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1923]

UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS

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Group, there are about 150 and 62 have signed: in the Power Plant Group there has been a 1 0 0 % response from 170 and almost 1 0 0 % from the Farm Employees, 43 of whom have signed. In the Chicago Departments, there are 188 people eligible and 60 have signed. This makes a total of about 1400 eligibles and a total of about 650 applications or about 4 6 % , It is probable that additional applications will be received tonight. The response from the Colleges of L. A. & S. and Commerce has been small because the Faculty feel that they are now receiving practically as complete health benefits as they would under the proposed scheme, and they all feel that as long as the work can be divided among the others in the department, their salaries would be continued. If that policy could be definitely abolished, it would make a great difference in the response. There has been practically no personal canvass in the colleges of L. A. & S. and Commerce. Our experience shows that through personal canvass 5 0 % at least of the Faculty Members could be enrolled. At the meeting tonight, temporary directors will be elected, with instructions to report back with reference to the formation of a permanent organization. The Committee feels that it will not be possible to proceed without the Trustees at least assuming the responsibility of the general plan, so that there will be no possibility of individuals being legally liable for assessments beyond the dues stated. The Trustees should also assume the overhead costs of the organization. Without pledging themselves to further support at this time, I think it would be possible to put the plan into operation substantially as it has been outlined. Very truly yours,

James M. White

Supervising Architect A t this point, D r . N o b l e w a s called to the chair. M r . Abbott, C h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e o n Insurance a n d Retiring Allowances, submitted the following report from his c o m mittee: T o the B o a r d of Trustees of the University of Illinois: Your Committee, authorized at the Board meeting of July 6, 1921, to consider the formation among the members of the University Staff of a M U T U A L B E N E F I T A S S O C I A T I O N and to formulate a plan for University cooperation with such an association, begs to report as follows: There has been formed among the members of the staff, a tentative association which has appointed a committee to effect a permanent organization and which recommends the adoption of the Constitution and By-laws, a copy of which is hereto attached. Your Committee has carefully considered the provisions of this proposed constitution and by-laws and believes them to be admirably adapted to the purposes of the Organization. Your Committee therefore recommends that the Board give its approval to this movement and announce that, in case such a permanent organization is effected for the purposes and in the form substantially as outlined in the proposed Constitution and By-laws, it will cooperate with said Association in a manner calculated to induce University employees to become Association members. Respectfully submitted,

W. L. Abbott C. A. Trimble Margaret D. Blake A. R. Crathorne M. H. Robinsov G. A. Goodenouch

Committee M r . Abbott then offered the following resolution, which w a s adopted: recognition e c o mlong a n d faithful duty of a n d to encourage practical Whereas it has b to e recognized as a service employers to give