EDITORIAL

THE PAYMENT OF FINES.

The r e p e r c u s s i o n s of the November 5th- r a g are a g a i n

r a i s i n g t h e i r u g l y head. I t w i l l he r e c a l l e d t h a t a t an 1.0.

Union G e n e r a l M e e t i n g l a s t term Mr. D.C.Howe, who was i n the

C h a i r as V i c e P r e s i d e n t , s t a t e d i n answer t o a q u e s t i o n t h a t

the f i n e s and the c o s t s would be p a i d by the U n i o n , and t h a t

t h e funds would be r a i s e d by a dance and a v o l u n t a r y c o l l e c t i o n .

T h i s announcement was g r e e t e d w i t h a c c l a m a t i o n and a p p a r e n t l y

g e n e r a l a p p r o v a l , and a h i g h l y s u c c e s s f u l "whip round" has

a l r e a d y been made on t h i s b a s i s .

However, i t i s now r e p o r t e d t h a t at a me e t i n g of the

E x e c u t i v e Committee on January 1 6 t h i t was s u g g e s t e d ' t h e t the

Union s h o u l d pay the c o s t s , but t h a t the s t u d e n t s concerned

s h o u l d pay t h e i r own f i n e s . I t was h e l d t h a t f o r the Un i o n t o

pay the f i n e s would appear as a c o n d o n a t i o n of the o f f e n c e ,

would s e t a dangerous p r e c e d e n t , and would a c t as an i n c e n t i v e

t o s t u d e n t s t o break the law i n f u t u r e .

The s t u d e n t s concerned, and many o t h e r s , h o l d s t r o n g

views about t h i s . They f e e l t h a t the f a c t t h a t they were

a r r e s t e d was i n the n a t u r e of a l u c k of the draw, t h a t i n many

cases they were among the l e s s e r o f f e n d e r s , and t h a t they

were merely the u n l u c k y scapegoats f o r p o l i c e d i s a p p r o v a l of

what was e s s e n t i a l l y a C o l l e g e a f f a i r . They h o l d t h a t i f the

Union pays the f i n e s i t w i l l be r e c o g n i s i n g t h i s , whereas i f

the y pay they w i l l have a permanent b l o t on t h e i r e s c u t c h e o n s .

They a l s o c l a i m t h a t i f punishment be deemed n e c e s s a r y they

have a l r e a d y s u f f e r e d s u f f i c i e n t l y w i t h t h e i r p r o t r a c t e d

a n x i e t y and the i n d i g n i t y of a p p e a r i n g i n c o u r t on

c o m p a r a t i v e l y s e r i o u s c h a r g e s .

Presumably t h i s m a t t e r w i l l now be r e f e r r e d t o the I.C.

Un i o n C o u n c i l , but we s i n c e r e l y hope t h a t the d e c i s i o n g i v e n

t o the G e n e r a l M e e t i n g w i l l n o t be o v e r - r u l e d w i t h o u t f u r t h e r

r e f e r e n c e t o another G e n e r a l M e e t i n g . The sum of money

i n v o l v e d i s s m a l l , and i t I s e s s e n t i a l l y a m o r a l i s s u e ; i t i s

a m a t t e r on w h i c h o p i n i o n s d i f f e r , and i t a f f e c t s the Union

as a whole. S u r e l y i t s h o u l d be debated and d e c i d e d by a

G e n e r a l M eeting ?

FELIX SOBERS UP.

There was a c r i t i c i s m of our l a s t i s s u e w h i c h appeared

t o be s u f f i c i e n t l y g e n e r a l t o w a r r a n t some comment on t h i s

page. I t was t h a t the i s s u e was m e r e l y a c o n c a t e n a t i o n of

accounts of b i b u l a t i o n - s u c c e n c t l y put by one pers o n w i t h

the q u e s t i o n "When are you g o i n g t o squeeze the beer out of

F e l i x ? "

We agree w i t h the c r i t i c s , and a p o l o g i s e . The a l c o h o l i c

emphasis d i d not r e f l e c t e d i t o r i a l p o l i c y , but was p u r e l y

a d v e n t i t i o u s . FELIX i s what you make i t , and i t so happened

t h a t when the r e p o r t s came i n f r o m our c o r r e s p o n d e n t s on t h e i r

C h r i s t m a s a c t i v i t i e s , t h e y had a l l l a i d some s t r e s s on the

i n t o x i c a t i n g n a t u r e of the o c c a s i o n s . However, C h r i s t m a s comes

but once a y e a r , and FELIX, h a v i n g h a d . h i s orgy of a l c o h o l i s m ,

Is now sober and w i s e r , but n o t , we hope, s a d d e r .

C o n t r i b u t i o n s must be i n by the Monday p r e c e d i n g the date

of the next i s s u e , but i t w i l l be a p o r e c i a t e d i f t h e y are

s u b m i t t e d sooner. They s h o u l d be a d d r e s s e d t o The E d i t o r , F e l i x ,

I.C.Union. C o n t r i b u t o r s must s u p p l y t h e i r names and c o l l e g e s

w i t h t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n , though t h e y may w r i t e under noms de

plume i f they w i s h .

I by A.B.Dab.

I admit I was t i r e d , and w i t h a yawn g l a n c e d from the

paper I was r e a d i n g t o my w a t c h . Funny how slow the second

hand moves when watched; i t seemed t o get even s l o w e r and

t h e n . . . . s t o p p e d . There was a s i l e n c e , a h o r r i d c o l d s i l e n c e ,

an e m p t i n e s s , a v o i d . I was c o n s c i o u s f o r a moment of my own

s e l f i n my body, I was l o c k e d i n , doomed. The f e e l i n g was

s i m i l a r t o t h a t I had once e x p e r i e n c e d as a c h i l d . I t was

a c o l d n i g h t and my head, was b e neat h the c l o t h e s . I remember

awaking and c r a w l i n g as I thought t o the head of the bed,the

t e r r o r I experiencedwhen I f a i l e d t o get o u t . The h o p e l e s s n e s s

of my s i t u a t i o n was a l l I c o u l d t h i n k o f .

S l o w l y I r o s e and w i t h ease d i f f u s e d t h r o u g h my own head,

u n t i l I was l o o k i n g down upon .. . . m y s e l f . I watched . . . . . m y s e l f ,

p r e s e n t l y my head moved c l o s e r t o a paper but I d i d not f e e l

i t , I o n l y saw i t . By now the t e r r o r had passed, n o t h i n g

seemed amiss, I was warm and happy. I had e x p e r i e n c e d t h i s

f e e l i n g b e f o r e on a warm summer day. I t was a b u s i n e s s t r i p

t o a c a t h e d r a l town, w i t h hot o f f i c e s , bad tempered o f f i c i a l s ,

bad b u s i n e s s . T i r e d of i t a l l , I d e c i d e d t o l o o k round the

C a t h e d r a l . I e n t e r e d f u l l of c are s but a f t e r twenty minutes

i n s i d e I emerged, and s t a n d i n g i n t h e shade l o o k i n g onto t h e

sweeping lawns the p r e v i o u s hours seemed t r i v i a l , so m a t e r i a l ,

c o a r s e and wasted. " B l a s t Thomson and Thomson" s a i d t h i s s m a l l

speck of humanity and boarded a Green L i n e f o r home ....a

m a t e r i a l home.

I was t h i n k i n g a l o n g t h e s e l i n e s when -snap- I was a g a i n h o r r i b l y c o n s c i o u s of my body, my hands were hot and. p e r s p i r a t i o n s t o o d on my brow. That l i t t l e b o i l on my neck h u r t t w i c e as much and t h a t t a s t e f rom the l a s t minute c i g a r e t t e , a l l was e x a g g e r a t e d . I picked, up the paper and w e a r i l y I r e a d ,

4. F i n d a s t r e s s f u n c t i o n t o s a t i s f y the f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s , - damn', m a t e r i a l i s m .

I passed. j u s t .

LAB. REPORT 3MC&G

• D by de Tees

•Twas newyer and eggs-harmpul sheats

were s t a c k e d i n p y a l l s on the f l u r e

F u l f o r t i n e l a b b r y p o r t s t o d o . . .

And hydears f f u r e and f f u r e .

A t t u c h on showlder s t a r k l e d me and w i t h /asick b e e z a r r

the seaven d e d d l y " d o n i t s " s tepped out from L a s s i e L e i g h ' s S t r e e t c a r .

The f i r s t a Sage u n d r e s s e d me t h u s s

"DON'T wurk m i l a d d , but dooo

support the Onion,pray f o r eggzammes.

I n c o a r s e wurk u've no clew."

The second w i t h c o r d b r e e k s sowbrowne

A miss hapwas suss pecked.

"Don't s l a c k old. man, no time t o waste,

I s sheet t e n , n i n e c o r r e c t ? "

A gladdsum t r i o h u s t l e d i n

"Don't f r i t t e r time up h e r e -

c o f f e e at Jane's i s what you need

we've a l l t u t o r i a l c l e a r . "

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An O l d C e n t r a l i a n spoke up next

"Now don't n e g l e c t the A r t s ,

do a l l your work, but row,dance,act.

Le t Homer f e e d y o u r h e a r t s " .

The F e l i x e d i t o r was l a s t "Don't f a i l t o g i v e s u p p o r t . I f you don't w r i t e a p i e c e f o r us i t won't be what i t ought".

'Twas newyer and eggs-harmpul sheat s

were s t a c k e d I n p y a l l s i n f r o n t , b e h i n d .

F u l l f o r t i n e l a b b r y p o r t s todo

but t h i s i s a l l t h a t came t o mind.

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T h i s l i t t l e h e a r t cry f l u t t e r e d down t o our r e p o r t e r over the

Harem W a l l - how about i t l a d i e s ?

"Sume of the women of the h o s t e l appear t o be very d u l l

t h i s term. Lven the e f f o r t s of an unknown j o k e r f a i l e d t o

rou s e t h e i r s p i r i t -They have endured f l o o d s I n t h e i r rooms,

and alarm c l o c k s r i n g i n g throughout the n i g h t w i t h o u t a

murmur. How about a l i t t l e r e t a l i a t i o n I..C.W.A?-but f i r s t f i n d

the c u l p r i t ( s ) - "

T h i s weeks s c r a t c h -

F e l i x can't h e l p b e i n g a l i t t l e c a t t y - m i l k was s t i l l

r a t i o n e d when he was b o r n !

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PROFILE: PAUL GUMMING.

What makes a P r e s i d e n t of I . C ? Is i t p u s h , p e r s o n a l i t y or i s i t j u s t one of t h o s e t h i n g s ? No one can r e a l l y s a y . Of t h e l a s t 4, no two can he c l o s e l y compared, except perhaps t h a t they . a l l are people who seem t o be one of us i f a l i t t l e more e f f i c i e n t . Perhaps one may say t h a t , i n g e n e r a l , he must have p e r s o n a l i t y , i n i t i a t i v e , an uninhibited sense of humour, a 3en3e f o r an o c c a s i o n , and Student s p i r i t .

P a u l had the i n i t i a t i v e t o be b o r n i n Plymouth of N a v a l p a r e n t s i n 1921 - s u b s e q u e n t l y t o a c h i e v e an Army commission and a d i s l i k e of <3u2~; he inhibited h i s sense of humour by l i v i n g i n Barrow at the same time as Joyce Lee, and l a u n c h e d out i n t o P u b l i c l i f e by e r t e r i n g A m p l e f o r t h C o l l e g e at the age of 9 and the l o c a l P u b l i c House (officially) at 18. The war h a v i n g j u s t s t a r t e d , he j o i n e d V i c k e r s Armstrong t o l e a r n some E n g i n e e r i n g b e f o r e w e a i i n g his f e e t out i n the Army the f o l l o w i n g y e a r . Chance remarks l e a d one t o b e l i e v e t h a t P a u l s p a r e d no e f f o r t t o a v o i d w e a r i n g h i s f e e t out i n h i s e a r l y Army l i f e and soon became a S u b a l t e r n t o be s h i p p e d young and keen t o I n d i a i n 1942. R e v e l r y and g a i e t y i n Poona soon a f f e c t e d a S u b a l t e r n bank, b a l a n c e , so by d i n t of much dingh y s a i l i n g and p l e a s u r e t r i p s P a u l s e c u r e d a move f u r t h e r E a s t and 3 p i p s . Here by f o l l o w i n g c l o s e l y the r e l e v a n t I n s t r u c t i o n books he managed t o b u i l d a road over a mountain j u n g l e i n a month, e r e c t a B a i l e y B r i d g e on the U h k r u l r o a d , w a l k e d f a b u l o u s d i s t a n c e s f o r which he was mentioned i n D i s p a t c h e s and got a job as an I n s t r u c t o r back i n Poona'. P e t e r A r n o l d and Ted Green, as t r a i n e e s t h e r e , h a v e P a u l t o thank f o r t h e i r p r e s e n t maths d i f f i c u l t i e s , f o r he was then e n j o y i n g £1000 a y e a r - ar.d who can l e c t u r e maths a f t e r an evening or two i n Poona on t h a t income?

The end of the war cut the 1000 by about 5 and put P a u l once a g a i n on the wrong s i d e of the l e c t u r e t a b l e . V e r y soon he became i n v o l v e d , i n s e e m i n g l y i n s i g n i f i c a n t a f f a i r s compared w i t h Burma j u n g l e s , and a f t e r S e c r e t a r i a l work f o r the Rugby Clubs he became a member of the L i n k s Club and won h i s f i r s t e l e c t o r a l t r i u m p h i n becoming Hon. Sec. of C & G. H i s r i s e became more r a p i d w i t h the e l e c t i o n of B o n H u d d a r t t o I.C. P r e s i d e n c y and P a u l became P r e s i d e n t of C & G. Soon a f t e r w a r d s he s p r a i n e d h i s a n k l e and Doc Sparkes broke P a u l ' s w r i s t a t Rugby. T h i s c o u l d n ' t d e t e r h i s s u c c e s s i o n t o Don Huddart's p o s t , t h e r e t o c o n t r o l the g a l a x y of C l u b s , S o c i e t i e s and Committees i n t h i s busy network of a c t i v i t y and t o peer at us t h r o ' a b a t t e r y of microphones at G e n e r a l M e e t i n g s .

Whatever makes an I , C . P r e s i d e n t , i t seems t h a t t h e y don't l a c k i n b r a i n s ( f o r a J.st seems i n d i c a t e d ) , n o r i n d e e d i n p e r s o n a l a t t r a c t i o n , f o r P a u l ' s name appeared on Tuesday i n the engagements column of the " T e l e g r a p h " and t o d a y , we t r u s t , i n " F e l i x " . L e t us w i s h him the success and good f o r t u n e i n h i s m a r r i e d l i f e t h a t has come h i s way so f a r .

R.C.S.NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

The R.C.S.N.H.S. broke new ground l a s t t e r m by h o l d i n g a S o c i a l f o r i t s members. Over 100 g a t h e r e d i n t h e Botany T h e a t r e f o r a " c h r t a i n r a i s e r " , a B r a i n s T r u s t c o n s i s t i n g of Profs.Brown and Munro, A s s t . P r o f . Hewer, Dr. P r a t t and Mr. Gwyn Thomas. The q u e s t i o n s were b o t h s e r i o u s and humourous, one of the l a t t e r b e i n g on the "absent minded p r o f e s s o r " . P r o f . Brown her e t o l d a s t o r y of a p a s t P r o f e s s o r o f I.C. who put h i s 5 c h i l d r e n t o bed, o n l y t o be t o l d by h i s w i f e an hour l a t e r t h a t t h e y o n l y had 5 c h i i d \ - e n , L h a v i n g a b s e n t - m i n d e d l y i n c l u d e d one of tpe noigbbo-.n-a I

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The r e s t of the p r o c e e d i n g s were i n the Upper D i n i n g

H a l l . We u n d e r s t a n d t h a t some of t h e H o s t e l He-men changed

t h e i r views on academic s o c i e t i e s when they saw a l l the

b a r r e l s assembled f o r t h i s o c c a s i o n . There were p i a n o and

s i n g i n g s o l o s and some h e a r t y community s i n g i n g , but t h e '

h i g h l i g h t s of the evening were the "Ceremony of t h e C l a n "

and the s k e t c h "Your Honey or Your Money".

The s k e t c h was performed by " v o l u n t e e r s " from the a u d i e n c e , f u n n i l y enough, n e a r l y a l l members of s t a f f . But t h e i r e f f o r t s were m a g n i f i c e n t . Who w i l l f o r g e t S i r J a s p e r H ardheart as p o r t r a y e d by Gwyn Thomas? or Dr. P r a t t as l i t t l e N e l l i e Dean? The audience a p p r e c i a t e d too P r o f . Brown as True B l u e H a r r y , and P r o f . Hewer as Mr. Dean, not t o mention Dr. Heath as N i c k C a r t o n , the Cardboard C a v a l i e r . We c o u l d go on p r a i s i n g them, but must end by p r a i s i n g and t h a n k i n g the Committee of NHS f o r t h i s , t h e i r b e s t e f f o r t t o d a t e .

BOLUS.

THE DRINKING MAN'S GUIDE TO LONDON.

The K i n g s Head and E i g h t B e l l s , C h e l s e a .

Any e x p e d i t i o n t o C h e l s e a by a r i g h t - t h i n k i n g man would be i n c o m p l e t e w i t h o u t a v i s i t t o the K i n g 's Head n e s t l i n g i n Cheyne Walk between A l b e r t and B a t t e r s e a B r i d g e s .

T h i s l i t t l e Embankment i n n upholds i n i t s ' r e g u l a r s '

the l a s t v e s t i g e s of a c l u b s p i r i t among the a r t i s t i c s e t o f

C h e l s e a ; r a t h e r a quiet, f a i n t l y r e m i n i s c e n t c l u b perhaps,

w i t h i t s members t h i n n e d and a geing,but n e v e r t h e l e s s a

p e r s i s t e n t and i n t e r e s t i n g one". They s i t i n the lounge each

w i t h t h e i r own p o t , f o r m i n g the h a r d cer e around w h i c h the

rest of the c l i e n t e l e hang. There's the p o r t e r , u n m i s t a k e a b l e

w i t h h i s j a u n t y check cap, b i f o c a l s p e c t a c l e s and npats, who

b o a s t s t h a t he's drunk i n the K i n g ' s Head s i n c e h i s s t u d e n t

days ( h i s c o m p l e x i o n proves t h a t he's c e r t a i n l y drunk v e r y

c o n s i s t e n t l y somewhere s i n c e t h e n ) ; and w i t h him, u s u a l l y ,

a mountainous m e d i c a l gentleman w i t h a b e a r d and a 'dungareed'

s c u l p t r e s s w e l l besmeared w i t h P l a s t e r of P a r i s . Henry Moore

i s known t o t h i s c i r c l e and i s sometimes w i t h them.

A warm, c h e e r f u l l i t t l e pub, open from 5.30-10.30, where you can f i n d i n t e l l i g e n t t a l k , and, i f you are i n t e r e s t e d , f r i e n d l y companions. Add t o t h i s good c e l l a r s and W h i t b r e a d s Ales, and you w i l l make sure t h a t any e x p e d i t i o n you may make t o C h e l s e a i s q u i t e c o m p l e t e !

SOCIAL NOTE S p r i n g came e a r l y t o the H o s t e l t h i s jear\ F e l i x o f f e r s s i n c e r e c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and b e s t wishes t o t h e f o l l o w i n g f e v e r v i c t i m s . M i s s Mary Mayer & Pete ( B o l ) R e e v i l l . Mary as most of you know smokes c i g a r e t t e s and does r e s e a r c h on p o t a t o e s but B o l works f o r h i s l i v i n g ( i n a p l a c e c a l l e d S i l v e r t o w n i n nondon b e l i e v e i t or n o t ) and i s a d i s t i n g u i s h e d graduate of the 5 t h f l o o r . M iss Joyce Lee & A l a n Meigh. Joyce i s the r e i g n i n g Queen of ICWA and, moreover, a f e a r l e s s l e a d e r of f a s h i o n - w i t n e s s t h e a t t r a c t i v e new h a i r s t y l e w h i c h our e x p e r t s i n f o r m us s h o u l d go w i t h a 'bang'- Joyce e x p r e s s e s h e r own views on t h i s e l s e ­where .Alan, i s , of c o u r s e , the U n i o n S e c r e t a r y and, we suspect,, a r a t h e r s e n i o r p a r t n e r I n l a r g e j e w e l l e r s - or perhaps he has a key t o the Tower s t r o n g room!

Our P r e s i d e n t , P a u l Gumming, w i t h i n , the l a s t - two weeks! P a u l i s the s u b j e c t o f t h i s weeks p r o f i l e and h i s f i a n c e does not l i v e i n the H o s t e l .

B e t t e r l a t e t h a n n e v e r - Tardy c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s M i s s June Mahon

& Spud H a y t e r - t h e y ' r e q u i t e u s e d t o t h e whole t h i n g by now.

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A c r o s s .

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NEW HAIR STYLES.

When I was approached t o w r i t e about the New H a i r S t y l e s -

my f i r s t r e a c t i o n was t o r e f u s e - I'm so s i c k of the whole

s u b j e c t - L i t t l e d i d .1 r e a l i s e , b e f o r e t h a t f a t e f u l day, t h a t

the people at t h i s c o l l e g e are so s u s c e p t i b l e t o changes.Yet

a s h o r t v i s i t t o the h a i r d r e s s e r caused more g o s s i p t h a n i f

I'd. appeared at supper i n a s w i m s u i t 3 5 I've had remarks from

a l l q u a r t e r s , I ' m accused of t r y i n g t o emulate a s c h o o l g i r l ,

I've been t o l d , w i t h l i t t l e t a c t I f e e l , t h a t the N a t i o n a l

H e a l t h would c o n s i d e r me a d e s e r v i n g case f o r a f r e e w i g , and

now the general, comment i s "Thank God I t ' s l o o k i n g more n o r m a l " -

P l e a s e don't be too o p t i m i s t i c - I've another h a i r appointment.

F r a n k l y , I don't l i k e i t - i t s unbecoming- i t causes most

u n f l a t t e r i n g , comments - and w o r s t of a l l - i t s ' v e r y t r o u b l e s o m e -

I was under t h e happy d e l u s i o n t h a t s n o r t h a i r would be the

end of c u r l e r s , p i n s and s e t t i n g l o t i o n - but no such t h i n g , I

spend m o r e . t i m e ' s t r u g g l i n g w i t h i t now than ever b e f o r e - B u t

f a s h i o n cannot be' i g n o r e d , and I f P a r i s l i k e s i t South Ken;

can lump i t . . • : • • •

JOYCE LEE. .

N.B.1,C.W.A. o n l y -

I f you ever want t o be the c e n t r e of a t t e n t i o n - t r y the

U r c h i n c u t - but remember- people are v e r y f r a n k at I.C.

x I f t h i s s h o u l d ever happen th e E d i t o r w i l l be d e l i g h t e d t o

s u p p l y a few spare supper t i c k e t s at a knockdown p r i c e of 3/-

each.

The s o - c a l l e d e m a n c i p a t i o n of women made g r e a t p r o g r e s s

d u r i n g the e a r l y y e a r s of t h i s c e n t u r y . S t r a n g e then t h a t i t

s h o u l d have t a k e n so l o n g t o throw o f f the bondage of u n w i e l d y

h a i r - s t y l e s . But i t has happened at l a s t ; gone are the f l o w i n g

l o c k s , s h e d d i n g s t r a y h a i r s on c l o t h e s , f u r n i t u r e and men

a l i k e ; gone i s the "up-swept", so s u g g e s t i v e of p r e p a r a t i o n s

f o r the b a t h . I n t h e i r p l a c e we have a new s t y l e , s h o r t and

n e a t , and r e m i n i s c e n t perhaps of "bob" and " s h i n g l e " so

p o p u l a r i n the 20"s, but i n f i n i t e l y more becoming.

Welcome new-look I

ALAN C. MEIGH.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

ISA S i l v e r s t o n Avenue

To the E d i t o r of the F e l i x . Boson or R e g i s .

26.1.50.

S i r ,

I t i s of h i s t o r i c a l I n t e r e s t t o me t o l e a r n from your

a r t i c l e " P r o f i l e The Bar" t h a t I had the honour of b e i n g the

f i r s t barman and t h a t I s e r v e d b e e r , r o l l s and sandwiches

on the Lawn o u t s i d e the U n i o n . J o l l y good. Someone has a v e r y

v i v i d i m a g i n a t i o n o f what happened i n those days; o n l y I t i s

not t r u e . I s h o u l d l i k e , i f i t I s of i n t e r e s t t o the p r e s e n t

s t u d e n t s , t o g i v e some f a c t s about the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e B a r .

When the Union was b e i n g b u i l t t h i s room was i n t e n d e d f o r the

S e c r e t a r y ' s o f f i c e , but Mr. Houghton, the f i r s t S e c r e t a r y of

the U n i o n , wanted i t f o r a Ba r , and. a f t e r much o p p o s i t i o n

the s u g g e s t i o n of the Union Committee was agreed t o and the

Bar came i n t o b e i n g . At f i r s t c o f f e e and sandwiches were s e r v e d

at l u n c h time as w e l l as beer e t c . and a dear o l d l a d y c a l l e d

A u n t i e was i n ch a r g e . A f t e r she l e f t o t h e r l a d i e s were employed.

I n 1925 the R e c t o r , & i r Thomas H o l l a n d , i n v i t e d me t o take over

the management of the Union i n a d d i t i o n t o my o t h e r d u t i e s as

C o l l e g e C l e r k of Works. I soon d i s c o v e r e d t h a t the b a r was no

p l a c e f o r a woman and when the o p p o r t u n i t y came I o b t a i n e d

the consent o f the Union Committee f o r a man t o be employed.

I saw Smit h and a p p o i n t e d him as the f i r s t N o . l Barman and I

t h i n k you w i l l agree w i t h me t h a t the appointment was a wi s e

one. He has always been the same courteo u s and o b l i g i n g s e r v a n t

of the s t u d e n t s and l o n g may he c o n t i n u e t o be s o .

Yours s i n c e r e l y ,

( s i g n e d ) JIMMY PEACOCK

Hon. L i f e Member I.C.U.

" " " 21,22,Chaps & s i m i l a r c l u b s .

I.C.Hostel'. The E d i t o r >. - .. F e l i x .

Dear S i r ,

Had you attempted t o wear the garments o f f e r e d i n

l i e u of the more c i v i l i z e d , pants d u r i n g the r e c e n t Dram.Soc.

p r o d u c t i o n you would have a p p r e c i a t e d how l i t t l e room they

have even f o r the wea r e r , l e t a l o n e t o spare f o r t h o s e

e l u s i v e s hockers c a l l e d 'amps', w h i c h l a t t e r , you s u r e l y

know, are a d d i c t e d t o copper, but not of the helmete d v a r i e t y .

You, S i r , would have been e q u a l l y jumpy i f I n k y had

r e f u s e d you p e r m i s s i o n t o wear socks w i t h i n , the lower

e x t r e m i t i e s of these l e n g t h y ' s t e p - i n s ' .

The n a i l s p r o j e c t i n g t h r o u g h the s o l e s of t h e

ornamental bedroom s l i p p e r s I was e x p e c t e d to wear were more

ample source of jumpiness than amps.

B . J . P .

S e l k i r k H a l l ,

5 0 , H o l l a n d Park,

W .11.

27.1.50.

Dear S i r ,

May I expr e s s my p l e a s u r e at f i n d i n g our l o c a l b e i n g

given, p r i d e of p l a c e i n your pub p r o f i l e s ; the Windsor C a s t l e

w i l l a l s o be a p p e a r i n g i n a f o r t h c o m i n g f i l m "She S h a l l have

Murder". S i n c e September t h e r e has been a charming barmaid i n

the p u b l i c b a r , where- the company and comfort are j u s t as

good as In the o t h e r bars - but the beer i s twopence cheaper.

I r e m a i n , S i r , ANTHONY G.G.OLIVER. R.S.M.

- 8 -

NETBALL MEWS.

I t may seem s t r a n g e t h a t n e t b a l l matches o t h e r t h a n

those rough, and tumble games w i t h the men are p l a y e d by a

v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c team. Indeed, t h e s e mixed matches, w h i c h

have caused so much i n t e r e s t , were i n t e n d e d p r i m a r i l y as

p r a c t i c e . T h e i r u s e f u l n e s s can be measured by the suc c e s s e s

s c o r e d by the women, who have l o s t o n l y one of t h e i r 4 league

matches and one of t h e i r 3 o r d i n a r y f i x t u r e s .

The S o c c e r Club are always dangerous opponents and they

were chosen f o r the f i r s t mixed match. I n i t they r a n r i n g s

r ound the women and s c o r e d an easy w i n ( T h i s may be due t o

the f a c t t h a t t h e g i r l s do not f l o u r i s h on c a r r o t s at h a l f

t i m e ) . I n the next mixed match, the team was not sure whether

i t was p l a y i n g the Rugger C l u b , the Wanderers o r . t h e P h i l a n d e r e r s

but was sure of i t s w i n . Prom a s p o r t i n g p o i n t of view, t h e

b e s t games were p r o v i d e d by t h e Hockey Club and the h o s t e l .

I n s p i t e of b e i n g unused t o h a n d l i n g a b a l l the Boat Club

gave a good game, but at h a l f time seven t h i r s t y women watched

w i t h d o g - l i k e eyes those o a r - b a s h i n g b r u t e s k n o c k i n g back

mugs of beer and. smoothly s c o r n i n g the lemons . I t i s thought

t h a t t h e y . r e g r e t t e d i t In the second h a l f .

The match of the season was the S c r u f f s v F l u f f s . N a t u r a l l y

t h e S c r u f f s had no need f o r p e r s o n a l adornment, but the F l u f f s

r e a l l y went t o town w i t h a l l the u s u a l p a r a p h e r n a l i a a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h a f l u f f . The S c r u f f s j u s t s c r a p e d home w i t h a w i n .

The women's team are e x t r e m e l y g r a t e f u l t o the men f o r

p l a y i n g these matches, f o r they have c e r t a i n l y improved t h e i r

speed and team work. Let us hope t h a t t h e r e w i l l be many mora

in. the f u t u r e and t h a t they w i l l prove t h e i r p r a c t i c a l i t y by

the women w i n n i n g at l e a s t one of the cups.

ROWING.

From our r o w i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n t .

On S a t u r d a y , 1 7 t h December, the f i r s t f o u r I . C. crews

j o i n e d w i t h e l e v e n crews from Thames R.C. f o r the l a t t e r c l u b ' s

Annual Xmas E i g h t s , b e t t e r known as the Plum Pudding E i g h t s .

T h i s t a k e s the form of a h a n d i c a p r a c e over Z§ m i l e s , from

C h i s w i c k s t e p s t o Thames Rowing Club f l a g s t a f f . The day was

c l e a r and f i n e , w i t h a b i t t e r l y c o l d w e s t e r l y w i n d w h i c h

caused d i f f i c u l t i e s a t the s t a r t .

I.C.I s t a r t e d l e v e l w i t h Thames I I and had b e h i n d them a

pre v i e w of t h i s y e a r ' s Oxford boat and a l s o Thames I . The wi n d

at the s t a r t u n s e t t l e d I.C. and they d i d not r e a l l y get g o i n g

u n t i l the "Ox f o r d " crew began t o c h a l l e n g e . They th e n had a

r e a l l y good two minutes row t o g e t h e r , s o l i d i n the w a t e r ,

and p l e n t y of h a r d work. U n f o r t u n a t e l y they were b a u l k e d by a.

slo w e r crew ahead and had t o s t e e r wide to a v o i d h i t t i n g .

T h i s u p s e t t h e i r rhythm. Thames I coming up p u l l e d them

t o g e t h e r and they f i n i s h e d up w i t h a good row a l o n g the w a l l ,

a l i t t l e over a l e n g t h down on the " O x f o r d " crew and. a l o n g s i d e

Thames I .

I . C . I I seemed t o be s u f f e r i n g from the C a r n i v a l and had

a bad row, f i n i s h i n g w i t h the t a i l e n d e r s .

I . C . I l l and I.C.IV b o t h rowed w 11 and showed p l e n t y of

f i g h t i n g s p i r i t . They b o t h r e f u s e d t o be i n t i m i d a t e d by

sup p o s e d l y f a s t e r crews b e s i d e them and f o u g h t back w i t h

every s t r o k e . I . C I V f i n i s h e d t h i r d , and I . C . I l l , w i t h t h r e e

o t h o r crews, c o u l d not be s e p a r e t e d f o r f o u r t h p l a c e .

The F i r s t - E i g h t showed b e t t e r form f o r the t i m e of the

y e a r than has been seen i n I.C.crews f o r some t i m e . W i t h the

w i l l t o work h a r d and t o Improve w i t h each s t r o k e , and w i t h

t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n and f i g h t i n g s p i r i t of the lower b o a t s t o

spur them on, th e y may w e l l prove t o be a much b e t t e r crew

th a n some of t h e i r immediate p r e d e c e s s o r s .

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SOCCER. Wed.Jan.18th

R.C.S. v N .E.C

Wed.Jan ,25th.

'A'

RESULT u

W.5-0

L.3-1 C & G v Kings C o l l

RUGBY.

Wed.Jan.I8th

C & G I v 10 Trg.Regt.RE W16-3

C & G 'A' v K i n g s C o l l . L13-9

R.S .M.I v R .}] .C .

R.S.M.'A' V R.H.C.'A'

W5-0

LO-19

Wed.Jan.25th

C & G I v R 7S .C .

HOCKEY.

Wed.Jan.18th

C & G v B a t t e r s e a P o l y

R.S.M. v K i n g s C o l l . I I

Wed.Jan.25th

C & G v R C S

R.S .M. v N .E.C .

W9-1

W5-0

W4-2

L4-2

S a t . J a n ,21st.

I.C.I v U.C.Southampton

I . C . I I v " " I I

I . C . I l l v Guys H o s p . I I I

S a t . J a n . 2 8 t h

I.C. v G o l d s m i t h s C o l l .

(U .L.Cup)

S a t . J a n . 2 1 s t .

I .C ."' A' "v C o l l . E s t .

Management.

I .C .2nd Ex' A' v

S u t t o n Ex.'B'

Sat .Jan.28th.

L10-8 Ground u n f i t .

S a t . J a n .21st

I.C.I v Middx .Ho-s'p . I .C . I I v " " I I I . C . I l l v Borough R d . I I

Sat .Jan.28th.

I.C.I v Amersham

I . C . I I v Amersham

I .C . I I I v E n f i e l d

L2-4

L8-0

L2-5

D l - 1

L6-8

L16-5

W5-2

W2-0

D l - 1

W6-2

W2-0

W4-0

WHITHER I.C. SOCCER?

U.L.Cup S e m i - F i n a l : I.C. 1 G o l d s m i t h s C o l l e g e 1

I t must be a d m i t t e d thac the U.L.Cup S e m i - f i n a l was p l a y e d

under d i f f i c u l t c o n d i t i o n s l a s t S a t u r d a y - an i r o n - h a r d s u r f a c e

and a b i t t e r l y c o l d w i n d - but t h i s cannot e x p l a i n I.C.'s

a t r o c i o u s d i s p l a y .

Who remembers l a s t y e a r s f i n a l ? A t e n man I.C. s i d e

c o m p l e t e l y o u t p l a y e d a s t r o n g U.C.team. What a c o n t e s t when

I.C. were f o r t u n a t e t o draw a g a i n s t a team, t h a t can o n l y be

c l a s s e d as second r a t e i n C o l l e g e f o o t b a l l . What has happened?

The s k i l l i s s t i l l t h e r e f o r seven of l a s t y e a r s a l l - c o n q u e r i n g

team are s t i l l h e r e , but where i s t h a t w i l l - t o ' - w i h .

Oh! the game i t s e l f - the l e s s s a i d the b e t t e r . The s p i r i t

of the G o l d s m i t h s X I made up f o r t h e i r l a c k of s k i l l . B r i s c o e

got I.C's g o a l a f t e r a goalmouth scramble and G o l d s m i t h s

e q u a l i s e r must be a t t r i b u t e d t o f a u l t y c o v e r i n g by the I.C*.

d e f e n c e . E x t r a time produced no f u r t h e r s c o r e . I f the S o c c e r

Cup Is t o s t a y w i t h us some o f the o l d dash must be f o u n d so

l e t ' s see I.C. r e a l l y " a t i t " i n the r e p l a y .

UNIVERSITY HOCKEY CUP SEMI-FINAL.

I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e 1. U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e H o s p i t a l 0.

I f o n l y a photograph c o u l d have been t a k e n of our team a f t e r the game- o n l y n i n e men l e f t , b e s p a t t e r e d w i t h mud, h a l f f r o z e n and almost e x h a u s t e d - but v i c t o r i o u s ! The c o l d d r i v i n g r a i n and w a t e r l o g g e d p i t c h made c o n d i t i o n s a p p a l l i n g , s o g o o d hockey c o u l d not be expected.The low s c o r e must be a t t r i b u t e d t o the mud f o r I.C. were p r e s s i n g t h r o u g h o u t ; o n l y a good d i s p l a y by the UGH g o a l k e e p e r kept the r e s u l t in. doubt .So I.C.have r e a c h e d th e f i n a l w i t h o u t h a v i n g conceded a s i n g l e g o a l , a n d s t a n d a good chance f o r the Cup on March 1 s t .