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1164 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 11
documents necessary to complete such sales and to accept the Trust assets when
conveyed to the University.
Mrs. Escher's daughter, Gertrude Escher, graduated from the University
in June, 1925, and died in March, 1926. This gift is in memory of the daughter,
and as the trust agreement specifies, the endowment shall be known as the
Gertrude Escher Loan Fund.
On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the foregoing resolution was adopted.
PURCHASES
Purchases Authorized
(16) The following purchases were authorized by the President on the recommendation
of the Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller.
Item
14.84 tons diammonium phosphate
9-6 tons ammonium phosphate nitrate
19.2 tons ammonium nitrate
5.64 tons calcium metaphosphate
4.92 tons concentrated superphosphate
Seven Emerson & Cuming, Inc., model
2B-118 18 in. Ecco 140-degree reflectors
with castings and stands
Extension of lease of C-46 aircraft from
February 15, 1958, to April 15, 1958,
for use by the Control Systems Laboratory
in a flight-testing program
One each digital magnetic tape recorder
and reproducer system, tape speed 75
and 17 }4 I.P.S., start-stop time less
than 5 milliseconds and accessories
Three Servo Corp. of America series
1100 model A servoscopes
One series noo model F servoscope
Four model 1120 servoflex io-watt amplifier
Digital punch card equipment including:
One accounting machine (402 Model
A-1)
One print summary punch (526)
One sorter (082)
On motion of Mr. Herrick, these purchases were approved.
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.
Item
Sixteen microscopes, stereoscopic, 10,
15, 20, 30, and 40X magnifications
Sixteen illuminators, for sterio microscopes,
with transformer and bulbs
Six microscopes, binocular, dissecting,
1, 3, 6x magnifications
Forty eyepieces, IOX wide field
Less trade-in allowance for sixty-one
eyepieces, obsolete type
One HLV Hardinge high-speed 10 in.
precision toolroom lathe and accessory
equipment
7,000 diodes
One oscillograph dual channel, recording,
combination ink and electric
writing, frequency response 1 3 db,
0-100 cycles per second
One amplifier, dual channel, DC
One mounting cart for the above equipment
Department
Agricultural
Economics
Control Systems
Laboratory
Control Systems
Laboratory
Electrical
Engineering
Research
Electrical
Engineering
International
Cooperation
Administration
Contracts
Department Vendor
Cost
Botany and
Veterinary
Medicine
Control Systems
Laboratory
Digital Computer
Laboratory
Electrical
Engineering
Vendor
Tennessee Valley
Authority,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Emerson & Cuming, Inc.,
Canton, Mass.
East Coast Aviation
Corporation,
Lexington, Mass,
Ampex Corp.,
Villa Park
Servo Corp. of America,
c/o Pivan Engineering
Co.,
Chicago
International Business
Machines Corp.,
Springfield
A. S. LaPine & Co.,
Chicago
Hardinge Brothers, Inc.,
Chicago
Qutronic Semi-Conductor
Corp.,
New York, N.Y.
Brush Instruments Division
of Clevite Corp.,
Cleveland, Ohio
Cost
?3 746 96
f.o.b.
Sheffield,
Ala.
4 585 00
f.o.b.
Canton,
Mass.
24 000 00
8 23s 00
f.o.b.
Redwood
City,
Calif.
8 495 00
f.o.b.
New
Hyde
Park,
N.Y.
26 620 00
c.i.f.
Calcutta,
India
$7 650 10
f.o.b.
delivered
6 633 85
f.o.b.
Elmira,
N.Y.
13 150 00
f.o.b.
New York,
N.Y.
2 675 00
f.o.b.
Cleveland,
Ohio