o n s s u c h a s t h i s by i t s s p a c i o u s n e s s and good l i g h t i n g . The e n t r i e s were judged by Mr.R.H.Mason M.A..F.R.P.S., A r t ' E d i t o r o f the Amateur Photographer, who spoke o f t h e h i g h s t a n d a r d o f t h e c o l o u r t r a n s p a r e n c i e s , and s a i d t h a t ������

o f them were w o r t h y o f e n t r y i n l a r g e r c o m p e t i t i o n s . The two main awards, t h e ' G l a i s t e r T r o p hy 1 f o r the b e s t p r i n t o f t h e E x h i b i t i o n and t h e 'Huthen Cup' f o r t he b e s t p o r t r a i t u r e were won by G.A.Matthews year Zoo l o g y ) f o r a charming s t u d y e n t i t l e d • ' P e n s i v e ' . I n t h s absence o f Mr.Jfeson who had t o f l y t o t h e L e i p z i g Trade F a i r a t v e r y s h o r t n o t i c e , D r . E . G l a i s t e r j

:(C.&.G.) gave an e x t r e m e l y i n f o r m a t i v e c r i t i q u e on t h e e x h i b i t s , d u r i n g t h e p u b l i c v i e w i n g on Monday e v e n i n g .

A t t h e S o c i e t y ' s A n n u a l D i n n e r h e l d a f t e r w a r d s Dr.Heywood, a P a s t P r e s i d e n t o f t h e S o c i e t y , was t h e p r i n c i p a l g u e s t . The S o c i e t y w i l l m iss h i s encouragement and good humour but we w i s h him e v e r y s u c c e s s i n h i s new po s t as P r i n c i p a l o f Woolwich P o l y t e c h n i c . 1

P r i z e w i n n e r s were:-

I c t o r l a l . A.Levy, M i s s R a d f o r d , r t - . . G.A.Matthews,

. . n . G o r v e t t , M i s s A-M.Radford. r e c o r d . R.Wood, J . K . T a y l o r , 3 D.H.Kbuntford. C o l l e g e A c t i v i t i e s . A . J . E y c o t t , 2 D.J.Walder, '.Ezek'iel. C o l o u r P i c t o r i a l . G.A.Matthews 2 J . K . T a y l o r , A . J . E y c o t t . C o l o u r R e c o r d . B.R.F.Cook, 2 G.B.Hargreaves, H . G o r v e t t .

JTSLIX was r e p r e s e n t e d by two l a r g e p a n e l s , the work o f F.Peacock, C.M.Smith and A . J . E v c o t t .

Just to set you t h i n k i n g on the un­r e l i a b l e nature of the spoken word ( l e t alone tho w r i t t e n ), ponder f o r a moment the 'saying of the week' by Ki t c h at the Union Meeting - " I don't know much about beer" '.

The column rests assured i n the f e e l ing that t h i s snippet of u n l i k e l y inform­a t i o n oan be vouched f o r by several hundred students so that no fu r t h e r l i b e l aotions are expected t h i s week. The

I l a s t issue's remarks about Mr. Derek ' Butters i n s p i r e d that worthy gentleman

to threaten everything from a deformation of character action to a breach of promise

This brings up the ever present controversy of the freedom of the Press t h i s p a r t i c u l a r Press, the very pressed F e l i x . Those who c r i t i c i s e the system of reproduction (?) must r e a l i s e that I t i s to t h i s very economical process that Our Cat owes his f i n a n o i a l independence and thus h i s a b i l i t y t o ' p r i n t and be damned'. Provided the news i s thought i n a l l s i n c e r i t y to be c o r r e c t , i t i s the F e l i x mission to a i r i t - Our Cat may be considered a sort of typographical wooden spoon. And to nip out of that s i m i l e before we get Into r e a l trouble with the Boss, "there's very l i t t l e smoke without f i r e " . P e l i x oan point an acousing paw which goes deep into Union and Administration a l i k e .

Before the column r e a l l y turns the milk sour, three hearty miaows f o r Don Cook f o r h i s speaking i n the debate "This Bouse l a disappointed i n the new Union b u i l d i n g design" - a l i t t l e more l i k e t h i s would soon f i l l debates to capacity. And hurrah f o r t i e man who STARTE" THE CLOCKS - even i f they are thre^ .nutes f a s t - time i s no longer standir.fi' s t i l l at the witching hour i n the Union.

The sex-starved top c o r r i d o r of the Hostel has devised a system to out-wit the guardian of t h e i r tower - messages are now being sent i n code v i a Radio Luxembourg. A recent request programme was used to send the oode c a l l "Only You" (Rook 'n B o l l by the P l a t t e r s ) to the Knights errant on the f i r s t f l o o r -never have maidens been un-distressed so qu i c k l y .

Sex s t i l l r u les and assisted by the e a r l y s p r i n g Henrietta was born a few days ago to M a t i l d a on the window s i l l of Room 92 - we are Indebted f o r t h i s informa­t i o n to our r i v a l gossip-king, Mr. John Rodon.

For what i t ' s worth I.C. has been l e f t £5,000 In a £35,000 w i l l by Ethel M. Glome/ off Hew Tork - suggestions ?

Watoh T.V. on F r i d a y , 12th March - 2nd Tear Aero ( and t h i s can only mean Noeline l ) are to be starred - a kind of "Last of the Few" ?

The next issue of FELIX w i l l be out next Frlday(not Friday weak).

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F E L I X 3

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

Much i s wr; t ten i n FELIX about the clubE and societies p.f th*? College, and we readily welcome reports on a c t i v i t i e s . But other a c t i v i t i e s exist at I.C. i.i*ides those spon­sored by clubs: even L! una Hals no lnterSsts catered for by a Colle,-e cluh - and surely this must be rare - one i s s t i l l a member of a large club - Imperial College Union. This i s primarily a social e.'.ub, and, besides providing eating and drinking f a c i l i t i e s , i t provides a means whereby students can get to know each other and discuss matters other than the subject which they are studying, they can thus better their knowledge of the world i n which we l i v e , and be bett?r equip­ped to go i n t o this outside world; i n other words, they obtain a f u l l e r education.

This i s not the only means of educating oneself; experience, though a hard master, i s thoroughly e f f i c i e n t . But we should con­sider ourselves fortunate that we, as stud­ents, have the opportunity to ease our path.

I t might be said that one can obtain the benefits of social intercourse elsewhere than at the Union. Perfectly true, but sure­l y f a c i l i t i e s at I.C. are second to none, and one's everyday laboratory or workshop companions can provide a stepping-stone to further exchange of ideas, so broadening one's outlook.

At the prsent moment, the majority of I.C. students are so widely scattered over London, that many are discouraged from us ng •he Unior, because they l i v e or have digs -o far away. The increased Hostel accommodation w i l l ease this somewhat, but, of course, the ideal, but unfortunately im­practicable eolutior, would be a f u l l y residential College. U n t i l this Eldorado i s reached, a f u l l University education at I.C. w i l l always be beset wl th d i f f i c u l t i e s to be overcoir.t.

Deer cur? IN VIEW of the t e e r i b l Nadgering

the laRst Ishyou of FIIEx I f e e e l t h a t i t i s my solum duty too r i t t h i s L etterbE. STNce i am only a t i p y c a l uneducted new r o t i c k art i s t . i do'NT supose yo w i l pr­i n t t h i s 1 e t t e r . sO i n veiw of teh itsyfj witsy troggles - of THUNG) r i am perfeotly s a t i s f i d with the b i e r i n teh bra. iM cinseequonce 1 am now drinking h j f a pint of wisky ever y luncth time and i do'HB CARE about tne a f t ernon lechers sins they go byb a l l upsy-pong. but i n veiw of the deterdtioating e r l a t o i n s betwee a ucr country/ and the natives pf LOWER OUTER_. UPPER) MESOPOTAMIA) MAGHA:@&? I MATNtAin taht i t i s our solvent duyt to ^phiold i t . ,

haggisseses ( p l u r a l Hagggi.) are now apppoaring with, l e f t -handed thread^L on the makrte i n some partsof

the cou-n t r . I iiad to tek taht l a s t l i n e down a b i * <e-os threre was a whol i n the paper i n face t h e i r s t i l l i s llthrought i do'NT ftpoae the': I t w i l l Show when teh paper i ^ ' printed .

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Dear S i r , A numoer pf us would, l i k e t o f o r m

an I m p e r i a l C o l l a g e L i b e r a l S o c i e t y t o promote L i b e r a l i s m i n the minds of members and t o s t u d y L i b e r a l p o l ­i c y by means of debates and d i s c u s ­s i o n s . We s h o u l d l i k e anyone who i s a L i b e r a l o r j u s t i n t e r e s t e d i n the p h i l o s o p h y t o J o i n us. The e a s i e s t way of making c o n t a c t i s by means o f a n o t e i n the U n i o n Rack but t h e r e are n o t i c e s about t h i s p r o p o s a l i n the U n i o n and the E n t r a n c e H a l l s w h i c h you may s i g n .

Yours f a i t h f u l l y , K.E.Johnson.

The entrants to the Beard Competition are now showing signs of their i n t r e p i d i t y . An (

announcement w i l l be made i n the next Feli x (in a week's time) of the Judging.

NEW

"This House i s disappointed i n the design of the new Union Building" was the motion put before the House by the chairman, Mr.T.Smith, on Tuea. day, 5th, March.

Mr.Joe Cooke opened the motion by considering that we should be worthy of a building comparable to our status, as the loading technological c o l ­lage i n the country. Instead of a modem b u i l ­ding we were saddled with on* where Insufficient thought had been exercised i n the design. The lounge reminded him of the waiting room at Paddington as i t appeared to be the only route between the refectory and bar, and the Concert H a l l , which was l i t t l e better than many v i l l a g e h a l l s , was both too long and too narrow with the result that tha stage was too far away for those seated at tha back of the auditorium.

In opposing the motion Mr. Jim Anderson ex­plained that tha original p l u s war* drawn up i n , 1927 f o r only 1000 students, but wars shelved u n t i l 1953 when various student committees were asked to suggest amendments. Ha asked the House to consider that i n the general expansion of I.C. with refectories and lounges not only centred about tha Union but In Princer Cardans and on the

MUSIC AT I.e.

Dear S i r , I do not know whether Mr. Dixon i s

accurate i n saying that music lovers at I.C. w i l l be found at U.L.U. by the score, but I am quite sure that the f a c i l i t i e s for music lovers at this collage axe outstandingly good. They include lunch-hour r e c i t a l s , General Study lectures, and a record lending-library.

The Imperial College Choir i s at present about seventy five strong and need not fear comparison with the L.u.M.s. Sopranos and contraltos coming to the Choir from other Colleges have told me that they have joined th the I.C. Choir i n preference to the L.U.M.S. A madrigal group has been started this term for those who wish to learn more of the "Golden Age of B r i t i s h Music".

Instrumentalists are catered for by the Orchestra, which i s taking part i n " T r i a l by Jury" this term, and by chamber music groups. Coaching i n chamber music i s available and those players of s u f f i c i e n t l y high standard are encouraged to play at the lunch hour concerts. Several members of the I.C.Musical Society have taken part i n chamber music concerts at U.L.U.

With a l l this a c t i v i t y hare at I.e., I do not believe i t i s necessary for any I.C. man to go to Bloomsbury i n search of music.

Yours etc. G.G.Pope.

(Chairman, I.C.Choir)

Imperial institut e s i t e , the building should ba regarded as a clubhouse.

Mr. Fineh, seconding the notion, complained he s t i l l waited 20 minutes for lunch wherever he went. The Union was a "bodged-up job" with two storeys stuck on top of the old building.

Seconding the opposition, Mr. Dick Saunders pointed out that most rooms were multipurpose and hence could not be expected to be as com­fortable as I f only designed f o r ona purpose.

Prom tha f l o o r Mr. Allen suggested that a l ­though the building did net f i t l a with the Roderic K i l l building I t s t i l l had s good basis design. Mr. Jarmin complained that there wars no paraboloid staircases, while Mr. Larkls suggested we exchanged our building with ULD. Mr. Samacta was surprised that the proposition wanted aora corridors since these were both draughty and unsightly. Mr. Al-Kaaln who has • phobia against s i t t i n g In long narrow rooms such ss the lounge, regretted that the building was sot b u i l t In the same functional style as the Roderic H i l l building

On a division the motion was carried by 40

votes to 16.

P R A I S E — AT LAST I

Dear S i r , Your correspondent g.R.I.(Elderly Reg­

istered Nurse?) sets out several points of objection to our cat; I cannot leave them unans­wered.

He f i r s t refers to the dog-eared and d i l a p i d ­ated condition of his copy. I suspect that i t waa second hand - i f he bothers to buy bis own this week he should find i t i n the same pristine and unsullied condition as that of most members of the Sales S t a f f .

To his second point,I would reply that i f tha gentleman cannot afford a dictionary he w i l l find one i n most public l i b r a r i e s . Most people at I.C. have passed School Certificate English, and this standard ahould be sufficient to enable one to realise that seventy words Is not a long sen­tence outside "Comic Cuts" and "Dally Mirror".

The medication of "Felix" would be superfluous. The modern trend In t o i l e t paper l a towards soft­ness and to use "Felix" as such would cause dis­comfort and possibly damage to the user (cf. Gargantua).

Fi n a l l y , may I offer you my congratulations on keeping up such a high standard i n your paper; In humour, serious comment, and accurate reporting I don't think any collage newspaper can beat I t .

Yours etc., P .McLean.

THAT BAR ACAH1

Sear S i r , Thar* have recently been many specul­

ations as to whether tha bar w i l l be ktpt open. t i l l 11p.m. as i t i s licensed to do so. I think I t would be helpful i f some o f f i c i a l comment could ba made on this subject, especially In v i s * of tha fact that a l l the 'locals' are now open t i l l that t i n s .

Yours etc.,i D.Butters.

Mr. Kitchener states that the Bar i s kept open t i l l 11 p.m. i f and whan the occasion demands e.g. on the nights of a dinner. Otherwise, i t i a more trouble than i t i s worth to keep open, p a r t i c ­u l a r l y as most people ocme i n only f o r about 20 minutes before d o s i n g time, regardless of when t h i s i s .

F E L I X

R O B B

•Eobb', or to giro her her f o i l t i t l e , Mrs. Robinson, i s the one-woman information bureau i n the Union Office. I t i s seven years now since she came to I.C. Previous to t h i s aha worked f o r the U.L. Appointments Board, finding jobs for students (who now find jobs for her). The secret­ary of I.C.Union rang the U.L.A.B. one day to ask what kind of person they would recommend aa a sort of secretary to the student o f f i c e r s . Itebb described the qualifications and character required for such a position, realised she pos­sessed then a l l , and applied for the job. Fort­unately for us, she got i t .

Her duties are varied, ranging from taking minutes at Union Meetings or pacifying the Pres­ident when his plans are being thwarted, to arr­anging Freshers' hops with Bedford or s e l l i n g the l o s t property which has accumulated i n the Unite Office. She i s quite de f i n i t e , however, i n her assuranee that she enjoys the work.

When asked the funniest thing that ever hap­pened to her i n the Union Office she replied "Oh, Kitch, d e f i n i t e l y . "

Robb claims to be Patron Saint of a Polish Club, and mother to a l l overseas students.

She l i k e s students (clean), food, drink, and smiling at people who go by the Union Office window. She d i s l i k e s 'accommodation' spelt 'acc­omodation' , and the phrase 'I don't lake g i r l s , Robb. I ' l l take you.'

We hope she w i l l stay at I.C. for many more years. The Union and " i t s - Officers would certainly be l o s t without her.

By a subtle stratagem, Bobb managed to evade the flash-gun of our photographer. Our tame functional a r t i s t has submitted the above as an abstract representation of her.

m i x PHOTOS

W i l l those people who ordered copies of the 'Felix' photographs which were displayed i n Ayrton Hal l l a s t term colle c t them from C.M.Smith (Chem.3), who w i l l be i n the Main Union Entrance Hall from 1.00 t i l l 1.30p.m. on Monday 18th. and Wednesday 20th. March.

9 p.

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PETER SCOTT ENTERTAINED

The natural History Society was very fortunate i n having as t h e i r guest f o r t h e i r annual dimmer Mr. Peter- S c o t t , the well» known a r t i s t and or n i t h o l o g i s t .

Jm a t a l k which he gave before the dinner,36-. Soott described same of h i s expedJaao»»-4kari»gs it)ueiit~Warlft~tott»>and delighted everyone with h i s sketches and maps,which he festooned over the lecture board. Be described the new world revealed t o him when he experimented withi underwater d i v i n g rin.B5.ji and Hawaii.and some of the rare birds me was able t o Observe in. A u s t r a l i a and Mew Zealand.. He also showed some of h i s own.ffi.lms of the Severn Wild­fowl Trust and some slow-motion pictures of birds i n f l i g h t .

At the dinner Professor Hewerjspeefcing f o r the society, congratulated the zoologist*, and botanists on t h e i r choice of good food but was taken t o task f o r t h i s by nrvJago, Vice President of the society.The President Mr.Hewitt, oommented on the success of the Society i n the past year -id s a i d that support had been much better • He present-3d the prize f o r the best student paper to jJr. Charles N e v i l l e and cautioned him on i t s wise spending.

In responding to the toast of the Guests Mr. Pater Soott gave an exoallent speeoh f u l l of wit and enthusiasm.

T O D A Y

I T A L Y COMES TO I.C. CONCERT HAUL

���0 E N T E R T A I N M E N T

R E F R E S H M E N T S

SEVEN MONTHS IN ANTARCTIC For the next seven months, ex-I.C.

Australian geologist, Jon Stevenson

and two other members of the Common­

wealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition are

to remain i n a small aluminium and

plywood hut, 300 miles inland from

Shackleton, the Expedition's coastal

base. Their job i s to take weather

readings throughout the long A n t a r c t i c

winter and to guard the dump of food

and supplies which are tc be used on

the Expedition's trek accross the

unknown mountains to the other coast

of the Southern Continent.

O f f i c i a l s at the Expedition's

London (England) headquarters issued

a statement the other day; 'The r e a l l y

t e r r i b l e hazard is: f i r e . They cannot

a l l sleep at the same time. There must

always be a watchman to guard against

f i r e and the danger from .fumes .

Rumours that he i s writing a book

e n t i t l e d 'The Sex L i f e of the Penguins'

have not been o f f i c i a l l y denied, and

F e l i x i s proud to announce that

exclusive extracts w i l l be appearing

i n future issues. Ensure your copy

now, by placing an order with your

newsagent.

CLUB

'Brevity i s the soul of wit'

Rather than hold over any longer some of the many S o c i a l Club reports that we Stave received, we are publishing condensed versions of them. Our apologies are given to the sec­re t a r i e s concerned, both f o r the delay and the abbreviation.

The CHRISTMAS ISLANDERS have expressed con­cern at the Government's proposal to pr o s t i t u t e the Islanders" hshitat with radiated s c i e n t i f ­i c f o l l y i n the near future. Three Island­ers exposed t h e i r p o e t i c a l compositions t o the c r i t i c i s m of t h e i r f e l l o w members. A copy of the objects of t h i s l i t e r a r y and philosopioal venture can be obtained from P. Jarman. (R.C.S.)

An A.G.M. of the U.L.U. LIBERAL FEDERATION was held i n the Snack Bar at the begining of the term. Resolutions pertaining to the W.U.S. F e s t i v a l i n Moscow and to the problems of Central Europe wene discussed. Plans th> form an I.C. L i b e r a l Club are given i n a Letter t o the Edito r t h i s week.

The inaugural meeting of the Huxley Soc­ i e t y was held recently. Prof. Tustin being i n the chair. Mr. Ford M.A,,J.P. addressed the Society, emphasising the ic&ose relationship between the s c i e n t i f i c and humanist outlook. He also spoke of the fundamental difference between humanists and Christians and of the attitude of the former to the question of immortality.

34 members of I.C.C.U. enjoyed a weekend of rest and fellowship when they discussed The Way of Faith ' i n a 16th. century

country house i n Essex.

Readers who l i v e i n o l d oastlea and s i m i l a r residences w i l l be interested to hear that S.C.C. have p r o v i s i o n a l l y ap­proved a co n s t i t u t i o n f o r a PSYCHICAL SOCIETY,*

RIDING CLUB.

There was suoh a response f o r the day Ride on Sunday Feb 24th. that there were at one time not enough horses for people. Ev­entually f i v e riders from I.C. and two from L.S.E. arrived at Radnage near High Wycombe i n pouring r a i n which persisted most of the day. A stop f o r lunoh was made at a pub at Crowell! The r a i n d i d not damp the ri d e r s enthusiasm, and there vfas only one objector (from L.S.E.) when i t was decided to increase the length of the r i d e .

TFhilst w r i t i n g about the Hiding Club, i t i s worth noting that f o r the f i r s t time i n " i t ' s history the club has no lady mem­bers. We seem to be suffering from the lack of support noticed by IOTA, and reported i n F e l i x recently. However the olub now has i t s largest membership f o r a number of years.

SOLUTION TO LAST ISSUE'S PUZZLE-

We are very grateful to a l l the readersjwho have informed us that our l a s t puzzle was insoluble . Congrat­ulations to A^Bloggins who submitted a correct but Imaginary s o l u t i o n .

P H C E N I X ,

JUBILEE TEAR SPECIAL UMBER

To the writers of this College

- ABE YOU DEAD ?

A r t i c l e s , short stories,' essays,

l e t t e r s , wanted - you a l l know the sort of thing. These are also vacancies open for staff next year.

COBTACT i - EDITOR, v i a Union or

Hostel Rack, BEFORE TO OF TERM

F E L r x

I S R A E L I E V E N I N G

On the 5th. March an I s r a e l i Evening was org­anised J o i n t l y by the International Relations Club and the Jewish Society, and a f u l l and interesting programs was provided for the 250 people who attended.

The Evening commenced with a short f i l m , f o l ­lowed by a talk on Iarael by Mr.Gershon Avner, Counsellor at the I s r a e l i Embassy. Afterwards there was a r e c i t a l of folk songs, followed by the actor Tossi Graber, who captivated the aud­ience with his very amusing act.

During the interval some of the produce and crafts of Israel were exhibited and for refreah-ment free oranges, wine and peanuts were provided] for everybody.

The evening concluded with a demonstration of f o l k dancing i n which the audience was invited to j o i n and the gusto with which they did so t e s t ­i f i e d to the quality of the wine provided e a r l i e r Both societies can be congratulated on organising such an enjoyable and successful Evening.

P O L I S H E V E N I N G

The evening of P o l i s h <jangs,Music and Dancing presented by the P o l i s h Society i n gfammr Dining Hall,proved to be a memorable one and was enjoyed by everyone who attended.

The songs were rendered by the Szymanowsk ohoir,conducted by Mr.H.Hoso-wisz and an I.C» student,Mr.L»Klimek played selections from Chopin^?aderewski|and,Liszt.

The hi g h l i g h t of the evening was the appearance of Mr.M.Nowakowski,resident bass of the Royal Opera HouserGovent.Garden^who sang a selectio n of P o l i s h songs,and,as an >enoore,two American Negro songs. The accom­panist f o r the evening was Mr. J.Kropiwnloki.

THOUC.Hr FOR. T H E F O R T N V q H T .

No . O N C F O P O N ft T I M C - M E R E wea.e

TV/0 Rfla&iT:.

G A . R . L . I . C . ( N E E I.C.W.A.)

F r i d a y l i a r c h 8 t h . was the d a t e o f the G.A.R.L.I.G. Fo r m a l d i n n e r - d a n c e . A f t e r an e x c e l l e n t d i n n e r Dr. Ken Weale opened the s p e a k i n g . He d e c l a r e d t h a t " I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Women's A s s o c i a t i o n " was n o t a p l e a s a n t p h r a s e , and t h a t " G u i l d o f A t h l e t i c and R e c r e a t i o n a l L a d i e s o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e " (GARLIC f o r s h o r t ) , was b? f a r a b e t t e r t e r m , a l t h o u g h ICWA. by any o t h e r name would s m e l l j u s t as sweet.

Dr.Weale proposed t h e t o a s t o f t h e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , and Wendy P i p e r e p l i e d . J u l i e t Kennedy proposed t h e toast' o f the g u e s t s w h i c h was r e p l i e d t o by the G u e s t - o f - H o n o u r , Mrs. Dunsheath, who was t h e l e a d e r o f t h e r e c e n t all-women Hi m a l a y a n E x p e d i t i o n . She t o l d t h e l a d i e s t h a t t h e r e was n o t h i n g t h e v c o u l d n o t do. ( E d i t o r ' s Note: two o f t h e e n t r i e s f o r t h e FELIX beard com­p e t i t i o n a r e from ICWArians.)

� £ . S. M P £ t S i D t / V T

H l ^ O U T A T T H E HWtS O F

C 3 U I D E T O T H E G A L L E r f f e ^ Theatre

Apollo

Criterion

Garrick

Haymarket

Her Majesty's

Old Vic

Phoenix

P i c c a d i l l y

S e v i l l e

Strand

Vaudeville

Whitehall

Wyndham's

Show

For Amusement Only

The Waltz of the Toreadors

La Flume de ma Tante.

Cheapest Seats Ease of Booking Rewfcs on the Show

g. 2/ 6 u. seats hard

u.c. 6/- B, reasonable

F a i r l y eaay

Light topic;1 revue, some of i t clean.

Mixed opinions. Witty comedy with underlying tragedy.

g. 2/6 u. Stool system on Gay and witty but tends to

The Chalk Garden

No lime for Sergeants

Shakespeare

The Diary of Anne Frank

Romanoff and J u l i e t

The Way of the World

Sail o r Beware

Salad Days

Dry Rot

g. B. comfort f a i r

B.

g. 1/6 u.

cramped

u.c. 5/-

the day

F a i r l y easy

Easy

Easy as a rule

Easy

drag at times.

Good, but you can't quite see what i t ' s getting at.

American slapstick.

A l l right- for a change.

Well produced

C O M I N G E V E N T S

F r j - l ? t h f March.

BIT. RELATIONS CLOB. I t a l i a n Evening. Wine, Women A Song. Admission Free. Concert B a l l 7.50pm.

IHTER-VARSITT CLUB. Informal Dances on Friday evenings during March. Chelsea Town K a i l . Tickets 5/- at door.

Mines v. Cambouxne - Bottle Match

S.CM.»Disestablistaent" - 1.10 pm Canon C.H.Carpenter. 128,CftG.

Sat. 16th. March. R.CM. Easter Ball i n tha Ayrton Hal l

Tickets 7/- double, 4/- single.

T.H.A.Group - Working party weekend at Milford.

Sun. 17th. March. I.C. Jazzmen. Jazz at the Nucleus. Every Sunday afternoon. Admission 2/6.

Mon. 18th. March. MIH. & MET. SOC. General talk by

Professor Dannatt. 5.00pm. Mining Th.

I.C.C.U. The Death of Jesus Christ. Rev. R.H.Turvey,M.A. 1.15pm. Met. Lect. Th.

Tue. l«,th. March.

I.C.CO. A.G.M. New Lect. Th. Chem Tech.

PHOT. SOC. General Studies Lecture. 1.50p.m. "Illustrationa for Periodicals" by John Toxall (of I l l l f f a Press)

J.L.U.Photographic Society. Inaugural Meeting. Inter-College print contest, Malet Street 7.0p.m. For detaila see Phot. Soc. Notice Board.

MINES UNION MEETING - Elections.

Thur. 21st. March. I.CCU. Bible Study - I Peter. 12.55pm. New Lect. Th. Chem. Tech.

PHOT. SOC. General Studies Lecture. 1.30p.m. "The Development of Aerial Photography" by St.Hon.LORD BRABAZON of Tara.

FORUM organised by the SOC. SOC 1.15 p.m. "Britain's Economic Position". Speakers from Fabian Society, Conservative Party, F.B.I., A.E.U.

F r i . 221/1. March

S.C.M. "The Holy Ghost" - 1.18 p.m. Rev. Cleverly Ford. 128, C.& C.

M O Z A R T ' S

R E Q U I E M

IMPERIAL COLLEGE CHOIR

JACQUES STRING ORCHESTRA

Conducted by DR. ERIC BROWN

Q.A.H.

Tickets j . '

1.30 daily.

WED 20 th MARCH at 8.00 pm

on sale in the Union from 12.30 to

3/6 B. Well booked up Pointed witty humour. Peter Ustinov no longer In t g g ^

4/6 B. comfort good

g. 2/- u. comfort good

5/6 B.

5/6 B.

Alright on the day

F a i r l y easy

Heavily booked

The Boy Friend

i

Slow moving but otherwise worth seeing.

very good. Keeps you laughing

Very good, clean musical

mtiaxiacs . beat farce i n

London.

Good humourous s a t i r e . 2/- u.

gallery »:. unreserved u.c. upper c i r c l e B. bookable i n advance

We accept no responsibility whatsoever.

" P e r s o n a l A d v e r t i s e m e n t s

Would the strong, handsome, blue-eyed gentleman who danced a quick­step with me at the Hop on Sat. please oontaot me.c/o The G i r l i n Slue, F e l i x .

FOR SALE: 9" G u i l l o t i n e j 4', section Hansa t r i p o d i n leather case; two if?" o p t i c a l l y ground condensers; Pan and t i l t head.

- Offers1 Len Palmer, Old Hostel.

SPORT ROAD

The n i n t h I.C. i n v i t a t i o n r o a d r e l a y ] was h e l d on S at.March 2nd.

N ottingham U n i v e r s i t y took .the l e a d i n the f i r s t l a p , w i t h Brown d o i n g a t i m e o f 13m.26s. A f t e r 3 l a p o j Borough Road were l e a d i n g , but then Southampton came t o t h e f r o n t w i t h a f a s t l a p by B . T u l l o h (13m.8s.). Mean­w h i l e , I.C. had moved up t o 6 t h . p l a c e due t o the e f f o r t s o f Dave B r i g g s . I n the n e x t two l a p s Southampton r e t a i n e d t h e i r l e a d , but a g r e a t b a t t l e d e v e l ­oped f o r t h e n e x t few p l a c e s . The r e c o r d h o l d e r s , Loughborough, moved up t o f i n i s h 3 r d , and l a s t y e a r ' s w i n n e r s L i v e r p o o l f i n i s h e d 4 t h . I.C. were b r o u g h t up t o 2nd. p l a c e by J o h n Evans, \ho i n the 5 t h . l a p d i d the f a s t e s t ap o f t h e r a c e ; t h e n I n the l a s t l a p

Lea L o c k e , j u s t r e c o v e r i n g f r o m i l l n e s s r a n " g a l l a n t l y f o r I.C. t o keep them i n 2nd. p l a c e .

Team r e s u l t : l s t . S o u t h a m p t o n 83m.21s. 2nd. I.C. 3 r d . Loughborough. F a s t e s t t i m e s : 1 s t . J.S. Evans 12m.57s. 2nd.D.Richards ( L i n c o l n , O x f o r d ) 1 2 m . 59s.

36 teams from U n i v e r s i t i e s and C o l l e g e s a l l o v e r B r i t a i n took p a r t . Teams c o n s i s t e d o f 6 men, each d o i n g a 2x m i l e c i r c u i t of the Park.

R U G B Y

F o r the f i r s t time t h i s season a l l f i v e teams r e g i s t e r e d w i n s on March 9 t h The 1 s t . f i f t e e n d e f e a t e d R.A.B. F a r n -b o r o ug h by 2 0 p t s . t o n i l . The A team who were a l s o v i s i t i n g F a r n b o r o u g h emerged v i c t o r i o u s a f t e r a h a r d s t r u g g l e , t h e s c o r e b e i n g l l p t s . t o 9.

On the p r e v i o u s S a t u r d a y the A team had v i s i t e d the p r e c i n c t s o f T o t t e n ­ham where th e y met the O l d Grammar­i a n s f i f t e e n , and a c h i e v e d a c l e a r -c u t v i c t o r y . The most o u t s t a n d i n g movement o f the game, c o n c e i v e d a t t h a base o f the scrum, was a s c i n t ­i l l a t i n g r u n down the c e n t r e o f the f i e l d by C h r i s Rees, who,- a f t e r b e a t ­i n g t h r e e men, p r e s e n t e d Kim Ash w i t h a b e a u t i f u l p a s s , and the l a t t e r s p u r r e d on by e x h o r t a t i o n s f r o m be­h i n d t r u n d l e d m a j e s t i c a l l y o v e r the l i n e t o s c o r e h i s f i r s t t r y f o r t e n y e a r s . LATE INSERTION:

On Sunday March 10t h . t\:vs I . C . l s t . XV d e f e a t e d a London S p r i n g b o k s s i d e by 12pts. t o 3 p t s .

ATHLETICS The main f e a t u r e o f t h i s coming

season i s the I.C. S p o r t s Day, w h i c h has been p u t f o r w a r d t o t h e second week o f the summer term, and w i l l now be h e l d on Wed. l s t . May. S i n c e the venue has been changed t o H u r l i n g h a m P a r k a p o s s i b i l i t y o f cheap p a r t y t i c k e t s t o P u t n e y e x i s t s J

I n t he U.L. W i n t e r F i e l d E v e n t s C o m p e t i t i o n I.C. came 3 r d . , l o s i n g the t i t l e t o M i d d l e s e x H o s p i t a l , d e s p i t e t h e p a r t i c u l a r l y good e f f o r t s o f f r e s h e r s who were b e i n g i n a u g u r a t e d at t h i s m e eting. We r e t i f e n e d our second p l a c e i n the r e l a y s , however, U.C. be­i n g p l a c e d f i r s t .

The f i r s t m e e t i n g n e x t term w i l l be on t h e f i r s t day o f term, A p r i l 2 4 t h . when t h e I.C. t r i a l s w i l l h e l p c a p t a i n s t o p i c k the teams f o r the i n t e r ­c o l l e g i a t e s p o r t s . T h i s opens up a v e r y f u l l season I n c l u d i n g the U n i v e r s i t y Champs. I n w h i c h we hope t o r e t a i n our p o s i t i o n o f U n i v e r s i t y champions.

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On F r i d a y , March l s t . a t D u b l i n , L e n P a l mer r e t a i n e d the F e a t h e r - w e i g h t Champ Championship w h i c h he had won l a s t y e a r I n t h s U n i v e r s i t y A t h l e t i c U n i o n c o n t e s t s , t e s t s . He was one o f two i n the t o u r n ­ament t o have r e t a i n e d t h e i r t i t l e s .

The p r e v i o u s n i g h t , he had a l s o won h i s bout I n the I n t e r - C o l l e g i a t e B o x i n g Championships f o r the R e c t o r ' s Cup, w h i c h t o o k p l a c e i n the C o n c e r t H a l l .

A l a r g e crowd o f s p e c t a t o r s saw some e x c e l l e n t c o n t e s t s , w h i c h , w h i l e not always s k i l f u l , were c e r t a i n l y o x c i t l n

B o t h R.C.S. and G u i l d s had some d i f f i c u l t y In r a i s i n g teams, w h i l e the Mines as u s u a l overwhelmed b o t h , Dy s h e e r w e i g h t o f numbers, and e a s i l y w a l k e d away w i t h the R e c t o r ' s Cup.

Winner o f the t a n k a r d f o r the b e s t b o x e r was C o l i n C l a r k o f G u i l d s .

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A f t e r b e a t i n g S t . C a t h e r i n e • s ( C a m b ) 6-0 and the O l d M i l l h l l l i a n s 2-0 on the p r e v i o u s weekend, I.C. went down to M o tspur P a r k on Wed.March 6 t h . t o meet B a t t o r s e a P o l y t e c h n i c I n the f i n a l o f the U n i v e r s i t y Cup.

The ground was i n q u i t e r e a s o n a b l e c o n d i t i o n c o n s i d e r i n g the wet weather and f r o m the s t a r t the b a l l moved q u i c k l y . B a t t e r s e a got i n the f i r s t a t t a c k and came v e r y c l o s e t o s c o r i n g but t h e n I.C. h e l d the o p p o s i n g f o r ­wards and t h e m s e l v e s s t a r t e d t o a t t a c k . In t h i s p e r i o d o f p r e s s u r e C u r t i s had s h o t s n a r r o w l y m i s s i n g t h e g o a l , and I.C. were awarded a s e r i e s o f s h o r t c o r n e r s but f a i l e d t o s c o r e a l t h o u g h P o w e l l h i t the b a l l v e r y w e l l . End t o em' p l a y c o n t i n u e d t h r o u g h o u t the f i r s t h a l f and 3 a t t a r s e a , i n one o f t h e i r b e t t e r r a i d s on the I.C. g o a l , went shead j u s t b e f o r e h a l f t l m e .

B a t t e r s e a had the b e s t o f the second h a l f I n which I.C. c o u l d produce o n l y spasmodic a t t a c k s . The l e a d was i n c r e a s e d by a n o t h e r g o a l s c o r e d f r o m a p a c k e d c i r c l e , and B a t t e r s e a t h e n h e l d on t o w i n the Cup by two g o a l s to n i l .

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P r e m i e r D i v i s i o n o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y League were s h a t t e r e d when we l o s t 3-0 t o K i n g ' s on March 6 t h .

On Feb.27th. the l s t . e l e v e n p l a y e d L.S.E. away. A f t e r b e i n g h a r d p r e s s e d i n the f i r s t 10 mlns. the I.C. f o r w a r d s began t o g a i n c o n t r o l and the h a l f - t i m e s c o r e was 3-1 t o I.C. I n the second h a l f P a d d l e the I.C. c e n t r e - f o r w a r d began s c o r i n g g o a l s a l most a t h i s l e i s u r e . The f i n a l s c o r e was 9-2 I n f a v o u r o f I.C. , P a d d l e s c o r i n g 7 o f t h e g o a l s .

On March 2nd. the I.C. l s t . and 2nd. e l e v e n s had an e n j o y a b l e t r i p t o B r i s t o l t he l s t . team l o s i n g 1-O^and t h e 2nd. w i n n i n g 3-0.

Then f o l l o w e d t h e f a t e f u l game a g a i n s t K i n g ' s . H a v i n g won the U.L. Cup on the p r e v i o u s S a t u r d a y , the K i n g s f o r w a r d s p l a y e d . f a s t , c o n f i d e n t f o o t ­b a l l and were a c o n s t a n t menace t o the I.C. d e f e n c e .

On Sat. March 9 t h . t h e I.C. s i x - a ­s i d e k n o ck-ou t tournament was h e l d at H a r l i n g t o n . Twelve teams took p a r t , 5 f r o m R.C.S. 4 from G u i l d s and 2 from R.S.M, and 1 from R o y a l C o l l e g e o f A r t . The R.C.S. 'A' team b e a t G u i l d s 'B' team by 13-6 a f t e r e x t r a t i m e , I n the f i n a l o f t h e w i n n e r s c o m p e t i t i o n . R.C.S. 'C team bea t the R.C.A. team 9-1 I n the f i n a l o f t h e l o s e r s comp­e t i t i o n .

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F o r t h e t h i r d s u c c e s s i v e y e a r G u i l d s have won the Courtman S h i e l d R i f l e c o m p e t i t i o n . R.S.M. d i d v e r y w e l l t o come second o n l y 3 p o i n t s b e h i n d G u i l d s .

The I.C. 'A' and 'B' teams have h i g h hopes o f b e i n g top i n the U.L. E n g i n e e r s Cup c o m p e t i t i o n . R e s u l t s w i l l appear I n the n e x t ' F e l i x '

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match was h e l d a g a i n s t Thorpe Bay Yacht C l u b at the Welsh Harp. I n s p i t e of an almost complete l a c k o f w i n d , I.C. i n the f i r s t r a c e put themselves i n a good p o s i t i o n by team t a c t i c s , but l a t e r i n the r a c e one o f our b o a t s had t o r e t i r e , l e a v i n g us t o f i n i s h i n l s t . and 4 t h . p o s i t i o n s . T h i s gave Thorpe Bay the f i r s t r a c e , but we had revenge i n the second r a c e w i t h l s t . , 3 r d . and 6 t h . p o s i t i o n s . O v e r a l l , t h i s J u s t gave the match t o Thorpe Bay by 39 p o i n t s t o 3 8 j , a grand f i n i s h . The I.C. team was M . C o l l y e r , J . E . S m i t h , A.J.Danbury, J.D.Welsh, C.French, and C.Gent.

The 3 r d . and 4 t h . o f March saw the U n i v e r s i t y Championships h e l d In v e r y good weather. M . C o l l y e r g a i n e d 2nd. p l a c e and J.E.Smith 3 r d . p l a c e i n the f i n a l o f the s i g l e - h a n d e d event.The r e s u l t was J u s t as good i n the l a d i e s r a c e , w i t h E l i z a b e t h K r a n c k , our o n l y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , g a i n i n g 2nd. p l a c e .

The f i n a l o f the Ray Trophy was e x t r e m e l y c l o s e , w i t h M . C o l l y e r g a i n ­i n g 4 t h . p l a c e i n a c l o s e l y - f o u g h t c o n t e s t .

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The C l u b has had moderate suc c e s s d u r i n g the p a s t two weeks. I n the p o l o l e a g u e , the second team won two of t h e i r t h r e e games, w h i l e the t h i r d team d e f e a t e d U.C.H. t o r e c o r d t h e i r f i r s t w i n .

Two f r i e n d l y f i x t u r e s have been swum a g a i n s t S a n d h u r s t , i n w h i c h I.C. succeeded In w i n n i n g b o t h the swimming and t h e water p o l o .

.Oxford D o l p h i n s p r o v e d t h e i r f i t n e s s by d e f e a t i n g t h e C l u b 33-27 I n the swimming and 3-2 In the p o l o , the I.C. team n e v e r r e a l l y s e t t l i n g down and p l a y i n g as t h e y s h o u l d .

I n a p o l o match v s . A y l e s f o r d Paper M i l l s , a v e r y weak s i d e drew 2-2, an improvement a g a i n s t a team who d e f e a t e d us e a r l i e r t h i s y e a r .

P u b l i s h e by F ELIX BOARD, I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n , London 8.W.7. P r i n t e d by S ' l L VOUS PLAIT L t d . , 307a, Telephone P l a c e , W.