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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1928
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1928] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 629 the good price secured in purchasing the lockers, a balance of $600 remains in this appropriation. The Supervising Architect requests permission to expend this balance for lockers in the Men's Gymnasium and the Dairy Manufactures Building. I concur in this recommendation. O n motion of M r . Trees, this recommendation w a s adopted. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MISS IDA TOD (3) O n recommendation of Professor Windsor, I recommend that Miss Tod, Librarian of the Philosophy, Psychology, and Education Seminar, be given a month's leave of absence on pay, supplementing her sick leave of two weeks and vacation allowance of one month, to give her time for recovering from injuries suffered when she was run over by an automobile on March 26. O n motion of M r . Trees, this leave w a s granted. SALE OF MARCUS RUSSELL LOAN FUND SECURITY (4) The Comptroller reports that pursuant to the action of the Board of Trustees on March 13, 1928 (Minutes, page 57o), and on the advice of the Finance Committee, the Wilshire Oil Company 6J4 per cent bonds of the Marcus Russell Loan Fund have been sold at go. I report the matter for record. This report w a s received for record. GIFT FROM THE CALUMET BAKING POWDER COMPANY (5) The Calumet Baking Powder Company has offered the University a thousand dollars for the continuation of the research work which was carried on last year under a similar grant. I have authorized acceptance of this offer. This report w a s received for record. REPORT OF GIFT TO MUSEUM (6) Professor N. C. Brooks, Curator of the Museum of European Culture, reports the receipt of a gift from Professor H. V. Canter of a box of silk cocoons and some silk spun from them, which he received from Italy. This report w a s received for record. COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF PRODUCTS O F C O M B U S T I O N O N QUALITY O F E N A M E L B A K E D IN G A S - F I R E D F U R N A C E S (7) O n recommendation of the Dean of the College of Engineering, I have authorized the execution of an agreement with the Utilities Research Commission for a cooperative investigation of the effect of products of combustion on quality of enamel baked in gas-fired furnaces, to be carried on under the direction of the Department of Ceramic Engineering. The Commission agrees to pay the University $7,000 to cover the expenses of this investigation. This agreement is of the form and character authorized by the Board for similar agreements. I report the matter for record. This report w a s received for record. COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE O R D E R S (8) The following report from the Comptroller of contracts and purchase orders executed since the last report:
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