IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION NO. 284 20th NOVEMBER, 1969 6(1. Did You Know? This years' Carnival is for ing between eleven and mid- Out of Isolation the Society for Mentally night on the 5th of Decem- Handicapped Children and ber. Those arriving back Carnival has already col- sore of foot and parched of I.G.U. Votes to Rejoin N.U.S. lected some money ! ? Guilds thirst will be greeted by girls is doing phenomenally well, of Maria Assumpta bearing having collected more than breakfasts. A Darts Mara- At the first Union Meet- asked for someone to speak image. Only through being more so. He asked if four £270, including £150 from thon is also among events ing to toe held in the new against the motion. No one members of a national union hundred students at a Union the Lord Mayor's Show and proposed for that week so Great Hall in College Block, stirred. Disbelief among old could I.C. Union make an meeting could accurately re- most of the rest at the what about volunteers from indeed the first massed hands at I.C., for this peren- impression on national stu- flect the feelings of the whole Guilds - Mines terrifying the Union Bar. gathering in that noble nial motion has provided dent affairs such as these. of Imperial College on this tiddly - winks tournament. place, the Union voted in grist to the mill of I.C. de- Blasting away through the issue. A deep question which R.C.S. also did well out of A successful Albert Hall favour of rejoining the Na- baters for donkeys years. amazing acoustics of the drew a deep reply from the crazy conkering in the Concert will be the main fea- tional Union of Students Ken Barker spoke. He Great Hall Les entreated the David Logan on the use of King's Road. R.C.S. netted ture of next term's Carnival after an absence of thirteen didn't, he said, really want Union to join N.U.S. again. democratic structures, They more than £100 from a Week, followed by a fete. The Rag Mag will also be years. to speak against the motion Gwyn Hughes was un- exist for people to use and pedestrian speed trap there if an insufficient number of on sale then, so if we have The meeting opened nor- but he thought more time affected, in his opinion join- to total £210. Mines has also should be devoted to con- people use the system then collected about £53 ! any volunteers for salesmen mally, late. Mr. Seaford ing N.U.S. would double the in Outer Bongolia . . . sider such items as cost, workload of council, and, government must continue apologised humbly that there in the absence of interest. It seems that carnival can were no carpets to place our feelings of other colleges quoth he, Who would listen raise a lot of money collect- In a special effort to have dainty feet upon, and hoped not in N.U.S. For Mr. Bar- to Corbyn anyway at an Someone sneakily asked ing at such events and all the Carnival Committee we would excuse the in- ker this was no matter to be N.U.S. conference. about last years unfavour- there is no reason for not fail their exams, these and efficiency of I.C's adminis- treated lightly. able referendum on joining enjoying yourself at the other events will be carried David Logan, of N.U.S. on continuously throughout tration and himself in not Les Ebdon obviously executive give his views to N.U.S. Irrelevant, said Mike same time, so how about having the place ready for Green, if people had wanted supporting the Trad Jazz the year, so I hope you'll en- thought this poor stuff and the meeting and pertinent joy yourself participating, us. girding his loins strode questions directed at him to come and vote, they Group busking in High would have done so. Street Ken. on 22nd. of especially with the help of across to the microphone. from the floor drew lucid all the Corbynian USK Col- According to Ken Weale's More time, Les said, but replies. Someone asked if The sands of time were November. This, plus last financial report, I.C. union running out as two thirty weekend's bed-race to South- leges who are putting in a we've been bandying this N.U.S. can do anything lot of work. is technically in the red, to idea about for thirteen years. more concrete than demon- approached. Dave Wield ampton and the three legged the tune of £900, but this Cost? Anthony Crosland strate? Nobody ever gets summed up, Mr. Guy asked pub crawl provide devious L. SMITH. was offset by investments of himself, in his halcyon days everything he asks for said if visitors would stand uo forms of entertainment for £1,620, and Mr. Weale as Minister of Education Mr. Logan. How big a voice and be counted. So the pre- anyone with enough energy The following leading ad- thinks the Union should just gave an assurance at an I.C. would I.C. have in N.U.S.? sident of the A.A. and Chris to lift a collecting tin in one vertisers support Felix. get by this year. general studies lecture that Mr. Logan said that college Walmsley, president of U.C., hand and a beer in the other. Proctor & Gamble; Dave Wield proposed the joining N.U.S. would be a representatives control N.U.S. stood up and were deftly This term's Carnival Week B.P. Chemicals (U.K.) motion that I.C.U. rejoin valid reason for an increase through a proportional re- counted. The vote was 192 is from 28th of November Ltd. N.U.S. His arguments, he in Union fees. Sailing on in presentation scheme of dele- for, 143 against and 7 ab- to 6th of December and admitted, were much the full command of his subject, gates with voting rights. stentions. seems to be well supported same as Jack Straw (N.U.S. other bogies were laid to N.U.S.'s achievements rolled Piers applied for member- by feet, with the round Bri- president) gave at I.C, a rest without anybody even freely from Mr. Logan's ship last Monday, and mem- tain hitch-hiking race start- U.S.K. fortnight ago (see page ten raising them. Participation, lips, but the Union was bership should be ratified ing on 28th November, and for a fuller report). Piers student unrest, the student wary. Dennis Taylor even soon. the Carnival Walk start- by Rake LTnstitute Francais, 289 pretty, intelligent, stunning girls only 5 minutes away from I.C. and what are we doing ? NOTHING. President Linda Jackson complains that the lack of men ruins social life. I.C. Halls, bars clubs and so- cieties take note because this is your chance to wake up and live ! Invite the girls to join. Our arts magazine Phoenix tried the personal approach and now has articles, sales girls and typists galore. The Drama group needs male actors and advisors together with bi-sex football, hockey, pub-crawl- ing is being organised by the social secretary Jaquie Crisp. There is also a dance on the 5th December with the Con- sortium and Discotheque. So join me at the Institute Francais between South Ken. tube and Cromwell Road in Cromwell Place S.W.7. RAKE. Page 2 FELIX 20th November, 1969

ONFUSION Lyon Playfair Under-used

AT The Lyon Playfair Library has now settled down in its new site in the Library Block, with the builders only remaining in parts of the basement. OUNCIL The book collection, has been tremendously ex- panded, though still leaving over 70% of the space The addition of the department reps to ICU empty to allow for the envisaged expansion. The Council further increased the the size, squabbling, number of spaces for students to study has been and cumbersome unmanageable nature of the increased to 500, from 80 in the old building, and second Council meeting this year, held in the old the library now stays open until 9.30 in the even- Astro-mooney on Monday, 10th November. ing, and is open until 5.30 on Saturday. The meeting was notable for a large amount of There are also carrels and study rooms in which confusion. This was largely due to poor chairman- academic staff and post graduates can work in ship by Messrs. Corbyn and Guy, the latter of peace. whom took the chair so many times that he was accused of acting as a co-chairman! Both of these Although borrowing of books has increased, the had, at times, difficulty in controlling the meeting. reading and study areas are very little used. Endless line of filing cabinets Disagreement frequently flared up between Guy and Corbyn, or one of these and the floor, some- Since the Lyon Playfair library now works in even closer Also on this level is the "Restricted Loans" section. Here collaboration with the neighbouring Science Museum library, are kept the textbooks on the departmental reading lists. times resulting in quite sharp exchanges and many which is very strong in periodicals, the Lyon Playfair has Every member of the academic staff has been asked to recom- "oh, shut up you" type incidents. decided to concentrate on buildings up its collection of text- mend books for this section. They are kept behind a special books and advanced monographs, so that the libraries will counter, and may be borrowed for no more than three hours, The matters dealt with were, with 3 or 4 important excep- complement each other. or overnight. tions, rather trivial, and if it were not for a lot of general The present stock of books is about 80,000 volumes; capa- time-wasting, some of which could have been prevented by city of the new 53,000 sq. ft. premises is about 300,000 the chairman, the conclave need not have dragged on past volumes. This year the library has been given an extra grant Periodicals 11.30 p.m. As it was, the tired and impatient members of of £12,000 for more textbooks and advanced monographs, Council were finally able to dash off to bed at 01.08 a.m., in addition to its normal annual grant of £15,000, Level 3 houses the extensive Periodicals section of the Tuesday. library. On the west side of the level are the bound volumes The library occupies five levels of the library block. On of past years' issues of most periodicals; the current issues Nevertheless, it was noticeable that, while some people are kept on the shelves in the east room. If the library has were unhappy about Corbyn's handling of things, none of three of these, 2, 3 and 4 are working places for 500 people. These may be used during normal library hours, which are not got the periodical you require, it will be able to get a them hesitated to lumber the President with any jobs that copy from either the Science Museum Library, University came up during the session! 9.30 to 9.30 on Monday to Friday, and 9.30 to 5.30 on Satur- day. The full library service is available during these hours. of London Library or the National Lending Library. Some- times, certain volumes of periodicals are removed for binding. In this case, the library generally ensures that the same issues GLIDER Carrels are available elsewhere in the College. One of the major items that came up was the matter of Also on levels 2, 3 and 4 are the carrels. These are 65 On level 4, where the reading and study spaces are very the Gliding Club's appeal to the College Centenary Appeal small study rooms with a desk and bookshelf, intended for little used at present, there are report material, foreign Fund for £500 to replace their Eagle sailplane. This glider postgraduates. They are allocated for the whole year, and language journals, and the Operational Research Society belongs to the College, but maintenance costs are paid by the PG's may keep their own books and library books in them. library. Also on this level is a large empty room, for future Union. The club therefore thought it reasonable to ask the Plenty of these are still available, and prospective users expansion. College, and not the Union, to replace it. This would in fact should see the Assistant Librarian in charge of Reader Ser- save the Union some of the heavy repair coists. vices, Miss Millier. If demand is large, however, preference Council made no concrete move on the matter, but will will be given to PG's not in Hall. Reference not allow the application by the gliding club until the possi- Also on two levels are the 16 study rooms, which can hold Back down on Level 1, the main entrance level, are all the bility of obtaining money from this fund has been advertised up to six if necessary, and are allocated in a similar manner catalogues, and the main issue and return counters. The to all clubs and societies. to the carrels. These are primarily intended for visiting staff bookshelves here accommodate many indexes, abstracts, en- The Fund will also be asked for money towards the IC members and advanced research students, though some will cyclopaedias, atlases, dictionaries, telephone directories, and Lodgings Bureau. Council, meanwhile, gave £70 to put out be made available for discussion groups. other general reference works. more circulars to landlords. On the right of the entrance as you walk in is a small car- peted area — this is the only place in the library where Textbooks smoking is permitted. If, while working on a higher level, SUPPRESSION The Library's general text-books section is on Level 2. The you feel the need for a break and a cigarette, then please go books are arranged according to the Universal Decimal down to Level 1. There will soon be a display case in this The Pro-Rector came under heavy fire for apparently Classification — the same textbook coding system used by area, to house recent acquisitions. attempting to censor the views of the Union representatives the Science Museum and other major libraries. The assistant To get to higher floors from Level 1, go left inside the chosen by Piers to meet the UGC Arts Committee, by objec- on the issue counter will be pleased to help you find the sec- entrance and up the stairs on the left, past the returns desk. ting to the Union submitting some documents giving Union tion you want. policy on diversification of courses. In general, it appears Continued on Page 5 that the College is attempting to push the Union around too much for the liking of many Council members. against the reluctance of the Refectory Committee to do he had gone to the Union office, and, on hearing he had not It was decided to consider petitioning the Queen to have anything about the students' complaints. Messrs. Stephenson been allocated a sticker as he only came from Evelyn Gar- the Royal Charter of the College changed to allow student and Seaford were mentioned as being particularly obstructive dens, he had stated that he intended to park there anyway ! participation, when she comes to open College Block, and/or on this and other committees. Eventually his appeal was dismissed, after 35 minutes wasted. to hand out pamphlets on this occasion. Other minor matters brought up at Council were :— Dave Wield has resigned from the Refectory Committee, A boycott of refectories was also mooted, as a protest UNFAIR and Piers Corbyn was elected in his place. Geoff Needham brought up the disturbing and undemo- Mr. Mooney has reprimanded the barman for after-hours cratic activities of ULU Societies Council. This has some drinking. rather odd and apparently unfair practices, but when the The College will be asked to up the pay scale of the Union IC delegates queried some of these, the Council got very Clerk, Janet Hughes, as it was felt she was being overworked. stroppy and tried to shut them up! Geoff sent in some pro- It was decided that clubs, etc., must duplicate their minutes posed amendments to its constitution, by recorded delivery, themselves, and not ask Janet to do it. before the closing date for inclusion on the agenda, but these Ents were given permission to end some Hops at mignight. items were not included for discussion. Now the Council is The financial report on the proposed nursery in the base- going to exclude semi-permanently all those Colleges who do ment of 8 Princes Gardens, indicates that the cost will be not send delegates to the next meeting ! £4 5s. per child per week. The IC tribal warfare film is still not completed. Ten student reps, were elected to JURGO ; these are APPEAL Messrs. Corbyn, Guy, Hains, Hughes, Woods, Ebdon, Mac- Adam, Elphick, Wield, Simpson. A Mr. Edwards came along to appeal against a 10/- fine The new ICU Constitution, as worked out last year, will imposed on him for parking opposite Southside, without a be presented to the Union soon. sticker. He said he saw the business as a matter of principle The President refused to buy all Council members a curry — who is in charge of parking and discipline in these areas? if the meeting did not close at 11.40. In fact, when it did Much discussion followed, in which it was stated that Mr. close just after one in the morning, most members were too Co-Chairmen Edwards was a persistent offender. At the start of the term, tired even to think of food ! 20th November, 1969 FELIX Page 3

The opinions expressed in the letters on this page do Inverted Racialism ? N.U.S. Debate not necessarily concur with Dear Sir, What did the notice say ? Criticised those held by the Editor. During this term IC Union "Overseas Students only"! and ULU have been trying to This advert was an insult Dear Sir, fight racial discrimination in to ULU and ICU. Should we We and others present at Lodgings, and now against British members of the Union today's Union meeting, Co-ordinated Diversification higher hall fees for overseas be told we are not accept- where it was decided to join Capitalism students. The only people able? We can fight discrimin- N.U.S., would like to ex- ' The time has come' the Walrus said, ' to talk of many who benefit from these ac- ation against overseas stud- press regret that a decision things.' Charles Dodgson (alias Lewis Carroll) tions are the overseas stu- ents, but we must be discrim- which affects the whole of Defended dents, as far as I can see, inated against ourselves. This the college union was taken Sir, and many of them have is insulting ingratitude! at a meeting where less than Dear Sir, A few days ago, I noticed volubly argued their case in The person or persons res- a tenth of the union was In response to the very reasonable expressed desire of a number of leaflets around the Union. ponsible should either apolo- present. students in the College, many departments have introduced College publicising 'Captive When I myself queried the gise, or, if he has the nerve, Whilst we appreciate the non-scientific subjects into their undergraduate curricula. Nations Week'. When I had place of overseas students in justify this action in these reasons for joining the However, the result makes one very suspicious that it is a recovered from the shock of IC (see FELIX number 281, pages. I imagine that some of N.U.S., we disapprove stop-gap action to placate a current trend. It might also seeing a leaflet which was page 3), many British stud- the overseas students them- strongly of the manner in have been a conspiracy to convince students at Imperial not published by Piers ents in IC rallied in opposi- selves were likewise horrified in which this decision was College that non-technical subjects are not worth studying. Corbyn, I was intrigued by tion, talking about "integra- at the offending notice, and I made. As this was an ;ssue Having spent the last three years as an Electrical Engin- the figures on the back of tion" and "intellectual cross- would urge them to set up an affecting every member of eering undergraduate, I regret the prosaic inclusion of non- the leaflet. These added up pollination". It appears, enquiry into this. How can the union, we feel that more technical studies in the syllabus. The status of liberal to the astounding total of then, that British students we fight external racism if of an effort should have studies increases from a virtual non-existence in the first nearly 100 million deal as have been doing their best to we have this sort of behav- been made to present the year to a total of one, two, or three subjects (as the student a result of the application promote integration. Some iour internally ? case fairly to every student; chooses) in the final year. Surely, the reverse order, with of Marxist-Leninist ideo- even wish to demonstrate Until a satisfactory apol- instead of having a chair- a wider range of non-scientific subjects read in the initial logy — making the late and against higher Hall fees, risk- ogy or explanation is re- man clearly seen to be biased part of the course, will be more appropriate in introducing unlamented Herr Hitler look ing legal action. ceived, IC Union should re- and lack of information the fresher to engineering. like an amateur! Personally, I would not ex- frain from discussing the from the opposition, The leaflet warns us pect the overseas students to problems of O/S students. If s We therefore sincerely Balanced against indifference and try and prevent this integra- we are not good enough for hope that in the future a apathy, the very malaise tion, but on Friday, 7th Nov- their social acceptance, they referendum will be taken on Most, if not all, students come to I.C. to benefit from ember, the Overseas Students must indeed be superior any equally important issue. its specialised training. Some also come to be educated, and which must have struck this college last year, when I.C. Committee held a party in enough to fight their own it is not Mephistophelean to gently persuade the rest that a Weeks Hall. battles! George X Yours faithfully, well-balanced education is congenial. chose to be run (overrun?) To develop an imaginative liberal studies programme in by those lovers of top-heavy S. P. Cooke engineering faculties requires care, consideration and com- bureaucracy, the left wing. Maths II petence. Ludicrous combinations, such as parallel courses It is about time that we C. R. Sully in Twentieth Century Literature and Modern Drama, should realised the dangers of Revolution On Jrelix Maths II Dear Sir, clearly be avoided (assuming that Pulitzer Prize aspirants allowing ourselves to swing Dear Editor, P. G. Sealey will not have drifted into our company). Felix became established too rapidly towards social- Botany III The worth of an introductory economics course in an ism. A great difficulty lies Having read Mr. Cyril as a newspaper wmcn pre- engineering curriculum is generally acknowledged. But, in the fact that the most Smith's comments in Felix sented news and features in R. D. Sharratt final year engineering students cannot be expected to be publicised of a socialist's on "The Coming Revolu- a tactual B.tJC type man- Maths II ner. With me rise of the enthused by a course based ashamedly on a first year or views are good humanitarian tion", I would like to point perhaps Pre-University) test for economics students. Not principles with which most Constituent College news- surprisingly, the attendance on the economics course during of us agree. The dan- out the utter hypocrisy sheets it became apparent Dissassociation which runs through the con- tnat there were two types of the last session fell very noticeably as the year progressed; gerous part of his views is Dear Sir, most of the remaining students depended on that subject that his Utopia will be ach- versation. The key quote in papers—one which reported to satisfy course requirements. ieved by a sudden revolution, it is thus: news in a chatty style, often After recovering some- Similar tales of woe beset all studies non-technical.. De- which will tear down the es- intermingled with the re- what from the uncontroll- partmental lieutenants do not appear to dignify these tablishment and replace it "For us our principles are porter's views; and there able bouts of laughter cau- subjects with much care or attention, even while they swear with an all - powerful scientific principles, and we was Felix. The newsheets sed after reading Colcutt's an equivalent weighting of these subjects with their tech- 'people's state'. wouldn't bend them for any- were able to get away with column in your last issue, I nical counterparts in the final assessment. body". this because they were up to feel I really must clear up An often overlooked ad- date, didn't cost much, and one point for the benefit of The quotation by Mr. were regarded by the 'es- Dangers vantage of capitalism is that our judicious 'overseer'. John it allows a far greater free- Smith denotes the fundamen- tablishment' as a transient Darley is a soccer player, Surely, I.C. cannot afford to retrogress in a day and age dom of speech and move- tals of Stalinism, which he 'thing'. a good one by some ac- in which the dangers of overspecialization are consistently ment. In a capitalist state so laboriously condemns. But in the last issue of counts (he was captain of emphasised. no one group ever gains The fact that he considers Felix, the style of reporting last year's 1st XI) — he The solution is obvious, even if it is not simple. Taking complete control, there is a had degenerated to that of never has been a member the cue from the establishment of an Industrial Sociology his scientific principles to be the newsheets, yet most of of the Rugby Club and. continuous struggle for sup- more important than people unit it is not unreasonable to expect the creation of a remacy within the upper the material was one or two after his 'performance' in department to co-ordinate the liberal studies programme in reaches of society, with the ("we wouldn't bend them for weeks out of date. In short the R.C.S, Sevens, I hope the various faculties of the College. state but one faction among ANYBODY"), typifies the Felix had become nothing never will be a member. In The task of providing non-scientific studies in the coun- many, and no group can get totally inhuman and bureau- more than a very expensive, fact the R.F.C. just could not very well printed and very tolerate having such a react- try's leading technological institute should not be under- in the position to impose its cratic nature of Stalinism, estimated. It has to be executed profesionaily and efficiently, out of date newsheet for ionary, right-wing fascist as own ideas and suppress and sets him well on the road so that those who seek to acquire scientific and engineering others. This is greatly to the ICU—and if this is what J.D. amongst them — no, skills of the highest quality in Ithe context of a balanced benefit of the 'lower classes' to Fascism. What on earth Felix is to remain then the not for all the rats in Queen's education do not have to go west. who gain a relatively large makes him think that be- annual grant of £800 can- Tower! amount of real power. not be justified. Yours sincerely, cause he has stuck Trotsky Mike Adams on to the end of his list of Trying to compete with A. H. S. Loh (CCA.) Under socialism, the the newsheets on their own Captain LC. R.F.C. 'upper class' consists of one gods. Marx and Lenin, that ground would be suicide for group, the state, which is he is fighting for a social Felix, and to do away with free to impose its views system that would be any Felix would be a grave mis- WHAT DO YOU upon the rest of society by No Need For Bar less bureaucratic and in- take. There is room for the any means, usually violent, two types of paper; the KNOW ABOUT Dear Felix, as we can see from the 19 human than that the Russian So the student houses are going to be 'anonymous con- newsheets with their up-to- j^UMANISM million deaths in Soviet lab- revolution has obtained? I date conversational tone and glomerations of cheap rooms' unless facilities for the sale our camps between 1921 of alehoholic drinks are provided. (Felicity correspondent would have thought that if pictures of octopuses, and ^RCHAEOLOGY and 1960. anyone wants to be a poli- Felix which should (and from Mining House). Is the level of personality of the J^ABOUR RELATIONS people in these places so low that they cannot be sociable The stated principles of tician, they should be obses- must) present news and without the aid of a depressant drug ? Is it true that the the left (equality, etc.) are sed with the desire to give features in detail in a factual £)RAWING not undesirable, it is only and unbiased manner. only social community they experience is when they all puke people a free and happy life, communally on the floor? their way of imposing them In this way, perhaps we ASTRONOMY which is unwise. It is (or and not be obsessed with Shame. can both get along together J^UCLEAR WARFARE However, rather than allow this state of affairs to persist, should be) the job of the imposing their "scientific without any slamming. I suggest that the Chemistry dept. produce sufficient quantity moderates and the right principles" on society. Direct competition would be J7XISTENTIALISM wing to keep a check on the folly, but the occasional prod of LSD and give it to these people so that they can either Visit the decide to communicate on a more human level or jump childishly impatient left, and Yours sincerely, and overlap is beneficial to off Colcutt's tower. to slow them down so that both. Haldane Library we may ultimately achieve John Thomas on, H. J. Matthews, 2nd floor, library block Yours expectantly, an equilibrium to the bene- Chairman Political S. F. Morrisby Doctor K. fit of the whole of society. (Ed and Asst Ed, Open Mon.-Fri. 10-5.30 (Name supplied). Ian Williams, E.E. 3 Societies Council. RCS Broadsheet) Page 4 FELIX 20th November, 1969 President's It is typical of the left-wing at IC that they should have the nerve to purloin the minutes of the June BOSt meeting FELIX Piece and then make it public, these are matters far above the concern of average students. On reading my copy, I find the BOSt to set up a diver- myself in total agreement with those staff who spoke against 3 Fields sification — co-ordination representation especially Professor Chain when he said that One-sided Debate committee (as reported in there could never be equality between "Masters and Dis- The Union has clear poli- ciples", that the whole affair was just political muck-raking The debate at the last Union meeting which took I.C. cies in 3 important fields: this week's (!) I.C. news.) and that the staff should not give in to these marijuana- into NUS was far too one-sided for such a major decision. Diversification, Representa- The report implies that the crazed, poetry-writing, sandal-wearing, orange-juice drinking, On the one side there was Dave Wield, quoting extensively tion and the Architectural decision is something to do sissy, long-haired thugs as "appeasement never pays". from a speech made the previous week by NUS president Association merger, and with the Nov. 12th BOSt Whilst on the subject, I wonder if the College Authorities Jack Straw, ably supported by some fine rhetoric from Les which it is not! Ebdon, and if this wasn't enough there was Dave Logan wants early statements from are aware of what took place in the RCS Union office last from the NUS to answer questions and, in the process, pro- the administration on them. Wednesday: Henry (Heroin Experience and Nude Romps for Anyway, confusion apart, Youth), the College excuse for mass drug and sex orgies, viding a number of fine points in favour of joining NUS. On Following Councils' (Nov. we are still waiting to be rep- the other side were just three short speeches from Ken 10) discussion of the present put on a so-called Sensory Adventure. Never have I seen Barker, Dermott Corr, and Gwyn Hughes. resented on this committee. anything so obscene as the 40 people leaving, smiling and situation, which reinforced We will re-state that a cen- being friendly to each other, obviously under the influence One of the points made by the proposers was that we what I have been saying to tral college organisation is of drugs as I saw nothing to be amused about. should join NUS to be able to take part in the policy the Admin, for some weeks, vitally needed — a co-ordin- True to the so-called "democracy" of the left, last years making decisions, and over the long term, to see that these I wrote a letter to the Rec- policies come to fruition. David Logan emphasised that the ating committee which works referendum was totally ignored and a Union Meeting passed NUS cannot bring about changes overnight, but suggested tor (see elsewhere in Felix) within existing resources is a motion for joining NUS. Once again IC will become part that it was constant pressure brought to bear on the Univer- concerning the Nov. 12th just not enough! of the "mass student movement" which gives students such sity authorities that brought results. If, then, ICU is to gain Board of Studies meeting. a bad name and it could force IC to lose its reputation as anything from joining the National Union (except for the The main subject of discus- Well, what is stopping the the most forward-loking and well-behaved College in the country. travel concessions, the importance of which was played] sion at the Nov. 12 special administration going for- down by all three proposers) we must remain a member for meeting was the A.A. The ward at full speed on diver- Whilst on the subject of money, coming up at today's a considerable period. BOSt was asked by the sification and representation? Union meeting is a motion to investigate links of IC with racist regimes and companies who provide money for us. This brings me back to my original premise — that the Union to discuss our ideas Government reports, stud- debate was pushed through the Union far too quickly. The Surely we can trust our academic superiors, the administra- majority of those who voted against the motion at the on the A.A. and hence ents, many staff and a good tion, to make sure of the moral consequences of our finances. Union meeting did so not because they were anti-NUS, but also representation. number of admin are all in because they felt that (a) as there had not been enough public favour. discussion before the debate, (b) the proposers were in such a The A.A. negotiations are strong position as compared to the opposition that they now at a crucial stage, as is The great difficulty I had (continued from column 4) could play down their weaker points such as the cost of revealed by some surrepti- in obtaining the minutes of N.U.S. the F and E Committee joining, the cost of sending delegates to the bi-annual meet- tiously obtained documents the special June meeting of Well . . . we've joined. ing of delegates and in fact the effectiveness of 4 delegates acts) and the F and E can yet we are excluded from the BOSt which discussed Apart from LEAs paying from IC amongst over 300 in all. instruct the BOSt. Have the discussions. last years representation re- for the benefits we already The motion having been pushed through so quickly, there quests, and the ghastly "dis- Rector and the other mem- got we can get further posi- may well be a backlash from those who were not even A special meeting of the cussion" which took place bers of the F and E got the tive help from NUS on for aware the NUS vote was being taken, and they could rightly Deans Committee was called courage to stand up to the instance: information, confer- there, gives the answer. ences, Union 'demands', include in their argument that the Union has been used by after the Nov. 12 BOSt meet- "Backward-lookers" and in- the pro-NUS contingent in alliance with President Corbyn. Backward looking Profes- Sabbatical year, legal advice, ings the results of which struct the BOSt on our "3 competitions, etc. This is a should be conveyed to sors and department heads fields"? They meet on Fri. step forward! JURGO on Monday 17th form a strong vocal group 21, they could decide then! Some people say there was Out-dated Posters and the Union meeting on on the BOSt, the progressives not enough discussion on Thursday 20. do not speak out. NUS. Well, discussion has There seems to be a reluctance on the part of some club What can we been going on since last year publicity officers to remove posters immediately after the The BOSt reports to the — the people who don't want event being publicised. This is not only true of those placed Diversification Governing body (for which do? us to join were always quite on notice boards, but more importantly those placed around free to protest more discus- other places in college. The Debating Society, for example, The Oct. 29 decision by (continued in column 5) The Admin fear adverse sion — they knew NUS still (at the time of writing) have posters advertising their would come up! I even meeting on Tuesday, November 11th on every landing in publicity and the Queen has Linstead Hall. So wake up publicity officers, it is nice to asked some of them to write the power to change I.C.'s an anti-NUS piece for a leaf- see adverts for events, but not when they are a week out Royal Charter. It is for these of date. let with a Same length pro- reasons that council suggest- NUS piece — they didn't — ed that we should (if neces- instead they say we shouldn't sary) petition the Queen and have joined because there hasn't been enough discus- issue a public statement on sion. That is an easier way THE NEWSPAPER OF Nov. 27. This moderate pro- out hardly valid. Anyone position is not anti-monar- can start a discussion! IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION chist but the best attempt we A lot of people still can make to fulfilling Union haven't got their Handbooks, EDITOR: MALCOLM WILLIAMSON Someone policy. You must come to the Bluebooks, USK Broad- Asst Ed (Production): Asst Ed (Features): sheets and ULU cards — UGM today to discuss it, and come to the Union office and Ian Carr News Editor: Dave Chant decide what to say to the fetch them when you fetch With Steve Giles, Frances your Union Directory. Campbell made a fortune F and E. News and production Photographic Editor: assistants: Ian Williams, Simon Hoyle John Bowman, Tony Sims, With: Andy Thomas, out of this Refectories-Ugh Next Issue Mike Yates, Malcolm Arthur Stoller. Your innovation may not make a fortune but it may be the basis for The next issue of Felix An operation research Bailey, John Ackers Sports Editor: John Darley starting or rapidly expanding your own business. will contain, amongst other TDC helps finance commercially-minded scientists, engineers, and study is urgently needed. If things, an article by the Typing: Susan designers in the development and exploitation of worthwhile Business Manager: Thanks also to: Dave the refectory committee con- President of the A.A. on at- innovations. TDC provides capital and advice without seeking to titudes to I.C., a feature on Ian Quarrinton Wield, Peter Banbury, control or manage your company. tinues to be obstructive, council suggests a food strike Jazz Expo 69 and a special Piers Corbyn, X, Colcutt, If you have a new product development which could be profitably Christmas surprise. Order Circulation — Sennet and marketed contact Anthony Stevens at: old uncle Thomas Cobley — this is probably the only your Felix now so as not to Felix: Roger Lindsay and all. answer — discuss at the Technical Development Capital Limited be disappointed. Union meeting. National Advertising: J.E.P. and Associates, 117/111 (an ICFC Company) The Union and college Fleet Street, London EC4. Phone 01-353-4712. Piercy House, 5 Copthall Avenue, London E.C.2. could be far more socially SATISFACTION IS . . . Printed by: F. Bailey & Son, Dursley, Glos. Tel: 01-628 0594 trousers made to fit. Find useful and relevant to every- satisfaction at — Dean Published on behalf of I.C.U. Publications Board, TDC offices: Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, body. A working group is Rogers, 6 Thayer Street, Imperial College Union, London, S.W.7. Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, being set up to do things — London, W.l. Nottingham, Reading, Wolverhampton, Channel Islands. report at the Union meeting. 20th November, 1969 FELIX Page 5 Film Soc. Travel ODDS & SODS Film Soc could be the Get Away From It AH — answer to built-in obsole- Travel I.C. scene in the cinema — access to all those vast libraries of Going places this year? great old movies—so, who Sheffield, Skopje, Sydney, heard of television? — can't Singapore, Sweden, South A Proclamation beat the big screen and pic- Carolina? Did you know you ture quality of film — so can get student reductions on Citizens of the Imperial Empire, greetings, may the love they're having the projectors travel to all these places and of all things red keep and preserve you! serviced at Christmas, aren't millions more? If you didn't, Let it be known to one and all that the Emperor Caesar they? you are, to put it in student Red is not pleased with his subjects. It has been noted by language, a mug! There is now a movement his Imperial Majesty that there has been reactionary voting Or do you think you know in the Imperial people's meetings. This he commands to of over 600 Film Societies in Great Britain. Its 100,000 everything? "Sure, I do — cease! N.U.S. do everything at the Let citizen Torr be an example; his name has been members are disciples of the principle of furthering the cheapest rates" — well you've removed from the CEFE mailing list, for reactionary voting. got something to learn as well This terrible fate will fall upon all those who oppose our appreciation and use of the film medium, with the implic- — at the time of writing beloved and deified leader. N.U.S. can only better us on Let it be known henceforth that all leftist motions passed ation that this an art form of serious intellectual merit, cheap student train fares in by inquorate meetings of the peoples will be passed to the Britain and by the time you Imperial Senate, as if the meeting had been quorate. This supported by such periodicals as 'Film' and 'Sight and read this article, maybe even will be known as "democracy", and those who challenge that slight oversight on our the quorum will be known as the "Union bar/Rugby Club Sound' and a vast body of critical and adulatory prose part will be amended. Very clique". soon we might be the cheap- Let it be known that on XXVII November MCMLXLX in many types of published literature. est travel bureau in Great a lounge suit will consist of a mauve sweater and very Britain — we are still debat- battered jeans. The Emperor wishes it to be known that he In fact 'Film' is a medium ing whether to give our 5% commands more respect than the Queen, but because of which caters for all intellec- on all your bookings back to his unparalleled and god-like politeness he will allow the tual levels (Q. Is John Len- you or to use it for publicity Queen to open the new Imperial Palace. non's erection an intellectual —if everybody in I.C. reads The Emperor warns the Bost: his infinite patience will edifice?) and which can be this then there will be no Thoughts of Birds soon end. Their knowledge of the Universe gained over utilised in any economic sys- problem ! many years is nothing, compared to the knowledge of our tem for a myriad of purposes. most beloved leader. They must cease their reactionary To be good a film should One more question — do thinking and accept the words of the Emperor. make you laugh, cry, or you know what G.S.T.S., Communicate His august Majesty proclaims that this month's deity sit bolt upright in your B.U.N.A.C., E.S.U., and (after himself) will be: MAO, god of mobs and god of I.A.E.S.T.E., to name but a seat, involve your mind Very often at IC, people say The floor reps, want to do bloody carnage. He reminds us that when divine retribution with the thought of man's few, stand for? If so, you've comes from above, it will have the symbols CCCP neatly wasted your time with this they know nothing about the their bit to help the cause of intelligence behind it Union, and don't wish to 'communication'. On three lettered, in red, on its side. (did anybody see 'Tar- article — you've dealt with us before and know we hang know anything. They say that lunchtimes a week they will Proclaimed this day, XX November MCMLXIX, gets'?). We think the feature be in or around the Union GAIUS JUSTINIAN films we're showing this year out in Committee Room D, the Union doesn't do any- next to the Main Union thing for them except, may- office. Anyone with queries, are good; you might not have criticisms, advice, or com- recognised yourself as a dis- Lounge in the New College be, finance their clubs. Block, on Mondays (12.30- Perhaps they don't realise ment of any nature please go ciple hitherto, but if you along to the Union Office. come to see one then join the 1.45) and Thursdays (1.00- that the Union also allocates club. 2.15). If you didn't know, parking places, that it can The floor reps, will be pre- Lyon Playfair Library well you do now — come help them borrow money, and sent from 1 to 2 p.m. on One of the disadvantages and find out the cheapest way assist in many welfare prob- Mondays, Thursdays and Fri- (continued from page 2) of Film Soc is the passive to get around and abroad lems. days. nature of 'film appreciation' (hitch hiking hints!). Or if In the basement, Level 0, theses are stored. This part of and the lack of contact be- you are in an ultra-tremen- the library is not, however, completed yet. tween audience and organis- dous hurry to book that flight There is an Xerox machine down here, and the charge is ation, a lack of the feeling of to Siberia, call along to Lin- WHAT'S ON the standard 6d. per sheet, with reduction to 4d. per sheet for belonging to a society. To stead 517. copying of theses of 300 sheets or more. bridge the gap we are plan- THURSDAY, 20th NOVEMBER WEEKEND 29th-30th NOV. ning to make available short J. R. M. McCULLOUGH Photocopying equipment will be installed shortly, and then Scout and Guide Club: Talk 00 Touchstone: Personal Unhappd- the library will be able to produce slides, etc. films next term which can be (I.C.U. travel secretary). RSPCA, Mines 303, 12.35 pjn. ness. Apply by 24th November used for spontaneous Film P.S.—Bring your wives, girl- Go Club, Southiside upper to Touchstone Secretary, 331 The micro-readers in the basement will be most useful for Soc meetings, and we hope friends and student pals along lounge, 8.00 p.m. College Block. reading theses and other papers sent to the library from other there will be some sort of too ! SATURDAY, 22nd NOVEMBER places (particularly theses from America) in microfilm form. SATURDAY, 29th NOVEMBER happening anyway on the Principal Edwards Magic The- IC Hop in the Union tonight fea- The old books deposited eight years ago in the UL deposi- Fridays between feature atre, IC Hop in the Union. tures Deep Purple. tory at Egham have been brought back, and these also are shows. You don't need to be Trad Jazz Group playing in High St., Kensington. Collectors TUESDAY, 2nd DECEMBER on Level 0. Some of these volumes are of more historical passive, call us we won't call LAMLEY'S needed — meet Union lower than academic interest! you, and remember brothers, lounge 10.30 a.m. or High St. The Life of Adolph Hitler — you too can walk on the from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and documentary film, series, ME A from 2 to 4 p.m. 220, 6.00 p.m. water. First night of the new Dramsoc MONDAY, 24th NOVEMBER i production, "I don't know what FILM SOC HAS FOUR Christ on the Air — S.M. Alex- we'd do without Miss Schmidt" HUNDRED MEMBERS, ander (FEBA), ME 242, 1.10 by Leon Rosselson. Concert JOHN LENNON HAS p.m. Hall, 7.45 p.ni. Continues until TUESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER Thursday. ONLY ONE. Wine Tasting Soc: Alveires Mon- r I General Studies: See Notice tana, Physics SCR, level 8, JOHN SPENCE Boards. 5.40 p.m. Members 2/6. I Photo Soe: A lecture on abstract and inontage by R. Knox, WEDNESDAY, 3rd DECEMBER ARPS, Physics 630, at 6.30 p.m. STATIONERY Folk Song Club present a double Wink Soc: Tizard GaHleiry, 10.00 ball! Maureen Kennedy-Martin Small Ads p.m. and Mike and Clair of the Go Club: Southside upper Troubadour Club, in Ithe lounge, 8.00 p.m. Rakesh Mohan, jolly chief Union, top floor, 7.30 pjn. of the white liberals, now FRIDAY, 28th NOVEMBER Members 3/-, others 5/-. Films: Les Biches and Here We Board of Studies. Lastly, it cannot be stressed too much that the new library resides at 659, Yale Sta- 1 EXHIBITION ROAD, S.W.7 Go Round the Mulberry Bush, facilities are very much under-used. There must be many tion, Newhaven, Conn. Mech Eng 220, 7.30 p.m., mem- THURSDAY, 4th DECEMBER people in digs who could use the 500 work spaces in the 06520, U.S.A. All corres- bers 1/6, guests 3/6. The Word Became Flesh, Rev. evenings. The best way to keep abreast of the latest scientific pondence to him would be YHA Group: Next weekend (its to Dennis Peterson, EE 606, 7.30 very welcome. Sbainforth YH, Yorkshire, on p.m. discoveries is to read the periodicals in that field, and what U.S.A. November 28th to 30th, see Domestic Bursar talking on better way to follow up a subject than to look at the original Are you interested in Soutlhiside notice board. "Money", Mines 303, 12.35 p.m. papers? The periodicals section caters for both of these. The Any student living along the North America? Restricted Loans section stocks all the recommended books, Edgware Road or in Hen- Join University Students Abroad Articles for inclusion in the ODDS & SODS page are and you are almost certain of being able to see a copy. don Green or Hampstead International House (Dept. 4) always welcome. Please send them to ODDS & SODS, Felix, and would like a lift to 40 Shaftesbury Avenue, London I.C. Union, at least 10 days before publication. The library is there for you to use—use it. and from College, please W.l. Copy date for inclusion in the next issue is Tuesday, TONY KIRKHAM contact K. Levy, Bot I. Telephone: 01-437 5374 25th November. Page 6 FELIX 20th November, 1969

Graduate Careers A Look Round The Shop by Paul Heath

It is about this time of year that employers, not only From that, admittedly brief, survey of trends of em- from this country but from overseas, start their campaigns to ployment, it will be useful to go on to the means of obtaining recruit their 1970 graduate intake. It is also about this time of advice. The standard way is to see the departmental careers year that most students in their final year at university start adviser and after discussing likes, dislikes and ability, to to think (or try to think) seriously about where their money attend selected interviews of firms recruiting at IC or to go is to come from after June. The purpose of this article is on and see the University Appointment Board Field Officer to make a brief survey of the various types of employment who visits the college regularly. The person is a specialists that graduates of the past few years have found popular, careers adviser with numerous contacts in industry, govern- to swiftly mention the standard ways of obtaining advice ment and the academic world as well as great familiarity about a career and (I hope) to offer some encouragement to with the problems of the graduate student seeking a job. those students who like me, found themselves treading water Moreover the facilities of the U.L. Appointments Board are in a sea of despair, wondering which island to swim to. available to the graduate throughout his life, not just while When we talk about employment for science and tech- he is at college. If you've not decided after going through nology graduates, we should not only include jobs in industry their channels, the usual course is to keep an eye on the and teaching, but also openings for academic work, social Ads. in the "heavy" dailies and Sundays. It is also useful work and careers in various government departments. In to keep your eye on Felix — advertisers who support student 1968, according to an excellent review in "The Recruiting publications can't be too bad at all ! Market" in the Guardian of Nov. 12. Consultancy was Inherent in the problem of finding a job is the con- considered the most attractive career by the highest propor- sideration of whether you will feel happy in it and be cap- tion of students. This was followed by journalism with able of success. This is the sort of question which cannot academic work, falling from top place in '64, edging industry The author of this article, Paul Heath, is an ex-editor be answered satisfactorily until you have spent a while in into 4th place. A career in the forces was considered em- of Felix, for which work ICU award him Social Colours. the job, but it can be answered with at least some degree Of phatically the least attractive, despite (or perhaps because He scraped a lower second in Maths last year, and deciding confidence when you've seen what your prospective em- of) the intensive advertising campaign waged by the Army he wanted to get into publishing some way, joined Cam- ployers have to offer. In any case, if for some reason you're Navy and Airforce in recent years. A high number of stu- bridge University Press as a trainee accountant. He is not happy in the job you select, because you're unsuited to dents (vide the author) have come to appreciate the various unmarried and has no children. it or even because you're underemployed, any worthwhile openings in accountancy. employer will not raise objections to you making a change. There is, I think, little reason to suppose the thoughts of increasing opportunities for scientific and technical graduates An interesting statistic is that female graduates spend an students about the attractiveness of various careers have with the ability to write clear and lucid English. There are average of only six months in their first job. The average for changed significantly in the last year or so, although it is many trade and professional journals around where the males is greater but the point still remains that it is quite probable that industry is a more attractive proposition than expertise of the scientist or engineer can be employed use- respectable to change a job if it is unsuitable. Anyway it is academic work in view of the way that the value of post- fully. in the employers' interest that his employees should feel graduate grants has fallen steadily in terms of the real value Accountancy will continue to provide ever more open- happy in their work and the .majority realise this and act of money. In addition, the attractiveness of a career in in- ings and, once an accountant has qualified, the demand for accordingly. dustry (in terms of the financial reward) is heightened by his services, and hence the salaries offered, are very high. In looking back, I've come to think that finding suit- the fact that, from the point of view of the student, the There is, of course, the drawback of having to spend 3 or 4 able employment was less difficult than all the worry and market is a seller's one, with the employers in close com- years qualifying, but this should be no great difficulty. In insecurity I felt made it seem. As they used to say on the petition with each other for the most competent graduates. any case, the vacancies for even partly qualified men are rare occasions that I finished a problem sheet — "Christ, if Journalism may also, in the future, be able to offer numerous and lucrative. Heath can do it, why the Hell can't I ?" tick here would you like to play a part in an £80 are you million are you looking for expansion keen to are you variety in over the move up graduating your next two to senior in 1970? career? years? management?

YES to all four? We'd like to hear from you. For further information please contact your Appointments Board or write to: The Manager, Central Staff Branch, BP Chemicals (U.K.) Limited, Stratton Street, chemicals and plastics London, W1X 6LS. 20th November, 1969 FELIX Page 7

... a man must make his opportunity as oft as find it FRANCIS BACON

Ability and ambition you certainly have. bution to make. So responsibilities are But you need training and opportunity assigned early. if you are to make the most of one and And opportunity? Our policy of realise the other. planned growth and progress means Training at Procter & Gamble, that we are always looking for the right whether for management or research, or men to take on new responsibilities. To a combination of both, is acknowledged get the right men, we make all our pro- to be among the best there is. It is based motions from within the organisation. on the principle that every man who Ask your Appointments Officer for PROCTER & GAMBLE joins us is an individual with a contri- more information. Page 8 FELIX 20th November, 1969 Grooving With Literary APict Foreign Scum Ummagununa cording these days. Certainly "Naturally", by Fat Mat- LSE : The Natives are authors' wilder comments trouble for the sake of caus- Pink Floyd the group has improved im- tress, who have been to IC Restless and ideas, missed. ing trouble. It overwhelm- Harvest (EMI) measurably since the day of this term, has a very catchy Paul Hoch & Vic Sehoenbach All this could obscure the ingly points out time and last year's Albert Hall Ents. and distinctive guitar se- fact that a greater part of the time again the fantastic anti- A double LP at the low Sheed & Ward : 10s. price of 57/6, this consists of concert, when they opened quence predominating. Gen- book is a factual, day-by-day student bias that exists in the one record recorded live at the first half of the show. So erally fast, loud and good. This book has been written account of the sit-ins, occu- press and in the minds of the two separate performances listen to it and you may "The World's An Apple" and published in the mini- pations, strikes and marches older generations, and it does and the other recorded in the like it. by Big Bertha featuring (sic) mum possible time in an all- organised by the active mem- this by quoting excerpts from studio, complete with effects, Ace Keif ord, sounds like a re- out effort by the publishers bers of LSE. It stresses that the Dailies (you can guess Four Sail which ones), and from electronic and otherwise. hash of "Natural Born to get it on the book-stands all the much-publicised tak- Love, Transatlantic before LSE fades in our speeches made by MPs and The live album has two Bugie" by Humble Pie. The ing down of gates, forming of Apart from the atrocious similarity really is quite minds. The result is what one picket-lines and invasion of industrial heads. tracks per side, each about would expect as far as the ten minutes long. The best are title, this LP is good value noticeable. However as "Nat- LSE staff facilities was not The bias is something for money. Love seems to be ural Born Bugie" was a good book's composition goes, with just the action of a small ac- Astronomy Domine and Sau- everyone knows about, it's built around the musical tal- record, I liked this one also. subscripts to every page, tive group of foreign agita- caused by lack of communi- cerful of Secrets; ithe first, ents of Arthur Lee, who com- quotes from all and sundry tors, but the result of long composed by the group's for- Lastly and leastly was cation, which is easy to say poses most of their work and "Pretty Girl Why", by Buf- scattered throughout the text, Union discussion. All the but seemingly impossible to mer lead guitarist Syd Bar- plays various different instru- and occasional passages attempts to defy the govern- ret, is a nervous, jerky, rhy- falo Springfield. A pleasant do anything about. Through- ments. Again, most of the sound but not particularly where one is led to believe ing bodies of the school were out the book you are assailed thmic song to music that music is simple blues and that whoever was carefully passed by large majorities at by the complete inability of continually ebbs and flows in special. rock without originality LUNCHTIME subediting away all the Union meetings, where, inci- any of the protagonists to see volume, while ' Saucerful' showing itself to any degree, dentally, they get a hell of a any point of view other than gradually builds up to a cli- but there is always an audi- O'DISQUE lot more people turning up their own. max, lessens, them goes in ence for just that. After all, than they do here. crescendo to a finale which The Natives are Restless is think how many groups It's biased, of course, Hoch the first report on this sub- has to be heard to be appre- started in just that way, and ciated. and Schoenbach being proud ject to put forward a concise are now experimenting in the members of the "foreign account of what the students The studio album is much misnamed "underground". less appealing on the first scum" refusing to be down- did and why they did it, and The predominance of Lee's trodden by disciplinarian it's worth reading for that hearing; each member of the musicality in Love's music alone, but it also lets you see group seems to have been attitude of Adams and Co., brings you to wonder just but it's not too one-sided to just what the "agitators" given a free hand to do what how many groups suffer from thought they were fighting he wanted for ten minutes, stop you seeing that this isn't the same defect. Certainly, just a lot of students causing for. which is all very well, and Pete Townshend, Winwood, some very interesting music Keith Emerson of the Nice, is produced, but tracks like and to a lesser extent, Jag- Several Species of Small ger and Lennon, all contri- Furry Animals Gathered To- buted the major amount to INFORMATION gether and Grooving With a their group's work, and, with FUN AND GAMES Pict will appeal to a very spe- the Floyds' L.P. in mind cialised group of Floyd ad- again, you are caused to won- The Institute of Contemporary Arts situated in The Mall mirers. der just how much Syd Bar- has a comprehensive programme of films, exhibitions, plays Free rett's composing talents were and concerts throughout the year. The Union has a block The Free responsible for the group's membership and you can get a membership card on produc- Island LLPS early success. tion of your registration card in the Union office. This will This the second LP to be enable you to buy rickets at much reduced prices. produced this year by this Singles group. Some of the tracks are Three singles came my Replacing the John Heartfield exhibition from 28th Nov- very good without being out- way this week for me to try ember will be Play Orbit, an exhibition which explores vari- standing, while others are just to write both some pseud re- ous aspects of toys. It includes giant games, toys for adults the regular derivative rock views, and also please the and one toy each from over a hundred artists. The exhibition songs so many groups are re- publishers. runs until after Christmas, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. daily; admission 4s. for members (that's you).

RECORDS Mike Westbrook brought Jazz to IC. Next week Discount on records can be obtained at Mascall Records in Vicious S. Kensington on production of your registration card. Stu- FELIX tells how Miles Davis brought Jazz to dent discount is also available at the record stall in Kensing- ton Market, Kensington High Street. In fact, there are a few Jazz Expo '69. stalls in the market which give discount so it's worth asking Circles if you're shopping there. What is this thing religion? is the belief; that is, the ity, ithe meed to know some- tional 'person knows there are acceptance of something as thing. I'm almost tempted to none. At least two things as far true; which by extension in- say anything, on which one's How, you may say, do CLOTHES as I can see. There is the Re- volves the introduction of the spiritual existence can be these vast generalities relate Vast sums of money aren't required to provide a costume ligion of the established beliefs in the believer's store based. Many people meed this to my religious beliefs, which for Carnival or to infuse a bit of variety into the traditional churches, the Christian Reli- of knowledge. in the same way that people is what this article is sup- students' modes of dress. Here are a few ideas: gion, Mohammedan Religion Why is it necessary to go need the physical security of posed to be about. Very Jumble Sales provide a surprisingly wide range of clothing. etc., which have been formal- through the rigmarole of reli- job, family, established soci- simply. You see, I believe all You can get shirts, trousers, vests and jackets for 6d. to 1/-. ised so that they are accept- gion merely to get to this ety with all its conventions, the above. And you will White or light coloured clothes can be dyed very cheaply able to a large number of stage of accepting something etc. It is perhaps the need for notice that this belief effect- with dye obtainable from any hardware shop. East End mar- people because within their as true, and therefore usable certainty im a world where ively serves me as a religion. kets like Petticoat Lane usually have second-hand and sur- dogma, there is such a free- as a day to day criterion for nothing is certain — do you For, while on rational plus stalls; all it needs is a good eye and some imagination. dom that one can pick and action? Historically, religion know 'that the sum is going to grounds, the only tenet I There are second-hand clothes shops and stalls in Portobello choose one's own way (and Religion) were used to come up tomorrow ? accept is the contradiction "If Road Market and also two shops in nearby Pembridge through them. Then there is explain the things superna- Further, in pursuit of hap- I know one thing it is that I Road selling old theatrical clothes. religion best defined, I think, tural which could not be ra- piness there is always a clash know nothing". I believe im as that which is manifested tionally understood. As the between the national dements my meed to believe, to know, in the individual's spritual re- supernatural is a dynamic and the emotional elements and my belief is firm enough DUPLICATING lationship to his environment. concept more suited to ex- in Us. This clash can be les- to keep me happy, which (I The Union duplicating equipment can be used by any mem- The first involves a belief in planation by today's science sened if there is something believe) is the end point of ber of the Union. If you need any duplicating done see Jon the dogma of the particular than by religion, this role is the intellect cam accept to be; my belief. Moont in 415 Tizard, who can supply materials. The dyeline religion, the second the belief of diminishing importance. on this basis it could perhaps machine in the union cloakroom is also available for doing in whatever the believer holds However, one reason for resolve the oomfliot which Im this complex of vicious posters, if you supply your own materials, bought from the to be of import. The com- belief which is still important occurs whan the emotions de- circles, I sit back and smile bookshop. See Deputy President Pete Earl (Beit Hall) for mon factor in both of these is the need for mental secur- mand answers while the ra- smugly .... J. H. C. details. 20th November, 1969 Page 9

EDITORIAL Hockey Apathy As can be seen from the number of reports on this page, most clubs are now well into their fixture lists, and it is Over the past fortnight U.L. Cup interesting to pick out those clubs likely to gain honours Sports Felixth e club has not enjoyed In the preliminary round this year. The Association Football first XI took maximum much success, and this has we were drawn against Bed- points from the first four league games, and although they Edited by John Darley been due in the main to ford College and we duly lost 2—1 to QMC last Wednesday, they must have a good playing Club sides who al- beat them by three goals to chance of the league. With a 4—1 win over UC in the cup though not technically one. The I.C. goalscorers preliminary round the first XI might even be thinking in superior to I.C. have more were Pratt, Mudan and terms of the ' double ' this year. experience and have the Watson. The rugby club has also had some good results, including added advantage of superior In the first round off we a particularly impressive win against London Irish, and I C Winning Streak teamwork gained from sev- played the C.E.M. and were despite a slight falter against LSE they have already beaten IC 16 pts.; Kings 6 pts. proved the only really bright eral years of playing to- very unlucky to lose 1—0, UC once this season and should deal with them in the spots of the match. A try gether. the goal being scored in the Gutteridge Cup on 19th November. On Wednesday, October However, this temporary last minute of the match. In 29, King's College were well by Roy Anderson and a At the time of writing, the Boat Club members are train- penalty by John Ballard lack of victories is not the fact I.C. 'scored' four times ing hard in their constituent college teams for the Morphy beaten at Harlington. Al- most worrying problem in this match as well as mis- though 6—0 down to 2 made up the rest of the IC and Lowry races, held on Wednesday 19th. A change of score. concerning the club at the sing three sitters. The whole venue for home matches seems to have affected the ten pin King's penalties in the first moment. Our main problem team played well with Sar- 10 minutes, IC fought back bowling club and they are not having the success they knew is apathy—already we have gent at centre-half, and the last season. The basketball club has enough members to well to overwhelm their op- London Irish 2nd XV been forced to cancel the two full-backs, Watson and ponents with superior for- 11 pts.; IC 17 pts. run three teams this year, and therefore should have a 5th XI due to a lack of Forkes, outstanding. strong first team. ward play. The pack played This match, played on players, and it seems that magnificently, especially in Mike Burtt Finally, Felix wishes every success to the three members Saturday, November 8th, the 4th XI is now in of I.C. Badminton club playing in the British Universities the loose, where " fresher " proved a tremendous win jeopardy. Besides the un- Brille-Edwards shone. Tries Sports Federation Badminton Championship, at Crystal for IC against a very strong pleasant present aspect of Palace tomorrow. J.C.D. were scored by John Kelly, club side—indeed the home this there is a far more Athletics Bob Atkins, George Widel- back division included serious underlying problem Last Wednesday ten ath- ski and John Ballard who Mooney, the Irish interna- which is not fully under- letes competed for the UL also kicked two conver- tional winger! Playing stood by most of the mem- Relays and Field Events I.C.W.S.C sions. against the wind in the first bers. Anyone who joins a Trophus at Motspur Park. ICWA Hockey 2; take the match. With the half, IC were unlucky to be When the morning's rain Royal Holloway 0. first pair easily winning 3 club when he is not at col- had been swept off the track UC 6 pts.; IC 15 pts. 8 pts. down at the interval lege, does so because he The ladies hockey team and the other pairs fighting after pressing strongly. How- the meeting started with maintained their good form hard, IC finished easy win- Old rivals UC were con- wishes to play hockey on about six teams competing. clusively beaten on Wednes- ever, due to a concentrated a regular basis, and he is of the season with a 2—0 ners. team effort, tries by Roy Guys were strong as victory at Harlington against Team: L. Beynon, R. Date, S. day 5th, in a rather niggly therefore not a little con- Thompson, F. Mackin- brand of match at Shenley. Anderson, John Gardner cerned when he cannot play usual; too strong for us in Royal Holloway. Both non (capt.), H. Hutchin, If IC had concentrated more and Andy Clark plus two because the opposition can- the Field Events Competi- goals came in the first half M. Diggens. tion where the unavailabil- on playing good construc- glorious 40 yard penalty not raise a team. Although and with the attack always Mixed Badminton: tive rugby instead of engag- drop-goals by Terry Ste- ity of Rugby players and the putting pressure on the RH the fixtures for the next mysterious non-appearance IC 3; QMC 6. ing in points-wasting fisti- phens—who also kicked a year have already been ar- defence, the IC defence had Against a very strong conversion—saw IC safely of two key performers left little trouble containing any cuffs the scoreline would ranged, I feel that in subse- us sadly depleted. Revenge QMC team, IC were never certainly have read differ- through to what must be quent years we will lose attack. confident of winning, but their best win of the season was however gained in the Team: J. Buzzard, S. Edwards, ently. Two good individual many of these fixtures Relay's Competition where J. ManfieJd, S. Inskip, fought hard and with most tries by Terry Stephenson to date. because we are not able to a strong party of cross- M. Lewis, H. Hutchin, J. games going to 3 sets the and a superb drop goal by run regular lower sevens. It country runners combined Allinson, S. Thompson, match was in fact closer new fly-half Alan Roberts is therefore vital that we L. Beynon (capt.), M. than the score suggests. Mike Adams with their sprinters to beat Paluch, M. Diggens. pull ourselves together and Guys into the second place. Netball: establish regular lower Team: C. Atkinson, C. Burden, Mixed Hockey 2; UC 17; IC 11. Heston 1. teams, which would then S. Fletcher, G. Hunt, R. In this, the first match of become strong both on and Jensen, N. Mandeville, Fielding a rather wea- Swimming kened team, IC were not the season, IC were only off the field. N. Morrison, D. Quayle, able to field a team of 6 IC vs. London Hospitals congested space the IC for- M. Robinson and P. surprisingly 1—0 down at half time to a rather hard players. However, with some In their first fixture of wards scored four quick Stevenson. good shooting from the the season, the Water-Polo goals to make the score 7— Paul Stevenson team from Heston. Playing with more determination goal attack, UC, with a full club played the very strong 7 with 20 seconds to go. team of 7, were held to a combined London Hospitals Only a last second goal by Fencing than skill, however, they 9—7 lead at half time. In side. The Hospitals, with 5 UH gave them victory. All T.T. were able to equalise and the final two quarters, how- UC first team players, did in all this was a very good On Wednesday evening, go on to win with two well- ever, UC used their numer- not at first have much cohe- display by an untried col- the fencing club made their IC kicked off the TT sea- taken goals. ical advantage to run out sion, and IC were able to lege team against by far the way intrepidly out to E7, son with a heavy defeat of Badminton: winners by 17—11. penetrate the mid-bath gaps strongest opposition that for the first official fixture the 5th team by London ICWA 7; Bedford 2. Team: I. Songin, M. Davies, J. to make several serious will be met this season. of the season. A London Hospitals powerful trio. The Three of the nine games Hillier, B. Sawyer, J. attacks leading to the first League match against New- 4th team started their chal- were taken by a walk-over, Butcher, R. Date. goal. ham fencing club. lenge with a walkover, gain- leaving IC to win only 2 of The Hospitals did not IC vs. City University The ladies team, although ing an easy two points due the remaining 6 games to Rosanne Date. make much headway in the In a fixture against City fencing below their normal to the non-appearance of set-piece attacks, e.g. from University, IC completely standard, slashed their way their opponents. Thus the free throws but soon discov- dominated the swimming to a 5—4 victory, in a re- 4th team goes straight to Cross Country ered their ability to make winning all the men's and markable match which was the top of their league, a IC win at Sussex 5. Burden; 6. Jensen; 7. fast, telling counter attacks. women's events. With the notable for the number of position which I firmly Last Saturday week Brook; 8. Himsworth. "B" These were due to the in- top competitive freestyle times Rebecca found herself believe will be theirs at the eleven members of the club team—17. Pearson; 20. Has- experience of the College backstroke and breast stroke sitting on the ground, vic- end of the season. travelled to Brighton for a tings; 25. Hall; 27. Botterill; side, both players in cover- swimmers in ULU the IC tim of the incredibly slip- The 3 rd team fell 7—3 in race against Sussex and 29. Dacey; 30. Howe. ing whenever their backs swimming team should be pery floor. their opening match, but QMC. The outcome was an were committed to an impossible to live with this The men did equally well, should improve when Mike League Races easy win for IC. Barry Dab- After two league races IC attack. In this way the Hos- season. In the following polo fighting back after losing the Gibson and Co. remove the rowski was first man home, pitals built up a 6—3 lead match an essentially IC sec- first 3 fights, to a final score cobwebs from their bats and 1st team second out of the covering the hilly 5-mile 14 teams in Division 1, al- by the third quarter. In the ond team was in difficulty of 6—3. swing into action. The 2nd course in 27 min. 37 sec. last quarter the college chan- against a physically quite Although IC also fielded team is captained by P. though St. Mary's College a beginners team, Newham Theerathorn, who has been Result: 1st IC; 2nd QMC; have already established a ged its tactics by leaving one strong City side. The inclu- 3 rd Sussex. experienced back to break sion of two first team play- were unable to meet this giving good service to the commanding lead. In the up the counter-attacks and ers in the last quarter gave challenge, so this match had club for seven years, and IC scorers: 1. Dabrowski; first race at Parliament Hill limiting the attack to two IC 5 goals to level the score to be abandoned. under the guidance of 5. Jensen; 6. Himsworth; 8. Fields, Norman Morrison players. In the much less at 8—8. The club now has a nuc- " cyclotron ", as he is known Brook; 11. Phelps; 14. Pear- had a comfortable win leus of experienced fencers, to one and all, this team son. against more than 200 run- but is still very small, so we should do well this season. The following Wednes- ners. Norman also won the would welcome any begin- The 1st team had a rag- day IC had an even easier second race at Petersham ners who would like to take ged start to the year, losing win at Petersham in the re- with Nick Mandeville (8th) ANDREW? up this extremely individu- 6—4 to a mediocre team turn match against Sussex, being next man home for IC. alistic sport. from QMC, and I think a and LSE. Nick Mandeville Positions so far: Division Teams: bit of practice could be use- won the race, and IC first 1 (14 teams): 1. St. Mary's photographic Ladies: Rebecca Winnall ful here. However, its early team held 6 of the first eight College, 818 pts.; 2. IC "A" (capt.), Kay Nicholson, days yet, and rest assured positions team, 714 pts.; 3. QMC, Special concessions 13 THE ARCADE Margaret Price. that IC pingers will make Result: 1st IC "A"; 2nd 704 pts. IC "B" team are for students for Men: A. Maguire (capt.), R. their mark in the leagues in Sussex; 3rd LSE; 4th IC 'B'. eleventh. In Division 2 (34 photographic materials Marsden, J. Mitchell. and equipment S. KEN STATION the years to come. IC scorers: "A" team—1. teams): IC "C" team are in R.W. Dave Zasikowski Mandeville; 4. Dabrowski; 14th position. Page 10 FELIX 20th November, 1969

an intensive survey on major No Hanging crime on which she had been N.U.S., What it's All About Board of Studies working. Minutes of the Special meeting of the Board of Studies, Mr. Cullen, seconding the Now that we have joined N.U.S. what can we get out held on 12th June last, to discuss the question of student at I.C. motion, deplored the increase representation on the Board, have now reached FELIX. of it. Anyone expecting a box of good things to be dumped in crimes of violence since on the doorstep of the union will be disappointed. Returns The minutes show that most of the professors were On Tuesday, 11th Novem- the abolition. Les Ebdon, don't come in the same way as for instance when we buy against the idea of student observers with only Professors ber, I.C Debates held one of seconding Miss Tomlinson, a glider. With a few important exceptions we get what Butler (Physics) and Baker (Civ. Eng.) supporting the its all too rare meetings to claimed that there was no N.U.S. gives already without paying for it. N.U.S. is a students' views, and the idea was eventually defeated. discuss the motion, ' This deterrent to a crime which is national pressure group for students and will go on without The Rector put forward a note giving the students' views, House would reinstate capital largely a manifestation of in- us. However if every other college did the same there would asking for a year's experimental representation on the GoB, punishment'. sanity, although perhaps tem- be no National Union and no national student pressure F&E, and the BoSt. He also suggested the idea of excluding The motion was proposed porary, in extremely emotion- group. I.C. for many years has been regarded as isolationist the student observers from certain areas of discussion. by Coun. Lazarus, sent by al circumstances. by other student bodies. People at I.C. have regarded Professor Chain (Biochem) spoke strongly against repre- Conservative Central Office, After some lively speeches themselves as different from other students and able to do sentation, saying it was not in the best interests of the but speaking, he said, from from the floor and summing- without any official contact with other unions. This is a view College and nothing of interest to students was discussed at a purely personal viewpoint, up speeches from the princi- however which has been recently changing and the attitude the BoSt. which could not be dealt with by existing Coun. Lazarus said that in pal speakers, the motion was of students here has changed tremendously in the last two or machinery. recent years two elements had put to the vote and defeated three years. The Union proposal was not, he claimed, based upon a gained prominence in the by 100 votes to 17 with three desire for staff/student dialogue, but on pressure from poli- spectrum of crime—firstly abstentions. N.U.S. has also reformed itself. It has become more efficient tical activists. It was a misconception and distortion to there was a growing tendency and has started to take a determined stand on student accept representation because of democracy and because to make the life of the crimi- UNION MEETING demands. In the past N.U.S. has thought of itself as a their demands were moderate. nal more comfortable in NOV. 20 mediator in any dispute between students and authorities in There could never be equality between ' masters and dis- prison; and secondly crime of colleges. Now it is much more forthright in its support for ciples '. Student unrest was a political manifestation; appease- all sorts was on the increase. 1 p.m. MECH ENG. legitimate student causes. In this respect it could be of use ment never paid, and IC had a duty to show leadership The proposer claimed that 220 to I.C. If anything blows up, for instance in the deadlock in the situation. these two could be equated, on double discipline, Jack Straw has said that he would Chain was supported by Professors Sparkes (Civil Eng.) and so one way of reducing PRESIDENT'S REPORT certainly come (if asked) to talk to the Rector and admin. and Wood (Botany). crime was to reduce the com- Community Action At Guildford School of Art N.U.S. blew the issue of staff Professor Butler then spoke in favour Lord Penney's fort of the criminal. In the Refectories and Food sacking up to national proportions and Guildford School proposals. He would not be unhappy if student represen- case of murder, he continued, has now been black listed by the staff unions. The Select tation on the BoSt. was made permanent. This would help hanging was the one real DIVERSIFICATION Committee report on Student Relations has now agreed with break down the separation of the Academic and Student deterrent, and he concluded AND the N.U.S. recommendations and has also called for an bodies, and, he was sure, in time would build up an atmos- by saying that although one independent inquiry there. phere of collaboration with students. can't reform a murderer by REPRESENTATION hanging him, doing so might (i) Report on BOST (Nov N.U.S. of course has always run a travel agency and I.C. Rejections deter others. 12) meeting. students have used it in large numbers. In fact last year Rejection of the proposals would provoke controversy, Miss Penny Tomlinson, op- (ii) Report on JURGO Albert Preston, Treasurer of N.U.S.. said that N.U.S. would which it was very desirable to avoid. posing the motion, stated that (Nov 17) meeting. lose money if I.C. joined N.U.S. because individual members However, he agreed with the ideas of reserved areas of the finality of death was very pay £2 as opposed to 5/- a head for affiliated colleges and (iii) Public Statement when over | of I.C. students were members. N.U.S. also run discussion. difficult for man to accept Queen comes. Then followed several shorter speeches. Professors Jones and it was for this that mur- things like drama festivals and debating competitions. I.C. (Maths), Ford (Mech Eng.), Hewer (Zoo) and Barrer (Chem.), der was thought of as the (iv) Statement to F. & E. has entered the drama festival this session on a special agree- Ubbelohde (Chem. Eng.), Francis (Civil Eng), Anderson worst crime, and so should (Nov. 21). ment. If we had not joined N.U.S. we would not have been (Elec. Eng.), Hall (History of Sci. and Tech.) and Richard- carry the supreme penalty. (v) South Africa and Hall able to enter next session. son (Metall.) all spoke against student representation on the With the use of statistics, fees. Board. Most of these were concerned that the presence of she showed that since the (vi) Sabbatical Year for The financial arrangemnets for I.C. joining N.U.S. are rather complex. The D.E.S. say that the affiliation fees for students might inhibit free discussion at the Board. It might temporary abolition of the President. be better to invite student representatives for discussion of death penalty the incidence N.U.S. are ' legitimate expenditure' and Anthony Crosland, specific issues. It was, in general, better to leave student of murder had remained (vii) Use of space under when he came to I.C. in 1967, said that this meant that the representation to the BoG. about the same. Murder, Miss motorways. L.E.As. would certainly pay it. However the chances of Prof. Ball (Metall.) thought IC would be performing a Tomlinson submitted, was getting it this year are uncertain. After talking to a member great national service if the Board rejected the students' committed under intense Does your club require of the admin, it appears feasible to ask the Governing Body proposals, despite the risk of precipitating unrest. mental and emotional stress cheap, reliable transport? for £6-5 instead of £6 a head this year. A third possibility Prof. Butler spoke again in support of the Rector's note. irrespective of the penalties; If so, the R.C.C. ' Transit' is that N.U.S. may waive the fees this year providing we Notwithstanding his very warm support for staff/student this is readily seen in the 12-seater minibus is available pay them next year. Piers Corbyn is looking into this prob- collaboration at grass roots level, he still felt that student cases of family murders. Thus for the use of Union members lem. In any case the External Affairs Committee will prob- contributions on the Board of Studies would be valuable the argument that hanging is at reasonable rates. For more ably decide to send two observers to the Margate conference in areas which cut across Dept. boundaries. a deterrent does not hold details, including availability, which starts on Nov. 24th. under close examination. After a few minor speeches, a vote was taken, and the cost and conditions of use, Going back to the Select Committee Report all national idea of having student observers on the Board was defeated Miss Tomlinson, it must be contact Mike Gibson, Physics said, was using the results of educational bodies except N.U.S. are criticised.. The A.U.T., by 17 votes to 8. 913 (Int. 2976). the A.T.T.I., N.U.T., and the committee of Vice-Chancellors are all criticised for lack of organisation and zest. About our Uncle Bill being all heart. the N.U.S. they say, ' They seem to be succeeding in creating Recognising that most of the a truly national body to protect and advance what they see FELIX ROAD students at IC couldn't give as their legitimate claims. They have enabled student con- cerns to be well defined despite the complexity of the a Mooney chip for Commem- one of his lesser known ex- position if his benevolence (educational) system ! Home Again oration Day, our spies inform had been discovered, W. Pen- periences during the Second us that he is willing to do I.C. has finally moved out of its isolationism. Let us hope As avid FELIXfans will ney replied in the negative, World War. He was engaged away with the whole affair if that we can help N.U.S. meet the challenge in pressing for have realised, Young Felixcat adding that he would prob- in research in a US warship student opinion is against it. great changes in the educational system of this country. will return to grace our front —research which involved ably still be in jail. page next issue. Felix appear- Crunch. Not exactly student the use of alcohol. American opinion but students' mums' ed in some guise or other on Secrets? Navy ships being " dry", opinions—'cos, says Uncle, every FELIX since the every evening a queue of As an irrelevancy, our the Ms and Ds revel in this paper's conception, and dis- thirst-ridden sailors would Mexican correspondent tells kind of thing ! Watch out for appeared only when FELIX form outside Bill's laboratory us that the Mexican secret a coming FELIX with a changed printers early this all hoping for a drop of the police—a much larger force questionnaire for you to send year. Famous throughout the hard stuff. than the British equivalent— to your mum—and .... BBC as the cat the Radio bought 2,000 Datsuns from Times pinched to use as a Japan this year. Apparently Talking about ques- heading for their children's these are the first Datsuns in tionnaires : Felicity's amazing adventure weekly, his tem- Mexico. Your guess is as referendum on whether or not porary disappearance was good as ours as to how many IC needs a newspaper drew mourned by all. Many Happy a staggering 100 per cent secret police there are in " yes ". No Stalinist rigging Returns. Mexico, but estimates range this. But out of modesty we up to 2,000 less than last must asked if 4 " yesses " is year. statistically significant in a Bill's Booze college of 3,900. Anyone who Linda Steer can provide a lucid mathe- At Linda Steer's recent More Commem matical proof of significance ICWA Sherry Party, W. Pen- When asked if he thought Further to the funny tale will receive his next FELIX ney divulged to our editor he would be in his present before, yet another example for free. Edgar Broughton at I.C. hop last Saturday.

Published by The Editor, City of London Polytechnic Newspaper, and Printed by F. Bailey & Son Ltd., Dursley, Glos. 20th NOV. 1969

SI LrdGUiLDS SH0W~ L0R^ MAYOR ATTENDS C% t X±a y GuildS <**> ^ the Se^t^nr^^hS^ t ' l T> the flight ight of tho Gui Ids f l^tTIna^IJi ^ ^dgata Hill, ancourageu by the, bar Mtg barmaids. '6 nArd m th* neela **» %hithread float, complete with * J.- The float itself was a great success, especially the discotheque and "Je t'aime, 100 watts, well received by "uhe VTP's viewing gallery. at The crowds were soon entertained in the customary way by Guildsraen in, on, around and uafiexneath the float, a living Eros, and the policemen who tried to join in the fun, Be also took past in the show, and could often he seen weaving to and out ef the proc- ession, to the obvious embarrassment of "Nerves" Gainey, the driver, who nearly ran over ft foot, sad & chief constable(the owner of the foot). £ 150 was collected on the day under strong opposition from Kings and from City Univer- sity, and "a good time was had by all", which is what its all about, D3NNXS TAYLOR* SUCCESSFUL PUB CRAWL Carnival's three legged pub crawl on Friday Tjroved to be one of nest profitable collections ever with over .'250 being collected and more still coming in, Saturday saw the start of the London~i3outhacrpton bed-race which finished 6 hours and 80 miles later at iSouthsuroton University, Mines/R.C.S. bed suffered a series of mishaps including a fractured leg but still managed to finish inches behind Guilds'.

Don't miss the gorilla! MORPHY DAY ANCHORED ^ The Guilds Union neeting on Tuesday started promptly in front of a reasonably large aud- ience* The minutes having been read, the Vice President! started to unfold his master plan complete with mathematical formulae for the annihilation of the opposition on Putney tewpath tho following aftsmeen (i.e. yesterday, Morphy Day). One of the main items on. the agenda was the ceremonial painting in Guild's colours of the mascot of UC's Engineering Dept, a large anchor. Members of the Civil 2 Hugby 7's. team having won the knockout cup on Sunday were duly elected anchor hearers for Morpby Lay, A motion of censure was passed, on. Dennis Taylor, among other things for his alleged continual obscene behaviour and for mislaying Ms official .jacket. Punishment was confined to ten press-ups to he carried out with a pint of beer on his rear quarters. One press-up was completed. The latest additions, kindly donated by Southampton University and walls Icecream Ltd., to the Guilds' collection of assorted mascots, signs, etc, were shown to the assembly bafere the meeting was closed rath the usual - Bocmalaka. MIKE YATBS. LETTERS: CORBYN S UNDRESS

Last Friday night I went to the Presidents* Boll at ULU, Among those present were he Queen Mother and also Hers Corbyn, who was wearing light blue jeans, floppy jumper, and tatty scarf (not even IC), in direct contrast to the evening dress that everyone else were. Now I agree with quite a lot of Piers Corbyn's leftish views, but I think a strong cwplaint is needed about cur President's attire at such a function. If he doesn't agree with formal functions and their formal wear, then he shouldn't go to them, Perhaps Mr.Corbyn thinks a show of protest is necessary, but surely his action does him, and IC, no good a» all, and certainly could do a lot of ham,, lours sincerely, .: aul MeHer, El@o iSng 3» Dear Sir, DISILLUSION ANSWERED I was extremely disappointed to read in the last eiition of Felix (6th Nov.) that Mr. Wood believes I.C. is a "feeble weak-minded college" after only one month here] Such an opinion clearly indicates a blinkered outlook and an exceedingly shallow analysis of the situation. Consider U.3.L. Although only in its infancy, U.SiK. must surely present I.C. with wne of the brightest hopes for the future, '.'fork to be done in this field is boundless and the rewards are limitless, '.">»;aider the societies. F.ach one of I.C. '» numerous aociafcl<«. * !>... ar- -; FELICITY jfj 20th November 19**0 {{ page 2, (continued from overleaf) Consider the Societies. Each one of I.C 's numerous societies has an important role to play in corporate college life and they are undoubtably the biggest influence on I.C. Consider the unions. Every union is short of people to take us into the 70's with confidence. New ideas are alt/ays welcome in this field. So, ." r. Wood, I hope you understand a bit better now how destructive your attitude is to the whole college. You are enjoying all the benefitd and opportunities of your presence here and all you return is bitter cynicisn, aimed at destroying and ruining the social lives of every student here. I suggest you reconsider your position, concentrating on the more constructive ideas available and act accordingly. Peter Lewis. RCSU

At the R.C.S. Union meeting on Tuesday in Physics Lec. Th. 2, the President, John Butterworth, proposed that "this meeting of R.C.S.U. expresses the wish that all members of R.C.S.U. go collecting for carnival instead of wasting tine at Putney on horphy Day; the boat crews to be excepted," This motion was passed nen con. In his president's report, Butty mentioned the apparent delay by the relevant union officials in doing anything about the standard of food at college. He suggested that direct action might be called for eventually. Presumably this would bo in the form of a boycott. On a more humorous note, a notion was passed to the effect that the Theta bearers 4incid.entally Theta is still missing without trace) be placed, in stocks to be erected in Trafalgar Square, where the public could have the chance of buying rotten food and throwing it at them, .ill proceeds to carnival. Alan Curxiings reminded, everyone of the P.O. Carnival on Friday, Nov. 28tli in the union. Tickets are 25/- from -'Ian Cunraings, Slkirk 672.

COMMUNITY ACTION I.C. Council recommends that I.C. Union more fully participates in student community action. Can we combat social want? Are we aware to social needs? Cone to a meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 25th at 1.00p.m. in Lecture Theatre 1, Chem. Eng., and find out. KEITE ILKDSEI<,Chairman OSS) GARNIVAL;. The advertised buskins; in Kensington High Street has been postponed. pPRESLiVT^ICJ"_i\GplIN_ Following the discussions at the last Council meeting (fully reported in FELLX), Piers Corbyn has written a letter to the Rector, copies of which are posted on notice boards. Tins letter points out Council'o views on the refusal of the BoSt to allow student observers, and Council's "deep concern and anger" that minutes of the important June 12 mee- ting were kept from the students (now revealed - see FEI1X)„ Piers also pointed out that Council had. asked him to look into the possibility of pet- itioning the Queen on the questions of representation and. diversification. He also emphasised that Council is swriously producing leaflets explaining Union pol- icy and its lack of progress, to be distributed to press and public on the occasion of the Queen's visit, unless some positive steps are taken by the Admin to implement these policies These ideas will be put before today's Union meeting in PE220 at I.OOpn prompt, so it is especially important that as many people turn up as possible to dismiss these important issues, AJIL,

BOAT RACE RESULTS: Morplry Cup 1st City & Guilds, by 3 lengths 2nd Royal Coll Sci by -g- length 3rd Royal Sch Mines. Lcwry Cup: 1st City & Guilds, by length 2nd Royal Sch Mines,by 5 lengths 3rd Royal Coll of Sci. BATTLE REPORT....,by our Special War Correspondent„ A successful Morphy day was held yesterday, against strong opposition from Apcbllo 12. Both sides clamed a rout but Mines were helped by having most of the ammunition due to their early arrival, whilst Guilds made a spectacular journey from South Ken in single file. Festivities were soon under way when both Presidents received the customary custard(?) pie, Ken Barker perhaps coming off worst \/ith the famed Guilds "garlic" pie, A good battle was had by all with perhaps both sides - _ the winners. Guilds crpwnod a good day by winning both the Morphy and Lowry Cups, and these high spirits continued on the tube journey back to South Ken, when passengers were treated to a tug of war. between carriages,,. DT .-, SPORTS FELICITY

GUTTERIDGE CUP (Rurcby) - first Round: IC 14, UC 9. RUGBY AT HARLINGTON: C&G 6, Cityl6.- Lines iiiKOT. 3K- V. , 170 T-~jans 8; RCS 27, North Western Poly 5,* ECS Guilds & Mines extra ist XV 6, LSE 3rd'XV 3; SOCCER: IC 2nd XI 3, Kings 2nd XI 3; IC 3rd XI 2, LSE 2nd XI 2, ic Lth XI 1s Brixton 2; IC 5th XI 8, UC 6th XI 0; HOCKEY: RCS extra ist XI 8, LSE 3rd 3; IC7SC 0, UC 2,

FELICITY: Preduced by Tony Kirkham, Ian Williams, John Bowman. Roneo stencil: Chemistry Dent, Published, on behalf of ICU Publications Board, BlFERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON, S.W.7. 19/11/&9.