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EVERY FORTNIGHT NO. 35 IMPERIAL C O L L E G E 2 MAY 1952 R.C.S GOES UP IN SMOKE The Gym was packed when the second annual R.C.S.. Smoking Concert began last Monday evening. A boist- rous "Kangela* set the pace for the evening. "In Town To-night" was as funny as it was doubtful. Interviewed by Mr, E. Simon were, a fashion expert (J. Board) whose information on a critical test for "gay deceivers" will be values by many, a male "thecwetawy" Lamia), a drug addict (Brynnie Griffen) and a "flrofessor" from the R.C.6. (Doug Larner). Mr. Lamer in the opinion of many gave the best i n d i v i d u a l p e r f o r m a n c e of the evening. "Certificate X", a delightfully witty song was convincingly performed in the style of the Western Brothers by John Harding and Brian Purslow. A professional conjuror gave an admirable show which unfortunately was marred by excessive length. During the interval, while glasses were being recharged with free beer, an enthusiastic "Dutch Auction" was held, and raised a creditable nett profit of £3-2-l5d plus an Irish penny for the 1952 Olympic Games Fund. Perhaps with a more generous time allowance even more profit might have been made. A great deal of the latter half of the evening's atage entertainment was masked by that from the auditorium; it speaks very highly of the artistry of the"celebrated quartet that they converted a more than hostile audience into one tingling with rampant enthusiasm. Messrs. Bock, Furslow, Lemin, and Corrigan deserve full marks for consistently good entertainment. The President of Guilds, and a trio of Miners by special invitation gave Imperial Unity to the finale of community singing, but true R.C.S. indep- endence reigned with a final rousing "Kangela". LarfJ We cud 'ave dyedJ I.C. D E B A T E THERE A R E N O VALUES, ONLY PRICES" After rather dubious definitions of'price' and 'value', Ur.haskell embraced many facets of ethics, skipping l i g h t l y . . . t h r o u g h history from Socrates and Spinoza to J.S.Mill, eventually arriving at worms with manifestations of nervous systems. For the opposition the impeccable Anthony de Reuck propounded." that axioms must have universal existence, even if complications arose through lack of fundamental concepts of mathematics. He then rushed through history to prove that moral values always existed e*en if technologically impractic- able; and finally listed the catchism pertaining to always primitive tribes. Mesmerized by the mystic passings of his hands and pleasant tone of voice, we missed the cogency of Adam Sobey's support for the motion. Xhis spell was hardly broken by the steady drone from Ted.Simon in reply. Mr.Nicholas in throwing the meeting open plunged deeply into the mire with an impartial resume of his own ideas of values. The point was rapidly made from the floor that vakies could be real or relative, from which it transpirea that the debate was on real values and not on prices at all. Subsequent speakers evading reproach or repression by the chair proposed alternatives to both 'values* and 'prices'. The motion was defeated by a large majority. U L U E L E C T I O N S for The following were Union Officers elected the Session 1952-53:- Proeident. Alan A. Tate (King's College) Viee President. Marian 0. Arregger ! Bedford College) King's College) Junior Treasurer John S. Wilson (Battersea Poly.) ATHLETIC AWARDS We c o n g r a t u l a t e a l l t h o s e who were awarded I.C. oolours for a t h l e t i c p r o w e s s last terms- Women's Sports Ofruh, Full. E.R.A. Turnbull. D. Goodway. Half. M. Lister. Association Football: Fall. D . G . B o w t e l l . B . H . C o l l i n - son. B.C. Clenshaw. G.B.Ward. Half. R.VT. Astorga. B.P.L. Hitehin. G.P. Eastland B.W.Buckroyd. J.D. Last. G.wheeler. K. Hodge. Boxingi Fall. G.H.Gales. L. P a l m e r . H a l f . W.T.J. Davies. R. Forsoher. W.Shepherd. M. Muir.P.Herding. P. Fenhoulet. Cross Country: Full! J . p . D a v i e s . E.F.Whitlock. M. G a r r o d . D . J . P a i n . F . C . B a g l e y . Half. A.B. Watts. M.G. Royston. M.J. Parks. C.H.James. Feneings Full. A . T o p l i s s . H a l f . D . A i n l e y . CR.Bris- towe. Hookey. Full. B.W. Purslow. R. Hayes. J.C.Hart. S.A. Mosaman. G . G i l l e t t . D . J . P o w e r . H a l f . J.Neukom. J . M . Groooook. R.Jarvis. M.Murphy. W.C.Pike. B.D. Smith. J.G. S m i t h . J . C . W h i t e . Rugbyi Full. J.R . Howorth. D.R. Crossley. J.Rawioi- Ssezerbo. J.A.J. Knox. J.L.H. Holman. D.W. Hykin. J.B. Davies. N.G. Hague. Half. P. Groves. S.Copple- man. W.T.J. Davies. P.O. Rich. K . P . E l d r i d g e . D . E . Hughes. T.H.Ooalrsr, J.S.Chester. J.D.Jaoobson. A.R.C. Mowphy. Souashi Full. M . D . M a r t i n . E . M . H u g h e s . H a l f . G.Burr- ill. S.Coppleman. Table Tennis: Full. A.C. Graves. A . L . M i l l e r . Half. A. Fadden. D. Sadler. R. Crook. O L Y M P I C D A N C E As many Union members will already know. the cost_sf sending competitors (ecu Great JSritsin to Helsinki for this year*)* elyapiad has M found prohibitive for most o f t h e amateur organisations.. Accordingly, the British Olympics Committee launched an appeal for donations to a s s i s t w i t h t h e great expense involved. Following a suggestion b y t h e U n i o n E n t e r t a i n - ments Committee, the Union have decided to r u n o n e of the usual Saturday night hops in slightly diff- erent form as a means o f raising a target s u n o f £50 for the Olympics Fund. This Olympics Hop' will be on Saturday Hay 3rd. Some o f t h e U n i o n ' s A t h l e t i c Clubs have already indicated t h i e r w i l l i n g n e s s t o assist the Entertain- ments Committee - it i s h o p e d t h a t other may do so when they reed this reminder. It is, however, for the main body o f t h e U n i o n t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e tar- get is reached - please support this venture if you possibly can, even though perhaps your time is becoming rapidly more and mora precious. The dance i s from 8.00 - 11.30 p.m., and will include cabaret, side s h o w s , p r i x e s , e t c . The Ref- isetcry will also have a buffet running as was tried ones l a s t t e r m . Tickets are o n s a l e at l / 9 d . p l u s tax, which means that a l l t i o k e t s a r e a b o u t 2/~ . Full details a r e a v a i l a b l e i n t h e U n i o n entrance hall. ffiUBBB TBS DATE - SATURDAY MAY 3 r d . The chairman, Entertainments wishes to thank the two R C S b o d s who cleared up after the RSM Carnival.

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    FORTNIGHT

    N O . 3 5 I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E 2 M A Y 1952

    R.C.S G O E S U P I N S M O K E T h e Gym was p a c k e d w h e n t h e s e c o n d a n n u a l R . C . S . .

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    t o b e f o u n d b e t w e e n t h e i r c o v e r s .

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    t o FRANCES EVANS.

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    was t h e custom o f t h e academic s t a f f and s t u d e n t s

    o f t h e e l e c t r i c a l department t o t a k e a s h o r t h o l i -

    day t o g e t h e r . T h i s was r e - i n t r o d u c e d t h i s y e a r a t

    t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e E a s t e r v a c a t i o n by a l o n g week-

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    remove h i s t r o u s e r s t o wash and d r y them. Pho tog raphs

    o f t h e s e two e ven t s w i l l be s en t i n p l a i n , s e a l e d

    enve l opes t o a p p l i c a n t s t h r o u g h t h e r a c k .

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    o v e r t h e P r i n c e s s f l y i n g b o a t . An e x c e l l e n t t e a was

    p r o v i d e d a t w h i c h more obse r van t members o f t h e s t a f f

    may have t a k e n t h e chance o f p i o k i n g out t h e o p p o r -

    t u n i s t s among t h e s t u d e n t s p r e s e n t . These were e a s i l y

    d i s t i n g u i s h e d by t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y o n l y s m i l e d t w i c e

    a t t e a , once on a r r i v i n g and once on l e a v i n g , and

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

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

    p o c k e t s f o r a p a p e r b a g .

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    a s k e r - o f - c a c k - ' a n d e d - q u e s t i o n s was r e s t r a i n e d from

    e n q u i r i n g th epurposo o f t h e P r i n c e s s . He d i d , how-

    e v e r , succeed i n a s k i n g how l o n g t h e wooden "mock -up "

    o f i t wou ld t a k e t o o r o s s t h e a t l a n t i o .

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    o f t h e c o u r s e o f s t u d y f o r an e n g i n e e r i n g degree a t

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    d e c i d e d t o s t r i k e t h e s t u d y o f b e l t s c r e e p i n g r ound

    p u l l e y s f rom t h e c u r r i c u l u m . L a t e r t h e same e v en ing

    HOWARD STEELE demonst ra ted h y p n o t i s m as a r e s u l t o f

    w h i c h PETER CLEGHORN w i l l h e n c e f o r t h d e f i n i t e l y and

    a b r u p t l y r e f u s e any c i g a r e t t e s o f f e r e d t o h i m . He

    a l s o sang " N i g h t and Day " w h i c h he has ne v e r been

    h e a r d t o do b e f o r e and - we hope - w i l l neve r be

    a g a i n .

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    p e c u l i a r i t i e s were n o t e d amongst t h e s t a f f . I t was

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    days s t a y , t h a t one was i n t e r e s t e d i n t r a i n s and

    t h a t a n o t h e r was t r y i n g t o grow a b e a r d . Spare u n -

    l i c e n s e d h o u r s were spen t i n two ways - w a l k i n g

    c l o c k w i s e round t h e I s l a n d - and w a l k i n g a n t i - c l o c k -

    w i s e r ound t h e i s l a n d .

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    o f t h e F r e n c h d i e t encoun te r ed - how t o c a r r y a 3 f o o t l o a f

    i n a r u c k s a c k . M a t h e m a t i c a l g e n i u s p r e v a i l e d , by b r e a k i n g

    i t i n h a l f .

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    n o t a b l e f o r t h e g a l e s on b o t h s i d e s o f t h e c a n v a s . The

    i n c l emen t weather c o u l d be endured bu t n o t t h e s n o r i n g

    n e o e s s i t a t i n g i a change o f accommodat ion.

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    a menace a s t h e p h i l o s o p h y o f t h e F r e n c h m o t o r i s t , who c o n -

    s i d e r s a l l o t h e r r o a d u s e r s p a r t i a l l y d ea f and t o t a l l y

    b l i n d , and r e q u i r i n g c o n t i n u o u s b l a s t i n g w i t h h i s h o r n .

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    Lea Edwards h a n d l e b a r s came o f f i n h i s hand and a p u n c t u r e

    was e n f f n m d n e a r p o l s s y . A t S t . Germain t h e o o o k i n g

    p a r a f f i n r a n o u t . A l l banner o f s u b s t i t u t e s from ke rosene

    t o m e d i c i n a l p a r a f f i n were o f f e r e d , u n t i l t h e w i f e o f t h e

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    w h i r l w i n d i n t h e " P l a c e de l a C o n c o r d e " t o t h e d i s o a s f o r t

    o f " w i y and d e l i g h t o f p a s s e r s b y .

    B o u o o n v i l l e r s was r emarkab l e f o r an e a r l y morn ing

    v i s i t . A s B u c k r o y d s t u c k h i s head out o f t h e t e n t he

    gaped s t r a i g h t i n t o t h e eyes o f a b o v i n e b e a s t i e - l o v e a t

    f i r s t s i g h t .

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    w o r l d p e o p l e d b y t h e C a p t a i n a n d p a s s e n g e r s o f a

    s h i p t h a t h a d f o u n d e r e d t h e r e 9 0 y e a r s e a r l i e r .

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    h e s e e k s , t h e y e v e n t u a l l y d r i v e M m b a c k t o f a c e

    t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s o f h i s o w n t i m e s .

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    m a g n i f i c i e n t l y p o r t r a y e d t>y J o h n H a r d i n g . H e

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

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

    d e r s . I t i s a p i t y t h a t h e d i d n o t r e c e i v e

    a d e q u a t e s u p p o r t f r o m t h e p r o d u c e r o r t h e r e s t o f

    t h e c a s t . I n g e n e r a l , t h e o t h e r p a r t s w e r e

    p o o r l y c h a r a c t e r i s e d , a n d m a n y f i n e a c t i n g o p p o r -

    t u n i t i e s w e r e l o s t . T h e n o t a b l e e x c e p t i o n w a s

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    d i f f i c u l t p a r t o f B r i g g s . T h o u g h h a v i n g a r a t h e r

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    t h a n k s m a i n l y t o h i m .

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    w h i c h , t h o u g h s u p e r b i n p l a c e s , w a s i n g e n e r a l o f

    a v e r y l o w s t a n d a r d . T h e i m p r e s s i o n w a s t h a t t o o

    l i t t l e c a r e h a d b e e n t a k e n d u r i n g r e h e a r s a l . T h e

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

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    t h r o u g h a c i g a r e t t e , t o a n e x c e l l e n t L o n d o n a c c e n t ,

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

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

    e x a m p l e .

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    d e v e l o p e d w a s k i l l e d b y a n o v e r l o n g ' d r a m a t i c '

    p a u s e a t t h e e n d . A d a m S o b e y , t h e P r o d u c e r ,

    s h o u l d r e a l i s e t h a t t h e s e p a u s e s , t h o u g h e f f e c t i v e

    i n d e b a t e , c a n p r o v e d i s a s t r o u s o n t h e s t a g e . O n

    e a c h o c c a s i o n w h e n h e i n t r o d u c e d o n e t h e a u d i e n c e ' s

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