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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 29

has been examined and is of satisfactory quality. It is made of steel and masonite. All steel lockers are not available. 5. The following material, for the Chemistry Department, from Merck and Company, Inc., at their price of $3,261.45: 500 gms. dl Alpha Alanine 500 gms. 1 (—) Tyrosine 2000 gms. dl Valine 1000 gms. 1 ( + ) Arginine Mono2000 gms. dl Isoleucine hydrochloride 200 gms. 1 (—) Proline 1000 gms. dl Methionine 200 gms. dl Serine 1500 gms. dl Threonine This material is to be used in connection with Dr. Rose's research in amino acids being conducted in cooperation with the Rockefeller Foundation. These acids are available only at Merck and Company in the quantity required. 6. Five thousand bushels No. 2 oats, for the Animal Husbandry Department, from H. T. Walton, at a price of 78^ a bushel at the elevator, or an approximate total of $3,900. Efforts have been made for some time to locate oats and this is the only offer received to date. 7. Fifteen hundred bushels No. 2 yellow shelled corn, for use at the Dixon Springs Experiment Station, from Evans Elevator Company, at a price of $I.I2 1 ^ a bushel, f.o.b. Robbs, or an approximate total of $1,681.88. 8. Fifteen hundred bushels No. 2 yellow shelled corn for the Animal Husbandry Department, from H . T. Walton, at a price of $1.03 a bushel at the elevator, a total cost of approximately $1,545. 9. Thirty tons pure wheat bran, for the Animal Husbandry Department, from Valier & Spies, the lowest bidder, at a total cost of $1,206.30. 10. P u r e wheat bran, 25 tons (minimum c a r ) , from Kahn Brothers Company, the lowest bidder, at a total cost of $1,150 f.o.b. Chicago, for feeding Department of Animal Husbandry livestock. Funds are available for all of these purchases. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r n o f , t h e s e p u r c h a s e s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d , s u b j e c t t o t h e v e r i f i c a t i o n of i t e m s 7 a n d 8 w i t h r e s p e c t t o c e i l i n g p r i c e s . 1 ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY SCHOLARSHIPS (8) Under an act of the General Assembly of Illinois passed in 1905 and subsequently amended from lime to time, each member of the General Assembly is authorized to appoint one person from his senatorial district for a scholarship at the University of Illinois covering a period of four years. Such scholarship exempts the holder from the payment of tuition, matriculation, and other fees, except fees charged for laboratory supplies and similar materials. When a scholarship becomes vacant due to the withdrawal from the University of the holder, the member of the General Assembly who made the original appointment, and provided he is still in office, may appoint some other resident of his district for the unexpired period of the scholarship. The law further provides for extensions of General Assembly scholarships in cases of (1) students withdrawing from the University to earn funds for the purpose of continuing their education, and (2) students withdrawing for service in the armed forces of the United States and who are honorably discharged. It is necessary to have regulations governing the administration of these General Assembly scholarships, and such regulations have been adopted by the University from time to time. Recent amendments of the General Assembly scholarship law make necessary certain changes in the existing regulations which were approved by the Board of Trustees on May 22, 1934 (Minutes, page 486). T h e Registrar has drafted the following new regulations. They have been examined and approved by Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson, Professor of Law, who was consulted to make sure that the regulations conform in all respects with the law. There is also submitted a printed leaflet which gives the text of the law and the old administrative regulations prior to July I, 1941. This leaflet will be revised and a new edition printed.

1 The Comptroller reported later that the prices quoted included transportation and were within the legal limit.