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President

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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September 29, 1936

A. C. Willard, 355 Administration

(W)

DEAR PRESIDENT W I L L A R D :

I believe the Board and yourself should know that we have never yet been able to secure payment of any bills on account of accidents suffered by University employees since the passage of special legislation at the last regular session of the General Assembly. Prior to January 1933 the University, through a special committee, acted on and paid approved claims in such cases. Beginning with January 1933, at the direction of the Board, such cases were referred to the State Court of Claims. T h e Court reviewed a number of cases and set down a general policy to be followed and then suggested that the University act on future cases itself. This procedure was in effect from January 1933 to June 1935 inclusive. T h e policy laid down by the Court, however, excluded from the benefits of the Workmen's Compensation Act a number of our employees. F o r that reason a considerable number of claims arising between January 1933 and June 1935 have not been paid. Some of them, therefore, are over three years old. T h e legislation secured at the last General Assembly provided that all employees of the University, when engaged in any duties other than those strictly non-hazardous would be eligible to benefits of the Act. It further provided that all cases of this kind would be reviewed by the State Court of Claims. T h e University asked that it be allowed to pass on minor cases but the Governor insisted that this provision be eliminated. Immediately following the passage of the Act, the University began to submit these cases to the Court. T h e Court, however, has postponed action from time to time, asking for new information or filing in new form, with the result that no case has yet been passed on by it since July 1, 1935. W e now have pending before the Court 67 cases, involving bills due local doctors, hospitals, as well as individual employees. All of these parties are justly irritated by the delay and employees are worried as to what might be the result in case they have a serious accident. In accordance with your action during the summer we are now endeavoring to handle minor cases without engaging outside service. However, the old cases are still pending and it is impossible to predict when they will be cleared up. Cordially yours,

LLOYD MOREY, Secretary

University Committee on Accident Compensation for Employees

SUMMARY OF ACCIDENT C A S E S S E N T TO COURT OF CLAIMS

Number of Amount cases Accidents occurring between January 25, 1933, and June 30, 1935 : 38 $104286 Accidents occurring between July 1, 1935, and April 1, 1936 21 1 605 51 Claims not reviewed by University Committee but submitted direct by attorneys representing e m p l o y e e s . . . . 8 15 643 58 T h i s report w a s received for record. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

The Secretary presented for record the following list of graduate scholars and fellows appointed by the President of the University.

Chemistry Education Political Science Zoology Kenneth K. Kearby Greydon M. Worbois Julia J. Henderson David R. Lincicome Fellowship Fellowship Scholarship Scholarship $500 500 300 300

DEGREES CONFERRED IN AUGUST, 1 9 3 6

The Secretary presented also for record the following list of degrees conferred in August, 1936, as the result of work completed in the Summer Session.