Calendar: 1977-1978 Page 71
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78 General Information opening of the Macadam Building in Surrey Street In addition to providing first-rate facilities for the Students' Union which occupies several floors with magnificent views over the Thames the building accommodates refectories and social facilities for all members of the College and additional offices and laboratories for the Engineering Faculty Two academic departments Biophysics and Plant Sciences are housed outside the main College site The Department of Bio- physics is situated in Drury Lane about five minutes' walk from the Strand The Department of Plant Sciences conducts its classes at Half Moon Lane Dulwich near to Heme Hill and North Dulwich railway stations and can be reached by bus services from the Strand There is field centre for multidiscipline ecological studies at Rogate in Sussex Residential accommodation for students has had to be sought away from the Strand and the College possesses three halls of residence- at Vincent Square SW1 Clapham Common SW4 and Champion Hill SE5 The College athletic ground is at Mitcham in Surrey within reasonable travelling distance of the College Daily Service and Lectures in Theology Under the terms of the King's College London Transfer Act 1908 the Council of King's College is required to provide at least one daily service in the College Chapel which is open to all students The time- table must be so arranged as to leave the time of the Chapel service free from lectures but no student is under any compulsion to attend and no student may be subject to any disability on account of his religious belief Services are held twice daily in the College Chapel in term- time Morning Prayers at 30 and another at varying times each afternoon There is weekly celebration of Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 15 10 on the last day of term On the first day of term at 10 there is special service with sermon Corn- memoration Service is also held in Commemoration Week The Council of the College provides weekly lectures in theology in the Michaelmas and Lent terms and the time-table of classes in each faculty is so arranged as to allow any student who wishes to attend these lectures but no one is compelled to do so The lectures are de- signed for students desiring the Associateship of King's College non- theological and are provided for all full-time registered students of the College without extra fee The normal time is 10 on Mon- days an alternative hour is provided at 10 on Wednesdays for
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