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F O U N D E D IN 1949 N E W S P A P E R OF IMPERIAL C O L L E G E UNION

N o . 433 F r i d a y . 5 November . 1976 F R E E !

Knightsbridge residents submit their plan for Linstead extension

Linstead Hall

plans rejected College plans for an extension to Linstead Hall have

been rejected unanimously by the Town Planning Committee of Westminster City Council. This was despite a recommendation by the Council's own Department of Architecutre and Planning (DAPWCC) that the college scheme be approved.

There are now s e r i o u s fears that the c o l l e g e w i l l l ose i ts

anonymous bene fac t i on to b u i l d the h a l l shou ld they f a i l to be

'in a position to start building on the (ex tens ion) s i r e by January

1977', The i t a l i s e d words i nd i ca te a c o n d i t i o n imposed by the

benefactor on the £350,000 made a v a i l a b l e to bu i l d the e x t e n s i o n .

Strong o p p o s i t i o n to the

new bu i l d i ng has been v o i c e d

by the l o c a l Kn igh t sb r i dge

A s s o c i a t i o n and a l o c a l

res iden t , P r o f e s s o r W igg ins ,

of Bedford C o l l e g e . B o t h

have e x t e n s i v e l y l obb ied

P l a n n i n g Commi t tee members

w i t h ob jec t i ons to the he ight

of the new b u i l d i n g ( seven

s toreys ins tead of the

or ig ina l L i n s t e a d ' s ten) and

the dens i t y o f s tudent

numbers i n the P r i n c e s

square. A l te rna t i ve p roposa l s

for the eas t s i de of the

Square have been drawn up

for the P r o f e s s o r by a rch i tec t

S teven Gard ine r , a r ch i t ec tu ra l

correspondent of the Observer

newspaper . T h e s e have not

been submit ted as a p l ann in g

a p p l i c a t i o n , whereas the

Kn igh tsb r idge A s s o c i a t i o n

recent ly drawn-up scheme has

bee n„

Observe rs at the meet ing

be l i ev e the d e s i g n w i l l b e

o f f i c i a l l y re jec ted on the

grounds of he ight and genera l

a rch i tec tu ra l grounds.

d R e a c t i o n to the re jec t i on

has va r ied from amazement to

d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . U n i o n

P res iden t N i c k B r a y s h a w was

among the f i rs t -to comment:

'I'm absolutely digusted

I'm left with a feeling of total

amazement. In my view the

members of the Planning

Committee have not considered

the Imperial College view

fairly.' C o l l e g e Secre tary

Mr D a v i e s w a s more rese rved :

'The decision is of course,

to put it mildly, a .great

disappointment.'

eP r o f e s s o r Wigg ins was a

l i t t l e more for thr ight : 'College

has made an error of judgement

and it is sad that they have.

They've known for some time

that their design was disliked,

Tv*e yet to find a member of

College who says the rejected

design was beautiful or good

value for money.'

O n a more hopefu l note he

c o n t i n u e d , 'I'm sure the

benefactor, who offered money

to my own College, will

extend the deadline, as he

did several times for us.'

oT h e C o l l e g e had submi t ted

two p roposa l s for P r i n c e ' s

Ga rdens to the C o u n c i l ' s Town

P l a n n i n g C o m m i t t e e . T h e

f i r s t was an ' o u t l i n e ' p r o p o s a l

for the deve lopment , in f i ve

p h a s e s , of the remain ing

s i t e s in the gardens ; the

s e c o n d w a s a de ta i l ed

p roposa l for phase one of th is

s c h e m e , an ex tens i on to

L i n s t e a d H a l l on top of

the present c a l o r i f i e r chamber .

A l t hough not s t r i c t l y in the

same s t y l e as the o r i g i n a l

b u i l d i n g , the e x t e n s i o n wou ld

fo l l ow the ga l l e r y l i n e s of

the o r ig ina l b u i l d i n g . Study

bedrooms wou ld be on each

f loor i n groups of four or f i v e ,

each w i th i ts own ba th ,

shower , WC and c o o k i n g

f a c i l i t i e s . Three such groups

wou ld be on each communal

co r r ido r . Other communal and

ca te r i ng f a c i l i t i e s wou ld be

supp l i ed by the e x i s t i n g

L i n s t e a d H a l l .

The new e x t e n s i o n wou ld

A model of College's proposals for an extension to Linstead Hall.

A sketch of the proposals put forward by the Knightsbridge

Association (looking from the present Garden Hall on the

north of Princes Gardens.

prov ide rooms for 95 students

in s i ng l e and doub le rooms.

T h e fu l l scheme prov ides

rooms for 581 ext ra s tuden ts ,

373 of them on the e a s t e r n

s i de of the square .

P r i o r to the meet ing the

D A P W C C had endorsed the

c o l l e g e ' s p l a n s for the

C o u n c i l to re jec t the ou t l i ne

p r o p o s a l s .

T h e a im beh ind the scheme

for the square was to prov ide

purpose-bu i l t accommodat ion

for a th i rd of the s tudents a t

I C . A t present 1,147 (28%)

out of 4,131 s tudents are i n

C o l l e g e accommodat ion and

the C o l l e g e hopes to e v e n

tua l l y house another 700 i n

Continued on page 3

n r.

inside-Felicity - pg 5

Letters — pg 3,10

Bremsstrahling — pg '.0

Fel ix Sport - pg 9,10

11.

R A G F E L I X - in two

weeks time F E L I X will

cost you • 5p. That's

because the F E L I X of

19th November will be

a special souvenir issue

of what's happened

during Rag Week, which

incidently starts next

elix

2 - F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976

I C W A H e l l o a g a i n , I'm sorry to keep bat t l ing

on about e l e c t i o n s but there appears to

be some con f us i o n a s regards 'Mr I C W A ' .

Nomina t ion papers are now posted and

inc lude the pos i t i on of 'Mr I C W A ' . H e

too, however , must be proposed and

seconded by members of ICWA. S o to

those cand ida tes who have been proposed

by men (!) p lease wou ld you a s k a

member of ICWA to s i g n your nominat ion

paper i ns tead . Don ' t forget the papers

come down next F r i d a y and the genera l

meet ing w i l l be on Monday November 5 t h .

ICWA has now had i ts f i rs t d i s c o and

desp i t e the fact that the enter ta iners

d idn ' t know how to put a p lug on the i r

deck the even ing seemed to be qu i t e

s u c c e s s f u l . Many thanks to Made le i n e

who he lped c l e a r the refectory and

' J Smith of C C D ' who he lped put the

refectory back. (I! — E d ) .

e

A s promised last week , today we are

announc ing the f i r s t c l u e in the Treasure

Hunt C o m p e t i t i o n . On th is o c c a s i o n o n l y ,

we w i l l repeat the c l u e next w e e k . T h e

entry fee (for a l l four w e e k s c l u e s ) i s

20p payab le w i th your f i r s t s o l u t i o n .

T h i s s a i d so lu t i on must be sent to me

(98, B e i t H a l l ) to ar r ive not later than

Thursday 18th November at L u n c h t i m e .

A s stated las t week the pr i ze is £10 t o

the f i r s t person who comp le tes the four

c l u e s co r rec t l y . A f t e r the f i r s t c l u e the

other fhree c l u e s w i l l appear at the rate

of one c l u e per week for the next th ree

w e e k s . (No further entry fee requ i red) . So

here i s the f i r s t c l u e . .. ,

NOT BLACK BUT WHITE IN CAPITAL

CONFUSION FOR THE CURRENT UNIT

CLEANING UP THE CITY (6 letters)

e

From now on the ICWA lounge w i l l be

open dur ing the day as a cof fee lounge.

Co f fee w i l l be there for the mak ing at

the rate of 3p per oup. M a g a z i n e s and a

d a i l y paper w i l l . a l s o be p rov ided .

O b v i o u s l y t h i s scheme c a n only work

w i th your co -ope ra t i on . So if ICWA i s

p rov id ing you w i t h a p lace of rest dur ing

luncht ime (or any other t ime of the day)

then your respect for the f a c i l i t i e s

prov ided i s e s s e n t i a l . Hope fu l l y th i s new

venture w i l l be a s u c c e s s and I hope very

many peop le w i l l make u s e of the f a c i l i t i e s .

T h a n k s a lot and I hope you found

someth ing of in terest in th is a r t i c l e .

Isobel D o n n e l l y '

ICWA President

External Affairs With the e l e c t i o n of N U S de lega tes

over, the next s tep is to p r io r i t i se the

mot ions and submi t amendments. T h i s

w i l l be done at an open Ex te rna l

A f f a i r s Meet ing on T u e s d a y 9 t h November

at 6.30pm in the Un ion Lower Re fec to ry .

S ince it i s an open meet ing everyone

present w i l l be ab le to vo te , s o if you

are interested p l e a s e come a l o n g .

A n 88-page document l i s t i ng a l l the

mot ions has a r r i ved in the union o f f i ce

and is a v a i l a b l e if you w i s h to consu l t

i t . Mot ions range from N U S s e r v i c e s to

Southern A f r i c a and the Env i ronment . If

you w i s h to submit an amendment to

one of t h e s e , p l ease let me have i t ,

preferably in w r i t i ng , before T u e s d a y .

A s you are read ing th is I s h a l l be

on my way to an NUS S e r v i c e s C o n

ference at Che l tenham where N U S w i l l

try to e x p l a i n how T rave l lost in the

region of £30,000 last yea r , and how they

hope to restore it to a break even

s i t u a t i o n .

A date for your d iary i s the 17th

November when N U S are o rgan is ing a

Na t iona l Demo on Grants and C u t s ,

s tar t ing from Hyde Park Corne r . I C U

w i l l be send ing a long a d e l e g a t i o n ,

and s i n c e i t ' s on a Wednesday af ternoon

we shou ld have qu i te a good turnout.

One f ina l p l ea — the Ex te rna l

A f f a i r s Commi t tee is s t i l l w i thout a

Secre tary , S e r v i c e s L i a s o n O f f i ce r ,

P R O and P u b l i c i t y o f f i ce r . If anyone

is in teres ted in doing any of these

wor thwh i le ( s i c ) jobs p l e a s e let me

know.

Hugh Barrett E A O

External Af fa i rs Of f icer

F E L I X . N O V E M B E R 5th 1976

dOnce aga in L i n s t e a d H a l l has

h i t the h e a d l i n e s , a s it d id on the

29th January t h i s year w i t h the

L i n s t e a d benefact ion. , T o p i c , the

C o l l e g e paper , i s a l s o d ing i ts f i r s t

a r t i c l e s i n c e F e b r u a r y on the

ex tens ion p lans .

There was some c a u s e t i c f eedback

on my ed i to r ia l a forn ight ago, when

I announced that F E L I X wou ld be

do ing a feature on the e x t e n s i o n .

However , nobody has refuted my

sugges t i on that more open C o l l e g e

d i s c u s s i o n is needed on the sub jec t

of the proposed b u i l d i n g .

B u t , when you do start to wade

through the p lans for s u c h an

immense project you r e a l i s e perhaps

why. T h e task i s daunt ing i n that we

now have three p lans and an awfu l

lot of con t roversy a s to how we shou ld

go about spend ing the bene fac to r ' s

money.

I have seen a l l three p l a n s . L i k e

the Department of A rch i t ec tu re and

P l a n n i n g at Westminster C i t y C o u n c i l ,

I am not pa r t i cu la r l y impressed w i t h

the low r i se i d e a , on p r i n c i p l e . In

th is respect I l i ke the C o l l e g e p l a n s ,

a l though I may w e l l f ind c a u s e t o

grumble at some of the s e m a t i c s

later o n .

Neve r the less in a b u i l d i n g of

th is s i z e on this t ight a budget

(£350,000) compromises have to be

made. The great th ing i s that C o l l e g e

is do ing what i t c a n to get more

despera te l y needed accommoda t i on .

I t 's a great p i t y that' they have been

thwarted over p l ann in g p e r m i s s i o n

for the present t ime; let us hope they

c a n sa l vage someth ing .

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

e v i l ; t heo re t i ca l l y , and i d e a l l y , I

shou ld not even need to look at the

grammar, s p e l l i n g and punc tua t ion of

submi t ted ar t i c les . , le t a l o n e , as i n

many c a s e s rewr i te them to ta l l y s o

they make s e n s e to the reader a n d

V a r i t y p i s t .

In rep ly (o my D a v y ' s let ter (page

10), I do not a im to l im i t sport to one

page of F E L I X . If good l i v e l y mate r ia l

i s submi t ted on t ime then I w i l l pr int

i t w i th few, if any , a l t e r a t i o n s .

However e a c h a r t i c l e has to earn i t s

p lace in F E L I X — hence the two

s o c c e r a r t i c l e s pr in ted l a s t .week.

N e v e r t h e l e s s some p l ann in g i s

n e c e s s a r y , o the rw ise the paper wou ld

a l w a y s be out T u e s d a y . Hence I have

to dec ide ear ly in the w e e k (after

2pm Monday) as to what space e a c h

s e c t i o n i s get t ing . If that s e c t i o n

overruns i t s "quota then a r t i c l e s get

chopped by ed i t i ng out paragraphs .

A t l e a s t , though, I managed to preserve

ha l f of your, (Mr D a v y ' s ) a r t i c l e and"

it d id make s e n s e . Others in o ther

sec t i ons weren ' t so l u c k y .

Rega rd ing the What 's On and

rev iews s e c t i o n s , might I po in t ou t

that F E L I X has to cater for other

t as tes than yours Mr p a v e y .

s Let me endorse the RCS view

that mascotry should not endanger

life and / or limb. I hope that

RCS will stick to this principle as

Boch as they expect Guilds to.

sT h e s * ate now available from the

F E L I X Office. They greatly simplify

the job of compiling the column, so

we'd be grateful if people would

use them.

pContrary to popular belief neither

(my?) permanent or student staff,

supply, issue, se l l , whatever the IC

Slop Shirts. They are O N L Y sold

between 1pm and 2pm an Monday and

Tuesday lunchtimes, O N L Y in the

F E L I X outer office.

F E L I X O f f i c e , .Imperial C o l l e g e

Un ion , P r ince Consort R o a d ,

London SW7 2 B B T e l 01 589 5111

ext. 1048/1042/1043 Int. 2881

) 1976

C l i v e Dewey Editor

P u b l i s h e d by t h e E d i t o r on behal f of

the Imperial C o l lege Un ion P u b l i c a t i o n s

Boa rd . P r in ted o f f se t - l i t ho on the

Un ion p rem ises .

Many thanks to G i l l M c C o n w a y ,

Ian M o r s e , J e n Hardy -Smi th , Mark

K u s e , Duncan S u s s , C h r i s P a l m e r ,

Andrew E v a n s , D a v e C r a b b , Howard

Chee tham, Terry Westoby p lus a l l

the regular con t r ibu to rs . T a too to

John O ' L e a r y for the p ic of the mode l .

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• I RJM.Continued from front

page

P r i n c e s G a r d e n s . L i n s t e a d ,

Souths ide and Weeks H a l l s

house 590 peop le .

Bo th of the a l te rna t i ve

schemes put foward are of a

low r i se nature, and cover

on l y the area now o c c u p i e d

by games cour ts and the car

park to the north of the

L i n s t e a d c a l o r i f i c chamber .

Under the Kn igh t sb r i dge

A s s o c i a t i o n p lan s e v e n

games courts wou ld form> the

north and wes t per imeters of

th is a r e a . O n top of th is

wou l d be seven 2-storey

maisonet tes each con ta i n i n g

rooms for nine s tudents . " The

area behind the ma isone t tes

wou ld be used to provide three

tennis cou r t s , under w h i c h

wou ld be a ca r park . O n the

norths ide of the Square there

wou ld be further 2-s torey

maisonet tes above the Sports

C e n t r e . T h e s e wou ld a c c o m

modate s i x t y s tuden ts . In

front of these w o u l d be a

conserva to ry .

The scheme from P r o f e s s o r

Wigg ins is based on a

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

favoured by Oxford and

Carnbrdige c o l l e g e s . The

present ca r park and games

court a rea wou ld con t a i n n ine

accommodat ion b l o c k s each

of three or four s t o r e y s . Rooms

wou l d be let off the cen t ra l

s t a i r case at ha l f f loor

i n t e r va l s . P r o f e s s o r Wiggins

and h i s a r c h i t e c t , Stephen

Gard ine r , be l i e v e that the

cour tyard atmosphere created

w i l l enhance s o c i a l l i f e and

prov ide more a t t rac t ive

accommodat ion . E a c h b l ock

has a roof garden on top,

w h i c h i s she l te red from the

north by mezzan i re s e c t i o n s .

The scheme accommodates

280 s tudents and extra common

rooms are e n v i s a g e d . T h e

f i rs t stage of th is p roposa l

i n v o l v e s the cons t ruc t i on of

three b l o c k s .

So? w h i l s t the C o l l e g e

p lans have been re jec ted ,

the debate as to what is r ight

and proper for the square

goes o n . On the o n e . hand

C o l l e g e , i ts a r c h i t e c t s , and

the D A P W C a l l support a

medium to h igh r i se d e v e l o p

ment, wh i ch wou ld not , they

c l a i m , in t roduce a th i rd s t y l e

of a rch i tec ture in to P r i n c e s

G a r d e n s . -On the o the r ' s ide

are the Kn igh tsb r i dge

A s s o c i a t i o n and P r o f e s s o r

Wigg ins who sepera te l y argue

for a low r i s e deve lopment

of two to four f l oo r s , and that

a new arch i tec tu ra l s t y l e c a n

be in t roduced .

y

Fur ther argument cent res

around the number of s tudents

that ought to be accommodated

in the new b u i l d i n g s . C o l l e g e ,

i ts a r c h i t e c t s , the D A P W C C

and P r o f e s s o r W igg ins say

that a dens i t y o f 200 persons

per acre (ppa) i s not i n

appropr ia te for s tudent

accommodat ion . T h e proposed

L i n s t e a d e x t e n s i o n wou ld

br ing the d e n s i t y up to 170—

180ppa, T h e Kn igh t sb r i dge

A s s o c i a t i o n quote the G L C

Deve lopment P l a n recommend

at ion of 85—lOOppa for

' domes t i c a c c o m m o d a t i o n ' .

T h e i r p roposa l s for the

square are based on a dens i t y

of 90ppa„ A g a i n s t th is the

D A P W C C comment that

85—lOOppa 'is not considered

an appropriate yardstick in

this case'.

o

T h e D A P W C C a l s o come

out aga ins t a low r i s e deve lop

ment for the square i n thei r

report to the P l a n n i n g

Commi t tee (paragraph 16):

With regard to the character

of Princes Gardens, on one

would doubt that the compon

ents of that character are

strong, whether they be the

existing, though much disliked,

post war College development;

the listed terraces on the

west and north side or the

fine, matur.e and in some

cases 90 foot high, plane trees.

The central garden is also

large in scale and the entire

Square represents a simple

and bold. statement which

requires to be completed

on the east side in a way

which a small scale low

rise development would not

resolve. It is far this reason

that at no. stage have the

architects to the college

been advised to do other than

conform to the lines of the

Square, in order to retain

the essential characteristic

enclosure which is typical of

the London Squares.

L o c a l res iden ts had s a i d

that the C o l l e g e p l a n s were

' h i d e o u s ' and ' i nappropr ia te

for the s q u a r e ' .

A t present the C o l l e g e i s

wa i t i ng for the d e c i s i o n to

be o f f i c i a l l y communica ted

to them before d e c i d i n g on

further a c t i o n . It seems l i k e l y ,

though, that the B o a r d of

G ov e r no r s , who meet on

November 19th, w i l l be le f t

to dec ide what happens nex t .

tThe f o l l ow in g have been

awarded co lours for l a s t y e a r ' s

B o a t C lu fJ :

Ful l Colours

P . O . Langgu th

J . F i t z g e r a l d

M . J . T y l e r

I. H y s l o p

Half Colours

M . R . Jones

N . G i l l e t t

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" N I V E O U S T A R R A D D I D D L E S ! " the gent leman sc reamed down the phone, " w h e r e i s i t ? " he e x c l a i m e d w i th great urgency.

" B u t I've only just read the last c o p y " , I re tor ted.

"Wha t matter. I 've a dead l ine to meet . . ..FELIX waits for no mortal man,"-he enthused qu i te pro foundly . T h u s . . .

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g

Y o u th ink you ' re bored hear ing about

e l e c t i o n s ! I'm the mug that has to carry

out the job of Return ing Of f i ce r for a l l

e l ec t i ons that w . i l occu r s p o r a d i c a l l y

throughout th is yea r .

Wel l w e ' v e plugged up a few more

ho les — notably the e l e c t i o n for two

members of the Permanent Working party

(PWP) and one ord inary member of the

Un ion F i n a n c e Commi t tee ( U F C ) — and

w e ' v e e lec ted the de lega t ion to bring

you back some B l a c k p o o l R o c k from the

NUS Na t i ona l Con fe rence in December . T o

g ive you some idea of the current s ta te

of play here are some e l e c t i o n r e s u l t s : -

2 members of PWP:

Mr Steve Pa te rson (Squaddy)

Mr Duncan S u s s

1 member of U F C ;

Mr Dave N i c k s o n

N U S Delegat ion:

D e l e g a t e s : Mr N i c k B rayshaw

Mr Hugh Barret t

Mr John White

Mr R i c k Pa rke r

Mr John Morgan

O b s e r v e r s : M i s s Mary At tenborough

Mr P a u l Ekpenyong

Mr A d r i a n Sudworth

Other e lect ions ratif ied include:

Welfare Of f i ce r — John Morgan

C a r n i v a l Coord ina to r — Mart in J u d k i n s

Mech Eng Dep Rep — T h a c h P h a m .

WHITE L E S by John White

IC Union Hon.Sec.

dT w o very important pos i t i ons remain

vacan t , and one other has just cropped

up, amongst the m i l l i on s lef t .

T h e s e are:

(i)

( i i )

(Hi) The

posted an t i c i pa t i on T e a s !

Honorary Jun io r Treasurer

Ove rseas Students ' Commit tee

Cha i rman (together w i th v a c a n c i e s

for 8 ordinary members!)

P h y s i c s Dep R e p .

nominat ion papers "for these are

and awa i t i ng your s ignature in

of future g lory , and C o u n c i l

eAt the last U G M , Thursday 28th

Oc tober , I brought a paper w h i c h , on your

a c c e p t a n c e , changed the terms and the

fees of L i f e Membersh ip of the U n i o n .

T h i n g s are now t ighter , we hope, and we

feel that no one w i l l now be in a p o s i t i o n

whereby the Un ion cannot dec ide whether

they are e l i g i b l e for L i f e Membersh ip of

the Un ion or not — th is has occurred in

the past under the prev ious terms.

The new terms and fees are as

fol l ows :

You are eligible to become a Lite

Member of the Imperial College Union lf:-

(a) You have been a member ot the

Union for at least one academic year.

(b) You have been research assistant

and a member of the senior common room

for at least one academic year.

(c) You are a member of the academic

staff.

(d) You are a member of the admini

strative staff, and are qualified to degree

status (such an application to be subject

to the approval of the Union Council).

F e e s

For section (a)

(i) The subscription is £8.00

(previously £6.00) for ex-students at any

time after the completion of at least

three complete sessions.

(ii) For those who do not complete

three sessions the subscription is £12.00

(previously £10.00).

For sections (b), (c) and (d)

The subscription is £18.00 (on the

equivalent terms of elegibility, pre

viously £15.00).

T h e s e new terms and fees w i l l come

into ef fect on the f i rs t day of the Spr ing

Term (Monday January 10th). So why not . . .

ask your Mum to buy you L i f e Membersh ip

of the Un ion for C h r i s t m a s - w h i l e i t ' s

s t i l l at the old rate!

T o he lp you d e c i d e , here 's what you

get:

(1) U s e of a l l Un ion F a c i l i t i e s ,

i nc lud ing jo in ing any c l u b or s o c i e t y .

(2) U s e of Sports Cen t re , i nc lud ing the

squash cou r t s .

(3) U s e of C o l l e g e L i b r a r i e s , R e f e c t o r i e s

and B a r s .

A l l that, a l l l i fe long!

T i l l .anon, fa rewe l l and sa fe home.

Have a n i ce weekend !

I.C.

CONSERVATIVE THIS WEEK HOLDING A

SINGERS' NIGHT SOCIETY AT

BEER & BANGER LINSTEAD HALL

SOCIAL 8PM Wed.

SOCIAL 10th November

THURSDAY 11th NOVEMBER ALL WELCOME

At 7.30 in the

U N I O N LOWER R E F E C T O R Y

(All Welcome)

KA p a r t time c l e r i c a l a s s i s t a n t

is wanted for the D E L H I

C O M M I T T E E , sa la ry and terms

nego t i ab le . The work i s qui te

in te res t ing insp i te of usua l

d u l l rou t ine . A p p l y to Mr

George H o l l i n g s , Room G 2 1 ,

Meta l lu rgy and Mate r ia l

S c i e n c e (Int. 3961).

D E L H I

KD

Anybody willing to edit

next year's I I I Handbook

should get in touch with John

White, IC Union Honorary

Secretary, as soon as possible

at the Union office (internal

2488, 2232).

Damned Bullshit!! IAN MORSE

That w e l l known m u s i c a l bog ro l l 'Sounds' has done it

a g a i n . S p l a s h e d a c r o s s i t s front page th is week are a b u n c h

of l i k e l y l ook ing lads that go by the name of the Damned. Some

of you may not even of heard of the band that adorn the

cover ted front page s p r e a d , once rese rved on l y for the R o d /

E l t o n / M i c k syndrome. The immediate cap t i on reads : 'Damned

Head For The Charts- Pistols Hit The Road - Punk is on its

way!'

Y e s , you ' ve guessed i t , Sounds has yet aga in taken upon

i t s e l f to ram punk rock down the throat of the u n s u s p e c t i n g

p u b l i c . N o w don ' t get me wrong , I ' l l sn i f f g lue w i t h the next

degenerate , and there 's no one I'd rather see i n L o n d o n today ,

than a good punk rock band go through i t s p a c e s , but for a

mus ic paper to come out w i t h s u c h f a l l a c i e s i s jus t not o n .

L e t s take a c l o s e r look at the head l i ne 'Damned Head For

The Charts'. R igh t , the D a m n e d , I caught their ac t at the R e d

C o w a week or s o a g o . It w a s their f i rs t L o n d o n g i g . T h e

crowd who turned up came I wou ld th ink , a s much out o f

c u r i o s i t y as any th ing , a l s o perhaps encouraged by the fab

rev iew g i ven to the group by a Sounds c r i t i c at a g ig i n Bed fo rd

the p rev ious week . I, as w e l l as 95% of the aud ience that

n ight , w i l l t e l l y o u boy , were they s h i t . The barrage of sound

that eminated from on s tage was greeted not even by what one

c o u l d c a l l po l i t e a p p l a u s e by the a t tendence , the major i ty o f

w h i c h were a l l s e a s o n e d p u n k s t e r s . 'Head for the Charts'?

C l o s e sc ru t i ny of the paragraph g iven to the band on page two

r e v e a l s that i n fac t , the D a m n e d ' s f i r s t s i n g l e for the obscure

S t i f f l a b e l has s o l d 4 ,000 c o p i e s (so they s a y ) . When you

c o n s i d e r that on average a s i n g l e has to s e l l around 25,000

before i t even reaches the T o p T h i r t y , the Sounds head l i ne

becomes a bad j o k e .

So what e x a c t l y are the Sounds ed i t o r i a l board up too?

Have they a l l gone overboard at the i r newly d i scove red m u s i c

form? In fac t , punk- rock as i t i s today dates back to 66 /67

p s y c h a d e l i a when the punks were a b a c k l a s h aga ins t the

h ipp ie cu l tu re ; the sort of k i d s w h o ' d rather g ive y o u a k i c k

i n the gro in than a f lower, #r maybe i t s just that th is m u s i c

paper has trouble f i l l i n g s p a c e .

A n y w a y , you c a n be the bes t judge by go ing a long and

l i s t e n i n g to them y o u r s e l v e s . A m o n g the g ig l i s t i n g s there are

s p r i n k l e d a few that feature punk bands ; Vibrators, Subway

Sect, Clash, Jam, Rockets anu the very wonder fu l Stranglers.

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by Miss Lindsay Maxwell Mech Eng PG by Miss Lindsay Maxwell

PHOTSOC COMPETITION RESULTS These are the winning photos from Photsoc's first competition

of the year, held on Tuesday 26th October. The chosen best two

overall were both by Miss Lindsay Maxwell, who gets our whole

hearted congratulations but in fairness to the rest of us who

entered the competition, it was pretty damn close. The general

standard of photography was high. Foul play was not suspected.

Jorge Saffar's entry, which won the prize for new members,

was also in the running for one of the top spots.

The club runs two fully equipped darkrooms plus a weekly

competition, instruction group, forum, lecture on whatever takes

our fancy. This Wednesday (10th) we're going to visit the

Kodak factory, but that's fully booked up, so you can't go.

However on Tuesday 16th we are holding a portrait session with

a model and a guest photographer. The latter will demonstrate

lighting and other studio techniques, so anyone interested in

joining us should come along that night (with a camera of

course) to the Union Concert Hall at 7pm.

For more information about Photsoc call John Mattheus

(int. 2786) or Deji Demuren (int. 2890).

Best 'New members photo' The precise element by Jorge Saffar Civ Eng dept.

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F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976 - 7

No headway on vinyl for US 'stars' WILD C H E R R Y (Epic )

'Funky white folks score in the

energy stakes' U l t r a -h i p , s i l k y s l i c k ,

fonken — people sho ' got enough wh i te -

boy imi ta tors , but they keep on coming

back in search of ' the real f e e l ' . T h i s

bunch get c l o s e , up in both US and our

very own s i n g l e s s c e n a r i o s w i th the

opener 'Play that Funky music'. S l i gh t l y

sub-commodores standard but s t i l l mighty

f i ne .

Some good bands have emerged from

the bad-ass fonk f i e l d , notably B r a s s

C o n s t r u c t i o n , the aforement ioned Motown

-maest ros , and war . From th is a lbum it

sounds l ike Wi ld Cher ry , even though

just a bunch' a h o n k i e s , cou ld be

jo in ing the higher ec he lon s pretty soon

if they mainta in thei r e s s e n c e and energy

for longer than a coup le of s i d e s - w o r t h .

The group are made up of Robert

P a r i s s i , tw in lead qu i ta rs w i th Bryan

B a s s e t t ; A l l e n Wentz on b a s s , and the

s k i n - f l i c k i n g of Rona ld B e i f l e . A l though

a quar tet , the ac t ion is s t r i c t l y P a r i s s i -

con t ro l l ed , producing the proceed ings

and penning s i x of the nine a v a i l a b l e

s n i p p e t s . The other three are by such

sou l luminar ies as Wi l son P i c k e t t , Steve

Cropper , and the formidable H o l l a n d -

D o z i e r - H o l l a n d midf ie ld t r i o .

Wild Cherry and thei r v i b e s a im at the

more immediate ly mobi le parts of the

anatomy — feet , arms, h ips — wi th a

tai lor-made beat for those who apprec ia te

a good sweat on the f loor . I t 's get-up-

and-shake- the- funky-cobwebs danc ing

mus ic and just the sort of th ing to

dyno-rod the c i r c u l a t i o n when y o u ' v e

had a c o u p l e .

Mind y o u , the stuf f ing s ta r ts to get

a bit th in by the middle of the B - s i d e ,

w i t h a s h a l l o w dooh-dah c a l l e d 'Hold on'

and the s e n s i t i v e l y - t i t l e d 'Get it up'

wh ich in the end turns out to be a rather

l imp ' o rgan ' -based inst rumental w i th a

cer ta in l ack Of thrust about i t . Obv ious

B lakoe ma l func t ion . No matter — the

band boogies on out at ful l pelt on the

c l o s i n g t rack 'What in the funk do you

I t 's not a great m u s i c a l ach ievemen t ;

it w a s n ' t intended to be, but as far as

v i t a l i t y goes it beats the e y e b a l l s out of

bor ing , ove rpa id , o ld farts (Rob in Trower

to name but a half) current ly f o l l ow ing

the same we l l - t rodden, w e l l - h e e l e d ,

paths on their supposed ly ' new '

r e l e a s e s .

Fonk field revitalised • j R A H A M C E N T R A L

The thing w i th d i sco - funk bands is

that rea l l y they are a l i ve comod i ty . Pu t

them in the s te r i l e surrounds of a

record ing s tud io , and no matter how hard

they try, no way are they going to get

anywhere near the feel of thei r s tage

a c t . Graham Cen t ra l S ta t ion are no

d i f fe rent . I'd probably d ig thei r show

any t ime, but play them on an o ld t in box

in a Ma ida V a l e squat on a c o l d October

n igh t? . N o , the only way a band l i ke

th is can do jus t i ce to themse lves is on

a l i ve s t a g e , where thankfu l ly p resence

and atmosphere count as much — some

t imes more — than the songs being la id

down.

Try as they do, the Sta t ion just c a n ' t

bring the v i ny l a l i v e even though they

start wi th the intro to their act - the semi

inst rumental 'Entraw', where they inv i te

the l is tener to ' a par ty ' . A t f i rs t they

appear to have eve ry th ing . S l i c k

p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m ? Y o u bet. T ight

m u s i c i a n s h i p ? Sure as h e l l . Ha rmon ies?

S T A T I O N - ' M I RRO R'

f a u l t l e s s , but atmosphere? None .

T h e songs aren ' t a l l that memorable

(aga in , not a l w a y s the most important

th ing in a l i ve con tex t ) , ranging from the

standard funk of 'Do Yah' (no re la t ion

to the Move c l a i m ) , the present s i ng l e

'/ got a reason', wi th i ts deft reggae

s l a n t i n g , sung in a ' sou l y f a l s e t t o ' . On

the other hand you can forget the psuedo-

gospe l l y r i c i sm of 'Forever'; the song has

a n ice me lod ic s y n t h e s i z e r passage

running through it.

The best t rack is probably 'Save Me',

w h i c h opens up s i d e T w o , and has a

par t i cu la r l y ca tchy chorus l ine . A l t hough

s t r i ngs and horns are used throughout,

they are a l w a y s held back to a l l o w the

rhythm sec t i on and v o c a l l ines to be

w e l l to the fore.

A l t hough a big act in the S ta tes ,

where thei r last a lbum went G o l d , in th is

country they are des t ined one f e e l s only

to be adored in the land of the d i s c o .

WANT TO WIN TWO TICKETS TO THE IC ENTS'

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s CONCERT,

IN THE GREAT HALL,

SAT. NOV. 13th?

Then just answer this simple contest and you could be going free.

Tickets for Horslips are available in advance from IC Ents in the Union Building price : £1.10 (IC advance price £1).

The questions 1. What Beatles' album consists partly of 'live' roof-top

material ?

2. What Beatles' song includes "Girl With Kaleidoscope

Eyes" ?

3 . What was the name of the deceased Rolling Stone ?

4. What Rolling Stone album was recorded at the Madison

Square Garden ?

5. Which famous Horslips album includes "Dearg Doom"

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YParty Gu i Ids / I f P a r t y : 8pm C o n c e r t H a l l . T i c k e t s £1 from C & G / I F U n i o n s Inc ludes D i s c o , F o o d and Bar T i c k e t .

D i s c o

E n t s D^sco . 8 .00pm. Un ion Lower Re fec to ry . 15p. L i n s t e a d H a l l D i s c o : 8pm — Midn igh t . F r e e . C h e a p B o o z e .

F i l m

IC F i l m s o c present ' T h e L a d y With The D o g ' 7 .30pm. Mech E n g 220 . A d m i s s i o n by membersh ip card or 25p at the door .

G i g s

E d d i e and T h e Hot R o d s . Thames P o l y W o o l i c h . Count B i s h o p s : Bedford C o l l e g e , Regen ts P a r k . A l c a t r a z : C i t y of London P o l y . T y l a Gang and B u s t e r C r a b b e : D i n g w a l l s , Camden L o c k . F i y i n g A c e s : Greyhound , F u l h a m P a l a c e R d .

P a c i f i c Eard rum: Man In .Moon, K i n g s R d . Ca ro l G r i m e s ' L o n d o n B o o g i e B a n d . N a s h v i l l e , North E n d R d . R a h s h a . Ro land K i r k : Ronn ie S c o t t s , F r i t h S t . S a i l o r / S m i t h Darbo : New V i c t o r i a .

C l u b A c t i v i t y

Or ien teer ing C l u b : Meet ing and cheap lunch . 12 .40pm. Un ion S C R .

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Party

Imperial C o l l e g e Boat C l u b Pa r t y : 8 .00 . IC Boa t H o u s e , Putney Embankment . Men 25p, L a d i e s 15p.

I C / C h e l s e a J e w i s h S o c i e t i e s F o l k E v e n i n g : 7 .45pm. 10 D i n g w a l l G a r d e n s , G o l d e r s Green NW11 . A d m i s s i o n £1 or free w i th your own gui tar and s o n g .

G i g s

Rahsaan Rouand K i r k : R o n n i e S c o t t s , F r i t h St (439 0747) Moon: N a s h v i l l e West K e n s i n g t o n (603 6071) F l y i n g A c e s : Greyhound , F u lha m R o a d . C a r o l Gr imes London B o o z i e B a n d : Roches te r , S toke Newington H i g h S t .

D i s c o

Q E C D i s c o . 8 .00pm. Un ion B a r , Campden H i l l , W l . 20p . S U ca rds requ i red . Neares t Tube — H i g h St Kens ing ton .

YBo goes to B r i gh ton : Meet in H y d e Park in night C l o t h s . C o a c h to

s e e B o ar r ive in B r i gh ton . £3 ( i nc ludes Lunch) T i c k e t s from P a u l

B e n t l e y .

G i g s

Strang lers at The Marquee C l u b , Wardour St (437 6603) . P i n k F a i r i e s / S t r i f e / M o t o r h e a d at the Roundhouse , C h a l k Farm R d . (267 2564) .

The Ca ro l Gr imes B o o g i e B a n d at the Tor r ing ton , Lodge L a n e ,

North F i n c h l e y .

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Meteo ro log i ca l and env i ronmenta l s o c i e t y : F i l m s h o w on numer ica l methods of weather p r e d i c t i o n . 5.30pm. Room 719 New Hux ley B i g .

G i g s

Strang lers at the R o c k G a r d e n , C c v e n t Garden (240 3961)

KAnyone who wants to p lay

w i th the F o l k B a n d w h o grace

S t a n ' s B a r every Saturday i s

a d v i s e d to see Stan h im s e l f .

L i q u i d refreshment i n l i e u of

payment w i l l be p rov ided .

C

The A C C mini-bus is now

available for hire on most

weekdays (excluding Wedn.)

at advantageous rates!

For details contact, Jim

Marshall .Chem Eng 3 or Pam

in the Union Oi l ice..

C Would anyone invo lved in

the f o l l ow in g c l u b s , none of

w h i c h were represented at

the l as t R C C meet ing , .p lease

con tac t the R C C in R A T T

(Un ion B u i l d i n g ) , or v i a the

R C C let ter r ack in the Un ion

O f f i c e .

Art C l u b , Go C l u b , H is tor ica l

Re-enactment Socie ty , Hang-

G l i d i ng C l u b , Surf C l u b .

T w o 2 week o ld k i t tens to

be g iven away . Con tac t

A n g e l a G w a t k i n on 749 5293

(after 6.30pm).

Y S T O I C : J C R S T O I C : a featuret te on the making of ' A l l the P r e s i d e n t s Men' w i t h Robert Redford and P a u l Newman . J C R in South S ide T V Lounge — Un ion Upper Lounge .

Dinner

Wine H a l l D inner : 7.00 for 7 .00pm. Sher f ie ld B u i l d i n g . £3.55 (Wine inc luded) . A l l a p p l i c a t i o n s to Pat by noon today.

C l u b Act iv i ty

S c i e n c e F i c t i o n C l u b : F i l m s h o w and T a l k . ' T h e y Shoot S F M o v i e s don ' they ' by P h i l S t r i c k . 6 .30pm. M E 220. IC J e w i s h S o c i e t y . T a l k by D a v i d L i t m a n o n : ' T h e R e a l i t i e s of A r a b Jewry ' 1.20pm. Mech Eng 6 4 0 .

Misce l l aneous

Open Meet ing of Ex te rna l A f f a i r s Commi t tee . . 6 .30pm. Un ion Lower Re fec to ry . Ammendments and p r io r i t i es for N U S Con fe rence mot ions . G u i l d s N igh t Out to Queens Ice Skat ing R i n k . 7 .00pm. Un ion B a r . E n q u i r i e s C & G Un ion O f f i c e .

G i g s

V i b r a t o r s / J a m at the 100 C l u b , Oxford St 636 0933 . Upp at the Marquee C l u b , Wardour St 437 6603 . R o c k e t s at the ' R e d C o w ' P u b , Hammersmi th . St rang lers at the R o c k H o u s e , A c k l a m H a l l , A c k l a m R o a d .

YC l u b Ac t i v i t y

Q E C F i l m Soc ie t y 7 .00pm. Queen E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e , Campden H i l l R o a d , W8. 25p . S U ca rds requ i red. IC F o l k C l u b : S ingers N igh t , 20 .00 Unconf i rmed p l a c e . F r e e . Bar f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e . S i n g e r s / M u s i c i a n s we l c om e wi th open a rms!

Misce l l aneous

A n Ex-member of the B r i t i s h pregnancy adv iso ry s e r v i c e w i l l ta lk

about the work they do . 1.00pm. ICWA Lounge . A l l we l come .

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Arab S o c i e t y . F r e s h e r ' s r ecep t i on . 6pm. J C R . T e a and sandwiches f ree. S a i l i n g C l u b . C h e e s e and Wine P a r t y . 6.00pm - M idn igh t . Un ion Senior Common Room. Fur ther d e t a i l s from C h r i s Hart ( P u b l i c i t y of f icer) E l e c E n g 2 . IC C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . A ta lk en t i t l ed " I n Search of G o d " . 1.30pm. U n i o n S C R . Speaker : Dr Pe te r May . Par t of IC C h r i s t i a n Un ion ' B o o k Week ' .

F i l m

IC E n t s present 'So lde r B l u e ' 6 .30pm. Mech Eng 220 . 15p.

Misce l l aneous

S T O I C : ' L u n c h B reak ' — rounding up the more unusua l a s p e c t s of IC . J C R Sou ths ide U n i o n . 1.00pm. S T O I C : T h i s a f te rnoon 's L u n c h Break repeated to South S ide and the Un ion 6 .00pm.

YF i l m

IC F i l m s o c present ' L e Boucher ' 7.30pm M e c h . A d m i s s i o n by membership card or 25p at the door .

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G i g s

H o r s l i p s and A l f A [fa.. 7 .30pm. Great H a l l . T i c k e t s £1.20 on door, £1.10 a d v a n c e , £1.00 IC A d v a n c e . T i c k e t s a v a i l a b l e from IC E n t s of f ice.^ground f loor , U n i o n B u i l d i n g , cppos i t e bar ( lunch t imes) .

The Chemical Engineering Post-graduate Society, invites

everyone to a talk on:-

•POST G R A D U A T E EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY'

To be given by the well-known critic of University based

Research....

DR DUNCAN DAVIES

General Manager of Research & Development at ICI.

Place: Chem Eng Lec Theatre 1

Date: Tuesday 9th November.

Time: 5pm (Tea from 4.30pm).

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Effective possession tactics

St Hel ier ' B ' 5 , v 7 Imperial C o l l e g e

Af te r p l a y i n g St H e l i e r i n

a f r iend ly las t week , Imper ia l

C o l l e g e aga in headed down to

Mi tcham to p lay them i n a

f l a g s match (the ' F l a g s ' i s a

knockout compe t i t i on ) . A s

usua l IC were two p l a y e r s short

and s i n c e they had been told

that ( th is week) St H e l i e r

wou ld have a f u l l team, IC

were expec t i ng a hard match .

In fact St H e l i e r on ly had a

one man advantage , but they

had a heav ier team than the

week before. St H e l i e r are

noted for be ing a ' p h y s i c a l '

team and th is match was no

e x c e p t i o n . The IC de fence

q u i c k l y learnt the act of the

' take out ' w h i c h i n v o l v e s

mak ing sure that when someone

runs into you it h u r t s them

them more than i t does you .

Meanwh i le I C ' s a t tack were

hav ing t roubles of their own ,

namely that St H e l i e r had a

heavy defence so IC were

coming from f i f teen to twenty

yards out and were e a s i l y

snapped up by the goa lkeeper .

F o r most of the f i rs t h a l f

St H e l i e r had the upper hand.

I C ' s a t tack were hav ing l i t t le

Orienteering

ROSEN WINS THE LEAGUE

s u c c e s s . A t ha l f t ime St H e l i e r

l ead 4 - 2 .

Over the in te r va l IC t r ied

to rega in some composures A t

the start of the thi rd quarter IC

somehow came into the a s c e n d - j

a n c y . It w a s n ' t so much a c a s e

of s c o r i n g lots o f g o a l s , but

more a c a s e of k e e p i n g

p o s s e s s i o n and jus t p l ugg ing

away at g o a l . T h e de fence

rea l l y t ightened up so that at

the end of the th i rd quarter IC

lead by 5—4,

T h e l a s t quarter s tar ted w i t h

I C sco r i ng two more g o a l s .

T h e y then d e c i d e d to employ

the rather dangerous p o l i c y

of just keep ing p o s s e s s i o n

and not r e a l l y go ing to hard

for g o a l . T h i s resu l t ed i n a

very ac t i ve l a s t ten minutes as

the l ight faded and St H e l i e r

repeated ly at tempted to make

up the three goa l d i f f e rence , IC

managed to ho ld them off and

ended a very c l o s e game, the

v i c to r s by 7—8,

T e a m : Bill Jackson (Capt),

Pete Watson, Bob Strangeway,

Rob Morrisson, Richard Forster,

Tony Hallett, Tony Armstrong,

Martin Trewhella.

A t Camber ley l as t Sunday ,

the Or ien tee r i ng C l u b took part

i n the Southern N a v i g a t o r s

E v e n t on B a r o s s a Common , T h i s

i s an area of Army l and ,

c r i s s - c r o s s e d by tank t r a c k s ,

and the haxards i nc luded ro l l s

o f barbed w i re and s l i t t r enches .

T h e event o f f i c i a l s were

ma in ly Army p e r s o n n e l , w h i c h

meant that the event had one

or two o d d i t i e s .

The ca r park w a s some way

into the common, a l ong a very

bumpy t rack, w h i c h shook up

the occupan ts of the min ibus

s l i g h t l y — perhaps Mar t in

K e s s l e r thought he was d r i v ing

a landrover . O n the 11 k i lometre

' A ' cou r se , the on ly IC runner

was D a v i d R o s e n , who

desp i te an Army ' f u n n y ' ,

comp le ted the course i n 70

minutes 52 s e e s . T h e ' funny '

was that there was an incor rec t

con t ro l c o d e — the number on

the s i de of the marker w h i c h

t e l l s you that you are at the

right con t ro l , C o n s e q y e n t l y , he

spent a coup le of minutes

scou r i ng the a rea , before

d e c i d i n g that he had been i n

the r ight p l a c e to begin w i t h .

H i s t ime was neve r the less

fas t enough to make h im the

c l e a r w inner of the South E a s t

a rea league for 1976, desp i te

the fac t that there i s one more

league race to go.

There were f i ve IC runners

on the ' B ' course for men under

2 1 , Andy Q u i c k f a l l , the newly

e l e c t e d . C l u b Secre ta ry , sped

round i n 66 minutes 16 s e e s ,

to put him in 2nd p l a c e , Ian

A l v e y was next best i n 80—36,

w h i l s t Mark E v a n s got round i n

8 9 - 5 0 ,

Severa l newcomers to the

sport came a long and w i s e l y

t r ied the shorter c o u r s e s ,

N i g e l Ward d id the 5 k i l ome t re

course in 68—25, w h i l s t on the

4 k i lomet re c o u r s e , M ike

Turner took 59—25, Lennar t

K a r l s s o n took 82—23, and the

new C l u b T reasu re r , R o l a n d

Thomas s t r o l l ed round in a

l e i s u r e l y 111 m inu tes .

Nex t Sunday , the 7th of

November , the C l u b i s going

to the New F o r e s t i n Hampsh i re

for the November C l a s s i c

B a d g e E v e n t , w h i l s t the

f o l l o w i n g Sunday, we w i l l be

going to F a r l e y Hea th i n

Surrey for another ' B a d g e

E v e n t ' , We w i l l be tak ing a

min ibus to both of these and

newcomers are very w e l c o m e .

J u s t come a long to our F r i d a y

luncht ime meet ings at 12.40pm

in the Un ion S C R (on the l s t

f loor ) , and s i g n the transport

l i s t ,

David R o s e n

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A c r o s s

1. A r t , here in F r a n c e , f a i l s

about once to be unrea l . (10)

9. Not german? (5)

1 0 . S a i l around w i th her (4)

13. P lane t in the art ha l l s (5)

14. Beg in persp i r ing for each

one (3)

15 .Sounds as if we ' re on land ;

c o n v i n c e me (6)

16. Run past w i th hal f the

judges for the d i s t a n c e s (6)

2 1 . How many? One shor t ;

doesn ' t matter w h i c h (3)

22 . G o d ! Eve ry th ing ends w i th

su rp r i se (5)

24 . We start in th is d i rec t i on (4)

2 5 . Adap t w i th these and it may

appear as a red spo t . (5)

26. Look of a fast charge (10)

Down

1. Put in one, just for show (10)

2. Turns the whee l s around on

the 18th ; don ' t worry (5)

3 . He star ted it in the s ta t ion

r ig out (10)

4. Heads of Imperial C o l l e g e

observe no s tuden ts ; only

cardboard cu t -ou ts ! (5)

5. With D i e u it makes a s i de

s l i c e and hur ts ; t ha t ' s wi thout

God (10)

6. It has no laugh, and i s s t i l l

the same (3)

7 . Worse dread of s n a k e s (5)

8 . L i t t l e fe l le r c a n preach

about in french a r t i c l e s (10)

1 1 . S t e e l faced sad fate (5)

1 2 . A n y w a y i t ' s s t i l l a su rp r i se

(3) 14. Y a n k s ' tugs w i th a plus (5)

17 . N i x o n narrowly gets back

w i t h i n ad jo in ing bu i ld ing (5)

1 8 . A hundred from the cent re

leaves the F rench inbetween (5)

19 . U s e d to be up and cut t ing (3)

20 . A r iot over the f ract ion (5)

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FELIX SPORT Rugby

Gutteridge win S e e k i n g a g a i n to do w e l l

in the Gut ter idge C u p (which was so c l o s e to be ing brought to I C l a s t s e a s o n ) , the 1st ventured in to the depth of Her t fo rdsh i re to p lay the s ide they knocked out 4—3 l a s t s e a s o n .

Af ter a p romis ing s tar t , Co t t e r k i c k e d a penal ty to g ive IC a 3 point l e a d . T h i s was soon fo l l owed by a f ine try by West w h i c h resu l t ed from a p r e v i o u s l y unt r ied movement from our b a c k s . A s u c c e s s f u l pena l ty attempt by ' V e t s saw the half-t imer score to 7—3.

With the forwards w i n n i n g on ly a l im i t ed amount of b a l l , the backs began to show some f l a i r . A f t e r a c l e a n p a s s i n g movement W i l l i a m s sco red a n e x c e l l e n t t ry on the r ight w i n g . T a k i n g on 2 men he k i c k e d ahead , ran through (a mass of

opponents) and gather ing the b a l l , went over for a try. Shor t ly af terwards a c r a s h movement by G i l b e r t led to a Co t te r t ry, conver ted to g i ve I C a 1 7 - 3 l e a d .

In the las t 10 minu tes , V e t s turned on the pressure and were rewarded w i t h a c o n s o l a t i o n t ry. Another Co t te r penal ty saw the f i na l score at 20—7, a good resu l t from an enter ta in ing ma tch . There i s s t i l l room for improvement, but the s i de shows great p rom ise . Other r e s u l t s : -I C 1st X V 39 , E s h e r 3rd 4 I C 2 n d - X V 13 , E s h e r 4th 0

If any cons t i tuen t c o l l e g e p l a y e r s want a Saturday game any week , then p l e a s e le t your cap ta in (s ) k n o w .

T h e rugby c l u b s w e e p s t a k e , t h i s week , was by N i g e l W i l t sh i re (Chem E n g 3).

Hockey

Middleton's defeat IC 1 St J o h n s , Cambridge 3

H a v i n g a r r i ved at Cambr idge

w i t h e l e v e n p laye rs I C c o n

fronted St Johns w i t h the

infamous ' M i d d l e t o n S y s t e m ' .

T h i s c o n s i s t s o f three fo rwards ,

four h a l v e s , three b a c k s and a

goa lkeeper . T h e i dea b e i n g to

prevent the oppos i t i on s c o r i n g .

However , Saturday proved

how even the best theor ies are

prone to f a i l u r e . T h e match

s tar ted w i th St Johns f i nd ing

gaps i n an I C de fence , w h i c h

seemed to ta l l y d i s i n t e res ted

Tenp in Bowl ing

IC L A D I E S S A V E T H E D A Y I C L a d i e s showed the i r

a b i l i t y on Saturday by ga in ing

the C l u b ' s * f i r s t ' p o i n t " i n the

Southern L e a g u e . T h i s came

as somewhat of a s u r p r i s e ,

s ince the C l u b were e x p e c t i n g

a c o n v i n c i n g defeat by a far

better Por t smouth s i d e . Mar ia

G e o r g i a d i s d e s e r v e s s p e c i a l

ment ion for b o w l i n g a mag

n i f i cen t 384.

Por tsmouth f i e l d e d a far

super ior team w h i c h upset

the s tandard o f our l j t s , who,

were b o w l i n g very sub-s tandard .

T h e 2 mis tr ied hard w i t h Mar t in

L y n n r o l l i n g Imper ia ls h ighes t

3core o f the day at 484.

The p rev ious week Imper ia l

had an en joyab le Sunday at

Southampton at w h i c h P a u l

Ba r t ze t t broke the 200 barr ier

and set the C l u b off to a

f l y i n g s tar t . D e s p i t e th i s we

were nar rowly beaten and had

to dorwn our sorrows on the

return. Ruper t W i l l o x - B a k e r , our

dr iver , found a ve ry good pub

and negot ia ted the ent rance

better than the e x i t .

T h e L a d i e s T e a m — Mar low

H i l l , P a u l i n e . H a s s a l l , M a r i a

G e o r g i a d i s and T i n a V a r g a s .

Simon Sparrier

(Captain)

in the game. St J o h n s were

q u i c k l y two goa ls up . D o w n the

other end of the p i t c h I C

forwards mys t i f i ed everyone

by their a b i l i t y to s e t up

c h a n c e s and then m i s s them.

T h e ch i e f cu lp r i t was M idd le ton

who spent most of h i s t ime

a l te rna t ing between c u r s i n g the

the defence and mak ing

apo log ies to them as the b a l l

went be tween h i s l e g s .

A l though the de fence woke

up after the i n t e r v a l , and

began to p l a y h o c k e y , they

became d i shea r tened by the

con t inued i nab i l i t y of the IC

forwards to s c o r e . IC then

went three goa ls down .

In the las t few minutes of

the game (due to the U m p i r e ' s

generos i ty ) IC sco red a goa l ,

w h i c h was con tes ted e v e n by

thei r own ( I C ' s ) d e f e n c e . T h e

T h e fac t that M idd je ton had

sco red w a s f i rs t to much for

them.

T e a m : R Hulson, M Callun, R

Vaz, J Huckle, T Sethi, T

Creek, C Parker, P Nowe 11,

C Hardy, R Middleton (Capt),

S Sorba.

John Huckle

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at 7.30pm.

Sports editing Dear S i r , — A s the author

o f the a r t i c l e e n t i t l e s 'Mud-

free' wh i ch appeared i n l a s t

w e e k ' s F E L I X , I w i s h to

point out that the p u b l i s h e d

i tem bore l i t t l e resemb lence

to the one o r i g i n a l l y submit ted

for p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e o r i g ina l

con ta i ned d e s c r i p t i o n s o f two

even ts in w h i c h d ie C r o s s

c o u n t r y C l u b had pa r t i c i pa ted

the p rev ious w e e k . T h e

featured a r t i c l e c o n s i s t e d of

a report on jus t one of

these even ts (the desc r i p t i on

of the other event was o f

equa l length i n the o r ig ina l , )

and that w a s i n an ed i ted

v e r s i o n .

I have it on good author i ty

that some of the other spor ts

a r t i c l e s p r in ted were a l s o

sub jec ted to th is form of

gu i l l o t i ne e d i t i n g , and i n one

c a s e i n par t i cu la r a report,,

submi t ted w a s not p u b l i s h e d

w h i l s t the s o c c e r c l u b had

two a r t i c l e s on the spor ts

page! )

T h i ' i devas ta t ing use of

the ed i t o r i a l Derogat ive makes

abso lu te nonsense of the

p o l i c y of ~ a s k i n g peop le to

wr i te reports for F E L I X .

T h e ed i to r , Mr D e w e y , must

have a deep contempt for IC

sportmen and their l i terary

a b i l i t i e s , s i n c e the d ras t i c

ac t i on he takes regard ing

a r t i c l e s , i s i n order to

con f i ne sport to one page in

F E L I X .

Sport shou ld have as

many pages in F E L I X , as

i s n e c e s s a r y i n ordg:r . to

p u b l i s h a l l the submi t ted

repor t s . T h i s c o u l d be done

wi thout i n c r e a s i n g the s i z e

of the paper , by removing seve ra l

o f the regular fea tures i n

F E L I X . B y th i s I am re fer ing

to the 'What's on' pages and

the rev iews p a g e s , the lat ter

be ing a po in t l ess con t r ibu t ion

to F E L I X by s e l f - s t y l e d

c r i t i c s whose pretent ious

j ou rna l i sm is as j u s t i f i e d

as any c l a i m I wou ld make

to be an O l y m p i c a th le te .

R e v i e w s by better qua l i f i ed

peop le c a n be found e l s e w h e r e ,

s o why have them i n F E L K ?

T h u s , by the removal of

the pages o c c u p i e d by these

s p a c e consuming t o p i c s ,

room wou ld be created for

a l l a r t i c l e s i n a v i r t ua l l y

unedi ted fo rm.

Y o u r s in the hope that th is

let ter i s pr in ted i n an

uned i ted form.

A D a v e y

C a p t X -Coun t r y

PROR BREMSSTRAHLUNG I have.here Prof Bremssfcrahlung

nrho is into science In a bicj way.

Tell us .Prof, about the ongoing

science Situation

Right on Prof; I know many of

our Listeners will want to

know the deep significance of

your researches to the

overall astrological situation.

••• especially the von Daniken

hypotbesis spiritual-energywise

and the. intimate syrnbiosis with

the higher frequency planes o$

existance sifcuoiHoniiyise • •

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t o speak to A r t h u r of/ E g b a n o

o b o u t h ' is t r i p to V e n u s in a

Saturman f l y i n g s a u c e r . . . j

F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976 - 11

FELIX SPORT Footba l l

Right Wing Dentistry Imperial 1st XI 2 v K ings C o l l e g e 1st XI 0

Imper ia l C o l l e g e ' s f i rs t

team fo l l owed up thei r 7—2 c u p

w i n over C h e l s e a w i t h th is

w e l l dese rved v i c to r y over

K ings on Wednesday.

I C began the game very

s l o w l y and for the f i rs t twenty

minutes the match was very

s c r a p p y . Howeve r , towards the

end of the ha l f I C se t t l ed down-

and s ta r ted to look dangerous

w i th a s e r i e s of r ight w i n g

a s s a u l t s on the K i n g s ' de fence .

F r o m one such a t tack a d i v i n g

attempt by Ian Hunt ingdon

went jus t w i d e .

D e s p i t e a coup le of melees

in the K i n g s goalmouth the

ha l f - t ime score remained at 0-0 ,

In the s e c o n d ha l f IC

con t i nued to dominate the game.

In fac t , w i t h A n d y B a k e r and

Dave B r a b b i n i n comple te

con t ro l at the back , .Kev

A l l e n hard ly had to make a

save throughout the second

hal f .

I C opened the sco r i ng w i t h

a f ine move down the right

w i n g , Ter ry L i n d o n sent over a

per fect c r o s s and there was

Ian Hunt ingdon — recen t l y

re ins ta ted in to the forward

l ine after some trouble w i t h

h i s dent is t — to score w i t h

a f ine r ight foot sho t . F rom

th is po in t IC d id not look

back , the i r l ead w a s soon

i n c r e a s e d when Steve B a t e s

c r o s s e d the b a l l , a g a i n from

the r ight w i n g , and Gare th

Rober ts ghosted i n at the

near pos t to score w i th a

g l a n c i n g header .

I C cont inued to s e a r c h

for goa ls and were un lucky not

to i nc rease thei r t a l l y . One

move i n par t i cu la r dese rved a

better fa te ; Steve G e e cent red

to the near p o s t , T e r r y G r i m

wade f l i c k e d it o n , and there

was Te r ry L i n d o n to hi t a

s tunn ing le f t foot v o l l e y

w h i c h w a s magn i f i cen t l y

turned away by the goa lkeeper .

T h e las t 10 minutes saw

the game degenerate into a

s e r i e s of pet ty i n c i d e n t s . Ian

Hunt ingdon had a d isagreement

w i t h a K i n g s defender and

t r ied ( u n s e c c e s s f u l l y ) to ensure

that he too wou ld v i s i t the

d e n t i s t . T h i s was fo l l owed

by the K i n g s c a p t a i n be ing

sent off for q u e s t i o n i n g the

re fe ree ' s parentage (Tha t ' s a

cute w a y of put t ing " i t —Ed) .

N e v e r t h e l e s s I C kept their

gr ip on the game and c l a i m e d

another two v a l u a b l e p o i n t s .

T e a m : Kev Allen, Chris Howley,

Dave Brabbin, Andy Baker, Rob

Young, Steve Grimwade,

Gareth Roberts, Terry Lindon,

lan Huntingdon, Steve Gee.

N B . Ian Hunt ingdon appears

by k i n d p e r m i s s i o n of T a m p a

B a y M o l a r s .

C r o s s Country

Saturday dampner

I C C O C represented the

U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n i n the

f i rs t Courages L e a g u e match

of the s e a s o n . D e s p i t e e x c e l l e n t

runs by P a u l C l a r k e a n d George

S i v e l l the team cannot f a i l to

do better i n future matches. A s

i f th is was not enough the day

was further spo i l t by a n

e x c e s s of r a i n w h i c h

accompan ied the team where

they went ,

d

O n Wednesday the T e a m , of

s ta lwar ts and f r e s h e r s ,

competed i n a ' l o c a l ' match

aga ins t U L and L S E at L S E ' s

c o u r s e . A f te r a good start on

the two lap c o u r s e , 4 members,

who s h a l l remain anonymous ,

dropped out l e a v i n g the

remainder to f l og round. Now

for the good news : P a u l

C l a r k e f i n i s h e d 4 th , Dave

R o s e n 6th and Andy D a v e y 7 th ,

the others in unment ionable

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Edinburgh

quits NUS In a referendum las t

F r i d a y , the s tudents of

E d i n b u r g h U n i v e r s i t y vo ted

by 1,894 to 1,675 to d i s

a f f i l i a te from N U S .

T h i s d e c i s i o n , made by a

h igh 33% turn-out, h a s

depr i ved N U S o f £12,000 pa

(2.7% of i t s income) as w e l l

as 10,000 members .

Of the eight S c o t t i s h

u n i v e r s i t i e s , S t ra thc l yde ,

G l a s g o w and St And rews

were a l ready ou ts ide N U S ,

w h i l s t Dundee , A b e r d e e n ,

S t i r l i n g and Her iot -Watt

con t inue their a f f i l i a t i on

T h e referendum seems to

ind i ca te the v i e w s of the

' s i l e n t ma jo r i t y ' , s i n c e a l l

the m a i n p o l i t i c a l o rgan iza t i ons

at the u n i v e r s i t y , from B road

L e f t to F e d e r a t i o n of C o n

se rva t i ve S tuden ts , opposed

d i s a f f i l i a t i o n .

Comment ing on the d e c i s i o n ,

as N U S s p o k e s m a n , s a i d :

'After a little while out in the

cold, Edinburgh will come

back again'.

Further fears F o l l o w i n g the recent

announcement o f further

cu t -backs in p u b l i c spend ing ,

it seems l i k e l y that the

S c i e n c e R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l ' s

budget for 1980 w i l l be

reduced not by a s i x t h , as

forecast i n l a s t w e e k ' s

Student W o r l d ' , but by a quarter .

T h i s makes it a l l the more

probable that un i ve rs i t y

educa t i on and resea rch w i l l

be a f fec ted .

tF o u n d e d : 1973 - at the start o f

the wor ld r e c e s s i o n .

Headquar te rs : T o k y o .

R e c t o r : Dr J|tmes H e s t e r ,

former p res iden t of New Yo rk

U n i v e r s i t y .

Gove rno rs : c o u n c i l appo in ted

by Waldhe im and the U N E S C O

c h i e f .

M a i n programme: research in to

wo r l d hunger.

Works through e s t a b l i s h e d

u n i v e r s i t i e s and resea rch i n s t i

tu tes : T h i s i s more e c o n o m i c a l !

N o w wants 8500m, s o it c a n

l i v e off c a p i t a l ,

d A p i l o t Open U n i v e r s i t y

scheme at Wake f i e l d P r i s o n

h a s proved so s u c c e s s f u l

that i t may be extended to

other j a i l s in the count ry .

When the Open U n i v e r s i t y

s tar ted i n ' 1971, 16 pr i soners

at W a k e f i e l d ' s top secur i t y

p r i son en ro l l ed on c o u r s e s .

T h e Unde rs tand ing Soc ie ty

cou rse proved to be the most

popu lar amongst the inmates ;

some of whom were se rv i ng

l i fe sen tences for murder.

nStudents • at the C e n t r a l

L o n d o n P o l y t e c h n i c boyco t ted

the W e l l s Street C a n t e e n last

Thu rsday (28th O c t ) as a

protest aga ins t r i s i n g p r i c e s

and f a l l i n g s tandards i n the

P o l y s C a n t e e n s .

A t the start of term,

T a y l o r p l a n C a n t e e n s i n c r e a s e d

p r i c e s by 18% furthermore

they a b o l i s h e d the s u c c e s s f u l

mea l -o f - the-day ' (a set mea l

at a s l i g h t l y lower p r i ce )

w h i c h operated i n two can teens

last year .

M c G a r e l , the C L P Un ion

TD

Newspape r , a l s o reports that

spot c h e c k s i nd i ca ted that

the qua l i t y of food is get t ing

w o r s e . It a l s o po in ts out that

s i n c e the P o l y h e a v i l y

s u b s i d i s e s T a y l o r p l a n — l a s t

year to more than £100,000

i t i s in the in te res ts of a l l

the s tudents to ensure va lue

for money .

cIn the front page lead

story l a s t w e e k ' s THES i t

i s sugges ted that government

o f f i c i a l s i n the Department

of E d u c a t i o n and S c i e n c e

are e x p e c t i n g a drop i n

numbers of un ive rs i t y s tudents

of around 7.000 next year as

a resu l t o f fee i n c r e a s e s (see

fast week's FELIX). T h i s

wou l d be the f i rs t drop s i n c e

1939, and wou ld resu l t in a

tota l of 268 ,000 s tuden ts ,

17,000 fewer than the govern

ment target .

Informed sources at the

u n i v e r s i t i e s , however , do not

be l i ev e that s u c h a drop i s

l i k e l y .

s O v e r s e a s Students A t L e e d s

U n i v e r s i t y are re fus ing to pay

part of thei r tu i t i on fees in

pro tes t a t the 30% i n c r e a s e

s i n c e las t yea r , and aga ins t

the fac t that the ove rseas

s tudents are requi red to pay

c o n s i d e r a b l y more than thei r

B r i t i s h counterpar ts . T h e

overseas s tudents are pay ing

£442.80 in to an account

s p e c i a l l y opened for the

purpose by the Students '

U n i o n , and the U n i o n i s

p a y i n g £250 of th is to the

U n i v e r s i t y ,

rHighe r grants for students

s tudy ing s c i e n c e and eng ineer

ing are be ing cons ide red by

the Government , Mrs Sh i re ly

W i l l i a m s , E d u c a t i o n Secre tary ,

s a i d .

T h i s w a s one of the

p roposa l s b e i n g cons ide red

to encourage young people

to take up sub jec t s wh ich

are at present u n d e r -

s u b s c r i b e d .

Red tape & dark skins The Guardian has exposed

a Government plan that could

seriously affect all current

and potential overseas

students |n Britain.

T h e p l a n i s embodied i n a

con f i den t i a l Home O f f i ce and

D E S draft c i r c u l a r wh i ch

encourages c o l l e g e s and

u n i v e r s i t i e s to g ive e v i d e n c e

i n c a s e s of v i s a renewa l

a p p l i c a t i o n s that the ove rseas

s tudent i s in f ac t con t i nu ing

w i t h h i s cou rse of s tud ies

a n d , i n most c a s e s , that he

has attended them regularly'.

T h i s p o l i c i n g • p o l i c y w i l l

a f fect the 53,000 o v e r s e a s

s tudents i n B r i t a i n , of whom

8,500 are at L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y ,

mos t l y a s pos tg radua tes , and

i t i s d e s i g n e d to 'help to

maintain an effective immig

ration control'.

eA further recommendat ion

i s that u n i v e r s i t i e s refer

ove rseas s t uden t s ' a d m i s s i o n

a p p l i c a t i o n s to an En t r y

C e r t i f i c a t i o n O f f i ce r , an

immigrat ion o f f i c i a l i n the i r

own count ry , who w i l l be

au tho r i sed to examine the

s tuden t ' s knowledge of

E n g l i s h and h i s f i n a n c i a l

s t and ing . A n d th is o f f i c i a l .

w i l l be empowered to re fuse

s tudents the r ight to come to

B r i t a i n , even if they are

sponsored by their own

government. C o l l e g e s wou ld

a l s o be encouraged to require

d e p o s i t s from o v e r s e a s

s tudents before admi t t ing

them. T h e s e r e s t r i c t i o n s ,

s a y the c i r c u l a r , are 'in order

to prevent wasted journeys to

the UK.'

t N U S , L S O and other

o rgan iza t ions concerned w i t h

fo re ign s tudents have a l ready

pro tes ted to the Home O f f i c e

about the c i r c u l a r , a n d there

i s to be a p i cke t at D E S

next T h u r s d a y at 1.30pm.

R i c h a r d S i l v e r , P r e s i d e n t of

U L U , d e s c r i b e d the news as

'absolutely scandalous', and

s a i d , 'We'll go to fantastic

lengths to smash this one—If

they want a riot on their

hands, the Home Office is

asking for it'.

In defence- of the c i r c u l a r ,

Gordon O a k e s M P , M i n i s t e r

of State at D E S , s a i d i n a

rad io i n te rv iew that i t 'breaks

no new ground' and that 'you

can't expect the British

taxpayer indefinitely to

support overseas students'.

Jon Callaghan IC Union and F E L I X regret

to announce the death of Jon

Callaghan (Geology I last year)

as a result of a mining accident,

at the Wheal Jane Mine, Truro,

Cornwall. We offer our sympathy

to his family and friends.

Tories oppose

rival union A former To ry m in is te r

l as t week c r i t i c i s e d the

c rea t i on of the B S A a s

contrary to the present Tory

p o l i c y of reform from w i t h i n

the u n i o n s , acco rd ing to a

Guard ian report ,

'The NUS is an effective

voice for the student case,'

he s a i d , 'That is why the

Federation of Conservative

Students is absolutely right

to be taking a very active

part in its affairs.'

A U n i v e r s i t y course in

swear ing at Manches te r

U n i v e r s i t y may have to be

c a l led off for l a c k of cand ida tes .

T h e cou rse i n " T h e P s y c h o l o g y

of S w e a r i n g " has a l ready been

a t tacked as a " w a s t e of

t a x p a y e r s ' m o n e y " by Mr

Normanton, a C h e s h i r e M P ,

rThere w i l l be a Major

C l a i m s Un ion F i n a n c e C o m

mit tee at 18.00hrs in the

Un ion Sen io r Common Room

on Monday 15th November .

Any c l u b an t i c i pa t i ng

expend i tu re of a non-annual

nature, ie for expendi ture

wh i ch cou ld not be a n t i

c i pa ted in draf t ing es t ima tes

for the year , shou ld contact

the i r r espec t i ve major sub

commit tee execu t i ve w i th a

v iew to hav ing the i r c a s e

put foeward .

Please note that claims

will not be accepted after

t7.00hrs on Wednesday 10th

November.

rHope fu l l y you re reading

this on F r i d a y morning and

so w i l l know know that there

is a demo of the D u p l i c a t i n g

M a c h i n e s in the F E L I X Outer

O f f i ce at 13.00 T O D A Y . A l l

those present w i l l be reg is tered

to s i g n for the keys to the

m a c h i n e s .

RHonda C D 175, K reg i s t ra t i on .

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B l u e ; £145 ono. Must S e l l ,

£20 guarantee g iven for one

month. See C l i f f M i l l e r , 77

B e i t H a l l Int, 2753 ,