Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1939-1942)

MARCH MEETING, 1942 891
From Baker Perkins, Inc., for investigation: in connection with automatic centrifuges; no estimated cost set and no limit given
From The Dow Chemical Company (Bay City Division), for investigation of
sheet stringer panels; at an estimated cost of less than $500
From Board of Education, City of Detroit, for consulting services and laboratory
work in connection with foundation studies for the Logan and Sill Schools,
four purchase orders; at a total estimated cost for the four orders of $2,000
The President reported the following gifts, each of which was accepted in accordance with its terms and conditions and with the
thanks of the Board (p. 887):
From the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, $2,228 to cover the cost of
publishing a manuscript entitled "Community Workshop for Teachers in the
Michigan Community Health Project." The money has been added to the
Monographs in Education fund (p. 779).
From the Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis, Missouri, promise to provide
$750 for the Monsanto Chemical Works Research Fellowship for 1942-1943
(p. 615)
From an anonymous donor, $625 for the Aboriginal North American Research
fund, to be used as salary for George K. Neumann, Research. Associate in the
Museum of Anthropology, for the period from July 1 to September 30, 1942,
at the rate of $2,500 a year, twelve-month basis (p. 736)
From Mir. Gustave H. Ferbert, Ph.B., '97, $200 for the Class of 1897 Memorial
Loan fund (R.P. 1936-1939, p. 326)
From the Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
of Plymouth and Northville, Michigan, $80 "to be used as a student loan
fund." The account has been named for the Chapter.
From Mr. A. I. Levorsen, Tulsa, Oklahoma, $75 "for the use of students in the
Department of Geology." The account has been designated Geology Student
Loan.
From Gamma Chapter, Miu Phi Epsilon, through Mary Stubbins, Treasurer, $25
for the MIu Phi Epsilon Scholarship for 1941-1942 (p. 590)
From the Chinese Students Club, through Joseph Lee, Treasurer, $22 for the
Chinese Students Loan fund (p. 209)
From Mr. James Inglis, Ann Arbor, $1,000 for. the Prostatic Disease Research
fund (p. 843)
From Parke, Davis and Company, Detroit, and Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, an offer to sponsor, jointly, a project in research on ergot
substitutes. Each company proposes to contribute a sum of not to exceed
$4,000 during the calendar year 1942. The project is to be under the direction of Dr. Frederick F. Blicke, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy. It is recommended that these proposals be accepted with
the express provision that the donors will agree to give to the University
5 per cent royalties on net sales of the patented product if a patented product results from these investigations.
Resignations were received and accepted with regret, and other
terminations noted as follows (p. 844):
RESIGNATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
Business Office
Frank F. Clever, Assistant Inventory Clerk, resigned January 17
Pearl M. Icheldinger, A.B., Stenographer, resigned February 3
Walter A. Ridout, Clerk, resigned February 9
ALUMNI CATALOG OFFICE
Olive Jean Royce, Clerk, resigned February 14
BUREAU OF CO-OPERATION WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Iouise E. Magoon, Stenographer and Clerk, resigned February 19