Board of Visitors minutes February 6, 1965 | ||
MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS
ELECTIONS
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following persons be and they are hereby elected to the faculty:
Mr. Marshall E. Bowen as Assistant Professor of Geography and Geology, for three years,
effective 1 September 1965, at a session salary of $7,200.
Mr. George W. Grayson, Jr., as Assistant Professor of Economics and Political Science,
for three years, effective 1 September 1965, at a session salary of $7,500.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following faculty members be and they are hereby granted leave of absence:
Mr. Albert G. Duke, Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts and Speech, for one year,
effective 1 September 1965, with one-half pay, to complete the requirements for his doctorate
at Ohio State University.
Mr. Roger L. Kenvin, Assistant Professor of English, for one year, effective 1 September
1965, without pay, to participate in the U.S.-Indian Women's Colleges Exchange Program at
Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India.
RESIGNATIONS
The following resignations were announced:
Miss Shirley M. Cadle, Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts and Speech, effective 30 June
1965, to be married.
Mr. Edward D. Lowry, Associate Professor of English, effective 30 June 1965, to accept
a position at Georgetown University.
CLOSING OF OLD ACCOUNTS
The Chancellor reported that the College has several funds that have been on the books
for more than 25 years, that there has been no activity in these funds for many years, and
that no records are available as to the purposes for which these funds were established.
In order that the financial records of the College may be cleared, the Chancellor requested
permission to close out these funds and deposit the present amounts now in each fund to the
credit of the College's non-restricted general endowment funds. These funds are as follows:
Fund | Principal | Interest Earned Since 1 July 1940 |
Total |
DAR Student Aid Fund | $ 34 50 | $ 21 30 | $ 55 80 |
Donated Funds | |||
Bird Bath | 25 67 | 15 62 | 41 29 |
Fountain Fund | 136 00 | 83 24 | 219 24 |
Donation | 52 05 | 64 35 | 116 40 |
$248 22 | $184 51 | $432 73 |
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia that Mary Washington College be and it is hereby authorized to close out the funds
listed above and to credit the proceeds thereof to the non-restricted general endowment
funds of the College.
GIFTS TO MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE, 6 FEBRUARY 1965
Hatton Lathrop Clark Scholarship | $4,200 |
Mrs. Clark wrote the College that she wished to assist some deserving student to get
a college degree. She was influenced in offering this assistance to Mary Washington College
by three of the students. She sent a check for $4,200 representing a four-year scholarship
for a Virginia student.
Anonymous Gift | $3,000 |
A gift of $3,000 was received from Mrs. Grellet C. Simpson on behalf of an anonymous donor.
Lalla Gresham Ball Scholarship Fund | $9,575 |
Mrs. Alfred I duPont gave the College 100 shares of General Motors stock, valued at
$9,575, to be added to the Lalla Gresham Ball Scholarship Fund established by her in 1947.
Thomas Howard and Elizabeth Merchant Tardy Endowment Fund | $1,500 |
The College received a copy of a letter from Mr. Venable Minor, Special Counsel for
the University, acknowledging receipt of a check for $1,500 to be added to the Tardy
Scholarship Fund. The check for $1,500 was turned over to Mr. Shea to be credited to this
Fund.
SIX-YEAR CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST
The Chancellor presented the six-year capital outlay request for the period 1966-1972
which had been submitted to the Governor. Discussion centered particularly on the provision
for additional dormitory construction and the Chancellor noted that the requests called for
an increase for the next six years from 1,704 resident students to 2,004 resident students.
A further discussion centered on the need for additional land and especially the possible
availability of a tract of land of approximately seven acres adjacent to the College. The
determination of the biennium in which an appropriation to buy this land was to be made was
left to the discretion of the Chancellor and the President.
REPORT ON ADMISSIONS
The Chancellor presented a report on the current status of admissions for the academic
year 1965-1966 and included as a part thereof a report on admissions for the past five years.
Board of Visitors minutes February 6, 1965 | ||