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! examined it so far as I can observe. 

•The floors are in bad shape and the plastering is loose and in poor 

1 condition, and the vibration of the floors is liable to make the plastering fall. 
;An accident of this sort could easily cause a panic which might result in sericus 
! injuries or loss of life. 

"I would suggest that this building be closed until it is remodeled. 

j . 

Respectfully submitted, 
E. A. Bowd 

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

Architect. 

| the secretary were allowed. 

On motion adjourned. 

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Secretary. 

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MEETING- OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 

President's Office 

November 1&, 191½. 

2:00 P.. M. 

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

and Superintendent of Public instruction Keeler. 

The minutes of the previous meeting, having  ^oeen in the hands of the 

members, were approved without reading, on motion of Mr. Woodman. 

To confer 

On motion of Mr. G-raham, the President was authorized to confer the 

Degree. 

degree of Bachelor of Science upon George Frank Leonard, subject to the approval 

of the faculty. 

On motion of Mr. Doherty, the following persons were authorized to take 

trips at the expense of the College: 

Professors 

Professor Bessey to attend a meeting of the American Association for 

authorized! the Advancement of Science, at Philadelphia, in December;  Professor Eustace to 

to take 

I attend a meeting of the same association, and that of the Society for Horticul 

trips 

tural Science, at Philadelphia;  Professor Kedzie to visit the firms of Bausch 

&. Lomb, at Rochester, New York, and Eimer & Amend, of New York City, during the 

holiday vacation, in reference to glass apparatus for the laboratory; and Dean 

Lyman to attend a meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association at  lle^i  • 

Orleans, in December.  The action of the President in permitting Professor Patten 

to attend the meeting of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists at 

Washington in November was also approved. 

Profs.Plant J 
$jGdltner &- '  I 
£jjFrench to be  sors Plant, G-iltner and French two hundred dollars each for services during theu 

On motion of Mr. WatSrbury, the Secretary was authorized to pay Profes-

paid for 

!§ summer schooL  summer school; and the President was authorized to appoint a committee to 
fi  services. 

present  a  schedule  of  s a l a r i es  for  summer  school  work. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, Miss Anna L. Ferle was appointed Assistant 

IAssistant  i 

IfRegistrar.  I Registrar, at a salary of jsight hundred dollars per annum, beginning November 1. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, a committee consisting o£ the President, the 

Secretary, and Dean Shaw, was appointed  to consider tne relations between tne 

Bacteriological Department and the Veterinary Division.-

President  Snyder presented a report from President  G-rawn and Professor 

French in relation to the affiliation of the Mount Pleasant Normal  School with 

Michigan Agricultural  College, upon which no action was taken. 

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

chemical fire  extinguisher. 

On recommendation of Mr. Baldwin, Superintendent of extension work,'.Mr. 

Wade Weston was elected as assistant, at a salary of One thousand dollars per 

annum, beginning December 1. 

On motion of Mr. Doherty,  the requests of Lieutenant DeLancey, presented 

by President  Snyder, were  referred  to the Committee on Buildings and College 

Property. 

President Snyder presented  a communication from Dean  Shaw, giving his 

reasons for not purchasing feeding  cattle for the Upper Peninsula  Experiment 

Station. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury,  the question of permitting  instructors to 

take work in college was referred  to the Committee on Employes. 

On motion of Mr. Doherty, an additional  apportionment of twelve  hundred 

dollars was made for the Department of Botany for the present period. 

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

allowed. 

The Secretary presented a communication from Mr. Beaumont, in reference 

to  the.Employers' Liability Law, upon which matter no action was taken. 

On motion  adjourned. 

I Committee to 
i consider re-i 
jlations; b e-
; tween de- ,.-;. 
ipartments^ -.", 

jReport  in .; 
[regard  •'t'o'.y--': 
(Mt.  Pleasant 
! Normal. 

I .aire  ex-
Itinguisher, 

sWade  Weston' 
[assistant 
| in  extensiai 
Iwork.  ., 

j Lieut.  De-
JLahcey s  re-1 
Iquests  l e f t. 
j to  commi t teej 

Dean  Shaw 
explains  his! 
f a i l u re 
to 
buy  c a t t l e. 

jAdditional 
(apportion-  :|| 
iment  for 
•Botany* 

jLetter  f r oM 
Mr .Beaumont 

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Secretary. 

MEETING- OF THE STATE BGAKD  OF AGRICULTU2E 

Pr esident's Office. 

December 16,  1 9 1^ 

1:30 P.M. 

Present, President  Snyder, Messrs. Beaumont, Waterbury, Doherty, Wood 

man, and Superintendent Keeler. 

• The minutes of the previous meeting, having  been in the hands of the 

members, were  approved without, reading. 

On motion of Mr. Beaumont,  the resignation of Mr.  Charles F. Baker as 

foreman of the forest  nursery was accepted. 

j Resigna:tin:v| 
I of Charles "I. 
I.F. Baker. M  M