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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Professor Charles T. Knipp, of the Department of Physics, has invented a Cold Cathode Rectifier which has possibilities for a variety of purposes, some of its possible uses including rectification in x-ray power plants, radio broadcasting equipment, studies of practical discharge phenomena (such as electric signs), and in a wide range of demonstration and research problems in chemistry, physics, and engineering where rectified high tension current is necessary.

On motion of Mr. Barrett, the application for this patent was authorized.

NAMING OF RESIDENCE HALLS

Mr. Barrett, for the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, presented the following report:

At its meeting on November I, 1935, the Board referred to its Committee on Buildings and Grounds the question of naming University buildings with particular reference to residence halls. Your Committee recommends the following policy be followed: 1. Since the Board of Trustees has already adopted the policy of naming streets and drives for former Presidents of the University (Minutes, June 12, 1928), it would not appear advisable to expand this to include buildings except, of course, in some unusual circumstances. 2. Buildings should not be named for living people except in the case of buildings given to the University which may properly be named for their donors. 3. In general, it would seem desirable to name a building in such a way as to denote its general use as a matter of convenience to students as well as to visitors. 4. With reference to residence halls for women, however, your Committee believes that they may properly be named for deceased former women members of the Board of Trustees or of the University staff who were definitely interested in such buildings or in student life. This policy would also apply to residence halls for men if and when such are erected. Your Committee further recommends that the Woman's Residence Hall (now known as East Hall) be named "Mary E. Busey Hall," and that the West Residence Hall be named "Laura B. Evans Hall."

On motion of Mr. Barrett, this report was adopted.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

The Board resumed the consideration of matters presented by the President of the University.

.STATE LEGISLATION REQUIRED TO FACILITATE PROMOTION OF STUDENT CENTER OR U N I O N BUILDING A N D TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PROJECTS

(18) The University Counsel reports that certain acts of the General Assembly of Illinois are needed to facilitate the promotion of the Student Center or Union Building and similarly financed projects such as dormitories; to secure the acceptance of certain Federal funds, to provide for the equipment for the new Medical and Dental College Building, and to amend the State Finance Act so as to secure the regular assignment of the funds appropriated to the University. He has prepared drafts of bills for such acts, viz.: 1. An Act to Create the University of Illinois Building Commission. 2. An amendment of the organization or charter act, recommended by Messrs. Chapman and Cutler, attorneys, as needed to make clear the power of the Board of Trustees to convey real property for purposes of a bond issue. 3. Amendments of the two enabling acts authorizing the Board of Trustees to create trusts and to enter into trust agreements, pursuant to which the Medical and Dental College Building Trust was created. 4. A joint resolution expressing assent to the provisions of the BankheadJones Act of June 29, 1935. 5. Appropriation of $350,000 for the equipment of the second unit of the Medical and Dental College Laboratories Building, with emergency clause. 6. A bill to amend Section 8yi of the State Finance Act, providing that there be transferred to the University of Illinois Fund (sometimes called the Mill