AFFAIRS AT LINCOLN COLLEGE REVIEWED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18992, 11 February 1930, Page 9

AFFAIRS AT LINCOLN COLLEGE REVIEWED.

BOARD IS PREPARED TO EXTEND ACCOMMODATION

The Board of Governors of the Canterbury Agricultural College met this morning. Present: The Hon. D. Buddo (in the chair), Dr H. G. Oenham, Messrs E. J. Howard, M.P., W. O. Rennie, J. Deans, C. H. -Hewlett, W. A. Banks, N. M. Orbell.

The director (Mr R. E. Alexander), was asked to attend a meeting convened for this evening by the A. and P. Association for the purpose of fur- ' thering research w’ork in the Dominion for pastoral purposes. Mr Rennie was welcomed to the Board as the new Government nominee. The retiring member was Mr T. Stephens. • An anonymous donation of £2B was received with thanks for the equipment of the new laboratory, to be used at the discretion of the Education Committee. Accommodation. Referring to the question of accommodation, the chairman said he wanted to dissipate the idea that the College was full. It was impossible to look at the thing from that point of view. The college must grow as the population grew. With the requirements of agricultural education, increased accommodation must be provided. Mr Howard said he tried to point out to the Hon. 11. Atmore that a wave of agricultural education was sweeping over the country. If they could get more money and more buildings, they could take more students. The residential accommodation was as full as it could be, but there was plenty of field accommodation. Dr Denham said there was no doubt that the college was full, that was, as far as sleeping accommodation was concerned. There was, however, room on the farm for more students. Dr Denham moved that, “Whilst all the available residential accommodation is at present fully occupied, the Board is prepared to provide extra accommodation as the necessity arises, as the farm is still capable of carrying more students.” Publicity. The Education Committee recommended that a report of approximately fifty pages should be drawn up by the staff, and approved by a representative of the Board, covering the general activities of the college, education, and research work in progress. The report should be available for circulation among institutions and private people interested. It was moved and carried unanimously that the report should be drawn up covering the year’s work and circulated. The Education Committee also recommended that a news bulletin, drafted by the staff, should be sent weekly to the newspapers for publication. The recommendation was adopted. The Education Committee recommended that the director should be empowered to demand a certificate of health from intending students where necessary. The recommendation was adopted. A further recommendation was passed that diploma students on entering should be notified that they must pass all first-year examinations before being admitted to the second year course: but that any student who fails in his first year will have the opportunity of taking a supplementary examination before the beginning of the second year course.