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ADMISSION OF CHARLOTTESVILLE & ALBEMARLE COUNTY GIRLS TO THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

The President informed the Board that Dr. McShane of the Mathematics Department had been
offered the Chairmanship of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota, at a
salary of $11,000. The Governor had authorized Mr. Darden to offer Mr. McShane $9,500 but Mr. McShane
has raised a question which the President wished the Board to consider.

Under present University regulations, local girls are admitted to the Department of Education
from high school, but they are not admitted to the College. Girls other than local girls must
complete two years of college before admission, and may not enter the College. Mr. McShane raised
the question whether or not the University would be willing to admit to the College the daughters
of members of the faculty, as the cost of sending his daughters elsewhere for a liberal arts education
would be quite sizeable and if he goes to the University of Minnesota they can live at home
while studying.

The first question to be settled is whether the Board has authority, under State law, to
admit local girls to the College. The Secretary was requested to secure an opinion from the Attorney
for the University. Action on the matter was deferred until this opinion could be obtained.