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FOUNDED IN 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION

No. 403 Friday 28th November, 1975 FREE! Aston pulls out of NUS

AT THEIR UGfl last Tuesday, The University of Aston Students' Union decided by a majority of nearly three to Guilds Exec adopt one to disaffiliate from N'JS, the national student union. The meeting was attended by 1400 students with a total of over 1200 actually voting on the motion before the meeting, which wanted the Union to remain affiliated to Hoyle as presidential NUS.

Mr Ian Minnis, President no immediate move to of the Students Union, said disaffiliate from other unions, candidate that this vote was a "kick- the real turning point will be THE UNEXPECTED resign- vice President of the Union. in-pants" for NUS and he at Scarborough when the ation of Keith Ahlers as In order to be eligible for expected to see some moderate motions on the NUS President of City and Guilds election as President, Mr unions such as Newcastle constitution are discussed, Union last week, has left a Hoyle has had to resign as and Liverpool to debate If the motion calling for considerable hole in the VP. His resignation is the question of disaffiliation. direct elections to the NUS Union structure. In addition effective from lst December. He would also like to see executive is defeated then to being President of C&G This has left the post of militant unions debating the there is a real possibility Union, he was also Vice VP open and means that issue, especially places like of a snowballing effect President of Imperial College Guilds Union is now functioning Kent and Essex. "It would setting in. Union. Under the Constitution, with only one of its top be even better if they Peter Teague, ICU the Honorary Secretary of three officers. There are disaffiliated", he said. President, would like to see the Union, Anne Pickard, however, two candidates The reason behind Aston's the question debated at IC, becomes acting President standing for the Vice decision to quit NUS was but is worried that a decision until the election of a new Presidency; Steve Dearing that many students there might be reached which was president. and Kim Whaley. The hustings felt that NUS was unrepre- based on insufficient Only one candidate has for both' posts will be on sentative. knowledge of what the NUS so far been nominated for Tuesday 2nd .December, Of the 332 who voted to is and does. He does not the presidency. He is Steve with the elections on 9th stay in (893 voted to leave), feel that Aston's action was Hoyle, Who is, at the moment, December. most of them did so because a big enough jolt to the they thought it would be NUS but agreed that should more useful to carry on the the motions on the NUS fight from within the existing constitution be defeated, structure of NUS. Mr Minnis there would be at least however, disagrees on this. two or three more dis- Although there has been affiliations. osmsA SRC undecided over rents

THE STUDENT RESIDENCE £2.200. The increases committee met on Wednesday being contemplated for next % Hofih. to review the rents for next term will be in the region of term. They were unable to £5 for shared rooms in decide on the amount of houses and Garden; £6 for increase to be levied although single rooms in houses, Saturday 29th.Nov. a completely new system of Garden Hall and Old Beit; distributing rents has been and £7 for Weeks Hall, formulated. Linstead Hall and Southside. It was agreed that the These increases which halls should bear the brunt average out at about £1.50 In the Great Hall of any increases because per week more are embodied halls had made a loss of in two proposals being put over £60.000 whilst the to the Rector for his con- PRICES bouses made a profit of sideration. He will then IC adv £1-20 make a recommendation to the Governing Body. COPY DATE The results of these actions will not be available Monday 1st Dec. All Adv £1-30 On door £1-50 until the beginning of next copy to reach the FELIX term due to the fact that the Office by 2.00pm. Governors will not be discussing the matter until From ICU office daily 12-30 - 1 -30 the Christmas vacations. Friday 28th 'Filmnight'. Includes film clips from "Last Detail", "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"and "Blazing Saddles". 1.00pm. IC Film Soc present 'Romeo and Juliet' in Mech Eng 220 at 7.15pm. Union, JCR (Sherfiefd) and Southside. Adm by membership card only. Membership £1.50. DRAMSOC: First night "The Captain of Kopenick", an all new QEC: All night Christmas Ball - 8.00pm till 8.00am in the Atkins presentation with a cast of 40! Union Concert Hall at 7.30pm. Building. The ball features 'George Fame and the Blue Flames', Tickets 60p. (Students 40p). Continues until Saturday 6th. 'Mike Absalom', 'Slack Alice', 'Circus', 'North Circular Career Opportunities Talks: 'A Career in the Air Transport and Accidental Band', 'TC Dixie Band' and 'Stan Arnold'. Discos by Travel Industry" by Mr JCW WELLER, Air Transport and Travel the 'Naked Eye Disco' and 'The Randy Rhino Road Show'. Industry Training Board. Films: "The Walking Dead" and "Loot". Associated Studies: France since de Gaule 2.-4 modern economy Buffet dinner including wine and breakfast to follow. Dress: - but how modern a society? JOHN ARDAGH. Theatre B, Formal or dark lounge suit. Tickets: adv £6.00 double, £3.50 Sherfield Building, 1.30pm. single; on She door £7.00 double, £4.00 single. Tickets available from the Social Secretary, QEC Union, Tel: 937 9714/1794. What is Baroque? 3. Baroque Music. ROGER NORRINGTON, Conductor, music critic and broadcaster. Theatre A, Sherfield Saturday 29th Building. 1.30pm. IC Ents proudly present 'Osibisa' plus 'Moon' in concert in the Wednesday 3rd Great Hall at 8pm. Adm: £1.20 IC adv; £1.30 adv; £1.50 on door. Photographic Society: Beginners weekend. Also all day Sunday IC Folk Club present "JOHN AND SUE KIRKPATRICK in the Take photos today; develop and print tomorrow. There will be Union Lower lounge at 8.00pm Adm, members 25p, non-members a prize for the best print! Contact DE Jl DEMURNEN in Room 45p. Membership 60p. 481 Mech Eng or sign up on the Photsoc notice board. Price £1.20 irrcl film, paper and chemicals. Thursday 4th Career Opportunities Talks: "Both sides at the Interview" by Sunday 30th MR RA MARSHALL, BAG. Cath Soc: "Some ethical problems in human Biology". A talk by Associated Studies: Lunch-hour concert in the Library, 53 Prince's Gordon Duns tan. Prof Dunstan is FD Maurice Professor of Gate. 1.30pm. Ethical and social Theology at King's College. 7.30pm at More Film: "SACRED COWES". Theatre A, Sherfield Building at 1.30pm. House, 53 Cromwell Road. ICWA: A '.'Women in Science and Technology" talk given by IC Sunday Session: This week features "TYGERBAND". a PROF D JACKSON, Head of Physics dept at Surrey University traditional jazz band. Union Lower lunge at 8.30pm. Adm FREE! on 'Women in Research'. ICWA lounge at 6.30pm. Chelsea: Film, "JANE EYRE" at 7.00pm Lightfoot Hall, IC Socialist Society: Open meeting with a speaker from the Manressa Rd Adm 15p. "National Co-ordinated Committee Against Cuts in the NHS". SCR (Union) at 1.00pm. Monday 1st Friday 5th Start of the Latin-American week (continues until Friday). For details see elsewhere in FELIX. IC Film Soc present I'M JUMPING OVER PUDDLES AGAIN" in Mech Eng 220 at 7.15pm. Adm by membership card only. Tuesday 2nd Membership £1.50. Hall dinner in the Sherfield Building. 7.00 for 7.30pm. IC Choir: Christmas Oratorio (JS Bach) 8.00pm in the Great Hall STOIC: Interview with TONY BILBOW, presenter of BBC 2's Adm: Students 50p; others 75p.

rvj MUX DRAMATIC SOCIETY NUS Drama presents Conference TUE 2 DEC

FORTY DELEGATES from as far afield as St Andrew's came WED 3 DEC together to discuss the NUS and drama, both as a recreation and as a professional study. Organisation, by Rex Osborne, execut- ive member responsible for drama, was almost non-existent and THU 4 DEC it was apparent that the paucity of participants was the result of poor communications, either between the NUS and college FRI 5 DEC executives or between the executives and their drama groups. Many people had arrived with no idea of what was to be discussed, or what function the conference had within the complex structure SAT 6 DEC of NUS. In fact it was explained that we could only elect and 'urge' an advisory ('ad, ) panel, which would in turn advise the executive. It seems ronic that the decisions of previous conferences have been contrary to the spirit of the only NUS AT policy drama. 7.30 PM For the last two years excellent theatrically, might the . NUS has practised a not be "theur cup of tea". boycott of the National Mr .Wolfe has. never made by Carl Zuckmayer Student Drama Festival, any secret of' the fact that the annual jamboree organised he wishes to select productions and financed by 'The Sunday of the sole criterion of adapted by John Mortimer Times', through Mr Clive dramatic effectiveness and Wolfe. This boycott arose thus make the festival a from Mr Wolfe's refusal to showcase of the best in accept various demands student drama. This attitude CONCERT HALL made by a previous conference, does not provide the democracy the most controversial being that the NUS is so keen on. that the conference should Mr Wolfe's organisation is [UNION BUILDING) elect students to the board, that of a benevolent dictator; appointed by Mr Wolfe, which provide assistance, particularly selects productions to go to r.n the fields of communications the festival. and publicity. Of course, ^tr^ STUDENTS 40p It seems to be fundamental there is no, possibility of the law of student life that the union giving financial aid and OTHERS 60p NUS and the students it the festival must continue suoDosedly represents lead with commercial sponsorship. different |jVes. The drama This year it was reported field is no exception; grass that 'The Sunday Times' roots opinion from drama conflict between the NUS could not continue its groups all over the country and its drama groups is the ICWA sponsorship. But, at the is that the NSDF is a good extent of that benevolence. last moment, the newspaper Christmas Lunch thing and much prestige is Other subjects dealt with announced that it would gained by those lucky enough were the plight of students Party to be selected. This year continue with the aid of in colleges of drama, and Tues 9th Dec co-sponsors, who turned out to more than 120 groups entered the place of community at be the Scottish Tourist- theatre in the student drama for the London festival, the 12.30pm method of selection, by Board and the House of scene. It is difficult to see in the professional theatre people, Fraser. The. 1976 festival how the former fits into the also provides critical assess- will be in Edinburgh next remit of a conference on Union Concert Hall ment for productions, even Apri I. student drama, essentially Tickets 50p from ICWA dep if they cannot be selected. On the matter of elected an amateur field. Although reps and 121 or 124 Beit Hall selectors little was said there are various student The NUS now appears to since this is a matter that groups experimental and have seen the error of its it is too late to do anything community theatre, the field EID-UZ-ZUHA BEING boycott, though it is not about this year, Mr Osborne of student drama still cont i nues CELEBRATED Clear whether this is because reiterated that NUS view to be dominated by those Just three weeks from now. this year's festival is already that elected students should interested in conventional Get your Eid Cards front the under way and student be on Mr Wolfe's board. The .presentation of plays; Islamic Society. Room 002 selectors could not be opinion of those delegates included at this late stage. unfortunately those sorts of Sherfield Building, every day that I talked to was that people are not the ones who at 1.00pm. Price 5p, 6p & 7p. A motion was presented by drama groups would not the ad. panel wh ich want to' spend a whole have _such confidence in the recommended that the NUS Saturday in London discussing ability of students whose should be involved with the the NUS and drama. opinions might be clouded by NSDF and should investigate a production which, although the ways in which they could perhaps the only point of Thomas Stevenson.

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22 4 mix WELLSOC PRIZE CROSSWORD No. 25 Megalithic Mathematics

THE WELLSOC meeting on how the setting and rising November 24th heard a very points of the sun, moon and interesting lecture on the certain stars at particular geometry and astronomy of times of the year were Megalithic Monuments, given accurately indicated by stone by the noted expert in this alignments and distant field, Prof. Alexander Thorn. foresights. Further refinements His lecture was concerned of these ideas showed how mainly with the stone rings Megalithic Man might have of the late stone age, of which known about the small there are 500 or so good perturbation in the moon's examples in the UK, and orbit, and hence may have perhaps as many again in been able to predict eclipses. Northern France. Prof. Thorn indicated the He started by explaining difficulty he experiences in how these rings were laid out, convincing the archaeological such that their principal community of the validity dimensions were integor of his theories. Judging by multiples of a unit of length the questions and discussion which he calls the Megalithic of the audience, it seems he Yard. Other units he proposed had little difficulty in were the Megalithic Rod, of interesting those present from 2.5 Megalithic Yards, and the the scientific community of Megalithic Inch equal to one- IC. The lecture was well fourtieth of the Megalithic received but was marred by Yard. Numerous plans and lack of available time, and histograms illustrated his the absence of a microphone. point which culminated in an References for those intricate exploration of the interested are; "Megalithic Across Down layout of Avebury 'circle'. Lunar Observatories", both 1. Recluse Scotsman is an 6. See a red one behind the The second part of his by a Thorn. For the real operator (9) curtain (3) lecture was devoted to the addicts of the theory, papers 2. Smart note, nan! Beyond astronomy of stone rings occur in the "Journal of the 8. Change behind the rank — the hills (12) and alignments. He showed History of Astronomy". they're tip top! (.13) 3. Not needed for this clue!(11) 10. If it's sunny they give 4. Rude tone could make an Michael Burrows the hour (5) atomic bomb (8) 12. Predict what the flirt 5. Earth points between the says? (4) half-way mark of a sea (13) 13. Relic changes after 6. War camp contains metal AFFAIRS opening in the he'art (9) in deer (6) 14. Water vapor changesside(5) 7. Agree in any eskimoes (3) 16. Previously noted nothing 9. Rice with point could be in the meter (6) better! (5) CORNER 17. Work backwards to get 11. Melon or another fruit (5) disease product (5) 15. Chat has come to be PG graduate study. Some of the 18. Black gold arranged around painful (11) pole covers floor (4) ONE OF THE main tasks for matters for consideration 22. Measure of print? (2) 19. Opposite to 7 (2) IC Post Graduate Group has will be quality of supervision, 26. American soldier has £2 20. To sound Latin? (6) always been the representation the role of formal courses, time that is, a valet (6) 23. The king and the idiot of the special interests of scale of research and the use 28. Get this to alight (2) get knotted! (4) those registered for higher of facilities. In departments 29. Look back from muddled 24. Fruit in surburban degrees. Over the last three where an active post graduate reef to the right (5) analysis (6) years a number of separate group is already established 32. Oils around a born (4) 25. Grand one could be very issues have been taken up representatives will be 33. Stoat drips temperature masculine (8) with varying degrees of arranging informal lunchtime in ancient Greece (4) 27. Business before the navy success. Now for the first meetings early in December. 21. Seaman and French usually in the field (4) time there may well be the come with aid (4) There will also be a meeting 30. Unit (4) possibility of a broader open to all postgraduates on 31. Disordered dogs' homes dialogue on the present state Answers to prize crossword 2 Dec. at 1pm in Elec Eng 305. loses point to stoop (6) of all kinds of post-graduate This will pro vide the opportunity 34. After fifty, a French one no. 24: activity. The establishment for those in departments where at college is crazy (7) of a college working party on Across: groups are not yet operating 35. You need vitamins for PG education which includes 1. Potato crisp, 9. Ankle deep, to specify the difficulties this! (15) three postgraduate students they encounter. 10. Dense, 11. Anneal, in its membership is a welcome The usefulness of the 12. Sidereal, 13. Talent, 15. innovation. It will be judged working party to post graduate J S BACH Set Forth, 18. Tear drop, 19. on the basis of any substantive students will depend on the Ballad, 21.Piffling, 23.Asleep, contribution to the educational CHRISTMAS ORATORIO success with which problem 26. Ebony, 27. Anomalous, 28. experiences of research and areas are located. Plates of meat. advanced course students. PLEASE SUPPORT THESE It is important that the Friday 5th Dec, 8.00pm Down: MEETINGS channel of representation Great Hall 1. Peasant, 2. Token, 3. The post graduates on the provided by the post-graduates Trepanned, 4.Clef, 5.Impaired, working party are: IC Choir on this working party carries 6. Padre, 7. Integral, 8. Weath, Pete McCreath Civ Eng int4258 the maximum possible amount 14. Leapfrog, 16. Flagstaff, Roshun Birdy Chem. int 4119 WANTED of relevant opinion. At this 17. Downcast, 18. Tippet, stage the first priority is to Richard Upton Ind. Sociology 4th Flatmate (male) In flat 20. Deposit, 22, Loyal, 24. generate a comprehensive int 4202. for four. £8 pw in Battersea list of the problem areas Erode, 25. Toss. Ring 228 5203 and ask for arising in each kind of post- upstairs flat. The £1 winner will be CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS drawn from the Editor's Hat at noon on Wednesday From this week, FELIX will have a classified column. Ads, 3rd Nov. The Editors not more than 20 words please, should reach the Editor by copy date. This service will be FREE to IC Students, and decision will be final. non-IC-ers can use the column at a cost of 2p per word. Last week's winner was PG GPOHWANN. Chem PG. mix 5 EDITORIAL

There was a great deal of confusion over last week's issue of FELIX and quite understanding too! It was meant to be sold for 5p with all the proceeds going to the Rag charities. However, Mr John Kearns and his helpers failed to/turn-up in sufficient numbers to help sell the paper and so the idea was dropped on the Friday morning. We have received a few ballon fillers for the front page photo but we are keeping it open until next Friday lunchtime. While we are still on Rag, JK asked to ask the Bar prices-reply following people to come to the Union office and pick up their Sir, — It was with some prizes from the Rag lottery. These are:- A Chodorowski, Dr concern that I read last a gross mark-up of 35%. Hocking, D Rootron, Dave Dawes, Ed Clutton, Wilkinson (Green week's issu* of FELIX Where is the opting for the 213),M Tilbury, DrHardwick, and Sue James. containing Mr Ahlers' letter layman's way out? The Bar It is always regretful when a Union officer is forced, for one concerning Bar Prices. To committee did not, in fact, reason or another, to resign from his or her post. It was doubly find a fellow member of the have any choice in the sad for us to hear of Keith Ahlers' resignation. We hope that he ICU Executive propounding matter. has better luck in future and take this opportunity to congratulate theories for which there is Next he says that "indeed him on his contribution to both Guilds and ICU. no factual basis, is perturbing takings are already down". Another case of resignation (sorry—no pun intended) is that to say the least. Mr Ahlers Totally irrelevant comment of Aston. They have decided to withdraw their membership to never has been, is not at the this, since this was before NUS by 893 to 332 votes. There has been steady but declining moment, and in all probability the prices were increased rate of disaffiliations, the peak being reached in 1970, but this is never will be on the Refectory and is more due to the the time a university has decided to do so. The consequences of Committee or the Bar financial situation of the this move, wise or not, are far reaching especially when it Committee during his stay students rather than the comes before the eve of an NUS national conference at which at College. bars finances. the NUS constitution is to be debated. To reply to his letter in The whole of the next Obviously, the decision disaffiliate is not a light one, however, two parts, I shall first refer paragraph is factually it is a decision that can be taken without any background know- to his quote "over the past incorrect as Mr Ahlers should ledge or information and this is dangerous. While the benefits two years we have seen a know, as he works in the of being a member of NUS may not be immediately clear, most steady erosion in the price JCR bar in the Sherfield people are agreed that the student body as a whole, need to have differential between the Building where we charge a nationally co-ordinated group. We must never lose sight of College bars and local public all outside bookings using this fact. houses". In fact quite the that bar, at least 1p more What most students do not want to see is a group, similar to reverse is true for many on all drinks consumed. the NUS executive, purporting to represent students interest, beverages, for example, Finally, instead of Mr being run by a gang of political careerists of any particular Guinness, two years ago cost Ahlers "urging the Bar denomination. 3ut we now reach an impasse. Students are not 2p more in the Ennismore committee I should willing, presumably because it does not concern them, to get than the College bars, and like to urge him to keep his up and take part in NUS, let alone their own unions, in order at present the differential is ramblings to himself until to achieve any changes. 5p. he checks his facts. Also, No where is this more blatant than at Imperial College. Last The next sentence reads it is not my desire to increase week we saw a paltry number of IC students at a union meeting "In an effort to maximise prices at all, and with this at which motions to NUS conference were to be discussed. profits ... the Bar Committee in mind, I made the If this is the prevailing attitude then it is quite clear that we opted for the layman's way recommendations to Council do not need UGMs and furthermore that UGMs should not be the out" — what pathetic, (which are printed in FELIX) controlling bdoy of the Union. So what can we have instead? libelous drivel Mr Ahlers. concerning the future running An SRC (Students Representative Council) system? Or do we The facts are Governing of the bars to the benefit of leave all decisions to the ICU Executive with possibly ratification Body told the Refectory- the student body. by Council as in its present form? Committee "to maximise bar I remain Sir, your informed These questions need answering and they need answering profits". Refectory committee obedient servant, now. I hope that those of you who read this article will stimulate then told the Bar Committee NP BRAYSHAW discussion on the issues raised here. "to review its pricing RSMU President My special thanks to Gill (heroine of heroines), Ian (super structure in order to achieve Chairman, Bar Committee hero), Phil (hero) and other members of staff (great bunch) for their help In producing this week's issue. See you next week? Hall fees ft Sir, - Bearing in mind Peter and there is no equipment to Teague's comments on IC cook on in any case. hall fees I would like to Meals are sub-college a few comparisons with the refectory standard in quality STOIC at it again ! cost and standard of but adequate in quantity. EARLIER THIS MONTH, STOIC, IC's very own Student accommodation in inter- The breakfast is particularly Television service recorded an interview with the actor, Dirk collegiate halls. I refer good and meals are provided Bograde, which was to have been shown next Tuesday. However, specifically to International at the weekends. Meals due to minor problems, the interview is not yet ready for Hall which, out of a total however, are part of the showing, but STOIC hope to transmit it sometime before the of 450, has a significant standard hall fees and no end of term. proportion of IC students. refund is available for uneaten Mr Bogarde, well known meals. took place at the training Firstly the rooms for his role as romantic studio of the Educational The final and most themselves. These are of film hero in the sixties, was Television Centre, 3attersea devastating fact however, is reasonable proportions but in the country to promote where near broadcast standard the cost. Intercollegiate halls have an inadequate size his latest film, 'Permission to facilities are available. unlike college halls get no window, presumably to save Kill'. In the film he plays the STOIC is allowed use of subsidy from the university on heating bills. Heat is part of an intelligence agent, the studio because many and therefore have to break supplied by a radiator who by devious means of their programmes, especially even. This means that the which enthusiastically pumps endeavours to prevent a the interviews, are broadcast fees amount to £500 per out energy and often refuses political exile from returning over London through Channel session as compared with to be turned off. The furnishing to his country to start a 7 of the ILEA closed circuit £300 paid by IC hall residents. is simple if a somewhat revolution. television network. Channel Intercollegiate halls have dilapidated and the power The interview is being 7 is received by colleges, in fact the highest fees in the points cunning little two-amp regarded as something of a schools and universities country. (Not quite, Westfield devices. The most notable scoop; Mr Bogarde having all over London. is top of this league—Ed.) deficiency however, is the only been interviewed the The programme, which Personally, I think IC hall absence of wash basins. day before by Russel Harty will include clips from "The residents, especially Peter Cooking facilities are and on the same day (as the Blue Lamp' and "The non-existent and indeed all Teague should keep quiet STOIC interview) was inter- Servant' as well as from but electric kettles are and hope nobody notices. viewed by Tony Bilbow for 'Permission to Kill" is banned. There are "kitchen- Yours sincerely, BBC'2s programme, 'Film being edited today at the ettes" on every floor, but N GREEN Night'. University of London Audio even here, cooking is banned Life Sciences 1 The STOIC interview Visual-Aid Centre. MUX CHINESE SOC

WITH THE IC-UC Chinese suggestions, questions, LIFE Society Games drawing'to a complaints or if you just close ICCS now looks forward want a friendly chat then to its forthcoming events. come along — non members On Thursday 4th December are welcome too. we shall be holding a social As mentioned in the or DEATH? gathering in which we shall previous article, we still sample the delights of a have posts vacant on the An accident occurs. Someone is hurt. You are home-cooked dinner, and Committee. Owing to the this will be followed by a film. registration of CK Tse, the nearby. The tickets are 75p for jobofSecretary isnowavailable, members and 90p for non At once, you telephone the Health Centre. in addition to the previous members and may be obtained vacancies for about 3 general Priority!- but it may be 5 or 10 minutes until from any committee member, committee members. Every or from room 528, Tizard Hall. expert help can arrive. nominee will require a proposer A menu has been proposed but and two seconders and elections anyone who has a suggestion WHAT TO DO in that vital 10 minutes? WHAT will take place at the next or who would like to try their General Meeting. NOT TO DO? It is important that you should hand in preparing their own Thus, if there is anything speciality, please contact the know. you wish to enquire of, or if Committee. I would like to YOU means anyone in a position to help - stress also that all members you have not yet joined the of this College, not only Society and cannot find a technician, messenger, staff member, student, Chinese members, are invited committee member, just pop secretary. to this Social gathering, as in to one of our lunchtime indeed they are to all functions meetings. Whether Chinese, held by the Society. English or any other nationality we are your Society for the ATTEND A BRIEFING We are now holding regular promotion of Chinese Culture meetings in room 606, Elec and thus depend upon your Eng building during Tuesday participation. lunchtimes. The meetings are SESSION ON totally informal and tea is Samuel Shen served, so if you have any

FIRST-AID 'Imperial Cooks' I am happy to be able to tell everyone, particularly those who helped the IC Wives' Club to promote Imperial Cooks, Place: The GREAT HALL, SHERFIELD BUILD- that the profits from its sale have provided a large freezer and some furniture for our Day Nursery. Place: The GREAT HALL Sherfield Building There are still a number of things that are needed for the Date: Tuesday, 2nd December 1975 children and plenty more books are on sale at the Bookshop, the Haldane Library, 170 Queen's Gate, and the Publications Time: 1.30pm to 2.20pm Office (Sherfield 505). At the modest price of 60p (a minimum — if you can spare a little extra we are very In charge: DR MICHAEL WOLKS (Assts Col.'MO) grateful) it makes a wonderful Christmas present, and it's light and 'postable'. So buy a gift for a friend and the Day Nursery at the same time! DROP Mary Flowers FOR SALE 1 pr size 7 Hockey ice skates £2.50 EVERYTHING 1 pr size 8 racing ice skates £2.50 1 pr size 8 ski boots . £5.00 Grundig stenorette dictaphone £7.00 Aro-meter Model D £3.50

AND COME Kodak Brownie camera Model 1 offers (cheap) LW/MW tranny Lucas headlight replacement units 50p each All prices o.n.o. LATIN-AMERICAN WEEK Contact R GUNDERSON, Elec Eng 3 c/o C&G Union office, Mech Eng. or 207 Hamlet Gardens. Mon 1st "Panama and its canal" by A PERI2, C. Counsellor, Panama Embassy. Tues 2nd: "Education and Fascism in Chile" A BUNSTER, Former Chilean Ambassador. Posters 'T' Shirts Transfers Wed 3rd: "Education andScience in Cuba" JF GRIFFITHS, Gen Sec, British Cuba SLC. DESIGN AND SCREEN PRINTING Thurs 4th: "Cultural roots of Mexico" by H FLORES, T C. Counsellor, Mexican Embassy. Fri 5th: "The Venezuelan Oil Industry" L ANEZ, Counsellor for Economic Affairs, Venezuelan Embassy. Cheese and Wine Party. Mech Eng I AFT Tickets 60p. All lectures in lecture Theatre A, Sherfield Building unless otherwise stated. To coincide with this series of lectures, a photographic GRAFFITTI record of Che Guevara's life will be exhibited. A F T HOMOSEXUALITY A specially commissioned report on Public Attitudes to Come along to meeting/demonstration on W Homosexuality prepared by NOP Market Research Ltd. MONDAY 1ST 1.00PM I appears exclusively in Gay News. Available from newsagents TUESDAY 2ND 6.00PM or, send 35p to NOP Report, Gay. News, 1A Normand in the workshop behind the Union gym or see Gardens, Greyhound Road, London W14 9SB. Paul O'Beirne Zoo 3. mix 7 'I love you all'

PROFILE: JOHN DOWNS, h by Mike Williams

JOHN MICHAEL DOWNS is probably the tallest person ever to hold the office of Imperial College Union Honorary Secretary. He is alleged to stand 6*5" tall ("...but it's usually 6*3" 'cos I slouch."). As I watched him approach the door to the office where I was furiously scribbling notes for this profile, I paused and began to fear for the doorframe. However the impending collision was averted as the 6'3" prototype cut in with split-second timing. "Instinctive slouching," I mused. "Incredible". Zodiacatly anomalous at Secretary of the Union for" birth (ie he was born February this session. 19th 1954 which is on the John appears to be quite" cusp of Aquarius and Pisces) unaffected by the dizzy John grew up (and up) at "heights'' commonly associated Deeping St James which is with the post. When he ten miles north of Peterborough speaks, he is quite open and in Lincolnshire. He. was genuine, not graspingly actually born however, quite cautious so as to appear to short on a farm situated on the be giving nothing away. His highest hill (Barden Hill to frankness and impish sense be precise) in Leicestershire. of humour which keeps the John arrived at IC in Union office buzzing merrily October 1972 and studied ensures that the pose is Materials Science in RSM for neither contrived nor three years during which pretentious. time he had become connected' What do you hope to with various forms of enter- achieve in your year as Hon. tainment. After lots of rag Sec? collecting in his first year, fie "I would just like to see became chairman of the Tizard a lot more people aware of the Hall Entertainments Committee Union really. Most of the the following year. In his students here use the Union third year he was the Carnival and yet a lot of them seem not Coordinator and also organised to be aware of It. They seem the successful revival of to take it for granted and Mines Revue. John has been that's a pity". a member of Dramsoc ever Do you think Council is since he first came here and too large? is this year appearing in the (Long pause for serious Christmas production of thought). "Not too big, rather appear to cater for the welfare politicoes at the moment." "The Captain of Kopenick". more too inefficient. I think it of students as well as it Would you go on an NUS His final year saw him could function perfectly well might. For many IC students. demo? successfully complete his if the dedication was there It is only the NUS's political "Yes, I have done so and degree course.with a '2.1' from all its members. Never- wing that they see and so would do so and would and, more significantly, he theless, I wouldn't want to they tend to regard the NUS encourage others to do stormed home in tbe IC see it any bigger," services such as Endsleigh likewise. I do not believe Union elections gaining over What is your attitude to with suspicion. Personally, that demos do any harm. 65% of the votes cast to NUS? I get the impression that the Any last words? become the Sabbatical Hon. "I feel that it does not NUS is just a machine for "I love you all."

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Articles by Hie, Ian and Paul Photographs by Phil Dean

THE PHENOMENON of "Afro-rock", as and established both supremacy in the which sounded as if it had been completed but by performing their own brand of it is known today, first appeared on ,the African rhythm field, and the music's to honour a contract and no.more. The spontaneous combustion. If you don't British music scene around 1969/70 popularity. This LP had its fair share film wasn't much cop either. enjoy yourself when they're playing, it's your loss, but unless your metabolism when a large amount of interest was of gems but their real test, as usual, The revitalisation of Osibisa came tends towards the ice-block, good body- generated by a sudden wave of African came with the release of the follow-up with a move to Warners bros. in that music will always have its effect, and "Woyaya" in the same year. It turned year, which resulted in the enjoyable and West Indian bands who appeared half-way through a set this mob can out to be a tour-de-force and probably "Happy Children" album and the rather from nowhere and presented their turn on some storning stuff. They were remains their most impressive effort, average "Osibirock" in '74, the latter audiences with a new, energetic on at the Roundhouse last year with with the delicate moods of "Beautiful tending a bit too close towards the sound to get stuck into. The -vibes .Gouzaliz and kokonio (two ace bands seven", the expertly jazz-finged 'pop' side of the market to be rewarding. went out and the ripples spread as these well worth checking out) and although "Y-sharp", and Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Nevertheless, it was followed by the infectious rhythms and time — signatures, they didn't appear to be firing on all "Spirits up above", the outstanding elm excellent compilation, "The best of that have for centuries formed the fP cylinders, the audience were going tracks. Here the simple raw energy Osibisa" which could be quite an ear- musioal heritage of the African continent, bananas all over the place. and immediatiacy of -the first album had opener if your collection at home is took hold and began to make their been broadened in scope and variety by devoid of their material. With the That's what they're capable of, so if importance felt on the college' and the blossoming of Richardson and the ***** 4 exception of the new one "Welcome you're not busy this Saturday (29th), club circuits. This innate ability of increased confidence of Bailey to Home" which should be released on make use of your IC privileges and latching onto a beat and improvising, at improvise, allied to superior songwriting. Nov 28th, that brings the band record- fork out the 120p necessary. You shouldn't any speed, within its confines seems Their progression continued into the wise up to the present. regret it. to flow through the veins of black 3rd album "Heads", but, by this time, musicians. Many bands (Assagai, the initial impact of the rhythms was Osibisa have come a long way since Their main problem, as with so their inception with the hypnotic chants Jabula, Noir) derived their 'sound' beginning to die down, and with the many bands, has always been to re-create sung out over a constant background from the basic Afro-rhythms, but always bands popularity slowly fading, internal on record what they achieve live on of chattering percussion. Constantly present was one central outfit, head and disagreements showed themselves for PH. - stage. There they possess a care-free the first time. These three albums working on the road, they've had their shoulder above the rest, providing the joie-de-vivre that makes some of the remain their best to date. ups and downs but a number of things direction and stimulus that the others remain unchanged. The three originals '' money-and-bus I ness-i s-al I'' mental i ty followed. The band was Osibisa. The next year or so was a time of Osei, Tontoh and Amarfio are still of European bands seem trivial by change in which Spartacus R left, there, looking after business and so When they started out, the members comparison and when Osibisa take to followed by Richardson, (now back with are the batteries of hand-drums and talk- were unknown outside of West Africa, the boards, they rant, they rave, but, them) and then Amao (at present with ing-drums, congas and timbales that but from the beginning they paved the above all, they enjoy themselves — not zzebra). In '73 the band knocked out a form the essence of their music. Hopefully way, remained the innovators and by endlessly exhorting the audience to rather uninspired soundtrack LP for the new album will capture that essence added subtle Western influences to their "Paaa-r-t-eee" as is currently the "Superfly TNT" with new members once more. instinctive abilities. Throughout Jean Mandengue (bass), Koti Ayivor obsession with the hordes of American their career they have remained faithful (percussion) and Gordon Hunte (guitar), sub-disco fodder that four these isles, So, from the group that refreshes the to the original 'sound' while the rest parts other bands cannot reach — "criss- have disbanded or been sucked into Teddy Osei and Mac Tontoh cross riddoms dat explode widhoppiness". Enjoy them! other less-demanding areas of music. Teddy Osei (tenor 6ax, flute, percussion Judging from last Sunday's concet and father to the band's family) came at the De La Warr in Bexhill the group over to Britain in 1969 with his brother seem to be stronger than ever musically, Mac Tontoh (trumpet, Fluegelhorn, particularly with the recent return of percussion), Sol Amarfio - "the Rhythm guitarist Wendell Richardson, who together with their exciting keyboards man" - (drums), and a friend Loughty player, add a new dimension to Osibisa. Lasisi Amao (Tenor sam, baritone sax, Starting with the familiar 'Dawn', cong as) because of the restrictive they proceeded to play material from music scene in Ghana.. Onto this their new album, 'Welcome Home', which foundation they recruited Robert Bailey sounds as if it could be their best (keyboards), Wendell Richardson (a since their initial outing 'Osibisa'. fine guitarist), and, spurtauis R, on bass, The new single 'Sunshine Day', is completed the lineup for "the beautiful more commercial than their other chart seven". attempts (and has more musical depth), Their music at first consisted of the song leaning more towards a Latin- roots - inspired percussive jamboress, American inspiration rather than their with Amartio the powerhouse timekeeper African roots. This was followed by behind the beat, and the well co-ordinated another new tune, 'Seaside Meditation', brass trio playing the main melody which displayed the more instrumental in unison. Any gaps were soon filled side of their music reminicent of 'Why' with layers of guitar and organ, whilst from their last album, 'Osibirock'. Spartacus R, as Amarfio's right-hand After an exciting 'percussive workout' man, pumped the beat along at one showing all the subtleties and complexities moment, and the next relaxed into a of their rythms, they played numbers softer mood where flute or the shimmering from their previous albums. These percussive instruments had their solos included 'Fire', 'Osibisa' and of highlighted. At that time comparable course their piece de resistance, competition was negligible and the 'Music for Gong Gong' In which Richardson showed what fine work he is capable first single "Music For Gong Gong" of. Throughout they displayed great quickly found itself in the charts. In humour which has always been a 1971 they signed a five-year contract characteristic of their set. with MCA find soon afterwards, the As mentioned before, they are first album "Osibisa", aided and appearing here In the Great Hall abetted by.some imaginative cover-work tomorrow and we have been promised from Roger Dean, was well-received a very special concert so see you there! Wendell Richardson Kofi Ayivor mix Reviews Concerts

George Melly/Burlesque (Great Hall) Ian Morse

How can you explain the phenomenon Much of the repertoire dealt with the that is George Melly? I mean, on the hedonistic pursuits he has encountered the Union Refectory last month, Burlesque face of it, how the hell can an over- during his not so sheltered life, the sort showed that they are far better than large, very English middle-class, ex- of experiences that crop up time and the present station they find themselves public school ponce get away with again in his frank and often hilarious (ie playing the pub/small club circuit.) singing the blues without making a autobiography, 'Owning up'. To a certain degree the band seem to complete dildo of himself? Perhaps Among the many h ighlights of his be getting away from their previous the reason lies in the way he interpretes set were the Ethel Walters' Song, 'Get inclination toward the musical inspiration the songs so that they fit go well with up off your knees daddy, you can't win of Frank Zappa, although the presence his persona; in no way does he try to me back that way' (particularly en- of the man's work is still to be heard authenticate the blues with the twenties lightening) and 'My Canary has circles especially with their variation of Zappa's and thirties idiom that spawned them. under its eyes'. During the act he went 'Be Bop Tango', where Burlesque This, coupled with what seemingly is to great lengths to widen the interest in invite the audience to participate in an inborn gift to be a naturally eccentric the lyrics withh is humourous introductions manic versions of the dance. The performer, is why he has been accepted and anecdotes, which entice on to band display fine musicianship by jazz audience's throughout the years I isten to the often bri 11 iant i nterpretat ions. particularly the electric pianist and since his original excursions fronting Towards the end of his performance lunatic guitarist, who is a true showman. the Mick Mulligan band of the fifties. the audience, encouraged by a section Among the selections played were After a short instrumental introduction of Melly's seemingly cultist following, 'Gorrilla Crunch!, 'Lana Turner', by the Feetwarmers (John Chilton joined in the chorus of the well known 'Acupuncture' and the old Safaries trumpet, Colin Bates piano, Chuck 'Nuts' and the 'Lobster Song'which number, 'Wipe Out'. They were suprisingly Smith drums and Barry Dylan bass). contains a rather dry line concerning well received, and as a result the Melly came on stage to rapturous the parts of a male anatomy that beer Ents Committee will probably book applause and was straight into his sometimes reaches. them again next term. (For a fuller signature tune 'Good Time George', a Although their set was not up to review of what they are about see song that just about sums up his act. par with the performance they gave in FELIX 400.) Records

Joe Pass (At Montreaux '75) - (Pablo) before the knobs start falling off and had to offer. Now he mangles a Lennon the speakers start jumping out of their —Macartney composition by knocking The first time I saw him. Joe Pass mountings, then you've missed the out this soul — cliched morass of conga- was being inconspicuous in a Beeb—2 message. Ideal stuff to get the esp- players galore, cutie cutLe background Ella Fitzgerald "in concert" programme saturated heavies rockin' their eyelids vocals, subhuman grunts et al - No way, and what struck me was his economical at the next stomp. Danno. His .appearance on TOTP a playing and his masterful lack of hair. With effectiveness based on sheer while back adequately confirmed all the This latter aspect of Joe Pass is not too power and simplicity — you won't get aforementioned assumptions. Sorry, but evident on the album, yet the smooth, confused by the time changes 'cos there the nicest thing I can say is that the modest approach to his guitar — aren't any since the drummer only B-side would be listenable if it weren't technique has remained the foundation knows one rudimentary beat and he's for the singer. of his sound. sticking to it with clenched teeth. Anyway, Sensibly enough, he opens with a Hie if Status Quo can get away with it, track that all but the most leaden — who's to stop the Kindly Doctor. eared will have heard — Stevie Wonder's "You are the Sunshine of My Life", Be—Dop Deluxe — Axe Victim (Harvest) The Law, Language and thankfully without the armada of "Funky Clauinets" that even Des O'Connor This is the first album from Bebop Lenny Bruce (Phil Spector) probably uses by now. The introductions Delux, which has since been followed over, he then moves into a number of by "Futurama", and soon the new one With the release of the long his own compositions and jazz standards, "Sunburst Finished" will be completed. awaited Lenny Bruce film starring which are played with delicate respect The band completely revolves around Dust in Hoffman, the record market has to what is presumably, by their hushed one member and one instrument, Bill not suprisingly been flooded with material silence, a knowledgeable jazz audience. Nelson and the lead guitar being those by the late master of saterical wit. So His musical ability is beyond in question. Combined they can produce far we've had at least five albums question' yet to "listen" throughout some pretty neat stuff, and although recorded at various stages of the mans both sides of this album and remain he seems to have fallen into the Bowie short and tragic career. interested and appreciative Of the /Harley/Hunter wasted-land as far as This particular album was recorded slight variations as eash new track lyrical and vocal approach is concerned, for prosperity by Phil Spector at an appears, is something for the committed the raison d'etre of all this becomes unstated night club, and is taken from guitar enthusiast and, due to the lack evident when the chords and runs start the period in his life when Bruce was of any accompaniment, the numbers to fly from the silver strings. still wound up In his multiple battles soon begin to sound ominously similar. With his ability there is no need at with his legal persecutors. Although His talent might well be better show- all for the mascara masquerack and the using his personal situation to great cased within the context of a band which camp pretty-boy vocals — so unnecessary. advantage wlthhls brilliant parodies of could supply the necessary variety, for If your penchant is racy, inventive lead judicial system, his obsession with his after a while, the 'sameness' of the guitar. Bill Nelson merits a listen and playing turns to tedium — the same trials tend to occasionally border on if he got a better band behind him and boredom. Other selections Included on the tones, the same progressions, the same dropped the poseur rubbish, a truly top- limitations. Imagine Keith Emerson album deal with familiar Bruce references flight artist could emerge. to American sexual habits, religion and restricted to acoustic piano, with no "No trains to heaven" exemplifies accompaniment, no vocals, no multi- race. As so often happens when a revival what this band's about - virtuoso of interest in a particular artist Is In full tracking, and you might get a fair idea fretboard work surrrounding an adequate of how Joe Pa§s comes across here. swing one must sort out de sheet from de song which becomes transformed into a sugar as it were. For me, this album Hardly the stuff to scrabble your thoroughly listenable, punchy 3 minutes, occasionally falls short of.the Tate and aural senses. if he can keep the happy campers at Lyle bag. Anyone interested in finding bay with time he'll cut the imitators why Bruce was such a master of irreverence Dr Feelgood - Malpractice (UA) like Trower to shreds. could do no better than to listen to his This LP is "raw", there's not a epic Carnegie Hall concert, available on Chris Farlowe - "We can work it out" United Artists. . ,. spot of restraint in siqht, as the Feel- (Poldyor) Ian Morse goods fight and kick with their intention- ally - devastating battering-ram of Never did like Chris Farlowe. Thought r'nb rock and roll. If you haven't got he buggered up Collosseum and detracted the Hifi wound up as far as it will go from the little that Atomic Rooster FILIX 11 The 19th London Film Festival

manufacture of 150 fifteen foot pikes "Welfare" From Nov 17th to Sunday Dec 6th and peasants' boots copied from one of the few pairs still existing; chickens (USA 1975. Dir. Frederick Wiseman) London is host to what is often referred to as the 'Festival of Festivals' with from Rare Breeding Birds Society; Formerly a professor of law at Boston, 59 feature films (plus many shorts) interiors shot in 17th century Chastleton wiseman began making documentaries on from 29 countries including the Grand. House containing original furniture and American institutions and organisations Prize winner from every major film tapestries and court scenes from the during the mid-60's including, to date, festival held during the past 12 months. oldest active court house in the country at Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Even the a high school, a hospital, an army base, Documentary films are well represented sound track had to be re-recorded for a police station and a private research (see "Welfare" reviewed below) but the the exterior shots (due to the proximity centre. Rarely seen in this country but range is wide; films still to be shown of the Heathrow flight path) and an widely shown on TV and round the include 'Sophisticated Kung-Fu' from Ornithologist detailed to pick out any college circuits in the USA he created a Hong Kong ("-4 Touch of Zen" lst and unoriginal birds. A pity then, that new concept in documentary film making 3rd Dec), A Japanese disaster movie after, all this, the starving peasants - no commentary,talk over or leading ("The Bullet Train" 2nd and 4th Dec.) look less than convincing. questions from an interviewer — just a and the controversial and bizarre (not to photographic record of what he terms mention banned) "Texas Chain Saw 'normalcy'. Completely oblivious to the Massacre" (Dec 6th — members only). "Fear of Fear" camera, 'normalcy' often turns out to be Also showing are several international far more bizarre than anything else. (West Germany, 1975. Dir Ralner Weiner. After his last film "Prinate" (which selectious from recent festivals, "The Fassbinder) unfortunately had the intrinsic bias of Best of Annecy" (10th International Following Fassbinder's success being man against monkey), "Welfare" animated Film Festival - 29th/30th with "Fear Eats the Soul" which was takes a long look at the intricacies of Nov.) and "The Best of Cracow" (6th recently shown on TV, the festival is the American welfare system. Dec.) are still to come. showing all three of his 1975 productions. Anyone who would like further Although vastly more complex than "Fox" (a cruel tale of homosexuality) information should see the full programme will soon be released at the Gate the British system (Catch —22 regulations in the FELIX office. in hieroglyphics!) this is perhaps the cinema whilst the fate of the other most relevant to us of Wiseman's films, two, "Fear of Fear" and "Mother particularly in view of our rising "Winstanley" Kiister's Trip to Heaven", is, like many (50) of the festival films, uncertain. unemployment. Clients at the Waverely (Great Britain, 1975. Dir. Kevin Brownlow, "Fear of Fear" deals with a young Centre in New York include the jobless, Andre Mollo) homeless, elderly and hungry from a wife's depression, brought on by a limp The opening film of the festival wide cross-section. of the city's poor, marriage to a rather Insensitive husband "Winstanley" tells the surprising story both black and white — a fact that ("too busy dear"), which feeds on of what was probably the world's first surprises many Americans apparently itself like one of RD Laing's rather commune based on a communist under the impression that the welfare nastier 'knot' until she sees herself in philosophy, set up in 1649 on George's system is a black institution. Any the mirror as a stranger. Is it the fear Hill, Surrey - ironically a sight now c/nicisms one might have that the of madness? It doesn't matter, it's a occupied by the stockbroker belt. clients are 'trying it on' are soon self-alienation she's afraid of and it dispelled as Wiseman follows several Taken from the novel 'Comrade Jacob' puts her in serious threat of a nervous case histories coming back to them; by David Cante and the writings of breakdown; her attempted escapes again and again for long periods of time Gerrard Winstanley, a Cromwellian seem only to drag her further down as (the film is over 2V* hours long!), day soldier and founder of the commune, she tries in turn vallium, the Chemist after day as the clients are shuttled the film brings out many of the problems who dispenses it, daylight drinking, from one room to another clutching a impl icit" in a communist philosophy, not obsessional swimming and finally a half- fistful of forms, endlessly repeating least applied problems such as self- hearted attempt at wrist cutting (hubby themselves in a futile attempt to make sufficiency, still relevant today over finally rouses himself). themselves understood. But the case- 300 years later. Following a great Personally I hungered for greater workers, sometimes cutting- through the revolution as it did the settlement insight into her mind — the abstract red-tape in their quest for the facts, did not face instant annihilation as it being one of the cinemas greatest are not the orges that they appear to might have done a few years earlier potentials (cf Polanski's "Repulsion"; be to the clients; as facts get mislaid, (or today) but w^s given a chance by Altman's "Images"); instead we are forms lost and clients more 'paranoid' the powers on high (then Lord General treated to a few phoney 'distorted-bit-of- we finally see tempers fray and realise Fairfax) only to be wounded and destroyed glass-in-front-of-the-lens' techniques every that caseworkers and clients are victims by the local Lord of the Manor/pastor time she looks in the mirror and one of a monstrous and inhuman system. and his 'middle-class' cronies. brief, but memorable (as it enabled us as an English audience to whip off The opening battle scene — in the the ghastly earphone commentary director's words like "a 17th century headgear!) episode where her thoughts "The Emigma of Kaspar Hauser" movietone news!", effectively cut to are echoed in a neatly edited Leonard the Prokofier music for Eisenstein's (each Man for Himself and God Against AH) battle on the ice Alexandar Nevsky - Cohan LP (West Germany, 1974. Dir. We r er Herzog) uses real armour (since replicas would Taken as it stands "Fear of Fear" Amazing! You must see it! (Now be too expensive!) and sets a standard provides some superbly acted, if showing at the Paris Pallman — cheap of fastidious, if somewhat unnoticed somewhat superficial, reasoning to nights for studentsMondaysandTuesdays at time, attention to detail necessitating explain why more than twice as many women as men suffer from mental 75p, or, if you want to be obscure at the dismantling an ancient dam and "'health new Phoenix, East Finchley) transporting it from Essex to Surrey; David Thompson

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SWAINISH SWIMMING RUGULOSE RUGBY (& WATER-POLO) by Christophec Cuthbertson Imperial College 43 Royal Holloway College 29 BY ONE O'CLOCK fifteen to Jim Pitcher who ran in players were assembled and the try from a good thirty LAST FRIDAY, Royal off badly whena player of some contemplating fourteen kits. yards out. Ealing were much Holloway College became IC's experience put two goals John Thomas had employed stronger in the pack, and in first victims of the year at past our unsuspecting defense. the morning rag-collecting our eagerness to overcome swimming. Later on we After the second quarter the and had contrived to get his that, we gave away a penalty finished off the job when team got to grips with the kit locked in the RSC Union (or, at least, the referee our second team beat them game. Dave in the 'hole', after office. A scramble ensues.'. awarded a penalty in front of at water-polo. a verbal lashing, began to Security guards were found our posts. It was converted. The swimming match started start pivoting the attacks, and arid then lost again, and all The A's came back and off well for us, when we had was well supported by Sam. to no avail, the Union office shortly before half time a 1—2 in the first event, the In midfield Colin and Amir remaining stubbornly locked. scored a second try. Steve 100m freestyle. In the next did a good job in supporting We set off. John was hustled Braund<. broke through anc event, Andy was just beaten the forwards, coming back on to the coach wearing his fed the ball to Rich Jenner in the breastroke, and Colin to defend, when required. Ian lab coat, still clutching his who scored. That put the was third. A reversal of the was sound in defence and collecting can and collecting A's 8.3 up at half time. 100m freestyle placing was George played well despite made when Dave beat Rory his bad leg. Jim performed only short change from the Unfortunately, over- on the touch, in the 200m solidly in goal, and showed rest of the team. confidence eroded skill, freestyle. The official time a greater sense of purpose and Ealincf were allowed We arrived at Ealing's keeper Toni, was unable to than usual probably because in to score a lucky try. ground and dismissed our separate them on the stop he had just been elevated to At theat point John Fishburn coach, only to discover watch. In the backstroke, the post of official starter for narrowly missed with a five minutes later that we Paul, an exile from last the swimming match. Toni's difficult kick. ' The turning were in the wrong place and year took advantage of experience proved useful in point was Ealing's second needed it badly. However, everyone's tiredness at this getting us back into the try. Rich Pullen who played improvised transport was stage, and scorched up and match. In the second quarter well had to deal with a soon rustled up in the shape down to come first, with Ian we drew level, thanks to a high ball over our line. He of Stan Nichol's exceedingly second. The last individual terrific shot from Sam which tried to ground it but it bounced small van into which umpteen event was the medley in went into the top corner of .free and let Ealing in. The players and the supporters which Nick showed that he the net and then Amir got the A's, demoralised, let Ealing club were crammed. A had learned at school, to win first .goal of his hat-trick. In run in another try to win 15—3. ; twenty-minute, breathtaking convincingly. the last two quarters, our race through Ealing left us This was a game the A's fitness bcamee obvious and no shape to do anything, let could have won. We suffered In the two relays we with two more goals from alone play rugby. from not having had a game entered three teams. In the Amir, and an effort from A -sprint through the park, the previous week (UC medley relay we were first, Colin we finished up the 5—2 a rapid change, and we were failing to put in an appearance) second and fourth, and we winners. Then we returned to on the pitch by three o'clock: and from becoming over- came first and second in the the bar.- but there was no sign of the confident. We hope for a freestyle relay as well. At opposition. They soon turned better result next week. the end when the points were Finally we must mention up and the game commenced, totaled we had won convincingly that we have just been declared the A's playing with their Team: R Pullen, J Thomas, 43-29. We now hope that we winners of the Middlesex backs to the setting sun. A Howel, C Becque, J can keep up this form in next week's ULU gala, and so League Second Division It was soon apparent that Pitcher, H Duncan, Al-Harery, 1975 (on goal average), and B Bubb, S Dowing, M retain the Col lege it was going to be a tough Championship. winners of the London Winter game. The A's started well, Zamorotko, K Hawkins, C knockout 1975. The first scoring an excellent try in Cuthbertson, F Fishburn, R After the swimming, our team won their recent match the first few minutes. The Jenner, S Braund. seconds (composed mainly of 13-1 against Hounslow in ball went down tone backs, first years) beat Holloway 5—2 the first round of this years, Chris Becque taking a in the water-polo match. In competition. difficult pass and feeding out the first quarter we started

Imperial College 1st XV 12 FOLIACEOUS FOOTBALL Wasps II 32 from Kev Allen kept them out. Imperial College 1st AFC 4 Yet a crack was somehow IC 1ST XV put up a very In the second half, the IC Royal Free Hospital 1st 1 found and IC were up against creditable performance on forwards showed again and it with a narrow 2—1 lead. Saturday 22nd November again how much they have NEEDING AN EARLY GOAL Pressure on the IC goal before losing to a very strong improved in recent weeks, to restore confidence from continued till the Royal Wasps II team. After a both in the tight and in the their dismal performances of Free keeper made a dash down mistake by the backs had loose. However the Wasps late, IC were thwarted by the right wing, the ball found given Wasps a gift try in the outside half, who had an poor finishing. However a its way to Master Bates who 1st minute: IC fought back outstanding match, set them scramble ensued in the was thinking of passing till well, pinning Wasps in their up for two more tries, and Royal Free goal area early choruses of 'Do a Pete' from own half with fine forward a score of 30—12, which in the game and Steve Bates the back found their way to play and tactical kicking at definitely did not do justice calmly kicked the ball out his sensitive ears. He looked half back. Andy Devaney was to IC. of the keepers hands into the up, measured the distance in form with is place kicking The forward play was empty net. Pressure was (with his infamous appendage) and IC fought their way into a magnificent in all phases, continued in their half and and let loose a blistering 45 9—6 lead, when another and apart from a few lapses, Phil Singleton pressed home yard drive which found the defensive mistake gave Wasps the backs defended well. With the advantage with a fine net before the keeper had a second try. However IC an improvement in handling cross shot to make it 2—0.- returned to his line. 3—1 and again responded well to the I am confident that the team The second half saw IC revived their superiority challenge, and had their will really blossom. a complete change in play. with the new 'steaml ineo" captain not fluffed a simple Team: Sorry folks as a number Royal Free applied the thumb- Terry Lindong bustling pushover try, they could have of the names are not readable screws but skillful defensive uproductively, and rare been in a very strong position we are not able to prim the play with Dave Brabbin flashes from both Gareth at half time. As it was, they team. dominant in the air, Ean Roberts and Steve Gee. A turned around 15—9 in arrears. Huntington masterful on the Paul Robins I ground and some brave keeping Continued on page /.? mix 13 FELIX SPORT 2 HOLOMORPHIC HOCKEY Imperial College 1st XI Imperial College 0 Mill Hill HC London Hospital 1 LASCIVIOUS LACROSSE

AFTER A RATHER prolonged TORN SCREAMING from their (or you can't win 'em all, but this one'll do very nicely bus ride — taking over V/* hrs warm tracksuits (and hats) IC the team arrived travel weary 1st XI faced London Hospital thank you.) but nevertheless eager to at Walthamstow on Wednesday. play hockey, at Mill Hill. On Throwing aside the Imperial College 11 coming out onto the pitch we dreadful memories of the Lee 'B' 8 realised that we would be at previous match IC soon a disadvantage not being raised their game to a AFTER FIVE WEEKS of used to playing on such an remarkable level of mediocrity hunting around for a team, on favour. undulating and sloping pitch. and forced a couple of corners. Saturday November 22nd, On starting the second The game started on time and From one of these Mike Imperial College finally half Lee piled on the pressure, the teams appeared to be fairly Isles lashed a great shot managed to muster nine and got one goal back. However, evenly matched, both sides against the upright. Encouraged people together to journey again the defense closed up making promising attacking beyond belief at this the IC to darkest Orpington. We and cut out the Lee attack. moves. The first goal came to defence promptly let 'Our were still one short, as one For the next quarter of an Mill Hill when slightly slack Charlie' have a kick at the of the brave few didn't show hour a tooth and nail battle marking in the middle of the ball. Rising to the bait he up, having had a bit too much ensued, in which both 'D'allowed a Mill Hill player dutifully performed his drink the night before. sides tried to gain an to receive a pass from the right 'Wechishy' Miss (safely) and Anyway, having decided advantage, neither side wing and slot the ball home everyone relaxed, including that this flaker wasn't going ever leading by more than for a goal. IC were, however, the LH forwards who weren't to come, the team set off to one goal. But suddenly, in unperturbed and fought back seen around for some time Victoria with much trepidation the last quarter, it all and got a series of short afterwards. and a distinct feeling of clicked again and IC quickly corners awarded. The goal IC forwards meanwhile, impending disaster. This scored two goals while Lee was scored from one of these — aided by some good hockey feeling was well justified tried but failed against a Mike Isles's shot was blocked from A Brown, forged deep (although later proved wrong) stalwart defense. This by the goalie, Allen Brown into foreign territory and as four of our number were psychological advantage picked up the rebound and allowed. themselves the lacking in experience, and remained until the end of the after a nifty piece of stickwork luxury of a few more missed the rest hadn't played for five match, leaving IC the victors put in a cracking shot from corners. weeks. Also Lee (who play by 11—8. about 10 yards. Not long In the second half IC at Orpington) have a very A special mention should after though Mill Hill replied defended the goal patrolled strong club. -Their first go to Bill Jackson in defense, with a second goal from a short by the opposition umpire whose team has won the South of who is improving week by corner which beat the players occassional aberrations England Lacrosse League week, and to Derek Senner, on the line by virtue of a regarding obstruction and for the last ten years. And who has never played before, deflection from someone's dangerous play reduced Ivan so we arrived. but showed as much skill stick on the way towards goal. Hodgson near to a mental Lee gallantly lent us one as many who have played The score remained at 2—1 breakdown — John Andrews of their younger players, and for years. With a bit more at i half-time. too, but it didn't show so on starting immediately practice and match experience In the second half, play much! IC pressed strongly for scored three goals in as Re will prove an invaluable continued more or less as a goal and even found time for many minutes. Surprisingly asset. I would also like to before and IC were unlucky not some fancy short passing in IC did not lose heart, but thank the whole team for to score from either open the left flank area; after being in fact improved dramatically. producing such a good play or from several corners curtly instructed to cut out The defense started working display, working so hard, and which were awarded during this pansy sort of behaviour, together, and although often proving that the impossible) the half. Mill Hill did not the left back hacked the LH a man down, did a good job can be done. Finally thanks miss chances, however, and inside forward near to death — of breaking up Lee's attacks. to Lee, for being such good scored two goals in the second honour satisfied. The midfield and attack, hosts, and giving us such an half — both from corners. Sid Golding on the right

whilst not being skilful enjoyable matchv The final score was a win to wing split the opposition enough to keep possession, Team: Pete Macbonald, BUI Mill Hill 4 goals to l.although defense twice with beautiful did, on being fed the ball Jackson, Bob Strangeway (Cpt), the result did not truly reflect crosses but nothing resulted from defense, often make Paul Jepson, "The Happy the relative abilities of the apart from a lucky clearance dangerous runs at goal. This Hacker", Pete Watson, Derek two teams. off the line. helped boost morale Senner, Terry Gollogly, Alan Team: Charlie Brown, Jim With three minutes to go considerably, especially Middlehurst, Guest Lee player Marshall (capt), Kim Houlden, LH forced a corner - obstruction after conceeding the first PS We are still interested Alistaire Ross, Allen Brown, the man said — and shot a three goals, when Derek in finding players and anybody Ivan Hodgson, Chas Hardy, good goal. This left IC Senner ran up and scored, who would like to play should John Andrews, Trev Tutu, nothing to do but scrounge and quite effectively stopped contact me (Bob Strangeway, Mike Isles, John Lattex, for a team shampoo and the rot. At half time the physics PG) via the internal Umpire: Jasper Cook. mutter about the life expectancy score was 5—4 in Imperial's mail. of opposition umpires. Team: C Brown, J Marshall (Capt). J Cook, A Ross, A Brown, I Hodgson, Sig BARNUMIZED BADMINTON Golding, J Andrews, M Isles, R Fatania, J Loiter. Imperial College II Mixed 5 their 3rd pair proceeded to Team: Wendy Low, Kin Lim, thrash the whole team, the Clair Busby, Ian Mayne, Andy Chelsea 1st Mixed 4 Continued from page 12 maximum score we obtained Scot, Ken Bownes. AS THE SCORE suggests, was 6. This brought the it was close and almost score to 4—4, then Ian and Football "e I e c t r i f i ng" match, Badminton Club Competition Clair played their worse late run from Steve Gee particularly towards the end. pair and clinched the match resulted in a. Royal Free After a disappinting start, with comparitive ease and an THERE WILL be a club defender adding his name to Chelsea had one person almost nonchalant attitude. competition early in the term the scoresheet with an ready to play at the starting The girls deserve a special next year in both handicap and excellent own goal. Royal time of 2.00pm, the remainder mention for their fortitude open events. Please arrange arriving at about 3.30pm Free were worth more than a even when the opposition your partners this term to 4-1 defeat but that can be claiming ignorance of the continually hits the shuttle allow enough time to give match. So after an exceptional attributed to another powerful at them, striking them on the fair handicaps. Probable display from IC. start by all we were soon face or upper trunk, they events; mens and I ladies leading 4—1 needing only one Team: K Allen, J lley E were not daunted and are singles (open), mens doubles Huntington, D Brabbln C match for victory. Then improving in every match they (H'cap), mixed doubles Chelsea played their joker Howell, M Poppet, S Bates, P play. A feeling of "esprit de (H'cap). We hope you will all 4 (having only pumps and no Singleton, G Roberts, T corps" is developing which enter irrespective of ability. racket — an apt description) Lindong, S Gee, should help in times to come. Imperial College Liberal Club Presents JO GRIMOND M.P on THURSDAY 4™ DECEMBER At 1pm MECH. ENG. 640 / (MB \

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