Abstract

Elsewhere we publish a full report of the Convocation held on 8th April 1914 for the presentation of the Diplomas to the successful Licen- tiates in Agriculture of the year. We will just refer here to one or two points of advice given to outgoing students by the Principal and the Director. Mr. Wood warned them against the tendency to look around for help whenever there was a difficulty and exhorted them to be more self-reliant and to cultivate the habit of dealing with unexpected circumstances as they rose. If, for no other reason, at least for the fact that, when they go out into the villages, they will not have a trained cooly or even a trained pair of bullocks, much less the services of a class instructor. Mr. Chadwick pointed out that two of the main essentials for a successful pioneer in agriculture are courage to act and care and attention to detail, He also drew their earnest attention against waste in agriculture, waste of time, waste of fertilizing material, waste of seed, and waste of any other kind in what they preach or do.

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