• • it "Johnson leave of absence Orphics re- |{ quest u se I of Eunom- i ian rooms.! On motion of M r. Doherty,- M r. M. P. Johnson w as given leave of absence on full pay during the fall term, it being understood that M r. Johnson w i ll teach during the summer school without extra remuneration. ~ v - On motion of M r. Wallace, the request of the Orphic Literary Society for the u se of the Sunomian rooms in Williams Hall w as referred to the P r e s ident with power to a c t. On-motion of M r. Woodman, the expense accounts of the Board Members were approved*. On motion adjourned. Secretary. MEETING OP THE STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE November 2 1, 1917* " 11 o'clock A. M. Present, President Kedzie, M e s s r s. Waterbury, Beaumont, Graham and . Woodman. The minutes of the previous neeting, having been in the hands of the members, were approved without reading. S.Harkema Co* A g t. On motion of M r. Woodman, M r. Simon Harkema w as appointed county agent in Newaygo County to succeed M r. H. B. Biandford, at a salary of two.thousand dollars per annum, six hundred dollars to be paid from the Smith-Lever f u n d^ Boys & G i r ls I to have b a d g e s. to H.G.Smith ( a t t e nd meet^ i n g .. |Dr.Muxaford,ai expenses pd* I J. W;. West on1 a expenses pd.; IIn" reference to Miss Mor-4 r i s1 salary^ to begin October 2 2. On motion of M r. Graham, the request of Director Baldwin that tadges be provided for coys and girls who have completed their work in the clubs w as approved, the limit of expense being fixed at four hundred dollars. On motion of M r. Graham, M r. H. G. Smith, county agent of Kent County, w as authorized to attend the National Conference of the United States B o y s1 Working Reserve at Chicago, December 7 and 8, as a representative of the C o l lege. On motion of M r. waterbury, the traveling expenses of D r. Mumford while attending a conference of County Agent Leaders at Chicago, November 19 - 20 were approved. On motion of M r. Graham, the expenses of M r. J. Y/ade Weston in attend ing the potato show at Madison, Wisconsin, were allowed. On motion of M r* Graham, the Secretary was authorized to pay the sal ary of Miss Morris on the Extension Smith-Lever pay-roll for the months of September and October, at one thousand dollars per annum, after which her salary w i ll be taken over and paid out of the Federal Emergency fund. [Coral Havens employed. On motion of M r. Waterbury, Miss Coral Havens w as appointed to succeed Miss Morris, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, beginning N o v . l. AZRI On m o t i on of M r. Beaumont, M r* Lindemann w as authorized to attend a meeting of B o y s1 Potato Club Members at Madison, Wisconsin, w i th his ex penses paid. On motion of M r. Graham, the title "Athletic Department u was changed to "Department of Physical Training." Om motion of Mr. Beaumont, the Secretary was authorized to pay to the 1 City of East Lansing one third of the cost of the imprarement of Grand River and Michigan Avenues, amounting to ffihe thousand seventy-six and 14/100 dollars ($9076*1*0, the same to be paid in five annual installments without interest, V--- 1 Lindemann tof i at t end; me et-l J ing atMad-"; ;j ison,Wis. : Dept. of Ath-1 I letics to ;bet jPhys.Irain- ) ing. -. fcoliege... t.o'.;• pay •£. cost; of pavemehtui beginning January 1, 1918» The Secretary presented a request from the Consumers Power Company for the purchase of the southeast quarter (•£) of the northwest quarter (-^-) and Request f rm Consumers "•"' jpower C o. denied. the northeast quarter (-£) of the southwest quarter (¾) of section thirty-three, township twenty-six north, range five east. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the request was denied. The Secretary presented a request of Christ Sardjoff for exemption from the payment of tuition, which, on motion of Mr. Woodman, was granted. On motion of Mr. Graham, the following regulations in regard to private forest reservations under the provisions of Act No. 86 of the Public Acts of 2917 were adopted, together with the form of application for such reservation; Regulation 1. Ho animals may be pastured upon private forest reserva tions. p.Sardjoff iexempted frm ituition. PHI Regulations p jin regard toRl [private for-ftf jest reserva t i o ns a- •dopted. Regulation 2. A newly established forest, whether planted or of natural growth, should contain at least 1,200 "trees well distributed to the acre. When the forest is ten years old, there should be not less than 500 trees well distributed to the acre; and when "twenty-five years old there should be not less than 250 trees well distributed to the acre. The above stocking must be main tained either by planting or by natural grown seedlings. Regulation 3. Unless provision has been made for a new growth of trees by natural seeding, all artificial reforesting shall be done by means of plant ing small trees except in the case of nut trees which may be planted from seed. To insure a well stocked stand by natural seeding, openings of over a quarter of an acre must not be made, unless a sufficient stand of young growth of desira ble species comes up naturally within two years after cutting, small"trees must be planted. Fail places must be planted with small trees* It is not sufficient to plant one tree for each large tree removed* The reforesting must consist of a fairly uniform distribution of small trees over the area so as to assure a spacing of approximately six by six feet. The Department of Forestry of the Michigan Agricultural College shall be considered the authority on forest man agement under this Act. Regulation *U Spruce and fir trees shall be considered forest trees with in the meaning of the A c t. The State Board of Agriculture has the right to amend or change the above regulations at any time* : Form of application and contract for the exemption from taxation of pri vate forest reserves in accordance with the provisions of Act Ko*86 of the Pub lic Acts of 1917. jt thereby make application for the classification as a private forest reservation of County farm located in _acres of woodland, which is a portion of my described as follows: Form of Application and contract! for exemp- §| tion frm. - taxation. Township, range and section Total area of farm Area under cultivation^^. Is the land for which classification as a private forest reserve is asked cov ered w i th a natural or planted forest? Approximate age of trees /, Average number of trees per acre_ I hereby certif}*- that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the facts about the above forest area, and agree to care for this forested area in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 86 of the Public Acts of 1917» Signed P. 0. Date Note: This application should be sent to the county treasurer of the county in which the land is located. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Miss Edyth Houston was appointed stenogra pher for the Forestry Department, to succeed Miss Sara Layn, resigned, at a L..- salary of seven hundred dollars per annum, beginning November 17» - On motion of Mr. Graham, Prof. Chapman was authorized to employ an in structor in Physics for the period from January 1 to July 1, at a salary of from #100 to #125 per month. L:jEdyth... j Houston, ! Stenog.For, j Dept* Instructor in Physic8 authorized. Dr .Hayes released frm.contract; tract, as the Federal government insisted upon retaining his services. On motion of Mr. Woodman, Dr. Clark H. Hayes was released from his con- G-Dikman - : Grad.Student. the eligibility of Mr. G. Dikmans to classification among graduate students, The President presented a communicatin from Dr. Lyman, in reference to which, on motion of Mr. Woodman, was laid upon the table. It.S.Degrees ! 1 conferred, i degree of Master of Science upon Mr. Ivan Y/right, Mr. Walter Kenneth Makemson, On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the President was authorized to confer the and Mr. Lawrence Clifford Wheeting, in accordance with the recommendation of ? the Committee on Advanced Degrees. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the President was authorized to confer the B.S.Degrees degree of Bachelor of Science (in agriculture) upon Mr. Charles P. Buah, of conferred. Louisville, Ky. On motion of Mr. Graham, the President was authorized to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science(in agriculture) upon Mr. Arthur Leland Turner, his diploma to be dated as of June 1, 1917» On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Foster Rudolph was appointed half-time Graduate Assistant in Farm Crops, at a salar}' of #500 per annum, beginning Nov. 1. On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the resignation of Mr. Percy Q'Meara, who has been ordered to report to the local draft board November 21, was accepted, to take effect November 30. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the resignation of Mr. Frank F. Hebard, Inspector F.Rudolph Grad.Asst. P.O »Meara resigns. F.F.Hebard r e s i g n s. of Feeds and Fertilizers, was accepted, to take effect November 15, and Mr. Ezra . Ezra Hebard employed. i Hebard was appointed to succeed him, at a salary of fourteen hundred dollars per ; annum, to begin as soon as he reports for work. "G.C. White, B.S.Degree On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the President was authorized to confer the I degree of Bachelor of Science upon Grover Cleveland White. On motion of Mr* Beaumont, compensation in accordance with the summer school J Dr*Chamber^ lain to re- schedule was authorized for Dr. Chamberlain* ceive comr- ; pensation. L 0n motion of Mr. Graham, the resignation of Miss Gladys H» Sunday, stenogra- Sundav re- ;' P&er in ^e departments of Animal Husbandry, Poultry Husbandry and Farm Mechanics, • -signs -. ;Marian Hm-; -man hir^ecU ! accepted, and Miss Marian Hinman was appointed as her successor at a salary of . ^m six hundred sixty dollars per annum, beginning November 5» On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the resignation of Mr. J. L. Morse as Assist ant Professor of Drawing and Design was accepted, to take effect October 1. On motion of Mr. Graham, the recommendation of the Committee of Deans that registration day forthe winter term be.Wednesday, January 2, and that; {J.L.Morse }resigns. : IRegistrationU jfor winter. Iternu classes begin on Thursday, was approved. / On motion of Mr. Waterbur}', the total expenses of Professor Patten in • Entomological Society of America-, at Pittsburg, during the Christmas vacation; Don B. Whelan, American Associa tion of Economic Entomologists, Pittsburg, December 28 to January 2» On motion of Mr. Graham, iths expenses of Dean White in attending the meeting of the American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations at Washington, November Ik to 16, were allowed. . On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the matter of fees for special piano students was referred to the Committee of Deans, with power to act. On motion of Mr. Waterbury,. no fee is to be required of students tfho take the courses for telegraphers, to be offered by the College. On motion of Mr. Graham, membership in the American University Union in Europe was authorized. On motion of Mr. Woodman, Seargt. Charles Robinson was appointed as Assistant Military Instructor at the College, at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, beginning November 29« On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the College Architect, Mr. Bowd,. was directed to proceed with plans for the restoration of College Hall, retaining the In ill m M II [I 1 !H1 j Dean WhitelW j expenses I allowed r .fun. in I Pee for \ piano atu- j dents* j No fee for j telegraphy j course* I Membership j in Am*Univ« jUnion in j Europe* ; Sergt•Chas, Robinson appointed* J plans for restoration of College Hall to;,:;:; proceeds :; e x t e r i or appearance and the i n t e r i or of t he college chapel, t he c o n t r a ct tobe l et and work done by t he day* Compensation for"band* JohnW. Stew- ard,Asst* Prof* Draw-; ing* On motion of Mr* Waterbury, t he p r e s i d e nt and Secretary: were empowered to t a ke such a c t i on as seems best with regard to t he compensation of t he band* On motion of Mr* Woodman, Mr* John W* Steward was appointed Assistant. Professor of Drawing and Design, at a - s a l a ry of f i f t e en hundred d o l l a rs per 'annum, beginning when he r e p o r ts for work* Student Re-; funds in case of men || ^entering i arznjr service On motion of Mr* Graham, t he following r e s o l u t i on was adopted ; Re solved, That the p r e s i d e nt is hereby authorized to determine t he amount of r e fund of fees to be made to s t u d e n ts e n t e r i ng army* s e r v i ce while e n r o l l ed at the College. Cox18 ex penses pd* Drs* Coons & Lyman to attend meetings . Dr.Hailman to continue! investiga- ; tions' Brown & Edwards ; also Ber- r i d ge to a t t e nd Ex- p o s i t i o n* Constabulary to p a t r ol grounds* On motion of Mr* Woodman, t he expense account of Mr* J. F* Cox in l o o k ing up t he seed corn s i t u a t i o n, was allowed. On motion of Mr* Woodman, Dr. Coons was a u t h o r i z ed to a t t e nd s c i e n t i f ic meetings at P i t t s b u rg during t he Christmas h o l i d a y s, with allowance of t r a n s p o r t a t i on expenses only* Also, Dr. R. P* layman, to a t t e nd a meeting of the United S t a t es Live Stock Sanitary Association in Chicago, December 3 to 5, under t he same conditions* On motion of Mr* Graham, t he recommendation of Dean Shaw, t h at a r r a n g e ments be made by which Dr* Hall roan s h a ll continue t he i n v e s t i g a t i o ns in con • t a g i o us a b o r t i o n, was approved. On motion of Mr* Woodman, t he expenses of Mr* George A* Brown and Mr* W* E* J. Edwards, and in case e i t h er of t h e se cannot a t t e n d, t he expenses of Mr. A. M. E e r r i d g e, in accompanying s t u d e n ts to t he Annual Live Stock Expo s i t i on in Chicago, December 3 and ^, were a u t h r o i z e d. On motion of Mr. Y/oodm^n,the President and S e c r e t a ry were a u t h o r i z ed to confer v/ith t he S t a te Constabulary and engage such a s s i s t a n ce in p a t r o l l i ng the grounds as may be necessary to p r o t e ct the grounds. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the expense accounts of the Board members were approved* On motion adjourned. , ^-^