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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 24

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION IN C O L L E G E O F ENGINEERING (g) T h e University Senate recommends the following new general requiremeni for graduation in the College of Engineering: "In order to receive the bachelor's degree in Engineering, a student must have secured as many grade points in the courses prescribed and elected for the degree and taken at the University of Illinois as the credit hours total in such courses, basic Military Drill and Physical Education excepted." This regulation shall take effect for all students entering the College of Engineering after September I, 1934. Students who entered before that date may receive their degrees, at their option, either under this new regulation or under the three-fourths " C " rule.

On motion of Mr. Karraker, this requirement was adopted.

EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT W I T H BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY (10) A report that the agreement with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, entered into by the University on September 11, 1933, for certain experiments and tests on the line of the company between Dayton and Lima, Ohio, has been extended until March i, 1934, in accordance with the provision in the original agreement for its extension under the same terms and conditions. O n m o t i o n of M r . A r m s t r o n g , t h i s a c t i o n w a s c o n f i r m e d . AGREEMENT W I T H THE REINFORCED BRICK MASONRY RESEARCH BOARD (11) A report that the agreement with the Reinforced Brick Masonry Research Board for a cooperative investigation of reinforced brick masonry by the Engineering Experiment Station has been extended for one year from February 1, 1934, in accordance with the provisions in it for such extension, with the exception of the provision relating to payments. Since no salaries are involved in the extension of this agreement, regular payments at stated intervals are no longer necessary and future payments by the Research Board to the University will be made in such amounts and at such times as may be mutually agreed upon. O n m o t i o n of M r . A r m s t r o n g , t h i s a c t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATION OF INSECTICIDES (12) A recommendation from the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station for the approval of an agreement between the University and the State Natural History Survey, parties of the first part, and the Grasselli-R. & H. Chemicals Department, E. I. D u P o n t d e Nemours & Company, party of the second part, for a cooperative investigation to study the evaluation of the toxicity of various insecticides to be carried on by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Natural History Survey. This agreement is drawn for a period of one year beginning February 1, 1934, with provisions for its extension. T h e party of the second part agrees to pay the University a total of $4,500 in monthly installments of $375 beginning March 1 to cover the expenses of this investigation. The agreement is of the form and character of similar agreements hitherto approved by the Board, including the provision recently adopted governing patentable discoveries with the exception that in this agreement provision is made for joint ownership in the University and the Natural History Survey of all patentable discoveries.

On motion of Mr. Williams, this agreement was authorized.

CORN-HOG REDUCTION CONTRACTS FOR CARTERPENNELL FARMS (13) T h e tenants on the Carter-Pennell farms wish to cooperate with the Federal Government by entering into corn-hog reduction contracts with the United States Department of Agriculture. These contracts provide that the owners must sign them with the tenants. T h e Dean of the College of Agriculture recommends that the University sign these contracts. I concur and recommend adoption of the following resolution: