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Regular Meeting
January 10, 1959

Approve Sale of Dairy Cattle at Curtis

by Dean Lambert that such a sale would in all probability produce between $8,000 and $9,000.

It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, directing that the Business Manager, Mr. Carl A. Donaldson, be authorized to arrange for the sale of surplus milking Shorthorn and Holstein cattle at the Curtis School of Agriculture.

Agreement with Nebraska Ranches for calf study

It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, authorizing approval of an Agreement between the Agricultural Experiment Station and the 47 Ranch at Brownlee, Nebraska, for a cooperative study of the effects of various methods of handling calves at weaning time, and an agreement between the Agricultural Experiment Station and the U-Half Circle Ranch at Mullen, Nebraska, for a cooperative study of the effects of various methods of wintering calves.

Authorize purchase of land in Gage County

From the Dean of the College of Agriculture, W. V. Lambert, comes a recommendation that funds derived from the sale of the Halleck Farm in Hamilton County, be used to purchase additional property adjacent to the Dalby Section in Gage County, presently owned by the University of Nebraska Foundation.

It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, directing the Business Manager, Mr. Carl A. Donaldson, be authorized to negotiate for the purchase of the following property:

The NE1/4 of Section 36 - 3N - 8E, property presently owned by Mr. Geo. Wignall, and adjacent to the Dalby Section described as Section 35-3N-8E, Gage County, for a price not to exceed $24,000.

The East 1/2 of Section 26-3N-8E, property presently owned by Aller and Pease, Inc. of Beatrice, property adjacent to Dalby Section described above, at a price not to exceed $24,000.00.

Authorize purchase of tract near Agronomy Farm

It was further authorized that the Business Manager shall negotiate for the purchase of a five acre tract south of the Swine Research Center adjacent to the Agronomy Farm on Adams Street, property owned by H. M. Parton for a price not to exceed $12,000.00.

Accept grant from Carnegie Corporation

It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Adkins, motion put to vote and carried, directing the acceptance of a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York in the amount of $33,000 in support of the Community Education Program, from Sept. 1, 1958 to September 1, 1959, carried on by the department of Educational Services of the Teachers College and Dean W. K. Beggs.

Accept gifts and grants

It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, accepting the following research grants, training grants and fellowships in the total amount of $113,038.00, as reported by Dean John C. Weaver under date of January 5, 1959:

Research Grants
$176 from National Science Foundation for research by Dr. R. G. Bowman of the Department of Geography: Land Drainage in Northern Indiana.

$11,500 from U. S. Public Health Service for research by Dr. R. E. Feeney of the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition: Antibiological Action of Chelating Agents. (Continuation)

$79,790 from U. S. Public Health Service for research by Dr. Jackson A. Smith of the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry: Coordinated Multiple Psychiatric Drug Screening Units.

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