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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Engineers have now completed a field check and have reviewed plans and specifications, and the factors used in the preliminary estimates of the cost of the project. The revised estimate now is $471,285 of which the University's share will be 5336,028, as compared with preliminary estimates of $418300 and $298,293, respectively. Under the terms of the agreement the payment required by the University during the present biennium is $141,500. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University for 1959-61, subject to release by the Governor.

This report was received for record.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANTS

(37) The National Science Foundation has made the following grants to the University for capital improvements: Construction of research buildings at the Betatron Laboratory $27 300 Remodeling program for Physical Chemistry 50 000 Modernization and expansion of graduate research laboratories in Civil Engineering 17 800 Remodeling biochemistry and anatomy research laboratories at the Chicago Professional Colleges 17 300 In each case the grant has been made with the express understanding that the funds will be matched by the University from nonfederal sources, to the extent of at least 50 per cent of the direct costs. Matching funds to be supplied by the University are available for these projects.

This report was received for record.

GRANT FROM AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

(38) Professor Harry G. Drickamer of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering has been selected by the American Chemical Society to receive the Petroleum Research Fund Award for 1960 in the form of an unrestricted grant of $50,000 to the University for his research work in the field of petroSeum, This grant has been accepted with an expression of appreciation on behalf of the Board of Trustees. It is reported now instead of being held for inclusion in the next annual report of gifts and grants because of the special distinction attached to the award. This report was received for record,

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING

(39) Building needs in the College of Engineering are particularly acute and, except for the completion of the Physics Building, the addition to the Electrical Engineering Building is the College's greatest need. The portion of the Electrical Engineering Building which was completed eleven years ago provides only one-third the space requested in 1945 when there was a staff of 20 and an undergraduate student body of some 400. The Department now has 91 full-time faculty, 1,146 undergraduate students, 222 graduate Students, and_ 79 nonacademic staff members. To include the addition to the Electrical Engineering Building in the top priority group in the 1961-63 biennium, funds must be provided now for planning and working drawings in order that the building can be completed within the biennium for which funds are received. The Dean of the College of Engineering has been authorized to seek contributions from a limited number of leading engineering alumni in order that the working drawings, estimated to cost $63,000, can be completed during the next year. T h i s report was received for record.

PURCHASES

Purchases Authorized

(40) The following purchases were authorized by the President's Office on the recommendation of the Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller. Urbana-Ckampaigrt Departments Item Department Vendor Ctai One spwtrophotomrter with ohoeoroul- Chemistry and E, H. Sargent & Co., J 2 743 00 tiplier and ultraviolet accessory Chemical Chicago f.o.b. Engineering delivered