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904 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 19
ston, Chairman, Mr. Wayne A. Johnston, and Mrs. Frances B. Watkins. Also
present was Mr. A. J. Janata, Secretary of the Board.
The Secretary of the Board presented the following recommendation on
behalf of the President of the University.
Recommendation of the University Patent Committee
The University Patent Committee submits, with the concurrence of the Chairman
of the University Research Board, the following recommendation relating
to an invention by members of the staff. The President of the University concurs,
Metal chelates with fungicidal activity-—Carl S. Marvel, Research Professor
of Organic Chemistry, inventor; S. Alan Aspey, former Research Assistant in
the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Nicholas Tarkoy,
Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
co-inventors. A number of metal chelates were prepared by the Department of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering for use in making heat-resistant polymers.
The compounds did not prove to be as heat resistant as desired; however, it
appeared that they may have fungicidal activity. Tests were made for such
activity by the Air Force, and it now appears that some of the materials thus
developed may have fungicidal activity.
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, however, has
recommended that these discoveries be released to the United States Government
because the Government would have some claim on them since it tested
the compounds, and because it appears that these discoveries have doubtful
commercial value. The Patent Committee concurs and recommends that all interest
of the University in these discoveries be released to the United States
Air Force.
On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this recommendation was approved.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees reported the
following actions it has taken on recommendations submitted by the
President of the University:
Purchase of Band Uniforms
Authorized by the Executive Committee August 14, 1957
Item Department Vendor
200 band uniforms to be made to Uni- University of DeMoulin Bros. & Co.,
versity design and specification, each Illinois Bands Greenville
uniform to consist of coat, two pairs
of trousers, caps, ties, spats, gloves,
and pompons
Cost
$22 030 00
f.o.b.
delivered
Contract for Construction of Sanitary Sewer for Biology Building
Authorized by the Executive Committee August 29, 1957
The award of a contract for $149,000 to Joseph Clancy, doing business as
Joseph Clancy Construction Company, Urbana, the lowest bidder, for the general
work on the construction of a sanitary sewer on Mathews Avenue to serve
the Biology Building. The Committee had previously authorized awards of
contracts for electrical work, pipe work, and pump installations for this sewer
and the Committee's action in awarding these contracts is included in its report
of a meeting held in Chicago on August 8, 1957. Funds arc available in the
state capital appropriations for 1957-59.
Conveyance of Land to the Morton Arboretum
Authorized by the Executive Committee September 4, 1957
The Board of Trustees on June 20, 1957, authorized the execution of a quitclaim
deed conveying to the trustees of the Morton Arboretum a small strip ot
land, approximately 1.098 acres, a part of the University's Drug and Horticultural
Experiment Station in DuPage County, so that the trustees of the Morton
Arboretum might convey this tract together with other land owned by them to
the Illinois State Toll Highway Commission. The conveyance of this strip ot
land, presently used as a private driveway connecting the experiment station