M.IHUTES OF THE MEETING of the STATE BOARD 01 AGRICULTUEE April 18* 1950 Presents Mr. Brody* Chairman; Messrs»Akers» Armstrongs More; Miss Jones; President Hannah; Treasurer May; Secretary McDonel. : Absents Mr. Mueller; Dr» Thurston I The meeting was called to order at 2sQ0 p.m i The minutes of the previous meeting were approved* Travel •\ Travel EBSPORT T l. Full expenses for Paul A- Miller to attend the National Farm Electrification Conference in \ Chicago on December 20-23> 19^9. One-half of his expenses were paid by the National Farm Electrification Conference direct* and one-half from Farm Foundation fundsc I j 2. Full expenses for C M *. Horn to go to Washington, D* C, and Hew York City on March 21-2^ I to.mke final plans for the European Flying Classroom; paid from the Flying Classroom account- \ 3* Full expenses for E» J* Benne to go to Washington, Do C* on March 23 to testify before the I I j TJ. 3. Food and Drug Administration hearings on necessity of using insecticides and fungicides in the production of foods and foodstuffs, vegetables* fruits, etc.; paid from Experiment Station funds* \ b* Full expenses for Co P. Loomis to go to Washington, D. C-, and Sew York City on March 23-2? \ to attend the advisory meeting of the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Science; paid from Carnegie funds* : \ 5* Full expenses for C« M. Horn to go to Racine, Wisconsin, on March 2? to work on the raising |. of funds for the European Flying Classroom: paid from Flying Classroom funds. j 6. Full expenses for Walter L. Weeks to attend a training program in radioactivity and radioactive monitoring at Oakridge, Tennessee, from April 2 to May 9» 1950* Mr. Weeks was nominated on ! Governor Williams' request that Michigan State College send a well-qualified representative to I attend the training program* j I 7* Full expenses for R* H. Young to attend a meeting of Western Conference Directors of Athletics ; and also the Arch Ward Dinner in Chicago on Arrril 14-17. I 8. Full expenses for C. L« Munn, Earle Edwards, Hugh Daugherty, Steire Sebo, and Lowell P. Dawson j to attend the Arch V/ard Dinner in Chicago on April 16 and 1?. 9* Full expenses for Kenneth Wilson to attend the Buyers * Clinic of the National Association of I. Food Chains in Chicago on April 16-18; paid from the National Association of Food Chain Funds. •10* Full expenses for R. W. Bell to attend the workshop for extension specialists at Cornell \ University on April 17-28; paid fro!s Extension funds. JMiscellaneous ' M.De Rogers . Asst- Prof* $50 grant Mich* Farm Bur* Women Approp.$787 for brochure Hat. Sci« $80 approp. for., limiting museum cases. Fountain and : I tiling In: •| room at hos~ I pital.: \, Alt. in .bas.e- : ment Adm» ! Bldg. ". : 1. Approved the promotion of M. D* Rogers from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Electrical j Engineering, effective July lf 1950. • 2» Accepted a grant of $50 from the Michigan Farm Bureau women to "be used as scholarship aid for ! a women student enrolled during the spring term 1950- 3* Approved an appropriation of $787 to pay for the printing of the brochure on the Natural Sci- ence Building for general distribution, and particularly for distribution to students interes- ted in science in the high schools of Michigan. k. Authorized new lighting for the new museum cases in the Museum at an estimated cost of $80; to be charged to Alterations and Improvements 19^9-50- 5* Authorised a new fountain at the Health Service and tiling in the wheel chair room at an esti- mated cost of $250; to be charged to Alterations and Improvements 19^9-50. 6r Authorized alterations in the basement of the Administration Building to provide additional space for Tabulating at an estimated cost of $1550; to be charged to Alterations and Improve- ments NEW BUSINESS I Resignations j Resignations 1. Resignation of June Szosz-Zimmerman as Home Economics Editor at Radio Station WKARt effective April 15» 1950•• Mrs, Zimmerman will devote full time to her home. April 18, 1950 PRESIDED S SEPORT, continued Resignations, continued 2.: Resignation of Maurice E.: Hubble as ^-H Club Agent in Calhoun County, effective May 15. 1950 to accept another position- Resignations 3» Resignation of Bernice M* Hale as Home Demonstration Agent in Hills dale County, effective May.31 • 1950• Miss Hale plans to be married. ^* Resignation of Betty H. Poulton as Assistant in Home Management and Child Development* effec- tive July 19* 1950* Miss Poulton plans to be married. 5* Resignation of Alex Dillingham as temporary Instructor in. Speech» Dramatics, and Radio Edu- cation, effective March 31, 1950. 60 Resignation of Mrs* Janice Crusoe as temporary Assistant in Chemistry, effective March 31* 1950. 7. Resignation of Elmer :L. Robins oh as Instructor in Anatomy, effective August 31, 1950 to go into practice for himself* Leaves : : : ' • • : \ • • . • ." • : • :' :. . . . : '• : ' ' • ' : •-'• ..! . : • •• • •. • •• : :; . •' ' ; ': : : • ': ' ; : : : :" :• •[ '. ' .:' • Leaves 1 1. Leave of absence with full pay for Kenneth Richards* Supervisor of Continuity in Radio, from | :\ \ June 26 to July 9»'1950» to enable him to complete the television and radio courses at Northwestern University* 2. Leave of absence without pay for Gloria Smith, Uurse at the Health Service, from June 12 to | | July 21i 1950» for a European trip. 3- Leave of absence without pay for Shawraut Stitt, Nurse at the Health Service* from June 12 to j July 21. 1950* for a European trip. i A# Leave of absence without pay for LewisB. Mayhew, Assistant Professor on the Board of Exam- j iners» effective April 1» 1950, for an indefinite period* Mr. Mayhew will be assistant to j ! Dr. Dressel in the Cooperative Study of Evaluation. 5. Leave of absence with full pay for Paul E. Schleusener, Instructor in Agricultural Engineering; from June 19 to July 14, 1950* to attend a special Irrigation Planning Course at Colorado j A• & M College. j 6. Extension of leave of absence with full pay for Irving R. Wyeth, Lenawee County 4-H Club •Agent/;through. June 30, 1950* Mr. Wyeth has been on sick leave since February 6, 1950» He has been a member of the staff since May 6, 19^6• : I \ \ 7. Leave of absence with full pay for JSyron E. Carpenter, Tuscola County 4-H Club Agent, from j June 19 to July 2t 1950> to enable him to attend the six-week summer session at Michigan \ State College. j 8. Leave of absence with full pay for the following members of the Extension staff, effective | j | from June 12 to June 26• 1950* to enable them to attend summer school at Colorado A & M College, -Port; Collins* Colorado: Ealph B. Coulter* Ogemaw County Agricultural Agent R. S• • Lincoln, Emmet County Agricultural Agent Stanley A• Mahaffy, Lapeer County Agricultural Agent M. LaVerne Trevarrow, Barry County Home Demonstration Agent Luella Schrier, Branch County Home Demonstration Agent i | | ! j- •' ' • ." ; ' • '. '. ' • ' • • • : . : :'" • '• • ' • .• ' ' • • ' • ' ' '. .. 1 9- Leave of absence without:pay for .Maxine A* Eyestone» Instructor in Written and Spoken English,! j from September 1, 1950* to August 31» 1951* to study toward her Ph. B. decree, 10. Leave of absence without pay for William. G. Butt, Instructor in Written and Spoken English, I from September 1» 1950* to August 31, 1951».to study toward his Doctor of Education degree at \ Ivayne University. J 11. Leave of absence without pay for Lawrence H. Kahn, Instructor in Written and Spoken from September 1* 1950, to August 31, 1951* to study toward his Ph. D. degree at the Uni- versity of Denver. 12* Leave of absence without pay for D. Loren Carmichael, Instructor in Business Administration, from September 1, 1950, to August 31, 1951t to study toward his Ru D. degree. 13• Extension of leave of absence without pay for Edward T» Miller* Assistant Professor of Busi- ness Administration! to August'31, 1951* to continue study toward the doctorate at Harvard University. Mr. Miller has been on leave without pay since September 1» 19^9* 14-. Leave of absence without pay for Amy Jean Holmblade, Assistant Professor of Education and Home Economics, from May 1 to May 30* 1950t to work in Washington on a revision of the standards for degrees of achievement for the National Association of Juture Homemakers of America* April IB, 1950 SEW HJ5I&ESS, continued Leaves Leaves» continued 15• Leave of absence with half pay for George R. Price, Assistant Professor of Englidh and of Literature and Fine Arts* from September 1» 1950, to August 31* 1951* for the purpose of research on a Huntington Library Fellowship at the Huntington Library, San Marino, Cali- fornia* Mr. Price has been a member of the staff since September 1» 19^2• l6o Leave of absence without pay for Gordon L. Thomas, Instructor in Speech, Dramatics* and Radio Education* from September 1» 1950, to August 31, 195l» to study for his doctorate at Northwestern University. \. Appointments \ Appointments !•• Appointment of William Butter as Managing Editor of the Michigan State College Press at a salary of $6000 per year on a 12-month basis, effective April 2^. 1950* This is a new posi- tion to be paid from Michigan State College Press funds* 2* Appointment of Earl K. Brigham as Assistant Professor (Extension) and Bulletin Editor at a salary of $^-200 per year on a 12-month basis* effective August It 1950* Mr. Britain has been employed as temporary Instructor in Journalism during the past year. 3» Appointment of Mrs. Alice C, Thorpe as Script Writer at Station WE&E.at a salary of $60 per month* effective from April 1 to June 15» 1950» as partial replacement of June Szosz. This is in addition to her duties in the School of Home Economics. *K Appointment of Mrs- Uorrine &• Bennett as Script Writer at Station WKAR at a salary of $120 per month, effective from April 1 to June 15» 195O» as partial replacement for June Szosz* 5- Appointment of Harold Dahnke as Assistant Professor in Counseling and Examinations at a salary of $4500 per year on a 12-month basis, effective July 1, 1950. for as long as necessary. This is a temporary replacement of L. B# Mayhew who has requested leave of absence* 6. Appointment of Virginia Graham as Technician in Agricultural Economics at a salary of $3200 per year, effective from April 16, 1950* to April 15, 1951t st^d paid from Experiment Station funds. This is a new position- ?• Appointment of John E* White as temporary Instructor in Agricultural Engineering at a salary of $266-66 per month, effective from April 1 to June 30, 1950, and paid half from Extension and half from Experiment Station funds- This is a replacement for £• K. Robinson, resigned* 8. Appointment of William Lyle Brook as Kalamazoo County ^-H Club Agent at a salary of $3^-00 per year on a 12-month basis, effective June 12, 1950, to replace Marvin Davenport, transferred* 9» Appointment of • Frederick William Dostal as ^-S Club Agent in Oceana and Uewaygo Counties at a salary of $3^00 per year on a 12-month basis, effective June lt 1950 to replace Arden Peterson, transferred- • 10* Appointment of Ralph Emerson Kirch as Branch County 4-H Club Agent at a salary of $3^00 per year on a 12-month basis, effective June 16, 1950, to replace Don Eppelheimer, transferred. I 11* Appointment of Ecbrin Dean Raven as 4-H Club Agent in Manistee, Mason, and the vest half of Lake I • Counties at a salary of $3^00 per year on a 12~month basis, effective May 1, 1950* to replace Daniel Anderson, resigned* I 12- Transfer of Harvey J* Elliott from Oceana County Agricultural Agent to St- Joseph County Asrri- \ I cultural Agent and a salary increase from $^00 to $^500 per year, effective May 16, 1950» to replace Vernon F. Hints* transferred- 1J. Appointment of Willard Emerson Bosserman as Oakland County Assistant Agricultural Agent at a ; ; salary of $3*K5O per year on a 12-month basis* effective April 211 1950* to replace Fred W. Gettel» resigned. \ 1^. Appointment of Joel E* Segall as temporary Instructor in Business Administration at a salary of $^K)0 per month, effective from April 1 to June 30, 1950 to replace Harold Stevenson, resigned. \ l 15* Appointment of Hugh McEerney as Lecturer in Hotel Administration at a salary of $300 for the |- period from March 30 to May Z6t 1950* i 16. Appointment of Donald J* Meilike as part-time Instructor in Education and Agriculture at a salary of $1000 for the period from September 1» 1950, to June 30* 1951* to replace Conrad I White, resigned. This is reimbursable from Vocational Teacher Training funds* !?• Appointment of Wave Bowes Granger as temporary Instructor in Education at a salary of $^-00 ; per month, effective from April 1 to Jtme' 15» 195O» to replaceVirginia Shannon, resigned* ; 18* Appointment of Mary Lee Hurt as Associate Professor of Education and-Home Economics at a sal- ary of $^-800 per year on a 12-month basis, effective September 1» 1950 to replace Mrs- Merle Byers* retired, Miss Hurt will head up the Home Economics Education program and will be on leave with half pay at $2^00 per year from September 1, 1950 through June 30, 1951 • ! BUSINESS,, continued Appointmentst continued April 18, 1950| . £ 8 35 [Appointments > 19- Appointment of Ruth Russell as Instructor in Music at a salary of $3200 per year on a 10-month ( basis, effective September 1, 1950. Miss; Russell has been employed daring the past year on a j I temporary basis. 20. Reappointment of Ralph W. Duckwall, Jr. as temporary Instructor in Speech, Dramatics, and Radioj j Education at a salary of $300 per month, effective from April 1 to June 30, 1950- Miscellaneous j 1* Change in status of Joseph G. Duncan from Bulletin Editor paid half from Experiment Station and, half from Extension funds to Assistant Professor (Research) and Bulletin Editor paid entirely | from Experiment Station funds* effective August1It 1950. I 2. Increase in salary for Arthur Mauch, Professor of Agricultural Economics, from $6350 per year .j j to $7500 per year, effective July 1* 1950- 1 Change in status J.G. Dancan to Asst. Prof. (Res.) & . Bulletin Ed. Inc • salary- Arthur Mauch Change in status Alice Thorpe/ 3. Change in status of Mrs. Alice Thorpe, Instructor (Research) in Some Management and Child j. Development* from one-half to two-thirds time at an additional salary of $70 per month, effec-.-.j tive from April 1 to June 30, 1950. The additional salary is to be paid from College funds. | 4. Change in status of Bmorene Briggs from full-time to half-time temporary Assistant in. Chemistry| j and a salary change from $185 to $95 per month, effective April 1, 1950* 5. Change in title of Margie Terkey ' April 1, 1950. from Assistant to Technician in Anatomy* effective 6. Report of the death of Mrs* Ledah Thompson, Hostess in Forth Williams Hall, on March 16, 1950* Mrs* Thompson had been employed by the College since October lf.1928. 7. Report of the death of Mrs. Norma S. Roseboom on April 3, 1950. Mrs. Roseboom was first employed by the College on September 1, 1905* and was an-associate Professor of English af: the time of her retirement on September 1» 19^1 • 8. Payment of additional amounts to salaried employees, as follows: Auditorium Dale Albin Betty Banks Charles Brans L. E. Chapman .J. H. Emery Helen Evans Helen Greene Lois Harris James Huston Mildred Jeffers Jloyd Macklem Elmer Peterson Elizabeth Parker Gail Eyder Laurence Searl Robert Troxell Wayne VanRiper Clella Weissinger Heal Whitehead Loren Wight Ray Y e r Me $11 9 23 12 1? 20 55 8 8 17 17 17 3 17 17 20 33 17 20 l4 5 Miscellaneous # 13-90 James Apple 2^.00 John Blakeslee S:.: A." Brand l6-90 111.50 Jesse Campbell 2.00 Betty Cochrane 9 »50 Ethel Crummer -200.00 $. J. Culver -65•00 H. H-. Fink: 129-00 If* S- Gamble 2.9-^0 B. B.- Bickok 10*00 C-. ?F* -Hill 18.00 Robert Hogle 265•00" L. E. Hott 5*00 Matthew Huber :R. J. Jeffries 50-00 5*00 John Leonard 110.00 Michael Kolivosky 17.20 David Luck Floyd Macklem 6-00 Walter Mallmann 83-^0 ^1-90 Sari MeIntyre 1^1.50 Malvern Obrecht 18.00 V/illiam Pitkin H.P.:Skamser 5*00 Miscellaneous Alvie Smith 0. G. Smucker E. a. Snyder E. H. Stewart T.B. Strandness J.A.- Strelzoff Linn Towsley Clella ¥eissinger H . L. Womodiel Margaret T a i l! E.B. Brauner Lorraine Demorest A. ¥. Heilman Charles H i r s c h f e ld F r a n c is Martin 5 . F. McCauley J . H. McConnell R.F. Morley Si no Memela CH. Pesterfisld Prophet Scott V.J, Iva Mae Sweat S.J. Waalkes I $ 5-OOJ 113'.80], 118,501 10-OGJ 58»50| 55«60j lo.00| 3^-OOi 6?.50| 323-00| 30.00) 6.00; 10.00S 10.00J 5 • 001 9«00; 30.00J 10.00; 3.25; l6.6o| 23^.351 10.oq 6.00J 10.00, Receipt of two checks for $50 each from T. t. Covden which he has received as consultant fee from the Committee for Economic Development. Receipt of a check for $^4-00 from the estate of .LaVerne Soyes to he used for LaVerne.Sfoyes scholarships. Receipt of a check for $50 from the MSC Alumni Club of Calhoun County to te: used to assist a student from Calhoun County while he is attending Michigan State College, Receipt of a check for $70-58;from the Lansing-East Lansing Branch of the AAUW to be paid to the fund started a year ago to aid veterans1 wives* 10 11 12 Receipt of a check for $10 from the American Legion Nuwarine Post 535 to be used for the Spartan STursery School. Receipt of a check for $^000 from the National Sanitation Foundation to be used under the direction of ¥- L. Mallnann in Bacteriology for a continuation of a research project on sanitation of machine dishwashing. The agreement provides for a graduate fellowship. Change in status Sinor- ene Briggs Change in title M.T. Report of death Ledah Thonrpson also STorma Rose- boom Additional amounts paid to salaried employees • Receipt of check $50 from T*K. Cowden Check $*K)0 from LaVerne $50 from Calhoun Go. to assist student ••$70.5.8 from AAIW $10 from Am Legion JTu- .wari.ne Post 535 $4000 from Hat. San- Jound. 2836 Cent* agree* JTaval r e s. covering grant .!. $^240 ^ Memo agree Dist* Jeed Res. Council Agree• Sul- phite Pulp Mfrs. Beso League Check for $2?50 from Ford Motor Cont- memo agree. Excel ; Chem. &-.Serv,.; Cont* memo j Mich. Pest ; Control Op. Memo agree* Julius Hyman ; I & Co. Memo agree- ; American Cya-: • namid Co* Memo agree- j ment Cero- ! phyl Labs. Memo agree- ment Ever- green Farms Check $1500 0.W* Mourer Cont. agree. Tenn. Corp Gift from \ Minn- Honey-; well Regu. \ Co. I Grant $10*0 CO Rockefeller I ! Pound* Add. approp \ $300 for \ Music Dep • \ $300 for \ Hotel Adm. \- $100 for \ add. labor for Hotel Adj $1100 for poultry dept $500 for Men Glee Club Add* approp $500for Depto Phys. Sd. April 18, 1950 HEW BUSINESS, continued Miscellaneous, continued 15* Continuation of the memorandum of agreement with the JTavy Department Office of Naval Research covering a grant of $42^-0 to be used under the direction of Mv T* Rogers in the Chemistry Department.in a study of the magnetochemical investigation of the absorption of metal ions* metal complex ions• organic free readicals, and other coieeules from colution on solids such as charcoal and silica gel. The agreement provides for a graduate fellowship* 16. Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the Distillers' Feetf Research Council* Inc.* of Cincinnati, Ohio, covering a grant of $1000 to be used under the direction of C. P. Huffman in the Dairy Department to determine the coefficient of apparent digestibility of two types of distillers' solubles in order to estimate their nutritive value for dairy cattle. 17- Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the Sulphite Pulp Manufacturers1 Research League, Inc** of Appleton. Wisconsin* covering a grant of $2000 to be used under the direction of Frank Thorp in Animal Pathology and R. W. Luecke in Agricultural Chemistry in a study test- ing the vitamin and protein value of wood yeast for growing and fattening pigs at the Jackson Prison Farm. 18* Receipt of a check for $2750 from the Ford Motor Company Fund of Dearborn to be used under the direction of C V..Hillard in education and H. J- Wyngarden in Business and Public Ser- vice, to finance scholarships for persons attending the 1950 Summer Workshop on Economic Education. 19* Continuation of the memorandum of agreement with Excel Chemicals & Service, Inc. of Benton Harbcr. covering a grant of $25 to be used by the Entomology Department and credited to the research fund set up by the Michigan Pest Control Operators Association in: 19^1• 20c Continuation of the memorandum of agreement with the Michigan Pest Control Operators of Grand 21 Rapids covering a grant of $50 to be used in the Entomology Department and credited to the research fund set up by the Association in 19^1 • Approval of a memorandum of agreement with Julius Hyman & Company of Denver. Colorado, cover- ing a grant of $600 to be used under the direction of Professor Hutson in the Entomology Depart- ment in investigations with the insecticidal.compounds aldrin» dieldrin, chlordane and other candidate compounds. 22c Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the American Cyanamid Company of JTew-Yprfc City cover- ing a grant of $1000 to be used under the direction of Professor Hutson in the Entomology Depart- ment in investigations into the properties of parathion and related compounds as .insecticides. 23* Continuation of the memorandum of agreement with Cerophyl Laboratories* Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri, covering a grant of $1900.to be used under the direction of 1\ L.• Wyhd in the Sotany Department in an investigation of the relationship of environmental factors on the growth and composition of grass and other forage plants. 2Pr. * Approval of a memorandum of agreement with Evergreen Farms* Inc*, of Raymondville* Texast covering a grant of $1300 to be used under the direction of T. L* Wynd in the Botany Depart- ment in a study of the nutritional factors affecting the growth and nutrition value of grass and other pasture plants. 25- Receipt of a check for $1500 from 0. W. Mourer to be used for any purpose which the State Board of Agriculture directs* Mr« Mourer does not wish any publicity on the gift. 26. Continuation of the memorandum of agreement with the Tennessee Corporation of College Park* Georgia, covering a grant of $800 to be used under the direction of the Botany Department in a study of the effectiveness of copper fungicides in controlling plant diseases* particularly those of celery* potatoes, and tomatoes. 27- Gift from the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company ofDetroit of a motorized steam valve, a temperature controller, and a thermostat, valued at $150. 28- Acceptance of a grant of $10,000 from The Rockefeller Foundation of Hew York City to be used under the direction of C. L- Hamner in the Horticulture Department in a study of the mechanism of action of 2*^-dichloropheno-xyacetic acid with special reference to its effect on enzymes and nutritive value of plants* The agreement provides for a graduate fellowship* 29- Additional appropriation of $300 for the Music Department for additional part-time secretarial help for the balance of this fiscal year. 30-. • Additional appropriation of $300 for Hotel Administration to pay lecturers during the spring term 1950. the spring term 1950. •31• Additional appropriation of $100 for Hotel Administration to employ additional labor during 32* Additional appropriation of $1100 for the poultry Husbandry Department for the balance of this fiscal year. 33* Additional appropriation of $500 for the tour made by the Menfs Glee Club in Michigan/ 3^-. Additional appropriation of $500 for swimming in the Department of Physical Education to cover the major portion of the cost of the participation of the team, in the A.A.TJ. events. I I1 SEW BUSI3TESS, continued Miscellaneous, continued April 18.; 1950 jApprop*$l600 [painting in JA*;. Hall. 35* The stairwells and walls in Agricultural Hall are seriously in need of painting. It is recom- j mended that this? work be done at an estimated cost of $l600; charged to Alterations and Improvements 19^-50• 36. Recommendation for the renovation of two rooms in Morrill Hall for the use of Dr. Wilson, Director of the Cooperative Project of the National Association of Food Chains at an estimated cost of$210; charged to Alterations and Improvements 19^9-50* 37* Recommendation for new blackboards and other work to be done in the art exhibition room in the Music Building at an estimated cost of $500; charged to Alterations and Improvements 1949-50- 38. Recommendation for a new roof on the Egg Laying Contest Buildings at an estimated cost of $3000; charged to Utility Extension and Replacements. ft. 39* Recommendation-that the lease on the Sanford House be renewed at a rent of $1500 per year for the three years from August 1, 195O> to July 31,1953• *K)> Hecommendation that the lease on the William A. Robinson Cooperative House be renewed at a rent of $1000 per year for the three years from September 1, 1950* to August 31/ 1953* I* is understood that should it be necessary to paint the outside of the house during the next three years* the College will pay for the painting* ^ 1/ Recommendation that the lease on the Ewing House be renewed at a rent of $1200 per year for the; three years from September 1/ 1950 to. August'-31» 1953• On motion of Mr* AkersV seconded by Miss Jones* it was voted to approve the President's Report and all New Business* TRAVEL JEenovation of j2 rooms in jMorrill Hall ^for Dr. I Few blackbds !etc in art I exhibition I room app* roof E^g g Con- test Bidg. Renewal lease f| Sanford House also Robinson Renewal of lease on Swing House Authorization for the President to act for the Board and approve necessary and desirable travel for next month. Travel On motion of Mr. Armstrong, seconded 'by Mr. More, it was voted to authorize the President to act for the Board on the travel items* ADDITIONAL ITEMS Resignations 1* Resignation of Mrs. STixola 3P. Bayle as temporary Instructor in Textiles, Clothing and Belated Arts, effective March 31, 1950* 2. .Resignation of Mrs. STorrine G. Bennett as temporary Instructor in Textiles, Clothing and Related Arts, effective March 31, 1950. Leaves 1. Leave of absence for Mabel Petersen, Assistant Counselor for Women, with full pay for one month and without pay from September 5-18* 1950* for travel in Europe* 2* Leave of absence without pay for Richard W* Lindhoim, Professor of Economics* from September 1, 1950» to June 30> 1951* to serve as an economist with the Board of Governors, of the Federal Reserve System in Ivashingtont D.; C. 3* Leave of absence without pay for Martin S. Soria, Assistant Professor of Art, from September 1, 1950s to August 31* 1951- Mr. Soria has received a Guggenheim Scholarship with which he expects to do research in Guatemala* Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil* M>. Leave of absence without pay for Allan Leepa, Assistant Professor of Art, from September 1, 1950 to August 31» 1951* Mr* Leepa has received a Fulbrigjit Scholarship* Resignations Leaves Appointments Appointments I I;.- Appointment of Peter Prancis Jewell as Associate Professor of Physical Education? Health and Recreation for Men and Head Basketball Coach at a salary of $8t000 per year on a 12-year basis, effective May lo» 1950» to replace A . S. Kircher, resigned* 2* Appointment of John Benington as Assistant Professor of Physical Education* Health and Recrea- tion for Men and Assistant Basketball Coach at a salary of $4200 per year on a 12-month basis* effective April 20r 1950. On motion of Mr* Brody, seconded by Mr. More, it was voted to approve items 1 and 2» 3. Transfer of Harold Sponberg from Assistant Counselor for Men to Assistant Director of Place- ment and a salary increase from $^500 to $5000 per year, effective July 1, 1950. Mr* Sponberg will, be in charge of teacher placement to replace C* M. Campbell who will teach full time in the Education Department* 4* Appointment of Harold M.Throop as Assistant Baseball Coach at a salary of $50 per month, ef- fective from April 10 to June 9.. 1950* I 1 ; i April 18, 1950 ADDITIONAL. ITEMS, continued Miscellaneous Change in status Les- lie \u Gysel Corrections approved in salaries of following- Esther Link Julia Tear Inc. salary B.W. Lind- holm $10 received from Eastern ; High School • for Richards 6. Mem fund Cont. memo agree- Stan- dard Oil Co. Mr, Calder donates ser- vices to $6000 on Cowles House App. State. Sh.B..J.B & Ellsworth $5.02.6 • in- delinquent st. loans charged off. Add. approp, $800 H o r t/ Dept. 10. .11. V/.L. Weeks ^2 designated | to receive assignment \ in civ* def•| program* 4^2 ac» land\ deeded to \ •..col •.'by Dunbarl4* Apiculture \ work trans* to Snt. DeptI 130 15- EiliingsworthL to serve on arbitration panel for U.S.. Steel Ee i ns tat ement ^ ^ ^ A• Brand- statter Change in status of Leslie W. Gysel* Associate Professor of Forestry, from full time to half time at a salary rate of $3050 per year* effective from May 1 to June 30* 1950. when he will return to full time status* Dr. Gysel will be paid by the U* S« Forest Service for half of his time during this period. Correction in salary of Mrs. Esther B. Link, Instructor in Short Courses » from $250 per month from January 9 to March 3» 1950» to $500 for the period from January 9 to March 3> 1950* Correction in salary of Mrs.Wilda M* Southworth* Instructor in Short Courses, from $125 per month from January 9 to March 3» 1950* to $250 for the period from January 9 to March 3* 1950. Change in salary for Julia Tear* Associate Professor of Short Courses* from $300 to $400 for the period from April 3 to May 26, 1950* Increase in salary for Richard W» Lindholnu Professor of Economics* from $6300 to $7000 per year* effective July 1, 1950. Receipt of a check for $10 from the Eastern High School Principal to be credited to the Richards Memorial Fund. Continuation of a memorandum of agreement with the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) of Chicago covering a grant ox $3200 to be used under the direction of B. H. <5rigsby in the Botany Depart- ment for the research project on selective petroleum weed killers- The'agreement provides, for • a graduate fellowship. Ralph Calder, Architect, has donated $6,000 of his services on Cowles House as a contribution to the College. Statement from Ballard, Jennings, Bishop and Ellsworth for the period of January 6 to March 31 for a total amount of $1915*^7* Recommendation from Comptroller May that $5,026.4? in delinquent student loans extending from 1929 be charged off as uncollectable. It is understood that the Accounting Office will continue to make efforts to collect these even though the amounts are charged off• Mr* May recommends that the appropriation to cover this item be made from the law enforcement fund which now amounts to in excess of $25*000. Additional appropriation of $800 for the Horticulture Department for necessary work on the Horti- culture Gardens. The federal government through the Governor's Office requested the assignment of a college staff member for enrollment in a civilian defense program at Oakridge from April 2 to May Educy j Dept. ITEMS, continued ;2I. Policy ret non-credit workshop fees* continued* April .18, 1950 e* Off-Campus Services to Business and Industry—-fees vary from $15 to $20 per diem, depending upon the amount of services each business requests and the number and type of people whom they wish in the program* \ j ;• j In the setting of fees for all of these programs* the salaries of the administrators and clerical people paid from current college funds are not included* If the cost of the pro- gram is partially reimbursable from State Vocational Education funds, then the fees or per diem charges are reduced accordingly* Policy res housing for ; faculty mem-j bers approved 22* College housing for faculty members was originally intended by the State Board of Agriculture t0 ^e a temporary, postwar arrangement to make it possible to house the new staff members required by the great expansion of enrollment at the end of the war. It was not intended to undertake to provide permanently satisfactory housing for permanent employees* ; The State Board of Agriculture at its meeting of April 18, 1950* adopted the following rules governing college housing for college employees to be effective July 1, 1950* I : : ;•. I I : \ a. Residence in all college-owned housing units is to be limited to new members of the staff until they are able to find adequate and suitable housing elsewhere. Staff members with permanent tenure (professors and associate professors) are not to be permitted to live in college operated housing for mere than two years after the original appointment* b. Instructors ^nd. assistant professors during their probationary appointment periods (with- out permanent tenure) may live in college housing. c« Instructors or assistant professors without permanent tenure who through promotion or reappointment acquire tenure while living in college housing may live in college housing not to exceed one year beyond the beginning of the next fiscal year after the appointment with permanent tenure is approved by the Board* d.. Employees now living in college-owned housing, who would be barred by these rulings, are to have at least six months beyond July 1* 1950, to locate themselves elsewhere. On motion of Mr. More* seconded by Mr• Armstrong* it was voted to approve items 21 and 22* SPECIAL ."MISCELLANEOUS 1. Communication from four faculty members inquiring as to the willingness of the State Board of Agriculture to sell part of the college farm to be used as a cooperative housing project for faculty members- The communication asks several questions. 1' :' On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr* Armstrong* it was voted to instruct Secretary McDonel to advise the Committee of the sincere interest of the Board in the housing problems of faculty mem- bers and to inform them that it is asking the officers of the College to give consideration to this whole matter of faculty housing and possible assistance that can be rendered by Michigan State College* The communication is to inform the group that this Board does not feel free to sell the property under discussion for any purpose at this time* 2c Recommendation1from Dean Huston* Chairman of the Committee on Honorary Degrees, that honorary degrees be offered to the following persons as Commencement in June 1950* Max W* Gardner, of the Class of 1912 Head of the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Californiat for the Degree of Doctor of Science Major General Donald A* Stroh, of the Class'of 1915 Eetired '•- Jf'or the Degree of Doctor of Law John Sims, of the Class of 1918 Executive Secretary and Manager of the Ohio Farm Bureau for the Degree of Doctor of Agriculture On motion of Miss Jones* seconded by Mr* More* it was voted to approve the above recommendation* 3. Discussion of the employment of auditors for the next fiscal year. On motion of Mr- Brcdy* seconded by Mr. Armstrong it was voted to employ the firm of Ernst ajid Ernst to audit the college accounts for the next fiscal year, 4* Advisability of an appropriation or provision in the next budget of approximately $10,000 per year for the Engineering Experiment Station to carry on research in engineering* !The Board authorized an appropriation of $2,000 for the balance of the present fiscal year with the understanding that if funds are available, $10*000 will be included in the budget for next year, in the Engineering Experiment Station to be expended under the direction of the Dean of Engineering* Communication! from 4 fac« members in- quiring as to willingness of Board to sell part of college farm to be used as coopera- tive housing project• Eec* from Com* on Honorary Eegrees that degrees be offered to Max Gardner Donald A-Strtfr John Sims 'Ernst:& Ernst to conduct audit for 19^9-50* $2000 approp for Eng. 2xp« Sta. for bal* of fiscal yr.1 - SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS., continued 5: Recommendation from Mr.. Philip J, May, Comptroller, and Mr, Earl H. Cress* President of the Ann Arbor Trust Companyt that the "following securities held in the Jenison Trust be sold at market values April 18, 1950 JTo.. of Shares 100 18 6 100 2 3 15 Description of Securities Seagrave Corporation Common Seagrave Corporation Common Seagrave Corporation Common Packard Motor Car Company Common Cities Service Company Common Greene Cananea Copper Company Common Mpissing Mines Company, Limited Common Certificate •ffo 10098 02G409 0204-10. D73751 LD95226 F61A83 On motion of Mr. Akers* seconded by Miss Jones* it was voted to authorize the sale of the above- mentioned securities at market value, and that Philip J. May, Comptroller* be authorized to execute any and all necessary transfers, to effectuate and carry out the sale of said securities. 6. Dean Bryan has requested that funds in the Veterinary Faculty Trust Account be invested in some way to earn enough to cover the annual award of $25 to the second-year veterinary student who during his first year maintained the highest academic record in his class. At present there is $630 in the Fund, which is invested with the Bast Lansine Building and Loan Association at 3 Per cent. It is recommended that 4. additional shares of A. T« &.. T.': stock be purchased at a cost of approximately $620 for the Veterinary Faculty Trust Account* At current-dividend rates, this would yield the Fund an annual income of $36* Recommenda- tion that certain securities held in trust in Jenison A c ct .•. be sold at mar- ke.t value. 5\inds in; Vet, Fac* Trust Acct to be in- vested in A-T. and T stock. On motion of Mr. Akers, seconded by Miss Jones* it was voted to approve the above -request* ?. Recommendation from Mr. Philip J. May* Comptroller, and Mr. Earl H. Cress* President of the Ann Arbor Trust Company* that proceeds from sales of securities, authorized on this date in the Jenison Trust, be invested as-follows: 1) Conversion of $1,800. American Telephone and Telegraph Company 3 1/8$ Conv, Deben- « tures due June 20. 1959* numbers TM46-511 for $1000, TD15-757 for$500, TC99-^99> TC99-300 and:TC99-5Q1 for $100 each into 18 shares of Common stock by surrender of the Debentures and $30 per share in cash, total $5^0 cash* 2) Balance of funds to be used in purchase of American Telephone and Telegraph Common stock •in the open market at the current market price* 3) Purchase of four shares of American Telephone and Telegraph Company common stock for the Veterinary Faculty Trust Fund. On motion of Mr* Akers, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to approve the above recommendation. Conversion of A. T; & T. .conv. deb.-, to A.T.&T". common stock approved. The Board adjourned at 5:00 p.m. to reconvene at six olclock in the Union to meet with a Committee of the Michigan legislature that have requested an opportunity to meet with the Board this • e v e n i n g. . :. -. . • : : . . '• : . : ; . • . : ; : : : ' ' ' . . . . . . . . • : , j Secretary