 | Board of Visitors minutes May 14, 1920 |  |
May 14, 1920.
Pursuant to the call of the Rector, the Board met in
special session on the above date with the following present:
Rector Bryan, and Visitors Dillard, Duke, Oliver, Robertson,
Scott, Walker and President Alderman.
The minutes of the meeting of April 21st not having been
sent out to the members, were not passed upon.
The Rector announced the appointment of the following standing
committees of the Board:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Duke, Hart, Hatton, Scott and the Rector
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Walker, Scott and Oliver.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS COMMITTEE: Hatton, Robertson, Dillard
and Greever.
He also announced the following special Committee on Endowment
Fund: Scott, Hart and the Rector.
Upon the recommendation of the President the following
resolutions electing professors and promoting an instructor as
members of the University faculty were adopted:
ELECTIONS
RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia,
That Mr. Bruce Williams is hereby elected Acting Adjunct Professor
of Political Science in the University of Virginia for the session
of 1920-'21, to carry forward the work of Dr. Lindsay Rogers,
who will be on leave of absence for that particular year, at a
salary of $2500, incumbency for the year to begin with the open-
ing of the session in September.
RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia That Dr. Carl Caskie Speidel is hereby elected Adjunct
Professor of Anatomy in the University of Virginia, at a
salary of $2000, incumbency to begin with the session of 1920'21.
PROMOTION
RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia, That Mr. Ernest Linwood Lehman is hereby promoted from
Instructor to Adjunct Professor of Latin and Romance Languages,
at a salary of $1500 (out of the already appropriated budgets
of these two departments), incumbency to begin with the session
of 1920-'21.
The special committee consisting of Messrs. Robertson
and Scott, appointed at the last meeting of the Board to pass
upon the question of providing dormitory facilities for the
prospective women students, reported that a copy of a proposed
contract with Mrs. L. E. Kimbrough, for the exclusive use of
her house for that purpose, had been received from the Bursar,
which it was thought would meet the situation if amended so as
to provide that: "In the event either at the beginning or at
any time during the session it shall prove impracticable in the
judgment of the University to use the said building as a dormitory
for women students, the University shall have the right to fill
the said rooms with men students acceptable to Mrs. Kimbrough,
as terminated and annulled, and the University relieved from
the guarantee therein contained." The foregoing amendment
was adopted, and the Bursar directed to see that the contract
was amended accordingly by the University's attorney, and
the Rector was authorized to sign the same on behalf of the
University.
In connection with the question of erecting a dormitory for
men involving the use of the foundation built for the proposed
club house situated on the athletic grounds, a communication
was received from the General Athletic Association Board stating
that the Board proposed to complete the erection of the club
house in the near future, and therefore requested the Rector
and Visitors to withdraw its proposition for the use of said
foundation for a dormitory, and pursuant therewith the Board
adopted the following:
RESOLVED, That the General Athletic Association be advised that
the Rector and Visitors have agreed not to interfer with the
privileges granted them in respect to the athletic grounds.
Dr. Lambeth, of the special committee on dormitory, stated
that it would be possible to re-erect one of the old barracks
in a convenient location on the grounds to be used as a temporary
dormitory, which would accommodate eighty students, at a cost
of about $6500. The matter was discussed at some length and
disposed of in the following resolution unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That a committee consisting of the Rector and one
other member of the Board, Dr. Alderman and Dr. Lambeth be
appointed, with power to act, to pass upon the matter of erecting
a temporary dormitory. The Rector appointed Mr. Duke from the
Board on the said committee.
A special committee on rebuilding the old Chemical Laboratory
to be used by the School of Biology reported favorably
upon the bid of the Charlottesville Lumber Company to construct
the same for the sum of $30,379.00, being the lowest bid received.
The report of the committee was accepted and unanimously
approved.
In connection with the construction of the proposed amphitheatre
from the funds donated by Mr. Paul. G. McIntire for that
purpose, the following was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the construction of a Greek amphitheatre be referred
to a special committee consisting of the Rector, Mr.
Duke, Dr. Alderman, Dr. Lambeth and Dr. Kimball with power to
act.
In reference to the question of constructing a new heating
unit, which was discussed at some length by Dr. Lambeth, Superintendent
of Grounds and Buildings, following the reading of a
report on said matter by Mr. Willis, of the Mechanical Survey,
the following was adopted:
RESOLVED, That a special committee consisting of the Rector
and Mr. Scott be appointed to confer with Mr. Willis and Mr.
Almirall to pass upon the question of the construction of the
Prof. C. G. Maphis, Dean of the Summer Quarter, appeared
before the meeting in connection with the reduction made at
the last meeting of the Board in the salaries proposed for
the faculty of the summer quarter, and stated that to carry
out the action of the Board in making the reduction, he would
be precluded from securing a large number of desirable teachers
and furthermore that the suggested salaries, in addition to
being extremely conservative, were much less than those paid
to teachers of similar rank in other summer quarters. Following
a general discussion of the matter the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the action of the Board at the last meeting
reducing the proposed increases in summer quarter salaries to 12
1/2%, be reconsidered and rescinded, and that the figure
for said salaries remain as set forth in the tentative budget.
Mr. McLane Tilton made an application for a location
on the University's grounds on which to erect a fraternity
house. The matter was referred to the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings.
Prof. C. M. Sparrow requested the University to build an
addition to the rooms now occupied by him on Monroe Hill. The
Board decided that it was not expedient to grant his request.
The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, through Mr. C. H. H. Thomas,
Chairman of the Alumni Committee in charge of the appointments,
communicated to the Board its desire to offer to the University
terms, said scholarship to be in the nature of heat, light,
rent and janitor service of room No. 31 West Range, in which
the fraternity was organized, and that the formal offer
would be made by the Grand Princeps at an early date, but that
the offer was being made at this time in order, that, if
accepted, it may become operative for the summer term. The
offer was accepted and the Secretary directed to communicate
the same to the Committee Chairman.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
Rector.
Secretary.
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