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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 10

desire to present the advantages of membership therein to the employees of the University of Illinois. They wish to approach all employees of the University who are not on the instructional and strictly scientific staffs, such as clerks and stenographers, including all employees of the Physical Plant Department, engaged in maintenance and operation of buildings and grounds, as well as those in offices and on the farms, who are not at present members of any craft or other labor union. No action was taken on this matter. At this point Mr. Cunningham, Secretary of the Board, withdrew, and Mr. A. J. Janata, Assistant to the President, was requested to act for the Secretary.

COMMERCIAL CONCESSIONS IN UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS AT CHICAGO

(25) A request from Mr. George E. Piper, an employee of the Department of Public Welfare, Division of Visitation of Adult Blind, for the operation of a concession stand (at which would be sold periodicals, confections, beverages, etc.) in the Research and Educational Hospitals, to provide a profitable occupation for qualified blind people. This proposal was made to me informally by Mr. Piper several weeks ago, and I asked him to submit it formally in writing to the Director of the State Department of Public Welfare and to the Board of Trustees. It is not clear whether this would involve any of the buildings owned and operated by the University, but it is reasonable to assume that if such a stand is operated successfully in the Research and Educational Hospitals, later the Board might be asked to grant permission for the operation of similar stands in University buildings. I recommend that this be referred to the Committee on the Chicago Departments for consideration and report. On motion of Mrs. Plumb, the President of the University was instructed to advise Mr. Piper that the Trustees, not having exclusive jurisdiction over the operation of the Research and Educational Hospitals, cannot grant this request, but that it is a matter for decision of the joint committee of the Department of Public Welfare and the University on the management of the Research and Educational Hospitals.

HOUSING FOR UNDERGRADUATE MEN STUDENTS

(26) Last spring I appointed a faculty Committee on Housing for Undergraduate Men Students to consider certain recommendations from the Men's Independent District Association relative to the improvement of housing conditions and the construction of dormitories for men students. The report and recommendations of this Committee were presented to the Board of Trustees through its Committee on Student Welfare. More recently the Men's Independent District Association has submitted a supplementary request: 1. That the University regulate housing for men students by classifying private rooming houses and requiring students to live only in such houses as are approved. 2. That the University purchase suitaMe residence property for cooperative houses for men students. 3. That the University lay the groundwork for the construction of men's dormitories. The faculty Committee on Housing for Undergraduate Men Students has considered these requests and has made certain recommendations. I submit the following for approval by the Board: 1. That the University establish and maintain a list of approved rooming houses for undergraduate men and that rooming contracts be provided for the