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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 27

Buildings, Division of Highways, for a cooperative investigation of reinforced concrete slabs. This agreement is drawn for a period of one year from July 1, 1936, and the cooperating agencies agree to contribute approximately $20,000 for the expenses. The general purpose of the agreement is to secure and develop facts and information which will define the governing principles and advance the science of highway improvement for immediate practical application to the expenditure of the very large sums of public moneys now being made available for highway improvement purposes. The agreement differs in certain minor details from the standard contracts of this type in that there is no provision relating to patents or patentable discoveries. The reason for the omission of the latter is that this agreement follows, as closely as possible, the wording of an agreement previously entered into with the United States Bureau of Public Roads for a similar investigation several years ago. It is not desirable to revise the agreement, and the Director of the Engineering Experiment Station recommends that the patent clause be waived because (a) it is very unlikely that patents or patentable discoveries will result from an investigation of this character; (b) the parties to the agreement are governmental agencies; (c) all of the men working on the investigation will be University employees subject to the University Statutes; and (d) raising the question would introduce complications. T h e other minor departures do not involve any fundamental changes in policy. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Mayer, the execution of this agreement was authorized.

AGREEMENT WITH DAIRY AND ICE CREAM MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES ASSOCIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (40) 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 stipend of $600 a year, for the promotion of a special research project on the sale and merchandising of ice cream and milk. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of one year from September 1, 1936, with provisions for its extension, and the Association agrees to pay the University $600 to cover the stipend of this assistantship. T h e agreement conforms to all of the requirements of the Board of Trustees governing such arrangements and is the same as the one used with the same Association under date of May 8, 1935 (Minutes, May 6, 1935, pages 184-185). I recommend its approval.

On motion of Mr. Barrett, this agreement was approved.

EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (41) A report of the renewal or extension of agreements for cooperative investigations as follows: Utilities Research Commission, Incorporated, agreements extended to December 31, 1936, the amount of additional funds which the Commission proposes to contribute being indicated in each case: Case 23—Methods of Eliminating the Stretching of Lead Sheaths of High Voltage Cables (Original agreement approved by the Board October 13, 1928, Minutes, page 58) $3 300 Case 31—Solubility of Boiler W a t e r s (Original agreement approved by the Board March 11, 1930, Minutes, page 540) 6 400 Case 34—Stack Gases (Original agreement approved by the Board July 23, 1930, Minutes, page 2) 6 420 On motion of M r s . Freeman, the extension of these agreements w a s confirmed.