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Minutes of; the
Meeting of the State Board of Agriculture
July .20, 1933

Present:  Messrs. Brody, Chairman; Berkey, Daane, McColl, McPherson, Mrs. Wilson; Dr. Henry

representing the Superintendent of Public Instruction, President Shav/ and
Secretary Halladay.

Absent:  No one*

™he meeting ^as called to order at 2:15 P.M.

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

Resignations

RESIGNATIONS

1.  Resignation of Mr. A.D. Freiberg, Instructor in the Department of Philosophy and Psychology,

effective September 1, 1955.

2.  Resignation of Ruth O'Dell from the Health Service effective June  50, 1953/

'5.  Resignation, of Margaret derrick from the Health Service effective June, 30,- 1953.

4.  Discontinuance of three part time instructors in Mathematics - Margaret Walcott, Mr. D. F.

Randolph and J. W. Zimmer.

5.  Resignation of Miss Margaret Cavrood, Research Assistant and Instructor in Sociology/

effective September 1, 1935.

6.  Resignation of Miss Verna Church, cleric in the Registrar's Office, effective June 30, 1935.

.7.  Resignation of Mrs. Edwards  (Lucille Neibling) clerk in the Department of Bacteriology,

effective August 31, 1933,

8.  Discontinuance of the services of Mrs, LaDore Irland, who has been employed for the past

tv/o years as Instructor in the Department of History.  Mrs. Irland has been employed each
term on a temporary basis.

9.  Discontinuance of the services of Mr. A.J.M. Smith, Instructor In English.  Mr. Smith has

been replacing Mr. R. N. xMcGee, who has been on leave of absence.

10. Resignation of C. ft. Nelson, extension specialist In Dairy Husbandry, effective July 1, 1933.

On motion of  Mr. McColl, it rcas voted to accept the above listed resignations.

Appointments

APPOINTMENTS 

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1.  Appointment of Naomi Carrier as clerk in the Department of Bacteriology,  September 1, 1955,

replacing Mrs. Edwards at $1130 a year.

2.  Appointment of Miss Margaret Walcott as clerk in the Registrar's Office, replacing Miss

Church at (pi500 per year, effective July 1st.

.3.  Appointment of Mr. Haxry Klmber, for one year, as Assistant Professor In History and

Political Science, succeeding Mrs. Mary Hendrick at a salary of $2200.

4.  Continuation of the appointment of E. M. Banzet for one year  (full time) as Assistant Pro-
fessor In the Department of Sociology at $1960.  During the past year Mr. Banzet has been
employed on three-fourths time.

5.  Continuation of the appointment of Dr. F. T. Mitchell, Associate Professor in the Department

of Education, at S3125, for the year 1955-54.

6.  Continuation of the appointment of S. H. Ryder as Dean of Liberal Arts for another year.

7.  Continuation of the appointment of Albert H. Nelson as Acting Head of the Department of

Publications and Journalism.

8.  Appointment of Ernest L. Anthony as Dean of Agriculture, effective July 1, 1955.

On motion of  Mr. McC&ll, it .was voted to approve the above appointments.

Leaves

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Lightring

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1.  Leave of absence without/for Dr. Lydla Lightring, Head of the Department of Physical Education

for Women, from September through December 1935.

2.  Request for leave of absence, at half pay, oy Professor Ulrey of the Department of Economics

from September 1st, 1955 to March 1, 1954, in order that he might complete his work for his
-.doctor's .degree in'Agricultural Economics at Cornell.

On motion of Mr. McColl, it was voted  to approve the above requests for leaves of absences.

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1 Travel

1.  Dr. H.F. Stafseth and Dr. Giltner to attend the annual meeting of the American Veterinary Medical:
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Association, August 14-13, Chicago, Illinois, vvith auto mileage on one car allowed. 

2.  Recommendation  from Athletic  Council that Dr. Huston, Charles Bachman, Lyman Frimodig and Miles  |
Casteel and Coach Young to attend the meeting of the American Football Coaches Association in  j
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Chicago, August 21, 22 and 25. 

On motion  of. Mr. Berkey, it y;as voted to approve the travel requests. 

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pm.  Smith not
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1.  Recommendation  that diplomas be.granted*to,-such  candidates for graduation as shall have completed! e ° ^

the requirements for graduation  by-. July; 28, according to the records of the Registrar.

2.  Recoramehdation from the Administrative  Group that the request from If/iiliam Smith for exemption

from paying  out of state tuition fee be denied.  This request was referred to the Advisory Com-
mittee at the last meeting of the Board.

5.  Recommendation by the Administrative  Group that a revised  schedule of prices of rooms in Wells 
Hall be Approved.  The nerc schedule has a oriee range of $12.00 to #22.00 per term instead of 
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4.  Recommendation from Director Baldwin  that the leave of absence for R. G. Carr be extended to

September 15th at a salary of $54.00 a month.

5.  Recommendation  that the title of Dr. C.F. Clark be changed  from Technician to Instructor in

Animal Pathology and Research  Assistant.

6.  Proposal of W.K# Kellogg to reimburse Kellogg Farm  employees for the cut given them, from his

ovvn personal  funds.  (Left to discretion of Mr. Kellogg).

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parr1s leave
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Sept. 15
JC.F.  Clark's
jtitle to be
[Instructor
Proposal of
Mr.  Kellogg re:
{cut to Farm

7.  The term of office for the faculty members of the Athletic  Council  expires July ,1, 1953.• It is  jemployees

recommended  that Dean Ryder and Professor Clark be appointed for the year 1935-54, and Dean
Huston and Prof. Field be appointed for the period 1933-55.

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'i'he • Fremont Canning Company has offered to renew the Fellowship  grant for the year 1955-54.

On motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the eight items listed above.

9.  Summer School  salaries.

On motion of Mr. McPherson, it was  voted that Summer School remuneration be made on the same plan
as heretofore, based on salaries paid during the last regular  school year.

10.  Adoption of 1955-54 budget.

[Appointments;
jto Athletic
Council

Approval  of
Fremont  Feilow-
fship.

(Summer School
salaries

0.955-54 budget
kdopted.

On motion of  Mr* Berkey, it was voted  that the budget be  adopted  vn.th the exception of the revision  [•
of the Music Budget, and rcith the understanding  that the whole budget is subject to further  study 
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11.-.. On motion of Mr. Berkey, it F/as voted that the recommendation of Seidman & Seidman1 relative tc 
readjustments  relating to the duties of the Treasurer and Comptroller be referred, to the
President and the Advisory  Committee with  power to act.

REPORTS OF THE PR1CSIDENT

Recommendation
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treasurer &..
Comptroller
deferred to
Pres. Sc- Adv. C.

1.  Acdeptance of the fellowship  offered by the Ice Cream Machinery Supplies Association^ on the same  Acceptance.ox
basis as accepted before.  This was referred to the Advisorj^ Coirjnittee with power at the meeting  ^ellovvsmp o\f
of the Board in June. 

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.2,  Authorisation for  Mr. Kettunen, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Thorpe to attend the 4-H conference at 

Pokagon, Indiana, July 20 to 23rd, expenses to be paid from Extension-funds/ 

flee Cream
Supplies Assoc.
Kettunen; ^
Baldwin &Thorpe
?co Pokagon,Ind.

5.  Authorisation for mileage expenses on one car in order that Professor 'Musselman might attend the  jjlussellman to

meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineering held at Purdue  University June• 21st to Purdue

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she might complete her thesis for her Master of Science degree at the .University-of. Chicago. 

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bne month.

5.  Request .was. received from Mr. C. W/ Warburton of Washington  that Mr. Baldwin and Mr* Ballard

attend.a meeting in connection  ;vith the administration of the Bex Farm Relief Act Columbus, Ohio,
July 10th and 11th.  Expenses' were.granted.

Baldwin &
pallard to
attend meeting
folumbus,  Ohio
6.  Authorization for a four ?/eeks leave of absence ?7as given to C. L* Nash of the Economics Depart-  £ weeks lv, of

ment to aid Mr. J. P. Itiordan, Farm Loan Commissioner1 s Agent of the Seventh Farm Loan District, 
in making arrangements for the refinancing of r'arm mortgages in Michigan.

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7.  Authorisation for expenses for  Mr. C.. R. Oviatt to attend a hearing in Washington  relative to the jOviatt to

sugar beet industry  situation. 
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Kinc  Phys.  S8# Authorization  for Mr. T. King/ of the Physical Education Department, to leave June 1st. in
Ed.^Deot. to 1 
order to attend to some personal  business affairs in Louisville.  Mr- King agreed to retur
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earlier in the fall if he ?ras needed.
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19.  Leave of absence rcas granted Professor  E. B. Hill  from July  25th to September  22nd/ vri.th pay

of  the  work  of  J,  A.  Neilson.

during  the month of August at Bad  Sllsen, Germany*

to  1Y.K.  Kellogg  v/ho  has  requested  that  the  College  take  over  the  financing

in o r d er t h at he might  attend the International  Conference of Agricultural  Economics  held

ill. Report on letter to Governor Comstock  relative to Legislative  appropriations  for Michigan

^ y01  absence| 
h i ll  J u l y ^o  j
to  Sept.  &£•  \
Report  on-re-1io.  Report  on  reply 
ply  to  Kellogj 
re:  Neilson  |
Report on 
letter to Gov. 
re:  approp. \
•FxDenses for !-^%  Authorisation for expenses  for Mr. Davenport  and Mr. Wilkins  while attending  the  meetings
Wlikins and :l 
Davenoort to I 
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Purdue- 
Report on  \
r.abor Da^rolli13*  Report on labor  payroll regulations^  which  were  approved to go into effect July  1, 1933.
regulations. !

of the Association of University  Busines s Officers at Purdue, May 25, £6, and 27th.
Authorization  for mileage  expense  vias  granted at the meeting on May  18, but a college car
was  used.

State  College for the fiscal years  1953-34-35*

; Mileage for  ] 
car__for Publi.j 
to  '^rhana, I11L

|14.  Authorisation  for mileage  only for one car in order  that tv/o memoers of me Puoiications
department migh~  attend  the meetings of the American Association of Agricultural  College
Editors at Urbana, Illinois on July  25, 26 and  2 7.

|On motion of Mr* Berkey, it was voted to approve the reports of the President.
{CHANGE IN TITLE

Deliaan to be j
ranked as 
Assoc. Prof•  ] 
at §5200.  |.

|i#- Recoimnendation  that Mr. J. f.U BeHaan now  ranked as Assistant Professor of Philosophy and

Psychology, be advanced to the rank of Associate  Professor  with a salary of $3200.

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

Request from  JITIMS FROM  SECRETARY?S  OFFICE
Conservation }
Dept. for 
authority to ; 
offer at public 
auction Agr.  \ 
College land.  J

\±. Request  from  the Department of Conservation  that  the State Board of Agriculture  give  them

authority to examine, appraise and offer at public  auction,  the parcel of land in Manistee
County  described as NE^ of SEi of Sec 27 T 24 N R 13 W,  which '.was patented to the State oj
the Federal  Government as Agricultural  College  land.

iOn motion of Mr. McPherson, it rcas voted  to defer  action on the above  Item  until  the  October
Board  meeting.

Report on  f
accident to  j2. Report on accident to Louis  Washburn, Buildings and Grounds  employee, v/ho injured  his  hand
Louis Washburri. 

77hile at vvork on May  26th,  Total  time  lost 5 weeks at £21.50 per v/eek - $108.

|0n motion of Mr. McColi. it ;vas voted to approve  the above  report, the amount to be paid  from
I the Contingent  Fund.

Insurance on \
college  cars  js. Question ox insurance on college  cars, trucks, trailers  and motorcycle for the year 1933-34.
to be given  j
responsible  pn motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to accept  the  lowest  offer of Insurance on college  cars,
firm  with lot^-trucks, trailers and motorcycle  from  t he most responsible  firm.
est bid. 

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^*  Request from Mr. VO.lklns that the two boys In his  office, Rodney  Whiting and John  Stewart,
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receive  remuneration for the services  rendered  during the evenings of the special  Senate
Investigation - 76 hours  each at 40 cents per hour or a total of S50.40  each.

&J> it was voted to approve  the above  request.

5.  Request  from D. B# Meyer of the Bacteriology  Department  that ho be permitted to purchase the

College  car Wo. 6 v/hich he Is novr driving.  Offer of ^185.00 has been made.

On  motion of Mr. -^erkey, it reas voted  that the above request be denied.

vvni/ping sc
Stewart  to "b*
remunerated
for  extra
services.

Reauest of
Meyer  for pur^ 
chase of car-
denied.

Request for
appropriation
for  discrep-
ancies In-
Uniform  acct.
etc.

Purchase of
Joai-

|6*  Request from  Mr. Wilkins, Comptroller,  that  the Board appropriate  funds In the amount of

S530.54 to .take care of discrepancies in the following  accounts:

Uniform  Deposit 
-  $139.00
Emergency  notes to students -  191.54
$530^64

On motion of Mr. Berkey, it was  voted to refer  the above matter to the Finance  Committee for
investigation and report back to the Board.

7.  Purchase of Goal..  Tests of several  different kinds of coal  were made and the following

recommendations  for.purchase  were made:

Purchase of 3000  tons of 2" nut and slack  from  the Snnybrook  Coal  Company at
70 cents per ton,  starting a weekly  shipment of 10 cars  each.

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Purchase, of 3000 tons of ?J{ nut and slack from the Capitol Fuel Company
or the Cleveland Cliff Iron Co, at 75 cents per ton.

Purchase of 5000 tons of 95 cent nut coal from the Amherst Fuel Company
as per specified shipment.

On motion of Mrs. Wilson, it r/as voted to approve the purchase of 9000 tons of coal as specified
above*

8.  Report, of a meeting of the Committee of the Board held June 50, 1933 is hereby made part of

the records:

Present:  Messrs- Brody,.Berkey, McCoil, Mrs. Wilson; President Shaw and Secretary Halladay.

Absent:  Messrs..: Daane, McPherson.

On motion of  Mr. McColl, seconded by Mr. Berkey, it rcas voted  .to-authorize Mrs. Wilson
to consult the Detroit Trust Company relative  to Mary Mayo bonds and other .matters -relative,
to the general agreement, etc. regarding it.

Matters pertaining to budgets relative to 1955-54 were left in the hands of the President and
Committees.

The meeting adjourned' at 5:00  o'clock.

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Mrs.  Wilson .•
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consult 
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Company re:
M a ry  M a yo  ••'
bonds and
other matters
relative to
general agree-
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President

Secretary..

Minutes of the"
Special Meeting of the State Board of Agriculture
August 2, 1935

Present:  Messrs. Brody, Chairman; Berkey, Daane, McColl, ..McPherson,-Mrs, Wilson; Dr. Henry,
representing the Superintendent of Public Instruction/President Shaw.

Absent: Secretary Halladay

The meeting was called to order at S:30.

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

TRAVEL 

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!•  Mr. ^heets, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry Division, has asked that vie send
a representative to the National Conference on Cooperative Meat Investigations at Chicago,
August 14th and 15th, •sai.th- expenses.

On. motion, of Mr. Berkey, it was voted to approve the request of Mr* Sheets.

•PRESIDENT'S REPORTS" '

1.  Authorization was given to Prof. L. C. Emiaons to attend the meeting of the Institute for

Administrative Officers of Higher Institutions of Learning in Chicago, July 12th to 24th-
expenses totalled $18•21,

2.  Authorization was given Dean Anthony to rent the 0. C. Hartig Farm for a period of two years

eight months, beginning July 1955, at a. rate of $350 per annual. 

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On motion of Mr. Brody, it reas voted to approve the reports of the President.

BUDGET ITEMS

1.  It is recommended that Mr. J. G. Hays of the Extension Service, now employed  on• half • time
basis at #1785, be employed for 1933-34 on three fourths time basis at $2250.  (This is
figured on the basis of $3000 for full time work).  The adjustment is needed inasmuch as Mr.
Nelson, 7vThose resignation was accepted at the last Board meeting, is not being replaced.

2.  Last year E. E. Down of the Farm Crops Department received #3180 from the College and $300 fran
the Federal Government, or a total salary of §3430•  The Federal Government lias discontinued
the fSOO contribution to his salary.  The Farm Crops Department recommends that Mr. Down/s
salary for next year be figured on the basis of #5480 (less the cut) rather than #5180
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(less the cut). 

0:a motion of Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the recommendations in the items above.

Repre. of An.
Husb. to to
Chicago at
request of
Mr.  Sheets.

Travel of
Mr,  Emmons
to Chicago•

Dean Anthony
to rent U. C.
Hartig Farm
for 2 yrs.
8 mos.

J .G. Hayes to
be employed
3/4 time for
1933-34.

^r# Doom's
salary to be
$3480 less
cut- rather
than $3180
for 1933-34•

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