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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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AUDIT O F A C C O U N T S O F UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS FOUNDATION (32) T h e Directors of the University of Illinois Foundation request the Board of Trustees of the University to have its auditors, Arthur Andersen & Co., make the audit of the Foundation accounts for the fiscal year July 1, 1936, t o June 30, 1937, because a number of the fiscal transactions relate to the Medical and Dental College Building Trust.

On motion of Mr. Adams, this request was approved and the payment of the fee for the additional services out of University funds was authorized, since a large part of the accounts to be audited are those relating to the Medical and Dental College Building Trust.

A S S I G N M E N T O F F U N D S FROM B U S W E L L P A T E N T S (33) At its meeting on June 9 the Board referred to the Faculty Committee on Patents for recommendation the question of the disposal of the $4,000 received by the University from the Pacific Flush T a n k Company for the Buswell patents. The Committee recommends t h a t these funds be assigned to the Graduate School for research work in colloid chemistry. I concur in the Committee's recommendation.

On motion of Mrs. Plumb, this assignment was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb; no, none; absent, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Horner, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Wieland.

R E L E A S E O F DEVICE F O R DETERMINING C A R B O N DIOXIDE C O N T E N T O F G A S E O U S MIXTURES (34) Professors A. M. Buswell and W. H. Rodebush of the Department of Chemistry have discovered a device or method for determining the carbon dioxide content of gaseous mixtures. The discovery having reached a patentable stage (unless prior patents preclude), it was brought to the attention of the Faculty Committee on Patents for consideration. The Committee has reached the conclusion t h a t the discovery should be released to the inventors because whatever commercial value it might have can be determined only after some developments involving substantial outlays of money and rather severe competition with existing arts. The Committee is of the opinion t h a t no public interest is involved to any such degree as to require control of the discovery for the protection of the public at large. I concur in the recommendation of the Committee that the discovery be released unconditionally to the inventors.

On motion of Mr. Adams, this discovery was released, as recommended.

P A T E N T O N IMPROVEMENT IN P R O C E S S E S F O R REMOVING AND R E C O V E R I N G S U L P H U R DIOXIDE FROM WASTE GASES CASE 3 (35) A report t h a t the Secretary of the Board has received original United States Patent No. 2,082,006, for improvement in Processes for Removing and Recovering Sulphur Dioxide from Waste Gases, issued June 1, 1937, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, as assignee of Henry F . Johnstone, on his application, Case 3.

This report was received for record.

PAYMENT O F A C C I D E N T C O M P E N S A T I O N CLAIMS (36) The University Committee on Accident Compensation for Employees has submitted a list of three accident compensation claims involving University employees, totaling $37.50, which it recommends be paid from the University funds as in the case of certain similar payments. A copy of the Committee's report with a list of the cases is being given to the Secretary of t h e Board for record. All of these cases have been reviewed by the Committee and none involves permanent disability. Provision for such payments has been made in the budget for the year 1936-1937.

On motion of Mr. Cleary, these payments were authorized.