period of two months, the College to be reimbursed by the Government on the basis of $1*80 per day per man* •?-jt*- ^- ^ On motion of Mr* Doherty, Mr* A* J. Durant was appointed Half-time Assistant in Animal pathology at a salary of #750*00 per annum beginning Sept ember 1st* , / ¢ .- !•>). 3 » a On motion of Mr* Doherty, Mr* Orrett Tatlock of Detroit was appointed Instructor in Chemistry at a safar^f of $1600 per year beginning September 1st* The President presented a report from the special committee of the Common Co until of East Lapsing on fire protection, accepting the terms of cooperation proposed at the last meeting of the Board* On motion of Mr* Woodman, the following persons are to constitute the executive committee of the Army School: The President, the Secretary, Dean-Bissell, the Commandant, Senior Cap tain, professors J* A* Poison, H* H. Musselman, E* K. Steward and C* L* Brewer* On motion of Mr* Doherty, the Chairman of the Board was authorized to sign a petition for the laying of- a highway abutting the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station* On motion of Mr* Woodman, Mr* Doherty was authorized to initial the vouchers* On motion of Mr* Woadman, the expense accounts of the Board Member s were A*J*Duraht" appointed t: •'.' .•'••:';. Orrett '?. Tatlock \ appointed E•Lansing accepts terms of 7 fire pro tect ion* Executive Committee of Army School named* For High way along Graham StaJ approved* On motion adjourned* Secretary* # # # # # # # # # # # ## MEETING OS THE STATE BOARD 07 AGRICULTURE president*s Office May 15th, 1918* 11 0» clock A. M* Present, President Kedzie, Messrs* Graham, Beaumont Woodman and Doherty* •••§ The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without reading* On motion of Mr* Woodman, Mr* A* C* Lytle, who left May 1st for service with the Government, was given leave of absence without pay for the period of the war; also Mr* Stanley J* Brownell who left last September, wasconsidered as being upon leave of absence for the same period* On motion of Mr* Beaumont, Mr. H* A* Andrews, who has resigned to attend the fourth Officers Training Camp, was given leave of absence without pay for the period of the war beginning May 31st. A*C*Lytle, S*J•Brown e l l, leave 8[ of absence H»A•Andrews I jleave -of-- .-' '.;| absence* . .1 Anderson authorized to r attend meet4 :i: ing and | i visit breed4 i ers of Brown i Swiss cattle f Hoopingarnei* \ resigns and [Long appoint- ! ed successor On motion of Mr. Graham, Prof* A. C. Anderson was authorized to attend the n a t i o n al H o l s t e i n - F r i e s i an A s s o c i a t i on meeting to be held in Milwaukee the f i r st week in June with expenses allowed, this, to include v i s i ts to c e r t a in breeders of brown swiss c a t t le l i v i ng in Wisconsin. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the r e s i g n a t i on of Mr. R. G. Hoopingarner as County Agent for Iron ©unty, was accepted to take e f f e ct April lf?th, and Mr. Bwight Clark Long was appointed h is successor at a salary of #1600 equally .divided between the County, United S t a t es Department of Agriculture, and the College* On motion of Mr* Graham, the following recommendations of Director Bald win were approved: 1* That Mr* Hale Tennant be authorized to begin work May 1 st instead of July 1 st as per previous arrangement, #500*00 of h is salary to be paid by the College* 2* That for an extension project in dairy manufactures approved by the executive committee of the Extension Council, Mr* 0* T. Goodwin be employed at a salary of #2500.00 per annum beginning July 1st* 3* That Miss Elizabeth Parker be given leave of absence without pay from May 16th to August 16th to take charge of the recruiting of nurses for Red Cross Tennant to begin work May 1st* | Goodwin em- I ployed for : ; extension project* liss Parker Igiven leave ;of absence* war service* ^Resolution i regarding 'manure at Camp Custer. purge ss and ; ;Fo reman to make trip of; i n s p e c t i on <£ I/poultry planfB On motion of Mr* Woodman, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED, That the State Board of Agriculture requests the Michigan War Preparedness Board to consider the proposal of the Government to sell the an imal manure at Camp Custer to the highest bidder, and if possible to make a bid for it and arrange for its distribution among Michigan farmers and truck growers, and that the Government be requested not to consider bids that corns from firms or persons living outside the State of Michigan, but that favorable consideration be given to the bid ©f the Michigan War Board to the end that this Important adjunct of production be distributed among the farmers of the state at the least possible expense* On motion of Mr* Woodman, Prof* Burgess and Mr* E* C. Foreman were author ized to make a trip of inspection of Poultry plants in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin previous to the summer term* On motion of Mr* Graham, the following recommendation made by the Secretary r i I was adopted: "That on Friday of the second week of the term, all students in regular attendance who have not paid their fees shall be considered to have withdrawn from College and can only be reinstated upon the payment of the ^regular fees and a&4- a penalty fee of ten dollars (#10)*« On motion of Mr* Graham, #*K>0*00 was added to the apportionment of the Forestry Department for the balance of the fiscal year* A communication from Prof* Clark announced that Mr* Orrett Tatlock did not accept the appointment authorized at a previous meeting* On motion of Mr. Graham, Mr.Leroy Mailman was appointed Instructor in Bact i eriology at a salary of #1200 per annum beginning June 1st* On motion of Mr* Beaumont, Prof* Halligan was authorized to inspect storage houses at Lake Forest, Illinois* [Resolution [regarding ihoh-payment I of f e e s• MMlOO added to fappo rtionment of Forestry*; IT at lock1 did I jnbt accept [appointment *j Mailman ap-: Ipointed i n- i s t r u c t o r „ in ! Bacteriology! Halligan to inspect stor age houses* ^CJlttlC^ir*i&r~^4&**^ On motion of Mr* Graham, #1500 was added to the apportionment of the Department of Farm & Horses for the balance of the year* On motion of Mr* Beaumont, the salary of fir* Ray B* Weaver, Instructor in English, was increased from #1300 to$1600, the increase to take effect September 1st* On motion of Mr* Doherty, Miss Arnot Lewis and Miss Marion Grettenberger were appointed Assistants in the Chemical Department of the Experiment Station at salaries of $1000.0.0 each, the former to begin June 1st, and the latter September lejb. On motion of Mr* Doherty, the request of Prof* Poison for permission to attend the meeting of the Committees of National Safety Council and Council on l.jf^-rya #1500 addisd; tjo apportionr-l jmeht of jarml !& Horses*, Weaver1s j salary in- I creased* ; jMisses Lewis I {&'• GrettenbeaM jger' appoint;*! led Assist an-tel in Chem.Dept| ?of Exp.Sta* I Poison giro| 'permission jto attend Promotion of Safety Education in Technical Schools and Universities, at Worcester, meetings.; Mass*, on June 5th; also the Meeting of the American Society of Auto'Motive Engineers on June l?th. at Dayton, Ohio, was granted with transportation expenses - j • only allowed* On motion of Mr* Beaumont, Mr* H* L* Ruehle of Geneva, N* Y*, was appointed Research Assistant in Bacteriology at a salary of $1800» per annum to be paid from the Adams fund and to date from June 1st* On motion of Mr* Beaumont, Dr. W* L* Chandler of Cornell University, was appointed Research Assistant in Entomology, the position made vacant by the re- signation of Dr* Shafer, at a'salary of $2000.00 to be paid from the Adams fund and the appointment to date from July 1st* | Ruehle ap pointed Re search A s sistant in BacteriologyJ j Chandler ap-| pointed Re search As sistant in Entomology* j Dicks0^1 ap pointed A s- On motion of Mr* Woodman, Mr* M* E* Dickson was appointed Assistant Professor of Poultry Husbandry at a salary of $1600 per year to date from June 1st Jsistant pro-J On motion of M r. Doherty, Mr* Paul Omans was appointed to continue the work of Mr* A. C* Lytle in the cost of market milk production at the same salary, * - > namely $1100*,appointment to date from May 13th*. On motion of M r. Doherty, Prof. George Brown was authorized to attend a meeting of American Stockmen to be held at Manhattan, Kansas, on May 16th, with "expenses paid* On motion of M r. Graham, Mr* F. D. Messenger who has entered the Government Ifessor of i Poultry jHusbandry* ! Omans to jcontiune [work of LytleJ Brown author! jized to at tend meeting! ;of American •Stockmen* Messenger given leave service, was given leave of absence from May 4th, for the period of the war, with- P* absence* out pay* On motion of Mr* Doherty, $1500» was added to the apportionment for the Dean of Home Economics and Dormitories for the balance of the year* On motion of Mr* Woodman, the resignation of Mr* P. B* Wiltberger was ac cepted to take effect May 6th* On motion of Mr*. Doherty, authority was granted to give a luncheon to the County normal students on May ISth* On motion of M r. Doherty, the President, Secretary, Dean Bissell and Major Wright son were' appointed a committee with power to act in the matter of taking on additional men for training in the United States Army School* On motion of Mr* Woodman, the President was authorized to confer degrees upon the following persons subject to the provision that their theses be received and accepted: 1$1500 added to apportion*! ment of Dean: 6f H.E. & -.*;; Dormitories. j Wiltberger ••• i resigned* I luncheon to- j County tforugfl (Students Committee on !additional',j jmen for : : | training in I SJ.S.A.S*. •••; ';•:•! ees .con-^f ferred* ' •1 tnSss^-J DeVillo Demic Wood -Master of Forestry Francis Englebert Andrews - Electrical Engineer Raymond Reck Haugh"» — Ellctrical Engineer Harold Madison Jacklin - Mechanical Engineer Charles Harry Dickinson - Civil Engineer On motion of Mr. Woodman, the expense account of Prof* Steward to Champaign, Illinois, was approved. The President presented the resignation of Mr. C. W. Bennett as Graduate Assistant in Botany to take effect May 17th* On motion of Mr. Woodman, the President was authorized to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science upon the following persons: also the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine upon Domina Joseph Lamoreaux; Abbott, Howard Clinton,a Anderson, Edgar Shannon, a Andres, Paul Gerhardt, e Armstrong, Egbert James, a Atwater, Charles Edwin, a Beers, Rice Aner, e . Ballamy, William Harold, a Bennett, Donald Robins, a Blades, Glen Irving, a Boucher, Eva Grey, h Brigham, Gerald Hobart, e Broughton, Tracy Verner, a Brown, Andrew Clyde, a Buell, Lincoln Everett, a Butler, Ina Lmiriam, h Buttolph, C. Harold, a Bondie, Royal John, e Calrow, Lytton, a Cargo, Ruth Elizabeth, h Carney, Aileen Katherine, h Cavanagh, Vera Foster, h Cawood, William H., a Chisholm, John Alexander, a Chubb, Lyla Merle, h Clemetsen, Alice Gunn, h Cohen, Louis Henry, a Collinson, Robert William, e Cook, Marion Inez, h Coulter, willard Moores, a Crocker, Mary, h Davis, Prank Augustus, a Dee, Thomas Christopher, e DeMond, Raymond John, e Denning, Henry Guy, e Dettling, Clark Ashley, a DeWinter, Francis, a DeYoung, William, a Dorr, Henry, Jr., f Dow, waiter Orville, e Doyle, Richard Lampman, e Dundas, Muriel Elizabeth, h Dunstan, Lloyd Ralph, a Eldridge, Edward Franklin, a Ferris, Fern Fixley, h Fischer, Edward Charles, a Fisher, Howard Lewis, a Fleming, George, a Foley, May Este11a, h Froelich, Holmes Leslie, e Frye, Floyd Russell, e Gallandt, Margaret, h Gates, Percy Harp, e Gershberg, Solomon, a Gledhiil* Cleo Hazel, h Godfrey, Jessie Alice, h Granger, Frances Iva, h Grettenberger, Marion Louise, h Gruner, Gladys, h Harkavy, Morris Abraham, e Harker, Gladys Alvira, h Harmon, John Herbert, a Harms, Amanda Helen, h ~' Harrington, Mary Margaret, h Harris, Buelah. Elizabeth, h Hartman, Wallace Edgar, e Hayes, George Ronald, e Hint, Elmer Bruce, a Hoffmaster, Percy James, a Howard, Henry Curtis, a Hughes, Fred John, a Hume, Katherine Agnes, h Hunter, Ray Alexander, a Hutula, Charles August, a lbs ens.. Arne, a Iddles, Harold Augustus, a Ingersoll, Theron Lewis, a Jamieson, Paul Clark, a Jensen, Iva Oline Marie, h Johnson, Clement Charles, e Johnson, Mary Sibella, h Jordan, Howard Verndn, a Keating, Thomas William, e Kelley, Ralph Emerson, a Kimble, Orva Lewis, a Kotila, John Ernest, a Lankton, Bertha P., h Lasenby, Gladys Margaret, h Lewis, Arnot Lazelie> h Longnecker, Edward Delbert, a MacLachlan, Mable Hunn, h MaclT aught on, Blanche Marguerite, h McCartney, Alice Julia, h McKinney, Harold Kail, a Macho11, Anna, h Major, Ralph Howard, e Manby, William Floyd, a Margeson, Charles Leo, e Marsh, Robert Erie, e Moore, Fern Hewitt, h Mason, Edith Elizabeth, h Morse, Marian, h Murray, Byron Malcolm, e Horth, Oscar Peter, a Oliver, Quindara, h Overmyer, Calvin Jennings, a Patterson, Ruth Elizabeth, h l&ezry, Clare Jacobs, a Perry, Russell Vivien, e Plee, Leonard Smith, e Pratt, Marian Blanche, h - Rabinowitz, Solom, a Ray, Mary, h Reader, Flossia Jane, h Reed, Clifford Martin, a Rigterink, Julia Margaret, h Roger8, Fanny lee, h Ryan, Joseph Piancis, a Sass, Harvey Maynard, e Saj're, Earl Edwin, e Shattuck, Florence Erma, h Sherwin, Louis Solomon, a Simmons, Russell Simon, a Smith, Blanche Adeline, • h Smith, Frances Leslie, h Smith, Marion Henrietta, h s~ Stang, Prank Oliver, e ,_ Stevenson, I o ns Pale, h Stone, Benjamin C, a Strang, Arthur Lawrence, a Thompson, Robert Irving, f Turner, Joseph Earl, a Urch, Grace Willington, h Urch, Lucille Harriett, h Wagner, Caroline Louise, h Walker, Eldred Herbert, e Warner, Mary Melissa, h Warner, Kewton Ellsworth, a Waters, Earl McKinley, e Wattles, Morris-Axtell, a Wellman, Sereno Tripp, e ^ells, George Prancis, a Wilcox, Rex, a Wilson, Eileen Marguerite, h Wood, Wilbur Warren, a Ye iter, Leila Florence, h Zimmermann, Lorinda, h Henry, Orville Kirk, e On motion of Mr* Beaumont, Mr* Lindemann was given leave of absence without pay for six months beginning Ju3y 1st, in order that he may engage in military camp service of the Y. M. C. A. On motion of Mr. Doherty, it was voted that when the Board adjourn, it adjourn to meet at the college June 6th, at 11 o'clock A. M. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, authority was given to purchase the piano belonging to Mr. T. C. Dee which is now in roo m M02 of the Agricultural Building, at ¢125.00. On m o t i on of M r. Doherty, M r. Graham was authorized to initial the v o u c h e r s. On motion of M r. Woodman, the expense accounts of the Board members were approved. On motion of M r. Graham, the following resolution w as adopted: RESOLVED, That any balance remaining in the appropriation for the ^mnasiuiri a^ Lindemann :, 1 given 6 :-in©;;£| jleave of ; absence* Board to meet at ;" College June; I 6th. Piano b e longing to V T.C.Dee p u r- Chased. Graham to initial Vouchers• I Expense a c- 1 counts a p proved. [Balance in appropriation jfor Gym.to :;|gO;;:t;0;,:::Cur^g 1 rent aceotiht Secretary* «##i»^«Wil