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MEETING  01'  THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

President's  Office

January 13, 1915*

2:00 P. M.

Present, President  Snyder, Messrs. Waterbury, Beaumont, Doherty, and  }

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

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members, were approved witaout  reading* 

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On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the following recommendation of Mr. Baldwin,|

with reference to cooperative county agent work, was- approved, viz.:  That for the] 

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current fiscal year  the College shall use not more  than f!200 of the unappropriated  Lever

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Smith Lever funds in counties which agree to spend -at least an equal amount, or 

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such an amount as may be satisfactory to the State Board of Agriculture; the .agents county

to be selected by and subject to the control of the College.  Provided,.also,  that! work,

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the counties shall disburse  their funds  through the office of the secretary of =  I

the College. 

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On motion of Mr, Beaumont, the following resolutions in reference to the?

services of Judge Carpenter in defending the interest of the College before the  ;

Supreme Court were adopted:

"Whereas, Judge William- L.  Carpenter, a most loyal friend and alumnus 

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of Michigan Agricultural College, came to the aid of that institution with all  !
the wealth of his professional learning and experience and successfully defended I
its rights before the highest court of the State, at a time when the College was I
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in trie deepest financial difficulty and when there was a possibility  that its 
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doors might be temporarily closed, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED:  That the State Board of Agriculture feel3 that itself, the  j
College and the people of-Michigan, are under obligations to Judge Carpenter, 
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beyond  that which can be cancelled  \)y  any mere financial consideration, and that, j
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while hoping for the opportunity to make, acknowledgement of his services in a 
substantial way, the Board desires to express its appreciation of assistance and • |
advice for which the ordinary means of remuneration are wholly inadequate.  • 

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. RESOLVED:  That the Secretary be instructed to transmit a copy of these j

resolutions to Judge Carpenter. 

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On motion of Mr. Doherty-, the following  reports of the special committee!

Resolution*
in referei
to service;
of Judge
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appointed W  the Board at the November meeting were approved:

To the State Board of Agriculture, 
Gentlemen: 

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Your  committee to whom was referred the matter of the relationship 
between the Veterinary Division and the Bacteriological Department, herewith 
submits the following  report  in•  wiiicn it has undertaken to state the general 
relationship  that should exist between the technical departments and the depart-  j ary DivisJi|
•ments of basic  science; and to further particularize in reference to two branches land the.
of the College  above mentioned.

[Reports of ]
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jrelation-
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Department
of Bacteri—j
ology.

1. The technical and professional departments, as distinct from the

departments of basic science,- should first, and as far as possible, come in
contact with the particular conditions and material about the State that are
germain to their educational work; and to this end, inquiries and information
coming to the College, or any of its departments, should be properly  referred.

2.  It should be the privilege of all the -technical and professional

departments to call upon  the scientific departments for information, and to refer
material to them for investigation and report; and in using such information and
reports, full credit  should be given to the department and the person furnishing
the same. 

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3.  Pursuant to the above, the Veterinary Division is primarily con-

cerned with' the animal diseases of the state, in connection with its educational
work, and to it should come all inquiries regarding matters of this nature, and

all information regarding the outbreak of contagious and infectious animal
diseases in the  State.

Reports of

committee

regarding

relationship!

between the

Veterinary

4..  The Bacteriological Department, aside from its educational work

in hygiene, is primarily concerned with the teaching and scientific  study of
all  those phenomena, chiefly  relating to agriculture, that involve the action
of micro-organisms.  It is related to the Veterinary Division solely as a depart-
ment of basic science, and should exercise none of the functions of veterinary
practitioners.  It should have the first opportunity to investigate all those
matters about theState  that concern it from an educational or scientific  stand-
point; but, so far as infectious or contagious animal diseases are concerned,
its function should end when it has made its determination in any particular
case, and it should not undertake active field work in-attempting to control the
spread of infectious or contagious animal diseases, ar.function that clearly
belongs to the Live stock Sanitary Commission.

If a Division of Veterinary  Science is to be maintained, to it should

Division and

be referred all those matters that properly belong to the sphere of its activities,
and any qiiestion of competency lies with the administration and board of control.

the Bac-

teriologic

^functions, involving the manufacture of cultures, serums, and antitoxins, or other

5.  The Bacteriological Department Has, in addition, certain economic

•bacteriological preparations not yet well established commercially.

"Department.

6.  in teaching agricultural bacteriology, this department may properly

teach students in general agriculture, as well as veterinary students, the uses
and technical application of such of the above preparations as are reasonably
within the reach of ordinary farm practice, and as do not necessarily  involve
professional veterinary services.

7.  Animal pathology may properly be taught to veterinary  students by
the Department of Bacteriology, but the general lines pursued  should be subject
to the approval of the Dean of the Veterinary Division.

S..  No attempt  should be made to build up separate scientific depart-

ed thin the technical divisions, and this is as true of the Veterinary

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Division asof any other. 

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J . . L.  Snyder 
R.  S.  Shaw 
A.  M.  Brown 

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To  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture,

Q-entlemen:

Your Committee, appointed to deal with certain matters relating to  the
Veterinary Division and the Bacteriological Department, has come upon a situation
in reference to which it desires to make a separate-report and recommendation.

It appears that  some time ago, by agreement between the Departments of

Bacteriology and Botany, the entire  subject of plant bacteriology, one of the
most important lines of bacteriological  research from the standpoint of agricul-
ture, was.transferred from the Department of Bacteriology to that of Botany,  in
doing so, it will be;seen that the former department gave over a very large field
of work, entirely germain to its sphere of research, to a department in no way
equipped to do bacteriological work.

Your committee can not avoid feeling that the very active interest

taken by this department in the subject of animal disease, possibly due to the
professional  training of a number of its faculty, has been responsible for the
lack of interest in another equally important field  that should receive its
careful attention.

The committee  therefore recommends that the work in plant bacteriology
be restored to the Department of Bacteriology, and that it 3hould be the policy
of the institution to do all distinctly bacteriological work in that department.

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J.  L.  snyder
R.  S.  Shaw
A.  M.  Brown

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On motion of Mr. Woodman, the recommendation of Professor French,

that the State Board of Education be requested  to.issue a college  certificate

to Miss Theodora R. Hollinger, was adopted.

i'[i Recommend a
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Theodore
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On motion of Mr. Waterbury, Mr. P. E. Miilen, Inspector of'Apiaries,

vms  authorized  to attend  the annual meeting of the National Beekeepers1 Associa-

tion at Denver, tne Secretary of the College having arranged with the Board of

State Auditors for the payment  of his expenses.  - • 

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On motion of Mr. Goodman, the request of Mr. G-. K. Goons for four months

leave of absence  to pursue  studies at  the University  of Michigan, beginning

February 9,  and including pay for the first  two months only, was approved.-

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, authority was given Mr. Baldwin  to employ

Mr. Duckies as assistant  to Mr. Lindemann in boys?  and girls' club work, for" the

period of three months, at 1*125;.per month, with an-ailowance of $200 for expenses,

one half of the  total expense  to be paid by the United States Department of

Agriculture.

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the following  scheme for the organization and

conduct of the summer school, as presented  W  Professor E. H.' Ryder, was adopted:

President  J. L.  Snyder,
East Lansing, Michigan.

Dear Sir:

East Lansing, Mich.,
January 11, 1915.

summer

The following  is a summary of the plans at present outlined for the

Session of the coming  summer.

Two lines of activity  are under consideration.

I.  Summer Session Proper.

F.E.Millen
to attend
meeting-of-
Nat»1.Bee-
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G-.H.-Coons
leave ,of, •
absence.

Mr.Duckies
hired to  ,.
help in
boys»& girls
club work

scheme, for

Summer
School
adopted.

The work of  this Session will be organized  in a manner similar to:

that of last  summer.  The courses will be chosen from the regular college  courses
representing  all divisions of the college, and will consist chiefly of under-
graduate work.  Last year  the undergraduate courses were elementary ones.  It
seems advisable  to- add some advanced courses  to meet  the demands of outsiders who
will return  this year, as well as meet more satisfactorily  the wants of our own
student body. 

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Last year we offered a few-graduate  courses in Bacteriology, Chemistry,

Entomology and Veterinary Medicines.  These courses seemed  to meet a very real
demand and it is proposed  to offer  them again this year.

Two additional  features are proposed  for this Session.

1.  Courses adapted to the needs of teachers in the. rural schools.  The

State is constantly progressing  toward requiring  the  teaching of Agriculture  and
Domestic  Science and Domestic Art in its elementary schools.  Teachers must be
prepared for this task.  They have no opportunity  to get preparation except at the
Normal  schools.  It-is. proposed  to offer some courses modeled after  the plan of  .
our Winter Short Courses to meet  the neexls of this class of teachers in the State.
This will, be undertaken in a modest way in order that we may find out how  to meet
these needs. 

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2. -A school for practitioners  in Veterinary Medicine.  The needs for
this work  speak for themselves.  Dean Lyman has arranged  courses  suited  to the
demands  of such persons  to be presented during a period of three weeks.  .

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Summer Conference.

1.  A  conference  of rural ministers and other rural workers.

Several years  ago. the college held  such a conference with great success, and the
desire for  something of the kind has been repeatedly  expressed  since.  It is
proposed  to broaden  the scope and attempt  to meet  the needs of social workers
by courses of lectures upon rural  topics.  This will last  two weeks, July •£•.- 16.

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gram lasting two or more days will .be arranged, including as topics for discussion,
the problems arising in connection with this work in the State.

2*  Sliorter Conferences.
a, Teactiers of agriculture inhigh-schools of the State.  A pro-?

b.  Teachers of Domestic  science and Domestic Art in the schools
of the State.  This is similar in its plan and purpose to that for the teachers

of the agricultural conference.  This college should be the leader in these

activities of the state, and by these means we hope to establish a closer relation-
ship between the college and the communities of the state for the purpose of
mutual benefits.

Grange.

c.  Similarly, we are planning conferences of poultry men and the

d.  Summer School and Ganp for Rural Boys.

This plan is to bring rural boys of 14- to IS years of age

to the campus for an outing.  Talks along agricultural lines will be given at
certain hours.  Trips about  the college will be taken.  Sports will be provided.
The project is in charge of Mr. Lindemannv director of Boys<f  Clubs, who w&l be'
responsible for  the care of the boys while here.  The object is two-fold.
It is a means of giving she boys a healthfulouting  and at the same timeacquaint-
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Additional Recommendations.

Teaching Force. 

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Instruction last summer cost the college about $2500 net. The

natural increase in attendance, together with the extension in number of courses
will, on a conservative estimate, necessitate an expenditure for salaries of
#5,000 to #6,000.

Conference expense.  These conferences will be taken care of with
very little additional expense.  Dean Faite desires to expend not to exceed #200
for outside  talent.  Rural conference may incur an expense of #300.

Rooming Arrangements.

The follovring; proposals are presented.

The ¥oman»s Building, in charge of Dean White shall be opened for
the accommodation of women in attendance upon  the Summer Session at 73/ to #1.00
per week for each occupant.  Any rooms not in use may be rented at above rates to
men and their wives who are in attendance upon any of the conferences.

Boarding Arrangements.

That the college maintain two boarding clubs, one for men and

one for women.  Each will be in charge of a steward.  The supplies will be pur-
chased by the college in wholesale  quantities and the cost of ooard  tothe
student will be the actual expense of food and its preparation.

facilities upon the cafeteria plan in wniea case all persons in attendance upon
tne college would board at the Women1s Building.

If found practicable, Dean Fnite may arrange to provide boarding

Salary Schedule.

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$  current  contract  for  a ll  rnenfcers  of  the.  instructional  force
of  the  college  retained  for  this  session,  subject  to  the  following  provisions:-

Maximum  additional  compensation  for  Heads  of  Departments.. .#25.0.00
i&nimum  additional  compensation  for  any  instructor 
Minimum  hours  of  work,-  15  hours  per  week.  For  a  lesser  number

.120.00

of  hours,  the  compensation  shall  be  pro  rate.

T7/0  laboratory  hours  count  as  one  hour  of  recitation.

of  the  College,  Head  of  Department  and Director  of  Summer  School.

The  matter  of  minimum  hours  is  subject  to  modification  by  President

shall recommend to the Board of Agriculture, 

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On motion of Mr. Doherty, Professor Ryder's title was made Director •

of the Summer School.

Title of
Prof.
Ryder.

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On motion of Mr. Doherty, discretion was  given to trie President and

Secretary in tlis gratuitous distribution of copies of Michigan Bird  Life.

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

I In re_
1 tribution "of
Bird  books.

-R280LVSD, That  President  Snyder having  offered hi3 resignation,-to  -  -

take effect at the close of the schoolyear,  that Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Wallace, and
Mr. Graham toe and are hereby  appointed a committee to recommend a successor to
Dr. flnyder, and that any expense  incurred toy such  committee in this matter toe
approved.

Committee tc
recommend
Pres.Snyder2
successor •

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the President was authorized to appoint a

committee of the faculty  to make recommendation to the Board in regard to the

permanent development of the athletic  field and drill  ground.

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Professr'Eustace was requested to write

Mr.  Olmsted,  inquiring the status of the landscape and building plans which ae

is preparing for the College.

On motion of Mr.  Woodman, the recommendation of Dr. Bessey in regard to

the continuance of the celery  investigation work at Kalaniazoo was approved.

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the following  form of report to the dean3

and Board of Agriculture was approved:

and members of the Board of Agriculture. 

Note:-  This  report is for the exclusive use of the deans, the president
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THE MICHIGAN A&RICULTUEAL  OOLLEG-E.

As a basis for making promotions and increasing  salaries, each head of
adepartment  shall make a confidential  report  annually before April 10th to the
dean of his Division, giving-an  estimate'of the services of each instructor in
his department  under the following  heads; Preparation,  Fidelity,  success, Unusual
or Voluntary-Service,  Effort to Increase  Efficiency.  This report  shall be
revised and approved toy the Dean and afterward  t>y the President of the College. -
(Use  letters and scale now applied to students  except, in "General  Estimate"
which may havei words  instead of figures.)

Division

Name

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Date

Preparation Fidelity Success  and
Biscipline.

Unusual
Service

increased
Efficiency

General
Estimate

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recommend"'.,
development-
of at hie tic :•
field  &. toi
ground»: : .'v

Eustace ..to
writeOlm-
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Celery- iii^:;'
vestigatiori
work  to 'Con-
tinue.

Form of*
report to
the- deans
concerning
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On motion of Mr. Woodman, the request of Dr. Bessey that Mr. J. E.
Palmer and Mr. S-. Liph toe appointed seed inspectors in connection with the
carrying out of the provisions of the present seed inspection law, was approved.

On motion of Mr. Woodman, #1500 was added to the apportionment of the

Bacteriological Department for the present period.

J.E. Palmer
S.Liph Ap-^
pointed  se'ei
inspectors

#1500 added
to Bact.Dep-

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

allowed.

On raotion  adjourned.

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