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1930

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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continue these curricula to graduation; and that the degrees offered be, until further provision is made, those given upon the completion of the present curricula. 4. That, subsequent to the approval by the Senate of a general plan for the establishment of a College of Fine and Applied Arts, matters pertaining to admission requirements, the nature and extent of the curricula, the degrees to be awarded, and projected fields of work, be determined by the proper authorities. In connection with these recommendations the Committee also suggested that the cultivation of esthetic taste on the part of the student body at large should be considered one of the major aims of such a college and that suitable subjects for the development of general artistic appreciation should be so presented as to m a k e them desirable as electives in other colleges. The Committee also stated in its report that it is its understanding that the plan proposed does not commit the University to any large additional expense nor to any elaborate expansion of activity. The Committee stated further that, in its opinion, the question of policy at the m o m e n t is whether or not w e shall coordinate these applied phases of work in accordance with a unitary plan of procedure. It should be emphasized that this adds no new developments, but simply coordinates certain fields of work, which have a c o m m o n point of view, for purposes of administration and development. I request that this action of the University Senate be approved at this meeting in order that plans m a y go forward as quickly as possible for the organization of this new division. O n m o t i o n of D r . N o b l e , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a d o p t e d .

AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

(11) A recommendation that the Board authorize the execution of the following agreements for cooperative investigations, the agreements in each case being of the form and character of similar agreements heretofore authorized by the Board, and being approved by the Legal Counsel: 3. Agreement with American Railway Association and the Rail Manufacturers' Technical Committee for a cooperative investigation of fissures and other causes of failures of railroad rails by the Engineering Experiment Station. This agreement covers a period of five years from January 1, 1931, with provision for its termination upon three months' notice. Each of the cooperating agencies agrees to pay the sum of $25,000 per year (or a total of $50,000 a year) for the expense of this investigation. 1. Agreement with American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers for a cooperative investigation of heating and ventilating by the Engineering Experiment Station. This agreement is drawn for a period of three years beginning April 1, 1931, with provision for its extension and the Society agrees to pay the sum of $15,000 for the expenses of this investigation. 3. Agreement with the Association of Manufacturers of Chilled Car Wheels for a cooperative investigation of the frictional qualities of railway brake shoes by the Engineering Experiment Station. The agreement is drawn for a period of one year beginning March 15, 1931, with provision for its extension, and the Association agrees to pay the sum of $3,800 for the expenses of the investigation. O n m o t i o n of M r . A r m s t r o n g , these a g r e e m e n t s w e r e authorized.

EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

(12) A report of the renewal or the extension of the following agreements for cooperative investigations: 1. Agreements with the Utilities Research Commission, Incorporated, for the following investigations, the period of extension and the additional funds to be supplied for the expenses of the investigations being indicated in each case: a. Porcelain for Insulators (Case No. 3) Extended from June 30, 1931, to December 31, 1931 $7 700 b. Stresses in Elevated Structures and Equipment (Case N o . 5—combines c. Cable Testing Methods 30, 1931, tooDecember 31, 1931 Extended from June (Case No. 6)4) work formerly done on Case N . 9 000 5