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able to c o l l e c t t i c k e t s . At Ludgate Gardens another •an hoisted the Guilds' Crest high up a lamp-post, and although r a i n was f a l l i n g , i t did not dampen the s p i r i t of the College. King's College threw a c e r t a i n amount of t o i l e t paper, which w i l l probably be put to good use i n Guilds'. When the f l o a t s ar­r i v e d , "Boomalakas" thundered from the crowd to them and back again!

The procession stopped ju s t past the Aldwioh where the students on the f l o a t s were given an hour's r e s t , meat p i e s , sandwiches, and coffee. On the return route, Guilds' passed an assembled mob of King's students. The cheers turned to boos when the l a t t e r viewed the former, but a stunned si l e n c e f e l l q u i ckly as the Guildsmen doffed t h e i r .

GUILDS' PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN BO. WITH SPANNER,

Even as the sky grew darker above, and the r a i n clouds gathered, the scene i n Moorgate be­came more picturesque and c o l o u r f u l as the f l o a t s f o r the Lord Mayor's Show a r r i v e d , and students dressed i n gay c a r n i v a l fashion took t h e i r places on them. An unknowing passer-bye might e a s i l y have thought that the c i t i z e n s of past ages had r i s e n from t h e i r graves, and indeed the pages of h i s t o r y were turned back f o r a few hours. King's College and C i t y and Guilds' College manned the f l o a t s . The theme "Wool through the ages" was i l l u s t r a t e d by everyday vestment, and C o l i n Smith looked r e a l ­i s t i c enough i n h i s Lieutenant Colonel uniform to be saluted by a regular private of the Royal S i g ­nals.

The procession was f u l l of the colour and pageantry which has become so much a part of the Show. Headed by the Horseguards and the Royal Marines, the procession made i t s way through the C i t y s t r e e t s to the music of eleven bands, and the cheering crowds l i n i n g the route made i t c l e a r from the s t a r t that the persistent r a i n was not going to act as a damper. A f t e r the more austere pageantry of the Guards and the Cavalry, the Lon­doners who packed the pavement found l i g h t r e l i e f i n the gaily-decked f l o a t s manned by even more g a i l y decorated students.

The main body of Guilds' - over 200 - t r a v e l l ­ed down by tube to B l a c k f r i a r s . On the way, an e l ­derly gentleman descended from t r a i n , c a l l e d a por­t e r , and explained that he had an "uncomfortable" journey. The porter entered the carriage, and was immediately ejected with a barrage of m i s s i l e s of a non-lethal nature. When the Guilds' reachedtheii de s t i n a t i o n , an inspector tri p p e d over, and was un

multicoloured headwear i n unison, Reggie (King's mascot) -md placed them over t h e i r hearts i n mock f u n e r i a l everence. This a c t i o n was followed by a steady stream of orange peel which l i b e r a l l y covered the front ranks of the King's men, women and c h i l d r e n .

Towards the end of the Show the f l o a t s were separated froni the bands, and those upon them were asked to make t h e i r way back to the H a l l i n which they changed. They came upon a band marching i n s t r i c t tempo - and joined i t i n an orderly fashion much to the amusement of the crowds. And so ended the 1955 Lord Mayor's Show. The organisers, both

turned to face

THE GUILDS' FLOAT SEN0«! BACK A HEARTY "2CCMALAKA"

UNOFFICIAL! - MARCHING BEHIND THE BAND - TO THE OBVIOUS AMUSEMENT OF THE POPULACE.

paid and unpaid, deserve the populace's thanks f o r such spleandour and ga i t y . May we be p r i v i l e g e d next year to take part i n t h i s joyous occasion^

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ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES

THE MINES BALL

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Evening Uresa 15/- Double Ticket

PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS ISSUE ARE THE RESULT OF HARD WORK BY: Tony Eycott, Brian H i l l , Peter Harris, Fred Peacocks. Gerald Clapp, C o l i n MeOasney •

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PHOTOGRAPH BT J.M. TAGG.

Major repairs had to be c a r r i e d out on the Mines Traction engine seeently, and i t was decided to move Clemintine from the bomb s i t e i n Prince Consort Road to the Guilds yard.

Unfortunately the monsoons had softened the earth a f t e r the summer draught, and more earth was moved than the engine at the f i r s t attempt. The following day, a group of gangers, foreman, overseers, consultants, advisers, and even onlookers assembled to see Clemintine leaning drunkenly to port contriving to f l a i l the earth. S i x hour! l a t e r a rope was produced and the engine was pulled oat quite e a s i l y wlthowt needing any of the wedgee planks or pulleys recommended.

while r e s t i n g O I L tfoe rubbish dump i n the Guilds yard, Clementine again developed a l i s t to port. The angle o f i n c l i n a t i o n shows the maahlme to have been under the weather, and i t appears that i t s weight must be reduced or the parking s i t e s must be strengthened i f the engine i s to maintain an even k e e l .

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T O D I S C U S S N A M I N G

The f i r s t E.C.S. Union meeting of the year was hexd on November 1st, under the Presidency of Brnie Guthrie, and the Vice-Presidency of Miss Paddy Clarke. The minutes the last meeting ware quickly disposed of by the Hon. Seams* tary.Alastair Pairbairn, and duly signed. ICLsa Clarke was then invested with her pjk» Bonnet of office, loudly acc­laimed by the appreciative Scientists.

On the subjeot of Borphy Day. i t was decided that a> party from the R.C.S. would tewel down on a party I I mlsa! the fire engine was going down to Putney, (with or without 3pare hig-«nds), and the Union was reminded that a gentleman's agreement between the colleges forbade interference with each others mascots.

Ernie Gutrorie informed the Union that i t was contributing £250 to the proposed Exploration Board. Guilds and I.C. Unions giving £250 and £500 respectively, lines having no assets and •therefore raaldjig no contribution. In answer to questions, i t transpired that- this was a sprat to catch a mackerel, in the form of large contributions from Societies such as the Geographical, however, onoe we had the* mackerel, i t would be bad form to ask for the sprat back. Several members of the Union expressed concern over i t s large financial resources, and the hopes that the money could be used more profitably.

The subject of the fire engine was again "brought up, several suggestions for naming i t "being put forward, mostly relating to ancient and terrible monsters. The Union's decision, however, was postponed. The chairman of the Entertainments Committee asked for suggestion for the R.C.S.. Smoking Concert, whioh is- to *s held in December. Anyone with ideas is asked to get in touch with him.

The meeting was closed with a hearty Kangella.

T h e H a r l i n g t o n H o p

Hundreds watch November 5th Celebrations

This year, l i k e l a s t year, Guy yawKes" Hop was held at Harlington. The quiet Clubhouse was decor­ated with lanterns and streamers; two bars had been arranged to cater f o r the hundreds who would soon a r r i v e , and s o f t music d r i f t e d soothingly from the loudspeakers as a l a s t minute check of tha programme was made. Out on the balcony a small group o f men watched the rockets ascending from another celeb­r a t i o n about a mile away t i l l a loud report at t h e i r feet made them r e a l i z e that someone was watch­ing them. In a few seconds there was a b a t t l e rag­ing between the men on the balcony and the men i n the Car-park - terminated v i o l e n t l y by Sxkx's Bombs and a Rocket-Launcher, which parted the h a i r of one man indiscreet enough to r a i s e h i s head too high.

E I G H T B U S L O A D S

The departure from the Union was without the custo­mary discharge of m i s s i l e s as those present with and without t i c k e t s were conserving t h e i r supply of audible pyrotechnics f o r l a t e r i n the evening..

As the buses a r r i v e d the passengers were greeted by those already present with a vigorous bombardment from the balcony. Once inside, the new a r r i v a l s hastened to j o i n the defenders. Good use was made of the bar which had f o r t u n a t e l y been extended. Hot dogs were served by a scrum h a l f who would charge the mob at the door with a tr a y loaded with sausages wrapped with bread r o l l s .

U P W E N T T H E S M O K E

At 8.30 what appeared to be a London Transport bus enveloped i n flames turned out to be the bonfire. The guy, which had previously been hung from the Beit B u i l d i n g f l a g - p o l e by persons unknown, was soon consumed by the flames, A vigorous f r e e - f o r - a l l firework b a t t l e f o i l o w e d , i n which a few of the g i r l s succombecL'to s h e l l -shock. Those seeking refuge and a vantage point i n the buses were routed out.

W H I Z Z - B A N G - C R A S H The O f f i c i a l Firework d i s p l a y followed. The

pieces e j e c t i n g m i s s i l e s making a w h i s t l i n g sound were p a r t i c u l a r l y appreciated, but the pieces were rather spread out along the rugger p i t c h , and seem­ed discontinuous. Dancing and celebrations contin= ued u n t i l 11.30, and there was l i t t l e of the f o o l ­i s h throwing of fireworks i n t o the Dance-Hall. One gentleman, i f he can be s a i l e d t h a t , succeeded i n

ABOVE: A MAD SCKAMHE FOR HOT DOGS, WHICH WERE SUPPLIED FREE BT THE UNION. THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THE GUT PAWKES HOP IS REAL VALUE FOR MONEY.

s q u i r t i n g an extinguisher i n the crowded Bar -with the r e s u l t that many of both sexes received an i l l - t i m e d douching.

The 'buses l e f t from 10 pm onwards, but i t was a p i t y that the e a r l i e r departures consisted mainly of g i r l s - doing a C i n d e r e l l a act - who had to be i n ear l y . As many of the men were unable to buy t i c k e t s f o r t h e i r partners, i t would have been b e t t e r to l i m i t the i n v i t a t i o n a to Colleges whose inmates are allowed to stay out t i l l a l a t e hour. The Dance was excellent f o r those wishing to take that form of exercise - i n f a c t , a l l those people concerned; the S o c i a l Cluba, the A t h l e t i c Clubs, the I.C. Executive and the Entertainments Committee must be thanked f o r the excellent arrangments made.

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The editorship of FELIX w i l l shortly be changing hands. To the new editor we say "Good Luck". To the readers, we say "Support FEUX by buying him". He is your forum and i n ­formant.

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OLD C E N T R A L I S ' SHERRY PARTY

This year , f o r the f i r s t time , the Sherry Party given by the Old Centralians f o r those undergraduates i n t h e i r t h i r d year was held i n the Armourers and Braziers H a l l , Moorgate . The Ha l l had the atmosphere of a n t i q u i t y , f o r around the t a l l walls i s a c o l l e c t i o n of weapons and the s k i l l of craftsmen which would shame any museum. At t h i s Party, were the representatives of the Engineering professions - a l l of them Central -ians - to help and advise future technicians of industry. It would be u n f a i r to mention one firm i n preference to another, f o r t h e i r "salesmen" were a l l persuasive. Most of the studesits who went were surprised by the co-operation which e x i s t s between the College and the Centralians.

The meeting lasted f o r two and a hal f hours, during which time a large quantity of beer and hot-dogs was consumed, and at le a s t one person f e l t his qualms had been assuaged.

E X P L O R A T I O N B O A R D M E E T S

At the preliminary meeting of the Imperial College Exploration Board held on Thursday, 3rd. November, i t became c l e a r that there i s an urgent need f o r p u b l i c i t y to be given to the f a c t that the Board i s now ready to receive d e t a i l s of ex­p l o r a t i o n schemes.

The Board w i l l hold i t s f i r s t f u l l meeting on Thursday 15th December, and students who have explor a t i o n schemes f o r consideration by the Boarc at t h i s f i r s t meeting are i n v i t e d to send d e t a i l s i n w r i t i n g to Mr. E. Fairhurst, Imperial College O f f i c e - before 1st December. The Board wishes to make c l e a r that a p p l i c a t i o n s w i l l be received at any time i n the future f o r consideration at l a t e r meetings.

Applications should contain the f o l l o w i n g minimum of information set out i n the c l e a r e s t possible manner.

(1) The proposed destinatio n of the expedi­t i o n .

(2) The purposes and the r e s u l t s expected. (3) The number of members. (4) An estimate of the cost.

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The Moscow Dynamos team spent the evening of November 5th walking around Kensington. It i s i n ­t e r e s t i n g to speculate what t h e i r reactions would have been had they t r i e d t h i s en uuy Fawke's Day some years ago.

Meanwhile the po l i c e were as busy as ever i n Tra f a l g a r Square - but hot with students; d i s t u r b ­ing as t h i s may seem, the mighty influence of Senate House does not seem to have penetrated to the teddy boys.

King's engineers recently b u i l t a bridge from t h e i r College to t h e i r Union to show the somewhat slow builders that i t could be done. How about i t Guilds? - t h i s year's Engineers B a l l i n the second f l o o r of our Union?

S e l k i r k H a l l , i n t h e i r rocket war with the nearby women's college, used a new-type weapon incorporating a war-head. The r e t u r n broadside which came the next morning was even more e f f e c t ­ive - a b i l l for damage.

Ted Smith informs me that 2,852.5 gallons of draught beer were sold from the bar between Oct.1st.1954 and Oct.1st.1955. As there are 2,066 students at I.C., the arithmetic mean i s not very i n s p i r i n g , b u t the d i s t r i b u t i o n would probably be astounding.

Mines appear to have encountered considerable d i f f i c u l t y i n "de-bogging" t h e i r t r a c t i o n engine. The only s o l u t i o n I can o f f e r i s p u t t i n g a cat under $%& and sending f o r the R.S.P.C.A.

The f i r s t awards l i s t e d i n the King's News under the heading "Sports Awards" are f o r debating and chess, K.C.L. are obviously ne up on us i n these f i e l d s , but we hope the b o a t i n g Society lad plenty of sport i n t h e i r f i x t u r e with Bedford an Tuesday.

Passers-by l a s t Th-irsday were amused to see R.C.M. f l y i n g t h e i r f l a g f o r the v i s i t of the Queen Mother, and a guy hanging from the flagpole* •ver the Beit B u i l d i n g ! i l l ! !

R.C.M. sent a l e t t e r to Chem Tec. asking them to r e f r a i n from making too much smell; i t i s time we sent them a l e t t e r asking them not to make too mucb noise.

Readers of the suggestions book i n the o l d Union w i l l appreciate the c o n t r i b u t i o n by Bugs Guthrie of a d i r t y spoon selotaped to the page. Should Mr. Mooney's answer be a clean spoon, t h i s form of suggestion i s l i k e l y to continue, much to the detriment of the book.

This December Q.M.C. intend to have a Charity Rag week much on the l i n e s of those run by c e r t a i n p r o v i n c i a l u n i v e r s i t i e s . We w i l l watch t h i s innovation with i n t e r e s t as i t may eventually grow to something i n v o l v i n g the whole u n i v e r s i t y .

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The temperature rose for a couple of hpurs i n the Ayrtort Hall on Friday Nov 4th. as the I.C. Jazz Group held i t s f i r s t practice session of the term.

Terty HacVee, a member of the old group, led an cnsemblei* of piano, guitar, double bass, oboe , trombone, and drums. The latter, undismayed by a complete absoence of conventional percussion instruments, performed br i l l i a n t l y on a collection of old tin l i d s . After a few preliminary runs the group Settled down and produoed some passable numbers. The double-baas played well, but the noise ratio was too much dominated by the brass. If the group can find a pianist up to their standards and praotice regularly we oan look forward happily to many noisy hours at coming carnivals.

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Sir,

Despite recent agitation i n the Union on the subject we were badly let down at Harlington by a premature short­age of liquid refreshment.

At a relatively early hour brown ale, bitter, orange juice, oider and gin were unobtainable.

Please let us see an improvement in future. Yours,

J.M.Tagg.

I.C, Union. Dear S i r ,

While I can appreciate to the f u l l the organisation and e f f i c i e n c y of the FELIX Board and s t a f f , i n producing a raid-week supplement, T regret to say that i n my opinion there are better ways of spending a penny.

The supplement had neither the point -edness of the e d i t o r i a l , nor the appeal of the p e t i t i o n , which i t seemed to be, judging by the f i r s t few paragraphs. Another point i s that a l ­though i t c r i t i c i s e d , the c r i t i c i s m offered could hardly be c a l l e d constructive.

An a l t e r n a t i v e reason f o r p u b l i c a t i o n could be (or would appear to be) that FELIX has become an u n o f f i c i a l organ of the Senate.

Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,

K. J . Hopkins.

Editor's note: Since when has Senate House sa i d , l i k e we did, "we should have Rags"?

I.C. Union,

Dear S i r , Two years ago I had the good fortune

to be picked up by a mass X-ray u n i t . Having seen a l i t t l e of tuberculosis I would encourage everyone to go f o r an X-ray when the unit v i s i t s I.C, Please note t h a t : -

1) Approximately one i n f i v e hundred students has T.B.ia(four i n I.C.)

2) No symptoms may be apparent. I t often takes a couple of months i n h o s p i t a l to convince a T.B. patient that there i s anything wrong with him.

3) The disease may develop q u i c k l y , i n a few weeks, or slowly over a matter of years. I f i t i s caught i n the e a r l y stages the treatment required i s much shorter.

4) The mass X-ray i s quick and simple. No undressing i s usua l l y necessary.

The whole business of the X-ray i s so easy and so much i s at stake. Do take t h i s op­portunity and make sure that you are uninfected.

Yours s i n c e r e l y ,

D.C. Macdonald.

I.C. Hostel

Dear Sir,

The prestige of both Guilds and Mines was upheld in the best tradition when an the evening of Friday 28th. Oct. the Mines Hon. Pornographer gallantly accented the challenge of Dead-Eye-Dick to a rendering of Eskimo Nell.

The result of this battle of verse was that a good time was had by both Guilds and Mines alike. The respective supporters present unanimously agreed that the poeaXi&a best when renderer and audience are well "conditioned , although

T y p e w r i t e r s ? Christopher Sholes was ths

first man to produce a really workable typewriter. In 1873 he contracted the firm of E- Rem­ington and Sons for i t s mam*-racture, and now the name is C household word. We buy, swell loan and repair not onjy Rvm-f ingtons, but also many other makes. We have special]terms f o r students and our name ts

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Friday Nov. 11th Vine Tasting Society C l a r e t , Speaker Mr. S i c h e l . New Lounge 5.15 p.m.

Monday Nov. 14th Methodist Meeting. Zoology Lecture Theatre 5.15 p.m.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday Nov. 17th ' London Unive r s i t y One A

19th ict Play F e s t i v a l

I n s t i t u t e of Education H a l l 7.00 p.m. I.C. Play on Saturday. Tickets at door or from J.L. Saunders Elec. I I .

Friday. Nov. 18th. I.C.S.C.M. ' C h r i s t i a n i t y and Race'- Mr. J . F l e t c h e r . 1.10pm. Room 128 C&G. Sandwiches on s a l e . A l l welcome.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday Nov. 18th - 20th I.ClS.C.M. Study" Weekend. 'Incarnation' or 'Christ on Earth'. Cost 30/- i n c l u s i v e . For f u r t h e r d e t a i l s apply J.R. Bottom through Union Rack as soon as po s s i b l e .

Thursday Nov. 24th I.C. Photo Soc. "Forty Years i n Fleet Street". Lancelot Vining. Mining Lecture Theatre 1.30 p.m.

SJj^Arthur Acland English Essay P r i z e 1956

Essays for the 1956 competition must reach the Registrar not l a t e r than 14th January, 1956. The essays must not exceed 5,(XX) words on any sub­j e c t , but a s c i e n t i f i c or technological subject must be treated i n a non .pecialised way. The competition i s r e s t r i c t e d to undergraduates. Recent winning Esst-ys were: -

1952 1953

"An Excursion i n E t h i c s " . "The Problem of Progress"

For further d e t a i l s see O f f i c i a l Notice Boards.

IHTTERS TO THE. EDITOR Continued. the latter did their best to f u l f i l l the requirement, time did not permit the renderers to do justice to i t .

Finally I would like to thank Mr. Wallace for his support i n providing a l i t t l e light entertainment for both Guilds and Mines and also to point out to him that I learnt my original version of this poem from a Miner.

Yours eto. '* J.D. LaButt

I.C. Hbstel, 6th. November, 1955.

S i r , The standard of the refectory i s deteriorating

r a p i d l y . This i s mainly due to the 111 manners and inconslderation among the students. Although we are eating i n uncongenial surroundings, I do not think we should lower our standards so that our po s i t i o n becomes more in v i d i o u s . Only a l i t t l e e f f o r t i s required, l i k e returning d i r t y dishes, coming to meals cor r e c t l y dressed and r e f r a i n i n g from reading at meals other than breakfast.

I am voicing the sentiments of many students , and hope that i n the future there w i l l be a notice­able improvement.

yours f a i t h f u l l y , E.Stephen

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C R O S S - C O U N T R Y H O P E S RISE

The results of our match against Lloyd's Bank and two other teams a fortnight ago are not to he taken at their face value. Although Imperial College finished 4th, six of our runners were participating i n the U.L. v Cambridge match.

Our seoond team matoh against Westminster College, last Wednesday, was lost by two points, even; <mmrf* Chas. Cotterill won the race whilst ostensibly "getting to know the course".

Last Saturdays race, on our home course, really gave an indication of our potentialities. Without Evans, Pain, Ifeller and Conway, we came within two points of beating Reading University, who are generally reckoned, a powerful side. It i s interesting to note that the f i r s t thirteen men home a l l broke thirty minutes, and many personal best times were set up. In particular, Webster is to be congratulated or. a fine run which w i l l easily earn him a place in. the University seoond team. L.S.E. were third i n this match,I.C.2nd team 4th., and Pearl Assurance Co. 5th.

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Results:

HOCKEY Royal Holloway 2nd. eleven Drawn 0-0 University College 2nd. eleven Won 6-1

SQUASH Westfield College Won 4-1 The Hockey team i s s t i l l unbeaten and the standard of

play is high. Successful passing between players has been very noticeable this season.

The squash teajn played well against Westfield, the f i r s t string, Margaret Brown, being particularly outstanding.

S O C C E R 0 2 / B P L A Y F O O T B A L L

The 1st.XI played t h e i r way in t o the second round of the U.L. cup with a 4-0 v i c t o r y over Univ­e r s i t y College Hospital on Nov.5th.Thestandard of play was atrocious and i t i s obvious that f u r t h e r progress i n the Cup w i l l only be made by increased f i t n e s s and more constructive football.Goalscorers were Holgate(2),May(l),and McVeigh(l).

The second defeat i n the U.L. league was s u f f ­ered on Wednesday,Nov.2nd.,against King's , the score being 0-1.Once again play was very uninter­e s t i n g .

The 2nd. XI are having a moderate season,but have had two enjoyable games against l o c a l Grammar schools.Their record,at present, stands at:

P.8 W.2 D.2 L.4. The 3rd XI have at l a s t s uffered t h e i r f i r s t

defeat of the season,this being against South West Essex Technical College on Nov.5th.Dab Baxter and hi s able men now have the remarkable record of:

P.8 W.7 D.O L.l.Goals:for,50;agst.,10. 3 4 / 0 5 . 3 4 6 E W E E K E N D S

The f i r s t TOUCHSTONE weekend of the new session was memorable. Several new faces were welcomed and the f a c t that Satuday Was November 5th did not impair proceedings}quite the contrary

The speaker was Mr. \I.R. Ridley, the v i s i t i n g l e c t u r e r i n l e t t e r s to Imperial College. The subject, "Censorship" proved d i f f i c u l t and rather e l u s i v e . Mr Ridley d e l i v e r e d a st i m u l a t i n g t a l k i n which he su c c e s s f u l l y directed the course of the ensuing debate and opened up i n t e r e s t i n g questions on a l l forms of censorship. The debate then opened and covered subjects varying from Japanese f i l m s , through the meaning of freedom to Horror Comics,

Later i n the evening, nature providedlJier own GuyFawkes display with a b r i l l i a n t l i g h t n i n g storm; l i g h t n i n g struck the telephone wires and set f i r e to the switchboard. Several members of the party succeeded i n sleeping through the a r r i v e ) and departure of no less than three fire-engines. The f o l l o w i n g morning saw several groups doggedly defying the r a i n i n t h e i r tours of the countryside. At lunch the discussion was h e a r t i l y re-opened. The party returned to South Kensington at 5 o'clock and without exeption a l l agreed that a very pleasu­rable and worthwhile week-end was spent.

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Guildsmen from the Engineering Sooiety entertained two French students during Commemoration Week . The Pranoh Boys were introduced to London (l) and taken to the Ball at the-Dorohester. Outside 10, Downing Street, on the opposite wall was scrawled "Vive Napoleon" - whioh they found hilariously amusing, much to the delight of onlookers! The v i s i t i s an. -r"n,ai one, and 1.9. and L'eoole Nationale des Pont a ot Chaussefe have an exchange system.

U N I V E R S I T Y A T H L E T I C S

W i n t e r Championships

After a lapse of f i f t y years, the University of London Athletic Association have re-started the Winter Relay and Field Events Championships. The meeting w i l l be held on Wed­nesday, 16th November at 2.30 in Motspur Park. The College team w i l l be relying on their- old-stagers in some events, although i n others everything must be left to the freshers. Our prospects i n the Relay seem brightest. In the 880 x mile x 880 we have B i l l Pain, John Evans and Les Looker John Evans won the 1500 metres in San Sebastian: B i l l Pain was last year's Captain of the U.L. Cross-Country Club: Les Locke i s a promising pupil of Franz Stampfl. In the throwing events we s t i l l have Phil Toyribee and are hoping that his strength has not waned over the close season. Im the dumping events the freshers w i l l be playing a leading part as kUke Browne w i l l not be available for either the Longjump or Hop, step, and, jump and Terry Hyslop i s no longer with us for the high jump. This meeting appears to be a very good idea as i t w i l l keep up interest i n winter training whioh does tend to become tedious without any competitive running.

J.S.Evan»(l.C.) and K,Gilligan(U.C.) winning the U.L. match against Cambridge University, two weeks ago.

J U D O P R O S P E C T S

Last year ..with a total membership of twelve or so, the Tudo Club won. seven out of ten. matches,beating Oxford Univ­ersity twice and Cambridge once.

This year,the club has seven of last year's members, and about twenty freshers ..Some of the freshers have had pre­vious judo experience,and so the prospects for this year are bright.The increasing interest displayed in the "gentle art" can be largely attributed to the s k i l l of our instruetor,Mr. TiP.Leggett(6th Dan)..

The f i r s t match of this season w i l l be fought against uambridge ifriiversity Judo Club,away,on Saturday November 19th,

H O C K E Y C L U B P L A Y H O C K E Y

F i r s t XI Results

Sat. Oct. 29th v Vickers Armstrongs - won 2-1 Wed. Nov. 2nd v Queen Mary College - won 4-3 Sat. Nov. 5th v St. Catherines

College Cambridge - drew 2-2

The f i r s t XI have improved since the begin­ning of the season, and i f the forward l i n e can play more f o r c e f u l hockey, more goals should r e s u l t .

We beat Queen Mary College i n the f i r s t round of the U n i v e r s i t y of London Cup, with only a few minutes to spare. The play was l e t h a r g i c i n the extreme u n t i l ten minutes from the end. At t h i s stage we were two goals down, but three quick goals gave us v i c t o r y . In the next round we are to meet Un i v e r s i t y College, who beat Chelsea Polytechnic 15-0.

A hard, fa s t and thoroughly enjoyable game was played at Cambridge against St. Catherines College. In s p i t e of the f a c t that they play three or four times a week, we las t e d the pace b e t t e r and should have won, but f o r a goal scored i n the l a s t minute.

F E L I X

S P O R 9-un d MORPHY D A Y

N E W S

PSUEDO FLOOR BOMBS KS PUTNEY, LOOOOOONG TTME! ! I !

THE FUN LASTED A

If you went down to the Morphy Day, Xou were sure of a big surprise,. If you went down to the Morphy Day, Tou should have gone i n disguise. With R.C.S. in a bit of a mess, And Guilds a l l covered i n water.

( Written by a Miner.) The various colleges went down to Morphy Day prepared for

SPORT. The Guilds arrived with "Bo" at Putney at about 7.30. later the R.C.S. appeared led by the Fire Engine, on board whioh were effigies of the Guilds' and Mines' Presidents. In spite of the Guildsmens' and Miners' efforts, these were burnt outside the Boat House. The fight soBtinned sporadically with squibs and fireworks, until the boats came in sight, when a truoe was called. Keith Miller, President of the Guilds, in f u l l regalia was ably defended by his supporters, except on two occasions when he and the spanner were rushed, nearly into the water, by miners. Others were not so lucky, and there were several casualties and duckings.

The Traction Engine hit a car, ran out of water several times, nearly blew i t s fusible plug and arrived as everyone was going home, with no water and no steam. The crowd four hundred strong, were escorted home by the police, and finally dispersed at '.."'.en Station.

The. llorphy Race. Results of the draw gave Mines the Middlesex station,

Guilds the centre and R.C.S. the Surrey shore.The sun had gone in, the water was choppy on the Middlesex side and the wind was blowing from the starboard bow.

The crews got off to a good start at Hammersmith Bridge, but by Harrods, Guilds led R.C.S, by $ 'canvas, with R.S.M. half a length behind. By Crabtree the distances were £ a length and -| of a length respectively. Towards the mile, post the R.C.S. oox wa3 steering a zig-zag course and crowd­ing the Guilds boat; they were warned several times by the umpire. The time at the Milepost was 3 mins. 16 sees., and the positions were: C & 6,- |j.-R.C.S.-1l.- R.S.M.

Between the Milepost and the Football Grounds Mines spurted, moved into Guilds wash and nearly clashed with R.C.S, Guilds, however, were increasing their lead (to I 3 : 1.), with Mines and R.C.S. level. The poor steering of the R.C.S. cox was causing further loss of ground. The positions at Craven Steps were C S-. S . T i f l . - B.S.M.- 1 f t . - R.C.S.; at the Brook, C & G»- 1yU- R.S.K.- fL- R.C.S.; and at the.boat-house, C & G»- 21.- R.S.M.- f [ . - BJ.CS. The time at the Finish was 8 mins. 15 sees., with Guilds winning by two clear lengths from Mines, who led R.C.S. by 8 ^ lengths.

'Had Mine3 been awarded half a length advantage by the starter, on account of their station, as the umpire suggest­ed, Guilds' lead at the Finish would probably have been only one length clear.

The Lowry Race. The stations for the race were the same as for the

Morphy. Thirty seconds after the start of the Dowry, Mines clashed with Guilds, and Mines' bow broke a blade. A new one was supplied from the launch, and the raoe was restarted.

From the 3tart at the Milepost, Guilds went into the lead, and at the Football Grounds the positions were: C & &.-9: : ;< - R.C.S.- - j l . - R.S.M. AT further in the race, positions were: the Brook, C & G.- = > ? @ - R.C.S.- a canvas - R.S.M.;the Boathouse, C & S»_ 21.- R.C.S. and R.S.M. equal; London R.C., C & <6»- 21*- R.S.M.- 2ft.-.R.C.S., and at the Finish Guilds led Mine3 by three lengths, with R.C.S. three feet behind Mines. The time was 4 mins. 38 sees.

FELIX would l i k e to thank the Boat Club f o r t h e i r k i n d co-operation i n allowing the Sub-Editore and a photographer on the launch,

R.F. C. WIN R o u n d o f U . L C u p

During the opening phase of the game, King's kept on getting the ball but I.C. held out with good defensive work. Early on Hearni. missed a long penalty kiok at goal, but soon he had another ohanoe, and this time there was no doubt.(I.C. 3 - 0). After a t h r i l l i n g serum i n front of the King's posts, Beam dropped a perfect goal. (I.C. 6 - 0). By this time I.C were playing well together as a team - and then King's had the misfortune to lose one of their centres with a broken an­kle. He later went to hospital. Hearn kicked two more good penalty goals before half-time, when the score waa 12-0.

HhB 1.0. pack had not had enough of the ball during the firat-hajf; their scrummaging in the set-scrums was not good, although they were much better in the loose. Early an Don-caster dropped a magnificent goal to make the soore 15-0, and this was quiokly followed by another Hearn penalty : (18 - 0). At last the Hng*s line was crossed, after a ball came to Balmer on the right wing (via Holman), and he soar­ed in the corner. The attempted conversion failed (18 - 0). Shortly afterwards Donoaster kioked ahead, followed up, took the b a l l i n the loose, and went over for a seoond unconverted try. This brought the final scare to I.C. 24, King's 0. We had won -the f i r s t round! There was over a score of I.C. supp­orters watching; Mrs,Robinson enjoyed the game very much. Of the 1st XV, Toynbee, Hearn , and Dingle at scrum-half were stalwarts of the team.

KING'S GET THE BALL BACK. EVEN THOUGH I.C. WON, THE SET SCRUMS ABE WEAK. '

MORPHY CREWS C E L E B R A T E

The Boat Club threw t r a i n i n g to the winds when i t held i t s 36th.Annual Dinner i n the Ayrton

H a l l f o l l o w i n g the day's racing. The usual f e s t i v e s p i r i t was undaunted by the prodigous length of

the speeches and presentation of trophies; the Lord Desborough Memorial Medal beine; awarded to l a s t year's Captain of Boats,Kim Ash.The proceedings were brought to a hasty close at 10.30p.m. leaving just h a l f an hour f o r the e s s e n t i a l exercise of elbow "and vocal chords i n the bar.

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FELIX PHOTO FROM THE LAUNCH, OSRB BT KIND PERMISS­ION OF THE BOAT CLUB.

Published by FELIX B O A R D , Imperial College Un ion , London, S .W . 7.

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