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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ducing the parents of any seniors, because this would prolong the exercises without serving any useful purpose. (c) Neither the University Committee nor I can recommend restoration of the former practice of having the President of the University hand each senior his diploma. This not only consumed a great deal of time but there was an even more objectionable consequence. For a number of years before this method of awarding diplomas was changed many families and friends of seniors would leave the hall as soon as the individual in whom they were interested had received his diploma. This resulted in confusion and not infrequently a large part of the audience had departed by the time the last of the seniors had received their diplomas. Now they are handed out at the same time by the Deans of the Colleges, and the audience stays through the exercises. ( d ) The University Committee docs not recommend making a general practice of including the signatures of College Deans and Professors on diplomas but suggests as an alternative that the Board of Trustees authorize such signatures where the student requests them. There would be printed in the directions for Commencement a statement that any student wishing the signature of his College Dean or the Professor under whom he did his major work could secure them by returning his diploma to the Registrar's office after the exercises with a request for the signatures desired. It is not likely that many students would take advantage of this, so that the practice would not result in an appreciable amount of additional work. Since these suggestions and proposed changes involve considerations of public policy, they are being submitted to the Board of Trustees. O n m o t i o n of M r . C l e a r y , r e c o m m e n d a t i o n 3a, t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of t h e v a l e d i c t o r i a n a n d s a l u t a t o r i a n , a n d of t h e s e n i o r s w h o s e n a m e s a p p e a r e d on t h e b r o n z e tablet, w a s a p p r o v e d . AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (12) A report of the approval of the following agreements for cooperative investigations: 1. Extension of agreement with the Kellogg Company for an investigation of the effect of bran upon the alimentary tract by the College of Medicine for one year from January 1, 1940. T h e Company will contribute an additional amount of $1,050 per month, or $12,600, for the expenses of this work. T h e previous contract expired January 1, 1040, but an interim agreement has been executed covering this investigation under the same conditions pending the drafting of a new contract. 2. Standard Agricultural Chemicals, Incorporated, an investigation of certain cresol compounds as insecticides, with special reference to their use as dormant sprays, by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the State Natural History Survey Division. The agreement is drawn for a period of one year from March 1, 1940, with provisions for its extension, and Standard Agricultural Chemicals, Incorporated, agrees to provide $200 for this work. The agreement conforms to the provisions and policies of the University relating 1o surh investigations. 3. Extension of agreement with the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers for a cooperative investigation of heating and ventilation for one year from January 1, 1940. This is a study of radiators and convenors and of air distribution in rooms by the Engineering Experiment Station. The Society has agreed to contribute an additional $1,800 for the continuation of this work. 4. Renewal of agreement with United States Public Roads Administration (formerly United States Bureau of Public Roads under the United States Department of Agriculture, now under the Federal W o r k s Agency) and the State of Illinois Department of Public W o r k s and Buildings, for a cooperative investigation of concrete slabs by the Engineering Experiment Station. This agreement is for one year from July 1, 1940, and the cooperating agencies will contribute approximately $20,000 ($10,000 each) for the expenses of the work.