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1958] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS I"S
he recommends acceptance of the offer of settlement. Mr. Palmberg, Senior Assistant
to the University Legal Counsel, and the Vice-President in charge of the
Chicago Professional Colleges, concur.
I also concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the
Board be authorized to execute the necessary documents to effect this settlement.
On motion of Mrs. Holt, this recommendation was approved, and
the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to
execute the necessary documents.
ILLINOIS YOUTH COMMISSION BOYS* CAMP AT DIXON SPRINGS
(15) In the consideration by the Board of Trustees at its meeting on January 16,
1958, of the agreement with the Illinois Youth Commission for the establishment
and maintenance of a rehabilitation camp for boys at the Dixon Springs Experiment
Station, a question was asked if there has been any evaluation of the success
of this camp in rehabilitating boys sent to it by the Commission.
There is submitted herewith, and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of
the Board, a letter from the Chairman of the Illinois Youth Commission, in reply
to an inquiry made by the Vice-President and Comptroller, which expresses the
belief of the Commission that the camp at Dixon Springs has been valuable in the
program of rehabilitating boys.
This report was received for record.
PURCHASES
Purchases Authorized
(16) The following purchases were authorized by the President's Office on recommendation
of the Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller.
Item
One model WF-14. Wollensak combined
motion picture and oscillographic superimposed
high-speed camera with
reluctance pick-up. Model WF-31
timing light generator, and goose control
unit for speed control
5,000 Western Electric type GF-45011
transistors
Department
Chemistry and
Chemical
Engineering
Digital Computer
Laboratory
Wollensak Optical Co.,
Rochester, N.Y.
Western Electric Co.,
Inc.,
New York, N.Y.
On motion of Mr. Swain, these purchases were approved.
Cost
$S 074 00
f.o.b.
Rochester,
N.Y.
102 500 00
f.o.b.
Laureldale,
Pa.
Purchases Recommended
The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller
recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in
each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid.
I concur.
Hem
One Beckman model DU spectrophotometer
with photomultiplier and two
dual source units
One furnace, muffle, heat-treating type
with built-in atmospheric controls,
chamber 24 in. deep and 12 in. x 14
in., 45 kw., 230 volts, hydrogen tight
inconel muffle
One 5 h.p. vertical mining machine
complete with all standard electrical
equipment and one 7 in. swivel milling
machine vise
One recording spectrophotometer, wave
length range 2100-8000A, 0-3.5 a bsorbance,
reproducible to 0.5A accuracy
better than 5.0A, with stray light
less than .001 per cent, complete with
Dower supply, light sources, and accessories
One lot of lounge furniture for Department
of Mathematics Student Lounge
Department
Biological
Chemistry,
Chicago Professional
Colleges
Electrical
Engineering
Electrical
Engineering
Food
Technology
Mathematics
Vendor
A. S. Aloe Co.,
Chicago
C. I. Hayes, Inc.,
Cranston, R.I.
Cincinnati Milling &
Grinding Machines, Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Applied Physics Corp.,
Pasadena, Calif.
Rochelle's, Inc.,
Chicago
Cost
$3 595 00
delivered
7 906 00
f.o.b.
Urbana
14. 860 00
f.o.b.
Cincinnati,
Ohio
10 275 00
f.o.b.
delivered
3 689 00
f.o.b.
delivered