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Guilds A.Sc.W. Parking Row at Play

Tuesday's meeting of C&G At a recent General Meeting of the College Branch of the uirriii members opened late as Association of Scientific Workers, the technicians union, it was tradition c'eminds. There were decided that individual members should write to the Chairman of the the usual prof tit ion of paper Board of Governors, Lord Sherfield, to request the opening of nego- darts nvi shouts of Up, Up, but tiations on parking, between the college and the A.Sc.W. The union no Selkirk cushions. After the believes that the college's parking proposals have not been properly unptessaittnes; of the minutes of thought out and that they have a scheme which is fairer, more the previous meeting and Morphy practical and less costly to operate. They are determined that the college plan shall not go through and intend to use all possible means Bav had been read, the treasurer at their disposal to stop it. proudly claimed that C&G had m: tic a substantial loss during An A.Sc.W. agreement with IC outlines procedures for neg6tia- the previous year, mainly due to tions on terms and conditions of service—but the Rector, Lord the president's large capacity ! Penney, does not consider this covers amenity questions, such as parking, and has refused to negotiate separately with any section of r 4 ^MA % Then followed the election of the college. the ICWA rep. All candidates Last vear the Parkin" Commit- were proposed by Dermott Corr tee recommence'' *b»t thpre In an exchange of letters with in order to dispel doubts about should be no charee for narkine the Rector, Mr. Fairbrother has his sexual leaning. In the ensu- places and that a central com- outlined his plans and pressed for ing riot Randy Niandy's hair mittee should allocate places on serious consideration of them, but tipped the balance against the basis of greatest need, re- so far to no avail. Mysza's figure and she was intro- gardless of whether the applicant duced to her duties during the .nsuing darkness. When the was staff, student or technician " paris-in " and regardless of which depart- victorious Morphy and Lowry ment he belonged to. Sir Own boat crews had been awarded Saunders, who was then acting In actual fact, the difficult their colours, Dick James an- Rector asked the parking com- over provision of parking spac nounced that the carnival collec- mittee to reconsider his recom- should never have arisen, as GLX tion had totalled more than RCS mendation for an annual £5 park- planning regulations require on & RSM's together and added that ing charge and they threw it out car space to be provided for ever anyone who had not heard his again. Perhaps it is significant 2,000 square feet floor space c voice should join the carol sing- that the student and A.Sc.W. new office block. In the case c ing party on Friday. Chris members, representing nearly the new college block, this wuulc ODonncii followed this up by 4,000 people, were particularly have meant that 900 space; pointing out that the unplanned against a parking fee. When Lord should have been available to series of non-events for non- Penney took up office as Rector car owners in the college, and a enjoyment had betn a complete this term he reconstituted the there are only about 850 car users success, particularly since IC is parking committee, pushing the problem would have been now banned from all London Mr. Harry Fan-brother, branch secretary of the A-Sc.W. and Maths swimming baths. through plans for departmental solved for many years to come. Lecturer at I.C. allocation of parking spaces and However, Mr. Fairbrother has There then followed three ex- the £5 charge. ascertained that, under pressure O uonnell Drunken Drama group. from the UGC, the college asked The first portrayed a controver- for, and was granted, exemption sial ogre being seasick over his from this requirement. As a spiral beanstalk through over in- Superior plan result, only 400 spaces are avail- dulging in gin. The foulmouth able, a number totally inadequate Selkirk Search claimed it was his first bite for for a college of this size, and when weeks, but those who peep the Architectural Association The Warden of Selkirk Hall, Mr. Seaford, has at last carried out through key'oles find tis'ard to Mr. Harrv Fairbrother. branch come to IC the problem will get his threatened early Sunday morning " cushion hunting " raid on the believe. The second was way secretary of the A.Sc.W. and a worse rather than better. Hall residents. above most people's heads and tectum in the Maths department, On Saturday 2nd December there was a party on a landing in the third; a trial of two " span- and Mr. Sic-s. A.cc.W.. repre- In view of the A.Sc.W.'s wide Selkirk Hall. At about 1.00 a.m. while it was still going strong Mr. ner " bearers accused of losing sentative on the parking commit- Seaford came down and warned those present that he would have a their tool was beautifully obscene. tee, are understandably annoyed knowledge of parking problems, through their traffic committee, "cushion hunting" expedition early the following morning having They were aauitted much to the at this undemocratic action, and previously warned residents that he would inspect rooms without surprise of all present especially intend to fight it to the end. They it seems odd that greater atten- tion has not been paid to their warning if cushions continued to disappear. Two of the residents the " Ioveable" vice-president, are particularly incensed that the proposals. The main body of were, according to eye witness accounts, so intoxicated as to be not whose self-incriminating evidence charge does not cover the cost of A.Sc.W. members will fight them responsible for their actions—and two girls stayed the remainder of during the trial resulted in his providing parking places but will all the way with a number of the night in their rooms. hair being rather forcibly curled go towards other amenities, and measures they have worked out, by the new ICWA rep. and her are taking legal advice on whether assistant. culminating, in the very last re- tour de farce the college charter permits such sort, with a mass descent on the charges to be made for amenities. parking spaces, which they will At 6.20 a.m. Mr. Seatord woke George Assimakis, Secretary of The provision of the Prices and occupy, more or less permanently Selkirk Hall Committee, requesting him to accompany him on an Mooney reported Incomes Bill—invoked frequently without paying. The A.Sc.W. inspection of residents' rooms, searching for the missing cushions. by the college during negotiations have heard that the college has Surprisingly enough, no cushions were found. However, the two girls on wages and holidays—are also taken legal advice and found out were; although in one case the couple were fully dressed. to W.C. being studied. Other universities that if cars occupy parking space On Monday morning, 3rd year throughout the country—includ- without permission or without dence Committee who happens to Physicist, Dave Bowater, and ing Aberdeen, Essex and South- paying, they are powerless to be the Domestic Bursar, Mr. Union refectory complaints officer ampton—are said to be introduc- move them. This may well be Committee over-ruled Seaford. Roy Allen w it to st*. Mr ing charges for parking, and Go- wishful thinking, but the techni- Mooney, the lefectory manager, vernment pressure is suspected. cians are willing to risk it. Once the discovery had been to get an explanation of why made, Mr. Seaford seems to have there was on one of the spoons At a Hall Committee meeting acted in the oYily way possible. a mould-like substance. Mr. Mr. Fairbrother, who was a As a footnote, it is interesting on the following evening it was He has, in fact, done more than Mooney said that this was nickel- member of the A.Sc.W. Traffic to examine the real reason for suggested by the residents that the he need, for he had made sure oxide and was caused by con- Committee, has vast experience having parkina meters in South two boys should be barred from that the two residents have ac- tinued contact with mayonnaise. in the field of parking control and Ken. If the proposed computer- Hall tiH the end of term and for the ceptable accommodation for next He said he did not know how the traffic flow and is confident that controlled traffic scheme border- vacation and fined £5. Mr. .Sea- term. spoon had escaped the normal the A.Sc.W. parking scheme, ing the area breaks down and ford overruled them and said that burnishing process and that the which includes plans for a one- traffic jams result, it is necessary the boys could remain in Hall till whole system of cutlery was being way traffic flow around the Col- to have some roads available on the end of term, but would not improved. lege Block area, is superior to the a Fail-safe basis for dispersing be allowed Hall residence after Tizard Beware Dave Bowater, who said that if official college plan and has few, these holduos. Queenseate and that for the rest of the session. he had not received satisfaction if any, faults. His union is also, Exhibition Road are two of these They would of course be con- Dr. Cameron, Tizard Hall from Mr. Mooney he would have working on a scheme for time- and the parkins meters are heinc sidered on equal terms with other Warden, has now said that he too taken the spoon to the Westmiri controlled parking which should introduced to clear them rea^v applicants for next session. may make cushion hunting expe- ster City Council public health increase the effective number of for the eventuality of a break- They had a chance of appeal to ditions, but would give residents department, his since found a parking spaces by 20 per cent. down! the Secretary of Halls of Resi- three days notice. fork in similar condition. 2 FELIX

WELi«50C. KALEIDOSCOPE MONSTER Mr. Dinsdale, an aeronautical engineer who has made an ex- CARNIVAL SUCCESS tensive study of the Loch Ness monster phenomenon, gave a Once again Carnivals showed that they are the best value in the convincing and well illustrated Lr.ion calendar. Where else for M)/- double can you get The Action, talk to Wells Soc. on Monday, Savoy Brown Blues Band, 1984, Cat Ballou, The People, 2 meals (?), 4th December. coffee, punch, folk, jazz ? He, himself, has seen a monster But to get to specifics : The Action were not at their best in the and is quite convinced of the first session but were much improved in the second; The Savoy existence of a colony of these Brown's were good without being outstanding, 1984 were, well, 1984. giant beasts in Loch Ness. From A stroke of genius put the film in the lower refectory permanently the material he has collected the and had three showings, thus avoiding disruption caused by furniture average monster appears to be moving and the big squeeze at one showing. The choice of film— 40 ft in length with a reptillian " Cat Ballou "—was an excellent one, satisfying both those who had head, a serpentine neck 8 ft long, seen it before and those who had not. a massive body and a long tail presumably used for steering— whether they have flippers or feet folk and jazz on tap in the Senior has not been established. This Cabaret Common Room. The only description would seem to fit a trouble with the potent punch was The cabaret was good in places, descendant of the Pleiseosaur, a that it ran out before most people theory which Mr. Dinsdale per- embarrassing for some in others. even knew of its existence. This was the first time a com- sonally supports, but other sug- pletely professional cabaret had gestions include an invertebrate been used at an RCS Carnival for like a giant slug. some years, and by comparison Food Fiasco Mr. Dinsdale showed the evi- with last year's was well worth The one real criticism which dence to le» the audience decide the expense. Entitled " The can be levelled against it—and for themselves. This included still People Show " it consisted of a that is hardly the fault of RCS photographs from various sources, series of sometimes hilarious Ents—was the food. After one most of which were very hazy sometimes disturbing sketches in- had stood and been pushed and dubious, filmed interviews volving three men and a woman around by the animals waiting for with eye witnesses and Mr. Dins- on the theme of motherhood, de- their feed, whilst numerous fed dale s own cine shot of a monster flating some of the more fatuous specimens squeezed themselves swimming out across the iocb interjectors on the way. through the hungry masses, Guilds-Mines tat «f leaving a nugh " V " wake. Mr. Dinsdale is a founder Surprise Guest The Carnival only made a Prospects "The People Show" member of the " Loch Ness Phe- small loss of about £30, due cabaret. nomena Investigation Bureau" An unpublicised performer Latest news of Guilds-Mines mainly to RCS Ents Chairman. Carnival is that the Crazy World which is now supported by funds was Gary Farr, who, since leav- " Spooks" Duckett's economy from the States. " Monster Spot- of Arthur Brown has been provi- One of the performed ing the T-Bones, has been song- measures. sionally booked, the Alan Price ting " holidays under the auspices writing and folk singing. He But let us not carp on this Set, the Vagabonds and the Scaf- searches for a girl to fit the glass of tbis society can be enjoyed by sang for about twenty minutes anyone for the very reasonable point; it was truly a Carnival fold will not be appearing. The slipper. which lived up to Carnival ex- cost will be £2 double and it all charge of £7 10s. Od. per fort- Coffee was continuously avail- night. able in the upper refectory, and pectations. happens on March 8th.

ways come to the rescue in the end! I R»LS 111 Speaking next was Chris Erik- juuvb LITSOC son on Old English and Norse Gods. He passionately recalled BRAIN DRAIN the English and Scandinavian FAIRIES Gods of war, Thor, Frig, Balder Last Thursday's Union debate, etc, and the story of the Bleeding The Literary Society held its "that this house would join the God. The society was informed third meeting of the term in the from the Niblungenlied of King brain drain," provided lunchtime reading room of the Union build- entertainment for the large audi- Gunther was beaten up by ing last Monday, December 4th. his disinterested wife Brunhilde ence, but one would have ex- on " Fairytales, Legends and pected a much more serious and on the wedding night and sus- Myths." The speakers were five pended by his pyjamas on a wall useful discussion in Imperial Col- I.C. fairies; Mike Edwards, Maia lege. There was much fine nail; (anybody with a similar ex- Wallis ("who popped in from perience please see Doc. Grey). rhetoric but little else. Icwaland and then tropoed out to sing jazzl. Mike Mansfield, J. P. NOW IN KENSINGTON Connerade and Chris Eriksson. Sadism Restrained Mike Edwards opened the dis- The discussion ended with J. P. cussion with the Arthusian le- Connerade, in typically excellent 'ith the liveliest "with it At t aclcs gend. He recalled the excellent GEAR at form, recalling Grilles de Paris' lowest prices reason for the existence of King adventures with sadism in his Professor Anderson, of the Arthur and the Round Table, the castles, and how this developed Electrical Engineering depart- committing of chivalrous acts, into the myth of Bluebeard. OF KENSINGTON ment, in proposing the motion, such as rescuing fair maidens in distress. (Tcwarians are not recom- Discounting the absence of made the usual points about the Hans Christian Anderson and the grass being greener on the Other mended to wave handkerchieyes 44-48 KENSINGTON HIGH STREET out of Beit Hall windows as Arabian Nights, the meeting side, and then gave a case his- M.R.E. is develonme chivalrous proved successful. tory (from his own experience) characteristics). Perhaps omi- of lost opportunities, in thin film nously, he told the society that transistors. Dr. Jeremy Bray, King Arthur will come again, MP, began with remarks about according to legend. viable and sensible microelec- SOUTHSIDE tronic projects and then went on Maria Wallis introduced the ...OR WOULD YOU to give a fine Wilsonite speech to society to the Greek horses, who IN-PLACE the effect that British industry supported both sides in a battle needs reorganising into larger (after all they had not T.V. then), and who came down to earth when units and that this was being This article will be of great done, but takes a little time. One they felt like pleasure. She told us that the Greeks separated their interest to those who find diffi- felt that Professor Anderson A BOUTIQUE? religion from their mythology. culty in getting down to work. could have been a lot more Perhaps that is something else The Southside Halls' lifts are damning of the Ministry of Tech- our science-worshipping society noted for their tendency to oscil- Admittedly the electronics industry isn't every nology and that, in turn, he was late when the passengers jump graduate's cup of tea, but for the able, intellectu- can learn from the Greeks. ally curious, technically minded, and reasonably lucky to get off so lightly at the around inside. In addition they income conscious, it is a possibility that is well hands of a professional politician. are liable to stop and not restart worth looking into. Mansfield Lord if this exercise is overdone. STC is one of the largest British industrial About a week ago, two resi- employers of graduates. We take oh well over 100 new graduates each year—mainly electrical Green Paint Gnome ? dents of Tizard Hall discovered engineers, mechanical and production engineers, this phenomenon and decided that physicists and other scientists, but including a few In seconding- the motion, the lift was the ideal place for Arts people as well. David Robert, a PG from Aus- The discussion continued with doing problem sheets. They made We think we have a lot to offer—interesting tralia, seemed mainly concerned a convincing Mike Mansfield tel- one mistake: they rang the alarm problems, well equipped labs, large scale but with pointing out the advan- ling, the society of the life with bell and were rescued wihin half decentralised management, early responsibility, tages of Australia. Malcolm elves and gnomes behind leaves. international associates, high Investment in re- an hour. search, a lively atmosphere. Duckett's main contribution to The meeting was also informed And we pay rather well. the opposition was that the grass that fairies are not people but the This method of " getting away We will be visiting your University on January was only painted -green on the place where fairies live; (can we from it all" is still in the early 19, 22,1968. In the meantime our booklet 'Informa- other side. be assured that this important stages of development. Next time, tion for Graduates' is available from University The voting was 93 for emigra- piece of information will be they intend to take along thermos Appointments Boards, or directly from: tion and 42 against. The debate passed on to the Rector for aca- flasks and borrow some hall Central PsrsewMl DepartntMi, was academic in more sense than demic dissemination, and to the cushions. The legal aspect of (6r»du»t«*L students at the next Union meet- this exercise is not clear. Does 8TS HOM* t** ttouM), Undea, W.K.2 wlv one, however, as only that morn- It's worth getting a copy. ing we had heard news of the ing?) He endad by informing the being stuck all night in a lift with drastic new American immigra- meeting that fJIMPCS were not a non-resident constitute intro- tion law. really nasty people since they al- ducing an overnight guest? j

NO MORE NAKED KNEES

For a club only one term old, the Scout and Guide Club is a roaring success. Even if considered as a na'ura! continuation of the axed Rover Crew, it is doing very nicely, thank you. But it can claim the position of the most maligned club ir, IC. Nobody seems to believe that big hats and bare knees (or in the case of Icwarians, long blue dresses and the Vicar's wife) are out Trying to persuade the average IC student otherwise is like warning a fresher about the Uni- versal Meatball—they just won't believe it until they've tried it them- selves. The members of the club tend to come from every department The club also undertakes a at IC (even if Physics does seem number of service projects. A to have a major shareholding) and request to bu;ld a "rabble tower" every year from 1st year C&G to was joyfully accepted in the hopes 3rd year PG. The unifying factor of incarcerating some of the crab is interest in the club objects and members. It turned out to be activities. a typing error and a rubble filled The club programme includes tower was finally constructed. regular lunchtime meetings and a One weekend was taken up in variety of weekend events. Lunch- clearing the banks of the Wey BuHding the « rabble tower " in record time. time speakers this term have Navigation canal—nobody fell talked on such diverse subjects as in, but it was the wettest week- under extreme wear. The de- The club has an incident-full the real meaning of the weather end of the term. of place went to a rope bridge in heritage and already has a num- forecast, what living with a guide^ cline was marked by bump start- the treetops. Links with the ing on the Ml and the time the ber of incidents recorded for dog entails and how to look muti- guide movement are somewhat posterity in the club log. For Expeditions van spat out bits of differential lated (courtesy of the Casualties hmited by the number of Icwa- those looking for an opportunity on the Kingston By-pass. The Union). As well as the normal termtime rians. to get out of the rut, the Scout club are well represented on the programme, the club undertakes and Guide club might be just the committee running the new RCC a Summer Expedition in the first thing. vehicle, a shining white 1966 Intercourse three weeks of the Summer Vac. Weekends Transit minibus (bookings to This consists of going somewhere The Scout and Guide club has Transport Committee, c/o Union fairly inaccessible and doing a lot probably the unrivalled oppor- Rack). Weekend activities cater for of hiking. Previous expeditions tunity to meet students from other HARD those tired of toasting by ultra- have been to Jugoslavia, Iceland colleges and varsities at the thrice- violet at the Plastic Fairytale but and elsewhere in Europe. Next Links yearly rallies of Scout and not hearty enough for rugby. year will see a massive party going Guide clubs. These are held over RAIN 1 Hiking is the main occupation at to the Jotunheimen in Norway. a weekend, and IC usually make The club does retain some links these events, but great care is a big impact. Incidents at Lough- On two nights recently, milk with the Scout movement, assist- taken to find a large dry cottage boro' this term included the bottles have been thrown out of ing in the running of a number to stay in, preferably close to a gentleman who fell into a very Southside windows in the direc- Transport of troops in Westminster. An- suitable hostelry. The major murky river under the watching tion of the Mews. One bottle other responsibility is organising weekend event of the term, a eyes of thirty assorted students, broke a skylight of one of the the annual Venture Scout De- trip to Brecon Beacons, had to be the completion of the IC chant Mews houses and another nar- Another club activity is in- cathlon, a sort of 24 hours assault cancelled—we don't want the (yes, there is one), against strong rowly missed a car. They are volvement in Union transport. course. The Marquis de Sade chairman to catch foot and competition from Birmingham, thought to have come from stair- The crew managed the old RCC could learn plenty from the me- mouth. and the song for a member of IC cases 3 or 4, but could have come thods used there. Last year pride van which slowly disintegrated who had his birthday there. from staircases 2, 5 or 6.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE BRANCH OF THE A.Sc.W.

STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY In July the technical staff elected by ballot a representative to the College Parking Committee for 1967/68. The students union appointed two representatives also for 1967/68. That Committee on September 14th, unanimously recommended no charge for ROOM 408 parking in College grounds for the first year from the time when ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT parking meters would come around I.C. This recommendation was referred back to them by the Acting Rector and at the next meeting on November 2nd the technical staff and student union THURSDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1968 representatives still voted for no charge, since it represented the 1.15 — 2.15 p.m. wishes of the technical staff and the students. On November 16th, Lord Penney announced that a parking levy would be imposed, and the Parking Committee forth- with reconstituted. WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY ? WE WILL REPORT TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION G.L.C. statutory regulations require ONE parking space to be WHAT THE A.Sc.W., ON BEHALF OF ALL THE provided for each 2,000 gross square feet in I.C.'s new buildings. COLLEGE TRADE UNIONS, HAVE TO SAY . . . Total area in these uildings is 1,800,000 gross square feet. There- fore 900 parking places should now be available for the 850 GIVING THE UP-TO-DATE POSITION . . . (approximately) cars coming in or being used here. Under instruction from the University Grants Committee, Imperial College claimed exemption from providing these parking spaces and so underground car parks were cut from the plans. (These were promised in the original plans as far back as 1956.) WHY MONEY IS ASKED FOR This parking levy does not ensure an individually marked out parking space to those that pay. It is a levy designed to provide the wages (£14 per week approx.) of two additional gatekeepers that the College thinks it may have to employ to prevent out- siders forcing their way in and parking. A careful analysis indi- cates that the College can keep itself free of this invasion using existing staff without any additional cost. IS THERE A REAL LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR I.C.? It is agreed that the long-term solution is to turn I.C. and the Museum complex into a pedestrian only area and put all parking into underground car parks. Using our own specialist knowledge and acting informally as a trade union, we have something to report. We have a promise that the G.L.C. traffic management MEMBERSHIP of the A.Sc.W. is open to students for 7/6 per year. section would probably be prepared to provide a table around The Association is recognised, for example, by all Engineering which they, the Westminster City Council, Imperial College, Employers, I.C.I.. Dunlop, etc. as the appropriate Trade Union for I.C.A.Sc.W., and any other actively interested organisation could scientists and engineers. Write to Secretary, I.C.A.Sc.W. H, Fair- meet to carry throuah a feasibility study on this project. brother, Mathematics Department, for further information about the Association. Our activities are many and varied For example, we played a major part in pursuading Imperial College to discontinue, some years ago, the Breakagee Depost that all students had to pay. ALL THESE POINTS REQUIRE REAL DISCUSSION . . . COME TO OUR MEETING FOR STUDENTS ON THURS- DAY, JANUARY 11th, 1968. LOOK FOR OUR INSERT IN FELIX ON JANUARY 10th. 1968 4- FELIX

EDITOR'S Comment Against Loans

"Bastard," they say, "fancy doing a bloody thing like that." by Les Ebdon So talk people of the warden's reaction to the latest incidence of over- night-guestmanship in the halls. Or is he? I think not. This latest crisis arose mainly through the fault of the residents of Southside. One of the conditions of entry to hall is that " residents shall not In July 1965, immediately after the triennial review of under- introduce overnight guests without authority." Clearly the purpose graduate grants, the Department of Education and Science invited a of this rule is to avoid the halls becoming " doss houses " or brothels number of bodies, including the county councils and the National which may prove distasteful to other residents and bring the college Union of Students " to express their views on the place of loans in the into disrepute. However no rigid check is kept on residents' move- system of student support." The view of Imperial College Union, ments or on whom they take into their hall rooms. And so, done N.U.S., the student organisations of the political parties and many discreetly, I cannot see that it would be hard to introduce to the other bodies was : " that the adoption of a loans system would not hall one's mate who has missed his last train. It is not, though, only fail in its objective of reducing the financial burden of higher discreet to remove the cushions of the hall's communal furniture for education to the nation, but would also seriously interfere with the him to sleep on. To expect no action to be taken to support the rules structure of our educational system." It should be noted that this against such open contempt is ridiculous—It is, after all, conceivable history explains why there is no documented case for loans available that the hall wardens actually believe in them, even if only in spirit! because none was made public. In an effort to obtain at least discreet disobedience of these rules However, let us deal with the arguments the advocates of loans the warden of Selkirk spent the first half of this term broadcasting usually put forward in debate : that intended to visit hall rooms early one morning. Residents can't have failed to hear these rumblings—he's told me three times and If the grants are to be repayed I live in the wilds of Beit; perhaps he thinks I might miss my last train Loans Abroad let us campaign for student wages one evening! which would : However I digress; despite this fore-running commentary of his 1. Advocates of loans systems (a) put us on a par with other actions, cushions continued to be borrowed and so it cannot be deemed often point to other countries, apprentices and remove the altogether unreasonable that Mr. Seaford should follow through his especially Sweden, which operate stigma of charity; threat. such schemes. In fact their use is (b) gain us National Insurance It was, I think, unfortunate that two people whose guests were exaggerated and The Internatio- Contributions; not using hall cushions should be discovered. But having been caught, nal Study of University Admis- (c) bring relief to married stu- the warden and hall committee have little option but to meet out the sions concluded that loans dents; normal penalty, as a purely nominal punishment would make a further systems are comparatively rare. (d) end the means test; mockery of the already abused rules. BUT a number of effects can be (e) bring monthly pay cheques. seen in those countries which The two men who were evicted, although themselves taking the Such a salaries system may well have introduced loans: sporting risk inherent in having an overnight guest, have mainly their prove to be our only long-term Les Ebden is a third year less discreet fellow hall dwellers to blame—not, as is suggested, by (a) most institutions abolish defence against inflation and at- chemist and chairman of Soc. some, either the warden or committee of Selkirk Hall. fees and become directly Govern- tack on student finance of which Soc. He is an active campaigner The recurring problem of overnight-guestmanship seems to a large ment run; loans are only a symptom. against loans. extent to be restricted to an occasional sharing of rooms by males— (b) elaborate schemes of " in- as opposed to the popular misconception of a mass influx of females direct support" exist e.g. cheap for long weekend " lie-ins." I feel thai there is a logical and viable rail fares, free meals and subsi- solution which attacks the problem at its roots. That is to implement dised housing; the suggestion made earlier this year by the Tizard hall committee; (c) examinations are taken to make available to residents camp beds which may be hired for use when the student feels able to by their guests. Imposing a moderate charge and allowing a pass; maximum stay of say two successive nights would ensure that the (d) there is widespread part- system fulfilled its purpose of catering for visitors to London and time work; residents' friends who have missed their trains. (e) the number of women stu- dents decreases because of the Swimming Gala " negative dowery " they acquire; (f) loans are subject to stringent There was, you see, this Irishman. Whether or not he was After the drastic (ney devastating) desecration of the Union lift neans tests. Gerry Fitted for his job, I don't know, but when he asked about the that followed my remarks of the issue before last, I am reluctant to minutes, there was grumbling on the Government front bench. What criticise anything, less it magically disintegrates ! However I feel com- had happened at that Cabinet meeting? Had Premier Ray Phillips pelled to make some comment on that farce which wasn't the Swim- Graduate Pay really been devalued? Could it be true that the IC bid to join the ming Gala. This the second sport function this year that has been French Women's Association (London Branch) has been greeted with effectively destroyed through the unthinking attitude of a few members 2. It is often said that students a resounding " Non"? Was there really to be straight swap of of the Union. Morphy day was socially ruined because people who enter higher education later positions between Jane Pearson and Martin Lack? caused so much chaos on the way to the Putney towpath that the gain financial advantages but the battle, which is potentially fun and harmless to the general public, P.E.P. report "Graduate survey" The Government was silent and as the rumours grew, the quality was reduced to almost negligible proportions by police intervention. and the Graduate Employment of Mooney meals dropped to an all-time record low. There was no And now one or two people have not just ruined the social side of the Survey, 1962" show that this is action for a week—the minutes of that Cabinet meeting had grown inter collegiate swimming sports but caused the swimming itself to be not a general principle. Not only into hours. Suddenly Chancellor " Happy Dave " Harris leaped to cancelled. does later salary depend on class the despatch box : " No comment and no strings," he said, hoping and subject of degree but also on The sort of attitude that induces such behaviour is more normally to prove that Sunray Phillips was not manipulating him. He waved a family background and other than found among kids of five—a new toy is worth nothing until it is Letter of Intent, the latest copy of the Executive branch's minutes. A academic capabilities, besides broken and little sister's birthday party is ruined unless the prizes are sordid little document it was too. It revealed just how little the many students non-lucrative pro- stolen and at least half her friends are reduced to tears. Cabinet wished to tell the people while using more words to do it. fessions, e.g. teaching and social What seems at least as relevant as the fact that such juveniles One fascinating sidelight mentioned that Irishman. But this one was work, which are already under- exist in our Union is that in the case of the Swimming Gala, the a devout Protestant unto his deathbed. And on his deathbed with all staffed. It is the aim of the tax culprits have so far remained unapprehended for nearly a week. This his orange friends around, he was converted to Catholicism. "Why?" system in this country to correct leads me to conclude that either we all have the mentality of five they asked, the orange juice trickling down their cheeks. " Tis better," any imbalance earnings. year olds or we don't really want these sports events- anyway. Are he said, " that one of them should go than one of us." we? or don't we? Another small note mentioned complimentary Christmas presents to be given to appropriate people. The few short minutes were not Christmas Finale Investment enough to clear up this point but the Opposition had some sugges- tions: 3. Some people resent paying Through the ever increasing commercial image of Christmas I To give a phillip to the object of the " Pray for Ray " campaign for educational opportunities to- saw a way out of all my academic problems— " ah-ha " I thought, by giving him a plastic jolly hockey-stick dolly which, when turned day which were unavailable to " give away a free problem sheet with every Christmas Felix and give on on its head, tells serious stories. them yesterday, but it should be a 6d. prize for the correct solutions." Alas, this master plan fell For Martin " My Union " Lack, a mini-vandal set as advertised on realised that education is not a through when my tutors refused to give me worked solutions against the back of the cornflake packets. This comprises removable lavatory charity but the soundest of all which to check the mound of replies from eager competitors. The pans in polspasticene, a detachable mascot which rings a bell some- Editor apologises for this administrative error and asks readers to be economic investments. where, for someone, when it is put back in place. Matt Busby says satified instead that the Roines Christmas card and psychaedelic " This is an ideal game for all United supporters." josstick. For Keith Guy : A fairer share of Ents profits—in plastic. This HAPPY CHRISTMAS Student Wages is, of course, a fairytale For Sinclair Goodlad : Another staircase for Wells Soc. members. For Rex Lowin, whose personal welfare seems to be coming along 4. Lately the so-called brain fine and for whom the bells toll next summer : a creche. Imperial College FELIX drain has been giving concern to But the actual facts of these Christmas presents for a Christmassy London, S.W.7 many people but it should be rea- future remained obscured in a morass of verbiage. Like the other Internal 2881 lised that if foreign firms recruit- branches of government, the Cabinet appeared reluctant to release the T©1. KEN 2963 ing in this country offer to repay facts. They even seemed reticent about disclosing sittings of the the outstanding loan debts of House. No wonder they were out of touch with the mood of the graduates many more may be Editor : RORY REDMAYN'E country : the publicity of the Cabinet was appalling. From wh?* persuaded to leave. there was of it, it was believed that they were a group of girls with The Robbins report proved beautiful backsides. One can only hope that the government publicity Asst. Editor : John Mullah. Photographic Editor : that the U.K. had the best pass officer was as gentle with his nudes as he was with his publicity. Sports Editor : Phil Hopwood Colin Broad rate in degree courses (77 per The Cabinet is believed to think it is doing the best job possible News Editor : Paul Heath Cartoonist: Stuart Senior cent, Sweden 55 per cent) and under difficult circumstances. It is known that they think the country Features Editor : Les Pryor What's On : Dick Middleton that these courses were completed to be a mess. A normally well-informed source reports Premier Phillips Business Managers : With : Colcutt, Alan Stapleton, more quickly in this country. meeting Mick Janes. " Why," he asked, " are you looking so dishe- Dave Cooper and Mary Ford Andrew Perry, Anita Furness, Because of pur grants system we velled this morning?" Quietly, Janes said, "I've just been dragged Advertising Manager : Patsy, John Sommer, Patrick can boast of a higher percentage backwards through a hedge." Justin Griffiths Rotherham, Ann Wheatley of students frOm working class Such are the heights to which the sources of Cabinet information Sales Manager: Chris Slee Ken Simpson, Bob Lewis, homes than other countries. Fi- rise. The Central Bureau of Statistics has a vital job on hand. And Late News Editor: Dick Reeves nally a loans system would seri- let the people know what goes. Or are they Scared? Production Manager: John Probst ously affect residential colleges, post-graduate training and which- For myself, I deny being Colcutt. I love you. Merry Christmas to Advertising Agency: Educational Publicity (Partners) Ltd. ever authority had the complex everyone else. And I should like to give Pete Ruhemann three CHA 6081 job of administration. secretaries for Christmas ... FELIX 5

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OF MINES Well, despite suggestions from gaged to Betty, but don't get too Mr. ICWA, the " why just go for hopeful, girls, he still claims her Mr. M. von Kimmelman wishes to express his apologies to all girls, why not go for blokes ?" as his only true love. For those The prophet spake and sayeth: Minesmen for ruining the last issue of Felix by forgetting to write the the general committee has deniea* who don't know, Betty hibernates " There shalt be a Swimming Gentlemen of Mines column and causing the editor to print that it is feasible to have a girl open at Sheffield University, so you Gala;" and lo and behold on the libellous comment. day and has set up yet another probably won't have seen her. first day of December in the year committee to handle it. That's of our Lord nineteen hundred and two this term (there's one looking sixty-seven there was indeed a Freshers Falter into the constitution), we should More Gossip swimming gala within the boun- manage at least halt a dozen when daries of the college named Im- A major talking point among the old lags in Mines has been we get going. It seems that the RCS Union perial; and the three great tribes the poor response of freshers in attending the various functions orga- Officers are quite a romantic lot. of this college, being exceeding nised within Mines. We appeal to one and all to come along to With Hon. Sec. Rog Webb en- wrathful with each other, did pro- any of these occasions and you will realise the true spirit which exists Jez gaged to Asst. Hon. Sec. Linda, ceed to the water of combat in in Mines and which makes us unique in IC. Ents. Chairman Spooks engaged specially armoured 43-seat cha- to Viv and Pete Hall, Chairman riots, whose drivers did control I'm sure everyone will be of Clubs and Mr. ICWA, in the the many horses with much dex- Foreign Miners at RSM pleased to know that Jez has been role of Don Quixote. But all terity; and lo and behold they saved. The plans for the " Save things considered Linda must made much use of that ritual This week we are entertaining about twenty celebrated gentlemen Jez Fund" have been abandoned. take the credit since Rog Webb, known since (he days of James from various notable mining schools in Europe including some from A surprise windfall in the form IC Rep. Stew Barnes and Physics and Browne as the " handbrake such far off countries as Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. An of a £50 donation from the Department Rep. Pete Dolwin all turn." Whereupon the other road extremely good programme culminating at IC's most splendid event of printers of the RCS Handbook. claim to know a girl by that name. users did cry with many tongues the year, the Mines Ball, has been arranged by our foreign students' It seems they had this spare after " Hallelujah" which is to say officer, Charlie Savage, and it is up to everyone to support him so that they'd collected the advertising " Thou f . . . ool chariot driver." we can give our guests a truly memorable visit. Representatives money, and decided their con- And after they abode for forty from Mines have been to Delft, Trondheim, Prague and St. Etiennc science would be easier if they Mackman defended minutes in WC2, they did this term and they have all been treated magnificently so we must ensure that our visitors are treated equally well. gave it to us. Nice of them— rive at the promised land, which we just had to promise to use is known as Marshall Street Guilds seem to be getting afraid them for the next three years. Baths. of our personable president. Andy of Trophies and Pots and Mascots Jordan a Guildsman and founder And thereupon did battle com- member of the Pooh Club has mence; and the waters were At the union meeting last week the MacCartney Trophy, for Sexmania started a " Deflate Mackman" parted as the high priests of the sporting prowess, was presented to cross country runner Howard campaign. When will they learn three tribes were hurled in cere- Smith (Met. 3) and the Freshers' Yard Pot was presented to I. Burgess they can't get a good man down? monial dress into the engulfing (Met. 1) for a time of 11 seconds. The venue for next term's MiniV It seems that some RCS girls Anyway as the term draws to waters; and there was great con- night was also fixed and although Phil Hopwood's suggestion was have got the wrong idea about a close on behalf of tbe Exec. fusion among the people. But unanimously accepted it was deemed impractical so that the outing Bob's invitation to anyone to go I'd like to thank all those who suddenly, there came upon the will be the Queen's Club for ice skating. and discuss things with him. He's have helped organise or simply assembled throng a silence for the The meeting was told that Mines has acquired, out of Guilds not complaining but I think he supported RCS efforts. Whether waters were turning purple! Then union, a yellow lion suffering from an impediment which could well finds it a little wearying. it's by Morphy Day, R.C.S. Car- quoth the prophet: "Yea, verily, be foot and mouth (probably contracted from Dick James). A rather On the subject of Bob's women nival, street collections, or carol it is the great god, Permanganate large cardboard replica of a spanner was picked up in Southside last he assures me that he is not en- singing. of Potash." And thus it was— week by two Minesmen and this has now been suitably decorated by and the bath manager on seeing the Hon. Pornographer in preparation for public display in Mines this did cry aloud to the neavens building. The yellow teddy bear which was Camborne School of "Lo and behold, thou hast Mines' mascot has been removed from the union office and nothing worked a miracle here with has been heard of it for several weeks, so if anyone knows anything IC Words heathen gods. Therefore depart about this creature could they get in touch with anyone on the from here ye cursed ones into the union committee? exterior darkness." And thereupon the tribes did O n omen depart from that sport for ever, Blackmail or Blackcoat ? but no gnashing of teeth was ob- served whilst investigating the Since appearing on Morphy Day in very poor garb Ian Wells has So much has been said lately about enticing women to IC that I local hostelries. been campaigning for a presidential coat and his demands have now thought I would have my say. Open days for girls schools will be very been met. The ladies of Mines have offered to create, in suitable ineffective and will probably only encourage a few who are impressed So who said the pool was in- colours, a coat of similar design to, but more resplendent than, the by the engineering and Physics buildings; show them the Chemistry violet? presidential coats of Guilds and RCS. In return for this deed the buildings and they'd run a mile. They never were very auspicious ladies are asking for representation on the union committee and it is and now in their half demolished state even less so. (The demolition rumoured that the leaders of this suffragette movement may soon be is however great entertainment as a change from lectures). The Carnival seen chained to the railings outside Mines. Maths building is not much better—it gives one the impression that it was built around a lift shaft. Apart from the non-event of the swimming gala, action con- Black Memorial Arts Bias ICWA's Old Folk tinues in Guilds right up to the end of the Christmas term. Dick The heart of the trouble lies in Last Wednesday, ICWA held James has organized a succession A new award has been set up in Mines this year in memory of the courses given in science in its annual Old Folks tea party. of Carnival collections to try to the late Professor Black, of the Mining Department. Under this school and the attitude of school Unfortunately only nine were able reach £1,000 before the end of award scheme, proposed by Mrs. Black, an RSM tie will be presented, staff to science. In girls Gram- to come of a possible thirty who one term—almost a third of last at the committee's discretion, each year to the coloured African mar Schools and others the policy were visited. However the party year's Carnival total. Congratu- student who contributes most to the union in any non-academic field. is pro-arts and science ta"kes was a great success and was lations and many thanks to all second place. Many headmistres- thoroughly enjoyed by old folk who were involved. ses consider scientists ignorant and Icwarians alike. The guests and uninformed. Many who do were served tea the cakes for recognise scientists as intelligent which had been made by Icwar- If you can solve this problem in under 3 minutes girls persuade them not to come ians in Mooney's kitchen the pre- C. & G.U. Meeting to IC as this will "narrow " them, vious day. After tea carols were being completely scientific. They sung, led by members of the The final Union meeting of the VSO would like to hear from you must be told IC broadens any choir, and all the old folks were term was well attended by a noisy girl's mind of necessity. Even given Christmas presents. and responsive audience who saw if these visits persuade girls to the presentation of colours to the apply to fC how many will be Insert the missing letters Morphy and Lowry crews for • able to fulfil the requirements? • victories on Morphy Day. Some With bias against science in girls Poem • of the more well known Guilds schools the teaching will be much * personnel were then involved in • better on the arts side. After all the portrayal of the situation in • a good arts graduate hasn't a lot • a nearby castle, and finally a of choice as to a job but a good Pete Hall and Mysza deserve a • suitably innocent person was • science graduate has a great medal for getting up at 5.30 a.m. found guilty in the trial of the choice most of which are more (when's that?) to go to Covent Spanner bearers and punished rewarding financially. Garden to get the Christmas tree. appropriately. At the end of the party a vote of thanks was given by Mr. Mill- VSO needs 1500 volunteers for man, one of the old gentlemen 1968/69... More trouble who recited a lo;ig poem. The Soccer old people were then taken It is difficult to say how we home by volunteers from college. Finally, congratulations to the can get more girls to come to IC, The party was a great success and Guilds Soccer team who beat ...YOU? but I am sure that open days for it is good to know that so many RCS 2—0 in the first round of the VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS girls schools will be more trouble Icwarians will turn out to help Tech cup—let's make sure we re- 3 HANOVER STREET LONDON Wl than they are worth. such a worthy cause. tain this trophy in the next round. FELIX

We hope that the Food Forum will prove of both interest MOONEY TELLS and of use to all our readers. Articles include Mooney's answers to his critics, hii: - *or those who prefer to cook their own, and a mammoth directory of worthwhile London restaurants. ALL Co-ordinator : John Mullalv :*h a lot of help from John Mr. Victor Mooney has been I.C.'s catering manager since he in fact commented that Mooney Sommer, Dick Middleton, Paul iioth, Mary Ford, Anita took up the job at the age of 30 " for my sins." This truly Hercu- food is far superior to that pro- Furniss, John Rogers, and Colin Broad, — lean task was the culmination of a long post-war career in hotels and duced by refectories at such kitchens up and down Britain. During the war he served in the Navy. places as Manchester University, He still sails for pleasure in his spare time ; a large navigational map Warwick University (" atrocious of the Solent hangs in his office. He answered the varied criticisms . . . abominable"), and University of his catering, put to him by FELIX, with a direct and keen desire College. If a meal seems particu- larly bad, it can always be ex- to get the facts straight changed. Mr. Mooney did how- ever promise to look into com- plaints of dry carrots and poor FELIX chips. He also felt that complaints of little variety were not really justified. If people come along just as refectories are closing, FOOD obviously there will be little choice; but in general all the items advertised on the menu (and there are quite a few) will be SURVEY available. Mr. Mooney admitted that the To find out just how satisfied in general students are with salmonella scare which hit Man- "Mooney," on Friday, 1st December, at lunchtime, FELIX carried chester University earlier this out an elementary sample census. In each refectory about 50 people term—fifty people were taken ill were asked the following three questions: with food poisoning—worried him, as it must any large catering 1. Do you enjoy a Mooney meal! establishment. There is always Answers : (in percentages) a risk of infection, and it is al- YES SOMETIMES NO most impossible to remove it in large hard-worked kitchens. Union Snack Bar 72 8 20 Southside Snack Bar 28 63 9 On the matter of increase of Upper Union 39 22 39 prices ,it seems that this was Lower Southside 30 58 12 planned to net a surplus of Upper Southside 66 24 10 £13,000 this session. Whether this will in fact come to pass is Lower Union 59 22 19 " in the lap of the gods "—and perhaps also, the Exchequer. 2. Do you consider Mooney good value for money? Since the refectory calculations Answers : were first mooted, the' price of Union Snack Bar 77 11 12 meat, for example, has risen by Southside Snack Bar 73 6 21 some 10 per cent, due to devalua- Upper Union 74 6 20 "Cutlery is too dirty **...**do you call this lamb's muscle or tion. The refectories are sup- 18 Lower Southside 60 22 lamb's chop?" ..." can we have more variety, please?" ..." When posed to break even in the long 23 Upper Southside 70 7 did the last Mooney meal disappear down the last Mooney gullet?" run, but if this cost escalation Lower Union 67 26 7 ... these are just a few quotes from the gastronomic graffiti of the continues then prices may have refectories complaint book. to rise again to cope. As the FELIX survey confirms, most of 3. Considering the difficulties involved, are you satisfied with Mr. Mooney answered the main serious criticisms point by point I.C. considers Moaney meats to catering at I.C.I beginning with complaints about slow queues. Part of the reason for be value for money—at present. Answers : this, is that new students take some time to settle down to the Union Snack Bar 54 13 33 system and hence slow up the queues in the winter term. A lot of Southside Snack Bar 72 6 22 time is wasted by people hesitating when faced with a choice between Upper Union 34 4 65 one succulent dish and another. The situation is not improved by the The Chip Lower Southside 52 10 38 fact that most people come for these meals during the peak periods. 29 Upper Southside 66 5 Two cashiers per exit had been tried in most overloaded refectories Problem Lower Union 61 36 3 to cope with this, but was not found to be really effective. Next — dirty cudery? Mr. what appears to be dirt on cutlery A final word on tne vexed Mooney is concerned about this is in fact deposited scale. question of the Mooney chip. complaint and is thinking of The food is badly cooked? " I Dirty Cutlery and Excessive Queues? " Chips are very difficult to do,'*" changing dish-washers to improve don't accept that," said Mr. said Mr. Mooney. " Even Lyons the situation. One of the chief Mooney, " We are continually A surprisingly large number of people were, in fact, satisfied haven't really cracked the prob- problems, however, is that the being complimented on the stan- with the food and the price but it must be remembered that this is lem yet. . . " And, oh boy, what water in the London area is dard of our food by external an analysis of people who are using the facilities. Interviewees were a problem! "hard." Because of this, much of customers." Several people have also asked for any brief comments. By far the most common com- plaint was about the excessive queues, although one FELIX reporter did comment that people were being served quicker than he could interview them. A lot of people said the cutlery was dirty. Surprising is the difference in the numbers of people in the two snack bars who washers, three in Southside and enjoyed their meal. The figure for the number of people who only two in the Union. Between them EIGHT TONS they consume £780 of detergent a sometimes enjoy the food in S.S. snack bar is high; surely the quality year. and variety is constant in the snack bars. A few people in both South- 1,600 people eat in IC refec- side refectories commented that the food ran out long before refec- tories at lunchtime. Of these tories close and that in both these places, it is not possible to get tea. CDF SPUDS about 600 go to Southside's lower One person claimed that in the snack bars, ham sandwiches cost more refectory; most of these go within than from British Rail. Many people indicated that the choice of the peak half-hour. food was too restricted. of about 280 tons used in a ses- The total turnover of IC refec- There was one isolated comment of praise; the remainder were IC is noted as a college keen sion. Most of these potatoes are tories (this does not include Bar complaints, and most were not trivial. Among the constructive criti- on the facts and figures of the situation. Herewith some of the converted into the notorious and Cellar figures) was £177,553. cism was a common complaint that there are no eating facilities " Mooney chips." If all these The net takings were only available other than during limited hours and a suggestion that a snack more interesting details concern- ing Mooney's emporia: — chips, eaten each year, were laid £170,852. As the refectories are bar should be open during daytime and evenings was made by several planned to break even, this is the In just one day the refectories end to end, they would stretch a people. distance of about 700 miles, i.e. reason for the increase in meal use: 6,000 times round Southside, or prices. Catering purchases total 200 lbs. of peas from here to Gretna Green and £111,152, the bulk going on food 100 lbs. of b^ans Who is Mooney ? back again. To those statisticians —2nd a sum of money that big 100 lbs. of carrots accustonied to Pan Am passenger buys an awful lot of food. It's 200 lbs. of cabbage. seat miles stretching forty times not mentioned exactly how much A number ot people had never heard of Mooney—dare I suggest When meat pie is on the menu round the earth, this is pretty was spent on replacing stolen that these were not from college, or is it possible for a fresher to have in Southside lower refectory, small potatoes (ouch!), but it cutlery. existed a term without having come across this expression? 150 lbs. of mincemeat are used nevertheless represents a lot of The surplus for the b#rs last One person complained of being disturbed by FELIX reporters at one sitting. eating. year was a mere £72. The Rugby and another said Mooney more than twice a week upset his stomach. Eight tons of potatoes are The kitchens possess five dish- Club must try harder. One person seriously refused to answer the three questions. needed each week, making a total 7

Hints on how to INCREASE YOUR COOKING POWER Is it possible to prepare good wholesome meals in an economical and speedy fashion ? To avoid using the can opener and the frying pan and to eat food which doesn't taste of colouring, flavouringan d monosodium glutunate ? The answer is a little flavour- and some salt; go on stirring for ing and careful buying. Wise a minute or so, then add enough shopping is without doubt the hot water to cover carrots. Cover "Eye of newt and toe of frog basis of good cooking. Buv things with a tight-fitting lid, turn down the heat and cook till tender. You . . "joking apart, on the left which are cheap because thev are a Mooney cauldron being plentiful and not because of poor might have to add some more hot water during cooking time (about cleaned, and above two or those quality. who participate in this ritual. If you can't afford a steak buv half an hour) especially if the a fresh herring. Dip in flour and carrots are aged ones. fry gently in a little marg. or oil: Here is a recipe for good When cooked sprinkle with salt tomato and meat sauce. Served and squeeze lots of fresh lemon with rice, spaghetti or noodles on it. Served with a crisp salad (and followed by one of my and some brown bread it makes a salads it makes a complete meal. splendidly cheap meal. For two : use— Salads are a welcome addition One small onion to almost any dish. You can have One tin peeled tomatoes them with grilled meat, with a One ounce marg. or dripping bought pie or with a cheesy dish. \\b good minced beef Here are two recipes : one for One small green pepper summer and the other which you when available can prepare in the winter months. Salt and pepper and a Summer Salad teaspoon of sugar You will need: Fry the onion gently in the One crisp lettuce marg or dripping; do not allow Tomatoes to brown. Add minced beef; allow Cucumber to cook for two or three minutes Some chopped green pepper. while stirring with a wooden Wash and shake lettuce well. spoon. Add chopped green pep- Mix two tablespoons olive oil per and tomatoes. Squash toma- with one of malt vinegar, add salt toes with your spoon ; add salt, For those who do not normally meat balls, completed; right— and pepper. Whip all these in- pepper and sugar. Add a little eat at Mooney, four photos of bottom row—close ups of the gredients with a kitchen fork hot water, cover and allow to what you may expect: top row notorious Mooney chip and four until mixture becomes a little cook gently for half an hour. Add Mooney peas. some more hot water if sauce —how the pastry looks before it thick and is thoroughly emulsified. has been cooked ; left—universal Mix the roughly chopped lettuce becomes dry during cooking time. into your seasoning and toss A dash of inexpensive cooking gently with a spoon or fork. Add sherry (about a tablespoon) added other vegetables on top. about half way through the cook- ing time gives this sauce that Winter Salad little " je ne xxu.t critoi." Serve One small head chicory hot on your cooked spaghetti One Cox's apple with lots of finely grated cheese. One medium carrot I am told that the best way to One hard boiled egg decide whether the spaghetti is Cook the egg for ten minutes. properly cooked is to take a piece Meanwhile wash and chop and fling it onto the kitchen ceil- chicory. Peel and grate (with a ing. If it sticks it is well cooked coarse grater) carrot and apple, and ready to eat. I advise you to chop egg. avoid this method of testing as I Whip together (with a fork) one suspect that landladies strongly tablespoon olive oil and one of disapprove of such culinary ex- lemon juice. Add salt and pepper, periments. mix with chopped ingredients. A little chopped raw celery goes well Here is a list of things to have FELIX CROSSWORD with this mixture. This salad im- in your larder which are needed proves if it is allowed to macerate for these recipes. ACROSS — in its seasoning for about ten Bottle olive oil (Boots have a 1 Soldier wears perfume for the minutes or so. good one in many sizes) tower builder (6) These salads can often replace Malt vinegar 4 In which Richard III fought the vegetables which are more Italian peeled tomatoes to no purpose mnemonically elaborate to prepare—especially Margarine (8) the winter ones. The carrot (that Carrots (Keep well for a few 9 Beheaded it's a shaxe but in most underrated vegetable) is an days) effect it's the opposite (6) exception. Carrots are always Green peppers (Keep well for 10 The balance of payments available and can be deliciously a few days if they are good) problem was important to cheap when cooked like this : Cheddar cheese him too (8) Peel and finely slice one pound The olive oil seems a little ex- 12 Uncommonly bloody, (4, of carrots. Have some hot water pensive but lasts a long time if 13 This happy : . . of men, this ready in the kettle. Put a table- only used for salads. The other little world, spoon of marg. or dripping into kinds of oil are not really nice This precious stone set in a saucepan. When hot add car- enough to have with raw vege- the silver sea (Richard II) (5) rots. Mix with a wooden spoon tables. Still one snowman (4) until carrots are coated with fat Bon appetit. Friend of the birds and ani- then add half a teaspoon of flour MARCELLE mals-flowers too? (3, 9) Rebel current in the powei centre. (10, 1,1) 23 As 3i might do to settle a point (4) (Duote? of tlje 24 The lot's nearly taken (5) 25 That is no house (4) 28 Republican (8) jfortntgljt 29 Unconscious as Emma returns (6) 30 Required to observe, 4 (8) II Two nations to shine (6, 6 21 Trust a plebeian to conceai 3! Sicn that sets us in a rut (6^ 15 A singular Oxford classic (5". the pin (6) Pete (Mr. ICWA) Hall—Let's not go for girls, let's go for boys. 26 Irish feature returns to one Robin Dibblee—Of course we all know that contraception needs 16 A clever clever (5) DOWN Contrive to be a Guildsmai in 27 (4) twenty years to take effect. 18 1 One such took many to 17 27 first class to South Africa Les Ebdon—" A really superb speech ... it out-Ruhemanned m r and back or lo an entirely Ruhemann . . . who gave it? . . . Les Ebdon! " (Commenting on a <4, 4) 19 2 Arrangement of Wingate anc A drink that sounds like different place (4) speech of his at a recent S.C.C. Meeting). biscuits (8) Martin Moyes—" You measure light intensity in lumens; you ihe German saga (8) measure sound intensity in Ruhemanns." 3 River that should be crossed Mr. ICWA—(of learning to dance the samba) " One of the most (4) harrowing experiences of my life was on the floor with the gym 5 As the victorious" profession- |G] Eat at the only Thai restaurant ir- Europe Phone 01-584 8529 E] mistress. I never quite found out what we were doing but afterwards al boxer but not this cross- E I was a bit giddy and had to sit down." word (5. 7) E BANGKOK RESTAURANT @ C&G Union Meeting—" Help cure virginity; kill Seaford." 6 As we do other.*? and the 14 BUTE STREET, SOUTH KENSINGTON, S.W.7 Rory Redmayne—" On a national level the union isn't really Russians do themselves (4) B Si 7 Roy and johnny returns— E All food home cooked worth much." a thief (6) Open 11 JO a.m.—3.00 p.m.; 5.3Tha0 ip.m foo.d a11 specialit.00 p.my. g=| Les Ebdon—" I've heard of Hitler." 8 Sounds as if 24 is., a bit hast\ IC] Closed Monday LSI Chairman—Soc. Soc. but it's sickly (6) Pete Hills, Civ. Eng. Lectwer—"I'm sorry, I'll draw that again." 8 FELIX

I* it yaw ambition to eat in the nosh-bouses in London ? FELIX FOOD FORUM R perhaps you're entertaining a special guest? Or just fed up with Mooney ? Then feast your eyes on these. The following restaurants are The comments about these outstanding in their categories; Pete's (cheap English); Cavery restaurants are purely the opin- (expensive English); Jimmy's ions of the various people who RESTAURANT (moderate continental); Kwaiity have visited them. This list was (Indian); Kuo Yuan (Chinese). compiled by Mary Ford and John Somner with a lot of help from Ken Simpson, Alan Staple- ton and Amanda Jones. DIRECTORY

Cheap Wishbone: South Kensington Tube, Cromwell Place: Prices ENGLISH about same as upper Mooney. Better service, choice and food. Chelsea Kitchen: Kings Road, INDIAN Chelsea: Good nosh—not too ex- expensive—sexy waitress, have to queue sometimes. Ganges: 46 Gerrard Street, "Tandoori": Fulham Road, Science Museum Snack Bar: Soho. Speciality Chicken Cur- Indian decor, service slow, food Light snacks—good value and ries. Four course meal single excellent and genuine. Try the service. 25/-. Tandoori chicken with a nan. Blue Sky: 75 Westbourne Gr., "Khyber Pass": 21 Bute Street, Good meal for one at 14/-. W.2: Main course 3/9 upwards South Kensington. Traditional Srilanka : Child's Place. Cey- —wide ranging, cheap menu. haunt of the 62 Club. Three- lonese food. They use coconut Orientate: 100 Queensway, course meal single 15/-. instead of rice sometimes. S.W.2: 3 course lunch 6/—well "Kwaiity'': 12 Whitfield St., Highly recommended. cooked, small portions. W.C.I (University Area). Spec- The Hussain : South Kensing- Park Restaurant: Bayswater iality Tandoori Chicken and ton Tube: Good service. Curries Road—3 course' lunch and din- Nans. Three course meal single about 10/-. Do not eat the steak. ner 6/6—'Small portions, lousy 15/6. SLeree Punjab : Old Bromptorl atmosphere. "Shan": 18 Gerrard Street, Road : 11/- main course. Worth Hayloft: Bayswater Road: W.l : Mr, and Mrs. Oshani own visiting. Main course 7/- upwards—well it and cook. Oldest Indian Res- Maharajah : St. Alban's Grove. cooked conventional dishes, taurant in Europe. About 16/-. Reasonable value, but good ser- pseudo-rustic atmosphere. Indian High Commission: 76 vice. Starlight Cafe: Fulham Road : South Audley Street, Basement. men Golden Bombay: Get R.C.S. Cheese Omlette, Apple Fritters, Difficult to find. Best value for President blind drunk and he will only 1/-. genuine Indian food. Two course Crumbles: Churton Street take you there. It's worth it (so Ranelagh: Barnabas Street, Regal Restaurant: Fulham meal 4/- —- 6/-. he says). (nr. Vauxhall Bridge): Good at- S.W.I : All cold dishes you can Road : Entrees 3/- to 8/-. Good mosphere. Meal and wine £1 eat, 15/-. Also hot food. service. Worth visiting. Excellent food if you don't mind Hoop and Toy Grill: South Fiddlers Three: Knightsbridge: waiting. Kensington : Good steak 9/-. Good food, prices reasonable. Maze: Royal Garden Hotel:, The Ambiance: Queensway Pete's Place (Parkview Cafe): Good but pricy—min. charge Tube: Very good meals—expen- Fulham Road : Good, cheap and after 12.00, 7/6. sive, over £1. Steel band in base- greasy—distinguished company. Contented Sole: South Ken- ment. V and A Salad Bar: V and A CHINESE sington : Good fish—scampi and Museum: Very good varied everything 15/-. salads 3/6. Guys and Dolls : Kings Road : Chinese food is the best food Universal: 11 Denmark Street, Expensive Better than Wimpy—open till on earth. The., reasons are : Very popular dinner 10/- to 20/-. 1 a.m. Superb coffee and ice- (a) All Chinese love good Tun Sing: Earl's Court Road : food. Many of them regard Peter Evans Eating House: cream. Good value at 6/- to 7/- a head. Ebury Wine Bar: 139 Ebury Seale's Fish Restaurant: Far- cooking as an art and gain repu- Lotus Flower: Old Brompton Kensington Church Street/Ken- Street, Victoria : Cold plate and tation from their friends. sington High Street and Bramp- mer Street, W.8 : Best fish and Road : Good service and food. steaks. Friendly, efficient service, (b) Chinese have explored over ton Road : Excellent, good ser- chips in London. Meal costs about 7/-. good wine, £3 for two. Recom- the past 4,000 years on all sorts vice, ample portions, £3 for two. Queen's Arms: Queens Gate Kuo Yuan: 217 High Road, mend booking. of eatable stuff and make all N.W.10. Excellent Peking style Guinea and the Piggy : Leices- Mews: Hot pies, cold meat Carvery: Regent Palace Hotel, sorts of combination among food. Well worth the trip and ter Square : All you can eat 25/-. salads, reasonable pub food. Picadilly Circus : All you can eat them. The variety is so tremen- cost. A meal of a lifetime costs Cheaper lunchtime, expensive Varsi Grill: 10, Pemtoridge 21/-, best of this type. Limited Road : Just like Mooney—lousy dous that nobody can get tired 25/- — 30/-. opening hours. service. of Chinese Food. Rice Bowl: South Kensington: Galleon : 35 Pemforidge Road : The following are some of the Cheap and quick service. Varied Superior Mooney — cheaper. Chinese Restaurants in London reports of standard of cooking. QUO VADIS H. KARNAC Show union card for free coffee serving some popular dishes. Singapore: 197 Kensington STUDENT TRAVEL with meals over 4/-. Capital: 16 Old Crompton St., High Street: Good value. FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS The Cherry Pie: Kensington S.W.I. Fairly popular from 15/-. Hong Kong: New Kings Road, INFORMAL AND INCLUSIVE (books) Ltd Church Street: Very good, cheap, Canton: 11 Newport Place, Chelsea. Good, cheap and large STUDENT PARTIES FROM Biba birds. S.W.2. Fairly popular from 15/-. helpings. £15 PER WEEK TO The 56-58 Gloucester Rd Admiral Codrington: Mossop Youngs : 13 West Street: Very The Good Earth: 316 Kings RIMMM WiiMn Art FMtmd is SW7 Street: Pub salads in evening, good atmosphere dinner 25s. to Road. Marvellous food, empec- Mmna: WmMmmtt Wiaaw Sports reasonable price, very good. 30s. cable service. Expensive. Centre* m Austria and new Tel.: 548 3303 The 19 : Mossop Street: Good, Lee Ho Fok : Gerrard Street: exciting Ski Centres in Eastern moderate price. Chicken pan- Very popular dinner 11/- to 20/-. Emu! 9» Vaate Travel Ltd., A comprehensive bookshop cake 7/6—veg. extra. Good value for money. (ret. Ill 4S Doughty Street, service I mi i W.C.I. CHA 0062 New Books Secondhand Books Paperbacks A«eman»&. Charlotte Place. An amazing little place. Try PREGNANCY TEST SERVICE Gramophone Records ShiSh Kabab. it is delicious and by return. Reliable From Bach to Hendrix EUROPEAN quite chean . Fee £2. Phone (with much between) rVxtanouth 23366. Cheap BELL JENKINS , LABORATORIES 4, CHARLOTTE STREET, Al-Camino: Frith Street: Mardi Gras: Bute Street. Medium Price PORTSMOUTH (OP05) Italian, cheap wine and good Italian/French style, 1st class LAMLEY'S food. cooking, Pizza a speciality. Meals Jimmy's : Frith Street: Show Alpino: Leicester Square: 6/- 12/-. courage when you approach. Read the " Brain Drain " A Italian food, cheap and good II Barino: South Kensington Salads are excellent value at Report? for your— value, other food rather more ex- Tube: Slow service, but good about 10/- each. Know what McLuhan is M pensive. food. Meal about 7/-. Wayang: Earl's Court Road: getting at ? BOOKS Dino's: South Kensington Flori's: South Kensington .Very good food and decor. Meal No ? Then it's time you I Tube, Gloucester Road and High Tube: " Best value in South costs about 12/6. la Kensington." Chris O'Donnell. came to the ART MATERIALS Street, Kensington : Good pizza Daquise: Thurloe Placft. A the man said. Zia Teressa 6 Hans Street good meal here costs 14/-. B»t E§« Costa: Hillgate Street, W.8. (side of Harrod's). Good Italian PAPER BACKS go with a Pole. HALDANE Y Good service. Greek specialities food. Try lasagna at 6/-. Norwegian Food Centre: —.adequate'portions 8/- a head. Schmidts: Charlotte Street, Brompton Road, 21/- for as LIBRARY 9 STATIONERY Omletta: Old Brompton Rd. German food, good value, slow much as you like in the evening, (nr. Oratory): Cheap, fast, good service. Meal about 6/- or 9/- 12/6 at lunchtime. All the meals Open 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 pan. • value at 5/-. Italian. with draught Dortmeinder Beer. are salads. Monday to Friday s Pizza Express: Wardour St., Latosca: Old Brompton Rd : Sharzad: Old Brompton Road. Wardour Street,: Nine varieties Attractive waitress. Good value. (Except Wednesday: EXHIBITION mm, S.W.7 Average meal cost 8/- — 12/-. of superb pizza, slow service. 10 a.m.—5-30 pjn.) Try speciality of the day. Good meal for 7/-. Persian. CANNIBAL RESTAURANTS—Unfortunately, our survey failed to discover any. FELIX 9

IB THE YOUNG YOUR TRADITION FREE " Like having a bath with your Since their visit to the Folk socks on." This was how Royston Club last year, they have made ^FRAGRANT* described singing through a two LPs, and have appeared at microphone. The Tradition— the Albert Hall and the Cam- Royston, Peter and Heather— bridge folk festival ; wc hope to gave a polished performance of see them again before tqo long. unaccompanied singing. Their Another guest was Gary Farr, fall* songs are collected from varied (formerly of the " T-Bones"), and sources—many of them from a friend Kevin. Farr was disap- Harry Cox, and the Copper family pointing : he is technically able, of Sussex. During their first set, and obviously sincere, but per- they sang sea shanties and other haps he has yet to find the style songs, and on their re-appearance that suits him. He also played gave their excellent rendering of at the RCS Carnival on Friday. the "Lyke Wake Dirge," amongst There is a wealth of players others. within the Folk Club, and they, as always, supported the guests. Guilds M ines Punch up Meeting

A Royal School of Mines Union meeting was held in the On Friday night a section of Mining Lecture Theatre on Tues. the Guilds party collecting for 5th December. Mr. Ian Wells Carnival became involved in a presided over the meeting as well fight in Leicester Square. The as a funny yellow lion and a trouble started about 11.20 after certain piece of engineering equip- Did anything happen to YOt/ last weekend? This was the sight BO had tun out of petrol, when ment now painted yellow and that greeted one Hall Resident on his return early one Monday some of an approximately fifteen- black. Claimants for the yellow morning. If it takes one man one minute to crush one Newspaper . . . strong gang of drunks tried to lion to Mines Union office, also climb on to BO and started to for the Guild's Spanner! Reports bend the headlamp. from the Minesman who went to Delft and Trondheim were heard. Phil Hopwood urged support for Although there were about the charity collecting sessions and fifty Guildsmen present, they said that Mines could collect seemed to come off worst, at least £1,000 for this year, as opposed KMn04 + H,0 eight of them getting hit, includ- to last year's £400. A motion ing Guilds President Chris for women students to have repre- ODonnell and secretary Paul sentation on the commitee was Bradley, another lost his watch. " I suppose it's a sort of ill- and the galas meant to be the considered to be a constitutional All the attackers got away, and ness really—a sort of advanced 'yearly swimming competition. change and so could not be voted it is thought that only three of form of self-destruction. Per- We enjoy it usually, because we on, as no advance notice had been them can bear any mementoes of haps it stems from the intensity can't resist the opportunity to given. A vote was taken on where their evening. of our work ; or the lack of fe- push our college committee into to hold the next Mines night, skating being favoured over the males ; or absence of an arts the water—they all dress up for dogs and Battersea Fun Fair. Mr. faculty, or something. Oh, please this; and so that makes it even It is believed that no Carnival Ian Wells asked for support for help me. doctor. I must tell more fun. money was lost, but this is not the foreign students week and re- someone. I must get it off my It was just after 7.30 that they certain as the tins were not minded Mines women that part- chest—it all seems so pathetic, pushed Dick James in (he's the counted when they were given ners were needed for the foreign but; well — it happened like Vice-President of our college). out. The proceeds of the even- students at the Mines Ball. The this . . . Then some one at the back of the ing were £111. The damage to meeting ended at 2.35 p.m. with Guilds stand threw a sort of BO, if any, was very slight. Cats. ... it was the night of De- white packet into the water. I cember the first—-you remember? didn't know what it was ; but no The Friday of the RCS carnival. one seemed very bothered so 1 It seemed funny they should ar- ignored it. Anyway, about ten range the swimming gala on the minutes later the water suddenly same evening; but then the turned purple—must have been Ruhemann Resignation Rejected whole thing had been a bit dis- that packet, I suppose—perhaps organised anyway. it held potassium permanganate. About 80 of us went. They Soon after that the manager told At the last S.C.C. meeting, a nated in five other clubs agreeing laid on coaches which left from us to leave. It was a pity, really; letter was received from Soc. Soc. with Soc. Soc. and a motion being the union at 6.30, or there- it looked as if the gala might claiming that the lack of Union carried instructing the Chairman abouts. We went to the Marshall have been fun. meetings held this term was to press for more meetings. The Street baths—we've been there Each of the colleges went off restricting the activities of the Chairman immediately offered his before and I think they're the for a drink — we all went to Clubs. They suggested that S.C.C. resignation, still claiming that it only ones in London that'll let different pubs, of course. It should press for more meetings was beyond his scope. After a IC in. wasn't the same, though. I had in future. Chairman, Pete Ruhe- a tremendous vote of confidence had been passed, he withdrew his It's a nice pool, doctor. When been looking forward to the gala mann, declared that in his opinion, resignation. He is still mandated we'd all sat down the swimmers this was not S.C.C.'s business, too. to press for more Union meetings jumped in to practice—you see You see, doctor, it is rather and it was beyond his scope to do so. The ensuing discussion culmi- in future. IC's made up of three colleges pathetic, isn't it ? r-

^COMPUMEr^ I w < STAFF 9, I I H I I I J° ^ ..m. I I |2 xmj L. 10 FELIX ICWSC SPORTS NEWS Draws for

Ladies Hockey ? Hockey

Soccer Club On December 2nd, the ladies of Goldsmith's duly arrived at Club ICWA played at New Cross Harlington on Wednesday, 6th against Goldsmith's in the 2nd December and battle commenced round of the U.L.U. Knock-out again. The match was very even, Tournament. ICWA opened the with many attacks by both sides, Beat Hoodoo Fortnight scoring with a good goal, but and excellent work by both defen- Goldsmith's rapidly retaliated ces. The half-time score was 1 with an equally good one. Two all, and although both sides Creat I.C. Cup Win more goals came in quick suc- fought keenly, no addition was Last Saturday I.C. scored a magnificent cup victory over King's Ist XI cession, and the half-time score made to the score. Only 10 mins. Saturday, 25th November stood at 2 all. At the beginning of of extra time could be played College by three goals to nil. This was the first I.C. win over King's v. Ashl'ord H.C. 1 (home), drew 1-1. for five years and it's true merit is shown by the fact that King's are Saturday, 2nd December the second half, an immediate because of failing light and it was unbeaten in league matches this season. v. N.P.L. I (away), drew 1-1. breakaway by Goldsmith's from decided to count corners. Lo and I.C. began unsteadily, gradually took control and finally overan 2nd XI the bully resulted in a goal, giv- behold, both sides had scored 2 the opposition. The game was won in midfield where Wallace, making Saturday, 25th November ing them the lead. Although IC short corners and 1 long. v. Ashfo,u il (away), lost 1-2. attacked consistently throughout full use of the space given him, created panic in the King's defence Saturday, 2nd December The re-replay will be held on with telling passes. After 20 minutes, Keer's centre from the left was v. N.P.L. II (home), drew 1-1. the second half, they were not Wednesday, 17th January at cleared to Squire, who calmly lobbed it over the goalkeeper only to see 3rd XI rewarded with a goal until two Goldsmith's and lots of support it palmed away by a defender. Wallace made no mistake from the Saturday, 25th November minutes before the end of the would be appreciated, so that we spot. v. Asbiord III (home), drew 2-2. game, ft being too dark to play get a conclusive result. Saturday, 2nd December extra time, it was decided to have The second half continued with the I.C. defence winning every v. N.P.L. III (away), lost 1-4. loose ball, their efforts being soon rewarded when in a move involving 4th XI a replay the following Wednes- six players, Keer beat three men before crossing for O'Donnell to slot Saturday, 25th November day. the ball home. i v. Ashford IV (away), won 1-0. Saturday, 2nd December The third goal followed when Squire intercepted a loose clearance v. N.P.L. IV (home), lost 0-1. and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from just inside the area. NETBALL shooters, the half-time score was This was a memorable victory based on good teamwork and spirit The club on a whole this term I.C. 15 — Chelsea 12 6-5 to Chelsea. and a similar performance in the next round should see I.C. in the The match started late with semi-final. has not been winning many The second half saw some close matches, but on the other hand I.C. understrength in the attack marking and faster play by I.C. \ RICK DAVIES neither has it suffered the re- without their regular goal shooter. The superbly co-ordinated de- sounding crashes it has endured I.C. was playing the better game fence kept play within Chelsea's in previous years. tactically from the first centre- half, enabling I.C. to gain a lead The 2nd XI is showing tre- pass; marking fairly well, and which they then never lost. mendous promise, the side settled passing tightly, and in spite of Thanks are given to Weeks down quickly and despite the praiseworthy efforts by the Hall for their support. usual changeover in players due to movements in the 1st XI and mavoidable absenteeism. The side During November, IC compo- has won 3, lost 3 and drawn 1 Squash site " A " and " B " teams went and if the improvements in team to Cambridge for a weekend of The Club as a whole is doing squash against College teams. play especially by the forwards very well in its competition continue, the side can look for- The " A " team lost to Christs, matches and the strength of the St. Catherine's and Queens, while ward to better results in the second and thirds is very grati- future. the " B " team defeated Corpus fying. Christi and Pembroke but lost to The 3rd and 4th XI's are even The League results so far are : St. John's. more strongly hit by the move- The Firsts have won four out The Firsts upheld their position ments of players in the ist and of eight (4 / 8) and with the recent in the Challenge Match of the IC 2nd XFs and they have both addition of a decent No. 1 player, Seconds, much to the relief of the managed to produce records Dr. Collin Wall (Staff, Mines) IC Squash Establishment. better than those for this they are in a much better position time last year. So the 3rd to make a comeback in the second XI can look forward to a bright round. future and if there is the demand The Seconds are leading their We're by members of the club for the Division handsomely with 8/8 4th XI to continue in the next wins and one match to go in their WEBB-BOWEN EVANS, term, they too can look forward first round. POTTER A PARTNERS, to a good season. The Thirds are very near the consultants The 2nd XI in their cup match top of Division III with 3 /4 wins, while the Fourths (Ladies) in the in the marketing of ideas and overwhelmed King's 4th XI as inventions. We can make your idea was expected by a margin of 7-1, same Division have won 1/4. a practical reality. Our advice is free Though they have fewer successes Brian Hall got three goals to add Quote Ref. 1000 to the incredible number he is on the court, it seemes that the Kings goalkeeper admiring the scenery building up this season for his po- Fourths enjoy the matches as Grata* Street, W.l sition as wing half. much ,if not more, than the rest Tel: 01-629 5253 of us. CROSS COUNTRY ENGINEERS' Application forms must be delivered to 251 Falmouth, 32 7 Falmouth, or I C DINNER AND DANCE 637 Tizard, before the end of term. ARE U L CHAMPIONS

IC won the University Cham- pionships in blizzard conditions at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday, finishingwel l ahead of their rivals UC. After a fast start the IC " bunch" were well placed, with Nick Barton, Barry Jones at the front. As the field spread the IC runners held their positions well and finished 2, 4, 10, 14, 16 and 18. The second team also ran ex- ceedingly well and finished fourth, the highest a second team has ranked for many years. The winning team were (Barry Jones. Nick Barton, Howard Smith, Ashley Deans, Tony Mason and Ian Jones). I \Oir\c§ G#UHV Published by Rory Redmayne on behalf of FELIX BOARD Imperial College, London, S.W.7. and printed by WEST LONDON OFFSET CO.. 86, Lillie Rd., London, S.W-6. IMPERIAL COLLEGE SURVEYS ITS PAST STUDENTS The feedback of comment from past students of I.C. forms a significant contribution to reviewof academic courses and standards, so the college is circulating a questionnaire to past undergrads and postgrads of the years 1925-62+-. The survey embraces British students wherever they now live and Overseas students still in the country, but despite extensive checks on addresses, the college has 'lost1 many students and these are invited to contact Professor E.M. Goodger in Electrioal Engineeriug. (Tel. 01-539-5111 Ext.465). The college hopes for a good response, as this determines the whole value of the operation, and also hopes that the preliminary report will appear by Summer I968. THEME COMPETITION - Won by Roger Guy Civil Engineering 3. Guilds Mines Carnival will release the theme next term. COST OF PURPLE REDUCED It appears that by means of an all night filtering operation, the bill for throwing potassium permanganate into the Marshall Street swimming baths before the swimming gala was only £6 - this is a great relief as if the pool had had to be emptied and cleaned the cost to ICU would have been in excess of £80, It has not yet been discovered who actually threw the chemical into the pool, UNION MEETING- Yesterday's Union Meeting v/a3 a classic for those connoisseurs of constitution juggling and general stirring. The last Union Meeting of October 19th was re-opened, obviously short of a quorum by about 100. After various people had been persuaded not to challenge the quorum Dr. Weale, the Union Senior Treasurer, presented that accounts for the previous year and explained the items on it lucidly. The most important points were that expenditure had risen by £1,600 to £18,264 whilst income had fallen, although subscriptions were up by £750. There was a negative balance of £2,497 on the year. After selling nearly £1,700 worth of investments there was a nett deficit of £1,100, which it is hoped will be refunded by the college, which has given the Union 17/6 per head. He finished with his perennial excuse that the Union fee was not big enough. In 'Any Other Buisness1 President Phillips informed the meeting of a collection for Charlie Parsons, to buy a plaque in the Union Dining Hall, the remainder to be given to his widow, and Howard Cheshire, head Union barman for many years, for a gift; reportsof SCG, RCC, AGO and Executive minutes are to be published in Southside and in the Union; and he is negotiating a fee with the college for Union membership for 'disguised students* who are registered as interal students of London University but are not eligible to belong to the Union at present. In Question Time the rumour that no foreign students will be allowed in Linstead Hall was dispelled. The anonymous donor stipulated that no more than 20$ overseas students should live in it, compared with a 'norm' at the present time of 15$ Rory Redmayne asked why no agenda was posted, to which Dave Harris replied that it ; was an experiment to try to attract more people, despite the fact that it stipulates that it should be done in the Union Blue Book, Rex Lowin gave an account of the activities of the Welfare Committee, The grants survey so far lias a 66$ reply from undergraduates and 25$ from postgraduates. The results should be out at the beginning of nextterm. They are also looking into the possibility of opening a nursery for married students with children and he asked for names of anyone who would be able to use the service, particularly undergraduates, to contact him, A coffee bar in Southside, a West London Colleges accommodation bureau, student houses and appeals to the Rents Tribunal are the other matters being looked into by this Committee. The first meeting was now closed and another one opened amongst a lot of argument and passed straight onto the issue of parking. Two motions were put forward, one deploring the charge f01* parking and asking for a referendum throughout the college, the other deploring the charges, the Rectorfc* decision to reconstitute the parking committee and the: method of selection of those allowed to park. Rory Redmayne, retiring editor of FELIX opposed both of these, but before votes could be taken Stewart Barnes tried to put everyone out of their misery by challenging the quorum; the number of people present by this time had fallen to about eighty. However, this was a'vain hope since it was decided to vote on the motions as an unofficial group of students,. Both were passed, the second in separate parts. ^ftC^ j0t is to represent his" college'^interests"at ULU tk^^'s ^f3"1- I-'"'' aSks that if a"? ^rnber of ICU has any matter to dc with ULU that he Er? ?:ked dis^ed at president* s council would he or she come, and tali it over toXh. n hls 1 ocm ^.J- ' > 96 Hew Beit, Dear Sir, Due to health reasons I had to give up all my ENTS work only four days before RCS carravala This could easily have resulted not only in a chaotic Carnival, but also to large financial loss to RCSU, The fact that it did not was due to the very generous oifer to take over by a few people. May I thank these people through your columns, as l am indebted (as is the Union as a whole) !*>' them* Mike Tait, Allan Wilde, Jan Laine, and Dave Milf ord all pat in a hell of a lot of work, making Carnival a big success. I cannot convey my appreciation enough to these four in particular, and the many others, who helped me out when I was in trouble, lours faithfully Malcolm Duckett - Beit Hall. pJMyiJi£--- - Found in union Lower Lounge, at Hem Saturday night 2nd December: I Yale Key.

Apply Brian May, Tizard L280 C;:jJNCIL . The 1-,0th meting of the ICU council was held in the reading room on Monday evening. As a study in boredom it would be hard to surpass - there wasn't even a decent staff,' The meeting fully attended with the exception of the three old student reps. _ The reports of sub-.cornrtdttees were discussed and passed with little comment except in the case of the RCC report; Council directed the executive to look into the affairs of Jazz club, with particular reference to stomps and other dances. Under "AOB" there were two items of interest. Firstly Steve Mallinson proposed that a subcommittee of five council members be set up to investigate ways to make the External Affairs and Welfare oomrrdttees official sub-committees of council and to suggest methods of evolving their chairman and n embers. This motion was passed unanimously. Rex Lowin then proposed that those members of council who on sub-committees were ICU reps on college committees ex~officio should in future be elected by joint council. This motion got totally lost in Ruhenacratic bickering about article n of the constitution and was finally defeated, SOUTHSTDE 330 UNION MARCH Monday lunchtioce saw about fifty banner bearing I.C. students converging on the Beit Quad. They were supporters of the human rights year. Fran the sorry attendance it appeared that I.C. students were exercising their rights; to stay in a nice warm building* Following a fumble with the public address system, Mrs. Joan Ruddock, chairman of IRC, apologised for the abaen.ee of the advertised speaker and gave a short outline of the campaign. LORD TENNYSON'S GRANDSON. Sir Charles Tennyson, spoke at Tuesday's general studies lecture; "A biographical recital of Tennyson's poetry with special reference to his interest in natural science." This interest was gained by reading books in his father1 s library. Tennyson's interest in poetry also dated from an early age but none of his early volumes were successful. He went to Cambridge but left without taking a degree. Several scientists including Huxley have commented on Lord Tennyson51. under., 1 anding of science and many of his poems contain references to scientifc ideas, "THE COST SCTJBNGE1' a topic one would have thought to interest most members of the College* But no. Only about 2+Q people went to hear Mr. Freeman at Wells Soc. last Mcmday. Following a methodical lecture numbers of excellent questions were asked and at all times the comments el Lord Willis Jackson of Eussa( Chair-man for the night) threw open new avenues of discussion. soc. AND cams., soo. On Monday evening a joint meeting of the Socialists and Communist Societies heard a tljlk by George Matthews, Editor of the "Morning Star" about the left wing press. A Parliamentary Laboufc Party Candidate, George dealt with the problems of the press. He felt the "Morning Star" not only acted as a place where socialists from the left of the Labour Party, Ccrammists and other minorities, students for example could state their views but its mere exLstance forced the Press Barons to publish news they -would .otherwise leave unreported. He advocated a newsprint levy fund as a possible way to prevent the closure of even more national and provincial newspapers. QUOTES: C.O. Seaford at a Selkirk Xmas dinner, Monday "Selkirk Hall will be the 1st Southside Hall to go mixedc," S. Mallinson (by way of explanation at council) "Jazz Scene '68 is what Jazz Scene '67 was in. I967" Peter Hills "I wish all men in Southsidr? were homesexuals". John Mullaly "Phillips took a couple of decisions and the board meeting was over." TOIT3 ON: Scout and Guide Club Thursday ILL.. 32.30 Mines 303 Brass rubbing. , 4 Porcajrcld of .perni.es has. been .atar-fear] in ScMthsida Bar for Oatnival*. The LatT e news editor wishes to point our, the jow -eil:vVSr<*i ktk, iaan't'o: for use at your Christmas Parties arid'**0* first lecture.

A Merrv Christmas to all out? readers*