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1 

P498 

1  Si £ 
X 

Skiver  & 
Dunckel 
appointed* 

ginning March 1st,, to be paid from experiment station funds; and Mr. C.E. 

\Skiver and Mr. O.E.Dunckel were appointed Assistants in Farm Accounting at a 

Killough 
appointed* 

Late regis 
tration fee 
eliminated* 

Athletic 
fee ad 
vanced* 

salary of $1500 per year each effective April 1st. 

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Mr. H. B. Killough'was appointed Farm 

Management Demonstrator in extension service at a salary of #3500 per annum, 

effective July 1st. 

On motion of Mr. Wallace, the recommendation,of Miss Yakaley,Registrar, 

that the fee of  5Q¢ per day for late registration be eliminated, was approved* 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, the Athletic and Liberal Arts fee was 

raised from ¢2.00 to ¢2.50 per term. 

On motion adjourned. 

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Secretary. 

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MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICLTURE. 

President's Office 

May IS, 1921. 

1 o»clock P.M. 

Present, President Kedzie, Mrs. Stockman, Messrs. Wallace, Woodman, 

Waterbury and Watkins. 

The minutes of the previous meeting having been in the hands of the 

members, were approved without reading. 

On motion of Mr. Wallace, the Secretary was authorized to advertise 

for bids for completion of the Boiler house. 

On motion of Mr. Wallace, Mr. Laurence Livingston was appointed in 

charge of Land Clearing Extension Work in the Upper Peninsula at a salary of 

¢3600 per annum dating from July 1st or as soon thereafter as he is able to 

take up the work. 

The President presented the resignation of Miss Bessie Palm, which 

on motion of Mr. Woodman, was referred to the President with power to act. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the following resignations were accepted and 

appointments made: 

Miss Coral Havens, Extension Specialist, effective June 3O5  Mr. E.S. 

Brewer, County Agent for Presque Isle County, effective April 3O;  Mr. C. W. 

Waid, Extension Specialist in Potatoes and Vegetables, effective March 31, and 

in the case of Mr. Waid, the Secretary was requested to express to him the 

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appreciation of the Board for his services and its regret at his leaving; also 

Mr. C. M. McCrary was appointed county agent for Presque Isle County at a 

salary of ¢2^0 per year, ¢1200 to be paid from Lever Funds and the remainder 

In  r e . b i ds 
for  b o i l er 
housed 

Livingston 
appointed* 

Bessie Palm! 
resigns* 

Resignations! 
in Extension! 
Division. 

Appointments 
|in Extension! 
Div^ion*;ri;v-:r: 

by the county, effective May 15th. 

••I 

AZRI 

m 

Turner to 
go to Wash 
ington. .-.-•: 

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, Mr. Ray Turner was authorized to attend 

a meeting of the Boys and Girls1  Club Leaders at the office of C.B.Smith 

in Washington in June, transportation  expenses to be paid by the U.S.Dept.of 

Agriculture and sustenance during the trip by the College. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury,  the following  schedule for payment of 

instructors in summer  school: as recommended by Director Ryder was approved? 

Pres.  F.S.Kedzie, 
College. 

Dear President  Kedzie: 

,. 

conditions of employment  for teachers of the summer  session of 1521. 

I  hereby  submit  recommendations  relative to the pay roll and 

First: I suggest  that the pay for instructors  during the sum 

mer  session be fixed at ten percent of the minimum ,pay for each rank as 
follows: 

Professdr 
$400 
A8so.Professor 320 

Assistant  Professor  $240 
160 
Instructors 

Summer  Schl 
salaries* 

These recommendations are based  upon the consideration of certain  statistical 
facts which are presented upon a separate  sheet and appended to this report. 

Second: That the above  schedule of payment be based on the minimum 
teaching program of twelve  credit  hours.  Any instructor  teaching less than 
twelve  credit  hours  shall be pro-rated on basis of time actually  given to the 
course.  When two or more  courses covering  similar ground are given together, 
pay will be based on credit of longest  course in the section. 

Third: Courses with  less than  five students will be given only  under 

special  conditions approved by the President  of the .College and without re 
duction of pay for the instructor in charge* 

These recommendations are submitted for the approval of the State 
Board of Agriculture at this time in order that the members of our teaching 
force may understand before the opening of the term the conditions of compen 
sation and service to be rendered  for, such  compensation. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
E.H.Ryder, 
.  . Director  of. Summer  School. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the matter of the co-operation of the 

Collqge with the work of Miss Edna White of the Merrill-Palmer  School was re 

ferred to a committee  consisting of Mrs*  Stockman and Dean  Sweeny for report 

Edna White 
matter ref, 
to  com* 

at a future meeting of the Board. 

The President  presented the invitation of the University of 

Kansas requesting that the College be represented at the Inauguration of 

President  Ernest  Findley. 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, the President was requested to invite 

Mr. L. D. Bushnell of the Class of 1905»  now on the Faqulty of Kansas Agri 

cultural  College, to represent  Michigan Agricultural .College on this occasion. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury,  authority was given to issue a teacher's 

certificate to Mr. Charles F. Ritchie. 

t 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, Mr. M. C. Tomas, County Agent  of Monroe 

County, is to be relievedfrom his position on May 25th. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the Chairman of the Board was requested to 

make a statement  to the Governor  in regard to College property now used by 

the  State  Constabulary, and request  its return. 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, the Secretary was authorized to execute 

leases for 210 acres of land lying  south of the College  farm, of which  amount 

j Bushnell to" 
; reprewent 
j College ;at: 
j Kansas in-
| auguration. 

Teachers  »si 
certificate 
Ritchie* 

im 
'Jar? 
Co *Agt *T,oiaa» 
dismissed*'  ;;; 

1¾ " 

In  r e . C o l. 
property 
used  by  Coi 
stabuiary* 

j Lease of 
I 210 acres 
I south of 
j Col*  farm 

Loyalty  j 
& coop era-! 
tion ex-
pected of ! 
staff* 

Leaves of 
absence re-! 
quests de- | 
ferred* 

Dean Savage! 
leave of ab 

Robt.Wiley 
A s s t . in 
Markets* 

Mariel  Hop 
kins  Spec* I 
i 
in  Nutri- 
tion* 

Horner's 
appointment! 
referred  to 
President* 

Kunze  trans 
f erred* 

Tennant  to 
attend  Chi. 
meeting* 

V e t . l e e-
tur e s• 

President's! 
resignation! 
on  table*;;. 

Budget  com* 
to  meet* 

A t h l e t ic 
fee  again 
advane ed* 

Mrs*  Cora  M.  Minnis  owns  125  acres,  James  Woodworth,  SO acres  and  Edward  Redman, 

5  acres* 

• On motion of Mr«# Stockman, the following resolution was unanimously 

adopted: 

"Whereas our change in the scale of salaries last Spring has placed M.A.C. in 
a commensurable place when compared with other Agricultural Colleges and the 
decline of prices has lowered the cost of living:- Be it resolved that we. 
expect the loyal cooperation of our teaching staff in helping place our College in 
a place of greatest usefulness to the farmers and people of the State in'these 
trying times*" 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the matter of the request for leaves of 

absence for Mr. Millar of the Soils Department and Mr* Darlington of the Depart-

ment of Botany was deferred to the June meeting. 

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, leave of absence was granted to Dean 

Savage for the months of June, July and August. 

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, Mr. Robert Wiley was appointed for the 

remainder of the fiscal year, May l6th to June 30th, as Assistant in the 

Markets Department  of the Extension work, at a salary of $300 per month, his 

traveling expenses to be paid by the Farm Bureau. 

On motion of Mr. Wallace, Miss Marlel Hopkins was appointed Extension 

Specialist  in Nutrition, effective September 1st, at a salary of $3000 per annum. 

On motion of Mr. Wallace, the matter of the appointment of Mr. John 

Horner as Associate Professor of Economics was referred to the President with 

power to act. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, Mr. Kunze was transferred as county 

agent from Chippewa to Cass County. 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, Mr. Tennant was authorized to attend a 

meeting of the Michigan Potato Growers in Chicago, May 26th to 27th with expenses 

paid* 

On motion of Mr. Wallace, the matter of providing lectures in Juris 

prudence to Veterinary students was referred to the President with power to act. 

The President presented a letter of resignation to the Board which 

on motion of Mr. Wallace was laid upon the table until the June meeting. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the Budget Committee is requested to meet 

the President at a convenient time and is authorized '.to determine the budgets 

for the succeeding year* 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, the Athletic and Liberal Arts fee was at 

the request of a large majority of the students increased to $5.00 per term. 

On motion adjourned* 

\s 

Secretary. 

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