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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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condition that it notify the Board of Trustees within one year whether the patent possesses any commercial value. Correspondence has been had with the company relative to the status of this matter, but it appears that without extended investigation in Chicago, information cannot be secured as a basis of a report and recommendation that would be of any particular value. I therefore recommend that this matter be referred to the Board Committee on Patents for investigation and report.

On motion of Mrs. Plumb, this matter was referred to the Board Committee on Patents.

ASSIGNMENT OF HARRISON A. RUEHE PATENT (31) A report from the Secretary of the Board that he has received the assignment to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois of the Harrison A. Ruehe application, Method for Producing Diacetyl in Solution and for Controlling the Flavor of Dairy Butter and Other Edibles Therewith, which was recorded August 25, 1937, in Liber X 171, page 628, of Transfers of Patents in the United States Patent Office. T h i s report w a s received for record. QUARTERLY REPORT O F THE COMPTROLLER (32) The quarterly report of the Comptroller to the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 1937. T h i s report w a s r e f e r r e d to t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e for consideration a n d r e p o r t . GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY (33) A report of the following gifts received by the University since the last report was received by the Board: 1. T h e Geological Society of America grants to members of the Department of Geology: ( a ) Associate Professor Shepard, $10,000 to aid in his oceanographic research. (b) Professor T. T. Quirke, $983.50 to aid in his studies of index of refraction of opaque or nearly opaque substances by reflection. 2. Binks Manufacturing Company of Chicago, a spray gun for the application of vitreous enamels on metals, valued at approximately $38, which is being given the Department of Ceramic Engineering. 3. Dr. William Allen Pusey, Professor of Dermatology, Emeritus, his library consisting of 1,200 books and a considerable number of other publications to the College of Medicine Library. 4. Penshurst Farm, Narberth, Pennsylvania, one Ayrshire bull valued at $Soo. 5. Eli Lilly Company, $750 for the establishment of a Lilly Research Fellowship in Chemistry for 1937-1938. 6. Hays Corporation of Michigan City, Indiana, a H a y s Improved Gas Analyzer. ( T h e usual selling price of the analyzer is about $50.) 7. T h e Aerofin Corporation, cooling coils estimated to have a retail value of more than $300. 8. American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, $250 for research work on summer cooling. 9. Institute of American Poultry Industries, $30 for a review of literature on poultry and eggs. This is an addition to an offer previously accepted. 10. Portland Cement Association, $300 for research work on rigid frame structures. This is an addition to an offer previously accepted. 11. Nutrition Research Laboratories, $566.68 to be added to the Vitamin

D Fund.

12. Illinois Congress of P a r e n t s and Teachers, $400 for the renewal of its scholarship. 13. Continental Oil Company, $750 for the renewal of the Continental Oil Fellowship for the period of twelve months beginning July 1, 1937, to assist