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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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SUMMER SESSION COURSES IN UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL (17) On February 16, 1933 (Minutes, page 188), the Board authorized the offering of courses in the University High School during the 1933 Summer Session under the general direction of the Dean of the College of Education and the Director of the Summer Session. Fees of $15 a unit and of $8 a halfunit of work were established. I recommend that this plan be authorized as a permanent arrangement, provided that such courses will be offered only when it is clear that the work will be completely self-supporting. In future years funds to cover the cost of this work can be included in the budget for each Summer Session. F o r the summer of 1934 a supplementary appropriation will be necessary; and I recommend that $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated from the Reserve and Contingent Fund to supplement the Summer Session budget for this purpose.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this recommendation was adopted. The appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Trees, Mr. Williams; no, none; absent, Mr. Barr, Mr. Blair, Mr. Horner.

AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY FOR I N VESTIGATION OF ABSORPTION OF SOUND BY MATERIALS (18) On October 21, 1932 (Minutes, page 131), the Board approved an agreement with the United States Gypsum Company for a cooperative investigation of absorption of sound by materials. T h e agreement was for one year beginning October 1, 1932, with the provision that it might be extended under the same terms and conditions. Recently a new contract was submitted to the Company extending the old agreement, but the Company refused to sign because of the changes in the contract made in conformity with the practice established by the Board of Trustees at its meeting on October 13 concerning patent rights. T h e University Counsel advises that in his opinion this practice should not apply to the extension of former agreements in view of the provisions for their extension on the same terms and conditions as the original contracts. I recommend that this contract be extended under the original terms for one year. O n m o t i o n of M r . T r e e s , t h i s e x t e n s i o n w a s a u t h o r i z e d a s recommended. FEDERAL CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS AT THE UNIVERSITY (19) A report that the University has applied to the Federal Civil W o r k s Administration for approval of the following projects; all of the labor costs will be paid from federal funds, and some of the materials, equipment, and supplies will also be paid for from such funds. Funds are available in the budget for the current year for the expenses which the University will be called on to meet: Total Cost to the Extension of 16-inch heat main a distance of 1,100 feet on the University's campus $20 848 92 Water storage reservoir at the University 17 536 00 Determination of the proper methods for sampling carload lots of coal 2 075 60 Investigation of properties of certain clays. (This work will be conducted under the same conditions as cooperative research investigations except that the Civil W o r k s Administration will pay wages and salaries and the Clay Products Association will pay for the cost of materials. Consequently this will involve no expense to the University.) 752 00

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