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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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whom the title to a certain portion of Green Street lies, and to suggest means of acquiring title for the University. At this point, Mrs. Hopkins withdrew.

COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (14) The following report from the Comptroller of contracts executed since the last report:

CONTRACTS E X E C U T E D BY THE COMPTROLLER NOVEMBER 7 TO DECEMBER 10, 1934

The Illinois State Board for Vocational Education to pay regular fees to the University for instruction to be rendered as follows: For whom Instruction in Date Tenure LeRoy Welter Law September 18, 1934 1 year from September 19, 1934 Agreement for the purchase of coal, as authorized by the Board of Trustees in meetings of September 11, 1934 (Minutes, page 26) and October 12, 1934 (Minutes, page 52):

With whom For Amount Date

Brown Coal Company 10,000 tons of coal $17,000 September 27, 1934 Agreements for cooperative investigations as authorized by the Board of Trustees in meeting of September 11, 1934:

Name Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation State of California Amount to be received by the University Date $2,500 November 19, 1934 $3,000 October 26, 1934 Purpose Investigation of effects of Vitamin D and related substances on phosphate metabolism. Investigation of reversed stresses on riveted connections.

This report was received for record.

GIFTS TO T H E UNIVERSITY (15) The following report of gifts received by the University since the last report: The International Cellucotton Products Company, $1750, in addition to similar installments received in April and September, 1933, and April, 1934, making a total of $7,000, supplementing the original gift of $3,600, made by this Company in 1932 (reported to the Board on February 6, 1932, Minutes, page 517), for the continuation of the research work on the hygienic care of the skin. The Eli Lilly Research Committee, $1200 for the continuation of the research work on "Serum Proteins" by the Department of Physiological Chemistry. American Society of Civil Engineers, $500 for the continuation of the investigations of concrete arches. (Original gift accepted by the Board on June 10, 1930, Minutes, page 605.) Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association, $100 to Dr. Bernard Fantus, of the Department of Pharmacology, to "investigate the titration of the antitoxic value of serum of patients who have received tetanus antitoxin." Western Electric Company, certain pieces of equipment to the Department of Electrical Engineering. (It is uncertain at this time which items of surplus stock may be donated.) Electrical Engineering Society, $38.83 for the Electrical Engineering Society Loan Fund. (This is a continuation of the original gift accepted by the Board on October 13, 1928, Minutes, page 45.) Illinois Department, Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans, a saber, to be known as the "Grand Army Memorial Saber," for one of the outstanding members of the corps of cadets at the University of Illinois, presentation to be made on Military Day.

This report was received for record.

PURCHASE OF PERCHERON STALLION (16) On July 11, 1934, the Board approved the purchase of a Percheron stallion for the Department of Animal Husbandry and appropriated $2,000 for this purpose. At the time this matter was submitted to the Board, the Department planned to purchase the horse in France, and the details of this plan are so recorded in the Min-