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President's  Office.

December  20th, 1911..••"•••.. 

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Present: President Snyder, liessrs. &raha%  Wallace, ¥ater"bury, Doherty and

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O"berdorffer.

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Deficit  in
M.A.C.Bai
quet.
Dr.LymarJs
expenses.

Minutes of the previous meetings were read and  approved.

On motion of Mr. Dohertyi a deficit  of #12.50 in the expenses for the M.A.O.

banquet at Detroit, was authorized to be paid from the M. A. C. interest  fund.

On motion of Mr. Ofterdorffer^- the expenses of Dr. lyman in attending the

International Live StocK  exposition at Chicago, were  allowed.

The President presented requests from a number of the faculty for the allowance

of traveling expenses in attending meetings at Washington, which, on motion of

|Mr. Doherty, were  laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. waterbury*  the traveling expenses of the necessary  teachers

to attend  the Engineering  students on their annual inspection trip, were  authorized.

On motion of Mr. Oberdorffer, the faculty was authorized to grant  diplomas

to Mr. G-. F. Conway, and MissLouise G. Keiley4  when  their worlc is satisfactorily

completed.

On mot ion of Mr. Doherty,  a special course in Beet  sugar  Technology ..'was "

approved.

On motion of Mr, Doherty, two thousand dollars was appropriated for the

Graduate  school of Agriculture* to be held next  summer, and five hundred  dollars,

or so much thereofas may be necessary^ for the Graduate  school in Home Economics.

On motion of Mr. Doherty, the following appropriation for the six months  ending

ijune 30th, 1912> was  adopted:

1 Faculty
Si
I traveling
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expenses.
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f  Engineering
I  t r ip  expense.

Diplomas  to!
oonway ana
Kelley*

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1 Beet Sugar
,| special
|r course.
1
|  Graduate
||. School
|  Appropria-
I; tions.

I  Appropria-
1  tion  for

six  months
I! ending  June|
I  30,  1912.

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AGEIOUITUTLaL DlVISIOltf.

Dean's  Office

Agricultural Education,

Animal Husbandry,

College.Extension,

Dairy Husbandry,

Farm Crops,

Farm and Horses,

Farm Mechanics,

Forestry,

Horticulture,

Poultry,

Special Courses,

Soils,

ENGINEERING  DIVISION.

Mechanical Engineering,

Civil Engineering4

$718.00

275.00

1981.79

622.5^

1995.00

^75.00

1813.00

.  575.00

1500.00

3377*00

500.00

1373.15

55^.00

3970.00

595.00

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SCIE2ICE M^

President's Office* 

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Advertising*; y^--^

CheMstryy

History*

Mathematics.

Meteorology1

Entomology,

English* ;

Registrar*

Zoology,

1^55^20

3290^00

20vC)0

1915.00

986^00

rW.OO

4-98.00

256.00

300.00

128^.00

VETERINARY DIVISION.

Veterinary,

1752.00

HOME ECONOMICS DIVISION.

Home Economics,

1000.00

Contingent

Cleaning,

Electric Lighting,

Heatingi

Miscellaneous,,

salaries-,

Secretary's Office,

Telephones,

1500.00

2000.00

15000.00

, 2000.00

85000.00

770.00

100.00

' On motion of Mr. Doherty, the addition to the Chemical Building was

accepted., and. settlement ordered in accordance with the recommendation of the

architect.  .

Chairman Graham transmitted the following report of the examination of

the accounts of A. M;"^Brownf Secretary * toy the state Accountant:

Boveniber 21, 1911.

Hon.  Robert D. G-raham-j

President, state Board of Agriculture,

... G-rand Rapids, Michigan.

Dear Sir:-

• Enclosed find statement covering the examination-of the accounts of  :

Chem.
Addition
accepted...

Report of
State Ac-
countant
on .accounts
Of A.M.
Brown,
Secretary •- 

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i Mr. A. IU Brown*. Secretary of the Michigan Agricultural College. This examination

taxes up the accounts as they appeared at the close of business on November 20, 1911.

Page 1 is a condensed statement showing the condition of the secretary's accounts.

Pages 2 to 6 inclusive, are auxiliary statements summarized upon page 1.

Youiiwill notice by, page 1 that the cash on hand and in the banK to the

credit of the secretary and the demands of the institution accounts exactly agree.

Very respectfully,

Oramel B, Fuller*

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Auditor General.

Dictated by Fred Z. Hamilton^

General Accountants

(A)

STATE OF MICHIGAN,

AUDITOR GENEBAL * S DEPARTMENT.

G-eneral Accountant»s Bivi sion.

Financial statement in connection with the examination of A. M. Brown,

, 

East Lansing, Michigan* November 21, 1911.

Secretary, M. A.  C,

Balance on hand as shown by last account current on file in this department

for the month ending October 31, 1911 

Add receipts since as per sheet "B11- 

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6.677.17

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Institution accounts* - 

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129*058.27

.  cash in hands of A. M. Brown, Secretary,

as per sheet "D" night of November 20, 1911,

BanK balance of secretary as per

sheet "E" at close of business Nov.
20,  1911, 
per  sheet  "G11  night  of  November
20,  1911* 

Deduct  outstanding  checKs  as

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Cash in secretary's hands and in banK

at close of day November 20*v 1911, <

Very respectfully,

Fred Z. Hamilton,

General Accountant.

(B)

$29,058.27
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statement of receipts at the Michigan Agricultural College, since October

31, 1911, to .November 20,.1911, inclusive, as shown by triplicate receipts

furnished by the institution.

Date.

Name.

Amount.

1911.
Hov.

A. M. Brown* sec.

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1911,  inclusive,  as shown by

vouchers  furnished  by the  j

institution.

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Name.

Amount, 

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Nov. 6j
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90533
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J.  van B u r e n , e t . a l.  -t  926.60 
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H.  ¥.  Newhall,
J.  Fred  BaKer,
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Michigan  United R,
A.  R.  sawyer,

3^91 
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Of  A.  M.

Brown,  Secretary,  at the clO3e  of business,  Koveinber 

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ChecK  No*  22156%  November  2 0,  1911*
:  City  N a t i o n al  BanK*  •Lansing,

(B)

STATE  OF MICHIGAN*

AUDITOR  GENERAL'S  DEPARTMENT.

•General  A c c o u n t a n t 's  D i v i s i o n.

Lansing,  Mich.,  November  2 1,  1911.

Cashier  Cirty  Nat ional  BanK,

Lansing,  Michigan.

Dear  s i r :-

v Please fill blanK "below., "balance his account at date indicated and

return banK booK and canceled checKs, to Mr. A, M. Brown* secretary.  But if* it

is not convenient to balance^booK and return canceled checKs as requested* Kindly

give list of checKs paid by you and not previously returned.  MaKe up this lis£
on form "FB herewith^ and give numberf  date, name and amount of each checK and
greatly oblige,l 

" *

Yours truly4

Fred z. Hamiltons

G-eneral Accountant.

The condition of the above named officeris account, as sho^Ti by the booKs of

this banKf at the close of business November 20, 1911? was as follows:

Balance due him  -  —  -  -  -  -  -:  #28*729.15

Amount overdrawn by him -  -  -  -.  -  -

The cheCKS paid by this banK and not delivered amount

as per sheet "F" to  -  - .  -  " * , . - , *"  -«!  _=—

Very respectfully-,

P. J. HopJcins-,

Cashier.

List of checks outstanding at close of banK hours November 20, 1911.

No.  90535* Date Nov. 16j 1911, Name, A . - R. Sawyer, Amount #^.5^, of last checK

drawn prior to date of examination.  Also list of vouchers paid thereby.

List of checKs outstanding.

List of vouchers paid

No.  Date.

Name.

Amount.

No.  Date.

Name. 

Amount.

19H> 

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1911.

90097 
9Q366 
90530 
90535 
90502 

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lb/23 &eo. Peterson*
ll/ll H.¥.Newhall,
11/16 A.R.Sawyer,
10/31 Journal of Medical

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5  90535  11/16  A.R.Sawyer* 
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The special committee to which was referred the matter of the printing of
•Michigan Bird Life1 oy Professor Barrows, made the following report, which was,

motion of Mr. Waterbury^  adopted:

To the state Board of Agriculture:

East Lansing, Michi, December 20,  1911.

Barrow's
b o oK  .  •
Bird Life":
Committee: .;
report.

Your committee, appointed in reference to the publication of the manuscript

upon Michigan Bird Life* by Prof. Barrows., herewith maxes the following report and

recommendation:

1st. That the size of the edition be ten thousand copies.

2nd. That it be printed upon enameline paper of about .eighty pounds weight.

3rd. That ,one-half,of the edition.be bound in paper and one-half in cloth*

H-th. That copies be distributed gratis to the papers of the state* and foj?

advertising, and. .exchanges and that five hundred copies be placed in the hands of

the

author for gratis distribution to persons who have assisted in the preparation of

the worK, and such others a.s he may thinK proper;  that the remainder be sold at.

cost.,, plus postage. 

...;,.........
We-estimate the cost of the edition at #^400-300,

Bespeatfully  submitted*

A. K. Brown-,

, 

I. B. Waterbury.

president  snyder presented two communications from Dr. Lyman, which were$

on motion of Mr. Waterbury*  laid on the table until the next meeting.

The secretary presented the folio wing statement from Dr. Marsliall^ in

iCosmuni ca-

tions
(from Dr.
Lyman.

reference to the manufacture of serum for Hog Cholera:

SSHIM REPOET. '  . 

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July 1, 1911 

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December 1,  1911*

Feed* Concentrated 

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$  372.13

26.62

2,04-7*^4-

Hay-, straw and roughage*- 

swine and experimental animals*- -—  - — 
Apparatus and sundry  - — 

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Labor, 

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(Labor for the next half year)

liOjDO.00
#^74-9.79

yalue of receipts ana products on hand,

Actual receipts for serum and  virus...............18,233.63

Actual receipts for pigs....................

Value of tested serum on hand* 1st class,..,

11  « 

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Value of untested and unmixed serum on hand,

Value of hogs on hand not in worK* i

Value of hoas on hand in woric*

982.15

H76.20

130.69

M-05.92

332.91

210.00
10,771.50

Deducting products on hand July 1, 1911^

Actual value of products to date.......

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Total number cc. on hand*  good, July 1st, 1911 

...62,301

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133*^30

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drawn  and  mixed  since  J u ly  1st,...264,0535

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407*673

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Total 

Record  o^  serum  sold*

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190,000  cc.  Serunu

40,592

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Ohio, 

Indiana, 

Kentucky, 

Maine^ 

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Hew  Jersey, 

iilaryland. 

Massachusetts, 

Montana, 

Wisconsin, 

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Tha  secretary  made  a  "brief  verbal  report  in  reference  to  the  matter  of

a  truc£  for  the  College,  and  on  motion  of  Mr,  Wallace^  the  Purchasing  Agent  was

authorized  to  purchase  an  eleccric  trucK.

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On motion  of  Mr.  Qberdorffer, 

the  expenses  of  Board  members  were  allowed.

On motion,  adjourned.

Secretary,