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Founded in 1949 The Newspaper of Imperial College Union

Short Sharp Willie at IC

Mr William Whitelaw, the Home Secretary for State,

addressed the Conservative Society on Tuesday,

November 17. The title of the lecture was "My role as

Home Secretary".

A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 5 0 s tudents t u r n e d u p i n M e c h E n g 220 to

h e a r M r W h i t e l a w speak . O f the subjects t a l k e d a b o u t were

race r e l a t i o n s , the r o l e o f the l a w a n d , o f c ourse , I r e l a n d .

I n a l l t h e s p e e c h , a l t h o u g h w e l l r e c e i v e d , w a s q u i t e

u n c o n t r o v e r s i a l a n d a f t e r w a r d s a s o m e w h a t f u r t i v e q u e s t i o n

t i m e took p l a c e .

A l s o present w e r e f our u n i f o r m e d p o l i c e m e n p l u s some

p l a i n e d c l o thes p o l i c e for t h e H o m e S e c r e t a r y ' s p r o t e c t i o n . It is

also b e l i e v e d t h a t a n u n o f f i c i a l G u i l d s h i t s q u a d w e r e g o i n g to

t l a n M r W h i t e l a w a n d th is w o u l d seem to e x p l a i n the presence

Q1 G u i l d s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s at the d o o r to p r e v e n t th is h a p p e n i n g .

I n g e n e r a l , M r W h i t e l a w w a s r e a f f i r m i n g the G o v e r n m e n t ' s

e c o n o m i c p o l i c y . O f m a n y o f the ques t i ons a s k e d w e r e s u c h

i n q u i r i e s as to M r I a n P a i s l e y ' s recent a c t i v i t i e s as w e l l as the

r e t i r e m e n t o f L o r d D e n n i n g . A n o t h e r issue w h i c h was ra i sed

c o n c e r n e d the e m e r g e n c e o f the S D P , o n th is issue M r W h i t e l a w

s i m p l y s tated that " t h e S o c i a l D e m o c r a t s h a v e no p o l i c y " .

M r W h i t e l a w d e l i v e r e d a w e l l - r e c e i v e d speech

. a n d he a n s w e r e d the q u e s t i o n s q u i t e c o m p r e

h e n s i v e l y , to the c o n s i d e r a b l e s a t i s f a c t i o n o f the

a u d i e n c e , w h o b y t h e i r a p p l a u s e at the e n d o f

t h e t a l k i n d i c a t e d t h e i r grate fu lness o f M r

W h i t e l a w ' s a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e i r i n v i t a

t i o n to c o m e to I C .

Left: Mr While/aw ad

dresses the meeting. (Photo

Jane Williams)

RCS Centenary Kicks Off

The centenary celebrations of the Royal College of

Science were started on Monday by Lord Todd, OM FRS,

President of the Society of Chemical Industry.

I n a f a s c i n a t i n g l e c t u r e e n t i t l e d " C h e m i s t r y p a s t a n d

p r e s e n t " , he o u t l i n e d some of the i m p o r t a n t steps i n the

d e v e l o p m e n t o f c h e m i s t r y o v e r the past 100 years . A s s o me o n e

w h o h a d b e e n i n v o l v e d i n C h e m i s t r y a n d t h e C h e m i c a l

I n d u s t r y for o v e r 50 years , he p r e s e n t e d a p e r s o n a l v i e w o f the

subject w i t h a c a r e a n d ins ight w h i c h b e t r a y e d d e e p c o n c e r n

a n d e x c i t e m e n t for its f u t u r e .

T h e R e c t o r c h a i r e d the m e e t i n g a n d a v o t e o f t h a n k s was

p r o p o s e d by D r B l o w , D e a n o f R C S .

O n M o n d a y e v e n i n g a n e x h i b i t i o n c o m m e m o r a t i n g the

c e n t e n a r y was o p e n e d i n the C o n s o r t G a l l e r y . T h e e x h i b i t i o n ,

o r g a n i s e d by M r s J . P i n g r e e the C o l l e g e A r c h i v i s t , c o n t a i n s

h i s t o r i c a l m a t e r i a l f r o m the v a r i o u s d e p a r t m e n t s o f R C S a n d

gives a g o o d o p p o r t u n i t y to see s ome g l i m p s e s o f the C o l l e g e ' s

past . It w i l l r e m a i n o p e n u n t i l the e n d o f t e r m .

T u e s d a y l u n c h t i m e was m a r k e d b y a l e c t u r e b y A . H .

W a t k i n s , C h a i r m a n o f the n a t i o n a l H . G . W e l l s S o c i e t y w h o

s p o k e o n " H . G . W e l l s - t h e e a r l y y e a r s " . H e o u t l i n e d t h e

c h i l d h o o d a n d e a r l y m a n h o o d o f W e l l s , i n c l u d i n g his t i m e at

t h e R o y a l C o l l e g e o f S c i e n c e , to a d i s a p p o i n t i n g l y s m a l l

a u d i e n c e i n P h y s i c s L T 1.

A l u n c h t i m e c o n c e r t by C o n c e r t a n t e

o f L o n d o n , a w i n d octet , was h e l d o n

W e d n e s d a y . It was w e l l a t t e n d e d a n d

o b v i o u s l y e n j o y e d b y a l l those

present .

T h e c e n t e n a r y events c o n t i n u e

next week.

Right: Lord Todd in full

swing during the first RCS

Centenary lecture. (Photo

Jane Williams)

No 597 Friday, November 20,1981 Free!

Dear Sit

T h i s l e t t e r is a b o u t " t h e "

d e m o c r a t i c i n s t i t u t i o n a t

I C — t h e U G M . I was most

d i s m a y e d i n s e e i n g s u c h a

farce b e i n g m a d e o u t o f i t .

W e r e p e o p l e t h e r e to d e c i d e

o n t h e i r U n i o n , o r just to h a v e

a g o o d c h a t , a l a u g h a n d a

few p a p e r d a r t s t h r o w n at

t h e i r h e a d ? It s e e m e d most

s tudents just d i d n ' t g i v e a

d a m n a b o u t i t , n o r d i d they

g ive the o thers a c h a n c e to

l i s t e n . W h e n w i l l p e o p l e be

m a t u r e e n o u g h l o take these

t h i n g s s e r i o u s l y ?

O n the R a g M a g issue, I

w o u l d l i k e to say to a l l the

" p u r i t a n s " w h o v o t e d a g a i n s t

t h a t , i f o n e does not l i k e the

jokes i n the R a g M a g . he does

not n e e d to r e a d it o r se l l i t .

B u t d e m o c r a c y a lso m e a n s

not d e p r i v i n g o t h e r p e o p l e o f

t h i n g s w h i c h o n e m i g h t be

a g a i n s t , b u t d o n o t a f f e c t

a n y o n e ' s f r e e d o m . T h e r e ' s

n e v e r b e e n s a t i r e w h i c h has

n o t o f f e n d e d a n y b o d y , t o

s ome e x t e n t . W c m u s t accept

it .

Yours truly

O l i v o M i o t t o

P h v s i c s 1

Sir

B e i n g a n a v i d r e a d e r o f a l l

t h i n g s b r i g h t a n d b e a u t i f u l .

F E L I X ? T h e l e t t e r f r o m

A d r i a n H a r r i s w a s q u i t e

p o l i t e . H o w e v e r , o n c e a g a i n I

w i l l e x p l a i n p r i c i n g o f books .

T h e p r i c e o f a b o o k is set by

the p u b l i s h e r s ; b y l a w , the

B o o k s h o p has to sel l it at that

p r i c e . I f by c h a n c e w h e n a

b o o k c o m e s i n the p r i c e is

d i l l e r e n t f r o m the o n e o n the

i n v o i c e , w e c h e c k w i t h the

p u b l i s h e r s as to the c o r r e c t

p r i c e , a n d that is w h a t we sell

it at . T h e o n l y t i m e we c a n

r e d u c e a book p r i c e is i f w c

h a v e b a d it on o u r shelves

o v e r a c e r t a i n p e r i o d , i f a

b o o k is f a u l t y i n a n y w a y , o r i l

t h e p u b l i s h e r s t h e m s e l v e s

r e d u c e the p r i c e . It is n i ce to

k n o w t h a t s o m e o n e l o v e s

books as m u c h as w c do !

} lint', sincerely

R o y H i c k s

B o o k s h o p M a n a g e r

Dear Mark

I w o u l d l i k e to e x p l a i n p u b

l i c l y w h y , a t t h e t i m e o f

w r i t i n g ( T u e s d a y ) , the beer

for the B e e r F e s t i v a l has not

b e e n p a i d for. L a s t S a t u r d a y ,

I was a s k e d b y S t e v e H i g g i n s

( w h o is a r r a n g i n g the event )

w h e t h e r I c o u l d p r o v i d e the

m o n e y so t h a t the beer c o u l d

be o b t a i n e d t h a t a f t e r n o o n .

V e r y f o o l i s h l y , I o f fered t w o

c h e q u e s o u t o f m y o w n

a c c o u n t f o r £ 5 6 0 . S t e v e

g r a t e f u l l y a c c e p t e d t h e m a n d

c o l l e c t e d the beer o n M o n d a y

I a s k e d the I C R a g T r e a s u r e r

to r e f u n d the m o n e y to m e by-

T u e s d a y l u n c h t i m e a t t h e

l a t e s t . I h a v e ye t to h e a r

anything f r o m M a t t S m i t h so,

as t h r e a t e n e d , I h a v e s t o p p e d

the c h e q u e s . I f I h a d issued

the c h e q u e s i n the first p l a c e ,

there w o u l d not h a v e b e e n a

B e e r F 'es t iva l . I d e e p l y regret

h a v i n g b o t h e r e d to save the

B e e r F e s t i v a l . Y o u r s i n d isgust

w i t h the I C R a g C h a i r m a n

a n d T r e a s u r e r .

C h a s F u l l e r

R C S U H o n J u n i o r T r e a s u r e r

Dear Mark

M a y I take u p a l i t t l e o f

y o u r l e t t e r space to t h a n k

A n d y R u s h t o n a n d o t h e r

m e m b e r s o f G u i l d s U n i o n for

the ass i s tance they g a v e the

C o n s e r v a t i v e S o c i e t y i n

p r o v i d i n g s e c u r i t y a g a i n s t a n

unofficial, r o g u e " H i t S q u a d "

d i s r u p t i o n r u m o u r e d to be

p l a n e d for the C o n s o c M e e t

i n g w i t h W i l l i e W h i t e l a w this

l u n c h t i m e .

I h o p e t h o s e i d i o t s w h o

w e r e p l a n n i n g t h i s a t t a c k

rea l i se h o w m u c h e x t r a w o r k

t h e y c r e a t e d f o r C o l l e g e

s e c u r i t y , the p o l i c e a n d lot

s t u d e n t s i n v o l v e d i n b o t h

G u i l d s a n d C o n s o c . I a lso

h o p e they rea l i se , in l ight o l

r e c e n t v i o l e n t a t t a c k s o n

p o l i t i c i a n s h o w d e t r i m e n t a l

s u c h a n a t t a c k , i f a t t e m p t e d .

w o u l d h a v e b e e n to the i m a g e

o f I C , a n d to the f u t u r e o f the

p o p u l a r (of f ic ial ) G u i l d s H i t

S q u a d .

C h r i s W e b b

C o n s o c

Dear Mark

W e , the m e m b e r s o f the

r e c e n t l y se lected U n i v e r s i t y

C h a l l e n g e t e a m , w o u l d l i k e to

d r a w t h e a t t e n t i o n o f I C

s t u d e n t s t o t h e f o l l o w i n g

e x t r a c t s f r o m U n i o n p o l i c y ,

passed o n the last o c c a s i o n

w h e n I C f i e l d e d a t e a m i n

U n i v e r s i t y C h a l l e n g e .

ICC .Voles:

1. T h e t h r a s h i n g o f the I C

t e a m i n a U n i v e r s i t y C h a l

l e n g e T V p r o g r a m m e . . .

( w h e n ) . . . Q u e e n s C o l l e g e

C a m b r i d g e beat I C by 390

p o i n t s to 140.

7. T h a t the t e a m was not

s u i t e d to the q u e s t i o n s a s k e d .

8. T h a t B a m b e r G a s c o i g n e

r e m a i n e d c o o l d u r i n g w h a t

m u s t h a v e been a n e x t r e m e l y

b o r i n g p r o g r a m m e for h i m to

c o m p e r e .

K.'l" Instructs:

1. I C U E x e c to select a m o r e

s u i t a b l e t e a m l o r the q u e s

t ions a s k e d . ( F o r t u n a t e l y for

o u r d i g n i t y , t h e o r i g i n a l

w o r d i n g " I C U I n s t r u c t s the

E x e c t o s e l e c t a t e a m o f

h o m o s e x u a l b e e r - s w i l l i n g

l o u t s w h o c a n n o t d o a n y

w o r s e t h a n the c h o s e n t e a m "

was a m e n d e d . )

4. I C U E x e c to w r i t e a

l e t t e r to B a m b e r G a s c o i g n e . . .

a s k i n g h i m to ensure t h a t o u r

t e a m w i l l be a b l e to a n s w e r

the q u e s t i o n s next t i m e by

e n s u r i n g t h a t m o r e s c ience

q u e s t i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d i n the

p r o g r a m m e .

/CI ' Believes:

3. T h a t the a u d i e n c e w h o

o b t a i n e d the I C L o n d o n s i g n

f r o m the T V s t u d i o s h o w e d

g r e a t e r i n i t i a t i v e a n d a b i l i t y

t h a n the t e a m .

4. T h a t m o r e w o m e n s h o u l d

be e n c o u r a g e d l o c o m e to I C

• n that team memhers nil I have a

liettei limine oj scoring.

W c a r c e a g e r l y w a i t i n g for

i b i s in a i i a n t o b e i m p l c -

[ne i i t ed .

I ours sincerely

A . E . G r i f f i t h s

( i o r d o n M a s t e r s o n

T . S. P i g d e n

M a r t i n S. T a v l o r

Dear Mark

S o , S c a r a m o u c h e a s k s

a b o u t a c h i l d r e n ' s p u p p e t

series. W h y c a n ' t we a l l be

m o r e a d u l t ?

T h e next t h i n g y o u k n o w

p e o p l e w i l l be a s k i n g for the

n a m e s o f the o t h e r c h a r a c t e r s

i n ' T o r c h y the B a t t e r y B o y '

a n d ' N o g g i n the N o g ' a n d

t h e n a m e o f t h e c r a s h e d

spacecra f t i n ' L a n d o f the

G i a n t s ' a n d the n a m e o f the

r e a l l y b i g b l o k e i n ' M i s s i o n

I m p o s s i b l e ' a n d the n a m e o f

the f r o g i n ' H e c t o r ' s H o u s e '

( K i k i ) .

I m u s t g o n o w a s m y

m u m m y is c a l l i n g m e i n for

m y tea .

( ms sen

Sea ramouche replies:

P a s s i n g o v e r t h e f a c t t h a t

' C o s s a r ' feels it necessary to

h i d e his i d e n t i t y b e n e a t h a

p s e u d o n y m , a n d i g n o r i n g the

fact t h a t he has w r i t t e n a

l e t t e r so d i s j o i n t e d it verges o n

i l l i t e r a c y , I a m g r e a t l y p i q u e d

t h a t he d a r e i n s i n u a t e that I

a m u n f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e

v a r i o u s c h a r a c t e r s i n t h a t

c l a s s i c o f a d v e n t u r e a n d

a n i m a t i o n , .\oggin Ihe Nog.

H a s he n e v e r been i n s p i r e d

by the b r a v e r y o f T h o r n o g -

s o n ? O r t r e m b l e d a t t h e

a p p r o a c h o f the I c e - d r a g o n ?

O r t h r i l l e d t o t h e f i g h t s

b e t w e e n N o g b a d the B a d a n d

G r a c u l u s ? S u r e l y a n y o n e w h o

dismisses c h i l d r e n ' s t e l e v i s i o n

so l i g h t l y m u s t be t o t a l l y

d e v o i d o f e m o t i o n .

Dear Sir

I w o u l d l i k e to take th is

o p p o r t u n i t y to s u p p l y a n s w e r s

l o p o i n t s m a d e last week .

1. I C S a t a n U n i o n i s

u n d e a d a n d k i c k i n g i n the

f o r m of v a r i o u s c r e a t u r e s w h o

c e l e b r a t e v a r i o u s c e r e m o n i e s

i n H y d e P a r k bv the S e r p e n

t ine .

2. W e h a v e the goat be

l o n g i n g to C o s s a r because w c

n e e d a b l o o d s a c r i f i c e t o

i n c r e a se the p o t e n c y ol the

curse w c a r e g o i n g to put o n

M o o n e v next St . W a l p u r g i s .

T h i s c e l e b r a t i o n is q u i l t " a

l o n g t i m e a w a y so il C o s s a r

c o u l d s u p p l y us w i t h a v i r g i n

t h e n he c a n h a v e bis g o a l

b a c k .

A n y o n e w i s h i n g l o c ontac t

w i t h us c a n d o so o n I In-

A s t r a l P l a n e at a n y t i m e .

I iiiii \ T h e F o u r H o r s e m e n o f i h e

A p o c a l y p s e

Page 2 FELIX, November 20, 1981

Getting together

with QEC T h e p o s s i b i l i t y o l a c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n I C a n d Q E C is b e i n g

l o o k e d i n t o by of f i c ia ls o f b o t h co l leges i n o r d e r to d e t e r m i n e

w h e t h e r th is c a n be a c h i e v e d e f f i c i en t ly o r i n d e e d at a l l .

Q E C has a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1,200 s t u d e n t s a n d its c a m p u s is

b a s i c a l l y d i v i d e d i n t o t w o b u i l d i n g s , the o l d e r o f the t w o houses

h a l l s o f res idences , a l i b r a r y a n d the a d m i n s t r a t i o n se c t i on a n d

the d e p a r t m e n t s o f m i c r o b i o l o g y a n d n u t r i t i o n w h e r e a s the

o t h e r b u i l d i n g encompasses the phys i c s , m a t h s a n d c h e m i s t r y

d e p a r t m e n t s .

T h e U G C b u d g e t f or Q E C f o r the sess i on 1 9 8 1 / 2 f o r

e x p e n d i t u r e is / , 2 . 7 4 m ( c o m p a r e d to a n e x p e n d i t u r e b u d g e t o f

£23.91 m for I C ) . H o w e v e r Q E C h a v e been u n d e r c o n s i d e r a b l e

financial s t r a i n r e c e n t l y , c o n s i d e r a b l y m o r e so t h a n I C .

A l t h o u g h n o t h i n g s o l i d has t a k e n p l a c e c o n c e r n i n g the issue

o n e o f the poss ib i l i t i e s b e i n g d i s cussed ; is t h a t o f m o v i n g l i fe

sc iences across to the Q E C c a m p u s .

W h e n N i c k M o r t o n was q u e s t i o n e d a b o u t the " m e r g e r " o f

t w o s t u d e n t u n i o n s ( w i t h s o m e w h a t d i f ferent v iews) he stated

t h a t the Q E C s tudents are " v e r y p r o N U S " a n d " q u i t e left

w i n g " he so s ta ted that he w o u l d " h a t e to h a v e a n a n t a g o n i s t i c

l a c t o r u p the r o a d " . N i c k w e n t o n to state that at s u c h t i m e as

Q E C b e c o m e s p a r t o f I C there w o u l d be a v e r y s t r o n g cause for

a r e l e r e n d u m .

A s for the h i s t o r y o f th is p o s s i b i l i t y o f m e r g e r it a p p e a r s that

a f t e r t h e S w i n n e r t o n - D y e r R e p o r t s u g g e s t e d a c l o s e r

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they w e r e o p e n to a p p r o a c h e s , it was at this stage that a n

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h a v i n g t h e i r exec c h a t to a

p a s s i n g p o l i c e m a n .

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the u n r a l t l i k e s t r u c t u r e o f the

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a f a t a l a c c i d e n t o n a r o a d i n

the v i c i n i t y o f the H a l l .

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s t u d e n t s b y m a n y o t h e r

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s a r y t o r e p e a t h e r e . T h e

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c o v e r s a f f e c t i o n s b y s u c h

bod ies as the R C S U as w e l l as

the F E L I X E d i t o r . H e p r o

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m i s s e d b y a l l . T h e n a m e

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h i m d o w n f r o m W e e k s H a l l to

M o n t p e l i e r S t r e e t .

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p o r t s p o k e s m a n , a d d r e s s e d

the L a b o u r C l u b o n T u e s d a y .

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L o n d o n T r a n s p o r t was his

t h e m e . A s is n o w a p p a r e n t ,

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p o l i c y is to i m p r o v e services

a n d r e d u c e lares . A U t o p i a n

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c o m p r e h e n s i v e , f r e e p u b l i c

t r a n s p o r t s y s t e m . A g r e e i n g

t h a t th is is a soc ia l i s t i d e a l ,

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t h a t C o u n t y H a l l h o u s e d

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a b o u t the G L C " .

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t h a t the f o r m e r C o n s e r v a t i v e

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p l a n n e d to i n c r e a se fares b y a

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c o n t r o v e r s i a l s u p p l e m e n t a r y

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r e s t o r i n g the g r a n t it w i t h e l d

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c u r r e n t a c t i o n a g a i n s t t h e

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s u p p l e m e n t a r y rates . H o w

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aga inst the l a w t h a n f a i l to

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t a r y M i c h a e l H e s e l t i n c o f

t r y i n g to sti f le l o c a l c o u n

c i l l o r s . M r H e s e l t i n c w a s

a l l e g e d to be h o p i n g to shift

t h e b u r d e n o f r a t e s f r o m

c o m m e r c i a l t a x p a y e r s t o

i n d i v i d u a l s . T h i s , D a v e s a i d ,

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Dear Mark

o u r i n t e m p e r a t e e d i

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

t h e C h a p l a i n c y a n d

the R a g M a g w e r e b a s e d o n

w r o n g i n f o r m a t i o n i n f o u r

m a j o r a reas .

1. T h e C h a p l a i n c y is not

a g a i n s t a R a g M a g o n l y

a g a i n s t j o k e s w h i c h a r e

v i o l e n t , r a c i s t , a n d d e r o g a t o r y

t o s i c k a n d h a n d i c a p p e d

p e o p l e . C h a p l a i n c y m e m b e r s

a r c at present c o l l e c t i n g jokes

f o r n e x t years R a g M a g , so

t h a t t h e c h a r i t i e s the U n i o n

s u p p o r t s c a n benef i t f r o m the

sa le o f a less o f fensive M a g .

2 . T h e l a r g e t u r n o u t at the

U G M w a s n o t e x c l u s i v e l y

f r o m the r e l i g i o u s g r o u p s i n

C o l l e g e — w o u l d that w e w e

h a d so m a n y . Y o u d o n ' t h a v e

t o be a C h a p l a i n c y m e m b e r

t o ob jec t to the ' h u m o u r ' o f

s o m e o f th i s y e a r ' s M a g .

3. T h e C h a p l a i n c y d i d not

b r e a k t h e U n i o n C o u n c i l

r u l i n g t h a t the M a g w a s not

t o be c i r c u l a t e d . X o c o p y o f

t h e R a g M a g w a s sent to

L e p r a o r a n y o t h e r c h a r i t y .

4. M e m b e r s o f the C h a p

l a i n c y a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n r a i s i n g

m o n e y for c h a r i t y . A s w e l l as

t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l p a r t i c i p a t i o n

i n R a g events . W e s t L o n d o n

C h a p l a i n c y m e m b e r s i n

c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e C a t h o l i c

C h a p l a i n c y h a v e r a i s e d

a r o u n d £ 4 , 0 0 0 p e r y e a r l o r

t h e last e i g h t years f o r c h a r i t i e s

r a n g i n g f r o m t h e home less i n

L o n d o n to p r o v i d i n g t e c h n i c a l

e d u c a t i o n f o r o r p h a n s i n

K e n y a .

W e a r e a l w a y s g l a d y o u

w r i t e a b o u t us i n F E L I X ,

P e r h a p s n e x t t i m e y o u w o u l d

l i k e to c h e c k w i t h m e (I a m i n

m y office most a f t e rnoons , int

4 2 2 1 ) so t h a t y o u r f u t u r e

a r t i c l e s h a v e a basis i n fact as

w e l l as i n y o u r l i v e l y i m a g i n a

t i o n .

Tours sincerely

D a v i d A s h f o r t h

C h a p l a i n

Whilst I a g r e e w i t h y o u

t h a t f o l l o w i n g t h e

U G M the issue o l the

R a g M a g is c l o sed ( e d i t o r i a l

N o v e m b e r 13 1981) , I c a n n o t

a l l o w to go u n c h a l l e n g e d the

r a t h e r u n p l e a s a n t r e m a r k s

t h a t y o u m a d e a b o u t t h e

C h a p l a i n c y . I w i l l a t t e m p t to

s u p p l y facts to d e a l w i t h y o u r

c o m m e n t s i n t h e o r d e r i n

w h i c h t h e y w e r e m a d e .

E n masse v o t i n g — w h i l s t it

is t r u e t h a t the C h a p l a i n c y

a n d o t h e r r e l i g i o u s societies

h a d a m a j o r p a r t i n t h e

success o f the S C C a m e n d

m e n t , it was a lso s u p p o r t e d

b y o t h e r s o c i e t i e s a n d , I

b e l i e v e , a l a r g e n u m b e r o f

s t u d e n t s u n c o n n e c t e d w i t h

a n y p a r t i c u l a r s o c i e t y . N o b o d y

seems to h a v e b e e n too m u c h

c o n c e r n e d a b o u t e n m a s s e

v o t i n g b y R S M o n p r o - S o u t h

A f r i c a issues i n the past .

T h e s u g g e s t i o n t h a t C h a p

l a i n c y m e m b e r s a r e m o r e

c o n c e r n e d w i t h m o r a l issues

t h a n the w e l f a r e o l o thers a n d

t h e s u p p o r t o f c h a r i t i e s is

q u i t e u n t r u e . W e l i v e i n the

r e a l w o r l d a n d , t o g e t h e r w i t h

the C a t h o l i c C h a p l a i n c y a n d

s t u d e n t s f r o m o t h e r co l leges ,

w e a n n u a l l y raise m o r e t h a n

£ 3 , 0 0 0 l o r o u r a d o p t e d c h a r

i t y . I n a d d i t i o n w e h a v e , i n

the pas t , s u p p o r t e d t w o T h i r d

W o r l d s t u d e n t s a l t h o u g h w e

h a v e not b e e n a b l e to d o so

t h i s y e a r .

T w o le t ters w e r e sent , to

L e p r a a n d t h e D i s a b l e d

S t u d e n t s A s s o c i a t i o n , i n o r d e r

t o e s t a b l i s h t h e f a c t t h a t

' j okes ' , s u c h as the ones i n the

R a g M a g , d o h a r m sufferers

d e s p i t e the fact that t h e y m a y

o n l y be s o l d to s t u d e n t s . "Fhe

r e p l y f r o m L e p r a , r e a d out i n

the U G M , a d e q u a t e l y p r o v e d

th i s p o i n t . T o m y k n o w l e d g e

the le t ters w e r e sent p r i o r to

the C o u n c i l m o t i o n o n the

b a s i s o f o n e ' r e v i e w c o p y '

r e c e i v e d b y t h e C h a p l a i n s

f r o m the D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t . I n

a n y case , I s e r i o u s l y d o u b t

w h e t h e r C o u n c i l has the r i g h t

to s top a n y o n e w r i t i n g a l e t t e r

t o w h o e v e r t h e y w i s h , so

' d i s o b e y e d ' is a n i n a p p r o

p r i a t e w o r d to use. Y o u d o n ' t

a p p e a r to be so s t r i d e n t a b o u t

a l l the p e o p l e w h o w i l l h a v e

H o g g e d t h e i r c op i e s to f r i ends

for a vast p r o f i t .

T h i s f i r i n g s m e t o ' s e l l -

r i g h t e o u s p r a t s ' . T h e C o l l e g e

C h a p l a i n a c t u a l l y sent the

l e t t e r s — n o w I ' v e h e a r d

p e o p l e be a b i t d i s p a r a g i n g

a b o u t h i m . b u t th is takes the

b i s c u i t . A s w i t h the rest of us,

y o u , s i r , a r e e n t i t l e d to y o u r

o p i n i o n , b u t I ' m sure that

w h e n F E L I X r e a d e r s h a v e

r e a d th is l e t t e r they m i g h t

b e g i n to w o n d e r w h o the p r a t

r e a l l y is. A s for d a m a g e , I

b e l i e v e that because of the

U G M t h i s h a s b e e n v e r y

l i m i t e d , b u t I d e n y t h a t a n y

h a s b e e n c a u s e d b y t h e

C h a p l a i n c y .

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Dear Mark

§ w o u l d l i k e to c o r r e c t

y o u r e d i t o r i a l i n l as t

w e e k ' s F E L I X c o n c e r n

i n g the C h a p l a i n c y .

F i r s t l y , w e ' r e no*, s e l f -

r i g h t e o u s p r a t s !

S e c o n d l y , w e d i d n o t

d i s o b e y the C o u n c i l m o t i o n ,

as the R a g M a g was not so ld

to s e v e r a l c h a r i t i e s , but a few

r e l e v a n t " j o k e s " sent. N o r has

it c a u s e d m u c h o f the d a m a g e

w e w e r e t r y i n g to p r e v e n t , as

it was sent to the a d m i n i s

t r a t o r s o f the c h a r i t i e s a n d not

those a f f l i c t e d . I f y o u w e r e so

d a m n c o n c e r n e d a b o u t o b e y

i n g the C o u n c i l m o t i o n y o u

w o u l d n ' t h a v e p r i n t e d t h e

a d v e r t l o r a n I C R a g M a g ,

p r i c e d at £ 2 5 . D o I s m e l l a

h y p o c r i t e ?

T h i r d l y , m a n y o f us d o p u t

i n t i m e to c o l l e c t m o n e y for

c h a r i t y ; last y e a r the C h a p

l a i n c y r a i s e d a b o u t £ 4 , 0 0 0 ,

a p p r o x i m a t e l y one t h i r d o f

w h a t R a g r a i s e d last y e a r .

A n d f o u r t h 1 y , w e w i l l

g l a d l y c o n t r i b u t e jokes for the

R a g M a g .

N e x t t i m e , get a p r o p e r

r e p o r t e r t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e

facts!

) ours sincerely

G r a e m e S h a w

Dear Mark

' i t h re ference to last

w e e k ' s e d i t o r i a l :

1. Y o u i m p l i e d t h a t it was

o n l y t h e r e l i g i o u s s o c i e t i e s

w h o , b y t h e i r v o t e , p r e v e n t e d

the R a g M a g b e i n g s o l d . I n

fact , G u i l d s G e n C o m m h a d

a l r e a d y t a k e n the i n i t i a t i v e b y

r e f u s i n g to sel l i t .

2. Y o u s a i d t h a t those w h o

v o t e d to b a n it s h o u l d t r y to

r e c o u p the m o n e y . A s M i c h a e l

F o o t has r e c e n t l y b e e n t r y i n g

t o e n f o r c e , m e m b e r s o f a

g r o u p s h o u l d a b i d e b y the

c o l l e c t i v e d e c i s i o n s o f t h a t

g r o u p , a n d there fore e v e r y o n e

s h o u l d t r y t o r e c o u p t h e

m o n e y .

3. Y o u i m p l i e d that m e m

bers o f r e l i g i o u s socieites are

not b o t h e r e d a b o u t c o l l e c t i n g

m o n e y l o r c h a r i t y . L a s t y e a r

t h e C h a p l a i n c i e s , w i t h a

m e m b e r s h i p o f a b o u t 2 0 0

s t u d e n t s , r a i s e d £ 3 , 0 0 0 f o r

c h a r i t y . I C U , w i t h a m e m b e r

s h i p t w e n t y t i m e s g r e a t e r ,

m a n a g e d £ 1 2 . 0 0 0 .

4. T w o years a g o , f o l l o w

i n g t h e o u t c r y a g a i n s t a n

of fensive R a g M a g , a U G M

v o t e d that it m u s t not be so ld

to the g e n e r a l p u b l i c . T h e

p r o d u c e r s o f th is R a g M a g

chose to i g n o r e that i n d i c a t i o n

o f s tudent o p i n i o n , a n d are

there f o re l a r g e l y to b l a m e for

the s i t u a t i o n we are i n .

5. I 'he C h a p l a i n c y d i d not

sel l the R a g M a g to e x t e r n a l

bod ies : a r e v i e w copy w a s

passed o n to the c h a r i t i e s . I

suggest that R a g M a g s s o l d

o n l y l o I C s t u d e n t s w o u l d f i n d

t h e i r w a y o u t s i d e C o l l e g e i n a

s i m i l a r m a n n e r a n d in far

g r e a t e r n u m b e r s . F h e R a g

M a g s w e r e s e n t to people

a l r e a d y h e l p i n g the v i c t i m s

c o n c e r n e d ; h a d the R a g M a g

been so ld i n C o l l e g e , not o n l y

m i g h t it h a v e r e a c h e d the

v i c t i m s t h e m s e l v e s , b u t it

w o u l d a l m s o t c e r t a i n l y h a v e

p r e j u d i c e d p e o p l e a g a i n s t

h e l p i n g a n d b e f r i e n d i n g

t h e m .

) inns sincerely

M a r t i n E . B r a d l e y

B E 3

N o t a E d i t o r i s :

A n d b e h o l d it t a m e to pass

t h a t the E d i t o r d i d r e c e i v e a n

h e a p o f c o n t r a d i c t o r y let ters ,

a n d there was a great c o n f u

s i o n . F o r lo , i l is w r i t t e n that

t h o u canst not re ly u p o n the

C h a p l a i n c y to get t h e i r s tory

s t r a i g h t a n d ( d e s p i t e t h e

pretence o f i n n o c e n c e ) t h e v

h a v e a l l a d m i t t e d that i n d e e d

it was thev w h o p e r f o r m e d the

f o u l d e e d .

Page 4 FEUX, November 20, 1981

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FELIX, November 20, 1981 Page 5

Mines Open

Day Careful inspection of the Small A d s column in

F E L I X would have forewarned diligent readers

of the advent of our second annual open day

last Monday .

H o w does one measure the "success" of

such an event; attendance, interest, number of

exhibitors, standard of exhibition, organisation

or whether interviewees claim that the day

turned them onto a course at R S M . I claim that

the "success" is a combination of all of these

and that individuals should take their own

opinion:

477 'junior students' attended representing

88 schools with 39 teachers in attendance. W e

actually invited 465 schools and got replies

from about 120. The deficit of 345 is worth

noting—especially in the present economic

climate. Maybe school principals place more

i m p o r t a n c e o n l l ' / 2 P on postage t h a n a

potential degree with subsequent career.

Interest value is directly proportional to the

interest of the person being exhibited to. In our

invitation we offered five places to each school

with the intent of precluding 6th form outings.

O n e school brought 16 students, all of whom

he claimed were interested. Exhibition staff are

the best to judge the actual interest and I

quote: "I was surprised to note that rather

than having eight people gazing into space and

one person paying attention your O p e n Day

was the reverse of this . " (Min Proc stand);

8:30pm I arrive at the congregational area

beside Chemistry amid much activity; John

Vedy, Motor Club Captain, tells me that

they have a full complement of twelve cars

(all their rally licence allows) and that the

weather looks set for a good night's driving. I

meet some of the marshalls, who keep track

all the competitors' cars and time them

through the various sections of the route.

They keep in touch with each other by a

licenced radio amateur in each of the ten

marshall's cars (not CB). The competitors

cars are scrutinised to make sure that they're

fit for the hard driving they'll receive and one

by one they make for the start in the heart of

Kent, in fact Toys Hill, the highest point of the

county. I join the rally organiser, and we

make our way there as well.

10:45pm the quiet of a National Trust car

park is disturbed by 22 cars preparing for the

trip.

11:15pm I leave in the course opening car,

which goes round the route ahead of all the

competitors, checking the road, and putting

passage control (PC) boards by the side of

the road, each with a symbol on it which the

competitors have to note down to prove that

they did traverse the correct route. We meet

the first (stationary) marshall's car, and give

them their instructions.

11:25pm The alternator in our Escort

appears to pack up—leaving the headlights,

radio and engine to run down the battery. The

car stalls a couple of times and muscle power "

gets it going again, but no one knows how

long the battery will last.

12:00am Half-way through the first section

(of two) and we're getting rather paranoid

about our battery, which seems to be nearing

its limit. The leading competitor's car is only

"There does seem to be a genuine interest

from the majority of people attending." (BP

stand) A n d one from a student: "I wish I had

been able to see this exhibition before I chose

my A Levels"—therein lies a problem.

W e had 34 exhibitions overall, of which 16

w e r e s u p p l i e d b y c o m p a n i e s . A l l t h e

exhibitions high quality and interest value and

all reflected the diligence of the exhibitor to

portray their field to its best. One representa

tive from a mining company did, however,

think that his company should buck its ideas

up a bit—I had to agree!

Experience from last year showed that you

have to split students in to groups and guide

them around. A Laissez-faire system does not

work at all. W e used coordinators on each

floor and is the muster room and this appeared

to work reasonably well although, at the peak

hour (11:00-12:00) we did have a little bit of

t r o u b l e c o - o r d i n a t i n g e f fect ive ly . G u i d e s

showed their group around his/her respective

department and then returned the group to

the muster room—This system appeared to

work well.

A s for whether our O p e n Day will convince

prospective students to come to the R S M to

do a course is not, I believe, a matter of

significance. If we have managed to impart

in format ion to careers t e a c h e r s — w ho are

r e m a r k a b l y i l l - i n f o r m e d a b o u t M i n e r a l

R e s o u r c e s E n g i n e e r i n g — t h e n we h a v e

succeeded.

Finally, 1 must thank the people who worked

extremely well to make the day work. It would

be unfair to name a few as it might belittle

those who did a small but vital function at the

right time.

CM. Sleap

Open D a y Committee Chairman

s e v e n m i n u t e s b e h i n d us ( too c l o s e for

comfort—there's meant to be about a half-

hour gap).

1 2 : 1 5 a m F o r no a p p a r e n t r e a s o n t he

alternator starts work ing again, and we heave

s ighs of relief.

12:30am We hear over the radio that two of

the cars seem to have got lost—some of the

navigat ion c lues can be quite crypt ic.

12:55 We plant a P C board on one of the

two long legs of a tr iangle—any rally cars

w h o try to save t ime by c u t t i n g off that

sect ion will miss it and lose points.

01:35 The two errant cars have found the

route again, but a navigator in another car is

rather the worse for wear, and so they retire

before he throws up his supper. We have

made up some time and are well ahead of the

lead car.

01:45am Arrive at half-way point—a chance

to have a rest and some thermos coffee.

02:15am Off again, to more h igh-speed

driving through narrow country lanes, giving

instruct ions to the marshal ls a long the route,

and feel ing the effect of lack of s leep as the

d r i v e r a n d n a v i g a t o r su rv i ve on c a f f e i n e

tablets.

03:55am We 'plant' the last P C board and race for the f inish at an even higher speed than our usual hair-rais ing pace.

4:10am The first compet i tors arrive at the f inish and the task of adding up all the marks begins. It seems that there had been no acc idents and no-one got totally lost on the rally.

0 4 : 4 5 T h e p r o v i s i o n a l r e s u l t s a re a n nounced , the winners being Kift and Gay lor .

05:10 Head back to Co l l ege and a very we lcome bed, reached just as dawn broke.

Jasper

Centenary Ball

Tickets I am still quite willing to accept

cheques for the "Ball of the

Century"—but time is running

out.

If you want to go, you need a

ticket. These will be distributed

next week. If anyone has not yet

received a receipt, please let me

know immediately in case your

cheque has not reached me.

Cheques may be sent to me

through the internal mail. Alter

natively, I will be in the R C S U

Office (above Southside Shop)

on Monday, Tuesday and Wed

nesday lunchtime. After Wed

nesday (Nov 25) lunchtime, no

more tickets will be sold.

Yes, you've got it—this is an

ultimatum.

Andrew North

Hon Secretary

RCS Union

PS: No Riff Raff.

It must be quite a comedown for musicians

who've played Hammersmith O d e o n and been

involved in the first satellite broadcast of a

rock concert to play to a crowd not reaching

three figures.

T h e r e a s o n f o r the p o o r c r o w d w a s

insufficient publicity which resulted from a

misunderstanding between Ents and IC Rag

Committee .

However the concert did not lose money,

but this should not ease the conscience of

those who couldn't be bothered to attend. It

only cost £1.

A s for the music, the band played a loud, if

restrained, mixture of 'heavy' rock with liberal

inclusion of tapes and various other effects.

They sounded best when playing progressive

chord sequences and although their hearts are

in the r ight p lace l y r i c a l l y ( s ing ing a b o u t

unequal distribution of wea l th—Third W o r l d

Briefcases) it was difficult to hear the vocals

clearly. Best numbers included Dancing Days

and Clone on the Phone which along with

'cleaning up' of other material could form the

basis of an impressive debut album.

Driving force in the band is Zal C leminson

(guitar, vocals and writer of all the songs) who

founded the band with Barriemore Barlow

(drums). Other members are Charl ie Tumahi

(bass) and R o n Leaky (keyboards).

Support was J o n Benns whose songs about

subjects close to IC students' hears went down

well.

Finally, although Tandoor i Cassette 's show

a l l o w e d l i t t le i m p r o v i s a t i o n ( o p e n i n g a n d

closing with a tape) it was highly insensitive

and ignorant of someone to play a record over

a P A without giving the band the opportunity

to earn an encore.

Guilds Motor Rally An outsider's view


Meet Hyde Park Corner/CCU Offices at Noon.

interview with Michael Aspel recorded two weeks ago. He is pictured here in the

College TV Studio with interviewer Mike Hackett. (Photo: Paul Markwell.)

Neil Young

& Crazy Horse

Re-act-or This is the first 'state-of-the-art' a lbum from

Neil Y o u n g for quite some time, all the songs

being written in the year of release, unlike his

past three albums.

It also features C r a z y Horse throughout and

I was tempted to say that its sameness was due

to C r a z y Horse 's lack of imagination but a

l i s t en to t h e i r ' C r a z y M o o n ' p r o v e d that

wrong.

So is it Neil? Has time caught up with him at

last?

Well he no longer produces guitar classics

like Cowgir l , Hurricane or Cortez , but many of

his albums are classics without any of the

super 'guitar-hero' bit viz Go ldrush , O n the

Beach, Tonight's the Night and Rust Never

Sleeps. A more plausible explanation is that

prev ious ly only two or three of the current

genre of songs appeared on each album so

really this album is a case of overkill and lacks

variety.

It starts promisingly with 'Opera Star ' and

'Surfer Joe and M o e the Sleaze' but his most

u n i n s p i r i n g t r a c k ever br ings the ent i re

machinry to a halt. T w o lines 'Got mashed

potatoes/Ain't got no T-bone' are repeated in

various sequences over nine minutes of the

s a m e m u s i c — g ive me h i s c o u n t r y - r o c k

anyday!

Side two is a panorama of Amer i ca (albeit

l imited)—Detroit , public service employment,

t h e S o u t h e r n P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d a n d t h e

Midwest—its musical hero undoubtedly being

R a l p h M o l i n a w i t h e x c e l l e n t d r u m m i n g

t h r o u g h o u t , n o t a b l y on S h o t s , a s o n g of

enormous potential spoilt by Young 's rough

and ready attitude to recording.

Generally Y o u n g fans will like this album

while others are entitled to ask what's all the

fuss about.

What's On Friday, November 20

• A n t i - A p a r t h e i d G r o u p M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, Union Din

ng Hall .

• D e m o n s t r a t i o n a n d T a l k about the B B C M i c r o by

J o h n Col l of A c o r n , 7:00pm, LT145 Huxley. Members

free, 30p for non-members. T h e B B C M i c r o is said by

some to be "the best thing since sliced bread" . Organised

by IC Microcomputer C l u b .

• I C C A G S o u p R u n , meet 10:30pm, Falmouth Kitchens.

Saturday, November 21

• A f r o - C a r i b b e a n S o c i e t y D i s c o , 8:00pm, U n i o n Lower

Refectory, 50p members, £1 non-members. Types of

music featured: F u n k , J a z z , S o c a , Reggae.

Sunday, November 22

• W e s t L o n d o n C h a p l a i n c y S e r v i c e a n d C G M with

Preacher: Rev David Mullins, 10:00am, A n t e - R o o m , Sher

field Building.

• W a r g a m e s C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, Union S C R .

Monday, November 23

• H a n g - G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, above South

side Bar.

• W e l l s o c present The Man Who Could Work Miracles

(film), 6:30pm, M e c h Eng 220, 20p. Everybody welcome.

• D a n c i n g C l u b A d v a n c e d C l a s s , 7:30pm, J C R .

Tuesday, November 24

• C a t h o l i c M a s s a n d l u n c h , 12:30pm, C h e m 231. Nomi

nal charge for lunch.

• W e e k l y m e e t i n g of I C B o a r d s a i l i n g C l u b , 12:30 and

6:15pm, Southside U p p e r Lounge. Contact Nick Ajderian

M E 3 or A n d y G r i m s h a w Z o o 2 for further details.

• W I S T M e e t i n g (womens group), 12:30am, S C R , first

floor, Union Building. O p e n to everybody.

• S T O I C c e l e b r i t y i n t e r v i e w with Michael Aspel , 1:00

and 6:00pm.

• D e p t of H u m a n i t i e s presents

1. Man-made , G o d - m a d e with Prof Eric Laithwaite, 1:30,

Read Theatre, Sherfield.

2. Europe's Cultureal Revolution, 1880-1914 Part 3: T h e

Age of Kandinsky with Prof Micahel Biddiss, Prof of Hist ,

Reading, 1:30pm, Pippard Theatre , Sherfield.

• C o f f e e C a c o p h o n y , 1:30pm, N o 58. Last one of term.

• I C A m n e s t y G r o u p M e e t i n g , 5:30pm, G r e e n C o m m

R o o m (top floor, U n i o n Building).

• M e t & M a t S c i L e c t u r e : Super Plastic Forming of

Metals, 6:00pm, Mines G 2 0 .

• W i n e - T a s t i n g S o c i e t y : Austrian Wine, 6:00pm, Union

S C R .

• A s t r o s o c M e e t i n g , 6:30pm, Phys L T 2 . M e m b e r s only

(anyone can join at door).

• S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y S p e a k e r M e e t i n g : British Union for

the Abolition of Vivisection, 6:30pm, G r e e n Committee

R o o m .

• D a n c i n g C l u b B e g i n n e r s C l a s s , 7:30pm, J C R .

• I C C A G S o u p R u n , 10:30pm, Falmouth Kitchens.

Wednesday, November 25

• F o u r for the G o s p e l M a k e r s Part 3: F o o d Provided,

12:30pm, Chaplains Office.

• M e t h s o c T a l k by David Winwood of M A Y C , 12:40pm,

9 G Princes G d n s . L u n c h 50p.

• W a r g a m e s C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, Union S C R .

• I C T r a m p o l i n e S o c , 5:30pm, Courtauld Hall , Q E C ,

C a m p e n d e n Hill R d . Contact Kristen Hansen , C h e m 2 for

further details.

• M o t o r C l u b F i l m N i g h t : V For Victory and A Car For

All Seasons, 7:00pm, Mines 303. Further details on club

noticeboard in M e c h E n g .

• D a n c i n g C l u b A l t e r n a t i v e B e g i n n e r s C l a s , 7:30pm,

J C R .

• I C O r c h e s t r a C o n c e r t , 8:00pm, Great Hall , £1 (75p

to students). Featuring Rimsky Korsakov : Sheherazade;

Beethoven: Triple C o n c e r t o ; Brahms: Academic Festival

Overture .

Thursday, November 26

• V e g s o c M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, R m 433 Huxley.

• S T O I C featuring Newsbreak, 1:00 and 6:00pm, J C R

( l p m only), Southside T V Lounge, Southside, Beit, L i n

stead and W e e k s Halls.

• M e t h s o c B i b l e S t u d y at 12:40 and dinner at Hinde

Street at 6:00pm followed by After the Rain production by

members of Hinde St Methodist C h u r c h . C o s t £1.50 or

£2.00.

• C h r i s t i a n S c i e n c e G r o u p M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, Seminar

R o o m , Level 2S, Botany.

• S F S o c T a l k by Barrington J . Bayley, 1:00pm, G r e e n

Committee r o o m . F r e e (members).

• I C C N D : Nuclear Weapons Proliferation-the case of

South Africa, 1:00pm, U p p e r Lounge.

• D e p t of H u m a n i t i e s presents

1. Fi lm: T h e W o r l d at W a r (Thames T V )

Part 6: Wolf Pact , 1:15pm, Great Hall.

2. L u n c h H o u r C o n c e r t : A r i o n Piano T r i o , 1:30pm, Music _

R m , 53 Princes Gate .

3. R C S leads into Biotechnology with Prof B . S . Hartley,

F R S , Prof of Biochemistry, Imperial College, 1:30pm,

Read Theatre , Sherfield. (Arranged by R C S Union) .

• G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 5:30pm, A e r o 254.

• F i s h i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 6:00pm, Stan's Bar.

• R a g F i l m : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 6:30pm,

ME220, 50p.

• J . S o c Q u e s t i o n s T i m e , 1:30pm, Huxley 341.

• R e a l A l e S o c M e e t i n g , 7:30pm, C r u s h Bar, U n i o n , £1

membership, S U cards required. 3 real ales!


CONSTITUENT COLLEGE UNIONS

City & Guilds

Here endeth Rag Week, and as yet another

fun-packed ten days comes to a close, tonight

we reach the event of the year: G U I L D S

C A R N I V A L . With live bands playing all night,

three f i lms , f ood a n d a bar e x t e n s i o n ti l l

4 : 0 0 a m it ' s s o m e t h i n g not to be m i s s e d .

T i c k e t s a r e £3.50 f r o m C C U O f f i c e s in

advance, and £4.00 on the door.

W e then give you three days to recover

b e f o r e we t a k e y o u o u t to P a u l o s o n

Wednesday to eat as much food as you can for

only £4 (tickets from Gui lds Office) and if

you're not into Brazil ian food there's always

the Hammersmith pub crawl on Thursday—

meet 6:30 for 7:00pm in the Union Bar.

Finally congratulations to all those who

helped on the "fantastic" float, and many

thanks to M i k e for all the many hours of hard

work. I hope to see you all tonight.

Love , Nei l .

P S : Don 't forget to see your social reps for

details of the Year Rag (Saturday, November

28).

The O p e n Day went very well with approxi

mately 400 students and 100 staff members

and exhibitors attending. Thanks to everyone

who helped out.

The Mines Dirty Disco last week was a great

success, but we didn't quite manage a raft for

the raft race on Sunday.

Tomorrow (Saturday) morning the annual

R S M U v R S M A rugby match is being played at

Harl ington. Anyone wishing to go and see the

match please contact Paul Atherley (Mining 3).

Tickets for the M i n & Met Sc i Chislehurst

Caves Disco on December 4 are available in

the Union Office at £4 each.

Tickets for the Mines Bal l , on December 8,

are also available in R S M U Office at £25 a

double ticket. This includes a four-course

meal, sherry, wine, port, jazz band, cabaret,

disco and late bar—it is the best event in the

R S M calendar, so don't miss it!

Gaynor

One Hundred \ears of the

Royal College of Science

1881

Saturday November 21

Sunday November 22

Monday November 23

Tuesday November 24

Wednesday November 25

Thursday November 26

Friday November 27

Charity Rag in Victorian costume. Details from the Imperial College Union Office.

Football in nineteenth century dress, Hyde Park. Details from the RCS Union Office.

H.G. Wells Society film: The man who could work

miracles, Mech Eng 220, 6:30pm.

Prof G.J. Whitrow Lecture: One hundred years of

the Royal College of Science: Personalities and

achievements, Chem LT B, 5:30pm.

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra Centenary Concert, Great Hall, 8:00pm, £1 (studs 75p).

Prof B.S. Hartley, FRS Lecture: Royal College of

of Science leading into Biotechnology, Read LT, Sherfield, 1:30pm.

Centenary Dinner and Ball. Guest of Honour Prof Sir Andrew Huxley, President of the Royal Society Black tie. Sherfield Building 7:30pm-2:00am.

Fresh from the successes of the Raft Race and

the Smoking Concert , here is yet another R C S

flop. M y article. But apart from this, everything

is in good working order, even Dave, and the

months of preparation for the Ball are reaching

fulfilment. It's going to be a good one, chaps.

Tomorrow we are all (yes, all—that means

y o u t o o ) g o i n g o u t o n t h e m a m m o t h

Centenary Stunt either dressed in Victorian

costume, or in possession of 100 of anything.

Meet between 10:00 and 10:30am in the R C S U

Office.

R e a d y o u r ' W h a t ' s O n ' . C h e c k t h e

C e n t e n a r y P r o g r a m m e s . D o n ' t misss the

lectures by incredibly famous scientists. But

most of all , have a nice time.

Phil, RCSU VP

Bookshop

News A s o u r C h r i s t m a s s e l e c t i o n is s l o w l y

coming into the Shop each week, I will do

a small review of some of the newer titles.

Vera Britten's War Diary 1913-1917,

Gol lancz L t d , £8.50. This will be warmly

welcomed by a whole new generation as

we l l as m a n y o l d e r r e a d e r s w h o s t i l l

treasure the memory of Testament of

Youth which we understand to again be

revived on television.

Best of J.J.-John Junior , Sidgwick and

J a c k s o n , £6.95. This book recaptures the

anger, the compassion and the laughter of

Britain's leading columnist.

Hidden Places of B r i t a i n - L e s l i e

Thomas , Arl ington Books , £9.95. A travel

book with a difference. It will appeal to all

those who love the romance of strange

places. Leslie Thomas ' adventures range

f r o m teh f irst s t reet in E n g l a n d to a

lighthouse in the fare north of Shetland.

Wines of the World-Andre S i m o n ,

M a c D o n a l d , £18.95. This is the second

edition of a book by one of the greatest

authorities on wine. Serena Sutcliffe has

brought together fourteen experts in their

own areas, to provide up-to-date informa

tion on all the wine producing regions of

the world.

David Bailey's Book of Photography,-

Dent, £14.95. The author believes that

photography is as much an art as it a

science, therefore he gives the necessary

background and technical information on

the whole of photography.

Sugar and S p i c e - R o n n i e B a r k e r ,

Hodder & Stoughton, £4.50. This is a

picture book which sings a song of praise

to the ladies: girls, women, call them what

you will. A l l the illustrations depict an age

gone by. A wonderful book, full of charm,

humour and sadness.

Culperers Complete Herbal, Harvey

Sale, £7.50. D o you suffer from 'chickweed

w a t e r w o r t ' , ' g r e a t e r ' or even ' d w a r f

spruge' or maybe 'calves snout'? If you do,

you should get a copy of this marvellous

book. This edition is a true facsimile of the

1826 edition; herbs and their uses are

presented in alphabetical order.


CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

H.G. Wells Soc Wellsoc will be showing another classic H . G .

Wells film on Monday as part of the R C S

Centenary celebrations.

The Man Who Could Work Miracles is

about what happens when the G i v e r of Power

is tempted into giving an earthling the power of

unlimited miracle working. This , of course,

leads to d i s a s t e r o u s c o n s e q u e n c e s , w i t h

infinite power corrupting infinitely with one or

two interesting chronologically out of joint

situations on the way.

The film was made in 1937 and (like Things

to Come) was scripted by H . G . Wells himself.

Alexander K o r d a directed this classic which is

best remembered for the cinematic effects

(which are by no means too old hat for more

sophisticated audiences of today) and Ralph

Richardson's marvellous portrayal of Co lone l

Winstanly.

The Man who Could Work Miracles will be

shown on Monday , November 23 at 6:30pm in

M e c h Eng 220.

Yacht Last weekend's sailing was one of the most

eventful yet. Eleven sailors and two captains

manned two yachts, Quinta and Church i l l ,

b o t h b e r t h e d at L y m i n g t o n . T h e w e a t h e r

f o recas t p r e d i c t e d fair w i n d s so we w e r e

determined to get out of the Solent.

S a t u r d a y s a w us d r i f t i n g s l o w l y f r o m

Lymington to Studland Bay (near Poole) via

the Needles. Quinta did some nifty spinnaker

work and made fair progress but Churchi l l ' s

sk ipper took things more geriatr ical ly . A t

Studland, Quinta 's captain showed he was a

landluvver by steaming his yacht aground. The

evening's entertainment was mainly alcoholic

but there were also some jolly japes with

dinghies and buckets of water.

Sunday brought near perfect sailing weather

so at 6:40am we set off to go round the Isle of

Wight before returning to Lymington. Quinta 's

captain, tempting fate, kept close to the island

all the w a y a n d s u r e e n o u g h they went

aground while doing 71/2 knots with spinnaker

up. Both yachts got back to base at about

3:30pm.

So if you like the idea of yachting—offshore

or on shore (we have skippers which cater for

all tastes) why not come to meeting, 12:30pm

Thursdays in Botany C o m m o n R o o m (under

Beit Arch) .

S F Soc Here we are again. O h G o d . What have I got

to talk about this week. A h yes. Barrington J .

Bayley is coming to talk to us, on Thrusday ,

N o v e m b e r 26 at 1 : 0 0 p m i n t h e G r e e n

Committee Room. Nice bloke, Barry . First

time I met him he bought an N M E 2. Wri t ten

some good stuff, too. I like " S o u l of a Robot "

best, but others prefer " F u l l of Chronopo l i s " .

Stil l , anyone who can reply to " H i , I'm Phi l l ip"

with " H i , I'm pissed" can't be bad.

Re '200T Ents Q u o t e : " s o r r y 'bout the

sound, but overseas buggered the a m p . " The

mind boggles.

Y o u might like to know what the people who

were at last week's meeting chose as films for

next term. If you don't like it, remember you

could have helped choose if you 'd come.

January 'Time After Time ' ; February 'Plan 9

from Outer Space ' with 'Relativity' ; M a r c h

'Carr ie ' ; E n d of M a r c h Easter B u n n y Special :

'Night of the Lepres ' and 'Bugs Bunny G o e s to

Mars ' .

Life's a farce.

Liberal O n Tuesday, November 24, there will be a

meeting of IC Liberals at 1:00pm in the G r e e n

Committee Room. Items to be considered will

be the forthcoming visit of Stuart Mole , party

c a n d i d a t e f o r C h e l m s f o r d a n d p o l i t i c a l

assistant to David Steel ; and the production

and articles for the next edition of 'Forward ' . If

you have a complaint about I C U , government

c u t s , p a r t y p o l i t i c s , o r c a n c o m p i l e a

crossword , draw cartoons and basically have a

lot of talent, then come along. Forward is a

voice independent of the sabbaticals, so let's

have y o u r v i e w s . B y the w a y , nex t y e a r

sometime we hope to be holding a meeting in

conjunciton with S D P Soc at which David

Steel will be speaking.

Anti-Apartheid

In South Africa the white minority (one in four

or less) deprive black people of basic human

and democratic rights—the right to freedom of

speech and movement; the right to education,

housing and health; the right to vote. The

s y s t e m of A p a r t h e i d ( m e a n i n g " s e p a r a t e

d e v e l o p m e n t " ) is s u p p o s e d l y d e s i g n e d to

enable various cultural and ethnic groups to

remain distinct and self-governing. In reality it

is the means by which the whites divide and

rule. The blacks ' shanty towns are bulldozed

to the ground, and the blacks themselves are

forced into infertile "homelands" whether they

want to go "home" or not.

South Africa 's economy laregly depends

upon the exploitation of mineral resources

(such as gold, diamonds and uranium from

Namibia) and to achieve this as economically

as possible the white South Africans depend

on the exploitation of cheap, black, frequently

migrant labour. T h us it is in the government's

interest to perpetuate institutionalised racism,

w h a t e v e r they may say a b o u t the ir g o o d

intentions.

Imperial College Anti -Apartheid Group was

re-formed last Friday. O n Friday, November

20 (lunchtime today) there will be a speaker

meeting in the Union Building. Next week

there'll be a display in the Junior C o m m o n

R o o m for two days or more. In the near future

we'll be concerned with the unresolved issue of

S o u t h A f r i c a n g o v e r n m e n t s p o n s o r e d

students on nuclear technology courses at

Imperial College.

Astrosoc

After a brief respite last week, Astrosoc has

now bounced back with a very full programme

of events for the last few eeks of term. First

and foremost, there is the E G M on Monday ,

November 23 at 5:30pm in L T 2 , when this

year's committee will be elected. Y o u still have

until Friday evening to put your name forward

as a candidate (don't forget the proposer and

two seconders as well) and even if you don't

want to be a committee member, please come

and take part in the voting.

The following day we resume our regular

lecture programme with Prof Kibble of the

T h e o r e t i c a l P h y s i c s G r o u p s p e a k i n g o n

something cosmological (coffee and biscuits

afterwards). Then on the Wednesday, we have

the first of what we hope will be regular

observing meetings. This will be at 2:00pm in

the "Wave-guide" in Physics (Level 1). W e

hope to start work on 6" and 8" refractors, to

enable serious observing to start before the

end of this term, and also to discuss the

subject matter of a proposed three-lecture

" course " on practical observing techniques.

S o at l as t A s t r o s o c has p r o v i d e d a n

alternative to lectures for those members

interested in watching the sky (or should I say

the clouds, in this climate?!), but don't let that

stop you coming to lectures as well if you want!

Ents This is the first of a series from the new

improved Ents . In our roles of providing films,

discos and bands we're off to a cracking start

with One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

(concluding Rag Week) . A s usual with our

Thursday films, it is in M e c h Eng 220 at 6:30pm

(only 50p!). A l s o book a date in your diary for

the E n t s " A l m o s t C h r i s t m a s P a r t y " w i t h

"Bumble and the Beez" , disco and bar on

December 4 in the J C R . The week after

c e r t a i n m e m b e r s of the E n t s C o m m i t t e e

present " O v e r k i l l " in the Lower Refectory

(December 11), so get out your denim and

leather. Tickets for these and all other events

available from the Ents R o o m or from your

Hal l Reprsentatives (see Hal l noticeboards).

F i n a l l y , y o u ' r e a l l w e l c o m e to a t t e n d o u r

Tuesday meeting at 1:00pm (Ents Room) .

Labour The club is meeting this Tuesday, November

24, at 1:00pm in the Union Upper Lounge

(next to i C U Office). The main item on the

agenda is deciding the motion to be submitted

to the N a t i o n a l O r g a n i s a t i o n of L a b o u r

Students conference. A l l members ;are urged

to a t t e n d t h i s i m p o r t a n t m e e t i n g . N e w

members are, as always, welcome.

Christian Science

Christ ian Science is a practical religion based

on a spiritual understanding of the Bible, which

is demonstrated through healing and in day-to

day living.

The Christ ian Science G r o u p meets every

Thursday during term in the Seminar R o o m ,

Level 2S, Botany at 1:00pm. Anyone who is

interested is most welcome to come to our

meeting.

Vegsoc Anyone interested in joining Vegsoc in order

to eat vegetarian food in a group, please

contact Clare Smith , or look for notices about

our next meeting on November 26. O r if you

want to come for a bite to eat in the R C A we

gather at Beit A r c h at 12:30 on Thursdays!

Doug Scott at IC

Doug Scott , the world famous mountaineer,

will be giving a talk, here at Imperial College,

on Saturday, November 28. The talk will be

given in the Great H a l l , starting at 7:30pm, and '

will be about Doug Scott 's latest expeditions,

namely one with Reinhold Messner to M a k a l u ,

a n d an e x p e d i t i o n e a r l i e r in the y e a r to

Shivling, the 'Mat terhorn ' of the Himalayas.

The talk will be with slides, and certainly

should not be missed as anyone will tell you if

they have been to one of his earlier talks.

The talk is being organised by the Scout and

Guide C l u b , with proceeds going to Rag .

Tickets can be obtained from members of

S & G C l u b and also from the Mountaineering

C l u b .


Industrial I begin this week by gnashing my teeth about

the disappearance of posters from along the

walkway; this happened between 9:30 and

12:30 of a morning which is exceeding naff. W e

have heard that other societies lose theirs

more regularly—perhaps there is a Blu-Tack

fetishists around!

M o n d a y ' s t a l k w a s a n o t h e r m o n s t e r

event—many thanks to the chosen(?) few who

came along and a big W H Y N O T ? to those

who didn't.

O u r next opus is the visit to Fords at

D a g e n h a m — p c i k e t l i n e s p e r m i t t i n g . A l l

trippers meet at Beit A r c h at 12:45pm.

Finally, many thanks to our new deputy

officers who make the committee's job easier!

Wins Tsun A d i v i s i o n of S i m o n L a u ' s M a r t i a l A r t s

Academcy of W i n g Tsun K u n g F u was formed

recently at Imperial College. Wing T s u n is an

art which does not emphasise a clash of force

with force, but on the clever use of one's force

s o a s t o o v e r c o m e t h e f o r c e of o n e ' s

opponent, with fast and deadly moves.

W e are having our first social event on

Saturday, December 12 at 6:30pm at IC . W e

have l ined up a p r o g r a m m e w i t h v a r i e t y ,

consisting of a demonstration of the art by

Master L a u and students. (Master L a u is the

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e w h o s i ts o n the t e c h n i c a l

committee of British K u n g F u Counci l . ) The

programme also includes a raffle, party games,

music, food and drinks.

In the meantime if you want to find out more

about the art or party, please feel free to

c o n t a c t t h e f o l l o w i n g p e r s o n s : B e n n y

Notartanni Phys 3, Wing La i Phys 3, Sandeep

C i v Eng 3, or come along to our session at the

U n i o n G y m o n W e d n e s d a y or S a t u r d a y

between 3:00 and 6:00 and 11:00 and 2:00

respectively.

Snooker In one of the most rivetting, exciting matches

' the snooker lounge has seen for years, the C

team beat the A team. Things started well for

Tripp's boys (A team) when Calvert beat

Hur ford , but when Lawrence potted every

thing in sight to beat a stunned Thomason to

make it 1-1, it became obvious that things

weren't going the way Tr ipp planned. The next

match was a real nail-biter, culminating in

A n d y "It was a bit e m b a r r a s s i n g , r e a l l y "

Krussewki slamming in the pink and black

against President White who registered his

disgust by trying to make a whole in the floor

with his cue. It was now 2-1 to the C team, so it

was left ot N . Gask i l l Esq . to save his side from

a fate worse than death. He was up against C

team Capt Jennings, who had just got back

from the loo in time. In a match of nervous

tension filled snoooker, Gaski l l edged ahead

and when he potted the pink the immortal

words were uttered "I have won, haven't I?"

But no! H e was wrong! A miscalculation from a

maths student! A n d in a few shots time he was

heard to describe the events as "the worst day

in my life" as Jennnings potted the black to

ensure victory for his team. A n irate trip then

proceeded to crucify Paul "I think that went as

expected" Hol t , to make the final score 3-2.

A m i d all this mayhem, the B team stormed

to the top of the league by taking out L S E A

team 3-2. The foundations were laid by W a r d

and an excellent show of controlled aggression

by S impkin , leaving the captain to finish it off

(just) in the final frame.

J

R E S U L T S

W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 11

F o o t b a l l

I C I vs Che lsea Co l lege I 5-1 (H)

I C I V vs G o l d s m i t h s Ml 7-3(A)

I C Y vs R o y a l H o l l o w a y III 2-2(A)

R u g b y

I C II vs R o c h a m p t c I5-(i(A)

Rugby

Seconds O n Wednesday the second X V went via

L o n d o n Transport into deepest Roehampton

for a match against Roehampton Institute.

T h e team was, as always, beset by many

problems, but most of these were sorted out

in the somewhat unusual changing rooms, as

a certain second row moaned his way to

prop!

T h e game itself was dictated main ly by

Ibrward play, as the width of the pitch left a

great deal to be desired lor the backs, and

hence some heavy ruck ing and maul ing took

place, leading to the occasional case of over

enthusiasm. T h e new found k ick ing abi l i ty of

M Winsor , aided by the less than expansive

p i tch , put us 6-3 up at hal l - t ime, i.e. two

penalties to one.

T h e game continued in m u c h the same

vein in the second hall wi th much good

forward play, ' f l i c other points of the match

came from another penalty, and a fortunate

breakaway try from N . B r u m m e l l , w h i c h was

also converted, leaving the final score at 15-0

to Imper ia l .

O n c e again it was good to see the team

s p i r i t a n d e n t h u s i a s m o v e r c o m i n g the

c o n s i d e r a b l e r e o r g a n i s a t i o n p r o b l e m s ,

especially in the pack on this forwards' day.

T e a m : A. Math, R. Frith, M. Winsor, .V.

Brumtnel, R. Flynn, Al. Simmons, J. Paixdo, S.

Bell, C. Cole, T. Can, C. Henderson, A. Ralph, J.

Austin, II'. Aston, J. Weir.

Bowling A l u l l team turned up for the first match of

the season at Heathrow B o w l against Brunei

Univers i ty . B o w l i n g started at 12:00 noon

a n d c o n t i n u e d throughout the a f ternoon

unt i l 3:00-3:30pm. O u r A team had the

closest ol al l the matches narrowly losing the

first game by H i pins, losing the second game

but w i n n i n g the th i rd , thanks main ly to the

personal effort by A n d y M c M u l l e n who

scored 200+ and good team backing from the

rest ol the A players.

B, ('. and the ladies teams were convincingly-

beaten although the B team c l inched one

final game in their match . T h e overall score

was 2-14.

Football

Firsts Dear M u m m y S T O P F o u n d Daddy? S T O P

W e lost toss S T O P K i c k e d off S T O P

Scored S T O P Oranges S T O P P h i l swore

S T O P M a l c o l m swore S T O P M a r t i n missed

S T O P A l e d saved S T O P Thev scored S T O P

W e scored S T O P W e scored S T O P 5-1

S T O P Ret i red to bar S T O P

Love F r a n k Bogevrol la

PS : S T O P Rash returned S T O P

Fourths A long t i r ing journey across the border into

unchartered territory (Kent) was rewarded

wi th a comfortable w in against Goldsmiths

III.

T h e f o u r t h s s t a r t e d w e l l w h e n D a v e

G l a d m a n hit a right loot shot against the

underside of the bar lor a spectacular goal.

G o l d s m i t h s e q u a l i s e d b u t the F o u r t h s

regained the lead when J o h n Rigby ' s shot

squirmed under the goalkeeper and over the

line. R igby notched an accurately placed

second soon alter.

A counter-attack led to a line solo goal by

Dave H a r d y and the first half scoring was

completed by R i c h D o l a n when his long

range drive went through a crowd ol players.

Goldsmiths restarted frantical ly and scored

fol lowing a corner, but the defence stood up

well to further pressure, with Dave K i n d r e d

outstanding.

Andy M c M a h o n ' s goal after a free kick

stopped any slight chance of Goldsmiths

recovery and the job was finished with a we l l -

taken goal by R i c h H e a t h .

T e a m : Slater. Maddy, Kindred, David, Heath,

McMahon, Hardy, Dolan, Gladman, Ri^by,

Me. Yieliolas.

X Country O n Wednesday, November 11, the second

race in the Univers i ty of L o n d o n League took

plact at U x b r i d g e . The course was over 2.3

miles of quite firm ground (except for the

occasional deep d i t ch and muddy puddle) ,

the men do ing two laps and the women one.

W i t h the ladies team out in full force (all

three of us!), Sarah Pearson and C a r o l y n

W a l t o n battled it out at the finish to come

seventeenth and eighteenth (Caro lyn should

have p ipped Sarah to the post, but confusion

as to where the finish actual ly was reversed

the result).

A few moments later N i c o l a Baker came

in , a good thirt ieth. Tasso Asteriades came

eighth in the mens race a n d other creditable

performances came from J o n a t h a n Frost,

Steve T a y l o r , Russel , M i k e Jones. Thanks to

everyone who turned up m a k i n g a great team

spirit , and to Steve R i m m e r , who gave up his

spare time to make a guest appearance. W e

al l missed the presence of our capta in , Pete,

however, who was hav ing treatment on his

injured knee at the time. L e t s hope he ' l l be

rac ing again soon.


R E S U L T S

S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r 14

F o o t b a l l

I C I vs R H C I 2 -2 (A)

I C III vs Q M C II 2 -3 (H)

I C I V vs R o y a l H o l l o w a y I 4-1(A)

I C V vs Q M C III 8-3(H)

R u g b y

I C I vs F o r d S p o r t s 2 0 - 4 ( H )

I C II vs C i t y l . ' n i v II fi(i-0(A)

H o c k e y

I C I vs Staines 0 -3 (A)

IC II vs O l d M e r c h a n t Taylors 3-l(H)

S q u a s h

I C I vs L S I - I 4-1

I C 2 vs St M a r y ' s H o s p i t a l 0-5

I C 3 vs S i G e o r g e s H o s p i t a l 5-0

I C 4 vs S I B S 3 0-5

Q Sailing The IC t e a m were again tip at the H a r p to

sail U L s second team, which contained two

defectors Irom Imper ia l . A l t e r obvious ploys

by a " h e a v y w e i g h t " U L 2 team to delay

the start of rac ing due to the light w i n d , they

were persuaded to take to the water, they then

proceeded to beat the I C team in two races by

15.5 points to IC ' s 26. U L 2 d i d however

c o n t a i n one e x - B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s t e a m

member , so the result should not perhaps be

t a k e n as s u c h a b a d r e f l e c t i o n o n I C ' s

performance as might at lirst appear.

T e a m : Ajderian, Kennedy, Redman, Toslevin,

1 ounghusband.

§ Rugby

Firsts H a v i n g been let down by the Pol ice on

Wednesday we were about to get extremely

unamused when at last F o r d Sports turned

up.

T h e match was really a non-event from the

point ol view ol good rugby, as F o r d Sports

m a i n o b j e c t i v e seemed to be r e m o v i n g

peoples heads. However , some good r u n n i n g

from the backs gave Steve T h o m p s o n two

w e l l - w o r k e d t r i e s , a n d i n g e n e r a l I C

contro l led the game through their superior

litmus.

Unfor tunate ly it was a difficult game to

H e a l in a l l seriousness and no doubt our

l ixtui 'es secretary w i l l omit this team Irom the

fixtures list next year.

P r e p a r a t i o n l o r t h e G u t t e r i d g e C u p

(|iiai t er - l ina l is wel l under way wi th practices

on Sunday . M o n d a y and Tuesday. W e al l

hope tn put a good p e r f o r m a n c e i n o n

Wednesday and get the result that I think the

it ,un deserves through their hard w o r k —

good luck lads.

T h e S p o r t s E d i t o r (who denies being a

power crazed meglomaniac) wishes to thank

the Foo tba l l Firsts lor br ightening up her

existence and hopes that their football is as

interesting as their reports. C a r r y on folks!

(£j Football

Firsts Dear M u m m y , do not think going to a l l these

football matches is detr imental to my studies,

here are this week's lecture notes.

C o a c h Journey + I C Firsts = R o y a l H o l l o w a y .

P. Nicco l ls + L i n k s = V e r y Pissed.

C h a n g i n g Rooms + Lock - K e y = L o n g W a i t .

M u m m y + U n k n o w n D a d d y - Referee.

Hence : IC = R o y a l H o l l o w a y + Referee.

I C Front 3 + Shoot ing = G o a l K i c k .

Referee + R o v a l H o l l o w a v + Offside = C o a l

(Boo!).

D . D e a n + T w o Feet = Confusion.

I). Dean + 180 degrees from vertical = Shoot

ing position.

(Jed + P e n d u l u m M o t i o n - Defence - Front 3 +

G O A L !

Referee + Whist le + S u n d i a l - sun = H a l f -

T i m e .

S. Yeats + Save - bal l = G o a l (Boo!)

M . C u r r a n + W i n g e r = Fist icul ls .

Hence : S. W a r d - B r a i n + forearm smash

Book ing (about time!).

Hence : S. W a r d + Booking = Injured O p p o s i

t ion.

G a m e + Eleven M c n t o i d s = I C Pressure.

B a l l + S. W a r d ' s H e a d + M a l c o m ' s pom poms!

= G O A L !

D . D e a n + M o m e n t u m + W h i t e Stick = D e a d

keeper.

Referee + Panic + W i l l to live = F u l l T i m e .

R o y a l H o l l o w a y + Beans on Toast = Smel ly

coach.

D . D e a n + Beans on Toast = " W h e r e ' s the fish

and chip shop" .

P. Nicco l l s + L a c k of Self C o n t r o l = Tea

Service.

I C + Or ienteer ing Course = " W h e r e ' s the

coach. ' "

M . C a n - + I). D e a n + Bar + Beer = Late

R e t u r n .

But: C o a c h D r i v e r + Thoughts of L a n d Speed

Record = R e t u r n at O p e n i n g l i m e .

S T O P

Footnote: V + D = Doctor ( 'flic rash re

turns!)

Weather conditions + pollen count + broken

stick = ladies hockey report.

Bye Frank Bogey -Ro l la .

Fourths T w o weeks after defeating R o y a l H o l l o w a y II

5-4 in the C u p , I C Fourths returned to beat

the same team by a more conv inc ing marg in .

H o l l o w a y were made to regret several

missed c h a n c e s w h e n , a l t e r a cross by

G l a d m a n , their keeper could only parry a

shot f r o m M c N i c h o l a s a n d J o h n R i g b y

Ion eel in the rebound.

M c N i c h o l a s then gave an action replay oi

his goal a fortnight earlier when his twenty

yar d dr ive d ipped just under the crossbar.

R i c h D o l a n was unlucky when his penalty

kick hit a post, but R i g b y was luckier when a

defensive mistake al lowed h i m to hammer

the bal l home for his eighth goal of the

season. M i n u t e s later, he scored the n i n t h

with a looping header w h i c h the H o l l o w a y

keeper could only stand and admire .

T e a m : Slater, Higham, Maddy, Kindred,

Heath. Savage, Peplinski, Dolan, Gladman, Rigby,

Me. \ ieholas.

Hockey

Firsts H a v i n g waited half an hour for our capta in

we then followed h im in a convov of three

cars to darkest Staines. A l t e r crossing the

wrong bridge, complet ing three U- turns , and

getting separated we finally a l l arr ived at the

ground. It obviously wasn't going lo lie a

very good day!

R i g h t f r o m the s t a r t , S t a i n e s put the

College defence under pressure. G o o d work

by keeper Statter kept them out unt i l we

a l lowed the home side some shooting practice

who eventually scored.

T w o minutes later Staines increased their

lead (no comment) .

I C at last woke-up (what were you do ing

F r i d a y night, Bell?) and dominated the rest of

ihe lirst half (about l ive minutes) creating

some good chances but fai l ing to convert

them.

A stil l ' team talk at hal f - t ime d id noth ing to

improve the situation.

In the second half F r a n k l i n was "green-

c a r d e d " (jug!) and one of the Staines players

sent-oll . but still the I C side made l i t t l e /no

impression on the home defence.

Staines scored a th ird in the closing stages

of the game and IC had to settle for second

place again.

T h a n k s to K a r e n a n d M a r i a n l o r

endur ing the co ld .

T e a m : Slaller, Coalesworlh, Parker, Franklin,

Riley, Clarke, Rao. Ayers, Pell, Pansal. Paleson.

Seconds W h e n the r u n n i n g start to the L e M a n s 24hr

race was discontinued several years ago, the

race lost one of its distinctive qualit ies, rather

as if the gas holders outside the O v a l cricket

ground were to be d ismantled . T h i s season

hockey has lost is bully-off, a long w i t h several

o t h e r a d j u s t m e n t s to l'he r u l e s . H o c k e y

entered new realms in by t ry ing to achieve

p a r i t y at its r e s t a r t s , ice h o c k e y a n d

basketball followed with the face-oil ' and the

tip-off.

Imper ia l achieved a line r u n n i n g start on

Saturday , go ing into a three goal lead by

hal l - t ime . W i t h a captain like Stroomer, who

in full l l ight resembles a full cavalry charge

by h i m s e l f , s u c h a b e g i n n i n g s e e m e d

appropr iate . T h e game was at that stage over

as a contest. In the second period Imper ia l

were able to throttle back, ant! a l l hough O l d

M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s s c o r e d the p r o v e r b i a l

consolation goal we were able to cruise into

the M u l s a n n e Straight unhindered .

F a r m e r , W y l i e and M i t c h e l l (though not

necessarily in that order) scored for Imper ia l .

T e a m : Puller, Cunningham. Pilkethlv, Hughes,

Rampton, Roessink, Stroomer, Garms, Gray,

Parmer, Wylie, Mitchell.


D u e to an u n f o r t u n a t e b l o c k a g e (of the

typesetter-not constipation) you will , no doubt,

have received this issue later than normal. A t

the time of writing I'm not sure whether it'll be

iate Friday or Monday morning—I apologise

for any delay, but it is due to circumstances

beyond my control . I can assure you that my

disappointment will be greater than yours.

R o y a l C o l l e g e of Science Centenary

O h well, I cannot remain silent. It would be a

wild exaggeration to assert that the events so

far have been a great success. Some of the

blame must be aimed at the R C S Union , who

(despite having a fortnight's worth of events

handed to them on a plate) have not generated

the necessary enthusiasm for the celebration.

But apart from this it is you, the students of

Imperial College, who are losing out. The

events have been publicised in F E L I X and with

posters—do you really need the importance of

the event rammed down your throats?

Y o u are fortunate to be at this College whilst

R C S is in its centenary year. W e have a

chance to commemorate a hundred years of

achievement and look forward to the future.

A s an institution of higher education the R C S

has a long tradition of excellence, and it is this

which should be maintained and applauded—

for it is this which has lead to the current

standards in the College and to the great

opportunities offered to the students. W e owe

a debt of gratitude to those whose hard work

has made all this possible.

T o my mind it is a great pity that most of the

present student population cannot appreciate

the true significances of these celebrations. I

shall enjoy each event regardless and invite

you to join me.

Executive Names

The appeal for nicknames for the Executive

has received an overwhelming response. The

results are (in reverse order, of course):

Nick Mor ton : Who? , It'll be done by Xmas ,

Act ion M a n .

Barney M c C a b e : G r u m p y , Lazy , The Goat .

Marco Ledwold: Yes Barney, Yes Nick , Yes

Jen .

Dave Thompson: The Slob (all 52 entries).

Andy Rushton: M r Nice G u y , The Walking

Lampost.

Ross Baxter : N o entries (but he's working

on it).

Several suggestions were made as to what I

should be called—but I didn't approve of that

sort of language in print, so stop it!

Guilds Hit Squad

It has become quite apparent that the Guilds

Hit Squad is getting a bit out of hand. Raising

money by having a lot of fun is O K , but there

are limits. It's no use raising money if, in the

process, you start to become a real pain in the

arse. There's a time and place for everytntng.

Most people, including lecturers, can take a

joke, but disturbing busy people at the wrong

time and creating a lot of mess can only cause

a lot of bad feeling amongst the teaching and

technical staff.

So stop acting like a bunch of moronic thugs

and use a little bit of common sense. Keep

things to a reasonable level and you'll give

everyone a lot of laughs too.

Credits

News: Shams Jabbar (Editor), Jane, Adr ian

" a n d Alistair.

Sport: Lesley Horrocks (Editor) and Mary (not

Editor).

Reviews: Peter and David.

Photos: Jane and Mart in .

Puzzles: S. Mouche .

Collation: all the nameless superheroes.

M r S m i t h ' s h a i r w a s a r r a n g e d a n d

performed by Blaster Bates.

Key grip Peter.

Technical Advisors Eddie, Paul , Peter and

Lesley.

(Shoes by Ravel.)

End of credits M a z and Ian.

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November 28, for birdwatchers trip to N .

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At the start of term, I invited anyone who felt

so inclined to set a puzzle for this column. A n

American correspondent who (in a subtle

p a r o d y of my o w n nom-de -guerre ) s igns

himself 'Charlequin ' wrote as follows:

Dear Scaramouche

I don't know if you have such things in your

country, but here one is often confronted with

multiple choice exams. Each question of these

tests has seven possible answers, labelled A - G

and one is supposed to check off the right one.

Students have since the inception of these

exams devoted much effort to finding the

"pattern" to the correct answers and recently

a friend of mine succeeded.

T h e test w h i c h my f r i end s u c c e s s f u l l y

analysed was in two parts—the first consisting

of 41 questions on English history, and the

second of 101 questions on American history.

She has a good knowledge of English history

a n d c o u l d d e t e r m i n e , o r r e d u c e to two

possibilities all but three of these questions as

follows:

1. C 15. B 29. E

2. C 16. C 30. A or F

3. D 17. G 31. A or E

4. B 18. B or G 32. B or D

5. A or C 19. G 33. C

6. D 20. unknown 34. E

7. E or G 21. B or F 35. F

8. E 22. E 36. G

9. F or G 23. unknown 37. A

10. A or E 24. C or F 38. F

11. D 25. D or F 39. A or E

12. A or C 26. unknown 40. D

13. D 27. E 41. A or C

14. C 28. D

She was able to determine the first three

answers of the second part to be G , E, and C .

Then she recognized the pattern, and quickly

filled in the remaining answers.

What is the pattern?

Solutions, comments, criticisms to me at the

FELIX Office, please. £5 (donated by Mend-a-

Bike) and two tickets to IC Orchestra's

concert next Wednesday for the correct

solution drawn on Wednesday at 1:00pm.

Last Week's Solution

Fumble and Grumble .

Stripped of its verbal trappings, the problem

entails adding one line to the diagram so that all

seventeen lines will form one continuous chain

starting at C and ending at a point adjacent to

C.

A , C , F , & G all have an odd number of lines

leading from them, so the chain starts at C ,

ends at A , and F & G must be linked.

John Bottom, C i v Eng 1, can collect his

cheque on Monday afternoon.

M a n y thanks to IC Orchestra for the extra

prize this week. The tickets will be in the

winner's pigeonhole by 1:30pm on Wednes

day.

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