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52 NOT OUT The Road Test of Boanerges The Great (described

l a s t t o r n by Royalty as "an amazing contraption) was c a r r i e d out on 20th t'.ay in the presence of a multitude of adr.drers, a f t e r an even large r multitude had desperccd, tired of waiting•

A c c e l e r a t i o n t e s t s were performed, motor cycle escorts being ased to record the speeds reached, while stci watches (by courtesy of T.C.A.C ) indicated the ti-os. An unfortunate tendency on the part of the crowd to Bpreaa across Prince Consort Road almost lead to , severe accidents. On one occasion when the crowd partedj to let Bo through at 28 m.p.h. i t was seen that there were several cars i n the centre of the road, r i g h t in Bo"s path- He swerved and avoided them.

An i n t e r e s t i n g competition: an acceleration t e s t 0-5 m.p.h. between Bo and J . Edward Taylor (1949 Triumph 500). Bo won e a s i l y .

A number of regular Bo drivers were present, as we l l as several learners, and the opportunity was taken of holding the Boy Drivers Championship. This was in two parts, the f i r s t being a Le Mans S t a r t , in which the d r i v e r and co-driver had to run across Prince Consort Road with the"starting handle, start Bo who was on the other side, and drive back to t h e i r original p o s i t i o n . Fart two1 of the Championship was a c i r c u i t - of the. Albert Hall, this being a t e s t of steering and accurate speed judgement. I spoke to the winning co-driver, Mr. Jasper A s p i n a l l , hot.and flushed a.fter his victory. I offered him a c i g a r e t t e . "No thank you." he said,_"T dpnH smoke very often, but whsn I do I'm choosy."

After the Road Test, the Motor Club took Bo round Hyde Park and to Buckingham Palace, to give the learners some experience. A correspondent reports:

"The roundabout in front of the Palace seemed to delight Bo, and very few pedestrian casualties were incurred on the second time round.

"The Hall had made a stout e f f o r t to be worthy of the honour now being bestowed upon i t and here the gen­eral ovation nearly drowned the noise of Bo and h i s horn, but not quite.

"Nelson's column took the unaccustomed v i b r a t i o n of earth and ether very well. One tribal chief from the upper Congo, however, mistook a Bo gear change for the mortal cry of a wounded hippopotamus, and was last seen sharpening his teeth on the National Gallery r a i l ­ings."

' S P O R T S ' DAY

The Rag Committee has organiied a Hop for Sports Day, 8 - 11.30 p.m. Admission is Is., the proceeds to be devoted to the fund for purchasing an I.C. Mascot Phoenix (Herbert) It i s reported that impecunious dancers may obtain admission on presentation of: 1 pint jbeer in bottle, 1 policeman's helmet, 1 live fish more than 3 inches long, 1 bath tub, 1 five barred gate, 1 guardsman's bearskin, 1 Imperial State Coach, or on* other Coronation Souvenler of sufficient interest. There will ileo be 90 unaccompanied young ladie3 present,

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U.L. NEWSPAPER.

In continuation of the press conference held in the vac, student editors met the U.L.U. president again on Friday 22nd. The reports of the four main College papers - Pi, King's New,s, Beaver and Felix - were heard. The tone of these reports was cautiously optimistic with the exception of Beaver (L.S.E.), which was definitely enthusiastic about the idea of restarting the "Univer­sity,".

Background: The f i r s t U.L. paper f a i l e d l o r want of staff. The second one f a i l e d for want of support -that was two years ogo. This time i t i s expected to get s t a r t i n g sales of 5000, and more l a t e r when the paper se t t l e s down.

Plans: The paper i s to be about "Evening Standard" s i z e , eight pages of newsprint, price 1-M- or 2d-Reporters and sales managers w i l l be appointed i n each of the constituent Colleges, while the o f f i c e s w i l l be ,in or about the U.L.U. b u i l d i n g . The E d i t o r i " l Board w i l l consist of an E d i t o r , a sub-editor, the news, sport and features aditors and the Business Manager. The business side w i l l be handled lar g e l y by professional people, and w i l l look a f t e r a d v e r t i s i n g , p r i n t i n g , c i r ­c u l a t i o n , block-making etc •

Preliminary surveys regarding the cost of printing and d i s t r i b u t i o n , contacts with advertising agencies etc. are going ahead, and the r e s u l t s will be known in about a f o r t n i g h t . The Colleges in the meanwhile have been asked to enlist the necessary support, to find people willing to do jobs on the editorial and the sales sides, and i n general in the words of the U.L. Prosident Alan Tate, to spread the glad tidings.

B U R N I N G P R O B L E M .

An amusing in c i d e n t occurred at the annual Holland Club versus S e l k i r k H a l l c r i c k e t match at Harllngton l a s t week. A member of the Holland Club was h a t t i n g , and was struck on the thigh by a b a l l d e l i v e re d by Graham (Get-em) Gales. A p u f f of smoke rose from the unfortunate batsman's pocket. With c h a r a c t e r i s t i c B r i t i s h phlegm he went on b a t t i n g while a match box i n h i s pocket burned merrily. However, he was persuaded by h o r r i f i e d witnesses to remove i t and i t was seen that a l l the matches had exploded, singeing h i s pocket s l i g h t l y . This story i s quite above board, and w i l l be supported at any time by the Captain of the S e l k i r k Sloggers, John, Duke of E l l i n g t o n (3 C i v i l e ) , who has acquired n o t o r i e t y owing to hi s p e rsistence i n t e l l i n g i t .

Our Roving Correspondent Reports:

I t has not been officially denied that there is to be a notice-board i n every room of the Hostel Neither i s i t known whether prizes are to be given for t.h* b«n+ answers to the HoBtel Entry Application Form.

The Mew Imperial College blazer, designed to f i t in with the garish Coronation name posters on the fronts of the Colleges, is to have "IMPERIAL COLLEGE" written'in s i x inoh yellow letters on the back.

F E L I X

PROFILE c e n t e r t a i n m e n t s c o m m i t t e e

CHAIHUAN: C.J. Merries (C I G)

SECRETARY! I.W. J o f f e (C * G) UMBXRSs Miss J . I . F i n d l a t e r (R.C.S.)

M.A. Chempnay (R.C.S.) B. Wyatt (R.C.S.) M. Rich (G t G)

the Shrtertainments Committee has i t s annual begin­nings, on that obscure Old Lounge notice-board which seems bette r f i t t e d f o r the times of Service and Holy Communion than for the e l e c t i o n notices of such temporal posts as I.C. Entertainments. I t i s s u r p r i s i n g t o f i n d that I.C. has had an Entertainment Committee for only a few years. Who ran the hops and organized the Commem. Ball i n the pre-I.C.E.C. days? The Comittee has a b i g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , f o r they are i n charge of the one phase of Union a c t i v i t y in which a majority of the College take part. It i s only at the hops f o r instance, that many students have an opportunity of meeting people outside t h e i r own year. Apart from running the President's and Oomnsa. B a l l s members of the Committee are present, looking a f t e r t h * mike or a m p l i f i e r , at a l l C a r nivals , Club dances and Debates etc. i n which t h e i r e l e c t r i c a l equipment i s used. In the summer a dance i s held by the Committee f o r overseas students who are i n England doing vac. work.

This year they have the considerable task of arrang­ing a Coronation B a l l which w i l l c e r t a i n l y be the biggest land, i t i s hoped, the best function ever held i n the Union. In the p u b l i c i t y and the t i c k e t s , the Committee have already shown imagination and care, which augurs w e l l f o r the B a l l i t s e l f . C,J.HORRISS.

K i t Morriss was born i n Somerset i n 1929 and spent h i s early childhood i n Malaya. He returned to England and was educated at Oundle School. His experiences on a course at the Outward Bound Sea School caused him to choose the Army for h i s N a t i o n a l Service, where he became 2nd/Lt. and served with the Sappers in Egypt. In 1950 he f i r s t set h i s foot i n t o the C i v i l Engineering Depart­ment at Guilds. His childhood voyaging has l e f t him with a love of t r a v e l ; a love which has been f u l f i l l e d f o r K i t has hitch-hiked and worked h i s way across most of W. Europe. Swedish farms, Spanish Railways and French re b u i l d i n g have a l l received h i s attention. He once even worked i n England - dustman at the F e s t i v a l .

K i t became Chairman by sheer bad luck. A l a t e nominee f o r the Committee he was elected Secretary, then Chairman and three Committee members f a i l e d to return so K i t was elected Chairman at the beginning of the session.

He has run cross-country - played squash for I.C. but only when the could f i n d no-one else - he says. His l i k e s , obviously headed by T r a v e l l i n g (and the associated pleasures), include E r i e L i n k l a t e r and Van Gogh. His d i s l i k e s are few but vehement - pictures of flowers and people who conduct loud Bridge post-mortems in a quiet Union Lounge.

He has been quotedas saying either "Gorgeous women are a nuisance". or "Women are a gorgeous nuisance" which he a c t u a l l y said i s uncertain.'

I.W. JOFFE

I . W. J o f f e was born i n Johanesburg i n 1930 and i s the son of an old Guilds-man. At King Edward VII School i n Jo 'burg he played the f i r s t of h i s s e l e c t i o n of sports - rugger. At Rhodes Uni v e r s i t y College where he studied economics he played hockey. In 1949 he came to England to take the Intermediate Year at I.C. and i s now i n the 3rd year C i v i l Engineering. At Guilds he gained h i s colours f o r rowing but now pushed h i s car fo r exercise. He w i l l be returning to S. A f r i c a t h i s summer with the Trans-continental expedition. His chief i n t e r e s t s number three. Two show roots i n S. A f r i c a the t h i r d i s Universal. They are - Modern Architecture, Racial P o l i t i c s and Drama Students.

THE REST OF THE COMMOTEE

Janet F i n d l a t e r i s the only lady member of the Committee. Her nimbleness as disc-jockey at the hops i s only surpassed by her s k i l l on the A t h l e t i c F i e l d .

When at school, i n Slough, Janet won the A l l England Schools long-jump championship and since she entered the Botany Department i n 1951 has run and jumped with great success for I.C. snd U.L.U. At the I n t e r V a r s i t y sports at Birmingham recently she broke the l a d i e s long jump record. Her i n t e r e s t s natuall y include a l l forms of exercise end unusally Janet has an i n t e r e s t i n Campanology and musical Instruments.

Maurice Anthony Champney came to R.C.S. with a Royal Studentship i n 19 49 and i n 1952 c o l l e c t e d a 2nd Class i n Chemistry. He i s now doing research i n a lab. w e l l known for i t s 'atmosphere". M.A.C. entered Union a f f a i r s i n 1951 when he was co-opted as Dance Secretary. He has served again t h i s year i n t h i s post and i s responsible for the t e c h n i c a l side of the work. His i n t e r e s t i n dai cing r i s e s considerably higher than a "hop-shuffle" f o r he has been elected Hon. Sec. of the Dancing Club f o r next session. Indeed he loves t o have someone i n h i s arms - h i s hobby i s Judo.

Mike Rich entered I.C. i n 1951 but has an i n s a t i a b l e i n t e r e s t i n the 1st year course. Mike i s another of the Entertainments Committee who has strong connections abroad. He was born i n Mertola (Portugal) and came t o England i n 1939 to be educated at M i l l H i l l School. Somewhere i n t h i s l i f e spent h a l f i n Portugal and h a l f i n England Kike Rich has acquired the somewhat unusual habit of wearing three pullovers throughout the year. I t may have been h i s love of motor-cycling that started i t .

B r ian Wyatt also had schooling abroad - i n Cairo and Aberdeen. He entered I.C. i n 1951 to study Ento­mology a f t e r wasting two yes.rs i n the R.A.F. as a Radar Instructor. He has held the posts of Assistant Hon. Secretary to the S o c i a l Clubs Committee and Hon. Sec. of the R.C.S. Boat Club and i s u a l l y seen and heard at College Debates. llext year he w i l l tread the l i g h t fan­t a s t i c with Maurice Champney, as President of the Dancing Club.He l i k e s Music, Opera, Theatre and Dancing. Brian

i s also the only expert on Salvadore D a l i on the Coramit-* e e , H e d i s l i k e s record request programmes; people who c a l l spiders insects and having to u n r o l l h i s umbrella.

The E d i t o r Emeritus.

THE SEVEN AGES OF WOMAN

L i k e man's, a woman's ages number seven Before her o r b i t shapes i t s course to Heaven.

The f i r s t , unconscious, I n a b l i s s f u l state She wends a t r a n q u i l way through Cow and Sate, And l i k e dear Granny (mumbling i n her chair) She doesn't know h e r age, and doesn't oare.

The second now; with f a t and s t i c k y f i n g e r She hunts to f i n d what Santa Glaus w i l l b r i n g 'er She has her p r i v a t e k n i f e , and spoon, and cup And l i k e s the world to t h i n k that she's grown up.

The t h i r d , the s c h o o l g i r l c l a d i n blouse and s l i p , S p i t t i n g at a l l the boys, and l e a r n i n g how to skip. But see poor Mother v a i n l y t r y , once more, To t e l l the busman t h a t she's only four.

The f o u r t h , embedded deep i n paint and p l a s t e r She looks quite opposite f r o m an Old Master; And f o r a secret purpose none can glean She t e l l s her boy f r i e n d that she's seventeen.

The f i f t h age next; she sports a golden r i n g , Brave symbol of her s k i l l i n bargaining. And though she i s not f a r advanced i n l i f e , "Much older than her t e e t h , " says Brother's wife.

The s i x t h soon f a l l s , and time i s g e t t i n g l a t e , But birthdays stopped when she was t h i r t y eight.

The seventh now, and Granny's looking f i n e . (You wouldn't think that ehe was eighty n i n e ) .

The seventh gone; how sad the sombre day When Granny, i n her n i n e t i e s , passed away. And Xldeat Daughter (who i s g e t t i n g on) T e l l s the r e p o r t e r , "died , aged s i x t y one".

A.R. Bray

So r,.Ui is, f i f t y issues o l d , coming, I hope, hrlo the prime of i t s existence, l'hose who were at college on the day when from the l i t t e r of umpteen hoste l rooms there emerged a very scruffy k i t t e n , looking l i k e a l l other k i t t e n s , i t s eyes gumed up, i t s fur puffed up l i k e a young chicken, taking very short steps on such unsteady legs. A bundle of mischief.No wonder that we a l l loved i t and took to i t at once. How we laughed at i t s fir'st wild springs chasing leaves blown by the wind or ideas which as quickly whisked away. How eagerly we awaited the next appearance t c see v/hat scrape i t had got i n t o . I t was not very Jong before t h i s c r t could get -round very

nice l y by i t s e l f ; i t stayed out at nights, changed i t s coat, began lo have regular habits. In f r e t i t began to grow up, passing through a period when i t was very self-conscious, each editor taking himself rather s e r i o u s l y , but not for long. Good 8 : i r i t s , i r r e p r e s i b l e humour, and the desi*e to look into every m i l k b o t t l e and mousehole, including the refectory kitchens, kept i t running very sanely on the whole, perhaps too sanely. I t s publio became c r i t i c a l of i t s h a b i t s , and wanted them changed. They were changed but the great sporting I.C. publiodid not lay 10 to 1 on F e l i x . Although i t t r i e d yer y hard to maintain p o p u l a r i t y , i t s habit of scratching [those of whom i t did not approve met with quite a sales r e s i s ­tance. However, a l l those troubles are now over, and F e l i x , becoming a l i t t l e too tinsponianeous, a l i t t l e too much l i k e

d a i l y newspaper, (the standard brioks hurled at regular i n ­t e r v a l s to keep the cat jumping) i s now w e l l fed and cared f o r , established on the best oushion i n the Union. S4 i t has grown from the wee thing that could hardly r a i s e

a b i t of f l u f f from an IOTA jumper to a cat that w i l l l i f t i t s t a i l on anybody's doorstep. Let us hope that l i k e i t s pre-nomer i t w i l l keep walking- and w a l k i n g — and l i k e K i p l i n g ' s , by i t s e l f , no strings and no oat-towing to the prophet that i s said to be e x i s t i n g i n the East. Keep walking and the best of luck.

I hear i t rumoured that London has gone to great expense to stage a procession to celebrate the occasion!

As I've not w r i t t e n waffle for so long — although I t r i e d land t r i e d nothing worthwhile has resulted-I'm very sorry. But lyou have my congratulations for the f i r s t h a l f century w e l l run and best wishes for the second h a l f .

Greetings to a l l those who suffered me, there must be some l e f t i — K . P . E l r i d g e . The F i f t h E d i t o r .

FELIX.

Felix

*HE NEWSPAPER OF WPEmJtt, COLLEGE

iditor:D.C.Kale. C i r c u l a t i o n : 1200.

T h i s i s F E L I X no. 50. F i r s t s h o w i n f h i s t i n y • w h i s k e r s on Dec.9, 1949, he was a f a y w r i t e r i g h t

J'rom t h e b e r i n n i n g , and 1 oday stand's a l o n e axrag t h e j . i . p a p e r s a s one not r u n n i n g a t a l o s s . I n the p a s t t h r e e - o d d y e a r s he. recorder] many g l o r i o u s e v e n t s In I.C., p l a y e d a l a r g e p a r t i n k e e p i n g t h e U n i o n i n f o r m e d of i t s own a c t i v i t i e s , and managed a t t h e same time t o keep i t s r e a d e r s amused .FELIX i s g l a d t o have t h e C o r o n a t i o n c e l e b r a t i o n s c o i n ­c i d e w i t h h i s own, and w i s h e s e v e r y b o d y good c h e e r n e x t week.

I t i s u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t a shadow s h o u l d s t a r t c r e e p i n p a t t h i s t i m e a c r o s s 1' ;LIZ. Though t h i s s hadow--in t h " form o f a U.L. newspaper-- means v e i l , we earurot a v o i d t h e . f a c t t h a t a U.L. p a p e r , t o r u n s u c c e s s f u l l y , ::ust n e t have c o m p e t i t i o n f. from i n d i v i d u a l C o l l e g e p a p e r s . The l a t e s t deve­l o p m e n t s i n t h a t d i r e c t i o n a r e r e p o r t e d e l s e w h e r e i n - h i s i s s u e ; the F.X.'X r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a t t h a t meeting' "ave what might he termed p a s s i v e consent t o t h e d e c i s i o n s t a h e n , f o r F E L I X I s u n a c q u a i n t e d •with s u c h problems as p r i n t i n g {we have an e n t i r e ­l y d i f f e r e n t method of p r o d u c t i o n ) a n d a d v e r t i s i n g (we don't c o u r t o u t s i d e a d v e r t i s e r s ) w h i c h must he f i r s t t h r a s h e d o u t .

The f a t e o f FE L I X , t h e r e f o r e , hangs i n B a l a n c e . he hU'-'T have our r e a d e r s ' - y o u r s , t h a t i s - v i e w s on t h i s m a t t e r b e f o r e we s a n t a k e anp a c t i o n one way or a n o t h e r . The l i t ' l e r e s p o n s e we had t o our en­q u i r i e s i n t h e l a s t i s s u e was p r i m a r i l y a g a i n s t t h e i d e a of a U.L. newspaper, hut we cannot j u d f e t h e p u l s e of I.C. f r o m h a l f - a - d o z e n o p i n i o n s . Do l e t u s know y o u r v i e w s b e f o r e June 7 t h , so t h a t we" can say so m e t h i n g d e f i n i t e a t t h e n e x t m e e t i n g o f t h i U.L. e d i t o r s .

We present the attempts of some of our pas* Editors at short-notice composition. Messrs Kughes(tfte founder-edit o r ) and Midgley are unfortunately unrepresented.

The 2nd edit or.

On t h i s famous occasion our f i r s t reaction i s to f e e l much older and smile with pride at the achievement of our o f f s p r i n g . But then we r e a l i z e that f i f t y issues i s not much i n the l i f e of a newspaper - time

. w i l l be when she i s f i f t y years old.' I f F e l i x goes on as now, she w i l l indeed l i v e to that proud boast, l i k e her fabulous brother Phoenix Consider - did 'Jells dream that h i s plaything would o u t l i v e him?

In the early days F e l i x l i v e d from day to day. -We were short of everything - money, news, a r t i c l e s , even readers. But a f t e r o. modest start things improved slowly u n t i l i n i t s second year F e l i x found i t s feet with an 8000 word, s i x page paper with a c i r c u l a t i o n of over 1200, and thanks to c a r e f u l stroking F e l i x has purred i t s way through three and a h a l f years. May i t continue to do so as i t grows.

As i t grows . . . fo r F e l i x must continue to grow both i n s i z e and stature. Growth i s almost a synonym for l i f e - for-«ewspapers as w e l l as organisms. With--the projected expansion of"the College, the next f i f t y -issues w i l l cover a'period-rich i n opportunities. We* confidently look forward t o a doubled circulation., a larger F e l i x , perhaps even a le t t e r p r e s s F e l i x ! But whatever happens we want F e l i x to remain i t s independent and insonciant self*.

C. Hargreaves, Eindhoven, 20:5:53

C l i f f . Hargreaves i s now Ed i t o r of the Phi lip's (Eindhoven)

"Technical Review". _____

"The Fourth and S i x t h E d i t o r . (3.II. jVy-rrie;)-'

the V>ir& guy from the l e f t said j u s t breathe deeply and scon y c u l l be away and so I did and next he was sap-tag why didn't I narry the g i r l which, one v;as ny counter to gat t i n e to think and then ny defence poured cup about then i n order the f i r s t was the best but I was too young and an yway she never brought i J up second was a.', a t t c - j t to. react the f i r s t the t h i r d was a glaaour g i r l and knew i t so she played her cards and gave nothing away the fourth didnt l a s t too naive and the f i f t h I would ond. Z. asked but she i s a career g i r l then I cane round and. i t was a l l coughing and s p i t t i n g my guas cut with a h o r r i b l e headache and. u t t e r wretchedness only wanting to dry up and: sleep

Dear S i r , Could the P.efectory Committee please publish the

ingredients of t h e i r d e l i c i o u s Solferino soup? Yours gastronomically,

An Anxious Stomach

VIEWPOINT

D O W N W I T H F E L I X ?

Dear S i r ,

Once again U.L U. have decided to f o i s t t h e i r wret­ched newspaper upon us, and they time with a l l the auda­c i t y of new born pups they calmly suggest that " F e l i x " , together with various other college newspapers should quietl y ceaso p u b l i c a t i o n to make way for a "greater cause". Just l i k e that; no fuss or bother, j u s t pack up and go, and give dear old Uncle U.L.l*. some elbow room •

How long w i l l i t take U.L.U. to r e a l i z e that stu­dents don't want to read the kind of news that U.L-C. would l i k e then t c read. The " F e l i x " correspondent asserts that we do not hear enough about Senate house; t h i s nay be true, but i t does not need a U.L.U. news­paper to remedy t h i s s i t u a t i o n . I consider that any U.L.U. newspaper would i n e v i t a b l y contain paragraphs upon paragraphs about Union " p o l i c y " and Union "plans". How t h i s may be a l l for the good of cur souls, but I think that most sttidents vcnld rather have t h i s sort of news relegated to a .small column i n a hinder page. To quote from the I.C.'.'. Handbook " F e l i x reports College a c t i v i t i e s , . . end -oilier news of i n t e r e s t to students. F e l i x i s a lighthearted animal., but he can be serious; ho has no axe to grind save the i n t e r e s t s of the College, and i s p o l i t i c a l l y independent".

F e l i x s e l l s w e l l i n I.C. because he i s a lig h t h e a r ­ted. animal, not because he p r i n t s columns about Senate House and Woburn Square. In other words, I believe that even i f a l l college newspapers did close down to make way for a U.L.U. paper, that paper would never e n t i r e l y capture t h e i r c i r c u l a t i o n . London Un i v e r s i t y i s too widely scattered for students to display any more than a minimum amount of int e r e s t i n the a c t i v i t i e s of students from other colleges.

However, t h i s does not mean that F e l i x should not contain any University nevjs at a l l } h a l f a page an issue could be devoted" to V a r s i t y Hews, preferably i n the form of a b r i e f summary. A report contained i n a few l i n e s would probably be appreciated more than i t s long-winded cousin. Please don't l e t us have any more h i g h f a l u t i n ideas about 'graciously g i v i n g way to a greater cause'; l e t us be s e l f i s h for once and think about I.C. rather than U.L.U.

Yours e t c .

D.A.D.

N E W S .

U. L._JO. C_A.,R f! I y A j .

The U. L. Union i s organizing a Gala F e s t i v a l on the 25th June, to be held i n the F e s t i v a l Gardens i n aid of c h a r i t i e s . Those who were present l a s t year w i l l need no further encouragement to p a r t i c i p a t e . A

, procession w i l l s tart from Hyde Park at about 2,45, and go by way of Clapham Common (tea here) to enter Batter-sen Gardens at about 6.30.

Highlights of the evening include an all-student Revue, demonstrations on the lawn by Bobby Locke, stunts i n the boating lake, a famous magician's performance, and crowning of the Carnival Queen. I t i s hoped to leave the gardens at about 11 for a bonfire and dancing for ft while. Further d e t a i l s w i l l bs posted i n the Union l a t e r on, and w i l l also be published i n the U.L. Rag Magazine 'LULU'., Handbills for d i s t r i b u t i o n amongst the public w i l l also be issued-

U. L. L I T E R A R Y O C T E T Y'S V E N T U R E

' The U.L. L i t e r a r y Society, encouraged as also a l i t t l e i r r i t a t e d by the success of the Oxford and Cam­bridge ventures, have decided t o bring out an annual anthology of L.U. poetry. I t w i l l be a 'digest' of a l l the poetry printed i n the College Magazines i n the pre­ceding year. The p r i c e i s to be I s . or I s . Sd. and i t w i l l come out at the beginning of each session.

King's College won the U.L.U. debating championship and the motion i n proposing "An infant i s happier i n i t s infancy than an adult i n adultery".

Wye College, t h e i r opponents, offered themselves as personal witnesses f o r the opposition; and gave most of the Constantino arguments f o r King's to oppose on i r r e l e ­vant moral grounds which King's had presumably retained from t h e i r i n h i b i t e d infancies. The house passed the motion by 18 votes t o 13. (The four abstainers confes­sed experience only of infancy).

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F E L I X

FELIX ROAD T E S T

HODSON AMD TROT! IAN UP - but not very f a r ' y e t .

Note the t h r o t t l e (qovered by the co-driver's hand) and the i g n i t i o n lever above the steering v.'heel.

HISTORY

The present "Bo" i s the second of an i l l u s t r i o u s l i n e of Guilds' mascots. The f i r s t was a Rover which appeared at the back of Guilds i n 1919. I t was a regu­l a r entry i n the Brighton Run, u n t i l i n '33, the R.A.C. became more s t r i c t about dates. The Rover was f i x e d at 1905, so he was out. Nevertheless he took part i n a number of rags. In 1934 he was l e f t outside 1C Downing Street containing en e f f i g y of Ramsey Kacdonald holding an outsize b i s c u i t - t h i s being i n commemmora.ticn of Lord Iiacfarlr.nd's g i f t of a new R o l l s Rovce to the f i r s t La.bout P.M.

The Rover finished h i s days chugging round the C r y s t a l Palace Race Track, announcing events during the i n t e r v a l s . '.Vher. the war came and the army took over the Palace, Bo. I disappeared

Bo. I I , A7/33, was bought, reputedly f o r £40, In -.Shropshire by the l a t e John Garland, who ran i t for a few years and then handed i t ove* to F. J Pidgeon, who l a t e r stored i t at h i s home i n Rickmansworth u n t i l the end of the war. Bo had many Veteran Car Club rune, ana raced at Brooklands, lapping the old "Mountain" •course at 29 n.p.h.

Bo was made by Messrs. James and Brown, Hammer­smith, i n 1901. Only one other car made by t h i s f i r m , •a 'C4 model, i s known to e x i s t . Last year, at the end of the Brighton Run, the "Bo" team had the pleasure of meeting Colonel Brown, the designer, who was highly delighted to see h i s product of 51 years ago s t i l l going w e l l .

The days-between '01 and '34 are uncertain, but, "Bo" was bought from a blacksmith, near Much Venlock, Salop, being then a d i r t y grey and black. He also had s o l i d t y r e s , but these were replaced by special: old crock pneumatics i n '37.

Technical Data: Two h o r i z o n t a l c y l i n d e r s , t o t a l capacity = 2464 c c •Tremblercoil i g n i t i o n . Cigarettes: Abdulla. Tyres: front , 31 x 4 inches; rear, 20 x 3-J--

Tyre pressure 50. Consumption: p e t r o l , 12 m.p.g.; plugs, 1 per outing. Capacity: 2$ buckets of water. 10 gallons p e t r o l Valve's: automatic i n l e t ; exhaust driven by camshaft. Steering: rack and pinion.

Brakes: foot, disused owing to gear box s t r a i n . The handbrake operates by contracting on to drums on the rear wheels, the brake lever being pushed f o r ­ward .

Transmission: chain drive; no d i f f e r e n t i a l . L i g h t i n g : side and t a i l by p a r a f f i n . Front by acety­

lene. Lubrication i s by drip feed to cylinders and main

bearings. C i r c u l a t i o n of cooling water i s by a water pump, chain driven from the camshaft. There i s no dynamo, and a batten,' has to be charged for each outing. The t h r o t t l e i s hand c o n t r o l l e d , and i s on the "steering column, as i s the i g n i t i o n c o n t r o l . ' This necessitates having a co-driver i n ncdern t r a . f f i c conditions, where the d r i v e r needs one hand at the wheel and the other at the brake. The gear lever i s outside the car, on the ri g h t of the d r i v e r .

WORLD'S FASTEST

THE START OF THE TEST

- Day and A s p i n a l l Up, The Test O f f i c i a l s are on the l e f t , and the speedometer - J.E.Taylor, Esq. - t o the r i g h t .

CHAMPION BOANERGES DRIVER COMPETITION

EVENT 1. LE UAKS START '

1. A s p i n a l l and Day 19 sees.

2. P i l k i n g t o n and Brown • 21.6 sees.

3. Trottman and Hodson 45 sees.

IT 2. CIRCUIT OF ROYAL ALBERT HALT,

1. P i l k i n g t o n and Brown 41 sees.

Aspinrtll and Day 42 BSCS.

Trottraan and Hodson 47 sees •

0-5 n.p.h.

0-10 m.p.h

0 20 m.p.h

0-23 m.p-h

ake Tost

15-0 m.p.h.

26-0 m.p.h

Lne .."•narks

4.2 r e c c

12 sees.

16 sees.

35 sees.

Distance

12 feet

24 feet

2c*to-, gear

3c 4 + c»i :•:>- 2.1-1 g"ar--

3rr'i, O'-i, 2nd and 2 r i gears

Bottom, 2nd. 3rd, top ge-rs

Confirmed, by narks on Prince Consoi't Road.

Turning c i r c l e , 35 feet. Track, 4 feet Maximum speed (Prince Consort Road, two up) 23 m.p.h. Maximu-i speed (Hyde Park, five'up) ».-. 33 n.p.h. (This has not been o f f i c i a l l y confirmed).

NOTE: A modern 2-J- l i t r e car accelerates 0-30 i n 7 sees, and, with ICO l b . foot pressure, w i l l ! brake 30-0 i n 30 feet, consuming 20 miles 1 gallon. Thus, while "Bo" i s a l i t t l e behind i n acceleration, he has rather better brakes than the modern car.

-.; Readers are reminded that 3o has further outings t h i 3 term:

1. To-day, when he attends the Guilds F i e l d Cup Race.

2. Sports Day, next Thursday. 3. Coronation Rall y . Old Crocks to Windsor,

June 7th, from Hyde Park, 3.30 a.m.

F o r t h e c o n v e n i e n c e o f members who may w i s h t o V o t e we p r i n t t h e n o m i n a t i o n s h e e t o f t h e "Boys" G l u t , There was a n o t h e r n o m i n a t i o n f o r Committee Member, b u t i t was n o t f u l l y seconded.

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FELIX Theatre

* > f* " T H E A P P L E C A R T .

Theatre Royal, naymarket.

(G a l l e r y bookable - 3/6).

T H E L O S T S O U L S .

Shaw s u b t i t l e d t h i s p l a y "A p o l i t i c a l extrava-gansa". I t s u f f e r s from that ogre of the theatre the I n d e f i n i t e conclusion. But i t i s not, as man; o f h i s l a t e r plays tend to be, merely a platform f o r i n c i s i v e comment on the ways of the world. The time i s the future, and i n such a future the r o y a l f a m i l y i s no longer content to c h r i s t e n t r a ­d i t i o n a l l y : nor i s i t alone i n t h i s respect f o r we have Balbus and Boanerges and L y s i s t r a t a amongsi a host of odd sounding c h r i s t i a n names to add to the fantasy.

One might have expected the r o y a l household tc have rushed ahead into a f u t u r i s t i c p a t t e r n - but nol The decor i s t r a d i t i o n a l l y ornamental, and the dress, save f o r Boanerges' most amusing 'uni­form of labour', p r a c t i c a l l y normal. A great p i t y , s i n c e there i s scope f o r imaginative design here.

The p a r t i c u l a r apple c a r t which i s c o n s t a n t l y i n danger o f upset i s the c o n s t i t u t i o n a l monarchy. King Magnus, played by Noel Coward s u p r l s i n g l y e f f e c t i v e l y considering the p a r t i s by no means hie usual type, i s beset by a squabbling cabinet o f humbugs, l e d by Proteus, (Laurence Naismith), a booring, short tempered l i t t l e man, who cannot s i t s t i l l f o r more than a few moments, and who keeps c o n t r o l , such as i t i s , l a r g e l y by threatening to r e s i g n . Admittedly he has a p r e t t y tough job - he has two women i n h i s cabinet, as well as the new­comer Boanerges, "behind whose naive awkwardness l i e s a wealth of i n i t i a t i v e . Magnus has a very a c t i v e mind, but as king he must keep h i s views l a r g e l y unexpressed. He sees the p o l i t i c a l set are r u i n i n g h i s country (no wonder, f o r i n t h i s un­happy England only seven per cent o f the voters go to the p o l l s ) : but instead of g i v i n g him freedom to act, Proteus demands that he s i g n away the vestige s of h i s power. A p r e t t y problem, which Magnus solves i n a d r a m a t i c a l l y i r o n i c a l manner.

O r i n t h i a , the king's mistress, deserves much more mention that I can reasonably a l l o t . Margaret Leighton plays the p a r t to p e r f e c t i o n , and tier provocative g u i l e forms an i n t e r e s t i n g contrast to the matronly queen. The boudoir i t s e l f , l a v i i i -l y c urtained and s u i t a b l y furnished i n grand s t y l e , forms the background to the i n t r i g u i n g t u s s l e between O r i n t h i a and Magnus - a spectacle i n i t s e l f . Over and over they r o l l , and one f e e l s that they must soon tumble into the orchestra. But as usual there i s a knock on the door, a r a p i d r e o r i e n t a t i o n to d i g n i t y , and calm ensues a f t e r a g l o r i o u s scamper.

We axe not feasted yet however. Shaw has one more morsel to o f f e r i n the form o f the A m e r i c a n 'proposal to r e u n i t e the U.S.A. t o the B r i t i s h Empire. C e c i l Trouncer c a r r i e s o f f the part o f American ambassador with e n t h u s i a s t i c g e n i a l i t y , and gives an amusing, charicature, accent included, o f the confident, souless American. His super­f i c i a l l y emotional 'I was born i n the shadow of Ely Cathedral' l e f t me c h i l l e d .

S i n g u l a r l y enough, Shaw does manage to in s e r t i n t o t h i s fantasy a comment on science, f o r Magnus laments:

"The s c i e n t i s t s w i l l have nothing to do with us, f o r the atmosphere of p o l i t i c s i s not the atmosphere of science."

But need i t follow that while a community advances • b r i l l i a n t l y i n matters s c i e n t i f i c , i t tends to stand s t i l l as f a r as s o c i a l and p o l i t i c a l organ­i s a t i o n are concerned?" R.B.

•; |THE G U I L D S ' E N G I N E E R

The fourth number of the annual Guilds' Engineer i 3 • now on sale (2s. 6d. to students; 5s- others), and is well worth buying. I t i s w r i t t e n i n such a manner that practically everything can be easily understood by^a non-speoialist, the only exception being on article on" polynomial solving using an electrolytic trough - and. this oould not easily have been simplified. A short, fascinating account of speech research and sn article on the new wind tunnel are among the other features.

As an account of work being done in Guilds', this magazine is far more illuminating than any prospectus could pdssibly be. Congratulations to a l l concerned.

(Review by a non-Guildsraan)

P H O T 0 G R A F H Y

The annual I.C.P.S. Exhibition was held a fortnight .ago. - .Vhile the standard of most of the work submitted was inexceptional, your reporter wa3 greatly impressed by some e x h i b i t s by a Past President, Col. Bull. These were very l i k e lithographs, but with an elusive texture which suggested the sort of t h i n g that Seurat might have dene i n monochrome. A view of the South Bank Festival Site was particularly impressive. One had the feeling that here the oamera was contributing to art. In con­trast th» deserts of mountains, side streets and heads which formed the greater parti of the exhibition were uninspired.

J.S. was quite a oharaeter. He was a l s o quite an e y e f u l l . He was t a l l i e h , s i l a v i s h , and had a t t r a o t i v e h a i r , f a s e i n a t i n g eyes, and a good share of sex appeal (which, of eourae, i s just as important i n males as femalesi) He a l s o had a considerable P e r s o n a l i t y Quotient, whleh soon made i t s e l f evident, and he was on some eoramittee or other e a r l y i n h i s f i r s t year at I.C., and he was popular on the sports f i e l d . He wasn't muoh of a one f o r the a r t s , but he d i d write a few l e t t e r s - 1

to-the-editor when he was p a r t i c u l a r l y roused, and; he was a good debater and c o n v e r s a t i o n a l i s t . In general, then, he was looked up to as an acknowledged leader i n s e v e r a l o i r o l e s . and was quite an asset to the College.

Why "was'*? Because J.S. was asked not to resume his eourse t h i s session - he was chucked out. I don't think he shirked h i s work, although he didn't seem t o be a l l out f o r a " f i r s t * ' , and h i s P r a c t i c a l was not above the average. He was one of those who j u s t couldn't make the grade. Why l i d I c a l l him "T.S."? Beoause he might be any­body, so he became John Smith. He i s t y p i c a l because about a quarter of the f i r s t year entrants to I.C. are thrown out eaoh year, and i t i s not the Nondescripts we l o s e . Some of the best a l l -round College men haven't quite the b r i l l i a n c e required at I.C., and they have to leave, to e n r i c h u s u a l l y a polytechnic , or Her Majesty's Forces, with t h e i r sparkle.

For some reason, nobody ever says muoh about the "ohuoked out bods". F e l i x has never mentioned them, save i n a passing referenee i n the f i r s t F e l i x of the session. But i t i s a most important problem when a College l o s e s some of the most promising people i t ever gets. I f e a r i t emphasises the faot that I.C. i s f a r more of a technologies! school than a U n i v e r s i t y College, and has no time f o r those who don't show promise of being top grade t e c h n o l o g i s t s . The s t a f f are only too glad to l o s e , and r a p i d l y f o r g e t , the s o i e n t i f i e a l l y seoond r a t e . A r e a l U n i v e r s i t y i s a place where one's primary objeot i s to develop one's p e r s o n a l i t y and i n t e l l e c t to the f u l l , i n a background which may be s c i e n t i f i c or a r t i s t i c according to one's temperament. Oxford and Cambridge are l i k e t hat, but London never has been.

A l l t h i s r a i s e s a l o t of red h e r r i n g s . We a l l know that London can't be a U n i v e r s i t y , and that I.C. can't be a U n i v e r s i t y College; they both have too important U t i l i t a r i a n funotlons i n sooiety. We also know that I.C. has to chuck out men to leave room f o r t,he cream to work properly , but none of t h i s a l t e r s the f a o t that the College i s a e s t h e t i c a l l y and humanly the poorer f o r t h e i r departure, which i s a very sad t h i n g .

It i s however one ox ouose sad things that can't be helped. Without being i r r e v e r e n t , i t i s l i k e someone dying - i t can't be helped, but i t i s a l o s s to Sooiety, with the exception that i n that case Sooiety recognises i t s l o s s , and attaches due seriousness to i t . I.C. never appears to regret i t s losses due to chucking-out, which apathy I've spent a column deploring. I've nothing to suggest that should be done about them, but any­thing would be better than pretending that these people have never been. Well, I've done my b i t ; the only consolation I oan see i s that the poor b l i g h t e r s are probably happier outside t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n . EDDIE

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Today (Friday) i s Guild's Field. Cup Day, on annual competition between .the depart"T-rt s of Guilds. Starting • a f t e r the Union meeting at l.meh +ime. The l a s t two eve­nts have been « race with home-" Skylons to Bnttersea, and a trolley-and-boat race between " v i l d s and the Ser­pentine. Always a good show. Report i n next FELIX.

F E L I X

R O W I N G

THREE MORE ROWING WINS

A Coxed Four and the fourth Eight represented I.C. at -fche Thames Di t t o n Regatta (a j u n i o r occasion) on May 16th, and the Four - i n a boat never beaten - won t h e i r evejt. The Eight was not so hot, but improved a great deal f o r the U.L. Regatta the week a f t e r .

At the U.L. Boat Club's Allom Cup Regatta on May 23rd. «he fourth Eight won the C l i n k e r D i v i s i o n and the C l i n k e r Four repeated t h e i r success at the Dittons. With the f i r s t Eight not entered t h i s year, the seoond took on the job of doing b a t t l e i n the Best Boat D i v i ­sion' on behalf of the College, and though they were Sot counting on doing more than give U.C.H. I more than a good row f o r t h e i r money, they were i n fact shaky when beating QJI.C. I i n t h e i r heat and l o s t to a very f i n e e f f o r t by L.S.E. I i n the s e m i - f i n a l . Even L.S.E. were staggered by t h e i r excellent row, but were not able to produce the speed requiredin the f i n a l and U.C.H. r e t a i n ed the cup f o r the second time.

Thames D i t t o n and Allom Cup Regattas: C l i n k e r Four's

M.DiC. Campbell (bow), C. J . Lock, S.V. L i n c o l n , M.R. Hoare ( s t r o k e ) , D. Marshall (cox).

Allom Cup Regatta: Clink e r Eights

D. W i l l e t (bow), J. Ridley, H. E v a i s , A.M. Smith,

J. Taylor, M. Alexander, M. Clarke, C. Bentley (stroke). J. Stoton (cox).

Also at U.L. was a Rum-Turn s c u l l i n g event w i t h but two e n t r i e s , L.S.E. beating N.E.C, I t was a p i t y that some of the I.C. j u n i o r s c u l l i n g not rowing that day were not e n t i i a d : a win should have been t h e i r s .

cam mm SOCIAL.

TUESDAY, JUKE 2nd. C o r o n a t i o n Day. The I.C. C o r o n ­a t i o n B a l l w i l l be f r o m 10.p.:.. t i l l 4.0 a.m. T i c k e t s have a l l b e e n s o l d . On t h e same night-t h e r e i s a l s o a U.L.U. C o r o n a t i o n B a l l - f o r d e t a i l s see t h e n o t i c e b o a r d i n I.C.U. On t h e T h u r s d a y ( 4 t h ) some m i n o r u n i v e r s i t i e s a r e h o l d i n g a C o r o n a t i o n B a l l a t t h e R o y a l F e s t i v a l H a l l f r o m 11.0 p.m. t i l l 5.0 a.m. T i c k e t s f o r t h i s , p r i c e t h r e e g u i n e a s d o u b l e , may be o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e

I . T.C. S e c r e t a r y , 53, P l i m l i c o Rd., S.V.'.l. THURSDAY, June 4 t h , S p o r t s Day. B e s i d e s t h e u s u a l S p o r t s a t H a r l i n g t o n t h e r e - w i l l be an I.C. S p o r t s Day P a r t y i n I.C.U. i n c l u d i n g d a n c i n g f r o m 8.0 -I I . 30 p.m. D e t a i l s a p p e a r i n I.C.U. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS. These a r e now b e i n g h e l d i n f a n t a s t i c numbers, among t h o s e s c h e d u l e d f o r t h e n e x t f o r t n i g h t a r e t h e f o l l o w i n g :-FRIDAY, 2 9 t h May; I.C. P h o t o g r a p h i c Soc, C t t e . Rm A.1.15., R.C.S. R i f l e C l u b , C t t e . Rm. B., 1.15., I.C. Mus. Soc. (no p l a c e announced) ,1.15. R.C.S B o a t C l u b (no p l a c e or t i m e announced i n I .C .U) .

MONDAY, J U H E l s t . I.C. L i t . Deb. S o c , C t t e . Rm. A,1.30., I.C. M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b , C t t e . Rm. B., 1.15. Monday, June 8 t h . I.C. I c e S k a t i n g C l u b , C t t e . Rm. A, 1.25., I.C. G o l f i n g A s s o c n . , C t t e . Rm. A, 5.15. THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH. I.C. U n i o n G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , Gymnasium, 1.15 (?•). E l e c t i o n o f E n t e r t a i n m e n t s Committee and I.C.U. C o u n c i l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s .

A l l t h e A.G.M.s l i s t e d above i n v o l v e t h e e l e c t i o n of C l u b O f f i c e r s f o r t h e S e s s i o n 1953 - 54. F E L I X r e g r e t s ' 'that no o t h e r d e t a i l s a r e a v a i l a b l e

f o r t h i s p e r i o d ( e x c e p t p o s s i b l y , exams!).

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GO TO KEMPSONSAT ONCE? 44,Queen's Gate Mews.

C R I C K E T I.C. v s . T r i n i t y h u l l , C&K.LrMge.

D e s p l t o t h e ui.U.ntianf: o" .'-'ofit's'.'- an', "olman, I.C managed t o l e a v e the U n i o n a t a'r.out 10 o ' c l o c k i n a f l e e t o f e a r n , and a r . i v e d a t Camhrid ge w i - h c i t i n ­c i d e n t . I.C. seomed t o f i n d the change o f p l a y i n g on.-a p i c t u r e s q u e ground . a r removed f r o - ":.leaJc and wincS swept H a r l i n g l o n v e r y s t i n u l a - i n g , and -ut up t h e i r b e s t d i s p l a y o f t h e s e a s o n . Good, strand b a t t i n g b y K i t c h e n (29) and Ham:.-.erton(50) gave I.C. a n e x c e l l e n t s t a r t on a p e r f e c t w i c h e t , and t h e r e f o l l o w e d some b r i s k s c o r i n g by W i l s o n (24 n o t o u t ) and K i t c h e n e r (37 n o t o u t ) , who p - t on 50 i n -wenty n l n u t e s , t h u s e n a b l i n g I.C. t o d e c l a r e a t 181 f o r 6.

R e y n o l d s and W i l s o n cowled v i g c u r o u s l y , b u t o b t a i ­ned no h e l p f r o m the p i t c h and T r i n i t y H a l l s c o r e d 141 f o r 4. A u l t t o o k 2 f o r 46, and the whole team f i e l d e d 'very s o u n d l y .

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I.C. 134-9 d e c . ( K i t c h e n 4 3 ) , Wembley 135-5 ( R e y n o l d s 3 f o r 3 7 ) .

I.C. 102 ( I - o s t l e w a i t e 31, W i l s o n 29); Q.M.C. 104-6 ( R e y n o l d s 3 f o r 44. K

The second XI have s c o r e d t h r e e more v i c t o r i e s s i n c e our l a s t r e p o r t , and the Sunday XT are s t i l l u n b e a t e n ; R.T.Severn i n p a r t i c u l a r b a t J i n g w i t h r e ­m a r k a b l e c o n s i s t e n c y .

ENGLAND RETAIN THE ASHES, i i n g l a n d b e a t t h e Empire by two w i c k e t s a t H a r ­

l i n g t o n on Empire Day, f o r t h e t h i r d s u o o e s s i v e y e a r . V/e hope t o p u b l i s h a r e p o r t i n our n e x t i s s u e

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Sixteen members played i n the Spring Meeting at CAMBERLEY HEATH Golf Club on A p r i l 27th. The President's P r i z e was won by R.H. HEENAN with a gross 77, the runner-up being K.W. GLOVER (79). The Foursomes STABLEFORD were won by W.T. ROACH & K.W. GLOVER with a t o t a l of 32 p o i n t s .

M.T. FRIEDL won the handicap p r i z e f o r morn­ing 18 and a l l day 36 holes at Denham when pl a y i n g i n t h e i r Open Challenge Bowl Meeting. He was an unlucky l o s e r at the 19th i n the VICTORY CHALLENGE CUP meeting held at N.FORELAND over the Easter Week-end. At t h e i r meeting K.W. Glover, who d i d not q u a l i f y f o r the match-play stages, won second' p r i z e i n a Foursome Competition; W.A. Gardner was knocked out i n the 1st round of the matches; H.N.A. ASHFORTH shot the q u a l i f y i n g score but f a i l e d to q u a l i f y on h i s l a s t nine holes t o t a l .

I.C.G.A. beat King's College H o s p i t a l at Highgate on Wed. 29th. A p r i l .

Lament upon the C u l t u r a l P a r a l y s i s induced by Examinations

Not a single piece of gen F a l l s from my once f e r t i l e pen. Can the Muse be i d l e then? Ho, ju s t working.

Can the rhymster f i n d a rhyme When he hasnt any time Even for a g i n and orange? Not damned l i k e l y .

Though a poet's lic e n c e covers Lots of sins i n ardent lovers I t can never hope to shove us Through a B.Sc.

Watt A Wordsworth

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J U N E 4 T H .

GLIDING EXHIBITION. STAFF RACE.

INTER-COLLEGE TUG-OF-WAR.

OBSTACLE RACE (Anyone can enter!)

TEA 1/6 LUNCH 2/6

COACH 2/6 (10.30, IO.SO, 1.30 from the Union)

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