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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

L March 14

The purpose of the investigation is to secure and develop facts and information which will define the governing principles and advance the science of highway improvement for immediate, practical application to the expenditure of the very large sums of public moneys now being made available for highway improvement purposes. The agreement conforms in all respects to the Statutes and policies of the University governing such investigations. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h e e x e c u t i o n of t h e s e a g r e e m e n t s w a s approved. PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (13) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. Ten tons strip copper for use in the construction of a cyclotron for the Department of Physics from the Chase Brass & Copper Company, the lowest bidder, at a price of $3,474.00. 2. 24 microscopes for use in the biological science course in the new General Division of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, authorized by the Board of Trustees on June 8, 1939 (Minutes, page 347), from A. S. Aloe Company, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,986.79. O n m o t i o n of M r . W i e l a n d , t h e s e p u r c h a s e s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d a s recommended. COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (14) T h e Comptroller's report of minor contracts executed under general regulations of the Board of Trustees.

CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER FEBRUARY 7 TO MARCH 4, 1940 Amount io be Paid by the With Whom For University Dale Collegiate Cap and Rental of caps and guwna for Schedule rates February 26, 1940 Gown Company June, 1940, Commencement Amount to be received by the With Whom For University Date S251 10 February 6, 1940 Illinois Bell Telephone Company Rental of underground cables

This report was received for record.

GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY (15) T h e following report of gifts received by the University since the last report: 1. Mr. Robert Allerton, Monticello, $800 for the renewal of the Allerton American Traveling Scholarships in Architecture during the year 1939-1940. 2. George Williamson, a Rotarian of Chicago, 6 fans; the women of the Rotary Club of Chicago, 4 typewriters; the Royal Typewriter Company, 2 typewriters—all for the use of children who are patients of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Illinois Surgical Institute for Children. 3. The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, approximately 78 metal cases used for displaying the periodic table of elements exhibit at "A Century of Progress International Exposition" to the Department of Chemistry. These cases will be useful for exhibits in the Chemical Laboratory. 4. M & R Dietetic Laboratories, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, $300 in support of research work on milk products by the Department of Physiology. 5. T h e Chrysler Corporation of Detroit, Michigan, one six-cylinder automobile engine to the Department of Mechanical Engineering for instructional purposes. 6. H . McLaughlin, President of the Washburn-Crosby Company, Chicago, $152.20 for the purchase of a micro-projector and other accessories for the Department of Laryngology, Rhinology, and Otology. 7. Shnitzer Memorial Foundation, $100 to be added to the scholarship fund previously accepted by the Board of Trustees from that organization.