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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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to the location of this Laboratory. If it is not an objectionable type of building for that area the Board of Trustees might prefer to have it constructed as a unit of the Natural Resources Building rather than elsewhere. On the other hand, the amendment requested by the University was in accordance with the fundamental principle that the Board of Trustees should make the final decision in locating buildings on the campus of the University of Illinois, whether they are the result of appropriations made directly to the University or to some other agency of the State. This principle is recognized by the agreement between the Department of Registration and Education and the Board of Trustees relating to the construction of the Natural Resources Building.

This report was received for record.

AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (14) A recommendation that the Board authorize the following new agreements for cooperative investigations: 1. Atlas Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware.—Cathodes for electrolytic reduction of sugars. This investigation is to be conducted by the Engineering Experiment Station. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of one year, beginning with the date of its execution, with provisions for its extension upon mutual agreement. T h e Company agrees to contribute $3,000, payable quarterly, the first payment to be made when the agreement is executed, to cover the expenses of this investigation. 2. Starline Incorporated, H a r v a r d , Illinois.—Study of the equipment and methods required and the nutritive value, palatability, and losses of hay silage preserved with heavy gases as compared with hay silage preserved by other methods. This investigation is to be conducted by the Agricultural Experiment Station. The agreement is drawn for a period of fourteen months beginning May 1, 1939, with provisions for its extension upon mutual agreement. The company will contribute $820 for the expenses of this investigation and agrees to contribute an additional $700 as the work progresses if the results secured during the first few months justify continuation of the investigation. 3. Standard Oil Company ( I n d i a n a ) , 910 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago.-— Investigation of certain fly sprays for cattle. This investigation is to be carried on by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the State Natural History Survey Division. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of one year, beginning with the date of its execution, with provision for its extension. T h e Company agrees to contribute the sum of $763 to cover the expenses of this work. 4. Rogers Bros. Seed Company, Chicago.—Development and distribution of certain varieties of Illinois large-podded lima bean. This investigation is to be carried on by the Agricultural Experiment Station. T h e agreement is drawn for the period, May 1, 1939, to April 30, 1942. T h e Company will be growing seed of this variety and introducing it to the general public. T h e agreement conforms in all essential particulars with similar agreements of this type heretofore authorized by the Board. 5. Titanium Alloy Manufacturing Company, Niagara Falls, New York.— Investigation of the fundamentals of opacity. This investigation is to be carried on by the Engineering Experiment Station, through the Department of Ceramic Engineering. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of two years, beginning July I, 1939, with provisions for its extension upon mutual agreement. T h e Company agrees to contribute $3,500 per year to cover the necessary expenses. 6. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (a member of United States Steel Corporation Subsidiaries), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.—Investigation of rolled steel brake shoes. This investigation is to be carried on by the Engineering Experiment Station, through the Department of Railway Engineering. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of one year beginning June 1, 1939, with provisions for its extension upon mutual agreement. T h e Company agrees to contribute $1,380 to cover the expenses of this investigation. 7. Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, Illinois.—Development and further distribution of Illinois large-podded lima bean. This investigation is to be carried on by the Agricultural Experiment Station. T h e agreement is drawn for the