rip i j v r IL. L I A, NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION

No. 176 FRIDAY, 18TH MAY, 1962. 4d.

WORLD RECORD . HEAPE IN ACTION Broken in Beit Quad.

CARNIVAL PROCESSION COLLECTS BARBECUE WASHED OUT

£105 Unfortunately the Barbecue was washed out. There was some dismal dancing under The Carnival procession, winding its way the Marquis and most pepole adjourned to the through the astonished, bemused and gener- Week's Hall Bar, where from all accounts, ous inhabitants of Kensington, Fulham and queer happenings were witnessed. EGG. Chelsea, looked a cross between a Mardi Gras shenadigans and a Pyjama Party. Al- though it was competing for attention against SATURDAY AFTERNOON FETE the Cup Final, it collected over £105. 0 The previous evening, at 4 p.m. G.M.T. SAKE POPULAR AT I.C. a world record was atempted and broken at I.C. Mr. Heape swallowed two dozens eggs in the incredible time of 2 minutes and 11 The Carnival Week received a warm send sees. He had trained for the previous week off at the May Ball, but by Monday the tem- on a dozen eggs (large) at lunch-time. The po was positively vibrating; a fast, colourful, news was reported by the B.B.C. and made and exciting evening was put on by the over- the front page of the Guardian and the Ex- seas societies. The pace was set by H.E., the press. Ambassador of Tunisia (fulfilling his firtjt public appearance in England) briefly and fit- The Fete was poorly attended due to the tingly. After a succession of guitarists, vio- weather being inclement The Union at last linists, and comedians, the show reached a got its chance to pelt the executive, which magnificent climax with the West Indies Steel nearly got out of hand when at one stage, Band. Mention at this stage should be made carried away by enthusiasm and successful of Dan the Bomb who provided continuity rnarkmanship, die throwers didn't pay any- with jokes not in his usual repertoire. thing but just grabbed the rotten fruit and Meanwhile, back in the dining room, a vegetables and let go. constitution shattering assortment of national The exhibition of Judo was the highlight of . RECORD food was laid on — most popular? Chinese the afternoon. After watching a lot of girls tea. Unfortunately, one could not participate were heard expressing their desire to learn, wholeheartedly without serious risk of indi- judo, much to the obvious annoyance and gestion. At the bar, a delightful Geisha did apprehension of their boy-friends. a brisk trade in Sake, but beer still seemed to sell best. CARNIVAL ORGANISER JON BARE- After the interval some fine dancing by oriental beauties in national costume was fol- FORD AND JIM MARSHALL AND CAR- lowed by the popular Night Riders, a good noise group of U.S. Navy origins. NIVAL MAGAZINE EDITOR A. W.

An encouraging feature of the evening, IRVINE WISH TO THANK EVERYONE which also included films and dancing, was the large number of visitors who doubtless CONCERNED FOR THEIR HARD WORK left with a good Impression of I.C.U. profit of over £70 was made for charity. IN MAKING THE CARNIVAL A SUCCESS.

CARNIVAL RAFFLE

Won bv C.G. Glasswel. Advertise No. 2 8 3 5 8 Amoxmt raised — £358.16.4 in FELIX

BEATEN FELIX / have the highest regard for the Carnival Queen, and we all realise that her motives £eU&to in allowing- the photograph to be printedOu r student guests deserve the highest praise, who can tell, by Father IVOR SMITH CAMERON to however, where the Editor will lead us with the £dito* his journalistic dabbling. It just won't wash, Mr. Chandmal. If vou wiih to emulate the circulation figures of FELIX STINKS the Carnival Magazine, you'll have to find another way of doing it Dear Sir, Yours sincerely, "Pheonix" and "Scrutiny", in order to in- W. ALAN IRVINE crease their circulations, would pander to the Carnival Magazine Editor more basic instincts of the students, the mor- al standards and general tone of our fort- nightly newspaper were always above repro- ach. A PLEA FOR INSANITY I was therefore shoked when I opened my Felix dated May 4th to find myself staring at Dear Sir, the nearly naked form of our {very attract- We, the undersigned, were most disappointed ive) Carnival Queen. Fortunately, Miss o read the comments in your last issue un- Petri does not lend herself to pornography der the heading of "Your Guess" on page but this was obviously foremost in the mind six column three. In th's article, idiot or of the Editor when he had the picture prin- idiots unknown have attempted to place ted. methodical interpretation on the labels "In", In the name of common decency, I wish "Out", "Left". "Right", "Up", "Down" 0 protest most strongly that by inserting which one of\us placed on the letter racks such material in a Union publication, the in the Union Office at the request of the best interests of the College are not served. other. Now isn't this just typical of the in- 1 suggest that this is not the way to render human approach of the unimaginative, logic Felix solvent once more. Is Mr. Cfumdmal incensed technologist! Doesn't he under- giving us a newspaper or a 'Playboy'! stand that in thif high pressure world of People in positions of responsibility such Lvle-Stacev organisation and 'Business Meth- as the Editor must see to it that any corrup- ods we need some nonsensical outlet for our Seen on a notice board outside a place of tion of student morals must not occur be- frustrations. Let's have an Illogical Society. worship; cause of perusual of their magazines. They Yours insincerely, "SERMONS during the following Sundays must ensure that the contents of same are MR. & MRS. ROB will be on the following subjects; pure and decent. {Ex-Ed. & Perm. Sec.) GOD CHRIST COLOURED PEOPLE ORBITING IN THE NOOSPHERE bedroom and like Dad does he remember a DISEASES tiling the next morning O no he says took nu. Put in this way they sounded quite signific- by CATCALL twenty minutes to find what I call my car ant! and O my God like You should have been The telephone bells rings. 'Oh, I'm sorry Like my rival Colcutt has given up and in Weeks Hall the night when the sheep wa» for bothering you, but could you help? My Colcutt the second too and like how its only barbecued and like 1 say Dad it wasn't only friend from Accra can't find any accom- gonna be me this week as the Editor says the sheep that was fried that night like modation. He is studying at L.S.E." Such like {"Quick man fill six pages or you'll go here were the Secretary and President calls are frequent yet what can I do? I know the way of your forefathers") and me beine of I'd like to tell you but I can't and that the need is urgent while adequate accom- so alcoholically elevated that I almost or- certain members of Council and soccer play- modation for the persons concerned is scarce. bited out like man here I was with this un- ers and girl-friends and like this prominent But do something we must. dulating female at the May Ball and I dan- ICWArian is sitting next to this Council Of the 40,000 students from overseas cing and twisting like I got the aches man member and hitting him and teasing him and studying in this country, over half of them and what with seven pints fighting it out O I'm so sweet and coy and you big bully are in the London area. In 1945. there can- with the Salmon I said I must quick make and like how the big bully takes her and turns not have been more than 1.500 in the whole for the vouknowwhat and suddenly I hear a her around and smacks he daintily covered country, but by 1950 this had risen to 10,000 cry in distress. Pinners Fm p . . . and like I youknowwhat and the shenadigans that en- and to 30,000 in 1955. Of the 40,000 at pre- alwavs said if a man's drowning you got be sue like just then a man walks straight in sent in England, epproximately 10,000 are thre with a straw and so I rushed to the through the door only it wasn't and the glass at Technical Colleges. Another 10,000 are at bar and the barman he looked all queer so on the floor and on the door and like this the universities, and the rest at other instit- he could have been Martian (green he was is the third time in Week's Hall ; nd utes of learning, such as training colleges, and yellow looks) and so I rushed to the you- it was only the other night I pass a Inns of Court, trainees in industry, com- knowwhat and my holy cow if it ain't some- locked door and I hear voices (lmost merce students, evening class students etc. one (his stance curved like a Hockey stbk) ancestral) shouting and then I recognise Among the problems which confront visitors looking into the locked of the youknow with them like Dad the President of R.C.S. says from overseas are the following: a mirror like the Chairman's inside he says Hey iLawrie what do you thing of my article 1. Undoubtedly, the greatest problem is like fast asleep and should I pull youknow for Felix and like Lawrie waits and says What the sheer loneliness and utter isolation they to awaken him and suddenly a muttered )dp you expect pepole to get out of it experience in the 'big citv'. English students she's got fabulous — and then a Howl expect confusion and Mac says there are five coming up to London experience the same Finners I'm p . . . and man like I made it bloody good phrases in the article and Dad problem, although to a lesser degree. Lon- away from those two lunatics and started replies Law like you don't know what they don is so unlike the little village or county reflecting how all these top cowboys are more except confusion and Mac says there are five town where you knew the rest of the youth alcohol inflated than a baloon in abrewery the line EXHIBITION ROAD, S.W.7. of the Faith, lies hid the cold fact of either convenient nor even congenial. 'apathy' or 'indifference'. A very high pro- IVOR SMITH CAMERON THE UNION IS MY SHEPHERD There's nothing wrong with this Union by JOHN FAIRFIELD President of Mines by MJ. STACBY The fault is not with the Union but with the people themselves, but here we The Union is my shepherd: I shall not Every year we bear a great deal of talk run up against the rather intolerant work. about what is wrong with the Union. Now group attitudes which are probably lar- potential solutions as there are critics. Now gely sprawned by the types of training I am not proposing to put forward any kind our students receive. People who are Tr me the biggest problem of running a of panacea for such short-comings as we have continuously disciplined in equation and Union is doing just that and trying to get because I honestlv don't believe that there exactitudes unconciously tend to be equally a degree all at the same time. Be that as is all that organically wrong with the Union. uncompromising in their assesment of their it may, I would certainly prefer it that way If anything, we diagnose an occasional mal- fellows whom they ruthlesly categorize. The rather than being a postgraduate President. aise; nothing more serious. prevalent attitude is that one falls into one The trouble with so many post-graduate group or another, and that once labelled, Presidents is that they tend to devote far What I am proposing to do is to examine there is but a small chance of redemption, too much of their time in trying to run the a particular aspect of students in general, it is a severe indictment of the thinking of whole outfit by themselves. To me the great- one Hhat is of the utmost nrnxvlance, vet a student body that one is either destined est proviso in running a Union is for the one which almost never receives any atten- for the 9 to 5 routine or else a highly active, man in charge to have an efficient and effect- tion. Their sense of perspective. obviously enjoyable, though extremely tax- ive committee behind him. I must confess ing existence as one of the fortunate few, that one of my major problems is time, and For the first week or so after students join while those who do struggle for a compro- here of course you turn around and suggest this College, they suffer through speech after mise are banished to virtual obscurity. This that if I was a P.G. I would have more time. after speech exhorting them to 'strive may appear extreme, but in reality is the To this I say 'Yes', but still that it is not a balance between work and relaxation. thoice which has to be made by everyone necessarily a good thing. The greatest essen- tial is being in permanent contact with the Let's examine a few facts. in college at some time. entire Union and this is, certainly facilitated a. This is quite a hard working College; by being an undergraduate. I do not suggest, no courses are yet extended to four years al- however, that an undergraduate could ever though this is common in other universities, Just what can be done to improve matters survive as President of I.C. Why not? The yet our standards are as good or better than is a subject of endless debate. We hear op time factor again. Within Mines and I'.C. I flieirs as evidenced by the salaries offered 10 timists who glibly suggest that everything have twelve boards and committees to sit our graduates. can be achieved by a judicious wave of a on, most of which meet at least two or three b. This is an expanding College. The num- Presidential magic wand, while taking care times a term, so heaven knows how many ber of students capable of easily doing well never to be very specific as to the exact poor old Si has. is not expanding nearly so fast, but the Col- manner of the transformation. Sceptics on lege authorities are rightly reluctant to lower the other hand evince astonishment when As President of Mines I have a decided ad- our standards. anyone does manage to work up some cor- vantage over my two colleagues in that all porate activity in which many students can c. This is one of the principal schools of Minesmen are thankfully still all under the take some part rather than it being the pre- post-graduates study in the country. About same roof, which not only greatly improves rogative of a small group: for example, the I man in 4 is working on a post-graduate departmental contact, but also staff-student Charity Carnival. But the principal obstacles course of research and a large percentage of relations. remain — academic pressure and geograpn- these are from overseas. I will admit that our numbers are inferior ical environment, conspire to make regular, to our rivals within I.C. and this once again I need hardly add that we are a predomin- even though not particularly demanding, makes matters somewhat easier as far as run- antly masculine .entirely scientific or techno- participation in Union life something of a ning the Union is concerned, but considering logical College situated in the largest city in problem for a great number of students. The that we are barely one quarter the size of Britain, or that our students mostly live away College authorities have gone to great effort each of the other two we certainly get more from the campus, and that this makes com- and expense to ameliorate the Kfe of our than our fair share of spoils (rowing excluded). parison with most other large London col- hundrers of scattered digs dwellers. Next In fact it was not until last year our five leges difficult vear, South Side will open accommodation year reign as dual Rugby Cup winners was for another 450 students and by the time ended, and only three years ago we lost the the East Side residence is completed, our It is prettv clear what all this adds up to. Rector's Cup for the first time since it was hostel capacity will top 1000 places. In ad- Precisely the situation we observe and about initiated. dition to this, the pressure on the accomod- which so manv complain. We have a hare Being the size that we are we could easily ation near the College is eased and many cere of 'sport men', an uncounted army of get ousted out of nearly everything — that students can move closer. Freed from the 'brown-baggers', and a number of students we are not is proof of the importance of nagging worry of train timetables, rush hour variously estimated between 500 and 1,000, everyone within the Union pulling their crowds, uneaten meals and refractory land- about whom little is said, but who fall some- weight. ladies, and all the manv incident difficulties where between these two categories. of digs, flats and even homes, the student With the coming of South Side, Constitu- who at present dashes for the 5.44 can look ent College Union spirit will be tested to the The most unfortunate aspect of all is that forward to some agreeable relaxation in or full, so forget those 'Provincial, Universities' a lack of understanding and tolerance has around the Union. Furthermore, as the num- and let Hall spirit take care of itself. grown up between the extreme groups. The ber of students available increases, it is quite, I shall fear no recriminations, for the Union men in the bar loudly inveigh the brown-bag- reasonable to expect a corresponding rise in the is with me. The bar shall comfort me. amount of activity' around the Union. For ger without ever accepting that there must Another problem facing a Constituent Col- this reason, if for no other, I am inclined not be a very large number of people in this Col- lege President is that he is automatically a to agree with those who suggest that as soon lege who will be lucky to get so much as Vice-President of I.C. — another large ab- as South Side opens, the student body will a pass unless thev do little else but work, sorber of time. (Some day I'll get around to desert our present Union building in favour auite apart from the very studious tvpes which finding out whose lectures I should be at- of some smart furniture and the mixed bar. tend to conereeate in places like this. And tending on Mondays.). This of course, brings let's be perfectly clear that a student's main me to the question of having a deputy Pre- job is to get a degree. As for the brown-bag- sident of I.C. in addition to the secretary. gers themselves, thev usuallv resent the noisv We are at this moments confronted with I for one am wholeheartedly in favour of self-assertiveness of the sport men. and fail to a task of some considerable magnitude and this, and had more of you bothered to at- recogni7ei their good fortune in being able complexity, yet one that carries a comensur- tend the last I'.C. Union meeting we could to keep their tutor* happv and still eniov an ate reward. I think it is time to get our own have had a quorum to discuss this. With the active recreational life. Add to them the thinking straight. We are all members of this opening of South Side the pressure will re- considerable number of married post-gradu- Union, from brown-bagger to Executive Of- ally be on the Executive in earnest, but on ates and overseas students whose interests are ficer, and it is our collective interest that is the present showing of apathy we won't even generally very diverse nno we are forced to at stake. It's time to stop dividing ourselves have one (or a Council) next year. admit that about one third of the student into watertight groups, and it's time to take body will always take little or no part in a new look at the problem and to get things The Union will follow me all the days of activities no matter what inducements are in perspective. Then it will be time to get my life: and I shall dwell in a Council offered. on with the job. House for ever. FELIX 5— ive agenda and publicity has set the scene for spontaneous humour from the Guilds- were in, few of the staff knew what was go- THE EXPANSION men ... I have not been disappointed. ing on in other departments, upon examin- The next few years is going to be difficult ation one found that the students and the by LAWRIE AUSTIN for the Guilds Union Officers during the staff wanted to get on friendlier terms Hut change over from the old dustv Waterhouse both sides were worried as to what would 2 from 3 Permutation. building into the three new shiny plate glass be the reaction of the other. and polished wood buildings which tend to The R.C.S. Union looked at the situation STUDENT : THE UNIONS : EXPANSION scratch rather easily and where it will be for a considerable time and changes have some years yet before the performance of the been made in its structure to see if a better The permutation of three simple nouns givesfire hoses have been fully determined! Var- relationship with the staff within the large rise to the problems of the Union Officials nish and polish when applied to Constituent departments could not be attained. The sys- of 1. C. and tfie Constituent Colleges. Unions tend to leave a dull finish and it will tem, comprising of a departmental commit- be very much up to the 300 or so enthusiastic tee in each of the three large departments, Guildsmen / women to carry the Union safely should go a long way in easing the 'barrier' THE STUDENT UNIONS ; THE UNION EXPANSION over this "transitional" river. :that exists between students and staff. It However, the expansion has not only should enable the students to know more about STUDENT EXPANSIONS created problems it has also solved one. The their fellow students as well as helping the Union will have a large spacious, luxurious staff to keep in touch with present day stud- ent feelihg. The batting advice given to the semi- and well equiped Union Office in E.l. By The possibility of this svstem lies in the paralytic batsman was "Hit out at the Mid- tearing out the "heart of the old Union" By future. It could be used by various groirps dle one" so likewise being of a semi-sober demolishing Waterhouse the expansion has (semi-paralytic) frame of mind I will kick- thoughtfully created us a new one almost in such as entertainments to whip up support off with the Unions. the centre of the Engineering Buildings which by getting the various departmental commit- will no doubt prove to be not only a centre tees to organise sections; it could be used Since it is the Unions I will confine my of Union activities but also a meeting place to provide a feed-back mechanism for com- remarks to I.C. and the Guilds. During the for the sporting and social clubs. plaints and suggestions on the course; it past few weeks I have heard the following The student expansion in Guilds will be could be used to solve problems that may questions asked and discussed at least a doz- completed bv 1965 when the numbers will arise in a particular year or from a particular en times, "What's wrong with the I.C. have risen from the present 1.200 to 1,500 student. However, its main intention is to Union this year?" My answer to this has and this increase will be almost entirelv post- strengthen the Union and to prevent the all been that in general there is nothing very graduates, and consequently has forced the too prevalent tendencies to Technicalia. wrong (at least no more than usual) and that Union to review its policies. (For example In the book of a Chinese thinker who part of the faults lies outside the control of next year thre will be more post-gradu- lived the '4th century B.C., Chuang-tsu, cer- thelads inside the Union Office. Just take a ates than undergraduate freshers.). Next year, tain symbolic characters are conversing to- look at the record so far this year. The clubs for the first time, with financial aid from the gether, and one of them, called the God of and societies are extremely active and once Old Centralians post-graduate receptions as the Northern Sea, asks, "How shall I talk , again smoothly anflfefficientlv run. The Union well as freshers dinners will be held in the of the sea to a frog, if he has- never left his has emerged from the Staff-Student Officer first term. pond? How shall I talk of the frost to the discussions on the all important Student- For the student who finds time only for bird of the summer land, if it has never left Union expansion into South Side with flying work I will leave him with the following the land of its birth? How shall I talk of colours, and at a time like this failure to put, Chinese proverb . . . jfe with the sage, if he is the prisoner of the students' point of view to the planning Confucius he says "All work and no play his doctrine?" Staff and Administrative Staff .might as well makes Jack richest man tin the Graveyard". It is important that both students and staff have caused a great deal of frustration and alike are the captains of then souls rather disappointment to future students of the I.C. than the prisoners of their doctrines. A new Union. The Union building has. all in all, system such as the R.C.S.U. have got, may all things taken into account, all things be- The Vicious Circle help solve a situation but it is far'from pro- ing equal, been very well managed? I'.C. has vidinp the answer. once again dominated U.L. competitions and by FINLAY MCPHERSON It is necessary for all at this College to has represented U.L. sporting and social talk, argue, debate, discuss, look, see and clubs to a high degree. As I see it the only A university education is one of the most report, and above alll understand. The back- flies in the ointment are the I.C. Union Meet- sought after status symbols of today. The biting, pernicious scrabblings of gossipMnon- ings. One Quorum out of three reallv is not eager schoolboys come from miles around to gers; the lonely self-centred and, all too of- food enough, and. in mv opinion, due to two obtain entrance to this College whilst prin- ten, selfish way of life of the brownwbagfer; factors: I.) Poor agendas. Who's fault? The cipals remind the fresher of the ghostly the lack of understanding, the attitude of Executive's? Or. perhaps yours Mr. figures of those who were turned away. But mind of an English, that most civilised of Member? You see this year's President, Si when the hubbub has died down and the creatures although it is the reddish mantle Lvle has not "pushed or rigged" motions for final examinations have been taken, can the of decaying Empire tea-parties that he Union Meetings but left it to the student to results be said to be educational? Or have wears, that attitude of mind which smiles raise his own questions and suggestions. you obtained a portable bibliography? politely and when you are gone waxes loud When two meetings are inquorate then it To raise a technical college to the level in vilification; all these things must disap- can only be assumed that eveyone is of a University one must have a system pear if we wish to become a University. "Happy" so to speak . . . however, if any which teaches student how to think and more All the present problems stem from our Union member should be "Unhappy" then important still, how to communicate his inability to communicate; the problem of "T o S p e a k" is the solution . . . thought. It is the latter problem which causes coloured students is brought about by the 2.) Poor, practically non-existant publicity the most hardship, To communicate one's problem of the inexpressive, seemingly dis- of forthcoming Meetings. Unfortunately it ideas to another, despite the perfections of /nterested inarticulate frame of mind which has been realised a little too late that the language, has always been man's most dif- is settling in this latter- day Urbania. The ., average Union Member cannot read stereo- ficult problem. interest each person has in another is very typed notices from a distance ranging from real, for it is only by this common touch' one foot to infinity and like as not has been In this country in particular people are that one can enlarge and verify one's own told (and even then several times probably) loth to exchange ideas and thoughts in case experience whilst escaping from the private and persuaded to come along. these confidences are misused. As a result hell of lonliness. The difficulty is that every- The Constituent Colleges' play a comp- many people are neurotic, self-centred, lone- one wants to find out at no personal cost lementary and not a separate part /in the ly and unhappy. They retain their thoughts what is the world which lies around. One structure of the I.C. Union and the Constitu- and they seldom voice their opinions lest can only discover, one can only communic- ent College Man should try to ^member they be ridiculed. How often will someone ate by accepting the responsibility for one's this; and at this point I will put on my other pour scorn on someone's ideas while inward- own actions and stepping out to meet the cap and mention Guilds Union. This year ly wanting to acknowledge them? other point of view. Of course, all does not in Guilds we have had four Union Meetings It is this problem, the problem of expres- go well but not until people cast off their and all of them have had an I.C. quorum sion that the Universities must solve. Let us hysterical shell of enforced turpitude and present! Naturally, it has been very encour- look at a specific example. The Royal Col- step out to meet the challenge and see the aging for us to see a revival in Union spim lege of Science. At the beginning of last year world for the first time, will we even begin and at a time when it was most needed, f an analysis of the situation showed that to approach the level of a University. admit that to date "sport in general" has many students knew little or nothing about To think and not express the thought is been the theme and that in all cases attract- the activities of the Department that they to sow the seed and not reap the harvest -6 FELIX FELIX COMMENTS

"THE VICIOUS CIRCLE" F.D. McPherson

"THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS UNION M.J. STACEY

QUOTES OF THE FORTNIGHT

"Who's Bob Finch! OK yes. he is the quiet chap in the Accoustics Department." Chris Wronski. "You make me feet so humble." President of R.C.S. to a Guildswoman.

"He was hiccuping rather towards the end but he was in good spirits." Carnival Organiser Bareford about Record Holder Heape.

„The rest of my body might be in great pain but my toe-nails are in ecstasy." Martin Stacey.

"I've done my bit." Krystina Bragiel after the May Ball. "Some day III get around to finding out

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Felix Services Inc. FELIX ATHLETICS BASKETBALL REPORT Inter collegiate /, by A.B. SPICER sports-dag The Athletic Club's season got off to a good start at the end of the*Easter term by win- nig both of its triangular matches. King's and University Colleges were defeated in tht first match and L.S.E. and Queen Mary Col- lege in the second. A biting, icy wind pre- vented any really good performances but J. Harrison in the first match was only just beat- en by Oladappo of U.C. in the 100 vds. sprint. Oladappo was later to win the Uni- versity Championships' title in this event. J. Mood (52.0 sees.) and J.A. Bell's (16.14 sees.) winning times for the 440 yds. and 120 yds. hurdles respectively were quite good con- sidering the conditions. In the second trangular match I.C. pro- vided the winners of every event with the exception of the Pole Vault and the High The inter-college sports held at Motspur Jump. John Wood held off the challeee of Park on Wednesday, 2nd Mav developed in- Schumacher of L.S.E. in the 880 vds. to win to a real ding-dong hartle between R.C.S. in 2 mins. 3. sees., whilst Paul Clifton, who and Guilds. Mines, however, provided 4 in- has added speed to his stamina this vear, The Basketball team completed a grteat dividual champions, Alcock in the Discus crossed the line first in the 440 yds. Other (120'61") and Shot Putt (379"). Asekun in noteworthv performances were Turner in the season by winning its fourth major trophy last Saturday, the London League Div. I. The the Pole Vault (10*) and Nicholson in the Javelin (166'4"). Gordon in the Triple T»mp High Jump (5*7"). Two new best Sports Day 4171") and Creed in the Lond Jump (19'11"> game was described as "the best I've seen this year" by the League's Chairman. With performances were set up: J. Wood (50.0 On April 28th 12 T.C. athletes iourneved sees) in the 4400 vds. and J. Harrison in the to Manchester for a match against the Uni- 12 pts. down and four minutes to go things looked prety grim but Some very brilliant Triple Jump (42' 111**). Laurie Austin, the versity and Cheshire A.A.A. The Colleee Guilds President beat all the hot favourites team performed better than was expected, in- sharp-shooting brought down the margin to deed thev held their own on the track but one point down and twenty seconds to go. were heavily outclassed in the field events. Another foul on Rupf gave us the opportun- John won a storming 440 vds in 50 4 se~<; ity to win as we sank both .shots to bring the and then was just robbed of the double in score 56-55 in our favour. the 220 yds. bv Brook of Cheshire in 23.0 sees. John Cleator courageously set the pace Ron Hill of Manchester (a cross-county iti- for the first mile of the 3 mile race, but ternational) took over the lead and won w alas he was not on top form this dav and the good time of 14 mins. 5.(7 sees.

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On Thursday, 5th April, the Cross-County SOUASH RACKETS CLUB Club left for a short tour of the Emerald Isle. We made the crossing by the night ferry NEW SQUASH COACHING A SUCCESS — being "entertained" all the way by the Irish in their own inimitable manner. After This vear has been one of mixed fortunes a morning spent sightseeing around Dublin for the Sauash Club. The standard has been SOCCER REPORT and procuring lodgings on the North Bank considerably improved, but we have lost our we were entertained bv Guinness who claimed own courts. The Club has a wide fixture fist Last term the Soccer Club concluded a that the purpose of their hospitality was to including some of the privincial Universities most successful season, in which the 1st XI make sure that all visiting teams to Dublin (Bristol. Leicester) and some of the Oxbrtage won the U.L. Knock-Out Cup, the U.L. should not disgrace their Irish lads. Having Colleges. Our best matches are against the League Premier Division Championship and shown us briefly how the liouor is made, latter and the London Hospitals. The First were runners up in the U.L. Six-a-Side Com- we were igiven a reallv excellent five-course meal and.introduced to their Foreign Stout team degistered 14 wins and 12 defeats, petition. The 2nd XI were runners up in the (swingirtg* which unfortunately is not obtain- while the second team were virtually unbeat- U.L.League, Division I OR), the 3rd in Div. able in the British Isles. en. At its best the team was extremelv strong, II (R), and the 5th XI winners of Div. Ill (R). but it was not often possible or necessary to There has been an excellent spirit through- The next day the first match of the tour field % fifll side. Some matches were played out the 8 XI's run by the club, and this was a medleiv roadfelay around Phoenix at the West London Squash Courts, where should remain, if not be strengthened, under Park. Dublin. Entrants included Dunore and the College has a block booking all through next season's officials: Clonliffe Harriers (who are the strongest the week — here there is a delightful bar and Captain — Dave Hunt clubs in Eire, the latter having the internat- many a good evening was passed by a spir- Vice-Captain — Eddie Olding ional Neville running), Avondale, and the ited team. Secretary — Bill Riddell Civil Service. Out of 10 teams the I.C. team Jun. Treasurer — Brian Junbridge came third to Clonliffe and Dunore. Mr. NzruUah Khan of the Junior Carlton Fixtures Sec. — Cliff Matfhiews was engaged to provide free coaching to The next day a meeting had been arranged Social Sec. — members of the dub meeting with enthusiasm at the Santry stadium — the fastest track in Next season 7 teams have been entered and considerable success; it is hoped to con- Europe — but unfortunatelv it w*s nrtder 3 in the U.L. League as against 6 this season, tinue this scheme next year. inches of water and consequently the whole and I hope that next season will be as suc- meeting had to be reduced to hist »' 2 mft» In the London University League the Col- cessful! as this, both on and off the field. road race in which T.C. put in another com- lege was placed second to L.S.E.; there is I must thank Willie Gough and Bill Rid- mendable effort coming third again to Clon- room for improvement During the next year dell for their hard work and efficiency which liffe and Dunore. we will be using the West London courts has gone a long way to making this season The team then left Dublin for the Hills again, but it is hoped that distance will not so successfuD. which provided them with some excellent fac- deter the flourishing membership. DEN. HARBURN ilities, and training before leaving. HOLIDAY PLANNING

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