586 •'•• Taking over ""•• Dan oar School considered Motion "by Mr. Tfoo&nan, that the natter of the College talcing over and operating the Dunbar School, as presented by the Committee from Chippevra County, "be. referred to Dr* MeCool for information relative to the soil conditions before further action is taken. .Carried... On motion adjourned# Secretary. MEETING' OF TES STATS BOAKD 0? AGSICULTaSE President rs Office. December. Fourteenth, 1 0,2 3 . i\ 9 o •clock A- M. Present:'President Shaw, Mrs* Stociman5 Messrs.Catkins, Brody, Woodman, McColl, Jfcpherson and Secretary Ealladay. The minutes of the previous meeting, having been in the hands of the members r?ere approved without reading. Miss Thompson gran.ted leave o-f absence Blueberry Culture land leased at ; SouthEaven Motion by Mr. Brody, -that ".a three months leave of absence without pay be given Miss Thompson of the Botany Department as requested by Prof. 3, A. Beesey. Carried* Motion by Mr. Tfetkins, that the matter of leasing a quarter acre of land for experimental work in blueberry culture at South Haven, be referred to the Station Director mth authority to act. Carried. Matter of a t h l e t ic grounds referred l.lv * Phi /. 1 i"os • to \ • President made rae-Tiber of Bd. of Control of Ath; Sdgar W.Gannett appoint, inst.i ; izr Geology Matter of nurses taking appli. ; Sci* referred ; to -Consnittee o.f Deans -£ ' ] Mr. Kurtz giveri $200 additional sal-ary as coach of Short. CorJ : athletics Motion by Mr. Uoodinan, that the; matter; of using the t r a ct of land across the Hed Cedar Hiver south of the Qyirmasram for various ptirposes in connection ^rith a t h l e t i c s, as requested by the Board of Control of Athletics, be referred to Mr. T. Glen P h i l l i p s, Landscape. Architect, for consideration before final action is taken. Carried. - Motion by Mr. Watkins, that^ the President "be made a member ez-officio, of the Board of Control of.Athletics. Carried, Motion by Mr. McColl, that 3dgar \7. Gannett of Frederic, Wisconsin, be appointed instructor in G-eology at a salary of $2,000 per anmjm, effective Jantiary 1, I92U. Carried* Motion by Mr* Brody, that the plan of Miss Hamilton, Superintendent of the Sdvrard W. Sparrow Hospital and Mrs.: Knapp, member of the Board of Directors, proposing an a f f i l i a t i on vtlth the College, hereby nurses entering training may take work in the Applied Science Division, be referred to the Committee of Deans for consideration. Carried. •.Motion-by Mr. 3rody, that Mr. .L. D* Kurtz', Instructor in Parni Crops, receive $200 additional salary per anni^rn for his services in coaxhing the Short Course basketball team and general supervision of Sliort Course a t h l e t i c s, as recommended ^y A. !*!• Berridge, Director. Carried. . I I Motion by Mrs* Stockman* that the name of the Parm Mechanics Division "be changed to tfAgricultural Engineering". Carried. I-otion 07 l!r. 7/oocbnan, that the proposed bridge across trie Bed Cedar.Hiver according to plans submitted uy the State Highway Department is not satisfactory from the standpoint of harmony with the landscape of the College Canpus and beautifying of the banks of the river, and that the preliminary plans and drawings submitted "by Mr. T. Glenn Phillips, Landscape Architect, be approved. Carried. Pann Mechr Ciy# changed •„ to" -'"V ffAgrL Plans for "bridge approved Motion by Mr. Woodisan, that the following" resolution be adopted and the Besolut io-zi- -..of i; Secretary be instructed to send a copy to Mrs* I. A« Jarrand. Carried. IfIt is mth profound regret that the State Board of Agriculture learns of the passing of Mr. T, A. Farrand of the Department . of Horticiil-ture. He has long been identified mth the h o r t i- culture of Michigan and Tdth'the horticulture activities of the College* ?or a ^Siile Superintendent of the South Haven Experi- ment Station, then as County Agricultural Agent1 and more recently in charge of the Extension work in horticulture of the College, he has done much to establish contact between the'farmer and the Experiment Station and to build up the Horticultural in- dustries of the State. Tfe extend to Mrs. T* A. Farrand and family our most sincere sympathy. " - On motion adjourned* .1 -*is. J ^ *- Secretary. tended to M r s. T. A* Far rand-r MEETING OP TES STATS 30AED OF AGSICTJL2UEE" P r e s i d e n t 's Office, 11 o'clock A«M. January Sixteenth, 1 9 2 7^ • Present: President Shaw, Mrs. Stoclman,' Messrs. Lie Coll, Brody, Bonvdy and Secretary Ealladay. The minutes of the previous meeting, having "been in the hands of the members 7?ere approved without reading. This being the first regular meeting of the nevr term of the State Board of Agriculture to which a new member was elected, a reorganization of the Board ^as held 3Z& Mr. Watkins v?as re-elected chairman, - The following conmittees were appointed "by Chairman Watlcins: Sducatlonal Research 1 Finance Extension Bldgs, & Grounds Messrs- HcColl, Watkins and Brody- Meesrs. Watkins, MeColl and Mrs. Stockman Messrs. Bro&y, Hcpherson and G o ^y Messrs. Go^dy, McPhersonf\lfatkins and Mrs. Stockman Messrs* McPherson, Brody and Mrs. Btoclsnan Ur)on the reconmendation of Mr. McCcll, the Board authorized the estaolishment o* an Sngineering Exoeriment Station and the appointment of an additional instructor in Electrical Sngineering, this position to he filled "by Burr K. O s b o m, effective January Burr H* 0scorn *"^| p. 31 ec. Sngiel "111 1 to June 30, 192U, at a salary of $2000 per annum.