University of Virginia Library

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, Charlottesville, Virginia, with the following present. The Rector,
Barron F. Black, President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., of the University of Virginia, Dr. M. L.
Combs, President of Mary Washington College, Visitors Barksdale, Carrington, Coxe, Emmett,
Gay, Gravatt, Mears, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, Talbott, and Wailes. Absent: Visitors
Howard and Wheeler.

The minutes of the meeting of 12 June 1953, as previously distributed to members,
were approved.

APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University
of Virginia that Mr. Francis L. Berkeley, Jr., be and he is hereby appointed Secretary to
the Board of Visitors for the session of 1953-54.

GIFTS

The President reported receipt of the following gifts and grants

                                                                                 

From Rotary International, for the Institute of Public Affairs	$ 1,000.00
From Mr. D. Tennant Bryan, his sister and his brother, two French Bibles, the 1904 Tissot Bible and the Bible Folichonne, valued at	150.00
From the National Committee for Free Europe, to be applied toward the salary of Dr. Geza Teleki for the session of 1953-54	2,400.00
From Mr. Austin D. Kilham, for the Woodrow Wilson Department of Foreign Affairs	$ 200.00
From the Texas Company, for a fellowship in chemistry for the session of 1953-54	2,000.00
From Merck and Company, for a fellowship in chemistry for the session of 1953-54	1,800.00
From Professor A. G. A. Balz, to be added to the Balz Philosophy Fund	250.00
From the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation, for a fellowship in physics for the session of 1953-54	3,300.00
From Mr. John L. Pratt, to be used for the Pratt Trace Analysis Laboratory in chemistry	20,000.00
From the Department of the Navy, for research in astronomy under the direction of Dr. H. L. Alden	792.00
From Charles Pfizer and Company, to be added to the Pfizer Scholarship Fund for medical students	1,000.00
From the estate of the late Dr. H. K. Kaprelian, for a scholarship, final payment in the amount of	5,081.25
From the Perry Foundation, to be added to the Woodrow Wilson Department of Foreign Affairs scholarship fund	2,100.00
From the National Fund for Medical Education, in support of the Medical School	23,527.50
From the Z Society, for the annual "Z" awards	100.00
From the New York Medical Alumni, for the Medical School Library	200.00
From the Medical Class of 1953, for the Medical School Library	100.41
From the McGregor Fund, to purchase a McGregor Plaque for the Alderman Library	975.00
From the Virginia Heart Association, to be used for the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory	1,500.00
From the U. S. Rubber Company, for a fellowship for the session of 1953-54	1,500.00
From the Richmond Area University Center, for research in various fields	1,828.00
From the National Science Foundation, for research in chemistry under the direction of Prof. Lutz for two years beginning July 15, 1953	6,600.00
From the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, for research in pharmacology under the auspices of Dr. Gemmill for the year beginning July 1, 1953	9,018.00
From the Department of the Air Force, for continued research in chemistry	40,000.00
From the Department of the Navy, for continued research in chemistry under the direction of Prof. Gwathmey	48,000.00
From the Department of the Army, for research in chemical engineering under the direction of Prof. Hubbard for nine months beginning May 18, 1953	12,500.00
From the Department of the Air Force, for research in physiology under the direction of Dr. Pitts	5,785.00
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for research under the following members of the Medical faculty
Dr. William Parson	9,990.00
Dr. George Cooper	24,744.00
Dr. W. O. Klingman	20,000,00
Dr. T. H. Hunter	5,832.00
Dr. Oscar Swineford, Jr.	5,713.00
Dr. C. C. Speidel	2,376.00
Dr. A. E. Feller	1,620.00
Dr. William Parson	10,800.00
Dr. J. L. Guerrant	4,500.00
Dr. W. A. Volk	4,806.00
Dr. B. S. Leavell	3,000.00
Dr. Alfred Chanutin	12,500.00
Dr. D. C. Wilson (training grant for staff members)	17,160.00

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:

Dr. David McCord Wright, Professor of Economics, for the session of 1953-54, in
order to teach at Oxford University.

Dr. Rowland Egger, Professor of Political Science, a continuation of his leave
through the first semester of the session of 1953-54, for work with the Ford Foundation.

Dr. Ralph Edward Thiers, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, for the session of
1953-54 to do research work at the Harvard Medical School.

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 faculty members listed below be and they are hereby
accepted. We wish for them the highest success in their new undertakings.

Mr. Henry Hardy Perritt, Assistant Professor of Speech, as of the end of the
session of 1952-53, to resume work toward the Ph.D. degree.

Dr. Daniel T. Watts, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, as of September 1, 1953,
to become head of the Department of Pharmacology at West Virginia.

The Rev. John H. Fischbach, Instructor in Religion, as of the end of the session of
1952-53, to become associate pastor of a church in New York City.

Dr. William Henry Parker, Associate Professor of Surgery, effective July 18, 1953, because
of ill health.

Dr. James V. Cunningham, Assistant Professor of English, as of the end of the session of
1952-53, to take a position at Brandeis University.

Dr. John Leonard Fulmer, Associate Professor of Rural Economics, to take a position at
Emory University.

Miss Jewell Reaves, Instructor in Nursing, as of September 15, 1953.

Mrs. Margaret Moseley Mosby, Assistant Professor of Nursing, as of August 1, 1953

Dr. Alex R. Kelly, Lecturer in Neurology and Psychiatry, as of July 15, 1953.

PROMOTIONS

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 promoted as follows:

Dr. Edward W. Pullen, from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Anatomy, effective
September 1, 1953.

Dr. Quentin N. Myrvik, from Acting Assistant Professor to Assistant Professor of
Microbiology, effective July 1, 1953.

Dr. William E. Craddock, from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Roentgenology,
effective July 1, 1953.

Dr. Wilford A. H. Councill, Jr., from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Urology,
effective July 1, 1953.

Dr. E. Meredith Alrich, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Surgery,
effective July 1, 1953.

Dr. George R. Minor, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Surgery,
effective July 1, 1953.

Dr. William D. Buxton, from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Neurology and
Psychiatry, effective July 1, 1953

Major Robert Clayton Schrom, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of
Air Science and Tactics, as of September 17, 1953.

Dr. Edwin Earl Floyd, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Mathematics,
effective September 17, 1953.

Dr. Ladley Husted, from Associate Professor to Professor of Biology, as of
September 17, 1953.

Major Joseph Millard Pearson, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Air
Science and Tactics, as of September 17, 1953

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. John S. Belew, as Acting Assistant Professor of Chemistry for the session of
1953-54, at a salary of $4,300.

Miss Helen Gunderson, as Assistant Professor of Speech, effective September 17,
1953-54, at a salary of $4,550.

Mr. Edward Stone, as Assistant Professor of English effective September 17, 1953,
at a session salary of $4,050.

Dr. Evan G. Pattishall, Jr., as Acting Assistant Professor of Psychology, part-time,
for the first semester of the session of 1953-54, at a salary of $750.

Mr. Louis J. Frana, as Instructor in Speech for the session of 1953-54, at a
session salary of $3,000.

Mr. Charles A. Herring, as Instructor in English, effective September 17, 1953, at
a session salary of $3,200.

Mr. Raymond Thorberg, as Instructor in English, effective September 17, 1953, at
a session salary of $3,400

Mr. Aubrey Huffman, as Instructor in Drawing in the Engineering School, effective
September 17, 1953, at a session salary of $3,600.

Dr. Oscar A. Thorup, as Instructor in Internal Medicine and Assistant to Dr. Hunter
as of August 1, 1953, at an annual salary of $5,000.

Dr. Robert V. Beeler, as Instructor in Opthalmology, as of July 23, 1953, at no
salary from the University

The Rev. Terence Y. Mullins, as part-time Instructor in Religion, effective
September 17, 1953, at a session salary of $1,200.

Mr. Jamal A. Sa'd, as part-time Instructor in Foreign Affairs, for the first
semester of the session of 1953-54, at a salary of $625.

Mr. Rouhollah Ramazani, as part-time Instructor in Foreign Affairs for the second
semester of the session of 1953-54, at a salary of $625.

Mr. Majid Khadduri, as Visiting Lecturer in Foreign Affairs for the first semester
of the session of 1953-54, at a salary of $1,000.

Mr. Norman Burns, as Visiting Lecturer in Foreign Affairs for the second semester of
1953-54, at a salary of $1,000.

Admiral A. C. Murdaugh, as Lecturer in Foreign Affairs for the session of 1953-54,
at a salary of $2,000.

Mr. Olen Kenneth Campbell, as Acting Assistant Professor of Education, effective in
September, 1953, at an annual salary of $4,500, to teach extension classes in southwest Virginia.

Dr. Franklin Martin, Jr., as Assistant Professor of Pathology, effective September 1,
1953, at an annual salary of $7,200 ($4,900 from the State; $2,300 from departmental earnings).

Mrs. Alice Bradshaw, as Instructor in Nursing, effective September 16, 1953, at a
salary of $4,128.

Miss Vivian White, as Assistant Professor of Nursing, effective October 5, 1953, at
a salary of $3,936.

APPOINTMENTS

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 in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, the following appointments were
announced by the President:

Captain Malcolm C. Colby, as Assistant Professor of Air Science and Tactics, as of
June 18, 1953, at no salary from the University.

Captain Orlin Lester Livdahl, as Professor of Naval Science and Tactics, effective
about October 15, 1953, at no salary from the University, as a replacement for Captain Wilson,
who is being retired from the Navy for physical reasons.

CHANGE IN TITLE

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 title of Mr. Douglas Drysdale be and it is hereby changed from part-time
Instructor in Economics to Lecturer in Business Administration for the session of 1953-54.

ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE

The President reported to the Board that he had recently rejected certain contracts
offered by the U. S. Armed Forces Institute which contained a clause which would have required
the University to dismiss, without statement as to cause, any instructor engaged in the U.S.A.F.I.
program who might be declared persona non grata to the Armed Forces Institute. He explained
that, quite aside from the questions of academic freedom involved, the acceptance of such
contracts by the President would be in defiance of the authority and responsibility vested by
law in The Rector and Visitors. He added that fourteen other universities have recently rejected
these contracts.

UNIVERSITY BUDGET

Mr. Gay presented the Budget Requests for the 1954-56 biennium, and moved their adoption
on behalf of the Finance Committee. Speaking as an individual member, he noted the expenditures
for the School of Education, and questioned the wisdom of expanding teacher-training at the
University. President Darden pointed out that Dean Stiles has reduced emphasis on methods,
increased graduate work, and used the College for the education of teachers. In further
discussion of the budget, the President commented on the funds asked for the Graduate School of
Business to supplement gifts received from business men, and explained the necessity for increase
in faculty salaries. He mentioned the problem of salary increases in the various faculties,
noting especially the rapid growth in Engineering, and the need for bringing salaries in that
School into line with those in Medicine and Law.

The Board adopted the following resolution.

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia that the University of Virginia Budget Requests for the 1954-56 Biennium be and are
hereby adopted, as approved by the Finance Committee, and outlined in "Budget Exhibits, 1954-56",
laid before the Board.

UNCOLLECTIBLE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS

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 371, 374, 375, 378, 381, and 382, aggregating $70,516.09,
recommended by them for cancellation.

HOUSE A, DAWSON'S ROW

President Darden described the present condition of House A, Dawson's Row, and proposed
its demolition, in accordance with long range building plans. The Board adopted a resolution
authorizing demolition of the building.

RETIREMENT OF DEAN LEWIS

The following resolution was adopted by the Board.

WHEREAS, Ivey Foreman Lewis, distinguished guide and teacher of the young men of Virginia
since the year 1915; and Dean of the University of Virginia since the year 1934, has, in this year
1953, retired, after a full and well rounded career as an educator, and an administrator,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board, its members being desirous of
preserving a record in its minutes of Dean Lewis' great contribution to the University of
Virginia, does hereby express the regret of its members for the loss of the invaluable services
of Dean Lewis, and its deep appreciation for his untiring effort, his loyalty, and his faithfulness
to this University.

"MONTEBELLO"

President Darden presented a letter from Charles E. Moran, of Charlottesville, offering,
on behalf of the Moran family, to sell the "Montebello" property to the University for the sum of
$65,000. The Board adopted a resolution authorizing the President to decline the offer and to
release the Moran family of the obligation, entered into by them in 1948, to offer the property
to the University before placing it on the market.

SALE OF CARRIAGE

The Board resolved that the President be authorized to sell the old carriage at
Carr's Hill for $25.00.

CARNEGIE CORPORATION REPORTS

President Darden conveyed to the Board an offer from the Carnegie Corporation to
distribute its reports to Board members. The members present expressed a desire to receive
the reports.

SECURITY CLEARANCE OF BOARD MEMBERS

The President presented a letter from the U. S. Naval Inspector of Ordnance regarding
new security clearance requirements for officers of the University, who, in the conduct of University
business, need to have access to classified security information.

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 members of the Board, all of them citizens of the United States of
America, do not presently require access to classified security information. A. D. Barksdale,
Barron F. Black, R. A. Carrington, Jr., Whitwell W. Coxe, John M. Emmett, Thomas B. Gay,
J. Segar Gravatt, Dowell J. Howard, Benjamin W. Mears, Mrs. Herbert McK. Smith, Howard W. Smith,
Frank Talbott, Jr., Mrs. Bertha Wailes, and Miss Lucille Wheeler.

NOVEMBER MEETING - CHANGE OF DATE

Because of the Board's desire that President Darden be free to attend the meeting at
White Sulphur Springs, November 12 - 15, 1953, on Industry and Education, sponsored by Mr.
Robert R. Young, it was resolved that the November meeting, scheduled for November 13, 1953,
be held at Fredericksburg on Friday, November 6, 1953. The Secretary was directed to notify
President Combs.

ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

President Darden discussed the proposal that the University join the new Atlantic
Athletic Conference, his conversations with the Presidents of Duke University and of the University
of North Carolina, and the advantages and disadvantages of conference membership. He
stressed the importance to the University of retaining independence to schedule the teams of Virginia
institutions. He added that Mr. Tebell, Director of Athletics, wishes to confer with the
Board in October.

Mr. Mebane Turner was admitted to the Board Room, and he presented arguments on behalf
of the "V" Club in favor of conference membership, stressing the beneficial effects of conference
competition, and giving it as his opinion that student athletes and the student body generally
strongly prefer the Atlantic Conference to independent status, but are opposed to joining the
Southern Conference.

It was resolved the the Board that the athletic matter be made a first order of business
for the Board meeting to be held on Friday, October 9th, 1953. The Secretary was directed to
invite to this meeting the President of the Alumni Association, Mr. Hunter Faulconer, the President
of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation, Mr. Nelson T. Offutt, the Director of Athletics, Mr. G. K.
Tebell; and the Chairman of the Athletic Council, Mr. Mortimer Caplin.

COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS

The Rector presented a letter from Mr. W. H. McFarlane, Secretary of the University
Committee on Scholarships, requesting clarification of instructions for the award by the
Committee of student grants from the Alumni Association and the Virginia Student Aid Foundation,
and reading in part as follows

The Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that it is the sense of this Board that no conflict exists between the instructions given to the
Scholarship Committee and the Constitution of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, that
the Scholarship Committee retains the right of rejection of nominees for awards, but that in the
awarding of grants of pre-determined amounts from the Virginia Student Aid Foundation, the question
of need does not arise, and the Scholarship Committee shall make no change in the amounts

RESOLVED further that the Chairman of the Athletic Committee shall prepare for the
signature of The Rector a letter to Mr. McFarlane conveying the sense of the resolution

BAYLY-TIFFANY SCHOLARSHIPS

President Darden presented a petition addressed to the Board by the University Committee
on Scholarships, requesting the Board to establish and to "state explicitly the criteria under
which Bayly-Tiffany awards are to be made, and to give adequate publicity to this statement in
the Eastern Shore area." A copy of the petition and the legal opinions enclosed with it were
distributed to members of the Board.

The Board resolved that The Rector appoint a committee of the Board to act on the
petition and report back to the Board. Mr. Black appointed to this committee Miss Wheeler,
Mr. Mears, and Mr. Gravatt, Chairman.

STUDENT AID FOUNDATION

Mr. Talbott, Chairman of the Athletic Committee, read to the Board a letter he had
just received from the President of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation, stating the conditions
under which it was proposed that Foundation and Alumni awards be given to students, and including
a requirement that the recipient of such an award continue in subsequent years at the University
to engage in extra-curricular activities or forfeit his award. It was pointed out in the
discussion which followed that such a requirement might run counter to National Collegiate
Athletic Association policy.

President Darden commented on the dangers of having matters of concern to The Rector
and Visitors as a whole addressed directly to the Board rather than through the Office of the
President, the problem having arisen in the past, the Board has previously ruled that its
policy is to receive communications through the President.

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 proposals set forth by the President of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation are
acceptable to this Board, provided that they meet with approval from the National Collegiate
Athletic Association; that the Chairman of the Athletic Committee of the Board furnish to the
President of the University, for inclusion in a letter to be addressed by the President to a
responsible official of the NCAA, a statement of the terms set forth in Item 5 of the policy
proposals submitted by the Student Aid Foundation.

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE BUDGET

President Combs presented the Budget Requests for Mary Washington College for the
1954-56 Biennium.

Following 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 Mary Washington College Budget Requests for the 1954-56 Biennium be and are hereby
adopted as approved by the Finance Committee, and laid before the Board.

RESIGNATION

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 resignation of Miss Evelyn Lorene Brignull, Instructor in Spanish, be and it is
hereby accepted as of the end of the session of 1952-53. We wish for her the complete recovery
of her father's health.

PROMOTION

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Dr. Mary Ellen Stephenson be and she is hereby promoted to Associate Professor of
Spanish on a full-time basis, effective September, 1953, with a salary of $4,500 for the
academic year.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

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 the request of Dr. Michael Erdelyi, Professor of Psychology, for a leave of absence
without pay for the session 1953-54 be and the same is hereby granted.

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the request of Dr. J. H. Dodd, Professor of Economics and Business Administration,
for a leave of absence without pay for the session 1953-54 be and the same is hereby granted.

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the request of Dr. Eileen K. Dodd, Professor of Psychology, for a leave of absence
without pay for the session 1953-54 be and the same is hereby granted.

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the request of Mr. Luther Clyde Carter, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for a leave
of absence without pay for the session 1953-54 be and the same is hereby granted.

ELECTIONS

The following elections were approved by the Board:

Mrs. Lee L. Alvarez, Acting Assistant Professor of Psychology, for the session 1953-54
at a salary of $3,420, incumbency to begin September 14, 1953.

Miss Caroline Louise Browne, Acting Assistant Professor of History, at a salary of
$3,420 for the session of nine months, incumbency to begin September 14, 1953.

Dr. Luke M. Smith, Acting Assistant Professor of Sociology, for the session 1953-54
at a salary of $3,600, incumbency to begin September 14, 1953.

Dr. Elizabeth M. Stalnaker, Acting Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, at a
salary of $4,200 for the session of nine months, incumbency to begin September 14, 1953.

Dr. Thomas Michael Stritch, Instructor in Psychology, at a salary of $3,240 for the
session of nine months. This is a one year appointment only and incumbency begins September 14,
1953.

Miss Frances Beveridge Sydnor, Instructor in English, at a salary of $3,000 for the
session of nine months, incumbency to begin September 14, 1953.

Mrs. Isabelle Lawrence Gonon, Dean of Women and part-time Professor of French, at an
annual salary of $6,240. Incumbency is to begin September 1, 1953.

CHANGE OF 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 title of Mrs. Ruth S. Wade be changed from Dean of Freshmen to Assistant Dean of
Women of Mary Washington College, with no change in salary, as of September 1, 1953.

DISTRIBUTION OF ACADEMIC GRADES AND ANNUAL LIBRARY REPORT

A mimeographed report on the distribution of academic grades for the second semester
of 1952-53, and a mimeographed annual library report for the fiscal year 1952-53 were distributed
to the members of the Board.

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On motion the meeting was then adjourned.