University of Virginia Library

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President announced receipt of the following gifts and grants.

                                                         

From the Trigon Engineering Society, for the purchase of books for the Engineering Library		$ 100.00
From the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, for fellowships during the year 1951-52 of $6,000 each for Dr. Preston B. Lowrance and Dr. Charles G. Craddock, Scholars in Medical Science		12,000.00
From the Doherty Foundation, for support of the Woodrow Wilson School of Foreign Affairs, and to endow graduate fellowships in foreign affairs		75,000.00
From the Robert Earll McConnell Foundation, to endow an annual award to a member of the law faculty		10,000.00
From the Class of 1951, for improvement of The Dell as a picnic area.		1,000.00
From Mr. James B. Bonham, to be added to the fund for the Medical Library established in memory of Dr. Eugene E. Neff		1,000.00
From Mr. Bart Galbraith, for the purchase of radon by the Tumor Clinic		150.00
From the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, for a postgraduate fellowship in chemistry for the session 1951-52		3,300.00
From the Charlottesville Rotary Club, in support of the Institute of Public Affairs		2,000.00
From the U. S. Rubber Company, for a fellowship in physics during the session 1951-52		1,500.00
From the American Medical Association, for research in physiology under Dr. Edward L. Corey		400.00
From Dr. F. H. McGovern, for purchase of books for the Medical Library		250.00
From the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, for a postgraduate fellowship in physics during the session 1951-52		2,600.00
From the National Fund for Medical Education, Inc., for support of the Medical School		15,000.00
From Mr. John L. Pratt, to be used for the Pratt Trace Analysis Laboratory in Chemistry		20,000.00
From Merck and Company, for a fellowship in chemistry for the year 1951-52		1,800.00
From the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, for a fellowship in chemistry for the year 1951-52		2,000.00
From the W. K. McClure Foundation for the Study of World Affairs, for a fellowship in foreign affairs during the session 1951-52		600.00
From various sources, contributions to the Rucker Home Building Fund, as follows:       The W. J. Rucker Women's Auxiliary  $3,500  Anonymous  2,000  Mrs. Philip B. Philipp  1,000  6,500.00
From various sources, for the Graduate School of Business:               Mathieson Chemical Corporation  $10,000  Mr. H. Clay Hofheimer  1,000  Anonymous  500  Mr. Herbert Johnson  100  Lynchburg Foundry Company  5,000  Colonial Chevrolet Company, Norfolk  5,000  Solvay Process Division, Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation  5,000  26,600.00
From departments and agencies of the U. S. Government, for research, as follows:
U. S. Public Health Service, for medical research under Dr. Byrd S. Leavell		3,037.00
Veterans Administration, for medical research under Dr. Alfred Chanutin		9,350.00
Department of the Navy, Bureau of Ordnance, for research under Dr. J. W. Beams		62,000.00
Department of the Army, Office of the Surgeon General, for medical research under Dr. Alto E. Feller		$ 5,920.00
Department of State, to carry out a program of study, training and observation in the field of law for ten German law students during a period ending March 31, 1952		14,615.00
U. S. Public Health Service, for research on cancer under Dr. Alfred Chanutin		11,556.00
Department of the Navy, for research in astronomy under Dr. H. L. Alden		1,870.00
Department of the Navy, for research in chemistry under Dr. A. T. Gwathmey		24,000.00

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Upon recommendation of the President, the following resignations were accepted and the
following cancellation of appointment, leaves of absence, promotion, elections and appointment were
approved.