UCCSN Board of Regents' Meeting Minutes
05-09-1931
Volume 5 - Pages 86-91
REGENTS MEETING
May 9, 1931
The Board of Regents met in the Office of President Clark at
10:30 Saturday morning, May 9th. Chairman Judge Brown, Mr. Wil-
liams and Mr. Wingfield were present. Absent: Mr. Pratt and
Dr. Olmsted.
On motion of Judge Brown the minutes of the March 28th meeting
were approved by the following vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Williams moved the recommendation of the general faculty,
as presented by the President, in the matter of candidates for
baccalaureate degrees, diplomas and advanced degrees be approved
and that diplomas be granted and degrees conferred by the Presi-
dent as indicated below:
ADVANCED DEGREES:
Electrical Engineer
Arthur J. Shaver
Master of Science in Chemistry
Francis S. Oakberg
Master of Science in Botany
Rolla V. Johnson
Master of Science in Biology
Jean J. F. Rauzy
Master of Science in Physics
Irving J. Sandorf
Master of Arts in English
Harriet May Wilson
Master of Arts in Economics
Milan J. Webster
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Bachelor of Arts
Alberta M. Adams *Florence Kilgore
*Ina Miller Angus *Lucie King
*Josephine Arlang *Natalie M. Lipman
*Blanche L. Armstrong Harry Lipparelli**
*Fred Baldini** Alvin Lombardi
Julia A. Baldini Keith Draper Lucas
*Bernice Lucille Blair** *Desert Rose Mahana
Marjorie Burnham Blewett *Richard Mann
*Grace J. Bordewich *Ethel E. Maraska
Arthur I. Brewster *Leland S. Martin
Clayton C. Byer Marguerite Mc Neil
*Gretchen A. Cardinal** *Mary Gould Morrill
*Lois V. Carman William J. Norton
*Euphemia Murray Clark *Irma A. Parker
Walter Van Tilburg Clark Loran Thornton Pease**
*Dora A. Clover Frank J. Powers
Doris Mae Conway Lestenna Regan
Norman James Coughlin Delbert Rey
*Julia A. Cummings *Marion C. Richards
*Mae A. Denevi Joseph Henry Robinson
*Harvey N. Dondero Leota C. Roby
*Ruth Mc Cloud Fish *J. Howard Sheerin
Raymond R. Germain Leland A. Sidwell
*John F. Gilmartin *Faralie M. Smithson
Dorothy Blanche Grover *Clara Cornell Tomlin
*Mary E. Hancock** George L. Vargas
*Margaret Gottardi Hart Jack T. Walther
*Cecelia Hawkins Willard Weaver
Perry W. Hayden Maurine M. Webster
William Herbert Flora Weed**
*Francis H. Hilborn William J. Weeden
Jean Elizabeth Hughes Pauline Emma Westover**
*Dorothy E. Johns Walter C. Wilson
*Walter D. Johnson** Gladys C. Wittenberg
*Elizabeth Johnstone William K. Woodburn
*Marian L. Jones *Amy Henrietta Yarrington
Percy Ketelson
Bachelor of Science
Thomas Edwin Brown *Louise Priscilla Rawson
Jean March de Berard** Kenneth J. St. Clair**
Raymond L. Griffin Anne Thacker Stewart
James R. Henrichs Frank S. Stewart
Robert E. Merritt Claude V. Winder
Ruth M. Oppedyk
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Edward L. Randall Jack T. Thurston**
Fred M. Smith
Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering
Harve Ingram Ashby Robert W. Prince
Edmund A. Muth Willard V. Van Doren, Jr.
Harvey Hardy Odell
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering
Claude Hammond William Wallace White**
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Robert P. Geyer Merle Edson Smart**
Francis B. Headley Eugene H. Tucker
Clarence K. Jones Jack A. Wardle
Willis R. Pressell
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Gordon Burner Russell E. Laird (7/1/30)
Ernest M. Clays** Howard William Lambert**
George H. Ladd** Bill A. Ligon
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
La Monte R. Brown (7/30/30) George E. Gray
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
H. Elwood Boerlin *Wesley M. Martin
Leonard A. Fox G. Arnold Wessitsh
Marvin B. Humphrey
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
Margaret Jane Eaton *Florence M. Shed
*Ora Jane Lee *Lucile A. Stone
*Ellen Marie Olson Margaret Sullivan
*Gwendolyn Ann Pierson *Doris M. Thompson
*Margaret Purdy
Teacher's Diploma of Grammar Grade
Zelda A. Beebe Evelyn Molineux
Julia A. De Kinder (9/26/30) Olga O. Pirtle
Elizabeth Donohue Helen Marie Smith
Ruby Spoon Fraser (9/26/30) Arline Springmeyer***
Lorene Kramer Ruby Schroder Thomas
Dorothy Mc Donell Marion Uhart
*Teacher's Diploma of High School Grade. Richard P.
Hillman, Hannah Peterson and Helene R. Turner, previous-
ly graduated, are also to receive the High School Teach-
er's Diploma.
**December 21, 1930
***January 19, 1931
Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark presented Arthur Gay's resignation, at the desire
of Mr. Gay, since he wishes to remain in the Business field for
the immediate future, as Instructor in Engineering to be effec-
tive from date, and recommended its acceptance.
Judge Brown moved the acceptance of his resignation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark presented the resignation of Verner E. Scott
as Professor of Dairying and Poultry in the College of Agricul-
ture, to be effective from date, and recommended its acceptance
since Mr. Scott desires to remain in the Agricultural Extension
Service.
Mr. Wingfield moved the acceptance of the President's recommenda-
tion. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark presented Dean Haseman's request for a leave of
absence for the Fall semester of 1931 on full pay and recommended
that it be granted.
Mr. Wingfield moved the approval of this recommendation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On recommendation of Dr. Haseman, President Clark recommended the
election of Helen Smith, B. A., Nevada; M. A., Cornell, as As-
sistant in Mathematics for the Fall semester of 1931, to be paid
$150 per month for the 4 months September to December inclusive
and with understanding that if by chance Dr. Haseman should de-
sire to have his leave extended for the 2nd semester, she should
be continued at the same rate for the 5 months January to May
inclusive.
Mr. Wingfield moved the approval of this arrangement. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On motion of Judge Brown, Professor Boardman's bill for survey-
ing services from February, 1930 to April 1, 1931, in the sum of
$72 was approved for payment. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
At the request of Professor Stanley Palmer, President Clark rec-
ommended an advance in rank from Instructor to Assistant Profes-
sor in Electrical Engineering for Irving J. Sandorf, effective
from date.
Judge Brown moved that this recommendation be approved. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark presented the request of Mr. Dinsmore that Kirby
Stoddard be elected Assistant Chemist in Foods and Drugs, etc.,
at $125 per month to be effective from July 1, 1931, since ad-
ditional help is needed to comply with the law in regard to gaso-
line testing.
Mr. Williams moved that the appointment of Kirby Stoddard be ap-
proved by this Board. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendation of Miss Wier, President Clark presented
Professor Feemster's request for a leave of absence for the
coming University year on half pay to enable him to pursue work
for his doctorate at the University of Nebraska, his half pay
to begin July 1, 1931 and to continue for 12 months with defi-
nite understanding that all payments received from this half
pay arrangement are to be returned to the University by Mr.
Feemster if he does not return for at least two full years of
service after the expiration of his leave.
Judge Brown moved that the request be granted. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield No
Mr. Williams Aye
On recommendation of Miss Wier, President Clark recommended that
Mrs. Harriet Spann and Mrs. Beulah Leonard be employed for the
coming University year as Assistants in the Department of History
to be paid at the rate of $60 per month each for the 9 months
September, 1931 to May, 1932 inclusive.
Judge Brown moved the approval of this arrangement. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark presented Miss Wier's request that she be given
formal authority by the Board of Regents either to remove or to
tear down, during the coming Summer, the property owned by her
which is now on the University property at 9th Street and Uni-
versity Avenue.
Judge Brown moved that Miss Wier be given formal permission to
do as she thought best in this matter. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
The matter of electing a Regent member of the Board of Directors
for the Art Gallery and Gardens proposed by Dr. Church and Mr.
Cutts was laid over until the June meeting of the Board.
President Clark presented the recommendation of Professor Hill
that Miss Barbara Schmitt and Mr. William K. Collonan be re-
elected Fellows in English for the coming University year at a
stipend of $870 each to be paid in 9 equal monthly installments
beginning with the payment for September, 1931.
Mr. Wingfield moved that the above arrangement regarding the
Fellows in English be approved. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark asked the Board to authorize the transfer of
$12,000 of the David Russell Fund to the Revolving Fund for use
during periods when the University has to await receipt of income
during this biennium with understanding that this amount should
be returned to the Fund during the first 6 months of the year
1933.
Mr. Williams moved that the Board authorize this transfer for the
use stated during this specified period of time. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Wingfield Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark read the letter from Professor Hill, who was ap-
pointed adviser to the Artemisia editor in which Professor Hill
refused his sanction to the 1931 Artemisia. The Regents there-
fore are bound to take only the page advertisement at the $25
page rate since President Clark personally explained Professor
Hills' advisership to both the editor and the business manager
of this publication.
Adjourned.
George S. Brown
Chairman
Carolyn M. Beckwith
Secretary