FOUNDED IN 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION

FREE' No. 426 Friday, 30th. July, 1976. Tummy trouble at SAC?

THE SUMMER Accommodation order to make the scheme was always the "take-home" Centre has got off to a good financially watertight. Nothing wage for the student staff. NUS quit start this year with only two wrong with that since the This year, however many minor disputes between the profits from the lettings go were shocked on the first student staff and the College towards subsidising students' pay-day to discover that this rippling the surface of the term-time hall rents, but the was not going to be the case: Llandudno hotel scheme. charging of £1 to visitors for the wage advertised was Under the watchful eye of a Mooney breakfast has £15.84 and 91p was going to NUS will not be going back to Mrs Audrey Podhajsky, the raised an eyebrow or three. be docked from that as an Llandudno for its conference Bookings Manageress, and However, it was the insurance contribution. The in December, it was announced Capt Lindley, the Domestic extent of the SAC overhaul take-home wage was therefore earlier this month. The Secretary, SAC has undergone which led to a certain amount going to be £14.93 which is decision, it is stressed, is a major overhaul and is now of confusion. In previous 7p less than last year! After not a sign of dissatisfaction being run on new lines in years, the wage advertised quick consultations, the with Llandudno as a venue, or College agreed that the take- with the services offered by home wage for the cleaners' the council staff. In fact, the would be £16.01 and the clerks' facilities in the pier-head wages would be increased pavilion are being re-organised, proportionately. making it unsuitable for the The next source of worry next two conferences. Both for the student cleaners was NUS conferences, December that question of unused meal- 76 and Easter 77, will be held tickets which visitors had in Blackpool. paid for but sometimes did not Since then, however, the wish to use. These have Llandudno council have occasionally been left as tips refused an application by CHE, for the cleaners and in the the Campaign for Homosexual past, under the direction of Equality, to held a conference the scheme manageress, there. The NUS executive has cleaners were allowed to use expressed concern over this the tickets themselves. This decision, and have asked practice has now been stopped. them to consider. When a complaint was made about this previously accepted incentive being eliminated, Capt Lindley insisted that each and every cleaner had (Photo: Nigel Greatorex) been told before starting work for SAC that no such tickets could be used by students under any circumstances. Southside cleared Several of the cleaners however are equally insistant that they A MOTOR driving one of the Ten minutes later the had been told no such thing. lifts in Southside developed a building was cleared and three .Despite the fact that the fault on Thursday 15 July fire engines arrived on the number of meal-tickets which leading to the whole building north side of Princes Gardens could be used by cleaners being evacuated and three only to be re-directed to the would represent a drop in the fire engines arriving to deal south side where they drew up financial ocean, Capt Lindley with the trouble. five minutes later. By now the could not be .persuaded to The fault in themotor caused crowd which had gathered change his mind. RON KILL, Subwarden of a strong smell of burning outside Southside were getting Clearly then, the new Tizard Hall and last year's rubber to pervade certain anxious. policy for the running of SAC IC Union Deputy President sections of Falmouth and The cause of the fire was did not filter through completely was found dead in his flat on Tizard Halls. The fire alarms soon discovered at the bottom to all the student staff. Monday 28th June. At a sub- soon went off at 11.35 am and of one of the lift shafts and Confusion in the chain of sequent inquest at Westminster the message buzzed through the maintenance engineers were communication is surely Coroner's Court a verdict of halls, from landing to landing called in to deal with the understandable however when 'Accidental Death' was and staircase to staircase by problem. By 12.05 pm the there are new people in new recorded. the cleaners who were working commotion was over and the jobs running what the College at the timej it was not a Hall inmates were able to wants to be regarded as a new Obituary; see page 6 practice drill. re-enter the building. scheme. I

NUS POST GRADUATE CONFERENCE PG issues must not be ignored in national campaigns

THIS WAS the feeling of the NUS be true unless the AUT are prepared to haphazard systems of funding for Postgraduates conference held at offer a new deal to PGs in the foim of a research into arts subjects. Changes in Imperial College on the 2nd and 3rd of better class of membership and a the present system of awards were also this month. For far too long issues such reasonable level of representation for called for, both in the rigid three year as PG grants have been left to go by PGs both within and by the association. award made at present irrespective of the default once the Undergraduate grant The majority of the conference was duration of the course and in the relaxa- level has been set. It will be particularly taken up by discussions of the report tion of the first degree grade stipulations. important this coming year as it is the on the future of PG education presented On the subject of supervision, year of the DES's trienniel review of by the PG Group. The document was an delegates felt that the system needed to funding for education. The usual excuses attempt by the group to respond to the be investigated especially in that the of wanting to do something, but having reports on Postgraduate Training/ present single supervisor set-up can to work on a strictly limited budget will Education which have been receiving a cause several problems. In the even of not apply so strongly this year as the lot of attention over the past year. In the supervisor leaving or even dying DES will have a chance to seek new preparing the report the Group found that during the duration of a student's work funds and reconsider the allocations to merely replying to the recomendations of many problems and even long delays are various sectors of education. the other reports would lead to them often experienced. Also, in the event of In a time of heavy public spending advocating the status quo. To overcome personality clashes between student and cuts it was vital that PGs did not suffer this, they decided to start from scratch supervisor or disagreement over the because there is no voice in their defence. and lay down what they felt were the direction of the research, the student The conference recognised that the essence, requirements and constraints of often finds himself with no one else to campaigning tactics employed for UG all forms of Postgraduate education. turn to for help or advice. Students issues might not attract much support from polytechnics present, where it is among PGs so the Postgraduate Advisory Cheap research labour common to have an academic and an Group will consider ways of building industrial supervisor, said that this an effective campaign, probably involving overcame many of the above problems. The the encouragement of PGs to write to their The discussion considered a great idea of having more than one supervisor MPs and" seeking representation for the variety of issues under the headings on was well received by the conference. Advisory Group to such bodies as the the discussion paper and a great many The report will now be redrafted by DES and the Government. useful additions to the report were made the Advisory Group and should be ready from the floor. One area of particular for circulation in the autumn. concern was the justification of research PGs and Trade Unions both as something useful and necessary More effort on PG affairs to society and the educational system, The Conference opened with Sue and as a more valuable and broader Chairing the meeting on the second Slipman (NUS National Secretary, with education to the individuals concerned day was Steve Moon the NUS Executive responsibility for PGs) in the chair and than is often supposed. The need to Officer who takes over from Ms Slipman far fewer PGs than expected. There were prevent too much stress being put on the the responsibility for PG affairs. He only around thirty delegates representing immediate industrial usefulness and does not have a sabatical position but a still smaller number of colleges and saleability of the product of a PhD hopes he will be able to devote a lot Universities. Initial discussions were project were upheld by the students of time and effort to PGs since his centred on the present state of affairs present. Such stress can often causae other responsibilities on the Executive between PGs and the two trade unions the educational aspects to be overlooked. are not too time consuming. He intends to with an interest in PGs, that is, the The CASE scheme of co-operative start by trying to get more money from AUT (Association of University Teachers studies with industries was cirticised NUS to support the PG Advisory Group and ASTMS (Association of Scientific as being open to abuse and allowing in order that it can be more active and Technical and Managerial Staffs). some students to be used, as cheap also get more information back to PG The recent decision of the AUT to research labour for industry. groups and societies in colleges. He join the TUC may change their attitude Funding also came under the critical feels sure that something can be done to towards PGs. The usual suspicion eye of the conference and recommendations overcome the perennial problems of of trade unions was present and many included the setting up of an arts organising and communicating with PGs, people did not feel that there was research council similar to the Science but with only thirty at the conference, it anything to be gained from membership Research Council, to correct many of the is not a very inspiring start. of either union. This will almost certainly anomalies produced by the present RICK PARKER

simultaneously). I have chanted "Bay City Rollers" FANNY'S External Eclairs: with Nick Brayshaw and Ian Minnis at Communist Party Benefit Discos and stayed AMAZING awake during more committee the end of an era meetings than I can count from memory. THE END of session is with have we achieved? Over what DISCO I have not had my private us once more; Union Officers terrain have we travelled? parts bitten by Julia Ross (So are crashing about our ears, Behind us are more battles unlucky — Ed, painfully), but EVERY FRIDAY cut down in their primes (which lost than won and the path I have spent a fair amount of primes — Ed), and I am putting has been littered with corpses, time at USK (defunct) colleges pen to paper. (Not quill to motions that never passed Above Stan's Bar, such asIF(L1nstitut Francais). read despite the cuts eh — Ed through NUS Conference and I have sat on the steps of the again) for the last time in this those that never even reached Department of Education and Southside hat (I wonder if I could have Conference... Like Goering, I Science from midnight till an office next year?) have lived in trains travelling four in the morning and lived between Birmingham and 8pm-midnight The time has come to look to tell the tale - in FELIX. London and risked my life in over our shoulders for the Who knows what the next minibuses driven by Rick last time, like Orpheus, before twelve months may bring? leaving the Underworld for the "I can carve up more jugger- fresh light of a new year. nauts than you can" Parker only 30p (Gosh what posh prose). What and Peter Teague (not quite DERRICK EVERETT Coffee and World PG Problems DURING the time a research alternative source of wisdom development or MSc student is at IC it is a on difficulties with major or fair bet that he or she will minor "college" aspects of not be short of worries of one life is to be found in most AN OXFORD cooperative called more powerful, rather than kind or another. Furthermore departments. Uhuru has started to market a waiting for benefits to the difficulties of living in At least two College high grade instant coffee trickle down as the rich get London on an inadequate committees have recommended from East Africa as part of a richer. Unfortunately they income combined with the that each department should drive to expose the social sttll need foreign exchange ambiquities of much PG arrange that a member of conditions in which many of the for essential imports, and activity tend to cause these staff be available for consult- goods we buy are produced. selling coffee is one way of problems to interact. ation by PGs. Most departments Trace your next cup of getting it. That will not be Occasionally a PG feels have accepted the value of tea back to Sri Lanka and easy, for gluts of coffee have in need of College-based the "safety-net" and have you will find chronic been common on the world advice but does not wish to been able to appoint a malnutrition in the families market, and concerned people approach either course co- suitable person. Since they which picked it for you. are worried about the use of ordinator/supervisor or Nightliie have not all publicised this, Trace your coffee back to land for cash-crops rather Student Welfare. The head a list of the staff involved is Brazil and you will see the than for food for local of your department/section given below (ST indicates fruits of vicious exploitation consumption. Such problems maybe an accessible and that the person is the depart- of the poor. Your oranges may or decisions on development sympathetic guru. However, an ment's Senor Tutor). lead you to South Africa, your strategies are never simple, grapes to the misery of the and Uhuru are careful to migrant workers in southern maintain that "Our aim is Departmental PG Tutors/Advisors California. The list goes on — neither primarily to sell good what Uhuru describe as "a tasting coffee, nor to increase Aero MR BRADSHAW basket-full or rotten shopping". coffee drinking or the coffee Biochem DR DICKERSON Uhuru's coffee leads back trade. We are aiming to raise Botany DR ALVIN (ST) to Tanzania, one of the few questions in people's minds Chem Eng DR MICHELS countries in the world attacking about just one of the things Chem DR B ATKINSON (ST) poverty by making the poor we eat or drink every day." Civ Eng Head of Section/Dept Hence the name "Campaign CCD PROF GOLDSACK (ST) Coffee". It costs 66p for a Elec Eng Head of Section 4oz packet, which is more Geology DR AUDLEY-CHARLES expensive than the big names Hist of Sci & Tech DR MB HALL Rolling but the people who produce it Ind Soc MR P COMBEY don't starve. And it does Man Sci MR KING taste good. Maths DR Bershire (ST) Packets can be ordered Mech Eng DR CULVER (ST) on the from John Shade, Room 45, Met DR WEST (ST) Beit Hall. Drop me a note, or Mining MR HOWARD come round and try some if Physics PROF COLES you can catch me in. Zoo Head of Dept. Also from Oct'76 River each student will have an ad vi sorts) in addition to a supervisor. THERE IS nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth JOHN SHADE RICHARD UPTON doing as simply messing about in boats, as Toad always said. So, take 100 IC Postgraduates, a suitable craft, some booze, some food, No! No! Don't read this-you're some good music and a moonlit stretch of the Thames and, if arranged in the right order you should finish up with something really worth much too apathetic! doing. On Thursday the 8th of I WAS about to write an set standards would be wrong. active part in Union affairs. July I found myself standing article about apathy amongst So who are these apathetic Perhaps they think that the on Tower Pier with all the postgraduates when someone PG's? Not those who join in Union is an undergraduate- above ingrediants. Well the pointed out to me that the IC and utilise the various sports orientated body (it is, of music was a little late arriving, Cricket Team is composed facilities offered by the Union. course, but then whose fault but then the RCS J4 is not almost entirely of PG's. Then Not all those overseas students is that?) and that the childish noted for breaking world it occurred to me that really, it who take part in events pranks of the UG's do not landspeed records, and neither is very difficult to define the organised by their national create the right atmosphere is Dave Dodge (Oh no? - Ed) state of apathy in the Union. societies. Not those who for those already armed with The boat drew away from the My original article was write for FELIX or Phoenix a BSc or whatever. I must pier just after 7 pm and PGG going to be adamning indictment or appear on STOIC or are confess that I sometimes Riverboat Party was afloat. of the 1400 - odd PG's who heard on IC Radio. Not those swear never to darken the did not appear at the ICPG who belong to other Union All was quiet for the first Union building's doors again, Group Annual General Meeting club societies. For the clubs few seconds as we slipped when the entrance hall bears last month. But was their non- and societies are the roots of off down the Thames in the the evidence of a particularly appearance really a statement the Union. Many more students general direction of the sea heavy night's drinking,- albeit of contentment with their lot take part inthose activities than and then some fool discovered on the part of a very small at IC? Maybe they feel that attend Union meetings or stand that the bar was open. An minortiy of members. they don't need the Union to for election to the multitude of orderly queue fonned and So, is there a solution to press, on their behalf, for committees which run the Union. several participants were this "wave of apathy"? Or more common rooms or higher trampled under foot. The main The real apathetic are the should we be content to allow demonstrating rates. One thing problem was that the bar was people who won't read this students to lead their own 1 I am sure of is that we do not basically a water-tight article, those who take no lives and not coerce them into need the ICPGG to deal with compartment (what-a-tight interest in the Union, except activity in a body in which they supervisor - student problems; compartment), which rapidly (perhaps) for the occasional appear to have no interest? these are highly personal filled up with the people-with- meal or drink. But they are relationships, and any attempt just as much members as continued on p. 7 by the Union to legislate or those of us who take an TOM STEVENSON 4 FELIX

Tom Stevenson takes a critical look at three Theatre plays on in the London areas. Take your choice - you can't lose

THE TEMPERATURE of the Lyttelton Brenton's play is the first new work to veteran of Tom Stoppard's Travesties, in Theatre is maintained at a cool 20 C, be commissioned by the National which he played the lead both as an as though to raise it by so much as one Theatre in the Lyttelton. Brenton is a old and a young man, switching with tenth of a degree might cause the member of a new stream of British play- remarkable rapidity between them, sticks delicate production to wilt. The play in wrights committed to writing plays which to General Burgoyne, the English question is Noel Coward's Blithe reflect real ife as it is lived by the vast Commander-in-Chief, known to his Spirit in a new production by the National majority of people. subordinates as Gentlemanly Johnny; Theatre, thirty five years after its first from his first appearance, when he lays London performance. himself down on the courtroom table to So, in Weapon's of Happiness we have catch up on his sleep, we know every Noel Coward; there's a name to a group of young people who occupy their gram of comedy is going to be extracted conjure with, for Sir Noel was a man of workplace, a run down potato crisp from the part; and it is too. extraordinary theatrical versatility. As factory. Also working in the factory is a playwright his Hay Fever, Private Josef Frank, a victim of the Czech The audience, packed with Americans, Lives and Blithe Spirit are still widely treason trials of the early fifties, who particularly enjoyed the scathing performed; as a composer his songs, has escaped and come to England full references to English colonialism - what London Pride, Some Day I'll Find You, of anguished memories of his life in excuse can we have for a production of "The Apple Cart", in which the American Mad Dogs and Englishmen have become the East, which we see in a series of Ambassador in London requests re- part of the English heritage; as an actor, flash-backs — walking the streets of admission into the British Empire? who can forget his appearance in that Moscow and meeting Stalin, on a trade memorable film The Italian Job? And delegation, being instructed in the ;yet, 1 suppose, you either hate or adore "right"answers for his Prague show-trial. THOMAS STEVENSON his work, which is undeniably apredilection Whilst the young and particularly inept of the middle classes. occupiers carry on their little revolution, Frank stands by, full of experience and To make a comedy from a plot in yet unable to help them, so strong is his National Student Drama which the ghost of a man's first wife obsession with the past. succeeds in killing his second requires Festival Frank Finlay shuffles about the vast a great deal of talent. The Lyttelton At the Roundhouse Down- stage as the Czech, Frank, clad for the Audience laps it all up with bursts of stairs 27 July to 7 August: most part, in an enormous overcoat, as spontaneous applause at appropriate Gas; Coup D'Etat; England; though to protect him from the bitter points throughout the action. Perhaps October 30th 197 5; Galatea; wind that still blows from the East. many of them saw the play's first run and The Key. Five award Julie Covington plays Janice, the during the war in which, for a time, the winning productions from nascent Marxist, trying to put the ill- author played the lead. Even so this is Edinburgh's April Festival. a production which deliciously evokes formed ideas into practice and leading an age when there was no news on the an unlikely group of British Youth front page of The Times, when one containing a nose-picking deaf-mute, a dressed for dinner and when there were violent illiterate and a Dylan-freak. FELIX domestic staff that were so difficult to The bare stage is occasionally filled with Hayden Griffin's magnificent Published by the Editor on handle. behalf of I.C.Union Publication sets, ranging from the London Planeteriiim Board. Printed Off-set Litho Maria Aitken plays Elvira, the first complete with heavenly images (and a on the premises. wife, in a kind of glow which brilliantly smooth talking announcer) to a dockside Felix Office,PnnceConsort Rd, succeeds in reminding us that she is with twinkling lights in the back-ground. London SW7 2BB. invisible to all save Charles and that Tel. 01 589 5 1'. 1 ext 1048,1042 he is the only one who can hear her. ©FELIX, 1976 Once we have worked through a ridiculous One must assume that it is to celebrate the recent bicentenary of the American series of misunderstandings in which EDITOR: Paul Ekpenyong Ruth, the second wife, naturally takes Declaration of Independence that the grave offence at Charles' acid reaction Royal Shakespeare Company have chosen to resurrect Shaw's The Devil's Disciple to Elvira's presence, there is a glorious LIFT TO EUROPE moment when Elvira reveals herself to at the Aldwych. However, having said Ruth by carrying a vase of flowers that, and many thanks to the programme Three people needed to fill up across the room, and only just avoids notes for having pointed this out, the car going to Munich. Depart throwing the water into her successor's play is one of Shaw's Three Plays for Friday August 6th, arrive at face. Puritans ( the others are Caesar and Munich Saturday August 7th. Cleopatra and Captain Brasshound's Petrol costs to be shared. The play's most clearly drawn character Conversion). It is the story of a man so Contact FRITZ SCHLEGEL is Madame Arcati, the medium who oppressed by his mother's obsessive Int 3325. arrives for dinner on her bicycle and Puritanism that he rebels and sets apologises for her lateness "1 had a himself up as a friend to the devil, DUPLICATING premonition of a puncture so I went back though only so far as to respect the for my pump". But it turns out that she object of his mother's hate. What he TWO NEWGestetner duplicators didn't have a puncture. Maybe time actually becomes is a highly moral have arrived at the Union to gilds the memory, but Margaret Rutherford's up-standing citizen prepared to die for replace the non-active Roneo performance in the film, with Rex any man in town. It is a splendid play machines. In the interests of Harrison, seems a difficult standard set and receives magnificent treatment in all who might want to use them for the part, which Elizabeth Spriggs this production. in the future, no-one should doesn't quite reach. Eileen Diss' Tom Conti, as the disciple, leads a attempt to use them until he or sumptuous set completes a magnificent strong cast. His evident joie de vivre in she has received expert tuition production. the face of his miserable mother, severely in how to handle them from If Blithe Spirit evokes a past age of played by Patience Collier, livens up an Chalky White (to be found in luxury then Weapons of Happiness brings otherwise mournful gathering for the the IC Union Office). us up to date with a vengance. Howard reading of his father's will. John Wood, FELIX

THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM leader of the pack, to coin a well worn, smoking chief, whose father is a doctor, GRACE WITH THE SEA (Certificate but in this case quite befitting, expression at one point dissects a cat in front of is simply called 'The Chief (Earl x) Stars: Sarah Miles, Kris Krist- them. Rhodes). He is a child beyond his To our relief the dissection is not offerson, Jonathan Kahn, Earl Rhodes years, aware of the contradictions of shown in graphic detail, the scene 105 mins. Opens shortly at the adult society upon which he casts his remaining tasteful and artistic throughout. Carlton, Hay market. own contemptuous interpretation. When Jonathan's mother falls for the The rest of the cabal view him in handsome, nigged, quiet-spoken Jim This film, in the opinion of both awe, ruthlessly kept in line by the Cameron (Kris Kristofferson), he Felix staff who went to see it, has far Chief. He scorns their teenage infatuation (Jonathan) at first hero worships him. mure potential than both the marketers Then, as the jibes of the Chief become and Screen International are willing to more frequent, as do the visits by the give it. The posters make it out to be sailor, his opinions are turned against no less 'action packed' than 'Sex the Jim, who has upset the perfect order... Scandinavian Way', whilst the blurt The punishment meeted out for this, put out in the critical reviews reckons and other crimes, is the same as that that it rates 9.5 foi gore. for Cedric, the Chief's cat: diisection Despite the rather macabre plot the after being drugged. film is neither gory nor does it descend Whilst the film is horrific by implication, to the level of a B-rate sex movie. In all scenes have been carefully and fact it has an enthralling and captivating thoughtfully constructed, and no-one a story as 'One Flew Over The plot should leave the cinema feeling queasy — hanqs arnunrl thp adnlpscent problems an d if it wasn't for the 10 minutes or so between Jonathan (Jonathan Kahn) and of 'stuff through the peephole' it is Ins widowed mother ySaian Mnesj. The doubtful whether it would carry an X latter falls in love, and decides to marry, label. the second lieutenant of the Boston The film is engaging from the start Belle, a tramp steamer that arrives at with soft-porn magazines, focusing and well worth seeing; director Lewis their picturesque Devon harbour. instead on the 'pure and perfect order John Carlino has handled the story well, Meanwhile Jonathan has discovered a of life' and how it has been defiled by retaining much sensitivity and plausibility. peephole from his bedroom to his mother's. adults. Morality, he maintains, is an Particularly creditworthy is his direction It is through this peephole that we see invention of adults. of the teenage actors Jonathan Kahn and the carnal side of the love affair develop. He encourages his crew to 'dismantle Earl Rhodes. Kris Kristofferson also The factor, though, that sets this the rules', resist adult tyranny and seek produces his best performance to date. film apart from the rest is the secret 'the inner being' in all things. To society to which Jonathan belongs. The demonstrate this last point, the cigar- Duncan Suss Clive Dewey

The first night (Friday 16th July) lit the stage for what promises to be Milligan's Midsummer an excellent season; Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis", and Kempe was to have conducted, but his untimely and unfortunate demise brought back Colin Madness Davis to the Proms Scene. A minute's silence was observed in memory and SPIKE MILLIGAN - famous goon, shadows during the musical interludes; respect of Kempe at the beginning of humourist and cult hero; slightly less even with the sport on the singer and the concert. Mr Davis's interpretation of famous as trumpet player and defeater of darkness on the rest of the stage. Milligan the mass was characteristically exuberant; the Third Reich; virtually unknown as dominated the scene. His frequent inter- and in parts, the military pomp of the flower arranger and insect taxidermist — uptions during the songs had not only the brass section afforded clear contrast to is back in town. His (initially) shon run audience, but also the singers, falling the angelic themes of the 'world to come'. of late shows at the Mermaid has now been about. extended to July 31st. One joke, which particularly sticks The quartet added variety and spice As we entered the theatre a distant in the mind, concerns an Irish surgeon with its free-flowing and uninhibited voice over the PA said "Can we start, who performed the first successful style (in contrast to that of the Missa now", and lit the blue touch paper to an haemorrhoids transplant. Solemnis) The group was lead by hour of hilarity and music. All the old Spike's musical friends fitted the Ursula Koszut; Anna Reynolds; John goon lines were there:-" mood of the show, and their apparently Shirley—Quirk and Anthony Rolfe '"ello, 'ello, 'ello. What's going' on 'ere sincere and uncontrollable laughter, Johnsonma.de up the foursome. then?" "It's a show, officer, hut I can't despite having gone through the show get it started." Spike makes noises of many times, added to the impression that At the end of this short, exciting engine (trying to start but failing Spike had never bothered to read or even concert, the promenaders were riding miserably) "Do you 'ave a licence for write, the script. high on a wave of enthusiasm which will, this show?" Spike produces licence and One left the theatre feeling happier, hopefully, carry through to the end of shows it to himself. "But that's a dog and madder, and more able to face the the season. As always, variety is foremost, licence. " "Woof!" crazy world outside and still come up and whatever your musical taste, there laughing. will be some (at least) of your favourites, The music which was delightfully plus a chance to hear many less played woven in amongst this madness was and new pieces. There is a night of just excellent, and included several of Benjamin Britten's music, and fans of Spike's more off-beat renditions, such Brackner are given a rare treat later in as 'The flight of the bumble-bee while the season. cleaning one's teeth", and accompanying Voulez-vous the piano by playing the classified adds, "The Proms are close and cheap; from the Evening Standard. The whole everyone should take advantage of show had that thoroughly ad-libbed look; these two points; and of the chance to the audience themselves provided promenade listen to some great music. Forthcoming frequent distractions, as their comings concerts of particular interest and merit and goings were highlighted by Mr include Verdi's " Falstaff", Bach's Milligan's torch and suitable comments. "St Matthew Passion", and a particular Frequent attacks on the 'Frustration avec moi ? favourite of mine, Tchaikovsky's 6th Dummy' (a very battered taylor's dummy WHAT COULD be more pleasant than Symphony, "The Pathetique". which they 'knocked the shit out of if the sitting at home, on a warm summer's show wasn't going too well) and a song day, listening to your favourite music? In short, with the possible exception on the theme 'Only a nose' during which How about standing in the Albert Hall, of some Gary Glitter fans, there is Spike changed to steadily larger and on a warm summer's day, listening to your something for everyone at this year's more rediculous theatrical noses, added favourite music? As I am sure noone at Promenade Concerts; do try to go. general state of insanity. IC can have failed to notice, 'The Proms' One thing which became apparent was are with us again, and the many friendly the master's inability to relax in the (if eccentric) disciples of Henry Wood. RICK PARKER * !M1L Obituary: RON KILL WITH THE sudden death happy hours working for RCS earlier this month of Ron Rag, organising collections, Kill, Imperial College and stunts, and building Rag Imperial College Union have floats. lost a very dear friend. At the The job of Secretary to time of his death Ron was a a Committee is often used as finalyearpostgraduate student a testing ground, and this in the Department of was so with Ron. His Chemistry, and the Sub- previous experience on the Warden of Tizard Hall. Carnival Committee made him a strong candidate for the On coming to College in Vice-Presidence of RCS 1970, Ron became heavily Union. He was elected to involved in the Association that post in the summer of Football Club and despite 1973. Immediately after his living at his home in Enfield election he took part in the he played regularly for both Great Tartan Race in which the first and second teams. teams raced a barrel from He maintained his interest in Edinburgh to London and the Club throughout his time tried to raise as much money 'Ron Kill will be remembered as a fine at College although the for charity as they could commitments he was to take en route. RCS came a administrator and one of the best Deputy on in later years was to put creditable third. His year as an end to his playing Vice-President was a very Presidents by all those in the Union Office' career. successful one although it was marred by arguments fine administrator and one at his thesis. This was RCS Rag within the Executive. of the best Deputy Presidents almost completed when he Ron was pleased to At the end of the 1973-74 by all those in the Union died. He had a very bright accept a place in Tizard Academic year Ron was Office. Ron very much future in Chemistry and had Hall for his final year as elected Deputy President enjoyed his time as Sub- received job offers from an undergraduate, and he of IC Union and was Warden of Tizard Hall. He Cambridge University and lived there for the rest of appointed Sub-Warden of believed that the Hall should Southampton University. his life. Now that he was a Tizard Hall. It is in respect always be run by the students, full-time member of College of these two positions that and that he was there both Great Loss rather than a commuter he most people outside his to encourage them to more I am sure that many people looked around for things to department will remember activity, and also to restrain in the College will have fill his spare time. He was him. During his year as them when he felt they fond memories of Ron and elected as Secretary to the Deputy President Ron were getting out of hand. would like to join me in Hall Committee and very managed to put the Union Under his guidance and sending condolences to his much enjoyed the social back onto a planned cycle with the help of many family, and to Ruth, his life that w.as built around the of redecoration and refurnish- enthusiastic students the fiancee, who he should have hall. Having been elected ing. He also played a very Hall seems to have had two married at the end of this as Chemistry third year full and very weal part on the successful years. weekend. We have all Social Representative Ron Executive of the Union and It was typicd of his suffered a very sad loss. became involved in RCS despite the friction it sensible character that Ron Union and was immediately sometimes caused he was should choose to spend his PETER R TEAGUE made Secretaty of the Carnival very outspoken. I know that final Ph D year out of President Committee. He spent many he will be remembered as a "public life" working hard Imperial College Union UCCA FEE APPROVED Despite the fact that I am a". On good authority we hear years now have been charging working my'fingers to the bone the quality of the food is this an 'administrative fee' for THE Universities Central throughout the day in Harrods year better than ever before, so performing a similar operation Council on Admissions (known to some as Boots it can't be that they don't like amongst its five university (UCCA) has decided to Provincial) thi-s long awaited what they are being served members . introduce an 'applicants fee' PG issue has finally hit the with.. I was, like many, bewildered to all prospective students press. Many did not think that and shocked to learn of the who use the UCCA scheme. they would live to see it - It is of some interest to me untimely and tragic death of The fee will be introduced that may be true of the Union that UCCA, the University Ron Kill earlier this month. In next autumn (1977) for students Handbook, but it certainly isn't Central Council on Admissions, the last four years Ron played entering university in 1978 where FELIX is concerned. So, have introduced a two pound an extremely active part in Each student will be required dismissing the sceptics with fee (to cover admin.) to become Union and Hall life, enjoying to enclose a £2 cheque or no more ado, I shall proceed to effective 77 for entrance 78. his student days to the full. It postal order with his or her the content of my last (honest) One wonders whether this will is a shame that there are not application. Editorial. deter any prospective students more like him at IC, for it would from continuing into further be a better place to five and The decision to levy the education; probably not, but it study. I'm sure that I speak for fee came as a result of a all the staff of FELIX and ballot, organised by UCCA. The Summer Accommodation certainly appears to make a students in expressing my Each educational organisation Centre scheme is running into mockery of the concept of free deepest condolences to Ron's using UCCA was asked to a few sticky patches this year. education. A lot of people have fiancee and family. indicate its view on the I hear that there have been one voiced criticisms against the proposed fee. The voting was: or two words exchanged on the notion of payment for the In closing, if you would like For the fee 55, Against 39, subject of left-over meal tickets; service offered by UCCA, but another PG issue of FELIX, Abstentions 2, Replies not surely the question is not few have expressed the same all contributions will be accept- received in time 4. Imperial whether students should be able concern over, or even mentioned, ed. Thanks for this issue are College Board of studies had to use them or not, but why the practices of the Northern due to Duncan, Gill, Ian and earlier decided to abstain in there are so many left over at Universities JMB, who for some Clive. the voting. MUX BUMPER CROSSWORD Continued from page 3

1 3 S 1- c 7 1 11 a Rolling »» a on the n J | I 1 1 1 *i River drinks, who were unable to get A 3o out because of the people- I without-drinks trying to get in. The situation soon resolved itself and the Law of Differential Drinking Speeds r J Y minimised the problems in the +© 4-1 bar for the rest of the evening. As the Naval College at ! 1 Greenwich floated by to our tS ft starboard side people were chatting amicably, drinking r r loudly and beginning to tuck To into the light buffet provided As the Naval College passed 1 1 by again on our port side, - (I presume that we turned ?7 s% w around some time between I the two occasions) the music began to increase in volume u u u and people began to girate to the primitive rythms. The boat continued with its It. pointed end firmly fixed on the new National Theatre and as r 1 the evening closed in, we 41 began to realise many of the - advantages of taking a boat on the river. The most obvious of these was the fact that it was probably the coolest place in London at that time. With the rest of the City glowing orange after a day in the nineties, the Thames boasted a cool breeze which made even dancing bearable. The party was well ACROSS 72. Girl is a genus of 25. Fever which gives Thyups, underway with most of the 1. Game for Maggie and Jim nudibranchiate after sea-goddess not to mention Thy down guests bopping to the exquisite written about by 37 across. 74. Rut almost ripe to explode 28. In BASIC it orders a copy Mines Disco, or else sitting 14. In-law after Robin's 75. Crib prim epistle, since of the program out and watching the spotlit divorce? 1 one cannot take it away 29. — de boif is a window sights of the city slip silently 18. Wells initial in tin back 63. Cor . 34. For living speed grows by. The Mines Disco, kept up darkness. 64. That is me in retinue order everywhere an impressive and popular 19. Vegetable where charge DOWN 37. Irregular verb flow of music throughout the is found. 44. Place of offshore justice evening - they not only bring 1. Surely not a job for a 20.Small street endless (Non almost music and lights, "but enough librarian? word) 50. Kind of Maggie mess that DJs and assistants to fill any 2. Put it in reference to 22. Anoint aphetice is ruled over party even if the guests don't worker who journeys 26. Alternative gold 53. Soar girl turn up. 3.1 and he in 27. Son of boat bottom is 58. Because As the Tower of London 4. Bird on house near Kings inner keel 70. Resin in lake passed dangerously close to Road 33. RPM to police work our port side, and a very 5. Stop 41 before end because 35. Errer (Correct so far) Solution to X-word No." 41 carelessly driven pier collided learner gets in the way 36. Ule is painful with the same side, the 6. A Hawaian vocano goddess 37. Devon town wrote Modem 1. ACROSS: 1. Cholic acid occupants of this refugee 7. Poem to something like a 38. Sea five get pot 9. Aural 11. Stoor 12. One from Dunkirk were disgorged doe 41. Dislike mixed with both 13. AA 14. Ann 15. Utter onto dry land. Everyone seemed 8. Lay tin in service 17. Tipsy 19. Ornate 21. Oriole to have enjoyed the jaunt as articles 9. Ego combined consumed with 25. Hilum 27. Tarre 28. Oat they walked off towards the 43. Shut up five sister overran 30. Or 31. Mai32. Unite 33. Asail tube, exchanging Polaroid 44. Short dose of illness 10. Main road up north mixed 34. Constructs. pictures of each others' 45. N:- the art of using with its surface gaves DOWN: I. Caoutchouc 2. Hunts misdemeanors and showing off 47. Dram King fish headiness. 3. Ore 4. Lager 5. Atest 6. Con the scars from the opening 52. CSN 11. Go in and refer, but take 7. Ionic 8. Dratchells 10. Lar of the bar. 54. To take effect unless after no notice 11. Say 16. Tool 18. Peer (PS Any falacious rumours some time condition is 20. Piano 22. Runts 23. Usual 12. Metal covered ending about my enjoying the evening fulfilled. 24. Trait 26. Moe 27. Art so much that I decided to have inshore sea, or containing 57. Old English after tin to 29. Tin 31. Mac. a minute nap in the flower beds bordering town paddle. on Fulham Broadway station 13. Look up for 13 down 59. Fool is only one in 50 are put about by liars and 15. World organisation never disgruntled London Transport from bread could do this? (Ha! Ha!) 60. Not a dreadful harty beast gardeners.) 16. Place for 67 (We bet - Ed) 69. Pingpong mixed gut juice to 23.;Correct end to 44 become less like mconey RICK PARKER UiiA 111 luck dogs IC

ON THE weekend of the end trouble though, and after of term, the British Orienteering finding four controls in Relay Championships were about 90 minutes, he noticed held in North Wales. that he was near the finish Unfortunately, the Imperial and decided to retire. Mean- College attempt on the National while, John Gibbins had not title seemed fraught with waited for Pete to finish, but bad luck from the statt. had already set off on the Oarsmen strike After our minibus booking third leg. John did slightly was rejected, we were left better, but the proximity of with no alternative but to travel nightfall prevented him from by car. One car containing finding the last few controls. gold at Henley our 'B' team arrived on On the Sunday, the Combined Saturday at Betwys-y-Coed Harvesters' Trophy Event safely, but Alan Leakey's was held where we did rather car containing the 'A' team A year's intensive training by On Sunday, IC's super- better. David Rosen won the failed to get further than Boat Club members culminated oarsmen Andy Bayles and 'Elite' course by several in one of their most successful 'Basher' Burch (rowing for Lower Neasden due to minutes and Ian Isherwood performances in recent years at Thames Tradesmen RC) won (they said) brake failure. It and Pete Johnson both the Henley Royal Regatta, this two of the most prestigious is more likely that they had completed their courses in year held on the first four days events of the Regatta - the found out about the forest in about 120 minutes. of July. Grand Challenge Cup (for VIII's) which the championship was and the Prince Phillip Cup (for held. It turned out to be Orienteering does not IC fielded two teams - the coxed fours). mostly very thick young take place only in term times, first in the Ladies Plate, a trees, and the tracks were and PG members are active competition for college crews, no more runnable, as they throughout the vacations on and the second in the Thames STOP PRESS: First eight were full of tussock grass, so most Sundays. If you would Cup, an open event. stroke, Paul Langguth, won a that one fell flat on one's like to have a go, keep an Both crews were found accom gold medal in the National face every few paces. eye on the Club noticeboard, modation at Henley in the days Championships al Nottingham. Nevertheless, the 'B' or ring David Rosen on 4459. leading up to the RegaUa, and Rowing in a coxed pair with a this enabled us to train on the Leander Club oarsman he fin- team manfully attempted the course. On the first day, both ished two lengths clear of the course that the 'A' team should crews won comfortably, beating rest of the field; the time was have run and Ian Isherwood DL ROSEN Lincoln College, Oxford, and. just two seconds outside that successfully completed the Townmead RC respectively. The of the coxless pair winners. first leg. Pete Johnson on lst VIII again showed their class the second leg had more against Queen's College, (C) taking a lenght's lead in less than a minute and rowing home I St. VIII Liquid Silver at well in front. This win put them through to the third day and into M Johnson(bow), I Hyslop. the quarter finals .where they S Worley, J Fitzgerald, J Skry- distractions J\Zf on treat were narrowly beaten by Queens' pniuk, J Blaind, N Gillett, Belfast. P Langguth(stroke), J Kirkpat- rick(cox). The 2nd VIII were not so TWO WEEKS ago four runners TIM CROOKS, a postgraduate lucky with their draw on Friday, 2nd. VIII crashed through the fairground student in Mechanical Engine- being matched against the even- R Newley(bow), S Hackett, at Horsham on their way to the ering's Lubrication laboratory tual winners of the Thames J Lewis, R Hale, M Jones, changing rooms to prepare for until September last year, has Cup, Harvard University .How- T Thomas, J Scoular, M Tyler the imminent start of the won a silver medal at the ever, fast conditions and a (stroke), R Quinn(cox). 'Blue Star' 10 mile road race. Montreal Olympics. His success good fight back resulted in the Fortunately for them 'Planet came in the rowing eights. fastest ever time over the course of the Apes'(?) delayed the by an Imperial crew - 6m. 44s. Richard Newley. start by some 15 minutes, Two less successful comp- enabling Rob Allinson to etitors from the same laboratory clear his system, or so were Neil Keron(in the coxless he thought.... fours) and Dr.Graham Paul, who The course was uphill for who was in the British Nightline the first four miles, then Fencing Team. The latter did, swiftly down to finish with a however, manage to get to the long, boring, undulating third round of the individual 581 2468 section back into Horsham. foil event - no mean feat in Perhaps it wouldn't have been itself. int. 2468 so bad if we hadn't passed so No.8 many pubs

Accommodation Office Despite these, Steve Webb Barbecue Nightline scored a rare victory over an ailing Rob Allison, completing Barbecue at LINSTEAD HALL the course in 55.10 mins. This this Monday 2nd August. FREE Someone to talk to put him in 27th place. Admission. Food from 8.30pm The sight of all those Information on:- on the balcony. Linstead Hall pubs on the course was just pregnancy, legal aid, gay bar opeli from 7pm. Music as too much for use, and so PRINCES GDNS centres, drugs, late night well. Normal student prices several establishments had to buses etc. be visited which rounded off a for food and drink. All welcome. pleasant days outing. You will find Nightline at: STOP PRESS 8 Princes Gardens Results: Steve'Webb. 55. tmins; South Kensington Rob Allinson, 57.0 mins: Paul Clarke, 61.1 mins: Pete I OPEN ALL SUMMER Johnson, 69.5 mins.