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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 24

Levis himself to finance the medical education of a man he was helping. This man is now completing his interneship. 2. Mr. Felix Gehrmann, of Chicago, $1,000 for the purchase of rare old medical books, this contribution to be added to the Gehrmann Historical Book Fund which was established in 1939. 3. Brown University, $500 to be used for the partial replacement of P r o fessor P. W . Ketchum's teaching in the Department of Mathematics, so that he may have more time to devote to a research problem in aeronautics which he began at Brown University and in which the latter is interested. 4. Illini Union Board, one Baldwin Grand piano and one piano chair, to be available for the use of all the students of the University. The piano is in the Union Building. 5. Class of 1943, $350 to be turned over to the University of Illinois Scholarship Committee for the benefit, in the form of scholarships, of worthy and needy students. 6. Mrs. J. Selligman, $150 to be used for the purchase of equipment by the Department of Psychiatry for the psycho-drama project which Doctor Solomon has been supervising. 7. Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers, $100 for the establishment of the "Student Loan of the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers in Memory of Irene Symonds." 8. Journalism Alumni Association, $50 annually, beginning in June, 1944, for a scholarship in the School of Journalism as a memorial to alumni of the School who have given their lives to our country during World W a r II. 9. United Spanish W a r Veterans Auxiliary, $50 for a scholarship in the Department of H o m e Economics. 10. A set of airplane instruments for transmitting and giving remote readings of instruments. T h e donor requests that this gift be kept confidential. Grants for Research 1. Libby, McNeill, and Libby, Chicago, $7,600 for a cooperative investigation of metabolism of plants, particularly as applied to tomato plants, by the Agricultural Experiment Station, covering a period of two years beginning January 20, 1942. 2. Swift and Company, $5,000 for research on staphylococcus enterotoxin by the Department of Bacteriology. 3. Aeration Processes, Inc., $3,050 for the continuation of research work under Professor P. H . Tracy, Department of Dairy Husbandry, for a period of one year from July 1, 1943. 4. E. Fougera and Company, Incorporated, $2,500 in support of research work on the therapeutic value of Lipiodol in infections of the paranasal sinuses by the Department of Laryngology, Rhinology, and Otology, College of Medicine. 5. Parke, Davis, and Company, $4,000 for the continuation of Professor Wakerlin's research program in renal hypertension in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine. This consists of two grants of $2,000 each, one made in July, 1943, and another made in February, 1944. This is to cover research work for the period July I, 1943, to September I, 1944. 6. Abbott Laboratories, $800 for the support of research by Professor F. R. Steggerda, Department of Physiology, on the effects of reduced pressure on the stomach and intestines, and in connection therewith the effect of certain anti-spasmodics to be supplied by Abbott Laboratories. 7. Eli Lilly and Company, $750 for continuation of a fellowship during 1043-1944, in the Department of Chemistry under the direction of Dr. C. C. Price. 8. Continental Oil Company, $750 for continuation of a fellowship in Chemistry for research work on lubricating oil films, for a period of eight months beginning October 1, 1943. 9. Mr. Clinton O. Dicken, $500 in support of the Allergy Antigens Research work of Dr. B. Z. Rappaport, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine. 10. Mr. W . S. Meyer, $300 in support of the Allergy Antigens Research work of Dr. B. Z. Rappaport. 11. Cerophyl Laboratories, Kansas City, Missouri, $120 for addition to salary of employee in a research program directed by Professor F . L. Wyn'' of the Department of Botany. This will increase the grant from Cerophyl Laboratories to $1,320, for a period of twelve months from August 1, 1943-