Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1904 [PAGE 106]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[June 8,

Animal Husbandry— Heretofore the head, with two assistants, has undertaken to meet the demands upon this department; it has proved impossible during the present year, and in view of the larger funds and still further increased work I suggest a reorganization as follows: 1. An Assistant Professor, providing a suitable candidate can be found; if not, then one of lower rank, to assume the bulk of the teaching in the subject of beef, and to be clearly the second man in the department, salary $1,200 to $1,500, depending upon the - man. 2. An Assistant in the Experiment Station to give constant attention to the details of experiments and to assist in compiling results, salary $1,000. 3. An Assistant or Instructor in the subject of horses, to serve both College and Station, salary approximately $1,000 to $1,200, divided equally between •College and Station. 4. An Assistant or Instructor in the subject of sheep, to serve both College and Station, salary $1,000 to $1,200, divided equally between College and Station. 5. An Assistant or Instructor in the subject of swine, to serve both College and Station, salary $1,000 to $1,200, divided equally between College and Station. I t should be understood that the last three should keep their own records and look after the details of their experiments. Dairy Department— 1. An Instructor or Assistant Professor in Dairy Manufactures, salary $1,200 to $1,500, according to the man, and divided between College and Station, the larger portion coming from the former. I t would be understood that this man should conduct investigations in his line in connection with his teaching, and also spend approximately two months of the summer in the field among the creameries of the southern portions of the state. 2. An Assistant in both College and Station to take the general subject of dairy cattle, to do the teaching in this subject and to spend the remainder of the year in the field work among dairy farmers in the southern portion of the state, especially in the St. Louis district. 3. An Assistant in College and Station, mainly in the latter, to take the general subject of milk, to render some service in teaching, but to give most of his time to experiments and in helping to investigate the subject and improve the conditions of the milk supply of cities. 4. An Assistant to Mr. Glover to operate with him in the field work of the Elgin district, but to give his attention especially to the creamery interests; to be employed entirely by the Station at a salary of approximately $1,000. BotanyI t has seemed best not to fill Mr. W a r d ' s place at present, but instead to strengthen the investigation work in vegetable physiology, and authority is asked to engage an Assistant in this subject at a salary of from $720 to $1,000, as may be found practicable.

ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL GREENHOUSE.

During the year it will be necessary to increase the area of glass in order to accommodate the pot culture work under the increased funds for soil investigation, and to provide facilities for experiments in vegetable physiology. The first would be done from the soil fund, the latter from the IT. S. Station Funds.