 | Board of Visitors minutes November 12, 1954 |  |
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, at Charlottesville,
with the following present. The Rector, Barron F. Black, President Colgate W. Darden, Jr., Visitors
Barksdale, Dunn, Emmett, Gravatt, McWane, Mears, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, and Wheeler. Absent:
Visitors Coxe, Gray, Howard, and Talbott
The minutes of the meeting of 8 October 1954, previously distributed, were approved
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Mr. Gravatt requested that he be relieved of service as a member of the Committee on Mary
Washington College. The Rector accepted Mr. Gravatt's resignation, and appointed Mr. McWane in
his stead
GIFTS AND GRANTS
The President reported the following gifts and grants.
| From Mr. and Mrs. W. H. White, Jr., securities to be added to the Mary Stamps Suhling Cancer Fund, valued at |
$13,472.00 |
| From Mrs. Marie W. Greenhalgh, to the Department of Surgery of the University Hospital, securities valued at |
2,500.00 |
| From the Charlottesville Branch of the American Association of University Women, for a scholarship in graduate studies |
600.00 |
| From the United Daughters of the Confederacy, for the Woodrow Wilson Scholarship | 450.00 |
| From Mr. Linton Massey, for the use of the Bibliographical Society | 500.00 |
| From Miss Jettie Hill, 498 volumes valued at | 162.00 |
| From the estate of the late Dr. Albert George Schnurman, for 3 medical scholarships of $100 each |
300.00 |
| From the V-Club, for the V-Club scholarship | 250.00 |
| From the estate of the late Kittyn M. Maas, to be used to establish the Charles Oscar Mass prize in French |
10,000.00 |
| From the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, for a fellowship in chemistry | 4,000.00 |
| From the Department of the Army, Ordnance Corps, for research under the direction of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau, Ordnance Research Laboratory, Department of Physics |
13,302.50 |
| From the National Science Foundation, for research under the direction of Professors Whyburn and McShane in the Dept. of Mathematics |
34,400.00 |
DEATH OF PROFESSOR ROBERT EARL SWINDLER
President Darden announced to the Board the death on 19 October 1954 of Robert Earl
Swindler, Associate Professor of Education. The Secretary was directed to record in the
permanent minutes of the Board, and to convey to Mrs. Swindler, the sense of loss felt by the
Board, and its gratitude for Mr. Swindler's devoted services to the University.
RESIGNATION
The Board adopted the following resolution
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the resignation of Dr. Franklin Martin, Assistant Professor of Pathology, be and it is
hereby accepted as of July 1, 1954
We wish for him the highest success in his new undertaking
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. Harry S. McGaughey, Jr., as Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as of Oct. 1,
1954, at a salary of $7,500 per year, to be paid from departmental earnings
Mr. Edward A. Wayne, as Visiting Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration
APPOINTMENT
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 program, the President announced the following appointment
Captain Neill C. Burnett, as Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics, effective
Oct. 18, 1954, at no salary from the University
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 they are hereby authorized to charge off as uncollectible
accounts Schedules 482, 485 and 486, aggregating $19,750.78, as recommended by them
Mrs. Smith asked that the Comptroller be requested to furnish, at the end of the fiscal year,
the grand total of Hospital accounts charged off as uncollectible.
DECEMBER MEETING WITH MEDICAL FACULTY
The Board resolved that the December 10th meeting should be held in Charlottesville, and that a
dinner be held on the preceding evening, to which the President should invite the attendance of
the Dean of Medicine and other representatives of the Medical School and Hospital, for an
informal discussion of matters pertaining to the School of Medicine
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
Mrs. Smith reported, for the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, the acceptance of
Pavilions II, III, and VI, on the Lawn, as residences, by Dean Hammond, Professor MacConochie,
and Dean Stiles, respectively, and the appointment of Mr. Alden Hopkins as Consultant. President
Darden spoke of the assistance and advice he had obtained from Mr. Hopkins in the landscaping and
planting in connection with recently erected buildings, the suggestions made for improving the
approach to the Rotunda from the north, and the desirability of a general plan for the older portion
of the Grounds when it should become financially practicable
LEASE OF BONNYCASTLE BASEMENT TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
President Darden reported a request from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
for the lease of five rooms in the basement of Bonnycastle House comprising 1,152 square feet,
with occasional use of the lounge, for the period ending 30 June 1955 at a proposed rental of
$2,512 per year ($2.00 per square foot for the five rooms and $.50 per square foot for the part
time use of the lounge)
The Board resolved that the Comptroller of the University be authorized to execute the lease
upon these terms
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - TUITION CHARGES
The Board resolved that the tuition of the Graduate School of Business Administration be set
at $350 per annum for residents of Virginia and at $650 per annum for non-residents
SALE OF DAWSON'S ROW BRICK
The Rector reported that he had given tentative approval to the sale of brick from demolished
structures on Dawson's Row for use in the serpentine wall now being erected at Alumni Hall. The
Board resolved that the Rector's decision be approved
BEQUEST OF MICHAEL S. KOVALENKO
President Darden laid before the Board letters from Mr. C. E. Hammond, Trust Officer of the
First-Stamford National Bank & Trust Company, of Stamford, Connecticut, and co-executor of the
estate of the late Michael S. Kovalenko, quoting Mr. Kovalenko's will as follows. "Six (6) Per
Cent (of my said residuary estate) to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, to
be added to the already established Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Fund and subject to the same
terms and conditions of the original fund." Mr. Hammond's letter added that the University's
legacy would amount to approximately $10,000 and would be available in May, 1955. Mr. Darden
referred to a list of securities in the Kovalenko estate and to the inquiry in Mr. Hammond's
letter as to whether the University would be willing to accept the legacy, in stock shares rather
than in cash
There was general agreement in the Board that the stocks would be acceptable provided that
Mr. Hammond's specific proposal, when received, should be referred to the Finance Committee of
the Board for study and approval
PROPOSED SALARY INCREASE FOR UNIVERSITY ATTORNEY
President Darden called attention to the fact that the compensation paid to Mr. C. Venable
Minor, set at $1200 a year at the time of his appointment as the University's Special Counsel,
had been augmented by the Board several times during the past year to remunerate Mr. Minor for
special tasks performed beyond the normal routine of legal work for the University. As a
substitute for such occasional special remuneration, it was proposed that permanent compensation
be set at $2400 a year
After a brief discussion it was suggested that Mr. Minor be asked to write a letter that
might be laid before the Board setting forth the proposal
REQUEST BY MR. WARNER WOOD
The President reported a request from Mr. Warner Wood for assurances from the University for
protection from interference in tutoring classes that he proposed to establish. It was decided
to carry this matter forward to a future meeting pending receipt of a letter from Mr. Wood
setting forth a specific statement of his request
ALBEMARLE TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION
The Board resolved, in response to a recommendation from President Darden, that Mr. Hovey S.
Dabney, President of the Albemarle Tuberculosis Association, be authorized to display in the George
Rogers Clark Park from November 22nd until Christmas a sign advertising the annual Christmas
Seal Drive
OFFER FOR LAND IN FLORIDA
President Darden laid before the Board letters from Ned H. Folks (31 October 1954, offering
$300) and from James F. Bishop (5 November 1954, offering $310) proposing to purchase a tract
of twenty acres of land in Marion County, Florida, owned by the University. It was ordered
that the Comptroller should refer these proposals to Mr. Gray, chairman of the Board's special
committee on outlying properties
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM FOR 1956 - 1962
President Darden presented to the Board the capital outlay requests for the University for
the years 1956 to 1962, as presented to the Governor's Commission on State Capital Outlays,
and summarized below.
| UNIVERSITY DIVISION | 1st Phase | 2nd Phase | 3rd Phase | Total |
| 1 - Life Science Building |
$1,500,000 #1 | -- | -- | $1,500,000 |
| 2 - Student Activities Building |
$1,000,000 #2 | -- | -- | $1,000,000 |
| 3 - Engineering | $ 646,000. #3 | $ 107,000 #1 | $247,000 #1 | $1,000,000 |
| 4 - Power Plant | $ 575,000 #4 | -- | $250,000. #2 | $ 825,000 |
| 5 - Architecture | -- | $ 100,500. #2 | -- | $ 100,500 |
| 6 - Chemistry | $ 205,000. #5 | -- | $3,045,000 #5 | $3,250,000 |
| 7 - Law School | -- | -- | $ 70,000. #4 | $ 70,000 |
| 8 - Major Repairs & Improvements |
$ 34,500 #6 | $ 32,500. #3 | $ 33,000 #3 | $ 100,000 |
| HOSPITAL DIVISION | ||||
| 1 - New Multi-Story Hospital, etc. |
$5,800,000 #1 | $1,756,000 #1 | $196,000. #1 | $7,752,000 |
After discussion of these projects the President said that he would address letters to
members of the Board setting forth these proposals, and that he would also submit to the
individual Visitors by letter the proposed outlays for Mary Washington College
INVITATION TO PROFESSOR GWATHMEY
The Rector reminded the Board that the request received from Professor Allan Gwathmey
to appear before the Board with Professor Runk to make a statement on athletic policy had been
declined, out of respect for the University Senate, whose request to have its Committee come
before the Board for the same purpose had then been pending. In view of the fact that the
Senate Committee had now been heard at the Board meeting of November 11th, Mr. Black said that
he would like to be authorized to invite Mr. Gwathmey and Mr. Runk to appear at a future meeting
The Board resolved that the Rector should issue to Mr. Gwathmey and Mr. Runk the proposed
invitation
ATHLETICS
A brief discussion was held on the meeting of November 11th with the Committee of the
University Senate, and President Darden was asked to proceed with the proposed exploratory
inquiry among other presidents regarding institutional attitudes toward intercollegiate football
CONVEYANCE TO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
President Darden read to the Board the preliminary draft of a Deed dated November 1st, 1954,
prepared by Mr. Edwin B. Meade, conveying to the University of Virginia Alumni Association a
parcel of land lying on the west side of Emmet Street and the south side of Sprigg Road. After
a discussion in which members requested the elimination of the covenant reference to the
Caucasian race, the Board adopted the following resolution, which had been duly moved and
seconded
RESOLVED by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, that Colgate W. Darden,
Jr., President, and Francis L. Berkeley, Jr., Secretary, be and they are hereby authorized and
directed, upon approval by the Governor of such conveyance as required by Chapter 185 of the
Acts of Assembly of 1954, to execute a deed of conveyance on behalf of The Rector and Visitors
of the University of Virginia, conveying with special warranty of title to the University of
Virginia Alumni Association, in consideration of one ($1.00) dollar, the parcel of land lying
along the west side of Emmet Street and the south side of Sprigg Road, in Charlottesville,
Virginia, more particularly described by metes and bounds by plat of O. R. Randolph, Engineer,
dated July 30, 1954, to be attached to said deed, and being a portion of the property
conveyed to The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, by deed of Colgate W.
Darden, Jr., and others, Trustees, dated Nov. 19, 1949, on record in the Clerk's Office of the
Corporation Court of the City of Charlottesville, in D.B. 148 p.392, provided, however, that the
restrictive covenant contained in the draft of said deed submitted to this meeting, denying
occupation of the land by any person not of the Caucasian race be deleted from the deed that
is executed.
MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS
FEES, LAUNDRY CHARGES, AND ROOM RENTALS
The President discussed studies now in progress by himself, by Mr. Woodward, Bursar of the
College, and by a Committee of the College of proposed adjustments in student laboratory fees,
laundry charges, and rental charges for dormitory rooms
The Board resolved that President Darden be authorized to set these fees and charges.
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM FOR 1956 - 1962
President Darden commented on the capital outlay requests of the College for the years
1956 to 1962 as presented to the Governor's Commission on State Capital Outlays. After a brief
discussion of these projects, Mr. Darden said that he would submit to each of the Visitors by
letter the proposed outlays.
MINUTES OF THE BOARD
The President said that President Combs had written to request the texts of the Board
minutes of 11 December 1953, 8 January 1954, and 12 February 1954, copies of which had not been
sent to him following the respective meetings. The Secretary stated that he had sent to Dr. Combs,
as usual, the second portions of the minutes of January 8th and February 12th relating to affairs
of Mary Washington College, but that the minutes of December 11th, containing no section on the
College, had not been sent, references to Dr. Combs might well appear in either section. The
Secretary was instructed to send to Dr. Combs the full texts of the minutes of all three of
these meetings
ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLEGE
President Darden reported in great detail on the administration of the College, on his
relations with Dr. Combs, and on the work of other officers and committees of the College
There followed a general discussion of the University's administrative problems, with
particular reference to Mary Washington College in the light of the adjustments ordered by the
Board on February 12th, and the progress of the College since that date.
MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE COMMITTEE
The Committee on Mary Washington College was instructed to hold a meeting at Fredericksburg,
and to make a report on the College to the Board at the next regular meeting of the Board to be
held in Charlottesville on December 10th
On motion the meeting was then adjourned.
Rector
Secretary
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