SBTIls'G QPTTHE STATS BOARD 0? AGRICULTURE, p r e s i d e n t 's Office. | UGVember 5S 1913*«..'..:... . . . . . . - . . . . . . . .. . • . .. • . . . . . . .. .....•.'. • . * • » • • • • ' • • • • • • • • • • • •• • 2 J 00 P»M, P r e s e n t, P r e s i d e nt Snyder, Messrs. Graham, Doherty, Waterhury, Beaumont \ and Woodman. i The'raemhers having had copies-of the minutes of the previous meeting, I they were approved without reading. The "bids for the erection of a Veterinary Laboratory were opened and were as fellows-: Bids- for Veterinary Iahoratoriy E. W. Reid & Co. of Detroit, f ^ - 7 6 ^ . 00 Trier Brothers-- of Saginaw, "•• "' Alternate "bid 2S13&.90 2^371.53 Henry L. Vanderhors-t of Kalamazoo, 56if00.00 Wright & Prall, Lansing T. P. Banhagel, Lansing 30771.06 35951.00 Ri'ckman Construction Co., Kalamazoo, 31752.00 P. H. Jonlonan, Holland, Mich, 3.7196.00 On motion of Mr,v Graham, the c o n t r a ct for t he e r e c t i on of the V e t e r i n a ry Contract avarded to Trier Bros.the Secretary aasinstructed to close contract and talce the necessary "bonds-. Laboratory wasawarded to T r i er Brothers of Saginaw, "being the lowest "bidder, and On motion of Kr. Doherty, the question of the location of the proposed- Location * veterinarylaboratory was referred tc the Committee on Buildings and College of Vet.Lati. \ \ property, with power to act. The president presented the request of Dean Bissell for additional • apportionments for the Department of Physics-and Electrical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the present period. Additional apportion- ments for ; Depts.of : Department of Physics- and Electrical Engineering and 1400.00 tc the Department of Physics &! 'EL.England Mechanical Engineering. Mech.Eng. : On motion of Mr. Beaumont, #150,00 was addedrto the apportionment of the On motion of Mr. Doherty, the following appointments were approved: - Mr. Geo. .H. Peters, instructor in Wood Shop., at a salary of $800.00, "beginning October l. Appoint ments. lire Geo. R. Johnstone, Instructor in Botany, at a salary of 1975.00, "beginning October 1. Mr. C. H. Burgess, Instructor in the Chemical Department., at a salary of $80,00 per month. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the Secretary was instructed to notify those persons-occupying the four suites- of rooms in the west end of Howard Terrace,that S u i t es of rooms in Howard Terrace to "be vacated Mrs. landon that her salary will be increased to offset the allowance • now made- those apartments must "be vacated at the end of the school year, and to advise-- I her on account of the apartments furnished. Investiga- t i on of Bean D i s- :• employ a competent person to i n v e s t i g a te 0n motion of Mr. Doherty, the Botanical Department was authorized to the "bean d i s e a s es now p r e v a l e nt in t h is e a s e s. { s t a t e. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Mr. C. A. Rowland was appointed by joint . agreement with the Department of Plant Industry, as assistant to Dr. Mumfcrd, to be! appointed! \ assistant-t& | Dr.Mumford especially m charge of the organization of juvenile agricultural- clubs-, at a- . I C.A.Rowland salary of #1,230.00; the United States Government to pay §1000.00 of the salary, ! Salary -:"-"/ and the College to pay #200.00 of the salary and the necessary expenses, not ex- ! How paid ' ceeding f800.00. • ! . ' . ' " " ', On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the Columbian Society rooms in Williams Hall, Assignment : about to be vacaterdi, are assigned, to the imnomian Society, and the rooms to be : .Rooms..! of Society vacated by the Eunomian Society are assigned to the Forensic Society. " • * 1 On motion of Mr. Beaumont, #7^.00 was added to the apportionment of the Miiitar y Department for the present period, distributed.as follows: For coats- for the band For instruction for the band $33.5^00 50.00 For instruments and supplies for the band, ~~ For f u r n i t u re For p r i n t i ng and s t a t i o n e ry For o f f i ce s u p p l i es For common l a b or 225,.00 30.00 10.00 60.00 5Q.00 177½. 00 On motion of Mr. "Waterbury, the title of Mr. F. A. Spragg was made. Expert in Plant Breeding. The matter of the request of Mr. Jesse J. Myers for leave of absence during the Spring term, was referred to the Committee on Employes-. Additional apportion ment for the Military Department. How distrlb-l ute-d. -.' Change of title. Request forv leave of absence. national meetings appropriate to the lines of worK in which they are>interested, On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the following persons were authorized to attend with expenses paid; Prof. A. J. Patten, meeting of the Official.Agricultural Chemists at Washington. ! To.'attend national meetings. prof. W. H. French, meeting of the American Association for the Develop ment of Agricultural Teaching, at Washington. Dean G. w. Bissell, meeting of the Land Grant College Engineering Associa;! tion at Washington. Mr. R. -J. Baldwin-, meeting of the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations at Washington. prof. H. J. Eustace, meeting of the American pomolegicalaSociety at Washington, Dean R. S. Shaw and president Snyder, the general meeting of the j American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations at Washington. prof. W. Q. HedricX, meeting of the American Economic Association at Minneapolis. prof, R. K. pettit, meeting of the American Association of Entomologists j at Atlanta, Ga. Also Mr. F. E. Millen, state inspector of Apiaries, meeting of the I I I •JL5D I Society-of Bee inspectors at the same place. Dean Richard P. Lyman, meeting of the Association of State and provincial iVeterinary Colleges. C.H.Spurway made Ass*ti Prof.Dept.iand Acting Head of the Department of Soils, with an increase of $200.00 per annum of Soils [ On motion of Mr. Doherty, Mr. C. H. Spurway was made Assistant professor I in salary, beginning November 1. Increase in salaries. On motion of Mr. Graham, Mr. Churchill's salary was increased from §50 to #60 per month, and the salary of Miss Sis ie Schultz from|4S0.00 to. $540.00 per annum, "beginning ".November 1. Refund of | fee. iof fee- for athletics and liberal arts course, was approved. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the request of Mr. Chas.. M. Engel for a refund The Secretary presented a request from Mr. Comfort A. Tyler for release C.A.Tyler released.! during the months of July and Augustr to f ill Chautauqua engagements, which was1, on during July & August. I motion of Mr. Waterbury, referred to the Committee on Employes-. On motion of Mr,- Woodman, the Secretary was author! zed to appoint five Secretary : to appoint; delegates and five alternates to attend the National: Conservation Congress at delegates-,! Co ns ervat in Wash! ng t on. Congress. ) On motion of Mr, Woodman, Mr. Doherty was appointed to attend the meeting Mr.Doherty; to attend ; of the American Association of Agricultural; Colleges and Experiment Stations at Ass'n meet ing. ; Washington. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the following resolution was- adopted: \ RESOLVED':- That Jonathan X. Snyder, president of Michigan Agricultural jCollege, "be authorized to loan from the United States Government and receipt for, To loan ordnance ! the following ordnance and ordnance stores and to execute a "bond in behalf of the stores. ! Michigan Agricultural College for the safe Keeping and return of the said stores, e n, «• 30 U.S.Rifles, caliber 30, model: of 1903, at $1½.%) each, u 50 Pront sight covers-, - - -.02- ~ '•'- 30 Oiler and thong cases-, - -- -- - -- - - - .14 _ _ _ . _ _- — _ .10 30 Brushes- and thongs, 1.00 50 Gun slings, model of 1907", -- - - -- - - - .23 6 Cleaning rods, 12"Drift slides and pins, (6 STo. 4-and 6 Ho. 5 •) - .08? - It W 11 If I! if fl il 6 Screwdrivers, - - - -- -- -- -'- - - -- -.11. 3 Arm chests, - - - -- - - - - -- _ _ .— - if.30 14.40 20 Gallery p r a c t i ce r i f l e s -, model of 1903, .20 20 Cleaning r o d s, c a l i b er 22, - - -- - -- - .03 20 Ram rods, - - -- - -- _ _ _ - _ -_ 40 Cleaningbrushess caliber 22, - - - - -- - - .06 500 Cartridge holders, - -- -- -- -- - - -- .22 - 3> Arm chests for gallerv practice rifles, - - 2.40 It It if t> #.432:. QO 1 . 00 4,.20 3 . 00 3 0 . 00 1 . 3 S: .96 .66 1 2 . 9 0" 2 3 8 . 00 4 . 00 .6:0 2 . 40 1 1 0 . 00 1 2 . 00 .. f923-.U0 On motion of Mr, Beaumont, the following resolution-was adopted: RESOLVED:- That, thirteen thousand dollars (#313000.00) now in "former ' ; Veterinary: year" account and not required for that purpose, be turned bac& to the State Laboratory ; j Treasurer to be used in the erection of a Veterinary Laboratory. j On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED:- That, under the provisions of Act 232 P. A. 1901, as amended, 1 there is hereby set aside and appropriated for the erection of a Veterinary \ Laboratory at Michigan Agricultural College, out of funds available for special I purposes and not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirty-three thousand dollars i (#33,000.00). ' S n ^ ^ ^ m ^ ^ w^ 3 ^ ¾ ¾ ^ ¾ ¾ ¾ ^ ^ ^ ¾^ ;Sfeff&£&; MZRI ¢5 On motion of Mr. Beaumont, tne title of Miss Haney was made Cleric to the i Title Superintendent of Farmers i n s t i t u t e s. i } 1 r e l a t i ng On motion of Mr. Beaumont, item "b" in t he l a st paragraph of tne statement to Act 325, p . A. of 1913, adopted by tne Board at a meeting neld on August j amended*. ' • I Item "ID" 12, 1915» was amended: so as to read as follows: "We s n a il l i m it tne annual expendi-j t u re of s t a te funds in t h is department to $35*000.00". On motion of Mr. Doherty, Mr. S. A. Bowd was e l e c t ed College A r c h i t e ct at a s a l a ry of #1,500.00, beginning November 1. 'j ;S. A. Bo wd [College I A r c h i t e ct On motion of Mr. Beaumont, t he s e c r e t a ry was d i r e c t ed to secure p l a ns j from the a r c h i t e c t* for the r e s t o r a t i on of the e x t e r i or of College Hall and for the improvement and modernizing of the i n t e r i o r. On motion of Mr. Water bury, the expenses of the Board members were allowed. On motion adjourned. Secretary. jpians for (College*' . 'Hall, I I I o o 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 0 o c c 0 c c 0 MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, President's Office December 17?» 1913. .........-..: 1:30 P.M. Present, president Snyder, Messrs. Graham, Waterbury, Beaumont, Woodman | and Doherty. The minutes-', of the previous meeting were read and approved'. j On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the question of repairing and refitting the :01d dairy drain. old dairy building and maicing assignment of rooms was referred, to the President and I building., Secretary with power to act. [. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the proper officers of the Board were author- j ized to convey a right of way for a branch of the Chandler drain running through : Chandler the following described College lands: • The H. 3. i of the N. S. f of section &, andj the 2T. W. i of the U. W. i of section 5* Meridian Twp., Ingham county. j President Snyder presented the recommendation of the faculty that the j degree of Master of Science be conferred upon Earl; Groves-: as of the class of 1913-. j M.S.-; jDegree - of On motion of Mr. Graham, the above recommendation was adopted. On motion of Mr, Doherty, Prof.. Bissell, Dean of the Engineering Division; was requested to- investigate cioeic and gong systems suitable for use of the college; gong systemj and to report to the Board at a future meeting. \ ClocK and On motion of Mr. Doherty, the president, secretary and Deans were author-! I Teachers ized to emoloy the necessary additional: teachers for the short courser beginning for short courses. -.,-•' the first of the winter term. On motion of Mr. Doherty, an additional instructor was authorized for .the! Chemical, Drawing and English departments, and also for the Zoological Department, ^instructors,:! 'Additional: