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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 20

B E Q U E S T O F IONE F I S H E R BEEM F O R S C H O L A R S H I P IN MEDICINE (14) The University has received from the executor of the estate of the late Dr lone Fisher Beem, a graduate of the College of Medicine, Class of 1913, $10,000 representing in full payment of the following bequest: "I give and bequeath to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be used under the direction of the Board for a scholarship fund, the income of which shall provide a scholarship for a woman medical student. The woman medical student shall be selected through the Medical School Faculty." I recommend that the fund be set up as an endowment to be known as the lone Fisher Beem Scholarship, the income to be used for award of an annual scholarship to a woman medical student in accordance with the established procedures for awards of scholarships. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . PURCHASES Purchases Authorized (15) The following purchases were authorized by the President's Office on the recommendation of the Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase was recommended on the basis of the lowest acceptable bid. These purchases were made from Institutional Funds, which term is used 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, and University revolving funds authorized by law.

Item One lot of hospital equipment and supplies Department Agency for International Development (Faculty of MedicineChiengmai Hospital, Thailand) Agency for International Development (Faculty of MedicineChiengmai Hospital, Thailand) Astronomy Vendor V. Mueller & Co., Chicago

Cost

£ 3 530 00 f.a.s. New York, N.Y.

One electric sterilizer

American Sterilizer Co., Chicago

2 602 00 f.a.s. San Francisco, Calif.

Eighteen radio receiver assemblies, each consisting of two radio receivers mounted on a standard 5-in. relay rack panel with each receiver including a plug-in radio frequency preamplifier-converter, twelve tuned at 25 m c , twelve at 40 m c , and twelve at 50 mc. Eighteen additional converter units, six each at 25, 40, and 50 mc. Eighteen additional circuit boards One fork lift truck, lp gas powered, capacity 2.000 pounds at 24-in. lift height, 37 horsepower at 2500 rpm, capable of transporting full loads on grades of at least 32 degrees One lot of laboratory apparatus and supplies (estimated three-month supply): 400 caaes of laboratory glassware including 200 cases of assorted Corning glassware and 200 cases of assorted Kimble glassware ordered in maximum discount quantities according to published fair trade prices in effect at time of shipment

The Magnavox Co., Urbana

11 835 00 f.o.b. delivered

Assembly Hall

M. H. Equipment, Inc., Peoria

4 909 SO f.o.b. delivered 78 957 31 f.o.b. delivered

General Chemical Stores

Scientific Products Division, American Hospital Supply Corp., Evanston

O n m o t i o n of M r . W i l l i a m s o n , t h e s e p u r c h a s e s w e r e a p p r o v e d . Purchases Recommended The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comp-