• • - " • ' !: MEETING OP THE STATE BOARD GFAGRICULTURE President's Office September 1 9, 1917. 11 o'clock A, M* Present, President Kedzie, Messrs* Graham, Beaumont, Woodman and : Doherty* The minutes of the previous meeting having been in the hands of the members, were approved without reading. On motion of Mr* Woodman, Mr* H. w* Newhall of St•Catharines, Ontario, was appointed Associate Professor of Dairy Husbandry at a salary of #2500*00 per annum beginning as soon as he arrives* On potion of Mr* Woodman, Mr* H* A* Andrews was appointed to succeed Mr. Stanley J* Brownell who has been called for military s e r v i c e, the salary to be the same as is now paid Mr* Brownell* On motion of Mr* Waterbury, the resignation of Mr* L. S. Markley as Club Leader in Kent County was accepted to take e f f e ct September 8th* On motion of Mr* Waterbury, Mr* J* A. Waldron was authorized to attend the National Dairy Show at Columbus, Ohio, October 18th to 27th with transpor t a t i on expenses paid* On motion of Mr* Woodman, the following appointments recommended by Director Baldwin, were confirmed* Mr* Vern A. Freeman, Extension S p e c i a l i st in Sheep Husbandry at a s a l ary of #1600*00 per annum beginning September 15th, #1200.00 to be paid by the U . S. Department of Agriculture and #400*00 from Smith-Lever funds* Mr* William Murphy, Extension S p e c i a l i st in Farm Crops at a,salary of #14-00.00 beginning September 4th, a ll to be paid from Smith-Lever funds* Mr* Wesley J. Cook, County Agricultural Agent for Mason County at a salary of #1800*00 beginning August 20th, #300*00 to be paid By the U. S. De partment of Agriculture, #900.00 from the Smith-Lever funds, #600*00 from the County* Mr. Charles H* Graves, Farm Management Demonstrator at a salary of #1800*00 beginning August 27th, #1300*00 to be paid from the U. S* Department of Agriculture and #500*00 from the Smith-Lever funds* On motion of Mr* Baaumont, Miss J e s s ie DeBoth was appointed S p e c i a l i st in Home Economics from Sept. 1 s t, 1917-» to June 30th, 1918, to succeed Miss Margaret M* J u s t i n, at a salary of #1300.00 per annum, and Miss May Person was appointed S p e c i a l i st in charge of Home Economics Extension at a salay of'#1400*00 per annum beginning September 1st* On motion of Mr* Graham, the salary of Miss Gertrude DeCair, Stenogra pher for Prof. Cox, was made #750*00 per annum beginning.September 1 s t. H.W.Newhall jAss«*Prbf* iof Dairy• V H.A.Andrewa jto" succeed—„ sH.J.Brown- l e l l. L.S.Markley r e s i g n s. J.A.Waldron I to attend meeting. V.A.Freeman Ext*Spec*in Sheep Husb* Wm.Murphy Ext*Spec*in [Farm Crops.. |w.J.Cook, i Co.Agt.for ;Mason County-1 jChas*H* Gravel J Farm Mgt* Deaonstratoil I J e s s ie DeBoth, Ext. I Spec*in Home Econ* I Miss DeCair !raised to !#750.00 y r. On motion of Mr* Woodman, a department of Surgery and Clinic was createdsDept.of %tfteVe« in charge of Br» J* *• Hutton with an appropriation of #1440.26 for the f i s c al year and an apportionment of #981*72 for the department of Veterinary [Surgery & [Clinic I created. , Medicine* Lease of c e r t a in • College • property to1 ; Consumers Power Co. The Secretary presented the application of the Consumers Power Company for the purchase of certain lands belonging to the College being the same de scriptions over which the said Company desired to purchase a right of way for power line under date of May 15, 1917, also the following report from Mr. Doherty to whom the matter was referred at a previous meeting. "At the last meeting of the Agricultural College Board, I was in structed to report after investigating certain lands in Alcona County, namely: The southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, all on section 33, town 26, range 5 east. Public Domain Commission's land-looker, Mr. Taylor. •I have carefully gone over this land with Mr. A. L. Watkins and the •Between the southeast quarter of the northwest quaiter, and the north east quarter of the southwest quarter, I find the river touches this land, near a steep embankment, about 160 ft. The appraised value of this land I find is #1 an acre. The land is barren of any semblance of timber or gravel, but as this land touches the river between the two forties, I think the Power Company should pay a reasonable amount. This land does not affect any dams or flowage at the present time, but if they should build a dam above this land, toward Mio, this would be valuable. At the present time, all they care for is on account of a transmission line between the Alcona dam and the Mio dam. This land is situated about seven miles by river and five miles by wagon road, from the Alcona dam, and about twenty-five miles from the Mio dam. man, they have paid as high as #5 to #7 an acre for like land. •On inquiry I find, also, thru the Public Domain Commission's woods Respectfully submitted (Signed) A. J. Doherty.* On motion of Mr. Graham, authority was given to l e a se t he said Company ttie necessary land for the construction of t h e ir transmission l i ne for a nominal r e n t a l. Concerning dead & down tim ber on College lands » The Secretary also presented a report from Mr. Doherty in regard to dead and down timber on College lands accompanied by d e t a i l ed reports from Mr. W. M. Taylor employed by the Public Domain Commission. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the Secretary was directed to request the Public Domain Commission to dispose of the timber referred to at #7.00 per thousand but in case t h is cannot be accomplished, the matter of p r i ce is to be Report of G.I.David son on examination of College Hall* referred to t he President. The Secretary presented t he following report from Mr. George I. Davidson regarding the examination of College Hail which was, on motion of Mr. Beaumont, l a id upon the t a b l e. Michigan State Board of Agriculture, East Lusing, Michigan. Gentlemen:— • Aug.lg, 1917» •At the request of your chairman, R. D. Graham, on Friday Aug. 10th, I examined the old three story brick building on the College Campus, known as College Hall. "After careful examination and inspection I am fully convinced that by reason of the settlig of the walls, the disintegration of the material therein, that the building is in a very dangerous condition, that it is not fit for occupancy at all, that the building is not worthy of restoration or repairs. •I am surprised that any public building should be allowed to remain in that condition. Owing to the construction of the building, much of the material could be utilized for other purposes. The building should be town down at once. =-- , Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Geo. I. Davidson.* I •; ;v On mot i on of Mr • Woodman, Mr • :;ErneBt^Forem4h:; in Poultry Husbandry at a s a l a ry of f1200»0Q p er y At t h is point the meeting adjourned to the D was continued. ; - :1.: sr ::': -^ A s s o c i a te P r o f e s s or 0f Botany in Charge o :;per;:;annum:;:beginni^^^ On ^ in Farmfrope ^ On motion of^ Mr. Beaumontithe^ 8 for t he Forestry Department, was i n c r e a s ed f ro :: b e g i n n i ng ::Septemb;er^ ;;l;:,:::;r;:: ::--::::-.^ time Graduate Assistant ih 7 eff ect •; lB eptember ^ 1st .^ On mo t ion of Mr • B eaumdnt, the r esignation, of'Mr . J o hn D. Macmillani Ins t rue t o r • in Erigli sh» was ac c ep t ed to t akev i; effect';: Sept • 1st '.-p.- ^ On m ot ion of M r. Graham, Mies 1^ to the I)ean of the Veterinary September 17th. ^::::^:^://^ On motion of M rv woodman i M r^ tor in Live Stock except Pouitr^ October 1st. :;.:::':[;;r:;:'::;:-:-;:: !;;'-1:^:^.!:'J':v:7 7 ^ l ' ^ W O I S f £ -^ The President presehied a communication : ^ b m ^ J ^ ^ ^ 0 ^ j ^ :. Sptagg, Plant Breeder, in reference to the expenses connected, with h l ^ w^ of Mr. Woodman, referred to the President to . meeting^';:;----:^:-- On IM Brunswick as Depu^ Inspect Mr. U. S. Crane of F^ :#5 .'00:':;per;-;da^;;:;=unde • "^On'-mot^ appointed H o u s e M o t h er for the Senior House to su axy of #800»00 per a^num and room beginhi was also appointed Instructor'in Domestic Art to succeed M r s^ at a salary of #850.00 per annum beginning October 1st, and Dean ized tp employ a woman as House secure an efficient woman, probab^ On motion of Mr^ Woodinah degree:: of 7Bachelor:: of :S e i e n^ 3mam p;-:irhlitiil 7Fb%§ma»g WKF;:?' iti *'.:•• •Cioh^S: sand: CiRfMegeegjI ihs:^fihJ|Filf| c#i>£|7l|||§§ Sar=a-:L^^*;I1 &&l£^/:i§±M :Crea"&ed»:'77;;si L.R.Jones resign-is^ig J.D.Macmillai reeigne^;v-^ Gr4&ryp/p:% Stenoglfdrl! Veterinaryi JH.W*lT6ftdh§ tin Live S t ki Conperhinp :Spragg|s7ifex^ :p ens es^'';-; s:::;; C.K.Rofeineoil &^U^Si*Cr|ne1 Deputp;|§§il Ins^eotoSlil |MaDel:TW.iiSf;|£ liams,House jilo^th^^Sieni: iHoiise^l-^llli' jFldrehee'aii: fStd/li^inet;*! \$om*Axi:p//§l '|D^an;:;1^t:e::i: jtoVr,^eiapioyi'::i;:;:j" 'iHous]e;:;Mpt:he^ iHoward#;er.l conferred* ||; Degrees IIP-- ii [IB William Arthur Davidson a Don Albert Meeker a Dimitar Atanasoff a Ernest Frederick Lyons a Anfred Eric Blomquist a Delbert Ernest Storrs a Ruth Tibbs h Nellie Grace Hagerman h Vedder re quested to make state ment to Bd, Also the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine upon Jesse Francis Olney. On motion of Mr* Doherty, the Secretary was requested to ask Prof. j Vedder to make a statement to the Board as to the fees and compensation received I by him for services rendered outside the College during the past two years, at tention having been called to the matter by the Governor and other state officials* Iff! P.M.Hodg- i kins, Grad. Asst. On motion of Mr* Doherty, Mr* Phillip M. Hodgkins was appointed half- time Graduate Assistant in Forestry at a salary of $500.00 per annum beginning October 1st* E.G.Wright- json, Prof* 1 Mil.Sci. On motion of Mr. Graham, Captain E. G. Wrightson was appointed Professor of Military Science at a salar3>" of #700.00 per annum. Leave of Absence to all in govt; service* W.H.French; increase in salary. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the recommendation of the Faculty that leave of absence be granted toall members of the teaching force who have been or shall be called into Government service because of the war, was adopted. On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the salary of W. H. French, Professor of Agricultural Education, was made #3000.00 per year beginning October 1st. On motion of Mr. Doherty, the following recommendation of Director Baldwin in regard to changes in the conduct of farmers institutes, was adopted. "September 19, 191?. PresidentF. S. Kedzie, East Lansing, Michigan. Dear President Kedzie:- to submit the "following: "In rqgard to changes in the conduct of Farmers' Institutes, I wish Baldwin•s ! report con cerning change in • conduct of J farmers institutes! "It is certain that all of the activities of our Extension staff during the coming winter must be devoted to the things which immediately affect the food campaign, and largely to the organization of counties for emergency county agent work. To have our counties all well organized, with as competent men as possible in charge and ready for the work of the production season, should be the one purpose in view for thewinter work. To accomplish this, many meetings will need to be held and this work could well be done at the regular farmers' institutes and extension schools. This thought was discussed with Mr. Clinton and Mr. Lloyd of the Office of Extension Work, and they strongly urged that all of these winter meetings be transformed from the regular farmers' institutes to local conferences, at which the foQd campaign will be presented and plans and county organization for the coming season worked out. For this purpose the Federal Office is willing that several "Assistant County Agents at large" be appointed on emergency funds. Our present supervisory staff, consisting of Dr. Mumford, Mr. Cook, Mr. Blandford and Mr. Robinson, would be available for this work. •Agricultural subject matter other than agricultural organization within the county would not appear on many of these programs. Where agricultural topics were desired, the Extension Specialists and such institute lecturers as needed would be available. To accomplish this end the farmers' institutes system as previously conducted will be a hindrance rather than an assistance. I. believe it nuld Tin desirable at this time to take action leading ultimately to the centering of all our work within the. county in the hands of the man who is the paid representative of the Department of Agriculture, the College and Jbyhe County. •It is also important that the "County Agent shall come to one source of assistance at the College. To this end I wish you to consider the following suggestion*: mmm ^ ^ a a r e i x T ~ ~ F ^^ ^ xg -" O i ft*li M I J m 1. That the,position of Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes toe.- abolished and the work of this office be combined with the supervision of Extension Schools under the title "Supervisor of Extension Sbhools and Farmers* Meetings.". . charge of all extension work within his county* 2. That the County Agricultural Agent be officially recognized as in present emergency season) be two days in length instead of four, 3. That Extension Schools (in order to reach more places during the k+ In counties not having a County Farm Bureau, the winter series of farmers1 meetings should be used to promote such an organization, and to. estab lish county agent work* .5. That the total amount of winter meetings be diminshed to a point where acceptable speakers can be supplied. Very truly yours, (Signed) R. J* Baldwin, Extension Director." "Memorandum on Change in System of;Farmers Institutes. "The Countj' Agent is to have charge of all Agricultural and Horticul tural Schools, Farmers Institutes and other educational work carried on in the county by the Agricultural.Coliege. "A list of speakers shall be furnished with the dates when these speakers will be available. The County Agent shall select speakers for one day institutes and similar meetings. "The County Agent co-operating with the Extension Division shall .select speakers for Farmers Institutes and for Agricultural and Horticultural Schools. He shall have charge of all local arrangements. "The list of speakers shall include men asked for by the County Agents, so far aa the services of these speakers can be secured. The list of speakers may include County Agents, members of the Extension staff, members of the Faculty and employees of the College so far as their services can be made avail able. "A limit shall be placed on the amount of money which may be expended by the state for Farmers Institute work in any county. "The amount of money spent by the Extension Division in each county for Farmers Institutes, Agricultural Schools, etc. which is outside of the regular expenses shall be proportionate to the size and the^agricultural population of the county. "Mr. Baldwin will write to the President of the local Farmers Institute Society in each county and ask him if he can co-operate with the County Agent and make arrangements for institutes for the coming winter, informing him at the same time that the syitem of institute management is to be changed. •Arrangements will be made fof a Farmers Week to be held at the. close of the long short courses." On motion of Jar. Doherty, Prof. Taft is to devote his entire time to the work of Nursery and Orchard Inspection at the same salary that he has been receiving. The President presented the following communication and recommendation signed by Dean Bissell and Prof. Clark regarding the loan of Mr. W. P. Wood's services to the University of Michigan for a portion of the tiae, which was on motion of Mr. Waterbury, adopted. President Frank S. Kedzie, East Lansing, Michigan. Dear Sir:- "September 18, 1917» "The University of Michigan thru Pres. Hutchins and Dean Cooley have tasked us for assistance in their Chemical Engineering work. Six of their chem ical engineering faculty members have gone mostly into government war service. fills They request the help of Prof. W. P. Wood for the first semester in metallurgy. •After thorough discussion of the situation we recommend that Prof. Wood give course 19c, Advanced Technology, here giving such time as is necessa^, probably two days per week, and that he be permitted to spend the balance of each week at Ann Arbor. ."It is understood that no additional expense be incurred by the College and that the proportionate remuneration be adjusted by the deans of the two colleges of engineering. Very truly yours, (Signed) G. W. Bissell, (Signed) Arthur Clark, Dean of Engineering. Professor of Chemistry.'' I I On motion of Mr. Waterbury, Mr. G. C. Wright was appointed Foreman of Machine Shop at a salary of $2000.00 per annum beginning October 1st. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following resolutions in relation to the death of Mr. W. F. Raven, were adopted: "Whereas, Mr. W. F. Raven, for aany years connected with the extension service of Michigan Agricultural College in the field of live stock improvement, has been stricken down in the midst of his activities, therefore be it •RESOLVED, That, in the death of Mr. Raven, we feel that the institu tion and the State has suffered a most serious loss. His practical experience as a dairyman, his general familiarity with the live stock business, his great fund of common sense as well as his keen judgment in matters relating to animal hus bandry, together with unfailing energy and enthusiasm in promoting the nark of the College, combined to make his services of inestimable value. •RESOLVED, That we extend to his family our deepest sympathy, at the same time assuring them of our high regard for one who has served the College and the State so faithfully and well and whose work will bear.fruit increasingly as the years go by. I •RESOLVED, That the Secretary transmit a copy of these resolutions to Mrs. Raven." On motion of Mr. Woodman, the expense accounts of the Board Members were approved. On motion adjourned. •6//^-, Secretary. I I