•*•;

^^

I 

••MEETING' OP THE STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE.

Griswold House, Detroit.

July 16, 1913......... 

4-:00 P.M.

Present, President  Snyder, Messrs, Graham, Doherty, Beaumont, Watertoury

'-•I  •

and Woodman.

|;. Judge Car-
& penter ad-
[•}, resses
Board.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and  approved.

•  On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Judge  Carpenter  was invited to address the

Board in relation  to  the mill-tax  act extending  aid to Michigan  Agricultural

College.

!Co.  agent  for
::Jackson Co.
^Date of Mr.
| Mi lien's em-f
f i ployment
changed.

Dr. Parnell  and Mr. Leide of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce,  appeared

before  the Board asking aid in securing a county agent for Jackson  County.

On motion of Mr. Doherty  the date of Mr. F. E. Hillen's  employment as

"bee inspector, was  changed  from September  1st  to August  15th.

On motion of Mr. Graham, Dr. Bessey  and the Secretary  were authorized to

prepare a circular in relation to seed inspection under  the provisions of the

lifCir.  in  re*
| l a t i on  to
?: seed
i
Mr. Baldwin1 
appointed
supt. of ext.Baldwin t>e appointed  superintendent of the extension  department, was  approved.

recently  enacted  seed law and to give it such publicity  as may he thought  necessary.

On motion of Mr. Doherty, the recommendation  of Dean Shaw, that  Mr.Robert

dept.

Resignation
of Prof.

Jeffery.

president  Snyder presented  the resignation  of Prof. Joseph A.  Jeffery,
which was, on motion  of Mr. fcraham, accepted,  and the Secretary w as  requested to

express to him  the Board's appreciation  of his faithful  and painstaking  service.

On motion of Mr. Woodman, Prof. French was authorized to co-operate  with

To organize

the Earm Management  Division of  the Department  of Agriculture  in organizing 'boys1

agri.•clubs; and girls' agricultural  clubs and to employ a suitable person to place in charge of

this work, .the salary, to "be paid  jointly "by the College  and the United  States

Government. 

: : 

; 

:  ;.'.  ; 

; - 

;

On motion cf Mr. Graham, the following new appointments were  authorized:

Uew appoiiit-=r-i?aie field man in horticulture;  one experiment  station man in horticulture;  one  field

ments.

man in dairying  and  one field man in farm mechanics.

Chairs for
IT. M. C. A.

Appointment
of "an alumni

Isecretary.

Plans for a
veterinary
"building.

On motion of Mr. Graham, the Secretary was authorized to purchase two

dozen chairs for the use of the ¥. M. C. A.

On motion of Mr. Graham, a committee  consisting of the Presidentt and

Secretary, was appointed to co-operate ?fith the alumni organization in relation to

the appointment of an alumni  secretary.

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Bowd was requested to prepare plans and

specifications for a veterinary "building somewhat in accordance with the sketch

submitted and the Committee on Buildings and College Property was requested to co-

operate with him in .this worK and when completed, to approve the plans and adver-

tise for "bids for construction.

Professorship
of Math.
offered to
Mr.Thurtell

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the President was directed to offer the profes-

sorship of mathematics to Mr. Henry Thurtell of Washington, D. 0., at §2,500 per

year, and if he shall not accept, then to offer it to Mr,- Louis Plant of Missoula,
Montana, at the same salary.

Mr* fteweli'sj
salary In-.
creased.

Cuts for
Dr. Beal* s
history.

Tabulation
of bids for
coal.

On motion of Mr, Do her ty, $100 was added to the salary of Mr. L. E.

Feweli, Operating Engineer. 

. 

. .

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the Secretary was authorized to have cuts

made for Dr. Beai*s history of the College and to pay for the.work of typewriting.

The Secretary presented the following tabulation of "bids for furnishing

coal for the ensuing year:

CoiTiinercial Coal Co., 

?/. Va.  Dixie

Interstate Coal Co., 

King 

Pocahontas

What Cheer Coal Mining Co.,Michigan

Hunter W. Pinch.& Co.,

W. Va. Ravenswood

Geo. M, Jones & Co.,

Pittsburgh  8

Monarch Coal Co.,

Ohio

Wyatt Coal Co,,

¥. Va.

RolDt. Gage Coal Co.,

Michigan

Hew River & Ohio Coal Co.  "Anchor"
"Lubrig"

P i t t s b u r gh  & B u f f a lo  C o .,  D o r o t hy

R e l i a n ce  Coal  &  Coke  C o .,  ST.

Ayers  &  Lang,

<T.  w.  Dylcstra  & C o .,

" V i c t o r"  v/.  Va.
«•  o.
0.

siac
Lump

glacK
T  Lump

tlaclc

Lump

f  Lump

SlacK

SlacK
f  Liunp

SlacK
n

fLump
SlacK
•f  Lump

Slack
SlacK
f  Lump

SlaeK

Delivered.  At Mine.

# .75

.85
1.15

% 3.25
2,20
2.95

2,40
3.00

2.45
2.75

2.60

2.20
2.90

2.65
2.55
2.60
3.00

2,63
2,90

2.65
2.40
2.80

2.40

On motion of Mr. Watetfbury the matter of closing contract was referred

to the Secretary with power to act.

On motion of Mr, Doherty, the following resolution ?/as adopted:

Resolved:-  That upon the request of the State Parlc Board the College

will furnish such assistance as it reasonably can.

On motion of Mr. Doherty, Mr. C. D. Betts was appointed member of the

committee of arbitration in the w. H. Agler matter.

The resolution of the Crawford County Grange, in reference to establishir

an experiment substation in that county, was referred to Dean Shaw for recommenda-

College to

assist

State ParK
Board.

;:Mr. Betts
appointed
arbitrator.

substation.

tion.

1

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following resolution was. adopted:

Resolved;-  That the Piiblic Domain Commission be requested to mafce dis-

Disposition
of timber oii

position in behalf of the College, of any timber upon the Agricultural College lands

that may be going to waste and to apply the proceeds to the land grant funds of the

College.

On motion of Mr. Graham, the Secretar3^ was authorized to build an-.

addition to the piggery belonging to the Bacteriological Department in accordance

Addition to
Bact.piggerv

with the plan submitted by Dr. Giltner.

If 148

On motion of Mr. Graham, the expense accounts of the Board members were

allowed.

On motion of Mr. Doherty, the Secretary was authorized to construct a

manure  shed on the south end of the dairy "barn.

;i.? Manure, shed
\>:\ hy dairy
"barn.

On motion adjourned.

o  o  o  o o o o oo 

o  o  oo

E-S

lII
ill

U:•!§tiin

MEETIUG OP THE STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE.

president's Office.

August 12, 1913... ;............ 

.............................. 1:30 P. M,

Present, President Snyder, Messrs. Graham, Doherty, Woodman and

Watertiury.

The  minutes  of  the previous  meeting  were read  and approved-.

The  President  made  the  following  Ceport  in  regard  to  emplo2/ees,  which

was  on motion  of  Mr. Doherty,  approved;

Report of ;

Committee

on Employes

To  the Honorable  State  Board  of  Agriculture:

The  Committee  on Employees  "begs  leave  to  maKe  the  following  report-

Mrs-.  Peppard  has teen  promoted  to  the head  of  the  department  of  Domestic

"Art  at  a  salary  of  #1100.  She is  to  act  as  Dean  u n t il  April  1 s t,  during  which

time  her  salary  is  to  "be at  the  r a te  of  #1500  p er  annum.

The  following  i n s t r u c t o rs  have  t>een  elected  at  the  s a l a r i es  mentioned,

in  accordance  •with  the p r e v i o u s a c t i on  of  the  Board:

! -Miss  Linda  Himrnelein,
•J.  Pranlc  Morgan,
• Arthur  K.  Hart
0.  B.  Winters
- Lutie  RolDinson
: - J.  Q,. Owen
; • G.  C. Wooden
;-  Myron  B.  Chap in,
; • Robert  Lorees
• R.  G.  Saxton
H.  K.  Wright
H.  Virginia  Languorthy
-Leslie  H.  Coolridge
• p.  E.  Earraker
.A.  L.  Allen

Instructor in Domestic Art
Research Asst. in Bacteriology'
A\sst. in Chemistry  •

Inst. in Domestic Art

" English
n
11 Entomology
11
11 Drawing
n
11 
" Horticulture
11  • Civil Engineering
Grad. Asst. in Bact. i time •
II 

J.  II

SI 

II 

I! 

Research 4sst. in Bact.
«  " Soils

Instructor in iDairylng

u 

#800.00
1200.00
900.00
1350.00
700.00
800^00
900.00
750.00
-1000.00
1300.00
200.00
400.00
1200.00
1200.00
1000,00

On-motion'  of  Mr. Doherty,  the  Secretary  was  appointed  a  committee  to co-

:
|Disposition:
I of  lands  r e-
, ceived  under
!the  federal-  operate  with  a  committee  of  the  Public  Domain  Commission  in  reference  to  the  d i s-
I Land Grant.
'*' 
«« #500 added  j "
to apTiortion-
ment of Exti Extension Department for defraying expenses of fair exhibits.

: position of the College lands received under the Pederal Land Grant.

On motion of Mr. Doherty, #500.00 was added to the appo'rtionment of the

Sten. for
Hort, Dept.

On motion of Mr.. Graham, the Horticultural Department was given the

entire time of a stenographer.

M

r

s. 

G

.

A. 

I 

" 

;.:; '••  •:•. : 

;: 

:: 

• :  •  ;; 

: .  : ;;  .  : 

.  . 

•  : 

.;  -; ;  •  •  ;

On motion of Mr, Doherty, Mrs. George A. RoDson was given a year's leave

eave°ofSah-i  of absence for studjr without pay.

s

e

n

c

e. 

: 

" 

'  • : •. 

: : . 

• 

: 

::' 

:'  '..'.  • '.•.'. :.-: V •': : 

-  ;:  :