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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 
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Present:  Mr. ,Berkey (Chairman); Messrs. Akers, Armstrong, Brody, McPherson; Miss Jones; President 

Hannah; Treasurer Wilkins; and Secretary McDonel. 

Absent:  Dr. Elliott 

The meeting was called to order at 11:10 A«M, 

The minutes of the last meeting were approved. 

PRESIDENT'S REPORT 

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1.  Resignation of Barriss Mills as Instructor in English, effective September 20/ 1944*  Mr. 

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Mills has accepted a position at Iowa State College. 

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2.  Appointment of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Gilroy as Bookkeeper in the Creamery at a salary of flSOO  j Appoxntnient 

per year, effective :August1, 1944*  Mrs. Gilroy replaces Lloyd S.-. Euler who has resigned. j 

3.  Appointment of Mrs. Clara Hay as Assistant Home Demonstration Agent in the City of Flint at a | 

salary of $2400 per year, effective for one year only beginning July 1, 1944> and paid from i 
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War Emergency Extension funds.  This is a new position. 

k:  First-class railway fare only for Evelyn Sanders and Jean DuFrain to attend the meetings of  ••; travel1 
the American Chemical Society in New York City on September 11-15; to be charged to the  j 
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Central Brucella fund. 

5.  Approval of the following payments to staff members for summer school work; 

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R. B. Nye 

$325 
150 

E. P. Lawrence 
Barriss Mills 

$200 
225 

6.  Acceptance of a check for $2500 as initial payment and first quarterly payment under the grant} 
from the Rockefeller Foundation for certain studies in American and Canadian culture by Pro-  1 
fessois ^nith, Eye, and Lawrence•  It is understood that this study may extend over a three- j 
year period and may eventually total $16,000*  A portion of this fund is to be used for pay- .[ 
ing the salaries of persons replacing these~men while they are conducting this work.  j 

RESIGNATIONS 

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1.  Resignation of Ruth L.Barnum as stenographer in Poultry Husbandry, effective August 31 ? 1944. j ^©sig^s-tions 

2*  Resignation of Mrs. Alice H. Lawrence as stenographer in English, effective September 9, 1944*1 

3.  Resignation of Mrs* Mary Ball as clerk in Farm Management, effective September 23, 1944*  \ 

Mrs. Ball is leaving for California. 

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4;  Resignation of Mrs. Eleanor Neff as dictaphone operator in the Central Office (Extension funds) 
effective August 3I5 1944*  Mrs. Neff left with her husband who was a veterinary student here.j 

5*  Resignation of Mrs. Leone Warren as hostess at the Union Building, effective August 31V 1944» S 

Mrs. Warren has been on leave without; pay since May 15, 1944* for health reasons.  It is | 
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recommended that her resignation be accepted without prejudice. 

6.  Resignation of Bernice Vollmer Wotring as Supervising Teacher and Instructor in Education, j 
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effective August 31, 1944. 

7.  Report that Therese Fisse is unable to accept the appointment as undergraduate assistant in j 

Foreign Languages for the year 1944-45 • 

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8.-. Resignation of the following employees who were appointed to teach Physics on a temporary j 

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Raymond Agren, effective September 2, 1944 
J. Malcolm Gobel, effective August .'31* 1944 
Elmer L. Keith, effective August'31, 1944 
Albert  11. Nesman, effective August '31 * 1944 
Jacob Olthoff, effective September 9, 1944 
Adrian F. Zwemer, effective September  9, 1944 

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9.  Resignation of Evan J» Van ^'ilborgas instructor in Surgery and Medicine/ effective August ] 

31, 1944*  Dr* Van Tilborg has been called to military service. 

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!•••• Continuation of leave of. absence without pay for Lois Corbelt, Assistant State Club Leader, j 

through September 1944*  Miss Corbett has been on leave since August 1 because of the illness! 
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JLEAVES, continued 

September 21, 1944. 

Leaves 

j2.  Leave of absence without pay for 0;: I. Gregg, Extension Associate in Landscape Architecture, 
from 'October 1-15, 1944/ s° that he may work with the Indiana Farm Bureau in giving a series 
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|3»  Leave of absence without pay for Ly J. Rothgery, Research Assistant and Assistant Professor of 
Civil Engineering, from November 1, 1944 to August 31, 1945•  Mr. Rothgery .will' study new 
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j APPOINTMENTS 

Appointments 11.  Appointment of Sheila D. Geisel as stenographer in English at a salary of $1320 per year, ef 

fective September  J> 1944»  Miss Geisel replaces Mrs, Lawrence who has resigned. 

\2»  Appointment of Mrs. Fern Bigelow as stenographer in the Basic College office at a salary of 
$1500 per year, effective October 1, 1944.  Previous to her marriage Mrs, Bigelow worked in 
the office of the Dean of Men for two years* 

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j3#  Appointment of Mrs. Alice R* Skinner as stenographer in the Extension Director*s Office at a 
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salary of #1500 per year, effective September 155 and paid from Extension funds.  Mrs; Skinner 
will replace Revella Cook who has resigned. 

r4*  Appointment of Helen Johnson as stenographer in the office of the Counselor for Women at a 

salary of $1440 per year, effective September 15, 1944. 

j5.  Appointment of Mrs• Robert Azelton as stenographer in the office of the Counselor for Women 
at a salary of $1380 per year, effective September 15, 1944*  Mrs. Azelton has been employed 
since her graduation in June 1944 and has been paid from the labor payroll. 

I 6*  Appointment of Juanita Staley as Dictaphone Operator in the Central Stenographic Office at a 

salary of $1320 per year, effective September 1, 1944* and paid from Extension funds.  Miss 
Staley will replace Mrs. Keff who has resigned. 

) 7*  Reappointment of Mrs. Victor H. Noll as Assistant in the office of the Counselor for Women at 

a salary of $600 per year for the school year 1944-45 on a part-time basis. 

j 8.  Reappointment on a temporary basis for the school year 1944-45 (September to June inclusive) 
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at salaries of $60 per month of the following dormitory and cooperative housemothers: 

Mrs. Edna Fear 
Mrs. Gertrude Harrington 

Mrs. Grace R. Stanley 
Mrs. Lillian G# Trenary 

Miss E. Maude Wotring 

j9*  Reappointment of Mrs. Ethel G. Longstreet as night hostess at a salary of $85 per month for 

the school year 1944-45 (September to June inclusive). 

l0.  Reinstatement of Mrs/Grace Richards as hostess at East Mary Mayo at her former salary of $1320 
per year, effective September 1,. 1944«  Miss Richards has been on leave since February 1944 
because of her mother's illness. 

•11. Appointment of Mrs. E% C. Sly as night hostess in the dormitories at a salary of $125 per month 
for ten months beginning September 1, 1944*  This is a salary of $85 per month plus an allow-
ance of $40 per month because she will not receive board and room. 

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12« Appointment of Mrs. Margaret Chapman as Assistant Hostess in the Dormitories at a salary of $120 
|  per month for ten months beginning September 1, 1944* 

13. Appointment of Mrs. Blanche Wright as hostess in Robinson Cooperative House at a salary of $60 

per month for ten months beginning September 1, 1944« 

14« Appointment of Mrs. Zoe Brooks as hostess in Rochdale Cooperative House at a salary of $60 per 

month for ten months beginning September 1, 1944* 

0.5. Appointment of Mrs. Estelle Beland as hostess in the Shaw House at a salary of $60 per month for 

ten months beginning September 1, 1944» 

P_6. Appointment of Mrs. Flora M. Ball as general duty nurse at the Health Service at a salary of 
I1S00 per year, effective September 12, 1944*  Mrs* Ball will replace Doris Taylor who has 
resigned. 

jl7. Appointment of Robert W* Starring as Instructor in Written and Spoken English at a salary of 
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I26OO per year, effective September 1, 1944.  Mr. Starring will replace Barriss Mills who has 
j"  resigned. 

jl8. Appointment of Ruth Gertrude Haapala as 4-H Club Agent in Gogebic County at a salary of $2100 
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per year, effective September 25* 1944* and paid from Extension funds.  Miss Haapala will re-
place Patricia Jean Sibley who has resigned. 

0.9. Reinstatement of Theodore C. Stebbins as Extension Assistant and Research Assistant in Horti 

culture at a salary of $3000 per year, effective September 1, 1944s to be paid one-third from 
Experiment Station and two-thirds from Extension funds.  Mr. Stebbins has been on leave since 
January 1943 to work in Haiti on a rubber development project. 

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20.  Continuation of MarJJorie. Giefel as Assistant in Research in Horticulture at the same salary  jAppointments 

rate of $2000 per year/ from October 1 to November 30/ 1944« 

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21.  Reinstatement of Charles N# McCarty as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at a salary of #3200 j 
per-year, effective September 1, 1944.  Mr. McCarty has been on military leave since April 
1942 and has recently received a medical discharge from the Army.  He was an instructor in 
Chemistry at the time he left for Anay duty. 

22.  Reinstat.ement of Hester Clark as Supervising Teacher and Instructor in Education at a salary 

of $2600 per year, effective September 1, 1944»  .Miss Clark has been on leave to teach in the { 
Lansing schools during the past year. 

23*  Appointment of Margaret Evelyn Mauch as Instructor in Mathematics at a salary of $225 per 
month for the period from September 25, 1944 to January 24, 1945»  Miss Mauch will replace 
Mr* Speeker who will teach discharged veterans. 

24»  Appointment of Mrs. Herbert Weisinger as Instructor in English at a salary of $2400 per year 

for one year only, effective September 1, 1944*  Mrs. .Wei singer 'Vd.ll replace Mr. Fulkerson 
who will teach discharged veterans. 

25.  Appointment of Mrs. Walter Abell as part-time Instructor in Foreign Languages at a salary 

of $1200 per year for one year only, effective September 1, 1944. 

26. -x Appointment of Gabriel Atristain as Instructor in Foreign Languages at a salary of $180 per 

month for the ten months beginning September 1, 1944» 

27.  Appointment of Mrs. Muriel Leonhardt as Instructor in Foreign Languages at a salary of $1200 

per year for one year only, effective September 1, 19.44• 

28.  Appointment of Carlos Lee as undergraduate assistant in Foreign Languages at a salary of 

$600 per year, to be paid in ten equal installments/ effective January 1, 1945» 

29*  Appointment of Mrs. Audrey J. Cressman as Assistant in Research in Bacteriology at a salary 
of $2200 per year/ effective September 1, 1944, and paid $700 from the S.N.D. Brucella Fund 
and $1500 from the Bureau of Animal Industry for her work as Special Agent in Swine Bru 
cellosis.  Mrs*  Cressman will replace Evelyn Wood who has resigned. 

30.  Appointment of James Albert Bivins as Instructor and Assistant in Research in Bacteriology 
and Public Health at a salary of $2200 per year, effective September 1 5/ 1944> and paid 
one-half from College and one-half from Experiment Station funds*  Mr. Bivins will replace 
William &. Konde who has resigned* 

31 •  Appointment of Thomas Keen to assist in the Anatomy Department at a salary of $60 per month 

for three months beginning October 1. 1944»  Mr. Keen is a veterinary student. 

32*  Appointment of Phyllis Anne Keegan as half-time graduate assistant in Textiles, Clothing, 

and Related Arts for the year 1944-45^ and paid from War Emergency Research funds. 

TRAVEL 

jTravel 

1.  Full expenses for D. E, wiant to make a trip through New York. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and  j 
Ohio during the month of September to visit the research departments of certain electrical  j 
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manufacturing companies; expenses to be paid from the Rakham Research Foundation funds. 

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tion at Urbana, Illinois, on September 12 and 13, and to accompany A. A. Johnson on a trip  j 
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3.  First-class railway fare only for Donald Cation to attend a conference of Experiment Station I 

workers and regulatory officials in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 15? to be paid from Experi- j. 
ment Station funds* 

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4.  Full expenses for Earl Weaver and R. E^Horwood to inspect Jersey, Guernsey, and Holstein 
herds in the southern part of Michigan and northern Ohio and western Indiana on September 
27-29; to be paid from the Special Cattle Fund. 

5.  Full expenses for Dean Marie Dye to attend a meeting of the Postwar Agricultural Planning 

Committee of Land-Grant Colleges in Chicago on September 29 to October 2« 

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6*  Full expenses for E. G. Scheidenhelm to make a trip into Wisconsin during the week of October j 
2 to study the system of testing cows recently developed in Wisconsin; to be paid from Exten-  1 
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Public Health Association in New York City on October 3-5* 

8*  Full expenses for T. L. Stearns to attend the White House Conference on Rural Education in  j 

Washington, Dr  C. on October 3-5* 

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September 21,. 1944 

Travel 

J9;.  First-class railway' fare only for one member of the Department of Electrical Engineering 
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to attend the National Electronics Conference in Chicago on October 5-7•  This authoriza-" 
tion may.be changed to mileage on one car if more than one member of the Department attends, 

10.  First-class railway fare only for B. R. Proulx to attend the annual meeting of the Pennsyl 

vania Hotel Association in Harrisburg on October 6. 

11.  Mileage on one car for members of the staff of the Forestry Department to attend a special 
wood products and wood utilization meeting in Syracuse, New York5 on October 6 and 7* 
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0.2.  Full expenses for J* M. Moore and Otis Shear to attend a conference for poultry specialists 

in Chicago on October 10 and 11; to be paid from Extension funds, 

jl3*  First-class railway fare ohly for Mabelle Ehlers to attend the meeting of the National 

Restaurant Association in Chicago on October 10-12* 

)14.  Mileage on one car for members of the staff of the Forestry Department to attend the annual 
meeting of the Society of American Foresters in Chillicothe^ Ohio,, on October  19-21. 
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Pest Control Association in Chicago on October 23-25« 

jl6.  Full expenses for the following members of the staff to attend the meetings of the Asso 

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ciation of Land-Grant Colleges in Chicago on October 24-26; John A. Hannah, E. L. Anthony, 
H. B. Dirks, Marie Dye, Rachel Markwell, R. J. Baldwin, C. V. Ballard, V. R. Gardner, R. C. 
Huston, and R. W, Tenny. 

117.  First-class railway fare only for Mabelle Ehlers to attend the Food Service Directors' Con 

ference in Cleveland on November 17 and 18, 

Acceptance 
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IMISCHTJ.ANEOUS 

348R and to be used in connection with specialised training courses in 4-K Club work. 

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The following amounts were paid salaried employees during the month of August: 

Auditorium 
Margaret Burleigh 
Warren Burtt 
LeRoy Chapman 
Helen Evans 
Gerald Knapp 
J* M. Kutt 
Mildred Jeffers 
George Sawdy 
Dorotl^y Scott 
Lawrence Searl 
Vernom Severance 
Elobert Troxell 
Rodney Whiting 

$  3.00 
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C. H. Pesterfield 
H. L. Womochel 
S. S. Radford 

Miscellaneous 
J. ¥. C-unkelman 
Christina Gunn 
Robert Herron 
J. P. Hutton 
E. K. Sales 

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Payment of additional salaries for summer school teaching, as follows: 

Mrs. LaDore Irland 
Mr. J. W. Sheedy 

$150 
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Paul C* Morri-r4.  Recommendation that P. C. Morrison Assistant Professor in Geology and Geography, be delegated 
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to assist Dean Emmons in-the office of Science and Arts, and that his salary be increased 
from S36OO to $3800 per year, effective September  1,  1944* 

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Inc. salary  j  $m  increase in salary for 0. J. Reynolds, Farm Foreman, from $2120 to $2300 per year, effective 
O.J. Reynolds] 
Dept. Soc. 
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Appropriation! 
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Theater during the fall term 1944: 

YfAC Show 

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Main Auditorium, September 18, 20, 21 and 22 @ $100, 
Main Auditorium, Dance, September 23*  «• . • * . . , 

World Adventure Series 

Main Auditorium, October 14, 21, 23: November 4, 25, 
and December 9 @ $100 . .  •  •  . 

Michigan Education Association Meetings 

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$350.00 

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8.  Request for appropriation for Auditorium, continued: 

Michigan Education Association Meetings 

Main Auditorium, October 26 and 2? @ $100. . . . • . . . . . 
Fairchild Theater, October 26 and 2? @ $50. , . . . . . . . 
(An appropriation of $100 is also requested to take care of 
the special arrangements required by this organization). « 

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Annual Meeting of State Farm Bureau 

Fairchild Theater, November 9 and 10 @ #50. •  . . . . . . ., 

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9..  Statement from the City of East Lansing in the amount of $6,035.19 for the College portion 
(¾ of cost) of the operation of the Sewage Disposal Plant for the year ending July 1, 1944* 

10 .  Statement from the City of East Lansing in the amount of $1400 for the College portion of 

operation of the Police Department for the year ending July 1, 1944. 

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On motion of Mr. Berkey, seconded by Mr. ^c^herson, it was voted to approve the President' s Report, Ition of po-
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Resignations, Leaves, Appointments, Travel and Miscellaneous. 

ADDITIONAL ITEMS 

Resignations 

1.  Resignation of Mildred DePree;.as stenographer in Social Service, effective October 4> 1944« 

Miss DePree has accepted a position vdth the tlnRRA in Washington. 

I Resignations 

2.  Resignation of Ward A, Davenport as Superintendent of Buildings and Maintenance, effective 

October 31* 1944*  Mr. Davenport has accepted a position at Brown Urmrersity. 

3-  Resignation of Philip McClosky as Assistant News Editor in Publications, effective September 
16,  1944*  Mr. McClosky has accepted a position with McCann Erickson, Inc. of Minnesota* 

4.  Resignation of Rosalind Mentzer as Instructor in Education, effectuve August 31 j 1944* 

5*  Report that Dr. Luis-Alberto Sanchez is Unable to accept the position as Associate Professor 
in the Institute of Foreign Studies.  Dr. Sanchez was appointed at the May meeting of the 
Board, 

6.  Resignation of Virginia Pung Mitchell, stenographer in Engineering, effective September 15* 

1944.  This resignation is accepted without prejudice. 

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1.  Leave of absence without pay for Malcolm M, Williams, Instructor in ^gineering Drawing, 

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from October 1, 1944 to A^ust 31* 1945/ so that he may work with the Warren S. Holmes Company j 
of Lansing.  Mr. Williams has been with this Company since the 1st of July. 

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beginning September 1, 1944* for health reasons. 

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1.  Appointment of Geraldine Humm as Secretary to the Comptroller at a salary of $1800 per year, 

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effective September 25, 1944* 

2.  Reinstatement of Mrs.  Eleanor Steve Bryan as stenographer in the Central Stenographic,Office 

at a salary of $1500 per year, effective September 13, 1944*  Mrs. Bryan formerly worked in 
the Police Office. 

3.  Appointment of Mrs. Flora Thornton as dormitory hostess at a salary of $120 per month, effec 
tive September 15, 1944> for as long as her services are necessary.  Mrs• Thornton will 
replace Mrs. Kelson who is ill. 

4.  Appointment of Edward E. Kinney as Superintendent of Buildings and Maintenance at a salary 
of $4500 per 7/ear, effective October 1, 1944*  Mr. Kinney will replace W. A. Davenport who 
has resigned.  It is understood that if at a future date it is desirable, Mr. Kinney may be 
transferred back to Electrical Engineering without embarrassment or loss of standing in 
that department. 

5.  Appointment of Mrs.  Mabel F. Pierce as Instructor in Written and Spoken English at a salary 
of $100 per month on a half-time basis, effective from September 1 to December 31* 1944* 

6.  Appointment of Mrs.  Ernest B. Harper as Instructor in Written and Spoken English at a salary 

of $200 per month, effective from September 1 to December 31* 1944. 

7*  Appointment of Laurence Larkin Quill as Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry 

at a salary of  $5fflQ  -per  year,  effective January 1, 1945*  Dr. Quill will replace A. J. Clark. 

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September 21, 1944 

Appointments J 8.  Appointment of Winifred Johnson as Instructor in Education at a salary of $2400 per year, 
effective September1, 1944.  Miss Johnson will replace Rosalind'Meritzer who has resigned* 

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one year only, effective September 1, 1944.  Miss Elveback will replace Mr* Sheedy who is 
being loaned to the Physical Science Department. 

10.  Appointment of Chihiro Kikuchi as Instructor in Physics at a salary of $275 per month, ef 

fective September 18, 1944 for as long as his services are needed. 

11.  Appointment of Herbert Arnold Nye as Assistant Professor of Physics at a salary of $3200 

per year, effective September 1, 1944. 

12.  Appointment of Carlos Teran as Associate Professor in the Institute of Foreign Studies at 

a salary of $4000 per year for one year only, effective September 1, 1944*  Mr. Teran will 
replace Dr. Sanchez. 

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rieport  oi 
death  of  Wrru 
Johnston 

Report  of 
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\  1.  First-class railway fare only for W. L, Mallmann to attend the annual meeting of the Ameri 

can Public Health Association in New York City on October 3-5. 

\  2.  Full expenses for L. H. Geil to attend the Regional Conference of the American College Pub 

licity Association at Culver Military Academy on October 4 and 5. 

3+  Full expenses for E. B. Harper to attend a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Con 

ference  on Education for Social Work in Chicago on October 22, 

On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to approve the Resignations, Leaves, 
Appointments and Travel. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

1.  Keport of the death of William  F\  Johnston on. August 30, 1944.  Mr. Johnston was State Dis 

cussion Group Leader at the time of his retirement in July 1938. 

2.  Report of the deaths of the following former students in the war: 

Robert Lukens Blue, a Corporal in the Army Air Forces, was killed in a plane crash near 
Albuquerque, Kew Mexico, on August 26, 1944»  He was graduated in Liberal Arts on June 12, 
1943* having entered from White Pigeon, Michigan. 

William Bernard Fulmer, Class of 1943^ :a Lieutenant in the Army, was killed in action in 
France in July 1944/  He was enrolled in Applied Science during 1939-43* having entered 
from Collingswood, New Jersey. 

Standley John Leitheiser, Class.of 193&, a First Lieutenant in the Army, was killed in 
action in France on July 5, 1944*  He was graduated from Business Administration on June 
15* 1936, having entered from Detroit. 

Carleton Edwin Morehouse, Class of 1944* & Second Lieutenant in the Army, was killed in 
action in France on July 15, 1944.  He was enrolled in Applied Music during 1940-42, having 
entered from Lansing*. 

3.  Report from the Administrative Group that the curriculum of Musical Therapy has been approved 

by Eloise Hospital providing one quarter board and room.  Students are to receive the B* A. 
degree with a major in Musical Therapy.  For the quarter at the hospital, the registration 
fee will be $5.00.  The number of college credits for this quarter*s work in the hospital is 
to be decided later* 

4*  Recommendation from Dean Anthony that the automobile mileage rate be increased from 5 cents 

to 6 cents per mile, effective October 1, 1944* 

5.  Payment of $13.50 to William Dill, employee in the 61eaning Division of Buildings and Main 

tenance, as compensation for time lost because of injury received while working* 

On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr, Berkey, it was voted to approve items 3* 4? and .5. 

'6. '.'$200,000 of U. S. Treasury Certificates are maturing, and it is recommended that the proceeds 

be reinvested in U. S. Treasury Certificates. 

On motion of Air. Berkey, seconded by Mr. ^cPherson, it was voted to authorize the reinvestment 
of the funds received from the maturity of this issue in  1%% Treasury Certificates or the most 
satisfactory type of government certificates that are available* 

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Miscellaneous,  continued 

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t  •  Request  from  Dean  Anthony for an appropriation to buijd a laboratory in connection v/ith the 

artificial  insemination  program now under way.  This laboratory is estimated to cost  approxi 
mately  $8,000*00. 

On motion  of M r. Berkey,  seconded by Mr. Akers, it was voted  to advance the necessary  funds for 
the  construction  of this building  with'the  understanding  that  arrangements be made with the 
Breeders  Association  that  funds in excess of $1500.00  (the amount  already In the budget) be  repaid 
to the College  over a reasonable  period of years, by the Breeders  Association. 

'$3,000 app« 
for  labora 
tory vf or  arti 
ficial  insem 
ination  pro 
g r a m. 

It was explained  to the Board  that the Jenison Gymnasium  roof was leaking  badly in some  areas 
and  that the contractor who installed'the  roof,  after much negotiation, was willing  to  assume 
one  half of the cost  of its repair. 

8.  It was exolained  to the Board  that the Jenison Gvmnasium  roof was leaking  badlv in some  areas . jJenison Gym 
jroof to be 
(repaired*  Con 
tractor  to payi; 

On motion  of M r. Akers,  seconded by Mr. Berkey, it was voted to authorize the Secretary to c o m p l e t e jo n e^al^ o:f 
[cost ana 
arrangements, thro-ugh the architect, with the contractor on the basis of the College paying  one 
half of the cost and the contractor  one half of the cost.  It was estimated  that  tiie cost  of the 
(college to p ay 
repair would be between  $2500.00 and $3000.00, of which the college would  assume  one half the cost.jo ne  half. 

9.  The President  asked  Dean Anthony to present to the Board the report  prepared by M r. R. J. Bald-j 

win  and Mr. C. V. Ballard  on Gounty Agent  salaries and other  related  problems. 

After  considerable  discussion, on motion  of M r.  Brody,  seconded by Miss  Jones, it was voted to 
approve the recommendation making  the following  salary  adjustments, effective October 1, 1944« 

Salary ad 
justments for 
| six  county 
^agents app. 

H. B. Parish 
L. H. Zillman 
Richard Machiele 

From 
f?2600 
2500 
2500 

To 
$2300 
2700 
2700 

Vernon F»  Hinz 
D.  C#' Curry 
J. H. Mandigo 

From 
$2500 
2500 
2500 

To 
$2700 
2700 
2700 

It was understood  that  the rather  lengthy  report  as presented would be duplicated  and placed in 
the  hands of the Board members  for further  consideration  at a later  date.  The Board  endorsed in 
principle  the necessity  for an adjustment  upward  of County Agent  salaries and suggested  that 
influential members  of the legislature be contacted  and the entire matter of funds to make  this 
possible be discussed .with them at an early  date. 

10•  The President  presented the matter  of the desirability of making  plans for a classroom  build 

ing  to make possible the handling  of the increased  enrollment  that now seems  likely to  develop 
shortly following  the close  of the war. 

On motion  of M r. Brody,  seconded by M r. Berkey, it was voted to authorize the immediate  completion 
of plans for a classroom  building to include  only  classrooms  and the necessary  toilets, - the whole 
project  to be developed  on the basis  of making  its construction  possible  at the earliest  possible 
date. 

11.  The President  presented  a brief  review of the dormitory  situation, pointing  out that  Mason 
Hall and Wells  Hall are now housing more  than 600 women which is more  than  enough women to 
fill two additional v/omen* s dormitories and with the return  of men students these women  must 
be provided for as well as the anticipated  enrollment  of men. 

After  considerable  discussion, on motion  of Miss  Jones, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to 
authorise  the immediate  completion  of plans and specifications for two new women1 s dormitories and 
two new men's  dormitories, - this  program to take the place of earlier  authorization  for one 
women1 s dormitory and one men1 s dormitory. 

12»  The President  reported  briefly  on the progress  of the program  of the Michigan  Hotel  Associa 

tion for raising  funds for a  hotel building  on the campus and reported  that M r. Klare  will 
present  the matter in greater  detail at a future meeting  of the Board. 

13»  The President  reported  on Senate Bill  S194& proposing  to make an annual  appropriation  of 

$97,500,000.00  of Federal  funds for various  types of vocational  education.  The Board 
expressed  itself in opposition  to this measure. 

1 4/  The President  reported  that Forrest C. Strong, Assistant Professor of Botany and Research 

Assistant  in Plant Pathology, was elected President  of the National  Shade  Tree  Conference. 

15„  The President  read a letter  from  Secretary of 'War Stiraspn expressing  appreciation  of the W ar 
Department for certain  secret work  completed by Dr. Forest  Huddleson  for the War Department• 

16.  Recommendation  from M r. Y/ilkins  that  salary and wage  increases be granted the following 

employees in his department,  effective October 1,  1944-

From 
Margaret  Davies, Tabulating  Department  . v.  • $2000 
Norma  Taschner, Tabulating  Department.  . . . .  15&0. 
Alice Peacock,  (Labor Payroll)" 
"  . . .- . .  1200 
Ernest  Schaffer, Comptroller1s  Office. . . . :.  2040 
Robert  Troxell, Comptroller1s  Office  . . . . .  2000 
Floyd  Trumpower, Service Garage  •.••'• • •  •' • » • 2640 

To 
$2200 

1680 
• 138O' 
2200 
2200 

2800 

On motion  of Mr* Akers, seconded by M r. Berkey, it was voted  to approve the above  salary increases, 

[Plans for a 
}classroom 
[building to 
jbe  completed. 

jPlans for two 
J n ew women1 s 
jarid two new 
.Smeii's dormi-
jtories app. 

•jReport of pro-
jgrees of fund 
jraising cam-
jpaign of Michi 
jgan  Hotel 
^Association. 

jForest  Strong 
\ elected 
jPresident of 
1 Nat.,  Shade 
[Tree  Conf. 
(Letter  from 
!Sec.  of W ar 
JStimson re: 
X secret  work 
• jcompleted by 
jDr.  Huddleson 

1 Salaries of 
\ employees in 
JMrV'.Wilkins1 
j division 
j approved. 

2o6ti 

j MISCELLANEOUS, continued 

September 21, 1944 

I !?•  The President reported on the following provision in the will of the late Eliza Hiranan 

Beamerr 

Report on 
will of 
Eliza Hinraan 
Beamerv 

•.'MA1X the rest, residue and remainder of  my  estate then existing, and any residue remain 
ing on the death of Arthur E. Smith, and after the payment of the above sums, shall be 
paid to a corporation to be formed by my said Trustees at that time, said corporation to 
be known as the "William arid Sarah E. Hinman Endowment Fund Corporation", which said 
Corporation shall be so organized as to articles of association, purposes, by-laws and 
stock certificates, for educational and social purposes, in accordance with the Constitu 
tion of the State of Michigan, and the statutes, as at this date hereof existing; provided 
that no amendment can be made tc the articles of association or purposes, so that any part 
of the net' earnings of the Corporation, over and above actual expenses thereof, shall 
accrue to the benefit of any private stockholder, shareholder, member, or individual there 
of, and the net income from said Corporation shall be used for the payment of scholarships 
to assist students in the Lansing high schools, and Michigan State College, to be awarded 
in the discretion of the Trustees, Board of Directors, or managers of said Corporation; or 
if all of said institutions shall cease to exist, then to recreational purposes in the City 
of Lansing, Ingham County, and State of Michigan J1 

It is estimated that the amount of money involved in the above section may approximate 
1500,000.00. 

Degrees 
granted end 
of slimmer 
quarter 

18.  Approval'of granting of degrees to those students who according to the records of the Kegis-

trat have completed the requirements for graduation at the end of the summer quarter, Sep 
tember 1, 1944. 

On motion of Mr. Akers, seconded by Mr. Berkey, it was voted to approve granting degrees to the 
following students: 

DIVISION: OF AGRICULTURE 

Degree 

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture 

*Karl Albert Vary 

Donald Laverne Wallace 

DIVISION OF APPLIED SCIENCE 

Degree 

Bachelor of Science in Applied Science 

Wdndel Stuart Blanding 
Gertrude Irma Fitz 

'-Harold John Schupbach 
Mary Ann Wise 

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 

-*Laura Jean Bullard 
--Roger James Tull 

Bachelor of Science in Physical Education 

Catherine Videk Dickson 
Mary Alice McGraw 

DIVISION OF ENGINEERING 

Degree 

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering 

John Monroe McCartney 

Bachelor of Science in Civil ¾gineering 

Gilbert Edward Diefenbacher 

Robert Neil Rosso3 Jr* 

Thomas Dayton Stein 

Degree 

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering 

Charles Neville Mann 

September 21, 1944 

ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS, continued 

18,  Degrees granted/ continued: 

DIVISION OF HOME ECONOMICS 

Degree 

Bachelor of Science in Home Economics 

Olga Jean Baar 
*Lorna Jean Ball 

Dorotly Louise Blyth 
Doris Elaine Boyd 

---Patricia Foran Craw 
Carl Erick Dahlbeck 
Barbara Edith Densmore, 

^Patricia Wight Geyer 

Grace &uth Racine 
Shirley Irene Saltsman 
Ellen Ida Sweezey 

*Lola Jane Welsh 

DIVISION OF LIBERAL ARTS 

Degree 

Bachelor of Arts'in Liberal Arts 

George Edward Bahna 
Vina M. Davies 
William Harrison Kirkland 
Genevieve Ann Knape 

Amy Morene Ellis 
Marguerite .M# 01sen 
Anna Gwen P rite hard 
Mary Starr Sewell 

June Genevieve Graham 
Carol Jean Hackman 
Mary- Elizabeth Sullivan 
-^Gloria Crawford Thompson 

Degree 

Bachelor of Arts'in Business Administration 

Russell Leonard Bailey 
George. ;W. Bradley 

Robert Crawford Clark 
Mary Cecilia Daly 

Robert Brady Pokcrny 
Marcel Blandyn. Ruc5.nski 

Degree 

Bachelor of Music in Public School Music 

Barbara Lucille Brown 
Alfreeda Loraine ^cKenzie 

Degree 

Bachelor of Arts in Education 

Margaret Jane Clark 
Dorothjy Jund Wise 

Jacque Wayne Neff 
Paul Evans Neff 

DIVISION OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 
Degree:  Doctor of Meterinary Medicine 

Howard Calvin Ashby 
James Albert Bivins 
---William Dick Blind 

Wesson Dudley Bolton 
Alfred Lee Bortree 
--Harold Stever Bryan 
Charles Ter Bush 
Donald Lee Bush 
Peter Allen Buth 
~x~Douglas J. Collins 
Max Warren Colton 
Sherman Pershing Curell 
Albert Rooks Drury 
Jeness Ward. Eastman 
Robert James Flynn 
Norman Theodore Freid 
Kenneth S, Gingrich 
John Jay Godisak 

John Thomas Goodman 
Joseph Edward Greer 
Charles James Hodulik 
Carl Sappington Hulen 
Ted Fremont Jackson 
Earl Wendell Johnson 
Bruce Forest Kbtz 
George Thomas Krieger 
Donald Hair Krushak 
Milton Peter Lipson 

--Benjamin Franklin Mauck^ Jr. 

Ivan  S.  Meyers 
Paul Tobias Miller 
Thomas Ii Millerick 
Earl Mage Milliman 
Peter Bartley Molinare 
Charles Edward Mootz, Jr. 
James ^eniy Moser 

Jacque rWayne Neff 
Paul Evans Neff 
William James 0T Rourke 
Thomas Henry Phillips 
John Douglas Pray 
Jacob Wesly Preston 
Joseph Frank Pula 
Donna Louise Russell 
William Karl Semtner 
Frederick William Sief ert 
Otto Hanns Siegmund 
Denzil Blaine Sigars 
Arlan Royal Smith 
Floyd Victor Washko 
Harry Mitchell Wernert 
Emanuel Raymond Zingeser 
John Stuart Zwiers 
William John Zeches 

Degree 

Bachelor of Science in Medical Biology 

Marjorie Elizabeth Bull 
Elizabeth Louise Mitchell 

TV Kenneth Clark 
Gordon Lee Ewing 

ADVANCED DEGREES 

Master of Arts 

Vernon Edward Garber 
Betty M. Lyons 
Florence Grace Oberlin 

Lenore Mary Tallmadge 
C. Kelson Van Liere 

r 2062 

|ADDITIONAL ITEMS, continued 

j Miscellaneous., continued 

1 

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• •  • 

September 21, 1944 

i 

'  • 

118*  Degrees granted, continued: 

ADVANCED DEGREES 

MASTER OF SCIENCE 

Donald Leroy Bailey-
Donald Hart Baker 
Bernard Robison Ellison 
Eleanor LaVerne GiLmore 
Patricia Tighe Krushak 
Kenneth Jean Olson 

Organic Chemistry* 
Physical Chemistry 
Botany 
Bacteriology 
Institution Administration 
Biological Chemistry 

DICTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 

Harlow Homer Hail 

Bacteriology 

The Board accepted an invitation to hold the next Board meeting at the ^V K« Kellogg Farm at 
Augusta, Michigan.  The meeting will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, October 19,: 1944* 

^he Board adjourned at 3:30 P. 

G}x N^-^v^ 

President 

4^ 

Secretary 

!';  !!H 

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