13th FEBRUARY, 1973 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION FREE! No. 328 UNION MEETING Thursday •r— 200 march to DES Last week, I.C.s very own demo finally got under way. About 200 people assembled on the steps in front of Mech Eng on Wednesday and, just after half past one, they formed up behind the I.C. banner to set off. The inarch started with a tour of the college along Imperial Institute road and up Queensgate where Bo took over the lead, it stopped off at the Unon to pick up further recruits, and then proceeded to Souih Ken- sington station to catch the tube to the Temple. by exactly why the demon- stration was taking place. There was a complete ab- The column reformed outside the station a n d w a s joined by a contingent from Thames Polytechnic. After a slight delay, the march again set off. The police, whose numbers had risen considerably since the start of the march, were now very much in evidence. There was a control van heading the march and com- pletely usurping Bo's posi- tion. As well as the foot patrols containing the mar- chers, two motorcyclists to clear the road ahead a n d t w o busloads of Police behind (almost more Police than de- monstrators, in fact). Interestingly, there w a s a n - other march just after the EC. one and the Police made sure that there was no chance of the two marches joining together. The route taken went along the South o f T h e A l d - wych, over Waterloo Bridge, round the roundabout and along the York Road to the Department of Education and Science building, just beside Waterloo station. The march was accompanied by continuous chanting of slo- gans such as 'Higher grants today, the DES must pay' and 'Higher grants in, wage freeze out' and, all along the route, leaflets were han- ded out and attempts were made to explain to passers- sence of ugly incidents and, on the whole, the members of the public who were ap- proached seemed sympathe- tic. In particular, Trevor Phillips was very well re- ceived when he handed lea- flets to motorists going northwards across the bridge as we were going south; ex- cept in one case where a gentleman i n a Rolls Royce refused to accept the offer- ing. At the DES, the marchers formed into a crowd on the pavement opposite the build- ing while the sack of letters was taken from Bo a n d a deputation was assembled to present them. They were then taken into t h e D E S and handed by Paul Jowitt, leader of the deputation, to Michael Smith, Private Sec- retary, who accepted them on behalf of the Under-Sec- retary of State. After the presentation, John Lane explained to the crowd what would be done with the letters and then in- troduced further speakers, Malcolm Madden from Mar- jons, Judy Cotter President of ULIESA and Ray Dawson a chemistry P G , w h o ' a l l spoke on various aspects of the grants campaign. The meeting finished at half past three. GORDON REEVE "Come, come, Professor ffortescue. You...must have SOME 0 Levels." FRIDAY, 23rd - SUNDAY, 25th FEBRUARY SKI-ING WEEKEND to Le Monte Dore (Auvergne region of France) Bargain — £23 Price includes Return Jet Travel, Luton—Clermont F. (outward Luton 2200 Friday return Luton 2400 Sunday) j^c Transfer from airport to hotel and v.v. jjc 2 nights' accommodation with breakfast only in twin- bedded rooms j^c 1 day's skiing lessons with equipment Hosts Student- Travel Service Ltd. 161 Great Portland Street, W1N 6NN Telephone 01-580 7733
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13th FEBRUARY, 1973
NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION
F R E E ! No. 328
UNION MEETING
Thursday
• r —
200 march to DES Last week, I.C.s very own demo finally got under
way. A b o u t 200 people assembled on the steps in
front of M e c h E n g on Wednesday and, just after half
past one, they formed up behind the I .C. banner to set
off. The inarch started wi th a tour of the college along
Imper ia l Institute road and up Queensgate where B o
took over the lead, it stopped off at the U n o n to pick
up further recruits, and then proceeded to Sou ih K e n
sington station to catch the tube to the Temple .
b y e x a c t l y w h y t h e d e m o n
s t r a t i o n w a s t a k i n g p l a c e .
T h e r e w a s a c o m p l e t e ab -
T h e c o l u m n r e f o r m e d
o u t s i d e t h e s t a t i o n a n d w a s
j o i n e d b y a c o n t i n g e n t
f r o m T h a m e s P o l y t e c h n i c .
A f t e r a s l i g h t d e l a y , t h e
m a r c h a g a i n s e t off. T h e
p o l i c e , w h o s e n u m b e r s h a d
r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y s i n c e t h e
s t a r t o f t h e m a r c h , w e r e n o w
v e r y m u c h i n e v i d e n c e .
T h e r e w a s a c o n t r o l v a n
h e a d i n g t h e m a r c h a n d c o m
p l e t e l y u s u r p i n g B o ' s p o s i
t i o n . A s w e l l a s t h e f o o t
p a t r o l s c o n t a i n i n g t h e m a r
c h e r s , t w o m o t o r c y c l i s t s t o
c l e a r t h e r o a d a h e a d a n d t w o
b u s l o a d s o f P o l i c e b e h i n d
( a l m o s t m o r e P o l i c e t h a n de
m o n s t r a t o r s , i n f a c t ) .
I n t e r e s t i n g l y , t h e r e w a s a n
o t h e r m a r c h j u s t a f t e r t h e
E C . o n e a n d t h e P o l i c e m a d e
s u r e t h a t t h e r e w a s no
c h a n c e o f t h e t w o m a r c h e s
j o i n i n g t o g e t h e r .
T h e r o u t e t a k e n w e n t
a l o n g t h e S o u t h o f T h e A l d -
w y c h , o v e r W a t e r l o o B r i d g e ,
r o u n d the r o u n d a b o u t a n d
a l o n g t h e Y o r k R o a d to t h e
D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n
a n d S c i e n c e b u i l d i n g , j u s t
b e s i d e W a t e r l o o s t a t i o n . T h e
m a r c h w a s a c c o m p a n i e d b y
c o n t i n u o u s c h a n t i n g o f s l o
g a n s s u c h as ' H i g h e r g r a n t s
t o d a y , t h e D E S m u s t p a y '
a n d ' H i g h e r g r a n t s i n , w a g e
f r e e z e o u t ' a n d , a l l a l o n g
t h e r o u t e , l e a f l e t s w e r e h a n
d e d o u t a n d a t t e m p t s w e r e
m a d e to e x p l a i n t o p a s s e r s -
s e n c e o f u g l y i n c i d e n t s a n d ,
o n t h e w h o l e , t h e m e m b e r s
o f t h e p u b l i c w h o w e r e ap
p r o a c h e d s e e m e d s y m p a t h e
t i c . I n p a r t i c u l a r , T r e v o r
P h i l l i p s w a s v e r y w e l l r e
c e i v e d w h e n h e h a n d e d l e a
flets t o m o t o r i s t s g o i n g
n o r t h w a r d s a c r o s s t h e b r i d g e
as w e w e r e g o i n g s o u t h ; ex
c e p t i n o n e case w h e r e a
g e n t l e m a n i n a R o l l s R o y c e
r e f u s e d t o a c c e p t t h e o f fer
i n g .
A t t h e D E S , t h e m a r c h e r s
f o r m e d i n t o a c r o w d o n t h e
p a v e m e n t o p p o s i t e t h e b u i l d
i n g w h i l e t h e s a c k o f l e t t e r s
w a s t a k e n f r o m B o a n d a
d e p u t a t i o n w a s a s s e m b l e d t o
p r e s e n t t h e m . T h e y w e r e
t h e n t a k e n i n t o t h e D E S
a n d h a n d e d b y P a u l J o w i t t ,
l e a d e r o f t h e d e p u t a t i o n , t o
M i c h a e l S m i t h , P r i v a t e S e c
r e t a r y , w h o a c c e p t e d t h e m
o n b e h a l f o f t h e U n d e r - S e c
r e t a r y o f S t a t e .
A f t e r t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n ,
J o h n L a n e e x p l a i n e d t o t h e
c r o w d w h a t w o u l d b e d o n e
w i t h t h e l e t t e r s a n d t h e n i n
t r o d u c e d f u r t h e r s p e a k e r s ,
M a l c o l m M a d d e n f r o m M a r -
j o n s , J u d y C o t t e r P r e s i d e n t
o f U L I E S A a n d R a y D a w s o n
a c h e m i s t r y P G , w h o ' a l l
s p o k e o n v a r i o u s a s p e c t s o f
t h e g r a n t s c a m p a i g n . T h e
m e e t i n g finished at h a l f p a s t
t h r e e .
GORDON REEVE
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Page 2 F E L I X February 13th, 1973
Letter Sice one,
Cyril! Sir,
There now follows the text
of a Very Exclusive Inter
view Indeed with Myself.
You state that 'Felix will
continue to attempt to show
all sides of the argument'
(note to letter, page 2, col 1,
Felix No. 327). I beg to
differ. Felix has not yet
shown all sides of the argu
ment.
Letters explaining some
socialist viewpoints have
been forthcoming, even if
they appeared with the usual
sectarian signatures [ s e e the
Communist Party of Britain
(Marxist - Leninist) v. the
Communist Party of Great
Britain (Stalinist*) in "Exter
nal Affairs' 'at the Neasden
Hippodrome}. Where are the
explanations of dynamic Con
servatism (almost as much of
an oxymoron as "Young Con
servative")? I find a neutered
Catnip column, and letters
disagreeing with the CPBM-L
militant here in earth. Where
are the articles which sug
gest that banks should build
halls of residence a n d point
out that they might well be
financed in part by the mas
sive repayments on private
loans — loans such as young
couples must take out to start
a home at the price levels of
a free, competitive market?
Felix shows both sides of the
argument?
I suspect, Mr. Dowson,
that you could write an ex
cellent article extolling the
virtues of Conservatism /cap
italism and free enterprise,
including the usual references
to late delivery which seem
to be a plague of the British
Print Industry (and don't say
that strikes are the cause!).
When will it appear? Why
must we be content with
ludicrous editorials telling us
we are middle class and
should therefore choose
to remain politically impot
ent? Why is a member of an
opposing faction ridiculed,
and then his suggestion that
Felix should be partisan
called "sheer hypocrisy"?
Some may say it already is.
I believe, Mr. Dowson, that
although Felix has improved
in some ways, you are still
trying it on. "Don't take a
letter to the DES" indeed.
You know very well it is too
late to unseat you from your
sabbatical without conclus
ively writing off Felix for this
year at least. I say no more.
Yours,
ROB ARMITAGE and
SIMON ALLNUTT
* A p o l o g i e s to J o h n a n d 7
c o m r a d e s . K e e p r e c r u i t i n g .
More on
Felix's
Politics Sir,
Mr. Gillett's letter last week
was not, as you claimed, ad
vocating the suppression of
free speech. Surely quite the
opposite, in that Felix, as a
student newspaper, should
discuss all the issues in
volved which affect stud
ents; in particular the grants
campaign and the defence of
student rights. You, like so
many other great advocates
of free speech, felt the need
to bend over backwards to
give extra coverage to a non-
student (Mr. Mooney) in an
article attacking our grants
campaign. You gave that
article front page coverage
and did not even bother to
obtain any comments from
the NUPE shop stewards who
are in a better position to
know what their membership
feels than their "boss" Mr.
Mooney.
Those people who cry
loudest about free speech are
amongst the first to justify
the need for censorship. Over
the suppression of Granada's
'World in Action' programme
on the Poulson Affair, not one
newspaper's editorial (those
great bastions of free speech)
spoke out against this blat
ant censorship.
J. VEALL
APOLOGY T h e E d i t o r w o u l d l i k e t o
a p o l o g i s e f o r a n y i l l f e e l i n g
c a u s e d b y h i s n o t e s t o M r .
G i l l e t t ' s l e t t e r l a s t w e e k .
IS3S JJ
French
Letter to
Editor Sir,
In replying to Adolf von
Weaselgrope, could I quote
from F. Temple Kingson's
book "French Existentialism
— a Christian critique'.
'The non-Christian existen
tialists make a distinction be
tween the c o g i t o pre-reflexive
and the c o g i t o reflective. It is
upon the ambiguity based on
this distinction that their two
methods of communication
are founded. For the non-
Christian existentialists, the
pre-reflective c o g i t o concerns
an immediate awareness in
sense, experience, emotion
and action that precedes any
objectifying by the mind'.
I remain yours essentially,
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
(Name and address supplied)
E D . : T h a n k s f o r s u g g e s t i n g
t h e " F a s c i s t C o n t r a c e p t i o n s "
h e a d l i n e — h o p e y o u a p p r o v e
o f t h e a d a p t a t i o n .
Encore
Sonia Sir,
Referring to Chris Stevens'
letter, he seems to think that
pure research is totally use
less, i.e. is unprofitable.
Surely he must realise that
research is a long term in
vestment. Some of the re
search may turn out to be
useless, other research pro
duces results which are very
profitable. Unfortunately for
the bourgeoisie they cannot
predict the results in ad
vance. There does take place
some research "for the sake
of it" but somebody has to
pay for this — either the gov
ernment or industry — nei
ther of whom are prone to
paying out money without
seeing a return. It is very
difficult to get government
grants for research without
giivng good justification for
it. So regrettably the profit
motive extends even here. It
is only when the profit motive
has been totally abolished
that research too will serve
the people.
As for the bourgeoisie not
taking action to make the
most from education — that
is exactly what they are
doing—by providing educa
tion.
Yours sincerely,
SONIA HO CHFELDER
A Plea Sir,
We feel there is a certain
lack of clarity in some of the
ideas put forward in the
grants campaign. Therefore
to help build an effective
campaign we issued the en
closed leaflet on the grants
demo, where it was favour
ably received — so far as
we could assess. Will you
please therefore print it in
Felix.
Yours in Springtime hope,
PIERS CORBYN
(1st letter for 1 year)
ADRIAN SMITH
I ' l l s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r i t —
b u t s o r r y , i t c a m e t o o l a t e
f o r t h i s w e e k ' s i s s u e . —• E D .
Solidarity
Challenge Sir.
A student-worker relation
ship to fight the freeze gain
higher grants for students:
these slogans begin to look
sick when letters attacking
defenceless workers are al
lowed to be printed in FELIX.
I am not in fact saying that
Felix should censor all let
ters, but that the students
and Lane in particular should
come to the defence of these
workers. CEFE is the only
publication which does this
in fact, and I firmly believe
that the article proving that
the Hall cleaners' wages
were not the reason why the
Hall fees were so high com
pelled the management to is
sue a denial of possible cut
backs in hall cleaning staff.
Come on, John, stop sitting
on the fence; if you really
want a good student-worker
relationship in IC then prove
it in next week's FELIX.
RON PARKER
(Nupe)
Even
more
boring Sir,
I was most distressed to
see that your correspondent
Mr. Ulyanov ('Letters', Feb
ruary 6th, 1973) suffers from
that extremely discomforting
disease ' tautophony'. It
caused me such sorrow to
see a brother in this piteous
state that I would humbly,
through the accommodating
medium of your esteemed
columns, proffer treatment
for his relief.
Dear, dear Comrade
Camp-balls, there is an anci
ent proverb (formulated
when all our ancestors were
revelling in the delights of
total social freedom) stating
that "empty vessels make the
most sound". Perhaps, as a
dialectically thinking scient
ist (or have you recanted?)
you would agree with the
advice that, if you stopped
spouting, in a short while
enough spunk would have
accumulated for you to per
form the actions and not just
the motions.
If this fails — God forbid
— then may I suggest that
you adopt the prescription of
Aaetius, of a firm cucumber
applied internally.
Yours in Hippocrates,
H. el EBORE
Adolf's
Answer Sir,
My letter two weeks ago
stimulated a response which
I thoroughly anticipated, and
which I have no intention of
ignoring.
It was rather fun to see
Mr. R. "Gosh, haven't I got
a lovely beard, lads," Apple
by continuously contradicting
himself in a whole column
of "pointless derogatory
and back-biting remarks",
written apparently against
his will. Poor chap — one
could almost detect the wal
rus tear-stains on the paper.
One would hope (though in
vain, I fear), that any future
articles from Broadsheet,
whose only correspondent
appears to be its editor, will
discuss subjects of greater
interest.
Incidentally, as a reader of
of Guildsheet, Mr. Appleby
should be well acquainted
with my nom-de-plume.
While being factually more
correct than his article, my
letter was not, as he pointed
out, written in the most
serious of veins, and I saw
no reason to make an ex
ception with the signature.
Suffice it to say that I am
familiar enough with Mr.
Appleby to put my views to
him personally if I so wished
(or to put cyanide in his
beer). Isn't it nice to know
who your friends are?
Yours amicably,
ADOLF VON
WEASELGROPE,
President,
C. & G. Ron Bashing
Society.
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February 13th, 1973 F E L I X Page 3
FEEIX FINANCIA££Y
What was that about
four new halls
of Residence?
by Derek E. Cummings Yes , it was a long time ago.
It was last year, just before Christmas, when I wrote
an article suggesting how Imper ia l Col lege could get
itself four new Ha l l s of Residence and thereby ease
its accommodat ion problem.
I suggested, you may remember, that there was land
avai lable held by the Greater L o n d o n Counc i l , and
that there was money avai lable held by the banks. A n d
that what was needed was a concerted effort by a l l
concerned to br ing the two together. I make no excuses
for br inging the subject up again. A s a matter of fact,
I a m delivering a Genera l Studies lecture on precisely
that, next Tuesday, February 20. I wou ld l ike you to
come and hear me, because I a m interested i n the
reactions of everyone involved.
A n d , surely, you are involved?
BEEHIVES?
One student who thought he was involved was John
Porter. H e wrote a letter to the editor of Fe l i x and it
was published i n the January 8 issue.
I 'd l ike to commend John Porter for his interest. H e
wasn't entirely i n agreement w i th what I had written
but his letter d id raise a number of points wh i ch I
would l ike to take up.
In the first place, he questioned whether students
real ly need to be housed in little cubes stacked on top
of one another and suggested that what they really
need is a home instead of a unit of accommodat ion.
We l l , that's a humani tar ian view, I agree. B y imp l i
cat ion it makes a ha l l of residence sound l ike a latter-
day workhouse. B u t apart f rom the fact that almost
any l iv ing space can be defined i n terms of cubes—
simply because we live i n a three-dimensional w o r l d —
I s imply do not agree that a ha l l of residence has to
be no more than a series of cells. Wha t I do say is that
vert ical bui ld ing is economic and that i f there is not
the cash about to provide every student w i th a country
cottage, the idea of a we l l designed apartment b lock is
the best compromise.
A n d i n any case, isn't a ha l l of residence, properly
designed w i th facilities the student needs — such as
shops, a hank, a launderette, and , of course, a good bar
— i s n ' t that preferable to some of the over-priced, under
sized private flats that many students l ive i n now?
John Porter also draws the paral lel w i th Surrey U n i
versity at Gu i ld f o rd , and the k ind of vi l lage communi ty
they have bui l t there.
It so happens that I l ive near Gu i l d f o rd and I have
visited the campus at Surrey many times, and I have
talked to just as many students there who dis l ike the
design of their accommodat ion as do l ike it.
I suppose it goes to prove that you can't please a l l
the people a l l the time and that perhaps there is no
perfect answer to the problem. I don't for a moment
ho ld my project to be the perfect solution. What I do
say about it is that it is the most obvious one.
A n d there is really very l itt le point i n engaging i n
that k ind of polemic just now. There are four thousand
students at I.C. and I have no doubt that every one
of them could put forward a blueprint for the ideal
type of accommodat ion and every one wou ld be
different.
Derek E. Curnmsngs' lecture next
Tuesday will be of importance to us
all — and certainly should be of inter
est. Whether or not you agree with
his solution to the accommodation
problem, he's prepared to stand up
and say it again. It's YOUR opportunity
to get into the argument and perhaps
to make a point. After alt, this is our
concern. Even if you are among those
who think that halls of residence can
be built by willpower alone, or believe
that the accommodation problem can
be solved by waving a wand, come to
the General Studies lecture and say so.
What is really important is the need for some k i n d
of accommodat ion and the w i l l to find an answer to
that need.
FINDINi I f 11
A l l right, it is going to cost money. There s imply are
not enough Wolfsons and Gulbenk ians around to grant
al l the cash necessary, even if there is the incl inat ion.
A n d i f we a l l sat back and waited for some govern
ment to answer a l l the problems, 1 should think we ' l l
be sitting in the cold for a long time to come. A n d this
is where wc come to the crux of John Porter 's letter. H e
is fa ir ly scathing about the p lan I put forward to bor
row the money f rom the banks and couples his argu
ment with some mathematics to demonstrate how ex
pensive it is a l l going to be.
W e l l now, there are a couple of points I 'd l ike to
make i n reply. F i rs t , the bank is where the money is.
If there is going to be any accommodat ion at a l l , the
p lan w i l l have to be submitted to whoever has the
money to translate it into bricks and mortar. A n d at
the moment, that looks l ike the bank. O f course, if
the majority of you feel that borrowing money f rom
the bank is contrary to your principles, I ' l l forget the
whole thing. Assuming , of course, that no-one has a
bank overdraft or is buying anything on hire purchase
. . . Second, it was a bit tough of John Porter to hit me
wi th figures. A f ter a l l , we are really ta lk ing about
possibilities — pract ical ones, nonetheless — and I a m
not prepared to argue pounds and pence unt i l .we have
something more concrete to discuss.
IT CAN BE DONE!
Y o u see, what I a m dr iv ing at is this. The project
1 have i n m i n d is a l ike ly answer to the student accom
modat ion d i l emma. I a m quite w i l l ing to stick my neck
out and go and ask for the land and the money and
a l l the rest, but what I have to know is that you are
behind the idea, as an idea. I cou ld fill the whole of
Fe l i x and talk a l l next Tuesday about it, but it isn't
worth a damn unless y ou give i t your support.
Bu t before I have the last word , I 'd l ike to take up
the final point i n John Porter's letter. He mentions a
successful rent strike at Sussex, wh ich resulted in the
authorities there scrapping a project to bui ld halls of
residence and in their place, agreeing to some other
form of housing.
Surely the point here is that the university was ready
to start bui ld ing—something. Whether it was a tower
b lock or a mineshaft makes little difference to our
theme. The money was there: the argument was about
how it should be spent.
W e are i n a whol ly different ba l l game. The prob lem
w i th I.C. is to find the money and to find the land. I
only suggest that we a l l put our minds to that prob lem
first and argue about exactly what to make of them
afterwards.
I pointed out i n my or ig ina l article that 1 v/ould be
perfectly prepared to assist any group which feels
strongly enough about this thing to try for a solution.
Tha t offer st i l l stands and I shal l repeat it at my
Genera l Studies lecture next week.
I also said that nothing at a l l wou ld happen unless
you , the students, wanted it to happen and got up off
your seats and made it happen.
Tha t remains true, and I sha l l repeat that at my lec
ture, too. Wh i ch is why I commend John Porter. H e
didn' t go along w i th the views I 'd expressed, and he
said so and he said why.
A n d if John Porter represents the majority feeling
among you a l l , wel l , there's nothing much for me to
do but drop the whole idea. Bu t before I d id that, I 'd
want to make quite sure that you a l l knew what I have
been ta lk ing about.
I have been — I a m — ta lk ing about an opportunity
to create four new halls of residence for Imper ia l C o l
lege. I'm t a lk ing about getting the land and getting
the money. I'm ta lk ing about a chance you have to
create something for yourselves and for future students.
F i n ta lk ing about you .
A n d — forgive me if I'm wrong — I don't think I've heard too m u c h of that k i n d of ta lk recently.
COMMUNITY ACTION NEWS A P P E A L S G R O U P
A n y o n e interes ted in
f o rm ing an ' appea l s
g r o u p ' to represent
c l a iman t s on t r ibuna l s ,
that is , to fight supp l e
mentary p e n s i o n s
c l a i m s , e spec i a l l y d i s
cre t ionary heat ing a l l ow
ances , for e l d e r l y
peop l e? If s o — t r a i n i n g
p r o v i d ed — contac t M .
M a t t h e w s v ia the C o m
muni ty A c t i o n p i g eon
hole in the U n i o n Off ice.
A N T I Q U E F A I R
A s you may have read
in the G u a r d i a n the Imp
er ia l Co l l e g e C o m m u n i t y
A c t i o n Group , together
w i t h Task Force , have
a r ranged an ant iques
auc t i on (to ra ise funds)
to be he ld at the co l l ege
on M a r c h 3 r d . He l p is
needed now — peop le
to go round ant ique
shops a n d co l l e c t the
good i e s — phone Pete
E d m o n d s at Task Fo rce
( 723 7 6 6 3 ) . He l p is a l so
needed on the day —
contac t D i a n a H a i n s
(Chemis t r y 3 ) .
R A T T
The f o l l o w i ng p u b l i
ca t i ons are n o w ly ing
about in the R o o m A t
The T o p :
S t u d e n t C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n
K i t .
S C A N U S . C O N S E R N U S .
S c i e n c e f o r P E O P L E .
L E F T i n t h e C O L D .
M o v e m e n t . S Q U A T .
B u l l e t i n o f E n v i r o n m e n t a l
A c t i o n .
B S S R S P a p e r N o . 1.
and many more as they
b e come ava i l ab l e .
C o m m u n i t y S c i e n c e
Con f e r ence .
To be he ld at No t t ing
H i l l E c u m e n i c a l Cent re ,
Denb i gh R d . , W . 1 1 . , o n
1 7 / 1 8 Feb . at 10 a .m.
Des i gned par t i cu la r l y to
interest ' c o m m u n i t y a c t i
v i s t s ' . W i l l be in fo rma l
and se l f -managed . Pro
j e c t s/ s e s s i ons on P a d -
d ing ton Day H o s p i t a l ,
S w a n s e a C a r b o n B l a ck ,
P H I L A G , W e s t w a y , Cov -
ent G a r d e n , L i ve rpoo l
Free S c h o o l .
P l ay T r a i n i n g
A t ra in ing s c h e m e for
prospec t i ve (adventure)
play leaders w h o want to
w o r k on p l ayg rounds
over Easter a n d / o r S u m
mer. The t ra in ing is
spread over s i x w e e k s —
one even ing per week
and Sa tu rdays . H e l d at
IC. If interested phone
O S C A ( 580 0 9 6 6 ) .
For more in fo rmat i on
on IC C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n
Group contac t M a l c o l m
M a t t h e w s ( P h y s i c s 3 ) .
Page 4 F E L I X
Deliverance (X) J o n V o i g t , B u r t
R e y n o l d s .
A very g r i s l y ta le i n d e e d about
w h a t goes w r o n g w h e n four b u s i n e s s
m e n go for a c anoe - t r i p d o w n the
r a p i d s in G e o r g i a . A very m i x e d f i lm
— v e r y heavy in p l a c e s but g ene ra l l y
ve ry e x c i t i n g . S t r o n g a c t i n g th r ough
out .
The Ruling Class (X) Pe ter 0 T o o l e ,
A l a s t a i r S i m , A r t h u r L o w e .
T h e best f i lm I've s e en th i s year .
Pe ter O T o o l e is the luna t i c 14 th Ear l
o f G u r n e y w i t h a J e s u s f i xa t ' on
f o r c e d to take over the f a m i l y seat
w h e n h i s fa ther a c c i d e n t a l l y hangs
h i m s e l f w h i l e i n d u l g i n g in h i s p r i va te
p e r v e r s i o n . T h i s f i lm m a i n l y takes a
d i g at P u b l i c S c h o o l s , the U p p e r
C l a s s e s a n d the M o n a r c h y but is very
funny as w e l l . A tri f le l ong , but w e l l
w o r t h s i t t i ng t h r o u g h .
Fritz the Cat (X) C a r t o o n
H a r d to f o l l o w in p l a c e s , u n l e s s
y o u ' r e w e l l up in A m e r i c a n S l a n g .
B a s i c a l l y s a t i r i c a l , but g ene ra l l y
funny if y ou l i ke u l t r a - obs c ene car
t oons . No t to be m i s s e d , jus t for the
e xpe r i enc e .
The Godfather (X) M a r l o n B r a n d o
a n d a c a s t of t h o u s a n d s .
No t by any m e a n s as g o o d as the
b o o k — a h i g h l y c o m p r e s s e d v e r s i o n .
I d i d n ' t th ink m u c h of the a c t i n g , ex
cep t M a r l o n B r a n d o , w h o is i n cohe r
ent a n y w a y . T h e v i o l e n c e is very w e l l
s t aged i n d e e d , t h o u g h .
The Getaway (X) A l i M a c G r a w , S t e v e
M c Q u e e n .
Shee r e s c a p i s m (pun ) . C o p s a n d
R o b b e r s r e v e r s ed (S teve M c Q u e e n ' s
the g o o d i e c r o o k ) . A n i c e w h o l e s o m e
happy e n d i n g plus S t a n d a r d S a m
P e c k i n p a h v i o l e n c e . G o a n d see it.
The House That Dripped B lood /Ta les
From the Crypt.
B o t h these f i lms are a c o l l e c t i o n
of shor t horror s to r i es a n d s o m e sup
erb c a m e o ro l es , e.g. J o n Pe r twee as
D r a c u l a , a n d S i r R a l p h R i c h a r d s o n as
a m o n k . B u t y ou m u s t r ea l i s e they
are a l l t ongue in c h e e k — v e r y dry
c o m e d y if y o u l i k e . H i g h l y r e c o m
m e n d e d . 'Jergei '
WIZZARD & SHARKS Fo r the f irst t ime th i s year the ha l l
w a s c o m p a r a t i v e l y emp ty , a n d I d i d n ' t
have to m a k e a rather u n d i g n i f i e d
r u s h to get a seat . S h a r k s o p e n e d the
n i g h t ' s en t e r t a inmen t a n d p l a y e d a
very c o m p e t e n t set. I never though t
I'd hear a n y o n e w h o s o u n d e d remote
ly l i ke J o e C o c k e r , but S n i p s has h i s
p o w e r , a n d c o m p a r i s o n s are i n e v i
t ab l e . C h r i s S p e d d i n g p l a y e d h i s Les
P a u l l ike the g o o d gu i t a r i s t that he i s ,
M a r t y S i m o n d r u m m e d c r i s p l y a n d
A n d y F r a s e r s t a r t ed on e l e c t r i c p i a n o ,
but later m o v e d ove r to h i s m o r e f a m
i l i a r ro le a s b a s s i s t . T h e a u d i e n c e re
c e i v e d t h e m w e l l , t h o u g h it w a s s t i l l
rather s u r p r i s i n g w h e n they c a m e
back for an e n c o r e after the house -
l i ghts we r e put o n .
W h e n W i z a r d c a m e on I thought
I w a s s e e ing d o u b l e , but on c l o s e r
i n s p e c t i o n th i s p r o v e d not to be the
c a s e . The r e a c t u a l l y we r e t w o d r u m
mers a n d two s a x o p h o n i s t s , a l o n g
w i t h four , o the rs . T h e i r m u s i c w a s
l o u d a n d r a u c o u s , a n d they p l a y e d
s eve ra l t r a cks f r o m the i r f o r t h c o m i n g
a l b u m " W e ' r e Off T o S e e the W i z -
z a r d " . T h i s w a s o b v i o u s f r o m the
f irst n u m b e r , w h i c h c o n t a i n e d s o m e
s t e r e o p h o n i c t o u c h e s on d o u b l e bass .
The next two , " B u f f a l o S t a t i o n " , a n d
" G e t on D o w n to M e m p h i s " , w e r e
r o l l e d into one . T h e n c a m e the l ong
one , w i t h s o l o s on sax , l ead gu i tar
a n d d r u m s w i t h B i l l H u n t l eap ing
a r o u n d b a s h i n g a n d t h r o w i n g about
t a m b o u r i n e s , a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y t h u m p
ing the k e y b o a r d s to earn h i s keep .
A n o t h e r of those u n p l e a s a n t h e c k l i n g
i n c i d e n t s , a f ter w h i c h they f i n i shed
w i t h B a l l Pa rk Inc ident to a s t a n d i n g
a u d i e n c e .
G.J.K.
A Century of Traction Engines
W. J . Hughes — Pan Books £ 1 . 2 5
In th i s book , w i t h its 2 6 2 pages
p a c k e d w i t h f ac t s a n d 181 b l a c k a n d
w h i t e i l l u s t r a t i o n s , M r . H u g h e s has
r e s i s t e d the t e m p t a t i o n to p r o d u c e a
pret ty pret ty book , fit o n l y for Hab i t a t
cof fee t ab l e s . H e has w r i t t en a m o s t
i n t e r e s t i ng a n d r eadab l e a c c o u n t of
the c h a n g i n g f o r tunes of s t e a m t rac
t i o n e ng i n e s .
F r o m T r e v i t h i c k ' s s t e a m ca r r i a g e
of 1801 to F o w l e r ' s 1 9 1 7 " E x c e l
s i o r " , the t e c h n i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t is
d e s c r i b e d w i t h the l o v i ng p r i d e of a
t rue en thus i a s t . A m i n i m u m of j a r gon
is u s e d s o that the l a y m a n is ab l e to
f o l l o w the p r o g r e s s m a d e by the ear ly
p i o n e e r s . T h e later c h a p t e r s dea l w i t h
the d e v e l o p e d e n g i n e s a n d the v a r i e d
w o r k that they s u c c e s s f u l l y unde r
took . T h i s , for me , w a s the m o s t i n
t e r es t ing s e c t i o n of the book .
T h e c h a n g e in the s t y l e of i l l us t ra t
i ng , ove r the y ea rs , is very m a r k e d
a n d the m o s t s u r p r i s i n g feature b e ing
the o b v i o u s s u p e r i o r i t y of the o l d e n
g r a v i n g s over the p h o t o g r a p h for rec
o r d i n g t e c h n i c a l d e t a i l .
Fo r a n y o n e w h o en joys v i s i t i n g
t r a c t i on eng ine r a l l i e s a n d w o u l d l i ke
to k n o w more about the sub j ec t then
this is the book to buy.
Silas Marner
George Eliot — Pan
F o r the benef i t of a l l w h o suffer
f r om i n s o m n i a , here is my latest cu re .
G o ea r l y to bed w i t h a c u p of hot
c h o c o l a t e , a packe t of c u s t a r d c r e a m s
a n d a c o p y of S i l a s M a r n e r . By c h a p
ter three y o u w i l l e i ther be fast a s l e ep
or e n g r o s s e d in the l i fe s to ry of S i l a s ,
the m i s e r w i t h a heart of g o l d .
If, l ike me , y o u w e r e o n c e f o rce
fed E n g l i s h l i t e ra ture by a s c h o o l -
m a r m w h o bore a m a r k e d r e s e m
b l a n c e to M a r y W h i t e h o u s e , then y ou
m a y s u r p r i s e y ou r s e l f by en j oy ing th is
latest P a n C l a s s i c . I f o u n d the b a s i c
s tory p r e d i c t a b l e , o v e r p o w e r i n g l y
m o r a l i s t i c a n d s e n t i m e n t a l , but the
w a y in w h i c h the ta le is p r e s en t ed ,
the w r y d e s c r i p t i o n s of the c oun t r y
c h a a c t e r s a n d the ir a t t i tudes to e a c h
other , p r e v en t ed m e f r o m t h r o w i n g it
a w a y in f avour of a m o d e r n b l o o d a n d
thunde r .
T h i s book is not su i t ab l e for c h i l d
ren as they w i l l q u i c k l y b e c o m e b o r e d
by the swee t unrea l i t y of the l i fe por
t rayed , but for a n y o n e l ong ing for a
re fuge f r o m the t e l e v i s i o n n e w s I re
c o m m e n d th is w o r k by G e o r g e E l i o t .
R. T. S M Y T H
FELIX T U E S D A Y , 13 th F E B R U A R Y
1 2 3 5 C a t h S o c M a s s , C h e m 2 3 1 .
1 3 0 0 S T O I C presen ts a look b e h i n d the s c enes
d u r i n g the m a k i n g of a p r o g r a m m e f r o m
the cur r en t " M o r e c a m b e a n d W i s e " s e r i e s ,
on T V in J C R a n d S o u t h s i d e .
P h o t o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y : ' T o w a r d s C r ea t i v e
C o l o u r ' , R S M 2 . 2 8 .
1 3 3 0 B a n k s are M o n e y S h o p s , so start shop
p i n g ' , G S l ec ture by Derek E. C u m m i n g s ,
" F e l i x F i n a n c i a l l y ' ' author . P h y s L T 1 .
' L i s t e n i n g to C o n t e m p o r a r y m u s i c ' , 5:
N a t i o n a l i s m a n d n e o - c l a s s i c i s m . M E 3 4 2 .
1 8 0 0 " A t t i t u d e s to W a r " f i lm se r i e s : ' T h e T r u e
G l o r y ' a n d ' L i s t e n to B r i t a i n ' . F ree in the
Grea t H a l l ( runs 1 0 7 m i n s ) .
T r a n s c e n d e n t a l M e d i t a t i o n — I n t r o d u c t o r y
ta lk . E E 6 0 6 .
1 9 0 0 ' W h y there s h o u l d be su f f e r ing ' , d i s c u s s i o n
w i t h Roy C l e m e n t s a r r a ng e d by the C h r i s
t ian U n i o n . L ib ra ry , 5 3 P . G .
R o y a l C o l l e g e of M u s i c S t u d e n t s ' A s s o c i
a t i on O r c h e s t r a l C o n c e r t at R C M .
1 9 3 0 ' l o l a n t h e ' p r e s en t ed by O p e r a t i c S o c i e t y ,
U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l , t i cke ts 3 0 p f r o m
U n i o n foyer l u n c h t i m e s .
' T h e Eas t G r e e n l a n d E x p e d i t i o n 1 9 7 2 ' w i t h
M r . P. W . C h a p m a n , p r e s en t ed by IC Ex
p l o ra t i on B o a r d . A l l w e l c o m e , R S M 3 . 1 4 .
2 0 0 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i e t y S h a r e d Prayer . M o r e
H o u s e .
Q u e e n E l i z abe th C o l l e g e Ba r D i s c o .
L o n d o n H o s p i t a l M e d i c a l S c h o o l Fo lk
C l u b . T rage r a n d Rye . 2 5 p n o n - m e m b e r s .
S t epney W a y , E . 1 .
2 1 0 0 Bar ts H o s p i t a l M e d i c a l S c h o o l F i l m : " T h e
Q u i l l e r M e m o r a n d u m " . P h y s i o l o g y Lec ture
Theat re , C h a r t e r h o u s e S q . 2 0 p .
W E D N E S D A Y , 14 th F E B R U A R Y
1 8 3 0 I s l amic S o c i e t y mee t ings a n d d i s c u s s i o n .
C B 0 0 2 .
1 9 0 0 A r t C l u b mee t s in R C A annexe ( b eh ind
H u x l e y ) .
1 9 1 5 Q E C F i l m S o c i e t y " T h e y Shoo t H o r s e s ,
don ' t t h e y ? " 1 5p non m e m b e r s .
1 9 3 0 R o y a l C o l l e g e of S c i e n c e M a t h e m a t i c a l
a n d P h y s i c a l S o c i e t y A n n u a l Gene ra l D i n
ner, S e n i o r D i n i n g R o o m , S o u t h s i d e . G u e s t
speake r : P r o f e s so r B r a d l e y ,
l o l an the : as T u e s d a y , but t i cke ts 4 0 p .
1 9 4 5 C o l l e g e of S . M a r k a n d S. J o h n f i lm s o c i
ety, " T h e D e v i l R i d e s O u t " and " D o p p e l -
g a n g e r " . 2 0 p .
2 0 0 0 I C W A V a l e n t i n e ' s Par ty , B i o l o g y C o m m o n
R o o m , 1 5 p .
C h e l s e a C o l l e g e Ba r N i g h t w i t h Ro -Ro . . .
f r ee !
W H A T T H E HELL IS PHOENIX
Does a iyone know what the mysterious Phoeno-menon of Phoenix is? It has been tacked up on various notice-boards around college with its diphthong missing and not even Nobody has noticed. Does this mean that the propagation of knowledge about Phoe.iix is drawing to a halt, and that soon it may be extinct? Will its clos ig date for contributions pass without so much as a murmur, let alone an article?
Yes, it does unless people send in artwork (black and white only) and photos and poems and prose and essays etc. Phoenix is the literary counterpart of Felix. It comes out once a vear and its aim is to provide a bit of culture for you poor starved dull and over-disciplined scientists. But it is also provided BY you. So don't be shy. Even if you have only written one poem in your life, send it in and let us see. The magazine can only be of good quality if we have a wide selection to choose from. Thanks.
G. WENHAM, Physics 3. Ed.
February 13th, 1973 February 13th, 1973 F E L I X Page 5
DI *RV T H U R S D A Y , 1 5 t h F E B R U A R Y
1 2 3 0 S c o u t a n d G u i d e C l u b : ' C a v i n g in S o u t h
A m e r i c a ' ( i l l u s t r a t ed ta lk ) R S M 3 .03 .
1 3 0 0 U n i o n G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , Great Ha l l . F ree ,
a l l w e l c o m e .
C a t h o l i c S o c i e t y B i b l e S tudy Group. Fa l
1 1 8 .
1 3 1 5 S t a m p C l u b . C i v i l 4 1 2 .
1 3 3 0 ' M e d i e v a l S c u l p t u r e and the C h r i s t i a n
M e s s a g e ' . P h y s LT 1.
'Is T e d Hea th a S o c i a l i s t ? ' by M r . B e n
Pa t t e r s on ( R e s e a r c h A s s i s t a n t to D i r e c t o r ,
C o n s e r v a t i v e P o l i t i c a l Centre) (arranged
by C o n S o c ) . M E 2 2 0 .
L u n c h - h o u r c o n c e r t : T h e Apo l l o Ensemb l e .
L ib rary , 5 3 P . G .
1 8 0 0 L o n d o n R e g i o n m e e t i n g . U L U .
1 9 0 0 G r a n t s A c t i o n : U L U / U L I E S A meet ing at
U L U .
R C S M a t h e m a t i c a l a n d Phys ica l S o c i e t y
l ec ture ' T h a m e s Nav i g a t i on and C o n t r o l '
by C a p t a i n S t a b l e f o r d of the Port of Lon-
lon A u t h o r i t y , w i t h c o l o u r fi lm. A l l w e l
c o m e . P h y s LT 3 .
IC A r t C l u b , R C A a n n e x e (behind H u x l e y ) .
' P e r s i a n G u l f I m p e r i a l i s m in A c t i o n ' by F.
H a l l i d a y . Lec ture a r r anged by U L U Iranian
S o c i e t y , IC P e r s i a n Soc i e t y and IC A r a b
S o c i e t y . M E 6 6 4 .
1 9 3 0 W e l l s o c f i lm s h o w , ' C a n d y ' . M E 2 2 0 .
l o l an the : as W e d n e s d a y .
2 0 0 0 B e d f o r d C o l l e g e F o l k C lub C o m m o n
R o o m .
FRIDAY, 16th F E B R U A R Y
1 2 4 5 I s l am i c S o c i e t y
C B 0 0 2 .
Congregat iona l P raye rs ,
1 3 0 0 S T O I C presen ts " T o p i c " news magaz in e
on T V in J C R a n d S / s i d e .
1 8 0 0 S t o i c repeats 1 3 0 0 t ransmiss i on .
1 9 3 0 " T h e R e i v e r s " is the H e l l e n i c Society f i lm .
15p . M E 2 2 0 . l o l a n t h e — f i n a l per formance
as W e d n e s d a y .
" A r t a n d C u l t u r e " p u b l i c meeting o r gan
i s ed by the C o m m u n i s t Party of B r i t a i n
( M a r x i s t - L e n i n i s t ) . A t 1 5 5 Fortress R o a d
N W 5 (near T u f n e l l Pa rk t u b e — N o r t h e r n
L ine ) .
2 0 0 0 C i t y a n d G u i l d s V a l e n t i n e s Dance. 5 0 p in
a d v a n c e on l y f r o m C & G Union office.
F o o d to v a l ue of en t rance fee. Free d i s c o
a n d b a n d . Bar t i l l 1.30 a .m.
IC Ents P e o p l e ' s D i s c o . Un i on , 10p.
S A T U R D A Y , 17th F E B R U A R Y
1 1 0 0 U L U S t u d e n t s ' Representat ive C o u n c i l
S ta tu to ry M e e t i n g at C h e l s e a Co l lege .
2 0 0 0 Fa i rpo r t C o n v e n t i o n in the Great H a l l .
T i c k e t s in a d v a n c e 6 0 p , 70p on door .
S U N D A Y , 18 th F E B R U A R Y
1 0 0 0 H o l y C o m m u n i o n . A n t e - R o o m , C B .
1 1 0 0 M a s s . M o r e H o u s e .
1 8 0 0 Fo lk M a s s . M o r e H o u s e .
1 9 3 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i e t y : " T h e Theo logy of C r e a
t i o n " by H u g h Lavery . M o r e House.
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WHY YOU MUST SUPPORT THE GRANTS DEMO S t i r l i n g There w i l l be a G R A N T S n F . M n O N P F n u r i A R v i . There w i l l be a G R A N T S D E M O O N F E B R L A R \
21st by a l l the colleges and universities i n the southern
region. We have to give massive support to this demo
as it is of c ruc ia l importance to a l l students.
T h e objectives of the N U S who have cal led it are
three fo ld :—
(i) A n immediate payment to al l students over and
above their present grant and to be tied to inf lat ion
through annual reviews of the cost of l iv ing for a l l
students.
(ii) The abo l i t ion of the means test and discret ion
ary awards system so that a l l students be given the
m a x i m u m grant.
(iii) T h e ta l l y ing of the not ional element in grants
for accommodat ion to the actual cost of H a l l fees (in
c lud ing meals).
Brief ly sketched, their reasons are that this year we
were given an increase of 3 % p.a.. but the present
industr ia l rate of inf lat ion is 8 % p.a. and the rate of
inflation of those things that students spend most o n —
food, rent, clothes and books—is now 1 5 % and in
creasing. Parents are f inding it increasingly diff icult to
pay the parental contr ibut ion owing to inflation str ik
ing at their standards of l i v ing, so it is important to
ensure that a l l students receive the same grant and
this can be done by abol ishing the means test. A n y
woman student who wants to get marr ied is having to
seriously consider her post-marital financial s i tuation,
undoubtedly she wou ld find a vast cut in her grant as
the m a x i m u m discret ionary award she could get is
£275 p.a. Moreover this amount is assessable on her
husband's income and cou ld therefore be even less
than the present paltry m a x i m u m al lowance she would
be given. In many areas hal l fees greatly exceed the
not ional element in the grant—th is is very true at I.C.
if one were to eat a l l one's meals at Mooney , despite
the seemingly smal l hal l fees.
O u r grants are decreasing in value, our standard of
l i v ing is f a l l ing—th is is a s i tuat ion wh ich demands
act ion by a l l students now!
What k ind of act ion can we take? The N U S advo
tions, demonstrations and any show of student sol idarity
over this issue.
In order to understand why this form of economic
and po l i t i ca l act ion is necessary rather than sending
letters to M P s , or re ly ing on the Commit tee for V i ce
Chance l lors and Pr inc ipa ls ( C V C P ) to s imply show
the worthiness of our case to the government, we have
to analyse why the present s i tuat ion has occurred, and
what has prompted the N U S to take such measures.
A n y such analysis must be incomplete unless it looks
at a l l of the present worldwide pol i t ica l and economic
spectrum.
I he grants debate must be set in the context of the
present international crisis of capi ta l . International
capi ta l ism entered an inflationary boom cycle in 1^45
with the intention of paci fying the dangerously mil i tant
wo rk ing class of Europe . In so do ing it evaded one
crisis but paved the way for a yet more extensive and
damag ing one in the future, and this is the situation in
which we find ourselves now.
T h e present crisis is a crisis of value, in which the
value of currency is in continuous decline, while the
value of labour, reflected in an unti l recently increased
standard of l iv ing of the work ing class, is higher than
ever before. It is essential for capi ta l ism in each
country to inject greater value into its currency at the
expense of foreign capi ta l ism. T o do this it must first
cut the value of l abour on its home free market.
T h e value of labour is determined in the same way as
the value of any other commodi ty , in terms of the
labour required for its product ion. The cost of labour
is defined expl ic i t ly in "Wage L a b o u r and C a p i t a l " as
"the cost required for mainta in ing the worker as a
worker and of developing h im into a worker . " to which
M a r x later adds the cost o f replacing old labour power
with new, i.e. the cost of maintenance of dependents.
The cost of mainta in ing a worker is a m in imum if
the worker is l i v ing at subsistence level, and any i n
crease in standard of l i v ing above this level implies an
increase in the value, and hence cost, of that worker 's
labour (strictly, labour power). Thus any attempt to
lower the cost of labour must involve an attack on
the standard of l iv ing of workers. It is in this light
that we must approach issues such as the increasing
of indirect taxat ion relative to direct taxat ion and the
general shift from taxing luxuries to tax ing essentials;
the " F a i r " Rents Ac t , the introduct ion of V A T and the
"wage freeze" and other aspects of Phase II. Th i s last,
a long w i th entry to the E E C which wi l l faci l i tate move
ment of capita l f rom Br i ta in to low-cost labour areas
of the communi t y and associate nations, and the In
dustr ia l Re lat ions Ac t , constitute an attempt to emas
culate the work ing class and prevent defence against
attacks on standards of l iv ing.
These arguments cannot be appreciated however if
universities are sti l l viewed as tra ining grounds for the
ru l ing class. In fact, this viewpoint has been shown to
be untenable by the upsurge in the last twenty years
in vocation-based courses, the increase in involvemen
on the part of industry in academic courses and the
Ro thsch i ld report on research and the role of the Po ly
technic. Perhaps nowhere can this be seen more clearly
than at IC where the courses are obviously simply
tra ining grounds for industry. Students at IC can have
no false notions about being fledgling bourgeois—their
future is to be the highly sk i l led proletarians that are
required by our extremely advanced technological
society.
Thus students are as much proletarians as any man
ual worker. However the tra ining required is such that
their development into workers is a far more protracted
process. Furthermore , the value of their labour power
when it is finally produced is very high due to the high
cost of developing such workers. So it comes as no
surprise that grant levels have fallen steadily since
1962: that the Re ta i l Pr ice Index went up 6 % in the
first half of last year while grants increased only 3 ^ % :
that " r a t i ona l i s a t i on " is the word of the day through
out further educat ion, and there is talk of reducing
some three year courses to two years. A l l this is simply
a direct result of the international recession in cap
i ta l ism.
Seen in this way it is clear that letters to M P s arc
utterly without effect. There is a lot to be gained how
ever by work ing with the C V C P as long as their m.itives
are c learly understood. E a c h V i ce Chance l l o r and
Pr inc ipa l is solely concerned with keeping the peace
on their ind iv idua l campusses, because it is only in
such an atmosphere that the colleges and univers i t ic
can fulfil their tasks of t ra ining and research. Refec
tory and lecture boycotts are a method of disrupt ing
the quiet of college life as well as demonstrat ing student
sol idarity, and on a wide scale can thus spur the C V C P
to take action. But they wi l l try any method short of
support ing our case in order to achieve peace, for
example S i r John Hackett , Pr inc ipa l of K ing 's ( Lon
don), has stated that any rent strike act ion occurr ing
at K ing ' s w i l l mean higher rents next y ea r—a move
equivalent to b l ackma i l .
U n l i k e workers whose main economic weapon is to
w i thho ld their labour, the only economic act ion that
students can take is to not pa\ their hal l fees. Unfor -
tunately, owing to the suic idal short-sightedness of
the large r ight-wing contingent (who w i l l doggedly re
fuse to admit they are members of the work ing class
unti l they are in their first jobs and fighting for their
first paj rise) at the union meeting where a motion
concerning this was raised, IC has voted away its sole
economic weapon in the grants fight.
M iners , gasmen, engineers and c i v i l servants are
arranging to go on strike for the same reasons as are
causing us to fight for a grant increase, and so there
wi l l be every opportunity for an al l iance in the future
with those and other sections of the work ing class as
they begin to feel the attacks of Phase II.
So massive support for the demo on February 21st
is absolutely essential as a way of d isplay ing nat ional
student sol idar i ty over this issue. We mean business,
so let's show it !
A L A S D H A I R C A M P B E L L & D A V I D B E E S O N
O R you can tel l E d w a r d
Heath that Queen of yours
to tell Thatcher to lay off
Students.
The Univers i ty author i
ties are at the moment st i l l
tak ing act ion against stu
dents who allegedly took
part in demonstrat ions and
meetings d u r i n g the
Queen's visit. The court
proceedings are being held
in secret, against the
wishes of the accused.
M inutes are, of course,
taken, but the indepen
dent stenographers were
dismissed after two days,
and the subsequent pro
ceedings were recorded by
a college employee. When
(after a delay of two
weeks) the minutes were
suppl ied to the accused,
they discovered that these
minutes were not an ac
curate record of the pro
ceedings. There are sev
eral other facts wh i ch
highl ight the incompetence
and the unfairness of the
d isc ip l inary system.
1. The defence has been
cont inuously frustrated in
the over-rul ing of quite
proper objections.
2. The d isc ip l inary com
mittee have cont inuously
tried to rush through the
proceedings, despite the
fact that this has preju
diced the defence case.
3. T h e prosecutors
(members of the college
authority ) are actual ly
being cal led as witnesses.
4. Witnesses cited by the
prosecution cannot be
cal led by the defence, in
some cases witnesses have
been cited for prosecution
and not been cal led to
give evidence.
6. The prosecutors refuse
.o comment on or give
reasons for its decisions.
7. The prosecution have
twice had to either radic
a l l y change or amend
charges. The D isc ip l inary
Commit tee deemed that
al l the charges were in
competent, " th is incom
petency related purely to
questions of procedure' . In
a court of law this wou ld
inval idate a l l charges.
8. A t one point a pro
secution witness indicated
the defence lawyer as
being present at the dem
onstrat ion, he mistook h im
for the student he was
supposed to impl icate .
9. The court has la id the
burden of proof onto the
accused, to show their
innocence, rather than the
way a court of law sup
posedly operates.
The prosecuting counsel
admitted in court that
none of the charges wou ld
even be considered rele
vant in a court of law.
The Charges
Fourteen members of
the student counc i l were
accused wi th hav ing taken
part in a meeting which
decided to demonstrate on
the day of the Queen's
visit and that they fai led
to keep order at the meet
ing that occurred. The pre
sident was accused of
p lay ing a prominent part
in the demonstrat ion and
occupat ion of the l ibrary .
Mos t of the o t h e r
charges related to 'drunk
and disorder ly ' behaviour.
The Cases So F a r
F i v e students w e r e
charged wi th gaining un
authorised entry to a re
ception held for the Queen.
F o u r were found gui l ty.
One female student,
charged with d runk and
disorder ly was f o u n d
gui l ty on the evidence of
a photograph showing her
in a large c rowd.
The famous student
photographed d r i n k i n g
f rom a bottle, was charged
with d r ink ing f rom a
bottle . . . in the presence
of the Queen. H e was
found not gui l ty , because
the Queen sent a letter say
ing she d id not find his
act ion discourteous.
The prejudiced nature
of the courts, and the type
of charges, especially the
one which the president of
the students associat ion
was faced wi th, c lear ly in
dicate an attack on the
autonomy of s t u d e n t
affairs, and an attack par
t icu lar ly on sabbat ical offi
cers; in that the charge
could not be made to st ick
on any other students.
IC union pol icy is to
support any students-
faced with v ict imisat ion of
student at St ir l ing and has
already sent some money
to their defence fund.
Fel ix w i l l keep you in
formed of events.
A L F PERRY
D E B I S H U P fi/ts i c
I w i l l a d m i t that I had
a l w a y s thought of Dr .
M i c h a e l R a m s e y (the
' A r c h b i s h o p of Cante r
b u r y ' to h is f r i ends ) as
a k i n d of sp i r i tua l heavy-
ar t i l l e ry . But w h e n I
went a l o n g to hear h i m
in G e n e r a l S t u d i e s on
T h u r s d a y last there was
a v i g our a n d chee r fu l
ness in h is manner that
we r e as r e f r esh ing as
they we r e en l i gh t en ing .
T h e ques t i ons a s k e d
c o v e r e d a w i d e area ,
f r om ' D o y ou be l i eve in
the P o p e ' s I n f a l l i b i l i t y ? "
to " W h a t are your v i e w s
on A l l e g r o ' s ' The S a c r e d
M u s h r o o m ' ? " and mos t
impor tant , the d i rec t
ques t i ons of fa i th " W h y
should I be a C h r i s t i a n ? "
— N o , the Pope is not i n
f a l l i b l e , w e l l , I haven ' t
s t u d i e d ' T h e S a c r e d
M u s h r o o m ' , but mos t
s c h o l a r s w h o have agree
that it is bogus , a n d y o u
s h o u l d be a C h r i s t i a n be
c a u s e you w a n t to be, let
me te l l you w h y I a m .
These were the g enu ine
sort of a n s w e r s that the
A r c h b i s h o p g a v e — a n d ,
even if you d i s a g r e e d
w i t h the i r content , the i r
honesty w a s utter ly a d
m i rab l e .
To s u m m a r i s e the
ques t i ons is i m p o s s i b l e
(my sho r t -hand ' s a bit
l im i t ed ) but the m a n ' s
v i e w s on abs t rac t s l i ke
' The Day of J u d g m e n t ' ,
' E v i l ' a n d ' T h e D e v i l '
we re c l o s e l y - thought
and r emarkab l y accep t
ab l e to the p a c k e d a u d i
ence . The app l ause w a s
long and l o u d , a n d w e l l -
d e s e r v e d .
DAVID G U R N E Y
Page 6 F E L I X February 13th, 1973
T h e M u l t i - S p e c t r a
o f a n I . C . U . G .
— o r h o w t o u n d e r s t a n d
t h e n u t b e h i n d y o u
Superf icial ly, the " p o l i
t i ca l scene" in Imper ia l
Col lege U n i o n seems to
comprise 3 groups.
1. "The A p a t h i s t " who
never turns up to
anything.
2. " T h e wishy-washy
l i b e r a l — c u m — 2 0 per
cent reactionary —
c u m —let's-keep-the-
lefties-out.
3. " The L e f t " who may
be regarded as the
pr ime mover of the
po l i t i ca l scene.
However , the classifica
t ion above does not by
any means define the
state of the problems.
" T h e A p a t h i s t " subdi
v is ion is not solely com
prised of the people we
l ike to think of who are
not aware, cannot be in
formed and whose only
occupation is the pursuit
of a degree. Included in
the group are the "defeat
i s t s " (as John Lane
would ca l l them) who are
the people who think the
U n i o n can achieve noth
ing and deliberately opt
out of U G M s . The Un ion
cannot affect them, they
have no wish to affect the
po l i t ica l activities of the
U n i o n , often their views
are not reflected by the
a p o e m
The Archb i shop of Canterbury came
To IC the other day. He talked for an hour To M e c h Eng 220 Ful l of members of Godsoc and Jesus freaks and Monks and Nuns and Cameramen ahd M e ,
A n d my mate Kei th. Someone asked What is the dev i l? A n d he repl ied in a
Posh and Portly vo ice That the devi l was Many devi ls Some of wh i ch may be
Aliens. From other planets.
He once experienced an Evil So terrifying That it must have been Supernatural or Extraterrestial . But he quickly added that Mos t evi l is caused by Us humans.
M y mate Keith thinks that A l l evi l
Is caused by fat people Who live in Palaces and Mans ions and Who preach at others so that They do What the fat people want Them to do. He says God is a Crutch
For people who can't Come to terms with Objective reality.
He is very c!ever but has No soul .
So what ? Wi th apologies to
Tharg (17) . E.
A lasdha i r Campbe l l .
Un ion ' s Genera l Meet
ings. The U n i o n is more
of a social organisation,
a faci l i ty that helps them
play sport, and continue
other pursuits.
No , the people who
don't turn up aren't a l l
apathists in the true sense
of the word ; their decision
is a conscious one.
The second group is
perhaps the most difficult
to define; sometimes it
cou ld be said that they
are the floating voters. The
" L e f t " often label some
of them the obstacles of
democracy when they
challenge the quo rum
with only 150 people pre
sent. They are often the
most patient at U G M s ;
they w i l l wait through the
usually low standard de
bate to vote w i th their
conscience on matters
such as V i e t n a m or No r
thern Ireland. O n matters
l ike that, the wishy-washy
L ibera l ' s vote rarely floats.
One could say that they
turn up out of duty. Whe
ther or not they are the
main launchers of paper
darts is debatable!
That leaves "the Le f t . "
The tide of publ ic opin
ion of the rest of pol i t ica l
thought (or lack of it, say
the Left ) ! is that once
you've seen one Lefty,
you've seen 'em a l l . No th
ing could be further f rom
the truth. The Le f t is
split, not only by its
definite subdivisions into
various factions, but more
distinctly by the attitudes
displayed by the factions
themselves I M G (Interna
tional Marx i s t Group ) ,
YSSS (Young Socialists
Students Society and the
C P (Communist Party)
are the three ma in conten
ders in the Left.
The r iva lry between
the groups is perhaps best
demonstrated by a few of
the happenings at I C
U G M s . The C P idea
" Take a Letter to the
D E S " was shot to pieces
at the last U G M by the
Marx is ts who cal led for
ind iv idua l letters and sup
port for our actions.
Questions.
1. If you support our
aims, support our ac
t i ons—IC I M G .
2. If you support nos
amis, support our
a c t i ons—Black Sep
tember Movement .
The C P line was to ap
peal to as many people as
possible, the I M G op
posed purely on pr inciple ,
substituted altruistic non
sense in its place, con
fused the U G M and jeo
pardised the Take a Let
ter campaign.
Meanwhi le , the Y S S S is
battl ing away in favour of
supplementary grants,
shunning publ ic i ty as next
to useless, and basing its
aspirations on a mass
movement involv ing a l l
the work ing and lower
classes to force the Tories
etc.
Even more depressing,
than this petty pol i t ica l
manoeuvering is the cur
rent pol icy of both Y S S S
and I M G and, to a lesser
extent, the C P of no-nego
tiation. The methods of
T io-Pepe D ip l omacy have
been rejected because of
alleged sellouts, but per
haps they were unable to
produce any decent T P
Dip lomats . The latest
weapon of the Left is that
of just stating the demand
and a l lowing no compro
mise.
Effectively, they send
round a memo to the of
fending person/body/in
stitution stating their de
mands, and receive a po
lite reply tel l ing them
what do wi th them.
The whole procedure
smacks of lack of style
and puerile adolescence.
Meanwhi le , under the
leadership of the split left
and a confused centre,
I C U must somehow push
the grants campaign
along. It is not l ike ly to
do so unt i l the wounds i n
the left heal, if only tem
porari ly, and U G M s be
come reasoned and co
operative. The campaign
w i l l not be w o n by high-
powered pol i t ical dogma
from the Left or by low-
powered non-cooperation
from a l l sections, but w i l l
be won if the U n i o n can
advance on a l l fronts by
using tactics of truth and
honesty in stating the
facts.
P A U L J O W I T T
I N ' S
on C oakroom^ Nei ther the U n i o n nor the Col lege w i l l accept responsibi l i ty
for things that have been lost or stolen. Please deposit coats, bags ad hoc genus omne in the C loakrooms i n the U n i o n (ground f loor to right of stairs) or Southside (basement) rather than leave them ly ing around outside a refectory.
It appears that people do not take down notices after they have ceased to be of use. There are some small advertisements on the board in Southside that are four years o ld.
In future, notice-boards w i l l be cleared dur ing each vacat ion.
N .B . Please collect U G M minutes f rom the U n i o n Office.
Phosphorous
the Jobrot
antl Ferocious Hint
Part nine of the serialisation of the book by S. J. Swailes
They were out of the shelter of the island by now, and the winds seemed to be freshening, as the F a n n y dipped and rose over the waves. Feroc ious had finally managed to conduct a cup of coffee to the waiting he lmsman.
"Thanks , Feroc ious, " said George, "most welcome. Y o u might t e l l the others that I th ink we may have to shorten sai l i n the near future . " Feroc ious looked puzzled.
" B u t they've only just lengthened sai l , as you m igh t say." A n expression of seamanl ike wisdom spread over George's face.
" A h " he said, " that 's the sea for you — never constant for more than a second at a t ime. One minute a glassy pond, the next a rag ing mae ls t rom; there's never a du l l moment when you're sa i l ing . "
" Y o u can say that again, " said Ferocious, " ha rd l y had I got used to one wa l l becoming the floor, when it became the roof— most confusing. "
George was r ight. The weather was certa in ly tak ing a t u r n for tha worse. Whi te horses began to appear on the surface of the sea, and the elderly craft creaked and protested as she crashed f rom crest to trough.
"Come o n ! " shouted George, "get up on deck, you lot. Some of this sai l has got to come down. " Compla in ing , the tr io wr igg led their way out in to the open. The strength of the w ind was increasing a l l the t ime, and the leeward gunwale was under water. "I want the m a i n and the staysail down, we ' l l be fine on the mizzen and j ib alone," shouted George over the r i s ing howl of the wind. He was already le t t ing his sails flog to take some of the pressure off his ancient craft. The crack ing and flapping of the huge canvas shook the whole boat, and the r igging throbbed and v ibrated in the wind. G in gerly the adventurers scrabbled their way along the ro l l ing deck, and attempted to lower the mainsa i l . The Tw igworm was more h indrance than help, fa l l ing over ropes, and be ing struck repeatedly over the head w i th the boom. But despite this l i v ing handicap, Ferocious and Phosphorous managed to lower the ma insa i l and the staysail. George was able to pay off a l i tt le, the rema i n i ng sails filled, and the o ld boat felt more at ease again. The now soaking wet crew made their unsteady way back to the relat ive shelter of the cockpit.
Fanny thrashed her way through the steepening waves, burs t ing through the crest of one, and dropp ing bodi ly into the trough of the next. Great gallons of green water exploded into the cockpit ; streams of spray were flung back f rom the r igg ing, and salt s tung the faces of the crew, m a k i n g them duck behind the deckhouse.
"I th ink I'm going to be s ick, " said the Tw igworm precipitately.
"To leeward, i f you have to," said George quick ly .
" W h e r e ? " asked the Tw igworm. "That way," said George po int ing down
wind. W i t h some jost l ing the Tw igworm posit ioned himself , s tar ing over the leeward r a i l i n a s ick ly manner. Secretly Ferocious was feel ing a mite queasy himself, but he felt bound to keep silent, seeing as the Tw igworm had already ment ioned the subject.
"No t something I want to b r i n g up at present," he thought and regretted it.
B y this stage it was difficult to see m u c h further than the end of the bowsprit , as the spray blew across the boat i n sol id sheets, and the w ind watered their eyes. The Twigworm was v io lent ly sick.
"So that's what the poet meant by 'b lown spume' " thought Ferocious, thank fu l that the Tw ig had taken George's advice about wh ich side of the boat to stand. But a l l thoughts of poets were soon swept f rom Ferocious m i n d as he jo ined the Tw igworm at the ra i l .
George, however, was in fine fettle, his ha i r plastered to his head, salt encrust ing his eyebrows, he h u m m e d a naut ica l ditty.
Phosphorous ' t oo felt pretty good, and was rather enjoying himself . He beamed at George.
"I suppose that's what sailors ca l l 'heaving together ' " he said po in t ing to the dishevelled forms of the Twigworm and Ferocious. The latter was not amused.
" 0 callous c h u m , " he moaned, "were I not on the verge of l eav ing this mor ta l coi l , I wouldn ' t hal f l and you one." H is head shot back over the side of the boat. Phosphorous ' k i n d heart was st i r red, and he was just stepping forward to he lp his f r iend, when George gave a shout.
" L ook ! The Tw igwormery ! " Sure enough, through the t o rn seas they could see the floating refuse t ip outl ine of the Twigwormery — shoot ing down w ind at the rate of several knots.
"A f t e r i t ! " shouted Phosphorous, and George leant hard on the t i l l er . Round swung the o ld vessel, r o l l i ng as she lay momentar i l y broadside on in the trough of a wave, then steadying as she came off the w ind , the sheets r u n out, and finally surging away down w ind . Now that they were no longer fighting their way to windward, there was less water in the cockpit, and the F a n n y was surf ing a long on the crests of the waves.
The Twigworm seemed to have recovered instantaneously,
"Ooh , ooh," he squeaked, " qu i ck l y , oh dear, do stop it, catch it, oh faster please."
" D o i n g my best", said George. They seemed to be going at three hundred miles an hour , s t reaking down the face of one wave, and shooting off the top of the next. B u t the Twigwormery was not hang ing around. Its huge surface area acted as a sail, carrying-it a long at express t r a in speed. However, i t was not exactly sleek of h u l l , and the Fanny slowly began to catch it up.
" O h , oh, we're ga in ing on i t , " shouted the Twigworm, tu rn ing blue in the face w i th excitement, " M u m m y , Daddy, " he cr ied, " i t ' s me, Gosport . "
"Gospor t ? " said a green-gil led, incredulous Ferocious, " i s that your name?"
"Yes , " said the Twigworm, " d i d I not ment ion it before? I am sorry. It just never came into the conversat ion." Ferocious was f labbergasted.
" A l l this t ime, " he said, " and we've been ca l l ing you the T i n y Twigworm, when you have actual ly got a name a l l along. We l l , wel l . What k i n d of a name is 'Gosport ' anyway? " The Tw igworm looked a l itt le sheepish .
" U m , " he said, " y ou see the Twigwormery was floating past Gosport at the t ime of my b i r th , and my parents thought it would be a good name for me. " "I've heard worse," said Ferocious.
"I th ink it is a very nice name," said Phosphorous, encouragingly, " b u t perhaps we should go on ca l l ing you Twig , to avoid confusion. "
"Good th ink ing , Phosphorous, " said Ferocious, " Tw i g you were and Twig you rema in — we can keep Gosport for formal occasions only . "
"I don't m i n d at a l l , " said the obl ig ing Twigworm.
They were now only forty or fifty yards behind the Twigwormery, and they could make out a large Tw igworm throw ing a bucket fu l l of potato peelings over the side.
" L o o k ! " squealed the Twigworm, "It's my Unc le T u b i n g throw ing out the rubb ish . He waved his rubbery arms and squeaked but Unc le Tub ing did not seem to notice.
" B i t slow on the uptake is he? Y o u r Unc le Wha tno t ? " asked Ferocious. He never received his answer for George suddenly gave a cry and fe l l sp lut ter ing to the floor of the cockpit . Wi thout her owner's hand on the he lm. Fanny swung into the wind, heel ing f rant ica l ly as she d id so, and t ipp ing the crew into a wr igg l ing heap. It seemed that once again the Twigwormery was going to escape them.
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