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A special meeting of the Rector and Visitors was held on this date with Visitors
Corbitt, Garnett, Hall, Rinehart and Lewis C. Williams and President Newcomb present.

In the absence of the Rector, Mr. Corbitt was elected Rector pro tem.

Minutes of the previous meeting which had been copied and mailed to the members,
were approved.

President Newcomb made the following announcements:

Enrollment to date 2,572.

Gifts:

       

From the Rockefeller Foundation, for the use of Professor J. W. Beams during the two-year period February 1, 1937 to January 31, 1939, in developing electrical and steam driving mechanisms for vacuum ultra-centrifuges	$8,000
From the Estate of William H. Wilmer, to be used for equipment in the Eye Clinic	1,000
From the Estate of Walter Randolph, $1,000 (less 10% inheritance tax, State of Michigan)	900
From Mrs. Hicks Arnold, fifty shares common stock Radio Corporation of America, approximate value	583

Upon the recommendation of the President, the leave of absence of Dr. Wayne
Dennis, Asst. Prof. of Psychology, was extended for the session of 1937-38 without pay.

Resignation of James G. Driver was presented, effective March 1, 1937, and
accepted in the following resolution:

A letter from Dr. Ivey F. Lewis, Miller Professor of Biology, dated January 6th,
together with a statement concerning Dr. Everett F. Davis, and another letter from Dr.
Lewis to President Newcomb under date of February 6th, and a copy of President Newcomb's
letter to Dr. Davis, under date of March 3rd, were presented to the Board and ordered
filed with the minutes of this meeting.

After a full discussion of the subject of these letters and statement on the
part of the Board, and after most sympathetic consideration thereof, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:

Upon the recommendation of the President, the following elections to the
faculty were had:

John Ritchie III, Professor of Law, at a base salary of $4500 per annum, incumbency
to begin September 15, 1937.

Dr. Karl R. Wallace, Associate Professor of Public Speaking, at a base salary
of $3,750, incumbency to begin September 15, 1937.

Dr. Ladley Husted, Assistant Professor of Biology, at a base salary of $2,800,
incumbency to begin September 15, 1937.

Frank J. Murray, Head Coach of Football, for the year beginning March 1, 1937
and closing February 23, 1938, at a salary of $7,500 for the twelve months' period.

The President read a proposal from Dr. W. M. Forrest with respect to retiring
annuities of members of the faculty who entered the services of the University prior
to November 17, 1915, and after some discussion of the matter it was referred to a committee
consisting of the President, Rinehart and Stuart to prepare and present a plan
for retirement annuities for such members.

The President presented an agreement made with the Highway Department of the
Commonwealth for right of way along the Pantops property, made in October, 1935, in
which the consideration for the strip of land to be used in widening the highway along the
said property was $129.00, together with a letter from the said Department calling
attention to the fact that it was not permitted to compensate a State Institution for
such easement, and requesting that the same be stricken from the contract. Upon consideration
of the matter the Rector was authorized to sign a new contract on behalf of the
Rector and Visitors, with a nominal consideration of $1.00.

The President presented a letter from Dr. A. M. Fauntleroy with respect to a
bequest of his brother to the University, which, after consideration, was referred to
the attorney for the University for report.

Mr. W. Allan Perkins, Attorney for the University, reported that he had received
an offer of $500 for the 52 acres of land located in the vicinity of Petersburg,

being part of the Seward bequest, and the acceptance of same was agreed to provided it had
the approval of Mr. Corbitt to whom the sale of the said property had been referred at
a previous meeting.

Mr. Perkins presented to the Board a letter addressed to him by Mrs. Mary C.
Boisseau under date of March 18th, in which she recommends giving an option upon the
342 acre farm in Dinwiddie County, formerly owned by the Estate of Walter J. Branch,
deceased, and Mrs. Boisseau, and in which the interest of said Branch has been transferred
to the University in the settlement of the Estate of Walter M. Seward, deceased.

Mr. Perkins also presented an appraisal report on this property, prepared by
Mr. A. S. Harrison, Jr., and C. B. Palmer, of Lawrenceville, Virginia, under date of
August 7th, 1935.

After a full consideration of the whole matter, it was thereupon

And should said Butterworth desire to exercise said option within said
thirty-day period the President is further authorized to execute and deliver to him, or
to such person or persons as he may designate, a deed by which said property shall be
conveyed to said Butterworth or to any purchaser named by him. And the Secretary of
this Board is hereby authorized to affix the seal to said deed and deliver the same
upon the purchasers compliance with the terms of sale, the President and Secretary being
hereby given full authority to fix such terms of sale as they may deem wise.

On motion, the meeting was adjourned.