I MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE president's Office Mai' 1, 1922. 1 o*clock P* M» P r e s e n t, p r e s i d e nt F r i d a y, Mrs* Stockman, M e s s r s, Woodman, Brody, Mcpherson, McColl and t he S e c r e t a r y. The minutes of t he p r e v i o us meeting were approved w i t h o ut r e a d i n g. On motion of Mr. Woodman, t he B u i l d i ng Committee was g i v en a u t h o r i ty to b e g in w i th p l a ns and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s, and a l so to r e c e i ve b i ds f or t he new Home Economics b u i l d i n g. The committee v/as a u t h o r i z ed to a ct w i th M r. Bowd, t he p r e s i d e nt and t he S e c r e t a ry in t h is m a t t e r. On motion of Mr. McColl, t he former a c t i on of t he Board l o c a t i ng t he new Home Economics b u i l d i n g, was rescinded," and t h at of Howard T e r r a ce was""sub s t i t u t e d. ' --•-—:-.._. Bid g.Com./, to b e g i n; p l a ns & r e -: c e i ve b i ds f or H.Ec-•••••--. B l d g .. H . E e . B l d g. •;• r e - l o c a t e d* On motion of Mr. McColl, t he p r e s i d e nt and S e c r e t a ry were a u t h o r i z ed to have a map of t he C o l l e ge grounds p r e p a r e d, showing a ll h e a t i n g, e l e c t r i c a l, w a t er Map of. \ campus to [ be p r e p a r ed .- and sewage l i n e s, so t h at a p r o p er study can be made to d e t e r m i ne f u t u re a d d i t i o ns ! to t he equipment. On motion of Mr. Woodman, Mr. Brody was" a u t h o r i z ed to s i gn a ll v o u c h e rs f or t he Board. I On motion of M r s. Stockman, Mr. S c h e p e rs and Miss Yakeley were r e q u e s t ed to submit to t he Board,, a s c h e d u le of f e es f or c o n s i d e r a t i on at t he n e xt m e e t i n g. It was a l so v o t ed to c r e d it a ll f e es to t he g e n e r al f u n d. On motion of Mr. Woodman, it was d e c i d ed to a b o l i sh t he p o s i t i on of F i e ld Agent f or t he C o l l e ge at t he end of t he p r e s e nt y e a r. : On motion of Mr. McColl, Mr. Bowd was engaged as A r c h i t e ct f or t h e - c o m i ng y e ar at a s a l a ry of #3500 p l us one and o n e - h a lf p e r c e nt of t he c o st of b i l d i n gs e r e c t e d* On motion of Mr. McColl, t he e x p e r i m e n t al k i ln o f f e r ed by t he D e t r o it T e s t i ng L a b o r a t o ry f or u se in t he E n g i n e e r i ng B u i l d i n g, was a c c e p t ed and t he e x p e n se of i n s t a l l a t i on was a u t h o r i z ed to be p a i d. On motion of M r s. stockman, t he expenses of Mr. Grover, Mr. Walpole, Miss Hart and Miss G a r r i s on in a t t e n d i ng t he c o n f e r e n ce of t he F e d e r al Board f or V o c a t i o n al E d u c a t i on to be h e ld at Chicago May 8 , . 9, 10 and 1 1, were a l l o w e d. On 5tion of Mr. Woodman, D r. Coons was r e q u e s t ed to f u r n i sh t he P r e s i d e n t! w i th d e t a i l ed i n f o r m a t i o n, together w i th e s t i m a te of c o s t, r e l a t i ve to t he proposed p a t h o l o g i c al program of t he C o l l e g e. I On motion of Mr. Woodman, t he m a t t er r e l a t i ve to pay f or M r s. lohman who is on s i ck l e a v e, was r e f e r r ed to t he p r e s i d e n t. On motion of Mr. Brody, D r. 3 e a l 's H i s t o ry is to be d i s t r i bu l i b r a r i es of a ll high s c h o o ls which a re on t he a c c r e d d i t ed l i st f or t ed to t he Michigan A g r i- c u l t u r al C o l l e g e. The f o l l o w i ng motion by Mr. Mcpherson was c a r r i e d: | Brody I s i gn v c h r s. to to j Schepers, & •:'. ! Yakeley I recommend->:;r \ s c h e d u le of"; j fees*- •• ' P o s i t i on j j of F i e ld ::•- I Agent a b o l- ! i s h e d. ;..; iBbwd^s.- sal-:5 \ a ry f i x ed . jExperiment aH ] k i l r i ^ t o ^ b ' eM Uns j G r o v e r/ '•;•>;/ •Walpole:, v\- „ iHart &;"Gr.aj,f^| j r i s o n- t p ^ a t li ;tend con4'Vi=« jferenc-e •••'•:.*,' r e p o rt jCoons.asked: Ifor ;re patholog-i l i c al p r b g ra Re M r s. Lohman*s •. s a l a r y. V-''1 B e a l »s H i s t o ry to be -distributed:* 556 *l move t h at t he P r e s i d e n t, with ee, shall review the salary roll for the purpose of eliminating at least #15,000 of stenographic help from the payroll for the year 1922-23; for the purpose of re ducing the personnel of departments whose expenditures are disproportionate to the results which are being obtained; and for the purpose of effecting a re duction of approximately ten per cent in the salary schedule of the Michigan Ag ricultural College.* h the approval of the Budget.Committe On motion of Mr* McPherson, the meeting adjourned* *sr 2^ ^/ Sec ary, # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE p r e s i d e n t 's Office June 3> 1922. 10 o ' c l o ck A* M« P r e s e n t, President F r i d a y, Mrs* Stockman, Messrs. Brody, Mcpherson, McColl and Haliaday* The minutes of t he previous meeting were approved without reading* On motion of Mr* Brody, t he recommendations contained in t he follow ing communication from D i r e c t or Baldwin, were approved: May 1 5, 1922. p r e s. David Friday East Lansing, Mick. Dear pres* F r i d a y: Extension Requests approved* The items l i s t ed below are submitted f or your c o n s i d e r a t i on and sub mission to t he Board: Mr. A. L* S t r a n g, County Club Agent for Saginaw, has presented h is r e s i g n a t i on to be e f f e c t i ve May 15* Appointments: e f f e c t i ve May !• Mr* w* S* Wood to be County Club Agent f or Jackson at a s a l a ry of §600, Mr* Joseph Turner to be County A g r i c u l t u r al Agent for D e l ta at a s a l a ry of #1200, e f f e c t i ve A p r il 15* ! s a l a ry of #3000, e f f e c t i ve J u ly 1* Mr* Vera Freeman to be Extension S p e c i a l i st in Animal Husbandry at a Mr* Donald Williams, who has been Extension S p e c i a l i st in Sheep Hus is at present b a n d r y, ;Bureau* He is now a c t i ng on informal l e a v e, and I should a p p r e c i a te having h is ; l e a ve of absence-extended formally u n t il Jan* 1, 1923* in charge of t he Wool Pool f or t he Michigan S t a te Farm j On May. if, t he chairman of t he Committee of twenty-one on F r u it Marketing " \ of t he American Farm Bureau F e d e r a t i o n, made urgent r e q u e st for Mr* Tennant to Inasmuch as t he a c t i on of t,he ! a s s i st them in conference in New York on May. 9* ;-aottoii of tho committee was v i t al to progress in c o o p e r a t i ve f r u it marketing in ;Michigan, I adced Mr* Tennant to attend t he conference* ) p r o v al of the expense of t h is I should a p p r e c i a te a p- t r i p* Yours very t r u l y, (Signed) R* J . B a l d w i n, Extension Director* |rRe employing a successor ; On motion of Mr* McPherson, t he matter r e l a t i ve to employing an i n s t r u c t or ' ' ( to R*T*Tay- | in English to succeed Mr* R. T. T a y l o r, r e s i g n e d, was r e f e r r ed ' l o r , E n g l i sh \ to t he p r e s i d e nt i with power to act*