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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 27

their employment in the University, in accordance with schedules included in the Compensation Act. Every case of this kind is reviewed by the University Health Officer and by the University Committee on Accident Compensation for Employees. A claim must then be prepared in the prescribed form and submitted to the State Court of Claims, by whom it is reviewed and by whom every award must be approved. T h e necessary papers in this connection must be signed by the employee. T h e University Committee is glad to assist employees in filing their claims if the employees so desire. T h e necessary papers will be prepared by the Committee for the signature of the employees and when signed will be transmitted to the Court of Claims by the Committee. However, any employee has the full privilege of securing private counsel to prepare and present claims to the State Court. T h e work of the Committee will be limited to the preparation of the necessary papers and filing of the same with the Court with supporting information. In any case where an employee feels that he should have further advice and aid in presenting and supporting his claim before the Court of Claims, he should secure his own legal aid from any source that he may desire. T h e University Counsel or the Comptroller will be glad to give further information to any employee at any time. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON ACCIDENT COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES

SVEINBJORN JOHNSON, Chairman E. L. BOGART LLOYD MOREY, Secretary

During the presentation of this matter, President Williams, being called from the room, asked Mr. Barrett to take the chair. On motion of Mr. Mayer, this statement to employees was authorized.

APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM BUILDING (12) As reported to the Board on November 1, 1935 (Minutes, page 454), an application was submitted to the W o r k s Progress Administration for Illinois for a grant of $350,000 of Federal funds for the construction and equipment of a School of Journalism Building, in accordance with the authorization of the Board at its meeting on October 25, 1035 (Minutes, page 448). T h e Works Progress Administration has advised the University that this application cannot be approved because its policy is to engage only in projects which can readily be terminated and because under the limitations of the law and the amount of money available it is necessary to choose such construction work as to result in an average man-year cost of about $850, including not only the wages of the workers, but also supervisory and administrative cost and the purchase of al! materials necessary to keep them employed. It would be impossible to go ahead with the project under these limitations. T h e officials of the W o r k s Progress Administration for Illinois suggested an application to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. This possibility has been investigated, but aside from the fact that the deadline for receiving applications by that Administration has passed, it will under no conditions consider applications for grants of one hundred per cent, which would be necessary in the case of the School of Journalism project, for which the University has no funds to contribute. T h e Building Committee of the Illinois Press Association has been advised of these decisions.

This report was received for record. At this point, President Williams returned and resumed the chair.