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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 23

13. Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis, Missouri, $750 for the continuation of the fellowship in Chemistry in support of Professor C. S. Marvel's program of research during the academic year 1942-1943. 14. Velsicol Corporation, $725 for the continuation of research under the direction of Dr. Clyde Kearns of the Department of Entomology. 15. American Dry Milk Institute, Inc., $720 for the continuation of research on the "Utilization by Animals of the Calcium of Whole Milk and of Liquid and Dried Skim Milk and Their Values as Sources of Calcium in the Diet in Comparison with Other High-Calcium Foods," for one year beginning July I, 1942, by the Department of Animal Husbandry. 16. Henry Strong Foundation, $600 for the renewal of the Henry Strong Fellowship for the year 1942-1943, the recipient to be a chemist or an engineer. 17. Upjohn Company, $600 for the continuation of a fellowship in the Department of Chemistry for research on the brain lipids under the direction of Professor H . E. Carter, for the academic year 1942-1943. 18. Jensen-Salsbery Laboratories, Inc., Kansas City, $500 for research on methods of administering phenothiazine as an antihelminthic for sheep by the Department of Animal Pathology and Hygiene. 19. Social Science Research Council, $200 in support of research work in Psychology by Professor Roger Barker. 20. American Medical Association, $500 for the continued support of research on appetites and food preferences in the rat by Professor P . T. Young of the Department of Psychology. 21. American Cyanamid & Chemical Corporation, $200 for research to determine the effectiveness of certain compounds as seed treatments for corn as a control for certain seed and soil-born organisms, by the Agricultural E x periment Station for a period of six months beginning June I, 1942. 22. Viobin Corporation, Monticello, $200 additional for research on the antioxidant qualities of wheat germ oil when used in powdered milk by the Department of Dairy Husbandry. 23. Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company (a member of United States Steel Corporation Subsidiaries), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, $625 additional for research 011 rolled steel brake shoes by the Engineering Experiment Station. T h i s report w a s received for record. SERVICES OF H. M. GRAY ON WAR LABOR BOARD (18) Dr. H . M. Gray, Professor of Economics and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, has been requested to serve as one of four representatives of the general public on the Regional W a r Labor Board with headquarters in Chicago, which functions for seven middle western states. One public representative is to be appointed from each of three other state universities in this area— Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Purdue. This service will involve approximately one day's time a week, and the Federal Government will pay a per diem compensation. The Acting Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration and the Dean of the Graduate School recommend that Dr. Gray be permitted to accept such an appointment. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , p e r m i s s i o n w a s g r a n t e d a s r e c o m m e n d e d .

IMPROVEMENTS IN S E W A G E RESEARCH LABORATORY

(19) In the State appropriations for capital expenditures for the current biennium the sum of $125,000 is included for reconditioning, remodeling, and improvements of certain buildings, including the Sewage Research Laboratory. This laboratory is in fact a temporary frame structure built in 1916 when this research program was started. T h e program is carried on under the direction of Professor H . E. Babbitt and has achieved important results. T h e question of better facilities for this work has been thoroughly studied and endorsed by Professor Huntington, Dean Enger, and the faculty building committee. T h e Physical Plant Department has made studies of the improvements needed, which amount to a material expansion of space and facilities substantially replacing the present structure, material from which will be used