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The Board
of Trustees of Western Carolina College met in the Conference
Room of the Bird Administration Building, June 25, 1963, at 11:00
o'clock, with the following members present:
Philip Woollcott,
Chairman
Ramsey Buchanan, Vice-Chairman
Sam Ervin, III
Arnold Hyde
Tom Mallonee
Mrs. Dan K. Moore
Guy Sutton
E. J. Whitmire
Jonathan Woody
Members Absent:
Dr. Charles 0. Van Gorder
James J. Harris
W. H. McDonald
Others Present:
Paul A.
Reid, President
Frank H. Brown, Jr., Assistant to the President
Dr. A. K. Hinds, Dean
Mr. James E. Kirkpatrick, Business Manager
Mr. W. B. Harrill, Dir. Pub. Relations and Summer School
Mr. Tyree Kiser, Admissions Officer
Dr. D. C. Sossomon, Chairman, Institutional Self-Study
Mrs. Anna D. Parker
Chairman Woollcott
called the meeting to order and President Reid introduced the
four Division Heads of the Administration, with each giving a
brief oral summary of the year's activities, accompanied by a
mimeographed report (See Exhibits # 1-4 on file in the President's
Office).
President
Reid next introduced Mr. Charles Rush, the new Bursar at Western
Carolina College.
Dr. D. C.
Sossomon gave a report on the progress of the institutional selfstudy
which is being made at the request of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools.
Mrs. Dan K.
Moore, Chairman of the Committee of Nine, to make a recommendation
to the full Board for naming the New Campus Laboratory School,
made the following recommendation from the Committee:
"That
the new Campus Laboratory School be named in honor of Miss Cordelia
Camp''.
A motion was
made by Mr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Ervin, the Board unanimously
approved the recommendation.
Upon a motion
by Mrs. Moore, seconded by Mr. Woody, the Board unanimously approved
the following architects and engineers for the building projects
as recommended by the Building Committee:
APPROPRIATIONS
- Addition
to Brown Cafeteria - $ 151,000 - Charles Sappenfield
- Addition
and Alteration of Hunter Library - $503,000 - Six Associates
- Additions
to Campus Laboratory School - Shop and Physical Education Buildings
- $321,168 -Gudger, Baber and Wood
- Cafeteria
#2 - $768,000 - Six Associates
- Education
& Psychology Building - $800,000 - Foy & Lee
- a. Renovation
to Stillwell Building
b. Greenhouse - $135,000 - Gudger, Baber & Wood
- Addition
and Alteration to Water System - $270,000
Utility Expansion - $200,000 - William C. Olson
- Walks,
Drives and Landscaping - $25,000 - WCC Maintenance
AUTHORIZED TO
SELF-LIQUIDATE 100%
- Two -
400 sudent Dormitories - $2, 200, 000 - Gudger, Baber &
Wood
A motion was
made by Mr. Buchanan, seconded by Mr. Ervin, the Board unanimously
passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS,
in 1962 the College submitted to the Director of the Budget
for transmittal to the 1963 General Assembly a request for appropriation
for various capital improvements needed by the College and
WHEREAS,
the Director of the Budget and the Advisory Budget Commission
recommended to the General Assembly that certain projects be
financed wholly or in part through the issuance of revenue bonds
by the College, and the General Assembly has indicated that
funds for these projects should be provided from the sources
recommended by the Director of the Budget and the Advisory Budget
Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Higher Education and the Advisory
Budget Commission are hereby requested to approve a proposal
by the College to obtain a loan, or loans, in the amounts of
$2,080,000 in order to finance the following projects in the
amounts indicated by the General Assembly as being approved
for self-liquidating loans:
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Dormitory
for 400 men Self -Liquidating |
$
1,040,000
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Dormitory
for 400 women Self -Liquidating |
1,040,000
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$
2, 080,000
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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED THAT, subject to approval of the Board of Higher Education
and the Advisory Budget Commission, the Business Manager of
the College is hereby empowered and directed to make application
for a loan, or loans, in the amount of $2,080,000, under terms
and conditions authorized by the General Assembly, for the purposes
indicated, and to increase room rental rates and student activity
fees, with the approval of the President, in such amounts as
may be necessary to finance these loans over a period of forty
years.
Chairman
Woollcott next commended the administration for the excellent
job in getting appropriations from the 1963 General Assembly.
Upon a motion by Mr. Mallonee, seconded by Mr. Ervin, the Board
unanimously passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Trustees of Western Carolina College is convinced
that the visit of the 1963 General Assembly of North Carolina
to Cullowhee on May 14, 1963, was highly beneficial to the members
of the General Assembly, the College and its students, and hereby
expressed its appreciation to the members of the administration,
the faculty, and the student body who were responsible for the
success of this undertaking.
At this point
President Reid pointed out to the Board the work which Mr. Frank
H. Brown, Jr. did in connection with the visit of the General
Assembly. Upon a motion by Mrs. Moore, seconded by Mr. Mallonee,
the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Trustees commend Frank H. Brown, Jr. Assistant
to the President of Western Carolina College, for the role which
he played in arranging the Legislature's visit to the campus
and for the manner in which he presented the college's financial
needs to the North Carolina General Assembly during the 1963
session. The Board feels that the Assembly's favorable response
to these needs was due largely to Mr. Brown's efforts.
Mr. Frank
H. Brown, Jr. next gave a report on the Endowment Fund. (See Exhibit
#8 on file in the President's Office)
Upon a motion
by Mr. Buchanan, seconded by Mr. Whitmire, the following Audit
Report was unanimously approved:
Western
Carolina College
Cullowhee, North Carolina
February 26, 1963
The Committee
on Audit of the Board of Trustees of Western Carolina College
met in the office of the Bursar at about 11:00 a. m., and examined
the Report on Audit year ended June 30, 1962. The College officials
present were Mr. James Kirkpatrick, Business Manager, Mr. Hugh
Battle, Bursar and Mr. Frank H. Brown, Jr., Assistant to the
President and President Paul A. Reid.
After careful
examination of the Report on Audit it was the view of the Committee
on Audit that the annual audit was complete, proper and in order.
Signed:
R. Guy Sutton
Charles 0. Van Gorder
A motion was
made by Mr. Sutton, seconded by Mr. Whitmire, unanimously approving
the Proposed Policy Statement for a Sixth-year Program in Education
and Administration (See Exhibit #9 on file in the President's
office).
Upon a motion
by Mrs. Moore, seconded by Mr. Whitmire, the following action
taken by mailballot was unanimously approved:
"I
approve the purchase by the Book Exchange of the History of
Western Carolina College by President Emeritus W. E. Bird at
a cost of approximately $6,180. "
Upon a motion
by Mr. Woody, seconded by Mrs. Moore, the Executive Committee
minutes in special session on April 11, 1963, were unanimously
approved.
Upon a motion
by Mr. Ervin, seconded by Mr. Sutton, the Board approved the following
personnel matters:
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Employees
65 years old or above (retention of all recommended):
Dr. Cecil
Mann, Professor of Psychology (67)
Mrs. Lilian Buchanan, Professor; Librarian (66)
Mrs. Edith M. Hall, Dorm. Supervisor; Asst. Dean of Women
(65)
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Faculty
Salary Schedule (Exhibit #6 on file in the President's Office)
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Authorization
to make faculty salary adjustments in 1963-64 Budget
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Salary
Schedule (Classified Employees - Exhibit #7 on file in the
President's Office)
- Re-ranking
of Personnel:
Dr. Gerald
Eller from Associate Prof. to Professor (Science)
Dr. Eugene Vosecky from Assoc. Prof. to Professor (Business)
Mr. Jack Barnett from Assist. Prof. to Assoc. Prof. (Business)
Dr. James H. Horton from Assist. Prof. to Assoc. Prof. (Science)
Mrs. Annie K. Hoyle from Assist. Prof. to Assoc. Prof. (Education)
Mr. Aaron Hyatt from Instructor to Assist. Professor (Music)
Mr. R. J. Martin from Instructor to Assist. Prof. (Health
& P.E.)
Miss June Peterson f rom Instructor to Assist. Prof. (Health
& P.E.)
Mr. Richard Schulz from Instructor to Assist. Prof. (Mathematics)
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Employees
requesting leave of absence:
William
L. Easterling, Assist. Prof. Mod. Foreign Languages
Dr. H. H. Bixler, Professor of Education
C. D. Goforth, Instructor in Biology
- Employees
retiring:
Dr. H. P.
Smith, Professor - Social Science
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Employees
Resigning:
Mr. A. Preston
Edwards, Assist. Prof. - Business
Miss Shirley Cloer, Instructor - Business
Mr. Herschel L. Green, Instructor - Business
Mr. Walter F. Dunn, Instructor; Dean of Men - Education
Mrs. Ruth K. Nelson, Instructor - English
Miss Christine Bergner, Instructor - Health & Physical Education
Dr. Robert F. Steward, Professor; Head Dept. - Mathematics
Mr. Max Eury, Instructor - Social Science
Mr. Yur-Bok Lee, Instructor - Social Science
Upon the recommendation
of the President a motion was made by Mr. Mallonee, seconded by
Mr. Ervin, and unanimously passed, that the following titles of
administrative officers be changed:
Mr. Frank
H. Brown, Jr., from Assistant to the President to Vice-President
and Controller
Dr. A. K. Hinds, from Dean to Vice-President and Dean of the
College
Mr. Charles Rush, from Bursar to Chief Accountant
Upon a motion
by Mr. Ervin, seconded by Mr. Buchanan, the Board unanimously
approved the 1963-64 College Catalog.
At this point
Chairman Woollcott made the following statement:
"You
do not know how very much I appreciate the honor you have shown
in letting me serve as your Chairman. There is no greater honor
than the confidence you have placed in me as your Chairman for
these many years. I know that this has been a wonderful experience
for me. I have always tried to be a good Chairman. I may not
have lived up to it always, but have tried not to impose any
opinions which I may have had on any of you. I take the greatest
pride in the world in having served as your Chairman and it
is with great sorrow that I tender my resignation as Chairman
and a member of the Board of Trustees of Western Carolina College."
Upon the motion
of Mr. Buchanan, seconded by Mr. Sutton, the Board unanimously
passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Trustees accepts with profound regret the
resignation of Philip Woollcott as Chairman and member of the
Board of Trustees of Western Carolina College. During the ten
years he served the College, Mr. Woollcott brought to the Board
sound judgement, unquestioned integrity, innate fairness and
complete dedication to the welfare of Western Carolina College.
He gave unselfishly of his time and his great talents, and his
decision to resign is a great loss to the College, as well as
a personal loss to the individual members of the Board, who
have for him deep admiration, affection, and respect.
At this time
Mr. Woollcott was requested to leave the meeting and Mr. Woody
moved that a painting of Mr. Woollcott be done with all expenses
to be borne by Mr. Woody and presented to the College. This motion
was seconded by Mrs. Moore and unanimously passed. Mr. Woollcott
was called back into the meeting.
A motion was
made by Mrs. Moore, seconded by Mr. Hyde, and unanimously passed
electing Mr. Jonathan Woody as Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Western Carolina College.
There being
no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted,
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Philip Woollcott, Chairman
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Paul A. Reid, Secretary
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