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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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ment Station and the State Natural History Survey Division. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of six months beginning April I, 1040, with provisions for its extension upon mutual consent, and the Corporation has agreed to contribute $500 for the support of this study. 2. Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, study of dinitro compounds for the control of pistol case-bearer and fruit tree leaf-roller, by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the State Natural History Survey Division. The agreement is drawn for a period of one year beginning February 15, 1940, and the Company agrees to contribute $200 for this study. 3. American Bridge Company, "Tests on High Strength Low-Alloy Plates and Rivets." T h e agreement is drawn for a period of one year, beginning March 15, 1940, with provision for its extension. T h e Company agrees to pay the University $1,600 in two installments—$800 on June 15, 1040, and $800 on completion of the work—to cover the cost of these tests.

On motion of Mr. Cleary, the action of the President in authorizing these agreements was approved and confirmed.

RELEASE O F PATENT RIGHTS TO DISCOVERY O F FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS (42) Professor Roger Adams of the Department of Chemistry has discovered new fluorescent compounds soluble in mineral oil which impart fluorescence to oil. The faculty Committee on Patents is of the opinion that the anticipated commercial value of this is so small that it does not justify the expenditure of funds for a patent by the University. T h e Committee, therefore, recommends that the patent rights to this be released to the discoverer.

On motion of Mr. Karraker, these rights were released as recommended.

BEQUEST O F MARY C. McLELLAN (43) At the Board meeting on January 27, 1040, a report was made of the receipt of $10,000 representing a preliminary distribution under the terms of the will of the late Mary C. McLellan of the Class of 1888. T h e Comptroller now reports the receipt of $7,208.21 as the amount due in the final settlement of the estate. T h e accounts of the estate have been audited by his office, and this payment is found to represent the balance due the University as the residuary legatee in the final settlement. T h e bequest is for the purchase of objects of art and for the establishment of a traveling scholarship in art to be known as the Mary C. McLellan Scholarship. This report w a s received for record. PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (44) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. Bronze frame Museum cases for Museum of Natural History, from Remington Rand, Inc., the lowest bidder, at a total cost of $1,621.22 f.o.b. Urbana delivered and installed. 2. One 30 H . P . electric dynamometer for the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, from the Mid-West Dynamometer & Engineering Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,425 f.o.b. Chicago. 3. One 16 mm. sound on film projector with high intensity arc light for the Physical Plant Department (for general University purposes) from Garland B. Fletcher, Urbana, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,297.42 f.o.b. delivered. 4. Linoleum and accessories— 22 rolls 3/16" Armstrong's Brown Linoleum 20 5-gal. cans Linoleum Paste 3 30-gal. cans Linoleum Paste 20 rolls Linoleum Saturated Felt from A. D. Sackett, Champaign, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,971.25 f.o.b. Urbana, for installation in the Administration Building and Lincoln Hall.