1.3 2'6 Meeting of t he S t a te Board of A g r i c u l t u re x^iinutes of t he June 14, 1937 P r e s e n t: Mr. Brody, chairman; Messrs, Berkey, Daane, Downing, H a l s t e a d; P r e s i d e nt Shaw, Comptroller W i l k i n s, S e c r e t a ry Hannah. Absent: Mrs* Wilson, Dr* E l l i o tt The meeting was c a l l ed to o r d er at 3:15 P.M. The minutes of t he p r e v i o us meeting were approved* R e s i g n a t i o ns RESI&KATIQiSiS, APPOINTMENTS Mw LxiAVLS 1. Recommendation f or a change in appointment d a te f or Mr* Harold A. Gibbard, made Researcn in Sociology at a s a l a ry of $2000.00 p er y e a r, e f f e c t i ve J u ly 1. A s s i s t a nt and I n s t r u c t or Since it was n e c e s s a ry f or Mr. Gibbard to r e p o rt e a r l i er f or r e p o r t s, (from P u r n e ll s a l a ry funds unexpended because of Dr. Staffer1s t h at h° be paid for the'-month of June at is r e o u ^ s t ed it t he p r e p a r a t i on of t he same s a l a ry l e a ve of a b s e n c e ). f e d e r al r a te 2. R e s i g n a t i on of Miss Norms Barr, Home d e m o n s t r a t i on Agent f or Grand T r a v e r s e, Leelanau, Benzie and Manistee c o u n t i e s, e f f e c t i ve J u ly 3 1, 1937. 3. R e s i g n a t i on of Miss J e an Kinney, Home Demonstration Agent f or Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo and Mecosta c o u n t i e s, e f f e c t i ve J u ly 3 1, 1937. 4. R e s i g n a t i on of Miss Blanche Barnharo, S e c r e t a ry to t he Lie an of men, e f f e c t i ve June o, 1^37. Appointments 5* Appointment of Miss E l i s a b e th K r i e g er as D i s t r i ct Home Demonstration Agent, r e p l a c i ng Miss Norma Barr at a s a l a ry of $1800.00 p er y e a r, e f f e c t i ve August 1, 1937. 6. Appointment of Miss Dorothy Yasold as D i s t r i ct Home Demonstration Agent, r e p l a c i ng Ivliss J e an Kinney at a s a l a ry of $1800.00 p er y e a r, e f f e c t i ve August 1, 1937. 7. T r a n s f er of Ivliss A l i e ns Grimes, s t e n o g r a p h er in t he Department o f - E d u c a t i o n, to t he p o s i t i on of S e c r e t a ry to t he Dean of Men, e f f e c t i ve June 14, 1937. Miss Grimes r e p l a c es Miss B a r n h a r t, r e s i g n ed June 5 t h. 3. Appointment of Mrs. Therese Tordx as D i s t r i ct Home Demonstration Agent, r e p l a c i ng Miss e f f e c t i ve Ruth F r i t s c he ( r e s i g n ed December 3 1, 1936} at a s a l a ry of §1800.00 per y e a r, June 2 1, 1957. 9. Appointment of Dr. George K. Davis as Research A s s i s t a nt in Chemistry, r e p l a c i ng Dr. L. L. Madsen ( r e s i g n ed June 30, 1937} at a s a l a ry of ¢2500.00 per y e a r, e f f e c t i ve J u ly 1, 1937. 1 0. Appointment of Mr. Gordon F. F i s c h er as I n s t r u c t or Ormond J. Drake (whose l e a ve has been renewed f or in Speech f or 1937-38, r e p l a c i ng Mr. t he year} at a s a l a ry of §1800.00. 1 1. Appointment of Mr. C J. B u d e l i er as I n s t r u c t or in Logging at t he F o r e s t ry Summer Camp (June 28 to September 3 }, at a t o t al s a l a ry of §400.00 f or the p e r i o d. 1 2. Appointment of Mr. El-Lis J. A i r o l a, q u a r t e r - t i me g r a d u a te a s s i s t a nt and June at $30.00 p er month, t he same uwo .ninths with a d d i t i o n al pay at to a s s i st w i th t he Bahkhead-Jones Wax Emulsion P r o j e ct the r a te of $35.00 p er month. in Botany during May f or •13. Appointment of Mr. E. H. Ruhland as a s s i s t a nt in t he Department of Animal P a t h o l o gy f or t he months of J u ly and August, at a s a l a ry of ^.140.00 uer moiiUa ( to bo uaia from i ne Abortion Test Fund). Mr. Rutland w i ll c a r ry on t he work of graduate a s s i s t a n ts whose appointments e x p i re June 30 and of r e g u l ar s t a ff members on v a c a t i o n. Leaves 14« Recommendation of Dean Emmons t h at Mr. E. A. Gee, A s s o c i a te P r o f e s s or of Economics, be g r a n t ed l e a ve of absence on h a lf pay f or t he academic year 1937-33, so t h at he may take advanced work in t he Harvard Graduate School of Business A d a u ^ i s t r a t i o n. T h is w i ll f u ll time r e p l a c e m e n t. r e q u i re 1 5. Recommendation of Dean Emmons t h at Mrs. Merle Byers, A s s o c i a te P r o f e s s or of Home Economics Education, be g r a n t ed l e a ve of absence on f u ll pay f or may t a ke advanced work at Ohio S t a te U n i v e r s i t y. be n e c e s s a r y. It the f a ll is understood term of 1937, so t h at she t h at no replacement w i ll 1 5. Recommendation of Dean iennons t h at Mr. George P. S t e i n m e t z, I n s t r u c t or (German), be g r a n t ed l e a ve of absence on f u ll pay f or may take advanced study in Germany. This w i ll r e q u i re f u ll in Modern Languages the academic year 1937-38 so t h at he replacement. time •17. Recommendation of Dean Anthony t h at Dr. C. L. M i l l a r, P r o f e s s or of S o i ls be allowed s ix weeks* l e a ve of absence w i t h o ut pay t h is summer so t h at he may c a r ry on s p e c i al e d u c a t i o n al work f or t he F e d e r al Land Bank of S t. P a u l. Dr. M i l l a r 's s a l a ry during t h is p e r i od w i ll be "o e i 6 by t he Lp no Ba nk • 1 8. Recommendation of Dean Anthony t h at Mr. 0. i . R c b e y, A s s i s t a nt P r o f e s s or of A g r i c u l t u r al E n g i n e e r i n g, be g r a n t ed one m o n t h 's l e a ve of absence with pay in a d d i t i on to h is v a c a t i on p e r i o d. Mr* Robey w i ll t r a v el s e c t i o ns of s e v e r al c o u n t r i e s. in Europe, v i s i t i ng a l so t he d r a i n a ge and i r r i g a t i on June 14, 193? | 1 3 27 RESI&KATIOfiS, APPOINTMENTS KKU LEAVES, continued 1 19. Recommendation of Dean Anthony that Miss Dorothy Stevenson, stenographer in the Dairy Depart ment (on Advanced Registry funds), be allowed an extended vacation from June 28 to August 5 with pay, so that she may travel in Europe. Miss Stevenson took no vacation last year. 20. Recoimaendation of Dean Anthony that leave of absence with full pay be granted Mr* Ira Gould, Instructor in Dairy Husbandry, from July 15 until September 1. Mr. Gould will use the time in ; completing requirements for his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin. On motion of Mr* Brody, seconded by Mr. Daane, it was voted to approve the Resignations, Appointments and Leaves with the exception of item 16 which is referred to the President with power to act. TRAVEL TRAVEL 1. Railroad fare to Cleveland for Miss Helen Koyes, Home Management Specialist, so that she may attend the General Electric Lighting School, June 28 to July 2. (Second class travel approved)! j 2. Railroad fare zo Denver, Colorado, for Dr. W.D. Eaten, Associate Professor of Mathematics, so that he may attend a special meeting of statisticians on July 15. Expenses will be paid from Station Director's Office funds. (First class). 3. Mileage allowance on one car to Ames, Iowa, so that five members of the Department of Econ omics may attend the American Institute of Cooperation, June 21 to 25. Expenses will be charged to Extension funds. 4. Mileage allowance on one car to Urbana, Illinois, so that members of the Agricultural Engineer ing Department may attend meetings of the .American Society of Agricultural Engineers, June 21 to 24. Expenses will be charged to Agricultural Engineering Section, Experiment Station funds. 5. Mileage allowance on one car to Wooster, Ohio, so that members of the Farm Crops Department may: attend a special soft wheat conference called for June 25. 6. Mileage allowance on one car to Lincoln, Nebraska, so that members of the Dairy Husbandry Department may attend the annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, June 20 to ! 26~ 7. Railroad fare only to New York so that Professor E. A. Finney may attend meetings of the American Society of Testing Materials, June 28 to July 2. (First class}. 8. Mileage allowance on two cars to Boston, Massachusetts, so that seven members of the Engineering staff may attend meetings of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Educa tion, June 28 to July 2. Expenses will be divided equally among the five departments of the Division. 9. Recommendation of the Athletic Council that John Gardner and Carl Mueller be allowed to take part in the National College Track Meet at Berkeley, California, on June 19, with expenses paid by the Athletic Association. Gate receipts for the meet are pro-rated to the contestants, so net expense is not expectea to be lar&e. On motion of Mr. Halstead, seconded by Mr-. Brody, it was voted to approve the Travel Requests. MISCELLANEOUS 1. Recommendation of the Faculty that the following enrollment limitations be placed on both the Pre-Veterinary class and the first-year Veterinary class, effective for the fall term, 1937: Enrollment limitations place^ on Veterinary a. That the number be limited to 64. b. That students be given preference in the following order: 1} residents of Michigan; 2) residents of states other than those which maintain a state Veterinary school; 3} residents of those states that have state Veterinary schools. On motion of Mr. Berkey, seconded by Mr. Daane, it was voted to approve the above recommendation. Enrollment limitations 2. Recommendation of Dean Anthony that the following enrollment limitations be placed on freshman placed on Forestry enrollees (subject to Faculty approval), effective for the fall terra, 1937: Forestry a. That the number be limited to 200. b. That students be ^iven ^reference in the following order: 1) residents of Michigan; 2} residents of states other than those which maintain a state Forestry School; 3} residents of those states that have state Forestry Schools. On motion of -;lr. Halstead, seconded by Mr: Berkey, it was voted to approve the above recommendation, ' 3. Presentation by the Horace H. Rackham and Mary A. Rackham Fund of an additional grant of $600^.00 to be used for brucellosis study under Doctors Giltner and Kuddlescn. 4. Presentation by Mr. Fred Jenison to the Michigan State College Military Band of a check for $100.00, to be used for the purchase of two flags. Acceptance of addi- tional grant '•of ssooqpo from Rackham :fl00 for fla§ from Mr. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr. Daane, it was voted to accept the above-mentioned gifts in Jenison. items 3 and 4 with appropriate letters of thanks to be written. I I I I I June 14, 1937 • -.i-.qoo IVgSCELLAMEOUS, continued KTIM to broad cast 1937 football games 5. Recommendation of the Athletic Council that Station WJIM of Lansing be permitted to broadcast the 1937 football games for the sum of ¢1000.00, but that the College reserves the right to have games broadcast also by the College or other stations. On motion of Mr. Halstead, seconded by Mr. Erody, it was voted to approve the above recommendation. Approval of billboard ad-:. 6. Recommendation of the Athletic Council that contracts be signed for thirty-day billboard ad vertising for football games• vertising of the football schedule, consisting of twenty-two boards of nine cities (as last year), at a cost of $575*00. • On motion of Mr. Caane, seconded by Mr. Erody, it was voted ~o approve the above recommendation. :::348.60 to be added to For-i 7. Recommendation of Dean Anthony that ?348*60 be added to the Forestry Department budget, to be estry budget j for purchase of forest stock. used in the purchase of forest stock from the U. S. Forest Service for re-sale to farmers (with proceeds turned into, general funds}. A similar arrangement covering §500.00 was approved by the Board on April 17th; this addition is necessary because of unexpected demand for the stock, On motion of Mr. Erody, seconded by Mr. Downing, it was voted to approve the above recommendation. Bequest for 8. Recommendation of Director Young that an appendectomy be financed by the College for Rudolph operation for E. Flake re ferred to Pres. On motion of Mr* Erody, seconded by Mr* Daane, -It was voted to refer the above item to the Presi- dent with power to act. Flake, freshman student. nealuh Ser. r* i 1 1 of §11.50 for yV ~p T ?*rPOPk ** "• Ath. Labor payroll for #104.25 J g^ presentation of Health Service bill of $11.50, covering 23 office calls by W.E. Laycock, College Photographer, who was injured while at work. 10. Presentation of Athletic Association labor payroll in the amount of .§104.25, covering services or eleven salaried staff members at spring baseball and track events, On motion of Mr. Erody, seconded by Mr. Eerkey, it was voted to approve items 9 and 10. Additions to n„ Requests for the following additions to current maintenance budgets to cover expenses for the budgets of Health Ser. & Physiol. Health Service Physiology and Pharmacology balance of the year: ¢500 400 On motion of Mr* Downing, seconded, by Mr* Eerkey, it was voted that the necessary expenditures for the remainder of the year be taken care of for the tlealth Service and the Department of Physiology - ana Pharmacology - in any event the expenditures are not to exceed 3500 in the case of the Health Service and &400 ^or Physiology and Pharmacology. Trans, or §403 from trans. 12. Request of the Registrar for the transfer of §400.00 from Receipts for Transcript Pees to the of fees to Regis. P r e s. sracu a s s i s t. ! re-placements. appointments f or 1937-38 as may be n e c e s s a ry in t he near f u t u re recommendations). a s s i s t a n t s h i ps w i ll be p r e s e n t ed with budget maintenance budget of the office, to cover expenses for the balance of the year. to make; 1 3. Request of t he P r e s i d e nt f or a u t h o r i z a t i on to make such graduate a s s i s t a n t s h ip ( r e q u e s ts f or a d d i t i o n al replacement ! On motion of Mr. Downing, seconded by _,.r. Eerkey, it was votea to a ^ r o ve items 1£ tarn J _ 3. I FR&SI HEMP'S REPORTS P r o f. E a rl Weaver* accepto p o s i t i on as head of Dai rv -525 Larson . -n„„ J ~ ~ . '" colxege funds. -• Report on P r o f e s s or E a rl Weaver's acceptance of t he p o s i t i on of P r o f e s s or of Dairy Husbandry a nd Head of t he Department at an annual s a l a ry of 85000.OG p er y e a r, e f f e c t i ve J u ly 1, 1937. T "2. Annroval of the payment of the annual ^25.00 Dawson iiissay Contest prize from College funds (principal yields no interest), VJ/ ' -1- J 3. Report on permission given Professor R. X. Steward, Head of the Department of Drawing and Prof. H.K. Steward on Iv. before end of terra. Lv. of absence4* Grant of leave of absence with- pay to Miss Alice McKinney, Extension Specialist in Home to Miss Alice McKinney- Design, to leave (on June 7th) before terra-end for health reasons. Professor Steward's work has been handled by other department members, Furnishing, for the period June 14 to July-24, so that she nay attend, summer school at the University of Minnesota. All but two weeks of this time is covered by Miss McKinney*s regular vacation. to Expanses Gary, I n d. ap-p^. Approval of f u ll expenses to Gary, Indiana* for D i r e c t or P. PI. Young, so t h at he might be f or CoachYoung guest s p e a k er at a t r a ck and swimming banquet at t he Horace Mann School on June 1 4. 5^ Approval of an expense account (:.21.00) submitted for Messrs. Bachman, C a s t e e l, King and the f i n al s p r i ng p r a c t i ce at t he U n i v e r s i t y of Notre Dame on May 2nd, Aipproval of a c ct expense of ¢21,00 ^•••achman,King Qn motion of Mr. Erody, seconded by Mr. Daane, & C a s t e e l. T e r l a a k, who a t t e n d ed f or it was voted to apnrove t he P r e s i d e n t 's R e p o r t s. June 14. 1937 BUILDING COMMITTEE! IT1MS 1. Communication from the City of East Lansing relative to the possible construction of a second unit of a garbage disposal project. 2. Communication from the City of East Lansing requesting the State Board of Agriculture to pro- .00 to be supplemented by £1200 by the City of East Lansing to cover the cost of a vi ae survey looking into the entire matter of sewage disposal. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr. Daane, it was voted to approve items 1 and 2* 3. Recommendation from the Athletic Council for certain changes in the offices of the Athletic Department. On motion of Mr. Daane, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the above recommendation according to arrangements suggested by Mr* Wilkins - cost to be approved by Mr. Wilkins. 4. Recommendation from the Athletic Council for the construction of a brick ticket office at the northwest corner of the stadium at an estimated cost of $1150.00. On motion of Mr. Daane, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the above recommendation. 5. Communication from Mr. Clarence Wedge requesting that he be allowed to have a garden on certain land owned by the college not now under cultivation. No action. 6. Report of Secretary on general labor situation. 7. Report of progress on Morrill Hall changes, laundry, dormitory, etc. It was voted to hold the next meeting of the State Board of Agriculture at 10 A.lvl. on July 8. The meeting adjourned at 4:45 P.M. a r r e s i a e m; /v S e c r e t a ry * -£ X- r- :: £ :-S r * • £ • £* < <£ * £ -f- K£/< ¥ ¥ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Board of Agriculture July 8, 1937 I 1323 ; Communica- i tions from ! City.of E.L. relative to i garbage dis- | posal and \ sewage dis posal. Certain changes in offices of Ath. Dept. approved. Approval of construction of brick tick et office at stadium. Letter from Mr. Weage Report of Sec. of labor situa tion. Report on Morrill Hall changes, etc. Present: Mr. Brody, Chairman, Messrs. Berkey, Laane, Downing, Halstead; Mrs. Wilson; President Shaw, Comptroller-VvilKins and Secretary Hannah Absent: Dr. Elliott The meeting was called to order at 10 A.M. The .minute6 of the previous meeting were approved. R I I S I G N A T I O ^ S, APPOII\fflviiLlMTS JmL LnJJJliS 1. Resignation of Miss Mary Baldwin, secretary in the office of the Dean of Women effective Resignation TujLy 15, 1937. 2. Resignation of Mr. Kenneth J. Trigger (on leave without pay during the school year 1936-37} as Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, effective August 31, 1937« 3. Resignation of Dr. F. M# Thrun, Associate Professor of Economics, (on leave with the Resettle ment Administration from October 1, 1935 to June 30, 1937} effective June 30, 1937. On motion of Mr. Downing, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted that, instead of accepting Dr. Thrun? s resignation, the Board grant him an additional six months' leave of absence with the request that he notify the College definitely on October 1, 1937 as to whether or not ne will oe returning to the staff on January 1, 1938. 4. Resignation of Miss Inez Spofford, Assistant in Charge of Assigneu Reading Room at the Library, j effective August 1, 1937. 5. Resignation of Mr. E. A. Finney, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, effective September 1. 1937.