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at 8 per cent of salaries). Deductions from employees' salaries (now zVi per cent) would make up the remainder. Both of these contributions would then be remitted by the University to the Retirement System. The matter has been discussed at length over a considerable period of time by representatives of the Extension Service, farm advisers, University officials, and officials of the Retirement System. A trust agreement is necessary between each farm bureau and the University covering the proposed arrangement. The form of trust agreement has been worked out by the Legal Counsel of the University and the Legal Adviser of the Retirement System. It has been accepted by fifty-six of the farm bureaus involved. Others are expected to follow. The home bureaus will take action later if the program is approved by the University. The Director of Agricultural Extension and the Comptroller recommend approval. In view of the relation of the county farm and home advisers to the University and the fact that they are members of our educational staff, and the fact that the cost of the added benefits would be borne to a large degree by the farm bureaus and the advisers, I concur and recommend that this be referred to the Committee on Agriculture for consideration and report to the Board.

The Comptroller commented on this proposal. The matter was referred to the Committee on Agriculture as recommended.

WAGES OF OPERATING ENGINEERS IN CHICAGO DIVISIONS (5) I present reports from the Director of Nonacademic Personnel and the Legal Counsel on the status of negotiations on the wages of operating engineers in the Chicago divisions.

Director Dickason, Professor Britton, and Dr. Ivy commented on this matter. It was the opinion of the Board that the prevailing rate principle should be adhered to, and that the hospitals should be kept open as long as possible (see page n 5 3 ) . At this point, General Davis took his place with the Board.

SALE OF BOOK RIGHTS ON PUBLICATION OF SMALL HOMES COUNCIL CIRCULAR (6) The William H . Wise Company, 50 West 47th Street, New York City, has offered the University of Illinois $15,000 for book rights on a publication which will consist of twenty-one Small Homes Council circulars. T h e Coordinator of the Small Homes Council and the Director of the University Press recommend acceptance of the offer. I concur and recommend that the Board of Trustees authorize either the direct sale of the copyright to the William H. Wise Company by the University or the assignment of the copyright to the University of Illinois Foundation for sale, whichever method is the more feasible, and that the proceeds be made available for the research program of the Small Homes Council.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, these recommendations were adopted, subject to the approval by the University Press of the content of the manuscript of the book.

PATENTABLE DISCOVERIES (7) T h e University Research Board submits the following reports and recommendations on potentially patentable discoveries by members of the faculty: I. Process for production of chlorine by Dr. H . F . Johnstone, Professor of Chemical Engineering. During World W a r II, Professor Johnstone was requested by the National Research Council to make a survey of nonelectrolytic processes for the production of chlorine which would be important in case of a serious shortage of electric power. In making this survey, he found a plan mentioned in old German literature which had previously been overlooked. This is the catalytic decomposition of chlorosulfonic acid in the liquid state to give sulfuryl chloride and sulfuric acid. This process has the advantage of using