| | 101 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes  | | | | Published: | 1955 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met at 10:00 a.m. on this date in the
Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with the following present. The
Rector, Barron F. Black, President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., Visitors Barksdale, Berkeley, Coxe,
Dunn, Emmett, Gravatt, Hartfield, Howard, McWane, Mears, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, Talbott,
and Wheeler. Absent: Mr. Gray | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 102 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1956 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met at 10.00 a.m. on this date in the Office
of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with the following present: The Rector,
Barron F. Black, President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., Visitors Barksdale, Berkeley, Coxe, Emmett, Gravatt,
Gray, Hartfield, Howard, McWane, Mears, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, Talbott, and Wheeler
Absent: Mrs. Jones. (Note: Miss Dunn was married on 31 December 1955 to Benjamin Thomas Jones) The Committee on Bad Debts composed of Messrs. Bryant, Kaulback and the undersigned has
reviewed the loans set forth on Schedule 1, totalling $64,790.93 and recommends that they
be charged off Mr. Darden suggested that I write you concerning a matter which he and I were discussing,
which he would like for you to present to the Board if approved by the Finance Committee | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 103 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1956 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia convened at 10:00 A.M. on this date in
executive session in the Office of the Chancellor of Mary Washington College, at Fredericksburg,
with the following present. Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Gravatt, Greear, Hartfield, Jones,
McWane, Martin, Pollock, Mr. Smith, Talbott, and Wheeler. Absent: Visitors Emmett, Gray, Howard,
and Mrs. Smith. As an admirer of Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia, I should like to see a
fund or endowment established at the University of Virginia in recognition of his
conspicuous service to our country, especially in the field of public finance. We now have one hundred (100) Regional Scholarships for Virginians, which the
Scholarship Committee feels is quite adequate. However, funds for out-of-state
regionals have been very limited and the Scholarship Committee has been most anxious
to find ways of increasing the number of these awards, for the following reasons Mr. Runk and I have discussed various ways of operating the Cavalier Daily.
It is our opinion that it would be unwise to discontinue the current support of
the Daily by an assessment against the student body. The reason the fee was
initially instituted was because student subscriptions were limited largely to
entering students and one or two subscriptions per fraternity house. The older
boys just would not subscribe sufficiently to cover the operating cost. Confirming our conversation of this morning, we welcome the opportunity to
advise that the layout and design of the proposed Children's Rehabilitation Center
has been approved without qualification by representatives of the Clinical
Departments most concerned with the project, the Departments of Nursing Service,
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Dietary, and the Hospital Administration.
It is the impression of all concerned that the building as designed is adequate and
admirably suited for the contemplated Children's Rehabilitation Program.
Functionally, it will provide for efficient operation both from a clinical and
administrative standpoint. The plans have also received favorable review by
informed individuals not connected with the University who have had extensive
experience in Children's Rehabilitation in the various specialized areas such as
clinical care, therapy, nursing and administration. The University Sports Club would like for you to request permission of the
Board for the Club to conduct sports car trials on Observatory Mountain sometime
early next fall. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 104 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1956 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The annual meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was held on this
date at 10:00 a.m. in the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with
the following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr., President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.,
Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson, Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Emmett, Gravatt, Greear,
Hartfield, Howard, Jones, McWane, Martin, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, and Wheeler. Absent:
Visitor Gray. The committee which you recently appointed to study the program in the
Department of Nursing thought that the tuition in the Department should be
increased to that obtaining in the College of Arts and Sciences, effective
with the 1957-58 session. Confirming my conversation with you of several days ago, I am enclosing herewith
the last will and testament of Roy C. Moyston. You will notice that on page 5, Article
V (B) one-half of the community estate of Mr. and Mrs. Moyston and all of his
separate estate is left to the Jefferson Sponsors Fund for the use and benefit
of the Law Department of the University of Virginia, and if said fund be not
then in existence, then to said University of Virginia for the use and benefit
of the Law Department. Since the Jefferson Sponsors Fund is not in existence,
it is my interpretation that the money in question goes to the Rector and
Visitors of the University of Virginia, a corporation, and should be handled
by the University of Virginia's attorney, Venable Minor. This is to advise you that the City of Falls Church proposes to offer the sum
of $100,000.00 for that tract of land in the City know as the Joseph H. Riley
tract, located at the corner of Park Avenue and Little Falls Street, containing
8.321 acres of land. The University house on East Range at present occupied by Dr. David C. Wilson
has suddenly become vacant as a result of Professor Wilson's resignation, effective
July 1st. In accordance with your request, I have given careful consideration to Mr.
Talbott's letter to you of May 21, 1956, asking for an opinion from me on the
admissibility of a male Negro applicant to the College of Liberal Arts of the
University of Virginia. The application is accompanied by credentials which
show him to be otherwise entitled to admission. The fact that the State of
Virginia maintains a liberal arts college for Negroes at Petersburg, under the
name of Virginia State College, has also been noted. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 105 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1956 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met at 10:00 A.M. on this date, by call
of The Rector, in the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with the
following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr., President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., Chancellor
Grellet C. Simpson, Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Emmett, Gray, Greear, Hartfield, Howard,
Jones, McWane, Martin, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, and Wheeler. Absent: Visitors Gravatt and Mr.
Smith. The University's Special Counsel, Mr. C. Venable Minor, was present during a portion of
the meeting and participated in discussions of the real estate transactions at Fredericksburg,
Falls Church, and Clinch Valley as outlined below. The present R.O.T.C. units at the University of Virginia, starting with the
Navy in 1940, have been organized at the request of the University. The enrollment
in these units is covered by public law. Enrollment is entirely voluntary. (This
is not the case at the so-called land grant colleges and universities). The first
two years (first year only for the Naval ROTC Regulars) a member may withdraw at
his own request. Approval of the resignation is accomplished at the Unit Command
level. Starting with the third year, ROTC members receive subsistence
compensation, and approval of the resignation can only be made at Departmental
(or delegated) level. At a meeting of the Nursing School Advisory Committee, with all members present
this morning, it was unanimously agreed that the plan of reorganization of the
Department of Nursing as a separate School of Nursing with the arrangements which we
have discussed previously, be recommended to you and to the Board of Visitors. To be
more specific, we should like to recommend that the Department of Nursing become The
University of Virginia School of Nursing, with a separate dean and with full academic
status as a separate school within the University. It would be understood that in
academic matters the School of Nursing would have complete autonomy, but that in
administrative matters effecting the Medical Center, the Dean of the School of
Nursing would answer to the Director of the Medical Center (the Dean of the Medical
School). Pursuant to their appointment by this Board in June, 1956, as its committee to
study the question of where the Northern Virginia branch of the University should be
located, the undersigned, as a first step in their inquiry, held a public hearing in
Alexandria on July 21, after issuing special invitations to the members of the General
Assembly in the area and the authorities of the several political subdivisions, as
well as general invitations through the press to the interested public, to attend and
assist the committee by giving it their views and such information as they thought might
be helpful. Thereafter the committee personally investigated the sites suggested,
interviewed those persons having particular knowledge of the different tracts, made
measurements of the time and distance of the several locations from the populous areas
and from the rural sections to be served, and considered the availability thereto of
public transportation, sewerage facilities, and water supplies as well as the
accessibility of the property by highway, and their situation with respect to the high
schools in Northern Virginia. I am writing you relative to the proposed plan for the construction of a new
dormitory housing approximately 176 students for which we have an appropriation
of $192,500.00. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 106 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1956 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia held its regular meeting at 10:00 A.M.
on this date at the University, convening in open session in Room 202 Rouss Hall, with the
following present: President Colgate W. Darden, Jr. and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Emmett,
Gravatt, Greear, Hartfield, Howard, Jones, McWane, Martin, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, and
Wheeler. Absent: The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr. and Visitor Gray. Most of the members of the
public present during the morning session were delegations and individuals who appeared before the
Board on behalf of various sites for the proposed Northern Virginia College of the University.
Several representatives of the press were also present. Confirming our conversation concerning an employee of Seward Forest who is sick
with cancer, the circumstances are as follows: The present regulation for admission of women students to Engineering calls for at
least 60 semester-hours credit and a minimum age of 20. This was passed by the
Board of Visitors sometime during the 20's so I wonder if it would not be well to
reconsider the matter since opinions have changed quite a bit since that time. If
you feel that it is advisable to present this matter to the Board of Visitors for
reconsideration, I suggest that the minimum age be changed to 18 so an outstanding
student who has completed two years of college elsewhere may be considered for admission.
I agree with the requirement of 60 semester-hours as I do not believe it would be
advisable for a girl of 16 or 17 to make the transition from high school to
college in a predominantly boys' school. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 107 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1957 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia held its regular
meeting at 9:00 A.M. on this date in the Office of the President of the
University, at Charlottesville, with the following present. The Rector, Frank
Talbott, Jr.; President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan,
Coxe, Emmett, Gravatt, Gray, Greear, Hartfield, Jones, McWane, Martin, Pollock,
Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, and Wheeler. Chancellor Simpson and Mr. Woodward, Bursar
of Mary Washington College, were present from 9:00 to 9:30 to discuss matters
relating to the College, and Mr. L. Burwell Gunn and Mr. Donald Willcox of the
State-Planters Bank were present from 10:10 to 11:00 to discuss the current
investments of the Consolidated Endowment Funds. At our regular Council meeting held on January 7, 1957 I presented
the plan which I discussed with you on December 24, for the widening of
Jefferson Park Avenue from its intersection with Main Street back to
the Hospital entrance. Enclosed is a copy of the proposal of the Committee on Private
Practice of the Clinical Staff of the Medical School. This proposal has
been reviewed by the Dean and approved by him, and I went over it
yesterday with Dr. Vest. You will recall that before you left for your trip around the
world I mentioned that the Committee on Contractual Relations was
considering a new type of insurance provided by the Teachers Insurance
and Annuity Association. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 108 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1957 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia held its regular
meeting at 10.00 A.M. on this date in the Office of the Chancellor of Mary
Washington College, at Fredericksburg, with the following present. The Rector,
Frank Talbott, Jr.; President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.; Chancellor Grellet C.
Simpson, and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Emmett, Gravatt, Gray, Greear,
Hartfield, Jones, McWane, Martin, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, and Wheeler.
Mr. Edgar E. Woodward, Bursar of Mary Washington College, was present during the
discussion of the College budget. I have your letter of March 28, 1957, requesting my opinion in
regard to the above captioned matter, and I have given careful
consideration to the correspondence enclosed therewith. It is my
understanding, however, that the University is not interested in the
arguments as to whether or not the J.A.G. School will have to obtain
and pay for a license to dispense beer, but is interested in whether
or not it can legally consent to the issuance of such license for
sale of beer on University property. My opinion will therefore be
confined to that point. Board of Visitors' action on the attached indenture is in order,
and I suggest that the Board consider a motion to instruct its
Secretary to communicate to Mr. Edward S. Handy, in care of Mr. Junius
Fishburne of the Peoples National Bank, Charlottesville, Virginia,
their satisfaction over, and acceptance of, the provisions of the deed. In further reference to our telephone conversation of a few days
ago in regard to the exchange of the University and Equitable Realty
Corporation, whereby Equitable Realty Corporation undertakes to convey
in fee simple to the University, a triangular piece of land lying along
the western boundary of the soccer field in exchange for a ninety-nine
(99) year lease from the University of another triangular parcel
adjoining the first, I am enclosing herewith a plat of the properties
to be exchanged, on which the property to be conveyed to the
University is designated as Parcel A and marked in blue, while the
parcel to be leased to Equitable Realty is designated Parcel B and
marked in red. At the direction of the Assembly of Professors of the University
of Virginia I have the pleasure to transmit to you herewith a resolution
passed by this body at a recent meeting. As you doubtless know this
body is composed of all members of the University faculty of
professorial rank. I am confident that the sentiments expressed in
this resolution accurately express the feelings of the University
faculty Word has reached the faculty of the Graduate School of Business
Administration that you have expressed the intention of resigning
from the presidency of the University within the next two years. At
a meeting of the faculty of the School held on February 27 it was
unanimously voted that I be instructed to write to you on behalf of
the faculty and respectfully ask you to reconsider such a decision
and remain in office for the full term of your office. We have just had a meeting of the law faculty at which concern
was again expressed about your consideration of resignation. I am
writing for myself and my colleagues, and at their direction, in saying
that this would be a great misfortune to the University and to us
personally. We heartily endorse the resolution of the Association of
Professors | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 109 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1957 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was held on
this date at 10:00 A.M. in the Office of the President of the University, at
Charlottesville, with the following present: The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.;
President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., and Visitors Berkeley, Coxe, Emmett, Hartfield,
Pollock, Mrs. Smith, and Wheeler. Absent: Visitors Bryan, Gravatt, Gray, Greear,
Jones, McWane, Martin, and Smith. Visitor (ex officio) Paschall again unavoidably
absent, has not yet taken his seat upon the Board. I had been looking forward to having an opportunity to come to the
University this fall and to discuss with you the John Langbourne Williams
Memorial Fund about which I wrote you under date of January 18, 1955. As
a result of Elizabeth's illness I was not able to carry out my plan. I
provided in my letter that if I did not by December 31, 1956 designate
how the income from this fund was to be used, the income was to be used
for the general purposes of the University. Since I would like it to be
used for a special purpose and since I have not for the reason mentioned
been able to discuss it with you, I am writing this letter to set forth
how I would like for this fund to be handled. If it is not satisfactory
in every particular, I shall be delighted to come to the University some
time next year to discuss it with you. . . . Another subject has come up which I desire to present to you At a meeting with Mr. Malcolm Luck, Secretary of the University of
Virginia Alumni Association, Mr. Knox Turnbull, Secretary of the Alumni
Fund, Mr. Vincent Shea, Comptroller of the University, and myself, we
agreed on January 31, and by subsequent letter approved, to recommend
that In the light of recent discussions with Mr. Shea, Mr. Stacey and Dr.
Bobbitt, I should like to request approval of a revision of the
compensation arrangements in the Department of Clinical Pathology designed
to bring them more nearly in line with scale in other schools and with
the Department of Pathology in this school. It is proposed that all
earnings from private ambulatory patients be segregated in a special fund
in the Bursar's Office in the name of the Department of Clinical
Pathology, that costs to the hospital for the maintenance of these
services be paid from this fund and the remainder be used to supplement
the salaries of individuals in the Department of Clinical Pathology, the
limits on these salaries to be the same as those in the Department of
Pathology, namely, the old pre-clinical scale plus up to 50%. Any
surplus remaining is to used at the discretion of the Department. I have had some conferences and correspondence during the past
several weeks with Charles E. Wheeler of Easton, Maryland, local counsel
for this estate, with regard to the preparation of the second
administration and distribution account and the Maryland estate tax
return. REPORT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE As Secretary of the Faculty I have the pleasant duty of enclosing
the resolution which was adopted by the Faculty of Mary Washington
College at its regular meeting on Monday night, May 13. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 110 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1957 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met on this date at 9:00
A.M. in the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with the
following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr., President Colgate W. Darden,
Jr., Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson, and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Gravatt,
Gray, Greear, Hartfield, McWane, Martin, Paschall, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith,
and Miss Wheeler. Absent: Visitors Emmett and Jones. With the last wage increase, the maintenance costs of our
dormitories will be greater than the revenue. I believe that we should
raise our charges $25 per student for all accomodations. This would make
the charge in the new dormitories $200 instead of the present $175. Basis for the request for an increase in the Student Health Service
medical fee from $20 to $25 beginning in the Session 1958-1959. At a called meeting of the University Senate on October 3, 1957 the
following programs were presented for final review and were approved. I
should like now to recommend them to your office for submission to the
Board of Visitors for its approval. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 111 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1957 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | A regular meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was
held on this date at 10:00 A.M. in the Office of the President of the University, at
Charlottesville, with the following present: The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.;
President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.; the Chancellor, Grellet C. Simpson, and Bursar,
Edgar E. Woodward, of Mary Washington College, and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe,
Emmett, Gravatt, Gray, Greear, Hartfield, McWane, Martin, Mr. Smith, and Wheeler,
Absent: Visitors Jones, Paschall, Pollock, and Mrs. Smith. In an effort to determine the costs per student in the Law School,
I have consulted with the State Auditors who made the last detailed cost
study of the University. This study was made for the fiscal year 195253.
Applying the general procedures of that study to our present costs,
I have come up with the following I have your Special Delivery letter of November 27 requesting that I
provide a set of written proposals to the Board of Visitors covering the
sites recommended to the Board by our Board of Control in our letter of
November 15th. I regret that you have not had a more prompt response,
but I did not receive your letter until December 3rd (Tuesday) when it
was forwarded to me in Richmond where I was on the General Assembly
inspection tour. I have just returned from this duty. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 112 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1958 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | A called meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was
held on this date at 10:00 A.M. in the Office of the President of the University,
at Charlottesville, with the following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.,
President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Emmett,
Gravatt, Jones, Martin, Pollock, Mr. Smith, and Wheeler. Absent: Visitors Gray,
Greear, Hartfield, McWane, Paschall, and Mrs. Smith. I think we should ask the Board for permission to go ahead with some
slight increases in fees at Clinch Valley College to make increases in
faculty salaries to bring them in line with proposed increases at Mary
Washington, Longwood, etc. RESOLUTION | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 113 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1958 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met on this date at 10:00
A.M. in the Office of the Chancellor of Mary Washington College, at Fredericksburg,
with the following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.; President Colgate W.
Darden, Jr., and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Greear, Hartfield, McWane, Martin,
Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, and Wheeler. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and
Bursar Edgar E. Woodward were present throughout the consideration of Mary
Washington College matters. Absent: Visitors Coxe, Emmett, Gravatt, Gray, Jones,
and Paschall. I note that a copy of Mr. Minor's opinion concerning the authority
of the Board to reduce the library fee has been sent to you. Based on
this opinion, I should like to recommend that the Board be asked this
Saturday to reduce the library fee from the present $20.00 to $6.00, and
that it be made applicable to all students enrolled. Based on the
estimated enrollment next session of 5,000, this will yield $30,000, an
amount more than adequate to cover the principal and interest charges. May I take this opportunity to submit the attached proposal for
revising the statement of fees on pages 34 and 35 in the catalogue of
the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. If these proposals meet with
your approval, would you please submit them to the Board for their
action if this is necessary. I enclose copy of Mr. William Hanckel's letter concerning the
above property. Mr. O'Grince and I have examined the property and
recommend that the Board of Visitors be requested to authorize the
purchase of the property, under the terms set forth in Mr. Hanckel's
letter. Confirming our conversation of today, Mrs. Bowles would like to
work out an arrangement whereby she would sell the University 39 acres
less 9.818 acres. This 9.818 acres she will agree to sell the
University when she desires to upon giving the University 90 day notice. Your special committee on the Paunch issue of The Spectator submits
its report herewith. You asked us to determine whether or not this issue
of The Spectator discredited the name of the University of Virginia, and
if so, whether to a degree sufficient to warrant your bringing the matter
before the Student Council. I send you this note to confirm the views expressed to you in our
talk a few days ago about the Spectator. Since Mr. Carlson, the Editor,
is not eligible to continue the direction of the magazine, because of
academic probation, you will be required to appoint a new editor and
approve the staff selected by him. In doing this I wish you to bear in
mind that though you act as the Board chosen by the Jefferson Society
which owns Spectator, you act also as representatives of the University.
In fact as in the public understanding, a magazine published by a student
group at the University, using University buildings and under the control
of a society of the University with long and distinguished history, has
an important sanction from the University. The public may with reason
judge the University accordingly. The University's reputation is dear to
all of us who serve it and love it. It is not the property of one small
group to be dealt with in the uncontrolled judgment of that group,
however honest that judgment may be. Our mutual friend and benefactor, Mrs. Preston Davie, has now given
each of our institutions a work of art. To the University in 1956 came a
small (25 3/8″h × 19 1/2″w) portrait of Raleigh, and to the Museum in
1957, a larger (45″h × 32 1/2″w) portrait of Burke. The official
appraisals by French and Company are. Raleigh $7,500, Burke $8,500. I
enclose photographs of each portrait. 1. The Board of Directors of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Foundation has recently adopted the following resolution. That there be
established "not later than the college year 1959-60 the Thomas
Jefferson Foundation Fellowships paying $1,500.00 per annum plus
tuition, in general along the lines set forth in the Memorandum of July
10, 1957, from Mr. Oron J. Hale, Chairman of the Department of History,
to Mr. Colgate W. Darden, Jr., President of the University, and
contribute up to $5,000.00 per year towards such Fellowships, with the
understanding that this Foundation would match the amount put up by the
University up to $5,000.00 and would, if Fellows of the desired type in
sufficient number can be obtained, put up additional amounts, it being
contemplated that the Foundation would in such case contribute at least
$15,000.00 per year towards the expense of these Fellowships and quite
possibly even more in the future." 1. The Corcoran Department of History recommends appointment
of Dr. Dumas Malone as Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History,
effective July 1, 1959, and that during the session 1958-1959, when Dr.
Malone will be on sabbatical leave from Columbia University, he be
appointed Visiting Professor of History in the University of Virginia.
The terms of the appointment are those stated in the "Resolution For The
Board of Directors of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation," of
which paragraph one specifies the grants and salary to be paid to
Professor Malone by the Foundation. Salary and Foundation grants will
amount to $15,000 annually. I concur with the Department of History in recommending that Dr.
Dumas Malone be appointed Visiting Professor of History, without salary,
for the academic year 1958-59 beginning July 1, 1958. During this
time, Dr. Malone will be on sabbatical leave from Columbia University.
It is my understanding that he will receive a supplemental research
grant from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. I transmit to you the recommendation of the Corcoran Department of
History, with my concurrence, that Dr. Dumas Malone be appointed Thomas
Jefferson Foundation Professor of History effective July 1, 1959, for a
term of three years, at a twelve month salary of $7,500 per year. I take pleasure in quoting the resolution unanimously adopted at a
meeting of the University of Virginia Law School Foundation October 11,
1957, as follows Professional Leave for Graduate Study | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 114 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1958 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Annual Meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was held on this
date at 10:00 A. M. in the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with
the following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr., President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., and
Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Fenwick, Gray, Greear, Hartfield, Lantor, Montague, Jones, McWane,
Martin, Pollock, Smith, and Wheeler. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and Bursar Edgar E. Woodward
were present throughout consideration of Mary Washington College matters. Absent: Visitors
Paschall (who had an urgent conflicting engagement) and Smith (who was in Charlottesville,
though unwell, and participated in the work of three Board committees during the week-end) I wish to submit herewith my resignation as President of the University, to be
effective as soon as the Board has selected a new President and he is prepared to take
over the duties of this office On May 8 you requested me to find out from the local committee at Wise about what
suggestions they had on the location of the auditorium authorized by the Assembly last
winter. The committee at Wise has two recommendations first, that Mr. Charles B.
McElroy be employed as architect on the gymnasium-auditorium, second, that the gymnasium-auditorium
be located on the site between the Coeburn Road and the building now used for
faculty apartments (the Old Detention Home) I should like to recommend two changes in the present TIAA-CREF annuity program, which
should be presented to the Board if you approve. The Student Council wishes to submit the following traffic control recommendations for your
consideration I am enclosing a revised copy of the regulations governing use of motor vehicles by students
in the undergraduate schools of the University as approved unanimously by the Committee on
Undergraduates at its meeting on Friday, May 30, 1958. This meeting was also attended by Miss
Tyson from the School of Nursing and Mr. Nichols from the School of Architecture. I strongly
recommend adoption of these regulations by the Board of Visitors and propose that they take
effect with students entering in September, 1958. I feel that those sections dealing with
warning, probation, and conviction of drunken and/or reckless driving should become effective
for all undergraduate students in September, 1958 The Student Council at its meeting on May 19, 1958, unanimously passed the following
motion. To recommend that all students who register cars have compulsory insurance As you know, Prof. Vyssotsky is retiring this June. Approximately 25 years ago he
requested permission from the University to build a home near the observatory. President
Newcomb advised him that he would bring the matter to the Board of Visitors and secure a
lease for him. Mr. Vyssotsky said that he checked several times with Mr. Carruthers, who
was then Secretary of the Board, to see if any action had been taken. He was assured that
it would be forth coming and to proceed with the construction of his residence REPORT OF THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE FOR THE SESSION 1957-58 At the Annual meeting of the Trustees of McGregor Fund careful consideration was given to your
letter of April 28 and to a continuation of support of the Tracy W. McGregor Library at the
University. I am pleased to report that the Trustees appropriated $12,000 a year for each
of the five years commencing July 1, 1958, for accessions to the McGregor Library, and checks
will be forthcoming quarterly as in the past, commencing around July 1 | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 115 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1958 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met on this date at 10:00 A. M. in the
Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with the following present: The
Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.; President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.; and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Fenwick,
Lantor, Gray, Greear, Hartfield, Montague, McWane, Martin, Pollock, Smith, and Wheeler. Absent:
Visitors Coxe, Jones, and Paschall. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and Bursar Edgar E. Woodward were
present throughout consideration of Mary Washington College matters. This is in reply to your letter of June 11, 1958, in which you state that in the past
college year there was a water pipe break in some of the dormitories of the College which
resulted in water damage to luggage and clothing belonging to students. You state that
you have been presented with claims from the students suffering these damages in the
amount of $275.00. You ask my advice as to whether or not these claims should be paid The Virginia Electric and Power Company has been requested to provide electric service
to the individual property owners of Westmont Subdivision, located in the southwest section
of the City of Fredericksburg. In order to provide the electric facilities it is desirable,
for the protection and safe operation of the line, to secure guying and tree clearing rights
along the west edge of the University of Virginia's property adjoining Beverly Drive, in
Westmont Subdivision. A plat of this area showing the desired right-of-way privileges is
attached for further identification | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 116 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1958 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met on this date at 10:00 A. M. in the
Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with the following present. The
Rector Frank Talbott, Jr., President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe,
Fenwick, Gray, Greear, Hartfield, Jones, Lantor, McWane, Martin, Montague, Pollock, and Smith.
Absent: Visitors Paschall and Wheeler. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and Bursar Edgar E.
Woodward of Mary Washington College were present throughout the consideration of College matters. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 117 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1959 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met on this date at 10:00 A. M. in
the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with the following present:
The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.; President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.; and Visitors Berkeley, Blanton,
Bryan, Fenwick, Greear, Hartfield, Jones, Lantor, McWane, Martin, Montague, Pollock, Smith, and
Wheeler. Absent: Visitors Coxe and Paschall. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and Bursar Edgar
E. Woodward of Mary Washington College were present throughout the consideration of College
matters. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 118 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1959 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | A called meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was held on this
date at 10:00 A. M. in the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville, with
the following present: The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.; President Colgate W. Darden, Jr. (Mr.
Darden was delayed by transportation difficulties in returning to Charlottesville from a trip
and did not enter the meeting until approximately 11:30 A. M.); and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan,
Coxe, Fenwick, Greear, Jones, Lantor, McWane, Martin, Montague, Paschall, Pollock, Smith, and
Wheeler. Absent: Visitors Blanton and Hartfield. The Rector noted that Visitors Blanton
and Hartfield were unavoidably absent. Your Committee on the Nomination of a President, appointed on 14 June 1958, to find and
recommend to the Board a suitable successor to President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., presents
herewith a report of its work in performance of the assignment and its recommendation to the
Board with respect to the election of President Darden's successor. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 119 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1959 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met on this date at 10:00 A. M. in the
Office of the Chancellor of Mary Washington College, at Fredericksburg, with the following present:
The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr.; President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.; and Visitors Berkeley, Blanton,
Fenwick, Greear, Hartfield, Jones, Lantor, McWane, Martin, Montague, Pollock, Smith, and Wheeler.
Absent: Visitors Bryan, Coxe, and Paschall. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and Bursar Edgar E.
Woodward of Mary Washington College were present throughout the consideration of College matters.
President-Elect Edgar F. Shannon attended the meeting as a guest of the Board. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 120 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1959 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The Annual Meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was held on
this date at 10:00 A.M. in the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville,
with the following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr., President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.,
and Visitors Berkeley, Blanton, Bryan, Coxe, Fenwick, Greear, Hartfield, Jones, Lantor, McWane,
Martin, Montague, Paschall, Pollock, Smith, and Wheeler. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and
Bursar Edgar E. Woodward were present throughout the consideration of Mary Washington College
matters. (During the meeting the Board recessed from 10:45 A.M. to 11:05 A.M. to escort
Mr. Darden to a meeting of the University of Virginia Alumni Association.) | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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