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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1952
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1300 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [November 23 On motion of Mr. Nickell, these new regulations for the administration of an Act to regulate the practice of public accounting were adopted, the forms of the new certificates were authorized, and all previous regulations were repealed. This action was taken by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Grange, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hickman, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Stevenson. PATENTABLE DISCOVERIES (6) Before he came to the University of Illinois, and while he was employed at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Professor Arnold Nordsieck of the Department of Physics invented a new type of integrating mechanism which can be used in constructing mechanical analog computers. He had constructed such a computer incorporating in it this integrating mechanism and other improvements over earlier machines, including portability, operation by synchro motors, freedom from torque simplification, and simplicity of electrical connections at a plug board. The principal novelty in the calculator built by Professor Nordsieck is the integrating mechanism which he designed and which has already been released to liim by the Bell Laboratories. It is doubtful that the University would have any significant claims with respect to developments in this mechanism at the University of Illinois. However, Professor Nordsieck wants to be fully cleared and, therefore, has requested release by the University of any rights which it might conceivably claim, regardless of how insignificant they may be. It should be noted that developments now being made in connection with computing machines involve electronic mechanisms instead of mechanical analog devices, so that it is unlikely that Professor Nordsieck's invention will be highly remunerative. The University Patent Committee and the Chairman of the University Research Board recommend the release to Professor Nordsieck of any implied rights which the University might claim. I concur. On motion of Mr. Grange, this recommendation was approved. AFFILIATION W I T H MORRISON HOME FOR T H E AGED A N D THE C H R O N I C ILLNESS HOSPITAL (7) The Board of Trustees has approved, in principle, a proposal for an affiliation with the Morrison Home for the Aged and the Home for the Incurables whereby the University would have facilities for education and research in medicine in a new Home for the Aged in the Medical Center District in return for certain professional services to be rendered by the University. The formal agreement is subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. Representatives of the Home for the Incurables have informed the VicePresident in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges that this institution can not participate in the program now because Congress did not appropriate funds to aid in the construction of hospital facilities for the chronically ill, but that they would like to affiliate later. The Trustees of the Morrison Home for the Aged desire to go forward without delay with the plan of affiliation. Accordingly, the Vice-President recommends that the plan heretofore authorized by the Board of Trustees be modified to provide for an affiliation with the Morrison Home for the Aged only but leaving a way open for participation of the Home for Incurables later. A tentative draft of this plan of affiliation, as revised, is submitted herewith. The formal agreement will also be submitted to the Board for final approval. I concur. On motion of Mr. Grange, this change was authorized. APPROPRIATIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL INCOME FOR THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (8) The Dean of the College of Agriculture and the Comptroller recommend appropriations from accumulated agricultural income as follows:
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