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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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of land on his farm and his services to carry on strawberry experiments under the direction of the Department of Horticulture for a period of two years beginning January I, 1934, at a cost not to exceed $250 a year. This report was received for record.

COMPTROLLER'S REPORT O F CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS

(16) The following report from the Comptroller of contracts and purchase orders executed since the last report: CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER

NOVEMBER 7, 1933, TO DECEMBER 13, 1933

Contracts for purchases as awarded under general regulations of the Board of Trustees:

Name The Grasselli Chemical Company Purchase of Chemically pure acids and ammonium hydroxide and commercial sulphuric and muriatic acids Date December i, 1933 to December 1, 1934

Cooperative agreement executed as authorized by the Board of Trustees in its meeting of October 13, 1933 (Minutes, page 397):

Name Utilities Research Commission Amount to be received by the University $1 coo 00 Date October 25, 1933 Purpose Cooperative X-ray study of insulating oils for a period of one year beginning October i, 1933

The Illinois State Board for Vocational Education to pay regular fees to the University to be rendered as follows:

To whom Irving Lederman Charles W . Beazley Charles F. Connell Richard E . Hendrix Stanley W. Klimek Russell Nesbitt Wayne L. Vicklund Instruction in College of Medicine College of Fine and Applied Arts College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Commerce College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Engineering Date October %, 1933 November to, 1933 November 10, 1933 November 10, 1933 November 10, 1933 November 10, 1933 November 10, 1933 One year One year 1933 One year 193 3 One year 1933 One year 1933 One year 1933 One year 1933 Tenure from October j , 1933 from September 16, from September 16, from September 16, from September 16, from September 16, from September 16,

This report was received for record.

REPORT OF PURCHASES

(17) The following report of purchases authorized by the President since the last report: From the H. C. Stone Lumber Company, of Peoria, Illinois, one car of yellow pine lumber for the physical plant stock at a cost of $1,151.51, on the basis of competitive quotations. This company quoted the lowest price for the quality of lumber desired. This report was received for record.

HERMAN EL1CH PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

(18) A report that Mr. Leo L. Mrazek, of the Class of 1897 of the College of Pharmacy, has withdrawn his offer of an annual prize of $25 to the senior student who attained the highest average in chemistry, which he has been giving for a number of years; and that Mr. Herman Elich, of the Class of 1896 of the College of Pharmacy, has volunteered to offer it in his place.

This report was received for record.