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MEETIKG  OP THE  STATE  BOARD  OP AGRICULTURE

President's  Office

15,  1922.

11  o'clock  A.  M.

present,  President  Shaw,  Mrs.  Stockman,  Messrs.  Brody,  Doelie,

Watkins  and  Woodman.

The  minutes  of  the  two  previous  meetings,  held  jan.18  and  Feb.6

respectively,  were  read  and  approved  with  the  exception  of  Dr.  Mumford>a  s a l-

ary  which  was  fixed  at  the  former  meeting.  This  was  changed  to  read  at  the

rate  of  #^000  instead  of  #2500  per  annum.

On motion  of  Mr.  Doelle,  the  expenses  of  Mr.  Tennant  in  attending

the  National  Agricultural  Conference  at  Washington,  were  authorized  to  be  paid.

On motion  of  Mr.  Woodman,  the  resignation  of  Mr.  R.  M.  Hain  as

Extension  Specialist  in  Entomology,  was  accepted  to  take  effect  April  1.

On motion  of  Mr.  Woodman,  the  transfer  of  Hr9  J.  W.  Weston  from

county  agent  work  in  the  Upper  Peninsula  to  the  position  of  Extension  Specialist!

Correcting
Dr.  Mumfordi
salary^

Tennant  to
attend  meet-
ing.

Hain  resigns

Weston
transferred

in  potatoes  and  Vegetables,  was  approved.

On motion  of  Mr.  Doelle,  the  recommendations  contained  in  t i»  f o l-

lowing  communication  from  Director  Baldwin,  were  approved:

"Feb.  13,  1922.

Dean R. S. Shaw,
East Lansing, Mich.

Dear Dean Shaw:

The following items are submitted for  consideration by the Board of

Agriculture:

We wish to recommend  the appointment  of Mr. Nevels Pearson as

Assistant Club Leader at #2600 per year, to take effect March 1, 1922.  Mr.
Pearson will have charge of live stock clubs in the Lower Peninsula. 
Mr. K.A,
Anderson had charge of this work and since his resignation it has been cared for
in a temporary  manner.  Mr. Pearson is a graduate of Kansas Agricultural Col-
lege and is now in charge of live stock clubs in that state.

Extension
appointments
made  as
recommended

Ontonagon County again desires to cooperate in the employment  of an

agent.  Mr. R. W. Clark has been accepted by  the county and we wish his appoint
ment made effective Feb. 15> 1922, at the usual rate of #1200 per year.

We wish to transfer Mr .-Roy  I. Shane from Chippewa to Schoolcraft

County, effective March 1st.  It is my understanding that Chippewa County  will
take up the work again in the spring.

Authorization of the following  out-of-atate trips is desired:

Mr.  Tennant to Chicago on request  of Michigan Live Stock Exchange

and Ohio Farm Bureau to appear before Committee of 15 on Live Stock Marketing
to secure certain changes in their general plan.  Also to Wisconsin to attend
Tri-State Development  Convention on request of Mr. Doelle.

A conference of Extension workers of the north central states has

been called by the Federal office and Land-Grant  College Committee to meet at
Chicago on March 2-3-^i  This conference will be confined to live stock and
marketing only. 
and would recommend  that this matter be left with president  Shaw with power to
authorize the accounts*

I have not had opportunity  to consider who ehould attend

Y»ry truly yours, 

(Signed) R.J.Baldwin, 

Extension Director.* 

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On motion of Mr. Watkins, Mr. Richard Rauch was appointed Assistant

Football Coach ana Assistant  in the Department  of physical Training,for the

Rauch
pointed

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Schepers'
salary  in-
creased

Dr*McCool
to visit
Washington-

Hilda Faust
resigns*

Do rot 4'
Shank ap-
pointed*

Committee
to  secure
appraisal
of Union
Lit•House*

Edith But-
ler re-
appointed*

Letter  of
acceptance
for bull
authorized

year beginning Sept* 1, 1922*

On motion of Mr* Watkins, the  salary  of Mr* Schepers, Acting Sec-

retary' , was  increased to  $5500 P«r annum for  the  interim period beginning Jan*l,

1922*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, Dr» McCool's  request  for permission to

spend three or four  days in Washington, D.C* to  study methods of soils  correlation

employed by the Bureau of Soils, was  granted*

On motion of Mrs*  Stockman, the resignation  of Miaa  Hilda Faust,

Professor  of Home Economics, as per telegram to Dean  Sweeny, was accepted* 

Miss

Dorothy  Shank of Clympia, Washington,  was appointed Assistant  Professor  of Home

Economics at a salary  of $3250 per annum, her  contract  to  read  from Feb* 25 to

July  1.

On motion of Mr* Woodman, a committee  consisting of Messrs* Watkins,

Brody and Acting Secretary  Schepers, was appointed  to procure an  appraisal of

the Union Literary  Society House and make recommendation  to the Board at the next

meeting*

On motion of Mr* Watkins, Miss Edith Butler was  reappointed  Instructor

in Drawing for the months  of April, Kay and June, at a salary  of |lgOO per  annum*

On motion of Mr* Brody, the  Secretary  was  instructed  to write a letter

of acceptance to Mr*  Scripps  of, Detroit, thanking him for the donation of a prize

winner Aberdeen Angus bull, given by him to  the College*

On motion adjourned*

Acting Secretary*

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