Felix Issue 254, 1968
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IN THIS ISSUE: LAST REGULAR ISSUE THIS SESSION FELIX RORY REDMAYNE'S REVIEW OF THE YEAR PAGE 4 40 FAILING? THEN SUBSCRIBE TO FELIX I 22 MAY, 1968 NEWSPAPER OF THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE STUDENTS UNION No. 262 1 SEE PAGE 5 RCS VOTING A SHAMBLES After one of the biggest electoral mix-ups for many years RCS times, trying to say that the vote Union now finds itself without a President for next year, and. one should stand. Mike Tait did his of tl._ candidates for Secretary, Maria Wallis, withdrawing the day best to keep the heat down and before the election because she would not have the support of a tempers from fraying. Then, at President. last, some measure of sanity- Malcolm Duckett proposing the In a joint letter to the present President, Bob Mackman, the two obvious course of a new ballot. nominees, Roger Webb and Anita Furniss withdrew their candi- Following came a huddle of the dature because they were unhappy about the circumstances of the politicians, with Martin Lack still first poll and did not think Monday's ballot would have been repre- trying to insist on his motion to sentative since few people* would be about. 1 announce the results and move on to the next business, and everyone Some of the seven fire engines which arrived to put out trying to work their way through RCS Union has had to poll again for the posts of President and a mess of regulations and decide Keith Guv's fire. Vice-President. As there were no nominations the fust time foe what was to be done. Secretary, the nomination papers were put up again and Monday's elections included this post. Finally the huddle, looking now like an American Football The trouble erupted at the RCS AGM on Tuesday 14th with ac- tactics discussion, broke up and CHEM ENG cusations of inconsistencies in the ballot held the day before for the Chris Kent spoke the magic num- presidency and vice-presidency of the Union. After a marathon two bers : " I formally propose that a and a half-hour meeting, surely one of the longest and stormiest for new ballot be taken ..." All EXPLOSION many years, it was decided that because of the accusation and the hell let loose againf Martin Bland opposing the decision in front of closeness of the vote a new ballot would be taken (see the final result Keith Guy, Chairman of Ents, v is injured when part of his in FELIX LATE NEWS), an unsympathetic Union, two eminently sensible speeches in apparatus in Chem Eng exploded last Wednesday afternoon. favour of a new ballot from Frank He received fairly severe burns to his face and arms from hot The proceedings began, peaceably enough, with the hustings for oil and mercury vapour, and was rushed to hospital where he is Secretary, Chris Yewlett being proposed by Tony Bailey and Maria Fuchs and Mrs. Judy Poe and making good progress. He will probably be in for another week. Wallis by Jon Shields (results again in LATE NEWS). After this, Bob Mackman coming to the end proposal speeches and a vote for Assistant Secretary in which Penny of his tether, saying that a new Dr. G. Saville, and two other people from Chem Eng, who Walters beat Paddy Sterndale, this year's Queen of Jez. Then tb4 ballot should be carried out. A helped the swarms of firemen who descended immediately after the elections for RCS Ents Committee. paper vote agreed, evidently by a explosion, were also treated for inhaling mercury vapour and were large majority. So democracy Now, after the lull—the storm. (perhaps) voted in the Zoology detained for a few days. won and the new ballot for Presi- department and it was just pos- The cause of the accident is not yet known but an inquiry is Pat Haxell accused the people run- dent and Vice-President was held sible that some even voted in being conducted. ning the Chemistry section of the on Monday along with the ballot Botany itself. Add to this the fact" FELIX wishes Keith, who was married only eight weeks ago, a previous day's ballot of keeping for Secretary (once again see that neither Bob Mackman nor speedy recovery. a record of the direction in which LATE NEWS for results). the vote was going and of letting Mike Tait, who helped with the people know who had voted count, could be certain whether After all this excitement, the which way. Les Ebdon followed any or all of the Botany votes rest of the meeting dissolved into this up with complaints of a were counted and it becomes ap- anticlimax. The usual farce of rrvnn rts Dermott complete lack of privacy for the parent just how much of a mess finding people to fill all positions voters when casting their votes, the organization of the polling not already filled and the presen- and objections to candidates being was! tation of social colours and gene- LUKK for Guilds ever-present at the ballot tables. ral awards. The adjournment There were also complaints that (without a Kangela) until yester- Mackman had let slip the election Frayed Tempers day. results in the bar the night before During the bickering Martin At the time of going to press the AGM, for which Mackman Lack had attempted to introduce it seems unlikely that a President At the Guilds AGM last In his report of the year Chris later apologised. a procedural motion to move on will be elected until next session. Thursday Dermott Corr was O'Donnell, retiring President, said to other busines and Mackman Andy Keenan has since resigned elected next year's President %y that this had been a most success- handed over chairmanship of the a substantial majority over Bob ful year for Guilds. They had Missing Votes meeting to Vice-President Mike Finally, FELIX information on Pine, the threat of a massive vote won every sports cup there was Tait and tried to answer Haxell's the first ballot is that Rog Webb for the latter from Civ Eng being for them to win and had made More serious were doubts and Ebdon's charges. In the end, beat Anita Furniss for President more than balanced bjf Dennott's a contribution of £1,600 to Car- about whether the Botany De- Andy Keenan, Chemistry rep, was by about 50 votes, with Peter Chem Eng votes. nival, £600 of this coming from partment had been disenfran- called to defend the organisation Dolwin scraping through by 7 The fiew Vice-President is Mech Eng 1. chised or not. It was established of the Chemistry ballot which he votes from Adolf Hashteroudian Frank Ccldwell, Secretary Dave An election for ICWA Girl of that some Botanists had voted in seemed unable to do. Mackman for the Vice-Presidency. Cox, Guilds rep on Council Helen the Year was contested by five, the Chemistry box, some had interupted the discussion several PAUL HEATH Rtiigs, CC rap Rog Guy, Hon nominees, four of them, amaz- Jfun Tres Dave Foster and Publi- ingly enough, being women, and city Officer JuMan Browaridge. three of these even being from Guilds. The winner was the fifth contestant, lovable, cuddly Dick President's D & D FELIX.68-9 James. Union General Awards were conferred on Chris O'Donnell (ex-oflcio), Paul Bradley, Secre- The President's Dinner and For those getting dance only in- This is the last regular issue of tary, Dick James, Vice-President, Dance on Friday, 21st June, the vitations a buffet supper will be FELIX this session. It is in- Ian Jarvis, Mech Eng 1 re.p, and? last day of term, will this year included and about 70. of these tended to bring out a'special issue Stuart Senior, Publicity Officer. have its benefits spread more will be on sale soon at £l double, 'on Monday, June 17th, after The meeting closed with Der- evenly over the participants. A to cover the cost of the food. Joint Council, szbich will be on mott Corr being installed as Presi- smaller dinner than last year's Dancing will be from 9 till 3 to June 10th. dent, given his robe, chain and marathon (which had to have a the Don Brewer Quintet (who The next editor will be Paul sceptre.of office. He just about break during the seven courses to played at the May Ball) and a dis- Heath, at present Maths II and managed to lift the 52-pound, give people a chance to recover) cotheque. There will also be a News Editor. greased (for the occasion) Span- will be attended by less ex-officio cabaret, details of which have not I would like to give Paul my Is- tad, narrowly avoiding burst- people {e.g. Council members) yet been released. best wishes for his spell of editing. ing h blood vessel, lived to utter and more invitations will go to Dress will, of course, be for- DAVID COOPER. " J $tmt care if I lose that thing club chairmen. mal. fa; t, w^ole.feloody year." 22 MAY 1968 2 FELIX COUNCIL CRACKS DOWN ON STOATS In yet another insipid Council should be a lounge in the Union Welfare and meeting last Monday week. specifically for .use by P.G.s. It Council took three hours to was pointed out that this was External Affairs thrash out the following momen- contrary to the policy of integra- tion-of UGs and PCs at IC and tous decisions. The constitutions for the Wel- that PGs were honorary mem- fare and External Affairs Com- Stoats Club bers of the SCR during the vac mittees were passed and the addi- and could use this then.