MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

S  OFFICE

.1 &

I

I

January 16, 1913. 

....... 2:00 P. M.

Present, president Snyder, Messrs, Graham, Waterbury, Doherty and

Beaumont.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the request of Dean Bissell for authority to

attend the meeting of Deans of Engineering in Land Grand Colleges, to "be held at

Washington on the 24-th and,25th, with expenses paid, was granted, and also the

expenses of Dr. Giltner in attending the annual meeting of American Bacteriolo-

gists, were allowed.

The President presented a report of the faculty, recommending the

abolishment 6f the five-year courses which was, on motion of Mr.-Waterbury,

approved.

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the request of Miss Frances G. Spencer for

remission of the fees for Athletics and Liberal Arts, was granted.

On motion of Mr. Dohsrty, the matter of trespass upon the H". V. •£ of the

S. ¥. i of section 26, T. 2^; jr., R. S w., was referred to the Land Commissioner.

Oh moti©n of Mr. Graham, the expense accounts of the Board Members

were allowed.

On motion of Mr. Doherty, the Board adjourned subject to the call of

the President and Secretary,

Secretary.

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Dean  Bissell I
ito  attend
meeting  of
JDeans  of Eng|
jineering.
;Dr.  Giltner
ito  attend
meeting  of
|Am.  Bact's.

{Abolishment
iof  5-year
.courses.

JRemitted
jfees  to  I.
ispeneer  for
iA.  a nd L. A.|

;Matter  of
; trespass.

MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE,

President*s Office

February 2B, 1913 •

1:00 P. M.

present, president Snyders Messrs. Graham, Watert>ury, Beaumont and Woodman.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following resolutions, passed by tne Women's

Congress in session at the Michigan Agricultural College, were received and ordered

spread upon the minutes:

"Whereas, The trend of agricultural progress is more and more directing its

helD upon the concrete problems of the average farmer, and in doing so is recogniz-

Resolutions

ing the closer relation and interdependence which exist between the success or fail-

ure of the farm and the farm home, therefore

passed by

Women's

Resolved, That this Women's Congress extends its hearty appreciation to the

Congress.

management of our Michigan Agricultural College for what it has already accomplish-

ed in this direction through establishing its Home Economics courses and opening

I
II

lifr*

a

iir~**r

its short courses to women.

Further, resolved, That we "believe that the time is at hand for a field ex-

tension .work of the College among our farm women and girls and, in that conviction,

we respectfully ask for a careful consideration and early action of the College

authorities upon this avenue of rural life betterment in Michigan."

Jennie Buell

Mrs.  F. D. Saunders

Mrs.  H. M. Young

Dora H. Stockman

Passed by v/omen's-Congress, Feb. 27', 1913. 

' •

•

.

'

•

•

•

•' 

: 

'

•

•

•

,

[

•

'

•

'

•

': 

* 

*

Notified
Mr.  Code  •
•that  there
are no func
.for .demo'n-
istration"
farm.

Pro f.Pat ten!
to attend
meeting of
Am. Chem.S.

Tcimqira
Society to
talce rooms
in-wells H.

Phylean Soc;

:|to change
. room.

On motion of Mr.. Beaumont, the letter of Mr. .A. R. Ccde^ Land Commissioner

of the Au Sable & Northwestern;R. R,, was received and placed on file and-the Sec-

retary requested to notify Mr. Code that at the present time the State Board  of

Agriculture has no'funds available for the establishment of a demonstration farm,

such as is suggested in his letter. . • 

• 

"

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the request of Prof. Patten to be allowed to at-

tend the meeting'of  the-American Chemical Society at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March

25tn to 23tn, with esj»5xi€tes paid, was allowed.

Oh motion of i£r. Beaumont, the request of the Trimoira Society for rocns in

Ward D. Yvrells -Kail, was granted under the same conditions and restrictions that now

apply to the other literary societies in that nail.

The request of the Phylean Society for change of room was received and

placed on file. 

'  •

On motion of Mr. Graham, the following recommendations made by Dr. Lyman,

recommenda,-
t i o ns  made  ;
t>y  Dr.  Ly-
man.

were approved:

First;:  That the title of Mr. John S. McDaniel be changed from Assistant

Professor of Surgery to Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science and Pharmacology.

Second, That the degree  in. veterinary medicine to tie awarded to successful

candidates, shall be known as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or D. V. M.

Third,  That the following changes in the fees of the Veterinary Division

be made:

Anatomy, 1 a and 1 b $2 each, (new courses).

11 

11 

2 a, 2 b and 2 c, $% each:

3 a, 3 b and 3 c,#"2  »

Pharmacology 1, $1.50;

Surgery 1 and 5,  #7;

Surgery 7. if given, §5, "an elective".

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following fees recommended  X>y Dean Gilchrist

and Prof. Barrows in their several departments, were approved:

Domestic Art, 2a and %  50$ each;

« 

w 

« 

«  3-. 

$1,00;

Science, 2 b, 

75^;

'  • 

.1 and 8, #1.00 each.

Geology, 1 a, l.b, 2 a, and 2 b, $1,00 each;

I

AZRI

I

I

Physiology, l a, 1 b, 2 a, 2. b and 3, $1.00 each; 

.

Zoology, 1 a, 1 b, 2 a, 2 b, 3 a., 3 b and M-t $1.00 each.

On motion of Mr. Woodman, a committee, consisting of Mr. Graham and Mr.

faterbury, was appointed to cmsult with Dean Shaw in regard to the advisability

of establishing an additional course or additional courses in agriculture, less

than the present four-year course, and to investigate the experience of other in-

Regarding
courses .- .
less than
^ years. ,

stitutions which are offering courses of this ld.nd.

• On motion of Mr. Woodman, there was added to the apportionment of the De- '

partment of Farm Management for the present period, the sum of $219.50, and the

employment of an additional stenographer to be paid on the regular pay roll, was

authorized. 

. - . . - •'

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the matter of increasing the salary of Mr. Ja*-

nisse was referred to Dean Shaw with power to act, together with the matter of the

Addition  t o:
Appor.  of  .'.-
F.Managment;
jand  a d d i t ' .l
jstenographerj

Matter of
increasing
salary of
foremen.

salaries of other foremen in his division, not on the regular pay roll.

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the expenses of the Board members, were allowed*

. On motion adjourned.  • 

. 

.

Secretary.

0

0

.

00 

0

0

0

0

00 

0

0

0

00

MEETING  OF  THE STATE  BOARD: OF  AGRICULTURE

President's  Office

Wednesday,  May  7,  1913 

,

1:30 P. M,

present, president Snyder, Messrs. Graham, Waterbury, Beaumont, Doherty

and Woodman.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the College band is to be employed for the

commencement functions.  -

Band for
commence-
ment.

On motion of Mr.' Graham, authority was given to procure a suitable tent  i Tent for .
commencement I
!

to be used for the alumni dinner and commencement exercises. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the expense accounts of the engineering 

kllowed exp.j
•accounts of

instructors who accompanied the students on their annual trip of inspection, were  jengin. inst.|

allowed. 

;

On motion of Mr. Graham, the President was authorized to request from  the! Appointment]

War Department, the appointment of Lieut. J. B. DeLancey as commandant, 

iof Lieut.J.
B.DeLancey.

On motion of Mr. Woodman, Mr. F. E. Millen, recommended by prof. Pettit, I Appointed .

• •= 

........... 

S.if.Millen
was appointed State inspector of Apiaries and Instructor in Beekeeping at a salary insp. and
Beekeeper•
\ 

of $1,200 per annum, beginning September 1st. 

. 

• 

• 

•

iTwo-year
On motion of Mr. Beaumon$, the matter of organizing the two-year short 
\short cqurs*
course, was referred to a faculty cojsmittee of three members to be appointed "oy the;referre£-^
;committee, \
\  .  • •'••:••

President. 

The President appointed as such committee: Dean Shaws prof. Eustace and j  ,V:

Prof, Johnston. 

. 

:.',
! .  -#^v

;