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GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President announced the following gifts and grants

                                                       

228

                                                                                                               

229

                                                                                       

230

       
From Mr. John Lee Pratt, for continued research under the direction of
Dr. R. T. Major, Department of Chemistry (NO PUBLICITY) 
$ 25,000 
From Mrs. Russell Mott, to be added to the Margaret Boggess Fund for the
purchase of a cobalt machine 
1,000 
From Mr. Charles S. Hutzler, to Alderman Library, 729 volumes, valued at  1,657 
From the Seven Society, to the University  77.77 
From Mr. Harold T. Jordan, to be added to the James S. Helms Memorial Book Fund  1,000 
From Miss Katie F. Edmunds, to Alderman Library, books consisting of many first editions,
to be known as the Craddock Edmunds Collection, valued at 
600 
From Mr. Borden Helmer, an unrestricted gift to the endowment fund, securities valued at  2,040 
From Dr. Archibald J. Edge, to the Medical School to be added to the Urology Reserve
Fund 
1,000 
From Mr. and Mrs. Zach Toms, to be added to the Zach Toms Scholarship Fund, securities
valued at 
4,337 
From Mr. John L. Pratt, to the Department of Physics (NO PUBLICITY)  26,000 
From Mr. G. S. Fulcher, to the Medical School for a summer session research project
in opthamology 
150 
From the estate of the late Harcourt Parrish, to be added to the endowment fund for
Alderman Library for the purchase of books, securities valued at 
636 
From Rockefeller Foundation, for research under the direction of Dr. Rowland Egger,
Department of Foreign Affairs 
1,000 
From the estate of the late L. J. McCormick, for the Observatory  2,500 
From American Medical Education Foundation, in support of the Medical School  11,419 
From National Fund for Medical Education, in support of the Medical School  33,860 
From an anonymous donor, a debate prize for students in economics and commerce  150 
From Mrs. Russell Mott, to the hospital to be added to the Mott Cancer Fund  500 
From Epsilon Sigma Alpha Fraternity, to be added to the Children's Rehabilitation
Center Equipment Fund 
250 
From Mr. Charles L. Horness, to the Law School to be added to the Alumni Law
Book Fund 
100 
From Committee for Study of Mankind, in support of conference on Law and Mankind,
sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs 
1,600 
From Civitan Club of Virginia Beach, to be added to the scholarships funds  200 
From Sperry Gyroscope Company, two undergraduate scholarships in Engineering  1,500 
From Dome Chemicals, Inc., to the Medical School for research in Dermatology  500 
From Reed and Cornick, to the Medical School for research in Dermatology  200 
From Texas Pharmacal Company, to the Medical School for research in Dermatology  400 
From the estate of the late Mrs. Nannie V. Howard, to be added to the Estes Vaughan
Howard Scholarship Fund 
6,586 
From Charlottesville and Albemarle Cerebral Palsy Association, for the Cerebral
Palsy Clinic 
900 
From E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company, a fellowship in chemistry for the 1960 summer
session 
1,800 
From Reynolds Metal Corporation, to the School of Architecture to be used for annual
trip of fourth year Architecture students 
1,000 
From Westwood Pharmaceuticals, to the Department of Dermatology for the construction
of a controlled temperature room 
1,300 
From Merck & Company, for continued research under the direction of Dr. R. T. Major,
Department of Chemistry 
10,000 
From Chemstrand Corporation, for a scholarship in chemistry for the 1960-1961
session 
500 
From Allstate Foundation, in support of a course in Driver Education for the 1960
summer session 
1,750 
From Westinghouse Educational Foundation, a scholarship award in Engineering for the
1960-1961 session 
500 
From Parke, Davis & Company, to the Medical School for research under the direction
of Dr. C. N. Kunin 
3,000 
From International Business Machines Corporation, to be added to the Merit
Scholarship Fund 
280 
From General Foods Fund, to be added to the Merit Scholarship Fund  230 
From National Merit Scholarship Corporation, to be added to the University scholarship
funds 
500 
From University Hospital Auxiliary, to be added to the Indigent Drug Fund of the
hospital 
500 
From Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a research fellowship for Dr. L. G. Hepler, Department
of Chemistry, for the period 9/16/59 to 9/15/61 
13,800 
From Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, to supplement salaries of certain members of the
Department of Physics over a five-year period 
10,000 
From Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, to be added to the graduate
fellowship fund 
1,531 
From Keyes Foundation, for the John Henry Wheeler Scholarship  250 
From the 1959 Alumni Fund, contributions made through that office for the following 
Faculty salaries  8,847 
Wilson Gee Library Fund  1,556 
Bibliographical Society  1,013 
Medical School  2,076 
Jefferson Memorial Foundation  5,000 
Alumni Book Fund  3,975 
Summer Scholarships - Education  2,430 
Regional Scholarships - Medicine  5,000 
Mulholland Chair of Internal Medicine  6,357 
Department of Music  1,281 
Department of Speech and Drama  300 
Department of English  95 
Department of Geology  315 
McIntire School of Commerce  10 
Graduate School of Business 
D. C. Smith Memorial Fund  20 
National Fund for Medical Education  549 
Medical Class - 1939  910 
Medical Class - 1951  50 
Nursing School  25 
Virginia Quarterly Review  90 
Manly Aylor Scholarship Fund  100 
University Chapel  25 
Division of Extension and General Studies  25 
Wilson Gee Library Fund  160 
Clinch Valley College 
D. C. Hyde Memorial Scholarship Fund  10 
Edwin M. Betts Memorial Fund 
Fountain Fund  25 
Sundry Gifts  2,500 
From the Student Aid Foundation, for athletic grants-in-aid for the 1959-1960 session  45,000 
From Alumni Association, for athletic grants-in-aid for the 1959-1960 session  23,000 
From the Alumni Board of Trustees, for the following: 
Fuller Law Library  500 
Coolidge Law Library  250 
Adger Scholarship  250 
Barksdale Chemistry Library  375 
Barksdale Engineering Library  375 
Jones Engineering Library  75 
Cameron Scholarship  150 
Graduate School of Business  4,844 
Epes Scholarship  125 
Roper Scholarship  125 
Selden Scholarship  250 
Sarah Seward Scholarship  125 
Simon Seward Scholarship  125 
Watts Scholarship  125 
Kentucky Scholarship Fund  750 
1959 Summer Session Salaries in Law  6,000 
From the Graduate School of Business Endowment Fund, for the Graduate School
of Business 
89,075 
From Merck Company Foundation, to be added to the George W. Merck Memorial House
Staff Loan Fund 
3,000 
From the Peninsula Health Foundation, in support of research in the Medical
School 
10,000 
From the Endocrine Society Travel Fund, travel fund for Dr. Vincent Hollander,
Cancer Research Laboratory, to attend a meeting in Copenhagen 
500 
From the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Foundation, to be added to the fellowship funds
of the Department of Foreign Affairs 
675 
From Merck & Company, to the Medical School in support of a postgraduate medical
conference 
1,000 
From Lederle Laboratories, for research in Behavioral Science under the direction
of Dr. A. J. Bachrach, School of Medicine 
3,000 
From Sharples Corporation, for research under the direction of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau,
Research Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences 
580 
From American Cancer Society, for research under the direction of Dr. C.
Hoch-Ligeti, School of Medicine 
5,973 
From E. I. duPont de Nemours Company, for continued research under the direction
of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau 
20,465 
From American Cancer Society, to the Medical School in support of cancer
research 
15,000 
From National Council to Combat Blindness, for research under the direction of
Dr. Robert Brunish, Department of Biochemistry 
6,900 
From National Science Foundation, research participation in chemistry for high
school and college teachers for the summer of 1960 
11,135 
From National Science Foundation, in support of a Summer Institute for 1960 for
teachers of science or mathematics 
72,500 
From National Science Foundation, for research in the development of laboratory
aids for teaching of electrical engineering 
6,590 
From National Science Foundation, for the support of a Hot Cell for the
Nuclear Reactor 
41,400 
From National Science Foundation, for research under the direction of the
following members of the faculty 
Dr. P. N. Schatz, Department of Chemistry  38,100 
Dr. R. E. Lutz, Department of Chemistry  37,605 
Dr. E. C. Stevenson, Department of Physics  20,000 
Dr. L. G. Hepler, Department of Chemistry  19,400 
Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau, RLES  13,000 
Prof. R. B. Martin, Department of Chemistry  15,000 
From National Science Foundation, a teacher training grant for the summer of 1960,
under the direction of Dr. Stephan Berko, Department of Physics 
9,645 
From Department of the Army, for research under the direction of Dr. F. T.
Hereford, Department of Physics 
20,268 
From Department of the Army, for continued research under the direction of Dr.
J. W. Beams, Department of Physics 
17,400 
From Department of the Navy, for continued research under the direction of Dr.
W. R. Sandusky, School of Medicine 
9,500 
From Diamond Ordnance Fuze Laboratories, for research under the direction of
Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau, Research Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences 
58,000 
From U. S. Public Health Service, training grants under the direction of the
following members of the faculty 
Dr. J. T. Kitay, Department of Internal Medicine  18,360 
Dean Margaret Tyson, School of Nursing  6,461 
Dr. Ian Stevenson, Department of Psychiatry  30,184 
Miss Amelia Lipchak, School of Nursing  2,200 
From Department of Health, Education & Welfare, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation,
for rehabilitation training under the direction of Dr. J. H. Allan,
Department of Orthopedics 
29,640 
From Department of Health, Education & Welfare, for research under the direction
of Dr. J. H. Allan, Department of Orthopedics 
630 
From U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, for continued research under the direction
of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau, Research Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences 
32,000 
From U. S. Public Health Service, for research under the the direction of
Dr. John P. Davison, School of Medicine 
14,565 
From U. S. Public Health Service, for research under the direction of Dr. R. W.
McGilvery, School of Medicine 
805