Felix Issue 212, 1965
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JANE TAKES ON ICWA ANE CALDWELL, a third-year Botanist, was appointed Presi- 1dent of IC Women's Association last week-end. Pamela Pocock had been forced to vacate the post through exam failures and the advice of her department. 4dGOVERNMEN. THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER, 1965 219 Jane writes in TLate News . CURB HITS SPORT CENTRE East Side Also Delayed by D. I. WILLIAMS HE ANNOUNCEMENT by Mr. James Cilla?han, the T Chancellor of the Exchequer, in July of a country-wide clamp- down on capital expenditure has led to further delays in the com- mencement of construction of the Sports Centre and East Side Hall of Residence. But the Princess Gardens de- velopments are not alone in being put back. Reinforcement of the Queen's Tower—ordered by an earlier Government decision— was due to start last month. The College Block develop- ment on the Central Site, due to begin next year, is now also ex- pected to be delayed indefinitely. The actual construction of the new Hall does not of course, rely upon Government expenditure, though the former University Grants Committee was to be licensed. However, unless work has already Seven started on 24 May next year the quar- LORD SNOW SNUBS ter million pounds donation that was to finance the construction of East Birds Side will be withdrawn. HUXLEY SOCIETY The Secretary of the College, Mr. M. J. Davies, did suggest to me that For... NTIL MID-SEPTEMBER ICs Huxley Society were hoping to there was some hope that these pro- announce as their star attraction for the coming term a taHr. by jects would not be much further de- Freshers' Day Photo Feature U layed, since a number of smaller —page 5 Baron Snow, the scientific writer, on "Conflicts in Higher schemes have been approved. Education." Among these are new buildings at Even the- date of this proposed visit Silwood and rationalisation of the E had been tentatively set for the end block of Mechanical Engineering and FRESHERS DINNERS of November, and FELIX had the west side of Beit Block. planned to devote a whole-page fea- Both South Kensington projects ture to him. will lead to expansion of the existing GET A NEW LOOK Discussions had been under way Mech, Eng. and Botany and Zoology since early June, but it took Lord departments through, respectively the O IMPROVE staff-student relationships, the President of City ("Corridors of Power") Snow three opening of a new wing and the trans- and Guilds Union, Cai Howells, is going to reorganise Freshers months to decide that he could not in fer of the Biochemistry Department. T fact manage any but official engage- New buildings, photos—pp 2/3 Dinners. Drunken orgies in the bar following the dinners are out as these have led to staff not ments. Instead of only the second year willing to come. Huxsoc ties up with Catsoc and students acting as hosts there will Comsoc—page 2. FULL STRENGH New look Freshers Dinners will be many more staff invited and begin with sherry in the Senior FOR THE FIRST time ever IC various prominent members of SOFAS FOR SALE Common Room and a sober the Guilds Union, plus a sprink- Union's Executive has begun the THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT is academic year at its full 6-man dinner with wine instead of beer. ling of second and third years. The rest of the evening will be struggling to rid himself of twenty s'rength. Other organisations do not The cost of the dinners is to be ex-" bargame" sofas, late of the feel so happy, however. The exam- spent in the SCR where freshers Union Lower Lounge. Excellent iners slashed RCS Entertainments met by both the staff and the and staff will be able to chat over Union. value for furnishing your new flat at Committee by half and removed th'i coffee or a " quiet half-a-pint." only £5.a Diece on application to the Guilds' Vice-President ; IC Ents are Union Office ! ! also feeling the push. 2 FELIX Consort Reactor HUXOC TIES UP WITH opened at Silwood C0MS0C AND CATSOC HE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON'S Nuclear Reactor was by CHRIS COOPER officially opened at the Imperial College Field Station at Silwood T N SPITE OF losing what must surely have been their greatest Park, near Ascot in Berkshire, on 22nd June by the Rt Hon. Isingl e attraction, a talk bv Lord Snow, the Commititee of the Lord Sheffield, Chairman of the Governing Body. In his opening address Lord Sher- Huxley Society have prpomised an exciting year. field, who as Sir Roger Makins was It is to include a talk from Profes- until 1964 chairman of the UK sor Denis Gabor on the threats and Atomic Energy Authority, praised blessings of automation, and joint the "enlightened policy of the last meetings with the IC Catholic and Government in making this scheme Communist Societies. possible " by making a grant in 1962 This term's programme opens with of over £200,00-9 for five years. a talk on reform of the abortion law The 100-kilowatt Consort Reactor, by Mrs. Diane Munday, who was an which first became critical on 9 April imt>ressive and moving speaker before and-achieved full power operation on UL Humanists earlier this year. 18 May, is fuelled with highly-enriched The British Humanist Association uranium, moderated and cooled with has established tentative links with water. the Vatican. It is in the same spirit that Catsoc has called for a joint DESIGNED AT IC meeting to search for common It was designed jointly by the ground. Nuclear Power Group of I.C. and the REINFORCEMENT General Electric Company. Its con- The Catholics are to be reinforced trol and safety instrumentation, which with women from other colleges and ensures that at least three safety cir- they tell me that—as at normal Hux- cuits are always in use, was designed soc meetings—there will be a coffee by Elljott Automation. party afterwards for informal discus- The two people most directly re- sion. sponsible for the reactor and its suc- The IC humanists' society is named cessful functioning are Dr. P. J. Grant, after Thomas Henry Huxley, one-time Reader in Engineering Science, and Professor of Biology here and the Mr. M. Kerridge, the Reactor Mana- man who drew Darwin's religious con- ger. clusions for him. Later this term -Consort will enable research and Huxsoc will hammer out "Evolution training in nuclear engineering and or Revolution in Society " with Com- applied nuclear science to be carried soc. out by the colleges and medical JAZZ ON A schools of the University as well as To round off the term the society other educational institutions in the hopes to hold a sherry party. If you London area. SUMMER'S DAY have not joined yet, come to Friday's Comment—page 4. HE JAZZ CLUB'S year begins in a remimniscent mood with an Freshers' Tea or contact Dave Dunn innovation. For at the first meeting on 20th October they are to (Physics 3) via the Union rack. T show the film "Jazz on a Summer's Day." What's On—page 8 In the' main, however, the year's Fun for thee busy programme will be run along similar lines to those of previous years. There are to be " live " Cellar -from WRT Sessions, lunchtime record recitals EARS that "'Wonderful Radio and, of course, Southside Stomps. Tizard" may close due to lack The Jazz Club is open to all, F of support have proved un- whether musicians or not. To musi- founded. Southside resident. cians the advantages of joining are can once again look forward this obvious—the club means to form at year to 'regular, vital programming least one new band this year, and new besides the continuous music service. blood will be required for this. The only apparatus required is an To non-musficians the advantages amplifier or radio set, but many pro- are mainly financial, for although grammes are of such high quality that most of the club's functions are open the signals deserve hi-fi equipment to to all the admission fees are lower to do them full justice. Of course, any members. subscriber can transmit his own pro- If you have not already joined, you grammes if he has a record player, can easily do so by contacting the tape recorder or FM tuner. president, Al Friend, via the Union In the past, W.R.T. has been rack or by going to the Jazz Room featured in FELIX and an architects (above ICWA lounge) any lunchtime. journal. Also, a full expose will be What's On—page 8 shortly appearing in " The Tape Recorder." This year further strides are bound to be made, so be " IN " RISING PRICES fronfthe start. There is sure to be a BIG demand for connection, so con- AS A RESULT of a servey of last The Biochemistry Block year's accounts, there is a rumour tact Jerry Stockbridge (612 Tizard) or Official opening—4th November Rog Leaman (476 Selkirk) as soon as that the Harlington catering and bar possible to avoid disappointment. prices will be raised. WESKER IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION TO COME TO I.C. MPERIAL COLLEGE IS CRIPPLED by its lack of an art faculty. I Because of this, and its general remoteness from the rest of the University, there is little opportunity for its members to meet people with much experience of culture. COMMEMORATION In this unhealthy atmosphere it is easy for the desire .to find out about composer, at these meetings.