MEETING OF THE STATE BOABD OF AGEIGULTUEE President's Office February twentieth, 19 2 4 - 8 o'clock ±».M, Present: President Shaw, Mrs. 3toclmanf Messrs* Brody, McGoll, Gowdy, and secretary Halladay., The minutes of the previous meeting, having "been in the hands of the members were approved without reading. On motion of Mr. Brody f Mr. A. R. Marston was appointed as half-time assistant in the itepartment of Farm Crops beginning September 19 1924. Motion carried. , on motion made by Mrs. Stoclsnan, Mr. S. W. Putnam was appointed as Director of the Upper Peninsula Sub-Station at Chathazn at a salary of $3500 per year together with other perquisites such as Iiousef garden, fuel and milfc. Mr. Putnam is to retain the title of Research Associate in Farm Crops. Motion carried. Transfer of Mr. Geo. Amundsen of the Agricultural Engineering Department from extension to iiixperament Station for cthe-months of March, April, May and June, salary to remain the same. Motion was made by Mr. McPherson and carried. Motion made by Mr. Brody that the following people be granted the degree of bachelor of Science: Agricultural Course: i Carl uuy Card David Humboldt tiee itail Wolfe *ltzpatrick sertsell LeHoy Gilbert^ i^ederic Everett Holmes Waldemar Colburn Jo|mson Sidney Stiles Kennedy Edward aosworth Kupfer trover Andrew Kurtz Donald Landon Lacy Eaymond jjiarl Lane Mward Ludwig Armand J. Marling ijen^amin August Murbach Howard Passage John Jacob Schwei William D. ?/allace forestry Course: Wallace Thomas Stephens William John Ullenbruch Course: . Lloyd Edgar Heasley . A. E.Mars ton . Appointed Assis- tant, tfarcn props Dept. .W. Putnam pointed Direct- or of U.P* S t5 tion. Seo. imundsen transferred from Extension to Ezp. Sta. Degrees granted for B.S. - .• Home Economics course: . • • ;^ Euby Spencer Clark iMoella Marie LaChance Mary I^rdia Reynolds charlotte Blanche. Siebert Marion i*uth stein Albert ine Kirs tin Stensen Dorothy Catharine Stuart Virginia van?erst Applied science Course: William Byron Daley Candidates for degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: Kendall Eli Merlau Leslie John Heidezf Motion made by Mr. Brody that the following Calendar be adopted for the College year 1924-25: for D.V.M.. degree Calendar, for 1 1924-25 adopted. ;; ••'!.' "...:= f - - '" Calendar for the College Year 1924-25: 1924 Monday, September 22, Registration of Hew Students 2?uesday, September 23, Registration of former students Wednesday, September 24, Classes begin Saturday, September 27, Special Ezaminations 2!hurEday, November 27, Thanksgiving Day, Holiday Friday, December 19, Pall Term Closes at noon. 1925 Monday, January 5, Registration Day, Winter Team Tuesday, January 6, Classes begin Saturday, January 10, Special Examinations Saturday, Febraary 22, Washington's Birthday, holiday; Friday, March 27, Winter term closes at noon Monday, April 6* Spring term Registration day. Tuesday, April 7f Classes begin. Saturday, April 11, Special Examinations Saturday, May SO, Memorial Day, Holiday Friday, June 19, Spring ^erm closes at noon Sunday, June 21, Baccalaureate Sermon Monday, June 2Z9 Commencement Day. G.W.WMting, granted leave ;of absence. Request for 3 fellowships : from Hungarian i, universities 'accepted. Appointment of Karl Dressel, Forestry Dept. 6-yr. course in Ag. and Vet. Med. and 6-yr. course in App»3ci.-7et. adopted. Dr. McCool ' granted leave. 5-yr. course in,- H.E. Training adopted. and Burses Pres. Shaw au-i thorissd to apr- Horse Show Mr. Rather appointed. R.D.Ure's tion accepted appointed*-: H.lLEootman appointed. Motion made "by Mr, McPherson that Mr* <*• W# Whiting, Instructor in English "be granted leave of absence for the year 1924-25, without pay. Motion carried^ The Sommittee on Advanced Degrees presented a special request asking that suitable candidates from Hungarian Universities might be considered for at least three fellowships at this institution* The appointments should be made subject to the general regulations now in force. Moved by Mr* -^rody that this request be accepted, carried. Motion made by Mr* McPherson that Mr# Karl Dressel be appointed to fill the naif-time graduate ass is tantship in the Department of forestry. Carried. Moved by Mr. McColl that the six-year course in Agriculture and veterinary Medicine leading toward the degrees of:B>3. andD.V.M. and also the six-year course in Applied Science and Veterinary Medicine leading toward the ^.A. and D.Y.M. de- grees be adopted. Moved by Mrs. Stoclsman that Mr* McCool*s request for leave of absence from April 1 to August 1, with pay, be granted. Carried. ' Motion made by Mrs. Stoclonan that the five-year course in Home Economics and Nurses draining be adopted. 'This course leads to a B.S., B.HY Moved by Mr. 3rody that the request of Col. Sherburne to hold the Annual R.O.T.C. Horse Show at the Gavalary Drill Field on the afternoons of May 30, 31, 1924, be referred to a committee to be appointed by the President. Mr. Rather was appointed to be placed in charge of Farm Crops Extension, effective March 1. Mr. H. B.» Urefs resignation to ta£e effect April 1 was accepted. Mr. L. H. Matthias was appointed as County Club Agent for Hills dale County. Moved by Mr* Brody that Mr. Hootman who is now Superintendent of the G-rahayn Horticultural Experiment Station at a salary of ?2000 plus house, etc• be made Assistant Extension Horticulturist at a salary of S3000. Carried. Alunmi representa- tion on Athlet- ic Board. Moved ij Mr. Brody on recommendation of the Board in Control of Athletics that the alumni representatives on the Athletic Board consist of the regular secretary of the alunrni organization and one alumni representative elected by the varsity Club. C a r r i e d. - \ • ! • : • " • .; ' y- : . • : •• : '. ; • .. : "' :• y '• ':• ; ; • • • • • . ; V L' ' : '...'•' ;• :•• • ' • • " • / : . • • •] \: '•••'. y. ; . : : ; • ; .: ••••:. y - " ' . y -; / ;" R.E.Lane ap- : pointed. Assist- ant Teacher Trainer. ^ 17^ of Athletic & Lib. Arts fee set aside for ; Forensic activi- ties. Land leased to State Police. Purchase of Power house equipment left to McColl. Moved by Mr. Brody that Supt. K E. Lane be appointed as Assistant teacher Trainer for part time, his compensation to be $60.OOyper month. Carried. Moved by Mr. McGoll that the students petition to have 17 cents out of each Athletic and Liberal Arts Fee be set aside for student Forensic activities be recog- nized. Carried. Moved by Mr. McColl that a lease be granted to the State KLIce for a piece of 9*9 acres In the northeast corner of the present site during the .time of occupancy then to revert back to the College together with buildings and appurtances. Carried. Motion by Mr. Brody that the purchase of eq7aipment for the power house be left with Mr. McColl with power to act. Carried. ,ZRI , I I Motion "by Mr* McGoll that Eadio Station W.K.A.H. "be hereafter recognized by the State Board of Agriculture as the official Michigan Agricultural College Badio Station and that special fond be appropriated sufficient to maintain and keep same and that the money spent from other departments during this fiscal year be reimbursed to them as soon as funds are available except such portions as were provided for in this yearfs budget for that purpose; and that the mechanical equip- ment be left in charge of the Electrical Engineering Department under the direct supervision of Dean George W. Bissell. The Faculty at its meeting on February 4, 1924, recommended to the Board the adoption of a four-year course in Liberal Arts granting an AiB. Degree. On motion of Mr* McPherson this course was accepted and adopted by the 3oard to be- come available to enrolling students at the opening of the college year, September 229 1924* 591 W.K.A.B. . . :; recognized as =,:: [M.A.C. official; Eadio Station;;:-; Special appro- priation to be made for same. Sour-year Lib. Arts Course adopted effective Sept, 22, 1924 MEETING OF THE STATE BOABD OF AGHICULTUHB President's Office March Nineteenth. 19 2 4 11 o'clock A.M. Present: ' President Shaw, Mrs. Stoc&nan, Messrs. Brody, McPherson, McColl, Gowdy, and Secretary Ealladay. The minutes of the previous meeting, having been in the hands of the members, were approved without reading. Motion made by Mr. McPherson that the resignation of Dr. Overmyer, Instructor in Chemistry, be accepted to take effect April 1. Carried. Motion made by Mr. McGoll that the following resignations be accepted* Mr. H. E. Dennison, Extension Specialist in Dairy Husbandry, to taie effect March 15. Carried. Mr. Henry H. Adams, Graduate Assistant in Soils, to take effect April 1. Carried. Mr. J. ii. Kraker, County Agricultural Agent for Benzie County to be effective April 15; Carried. Miss Adele Koch, Assistant State Leader of Home Demonstration Agents, to take effect July 1. Carried. ;C\^ Motion made by Mr. Brody that the following appointments be made: D. L. McMillan, as County Agricultural Agent for Chippewa County, effective April 1, at a salary of §5500, $1200 of which is to be paid from Smith-Lever Funds. Carried. Arthur E. Hagen, to be County Club Agent for Iron County at a salary of §2100, $600 of which is to be paid for by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the balance by the county, to be effective March 1. Carried. H. M. Wells, as Superintendent of the Srahajn Horticultural Experiment Station at (Jrand Jiapids, beginning April 1, at a salary of #1600 a year with house. Carried. Motion made by Mr. Brody that Mr. Lawrence Martin, Instructor in Eng- lish be granted one year's leave of absence without pay. Carried. Motion made by Mr. McColl that the Request of the Library Experiment Station for a budget apportionment of $600 be left with the finance Committee. . Carried. Also, the request of Dr. Hunt of the Zoology Department for additional funds and Dr. Hallman's request for additional funds for the Animal Pathology Department be left with the Finance Committee. Carried. Moved by Mr. Brody that Mr. Laversf request to change the present ash conveyor system at the Boiler iiouse from a pressure system to an exhaust type; the cost not to exceed $800.00. Carried. Motion made by Mr. Brody that the Board renew their offer of £10,000 for the property belonging to the Union Literary Society, terms, if agreeable^ to be arranged by the President and Secretary. Motion made by Mr. Brody that the matter relative to the salaries of summer school teachers be referred to the Educational Committee. Carried. Motion made by Mr. Brody that the lease on ground, asked for by the State for the Department of ifublic Safety* be left to a committee composed of Mr. McColl, Mr. u-owdy and the Secretary, with power to act. Carried. designation of Dr. Overmyer accepted. Hesignations accepted: Appointments made: Lawrence Martin; granted leave, j Requests of Library Exp Zoology and An Path. Depts. referred to' com-! inittee. Cnange to be isade in Boiler J ash conveyor ; system. Offer of §10,000 to Un.-: Lit. Society renewed.. ,,:.: Salaries of sum- iner school tech jteachers refer- red to Ed* [Lease of ... ;; ground by istate Dept. iPub.- Safety;