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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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7. An Automatic Variable Attenuator with Constant Amplitude and Phase Output — Michael J. McNutt, Research Assistant in Electrical Engineering, Urbana, inventor; developed under the sponsorship of the United States Army. At low frequencies, the phase difference between two signals of the same frequency is measured directly by gating the two signals and time averaging the overlap. Because the gating is sensitive to the signal slope around zero volts, amplitude variations must be eliminated. This is commonly done by amplifying to saturation in order to obtain a square wave independent of the input amplitude. This technique, however, introduces a variable storage delay time which requires very expensive devices to minimize. With this device, the two signals of a phase meter would be of equal amplitude at the gating stage. There would be no variable storage delay and the changes in rise and fall time due to the varying first derivative at varying frequency should cancel. The advantages of this device over previous ones are economy, accuracy and ease of operation (no calibration or tuning is required). University Patents, Inc., reports that there will be only military applications of this idea, and accordingly, because the Army has indicated that it wishes the rights released to it, the Committee recommends that the rights of the University be assigned to the United States Government. (Information has been received that the Army has filed a patent application.) O n motion of M r . H o w a r d , these recommendations were approved.

ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR ALLERTON TRUST FARMS

(42) The University will lose a part of the Allerton Trust Farms due to the construction of Highway 1-72. The exact acreage to be lost cannot be determined until the site of the highway is finally determined. It is estimated, however, that it will be approximately 85 acres. Mr. Floyd Remmers of Monticello has offered to sell to the University forty acres of his farm for $1,000 per acre. These forty acres are contiguous to Allerton Trust Farms Nos. 1 and 2 and contain Flanagan silt loam (one of the best soils) and have no buildings. Funds are available in the Allerton Trust Farms Operations to finance the purchase and could be used for this purpose. The Vice President and Comptroller recommends the Board of Trustees authorize the acquisition from Mr. Remmers of the following described property at a price not to exceed $1,000 per acre: the Southwest Quarter (SW V4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW \£) of Section Sixteen (16), Township Eighteen North (T 18 N), Range Five East (R 5 E), of the Third Principal Meridian (3rd P.M.) situated in the County of Piatt and State of Illinois.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this acquisition was authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Karnes, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Steger.

DESIGNATION OF SITE AND OPTIONS TO LEASE A N D PURCHASE LAND FOR PEORIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

(43) The University has been negotiating for a site of approximately 25.3 acres on land owned by the Peoria Cemetery Company in the northwest corner of the Parkview Cemetery property at the intersection of Interstate Route 74 and Gale Avenue, Peoria, as the site for the Peoria School of Medicine. In order to insure the availability of all of this land, it is desired to enter into an option agreement with the owners for options to lease and options to purchase this land. The option will be available for a period of 130 days for a consideration of $1,000, which amount will be applicable towards the purchase price if the option to purchase is exercised. The $1,000 is available in non-State funds in the College of Medicine at the Medical Center campus. The agreement provides options for: 1. Leasing 20.3 acres of land at an annual rental of $8,000 and the option to