Minutes of the
Meeting of the State Board of Agriculture
June  10, 1935

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Present:  Messrs• Brody (Chairman), Berkey, Daane, Dooming, Halstead; Mrs* Wilson; President Shaw, |
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and Secretary Hannah. 

Absent:  Superintendent Voelker

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 P.M., following a luncheon in the WomansT Building: 
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honoring the Commencement platform party*  The Commencement exercises were held at 10:50 o1clock  ;
in the morning.

The minutes of the previous meeting, having been sent to the Board members, were approved.

RESIGNATIONS
APPOINTMENTS
LEAVES

RESIGNATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND LEAVES

1.  Resignation of Miss Irene Taylor, Extension Specialist in Clothing, effective August 15, 1955.

2.  Resignation of Miss Frieda Gilmore, Extension Specialist in Home Furnishing, effective

August 1, 1955,

5.  Resignation of Miss Katherine Page, stenographer in the Department of Entomology at 81Q7CLQQ"

per year, effective June 15, 1955.

4.  Resignation of Miss Ruby Hoy, stenographer in the Libersl Arts Division office, effective

June 50, 1955*

5.  Resignation of Mrs* Arthur Haga (Maxine Curtis), secretary to the Dean of Home Economics at a

salary of &1070.00 ner year, effective June 1, 1955.

6.  Resignation of Miss Ruth Jameyson, clerk in the Department of Economics, effective June 15,

1955,

7.  Resignation of Mrs. Jacqueline Giersbrook, clerk in the Central Stenographic Office at a

salary of §1285.00 per year, effective May 31, 1955*

8.  Appointment of Miss Pearl Masseeu as stenographer in the Department of Entomology, replacing

Miss Page  (resigned) at a salary of $1080 per year, effective June 15, 1955.

9.  Appointment of Miss Jeannette Somers as secretary to the Dean of Home Economics, replacing

Mrs. Haga (resigned) at a salary of S1080.00 per year, effective June 1, 1935.

10.  Appointment of Mrs. Hazel Brickley as clerk in the Central Stenographic Office, replacing

Mrs. Giersbrook (resigned) at a salary of |1200 per year, effective July 1, 1935.

11.  Temporary appointment of Mr. Richard J. Foote as Assistant in Farm Management at a salary of

3525.00 per month (from Purnell funds), effective May 1, 1935.  Mr. Foote will assist in the
Department of Farm Management for the six-month period of Professor Hill's part-time appoint-
ment with the U. S. Department of Agricultural Economics, and is paid from the unused portion
of Mr. Hill's salary,

12.  Appointment of Miss Eleanor Cramer as Extension Specialist in Clothing at a salary of $1800
oer year, effective August 15, 1955.  Miss Cramer replaces Miss Lois Holderbaum, whose one-
year appointment at the same salary expires June 50, 1955.

13*  Recommendation that Mr. H, H. Musselman, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, be granted

leave with pay for the last two weeks in June so that he may visit federal agricultural
engineering projects in progress in the southern states.

14,  Recommendation that Miss Dorothy J. Parker, Instructor in Physical Education, be granted

one year's leave of absence without pay, effective September 1, 1955.  Miss ^arker will take
up graduate work at Columbia. University.

On motion of Mr. Berkey, seconded by Mr* Downing, it was voted to approve the above resignations,
appointments and leaves as stated*

TRAVEL

Travel

1.  Request for mileage expenses on three cars to Chicago, Illinois, and return so that members
of the Home Economics teaching staff may attend the annual convention of the Home Economics
Association, to be held. June 24th to 27th,

2.  Request for mileage expenses on one automobile to Chicago and Leke Forest, Illinois, so that
members of the Home Economics Extension staff may attend the Home Economics Association
conference and a pre-convention meeting June 21st to 27th.

On motion of Mr* Daane, seconded by Mr, Brody-, it was voted to refer items 1 and 2, together with
any other requests for travel to this conference which might be received, to the President with
t>ower to act*

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TRAVEL  (continued)

June 10, 19c5

Travel 

5.  Request  that Mr. G. K'.Hobbs, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, be allowed

railroad  and pullman expense  to White Sulphur Springs and return, so that he may attend, the
annual meeting  of the Society of Automotive Engineers June 16 oh to 21st,

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4.  Recommendation that mileage  expenses on one automobile be granted to Ithaca, Ke~r York, and

return so that members of the Electrical Engineering Department may attend  the annual meet-
ing of the American Institute  of Electrical Engineers at Cornell University, June 24th to
28th•  Expense is to be charred to Engineering Experiment Station funds*

5.  Recommendation  of Dean Dirks  that expenses not to exceed  $50.00 be allowed Mr* Bert

Sangster, Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, so that he may attend a conference of in-
structors  of weldinr to be held in Cleveland June 17th to 21st«

6.  Recommendation  of Dean Dirks  that expenses  (travel, maintenance, end transportation  of ex-
hibit) be allowed Messrs* F.  G. Sex in? and  C. W. Miller, so that they may supervise  en
exhibit of College testing machines to be shown at the meeting of the American Society of
Testing Materials in Detroit, June 24th to 28th.  "Expenses are estimated  at not more  than
tlOO.OO and are to be charged to Engineering Experiment Station funds.

: 7.  Request for mileage expenses  on two cars to Culver, Indiana, end return, and for melntenence
expenses  of Mr. A, 0. Kettunen end. Miss Sylva Wixson, so that they and  other members  of the
Extension Club Fork staff may attend, the Four States Conference of State Club Leaders, to be
held June 26th to 29th.  The other members  of the group will attend at their own expense•

8.  Request for mileage expenses  on one automobile  to St. Paul, Minnesota, and return so  that
members  of the Dairy Department staff may attend meetings  of the American Dairy Science
Association June 24th to 28th,

: 9.  Request for mileage expenses  on one car to Zanesville, Ohio, and return end for maintenance
expenses of four members  of the Soils Department and Extension staffs, so that they may In-
spect federal soil erosion projects in progress*  Expenses  of the individuals will be
charged  to the respective departments, with  automobile mileage  charged  to Soils Department
funds.  Two or more of such projects will be located in Michigan soon and will be under  the
partial direction of members  of the College staff.

i On motion of Mr, Berkey, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted  to approve the above travel requests,

MISCELLANEOUS

1.  Recommendation of Dean Anthony that the title of R. H. Westveld, Assistant Professor and

^•estveld to
be issoc,
Prof. % Res.
/ssociate.

Research Assistant in Forestry, be changed to that of Associate Professor and Research
Associate, effective as of June 1, 1955,  Action on this increase in rank ires  deferred  in
July, 1934, until publication of Mr. WestveldTs  book, which  is now ready.  The change in
rank will entail no increase in salary for the summer session.

On motion of Mr. Daane, seconded by Mr, Halstead, it -was voted  to approve the above recommendation.

Authorize
marker at
east ca.mous
ent. in
honor of
Prof. Taft.

.Acceptance
of £1000 from
LaVerneNoyes
estate.

2.  Recommendation of Dean Anthony and Director Gardner that the Board authorise the erection

of a. granite marker at the east campus entrance in honor  of the work of Professor L«  p. Tsft,
who developed snd applied, here the first chenticel fruit tree fungicide  (estimated cost of
the marker''$100.00 -~8150.00).

On motion of Mr* Berkey, seconded by Mr* Daane, it was voted  to aoprove the erection of the pro-
posed marker at e. cost not to exceed $150,00, to be drawn from  general funds.

3.  A grant of S1000.00 for the school year 1955-56 is presented for Board acceptance by the

Estate of LaVerne Boyes* to be allotted  in the form of tuition to needy students who fulfill
th^ following conditions-:

!•  Shall themselves have served  in the arrny or navy of the United States

during the Forld Fa.r, and have been honorably  discharged, or

2*  Shall be descended  by blood from  some one vrho served in the army-or navy
of the United States in this war, who either is still in this service or
v^hose service has been terminated by death or en honorable discharge.

On motion of Mr. Halstead, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted  that the LaVerne Noyes Scholar-
ship prant be accepted under the above conditions and that thanks be extended,

Pavment of
bill to
Ernst and
Ernst.

4.  Presentation of bill by Ernst end Ernst, Accountants, itemized as follows:

1n  connection with survey of accounting  control and  recommenda-

tions with respect to organization 

Cash expenses 

$650*00
46.08
$676.08

On motion of Mr* Daane, seconded by Mr* Brody, it was voted that the bill as rendered  be  x>ei&.

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j No action on
{ request of

budget be credited  to the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, to replace  in part 
reduced state appropriations*

5.  Request of Director Baldwin that $8000.00 of the unexpended balance in this year!s Extension  • Dir. Baldwin
, unexp, bal«:
be credited
to this year*E
budget*

6.  Presentation for Board approval of the annual guarantee to the federal government of

College to

$173,249.09 from state funds, to offset federal Smith-Lever, Capper-Ketcham, and Farm Forestry  meet speci-
funds for the year 1955-56.

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On motion of Mr* Daane, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to meet the specified federal funds
completely with a state offset and to authorize  the President to sign the necessary guarantee.

7.  Recommendation  of Dean Anthony that S420.0Q be transferred from Extension State  - Farm

Management funds  to the State Offset - Farm Management budget.

8.  Recommendation  of Dean Anthony for the following transfers of 'Experiment'Station funds  (to

take care of the publishing  of the Quarterly Bulletin and other administrative  expenses):

$200 from Horticultural Section to Director's  Office

200 
200 

1f  Entomology Section 
»  Farm Crops Section 

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fied'fed..
funds with
state offset.

Tr?ns. of
Ext. funds
approved,

Trans, of
Sxp, Ste.
funds  j?r)D.-

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9.  Further recommendation of Dean Anthony for the transfer of Purnell funds  amounting to $257.00  \ Purnell funds

from the Director1s  Office budget to the Horticultural Section - Experiment Station; and the 
transfer of $257.00 of state-supplied'funds  from the Horticultural Section budget to the 
Director's  Office.  The exchange is made  to permit the expenditure  of Purnell funds on
legitimate Purnell projects.

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On motion of Mr. Halstead, seconded by Mrs. Wilson, it was voted to approve items  7, 8, and. 9. 

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10. Recommendation  of Dean Emmons that an additional allotment  of iSOQ.OO be made to the budget 

of the English Department, to replace partially expenditures for help during Professor
Johnston ' s illness.

On- motion of Mr. Halstead, seconded ty Mr. Berkey, it was voted to approve item 10.

Additional
f'200 approved
for budget
of English
Dent.

11.  Request of Professor Nelson, Director of Summer Session, for an additional allotment of

|200.00 to the Summer Session maintenance budget, to cover necessary expenses  to June 50th.  : to Summer

School budget

On motion of Mr* Halstead, seconded by Mr. Dooming, it was voted to approve item 11. 

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12.  The Chairman of the Board read communications from the Lansing Branch of the National

Communications

Association for the Advancement  of Colored People, from Oscar W. Baker of Bay City, and from  from Lsnsing
branch of the
the State Attorney General addressed  to the N, A. A. C. P.
Net. Assoc*
for Adv. of
Colored oeo-ol

On motion of Mr.- Berkey, seconded by Mr. Brody, it viss voted  that the follonrinfr statement be
included in the minutes of the Board end be made public:

"The communications  of June 1, 1955, from the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, and  of May 51, 1955, from Oscar W. Bsker of 
Bay City relative  to alleged discriminations hy the College against  colored 
students were received and -placed before the Board, and after due considers.- 
tion the Board is of the opinion that there  is no agreement on the part of
the College to withhold  or deprive eny colored student of any privilege
given white students.

"The Board wishes hereby to make  it clear that it has at no time sanctioned
or advocated that there should be any discrimination in eirf department of
the College, and declares its policy, both past and present, to be such as 
to provide equal opportunity  to all students, regardless of race or color*?r 

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PRESIDENTS  REPORTS 

1,  Report on the information of Mr. M. R. Kaplan, of Lens ing, that it would  be impossible for 

Report /that
impossible for
college to

the College to pay the hospital and doctor bills of Milton Kaplan  (freshman student Trho died  '°?Y hospital
May 14th) as requested.  This matter was referred  to the President with t)ower at the May
16th Board meeting:.

2.  Authorization of- the payment of the Lawson Prise  (annual S25.00 essay orize) from  College

funds, since investment of the principal has not yet been made.

3.  Acceptance  of the resignation  of Mr. R. L. Donahue, Instructor and Assistant  in Soils at

81800.00 per year, effective es of June 13th.

Approval of the appointment  of Mr, Gordon Johnsgard as Instructor and Assistant  in Soils at
ilSQO.OQ r>er year  (replacing Mr. Donahue), effective June 15th.

5.  Approval of travel and maintenance expenses for Mr. C. F. Barr and maintenance  expenses only
for Mr. 0. I. Gregg to Cleveland, Ohio, end return, so that they mirtit accompany the .senior 
Landscape Architecture  class  on an inspection  trip May 23th to June 1st* 

enc doctor
bills for
Milton Kaplan^
Payment of Law-
son "oriz^ fron
college funds.
Resii?. R. L.
Donahue.

Apiot • Gordon
' Johnsgard
Inst. Soils.

Travel cij.ir.
barr ana Mr.

•Gre,?,£r to
Cleveland
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Travel of
H.J. Galla-
gher to Fash,

Travel of
Veatch to
Chicago.

Lois Corbett
and A.G.
Kettunen -
travel to
'/'ashinpton*

PRESIDENT'S  REPORTS  ( c o n t i n u e d)

June 10,  1935

6.  Approval of travel and. maintenance  expenses for Mr. :T. J* Gallagher to T%shirEfcon,• D. C,

and return, to represent the College at a federal Rural Electrification  Conference on
June 6th.  Expenses will be charged to -extension funds.

7.  Approval of travel mo  maintenance  expenses for Mr. J. 0. Veatch to Chicaro and return,

so that he mirht attend a rerional land planning  conference  called by federal  authorities
for June ^th to 8th.  Expenses will be charged  to the budget of the Dean of Agriculture!s
office.

8.  Authorization of full expanses to T;rashinpton, D. C, and return for ?.!ij=?s Lois Corbett and

Mr.  A. G. Xettunen, who will be in charge of the Michigan delegates to the National 4-H
Club Encampment June 10th to 21st•  Transportation  exoenses are to be charged to 4-H Club
Fair funds; maintenance  expenses  to Extension funds.

On motion of Mr* Brody, seconded by Mr. Downing, it wa_s voted to accent and approve the

.President's Reports.

SECRETARY'S ITEMS

Acceptance
of' ?]_2.50 
for  u se in 

^-* R e p o rt  on the acceptance  of # l £ . 50  from  the Class  of 1 9 0 0, f or u se in reor-irinrr  t he class

m e m o r i a l.

On  m o t i on  of M r. "Talstead.  seconded  by M r* Berkey,  it w as voted  that  the report  be approved, end

memorial.

, t he r e c e i ot  of t he s um acknowledged.

Came

2.  Renuest for payment of t?.l*20 to Milton Caine, Buildings and Grounds employee, for time lost

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h o u rs  3 4 0^  foiio,H_n^ injury at work.

On motion of Mr* Dov/ninr, seconded  \vr Mrs. '"ilson, it was voted "chat the above  claim be allowed.

irans_ers ox g
funds
gDToroved,

>.  Recommendation  of t he following  transfers  of f u n d s:

1.  M O O - 00  from  the Botany  Department  budget  to t he Alterations

and  Improvements  account  (Buildings  a nd  G r o u n d s ),  zo "oay f or
alterations  a nd r e p a i rs  desired  by t he D e p a r t m e n t.

£•  'hl?,b .00  from  the Engineering  E x p e r i m e nt  S t a t i on  budpet to

the  Alterations  end. Improvements  account  (Build.inps  and O r o u n c s ),
to be used  f or r e p a ir  of the Engineerinp* Foundr;,"  office.

5,  S 7 0 0 . 00  from. Buildings  and Grounds  - A d m i n i s t r a t i on  to Buildinrs

a n d  ri r o unr? s - & e r v i c e ~• e d i o.

4.  S5000.00 from  Buildinps
tributed as follows:

and Grounds - Po^ver Plant, to be dis-

!•  Cleaning  budge 1
?, •  Grounds 
n
5 *  Strue tur?1 !!

^2000.00
500.00
500.00

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Approve1 of
exoenditure
of  S225  from
Poultry  Dept.
budget for
linoleum.

Fund  of S500
set  vco to  -oer
for estimates
recuired by
PWA.

purchase of
500 tons of
coal.

Authorization
for Sec. to
file ?WA 
projects•

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On motion  of Mr« Brody,  seconded by Mrs. Wilson, it YIPS voted, to ennrovs  the several  transfers
unc'.er

4.  Request for authorisation of the expenditure of -r?.225*00 from the poultiy Department  budget

for the purchase of linoleum floor coverinp for the

^  office.

On motion of Mrs, Wilson-  seconded by Mr. D&ane, it ^^s. .voted to approve the above expenditure,

5.  Reouest that v f;inn of -:;"500.00 be set up end ms.de available to 'oej for estimates  end ore-

liming ry  surveys required, by the PWA in connection with our requests for buildings.  This
fund is to be administered  under Buildinrs *?nd Grounds •

On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr. D&ane, j^J^s. voted to approve the above recuest.

6,  Request for approval of the immediate purchase of 500 tons of coal.

On motion.of Mr* Brodv, seconded by Mr. Berkey^ it was voted to approve the above purchase.

7.  Request for Board action on the folloTATinp* resolution, which covers' P\7A "oroiects which have

been approved by the Board:

"A resolution authorising the flecretar^r .of the f tate Board  of Agriculture

to file an application to the United States of America throaph the
Federal ^msvF&ncy Administration of Public T;'orks for P lo^n end ^rr^nt
to aid in financing the construction of (1) dormitory/" for men students $
(2) dorrnitorj" for Komxm students, remodellinr of the present dormitory,
and an addition to the power  slant; (3) College health service; (4)
livestock  judrinr pavilion;  (5.) auditorium.; (6) short course dormitory;
(7) Chemical Engineering  building*; r^nd designs tins? the Secretary to
furnish such  information as the Government may renuest,"

On notion of Mr. Halstead, seconded by Mr. P-rody, j i j ^^
tion*

-*oprove the above resolu-

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SECRETARY'S ITEMS  (continued)

8*  Report on estimates  submitted by  Gillett and Johnston, of Croydon, England, for increasing  the

present Beaumont Tower chime to form a carillon of bells.

On motion of Mr. Daane, seconded by Mrs, Wilson, it wes voted to approve the first estimate sub-
mitted by Gillett and Johnston, calling for the furnishing  of ten small bells with fittings, nine
manual and eleven pedal keys for the  clevier with necessary adjustments, plans for the extension
of the frame work of the clavier, and the services  of the conroenyTs foreman in installation.  The
cost, including freight to Lansing  and excluding  import duty, vres approved at #2640,00.

9.  Request of the Athletic Council for the provision of a s im  et  the stadium, designating  it as

Macklin Field.

Referred  to the Buildings and Grounds  Committee  of the Board.

10.  Request for approval of payment  of 31500.00 to the City of East Lansing, covering  the Collegers

share of costs  of operation of the disposal plant for 1934-55.

On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr. Helstead, it was voted to approve the payment of this
obligation.

MISCELLANEOUS  RETORTS

1.  Report of the committee  (president Shaw, Secretary Hannah, Mr. Berkey, and Mr. Halstead)
appointed at the May 16th Board meeting  to consider and engage an auditing firm for the
College for the audit of the fiscal year 1934-35.

Ko report.

The meeting  adjourned at 6:00  o?clock*

j Approval of
j estimate sub-
: mitted by
; Gillett X
\ Johnston for
j completion of
; carillon*

Request of
Ath.  Council
for sign at
stadium
designating
it as Macklin
Field.
Paymen"
£1500 to City
of E. L. re:
disposal
olent.

No report of
committee
re:  auditing
firm for audi
of iiseel yr.
1934-55.

President

Secretary

Minutes of the
Meeting  of the State Board  of Agriculture
July 12, 1935

Present:  Messrs. Brody  (Chairman), Berkey, Daane, Downing, Halstead, Mrs. Wilson; Superintendent

Voelker; President Shew and Secretary Hannah.

Absent: 

No one.

The meeting was called  to order at 9:40  A.M.

The minutes  of the previous meeting, having been forwarded  to the Board members, were approved.

RESIGNATIONS»  APPOINTMENTS AND LEAVES

Resirnetions
Appointments

!•  Resignation of Miss Evelyn Turner, Extension Specialist  in Home Management, effective June 50, Leaves

1935.  Miss Turner was granted leave of absence without pay for the period September 1, 1934
to August 31, 1935. 

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2*  Resignation of Miss Geraldine Cooke, Instructor in the Department  of Textiles, Clothing  and

Related Arts, effective September 1, 1935.

3.  Resignation of Mr* J. A. Eicher, Instructor of Mechanical Engineering, effective September I,

1935.

4.  Resignation of Mrs. Frederick Dittman  (Elsie Marquardt), stenographer  in the Department of

Music, effective September 1, 1935. 

5.  Resignation of Miss Dorothy Wickstrom, secretary  to the Dean of Women, effective August 15,

1935.

6.  Appointment of Miss Julia Pond as Extension Specialist in Home Management, replacing Miss

Evelyn Turner  (resigned) at  s, salary  of $1960.00 per year, effective July 1, 1955.  Miss
Pond has been replacing Miss Turner during her leave  of absence  on a temporary basis. 

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7.  Appointment of Miss Helen F. Simmonds  as Instructor  in the Department of Textiles, Clothing

and Related Arts, replacing Miss Cooke  (resigned) at a salary of $1750 per year, effective
September 1, 1935.