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Board of Visitors | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1921) April 20, 1921  | | | | Published: | 1921 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | | | | Description: | A called meeting of the Rector and Visitors was held on this
date a 8 o'clock P. M., at which were present the Rector, John
Stewart Bryan, and Visitors E. L. Greever, Harris Hart, Goodrich
Hatton, Walter T. Oliver, Alex. F. Robertson and C. Harding
Walker, and President Alderman. On the approach of the Centennial Celebration,
and on the Founder's birthday, I desire to enter upon
the execution of a long-cherished design to present
to my Alma Mater a library of international law.
I would begin the collection this year, and would from
time to time add to it, making a final contribution,
including probably a part of my own library, under my
will or such indications as my family would carry out. It was my honnor and pleasure to make
known to the Rector and Visitors of the University, at
their meeting on April 20, 1921, your letter setting
forth your gift - the John Bassett Moore Library of
International Law - to the University of Virginia. I
was directed by the Board to express to you their
gratitude and appreciation of this splendid service to
the University. The Board is largely composed of
members of the legal profession, and you may imagine their
pleasure and satisfaction at the thought of such new
strength will be added to that side of our University
life. I was also instructed to say that your letter
will be spread upon the minutes and that all of the
conditions will be faithfully adhered to. The General Education Board is holding its
mid-winter meeting on February 24th, in New York City. I
have just had a visit from the fiscal agent of that Board.
I am convinced that the sum of $50,000 may be obtained
through that Board from the sum given by Mr. Rockefeller
some years ago for salary increases in American colleges.
Certain sums have already been granted to the University
of North Carolina, William and Mary, and the University of
Alabama, under just the same circumstances. I could not
bring the matter before the Board at the other meeting because
I had not then had the visit of the representative of the
Board here. It is necessary for the General Board to know
that I am speaking by authority of the governing body, or
they would not feel inclined to make any gifts to a State
institution without fore-knowledge that it would be acceptable.
Mr. Carruthers will explain any details connected with
the situation. I am hoping to have a wire from you by
Wednesday night, Hotel Wolcott, 31st Street, New York, authorizing
me to present the inclosed application. It was
specifically stated that action indicating the purpose to make
this application by the Executive Committee would be sufficient. On behalf of the Rector and Visitors
of the University of Virginia, I am submitting, through you,
to the General Education Board, an application for an
appropriation of $50,000, to be applied to salary increases
of the instructional staff in the University during the
academic years 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24. It is desired
to use the sum asked for both to relieve the present salary
situation as regards increases already made and to make such
further increases as would tend to stabilize justly the
present salary schedule and to afford relief to those manifestly
underpaid. The University expects to obtain the necessary
funds within the time mentioned to take the place
of this grant in order that they may guarantee the permanence
of the increased scale and to increase it in so far as that
may appear resonable and helpful to the institution. Pursuant to our conversation in Mr. Scott's
office last Wednesday, the following is the estimate of the
epxenses of the Endowment Fund campaign which I was to
supply you. You will understand of course, that it is very
difficult to make a close estimate, because we much be
ready to meet conditions as they arise, which may call for
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