LINCOLN COLLEGE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16518, 6 April 1914, Page 11

LINCOLN COLLEGE.

ASHBURTON FARMERS NOT SATISFIED. LOWER FEES WANTED. At the monthly meeting of the Ashburton Branch cf the Farmers’ Union, held on Saturday afternoon, Mr It. Simpson asked whether it would be within the province of the meeting to discuss matters in connection with Lincoln College. He understood the College had made a big profit during the year and he would like to .know whether the farmers were getting any increased benefits. The College endowments had increased enormously in value during recent years. The farmers had to .pay the same fees for students to take the College course as they had to do when the institution was first started, but owing to the increased cost of farm labour a farmer had to make greater sacrifices than hitherto to allow a son to attend the College. A farmer’s son was worth £IOO a year on the farm and in view of the great sacrifice a farmer had to make to allow his son to attend tho college greater facilities should be given. It was decided that Mr Simpson should bo asked to draw up a remit to be considered at the next meeting, the remit to be then forwarded for consideration to the provincial conference.

Mr Reid said that the Branch ought to get more information about Lincoln College than it did. Mr Lill said he thought it hardly fair that an institution like Lincoln College should compete at the shows against a private individual, as it had done, though he quite admitted the stock shown from Lincoln College assisted in helping to raise the standard bred '' in the district. In his opinion the- College might compete against, say, the man who had plenty of money, hut the exhibitor who was poor had not much show against such an institution.. The chairman (Mr C. Reid) stated that the College had made a point of returning to the A. and P. Association all prize money, less actual expenses incurred in attending the show.