University of Virginia Library

The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia held its regular meeting at 10:00 A.M.
on this date at the University, convening in open session in Room 202 Rouss Hall, with the
following present: President Colgate W. Darden, Jr. and Visitors Berkeley, Bryan, Coxe, Emmett,
Gravatt, Greear, Hartfield, Howard, Jones, McWane, Martin, Pollock, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith, and
Wheeler. Absent: The Rector, Frank Talbott, Jr. and Visitor Gray. Most of the members of the
public present during the morning session were delegations and individuals who appeared before the
Board on behalf of various sites for the proposed Northern Virginia College of the University.
Several representatives of the press were also present.

Upon being informed by the Secretary of the illness and absence of the Rector, the Board
elected Mr. Smith to be temporary Chairman.

The minutes of the meeting of 15 September 1956, previously distributed, were approved.

MEETING DATES CHANGED TO MARCH 9TH AND APRIL 27TH

The Board resolved that the meeting scheduled for February 9th, at Charlottesville, be
changed to March 9th and that the date for the meeting at Fredericksburg be changed from April
13th to April 27th.

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President announced the following gifts and grants, which were thereupon accepted by
resolution of the Board:

                                                                                                                                   

From Mr. and Mrs. Christian C. Yegan, for the College, securities valued at	$732.00
From Mr. V. Lada-Mocarski, to the Alderman Library, a first edition of Einstein's "General Theory of Relativity", with the author's autograph, valued at	350.00
From Mr. Linton Massey, for support of the Bibliographical Society (NO PUBLICITY)	1,000.00
From Mr. Joseph Mintzer, to the Tumor Clinic	100.00
From General Motors Corporation, for a graduate fellowship in physical chemistry for the 1956-57 session	2,300.00
From the Virginia Carolina Chemical Corporation, for a fellowship in chemistry for the 1956-57 session	3,000.00
From the E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, for research in physics	3,000.00
From the Research Corporation, to cover expenses in connection with the installation of an electron synchrotron	7,000.00
From the estate of the late Mrs. Bennie B. Henry, to be added to the University endowment fund	1,000.00
From Mr. Philip K. Crowe, for the "Ambassador Crowe's Library of Ceylon"	1,000.00
From Dr. P. F. McMurdo, to be added to the Alumni Medical Fund	100.00
From Mr. Hugh L. Sulfridge, to be used for cancer research at the hospital	100.00
From the Virginia Heart Association, for the Virginia Heart Association Fellowship in clinical cardiology, for the 1956-57 session	3,800.00
From the Smith, Kline and French Laboratories, to the Department of Pharmacology for the purchase of basic equipment	3,400.00
From the Burlington Industries Foundation, $1,000 for the Burlington Industries scholarship and $1,000 to be added to the general funds of the University	2,000.00
From the United Daughters of the Confederacy, for the Woodrow Wilson Scholarship	450.00
From the W. K. McClure Foundation, for a scholarship in Foreign Affairs for the 1956-57 session	1,200.00
From the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, for a law scholarship	200.00
From the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Foundation, for the Woodrow Wilson Department of Foreign Affairs	2,326.00
From Mr. Harry Lee Carter, to be added to the Harry Lee Carter scholarship fund	2,500.00
From Mr. Eldridge Smith, to be added to the University Scholarship Fund	500.00
From the General Electric Company, $650 for the General Electric Scholarship and $350 to be added to the general fund of the University	1,000.00
From the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, to be added to the general funds of the University	180.00
From Mrs. Cammann C. Duke, 176 books valued at	120.30
From Mr. G. T. Minnigerode, to be added to the Suhling Cancer Fund	200.00
From Mrs. Edmonia C. L. Metcalf, to be added to Metcalf Memorial Fund	100.00
From the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., Foundation, for continued research in physics under Prof. Stephan Berko (NO PUBLICITY)	$5,000.00
From the Ford Foundation, for a faculty research fellowship in Economic Development and Administration	10,445.00
From the General Electric Company, with the concurrence of the Office of Naval Research, a 75 Mev Synchrotron for research and training of graduate students in high energy physics, valued in the range of $100,000 to $200,000.
From the Research Corporation, for continued research in chemistry under the direction of Dr. L. G. Hepler	1,600.00
From the Dearborn Foundation, for a research project in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Foreign Affairs	50,000.00
From the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, for the Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at the Hospital	6,025.00
From the University of Virginia Hospital Auxiliary, for equipment for the Children's Rehabilitation Center	1,000.00
From the University of Virginia Hospital Auxiliary, to be used for the hospital	850.00
From Mrs. Edward Johnson, to distribute sets of Robert J. Turnbull's "Bibliography of South Carolina" to small libraries in the South Carolina area	1,000.00
From the Smith, Kline and French Laboratories, to the Department of Chemistry for medicinal chemical research	603.00
From various sources, to help defray expenses of Dr. John Yoe to the Lisbon Conference which he attended in the summer of 1956	300.00
From the Bristol Heart Association, to be added to the Internal Medicine Reserve	150.00
From the Virginia Heart Association, in support of research under the direction of Dr. J. F. Dammann	2,982.50
From the English Club of the University of Virginia, for the purchase of books in memory of the late Mr. Philip Williams	313.00
From Mrs. Armistead Gordon, for the purchase of books in memory of Prof. Armistead Gordon	100.00
From the Glenn L. Martin Company, for research under the direction of Dr. William Zuk of the School of Engineering	6,400.00
From the Army Signal Supply Agency, for research under the direction of Prof. O. R. Harris of the Engineering School	17,249.61
From the Federal Trade Commission, for research under the direction of Dr. J. S. Bowen, Jr., in the School of Engineering	10,321.52
From the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, for continued research under the direction of Dr. Herbert Jonas of the cancer research laboratory	6,300.00
From the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, for continued research under the direction of Dr. C. L. Gemmill of the Dept. of Pharmacology	7,020.00
From the National Science Foundation, for research under the direction of the following members of the faculty:
Prof. H. G. Larew	19,987.00
Dr. D. W. Kupke	47,559.00
Prof. R. E. Lutz	20,300.00
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for research under the direction of the following members of the faculty
Dr. W. N. Reingold	2,242.00
Dr. J. L. Guerrant	4,715.00
Dr. Alfred Chanutin	10,540.00
From the Department of the Navy, for continued research under the direction of the following members of the faculty:
Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau	26,500.00
Dr. A. J. Bachrach and Dr. E. G. Pattishall	7,110.45
Dr. Stephan Berko	9,000.00
From the Department of the Air Force, for continued research under the direction of the following members of the faculty.
Dr. G. C. Pitts	2,318.20
Drs. James Cole and Otis Updike	96,868.16
Dr. Alfred Burger	9,541.00
From the Department of the Army, for research under the direction of the following members of the faculty:
Drs. O. L. Updike and J. S. Bowen, Jr.	19,950.00
Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau	18,000.00
Dr. Alfred Chanutin	31,398.00

PROMOTION

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. John A. Bell be and he is hereby promoted from Acting Assistant Professor of Law to
Assistant Professor of Law as of February 1, 1957, for two and one-half years.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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 leave of absence, without pay, of Mr. Louis J. Halle, Research Professor of Foreign
Affairs, be and it is hereby extended through the session of 1957-58.

RETIREMENT

President Darden announced to the Board the retirement of Mr. F. C. Disque, Visiting Professor
of Architecture since 1950, as of the end of the session of 1955-56. Mr. Disque had previously
served on the architectural faculty from 1930 to 1947.

The Visitors expressed their high regard for Mr. Disque and their gratitude for his devoted
services to the University, and directed the Secretary to record in the permanent minutes of the
Board and to convey to Mr. Disque their good wishes for many years of happiness in his retirement.

RESIGNATIONS

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the resignations of the following faculty members be and they are hereby accepted:

Dr. Edward Stone, Assistant Professor of English, as of the end of the session of 1955-56,
to take a position at Ohio University.

Mr. Jack Dalton, University Librarian, as of October 1, 1956, to join the staff of the
American Library Association.

Dr. John Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, as of December 31, 1956, to accept
a position in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

We wish for them the highest success in their new undertakings.

APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM FAULKNER AS WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE

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. William Faulkner be and he is hereby appointed as Writer-in-Residence in the Department
of English for the second semester of the session of 1956-57.

APPOINTMENT OF JOHN COOK WYLLIE AS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

The President informed the Visitors that, in accordance with the authority delegated to him
by the Board on September 15th, he had appointed Mr. John Cook Wyllie to be University Librarian
as of October 1st. There now being a question as to Mr. Wyllie's status in the faculty, President
Darden requested authority to act on this matter after he should have an opportunity for
consultation with the Library Committee, with the Provost (who had raised the question), and with
the appropriate dean or deans.

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. John Cook Wyllie be and he is hereby elected Librarian of the University, effective as
from 1 October 1956, his faculty status to be determined by the President after consultation with
the Faculty Committee on the Library, with the Provost, and with the appropriate dean or deans.

CHANGES OF TITLE

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following changes in title be and they are hereby made, effective as of the beginning of
the session of 1956-57:

Mr. James Edward May, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, to Associate Professor
of Aeronautical Engineering.

Mr. John Edward Scott, Jr., Acting Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, to Acting
Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering.

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:

Dr. Richard Coffman Shrum, as Instructor in Surgery, part-time, at a salary of $4,800 per
year, effective October 1, 1956.

Dr. Phyllis R. Ingram as Instructor in Surgery, effective October 1, 1956, at a salary of
$5,000 per year. Her salary is to be paid as follows - $4,000 from the U. S. Public Health
Grant 2038 and $1,000 from departmental earnings.

Mrs. Celia K. Zyzniewski as Instructor in Surgical Nursing, as of September 26, 1956, at a
salary of $3,600 per year.

Dr. Morton Callohill Wilhelm as Clinical Instructor in Surgery, at no salary from the
University, as of October 1, 1956.

Dr. Philip Beverley Peters as Instructor in Oral Surgery, part-time, in the Department of
Surgery, as of November 1, 1956. He will receive a stipend of $2,000 from departmental earnings
and will be allowed to make up to a ceiling of $7,000.

Mr. Henry C. Dunbar as Acting Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Clinch Valley
College, for the session of 1956-57, at a salary of $4,600.

Mrs. Emma Vawter MacCraray as Acting Assistant Professor of Business and Commercial
Education at the Clinch Valley College for the session of 1956-57, at a salary of $4,600.

Dr. Morris A. Lambdin as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, effective December 1, 1956, at a
salary of $9,000 per year to be paid as follows: $3,500 from the State budget, $1,500 from the
Pediatric Well Child Fund, $1,000 from the National Fund for Medical Education, and $3,000 from
departmental earnings.

Mr. Joseph E. Gibson as Assistant Professor in the McIntire Undergraduate School of
Commerce, effective February 1, 1957, for three years, at a salary of $5,000 per session.

Mr. Forrest Keller as Lecturer in Business Administration, as of October 16, 1956, in the
Graduate School of Business Administration, with no salary from the University.

Mr. Thomas D. Robinson as Instructor in Mathematics at the Clinch Valley College for the
session of 1956-57, at a salary of $4,000.

Miss Harriett H. Fillinger as Lecturer in Chemistry for the session of 1956-57, at the
Clinch Valley College, at a salary of $4,600.

Mr. Edward O. Malott, Jr., as Lecturer in Business Administration in the Graduate School of
Business Administration for two and one-half years, effective February 1, 1957, at a session
salary of $7,500.

Dr. Burke McGuire Smith as Visiting Lecturer in Clinical Psychology in the School of
Medicine, effective November 1, 1956, at no salary from the University.

Dr. Howard Hicks Ashbury as Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry, effective December 1,
1956. He is to be paid $5,000 annually from departmental earnings and to receive an additional
stipend from the Division of Alcoholic Studies and Rehabilitation, since approximately half of
his time will be devoted to work in the latter area.

RE-ELECTIONS

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following faculty members be and they are hereby re-elected, their original appointments
having expired:

Dr. Charles V. Crittenden as Acting Associate Professor of Geography for the session of
1956-57, at a session salary of $6,000.

Mr. Stanley Horton Botts as Instructor in Accounting at the Clinch Valley College for the
session of 1956-57, at a session salary of $4,000.

Miss Lucia S. Kegler as Instructor in Romance Languages at the Clinch Valley College, for
the session of 1956-57, at a salary of $4,200.

Mrs. Helen Matthews Lewis as Instructor in Sociology and Acting Librarian at the Clinch
Valley College, for the session of 1956-57, at a salary of $4,200.

Mr. Judd W. Lewis, Jr., as Acting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Clinch Valley
College, for the session of 1956-57, at a salary of $4,800.

Miss Anna Irene Miller as Acting Assistant Professor of English at the Clinch Valley College,
for the session of 1956-57, at a session salary rate of $4,800 for the first five months and at
a rate of $5,000 for the second five months.

Mr. Joseph Charles Smiddy as Assistant Professor of Biology at the Clinch Valley College
for the session of 1956-57, at a salary of $4,800.

Mr. William Lester Wilson as Acting Assistant Professor of English at the Clinch Valley
College, for the session of 1956-57, at a salary of $5,200.

UNCOLLECTIBLE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS

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 Hospital Accounts Committee be and it is hereby authorized to charge off as uncollectible
accounts Schedules 625, 627, 628, 631, 634, 635, 638, 641, 642, 645, 648 and 649, aggregating
$136,007.89, as recommended by it.

In response to a question from the President, Dr. Emmett said that the Medical Committee
would be in a position to report to the Board at the March meeting on the problem of the
uncollectible accounts, and related matters, as proposed by the Board at the Annual Meeting last
June.

RILEY TRACT CONVEYANCE

President Darden reported that, in accordance with the authority granted under the
resolution of the Board adopted at its special meeting held on September 15, 1956, the contract
of sale of the Riley property at Falls Church had been duly executed by Mr. Berkeley and himself
on behalf of The Rector and Visitors, that it had been also executed by Mrs. Gage and Mrs.
Parker, the life tenants, and by the City of Falls Church. He stated that the Governor had united
in the contract as evidence of his approval of the sale. He further reported that the approval
of the voters of Falls Church of a bond issue to provide the City with the necessary funds with
which to make this purchase, the contract being contingent upon such approval, was obtained at
the election held on November 6, 1956. He pointed out that under the terms of the contract the
transaction was to be completed within sixty days after the approval of such bond issue was
obtained which meant that the transaction would be closed on or before January 6, 1957. He then
submitted to the Board, draft of a deed dated December 10, 1956, prepared by C. Venable Minor,
Special Counsel for the University of Virginia by which The Rector and Visitors, and Mrs. Gage
and Mrs. Parker, the life tenants, conveyed to the City of Falls Church, with special warranty
as to The Rector and Visitors and with general warranty as to the life tenants, the tract of
8.3208 acres situated in the City of Falls Church, Virginia, being the property devised to said
life tenants with remainder to The Rector and Visitors, by the will of Joseph H. Riley, dated
November 24, 1941, probated February 24, 1942, and of record in the Clerk's Office of the
Circuit Court of Fairfax County in W.B. 21 p. 130.

After discussion and consideration of the draft of the deed submitted to the Board, upon
motion duly made and seconded, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED, by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, that, upon payment by
the City of Falls church, Virginia, of the sum of $100,000.00, and its compliance with the other
terms and conditions set out in the contract of sale between the parties dated September 17, 1956,
Colgate W. Darden, Jr., President, and Francis L. Berkeley, Jr., Secretary, be and they hereby
are, authorized, empowered and directed, the approval of the Governor, as required by Section
23.77.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, having been obtained thereto, to execute
and deliver a deed of conveyance on behalf of The Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia, conveying with special warranty of title, to the City of Falls Church, the remainder
in the tract of 8.3208 acres of land in Falls Church, Virginia, devised to it by the will of
Joseph H. Riley, and more particularly described in the draft of the deed submitted to this
meeting, said deed to be substantially in the form of the draft submitted to this meeting.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the President and other officers of this corporation be and they
hereby are, authorized, empowered, and directed to take such further steps, and do such further
things as may be necessary to complete this transaction.

APPRECIATION EXPRESSED TO MRS. PARKER AND MRS. GAGE

The President called to the attention of the Board that under the terms of the will of Dr.
Joseph H. Riley the proceeds of sale of the property at Falls Church is to be used as a
nucleus of a fund to found a school and museum of vertebrate zoology. He went on to say it was
to a great extent through the cooperation, interest and generosity of Mrs. Margaret R. Parker
and Mrs. Maude K. Gage, life tenants of the property under Dr. Riley's will that the University
was able to dispose of its remainder interest in the property at this time for the sum of
$100,000.00, and that he felt the Board should express its appreciation.

Upon motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously

RESOLVED, that the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
express to Mrs. Margaret R. Parker and Mrs. Maude K. Gage, sisters of the late Dr. Joseph
Harvey Riley, and life tenants under his will, the deep appreciation and gratitude of The Rector
and Visitors of the University of Virginia for their interest, cooperation and generosity which
made it possible at this time to dispose of the remainder interest in the property at Falls
Church, Virginia, devised to the University under the will of the late Dr. Joseph Harvey Riley,
to the City of Falls Church for the sum of $100,000.00.

The President was requested to transmit to Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Gage this expression of
appreciation.

PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY CONVEYANCE

President Darden submitted to the Board draft of a deed dated December 10, 1956, prepared
by C. Venable Minor, Special Counsel for the University, conveying to Charles M. Hodgman, Jr., a
parcel of 10 acres of land near Diamond Springs, Princess Anne County, Virginia, being the same
land devised to the University by will of Bertha L. Makinson, dated November 22, 1939, probated
in the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Norfolk in W.B. 23 p. 98, and also the same
land conveyed to The Rector and Visitors by deed of Edwin J. Smith, Executor and Trustee u/w of
Bertha L. Makinson, dated December 27, 1951, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit
Court of Princess Anne County, Virginia, in D.B. 296 p. 353. The consideration for the
conveyance is $6900.00, of which $500.00 is cash and the residue of $6400.00 is evidenced by 5
negotiable promissory notes secured as deferred purchase money by deed of trust.

The President reported that, pursuant to the resolution of the Board adopted at its meeting
held on June 16, 1956, after submitting the matter to Mr. Minor, he had executed a contract of
sale of the property on behalf of The Rector and Visitors, to Charles M. Hodgman, Jr., upon the
terms above set forth, and that the approval of the Governor to such contract of sale had been
obtained.

Mr. Darden reminded the Board that sale of this property to the David Lea Corporation had
been authorized by resolution adopted at the June 10, 1955, meeting but the sale had fallen
through and that contract of sale had been cancelled by mutual agreement.

After discussion and consideration of the draft of the deed submitted to the Board, upon
motion duly made and seconded, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED, by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, that Colgate W. Darden,
Jr., President, and Francis L. Berkeley, Jr., Secretary, be and they hereby are authorized,
empowered and directed, the approval of the Governor as required by Section 23-77.1 of the Code
of Virginia, 1950, as amended, having been obtained thereto, to execute and deliver a deed of
conveyance on behalf of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, conveying with
special warranty of title, to Charles M. Hodgman, Jr., in consideration of $6900.00, part cash
and the residue secured as deferred purchase money by deed of trust on the property, the parcel
of land containing 10 acres, more or less, lying near Diamond Springs in Princess Anne County,
Virginia, and more particularly described in the draft of the deed submitted to this meeting,
said deed to be substantially in the form of the draft submitted to this meeting.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the President and other officers of this corporation be, and they
hereby are, authorized, empowered, and directed to take such further steps and do such further
things as may be necessary to complete this transaction.

VINCENT SUCCESSION

The President stated that because of the rapid movement in the securities market it had
been found necessary to adopt some method whereby the consent of The Rector and Visitors to
changes in investments in the Succession of the late Hugh E. Vincent could be obtained more
rapidly than heretofore. He pointed out that under existing procedure such changes were
submitted to the Honorable Wayne G. Borah, the University's representative, who then transmitted
the recommendations for changes in investments to the Comptroller for approval. It was
suggested that this procedure could be improved upon by authorizing Judge Borah to give his
consent on behalf of the University to such changes upon a receipt of a telegram of authority
from The Rector, the President or the Comptroller. After discussion, upon motion duly made and
seconded, the following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, under the will of the late Hugh E. Vincent, which was probated April 24, 1951, in
the proceedings No. 304-985 of the Civil District Court of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Mildred
Saffold Vincent, his widow, was named as Usufructuary, and the University of Virginia, Tulane
University and Trinity Church were named as Naked Owners of certain assets, including certain
securities, which in accordance with the will have been lodged in the custody of the Whitney
National Bank of New Orleans; and

WHEREAS, by an agreement executed, in couterparts, by the said four parties in interest
(Counterpart by the University of Virginia being executed by Vincent Shea), which agreement
became effective by the lodgment of counterparts signed by all four parties in Whitney National
Bank on June 7, 1956, a method of handling those securities was formulated and agreed upon; and

WHEREAS, the said agreement provides for the consent of the four parties in interest to the
reinvestment of capital resulting from the maturity of securities, and also for the consent of
all four parties to the disposal of securities in the estate, and the reinvestment of the
proceeds of those securities; and

WHEREAS, because of the rapid movement in the securities market, it is essential that these
consents be given without unnecessary delay; and

WHEREAS, by resolution of this Board adopted December 12, 1952, and still in force, The
Rector or President or the Comptroller of this corporation is authorized and empowered to sell,
assign and transfer any and all stocks, bonds, evidences of interest or indebtedness, rights,
and options, to acquire or to sell same and all other securities, corporate or otherwise,
standing in the name of, or belonging to, this corporation in any capacity; and

WHEREAS, as a courtesy to this institution the Honorable Wayne G. Borah has agreed to act
for this institution in the matter giving the written consent of this institution, to any such
transaction upon receipt by him of a telegram signed by either the Rector, the President or the
Comptroller of this institution,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that upon receipt by him of a telegram signed by any one of
said officials authorizing such consent, the said Wayne G. Borah is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed on behalf of this institution, to consent in writing to any of the above
described transactions made under the said agreement of June 7, 1956, provided that the other
three parties in interest have already consented to such transactions.

CEMETERY LOTS CHARGES INCREASED

President Darden laid before the Board a report by the Cemetery Committee dated 8 June
1955, and pointed out that there was divergent opinion in regard to some of its provisions, some
of which had not been reconciled with the legal advice of the University's Special Counsel. In
response to the President's statement that an increased fee for spaces in the cemetery is
needed to assist in maintenance, the Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the charge for lots in the University Cemetery be and it is hereby increased from twenty
dollars ($20.00) to forty dollars ($40.00) effective this date.

SICK LEAVE PAY FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES

The President read to the Board the following letter from the Comptroller:

Pointing out that non-hourly employees can accumulate up to ninety days sick leave, President
Darden recommended approval of Mr. Shea's proposal. The Board adopted after discussion the
following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that, effective this date, any hourly employee with ten or more years of continuous service shall
be entitled to half-pay for a serious illness, for a period not to exceed three months.

PRESIDENT GRANTED LEAVE

Mr. Darden informed the Board that President Eisenhower had requested the members of the
special Committee that is engaged, under the chairmanship of Mr. Benjamin Fairless, in a study of
foreign aid policies for the State Department, to visit certain areas of the Far East and
elsewhere between December 27th next and February 5th. He had not contemplated such travel, Mr.
Darden said, when he originally accepted membership on this Committee, and he would resign from
the Committee if the Board thought it best for him to do so.

The Board resolved that the President be granted leave for the period of foreign travel to
be undertaken by the Committee.

PROVOST'S DUTIES

The President said that unless he heard objections from the Board, it was his intention to
assign to the Provost, Dr. Joseph L. Vaughan, additional duties, especially in regard to the branch
junior colleges, beyond those listed in the resolution creating that office. The Chairman and
other Visitors expressed the opinion that the President required no additional authority for
such assignments or reassignments unless they appeared to be prohibited by anything in the original
resolution.

WOMEN STUDENTS' AGE REQUIREMENT IN ENGINEERING

The following letter from the Dean of Engineering was read to the Board by President Darden:

After discussion the Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the present academic requirements for the admission of women students to the School of
Engineering be retained, but that the minimum age for admission be reduced from twenty to
eighteen, effective this date.

TUITION FEES INCREASED

The president reported that, in accordance with the authority delegated to him by the Board
on September 15th, he had ordered an increase of fifty dollars ($50.00) in the tuition fee for
Virginia students and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for out-of-state students, effective as of
the beginning of the 1957-58 session. The Governor, Mr. Darden reported, has approved the
increased fees, but has not yet approved the accompanying increased faculty salary schedules,
which he is to review in coming months.

MRS. PRESTON DAVIE'S GIFT OF RALEIGH PORTRAIT

President Darden laid before the Board his recent correspondence with Mrs. Preston Davie, of
New York, who has offered to present to the University a portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, painted
in 1588, and recently appraised by Mr. Milton Samuels, of French and Company, at $7,500. Mrs.
Davie, Mr. Darden noted, had expressed the hope that the University would lend the portrait, if
it was accepted, to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for exhibit during the year of the
Jamestown Festival of 1957.

The Board resolved that the gift of the Raleigh portrait be accepted, subject to the
approval of the Art Commission, and that the President be requested to convey to Mrs. Davie the
gratitude of the Visitors for her generosity to the University.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE REPORT

Mrs. Smith read to the Board the following:

The Board resolved that the foregoing Report be accepted and that its recommendations be
adopted.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COLLEGE SITE

The problem of a suitable location for the proposed Northern Virginia College was considered
by the Board in open session from 10:00 A.M. until 12:45 and again during the final hour of the
executive session in the afternoon.

After laying before the Board approximately fifty resolutions, petitions, and letters from
local governments, clubs, civic organizations, and individuals on behalf of various sites, the
Chairman pro tem welcomed the representatives from Northern Virginia and requested that each
delegation limit its spokesman or spokesmen to fifteen minutes.

Pursuant to a ruling by the Chair that group representatives and individuals would be heard
in the order in which they had nade application, as listed by the Secretary, but that the Advisory
Council, in view of its semi-official status, would be allowed to present two additional spokesmen
at the end of the hearing, the following persons, in the order named, addressed the Board.

Mr. Joseph L. Vaughan, who read a statement by Dean George B. Zehmer in regard to the
problem.

Mr. Shelley Krasnow, offering a choice of Prince William County sites on behalf of a
County Committee.

Mr. A. B. Rust, Jr., on behalf of the Prince William County Supervisors and in support of
Mr. Krasnow's proposals.

Mr. Clarence A. Steele, representing the Advisory Council to the Northern Virginia Extension
Center in support of Ravensworth.

Mr. Joseph Basilone, of Springfield, on behalf of the Ravensworth site.

Mr. Joseph L. Duvall, a student at the Northern Virginia Extension Center, who presented
452 mimeographed statements, signed by Extension students and teachers, requesting the
Board's approval of the Advisory Council's choice of Ravensworth.

Mr. Henry Glasse, who spoke on behalf of the Bowmans' Sunset Hills tract near Herndon.

Mr. Cooper Dawson, who spoke on behalf of University of Virginia Alumni at the Episcopal
High School and elsewhere in Northern Virginia in support of the Herndon site.

Mr. W. V. T. Justis, who introduced to the Board Messrs. Wallace Carper, Maurice Fox,
William Keys, Lewis Moore, and others present who joined him in support of the
Herndon site.

Mr. Joseph Freehill, who spoke on behalf of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,
generally in support of the Ravensworth site, but without specifically rejecting the
Herndon or other sites.

Judge Carleton Penn, of Loudoun County, who appeared as an Alumnus and on behalf of the
County Board, and introduced Messrs. Newkirk, J. T. Hirst, Sterling M. Harrison, and
J. D. Nichols, who shared his support of the Herndon site.

The Rev. John B. Shinberger, who discussed the rising population of the Vienna area and the
advantages of the Herndon site.

Mr. Shawn, who favored the Herndon site.

Mr. Lucas D. Phillips, who supported the Herndon site.

Mr. Egbert Thompson, who offered his farm in Prince William County, on the Shirley Highway
near Woodbridge.

Mr. Harrison Mann, who explained the intentions of the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
and of the General Assembly, which he interpreted as favoring "only the Tenth District",
and hence the Ravensworth site.

Mr. Richard E. Shands, like Mr. Mann a member of the Advisory Council, and former member of
the Fairfax School Board, who analyzed the elements favorable to the Ravensworth site.

Mr. John Ticer, representing the City Council of Alexandria, which favors the Ravensworth
site and is prepared to give financial support.

Mr. Cash (?) of Herndon, in support of the Sunset Hills tract.

At the conclusion of these arguments, at 12:45 P.M., the Chairman directed the Secretary to
take charge of the maps, charts, petitions, and other exhibits, and thanked the groups and
individuals from Northern Virginia, who then withdrew from the room.

During the concluding hour of the afternoon session, the recommendations were reviewed and a
general discussion of the problem was held in executive session. To correct the record as
misstated in certain newspaper accounts, attributed to Advisory Council members, and published
following release of the Board's Committee Report in September, members of the former Committee
briefly reviewed their work. It was pointed out that the Committee had begun by studying the
legislative background of the project, had notified all members of the Advisory Council and
Northern Virginia members of the General Assembly, and had consulted with them in open meetings of
the Committee. No closed session had been held by the Committee except when the final decision
was reached, at which time the presence of the Advisory Councillors would have seemed partial in
the eyes of the public. Maps showing population trends and school locations were studied, and it
was pointed out that competition by other colleges coming into the urban area was not a potential
threat, being already present in the form of several large city universities which are more
accessible to students in the Alexandria-Arlington area than either of the proposed Ravensworth and

Herndon sites will be. Adequate ultimate control by the University of its proposed branch was
questioned in the light of some of the current local attitudes towards the University's
participation in the choice of a site.

The Board resolved to defer action on a site until the March 9th meeting and at that time to
reconsider the entire problem of the advisability of establishing a college of the University in
Northern Virginia.

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

MISS CHARMENZ LENHART HEARD

As the concluding speaker at the morning's public session, Miss Charmenz Lenhart, a former
faculty member, appeared at her own request and addressed the Board from 12:45 to 1:00 o'clock.
Miss Lenhart was accompanied by her advisor, Mr. Bayard Q. Morgan, Professor Emeritus at Stanford
University and a member of the executive council of the Modern Languages Association. Upon
retiring from the Board Room, after completing her remarks and receiving the Chairman's thanks,
Miss Lenhart handed to the Secretary a carbon copy of her statement, which called for "justice"
for the late Dr. Morgan L. Combs, a review by the Board of its proceedings of 1953-54 in regard to
him, and action by the Board to build a chapel in his memory.

COMMITTEE ON THE COLLEGE

Mr. Smith, as Chairman of the Committee on Mary Washington College, reported on a meeting
held on the evening of December 7th at which the Committee had been informed of the Governor's
decision to ask the General Assembly to restore to the College, for its debt retirement program,
the $351,000 from its 1955-56 operating surplus that had been placed by executive order in the
General Fund of the Commonwealth. Mr. Smith spoke briefly of the good planning in progress for
dormitory, gymnasium, and library needs, and of the informed exchange of views at the Committee
meeting, at which the President, the Chancellor, and the Bursar of the College had been present.

BUILDING PROGRAM AND DORMITORY NEEDS

At the request of the Chairman, the Secretary handed to each Visitor copies of the
following. (1) A two-page statement by the Chancellor, entitled "Future Building Program",
outlining dormitory needs estimated at $1,680,000, library expansion needs estimated at $275,000,
and a new gymnasium to replace the 1910 structure at a cost of $500,000, and (2) A six-page
"Survey of Dormitory Capacity for Mary Washington College as Related to Future Dormitory Needs",
prepared by the Bursar and the Dean of Students.

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On motion the meeting was then adjourned.