University of Virginia Library

A called meeting of the Board of Visitors was held on this date with the Rector,
Frederic W. Scott, Visitors Corbitt, Lewis C. Williams, R. Gray Williams, Wm. A. Stuart,
Hollis Rinehart, C. B. Garnett and President Newcomb, present.

The President submitted the following report.

Enrollment, 2,584.

GIFTS:

 

From Mr. J. E. N. Hume as a memorial to his father, a Drinking Fountain and seat, costing

$7,500

From the Seven Society, the annual gift to be added to the General Loan Fund $7

From the Estate of Miss Jennie Davis, of harrisonburg, a very handsome
bookcase and 367 valuable books.

RESIGNATIONS:

• Dr. John Calvin Metcalf, Dean of the Department of Graduate Studies,

• Mr. Stringfellow Barr, Professor of History.

• Dr. Piet vande Kamp, Assistant Prof. of Astronomy.

The following motion was unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that the
resignation of Dr. John Calvin Metcalf as Dean of the Department of Graduate Studies be
accepted with very keen regret. The members of the Board appreciate his desire to be
relieved of further administrative duties in order that he may devote his full time to
teaching; and they desire to record their appreciation of his distinguished service in
building up the Department during the fourteen years that he has been its administrative
head. This resignation is effective July 1, 1937.

The following motion was unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that the
resignation of Mr. Frank Stringfellow Barr as Professor of History in the University be
accepted with deep regret. The members of the Board wish him the highest success in his
work as Visiting Professor of Liberal Arts in the University of Chicago.

The following motion was unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that the
resignation of Dr. Piet van de Kamp, Assistant Professor of Astronomy in the University,
be accepted with regret. Dr. van de Kamp has carried forward his duties at this Institution
with devotion and skill and the members of the Board wish for him continued success
in his new field.

ELECTIONS:

Upon recommendation of the President Dr. James Southall Wilson was elected Dean
of the Department of Graduate Studies at a Salary of $500., as set forth in the following
resolution adopted:

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that Dr. James
Southall Wilson be and is hereby elected Dean of the Department of Graduate Studies at a
salary of $500.00.

Upon recommendation of the President the following resolutions were adopted:

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that Mr.
John Henry Rushton be and he is hereby elected Professor of Chemical Engineering in the
University, at a salary of $4500., incumbency to begin September, 15, 1937.

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that Dr.
Claude C. Coleman be and he is hereby elected Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
in the University, without salary.

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that Dr.
William Gayle Crutchfield be and he is hereby elected Associate Clinical Professor of
Neurological Surgery, without salary.

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that Dr.
John Moyer Meredith be and he is hereby elected Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological
Surgery at a salary of $3,000.

RESOLVED, BY THE Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that 1.
Martin Leavitt be and he is hereby elected Acting Assistant Professor of Law for the
Session of 1937-38 at a salary of $2,400, incumbency to begin September 13, 1937.

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that John
Black Sirich be continued as Acting Assistant Professor of History for the Session of
1937-38, at a salary of $2,800.

RESOLVED, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that Mr.
Claude M. Anderson be and he is hereby elected Instructor in Astronomy for the Session
of 1937-38, at a salary of 1,800.

PROMOTIONS:

Upon the recommendation of the President the following promotions were made:

• Frank A. Geldard Associate Professor of Psychology to Professor of Psychology,
  at a base salary of $4,500.

• Charles P. Nash, Associate Professor of Law to Professor of Law, at a base
  salary of $4,500.

• Alexander Vyssotsky, Assistant Professor of Astronomy to Associate Professor
  of Astronomy, at a base salary of $3,750.

• Cuthbert Tunstall, Instructor, to Assistant Professor of Diseases of Nose
  and Throat, without salary.

• R. R. Thompson, to Full Time Instructor in Ancient Languages, at a salary of $1,800.

A request was made to fix a price on the Miller Farm at Elkton, Virginia. This
matter was referred to Mr. R. Gray Williams for investigation and Mr. Williams will make a
report at a future date.

An architect's sketch of the Memorial Fountain given by Mr. J. E. N. Hume was
presented to the Board and approved.

A proposal to widen Route 250 from Rugby Road to Route 29 was approved subject
to inspection.

Dr. Geo. O. Ferguson, Jr., Chairman of the Students Admission Application Committee,
appointed at a meeting of the Board June 8, 1936, under provisions of Chapter 352
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1936, reported that admission had been denied to
the following qualified students to enter the Graduate Department of the University; that
they had made arrangements to enter these schools and to receive the amounts as follows:

                                                                                         

	Residence	Institution	Amount
Belong on the Summer list p. 235
Bass, Henry M.	Suffolk	Howard U.	50.00
Gardner, Arthur Lee	Richmond	Was. Sq. Col. NYC	75.00
Harris, Ethel Ramsey	Richmond	U. of Chicago	50.00
Jackson, Alice C.	Richmond	Columbia U.	75.00
Vick, Geo. L.	Portsmouth	Cornell U.	75.00
Barksdale, bessie C.	So. Boston	Michigan	56.85
Boone, Elwood Bernard	Petersburg	Michigan	56.85
Lyman B. Brooks	Blakes	Michigan	56.85
Cavell, Winston, W.	Richmond	Michigan	56.85
Cox, Frances Catherine	Ettrick	Columbia	75.00
Davis, Arthur P.	Richmond	Columbia	75.00
Ealey, Roland Duek	Richmond	Howard-Law	50.00
Eason, John Corbett, Jr.	Richmond	Howard-Law Grad/	50.00
Foster, Richard W.	Richmond	U. Mich.	56.85
Foster, Virginia P.	Petersburg	Columbia	75.00
Gardner, Arthur L.	Richmond	N. Y. U.	75.00
Greer, Louise E.	Charlottesville	Cornell U.	75.00
Harris, Ethel R.	Richmond	Chicago U.	100.00
Henderson, Annie Va.	Richmond	Michigan	56.85
Jackson, Alice C.	Richmond	Columbia U.	75.00
Jeffreys, Richard L.	Chase City	Michigan	56.85
Jeffries, Louise F.	Richmond	Chicago	100.00
Kyles, Blanche Marie	Norfolk	Columbia	75.00
Lockett, J. L.	Ettrick	Rutgers	$75.00
Miller, Allie Mildred	Clifton Forge	Columbia	75.00
Mitchell, Wm. E. Jr.	Richmond	Columbia	75.00
Palmer, Edward N.	Newport News	Michigan	56.85
Porter, Mrs. Harriet B.	Petersburg	Columbia	75.00
Pretlow, Joselyn C.	Smithfield	Columbia	75.00
Robinson, Celina B.	Ettrick	Penna.	75.00
Segear, James E.	Richmond	Penna.	75.00
Shaw, Mrs. Marg. Wysong	Salem	Fisk	50.00
Smith, Bernard S.	Richmond	Chicago	50.00
Smith, Ola M.	Richmond	Michigan	56.85
Spaulding, Julia E.	Newport News	Chicago	50.00
Spencer, Alroy	Lynchburg	Columbia	75.00
Spiller, Wm. M.	Norfolk	Michigan	56.85
Tidline, Nellie Frances	Richmond	Cornell	75.00
Turner, Henry V.	Norfolk	C. C. Ny.	50.00
Vick, Geo. L.	Portsmouth	Cornell	75.00
Wingo, Donald C.	Amelia	Michigan	56.85
Melvin, Horace W.	Newport News	Fisk	50.00
	Total		$2,977.83

The 1937-38 Budget was presented to the Board and Mr. R. Gray Williams
offered a resolution of approval which was unanimously adopted. The Budget carried
estimated receipts of $2,306,684, and estimated expenditures of $2,296,745. A copy
will be found filed in the Budget File in the Secretary's Office.

The New Building Committee was given authority in the matter of the fill of
dirt for the New Library.

It was decided that in the event of Pantops Farm being sold, that the
President would communicate with Mr. McIntire before any action was taken.

A committee of the Board consisting of William A. Stuart, Chairman, James H.
Corbitt, Lewis C. Williams, C. O'Conor Goolrick, R. Gray Williams and C. B. Garnett,
was appointed to confer with a committee of the Law School and the President concerning
the subject of the failure of graduates of our Law School before the Virginia State
Board of Law Examiners.

The meeting then adjourned.