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CONCLUSION Agricultural Education and Training have never been "easy subjects", easy that is, in the sense that all in the Industry can agree on what form they should take, and set against the background of an industry which has undergone some turbulent and traumatic changes in the last 50 years, many difficulties are^ as yet, unresolved. Not the least of these difficulties as far as Wiltshire is concerned, lies in the very wide ranges of farming types and situations to be found in the county - it is a hard task to provide education and training to suit them all. [i]
CHAPTER XVIII LACKHAM OLD STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION by Leslie Rogers (1951-52) Lackham College of Agriculture had its beginnings in a welter of post-war shortages and improvisation. Rather grudgingly, I feel, His late Majesty's Government had offered the young men and youths who survived the war a resettlement course. The Ex-Service intake which filled Lackham in its first five years were a cosmopolitan crowd. Landowners and pre-war farm workers, ex-corporals and former colonels all came the same way home. It is perhaps natural that a generation which relunctantly accepted prolonged regimentation, and who found the rigours of this regimentation softened by social relationships would hope to continue civil life in the same spirit. As the Association's first secretary and general everything, the Warden,Bill London, supplied this need. It was an unpretentious but successful start. The story of the L.O.S.A. in a way 'mirrors the progress of our changing society. Advancing technology and widening expertise made for greater specialisation. In addition to the General Agricultural and Horticultural Courses, Lackham provided Rural Domestic Economy Courses and specialised courses in Machinery and Mechanisation on the farm and in the workshops. This led to the Ordinary and Advanced Diplomas in Farm Mechanisation. Students now came from all parts of the United Kingdom and at the end of a year or two spread throughout our islands and beyond. It was accepted that these movements to faraway places with unpronounceable names would effect the dropout and composition of the Association membership. But these ex-students have and still do provide articles for the Annual Magazine, "The Lackhamian", telling us how they are helping the old Empire of Britain to die in peace and tranquillity and promoting new relationships of inestimable value for the future. After a faltering start, the magazine got under way by the expedient of willing away the advertising rights to an agency in return for free printing. It has established a tradition of moving from an editorial crisis to a publishing crisis and back again, but it survives, albeit late in publication. Magazine editors who will stay the pace have been hard to come by over the years. Without exception they have been staff members of the Association. It is noticeable that numbers of ex-students who never attend a reunion regularly renew their membership. The magazine fills a positive roll, as twentieth century society will not be remembered as a great age of letter writing. Many friendships which in the English fashion, are both warm and casual survive through its good offices. Most ex-students would agree that when making a career in Agriculture, an ambitious young man should consider any option which comes his way. To the ex-student without farming connections, Lackham's extensive curriculum provided more openings and this is
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Chapter Title & sub sections ORIGIN
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CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF
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