THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

MINUTES OF THE TRUSTEES

June 7, 1937

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The regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the

University of Wyoming wes called to order by President Bond at 9 o'clock

a.m., Monday, June 7,1937, with the follOWing members present. Mr. C. H. 7i'.i1Friday, Mr. J. A. Guthrie, Mr. D. P. B. Marshall, Dr. S. H. Diggs, Mrs.

Evelyn S. Plummer, Mr. Victor Facinelli, end Vice-President J. F. Soule.

The minutes of the March meeting of the Board of Trustees end

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the various meetings of the Executive Committee since that time were

approved "as read.

Dean Soule presented the following list of candidates for

degrees and diplomas as recommended by the Faculty and the President

of the University. Upon the motion of Mr. Facinelli, seconded by Dr.

Diggs and carried, the various degrees and diplomas were awarded in

accordance with this list.

COUoEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Division of Letters end Sciences

Bachelor of Arts--Wi th Honor

Elizabeth BurrageThomas Aven Ford*Reba A. Friday~iargaret G. Gerling

Franklin Ross Hepner

Bachelor of ArtsJanet E. BareElma Joyce BellWilbur R. CarmichaelNaida CoxRobert EscobarBernice M. GarrisonEdward GoodykoontzHelen GottschalkH. Darby !landEli zabeth Hepner Ho:ffmanPage T. Jenkins

*Marian Holliday*Albert W. McCollough, Jr.*E. Alan Swallow

Dorothy Tull

Donald LuttrellOrville ll. MeyerTracy Louis RingolsbyOliver E. RollinsNina Alice SandstromRussell E. StoutRobert Clay TimpletonLucile TippetsJames M. TolstrupEunice LUCille WalterWel ter Woods

*Harold Elmer Gould

Bachelor of Sci ence--With Honor

Albert B~ Martin

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--J. Raymond AdenRobert D. BarnardEugene E. BjornMargaret FarlienLoui s L. FernaldIrving FriedmanGuy M. HalseyFabius W. HarrisenJohn W. HarrisonJay llofflnanJohn A. lbfflnan

Bachelor of Science

Barbara E. JewettAlVin Nel senDorothy J. OwnbeyWeldon B. RobinsonRalph A. RushJ. Corwin SimpsonBernard IamBS SUllivan;ray F. Thrimp~on

Alfred B. TrosperJ. Ed"iard Woolf

Di.vi sian of Commerce

Bachelor of Science--Wi th Honor

Elaine L. Cook

Bachelor of Sci ence

Kennetb S. BaileyPhilip S. BaileyRichard W. BaileyAllen D. CheesbroughRaymond H. ChristensenStanley.ii. Christensen

Alice Jean BlairDora Mae Dolan

Laurence Edwin BeachLee F. BondJared Wilburn BownsJoseph John BulikJoseph Thomas ClarkRalph R. CowperHarold D. llurichHarry H. IrvingCharles F. Keslar

Secretarial Diploma

Division of- Music

Bachelor of Music

J. Roscoe Beckstead

COLLEGE OF AGRICULWRE

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE

Bachelor of Science

Arthur William :EngstromElse Lorraine Eri cksonErma A. FletcherJohn E. JurgensV. Flory Mendicino

Margaret GillespieTheresa R. Julien

Arnold T. KingJack G. McCarri tyLester L. MortLeon H. Paul esJohn T. PeryamOrnette L. TolmanFred W. Wil sonDonald F. Youtz

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M. Helen JayCatherine Joan Neufeld

Division of BOrne Economics

Bachelor of Science

Vi rgini a E. RoperVera L. Williams

COLLEGE OF :ENGINEERING

Divi sian of Civil Engineering.

Bachelor of Science--Wi th Honor

Robert C. Brumage

BACHELOR OF SCI mCE

Gordon H. Brodri ckLeGrand ChristoffersonEdwin GeorgeVi rgil Lee HappyRichard N. Hull

Henry Webster LloydWilliam. Irvine MooreJames A. fteedFloyd Henry Simmon sGeorge Chester Sims

Division of Electrical :Engineering

Bachelor of Science--Wi th Honor

*Jobn Keith McKendry

Bachelor of Science

Howard Bradshaw CampbellLester B. DonnellyL. Gerald Gaddi sHerbert Thomas Barboe

Amos A. HergetEdward LongCarle S. Porter

Divi sian of Meehan! cal Engineering

Bachelor of Science

Fred G. ArkooshErn est Ell sworth Hi eb erCharles E. Newcomb

Di vi sian of General Engineering

Bachelor of Science

Austin R. McCree~

R. Kelly NiederjobnSaverio D. Occhipinti

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COLLEGE OF EOOCATION

Bachelor 01' Arts--Wi th Honor

Mignon M. StatesSophi e Margaret Tranes

Bachelor 01' Arts

Alma Gillilend BeattyAda Bi schoffCameron Chri sti eLavina A. ColeThea Fae Davi sHelen EsteyRobert O. HartungLloyd J. HultgrenLowell HultsBeatrice F. JackEvelyn L. KennedyNancy LoganMary Loui se MotratDesmond M)lrphy

Helen NanceE~ Dean 0' ConnorAl ta E. Parks-Jon Stanley PetersMary Ell en PrahlEvelyn A. PringleRuth Estelle SchwabIsa fura SearlMary Ethel 3ni thGenevie StewartFrank SuponBeth TannerVirginia O. TaylorVirginia Margaret White

Bachelor of Science--With Ebnor

Margueri te L. Foley

Bachelor 01' Science

Phyllis L. 1mebel

Normel Diploma

Thelma Irene AndersonAnna Marie BaillieMary Kathryn BarnesElizabeth ft~ BuddHelen BullockGrace BuxtonBeatrice Mary CantlinKathleen ClarkVi rgini a J. CollinsAmenda Fraces DavidsonEileen DeanAl ta GardnerAnne HansenGladys Jackson

Ellen JohnsonMildred KennedyJane E. LutzkeWilma W. Nev.manMary Jane NilandBessie PartridgeLela ScurlockNatl.3.li e Bessi e TurnerVelma VieslmeyerHelen Mae WelkerBarbera WatsonIris Adeir WellerDorothy E. WilliamsJanet WilsonFern Wi tt

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LAW SCIDOL

Bachelor or Laws

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Reid CottrellGeorge ;r. MillettRaymond Pi tman

UNIVERSITY

;rohn Francis SullivanVincent A. VeharWilliam Gaius Watt

;rack William HamiltonGerald S. Kitchen

Commerce--Law Curriculum

Bachelor of Arts

Christie MayashPeul S. Patterson

Advanced Degrees

Menitt V. BoddyRuesell Finis EstesEdwin Lincoln HatTington;rohn Thomas IsbergAlex ;remes McGawFelix Simon;reck E. StenbergGeorge W. Teas

Mest er of Art s in BotanyMaster of Science in CommerceCi ViI EngineerMester of Arts in GeologyCi ViI EngineerMaster of Science in ZoologyC1 viI EngineerMaster of Sci enos in Education

*Graduation with honor depends upon spring quarter record.

The Trustees then recessed to take part in the Semi-Centennial

parade. They reconvened at 11 o'clock a.m.

Upon the motion of Mr. Facinelli the City of Laramie '<6S

granted permission to tap the University Stock Farm water main where

it crosses Riverside Park, with the understanding that the University

shell always have its prior water right. The motion was seconded by

Dr. Diggs end cerried.

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Upon the motion of Mr. Guthrie, euthority was granted for

the sale of obsolete opera seats released 'from the Li ttle Theatre and

the old auditorium. The motion \ffiS seconded by Mr. Facinelli and

carried.

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It was moved by Mrs. Plunnner that authority be granted for the

sale of the old blue-print machine in the College of Engineering. The

money received is to be deposited in the DraWing Department Revolving

Fund, end made available for the purchase of a new machine. Mr. Marshall

seconded this I!lotion and it was carried.

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Then followed election of officers. Mr. Marshall nominated

Mr. Bond for reelection as President. The nomination wes seconded by

Mr. Guthrie. Mr. Guthrie then moved that Dominations be closed and that

Mr. Bond be reelected President of the Board by acclamation. This

motion was carried.

Dr. Diggs then nominated Mr. Marshall for Vice-President.

The nomination was seconded by Mr. Friday. Mr. Guthrie moved that

nominations be closed and that Mr. Marshall be elected Vice-President

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of the Board by acclamation. The motion was carried.

Mr. Friday nominated Mr. Guthrie as Treasurer. Mr. Marshall

seconded t~e nomination and moved that nominations be closed and that

the Secretary be instructed to cast a unanimous vote for Mr. Guthrie

as Treasurer. The motion was carried.

Mr. Marshall then moved the reelection o~ the present Executive

Committee, namely: President Bond, Mrs. Grieve, Mr. Guthrie, end Mr.

Friday. This was seconded by Mr. Facinelli, who moved that nominations

be closed and that the Secretary be authorized to cast a unanimous ballot

for the reelection of the present Executive Committee. This motion was

carried.

It was moved by Mr. Facinelli, eecandea by Mr. Marshall and

carried, that Mr. Smith be reelected Secrete~r of the Board for the coming

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The Trustees recessed at noon to attend the Alumni luncheo~.

The meeting was again called to order at 7 o'clock p.m., Tuesday, ~une

8th, vJith the sema members present as the preVious session, and Dr. Crane.

Upon the motion of Mr. Friday it wes voted to take a half-page

advertisement in the premium list of the Wyoming State Fair at a cost of

$13.00. The motion wes seconded by Mr. Facinelli end carried.

It was moved by Mrs. Plummer, seconded by Mr. Marshall end

carried, that the Trustees extend a vote of thanks to the Semi-Centennial

Commi ttee.

Upon the motion of Dr. Diggs, seconded by Mr. Facinelli end

carried, the wages for student labor were raised to thirty-five cents

end forty cents per hour, effective July 1, 1937.

It was then moved by Mr. Marshall that a leave-or-absence

wi thout pay be granted Wilmer E. Stevens, Instructor in Th.glish, to en-

able him to accept a posi tion for the year at the University of Colorado.

The motion wes seconded by Mr. Guthrie and carried.

Mr. Facinelli then moved to approve an extension of leave to

June 30, 1938, for Harry W. Pearson, State Land Planning Specialist for

the Resettlement Administration. The motion was seconded by Mrs. PlUIIml8r

and carri ed.

The Trustees recessed at 10: 30 p.m. I until the following morn-

ing at 9 o1clock.

The matter of the University offering credit for instruction

in religious sUbjects was placed before the Board by President Crane.

After discussion Mr. Guthrie moved that we continue our present policy

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for the blsuing year, with regard to the two churches now offering such

instruction, end that if others qualify they may be admitted to the same

privileges. The motion was seconded by Mr. Facinelli and carried.

Then followed a di scussion of the proposal by the Bureau of

Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agricultura and the

Wyoming State Game and Fish Gommission for e cooperative project with

the University of Wyoming for the establishment of e Wild Life Research

and Game Management Station. Mrs. Plmmner moved that we lend ell en-

couragement possible to this proposal end present the matter before the

Board tor further consideration at the September meeting, when additional

information is available. Dr. Diggs seconded this motion aDd it was

carried.

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Dr. Diggs then moved that six changes be made in the new

bUdget, effective July 1, 1937, as follows:

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An appropriation 9f $5,500 for the Department ofAthletics. This raised the total appropriation forthis department from $12,500 to $18,000.

An appropriation of $3,000 to assist in the organiza­tion, establi sment, end maintenance of Alumni re­cords under such restrictions as may be approved bya committee of Trustees to be appointed by the Prasi­dent of the Board.

An appropriation of $175.00 for a C. C. C. EducationalAdVi ser l s Short Course.

An appropriation of $1,500 for an additional clerkin the President I s Of'fice.

An appropriation of $1,273.00 for the purchasa ofmaterials for various W.P.A. projects on thecampus.

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An appropriation of $2,000.00 to organize ·the work tOlli8rdthe ultimate 'lim of granting the Doctor of Philosophy degreeand for the use of the Graduate Study Connnittee.

This !!lotion was seconded by Mr. Guthrie and carried.

President Bond then appointed President Crane~ Mrs. Plummer,

end Mr. Fucinelli to be members of the Alumni Committee to confer With

e like committee from the Alumni Association. Upon the motion of

Mr. Marshall, seconded by Mr. Guthrie and carried these appointments

were confinned.

Mr. Facinelli then moved the following salary increases..... in

the new budget:

Neme Old Rate Increase NelV Rate

Clare Mundell $1,980.00 $ 60.00 $2,040 •00A. W. McGalV 1,920.00 60.00 l,9BO.00Richerd Bourne 1, &>0.00 60.00 1,920.00Carl Cinnamon 2,376.00 60.00 2,436.00

This motion was seconded by Mr. Marshall and carried.

Dean Morris of the Law School then appeared before the Trustees

for a discussion of the proposal of Delta Delta Delta Sorority to erect

a house in Fraternity Park. Upon the motion of Mr. Marshall, the Pres1-

dent of the University was euthorized to proceed with negotiations with

the Sarori ty and the preparation of documents covering this transaction

which Will be submitted to the Attorney-General and the Trustees for

approval. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Plunnner and carried.

Mr. Marshall moved, it was seconded by Mrs. Plummer and

carried, that the leave-of-absence of J"ack Neale, who has been released

to act as Head of the Resettlement Office, be extended to September 1,

1937.

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at 12:40 p.m•• Wednesday, June 9.'

Upon the motion o:f Mrs. P1U1mner the :follo>ling Uni versi ty budgets

F,'n d Ireceived final approval including the several changes made by the Trustees

at this meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Facinelli and carried.

Main UniversityAgricultural ExtensionState FannsCommonsDormi tori asStudent ActiVities; including $11,000.00 for the

Student Union Building and theassessment and collection of$1.00 per student per qu~rterpursuant to Chapter 82 SessionLaws o:f Wyoming 1937.

There being no further business the Board adjourned sine die

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