University of Virginia Library

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President reported receipt of the following gifts and grants

                                                                                                                                                     

From the Seven Society to install a drinking fountain in Madison Bowl	$ 77.77
From Mr. David McCord Wright, 1750 books and papers for the Alderman Library, valued at	606.50
From Mr. and Mrs. Cammann C. Duke, 300 volumes and manuscripts for the Alderman Library valued at	816.50
From Mr. Linton Massey, for support of the Bibliographical Society	$ 500.00
From the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, for a post-graduate fellowship in chemistry for the 1955-56 session	3,544.00
From the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, for a post-graduate fellowship in physics for the 1955-56 session	2,944.00
From an anonymous donor, for scholarships in the School of Nursing	9,500.00
From the Union Carbide and Carbon Company, for a pre-doctoral fellowship in physics for the session of 1955-56	3,300.00
From the U. S. Rubber Company, for a fellowship in physics for the session of 1955-56	1,500.00
From Colonel John R. Fox, books for the Alderman Library valued at	203.50
From the United Daughters of the Confederacy, for the Woodrow Wilson Scholarship	450.00
From the W. K. McClure Foundation, for a scholarship in Foreign Affairs	1,200.00
From the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Foundation, for the Woodrow Wilson Department of Foreign Affairs	23,700.00
From the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, for a fellowship in chemistry	3,000.00
From the C. Bascom Slemp Agency, for the purchase of equipment for a chemistry laboratory at the Clinch Valley College	5,000.00
From Dr. John T. Bate, to be added to the Bate Student Loan Fund, securities valued at	1,265.00
From the General Electric Company, for a scholarship in the College	500.00
From the V Club for the V Club Scholarship	244.00
From Mrs. William A. Powe, to the Social Service Department of the University Hospital	300.00
From Dr. Francis H. McGovern, for the Medical Library	250.00
From the Class of 1902 Fund, to cover a scholarship in the Law School	400.00
From the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Foundation for research in physics under Professor Stephan Berko (NO PUBLICITY)	5,000.00
From the estate of the late Mrs. Ida Ellis White to be used for the perpetual care and upkeep of the University cemetery	7,000.00
From the Student Aid Foundation, balance due for athletic grants-in-aid for the 1954-55 session	861.00
From the Student Aid Foundation, for athletic grants-in-aid for the 1955-56 session	25,000.00
From the Alumni Association, for athletic grants-in-aid	10,000.00
From various sources, to be added to the Tuttle Memorial Fund	115.00
From the Fund for Adult Education, for the establishment of the University of Virginia Liberal Arts Center for Adults	30,000.00
From Mr. Theodore Barnes, to establish the John Toole Memorial Trust, securities valued at	313.08
From Mr. and Mrs. Peter Belin to establish the Sheppard Royster Cooke Loan Fund	200.00
From the estate of the late Mr. John W. Herndon to be added to the Rucker Home for Crippled Children Fund	100.00
From Mr. Forrest Hyde, for the Samuel Baker Woods Award	250.00
From the General Motors Corporation for a graduate fellowship in physical chemistry for the 1955-56 session	2,300.00
From Mrs. John W. Harris, for the installation of a memorial window in the University Chapel	2,385.00
From the Charlottesville Branch of the American Association of University Women, for a scholarship in graduate studies	300.00
From the Trustees of the Sarah G. Winthrop Fund to be used for the Law School	1,000.00
From the following persons, for the purchase of a cobalt cancer machine
Mrs. Mary R. White	1,559.25
Mrs. H. Lee Boatwright	899.88
Mr. John G. Boatwright	500.00
Anonymous donor	500.00
From Burlington Industries Foundation, $500 for the Burlington Industries Scholarship and $500 to be added to the general funds of the University	1,000.00
From the Muscular Dystrophy Association, for research in pharmacology under Dr. C. L. Gemmill	5,076.00
From the Department of the Navy, for research under the direction of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau	32,500.00
From the American Tobacco Company, for research under the direction of Dr. Alfred Burger of the Department of Chemistry	$ 2,000.00
From the Department of the Air Force, for research under the direction of Professor Alfred Burger	8,439.00
From the Department of the Air Force, for research under the direction of Dr. Vincent Hollander of the School of Medicine	14,173.00
From the Department of the Air Force, for research under the direction of Dr. G. C. Pitts, of the Department of Physiology	4,452.50
From the National Science Foundation, for research under the direction of Professor L. G. Hepler, of the Department of Chemistry	9,700.00
From the Upjohn Company for research under the direction of Drs. Parson and Crispell of the Department of Internal Medicine	3,500.00
From the R. E. McConnell Foundation, to further the studies of allergic diseases, under the direction of Dr. Oscar Swineford of the Department of Internal Medicine	1,000.00
From Smith, Kline and French Laboratories, for research under the direction of Dr. W. P. Anslow of the Department of Physiology	5,122.00
From the Common Cold Foundation, For research under the direction of Dr. Catherine Russell of the Department of Microbiology	6,000.00
From the Pfizer Laboratories, for research under the direction of Dr. C. J. Frankel, of the Department of Orthopedics	500.00
From the United States Public Health Service, for research under the direction of the following members of the Medical faculty
Dr. C. L. Gemmill	8,088.00
Drs. Klingman and Suter	15,972.00
Dr. D. C. Wilson	10,000.00
Dr. Thomas H. Hunter	6,152.00
Dr. P. Y. Patterson	8,694.00
Dr. D. C. Wilson	15,000.00
Dr. William Parson	11,385.00
Dr. W. O. Klingman	5,175.00
Dr. G. C. Pitts	5,806.00
Drs. Klingman and Suter	10,000.00
Dr. E. D. Brand	8,510.00
Dr. C. E. Wheeler	9,027.00
Dr. J. L. Guerrant	4,715.00
Dr. W. A. Volk	7,130.00
From the Ciglia Oil Burner Company, for research in chemical engineering under the direction of Professor R. M. Hubbard	3,000.00
From the Department of the Air Force, for research under the direction of Professor J. W. Cole of the Department of Chemistry	15,000.00
From the Virginia Heart Association, for research under the direction of Dr. George Minor of the Department of Surgery	3,000.00
From the Department of the Navy, for research under the direction of Professor Stephan Berko, of the Department of Physics	8,416.00
From the Department of the Army, for research in physics under the direction of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau	5,750.00
From Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Rust, property in Florida valued at	85,000.00