b.  Report, of Dunbar Experiment Station Building.  Request introduced at October* meeting
that College budget finance  this to avoid heavy draft from  experiment  station funds.
(Repairs estimated at $755.)

Action has been deferred  until summer.

c.  Request for partition in Room 107 in the Horticultural Building.

Estimate on Plaster job $255.00/

On motion of Mr. McColl, it v/as voted to approve the above request.

No ...report" on
request of
jDunbar.. Exp.
[Station for

[Request for
(partition in
JRooni 107 Hort.
[Bldg. granted*

Status of the New Dormitory.  Mr. McColl reported to the Board about the meeting 
held in Mrs. Wilson*s office in Detroit,- those present being President Shaw, Secretary  j^ew Dormitory'.
Halladay, Mrs. Wilson and Mr. McColl; also Mr. Connely, Mr. Gordon and Mr. Trout.  An 
agreement was dr&vm. up by Mr. Trout of ' Malcomsori, Eiggiribotham & Trout, Architects,
srhich the committee'had not had time to look over. 

[Status of

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On motion of Mr. Daane, it was voted to leave this matter with the-present .committee consisting of: j
President.Shaw, Secretary Halladay, Mrs. Wilson and Mr. McCoil, with power. 

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REPORTS FROM SECRETARY>S OFFICE 

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J?5000 dorm.  ::

. .1.  Report on letter received from Mr. Connely of the First Detroit Company stating that he had 

purchased $5,000 Michigan State bonds  which- were offered the College by Heber, Fuger & Co. 
at 87, .with part of the $15,000 left from the building of Mary Mayo•Hall. 

•2..  Request that the South Haven Experiment Station be permitted to rent ten acres of land near  j

.  the edge of South Haven, from Mr. j. J. Longinotti, for a period of five years with the option 10 acres of
of releasing it for another five year period, at $10.00 per acre  per year.  Lease to become  land to be
effective March 1, 1932.  Payment to be made from regular Experiment Station allotment to the  rented for 5
South Haven Station. 'Mr. Longinotti .did .not-.wish; to have an option to purchase included in the-years from
agreement.

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

Letter from Mr. Gordon of the Detroit Trust Company requesting that additional Insurance be 
placed on the furniture and fixtures at Mary Mayo Hall.

On motion of Mr. Daane, it was voted  that the Secretary negotiate with the Detroit Trust Company 
regarding the above matter and report back to the Board.

The next meeting of the State Board of Agriculture will be held at 10 oTclock in the President1 s':
Office, March 17.

The meeting adjourned at 12:15.

President

Special Meeting of the
State Board of Agriculture
February 27, 1952

All members were present*

A  special meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was called for 10:00 A.M. February

27th, to ddcid_e whether James Crowley, football coach should be released  from his three year con-
tract dating from September 1st, 1951, on account of an offer presented to him by Iowa University
at a sum much in advance of the terms of his contract here.

Mr. Crowley had indicated in his interviews with the President that because of the much  j
larger salary offered by Iowa, essentially  three thousand dollars per year more than the maximum  !
of his contract here, that he was considering its acceptance together with a request for release  j
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from Michigan State College• 

The matter was first presented to the President by Mr. Crowley at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday,  {
February  24th, but full details were not forthcoming until 3:00 P.M. Februaiy  25th, at 7»"hich time \,
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it sras stated  that Mr. Crowley must give Iowa a final answer by noon, Saturday, February 27th. 

Neither Iov/a officials nor their representatives inquired as to whether officials of 

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Michigan State were willing that they should undertake negotiations tuth a member of our staff novr j
under contract.  For the information of Iov?a authorities a copy of Mr. CrovTley^ contract was . sri.redj
to them on the afternoon of February 24th. 

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After complete details concerning the matter had been presented by the President to the j
Board and considered by them, Mr. Crowley ^as requested to stand by his contract with the assurancej
of such support in the future as has been accorded hisa in the past.  Mr. Crov;ley agreed to fulfill |
the provisions of the contract.

JEeport on
Meeting held
Jin Mrs. Wilson^
(office, in- Det.

phased by
Trust Company
kdth part o^
|l5,000 left.

jMr. Longinotti
}for So. Haven
•J'EXD-  Station

jLetter from
Trust Company
requesting
'additional
|insurance on
|furniture at
[Mary Mayo.

^Meeting  r e-
[garding  Coach
j Crowley !s"
i offer  from
llowa  Univ.

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