MINUTES OP THE MEETING of the STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE May 17, 1 9½ P r e s e n t: Mr. Brody (Chairman); Messrs. Akers, Armstrong, More, Mueller; Miss J o n e s; P r e s i dent Hannah; T r e a s u r er May; S e c r e t a ry McDonel. Absent; Dr. E l l i o tt 5?he meeting was c a l l ed to o r d er at 10:10 a.m. The minutes of t he p r e v i o us meeting were approved* PRESIDENT'S REPORT d e s i g n a t i o ns R e s i g n a t i o ns m 1. Resignation of L. C. Knorr as Assistant Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology, effective March 31» 19½^ to accept a position in Florida. 2. Cancellation of the appointment of Donald Wardell as Lecturer in Social Service for the spring term of 19½ * 3* Resignation of Marion V, Persinger as half-time graduate assistant in History and Political Science, effective as of March 15, 19½. Leaves Leaves 1. Leave of absence with pay for Walter C. T£irkpatrick, County Agricultural Agent in Antrim County, from May 20 to July 29» 19½. to make a trip to Europe as secretary for a delegation of Farm Bureau members from the northern part of Michigan. Appointments .j Appointments 1. Appointment of Ralph H. Ruhmkorff as Staff Physician at the Health Service at a salary of $7500 per year, effective May 1, 19½. to replace Charles S. Cracraft* 2. Appointment of Peter A. Foraiari as Freshman Baseball Coach at a salary of ?150 for the period from April 8 to June 8, 19½^ This is a new position. 3. Appointment of William H« King as graduate fellow in Chemistry at a salary of $80 per month, effective from April 1 to June 30, 19½• This is a new position to be paid from American Electroplaters5 Society funds. h. Appointment 0f Anthony W. Rhodes as quarter-time graduate assistant in Physical Education, Health and Recreation for Men at a salary of $^.*J4 per month from April 1 to June 15, 19½. Travel Travel 1. Full expenses for C. H. Sill to attend the Educational Conference of the National Committee on Education and Research, National Association of Real Estate Boards in Chicago on April 15* 2. Full expenses for A* E. Mitchell to attend the Ohio Mist Spray School in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 20 and 21, and paid from Experiment Station funds. 3- Full expenses for C. Y. Ballard to go to Washington, D. C.t on April 27, to be interviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture preparatory to final appointment as director of Fxtension. (Mr. Ballard^ appointment as Director of Extension was approved by the Secretary of Agriculture on April 27, 1 9 ½ ). it First-class railway fare for Jacob Hieble to attend meetings of the Central States Modern Language Association in Chicago on April 30« •5* Full expenses for W« £. Libby to go to Waukegan, Illinois, en May k> and 5t to arrange for ac quisition of surplus government property. 6. Full expenses for George W. Angell to attend special conferences on the development of a train ing program fo~ college teachers in Chicago on May 6-8. 7.. Full expenses for C. P. Loomis to go to Omaha, Nebraska* on May 6-9 to address a conference on conservation organised by the Friends of the Land, 8c Full expenses for A- J. Fanshin to go to Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 7 in order to expedite construction and equipment on dry kilns. 9* Not to exceed $30 for J.A. Strelzoff to attend a Symposium on Numerical Methods of Analysis in Engineering in Chicago on May 7 and 8. 1 0. Full expenses for H. E. Larzelere to go to Peoria* Illinois, on May 10 "and 11 to attend a meeting of the North Central Poultry Marketing Conference; to be paid from Experiment Station funds* 11. Travel allowances as follows for staff members to go to Peoria, Illinois, on May 12 and'13 to attend a meeting of a committee for the Fruit and. Vegetable Marketing Projects a. Full expenses for M. '£. Cravens, Jr*; paid from Experiment Station funds* b. Full expenses for Pauline Paul; paid from Experiment Station funds* PEESIDEHT»S REPORT, continued Travel, continued May 17, 1 9^ O^fQf : Travel 12. Travel allowances as follows for staff members to go to Chicago on Kay 13-16' to participate j in' a meeting of the Forth Central Livestock Marketing Research Committee; paid frora Experi- | nent Station funds: •• • • • ; • • ' ' ' • ' '. I • : .a- Full expenses for L. J. Bratzler. "b. Full expenses for L. ¥. Witt. c. Full eypenses for Rohert Kramer- I 13 • Travel allo\*ances as follows for staff .members to go to Washington, B. C*, on May 12-1¾. to confer with the Office of Experiment Station and Research and Marketing Administration concerning the financing of certain Michigan Experiment Station projects; paid frora Experi ment Station fundst a. Full expenses for A* B. Love "b. Full expenses for C. M. Hardin l^c First-class railway fare for Barbara Soger to attend a meeting of the American Psychoanalyti cal Association in Washington, T). C., on May 1.7-21. 15. Full expenses for L» J. Bratzler to accompany a group of students on an educational trip to j j Chicago on May 19-22. Miscellaneous . . • j$300 received for Akers j I scholarship 1« Acceptance of a check for $300 from C. M. Staehr of the . H. E. Wagner Motor Sales Company of [fund. Johnstown, Pennsylvania* to he credited to the Forest H. Akers Scholarship Fund* IS190 accepted 2» Approval of a contract with the Chemistry Branch of the Office of Ifeval Research of Washing- • j'froin Office of ton, D. C.t covering an allocation of $190 to Michigan State College to be used to pay the costs of L. L. Quill who will act as consultant on their Panel on Inorganic Chemistry* 3* Change in title for Allan-E. 3!ick from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Soil Science, effective January 1, 1 9 ½. ^. Correction inthe action taken at the oast Board meeting changing the effective date of the resignation of Joseph J.. G-roth from March 15 to March 31» 19^8. 5« Correction in the Salary of Arthur C. Moeller, Instructor in Mathematics for the summer •session, from $330 to $350 for the period from June 22 to September 3* 6. Payment of $19J52 to Wayne Thomas, employee in t he Power P l a n tt as compensation for time l o st due to an i n j u ry while working. 7* Payment of $9^76 to O r v i l le R a e t t i g, an employee in B u i l d i n gs and U t i l i t i e s, as compensation f or time l o st due to an i n j u ry while working. 8. Payment of $10½.40 to Jean Lockvrood, an employee in t he Carpenter D i v i s i on of B u i l d i n gs and U t i l i t i e s, as compensation f or time l o st due to an i n j u r y. * 9« Authorised K a t z el and Buehler to i n s t a ll ^ * the e l e c t r ic and r a d io c a b l es and c o n d u i ts f or t he jexec.acfe-. r a a i o. !cables stadium JJTireproof door | a u t h o r i z ed jpower p l a nt in JDrainage work l-p^L*.+4. ~\ ^ r r e ^ t ° R &s ^Resignations new stadium at an e s t i m a t ed c o st of $38,600 which i n c l u d es a f i x ed fee of $3,400. 10* Authorised t he i n s t a l l a t i on of a f i r e p r o of door between the equipment room in t he o ld power p l a nt and t he new p o r t i on at a c o st e s t i m a t ed at $300, Improvements 1947-43 to be charged to A l t e r a t i o ns and 1 1. Authorized d r a i n a ge work to be done on the College farms l o c a t ed on Bennett and F o r e st Roads at a c o st of $4,667, to be charged to A l t e r a t i o ns and Improvements 1947-48, HSSIGlflATIOffS 1. R e s i g n a t i on of Dolores A* Asmussen as ITurse at t he H e a l th Service* e f f e c t i ve J u ly 31» 1948. 2. R e s i g n a t i on of Loraine L. B i t t el as S u r se at the H e a l th S e r v i c ef e f f e c t i ve May 31 > 1948» 3. R e s i g n a t i on of B e t ty Magenheimer T a y l or as I n s t r u c t or (Research) i n - A g r i c u l t u r a l ' C h e m i s t r y* e f f e c t i ve J u ly 15, 1948. 4. Resignation of J* W. Thayer as A s s i s t a nt P r o f e s s or of Farm Crops, e f f e c t i ve June 10, 1948, to accept a p o s i t i on with t he Southern S t a t es Seed A s s o c i a t i o n* 5. R e s i g n a t i on of Frank M. A t c h l ey as A s s i s t a nt P r o f e s s or (Research) . of Farm Management, e f f e c t i ve June 3 0, 1948* to a c c e pt a p o s i t i on w i th t he I l l i n o is A g r i c u l t u r al A s s o c i a t i o n. 6« R e s i g n a t i on c f Raymond Kroodsma as temporary A s s i s t a nt P r o f e s s or of F o r e s t r y, e f f e c t i ve March 31* 1948. ?, Resignation of Will ism K. D e n i el as I n s t r u c t or in S o il S c i e n c e, e f f e c t i ve August 3 1, 1948, tc complete work for the Ph.D.' jlfeval Research . I Change, in I title A.Mick ito Assoc*Prof. j Cr.ro th resigns^ jMarch jl%\9^ I Salary Arthur •. ;Moeller salary SS19.52 p a i^ .[power, .plant'. '1 employee f or jinjury-W.Thouss lAlso S9»?6 Jor. R a e t t ig to land SlO^kO rto • J.Xockwood. L , . ^, j H a t z e l - S u e h i er , 253% \ ! RESIGNATIONS, continued May 17, 1948 18* Resignation of Murray Go Crawford as VH Club Agent in Tuscola County, effective May .22, 19^3* to accept a position with the federal government, •|9.. Resignation of Richmond D. Simmons as k~R Club Agent in Gratiot County, effective June 30» 19^8, to accept a position as a teacher in the Edmore High School* 10. Resignation of Ellsworth T« Besemer as County Agricultural Agent in Wgyne County, effective April 30, .19½. to accept a position with the Veterans' rt0n~The-Farm" Training, 11. Resignation of Catherine Potter as Home Demonstration A.gent in Dickinson County, effective July 15, 19½¾ to accept a teaching position. 12« Resignation of Pearl Jacobson as Home Demonstration Agent in Baraga* Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties, effective June 30, 19½» to accept a teaching position. 13. Resignation of Mrs. Florence H8 Gallacher as Instructor in Business Administration, effective August 31* 1948, to devote full time to her home. 1½. Resignation of Leonard A. Robert as Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, effective August 31• 19½. 15. Resignation of Catherine H* Love as Instructor (Extension) in Home Management and Child Develop ment* effective April 30, 1948 to move to Grand Rapids. 16... Resignation of Elizabeth Adams as Assistant in Institution Administration, effective April 30, 1948, for health reasons. Miss Adams has been assigned part-time to the Union and part-time to Institution Administration. 1?. Resignation of Jean S. Hemphill as Instructor in Textiles, Clothing, and Related Arts, effec tive July 3lf 19½, to be located near her horse in 5orth Carolina* 18. Resignation of the following temporary Assistants in Chemistry: a. Mrs. Sylvia Aho, effective June 15, 19½. b. Mrs. Lois-Beauchamp* effective June 15» 19½ • c. Mrs- Bernice Bennett, effective June 15, 19½ d. Mrs* Virginia Bogart, effective June 30, 19½ e. Mrs. Evelyn Lyons, effective June 30, 19½ f. Jane R* Morgan, effective June 15, 19½ g. Mrs* Dorothy Skinner, effective June 15» 19½• h. ^"ancy Jean Wixom, effective June 15, 1 9½ • i. Mrs. Betty Lennox, effective June 30, 19½ 3. Mrs. Margaret Hoover, effective June 15, 19½ k* Mrs. Patricia Eurnell, effective June 15» 19½. 1. Mrs. Julia M. Doyal, effective June 15, 1 9½ m. Mrs. Francis Davidson, effective June 15* 19½. n. Mrs. Isabelle Craig, effective June 15, 19½. 19* Resignation of Alvin A. Munn as Instructor in Geology and Geography, effective July 19» 1 9^ to accept a position with the Census Bureau in Washington. 20. Cancellation of the appointment of Clifford Hildreth as Assistant'Professor of Mathematics for the 1 9½ summer session* 21. Resignation of the following temporary employees in Mathematics: ! a. Mrs. Dorothy Frirodig, effective June 15, 1 9½ b. Mrs. Julia King Taylor, effective June 15, 19½. c. Mrs. Jessie Wilzer, effective June 21, 19½- d. Mrs- Martha C. Wallace, effective June 22, 19½- e* Stanley. K. Frisbie, effective September 15, 19½• 22. Resignation of the following temporary instructors in physics and Astronomy: a. Jay W. Slaughter, effective June 15, 19½• b. Melvin A. Leach, effective June 15, 19½ 23. Resignation of Mrs. Ruth G-ladfelter as Technician in Psychology, effective May 7, 19½. 24. Resignation of Townsend Rich as Associate Professor of Literature and Fine Arts and of English, effective August 31» 19½* to accept a position at Bew York State Teachers College* 25. Resignation of Leonidas M. Magalhaes as Assistant in Foreign Languages, effective May 31, 1 9 ½. Mr. Magalhaes is returning to Brazil. 260 Resignation of Ben Wampler as Instructor in Speech, Dramatics, and Radio Education, effective August 31, 19½t to take up professional theater work. 27- Resignation of Thurman S. Grafton as Instructor (Research) in Surgery and Medicine, effective May 31, 19½, to accept a commission in the U. S. Army Veterinary Corps. 28. Resignation of Mrs. Adah Cohn as graduate fellow in Botany BPA Plant Pathology, effective April 30, 1 9 ½. 29. Resignation of Jack K. Krum as graduate fellow in Bacteriology, effective June 15, 19½^ to con tinue his studies'at the University of Massachusetts. LEAVES May i7f 1 9½ , 1. Leave of absence with pay for Wayne Cramp ton and C. S* Kaufman to attend: a. summer, school for jueaves extension workers at the University of Wisconsin from June 27 to July 10. 2» Leave of absence with pay for Beatrice Frangquist, Agnes G-regarek, and Carl H. Knopf to attend a summer school for extension workers at Colorado A & M. College in Port Collins from June 20 to July 3* 3« Leave of absence with pay for June Brown, Home Demonstration Agent in Ionia County, from July 6 to August 16, to study toward an advanced degree at Teachers College, Columbia University. k. Leave of absence without pay for Paul V. Love, Associate Professor of Literature and Fine Arts, from October 1, 19½ to June 15, 19^9 > to accept a fellowship at Columbia for the con tinuation of his doctoral studies* 5« Leave of absence without pay for Robert S# Quimby, Instructor in History of Civilation, from September 16 to December 15, 1948, for the purpose of completing research and writing his dissertation for the Ph* Da degree.' 6« Leave of absence with pay for J. (J. Heppinstall, Instructor in Physical Education, Health ?nd •Recreation for Men, from July 14 to August 31« Mr. Heppxnstall has been appointed as a train er with the U." S. Oltimpic :Team / 7* Leave of absence without •pay for E. F. .Eldridge, Professor (Research) in the Engineering Ex periment Station, from July 1 to October 31, 1943, to work with the Washington Pollution Con trol Commission at Olympia, Washington/ 8- Leave of absence without pay for Shirley Newsom, Assistant Professor of Home Management and Child Development, for one year beginning September 1, 1943, to continue her graduate studies at the University of Iowa- 9. Leave of absence without pay for Arnold L* Williams, Associate Professor of English, from July 1 to August 31 • 1948, to enable him to teach fs?r the summer at Ohio State University- 100 Leave of absence without pay for Herman Struck, Instructor in English, from January 1 to June 3d 19^9» to work toward the Ph. D« degree at Ohio State University/ 11. Leave of absence without pay for John A. Waite, Assistant Professor of English and of Litera ture and Fine Arts, from January 1 to June 30T 1949, to work toward the Ph. D. degree at the University of Maryland. 12* Leave of absence without pay for Clyde E« Henson, Instructor in English and in Literature and Fine Arts, from January 1 to June 30, 1949, to work toward the Ph. 35.; degree at Western Reserve University. 13» Leave of absence without pay for Bernard I. Duffey, Assistant Professor of English and of Literature and Pine Arts, fron January 1 to June 30» 1949, in order that he may do research under the terms of the dewberry Library grant. 1½. Leave of absence without pay for John A. Tunck, Instructor in English and in Literature and Pine Arts9 from January 1 to June 30, 1949, to work toward the Ph.D. degree at Hew York Uni versity. APPOINTMENTS i Anointment 1. Transfer of Harold Sponberg from Assistant Professor of Written and'Spoken English and of Speech, Dramatics and Radio Education, to Assistant Counselor for men and Assistant to the Dean of Students in charge of High School Public Relations and a salary increase from $3600 to $4000 per year, effective July 1, 1948. 2. Appointment of Howard Worthington as Assistant to the Personnel Officer at '*. salary of $3120 per year, effective July 1, 1948, to replace Robert Oartung who has resigned. 3* Continuation of Elizabeth A* MacHaughton as Library Assistant at the same salary of $2760 per year, through July 31» 1948. Mrs, KacKaughton was appointed on a temporary basis from Febru ary 16 to June 30, 19½, 4. Appointment of Martha Mat lack as Library Assistant at a salary of $2?60 per year, effective September 1, 1 9½ to replace Mrs. MacITaughton/ 5. Appointment of Dorothy Dietz as Furse at the Health Service at a salary of $2200 per year, effective' June =;1'6> -1948» to replace Dolores Asmussen who has resigned*, 6» Appointment of the following.persons to the staff for the summer session of 1949s a* W.. Duane Richins as Instructor in Business Administration at a salary of $1000 for the period from June 1? to September 3« b. Robert Hachenburg as Instructor in Business Administration at a salary of $1000 for the period from June 17 to September 3» c. Donald F* Goss as Instructor in Business Administration at a salary of $1000 for the period from June 17 to September 3» d." Harold F. Huddleston as Assistant in Mathematics at a salary of $200 per month, effec tive from June 16 -to September 15, 1948. Continued: : :: | :' ^ ^¾ I AFPOIl^MEMS, continued May 17, 1 9½ Appointment's.! 6. Appointments to summer session staff of 1948: continued: e. Charles Hall Kraft as Assistant in Mathematics at a salary of $200 per month* effective from June 16 to September 15, 19½* f. Yant Kebker as Lecturer in Economics at a salary of $1200 for the period from June 22 to -September 3 '• g. 3.S.' Eckaus as Instructor in Economics at a salary of $800 for the period from June 22 to September 3.• \ ; | h. Frank Ereidel as Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at P salary of $1200 for the period from June 22 to September 3* | j | ; ?• Appointment of Betty Suth Johnston as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Chemistry at a salary of $3000 ver year, effective June 15» 1948, to replace Mrs. Elva Jones* 8. Appointment of Lowell Ernest Weller as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Chemistry at a salary of $3000 per year, effective July 1» 19½. to replace Betty Taylor who has resigned. 9* Appointment of William JTash Hart as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Engineering at a salary of $300 per month, effective April 1, 19½ for an indefinite period. He is to be paid $200 per month from the J. I. Case fund and $100 per month from E:rperiment Station funds. ; j ! - fective September 1, 1948. This is a new -position. !1Q. Appointment of Joseph A- Meiser, Jr* as Instructor in Dairy at a salary of $4000 per year, ef- I i 11* Appointment of Edmund Schalin as Instructor in Soil Science at a salary of $3300 per year, effective September 1, 1948 to replace William H* Deniel who has resigned. 12. Appointment of Anton Earl Erickson e,s Assistant Professor of Soil Science at a salary of $4200 per year* effective July lt 1948, to replace IT. S. Hs.ll who has resigned* His salary is to be paid one-half from College and one-half from Experiment Station funds* 13. Transfer of Harold L. Sparks from District Club Agent in Cass and St. Joseph Counties to 4~E Club Agent in Cass County at the same salary of $3300 per year, effective June 15/1943. .1½. Transfer of Albert C. Warne from 4-E Club Agent in Ionia and Montcalm Counties to 4-H Club Agent in Montcalm County at the same salary of $3100 per year, effective June 1, 1948. 15• Transfer of Dee Le Weaver from 4-H Club Agent in Manistee, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties to 4-H Club Agent in Missaukee, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties, effective May 1, 1948, at the same salary of $3200 per year. 16. Appointment of Robert Russell Dancer as 4-H Club Agent in Ionia County at a salary of $3000 TDer year, effective June 1, 1948. !„_ :17- Appointment of Duncan O-crdon Leitch as 4-E Club Agent in St* Joseph County at a salary of $3000 per year, effective June 15» 1948, to replace H. L. Sparks who has b^en transferred, •18. Appointment of Mrs* Jean Wilson as Home Demonstration Agent at Large at a salary of $3100 per year, effective July 1, 19½• This is a new position. 19. Appointment of Marion Roberts as Home Demonstration Agent at Large at a salary of $3100 per year, effective July 1, 19½. This is a new .position. :20. Appointment of Auley A. McAuley as Assistant Frofessor of Biological Science at ? salary of I $3800 per year, effective September 1, 1948, to replace £. A. Stiles who has been transferred. 21. Appointment of David Loshak as Instructor in Literature end Fine Arts at a salary of $3300 -per year, effective for one year only beginning September 1, 1948, to replace Paul Love during his leave. 22. Appointment of Judson M. Perkins as Instructor in Written and Spoken English at a salary of S3000 per year, effective July 1, 1948, to replace Charles Irwin who has resigned. 23. Appointment of D„ Loren. Carmichael as Instructor in Business Administration at a salary of $3000 per year, effective September 1, 1948, to replace Mrs. Florence Gallacher who has resigned. 24. Appointment of Robert L. Wright as Assistant Professor of Written and Spoken English at a salary of $3600 per year, effective September 1, 19481 0 replace Florence Efty who has resigned. ; : bg- ;25. Eeappointment of Roy K. Memeyer as Instructor in Physical Education, Health and Recreation for Men at the same salary of $2800 per year, effective June 16, 1948. 26. Appointment of Shirley Allen as Instructor in Institution Administration at a salary of $3000 per year,effective September 1., 1948 to replace Marjorie Kintz. 127. Appointment of John Morpurgo as Lecturer in English at a salary of $500 per month, effective from September 16 to December 151 1948. 128.- Appointment of Edith Weiss as Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages at a salary of $4000 per year, effective September 1T 1948, to replace Jacob Hieble who has resigned* 29. Appointment of LecLspidus as Instructor in Mathematics at a salary of $3300 per year, effective 1 September 1, 1946, to replace Stanley K. Frisbie who has resigned* (30. Anointment of. Betty S.. Grossman as Instructor in Mathematics at a salary of $3000 per year, ef fective September 1, 1948, to replace temporary help* May 17, 19^8 APPOINTMENTS, continued 31« Appointment of Donald Hart Baker as Instructor in Physics and Astronomy at a salary of $3400 per year, effective September 1» 19^8» to replace• K. W. Saunders who has resigned. 32« Appointment of Alvin LeRoy Bennett as Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at a salary of $3800 per year, effective September 18 19^8, to replace M.M. Kaappen who has resigned. 33* Appointment of Ted Tibbetts as Assistant in Bacteriology and Public Health at a salary of $125 per month on a part-time "basis, effective October 1» 19^8* for as long as necessary. Mr. I Tibbetts will replace Jack Dunlap. ! 3^-« Appointment of Loretta Lou Puller as Technician in Bacteriology and Public Health at a salary of $2600 per year, effective August lt 19^8 to replace Dorothy Scholtens who has resigned* 35* Appointment of Raymond Frank Johnston as Assistant in Physiology and Pharmacology at a salary of $135 per month on a part-time basis, effective September 19 19U8 for as long as necessary* Mr. Johnston was employed on a temporary basis during 19^7-^8* 36« Transfer of Russell A* Runnells from Professor and Head of the Anatomy Department to Professor j and Head of the Animal Pathology Department and a salary increase from $6300 to $7000 per year,I effective July lt 19 US, to replace E. T. Hallman who has been granted leave prior to r e t i r e -; m e n t. • • • 37* Appointment of William E. Dickison as quarter-time graduate assistant in Farm Management at a { salary of $55-55 Per month, effective from April 1 to June 15t 19^8- This is a new position. TRAVEL jTravel 1. Pull expenses for L. H. Taylor to go to Northern Indiana and Chicago.to contact prospective students, 2. Pull expenses for Forest Evashevski to go to STorthern Indiana and Chicago to contact pro spec- 1 tive students. 3-. Mileage on one car and maintenance expenses for Forest Evashevski and Hugh D, Daugherty to go ; to Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and surrounding areas to interview prospective students. ^. Full expenses for Howard Wentz to transport a saddle mare to Lexington, Kentucky, in May and June.* \ : 5. Mileage on one car and maintenance expenses for J. M. DeHaan to attend the Midwestern Philos- i ophical Association meetings in G-alesburg, Illinois* on May 6-8. Two members of the staff j accompanied Dr. DeHaan. 6. Full expenses for R» H. Helson, W. .N. McMillen and Robert Lee Bell to go to Wooster, Ashley BXLH Beliefontaine, Ohio* and other points to purchase Duroc-Jersey gilts, a Southdown rain* and a Shropshire ram* A college truck will be used for the trip which will be made on May 15 s.nd 16. 7. First-class railway fare for L. C. Price to attend a lecture course on lubrication and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Oil and Gas Power Conference in St. Louis, Missourit j on May.18-21. 8. Mileage on one car and maintenance expenses for H. J. Stafseth and H. C. Zindel to go to Colum-j bus, Ohio, on May 20-21 to get first-hand information on Hedigen used in testing chickens and turkeys for pull0rum disease; to ¾e paid from Extension funds. 9. Mileage on one car for R. L. Guile and three other members of the Chemistry Department to attend the second annual Polymer Symposium at Columbus, Ohio, on May 20-22* 10. Travel allowances as follows for staff members to attend a Symposium on Radioisotopes at the Argonne Rational Laboratory in Chicago: a. Full expenses for Ray L. Shirley* May 20-23 b* Full expenses for B. H. Grigsby, May 21 and 22; paid from Experiment Station funds. c» Full expenses for R. D. Spence» May 20 and 21; paid from the All-College Research funds. I 11. Maintenance expenses for C* L. Sfash to go from Fscanaba to various locations in Wisconsin dur- \ ing the latter part of May to check up on the quality of special packages of potatoes; paid from Extension funds. 12. First-class railway fare for S.. D. Gralak to go tc Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 27-29 to I j attend the meeting of the Society for Experimental Stress Analysis and to make a survey of ::;| equipment and instruments required for a course in Experimental Stress Analysis. 13. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the Western Conference Schedule Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 26-29; a, Full expenses for R. H. Young b. Full expenses for Co L* Mann c* Full expenses for Charles McCaffree d. Full expenses for Fendley Collins j j j j j j 2538 Travel TRAVEL, continued May 17, 19US- | Ik. Full expenses for 0. W. Angell to go to the University of Minnesota on May 27 to 29 to study | their program in higher education, general college, and evaluation and -research activities. 115.. Full expenses for C. P. Loomis to go to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Hay 28-30 to attend the meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology and to visit with officials of founda tions in connection with the Center for Applied Social Science for Area Programs. 1:16.. First-class railway fare for Candace Apple-ton to attend a meeting of the American Itfurses Association in Chicago on May 31 to June 4. I : 17• Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to go to Ithaca, 2Tew York on June 2 and 3 for a conference relative to a bean research project under the Hope-Flannagan funds? a. Full expenses for V. R. Gardner; paid from Experiment Station funds. b. Full expenses for 3. E. Down; paid from Experiment Station funds. c. Full expenses for R. E* Eekcer; paid from Experiment Station funds. 18. Mileage on one car and maintenance expenses for R. H. Felson and S. A. Branaman to attend the Edellyn Shorthorn Sale at Wilson, Illinois, on June 7; paid from the General Livestock Revolving Fund* I i I 19.- First-class railway fare for Dorothy J* Hitchcock to present a paper and exhibit at the national meeting of the American Society of Medical Technologists in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 5--0- 20. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the international meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists in Philadelphia on June 6-10; a. First-class railway fare for W. F. Robertson. bo First-class railway fare for Mary Morr c. First-class railway fare for Pauline Paul; paid from Experiment Station funds.. d* First-class railway fare for F. W. Fabian; paid one-half from College and one-half * from Experiment Station funds. 21. Expenses not to exceed $100 for Amy Jean Holmblade to participate in a workshop sponsored by the IT* S. Office of Education at Cornell university on June 6-20; to be reimbursed by the State Board of Control for Vocational Education, 22* Full expenses for ¥. L. Mallmann .to participate on a symposium on water sponsored by the U. S. Public Health Service in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 10 to June 11; paid from the U. S. Public Health Service grant* 23* First-class railway fare for Mabeile Ehlers to visit Laundry Research Laboratories of Armour and Company in Chicago on June 10-13« 24. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education in Austin, Texas, on June 14-18: a* First-class railway.fare for I..B. Baccus b. First-ciass railway fare for .J. V. Donnell c. First-class railway fare for L.C. Price (or substitute) d. First-class railway fare for C. L. Brattin 25- First-class railway fare for J. E* Towne to attend the annual conference of the American Library Association in Atlantic City, Uew Jersey, on June 12-20. 26. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the annual meeting of the Am erican Society of Agricultural Engineers in Portland, Oregon, on June 12 to July 5* a* Full expenses railway fare for A. W. Farrsll; to be paid one-half from College and .one-half from Experiment Station funds. b. First-class railway fare for F* W. Peikert. 27* Full expenses for E. A. ^clntyre to attend the annual convention of the Advertising Federa tion of America in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 13-16. 28* Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association in Athens, Georgia,, on June 13-17- a. Mileage on one car for C» F. Huffman and other members of the staff; to be paid from Experiment Station funds. b. Mileage on one car for A* C. Baltzer, D. L. Murray, G. S. Parsons, L. A* Johnson, and ' W. B. Lutz; to be paid from Extension funds. 29* Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the' Farm and Home Planning Workshop in Urbana, Illinois, on June 14-19: a. Full expenses for H.'A. Berg; paid from Extension funds, bv Full expenses for B. D. Kuhn; paid from Extension funds. c. Full expenses for John Doneth; paid from Extension funds. d. Full expenses for Olevia Meyer; paid from Extension funds. e. Full expenses for Marjorie Eastman; paid from Extension funds. i TRAVEL, continued May 17, .19½ • ; j ;j 1 30. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the National iuH Club Camp I and the4~H Leaders Conferences held in connection with the Camp in Washington, D. C.,: from j June 11^25; paid from Extension funds. j a. Maintenance expenses for A. &. Xettunen bv Maintenance expenses for levels Pearson. c. Maintenance expenses for Mary Woodward. | :\ 1 31. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend a "Reciprocal Meat Conference \ j in Chicago on June 15-18: a. Pull expenses for L.' J. Bratzler b. First-class railway fare for E. D. Parwell. 32. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the National Collegiate Athletic Association Track and Field Meet at the University of Minnesota on June 16-19: a. Pull expenses for P. H# Young; also to attend the Western Conference Directors8 Annual Meeting at Walker, Minnesotat on June 20-2*K b. Pull expenses for C. L* Munn e. Full expenses for L. ?• Erown \ j 33* First-class railway fare for E. P# Reineke and Joseph Meites to attend the meetings of the American Association for the Study of Internal Secretions at Chicago on June 17 and 18; to I be paid from Experiment Station funds* 3¾. Full expenses for Tom King to attend a meeting of the Cleveland .alumni in Cleveland, Ohio, 1 on about June 15» 35. Pull expenses for Tom King to visit the alumni office at Ifotre Dame University and at Pur- I I due University during the third week in June. **• 36. Pull expenses for Tom King to attend an alumni meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on June 23 and 2k» 37+ Pull expenses for H* 3. Tukey to visit the National Apple Institute in Harrisburg, Pennsyl- j vania, on June 1? and 18; to be paid from Experiment Station funds. 38. Pull expenses for B. V. Alfredson, Jo R. Stiefel, and Prank Thorp to go to Washington, D.C. j on June 17-20, to discuss with members of the Pood and Drug Administration certain problems concerning a study of the toxicity of nRoccalft in rats; to be paid from the Winthrop Toxicology fund* 39. Mileage on two cars for J. M. Moore, H. C* Zindel, E. We Eenderson2 and R- J. Evans to attend I the annual meeting of the Poultry Science Association in Port Collins, Colorado, on June 19-"! 25; to be paid from College, Extension, and Experiment Station funds* %0. First-class railway fare for W. L. Finley to attend the Eastern Conference of Animal Husbandry! Extension Workers in Jackson Mills, Wes4: Virginia, on June 19-26; to be paid from Extension funds• hi. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the meeting of the American j ! Society of Agronomy in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 20-23* 1 a. Mileage on one car for C. E, Millar and other members of the Soil Science Depart- 'j ment; paid from Experiment Station funds. b. Mileage on one car for P. E. Decker, E* E. Down, and Elmer Hossman* c. Mileage on one car for S* T. Dexter, K. J'. Prey, and 3* C0 Hildebrand US. First-class railway fare for L. £. Miller to attend the meeting of the American Society of" Heating and Ventilating Engineers in Bretton Woods, Few Hampshire, on June 20-23* | ^3 • Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend the meetings of the Ameri can Home Economics Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota: a. Full expenses for.E.S. Churchill to present a paper, June 20-2½. b. First-class railway fare for Rachel Markweli, Marjorie Eastman, Jessie Marion* Roberta Hershey, and Margaret Harris to attend on June 22-24, and also to attend the pre-convention extension meeting at Brainerd, Minnesota, on June 18-20; paid from Extension funds* \ c. First-class railway fare for Corrine White to attend on June 18-25; paid from Extension funds. £&• Full expenses for J. ,H.- Denison to a/ttend the annual convention of the American College I Public Relations Association in Denver and Evergreen. Colorado* on June 23-2?» 45c Pull expenses for H. C. Zindel to attend a conference sponsored by the Uv S. Department of Agriculture to be held in St* Louis* Missouri, on June 25-30; paid from Extension funds. isnoi MISCSLMSSOUS May .17. 1948 Degrees end j ; spring term ! Approval of granting the appropriate degrees to those students who according to the records of the Registrar has completed the requirements for the graduation at the end of spring term 1948. (List on file in Secretary's Office and Registrar's Office.) Approval Sherwin- Williams Agreement* Approval Agree raent Corporation ?nnessee Approval ag^ee; ment with Cerophyl Lahs. u* Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the Sherwin Williams Company of. Clevelandv Ohio, covering a grant of $750 to he used for research work in weed control. The work is to he under the direction of Br* frrigshy in the Botany Department, and the agreement provides for the employment of a graduate student If possible* The project work should cover the period from May 1 to TTovemher 30t 19^8* Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the Tennessee Corporation Research Laboratories of College Park, Q-eorgia, covering a grant of $600 to be used by the Botany Department for cer tain work in potato and celery diseases. Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the Cerophyl Laboratories of Kansas City, Missouri, covering a grant of $1500 to be used by the Department of Physiology &n& Pharmacology for research work v/ith the chemistry and physiology of synthetic thyroproteins* Approval agree; sent General ; 5* Dyestuff Corp; Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the General Dye stuff Corporation of New York City covering a grant of $1080 to be used by the Bacteriology Department for research work on a bacteriological study of•two'cationic disinfectants and two germicidal detergents. The agreement provides for the employment of a graduate assistant. r-f* Acceptance o donations for Spartan Bursery School Acceptance of : check $300 from Fac* Folk 7* for scholarsh. Eeport death : &• of J.B.. Dime an ITsme of VJalter 0 Abraham change!' to Salter Adams Ohange status 10. Julia Mae ^reece also M.L. Living- 11• ston Correction salary Florence^ Hickok Inc. salary Wade 3rinker 13• Additional I1** amounts paid \ to staff msiuDers* The following donations have been received and deposited to the Spartan Thirsery School Account and should be formally accepted by the Board: $500 from the American Legion, Michigan State College Post #402, received in June 19^7 $100 from the Ingham County Council of the American Legion Posts, received in November 19^-7 $150 from the William S. Johnson Unit #205 American Legion Auxiliary, received January 28, V}V£> $100 from the American Legion Auxiliary, Maurice Harvey Dixon Post, Unit #12, received May 14!US Acceptance of a check for $300 from the Faculty Folk Club for a scholarship in that name. Report of the ;death of James -HvDuncan en April 18, 19½* Mr. Duncan was an Instructor in Farm Crops from 1917 until his retirement in September 1939« Feport that the name of Walter Abraham, Assistant Professor of Economics, has been changed legally to Walter Adams, effective May l-t 19½• Change in status of Julia Mae ?reece» >Turse at the Health Service, fro^ part-time at a salary of $100 per month to full time at $183*33 per month, effective from June 16 to August 31» 19^6- Miss Preece will revert to part-time work at $100 per month on September 1» Change in status of Morton L*.Livingston, temporary Instructor in Biological Science, from half- time at $112.50 per month to three-eighths time at $3^.38 per month, effective from March 16 to June 15, 1 9 ½. Correction in salary of Florence F. Hickok, Assistant in Physics and Astronomy, from $70 to $80 per month, effective from April 1 to June 30* 19^8- Increase in salary for Wade 0. Brinker, Assistant- Professor of Surgery and Medicine, from $^000 to $5200 per year, effective May 1/ 19½.. t he Payment of Auditorium Charles Branz Jay Bruner W.I* B u r tt S t a n l ey Carr L.E. Chapman J . H. Emery Helen Evans L a u r el F i s h er Helen Greene Marilyn Hudson James Huston Mildred J e f f e rs Mar.lorie Hip l ey Gerald Knapp Floyd Mackleis Hoel M i l l er Laurence S e a rl M i s c e l l a n e o us Tvayne VanEiper Donald Emery Lawrence Frymire f o l l o w i ng amounts to salaried employees since the last. Board meeting: $21 17 68 11 36 29 ^4 28 90 3 m 38 "5 6 35 26 41 9. y 3 0. Q0 .00 00 Auditorium Robert Troxell Wayne VanRiper Clslla WeIssinger Seal Whitehead Loren Wight Ray Yerkie Miscellaneous Zora Braddock Jay 3runner Stanley Carr Laurel IPisher Cornel Hampton Charles Hill P. 1. ?*cnaghan Marguerite 01sen H« L. Paris Harold Sponberg 1. L.•Harden Pamo Mathrani William Pitkin •^us Turbeville 541 41 41 35 6 17 19.50 3-00 b . 00 1 0 . 00 hJx.kO 10,00 10*00 14.30 60.60 44.2*0 13.30 c. 00 15.40 1 6 . 25 M i s c e l l a n e o us C. E. Wildon Loren Wight I s n e r a n sa B o n i l la Harold Dahnke LeRoy Ferguson David M i l l er Clarence Schloemer O.C. Sniucker Marvin Solomon D. P. Stewart Joe S t i t es Burke V a n d e r h i ll E l s ie Edwards W.J. F i t ch Helen G-reene E l i z a b e th L a u n s t e in H. C. Launstein W. L. Kallmann C. P. Woods Frances Work §80.00 3.00 54.00 6.00 45.00 23.00 6.00 66.00 84.00 28.00 77.00 12.00 58.80 14.70 5.00 14.40 14.40 78.00 8.00 3.00 15- Additional position in the Secretary-Departmental I classification for the Office of the Ex periment Station Director effective May'l, 19^8» and paid from Hope-j?lannagan Offset funds. l6o Heclassification of a Technician position in the Department of Psychology to a Secretary-Exe cutive Dcsition. MISCELLANEOUS^ continued —' —- 17. Reclassification of a Clerk-Typist position in the Department of Surgery and Medicine to a —— - Secretary-Departmental I position, v ~ :. . •• ' May 17, 19½ | I"' 2 5¾ ^Reclassifies- ition 01 posi- jtion Surg-Med. i ; Scholarship 18* Report that the follov/ing students won the Michigan State Scholarship Awards and were given checks for $100 each at the annual senior Svdngout on May 4s ~ Awards given . jto Anne McCorn a. Anne R. McCcrmick, Dearborn, Michigan; Major in Chemistry, average at close of junior year—2.95 ftck &TA .. Wallace ;;ic~ Agister b. Wallace McAllister, Croswell, Michigan, Major in Social Science, average at close of junior year —2*98 On action of Mr« Akers, seconded by Mr* Armstrong, it was voted to approve the President's Report, Appointments, Resignations, Leaves, Travel and Miscellaneous items. j^SITIQITAL ITEMS Resignations [Resignations lc Resignation of Elva L- Jones as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Chemistry, effective July 31i 19^8» to devote all of her time to her home* 2. Resignation of James Murray Smith as Instructor in Written and Spoken English, effective August 31,. 19^8» • to-.accept-a full-time position in the theater. 3* Resignation of Sdwin Schoell as Instructor in Written and Spoken Snglish, effective August 31» 19½, to accept a position at Colorado State Teachers College. i+. Resignation of William Barclay as Instructor in Written a.nd Spoken English, effective August 31, 19^8» to accept a graduate teaching fellowship at the University of Glasgow* Leaves Leaves 1« Leave of absence without pay for Lawrence P* Blum, Counselor, for the month of August 1 9½ to permit him to teach in summer school at William and Mary College. 2. Leave of absence without pay for Otto J/ Gombosi, Assistant Professor of Literature and Fine Arts, from July 16, 19^8» to September 15» 19^-9* Dr» Gombosi has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for the year 1948-49* 3. Leave of absence without pay from June 17 to 30 for Arthur Mauch to conduct an extension work ers course at Fort Collins, Colorado. Appointments ADTD o i n t m e n ts L Appointment of Richard Lowrie as Assistant in Physics and Astronomy at a salary of $175 per month, effective from June 7 to September 6, 19^8; and paid from the Federick Gardner Cottrell Fund* 2. Appointment of Mark Perlman as Lecturer in Economics at a salary of $1200 for the summer session from June 22 to September 3» 19^-3. 3. Appointment of Robert J* Waalkes as Instructor in Mechanical Engineering at a salary of $3^00 per year, effective July 1, 19^8^ This is a new position. 4. Appointment of Setty Harrington Poulton as Assistant in Some Management and Child Development | at a salary of $2800 per yea~, effective for one year only beginning June 16, 19^8, and paid from the grant from the Kellogg Foundation for the Veterans' TTursery School. 5* Appointment of Virginia Atkinson as Assistant in Home Management gnd Child Development at a salary of $2600 per year, effective for one yea" only beginning July 1, 19^8» and paid from the grant from the Kellogg Foundation for the Veterans1 Nursery School. 6. Appointment of Elisabeth Appel as Instructor in English at a salary of $3300 per year, effec- | 1 tive for one year only beginning September 16, 19^3, to replace Herman Struck during his leave . 7c Appointment of Marie Maguire as Instructor in English at a salary of $3200 per year, effective! for one year only beginning September 16, 19^8 to replace Clyde Henson during his leave* .3.- Appointment of Mary L True as Instructor in Geology and Geography at a salary of $3000 per I year, effective September 1, 1948, to replace Alvin A. Munn who has resigned. 9* Appointment of Marcia Jeanne Allen as Instructor in Geology and Geography at a salary of S400 for the period from June 21 to July 30* 19½. This is a partial replacement for Mr. Munn and is not to be charged to the summer school budget. | 10. Appointment of Ladd ?L Loomis as quarter-time graduate assistant in Bacteriology and Public ^enlth at a salary of $'-'4.Ufe per mon^h, effective from April 1 to June 15, 19H8. • i I 2 ^2 ' -&DDITIOML ITZ-MS, cont inued • T r a v el ^-cent inued".; u • May: 17 • 19½ Trarel •;!:• Full expenses for Sari Howell and M„ R. Pierson to attend the meeting of the Central Asso ciation of College and University Business Officers in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 17 and 18* 2* Full expenses for Ho B* Dirks to represent the College at the Inauguration of Tc Xeith ^1 ennan j as President of Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 19-22. |3» Full expenses for L."K» Taylor to attend the sports "banquet and meet with tha Michigan State I College alumni in Rochester, TTew York, on May 20 and 21* I • \ k. An allowance of S180 f or BeYere W. Ryckman, Kenneth A- Campheil, and P.onert N. Olsen to v i s it t e c h n i c al s c h o o ls in Maine, M a s s a c h u s e t t s, and New York on June 1 6 - 2 6. : 5. P u ll e x p e n s es f or R. S. Marshall conference and to d i s c u ss some of t o r y. to go to P h i l a d e l p h ia on June 9-12 to a t t e nd t he apple j u i ce the problems of the i n d u s t ry at the E a s t e rn Research Labora 6* F i r s t - c l a ss r a i l w ay f a re f or £* ¥. Hohhs to a t t e nd a meeting of t he S o c i e ty of Automotive E n g i n e e r s, at French L i c k, I n d i a n a, on June 7 to 1 1. Change s t a t us J.D. Shaffer t0 o/ij, ±ine •<-*** : Me+ • M i s c e l l a n e o us -* Change in s t a t us of James 33. Shaffer from h a l f - t i ne to t h r e e - q u a r t e rs i n c r e a se from §88.88 to §133*33 vev month, e f f e c ti ve time g r a d u a te a s s i s t a nt from May 1 to June in Economies' and a s a l a ry 15, 1948. Change s t a t u s; Herbert Hoover2. Change in s t a t us of H e r b e rt D. Hoover from h a l f - t i me time g r a d u a te a s s i s t a nt i n c r e a se from $111*11 to $166.66 p er month, e f f e c t i ve from May 1 to to t h r e e - q u a r t e rs in Economics and a s a l a ry J^e 1'5. 1 9 ½; Reinstatement Johannes Saches June 1 10½. Reclassifies-.'. ^. *n c l e r i c al p o s i| tions in Comntrol^e^s Office ^ ! •Appropriation.! $2500 for IT, P. Exp. St a.; Opinion S . 3. J.& B . r e ; u se of college name in adv. Cosm.urging landing s t r ip 3» Reinstatement of Johnannes Sachse as I n s t r u c t or in Foreign Languages at t he same s a l a ry of $3500 'Mr. Sachse was g r a n t ed l e a ve for study from October 1, 19V? P8r 7e&r* e f f e c t i ve June 1, 1948* to June 3 0, 19^S. i k* Recommendation f or t he f o l l o w i ng r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o ns of c l e r i c al p o s i t i o ns in the ConrDtroller*s o f f i c e, e f f e c t i ve J u ly 1. 1948: ^ r ee C l e rk I p o s i t i o ns r e c l a s s i f i ed ^ne ^e t^ a* ^" c. One Account Clerk I p o s i t i on r e c l a s s i f i ed I p o s i t i on r e c l a s s i f i ed to Account C l e rk I p o s i t i o n s* to a C l e r k - S t e n o g r a p h er I p o s i t i o n* to a C l e rk II p o s i t i o n. 5* Request f or a supplemental a p p r o p r i a t i on of $2500 for the Upper P e n i n s u la Experiment S t a t i on b u d g e t. ' 6. Communication from S h i e l d s, B a l l a r d, J e n n i n gs and Bishop v/ith r e f e r e n ce to t he a u t h o r i ty of the College to p r o h i b it t he use of t he College name in a d v e r t i s i ng of commercial c o n c e r n s. ?* Communication from t he Ailegan-YanBuren Counties M.S.C. alumni u r g i ng t he c o n s t r u c t i on of an a i r p l a ne l a n d i ng s t r ip on t he c o l l e ge farm. On motion of Mr« Armstrong, I t e m s. A d d i t i o n al seconded by Miss J o n e s, it was v o t ed to approve a ll t he foregoing ADDITIONAL .MISCEIIASEOUS• ITEMS Ivan Schneid-\ er allowed to . execute sred- ' ^~ si wo ^- ^ Recommendation from .uean Anthony that Ivan Schneider be allowed to execute a piece of snecial work for the Cooper Range Mining Company of Houghton, Michigan, for which he will be paid $500 or $600. On motion of Mr* Brody, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to approve the above recommendation* Laundry to be : set up in barracks area; 2. Proposal from housing a r e a. the Launderweil C o r p o r a t i on f or t he s e t t i ng up of a laundry in t he b a r r a c ks On motion of Mr* Brody, seconded oy Mr, Armstrong, it was voted to atsDrove the above nro-oosal. Payment of statement Shields, S a l -j lard, Jennings i Mshop Mich. Art if 1. j -•reeaers allowed to make revisions; in t h e ir bldgs 3 c Statement from S h i e l d s, B a l l a r d, J e n n i n gs and Bishop f or t he P e r i od January 2 to March 3 0, in the t o t al amount of $ 2 , 2 8 8 . 7 1. I on motion of Miss J o n e s, seconded by Mr. M u e l l e r, i s t a t e m e n t. it was voted to approve the payment of t he above ;&. RecoTmsendation t h at t he A r t i f i c i al B r e e d e rs A s s o c i a t i on be p e r m i t t ed to make c e r t a in r e v i s i o ns ^d a d d i t i o ns Breeders A s s o c i a t i o n- to t he b u i l d i n gs used by them; a ll c o s ts to be p a id by the Michigan A r t i f i c i al !0n motion of Mr. Armstrong, seconded by Miss J o n e s, t i o n. it was v o t ed to approve the above recommenda ADDITIONAL IT3MS. continued Additional Miscellaneous Items 5» Request for an appropriation of $3000 to be used to improve the secret.football practice field. 6.' Request for an appropriation of $300 for the Beal Botanical Gardens• On motion of Miss Jones, seconded by Mr* Mueller* it was voted to approve items 5 and 6* May 17,: 1 9½ 2&9S I $3000 approp. I to improve jfootball prac tice field i$300 appr dp..' |for Beal Sot* gardens. ?. Consideration of the proposals made by Ferris Institute offering to turn over all facilities of that institution to Michigan State College with the sole proviso that it be used for some educational purpose* On motion of Mr, Brody, seconded by Mr* Armstrong,- it was voted to advise President Brophy that the State Board of Agriculture appreciates the confidence shown in Michigan State College Ferris Institute in making this kind and generous offer and it regrets that it cannot see its way clear at this time to accept this proposal* The Board feels that the well established policy of carrying on all resident instructional activities on the campus at East Lansing is sound and tha,t greater good will-result to the State if. this policy is continued. ^ 8. Consideration of the location of a road connecting Marigold Avenue and Kalamazoo Avenue west of the present trailer camp to provide another road of access to the south campus and parti cularly to the football stadium• On motion of Miss Jones, seconded by Mr* More,, it was voted to authorize a right-of-way across college property for the continuation of Marigold Avenue to connect with"Kalamazoo. Avenue. It is understood that the Board in making available this right-of-way* assumes no responsibility for the construction or maintenance of a public highway and that this authorization is contingent upon the approval of this project by the State Highway Commissioner••. 9* Consideration of the purchase of the J. W. Thayer property on Beaumont Road at $17,500 and the Gray property on Hagadorn Road for $400. On motion of Mr* Akers* seconded by Mr.; Sueller, it was voted to purchase the property of J> W» Thayer at $17>500 and the property owned by Crale F. and Doris Gray.on Hagadorn Road at $400» jBoard of Trus tees of Ferris ! Institute I offer to turn iover all [facilities of [.Ferris- In stitute to J.M.S.O.- 'Right-of-way: given across college pro perty to continue Kari- igold Ave* to [connect with [Kalamazoo Ave* I Purchase-of |Thayer and j^ray p r o- I p e r t i es jaiD"Droved 10. The President made a detailed statement on the recent action of the Michigan legislature in j-Peport.-oi adjourning with the Senate Bill Kb. 16, making appropriations for the completion of college buildings and all other public buildings, on the table in the Senate. There was considerable [legislative discussion of various matters pertaining to the recent session of;the legislature. The Comptroller reported that on the 20th of May, the date set for final adjournment of the legislature, all funds appropriated for building purposes will have been exhausted and the unavoidable obligations to which we are committed on. the buildings in progress will amount to several hundred thousand dollars* [.session. |President .on On motion of Mr. Mueller, seconded by Mr, More, it was voted that unless the legislature at its adjournment session on May 20th appropriates money for the continuance of the buildings now- in progress financed through state appropriations, work on these projects be immediately suspended. The meeting adjourned at 3*00 p.m. President /%/^Mfa^ Secretary