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Regular Meeting
January 10, 1959

$5,100 from Eaton Laboratories for research by Dr. H. W. McFadden of the Department of Microbiology: Evaluations of NF-260.

Training Grants
$5,000 from New York Life Insurance Company for Insurance Teaching under the direction of Dr. C. M. Elliott of the Department of Economics.

$2,400 from the Asia Society, Inc. for use in conducting a "Far Eastern Institute" under the Direction of Prof. R. E. Sakai of the Department of History.

Fellowships
$3,888 from U. S. Public Health Service for Six part-time U. S. Public Health Fellowships under the direction of Dr. W. S. Kramer of the Department of Pedodontics. (Continuation)

$5,184 from U. S. Public Health Service for Eight Medical Student part-time research fellowships under the direction of Dean J. P. Tollman of the College of Medicine. (Continuation)

Approve addition to F. M. Hall Art Collection

Approval was given to the recommendation of the Director of the University Art Galleries that a group of Mexican prints be purchased at a price of $337.50 from the Weyhe Galleries, New York, for the F. M. Hall Collection. All have been approved in accordance with the practice of having purchases reiewed by authorities in the field of art. Funds are available under the stipulations providing for the Hall Art Collection. Motion for approval was made by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Elliott, put to vote and carried.

Approve Agreement With Tennessee Valley Authority

It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, directing approval of the proposed Memorandum of Agreement between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the University of Nebraska, relative to a cooperative program dealing with use of fertilizers in Nebraska. This will supersede Memorandum of Agreement presently in force.

Bruce H. Nicoll appointed Director of Publications and Director of Uni.of Nebr. Press

It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, directing that Mr. Bruce H. Nicoll, presently serving as Assistant Director of Public Relations, be appointed as Director of Publications and Director of University of Nebraska Press, effective January 1, 1959.

R. Neale Copple to serve full-time

It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, directing that Mr. R. Neale Copple, presently serving as Instructor part-time in the School of Journalism be appointed Assistant Professor of Journalism, full time, at $7,000 per year effective September 1, 1959.

Report sale of Loomis Hall

From the Business Manager, Mr. Carl A. Donaldson, comes a report of the sale of Loomis Hall, a residence at 1411 No.37 Street, formerly used as a small dormitory for women at the College of Agriculture, to Blue-Joynt Realty Company at a sale price of $7,000.00 net.

Gamma Phi Beta request purchase of strip of property from Board

From the Business Manager comes a report that the Gamma Phi Beta Building Corporation, owners of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority house at 415 No. 16th Street, desire to purchase from the Board of Regents a strip of land approximately 25 feet in width adjacent to and immediately west of the property owned by the sorority at an estimated price of $2,300.00.

Permission to purchase granted

It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Welsh, motion put to vote and carried, directing that Mr. Carl A. Donaldson, Business Manager, be authorized to negotiate with the Gamma Phi Beta Building Corporation for the sale of a 25 foot strip of land adjacent to their property at a sale price of $2,300.00.

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