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ROSEWORTHY, sorTH AUSTRALIA.
Mini:;te1'£ai Head: The Hon. Ml;:-;'lSTER OF AGRICULTURE.
F . COLEMAX, J .P. L. T . CmrAX. B.Se. A. 11. VA WKIXS, J .P .
A . J Governing Coul/cil :
PERKI~S. O.B.E . (Chairman)
A. E. V. RICHARDSOX, M.A., D.Sc. W. J. SPAFFORD, R.D A. W. J. ADEY
H. C. PRITCHARD A.F.lA .. SecretarY. . ,
Administrat jye Staff : p,.incipcd :
A. R. CALLAGHAX. D.Phil. B.Se. (OXOll.); B.Sc.Agr. (Syd.).
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H OU.;CIII{/.'{(-r alld Lecturer £n Book-keeping: J W. GOl"L TER. kF.I.A.
, Leeturp,. ill Chemical alld Physical Sciences: I
~ k H. HIChIXBOTHA1I. B.8c., REd_. Dip_Ed., I
Secretary and Accoulltant .' B. C. PHILP .
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['/(llli Breeder: E. ,T. BREA.K\1'ELL, B .Se.Agl'.
SU/lUl/lt'·/Idf'1/.1 oj l '/I/(>I/ ((1'ri rlllli Orchard:
J L. WILLIAMS. R .D.A.
ll/"lructu" in Doirl/illY : V. 11 MC'!)()XALJ). H .D.A ., H.D.D.
Shccp I II"tructor : D. S. TH O:.vIPSOX, H.D .A.
Furm f'IIj!f'ri nt.(! lldent :
H. II .JOXES. R .D.A.
.1 .,.""/(/ 1/ 1 Plal/t. Brr'eda : E. M nrTTON. 11A).:.S(' .
}I'i('l<I Uflier'r: n. H S. 1\.11 ' r OR ~ L " ,RD.A.
R. C. HAY. R.D.A.
A,,~i.'tal/t Farm ][ruWI/Cf : •
A. E. Gl."nXER.
P(Jldlrll Sllpcrill/cncZclII .' F. W. CILBERT.
Gellcral .lIec/wllie .'
H. n ~OrHSE.
Laburalor!1 A.;"i.;11I1I1 :
J. P. EC.\X.
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\1'. G. FA1 RUE.
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O!'nolol!Y Pri ~(' List -• -
Agri{,1I1rm(' Diploma Li~t -
_\gncnltur(' Prize List -
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CCRHE~T E\'E:,TS-
Xotcs and Commcnts
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Sotlal Xot('$ - -The D('batillg SOtiety
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Beck, R . G.
Butler, G. G.
Gepp, T. L. n-.
Haines, C E.
Bidstrup, B . P.
Brown, G. S.
Butler, F. 0
Fry, J. S.
Goldney,:'II R
B roakman, K . P.
Butterfield, R . ]1..[ .
Dean, W. T.
Parmer, W. T.
Feuerheerdt, R. M.
ROLL OF STUDENTS, 1938-9.
THIRD YEAR.
Hutton , J. L.
J ones, J . J. J ones, W. H .
Kelly, J. A.
Riddell. J. S.
Slee, C.
DEGREE. Hughes, H . T. l\Iayo, G. :'II. E.
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Habel. J. D.
Humble, A. E.
Irwin, C F. P.
:'IIichelmore, W. A.
::\ our~e, H. C.
Parkin, P.
Fugh, P. K.
Reddin, J. W.
Richardson, A. C.
Roe, G. P.
FIRST YEAR
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Hanisch, A. T .
Tngoldby, P. N.
:\ lallen, W . W.
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l\[organ, D. H.
).Tottage. W . O.
Pryol', K. E.
Pym, L . "'. Ruc1all, .T.
Ml'c'ond Y L'a\'.
Walker, D. W.
Young, P. J.
Ti\'er , X. S .
Shegog. R. L.
Tummel, P. LeB.
\Yinser, R. L.
Searson, T. A. •
Snook, E. T. •
Waters, i\. II.
Williams, S. G.
Wilkinson, J. 1.
Chaffey, W . B .
Graham, IV . O.
Kuchel , R. !-T.
Seppelt, P . S.
Shipster, R. F.
Fil'>,L Y ('nl'.
,\ngove, T IV . l'. Ryan, \' . J. Smith, F. H.
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1 FFI E - RE, 1 - ! I • I i Student Comm ittees: i r "Th, ,~I I/ d. /d·· ( '''ltIlltllI , c- 'j" /lIli" ( ' /l Oltlli l/ ,l - i i -"1:I1l :nnT : ;\lr. A. n. HI!'klllho illl\ \l1 J\lall ll!!(' I : i\11·. D R. TItOUlp~on. i £ I ' j ' l 1) (' I' I C:I \, I:llll : C . ::l lpl' ' 1 '.( I or . , . 1 . ,t ' l' , . I • :Sub-EdItor : J . L . Rllllon. :-;('('\'('1,, 1'.\ . ,I . I\' . HC'l ld ul. , ! ,r. A. K011.\'. I". lI . SIl11II1, C . P. Irwin . II. 1\1. \\ . I-l . .Tunl'l->, H. II. 1\.u('It"I, (: . vYi li ialllS. 'II 1 l\Inrt l\l . .1IM. ti,." ('(JIllillill" _ •
i TI, c 81 1H/, /1/', ' Ih W'·'" II/([ I il" (' ''IIII''il- M nn:l)!l'r : Mr. H If ,JUllt ·~. ! 1 Cll:I1I'Inan . D . IY. \\·t\lhr. ~;('r('l l:t ry : H . L. SIH ')(o)( ! • \. S t'p . .T . J . J onl '.-. \\ () Urahlllu, 'I' . 1', I 1 8<'('r(' l :ll',\' : p , J Y O\1Il!! . D ' ('Il ll , , i P. 8. ~1'J' I' <' It . .T . \\' . R ('dd in, P . P:II·kin. \ . ! - Brookman . H. ;\[ F <' UE' ril e('nll. 811'i1011lilla ( 'ollllllill e (' I I l\lanll)(I'r: Mr. R . (' ]["". • i S }l()l'/ :; [ lIioli SC'('I'f'ta I'Y : l' Parkin . . !
Cluirnl:ln: ThE' Sport sma"trl' ( ;\11' . D. S. H (' B I J H I{ II 11 ! I 1 Thomp:-o!\ ) . . " C'C '. . ' • " l f', ;{. . F . Shl~'ier, . , ,,'. T . Falllll' I·. I 1 Sl'(, I' {' t :II~" D. II' . W alke r . • I T1'0" .,\I1·('I' : ;\11', H. C. Phil p. U(lI! ('tllI/llzilk l !
l\ltllUi!( l"l': l\lr I '. R Mt'Doll l1 ld. : 1 D c/t'(fll/c s- ::icl'I'ettll'\.·: T. L \ \'. (,( 111. 'I " F oot b:lIl : n G B\lll0r C Sl('~ I CTi!,\,pr: 2:' S: ' Bro,,:u : . ' . J . 8, F i'." , II' . A. M I< he lml) rr, J. R udal!. i l Tt'nl1l< . C . ::;1 ('1'. Hij/"" ( 'mwllitt cr i 1 S,yimmil1U: : R. G. Be('k. MlInu~('I': M r. A. K ('l"L, r. ' f A I hll' i i('~ : R . L She~ol! . ::ieerrtan' : J. L . fI It or ! i RiflE": \Y . O. U nlhal1l . \\' . H . J OJ1E''', W . 0 Gr,I), .fl , R. L . Shl'l(og, ! • Golf : .J S. Fr." . J. L. Wl lkin"on f 1 ' = GYDln:!>· il lUl : R . L. shego.!!:. CYlI/ ll asi/1I1l ('Ol1l1 llill ( 1 ! Btlli:mb : F . 0 ]3uller. l\bnu)!:('I': M I' R . H J on ''; . I 1 Bl III' ( 'oll/ Illitt l< SC'ercrary: B. P Bi(bl "' lp. i 1
J . .T . J an e,. J. S. Riri(lPlI , 'I'. B. Chaffe)" • • Cha irman : l\Ir. D . S. Tholllp~on . C . Willinm~. I 1 S('crNlIry: C. SI pC'. ' T Mr. A. R. HickinbothuUl, MI' . J . L. Will ia n).';. BIIl£(I)'ds Committ ee- 'II r 1\11'. F . 'I' . Gilbert. D . 'I'. Walker, G . S. M a nage1' : M r. J, W. G oulter . = > BrO\\l1. Secretary : F. O. But IeI' , I 1 Football COlll/llitl ee J . A. Kelly, G. C. Bulie r, " '. O. Graham, J. ,r "1- \\ ' . G oldnev. = 1\bnagC' l' : 1\11' . F . II' . Glibert . . I I s' , , Joint, (,CI'f' i ll l'i(',. G . G . Butler , J.\.l . R . G old.. (lCI((/ COII/mittee I 1 lley . l\[anllger: Mr, J . 'I'. GoultE'r. ' i C"pbin : C . Slee. Secreta ry: P . L eH. T UII1I11P1. ! i \'i('('-C"l't"in ' D. 'I'. W a lker . Mr. E. J, BrE'a k\\'(' II , l\lr F. \f. Gilbert. j , P. J . Yonng, R F . Shil'~t('r. L . \\". PYtlJ. P . J . YOUliZ. G . G . il l/ ti er, T. " ' . C. AI1~o \-e, I 1 . X . P. Brookmlln. ' i ( ' rif'kr/ ('Ulfllll,I/!' ! ' - ! , 1\1:.11:1)(PI·: 1\11' . .T L . '~'i]Jium". Debatin!J ( 'oll •. lII ittl'! I 1 {'lIplain . C. E. Haine:i. Pl'f'~ id (' l1t : lVIl'. D . S. Thollli'[Jn . Jt • t;:f' t'I'p l a l'y : F . H. Rl1lit h. '
\,il'P-('''l'laill Iturl Recl'ctal).': G . S. '1'1'0\\' 11 . ] II 1\1 , I H . I<ueilE' l, C. 81(1t'. C. I' lI'win, . ' 1\b rt Ill .
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Editorial. PR()CRt::-.;S?
\\'e h e in an age where practicalJ~
tlll' lllY is iJ1111ossihle, yet in all phases 0 t IH1 " - __ , lttlre and fa rm life condItIons are aancu '
' b - ail e! in some cases appall ing_ \ Yhy Vaal. - . - 'ffi l' ~ , 't otlli na' IS done to rectlt,- the (11 cu tIes IS I 11 " '
ler which ou r 1):-i111an' producers are "llll( --, , laboun ng,
O Uf "stem uf educat ion particularly that of -country children has long been .criticised, but though small changes have occurred from t ime to time, the necessary fundamental changes in policy ha\'e never lJeen attempted,
It has been ~~,irl of agricultural education, J< The farmer" of the f uture ( the youth s ()f to-cla \-) I1TLl t l1ave facili ties and opportunities to acqu'"e <1 t rain ing in agricultural cience along \\lth that \\' hich would make
for good ci tizenstlip , T he farmers of to-day must be proyidecl with a sound ,y ~
tem of agricultural extension \\'ork,"
Our agriculture cannut progress until our 'young farmers have receive(l a higher standard of educatiol1, and t hey are entitled to heller li vi ng conditions , Youths \\"h o \Y ork exceptionally long hums cannot he expected tn read good literature or s: udr to imjlroye tLeir methods,
It i" indeed deplurable that tho"c wh,' de:, ire to stud" ~lre further handicapped and discouraged h; lack of ;,uitahle lihraries.
The humes in whi ch cnun try peopl c live arc seldolll all that is to he de"ired, I ',," r h,Jll1(:, I)!)" r li,,],t 1)(10r hunks lack of the
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;;mcnities IJ f lif e, tired, {J\'erworked mcn and II f " I HIl('lll!, k, children whll are ton nftell far111 (Irllr]~l'S , Ilnderpaid lalHJl1r are th(' ;,(' suil;i1Jle lm tnial , with which to 11l1ild a ],;)]1]1_'
/ rtic ipJ. t r t1 ra I CII111111 1111 i t Y ~ -
Consider no\\" the uneconomic and wa.;tcful conditions lU1der \\'hiclt Ollr primary inuustries are labouring,
E,'ell though the dairying and fat lamb industries are among the more fin:m;:ially :,ol1ncl of our primary concerns_ they are not progres -ing to anything like the degree they should because of the comparati'-elv - -primitiye method" u~ecl in production and marketing_
In South .\ustralia, apparently nothing is ever done in the \\'ay of condemning filthy milking sheds and olel corroded cans, hecause tainted milk and cream are continually being receiyed at the factories,
Similarly the marketing conditions for the fat lamb industry are appalling, Lambs reared in the Lower ::\ orth and ~Iallee agricultural areas are, of necessity, taken from their mother:, three O f tour day::, before they are laughtered, I s this right:-
Certainly, little progre~s in the way uf tran;.port has heen made during the last ten Ilr fifteen year" Decentralisation. with -the estahli hment lIi s('I-eral CLluntry killing centres and freezing 1I"0rks, is badly needed_
Our extension sen ' ices are far too limited. In this State alone, the number ot trained agricultural and yetcl-inary ad,'iser~ could he trebled in order to ~atisf)' the relluircmenb of the C{llllllll1Jliil'_ . ,
Leac1er..,hip is required self-sacrificing leadership not llnly in methtlc1s nf produ~-tio11 of agricultural C(llll111n<litics, hut III social ref (I1"111. I t is the <1nt\ (If ,tndent--. irolll institlltiuns ,nch <lo; this tlJ -et the e, alllple (If prllgre"" in all, phase: pf liie agricultural. .;oeial, and llH1tlstnal an.1 to n='alisl' lI"it h Tellllysnll-., 11(1\\ dul~ it is to panql', Il' make all cud,
'1'(1 r11st unhurnish'd, not tn ,.h:11l' in l1 ... e I" ]( C, n,
The Princi Speech-Day, 1938.
The Principal (Dr. \, R ('allaghan), in
hi" add res" on Speech-day. a r tcr w('/comi ng the J Ion. :\Iinj 'ter [or . \ griCllll\1re (.\[r, .\, [', l31esing), reierre(l to the gcneral ~Latc
of College health ill the ful1c)\I 'ing" terms:
.. J n Jlll rpllsc f III ellr[ea 1'
our, in quiet di:;ciplille, in ]lwgress and in achie,'e
ment the \car ha" been •
quite in kLeping" "i t h the preyillus t;,'e ,ears upon which I haw had the honour to report.
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and especialll' the rural com-munit~· , ha~, throughoul the \'eal', delllol",trated its iaith •
and cont1dence in our \York,
and I am pn!l1(1 to feel that the sen,ice the College 1111-
doubtedh' renders is being' . ,
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, , \ r)W 1 am plea~ed tu rt'jHJrt, thel' hal e' I. I '
. , . . . , ' d ),lt 1-rllllill III keeping II"lth civIli sati on S I ., ' . . ' . Lurev -,uch amenities 111l1st, III future beel . , . 'JIl1C an I~ltegral !J<trt of It fe (m the land . Amlra_ lla, 1II11\" In her (J nc hUlldred and fiftieth veal'
has lI utgrmvll til(-' shackles and il1 c()J;vel1 ~ jCllces associated with pi llnel' r i ng, a nd she mi!-(ht 11' ('11
look tl) provision of modern adjullcts to life in the h01l1e,; of her rural produ-cers , who , as a group, hare cUlll nbuted ,0 mightily to the past. f f om young m en a re to he encouraged to 6"0 on the lanel, amI to remai n there, then home facIl jtie~ and amenities ill some measure comparable \\ ith those in the city Illust be j, rOl'icled, otherll i,e a5
soon as they think of mar· •
FiELD DAYS. more and more f \1lh' real-•
1'I11 JO" they will e' ther hare t~) n~ake 'their choice judi
not necessa rilr follow the die· ised. E\'en so, I cannot help hut reflect upun the anomaly that,
while lnter;.tate and O\'erseas \'isitors
acclaim the splendid facilities prrn' idec1 here ior hoth practical and theoretical instruc
tion in agriculture and anilllal husbandry, many of the leading citizens of the State
never bother Sli much as to come and see."
.\ fter referring to the completion of the \rinery extensions and lai!oratory impro\,ements, as wel1 as the acquisition and installalioJ1 ()f cereal tC'iting equipment in the cereal tc,~tillg laboratory, he stated that" the J11o:,t
illll",rtalll arlrlitirlll to ou!' facilities, hOllevcr,
l'iI~ 1'('('11 Ihe I'''lhtrnclioll (If a Ilew hath-
1"1,"'11. F'JI' 11I;llly p'ars stlle/ellts IHll'e r;\rlitd 11111 111('ii' ;")ll1li"l1~ ill an appallillg gal valli cd irlll) Irlll'lllf(' 111,)('11 I 1I11c/n 'ialid " , wa C'fllI I) III led iii IIii' dill I ;1141' ,,( ( ,,1I1'gl'
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tates of their hearts alone, or else give up the farlll and ret llnI , after the honeymoon.
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. 'tl '\ gn-operatIOn oj le, Land Sertlemellt .\et.
the following remarks:
. I . 1I 11" men "Fortunately mall" ot ne ) a <> J • ~ . '
., I 'e the Ira)' who come here for tral11111g lal
I , their Oil n and means of taking- up lallt In I Sll
right. For the r ell' who are keen) ,i-. , . '\11 \" pO, I11cll11ed, but lack the mean:; 01 . , _ 11,' .. . , , t1 ' fl' " I billty of ubtalllill o the S:!1I1l, II \1
,., -; ' I til 'llIt'1 , \gricultural (;radl1atl'~ 1 .. 11111 ( I',
I 'I I /I \l't. Tillhe "('('kill" a,;"i,I;\ll,'(' \lil
l t .
~ , " PI't! .\("( halt'lir,;1 1(1 ""I;litl:t f('" 1" ;11' I II"
I 1 · 1'1,,, ,1 111, , 1 1')/('1' II I Ih '('''I'(,\·t I 1\'1' I"
I ill;h! " l"1I11 1' 111 "hl;lill, Ill' tI\l'SI' 1111'11, I I"
I 'I I","'" P ,'1\ '<1 . ,.., I I Ii" S I'l IlI'::-- I', 7
"'\I'~IWIl\'\' ill "olllhill:1ti'lll with "lIffic\'nt
,1l\I\I"I,111\11I tIl l11ake Ihe1l1 It'ci that thl'~
1f':lt it-;bt \lPlthy pi [i1l'lr hire."
.. I \llIght add. at thi~ jUl1c\:lu·e. that dur• lOr Ihc I ear ,ix h!llder~ uf the Col!el!e 1I ~ # ~,
dl;,lot11a made successful applications for
;t,~"tal1ce under the Graduates Land Sett~eIllcllt _ \ct. and since the visit of the Premier
tl\'() I'ears ago, when he promi ed finance for ,
ib operation. ten ha I-e received advances
_uAicient to put them on their own proper-•
. The ,-\ct has undoubted"" acted as nes. _ a iJeacon of hope and security for keen
young men anxious to go on the land. and ,
\\'ho possess all the necessary attributes for
success . except the means. "
The highligh ts on the farm were then
recorded in the followi ng term :
"The 1937 ,eason ,yas a tantalising one
for us, for whl.e the rest of the wheat areas.
almost withou ~ ,::xception, enjoyed rainfall
above average. dn a rea south of Tarlee, including Rose, 'l l'thy and district, missed the
earlier opening rams and were Ie - - fortunate
in the later rains, especially those in the
late Spring. 7he total rainfall for the year -1937 was brougl.t to 15.56 inches by l.91 -inche, received in December; this annual
rainfall wa, :2 inche~ below the average.
During the growing period from .o\pril to
October inclusive onl\ 10.0-1- inches were -recorded. I\"hich is ven much helow the
• al'erage [or the same period. From an
~rea of nearly 350 acres of Ilheat hancs[ccl
ItJr grain an average yield of 22 hU'ihels 17 Ib wa I I t- . I ;1'1' . . , . ,~)) ,liner. 1h. 111 YleW ot the
l1~ture uf the ~eas()n, a nd especially in "icw
~'t lo"e: a ... a result of inclement harvest-111" weal he' . ,
': 1. IVas aver\' sathtacton rc..,ult. !julte in I'e' . 1 - . '
, ' t]llllg' Will the hIgh standards 01 the l)rel' I'C I' -1'1 . lth ou I' I'ea r.... 1e a vcr;we ntll . , ' " i I PCT 11lch ot ... easnnal rainfall \las 2 'lhhel, U IIJ .. an efficienn' factllr which
r"m • leu.1Iar(', txtrC'llll'ly well with preliot1s Cul-. ,t re'ult." ()ne facetillth inrii\'itlual
a h'l I ml' the lither clal' whether \IT hacl IT/,hn - .
.Ill\, n'l'I,rd". and J think he II'a.,
,urpri,ed tu learn that \\.: Itad. illr it i tht· fiith year in ~\H'c('.,sirll1 that the a\crag' yield has well exceeded 20 huslH'1 . whi'h hreaks a record createcl last year, \\ II .on, fur tbe first time in Crlllegc hisll)r\·. \'iel<1, - . in four succe"sive season.., exceeclerl 21)
bushels. .-\ctually the yields oiJtainerl in the last five years ha\'e been 2-1- bushels 51 lb., 26 bushels 57 Ib,. 27 bushels 59 lb .. 22 bushel~ 8 Ib,. and 22 bu ' bels 17 Ib" and in
all fi \'e year". with one except:on. the rainfall has heen beiDlI' ayerage,"
"The .--\ugust rain" \yere the most out
standing feature of the 5eaon: they were -especially bountiful. and ju~t in time to
assure a repleni"hment of our depleted fod
der resen-e.. To this end 567 tons of hay. •
includin(r 76 ton ' of meadow hay frum ,
yolul1teer growth. were made. and approxi-
1lIately 600 ton of green fodder Iyere conyerted into silage."
" This is really not the place to report further on farm returns. but sufficient ha" been
gil'en to inspire continued confidence ill the
il refutably sound e,ample and practical op
pnrtunitie - a fforded the student..,"
" T should mentiuu, huwe\'er. the fact that
the College lI'a" success f ul in lI'inning the
_ \ 11-.--\ alian Porker Competition spon
sored bY the .--\u~tralian ;'[eat Board. amI •
that lI'e maintained (\\1[' pre,tige in fat lamh
production by "'inning the State Expurt Lamh Competitinn fLlr buth the month" of July and ,\ugust: in addition. om _eptem
her entr: was l[llite well placed in the, \1\,-\u-.rralian COll1jletitiun fnr that month. l\1
"pile of the fact that the hest (If our lamhs
haLi left the farm hefore the .\u"tralian
L'(lmpetiti011 was inaugtlratell."
\ \ ithout attempti ng- [0 (,ll\'er the expluits
Ilf (lid Studel1t" clllllprehensil'ely. the Prin
cipal made "l'ecific rl'ierence In the promotion of ;'[r. \\' . .T. Spafford to the p(l~it;oll of Director of \gricuJture. the first tlf 0\11'
(lid Studenh [(, g-ain rhi,. distinction. and
the 111~S ';[\~tainl'd ttl the State hy the al'poinlment pf Professor \. E. V. Hichar.\-
Til E :-;TL"J)I ~ :\T. JJl' l'l: I1II H'1' 21 , I ').~~. - _.
I-Iln as j)eputy Chid Executil'c ()rticer t\l
the C.~,I .R. Dr. Callaghan sait! that we had Il'arnl hI regard I'rufessor Rid1ards(l1l <tnd tIll' \\'aite Institute as ',\'I1111101l1OLlS. and "hile he \\ ill he sorely missed ill :-;outh • \ t1 str:l.l ia, the hroader l '()l1l1ll(l1ll1't'a I t h ,..phere. which he has IHIII' entered on a ful ltime hasis. II ill lll'(ll' ide {,I'en l110re ac1equall' scope ior his ollbtanc1ing executiw talenb. .\s a meml1er of the COl'crnil1g" Council. 11<' bad learnt to appreciate him as Ul1e of the most 100'al and deyoted o[ ( )Id Students, and
,
he \\,a,.. "ure he has helped profoundly to iurther the interesb of thi s, his alma mater.
The exploits of ~lr. .\, \Y, Gunson at ,
the 1,' ni\' ersity of Sydl1ey, \\'here he IS ,.,ttHh'ill o' Veterinary Science. and tho:-oe o f _ b .
~Ir, ,\, I, K, Walker at the 1: !liversily o [ ,
. \delaide we"e :-tlsn t1lentioned ":\[1', Gun ,.,nn In- stroking his College (Tew to victory ,
in the Intercollegiate Doat Race. and sullse-q\1entl~ gaining hi s BlLle hy doing the same [ o r the l'ni\'ersity of Svdne,' in the Inter -. .,
'Cni\'er"ity Boat Race, as well as gaining distinction in his ~tudies at the end of hi, thircl year, has achieyed outstanding SlICCCsS and 1 feel sure that he is obtaining in full the acl\'antages of Pniversity Ii fe,"
" Last year. at this gatbering. I congratu lated the (,old :'Iedallist of the year ( ?II r.
,
A, J. K, Walker) on winning the Ridley ~r emorial Scholarship, This young man, in hi" fir,;t year at the 'Cni\'ersity, gained iir,;t place lI'ith Credit in Zoolngy 1. fir~t place with Credit in Botany I (for I\'hich he wa, awarded the John Bagnt Scholar~hilJ). ('redit in Chemistry r. and pa!->s in 1'h"slc" re'tllto; \I'hich I am SUI'e I'(ltl \I' ill
• •
,rmcede an.' \\'orthy of ,p<:cific ci tation. :'nd ~i\'l' 1'1'fJ1l1!';(, oi a brilliant careel'."
TIll' l'rill~'ipal c()ncluded his remarko; 011
Ihi~ 'thj('( '1 II)' sa) illl!; thaI" The,l' fel\' O\lt
qallllilll-: '1J('('l'~S~s al1ainel during Ihe I'ear III III(' I'r"f(·~ ,il'llal WIl!'ld, by (llel Stlldt'llb.
1I11'1\' j.!1' til I",\\, Ikll f(lr Ill(' , 'Ollllg lila I I ,
"r al,ililv 1'" C'wIlIlIlV /\J.:rir-Idll!1:t1 ( '(1111'1-:1' 11'1 ,\I Ic',l, ;11111 i ~ Iill 111'1 il1/.:. ;1' .. ;til (" ('11('111
~tartilJg point fur iJnlliant <Lgrir ult ural , . , all'] vetcnna 1'\ careers,
•
Stlllkllt alTalr s thell der o[ tlte acldres~:
()ccupied the renla' , II!-
" The occasion i ~ uilique in that tn-day We
present tbe Ii r ~t dip] Il Il l<\S ill ()en"log l '. Fu\ ' , I r
young 111e11 jo:ned the spec ial Col Ur"e III II ine, making- inaugurated at this g-athering hI' the Premier two ),ca rs agu , AI\ f oul' hav'e ]lOW succeeded i 11 qual i h 'illg r or their d iplomas, These fo undation ,tudenb of the Oellulog) course deserve great prai,e i or the esteem. trnst and respect which the,
, have engendered in their tW[J I'ear, as special student s, The\' ha \'t' set a standard of
•
excell ence in conrlurt, attitude and tnt ,tworthiness as a f()llndal ion and tradi tion for the cmulatiun II f sun ceding genera t i on~ of wine students anel T ,1.111 particularly anxious tn proclaim publich '11' appreciation of their line spiri t and SC'l " " f prnp[Jrtion,"
" Student 1, eJly "i ve~ the fir st Diploma in Uenology wit!- ,'Ir:,t Cla~s lIonours and High Distincti on '11 ',\, ine. Vinegar and Bra11lh- Anah'~I". \' Dux of the cias, be abo r~cei,'es' the Leu !luring Gold Medal for Oennlogy, It;s very fi lt ing tbat the lirst recipient of the new di ploma have set such a high standard of excel1 e~ce , and Student Kelly deserves the heartIest
, S I l' 'ge and uf congratulatIons, ~ tuc ents ~ 111 , , '( ) ologr WIth , \ lIan recei\'e t he Dlpluma In en , ' cr
Second Clas5 I [onours. the former gal1l1 ,t1~
J r \\ " I I f' Q for hi" Tndll' the \..arl elc en 1[) er p rIZe , , I I latter Iht iclual Stud\' or ProJect . an, tIe ,
.' "" , T ', Stuclent R on :'fart111 PrIze for astmg , - , I I lerit(lrtll1l' J [ackett has also comJl elee a, 11 Tn
cuurse and llualifi ed for the t!lpl tl1l1a, . . . . ~ ~. len ts ("lll11
l ,asslllg, I 111lght add tInt S IX ,tll( I 'I ' .. ' f I '" l ktH) (Ik ' pleted the 1,' lrst \ car [) t lell
Course to-cia I ' , . If '" , I ' " . Ihtl lll('( I " Sel'('lltel'n 1'(11111" IIH'I I 1.11 t 'I
• , ," " . " . "i Ih('\11 Ihe 1 )11>1(111):1 III \g'IH'IIiIIII( .. 111.1 • I .,(
, , l,hl"I' :-;t\ICiI'lIt :-; .. h' lIrk(·1 it ;I" ~ .II1\ t'd I I( "HII.\
., I ' 1' 11,·1 eli,1 illl't 1<>11
II illl 1'(l'sl Ilt ·" idl·' ".IIIIII Il! II' l ' , . ' I' I '
<'I.I Sh 11111111111 ' .11\.1 111;.1 ; tl> (,,'
lilillillil III Il.lill ill ;' . II, h.l- " .'1\ \
' 1111 ': S'I' I ' I ) I',:"'; '! , "
'iI'l,d ,I' 1111', thl' 1)1.1 Stud"llls' ('III' IIII' ,
1'1 "lil'il'IIl',1 III \gril'ltltlll'l' <1l1d \lIimal Illt~-
h'1I1dn, ,\lId pri zl" 11I1' .\nimal 11l\~lJandl':,
\!,!ril'ultllrl', l'l'actical Exal11illati(ltl~. allcl
Ih~' ~II'l'phL'lt PrizL' for Dairy:ng. This
- Il!ll" man hails from the SOl\th-Ea~t, and \ l t"I
ha::. completell a highly creditahle course,
and 1 am pleased that he intends to proceed
to the Univers ity. The Second Aggregate position i::. filled by Student ;\ [itton, who,
through sheer determination, concentratIon.
and weLl-directed effort, managed to matric
ulate during the year by private study as
\Yell as main tain his position in class . Very
rightly he has gained hi s reward, and we
are pleased to offer him our heartiest con
o-ratulations on winning the GoverllJ1len't " Veterinary Scholarship, tenable for five -rears at the University of Sydney, Students -Heysen and Stephens have also completed
exceptionally well-balanced courses, and are
worthy of ~pecidl mention. It is impo::.si ble
for me to sll1g1e out others of the year 011
the ba~is of their results , but I would he
failing in my <luty if I were not to offer lllY
appreciation to Students Brookman and
~tephel1 s , yo, ho, as Senior Councilmen. have
had such a splendid influence on C olJege
!i (e through the Student,,' l{epre~en ta t i\'e Council."
"'lhe Dux of the Secon d Year is Sturient
Young, and he has completed an oUbtancling
year's work, in \l'hidl he has shown all ~
roun d ability in both practical and indoill'
spheres. Besides winning the Silver Medal
:ts Dux of hi s ycar, he has gTccclily \\'1111
eYery other prize availahle, except the prize' f',r 'iec(lnri ,\ggregate, II hith, hy a p1'flces~ oj dimination, he has kinc1h' left for Stll--tI(-nt \\";dkt1'. Xext to Student \'\ '~t1kl'r is
Slnd('nt 1:('ck and bflth havl' c1'111c \ en' , ,
"Thc 1\rcJ\IZl: ;\o ll'd:d f'lI 1)11' oi I'ir' Year II as won I)v Stllfl<'111 1<"<,, ;]lId ht, i -closely followed hv Students Irwin antI - -Colclney in that ()rder. - \ II three gi \'(' prfl-
mise of doing well and their suhsequrnt (>11
cleavuurs will he {o11t1II'ed with intere'il."
" By way of epilogue, [ \\'ould like to con
gratulate the students on the way in II-hich
they have conducted themseh'es in a ~pirit
of sportsmanship and happy association.
The\' have worked well and with credit tn -themselves, they ha\'e played lyell, ami w:th
more marked :ouccess than usnal. and, aho\'c
alL tbey have respected the trust ancl rei iance
placed upon them in a spirit that makes me
feel well satisfied with their deportment and
general conduct."
"Likewise, I would like to \'o:ce fnll ap
preciation to m)' staff for their loyalty and
the keen sense of co-operation they haye
"hown me, especially 1110nths."
elu ri n o'
" the last three
OENOLOGY DIPLOMA LIST, 1938,
---
In Order of :.\Ierit.
l -Charles Worthington Kelll', with First Class
Honours and High Distinrtion in 'Wine. Brandy.
and \,inegar .-\ nalysis,
2 )Joel Burge. with Second Class IIonours.
3- IIector Roy MalL'olm ,\lIan, with Sel'und
Class Honours.
,I Walt!:'r ~laxwell Champion IIackett.
OENOLOGY PRIZE-LIST.
Gold l\lcclal (presented hy ~ l r. Leo Burillg, 1\)1' the highest aggregate in all Diploma subjec-ts\·
L' \Y 1\.e'II).
Prize for Inrli"idual Study (presenten hl' ,\11'
Karl \\'eldenhoferl :\ Burg"_
Tasting (presen ted
IT R l\f , \ lIal1
hI' :'II,. R . It :\lartin' -•
T I I.I~ STUDE~T. lkct'ml)('r 21, 1 'JJX.
AGRICULTURE DIPLOMA LIST, 1938.
[n Order ,)1' ;)lent. . ;0.1 Ph,lIp (;urtler Schinc'kel, wIth First ('Iass
IIUlltlUrS and High IJist1l1ctiol1 in D~nrying.
,)06 Rohert Linl e,' M,tton. with Second t' la~~ Honours.
:;(;;-:11 ichael Rudolph Heysen, with Secund l'lass Honours.
50S-Rollo FranCIS Stephens. with Second Class Honours
,;09 Robel·t ~1()rgall Baker, with Second Class Honours.
510 Bryan James Hemmings, with Second Clags Honours.
iill Ronald Senior Perry, with Second Class Honours.
512- :llichael Seymour Butler, with Second Class Honours.
513 Leslie Donald Diercks, with Second Class Honours.
,"i1,!- Harold Knight Pinkerton . ,')1,5 Joseph Thoma. Lawrence Stanley . .51{}-Da\·id ~orman Brookman. 51 i - \\' illiam George nodgrass. 31 - :'\ e"i1l€ Sinclair Orr. ,i19-:,\igel Rutherford Higgs. 520-.\lan Peter Bowman. 521 - James William :\Iagarey.
AGRICULTURE PRIZE LIST- YEAR 1938
THlRD YEAR STUDE;o..JTS .
GO'ld :\ledal (presented by the Royal Agrk ul_ tuml and Horticultural Society fur the Highest ,\ggrega te in all Diploma subj ects ). - Po G Schinckel. .
Second Aggregate Prize (presented by the College) . R. L . l\Iitton .
Old Students' Cup (presented b y the Rose-worthy Old Collegians' Association for the Highe~ t Aggregate in Agricul ture a nd Animal Husb r: lldry) . P . G . Schinckel.
Outside \\' ork (presented by the Albert ;)101-ineux l\Iem orial Trust l. M. R. Heysen.
Practical E xam inations (presented by the Jlembers of the Advisory Board of Agricu1-ture J. P . G. Schinckel.
:ll orphett Prize in Dairying (bequeathed by the late l\[r. A . H . :\l orphett). P. G. Schinckel.
Tfie Ha selgroye Prize in Viticulture (presented by the late 1\lr. C. " . Haselgro\"eJ.-R :\I. Baker.
Agricultme (presented by the Principall .P. G . Schinckel.
Prize for Best Teamster (presented by the Director of Agriculture) .-R. L. Mitton.
D II' LOi\! i\ ('LASS. LD:lS-:10 I,u,k, '1, L \\' (;'1'1', .1 L . Il ullllll, \V 11 r,,"~~, I ,\ I\l'lIv. (; , C 1\11(1"1, I. S 1".1.1,,11 . ,
I I 1,,,((,", 1,,,,,,- I( (, 1I,·,·k. I' .I Y"l1"~:. ~ II I \\' (~"Idl'" ( 11 111"""101,1",1,]1. \ I, 1'.111.1): 11 .111
(1'''''111''')1. I I. W. Wul l " ' , ( s l""
T I I I ~ ~'I' l ' I ) I ~\,T, 1 1
~!\I'rl' !lns!I,IIII!1\ ll'n'~""I\'d 11\' '\11', \\', S,
,,-Ih I I' \ ~ , :4"\1il1\,!-,'1
~I
\'11'" .111,1 h lIit \' . \ l'pll ill ) ,
1'11' 1' I'l'tll1ing (presl'nl,',l 1", H L. ~li lton .
lIh'n I ilka I 11111 01 l'ereals (presented hy Mr. \\ II ].,';)k) R. ~r. Baker.
S(lltkl1( !1andbook (presented by :\11'. D. A . 1,\'1111, for Best Kept. Student llandbook) .-i\t. q Butler. -'
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SECOl':D YE.\R STUDENTS.
Dux of Year (Si'l\'er :\ledal, presented by the Gawler Agricultural Society). P. J. Young.
Second ,\ggregate Prize (presented by the College ).-D. W. Wa lker.
.\griculture (presented by the Principal). P.
J, Young.
The T. G. H. l3uring Prize in Viticulture.P. ]. Young.
~[orphett Prize in Dairying (bequeathed by the late 1111'. A. H. ;>.Iorphett).-P. J. Young.
Outside Work (presented by the Albert ;\101-illeux ;'lemorial Trust). P. J. Young.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS.
Dux of Year (Bronze :\leda11.-G. P. Roe .
Second Aggregate Prize (presented by the Col\ege) .-C. F. P. Trwin.
Outside Work (presenterl by the Alhert 11101-• 1I1eux nlemorial Trust) G S . Brown .
,\ gricul ture (prescnted hy the ('o·l1oge).- l\l. R. GolcIney.
:'lorphett P ri?" ill Dairying (bequeathed l,y the late 1\11' . A rr. ~lorphctt 1. :\L R. Goldne)~.
Jlellzies Pri,,, (presentl'rl by (1\Lr. D. :\lenzies to the most consistent ano Illtt;!lli.gcnt trier who has Ilot securec\ nny othe r prize ). n . C. Nourse.
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NEMESIS.
Tht'rc on,·~ was 01 [,·lllIw ('alle<\ Kill·h.
\\'ho han(Ilt-.1 IllS (,'u ms with'lllt hitch, l' ntil (lilt· flll e clay
\\'lIh II I;(rgl' IOl1d (If hay II . .
" fini-hl'r\ 1I';(h It In .1 tl!kh R. II K.
A TEXNICAL TALE ,
Down th.., \"'a~l..,ys ""uri on[' day Texas rode a load \If hay
, , Prancing steeds and rumbling wheel, A 11 con trolled by wrists o[ s tee 1.
Straight continues hal[ a mile,
Face of clriYer one large smile.
Straight reduced to haJ[ that length,
Tex. begins to use his strength.
nalf a furlong still to go-
Tex. begins to shout out" Whoa! "
Bounding nags with heads in air,
Pleased as Punch they do not care!
Tex . with Stetson clamped on tight
Pulls on reins with all his might.
Sixty yards, the pace is faster,
l30y from \Yest foresees disaster,
Forty yards, and turn to take!
l3oy! Oh, l301'! Did Texas shake? -How to cherk this headlong course?
\\-hy'd he lea\'e his rocking-horse?
Twen ty yards. They begin to turn;
Texas' pants begin to burn.
He wil'!? He won't! The bndge i< missed,
II' agon takes a fearr ul list .
Horses, piied on [em'e. mu~t stop
\Yaggon. Tex., ancl hay on tllp.
When the clu. t floa ts from the pil~
Nothing stir~ for quite a II hill";
Theil, through sheaves, a ~tetson ri~es.
W ords are heard full of surpri~es,
Tex. looks north and east and west .
F eels him~e1f; puffs (HIt hiS chest,
Says with prick. "hilt: he ('limbs nut.
.. What's ,\ 11)\ got to 1>ll)\\ about! ..
111 the ,h'ing- light tlf da\'
Rouncl the ,'urm I swings lI1(>l'e h<1\'.
Tea111 i;; swaYll1g h-lt and right
.\ nrl the t1rh-e r'~ 1",;\ til Sight
:-./Il! 11("s still there. tight "f hp.
Using leeth (lnt! 1U1I1, itlr grip.
Tt'H1l1 flies on with flOWing lnane~,
' \1 r!=;i tv end;.; htl YL' 11I~t tht' l't>itl~.
One J11Ure trip ha:-; turnt'd ()lIt W J"l\llg.
Kit,'h Iu\, ,ioined the 1>"I\"rs' thl'lIng-, - ' l. ~.
12 T111·~ ST1) UI<:NT. -
DUCES, 1938,
Th ird \ ear: P . G. Schinckel.
Set'olld Yea r : P. J Young
Fi rst " ear. G P. Roe.
Oellology: C, \Y . Kelly.
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DUX OF COLLEGE, 1937-38.
p , G. SCHIK CKEL.
Before entering the College in 1934 P. G.
Schinckel attended the Kybybolite School from
1923-1929, and continued his studies a t P.A .C, from 1930-1934.
P. G. Schinckel had a very creditable career
rluring his three years at R .A.C., b eing second in
his first year, Dux of the second year, and in
his final year gained the Gold Medal as Dux
~ f the College, and a1so the Old Students ' Cup
lor the Highest Aggregate in Agriculture and \'eterinary Hygiene.
He was awarded prizes for Agriculture , Sheep If l1sbandry. the :I[orphett Prize in Dairying.
IIp play~r1 an acti\'e part in College life, being H'J,rr'sentml Oil the ~nlf, Billiards, and :\o[agazine (. (,Hl1oitt('(; <:j,
S,bi",!.,,1 t lll"I'"d th<: ('niycrsity to take the , \~d'\lltllllol ~ .. i, 111'<: ('OlJ!"«' "I ~'larl'h , l !l:l ,~ , nnrl
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'" W I 111 ' 1 110 1"'lld 1 1111\ II! h",. I"", " f~ ftl'l \,'al , I'il III~ ill ;dJ -,ul.j,',l !"
DUX OF OENOLOGY CLASS, 1937-38,
C. W. KELLY,
C. \Y. Kellv attended S,P.S,C, from 1920-1929, -whe re he gained his leaying certificate He p layed an acti-'e part in sports, gaining hIS Colours in Football and Rowing,
From Saints be went to the C niyersitr, where he d id the first year of the Agricultural Science course, H e then entered RA,C., in 1931, and ga ined h is Diploma in 1933, wi th Second Class H onours. During these yea rs he was a warded " B lues" in Football and At h letics, gaining the Cup in 1933 for the Champion r\th le te.
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During t he next two years he gained exper~-ence at ya rious wineries before he went to hIS father 's wine cellars at Lvndoch where he man-. , aged the wine-making opera t ions.
In 1935. whe n the Advanced Oenology course was inaugurated, K elly was one of the fo ur suc-cessful applicants. H e gained first place in th,e fi I .. . I"~ l'la-s TI onour., 11a eXam1l1atlOns wi th < Irst " " I and High Dis tinct ion in \"ine. Hrandy, " an' \T' . . I tl Let) 1 ~)lrlJ1egar AnalysIS; he a lso gamec le ing Gold Medal fo r Oenll iogy. . ,
( th,' !cllt. Tn College act il' ltiEs h" \\'as ulW:l 1'S ,) \ h-
and was an ac tin! membe r uf 1'0.1 1[>:111, 1
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rbi~ \ l'ar the Clllkge has ouce again gone •
~l ,'ppi\lg up the ladder of fame, and so it i,; with a light heart that I commence relat'1" the activilie o f the past year. 'I ,.. •
The final exams for la t year were helel at the beginning of February, and we were pleased to ~ee that seventeen of the Third 1. ear Studenls received thei r diplomas on Speech-day. The Dux 0.£ the Co~lege was P. G. Schincl~el. \\"ho received a F!rst Class Diploma wilh High Distinction in Dairying. The runner-up was R. L. ~Iitton. The prize and diplomas were presented hy the Hon. A. P. Blesing. ~l.LC. ( Minbter f Jf • \griculture), and as the elections were to be held onl v a \\eek late!', we were ven' . "
pleased to know that h:s esteem for the
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Events Colll.:ge lI'as !'IO high thaI hI.: Ih'Jllgtll it went h lI'hile to spend some of hi~ laluable lillll in visiting ti s .
Ruseworthy blood was once again introduced into the Varsity £lock at the begin ning of the year by the entry of P . (~.
Schinckel. R. :\1. Baker, and R. L. ~Iitton. The fir t two are studying at the Uni\"ersity of Adelaide for their B .. -\g.Sc. degree. whilst the latter was awarded the Government Veterinary Scholarship and now boasts Sydney as his home tOWI1. Last year hl"tl
Old Students K. \Voodroffe and J. A Beare successf nlly completed their degree The former i now located at the \Vaite In titute. and the latter ha~ joined the Departrnent of Agriculture. This year we have had \\·ith u four students who are
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14 '1'1 IE STL'J)E:\T. IltTt'llllwr 21. If}.~x . -"tud~ing iM tile B .. \g.Sc. deg-ree. and \I'e all hope that their :-;nj(\urn up here ila, heen a \er.' ilapJl.' O1}e,
Staff change:-- thi:; year ha \"(~ I,cen rather IlUI1ll'rou:-.. hut the ne\\' memher1i are maintaining that cordial ~pirit betlyeen ,taR' and ~tudenb which i:-;::;o peculiar tu Roseworth). In the t1r~t place, we lI'ere \'ery snIT)' to say farewell to ~lr. Baker. 11e had gwell twenty-uine ) ears of great "en'ice (u tbc College as Dairy Superintendent, and lIT are certain that clair\' farmers in the -Port Lincoln district are profiting by hi~
experience and aclyice. Thi l'aGllIcy has heen filled and :\Tr. V, H,. McDonald, H.D .• \., 1l.D.D .. no\y holds pride of place. :\[1'. Humphries. \\'ho took o\'er the management of the farm last year. has Ie[t us to join Fertiliser Sales. Ltd., and his place h::ts oeen taken by :\11'. R. H. Jones. I':'.D .• \.,
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our former lield ufficer. TIl1'; h'lS 111 I < " Urn
resulted in the Pl'!Jl1W(iOll n[ Mr. D. II' :\Jellor. H.D. \ .. whl! had been our 1'1 .
a 111 I'reeding Cadet [or ~IJllle time :\fL' I lIlt
< • '. 'IJtr 1m" left LlS (0 reSUllle assuciation with the \ \'aite I\esearch 111 ~titule, and in hi, ~tead \I'e 11llW hlll'e 1\11'. R. l'. I lay, l(D .. \. [l
fum1er Cold ~ledaIIISl. Last, lmt ;lOt lea~t. we come to :\1 r. Egan. whose retirement owing to ill -health was greatly regretted by evt'ryollC. II is place is tempe,,:. arily filled hy .\Ir. W. J. j I. James, R.D. \., (1 t).20). II'ho would look a perfect umpire. if on ly white coat and hat were supplied. To all of ott l' new Illemhers. amI old alike, 1\ e lI'ish the best of good times in the future.
The bathruom ",hidl anI v existe(l as a , -mere dream this time last year is now COlll-. , pletec1. It is tiled 1Il white, and hot a11(l
colel ,,'ater is laid ()n to showers, haths. <lll (l
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1\11,\'11 hl'lIl'l 111,\11 l'\('1 "durl'. I'ainters .111.1 pt"ll'n'" lIan' abll heen at \l'ork for ,,'1l11'11I11ll tlh. :\l'l\' l'eilillg~ hal'e been )lilt
"' l1pstair~ alld ill the dining-rool11. and Ihe \\'hole tli the main College building has becII paillted. La.,t but by 110 111can~ least. y(lU will he ,urpri!ied to hear that curt ,,:n,
iH"'e been installed in all upstairs r00111S.
\nd nOIY some items of interest on the
practical side. In 1937 .the raiJ1fa~1 r~cei\'ed amounted to 15.56 II1ches, whIch IS
about two inches lower than the average. The sea~ol1al rainfall recorded was 10.0-~ inches, which is con;,iderably lower than usual. .\ s the average yield per acre \\'ab 22 bushels 17 lb., this meant that the average yield per inch of seasonal rainfall was 2 bushels 13 Ib, a very satis factory result. a, only 48 I oints of rain were recei vecl in
October.
The thresher was once agai 11 C0111111i.,
sioned last }".!ar, and 55 acres of nah. and 50 acres of baT f). were put through. giving yields of 2R a l' .21 bushels per acre respectil·ely. F (m, these acreages 121 tons of straw were IJaled, and this has heen stacked at the ~outhcrn CIle! uf the thresher I'arcl. -
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during la,t )C'ar's harvest. or thi., quan-tity 70 tflns c(Jll"isted of meadow hay, which
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tOilS at all average yidd of 2 t<l115 (/ (wI_
~2 Ih. per acrc. )'Io~t of this wa~ stqrt·d at the farm. but a slack contain in:.; 1-1-0 ICIIIS
was built in Daly's B. l'nfortunatch, . -hean' rains were received while the hal' . -II a, still in the s too).;: , and the hal' in thi" -stack was by no means Ii rst grade.
Silage was made in Fletts C at the beginning of Septemher. Sixty acres of "nlunteer growth. including dense medics. were cut, lJUt the yield per acre is not yet known. Three hundred tons of cereal material were u~ed to fill the overhead silos. and the he,t yield -ohtained was 7 tons () c\\'t. from the old o\'a1.
In 1938 seeding was cOlllmenced at the beginning of l \pril hy sowing 200 acre~ of grazing oat · on a dry seedhed. Later in the month. howe\'er, \'ery gOlld opening rains were receil'ed, and seeding \\'a~ then
commenced in earne~t by sowing 140 acre" o f seed oats. The total amonnt o[ land \I'hich was cropped this year amounted to 1.091 acres. and of this sum wheat on fallow accounted for 463 acre." oab tln falluw 1 ~3 acres. whilst the area of the experimental plots was 50 anes. There ,,-ere also 305 acres of stuhble "ceded. cllnsis~ing of 21~ anI's oat s, ~ 1 acre!'- () f ha riel'. and G(i ;1('1'(-'"
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:-;t'asonal rain iall thi~ year was again ler)
hI\\". and <1llh -I-K jloints were recein:d ill (ktoher. Ilowe\'er. in ~pite of the lull'
rainiall anc! a \'cry quick finish, there i~
en:r:; indication that high ) ield~ anc! glJ(1d
grain samples will he forthc1l11ling.
Hefore filli~hing the (,lnl1 note~ it may he
a~ well to mention the experiment ",hid1 \I' ill
be commenced ill Day'~ A. H, and C ne"t •
} ear. The paddock" bal'e been dil'icled
into two {arll1~ of ninet" acres each. The •
idea i~ to see \I'hether a three-year rota-,
tion has all.\' acl\'antage o\'er a (our-year.
Sheep will be the only li\'estock carried. and
the final resulb ~hould lead to the settling
of a problem which has led to many argu
ments.
The plant-hreeding plots always look the
-al11e to us after all. wheat is wheat. hut
my remark that a thinly disguised repetition
of last year's note would suit for tbe cur
rent issue was receiycd with hostile indigna
tiOll by the Plant 13reedel'. -Rapier appears to he the pass\l'ord in the
pluts. and a di~cu,,~ioJl on this new \\'heat
has much the same beneficial effect on work
marks as does a discourse on racehorses in
the garden. r t i~ up posed to he a super Sword, and up till now has performed vel'\,
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Jts successeb in all parts of the State. There
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\I ill he plellty uf ~l'ec\ <11 aibble aiter the 1 ()3<) ha nest.
. \ 11l1l11her (If the fixed C1't)ssIJre<]" CI)I11-
hinil1g yield with (luality. will Ill' out in the
paddock next year. They hm'e not been named a" yet, htl t they ha ve surv i'Ved th rce years of field tes ting, and high hopes are held for their future.
Une good piece (] f n e ws that we can pas,
un is the contemplated purch ase of a rotary
hoe for plot work. T hi s machine will
replace the Pla net J ulli o r cultivator. that
iniquity whi ch is preceded by a horse and
pushed by a stuclent. F urther inquiries
r egarding the rotary hoe, ho wever, revealed
that it has it s li m1ta ti ons, fo r it will neither
plant the hand-sown plots !lor hoe bet ween
the roil' S. Still , i t win be a ll "eful acqui
s ition.
The "crosshred dril I stnps " have devel
oped apace, an d th's ,e<ll there are some
~.OOO crosslJred line, bei:lg tested in the fi eld
at R oselYorthy as well as ,,11ot her 500 in the •
testing plot s at Crania, \ \' epowie, Yee-lanna. and ~ r undalJa . If numbers mean
anything, then result,; should soon be for th-•
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The work w ith hakill o ' has developed con-'" siderably, and w e a re informed that a nell'
hak:ng test suitable for ~ustralian condi
tions is shortly to he thrust upon th ose
concerned. Once again "bread is breacl "
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l,tl'lllldillg \\ I' ;11'\' 1Il'\ 1'1 allowed til la~le th"I\I, ;111) 1\ ,I), SII \I 11p carl'S?
Thl' ,(I ralkd .. protein snrvey" ha::. heell Cllllll'kll'll. This was Illacle in an endem'llllt III asrerlain the potentialities of South Au,tralia as a producer of wheat of premium quality a kind of forerunner to a grading ~yste!11, ]~esults, we believe, are e111inently
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satisfactory, "'e are anxi ou~ly a \I'aiting the spectacle
of ~Ir. ~Juirhead dri\'ing the motor stripper. Xo doubt he will handle it with the same dash a::. he does his motor-bike; though. perhaps in thi s case, his knees will not he quite touching his chin .
. \t the end of last veal' a Victorian fill\' . '
\\"as bought for the College. Iler name i'i We tern Vale Flash Da\l 11, and she is out of Valetta \ \"attlc Uloo l1l In Bute's Fla~h -Dale. Befort lcaving she was senecl hy ( ooring ~Ionarch, and she has since foaled
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a filly. Thi~ ~easlJn has secn the an';\,al I,f SI'(teen foals. ()f this numher, t \I'D
ha \'(~ Ite l' I I . . , en I) r\1 Vltstulln I'.rnest, and the rCl11ai nrler I . C' l ' f I I) \ 1'11,. • our () t 1tSe ('1111-
tra~tecl mlltl ill, and in I·iell- of pa'il cxlICrtl·l1n:s. 1\ l' W(')'I' ven' itlrtun:tte to ha vt' tfn'e rel'lller. '
\\('(lirj t I ' , 1111 I) .trun ;h man\, pnzes as usual
at till'" 1"1 " (. IJ)a S 111\\' thh 1'C:~lr, 'IJnll' onc 1aml,jr 11 I' I . . .
) 11\1 '('llIg WI)II. Th's prize \\'a~
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a warded to us in the poultry 'ection for Cochins, whilst in the Turkey clas "es tWll thirds were received, The ::.heep received one first, for a pen of ewe" ::.uitable for hreeding export lambs l Border Leice tCr x ;,Ierino), together with one third. In the hea,,\' horses the onll' animal to be exhibited . ' . was llar"ie::.toun Ernest, who carried off J.
third, The Berkshire pigs recei\'ed two fir~ts. two second>., and a third; the 1'a111-\\'orths, t\yO seconds and fuur thirds: whibt in the bacon classes a second was obtained for a pen hy a purehred "ire, and a third for a pen of crossbreds from <In)' two [lureIJreds.
The dairy herd has maintained it-; reputation for high producti(lll, as it finished ~eyenth of the state herds in hulteriat production. The numher (l f rOws in the 1'0111-
petition was twenlY-1111e. ",hilst the an'rage production was -1-56 pound, of hutterfat pCI'
CO \\' , O[ the mature l'P\\'!'> , three returned lIvcr 500 pIHlnd, pi hutteriat, headed hy Cm[ton Ou('en h:atl', with 557 "lHllHI, in
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pounds Df hutterfat. \I,hibt !'[lll1' l'\l\\'S fe-turned pro<lurlillll' lIf "n'r -1(10 Ill'UIHls (If
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hutteriat in 273 daY!:, fur the J ulliur three •
( li\"i~iul1. The pig~ havc abo dOlle extrcmcl) lYell,
and the demand for College stock is greater than eyer. This is shown by the fact thaI four Berkshire x Ta111\\"orth suws were recently sent to \\'estern , \ustralia. .\ Berk--"hire boar and sow have been impurted from ;'fr. J .• \. H.ussell, of I31yth\\"oocl, Nell' Zealand. The e t 1\'0 pigs sholl' exceptiunal l[uality, and both are sired by ]3rant01l Ramhler, a very famous English importation. It is alsu necessary to state that • the College achie\'ed a. fine performance in winning the AU-. \ustralian Porker Competition, which \\"as judged ill London. Three pigs ,,,ere entered for this, and all uf them were of the Canadian Berkshire large white cross.
This year three types of ewes "'ere used for the production of fat lamb". namely. }Ierino, Border Leicester x l\f erino. and ])orset Born x Merino . All of the laml,!.' ,,,ere sired by SouthdOlYns. From the ~talldpoint of wool production and lamhing percentages. the Border Leicester cross wa~
on top. For quality and early maturity of lambs the Dar et Horn cross demonstrated its ability by producing the winning l;en of e.-..::port lambs in both the July and -\ugmt All-1\ustralian Competitions . Tn connectio11 with cros. -bred e,,·e~ for
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breeding expurt Iamhs , it is p ropo~ecl to build up a J(OlllIlCY ;\Iarsh c ro~,b red
fl ock ;'0 as to tn thllll o ut 011 a com mer--r ial scale ag'ainst the other breeds. It ,
will be intere sting to see if tbe .Romney c ro~sb red can Ol erCO Jl1 C its loll' laI1lhing' percentages unde r uu r condi tions.
During the year a new six-stand sel of shearing equipment was installed. Thi" greatly aided us during hours of sweat anel strife with the r esult that nearly 1.000 sheep were put through in a little uncleI' fi.\'e d<tj's. Quite good time for the Col1ege.
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II 'I l'lll-( 1'\\\'111\'1 , ,I, 1'111'. STU I 11':WI'. IY
I ',,'lIlitll'1l1 \ IgllI'n'll~ pf Ihis Slate who
11,\\\' lI'l't'1IIh 1\L'~'11 "hroad hr\\'c all cxpres::,ed lit' "l",IIlHI that thl' l{oseIYorthy course in ~ ),'II"lI'g' prllI'ides facilities for study and ,rn,'lical applicatiun equal to that obtain·
lllle in am similar institution in Europe, and ,I '
>lIpt'rior to most.
]n March of tbi s year four students ;rained theil' Diploma of Oenology, viz., C. \ V, Kelly (with fi rst class honours), N. R. Burge, H. M. Allan, and \\T. M. C. Hackett (with second class honours), All these men haye found congenial employmen t witb wine firms. C. \V. Kelly has a responsible post , .. ith Caldwells \Vines, Ltd., with headquarters in Sydney; H. 11. Allan is with G. Sutherland Smith & Sons at \Vahgunyah, Victoria; N. R. Burge is with the Berri Growers' Co-op. Winery and Distillery; and W. ~L C. Hackett with Renmark Growers' Winery and Distillery. The latter has recently been granted four months' leave to
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1\ few alterations and improvements have been made to the College winery, distillery, and cellars. A filter tower has been installed in the distillery, and the lower cellar has had a new cement floor laid down in place of the former lime concrete; the walls have also been replastered with cement.
During last vintage approximately 3-ttons of grapes were harvested from the College vineyard, and the greater portion of this was converted into distillation material. In addition, about 12 tons of grapes from outlying districts were purchased for the purpose of making beverage ,vines. The whole of the C'Ollege stock of rectified spirit was sold recently, and, together with a quantity of sweet red wine of the 1936 vintage, made under contract for a wine buyer was - ' loaded on trucks at Roseworthl'.
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.\ncl nClw iur the worlel of "port. Fir~t and fortlllo~t we conw tu the Fuoti>all "-eal1l which achilTed the hOllour of contesting the hnal oi the (;awlcr Footi>all • \"""ciatioll and wl)n. thth winning the l'remier"hip fnr the Jibt time in t\lent.1 -file year~. (lur thank, arc duc to Jack Ushorne (our l'oachl, C1cm Ske (thc Captaill). and tn all tho,e who helped tn make thc scason such a surces". • \ \'ictory Hall was held at the Cnllege on Friday. l..J.th (lctollcr, Thi, funl'tinn was cnjoyed hy all. and all player,.; reccil"l"c1 pennallb and medalliolls. the lattel' hl'llIg k IIdl~ pre'l'ntecl hy :\1 r. I ferbert .\!a I·n. h..C -
The . \!lnllal • \ thlet ics wcre held UIL
Fridal 2Kth (lctnher, and there lI'a, \ ery - , keen compctitiun in al! el·ellts. The ('up ior lhalllpinll Athlete wa~ won by C. Skc I,hu defeated D. \\'. \\'alker hy a I·er.1 nar-
• row III a rglll.
This year the lntercollegiate conte~t, IIcre ,
held at Gatton. Queensland. The Cullege teams had a yery enjoyable trip, and ,;id a little IJetter than mua1 hy uccupying third position. instead uf la~t, in both the Tellni ~ and Rifles. . \nYlI'ay." e hope that the goud wurk ha,.; 0111." just begun. and that next year lI·i ll see a rise of one more place --{ur mayhe t 11'0 .
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During the year tll'O I'er} distinguished yisitol's were sho\\'11 oyer the College. The first \\,a., the Lord Pri",· Seal (Earl De La \\'arr) , who was Oil a yisit to .-\l1~tralia to represent the British GOl-ernmellt at the 150th Annil'ersan Celebration, in Snlne\,.
' - -The second was Dr. John J lamlllond, F.H..S .. ,
~I..\., /).Se .. oj the Cambridge Cnilersity. Roth men were yelT impres~ed with the work which is fteing done here.
July saw the retirement of Frank Daly. who had gin'l1 very man.l· years (If yaluahle !iervi('e to the (,,,liege. J Ie is llll1ch l1lis~ed II} all tudents, anrl \\'l' call IInly hop(' that
eta} "f(·;IIIl~ an' now quitl' fn'(' froll1
At tltt, IJI'gillillllg "f (1",,,1,(,1' \\'(' flf/ Y 10 Il('al I,f til/' "d""11 n'
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elcr, his l11all) iriends will be glad tl) Itta. that he is nO\l· well 1111 the \\,al' t,) '" I I
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health SI) IllUdl sri that he was heard ask_ ing for a loan I)i .. Thc (;uide " at tht r1airr last \leek, .
These IHltl'S were started with a light heart, but SOllle :-.ay lhal hitI'd work make" the heart g\'(11\ heavy - [ wunder? ' \II\'.
wa.l. all the items of Interest Seell1 to halt -becn set (IUt. and ~o Current Evenb for lq3~ will shurtl\, ftc cnded . -
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thank Dr. l allaghan and all memhers oi the Staff IIho han' II r)rkec! so hard to make the jla~t year ';lI tce 'flll; and ,.;c('(melly, to suggest an anlell(l~r1 epItaph which 111a) well fte written Oil a stt dOlt's tomb. It rllns thus.-
.. Here lies a ~tlldf-ll ; rt'acler, if male tholl art,
Look to t 11\ • pu t; It iemale, to th, heart."
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Staff Notes. One feels reluctant to commence thIS article,
for It was with the deepest regret that we reo cei"ect the announcement of the relinquishment of duties b,' ,\11'. T P Egan, following an ~1I. ness. i\ on;lal staff changes are accepted as 111-
cyitable but to ha\'e such a popular member ,
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r \\\1.1 I. ,'Hl\ll' 11~ , I gll'111 ~h"l'k III nil III liS, , 1\\ \11 1\:,111 h,1' 11I'l'l1 ''''''l'1I11<'d '\'1th the Cullege "'I' 1'1\1\\ .llId In1l11 J!)I~ hn~ occup,ed lhe .. 11 \ • •
'""illllJ1 1'1 I .11>,'ral<lrl' .\ssistanl ane! that of : ,bra 1'''"1 II am 1922. I t seem s [uti Ie to aHem pt, ,dth nl, rc \\" Nd~, to describe the fineness of the 'harlll'tl'r o[ ~[r Egan. Ilis chief pleasure in ;ife appeared to he in helping others, and 110
n.ice Wrt~ too large or t oo small for him tn se perform, During /i\'e years of close associa-tion with ;\[1'. Egan, I ha,'e neyer known him te speak in a derogatory manner of anyone, and he had that rare gift of seeing the best in
all men , \\'e will miss his cheerful smile and that habitual genuine greeting. though, of course, we hope to see him from time t o time, and wish him many more happy year s of life,
}lention was m a de in the last issue of the appointment of }[r. R Baker, RD,A., former Dairy Instructor at Roseworthy, to the position of Di strict Dairy Instructor to the Eyre P eninsula , Immediately on transferring to Pt, Lincoln, :Mr. Baker became seriou sly ill, but, we are happy to say has now completely recovered, Besides , , teaching to some hundreds of students at R oseworthy the intricacies of the dairying and the pig industries, :'[r, Baker was a pillar of strength to the Sports l nion, being Sportsmaster from 192i·[937, Captain of t he Rifle Club for man~' years. and he led the College Eighteen in the heyday of ~i s youth, and, as far as that goes, for some time af te r wards , An exce llent judge o[ a beast and the possessor of a sound knowledge of dairying and p1g-raising in the whea tbelt, Mr. Baker will lJe un acquisition to the Peninsula, Some of his most notable work at Roseworthy was in connection with yarious pigfeeding and hreeding experiments, anel his rEputation is more than State-wide, as witnessed by the fact that in 1937 he judged the P1g classes in the Perth Royal Show, Quite ~part from th e loss experienced by the (oJlege 1lsel( by ~lr, Raker's rleuartU1'e the R oseworth\' -, . and Gawler r1iHtricts will also he aJfectecJ, for ~rr Boke 'ct bl . , ~ r ga \'e cons' era e ass1stance to ~leighb(jt1nng fannel's, often at great personal II1t~n\'enitl1ce to himself. The high es teem wh'ch the rlistrict generally had fur 1\[1'. Baker Was exe n I'ti I I ' , ,J jJ 1 C( ly the yerv fi ne send-off giyen rum Iw th I " , ~I J e near 'Y rural ('omml1l11ty lYe W15h , r anr\ 1[1'5, Haker ancl famil\' a happy sOl'uurn at p . " ,
urt L1I1<'(,ln, and know that lhey will soon m'Jke m' f' . flny nenfh, r ~Ir ,\ L HUll1phries, R D ,\., after a hrief e'1(n ,.f I-
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a luxurious IlJnollsine engaged 111 lhe wllrl hy ),Ul
difficult task of c(Jl1yinClng farmer" thaI th"v •
can't use too much stlperph{)sphalt: :\11. Humphries, in spite of his short stay, left his mark at the College, and not the least nuteworthy of his efforts was his determined att empt to solye the weed problem and his method of summer preparatiol1 of stubble paddocks has certainly had a most beneficial effect 011 the stubble crops this year.
~[r. F. H , Hooper, B.Ag,Sc., RD_-\., resigned from the s taff in 1938 to become Assistant Research Officer attached to the "ine Export :'[arketing Board sta tioned at the \,aite 1n5ti-tute, ~[r. Hooper should be yer~' much at home amongst his test tubes and cultures,
;o.1en tion should also be made of the retirem ent of the oldest member of the College. to wit, :Mr, F, Daly, better kno wn as Olel Frank, who, after 31 years of sen'ice, retired this year. ] t wi'll be noticed that Old Blue,' has a Yen' , ,
despondent look in her eye as a result ,
Thus. in the departure of :'1essrs. Egan. Baker and Dal)' we haye the culmination of no less an aggregate than 90 years of sen'ice. which must be a record for this Institution,
Arriyals are numerous . Taking them in correc t chronological order we ha\'e :'I[r. D, S, Thompson. H ,D ,A., Sheep Instruct or, who was appointed iust as 0111' la s.t issue was going to press.
1\11'. Thompson receiYed his elementary education at Trinit" Grammar School, Sydney, ane! ,
took his II .D .",\ . with IIonours in 1930. and receiyed the Tose oh :'1arks :'lemorial Prize for , -Sheep and ,Yoo1. Following experience at Trangie Experimenta'l Farm in 1931, :\[r. Thompson went sheari ng in the :\orth-\Yest of :\,S,\ \' ..
and was also a jackeroo on the property of Senator T. F. Guthrie [or two years. From ,
there he went into the Brishane Stuck Department of \\'inchnllnhe '" l'arson, an appuintm ent which wa s followed b, a periocl uf dairy farming in the Goulburn \ 'alley, Yictoria, on i1 rigatee! pa stures , :'[r. Thompson was then appointed as ",\~sistant Sheep and \\' 0:11 Instrul'tor tn the D Epartment of ,\ gril'ulture, X.S, \Y ., and for two years was stationed first at Bathurst. then at \\' aggn Experimentnl Farm Prior to hi s appointment to Rose\\ort1l\' he was in the :'I[ellll1urne \Yonl Department of G"ld,hruugh. :'I\orl, Ltd , ;\ \1' Thl1mpson ".,tUbin,'" ,1
sound prnetieal (luth)ok \\'ith sci,'ntiti,' I'rinl'iplc'
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and he has crammed a great deal of experience into a relatively short term. We forecast a futur~ of constructi\"e de\"elopment for sheepbreedmg and experimental work at the College :\lr. Thompson also succeeds I\fr. Baker as Sports~ master, a position into which he has entered wholeheartedly and it is gratifying to see the lIlterest he is taking in student activities and the newly-formed Debating Society is floL1ri~hmg under his guidance.
:'lr: ''". R. :\lcDonald. H .D.A .. H.D.D ., was appomted lnstrl1ctor in Dairying in May, 193'l. :\1r. :'lcDonald was educate~ at Yanco Agricultural High School. and Ha wkeso~t.,"Y College, gainmg h,s H.D.A. w,th Honours in 1931. Then followed a pe:iod of three years herd-testing and cheese-m_akll1g through most districts in New South "ales and tweh'e mon ths sha d' . . . re- a,rvlI1g 111 the Southern Tablelands of that Stat -R-. e. e turnmg to Hawkesbury, :'1r. ~[cDonald took
hi~ ITJJ.D with. Honours in 193,5, and for the ntxt tw(;I"1;: months was Foreman Buttemlaker HI the Lang-Lang Butter Factory in Gippsland Viet"ria. 11i~ next and last appointment bcfor~
• (',m'"11 I" th~ College was :\lanager of the Yarra \taU,·y Butt"r Fa,·t"ry, ~1~lIJol1rn", with which Wit. "'("fJ",ratul tl,n ,\,,'~t (;ij'flHland l'b(>cs(' III('lury. J)IIII<I""""I:, whi .. h wa'. Ills" 11111\", bi, ,,, .. tr,,1 ,\111",,,,,1,. ,'",1",'"". 1,\, .. ... tl ... [",,'dll'"
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with which h e quotes George Bernard Shaw, there has e\"idently been a 8ha\'ian influence in ~1r. McDonald's education, he shares none of the cynicism of that old master, being, on the con trary, the yery personifica tion of enthusiasm. I n keeping with the policy adopted by most newly-appointed officers at Roseworthy, Mr.
.~IcDonald took unto himself a wife in August, concerning which eyent we duly congratulate him and extend a hearty we1come to MC'. :'/cDonald.
We belie\'e that ~lr. and ~lrs. l\lcDonald were yery taken with the no\'el scheme of home decoration which greeted them on their return to the CollEge, and rumour hath it that the)' are going to effect an improyed form in the future home of the next staff member to join the ranks
of the Benedicts ,
Incidentally now that we ha\"e acquired Mr. Thompson and Mr. i\[cDonald, the sta~ will take ". the students On at Tennis on any day for a' . stake.
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1,11111 P.'I',I1I11"'111 .,r i\~rkulturc nnd Sloek. stali.'Ill'" at Ihl' Hilot'la Cotton Rescnrch Station, hi, ,'hil,r dutil's being on experimental work with ,','I\(ln and t't'real~. and looking after the orchard. W,' ,,-ere pleased to see him return. complete ",ilh wife. and hope that :\Ir, and :\frs, Hay t\lld .\ congenial home in South Australia,
)lr. D. B . .Muirhead, R .D.A., was the nex t arriyul, being appointed as Temporary Field .\ ssistant in October. :\11'. Muirhead was educated at St. Peter's College, Adelaide, and Roseworthy and gained his diploma witb honours in 1936, . He was a prominent figure in his student days, irrespective of bis height, being a Councilman and winning the Waddy Cup. Since lea,\;ng College, Mr. ;'\[uirhead has been employed at the property of :\1r. Guy Butler. at Kapunda , and at the :\ orth-W est Bend Station, near U organ.
The last arrival was ;\1r. "'. J. H . James. R.D,A.. who was appointed temporarily as Laboratory Assistant in October. :\11'. James gained his dIploma in 1920. and during 1923-3i was Chief Inspector of the Phylloxera Board in South Australia To him we also extend our welcome, the only reservation to same being tha t we hope that he will soon realise that 12.25 is definitely the limit time for dinner.
Congratulations to :.\[essrs. R H. Jones and
D. H. ~lel1or on tbe lr promotions to the posi
tions of Farm Superintendent and Field Officer
respectiYely. \Ye believe :\[r. Jones intends to
have all th~ eorners banked so that be can get
around the farm more quickly and safely !
There o[ 1938,
was a record field for the Stork Derb,'
for maielen performers on ly.
Pollo\\'ing are th e It f II' 1 . e r su S 0 11 S C aSSl c -~lr and ;\Irs, R C Hay's FillY Denise
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'It thfr" \\,1\ ' ;, gre:!t struggle for the minor
pl.,,,ings. :\llIl " IIIanl·.l·t ""lIIld 1"1\,' l"'\' rcd til, n 's t of the starters a' thl,y flash',,1 (>a~t, th,· I'" L
Incidentally, spu'ial mention might 1)<: rn,"I(' "I
the third placegeltcr. as this youngster acquitted
himself "ery creditably in the matter of 'ex.
Congratuhtions to al1 joint own'"rs (indurlill" .. ~
myself! )
Apart from the :\Iussolinian increase ill the
College birthrate. the only other point worthy
of mention is the popularity of Henry Ford, who
~ho\<'ed himself to be bigger Hnd better as the
year progressed. J n fact, the year revealed onh' .. one heretic, who had the effrontery. if we are
to belieye all we hear, to appear in a Chev
Wbat with discussions of the relati"e merits of
habies and cars it is a wonder tbat any work
i,' done at all, and indeed. if one is to take am' •
notice of ;\1r. Orchard's devotion to bis Essex.
which is often $eEll tearing into Gawler at
20 m .p.h., the Op'il)[OIl would be gathered that .. babies and cars require much the same amount ,
of attention.
1 t'" been a hectic year, taken all round. and
these notes haye taken mucb too long to write ,
Still, it's all news as T see it. and 111" on.h-.. ..
regret is that I chose to write tbi - contribution
in a cool spell wben there was absoluteh' I1(l
point in keeping a'''ay from the paddock. E . J, B.
.\nd finally, ns we go to press, new" comes to
hand of yet another staff change. :\lr. E. K
Orchard, \\ho bas capablY filled the position ,
of general assistant in the office for nearly a
dozen yea rs, ht ~ Deen transferred to the Taxa
tion Ofrlce in ,-\delaiele While sorry to lose
II cheery personality who~e ebullient good nature
did so milch 10 render the ,.ffice preeincts
visitable. \Ie congratulate him heartil~' on his
preferment, and a ('hange that ig so much t"
his liking l'f nain habitues o[ the statl quarters
\\'ill he distillctlY the pOllrer for hi, departurl' .
and such TUPICS '" the Cups. eo"r~es. elm""ltanons, cars. l'a rd~. cnrbona tinn. f'ountesse~. and collectIuns. will. as a token uf renlt.'o1bran\.'I.'. bt.~
,eilerl in crepe fur a \\'hile (~,,,)(I lud,,_ Eku W('
wish ,'ou eyer\' happiness anrl prospt'rity ill \,OUI' . ,
llelV sphere and hupe to se" yc'u h"1'L' [r,.111 tim.
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