AL a meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Pres-
ident Barkerus office, August 25. 1915, there were present
Messrs. rdelen, Terrell, ` rown, Johnson. Nichols, Brock and
Stoll.   he minutes of the previous meeting were read and.
approved'  Whe reports of President -'arker', bean Anderson
and Dean La~gferty were refported, read and ordered to be
recorded. they are as foll ows:-

TO THE EXECIUTIVF COMMITTEE
     STATE UNIVERSIrY
          LFXINGTO1N KY.

Gentl emen:

     6everal of the projects drawn up by Professor Mutch-
ler for the purpose of carrying forward the Agricultural work
under the Smith-Lever bill and the contract between State Uni-
versity and the United States secretary of A rialture. ha3e
been disa-poroved by Dr. Kastle, Dean of the  ollege of Agzi;
culture, and thework -o be done under these projects, is at
a stand still.   he Federal authorities nre insisting that
we forward to them some written proposal for the work in
question, and as I have not been able to harmonize the differ-
ence between Dr. Kastle and Dr. Mntchler, and thereby satis-
fy the Federal authorities,   have concluded to bring the
matter before th.e Executive oGommittee and place it in your
hands for final settlement. I have invited botI, Dr. Kastle
and Dr. Mutchler to meet you today, and you will hear the
respective contentions as to the merits in the matter, and
decide, as in your wisdom seems best.

     I also bring before you a list of the names of the new
instructors and holders of fellowships who have been appoint-
ed under the authority of the budget es             you0
In the selection of these instr-ctors a)      ---,a of fellow-
ships, I have been guided entirely by the wirsdom of the dean
of the derrrtment in which they are to teach. and have no
doubt that he has done the very best that could be done uvnder
the circumstances  and I therefore, beg that you ratify the
appointment of these several people.

     Dean Lderson of the Gollege of Mechanical and kIectri.
cal Engineering, desired an increase In the salary of '?rofessor
Duncan, an instructor in his deoartment, and also an increase
in that of Professor Cassidy.  I desire to have  rofessor
Anderson heard by the 0ommittee, so that you can fully obtain
the meritsof his claim. If there is any way possible that
Professor nderson's claim can be granted, ' hope it will be
done, as Ibelieve they are entirely meritorious, and his
department will be seriously hampered if something is not
done to relieve it.

     Since your last session, I have been taking my vacation
by visiting the various farmers' chautauguas that have been
held throughout the State, and have made speeches at several
of them.  I have six or eight speeches to make beX'ore the
season closes.  I mention this to show you the basis of the
statement that Xenttuky is makin.- greater adv)nces along the
lines of scientific agricultural education, than over before