Royal College of Science Union

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (with initiations)

PHYSICS TH 3 1.00 p.m. (later at the Round Pond)

NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION TUESDAY, 14th MAY — TODAY

14th MAY 1974 FREE No. 358 ACCOMMODATION HOW TO SOLVE QUESTIONNAIRE UNION THE LANGUAGE GENERAL PROBLEM OF As reported in Felix last term a questionnaire an student accommodation at Imperial College has been prepared by the Union Accommodation Com- MEETING OVERSEAS mittee. This questionnaire is being sent to all those students not living in Halls of Residence, Student (AGAIN!) Houses, or Union Flats. Some of you will have STUDENTS already received copies through the departmental In an article entitled "can you speak English" letter racks ;the remaining questionnaires are be- (felix 30th April) Ida Glaser the retiring chair- person of the overseas students committee drew ing sent out at the moment. Elections for attention to the serious and neglected language problems of overseas students. After giving some The short-term aim of the questionnaire is to NUS Delegation fascinating information such as the fact that draw up a register of accommodation and to dis- about 60% of the world's population can't speak cover if any extra accommodation will be available (Nomination Papers in Union Lower Lounge) English she established that many overseas stu- dents at this College do have difficulties with the for IC students next session. In the long term the English language and that these difficulties analysis of the questionnaires will be useful in severely handicap their academic and social highlighting the acute housing problem facing stu- life. Then she goes on to pass her judgement on MOTIONS: this situation: "That students should have such dents in London. handicaps is not advisable (?!): one might even call it ludicrous, inadmissible, or to quote a The questionnaire will go a long way to provid- FREE SPEECH member of the board of studies immoral". Ob- ing the information only if a large enough section viously Ida doesn't approve. But who is to be of IC participates. Please oblige the college and blamed for this "immoral" and "inadvisable" state of affairs? We have to read on to the end the Union by taking a few minutes off work to fill of the judgement to get the answer. But first we it in. Union Concert Hall get some advice from the wise judge: "clearly students should have a sufficient mastery of the Please return the questionnaires to the Union English language before embarking on a highly Office as soon as possible—ignore the bottom line THURSDAY, MAY 23 demanding course of study." The judgement ends with: "Those without such ability should of the introduction asking you to return them by obtain it before entering college". At last we 1st May I 1.00 have been told who was being tried — the over- seas students who can't speak English. They Keith Arundale, have been found guilty of bringing about this ICU Student Residence Officer. DON'T MISS IT "immoral" and "inadvisable" situation by not learning English before they come to the Col- lege. Having established the guilt the guilty ones are sentenced, in the proposals which come further on, to taking a compulsory English exam before they are allowed to enter the College. Ida who is supposed to represent overseas stu- SAVE YOURSELF TIME, TROUBLE AND dents has acted as judge and jury to them. We MAGGIE MADE POSTAGE! had heard of people acting as both judge and jury but that is not enough for Ida because she wants to be judge, jury and defence. A GOVERNOR Get your Life Membership of I.C. Union before you leave college this Continued on Page 8 SIR ALAN COTTRELL FRS and MRS MAR- term. GARET THATCHER PC, MP, have been appointed SOUTHSIDE BAR to serve on the Governing Body of Imperial Col- Only £3. Forms from Jen, Much of the bar committees time this year lege. Sir Alan Cottrell, Master of Jesus College, Union Office. has been spent dealing with renovations to Cambridge, and until recently Chief Scientific Southside bar. These have been split into two Adviser to the Government, has been appointed by phases, the first of which was carried out over Easter. This was to remove what was left of the the University of London to succeed Sir Charles carpet and replace with Courtaulds AMTICO Goodeve. Mrs. Thatcher, former Secretary of State LIFE MEMBERSHIP entitles you to use bar, tiles, to have fixed the wooden panelling of the for Education and Science, has been appointed by bar, to have the old furniture completely re- sports facilities, join clubs and societies, upholstered, and to buy new stools. The total the Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 cost of phase I will be of the order of £1,500. etc. in succession to Sir Frank Turnbull. Phase II will involve moving the present parti- tion between the bar and the lounge out, past -"-"--"------"--"-"------"-"-----"-------^-"--,.-_---_-----«------™---,"-™------"-r"-L'«,'-''------_---_-_v-_- the stairs, towards the TV, so creating a new 1 area for games—darts and bar-billiards. WEEKEND IN PARIS - £9 Any suggestions that members of the Union or Academic staff may wish to make should be including travel, insurance, accommodation sent to me. David Sinclair, LEAVE I.C. 6.00 p.m. Thursday May 16 Deputy President ICU, IC Bar Chairman. VISIT all the famous sights HOSTED by the National Chemistry ALL THE BARS ARE GETTING SHORT School OF GLASSES RETURN 12.00 Midnight Sunday May 19 Will Union members return glasses from their rooms. — INTERESTED? — D. SINCLAIR Hall residents can leave glasses in Contact: NORM SAYLES, Int. Phone No. 2488 or Union Office nearest lounge when bar is closed. 2 FELIX 14th May, 1974

for overseas students to It is also a fact that the specified night for a £1500, is being used by only way of getting specified wage. If the racists, who say it is a home after 1 a.m. is ef- casual barman does not privilege for 'wogs' to fectively by taxi. Taxi think it's worth his while LETTERS study here, fares are not reimbursed, he refuses. Obviously, so a couple of hours pay late night extension bars I hope all students at are lost just getting e.g. for College Block IC will welcome as I do, home. Exploitation of dinners, are better suited amendment. Clearly, at number of people pres- the news that the Vice- cheap student labour? to people who live fin U.G.M.'s 2.15, he could not have ent, or if one half of the Chairman of that racist It may be stated by Hall or near to College. been worried about the Union is actively sup- rabble, the Monday Club, the authorities that the If you must get, and pay & Free Speech time factor. pressed. was stopped from speak- bar cannot afford to pay through the nose for,* a from T. Phillips I would suggest that ing in Oxford last week, a fairer wage. This is not taxi home in the early since Mr. Bartley was D. M. BROWN and condemns the fact the case; the bars always hours, after working all Sir opposed to my position P. R. LYNCH that Consoc have invited make a considerable pro- evening, you must judge I am writing regarding on the issue, he attempt- him here. fit, thousands of pounds whether, all things con- the UGM of May 2nd. (Publicity Department, ed to prevent me from We should take note a year—note the recent sidered, it's worth it. It may be as well to putting forward my point I.C. vast modernisation of of the people of the East I would say again that clear up some miscon- of view. To quote a Conservative Society) bar facilities. ceptions which have End of London who in this is a personal opinion prominent member of 1930 refused Mosely a arisen, and to make a I wrote this letter be- and I have not had time the Union "Maybe he platform, when he tried few comments on the cause I feel the system to consult the relevant didn't want to hear what teo march with his facist conduct of the meeting. from J. East to be unjust. I am quite committee but this will you wanted to say". Mr. bands through Cable This can be done by out- prepared to argue the be done. Bartley himself claimed Sir, Street. 25,000 people lining the proceedings case with anyone (who that the situation was As a result of the stopped them. But these Yours sincerely, chronologically. quite clear: "the social- buys me a pint!) D. Sinclair. At 2.13 p.m. the ballot criticism I have receiv- events are not all in the ists" (whoever they are) ed, I will explain why I past, the NF have march- Finally, I was glad to for the floor reps was were trying to stop completed. At this point called 'quorum' at the ed through Britain with hear the Rector has set people they didn't like last Union Meeting. Mr. Lolley called the their racist filth, and up a working party to ex- NUS/ from speaking. There- A motion which would regularly stand in elec- amine how the college quorum several times. fore, he claimed, there NEW STATESMAN Those who remained at decide whether Racists tions. WE MUST REA- can get more benefit was no reason for me to and Fascists would be LISE THAT FREE from outside people us- STUDENT the meeting, including say anything. myself, wanted to see able to peddle their re- SPEECH WONT STOP ing the facilities here. THEM. JOURNALIST the next item on the Who, I ask, is trying actionary theories was Yours faithfully COMPETITION agenda discussed; how- to stop free speech? being debated, those T. Francis ever, certainly expected who said they should Two students from Trev Phillips, Chem 3. had spoken and Mr. Phil- the meeting to be clos- Reply from D. Sinclair Stirling University have ed, as indicated in the lips stood up to propose BAR STAFF won two of the three Union's Standing Ord- from D. M. Brown an amendment. At this, Sir, awards in the Student someone suggested we ers. I was surprised that and P. R. Lynch Thank-you for allow- Journalist Competition, vote on the motion then. WAGES Mr. Wadsworth ignored Sir, ing me to comment on jointly sponsored by the The chairman accepted the challenge; when it We feel we must pro- this letter. I have discus- National Union of Stud- this proposal (which he from T. Francis was pointed out to him test about some of the sed the matter, briefly, ents and the New States- need not do) and there- that he must observe the occurrences at the last with Mr. Mooney and he man. fore we were deciding standing orders and Union Meeting. Trev Dear Sir, will write to your corres- on this most important The competition, close the meeting which Phillips' amendment to pondent in due course. I issue without even hear- I would like to draw which attracted 170 en- was clearly inquorate, he the 'Free Speech' motion can assure you that this ing why Racists and Fas- your attention to the way tries, was open to all said "I do not hear the removed sanctions all matter will be brought cists should have 'no this college treats its members of the NUS at challenge". dealing with this top- before the Bar Commit- platform in the colleges. part-time bar staff. Universities and colleges Mr. Lolley began to ic turning it into a mo- tee, of which the Presi- Is this the democracy in the UK and to sixth- use a loudhailer to call tion on racialism and at- The rate of pay is 48p dent of the Union, Mr. Conservative Society formers and to students quorum. tempting to prevent dis- an hour and has been Norman Sayles, is a and the Executive want? abroad. Prizes were 2.14 Mr. Sayles, in the cussion of the original for two years and on the member and the Deputy awarded in three sec- chair, called for a propo- issue. Further, Mr. Phil- J I trust Mr. Phillips will grounds of inflation President is Chairman. I tions; for the best feature ser to the motion in lips' suggestion that the deal with some of the alone, an increase is in cannot give a complete article, for the best re- question. Mr. Lynch President-elect (who, co- other points, I would like order. For a session in answer until after that view and for the best rose, and said approxi- incidentally is also call- to explain why we say Southside or the Union meeting to which, inci- cartoon. mately three sentences. ed Trev Phillips) pro- "No platform for Racists this means £2.40 (plus dentally, barmen have Winner of the feature Mr. Sayles also ignor- duces his own personal and Fascists". a meal), for an evening been invited. ed Mr. Lolley's chal- report to the Union is shift. Although this is 'i«rxsl uoy- gi section was Timothy J. lenge. unthinkable: Why should j We have heard of the more than some pubs I would, however, Shelton-Jones, aged 24, 2.15 Mr. Sayles called he become a one-man 'scientific' theories of pay, pub barmen merely point out at this early who is studying Mathe- for a speaker to move racialism committee? such as Eisiinle and Hun- serve; they do not do stage that, as your cor- matical Psychology at the amendment. I rose One man does not make tington, who maintain cellar work, glass col- respondent states, we do the University of Stir- and proceeded to the a discussion? that Anglo-Saxons are lecting and washing, pay a better rate than ling. Mr. Shelton Jones the master-race (even bottling up and the other wins £100 for an article microphone. Before I be- In short, Mr. Phillips local pubs for our casual Scots, Welsh and Irish many tasks college part- on a hospital ward pro- gan to speak, Mr. Bart- should propose his own labour. I would also ley moved standing or- are inferior) but what of timers do as a matter of point out that the bars ject. racialism motion, not groups such as the Fas- der 20 i), "that the ques- course. are run for students to The review section amend someone else's cist National Front, who tion now be put". Con- drink in and, not, in the was won by David on a totally different have harrassed immi- There are many occa- stitutionally Mr. Sayles first analysis, to provide Courtwright, aged 22, at topic. grants, under the guise sions when the bars are was not bound to accept them with a means of present studying English this. However, this is not of looking for 'illegal' open outside normal supplementing their in- hours. This is especially and History at Stirling, He did, however, and just a piece of idle Trev- ones. The law has given come, although many true in College Block on an exchange visit with Mr. Lolley still call- bashing. Trev stood for them a licence to spread students take advantage Bar, which has been op- from the University of ing quorum, asked for a election under a free their racist propaganda, of this opportunity and I en until 4 a.m. on occa- Kansas. He wins £100 vote. It was not clear democratic system: ev- and they seem to be im- feel this is probably to sions. After the bar does for his film review of The whether Mr. Bartley eryone had their say, no- mune from the Race-Re- the benefit of most eventually shut it takes Exorcist. wished the amendment one was suppressed, and lations act. It is only by people who drink in IC about two hours to clear or the original motion to Trev got elected (news! denying them a platform, bars. As regards work- In the cartoon section, up the mess. This means be voted upon. While news!). that the spread of their ing overtime, this is a a Fine Arts student at part-timers may work un- this was being cleared theories can be halted, matter of negotiation be- Leeds University, Chris If he has been elected til 6 a.m. The system, as up, Mr. Lolley gave up along with an explana- tween the barman and Williams, won £50 for under this system, he it stands at the moment, in disgust, and Mr. East is under a moral obliga- tion of the dangers of the casual barman. The the best cartoon. His Gar- does not pay any form took over from him. Mr. tion to abide by it, or he racism ot those who rac- normal practice is for a toons have been regular- of overtime, so one can East prevailed where Mr. becomes a dishonest in- ists are trying to influ- barman to ask someone ly published in the stud- work fourteen hours Lolley had not and the credible candidate. If it. ence. We do not need if he would care to work ent newspaper, Leeds straight at 48p per hour. meeting was closed. was his intention to sup- racists to explain the on a specified bar on a Student. danger of racism, there- Two issues arise here. port the suppression of fore there is no need to Firstly both chairmen freedom of speech, he let them 'condemn' blatantly ignored the should have stated so in themselves. standing orders in not his campaign. © IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION, Published by the Editor for andon closing the meeting. Is it The racist propaganda LONDON, 1974 The system has been behalf of the Imperial College Union any wonder that a can- has already been put to abused. The only way for Publications Board, Imperial College didate in the recent IC good use among the Felix, Newspaper of Imperial people to remove these election called for a working class, where Union, Prince Consort Road, abuses is for more College Union more rigid application of White trade unionists London SW7 2BB. people to attend Union Issue No. 358 standing orders. Meetings. Democracy have on occasion 'scab- Secondly, this lapse only works when targe bed' on black fellow Tuesday, 14th May, 1974 Felix tel. numbers are: could hardly have been workers, and in the col- numbers of people are Editor: Paul Wadsworth Office, 01-589 5111 made in the interest of interested. If more leges where, for in- Ext. 2229, Int. 2881. the discussion. Other- people attended Union stance, we have the over- Contributions and assistance by: wise, why did Mr. Say- meetings, there would be seas students committee Editor also available on les accept a procedural no more quorum challen- at IC proposing that all B. Barley (Sports Editor), motion, which effective- ges and democracy foreigners take a course K. Arundale 01-589 5111 Ext. 2166 ly would have meant no would be preserved. in English at their own C. Dewey debate? expense before being ad- M. Mabibi Printed by F. Bailey and Son Ltd A. Lewcock As I understand it, A Union Meeting is mitted (this from a com- Dursley, Glos. GL11 4BL. Mr. Bartley wanted to meant to.be representa- mittee which is meant T. Phillips vote on the original mo- tive of the Union, and as to help overseas stud- N. Sayler Next Issue June 4th tion immediately, and such can never be repre- ents). Similarly the pro- D. Sinclair not debate or vote on the sentative with a small posal to increase fees J. Smith Copy date Tuesday, May 28th 14th May, 1974 FELIX 3

» Thursday May 2nd saw Imperial College Union so that it would become Union policy Mr. East, that General Meeting back in the Great Hall after a break famous IMG figure, decided that in the interests of due to the power crisis (remember that?). A varied democratic freedom he would challenge the quorum. P.G. GRANTS agenda pulled in one of the largest attendances if! There wasn't a quorum present and so the meeting a long while, with a quorum nearly being reached. was closed. The reports took up the first part of the meeting, It is important to realise that at the moment, in with discussion livening up when Mr. Wadsworth the absence of any definite policy. Imperial College Call for increase by reported on the Union Exec's stand over Essex Uni- Union would be regarded by the world at large as versity (basically outlined by Norm Sayles in his supporting this despicable piece of NUS garbage. purple patch last issue). Mr. John Lane, last year's The reasoning behind the NUS amendment (which President, asked a number of questions which were supports any action that members may care< to take College committee answered by varying members of the Exec. Several against racialist speakers, including the disruption of the replies brought howls of approval, showing of their meetings) is illogical. Judging from the cov- Following its second starting salary of an en- the mass of suport that existed for the Executive's erage it has been receiving in the press (both from meeting last Tuesday the trant (with a first deg- line. Eventually it was proposed that the report be letters and articles) it is fairly apparent that what Exploratory Committee ree) into the Scientific accepted. This was done, overwhelmingly so, there- little esteem existed in the public's eye for the is expected to come out Civil Service. This grant by showing to the more militant aspects of the Union NUS has now all but disappeared following the in favour of higher to be automatically in- that they were not repre- passing of this amend- grants for postgraduates, creased in line with the sentative of the majority ~~——Sf~'——-~— ment. It is also important rejecting the proposals salary increases of the feeling over this issue. to realise that it was not for a system of loan sup- academic staff. Elections took up the passed on a majority plements contained in majority of the remain- vote. The voting figures the House of Common's The proposal to in- der, with three candi- for the amendment were Expenditure Commit- crease fees for overseas dates for the post of 204,618 for, 182,760 tee's report on Postgrad- students whilst offering SCAB Chairman and nine U.G.M. against, and 57,625 ab- uate Education. scholarships to students candidates for the six ______^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ stained. This was not a After discussions on from developing coun- 1 — — floor reps on Council. ' "~ ™ "™ '~"~~~' majority vote. The rea- the Students' Union's tries, and reciprocal ar- Due to this excess of candidates there was little son that the overall motion was voted in so hea- request for a rejection rangements to students time left at the end of the meeting for debate. This vily, was because it does contain a lot of very good of these loans in princi- from the developed was made even more difficult by the fact that most policy. ple, the committee de- countries was thought to people appeared to have come for the elections A Union meeting has been called for Thursday, cided that it should state be impractical particu- only, and there was a considerable drop in the num- 23rd May, mainly because we have to elect a dele- what it felt to be the larly in this college bers present when these had finished. gation for the NUS emergency conference, to be ideal situation without where over forty coun- The first motion on the agenda referred to the held in mid-June, that has been called to discuss considering any possible tries would be involved. NUS's motion on Racialism and Overseas or par- our attitude to the announcement on grants for restrictions either finan- It was thought that an ticularly the section referring to the disruption of 1974/75. Hopefully, there will also be enough time cial or political which increase in fees to £1500 meetings held by Racialist groups. This arose mainly at our meeting for us to be able to discuss the might constrain the gov- per annum would result from the members of the college Conservative Soc- racialism motion and be able to express our feelings ernment. In accordance in a "catastrophic" fall iety and appeared to have quite a large amount of and attitudes towards it publicly. with these principles the in the applications from support at the meeting. However, after we had had committee will call for overseas and in severe the proposal speech there was a move to move PLEASE SUPPORT THE NEXT MEETING. IT IS a full grant for postgra- financial difficulties for straight to a vote. Seeing that the meeting was be- IN THE INTERESTS OF THE UNION—AND THE duates to be fixed at the many of the overseas hind the motion and was almost certain to pass it UNION IS YOU level of the average net students already here. RCSA WAKEMAN TRUSTEsse x ALL 3RD YEAR PHYSICS Four Cambridge students have been Mark Goyder, ex-President of the entrusted by an anonymous donor Cambridge Union Society; PLEASE NOTE with £2,000 a year to give away to worked as a CSV in 1971, or- Latest community service and community In an effort to make the RCSA become a "more ganising community service as action groups and projects. The Sec- meaningful concept to the grass roots" a new idea a 'catalyst'; as an experimental retary of the new Trust, 22 year old is being tried out for all people in 3rd year Physics project organiser in a Borstal in Students Ronnie this term. Several volunteers, namely (ego trips Mike Richards of West Lodge, Old 1972. 20 years old. here) Miss Caroline Bingham, Miss Penny Thoro- Headington, Oxford, said: Hunch and Will Rich, good, Mrs. Jaquetta Selley, Mr. Dave Dawson, Mr. Harold Carter, ex-President of the "The Trust is designed to give who were sent down by lap Oram, and Mr. Andy Lewcock, have agreed to Cambridge Union; worked as a away small sums to struggling groups the Disciplinary Commit- act as live "dead-letter-boxes" in order to keep CSV immigrant teacher and that might not get enough support people from this year's Physics II in touch with social work organiser in 1971; tee of Essex University from anyone else. AM of us have re- each other and with the RCSA. as an adventure playground were reinstated by an cently been involved 'on the ground' As this gallant throng of Physicists (?) goes into leader in 1972. Member of the Appeals Committee. The in community work, and our aim is the great wide world to seek employment, it is committee of CSV. 22 years old. to help people in similar situations. Appeals Committee hqped that each one of them will write at least once We hope to make an initial distribu- which consists of two a year to one of the people listed above, just to Mike Richards is an ex-Treasurer keep in touch. Not only will this enable anyone tion some timesin early June, and we of the Cambridge Union, and has members of staff and from the year to be contacted and told of RCSA would like to hear from groups who been actively involved in the 'Fish' one student, sat on (or Physics II) reunions, booze-ups, etc., but it does want help then by the end of May". community service scheme. Tuesday, May 7th, and have a serious side to it. As the great Alfred E. The other students involved are : Newman once said: "Learn by others' mistakes, 'cos will meet again to con- you will never make enough yourself". Applying this Chris Harris, 20 years old, reading For further information please con- sider the case of Halford mastery of logic to our cause, anyone in the 1974 sociology; worked as a Com- tact: Mike Richards, 21 Mill Road, Physics II will be able to write into one of the dead- munity Service Volunteer in a Cambridge — tel. 67317; Harold Hewitt the other student letter-boxes, or the RCSA and request information Cheshire Home before coming Carter, Caius College, Cambridge — to be sent down. It is or help( for instance in the case of accommodation up in 1971. tel. 53275 ext. 348. expected that Hewitt will in the West Country); this request will then be sent to the member(s) of the year who are most likely also be reinstated. to be able to help/and hopefully the two 'physicists' can then resolve the problem between them. Union General Awards However, at a hearing This provides a new dimension to the RCSA. Not only does it deal with RCS as a whole, but it of the Disciplinary Com- helps to keep year groups together; not only does and social coloursmittee on Wednesday, it fulfil a social function, but it Has a very worth- Nominations are in- mark your envelope with an RCC, SCC or ACC vited for both of the U.G.A. in the top left- club, and various other May 8th, a student on while and serious aspect to it. above. hand corner. Remember, Union bodies come dir- sabbatical leave, lan The whole year-group organisation is being spon- Union General Awards to have a hope of win- ect from those bodies sored by the RCSA, and it is hoped that you (Yes, are the top honour that ning one of these the and nominations should, Glen, was sent down for that's you Physics III, stop falling asleep in the person nominated must in the first case, be ad- the Union can award and a year for being on cam- back row, who threw that dart?), all of you, will there are rarely more have done, to put it dressed to these. There join the RCSA, however I must point out that it is than six awarded in any mildly, "a h**l of a lot are, however, people pus. It seems that at not essential to do so before your name is added one year. The decision of work". who just do general Essex, a student who to our mailing list. on these nominations lies Union Social Colours work and need separate with the President, Norm are a lower level award nominations. If you wish takes sabbatical leave is So, now (apart from producing £15 life-member- to nominate members ship fee) all you have to do is decide whom you Sayles. If you think you for those who have spent know of someone who an exceptional amount for Social Colours write barred from campus. wish to write to-' Caroline, Penny, Jaquetta, Dave, to Paul Wadsworth, c/o lan or Andy. (If you don't know any of them, pick deserves one of these of time and effort work- Glen, who did not join awards then write, de- ing for the Union. These The Union Office, and a name and write anyway. You could be pleasantly mark your envelope surprised). tailing the person's con- are awarded by the Col- the Union's picket line, tribution to the Union, ours Committee. Nomin- "Social Colours". Nom- was not available for OK. That's it. Finished now. to the President, care of ation for social colours inations close on Friday, 3ist May. Andy the Union Office. Please arising out of work for comment. 14th May, 1974 4 FELIX EDITORIAL NUS EXECUTIVE STATEMENT ON RACISM Sunday press date is usually for two things: The NUS Easter Con- The Right to Preach the 10 per cent of our uate students will have (1) to check and re-distribute copy already set; Racial Hatred membership who come to pay up to £1500 a ference passed an 8- year tuition fees if the (2) , to fill the remaining gaps. Sometimes, as in page motion condemn- from overseas. This is the last issue, this was not possible because of Summing up on the recommendations of the ing racism and the grow- not racial hatred from a Parliamentary Expendi- the great excess of articles, etc. amendment at the Con- few harmless, sick-mind- ture Committee earlier ing discrimination ference, NUS National Which brings me to my first point in this edi- ed individuals.This isra- this year are adopted. against NUS's overseas Secretary Steve Parry torial. cial discrimination prac- This would ensure that members. Press atten- said that had we known no overseas students FELIX tised by the Government, tion has focused on one in advance what we could do postgraduate The comments that were made recently about encouraged by the last paragraph of one amend- know now of Hitler's work in this country un- Felix being controlled by the Executive is, as ment which was includ- Government, and in less his parents were Norman Sayles put it last week, bullshit. In fact, Germany, we would very rich indeed. ed in that motion, the many cases, actually en- the editorial that I wanted to print last issue had to have wanted to temper paragraph in which Con- shrined in the legislation NUS believes that be scrapped due to lack of room. First priority our concern for free these measures are the ference determined to of this country. since I took over has been to print what YOU want speech with our concern measures of a Govern- to read and to persuade people (such as society deny a platform to or- for humanity, and to re- (1) Overseas students' ment influenced by rac- chairmen) to provide this material. Second priority ganisations such as the fuse him a platform. tuition fees were raised ialists. has been to try and find room for ALL articles that Monday Club and the to over three times the are handed to me, usually at the expense of any There can be very few We have watched or- National Front. space-fillers that I had produced. Third priority, people who would dis- fees for home students ganised racism at work and one that I have rarely had a chance to use We have to make clear agree with this. Those from about £80 p.a. to in every level of our society, including the because of the success of my first and second precisely what this in- who oppose our position about £250 p.a. priorities, has been for me to use Felix as an Government. We have volves us, and our mem- presumably believe that (2) Because Local Auth- been powerless to stop opportunity to act as editor and make Editorial bers, in doing. Firstly, there is no danger what- ities are not allowed to it. But we can stop rac- comments. AND when I have been able to do ists from speaking in the this it has been usually in the form of an Hon. emphatically, we are not soever of the Nazi type subsidise their lodgings, places where we work Ssc's piece and not personal comments. My over- going to send round a of racial discrimination as they frequently do for and study and attacking all comment to the IC communist party would here. British students, over- "heavy squad" to break the basic democratic therefore be "Stick your comments about Felix up meetings. Neither are We believe this view seas students pay up to rights of our members. up your ass" (to be polite). we going to try to re- is dangerously complac- six times as much for The High Priests of Race FREE SPEECH strict the activities of ent. The most vicious their accommodation. Hatred We have been told The second part concerns the disputed NUS the Conservative Party racial hatred is being de- (3) VAT was not impos- that it is a denial of free racialism motion amendment on fascist speakers. among students. Con- liberately fomented by ed on student hostels— On this page I have tried to draw together all the speech to stop members servative students have well organised extreme unless those hostels and sympathisers of par- various factual items on this business referring to the right to propagandise happenings since last issue (see also letters page). right wing groups in this were for students from ticular political groups The news from City Univerity is good, that from among students like any country, some of them overseas. from speaking. Does this mean that the NUS does Oxford is bad. Mr. Phillips, president-elect, has other political group. We in a position to influence ,4) The 1971 Immigra- not believe in free commented to me several times since conference do not intend to infringe the Conservative Party. tion Act ensures almost that the violence part of the amendment is but a speech? that right in any way. The last Government small part of it. He has also commented that it completely that the only Our answer is no, it would only be the International Socialists and What we do intend to gave way to that section way students can supple- means nothing of the members of the International Marxist Group that do is to deny platforms of its supporters, in some ment their income—by kind. But we believe would actually use physical violence to break up to the apostles of racial of its statements and vacation work—is bar- there are limitations on the right of free speech. meetings. Fine rhetoric Trev but, with NUS policy hatred. If this is "limit- legislation, to a truly red to students from The laws of libel and as decided at conference (and by a minority vote ing freedom of speech" horrifying extent. When remember) the violence at Oxford has the full overseas. slander are one example; official backing of the NUS. If the same thing then we plead guilty. But racists can influence (5) The 1971 Immigra- the race relations act is happens at the meeting planned for IC next Mon- we believe there is a Government policy so tion Act decreed that another. The following day that too will have NUS's support. BUT does more important freedom profoundly, then we can- overseas students whose are the kinds of people activities were thought to to whom we will refuse it have your support. I know not. But you must at stake: The freedom to not afford acute pangs be "against the public a platform: show it. The way to do this is to turn up to the live without discrimina- of liberal conscience next UGM, to be held on Thursday, May 23rd, in good" is one of those tion on the basis of race. about denying the racist umbrella phrases which Enoch Powell: "... the Union Concert Hall. This is primarily to choose wide-grinning picanin- his right to hate in pub- civil libertarians have al- a delegation for the emergency NUS conference This is a part of one nies . . . who cannot on grants on June 15th. This, however, as you lic. ways protested must of the major campaigns never be embodied in speak English" (Birming- see from the City University news will also be students will be asked to ham, 21/4/68). important because of the racialism discussion. law because it can be Racial Discrimination interpreted any way you After delegation elections, there will be motions fight in the coming Air-Commodore Oddie: be the Government like. Such a formulation If there are more than 300 present, the motion on months: against discrim- of the National Front Na- would never be tolerated racialism and disruption of meetings will be dis ination, against racist Lest anyone doubts tional Council — "Of in legislation aimed at cussed, in the form of a right wing motion oppos- course I am a racialist'' legislation, for the that racists have influen- our own citizens: why ing the NUS amendment. If there are less than (Observer 30/3/69). strengthening of the race ced Government decis- should we accept it 300 the left and/or the piss artists will call ions, we wish to outline peaceably because it ap- John Tyndalh of the Na- quorum, just as they did last week, and we will be relations act, and for a plies only to foreigners? tional Front—"The Jew left with (a) no official policy of our own on this multi-racial multi-cultur- in particular the discrim- In the case of deported is like a poisonous mag- important issue and (b) an inference that we sup ral society. ination practised against North London Polytech- got feeding on a body port the NUS view. nic student Aristides in a state of advanced Mavroskoufis it was in- decay". (Sunday Times I THEREFORE CALL ON YOU TO COME OUT terpreted to cover what 30/3/69)—'Mein Kamf EVEN IF IT'S FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR VIOLENCE ERUPTS the authorities thought is my doctrine" (Guard- AND THEN NEVER AGAIN, AND SHOW YOUR he might possibly do on Mr. Harold Soref, six foot high wall. There ion 8/2/64). OPPOSITION TO VIOLENCE. the evidence of his poli- deputy chairman of the was no physical violence tical activities in Greece. Martin Webster: of the right-wing Monday Club, on Mr. Soref though this National Front—"We was forced to abandon is no doubt mainly due (6) Tory Home Secre- are busy forming a well- CITY UNIV. a meeting at Oxford to the fact that he was tary Robert Carr made oiled Nazi machine in Union last week. He had no longer present in the proposals in the House this country" (The Peop- PEACE INITIATIVE been speaking for about room when the mob of Commons on 6th De- le 9/9/62). A campaign to remove and ideas through any 40 minutes and was con- arrived. cember, 1973, which the now famed racialism media and regardless of cluding his speech when Oxford police have would have the effect of Frederick Stock we! I: An amendment from ithe frontiers. a group of students announced that arrests increasing the harrass- ex-chairman of the Mon- policy of the NUS has Article 20 — Every- forced their way through have been made, with ment of overseas stud- day Club, who congratu- been started by the City one has the right to the Union entrance. one man being suspec- ents. He proposed that lated Mr. Powell on University Student's freedom of peaceful Union officials had ted of causing criminal the Home Office would speaking about the Union. assembly and associa- attempted to barricade damage. monitor their progress "threat to Britain's fut- tion. the way with desks, The fact that this very carefully and re- ure from the time-bomb Quoting the following of a million or more un- To enable the topic to which were pushed kind of violence now has ceive regular reports from the United Nations assimilable coloured im Universal Declaration of be discussed they need away, and by closing official NUS backing no from their college auth- orities; that the mini- migrants". Human Rights they hope the support of at least doors, which were made doubt encouraged people of glass and were mum number of hours to gain enough support ten colleges, and they to take part in this dis- George Young: An ex- smashed by the mob. per week they study from colleges to enable already have the sup- gusting behaviour (see chairman of the Monday The mob totalled about should be raised; and the topic to be discussed port of five. editorial). Club—"There is, and 25. that they should be pre- at the Emergency Con- On Saturday, May vented from changing will be widespread mis- Footnote: Oxford Uni- ference that has already 16th at the City Univer- In the room where their courses. His pro- cegenation at the fring- versity student union is been organised for a sity, St. John Street, the meeting was being posals, if put into effect, es .. . no one knows the in the red. Mr. Sullivan, discussion on grants. London EC1 they are held, members barri- would mean that Univer- consequences" (Birm- Article 19 — Every- holding a meeting to dis- caded the way with the president, has not sities and Colleges ingham 24/4/68). one has the right to cuss a motion to go to chairs and benches been paid for two weeks would have to have two We do not see why we freedom of opinion and Extraordinary Confer- whilst Mr. Soref beat a and there are debts of sets of regulations; one expression; this right in- ence and other relevant hasty retreat through a £1500. The lack of set for British students should assist the propa- cludes freedom to hold matters to this question. rear door that had to be money apparently arises and another more strin- gation of racism. We call opinion without interfer- Primarily this meeting broken open. During from the fact that only gent set for foreigners. on all our members to ence and to seek, receive will be to discuss ways the retreat to his car he two colleges had paid refuse these men plat- and impart information of repealing the policy. had to be helped over a their subscriptions. (7) Overseas postgrad- forms. 14th May, 1974 FELIX 5 u H SATURDAY MELODY MAKER ROCK CONTEST 1} WHftTJS MAY 25th 2.00—10.30 p.m. Southern Area Final h [ ON Featuring OVER 20 BANDS ONLY 25p ON DOOR ONLY it *j SATURDAY JUNE 15 RORY I.C. Students £1.40 GREAT HALL Advance £1.70 8.00 GALLAGHER CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND Tickets available from Union Office Lunchtimes CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE SOCIETY FRIDAY MAY 17th GT. HALL FRIDAY MAY 24th GT. HALL presents a lecture 7.00 — 15p "OVERDEVELOPED M * A * S * H 7.C0 — 15p SCIENCE FOR * * * DEVILS UNDERDEVELOPED * * * COUNTRIES" ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES RISES DR. PHIBES AGAIN by PROF. J. M. ZIMAN (Lecturer in Science & Society at Bristol University) P.G. Soc Common Rm (RM 219 Chem Eng) Research carried out in several American Exhibition of Universities indicated sharp improvement in 1.C0 Tuesday 21 May student grades after starting to practice ETCHINGS TRANSCENDENTAL by MEDITATION ANDREW ANTONIOU : TIMOTHY BERRY COME ON TUESDAY 14 MAY (TODAY) RODNEY FUMPSTON TO FRESHERS' FAIR 74 CHARLES NEWINGTON ROOM 606 ELEC FNG — 1 p.m. AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT CONSORT GALLERY — 9.30-17.30

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one of the forms which are INAUGURAL LECTURE (Leader: RICHARD SHORTER) PROFESSOR M. M. LEHMAN on the clubs letter rack in ROSSINI — of Computing Science Overture, The Thieving Magpie the Union Lower Lounge. PROGRAMS, CITIES, STUDENTS — BARTOK — LIMITS TO GROWTH Piano Concerto No. 3 If any non-union organisation wishes to have a stall at the fair will they please contact me ELGAR — Serenade for Strings as soon as possible. MEICH ENG 220 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS — TUESDAY 14 — 17.30 OFFERS OF HELP AND/OR USEFUL English Folk Song Suite RELEVANT SUGGESTIONS WILL BE Conductor: GAVIN PARK MOST WELCOME. Piano: CARLINA CARR I.C. GREAT HALL — 23rd MAY — 8.00 p.m. RON KILL, Chem P.G. VACANCY Tickets 35p at door USK ACCOMMODATION BUREAU OFFICER Any student from the Usk area is eligible to apply for this post. The ant to become famous? officer will be expected to run the "THE MONDAY CLUB. Bureau (sited at QEC) from 9th Sept. to 4th Oct, 1974. ITS HISTORY, AIMS & Want to appear on the front He will also be expected to draw up a register of accommodation for cover of next year's Usk students; to do this he will need ACHIEVEMENTS" to do some advance work in mid-June MONDAY, MAY 20 — 6.30 advertising, etc. RAG MAG? CHEM ENG The officer will receive £23 per IF SO READ ON ... week. Closing date for applications is Speaker: IAN hVEY, V-Chairman June 7th, 1974. We want a young couple to be photographed in Chairman: PROF. FORD a compromising position — no removal of Apply to: Roger Mitchell clothing necessary ! ! ! TICKETS available from Publicity Officer. President, QEC Contact M. Fox or R. Harper (Kellog Hall 161) or I.C. Con Soc, Imperial College Union Mech Eng 1 letter rack. Phone: 937-9714/1794 6 FELIX 14th May, 1974 REVIEW S countries in between (i.e. Europe, N. HITCH-HIKERS Africa, and the Middle East) and the Eastern Bloc countries. The largest BOOKS GUIDE TO sections are devoted, as you might expect, to the main European coun- EUROPE tries (France, Germany, Italy etc.). There is information on the best en- to save on our resources is to cut trances and exits from the countries, PROTECTION down on the rate at which we use something that can be especially OF THE them. The main aim of the book is Some time ago i was lucky enough useful if you're planning to pass to show the numerous ways that are to be able to spend some time on straight through as fast as possible ENVIRONMENT available for doing this. the continent, hitch-hiking. This can to reach your destination. The capi- "Use cloth napkins, hand towels, especially be fun when, like me, you tal of each country is listed with de- handkerchiefs and nappies instead speak only English and not even the tails as to the cheapest places to On May 3rd, PAN/Ballantine, in of throw-away paper ones . . ." rudiments of a foreign language. stay and the sights to see. There is association with Friends of the Earth He heavily slams several parts of However, on that tour, I was able also a "tourist's" guide to the beauty published a revised and up-dated our society today. The advertising to get an immense amount of help, spots and-works of wonder. edition of Jonathan Holliman's industry for "Deceiving customers as facts and information from a paper- The remainder is full of different "CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO THE to the real merits of a product. . .", back "HITCH-HIKER'S GUIDE TO regulations for working and work PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRON- "The family that willingly has a large EUROPE" by Ken Walsh. This has permits, a very brief language and MENT (50p). In this he aims to look number of children . . .". recently been produced in a 4th re- currency guide, and tips and com- at several major areas of goods and The book is full of very fine senti- vised edition for 1974. ments from readers. services and explains, simply and ments indeed but what chance is The layout of the book is very Without this book it would still be clearly, the environmental costs of there of them being widely accep- easy to follow. The first part is taken possible to do the trip, but in a much their production, use and disposal. ted. How many of the Ordinary work- up with general hints on hitching more disorganised and unsatisfac- Most people must be aware by ing class people, who make up the and basic survival: tory manner. There were times when now that the interest in our environ- majority of any population, are going "A friend of mine once got an the information it contains was in- ment1 and the protection of the to read this book and therefore know attack (of diarrhoea) in Algeria. valuable and I personally would not Earth's limited resources has risen what resources they are wasting? He was in the middle of nowhere be without it whilst hitching on the greatly. This was amply shown with Unfortunately it needs massive cam- .... had no paper except a book continent. the oil crisis at the turn of the year. paigns to try and put over, these he hadn't read. He tells of sitting Copies are available from the col- This year has also seen an increase ideas, but the easiest way to finance on the side of the road, frantically lege bookshop at only 50p each. It is in the number of organisations that this would be through industry, and reading page after page so he'd regarded by some as the hitcher's are prepared to "re-cycle" goods for it is not likely that industry is going have a back-log of paper to see "bible". I'd just say that it was the re-use. At college we now re-cycle to encourage the consumer to buy him through his next attack". third most important thing I took computer paper, several corporation less of its products. The majority of the remainder is with me, the others being my pass- cleansing departments are collect- The book is well written and split into chapters on different coun- port and my money (and I saved a ing glass and paper separately. makes very interesting reading. How- teries ranging from Ireland to Iran lot of the latter using the book). Another way in which it is possible ever, words are not what is wanted. and Norway to Tunisia with all the PAW.

fact much more feeling than the REFUGEE more recent Yes albums. All the same Refugee aren't out to copy RECORDS Refugee Yes, ELP or Pink Floyd, even though there are slight similarities. Their sound does, though, remind me of the old Nice sound. But that's not MEDICINE other tracks the group don't seem surprising since the three-man band to have achieved any new positive Patrick Moraz is someone you'll contains ex-Nice members, Lee HEAD identity and direction in their music. be hearing a lot more of in the years Jackson and Brian Davison. Whilst the album is pleasant there to come. For he's a Swiss key- For a debut album it's extremely Thru' A Five are few exceptional moments. Disre- boards/synthesiser player, stroke good, and if Refugee continue as garding the singles the best tracks composer, who sets Refugee's debut they have started Keith Emerson will for me were "Changin' Man", album alight with his artistic and soon be kicking himself for having "Rain", and "Indian Queen". These highly immaginative display of key- left. My only one criticism is perhaps didn't resort to the "One and One" This is the first album from the board virtuosity. He might not have with the longer tracks (Great Can- rhythm and showed a lot of imagin- group since it enlarged from a duo the road experience of Emerson and yon Suite and Credo). At times I ation and a lot of promise for the to a quintet, last October. The addi- Wakeman, but he's made up for that found my attention beginning to future. tion of former Family drummer Rob with a complete mastery of the key- wander; but there again Refugee Townsend, ex Freedom Star Roger I feel that whilst there are some board instruments. He's no mean have only been together for a matter Saunders (guitars and keyboards), good individual performances on the composer either, and his Swiss in- of months, and in that short time you and West Indian George Ford (bass album, the album fails to succeed fluence on the band's material brings don't expect the band to achieve the guitars), has done a lot to broaden because the group haven't been to- a delightful and refreshing new degree of co-ordination that ELP the sojnd of the group and widen gether long enough. Perhaps they sound to the rock industry. Whilst I and Yes have. To sum up, a great the total textures of their music. I will be fully integrated when they re- immensely enjoy their shorter tracks debut album from Refugee who, if also feel that their addition has given cord the next album. To sum up, this (Papillion, Someday and Ritt Mick- they go on like this, should soon be the group more freedom of expres- is an album which retains some of ley) their more ambitious tracks among the ELP's, the Yes's and the sion—particularly in the vocals. The the old Medicine Head whilst which are neo-classical in nature, Pink Floyds—if not above them. branching out in new directions. The rhythm section of the band has ob- contain a great depth of feeling, in Clive Dewey. viously been strengthened, but the general direction of the band n-sw members of the band don't though, isn't evident. Although the seem to have stimulated many new album shows a lot of promise for the up all of the second side and is (with future there's nothing really out- FOCUS ideas here. The rhythm on all but the exception of a few yodels and standing about it—is just remains a tour of the tracks is, to all intents some short foreign lyrics (dutch?)) and purposes, the same as that used nice average album. instrumental. Although there are six on "One and One is One". On the C. Dewey. Hamburger named tracks within this work, and Concerto each can actually be picked out on the acetate, they do run through into let Theatre, Paul Mauriat, the Neder- Writing record reviews at gone each other to give a single, com- BURT lands Dans Theatre and the Ballet 5.00 a.m., after just having seen the plete work. Rambert. dawn is quite an experience. How- ALCANTARA Throughout this the lead is split The first thing that strikes with this ever, to get down to business. Focus, album is the cover. An impression of between Van Leer on his keyboards Zygoat Holland's top band, and one of a small ruined village, overseen by and Akkerman on lead guitar. The an upright, human faced goat, a Europe's best have udergone sev- rhythm is steady without being over- This album, second in a series of fabulous palace in the background eral line-up changes recently. Their 6, is purely electronic, composed by and a foetus hovering above. The latest album "HAMBURGER CON- powering, with Colin Allen produc- Burt Alcantara, it uses ARP and RSE album itself is rather more difficult ing a competent first showing. Van Synthesizers. "ZYGOAT" however, CERTO" still has Thijs Van Leer to describe. It is a fine album, and Lee tends to get the majority of the is rr cM'eC'ion of electronic although Burt Alcantara doesn't try (keyboards (9 of) flutes, voices and sounding violins, woodwinds, voices to imitate other instruments directly whistling) and Jan Akkerman (gui- lead (on organ, synthesizer and ... On this album, the synthesizers he doesn't reach the other extreme tars, lute, handclaps) as the remain- piano) but the longest single section are used to produce sounds only a and produce a lot of. noise with no ing members of the original. In gives Akkerman a free rein to show synthesizer could produce. musical content. Most of the album addition there is Bert Ruiter (bass his prowess. Although each section Burt Alcantara is a 32 year old contains gentle sounds with a New Yorker. He studied clarinet, sax steady rhythm, although there are and various other instruments) who has its own particular feeling they and, piano at an early age, later times when he produces a much first appeared on Focus 3, and Colin blend excellently to build into a moved to conga and timpani and was harsher feeling. Allen, a new English addition admitted to the Julliard Academy climax in the final two, short tracks. (drums and percussion). where he studied from 1959-64. He To me, this is how synthesizers has worked with the American Bal- should be used. The title track (or work) takes contd. on page 7 14th May, 1974 FELIX

Another brain drain is community valued pro- due in 1976, Lord Bow- ductive industry less den, principal of the BRAIN than speculators, how THE GLORY THAT Manchester Institute of could one seriously ad- Science and Techno- vise a schoolboy to be- HUM iiMim IIWIIIWIII "Twnni iMiiiinniim»i»iiii mmrnrnmKmmmmmwmmwmmiwnmi^mmmmmmmmmmM-miw\ w mwniiiiiwii MIIIW— IIMIMIMI logy, predicted at a con- come a chemical en- ference organized by DRAIN gineer? the university's careers Lord Bowden pointed IS GREASE and appointments ser- out that students are in- vice, and held about were would go to the fluenced early on by the two weeks ago. United States. As the virgin emerald a mind bending problem members ("lublablads") prospect of not being buds blossom forth her- (off the peg) to suit your take part in many vari- He was arguing that Lord Bowden said able to g"et a job. The alding that magic time particular talents. ous activities. Readers inflation was diverting that the consequences Massachusetts Institute of inflation were so ap- of Technology in the when men's hearts beat How? . . . Drop into of I.C. News will already the wealth of Britain palling that unless the United States had pro- faster and their thoughts the lab. whenever you be aware of our sport- into non - productive problem was solved he duced 29 graduates in and hands start to wan- are passing, preferably ing prowess, but when work so that graduate despaired of the future. chemical engineering der, that pathetic animal, between 11.30 a.m. and we are not winning tro- recruitment into produc- Inflation had gone so last year compared with the third year undergrad- 12.15 p.m. or 2.30 p.m. phies and plaudits at tive industry was falling far that in the past few its usual output of about uate, defies his instinc- and 3.15 p.m., for a rowing, fencing, six-a- off. The same was hap- years it was possible 100. tive tendencies and de- chat with the present in- side soccer and badmin- pening in the United for people to be living in votes every waking sec- mates. If you think you ton we are enjoying States, he said, but As for metallurgy, on houses that were earn- ond to the decipherment could fit in with our squash, rugby, mixed since it was ahead in which the prospects for ing more than they of the incomprehensible style, work rate and at- hockey, mixed soccer, getting out of the de- atomic energy depend- were. The increase in drivel he has accumu- mosphere and we in turn and even mixed saunas. pression, it would start ed, the USSR had pro- the book value of about lated over the past eight think we could tolerate Several of our number a new recruiting drive duced 5,000 graduates 18 million houses last terms. The more astute such an inferior being have "internalcombus- sooner than Britain. last year and Japan year was £45,000- members of this herd as yourself, then we will tionengineitis" and are 3,000, whereas Britain The fall-off in recruit- £50,000m., which was as will be sacrificing some arrange a meeting for as incurable as our resi- had produced only 200. ment was also affecting great as the total dom- of those waking sec- you with Prof. A. Cam- dent eccentric perambu- Four years ago it was enrolment on under- estic products. onds pondering that im- eron, ithe power behind lator who walks from difficult for metallurgists graduate courses to ponderable of all im- the throng. Those of you nowhere in particular to Returns on short-term to get jobs and the re- such an extent that in ponderables. with real initiative will nowherelse as often as building society loans sult was that UMIST had three year's time British cut out the middle men possible and makes us were 15 to 20% last only been able to enrol "What the bloody hell industry would hardly and go straight to Prof. pay for it. The debating year but ICI's returns six undergraduates this am I going to do next have any trained young Cameron (Room 704 society, which incorpo- were only 5% and the year although they had year?" men and the ones there Mech Eng). Either way rates the wine, beer and paper trade 2%. As the the capacity for 36. Ponder no longer, the you will be able to get spirits sampling socie- answer is nigh, salvation all the information you ties, is always in session is at hand. . . . need on our postgradu- after 10.30 a.m. and . . . LUBRICATION! ate research leading to always in the Ennismore MPs 'Wrong on role of Four syllables that re- PhDs. after 5.30 p.m. Travel- vitalise the future for ling isn't easy on a post- the graduate-to-be with Why? . . . That's graduates pay, but we an interdisciplinary bent. really up to you to an- usually manage a lab. postgraduates What? . . . Lubrication swer. You must want to organised skiing trip Postgra d u a t e re- to the nation's economy search provided a back- Research, alias "Tribol- do research, and enjoy around Easter, one or search is a quite cheap or to its academic life. stop for much of tech- ogy". Investigation and the less obvious bene- two camping excursions source of support to "The tendentious nology. "Set up against experimentation ranging fits that postgraduate during the warmer both research and nature of this approach this wider view, the alle- from improving helicop- work has to offer. But if months and, when the teaching activities in can be detected both gations that this or that ter gears, through all money is your main cri- gods are smiling on us, university departments in the use of language employer has no im- branches of elastohydro- terion then the extra a mass exodus to some according to a state- and in the deployment mediate need for PhDs dynamics (Experimental £100 we add to the SRC conference or other on ment issued recently by of statistics," the senate seem trivial and are in & Theoretical) to the p.g. grant does little to the lab's ellusive funds. the Senate of Strath- says. any event not borne out design and development bring the pay in line with The lab's piece de re- clyde University. "When an official re- by our experience". of both high and low the salaries available in The Senate, which is sistance, however, is the port speaks of the 'cosy The postgraduate was pressure thin oil film industry. highly critical of the re- Limits of Lubrication academic atmosphere' not simply a sponge; he viscometers. cent House of Commons The most obvious Conference held every we may well suspect the presented a challenge Expenditure Commit- Where? . . . The Lub- benefit of course, is that other July, which objectivity of its authors to staff and an example tee's report on post- rication Laboratory, 599 after three years you attracts the most illustri- and their familiarity with to undergraduates. graduate education, Mechanical Engineering will have a PhD degree ous lubrication experts university life." Furthermore, post- says that any drop in (Enismore after 5.30 of an applied nature, en- from ail I over the world, The report argued graduate study was the postgraduate research p.m.) abling you to decide at including ourselves. that too many talented proving ground for would have immediate Who? . . . YOU! that stage whether you Every member of the lab. young graduates slip- future university staff. Whether you be engin- wish to remain an aca- helps in running the and serious consequen- ped into postgraduate eer, chemist, physicist, demic or go into indus- Conference, in return ces. work because "it must "Nobody would pre- mathematician, metal- try With your eyes fully for which he is housed, "Critics are in gene- seem to them to be a tend that the possession lurgist, computer scien- opened. Those three fed and entertained on ral plainly unaware of natural progression of a PhD is the sole cri- tist, parapsychologist, years will not be spent a par with the visiting the linked relationship after a good first de- terion of potentiality as flat earthist, Erick Von doing research alone. delegates, but at the in universities between gree": but if an honours a university teacher, but Daniken, Alf Ramsey or The lab. has an excellent lab's expense. staff, postgraduates and degree had not stimu- it removes one big area Bob Janousek we have community spirit and its undergraduates," says lated the student's intel- of uncertainty in the the senate, whose state- lectual curiosity, had it minds of selectors," the ment has been sent to not failed in its purpose? senate says. members of both It was all very well to Professor S. G. E. FOCUS Houses of Parliament, talk about immediately Lythe, the university's CONSERVATIVE principals and vice- relevant studies, but no- vice-principal, said that (contd. from p. 6) -'- H—il^MWBB— III Will I III Mil III—IMIim 11 chancellors of all Bri- body really knew either the university's research tish universities and which particular ad- committee considered The first side con- many other interested vance in knowledge that no serious attempt tains their new single SOCIETY bodies and individuals. would ultimately be had been made to pro- Recent publications, socially relevant or how duce a reasoned reply "Harem Scarem" which including the Expendi- training in research to the Expenditure Com- is an up tempo, almost Imperial College Con- moment engaged in ture Committee's report, might ultimately be de- mittee's report. The pur- servative Society exists keeping a free democ- Rock 'n Roll number. had implied that much ployed. pose of Strathclyde's for all the College to racy in I.C. We are not university postgraduate A recent working statement was to pre- The rhythm is much learn and practise Con- going to disrupt meet- study was a luxury group of the British sent some of the short- more noticeable, prob- servatism. We have links ings, or destroy posters: which could be trim- Association had pointed coming of the MP's re- with the Conservative we prefer discussion to med without loss either out that scientific re- commendations. ably to help direct it to Party, the Bow Group, disruption. This is one the likely buyers of sin- F.C.S., and the Monday of the fundamentals in Club, and through the gles. Of the others one our society, everyone of NUS headquarters information they are has the right to speak. and are badly pro- is a piano concerto, an- able to give (the Bow Illiterates For an entirely nomi- NUSS: duced, with atrocious other has an Elizabe- Group especially is re- nal 15p you get F.C.S. typing and line-spacing. sponsible for accurate and L.U.C.A. member- The NUSS (National "many school students This is obviously not than flavour and the research and intelligent ship, thrown in, and of Union of School Stu- will be denied the facili- going to do any of their thought) we can offer final track is very heavy, course entry to their dents) have been pro- ties available in libraries causes any good. The discussion of the facts with pounding drums, conferences (there's ducing press state- for referance". NUSS may appear, to and people that matter, one coming up soon, so ments recently about Other mistakes were: some, to be a good idea. bells, cymbals and at our policy meetings, hurry!) so why not write NALGO, and about a "immiediate educationaI To me, it never has and usually held in hall harsh use of the organ. to the Secretary, or get children's strike in Not- crisis in London"; "re- issues such as this only somewhere, over sherry more information from tingham. spective responsobili- go to prove it. I personally think that and biccies. the Chairman — he's "It is IMPERITIVE", ties"; "effects" used as Maybe the NUS it's the best they've pro- Our policies at the usually propping up declares the statement, a verb instead of should take time off duced though it has moment are twofold: Southside Bar! "that pupils are able to "affects", "remidy"; from bashing racialists been mentioned that one, to inform everyone Join one of I.C.'s use the facilities avail- "suposedly" and "re- and spend more time snatches are not very of the facts behind Con- fastest growing and able at public libraries." instation" used twice removing illiteracy so servatism and secondly most enthusiastic socie- This arises from the instead of "re-in state- original, appearing to be that up and coming stu- to propagate Conserva- ties, the Conservative NALGO action over ment." dents can understand straight cribs from, for tism in the college. To Society. London allowances. The These statements and produce decent example, the Beatles. this end we are at the NUSS are afraid that both bear the address English FELIX 14th May, 1974

gles that took place during the course of the competition. After the YHA CANOEING first round in which the IC lads had not played rr up to their capabilities we found ourselves two OR "WYE WE DID IT shots off the lead. The 17.30: Friday the 26th April: our Sunday saw us preparing, in our leaders, Southampton, intrepid band of heroes journeyed still wet clothes and with diminished were in fine fettle over forth into the setting sun to the distant enthusiasm, for the second half of the lunch and started the lands of the West Country, ably sup- voyage down to Monmouth, taking in final round strongly. The ported by an equally intrepid band of the well known beauty spot at Sym- writing seemed to be on heroes from Bedford College. This, onds Yat and its accompanying rapids the wall. However, the the climax of the Hostelling Year at which struck terror into the hearts of turning point came when IC was to prove to be as memorable such stalwarts as Margaret "I'm only GOLF Bill Calderwood and and as strenuous a week-end as any here for the brandy" Bassett. So hav- Rich Brown attacked the of the previous hiking trips, writes our ing stopped at "Ye Olde Ferrie Inn" course in no uncertain correspondent with sore and blistered to pluck up courage (or was it Whit- terms and with a burst of hands. bread) for the descent, we shot the The boys pull off birdies unprecedented said rapids which proved somewhat in the competition's his- We stayed at the Welsh Bicknor pathetically anticlimactic, so much so tory made the leader Youth Hostel, With Richard, Mike, that a number of stalwarts dragged board flash red so often Laurence and Phil suffering the fate their canoes up the bank to repeat that many motorists the big one of a four-man tent in the grounds of the performance, with Mr. Avison mistook it for traffic the hostel. The hostel is to be re- going on for a third attempt, and lights. The lift this gave It has been some time IC's history. Indeed if membered perhaps for the painfully probably would have continued ad the other lads cannot since I last wrote about one looks through the long journey to the men's washroom, infinitum (or nauseam), had time properly be assessed, the society. Because of society archives one the Cagney impersonating warden, but what can be said is permitted. this it has been said that finds that IC has never and the surplus of lemon curd and that the society inexor- The occasion is to be remembered, the society has lain dor- been placed better than consequent lack of thick cut marma- if only for Mr. Welford's gallant dem- ably crept up on South- lade. mant. This is not so. third in the Champion- ampton until, from the onstration of shooting the rapids with Since then we have ship, and that was ach- 29th hole onwards, the Saturday, we travelled some ten neither canoe nor paddle, a feat to added two more scalps ieved by the notorious tournament was clearly miles upstream to our embarkation go down in the Guinness Book of to our belt in the shape '47 side that also car- to be ours. point, hired our canoes and cast off Idiots. Congratulations are due to of Thomas' Hospital and ried off the league title. into the midge infested upper reaches Tom and Alison for their record- Sussex. Alas, we have It is in this historical Other points worthy of of the Wye. Navigating down to Ross, breaking attempt to navigate the Wye also slipped to a defeat perspective that one mention is that Bill Cal- we stopped to dry off in the nearest underwater and commiseration to against Kent as well. must judge this victory derwood took the indivi- pub, as some of our company had Martin who had to bail them out. A Thus the league title that and it seems that any dual title and Rich already tasted the waters of the river, special thanks to Malcolm Q for not we so earnestly sought way you look at it the Brown the best nett. All and proceeded to make ourselves un- alluding to a certain factory in Slough, in the early part of the achievements of the '73- in all it was an IC clean- popular with yet another landlord. more than was really necessary. season is now in the '74 boys are amongst up and all the opposition Further downstream, we passed the Note—ULU YHA are arranging a hands of the enemy. our greatest. could take away with impressive Goodrich Castle, where folk evening at Ivinghoe YH and a However, on Monday The Championship them were a couple of the author and John "Guess my ramble in the wilds of Bedfordshire 6th May the society was won in great style runners-up spoons. middle name" Allen made a swift on Saturday, 1Bth May. Meet at Eus- achieved a goal far more by six shots, a margin The Championship reconaissance of the said antiquity. ton at 10.00. PGC significant than merely which left IC the easy winners: Nigel Foster the league. On that day winners and everyone (capt.), Bill Calderwood we carried off the South else nowhere. However (v.-capt.). Rich Brown, and East Universities this easy margin con- John Medonca, Clive title for the first time in ceals much of the strug- Pemberton, Mick Carr. SQUASH

On the whole, it has gaining promotion, fin- 3-1 but A. Khan and R. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROBLEMS been a good season for ishing 3rd in the table. Smith both seemed to Continued from Page 1 the squash club. Of the The success of these have off-nights and in- stead of winning as was We do not doubt Ida's In a way this does solve would be yet another four teams in the Lon- teams has, in a large expected, both disap- good intentions but we the problem but the financial impediment to don Univ. League, IC 1 part, been due to the pointingly lost 3-0. do have doubts about question is in whose in- them. Some of the again won the 1st divi- regularity in which the her good sense and the terest. Certainly not in "other alternatives" sug- sion with IC 2 finishing same players have I would like to say a ability of her committee the interest of those who gested are interesting. about half way down turned out for each big thank-you to some which was made up pre- suffer from it. We be- One is that there should the table of the same match, so enabling of the IC 1 and IC 2 dominantly if not totally lieve that any idea of a be an English Language division (10 teams in- strong teams to be players' wives who of British students who compulsory exam is 'O' level entrance re- volved). picked each week. I provided us with food we imagine have not totally unacceptable to quirement. According In the second divi- thank all the players after the home matches had much problem with overseas students be- to Ida the obvious dis- sion, IC 3 finished very concerned! —saving us from the the English language cause it imposes yet an- advantage with this is near the bottom, indeed Unfortunately, in the fate of the 'bouncing since the age of two other discriminatory "in that such examina- only just escaping rele- end of season knock- Mooney sandwich' and to understand the lan- measure against them tions are not taken in a gation. This was partly out tournament, IC 1 also to J. Lloyd—the guage problems of over- over and above the dis- number of countries". due to the No. 2 string, were tragically beaten secretary and G. Dick- seas students and make crimination that already Well if Ida had any clues G. Dickson, being ill for 3-1 in the Semi-final by son, the treasurer, who sensible suggestions to exists. We find it incre- about the problem she most of the Spring and Guys Hospital, M. Keny- both did conscientious overcome these prob- dible that a committee is trying to solve she being unable to play. on, the no. 1 string, be- work for the club. lems. We agree with which is supposed to would realise that there The 4th team did pretty ing the only one to win. M. R. Kenyon, Ida that a serious prob- defend the interests of is an even more obvious well in the 3rd division I. Menzie had a good lem exists and that overseas students disadvantage. Most and were unlucky in not match, eventually losing (Captain ICSRC) something must be should recommend a overseas students from done about it. Ida measure to the College countries where English blames the overseas that is totally against the is not widely spoken have a good enough this committee and can do this. The Persian students for the situa- interests of overseas would probably not be knowledge of English to were elected is itself a Society will give the new tion and hence puts the students and would fur- able to pass English 'O' cope with their lectures reflection of the grow- committee its active responsibility for solv- ther restrict the possi- level when they have before they start their ing concern among support for as long as ing it on the overseas bilities for overseas stu- even graduated from IC course. Free English overseas students about this committee fights for students. We believe dents to come and never mind passing it classes should of their increasing prob- the interest of overseas that the College is to be study here. This especi- before they come to this course continue lems, among which students. We urge all blamed for this situation ally at a time when the College. language is only one, other national societies and so responsible for government is intending throughout the year and and the inability of the and individual students solving it. Let us just to impose further re- There is only one way these should be at previous committee to to do the same. see what brilliant pro- strictions in the form of in which this language several different levels do anything about solv- posals Ida's committee, increasing fees. problem can be solved to cater for the needs of after discussing the sub- in the interest of over- different students. ing them as is clearly demonstrated by their ject at length, intends The second recom- seas students. The Col- As far as the overseas Sport in the Long Vac to make to the Board mendation for an Eng- lege must provide a students committee is confused approach to ICPGG are arranging an inter- of Studies. Firstly that lish language course to FREE English language concerned, the new the language problem. The NUS Easter confer- departmental 5-a-side soccer overseas students be made available dur- course during the sum- committee which was tournament at the start of the should take a compul- ing the summer before mer for new overseas elected last term and is ence decided that a long vac, for PG's, UG's and sory English exam be- coming to the College is students and there already taking over campaign must be Staff who are still at college after the end of term. This will be at fere entering the Col- a little more to the should be NO compul- from the previous one, launched to end dis- crimination against Harlington on a Wednesday after- lege and that their ac- point but it seems from sory exams at the end unlike the retiring one noon, and transport from the ceptance should be the recommendation of this course. At the is made up mostly of overseas students. It is Union will be FREE. Anyone who subject to passing this that the overseas stu- same time some of the overseas students and in the Colleges that this can form a team drop a note in the PG pigeon hole in the IC exam. It is not clear dent is supposed to pay rooms in the halls in- as such we hope would campaign is going to take place and we hope Union Office, or contact one of exactly how taking an for this. It is totally un- stead of being used as be able to distinguish the undersigned by MAY 31st. exam is going to solve acceptable that over- hotel rooms for summer more clearly between that at IC the new over- Tennis players also welcome to the problem. It will just seas students most of tourists should be made what is and what is not seas students commit- travel on the coach (ed—a list whom do not get a grant available for these stu- tee will take an impor- will appear outside the Union Bar mean that those whose in the interests of over- nearer the time). problems we are trying and who already pay dents. In this way it will seas students. The fact tant role in launching this campaign. But it is Tom Abraham (Elec Eng) Int to solve will not be able discriminatory fees be possible for the larg- that last term a group 3103; Rod Little (Maths, 53PG) to come to the College. should also pay for this est possible number of of overseas students only with our full sup- Int 7-21; John Porter (Metal- language course. This overseas students to stood for election for port that the committee lurgy) Int 4052; Pete Waite (Maths, Huxley).