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39. Mr. John W. Ruettinger, Chicago, $500 for the continuation of the John C. Ruettinger Memorial Scholarship for the academic year 1953-1954. (This gift is made through the University of Illinois Foundation of which Mr. Ruettinger is a member.) 40. Sears-Roebuck Foundation, $4,425 for scholarships in the College of Agriculture. _ 41. Sinai Temple Congregation of Champaign-Urbana, $50 for a scholarship in music. 42. Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc., Billings, Montana, $750 for a scholarship in geology for the academic year 1953-1954. 43. Universal Oil Products Company, Des PJaines, $1,000 for scholarships for senior students in chemical engineering. 44. University of Illinois Student Organization Fund, $500 for scholarships. 45. F . M. Leslie, Trustee of the Homer Baker Memorial Fund, $257.50 from friends of the late Homer Baker, who operated drugstores in Champaign, Illinois, to be used for financial aid to students in the College of Pharmacy. 46. Mr. Elmer Bash, Champaign, $300 to be added to the James M. White Memorial Fund, the income from which is used for prize awards to students in the Department of Architecture. 47. Dr. Elmer A. Culler, Columbus, Ohio, the rights and royalties in the film "Views of a Decorticate Dog." 48. Eta Kappa Nu, honorary electrical engineering fraternity, $500 for the production of a film on "Engineering as a Career." 49. Evans Hall, University residence hall for women, $50 to be added to the Women Students Aid Fund. 50. Illinois Crop Improvement Association, $500 for publication of an Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin, "1953 Illinois Corn Tests." 51. Estate of Jennie C. Lee, $484.88 for the Eddy Orland Lee Student Loan Fund. (The University is a residuary legatee of this estate.) 52. University of Illinois Mother's Association, $200 to be added to the Women Students Aid Fund. 53. National Scale Men's Association, $212.50 for reprinting Illinois Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin 242, "Pivots and Bearings." 54. Pi Beta Phi Champaign Alumnae Club, $100 for financial aid to women students. 55. Ponderosa Pine Woodwork, national organization of the distributors and promoters of the use of ponderosa pine, $500 for an unrestricted grant to the Department of Architecture. 56. Shi-Ai, student inter-sorority organization, $200 for financial aid to women students. 57. Tau Delta Tau Fraternity, University of Illinois Chapter, $80 to be added to emergency student loan funds as a memorial to the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Knight, alumni of the University. 58. Women's District Grand Lodge No. 6, B'nai B'rith, Chicago, $100 for the Dr. Abram Leon Sachar Prize in History. 59. Women's Group System, University of Illinois, $800 for financial aid to women students. Total; Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes, and Other Financial Aid. .$43,783.33 B. Funds for Graduate Fellowships and Research 60. Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation: a. National Aniline Division, New York, New York, $1,856 for the renewal of a fellowship in organic chemistry for the academic year 1953-1954. b. Nitrogen Division, $1,866 for the renewal of a fellowship in organic chemistry for the academic year 1953-1954. 61. American Cyanamid Company, New York, New York, $2,150 for the renewal of a fellowship in chemistry for the academic year 1953-1954. 62. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, $1,500 for the renewal of a fellowship in food technology for the academic year 1953-1954. 63. Armour and Company, Chicago, $3,000 for the renewal of two fellowships ($1,500 each) in food technology for the academic year 1953-1954, and $2,000 for a fellowship in chemistry for the academic year 1953-1954.