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MEETING  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  AGRICULTURE

Presidents  Office

J a n u a ry  1 8,  1 9 2 2.

11  o'clock  A. M*

present, President  Shaw, Messrs* Brody , Doelle, McPherson,

Watkins and Woodman.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved*

The Secretary  presented the following communication from

Architect Bowd:

Honorable State Board of Agriculture, 
East Lansing, Michigan* 

Gentlemen: 

•Jan* 18, 1922*

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Concerning
addition
to Botany
Building*

As per your request, I have examined the Botanical Laboratory

building and the East wing, and have taken up the arrangement of rooms with
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Dr.*-Besaey*  I make my report as follows: 

These changes providing for a third story can be done*  The in-
tention is to extend the main walls, taking off the old roof and providing
a new flat roof with galvanized  cornice*  The walls are strong enough to do
this and I have provided extra steel girders to carry the load of the extra
floor*

not include the laboratory  equipment*

The estimated cost of these changes is about  #20,800*  This does

Respectfully  submitted,
(Signed) E* A* Bowd,

Architect*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the foregoing report was accepted and

filed for consideration when President  elect Friday  and the State Board of

Agriculture shall have formulated a general institutional building policy*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the new boiler house was accepted and

the Secretary authorized to pay the balance due on the contract*

Boiler Hs
accepted*

On motion of Mr* Doelle, the recommendations  contained  in the

following communication  from Director Baldwin, were approved:

•Jan* 10, 1922.

Dean R. S* Shaw,
East Lansing, Michigan*

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Extension
appointment
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The following items are submitted for consideration by the Board:

Since the resignation of Miss Hutty, Girls Club work has been taken

care of by temporary appointments*  We wish now to ask for the pernianent
appointment  of Miss Ruth M* Cresswell who has been in charge of Girls Clubs
in the State of Washington*  The appointment  should be made effective Feb-
ruary 1st at #2500 per year*

Miss Potts wishes to be released about March 1st and will offer her
resignation later.  In order to be prepared to continue the work at that time
we wish to transfer Miss Helen Simonson, present Home Demonstration Agent for
Dickinson, to the position of District Demonstration Agent with headquarters at
Marquette to serve counties not having agents*  This transfer  should be effect-
ive January  15th at f2000 per year*  Dickinson county will not  continue Home
Demonstration work at the present time*

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The cooperative agreement between the College and Federal Bureau

of Markets through which Mr* Tennant has received $1200 per year has been ter-
minated effective January 1st.  This rate should be added to the present  salary
on Smith-Lever funds.

Very truly yours,

(Signed) R* J* Baldwin,

Extension Director*

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On motion  of  Mr#  Brody,  l£r#  H#  R#>  Pettigrove  was  appointed  £ara 

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Crops  Experimenter  to  succeed  Mr*  Putnam,  at  a  salary  of  #2^00  per  annum  beginning 

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April  1 s t,  with  the  understanding  that  he  serve  eight  months  at  the  Upper  pen- 

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i n s u la  Experiment  Station  and  four  months  at  the  College  as  Short  Course  Instruct}- 

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On motion  of  Mr*  D o e l l e,  the  recent  assessment  of  $*f86  made  by  the

County  Drain  Commissioner  on  property  belonging  to  the  College,  was  authorized

to  be  paid*

On  motion  of  Mr*  D o e l l e,  Mr*  Foreman's  request  for  equipment  with

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Equipment
fo r  egg

which  to  e s t a b l i sh  an  egg  laying  contest,  was  approved*

Final  action,  however,!  laying  cc-n-
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was  deferred  u n t il  prof*  Friday  assumes  the  duties  of  President  when  a  general 

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building  policy  w i ll  be  considered*

On  motion  of  Mr*  McPherson,  Mr*  Kindig*s  request  for  Jul^'  and

August  salary,  was  denied*

On  motion  of  Mr*  Doelle,  Mr*  Eben  Mumford  was  employed  as  Extension

Lecturer  for  the  month's  of  January,  February  and  March  at  the  rate  of  #2500

Kindig»s  sal
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Itumford 
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re-engaged.
temporarily

per  annum*

On  motion  of  Mr*  Brody,  the  president  was  authorized  to  confer  the

following  degrees,  subject  to  faculty  action  which  has  not  y et  been  taken*

Bachelor  of  Science

(Agricultural  graduates  are  designated  by  a;  Engineering  by  e;  Home  Economics
toy h?  Veterinary  Medicine  by  v*)

Henry  Loclgrer  ;Broan
W i l l is  Campbell
Myron  VanGleason
layne-VanEman  palm
Floyd  Alonzo  prentice
James  MeKinley  Gorsline
Marie  Frances  Corcoran

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Leon  Ward  Schroyer 
Marshall  Gideon  Draper 

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Margaret  Thorburn  h 
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Henry  Ahnefeldt  Goss 

The  president  presented,  a  communication  from  a  committee  of  Deans, 

making  certain  recommendations  concerning  student  uniforms  for  the  ensuing  year*  !  Cohcerhing

On  motion  of  Mr*  Woodman,  Major  Wrightson  and  tie  Registrar  were

requested  to  prepare  a  statement  for  the  catalog  that  a ll  male  students  w i ll  be

required  to  make  a  deposit  for  t h e ir  uniforms  (not  to  exceed  $35)  and  make

clear  therein  the  terms  of  the  additional  government  refund* 

The  matter  of  ,

purchasing  the  uniforms  was  referred  to  Major  Wrightson  and  the  Secretary*

On  motion  of  Mr*  Doeile,  Mr*  A*  E* Brown  was  released  from  the

r e s p o n s i b i l i ty  of_the  #5Q*0Q0  bond,  December  3 1,  1921,  and  Jacoh  Schepers,

Acting  Secretary,  was  requested  to  procure  a  bond  for  the  s.ame  amount*

On  motion  of  Mr*  Wooduoan,  the  expense  of  procuring  the  bond  for 

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Acting  Secretary,  was  authorized*

On  motion  adjourned*

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Schepers:
requested'
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Acting Secretary

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