I I The Sec ret a^ presented the matter of the increase of the salary of Mr. Gibbons, the College plumber, which ^as on motion of Mr. Doherty re- ferred to the Cofemittee-on Employees. Cn motion^of President Snyder, an apportionment of §1144.73 was made for college extension work up to July 1st, 1909. .On motion of President Snyder, the expense bills of the members Apportion- ment for college ex- tension work and Secretary were allowed. On motion adjourned. ,/ // f\ . . _, V^W-^y MEKTI1TG OF THE STATE 30ART) OP AGRICULTURE, HOTEL D0T7HEY. 2 o'clock P.M. • April C8th, 1909 Present:- President Grahan^ Messrs •Wallace ,• Tfat e rbury^ Ober&orf- j and President Snydeiv : I The minutes cf the previous meeting were read and approved. The Conuiiittee on Employees made the following report which was ' on motion adopted;- That the salaried payroll remain unchanged with the following exceptions] the additions to be paid from the college fund except as otherwise Report on Committee on ianploy indicated:- l.B/Liverance Dairying increased from % -900 to |1CCO, L;J.Smith R;3.Hudson Poultry Hus- bandry Farm Mechanic Foreman of Col- lege farm O t to Rahn'.. Instructor Eact • Zae H o r t h r up •J.E.DandenQ Asst..Prof.Eot. ¥m. E.Lawrence Instructor "'. Margaret Dupee H:. S.Reed A.J.Clark " Chem/ 1400 n 1500 1200 1300 660 750 & rooms, 1300 » 1400 500 ft 600 - Adams 1300 V; 1400 - 850 f? ' 900 700 1300 1150 750 1400 1250 Inc-eased from $:765 to $ 800)increase 765 800) to £0 to 765 800) only o n e. « »? t? tf n n ) Ward H.Parker ) Instructor in Chem, t! tt Report of Chace ITewnian .Asst .Frof Draw, .Cbntoit tee E l i z a b e th Snelgrcve Inst.Draw A.E.Fish; I n s t r u c t or Eng. on Employ- ees. {Herman Hensel 1 Helen Michaelecles \ Mrs. G.A.Robson j L.3.Brink | R.G-.Stctt ] H . H . P e t t it 1 LL. A. Tethers •I -F.H. Sanf'ord C-PeKalligan 0.X.Gregg E.H.'By.der Shepherd L e f f l er " n u " tf " u " n 1? Prof Inst •Entomology * Asst .Prof. Forestr w •• Hort. Inst it Asf>t Pbli •Prof. t i c al I n s t r u c t or Hist .& Economy rr " ; Hector. UcFherson ' tr Agnes CruiHL). Asst . L i b r a r i an W.B.Wendt Inst.CivvEngr. Walter E.Hawkes " Math. H.L.Slobin L . S . F u l l er M.F.Johnson A.C.Me-lirtens E l i da Yakeley Registrar W.E.Laycock Inst.Physics ;iI.E. Marsh r? u ; Rosamond K.Eedzie Asst .Bonv. Art '. I J.J.Meyers " Prof.Zoology ' Benj.B.-Resetocm J r . I n s t. Zool. Wm.3a.yer Pi.esearch A s s t . B a c t. j Ward G i l t n er " " " \ Chas.YT.Brown Asst e in Bact. | Lulu H.Smith i S.L.Jodidi Geo,D.8hafer• ft t? H ir Research Asst.Cliem. " " Enton « «» 1200 «. 6 00 ?r 7 50 n tt 700 1! 650 " 480 " 7 00 " 700 " i: " •w 1300 650 1000 750 700 650 750 750 »' 1300 " 1900 Adams. ii 7 oo " 800 1000 " 1400 1P.00 » 15001-100 H. ( 200 0 800 " 900 1300 700 7 00 500 900 ti ii tt t! It 700 11 800 700 700 1200 850 800 800 7 00 350 1200 700 HOC 1200 750 360 1200 1200 IT t1 tt tt t! ;i tl tt !! tt !! tt t! tt tt t! It 1400 800 800 550 1000 800 SOO 8 00 800 1300 : 950 900 900 800 : 500 ;: . :: 1300 800 : 1200 Hatch 1300 900 500 Adams 1300 " ' 1300 tr I I II wm. Rfeconmend- ation of Dean Shaw re appoint- msnt of Dr Seal & Dr. Dandeno to the Adv« Staff of the Seo'y* auth-l orised to purchase firs Resolution re; trespass; on forest re I serve1.;:. :;-;:;J.::i^;S On motion of P r e s i d e nt -Snyder, t he f o l l o w i ng recommendation of Dean Shaw ^ras a d o p t e d/ except as to t he i n c r e a se of Br .Dancleno1 s s a l a r y, which was made £ 100 i n s t e ad of g200 as s h o rn in t he r e p o rt of t he Committee en Em- p l o y e e s* . •: ,: . : .,: .: : [ :. • •: •':.: :. •. : >::' ; '':;: ; : East L a n s i n g, M i c h ., A p r il 2 2 , 1 9 0 9. P r e s i d e nt J\L.Snyder, :':::! East L a n s i n g, Mich/ D e ar S i r :- ' .; .: . . [ .. ' •: ; • • . ' .; •; • .-. '. : •: . . ' :- .I hereby recommend that DrVW*J.Beal be appointed a member cf the Experiment Station Council as Botanist of the same. Also, that Dr.J.B.Dan- deno be made a member of" the Advisory Staff cf the Station, as Assistant Bot- anist, At present the Station is not officially represented by botanical ^ork in physiology, pathology or other important phases. I reccinnend that an addi- tion of $200.00 from the Adams Fund be made to the salary of Dr.Dandeno, upon whom the greater share of the work will f a l l. It is important that the ad- justment of the positions be made to take affect May 1 s t ., in order to permit of : equipment for t h is T7ork 'from Adama funds of the present year. Yours truly, FuS.Shav/, Director. On motion of President Snyder, the Secretary ?/as authorised to purchase 300 feet of fire hose as recommended by Mr. L.J.Smith, in charge of the fire department. On m o t i on of P r e s i d e nt S n y d e r, t he f o l l o w i ng r e s o l u t i on :' w as a d o p t- e d :- ' :.. • . : • ' ' •:•• '. ;.. ' . . • •• . ' • : • '. ; .' ,...'• : • : ' ;• ...;: '; ''/;' :.:' • • / : • .' "•; -: .'. . RESOLVED That the State Land Commissioner be requested to look after the matter of trespass upon the college forest reserve u n t il further no- tice' from the Board. : :. \' . .• ::.:,.. •••••" '.••",•." ://•.'•• : : . ,:: K v. :: r: .> :'; •:-;::: ^ :,;^:.;.: M, •'' : •" ' M . :: -••.••;•;: On motion of Mr. Wallace. the Secretary was requested to invest 14 gate the amount and location of college lands outside the forest reserve/ and report their appraised value. On motion of Mr/ Gberdorffer, the b i ll of Br, Blaisdell for flv50 in connection with the entertainment of Congressman Duncan McKinley was allowed and ordered paid out of the M. A. C. interest fund. On motion of-Mr. Wallace, |50.00 per annum was added to the rental paid by the college to the State Horticultural Society for the use of lands at the South Haven Experiment Station in lieu of the taxes whicli the college has h i t h e r to D a i d . .. ^: • .''•••• : : ' ; ' .'. • .'•' :':' ':" ••••":•'• '; :^ . : .i v . - • • • : • • • • • . . [ • .. '••••••:'' ^ S ^ y - ^ : - y : -:- - : -::y 150.00 addedI 0.: rental; :( 16 Re_ filling vacancies in subordiante positions* I Report of 1 : Pres. Graham 1 on matter of On motion of President Snyder, The president of the Hoard and the Committee on Emp 103r0.es were requested to report on the natter of the employment of janitors and stenographers, ; On motion of Mr. Oberdorffer, the executive officers of the college were given authority to fill vacancies occurring in the subordinate positions* ; President G-rahara presented the following reports and; resolutions in reference to society houses;- April S2/ 1909. TO THE HONORABLE STATE BOARD : ; . . society;: ; OF AGRICTTLTTTRE; 1" houses a I Gentlemen:- At the meeting of our Board held at lit. Pleasant on Feb.24th;y there was a-com-' munication received from the Hesperian Literary Society/ requesting the Board to state upon ~hat conditions it might be accorded the privilege of erecting a society building on the campus. A request similar to this was received from another society a year or more ago, -Many questions have arisen recently ~ith reference to the policy of the Hoard concerning the erection of society build- ings as living homes for students* The Board desiring to-reach:an intelligent and safe conclusion^ directed its President to make a full investigation of the whole natter and report to the Board at a later meeting/ Thisireport I nov" have the honor of presenting. The policy to be pursued-by the Board con- cerning the erection of societ3.r houses seemed to be a question ±n ^lich the aluinni T^ould feel a special.. interest , and vrhose advice might indicate a wise solution of the problem. Hence.,the following letter of inquiry was mailed to all the living alurmi whose addresses are .known except the five last classes. Recent graduates change their addresses so frequently that it was felt inadvis- able to try to reach then at this time. There v/ere about seven hundred in- quiries sent out, to which ............../. replies were received. The letter mailed out was as fellows:- / - ' ••;•':.: : G r a nd R a p i d s, H i c h. ; M a r . 8 , 1 9 0 9. My d e ar S i r :- : •• : :.' •..• . , '; :; :; ; : : : ; ;: , •. : •: You are no doubt acquainted with the,rapid development in recent years of your Alma Mater/ the Kichigan Agricultural College. This rapid growth has brought many perplexing problems to the Board of Control» T7e have en- deavored to provide ph^rsiCctl equipment and competent teachers comnienGurate'^ith- its needs/ but just now vie are called upon to settle another problem in the settlement of .Vhich we are anxious to secure the assista.nce and advice of a few of our able alumni • We feel that their judgment should have more influence in determining our course of action; therefore ,> I ar:i directed by the Board to re- quest your opinion as to the proper course to purrsue with reference to the fcllwing:- We have/ as you perhaps know/ 'soine ten literary societies" for young men* They might very properly be called local "•fraternities. The College has nine suites of rooms in Williams and Tells Halls which are avaliable for ^ the use of those societies without charge. Two societies have built houses—- I i i i i . one on flip other off the. campus, which is' used as a home for its members, providing liv- ing rooms, and boarding facilitiea. It is in all respects a modern fraternity house. which is used for social and literary purposes only— the At least three or four other societies are anxious to build houses of the- latter t^/pg- either on or off the campus* In their favor the claim is made that at the majority of our large universities, fraternity houses are verycommon, permitted and sanctioned by the Board of Control of each university; and that nicdern student life demands that some students draw away from the student body and: f orra fraternal communities where they may live apart from the masses, in perhaps a freer way than the dormitory affords. It is claimed that this fraternal life is more pleasant, forms closer friend- ships and on the whole is commendable• Report on natter of society houses• On the other hand,it is claimed that these fraternity houses add very much to the cost of living; that only young men of considerable means can afford to live in a. fraternity house; that fraternities dictate the soc- ial life of a university or college and naturally set a pace ?:hich the farmer boy or ordinary young man cannot folio-; that they tend to seclusion and aris- tocracy^ rather than to freedom and democracy. The problem* is no doubt familiar to you. These are but fevr of many arguments put forth on both sides* The quest ion is, shall the college foster the fraternity idea of housing students and permit the building of fraternity houses ^rith rooming and boarding facilities, or shall it follow the traditions of bygone years and erect more dormitories and mess halls and restrict societ3?- houses to social and -educational purposes, thus fostering the broader and seemingly more ..democratic idea. If the latter plan is thought advisable, it io not be- lieved that we shall find it difficult to secure appropriations for the erec- tion of dormitories, as they will pay a fair interest on theinvestment A fuller explanation of this problem can be found in the last report of President Snyder, a copy of which yr'ill be mailed you under another cover. Will you not* -rite me fully on this question? I can assure you that vie shall appreciate your judgment in the matter. As *re hope to make a final decision at our .next. Board, meet ing,.-may I not hear from you Within a few d , " .:- ^ • • • ' . .: • ' : •.':•.' . .:; : s? . : : y a ":':: : : i : : Thanking ycii en behalf of the Board for the reply vrhich I hope ycii 77ill kindly grants I am: • : : R.D.G-rahan. :Very. t r u ly yours, It has not been an eas]^ mat tar to tabulate these replies. While all express an intense interest in the question, some have discussed the. pro- blem in general terms and have left their decision to be inferred rather than expressing it in exact language. Such letters are not usually neutral in tone, but^Vith an effort to be fair. Host of them have been placed in a col- umn "by: themselves as neither for fostering nor prohibiting the erection of society houses for living purposes. As fair an interpret at ion .as I have been able to make would indicate the.following;- Number of replies received :'r favorable to the erection of society houses for living purposes :.." opposed to houses of this character \ tl who under certain conditions cr restrictions (278) ( 35) (218) in this and other institutions, many of whom are members of fraternities own- ing their own fraternity houses. might be counted on either side ( 25} " r e c e i v ed from .'alumni vfho have experience as teachers Number, favorable as s-bove opposed n l? who might be either way under certain conditions; ' ; ; ; : ( 4) ( 37) 3) These letters speak -out very plainly on several important matters. these who are raver arable to the erection of :f rat e m it 37* houses do npt On the other hand, they nearly all speak xavoraoly ;ritieise f t them 1. They almost unanimously endorse the clormitoiT idea. Even r ] i: as a "good way to house students.; The democracy of the dormitory and of^the • I- institution is set forth very strongly and a strong protect is made against \ any change vrhich may alter the present democratic spirit. Thin sentiment j is almost unanimous. . 2. The present t^rpe of literary society in vogue at this col- I i legs is strongly endorsed. A; great number speak-of the great good they re- I ceived from the literary features of.these societies as f e l l as from the \ wholesome social life. 'There seems to be little or no.desire to change to \ the'Greek letter fraternity,; although a small minority :cfcs -ould f-vor the i plan of community life fostered by these fraternities. ; I., college while increasing rabidly in numbers should not follow the trend of 3* There is a strong feeling on the part of the alumni that this should ;he large universities in social customsand societv life, but tha rather maintain a simple wholesome social life free to all alike and within the financial means of the average student who wishes to attend this: college. Great stress is laid upon the necessity of keeping the expenses for social affairs so moderate, that there v;i 11 not; be an effort to cial lines. 4. From the ;estimonv of the alumni who a";:e teachers in insti- tutions having fraternity houses and 'many of whom belong to such fraternities;, "i t s°piris ev"f ^ e ^t *t"h-t f-p f rpter7">"^t^r ho^ises i-cr?SLS9 :he students. A verv -orominent aliunnus states that which he is .connects d, he believes that the expenses of students livin;;: in fraternity: houses: is from six to eight hundred dollars more per year; than those residing elsewhere. rr"^eatl -v-» • -P -? n >> *>o __ with the Manv test if v that;nat tne moral life in many^fraternity houses is not free from censure. That unless under very close surveillance the tend- ency in morals is dqvmward; that this sort of life': interferes.-j-rith scholarship and sets up social standards which are not based on nerit. A few l e t t e rs from prominent ali:mni were read in connection with re-oort • th LOOV* SOLUTIONS. In acc( ord with the expressed sentiment• of "between eighty and of the alumni heard frQni^ be it resolved that it shall be the ninety policy of this institution to foster the dormitory?- s3?-stein of housing stu- dents, and that efforts will bo made to increase as rapidly as possible dor-.-. mitarv^accomodations^ eating halls and quarters for oiTsHf u'?S5t: t h is Board shall not give i ts consent t he erection of society houses^ior living purposes^ but it shall encourage tho erection of houses by our literary societies for literary and social purposes^ it being understood that such houses shall contain rooms for alumni and care takers. r social purposes• Hes- | Report on \\matter of I soo iev/ i. nouses i Resolutions ire building society hou-; and under The building already erected off the grounds . v/ith. the consent of > is conditions laid do-^m by the Board, shall not be . disturbed in the enjoyment of the privileges already granted. The other societies living off the grounds in rented quarters shall be expected to " occupy again rooms on the campus when such rooms are "crcoerlv "provided. We conceive it to be the duty of a Board plaoed in cha.rge of an institution maintained hy taxation to keep such an institution as far as pos- oible within the reach of the Average student. Thereforey we adopt this pol- icy and trust it may have ths approval of the.alumni and other friends of the institution to the end that the democratic spirit which has characterized the college in the past 2na3r.be maintained, and that it may continue to be an insti- tution where the sons and daughters of all citizens without distinction may secure an education ~hich will fit them for the ;*-oractical duties of life. 1 ! r r r : The above resolutions, on motion of Mr, Wallace ^ere adopted. : On motion of President Snyder, it was directed that the above ra- pport and resolutions be published and sent to the alumni of the college• I On mot ion of Hr; Oberdorffer, the expense bills of the members ) were allowed. ' : ; The Secretary presented a resolution of the Common. Council of the t cit" of East Lansing/ in reference to fire protection, upon ^hlch no action j w a s. t a k e n• • : • ' :••,- : ; •; , : : _ •: : , / /? • / On motion adjourned