MIMJTES OF TES HSBTIBB of t he STATE 20AHB0F AGRICU1TUES December 1 6, 1 i I I i5I Presents Mr.Brody, Chairman; Messrs. Akers, More, Mueller; Miss Jones; President Hannah, Treasurer May and Secretary McDonel. Absent: Mr* Armstrong; Dr. Thurston The meeting was called to order at 10s10 a.m. PRESIDES? *S RSP0R3? Appointments ! Appointments 1. Appointment of Luella M. Sault as Home Demonstration Agent in Marauette County at a salary of $3^00 per year, effective December 1, 19^9, to replace Jayne Hord, resigned. Travel 1. Pull expenses for C. P. Loosiis to go to Washington, D . C, and Hew York City on November 30 to December 7 to develop cooperative arrangements with officials in the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Pan American Union, and the State Department relative to the Area Research Program; paid from the Carnegie Corporation grant. Travel 2. Full expenses for Elmer Rossman to attend the annual meeting of the Hybrid corn division of the American Seed Trade Association in Chicago on December 1 and 2; paid from JTCLA Hybrid Corn funds. 3. Full expenses for H. D. Daugherty to attend the athletic banquet at Woodward High School in Toledo, Ohio, on December ?• M1W EUSIffSSS Resignations Resignations 1. Resignation of Mrs. Catherine Speicher as Assistant Resident Adviser in Mary Mayo Hall, effec- tive December 31, 19^9- 2. Resignation of Elizabeth Roniger as Assistant State Home Demonstration Leader, effective Decem- ber 31, 19^9t to accept a position with the Indiana Extension Service. 3. Resignation of Sam W. Sttelson as Assistant Professor of Written and Spoken English, effec- tive March 311 1950. Leaves 1. Leave of absence v/ithout pay for Mary M. Brown, Burse at the Health Service, from January 1-15, 1950. ^ l i ss Brown plans to be married at that time. 2.- Leave of absence with full pay for Mrs. Mary Ann Vogt, Instructor in Physics and Astronomy, from Januay 1 to January 31» 1950, for health reasons. Appointments Appointments 1. Appointment of Eva E. Allen as Assistant Resident Adviser in Mary Ifeyo Hall at a salary of $105 per month, effective from Januaiy 1 to June JO, 1950, to replace Mrs. Catherine Speicher, resigned. 2. Reappointment of Robert W. Kleis as Instructor (Research) in Agricultural Engineering at a salary of $300 per month, effective December lo, 19^91 to June 30, 1950, and paid two-thirds from College end. one-third from Experiment Station funds. 3. Appointment of Henry L. R. Chapman as Assistant Professor (Extension) of Horticulture at a salary of $^400 per year, effective January 1, 1950, to replace John S. Titus, resigned, and paid from Sxtension funds. Mr. Chapman has been G-ardener of the Botanies! Gardens since April 1, 1930. His present salary is $**000; per year. .4.: Appointment of William G. Halliday as Instructor in Short Courses s^id in Horticulture at a 1 salary of $300 per month, effective from January 1 to September 30, 1950 to replace John B. G-artner, resigned. ! 5. Appointment of Richard Lester Pease as 4-H Club Agent in Clinton County at a salary of $3400 ver year, effective January 1, 1950, to replace 3. &. Olstrom who has been transferred. 6. Appointment of Emily M. Parker as Ionia County Home Demonstration Agent at a salary of S4-200 per year, effective January 1, 1950, to replace June C. Brown, resigned. 7. Appointment of Daniel H. Hic&ey as Assistant Boxing Coach at a salary of $50 per month, effec- tive from January 1 to March 3.11 1950. ssca. •I HEW BUSIHESS, continued iArrpointments/ continued December 1.6, ,.; m | .8. Appointment of Ezra B« Breithaupt as Lecturer in Social Service at a salary of $300 for the I period from March 27 to June lkt 1950* Appointments in accordance with tenure rules• \ 9. Appointment of Earl T. Cruthis as Lecturer in Social Service at a salary of $300 for the j period from January 3 to March 21t 1950. 10. Reappointment of Margaret Jean Pulton-as Instructor in Education at a salary of $400 per month, \ effective from January 1 to June 30, 1950• Miscellaneous !• The following reappointments are recommended b y the Department Heads and Deans in accordance with the tenure rules: Second probationary appointment as instructors for two years? Carter, James &• Fohr, John M. H&ugh, Hugh. W« Hodge, Timothy L* Leonard, John C. Maddex, Robert !• Mausteller, J# Ellis Heath, Alexander 11* Stevenson, Harold W* Story, Harold 0. Taylor, Mrs. Setty Taylor, Donald A. Tintera, Jases B* Warner, Juanita Business Administration Journalism Soil Science Agric* Economics Public Relations AgricV Engineering Forestry Horticulture Business Administration Electrical Engineering Agric. Chemistry Business Administration Speech Bacteriology Effective Date 1-1-50 3-28-50 2-1-50 5-1-50 '1-7-50 1-10-50 1-5-50 4-1-50 3-1-50 1-5-50 1-1-50 3-16-50 1-1-50 3-28-50 Tb* Third probationary appointment as instructors for two years: Beeman, Harris I\ Bergh, Donald A* Britten, Jacqueline Conner, Samuel H. Slliott, James M. (Jemmel, Donald J. Henson, Clyde 2* Johnson» Thomas B. Lutz, William B. Moore, J# G-eoffrey Morley, Robert I\ Parker, E* Alwin Perkins, Edward H. Singoen, Hobert 0. Sheppard, Charles C. Simons, Warren A. Vogt, Mary A* Wolcott, Arthur S. Physical Education - Men Mechanical Engineering Business Administration Civil-Engineering Biologica.1 Science Journalism Bngl. -lit* and Pine. Arts Physio1 & Pharmacology Dairy - Animal Husbandry Effective Living Mechanical Engineering Physical Science 3iological Science Engineering Drawing Poultry Mechanical Engineering Physics Farm CroiDS - Soil Science 6-15-50 3-15-50 3-1-50 1-1-50 1*1-50 1-1-50 1-1-50 Vl-50 6-16-50 1-1-50 1-1-50 2-1-50 3-15-50 1-1-50 3-15-50 2-1-50 e. Assistant professors who v;ere former instructors and acquire tenure with this reappointment Everett, Esther Sanderst Evelyn E. Home Mgt. & Ch*Dev, - Effec. Liv Bacteriology 1-1-50 d. Second probationary appointment as assistant professor for three years: Carrf Hussell E# Daugherty, Hugh D. Del Portot Joseph Dennis, Parley ¥• Poster, Harold J. Griffith, Albert A. Kapphahn, Hanrey E» Knight, 01 adys Meyer, Olivia C# Miller, Paul A. Mlt chel 1, Arthurr E7 Felson, Robert ?• Nelson, Wilbur Hoble, Robert H. Heed, SIen W« Hoberson, Opal Scott, Virgil Wenner, Elwyn A* West rate, Senjasiin Woodward, Mary Mathematics Physical Education - Men Journalism 3otany Extension Extension Agric. Engineering Conservation Institute Home Hfft & Ch. Dev. Soc • & Antliropology Horticulture Elec. Engr* Public Relations Physics Animal Pathology Extension English Extension Extension Extension 6-17-50 1-1-50 1-1-50 1-1-50 5-1-50 3-1-50 6-1-50 5-1-50 1-1-50 6-12-50 6-15-50 6-1-50 3-17-50 6-15-50 2-1-50 6-19-50 6-16-50 5-1-50 3-1-50 3-1-50 I • I • 1 December 16, 1949 i -HBW BUSIKESS, continued Miscellaneous", continued "4 2. Change in status of Robert E. Dils, Assistant Professor of Forestry, from full-time at $4400 per year to half-timd at $2200 per year, effective from January 1 to June 15* 1950, when he Will return to full-time status. This will allow Mr. Dils to carry increased graduate work during the winter and spring terms. 3* Approval of granting the appropriate degrees to those students v/ho according to the records of the Registrar have completed the requirements for graduation. (List is on file in the Secre- tary's Office.and in the Registrar1 s Office). 4.. Payment of the following amounts to salaried employees for work during the football season; IChange in (status Robt* JMls. iApproval (degrees to jstudents j finishing end If a ll tern »49 24 24 3^ 2k- 24 24 50 33. 24 9 20 JJ 24 24 27.50 24 24 24 33 53 24 6 36 6 20 6 43 !Additional Ipayments j salaried iemployees • !: :: • • : ;' • \ ! • .] • : • • 1 • : • . I 1 • • • • ! • '. • j • •• •• ' • : ' • : 1 . . • . : \ Additional jpayments to jsalaried ^eiroloyees 3 _j g 1 1 i :: • i •". 1 1 '", j | J ri \ 4 -. \ \ I | ' ; 1 Dale Alfcin Lamar Al&rich Robert Angell Harry Bailey . Clarence Be&uchamp Leonard Blakeslee James S. Boyd James R. Burnett Charles M. Chance L. 3. Chapnan John A. Clark Bay L. Cook C D. Cuttler W.H. Daniel Harold Darcy J.P. Davis H.J.Davis Lorraine Deforest K. M. Dunn John Inery Helen Evans Orville Everett Henry Jfeirchild Curtis Filter Warren Heischauer Charles Fulkerson Stuart Gallacher S.I1. Gentry 17 33 2U- 28 28 24 2h 24 24 20 64 24 24 24 24 87 33 20 33 33 33 28 18 4 24 52 2h Paul G.' Gray J. 0* Hall- C. C. Hamilton C. D • Hause - R-, 0. Heydrick J. D. Hill Stanley Howell Adrian Jaffe Jev;ell Jensen Georges Joyaux D* J» Kahler Mark Eistler J* M. Block- Gerald Knapp Kirkpatrick Lax^ton 7. E. Leichty Robert Lev/is Marvin Livingood T. Q* Lynd Branford Miller Roy H. Miller H.W. ^ewland Sine Memela Rassel B. Kye Irvine Olitzky R»- L» Paul Elmer Peterson James Flatt $ 6 24 24 20 30 6 6 24 25 20 24 6 24 33 24 24 24 20 28 24 24 24 30 24 24 24 33 36 Kenneth Randall Robert Ringoen Lynn Robertson Johannes Sachse Robert Scott Virgil Scott William. Seaman Laurence Searl Vern Severance Daniel Sheehan -.Joshua' Slater Woodrow Snyder Max Strother Bannan Swope &• H. Tsuda. R. F. Turner James Tyson Wayne VanRiper David YanStrien Herbert Weisinger Clella Weissinger Elmer Wilcox ».• A. Willits O.W. Wilson Howard Zindel G-. J. Plumail Edward Prophet George Radixaersky John A. Ramsey Additional amounts paid salaried employees since the last Board meeting, as follows: Auditorium Dale Albin Charles Branz L.E. Chapman John H. Emery Helen Evans Helen Greene Lois Harris ^ Mildred Jeffers Floyd Macfclem Elmer Peterson Gail ?. Ryder Laurence Searl Iva Mae Sweat Robert froxell Wayne VanSiper Clella Weissinger Seal Whitehead Loren Wight Say lerkie $ 9*00 22.50 16.50 22.50 22.50 35.00 10.50 19.50 22.5b I9.5O 22.50 19.50 6.00 25.50 23.50 16-50 19.50 9-00 12.00 Miscellaneous James Apple Paul Bagwell Lyman Bodman Virginia Bodmsa Douglas Campbell Jesse Campbell Lorraine Deforest Russell Friedewald Lois Harris Edgar Kirk Prancis Martin Earl Mclntyre Janes ITiblock Halvern Cbrecht Elizabeth Parker William. Pitkin Harold Sponberg James Tintera Wayne VanRiper $16.60 10.00 4.00 13.00 26.00 116.20 6.00 26.00 5.00 26.00 20.00 28.60 13.00 35.70 6.00 13.90 10.00 21.90 5*00 6. Acceptance of a check for $15 from the Mt. Moriah Post #460 of the American Legion of Lansing to build a swing set at the Spartan Nursery School. •Continuation of the memorandtua of agreement with the Hanson Van Winkle Munning Company of Matawanr Hew Jersey, covering a grant of $1500 to be used under the direction of D. T. Ewing in the Chemistry Department in a research prograin concerned with electrochemistry problems involving the separation of iron or other materials from cobalt nickel solutions. The agree^ ment provides for a graduate fellowship. 8.. Acceptance of a check for $250 from the Hational Association of Thoroughbred Breeders of Lexington, Kentucky, for a scholarship to a man student active in the Future Farmers of America prograin in the 1956-51 school year. Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the Farm Bureau Services, Incorporated of Lansing covering a grant of $1000 to be used under the direction of D. L. Gibson in Sociology and Anthropology in a project to analyze the basis of the decision for the purchases of local CO-ODS. Memo of agree- (ment Farm Bur •Services ^Acceptance of jgift of $15 |for Spartsn iHursery jGont. memo jagreement iHaason Van I Winkle JGk $250 from ;|Sat. Assoc ;Thoroughbred jBreeders for I scholarship December 16, jMiscellaneous, continued ^ .:,\\ Sstablishmenti 4 net? posi- \\Q9 Recommendation for the establishment of the following classifications and salaries on the ; tions Radio Station WAR \ ) ] Labor Payroll for Radio Station WKARi Radio Operator I Radio Operator II Salary Range Salary Range $2568-$31*»4 Jlkk- 3^0 - - — ^ Sec-Dept II position est»j1 1^ Recommendation for the establishment of a Secretary-Departmental II position in the office College Press! Also in office of Adm. Asst«> 12. Recommendation for the establishment of a full-time Secretary-Departmental II position in the office of the Administrative Assistant in Charge of rtiblic Relations* This is a half- Pub* Bel. time position at present. of the Michigan State College Press. \ Approp. $800 for uses of 13* Request for an appropriation of $800 for the following uses of the Auditorium end. Fairchild Auditorium i winter term. Theater for the winter term 1950: f a r m e r s* Week M a in A u d i t o r i u m — J a n u a ry 3 1; F e b r u a ry 1, 2, 3 © $ 1 0 0. . . • • •• $400 P a i r c h i ld T h e a t er — J a n u a ry 3 0, 3 1; F e b r u a ry 2, 3i @ $50* • . • 2 00 O r c h e s t ra C o n c e rt Main A u d i t o r i u m — M a r ch 5 © $100 . . • . .• B a nd C o n c e rt Main Auditorium •--rMareh 12 @ $100 ; I \ I 1 00 . . . 100 $800 Appropriation $8500 for purchase of microscopes Appropriation $5800 for a l t. at fire station. Ik. Recommendation from Dean Smmons, endorsed by Dean Combs, for an appropriation of $8500 to make possible the purchase of 8 compound microscopes for zoology; 15 binocular microscopes for botany, entomology, and soology; 6 monocular microscopes for botany; and 2 research microscopes for botany at a t o t al estimated cost of $6500. Dean Combs feels that these are essential and also recommends an additional $2000 £0 make possible the purchase of two additional high powered microscopes that will cost approximately $1000 each. that all of these can be purchased at once to be available as early as possible in the winter term. It is hopes ;15» ?3ie State Board at i ts meeting in October authorized an expenditure of $5800 for certain improvements and alterations in the fire station at the corner of Harrison Road and Kalaraazoo, Bids on the structural alterations were taken as follows; I i ! Yandenburg Construction Co. W. H. Beasley & Son Poster, Schermerhorn, Poster, Inc. $2,^75 2,7^5 2,875 The contract covering the alterations has been av/arded the low bidder. On motion of Mr. Mueller, seconded by Mr. More, it was voted to approve the President's Report and a ll Mew Business. ASDITIOH&L ITEMS Resignations Resignations 1. Resignation of Robert H. Robinson as Instructor (Research, Extension) in Agricultural Engineer- ing, effective January 1^, 1950, to accept a position with the U. S.Department of Agriculture. 2. Resignation of Edward R. Hancock as County Agricultural Agent in Shiawassee County, effective January 15t 1950, to accept a position with the Michigan Sugar Company. Leaves Leaves 1. Leave of absence with half pay for G. W. Hobbs, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, from Janu- ary 1 to March 311 1950, for health reasons. Appointments \ Appointments •| 1. Appointment of Mrs. Bessie Beyer Bailey as Housemother at the Delta Upsilon fraternity at a salary •; ; of $100per month, effective from January 1 to «fune 30, 1950; and at a salary of $66.67 for the month of July 1950* T . 2. Transfer of Francis L. O'Bourke from Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Short Courses to • \ \ Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Superintendent of Hidden Lake Gardens, and a salary change from $5200 to $^500 per year, effective March 1, 1950. I 3. Appointment of ?rank J# Itorce as Lecturer in Business Administration at a salary of $kOQ for the I period from January 1 to March 31» 1950- 5?his is a new position. ; h* Appointment of Lee R. Miller as temporary Instructor in Economics at a salary of $1075 for the ; period from January 3 to March 21, 1950* This is a new position. ADDITIONAL ITEMS, continued Appo intxaent s, cont inued December 16, 194-9 Appointments 5* Appointment of Charles 3. Weber as lecturer in Political Science :and Public Administration at a salary of $100 per month for as long as necessary* Miscellaneous, 11 ITursery School* 1. Acceptance of a grant of $25 from the Spartan Hursery Committee to "be used to aid the Spartan Acceptance of [gifts of money |for Spartan jHursery School 2. Acceptance of $2 from Dorothy and Paul Kenney of East Lansing to "be used to aid the Spartan Sursery School* 3» Approval of a memorandum of agreement with Central Soya Company of Beeatur, Indiana, covering a grant of $4800 to be used under the direction of W. IL McMillen in the Animal Husbandry Depart- ment in a study of the effectiveness of various protein supplements for weanling pigs and grow- ing and fattening hogs, and also for studies of tryptophane and other amino acid and B~vitamin .requirements; :¥he agreement provides for a graduate fellowship* 4. .Recommendation that Arthur E* Staebler, Assistant Professor in the Conservation Institute and Director of the tf. K* Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, be given the added title of Assistant Professor of Zoology, effective January 1, 1950 • 5« Discussion of personnel problems involved in the office of. Alumni Relations • in planning for next year: a. It is recommended that Mr* Starr Keesler be transferred from the position of Housing Director at a salary of $5200 to a new position as Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at a salary of $6000 per year, effective January 16, 1950 • b. Increase in salary for George Guerre, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, from $4600 to $5000 per year, effective January 1, 1950. 6< Request from Mr. Denison for an appropriation of $7000 for the preparation of thirteen 15- ininute radio shows for use by the thirty radio stations of Michigan. Ibis series of programs would be promoting Michigan State College and its activities* It is hoped that the series can be prepared for somewhat less than the $7000. It is proposed to begin preparation of the series at once, but they will not be coispleted and ready for use before next fall. 7. When the Board authorised an appropriation of $2300 for the College motion picture, "Invita- tion to learning", it v/as not contemplated that it would be necessary to spend so many hours in the narration as was required. An appropriation of $60 is requested, to pay Mr. JTrymire for the 140 hours required to repeat the narration on his own time. IMemo agree. \£ $^800 from Central Soya 'Co. Arthur E. IStaebler to !have added title of Asst |Prof. Zoology I Starr Keesler I appointed JAsst. Dir. Alumni Eel* Inc. salary G-eo. Guerre \Appropriation !$7000 for 13 15-min. radio shows Appropriation $60 for narration of college movie I \ 1 8. Bids on the refrigeration for the Kellogg Continuing Education Center have been received from: Chrysler & Koppin Company The Sarlock Sales Company $ 6,960 10,775 It is recommended that the contract be awarded the lowest bidder* | Chrysler & I Eoppin Co. ; awarded con- tract on ! refrigeration- ! Cont.Educ. j 9* Our South Haven Station has had 10 acres under lease for peach experiments. The lease expires within a few months. Mr* Johnston has wanted-to-acquire-ownership on a more suitable piece so that some long-time experiments could be planned. He has now found the 26 acres that he wants within three-and-one-half miles of the South Haven Station, and it can be acquired for $6(500. It is recommended by Mr. Johnston, Professor Tukey, and Dean Anthony that the College acquire this land noi*. This will require a special appropriation. ! Approval of jpurchase of j 26 acres of ; fruit land ! So. Haven On motion of: Mr*'Brody, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to approve the foregoing Additional Items* 10, 11, Dean Crowe, Mr. ?oster, Miss Jones, Mr* Lawson, Mrs. Gonon and Mr. Paunce met with the Board to discuss some of the problems involved in the operation of our dormitories and the whole matter of planning adequate housing for the future. Professor Reeves and Dean Rather met with the Board for lunch. Professor Reeves has spent con- siderable time on the caspus recently and has raised many interesting questions with reference to our on-casrpus educational program. The faculty at their meeting on December 7 unanimously approved the appointment of a continuing all-college study coismittee. This study can be of even greater significance than the one that resulted in the establishment of the Basic College six years ago. 12. Dean Bryan and Dean Emmons met with the Board to present the completed plans for the proposed building for veterinary medicine and the department of bacteriology and public health. Discussion of the request from the Ironwood Junior College for assistance in planning their program in general education. Discussion of the selection of to the library* architect to begin the preparation of plans for the addition Deferred until the next meeting of the Board. Disc, opera- tion of dormi- tories Report of Dr. Reeves on studies of on-campus edxi cational pro- gram. Plans for Vet Bid. presented; Request of Ironwood J r. College for Assis. in planning prog. Discussion of selection of architect def. ADDITIOH&L I3?EMS»- continued Misce1lane ous, continued December 16, 3 Qaonset huts assigned to wives of faculty mem- bers ! 15. Recommendation from Mr. Poster, with the approval of the Administrative Group, that the request be granted from the wives of faculty members 1 iving in the college housing for the assignment of three Q,uonset huts not now being used from now until July 1 to be used for a nursery school and for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and other similar activities with the understanding that the College bears no expense beyond the continuance of lights heat, and water. All other costs are to be borne by the faculty families involved. Discussion \ of afr and \ shipment of j Dr« Huddle son; vaccine out of- Michigan. ; 16. Discussion of the question that will arise when and if the Bureau of Animal Industry authori1sfe&._ the manufacture and shipment out of Michigan of Dr. Huddleson's Brucella M. Yaccine for controlling 5&ng8s disease. Chief of the Bureau of Aniaal Industry and Dr. Huddleson have some reservations concerning the ability of pharmaceutical houses to pro- duce the vaccine. The Bureau does not want to get into the business of manufacturing it on a large scale basis. Should Michigan State College undertake its manufacture? i The Board indicated a willingness to have the College undertake the manufacture of this vaccine in the event it seems desirable - details to be worked out by the President, Comptroller, Dean of Agriculture, and Dean of Veterinary Medicine. !?• Discussion of the budget material prepared for presentation to the State Budget Office in accordance with the action taken at the last Board meeting. Copies of the material ready for presentation will be distributed to the Board. 18. Communications from the Economic Cooperation Administration with reference to the position as Director of Food and Agriculture in Germany* 19* Acceptance of a gift of 100 shares of Associates Investment Company f roia Mr. Fred Russ of Cassopolis, Michigan. This is part of a trust fund for the maintenance of the Russ.Forest* as outlines in Mr. Russ1 will. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to accept the above-mentioned 100 shares of stock from Mr. Suss* TRAVEL 1. Detailed out-of-state travel requests as recommended by the Deans and Directors were presented. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded "by Mr. Mueller, it was voted to refer the Travel items to the President with power to act. SPBCIAL MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 1. Bids for the kitchen equipment for the Kellogg Continuing Education Center have been received as follows: The Stearnes Company John Van Hajige Company Illinois Usage Company $100,131 86,845 85,713 Discussion of I "budget materi-^ al presented to Budget offJ Acceptance of gift 100 ah. stock from Mr* Russ. Travel re- quests ref • to ?res. with power• Sontr&ct for | kitchen equip | for Cont • Educ bldg* awarded to John Van Range Co. Creation of separate Division of forestry approved* Mr. Foster and Mr. Scott are not satisfied with the quality of the offerings of the lowest bidder* In addition, regardless of who is given the contract, we owe the John Van Hange Company $5000 for the work performed in engineering in assisting the architect in the plan of the food preparation and service area* This amount will have to be added to any of the three contracts quoted. On motion of Mr. Mueller, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was voted to axvard the contract to John Van Range Company at $86,8^5. Z. Consideration of the recommendations from Dean Anthony and Professor Herbert recommending the creation of a separate Division of Forestry in the School of Agriculture* The courDlete recommen- dation follows: "Instruction in Forestry was first given at the Michigan State College in 1888/ This consisted of single courses being offered by early instructors in botany and horticulture* Interest in this work increased until 190? when the Department of Forestry was first organized, and work in this field has steadily grown until today the Department of Forestry is theiargest single department in the School of Agriculture• There are 569 regular students enrolled in Forestryfor this fall term* The Forestry Department has a total yearly operating bjgdget of about $2^2,000 and a staff of some 25 members including teaching, research, and extension, "Because of the satisfactory growth and reputation which the work in Forestry has gained since its inception here at Michigan State College, there h&sebeen frequent suggestions, largely from alumni in Forestry, that the Department of Forestry be reorganized into a separate School of Forestry* "Careful consideration to these requests have been given as well as study as to the present or- ganization and future trends in Forestry in the land-grant colleges. Separate Schools of Fores- try are largely found in non-land-gr&nt colleges such as Syracuse, Tale, Duke, and the Universi- ty of Michigan, while the pattern of development in the land-grant college system has taken the form of separating this work into a separate Division, but as a part of the organization of the School of Agriculture. Such organization is to be found at the leading land-grant colleges as California, Minnesota, and Colorado, and is being considered at some others. i i December 1 6/ SPECIAL MISCELI^HSOUS ITEMS, continued 2. Creation of separate Division of Forestry, continued: "Because of the close association of the field of modern forestry to the fields of agricul- ture and the place which forestry is now tailing in the field of land use and land management., the rapidly expanding field of forestry extension in the Agricultural Extension Servic?, and of forestry research in the Agricultural Experiment Station, this seems to be the best type of future organization of Forestry in the land-grant colleges. Creation of separate Division of Forestry a. b. c. d. e. It is therefore recommended that a separate Division of Forestry be created in the School of Agriculture of Michigan State College at an early date. It is recommended that there be created a new position, that of Director of the Divi- sion of Forestry. This position is to carry the full professorial rank and at present is to be f i l l ed by the present department head, Professor ?. A. Herbert, It is further recommended that the new Division of Porestry be separated into three operating sections, namely: (2) the Section of Resident Instruction in Forestry, the Section of forestry Research, and (3) the Section of Forestry Extension. (l) It is recommended that each of these sections be headed by a staff member of full professorial- rank and responsible to the Director of the Forestry Division for the work and program of his section. It is further recommended that special recognition be given as to adequate budgets for the further expansion and development of t h is new Division in budgets for the next fiscal year." In going over the matter of adequate financing for the Division of Forestry, if it is to be set up on a satisfactory basis that will make it competitive \