Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948 [PAGE 316]

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U N I V E R S I T Y OF

ILLINOIS

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The Gage Structural Steel Company bid is $1,700 lower than that of the Duffin Iron Company. However, their delivery date is approximately three months later than that of the Duffin Iron Company. T h e selection of the Duffin Iron Company, in the opinion of the Physical Plant Department, is necessary if utility service is to be available for the new buildings by September, 1948. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend that the contract be awarded to the Duffin Iron Company on the price per pound for steel indicated above, at an estimated total cost of $22,840. Funds are available within the total estimated cost of this project which assumes additional appropriations in the 1947-1049 biennium as requested. I concur and request approval.

On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, this contract was awarded as recommended.

AGREEMENTS WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COVERING RESEARCH PROJECTS (18) The Industrial Research and Development Division of the United States Department of Commerce proposes to finance the following projects at the University of Illinois. 1. Investigation of concrete slab floor construction for houses without basements: $20,000. 2. A study of the industry engineered house for the Producers' Council: $40,ooo-$5o,ooo. 3. A study of size variation and lamination in clay products: $16,000. The first two are projects of the Small Homes Council. The third is a project of the Department of Ceramics. T h e form of contract for each project drafted by the Department of Commerce contains three provisions which depart from the University's policy and regulations governing research. These variations are shown by the following quotations: "ARTICLE 5. (c) . . . In the event that the Contractor and licensee are unable to agree on the terms of the license, they shall submit all differences to arbitration according to a mutually acceptable plan or to the rules of the American Arbitration Association, then obtaining. " ( d ) The Contractor agrees to return to the Government at quarterly intervals fifty per centum (50%) of all royalty and other profit from any Subject or Related Invention or combination of Subject and Related Inventions until the portion of the contract funds, from the expenditure of which this invention developed, as determined by the Contracting Officer, is paid back to the Government in full. " ( e ) The Contractor shall enter into a contract with each individual or organization owning the Related Inventions, so worded as to assure the ability of the Contractor to fulfill its obligations under paragraphs ( b ) , ( c ) , and ( d ) . " Sub-paragraph (b) reads as follows: "The Contractor agrees to grant to the Government a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to make, use and sell for governmental purposes, according to law, all Subject and Related Inventions, and patents issued thereunder." "Related Invention" means each invention improvement and discovery (whether or not patented or patentable), other than a "Subject Invention," which is necessary to or useful in connection with any manufactures and improvements based on the use of the subject matter of this contract or any subcontract for research hereunder. The faculty Committee on Patents has considered these contracts and recommends that the Board of Trustees authorize their approval with the variations from the University standard form contract, as set forth above.

On motion of Mr. Davis, these contracts were authorized, with variations as recommended.

4 - H CLUB CAMPS (19) On November 23, 1945 (Minutes, page 912), the Board of Trustees was asked to accept a 4-H Club memorial camp for activities sponsored by the University Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics. The request