Accident report on injury to Frank Wilcox, who works on the crane.  Time lost - amount §95.40
and Health Service bill |9.00.-  Amount to come from, the Contingent Fund..

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Request from Department of Physical Education for Women for installation of marble shower in
small dressing room on-the second floor of the Gym.  Estimate |500.  .•

, M o u nt to come from Contingent Fund.

4.  Request from Professor Brown, Professor Anthony and Mr. Hudson for installation of Concrete

troughs for silos at Dairy & Beef Cattle Barns.  Estimate §185.00.  Amount to come from Con-
tingent Fund.

5.  Request from Dean Dirks that a fund of $8148.95 be set up to cover a list of extras which srould
be necessary to complete the addition to Olds Hall and to the Foundry.  Amount to come from the
Building Fund.

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It was recommended  that an'amount of S9000 be authorized from the Contingent Fund for the work
already completed and to continue the y?ork of electrical distribution on the Main Campus.

On motion of Mr. McColl, it was voted to approve the six items listed above, amounts in items 1,-
2, 3,. 4, and 6 to be taken from the Contingent Fund and the amount in item 5 to come from the
Building Fund.

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•j Accident;: re^;
port on:. injury |
to Frank Wil-
cox.
|$arble shower
to be installe&l
[in Gym.
[Concrete trough
(for silos to
[be installed
jat Dairy &
Beef Barn
8148.95 to
jbe set up to
jcover extras
jfor addition
|to Olds Hall.
^ $ 9 0 00 set up

[from Cont.
fund for work
bompleted to
bontinue work
of electrical
distribution

It was voted to hold the next meeting of the State Board of Agriculture December 18 at 9 o'clock in fn m a in  campus.]
the President's Office.

The meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M.

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Minutes  of •••the--
Meeting of the State Board of Agriculture .
December 18, 1951

Present:  Messrs. Berkey,Brody, McColl, McPherson, Watkins, firs. Stockman,; Superintendent Pearce,

President Shaw and Secretary Halladay; also the two new members- elect, Mrs. Matilda
•R. Wilson and Gilbert L. Daane.

Absent:  No one.

The meeting was called to order at 10:10 A.M.

The minutes of the previous meeting, were-approved having been in the hands of the Board members."

1. At the annual meeting of "the Active Board of Governors of the Michigan State Institute of

^usic. and Allied Arts, held on Monday, December 14th, the following members of- the Board of
Directors whose terms had expired rcere re-elected, subject to the approval of the State Board
of Agriculture.

Prof, L. C. Emmons, three years
Dr.:E. L. jiiistin, three years
Mr. \ M

Shoesmith, three years

To fill an existing vacancy in the Board of Directors,-Mr. Clark L. Brody  *ras suggested, also
subject to the approval of the State Board of Agriculture.-  It was the expression of the meet-
ing that the' .vacancjr should be filled by a resident member of the State Board of Agriculture
to make possible a more workable understanding between these two bodies.  The by-laws of the
Institute require that these members be approved before the meeting of the Board of Directors

:  on Monday, December 21st.

Appointments

Emmbns-, Austin|
Shoesmith
re-elected to|
Bel., of'. Dir.
of Institute
of Music.
Mr. Brody to
represent B'd.l

On motion ox .Mr.:. McColl, it was voted to approve the above item*

2.  Appointment.of Dr. L. ^1. Turk as Assistant Professor in Soils at a salary of $2500 per year on
the basis of one-half time Experiment Station and one-half time College, appointment to. become
effective January-1st.  Dr. Turk received a doctor1s degree from the University of .Missouri.
He will take over v/ork formerly done hy Dr. Q.E. Millar previous to his appointment as Head of
the Department.

On: motion of Mr.. McPherson,' it was voted to approve the above item and to transfer, an-amount of ^700
from the Contingent Fund to the salary budget of the Soils Department to take care of this, extra
amount needed.

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5. • Appointment'of ..Mr. J. L. VanCamp as Superintendent of the Forest Nursery In place of Mr.
J. J.; Hendryx,- resigned.  Appointment to be effective January 1, 1332 at a .salary of §1800

•  per year, eleven months basis.  Mr. VanCamp received his. Bachelor's Degree and Doctor.1 s

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Degree Som the University of Toronto.

On motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the appointment of Mr. VanCamp and to transfer an
amount of §1800 from the Reserve Fund to the Forestry Department salary budget.
Mr. McPherson wished to be recorded as voting nno!T on this i-teia.

4.  Appointment of Mr. Stuart Vaughn \7ilsey as half-time graduate assistant in organic Chemistry

to succeed Mr. Baur, resigning.

5.  Appointment of Mr. Richard Bell Saltonstall as quarter time graduate assistant In Physical

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; 6.  Recommendation of the continuance of Professor Ryder during the winter quarter on the basis
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approved by the Board for the Fall Term, namely:  one-half time service on one-half time pay
as head of the Department of History and Political Science at one-half annual salary rate of
§5,000 per year.

!.7.  Recommendation of Bean Dye add Miss Edna Smith for the continuation of Extension" F/ork in
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Marketing and Farm Home Products carried on at present by Miss VanHeuleh.  Cost from now until
July to be ^2200, §1500 salary and $700 expenses.

f On motion of Mr. McPherson, it was voted to refer the above Item  to the Advisory Committee with
I power.

| 8.  Dr. P. J. Schaible as Research Assistant in the Chemistry Experiment Station at a salary of
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§2300 per year, effective December 1st, replacing vacancy In the Station created by the appoint-
ment of Dr. E.J. Miller as Chief Chemist of the Experiment Station at the time of the
resignation of Dr. C.S. Robinson, (Ref. at last meeting of the Board to the Advisory Committee) ,

I 9.  Appointment of Mr. R.J. McVean, as additional half-time graduate assistant in Department of
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Economics.

\ On motion of Mr. Brody, it ??as voted to refer item #9 to the Advisory Committee rcith po^er.

I On motion of Mr. McColl, it s?as voted to approve Items 4, 5, 6, and 3.

iiesigaaxions

jRESIGNATIONS

;1.  Resignation of ^r. Lorenz Baur, as half-time graduate assistant In organic Chemistry, effective
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j 2.  Resignation of Mrs. Mabel Florey Wilson, quarter-time graduate assistant In physical chemistry,
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I On motion of Mr. Berkey, it reas voted to accept the tv/o resignations.

Travel

Dr. V,r.L. Mailman, Bacteriology Department,  to annual meeting of the Society'of Bacteriologists
at Baltimore, Maryland, December 28 to 30th, 1951 rcith railroad mileage and pullman.

Mr. W. A. Kelly, Geology Department meeting of the Geological Society of America, Tulsa. Oklahoma,
during last reek of December, railroad mileage and pullman.

Dr. R. C. Huston, Dean of Applied Science to represent the Division of Applied Science at the
American Association for the Advancement of Science at Ne?/ Orleans- Louisiana, December 28 to
January 2nd, travel only.

Dr. C. W. Chamberlain, 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society to be held in con-
junction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, at Tulane University, New
Orleans on Dec. 29 and 30, with R. R. mileage and pullman.

Professor Ray Hutson, Department of Entomology, to attend the Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Economic Entomologists at New Orleans, Louisiana, in conjunction with annual
meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of.the Entomological
Society of America, of Sigma 2i and of Alpha Zeta, railroad mileage and pullman.

6.  Mr. Herbert G. Beesko?; of the Department of Botany to attend the Scientific meetings at New
Orleans the week folio?/ing Christmas ??ith transportation expenses paid not to exceed forty
dollars.

7.  Professor ?. A. Herbert and Assistant Professor R. Westveid of the Department, of Forestry to
meetings of the Society of American Foresters In Nev/ Orleans during the ?;eek of December 27th
In conjunction with the meetings of the A.A.A.S. with railroad fare and pullman expenses paid
from the Forestry Department funds.
The Board recommends that only one representative from the Forestry Department attend this
meeting, specifying Professor Herbert.

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8.  Mr.. K. C. Moors of the Farm Crops Department to Nev; Orleans, December £3th to 30th to attend

meeting of the Potato Association of America of which Mr. i^oore Is secretary, v/Ith railroadiare
and pullman expenses paid from College funds.

«  Dr. Charles H. Mahoney of the Horticultural Department to attend a three day meeting of the

National Canners Association in Chicago during the'latter part of January, yrith travelling exoen

only, from the regular Experiment Station allotment to the Horticultural Section.

10.  Mr. P. M. Harmer of the Soils Department to Bryan, Ohio, to deliver  speech before the muck

farmers of that district, in the near future.  No expense to the Institution. .

Travel

•11. - Prof. S.B. Hill and Mr. K.T. Wright of the Farm Management Department  to attend the meeting

of the American Farm Economics Association at Washington, D.C. ..December.28th to 50th, with
.railroad-fare and pullman expenses paid from Farm Management Department funds and from
Experiment Station funds, respectively.  The Board recommends that Professor Hill only, be
•granted permission to attend this meeting.

12.  Professor H.S. Patton, Mr. Wm. Haber and Mr. E.A. Gee of the Department of Economics to attend

.  the meetings ox the American Economics Association and allied bodies at Washington, D.C.

December  28-30,  Allocation for railway travel expenses for the above purpose has been pro-
vided in the current budget of the Economics Department for this year.
Dr. Austin recommends delegation for tsvd members with railroad mileage and pullman expenses.
The Board recommends that Dr. Patton and Dr. Haber only be granted permission to attend this
meeting...

13.  Transportation for trco members of the Department of Sociology, railroad mileage and pullman
expenses to be divided equally between three members of the Department, Doctors Hofxer,
Thaden and Mumford to make trip to Washington, D.C. December 28-31 inclusive to attend
annual meeting of the.American Sociology Society.

The Board recommends that t^o members only be permitted  to attend the meeting.

14.  Delegation for one representative from the Library staff (probably Miss Lois Brumbaugh,

Reference Librarian) to attend the mid-winter meeting of the American Library Association
at; Chicago, December  28-31.  Railroad mileage and.pullman expenses.

15.  Tsrd members of the Department of English to attend the" meeting of the Modern Language

Association of America at Madison, 1-Jis., Dec. 28-29 and 30th with railroad mileage and pull-
man expenses.

16.  Mileage for one car (about S30.00) for Department of Modern  Languages  in transporting three
or.four members of Department to above meeting at Madison, Wisconsin, December 28-29,30.

17.  Professor L. C. Eramons to attend the meeting of the Association of American Colleges to be
held in Cincinnati, Monday, January 18 to Frida;r, January 22, v/ith.all expenses paid..

18.  Director Young, Coach Crorcley, Mr."Frimodig, and Mr. G.M.•Carberry  to attend Physical Educa-
tion, Student Health, Football Coaches, Football Officials, and National Collegiate Athletic
Association meetings in Hew York, December 28-31, with full expenses paid from Athletic
Association .and College Departmental funds.  Director Young and Coach Crowley to attend as
official delegates with all expenses and Mr. Frimodig and Mr. Carberry as unofficial delegates:
with all travelling expenses.

19.  Dr.. :R. M. Olin, College Physician, to attend the annual meeting of the American Student
Health Association, Astor Hotel, Ne?/ York City Dec. 28-31 with travelling expenses only,
excursion rates.

On motion of Mr. Berkey, it was voted to approve the travel requests Frith the reconimendations made.

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1.  Recommendation from Professor Emmons that the boarding club in Wells Hall be closed for the

balance of this academic year because of lack of student cooperation.

Oil motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the above recommendation.

2.  Request from Dean Dirks of the Engineering Division that the Division be granted permission to

sponsor a short course in Forced Circulation Warm Air Heating, to be held the latter part of
the Winter Term 1932, and that a sum not to exceed §250.00 be set aside to cover the expense
of such a series of meetings.

On motion of Mr. Watkins, it wa.s voted to approve the above item and transfer the amount from the
Contingent Fund.

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3.  Request from Director Gardner of the Experiment Station that the Botanical Section of the

Station be authorized  to lease one acre of land from Mr. Harold Lavis, R.F.D.- No. 2, Mason,
Michigan for a period of five years beginning January 1, 1932, at a rental of £10*00 per year
to be paid from the regular Experiment Station allotment to the Botanical Section, with
privilege of renev/al for an additional five years if desired.  The land  is to be used for
planting peach trees for inoculation studies with peach virus diseases.

On motion of Mr. McColl, it sras voted to approve the above item.

4.  Request from Professor Richards 01 the Music Department that Mr. Llewelyn Renwick of Detroit

be engaged for the winter and spring terms to teach the course in Music  308a, b, c Anthem,
Chant and Hymn- Study at a salary of S125.00 per term, providing the enrollment in the course -
is sufficient to warrant offering it and providing this payment of ,pl25.00 per term for the
two terms does not increase the department budget.

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On motion of Mr. Brody, it y/as voted" to approve the above request.

pells Hall
fboarding club
fbo be discon-
tinued-

Engin* Div. to
[sponsor, short
•course in
Forced Circu.
Warm Air Heat.

pne acre of
p_and to be
leased from
Harold Lavis,
Mason for 5 yrs

Appt. of L.
Reniri_ck of Det-
roit for winter
&  spring terms.

approximately &3Q0, maximum .#1000., to teach a course in home nursing and give daily in-

'Continuation: } 5.  Under date of July 15, 1950 the Board approved the appointment of a half time nurse>  costing
of appt. of §• 1 
time nurse to }. ••  speciion to the Nursery School children.  Dean bye requests the continuation of this
teach course . I 
in home ..nurs- I 
ing & give daily
inspection to [ On motion of Mr. Berkey, it ?ras voted to approve the above item and to transfer the amount from
nursery  school; the Contingent Fund.

appointment.  The Sparroi? Hospital is furnishing the  nurse to  do the :i#ork and has been
all through the fall.  This §1000 ^as not set up in the budget for this year.;

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Title of Jean I 6.  0n: September 11, 1931, the State Board  of Agriculture approved the appointment of Miss Jean
Hawks is AsstJ 
Prof. Nutri.  j 

Ha^ks in the nutrition department of the Koine Economics Division.  The rank to which  she v/as
to be aoDointed  ^as omitted.  The one recoinniended ivas Assistant Professor of Nutrition.

I Qn. motion of Mr. Berkey, it T/as voted to approve the above item.

xnvatation £o ; ^  .Request from Mr. Hasselman that an invitation be extended, to the members of the Michigan
^Ich. Press  \  ^ press Association to hold their meeting here on January  51, 1952.
Assoc. to hold
meeting here, j Qn m otion  of Mr. McPherson, it ?;as voted  that an invitation be extended  to the members of the
1 Michigan Press Association to hold  their meeting here and to be guests of the College at a
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•I banquet to be given the evening of January 31st, cost to be paid from  the Contingent Fund*

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Boards to hold 8-  Letter from Mr* D. W. Springer, Secretary  ox the Association of Governing boards, accepting
meeting at 
College. Pres:
&  Sec. to vrork On  motion of Mr. McColl, it was voted  that the President and Secretary be appointed-a committee
i "to  TO^k  with  the Secretary of the Association in arranging the time of the meeting and the pro-
out Dlans. 
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an  invitation of Mr. McColl, that they hold their meeting at Michigan State College*

•#150,000 to be g^  Svm  of  ^iso^QOO to be used from the Building appropriation to apply on the cost of the con-
used irom Bid. 
Approp. to  |.
apply on cost: . On  j^tion of -jiT9 Brody, it v?as voted that an amount of §150,000 to be taken from the Building
oi new dorm.  ; Appropriation to apply on the cost of the construction of the new dormitory.

struction of the netv girls1  dormitory.

Articles of  ;10»  Request from the Secretary that articles of clothing which have been found and have accumu-
clothing which: 
have been 
found to be  -Cm motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted  to. leave the above matter with the Secretary with power to act.
disposed of. ;

lated  over a period of time be given to the Associated Charities.

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Eversole con~;  '  • Board of Agriculture, December  23^ 1350, for the care of experimental animals belonging to
tract as pre— 
sented by 
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Pfes. accepted On motion of Mr. McColl^ it was voted to accept the contract as presented by President Shavv and

the Bacteriology Department, on the farm of Dean Giltner.)

milch is on file in the Secretary* s Office, same to be continued for the balance ox the fiscal year,

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Request that  jfiBPGfiTS FfiQr.1 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
allotment to  !" 
Co* Agts-. in  |1.  Request from Director Bald?/in that the allotment to county agents in eleven counties be iii-
creased iron S1800 to'§2400, effective January 1, 1952.  In all of these counties the local
11 counties  j 
extension budget has been reduced and the salary of the county agent reduced,
be increased  I 
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!Board with -oovver*

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Extra reim-  : 2.  Extra reimbursement-for-Mrs. LaDore Irland  who was hired for the present terra, as a half time
bursement for- 
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instructor in History and obliged, through  the Illness of Professor Lyon to carry a much
greater load than the agreement stated*  Also approval of three labor payrolls for Mrs. Irland
In assisting Mr. Lyon ivith reading and  correction  work, totaling S60.90*  To be paid from funds
of History and Political Science•

•Request for
$1700 for Inst
Adm. ref. to
Adv. Com. -ith!

On motion of Mr. McPherson, it vvas voted to approve the above item.

REPORT OF FINANCE CO^ITTEE

1.  Request of &1700 for office of Institutional Administration.

On motion of Mr# Brody, it ?/as voted  that the above Item be referred to the Finance Committee with
pov;er to act,

REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE

Action def• on
rep. to Dunbar^* , Repair of Dunbar Experiment Station.  Estimate £825.00. fief, to Building Committee v?ith power.
Exp'. Station. ,

I Committee recommends action deferred.

jSo action on  j
rea:. of Dairy ! 2*  Report of Building Committee on request of Daiiy Department for use of ^24,000 for additional
Dept. for add.; 
floor D. Bldg.j
Ref. to Arch, jit v/as recommended  to refer the above item to the Architect for opinion.
for opinion, i

floor to Dairy Building.  Ref. to Building Committee \r/ith pov?er.

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5.  Bids on Electric'.Distribution, 2300 volt relief cable, opened December 15, 1951:

Barker-Fooler, £3,629/
Hatsel-Buehler, |,5700.  : 
Hayes Electric §5,725.

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It is recommended that the bid be let to Barker-Fowler-Company of Lansing for #3,629..

4.  Automobile Insurance.

It was decided to give this matter further consideration at the next meeting of the Board,

5.  Release of right of v/ay for highway, from Kalamasoo Street to Harrison Avenue for the Red Cedar-

Drive.

On-motion of Mr. McCoil,- it -Eras voted to refer the above item  to the President, and;Secretary to
gether zilth the'Advisory Committee with power, subject to the approval of the Attorney General.

6.  Request of Athletic Department for steel beam for Demonstration Hall.  Estimate §2000•00. ;

It v/as recommended to deny the above request. 

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?••  A list of items for ne«v construction and alteration jobs vere recommended by the Building

Committee and approved by the Board at this meeting to be paid out of the Rehabilitation Fund.
(items on file in Secretary's Office) Total amount $6,155.86 in the M. fk E:. . Structural Budget
and §820.00; in the Poorer Plant Heating Budget* 

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Bid oh 2500
volt relief .
cable let to
Barker Fooler

Auto, insur-
ance to be
considered
further
Riease'-of  ri*ii
of  vsray  from
i\aX.  o"t •  oo
Harrison  ref.;
to  P r e s.  &
Sec.
Request for
steel beam;in
Dem. Hall
denied.

List of items
for nerv con-
struction S
alt. jobs
rec. to be.pd.
from Eeh. Fund

On'motion of Mr, Berkey, it was voted to accept the recommendations1 of the .Building Committee ?;ith
such changes as have been indicated.

It was voted to hold future meetings ox the State Board of Agriculture on the third Thursday of
each month, the next one to be held January 21.

Future meeting
to be held
3rd Thurs.

President

Minutes of the

Meeting of the State Board of Agriculture

January 21, 1952

Present:  Messrs. Berkey, Brody, Daane, MeColl, MePherson, Mrs* Wilson,-President Shaw and

Secretary Halladay

Absent:  Superintendent Pearce

The meeting was called to order at 5:15 P.M.

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

NEW BUSINESS

1.  This being the first meeting of the Board with the new membership, it was necessary to

reorganise and appoint a Chairman*

On motion of Mr. Berkey, it was voted that Mr. Brody, be appointed Chairman of the State Board of
Agriculture*

2.  Advisory Committee of Board to be appointed.

On motion of Mr. MePherson, it v^as voted that the President be given authority to appoint an
Advisory Cornmittee of three.

On motion of Mr• MePherson, it ^as voted that the President be authorised .to.confer with the
Athletic Council relative to any changes or vacancies that might have occurred or that might be
advisable in the membership of the Council *

5.  Mr. S. B. McCool,; Associated Press reporter, appeared before the. Board with the request that
the Board hold open meetings instead of executive, thus permitting newspaper men' to sit in
on the meetings,

Mr.  Brody
appointed
Chairman  of
S t a te  Bd.  of
Agriculture.

Adv.  Com.  to
be  appointed.

P r e s.  author,
to  confer  wit]
Ath.  Council
r e:  changes
or  vacancies

McCool,  Assoc,
Press., man,-
requests  bd»
to  hold  open
meetings.

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