UCCSN Board of Regents' Meeting Minutes
05-12-1934
Volume 5 - Pages 141-145
REGENTS MEETING
May 12, 1934
The Board of Regents met in the Office of President Clark at 10
o'clock Saturday morning, May 12th. There were present Judge
Brown, Mr. Williams and Mr. Ross.
On motion of Judge Brown, the minutes of the January 27, 1934
meeting were unanimously approved.
The President announced the establishment of a prelegal scholar-
ship by Mr. and Mrs. William Mc Knight in memory of their son
Daniel William Mc Knight. The Secretary was instructed to convey
to them the thanks of the Board of Regents for this fine help to
University students.
Comptroller Gorman presented Check No. 4265 for the net sum of
$3,066.29, which, on motion of Regent Williams, was approved by
the following vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
Comptroller Gorman made a report on the insurance carried by the
University, some $404,500, costing $4399 for 3 years. There has
recently been offered adjusted insurance covering the same items
as the above policies for $662,215 worth of protection for $4387
worth of premiums each 3 years. Regent Ross and Comptroller
Gorman were instructed to go into this matter with the State Con-
troller, Mr. Peterson, and to accept the greater insurance at the
slightly less premiums if it seemed advisable to them to do so.
On the recommendation of the President, the resignation of
Charles Lewis Searcy as Assistant Professor of Mathematics and
Mechanics was accepted, at his request, to be effective July 31,
1935.
Mr. Ross moved the acceptance of this resignation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
President Clark presented the bill of Professor Boardman for a
complete map of the Campus and its water, sewer, telephone and
power mains in the sum of $300 with recommendation that the Board
authorize the payment of this bill so soon as the map has been
received by the President.
Mr. Williams moved that the Board authorize the payment of this
bill so soon as the map is delivered. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
On recommendation of Dean Sibley, the President recommended that
Clark Amens be elected to regular placement as Instructor in
Mechanical Engineering at the annual rate of $1440 to be effec-
tive August 1, 1934, receiving his $1440 stipend in 12 instead
of in 9 payments as heretofore.
Judge Brown moved the placement of Clark Amens on the regular
staff member, full-time basis. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
On recommendation of Dean Mack the President recommended that the
cash salary of Miss Mary O'Leary be advanced by $100 to $700 to
be paid to her in 10 equal consecutive monthly payments beginning
with that for August, 1934.
Mr. Ross moved the acceptance of this recommendation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
On recommendation of Professor Sutherland as a substitute for
Mr. Blackler during this 3 years' leave, President Clark recom-
mended that Gordon Robertson be elected full-time Instructor in
Economics, Business and Sociology for the year 1934-35 at a sal-
ary of $1200 to be paid at the rate of $120 per month for the 10
consecutive months beginning with August, 1934.
Mr. Williams moved the acceptance of this recommendation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
President Clark recommended that (a) Assistant Professor Ralph
Irwin be granted a year's leave of absence and be allowed $300
to be paid $30 per month for the 10 months beginning with August,
1934, on condition that he contracts to return to us for at least
2 years of service at the expiration of his leave or failing
this, to return to the University such leave allowance as he may
have received under the above arrangement; (b) Robert C. Challman
(A. B. Minnesota, '27; M. A., ibid. '29; Ph. D., Stanford, 1934)
be elected Instructor in Psychology for the one year beginning
August 1, 1934 at $1200 to be paid in 10 equal consecutive month-
ly installments beginning with August, 1934.
Mr. Ross moved the approval of the above recommendation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
On recommendaton of Professor Hill President Clark recommended
that (a) William C. Miller be elected Instructor in English at
$1350 per year beginning August 1, 1934, and (b) Robert A. Long
(B. A., Stanford, 1934) be elected Teaching Fellow in English at
a stipend of $250 for the year 1934-35 to be paid him in 9 equal
consecutive monthly installments beginning with that for August,
1934.
Mr. Ross moved the adoption of the above recommendation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
On recommendation of Miss Lewis, President Clark recommended the
election of Miss Mary Pattie (B. A., Home Ec., Washington State,
1931; M. S., Iowa, 1934) to a half-time Instructorship in Home
Economics for the year 1934-35 at a stipend of $600, payable in
10 equal consecutive monthly installments beginning with August,
1934.
Mr. Williams moved that the President's recommendation be accept-
ed. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
On recommendation of the President the patrol service of the Reno
Detective and Patrol Service was ordered discontinued at the end
of this month of May.
Mr. Ross moved the approval of this recommendation. Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
President Clark read the "Talent" editorial from the Indian Val-
ley Record in recognition of the service rendered their district
by the Music Department of this University and the letter from
the Knights of Pythias thanking the University for the flowers
furnished on the occasion of their 60th anniversary in Reno.
On motion of Mr. Williams the Regents approved the list of grad-
uates submitted by the President and approved by the University
faculty and authorized the granting of the indicated degrees and
diplomas as listed below:
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Bachelor of Arts
Kenneth L. D. Austin *Blanche Louise Lucas
*Bud L. Beasley Robert P. Marean
*Adeline Claire Belmonte *Mary Eloise Mc Cullouch
Monty F. Boland *Patricia Mc Cullouch
Charles Donald Brown *Jean Mc Intyre
*Mary Elizabeth Burt Edward S. Montgomery
*Camille Louise Cerrita *Gladys Catherine Morris
Richard Monroe Clewett *Margery Elizabeth Mullen
*Gladys Bernice Compston Ralph G. Myers
Sibyl Ethelda Connor Walter Dudley Nix
Hermon Richard Cooke, Jr. Albert Joseph O'Connell
Alicia Evelyn Couch Anne Marie O'Neill
Virginia Cross *Charlotte E. Pope
William J. Crowell *Dorothy E. Pope
*Harold James Curran Alonzo Priest
Ailene Daniels Marjorie Louise Record
Florence Patricia Diskin Edward Redman
John T. Dolan *Dorothea E. Robertson
Beverly Forrest Douglas Oscar Maples Robinson
Wendell Duplantis *Adelyn Margaret Rotholtz
Fred L. Eikelberger Helen Jean Rowe
*Russell R. Elliott Eugene Albert Salet
Margot Evans Myra Sauer
Granville A. Fletcher Doris E. Shaver
Roctor B. Fuhrman *Catherine M. Slavin
Mercedes Gerald Frances E. Smith
*William Gilmartin *Marthine M. Solares
Mary Margaret Griffin *Nevada Solari
Amy Jessie Gulling Albert O. Sutherland
William Bruce Hilbish Mary Adeline Thompson
John Joseph Hill Wayne S. Van Voorhis
Ralph J. Hromadka Elbert L. Walker
*Lois Hutchinson Edna Beth West
*Theresa Jauregui John Zale Williams
Ina Gladys Johnson *Mary Reynalde Williams
Kenneth F. Johnson *Donna Pierce Willson
Roy Frank Kipp John W. Wilsler
Charles D. Koerner *Genevieve V. Wolf
Fred D. La Vigne *James Allen Young
Bachelor of Science
*Paul H. Adams John Edgar Hammond
Kenneth E. Austin Anna Belle Langberg
*Daniel Perrin Bledsoe Margaret J. Martin
Elizabeth Carpenter *Bruce Kneeland Moore
David Greer Clark Thomas Haynes Roberts
Frederick James Foster Thomas J. Trythall, Jr.
*Clara Eleanore Galvin *Sessions Samuel Wheeler
Abagail Merle Hackett
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Donald E. Butler Leslie Pearl Upson
Kerby Stoddard
TEACHER'S DIPLOMA OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADE
Calvin B. Banigan Donald K. Perry
Melville D. Hancock Edward L. Randall
TEACHER'S DIPLOMA OF GRAMMAR GRADE
June La Verne Baker Howard L. Mc Mullen
Inez Gillies Carmen Mendive
Alice Marie Gottschalk Margaret F. Mergen
Ruby Irene Gubler Fernley Rechel
Dorris M. Holdcamper Madjel Schlosser
Ida Margaret Jensen Anne Marie Sebbas
Gordon Mc Caw Alice Traynor
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering
Samuel Shaw Arentz, Jr. Lionell N. Grindall
Max Crowell
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Robert Nendel Anderson Paul Fontana
William R. Beemer Angelo Emanual Granata
William Elden Best Howard Jackson Hart, Jr.
John Edward Chism Paul Leon Hartman
Ervin H. Christensen Daniel M. Harvey
John Martin De Kinder James Norman Mc Kenzie
Lino Del Grande Odd Otteraaen
Louise Dellamonica
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Robert Stephen Leighton John Sylvester Smith
Fred Eric Needham Winston L. Somerville
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Walter R. Bell Alfred Thies
Magnus A. Scherupp
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
*Alice M. Batchelder *Jean Sauer
Beatrice Bollschweiler *Virginia Marcella Wheeler
*Margaret Adele Kornmayer
*The above graduates whose names are starred were granted
the Teacher's Diploma of High School Grade, 36 in all.
ADVANCED DEGREES
Master of Arts in Economics
Gordon L. Robertson Walter R. Sutherland
Master of Arts in French
Alice Bell White
Master of Science in Chemistry
Cecil King Harris
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Carl Henry Elges, Jr.
Master of Arts in History
Millicent Emily Johnson Francis H. Leavitt
Howard Elliott Smith Maude Sawin Taylor
Vote:
Judge Brown Aye
Mr. Williams Aye
Mr. Ross Aye
Adjourned.
George S. Brown
Chairman
Carolyn M. Beckwith
Secretary