LINCOLN COLLEGE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16737, 18 December 1914, Page 9

LINCOLN COLLEGE.

FARMERS' DAY. Farmers’ Day was hold at. Lincoln College yesterday, when there was a very hvvgo attendance, including many farmers who had travelled from tho farthest ends of tho island to ha present at tiro gathering. Tho inspection of the farm an<l stock took up & 3 rcll * J part of tho morning. Tho visitors wore conveyed in drags ana motor-cars to view the fields under cultivation and tho various plots allotted to experimental work. At 1.80 p.m., tho visitors wero entertained at luncheon. Tho Hon E. C. J. Stevens, chairman of the Board of Governors, who presided, said that the year had been a satisfactory one in every way, both from tlio standpoint of work accomplished and from tho point of viow of the finances. Eight of the students had left with tho Expeditionary Force. Mr Stevens then presented tho prir.es as follows r Diploma and Gold Medallist R. IV. Rnwito. Diploma and Special Prizes for Aggregate —A. M. Perham. T tt Diplomas—R. Isaacs, G. H. Boale, J. 11. Johnstone, E. W. Smith, H. B. D Oyley, A. 0. M'Caw. SPECIAL PRIZES. Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s prize for tho best knowledge of stock, shepherding, shearing and woo.-class-ing—A. M. Perham. , Ralcaift farmers' prize for students having best knowledge of and doing best work with implements and machinery—ll. J. Andrew. Pvne and Co.’s prize for judging stock at Addington—A M. Perham. Canterbury Frozen Meat Company s prize for Lost, knowlodgo of price and weight of fat lambs and drafting—A. M’. Perham and J. Sowden. For best estimation of price of fat lambs at Addington—A. M Perham. W. R. Osborne's prize for surgery, care and groomage of hoises —A. W Duncan. Booth, Macdonald and Co.’s prizo for Vest, knowlodgo of farm engineering—L. J. Manning. Maycroat medal for third-year stiments showing best knowledge of live stock A. M. Perham. CLASS PRIZES.

Third Year.—R. W. Hawko, first in practical chemistry, surveying and surgery, second in agriculture, practical _ agriculture, botany, chemistry and economics; A. M. Perham, first in' agriculture, practical agriculture, botany, agricultural chemistry and economics, second in practical. chemistry and surgery; D. N. Beale, first in Babcock testing, second in surveying. Second Year.—L. J.. Manning, first in agriculture, engineering, _ meteorology, veterinary medicine, second in practical agriculture, zoology, practical chemistry (equal) and bookkeeping; W. L. Badfield, first in zoologv, practical chemistry and bookkeeping, second in engineering and moteoro’ogy; H. J. Andrew, first in practical agriculture, second iu agriculture; C. D. Allan, second in veterinary medicine and practical chemistry; R. Walkden, first iu Babcock testing. First Year.—A. M. Poulsen, first in agriculture, chemistry, botany and mensuration, second in practical agriculture and mechanics; ,E. Cameron, first in practical agriculture and anatomy, second in agriculture, chemistry, mensuration and mechanics; M. N. Cowper, first in mechanics, second iu anatomy, ohemisfcry and botany; H. W. Specie,’second in practical agriculture and mechanics.