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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 19

of the revised regulation. The University Counsel has stated his view that the original and revised regulations are valid but that the expenses of litigating the validity of the former regulations would be substantial. Accordingly, he has recommended settlement of the litigation on the basis outlined above. Chancellor Cheston, one of the defendants in the litigation, supports the recommendation. I concur. O n motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, M r . Hughes, M r . Livingston, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Governor Walker. RESOLUTION: RICHARD J. DALEY President Hughes introduced the following resolution with regard to the role of Mayor Richard J. Daley in the establishment of the Chicago Circle campus in 1965. H e stated that the resolution, upon adoption, would be presented formally to Mayor Daley at the T e n t h Anniversary observance of the establishment of the campus on February 28, 1975. T h e resolution is as follows: To Richard J. Daley On the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, the institution reflects upon the achievements of the men and women who made it possible — in particular, upon the support of the few individuals whose efforts were crucial in the fulfilment of plans. Such an individual is Richard J. Daley, whose service as Mayor of the City of Chicago spans the years of planning for a comprehensive university at an appropriate site and the culmination of the effort in 1965 with the move from Navy Pier to the Chicago Circle campus. Mayor Daley brought to the enterprise a personal, deep-seated belief in higher education and its capabilities for American society and for the American citizen. From the beginning, he saw the opportunities that a new University of Illinois presence in Chicago could bring to the young people of the City he has loved and served for so long. In the long effort for funding, for location, and for establishment, his was a decisive role. Beginning with the statewide bond issue in 1960 and continuing with the leadership of the City in the location of a suitable site and, indeed, throughout the years of building, the Mayor has been with us and for us at every point. The effort has required more than the official approval and support of the City's leadership. It has involved the services of City government at critical steps along the way. The precedent has become the foundation for a pattern of continued professional cooperation between the University and the City. Over this decade of growth and maturity, and the longer period of planning and development, Mayor Daley's interest in the University as a whole has been constant, supportive, and unconditional. The Board of Trustees is profoundly grateful to the man and to the City he represents.