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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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BIDS O N N E W CONSTRUCTION A N D EQUIPMENT FOR GREGORY HALL A N D A D D I T I O N S TO T H E LIBRARY A N D MCKINLEY HOSPITAL (25) Bids on new construction and equipment will be received as follows: January 31, 1940, 2:00 p.m., Physical Plant Department Office: Balance of equipment not yet ordered for Gregory Hall and Additions to the Library and McKinley Hospital. February 19, 1940, 2:00 p.m., Physical Plant Department Office: Landscaping around Illini Union Building, Gregory Hall, and Additions to the Library and McKinley Hospital. February 21, 1940, 2:00 p.m., Office of Sargent & Lundy, 140 South Dearborn Street, Chicago: Installations in P o w e r Plant Building—electrical work, piping and boiler controls, and miscellaneous equipment. P r e s i d e n t M a y e r designated M r . A d a m s to a r r a n g e for representat i o n o n b e h a l f of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s . AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (26) A report of the approval of the following agreements for cooperative investigations: 1. Phenolphthalein Research, Incorporated, 239 Broadway, New York City, agreement for a clinical study of colitis and colon stasis, by the Department of Pharmacology, Materia Medica, and Therapeutics in the College of Medicine. The agreement is drawn for a period of one year beginning January 1, 1940, and the Phenolphthalein Research, Incorporated, agrees to contribute the sum of $12,000, payable quarterly in advance, to cover the expense of the investigation. This conforms to the policy and statutes of the University in regard to such investigations and is an extension of a previous agreement, except that the amount has been increased from $950 per month to $1,000 per month. 2. Institute of American Meat Packers, a study of the penetration of heat during the cooking of cured hams, by the Agricultural Experiment Station through the Department of H o m e Economics. No formal contract has been entered into, but the arrangement is covered by an exchange of letters between the President of the Institute and the office of the Director of the Experiment Station which give the essential conditions under which this work will be done. The Institute has contributed $430 to cover the expense of the investigation, with the understanding that any balance remaining after it is completed will be refunded. 3. Utilities Research Commission, extension to December 31, 1940, of previous agreements covering the following investigations, the amount of funds to be provided by the Commission for the expenses of each being indicated: Case No. 23, "Lead Cable Sheaths" $4 500 Case No. 31, "Boiler W a t e r s " 7 500 Case No. 34, "Stack Gases" 7 000

On motion of Dr. Meyer, these agreements were confirmed.

RELEASE OF COPYRIGHT OF DENTAL CHART

(27) At its meeting on November 24, 1939 (Minutes, page 663), the Board approved the recommendation from the Faculty Committee on Patents that a chart prepared by Dr. Isaac Schour, Professor and Head of the Department of Histology, presenting the chronology of tooth development of both the deciduous and permanent teeth, be copyrighted if possible, the copyright to be assigned to or otherwise recorded in the name of the University. Further inquiry indicates that this would introduce certain complications. Doctor Schour has in mind the distribution of this chart by a manufacturer of dental supplies in order to get the information before the public. This would conflict with the policy of the Board of Trustees relating to the use of the University's name in advertising materials. Under these circumstances, I recommend that this copyright be released outright to Doctor Schour. O n m o t i o n of M r . J e n s e n , t h i s c o p y r i g h t w a s r e l e a s e d a s r e c o m mended.