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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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7. Twenty-nine S. S. White dental engines and eleven No. 21, 120-volt, dental motors, for the Crown and Bridge Division, from the- S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company, Chicago, at a cost of $7,481.70. 8. One 42 x 48 x 96" bulk steel sterilizer with one recording thermometer, and one 2 4 x 2 4 x 4 8 " bulk recessed sterilizer with one recording thermometer, for the Research and Educational Hospitals, from the Wilmot Castle Company, Chicago, at a cost of $3,978 delivered. 9. F o u r No. 3 dental chairs and four No. 62-E dental units, for the College of Dentistry, from the S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company, Chicago, at a cost of $3,402.72. 10. Thirty standard medical microscopes, complete with leatherette cases, mechanical stages, and engraving, for the Student Supply Store, Chicago, from the A. S. Aloe Company, St. Louis, at a cost of $4,683. 11. Thirty tons pure wheat bran, for the Department of Animal Husbandry, from Valier & Spies Milling Company, St. Louis, at a cost of $1,205.10. 12. Rare chemicals, as follows: 2,000 grams dl-valine, 2,000 grams dl-phenylalanine, 6,000 grams dl-leucine, 5,000 grams dl-isoleucine; 3,000 grams dlmethionine, 500 grams dl-threonine; for the Department of Chemistry, from Merck and Company, Inc., Rahway, N . J., at a cost of $3,945 f.o.b. Rahway.

On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, the action of the Comptroller in authorizing these purchases was approved and confirmed.

GIFTS A N D GRANTS OF FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND OTHER PURPOSES (10) A report of the following gifts and grants of funds for research and other purposes received by the University since the last report (January 20, 1945):

Gifts

1. Sahara Coal Company, Chicago, $8,100 to provide five graduate and four undergraduate scholarships in Mining Engineering. 2. Frederick Green, Professor of Law, Emeritus, two registered bonds of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and the Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans Railroad Company, par value $1,000 each, to be added to the principal of the Lois Shepherd Green Scholarship Fund. T h e principal of this fund is now $6,000. 3. Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs, Chicago, $3,500 to be added to the "Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs Scholarship Fund in Occupational Therapy." 4. Blockson Chemical Company, Joliet, $1,000 to establish a fellowship in the Department of Chemistry. 5. Aeration Processes, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, $750 for the continuation of a fellowship in Chemistry. 6. Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers, Chicago, $600 for the continuation of scholarships for undergraduate students. 7. Mr. John W . Ruettinger, Class of 1927, Chicago, $500 for continuation of the John C. Ruettinger Memorial Scholarship for 1945-1946. 8. Mrs. Kittie B. Pierce, LaGrange, Illinois, $500 for continuation of the Phyllis Pierce Ruettinger Scholarships for women students during 1945-1046. 9. American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education, New York City, $400 for undergraduate scholarships in the College of Pharmacy. 10. Mr. Robert A. Croninger, a former student, $400 in United States Savings Bonds, to be credited to the income of the Morava Scholarship Fund at the maturity of these bonds. As an undergraduate student, Mr. Croninger was the recipient of a Morava Scholarship award, an outright grant. Although under no obligation to do so, Mr. Croninger, now in military service, has chosen to reimburse the Morava Scholarship Fund income with W a r Bonds which at maturity will be equivalent to or exceed the amount of the scholarship awarded him. 11. Mr. J. H . Shoemaker, President of Kolene Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, a Kolene Molten Bath Electric Cleaning Unit, valued at $300. 12. Mr. Max H . Glass, $250; Boyar-Schultz Corporation, Chicago, and A. Schultz, President of said Corporation, $100 each, to the Special Otolaryngology Fund in the College of Medicine.