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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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construction of the Law Building to provide for asphalt tile floor covering and painting in the southwest area of the basement which will be used as bookstack space for the Law library instead of storage space. Funds are available in the state appropriation for the construction of the Law Building. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this change in the contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h e C o m p t r o l l e r w a s a u t h o r i z e d t o e x e c u t e t h i s c h a n g e in t h e c o n t r a c t . REPORT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS (11) Alumni of the College of Commerce and Business Administration have raised a fund of $20,000 with the prospect of $5,000 of additional contributions to establish a scholarship fund in honor of Professor Emeritus Hiram T. Scovill of the College of Commerce and Business Administration. Announcement of the fund and of the willingness of the University to accept it was made during the ceremonies commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the teaching of business subjects at the University of Illinois and upon the occasion of Professor Scovill's retirement in 1953. The University of Illinois Foundation has been receiving and holding contributions to this fund temporarily. A formal deed of gift will be prepared and presented to the University. The fund will be an endowment for undergraduate scholarships, but the income may also be used for graduate fellowships, prizes, and payment for publication of writings by the staff or graduate students in the College of Commerce and Business Administration. The fund must be held as an endowment until J u n e 30, 1080, and, thereafter, the principal may be spent with the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Harvey H . Jordan Scholarship Fund was raised as a tribute to P r o fessor Emeritus Harvey H. Jordan of the College of Engineering for his many years of service to that College. A fund of $4,638.11 has been contributed by alumni of the College of Engineering and other friends of Professor Jordan, and it is expected that additional funds will be received. The University of Illinois Foundation has received these contributions and has invested them as an endowment fund. T h e income will provide annual scholarship awards to one or more outstanding engineers at the beginning of their final semester. These gifts are reported for record.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, acceptance of these funds was authorized and the Secretary of the Board was requested to express the Board's appreciation to the appropriate parties.

PURCHASES (12) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid. I concur.

Item S49 steel chairs, without arms, for use in classrooms in the new Law Building 275 library chairs, walnut, for the new Law Building One model 63 oximeter Department College of Law College of Law Vendor Spak and Natovich, Inc., Chicago Milwaukee Chair Co., Milwaukee. Wis. Cost f.o.b. Urbana 5 156 25 f.o.b. Milwaukee, Wis.

3 000 00 $7 241 40

One hot wire anemometer for turbulence measurements: ranges o to 200 fps velocity, o. 1 fps and up response to velocity changes o to >okc. 1%, n o volts a.c. Elect; Tonic equipment

Medical Respiratory Arnold S. J. LeeCenter, Chicago Kenneth E. Morris Professional Mechanical EngiColleges neering Development, Belraar, N.J. Theoretical and Hubbard-Ling Co., Applied Iowa City, Iowa Mechanics Engineering Research Convair Corp., San Diego, Calif.

f.o.b. delivered

and 2 800 00

installed f.o.b. Iowa City, Iowa

f.o.b. San Diego, Calif.

2 640 00