Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936 [PAGE 13]

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1934)

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Renewal of fellowship originally authorized by the Board of Trustees in meeting of June 10, 1930 (Minutes, page 605):

From whom Bauer and Black Amount tobe received by the University Tenure S600 Year 1934-35 Purpose Fundamental x-ray research on problems and materials involved in manufacture of surgical supplies.

This report was received for record.

CONTRACT FOR R . O . T . C . UNIFORMS (18) A recommendation from the Purchasing Agent and the Professor of Military Science and Tactics t h a t a contract for uniforms for the advanced course students of the R.O.T.C. for 1934-35 be awarded to the Associated Military Stores of Chicago at a cost of $36 per outfit. There will be about 250 uniforms at a total cost of approximately $9,000. The amount of commutation received by the University for these uniforms is fixed by the War Department. Consequently competition for the order is based upon quality of material, service, and factors other than price. Proposals and sample uniforms were submitted by five companies and were examined by the Commandant and the Purchasing Agent, who are of the opinion t h a t the uniform submitted by the Associated Military Stores is a better value than any of the others. The concern will furnish a bond in the amount of ?5,ooo and has certified that it is operating in strict compliance with the N.R.A. Code for its industry. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Barrett, this contract was awarded as recommended.

ACTION OF FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION AFFECTING STATION W - I - L - L (19) The following statement from the Director of Station W-I-L-L: 362 Administration (W) July 6, 1934 President A. C. Willard, 355 Administration (W)

D E A R PRESIDENT W I L L A R D :

Because an Indianapolis commercial broadcasting station, W K B F , desired to operate full time and was interested in having the Purdue station moved from the frequency used jointly by those two stations, representatives of the Indianapolis organization came here early in May and asked if we would be willing to have Purdue moved to our wave length. We explained there were already two other stations sharing time with us on the 890 frequency in the Fourth Zone, K U S D of the University of South Dakota and K F N F , the Henry Field station at Shenandoah, Iowa. We further explained t h a t we were using all of the good hours available to us, and t h a t the rest of the time was used by the other two stations. We also explained that the University had spent a lot of time, energy, and money during the years developing its station and protecting its interests and t h a t we were not willing to give up any hours because to do so would be forfeiting some of our quota privileges. It was also pointed out t h a t there are already two colleges in the Fourth Zone on this channel and that, aside from the above reasons, the addition of another University station would create a bad situation because of the division of time. We are entirely too close to Purdue (about seventyfive miles airline) to broadcast simultaneously and there would be constant conflict over the hours to broadcast sports events and other programs of special importance not normally coming within our hours of operation. Some two weeks later two representatives from Purdue came here to discuss the matter and we told them the same facts we had previously told the Indianapolis visitors. As a result, the Purdue people agreed to go ahead with the hearing already scheduled for them before the Federal Radio Commission, through which they were attempting to secure the necessary hours from the Indianapolis station on the 1400 k.c. frequency.