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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PURCHASES RECOMMENDED

[February 27

(24) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. 236 cases Pyrex Laboratory Glassware for stock for the General Chemical Storeroom at a price of approximately $5,500, from E. H. Sargent and Company, Chicago. The Corning Glass Works is the only concern manufacturing this type of laboratory glassware, and it is sold through jobbers at prices fixed by the manufacturer. This is a non-competitive item, and the Purchasing Agent recommends that the order be given to the Sargent Company because of the service it can render. 2. Equipment for automatically switching from University electrical current to Illinois Power and Light current, from the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, low bidder, at a price of $1,144, f.o.b. factory, freight allowed. 3. Equipment for Industrial Education (1 lathe, 1 surfacer, and I mortiser for Industrial Education Shop), from the Yates-American Machine Company, the low bidder, at a price of $1,977.60, f.o.b. Urbana. O n motion of D r . Meyer, these purchases were authorized.

PURCHASES AUTHORIZED

(25) A report of the following purchases authorized by the President of the University in accordance with the University Statutes: 1. Bi-plane fluorograph, from the General Electric X-ray Corporation, for the College of Medicine and the Research and Educational Hospital at a cost of $4,975. This equipment has to be built to order. The cost of it is to be shared jointly by the Department of Public Welfare and the University. An appropriation of $2,500 has already been made by the Board for this equipment. 2. White lead, 20 tons, from Eagle Picher Lead Company, at a price of $8.37 cwt., f.o.b. Urbana, at a total cost of $3,348. This was one of several low bids, and the order was placed with this Company because the Physical Plant Department prefers its lead to that of other producers. O n motion of D r . Meyer, t h e action of t h e President of t h e University in authorizing these purchases w a s confirmed.

LORADO TAFT COLLECTION OF PLASTER CASTS

(26) In accordance with the instructions of the Board of Trustees at its meeting on January 29, a further investigation has been made of the possibility of purchasing from the family of the late Lorado Taft his entire collection of plaster casts. The matter was presented to the Committee on General Policy with the recommendation that the Committee inspect the collection and make a report to the Board at this meeting. T h i s matter w a s discussed but n o action w a s taken. T h e Executive Committee adjourned.

H. E. CUNNINGHAM Clerk O. M. KARRAKER, KARL A. MEYER Chairman