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ing in a high school band to take part in the program, to be provided 

 and carried out in the assembly tent. 



Prof. P. C. Taff and F. P. Reed presented a proposition to the com- 

 mittee for serving meals to the boys and girls having exhibits and tak- 

 ing part in demonstrations during the fair. 



It was the opinion of the executive committee that the old floral 

 hall might be made available as a mess hall for this purpose and 

 that the necessary tables, refrigerator, and hotel ranges might be secured 

 from Camp Dodge. 



The executive committee suggested that they would consider a plan 

 whereby they would furnish the building and this equipment provid- 

 ing the state club leader would give the matter general supervision 

 and employ some one to operate the dining hall, with the understand- 

 ing that the charge for meals would take care of the operating expense. 



The secretary presented a list of equipment necessary to complete 

 the instalment of the large transformers at the transformer station, 

 total cost to be approximately $671.50. Also a requisition for 400 

 gallons of transformer oil to refill the transformers purchased from 

 Camp Dodge. The executive committee authorized the purchase of 

 same. 



The committee also entertained a proposition from John Connelly, 

 Des Moines, Iowa, for putting on a head-on collision on Saturday, August 

 26. In his proposition he proposes to give the State Fair the first 

 $20,000 of receipts at the outside gates and afternoon grand stand, he 

 to receive the next $10,000, and all over $30,000 to be divided fifty- 

 fifty. Or, he would give the State Fair the first $18,000, he to receive 

 the next $8,000 and all over $26,000 to be divided fifty-fifty. Action 

 on this matter was deferred until it might be brought to the attention 

 of the board. 



The secretary presented a letter from Frank D. Paine, professor of 

 electrical engineering, Iowa State College, for putting on an exhibit of 

 amateur radio outfits. 



The executive committee authorized an appropriation of $60, $30 to be 

 offered for outfits exhibited by boys under fourteen years of age, and 

 $30 for outfits exhibited by boys over fourteen and under twenty years 

 of age. 



The request of Mr. Griffin and Mr. Rood for the use of the race track 

 for a race meeting on July 4 and 5 was brought to the attention of the 

 committee. The committee agreed that they might have the use of the 

 track on the above dates for the purpose of putting on a race meeting 

 for the actual expense the fair might incur on account of making arrange- 

 ments and in taking care of the track during the meeting. 



The superintendent of grounds was directed to have such repairs made 

 to the roof of the swine judging pavilion and the swine barn as is 

 absolutely necessary to prevent further depreciation of the sheeting. 



The committee approved the contract made by the secretary with E. L. 

 Keyser and D. J. Tracy for publishing the official catalog. Contract 

 provides the above parties shall publish ten thousand copies, furnish 

 the fair one thousand copies free, and pay seventy-five per cent of the 



