Lincoln roll to approach 1200

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32542, 27 February 1971, Page 18

Lincoln roll to approach 1200

Nearly 1200 students will enrol at Lincoln College this year for courses in agriculture or horticulture or related subjects such as landscape design or the new post—graduate diploma course in natural resources.

The Diploma in Natural Resources will complete the training of graduates in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, engineering or other disciplines for careers in soil conservation or watershed management, or in the management of plant and animal resources in forest, bush or mountain areas.

Of one year’s duration, the I course is designed so that people of different disciplines will appreciate the contribution of others in the solving of environmental problems. A degree course in agricultural commerce with options in farm management and agricultural economics will be offered at the college for the first time this year. This course has attracted applications from more than 120 students. SCALE CHANGING Farm management has grown from being a relatively straightforward operation into a complex programme of decision making. The scale of farming is changing as farmers face increasing costs without corresponding increases in incomes and as farm sizes and the capital invested in them increase. The agricultural economics option has also attracted a large number of students. Economic problems, especially in the agricultural scene, are far from being overcome and in many cases loom larger than the present technical problems. Farmers are now more concerned with such immediate and* pressing problems as the “cost-price squeeze” and marketing in an increasingly competitive field. Three years of study will be included in this new course. In addition, students will undertake periods of practical training. LECTURE THEATRES Two new" lecture theatres were recently completed at the college to accommodate the larger classes enrolling each year. With seating for 350 and 300 students respectively, these theatres will also allow the combining of classes for common subjects. The theatres have been equipped with teaching aids which will allow automatic control of slide and movie projectors and the use of

overhead projectors. Provision has been made for the linking of the two theatres through loudspeakers, and if necessary, closed circuit television.