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A special meeting of the Rector and Visitors was
held on this date at 8 p.m. There were present Visitors
Buchanan, Hall, Hart, Scott, and the Rector C. H. Walker,
and President Alderman.

Minutes of the meetings of June 14th and July 6th,
which had been copied and sent to the members, were
approved.

The President presented a statistical report of the
registration for 1926-27 showing a total of 2101 students
in the regular session, being an increase of 77 over the
same day of the previous year.

The President announced the following gifts and was
requested by the Board to acknowledge the same on behalf
thereof:

From Mrs. R. H. Dean, of Scranton, Pa., $50.00, as an
appreciation of what the University has done for her
son. (She asks that no publicity be given the gift.)

From Mrs. George C. Webb, in memory of her husband, the
late Judge George C. Webb, of Lexington, Ky., 938 volumes of
law books, including text books, Decisions, Reports, and
Digests.

From the Medici Society of America, to the Extension
Department, 50 reprints of famous paintings, cash value
of approximately $500 or $600.

Receipt, on August 17, 1926, of $10,000 of the bequest
(reported last November), under the will of Mrs. Lelia
Bennett, of Albemarle, $5,000 of which is for the hospital
endowment, and $5,000 to be added to the Students Loan
Fund, which has been set up on the books as the "LELIA
BENNETT LOAN FUND".

From Mr. Isaac C. Blandy $5,000 for the replacement of the
Blandy Farm. (Mr. Blandy asks particularly that no publicity
be given to this gift).

Upon recommendation of the President the following
action was taken in the matter of leave of absence of
Prof. Dumas Malone, and the election of Prof. Simms and
Instructor von Storch:

Those Instructors, Assistants, and Scholarship and
Fellowship holders appointed by the President since the
last meeting of the Board, for the session 1926-27, were
approved in the following motion, which was adopted:

                                                                                                                                                             

BIOLOGY
A. R. Stuart	Assistant
J. M. Robeson	Assistant
Wesley Fry	Assistant
CHEMISTRY
T. S. Claiborne	Assistant
O. G. Fitzhugh	Assistant
J. L. Justice	Assistant
G. W. Struthers	Assistant
H. H. Schockey	Assistant
M. W. Dinwiddie	Assistant
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
J. W. Gray	Assistant
E. G. Simpson	Assistant
H. C. Dillard	Assistant
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Chester R. Wilson	Instructor
G. G. Leckie	Assistant
Wm. S. Long	Board of Visitors Fellow
T. F. Tilghman	Assistant
Malcolm L. McLeod	Instructor
J. G. Bariesas	Assistant
J. Harvie Wilkinson	Assistant
A. A. Williams	Assistant
ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Earl G. von Storch	Instructor
W. E. Stainback	Assistant
MUSIC
Winston Wilkinson	Instructor
GEOLOGY
E. R. Woolfolk	Assistant
GREEK
W. F. Stinespring	Instructor
MATHEMATICS
F. A. Wells	Instructor
C. R. Larkin	Assistant
R. S. Leftwich	Assistant
C. L. Gleaves	Assistant
E. C. Stephenson	Assistant
C. D. Harmon	Assistant
Robert L. Echols	Assistant
POLITICAL SCIENCE
John Ritchie, III	Assistant
F. H. Quarles, Jr.	Assistant
A. B. Pittman, Jr.	Assistant
ROMANIC LANGUAGES
C. R. Mauzy	Instructor
EDUCATION
Dorothy M. Nelson	Instructor in Sociology
Henry G. Acker	Instructor in School Sociology
E. W. Gregory, Jr.	Instructor
MEDICINE
Internal Medicine:
T. D. Jones, M. D.	Instructor
Pediatrics:
W. W. Waddell, Jr. M. D.	Instructor
Physiology:
F. C. Pinkerton	Assistant
W. R. Jordan, B. S.	Assistant
Surgery and Gynecology:
R. J. Neff, M. D.	Instructor
ENGINEERING
J. M. Graham	Assistant
D. G. Macdonald	Assistant
RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
John J. Corson, III, A. B.	Assistant
LAW
C. N. Hulvey	Instructor
J. D. Carr	Assistant
Robert A. McKenney	Assistant
John Ritchie III	Assistant
R. S. Loftwich	Assistant
H. Maxwell Parker	Assistant
W. P. Sandridge	Assistant
PHYSICAL TRAINING
J. P. Baker, Jr.	Instructor
EXTENSION
Miss E. Jeffries Heinrich	Instructor
Miss Rachel E. Gregg	Instructor

SCHOLARSHIPS:

                                                                                                                                 

LOUIS BENNETT:
Ambler H. Moss
VALENTINE BIRELY:
Edgar English
THOMAS P. BRYAN MEMORIAL:
E. R. Jones, Jr.
H. C. CABELL:
F. E. H. McLean
GEORGE CAMEFON:
W. A. Irvine
RICHARD EPPES MEMORIAL:
James Van Deusen Eppes
W. C. FOLKES:
R. W. Church
John W. Evans
John R. Myers
Harry R. McCoy
W. A. HEPNDON:
A. D. J. Hart
J. E. Amiss
MILLER:
S. B. Grimes
R. L. Vaughan
JAMES H. SKINNER:
M. D. Ashbury
R. R. Beasley
D. A. Boogher
R. R. Claiborne, Jr.
J. M. Goldsmith
Charles G. Leavell
J. T. Marshall, Jr.
Beverly Tucker White
Wm. Wyllie, Jr.
VIRGINIA MEDICAL:
J. W. Baker
W. R. Jordan, B. S.
P. H. WOOD, JR., AVAITOR IN ALBEMARLE CHAPTER D. A. R.
Frank Judy
DANIEL HARMON:
T. F. Daniels, B. S.
VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW:
R. L. Hinds, B. S., M. S.
The following special appropriations were voted:
To complete the plaster model of the University for the Sesqui-centennial	$ 403.20
For traveling expenses of Prof. Frank Bane in Social Sciences	500.00
To reimburse Prof. Lile for repapering at his residence on account of defective roof	80.03
For repair to roof on the Dean's house and the University's part of the improvement of the road going by the Deans' house, out of money already set aside in the budget for Buildings and Grounds	1,000.00
Stenographer to Assistant Dean, Dr. George Oscar Ferguson, at $50.00 per month	600.00
Instructor in Sociology, to help in Dr. Smithey's work	300.00
Restore a section of Mathematics Al, which was in operation last session, but for which appropriation was left out of this year's budget	350.00
For the formation of an additional section of Spanish Al, at an extra expenditure of	100.00
Appropriation for additional Assistants in the School of Philosophy		250.00
For co-operation with the Alumni Office		250.00
Additional Instructor in Law School		100.00
Research Assistant in Rural Guidance Project		100.00
For President's House:
Sensibaugh-Ritchie Electric Co. (Frigidaire and equipment)	$ 608.75
R. L. Thomas (Boiler repairs)	60.85
Charlottesville Hardware Co. (Gas Range installed)	211.83
Work on furniture	46.00	927.43
For Buildings and Grounds:
Objects of art and decorations, benches, etc. for University grounds	198.00
Two Bronze Gazelles, Garden bronzes and other garden and grounds decorations, lanterns	285.00
Hauling and Customs duty	115.00	598.00
Total		$5,558.86

The following budget for 1926-27 for the Institute
for Research in the Social Sciences was presented and
approved:

                                           

EXPENSES OF OPERATION	Salary Beginning	Total
A. Personal Service.
A-1 Salaries:
1 Research Asst. Prof. (Bàne's Project)	Nov. 15, 1926	$1,875.00
1 Research Associate (Snavely's project)	Jan. 1, 1927	1,200.00
1 Research Associate (Malone's project)	Nov. 1, 1926	2,000.00
1 Research Assistant (Cee's project)	Sept. 15, 1926	1,187.50
1 Secretary	July 15, 1926	1,725.00	$7,987.50
B. Contractual Services:
B-4 Traveling		$2,500.00
B-5 Transportation		50.00
B-6 Communication		200.00
B-7 Printing		2,000.00	4,750.00
C. Supplies:
C-4 Office Supplies		$ 500.00	500.00
CAPITAL OUTLAYS:
E. Equipment:
E-1 Office Equipment		$1,000.00
E-1 Books		500.00	1,500.00
Total			$14,737.50
Unallotted balance for projects, etc.			12,762.50
			$27,500.00

The President read a communication from Prof. W.
R. Smithey, Professor of Secondary Education, concerning
the work of the Southern Woman's Educational Alliance
being conducted under his direction in Albemarle County
and stating that Miss Dorothy Nelson had been selected
by Dr. O. Latham Hatcher as holder of the Southern
Woman's Educational Alliance Scholarship, and that she is
now registered here as a graduate student. Miss Nelson
furnishes a car but it is understood that the University
would take care of its running expenses. He also reported
that Mr. E. W. Gregory, Jr., who was an Instructor
in the Department last session, had been appointed for
the session of 1926-27, at a salary of $300, provided in
the foregoing special appropriations. The appointments
of Miss Nelson and Mr. Gregory were approved, and the
expense for running Miss Nelson's car was approved.

The President presented a letter from Dean Lila
of the Law Department in connection with the application
of Mr. Samuel Bradford Stewart, Jr. for admission to the
Law School, in which he stated that owing to fact that Mr.
Stewart was not of the required age to be admitted, having
not quite reached his eighteenth year, he had been obliged
to deny him admission, but stated, that by reason of Mr.
Stewart's somewhat phenomenal record in the College Department,
he would have no objection to matriculating him in
the Law School, and in fact recommends that this concession

be made. On motion it was resolved that Mr. Samuel
Bradford Stewart, Jr., be admitted as a regular student
in the Department of Law.

The question of the manner and character of planting
trees on the principal lawn of the University and elsewhere,
if necessary, was referred to the Buildings and
Grounds Committee.

The request of D. E. Brown, Graduate Manager, for
the use of the land lying between the Ivy Road and the
C & O Ry. for athletic purposes was referred to the
Buildings and Grounds Committee for action and report
back to the Board.

Dr. E. A. Kincaid, in charge of the University
Commons now being run as a cafeteria, reported that during
1925-26, 202,100 meals were served at a cost of 26.49
¢ per meal, with a net profit of 5 per meal, or a little
more than one-half a cent, resulting in a credit balance for
the year of $1,152.68.

The President stated that it has been suggested
that the seal which is now being used on the diplomas be
discarded and the new one done by Duncan Smith, now being
used on our publications, be substituted in its place, but
as there was some question as to whether or not the seal
now in use had ever been formally adopted by the Board,
the matter was referred to our attorney for report.

The Bursar reported that the sum of $63,000 had been
collected on the Medical Buildings Fund subscriptions and
that the same had been placed with the two local banks
on certificates of deposit, bearing 4% interest.

The Bursar submitted his report for the year 1925-26 in
printed form, copies of which were furnished to each member
of the Board.

A letter was read from Mr. C. H. H. Thomas, Chairman
of the P. K. A. Scholarship Committee, with reference
to substituting room #33 West Range for room #31 West
Range as a dormitory for the P. K. A. scholar, in order
that room #31 might be turned over to the Alumni Association
as a Woodrow Wilson shrine, in which he stated that he felt
confident such exchange would be approved by the general
fraternity, and such substitution met with the approval
of the Board.

On motion the meeting then adjourned to November 6th
at 10 a. m.

[signed] C. Harding Walker
Rector

[signed] E. I. Carruthers
Secretary

November 6, 1926

An adjourned meeting of the Board was held on this
date at 10 a. m. at which were present Visitors Buchanan,
Hall, Hart, Hull, Rinehart, Scott and Walker, and President
Alderman.

Prof. Bruce D. Reynolds, Chairman of the Faculty
Committee on the Blandy Experimental Farm, submitted the
following report:

On motion, the Committee on the Blandy Experimental
Farm, appointed at the meeting of the Board July 6th, composed
of Messrs. Rinehart and Hart, was continued and
given authority to carry out the provisions of the report,
as to operating the farm, contained therein.

Prof. Reynolds also read a report from the Committee
on the proposed educational scheme to be instituted at the
Blandy Experimental Farm. Same was referred to a subcommittee
of the Board for study and report back, after conference
with the Committee of the Faculty and the President.
The Rector appointed on this committee Messrs. Rinehart, Hart
and Williams.

The President stated that he had had some correspondence
with Mr. Joseph F. Moore, of Berryville, Attorney
for Mrs. Blandy, wich respect to certain matters in connection
with the bequest of Graham F. Blandy of the farm to
the University, which are, or might become, issues between
the widow of said Blandy and the University, or between
the Executors of the estate of Graham F. Blandy and the
University with respect to construing certain portions of
the will, and that Mr. Moore suggested a friendly suit for
the purpose of securing Court construction thereon. The
questions to be covered are as follows:

• 1. To establish such rights as Mrs. Blandy may have
  in the roads and telephone lines which cross the
  University property and the maintenance of these
  roads and telephone lines.

• 2. For an accounting of the farm operations from the
  time of Mr. Blandy's death to the date when the
  University took over the operation of its share
  of the property, which was approximately September
  1st.

• 3. To settle the construction and maintenance of
  joint line fences.

• Mrs. Blandy is extremely anxious to have that part
  of the farm which is now the property of the University,
  kept as a bird and game sanctuary and that no
  

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  hunting be ever permitted on this property.
  She wishes this established by court decree, but
  Mr. Moore suggests that a letter from the President
  to Mrs. Blandy, assuring her of the University's
  purpose in this matter, would probably be better for
  the University.

• If a substantial wire fence will be satisfactory
  to the University as a line fence between Mrs.
  Blandy's property and that of the University, Mrs.
  Blandy will agree to erect such fence at an estimated
  cost of $450.50, one-half of which she will pay,
  provided the University will pay the other half.
  This estimate does not include placing gates in
  this line fence, which the University would probably
  not need and Mrs. Blandy would pay for such gates as
  may be needed for her purpose.

In disposition of the foregoing matter, Mr. Hall
presented the following motion, being duly seconded and
adopted:

Mr. Rinehart brought up the condition of the road leading
into Lambeth Field from Rugby Road, and, after consideration,
on motion it was

With respect to the application of Omicron Chapter
of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity for a site on which to erect
a chapter house on the land of the University lying between
the Memorial Gymnasium and Ivy Road, the Board
viewed the proposed location, and disposed of the matter
in the following motion, duly seconded and adopted:

Mr. Scott stated that if the Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds would have the grass and brush cut off
the land lying between the Memorial Gymnasium and the
Ivy Road, and the hedge along said road trimmed, he would
pay the cost of same.

On motion the meeting then adjourned.