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MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

RESIGNATION

Dr. Combs reported the resignation of Dr. Charles K. Martin, Jr., Professor of Education
and Psychology, in order to accept appointment as president of Radford College. Dr. Martin joined
the Mary Washington Faculty in 1939. He has rendered outstanding service, and the College wishes
for him every success in his new position.

ELECTIONS

The following elections were approved.

Dr. Burney Lynch Parkinson elected Acting Professor of Education and Psychology at a
salary of $5,450 for the session of nine months, incumbency to begin September 15, 1952. Dr.
Parkinson will replace Dr. Charles K. Martin.

Mr. W. J. Pitman elected Instructor in Biology at a salary of $2,880 for the session of
nine months, incumbency as of September 17, 1951.

NAMING OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES BUILDING

The naming of the Student Activities Building was referred to the Mary Washington Committee
to investigate and make recommendations to the Board at its next meeting.

EASEMENT TO FREDERICKSBURG NATURAL GAS COMPANY

The following report and resolution were submitted by Dr. Combs.

The Fredericksburg Natural Gas Company has acquired the municipal gas plant of Fredericksburg
and proposed to furnish the community of Fredericksburg with natural gas in the near future.
It is very likely that it will be necessary for the gas company to traverse Mary Washington College
property at some point.

When natural gas is provided in the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania area, it will be of considerable
advantage to the college. To date it has not been necessary to use more than one of our
three boilers. It would be our purpose, therefore, to convert one of the boilers to gas, reserving
the other two for coal in the event of an emergency.

Mr. Fred Robinson, president of the company, and Mr. W. J. Gibson, attorney for the firm,
have requested that the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia approve a proposed bill
to be submitted to the General Assembly authorizing and empowering the Rector and Visitors of the
University to grant to Fredericksburg Natural Gas Company certain easements of right of way over,
on and across the property of Mary Washington College. The proposed bill is as follows

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA:

1. The Rector and Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia are authorized and empowered to
grant and convey unto Fredericksburg Natural Gas Company, its successors and assigns, upon such
terms and conditions as the Board of Visitors deems proper, easements of right of way for the construction,
maintenance and operation of gas transmission and distribution pipe lines on, over and
across the property of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia in the City of Fredericksburg
and County of Spotsylvania, Virginia. The instrument so granting and conveying the
easements of right of way shall be signed and executed in such manner and form as it authorized
and directed by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. The instruments granting
and conveying such rights of way shall provide for the reversion thereof to Mary Washington College
in the event of abandonment of the easement.

After consideration of the foregoing report, this resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the proposed bill set forth above authorizing and empowering The Rector and Visitors
of the University of Virginia to grant to Fredericksburg Natural Gas Company certain easements of
right of way over and across the property of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia
be and the same is hereby approved.

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On motion the meeting was then adjourned.