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such construction work as the University may be required to do toward the building of open drainage ditches. On July 13, 1944, the Executive Committee made an additional appropriation of $19,200 to provide for a closed tile for a portion of one of the three drainage outlets. Further consideration of this matter has given rise to difficulties in negotiations with property owners and has emphasized the disadvantages of an open ditch even for a part of the distance. Professor J. J. Doland, Supervising Engineer, has recommended that provision be made for a closed tile for the entire distance. An additional appropriation of $15,000, allowing for the use of balances in previous appropriations, including the unused balance in the legislative appropriation of $250,000 for land, is required. An appropriation of $15,000 from the General Reserve Fund for additional expense of drainage of the Airport is recommended. O n motion of Mr. Davis, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Davis, M r . Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, M r . Livingston, M r . McKelvey; no, none; absent, M r . Green, D r . Luken, D r . Meyer, M r . Nickell.

COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENT TO J O H N PALFREY

(18) Mr. John Palfrey, Farm Foreman in the Department of Dairy Husbandry, was fatally injured on July 17, 1944, as the result of a fall from a wagon while unloading baled hay. The fall resulted in a severe concussion and fracture near the base of the skull. The case has been reviewed by the University Committee on Accident Compensation for Employees, which found that the accident arose out of and in the course of employment and that a death benefit is payable. The amount payable as death benefit under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act is $4,359-96The Committee recommends approval of this award and a special appropriation of $4,359.96 to cover the payment. I concur. O n motion of M r s . Grigsby, this award was authorized as recommended. T h e appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, M r . Davis, Mr. Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Jensen, M r . K a r r a k e r , M r . Livingston, Mr. McKelvey; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, D r . Meyer, M r . Nickell.

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR N O N R E C U R R I N G EXPENDITURES

(19) A recommendation that an appropriation be made from the General Reserve Fund for the following purposes: 1. Special equipment required by Electrical Engineering Department for V-12 Courses $4 956 00 2. Computing machine for High School Testing Bureau 637 50 These proposed improvements have been carefully studied by the Committee on Special Appropriations and Nonrecurring Expenditures. Its reports giving details of the reasons for these improvements are submitted herewith. O n motion of Mr. Jensen, these appropriations w e r e made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Jensen, M r . K a r r a k e r , Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey; no, none; absent, M r . Green, D r . Luken, D r . Meyer, Mr.

Nickell.

AGREEMENT W I T H COPPER AND BRASS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION TO DETERMINE THE STRENGTH OF JOINTS IN COPPER PLATES

(20) The Copper and Brass Research Association, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, wishes to enter into an agreement with the University for an investigation by the Engineering Experiment Station to determine the strength of joints in copper plates. The agreement would run for one year from July 1, 1944, and