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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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January 263 1916. Dean W. F. M. Goss3 University of Illinois. MY DEAR DEAN GOSS : I have received and have very carefully studied the draft of your letter to your President, Mr. Eldmund Janes James, under date of January 22, and am pleased to advise that the arrangement as contained therein is entirely satisfactory. Permit me to assure you of our hearty cooperation, and in passing may I say that I am strongly of the belief that the results will justify the work involved and prove of mutual benefit to your University, our association, and the public at large. I am very glad indeed to enclose you herewith the check of the association for $500 for the purpose of preliminary expenses, in compliance with paragraph four of the agreement referred to. Very sincerely yours,

GEO. W. LYNDON, President.

On motion of Mr. Carr, this plan of cooperation was approved and the President of the University was authorized to make such provisions as may be necessary to carry it out.

R E M O V A L OF F R A M E HOUSES' ON P H A R M A C Y LOT.

(7) A request for permission to make certain repairs on the building belonging to the University at 713 South Wood Street in Chicago.

On motion of Mrs. Henrotin, in view of the fact that the three small houses on the lots recently purchased for the School of Pharmacy are in bad state to repair and it would cost more to repair them than it would be worth, the Supervising Architect was instructed to remove the buildings from the lots either by selling the houses as they are, for purposes of removal, or by wrecking them, as may seem best, as soon as present leases permit.

T E S T S OF I L L I N O I S COALS.

(8) A letter from the Dean of the College of Engineering concerning a proposed arrangement for cooperation between Mr. A. T. Hert of Louisville, Ky., a s represented by Mr. E. B. Fulks of Chicago, and the Engineering Experiment Station, for the purpose of investigating the behavior of Illinois coal under certain predetermined conditions. January 18, 1916. President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois. progress report concerning a proposed cooperative arrangement which was then under consideration by the Engineering Experiment Station and certain outside interests. (See Minutes of the Board of Trustees for October 14, 1915, page 854.) ' I am now able to present a full statement to the proposal, which is as follows: For several years the Engineering Experiment Station, through the activities of Prof. S. W. Parr, has concerned itself with the behavior of Illinois coal under predetermined conditions. The coking of coal a t low temperatures and the properties of the by-products resulting from coking are matters which have been subjects of extensive experimental study. These investigations have been in the nature of pioneer work, and the results have attracted wide attention among coal operators and the representatives of by-product industries. Prof. Parr's experiments thus far have dealt with comparatively small quantities of materials, and accepting the limitations which have thus been imposed, his work has reached a conclusion. He has, however, been anxious to continue his investigations by the use of apparatus sufficiently extensive to permit determinations on a commercial basis, but it h a s not seemed practicable for the Engineering Experiment Station to supply the funds necessary for such a process. In view of these facts, it is with the greatest satisfaction I announce the completion of a cooperative arrangement, whereby the funds necessary for a continuance of Prof. Parr's work are to be supplied. Mr. A. T. Hert of Louisville, as represented by Mr. E. B. Fulks of Chicago, has agreed to act as the cooperating agency. The purpose is to install at the University a plant of sufficient size to permit the attainment of desired results, and to operate the plant thus installed in a series of experiments, the extent of which cannot now be determined. This work is to proceed under the following conditions: 1. That the Engineering Experiment Station will undertake to provide a site for the installation of the plant, and will direct in all matters concerning its installation and the subsequent experiments which are to be conducted in connection therewith, acting at all times in conference with representatives of Mr. A. T. Hert, who thus far have been designated as Mr. E. B. Fulks, Mr. A. L. Kuehn, and Mr. F. Puening, who are Mr. Hert's advisers on all technical matters. 2. That all results secured from such an investigation shall be the property of the Engineering Experiment Station. They may be published as Station bulletins' or otherwise, as from time to time may be determined by the Director. The results also shall at all times be open to the inspection and use of the representatives of Mr. Hert, who may be assumed to act in an advisory capacity to the Station. 3. That the funds to be supplied by Mr. Hert are to be drawn on for all costs of labor and supplies arising from the proposed investigation. Such equipment a s may be required in excess of that now available to the Station is to be provided at Mr. Hert's expense. The Station will supply the time of members of its staff for the direction of the work, and the use of such facilities as it may already possess. 4. That Mr. Hert will at once cause to be transmitted to the business office of the University the sum of $500 as an initial deposit, and each month thereafter

MY DEAR PRESIDENT J A M E S : Under date of October 13, 1915, I submitted a