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MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

Presidents Office*

August 17,

3:30 P. M.

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

and Waterbury.

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

members, were approved without  reading.  - 

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On motion of Mrs. Stockman, the resignation.of Miss Florence Stoll,

Instructor  in Home Economics, and the resignation of C. W. Simpson,

Instructor  in Soils, were accepted - the former effective Aug. 30th and the

latter Aug. 15th.

On motion of Mr. Woodman,• leave  of absence was granted to Miss

Hilda Faust, Professor of Home Economics, for a half year without pay  for

the purpose of studying at Columbia University, and authority was given

Dean Sweeny to fill vacancies  in the Home Economics Division.

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, Miss Inn a Gross was  appointed Instructor

in Home Economics at a salary of $1600 per annum and residence  in the practice

house.

On motion of Mr* Woodman,  an amount not  in excess of $40 was author-

ized to be expended in paying the expenses of Prof* Ewing of the Chemical De-

partment  in visiting the laboratories of the Universities of Minnesota,

Wisconsin  and Montana.

On motion of Mr. Watkins, the President was authorized to confer the

degree of Master of Science upon Mr. Hohei Fujiyama*

On motion of Mrs* Stockman, the following appointments were made

in the Extension Division:

Mr. T. R. Shane, County Agricultural Agent  for Chipp ewa County

at a salary of $2200 per annum,  $1200 to be paid by.the College,  effective
July 15th.

Mr. George H. Kimball, County Club Leader  for Oakland County at a

salary of $2400, $600 to be paid by  the College, effective August  1st and
terminating March 3lst»

Mi88 Jennie Williams, Home Demonstration Agent for Gogebic  County

at a salary of $2250 per- annum,  $1000 to be paid by  the College  effective
August  1st*

On motion of Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hubert M. Brown M«  Brown was appointed

half time Graduate Assistant  in Farm  Crops beginning  Sept. 1st, at a salary
of $2>00 per annum*

On motion of Mr. Woodman, Mr. Douglas V. Steere was granted a

teacher's  certificate under  the provisions of Act  165, P.A.  1909*

_A\ letter from Mr*. T. A.Farrand,  Secretary of the Michigan State

Horticultural Society,  suggested that a joint meeting ofthe State Board of

Agriculture and a committee  of this Society be held at the Graham  Horticul-

tural Experiment  Station.

Stoll &
Simpson
resign*

Hilda
Faust  leave
of absence*

Irma Gross
appti*

Ewing1a
expenses
pd*

Degre* on
Funyama*

Apptments,
in Exten-
sion DivV

Teacher's
Certificate
to Steer*.

On motion of Mr. Watkins, it was voted that the September meeting

of the Board be held at the Graham  Horticultural Experiment  Station in

Hext  meeting
to be held
at  Gd*Rpda*

accordance with the suggestion of Mr. Farrand.

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H In re Sal-
ary  of
Bibbins.

Repairs to
Flower Pot
Bldg*

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On motion of Mr, Woodman,  the matter  of Mr. Blbbin's salary was re-

ferred to the President, Dean Shaw and Prof. Cox with power  to act.

On motion of Mr. Woodman,  the matter  of repairs on the house used "by

the Flower Pot  Cafe was referred  to Mr. Watkins with power to act.

Kedzie»s
resignation  taken from  the table and accepted at his request, to take  effect  September  1st.
accepted*

On motion of Mr. Woodman,  the resignation of President  Kedzie was

The special committee  upon the  selection of a President  reported,  by

its chairman Mr. Watkins, that Prof. Friday had consented to accept  the  position

January 1st on the basis of a salary of $12000 and, house, and the committee re-

profiFriday
apptd»Pres»

commended his election.

On motion of Mr. Watkins, the report  and recommendation  of the  committee

were unanimously  adopted.

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, Mrs. Stockman.and Mr. Woodman were  appointed

a  committee  to present  suitable resolutions  in appreciation of President  Kedzie's

service.

The committee presented the following resolution which was  adopted:

RESOLVED, That we express our  appreciation of the  six years  splendid

leadership of President  Kedzie  through  the years when agriculture was passing
through the fires of war experience  and the more difficult months  of reconstruc-
tion when our Michigan Agricultural  College has met the needs  in agricuture.
We are glad he is to head our new Applied  Science course; as an eminent  scientist
he will help place M.A.C. in the first ranks.

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, Dean Shaw was elected Acting President

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to Jan .1st.  for the period  from  September  1st to January  1st at the same salary President

Shaw apptd.
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iDivision of :
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Science*

Kedzie is now receiving.-

On motion of Mr. Watkins, in the place of the present Division of

Science and Letters, there are to be  created a Division of Applied  Science  and

a Division of Letters.

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On motion of Mrs. Stockman, Dr. Kedzie was elected Dean of the

Division of Applied Science at a salary of $6000 per annum  effective September  1st.

On motion of Mr. Woodman,  it was directed  that  the Bessey house be

to

remod- i remodeled to suit  the requirements of President  Friday.

1 Bowd to be
I retained.  ;  roll at his present  salary until further action toy the Board.

On motion of Mr. Woodman, Mr. Bowd was continued upon the College  pay-

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Campus Houses

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, the campus houses .except those of the

:| to be va-  ; Deans and the President,  are to be vacated as it becomes  necessary.
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rework for 
jneedy  stu- 
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students was referred to the President  and the Deans.
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On motion .of Mr. Woodman, the matter  of furnishing work to needy

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On jnotion adjourned.

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