Board of Visitors minutes February 11, 1961 | ||
The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met on this date at 10:00 a.m. in the
Office of the Chancellor of Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg with the following present
Rector Albert V. Bryan, President Edgar F. Shannon, Jr., and Visitors Blanton, Camp, Coxe, Faulconer,
Fenwick, Jones, Lantor, Lewis, McWane, Montague, Pollock, and Wilkerson. Absent: Visitors Berkeley,
Hartfield, and Martin. Chancellor Grellet C. Simpson and Bursar Edgar E. Woodward were present throughout
the discussion of the Mary Washington College matters. Comptroller Vincent Shea was present during
the consideration of the items relating to the University Consolidated Endowment Fund and the State
Council of Higher Education.
The minutes of the meeting of 10 December 1960, previously distributed, were approved as corrected.
ELECTIONS
The following resolution was adopted
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:
Mr. Martin C. Battestin as Assistant Professor of English, for three years, effective 1 September
1961, at a salary of $7,800.
Mr. William Owen Binkley as Instructor in English, for one year, effective 1 September 1961, at
a salary of $5,750.
Mr. George Karlman Fischer as Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, for one year, effective 1
February 1961, at no salary from the University.
Miss Addolorata Giaccari as Instructor in Italian, for the second semester of the 1960-1961
session, at a salary of $3,000.
Mr. E. R. R. Green as Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, for one year, effective 1
September 1961, at a salary of $9,300.
Dr. William Boyd Looney as Assistant Professor of Radiobiology and Biophysics, for three years,
effective 16 January 1961, at a salary of $16,000.
Mr. Larry N. Mann as Assistant Professor of Mathematics, for three years, effective 1 September
1961.
Mr. Meade Palmer as Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, for one year, effective 1 February
1961, at a salary of $1,500.
Mr. James Lyndal Potts, Jr., as Assistant Professor of Education, for three years, effective
1 September 1961, at a salary of $6,600.
Mr. Elbert Brunner Reynolds, Jr., as Acting Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
for one year, effective 1 September 1961, at a salary of $8,800.
Mr. David Thorne Steffen as Associate Professor of Law, effective 1 September 1961, at a
salary of $8,300.
Mr. Ronald P. Wertheim as Assistant Professor of Law, for three years, effective 1 September
1961, at a salary of $7,500.
RE-ELECTION
The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following person be and he is hereby re-elected to the faculty
Mr. Paul Summers Dulaney as Assistant Professor of City Planning, for one year, effective
1 September 1961.
APPOINTMENT
The President announced the following appointment
Mr. William Thomas Elias as Head Football Coach, effective 18 January 1961.
In commenting on Mr. Elias' appointment, the President commended the excellent work of the
Special Committee on Athletics which he had appointed to assist him in the selection of a Head
Football Coach and Athletic Director. In recognition of the Committee's contribution, 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 requested to express thanks, on behalf of the Board, to
the members of the Special Committee on Athletics for their contribution to the successful search
for a new football coach.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The President proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. Mortimer M. Caplin, Professor of Law, be and he is hereby granted leave of absence, without
pay, for four years, effective 1 February 1961, to serve as United States Commissioner of
Internal Revenue,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board hereby commends Mr. Caplin and the School of Law
for the distinction which this appointment has brought to the University.
RESIGNATION
The President announced the following resignation
Mr. William S. Weedon, Professor of Philosophy, effective 30 June 1961, to accept a position
at Wesleyan University
SPECIAL SALARY ACTION
The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following person shall receive the salary indicated
Mr. Matthias E. Kayhoe, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Coordinator of Planning, at
a salary of $7,200 plus 20 per cent for summer duties, effective 1 July 1961
DEATH OF MR. ORESTE RINETTI
Mr. Oreste Rinetti, Associate Professor of Italian, died on 28 December 1960 after a brief illness.
He had been a member of the faculty since September 1928.
DEATH OF MR. GEORGE BASKERVILLE ZEHMER
Mr. George Baskerville Zehmer, Professor of Education, and former Dean of the Extension Division,
died on 13 January 1961 after a brief illness. He had been a member of the faculty since 1925.
REPORT ON UNIVERSITY CONSOLIDATED ENDOWMENT FUND
Messrs. L. B. Gunn and D. S. Willcox of the State-Planters Bank of Commerce and Trusts of Richmond
presented a detailed report on the University of Virginia Consolidated Endowment Fund for the
year ending 25 January 1961. At the conclusion of the presentation, a copy of the report was ordered
to be filed with the permanent records of the Board.
STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Mr. William H. McFarlane, Director, State Council of Higher Education, appeared before the Board
to discuss the study of higher education in Virginia which the Council was to launch later this year.
The purpose of the study was to develop a coordinated program for the development of higher education
in Virginia. Mr. McFarlane pointed out that the Council was charged by statute with the preparation of
such a plan and that the Council felt that the institutions concerned should participate in the study.
He accordingly requested that the Board, (1) authorize the President to serve on an advisory committee
to the State Council of Higher Education in the development and conduct of the study and, (2) that the
Board select one of its members to serve on the committee along with the President.
After discussion, the following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that
the Rector be and he is hereby empowered to select one member of the Board of Visitors to serve with
the President on an advisory committee to the State Council of Higher Education in a study of the
coordination of higher education in Virginia.
UNCOLLECTIBLE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS
The following resolution was adopted
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 972, 973, 976, and 977, aggregating $112,253.37, as recommended by it, consisting of the
following
Bad debts, etc. | $ 40,851.21 |
Free service to Counties and Cities | 71,402.16 |
$112,253.37 |
UNCOLLECTIBLE STUDENT ACCOUNTS
For the three sessions of 1957-1958 through 1959-1960 and the Summer Session of 1959, there were
total charges to students in excess of $7,000,000. Of this total, only $1,189.73 has not been collected.
The Committee on Student Accounts recommends that this uncollected amount of $1,189.73 be charged off.
The following resolution was adopted
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 18, for the years 1957-1958, 1958-1959, 1959-1960 and the Summer Session of 1959,
aggregating $1,189.73, as recommended by it
REPORT ON ROUTE 29 BY-PASS
The President presented a brief report on the current status of the plans for the construction
of a by-pass connecting Route 250 West and Route 29 South. He reported that he had appeared before
the State Highway Commission to support the pleas of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Chamber of Commerce,
the Charlottesville City Council, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Visitors
(Minutes, Board of Visitors, University of Virginia, No. 12, 10 December 1960, p. 245) for the early
appropriation of funds to begin the construction of the by-pass.
REPORT ON NEW CONSTRUCTION
The President presented a report on the current status of the construction program for the following
projects (1) George Mason College, (2) Married Student Housing, (3) Library Addition at Mary
Washington College, (4) Gymnasium-Auditorium at the University, (5) Dormitories, and (6) Madison Hall.
REPORT ON ADMISSIONS
The President presented a current report on the status of admissions to the undergraduate colleges
and schools of the University for the academic year 1961-1962. He reported that the number of applications
had increased markedly over the number on hand at this time a year ago, and that the prospects
special stress on the large increase in the number of applications from graduates of Virginia
public schools. A copy of a profile prepared by the Dean of Admissions of the entering class
for 1960-1961 in the College of Arts and Sciences was also ditributed and discussed.
GIFTS AND GRANTS
The President announced the following gifts and grants:
From Mr. C. Waller Barrett, to Alderman Library, books and manuscripts, valued at | $ 76,400 |
From Mr. C. Waller Barrett, for Barrett Room furniture and landscaping at new entrance, securities valued at |
8,056 |
From Mr. Linton R. Massey, to Alderman Library, William Faulkner collection of books and manuscripts, valued at |
7,000 |
From Prof. T. R. Snavely, to establish the Tipton R. Snavely Prize in Economics Fund (NO PUBLICITY) |
10,000 |
From an anonymous donor, to be added to the endowment fund of the Graduate School of Business |
50,000 |
From Mrs. Ralph E. Conrad, to establish the Ralph Erskine Conrad Memorial Fund for the purchase of books and periodicals in the field of medical research, securities valued at |
1,044 |
From Mr. Ralph P. Johnson, an unrestricted gift, securities valued at | 1,355 |
From an anonymous donor, to Alderman Library, a collection of Chinese books, valued at |
9,000 |
From Col. Theodore Barnes, to be added to the Toole Memorial Fund, securities valued at | 325 |
From Mr. B. Woodruff Weaver, to be added to the Toole Memorial Fund, securities valued at |
3,000 |
From Mrs. Doris K. Neale, to be added to the Doris K. Neale Fellowship Fund | 1,000 |
From Mrs. Helen G. Mott, to the hospital to be added to the Mott Cancer Fund | 500 |
From Mr. Bernard M. Meeks, to Alderman Library, political cartoons (original drawings), valued at |
3,315 |
From Mrs. Robert T. Baldwin, to Alderman Library, books and bound files of magazines, valued at |
3,006 |
From Mr. Edward G. Cale, an unrestricted gift | 100 |
From Mr. Freeman J. Daniels, to be added to the Samuel Forrest Hyde Memorial Fellowship Fund, securities valued at |
402 |
From an anonymous donor, to the Medical School to be added to the House Staff Fellowship Fund |
2,400 |
From an anonymous donor, to be added to the endowment fund for the following purposes, bonds valued at: |
|
Alderman Library for purchase of books | 11,000 |
Clinch Valley College for purchase of books | 4,950 |
Tipton R. Snavely Scholarship Fund | 550 |
From Mr. Archibald J. Edge, to the Medical School to be used for research in the Department of Urology |
1,500 |
From Hazel O. Becker, to the hospital to be added to the Premature Nursery Fund | 100 |
From Dr. John T. Bate, to the Medical School to be added to the Bate Audio Visual Fund |
150 |
From Mr. John D. Gordon, to be added to the Mary Stamps Suhling Fund | 100 |
From Mrs. Grace M. Keane, to be added to the Children's Rehabilitation Center Equipment Fund |
200 |
From Mr. Russell A. Orr, to be added to the University scholarship funds, securities valued at |
507 |
From Dr. John H. Russell, to the Medical School to be added to the Mulholland Chair of Medicine Fund |
100 |
From Dr. John B. Hamilton, to be added to the loan funds of the Medical School | 100 |
From sundry persons, to be added to the Ullin W. Leavell Scholarship Fund | 390 |
From the Camp Foundation, an unrestricted gift | 500 |
From the estate of the late Harcourt Parrish, to be added to the unrestricted endowment fund |
9,472 |
From the estate of the late Vivian Louise Aunspaugh, to establish a scholarship in the Department of Art |
30,243 |
From the following persons, to be added to the Vincent Archer Portrait Fund (NO PUBLICITY) | |
Ivor D. Harris | $ 100 |
Ernest G. Smith | 100 |
Dr. J. R. Mapp | 100 |
C. N. McPeake | 100 |
Dr. Joseph G. Doboy | 200 |
Charles H. Peterson | 100 |
Dr. Walter L. Kilby | 100 |
Sundry Persons | 1,240 |
From the Charles E. and Joy C. Pettinos Foundation, to be added to the Samuel Forrest Hyde Memorial Fellowship Fund |
4,000 |
From the Stettinius Fund, Inc., to the Medical School to be added to the Mulholland Chair of Medicine Fund |
1,000 |
From the Christian C. Yegen Foundation, an unrestricted gift | 250 |
From General Motors Corporation, four scholarships for the 1960-1961 session | 4,700 |
From Union Bag-Camp Paper Company, an unrestricted gift | 287 |
From the Relm Foundation, for continued research under the direction of Prof. J. M. Buchanan, Department of Economics, for one year beginning September 1960 |
7,000 |
From Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Inc., to provide supplements to salaries of certain members of the Department of Physics |
10,000 |
From Research Corporation, for support of research under the direction of Dr. Thomas Crowell, Department of Chemistry |
2,700 |
From Edgar Stern Family Foundation, for research under the direction of Prof. Paul T. David, Department of Political Science |
8,000 |
From National Association for Mental Health, for research in the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry |
1,500 |
From American Heart Association, for research under the direction of Dr. J. F. Dammann, School of Medicine |
25,300 |
From Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America, for continued research under the direction of Dr. C. L. Gemmill, School of Medicine |
6,912 |
From Upjohn Company, for research under the direction of Dr. J. A. Owen, School of Medicine |
6,000 |
From American Trudeau Society, for continued research under the direction of Dr. J. B. Littlefield, School of Medicine |
6,532 |
From Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, for research under the direction of Dr. P. E. Conner, Department of Mathematics |
13,800 |
From Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, for research under the direction of Dr. E. E. Floyd, Department of Mathematics |
9,200 |
From Department of Health, Education and Welfare, for continued research under the direction of Dr. A. J. Bollet, School of Medicine |
36,904 |
From U. S. Air Force, for research under the direction of Prof. O. R. Harris, Research Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences |
100,000 |
From National Science Foundation, for research under the direction of Dr. W. S. Flory, Blandy Farm |
22,300 |
From National Science Foundation, for research under the direction of Prof. O. R. Rodig, Department of Chemistry |
14,800 |
From Foundations' Fund for Research in Psychiatry, to the Medical School for research in Psychiatry under the direction of Dr. Ian Stevenson, for a period of five years |
10,000 |
From Atomic Energy Commission, for continued research under the direction of Drs. A. R. Kuhlthau and R. A. Lowry, Research Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences (NO PUBLICITY) |
665,182 |
From U. S. Public Health Service, training grants under the direction of the following members of the faculty |
|
Dr. Ian Stevenson, Dept. of Psychiatry | 69,035 |
Dr. William Parson, Dept. of Internal Medicine | 22,734 |
Dr. Ian Stevenson, Dept. of Psychiatry | 16,243 |
Dr. A. J. Bollet, Dept. of Preventive Medicine | 25,164 |
Dr. J. I. Kitay, Dept. of Internal Medicine | 32,347 |
Dr. W. H. Muller, Jr., Dept. of Surgery | 9,720 |
Miss Margaret Tyson, School of Nursing | 13,445 |
Dr. Vincent Hollander, Cancer Research Lab | 25,000 |
From U. S. Public Health Service, for research under the direction of the following members of the faculty |
|
Dr. R. G. Kindred, Dept. of Orthopedics | $ 20,304 |
Dr. Oscar Swineford, Dept. of Internal Medicine | 9,200 |
Dr. C. E. Wheeler, Dept. of Dermatology | 14,145 |
Dr. C. F. Fox, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology | 8,289 |
Dr. Catherine Russell, Dept. of Microbiology | 8,461 |
Dr. R. B. Martin, Dept. of Chemistry | 27,296 |
Dr. W. R. Sandusky, Dept. of Surgery | 13,915 |
Dr. D. W. Kupke, Dept. of Biochemistry | 9,172 |
Dr. A. J. Bollet, Dept. of Preventive Medicine | 18,688 |
Dr. R. T. Major, Dept. of Chemistry | 11,500 |
Dr. R. W. McGilvery, Dept. of Biochemistry | 27,140 |
Dr. W. H. Muller, Jr., Dept. of Surgery | 29,617 |
MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS
ELECTIONS
The following resolution was adopted
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
Mrs. Leatrice Grove as Instructor in Psychology, part-time, for the second semester of the
academic session 1960-1961, at one-half salary in the amount of $1,200.
Mrs. Nancy Mitchell as Instructor in English, part-time, for the second semester of the
academic session 1960-1961, at one-fifth salary in the amount of $550.
Mr. James Youniss as Instructor in Psychology, part-time, for the second semester of the
academic session 1960-1961, at one-third salary in the amount of $800.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following members of the faculty of Mary Washington College be and they are hereby
granted leaves of absence
Miss Rosemary Herman, Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages, with half pay, for
the session 1961-1962, in order to further her study toward her doctorate in Spanish at the
University of Wisconsin.
Miss Anna Scott Hoye, Associate Professor in Physical Education, with half pay, for the
session 1961-1962, in order to continue her course of study toward her doctorate in Physiology
at the University of Wisconsin.
RESIGNATION
The Chancellor announced the following resignation
Mrs. John C. Russell, Assistant Professor of Home Economics, effective 1 February 1961,
for reasons of health.
DEATH OF DR. MINNIE ROB PHAUP
The Chancellor reported to the Board the death of Dr. Minnie Rob Phaup, Assistant Professor
of Psychology, who died unexpectedly on 28 December 1960. Miss Phaup had been at Mary Washington
College since September 1958, and only last June received her doctorate from George Washington
University. Previously she had taught at Wells College and Converse College.
NEW DORMITORY NAME
The Chancellor recommended that the new dormitory at Mary Washington College be named in
honor of Mary Ambler Marshall, wife of Chief Justice John Marshall.
The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the new dormitory, occupied in September 1960, be and it is hereby named in honor of Mary
Ambler Marshall.
STUDENT FEES
The Chancellor reported on the increase, in September 1960, of student fees in the amount of
$75 as authorized by the Board at its meeting on 10 June 1960. The revenue derived from this
increase had been used exclusively to finance the new faculty salary scale which went into effect
on 1 September 1960. Copies of the new fee schedule were distributed to each member of the Board
and a copy was ordered to be placed in the Board files
DARDEN AWARD ENDOWMENT
The Chancellor reported the receipt of an anonymous gift of five $1,000 bonds, issued by the
American and Foreign Power Company. The bonds are 4.8 junior debenture 1987. The Secretary was
instructed to write a letter of thanks to the donor for this gift.
GARI MELCHERS ENDOWMENT TRANSFER
The Chancellor reported that final arrangements had been concluded for the acceptance of the
principal and the division of the income of the Gari Melchers Memorial Endowment Fund. The securities
representing the principal have been delivered to the State-Planters Bank of Commerce
and Trusts to be added to the Consolidated Endowment Fund of the University.
In order that the transfer might be officially concluded, the Chancellor proposed and 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 accepts $112,707.53 in securities and $2,558.14 in cash representing the principal
of the Gari Melchers Memorial Endowment Fund, as determined by the State Treasurer and the
Auditor of Public Accounts and as approved by the Finance Committee of this Board and the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts, and that the University agrees to the distribution of income which on 31
December 1960 amounted to $23,829.03
REDUCTION IN FACULTY TEACHING LOAD
The Chancellor reported that the standard teaching load at Mary Washington College had been
15 hours. He stated that long-range plans called for a gradual reduction of the teaching load to
12 hours, beginning in certain departments of the College. He pointed out that one result of this
reduction would be the need for additional teaching personnel. His plans were to reduce teaching
loads in certain departments to 12 hours and to request the instructors to devote the three hours
formerly spent in teaching to counseling and guidance work and conferences with students.
Following the Chancellor's presentation, there was a general discussion of the financial implications
of this proposal. Specific consideration will be given to this proposal when the 19611962
budget for Mary Washington College is presented.
REPORT ON ADMISSIONS
The Chancellor presented a general review of the applications for admission for the academic
year 1961-1962. A notable increase in the number of applications had resulted and it appeared that
a larger percentage of the applicants given admission would be Virginians.
CHAIRMAN OF MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE COMMITTEE
The Rector announced the appointment of Mrs. Belva Dunn Jones as Chairman of the Mary Washington
College Committee, effective 11 February 1961, to succeed the late Fred B. Greear.
CLINCH VALLEY COLLEGE MATTERS
ELECTION
The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following person be and he is hereby elected to the faculty of Clinch Valley College
Mr. Roy Lee Wells, Jr., as Instructor in Chemistry, for one year, effective 1 September 1961,
at a salary of $5,100.
On motion the meeting was then adjourned.
Rector
Secretary
Board of Visitors minutes February 11, 1961 | ||