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BOASD OF TRUSTEES

[May 6

Accountancy, concurs in the recommendation of the Committee on Accountancy; therefore Be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that Certified Public Accountant Certificate Number 325 issued by the University to respondent Basil Alvin Barron on October 20, 1922, be, and the same is, hereby revoked, and that the opinion of the University Committee on Accountancy is adopted as the opinion of the Board of Trustees.

AGREEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED VARIETIES OF SWEET C O R N . TOMATOES, AND LIMA BEANS (2) T h e Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station recommends authorization of agreements for the purpose of further propagation and distribution of inbred and hybrid sweet corn and new varieties of tomatoes and lima beans, developed by the Department of Horticulture of the Station, with the following: Associated Seed Growers, Inc., N e w Haven, Connecticut Sioux City Seed Company, Sioux City, Iowa Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, Illinois T h e purpose of this procedure is to introduce some of the Station's improved varieties for the benefit of the general public. It is impossible to determine at the University to what extent these new introductions may be adapted to conditions elsewhere and at the same time build up a sufficient quantity of seed to meet demands, should they be worth dissemination. It is necessary, therefore, to secure the help and cooperation of reputable seed firms who are in a position to make the necessary observations and also to stimulate their introduction, if found worthy. T h e original agreement in each case is for a period of one year, expiring on May 1, 1936. In the case of the sweet corn, authorization of supplementary agreements is requested, to cover the period of May 1, 1936, to January 1, 1938, for the purpose of introducing the varieties to the public. T h e cooperating firms agree to pay the traveling expenses of members of the staff of the Station, in case the test crops are being grown outside of Illinois, for the purpose of inspection of the growing crops, but otherwise are not expected to contribute any funds. Their contribution will be to grow crops in accordance with the instructions of the Agricultural Experiment Station and in return for this service the cooperating companies will receive equal shares of the seed harvested (which will be pooled as a protection of any one company against a crop failure), except for such portions as the University may exercise the right to take, as provided in the agreements. T h e agreements do not give the cooperating companies any exclusive right to introduce the varieties of seed which may be developed, and the right is reserved by the University to enter into other agreements for introducing the varieties at any time. T h e cooperating companies agree to maintain the purity of all varieties of seed and to observe other conditions necessary to their successful development. T h e growing areas selected for this development are, in the case of the sweet corn, in Connecticut, Idaho, and an area in Iowa free from chinch bugs. It is too risky to attempt to grow sweet corn seed in Illinois. I recommend approval of these agreements. On motion of M r . Barrett, these agreements w e r e authorized. AGREEMENT WITH DAIRY A N D ICE CREAM MACHINERY A N D SUPPLIES ASSOCIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (3) A recommendation from the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station for the approval of an agreement with the Dairy and Ice Cream Machinery and Supplies Association for the establishment of a special research assistantship, with a stipendium of $600 a year, to enable a graduate student to study problems in dairy husbandry. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of one year