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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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8. Short interval timer-—George R. Frost, Research Associate in Secondary and Continuing Education, inventor; developed under a contract with the National Science Foundation. This is a low cost and rugged device for measuring short intervals of elapsed time. A bubble in a liquid confined in a sealed tube moves over unit distance in unit time when the tube is tilted. The novel feature is the preset rocker which controls the velocity of the bubble along the tube. The Committee recommends the assignment of the rights of the University to the University of Illinois Foundation for possible patent application, subject to the rights of the sponsoring agency. 9. Optical spectrum analyzer — Jack R. Baird, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Murray D. Sirkis, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Oscar L. Gaddy, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Nick Holonyak, Jr., Professor of Electrical Engineering, inventors. The optical spectrum analyzer is an instrument designed to perform the same function as the spectrometer, but to do it on a real time basis. A dynamic plot of intensity versus wavelength is obtained on an oscilloscope. The Committee recommends the assignment of the rights of the University to the University of Illinois Foundation for possible patent applications. I concur in these recommendations. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d . REPORT ON CONDEMNATIONS, URBANA (35) In accordance with previous action of the Board, condemnation proceedings were instituted in the name of the Illinois Building Authority for acquisition of the properties at 904 and 908 South Sixth Street, Champaign, which are required for the Psychology Building, and 1304 West Main Street, Urbana, which is required for Civil Engineering, Phase Ila. Judgment orders were entered in each of the above cases on December 13, 1966, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, providing for the following payments to be made for acquisition of the properties: 904 South Sixth Street, Champaign, $65,000; 908 South Sixth Street, Champaign, $57,500; 1304 West Main Street, Urbana, $45,000. The above prices are all within appraisals received by the University. This report is submitted for record. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h i s r e p o r t w a s r e c e i v e d for r e c o r d . A t t h e c o n c l u s i o n of t h e e x e c u t i v e s e s s i o n , o n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n ston, the B o a r d a d j o u r n e d .

EARL W.

PORTER

HOWARD W.

CLEMENT

Secretary

President

BOARD C O M M I T T E E M E E T I N G S W o r k s e s s i o n s of t h e C o m m i t t e e s o n B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s a n d G e n eral P o l i c y w e r e h e l d in t h e a f t e r n o o n .