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The President presented a letter from Dean Lile of the
Law Department calling attention to the illness of Prof.
Minor, which may force his absence from his duties for the
session 1922-23 and recommended that he be granted a leave
of absence for the said session, or for so much thereof as
the condition of his health may require, on full pay.

In connection with the foregoing communication and
with the recommendation of the President, it was

RESOLVED, That the Board hears with sincere regret of
the very serious illness of Prof. R. C. Minor and does
hereby grant him a leave of absence on full pay for the session
1922-23 pr forso much thereof as the condition of his health
may require.

RESOLVED, further, That the President be authorized
to employ such instructors as may be necessary to take care
of Prof. Minor's work during his absence.

A communication was received from Dr. W. A. Lambeth,
Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds giving an estimate of
the cost of paving the West Range alleys at approximately
$4,000, which sum is $2,000 in excess of the amount designated
for said work. He recommended the appropriation
be made and also the sum of $600 to purchase a cement mixer.
In connection therewith the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED, That the sum of $650.00 be and is hereby appropriated
to purchase a concrete mixer, and the sum of
$2000.00 additional be and is hereby appropriated to be
applied to paving roads in suchalleys as may be recommended
by the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds.

A communication was received from C. H. H. Thomas,
Manager of the McIntire Concerts in which he gave a report of
the receipts and expenditures for 1919-20, 1920-21 and 192122
with a surplus of $480.00 from the first two sessions
operations, but an estimated deficit of $1130.00 for the session
of 1921-22 and asking that an appropriation be made to cover
the net deficit of $650.00, which was done. He asked that
instructions begiven the Committee in charge of the McIntire
Concerts with reference to making contracts for the session
1922-23. The following was adopted:

RESOLVED, That the Committee on McIntire Concerts be
and are hereby authorized to go forward with the Concerts
for the session 1922-23 for five entertainments at a cost
of $3750.00 and that the President be and is hereby authorized
to enter into contract to cover the said entertainments.

RESOLVED, further, That the sum of $650.00 be and is
hereby appropriated to cover the estimated deficit sustained
during the past three seasons.

In the matter of determining the depository of the
Centennial Endowment Fund, the following motion duly made and
seconded, was adopted by the following recorded vote: Ayes-Dillard,
Duke, McIntire, McVea; Noes - Greever and Oliver.
Mr. Scott was excused from voting.

RESOLVED, That the Rector and Visitors reaffirm the resolution
of June 1920, as to the administration of the Centennial
Endowment Fund, and also approves the statement
on page 32 of the pamphlet entitled "A Gift to the University
of Virginia on her One Hundredth Birthday", reading
as follows:

Messrs. McIntire and Duke were appointed a special
committee to make a study of the locations for future
Medical School Buildings with special respect to the proposed
Orthopedic Ward to the Hospital and report back to this
Board.

Upon the recommendation of Prof. Charles Hancock, in
charge of the installation of the New Heating Plant, and
upon motion duly seconded it was

RESOLVED, That the Heating Committee be, and is hereby,
authorized to expend the money necessary to extend permanent
heating mains to Peabody Hall and the Biological Laboratory,
equip these two buildings for central heating and connect same
to the central station - the cost of this extension not to
exceed Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars - $12,500.00
in addition to the present appropriation.

A committee on New Gymnasium reported the following bids
for the construction of same:

       

King Lumber Company	$309,232.00
W. P. Thurston Co.	330,000.00
Charlottesville Lumber Co.	342,249.00
George A. Fuller Co.	398,000.00

Prof. Kimball, Architect of the New Gymnasium, recommended
the exclusion of certain items of construction from
the lowest bid so as to bring it within the estimated cost and
recommended the following, which on motion was adopted:

RESOLVED, That the Gymnasium Committee be hereby authorized
on behalf of the Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia, to sign a contract with the King Lumber Company for
the erection of the New Gymnasium in an amount not to exceed
$275,000.00.

A petition was read from a number of citizens residing
south of the University, adjacent to the Power Plant, back
of Cabell Hall, at which point a dump is maintained for the
disposal of the University refuse, praying that some relief
be given them from the very disagreeable odors occasioned
thereby, and further, that the lane leading from the public
road to Dawson's Row be paved or graded and that a gateway
for light vehicles on the south side of the University
be opened. Inconnection with the foregoing the following
was adopted:

WHEREAS, The attention of the Committee on Grounds and
Buildings has been called, by petition, to the foot-way leading
from Dawson's Row to the public road, and

WHEREAS, the attention of said Committee has likewise
been called to the dump heap on the Fry Spring's road, and

WHEREAS, this Committee is of the opinion that said foot-way,
mentioned in the petition, is the only means of access to
the University grounds for many students, who reside beyond the
University Grounds; and

WHEREAS, this Committee is of the opinion that the dump
heap above mentioned is not only injurious to the University
property, but highly injurious to the homes of the petitioners,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED - 1. That the foot-way
above mentioned be included in the street and alley improvements
by this Board heretoforeordered and put in proper
shape at the time such work is done; 2. That the unsightly
and injurious stop at the dump heap, above mentioned, be, as
soon as practicable, removed and cleaned up and that the
University authorities cease to make such use of the land

above referred to and make use, for such purposes, of the
abandoned rock quarry west of the Cemetery.

A request from the D. K. E. Corporation for an extension
of time in which to pay its bonds was granted.

On motion the meeting then adjourned.