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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 19

received from the National Educational Television and Radio Center which indicates that it approximates the typical rate charged for similar materials. Releases will be obtained from Professor T. J. Dolan, Head of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and from Professors H. R. Wetenkamp and T. M. Elsesser who recorded the course. T h e Executive Vice-President and Provost recommends granting of the license to the United States Military Academy on the basis of the above. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved.

COMPLIANCE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS OF U. S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS (27) On March 6, 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order No. 10925 requiring that a provision be inserted in all United States government contracts that the "Contractor will not discriminate between any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color or national origin." The Order also requires that the Contractor submit information and reports as may be required by the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Shortly thereafter, the Department of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Public Health Service, and other government agencies with which the University has many contracts all requested a Compliance Report from the University for the use of the Committee. P a r t s I and II of the report requested information concerning the policies and practices of the University in connection with employment. This information was submitted to the Committee on June 30, 1962. P a r t I I I of the Compliance Report requested certain personnel statistics which were not available because of the University's policy of not requiring information as to race, creed, or national origin in the application form and other personnel records of employees. Accordingly, the information was not furnished. T h e Committee has again requested this information and since compliance with a Federal Order is indicated, notwithstanding a University policy which precludes carrying such information in its official records, it is necessary to direct the University officers involved to obtain this information from department heads who will make a head count to determine the number of Negroes and other members of minority groups in their departments. This information will be submitted and included in the report without personal identification and no specific information will be transferred from the survey to the records of the individuals. The report containing information gathered under these conditions will then be submitted to the President's Committee.

This report was received for record.

PURCHASES (28) T h e Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest acceptable bid. The recommendations are presented in two categories: purchases from Appropriated Funds (i.e., from state appropriations to the University) and purchases from Institutional Funds. T h e latter term is used in these recommendations to designate funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, contracts with private corporations and other organizations, from foundation grants and grants from corporations and other donors. Purchases from Appropriated Funds Item Department Vendor Cost 6,000 (maximum) college qualification Admissions and The Psychological Corp., $ 5 100 00 tests, including tests, answer sheets. Records New York, N.Y. f.o.b. mark sensing pencils, and grading New York, services N.Y. One complete glass distillation appara- Chemistry and Corning Glass Works, 4 589 00 tus including twenty-foot distillation Chemical Corning, N.Y. f.o.b. column with eight bubble cap plates. Engineering delivered pressure gauges, manometers and glass boiler for graphic demonstrations of distilling processes in chemical engineering classes