Minutes of the 
Informal Meeting 
of the 
BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 
May  2 0,  1971 

7079 

President Wharton announced that George S. Mclntyre, Director of the Cooperative Extension 
Service of Michigan State University, and several members of his staff would make a presen 
tation concerning the Extension program in expanded nutrition.  Dr. Wharton indicated that 
from the time he first came to Michigan he has heard many good reports on this program and 
its efforts in urban areas of Michigan 

Report by 
Cooperative 
Extension staff 
on expanded 
nutrition 
program 

Mr. Mclntyre stated that the program is designed to assist low income families in breaking 
the poverty cycle.  In 1968, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture transferred  $10,000,000^0 
the U.S. Cooperative Extension Service to conduct nutrition programs among low income 
families.  Michigan received $300,000 to start a program in expanded nutrition.  In 1970, 
Michigan's share was $630,000 and at the present time the state is receiving $1,445,000 from! 
the Federal Government for the program.  This money is used to hire persons with experience  \ 
in poverty, who can communicate to low income families and who have training in nutrition. ;| 
These Extension Program Aides work with low Income families on a one-to-one basis. 

Dr. Lois H. Humphrey, Program Director for Family Living Education in the Cooperative 
Extension Service, directs the program in Michigan.  Dr. Humphrey reported to the Board that! 
presently the program is being carried on in 20 counties with supervision by the county home; 
economists.  Nationally, 8,000,000 families have been effected by the program in expanded 
nutrition.  She added that in Michigan, each county operates the program a little differently 
reflecting differing nutrition problems and living conditions.  She added that at the present 
time the program had 150 Extension Program Aides which Included 78 blacks, 72 whites, and  9  \ 
Spanish-Americans.  Of these, 103 have never worked before.  Many have been receiving Aid toj 
Dependent Children  (ADC) payments but thanks to their work as aides are moving off of ADC  j 
assistance. 

In addition, Dr. Humphrey reported that the program involved 20 4-H Family Youth Assistants j 
who add an emphasis to youth to the project.  She added that the program seeks to assist all! 
members of families, both young and old.  She pointed out that statistically, the profession^ 
al staff and paid aides In the program account for 16% of the minority females employed by  ; 
Michigan State University. 

Dr. Humphrey indicated that the program is basically trying to bring about changes in life 
styles.  This involves attitudinal change as well as change in eating habits.  The program .j 
tries to reach families where they are and help them to help themselves.  She explained that 
this is an educations! program, not a service project. 

Brief presentations as to individual county approaches to the program were made by 
Mrs. Audrey Sanderford, Extension Program Aide from Oakland County; Mrs. Betty Mercer, 
Extension Program Aide from Oakland County; and Mrs. Dorothy Bierlein, Extension Supervising 
Aide from Kent County.  Mrs. Alfreda McGuire, Extension Home Economist for Kent County, was 
also present. 

In answer to a question by Trustee Huff, Mr. Mclntyre reported that at present no State 
monies were directly involved in the program in expanded nutrition.  Provost Cantlon wanted ; 
to know if any efforts were under way to ask the Legislature to provide some support for 
this program as the State was already heavily involved in financing social-welfare programs.; 
Mr. Mclntyre said that information on the program had been given to the Legislature and the ! 
"seeds11 were sown.  He hoped to request such funds in the future. 
! 

President Wharton thanked Mr. Mclntyre and his staff for their presentation. 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING 
of the 
FINANCE COMMITTEE 
May 21, 1971 

President Wharton called the Finance Committee meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. at Kellogg 
Center. 

The following members were present:  Trustees Carrigan, Hartman, Huff, Martin, Merriman 
Stevens, Thompson, and White; President Wharton, Executive Vice President and Secretary 
Breslin, Provost Cantlon, Attorney Carr, Vice President Wilkinson, Vice President 
Dickerson, Assistant to the President Ballard. 

Absent:  No one. 

1.. Investment recommendations from Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Mr. George Cress 

as follows: Investment 

Janice Marston Fund 

Amount 

Security 

Recommend selling: 

Approx. 
Price 

Principal 

Income 

Yield 

recommendations 

67 
4 
18 
20 
186 
15 
10 

ERC Corporation 
Fundamental Investors 
The Gas Service Company 
The Kansas City Power & 
Massachusetts Investors 
Niagara Mohawk Power 
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric 

Light 
Trust 

$  69 
9 
19 
35 
15 
17 
35 

$ 4,623 
36 
342 
700 
2,790 
255 
350 

$  67 
1 
19 
42 
87 
16 
18 

-'Yield on securities to be sold = 2.7%