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MINT3TES OF THE 

MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 
May 29, 1929 

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THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 9 O1CLOCK. 

Present:  Messrs. Brody, Mcpherson, Stockman,. McColl, Gowdy, Superintendent Pearce, 

President Shaw and Secretary Halladay. 

Absent:  Mr* Watkins 

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved '-.without reading having been in. the hands 
of the Board members* 

igPOIMTMEHTS 

Appointments 

1.  Mr. Carroll Patol Wilsie to the National Milling Company Fellowship in the Department of 

Farm Crops, at a salary of $1200 per year, effective July 1st. 

2.  Mr. Charles P.. Adair, half-time assistant in the Department of Farm Crops, to fill the 

vacancy left by failure of Mr. Lorraine Dunn to accept offer in March. 

3.  Mr. Albert D. Ackley, half-time graduate assistant in Department of Sociology to fill an 

existing vacancy. 

4.  Mr. Ira Rex LaCamp, half-time graduate assistant in the Department of Sociology to fill 

an existing vacancy. 

5.  Mr. A* J. Gelpi, as half-time assistant in Department of Bacteriology to replace Mr. 

Clarence F. Schmidt who was unable to accept his recent appointment. 

6. ; Miss Anne Marold, research fellowship at $800 per year, money provided by the chicory 

producers of this state. 

7.  Miss Margaret EFunn to one-fourth time assistantship in the Department of Home Economics 
for the coming academic year at a salary of $450 payable from Purnell funds.  Miss Nunn 
will replace Miss Roberta Hershey. 

8.  Mr. K. H. Beach to succeed himself as Teaching Fellow In Department of Horticulture for 

the coming fiscal year, salary to be the same, $700 for the academic year. 

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Mr. Claud Hope as Teaching Fellow in Horticulture for the next academic year at a  sa.la.Tj 
of §700 per year, replacing Mr* B. G. Sitton. 

10. 

Mr. Lawrence D. Childs, half-time instructor for 1929-50, Department of Mathematics re 
placing Mr. Jaco&es, salary |J 

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Mr. Gtiy Berry, half-time Instructor for 1929-50, Department of Mathematics, replacing 
Mr* Lowney, salary $900. 

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Mr. Carl H. Willi.ngham, half-time Instructor, Department of Mathematics, year 1929-50 
salary $900.  Mr. Willingham will assist the Department in the absence of Mr. J. E. 
Powell who--will be on leave for the next five quarters. 

13. 

Miss Charlotte Yates to succeed .Miss Luella Henderson, resigned, as Assistant In charge 
•of periodicals, salary 01650 per year, effective September 1st, 1929. 

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Mr. Fendley Collins,, Instructor of Physical Education and Varsity and Freshman Wrestling j 
Coach for the year 1929-50 at a salary of $2400, appointment effective September 1929. 
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This appointment will fill position now held by Milton H. Rudolph, temporary instructor.  j 

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Mr. Alfred'D. Edgar as Extension Specialist in Agricultural Engineering to succeed Mr..  | 
N. A. Kessler, resigned, salary $2600 per year, effective May 20, to be paid from Lever  j 
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State funds. 

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Mr. C. F. Clark, to succeed Mr. D. B. Meyer, resigning as Technician in Animal Pathology, I 
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effective July 1st, $1800 per year. 

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Miss Nellie Halliday, replacing Miss Grundemier, resigning, as Research Assistant in, Home I 
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Economics, effective October 1st, at a salary of $2500 per year. 

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Mrs. Harriet Wilder Shaver, replacing Miss Gertrude Gage, resigning, as Assistant State  j 
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Club Leader, from June 15 to September 1, at the rate of §2600 per year. 

19. 

Appropriation of $1200 toward the employment of Mr. L. 7.  Benjamin, as District Club Agent} 
for Otsego, and Cheboygan Counties, instead of $900 as has been done in the past when 
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Montmorency County held a part of the cooperative1 agreement.  This additional $500 from  j 
the College will continue Mr. Benjamin on the same rate of pay for the months from July 1 | 
to December 50th, 1929, as he received when Montmorency County was a party in the three  1 
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county cooperative arrangement. 

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j. 20.- Miss Fontane Nbrfleet as Vocational Clerk, replacing Miss Kent, effective May 1» 1929* 
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Salary §1320. 

[..-21. Recommendation that Mr. Sefing be detailed for Engineering Experiment Station work for'two 
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months during the coming summer'at $250-.00 per month, the same to be charged against the 
Engineering Experiment Station General Accoimt. 

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\ 22.  Notification of the addition of.Miss Margaret Pasch, R.N., to the nursing staff of the 
College Hospital, to" replace Miss, MacDonald.  Her duties commenced May 23, 1929 at the 
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rate of $1600 per year plus §2.50 per week, room rent.  Miss Pasch is to be retained at 
this salary-until-June 30, 1929^and if satisfactory will be added to the payroll Septem-
ber 1, 1929. 

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| 23.  Mr. W. A. Davenport, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, replacing Mr. Lavers, at a 

salary of §4000 effective August 1st. 

I On motion of Mr. McPherson, it was voted to approve the above appointments except item #19. 

j On motion of Mr. McPherson, it wgs voted to appropriate the additional $500 requested in item 
| #19 toward the employment of Mr. L. V. Benjamin. 

Resignations  ! RESIGNATIONS 

f- 1.  Miss Gertrude Gage as Assistant State Club Leader, effective June 15. 

}•••• 2.  Mr. D. B. Meyer, as Technician in Animal Pathology, effective July 1, 1929. 

j 3.  Miss Edith G. Grundemier, Research Assistant in Nutrition, effective October 1st. 

4.  Mr. Orman E. Street, Instructor and Research Assistant in Plant Physiology, effective 

July 10. 

! "5.  Miss Mary Kent, Vocational Clerk, effective May 25th.. 

| 6.  Miss Elisabeth Bemis, Supervisor of Institution Management, effective September 1.  This 
resignation cancels leave of absence for months of July and August.  Miss Bemis will be 
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here for summer school. 

; 7.  Mr. R. H. Baugh, Instructor and Assistant in Farm Crops, effective June 30. 

I 8.  Miss Jean Krueger, Dean of the Division of Home Economics, effective August 31. 

; 9.  Mr. A. H. Lavers, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, effective August 31. 

i On motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to accept the above resignations. 

Leaves 

! LEAVES OF ABSENCE 

j 1.  Miss Jean Krueger, July and August. 

j 2.  Miss Mabel C. Rogers, Asst. Prof, of H. E. Education, entire school year beginning with 
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fall term, 1929, on half pay.  A Referred to Advisory Committee, with povjer at April 
Board meeting) 

j 3..  Miss Mary Eicher, stenographer, Department of Sociology, August 10-51st inclusive 

without pay. 

I 4.  Extension of leave for Miss Irma E. Gross to enable her to continue studies toward Ph.D. 
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degree at University of Chicago, for year 1929-30 . without pay. 

j 5.  Ruby H. Hoy, Secretary, Experiment Station Office, from July 1st to September 1st, to 
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take summer school work, without pay. 

16.  Prof. L. P. Waldo, English Department, year's leave  on half pay, to continue work for the 
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doctorate. 

I 7.. Mr. Henry Blake, Instructor in .Public Speaking, leave for one year without isay for work on 

j On motion of Mr. Mcpherson, it was voted to approve the above requests for leaves of absence 
j. except items #2 and #6. 

Travel 

i TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION 

f1.  Request of R. K. Steward, Drawing & Design Department for an allowance of #100 toward the 

expense of a trip for Mr. Field, Mr. Brattin, Mr. E.'H. Stewart and himself to some of the 
sessions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education to 
be held at Columbus, Ohio, June 19-21, 1929. 

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i .2.  Payment of account of J. G. Wells involved on trip to Chicago to aid in setting up agricul-
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tural exhibit, May 1 to 10. 

IS.  Payment of account of R. Wayne Newton to attend meeting of American Farm Bureau Federation, 
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May 14 to 16. 

j 4.  Payment of account of H. S. Patton, to confer with members of Economics Department May 13 

and 14.  Expenses from Cincinnati to Lansing. 

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5.  Request of E. F. Eldridge for travel expenses to Sunbury, Columbus and Humboit, Ohio, 
to observe study of creamery wastes in relation to stream pollution.  Estimate $50.00 
from Experiment Station funds. 

6.  Request of A. C. MacKinnon in behalf of the M.S.C.. Association-for funds to send Mr. 

^. 0. Stewart to Toronto, June 24 to 28 to attend annual meeting of the American Alumni 
Council, the funds of the local Association being lov<r.  Transportation only. 

7.  Request of A. G. Kettunen for travel delegation for two members of the State Club Staff, 
to attend the National Boys1 and Girls! Club Encampment at Washington, D. C.  June 19-25. 

8.  Authorization for one member of the Farm Crops Department to attend the summer session of 
the Corn Belt Section of  the  American Society of Agronomy at the Kansas Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Manhattan, Kansas, June 13 to 15.  Mr. Rather recommends that Mr. 
H. M. Brown be authorised to take this trip with ear fare and pullman berth paid from the 
Farm Crops College account. 

9.  Dr."Dye to attend meeting of Amer. H. E. Association in Boston, July 1st to 5th with 

expenses.  Dr. Dye is chairman of Food and Nutrition Section and ^ill preside at meeting 
of this section. 

10.  Authorization for Professor Musselman or such other member of his department as"he may 

designate, to attend a meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at 
Dallas, Texas, June 24 to 29, with railroad fare and puliman, expenses paid by the Michi 
gan State College and charged to the account of the Agricultural Engineering Department. 
Transportation only. 

11.  Authorization for Mr. Arthur Howland to travel outside of the state between the dates of 
June 5 and 15 inclusive, with expenses for hotel and meals paid, for the purpose of 
securing information relative to the organization, accounting methods, and business 
practices followed in Indiana, Ohio, and New York/  Transportation costs are provided. 

12.  Authorization for Professor L. Folts of the Electrical Engineering Department to attend 

the meeting of the Society for the promotion of Engineering Education, in Columbus, Ohio, 
on June 19-21, and thence to go to Swampscott, Massachusetts, to attend the annual con 
vention of the American Institute of Electrieal Engineers, June 24 - 23th,  Railroad 
fare only requested. 

On motion of Mr. McColl, it was voted to approve the above travel requests. 

REPORT OF COMMITTEES 

1.  Budget Committee 

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a.  Potato Farm Finance 

Action deferred 

2.  Committee on Kellogg Farm Problems (Mr. Brody,'.Mr. McPherson, Mr. Halladay) 

a.  Modification of Trust 
b.  State Board to act as operating agency for Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, 

| Potato Farm 
I  Finance 

Kellogg Faim 
Problems 

On motion of Mr. Cowdy, it was voted to accept and adopt the report submitted  vj  the committee, 
that the trust instruments become effective January 1, 1929 and that a copy of the report be 
placed on file in the Secretary's Office. 

3.  Committee on Acceptance of arboretum offered by Mr. PI. A. Fee.  (Mr. Watkins, Mr. Brody, 

Mr. Gardner) 

On motion of Mr. McColl/ it was voted to refer the matter of the acceptance of the arboretum 
to the committee and to Mr. Halladay with power to act. 

4.  Report of the Building Committee. 

a.  Poultry Plant 

On motion of Mr. McColl, it was voted to let the general contract for the Poultry Service 
Plant to Mr. F. C. Trier at $30,368; heating and plumbing to the National Hech. Service 
Company at approximately f3,050; electrical work to Barker-Fowler Company at approximately 
$3,057,- the Building and Grounds Department to be authorized to install service or make ad 
justment in contract, total to amount to approximately ^40,500. 

b.  Faculty Club Rooms 

On motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the expenditure of an amount not to exceed 
§8,000 for the work in connection with the Faculty Club Rooms in the Union Building. 

c.  Grading around the Dairy 3 a m. 

On motion of Mr. McPherson, it ?ras voted to transfer #1500 from the general fund for the 
purpose of completing the grading around the Dairy Barn. 

j Report of 
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] Acceptance 
f- of Arboretum 

I Poultry ^"' 
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faculty 
Club Rooms 

j Grading 
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5.  Mr. Phillips1 report to the Board on Beal Botanical Garden Project. 

6.  Consideration of Recommendations of Committee on Advanced Degrees. 

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Beal Botani- ; 
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Project. 

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Coin, on Ad- j 
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Chatham pur- j 
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Lawyerfs fees 
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Action deferred. 

Action deferred. 

7.  a.  The Secretaiy reported that he had purchased the ten acres of land oivned  by Aili Puikkinan, 

bordering on.the Chatham Experiment Station for &1GQ0. 

b.  The Secretary requested authorization to pay $44.00,- expenses in connection with 

attorney*s fees, etc. 

On motion of Mr. Gowdy, it was voted to accept the report made by the Secretary, and to pay the 
attorney's, fee of §44.00. 

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MISCELLANEOUS 

1.  New Positions 

Action deferred. 

2.  Changes in Titles. 

Action deferred. 

Degrees to be! 
granted 
June 24. 

5.  Authorization requested by the Registrar for the granting of the proper degrees  on June 24 
to all graduate and undergraduate students 7/ho satisfactorily complete their work and who 
are recommended by the Faculty.  A list of such graduates will be presented later for the 
records. 

On motion of Mr. Mcpherson, it was voted to approve the Registrar's request for the granting of 
the proper degrees  on June 24 to all graduate and undergraduate students who satisfactorily : 
complete their work and who are recommended by the-Faculty. 

i^xtra pay for 
critic teach 
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4.  Report from Mr. Proulx relative to critic teachers who have been employed during the Winter 

Term, together with the following statement of amount due,them: 

Margie Peeney 
5 students 

£125. 

Catherine Hobbs  $100. 

4 students 

Ralph Mac.Vean. 
2 students 

$50. 

Hallie Smith 
8 students 

Bernice Rundle  $225. 

9 students 

On motion of Mr. McPherson, it was voted to approve the report submitted  by  Mr. Proulx 

4 H Camp 
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Otsego County! 

5.  Consideration of Agreement between the Otsego County Agricultural and Mechanical Society 
and the State Board of Agriculture to establish a boysT  and girlsr 4 H Club Camp in the 
county of Otsego, to provide for the erection of necessary buildings and to provide an 
appropriation to meet the same. 

On motion of Mr. McColl, it was voted to refer the above matter to the President and the 
Secretary with power to act. 

IMile of rd. j 
along Potato; 
Station pro-! 
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be requested! 

6.  Suggestion of State Highway Commissioner Dillman that the State Administrative Board be 

asked for a direct appropriation as a contribution of the State for the construction of a 
mile of road along the Potato Station property, inasmuch as this road belonging to the State 
is withdrawn from Taxation and no longer contributed to local taxes. 

On motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to refer the above matter to the Secretary. 

Purchase of  j 
40 acres of  j 
l£nd near Dun} 
bar Exp. Sta.t 

7.  Approval of purchase of 40 acres of land adjacent to the Dunbar Forest Experiment Station to 

better block up the Station and better serve the purposes of instruction and research.  The 
total cost, including the quit claim deed/ was about $125*  This land was sold for taxes at 
the May sale, and purchased by Putnam Bobbins, who is in charge of the College tract. 
Authorization is requested for the reimbursement of Mr. Robbins. 

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, it was voted to purchase the above land requested by Professor 
Chittenden of the Forestry Department. 

Request - for yV! 
#1200 for Po-j 
tato Exp. Stai 
until July 1* j 

8.  Request for $1200 to cover expenses of Potato Experiment Station until July 1.  Present funds 
exhausted with exception of amount set aside for Mr. Berridge*s salary.  Estimated expenses 
from now until July 1st are estimated at $1100. 

On motion of Mrs. Stockman, it was voted to approve the above request. 

Request for, -j 
§1500 for 
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9.  Request for $1500 to be placed at the disposal of the Farm and Horse Department to take care 

of the emergency until remainder of receipts expected are received. 

On motion of Mr. B'rbdy, it was voted to approve the above request. 

10.  Request of the Secretary that an audit of the college books be made. 

On motion of'Mr. Gowdy, it was voted that Secretary Halladay be authorized to secure an audit 
of the college books for the year ending June 30, 19E9. 

11.  Request from students for authorization to use fireworks at the Water Carnival this year. 

On motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the request to use fireworks at the Water 
Carnival this year, provided the approval does not interfere with the state law and that they 
are properly supervised. 

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t Audit of-
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use fireworks 

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!'• Carnival. 

12.  Request of the Secretary that the buildings on the old State Police grounds be removed. 

1 Bldg. on St. 

On motion of Mr. McColl, it was voted that the disposition of the buildings on the old State 
Police grounds be left with the Business Manager with power to act. 

15.  Approval of Vocational Budgets submitted by Mr. Gallup and Miss Freegard. 

On motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the Vocational Budgets as submitted. 

14.  Request from the Okemos Consolidated School that the State B0ard of Agriculture aid in 

the support of their school. 

| Police grds. 
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1 Vocational 
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\ Request from 
|. Okemos School 

On motion of Mr. McPherson, it was voted that a committee of three, appointed by the President, 
make a s$udy of the above request from the Okemos Consolidated School and make a report at 
the next meeting. 

The financial report for the month ending April 30, 1928 was mailed to the Board members 
May 28th. 

THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 12-O'CLOCK.. 

THE NEXT: MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE WILL BE HELD JUNE 19 AT 9" O'CLOCK IN.-THE 
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. 

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MINUTES OF THE 

MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE -

June 20, 1929  " 

THE MEETING-.WAS": CALLED- TO ORDER AT 9 O'CLOCK 
Present:  Messrs- McPherson, McColl, Brody, Gowdy, Mrs. Stockman, President Shaw and Secretary 

Halladay 

Absent:  Messrs. Watkins, Pearce 

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved having been in the hands of the Board members< 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT 

1.  Report of the Meeting of the Advisory Committee held June 6th, 

; MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
OF THE STATE BOARD OF .AGRICULTURE  -  June 6, 1929 

Present:  Mrs. Stockman, Mr. Mcpherson, Mr. Brody, Secretary Halladay, President Shaw 

I.  MILEAGE OF E2PEHSES OF EXTENSION SPECIALISTS. 

A statement of the mileage expenses of Extension Specialists 
for the first nine months of the present fiscal year, pre 
pared by Dean Cox and Director Baldwin, was presented and 
discussion of same ensued. 

It was voted to advise Dean J. F. Cox to try out the plan of 
college ownership of cars outlined in this statement,- the< 
plan to be tried out  on perhaps two extension positions. 

Mileage Ex 
penses of 
Extension 
Specialists 

College 
ownership of 
cars advised 

II.  REQUESTS FOR-TRAVEL.AUTHORIZATION 

1.  Dr. •. W. L. Mailman, permission to accompany Mr* Eldridge on 
trip to Sundry, Columbus and Humbolt, Ohio to observe the 

Travel