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The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University
of Virginia was held on this date in the Office of the President of the University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, with the following present: The Rector, Barron F. Black; President
Colgate W. Darden, Jr., of the University of Virginia; Dr. M. L. Combs, President of Mary Washington
College; Mr. Edgar E. Woodward, Treasurer of Mary Washington College; Visitors Barksdale, Garnett,
Gay, Gravatt, Mears, Smith, Talbott, Trout, Wailes, and Willis. Absent: Visitors Anderson, Carrington,
Miller.

The minutes of the meeting of June 10, 1949, which had been copied and mailed to the members,
were approved.

GIFTS

The President announced receipt of the following gifts.

             

From the Class of 1949, for the purchase of a silver service for the University	$ 925.00
From the Virginia Division, American Cancer Society, to be used for research on the "Huggins Test"	884.00
From the General Education Board, to be used for the salary of a plant physiologist at the Blandy Experimental Farm for the years 1949-50 and 1950-51	10,000.00
From the Class of 1949, to be used for permanent improvements to the Chapel	850.00
From the Law Class of 1949, to be used for a residence hall, possibly to be constructed in the rear of the Law School	362.50
From the Medical Class of 1949 as an initial contribution to establish the "Harvey E. Jordan Lectureship Fund"	226.00
From the E. I. duPont Company, for a postgraduate fellowship in chemistry for the 1949-50 academic year	2,800.00

DEATH OF FORMER PROFESSOR FAULKNER

The President announced that Mr. William Harrison Faulkner, former professor of German,
died June 23, 1949. He had been on the staff of the University from 1903 to 1944, when he had retired.

RESIGNATION

The following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED that the resignation of Dr. William M. Breazeale, Professor of Electrical Engineering,
be and the same is hereby accepted, effective at the end of the session of 1948-49. We wish for
him the highest success in his new undertaking.

ELECTIONS

The following elections were approved upon recommendation of the President.

Mr. John F. Gange elected Professor of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Woodrow Wilson
School of Foreign Affairs, effective at the beginning of the session of 1949-50, at a salary of
$7,500 per session.

Dr. Edward S. Overman elected Associate Professor of Political Science, effective at the
beginning of the session of 1949-50, at a salary of $4,800.

Dr. Robert C. Thompson elected Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Syphilology, effective
July 1, 1949, at a basic salary of $3,000

Mr. Clifford Evans, Jr., elected Instructor in Sociology for the session of 1949-50, at a
session salary of $3,600

AUGUST MEETING OMITTED

A motion was made and passed that the August meeting of the Board be omitted

CHRISTOPHER G. MEMMINGER TRUST

Mr. W. Allan Perkins, Attorney for the University, appeared before the Board and presented
a form of receipt and release prepared by Bankers Trust Company of New York as Trustee under an indenture
of trust executed by Christopher Gustavus Memminger, dated June 2, 1927, as amended by an
instrument dated May 26, 1928

Attached to this receipt and release is a statement showing the account of Bankers Trust
Company as such Trustee, covering the period from June 2, 1927, date of trust, through February 4,
1949

Mr. Perkins stated that this account had been sent to the Finance Committee of this Board
on or about April 4, 1949, had been referred by Mr. Barron F. Black, then chairman of the Finance
Committee, to him for advice as to whether the account was in proper shape, and that he had then,
with the approval and consent of Mr. Black and Mr. Darden as President of the University, referred
the account to Mr. J. Gordon Bennett, Auditor of Public Accounts. Mr. Bennett either went to New
York himself or sent representatives there, made a thorough audit of Bankers Trust Company as Trustee
of this trust, and on June 24, 1949, made a report on said audit, copy of which is herewith
presented to this Board for filing in the office of the Bursar.

Attached to this report is a letter from Mr. Bennett as Auditor, addressed to Mr. Perkins
as Attorney for the University, dated July 1, 1949, stating that in his opinion the receipt and release
in form submitted by Bankers Trust Company is in proper form for execution on behalf of the
University

Upon motion of Mrs. Willis, seconded by Mr. Mears, it was, thereupon,

RESOLVED that Barron F. Black, Rector of the University, be and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute this receipt and release in the name of The Rector and Visitors of the University
of Virginia, in the form submitted to this meeting by Mr. Perkins, and that Vincent Shea, Secretary
of this Board, shall affix the corporate seal thereto and attest the same, and when said receipt
and release is properly executed that it shall be delivered to Mr. Perkins and sent by him to
Bankers Trust Company for attention of J. D. McLanahan, Trust Officer of that Company

RESOLUTIONS UPON RETIREMENT OR DEATH OF FACULTY MEMBERS

The Board established a policy of recording in its minutes the resolution passed by the
faculty upon the retirement or death of a faculty member, which resolution would be transmitted to
the retiring faculty member or to his family upon his death

LOCATION OF WOMEN'S DORMITORY

Further consideration was had of the location of the Women's Dormitory. The matter was
referred to the Buildings and Grounds Committee with the request that prompt action be taken

RESOLUTION ON RETIREMENT OF DR. JORDAN

The President presented a resolution which had been adopted by the Medical Faculty on the
retirement of Dr. Harvey Ernest Jordan. The Board noted approval of the resolution.

BUILDING PROGRAM

The Board approved relocation of the Men's Dormitories, lowering the level of the site
and moving the dormitories so as to preserve the trees. Plans for the Physics Buildings, Cancer
Building, and Kitchen Wing of the Hospital were approved.

DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Rector reported that the Executive Committee of the Development Fund had been unable to
meet prior to this date, but that the Committee would meet about July 20. A financial report to
June 30, 1949 was presented to the Board.

Report on Development Fund to June 30, 1949

         

Collections		Expenses
Cash	$ 632,000	Through June 30, 1949
Securities	239,397
Pledges	415,399
Total Receipts	$1,286,865.67		$276,225.44

NCAA REGULATIONS

The President reported that meetings held on this subject by Virginia institutions had resulted
in no decisions. To date William and Mary, the University of Richmond, and Washington and
Lee have agreed to comply

A motion was passed calling for a special meeting of the Board to discuss the matter, to
be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, in Mr. Gay's office in Richmond

SEWARD FOREST HOLDINGS

The Board considered a proposal to sell a portion of the Seward Forest holdings known as
the William Gillis place. President Darden advised the Board that Mr. W. Allan Perkins, Attorney
for the University, had ruled that such sale would be legal, stating that similar sales had been
made in the past, as had purchases of additional land to better consolidate the holdings of the
Seward Forest. The following resolution was adopted.

RESOLVED that the President be and is hereby authorized to sign a contract selling to the
highest bidder a part of the Seward Forest holdings in Brunswick County, known as the William Gillis
tract, consisting of fifty-four (54) acres fronting on Halifax Road

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

DEATH OF DR. COOK

Dr. Combs said that he regretted to report the sudden death of Dr. Roy S. Cook, Professor
of Chemistry and Head of the Department. Dr. Cook joined the faculty in 1916 and had the longest
tenure of anyone on the faculty. He was an excellent teacher, a loyal and devoted member of the faculty
and the College has sustained an irreparable loss in his death

PROMOTION

On recommendation of Dr. Combs, the Board approved the following promotion

Dr. Earl G. Insley from Associate Professor to Professor of Chemistry and head of the Department
of Chemistry, at a session salary of $5,200

BECK PROPERTY

The following resolution was adopted.

RESOLVED that the College be and is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the Governor,
to purchase the Beck property, located at the West entrance of the campus, consisting of a modern
residence and three lots, to be paid for from operating funds of the institution at a price not to exceed
$35,000

BUDGET FOR 1949-50

The budget for the year 1949-50 was approved as presented by President Combs

MARY WASHINGTON COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION

The Mary Washington Committee was asked to make an investigation at Mary Washington College,
looking into (a) the quality of the faculty; (b) the teaching load of the faculty, (c) the housing
facilities and food service provided students at the College

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On motion the meeting then adjourned