UCCSN Board of Regents' Meeting Minutes
1-08-1949
Volume 6 - Pages 120-127
REGENTS MEETING
January 8, 1949
The regular meeting of the Board of Regents was called to order
by Chairman Ross at 9:25 A.M. in the President's office. Pres-
ent: Regents Hilliard, Sheerin, Ross; Comptroller Gorman, Pres-
ident Moseley; former Regent Henningsen; and reporters Bryn
Armstrong and Lloyd Rogers. Mr. Ross reported that a long dis-
tance call had been received from Regent Cahlan that, due to a
breakdown of his car, he had to return to Las Vegas and it was
too late to catch a plane for Reno. Word was received from Mr.
Arentz that, due to weather conditions, his plane was grounded
at Fallon, Nevada, but that he would try to reach Reno as soon
as possible.
Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that Mrs. Henningsen
be invited to sit in on the meeting.
Mrs. Henningsen accepted.
Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that the reading of
the minutes of the meetings of October 29, 1948 and December
11, 1948 be dispensed with in view of the fact that each member
of the Board had received a copy, and that they be approved as
submitted.
Mr. Jeff Springmeyer, Legislative Counsellor, came into the meet-
ing.
President Moseley presented a chart showing a study of salaries
for 5 Western Land Grant Colleges and State Universities.
At 9:35 A.M. Deans Wood, Palmer and Creel were called into the
meeting for the purpose of discussing their proposed budgets.
President's Informal Report:
A. Enrollment
Admissions Committee Report on enrollment:
Nevada Out of
Students State Total
Fall 1939 1033 92 1125
Spring 1940 966 98 1064
Fall 1940 1031 111 1142
Spring 1941 947 99 1046
Year 1940-41 1124 131 1255
Fall 1941 890 113 1003
Spring 1942 749 91 840
Year 1941-42 954 118 1072
Fall 1947 1286 534 1820
Spring 1948 1143 506 1649
Year 1947-48 1400 574 1974
Fall 1948 1228 546 1774
B. Housing
Same figures as report of October 29, 1948.
C. Personnel
1) Mrs. Mary A. Wallace, R. N., resigned as Assistant Nurse
at the Infirmary, effective November 5, 1948, and Mrs.
Theodora Lamberson, R. N., was secured to serve in her
place, at the same salary and under the same terms as
Mrs. Wallace.
2) Professor F. W. Wilson died suddenly at his home on
December 7, 1948.
3) Professor B. F. Chappelle died suddently at his home on
December 22, 1948.
D. Gifts
1) The Gray Reid Wright Company of Reno donated 150 feet of
art paper to Mr. Sheppard and his Art class in construct-
ing the Christmas scene on the Campus.
2) Admiral James Fife sent a check for $100 as a Christmas
present to the University, which was credited to the Stu-
dent Union Building Fund.
3) Mrs. Edward North of Los Angeles has again sent $5 to the
Student Union Building Fund.
4) Mr. Frank Mc Arthur of Reno, now in Stanford Lane Hospi-
tal, sent a check for $200 to be divided equally between
Joan and Roberta Lundy when they register in the Univer-
sity of Nevada for the Spring semester.
5) The Twentieth Century Fox Film Company has donated $1000
to the President's Discretionary Fund as a token of ap-
preciation for the privilege of filming, "Mr. Belvedere
Goes to College" on our Campus.
President's Recommendations:
A. Recommendations for Degrees
None.
B. Recommendations on Personnel
Economics, Business and Sociology
1) That, effective February 1, 1949, the resignation of
Marjorie Menu Olsen, Instructor in Business Administra-
tion, be accepted.
2) That, effective February 1, 1949, R. C. Bernhardt be re-
appointed as Lecturer at a salary of $600 for the Spring
semester, 1949.
3) That, effective February 1, 1949, Louis V. Skinner be
reappointed as Lecturer at a salary of $400 for the
Spring semester, 1949.
English
4) That, effective February 1, 1949, Mabel Brown be reap-
pointed as Assistant at a salary of $275 for the Spring
semester, 1949.
5) That, effective February 1, 1949, Harriet Spencer be
reappointed as Assistant at a salary of $550 for the
Spring semester, 1949.
6) That, effective February 1, 1949, Laurabel Hume be re-
appointed as Instructor at a salary of $1200 for the
Spring semester, 1949.
Foreign Languages
7) That, effective February 1, 1949, Mabel Brown be reap-
pointed as Assistant at a salary of $825 for the Spring
semester, 1949.
Mathematics
8) That, effective February 1, 1949, A. V. Martin be re-
turned to active status as Assistant Professor at a
salary of $1770 for the Spring semester, 1949. Mr.
Martin has been on leave of absence without pay for
the Fall semester, 1948.
9) That, effective February 1, 1949, Charlotte Carter be
reappointed as Assistant at a salary of $1110 for the
Spring semester, 1949.
10) That, effective February 1, 1949, Ruth Van Dyke be re-
appointed as Assistant at a salary of $1110 for the
Spring semester, 1949.
11) That, effective February 1, 1949, Margaret Williams be
reappointed as Assistant at a salary of $340 for the
Spring semester, 1949.
12) That, effective February 1, 1949, Robert Tompson be
reappointed as Assistant at a salary of $650 for the
Spring semester, 1949.
Physical Education for Women
13) That, effective February 1, 1949, Faye Briggs be ap-
pointed as Instructor in Physical Education for Women
at a salary of $1350 for the Spring semester, 1949.
Civil Engineering
14) That, effective February 1, 1949, the resignation of
Weld Arnold as Lecturer in Civil Engineering be accept-
ed.
Electrical Engineering
15) That, effective January 1, 1949, Dale Lloyd Mc Leod be
appointed as Instructor in Electrical Engineering at
the rate of $3300 per year.
Motion by Mr. Sheerin, seconded by Mr. Hilliard, passed
unanimously that the above recommendations, 1 through 15,
be approved.
Letter under date of January 7, 1949, addressed to the Chairman
of the Board of Regents, signed by J. P. Hart, Trustee in reor-
ganization for International Mining and Milling Company and its
wholly owned subsidiary, Mount Gaines Mining Company, requested
the services of Jay A. Carpenter as a Director and voting trustee
in the settlement of the affairs of the company. It was the
unanimous opinion of the Board that action be deferred until Mr.
Carpenter could appear, and the Secretary was instructed to read
the Regents' ruling on outside employment.
Comptroller's Report and Recommendations:
a) Claims
Motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that the following
claims, as approved by the Finance Committee, be approved:
List No. 6, Regents Checks 89-139 to 89-170, inclusive,
for a total of $197,275.84.
List No. 6, State Claims 89-108 to 89-126, inclusive,
for a total of $41,689.52.
b) Boiler for Air Base Dormitories
After careful study of the proposition of moving one of the
boilers secured at the Reno Army Air Base to heat these
Dormitories, it was felt that it would be cheaper and more
economical to secure a small boiler suitable for the purpose.
A bid was submitted from the Jewel Investment Company of
Tonopah for two 2nd-hand boilers in the amount of $1700,
f. o. b. Reno.
Motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that the bid be ac-
cepted, subject to the approval of the architect.
Rex Daniels, Alumni Secretary, came into the meeting at 10 A.M.
c) Conversion of Old Gymnasium
Referring to provision of Chapter 208, Statutes of 1945, ap-
propriating $20,000 to convert old Gymnasium into an Armory,
motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that the Comptrol-
ler be authorized to have the necessary Bill prepared for
presentation to the State Legislature rescinding above ac-
tion.
d) Retirement
(1) Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that the
Comptroller be authorized to prepare an amendment to
the University Retirement Plan raising the maximum
monthly payments from $150 to $200 per month.
(2) Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that, if it
can be done legally, the monthly pension of those mem-
bers of the faculty retired under the 1917 Act be in-
creased from 25% to 33 1/3%.
e) Orr Ditch
Motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that the matter of
the inverted siphon eliminating the Orr Ditch from the lower
Campus be referred to a committee consisting of President
Moseley, Comptroller Gorman, and the Chairman of the Regents
Building and Grounds Committee, for continued study, with
the idea of determining its advisability and, if found ad-
visable, to request an appropriation from the 1949 Legisla-
ture.
f) Parking and Traffic Problem
Dr. Gorman reported that attempts to handle parking and traf-
fic problems on the Campus with the help of the Sundowners
student organization had not proved successful and that the
Reno City Police Department is unable to delegate an officer
to take care of the problem.
Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that the Comptrol-
ler be authorized to employ a deputized officer as a regular
member of the Buildings and Grounds staff at a salary not to
exceed $2400 per year; and to try to finance the project, if
possible.
g) Claim of Headman, Ferguson & Carollo was presented in the
amount of $1,080.22 for trips to the University of Nevada
during September, October and November at the request of the
Regents.
Motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that the claim be
approved.
Mr. Sheerin reiterated his position on the Heating Plant that the
Regents should inform the State Planning Board of its wishes in
the matter and that the State Planning Board should present to
the State Legislature its recommendation for construction of the
University Heating Plant rather than to submit 2 alternate plans
for consideration by the Legislature.
h) Paving
Motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that the Controller
be directed to make preparation for introduction to the
State Legislature (a) a Bill authorizing an appropriation
of $4035.60 to the City of Reno for payment of 1948 pavement
installed on Seventh Street in 1948, and (b) a Bill author-
izing payment of the 1949 program for paving, curb and gutter
to be installed on street abutting University Experiment
Station Farm on Alameda Avenue, not to exceed $15,800.
i) Right-of-Way
Following a discussion as to the need for securing a right-
of-way through private property to connect the north and
south Campus.
Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that the Comptrol-
ler be instructed to take all necessary steps to acquire a
right-of-way through said property.
j) Advisory Board of Regents
Copy of the order of the Supreme Court making permanent the
injunction against the appointment of an Advisory Board of
Regents was received from the Attorney General. Copies of
the Carson City Chronicle of December 24, 1948, containing
copy of the Supreme Court decision in above matter were re-
ceived and a copy given to each Regent. The Secretary was
ordered to file one copy for reference.
Discussion of the Budget
Comptroller Gorman distributed budget material which had been
tabulated from budgets submitted by the Deans and a general
discussion followed.
Mrs. Henningsen, who sat in on the morning session at the invita-
tion of the Board of Regents, announced at noon that she would
not return after lunch.
Chairman Ross thanked Mrs. Henningsen for her service on the
Board, saying that she had contributed materially to the work of
the Board in that her sense of honesty and fairness, her intu-
ition and her great interest in the institution, has given the
Board a judgment which served as a guide over many rough places.
He added that he hoped that Mrs. Henningsen would continue her
interest in the University and that probably from time to time
the Board would seek her opinion in matters pertaining to the
University.
The President of the University added his personal appreciation
of the quality of service rendered by Mrs. Henningsen.
Mrs. Henningsen thanked the Board and the Administration of the
University for cooperation given her during her term of office
as Regent.
The Board recessed at 12:20 noon for luncheon at the University
Dining Hall and was called to order at 1:30 P.M. by Chairman
Ross. Present were Regents Hilliard, Sheerin, Ross; President
Moseley; Comptroller Gorman; Deans Wood, Palmer, Creel; Profes-
sor Carpenter; Mr. Springmeyer.
Professor Carpenter clarified the request of Mr. Hart pointing
out that the assignment would in no way detract from his regular-
ly prescribed service to the University and that his pay would
be per meeting attended, and would be nominal.
It was the unanimous opinion of the Board that the matter does
not violate the rule of the Regents regarding outside employ-
ment.
Reporter Rogers returned at 1:30 P.M., reporter Bennyhoff came
in at 1:45, and reporter Armstrong returned at 2:40 P.M., all
during the discussion on the budget.
Discussion of the Budget (1:30 P.M.)
It was decided to consider salary brackets first and after
much discussion, it was unanimously agreed that the Board
use the brackets as adopted at the meeting of September 30,
1948, as follows:
Instructors $2400 - $3600
Assistant Professors 3600 - 4400
Associate Professors 4400 - 5200
Professors 5200 - 6000
Deans and Directors 6000 - 7500
Motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that the salary
budget be set up on the above salary schedule, but using as
the average salary for Professors $5800, for Directors $6800
and for Deans $7200.
The budget for supplies and equipment (operation and mainte-
nance) was submitted by the Comptroller. After much discus-
sion, motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that first,
all items of supplies and equipment be screened by the Presi-
dent and the Deans and brought down to absolute necessities,
and that, secondly, the total figure be set up, and, finally,
that it be submitted for approval of the Board of Regents.
Dean Palmer presented his request for repairs and additions
to the Electrical Engineering building in the amount of
$40,800, pointing out that these improvements would not be
wasted when it becomes possible to add a wing to the new
Engineering building. However, he stated that with these
improvements a high state of efficiency could be maintained
in the Engineering Departments for several years to come and
that these improvements are necessary now to properly in-
struct the students now enrolled.
Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that Dean Palmer's
request to repair and improve the Electrical Engineering
building be approved and that the Comptroller be authorized
to have the necessary Bill prepared for presentation to the
Legislature, on the statement of Dean Palmer that 4/5 of the
amount ($40,800) would be needed even if a wing were later
added to the new Engineering building.
Dean Palmer, Dean Wood and Mr. Bennyhoff left the meeting at
3:45 P.M.
Regent Arentz came into the meeting at 4 P.M., unavoidably delay-
ed by travel and weather conditions.
Chairman Ross welcomed Mr. Arentz, saying that he hoped for him
the same happiness the rest of the members got from service on
the Board.
Mr. Arentz thanked Mr. Ross.
Dean Creel presented his budget requests.
South Virginia Farm
Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that the amount of
$39,876 be included in the budget by the Comptroller for
presentation to the State Legislature for operation and main-
tenance of the South Virginia Farm.
Research and Marketing budget was presented.
Motion by Mr. Hilliard passed unanimously that $44,616.42 be
requested as offset in the Research and Marketing Act.
Mr. Creel presented a request from the County Agents Association
of Nevada, of which Mark Menke is President and Archie Albright
is Chairman of the salary committee, the following salary sched-
ule for County Agents in Nevada who have a B. S. degree in Agri-
culture or Home Economics from a recognized College on 12 months
employment, starting salaries to be:
Full Time County Agent $3360 $340 or $3700
Full Time Assistant County Agent 3000 340 or 3340
Full Time Home Demonstration Agent 2700 340 or 3040
Full Time Assistant Home Demon. Agent 2400 340 or 2740
The $340 has been figured as a cost of living increment based
upon the Reno Schools cost of living of $240 for 1946;
brought up to the 1948 cost of living index which increased
more than 40% over 1946.
Mr. Creel pointed out the greater salary increases being request-
ed by the Agricultural Experiment Station for personnel who are
doing comparable work and who have similar training and experi-
ence.
Since an increase in income in State Tax for Public Service would
be necessary if further salary increases are to be granted to
Extension Agents, motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that
the Comptroller be authorized to coordinate the salaries for
Extension County Agents and Home Demonstration Agents and that
the Legislature be requested to raise the tax levy from 1.5 cents
to 2.5 cents to provide funds necessary for State cooperation
with Extension work in the several counties.
Motion by Mr. Arentz, seconded by Mr. Hilliard, passed unanimous-
ly that ceilings be raised on Extension Division Agents' salaries
as follows: $5200 for County Agents and $4200 for Home Demon-
stration Agents.
Mr. Creel left the meeting at 5 P.M.
Resolutions
Dr. Gorman was appointed to prepare resolutions on the death
of Dr. Chappelle, for and on behalf of the Board of Regents.
Motion by Mr. Sheerin passed unanimously that a letter of appre-
ciation be written to Mrs. Henningsen by President Moseley thank-
ing her on behalf of the Board of Regents for the work she has
done during her term of office.
Mr. Springmeyer left the meeting at 5:30 P.M.
Organization of the Board for the ensuing biennium:
(a) Chairman of the Board - Mr. Sheerin nominated Mr. Ross, and
motion by Mr. Hilliard, seconded by Mr. Arentz, passed
unanimously that nominations be closed and that Mr. Ross
be elected by acclamation.
Mr. Ross thanked the members of the Board and expressed his
appreciation, saying that he would endeavor to serve the
Board, the University and the State to the best of his
ability.
(b) Vice Chairman - Mr. Sheerin nominated Mr. Hilliard, and
motion by Mr. Arentz passed unanimously that the nominations
be closed and that Dr. Hilliard be elected by acclamation.
(c) Executive Committee - Mr. Arentz nominated Mr. Sheerin to
serve with the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the Board
on the Executive Committee, and motion by Mr. Hilliard pass-
ed unanimously that nominations be closed and that Mr.
Sheerin be elected by acclamation.
Next Meeting
Motion by Mr. Arentz, seconded by Mr. Hilliard, passed unani-
mously that the next meeting of the Board be set for Febru-
ary 18-19, 1949, subject to the call of the Legislature and
the Chairman of the Board.
The meeting adjourned at 5:45 P.M.