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Cambridge Alumni Magazine Issue 79 – Michaelmas 2016 Cambridge Alumni Magazine Issue 79 – Michaelmas 2016 Humans. Chimps. Crows. Robots. This is the space of possible minds. The art of summitry: when meetings change the world. Matthew Parris argues that hypocrisy can be a virtue. CAM AD 2016.qxp_Layout 1 11/10/2016 10:57 Page 1 CHRIS BEETLES GALLERY www.chrisbeetles.com Chris Beetles is the world’s leading gallery for cartoons and illustrations, with the largest stock of British watercolours from the last two centuries. We are the agent for the illustrator, Sir Quentin Blake, and the cartoonists, Matt of the Telegraph and Peter Brookes of The Times. We also represent the Royal Academicians, painter Anthony Green, and sculptors James Butler and the late Sydney Harpley. You are most welcome to visit our aladdin’s cave of a gallery in St James’s and our comprehensive website. We publish an extensive range of books and catalogues (also available on our website, p&p free for CAM readers). We have a programme of varied and frequent exhibitions. Forthcoming shows include: Edward Ardizzone RA; The Illustrators: the British Art of Illustration; John Burningham; Anthony Green RA and Peter Coker RA. CHRIS BEETLES GALLERY 8 & 10 Ryder Street St James’s London SW1Y 6QB • 020 7839 7551 • [email protected] • Monday – Saturday 10am – 5.30pm CAM AD 2016.qxp_Layout 1 11/10/2016 10:57 Page 1 Editor CHRIS BEETLES GALLERY Mira Katbamna Commissioning editor Steve McGrath www.chrisbeetles.com Design and art direction Steve Fenn and Tom Pollard Picture editor Madeleine Penny University of Cambridge Morven Knowles Chris Beetles is the world’s leading gallery for cartoons and illustrations, with the Cambridge Alumni Magazine largest stock of British watercolours from Issue 79 Michaelmas 2016 the last two centuries. We are the agent for the illustrator, Sir Quentin Blake, and the cartoonists, Matt of the Telegraph and Peter Brookes 02T LET ERS Publisher of The Times. We also represent the The University of Cambridge Royal Academicians, painter Anthony Development & Alumni Relations Green, and sculptors James Butler and Campendium 1 Quayside 20 Bridge Street the late Sydney Harpley. 07 DON’S DIARY Cambridge CB5 8AB Tel +44 (0)1223 332288 Dr Andrew Murray talks admissions. 08 MY ROOM, YOUR ROOM Editorial enquiries You are most welcome to visit our Tel +44 (0)1223 332288 aladdin’s cave of a gallery in St James’s Peter Bradshaw (Pembroke 1981). [email protected] 11 SOCIETY and our comprehensive website. Alumni enquiries The Cambridge University Tel +44 (0)1223 332288 We publish an extensive range of books Women’s Lacrosse Club. [email protected] alumni.cam.ac.uk and catalogues (also available on our 13 UNIVERSITY maTTERS facebook.com/ website, p&p free for CAM readers). Vice-Chancellor cambridgealumni @camalumni #camalumni Contents Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Advertising enquiries We have a programme of varied and Tel +44 (0)20 7520 9474 Features [email protected] frequent exhibitions. Forthcoming shows Services offered by advertisers are not specifically include: Edward Ardizzone RA; 14H T E SPACE OF POSSIBLE MINDS endorsed by the editor, YBM The Illustrators: the British Art of Humans. Chimps. Crows. Robots. Limited or the University of Cambridge. The publisher Illustration; John Burningham; Anthony This is the space of possible minds. reserves the right to decline 20 A HeFFERS HISTORY or withdraw advertisements. Green RA and Peter Coker RA. Heffers is 140 years old. We examine Cover its role at the heart of Cambridge Christie Morrallee (Clare) in the Eagle by Lydia Goldblatt. 26 WHAT A HYPOCRITE! Matthew Parris on why, sometimes, Copyright © 2016 The University of Cambridge. 36 hypocrisy can be a virtue. CAM is published three times 32 maN ON A MISSION a year, in the Lent, Easter and Michaelmas terms, and is sent Professor Richard Gilbertson talks free to Cambridge alumni. T T about childhood brain cancer. It is available to non-alumni on subscription. For further 36 IN meeTINGS DBLA information please email L [email protected]. O They go on too long. They often The opinions expressed IA G achieve little. But sometimes, in CAM are those of the D Y meetings can change the world. contributors and not ; L necessarily those of the University of Cambridge. AGES M Extracurricular TY I T E 43 REALITY CHECKPOINT CAM is produced for the University of Cambridge ; G W Jesus College Chapel. by YBM Limited. ybm.co.uk O N 44 SHELFIE E S Dr Suchitra Sebastian. O 45 CamBRIDGE SOUNDTRACK TOP: J Leslie Bricusse (Caius 1951). M 47 BRAINWAVES Professor Simon Goldhill discusses collaboration and understanding. CHRIS BEETLES GALLERY IMAGES FRO 48 CROSSWORD 8 & 10 Ryder Street St James’s London SW1Y 6QB • 020 7839 7551 • [email protected] • Monday – Saturday 10am – 5.30pm MICHAELMAS 2016 | CAM 79 1 Welcome to the Michaelmas edition of CAM. The Cambridge Greek play In Deconstruction (CAM 78) you What do robots dream about? Do chimps worry assert the Greek Play is not just for Classicists, pointing out that about death? And when the western scrub-jay Jack Davies bowled Bradman imagines the future, what does he see? These for a duck at Fenner’s and still somehow managed to perform may seem unlikely questions, but it turns out in the 1933 production of The Oresteia. This is a bit of an own that human minds are only one example of goal: Jack took a double first in mental perception on earth. We investigate Classics, having won a Classics scholarship to St John’s. the space of these possible minds on page 14. Mailbag Jack bowled me for a duck, Meetings have a bad reputation. They go on too – nearly 30 years after he saw off Bradman. By then he was a too long. They appear to achieve little. But their Fellow of the College and playing for the Buccaneers against the popularity remains undiminished – and, as John’s first team. Jack had Professor David Reynolds explains, meetings already taken four wickets by the time I arrived at the crease Editor’s letter can sometimes change the world. CAM and he couldn’t wait to get at me, recognising a rabbit when he saw explores the art of summitry on page 36. one. I didn’t disappoint and he Elsewhere, on page 26, political commentator duly got his five-fer a couple of balls later. Matthew Parris (Clare 1969) argues that there Jonathan Beels is much to recommend hypocrisy. On page 32, (St John’s 1962) Professor Richard Gilbertson discusses his I took part in a performance of Aeschylus’s Agamemnon mission to reduce childhood brain cancer. produced by George Rylands in There is a select group of retailers so much February 1953. It was a highlight of my undergraduate days. part of the student experience they seem almost I was part of the Chorus of Argive Elders, on stage all the an extension of the University. Fitzbillies. Andy’s time. We didn’t dance – George Records. The Gardenia and – of course – Heffers had instructed us to shuffle in a slow swirl of robes, as we Bookshop, which this year celebrates its 140th recited the doom-laden poetry. anniversary. On page 20, we relate the history Suddenly, as I passed by Y the side curtain, a back-stage EXLE Y of this iconic Cambridge bookshop. On this, and prankster grabbed my robes LL O and yanked me back behind N: H all other matters, I look forward to your thoughts. O the scenery. I soon realised what I T had happened and later made a A discreet return to the stage. But TR Mira Katbamna (Caius 1995) at the time, the shock I felt was ILLUS 2 CAM 79 | MICHAELMAS 2016 W rite to us We are always delighted to receive your emails and letters. Email your letters to: [email protected] Write to us at: CAM, 1 Quayside, Bridge Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AB. Please mark your letter ‘for publication’. You can read more CAM letters at alumni. cam.ac.uk/cam. Letters may be edited for length. @camalumni facebook.com/ cambridgealumni so sudden that it made me sport, whether competitive The Astronomer and the Witch realise how deeply involved or purely social, can bring. Thank you for the interesting I had become in the atmosphere Robin Bullows article on the trial of Kepler’s of Aeschylus’s poetic drama. (Clare 1956) mother on a charge of witchcraft. When the performance This episode, which was both was over, I apologised for I was delighted to read Nick embarrassing and dangerous for my involuntary exit from the Brooking’s fine piece hailing Kepler’s family, explains why the stage. “Don’t worry about it, sport as ‘an essential part of Somnium, Kepler’s entertaining dear boy,” George said. “Last student life’. At last. Forty years science fiction story of a journey MORE FROM THE time, someone walked across on, here is validation of my three to the moon, was published only CAM MAILBAG the stage stark naked.” years’ desperately earnest after his death. Philip Pendered endeavours at full back or wide The story tells of an Icelandic The UL tower does not contain pornography. Chloe Gallagher (Caius 1952) left for Selwyn Third Football boy who is transported to the (Darwin 2004) joined a chorus XI. I have nothing left to achieve. moon by demons summoned of disappointment, tweeting: University matters Nigel Roberts up by his mother, who is a witch. “More iconoclasm in the latest I am very aware that Cambridge (Selwyn 1975) Since the demons can only CAM, shattering the student body’s cherished urban admits “applicants from all inhabit shadows, the four-hour legend” while Rebecca Rose backgrounds” (CAM 78).
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