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BOAKD OF TRUSTEES

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b . $20,406 for neurological research using focused ultrasound, under the direction of Dr. William J. Fry, Department of Electrical Engineering, for one year beginning June 1, 1955 (B-613 R ) . c. $500 for a grant-in-aid, under the direction of Dr. Robert E. Johnson, Department of Physiology, for one year beginning June 18, 1955 (CF-4736 C ) . d. $10,721 for a study of bionomics of floodwater mosquitoes, under the direction of D r . W . R. Horsfall, Department of Entomology, for one year beginning September 1, 1055 (E-893). e. $2,619 for a study of the influence of thiamine on the biosynthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, under the direction of Dr. George Wolf, Radiocarbon Laboratory, for one year beginning January 1, 1955 (H1045). f. $500 for a grant-in-aid, under the direction of Dr. O. H . Mowrer, Department of Psychology, for one year beginning March I, 1955 (MF-5130). g. $8,078 for a study of biological treatment of petrochemical wastes, under the direction of Dr. J. C. Dietz, Department of Civil Engineering, for one year beginning September I, 1955 (RG-4443). 168. Union Stock Yard and Transit Company, Chicago, $1,500 to the Department of Agricultural Economics for marketing hogs on a live quality basis. 169. Velsicol Corporation, Chicago, $2,500 to the Department of Zoology for an investigation of the toxicity of chlorinated hydrocarbons, under the direction of Dr. Lester Ingle. 170. Western Cartridge Company, a Division of Olin Industries, East Alton, $4,600 to the State Natural History Survey for research in migratory waterfowl. 171. F . H . Woodruff & Sons, Inc., Milford, Connecticut, $500 to the Department of Plant Pathology for research on nematode problems. Total, Funds for Graduate Fellowships and Research $531,247.00 Gifts of Equipment,

of Gifts

Library Materials,

Works

of Art, and Funds for

Maintenance

172. Mr. Walter Bareiss, Greenwich, Connecticut, a painting, "No. 13," by Mark Rothko. 173. Delco Products, Dayton, Ohio, electrical equipment (estimated value $130). 174. General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a series 4-51 engine (estimated value $l,ooo) and a 1955 Chevrolet V-8 engine (estimated value $600). 175. Illinois Retail Farm Equipment Association, Peoria, to the Extension Service in Agriculture and H o m e Economics, a specially equipped Case farm tractor (estimated value $1,500). 176. Mr. J. H . King, New York, New York, four paintings: "Femme a sa toilette," by Edgar Degas; "Femmes nues couchees," by Pierre Auguste Renoir; "La Blanchisseuse," by Pierre Auguste Renoir; and "Apocalyptic Landscape," by George Grosz. 177. Mr. Albert A. List, New York, New York, two paintings, "A la memoire de Mathieu," by Georges Mathieu, and "In Gray and Tan," by Robert Motherwell. 178. Dr. Karl A. Meyer, Chicago, two paintings, "Baptism of Christ" and "Jesus Presents the Keys to St. Peter," by Franz Christopher Janneck. 179. Mr. Ira Morris, 11 Rue Scribe, Paris, France, a painting, "The Garden," by Buffie Johnson. 180. Mr. Charles A. Ocock, Racine, Wisconsin, to the Department of Agricultural Engineering, a complete set of the bound proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 181. Sola Electric Company, Chicago, to the Department of Electrical Engineering, electrical equipment (estimated value $125). 182. Mr. David M. Solinger, New York, New York, a painting, "Figure in Blue," by Marcello Boccacci. 183. Mr. Erwin D . Swann, New York, New York, an important portrait of Segovia by Arbit Blatas. 184. Western Electric Company, Inc., Chicago, to the Department of Electrical Engineering, electrical equipment (estimated value $275). Total, Colleges and School at Urbana-Champaign $651,884.74 Chicago Undergraduate Division 185. American Foundrymen's Society, Chicago Chapter, $1,335 for the Robert E. Kennedy Scholarship in engineering.