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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ASSIGNMENT OF SPACE T O STATE SURVEYS (13) A report that complete agreement has been secured with the Natural History Survey on the assignment of space to that agency as recommended on March 14 with the further release by the Survey of space in the Natural History Building—Room 217; and a recommendation that the assignment to the Geological Survey be modified as follows: ( a ) Storage space for the publications of the Geological Survey (approximately 2,500 square feet) will be provided in a university building. ( b ) Space in the basement of the Ceramics Building (approximately 1,300 square feet) will be assigned to the Geological Survey. (c) Use of present garage in case no funds are available to build a new one on the site of the Natural Resources Building; any margin in the State appropriation and grant for this building will be reserved for the construction of a new garage. These modifications meet the approval of the Director of the Physical Plant Department.

On motion of Mr. Cleary, these modifications in the assignment of space to the Geological Survey were approved. On motion of Mr. Cleary, the Secretary was instructed to express to the University and State Architects the appreciation of the Board of their satisfactory cooperation on the plans for the Natural Resources Building.

OFFER OF CARNEGIE CORPORATION (14) T h e Carnegie Corporation of New York has offered to present to the University of Illinois Library filmed pages of research material collected by Dr. Paul Monroe of Columbia University for his volume, "The Founding of the American Public School System." In the preparation of this book he collected hundreds of original documents relating to public education in America before 1865. Since this source material is of interest to scholars in the field of education it has been reproduced on microfilm. T h e only condition attached to the offer is that the University keep a record over a two-year period of the number of times any of this material is withdrawn for reference or home use. T h e University Library has a reading machine for using such films, and keeping a record of use does not involve any great amount of work. I recommend acceptance of the offer. On motion of M r . K a r r a k e r , this gift w a s accepted as recommended. G I F T S T O THE UNIVERSITY (15) A report of the following gifts received by the University since the last report: 1. National Tea Company, $500, for the establishment of a graduate scholarship or fellowship for the academic year 1939-1040, in the Department of Business Organization and Operation, College of Commerce. 2. Air Reduction Sales Company, welding and cutting equipment for use by the Department of Chemistry as a demonstration unit. ( T h e company has requested that the University purchase the oxygen and acetylene to be used with this equipment from them.) T h e University has accepted the gift with the proviso that it will purchase such oxygen and acetylene as may be needed for use with the equipment only so long as the prices at which the same are offered are fairly competitive (quality and all cost factors considered.) 3. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation, $250, for an addition to the original test program of the cooperative "Investigation of Steel Car Wheels," Department of Railway Engineering, in the College of Engineering. 4. Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, $1,000, to the College of Medicine, to aid Dr. S. R. Rosenthal in his research work on anaesthetics. 5. T h e Federal A r t Project of the W o r k s Progress Administration, five paintings as a "permanent loan" to the University for the L a u r a B. Evans Hall. 6. Sears, Roebuck, and Company, Chicago, $500, for a graduate scholarship or fellowship for the study of marketing or business, to the College of Commerce.