 | Board of Visitors minutes October 10, 1952 |  |
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the
University of Virginia was held on this date in the Office of the President of the University of
Virginia, with the following present: The Rector, Barron F. Black; President Colgate W. Darden,
Jr., of the University of Virginia; Visitors Barksdale, Carrington, Coxe, Gay, Gravatt, Mears,
Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, Talbott, and Wailes. Absent: Dr. M. L. Combs, President of Mary Washington
College; Visitors: Emmett, Howard, and Wheeler.
The minutes of the meetings of September 12, 1952, and September 26, 1952, which had
been copied and mailed to the members were approved.
GIFTS
The President reported receipt of the following gifts and grants:
| From the estate of the late Otto Dunkel, to be added to the endowment fund of the University |
$13,470.96 |
| From several persons, to be added to the Mary Stamps Suhling Cancer Fund | 269.00 |
| From the W. K. McClure Foundation, for a fellowship in foreign affairs during the session of 1952-53 |
600.00 |
| From Merck and Company, for a fellowship in chemistry for the session of 1952-53 |
1,800.00 |
| From the Charles Pfizer and Company, to be added to the Pfizer Scholarship Fund for medical students |
1,000.00 |
| From the Virginia-Carolina Corporation, for a fellowship in chemistry for the session of 1952-53 |
3,000.00 |
| From the National Fund for Medical Education, for support of the Medical School |
15,305.00 |
| From Mr. and Mrs. W. H. White, Jr., securities to be added to the Mary Stamps Suhling Cancer Fund, valued at |
12,500.00 |
| From the National Science Foundation, for research in astronomy, under Dr. H. L. Alden, for a period of two years |
10,000.00 |
| From the United States Public Health Service, for medical research under Dr. J. E. Wood, Jr., for a period of one year beginning January 1, 1953 |
13,969.00 |
| From the United States Public Health Service, for medical research under Dr. Preston Lowrance for a period of one year beginning November 1, 1952 |
4,644.00 |
| From the United States Public Health Service, for training in psychiatry under Dr. D. C. Wilson, for a period of one year beginning July 1, 1952 |
18,900.00 |
| From the Philip Morris and Co., Ltd., Inc., for research under Mr. R. M. Hubbard for a period of one year, beginning September 1, 1952 |
11,000.00 |
LEAVE 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 Dr. John Leonard Fulmer, Associate Professor of Rural Economics, be and he is hereby
granted leave of absence without pay for the session of 1952-53, to engage in government work.
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 persons be and they are hereby elected to the faculty:
Dr. Robert J. Scott as Lecturer in Internal Medicine, effective November 1, 1952,
without salary from the University.
Mr. John Miller Grier as Instructor in Romance Languages, for the session of 1952-53.
Dr. Robert R. Rudolph as Lecturer in Neurology and Psychiatry, effective October 1,
1952, at no salary from the University.
Dr. Katherine Patricia M. Andrews as Instructor in Anesthesiology, effective October
1, 1952, at no additional salary. She is already on the Hospital staff.
Dr. John McGalliard as Visiting Professor of English for the first semester of the
session of 1952-53
Dr. Geza Teleki as Acting Associate Professor of Foreign Affairs for the session of 195253.
This is a continuation of the appointment of Dr. Teleki who was elected to this position for
last session at the July 14, 1950 meeting of the Board.
Mr. Thomas K. FitzPatrick as Professor of Architecture, effective at the beginning of the
session of 1953-54.
PROMOTIONS
The following resolutions were adopted by the Board.
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. Donald MacInnis, Acting Assistant Professor of Music, be and he is hereby promoted
to Assistant Professor of Music, as of September, 1952.
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. W. S. Weedon, Associate Professor of Philosophy, be and he is hereby promoted to
Professor of Philosophy, as of September, 1952.
ATHLETICS
Mr. Black read a letter which he had sent to Mr. Hatcher concerning the control of athletics
by the Board of Visitors. The Secretary was asked to distribute copies of this letter to
the members of the Board.
HOSPITAL
In accordance with instructions of the Board at the last regular meeting, the President
reported that he had talked to the Governor concerning the projected deficit in the operation of
the hospital for the current year. The Governor had stated that he felt that a part of the hospital
should be closed only as a last resort. The Governor has asked the State Auditor of Public
Accounts to make a comparative study of the operating cost of the University Hospital with the
Medical College Hospital. Upon completion of this study the Governor will decide to what extent a
deficit authorization should be made.
Mr. Gay inquired if this was a solution to the problem or only temporary relief. The
President stated that this was only a temporary solution, but that the Governor planned to take up
the matter at the next session of the Legislature. Mr. Gay stated that he would not like to see
the hospital separated from the University but he thought it was important that the Legislature
recognize that the care of indigents is a public health function.
Under date of June 4, 1952, Governor Battle wrote The Rector and members of the Board,
pointing out the responsibility of the Board should a deficit be incurred in the operation of the
institution. The Rector's reply to the Governor's letter is set forth below, together with the
response of the Governor.
Governor, State of Virginia
I acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 4, 1952, addressed to the members of the
governing boards and to the heads of all State institutions and agencies, informing them of the
provisions of the law regarding exceeding appropriations which have been allocated to the different
State agencies, and warning the members of these governing boards that a certain prescribed
procedure must be followed for additional appropriations.
Pursuant to your letter, I this morning talked to Colgate W. Darden, Jr., about our
situation at the University and have been informed by him what I already knew from my own knowledge
to be the fact, that we have not exceeded any of the appropriations made for us unless your
written consent has been obtained.
There is a single exception to this situation which I think ought to be brought to your
notice, and about which I think you are already informed. I refer to the University of Virginia
Hospital situation. We have labored long and hard to control expenditures of this situation.
The reason we have not been successful is that the hospital is burdened with a great number of
indigent cases sent to the hospital mostly by the adjoining counties of Albemarle, Greene and the
cities of Charlottesville and Staunton. It is impossible for us to turn away meritorious cases
in a State institution. Full advantage of our weakness in this respect is taken by other institutions
and municipalities. As a result, the University of Virginia Hospital is exceeding the appropriation
made for it. I see no way that the situation can be controlled nor do I think that
any official of the University of Virginia or any member of the Board of Visitors should be held
responsible for this.
Actually, the State of Virginia is contributing to defray the expenses of those who are
ill and sick and who cannot pay for their hospital services. I wish I knew the answer to this
situation, but of one thing I am certain, and that is the fault should not be laid at our door.
The only connection of the hospital with the University of Virginia, as you know, is that it provides
a means of assisting in the education of young doctors. In doing this, it provides an absolutely
essential thing for medical education. Yet it has developed into what is really a State
health center, and I sometimes wonder whether the University of Virginia Board of Visitors should
be charged with the running of such an institution.
Please excuse me for going into the details of this situation, but I do not see how I
could answer your letter without calling your attention to the situation which exists in the
hospital.
Norfolk, Virginia
Thank you for your favor of June fifth.
I appreciate your writing me so fully on the subject outlined in your letter and, of
course, am familiar with the situation.
Cordially yours,
At its last meeting the Board asked the President to discuss the projected deficit with
the Governor and request instructions. In accordance with the direction of the Governor, the
hospital is being operated at a deficit, pending the completion of a study of operation cost by
the State Auditor of Public Accounts.
UNCOLLECTIBLE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS
In view of the above action, the Board adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the Hospital Accounts Committee be and it is hereby authorized to charge off as uncollectible
accounts schedules 310, 313, and 314, aggregating $29,872.96, recommended to them for
cancellation.
ATHLETIC COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Talbott, Chairman of the Athletic Committee, read the report of his committee, as
set forth below:
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA:
At a meeting of the Board held December 14, 1951, the following resolution was adopted:
"BE IT RESOLVED that the Rector be asked to appoint a committee of the
Board to study the type of organization which should be established for the
control of athletics."
The undersigned constitute the committee appointed by the Rector pursuant to this resolution.
In the discharge of its functions the Committee has had the benefit of all recorded actions
by faculty and other groups interested in the problem and has given careful consideration to and, in
many respects has profited by, their views and recommendations.
The White Committee, which reported to the President of the University in December, 1934,
recommended institutional control of inter-collegiate athletics, intramural sports and physical
education. We understand that this fundamental principle has prevailed in theory since the White
report was approved, but that changing conditions have brought about some changes in administrative
functions. Furthermore, in our opinion, present circumstances make it advisable to specify more
particularly the functions of an Advisory Council as set up in the White Report, now known as the
3-3-3 Committee. Since the death of Captain Pritchett, the Director of the Department of Athletics
has not held faculty status. We approve the fundamental principle stated in the White report. We
believe that the institutional control therein recommended is the proper form of control to be exercised
over the Department of Athletics.
In order to implement this principle, we recommend the following:
(1) That responsibility for administration of the Department of Athletics shall be placed
on a Director of Athletics, who shall have faculty status and the pay of a Department Head, and that
the Director shall be responsible to the President of the University.
(2) That the faculty shall, as heretofore, have the responsibility of setting the standards
required for the maintenance of acceptable academic standing for students in general, that students
who maintain such standards shall be eligible to represent the University in athletic competition, subject
to such regulations as may be established by the administrative authorities of the University, including
the Board of Visitors, regarding eligibility in respects other than that of acceptable academic
standing. The policy of the University concerning scholarships which may be awarded to students who
participate in inter-collegiate athletics is reserved for decision by the Board of Visitors, which will
act, of course, with the benefit of recommendations from the administrative authorities and the Advisory
Council hereinafter mentioned.
(3) That an Advisory Council on Athletics be established which shall consist of
(a) Three members from the Faculty, appointed by the President.
(b) Two members from the Alumni Association, elected by its Board of Managers, and
(c) Two members from the Student Body, elected by the Student Council,
that this Advisory Council shall be authorized to select its own Chairman and to adopt rules or regulations
governing its sessions and the transaction of its business; that the Advisory Council shall be
required to meet once in each calendar quarter and at such additional times as may appear necessary, on
call of its chairman or of the Director of Athletics, that the Director of Athletics shall be required
to report to the Council at each meeting concerning his administration of the Department and to suggest
to the Council for its discussion and for advisory action any questions then existing or anticipated by
the Director as likely to arise prior to the next regularly scheduled Council meeting, that this Council
shall have the function of advising with the Director of Athletics concerning all major decisions affecting
the administration of his Department, of referring to the Board of Visitors for its consideration
questions of policy deemed by the Council to be appropriate for Board action, and of recommending to
the Board of Visitors action on any question concerning the Department referred by the Board to the
Council.
(4) That the administration of the Department of Athletics shall be under the supervision
of the President and administrative authorities of the University, and that decision on
all questions involved in its operation shall, as in other phases of the University's activities,
be subject to review and final determination by the Board of Visitors.
After the report was read and discussed, a resolution was adopted as follows
RESOLVED that the report of the Athletic Committee be received and filed.
The Secretary was instructed to mimeograph the report and distribute copies, (1) to
members of the Board of Visitors, (2) to the President of the University, (3) to the Secretary of
the University Senate, (4) to the President of the Student Council, (5) to the President of the
Alumni Association, and (6) to the President of the Student Aid Foundation, together with a letter
from the Secretary requesting the President of the Alumni Association to solicit the views of the
organized Alumni chapters for presentation to the Board, also to state that the Board will hold a
special meeting upon a date to be set at which the Alumni will be heard.
The Secretary was asked to send a copy of the University Senate's recommendations on the
control of athletics to the President of the Alumni Association, the President of the Student
Council, and to the President of the Student Aid Foundation.
The Board also wished to record a vote of thanks to the Athletic Committee for its work
in preparing this report.
ADMISSIONS POLICY
The President reported that there had been no change in admission requirements but a
change in machinery for handling admissions. A committee which he had set up for this purpose is
completing its first year's work and is in the process of preparing a report which he will present
to the Board at its next meeting.
ASSIGNMENT OF LAWN HOUSES
The President stated that he had received a letter from Dean Lewis concerning a change
in policy in assignment of Lawn houses. The letter was referred to the Buildings and Grounds
Committee.
ADMISSION OF WOMEN
At the June meeting of the Board the President and Secretary were asked to draft an
appropriate resolution for submission at the July meeting to provide for the admission of daughters
of faculty members to the College of Arts and Sciences.
Prior to the July meeting, the President was asked to secure the opinion of members of
the Alumni Board of Managers concerning this matter, and also have the Secretary write various
institutions who do not normally admit women, concerning their policy on the admission of daughters
of faculty members.
The vote of the Alumni Board of Managers was 7 for the admission of daughters of faculty
members and 8 against, with one member not heard from. After discussion of the matter, the Board
adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED that the daughters of faculty members who live in the homes of their families
in Charlottesville, be admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences.
Mr. Talbott and Mr. Gay asked to be recorded as voting against the above resolution.
- - - - - -On motion the meeting was then adjourned.
Rector
Secretary
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