THE NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION NUMBER 281 9th OCTOBER SIXPENCE Page 2 FELIX 9th October, 1969 ASTMS Gets Famous Anniversary Celebrated Nowhere to Stay ? The traditional two minute associated committees. These head Butty in captivity at- Pay Increase darkness in memory of the speeches, the only serious tempted to sneak out with- Dear Editor, well-known RCS scientist, Dr part of the meeting, were out a rendition of a Kangela. I have seen a few tatty Last term the Imperial College branch of the Associa- Spiggy Topes, was held at the generally very straightfor- He (it?) was quickly brought notices strewn around the tion of Scientific Technical and Managerial Staffs took RCSU freshers Union meet- ward, and should go a long back to " do his thing ", but cOUege, attributing the pres- part in a national one day strike and a further three day ing last Thursday. Despite way towards introducing the since the freshers had not ent shortage of lodgings to Stoppage coinciding with Open Day. The A.S.T.M.S. claimed the extreme thinness of the newcomers to RCSU. been taught the words, the (1) the decision to tell land- a 10 per cent salary increase. They are now pleased to say excuse, the darkness was At the end of the meeting, audience reaction was not ladies that they would be that they have gained a 7 per cent increase composed of accepted in silence (and dark- the only long-haired skin- overwhelming in volume. struck off the register if they a 4.4 per cent interim increase and a further 2.6 per cent ness) by the vast throng and demonstrated racial demon- part payment for any salary increase arising from a " job also by the large audience. stration, (2) the prejudice of evaluation exercise" to be run under the guidance of the This revered period of ab- landladies, and (3) the in- Manpower and Productivity Service of the Department of stinence from light was just adequacy of the U.L. Lodg- Employment and Productivity. one of the many totally irrev- ings Bureau. The aim of the exercise is to produce a factual report erent and irrelevant happen- Might I not more accur- on the jobs that the universities technical staff actually do. ings at the meeting. It was ately attribute the shortage The exercise, taking place at Imperial College from October followed by several amusing 9 to lack of vision on the part 13th to 17th, will be supervised by a college monitoring sketches by well-known of those persons responsible committee consisting of two from I.C., two from A.S.T.M.S., RCSU personalities. As they 111 for that decision ? It would and a chairman from the Manpower Services. In each did not appear to need to use i§flp not have required much in- department there will be a committee of two—an A.S.T.M.S. a script, one must draw the telligence for those persons representative and the Head of Department. Each member inescapable conclusion that to have anticipated that their of the technical staff will be interviewed by one of 17 field such behaviour is normal to decision would result in land- workers, composed of postgraduates from other colleges paid them ! The standard of the ladies withdrawing from the a fee of £5 per day plus expenses. The interviews will last for fun side of the meeting was register. about an hour and a half and there will also be a confidential considerably improved upon 1 think perhaps that these questionnaire to fill in. last year. pioneers of ' equality for If the whole exercise is completed by April 1970 as hoped Earlier on, the various all' might do well to do for, it will be an outstanding achievement as similar Union officials addressed the penance, by sleeping with the exercises in the motor industry have taken up to two years. packed lecture theatre and other homeless students who On completion negotiations for further salary increases will explained to the freshers the have been so generously of- start again, backdated incidentally to April 1969. Both the workings of RCSU and its The only long-haired skin-head ever to be President of RCSU! fered the Union Lounge as a college authorities and A.S.T.M.S. are confident of the temporary dwelling. schemes' success. C. J. Hogger. C.C.A., P.G. Organisation for Social Service Select The first thing about the but it usually turns out that ously gave us a tape recorder, Committee organisation is that we are on Sunday afternoon, four so that anyone with half an The not really a club or society. good friends wash their hour to spare can help. Reports We have no formal meetings, brushes and rearrange the Every so often we are asked to visit an old person. The Parliamentary Select except the Obligatory general furniture in a bright new Committee Report on Staff/ meetings, no entry fee, in room. They would usually like someone to go regularly, to Student relations is due to be Anatomy fact not really any members Odd things have been published in mid-OctOber. talk to them over a cup of —just helpers. At the mom- known to happen. I remem- The Committee was set up ent, some would doubt that ber one young lady who was tea and relieve their loneli- ness. Although we operate a to investigate the causes for we even have any organisa- sent out by three men on student unrest in colleges and tion, as two of the committee Sunday afternoon to buy a rota, they appreciate the con- of a tinuity of regular visitors. was received with a great members did not satisfy their packet of razor blades! deal of opposition at some examiners and another is Youth work is another of of the colleges it visited. A news editor for Felix. How- Help for the Blind our activities, normally section of the Committee ever, organisation is our through a youth club. One visited I.C. in mid-May. Student raison d'etre. If anyone wants of the rewarding jobs in this Have you ever wondered to spend time helping others, what would happen if you field is to help and encour- On 12 October The Sunday Times we try to provide the oppor- were blinded tomorrow? For age bright children from dull possible, in such dedicated tunity or put them in touch some young men and women homes. I heard that that one work. begins an eight week investigation with someone who can. the courageous answer was of our members enthralled After all this you may be her charge with a visit to a into higher education and careers. Perhaps the most spectacu- to take up physiotherapy. To wondering why you haven't qualify they must reach A pond to find tadpoles and seen any strange people lar of our activities are the water beetles. It begins with a survey of 5,000 tegular bloOd doning sessions. level standard in physics and about the college with suffer- students; the higher education Anyone who has seen these know a great deal of anat- There are students in the ing faces and bright haloes. going on must realise how omy and physiology. Some college who have special in- The answer is simple: they they chose and why; the guidance much work they require. of us go every week to read terests in jobs such as organ- enjoy doing it and don't need However, Mood is often text books to them. For those ising the families in sub- any other reward. -and misguidance - they received, who cannot manage such a standard accommodation in needed quickly, so we also For further details please and how they feel about it today. organise an emergency regular commitment we need Notting Hill, helping meths help tape recording books for drinkers, or running soup kit- contact Miss S. Narasimhan, scheme, with volunteers from 91 Old Beit. It continues with a dissection the Halls of Residence. the Royal Normal College chens in the East End. We of 44 universities and 30 for the blind. Grundig gener- give them as much help as C. C. Banks, Linstead 532. polytechnics: their strengths and Work Parties weaknesses, their courses and Work parties are another Are there 300 conscientious people who . of our activities. At week- conditions. The inside story on ends, groups of three or four go off to decorate a room in NEED A careers that the glossy brochures Notting Hill—often for an gloss over —from TV and foreign old widow living alone in SPARE-TIME JOB just that one room. If this is service to management and so, we put her on top of her Paying easily £500 furniture at one end of the teaching. An exhaustive eight yearly with chances of FREE room, while we start at the Internationa! part survey that asks the whys, other. It soon becomes appar- Commentator international air travel ! ent that everybody assumed Club whats and hows - and answers that someone else knew how Become a local branch secretary/ them. The Anatomy of a Student to hang paper. A little later, I J§«» Representative for I.C.C. it generally turns out that Apply in writing to: is about how it is. anyone who puts his scientific ICC, '9 Buckingham Palace Road, training to it can turn out a IU London, S.W.1. IT'S ABOUT YOU. pretty good job. By Saturday lunchtime, about 3 o'clock, U.S.A., Europe, THE SUNDAY TIMES calculation puts the finishing Far East and time about next Thursday, the Caribbean.