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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 10

y- $3,155 for an ecological, morphological, physiological comparative study of diphyllobathrium in North America for differentiating species infecting man from those infecting fish-eating birds, under the direction of Dr. Lyell J. Thomas, Department of Zoology, for one year from August 1, 1953 (E-125C2). z. $6,137 for a study of the search for viruses that parasitize protozoa, under the direction of Dr. Norman D. Levine, College of Veterinary Medicine, for one year from September I, 1953 (E-387C). aa. $4,098 for a study of the metabolism of amino acids labeled with radioactive carbon, under the direction of Dr. George Wolf, Department of Animal Science, for one year from January I, 1954 (A-493). bb. $9,965 for a study of the isolation and characterization of liver enzymes from normal and tumor-bearing rats, under the direction of Dr. Carl S. Vestling, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, for one year from June 1, 1954 (C-1856-C). cc. $8,534 for a study of the synthesis of new potential purine and pteroylglutamic acid antagonists, under the direction of Dr. Edward C. Taylor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, for one year from September 1, 1953 (C-2031). dd. $19,387 for a study of the effect of water treatment methods on water main carrying capacity, under the direction of Dr. Arthur M. Buswell, State W a t e r Survey, for one year from May I, 1954 (G-4007-R). ee. $43,514 for communication of information on mental health, a preliminary analysis and prospectus for research, under the direction of Dr. Wilbur Schramm, Institute of Communications Research, for two years from January I, 1954 (3M-9067). 150. Velsicol Corporation, Chicago, $2,500 to the Department of Zoology for investigation of the toxicity of chlorinated hydrocarbons. 151. Western Cartridge Company, a division of Olin Industries, East Alton, $2,600 to the State Natural History Survey for research in migratory waterfowl. 152. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, $8,100, and Midwest Universities Research Association, $16,011, to the Department of Physics for work on the cosmotron development. ( T h e original grant was made by the National Science Foundation. Funds were then distributed to the participating institutions in M U R A by the Wisconsin Research Foundation.) 153. F . Ft. Woodruff and Sons, Inc., Milford, Connecticut, $500 to the Department of Horticulture for research on nematode problems. 154. $11,675 from the following donors for College of Agriculture research and educational programs in farm electrification: Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives, $3,500; Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company, Rockford, $425; Central Illinois Light Company, Peoria, $550; Central Illinois Public Service Company, Springfield, $1,250; Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, $3.50O; Illinois Power Company, Decatur, $2,450. Total, Funds for Graduate Fellowships and Research $845,547.94 of Equipment, Library Materials, Works of Art, and Funds for Maintenance of Gifts 155. Norman M. Schneider, Allison Manufacturing Company, Inc., New York City, a painting, "In the Glen," by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). 156. William E. Britton, Professor of Law, Emeritus, his private mineral collection consisting of six hundred specimens. 157. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria, to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a casting shakeout machine (estimated value, $1,500). 158. Chicago Natural History Museum, to the University's Museum ot Natural History, several hundred mammal skins and mammal skulls (estimated value, $500). 159. Colleagues and pupils of Dr. Frederick H . Falls, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emeritus, to the College of Medicine, a portrait of Dr. Falls by Carl Tolpo. 160. Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, to the Department ot Mechanical Engineering, refrigeration equipment. 161. Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, Indiana, to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a cutaway fuel pump and injector (estimated value, $507) and a production model of the pump and injector (estimated -value, $342). Gifts