Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1936-1939)

826

JANUARY MEETING, 1939

January 3, 1939
At the request of Dean Russell W. Bunting, and with the approval of the
Committee on Institutional Memberships, the committee continued, for an indefinite period, membership in the Medical Library Association, with yearly dues
of $10 payable from the Current Expense account of the budget of the School
of Dentistry (p. 139).
January 12, 1939
At the request of Professor J. Raleigh Nelson, the committee appropriated
the sum of $350 to the Current Expense account of the Office of the Dean of
Students to provide operating expenses for the International Center to June 30,
1939.
The President filed a copy of the Building Program calendar for the
month of January, 1939.
The Secretary filed a tabulation of names on the payroll of the
University for the month of November, 1938, showing 5,066 names
as compared with 4,843 names in November, 1937 (p. 433).
The President filed a report of an accident, involving Dr. E. H.
Eyster, which occurred January 7, 1939, in the Chemistry Laboratory.
The following contracts, supplemental contracts, and purchase
orders made or accepted by the Department of Engineering Research
were placed on file (p. 789):
Contracts
With the Utilities Research Commission, Chicago, Illinois, for investigation to
retard velocity of flame propagation in commercial gas; at an estimated cost
of $3,000
With the Commonwealth Brass Corporation, Detroit, for an investigation of
metal finish; at an estimated cost of $750
Supplements
With the Ferry-Morse Seed Company, for continuation of research program,
Project No. 976; at an estimated cost of $150 (R.P. 1932-1936, p. 666)
With Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, for continuation of research program,
Project No. M189; at an estimated cost of $500 (p. 607)
With The Dow Chemical Company, for continuation of research program, Project
M151; at an estimated cost of not over $50 (p. 433)
Purchase Orders
From Ohio Ferro-Alloys Corporation, for analysis, by vacuum fusion method of
four samples of ferrosilicon; at an estimated cost of from $100 to $125
From The Glenn L. Martin Company, for construction of a wind-tunnel model;
at an estimated cost of $400
From the Universal-Cyclops Steel Corporation, for determination of high-temperature properties of a steel sample; at an estimated cost of less than $50
From the Universal-Cyclops Steel Corporation, for physical and metallographic
examination of a piece of Cyclops No. 17-A metal at 18500 F.; at an estimated cost of less than $100
From Lonergan Manufacturing Company, for test of comparative velocities and
temperatures on two oil-burning heaters; at an estimated cost of less than
$200
From Michigan State Highway Department, for Brinell hardness determination,
metallographic analysis, and chemical analysis for per-cent carbon, manganese,
phosphorus, sulphur, and silicon on snowplow and grades blade; at an
estimated cost of $50
Gifts were received and accepted in accordance with their terms
and conditions and with appropriate votes of thanks, as follows:
From McGregor fund, through Renville Wheat, Secretary, notification to the
effect that the Trustees of the Fund had appropriated the sum of $15,000
to the University toward the support of the Institute of Public and Social
Administration during 1939 (p. 444). Payment of this amount will be made
after October 1, 1939, unless otherwise requested by the University.