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superior toxicity for certain insect pests, to be carried on under the direction of Dr. C. W. Kearns of the Department of Entomology. 11. Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, New York City, $3,500 for the establishment of a three-year research assistantship in Chemistry beginning with the academic year 1942-1943; $1,500 has been received and the balance will be paid in $1,000 installments at the beginning of the academic years 1943-1944 and I944-I945. . . 12. Independent Hybrid Producers, Inc., Pekin, Illinois, $1,100 for the continuation of research on the production and characteristics of hybrid corn by the Agricultural Experiment Station for a period of one year beginning June i, 1942. 13. General Aniline Works, of New York, $750 per year, beginning September 1, 1042, to be used as a stipend for a fellowship or scholarship in organic chemistry, the money having been received for the academic year 1942-1943. 14. Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County, $750 in support of research work by Doctors Levinson and Sweany of the College of Medicine. 15. American Dry Milk Institute, Inc., $600 for the continuation of research in the Department of Animal Husbandry on protein in pig diet. 16. Wallerstein Laboratories of New York, $300 for a research investigation on the use of sodium arabo ascorbate and analogous ascorbic acid compounds as an antioxidant in dairy products, by the Agricultural Experiment Station, for one year beginning June 1, 1942. 17. Viobin Corporation of Monticello, $200 for research in the field of antioxidants by the Agricultural Experiment Station for the academic year 1942-1943. 18. American D r y Milk Institute, Inc., $150 for the continuation of research on enriched bread by the Animal Husbandry Department. T h i s report was received for record. CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER JULY 17 TO AUGUST 2 4 , 1 9 4 2 (27) A report of contracts executed by the Comptroller:

With Whom State Board for Vocational Education Office of Emergency Management, U. S. Navy Department Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Office of Scientific Research and Development With Whom Brinks Express, Inc. International Business Machines Corporation Purpose Training for Charles M. Vusich, Arthur W. Allison, and Robert Stewart Confidential Research—Comings (Supplemental) Fatigue tests Confidential Research—Marvel Amount to be received by University Fees £15,000 £2,610 £13.363 Amount to be paid by University $15 per month £878.10 per month Date July 7. i<M2 July 23, 194: July 23, 1942 August 5, 1942

Purpose Cash and change service Rental of equipment

Date July 21, 194August 5, 1942

This report was received for record.

CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN CHICAGO COLLEGES (28) The accelerated program in the Chicago Colleges has resulted in a change in the dates on which students in those divisions complete the work required for degrees. T h e Executive Dean recommends that the Board of Trustees authorize awarding degrees at the close of any quarter upon the completion by any student of all the required work. O n m o t i o n of M r . J e n s e n , t h i s c h a n g e w a s a u t h o r i z e d . REPORT OF FIRE LOSS AT N E W T O N EXPERIMENT FIELD (2g) During a storm on the night of August 2, the barn on the Newton E x periment Field of the Agricultural Experiment Station was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. In the barn were stored field machinery, fertilizers,