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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; Visitors Anderson, Barksdale, Carrington, Gay, Gravatt, Howard, Mears, Smith, Talbott, Wailes,
and Willis. Absent: Visitors Garnett and Trout.

The minutes of the meeting of September 9, 1949, which had been copied and mailed to the
members, were approved.

APPOINTMENT OF DOWELL J. HOWARD

Mr. Dowell J. Howard, appointed Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction by Governor
Tuck on August 31, 1949, was present for this meeting.

ENROLLMENT

The President reported the present enrollment of the University, as follows

             

College	2,732
Graduate	438
Education	258
Engineering	474
Law	555
Medicine	276
Total	4,733

GIFTS

The President announced receipt of the following gifts

         

From The Upjohn Company, in support of research investigations to be conducted by Dr. William Parson	$3,000.00
From the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, for a fellowship in chemistry under Dr. Alfred Burger, for the year 1949-50	1,000.00
From the American Philosophical Society, for the construction of a photoelectric photometer	750.00
From the United States Public Health Service, for continued research by Dr. Chalmers L. Gemmill	9,093.00
From the estate of the late Lloyd Church, of New York, for the general uses of the University	5,000.00

DEATH OF DR. C. M. GILBERT

Dr. Chauncey McLean Gilbert, Associate Professor of Biology, died October 2, 1949. He
had been on the staff of the University since 1933.

RESIGNATION

The following resolution was adopted

RESOLVED that the resignation of Dr. Clinton Joseph Davisson, Visiting Professor of
Physics, be and the same is hereby accepted, effective at the end of the session of 1948-49. The
Board wishes to thank him for his service to the University and to wish for him many years of
happiness in his retirement.

ELECTIONS

Upon recommendation of the President, the following elections were approved

Mr. Giovanni Previtali as Instructor in Spanish for the session of 1949-50, at a salary
of $3,000

Mr. Avery Catlin as Instructor in Engineering for the session of 1949-50, at a salary of
$3,000

Mr. Marvin J. Powell as Instructor in Engineering for the session of 1949-50, at a salary
of $3,000.

UNCOLLECTIBLE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS

The following resolution was adopted.

RESOLVED that approval be and is hereby given to the charging off of schedules 78-B,
78-C, 80 and 81 of uncollectible hospital accounts, aggregating $22,118.31, which are recommended
for cancellation by the Hospital Accounts Committee.

PATENT ON INVENTION OF DR. V. W. ARCHER

Dr. Ivey F. Lewis, Chairman of the Committee on Patent Policy of the University, made a
report to the Board, the substance of which is as follows -

That Dr. Vincent W. Archer, Professor of Roentgenology, has made application for a
patent on protective clothing for x-ray operatives, the material to be used being described by the
term- "Radiant Energy Opaque Fabric".

The need for such a fabric is urgent and as the details of procuring and protecting the
patent, of manufacturing the fabric, and licensing its use are highly technical and require specialized
and efficient management such as no department of the University is qualified to supply,
the Patent Policy Committee, with the approval of Colgate W. Darden, Jr., President, requested the
service of Research Corporation, a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of
New York, which makes a specialty of work of this character, and after three lengthy conferences
with Mr. S. Blake Yates, a representative of Research Corporation, has finally agreed upon a form
of contract between the University and Research and also a form of contract between Research and
Dr. Vincent W. Archer.

The contract in form finally agreed upon by your Committee and Research and approved by
W. Allan Perkins, Attorney for the University, is hereby presented to this Board with the unanimous
recommendation of the Committee on Patent Policy of the University that said contract in its
present form be executed on behalf of the University and delivered to Research for execution by it.

After a discussion of the situation, the following resolution, offered by Judge Barksdale
and seconded by Mr. Mears, was adopted-

RESOLVED That Colgate W. Darden, Jr., President, be and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute in the name and on behalf of The Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia, and in triplicate, the contract dated October 14, 1949, between the University and
Research Corporation in the form presented to this meeting by Dr. Ivey F. Lewis, Chairman of the
Patent Policy Committee of the University, and that Vincent Shea, Secretary, be and is hereby
instructed to affix the corporate seal thereto, attest the same and deliver said contract to
Research Corporation for execution on its behalf, this action being taken pursuant to report
made to this meeting by Dr. Lewis, Chairman of the Patent Policy Committee as aforesaid, that
said contract in the form submitted has been thoroughly studied by this Committee and approved
by said Committee and by W. Allan Perkins, Attorney for the University

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FACULTY MEMBERS

A resolution was adopted requesting the Rector to appoint a committee to keep informed
of the accomplishments of members of the faculty and to make appropriate recommendations to the
Board when such accomplishments should have recognition by the Board

CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS 1950-52

The Board gave approval to the following requests for capital outlay funds totaling
$4,834,700 for the University Division for the biennium 1950-52

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS
1950-52 BIENNIUM

                                         

University Division
Equipment
Furnishings for Dormitories	$167,200
Furnishings for Academic Building	58,500
Equipment for Physics Building	120,000
Furnishings for Women's Dormitory	31,500
Equipment for Life Science Building	250,000
Equipment for Chemistry Building	150,000
Law Books	25,000
Total for Equipment		$ 802,200
Structures
Life Science Building	$1,000,000
Completion of Physics Building	450,000
Reconditioning Cabell Hall	100,000
Power Plant Addition	332,500
Chemistry Building	2,000,000
Storm Sewers	45,000
Reconditioning Rouss Laboratory	100,000
Reconditioning Pavilion VII, West Lawn	5,000
Total for Structures		4,032,500
GRAND TOTAL FOR UNIVERSITY DIVISION		$4,834,700

Action on a request for $9,000,000 to expand the present Hospital and Medical School was
deferred pending investigation of the feasibility of establishing an entirely new Medical Center.
The Rector was asked to appoint a committee to study this problem and to report to the Board at its
December meeting.

BRICK FOR MEN'S DORMITORIES

The President stated that in the past the Board had examined panels of brick in order to
decide which should be used in construction of new buildings. The Rector stated that he believed
this was a field in which the Board should rely on the President and his advisors. A resolution
was adopted approving the recommendations of the architects, Eggers and Higgins.

TUITION FOR OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS

The question of a general increase in tuition charges assessed against out-of-state students
was presented. Action was deferred until the next meeting, and the Secretary was asked to
secure data on tuition charges in the various departments of the following institutions

• University of Alabama

• Harvard University

• University of Maryland

• University of North Carolina

• University of Pennsylvania

• Princeton University

• Tulane University

• Washington and Lee University

• Yale University

LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PRESIDENT DARDEN

President Darden stated that he had been requested by the American Association of Universities
to serve on a committee which will represent the Association at a conference to be held
at New Delhi, India, in December. He requested leave of absence to attend this conference, and the
request was granted

REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Mr. Gay stated that he had requested the President to furnish him with a list of the required
courses for the bachelor's degree, and that nowhere on this list is there a course in
American history or government. Mr. Gay feels it is essential that each student be required to
take a course in American history before receiving a baccalaureate degree. The Rector was asked
to appoint a committee of three to meet with the President and such members of the faculty as the
President feels desirable, to study the feasibility of including a course in American history and
government as a prerequisite for the bachelor's degree

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Finance Committee presented a report to the Board, as follows, which was approved

R. E. SMITHER SCHOLARSHIP PROPOSAL

The Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Thomas B. Gay, reported that Mr. R. E.
Smither desired to establish a legal scholarship, giving to the University $1,000 and twenty-four
acres of land near West Point, Virginia. He proposes to finance the scholarship by the sale of
timber from this land at about twenty year intervals, the $1,000 being intended to pay taxes on
the land. Mr. Smither stipulates that if the proposal is accepted, the land will be held permanently
by the University.

The Board accepted the gift, but asked Mr. Gay to write Mr. Smither to see if a liberalization
of the terms of the bequest could be secured

LABURNUM REALTY CORPORATION

A request from the Laburnum Realty Corporation that the University build a warehouse in
Richmond as an investment was disapproved.

REPORT OF ATHLETIC COMMITTEE

Mr. Carrington, Chairman of the Athletic Committee, asked Judge Barksdale to state the
position of the Committee in the matter of the National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations.
Judge Barksdale replied that the Committee recommended that the University not resign from the NCAA,
but that between now and January 1, 1950 a letter be prepared setting forth the position of the University
in this matter.

It is the sense of the Committee that the University go to the NCAA with a positive program
for changes in the Sanity Code. The Rector stated that he believed the officials of the University
should consult with other institutions who feel that the NCAA regulations should be modified.

Mr. Gravatt stated it was his impression that Captain Pritchett was opposed to our associating
ourselves with any club seeking to amend the NCAA Code because he believes that the NCAA will
split off into regional groups. Captain Pritchett feels that it would be better for us to wait
until these regional groups are organized, and then to decide which group it would be to our best
advantage to join. The Rector requested the Athletic Committee to consider the following questions
and to make appropriate recommendations not later than the December meeting of the Board

1. What is our own policy going to be?

2. What are other universities doing?

3. How far can we go with them?

4. Who should represent the University at the January meeting of the NCAA?

BUDGET REQUESTS FOR LAW SCHOOL 1950-52

The President again presented to the Board the request made in June 1949 by the Finance
Committee of the Law School Alumni Association for additional funds to supplement faculty salaries,
in the amount of $20,625 per year. The Board reiterated the stand taken upon this question in June,
namely, that it could not at this time endorse the request for increases in faculty salaries but
hoped that some provision could be made in the future.

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

BOND ISSUES

The following resolution was adopted

RESOLVED, that Mary Washington College be and is hereby authorized under the terms of the
Acts of 1946, Chapter 127, Page 183, to issue bonds not to exceed $1,000,000 to supplement funds that
have been appropriated or may hereafter be appropriated by the General Assembly for Fine Arts Building,
Student Activities Building, and Infrimary, and there shall be segregated and pledged from student
fees the sum of $70 per student insofar as needed for the purpose of redeeming or liquidating
such bonds

INCREASE IN TUITION AND FEES

The following resolution was adopted.

RESOLVED, that Mary Washington College be and is hereby authorized to increase general
college fees for all students from $140 to $170 and that the non-resident tuition fees for out of
State students be increased from $220 to $280 for the session of nine months beginning with the
session 1950-51.

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On motion the meeting was then adjourned