p S ^r 
It  558 

G. P. Davis, 
Resignation 
Accepted . 

Prof. Conger 
app't Act, 
Head. 

Kr. Watkins to 
represent Bd 
of Ag. Union. 

Sec'y to. es-.. 
tablish  Ped: 
forest. 

Inspections  • 
.Levelling sent 
paid from L .: 
Impt.Pund. 

Ralph Young 
app!t Atn. 
Director. 

v. 

Sec'y to 
correspond 
Dr. Hart,  li 
:::f Cal. 

tear down Pig 
gery and make ! 
jjariC. 

Dean Shaw to ; 
establish Exp.: 
plots for soil 
purposes. 

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MEETING  OP  THE  STATS  BO.*RD  OP  AGRICULTURE 

P r e s i d e n t 's  Office 

March 5, 1923 

-7s 30 P*M. 

Present, President Priday, Mrs. Stockman, and Messrs. Watkins, Me.Pherson, Brody, 

Woodman and Secretary Halladay. 

The minutes of the previous meeting, having  been  in the hands of the members, v/ere 

approved without reading. 

On motion of Mr. Brody, the resignation of Mr. &. P. Davis as Assistant in Poultry 

Husbandry, was accepted  as of March 1. 

' 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, Prof. A. C. 'Conger was appointed Acting Head of the De 

partment of Zoology and Physiology for the remainder of the academic year. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, Mr Watkins was appointed to represent the Board of Agri 

culture on the Board of Directors of the M. A. C. Union. 

-

.Oh motion of Mrs. Stockman, the Secretary was instructed to write to the Secretary 

of Agriculture at Washington and make arrangements, if;'possible j tc establish a federal forest 

experiment station in Michigan. 

On motion of Mr. Watkins, the hill for drain Inspection' and leveling amounting to 

$592.50, ;as presented by W. VanHaitsma, was authorised to he paid from the Land Improvement fund. 

On motion of Mr. Brody, Mr. Ralph H. Young, was appointed Athletic Director, Head 

Coach of major sports, and Professor of Physical Education, at a salary of $6000 per annum beginn 

ing Sept/ 1 .' . '.- , ; 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the Secretary was requested to correspond with Dr. Geo. 

E. Hart of the University of California and offer him the Beanship of the Veterinary Division 

at a salary of $6000 per annum. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, it was voted bo tear do\*n the eld piggery and park the 

land occupied as a hog ran. 

• 

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, Director Shaw was authorized to establish experimental 

plots for soil "building purposes in some forty counties of Michigan.  These plots shall comprise 

about fifty acres to the county and shall contain  from five to ten acres each of cut over and 

worn out lands, to be '.sown to sweet clover, alfalfa, and other grass seeds. 

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, additional apportionments, for the balance of the 

fiscal year were made as follows: 

Botany 
Chemistry 
I^aAry Husbandry (includes Creamery) 
Parm Crops 
Parm '&. Horse 

* 

• 

Exp.Station 

500.00 

(also to be allowed to use money from sale of animals to 

replace those sold.) 

Porestry 
Horticulture 
Poultry  (egg laying contest) 
Military 
Soils 
Surgery  & Medicine 
Uiroer Peninsula Station 

1000.00 

1500.00 

3500.00 

Secretary. 

College 
350,00  4 jo 

I R Q O . O O^  /3**  -r >'** 
20000.00  w> 
500.00S*/* 
.10000.00  £h 

1000.00 b?f> 
. 1 5 0 0 . 0 0% 
3H00.0Q-K 
666.00  &f 

500.00 

^oz^ 

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