Prof .Patten! attends a meeting .in | Washington. Leave of . absence for 1 Miss K e l l o gj j Change of n a me of D e p t. of H • S • 8c H .A . 1 Accept the offer of Mr .Bullo ck to obtain specimens ; ZRI !§5 On motion of Mr. Woodman, Prof. Patten was authorized to attend the meeting of j the American Association of Agricultural Chemists and Peed Control Officials at Washington, D. C, November 16th to 19th with ail expenses paid. On motion of Mrs. Stockman, Mrs. Cydna Eree Cooper was appointed Assistant in. Appt. of _•:',' Mr s.Cooper. the Department of Household Science for the fall term at |900 p-^r annum. 1 I I I On motion, of Mr. Wallace, Miss Kellogg was given leave of absence on account of the sickness, of h&r brother on full pay to January 1st. On motion of Mrs. Stockman, the names of the departments of Domestic Science and Domestic Art are to be changed to Household Science and Household Art. President Kedzie presented a letter from Prof.Barrows conveying an offer from Mr. D. S. Bullock to collect specimens of South American birds and mammals for the college provided the college will have them mounted and exhibited in the Museum. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the offer of Mr. Bullock was accepted with apprecia-f tion. On motion of Mr. Wallace, |150 is to be paid to Mr. Sidney Boyce as his salary} To pay Mr. Boyce #150 for the months of" July and August. On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following resolution was adopted: I | "RESOLVED, That A. M. Brown, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture be and hereby is authorized to execute a bond to the United States of America in Bond to the U. S. the penal sum of $10,000 to cover additional issues and returns of public animals, arms, uniforms, equipment, etc. On motion adjourned. \jA'i:Goii:g:gf| the p u b l i c a t i on of a F l o ra of M i c h i g a n, On m o t i on of M r. B e a u m o n t, the :gift w as accepted and t he secretary requested to express to M r. B i l l i n g t on the a p p r e c i a t i on of the Board for i t, and also to e x p r e ss to D r. B e s s ey t he a p p r e c i a t i on w h i ch the Board h as of h is proposed p u b l i c a t i o n. §86 •i Change in I On motion of Mr. Woodman, the recommendation of Dr. Bessey that Mr. H. G. I Mr .Young. JYoung's salary be made |2800 instead of $2600 beginning July 1st, was approved. V Mr. D. A. '? On motion of Mr. Woodman, the resignation of Mr. D. A. Taylor, Assistant in ; signs. Mr l^arm Mechanics, was accepted effective September 15th, and Mr. Bert Sangster was C* Ck Y) £T Q "f" r* Y* *1 ^¾ • appointed.* aP Po i n^ed ^° succeed him beginning November 1st at the same malary, namely |1800. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the secretary was requested to call the attention !of the Faculty to the Board ruliiig regardiiag the time at which matters for Board ;consideration are to be presented* On motion of Mr* Woodman, the inatter of attendance at various Chicago meetings Traveling expenses limited. iby representatives of the College was referred to a committee consisting of the ;President and the Deans of the departments concerned with the understanding that I the requests be granted if the funds in the judgment of the committee will permit, ;and with the recommendation that only transportation without Pullman or diner serv ice be allowed. On motion of Hr. Woodman, Prof • Hedrick was authorised to attend the meeting of the American Economics Association at Washington, D. C#, December 28th to 30th, ;and Prof* Morrison of the Physics Department was authorized to attend the meeting ;of the American Physical Society at Cleveland, Ohio, November 25th to 27th with the . same limitation as to expenses as for those attending the Chicago meetings* On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the matter of the salary of nurses was referred to the President with power to act. On motion of Mr« Woodman, the following report of the special committee on fraternities was received and the recommendations therein contained were adopted; • •Your committee appointed to consider the admission of college fraternities • to !!• A, C, beg to report progress as follows: On November 16th they met representatives of all of the college societies;, ^selected from the student body and alumni and listened to the arguments made and reasons offered in favor of the project. Pending our final report, we recommend the following: Salary of nurses •- I; Report of special committee on Inter• Prats. ( 1 1 1« That the proponents of the admission of fraternities, present to the com mittee a written argument or brief to be prepared by the alumni"and undergraduates, • favoring the scheme. 2. That the opposition ( if any) to the admission of fraternities be also in vited to prepare and present in like form, the arguments against admission. 3. That the Faculty prepare and present the arguments for and against admission. 4. That the Secretary of the Alumni be requested to present clippings of the various letters of alumni printed in the Record and Holcad for and against admission. 5. That data be collected giving a list of agricultural colleges of standing' and character similar to M. A. C. indicating the policy of such colleges respecting the admission of college fraternities, 6.That such other information pertinent to the issue as any oth^r person in terested may desire to exhibit, be presented in writing.; 7. That the foregoing may be presented to your committee previous to the~ next meeting of the Board and that the Secretary be requested to furnish a copy of this report to the Inter Society Union, the students1 organisation and the Alumni Ass,'n.,• • that copies be printed in the next issues of the Record and Holcad." ZRI I On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following items submitted "by Director Baldwin were approved: 1. That Stanley P. Wellman "be appointed County Agent for Lapeer County at #2000 beginning November 1st, $1200 to be paid from lever Funds. J 2. That Clair Taylor be.appointed County Agent for Eonealm County at |2500 beginning Hoyember 1st, #1200 to be paid from Lever Punas. A 3» That Diright C. Long be transferred from Iron to Muskegon County effective November 1st, §1200 to be paid from Lever Punds. y $ffi jS.P.Wellman jbecomes . Co* I Agent . G.Taylor be I*comes- Co.Agtj iDiC.Long .ia i transferred*! 4. That #1200 of the salary of James R. Campbell, previously appointed county agent for Huron County, be paid from Lever Punas after November 1st. 5. That V. C. Vaughn be appointed county agent for Leelenau County beginning |V.C.Vaughn December 1st, without financial co-operation from L&rer Punds. 6. That the resignation of Robert Wiley as county agent for Grand Traverse County be accepted effective October 1st. / • 7» That s. J. Linck's resignation as County agent for Muskegon County be accepted effective October 31st. 8. That the resignation of Grace Hitchcock as home demonstration agent for Ottawa County be accepted effective October 31st. 9» Announcement was made by Mr. Baldwin that Mrs. Louise H. Campbell had ac cepted the position of State Leader of Home Economics Extension to which she was • appointed at the October meeting of the Board. becomes Go. I Agt.; '. jR.Wiley re- I signs, as j Co .Agt. J S.J.Linek«s. I resigns as ! Co ..Agent . I Grace Hitch cock resign^ as H.DenuA. On motion of Sir. Wallace, the matter of the appointment of Mr. R. D. Wyckoff as Instructor in Electrical Engineering was referred to the President with power . to act.. R.D.Wyckpff appoint.ref to Pres, On motion of Mr. Watkins, the salary of Mr. John Hepp install was increased from §1800 to S2000 beginning November 1st, and the appointment of Mr. Arthur H". 'Smith as Instructor, in Physical draining was renewed at |2700 per annum beginning September 1st. Director Brewer was also authorized.to ©cure additional assistance J.Heppins tall • s salarj increased. in the work of physical training for girls if it was deemed necessary. Oh motion of Mr. Woodman, the recommendation of Prof. Clark that a-small building be moved from the Const aDulary grounds to a position near the present Industrial Laboratory to be used as a laboratory in connection with the teaching jMove bldg. [from Constabl iGds. fro i Chemistry. of physiological Chemistry, was approved. On motion of Mr. Watkins, the request of Mrs. Landon for increased appropria-f Mrs. L-and- tion-for the .Library, was referred to the President with power to act. On motion of Mr. Wallace, the plan of Dr. McCool for a soil survey as pre sented by the President, was approved and Dr. McCool was advised to add an item to his next year's budget,sheet to cover" the expense. 1 onfts req.. j referred to| i President. j Plan for I soil sur- ;• j vey approv, On motion of Mr. Waterbury,-Mr. Baxter of the Chemistry Department was given]- Leave of leave of absence on pay for the month of January in order to receive medical • i absence fori Mr .Baxter . treatment in Detroit, and Mr. Clark was authorized to temporarily fill his place. On motion of M r. Woodman, the recommendation of Miss Person, Acting Dean of Mrs.Cooper, salary. .--.-, Home Economics that Mrs. C. P. Cooper be paid from Hov. 1st to Uov. 15th at the j rate of §200 per month, was approved.. * ! " " On motion of Mr. Wallace, the resignation of Mr. Paul G. Andres as Associate; Mr .Andres j resigns. • •,. Professor of Electrical Engineering, now on indefinite leave of absence, was accepted. ! Improved road p a st Chatham Exp C o n s t r u c t i on of an improved road past the Experiment S t a t i on Parni at Ghathaia, was Station* On motion of Mr. Wallace, the appropriation of $3000 inade to assist in the bade available after July 1st next* On motion of Mr • Wallace, |600 was added to the apportionment for the of fie $6-00 afifled to Dean.pf Engineer • of the Dean of Engineering. apportion* \ On motion of Mr . Wallace, Mr • Thomas 0» faiton,s salary was increased from |2400 to §2600 per annum beginning September 1st* Mr. T . O .I Walton1 s salary'in- ] creased* Request- f cr farmers1 Automobile Tour party on the College campus, reunion'of \ farmers1 Auto -Tour party : on campus On motion adjourned. On motion of Mr. Woodman, permission was granted after Commencement. The President presented a:JBquest from J. H. Brown to hold a reunion of the / t^M^^ Secretary. MEETING OP THE STATE BOARD 3P AGRICULTURE?: Kerns Hotel December 8th, 1920* 1:30 P.: M« Present, President Eedzie, Mrs. Stockman and Messrs* Beaumont, Waterbury, i Wallace, Watkins and Woodman. : The minutes of the previous meeting having been in the handscsf:the mem bers were approved without reading* V/. v7j.xon5s • bill allowed On motion of Mr. Watkins, the bill of Mr* Wo Wixon for services as attorney in the Palmer Brothers matter was allowed. ~ On motion of Mrs..- Stockman/ the expenses of Dr. lumford in attending the Br.Mumford * to attend ; meeting in : American Parm Bureau Federation at Indianapolis were allowed. Indianapolis : On motion of Kre Beaumont, 1600 was added to the apportionment of the • |600 added : to Porestry Porestry Department for the balance of the fiscal year. apportioning ; On motion of Mr. Watkins, Mr/Gorman Weil was appointed Pield Agent for the Ap;/t» of Mr * Uorman Weil- period from Jamary 1st to July lst? 1921, at a salary of |J000 per anmm, to be Field A^ent;* .. .' charged to the Advertising Puna. Matter of Plant Pest Coiruref erred the PI* to Pres.fori report» Matter of -Masonic T 4 «.< i • •«.. SI. jT\, *J O -.- * On motion of lir • Woodman,: ihe maoter of making a subscription of §100 to ,nt Pes"D Committee as reeoirmehaea uj rrof* irec* ;io -as referre< to the President for investigation and reoort at the next meetin .&.. On motion of /allace, the matter of the claim of the Masonic Temple 1 A s s o c i a t i on for s i l v e r w a re loaned to the College during t he S* A. T. C. and not , v ^1 V- C V J. O P : r e t u r n e d, was r e f e r r ed to t he P r e s i d e nt v/ith -nower to act«