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board of trustees

[September 17

Mr. Merrill explained that the use of aluminum windows necessitated making the stone jambs and mullions four inches deeper than was provided for in the General Contract. A bid of $9,779 for the extra stone has been received from the O'Neil Construction Company. Although this bid seems to be too high, the architects were authorized to proceed with the work on the basis of an extra cost not to exceed this amount for stone, the specific amount to be reported later. Mr. Merrill explained that even with this extra for the stone a saving of about seven thousand dollars on the whole sash transaction will be made.

HOME PASTEURIZATION OF MILK

Professor White, as Chairman of the President's Committee on Patents, presented a report of a process developed by members of the medical faculty, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health, for the home pasteurization of milk. Dr. Andy Hall, Director of the State Department of Public Health, desires to promote this process as rapidly as possible. Arrangements have been made to demonstrate it at the Illinois State Fair this month. President Chase has communicated with Mr. Fisher, Chairman of the Board Committee on Patents. As immediate action seemed necessary, the Executive Committee referred the matter to President Chase with power to take such action with reference to patenting and negotiating for the manufacture of the devices as seemed necessary.

RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH EXPERIMENT FIELD AT ALE DO

The Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois has requested a new right of way for public road purposes through part of the University Experiment Field located in Mercer County at Aledo, Illinois. This is to replace a previousrightof way granted by the Board of Trustees on March 13, 1929 (Minutes, page 151). It appears that the Bureau of Public Roads of the United States Department of Agriculture did not approve the route as originally proposed by the State Department of Public Works and Buildings, and since this highway is to be a Federal Aid road, the State Department must change the road route to meet the approval of the Federal authorities. The new right of way will be more satisfactory from the point of view of the Agricultural Experiment Station than the previous one, and the Dean of the College of Agriculture has recommended that the request be granted. President Chase concurred in this recommendation on condition that the donors of the field join in the dedication. On motion of Mr. Armstrong, this recommendation was approved and the President and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the dedication of the newrightof way. APPROPRIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS OF STUDENTS President Chase requested permission to make a psychological test of new students this fall and to follow it up through the year. He recommended that a nonrecurring appropriation of $1,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the Reserve and Contingent Fund to be used for this experiment. On motion of Mrs. Evans, the Executive Committee voted to approve the plan and, on roll call, the appropriation was made by unanimous vote.

ARBORETUM

President Chase presented a suggestion from the Supervising Architect that $10,000 of the Physical Plant Extension Appropriation for 1930-31 be used in starting an arboretum in the northwest corner of the Horticultural Laboratory grounds. This arboretum was planned in 1923 but has never been started. On motion of Mrs. Evans, the Executive Committee approved the assignment of this amount for the arboretum.

GALLIVAN ADDITION AND PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE

Mr. Armstrong, to whose committee had been referred the question of ownership of certain property along the north edge of the Gallivan tract, reported that he desired to have a conference in Urbana and requested President Chase to month. for a meeting, possibly just in advance of the regular Board Meeting next arrange