 | Board of Visitors minutes June 1, 1946 |  |
ELECTION:
Upon the recommendation of the President, the following were elected to the Faculty:
Dr. Thomas Payne Govan, Acting Professor of History, encumbency to begin July 8, 1946.
Dr. Beverly von Haller Gilmer, Associate Professor of Psychology, encumbency to begin September 30, 1946.
Dr. Alfred Paul Kehlenbeck, Associate Professor of Germanic Languages, encumbency to begin September 30,
1946.Dr. Raymond F. Mikesell, Associate Professor of Economics, encumbency to begin September 30, 1946.
Miss Mary Walker Randolph, Associate Professor of Nursing Education, encumbency to begin September 30,
1946.Dr. Raymond Smith Edmundson, Assistant Professor of Geology, encumbency to begin June 17, 1946.
Mr. John Lambert Molyneaux, Assistant Professor of Sociology, encumbency to begin September 30, 1946.
Dr. Glenn Ray Noggle, Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology, encumbency to begin July 1, 1946.
Mr. George P. Wilson, Jr., Assistant Professor of Speech, encumbency to begin June 17, 1946.
Mr. George Blocker Pace, Instructor in English, as of February 25, 1946.
Mr. Charles Gordon Reid, Jr., Instructor in Romance Languages, as of February 25, 1946.
Mr. E. C. Anderson, a member of the New Building Committee, stated that the location decided
upon as the site for the Student Union Building was not altogether satisfactory to him as a member of
the committee, and that it was his wish that the committee have more time to study the matter, and
moved that it be referred back to the committee for 30 days for study and report, which was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Gay that members of the faculty to be recommended for promotion be furnished
to the members of the Board two weeks in advance of the meeting at which they are to be considered,
together with their years of service and salary, same was adopted.
The following motion by Mr. Anderson was adopted:
RESOLVED that the sum of $2500 be and the same is hereby appropriated from the unexpended
balance of the University's income on private endowment to pay its share of the cost of a report
by the John Price Jones Corporation upon the feasibility and advisability of putting on a campaign
to raise funds for the University and Alumni Association. The total cost is $3500—the
ramaining $1000 will be paid by the Alumni Association.
In connection with the recommendation of the special committee on the athletic situation situation
submitted at a meeting of the Board, March 26, 1946, "that the remaining debt of the Old General Athletic
Association to the University be balanced" in order to more clearly explain the intent of the action of
the Board in the matter, the following motion was adopted:
Since it appears to the Board that the receipts from intercollegiate athletics over the last
four or five years have exceeded the expenditures in this field during the same period by an amount
equal to if not in excess of the debt of the old Athletic Association to the University of Virginia
remaining at the end of the current year, and since the excess earnings of intercollegiate
athletics have been used by the University for its general purposes instead of applying them to
the payment of the old indebtedness;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the remaining debt of the old Athletic Association to the
University of Virginia in the amount of $25,681.55 evidenced by bonds of the Athletic Association,
be and the same is hereby charged off our books and the bonds are hereby ordered cancelled.
On motion it was RESOLVED that a special committee of three members of the Board be appointed
on Student Activities, to consider student problems, and to meet with the students, to act as
liaison with the Board. Mr. Gay brought up the question of the University's relation to "Corks &
Curls" and asked that the matter be referred to this committee for study and report back to the
Board.
The following report of the Finance Committee was received and the recommendations contained
therein were approved by the Board:
The Finance Committee of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, respectfully
reports to the Board of Visitors, as follows;
That on May 22, 1946, a meeting of this committee was held at the office of Scott & Stringfellow
in Richmond, Virginia, with the following present: Mr. Barron F. Black, Chairman, and Mr. Thomas
B. Gay, two members of the Committee; Dr. J. L. Newcomb, President, E. I. Carruthers, Bursar, and
Mr. Edward C. Anderson, Fiscal Advisor. The third member of the Committee, Mr. Maitland Bustard,
was not present.
At that meeting, after full discussion, the following resolution was passed unanimously:
BE IT RESOLVED that interest on all fraternity loans be reduced to 4% as of January 1, 1942, and
in the instance where a fraternity has paid more than 4% in the period from January 1, 1942, to
July 1, 1946, the average above 4% shall be credited upon the principal of the loans of such fraternities.
In addition, there shall be added to all fraternity loans these sums expended by the University of
Virginia for taxes, insurance and repairs, and also sums owed the University for unpaid interest.
New contracts shall be worked out with each fraternity on the balances arrived at by this
method with proper amortization of principal arranged for in these contracts. It shall be optional
with all of the fraternities as to whether or not they shall accept this proposition.
The Committee respectfully recommends that the Board of Visitors take appropriate action
affirming the action of the committee as set out in the resolution above stated.
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