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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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tervenors in the Appellate Court and until this litigation has been concluded. I concur and recommend further that the Board authorize the payment of the fee of $142.56 for legal services in the trial court.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, the retainer of counsel and the payment of this fee were authorized.

C.P.A. LITIGATION (9) Legal proceedings have been instituted in the case of Chatkin and Tondrow v. The University of Illinois and Frank G. Thompson, Director of the State Department of Registration and Education, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 48C327, attacking the constitutionality of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943. Messrs. Chatkin and Tondrow failed in the examinations for the C.P.A. certificate required by this law. A similar suit was started in 1945 but was subsequently dismissed on motion of the plaintiffs, without trial, after they had passed the examinations. T h e Legal Counsel is defending the present suit. In his opinion it is almost certain to go to trial and probably will go to the Supreme Court.

This report was received for record.

GREAT LAKES AREA CASE (10) T h e University of Illinois was an intervenor in a petition filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board for authorization of commercial air transportation service from the University of Illinois Airport to various points. A decision was handed down on September 3, 1947, giving P a r k s Air Transport, Incorporated, a conditional and temporary certificate to operate between St. Louis and Indianapolis via the University of Illinois Airport, and from Indianapolis to Moline, Bloomington, and Galesburg via the University of Illinois Airport. Application for certificate authorizing service between Chicago and St. Louis via the University of Illinois Airport was denied. On a petition for reconsideration, in which the University of Illinois joined, the Civil Aeronautics Board has given P a r k s Air Transport, Incorporated, authority to operate air transportation service between St. Louis and Chicago via the University of Illinois Airport and that the flights between Champaign-Urbana and Chicago shall be non-stop.

This report was received for record. At this point, President Livingston took his place with the Board.

APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO THE NAVY PIER ( n ) An application was filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission to order the Chicago Surface Lines and Chicago Motor Coach Company to provide additional service to the Navy Pier. This case was later transferred to the Chicago Transit Authority, but retained by the Commission as far as the Chicago Motor Coach Company is concerned. Such additional service was promptly established by order of the Commission following an agreement with the Chicago Surface Lines. Several hearings have been held. The Dean of the Chicago Undergraduate Division reports that service has been substantially increased and is as good as can be expected.

This report was received for record.

APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL MOTOR COACH SERVICE FOR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (12) A temporary order was issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission on December 10, 1046, establishing the "Stadium Route" to provide bus service for the students and staff living in the area of the Stadium. A year later a third interlocutory order was continued to July 1, 1948. T h e next hearing is set for June 15, 1948.

This report was received for record.

EVICTION C A S E S (13) T h e Legal Counsel reports that twenty eviction suits were filed against fifty-four (54) adults and thirty-three (33) children during November and