University of Virginia Library

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.

The minutes of the meeting of 4 February 1956, previously distributed, were approved

MR. TALBOTT ELECTED RECTOR

Following a brief period of balloting, the Board announced through its temporary Chairman,
Mr. Berkeley, that Mr. Talbott had been elected Rector succeeding Mr. Black, for the remainder
of the four-year term ending 28 February 1958

PRESIDENT DARDEN AND CHANCELLOR SIMPSON PRESENT

MR. BRYAN, MR. GREEAR, AND DR. MARTIN APPOINTED VISITORS

The Rector welcomed to the Board Judge Albert Vickers Bryan, Mr. Fred Bonham Greear, and Dr.
Walter Bramblette Martin, who had been appointed Visitors by the Governor on February 29th for
four-year terms commencing 1 March 1956, as successors to Barron Foster Black (who had retired
from the Board in accordance with the statutes after eleven years of service) and to Benjamin
William Mears and Alfred Dickinson Barksdale, who had retired after ten years of service. Copies
of the oaths of office of the three new Visitors were handed to the Secretary and ordered to be
filed Mr. Talbott, Mr. Smith, and Miss Wheeler had been reappointed on the same date to a
second four-year term

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President announced the following gifts and grants

                                                                                   

From Prof. A. G. A. Balz, to be added to the Balz Philosophy Fund	$500.00
From Mr. and Mrs. William H. White, Jr., for Medical School or hospital purposes, securities valued at	3,151.43
From Mr. Thomas W. Streeter, to the Alderman Library, various documents and maps, valued at	302.50
From Mr. John L. Pratt, to the Alderman Library for the restoration of the papers of William Fitzhugh and other manuscripts (NO PUBLICITY)	1,000.00
From Mrs. Sidman Pools, to the Alderman Library, a collection of Henty books valued at	687.50
From Mr. G. T. Minnigerode, to be added to the Suhling Cancer Fund	200.00
From the Armour Laboratories, to be added to the Hematology Research Fund	250.00
From sundry persons, to be added to the R. H. Webb Book Fund	1,460.00
From an anonymous donor, for the James Southall Wilson Fellowship for the 1956-57 session	1,000.00
From Dr. H. W. Litvak, for the Medical School	500.00
From the S. E. Massengill Company, to be added to the Urology Fellowship Fund	2,500.00
From the University Hospital Auxiliary, to be added to the Nurses' Scholarship Fund	200.00
From the National Fund for Medical Education, in support of the Medical School	32,387.50
From the estate of the late Mrs. Katherine Stiles Nuckols, to establish the "Howard Stiles Nuckols Scholarship"	10,000.00
From Mr. Linton Massey, books to the Alderman Library valued at	646.50
From the E. I. duPont deNemours Company, for a fellowship in chemistry for the summer of 1956	1,500.00
From the University Hospital Auxiliary, to be used for the hospital	300.00
From Mr. Theodore Barnes, to be added to the John Toole Memorial Trust Fund, securities valued at	997.88
From Dr. John F. Anderson, to establish the John F. Anderson Memorial Lectures in Medicine (NO PUBLICITY)	15,000.00
From Dr. John T. Bate, to be added to the Bate Student Loan Fund, securities valued at	805.00
From Mr. and Mrs. William H. White, Jr., to be used for the Department of Biology	600.00
From Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Scott, to the University Hospital for the purchase of a prayer desk	110.00
From the Alumni Association, for athletic grants-in-aid	10,000.00
From the Student Aid Foundation, for athletic grants-in-aid	20,000.00
From an anonymous donor, to the Department of Foreign Affairs, to be used to pay the honorarium for the Michalowski Lectures	300.00
From Mrs. Mary R. White, to the Department of Surgery, for the purchase of equipment	325.00
From the estate of the late Mr. Michael S. Kovalenko, to be added to the Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Fund	11,838.00
From the estate of the late Mrs. Marie Goebel Kimball, to the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books of the Alderman Library	5,000.00
From Mr. Vaughan Camp, to the Alderman Library, 992 books valued at	496.50
From Miss Elizabeth Johnston, 1063 items to the Alderman Library, valued at	1,594.50
From the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, for research under Prof. L. R. Quarles of the Engineering School	9,800.00
From Johns Hopkins University, for continued research under Prof. L. R. Quarles of the School of Engineering	25,000.00
From the American Cancer Society, for continued research under Prof. Alfred Burger, of the Dept. of Chemistry	6,670.00
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for continued research under Dr. William Parson of the Dept. of Internal Medicine	11,500.00
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for continued research under Dr. W. P. Anslow, Jr., of the Dept. of Physiology	10,217.00
From the Damon Runyon Memorial Fund, for research under Dr. Vincent Hollander for the Cancer Research Laboratory	$8,000.00
From the Department of the Navy, for continued research under Prof. Nicolas Cabrera of the Dept. of Physics	4,091.25
From the Department of the Navy, for continued research under Prof. A. T. Gwathmey, of the Dept. of Chemistry	48,000.00
From the Department of the Navy, for continued research under Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau of the Dept. of Physics	10,000.00
From the Department of the Navy, for continued research under Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau of the Dept. of Physics	65,000.00
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for research under Dr. Alfred Chanutin, of the Dept. of Biochemistry	16,215.00
From the Virginia Cerebral Palsy Assoc. for the Cerebral Palsy Clinic	2,700.00

ELECTIONS

The Board adopted the following resolution

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

Dr. Paul N. Schatz as Assistant Professor of Chemistry for a period of three years, as of
September, 1956, at a session salary of $5,000.

Miss V. Frances Hampton as Instructor in Nursing from March 19 to July 1, 1956

Dr. Henry Garrett as Visiting Professor of educational psychology in the School of Education,
half-time, beginning in September, 1956, at a salary of $3,000

Dr. Jason Eugene McClellan as Instructor in Internal Medicine, effective July 1, 1956, at a
salary of $7,200 per year, $5,700 of which will be paid from departmental earnings and $1,500
from the Clinical Pathology Department.

Dr. Copley McLean as Instructor in Otolaryngology, effective July 1, 1956, with a stipend
of $500.00 a year.

Dr. Cecil Hougie as Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, effective July 1, 1956, for a
period of one year, at an annual salary of $6,800, $2,200 of which is to be paid from the
University budget and $4,600 from the University Hospital.

Dr. John Gordon Morrow, Jr., as Instructor in Anesthesiology, effective July 1, 1956, at a
salary of $7,200 a year, $3,000 of which is to be paid from the University budget and $4,200 from
departmental funds.

Dr. James Beaton Littlefield as Instructor in Surgery (thoracic), as on July 1, 1956, at an
annual salary of $6,000, $2,500 of which is to come from the University budget and $3,500 from
departmental earnings.

Dr. Franz Schubert as Instructor in Anesthesiology, as of July 1, at a salary of $7,200 per
year, $3,000 to be paid from the University budget and $4,200 from departmental funds.

Dr. James L. Camp, III, as Instructor in Medicine, effective in September, 1956, at a salary
of $7,200 per year, to be paid from the cardiology grant.

Dr. Eugene Alexander Gillis as Lecturer in Social and Environmental Medicine, effective
April 1, at no salary from the University.

Mr. Robert L. Davis as Assistant Professor of Mathematics for a period of three years,
effective in September, at a session salary of $5,500. It is understood that his salary for the
first year and probably the second will be paid from a grant to the Mathematical Association of
America.

Mr. Alonzo Williams Kenion as Instructor in English, beginning in September, at a salary of
$4,000 per session if his doctorate is not completed then. If he has received the Ph.D. by Sept.
1, his salary will be $4,250.

Mr. Maurice Karlen Townsend as Assistant Professor of Political Science and Research
Assistant in the Bureau of Public Administration, effective Sept. 1, 1956, for a period of three
years, his salary to be carried on the budget of the Bureau of Public Administration.

Mr. Thomas McFarland as Instructor in English, effective in September, 1956, at a session
salary of $4,500.

Mr. Ralph W. Cherry as Professor of Education and Dean of the School of Education, effective
in September, 1956, at an annual salary of $12,000.

Mr. John Lewis Longley as Acting Assistant Professor of English in the School of Engineering,
effective in September, 1956, at a session salary of $5,900.

RE-ELECTIONS

The following resolution was adopted by the Board:

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 re-elected, their original appointments
having expired or will be expired shortly:

Dr. B. J. Ball, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, for three years, effective in September,
1956.

Dr. Cornelia Hoch-Ligeti, Assistant Professor of Pathology, for three years, effective
Sept. 1, 1956.

Dr. E. W. Pullen, Assistant Professor of Anatomy, for three years, effective Sept. 11, 1956.

Dr. Quentin N. Myrvik, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, for three years, effective
July 1, 1956.

Dr. Eugene D. Brand, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, for three years, effective Sept.
1, 1956.

Dr. William E. Craddock, Assistant Professor of Radiology, for three years, as of July 1,
1956.

Dr. William D. Buxton, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, for three years,
as of July 1, 1956.

Dr. Clarke Wilson Mangum, Jr., Lecturer in Social and Environmental Medicine, for one year,
as of April 1, 1956.

CHANGE IN STATUS OR TITLE

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following changes in status or title be and they are hereby made:

Dr. Claude C. Coleman, Jr., Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, part-time, to Assistant
Professor of Plastic Surgery, full-time.

Dr. Robert D. Wright, Professor of Social and Environmental Medicine, to Clinical Professor
of Social and Environmental Medicine, part-time, for one year, effective July 1, 1956, with a
stipend of $1,500.

Dr. Preston B. Lowrance, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, to Assistant Professor of
Internal Medicine and Physiology, as of July 1, 1956.

RESIGNATIONS

The following resolution was adopted by the Board:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the resignations of the following faculty members be and they are hereby accepted:

Mrs. Frances M. Lassiter, Instructor in Nursing, as of March 31, 1956.

Mrs. Josephine C. Garrett, Instructor in Nursing, as of April 5, 1956.

Mr. Lionel Weiss, Associate Professor of Statistics, as of the end of this session, to take
a position at Oregon State University.

Mr. Malcolm B. McCoy, Assistant Professor of Speech, as of the end of this session, to take
a position at Wake Forest College.

Mr. John Gange, Professor of Foreign Affairs, as of the end of this session, to accept a
foreign assignment.

Mr. Douglas S. Ward, Professor of Education and Acting Dean of the School of Education, as
of the end of this session, to take a position at Miami University.

Mr. B. J. Chandler, Assistant Professor of Education, as of the end of this session, to take
a position at Northwestern University.

We wish for them the highest success in their new undertakings.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

The Board adopted the following resolution:

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 without pay:

Mr. Kenneth Redden, Professor of Law, for the session of 1956-57. This is an extension of
his leave for a foreign assignment.

Dr. Edward C. Stevenson, Professor of Physics, for the session of 1956-57, in order to do
research.

Dr. Francis Duke, Associate Professor of Romance Languages, half-time leave at half-time
pay, to do research.

Dr. Marcus Mallett, Associate Professor of Philosophy, for the session of 1956-57 to do
research.

Dr. Shao Chuan Leng, Assistant Professor of Foreign Affairs, for the session of 1956-57, to
accept a Fulbright Fellowship.

Mr. Thomas Taylor Hammond, Assistant Professor of History, for the session of 1956-57, to
accept a Fulbright Fellowship.

Dr. Frank A. Geldard, Professor of Psychology and Chairman of the Department of Psychology,
for the session of 1956-57, to go on a foreign assignment.

PROMOTIONS

The following resolution was adopted by the Board:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following promotions be and they are hereby made:

Dr. Marvin Rosenblum, Acting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, to Assistant Professor of
Mathematics for two years, effective in September, 1956.

Dr. James David Deck, Instructor in Anatomy, to Assistant Professor of Anatomy, as of July 1,
1956, for a period of three years, at an annual salary of $5,600.

Dr. Marion K. Humphries, Clinical Instructor in Opthalmology and Otolaryngology, to Clinical
Assistant Professor of Opthalmology, as of July 1, 1956, for a period of three years, with an
annual stipend of $1,000.

Dr. W. Dean Warren, Instructor in Surgery, to Assistant Professor of Surgery, as of July 1,
1956, for a period of three years.

Dr. Harry Lee Archer, Instructor in Surgery, to Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, as
of July 1, for a period of three years, without salary from the University.

Dr. Arthur Morton Smith, Instructor in Surgery, to Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery,
as of July 1, 1956, for a period of three years, without salary from the University.

Dr. Julian Beckwith, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Medicine, as of July 1,
1956.

Dr. William M. Sheppe, Jr., Instructor, to Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry,
as of July 1, 1956, for a period of three years.

APPOINTMENT

In accordance with the resolution adopted by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors
of the University of Virginia on July 14, 1945, authorizing the President to give the proper
professorial standing on the faculty to officers of the armed services on duty at the University
of Virginia in the Reserve Officers Training Corps program, the President announced the following
appointment:

Lieutenant James F. Newman as Assistant Professor of Naval Science, effective in June, at no
salary from the University. This is a replacement for Lieutenant (jg) W. H. Heathcote.

CANCELLATION OF ELECTION

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the election of Dr. Walter Henry Puterbaugh, Jr., as Assistant Professor of Chemistry, acted
on at the February 4, 1956, meeting of the Board, be and it is hereby cancelled since Mr.
Puterbaugh has decided not to accept the position.

UNCOLLECTIBLE STUDENT ACCOUNTS

President Darden laid before the Board Uncollectible Accounts Schedule #5 as compiled by the
Assistant Bursar and reviewed and approved by the Accounts Committee. The President pointed out
that these accounts consist largely of theoretical balances accruing as excess charges against
Virginia students under a liberal arrangement set up by the Veterans Administration. After
discussion the Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the Committee on Student Accounts be and it is hereby authorized to charge off as
uncollectible Accounts Schedule #5, aggregating $30,351.38, as recommended by it.

HARRY FLOOD BYRD LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED

The President laid before the Board and discussed the following letter:

The Board thereupon resolved (1) that there be created the Harry Flood Byrd Loan Fund in the
Graduate School of Business Administration in accordance with the terms set forth above in Mr.
Rubin's letter, and (2) that the Secretary be directed to convey to Mr. Rubin the warm thanks of
the Visitors for his generous initiative in inaugurating the Fund and his proposed gifts for its
development.

PORTER PROPERTY RE-ZONING

On the recommendation of President Darden, the Board resolved to confirm its decision of 11
May 1951 not to oppose a proposed petition to Charlottesville City Council by Mr. E. R. Porter
for the re-zoning of his property near Venable Lane, south of Jefferson Park Avenue, to permit
his construction of a combination drug store and grocery store, it being understood that Mr.
Porter would provide adequate off-street parking space and make his building conform
architecturally to University construction.

OUT-OF-STATE REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

President Darden presented the following letter from the University Comptroller on behalf of
the Scholarship Committee

During the discussion that followed, Colonel Hartfield and Mr. Pollock suggested that the
Scholarship Committee give consideration to permitting Virginia students an opportunity to
compete for the proposed additional out-of-state scholarships, President Darden said that he
would bring this proposal to the attention of the Scholarship Committee for consideration.

The Board thereupon resolved that the Comptroller be authorized to reinvest the
accumulation of approximately $200,000, the income to be used for the purposes set forth above in
the Comptroller's letter of March 5th.

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS FEE

The President presented the following letter from Mr. Shea:

After discussion the Board resolved: (1) that the present practice of earmarking $4.00 of
the publication fee for the Cavalier Daily and the remaining $1.00 for other student activites be
discontinued, and (2) that the entire fee of $5.00 be allocated to the Cavalier Daily and to
other student activities by the Student Activities Committee, which shall be charged with
authority and responsibility, under the President, to review and approve budgets submitted by the
Cavalier Daily and other student activities.

NEGRO STUDENT'S APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO COLLEGE

President Darden reported an application from a Negro student, Alphonso Edward Nichols, Jr.,
of Newport News, Virginia, for admission as a Pre-Medical student in the College of Arts and
Sciences. The President said that Mr. Nichols ranks ninth in his class of 192 at Huntington High
School and is well qualified for admission.

Mr. Darden pointed out that all of the twenty-two Negro students who are at present enrolled
in the University are in graduate and professional schools pursuing specialized studies for which
no provision is made in State-supported Virginia institutions for Negroes. The recent decision of
the Courts relative to the University of North Carolina, Mr. Darden noted, appeared to make Mr.
Nichols' admission legally obligatory on him; but he was bringing this case before the Board
because Mr. Nichols, if admitted, would be the first Negro student in the College.

During the extensive discussion that followed, President Darden observed that a case could
be made that adequate pre-medical education is not provided by Virginia in a Negro institution,
and that he was prepared to admit Mr. Nichols on this ground, thus putting his admission in the
same status as that of other Negro students now in the University. Several Visitors argued,
however, that this technicality should be avoided, and that, in view of the present concern of the
government of Virginia with the related problem in the public schools, the Board ought not to act
hastily without consulting higher authority in Richmond. Others felt that the position of the
University higher education and the clarity of the legal procedents demanded a prompt decision.

On motion of Judge Smith, seconded by Mr. Gravatt, the Board resolved that action on Mr.
Nichols' application be deferred until the Annual Meeting on June 16th, that the President shall
in the meantime consult with the Governor and the Attorney General, and that the Rector appoint
a special committee of Visitors to participate with the President in this conference.

Judge Bryan and Mr. Pollock asked that their negative votes be recorded.

Mr. McWane roted that he had voted for the resolution out of deference to the present related
problems of the Governor, but that he wanted to make clear his opinion that the Board ought to
take a definite stand on this matter no later than June.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE ESTABLISHED

President Darden and Judge Smith led a discussion of the two-year college in Northern Virginia
provided for by the General Assembly of Virginia in contemplation of its becoming a part of the
University as proposed by the Board of Visitors' resolution of 14 January 1955.

On tn of Miss Wheeler, seconded by Mrs. Jones, the Board resolved: (1) that the
President be authorized to proceed with the planning and preparatory work for the operation of
the two-year college on Northern Virginia as a branch of the University of Virginia, and (2)
that the President be assisted on the choice of a site for the college by a special committee of
Visitors to be named by the Rector.

CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION CENTER

The President laid before the Board the following letter

Mr. Darden reported that the Art Commission had been critical of the proximity of the
proposed building to a bank, but said that this was one of the results of the functional
requirement of a one-story building: there had also, he said, been criticisms of the modern
design of the plans (already approved by the Board) though he felt personally that the distance
from the University prevented a discordant effect.

The Board resolved that the President be authorized to proceed with the construction of
the building on the proposed site as presently planned.

UNCOLLECTIBLE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS

The President laid before the Board University Hospital accounts Schedules 578, 581, 582,
587, 590, 591, 595, 598, and 599, aggregating $93,146.05, as submitted by the Credit Manager and
reviewed and certified by the Hospital Accounts Committee to the President with a recommendation
for charging off.

After discussion and questions by new members of the Board, it was ordered that a decision
be deferred until June, the Rector in the meantime to appoint a special committee to consult
with the Hospital Accounts Committee and obtain detailed information on the problem for the
information of the Board.

SPORTS CAR TRIALS APPROVED

The following letter was laid before the Board by President Darden:

After discussion the Board resolved that the University Sports Club be authorized to proceed
with the trials, it being understood that the Club would observe the precautions set forth in Mr.
Shea's letter.

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

ELECTIONS

The Board adopted the following resolution.

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following persons by and they are hereby elected to the faculty of Mary Washington
College:

Dr. Russell S. Ratcliffe, Half-time Instructor in Psychology and Education, salary at rate
of $1,620 for session of nine months, incumbency to begin February 1, 1956.

Mrs. Myra Hooper (Iarimore) Irby, Instructor in History and Resident Counselor, salary at
rate of $3,240 for session of nine months, incumbency to begin February 1, 1956.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

The following resolution was adopted by the Board:

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 without pay.

Dr. Charles H. Frick, Professor of Mathematics, an extension through the session of 1956-57
in order to continue the special research work in mathematics (developing techniques for
computing basic flight control data for unguided missiles). He is directing for the U. S. Naval
Proving Ground at Dahlgren.

Dr. Kurt F. Leidecker, Associate Professor of Philosophy, an extension through the academic
year 1956-57 in order to complete the mission in which he is engaged as Cultural Affairs
Consultant for the United States Information Service at Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Leidecker states
that for security reasons, he cannot disclose the exact nature of his work.

Mr. William C. Pinschmidt, Jr., Instructor in Biology, for the session of 1956-57 in order
to engage in advanced study for the doctor's degree in biology at Duke University.

ADMISSION OF MEN STUDENTS DENIED

Chancellor Simpson having reported the request of a male Negro teacher for admission to the
College as a day student, there was a discussion of the conditions under which a few male
veterans have been admitted in the past.

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that all future admissions to Mary Washington College, effective as of the present date, be
restricted to women students without exception.

NEGRO STUDENT'S APPLICATION

The Chancellor informed the Board that an application had been filed by a young Negro woman
in Spotsylvania County for admission to the College as a full-time day student in the 1956-57
session. The applicant, it developed, is known to be a graduate of John J. Wright High School,
but the admissions authorities of the College have not yet received a transcript of her subsequent
record at Morgan College, Baltimore, Maryland. It was accordingly ordered that action on the
matter be deferred until the June meeting of the Board. In response to a Visitor's suggestion,
the President said that he would in the meantime consult with the Governor and the Attorney
General on the policy involved.

FACULTY SALARY SCHEDULE REVISED

The present faculty salary schedule and the new schedule approved by the Governor for the
1956-58 biennial budget were laid before the Board as follows:

                     

PRESENT SALARY SCHEDULE
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Professor	5400	5650	5900	6150	6400	6650
Associate Professor	4400	4600	4800	5000	5200	5400
Assistant Professor	3800	3980	4160	4340	4520
Instructor	3240	3420	3600	3780
NEW SALARY SCHEDULE
Professor	5900	6200	6500	6800	7100	7400
Associate Professor	5000	5250	5500	5750	6000
Assistant Professor	4600	4800	5000	5200
Instructor	4000	4200	4400	4600

         

	Amount of Step Increase - New Schedule	Interval New Schedule
Professor	300	2 academic years
Associate Professor	250	2 academic years
Assistant Professor	200	1 academic year
Instructor	200	1 academic year

The Board resolved that the new salary scale as set forth above be made effective as of
September 1956.

RESERVOIR - BROMPTON TRACT EXCHANGE

The President and the Chancellor informed the Board of negotiations in progress with the
City of Fredericksburg for the acquisition by the College as a site for the new science building,
of the land adjacent to the campus and surrounding the City Reservoir. The City in turn desires
to acquire from the College a portion of the Brompton Tract as a site for a new armory. The City
proposes to convey to the College all of the reservoir property, the City retaining the use of
the reservoir proper as it is now until such time as it provides new reservoir facilities.
Should an emergency arise requiring enlargement of the present facilities, the City would be
limited to raising the existing concrete wall not exceeding four (4) feet above the present
level. In exchange for the reservoir property, the College proposes to pay the City $8,000 and
convey to the City seven acres of land located on the northeast corner of the Brompton tract
fronting on the east side of U. S. Alternate Route 1.

In the discussion of the proposal, Mr. Simpson said that the Board's approval in principle
to the proposed exchange was requested at present, and that details as worked out by the
attorneys would be laid before the Board later when the Visitors would be asked to approve a
specific contract. Mr. Darden noted that the price was high, but that the site was needed and
the proposal seemed to be as good a bargain as could be made. Mr. Gravatt requested that the
appraisals be submitted to the Board at the time the contract is presented, so that they could
be made a part of the record.

The Board resolved that the proposed exchange as outlined above be approved in principle,
subject to final approval by the Board of a contract to be considered later.

SCIENCE BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT

The Chancellor reported on conferences by the science faculties and architects which
indicated that the $725,000 appropriated by the General Assembly for the new science building
would be barely enough to cover construction of the building, and quite inadequate for its
equipment. He requested authorization to use Operating Fund surplus for equipping the building.

The Board adopted after discussion the following resolution.

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, subject to approval of the
Governor, to purchase equipment for the new science building from the operating funds of the
College, thus permitting the entire appropriation for the new science building to be used for
building construction.

DORMITORY BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT

Chancellor Simpson presented the following statement:

"At the time the request was submitted for a new dormitory it was our plan to construct a
dormitory housing approximately 100 students. The purpose for requesting a new dormitory was to
eliminate Cornell Hall, which is a leased building three or four blocks from the entrance to the
College campus.

"We find that we have dormitory rooms in Virginia Hall housing three students that should
be reduced to two students. It is felt that it would be better to construct a dormitory to
house approximately 176 rather than 100 students in order to reduce the congestion in other
locations. For your convenience an analysis of the dormitory capacity reflecting a new dormitory
housing 176 students is shown as follows.

                 

Present dormitory capacity		1,518
Reduction by discontinuing Cornell Hall	82
Reducing congestion in Virginia Hall	33
Providing facilities for the Dean of Women	9	124
Total		1,394
Proposed new dormitory		176
		1,570
Less temporary spaces		51
Total		1,519

"It is our understanding that the Board did not wish to increase the enrollment of the
College beyond our present enrollment. Our dining hall facilities will accommodate a maximum
of 1,550 students which will take care of the proposed enrollment as shown above.

"We have an appropriation of $192,500 for the construction of a dormitory. It was not
intended that this amount would be sufficient to construct a dormitory housing 100 students. The
General Assembly intended that revenue bonds be issued to finance the balance of the cost of the
building.

"The following is an estimate of the cost of a dormitory housing 176 students and the amount
of bonds that would have to be issued.

         

Estimated construction cost, including architects fees: 176 students at $3,700	$651,200
Estimated cost of equipment: 176 students at $300	52,800
	$704,000
Less appropriation	192,500
Funds to be provided from proceeds of a bond issue	$511,500

"We recommend that the College be granted authority to construct a dormitory housing
approximately 176 students costing $704,000, including equipment. It is understood that this
would require a bond issue of approximately $511,500."

After discussion the Board adopted the following resolution:

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 construct a dormitory housing
approximately 176 students and costing $704,000, including equipment, subject to approval by the
Governor for the requisite bond issue of approximately $511,500.

FIRE HAZARDS IN VIRGINIA HALL

The Board resolved that the College be authorized to proceed with the elimination of the fire
hazards in Virginia Hall as soon as funds shall become available from the $50,000 appropriated by
the General Assembly for this purpose.

ENROLLMENT AND WITHDRAWALS

Referring to his plans to limit enrollment at the College to a figure not exceeding 1600
students, with which there was general approval, the Chancellor presented the following tabulation
of advance enrollment for the 1956-57 session, with attached comparative data on withdrawals and
enrollment:

NEW DORMITORY STUDENTS

             

Total applications received		1,002
Incomplete applications and awaiting reviewed by the Committee on admissions	148
Applications cancelled	69
Applications rejected by Committee on Admissions as not meeting entrance requirements	201	418
Net applications accepted - New Students		584
Total applications received for Re-admission		935
TOTAL STUDENTS ACCEPTED		1,519

COMPARATIVE DATA ON STUDENT WITHDRAWALS

In the 1955-56 session we have had fewer students withdraw during the session
than in the previous years. For your information, a comparison of withdrawals of
this year as compared with last year is shown as follows.

     

	Va. Dorm	Non-Res. Dorm	Va. Day	Non-Res. Day	Va. Special	Non-Res. Special	Total
1954-55 through March 31	73	73	15		7	7	175
1955-56 through March 31	50	56	5	2	6	2	121

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT DATA

1943 - 1956

                           

Session	Freshmen	Sophomores	Juniors	Seniors	Specials	Total
1943-44	798	309	161	186	9	1,463
1944-45	619	479	179	152	8	1,437
1945-56	566	389	247	210	17	1,429
1946-47	693	345	243	226	10	1,517
1947-48	613	378	264	238	20	1,513
1948-49	656	363	252	244	13	1,528
1949-50	587	395	228	224	12	1,446
1950-51	408	355	233	208	12	1,216
1951-52	426	294	231	220	9	1,180
1952-53	578	317	199	207	13	1,314
1953-54	681	385	187	178	26	1,457
1954-55	692	474	224	160	27	1,577
1955-56	592	483	279	176	18	1,548

COLLEGE BOARD EXAMINATIONS

In commenting on advancing academic standards at the College, Mr. Simpson noted that he was
encouraging the faculty to apply College Entrance Board Examinations to all out-of-state
students and to make use of A. C. E. tests for Virginia students. There were expressions from
the Visitors of general approval of this policy.

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On motion the meeting was then adjourned.