1968 Opening of Hilgendorf Wing of the teaching block Lincoln College

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1968 Opening of Hilgendorf Wing of the teaching block Lincoln College
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Descrição: Content Partner: Lincoln University. Opening of the Hilgendorf Wing of the Teaching Block, Lincoln College by His Excellency Sir Arthur Porritt Bt, G.C.M.G., K.C.V., C.B.E., Governor-General of New Zealand, 8 March 1968. Captions: . 0:08 (The Hon. J. K., McAlpine, Chairman of the Council, Lincoln College)Your Excellencies Mr. Minister, my lords Bishop, members of parliament, and ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the College Council, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you here to Lincoln. On this important occasion in a great historic event concerning this college we are pleased and proud that his excellency Sir Arthur Porritt, has agreed on his first official visit to Christchurch and to this college to open this magnificent new building. And to Sir Arthur and Lady Porritt and Miss Joanna Porritt. We extend a particularly cordial welcome. I feel, sir, that I at this stage should apologise for the weather. You're probably well aware that the chairman of the College Council is responsible for everything that goes awry around this institution. I apologise accordingly for the weather. But I have noticed that in the last few 18 months or so since a previous Minister meteorological services retired, the weather has got progressively worse. To the honorable Mr. Kinsella as Minister of Education, who is visitor to the to this college, we also extend a very warm welcome. We are delighted that he has been able to join us today in the ceremony of opening the hilgenberg off when his previous actions have proved that he has been a friend to this college. Indeed, the members of the council may be perhaps pardoned for their extreme pleasure at the opening of this magnificent building for today, but represents the culmination of 30 years of effort and endeavor. It was in 1938 that a principle that they approval in principle for a teaching Brock was given. The advent of the war prevented the building from becoming a reality. But in 1946, the government agreed in in principle that the college should have three major buildings, a hall of residence, a refectory and a teaching block. The whole Hudson Hall is on your on my left over there magnificent building, which was opened in 1953. The Refectory was completed in 1955. It is also a very beautiful building and very functional. The provision of a teaching block was deferred while Ivey Hall was renovated. That's the old brick building Ivey Hall was renovated and the George Forbes Memorial Library was constructed, which is in the foreground, between here and Hudson Hall. It was not until 1961. That approval was given four sketch plans to go ahead for this building. The contract for the erection of the building was led in July in 1965. And the students moved into this building at the commencement of this academic year, which was about two weeks ago. Teaching accommodation for the increasing numbers of students enrolling, particularly after the war was provided in a number of buildings, some wooden which were brought from Westfield military camp, some steel, which came down from the Pacific after the war, and have been and these buildings have for some 23 years, been described euphemistically as temporary. I believe there is nothing so permanent as a temporary building. The Honorable the minister will recall that he and I and the members of parliament know of one in another island that is being temporary for something over 100 years, although I believe they intend to replace it with a beehive. The ability of all these buildings to provide adequate education was at any time not very high. As the number of students increased, and as the number of students enrolling in postgraduate courses increased, leading to masters and doctorates. Teaching was carried out under conditions which can only be described I believe as deplorable. Today, however, we have gathered for the opening of a large new block, which has been named the F. W. Hilgendorf wing to commemorate services to agriculture in general and to this college in particular. 5:00 By the end the night in honor of the late Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf, it has given the members of council great pleasure to know that Dr. Helgendorf son, Charles Hilgendorf and his wife have been able to accept the council's invitation to join the party on the platform. And on your behalf, I now extend to Mr. And Mrs. Hilgendorf a very cordial welcome. I may add back to the college because Charles Hilgendorf was not only a student of this college, but he was also Deputy Chairman of the council at one time during my term as a member. Dr. L. J. Wilde, who has made a number of worthwhile statements, I think, has described Frederick William Hilgendorf as one of the most successful early teachers and refers to the brilliance of his exposition, and of his ability to interest and inspire. The councilers are proud to link his name with this building, and hopes that those who use its facilities will be inspired to adopt the inquisitive attitude to natural phenomena which he which he whose name it bears possessed. It is appropriate that the name of one of those who own research interests reigned over such a while wide field from the flight of bees to the production of high grade wheat and oats. There is a point as one most people will know Hilgendorf wheat, which is a very highly prized wheat and until this year, was gained a premium price, which was a direct result of Dr. Hilgendoff's work. It is interesting to note that all but three of the government, three of the college departments will be housed in this building, and it has be hoped that they will gain inspiration from the lead which he gave to and pursue the topics which he was so interested in himself. The college is justifiably proud of the Hilgendorf, when a large amount of the off site fabrication and furnishings were completed before the building was brought here at all. It has given this building the chance of being I think, a model building, I hope it may well be a model building for all universities, and it is certainly a model of economy. On a square footage basis, this is one of the cheapest buildings, which have been built in modern times. It's in fact, a building with maximum building with maximum capacity at minimum cost. The result of this collaboration is an intensively low cost square foot building. Although the opening of the wing will give the college some relief, the acute accommodation problems in which it has been faced over the last years, this building will not of itself solve the college's teaching accommodation problems. Accommodate teaching accommodation in the building was provided by the staff and students expected by 1972 provided for the students are expected and by 1972. Approval to proceed was given on the basis that not more than 550 full time equivalent students would enroll by 1972. In 1963, however, it became apparent that even the college's higher predicted enrollments were likely to be exceeded. A special case was put to government for the size of the two largest lecture rooms to be increased and this was approved. But the building apart from the increased size of two lecture rooms is designed for only 550 full time equivalent students. The college roll in 1967 was the equivalent of 620 full time students and this year it is 890. So you can see that the building is only adequate for roughly half the people. The college is therefore facing readily already the prospect of building a cramped capacity and its first year of use. The prospect of a further continued use of the so called temporary buildings is I believe certain the problems of these rapidly increasing roles can be seen that even with the size of the largest lecture room in this wing increased as it has. It now seats only 190 students and the largest single cast in the college is 220 students.. 9:45 The arome the enrollment or full time classes at the college in 1958 10 years ago was 338 students. The roll in 1968 is 890 students and represents an increase in 10 years 160% in courses for Master's and doctor's degree, there were five students enrolled in 1948 11 in 1958, and in 1968 84. So in that short period of time they've gone from five to 84. From the foregoing figures, you may pardon me if I appear somewhat in the role of an Oliver Twist that's directed directly to the minister. The Hilgendorf wing labs, though it is was not designed to cope with the numbers of students of this magnitude. And even before it was completed, the college staff are already working on a case for a sound for a second wing parallel to this along the back and linked to it, which can be provided which can be provided teaching and research accommodation. For those students who are already cramped in this magnificent new building. I can assure you, Mr. Minister of my counselors delight of the advice, their approval has been given to the preparation of sketch plans for two large new lecture rooms. I'm sure that this delight will be wholeheartedly endorsed by those students who've had to sit in in the tin shed. Nobody wants to see it at around the back of Ivey Hall in the tin shed in the sweltering heat of the hottest week in cannabis history. And since records were taken of 100 and 104 years, I'm sure those students will think the minister more than they've ever thanked him for anything else. Lincoln College is looking forward to the challenge which the future will present the current period of economic uncertainty when New Zealanders facing either declining markets or declining values for its agricultural products, the college is confident that it can make a significant contribution to the economic welfare of our country. It can do this if it is given the opportunity to press forward vigorously. It's already active program of teaching research and extension. This college the oldest Agricultural College in the southern hemisphere, by a wise choice of educational activities has built up and is adding to a reservoir of trained graduates and d
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