MINUTES OF THE MEETING
of the

STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

January 18, 1945

Present:  Mr, Berkey (Chairman); Messrs* Akers, Armstrong, Brody, McPherson; Miss Jones;

President Hannah: Assistant Comptroller Pierson representing Treasurer Wilkins;
Secretary McDonel.

Absent:  Dr. Elliott*

The meeting was called to order at 11:10 a.m.

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved*

! PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Anointments  I 1*  Appointment of Mrs* Caroline Miller as Instructor in Foods and Nutrition at a salary of ^400
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for the period from January 2 to March 1?, 1945*

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I 2.  Appointment of Mrs* Alyne Butcher as Assistant Professor ox Textiles, Clothing and Related
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Arts.at a salary of $1400 for the period from January 1 to June 30, 1945 •  Mrs. Butcher "will
replace Dorothy Benson who is on leave.

\ 3,  Appointment of LaVerne E. Powers as Instructor in Speech and Dramatics at a salary of $2700

per year, effective January 1, 1945*

Travel - Lard  ^.  Full expenses for C* G. Card to attend a meeting in Chicago on January 16 and 17 to consider

the postwar poultry program.

5.  Correction of salary of Mrs. Helen Herzog, half-time clerk in Home Economics which should be

at the rate of 1720 per year, effective as of December 1944-

I RESIGNATIONS

designations | -^  Resignation of Marjorie Binkley as stenographer at the Health Service, effective January 6,

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; 2«  Resignation of Mrs* Barbara Dickhaut as stenographer in Horticulture, effective January 20,

1945•  Mrs. Dickhaut vd.ll join her husband in North Carolina.

3.  Resignation of Mrs. Christine F. Stine as clerk in the Accounting Office, effective December

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31,  1944.

4»  Resignation of Darleen Ely as stenographer in Geology and Geography, effective December 31?

1944-  Miss Ely plans to enter college•

I 5-  Resignation of Mrs. Leona Towsley as stenographer in the.Campus Police Office, effective as
of November 30, 1944•  ^rs. Towsley will join her husband who has returned from France*
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;; 6*  Resignation of Aubrey A• Larson as half-time graduate assistant in Chemistry, effective Dec em-
• 

ber 31, 1944•  &r* Larson has completed his work for the MasterTs Degree*

\  7*  Resignation of Mrs* Kathleen W. Codd as hostess in South Campbell Hall, effective December
: 

31, 1944-

I 8*  Resignation of Elsie Titsworth as Home Demonstration Agent in Shiawassee County, effective
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January 31? 1945*  Miss Titsworth is resigning because of her health.

LEAVES

Leaves

1.  Leave of absence without pay for the month of January 1945 for Mrs. Alice Skinner, stenographer

in the Extension Office, because of illness.

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2*  Leave of absence without pay for Mrs. Arda Angel, stenographer in Farm Crops, effective Janu-

ary 22y 1945, for an indefinite period.  Mrs. Angel has requested this leave because of ill
health and a pending operation.

3.  Leave of absence without pay for C. C. Hamilton, Assistant Professor of English, from Janu-
ary!.. 1945, to June 30, 1945.  Mr. Hamilton has been on leave with half pay since Kovember
1 because of the illness of his daughter.

4-  Leave of absence for one year for L. M. Turk, Associate Professor of Soil Science, effective

May 15, 1945.  It is necessary for Dr. Turk to take his son to a more suitable climate, and
he has accepted a temporary position with the Salinity Laboratory at Riverside, California,
during, this period.

APPOINTMENTS

1.  Appointment of Mrs#  Helen D* Hicks as stenographer in Horticulture at a salary of $720 per year
for half-time work, effective January 3> 1945* and paid from Extension funds•  This is a new
position,

Appointments

January 18. 1945

£089

2.  Appointment of Elizabeth Ervin as stenographer in Hotel Administration at a salary of $660 per
year for half-time work, effective January 1, 1945*  -Miss Ervin will replace Helen Larsefi- who
has resigned,

3o  Transfer of Maribelle Pratt from the Central Stenographic Office to the position of stenographed
in Publications at the same salary of $1380 per year, effective January 1, 1945.  This is a
position that has been paid for from the labor payroll previously*

4.  Transfer of Mrs, Elizabeth Kill from full-time stenographer in Dairy at a salary of $1440

year to half-time stenographer in Dairy at a salary of $750 per year^ effective for the period
from February 1 to June 30, 1945> cind paid from the Swift and Company research funds.

5*  Appointment of.William S. Coleman as draftsman in Agricultural Engineering at a salary of 175
per month for part-time work_, effective for the period from January 1 to June 30, 1945••

6.  Transfer of Mrs•• Docia Meyer from night hostess in Campbell Hall at $85 per month  to day hos-
tess in South Campbell at a salary of $120 per month* effective January 1:, 1945.  Mrs. Meyer
will replace Mrs. Codd who has resigned.

7.  Appointment of Mrs, Flora Thornton as hostess in Wells Hall at a salary of $120 per month,

effective January 14, .1945*- to replace i£rs. Nelson,

8.  Appointment of Mrs* Bertha Adams as Instructor in: Written and Spoken English at a salary of

$150 per month for two-thirds time^ effective January 8, 1945> for as long as her services are
necessary.

9>  Appointment of Hoscoe Baker as Instructor in History of Civilization in the Basic College at a

salary of $2600 per year^ effective January L> 1945*  This is a new position*

10.  Appointment of Mrs. Ruth Maas Sutton as Home Demonstration Agent in Monroe County at a salary
of $2100 per year, effective January 12, 1945*  Mrs# Sutton will replace Gwen Edwards (salary
12300) who has resigned.

11.. Appointment of Elza de Queiroga to an assistantship.in the School of Science and Arts at a
salary of $200 per term for the winter' and spring terms of 1945.  Miss de Queiroga is from
Brazil.

TBAVEL

1.  Full expenses for £L L, Kohls to go to Salt Lake City and several points in Colorado and

Wyoming for the purpose of learning the technique for the vegetative propagation of sugar beets
which has been developed.  The trip will be made early in January, and expenses are to be paid
from Experiment Station funds*

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2.  Full expenses for C. E. Wlldon to go to Chicago In connection with the collection of some data
necessary for the completion of a bulletin on greenhouse construction for amateurs, and paid
from Experiment Station funds.

3.  Maintenance expenses for Don Stark and full expenses for C M*  Hardin to attend a conference of

the Cornbelt Livestock Marketing and Research Project committee in Chicago, either on January
24 and 25, or February 9 and 10.  Expenses are to be paid from Experiment Station funds.

4.  Full expenses for A. B. Love, JY G. Hays, H* P# Gaston, C. V. Ballard, and H. A. Berg to attend
a conference called by the War Food Administration in Chicago on January 25*27; with expenses
paid from Emergency Farm Labor funds.  Mr* Ballard and Mr* Berg will be in Chicago in connec-
tion -with, another conference, and their expenses will involve only an additional day In Chicago

5.  Full expenses for Margaret Ohlson and Anna Louise Keiley to attend a regional conference in

Chicago on February 1 and 2; paid from Experiment Station funds.  The meeting is called by the
regional coordinator of the National Research Project on the Conservation of the Nutritive
Value of Foods.

6.  Full expenses for C..E. Millar to attend a meeting called by the federal Soil Conservation Ser-

vice In Milwaukee on February 13-15; paid from Experiment Station funds.

MISCELLANEOUS

1.  Report of the deaths of former students in the war, as follows:

.Eugene .Robert Baker, Class of 1943r a First Lieutenant In the Army Air Forces, was killed In
action in France on August.13, 1944•  He was enrolled In Physical Education during 1939-40>
having entered from Rockford, Michigan.  He has received the Air Medal and six Oak Leaf Clus-
ters, and the Purple Heart was awarded posthumuously.

Death- of
former stu-
dents in war

Death of for-
mer students
in war*

MISCELLANEOUS, continued

1.  Report of the deaths of former students in the war, continued:

January 18,  1945

Hubert Thane Bauman, Class of 1943, a First Lieutenant in the Army, was killed in action in
Germany on November 2?, 1944.  He was enrolled in Liberal Arts during 1939-1943/ having
entered from Lansing*  He had been awarded the Bronze Star medal.

Carl Warren Bodell, Class of 1945/ a Radioman Second Class in the Navy, was killed in a truck
accident near Winter Harbor/Maine/ on November 29',- 1944-  He was enrolled in Engineering dur-
ing the fall term of 1941y having entered from Lansing.

Robert Stanley DeGurse, Class of 1933* a Captain in the Army, was killed in action in Tunisia
on March.26, 1943*  He graduated in Business Administration on June 12, 1933, having entered
from Ovid.  He had been awarded the Silver Star medal.

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Royden Gordon Praleigh, Class of 1944, a Private First Class in the Army,-was killed in action
on Leyte Island on November 24^ 1944-  He was enrolled in Physical Education during I94G-I942/
having entered from Detroit.

Thomas Forster Harris, Class of 1946, a Technical Sergeant in the Army Air Forces, was killed in
action over Germany on November 2- 1944*  He was enrolled in Engineering two terms of 1942-43,
having entered from Grosse Pointe.  He had been awarded the Air Medal.

Michael Fred Kuhta, Class of 1943^ a.Second Lieutenant in the Army, was killed in action in
.Belgium en September 7, 1944.  He graduated in Police Administration on June 12, 1943/ having
entered from Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Harold Thomas Pritchard, Jr., Glass of 1936, a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Forces, was
killed in an airplane crash near Valdosta, Georgia, on December. 13, 1944-  He was enrolled in
the General College two terms during 1942-43, having entered from Lansing.

Donald C. Seager, Class of 1946, a Private First Class in the Army, was killed in action in
France on November 16, 1944-  He was enrolled in Agriculture during the fall term of 1942,
having entered from Adrian.

James Joseph Sparta, Class of 1944, a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Forces, .was killed in
action over Romania/ on July 3, 1944.  He was enrolled in Liberal Arts during 1940-41, having
entered from Farwell, Michigan.

Gordon Woodrow Tice, Class of 19415 a Sergeant in. the A m y, died in Key; Guinea on October
27, 1944, following an illness.  He was graduated from Business Administration on June 14j, 1941*
having entered from Evart, Michigan.

Raymond Rockford Wallenhorst, Class of 1940- a Private First Class in the A m y, was killed in
action in France on August 9, 1944*  He was enrolled in Business Administration during 1936-1939
having entered from Buffalo, New York.

2*  Acceptance of a check for $1000 from Dr.. Grace Song Line to be used for the development of

Asiatic courses.

3.  Acceptance of a check for $15,000 and approval of a memorandum of understanding with Swift and

Company covering a project to be conducted by the Dairy Department on improved cream and milk
for manufacturing purposes.

4.  John W. Beaumont, 01 the Class of 1882,, upon his death created a trust fund of $25,000 which
was bequeathed to the College, the income from -which is to be applied on two scholarships for
outstanding men students each year.  Candidates are selected in the spring from;deserving'men
students"who*are graduating or who have graduated from high schools in the State of Michigan.
The selection is based upon superior scholarship, character, and demonstrated leadership in
extra-curricular activities.  The selection of the "winners is made by the Faculty Committee
on Scholarships.  These scholarships, awarded in the first instance for one year (three quar-
ters), consist of the waiving of tuition plus a cash award of $126 which, is paid in three equal
installments.  The full scholarship may be continued during the student's four years of -under-
graduate work if his record meets with the approval of the Faculty Committee on •Scholarships.'

5.  Report that Walter I. Firey, Jr., who has been appointed Assistant Professor of Sociology
and Effective Living, m il not report for work until March 1,1945, and the effective date
of his appointment should be changed to that date.

6.  The title of Ralph Vv. Lewis should be corrected to be Research Assistant in Botany (50%)

and Assistant Professor of Biological Science in the Basic College (50%).

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?.  Change in status of C . E. Russell from Extension Associate and Research Associate in Horti-
culture to Associate Professor and Research Associate in Horticulture at the same salary of
$3720 per year, and paid three-fourths from College funds and one-fourth .from Experiment
Station funds, effective January 1, 1945*

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8*  Increase in salary for Barbara Newcombe, Assistant in Research in Foods and Nutrition, from

§2200 to $2400 per year, effective January 15, 1945; and paid from Emergency War Research
funds. 

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9.  Increase in salary for A* A, Johnson, Extension Instructor in Farm Crops, from $3000 to $3300

per year, effective January 1, 1945 •

10.  Increase in salary for Marjory Curdy, stenographer in Forestry, from $1560.to |l680 per year,

effective February 1, 1945*

Accept.$1000
from Grace
Song Line-
Accept... Of:
#15,000 from
Swift:& Co*

.Beaumont
Scholarships

Walter Firey
reporting
March 1,1945

Title Ralph
Lewis correc-
ted.
Change in
status C« £•
Russell*

•Inc. salary
Barbara
combe.

•lnc* salary:
A* A* Johnson

Inc* salary'
Marjory C

MISCELLANEOUS;  continued

11*  Report of the payment of the; f ollovang additional amounts to salaried employees  during

January  18,  1945

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December:

Auditorium
Lv E. Chapman
Helen Evans
George Sawdy
Lawrence Searl
Verri Severance
Robert Troxell
Wayne Van Riper
Rodney Whiting

% 3*QG
3.00
3-00
3.00
3.00
3-00
3.00
3.00

Miscellaneous

E,S«M.W.T.
$  32.00  Francis Gentry
D. ;D. McGrady
Christina Gunn
C. k. Miller
C. H. Pesterfield  330.00  Leo J. Klever
S. S. Eadford 
J. A.•Strelzoff 
Howard Womochel 

54*00
350.00
60,00

72*00 

$  29.25
12.00
16.50

12.  Report of the receipt of the follov/ing resolution from the Michigan farm Equipment Associa-

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tion: : 

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"We. recognize-with appreciation the progress made in developing the One Year Course of In-
struction in Farm Equipment Retailing at Michigan State College and also the effort to
expand the Agricultural Engineering  Department with new larger facilities at Michigan
State College/'1

13*  Payment of $4»5O to Fay Remus, employee in Buildings and'Utilities, as compensation for

time lost because of an injury to his eye*

14.  Statement from Shields, Ballard, Jennings & Taber in the amount of $103*40 for services

rendered*

15.  Approval of a contract with.the Breth-0-Death Laboratories, Inc. at Grand Rapids, in which

they agree to assist the College in the extermination of rodents, roaches and silverfish
for a fee of $200 per month.

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

16.  Consideration of leasing a farm near the Kellogg Farm to be used in connection'with the

cooperative research project with the American Dairy Association.  Farm known as Flowers
and "Hazen farm*

On motion of Miss Jones, seconded by Mr. Berkey,- it was voted to approve the above item.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

1.  Resignation of Mrs. Joyce Satchell as Assistant in Research in Agricultural Chemistry,
effective December 31? 1944*  Mrs*. Satchell has joined her husband who is in Midland*

2.  Resignation of Miss Mabel Nelson, dormitory hostess, effective January 31, 1945*

3«  Military, leave of absence through June 30, 1945^ for Mildred Hopping, nurse at the Health
Service.  Miss Hopping is awaiting her call to. the Army Nurses Corps, and the effective
date of the leave m il be reported later.

4*  Appointment of Hugo 0. Engelmann as Instructor in Social Science in the Basic College at

a salary of $2400 per year, effective February i, 1945-  This,is a new position.

5*  Appointment of William Funkenbusch as Instructor in Mathematics at a salary of $225 per
month, effective for the period from February 5 to June 30, 1945*  Mr* Funkenbusch will
replace Dr. Grove who is on leave*

6*  Appointment of Gonzalo A. Moreno as Instructor in Foreign Languages  (Conversational

Spanish) at a salary of §400 for the winter term of 1945, and paid in three equal monthly
payments*

7,  Appointment of Edward Kivela as graduate fellow in Bacteriology at a salary of $100 per

month, effective January 1, 1945, and paid from funds of the Onyx Oil and Chemical Company*

8*  Extension'of leave of absence for Miss Elisabeth Conrad, Counselor for Womdn,- from January

1, 1945 through June 30, 1945 with half pay.

Miscellaneous

1,  Acceptance of a check for $60 from the LaVerne Koyes Estate to be used for scholarships.

2,  Giro Martinez has been teaching Spanish during fall term 1944 a-t a salary of -$125 per
month.  It is recommended that he be relieved of half of his: woik and paid at the rate
of. $62• 50; per month for five months beginning  January 1, 1945*

3,  Increases in salary for members-, of the staff of Agricultural Chemistry,  effective

February 1, 1945, as follows:

Dorothy I. Rose, Assistant in Research
Marian J» Miller, Assistant in Research
Judith li.  Keller, Assistant in Research

$2000-^2200

I Additional
! amounts psld
;salaried
;employees

1 Resolution
jMich. Farm
[Equipment
!: ASSOC.

[Payment $4.50i
iFay Remus
;because of
injury.
Statement-Sh-.
;• Ball .Jennings j
&  Taber
Contract
Br'e.th-b-Deathll
Laboratories

I Approval
\ leasing  farm
i.near Kellogg
I Farm.  v . :

I designations

I Leave Mildrec
j Hopping*

(Appointments

I Extension
jleave Miss
I Conrad*

[Check from
SLaVerne Koyes
I for-.'scholar*
; jships*
{Change  status
1 Giro Martinez.

:] Salary in-
[creases for
Ugric  Chem.
1 staff

 
ADDITIQML 1TMS, continued

3*  Increases in salary formembers of staff of Agricultural Chemistry, continued:

Elva ;L, Denniston, Assist ant in Research  ^1800-$2000
§2000-42200
C. Gr .Lightfoot, Assistant in Research 
^3200-^3400
A« L. Neaij Research Assistant 

January 13, 1945

Statement Dr*
W.O.  Badgley'
Mrs* Mabel
Walker

Action  deferred
training in  |
custodial  edu-j
\
cation. 

budget for
allocation
of funds  iron
Swift and Co,

4.  Statement in the amount of $50 from Dr. W, 0* Badgley for treating Mrs. Mabel Walker who

injured her shoulder while working at kason-Abbot Hall.

5*  Recommendation for the initiation of a special program of training in custodial education and
the appointment of K. P* Grabarkiewicz as Assistant to the Director of Short Courses at a
salary of $4000 per year, effective April 1, 1945•  &fr. Grabarkiewicz will be in charge of the
custodial training.  The College will be reimbursed 75 per cent of the salary and travel by the
State Board of Control for Vocational Education.

On motion of Mr. Brody5  seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to defer action on the above recom-
mendation until legislative appropriations for the next biennium are approved.  The Board indicated
its interest in the project but in view of the fact that appropriations are pending before the
legislature it should not obligate itself until adequate funds to make it possible are assured.

6*  Presentation of the following budget for the allocation of funds from Swift and Company for the
Calendar year of 1945- one-half of it to be expended in the present fiscal year to June 30,
and one-half of it in the period July 1 to December 31, 1945-

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Dairy Department

Salary of J. M. Jensen
Maintenance
Stenographer Salary

Agricultural Engineering

Salary of E. G. McKibben

$3700
1050
750

Bacteriology

^  of salary of Alfred Bortree
Maintenance

% 600
400

Total

&55OO

1000

1000

$7500

Unless  con-  (
ferences or  [
conventions  \
are approved ;
by Fed.Gov.  \
• S.C.  opposei
to staff 
\
attendance*  I

On motion of Mr. Brody., seconded by Mr* Berkey, it was voted to.approve the foregoing Additional
Items, except item 5? on which action appears.

7.  The Administrative Group,, at its meeting on January 9* recommended that during the period

under, which conventions^ trade shows, and the like are banned by the government of the United
States, the College follow the following policy:  Unless conferences or conventions are
approved by the federal government, Michigan State College is opposed to staff attendance
at these conferences and will not pay expenses to them*

On motion of Mr. Berkey, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve item ?•

Dean Anthony |
to secure
approval to  \
hold Farmers1 j
week, 

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question was raised, in view of the recent ruling of federal agencies banning.'conventions,

conferences and trade showsy as to whether or not Farmers Week should be conducted as
scheduled January 30-31 and February 1.

After considerable discussion on motion of Mr. Akers^ seconded by Mr. Brody., it was voted to in-
struct Dean Anthony and i&r.  Tenny to secure approval from the proper federal agencies before pro-
ceeding, with the -understanding that if such approval cannot•be secured Farmers Week will not be

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•-. McPherson voted "no" on this item.

Japanese an- :;
cestrv to be  9.  Recommendation from the Administrative Group that in the future Americans of Japanese ancestry

be treated in the same manner as all other American citizens with reference to entrance as
students, etc.

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I On motion of kr. Berkey, secoiided by Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve item 9-

?JL®* ^ proposed contract with the Feterans Administration covering the use of facilities for counsel-

Approval con- \
tract with 
vet.  Adiru ^e: \ 
facilities for
•co^mseling &  Pn n i o ti°n  °^ ^r* McPherson, seconded by Miss Jones-, it was voted to approve this contract and to
.testing; * 

authorize the President and Secretary to execute the contract for the institution.  A copy of the
contract is on file in the Secretary1s Office.

lin§ a nd administering tests to veterans was presented.

for

Aidit 
1943-U
approved*

..  Mr. William Pearce5 who conducted the annual audit, appeared before the Board to answer ques-
tions and discuss the audit with the Board.  Various questions were raised with him.  The
audit was accepted by the Board.

T -? bility re:
blind em-
ployee.

I.  The President indicated for the information of the Board that one totally blind employee had
been hired and others might be and asked if the Board disapproved of this policy since it
carried with it an implied acceptance of the liability for injury while working•  The Board
approved hiring such persons during the present emergency.

13•  The President made a short statement of the health and hospital insurance program and the con-

fusion that has arisen due to the competing companies.  The Board, at its meeting November 24th,

January IS, 1945 •

ADDITIONAL 'ITEMS, continued

Miscellaneous (continued)

13;  (Continued)

had approved the Michigan Hospital Benefit Plan of the iunerican hospital-iaedicai- Benefit as
the only company for which the College would make deductions for hospital and surgical
insurance for new enrollees.

14*  The President discussed the contemplated studies of organization and administration of the

Extension Service, the Experiment Station and the School of Engineering.

15•  The Secretary presented a report of the status of the requests made of the legislature for
funds and a memorandum that had been prepared for the Governor was presented by the Presi-
dent.  The Board approved the request for a change in formula in the measuring stick bill
from ,51 of a M il  to «55 of a mill as its preference and as a means of adequate financing
of the college program*

16.. There was some discussion of the location of a possible dormitory or apartment house for

married students and the Board indicated its approval of locating such building or buildings
on the south side of Kalaiaazoo Street extending west; from Harrison Road.

lOrganiz ation
and adminis-
tration of
Extension, •
•Experiment
Station &
:Engr. to be
studied*

Report status
requests of
legislature*

Residence for
imarried vet-
erans to be
located. w.;  1
from Harrison

17.  There was some discussion of the possible purchase of additional property needed to complete

the campus block,

18.  Professor Ben Euwema. Chairman of the Committee on the Study of Improvement of Teaching and
Teaching and Teaching Methods, met with the Board for luncheon and discussed the program
;oi the Committee,

19*  The President commented on the desirability of instituting at an early date an Institute
for Rural Living with the hope that such a project might be partially financed by the
Kellogg Foundation.  This matter will be further considered at the next meeting of the
Board and given further consideration.

Prof*
met with 3d•
for luncheon

Discussion of
desirability
of instituting
Institute for
Rural Living

The meeting adjourned at 3:5O P.M.

Secretary

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