8388 MINUTES OF THE MEETING of the FINANCE'COMMITTEE OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE November 22, 195½ The meeting of the Finance Committee was held in the Board Room at 9:3° a.m. with the follow- ing members present: Messrs. Brody, Akers, Mueller, Rouse; Miss Jones; President Hannah, Treasurer Kay and Secretary McDonel Absent: Mr. Armstrong Investment ofj 1. retirement funds The matter of investment of retirement funds in common stocks was discussed and the following recommendations made: Market Value Nov. 18, 195½ 200 sh Detroit Edison Co. 500 Sh Ohio Edison Co. 1000 sh Union Elec. Co. of Mo. 300 sh Standard Oil (N.J.) Price 33i 44| 27 100 Amount $6,650.00 22,250.00 27,000.00 30.000.00 $85.000.00 Dividend Rate 1.60 2.20 1.20 4.50 Annual Income $ 320 1,100 1,200 1«T?0 13,970 Per Cent Yield at Nov. 1 8. 195½ Market k.Qlf* ^.9½ 4.½½ MO 4.62¾ Board to con sider possi bility of in vesting Akers Scholarship in bldg in Roval Oak On motion of Mr. Rouse, seconded by Mr. Brody-. it was voted to approve the above recommendations of investment of retirement funds. 2. Mr. Akers suggested that the Board consider favorably the possibility of investing the Akers scholarship funds and some retirement funds in a cuilding to be constructed in Royal Oak to be leased to the Michigan Bell Telephone Company. The Board expressed interest in this matter subject to more definite information. Jfc 3jC >]C 5jC ?£ ^ =£ ^i ?£ %L 5]C >£ =jC Ifc »£ MINUTES OF THE MEETING t he STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE of November 22, 195^ Present: Messrs."Brody (Chairman); Akers, Mueller, Rouse; Miss Jones; President Hannah, Comptroller May and Secretary McDonel Absent: Mr. Armstrong; Dr. Taylor The meeting was called to order at 2:10 p.m. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. • SPECIAL. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Investment of r e t i r e m e nt Tunds approved by Board. Congratula tions ex pressed to Miss Jones for honor of being elected Pres. Assoc,of Gov. Boards. Approval of traffic ordinance 1. The recommendation of the Finance Committee as outlined on the foregoing page was presented to the Board. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr. Rouse, it was voted to approve the recommendation of the" Finance Committee relative to the investment of retirement funds. 2. The President called to the attention of the Board the fact that Miss Jones was elected Presi dent of the Association of Governing Boards at the annual meeting of that Association in New York last week and that the Association is planning to hold the 1955 meeting at Michigan State College in October. On motion of Mr. Mueller, seconded by Mr. Brody, it was unanimously voted that the Board express to Miss Jones its congratulations on the honor that has come to her and the fact that she has brought great distinction to this Board and to Michigan State College as a result of her enthusiastic interest in the affairs of the Association' of Governing Boards. 3. The College attorney in cooperation with Professor Brandstatter and the Police Department have prepared a traffic ordinanceto provide regulations and control of the use of streets and high ways within the campus of Michigan State College and for the benefit and protection of its property and the conducting of College activities. The proposed ordinance of J2 mimeographed pages is submitted as a separate document. Ordinance to be effective January 15 1955• On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded\y Mr. Rouse, it was voted to approve the sbove-mentioned traffic ordinance. (Ordinance is filed with the minutes of this meeting.) h. It is felt that it is desirable to have the new permanent student apartments named. Several possibilities have been suggested including: University Village, Spartan Village, Centennial Village, Red Cedar Apartments. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to name the new permanent student apartments University Village. November 22, 195^ 3389 SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS, continued 5. The East Lansing City Council requests the concurrence of the Board in their proposal to hire Kubbell, Roth and Clark to present an over-all plan for providing adequate sewage treatment and sludge disposal for a lump sum of $2000. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr. Mueller, it was voted to approve the above request with the understanding that the City of East Lansing be notified that it is the desire of this Board that the study and survey include the possibility of changing the site of the present sewage disposal plants to a point farther down the Red Cedar River sufficiently removed from college property to eliminate the undesirable features associated with the present location. If the inclusion of this item increases the cost of the study, that will be agreeable with this Board. j Study to be I:made .of.:pre-; |sent sewage | plant with |view to I changing jpresent site. 6. It is anticipated that there will be a substantial increase in the number of civil engineering students using the Dunbar Camp in the summer of 1955 and that this number will continue to increase for several years. To provide housing for the 85 additional men, bringing the capacity to 160, will -require an appropriation of $20,000 to make possible the construction of five 8-man student cabins at $2,000 each; one faculty cabin at $6,000; structural changes in classrooms, clearing of site for the buildings, additional toilets, etc., $4,000. I I Appropriat ion j of '$20,000 I approved to jenlarge ! Dunbar Camp On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded by Mr* Mueller, it was voted to approve the above requested appro- I priation for the construction of cabins, et cetera at the Dunbar Station. 7. In 1952 the State Fire Marshal surveyed all state institutions including Michigan State College Officers of at the request of the Governor. He recommended changes in our structures at an estimated cost college to of 5822,000. We have included a request for an appropriation to take care of these items the | notify Gov. j last two sessions of the legislature. The State Fire Marshal has recently resurveyed the of findings institutions to determine how many changes had been made in accordance with his original of StateFire j recommendations. He has now submitted this information to the State Budget Director. The Marshal and estimated cost of making the changes now recommended is $547,555. The Board may want to con- j request I sider requesting the legislature for an appropriation to make possible these changes. appropriat ion of $5^,555 On motion of Mr. Mueller seconded by Mr. Akers, it was voted to instruct the officers of the College; j to notify the Governor and the committees of the legislature of the findings of the State Fire Marshal and that it is the desire of this Board to make the necessary corrections and that funds | to make them possible are requested. ! 8. As authorized by the Board, the following communication was recently addressed to the Kellogg { Foundation: I nThe W. K. Kellogg Foundation Attention Dr. Bnory Trf. Morris, President Battle Creek, Michigan Gentlemen: ary to permit the Kellogg Center for Continuing Education to function as effectively as we would like, we submit the following information for your consideration. Communica tion sent to W. K# Kellogg Foundation nAs a result of our several conversations discussing the additional requirements neces- j re: request j for addi j tional funds for an addi tion to Kellogg . Center. , :. During this time it has accomodated 303,000 room guests and served 1,100,000 meals and 1,100 conference groups with 142,000 conferees having made use of the building. In addition, it has provided instructional facilities for the students and staff of the Division of Hotel, -..;,-.••.-• Restaurant, and General Institutional Managements. This three-year period has permitted a .study of the functioning of the facilities with respect to the original planning. "The Kellogg Center for Continuing Education is completing its 38th month of operation. | ! • fIIt is now apparent that consideration should be given to expansion of the Center in order! to provide better facilities for conferees, guests, and staff members working in the building, j In view of the growing demand for future programs, it is urgent that decisions be made now to permit us to determine the number of conferees and scope of the program that may be scheduled in the future. "At the time the Center was planned the emphasis was on small meeting rooms to serve the groups which might make use of the building. Consequently, our meeting rooms are small and only take care of groups of 10 to 45 persons. As the Continuing Education program developed, the conference enrollments became far greater than originally conceived, and the inadequacy of the size and number of meeting rooms became apparent. .."At the present time, we are unable to accomodate more than one large group (150 or more) \ at a time in our meeting rooms, and then only in the auditorium. When two groups of this size wish to use the Center, we are forced to move them to other buildings or turn down their requests. An increasing number of conferences need this type of facility, and the problem of scheduling groups and alternating room assignments has become both complex and costly. This has also been true in food service where we are not able to serve more than one group of 100 persons because of the limited capacity of the dining rooms. It is therefore essential that plans be considered for expansion of our facilities to provide more space for meeting rooms and private dining rooms. "An equally acute need is for office facilities. The rapid expansion of the Continuing Education staff has made it necessary to locate as many as four to six persons In one office. With most of these people engaged in public contact and with frequent interviews taking place In the Center, the overcrowding works to the distinct disadvantage of the service. This year quonset hut accomodations had to be made available to provide desk space for staff members. (continued) tu November 22, 195½ I SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, continued 8. Letter to Kellogg Foundation, continued: Letter to Kellogg Founda tion, A rundown of the staff shows 60 persons working in 14 offices in Kellogg Center. 20 offices are required to properly house the Continuing Education staff. An additional "Ten people comprising the staff of the Division of Hotel, Restaurant, and General Insti tutional Management are currently assigned five offices. These are not adequate for the present staff or flexible enough to accomodate the additional personnel needed for this rapidly growing program. Enrollment for this academic division now totals 450 while in 1951 the total was 2*5. "The operating staff of the Center need additional office space for the food director, reservations clerk, and housekeeper. "A total of 26 offices are needed to properly correct existing overcrowding. nIn the discussions of our people with Lewis J.Sarvis, architect, it appears that the expan sion of the building can be best accomplished in the following manner: 1.- Expansion of the South Wing to the east in order to provide two meeting rooms that will seat 150 persons each without losing any of our present conference room capacity. This to be a two-story structure in order to use the ground floor for the required offices. 2. Expansion of the dining room of the Center to the west by 22 feet. This would permit an increase in seating capacity from the present 90 to 150, This is an acute need, as we are not able to accomodate the guests and conferees wish ing to use this food service facility. Expansion of the Ballroom cr North Wing to provide two private dining rooms that will accomodate 150 persons each. The space so obtained can be used as an expansion of the Ballroom when required for larger groups. 4. Construction of a service elevator in the central stair shaft. This provision was made at the time of construction, but the elevator was eliminated to reduce the cost to the funds available. Operation has proven that the two dual purpose elevators are not adequate to handle guests, service personnel, linen transfer, and the other items that must be moved to the guest room floors. An additional elevator primarily for service but with sufficient speed to move passengers quickly would solve this acute problem. 5. Expansion of the Conference Registration and Front Office area 20 feet to the west will provide more adequate space for the se important functions. At the present time, much of the conference registration is conducted in the lobby areas which limits the lounge space and makes for great congestion. (Kellogg.Foundation has been one of service to the people. The enthusiastic reception of VThe basic philosophy of Michigan State College as well as that of/ reception of the Kellogg Center has demonstrated the wisdom of having a university and a foundation join hands in endeavoring to help people help themselves. Without the generous cooperation of the Kellogg Founda tion, the Center and our ambitious program in Continuing Education would not have been possible. To -further extend the services of the Center, the additional space requested in this proposal can be provided only through other than public funds. The proposed changes willmake it possible tonore adequately serve the many people now making use of this unique and valuable facility and service. "Preliminary exploration of costs with Lewis J. Sarvis, architect, for the proposed addi tions and changes indicate a total estimated cost of $440,750 for the structural changes desired, which makes no provision for furnishings and equipment which are estimated to cost an additional $50,000. !Michigan State College will always be grateful to the Kellogg Foundation for its generous support of this and other projects. We sincerely hope that your Board will see fit to grant this request for additional funds so that the work can be immediately undertaken and, the new facilities made available for use during the Centennial year beginning next February. One copy of the blueprint of the proposed changes as prepared by Mr. Sarvis is attached." Dr. Morris, the President of the Foundation, has notified us of the approval of a grant by the Foundation as outlined in our request and authorizing us to proceed. ur. Morris notifies college of approval of Foundation for $440,750 On motion of Mr. Mueller, seconded by Mr. Rouse, it was unanimousely voted to extend the sincere thanks of the Board to Dr. Morris and the Kellogg Foundation for this generous action on the part of the Foundation. 9# It Is recommended that the Board engage Lewis J. Sarvis of Battle Creek as the architect for this project and authorize undertaking construction at the earliest possible moment so the new facilities may be useful during the Centennial Tear. Lewis sarvis i engaged as architect for addition to Kellogg Cen- ; ter. Contract for 312 addition al married student apts awarded to Christinan Co. On motion of Mr. Brody, seconded ^oy Miss Jones, it was voted to approve the employment of Mr. Sarvis as architect on the Kellogg Center construction. 10. Bids were opened on November 19 for the construction of 312 married student apartments. The bids were as follows: Christman Company Jeffress-E^er Ellis Construction Company $1,721,347 1,989,000 2,289,000 continued November 2 2, 1954 3391 10* Bids for construction of 312 married student apartments: The Christman Company is the low bidder•. The bid is within the amount anticipated when the financing was arranged. It is. recommended that the Board authorize a contract with the Christman Company in the amount of $1,720,5^7 which is $800 less than the bid due to the acceptance of an alternate. On motion of Mr. Akers, seconded by Miss Jones, it was voted to award the contract to the low bidder, the Christman Company for $1,720,5^7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT Resignations and Terminations I Resignations 1. Hazel G, Crook, Home Demonstration Agent in Alger and Schoolcraft Counties, effective October 31f 195^-/ to join her husband'who has been transferred. 2. R. Burnell Held, Assistant Professor (Ext.) of Agricultural Economics, effective January 13, 1955 to join the staff of Pennsylvania State University. 3. Lois B. Aschemeyer, Instructor in Communication Skills, December 31, 195½. She is moving from the city. k. Edward A. Andrews, Assistant Professor (Ext.) of Botany and Plant Pathology effective Decem ber 31-t 195^t to accept a position at the University of Wyoming. 5. Justus M. van der Kroef, Assistant Professor of Foreign Studies, effective August 31, 1955. 6. Irving Delappe, Assistant Professor of Bacteriology and Public Health, effective November 15, 195½ to accept a position with the American Cyanamid Company in New York City. Leaves " ILeaves 1. Robert R. Dancer, 4-H Club Agent Ionia County, with full pay from April 1, 1955 "to June 30, 1955 to complete his Masters at M.S.C. 2. Clayton D. Re id, County Agricultural Agent in Alger and Schoolcraft Counties, with full pay from January 1, 1955 to March 31» 1955 to study on his Masters degree at K.3.C. 3. Martha E. Layman, Associate Professor on the Board of Examiners, with full pay from April 1, 1955 to August 31, 1955 for travel and study in Europe. k. Francis M. Donahue, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Religion, with half pay, effective January 1, 1955 to December 31» 1955 to accept a Fulbright fellowship. 5. Holland T. Hinkle, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with half pay, from September 1, 1955 to August 31» 1956 for study and travel and to revise a text book. 6. Martin- S. Soria, Assistant Professor of Art, with.half, pay, from September 1, 1955 to August 31, 1956 for study and travel and to write a book. 7. C. David Mead, Associate Professor of English, with full pay from July 1, 1955 to December 31, 1955» for study and travel in Mexico and the United States. 8. Emma F. Reinbold, Home Demonstration Agent in Emmet and Charlevoix Counties without pay from January 1, 1955 to May 31, 1955 for health reasons. 9. Olevia C. Meyer. Assistant Professor (Ext.) of Home Management with full pay, from July 20, 1954 to December 31, 1954, for health reasons. 10. H. 3. Thompson, Instructor (Res.) in Chemistry without pay from October 1, 195½ to October 31, 195^- for health reasons. 11. Margaret Pattulo, Instructor in Institution Aidministration, itfithout -parj from September 1, 1955 to August 31, 1956, to complete her Ph.D. 12. Carl M. Cooper, Professor of Chemical Engineering, without pay from January 1, 1955 to August 311 I955 to ivTork with the Vulcan Engineering. 13# Justus M. van der Kroef, Assistant Professor of Foreign Studies, with full pay from March 23» 1955 to August 31» 1955. Ap-pointments Appointments 1. Edward Clyde Miller, Associate Professor (Ext.) of Animal Husbandry at a salary of $7600 per year on a 12-month basis, effective January 1, 1955 paid $3800 from Smith-Lever and $3800 from State Offset. 2. John L. Fischer, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at a salary of $7000 per year on a 12-month basis, effective December 20, 195½ P^id $3500 from Smith-Lever and $3500 from State Offset. i i i i • NEW BUSINESS, continued Appointments. continued November 22, 195½ Appointments 3. Frank J. McArdle, Assistant Professor (Res.) of Horticulture, at a salary of$5750 per year on a 12-month basis, effective December 16, 1954, paid from State Farm Marketing Funds, account no. 71-6000. 4, Victor Alan Jones, 4-H Club Agent in Cass County, at a salary of $4600 per year on a 12-month basis, effective November 16, 1954, paid $2700 from Smith-Lever and ¢1900 from State Offset. 5. Julia Bower Saigeon, Home Demonstration Agent in Otsego, Montmorency and Cheboygan Counties, at a salary of $4000 per year on a 12-month basis, effective November 1, 195½ paid $2700 from Smith-Lever and $1300 from State Offset funds. 6. John Kendell Trocke, Assistant County Agricultural Agent in Oakland County, at a salary of $4800 per year on a 12-month basis, effective December 1, 1954, paid ?2700 from Smith-lever" and $2100 from State Offset funds. 7. Maxwell N. Kalsey, Lecturer in Police Administration at a salary of $350 for the period January 1, 1955 to March 31, 1955.' 8. Zigurds J. Levensteins, Instructor in Applied Mechanics at a salary of $450 per month from January 1, 1955 to June 30, 1955. 9. Yu-Chun Hou, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, at a salary of $5000 per year, on a 10-month basis, effective January 1, 1955* 10. Anita Dean, Instructor in Institution Administration at a salary of $4100 on a 10-month basis, effective from September 1, 1955 to August 31, 1956• 11. William J. Hooker, Associate Professor of Botany at a salary of $8000 on a 12-month basis, effective January 1, 1955, paid 1/5 from College and 4/5 from Experiment Station funds. 12. Herbert B. Thompson, Instructor (Res.) in Chemistry, at a salary of $5400 per year, on a 12-month basis/effective from December 1, 1954 to June 30/ 1955 paid from Atomic Siergy Commission funds. :13. William P. Brown, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at a salary of $5000 per year on a 10- " month basis, effective September 1, 1955 to August 31» 1957. •14. Paul R. Stimson, Consultant in Psychology at a salary of $400$ for the period October 1, 1954 to December 31, 1954, paid from Health Service funds. 15. W.Widick Schroeder, Instructor in Sociology at a salary of $400 per month, effective from October 1, 1954 to October 31, 1954 paid from Bell Telephone Company funds. 16. William B. Wilson, Instructor in Bacteriology at a salary of $4000 per year on a 12-month basis effective from January 1, 1955 to August 31, 1955. :17. Byron Casey, Consulting Psychiatrist at the Health Service at a salary of $100 per day, effective September 24, 1954 for a total of 35 days. 18. Allyn L. McCormic, Assistant Swimming Coach at a salary of $100 per month effective from October 16, 195½ to March 31» 1955. 1. Transfer of Einer G. Olstrom from County Agent in Missaukee and Roscommon Counties to Asso 2. Transfer of Edward A. Carlin from Associate Professor of Social Science to Assistant -to the ' ciate Extension Supervisor in the 4-H Club Department, and a salary increase from $6200 per year to $6600 effective -December 1, 1954. Dean of Basic College on a 12-month basis and a salary increase from $7575 to $8300 per year, effective January 1, 1955» Einer Olstrom Miscellaneous transferred to Ext. Supvr In 4-H Club Dept. Edw. Carlin trans. to 'Asst. Dean Basic College Jas.W.Miller trans, to Prof. &. Hd. Teacher Sduc. Lyle Abel trails 4. Transfer of Lyle E. Abel from County Agent in Chippewa County to County Agent' in Oakland to Co.Agt in Oakland Co. Sal. Inc. Fred 5. Salary increase for Fred A. Stone, Manager of Shaw Hall, from $6120 to $6780 per year effee- Stone to $6780 Teacher Education In the School of Education on a 12-month basis and a salary increase from $8500 to $11,000 per year effective December 1, 1954. Professor Miller is to retain the title Professor of Political Science. 3. Transfer of James W# Miller from Professor of Political Science to Professor and Head of County at a salary increase from $6500 to $7000 per year, effective November 20, 1954. tive December 1, 1954. This increase is in lieu of housing. 6. Salary increase for Warren K. Vincent, Assistant Professor (Ext.) of Agricultural Economics ' sal. inc.w.n. Vincent-$8000 Sal. Inc. J.D.I '''ills to ?5l6o 7. 8. Retirement C. W. Bach- man approved 8a to be effec tive Dec.1*54 and a salary increase from $7000 to $8000 per year, effective November 1, 1954. Salary increase for Joe D. Mills, Instructor in Sociology a,nd Anthropology, from $4900 to $5160 effective December 1, 1954 to June 30f 1955. Recommendation from the Retirement Committee for retirement of Charles W. Bachman, forrrierly of the Athletic Department, at a salary of $2000 per year, effective December 1, 1954* Salary Increase for Joe D. Mills, Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology from $4900 to $5160 effective from December 1, 1954 to June 30, 1955. NEW BUSINESS. c o n t i nn fiH Miscellaneous November .22,-1954 8393 jCharles jSheppard Colombia and a salary increase from $6500 to $8100 per year effective January 1, 1954". Mr. sheppard will replace Vern Freeman in Palmira* 9. Assignment of Charles C. Sheppard, Assistant Professor of Poultry Husbandry, to the project injassigned to Colombia at : salary of $810) ;K.Gephart to 10. Designation of Mary Gephart as Assistant to the Dean of Home Economics at a salary of $100 addi-be Asst.Dean tional per month, effective from January 1 to June 30, 1955. 11. Recommendation that William H. Form, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology be paid one-half pay from Carnegie Funds for the period from September 1, 195½ to April 30, 1955, in addition to one-half pay while he is on sabbatical leave. 12. Increase, in salary for James E. Robertson, Associate Professor of Engineering Drawing, from $2500 per year to $3750 per year, effective from October 16 to December 15, 1954, when his salary will revert to $2500. This is in addition to retirement pay. 13. Designation of Dean Thomas H. Hamilton as Director of the Summer School, effective October 21, 1954. 14. 15. Removal of Ronald F. Pfeifle, Laborer in the Creamery, from Military Leave status, effective. November 1, 1954. Recommendation from the Retirement Committee for the retirement of Flora Easton, Secretary- Executive in the Secretary's Office, at a disability pension of $2208 per year, effective November 16, 195½. Kiss Easton was born July 9, 1893» and has been employed by the College since September 6, 1916. Dr. Farmer was born July 5, 1907, and had been a member of the staff of the College since September 1, 1945. 16. Report of the death of Marlin K. Farmer, Associate Professor of Humanities, on October 22, 1954.Report death Marlin Farmer Oct. 22'54 <3alav*v to be ba^d widnT' i> ~ -, K for 1 yr. 17. Recommendation that the salary of Dr. Marlin K. Farmer be paid his widow for a period of one year beyond the date of death. " ~ 18. Gift valued at $250 of materials for air flow test section of Quonset 16 to be used in Agricul- u^f* °f ™A^t?~ tural Engineering from the Great Lakes Steel Corporation of Detroit, Michigan. 19. Gift valued at $25 of a pen of mature S. C. Black Leghorns from Osborne Farms of Holland, Michi-^i ft of Pen of ^ gan, to be used for class work in Poultry Husbandry. 20. Gift valued at $1500 of a Platen Press for making folding . cartons from the -American Box Board Company of Grand Rapids to be used in the Forest Products packaging laboratory. 21. Grants as follows to be used for scholarship purposes: a, b4 d4 e. h. $135 from the Women's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church $200 from the Zeeland State Bank of Zeeland, Michigan, to provide short course scholarships for two students. $300 from the Central Soya Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to provide short course scholarships for students in the Elevator and Farm Supply Short Course. $1000 from the James Harris Foundation of Concord, Massachusetts. $1080 from the Foundry Educational Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, for fall term scholarships for students majoring in engineering. $75 from the Rome City Teachers Association for a scholarship for fall term. $18 from friends of Joseph Stack to continue the scholarship to aid a student in Zoology. $200 from The American Legion of Detroit to add to the grant previously accepted. Renewal of a memorandum of agreement with the Newton Agricultural Extension Association of Marshall, Michigan, covering a grant of $1250 to be used under the direction of Director Varner jExt# Assoc.- in Cooperative Extension Service to assist in the cost of an intensive agricultural extension program with members of the Association. $1250 rf,OAAA Grant of $2000 from Resources for The Future of Washington D. C of P. A. Herbert in the Division of Conservation to organize and hold a Michigan Natural Re source Conference. The Future Washington-; Cont .memo Renewal of a memorandum of agreement with the Research Division of Armour and Company of Chicago agree, and covering a grant of $3000 to be used under the direction of R. W. Luecke in Agricultural Chemistry and J. A. Roefer in Animal Husbandry in the field of swine nutrition. to be used under the direction resources for Renewal of a memorandum of agreement with the Michigan Crop Improvement Association of East Lansing covering a grant of $1485.52 to be used under the direction of E. C. Rossman in Farm Crops in the field of c om research. The agreement provides for a special graduate research assistant.