16 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING 



Secretary's Office, Columbia, Mo. 

 January 1.3, 1914, 2;30 o'clock p. m. 



Board met in office of Secretary according to adjournment, 

 and in the absence of President Lewis the Vice-President, W. R. 

 Wilkinson, took the chair. 



The Secretary-elect, Mr. Mayes, was escorted to the room 

 by the committee and was introduced to the Board by Mr. 

 Duncan, and made a few remarks expressing his appreciation of 

 the honor conferred on him and of the magnitude of the work 

 before him. 



Miss Bab Bell, women's institute lecturer for the Board, 

 made a brief report of her work and urged co-operation with the 

 home economics department of the University. 



On motion of Mr. Dallmeyer, Miss Bell was authorized to 

 co-operate with the University through its department of home 

 economics. 



On motion the secretary was authorized to expend $75.00 

 out of the Farmers' Institute fund to purchase equipment needed 

 to demonstrate the possibilities in the teaching of home economics 

 in the rural schools. 



Mr. Mayes asked for the opinion of the Board on the exten- 

 sion work for women, and the Board informally expressed an 

 approval. 



On motion of Mr. Bellows, Mr. W. L. Nelson was author- 

 ized to prepare a series of bulletins giving the history of the lead- 

 ing breeds of live stock in Missouri. 



Mr. G. W. Reavis made a brief statement on the Boys' 

 State Fair School and asked that his report be published. Mr. 

 J. K. Wright and several members expressed approval of the 

 boys' school. 



On motion duly made and carried, the Governor's procla- 

 mation governing the movement and quarantine of cattle in 

 McDonald, Newton, Ripley and Oregon counties be annulled. 



On motion of Mr. A. T. Nelson, it was ordered that a com- 

 mittee composed of Mr. Mayes, Mr. W. L. Nelson, Dean Mum- 

 ford and Mr. Wright be authorized to purchase the equipment 

 necessary to give stereopticon shows at Farmers' Institutes. 



The committee on the Agricultural College then made the 

 following report which, on motion of Mr. Newlon, supported 

 by Mr. Barnes, was approved and ordered printed in the annual 

 report: 



