May 12-13, 1928
05-12-1928
Volume 5 - Pages 23-27
Reno, Nevada
May 12, 1928
The Board of Regents met in the Office of President Clark for
the regular Commencement meeting at 2 o'clock Saturday, May 12th.
The Regents present were: Chairman Pratt, Judge Talbot, Mr.
Williams and Judge Brown. Absent: Mr. Wingfield, who was ill.
The minutes of the meetings of January 31 and April 16 and of
the Committee meeting of April 30 were approved, on motion of
Mr. Williams, with the suggested change by President Clark, by
the following vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
List No. 5, Regents Checks Nos. 8057, 8058 and 8059 for the sum
of $7,044.73 was presented for approval by the Comptroller. Mr.
Williams moved that all bills on List No. 5 be approved. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark presented the following list of candidates for
the indicated degrees and diplomas to the Board for approval,
the list having been recommended to the Regents by the Uni-
versity faculty:
Electrical Engineer
Louis S. Leavitt
Engineer of Mines
Donald C. Cameron
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Clarence Hammond Kent
Master of Science in Chemistry
Mc Kean Carter
Master of Science in Mining Engineering
Lisle Reynolds Messer
Master of Arts in History
*Ruth V. Foster
Lawton B. Kline
*Ida Mary Robinson
Chester M. Scranton
Ellen Evalinn Stitt
Master of Arts in Spanish
Edwin Eugene Williams
College of Arts and Science
Bachelor of Arts
*Eva Bertrand Adams *Forrest R. Holdcamper
Harney C. Archias Eleanor Jackson
*Grace Witter Bassett *Margaret Mary Jenkins
*Mae Isabel Bernasconi *Bernice Johnson
*Margaret Lucile Beverly *Mabel Louise Jones
Rudolph A. Blum *Granville Irving Leavitt
*La Verne Blundell *Isabel T. Loring
*Anita Marie Bocaas *Juanita Lucile Lowe
*Lois Bona *Mabel T. Mariana
*Lillian Browne *Adele Anne Martin
*Beverly Grey Bulmer Ethyl Cecilia Mc Manus
*Alice Jane Carney Ian Mensinger
Charles V. Carter Mary Esther Moore
William Ennes Clawson, Jr. Frances Marie Nelson
*Elizabeth Colman *Henry C. Nelson
John Bruce Connelly, Jr. Leonard W. Noblitt
*Arthur R. Cox *Theodora Olmsted
Walter J. Cox *Altha Pierson
*Catharine Adelle Curieux Ellis R. Randall
Andres S. Denava *Gertrude A. Reilly
Donna E. Dove Virgil W. Ross
*Elsbeth A. Dove *Lionel R. Scott
William Holm Downey Betty Sue Shaw
*Margaret Ernst James Addley Sherritt
Helen Clare Fox Carol Katherine Smith
*Maude Lillian Fulstone Harriet Gaddis Spann
Milton A. Gooding Budd O'Neil Stevenson
*Hazel Greninger *Ruth Delar Streeter
*Kathleen Anne Griffin Lucile Summerfield
*Ruth Geraldine Harvey *Archie Arnold Watson
*Helen May Hibbert *Frances Westfall
Marie Taylor Higginbotham Roy Marion Whitacre
Alfred Dufresne Hill Emerson J. Wilson
Bachelor of Science
Gregory R. Adams Floyd J. Lamb
Frederick Mather Anderson Fawn S. Louie
Vernon Cantlon Martin H. Melendy
Leo F. Corvino Alice Mae Molini
Edith M. Dowd George B. Pimentel
*Olive Dorothy Dunn *William Stoddard Sawle
George Frank Gadda *Genevieve Spencer
Wallace Errol Tabor
College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering
Angus Y. Bethune
Augustus M. Dixon
Leland Hobart Hinckley
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Harold Clark Amens George K. Kallenbach
Arnold Benson Kenneth Kermit Knopf
Emory C. Branch Lawrence S. Niswander
Frank A. Birkham Lynn R. Olson
Leslie E. Clover Walter Ede Sellman
Arthur W. Gay William J. Tavelle
Cecil H. Gay Charles J. Watkins
Andrew N. Hanson John J. Welsh
Gordon O. Johnson Edward Norton Ziegler
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
F. Maxwell Ball Wayne Buerer
Florie A. Braghetta Serge Kondrashoff
George Corlys Lotz
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
John Walter Corvin Raymond Lloyd Huffman
Joe Garcia, Jr. Erwin F. Morrison
Ralph Gignoux Victor J. Pimental
Charles E. Wood
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Lem S. Allen
*Otto R. Schulz
Shaler G. Wilder
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
*Katherine Mary Davidson
Two-Year Normal Diploma
Mildred Louyne Anderson Bethel Adelaide Goering
Evelyn Faye Boudette Mary E. Guthrie
Gladys Irene Brooner Dorothy M. Haviland
Opal Curieux Martha Emilie Metscher
Evelyn M. Fayhin Louise Barbara Reil
Thelma Gerber Evelyn Mae Rogers
*Indicates Teacher's Diploma of High School Grade
Judge Brown moved that the Board should grant the respective
diplomas and degrees on this official list. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark read the following paragraph from Professor
Stanley Palmer, under date April 10, 1928, as an item of infor-
mation to the Board:
We have received two very fine gifts from the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company, 1 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco. The first is a reverse power relay of recent
design and worth approximnately $100. The second gift con-
sists of a group of 10 watthour and demandmeters and worth
from $300 to $400. The equipment was particularly acceptable
as we had just begun to build up this part of our laboratory
work.
As a neighborly act Professor Wilson asked that the request of
J. L. Hash to pass 15 inches of water through the University Farm
pipe lines be granted for the year 1928. Judge Talbot moved that
Mr. Hash's request should be granted for the year 1928. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendation of Dr. George W. Sears, President Clark
presented the request of Dr. W. M. Hoskins, Associate Professor
of Chemistry, for a year's leave without pay from September 1,
1928 to be spent at the University of California in research
work along colloidal and biological chemistry lines, as well
as study in advanced physical chemistry. Judge Brown moved
that Dr. Hoskins be granted the year's leave without pay. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
President Clark recommended the acceptance of the resignations
of Dr. H. W. Hill, Professor and Head of the Department of
English, as from September 1, 1928 and of Miss Verrel Weber,
Instructor in Physical Education for Women, as from August 1,
1928. Mr. Williams moved the acceptance of these resignations
with the appreciation of the Board for the services of Dr. Hill
and Miss Weber while they were members of the University staff.
Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendation of Miss Sameth, President Clark recom-
mended the election of Miss Mae Bernasconi as Instructor in
Physical Education for Women at a salary of $1600 for the year
beginning August 1, 1928, and with understanding that if her
work is satisfactory she will remain in the Department for a
second year at the same salary. Mr. Williams moved that the
President's recommendation be endorsed by the Board and that
Miss Bernasconi be elected Instructor in Physical Education
for the ensuing year. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendation of Dr. George W. Sears, President Clark
recommended the election of Howard F. Horton, Junior, as Fellow
in Chemistry at a stipend of $600 for the University year 1928-
29. Judge Talbot moved the election of Mr. Horton as Fellow in
Chemistry for the coming University year at the $600 stipend.
Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendations of Professors Frandsen and Lehenbauer,
President Clark recommended the election of Miss Margaret L.
Canby as Instructor in Biology, to succeed Mr. Hagge, at a
salary of $1500 for the year beginning August 1, 1928, with
understanding that this is a probational year. Judge Brown
moved the adoption of the President's recommendation. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendation of Dean Sibley, President Clark recom-
mended the election of Arthur W. Gay to be elected Instructor
in Engineering at a salary of $1200 for his initial and pro-
bational year, beginning August 1, 1928. If his work during
this time is satisfactory, he is to receive a salary of $1500
for his second year, beginning August 1, 1929. Mr. Williams
moved the adoption of the President's recommendation. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendation of Professor A. E. Hill, President Clark
recommended the election of Robert S. Griffin to be Instructor
in English at a salary of $1600 for his initial and probational
year beginning August 1, 1928, with understanding if his work
is satisfactory, he shall receive $1800 for his second year in
this position. Judge Brown moved the adoption of the Presi-
dent's recommendation. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
On the recommendation of Dr. J. R. Young, President Clark rec-
ommended the election of Hugh M. Bell to be full-time Instructor
in Psychology at a salary of $1800 for the year beginning August
1, 1928. After discussion this recommendation was laid over
until the June 30th meeting.
On inquiry from the Nevada State Building Board as to whether
it was agreeable to the Regents to have quarters provided for
the Food and Drug Department, new under University control, in
the State building, on motion of Judge Talbot the Secretary was
instructed to reply that this Board is not in favor of having
the Food and Drug Department housed in the State building as
the Board stands on record as favoring the construction of a
Public Service building as soon as sufficient money is accumu-
lated in the Permanent Construction Fund as to make possible
the erection of this building. Vote:
Judge Talbot Aye
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Pratt Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Adjourned.
Carolyn M. Beckwith
Secretary
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