MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. November 13th,1909 . . . . . . ., 10:30 A.M. Present: President Graham, Judge Carpenter, Messrs. Wallace, Doherty, Bliss and President Snyder. The minutes of the previous meeting -were read and approved. On motion of Mr. Wallace, the following resolution was adopt ed: ^ ' : • RESOLVED, That the State Board of Agriculture is utterly op posed to the introduction of any form of coramercialism at the farmers' insti tutes held under the authority of this Board, and for this reason, that all forms of advertising, direct or indirect, be excluded from the programs of these meetings , President Snyder presented the following plan for the organ ization of the instructional force of the college, -which was on his motion adopted:- In order that the responsibilities of the faculty may be shared to some extent by all members of the teaching force, the president of the college is authorized and directed to organize the instructional force of the college into the following four divisions: . 1. The division of Agriculture. - 2. The division of Engineering. 3. The division of Home Economics/ 4. The" division of Science and Letters. The dean connected respectively with each of the first three divisions named, shall be the executive and presiding officer of the division to which he belongs. The president of the college shall be the presiding of ficer of the division of Science and Letters. At the beginning of each year the presiding officer of each division shall appoint a secretary to serve for one year, whose duty it shall be to keep a careful record of all meetings. All action taken by a division faculty must be,.approved by the faculty before it can become operative. That is, these division facul- t ies shall have only advisory power except in suc'r:. work and authorit}' as may be assigned to them by the faculty. Meetings may be called by the dean, or the body may adjourn from time to time by vote of its members. Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Poultry, Farm Crops, Soils, Farm Mechanics, Agri cultural Education, Forestry, Horticulture and Veterinary'- Science, The division of Agriculture shall consist of the departments of of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and Drawing and Design. The division of Engineering shall consist of the departments The division of Home Economics shall consist of the depart ments of Domestic Art, Domestic Science and all other departments that may be added from time to time by the Board. The division of Science and Letters shall consist of the de partments of Bacteriology and Hygiene, Botany, Chemistry, English and the Modern Languages, Entomology, History and Economics , Mathematics, Military Science,••Physics, Physical Culture and Athlbtics, Zoology and Physiology, etc. is entitled to membership on one of the divisions. In cases of doubt, the president shall make assignment. The president shall have power to appoint Any teacher whose name appears upon the pa3nroll of the college m to membership on any division professors who may also hold membership in other sub-faculties. He shall also have the power to assign part of the teachers in a department to one faculty and part to another as may seem^pro- per, in order that each department may have representation in the division in which its work lies. On motion of President Snyder, Professor French was allowed his n Expenses i- p allowed. expenses while attending the National Industrial Convention to be held at Milwaukee. The expenses of such members of the agricultural faculty as the dean may deem necessary to accompany students to the Annual Live Stock Show at Chicago, the expenses of Dr.Marshall in attending the National Association of Bacteriologists to be held at Boston, and the expenses of Dean Shaw in put ting up the corn exhibit at the Corn Show at Omaha.were also allowed. On motion of Mr. Wallace, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED, That the common council of the city of East Lansing is hereby respectfully requested to exempt the college from the provisions of such health ordinances as it may enact. On motion of Judge Carpenter, authority was given to the Secretary and Treasurer to arrange for such loans as may be necessary until funds can be obtained from the State Treasurer. 'Request city ;of S.Lansing ,to exempt col- (lege from jhealth, ord- ! ! ' inances. | Sec.& Treas.i ' authorized ;.. i'to borrow money. On motion of Judge Carpenter, the matter of transfer of the water- i«: « pipes upon the Delta to the city of East Lansing vras referred to the Secretary and President Snyder. On motion of Mr. Doherty, George Thurston TFas appointed night- watchmanwith authority as provided in Act No.80 of the Public Acts of 1905. The matter of the disposition of the lot on the Delta still belong ing to the college was referred to the committee on buildings and college property. On motion of President Snyder, Mr.Doherty was authorized to sign the vouchers. On mot ion adj ourned. ^ ^ s f c s K * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 0 . -z^^C |-Water pipes ;;'on Delta. Hi a. Thurston appointed night- , watchman. in 1 i||-Lot on D e l ta : I* |!Ji I iJIJA.j.Doherty I jjj.to sign i:ii'vouchers..- i 1 \\V 31:1 i; i i