University of Virginia Library

The regular monthly meeting of the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia was held on this date at
10 o'clock in the office of the President of Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, with the
following present: The Rector Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., President J. L. Newcomb of the University of Virginia
Visitors Garnett, Anderson, Carrington, Calcott, Wailes, Willis, Barksdale, Gay, Mears, Miller, Combs; absent
Bustard, Black, Trout.

The minutes of the meeting of April 11th, which had been copied and mailed to the members, were approved.

The President made the following announcements:

Enrollment to date 4327.

GIFTS:

 

From Mrs. Malcolm W. Perkins, in memory of her brother, Benjamin Armistead Shepherd, II, for the establishment of the B. Armistead Shepherd Fellowship in Medical Research

$50,000

Upon recommendation of the President, the following elections and promotions were approved:

ELECTIONS:

Mr. Harley Steward Thompson, Jr., as Instructor in English, at a session salary of $2,830, incumbency
to begin September 16, 1947.

Mr. Marvin Banks Perry, Jr., as Instructor in English, at a session salary of $2,830, incumbency to
begin September 16, 1947. This is a replacement for Dr. Hanssen.

Mr. Eliot Dinsmore Allen, as Instructor in English, at a session salary of $2,830, incumbency to begin
September 16, 1947.

Mr. Eugene Garland Ross, Jr., as Instructor in English, at a session salary of $2,830, incumbency to
begin September 16, 1947. This is a replacement for Mr. Weaver.

Mr. George Leith Roth, Jr., as Instructor in English, at a session salary of $2,830, incumbency to
begin September 16, 1947.

Mr. Robert P. Shay, as Instructor in Economics, at a session salary of $2,830, incumbency to begin
September 16, 1947.

Mr. James R. Kay, as Instructor in Economics, at a session salary of $2,830, incumbency to begin September
16, 1947.

PROMOTIONS:

Dr. George Blocker Pace from Instructor to Assistant Professor of English, at a session salary of
$3,510, incumbency to begin September 16, 1947.

LENGTHEN COURSE IN ARCHITECTURE:

The President explained to the Board that the School of Architecture has considered the matter of extending the
architectural course in the University of Virginia from four to five sessions beginning with the session of
1948-49, which has been approved by the University Senate. The matter was presented to the Board for its
action, and the recommendation was approved.

FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN:

The following motion offered by Mr. E. C. Anderson, Chairman of the Fund Raising Campaign, was adopted:

RESOLVED, that Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. be named by the Rector and Visitors of the University
of Virginia as National Chairman of the University Fund Raising Campaign, with such duties as may be assigned
to him by the Board of Visitor's Fund Raising Committee,

AND THAT, Mr. Thomas M. Carruthers be appointed Assistant to Admiral Halsey, at a salary of $200.00
per month to be paid from the Fund Raising Campaign account.

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS:

President M. L. Combs of Mary Washington College presented the following recommendations to the Board, which
were approved:

ELECTIONS:

Dr. Henrietta L. Krone be and she is hereby elected Instructor in History at a salary of $2,400
for the session of nine months, incumbency to begin on September 15, 1947.

Mr. Jack W. Warfield be and he is hereby elected Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts, tenure one
year, at a salary of $2,700 for the session of nine months, incumbency to begin September 15, 1947. This
appointment is to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. Paul J. Ritter.

Mr. Harold E. Masengill, Jr. be and he is hereby elected Instructor in Philosophy, tenure one year
only, at a salary of $2,400 for the session of nine months, incumbency to begin on September 15, 1947.

SALARY INCREASE:

Dr. Robert W. Pyle, be and the same is hereby increased from $3,780 to $4,000 for the session of
nine months, effective September 15, 1947.

Dr. Pyle is an effective teacher and it would be difficult to replace him. He has received an
attractive offer from Colby College and this increase is necessary in order to retain him here.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

The request of Mr. John W. Dudley, Head Cataloguer and Instructor in Library Science, for a leave
of absence without pay for eight weeks to enable him to do graduate work in Library Science at the University
of Illinois be and the same is hereby granted, effective June 1, 1947.

ADMISSION OF MALE VETERANS:

At a special meeting of the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia on August 31, 1946, a resolution
was adopted admitting male veterans to Mary Washington College for session 1946-47. As a result, there are

fifty odd male veterans now attending the college. Thus far this policy of admitting men on a temporary basis
seems to have worked out satisfactorily and to the mutual advantage of the veterans and the college. The critical
situation with which the nation is confronted in an effort to take care of the veterans and the normal
college population does not seem to have improved within the last year.

It is, therefore, recommended that the following action be taken:

There was presented to the Board a form of proposed contract between Mary Washington College of the University
of Virginia and Veterans Administration, dated May 27, 1947, by which the College agrees to accept for instruction
during the period from June 16, 1947, to May 31, 1948, inclusive, Veterans who are approved by the Veterans
Administration as entitled to Vocational Rehabilitation Training under Public Law 16 Seventy-eighth Congress,
and to furnish books, tools, equipment, etc., necessary for the satisfactory pursuit of the courses being
given; the terms under which said Veterans are to be accepted by the College being fully set out in said contract.

After consideration of said contract the following resolution was offered and adopted:

CONTRACTS FOR FRANCES WILLARD HALL RE: ENCLOSING INTERIOR STAIRWAYS AND INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM:

The following contracts were presented to the meeting of The Rector and the Board of Visitors held May 9,
at Fredericksburg, Virginia, by Mr. Christopher B. Garnett on behalf of the Committee of Mary Washington
College:

• I. A Contract between James Fox and Sons, Contractors of Richmond, Virginia and The Rector and Visitors
  of the University of Virginia, in which the Contractor agrees to provide all materials, employ all labor
  and sublet the work as provided in said contract and perform all labor and work for enclosing interior
  stairways of Frances Willard Hall of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, as shown
  on the drawings and described in the specifications, Commission No. W-1B-29, dated June, 1945, prepared
  by J. Binford Walford - O. Pendleton Wright, Architects of Richmond, Virginia, at a total price guaranteed
  not to exceed the sum of $16,847.

• II. A Contract between Century Sprinkler Corporation, Contractor of Richmond, Virginia and The Rector and
  Visitors of the University of Virginia, by which the Contractor agrees to provide all the materials
  and perform all the work for the installation of the sprinkler system in Frances Willard Hall, Mary
  Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Commission No. W-1B-31,
  dated January, 1947, including Addenda No. I and No. II, as shown on the drawings and described in the
  specifications prepared by J. Binford Walford - O. Pendleton Wright, Architects, for a total price of
  $18,117.

After full consideration, the following resolution was adopted:

The meeting then adjourned.