University of Virginia Library

Recommendations

The Committee makes the following recommendations for approval of the Board

• 1. That, effective beginning session 1955-56, the library fee be increased from
  $5.00 to $10.00 per semester, making a total yearly library fee of $20.00.

• 2. That the Board expresses interest in the archeological study contemplated by
  the Smithsonian Institute, offers their cooperation, and expresses pleasure
  in having the college represented in the study by Dr. Oscar H. Darter.

• 3. That the following request from Mr. F. Freeman Funk, Assistant City Manager
  of Fredericksburg (see letter dated December 6, 1954, from R. E. Greene, State
  Highway Department) be approved -

  "When the City of Fredericksburg takes over the maintenance of that portion
  of Highway 1-A at Hazel Run we would like to maintain the Mary Washington
  Wayside in place, as is, if a suitable agreement can be reached with the
  owners of the land."

  The Committee recommends an agreement similar to the agreement maintained
  between the college and State Department of Highways.

• 4. That the Board give consideration to and act on the request of Dr. Combs
  to review the case as he presented it in the communication to the Committee

• 5. That effective February 1, 1955, salaries of Professors, Associate Professors,
  and Assistant Professors be increased in accordance with the Schedule approved
  by President Darden, and that it be requested that instructors be advanced
  one step on their present salary schedule

The Committee desires to express the belief that the time spent from 10:00 A.M. to
4:15 P.M. at Mary Washington College on Thursday, December 9th, was beneficial to them in their
efforts to better understand the problems presented by the existing situation.

The Committee recognized the difficulties presented to Mr. Darden, Dr. Alvey and Mr.
Woodward and commends them for the spirit with which they are assuming their responsibilities

After a brief discussion of the foregoing Report, the following Resolution, duly seconded,
was unanimously adopted

RESOLVED that the Report of the Mary Washington College Committee of this date with
respect to Dr. Combs be accepted and spread on the minutes of the Board and that the Rector be
requested to prepare and spread on the minutes a statement of the facts concerning the matter of
the Board's action with respect to Dr. Combs and that a copy of the letter of February 12, 1954,
from Dr. Combs to the Board and a copy of the Resolution of the Board accepting Dr. Combs'
proposal be appended thereto