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[Begin page 197]
State Agricultural College, January 5, 1870.
Special meeting of the State Board of Agriculture present.
Messrs Wells, Prutzman, Knapp, Childs, Abbot, & the
Secretary.
Judge Wells reported, verbally, that since
the last meeting of the Board, he had drawn from
the Treasury the sum of $1,600 on account of the
new Boarding Hall, which sum had been paid to
the contractors.
It was
Resolved, That the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars be drawn from the State Treasury into the
hands of the Treasurer of the Board on account of the
current expenses of the College.
Resolved, That the sum of One Thousand Dollars
be advanced to Messrs Edwards & Cooper on their
contract for the erection of the New Hall.
[Haigh
Asst. Secty.]
Resolved, That Mr Richard Haigh, Jr., be
appointed Assistant Secretary of the College, with
a Salary at the rate of Six Hundred Dollars a year
and board.
[Water Supply]
Resolved, That the Building Committee be
authorized [to?] make all proper arrangements for the
supply of water to the new Boarding Hall, from the
Cedar river, [illegible in original] for the supply of water to the barns for
the use of stock, etc.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard
Secretary.
[End page 197]
[Begin page 198]
State Agricultural College, February 17th, 1870.
Special meeting of the State Board of Agriculture: Present,
Messrs Wells, Prutzman, Carpenter, Hosford, Knapp,
Childs, Abbot, & the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read &
approved, it was
Resolved, That the bill ($70) of the Hon. Geo. Willard for
Printing his address delivered at the last Junior Exhi-
bition of the College Students, be allowed.
[Rejected
Acct.]
Resolved, That the Board having considered the claim
of M.V.K. Jones for a balance claimed to be due him of
$272 57/100, for stone & brick-work, lathe, & extras, in erecting
the College Farm-House, have concluded after a full
consideration of the same, that the State Board of Agri-
culture does not owe him any amount.
[New Hall
Completed]
Resolved, That whereas the Business Committee having in
charge the building of the New Boarding-Hall, report that
they have examined the building & all accounts connected
therewith, so far as they are related to the contract & work of
Messrs Edwards & Cooper, & find the building completed ac-
cording to contract; & the accounts correct,we hereby accept
the New Hall, & discharge Messrs Edwards & Cooper, the
contractors, from further obligation under the contract –
certain work of finishing, as understood by the contractor
& the Committee, being excepted.
[Edwards & Cooper
Complimented]
Resolved, That the State Board of Agriculture take pleasure
in expressing their entire approval of the manner in which
Messrs Edwards & Cooper have fulfilled their contract in
the erection of the New College Building, & the honorable
way in which all their obligations in the matter have
been discharged.
Resolved, That a copy of the above resolution be pre-
sented to Messrs Edwards Cooper.
[Insurance]
Resolved, That President Abbot is hereby authorized to insure the
New College Building in the name of the State Board of Agriculture,
in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars, & the furniture therein
in the sum of One Thousand Dollars
[End page 198]
[Begin page 199]
[Steam Dry Room]
Resolved, That Mr Rockwell be authorized to fit up a room
in the New College Building for drying clothes by steam
& to contract for introducing steam-pipe into the same _
the cost of pipe not to exceed One Hundred & Fifteen Dollars
[ " " " ]
Resolved, That the Board authorize the introduction of steam
pipe into the ventilating shaft, in the New College Building
Resolved, That when Messrs Davis & Co. have completed their
contract with the Building Commtitee, said Committee
be authorized to make a settlement with them.
[R]
[Drains]
Resolved, That the laying of all drains on the College lands
be done under the supervision of the Farm Superintendent
[Portable Furnace]
Resolved, That the Farm Superintendent be authorized to
purchase a Portable Furnace, at a price not exceeding
Fifteen Dollars.
[Rockwell
Extra Pay]
Resolved, That the sum of Two Hundred & Fifty Dollars
be allowed to S.S. Rockwell in consideration of extra
services rendered in connection with the building &
furnishing the New Boarding Hall.
Resolved, That the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars be drawn
from the State Treasury into the hands of the Treasurer of the
Board.
[Laboratory Fund
Withdrawn]
Resolved, That the Three Thousand Dollars which was put as
interest as a fund for the building of a chemical laboratory
by resolution of August 25, 1869, be returned to the
Secretary of the College, and applied for the payment of bills
incurred in building & furnishing the New Boarding-Hall
Resolved, That The Report of the Farm Superintendent in refer-
ence to operations for the current year, was submitted & ac-
cepted by the Board. It was subsequently modified in sev-
eral respects, & adopted.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard.
Secretary.
[End page 199]
[Begin page 200]
State Agricultural College, May 25th, 1870.
Regular Meeting of the Michigan State Board of Agriculture
Present: Messrs Childs, Prutzman, Carpenter, Knapp, Hosford,
Childs, Abbot, & the Secretary.
The Committee on Accounts presented the following
account:
Agricultural College, May 25, 1870.
The Committee on Accounts have examined accounts &
vouchers as follows: For warrants numbered from 1284 to
1377 inclusive; also for numbers 1118, 1120, 1139, 1136, 1176,
1268, 1233, 1238, 1235, 1259, which the Committee find cor-
rect, & recommend the alowance of all the above-names, ex-
cepting 1288, 1329, 1364, 1373, & 1339.
Respectully submitted.
D. Carpenter,
A.C. Prutzman.
T.C. Abbot.
The Report was accepted & adopted.
President Abbot submitted the folowing:
[Laboratory
Fund]
Agricultural College, Mar 24, 1870.
In August 1869, a warrant (No 1193) was drawn in favor
of H.G. Wells for the sum of Twenty-four Hundred Dollars this
was to be put at interest & to be used for the erection of a new
Chemical Laboratory. As the finishing & furnishing of the
New Hall required its use, it was returned to me by the
Hon. H.G. Wells and $1907.12 has been expended in com-
pleting & furnishing the New Hall. The money was not
returned to the Secretary & the Treasurer of the College,
but the oirginal warrant was changed to correspond
with the new use of the money. This was done to pre-
vent the sums appearing twice, on both receipt account
& expenditure account of the College. It is, probably, not too
late to return the sum to the Treasurer if that should be
thought to be better than the plan adopted by me. The in-
terest, less exchange, received on the same, viz., $88, as well
as well as $600, balance of money received from the sale
of land to Z. Chandler, as also $29.75, being interest on the
same, making in all $717.75; were by me passed over to the
Secretary of the College, & by him regularly paid into the
hands of the Treasurer of the College.
T.C. Abbot, President
[End page 200]
[Begin page 201]
The statement of President Abbot was accepted & adopted.
It was
Resolved, That the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
be drawn from the State Treasury into the hands of
the Treasurer of the Board.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard,
Secretary.
State Agricultural College, August 31, 1870.
Regular meeting of the State Board of Agriculture
Present: Messrs Wells, Prutzman, Knapp, Childs,
Abbot, & the Secretary.
The records of the last meeting having been
read & approved, the Committee on Finance
submitted the following Report, which was ac-
cepted & adopted:
The Committee on Finance has examined
the accounts & vouchers for warrants as given
below, & recommend that they be allowed by the
Board:
No 1224, to C.C. Stowe -- $263.67
" 1378, " M. Miles -- 300.00
" 1379 " R.C. Kedzie -- 375.00
" 1380 " Geo. T. Fairchild -- 375.00
" 1381 " A.J. Cook -- 375.00
" 1382 " W.W. Tracy -- 370.00
" 1383 " S.S. Rockwell -- 150.00
" 1384 " C.C. Stowe -- 125.00
" 1385 " E.H. Hume -- 90.00
" 1386 " R.C. Kedzie 174.00
" 1387 " R.C. Abbot -- 562.50
" 1388 " Sanford Howard 125.00
" 1389 " R. Haigh, Jr. 250.00
" 1372 " A.J. Cook -- 15.00
" 1390 " S.S. Rockwell 125.00
" 1391 " R.Haigh, Jr -- 134.48
[End page 201]
[Begin page 202]
1392. A.J. Cook $5.00
1393. S.S. Rockwell -- 156.07
1394 " W.W. Tracy -- 92.50
1395 " W.W. Tracy -- 51.15
1397 R.C. Kedzie 227.35
1398. " S.S. Rockwell -- 300.00
1399 S.S. Rockwell 584.82
1400 J.J. Farrand 33.00
1401 " A.J. Cook -- 125.00
1402 " W.W. Tracy 35.50
1403 " S.S. Rockwell 281.64
1404 " M. Miles --
1405 " M. Miles -- 150.00
1406 " C.C. Stowe -- 228.22
1407 " Geo. T. Fairchild 100.00
1408 " W.J. Beal 50.00
1409 " W.W. Tracy -- 133.05
1410 " W.W. Tracy -- 90.31
1411 " W.W. Tracy -- 83.50
1412 " M. Miles -- 150.00
1413 " T.C. Abbot -- 58.23
1414 " S.S. Rockwell 267.88
1415 " A.J. Cook -- 16.77
1416 " Sanford Howard 5.87
1417 " Sanford Howard 18.62
1418 " R. Haigh, Jr. 80.78
Respectfully submitted
A.C. Prutzman
T.C. Abbot.
It was by the Board
Resolved, That the sum of Three Thousand Dollars
be drawn from the State Treasury into the hands
of the Treasurer of Board.
Also the
Resolved, That the sum of Eighteen Hundred
Dollars, money placed to the credit of the Agricultur-
al College Interest Fund on the books of the State
Treasurer , be drawn from the State Treasurer
into the hands of the Board.
[End page 202]
[Begin page 203]
[Land Grant
Interest.]
Resolved, That the president of this Board
be requested to ascertain from the Agricultural
Land-Grant Board, what process on the part of
this Board is required in order to obtain control
of the interest accruing from moneys funded by that
Board for the benefit of the State Agricultural College.
[Small Arms
& Artillery]
Resolved, That the President of the Board [make?]
requisition on the Secretary of the War for one
hundred & twenty-five stand of small arns &
one piece of field artillery, in accordance with
resolution of Congress, approved May 4, 1870.
& that the President & Secretary of the Board
be authorized to give the necessary bonds
for the same.
[Extra Meals]
Resolved, That no persons not regular
boarders at the College Hall shall be in-
vited to take any meal in the Hall, un-
less by permission of the President of the College
or of the Steward, & all meals taken by invi –
tations given shall be charged to the persons
inviting the guests.
[Com. on
Estimates]
Resolved, that a committee of three be
appointed for the purpose of considering the
financial conditions of the College, & the meas-
ures proper to be brought before the next
legislature in reference to the same.
Messrs Abbot, Knapp, & Wells were appoint
ed on such Committee.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard
Secretary.
[End page 203]
[Begin page 204]
State Agricultural College, Nov. 16, 1870.
Regular meeting of the State Board of Agriculture.
Present, Messrs Wells, Carpenter, Prutzman, Knapp,
Hosford, Abbot, & the Secretary. It was
[B.S.]
It was Resolved, That the degree of Bachelor of Science
be conferred, immediately after the orations of the Com-
mencement exercises, upon
George A. Farr, Blissfield; William E. Fawzer, [Bradley?]
Charles W. Garfield, Grand Rapids; Daniel K. Curen, Ionia;
Charles L. Jackson, Casnovia; William K. Kedzie, Lansing,
Roswell Lillie , Berlin ; Ansel H. Phinney, " ,
Henry G. Reynolds, Grand Rapids; Warren W. Reynolds, Cassopolis;
Charles D. Sprague, Greenville; Charles S. Williams, Owosso;
they having completed the course of study of the State
Agricultural College, & having been by the Faculty
recommended for the degree.
[M.S.]
Resolved, That the degree of Master of Science be
conferred upon A. Clifford Prutzman, B.S., David
Strange, B.S., & W.W. Tracy, B.S., of the class of 1867, in ac-
cordance with the recommendation of the Faculty of
the College.
Resolved, That the President & Secretary of the Board
be authorized to draw from the State Treasury, the sum
Nine Hundred & Twenty-nine dollars & Eighty-nine Cents
($929.89), now standing to the credit of the College, into
the hands of the Treasurer of the Board.
[Asst. in Chem?]
Resolved, That the sum of $450, or so much of it as may
be needed, be appropriated for the securing of assistance in
the Chemical Laboratory during the college term of 1871.
[Asst. Secty
$1000.]
Resolved, That the salary of the Assistant Secretary be,
from & after Dec. 1, 1870, at the rate of $1000 a year.
[Donations]
Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to extend the
thanks of the Board to William Chamberlain, esq.,
of Red Hook, N.Y., for the donation to the College
of a Silesian [two words illegible in original]; to D. F. Appleton, Esq.,
of Ipswich, Mass, for the donation of a Cotswold
ram; to F.F. Holbrook & Co., Boston, Mass, for donation of
over
[End page 204]
[Begin page 205]
ploughs; & to Brinkenhoff & Van Dusen, of Auburn
N.Y., for the donation of a Hand Potato-digger.
Adjourned to meet at the office of the Secretary in Lan-
sing, on Wednesday, Jan. 11. 1871.
Sanford Howard,
Secretary.
[End page 205]
Request a Reproduction[Begin page 197]
State Agricultural College, January 5, 1870.
Special meeting of the State Board of Agriculture present.
Messrs Wells, Prutzman, Knapp, Childs, Abbot, & the
Secretary.
Judge Wells reported, verbally, that since
the last meeting of the Board, he had drawn from
the Treasury the sum of $1,600 on account of the
new Boarding Hall, which sum had been paid to
the contractors.
It was
Resolved, That the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars be drawn from the State Treasury into the
hands of the Treasurer of the Board on account of the
current expenses of the College.
Resolved, That the sum of One Thousand Dollars
be advanced to Messrs Edwards & Cooper on their
contract for the erection of the New Hall.
[Haigh
Asst. Secty.]
Resolved, That Mr Richard Haigh, Jr., be
appointed Assistant Secretary of the College, with
a Salary at the rate of Six Hundred Dollars a year
and board.
[Water Supply]
Resolved, That the Building Committee be
authorized [to?] make all proper arrangements for the
supply of water to the new Boarding Hall, from the
Cedar river, [illegible in original] for the supply of water to the barns for
the use of stock, etc.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard
Secretary.
[End page 197]
[Begin page 198]
State Agricultural College, February 17th, 1870.
Special meeting of the State Board of Agriculture: Present,
Messrs Wells, Prutzman, Carpenter, Hosford, Knapp,
Childs, Abbot, & the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read &
approved, it was
Resolved, That the bill ($70) of the Hon. Geo. Willard for
Printing his address delivered at the last Junior Exhi-
bition of the College Students, be allowed.
[Rejected
Acct.]
Resolved, That the Board having considered the claim
of M.V.K. Jones for a balance claimed to be due him of
$272 57/100, for stone & brick-work, lathe, & extras, in erecting
the College Farm-House, have concluded after a full
consideration of the same, that the State Board of Agri-
culture does not owe him any amount.
[New Hall
Completed]
Resolved, That whereas the Business Committee having in
charge the building of the New Boarding-Hall, report that
they have examined the building & all accounts connected
therewith, so far as they are related to the contract & work of
Messrs Edwards & Cooper, & find the building completed ac-
cording to contract; & the accounts correct,we hereby accept
the New Hall, & discharge Messrs Edwards & Cooper, the
contractors, from further obligation under the contract –
certain work of finishing, as understood by the contractor
& the Committee, being excepted.
[Edwards & Cooper
Complimented]
Resolved, That the State Board of Agriculture take pleasure
in expressing their entire approval of the manner in which
Messrs Edwards & Cooper have fulfilled their contract in
the erection of the New College Building, & the honorable
way in which all their obligations in the matter have
been discharged.
Resolved, That a copy of the above resolution be pre-
sented to Messrs Edwards Cooper.
[Insurance]
Resolved, That President Abbot is hereby authorized to insure the
New College Building in the name of the State Board of Agriculture,
in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars, & the furniture therein
in the sum of One Thousand Dollars
[End page 198]
[Begin page 199]
[Steam Dry Room]
Resolved, That Mr Rockwell be authorized to fit up a room
in the New College Building for drying clothes by steam
& to contract for introducing steam-pipe into the same _
the cost of pipe not to exceed One Hundred & Fifteen Dollars
[ " " " ]
Resolved, That the Board authorize the introduction of steam
pipe into the ventilating shaft, in the New College Building
Resolved, That when Messrs Davis & Co. have completed their
contract with the Building Commtitee, said Committee
be authorized to make a settlement with them.
[R]
[Drains]
Resolved, That the laying of all drains on the College lands
be done under the supervision of the Farm Superintendent
[Portable Furnace]
Resolved, That the Farm Superintendent be authorized to
purchase a Portable Furnace, at a price not exceeding
Fifteen Dollars.
[Rockwell
Extra Pay]
Resolved, That the sum of Two Hundred & Fifty Dollars
be allowed to S.S. Rockwell in consideration of extra
services rendered in connection with the building &
furnishing the New Boarding Hall.
Resolved, That the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars be drawn
from the State Treasury into the hands of the Treasurer of the
Board.
[Laboratory Fund
Withdrawn]
Resolved, That the Three Thousand Dollars which was put as
interest as a fund for the building of a chemical laboratory
by resolution of August 25, 1869, be returned to the
Secretary of the College, and applied for the payment of bills
incurred in building & furnishing the New Boarding-Hall
Resolved, That The Report of the Farm Superintendent in refer-
ence to operations for the current year, was submitted & ac-
cepted by the Board. It was subsequently modified in sev-
eral respects, & adopted.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard.
Secretary.
[End page 199]
[Begin page 200]
State Agricultural College, May 25th, 1870.
Regular Meeting of the Michigan State Board of Agriculture
Present: Messrs Childs, Prutzman, Carpenter, Knapp, Hosford,
Childs, Abbot, & the Secretary.
The Committee on Accounts presented the following
account:
Agricultural College, May 25, 1870.
The Committee on Accounts have examined accounts &
vouchers as follows: For warrants numbered from 1284 to
1377 inclusive; also for numbers 1118, 1120, 1139, 1136, 1176,
1268, 1233, 1238, 1235, 1259, which the Committee find cor-
rect, & recommend the alowance of all the above-names, ex-
cepting 1288, 1329, 1364, 1373, & 1339.
Respectully submitted.
D. Carpenter,
A.C. Prutzman.
T.C. Abbot.
The Report was accepted & adopted.
President Abbot submitted the folowing:
[Laboratory
Fund]
Agricultural College, Mar 24, 1870.
In August 1869, a warrant (No 1193) was drawn in favor
of H.G. Wells for the sum of Twenty-four Hundred Dollars this
was to be put at interest & to be used for the erection of a new
Chemical Laboratory. As the finishing & furnishing of the
New Hall required its use, it was returned to me by the
Hon. H.G. Wells and $1907.12 has been expended in com-
pleting & furnishing the New Hall. The money was not
returned to the Secretary & the Treasurer of the College,
but the oirginal warrant was changed to correspond
with the new use of the money. This was done to pre-
vent the sums appearing twice, on both receipt account
& expenditure account of the College. It is, probably, not too
late to return the sum to the Treasurer if that should be
thought to be better than the plan adopted by me. The in-
terest, less exchange, received on the same, viz., $88, as well
as well as $600, balance of money received from the sale
of land to Z. Chandler, as also $29.75, being interest on the
same, making in all $717.75; were by me passed over to the
Secretary of the College, & by him regularly paid into the
hands of the Treasurer of the College.
T.C. Abbot, President
[End page 200]
[Begin page 201]
The statement of President Abbot was accepted & adopted.
It was
Resolved, That the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
be drawn from the State Treasury into the hands of
the Treasurer of the Board.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard,
Secretary.
State Agricultural College, August 31, 1870.
Regular meeting of the State Board of Agriculture
Present: Messrs Wells, Prutzman, Knapp, Childs,
Abbot, & the Secretary.
The records of the last meeting having been
read & approved, the Committee on Finance
submitted the following Report, which was ac-
cepted & adopted:
The Committee on Finance has examined
the accounts & vouchers for warrants as given
below, & recommend that they be allowed by the
Board:
No 1224, to C.C. Stowe -- $263.67
" 1378, " M. Miles -- 300.00
" 1379 " R.C. Kedzie -- 375.00
" 1380 " Geo. T. Fairchild -- 375.00
" 1381 " A.J. Cook -- 375.00
" 1382 " W.W. Tracy -- 370.00
" 1383 " S.S. Rockwell -- 150.00
" 1384 " C.C. Stowe -- 125.00
" 1385 " E.H. Hume -- 90.00
" 1386 " R.C. Kedzie 174.00
" 1387 " R.C. Abbot -- 562.50
" 1388 " Sanford Howard 125.00
" 1389 " R. Haigh, Jr. 250.00
" 1372 " A.J. Cook -- 15.00
" 1390 " S.S. Rockwell 125.00
" 1391 " R.Haigh, Jr -- 134.48
[End page 201]
[Begin page 202]
1392. A.J. Cook $5.00
1393. S.S. Rockwell -- 156.07
1394 " W.W. Tracy -- 92.50
1395 " W.W. Tracy -- 51.15
1397 R.C. Kedzie 227.35
1398. " S.S. Rockwell -- 300.00
1399 S.S. Rockwell 584.82
1400 J.J. Farrand 33.00
1401 " A.J. Cook -- 125.00
1402 " W.W. Tracy 35.50
1403 " S.S. Rockwell 281.64
1404 " M. Miles --
1405 " M. Miles -- 150.00
1406 " C.C. Stowe -- 228.22
1407 " Geo. T. Fairchild 100.00
1408 " W.J. Beal 50.00
1409 " W.W. Tracy -- 133.05
1410 " W.W. Tracy -- 90.31
1411 " W.W. Tracy -- 83.50
1412 " M. Miles -- 150.00
1413 " T.C. Abbot -- 58.23
1414 " S.S. Rockwell 267.88
1415 " A.J. Cook -- 16.77
1416 " Sanford Howard 5.87
1417 " Sanford Howard 18.62
1418 " R. Haigh, Jr. 80.78
Respectfully submitted
A.C. Prutzman
T.C. Abbot.
It was by the Board
Resolved, That the sum of Three Thousand Dollars
be drawn from the State Treasury into the hands
of the Treasurer of Board.
Also the
Resolved, That the sum of Eighteen Hundred
Dollars, money placed to the credit of the Agricultur-
al College Interest Fund on the books of the State
Treasurer , be drawn from the State Treasurer
into the hands of the Board.
[End page 202]
[Begin page 203]
[Land Grant
Interest.]
Resolved, That the president of this Board
be requested to ascertain from the Agricultural
Land-Grant Board, what process on the part of
this Board is required in order to obtain control
of the interest accruing from moneys funded by that
Board for the benefit of the State Agricultural College.
[Small Arms
& Artillery]
Resolved, That the President of the Board [make?]
requisition on the Secretary of the War for one
hundred & twenty-five stand of small arns &
one piece of field artillery, in accordance with
resolution of Congress, approved May 4, 1870.
& that the President & Secretary of the Board
be authorized to give the necessary bonds
for the same.
[Extra Meals]
Resolved, That no persons not regular
boarders at the College Hall shall be in-
vited to take any meal in the Hall, un-
less by permission of the President of the College
or of the Steward, & all meals taken by invi –
tations given shall be charged to the persons
inviting the guests.
[Com. on
Estimates]
Resolved, that a committee of three be
appointed for the purpose of considering the
financial conditions of the College, & the meas-
ures proper to be brought before the next
legislature in reference to the same.
Messrs Abbot, Knapp, & Wells were appoint
ed on such Committee.
Adjourned.
Sanford Howard
Secretary.
[End page 203]
[Begin page 204]
State Agricultural College, Nov. 16, 1870.
Regular meeting of the State Board of Agriculture.
Present, Messrs Wells, Carpenter, Prutzman, Knapp,
Hosford, Abbot, & the Secretary. It was
[B.S.]
It was Resolved, That the degree of Bachelor of Science
be conferred, immediately after the orations of the Com-
mencement exercises, upon
George A. Farr, Blissfield; William E. Fawzer, [Bradley?]
Charles W. Garfield, Grand Rapids; Daniel K. Curen, Ionia;
Charles L. Jackson, Casnovia; William K. Kedzie, Lansing,
Roswell Lillie , Berlin ; Ansel H. Phinney, " ,
Henry G. Reynolds, Grand Rapids; Warren W. Reynolds, Cassopolis;
Charles D. Sprague, Greenville; Charles S. Williams, Owosso;
they having completed the course of study of the State
Agricultural College, & having been by the Faculty
recommended for the degree.
[M.S.]
Resolved, That the degree of Master of Science be
conferred upon A. Clifford Prutzman, B.S., David
Strange, B.S., & W.W. Tracy, B.S., of the class of 1867, in ac-
cordance with the recommendation of the Faculty of
the College.
Resolved, That the President & Secretary of the Board
be authorized to draw from the State Treasury, the sum
Nine Hundred & Twenty-nine dollars & Eighty-nine Cents
($929.89), now standing to the credit of the College, into
the hands of the Treasurer of the Board.
[Asst. in Chem?]
Resolved, That the sum of $450, or so much of it as may
be needed, be appropriated for the securing of assistance in
the Chemical Laboratory during the college term of 1871.
[Asst. Secty
$1000.]
Resolved, That the salary of the Assistant Secretary be,
from & after Dec. 1, 1870, at the rate of $1000 a year.
[Donations]
Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to extend the
thanks of the Board to William Chamberlain, esq.,
of Red Hook, N.Y., for the donation to the College
of a Silesian [two words illegible in original]; to D. F. Appleton, Esq.,
of Ipswich, Mass, for the donation of a Cotswold
ram; to F.F. Holbrook & Co., Boston, Mass, for donation of
over
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ploughs; & to Brinkenhoff & Van Dusen, of Auburn
N.Y., for the donation of a Hand Potato-digger.
Adjourned to meet at the office of the Secretary in Lan-
sing, on Wednesday, Jan. 11. 1871.
Sanford Howard,
Secretary.
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