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the next five-year term:
dDr. Gordon Blackwell Dean C.P. Spruill Dr. Robert Pratt
The appointments were approved, and in this connection Chancellor House pointed out that this is a routine matter and requested that in the future the Executive Committee leave it to the Administration. This recommendation was also approved on motion duly made and seconded.
State College: No report
Woman's College: No report
Fraternity Housing at Chapel Hill Mr. Carmichael again referred to the proposed designation of a certain area at Chapel Hill for housing social and professional fraternities-, and on motion of Mr. Umstead, seconded by Mr. Maynard, an area of approximately 12 acres located South of Victory Village, East of the Pittsboro Road and North of Chase Avenue, as shown on a map prepared by the University Engineer (a print of this map is hereto attached and made a part of these minutes) was unanimously approved for this purpose. There was some discussion as to the problem of financing the building of these fraternities, and it was pointed out that the original resolution authorizing the designation of land for fraternities carried a provision that the land would be leased to the various fraternities for a term of 99 years with the understanding that it would revert to the University, or to State College, as the case may be, in the event it should cease to be used for fraternity housing, thus permitting fraternities to borrow money for the construction of their respective houses.
Mr. Umstead moved that a settlement of this proposition, on the basis of a practical plan, be worked out by the local administration with the approval of the Consolidated Office and of the Attorney General. The motion was seconded and carried.
Woman's College: President Friday made the following requests:
1. Permission to reinstate, for one year, Miss Mildred Harris, whose retirement was reported in February, with permission to include 2 or 3 other faculty members on the basis that suitable replacements have not been found, and
2. A request for the support and backing by the Executive Committee of the Administration in taking Dean Pierson to the Woman's College and in presenting him to the group there as a temporary replacement for Chancellor Graham who has resigned.
Mr. Umstead moved that the requests of Mr. Friday be approved. Mrs. Lathrop seconded the motion and it was unanimously adopted.
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(NOTE: Complete details of Chancellor Graham's resignation will be shown in the minutes of the full board for this date.)
Admissions Advisory Committee
Mr. Lunsford Crew, Chairman of the Admissions Advisory Committee, presented the following resolution with the unanimous recommendation of his Committee., and requested its approval by the Executive Committee:
BE IT RESOLVED that effective May 28, 1956, no male applicants shall be admitted to any course offered by the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina on its campus. Male students previously enrolled for graduate degrees will be permitted to complete their program leading to such degrees.
On motion of Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Barber, the resolution was unanimously adopted and referred to the full Board.
The meeting adjourned to convene with the full Board at 11:00 A. M.
Arch T. Allen Secretary
Chapel Hill North Carolina May 28, 1956
The Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University of North Carolina met in Gerrard Hall on the campus of the University in Chapel Hill, at 11:00 A. M., on Monday, May 28, 1956, Governor Luther H. Hodges presiding, Arch T. Allen, Secretary.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Fred I. Sutton.
On roll call the following members answered present, to-wit:
[Column 1] B. B. Everett Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Harry A. Greene Mrs. Albert H. Lathrop Kemp B. Nixon G. N. Noble Thomas J. Pearsall C. Wayland Spruill Mrs. Mary McI. Stanford John P. Stedman W. Frank Taylor F. E. Wallace D. L. Ward James L. Woodson Arch T. Allen Mrs. Ed M. Anderson Wm. C. Barfield Kemp D. Battle Mrs. Nancy Hall Copeland W. C. Harris, Jr. Dr. Paul E. Jones A. H. London Mrs. P. P. McCain John J. Parker J. Hampton Price Claude W. Rankin George Watts Hill M. C. Lassiter J. Spencer Love D. L. McMichael Rudolph I. Mintz Thomas O. Moore Mrs. B. C. Parker Thomas Turner Sam L. Whitehurst Dr. Ben F. Royal [Column 2] Wade Barber Victor S. Bryant John W. Clark W. Lunsford Crew R. Floyd Crouse Horton Doughton A. C. Edwards Henry A. Foscue Robert M. Hanes Dr. L. J. Herring Mrs. J. B. Kittrell Dr. Harvey B. Mann C. Knox Massey Reid A. Maynard Edwin S. Pou Grace Taylor Rodenbough A. Alex Shuford, Jr. Mrs. Oscar Barker H. D. Bateman Mrs. Mebane H. Burgwyn S. N. Clark T. J. Collier A. Roy Cox Ben E. Fountain O. Max Gardner, Jr. John G. H. Geitner B. S. Royster Wm. P. Saunders Fred I. Sutton Dr. Shahane R. Taylor Oscar Vatz Herman Weil Hill Yarborough John W. Umstead, Jr. Macon M. Williams
Messages of regret for their inability to be present were received from the following: [Column 1] Frank H. Brown, Jr. Mrs. May L. Tomlinson W. Kerr Scott John D. Larkins, Jr. R. E. Little (ill) John Kerr, Jr. Robert Young [Column 2] Ashley M. Murphy Charles F. Carroll H. L. Riddle, Jr. John C. Rodman Hugh Horton L.H. Swindell
MINUTES On motions made and duly seconded the minutes of the last meeting of the Board, and the minutes of the Executive Committee for the interim period, were
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unanimously approved.
Governor Hodges paid tribute to the Trustees for their loyalty in attendance and for their keen and abiding interest in the University. He urged them to be trustees of not one but all three parts of the University, and stated that the University needs the help of the Trustees more today than at any time in recent years because of so many pressing problems. He asked the Trustees, in dealing with these problems, to keep them on the basis of policy determination and to leave the operation of the University to its administrative officials. He further stated that the Trustees should be Trustees, and therefore, should keep in trust any information given to them as such.
Governor Hodges then called on Acting President Friday who made a brief report on the present status of the University pointing out the recent losses in faculty members and the anticipated administrative changes, and urging the early selection of a permanent President.
CHANCELLORS' REPORTS
Chancellor House: None
Chancellor Bostian: None
Chancellor Graham: None
NAMING LIBRARY AT CHAPEL HILL
Mr. Friday read a letter of appreciation from Dr. L. R. Wilson for naming the library for him at the University in Chapel Hill.
COMMITTEE ON NAMING BUILDINGS AT STATE COLLEGE
Mr. Lassiter presented the following recommendations on behalf of the Committee on Naming Buildings at State College:
1. That the Civil Engineering Building be named in honor of Professor Carroll Mann, Sr., who is now Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering.
Professor Mann graduated at State College in 1899 and was a member of the staff from 1900 until his retirement in 1948. From 1916 until retirement he served as head of the Department of Civil Engineering.
2. That the Headquarters Building for the Department of Maintenance and Operations be named in honor of Mr. W. F. Morris. Mr. Morris graduated at State College in 1909 and during most of his life was a member of the staff at the College. Until his retirement a few years ago, he had served for many years as head of the Division of Maintenance and Operations.
3. That the Richlands Creek Forest located one mile northwest of the State Fairgrounds be designated the Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest.
Dr. Schenck established the Biltmore Forest School in Western North Carolina as the first training school for Forestry in the United States. He received an honorary degree from State College in 1952. Friends of Dr. Schenck have endowed the Schenck Distinguished Professor ship of Forestry and are now prepared to provide an endowment fund sufficient to lanscape and maintain in perpetuity an area of about one acre in the memorial forest to be named in his honor.
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Mr. Lassiter moved that these recommendations be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Stedman and unanimously carried.
VISITING COMMITTEE REPORT - Student Automobiles
Mr. Saunders, Chairman of the Visiting Committee, called on Mr. Yarborough who read the following:
At its meeting on May 16, in Raleigh, the Visiting Committee of the Board of Trustees accepted a report from the University Administration embodying specific recommendations made by the students concerning student automobiles at Chapel Hill. The Visiting Committee adopted a motion that the Board of Trustees be requested to approve a resolution permitting the recommendations of the students to be carried out.
It is understood that some of the recommendations will require consultation between the Town of Chapel Hill and the University Administration before they can be finally implemented.
The student recommendations are as follows:
1. Freshmen entering the University in the fall of 1956 and thereafter be restricted from having an automobile during his first academic year at the University.
2. This restriction shall also be applied to all Sophomores in the academic year 1957-58 and thereafter who shall not attain a "C" average during their Freshman year. A proposal to lift these restrictions should be evidenced immediately after circumstances indicate it as practical.
3. Commuters, Veterans, and physically handicapped students shall be excepted from this rule when so designated by the Office of Student Affairs.
4. Violators of the restriction regulations, persons whose automobiles do not display a registration sticker, persistent violators of Chapel Hill regulations shall be tried by an established Traffic Court, and an ascending scale of punishment and fines should be applied with all fines placed in the Student Government General Surplus. Such punishment and fines should be enforced by the University Administration.
5. All students legitimately having cars at the University should pay a registration fee of $2.50 per year for same. Stickers should be issued at registration and fines for automobiles parked anywhere on campus without stickers shall be imposed. It is understood that monies received from these fees will be used primarily towards establishing parking facilities for students. If it is found necessary to use part of these funds for adequate policing, then it shall be done. The University should be charged with the duty of detecting registration violation.
Mr. Yarborough moved that the recommendations of the students at Chapel Hill be approved, with the understanding that the Visiting Committee will study the situation again in the fall of 1956 to determine the effectiveness of the recommendations. The motion was duly seconded and it was unanimously approved.
In connection with the above, a substitute motion reading as follows made by Mr. Wallace, was on motion of Mr. Pearsall, duly seconded, referred to the Visiting Committee for further study:
"No student, member of the faculty or employee of the University shall own or operate an automobile on any campus of the Greater University of North Carolina unless said automobile is covered with liability insurance of not less than $5000 and property damage insurance of not less than $1000."
On motion of Mrs. McCain, it was voted to instruct the Chairman of the Board to write a letter of appreciation to the President of the student body