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HALL PRICES DOWN

IN NOVEMBER ol 1965 it was announced by the Halls of Residence committee that Hall fees would be raised by 5/- per weeki this rise to take effect from August of this year. The aim was to eliminate a deficit in the reserve funds of £1200. It would have brought the fees in Southside up to £81 p.a. The University of London has decided, however, in view of the Prices and Incomes freeze, that such increases cannot be made. (The University being a Govern- ment financed body.) The fees thus remain at the level decided in 1962/63, e.g. Southside £75, New Beit £68 p.a.

The same freeze applies to all re- fectory charges which would prob- ably have risen to keep up with in- creased taxation and other charges. Dr. Ken Weale said that the Selec- tive Employment Tax would have to be paid for all the cleaning and re- fectories staff but, since the Union is a charity, the tax would later be re- funded. Note : Because of the current credit RECTOR squeeze Hull, Exeter and some other Universities have announced cut-backs CARNIVAL in their building programmes. Its effect on 1C is as yet unknown. £1001 4s 7d was the sum handed —the third candidate being the DIES Family Planning International Cam- over to the Notting Hill Hous- On Wednesday, 21st September, Sir paign, proposed by the Huxley ing Trust (last year's charity) by Patrick Linstead was suddenly taken Society). With the failure of the ap- ill and was rushed to St. Georges the IC Carnival this month, de- pointed Chairman of Carnival Com- Hospital. His death occurred late spite the statement to Union mitee for this year, the outlet for on Thursday night. It was thought Carnival is cloudy, but it is suggested Pulteney Council by last year's president that he was in excellent health and his this week that Ralph Cornforth, (of Adrian Fletcher that it had rais- death came as a complete surprise to Wooden Horse Club fame) should the College. The pro-Rector, Sir ed £1,500. take over the Chairmanship. This, Owen Saunders, will handle the es- together with the clarification of the sential affairs, such as Freshers' Day, constitutional position of the Carnival This poor showing puts Carnival for the college, A Memorial Service Committee (formed eight years ago as back to 1961, when the Charity was is to be held, and details will be an- For all Hie an offshoot of the London Students' Oxfam, since when over £1000 has nounced later. See Page 5. Carnival, which went into liquidation been raised every year, culminating in last year) may perhaps help IC's Car- £2,417 in 1965 (also for the Notting- nival to regain its lost ground. best in Hill Housing Trust). Chris Hocking, last year's Carnival Chairman, when asked to comment on Fletcher's figure BOOK SALE of £1,500 said that the fall was due THE C&G UNION will be organ- FELIX paperbacks to shortage of staff, choosing the same ising a text book sale on Tuesday the charity twice, and went on to suggest 11th October at 1.00 in Mech. Eng. " that the ambiguous comments I People in Guilds who wish to, may made at the beginning of the year pro- leave them in the entrance of Mech. needs bably did not help." (For the benefit Eng. during the lunch hour on Thurs- of Freshers, last year's charity was day, Friday and Monday. 22 ThurloeStSW7 chosen amidst a lot of ill-feeling. The There is no charge for this service. STAFF Carnival Board and Union Executive This sale will be of particular benefit effectively told the Union to choose to 1st Years so do not rush out and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, buy all your books before Tuesday. 2 FELIX Danish success Rumpus over £m. for Dram soc

DR/VMSOC WENT on lour this On Sunday we moved to Nykaebing year for a fortnight to Denmark. We a town 40 miles South of Nx^tvcd, ' Money lost' - reports arrived by train in Naestved on the where we were entertained by the morning of Sunday the 291'. August, English Club. Here again we were having persuaded two girls on the met by an intelligent audience which train to accompany us to Denmark. gathered on Tuesday in the Nykobing THERE WAS NO question of a were welcomed by the Committee, We were met by two members of the grammar school. treasury loan of £1,000,000 being which censored the departments con- " Njestved Amatoscene," whose mem- cerned for disregarding their previous bers put us up for the first week. Or- lost, said London University in Incredible audience warning in in 1953. ganised to the "n"th degree our stay a statement during the vacation. The University explained that the involved visits to a castle, the local On Wednesday the 8th ot Septem The statement followed suggest- fund was still earmarked for its origi- newspaper and glassworks and a civic ber we travelled by train to Copen- nal purpose. Although the cash reception. On Thursday and Friday ions in the national daily press hagen. We played here before an in- balance had been temporarily diverted nights we performed " An Inspector that the money was lost—the credible audience of over 600 people to finance other capital expenditure, Calls" by J. B. Priestley, in the in the most modern theatre in Den- newspapers got their story from it was " covered" by a bank loan Naestved secondary school. The play mark. Although apprehensive the the Second Report of the Com- arrangement, and was always avail- was well received by both press and cast performed well and was favour- mittee for Public Accounts, able on demand. audience. After the performance on ably received. Our three days were PARLIAMENTARY Thursday the President of the Naest- published last month. fully employed sightseeing in Copen- CONTROL ? ved Amatorscene presented the soc- hagen including Tivoli Gardens and The loan to the University was iety with a really beautiful vase. Our he Carlsburg Brewery. The University's statement does not stay culminated on Saturday with a towards the cost of buying prop- deal with the P.A.C.'s chief complaint, We left from Copenhagen on Sat splendid party, at which we were each erty in Bloomsbury. The Com- that responsible Government depart- arday, 11th September, happy but given engraved glasses. ments " entirely lost sight of the shattered. mittee said that the purchase of existence and purpose of the fund." the Bloomsbury Estate No. 2 was This resulted in grants being made financed by an Exchequer loan from the Exchequer, which should of £lm. issued in 1950, a grant have been financed from the fund. of £250,000 from the LCC and Nor does the statement deal with the They are in The Observer PAC's comment that the amount of £336,000 from the University's grants might have been affected if the every Sunday, yet capital resources. The loan was Grants Committee had known of the to be converted into grants as fund's existence. the property was brought into One possible consequence is a fur- ther step towards tightening Parlia- use for University purposes. mentary control of the Universities— Though this was basically a book likely to be taken when the Vice transaction, the intention was to Chancellor's committee presents evi- dence before the P.A.C. The Vice- Are these give the Treasury, the Depart- Chancellors were asked to appear in ment of Education and Science, June after the U.G.C.'s discussion of and the UGC (University Grants the matter in ,May. Furthermore, this Committee) added control over may affect UGCs future grant assign- the eyes of a ments to the University. the development of the property.

BELATED STEPS madman? In July 1965, the balance of Elliot in the fund, after repayment of the University's original contribution, ESRO space was announced as £608,000. It was subsequently shown that project £499,000 of this was temporarily lent to OTHER University funds. WITH A GRANT of £188.000 Pro- fessor Harry Elliott, head of the Space " We were informed that neither and Cosmic ray section is producing the Treasury nor the Department of thfee experiments—a magnetometer Education and Science had made and two cosmic ray telescopes, to be use of the fund over the years; the mounted in an ESRO satellite. This matter had completely been lost sight satellite named HEOS (highly ec- of. The committee report states : centric orbit satellite), is shared with These are the eyes of Michael Frayn. For seven "The University Grants Commit- other ESRO countries and is to be tee had recommended grants for years now, week in, week out (apart from 4 launched from Cape Kennedy in 1968. building developments on the estate The launcher is a thrust augmented weeks' paid holiday a year), first in The in complete ignorance of the existence Thor-Delta rocket, which will put the of the amount of money in it." Guardian, then in The Observer, Frayn has 10 Kilogram satellite into an orbit " Belated steps " to see that money which has an eccentricity of 100 and had to write an article. 700 words 3 times a was used for the purpose intended an apogee of 1000 Km. week for The Guardian; 900 words once a week in The Observer. INTERESTED IN: He has also written two novels, The Tin OWLS LAMLEY'S Men and The Russian Interpreter. Appeared OCCULTISM regularly on Granada TV. Wrote for TW3. OR ATORY technical & general Contributed to The Age of Austerity. He is books also married, with two daughters. Then come to the Yet there is still virtually no evidence that Frayn art materials has been affected by this. However a growing HALDANE drawing number of people read The Observer every instruments Sunday for this reason alone. To be actually LIBRARY there, on hand, when he does finally — well stationery

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MONDAY 10 Wellsoc. Lecture/demonstration by T. G. Warne on Hypnotism. 7.30 p.m. in Room 408 EE. Christian Union. Talk " Does science make God unnecessary?" by Dr. W. S. Woolcock. 1.10 p.m. in 266 Aero. TUESDAY 11 Conservative Society to hold a Freshers' sherry party in the Junior Common Room Southside. Speaker is W. R. van Stroubenzee, M.B.E., M.P. All welcome !

Advertise Free! This year as last Felix is trying to run an efficient, accurate What's On column. This can be of great use to the Union if all events can be covered. It costs nothing except a little time and trouh'.e on the part of the club secretaries. Information should be sent to The What's On Editor, c/o the FELIX Rack by the Wednesday before publication. IC team champions of champions MONDAY 17 Wellsoc. Lecture on " Possibilities for IN JUNE THE IC team, cap- then played a knockout to find students from the above five colleges the Artificial Creation of Life," by tained by Darshan Pandya, be- Dr. N. A. Mitchison, Head of the Ex- the winner of the series. and also Bedford and SOAS. So tar came Champions of the Quiz In- IC have played and beaten both of perimental Biology Division. 7.30 p.m. There were two series last year, IC these colleges. The photograph shows in Room 408 EE. ternational League. Last year the won the second. In June a match was McDonald Hobley with the teams; Christian Union. Dr. O. R. Barclay League consisted of teams from held between the two colleges and from left to right, P. Van der Puije, talking on " Is Religion a Retread?" IC were declared champions. IC, UC, QMC, LSE and Kings, D. Pandya, I. Curnming and from UC 1.10 p.m. in 266 Aero. This year a new series began with each played the other four col- Eng—Soon Tay, J. Litchfield and I TUESDAY 18 the competition open to all foreign Mines Union meeting at 1 p.m. leges and the top four teams Zain. IMPERIAL COLLEGE COMMEMORATION

Commemoration Day celebrates the visit to the College in 1945 of the late King George VI, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, at the centenary of the Royal College of Chemistry, the oldest forerunner of DAY Imperial College. This year's celebration will be held on Thursday, 28th October in the Royal Albert Hall at 3 p.m. An Ad- Thursday 27th Oct. dress will be given by the special visitor The Rt. -Hon. Lord Beeching, Fellow of Imperial College.

An inter-denominational service will be held at 1.30 p.m. in Holy Royal Albert Hall 3pm, Trinity church, Prince Consort Rd.; The Rt. Rev. E. R. Whickham, Bishop of Middleton will preach.

After the ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall the work and building of RSM on view the Royal School of Mines will be on view to visitors.

Tea for present students will be in the Main Refectory, Southside. Tickets FREE Tickets are available free from the Union office. 4 FELIX

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EDITOR C. G. HARRISON Sir, At the end of last term, a private Assistant Editor VACANCY Production Manager VACANCY party was held in the ICWA lounge. Sports Editor Alan Robbins Beginning. Sales Manager Richard Davies At 11.15 p.m. (closing time), the party Photographic Editor Nigel Shindler Ass. Sales Manager Judith Pearson was invaded by over twenty people, Features Editor VACANCY Secretaries Freda Cawson members of what can be termed the News Editor VACANCY VACANCIES bar-crowd. The rowdiest and most Business Manager Peter Shelley Sub-Editors VACANCIES objectionable were asked without suc- Advertising Manager VACANCY Reporters Stewart Barnes K »s wiui a aeep sense of loss that we start the year after the cess to leave. After about an hour, VACANCIES some of the gatecrashers created a Photographers VACANCIES sad death of the Rector, Sir disturbance and a brawl broke out in Advertising Agency Cartoonists VACANCIES Patrick Linstead. Although he which furniture was sent flying and Educational Publicity (Partners) LM was an eminent scientist and ad- glasses and bottles smashed. After- ministrator he will be remember- wards,, one of the invited guests, who had tried to stop the fight amongst ed by the Union for the interest the gate crashers, was taken to hos- by the he snowed in student affairs. pital. He had three stitches put above his eye and was found to have a At this time it is vital for us to broken nose. editor maintain the high standards in Perhaps the most appalling aspect the life of the College of which this affair is that it was not an iso- we are proud. We must show lated incident. Throughout the Proud Record that we are a strong and united whole of last year, a continuous series The full measure of the late Rector's effect on the College did not of complaints were made through become apparent until this week. When the members began to consider Union by our sense of loyalt; these columns about similar inci- what he had accomplished in only eleven years, they found a proud and responsibility. We must try dents involving the " bar-crowd "— record. In his preface to the current Union Handbook he wrote : " this to do this without dampening cor the breaking up of parties, destruction College is by general consent the leading College of Science and Technology spirits. We are a rare example of of Union and Hall property, and in the country." It became so as a result of his brilliant administration a self-governing Union, we must vandalism in general. and foresight. The College will long have cause to be grateful to him and As yet, despite the frequency with to admire his achievements. not lose any of the advantages which these incidents occur, no offi- which this gives ns. cial action has been taken. Is the Chance of a lifetime As an executive one of our Union completely powerless to act in One idea which will be thrown at the Freshers in these first tew days these cases—or merely unwilling? is: " You must strike a happy balance between work and play—both main difficulties is one of com- J. P. POYSER. are important." By the time you have heard this from the President munication. In a college of this (Which one was he?) and your tutor (Remember him well, he may never size it is difficult for us to keep see you again) you may well wonder (a) what the — does it mean and (b) what are they trying to sell? in touch with the ordinary mem- The ULU handbook describes IC as having a highly independant bers. We do our best through union—this is indeed true. Being such a large college it can offer many FELIX and Union meetings, and! facilities in its own union for which smaller institutions must look back Obituary to ULU. It is also one of the few colleges not affiliated to the National the notice boards. The Union Union of Students and has on occasions acted as an independent voice for caters for most interests but it is students, e.g. the loans lobby of Parliament last May. up to yon as the ordinary member Sir, IC Union has an advantage over most other Universities in that it to make the effort to get to know I doubt if you will have heard of is a medium-sized body comprised of three smaller bodies and itself part of what is going on and where. the death of Mike Neville-Polly last a large body. The large body is ULU and the three smaller ones the month in Zambia. Having only left " constituent college unions "—note that phrase, it is a local cliche. It In conclusion, may I welcome college last Christmas there will be can thus provide opportunities for people of all abilities. The ambitious many of Mike's friends still in I.C. may find their niche in the corridors of .Malet Street (ULU), those content yon all to the start of the new who will not have heard of this with a smaller sphere of influence will find ample opportunities to display session,.and from now on it's all tragedy either. their talents in the corridors, stair-cases and liftshafts of IC. For those yours! Mike took a degree in Mechanical who prefer an even tighter knit company, the constituent college unions Engineering before coming to us in have many flourishing and influential organisations. Tony Duke President ICU Mining for a DIC by research. He As for striking a happy balance this obviously means different things had a wide number of friends in both to different people. Some can be a President of a society and get a First, parts of the college, who, I am sure, others can do nothing and still fail. In your first weeks experiment, find will miss him greatly. out what you can allow for work! Seriously though, it's no good hiding He went to Zambia as a- Mechani- away and saying you will enjoy yourself after you graduate—now is the cal Engineer at Chingola mine in the time of opportunity. New Year. You will no doubt have joined some of the seductive societies you Mike Mike died in a road accident when saw on Freshers' Day. Possibly your attitude was " I want to join the Folk Sir, returning from a rugger match at Song Club because I like to listen to folk music." or " If I join the Photo- During the past year I have been Chingola one afternoon. Their small graphic Society 1 can use their darkrooms." While not uncommendable, responsible for the construction of sports car hit a horse when doing these are not the best reasons for joining. Any kind of society depends for MIKE, I.C.'s new mascot. more than 50 m.p.h. The animal was its success on the activity and involvment of its members—please get I would now like to express my thrown over the bonnet and through involved ! Don't imagine you can step into a society >as President (Vice- the windscreen. Mike was severely President possibly) but you can give your ideas, help and time right from personal thanks to the undermen- tioned members of the college staff, concussed with internal bleeding the1 start. There is no need to be afraid of being turned away as a around the brain. He died in hospi- " Fresher "—you are only a Fresher as long as you act as one. There are without whose help the construction tal after being unconscious for five no closed shops—all doors will open if you push hard enough—and it is of rfeither the mascot or its plinth weeks. His companion escaped vir- time a few people did start pushing : the sweet drug of apathy may easily would have been possible :— tually unharmed. overcome this fertile college. Maintenance : Mr. Lewis, Mr. Shurety, Mr. Deering and Mr. I am sure he will be missed by Obviously you know best where your interests lie, but do not neglect Fred Cox. many in the college. You may re- to broaden your outlook—your real talents may still be latent. There are Mech. Eng.: Johnny Morgan, Gor- member him as a past captain of I.C. opportunities for everyone, boredom should be an impossibility. don Stabin, Bob Garmon and Boxing Club. Arthur Dowden. J. H. SHILLALSER Top of the Union Civ. Eng.: Mr. Branan, Dept. Supt. IN THE UNION we have the makings of a successful administration. Stan Cook, carpenter ; Mr. Scott, Undoubtedly the power lies with President Tony Duke. He has already workshop. shown himself capable of employing his powers and directing it to useful Elec. Eng.: Mr. Green, workshop. AS IN THE PAST the Editor will be purposes. At the time of writing (28th) I suspect he has some schemes for Royal School of Mines: Mr. Harris, pleased to receive letters for publica- making large changes in the Union affairs. Dept. Supt.; Bert West, work- tion. However the right to withhold David McBain, Vice-President, is a hard-working diligent officer. shop ; and, of course, Mac, in from publication such letters, either Already he has made efficient use of his limited time (he is a third year the foundry. in part or entirely, is reserved. engineer) to implement the recommendations of the Council decision on My thanks also go to the few stu- THE EDITOR does not necessarily notice boards. dents involved : Roger Cross, Jim agree with the opinions of advertisers, Secretary Brendan Parker is another hard-working member of Duke's McLeod, Dick Conn, Paul Ward and columnists or correspondents. staff. He worked hard under Fletcher last year to gain this post and no Peter Mason. doubt learned much from this teacher. R. N. CORNFORTH.

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Sir Patrick was a humane man of wide sympathies and interests. His long experience of the College enabled him to graft the new onto the THE LATE RECTOR healthiest elements of the old, and it is sad that he has not lived to see the complete fulfillment of the design. Those who knew him feel his passing as a personal loss. SIR PATRICK LINSTEAD, CBE, FRS, who died suddenly on Dr. K. E. WEALE. the 24lh of September, had guided Imperial College through a crucial period of its history. A graduate of the College, he was a member of the Chemistry department staff until 1938, and gained an international reputation in organic Chemistry. He was then THE WELLS successively Professor at Sheffield and at Harvard, Deputy Director of Research at the war-time Ministry of Supply, and Director of the National Chemical Laboratory. He returned in 1949 becoming head of the Chemistry department and Dean of the RCS; and was CENTENARY appointed Rector in 1955. gories as painting, sculpture, music, His scientific attainments and contributions to the development of THE CENTENARY of the robots, inventions, science fiction— University education, (which included membership of the Robbins Com- birth of H G. Wells is comme- in fact almost anything will be con mittee), are well known. In South Kensington he will also be particularly morated by a variety of public sidered provided that the entry is a remembered for his personal influences on the nature and quality of the and college events. In December work of art inspired by science, in- massive expansion of the College, which had been initiated under his pre- corporating scientific apparatus or decessor, Air Chief Marshal Sir Roderick Hill. Steering through the com- Lord Snow is to give a special produced scientifically. plications caused by the retention of the Queen's Tower he sought to Centenary lecture in the Huxley A long list of distinguished scientists ensure that the large new academic buildings were modern and functional Building when he will speak and artists has been invited to judge but would not " astonish our neighbours and clash with the pleasant legacies the entries, each taking on an ap- of the past." Within them he successfully fostered the development of about Wells die literary pioneer propriate category. They will collab- new departments and fields of study, and of interdepartmental collaboration. and scientific educator. orate in judging any entries which do One of his earliest decisions was that residential expansion should have Earlier this Autumn the BBC not fall into a listed class. For a equal priority with academic building, and from this sprang the redevelop- special predictions category, the en- ment of Prince's Gardens, which will eventually accommodate more than broadcast a documentary televis- tries will be buried, and twenty years one thousand students. His concern for the nurturing of a University ion programme on Wells entitled hence the then Rector will be invited environment was also shown by the opening of the Playfair and Haldane 'Whoosh'. In this three mem- to judge which forecast has been most Libraries, in the expansion of the Harlington sports ground, by his active bers of Wellsoc appeared briefly. nearly fulfilled. The winner will then encouragement of the General Studies programme, and in the project to The biggest event in Wellsoc's au- receive his prize. build a swimming pool and squash courts on the North side of Prince's tumn timetable is the Wells Week or- Gardens, which is now under way. Wellsoc is again offering a full pro- ganised in honour of H. G. Wells— The Rector was closely interested in the activities of the Union, (" that gramme of weekly meetings. As one of IC's most celebrated alumni. usual the first meeting is a crowd- beneficient organisation") and of its many clubs and societies. The The main feature of this week will be addition of two storeys to the original Union building was carried out in drawer, being a lecture with demon- "an Art of Science Exhibition," but strations on hypnotism., This is fol- the first years of his rectorship. Subsequently he designated as " Union there will also be a dinner attended lowed in later weeks by a discussion Areas " much space in South Side and in the College Block, (which is soon by Wells' son, G. P. Wells, and show- of the possibility of creating life, Her- to be built); and he had prepared the ground for the necessary strengthening ings of four films based on H. G. mann Bondi on cosmology, a lecture of the Union financies to accompany this growth. He gave strong support Wells' books. on brain-washing and voodoo, and to such new enterprises as the Exploration Board and, with Lady Linstead, The Art of Science Exhibition is attended many social functions in the Union. His urbane after dinner several other intriguing topics. to be held from 7th to 11th Novem- The Society's special study groups speeches on these occasions were enlivened by many adroit shafts of ber and is organised by Colin Phil- humour, which were usually proceeded by a speculative glance at the set up last year to investigate flying lips, room 637 Tizard Hall. All saucers and ghosts will continue. The ceiling. He was always accessible for consultation with the President of Union members may enter using the the Union, and maintained excellent relations with successive generations latter group will become affiliated to forms available around the college. the society for Psychical Research. of student officers. Entries are invited for such cate-

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As should be clear from the discouraging comments in Imperial College Union Yearbook, the University of London Union and its building L'LU Freshers' days, Mondav, Tuesday & Wednesday. Octotx-r 36. Bobsleigh Society come in for considerable abuse at IC. Yet last year IC provided on a 10th, Ilth. 12th. 37. Welsh Society per capita basis, more of ULU's officers and executive than any other For a plan of the building see your ULU Handbook: Societies' 38. Hellenic Association stalls are distributed as follows:— 39. Ballroom Dancing Society college, and more absolutely than all but one of them. The reason for Ground floor lounge 40. Scout and Guide Movement this anomaly is that, unfortunately, many IC students do not " manage " 1. Men's University Sports Committee (Men's sports clubs) 41. Jewish Society 2. Union Short (for t;es scarves, diaries etc.) 42. Socialist Society and Labour Club to get to ULU on one of the three Freshers' evenings, know nothing about 3. Women's University Sports Committee (Women's sports clubs) 43. Liberal Federation ULU except from hearsay, and thus become stubbornly anti-Malet Street. 4. SENNET—the ULU newspaper 44. Conservative Association 5. ULU Entertainments Committee Of those who do find their way there, despite the ignorance of taxi drivers, 45. European Society bus conductors and pedestrians, many like what they see, become addicted Ground floor assembly hall entrance Music Roost 6. Drama Society 40, Cfton) yjciaiy and stubbornly pro-ULU. Certainly a balance between these two extremes 7. French Society 4'/. itevue * exists. 8. ULU Film (the ULU film club) 48. Unburn! 9. Youth Council 4y. A« i^Micon However, if you do manage to travel by London Transport from IC 10. Sub Aqua Club 50. btfcpaniu Society 51, M;U!

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SOUTH KEN. is something of a " no-man's land " between Kensing- ton proper and Chelsea. It is bounded roughly by the arterial Cromwell Road and the Fulham Road. At the western end it merges with the bed-sit realms of Earls Court, which is thus within walking distance of the College. It is a fairly undistinguished area and can claim no sordid crimes or battles to its fame. Flats of varying rent and quality abound in its numerous squares and crescents and their residents are the principal popula- tion of much of the district. The shopping area around the Tube station is unusual in its construction. The site appears to be an over-grown collection of " corner-shops." Cafes and restaurants to cater for all tastes are plentiful and whatever the Union handbook implies the food in many of them is good and I have never encountered surly service. One restaurant just outside this cluster is the Shangri-La in Brompton Rd.—highly recommended by the Times but don't go downstairs without £2! Bookshop's, record shops, ticket agents, hairdressers—almost all requirements are catered for except that there is a lack of a good grocer. The nearest one is in Gloucester Road. A long established firm is the Belgian Pastry Shop in Fulham Road. This has been producing its fine pastries for over two hundred years. The King's Road, the famous Chelsea mecca for all the " in-crowd," lies beyond Fulham Road. It was so called because in earlier times it was for the exclusive use of the King and his guests. It is a fine shopping area Thurloe Place: nearest entrance to with its dozens of antique and old furniture shops, gift shops, dress shops The Zetland : for more details the Tube station. and food stores. At the eastern end is Sloane Square with its large stores. The nearest department store to the College is Harrod's in Knightsbridge. the Handbook.

For those seeking flats, cars, tuition in French or indeed almost anything Onslow Square, one of the many quiet, garden squares to be found in notice boards such as this one are a good start. Best time to look is S. Ken. It is one of the more famous; William Makepeace Thackeray Monday when they are changed. wrote 'The Virginians' during his stay here. FELIX

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UNTIL 1964 ICU'S mascot wag a brass eagle called Phoenix. This was 'Lost' under very dubi- PAM ous circumstances, namely a PAM JOHNSTON is the new drunken mascot officer, at the Union messenger, replacing Stan end of that year and there fol- Branker who left this summer after lowed an unofficial adoption of a six year stay. She took up resi- dence in the tiny office only last week, Queen's Tower (c.f. University and so is unfamiliar with the routine. College). But this was generally Vivacious Pam adds a welcome felt by the more active members touch of glamour to the somewhat monastic Union. She admits to a of Wooden Horse to be a retro- great interest in art and, according to grade step, giving those whose Vice-President Dave McBain, is liable mascots had been stolen by I.C. to be sketching on the walls. no chance to retaliate. So "Mike" Although she was born in London, most of her life has been spent in was born and it is solely due to Meanwhile overtures had been ance Department was found to be made to various carpenters within the Canada and she still retains a slight most helpful—they proceeded to cast Canadian accent. While in Canada the organisation and practical college to make a pattern for the cast- a ton of concrete in the lower lounge Pam worked mainly in Vancouver. ability of Ralph Cornforth that ing of the frame. This was a tricky which was then formed into the Her return to England was made the ideas have become reality. job, far beyond the capabilities of plinth. any of the students concerned, but a in 1962 and she spent the year after He found himself the sole person The mounting and alarms required her arrival " travelling around." Since superb job was done by Stan Cook of the construction of a safe door and then she has had various secretarial interested after being let down the Civ Eng workshop. frame—to be cast into the top part posts including on in an Eastern em- by several people who had pro- In the meantime Ralph Cornforth of the plinth. All these jobs were bassy. had redesigned the micrometer! to mised designs and assistance. done by the Wooden Horse club with Pam was offered the post after an- enable it to be made more easily. much assistance from the Mainten- swering an advertisement, though at From most of the major departments ance Dept. The engraving on the as- that time she did not know the exact (Physics, Chem Eng, Civ Eng), but Beginnings sembly was added by Civ Eng, being nature of the job. We wish her the mainly Mech Eng came steel bar and graduated in division of .8in^ (The best of luck in this often trying job. tube. This was melted and used to The first term of last year was spent Union meeting decided Mike should cast the frame in the RSM. foundry. purely in organisation and in the col- be graduated in degrees.) Chromium It came out near perfect the first time lection of material. Mines evinced a plating was done by B.J.S. Electro- CROSSWORD and work was immediately begun willingness to cast the frame, if suffi- Plating Co. Under great secrecy dur- This year the crossword puzzles are cleaning it up. Ralph machined the cient brass were supplied. The RSM ing the long vacation the elaborate to be run on the lines of a competi- frame and spindle himself, the finish- rep. on the project, Jim McLeod, being safety measures were finished and it tion. A cash prize of 10s. will be paid ing being done in the Civil and Elec a member of I.C. rifle club supplied will certainly take very considerable to the creator of the best crossword Eng workshops. the answer in the form of a hundred resources to crack or outwit Mike. puxzle submitted each issue. The The orginal idea was to mount the and fifty pounds of spent cartridges. Should it ever happen that human entries will be judged by our staff an'' masterpiece on the window-ledge in He then spent many happy hours error allows Mike to be kidnapped their decision is final. The right is the concert hall, but this was eventu- melting these down into ingots ready then I.C. should mourn the loss of reserved to omit the Crossword if ally discarded and the lower lounge for the actual casting. London's most sophisticated mascot. there is insufficient space. chosen. Here the college Mainten-

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ATHLETICS CLUB TOUR IN A LAST desperate attempt to beat the currency restrictions and push our razor-edged economy over the brink, I.C. Athletics team exported itself to Germany. The regulations of the Civil department committed many of onr best men to field courses; but what we lacked on the track wc were determined to make up lor it.

Setting off on the first Saturday morning of the vac. we made for Cologne where we collected our mini-bus and started looking for somewhere to stay the ninht. The Captain's organisational ability reach- ed even greater heights the next dav who" we drove to meet our hosts in Frankfurt and discovered that 1500 hrs is not the same as five o'clock. However, we d>'d find our accomodat- ion and several glnsses of the local The I.C. pair, Hobson and Dickson, keep in close contact brew restored confidence. wuh the opposition during the 1500 m at Mannheim. Both ovir stay in Frankfurt and the match itself were marred by wet team and we were not allowed any hrst places, though Dave Downie (Mines' one-man athletic team) came FACTS AND FOOTBALL closest to one. He blamed his failure on having broken a life-long rule and trained the day before. GREETINGS TO ALL the new members of the club, and to Next to Mannheim where wc met Howard Dickson breaks the tape present members playing another season with us. The committee all our old friends from Sports Day. in the 1500m at Mannheim. hopes the freshers, especially, will settle down as soon as possible. Here everything was laid on for us To begin with, the club is affiliated to the Middlesex F.A., from including sunshine and sightseeing. Photos by Ian Winship whom we get two Cup Final tickets. They cunningly arranged the match training and winning a very tense for the last day so that after three high jump competition. The match This year seven teams will be in days of German hospitality and beer was followed by a succession of wet- the U.L. leagues, and also in the Cup combined with a crack-of-dawn start tings-swimming, punting and drink- competitions. To ensure an excellent they won by more than the two ing. chance of doing well, we want to points victory on Sports Day. Among The last few days of the trip were establish settled teams as soon as pos- our most successful events in that lived out in Karlsruhe where we took BANG! sible, whilst preserving the opportun- match were the 1500m won by part in a many-cornered competition. ity for players of merit to 'move up'. Howard Dickson and the relay where Starse of this meeting were Aberdeen FOR THE SECOND year run- Of course, this means that some play- in spite of only having three regular University who in spite of two days ers, who are 'off form' will have to ning the college rifle club B' sprinters we won the relay by a com- travelling wiped the floor with every- forfeit their places team won the University league. fortable margin. Of course they did body. If we were outclassed on the drop the baton. sporting side we more than held our If all players are not lackadaisical The University full-bore and On, then, the match against own on the 'sport' side at the recept- in their approach to the game, the p'stol championship were also Tubingen who, again some of us had ion that evening. committee assures you that it will be won by club members. The 'A' doing its best to make you satisfied met previously in London. Here too Altogether it was a very enjoyable with the club, and the two games per team, however, slipped one we were well entertained and only tour in which we made many friends week you will get. potion further and ended up wished we were there for more than and spread the image of I.C. abroad Apart from playing . soccer all two days. The competition was one —but it should recover. third. season, there is the social aspect to most enojyable with a really friendly This year the club will be using the lie considered and next Wednesday, spirit and Dave at last overcoming his F. D. Hobson range at Chelsea Barracks which after the matches, we have the 'pie should lead to an improved standard and mash supper' to be held in the Athletics of shooting. It will also be possible Union : details from the notice board. for more people to shoot more fre- In January and February, the Club quently and the club hopes to en- Dance and the annual dinner are held IN THE recent Britain v Sweden TO NORWAY courage more beginners to shoot. In with great success athletic match, competing in the the past few years the active member- I hope your interest has been ship of the club has been declining high jump, was L.eon Hall, who has caught and that you will endeavour owing to the difficulty of allocating just graduated from the Physics De- WITH BOOTS to show keenness throughout the range time to others than team mem- partment. Leon cleared just below season. bers. 6'5 -}", below Britain's, hrst string Details of the club's activities and Fairbrother. The two Swedes cleared J. Garratt A MINI-BUS, a 1948 car, 219 meetings can be found on the notice over 6'9" man-days of dehydrated food and board. 12 members of the Rover Crew were some of the items shipped UNDERWATER on board the "Leda" at New- castle on June 25th. WITH THE The crossing to Norway was short IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION and calm, which was more than can be said for our driving in Norway. I.C. CLUB The vehicles made the 5000 ft. climb UNDERWATER CLUB into the heart of the Jotenhcim The Underwater Club, one of the Mountains without getting more than country's foremost university sub- a little steamed up. A base camp COMMEMORATION aqua clubs. Activities include open was set up at Leirvassbu from which water meetings, an Easter camp in the we were able to climb at least a dozen South of France (which is open to peaks each within a day and a BALL freshers) and at least one major ex- separate camp was set up at pedition. Spiterstuien from which the two The Clubs Facilities include a van higest mountains in Northern Europe. and a compressor as well as aqua- Galdhoppigen and Glittertind (8.000 lungs, basic equipment (mask. fins, ft.), were climbed. AT QUAGLINO'S etc) which can be bought at reduced Although the mountains were de- prices. serted, we were in walking distance of Training starting at the beginning Leivassbu and we met many Nor- of term includes both baths sessions wegians, mainly students, who taught Thursday 27 October and lectures. Freshers are especially us Norwegian songs and dances and welcome. in return we tried to teach them some Interested freshers should write to of ours to our common amusement. Dancing from 9pm to 2am the Secretary via the Union Rack or On the whole we were fortunate to attend at 1.15 on 6th October in be " lost " in the mountains and yet Rm. 253 Aero when a short film will still make conact with the Nor- be shown. wegians. 12 FELIX WEEKEND FELIX DEADLINE

Mike ranks undoubtedly as one of the finest examples of student ingen- uity in the country—not only is he fully operational, but he has a de- Mascot fence mechanism which according to " Wooden Horse " can never be pene- trated. Its 170 lbs. of steel and brass will lie on a H ton concrete plinth in the Union lower lounge, and is pro- tected from any marauders by clamps Ready and safes, and a highly complex elec- tronic alarm grid. In fact, the Union asks us to make it clear that it can accept no responsibility for misadven- ture to any amateur mascot pirate. Although " Mike " will be perma- nently on show in the Union Build- MIKE, GIANT sized micro- ing, he will be brought into Union meter built in such secrecy last General Meetings and other occasions year as mascot for ICU, is to be as much as possible. Imperial Col- lege has a mascot to be proud of, inaugurated (or should it be de- and which should enliven the recently dicated) at the first IC Union rather dull London mascot scene. General Meeting of the year, on November 3rd. The secrecy has been maintain- ed by the 'Wooden Horse' Sir Willis organisation (ICs movement for New Hall mascotry of all kinds) under the in the leadership of Ralph Cornforth. Failures This task was all the more im- WITHIN TWELVE hours of the an- News nouncement of the Selective Employ- portant because after IC's suc- ment Tax, the college received requests cessful 'snatches' of mascots from Very much in the news is Sir Willis from contractors whose tenders were Kings, City University (then By general assent last year was a Jackson, Head of the Electrical En- under consideration for review or good year in the Union, hence it was gineering Department. Earlier this Northampton College) and SOAS even withdrawal of their tenders. These perhaps inevitable that there should summer he was appointed President included the contract for the new hall they would have appeared highly be a large crop of failures. The of the British Association. As he is development in Eastside. only just taking on this post he has ridiculous if they had 'Lost' IC's exams have claimed victims from all The situation was critical because a not yet announced any intentions and parts of the Union; large sections of stipulation of the anonymous bene- own mascot before it was even will not deliver his Presidential ad- Dramsoc and Ents. Committee have factor was that work should begin be- complete. They also undertook dress until next summer. However it is failed to return. The Carnival or- fore 21st May. Only by immediate reported that more time will be given the entire design, manufacture ganisers, Jim Murray and Peter Jones, negotiations was it possible to retain at future meetings to symposia which and installation of 'Mike'. have both failed, as has the chairman the planned starting date of the 16th will bring a number of disciplines of Ents., Brian Compton. It seems of May. probable that Keith Guy, last year's together to discuss matters of common Work is now continuing smoothly Chairman of SCC and unsuccessful interest. and the hall is due for completion for candidate for the presidency will be On October 31st Sir Willis is to the Summer term of 1968. It is re- nominated by Council as Chairman chair one of the 1966 Granada Guild- ported that during the Summer the of Ents. hall lectures. The speaker is Sebastian work compound has been broken into de Ferranti, whose subject will be Old FELIX has lost all of its most ex- at night, possibly by students. perienced staff and begins the year " Technology and power." On No- with its youngest ever Editor. vember 5th, Sir Willis is to receive Note : Dai Howell set up a record an honorary degree on the occasion of last year. It was the first time he the installation of the Prime Minister, Buildings passed a year the first time ! Mr. Wilson, as the first Chancellor of the University of Bradford. FELIX

This year FELIX finds itself with a decimated staff. What it r >eds NOW are people to give a hand. To give you an idea, there are vacancies for : report- ers, photographers, sub-editors, salesgirls, business organisers and cartoonists. Literally scores of people are required, especial- ly Freshers. FELIX holds meet- ings in the Press room at the top of the Union on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12.45 p.m. If you cannot get to these visit one of the editorial staff in his room— at least you'll get some coffee! (96, Beit for the Editor)

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