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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 18, No. 5. April 30, 1954

Rural Rivalry

Rural Rivalry

A contest of particular interest to primary producers set the seal on the southern success. Representatives of New Zealand's two agricultural colleges—Massey and Lincoin—joined battle.

Lincoin, which had not had the best of the running and struck some heavy going in the earlier six-cornered ten-round froth and bubble scuffle, came in a clear glass ahead of Massey.

As the last empty glass was lowered with a resounding smack a great gurgle of applause from about two hundred and fifty males and three females momentarily drowned the rumble of passing trams in nearby Colombo Street.

The applause was the most stable feature in an extremely fluid situation.