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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e Comptroller and the Dean of Men recommend that this action be modified and that the Comptroller be authorized, on advice of the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women, to waive or reduce the amount of the service charge in cases where the assessment would represent an undue hardship.

After discussion, the Board voted, on motion of Mr. Trees, that it did not see its way clear to concur in this recommendation.

HEUBAUM PATENT ON TREATMENT OF PLANT JUICES (20) T h e Secretary of the Board reports that he has received original United States Letters Patent No. 1072561, dated September 4, 1934, issued on application of Ulrich Heubaum, " T h e Treatment of Plant Juices."

This report was received for record.

AGREEMENT W I T H JOSEPH A. MARTOCELLO COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA CONCERNING DANA BURKS' IMPROVEMENT IN MEANS A N D METHOD FOR FREEZING A CLEAR ICE BLOCK (21) T h e University holds title to the application of Dana Burks, Jr., Serial No. 462,221, for a patent covering an improvement in means and method for freezing a clear ice block (Minutes, September 17, 1930, page 67). It is alleged that this application interferes with an application for United States Letters Patent Serial No. 624,990 filed by Joseph A. Martocello, Sr., of Philadelphia, and the United States Patent Office has declared an interference proceeding, No. 68,679, between the two applications. To avoid the expense incidental to contesting these proceedings, the University's Patent Attorneys and the University Counsel recommend approval of a concession of priority by the University and of an agreement with Joseph A. Martocello, Sr., whereby the University is granted an irrevocable non-exclusive license to manufacture, use, and sell, and to license others to manufacture, sell, or use any embodiment of the count of the alleged interference, in any system installed under any or all patents which may be granted on the Burks application Serial No. 462,221 or any divisions, renewals, or continuations thereof. Dr. Burks has already executed the concession of priority.

On motion of Mr. Trees, this recommendation was approved.

A U D I T OF UNIVERSITY'S ACCOUNTS (22) A report from A r t h u r Andersen & Co. of their audit of the University's accounts for the year ended June 30, 1934; also supplemental report on detailed examination of the accounts for the same period. T h e Secretary of the Board reports that copies of the complete report have been sent to members of the Board and to the Comptroller, and that copies of the supplemental report have been sent to the members of the Finance Committee and the Comptroller.

This report was received for record.

COMPTROLLER'S QUARTERLY REPORT (23) T h e quarterly report of the Comptroller to the Board of Trustees as of September 30, 1934.

This report was received for record.

AUDIT REPORT OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (24) T h e audit report of the Athletic Association for the year ending J u n e 30, 1934, as prepared by Arthur Andersen & Co., who were engaged to make the general audit of the Association for this period. T h e By-Laws of the Association provide that an audit of its accounts are to be made by the Comptroller of the University, who secured the services of A r t h u r Andersen and Company for this purpose. I recommend that this report be received for record. T h i s report w a s received for record.