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MEET ING  OF  THE STATE  BOARD  OP AGRICULTURE

president's  Office

April  19,  1922.

9:30  A.  M.

Meeting  was  called  to  order  by  president  Friday.

Present,  Mrs.  Stockman,  Messrs.  Woodman,  Brody,  McColl,

McPherson  and  Watkins.

Course  in
Sngr •Admin,
approved*

The  minutes  of  t he  previous  meeting  were  read  and  approved*

The  committ-ee  on  Engineering  Administration  reported  in  favor  of

e s t a b l i s h i ng  such  a  course.  On motion  of  Mrs.  stockman,  the  report  was

accepted*

The  committee  on the  reorganization  of  the  Horticultural  Depart-

ment,  reported  progress•

On  motion  of  Mr. Woodman,  t he  following  Extension  appointments

and  resignation  as  recommended  by  Director  Baldwin,  were  approved:

Appointments

Mr*  John  H* Harman  to  be  Extension  S p e c i a l i st  in  Entomology  at  a

salary  of  #2000  beginning  May 10*  Mr* Harman w i ll  succeed  Mr.  Hain who
resigned  April  1.

Mr.  Harry  Carr  to  be  County  Agricultural  Agent  for  Ionia  County

b  eg inn ing  May 1  at  a  salary  of  #1200  from  our  funds  and  #1200  from  the  Ic ria
County  Farm  Bureau.

Mr.  B.  0v.  Hagerman  to  be  transferred  from  the  position  of  Club
Agent  in  Washtenaw  County  to  County  Agent  in  Charlevoix,  e f f e c t i ve  April  1
at  a  a alary  of  #1200  from  our  funds  and  #1*100  from  t he  County*

April  1  at  a  salary  of  $600  from  our  funds  and  #1^00 from  Washtenaw  County.

Mr.  A.  L* Watt  to  be  Club  Agent  for  Washtenaw  County  beginning

Extension
^resignation
and  appoint-
ments  ap-
proved*

April  1  at  a  salary  of  #600  from  Smith-Lever  funds  and  #l*tO0  from  Genesee  County.

Mr.  Lester  E.  Mericle  to  be  Club  Agent  in  Genesee  County  beginning

April  1, at  #600  from  Smith-Lever  funds  and  #1600  from  Calhoun  County.

Mr.  William  Boman  to  be  Club  Agent  in  Calhoun  County  beginning

Mr*  Orrin  C* Goss  to  be  Club  Agent  for  VanBuran  County  beginning

April  1  at  a  salary  of  #600  from  Smith-Lever  funds  and  #1200  from  VanBuren
County  Farm  Bureau*

1  at  #600  from  Smith-Lever  funds  and  #600  from  Monroe  County  Farm  Bureau*

Mr*  Frank  Dexter  to  be  Club  Agent  for  Monroe  County  beginning  April

Miss  Louise  H* Matthias  to  be  County  Club  Agent  for  H i l l s d a le
beginning  April  1  at  #600  from  Smith-Lever  funds  and  #1000  from  H i l l s d a le
County*

Mr.  C.  W. Wing's  salary  as  County  Agent  for  Lake  and  Osceola

Counties  to  be  advanced  from  #l$00  to  #1800  per  annum  for  the  months  of
April,  May and  June,  after  which  time  the  counties  w i ll  be  in  p o s i t i on  to
carry  t h e ir  proper  share  of  the  expense*  Mr* Wing's  appointment  was con-
firmed  at  the  March  meeting*

Resignation

Miss  Helen  Pratt  as  Home  Demonstration  Agent  for  Chippewa  County

e f f e c t i ve  April  15*

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On  motion  of  Mr*  Bro'dy,  the  following  College  and  Experiment  Station  "  i

appointments  and  resignations  were  approved: 

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Appointments 

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Mr*  Donald  G.  Leith,  half-time  Graduate  Assistant  in  Botany 
Mr.  De?/ey  Stewart,  half-time  Graduate  Assistant  in  Botany 
Mis»  Antoinette  Trevithick,  half-time  Graduate  Assistant  in  Botany. 
Four  half-time  Graduate  Assistants  and  two  quarter-time  Graduate 

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Assistants  in  Dairy  Husbandry,  with  permission  to  place  Mr* W. J.  Sweetman  in  one I
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of  these  positions* 

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Resignations and Transfer

August 31*

Miss Jessie MacQornack as instructor in physical Training effective

Mr. -R* T.  Taylor  as  Assistant  Professor  of  English, effective  March 31*

iJessie
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j. s i g ns ••

.  Mr.  C  w* Bennett'to  be  transferred  from  the  College  to  the  Experiment 

Station  with  the  t i t le  of  Research'Assistant  in  Plant  pathology,  effective  July  1*1 
For  the  months  of  May  and  June,  Mr*  Bennett  will  do  half  time  work  only  on
Experiment  Station,  the  balance  of  his  time  to  be  given  to  teaching.

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On motion  of  Mr*  Woodman,  Kr.  Mumford  is  to  be  retained  in  his  present 

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position  ana  was  granted  his  back  salary  for  December* 

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On  m o t i on  of  Mr*  B r o d y,  t he  r e s i g n a t i on  of  M r. B.  A.  F a u n ce  as  C l e rk -;~"N F a u n ce  r e-
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to  the  president,  was  presented  and  accepted  as  of  April  1,  and  the  Secretary  was  ? 

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authorized  to  send  to  him  a  l e t t er  of  appreciation  of  his  services,.to  the  College. \ 

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Miss  Florence  Middaugh  was  appointed  Assistant  to  the  president  at  the  same  salaryiMiddaugh 

which  Mr* Faunce  has  received,  the  appointment; to  date  from  April  1* 

On motion  of  Mr.  Woodman," the  matter  of  building  an  addition  to  the

Botanical  Building  was  referred  to  the  Building  Committee•.

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On motion  of  Mr* Brody,  the  transfer  of  |l000  from  the  salary  fund  to

the  current  expense  fund  of  the  English Department  budget,  was  approved*

On motion  of  Mr.  Brody,  the  request  .of  Dean  Kedzie  for  permission  to

send  Mr*  Hart such  to  Chicago  at  the  expense  of  the  Applied  Sciences-budget,  to

investigate  t e x t i l e s,  was  granted* 

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On motion  of  Mr* Brody,  the  Mancelona  farm  offered  to  the  College  by

the  Mancelona  Chamber  .of  Commerce,  was  acc:eptsd,  and  the  Secretary  was  empowered

to  write  a,suitable  l e t t er  of  appreciation  to  the  donors. 

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•  On:.motion  of  Mr.  woodman,  the  Experiment  Station  was  requested  to  make 

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an  appropriation-sufficient:-to  carry  on  the  proposed  experimental  work  on  the

above  tract* 

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.•-••  On motion  of.-Mr.  Woodman,  the  President  was  authorized  "to--cx^perate  with  | Econwa±c:;|:3

the  State  Department  of  Agriculture  on  an'economic  soil  survey*

Dn motion  of  Mr* Brody,  the  appointment  of  Mr* p*  S*  Lucas  as  Associate 

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Professor  of  Dairy  Manufactures  at  a  salary  of.#3200  per  annum  beginning  July  1,

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was  ap proved*  •

On. motion  of  Mr* Woodman,  the  request  of  prof*  Reed  that  Mr.  Hint's  s a l-  i Hint »s - s a lS
1 ary  raised:!

ary  be  increased  to  |2*f00  and. paid  from  general  College  funds,  was  granted*

On motion  of  Mr* Brody,  the  matter  of  purchasing  coal  for  the  current

year  was  referred  to  the  Secretary  with  power  to  act*

On motion  of  Mr*  Woodman,  Mr.  C* F»  Huffman  was  appointed  Research

Assistant  in  Dairying  at  a  salary  of  #2if00  per  annum  beginning  July

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appointed

Hoine  Econ*
Bldg*  l o-
cated*

Secy •Brown
house  to  be;
sold*

Be  t he PUT-
ch^
Uiliori
Hotise*

The  President  appointed  Mr* McColl  and  Mrs*  Stockman  as  the  Building

Committee  for  the  ensuing  year*

On  motion  of  Mrs*  Stockman,  it  was  voted  to  erect  t he  new Home  Econ-

omics  building  on  t he  s i te  west  of  Howard  Terrace  designated  as  " s i te  A* by

the  Olmsted  report*

On  motion  of  lir*  Watkins,  t he  Secretary  was  authorized  to  s e ll  t he  •

house  formerly  occupied  by  Secretary  Brown*

On  motion  of  Mrs*  Stockman,  t he  matter  r e l a t i ve  to  the  purchase  of

the  Union  L i t e r a ry  House  was  referred  to  the  Secretary  with  a  request  t h at  he

r e p o r t'  at  the  next  meeting  of  t he  Board*

On  motion  of  Mr*  watkins,  it  was  voted  to  make  Farmers*  Day  at  the

event*

College  an  annual  event*

Hasselman
& Gettemy
to  attend
meetings*

Re.freight
on  State
Fair  Ex-
hibits*

Secy's*
bond  ac-
cepted*

Johnston
Hs*turne&
over  to
M*A»O•Union

B i s s e ll  to
attend
meetings

Meter
Testing
System

•"Bl&g*In-
spector
authorized*

.Secy •Hall a-
day  ap-
pointed*

Col*Rep*to
go  to

On  motion  of  Mr* McPherson,  t he  request  of  Mr*  Hasselman  for  permission

to  attend  a  meeting  of  A g r i c u l t u r al  College  Editors  at  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,

and  t he  request  of  Prof*  Winifred  Gettemy  to  attend  the  Annual  Conference  for

Home  EconomicsEducation  at  Chicago,  were  referred  to  t he  President  with  power

to  act*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the matter of freight on the exhibits which

were sent to the State Pair in September, was referred to the Secretary and

Manager G* w* Dickinson  for  correction*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the Secretaryfs bond was accepted and the

premium ordered paid out of College funds*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the Johnston house was turned  over to

the College Union for its use at the end of this fiscal year*

On motion of Mr* McColl, Dean Bissell was allowed necessary expenses

to attend a meeting of the Deans o*f Engineering to be held in Chicago*

On motion of Mr* Brady, Dean Bissell was authorized to establish a

meter testing system to be maintained in cooperation with the public Utilities

Commission in accordance with previous recommendations*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the Secretary was empowered to employ a

building inspector*

Mr* Watkins made report for the committee appointed to secure a

Secretary,  that the services of Mr* H* H* Halladay had been secured, his  sal-' ,

ary to be 16000 per annum, beginning April 1*

On motion of Mr* Woodman, the matter relative to a representative

being sent to the fiftieth anniversary of the University of Arkansas, June 10

to 14-, was referred to president Friday*

On motion of Mr* McColl, the Board adjourned until May 1, at 1 ofclock

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