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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCIKY
May 8, 1918.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met
in call session at 11 o'clock on the above named date in the
Trustees' room on the University grounds, with the following
nresent: Messrs. J.I.Lyle, H.E.Froman, R.C.Stoll, P.P.Johnston
Jr. , Rainey Wells, J.M.Turn-er, J.M.Elliston, V.O.Gilbert,
R.P.Ernist, Matt Cohen, R.G.Gordon and President McVey. Governor
Stanley telephoned that he had been delayed about an hour and
came into the room later. In the meantime Mr. Stoll called the
Board to order and acted as chairman until Governor Stanley
arrived.
Ur. Stoll explained that the old Board having been
abolished by recent act of the Legislature, the Board now sitting
constituted the new Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky.
The Board proceeded to organize by electing the following:
R.C.Stoll, Vice-chairman
Wellington Patrick, Secretary
John R. Downing, Treasurer.
Executive Comnmittee R.C.Stoll, chairman, Lz!essrs. Ernst,
Gordon, Elliston, Johnston.
It was announced in this connection that the retirement
of Mr. Grehan from the secretaryship was at his request in order
that he might give all his time to the Department of Journalism.
At this point Governor Stanley arrived and took the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board of
Trustees were read.
The minutes of the Executive Committee were approved.
Mr. Stoll stated that as the meeting of December 10 was
a meeting in which the business of the Board was transacted by a
Committee of the Whole it would be desirable to adopt a resolu-
tion making the minutes of the Committee of the Whole the action
of the Board.
On motion of Mr. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Lyle the
following resolution was adopted:
"Be it resolved, that the minutes of the Mleeting of
December 10, 1918, be approved as minutes of the Board of Trustees
and be made the action of said Board."
The President then made the following report consisting
of a resume of activities of the University under his administra-
tion up to the present time. He reviewed the financial situation
at the University, indicating that the University will receive
from the State this year more than .,200,000 in excess of what it
received from the same source last year; that the income from the
State and the Federal Government to the University will be
approximately more than .450,000 from the general fund; that the
Experiment Station will receive from the State and the Govern-
ment 4185 ,000; that the Extension Fund from the State and
Government will amount to ~197,617.22; that the Board of Health
Fund will add another tl18,000 and that $42,000will be received
from the Government for special training of men now at Camp
Buell.
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In response to a question by Mr. Lyle concerning the
housing of draftees from Tennessee now being trained in military
service by the University, President McVey reported briefly that
the men were being quartered at the Fair Grounds where kitchen
and dining room and general living arrangements had been prepared
under contract with the Government covering a period of 60 days
for which they had been sent to the University and that these
men would receive training in mechanical work in automobiles,
carpentering, blacksmithing, radio-signaling.
The total estimated income, the President said further,
for the University and Experiment Station including money for
Extension work, Board of Health work and military training of
drafted men will be approximately $940,000.
President McVey indicated in a general way what the
University expects to accomplish in the way of construction for
the forthcoming year. Owing to difficulties in procuring
necessary labor and building material he said the building
program for the year would be curtailed. He said it would be
confined to the probable construction of a third floor over the
rear of Patterson Hall, rejuvenation of dormitories for meon, a
new shed for mechanical engineering, repairing of the chapel,
erection of a temporary home for home economics and the con-
struction of a heating plant adequate to take care of the situa-
tion at present. The President indicated that owing to the war
it would be out of the question at present to consider a heating
plant such as had been previously discussed.
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President NcVey reported to the Board, that acting
under authorization of the Executive Committee he had pro.
cured the services of Olmstead Brothers of Brookline.
Massachusetts, foremost landscape architects of this country,
to make plans for the campus and recommended that Arthur
Cooledge of Boston be employed as advisory architect to work
jointly with Olmstead Brothers.
The President further reported that he had been strongly
urged recently to consolidate with the University' the schools
of medicine and dentistry at Louisville. He indicated that he
had discussed the matter with Dr. Henry S. Pritchitt of the
Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, Dr. Flexner
of Rockefeller Institute and Dr. John G. Boling, Secretary of
the American Institute of Medicine and had come to the con-
clusion that if anything were done regarding consolidation of
these institutions with the University it should be done with
full knowledge and consent of the State Legislature.
On motion duly seconded the Board adopted a resolution
accepting the President's report and ordering a digest thereof
spread upon these minutes.
The President offered for the consideration of the
Board the budget for the University for the year 1918-19 which
was discussed in full.
Mr. Stoll moved that this budget be approved and adopted
tentatively as the basis of expenditures by the University for
1918-19. Mr. Cohen seconded the motion. Upon call of the roll
the budget was adopted by unanimous vote.
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Upon recommendation of the President, on motion duly
seconded, the Board adopted a resolution establishing the
following departments:
Art and Design
M5us i c
Zoology
History and Political Science
German Language and Literature
Romance Languages and Literatures
Ancient Languages and Literatures
Economics and Sociology
Bacteriology
The Department of Botany was transferred from the College
of Agriculture to the College of Liberal Arts.
On recommendation of the President and on motion duly
seconded, the Board adopted a resolution by unanimous vote
adding the following members to the faculty in connection with
the beforernentioned departments:
Dr. C.A.Shull, PhD Cornell University, Head of the
Department of Botany. Salary $2500O
Dr. C.B.Cornell, University of Nebraska, Assistant
Professor of Psychology. Salary t1800.
E.C.Mabie, Assistant Professor of Public Speaking.
Salary $1800.
W.D.Funkhouser, PhD Cornell University, Head Department
of Zoology. Salary $2500.
Carl Lampert, Head Department of Music. Salary $2500.
Dr. Glanville Terrell, Head Department of Greek, trans-
ferred to Head of the Department of Philosophy .
In Physical Education Andrew Gill, Head Coach. Salary
$31900.
Florence M. Barrett, M.A. Chicago, instructor in Romance
Languages. Salary $1200.
Professor W.L.Summers, J.D. now Professor of Law at
University of Florida, to be Professor of Law. Salary $2500.
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E.3.Gott transferred to the Department of Bacteriology.
Engineering. E.E.Bureau, Assistant Professor. Salary
$1800.
Miss Mabel Pollitt, Ancient Languages, one half time
instructor.
The President stated that he would later submit a roster
of all salaries of the University.
President MIcVey said that it had been suggested that
some sort of brief program of installation of the new President
should be prepared and that while he felt a delicacy in making
any suggestions along this line, if such a program were given
he would advise that it be held on the afternoon of June 4.
On motion made by Mr. Gordon and seconded by Mr. Cohen
the Executive Committee was instructed to act in conjunction
with a Senate program committee in the preparation of such
program.
On motion duly seconded the Board adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Enoch Grehan
Secretary.