University of Virginia Library

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,
at Charlottesville, with the following present: The Rector, Barron F. Black; President
Colgate W. Darden, Jr., Visitors Barksdale, Coxe, Dunn, Emmett, Gray, Howard, McWane, Mears,
Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, Talbott, and Wheeler. Absent: Visitor Gravatt.

The minutes of the December meetings, previously distributed, were approved.

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President announced receipt of the following gifts and grants:

                                     

From an anonymous donor, securities to be added to the University Endowment Fund, the use of the income to be designated by the President, valued at	$159,500.00
From Mr. Randolph Catlin, 18 volumes chiefly color plate books of the 19th century, including a notable first edition of Jane Austen, valued at	895.00
From Col. John R. Fox, 18 volumes, valued at	465.00
From the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, for scholarships in the School of Nursing (Donor requests no publicity)	5,000.00
From the U. S. Rubber Company, for a fellowship in physics, for the 1954-55 session	1,500.00
From an anonymous donor, contribution for a debate prize for students majoring in economics and commerce	150.00
From the Upjohn Company for medical research under Drs. Parson and Crispell	3,500.00
From the National Institute of Health, for research under the following members of the Medical Faculty
Dr. Eugene D. Brand	8,432.00
Dr. Walter O. Klingman	21,600.00
Dr. Walter O. Klingman and Dr. C. G. Suter	5,400.00
Dr. J. L. Guerrant	7,759.00
Dr. J. Edwin Wood	16,000.00
Dr. William Parson	5,400.00
Dr. C. Hogh-Ligeti	12,506.00
From the Atomic Energy Commission, for research in physics under the direction of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau	29,635.00
From the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for research under Dr. L. R. Quarles, of the School of Engineering	9,990.00
From the Department of the Navy for research in physics under the direction of Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau	21,587.00
From the National Institute of Health for four part-time student research fellowships under the direction of Dr. T. H. Hunter in the School of Medicine	1,728.00

RESIGNATION

The following resolution was adopted by the Board:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that
the resignation of Mr. Edward R. Estes, Jr., Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, be and
it is hereby accepted as of the end of the first semester of the session of 1954-55

We wish for him the highest success in his new undertaking.

ELECTIONS

The following resolution was adopted by the Board:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that
the following persons be and they are hereby elected to the faculty.

Mr. Allan Mounter, as Acting Assistant Professor of Biochemistry for the present session,
effective February 1, 1955, his salary of $500 a month from the School of Medicine to be
effective from April 1, 1955.

Mr. Joseph C. Rupp, as Instructor in Biochemistry in the School of Medicine, effective
February 1, 1955, at an annual salary of $1,000.

Mr. William R. Biggs, as Visiting Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration,
effective February 1, 1955

Mr. Charles W. McLennan, as Visiting Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration,
effective February 1, 1955.

Mr. Everard W. Meade, as Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration at an
annual salary of $1,500, effective as soon as possible.

Mrs. Heidi Wagner Mitchell, as Lecturer in Applied Music in the School of Education for the
second semester of the current school year, at a salary of $325.

Mr. Almand R. Coleman, as Professor of Accounting in the Graduate School of Business
Administration, at a salary of $10,500.

Mr. Fred C. McCormick, as Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, effective February 1, 1955
This is a replacement for Mr. Estes.

PROPOSAL OF MR. E. R. PORTER

President Darden discussed a proposal from Mr. E. R. Porter concerning the renting of his
property on Jefferson Park Avenue at $6,000 a year. The Board tabled this proposal

UNCOLLECTIBLE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS

The President reported that, during the calendar year of 1954, the Hospital Accounts
Committee was authorized by resolution of the Board of Visitors to charge off uncollectible
hospital accounts totaling $226,570.76. The total charged off during the year 1953 was
$322,372.82

WISE COUNTY COLLEGE PROGRAM

President Darden laid before the Board the following letter from Dr. George B. Zehmer,
Director of Extension, reporting consideration and action in recent months by the undergraduate
faculties of the University at Charlottesville and at Fredericksburg pursuant to the Board's
Resolution of 10 September 1954, relative to proposed undergraduate work in Wise County and in
Northern Virginia

After extensive discussion in which emphasis was placed on the importance of (1) restricting
to the junior college (first two years) level any undergraduate programs set up under University
administration away from Charlottesville, and (2) supervision by the University in the setting of
standards approved by the University faculties, the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the President be and he is hereby authorized to proceed with the organization under
University administration of a two-year college program at Wise, Virginia, and with planning for
the establishment of similar work in Northern Virginia, the undergraduate transfer programs both
in Wise County and in Northern Virginia to be limited to the first two regular years of college
work, to be subject to the standards established by the faculties resident at the University of
Virginia, and to conform to the requirements set by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools

SALE OF HUMPHREYS REAL ESTATE

Mr. Gray, on behalf of the special committee on outlying real estate, read to the Board a
letter from Mr. Jackson N. Huddleston, of Huntington, West Virginia, forwarding advice from two
appraisers on the value of Parcel No. 20, a 90-acre tract, the last real property remaining in the
William J. Humphreys Estate, and recommending that an offer of $2,650 be accepted. The Board
resolved that the University's Attorney be directed to proceed with negotiations for the sale of
this tract for the sum of $2,650, and to prepare the necessary papers for execution by the
President

AMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION

Mr. Mears reported that his special committee had met, but would have no report to make
until its present studies were completed

LAW FACULTY MEETING

In a discussion of the dinner meeting held on January 13th with representatives of the Law
School, the Rector and others praised the Law Faculty for effective work in maintaining and
raising standards and the effective ways in which the Law Library has been used to extend its
service to lawyers elsewhere, strengthening the relationship between the University and the legal
profession in Virginia.

FREQUENCY OF BOARD MEETINGS

A motion by Miss Wheeler to hold regular Board meetings only on alternate months, except
upon call by the Rector, was laid on the table, pending the receipt of committee reports that
might call for a February meeting.

PROFESSORS GWATHMEY AND RUNK ON ATHLETICS

Mr. Allan T. Gwathmey, Associate Professor of Chemistry, accompanied by Mr. B. F. D. Runk,
Associate Professor of Biology appeared before the Board to make recommendations on athletic
policy. Mr. Gwathmey, in an extended statement, deplored what he considered the lack of communication
between Board and Faculty, and urged the Board to take the lead in encouraging amateurism in
intercollegiate football among the institutions in the Virginia area and in the Atlantic Coast
Conference.

Under questioning by the Rector and others, Mr. Gwathmey said that he favored the continuance
of intercollegiate football and that his proposal was the same as the one already undertaken as the
result of the Board's conference with the University Senate's Committee on November 11th

Mr. Runk, who also favored the continuation of intercollegiate football, made a brief statement
in which he pointed to the danger of overemphasis on athletics and to the poor communication between
Board and Faculty, in particular to the failure by the College Faculty to be fully informed of Board
decisions and policy.

The prepared statements brought in by Mr. Gwathmey and Mr. Runk were ordered to be filed with
the Secretary

RESTORATION OF ROTUNDA

Mrs. Smith reported on a meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee held in the Rotunda on
January 13th to discuss proposals by Professor Frederick D. Nichols for a study of the possibility
of remodelling the interior of the Rotunda so as to correct the alterations made by Stanford White
and restore the interior as it was from the time Jefferson built it until the fire of 1895.

Displaying Jefferson's original drawings and working notes for the Rotunda, Mrs. Smith pointed
out that the reestablishment of the three oval rooms on the main floor would make the Rotunda
again a center of the University by providing suitable spaces for the President's office, the Board,
which will be too large for the present room after February, could also resume its nineteenth
century practice of meeting in the Rotunda. Mrs. Smith noted that the Dome Room, restored to the
symmetrical proportions that made it famous for its beauty among nineteenth century travelers, might
be used as a museum of University history, and also for social occasions as was so often the case
in the past, beginning with the dinner given for Lafayette in 1824

After a discussion, it was agreed that the Virginia Fine Arts Commission be consulted and that
Jefferson's drawings for the Rotunda interior be exhibited to Alumni through publication in the
Alumni News.

BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 12th

The Board resolved that its next meeting should be held on Saturday, February 12th at 10:00 a.m.

McINTIRE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE

President Darden laid before the Board letters of January 6th from Dean Charles C. Abbott and of
January 11th from Dean Abbott and Dr. Lorin A. Thompson making recommendations regarding the
curriculum, organization and name of the McIntire Undergraduate School of Business.

After discussion the Board resolved that the school be designated the McIntire Undergraduate
School of Commerce, its head to have the title of Director

SUMMER SCHOOL FEES

The President laid before the Board the following schedule of fees for the 1955 summer session

PROPOSED SUMMER SESSION FEES, 1955

                       

	Virginians	Non-Virginians
Registration Fee	$ 5.00	$ 5.00
Medical Fee, Group I	2.50	2.50
Medical Fee, Group II	5.00	5.00
Tuition, per semester-hour: Education, Undergraduate and Graduate (including teachers)	7.50	15.00
Nursing undergraduate	7.50	15.00
Graduate School (arts and sciences)	7.50	15.00
All others	10.00	15.00
Special Workshops and Institutes in Education, per semester hour	10.00	15.00
Auditing Fee for students not enrolled in a full program, per semester hour	5.00	10.00
Research Fee (for thesis, dissertation, or research work not listed under a course number)	15.00	15.00
Women Students' Association fee	$ 1.00	$1.00

Special fees for certain courses as announced in the summer session catalogue:

The Board resolved that the foregoing schedule be approved and adopted.

The Board resolved further that a special additional fee of forty dollars ($40.00) per
course be charged to students in courses in Applied Music.

MRS. LANDON WHITE'S ESTATE

The President read to the Board a letter of January 13th from Mr. William H. White, Jr.,
with an enclosed copy of the will of the late Ida Ellis White (Mrs. Landon White) and a memorandum
of certain personal properties in Mrs. White's estate. Mr. White's letter reported an appraised
value of $279,829.55 for the total estate, of which the University of Virginia is one of four
residuary legatees, and requested that the University join in the permission, already given by
the other three residuary legatees, for the delivery to certain close friends and kinsmen of
several personal items of sentimental interest from the residuary estate.

The Board resolved that the matter of the personal items be referred to the President and to
the University's Special Counsel with authority to act at their discretion.

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Dr. Kurt F. Leidecker, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Mary Washington College, be and
he is hereby granted leave of absence without pay for the second semester of the session of
1954-55 in order to undertake an assignment in Germany for the Department of State

ELECTION

The following resolution was adopted by the Board

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. Lewis Allen Foster, Jr. be and he is hereby elected as Instructor in Philosophy at
Mary Washington College for the second semester of the session of 1954-55, at a salary of $1710
for this period. This is a temporary replacement for Dr. Leidecker, who will be on leave.

VISITORS' COMMITTEE ON THE COLLEGE

There was a general discussion of the affairs of the College, but the Chairman reported
that the Committee on the College would have no report to make until a later meeting of the
Board.

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On motion the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.