Abolition Of Graduation Address Suggested

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32234, 28 February 1970, Page 20

Abolition Of Graduation Address Suggested

A recommendation of the Lincoln College professorial board that there be no formal graduation address at Lincoln College this year was referred back to the board for further consideration when the college council met this week . Professor T. W. Walker said the main reason for the recommendation was to save time at the ceremony. Several members of the council spoke against the recommendation. Mr D. W. Bain said the time would undoubtedly come when the address would have to be eliminated, as at Canterbury University, but for Lincoln the time was not just yet. Mr T. D. J. Holderness moved that the recommendation be referred back to the professorial board. The motion was carried with only one dissenting voice. Enrolments at the college were expected to be 5 per cent higher this year than last year, the main increase being in the diploma V.F.M. course, the principal (Dr M. M. Burns), reported. Some modification had been made to classrooms to accommodate students and the memorial hall was to be partitioned with movable screens to provide study space for more than 70 masteraie students. The two new residential hails were finished this month and the surrounds would be developed as soon as _P° ss ‘y e >_ sa ’ d _ Dr _ Bur °s-

The contractor had started on the building of the lecture theatre block last month.

The council approved a recommendation by the executive, finance and property committee that the college should support the Northern Central Plains Irrigation Committee in asking the Ministry of Works to authorise a feasibility survey for the area between the Waimakariri and Selwyn Rivers. Professor Walker asked that his dissenting vote be recorded.

On the motion of the chairman (Mr J. K. McAlpine) the council agreed to congratulate Mr H. J. Walker on his appointment to the Cabinet as Minister of Tourism. Mr Walker was a member of the council for nine years and the college accountant for six years. The following passed the final meat inspectors’ examination held at the college in December:— M. J. Baker, R. F. Burgess, J. E. Crispin, P. D. Duley, T. A. Hallams, G. A. Hills, M. D. Jamieson, K. R Lithgow, M. H. McGregor, B. R. Nicholson, B. M. Oldridge, G. R. Pomfrett, H. Tito and D. JYoung. Woolclassing certificates were awarded to D. J. Reidie (1968 course) and G. R. McConnell (1969 course).

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