Board of Visitors minutes September 9, 1955 | ||
GIFTS AND GRANTS
President Darden reported receipt of the following gifts and grants.
Mr. John L. Pratt, to be used for the Pratt Trace Analysis Laboratory in Chemistry | $20,000.00 |
From the Hon. Robert Smith Simpson, 352 items for Alderman Library, valued at | 245.70 |
From Mr. Francis Gwynn Townes, a set of Alexander Wilson's "American Ornithology", valued at |
240.00 |
From the Literary Executors of Ellen Glasgow, the Ellen Glasgow Papers, valued at | 5,000.00 |
From Col. John R. Fox, 13 volumes valued at | 115.00 |
From the following persons for the purchase of a high voltage cancer machine for the Medical School: |
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Mr. William H. White, Jr. | 3,363.87 |
Mrs. Mary R. White | 1,424.70 |
Mrs. Jennings C. Wise | 769.52 |
Mrs. Fannie Cook | 1,000.00 |
Mrs. Martha N. Gates | 500.00 |
Mr. F. S. Royster, Jr. | 1,000.00 |
Mr. Eben C. Speiden | 3,326.32 |
Mr. Edward D. Tayloe | 2,712.13 |
Mr. C. F. Burroughs | 500.00 |
Mr. A. B. Carrington, Jr. | 500.00 |
Mr. Charles T. Neale | 2,000.00 |
Mr. E. R. W. McCabe | 250.00 |
From Mr. Hubert Harris, for the Cerebral Palsy Clinic | 100.00 |
From the Union Carbon and Carbide Company, for a scholarship in Engineering | 430.00 |
From the Westinghouse Educational Foundation, for the Westinghouse Achievement Scholarship in Electrical Engineering for the 1955-56 session |
500.00 |
From the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity for a Law scholarship | 200.00 |
From the Interfraternity Council, for a scholarship | 900.00 |
From Mr. John Lord O'Brian, to be added to the Alumni Law Fund | 200.00 |
From the McGregor Fund, for the creation of a revolving fund for publications of the McGregor Library |
5,000.00 |
From the Virginia Society for Crippled Children, for a scholarship | 350.00 |
From the Civil Air Patrol, Virginia Wing, for teacher scholarships at the Air Age Education Workshop |
3,000.00 |
From the Allstate Foundation for summer school work in driving education | $5,000.00 |
From the estate of the late Mr. L. J. McCormick, for the Observatory | 2,650.00 |
From Voorhees, Walker, Smith and Smith, for a fellowship in Architecture | 2,000.00 |
From the Carnegie Institute of Washington, for a pre-doctoral fellowship in Physics for the session of 1955-56 |
1,750.00 |
From the Ford Foundation, a grant for case-related research activities under the Sponsors of the Graduate School of Business Administration |
800.00 |
From the National Science Foundation, for research in Astronomy under the direction of Professor A. N. Vyssotsky |
4,800.00 |
From Mr. A. W. Gauger, for research in Engineering under the direction of Professor Hubbard |
300.00 |
From the American Medical Association, for research under the direction of Dr. E. D. Brand, Department of Pharmacology |
400.00 |
From the American Cancer Society, for research under the direction of Dr. Cornelia Hoch-Ligeti, of the Department of Pathology |
7,095.60 |
From Allen-Sherman-Hoff Pump Company, for continued research under the direction of Professor Hubbard of the Engineering School |
4,300.00 |
From the Ford Foundation, for studies under the direction of Professor Charles Micaud of the Department of Foreign Affairs |
15,000.00 |
From the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, for research under the direction of Professor Quarles of the School of Engineering |
500.00 |
From the Rockefeller Foundation, for research under the direction of Professor L. J. Halle, of the Foreign Affairs Department |
9,000.00 |
From Acme Visible Records, Inc., for research under the direction of Professor Hubbard of the Engineering School |
15,000.00 |
From the National Science Foundation, for research under the direction of Professor F. W. Finger of the Department of Psychology |
15,500.00 |
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for continued research under the direction of Dr. Alfred Chanutin of the Department of Biochemistry |
14,375.00 |
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for continued research under the direction of Dr. Vincent Hollander of the School of Medicine |
25,000.00 |
From the Department of the Army, for research as follows: | |
Physics, under Dr. F. L. Hereford | 17,343.52 |
Medicine, under Dr. A. E. Feller | 7,000.00 |
Chemistry, under Dr. P. M. Gross, Jr. | 8,714.00 |
Engineering, under Professor R. M. Hubbard | 40,000.00 |
From the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, for research as follows | |
Pharmacology, under Dr. C. L. Gemill | 7,020.00 |
Biology, under Dr. J. N. Dent | 5,708.00 |
Chemistry, under Dr. A. T. Gwathmey | 14,424.00 |
Medicine, under Dr. Herbert Jonas | 6,325.00 |
Physics, under Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau | 98,511.00 |
Board of Visitors minutes September 9, 1955 | ||