English: Retirement of Professor E. R. Hudson, C.B.E. The First Old Student of Canterbury Agricultural College to achieve Directorship here, he took over on 2 November 1936. He relinquished the post on 31 August 1952 by retirement at his own request on the grounds of indifferent health. He has been the College's fifth Director and his term of office, of almost sixteen years has been the second longest to date. In 1942 he was awarded the Bledisloe Medal and in this year's Honours List the Queen has conferred upon him the distinction of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Source: 1952 Canterbury Agricultural College Magazine, p33-35.