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The Annual Meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia was held on
this date at 10:00 A.M. in the Office of the President of the University, at Charlottesville,
with the following present. The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr., President Colgate W. Darden, Jr.,
and Visitors Berkeley, Blanton, Bryan, Coxe, Fenwick, Greear, Hartfield, Jones, Lantor, McWane,
Martin, Montague, Paschall, Pollock, Smith, and Wheeler. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and
Bursar Edgar E. Woodward were present throughout the consideration of Mary Washington College
matters. (During the meeting the Board recessed from 10:45 A.M. to 11:05 A.M. to escort
Mr. Darden to a meeting of the University of Virginia Alumni Association.)

The minutes of the meeting of 11 April 1959, previously distributed, were approved.

AAUP RESOLUTION CONCERNING PRESIDENT DARDEN

The Rector read to the Board a resolution which had been adopted by the University of
Virginia Chapter of the American Association of University Professors. This resolution was
as follows

RESOLVED, that the University of Virginia Chapter of the American Association
of University Professors, believing that it expresses the sentiment of the entire
faculty of this University, desires on the eve of Mr. Darden's retirement from the
Presidency to convey to him its gratitude for his record of twelve years of
scrupulous adherence to the principles of academic freedom and tenure and constructive
effort to improve the conditions of academic employment and above all for the
sense of security which the academic community has derived from the knowledge that
the President is a man who understands that a great university can fulfill its
function only if its faculty members are free to pursue the truth without fear
or favor.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the outgoing and incoming officers of this Chapter
present this resolution to Mr. Darden in person and that the Secretary send a
copy to the Rector and Visitors for the archives of the University and furnish
copies to the press.

May 1, 1959

Expressions of gratitude were voiced by several Visitors as to the fine sentiments expressed
in this resolution, and the Secretary was directed to include the resolution in the permanent
minutes of the Board.

DATE OF ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE BY MR. SHANNON

The President announced that he and Mr. Shannon had reached an agreement whereby Mr. Shannon
would take over the duties of the office of the President at the conclusion of Summer School on
22 August 1959 and recommended the approval of this date by the Board.

The following resolution was adopted

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. Edgar Finley Shannon, Jr., heretofore elected President on 28 February 1959, be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to assume the duties of the office of President of the
University of Virginia on 22 August 1959.

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT SHANNON

The Rector announced the receipt of a communication from Dean Lewis M. Hammond, Chairman
of the Inaugural Committee, which stated that the Committee had set 6 October 1959 as the date
for the inauguration of President Shannon. No objections to this date were heard from any member
of the Board.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD FOR 1959-1960

The Visitors re-elected to the Executive Committee Mr. Berkeley, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Talbott.
The Rector appointed the five standing committees as follows

                       

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Finance Committee  Mr. McWane, Chairman 
Mr. Bryan 
Sen. Blanton 
Mary Washington College
Committee
 
Mr. Greear, Chairman 
Gen. Montague 
Mrs. Jones 
Mrs. Lantor 
Miss Wheeler 
Athletics Committee  Sen. Fenwick, Chairman 
Mr. Coxe 
Mr. Berkeley 
Dr. Pollock 
Medical Committee  Dr. Martin, Chairman 
Mr. Greear 
Mr. McWane 
Buildings and Grounds
Committee
 
Mr. Coxe, Chairman 
Col. Hartfield 
Gen. Montague 

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President reported the following gifts and grants:

                                                               

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From Mrs. Doris K. Neale to the Alderman Library for the purchase of books and
materials on India 
$ 1,000.00 
From Mr. William H. White, Jr., to be added to the Mary Stamps Suhling Fund,
securities valued at 
2,875.00 
From Mr. John Lee Pratt, for continued research under the direction of Dr. R. T.
Major, of the Department of Chemistry (NO PUBLICITY) 
25,000.00 
From Mr. Elie Weeks, to the Alderman Library, 5,048 books valued at  2,000.00 
From Mr. Harry F. Thorne, to be added to the Frank Lahey Memorial Fund  100.00 
From the estate of the late Miss Grace Alley, to be added to the endowment fund,
the income to be used to provide a scholarship in the Medical School 
10,000.00 
From Helen C. Mott, to be added to the Mott Cancer Fund  1,000.00 
From the Elis Olsson-Chesapeake Foundation, to the Engineering School  500.00 
From Mr. John Puryear, for the hospital  300.00 
From Miss Alfredda Hyde, to be added to the D. C. Hyde Memorial Fund  275.00 
From Mr. Benno Janssen, architectural library valued at 17,000.00 to  20,000.00 
From Mr. C. Waller Barrett, to Alderman Library during the year 1958, books and
manuscripts valued at 
109,750.00 
From Sperry Gyroscope Company, for two scholarships in Engineering for the
1959-1960 session 
1,500.00 
From the Keyes Foundation, for the John Henry Wheeler Scholarship  250.00 
From the St. Anthony Educational Foundation, Inc., to be added to the University
scholarship funds 
200.00 
From the Charlottesville and Albemarle Cerebral Palsy Association, for the Cerebral
Palsy Clinic 
600.00 
From the Virginia Heart Association, for research grants-in-aid and medical fellowships
for 1958-1959 
19,605.00 
From the Student Aid Foundation, for athletic grants-in-aid for the 1958-1959
session 
69,598.95 
From the Alumni Association, for athletic grants-in-aid for the 1958-1959 session  23,000.00 
From the Old Dominion Foundation, to be used for the assistance of professors in
the liberal arts, second payment on a three-year pledge 
10,000.00 
From Edison Electric Institute, for the School of Architecture  100.00 
From the Virginia Foundation of Architectural Education, for the School of
Architecture 
500.00 
From Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith and Haines, to the School of Architecture,
for a fellowship during the summer of 1959 
2,000.00 
From sundry persons, to be added to the Edwin Betts Memorial Book Fund  500.50 
From the Graduate School of Business Endowment Fund, for the Graduate School of
Business 
50,000.00 
From the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, to be added to the University
scholarship funds 
910.00 
From the University Law Wives Club, to be added to the Evelyn Farny Saunders
Memorial Loan Fund 
204.00 
From the Surgical Wives Club, to be used for the hospital  254.93 
From the 1958 Alumni Fund, contributions made through that office for the following: 
Faculty Salaries  6,471.85 
Summer School Scholarship Fund  2,443.80 
Medical School  6,472.60 
Henry B. Mulholland Chair of Internal Medicine  $ 33,788.66 
D. C. Smith Memorial Fund  210.00 
Department of Nursing  10.00 
Raymond I. Straus Memorial Fund  25.00 
Virginia Quarterly Review  11.10 
Cobb Chemical Laboratory  25.00 
Woodrow Wilson Department of Foreign Affairs  10.00 
Student Aid Foundation  75.00 
Manly Aylor Scholarship Fund  100.00 
Tuttle Memorial Music Fund  30.00 
McIntire School of Commerce  235.00 
Department of Economics  25.00 
Department of Music  556.61 
Biology Department  10.00 
Marteau Scholarship Fund  1,000.00 
Children's Rehabilitation Center  1,054.38 
Alderman Library  7,275.63 
University Chapel  25.00 
Sundry  25.00 
From the Alumni Board of Trustees, for the following 
Barksdale Chemistry Library  750.00 
Barksdale Engineering Library  750.00 
Fuller Law Library  500.00 
Jones Engineering Library  150.00 
Cameron Scholarship  300.00 
Epes Scholarship  250.00 
Roper Scholarship  250.00 
Seldom Scholarship  500.00 
Sarah Seward Scholarship  250.00 
Simon Seward Scholarship  250.00 
Watts Scholarship  250.00 
Department of Music - Band  5,800.00 
Piedmont Housing Project  25,000.00 
Graduate School of Business  5,077.81 
From the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, Inc., for continued
research under the direction of Dr. C. L. Gemmill, School of Medicine 
6,912.00 
From the Department of the Navy, for continued research under the direction
of Dr. N. Cabera, of the Department of Physics 
34,899.00 
From the Department of the Army, for continued research under the direction
of Dr. F. L. Hereford, of the Department of Physics 
18,688.36 
From the Atomic Energy Commission, for continued research under the direction
of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau, of the Department of Physics 
33,498.00 
From the Atomic Energy Commission, for training in radioisotopes principles
and technology, under the direction of Dr. L. R. Quarles, of the School
of Engineering 
18,850.00 
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for research under the direction of
the following members of the faculty 
Dr. W. D. Warren  2,300.00 
Dr. W. H. Muller  21,397.00 
Dr. O. R. Rodig  6,250.00 

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. Fritz E. Dreifuss as Assistant Professor of Neurology, as of 1 September 1959, for
three years, at an annual salary of $12,000 from departmental funds.

Dr. John H. Parks as Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry, for one year, as of 1 July 1959,
at an annual salary of $11,000, to be paid from departmental funds.

Mr. Kenneth DeLee Williams as Instructor in Radiology, for one year, as of 1 May 1959, at no
salary increase.

Dr. Webb Maddox Thompson, Jr., as Instructor in Cardiovascular Surgery, for one year, as of
1 July 1959, at an annual salary of $7,800 - $2,500 from departmental budget and $5,300 from
departmental earnings.

Mr. Robert Ridley Cardell as Junior Instructor in Biology, as of September 1959, at a session
salary of $4,500.

Dr. John Kennedy as Acting Associate Professor of Foreign Affairs, effective at the beginning
of the second semester of the session of 1959-1960, for one year, at a session salary of $8,500.

Dr. Gordon Lee Vandervort as Acting Assistant Professor of Astronomy, for the session of
1959-1960, at a session salary of $6,000.


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Mr. James B. Colvert as Acting Associate Professor of English, for the session of 1959-1960, at
a session salary of $7,500.

Dr. Robert S. Young as Assistant Professor of Geology, for three years, as of September 1959,
at a session salary of $6,900.

Dr. Robert N. Genz, Jr. as Assistant Professor of English, for three years, as of September
1959, at a session salary of $6,000.

Mr. William John Hooper, Jr. as Instructor in Physics at Clinch Valley College, for the session
of 1959-1960, at a salary of $5,000.

Dr. Clifford H. Fox as Instructor in Pathology, effective 1 July 1959.

Mr. William Rotch as Teaching Fellow in Business Administration in the Graduate School of
Business Administration, for the session of 1959-1960, at a salary of $7,000.

Mr. James D. Beaber as Assistant Professor of Education, for three years, as of September 1959,
at a session salary of $6,000.

Mr. Robert O. Morrow as Part-Time Instructor in Education, as of September 1959, at a salary
of $2,500.

Mr. Ertle Thompson as Part-Time Instructor in Education, as of September 1959, at a salary
of $3,300.

Mr. Alvin J. Lowe as Part-Time Instructor in Education, as of September 1959, at a salary of
$2,500 for the session.

Mr. Roger W. Webb as Part-Time Junior Instructor in Health and Physical Education in the School
of Education, as of September 1959, at a salary of $1,125 for the session.

Miss Daphne Haynes as Instructor in Chemistry at Clinch Valley College, for the session of
1959-1960, at a salary of $4,400.

Mr. Charles Milton as Assistant Professor of Commerce in the McIntire Undergraduate School of
Commerce, for three years, as of September 1959.

Dr. Joseph H. Smith as Lecturer in Psychiatry, as of 1 September 1959 - his expenses and
honorarium to come from departmental funds.

Mr. George M. Gerken as Acting Assistant Professor of Psychology, for the session of 1959-1960,
at a salary of $6,000.

Mrs. Edith Potter as Part-Time Instructor in Music Education in the School of Education,
as of September 1959, at a salary of $625.

Miss Vienna Prioletti as Part-Time Instructor in Music Education in the School of Education,
as of September 1959, at a salary of $625.

Mrs. Mary Margaret McCamic as Instructor in Nursing, for one year, as of 1 May 1959, at a
salary of $4,400 a year.

Mrs. Marjorie Kern Key as Instructor in Nursing, for one year, as of 1 June 1959, at a salary
of $4,400 a year.

Miss Jacqueline Mears as Instructor in Nursing, for one year, as of 1 September 1959, at a
salary of $4,400 a year.

Dr. D. Russell Davis as Visiting Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, for the period 1 July 1959
to August 1959, two months, to be paid $1,000 from departmental earnings for the time spent here.

RE-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 faculty members be and they are hereby re-elected

Dr. William M. Sheppe, Jr., Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, for three years,
as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. Robert Gardner, Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry, for one year, as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. W. D. Buxton, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, for one year, as of 1 July
1959.

Dr. Howard H. Ashbury, Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, for three years,
as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. William H. Chapman, Clinical Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry, for one year, as of
1 July 1959.

Mr. B. J. Gilpin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics in the School of Engineering, for three
years, as of September 1959.

Mr. John Lewis Longley, Jr., Assistant Professor of English in the School of Engineering, for
three years, as of September 1959.


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Mr. Lee H. Potter, Visiting Assistant Professor of English, for the session of 1959-1960.

Mr. Leigh Middleditch, Part-Time Instructor in the Graduate School of Business Administration,
for the session of 1959-1960, at a salary of $2,000.

Mr. A. W. Zelomek, Part-Time Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Business
Administration, for the session of 1959-1960, at a salary of $5,000.

Mr. Edward B. Gordon, Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration, for a
five-year term, as of September 1959, at a session salary of $8,500.

Mr. Everard W. Meade, Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration, for the
session of 1959-1960, at a salary of $6,000.

Dr. Harry Lee Archer, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, for three years, as of
1 July 1959.

Dr. Arthur Morton Smith, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, for three years, as of
1 July 1959.

Dr. Philip Beverley Peters, Part-Time Instructor in Surgery, for one year, as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. Miles E. Cary, Lecturer in Education, for three years, as of September 1959.

Mr. John Geronimo, Instructor in English at Clinch Valley College, as of September 1959.

Miss Harriet H. Fillinger, Lecturer in Chemistry at Clinch Valley College, as of September
1959.

Mr. Edward L. Henson, Jr., Instructor in History at Clinch Valley College, as of September
1959.

Mrs. Helen M. Lewis, Lecturer in Sociology, Part-Time, at Clinch Valley College, as of
September 1959.

Mr. James K. Mullins, Instructor in Engineering at Clinch Valley College, as of September
1959.

Mrs. Lois B. Tracy, Instructor in Art, Part-Time, at Clinch Valley College, as of September
1959.

Mr. Henry E. Garrett, Visiting Professor of Education, for the session of 1959-1960.

Mr. James H. Bash, Instructor in Education, for the session of 1959-1960.

Mr. Bert A. Goldman, Part-Time Instructor in Education, for the session of 1959-1960.

Mr. Samuel D. Hill, Part-Time Instructor in Health and Physical Education in the School of
Education, for the session of 1959-1960.

Dr. James David Deck, Assistant Professor of Anatomy, for three years, as of 1 July 1959.

Mrs. Virginia Edwards, Instructor in Nursing, for one year, as of 16 June 1959.

Mrs. Carol Lowicki, Instructor in Nursing, for one year, as of 1 August 1959.

Mrs. Harriet Chapman, Assistant Professor of Nursing, for three years, as of 1 September
1959.

Miss Amelia Lipchak, Assistant Professor of Nursing, for three years, as of 1 September 1959.

Miss Zula Mae Baber, Assistant Professor of Nursing, for three years, as of 1 September 1959.

Mrs. Vera Brand, Instructor in Nursing, for one year, as of 1 September 1959.

Miss Delore Koontz, Instructor in Nursing, for one year, as of 8 June 1959.

Dr. Richard P. Bell, Jr., Clinical Instructor in Surgery, for one year, as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. Morton Callohill Wilhelm, Clinical Instructor in Surgery, for one year, as of 1 July
1959.

Dr. Phyllis Ingram, Instructor in Surgery, for one year, as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. Richard Coffman Shrum, Part-Time Instructor in Surgery, for one year, as of 1 July
1959.

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. J. N. Dent, Professor of Zoology, for the session of 1959-1960, to accept a Fulbright
Fellowship for work in Scotland.

Dr. Gerald Goldstein, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, for one year, as of 1 July 1959,
to work at The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.

Mr. Marvin Rosenblum, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, for the session of 1959-1960,
to accept a National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellowship.


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CHANGE OF 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. Arthur B. Moss, Associate Professor of Marketing in the Graduate School of
Business Administration, be and it is hereby changed to Associate Professor of Business Administration
in the Graduate School of Business Administration as of September 1959.

RETIREMENTS

President Darden announced to the Board the retirement of Mr. Wilbur Armistead Nelson,
Professor of Geology, at the end of the present session. Mr. Nelson had served on the faculty of
the University since 1925. The President also announced the retirement of Mr. Wilson Gee,
Professor of Rural Economics and Rural Sociology, as of the end of the present session. Mr. Gee
had served on the faculty of the University since 1923.

The Visitors expressed their high regard for Mr. Nelson and Mr. Gee and their gratitude for
the devoted services of these gentlemen to the University, and directed the Secretary to record
in the permanent minutes of the Board and to convey to Mr. Nelson and Mr. Gee the Visitors' good
wishes for many years of happiness in their retirement.

RESIGNATIONS

The Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the resignations of the following faculty members be and they are hereby accepted

Dr. Cary Grayson Suter, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, as of 30 June 1959,
to accept a position at the Medical College of Virginia.

Dr. Walton E. Stevens, Instructor in Radiology, in the summer of 1959 at a date to be arranged
with the Department, to enter private practice.

Dr. Lawrence Leon Reid, Assistant Professor of Education, as of the end of the summer session
of 1959, to accept a position at the University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Frank K. Gibson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, as of 31 August 1959, to take
a position at the University of Georgia.

Mr. Charles Murrah, Assistant Professor of English, as of the end of the session of 1958-1959,
to take a position at Western Reserve University.

Mr. Paul Magnus Gross, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, as of 31 August 1959.

Mr. Robert C. Jeffrey, Assistant Professor of Speech, as of the end of the session of 19581959,
to accept a position at Indiana University.

Mr. Hugh M. Birmingham, Assistant Professor of Music at Clinch Valley College, as of the end
of the session of 1958-1959.

Miss Frances Elizabeth Parker, Instructor in Nursing, as of 1 July 1959.

Mrs. Janice Parks Hylton, Instructor in Nursing, as of 15 June 1959.

Mrs. Barbara Merin, Instructor in Nursing, as of 7 July 1959.

Mrs. Frederica Temple, Instructor in Nursing, as of 12 August 1959.

Miss Rose Martin, Instructor in Nursing, as of 15 July 1959.

Miss Nell T. Redwood, Associate Professor of Nursing, as of 15 July 1959.

We wish for them the highest success in their new undertakings.

APPOINTMENT

In accordance with the resolution adopted by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors
of the University of Virginia on 14 July 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 following appointment has been made

Major Louis Paragon as Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics, effective in the
summer of 1959, at no salary from the University.

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 promotions be and they are hereby made

Mr. Paul M. Gaston, Instructor, to Acting Assistant Professor of History for the session of
1959-1960.

Mr. David Alan Williams, Instructor, to Acting Assistant Professor of History for the
session of 1959-1960.


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Mr. Alan P. Batson, Instructor, to Assistant Professor of Physics, for three years, as
of September 1959.

Mr. Robert L. Kellogg, Instructor, to Assistant Professor of English, for three years, as
of September 1959.

Mr. Richard D. McKinsey, Instructor, to Assistant Professor of Biology, for three years, as
of September 1959.

Mr. Stephen Francis Barker, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Philosophy, as of
September 1959.

Mr. Irby Bruce Cauthen, Jr., Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of English, as of
September 1959.

Mr. James S. Constantine, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Classics, as of
September 1959.

Mr. Shao Chuan Leng, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Foreign Affairs, as of
September 1959.

Mr. M. Donald MacInnis, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Music, as of September
1959.

Mr. Leland B. Yeager, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Economics, as of
September 1959.

Mr. Sears Jayne, Associate Professor, to Professor of English, as of September 1959.

Mr. Charles A. Micaud, Associate Professor, to Professor of Foreign Affairs, as of September
1959.

Mr. Edgar F. Shannon, Jr., Associate Professor, to Professor of English, as of September 1959.

Dr. Clifford H. Fox, Instructor, to Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for
three years, as of 1 July 1959.

Mr. William Zuk, Associate Professor, to Professor of Civil Engineering, as of September 1959.

Mr. Charles A. Herring, Assistant Professor, to Acting Associate Professor of English in
the Northern Virginia Branch College, for one year, as of September 1959.

Mr. Marvin Tummins, Associate Professor, to Professor of Commerce in the McIntire Undergraduate
School of Commerce, as of September 1959.

Mr. Ray C. Hunt, Instructor, to Assistant Professor of Commerce in the McIntire Undergraduate
School of Commerce, as of September 1959.

Mr. Orville Ralph Harris, Associate Professor, to Professor of Electrical Engineering, as
of September 1959.

Mr. Wendell Endicott Malbon, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Engineering
Mathematics, as of September 1959.

Mr. William Carl Lowry, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
and Research in the School of Education, as of September 1959.

Dr. Francis H. McGovern, Clinical Instructor, to Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology,
for three years, as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. James B. Littlefield, Instructor, to Assistant Professor of Surgery, for three years, as
of 1 July 1959.

Dr. Claude C. Coleman, Jr., Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery,
as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. John G. Kroll, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Radiology, as of 1 July
1959.

Dr. Oscar Andreas Thorup, Jr., Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Internal
Medicine, as of 1 July 1959.

Dr. Clayton E. Wheeler, Jr., Associate Professor, to Professor of Dermatology, as of 1 July
1959.

Major William L. Jessee, Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor of Naval Science, as
of September 1959.

Mr. Alden Robert Kuhlthau, Acting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, to Professor of
Aeronautical Engineering, as of September 1959, at a session salary of $10,200.

ELECTION OF MESSRS. NELSON AND GEE AS PROFESSORS EMERITI

In response to a recommendation by President Darden, the Board adopted the following
resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. Wilbur Armistead Nelson, Professor of Geology, be and he is hereby elected Professor
Emeritus. He retires in June 1959, and has been on the staff of the University since 1925.


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In response to a further recommendation by President Darden, the Board adopted the
following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. Wilson Gee, Professor of Rural Economics and Rural Sociology, be and he is hereby
elected Professor Emeritus. He retires in June 1959, and has been on the staff of the University
since 1923.

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 839, 842, 843, 846, 849 and 850, aggregating $72,149.96, as recommended by it,
consisting of the following

     
Bad debts, etc.  $13,497.94 
Free service to Counties and Cities  58,652.02 
TOTAL  $72,149.96 

STUDENT ACCOUNTS

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 Committee on Student Accounts be and it is hereby authorized to charge off as uncollectible
accounts Schedule 17, aggregating $1,258.73, as recommended by it.

VINCENT ESTATE

The President presented to the meeting copies of two documents, each dated New Orleans,
Louisiana, April 21, 1959, one being a deed under private signature from Mildred Saffold Vincent,
Trinity Church, The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, The Administrators of the
Tulane Educational Fund and Frank B. Hayne, to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans,
to certain servitudes, etc. upon lands located in the Parish of St. Bernard, Louisiana, and one
being an Escrow Agreement between (a) The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, and
(b) Mildred Saffold Vincent, (c) The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, (d) The Rector
and Visitors of the University of Virginia, (e) Trinity Church, (f) Frank B. Hayne, and (g) National
American Bank of New Orleans, and explained the contents of these documents at length to the
meeting. After full discussion, on motion, duly seconded, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted, all members present voting in favor thereof, to-wit

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the action of Wayne G. Borah, the representative of this organization in executing on behalf
of this organization,

  • (A) The deed under private signature, dated April 21, 1959, from Mildred Saffold
    Vincent, The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, The Rector and
    Visitors of the University of Virginia, Trinity Church and Frank B. Hayne,
    to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans to certain servitudes,
    etc. upon lands located in the Parish of St. Bernard, Louisiana, as fully
    appears from the copy of said deed which was exhibited to and explained to this
    meeting and lodged with the Secretary of this organization, and

  • (B) The Escrow Agreement, dated April 21, 1959, by and between (a) The Board of
    Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, (b) Mildred Saffold Vincent,
    (c) The Administrators of The Tulane Educational Fund, (d) The Rector and
    Visitors of the University of Virginia, (e) Trinity Church, (f) Frank B. Hayne,
    and (g) The National American Bank of New Orleans, and similarly exhibited
    and lodged,

be and the same is hereby in all respects ratified, approved and adopted.

MADISON HALL LEASE

The President announced that further negotiations had been had with the YMCA Board of
Trustees concerning the arrangement of a long-term lease of Madison Hall by the University. A
long-term lease was desired, the President stated, because of the necessity of making a rather
extensive renovation of Madison Hall in order to convert the facilities for efficient University
use. A proposal had been made by the YMCA Board of Trustees that a fifty-year lease be
negotiated with an annual rental payment of $7,000. Included in the proposal was an arrangement
whereby the annual rental of $7,000 would be adjusted at five-year intervals on the basis of
the cost-of-living index prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Considerable discussion ensued among the Visitors as to the need for an upper and lower
limit to be included in the lease. At the conclusion of this discussion, the following resolution
was adopted

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the President be and he is hereby authorized to continue to negotiate for a long-term lease
of Madison Hall by the University and that any agreement which may be reached be subject to the
approval of the Executive Committee if that approval be needed before the October meeting of the
Board.


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NAMING OF SCIENCE BUILDING AT MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE

The Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the new science building nearing completion at Mary Washington College be and it is hereby
named the Morgan Combs Science Hall.

NORTH APPROACH TO THE ROTUNDA

The President reported that, following the approval by the Buildings and Grounds Committee
of the proposed plans for the North approach to the Rotunda, he had obtained an estimate as to
the cost. The estimate was $9,700, which he thought was much too high. He did not feel, in view
of other needs, that this amount of money should be spent by the University. He stated, however,
that it might be possible to obtain the money from private sources and asked for authority to
proceed in the event that his search was a successful one

The Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the President be and he is hereby authorized to proceed with the construction of the North
approach to the Rotunda according to the plans heretofore approved by the Buildings and Grounds
Committee, provided the funds required can be obtained from non-University sources

NAME OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA BRANCH COLLEGE

The President raised the question as to an appropriate name for the Northern Virginia
Branch College. He noted that one name proposed was "George Mason College of the University of
Virginia." Mr. Fenwick pointed out that a name which had been used locally was "University
College of the University of Virginia." After discussion, it was decided to defer a decision
on this matter until the meeting of the Board in October.

CLINICAL SALARY PLAN FOR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

The President presented a revised plan for the remuneration of the clinical staff in the
School of Medicine. The plan, which consisted of an amendment to the present plan, was summarized
by the Dean of the School of Medicine in his letter to the President of 4 June 1959 and by the
Comptroller in his letter to the President of 11 June 1959

The proposed amendment consisted briefly of the following (1) no change would be made in
the present salaries and limits on earnings with the exception of instructors, (2) the University
would continue its five per cent contribution of the base salary to TIAA, (3) the individual
doctor would continue to contribute to TIAA five per cent of his salary and earnings, up to a
maximum of five per cent of $12,500, (4) an increase in the contribution of the clinical department
would be made so that this amount combined with the University's contribution would equal
20 per cent of the doctor's salary up to a maximum salary of $12,500, (5) the present plan for
distributing surplus would remain the same except that the chairmen of major clinical departments
would be allowed to participate in surplus distribution, as well as other members of the faculty,
(6) since instructors are not eligible for TIAA, these faculty members would receive during the
coming year an increase in income of $1,500 instead of the usual increase of $750, and (7) the
plan would become effective as of 1 July 1958

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 amendments to the current salary plan of the clinical staff of the School of Medicine
as summarized by the President and as outlined in detail in letters to the President from the
Dean of the School of Medicine dated 4 June 1959 and from the Comptroller of the University
dated 11 June 1959 be and they are hereby approved

SUMMER APPOINTMENTS

In response to a request by the President, the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the President be and he is hereby authorized to make interim faculty appointments during
the summer months subject to confirmation by formal election by the Board at its next regular
meeting on 10 October 1959.

GIFT OF CABELL MANUSCRIPTS

The President reported that Mr. Robert G. Cabell, III wished to give to the University the
remaining Cabell manuscripts and papers under the same conditions as prevailed with respect to
the two previous gifts. After several individual expressions by Visitors of their thanks for
this offer, the following resolution was adopted

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the offer by Mr. Robert G. Cabell, III, of the remaining Cabell manuscripts and papers
under the same conditions as prevailed with respect to the two previous gifts is hereby gratefully
accepted


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NEW ENGINEERING DEGREES

The President reported on a request from the University Senate that the School of Engineering
be authorized to offer Doctor of Science degrees in Nuclear Engineering and in Electrical Engineering.
He pointed out that the Board had previously approved a request authorizing the awarding of the
degrees of Doctor of Science in Engineering-Physics and in Chemical Engineering The President also stated
that the Dean of the School of Law had informed him that the prior approval of this proposal by
the State Council of Higher Education was not required.

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 School of Engineering be and it is hereby authorized to award the degrees of Doctor of
Science in Nuclear Engineering and Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

PORTRAIT OF HUGH S. CUMMING

The President summarized a letter he had received from Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. offering to
the University a portrait of his father, the late Hugh S. Cumming, Surgeon General of the U. S.
Public Health Service, which portrait since 1949 had been on loan to the School of Medicine and is
now hung in the auditorium of the School. Mr. Darden further noted that the offer was made on
behalf of Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming and her son

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 kind offer of Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming and Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. to the University of the
portrait of Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, the late Surgeon General of the U. S. Public Health Service, be
and it is hereby gratefully accepted subject to the approval of the Art Commission

RESOLUTION OF FAIRFAX BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS

The President announced the receipt of a letter from Mr. Carlton C. Massey, County Executive
of Fairfax County, enclosing a resolution adopted by the Board of County Supervisors of Fairfax
County on 3 June 1959 in which resolution the County of Fairfax offered its close cooperation in the
development of the Northern Virginia Branch College. Expressions of gratification came from
several Visitors for this offer of cooperation and the resolution was ordered to be incorporated in
the permanent minutes of the Board.

The resolution is as follows

At a regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia,
held in the Board Room of the County Office Building at Fairfax, Virginia, on Wednesday,
June 3, 1959, at which meeting a quorum was present and voting, the following resolution
was adopted

WHEREAS, the site for the Northern Virginia Branch of the University of Virginia
has been definitely set on the Farr Tract, and

WHEREAS, this location makes the University Branch a close neighbor of the seat
of county government of Fairfax County, and

WHEREAS, the County is deeply interested in making the Northern Virginia Branch of the
University of Virginia of maximum value to all of the citizens of this area, now, therefore,
be it

RESOLVED, that the County of Fairfax expresses to the officials of the University
of Virginia its deep satisfaction in the establishment of a branch of the
University in Northern Virginia and especially in its proximity to the seat of county government,
and be it further

RESOLVED, that the County officially offers to the University its complete cooperation
in the planning and development of this University Branch, expresses the willingness of the
County to provide such services as the County is physically able to bring to this area,
and offers to cooperate in such matters as keeping the zoning in the area compatible with
the best interests of the University and the County, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the County expresses its interest in working with the University at an
early date in exploring the use of University facilities for in-service training of County
governmental employees, and the use of County facilities in any instructional programs in
government contemplated by the Branch University, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the University of Virginia officials be requested to let the County
Executive of Fairfax County know in what ways the County may be of maximum help to the
University in any of the matters mentioned above

A Copy - Teste

Edna A. Bicksler
Clerk of said Board

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TUITION INCREASE AND NEW FACULTY SALARY SCALE

Now that the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council had made its report on tuition charges
in Virginia publicly supported colleges and universities, the President reported that he had
recently conferred again with the Governor on a proposed tuition increase to be used to finance
a new faculty salary plan. The President recommended that the tuition be increased $50 per year
for Virginia students and $100 per year for out-of-state students except for students in the
Graduate School of Business Administration and out-of-state students in the School of Law whose
tuition charges were increased identical amounts last year. In presenting this recommendation,
the President made it clear that the increased tuition, which would amount to approximately
$300,000, was to be used for financing the increase in faculty salaries.

The Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that, effective September 1959, the tuition charges for Virginia students be increased $50 per
year and the tuition for out-of-state students be increased $100 per year, except for students
in the Graduate School of Business Administration and out-of-state students in the School of Law,
and, be it further resolved, that the President be and he is hereby authorized to prepare and
submit for the approval of the Governor a new faculty salary plan to become effective in September
1959

GARDEN CLUB HELP IN RESTORATION

The President noted that the Garden Club of Virginia might be helpful in further restorations
on the Grounds of the University. After some discussion, the President was authorized to communicate
with the Garden Club of Virginia and inform them that the University is interested in any
arrangements that might be made for the assistance of the Garden Club in further restoration work

ADOPTION OF 1959-1960 UNIVERSITY BUDGET

Copies of the proposed budget for 1959-1960 having been previously mailed to the Visitors,
the Comptroller of the University, at the request of the Chairman of the Finance Committee,
appeared before the Board and presented a Budget Summary, a copy of which was ordered to be filed
with the minutes. Mr. Shea pointed out that the estimated revenues for the year 1959-1960 were
only $37,000 above the revenues for the current year. The estimated expenditures call for an
increase of $422,000. Mr. Shea estimated the total revenues for the fiscal year 1959-1960 at
$10,348,917, and expenditures at $10,267,122, with an estimated surplus of $81,795.

After discussion, the Board resolved to approve and adopt the budget for 1959-1960 as
presented.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

The report of the Student Activities Committee for the session of 1958-1959, copies of which
had been previously mailed to all Visitors, was ordered to be incorporated in the minutes as
follows

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
REPORT OF THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE FOR THE SESSION 1958-1959

During the current academic session the Student Activities Committee has met a
total of twenty times. The majority of these meetings was held to consider requests
for funds from various student organizations. All budgets other than that of the
Cavalier Daily were first submitted to the Student Council for investigation and
recommendation before being submitted to the Student Activities Committee for action.
This session, the Committee on the Cavalier Daily approved the budget for the student
newspaper before action by the Student Activities Committee.

The committee followed its previous policy regarding the allocation of funds to
student activities. At a meeting of the committee held on May 22, 1959, the following
was adopted as a policy to be followed in the future

"Any student organization or publication to be eligible
for financial aid from the Student Activities Committee
must meet two requirements - one, that membership in an
organization or publication is open to all students,
and secondly, that the group performs a service to the
entire University."

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS, BALANCES

           

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RECEIPTS 
Balance  September 1958  $ 541.67 
Student Fees 1st Semester 1958-1959  10,245.00 
Student Fees 2nd Semester 1958-1959  9,827.50 
Dance Societies Repayment of Loan  1,450.00 
Total  22,064.17 
DISBURSEMENTS 
Cavalier Daily  1st Semester  $ 7,280.00 
2nd Semester  8,241.85 
Corks and Curls  3,200.00 
Radio Station WUVA  920.21 
Artist Series  542.50 
University of Virginia Magazine  637.00 
Jefferson Society  400.00 
International Students Club  250.00 
$21,471.56 
[1] Balance on hand June 10, 1959  $ 592.61 
Owed by National Jazz Fraternity  550.00 
Sears Jayne
William B. Sandusky
Emerson Spies
Henry L. Kinnier
Reginald E. Rutledge
John L. Lewis, III
John Jay Corson, IV
Kendrick Dure
B. F. D. Runk, Chairman
 
[1]

Note The Student Activities Committee voted on May 22, 1959 to pay from cash
on hand at the end of the session $550.00 to the University Artist Series
to help defray the large indebtedness of this Student Council sponsored
series

ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA BRANCH COLLEGE

The President pointed out that it was necessary to employ an architectural firm to work on
plans for the Northern Virginia Branch College. In arriving at a recommendation to be presented to
the Board, the President had consulted the members of the University Long Range Planning Committee.
The President recommended that the firm of Joseph H. Saunders, Jr. and Associates of Alexandria,
Virginia, be employed.

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 President be authorized to employ the architectural firm of Joseph H. Saunders, Jr. and Associates
of Alexandria, Virginia for architectural work on the Northern Virginia Branch College.

REPORT OF ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

Mr. Fenwick, on behalf of the Athletics Committee, presented an account of the work of that
committee in recent months. He pointed out that on the previous night the committee had held a
meeting with the Director of Athletics, the football coach, the three-three-two group, and others
concerned with the athletic program of the University. He stated that, in the opinion of the Committee,
a close relationship should be maintained between the Committee and those responsible for the athletic
program of the University. He also pointed out the need for strong intramural and physical education
programs and noted that substantial progress had been made in building such programs during the
past year. For the future, the Committee planned to meet semi-annually with the athletic people.
He concluded his report by commenting on the need for a new field house.

ENDOWMENT FUND INVESTMENTS

Mr. McWane, Chairman of the Finance Committee, introduced to the Board Messrs. L. B. Gunn, D.
S. Willcox, and R. B. Hardaway of the State-Planters Bank of Commerce and Trusts of Richmond. Mr.
Gunn led a discussion with the Visitors of the investments program of the University's Consolidated
Endowment Fund, and presented a twenty-page report entitled "Report and Summary of the University
of Virginia Consolidated Endowment Funds Covering the Period January 25, 1958 to January 25, 1959,"
a copy of which was ordered to be filed

POLICY CONCERNING STUDENT AID GRANTS NOT BASED ON NEED

The President recalled to the attention of the Board the discussion at the meeting on 13 April
1959 concerning the policy as to the use of automobiles by students receiving athletic grants.
The President reported that no change in policy was needed since the University policy is to administer
grants according to the terms stipulated by the donor. Where the donor does not require
need to be shown, no inquiry is made by the University as to automobile ownership and operation


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MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

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 of Mary Washington College

Miss Rochelle Bernand as Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages in Charge of
the French House, at an annual salary of $5,000.

Mr. Roger Lee Kenvin as Assistant Professor of English, for three years, at a salary of
$5,000.

Mr. Edward Daniel Lowry as Assistant Professor of English, for three years, at a salary
of $5,000.

Miss Helen Ludwig as Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages, for three years, at
an annual salary of $5,000.

Miss Minnie Rob Phaup as Assistant Professor of Psychology, for three years, at an annual
salary of $5,000.

Mr. Samuel Thomas Emory, Jr. as Instructor in Geography and Geology, for one year, at a salary
of $4,400.

Miss June Gentry as Instructor in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, for one year,
at a salary of $4,600.

Mr. Thomas Lee Johnson as Instructor in Biology, for one year, at a salary of $4,400.

Mr. David O. Petersen as Instructor in Dramatic Arts and Speech, for one year, at a
salary of $4,400.

Mrs. Barbara Bell Pollard as Instructor in English, for one year, at a salary of $4,600

RE-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 faculty members be and they are hereby re-elected to the faculty of Mary
Washington College

Mrs. Viola P. Butzner, Instructor in Art, Part-Time, for one year, at a salary of $2,400

Miss Mary Gay Calcott, Instructor in English, for one year, at a salary of $4,800.

Mrs. Lydia T. Fauls, Instructor in Psychology, Part-Time, for one year, at a salary of
$2,300

Mrs. Catherine Howell Hook, Instructor in Education, for one year, at a salary of $4,600

Mr. Michael Houston, Instructor in English and Director of Admissions, at an annual salary
of $6,000.

Mrs. Myra L. Irby, Instructor in History, for one year, at a salary of $5,000.

Mr. H. A. Michael Kirschner, Instructor in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation,
for one year, at a salary of $5,000.

Miss Katherine F. Moran, Instructor in Dramatic Arts and Speech and Assistant Dean of
Students, at an annual salary of $6,000.

Miss Joan Rae Orloff, Instructor in Art, for one year, at a salary of $4,600.

Mr. George Steiner, Instructor in Music, for one year, at a salary of $1,000. (Salary
based on number of students)

Mrs. Lola Minich Tompkins, Instructor in Economics and Business Administration, for one
year, at a salary of $4,800

Miss Eula D. Turner, Instructor in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, for one
year, at a salary of $4,800

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 promotions of members of the faculty of Mary Washington College be and they
are hereby made, effective as of 1 September 1959

Mrs. Mary A. K. Kelly, Assistant Professor of Psychology, to Associate Professor of
Psychology, at an annual salary of $5,750


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Mr. George Wilbon Bahlke, Instructor in English, to Assistant Professor of English, at
an annual salary of $5,000.

Mrs. Juliette Breffort Blessing, Instructor in Modern Foreign Languages, to Assistant
Professor of Modern Foreign Languages, at an annual salary of $5,000.

Miss Mildred A. Droste, Instructor in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, to Assistant
Professor of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, at an annual salary of $5,200.

Mr. Albert G. Duke, Instructor in Dramatic Arts and Speech, to Assistant Professor of Dramatic
Arts and Speech, at an annual salary of $5,200.

Miss Miriam J. Greenberg, Instructor in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, to
Assistant Professor of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, at an annual salary of $5,200.

Miss Rosemary Herman, Instructor in Modern Foreign Languages, to Assistant Professor of
Modern Foreign Languages, at an annual salary of $5,200.

Miss Vivian L. Munson, Instructor in History, to Assistant Professor of History, at an annual
salary of $5,000.

Mr. William C. Pinschmidt, Jr., Instructor in Biology, to Assistant Professor of Biology,
at an annual salary of $5,200.

Mr. Russell S. Ratcliffe, Instructor in Education, to Assistant Professor of Education, at an
annual salary of $5,000.

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 the following member of the faculty of Mary Washington College be and she is hereby granted
leave of absence, without pay, for the session of 1959-1960

Miss Carmen L. Rivera, Instructor in Modern Foreign Languages, in order to pursue a course of
study at the University of Salamanca, in Spain.

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 following members of the faculty of Mary Washington College be and they
are hereby accepted

Miss Yvette Marie Fallandy, Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages in Charge of the
French House, as of 1 June 1959, to accept a position at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Mr. Milton H. Hodge, Jr., Assistant Professor of Psychology, as of 1 June 1959, to accept a
position at the University of Georgia.

Mr. Robert Douglas Allsbrook, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, as of 1 June 1959, to accept
a position at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

Mr. Louis C. Guenther, Registrar of the College, as of July 1959, to accept a position as
Director of Admissions at Wake Forest College, North Carolina.

We wish for them the highest success in their new undertakings

REPORT ON ENROLLMENT

Chancellor Simpson reported that, as of 10 June 1959, a total of 1,506 students had been
admitted of which 592 were new students and 914 were old students. There was a waiting list of 75.

NEW SALARY SCALE

The Chancellor reported on a proposed new salary scale which had been based on the mean salaries
reported for liberal arts colleges and which had been recommended to the Governor by the President's
Council. The proposed salary plan and the one currently in existence were as follows

Mary Washington College
of the
University of Virginia

Proposed Faculty Salary Scale

           

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Current 
Professor  $6500  $6800  $7100  $7400  $7700  $8000 
Associate Professor  5500  5750  6000  6250  6500 
Assistant Professor  5000  5200  5400  5600 
Instructor  4400  4600  4800  5000 
Proposed 
Professor  $7600  $8000  $8400  $8800  $9200  $9600  $10,000 
Associate Professor  6200  6600  7000  7400  7800  8200 
Assistant Professor  5600  5900  6200  6500  6800 
Instructor  4700  5000  5300  5600 

After discussion, 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 Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia be and it is hereby authorized to
adopt the proposed salary scale as set forth above, subject to the approval of and the effective
date authorized by the Governor, and that the biennial budget for 1960-1962 be adjusted
accordingly

TUITION INCREASE

Chancellor Simpson reported on a proposed tuition increase which would be necessary in order
to finance the proposed new salary scale previously approved.

After discussion, the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia be and it is hereby authorized to
increase student fees, effective 1 September 1960, up to 100 per cent of the amount required in
order to put into effect the proposed faculty salary scale, and that the biennial budget for
1960-1962 be adjusted accordingly.

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On motion the meeting was then adjourned

Frank Talbott, Jr.
Rector
Weldon Cooper
Secretary