TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VI 267 



The following resolution was offered and adopted by a unanimous 

 vote: 



Resolved, That in view of tlie interest manifest by tlie public in the 

 exhibit made by the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 

 at previous state fairs, and more especially at the fair of 1909, when a 

 building of suitable area v.as placed at the disposal of the college to make 

 said exhibit, and for the further reason that these exhibits by the agri- 

 cultural college are helpful both to the college and to the fair, there- 

 fore be it 



Resolved. That it is the sense of this board that they will pay one-half 

 of the expense, not exceeding $800.00, that the Iowa State College of 

 Agriculture may incur in installing and maintaining a similar exhibit 

 at the state fair in 1910, and that $800. tj be and the same is hereby ap- 

 propriated for this purpose. 



The president named Mr. Legoe as a member of the standing 

 committee on resolutions to fill vacancy. 



The president named as a special committee to draft re.solutions 

 to forward to Hon. S. B. Packard, Messrs. AVentworth. Olson and 

 Pike. 



On motion the board adjourned to 9 j 'clock Friday morning, 

 December 10. 



MEETING OF STATE BOARD OF AC4RICULTURE. 

 Friday, December 10. 1909. 



Board met at 9 o'clock a. m., pursuant to adjournment, with the 

 following members present : Cameron, Brown, Simpson, Johnston, 

 Phillips, Reeves, Curtin, Wentworth, Legoe, Ledgerwood, Escher. 

 Olson, Pike and AYright. 



Secretary. notified the board of the expiration of the present term 

 of Dr. Geo. M. Chappel, Director of the Weather and Crop Service, 

 in June, and of the further fact that the appointment of said official 

 as provided in Section 1678 of the Code of Iowa was made by the 

 governor upon the recommendation of the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture. 



j\Ir. Ledgerwood moved that the State Board of Agriculture rec- 

 ommend to the governor of the state for Director of the Iowa 

 Weather and Crop Service, Dr. Geo. M. Chappel, the present in- 

 eimibent, at the expiration of his present term. Motion prevailed. 



The executive committee made the following report upon the 

 assignment of superintendents for the various departments of the 

 fair for the coming year. Upon motion of ^Ir. Legoe, duly sec- 

 onded, the report wa.s adopted: 



