OkNtTj MIBUTES OF THE MEETING of the STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE October 20, 19^9 Presents Mr* Brody (Chairman); Messrs. Akers, Armstrong, More, Mueller; Miss Jones; President Hannah; Treasurer May and Secretary McDonel. Absent: Dr. Thurston The meeting was called to order at 10s00 a.m. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. I PRESIDENT'S REPORT Resignations • Resignations 1. Cancellation of the appointment of Mrs. Clara Wigle as Hostess at West Yakeley Hall for the current year 19^9-50. 2. Cancellation of the appointment of Mrs. Wanda Dewey as Hostess at North Campbell Hall for the year 1949-50. 3. Cancellation of the appointment of Mrs. Wanda Dewey as Hostess at North Campbell Hall for the year 1949-50. 3. Cancellation of the appointment of Mrs'. Maud P. Scott as Housemother at the Beta Tau fraternity. Mrs. Scott is a retired teacher and cannot draw her retirement if she is employed by the College. %e will serve as housemother at the Fraternity at no salary from the College, but she will be paid $50 per month directly from the Beta Tau Fraternity. h. Resignation of Dorothy Warner as Technician in Agricultural Economics, effective September 23» 1949* Miss Warner was employed on a temporary basis. 5. Resignation of James D. Shaffer as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Economics, effective September 14-, 19^9* Mr. Shaffer has been transferred to a graduate Assistantship to make-' faster progress in his graduate work. Leaves Leaves 1. Leave of absence with f u ll vay for Hugh Wilson, I n s t r u c t or in Written and Spoken English for three months beginning October 1, 19^9» because of i l l n e s s. Appointments Am? ointments 1. Appointment of Mrs. Llora Biggs as Housemother at the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity at a salary of $100 per month, effective from September 1, 19^-9 to June 30, 1950. 2. Appointment of Mrs. Lucile M. Yost as Hostess at the Delta Gamma Sorority at a salary of $100 per month, effective from September 1, 19^9 to June 30, 1950. 3. Appointment of Mrs. Helen B. Corcoran as Hostess at the Pi Beta Phi Sorority at a salary of $100 per month, effective from September 1, 19^9 to June 30, 1950. b. Reappointment of Srmond H. Hartmans as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Economics at a salary of $150 per month on a half-time basis, effective September 16, 19^9 for as iocg as neces sary, paid from Experiment Station funds. 5. Reappointment of John K. Guiher as temporary Instructor in Forestry at a salary of $166.6? per month, effective from September 16, 19^9 to June 30, 1950. 6. Reappointment of Gaar W. Johnson as temporary Instructor in Forestry at a salary of $166.6? per month, effective from October 1, 19^9 to June 30, 1950. 7. Appointment of Emanuel Hackel as Instructor in Biological Science at a salary of $3000 per year on a 10-month basis, effective September 16, 19^9i to replace Robert G. Lindeborg, resigned. 8. Appointment of Lynn Vendien as temporary Instructor in Physical Education, Health and Recreation for Women at a salary of $4000 per year, effective for one year only beginning September 1, 19^9* Miss Vendien will replace Dorothy J. Parker. 9. Appointment of Charles S. Weber as Lecturer in Political Science and Public Administration at a salary of $300 for the period from October 1 to December 31, 19i*9. Travel i Travel 1. An allowance of $A8.88 for John A. Garraty to go to Boston, Massachusetts, in July and August 19^9 for work in connection with his research p r o j e c t; paid from the All-College Research funds. October 20, 19^9 PBESIDEMMS RS'PORST, continued Travel, continued 2. An allowance of $50*60 for H. tf. Lautner and M. G-. Boylan to attend the national Planning Con- j ference and the meeting of the American Institute of Planners in Cleveland, Ohio, on October.10 and 11. ITravel 3* Full expenses for Marie Dye to speak at a meeting called by the U. S. Office of Education and the! ^ \ American Home Economics Association in Chicago on October 13 and lif. 4. First-class railway fare for H. S. Leonard to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the American Philosophies! Association in Uew York City on October 13-16» 5* First-class railway fare for E. L. Harden to address the national conference of the Jfational League to Promote School attendance in Kew York City on October 16 and 17* 6- Full expenses for William Daniel to attend the National Turf Field Day at Beltsville, Maryland, and State Colleget Pennsylvania, on October 17-20; paid from U. S. Golf Association funds* 7. Full expenses for John MacAllan to go to Marion, Ohio, on September 19-20 to pick up horses' feet for special blacksmithing course. 8. Full expenses for B. S. Churchill to give a paper at the meeting of the International Association! of Milk and Food Sanitarians in Columbus, Ohio, on October 19-23; paid from Bab son Brothers funds* Miscellaneous Marg. Harris I Acting State ; Home Dem• 1. Designation of Margaret Harris as Acting State Home Demonstration Leader, effective September 30» Leader. 1949* Effec. Date Mary L. E o s e n -| 2. Change in the e f f e c t i ve date of t he appointment of Mary Lou Hosencranz as I n s t r u c t or (Research) ; c r a n 2 - 9 / l 6 / 49 in T e x t i l e s, C l o t h i n g, and R e l a t ed A r ts from September 1 to September 16, 19^9. Memo agreement| 3. Approved a memorandum of agreement w i th The National A s s o c i a t i on of Food Chains of Washington, D. C„ covering a g r a nt of $87,500 to be used under the d i r e c t i on of t he School of B u s i n e ss iBat. Assoc. Food Chains and P u b l ic Service in a g r a d u a te program l e a d i ng to t he M a s t e r 's degree in food d i s t r i b u t i o n, and when funds a re a v a i l a b l e, an undergraduate program l e a d i ng to the Bachelor1 s degree in food d i s t r i b u t i o n. The A s s o c i a t i on w i ll c o n t r i b u te $17,500 a n n u a l ly f or t he f i ve y e a rs from October 1, 1949, to September 30» 1 9 5^ ^ f r om ^8 00 E s t a te of 4. Accepted a check f or $800 from t he E s t a te of LaVerne Hoyes to be used f or LaTerne Hbyes S c h o l a r- ! I^Verne Kbyes s k i p s. 5. Approved the proposal of Hatzel and Buehler, Inc. for the electric service including conduit cables, transformers, etc., for the President's House at an estimated cost of $8500 including a fixed fee of $500. This is to be paid from Utility Extensions and Replacements account. Hatzel & Bueh elec. service Pres. House Hickey, Shaw i Winkler steam to ^ r e s. 6. Approved t he p r o p o s al of Hickey, Shaw and Winkler f or t he steam mains and condensate r e t u rn f or t he P r e s i d e n t 's r e s i d e n ce at an e s t i m a t ed c o st of $8,000 vrhich i n c l u d es a f i x ed f ee of $500. ' 'B aiaa h o u s e. ssrsusiiEss 1. Resignation of Gwendolyn Sbrrell as Assistant Frofessor in Counseling and Examinations, effec R e s i g n a t i o ns tive September 30, 19^9f because of illness in her family. 2. Resignation of Robert C. Kramer as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Economics, effective September 30, 19^9« Mr. Kramer is transferring to a graduate assistantship to speed up his graduate work. 3. Resignation of G-erhard P. Gettel as Assistant, County Agricultural Agent in St. Clair County,- effective September 30, 19^9. to attend Cornell University. k. Cancellation of the appointment of Gatha Jean Leverence as Home Demonstration Agent at Large. Miss Leverence was unable to accept the appointment for health reasons. 5. Resignation of Doo Sun Toon as Instructor in Music, effective as of August 31# 19^9* Mr. Yoon will.devote, his time to private teaching. Leaves 1. Leave of absence without pay f or Paul L. Dress e l, D i r e c t or of Counseling and Examinations, f or Lgstves s ix months beginning October 1, 19^9» to a ct as l e a d er f or a p r o j e ct b e i ng conducted by t he American Council on Education. and spend at l e a st t h at two or t h r ee days on h is job here once each month d u r i ng t h is p e r i o d, and is understood t h at Dr. D r e s s el w i ll r e t u rn to Bast Lansing t he College w i ll pay h is t r a v el expenses f or t h e se t r i p s. It 2. Leave of absence with pay f or Leona Seyfred, Home Demonstration Agent in Van Buren County, from November 1 to December 20, 19^9» to v i s it Honolulu, Hawaii. Half of t h is ti*ie. is h er v a c a t i on •period. October 20, 19^9 iHEtf.BtTSllESS, continued 3* Extension of leave of absence without pay for Herman Struck, Instructor in English, to June 30, 1950, for the purpose of completing his graduate work at Ohio State University. Mr. Struck has been on leave without pay since January 1, 19^9* Appointments :1. Appointment of Mrs. Ethel M. Haviland as Housemother at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at a salary of $100 per month, effective from October 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950. 2. Appointment of Gloria Smith as Surse at the Health Service at a salary of $2500 per year, ef fective October 1, 19491 to replace Helen Kranish who was employed on an hourly basis. 3« Appointment of Eunice Jane Heinen as temporary Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Chemistry at a salary rate of $3000 per year, effective from October 5, 1949, to June 30, 1950, and paid from Experiment Station funds. This is a new position. 4. Appointment of Wave Granger as Instructor in Short Courses at a salary of $500 for the period from October 24, 1949 to March 3, 1950. 5* Appointment of Mrsr. Leila Foerch as Instructor in Short Courses at a salary of $500 for the period from October 24, 1949» to March 3» 1950. 6. Appointment of Eugene Perry Whiteside as Associate Professor of Soil Science at a salary of $6200 per year on a 12-month basis, effective December 16, 1949, to replace J» 0. Yeatch, retired. His salary is to be paid one-half from College and one-half from Experiment Station funds. ?• transfer of E. A. Wenner, Extension Supervisor of District #4, from headquarters in East Lansing to headquarters in G-aylord, effective January 1, 1950. 8. Transfer of Daniel W. Anderson from Urban k~R Club Agent in Grand Sapids to 4-H Club Agent in Manistee, Mason and half of Lake Counties, at the same salary of. $3900 per year, effective November 1, 1949, to replace Edgar Kidd, transferred. 9* Transfer of Einer G. Olstrom from 4-H Club Agent in Clinton County to k-R Club Agent in Kent County at the same salary of $4000 per year, effective November 1, 1949 to replace D.W* Anderson. 10. Transfer of Jack Calvin Server from 4-H Club Agent at Large to 4~E Club Agent in Jackson County at the same salary of $3500 per year, effective January 1, 1950, to replace Morris K. McGregor, transferred. 11. Appointment of Alvin Francis Root as 4-H Club Agent in Ogemaw and Arenac Counties at salary of $3400 per year, effective November 1, 1949» to replace A. &. Hakola who resigned a year ago. 12. Transfer of Morris K. McGregor from 4-H Club Agent in Jackson County to County Agricultural Agent in Jackson County and a salary increase from $4400 to $4800 per year, effective January 1, 1950, to replace S. J. Culver who has requested retirement* 13• Appointment of the following temporary instructors in Written and Spoken English, effective October 1, 1949* for as long as necessary: Robert Boniece at $75 per month Eva L. Hampton at $225 per month Lyssa Harper at $250 per month Slinore Wihhurne at $225 per month 14. Appointment of William 3. Jencks as Visiting Professor of Business Administration at a salary of $2000 for the period from October 1 to December 31» 1949, to replace Ralph Williams, resigned. 15» Appointment of Lee H. Miller as temporary Instructor in Economics at a salary of $10?5 for the period from October 1 to December 31, 1949» to replace Robert Franklin, resigned. 16» Appointment of Earl Brigham as temporary Instructor in Journalism at a salary of $1075 for the period from October 1 to December 31. 1949* This is a new position. 17» Appointment of Chester J. Aubuchon as Assistant Basketball Coach at a salary of $50 per month on a part-time basis, effective from November 1, 1949» to February 28, 1950. 18- Appointment of Francis .E. Brogger as Assistant Football Coach at a salary of $100 for the period from September 21 to November 20» 1949« 19* Appointment of Mrs. Mable E. Meites as Lecturer in Social Service at a salary of $300 for the period from October 1 to December 31, 1949. This is a new position. 20. Appointment of Claire A* Stepnitz as Temporary Instructor in Electrical Engineering at a salary of $60 per month, effective October 1, 1949, for as long as necessary, to replace D. S. Pearson, resigned. 21. Appointment of Ruth Marin as Technician in Poods and Nutrition at a salary of $250 per month, effective from October 16, 1949 to June 30, 1950» and paid from Experiment Station funds* This is a new position. 22. Appointment of Mrs, Caroline Furrow Sharpe as Instructor (Research) in Institution Administra tion at a salary of $250 per month, effective from October 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950 and paid from Experiment Station funds. This is a new position. HEW BUSINESS, continued Appointments, continued October 20, 19^9 •! j 23. Appointment of Margaret Jean [Fulton as Instructor in Education at a salary of $700 for the period from October 1 to December 31, 19^9» to replace Ralph YanHoesen, .deceased. 24. Appointment of Ruth Husse.ll as Instructor in Music at a salary of $3200 for the period from October 1, 19^9 to June 30, 1950. 2his is a new position. 25. Appointment of Mabel Hemoto as Instructor in Art at a salary of $2800 for the period from October 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950» This is a new position. 26. Appointment of Edythe 7. Billingslea as Assistant Professor of Education, effective September 1, 1949, to replace Grace Gutzler, resigned. Her salary will be paid 'bj the Holt Public Schools. 27. Appointment of the following temporary Assistants in Foreign Languages, effective October 1, 19^9» for as long as necessary: Mrs. Bertha Bohnstedt, $125 per month Mrs. A. Ruiz Peckinpaugh, $175 " " Mr. Rafael Hey Lisardi, $80 per month Mr. Julio ff. Isch, $160 per month 28. Appointment of the following temporary Instructors in Speech, Dramatics, and Radio Education, effective October 1, 19491 for as long as necessary: Robert H. Maunder, $50 per month Prances M. Hayworth, $115 " n Irene ¥. Harter, $250 per month Margaret Ferguson, $150 per month Alex Dillingham, $75 per month Alice 0* Barnhart, $250 per mbnth 29. Appointment of the following temporary Assistants in Chemistry, effective October 1, 19^9 for as long as necessary: Robert I. Amundsen, $90 per month Margaret N. Arrington, $180 per month Mrs. Emorene Briggs, $185 per month Mrs. Janice Crusoe, $180 per month Mrs. Eileen Cornell, $185 per month Mrs. Adah Cohn, $180 per month Mrs. Barbara Grosvenor, $135 per month Mrs. Dorothy Kuether, $135 per month Mrs. Evelyn Igrdnsi, $190 per month Alida A. Martin, $225 per month Mrs. Theressa Misenheimer, $190 per month Mrs. George Misevko, $180 per month Mrs. Lois Helsoii, $135 per month Mrs. Alice Simandl, $90 per month Mrs. Mary Lynn Watson, $190 fer month Mrs. Deborah Wheat on, $190 per month 30. Appointment of Samuel W. Hart we 11 as Lecturer in Psychology at a salary of $170 per term for the period from October 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950. 31. Appointment of Robert M. Roman as Instructor in Psychology at a salary of $125 per month, effective October 1, 19491 for as long as necessary. 32. Appointment of E. L. V. Shelley as Instructor in Psychology at a salary of $125 per month, effective October 1, 1949 for as Jong as necessary. 33 • Appointment of James Benjamins as Lecturer in Psychology at a salary of $500 per month, effec tive October 1, 1949» to June 30, 1950- .34. Appointment of William Gebhard as Technician in Bacteriology and Public Health at a salary of $90 per term, effective from October 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950. Travel 1. Pull expenses for John Use em to attend the Institute of Sthnic Affairs Conference and to con sult with persons concerning the federal clothing project, in Hew York City on October 8-11; half of the expenses to be paid l^y the Institute of Ethnic Affairs and half from the Clothing and Textiles Project. 2. Pull expenses for L. L. Frimodig to represent the College Athletic Department at the funeral of John F. Macklin in Philadelphia on October 12. 3. Full expenses for C. P» Loomis to go to Washington, D. C, on October 13-17 to attend a meet ing of the research committee of the Rural Sociological Society arranged for ty the U. S. Office of Experiment Stations; paid from State Project Purnell funds. 4. First-class railx^ay fare for Irma H. Gross to attend a meeting of the Technical Committee of the Land-Grant College Section of Home Economics on Research in Farm Family Living in Colum bus, Ohio, on October 1½ and 15; paid from Experiment Station funds* 5. Fall expenses for G. G. Quackenbush to attend a regional meeting of technical workers on a regional project on dairy marketing in Chicago on October 16-19; paid from Experiment Station funds. 6. Full', expenses for H. E. Kapphahn to attend the annual meeting of the REA Safety and Job Training Group in Washington, B. C», on October 17-21; paid half from College funds and half from funds furnished by the Michigan SEA SAfety and Job Training Coops. 7. Full expenses for Mildred Jones to go to Chicago on October 19-21 to select fabrics for redecorating and furnishing Mary Mayo Hall* .J •1 SBW-BUSIBESS, continued I Travel, continued October 20, 19^9 I 8* First-class railway fare for 0. M. Trout to go to Los Angeles, California, on October 20-27 to study a freezing process for milk and to assist in the supervision of the 28th Inter national Collegiate Students* Dairy Products Judging Contest; paid from Experiment Station funds* Maintenance expenses will he paid by the American Dairy Science Association. 9* Railway coach fare for Milosh Muntyan to attend a meeting of the Fhilosophy of Education Society in Urbana, Illinois, on October 21 and 22* 10. Full expenses not to exceed $90 for Carl M. Horn to participate in the annual conference of the Adult Education Association in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 23--27. Don Phillips and Hussell Kleis will accompany Mr. Horn. 11. Maintenance expenses for William A. Aho to accompany. ^-H Club members to the Del-Mar-Va poultry section in the vicinity of Beltsville, Maryland, and Washington, D. C.t on October 23-30; paid from Extension funds. 12. Mileage on one car and maintenance expenses for W. B. Love and W. C. Randel to attend the logging and sawmill operators1 equipment demonstration at Wooster, Ohio, on October 25 and 26; paid from Extension funds. 13* Travel allcwances as follows for members of the staff to attend the annual meeting of the Ameri can Society of Agronomy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 24-27: a. Mileage on two cars for 8 members of the Farm Crops Department. b. Railway coach fare for A. R. Wolcott of Farm Crops; paid from Experiment Station funds. c. Mileage on two cars for 10 members of Soil Science; paid from Experiment Station funds. d. Mileage on one car for 5 members of soil Science; paid from Extension funds. 14. Full expenses for the following staff members to attend the meetings of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities in Kansas C.ityt Missouri, on October '24-27; J. A. Hannah, 1. L. Anthony, L. C. Emmons, L. G. Miller, Marie Dye, C. S. Bryan, R. C. Huston, 0. M. Hardin, C. V. Ballard, C. R. Megee, H. A. Berg, B. D. Kuhn, R. W. Tenny, A. W. Farrall, H. C. Rather, J. H. Denison, A. &• Eettunen, W. H. Combs, P. J. May. 15• Travel allowances for staff members to attend a meeting of the national Safety Council in. Chicago, as follows; a. Full expenses for R. F. Turner and tf. C* Bennett to attend a meeting of the Committee on Chemical Tests for Intoxication and present a progress report on research work on Octo ber 25-27; paid from National Safety Council Research funds. b. Full expenses for D. £. Steinicke to attend the Congress and Exposition, Farm Safety Sec tion, and to take part in a discussion on October 24-26; paid from Extension funds. 16. Full expenses for H. E. Sponberg to attend a conference on Religion in State Universities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 25-30» and to attend the College Day at Highland Park High School in Illinois. •17• Full expenses for J. R. Vaughn to give a paper at the annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 26-28; paid from the Upjohn account* 18. Full expenses for Guy H. Hill and John Schlueter to go to Chicago on October 26 to 28 to inter view Chicago area high school students. 19* Full expenses for Margaret A. Ohlson to give a paper at the meeting of the Public Health Asso ciation in Hew York City on October 26-29; paid from funds provided by the National Dairy Council. 20. Mileage on one car for J. ST. Fields and other members of the Forestry Department staff to attend the annual meeting of the Central States Section of the Society of American Foresters at Cairo, Illinois, on October 26-30; paid from Extension funds. 21. Mileage on one car for C D. Hause, R. H. Noble, and W. H. Weeks to attend the meeting of the Opti cal Society of America in Buffalo, Hew York, on October 27 to 29. 22. Travel allowances as follows for staff members to attend the national Outlook Conferences in Washington, D. C.f on October 30 to November 5* a. Full expenses for T. K. Cowden; paid from Experiment Station funds. b. Full expenses for Arthur Mauch and John Doneth; paid from Extension funds. c. Full expenses for Lucile Ketchum; paid from Extension funds. 23. First-class railway fare for H. B. Tukey to attend the meeting of the American Horticultural Council in Hew York City on October 31 and November 1. 24* Full expenses for C. M. Hardin to attend a meeting of the BTorth Central Farm Management Research committee in Chicago on October 31 and Hovember 1. 25* Full expenses for L. W. Witt to go to Washington, D. C, in October or November to study effects of the International Trade Agreements program on American Agriculture; paid from Experiment Station funds. SEW BUSINESS, continued Travel, continued October 20, 19'49 \' O ^o i j j *•'" 26. First-class railway fare for S. A. Limbocker to attend the National Time and Motion Study j ~r&vel Clinic in Chicago on November 1-4. 2?. First-class railway fare for John Fitha to go to Chicago on November 2-4 to consult with Dr. G-. 3. L. Smith of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department concerning the possibility of establishing a research project at the College. 28- Maintenance expenses for S. S. Linton to attend the Conference on Discriminations in College Admissions in Chicago on November 4 and 5* 29* Mileage on one car for C. C. Killingsworth* 3. B. 0!Beirne, and W. H, Enowles to attend a symposium on labor and social security legislation at Madison, Wisconsin, on November 4-5- 30. Full expenses for Donald Cation to attend a meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee on the Stone Fruit Virus project in Chicago on November 4 and 5; paid from Experiment Station funds. 31» First-class railway fare for Lewis K. Zerby to attend a meeting of the Charles Peirce Society in New York City on November 4-6; 32. Full expenses for Ray Hut son to attend the annual meeting of the Technical Committee of the North Central States in Chicago on November 5 and 6; paid from Experiment Station funds. 33 • Maintenance expenses for Margaret Ohlson to attend a meeting of the Technical Committee on Nutritional Status for the North Central Region in Chicago on November 6-8; paid from Experi ment Station funds. 34. Full expenses for R. H. Young to attend the weekly Quarterback meeting in Chicago on November 6-8. 35* Travel allowances as follows for staff members to attend the National Hotel Exposition in New York City on November 8-12: a. Full expenses for Leslie W. Scott b. Full expenses for B. R. Proulx 36. Full expenses for Sen Westrate to go to Chicago on November 7-13 as a member of the Judging Committee of State Club Leaders; paid from Extension funds. 37* Full expenses for M. E. Muelder to attend the meeting of the Academy of Political Science in New York City and to confer with members of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Syracuse, on November 9 to November 14, 38. First-class railway fare for Howard Church to attend the annual meeting of the Midwestern College Art Association in Minneapolis on November 9-13^ 33* Full expenses for R. L* Janes to attend a meeting of entomologists and canners on Corn Borer control in Chicago on November 10 and 11; paid from Extension funds. 1+0• First-class railway fare for J. A. Puzak to go to Chicago on November 10-12 to participate in the Mississippi Valley Industrial Arts Conference. 41. First-class railway fare for Donald MacDonald to attend the meeting of the National Association of Radio News Directors in Hew York City on November 11-13. 42. Full expenses for G. N. Motts to attend a meeting of marketing specialists in Consumer Educa tion in Washington, D. C, on November 14-19; paid from Extension funds. 43. First-class railway fare for Mabelle Ehlers to attend the annual convention of the School Food Service Association in Washington, D. C, on November 16-18. 44. Full expenses for L. D. Faunce to attend the meeting of the Interfraternity Conference in Washington, D. C.t on November 23-27. 45. Mileage on one car for J. S. Frame and 0 ther members of the Mathematics Department to attend the meeting of the American Mathematical Society in Chicago on November 24-2?. 46. Maintenance expenses for 0. M. Hansen to go to Florida about November 25 for three weeks to test the performance of frost prevention machines on several important installations in Florida; paid from the Frost Prevention account. 47. Travel allowances as follows for members of the staff to attend meetings in connection with the International Livestock Exposition and/or the 4-E Club Congress in Chicago: a. Full expenses for E. D. Farwell to accompany the livestock judging team, November 25-29* b. $30 each for six members of the livestock judging team to participate in the livestock judging contest on November 25-29* c. Full expenses for L# J. Bratzler to accompany the meat judging team, November 25-30» 2^80. I HEW BUSIHESS, c o n t i n u ed ; T r a v e l, continued October 20, 19^9 T r a v el ; d. S30 each f or f o ur members of t he meat j u d g i ng team to p a r t i c i p a te on November 27-30• in t he meat j u d g i ng c o n t e st e. Maintenance expenses f or P. G. L u n d i n to conduct an e d u c a t i o n al t o ur f or S t a te k-& Crops and P o u l t ry Judging Teams; November 27-30. f • Maintenance expenses f or Dorothy E r l er who w i ll be in charge of the Irpper P e n i n s u la ^~H Club d e l e g a t e s; Hovember 26 to December 2. g. P u ll expenses f or Bevels Pearson who \«rill be in charge of t he Michigan 4-H Club d e l e g a t i on and w i ll s u p e r i n t e nd t he E o n - C o l l e g i a te L i v e s t o ck Judging C o n t e s t; November 23 to December 2. t o u r s; h. P u ll expenses f or V. A. Freeman who is the d i r e c t or in charge of a ll t he e d u c a t i o n al November 2k to December 2« ^ P u ll expenses f or Mary Woodward who w i ll chaperon the Michigan Li~E Club g i r l s; November 26 to December 2. P u ll expenses f or A* C Kettunen; November 26 to December 3» i. j. 4 8. P u ll expenses f or C. C. DeWitt to a t t e nd t he P i f th I n d u s t r i al Waste Conference in L a f a y e t t e, I n d i a n a, on November 28 to December 1; p a id from Gerber P r o d u c ts Company f u n d s. in to Add, pay 3 p e r s o ns Counseling C l i n ic Ch. e f f e c t i ve d a te employ. Mary L e i c h ty S e p t. 1*^9 S a l a ry i n c. R u s s e ll G. H i ll Ruth White- house !s sal ary to be computed at rate of$3^10 Salary i n c. Paul Morrison 5• Change in statue Robert &• C. Ball* Change in status Ralph Barner. Change in status H o w a r dR Dunne. i '* 9< Additional amts. paid salaried employees On motion of Mr. M u e l l e r, seconded by Mr. Brody, Deans, Department Heads and o t h e rs t h at t r a v el at c o l l e ge expense. o u t - o f - s t a te n i z ed b e f o re it w i ll e l i m i n a te a ll but the Board may f i nd t he most n e c e s s a ry t r a v el t he Board is s e r i o u s ly concerned by t he l a r ge amount of s c r u t i It r e q u e s ts t h at each t r a v el is submitted to t he Board and f u r t h er s u g g e s ts t h at some p o l i cy be developed item be c a r e f u l ly t h at it was v o t ed to i n s t r u ct t he P r e s i d e nt to a d v i se it n e c e s s a ry to e l i m i n a te a ll o u t - o f - s t a te t r a v el at c o l l e ge e x p e n s e. i t e m s. Unless some such p o l i cy can be developed, Miscellaneous 1. Recommendation that the following persons be paid additionally for assisting in the Counseling 1. Clinic on July 21 and 22s Rowland Pierson $25 Gertrude Tew $25 Eleanor Mitter S20 2. 3 Change in e f f e c t i ve date of t he appointment of Mrs- Mary M. L e i c h ty as temporary in Counseling from October 1 to September 1, 19^9« I n s t r u c t or in s a l a ry f or R u s s e ll G. H i l l, A s s o c i a te P r o f e s s or I n c r e a se $2?50 to $3000 p er y e a r, e f f e c t i ve October 1, 19^9• Mr. H i ll t he S t a te Soil Conservation Committee. d i r e ct as S e c r e t a ry of (Extension) of C o n s e r v a t i on from funds i s r p a id $3000 from s t a te If. Recommendation t h at Mrs. Ruth C. Whitehouse, Development, be p a id at t he r a te of $3^10 p er y e a r, e f f e c t i ve Mrs. Whitehouse was p a id o n e - h a lf from Experiment S t a t i on and o n e - h a lf from College temporary I n s t r u c t or from J u ly 1 to August 31t 19^9. in Home Management and Child f u n d s. Recommendation t h at Paul Morrison, A s s i s t a nt t i o n al $300 f or h is s e r v i c es d u r i ng t he summer s e s s i o n. to the Dean of Science, and A r t s, be p a id an a d d i Change in s t a t us of Robert C. B a l l, A s s o c i a te P r o f e s s or of Zoology, from o n e - f o u r th time t e a c h i ng and one-half ing and t h r e e - f o u r t hs Experiment S t a t i o n, e f f e c t i ve October 1, 1 9 ^ 9- time Experiment S t a t i on to one-half t e a c h time time Change in s t a t us of Ralph D. Barner, A s s o c i a te P r o f e s s or of Animal P a t h o l o g y, from a 12-month to a 10-month b a s i s, e f f e c t i ve as of September 1, 19^-9^ funds. P o l i ce A d m i n i s t r a t i on Richard Byerrum Harold Hart Keith B. McCall Robert Scott Eenneth G. Stone Change in s t a t us of Howard W. Dunne, A s s i s t a nt P r o f e s s or of Animal P a t h o l o g y, from a 10-month to a 12-month b a s i s, e f f e c t i ve as of J u ly 1, 19^-9* Dr. Dunne is p a id o n e - h a lf Experiment S t a t i on and one-half College The following amounts have been p a id s a l a r i ed employees since t he September Board m e e t i n g: Auditorium Dale Albin C h a r l es Branz L . E. Chapman John Emery Helen Evans Helen Greene L o is H a r r is James Huston Mildred J e f f e rs Ployd Macklem Elmer P e t e r s on Gail Ryder Laurence Searl Robert T r o x e ll Wayne VanRiper C l e l la Weissinger !?eal Whitehead M i s c e l l a n e o us Mable P l a n d e rs Lawrence Grymire Helen Greene L o is H a r r is C h a r l es H i ll C h a r l es H i r s c h f e ld P r a n c is Martin Agnes H a r t t i la E a rl Mclntyre Malvern Obrecht Marie Otto Marjorie Robinson Corinne Schue Wayne 7anRiper Miscellaneous Betty-Cochran Phyllis Jensen E."•.Hi. Stewart Irederic R.. Wickert C.riF. Cairy Margaret H. Luker James Apr&e Billie Aten Benard Black Douglas Boyd $ 7*50 51*00 15*00 10*00 55-10 16.50 10.00 5*00 ^5-30 17-50 7-00 7-50 5-50 5.00 $ 6 29 1? 26 23 50 15 23 1? 23 18 23 20 26 4-1 23 26 $ 5.00 5.00 5-00 5.00 5.0G 215.00 35.00 200.00 40.00 7..70 11.00 7.75 2.50 2.50 9..00. Report of d e a th of I. E a r le Wilde D i s a b i l i ty R e t i r e m e nt S t a n l ey J. S u l v e r. 10. Report of t he d e a th of E a r le I. Wilde, A s s o c i a te Proj&s-sor-of H o r t i c u l t u re and S u p e r i n t e n d e nt of Hidden Lake Gardens, on September 29, 1 9 ^ 9. on October 3 1, 19^9- is recommended t h at h is s a l a ry be t e r m i n a t ed It 11, Recommendation from t he Retirement Committee f or the d i s a b i l i ty r e t i r e m e nt of "StazElBy J. Culver, County A g r i c u l t u r al Agent in Jackson County, at an annual p e n s i on of $1510, e f f e c t i ve January 1, 1950.--'Mr. Culver is 62 y e a rs of age and h as been employed by t he College s i n ce A p r il 1, 192½. I I 1 • I HEW BUSINESS, continued Miscellaneous,, continued October 20, 1949 Ck $5"from Midland Gold Star Mothers 12. Acceptance of a check for $5 from the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. of Midland to be used toward a scholarship fund in the Spartan Nursery School* 13. Acceptance of a check for $1200 from the Kroger Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, to be used for six scholarship grants, three to be used in the School of Agriculture and three in the School of Home Economics. 14* Acceptance of a grant of $180 from Forestry Alumni to be credited to the A. K. Chittenden Loan Fund. 15. Acceptance of a grant of $500 from the Lansing Community Chest and Council to be used.to finance a graduate fellowship in Social Service. 16. Acceptance of $25 from the Lansing Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota to be used as an award to a student of high scholastic record in the Music Department. This award has been made annually. 17» Acceptance of $5000 from Henry L. Caulkins of Detroit to be used under the direction of the Dean of Agriculture for scholarship aid to worthy students in the School of Agriculture, parti cularly in Short Courses- This scholarship is to be known as "The. Caulkins Foundation". 18. Acceptance of $141 from Tom Metzger of Greenville to be used to pay the course fees of John Thorlund, a freshman student from Greenville. 19. Acceptance of $1250 from Women of the Moose, Mooseheart, Illinois, to be used as a scholarship award to Ruth Ann Butler, a freshman from Mooseheart. 20. Acceptance of $75 from the Austin High School College Club of Chicago to be used as a scholar ship award to Jeanne Butler, a freshman student from Austin High School. 21. Acceptance of $500 from Fred A. Simonsen, President of the Greenfield-Mills Restaurant Company of Detroit to be used as a scholarship for a hotel administration student who is particularly interested in the restaurant field. 22. Continuation of the memorandum of agreement with the Cerophyl Laboratories, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri, covering a grant of $2000 to be used under the direction of F. L.Wynd of the Botany Department in an investigation of the relationship of environmental factors on the growth and composition of grass and other forage plants. 23. Continuation of the memorandum of agreement with the Ferro Enamel Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, covering a grant of $2500 to be used under the direction of F. L. Wynd of the Botany Department in an investigation of the absorption of nutrients by plants and the effect of these nutrients on the metabolism and behavior of the plants. The agreement provides for graduate fellox^ships. 24. Approval of a memorandum of agreement with Merck and Company, Inc. of Rahway, Few Jersey, covering a grant of $3900 to be used by the Departments of Agricultural Chemistry, Animal Husbandry, and Animal Pathology in a study of the interrelationship of certain vitamins in swine production. 25. At the Board meeting in September, the Board approved the establishment of a course fee of $8 per term for certain courses in Education. It is recommended that the list of courses be amended to read as follows: Education 324, 341, 400a, l.ic; &, e, f, i, j, k, 1, 403a,b, 406a,b, 415a,b. This amendment is to be effective with the fall term of 1949* 26. Recommendation for the establishment of a new classification of Assistant Manager of Food Stores at a minimum salary of $3300 per year and a maximum salary of $4320 per year. 27* Additional Clerk II position in Agricultural Economics to be financed from Experiment Station funds. 28. Appropriation of $100 to support the Junior Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. The College has agreed to contribute $100 each year for three years, and this will be the third contribution. 29. See below 30. Authorization to convert rooms 101, 111, 112 and 113 in Morrill Hall for offices and conference rooms for the Placement Bureau and 0 f f i c es for the Dean of the Graduate School at an e s t i mated cost of $3,320; charged to A l t e r a t i o ns and Improvements 1949-50* On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to approve the P r e s i d e n t 's Report and a ll Hew Business. $1200 f rom Kroger to be used for scholarships $180 from - For. Alumni Chittenden Loan Fund $500 Lansing Com. Chest S25 from Sigma Alpha Iota $5000 from henry Caulkini| for scholar, j $141 from Tom Metzger $1250 from Women of Moose. $75 from Aus- tin H.S. Club S500 from Fred A. Simonsen for Hotel scholar*! ship Cont. memo agree. Ceroph yl Lab. Cont.. memo agree Ferro Enamel Memo agree. Merck and Co covering Grant $3900 List of Edu courses for which $8 course fee charged amended. As st. % r. Food Staes Add. Clerk II pos. Agric. icon. Approp S100 for Junior Mich. Acad, of Sci* Approp. $3,320 for conversion of Morrill Hall rooms ^p_PITIOUAL ITEMS Resignations 1. Resignation of Grace Mae Anderson as Technician in Bacteriology and Public Health, effective October 3, 1949, to accept a position with the U. S# Bureau of Dairy Industry. 29. Authorization for work to be done on the College Fire Station at the corner of Kalamazoo and Harrison at an estimated cost of $5*800; charged to Alterations and Improvements 1949-50- Resignations Fire station to be altered W&2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS, continued Travel Travel, October 20, 19^9 1. Full expenses for John Hecker, Jr. to go to North Carolina and Tennessee on September 16 to assist in purchasing bulls for the Michigan Artificial Breeders Cooperative and4'paid from their funds. 2. Mileage on one car for 0. W. Hobbs and one or two other staff members to attend the Diesel Engine Symposium in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 2 and 3* 3. Full expenses for Tom Xing to attend alumni meetings in Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Tucson, on November 8-20. ^. Full expenses for Gordon Thomas or Frederick Alexander to accompany five students to the National Forensic Conference at Purdue University on November 16-18. Change in status Gregory Miscellaneous e# 1. Change in status of Gregory P. Stone, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, from $9½ from For- estry alumni 10-month to 12-month basis and a salary increase from $4000 to $W00 per year, effective Nov ember 1, 19^9, to be paid three-fourths from Experiment Station and one-fourth from College funds. 2. Acceptance of $9^ from Forestry Alumni to be added to the A* K. Chittenden Loan Fund. of Horticulture for the purchase of materials and equipment for research work in floriculture. $200 from Mich St Flo- 3- Acceptance of $200 from the Michigan State Florists Association to be used in the Department rists Assoc. Add approp $1,100 for Placement Add. $1000 for Journal ism. Additional appropriation of $1000 for the Journalism Department labor payroll to be used for student labor. Request for an additional $1,100 for the Placement Office to enable this office to handle part- time job placement for the Union and the Women's Dormitories. George Boone 6. Bids were received on the wrecking of the old Beal Botanical Greenhouses and one shed attached to wreck old Beal Greenhouse George Boone, Building Wrecker, Jackson, Michigan, would wreck* remove and pay the College - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -$100 on October 5th as follows; Uecessary changes on Bot- Green house Uew blackbd Hort 206 Approval of Music Bept• Concert Series Capital City Wrecking Company, Lansing* Michigan, would i^reck, remove and charge the College - - -- 750 On motion of Mr, Mueller, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to let the contract to George Boone. 7. Recommendation for necessary changes in the Botany Greenhouse in order to accomodate Mr. Chapman at an estimated cost of $220; to be charged to Alterations and Improvements 19^9-50- 8. Recommendation for the installation of a new blackboard in the large lecture room in the Horti culture Building at a cost of $1^0; charged to Alterations and Improvements 19^9-50- 9. Following is the Music Department concert series for 19^9-50: it October 25 German! November 15 Britten Pearse December 1 Budapest String Quartet January 16 Isaac Stern February 10 Susan Bloch March 7 Kurt Janssen $200 750 800 1000 150 150 The total is within the budget for the year when ticket sales are taken into consideration. 10. Discussion of the memorandum to the Institute of Applied Hotel Economics. 11. Discussion of Senate Bill 1^53 now pending in the Congress making appropriations for subsidizing medical education. Court of the United States has denied the application for certiorari filed with it ^oy James Zarichny vs. State Board of Agriculture. the College is not bound to comply with local ordinances in the City of East Lansing as they apply to the operation of bowling alleys, billiard tables? etc. Communic Mr. Ballard 12. Communication from Ballard, Jennings, Bishop & Ellsworth notifying the Board that the Supreme re: Supreme Ct. decision re; Zarichny College not 13. Communication from Ballard* Jennings, Bishop & Ellsworth advising the Board that in their opinion bound to comply with : local ord. re: bowling 14; Communication from Ballard, Jennings, Bishop & Ellsworth with reference to Act 280 of 19^9 which purports to exempt students at Michigan State College from compulsory military training if they alleys. are members in good standing of the Michigan National Guard, Our attorneys advise that in Communic. their opinion this act is unconstitutional and invalid insofar as it attempts to prescribe sub- from attys. jects to be studied at Michigan State College and is in violation of the constitutional provision re: Act 280 ! of 19^9 re: which creates the State Board of Agriculture, mil. training Pur. grand ;15* Recommendation from Mr. May and Professor Underwood for the purchase of a used grand piano and piano and floor cover. for Music Bldg. So.Cam. floor coverings for four practice rooms in the Music Building on South Campus at a total cost of $1750, to be financed out of funds accumulated from Music fees, October 20» 19^9 a ADDITIONAL ITEMS, c o n t i n u ed M i s c e l l a n e o u s, c o n t i n u ed • 16. Acceptance of a grant of $1,003..07 from the Wayne County Medical Milk Commission, Detroit, Michigan, tj establish a fund, for an annual .award.to.Michigan State student member of the Dairy Products Judging Team scoring the highest judging market milk in the Collegiate Students International Contest in Judging Dairy Products. The award is to be known asthe "Wayne County Medical Milk Commission Certified Milk Award for Excellence in Judging Milk11. 17- Mr* May gave a brief report of jth'e- embezzlement case involving Mrs. Elizabeth Gilroy, of the Ernst and Ernst report covering the case were distributed to the Board. Copies On motion of Mr. Mueller, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the Additional Items. SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 1. Communication from the Michigan State Soil Conservation Committee requesting the State Board of Agriculture to include in its budget for 1950-51 an appropriation of $50,000 for the Agricul tural Extension Service and $30,000 for the Agricultural Experiment Station to be used for Assistance with the Soil and water conservation educational activities of the State Soil •Conservation Committee, On motion of Mr. More/seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to instruct the Secretary to acknowledge \ receipt of the communication from the Michigan State Soil Conservation.Committee and advise them that their request will be considered when the Board prepares budget requests of the next legisla ture . 2. The following is an excerpt from the will of Oscar David Morrill of Ann Arbor: "JOURTff: For many years, I have been interested in young men who have expressed a desire for a better education, but because of a lack of funds have been unable to obtain it through attendance at colleges and universities,.and.to help such persons, I am making bequests to be used in each instance as a loan fund by the governing body of each institu tion hereinafter named with the definite idea that loans made to worthy students shall be repaid with interest not to exceed 3$, to be fixed by such governing body, thus to per petuate the fund for the use of others over the years to come. The only restriction is that such funds shall be used as loan funds only, by the several beneficiaries hereinafter named, and such controls and regulations placed over such funds as shall be deemed necessary to carry out the intent and purposes herein expressed. It is my wish that the attributes of good character, abilitv and real need be taken into consideration in making loans to students. jCrant of |$1,003;07 accepted from jWayne County jMedical Milk jComm. -Report of Mr- May on em bezzlement case.' Communic. from Soil Conserva-i tion Comm requesting an appropriation of $50,000 for Extension & $30,000 for ; Agric. Exp. St*| Beauest of Oscar David Morrill granting $5000 to M.S.0.- for loan!funds approved. "It is further my wish that the loans be made in the following order: "(a) First, to students who have maintained bona fide homes in Washtenaw County, In the event no students desire loans from the said County, then "(b) To students in the State of Michigan whose preliminary educational training shall have been received in rural communities and small communities of approximately 5000 population or less. "1. In consideration of the foregoing, I therefor give and bequeath to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars as a loan fund to be used preferably for those students who plan to continue in the professional or graduate schools of the University. Broad discretionary powers are intended to be granted hereunder. "2. In consideration of the foregoing, I therefor give and bequeath to the governing Board of the Michigan State College, of Lansing, Michigan, the sum of Five Thousand $5,000 Dollars to be used as a loan fund under similar conditions and purposes. "3. In consideration of the foregoing, I therefor give and bequeath to the Michigan State formal College at Ypsilanti, Michigan, the sum of Five Thousand ($5*000.00) Dollars to.be used as a loan fund under similar conditions and purposes. "ft. In consideration of the foregoing, I therefor give and bequesth to the governing Board of Alma College, of Alma, Michigan, the sum of Eive Thousand ($5,000-00) Dollars to be used as a loan fund under similar conditions and purposes. M5. In consideration of the foregoing, I therefor give and bequesth to the governing Board of Albion College, of Albion, Michigan, the sum of Eive Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars to be used as a loan fund under similar conditions and purposes." On motion of Miss Jones, seconded by Mr. Mueller, it was voted to accept this bequest in accordance with the terms and authorize the college attorneys to take whatever steps are necessary in its behalf. Recommendation from Dean Anthony, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. McDonel that the College purchase one acre of land with a small but good house on it now owned by Ansel Wells, and another parcel of land containing 25 acres, a house, barn, and silo, now owned by Peter H. Bennett. Both of these properties are within the area that we are trying to acquire and for which the funds have been set aside. We have a purchase option on the Bennett property at $11,000 and on the Wells property at $ft,0Q0. On motion of Mr. Armstrong, seconded by Mr. More, it was voted to approve the above recommendation. Purchase of Wells and Bennett lands app. October 20, 19*9 $300 contri- SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, continued buted to In- ; stitute of Int.- Educ. as a yearly pledge toward its maintenance• 4. Request from the Institute of International Education that the College contribute $300 per year Request for leave for 3 months with pay for Wm. Butts not approved. On motion of Mr, Armstrong, seconded by Mr. More, it was voted to approve the above request, for one year only, the question to be subject to review before another pledge is made. 5* Request from Director Ballard and Dean Anthony for three months leave with full pay for William Butts, ^-H Club Agent in Mecosta, Osceola, and Lake Counties, to permit him to complete the requirements for a Bachelor* s degree* The Board did not approve the above request and regrets its inability to deviate from the well- established policy of granting leaves; but is perfectly willing to give Mr. Butts a leave without pay. State Highway assured that right-of-way across no* side of G.T. tracks will be granteda Memo ret operation KelloggCenter 6« Request of the State Highway Department for some assurance from the Board that they will make available a right-of-way for the extension of Main Street to U. S. 16 which involved a right- of-way on the north side of the Grand Trunk: tracks from Harrison Road to Hagadorn Road. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr* More, it was voted to instruct the Secretary to notify the State Highway Department that when they were ready, the right-of-way will be made available to them. 7* Discussion of the memorandum of understanding with the Kellogg Foundation relative to the operation of the W.-K. Kellogg Center for Continuing Education. On motion of Mr. Mueller, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to approve the above-mentioned memo randum of understanding, including any minor revisions that may be suggested by the Foundation. If major changes are necessary the memorandum will be resubmitted to the Board. Dr. C. M. Hardin and Professor T. K. Osgood had lunch with the Board and following the luncheon the Board made a trip through the new Physics and Mathematics Building and inspected the College farm. The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m. 28th. It was agreed to hold the next meeting on Monday, November Secretary