MATING-  OF  THiii  STATi,  BOARD  OF• A&RICULTUHfc .

President's Office

April 19 tn, 1911.. 

.2 o'clock P. M.

Present, President Snyder, Messrs. O-ranam, Donerty, Wuterbury and

G b e r d o r f f e r. 

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Tiie minutes or tne previous meeting were read ana approved witn tne

exception of tne place of 'meeting,- wmcnsnould  read State Fair Offices instead

of tne G-riswold House.

Tne President presented tne following recommendations-.from- tne Agri-

cultural i)lvision of tne Paculty wnicn, on motion of i&r. Oberdorffer, were

adopted.

subjects to be selected toy tne Agricultural Division Faculty."

"Tnat a summer course of six weeKs be offered limited to tnree or four

"Courses in Pedagogy and Science of i^aucation preparatory to a

special certificate.  Tnese courses open to graduates of trie College, wno nave
not had tne opportunity to study tnese torancnes and are tnerefore unable to
secure tne regular College certificate."

On motion of Mr. uonerty, tne foilowingJ.aboratory fees were approved.

Cneaistry 5 - - - - --  -§2.00

cnemistry 17 - 

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Cnemistry 8 - - - • 

-6.00

M e c n l.  ibiigr. l ib - -.-'.-•- 2 . 00

On motion of Mr. G-ranaiu, tne following resolution was adopted:

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"RiiSOLVliiD, Tnat  students;.wno ace subject to tne payment of a de-

linQuent fee may be excused from sucn payment if tney present to tne Registrar

at tne time of classification, a doctor's certificate to tne effect  tnat tney

were detained by reason of illness.

On motion of Mr. Donerty, tne following resolution was adopted:

ME£iSOLVli.D, Tnat tne action of tne Board in providing for tne removal

of tiie road West of tne Botanical, Dairy and entomological Buildings and tne lay-

ing of a road fartner west and parallel to tne above, be reconsidered anu. tnut

tne question of laying a newroad be referred entirely to tne Superintendent of  •

G-rounds." 

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On motion of Mr. Waterbury, tne secretary was directed to present

to tne Board at a future meeting, data m  regard to tuition for foreign students

cnarged by otner institutions.

Tne President presented tne following communication from Tneron ¥•

Atwood of tne Nortnern Construction company, in relation to tne double tracicing

of tiie. 'Mlcnigan United Railroad between Lansing and Ji,ast Lansing.

J. L, snider, President,

State Board of Agriculture,

iiiast  .uansing,  iiicnigan.

Dear  S i r :-

Morrice, Micnigan,

April 11,  1911.

It is imperative  tnat v;e double tracK our line of railway from Wasning-

Recommend-
ations  re
summer
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Laboratory
Fee^s App-
roves.

Conditions  |
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governing 
non-payment i
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Road in  1
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& Ento.  I
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Tuition for!
foreign stu-
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ConanuniO ac-
tion  in  re
double  tracic
•between  Lan-
sing  and  E.
Lansing.

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ton Avenue east to tne entrance of tne College grounds in order to give proper  ;
service to tne Micnlgan Agricultural College and to tne citizens of Jiast Lan- 
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sing.  Tnere is not room in tne street in front of tne Agricultural College grounds
to lay anotner tracK'  unless¥e are permitted to lay tne additional tracK be-
tween tne rows of trees in front of your grounds soutn of tne present tract,
it will be impossible to double tracK our  line.

•I wisn you woiua Kindly taKe tnis matter up witn tne tne Board of 
Agriculture as soon as it can possibly be done.  Kindly advise m  of tne time 
of the meet ing- of the Board, as I would liKe to be present and present tne 

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very truly yours, 

T. W. Atwood. 

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On motion of Mr. Graham, tne necessary permission was granted subject

to tne approval of President Snyder, Mr, Donerty and tne Attorney General as

relates to form and details.

"On motion of Mr. Donerty, it was voted tnat wnen tne Board adjourn,

it adjourn to meet at the College at 11 o'clocK on May 3rd next.

On motion of Mr. G-ranam, tne following resolution was adopted:

"KiuSQiVJiiD, That A. M. Brown, secretary of tne state Board of Agricul-

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ture and of the Michigan Agricultural College, is nereby autnorized to sign all

cnecKs upon tne funds belonging to or In cnarge of tne said Boara or Institu-

tion." 

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On motion of-Mr. Waterbury,cne Secretary was directed to asK for

bids for military uniforms to be supplied to tne cadets during tne ensuing year.

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, tne expense accounts of tne Board members-

and the Secretary were allowed. 

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On motion of '.Mr. Vfaterbury, the following resolutions in pretest

against tne passage of tne Reciprocity Bill now bafore Congress, were adopted:
Whereas, tnere is now pending before Congress a bill providing for

so called reciprocal trade relations between tne united States and Canada by
tne terms of wriicn tne duty is removed from ail agricultural products in tne
raw state, wnile tnere still remains a duty on practically ail manufactured
goods, including food products of all Kinds, and

Whereas, we believe -that sucn legislation is inimical to tne  inter-
ests of tne entire agricultural population of tne united states, since it opens
tne great American marKets to the unlimited, competition in agricultural products
of the vast Canadian nortn west witnout affording tne farmers of tnis country
any comparable offset of benefits, and 

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Whereas, sucn a policy is obviously out of accord witn any system of
foreign trade relations hit.nerto recognised in tins country, whether it be free
trade or protection,and a, palpable and vicious discrimination against the in-
terests of tne most important and fundamental industry in tne United States,
American Agriculture and 

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Wnereas, the American farmer nas for years patiently awaited tne
upbuilding of tne marKets of tnis country, witn little: or no direct benefit
from tne protective policy, and only witnin tne past few years begun- to feel
as tne reward of nis patience and industry tne stimulus of a stronger demand
and larger consumption of nis products wnicn tne proposed reciprocal trade policy
will surely nulify and wnicn nas even now in anticipation, toucned our agricul-
ture witn its blignting hand, now  tnerefore be it

KiiiSOLViiiD, That in view of tnese facts, we urge upon our representatives

in Congress, and especially upon tne members of tne United States Senate, from
Micngan, tne importance of defeating tne Canadian reciprocity oill as initiating
a vicious and unfair trade policy and, in doing so, we believe we voice tne
sentiment and wisnes of the farmers not only of tnis state, but of tne entire
country, wnose warning cry of protest is everywhere near!; and be it furtner
^SOLVED, Tnat a copy of tnese resolutions be transmitted oy the

Secretary to tne senators from Mcnigan. 

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On motion adjourned.

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Sec'y  Brov/n
to  sign
.checks on
institution
funds.

•Resolutions
of  protest
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reciprocity