Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1932 [PAGE 375]

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UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS

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CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER M A Y gt 1931, TO JUNE p, 1931

Cooperative research agreements executed with the approval of the Board of Trustees in meeting of M a y 14, 1931, minutes, pages 219 and 220. Amount to be received by the Name University Date Purpose Super Power Company $2 500 April 17. For cooperative investigation to study land North Shore Coke and M a y 26, For cooperative investigation of chemical 5 000 of Illinois 1931 occupancy by transmission line towers by Chemical Company 193* reactions of methane gas by Engineering Agricultural Experiment Station Experiment Station Cooperative research agreement executed on special authorization of the Board of Trustees in meeting ofreceivedh 12, 1931, minutes, page 187: M a r c by the Name Date Purpose Amount to be University Association of ManufacMarch 18, For cooperative investigation of frictional $3 800 turers of Chilled Car 1931 qualities of railway brake shoes by the Purchase agreement executed in accordance with report to Board of Trustees in meetWheels Engineering Experiment Station ing, February 5, 1931, minutes, page 153: Amount to be paid by the Name University Date Item British Museum of Lon£640 April 30, T w o complete sets of new British Museum don, England 1931 Catalogues received by the Minor contract executed under general regulations: Name Date Item University Illinois State Board for Amount to be M a y i9» Regular instruction in College of Agriculture Regular Vocational Education 1931 to be rendered to Mr. R. Kirkley for one fees year from February 1, 1931 PURCHASE ORDERS ISSUED IN M A Y NOT OTHERWISE

REPORTED TO THE BOARD

Vendor Producers Commission Association Carnegie Steel Company Item Steers* Test Rails' Amount $1 654 25 1 455 47 Department Animal Husbandry Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Appropriation made f r in budget o Beef Cattle Station Rails Investigation Procedure Quoted Quoted

This report w a s received for record.

APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR HARRIS F\ FLETCHER AS ASSISTANT DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS A N D SCIENCES

(35) A recommendation that Assistant Professor Harris F. Fletcher of the Department of English be appointed Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences beginning September i, 1931, at a total salary of $5,000 a year, $3,400 to be charged to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences administration and $1,600 to the Department of English. On motion of Mr. Trees, this appointment was made.

1Selected by representatives of department.