I 7f 233; Por such a s e r v i c e, r e g a r d l e ss of the element of human f r a i l ty t h at must always enter i n to the a f f a i rs of men, it to make p u b l ic and o f f i c i al recognition* but the work of Dr. Snyder stands as t he l i v i ng memorial of h is f a i th and h is is t he j u st p l e a s u re of t h is Board labor* We d e s i re also at t h is time to pay due t r i b u te to t h e . w i se counsel and t a c t f ul service which Mrs.Snyder has r e n d e r e d h er husband in a ll t h e se y e a rs of is our arduous l a b or and through the t r y i ng v i c i s s i t u d es of h is e x p e r i e n c e s. hope t h at t h e re may remain to both Dr. and Mrs. Snyder many y e a rs of u s e f u l l n e ss to the College, under conditions l e ss exacting than h e r e t o f o r e, and t h at may both f e el t he s a t i s f a c t i on t h at comes to those who have accomplished a g r e at work. t h ey It upon t he records of the Board and to transmit a copy to Dr. and Mrs. Snyder. RESOLVED, That the Secretary be i n s t r u c t ed to spread t h e se r e s o l u t i o ns On motion of Mr. Wallace, Dr. P. S. Kedzie'was appointed Acting P r e s i dent at an i n c r e a se in s a l a ry of #1700.00, making h is t o t al s a l a ry #5000.00 per (Kedzie - lActing Pres annum. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the s p e c i al committee appointed to make recommendationof a permanent p r e s i d e n t, was given f u ll power to a c t. On motion of Mr. Wallace, t he Secretary was d i r e c t ed to p r e s c r i be a uniform l e t t er head for t he College which s h a ll contain in i ts p r i n t ed form, {Uniform iLetter Head t he name of the Head of the Department o n l y. On motion of Mr. Woodman, t he expense accounts of the Board Members were approved* On motion adjourned*. JTW4{ S e c r e t a r y. # # # # # # # # # # ## MEETING OP THE STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE P r e s i d e n t 's O f f i c e. iTov. 1 7 t h, 1915* 1:00 P. M. Present, President Kedzie, Messrs. Graham, Doherty, Waterbury, Beaumont and Woodman. The minutes of the previous meeting having been in the hands of the members were approved without reading. A committee of the M. A. C. Association consisting of Henry Haigh of Detroit, W. J* Prudden of Lansing and Secretary Langdon, appeared before the Board in reference to the matter of restoring College Hall and making use of it headquarters for the M* A. C. Association. " The following resolution of the as cutive committee was read by Secretary Langdon,: exe In re,the restoration of College Hall* - J o i nt Session of Executive Committee of M.A.C,Association and Committee on t h e M. A. C. Union. i ts East Lansing, Mich., Oct. 30, 1915» Resolved^ That we h e a r t i ly commend the a c t i on of the S t a te Board of A g r i c u l t u re in i ts p o l i cy of p r e s e r v i ng Old College H a ll and t h at we hereby r e s p e c t f u l ly pet i t i on t he Board for t he use of t h is b u i l d i ng p r o p e r ly r e s t o r e d, as an M* A. C. Union B u i l d i n g, h e r e b y p l e d g i ng our best e f f o r ts b u i l d i ng in a s u i t a b le manner. to f u r n i sh s a id ^- RESOLVED, Ihat a committee be appointed to p r e s e nt to the S t a te Board at t he foregoing i ts next meeting, t o g e t h er w i th suggestions r e s o l u t i on as to t he uses; to which s a id b u i l d i ng can be p u t, and to cooperate in any arrangement t h at may be made concerning same and as to the t he M. A. C. Union. o r g a n i z a t i on of RESOLVED, 2hat s a id Committee be and it for and on behalf of t he M. A. C. A s s o c i a t i o n. is hereby a u t h o r i z ed to act It was moved by Mr. Woodman a nd supported by Mr. Beaumont t h at t he motion.passed at the September meeting by which t he gymnasium was l o c a t e d, be r e c o n s i d e r e d. At t h is point t he Board t o ok r e c e ss to inspect t he proposed s i te Gym. loca tion recon sidered. and no f u r t h er a c t i on was taken on t he above motion. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the b i ds for t he gymnasium were opened and were as followsI Bids for gymnasium. 200*100.00 Charles Eoertz and Son, Grand Rapids South Bend,Ind. 226800.00 H, G. Christman Co., '212000*00 Greenburg,Ind. W. H. I s g r i gg & Son, 2266^3.00 Wright and P r a i l, Lansing, Mich. 208000.00 H. L. Van der Horst, Kalamazoo, Mich. 217559*00 H . E i l e n b e r g er Co., Chicago, 1 1 1. 20%00.0Q Rickman Const. Co., Owosso, Mich. 277751^1^ Saginaw, Mich. P. C. T r i e r, On motion of Mr. Woodman, a committee c o n s i s t i ng of Mr. Bowd, t he Committee to change gym. speci fications to reduce cost. a r c h i t e c t, Mr. Graham, and Mr* Doherty was d i r e c t ed to meet with Chas. Hoertz & Son at Grand Rapids at a date to be determined by Mr. Bowd, and go over t he s p e c i f i c a t i o ns for t he gymnasium b u i l d i ng with a view to reducing t he cost of i ts c o n s t r u c t i on and make a r e p o rt c a l l ed i t e r* to t he Board at a s p e c i al meeting to be The P r e s i d e nt p r e s e n t ed a communication from Dean White w i th r e f e r ence to dormitory accommodations for t he g i r ls next y e a r. Pres.to try to pro vide private rooming houses. to On motion of Mr. Woodman, t he P r e s i d e nt was a u r h o t i z ed to undertake i n t e r e st p r i v a te c a p i t al in b u i l d i ng s u i t a b le rooming houses for t h is purpose '. On motion of Mr. Water bury, t he request of Dean White for permission Lecture on , P e r s o n al Hygiene• House Mother approved. Greenhouse system to be p r e pared* to secure Dr. U l l r i ch to l e c t u re on P e r s o n al Hygiene at an expense of #80.00 was approved. On motion of Mr. Doherty, t he request of Dean White for an a s s i s t a nt or house mother at a s a l a ry of about #1000.00 was approved. ; On motion of Mr. Doherty, P r o f. Halligan was r e q u e s t ed to p r e p a re a p l an for a system of greenhouses, t o g e t h er with an e s t i m a t e, to be p r e s e n t ed to t he Board at i ts next meeting* On motion of Mr, Doherty, the recommendation of the President that hereafter in sending men from the College to attend various meetings of scientific interest, the College bear the expense only to the extent of railroad fare, was adopted. On motion of Mr, Doherty, the request, of Mr. Baldwin that Mr. McBride be permitted to attend sessions of the National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits at Chicago, Nov, 29th and 30th, was granted. On motion of Mr, Waterbury, Mr. McBride was made Market Director under the provision of Act No. 91 of the public Acts of 1915, and placed on the regular salary payroll at a salary of $1800.00 per year beginning December 1st, as Extension Worker. On motion of Mr, Beaumont, Drs, Hallman and Lyman were authorized to attend the meeting of the U. S, Live Stock Sanitary Commission at Chicago, Dec. 1st and 2nd, and Dr. Giltner to attend the same meeting and also the meeting of the Society of American Bacteriologists at the University of Illinois, Dec. 29th to 31st. On motion of Mr, Graham, Dr, Mumford, C. P. Reed and 2. C. Lindemann were authorized to attend conferences at St, Louis, Mo,, Nov. 19th to 23rd. On motion ©f Mr. Doherty, the resignation of Roswell Carr as Superin tendent of the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station to take effect by Nov. 15th, was accepted. On motion of Mr, Graham, Prof, Patten was authorized to attend the meeting of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists at Washington, Nov. 15th to 17th, and the meeting of the Association of Feed Control Officials, Nov. 18tn and 19th. . . On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the request of Prof. Johnston to attend the B.R.fare f only to .be; paid in at-| t ending . -.- scientific m e et ing 8«..'..'.' McBride" t b- attend,met:et| ing, at Chi; McBride - Market Director. Hallman & Lyman to attend, meel ing at Chi.I Giltner to; attend sam« and at U.o: 111. Mumford, Re< and Linda-, mann to at tend meetii at St.Louii R,Carr re signs. Spat ten to [attend meel ling at Wash ington. Johnstonto i attend meeti National Council of Teachers of English at Chicago, Nov. 25th and 26th, was granted, ing at C The;.President presented the resignation of Prof. Wilson as Head of the f Drawing Department t.o take effect at the-close of the College year, which on motion resigns..; "I Prof. Wilsc of Mr. Doherty, was accepted.. On motion ..of Mr. Woodman, the request of Mr. Albert H. Jewell for remun- ijewell asks 1 pay for a&- eration for advertising done for the College during the summer trip of himself and vertisingv : associates in carrying on a moving picture show, was referred to the President for J investigation and report. On motion of Mr. Graham, Mr. C. E. Millar's appointment as Assistant the „ Professor in/Soils Department at a salary of $1700.00 per annum beginning Nov ember 10th, was confirmed. Dn motion of Mr. Woodman, the President was aurhotized to provide ,for the ventilation of the armory. I C E. Mill* iar - Asst, iProf.in S o i: I A r m o ry v. I Ventilatioi To remove barns• • Housing for; machinery on Woodbury j farm* Tyler to. live here. ! On motion of Mr. Doherty, the request of the President for authority to remove entirely the barns now adjacent to the houses on Faculty Row, was granted. •On motion of Mr. Graham, the request of Dean Shaw for housing for the machinery on the Woodbury farm, at an approximate cost of #300.00, was granted. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the request of Prof. Baldwin that the general rule in regard to the residence of extension workers, be enforced in the case of Mr. C. A. Tyler, was granted^ Institute fer diem 5.00 flat On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the recommendation of Prof. Baldwin that the per diem of institute workers be made a flat rate of $5.00 per day, was adopted. Heed's ex penses to be paid* Hedrick to j go to meet-; ing at' Washington,; On motion of Mr. Graham, the total expenses of Mr. C. P. Reed in attend ing a Conference of Farm Management Demonstrators at St. Louis, Mo., tfov. 13th to 15th, were authorized to be paid, and Mr. Raven and Mr. Baldwin were given permission to attend the conferences at St, Louis Nov. 19th to 23rd. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the request of Prof. Hedrick to attend the annual meeting of the American Economics Association at Washington, D. C, Dec. 28th to 31st, was granted. In all of the above cases of attending conferences and scientific meetings, except where otherwise specified, the rule in regard to traveling expenses was made applicable. •To buy Ford £ruck. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the Secretary was authorized to purchase a Ford automobile for truck purposes at a price not exceeding $600.00. Sec»y.to prepare room for insects* R.G.Carr, Agf'l.Agt. | for 0ntona-| gon Co» On motion of Mr. Doherty, the Secretary was directed to prepare a room for the insect collection belonging to the Entomological department. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, a county agricultural agent was authorized for Ontonagon County, and Mr. R. G. Carr was appointed as such, the portion of the salary to be paid by the College to be #600.00. Carl Knopf,I Agr»l.Agt. \ for Cheboy gan Co. On motion of Mr. Graham, a county agricultural agent was authorized for Cheboygan County, and Mr. Carl Knopf was appointed agent, #600.00 of his salary to be paid by the College. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, a communication from Mr. W» L. Thomas of the class of 1880 in regard to a course in canning at the College, was re ferred to the department of Horticulture for recommendation. On motion of Mr. Graham, the President was authorized to hold Commence ment exercises for the class of 1916, on either the 13th or IMth of June. Reseating I Co liege Chap and making appropriations for certain improvements in the armory, was referred On motion of Mr. Graham, the question of reseating the College Chapel el. .-.-. to the Committee on Buildings and College Property. [I I 1 1 On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the matter of remuneration to Miss Parwell for services during the summer school was referred to Dean White for recommen- j dation. .-1 § On motion of Mr. Doherty, the question of remunerating members of [' the teaching force who spoke before the Rural Conference, was laid upon the table• On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the budget for Country Life Conference prepared by Dr. Mumford estimated at #225.00, was authorized. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the request of Prof. Halligan to attend the annual meeting of the Society for Horticultural Science and the American Society for the Advancement of Science at Columbus, Ohio, during the Christmas vacation, was granted, the. provision in regard to expenses to apply. j s Budget; f or jCountry Lift |Conference V ' | j j H a l l i g an -to ;go to Col- jumbus-td "• j a t t e nd m e e t^ ling.'. -.'..'" On motion of Mr. Doherty, Mr. 0* K. White was given a leave of absence for one year beginning $ov. 1st, with half pay, on account of ill health. J0.K.White, {Leave of / : I Absence. On'motion of Mr. Doherty, the request of Prof. Vedder for additional j Vedder want; jmore room. facilities for handling his equipment was referred to the Committee on Buildings •-i- and College Property. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the request of the President for authority to remove the wire fence around the deer park, was granted. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, an additional appropriationof #500.00 was made to the Military Department for the present six-months1 period. On motion of Mr. Waterbury, an appropriation of #500.00 was made to the department of Animal Pathology for the period ending Dec. 31st, and #300.00 to the Division of Veterinary Science. ; Wire fenci jdeer p a r k , t o| |be removed. | #500, added jto Mil.Dept M - !#500. to iPath.Dept •, !& #300 to jVet.Science J On motion of Mr. Woodman, the expense accounts of the Board Members were allovz-ed. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Bowd, College Architect, was directed iBowd.to pre^l to prepare plans for the restoration and improvement ofCollege Hall in accordance Ipare plans If or r e s t o r e^ it ion of C o in liege H a l l. with, t he r e q u e st of t he committee of t he Alumni A s s o c i a t i o n. On motion adjourned. S e c r e t a r y. im&mmm