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MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

Matters pertaining to Mary Washington College were presented by Dr. M. L. Combs, President.
The following elections, resignations, retirement and leave of absence were approved.

ELECTIONS

Miss Ruth Elizabeth Leonard elected Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education
and Recreation at a salary of $4,100 for the session of nine months, incumbency to begin September
17, 1951.

Mr. Mark Reese Sumner elected Instructor in Dramatic Arts at a salary of $2,880 for the
session of nine months, incumbency to begin September 17, 1951.

RESIGNATIONS

Dr. Henrietta Krone, Instructor in History, resigned in order to be near her mother who
is in poor health.

Dr. Suzanne Engelmann, Associate Professor of German, resigned in order to return to
Germany, her native country, to engage in rehabilitation work.

Nannie Mae Williams, Instructor in Psychology, resigned in order to accept a position as
Assistant Coordinator of Teacher Education, Virginia State Department of Education.

RETIREMENT

Dr. Alice Edwards, Professor of Home Economics, has retired at the age of sixty-nine

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

RESOLVED that the request of Dr. Kurt F. Leidecker, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, for
an extension of his leave of absence without salary until September, 1952, be and the same is hereby
granted.

CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

The State Highway Department wishes to widen Route Number 3 extending west from Fredericksburg
to Orange. The College owns property adjacent to this highway. For the purpose of widening
this road, it will be necessary for the Highway Department to acquire from the College a strip of
land approximately 592 feet in length and about 25 feet in width consisting of 32/100 of an acre.
The Highway Department proposes to compensate the College for this strip of land in the amount of
$1,200. Dr. Combs stated that the College officials thought this offer was fair. The following
resolution was then adopted.

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mary Washington College be and is hereby authorized to convey to the State Highway
Department, subject to the approval of the State Legislature, that parcel of land extending approximately
592 feet adjacent to Route 3 and approximately 25 feet deep as shown on Highway blue print,
State Project Number 3388-02, Sheet 4 and Sheet 5, for the sum of $1,200.

STUDENT GROUP INSURANCE

The matter was referred to the Mary Washington College Committee with power to act.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND CLASSROOM BUILDING

Dr. Combs reported that on July 11 bids were opened on the proposed Physical Education
and Classroom Building. Two bids were submitted. The base bid of Irons and Reynolds was $624,777
and the base bid of Graham Brothers was $654,800. Bids were previously opened on this project on
February 9, 1951. At that time the low base bid by Irons and Reynolds was $687,500. It will be
seen, therefore, that the low bid this time was $62,723 less than the low bid last February.

The following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mary Washington College be and is hereby authorized, subject to the Governor's approval,
to enter into a contract with Irons and Reynolds, the low bidder, including Alternate A, in the
amount of $622,869 for the construction of the proposed Physical Education and Classroom Building.
This bid has the approval of the architects, and in the opinion of the Board represents the lowest
and best bid on the project.

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On motion the meeting was then adjourned.