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MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

COMMITTEE ON THE COLLEGE

Mr. Smith, Chairman of the Rector's Committee on the College, reported that
his Committee had held a meeting on the evening of October 11th and had considered
in detail and approved the several matters which would now be presented to the
Board by the Chancellor.

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 persons be and they are hereby elected to the
faculty of Mary Washington College

Mrs. Jean Slater Appel as Assistant Professor of Music (2/5 time) for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $1840.

Dr. Rachel Jane Benton as Acting Professor and Chairman of the Department of
Physical Education for the session 1957-58, at a salary of $6200.

Mrs. Juliette Breffort Blessing as Instructor in French for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4000.

Miss Mary Gay Calcott as Instructor in English for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4000.

Mrs. Evelyn Mary Eaton as Visiting Professor in English (part-time) for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $1180. (Creative Writing).

Mrs. Anne Farquher Hamer as Assistant Professor of Music (2/5 time) for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $1840.

Dr. Milton Holmes Hodge, Jr., as Assistant Professor of Psychology for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $4600.

Mr. Eric Isenburger as Visiting Professor in Art for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $5900, substituting for Mr. Julien Binford, on leave of absence.

Dr. George F. Luntz as Acting Professor and Chairman of the Music Department
for the session 1957-58, at a salary of $6200.

Mr. William Edward Montague as Assistant Professor of Psychology for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $4600.

Mr. Dean Maxfield Mullavey as Instructor in Art for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4000, substituting for Mrs. Elena Krupenski, on leave of absence.

Miss Carol Marquerite Pitts as Instructor in English for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $4000.

Mrs. Vera Neely Ross as Associate Professor of Music (3/5 time) for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $3000.

Mrs. Lola Esther (Minich) Tompkins as Instructor in Economics and Business
Administration for the session 1957-58, at a salary of $4000

Miss Eula Douglas Turner as Instructor in Physical Education for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4000

Dr. Winifred Wood Updike as Assistant Professor in Chemistry for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4600, substituting for Mr. H. C. Shull, on leave of absence.

Dr. Herman Lynn Womack as Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Psychology for
the session 1957-58, at a salary of $4600.

Mr. Daniel Holt Woodward as Assistant Professor in English for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4600.

RE-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 faculty members be and they are hereby re-elected to
the faculty of Mary Washington College

Mr. Jesse Bythwood Jackson as Visiting Professor in Mathematics for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $5900.

Dr. W. Schuyler Miller as Visiting Professor in Geology (part-time) for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $1475.

Miss Margery E. Arnold as Assistant Professor in Physical Education for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Dr. Zoe Wells Carroll Black as Assistant Professor in Biology for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Dr. Miriam E. Bowes as Assistant Professor in French for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $4800.

Dr. Stanley F. Bulley as Assistant Professor in Music for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $5200.

Mr. G. Preston Burns as Assistant Professor in Physics (part-time) for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $3466.

Dr. L. Clyde Carter as Assistant Professor in Sociology for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $5200.

Dr. Robert F. Caverlee as Assistant Professor of Biblical Literature for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $2600 (part-time).

Dr. Herbert L. Cover as Assistant Professor in Chemistry for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Dr. Benjamin W. Early as Assistant Professor in English for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Miss Yvette Marie Fallandy as Assistant Professor in French for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4800

Mr. John T. Fauls as Assistant Professor in Psychology for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4800.

Dr. Marion A. Greene as Assistant Professor in Spanish for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Mrs. John P. Harris as Assistant Professor in Home Economics for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5000.

Mr. Levin Houston, III, as Assistant Professor in Piano for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5200

Dr. Edwin H. Jones as Assistant Professor in French for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $5200.

Mrs. Walter B. Kelly as Assistant Professor in Psychology for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Dr. Walter B. Kelly as Assistant Professor in English for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $5200.

Dr. Pauline G. King as Assistant Professor in Art for the session 1957-58, at
a salary of $5200

Mrs. John C. Russell as Assistant Professor in Home Economics for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Dr. Laura Voelkel Sumner as Assistant Professor in Greek and Latin for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $5200.

Mr. Mark R. Sumner as Assistant Professor in Dramatic Arts and Speech for the
session 1957-58, at a salary of $4800.

Miss Mildred Cates as Instructor in Home Economics for the session 1957-58, at
a salary of $4600

Miss Mildred Anne Droste as Instructor in Physical Education for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4400.

Mr. Albert G. Duke as Instructor in Radio and Speech for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $4600.

Miss Miriam J. Greenberg as Instructor in Physical Education for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4600

Miss Rosemary Herman as Instructor in Spanish for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4600

Mrs. Henry C. Irby as Instructor in History and Head Resident for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4200.

Mr. Michael Kirschner as Instructor in Physical Education for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4200.

Mr. Albert R. Klein as Instructor in Dramatic Arts for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $4600.

Mrs. Elena Krupenski as Instructor in Ceramics for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4600.

Mr. Sidney H. Mitchell as Instructor in English for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4400

Miss Mary Jo Parrish as Instructor in Biology for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4400. (Ph.D conferred June, 1957)

Mr. W. J. Pitman as Instructor in Biology for the session 1957-58, at a salary
of $4600.

Dr. Russell S. Ratcliffe as Instructor in Education for the session 1957-58,
at a salary of $4200.

Miss Carmen L. Rivera as Instructor in Spanish for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4200.

Miss Frances Beveridge Sydnor as Instructor in English for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4600.

Mr. Jack Bruce Thomas as Instructor in Sociology for the session 1957-58, at a
salary of $4200.

Miss Rebecca Woosley as Instructor in Physical Education for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4600.

RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS

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 and retirements, respectively, of the following
faculty members at Mary Washington College be and they are hereby accepted

Dr. George Earle Shankle, Professor and Chairman of the Department of English,
who was scheduled to retire June, 1957, but died in May.

Miss Eva Taylor Eppes, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Music
Department - Retiring as of June, 1957.

Miss Ruth E. Leonard, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of
Physical Education - Resigning as of June, 1957, to be married.

Dr. J. Kenneth Roach, Associate Professor of Economics and Business
Administration - Resigning as of September 1, 1957, to accept another position

Dr. Robert G. Templeton, Assistant Professor in Education - Resigning as of
June, 1957.

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

LEAVES 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 following faculty members at Mary Washington College be and
they are hereby granted leaves of absence without pay

Mr. Julien Binford, Professor in Art, for the session 1957-58, in order to
work in his own studio.

Mr. H. C. Shull, Assistant Professor in Chemistry, for the session 1957-58,
due to health.

Mrs. Elena Krupenski, Instructor in Ceramics, for the session 1957-58, due to
health

RETURNING AFTER LEAVES OF ABSENCE

The Chancellor reported that the following teachers are resuming their posts
this session after leaves of absence

Dr. Kurt F. Leidecker, as Associate Professor of Philosophy for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $5250.

Mr. William C. Pinschmidt, Jr., as Instructor in Biology for the session
1957-58, at a salary of $4600

STAFF RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS

The Chancellor reported the following staff changes

Mrs. Inez F. Matthews, Assistant Bursar - Resigning as of July 1, 1957.
(Replaced by Mrs. Emily A. Holloway, Cashier, Office of the Bursar)

Mrs. Helen T. Shackleford, Head Resident - Retiring as of June, 1957.

Miss Elizabeth Trible, College Nurse - Retiring as of June, 1957.

PROMOTIONS

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 promotions of members of the faculty of Mary
Washington College be and they are hereby made, effective as of September 1, 1957

Dr. James Henry Croushore, Associate Professor of English to Professor of
English and Chairman of the Department of English, at an annual salary of $6200.

Dr. Zoe Wells Black, Assistant Professor of Biology to Associate Professor of
Biology, at an annual salary of $5250.

Dr. Luther Clyde Carter, Assistant Professor of Sociology to Associate
Professor of Sociology, at an annual salary of $5250.

Dr. Herbert Lee Cover, Assistant Professor of Chemistry to Associate Professor
of Chemistry, at an annual salary of $5250.

Dr. Benjamin W. Early, Assistant Professor of English to Associate Professor
of English, at an annual salary of $5250.

Dr. Marion A. Greene, Assistant Professor of Spanish to Associate Professor of
Spanish, at an annual salary of $5250.

Mr. Levin Houston, III, Assistant Professor of Music to Associate Professor of
Music, at an annual salary of $5250.

Dr. Walter Butler Kelly, Assistant Professor of English to Associate Professor
of English, at an annual salary of $5250.

Dr. Pauline Grace King, Assistant Professor of Art to Associate Professor of
Art, at an annual salary of $5250

Dr. Laura Voelkel Sumner, Assistant Professor of Classics to Associate
Professor of Classics, at an annual salary of $5250.

Mr. Albert R. Klein, Instructor in Dramatic Arts to Assistant Professor of
Dramatic Arts, at an annual salary of $4800.

Miss Rebecca T. Woosley, Instructor in Physical Education to Assistant
Professor of Physical Education, at an annual salary of $4800.

BELMONT PROPERTY

Referring to the minutes of the April 27th Board meeting, the Chancellor
discussed the terms and conditions of a proposed lease by the College of Belmont,
the home of the late Gari Melchers.

The Board adopted the following resolution.

RESOLVED by the Rector and Visitors of the Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia that Mary Washington College be and is hereby authorized to enter into
an agreement with the trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for the
operation of the Belmont Property, the former home of Gari Melchers, for a period
from approximately November 1, 1957, to June 30, 1960, as a public shrine, and for
use by the college for instructional purposes

SCIENCE BUILDING

Chancellor Simpson led a brief discussion of the progress toward construction
of the new science building, and reported on the highly favorable bids received.

The Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Rector and Visitors of the Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia that the Chancellor of Mary Washington College be and is hereby
authorized to enter into a contract with the John W. Daniels Company, Inc., of
Danville, Virginia, for the construction of a Science Building in accordance with
the plans and specifications prepared by Walford and Wright, Architects, and as
proposed in a written proposal by the John W. Daniels Company at a bid opening on
September 24, 1957.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chancellor of Mary Washington College be and is
hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Southern Desk Company of
Hickory, North Carolina, for supplying laboratory and science equipment as set
forth in the plans and specifications prepared by Walford and Wright, per their
written proposal submitted at a formal bid opening on September 24, 1957

EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS BY THE CHANCELLOR AND BURSAR

The Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED that the Rector, the President of the University of Virginia, the
Chancellor of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, and the Bursar
of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia be, and each of said
officers is hereby given full and complete authority to execute, in the name and on
behalf of the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, any instrument
pertaining to said Mary Washington College or its affairs, which may hereafter
require the name of this corporation to be signed thereto, except that the Bursar
of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia shall not have the
authority to execute any instrument pertaining to land or to the construction of
buildings, and the Secretary of this corporation is hereby authorized to affix the
seal of this corporation to any and all such instruments upon which such seal is or
may be required, and to deliver such instrument or instruments to the party or
parties entitled to receive the same.

On motion the meeting was then adjourned.