Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1924 [PAGE 125]

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board of trustees

[February 13,

their employees to m a k e provision for support in sickness and old age, and relief for surviving dependents after death, and Whereas there has been formed among the members of the University staff a Benefit Association for the purpose of mutual self-help in time of need, be it Resolved that the Board of Trustees does hereby express its commendation of the purposes of said Association and, further, to induce its appointees and employees to become members, the Board does hereby adopt a plan of cooperation with the Association, which shall have the following provisions: 1. T h e University shall assume all of the Association's overhead expenses. 2. In cases of sickness and of death of members of the Association, w h o are on the University's active payroll, the University will m a k e contributions to the individuals concerned, based in amount on salary and years of membership in the Association, which contributions shall be calculated approximately to equal in the aggregate the amounts derived from the Association for the same purposes. 3. There shall be provision for a liberal old age retiring allowance, based on salary and years of membership in the Association. 4. T o any m e m b e r of the staff w h o joins the Association before July 1, 1923, the University will concede a length of Association membership equal to the length of that member's service with the University. T h e Committee was directed to prepare and submit a detailed plan for University cooperation with the Mutual Benefit Association. COMMITTEE ON STADIUM PLANTING Mrs. Blake presented the following report of the special committee on Stadium planting: The Special Committee on planning and planting met at the University, January 30 with Prof. White, M r . Abbott, and Mrs. Blake present. A letter from the Stadium Executive Committee printed in the minutes of December i; (see page 98) in regard to the stadium site was discussed. The work to be accomplished seemed to fall within two divisions. The grading and draining of the stadium site seemed to belong to the building project and the seeding and planting to the general upkeep and consequently should be assumed by the University. A s it is impossible for the University to carry out this work until the ground is prepared, the committee recommends that the work in connection with the stadium site be divided as follows: I. The Stadium Executive Committee shall drain and grade the property within the roads which will surround the Stadium site and lay the necessary walks thereon. 2. The University shall seed and plant the stadium property and bring to the site suitable connections for water and electric light. 3. The University shall also grade and pave and lay walks on the surrounding thorofares to connect with existing pavements and walks. 4. T h e University shall provide sanitary and storm-water sewers from the point on First Street to which they are to be extended under the present Stadium contracts. O n m o t i o n o f M r s . B l a k e , this report w a s adopted.