mi

Friday
granted
extension
of  time  to
April  1*

MEETING  OP THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  AGRICULTURE

President's  Office*

December 21, 1921*

8  o ' c l o ck  P.  M.

p r e s e n t,  p r e s i d e nt  Shaw,  Mrs*  Stockman,  Messrs*  Watkins,  Brody and

Woodman*

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved*

The Secretary read a communication from president elect Friday re-

questing that he be permitted to defer assuming the duties of the presidency until

April 1*

The following motion by Mr* Watkins, was adopted:

In view of the national importance of the work Professor Friday is

engaged in with the Congressional Commission of Agricultural Inquiry, and in
view of the valuable training of this work forfche future executive of the College,
I move that Professor Friday's request for permission to continue his work at
Washington until April 1 be granted; and that the Board request professor Friday
to come to the College during Farmers Week to confer with the Acting President
relative to the finance and organization of the institution*

On. motion of Mr* Woodman, Acting President Shaw was requested to con-

tinue in the same position until April 1*

Com* to
investigate
contracts
and  budgets

On motion of Mrs* Stockman, the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED, That the Acting president and a committee of two members of
the Board, be requested to make an examination of the financial status of con-
tracts and budgets*

On motion of Mr* Brody, the next meeting of the Board is to be held,

Communica-
tion  from
the  retiring
Secretary.

on January 13th at 9 o'clock A* M*

The Secretary  presented the following communication to the Board

which, on motion of Mr* Brody, was received and made a part of the record:

To the State Board of Agriculture:

May I be permitted on this, the last time in which it will be my

pleasure to sit officially  in your midst, to briefly summarize my connection with
your honorable body and the College, covering a period of nearly twenty years*

I came to the position without solicitation on my part of. any kind,

but at the invitation of the Board, the President, members of the College staff
and friends about the State*  At the time, I was conducting the farm where I
was born and where my entire life had thus far been spent*  You will realize
that it was a pr.etty radical change to go from a very active life on the farm
to the vastly different atmosphere of an office*  However, the people were kind
and patient with ny shortcomings and I very soon got into the swing of things
and found myself intensely  interested in the growth and progress of the College,
and especially in the lives and accomplishments of the young people for whom tie
institution exists*

During the somewhat long period of my official connection with the
College, which in retrospect seems much briefer, I have had the responsibility
of the construction of considerably more than a million dollars' worth of build-
ings and improvements - about two-thirde of the entire plant - from preparing
and signing the contracts to making the final payment*  The record of this work
is an open book and will bear your inspection to the minutest detail*

I should be unappreciative if I did not make acknowledgment of the
kindly and courteous treatment I have uniformly  received at the hands of the
faculty and officers of the College, and I have often been invited to participate
in deliberations entirely apart from the functions of my office*  It has been
a great gratification to see the institution grow and develop many fold, during
this period, and to feel that in mj' humble way, I have had a part, needful if
inglorious, in aiding its onward march*  Ko one, I am sure, knowing the affairs
of the Cdlege intimately, will doubt that it has received in service the full
value of the investment in mj' office, and I step aside with no twinges of con-
science for unfulfilled obligations or neglected responsibilities*

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In  leaving  n^  official  position,  after  this  somewhat  long  period,

I  do  so  without  bitterness  of  spirit,  assuming  that  in  so  sunimariJy  d i s-
missing  me,  you  have  exercised  your  conscientious  judgment  for  the  welfare  of
the  institution,  but  while  material  separation  is  easily  accomplished,  I  want
to  assure  you  that  one  does  not  put  wholehearted  effort  into  such  an  under-
taking  for  so  isany  year as without  finding  the  tendrils  of  his  l i fe  and  affec-
tions  too  deeply  intertwined  with  i ts  growth  and  development  to  admit  of
sudden  and  unpremeditated  separation*  The  pk^sical  evolution  of  the  College,
the  many  people  who  have  shared  in  i ts  educational  and  administrative  work,
and  the  hundreds  of  students,  scattered  from  ocean  to  ocean,  a ll  constitute
t i es  of  affection  and  subjects  for  happy  memories,  that  w i ll  go  on  down with me
through  the  years  to  come,  be  they  mariy  or  few* 

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May  he who  t a k es  up t he work  where  I  l e a ve  i t,  be  b l e s s ed  w i th  as

pleasant  a  r e t r o s p e c t,  when  he  s h a ll  have  rendered  h is  l a st  account*

On motion of Mr* woodman, the following resolution regarding scholar-

( S i g n e d)  A* II.  Brown*

ships, was adopted:

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RESOLVED, That Pour Thousand Dollars derived from interest on daily

balances of the Michigan Agricultural College trust funds in the hands of the
Secretary and from exchange charges collected at his office, be^set  over into
the account of 5« F* Davis, Treasurer, to be invested in suitable securities
and to constitute two scholarships, one for men and one for women  students in
the four year courses, to be khowias the M»A*C•Scholarship Funds*  The income
of these funds shall, at the close of each school year, be given to that man
and that woman student  respectively, who, alt the close of the junior year,
shall have shown the best scholastic record considered in its broadest  sense,
regardless of the course pursued*  The decision shall rest with a committee
consisting of the president, the Registrar, and the Deans of all resident
educational divisions*

••- On motion of Mrs* Stockman, the following resolution regarding the

Two  scholar-1
ships  e s-
tablished*

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Memorial Building, was adopted:

REVOLVED, That Fifteen Hundred Dollars* now invested in Liberty

Bonds, together with the accumulated interest, representing the surplus earnings
of one or more of the boarding clubs during the existance of the S*A.T.C*, be
presented to the Union Memorial Building Committee, being the Executive
Committee of thft M*A»C.Alumni Association, when the building Is completed, to
be used exclusivelv to aid in equipping the kitchen, dining hall and cafeteria
of the Union Memorial Building when it shall be ready for use*

Contribu-,
tion  to
Memorial
Building

On motion of Mrs* Stockman, the recommendation of Prof. French

that a special certificate under the provisions of Act 16,5. P«A*1909> be

granted to G. H* Fisher of the class of 1915> was approved*

The Secretary presented a communication from the Department of

Conservation regarding the sale of dead and down timber on certain college

l a n d s*  ' •• .•  •;  ;"•••- 

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On motion  oX MrB*  Stockman,  the  matter  of  College  Land  Grant  la&ds

was  referred  to  Mr* Wat kins  with  a  view  to  having  them  placed  under  state  pro-

tection* 

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On motion  of  -Mr*  Brody > the  resignation  of  Mr* A* L* Bibb ins  of  the

Farm  Crops  Department,  was  accepted  e f f e c t i ve  December  31»

: 

On motion  of  Mr* Woodman,  Mr-*-  UewdL^n * s  resignation  as  Assistant

Professor  of  poultry  Husbandry,  was  accepted  effective  December 31*

On motion  of  Mrs*  Stockman,  the  matter  of  the  employment  of  Miss

Edith  Butler  as  Instructor  in  Drawing,  was  l a id  upon  the  table  u n t i l - t he

conanittee  upon  budgets  takes  action* 

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On motion  of  Mr* Brody,  the  matters  contained  in  a  communication

from  Prof*  patten  to  the  Board,  were  referred  to  the  President  with, power  t

as-" Ins  tii^p
in  Draw* - -/
laid  on
table* 

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Patten* s^k
letter-"
to' Shaw»;

act

On motion  of  Mr* Brody,  Mr* G* W.  Putnam was  appointed  Assistant

professor in Farm Crops to succeed Mr* Bibbins, at a  salary of $3200. per annum

Teacher's  ;
Certificate
-to  Fisher•:

Dead  & dowi

. re?
-to ••

Bibbins
signs*

Newloh
signs*-

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Loehry  apptd
Asst.prof*
of  Dairy
Husb *

Lola  Yerkes
apptd*in
H.Bconomics
Dept •

beginning January 1 —  •§• time College, and § time as Extension Specialist*  ,-,•-

On motion of Mrs* Stockman, Mr* H. R* Loehry was appointed Assistant

professor of Dairy Husbandry at a salary of #3000 per annum beginning January !•

On motion of Mr* Brody, Miss Lola Yerkes was appointed to a position

in the Home Economics Department beginning January 1, to cooperate with the

Merrill-Palmer  School - the question of her title to be determined by Dean

Sweeny and President Shaw*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the recommendations contained in the follow-

ing communication from Director Baldwin, were approved:

Dean R* S. Shaw, 
East Lansing, Mich*
Dear Dean Shaw:

Dec* Hi-, 1921*

.

The following items are submitted for consideration by the Board of

Agriculture*

Cavanagh
transferred?

Clayton  Cook
resigns*

The transfer of Mr* D* C. Cavanagh from the position of County Club

Leader for Sanilac to County Agricultural Agent for Emmet*

Mr* Clayton Cook has presented his resignation as County Agricultural

Agent for Gratiot, effective Hov* 30th*

C.W*Wing
resigns*

Dorothy
Curtz  r e-
signs*

C*lUFergu-
son  apptd*
Ext*Spec*
in  poultry

Mr* C* W. Wing has presented his resignation as County Agricultural Agent

for Charlevoix, effective Dec* 31*

Miss Dorothy Curtz.has presented her resignation as Home Demonstration

Agent for Saginaw, effective Nov*30.

We wish to recommend  the appointment  of C»M*Ferguson as Extension

-Specialist in poultry  Husbandry *  #2500, effective January 1, 1922*  Mr•Fore-
man has just returned from Ontario Agricultural College where Mr* Ferguson is
at present  occupying a similar position*  Mr* Foreman has associated with him
personally and feels that he is unusually well qualified for the work to be done
here*  Prftf* Graham also gives him an unqualified  recommendation*

1300  addi-
t i o n al  given
Kalkaska  Co*
for  Agt*

The appointment of L*L.Drake was previously  confirmed as District

Agent for Antrim and Kalkaska Counties at the usual County Agent rate of #1200
from Extension funds.  A representative of Kalkaska County was sent to me to
make the request that this amount be increased to #1500*  This county feels that
they have made a strenuous effort to retain a high class man for the work and
should not lose all of the #1200 previously  paid to their agent.  Their request
is reasonable and I would recommend  that this be done*

Waldron  to
have  3  Mos,
Leave  of
Absence*

Mr* Waldron has been advised to take a period of rest for three months*
Because of Mr* Waldron•s constant and strenuous service for a long period I would
like to have Mr* Waldron granted a leave of absence with pay from January 1st to
April 1st*  In order that the work may be continued we wish to recommend that Mr.
H. E* Dennison be appointed as Extension Specialist in Dairying for the same
period at #3000 per year*

Very truly yours,

(Signed) R*J•Baldwin,

Extension Director*

pres*to  con
fer  w i th
01msted
Bros*

Womens'
League  fee-
to  be  paid
by  a ll  g i r ls

ee-  establish
jed  for  Agrl*
fMathemat ic s *

Alterations
Botany Bldg,

On motion of Mr» Woodman, the President was requested to confer with

Olmsted Brothers, giving all the facts in relation to proposed new buildings, and

request their recommendation as to the location of them*

On motion of Mrs* Stockman, the request that the collection of fee for

the work of the Womens League be extended to all women students of the College in

whatever department, was approved*

On motion of Mr* Brody, a fee of #1*00 was authorized for the course

in Agricultural Mathematics*

On motion of Mr* Brody, the matter of alterations in the Botanical

building for the purpose of giving increased room, as presented by Dr. Bessey,

:was :fref erred^! t o ;^

On  motion  of  Mr•  Woodman,  t he  r e q u e st  of  Prof*  Cox  f or  t he  appbiirt;in*Ei1;

of  ah  expert 

in  b e it  sugar  p r o d u c t i o n,  was  referre^^^

iment  S t a t i on  and  prof•  Cox  f or  f u r t h er  recoiiimendation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Oh  motion  of  Mrs.  Stb

a  committee  to  confer  w i th  t he ^AdmihistratiTer'Board';^

-college:;  approprl

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m i t t ee  o f ' t h r ee  to  c o n s u lt  w i th  p l i ^t

Oh  mot i on  of  Mr •  Br 6 iy, 

the  Pi* e si  dent  was  authb r i z ei  to  ap po int;.:i;:CoaH:::

m i t t ee  of  t h r ee 

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al  power  u n it  at  t he  power  House. 

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month  of  December,  aM  a f t er  t h at  Mr»

t he  publ i c at i  6n  of  t he  alumni  Re co r d  if  a g r e e a b le  t ot  he  ajLumni  c cjmmitt • e,  u n t il

On  fliotioh  of  Mrs.  Stoclcmah,  Mrs.  Christopher  is  to  be  ^continued;;;;^M;^ir:^':-

p r e s e nt  p o s i t i on  u n t il  JUO^  !• 

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On  motion  of  Mr*  Watlcins,  Mr•  Schepers  was  appointed  A c t i ng  S e c r e t a ry

:Mr*Sclaepers};

from  January  1  u n t il  a  permanent  S e c r e t a ry 

is  appointed*

The  p r e s i d e nt  made  t he  f o l l o w i ng  appointments  of  committees: 

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:/ a n ; d : h b u d g e t s ::; - ^^

confer  w i th  01mst
h  Plant  ^^ 

Committees

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Secretary

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