i Percentage 
i clause in 
j .Agreement 
] for loan for 
,; Stadium 

• 

• 

.! Invitation of : 
; Midwest Agri.  I 
I Economics 
; 
1 Research Council 

Automobile 
for Publica 
tions Office, 

Gift from 
! Daughters of 
Amer. Eevo. 
accented* 

Exhibit at 

i  ^airs. 

Moved by Mr..McColli" that the Secretary be authorised  to confer with the 

State Administrative Board relative to the percentage  clause in the Agreement for  the loan 

of olcOjOOO authorized by  the Legislature for the erection of the stadium.  Carried* 

On motion of Mr. Brody the invitation extended by the Midwest Agricultural 

Economics Eesearch Council  to the State Board cf Agriculture  to take membership  in its 

organisation, was referred  to the President for consideration and poorer to act. 

On motion of Mr. Brody* the matter of the purchase of an automobile for the 

use of the Publications Office, one-half  of the amount  to be paid from Extension funds and 

one-half by the College, was referred  to  the Secretary with authority to make  the purchase. 

Moved  oj  Mr.  r/atkins that the gift of $500 from the Daughters of the 

American Bevolution to the Michigan Agricultural  College for  the purpose of loaning small 

amounts to needy girl students, and known as the  "Daughters of the American .Revolution 

Student Loan  Fund" be accepted  oj  the Board.  Carried. 

Moved by Mr. McPherson, that the College exhibit their horses and'other live 

stock at the following fairs and. that  this circuit comprise all of  the fairs at  which it 

will be feasible for the College to exhibit this year: Ohio State Jair, Columbus, Ohio; 

Michigan State Pair, Detroit; Hew York State Pair, Syracuse;;: K. Y. and Western: Michigan : 

State Pair, Grand Sapids, Michigan.  Carried. 

MEETING OP THE  S T^ 

President's  Office 

September 5, 1923 

//^: 

[ 

11 o'clock A* M. 

Present: President Shaw, Mrs. Stockman, Messrs* McColl, Brodyf  Woodman; McPhers 

and Secretary Ealladay. 

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

were approved without reading. 

The following resignations were accepted on motiom made by Mr* Brody: Blanch 

A* Birchard, Clerk in Home Economics, to take effect August 3I; J*  W*Milnof  Instructor in 

Besignations  English and Debate Coach, to take effect Sept. 1; £• P.- Bemis, County Agricultural Agent for 

Mason County, to take effect September l6; Stanley Brownell, Dairy Extension Specialist, 

to take effect October 1; Ev L* Kunze, County Agent in Cass County,, to take effect August 15; 

and Professor H. &. Saxton of the Civil Engineering Department, to take effect September 1* 

Appoint 
ments 

^ae following appointments were made on motion  T^y Mr. Woodman: 

Harland Woods to be Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at a salary 

of ,|2S00Cper year, to begin September 1st, 

John Adendorff as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at a salary 

of $2o00 per year, to |?egin September !• 

A* C. MacKay, Instructor in Landscape Architecture at a salary of $1800 

per year to begin September 1. 

Lawrence Martin , Instructor in English at a salary of $1800 per year 

to begin September 1. 

Dwight Eckerman, Instructor in English and Debate Coach at a salary 

of $1800 per year to begin September 1. 

J. W. Sheedyf Instructor in Mathematics at a salary of $1800  -per year 

to begin September 1st*. 

C« Evers , Instructor in Mathematics at a salary of $1800 per year io 

begin September 1. Mr, Evers salary is to be determined at, the beginning of each term 

according to the number of hours he is required to teach during that term* 

Miss Ereanor Boyer as Assistant in the Library at a salary of $1*400 

per year to begin September 1. 

C. L. Nash to be Agent in Cass County beginning Aug&st l6, 19231 at a 

salary of $2800 per year. 

C. W* Andrews,Agent in Branch County beginning Angust 6 at a salary of 

$2^00 per year. 

A. 3. Love to be agent in Saginaw County, beginning August 6, at a salary .., 

of $2800 per year.  -

Frank (xreenwood to be agent in Alger County beginning August 1, at a 

salary of $2800 per year* 

N. B. Moorish as a half time graduate Assistant in Mechanical Ebgineer-

ing at a salary of $800 to begin September 1. 

The appointment of Dr. J. R. Crist, as Asdastant Professor of Horticulture, 

was deferred. 

The appointment of R. 2v Lan^, as Assistant Teacher Trainer for half time 

during the ensuing year was deferred. 

Leave of absence requested by Professor Vedder, for one year, was deferred. 

Leave of absence requested by C. W. Bennett, Research Assistant in Plant 

Pathology, from October 1, 1923 to May Jlf 192*4, to continue study toward his PB* 'D# at 

the University of Wisconsin, was deferred* 

Professor Spraggfs request for a leave of absence for six months to continue 

stady in research and class work at the University of Michigan, his leave to begin October 

lf was granted on motion made by Mrs* Stockman*  Carried. 

At 12 ofclock adjournmat was taken until I.30 P*M. 

The request of the Military Dept. for a half time stenographer was deferred. 

Mr. Hotsonfs request for pay for the months of July and August was deferred. 

Motion made by Mr. Woodman that Mr. Foremanfs request for expenses to be 

paid so that he may attend meeting of American Instructors and Investigators at their 

conference in Ottawa the week of August 20, was referred to Mr. Shaw.  Carried. 

Motion made  noy Mr. Woodman that the requests of L. E. Cooledge and G. L. 

Buehle to have expenses paid on trip to attend World's Dairy Congress at Washington, D. C., 

on October 2 and 3, at Philadelphia on Oct.  kf  at Syracuse, October 5 to 10 and the 

National Dairy Exposition at Syracuse, October 6 to lU, and the Internation Association of Dairy 

and Milk Inspectors at Washington D. C. September 2S to October 1, be referred to Mr. Shaw. 

Carried. 

Motion made by Mr. McColl, that Ihe house owned  oy  the College and located 

on Albert. Avenue; be leased to the Sesame Society on the following terms: 

Delegate to 
Sat*! Dairy 
Congress re 
ferred to 
President* 

Sesame Society 
rents. College 
house 

They are to pay $100 a month in advance and that their lease shall. 
extend during the period of one year from October 1.  Carried, 

Meeting adjourned at 2:30 P* M. 

Begular meeting called for Friday, September  lk* 

, 

/ 

Secretary 

MEETING OF TE3 STATS 30AFJD OF A0EICULTU32 

Presidents Office 

September  lk$  1923 

10 o'clock A* M. 

W 

Present: President Shaw, Mrs. Stoclsman, Messrs. Atkins, Brody, Woodman, 

McColl, Mcpherson and Secretary Halladay. 

Tide minutes of the previous meeting, having  T^een in the hands of the 

members, were approved without reading. 

On motion of Mr* Brody, and carried by the unanimous vote of the members 

of the State Board of Agriculture, the following report was submitted to the State 

Administrative Board: 

September lU," 1923. 

Heport sub 
mitted to 
State Admin 
istrative Board. 

"Hon* State Administrative Board, 
Capitol Building, 
Lansing, Michigan* 

Gentlemen:-

This  Board is in receipt of your communication of July 12f 1923, 

addressed to Mr. E. K. Ealladay, Secretary of the Michigan Agricultural College, 
in which it appears that .certain recommendations made  \>y Mr. Charles J. Deland, 
Secretary of State, and a member of your board, were adopted by your board at a '" • "• 
meeting held on July 10, last, said recommendations being as follows: 

"!•  Iha.t" the general supervision of the extension 
work of the Michigan %ricultural College, together 
with the authority to hire county agents and all 
other employees and to prescribe their duties and 
fix their salaries, be placed by the State Board 
of Agriculture by proper resolution in the hands 
of the Dean of Agriculture of the College. 

f,2.  That county agents receive their entire salaries 
and expenses from the federal government, the state, 
or the several counties of the state, but from no 
other source.