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On motion of Mr. Barr, these bids were accepted and rejected respectively as recommended by the Supervising Architect. SCHOF1ELD MEDICAL MISSIONARY SCHOLARSHIP (32) The Northwestern Branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society wishes to withdraw the fund given for the Schofield Medical Missionary scholarship and to terminate the scholarship. The principal of the fund ($2000) is invested in College of Physicians and Surgeons bonds and the accumulated income to date amounts to $600 which is on hand in cash. I, therefore, recommend that the University take over the bonds amounting to $2000 and that an appropriation of that amount be made for this purpose from the Reserve and Contingent Fund. I further recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to pay back to the Northwestern Branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society the above amount of principal of the Schofield Scholarship fund and in addition the $600 of the accumulated income thereon. O n motion of M r s . Ickes, these recommendations were adopted. T h e appropriation w a s m a d e b y the following vote: A y e , M r . A r m strong, M r . Barr, M r s . Busey, M r s . E v a n s , M r s . Grigsby, M r s . Ickes, M r . Noble, M r . Trees, M r . W h a m ; no, none; absent, M r . Blair,

Mr. Small. COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATION WITH THE AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES

(33) The American Steel Foundries offer the University $2000 for cooperative investigation of the fatigue phenomena of steel castings. Articles of Agreement have been drawn up in accordance with the established regulations of the Board and have been approved by Judge Harker. I recommend that this contract be entered into. O n motion of M r . Trees, this agreement w a s authorized. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MISS DAISY L. BLAISDELL (34) A request from Miss Blaisdell, Instructor in German, for leave of absence without salary for the academic year beginning September 1, 1925. Although the rules for sabbatical leave do not provide for absence on the terms of sabbatical leave for members of the staff below professorial rank, Miss Blaisdell's long and successful service of twenty-five years deserves special consideration. Therefore, I recommend that she be given officially a leave of absence for one year without pay, her position to be open to her with such salary adjustments on her return as the circumstances may justify. O n motion of M r s . E v a n s , this recommendation w a s adopted. PARR PATENT M r . Armstrong m a d e a report of progress for the special committee on the matter of the Parr process patent. This report was received for record. AUDIT REPORT T h e Secretary presented for record the report of the Auditing C o m pany for the quarter ending March 31, 1925. April 27,1925 Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Dear Sirs: W e have audited the accounts of the University of Illinois for the quarter ending March 31, 1925.