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1925]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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PURCHASE OF FRENCH PATENT ON COAL CARBONIZATION BY PROFESSOR PARR

(30) The following report from the Superintendent of Business Operations: "I enclose copy of a letter from Professor Parr under date of November 13, explaining a difficulty which we are in, in connection with his patent because of the interference of the French patent issued in June, 1923. "This French patent seems to be of no value in itself, but in the hands of others than ourselves might prove to be quite an obstacle to us. After rather extensive negotiations Professor Parr purchased it for $500, and there are some incidental expenses in connection with the transfer for which a bill has not been received. "Under date of December 31 Professor Parr advised m e that he was now in possession of the original deed to this patent and was ready to assign it to the University. Your Patent Committee recommend that Professor Parr be paid $500 in consideration of his reassigning this deed to the University of Illinois." I concur in the recommendation of the Committee and recommend further that this payment be made from the Patents on Discoveries and Inventions fund. O n motion of M r s . E v a n s , this recommendation w a s approved.

HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT

(31) In view of the delay in completing provisions for utilization of the new hospitals for the work of the College of Medicine, and in view of the fact that on that account we can spare for the rest of the year part of the appropriation made by you for the Medical College in the budget last June for our share in this new development, I recommend that the sum of #60,000 be transferred from the $130,000 assigned for the new clinical departments in such proportions as on the advice of the Dean m a y be spared from each of the three departments of obstetrics and gynecology, preventive medicine, and surgery, and assigned for necessary equipment and help in these departments in the new hospitals, on the understanding that the equipment thus bought shall remain the property of the University; and that the President of the University be and is hereby authorized to make this proposal to the Department of Public Welfare and to arrange with the Department all necessary details. O n motion of M r s . E v a n s , these recommendations w e r e adopted.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTANCY

(32) I have received from the secretary of the Committee on Accountancy, Registrar G. P. Tuttle, the Report of the work of the Committee for the year ended June 30, 1924. I submit it herewith for record. Dr. David Kinley, President Dear M r . President: The University Committee on Accountancy respectfully submits, herewith, a report of its work for the year ended June 30, 1924. PERSONNEL The membership of the University Committee has been as follows: Professor M . H. Robinson, Chairman; Professor J. N. Pomeroy; Registrar G. P. Tuttle, Secretary, ex-oficio. Mr- D. A, Grossman, Examiner in the Registrar's Office, has served again as Clerk of the Committee. Professor Pomeroy died in May, 1924, and his successor, Mr. W . E. Britton, was not appointed until September, 1924. The University Committee recommended the appointment of Mr. Frederick B. Andrews, C.P-A., of Chicago to the Board of Examiners to succeed Mr. Edward E. Gore, C.P.A., whose term expired June 30, 1923. You presented his name %o the Board of Trustees, the Board apprpved the appointment and Mr. Andrews accepted it. The organization of the Board has been as follows: Mr. James P. McGregor, C.P.A., Chairman Mr. Frederick B. Andrews, C.P.A., Secretary Mr. Harry J. Dunbaugh, LL.B.