EIGHTY-FIVE STUDENTS NOW AT MASSEY COLLEGE

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6665, 19 July 1928, Page 6

EIGHTY-FIVE STUDENTS NOW AT MASSEY COLLEGE

COUNCIL GRATIFIED AT RAPID RESPONSE. At yesterday’s meeting of the Massey Agricultural College Council, gratification was expressed at the way students were enrolling. The total to date was reported at 85, of whom 9 were tailing the degree course, 32 the diploma course, 11 the dairy farmers’ short course and 33 the herd-testing course. In addition there are 10 taking their first year of the degree course at either Victoria or Auckland Universities and will be studying at Massey College nest year. It is expected that next year will see the roll at well over 100. The Council approved of the plans of the new science building submitted by the architect. This building is to be erected on the McHardy property. It was reported that good progress was being made with the development of the farm and erection of farm buildings, including now sheep yards and dip, embodying the latest ideas. Catch crops and the pastures wore looking well. A large portion of the flats and a section of the clay country on the terrace had been top-dressed. The Council acknowledged from the Southdown Sheep Society,, ton volumes of the New Zealand Block Book of the Society, and from Mr W. D; B. Murray, Palmerston North, pamphlets on the N T cw Zealand Geological Survey and Vol. 4. of the “Records of the Survey of Nerv Zealand.”

The National Dairy Association advised that the executive had unanimously agreed to present three medals to tho College, one to bo awarded to the loading 'student in each class of the 3 years’ course at the- college; also that two of those medals would be silver and one'gold, tho latter to be competed for in tho final years’ class. Mr F. H. Wood, Takapuna forwarded a silver medal awarded to the Greytown Dairy factory for first prize for cheese at Melbourne) exhibition in 1888. This.is tho first medal won by any Now Zealand produce outside tho Dominion. 'The Alfa-Laval Separator Company sent ,as an addition to tho college museum, an original model Alfa-Laval separator of the type first used in New Zealand.

Messrs. E. A. Bell and Company, .Woodville, donated an improved mole drain plough. Mr A. R. Fannin, Taihape, sent a copy of Vol. 9. of the New Zealand Shorthorn Herd Book, and a complete sot of the "New Zealand Farmer” from 1890. ■ ; ■>