THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

MINUTES OF THE TRUSTEES

June 8, 1931

For the confidential information

of the Board of Trustee 

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The egular quarterly meeting of the Board of ~stees of the

Universi ty of 'yoming was called to order at 9 0 'clock a.m., lIonday,

June 8th, by P esi dent Lynn. The following members answered roll call:

IIr. Elliott, 11,. Geddes, IIr. Holliday, Mr. Bond, IIrs. OViatt, Mrs. lilnbree,

IIr. Morgan, Go'ernor Clark, IIrs. Morton and Dr. Crane.

The ~:arch minu tes of the Board and of the intervening meetings

of the Exeau tiv~ Ccmmi t tee were approved.

Upon ~he recolIl:!lendeticn of Dr. Crane, IIr. Bond moved that the

following degre"s and diplomas be awarded.

Mr. Morgan and arried.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

'!'hi s mati on was seconded by

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Division of Letters and Science

Master of Arts

Frank Oscar Bla r, Sr.

Bachelor of Arts--With Honor

Ru th Irene BarberNancy :BurragePearl Ella Dewe

IIclly Twomey Peacock

Bachelor cf ArtsBer tha Douglas ..ooleyHarry Mill. Ast nByron 11. BemerEleanor Blackfo dHarry Bridensti eCharles E. Coug linRobert CreswellHazel E. Cur ti sDorothy M. DaviThomas E. Finne ty, Jr.Phyllis Clara GigerMargaret Goodrl hHuber t GrantLloyd Harry Hal

Norris Dean EmbreeAlica Ellen FordEdna lIarie Johnson

Wanda Helsberg JoyceBessie M. KennedyDJ.ncan 101<" ri e Kh.gMary A. Kli neEdward H. LevinJohn VI. LewellenJ. Irene MarbleKatherine F. lIillerArthur M. MorganCharles C. PatchLorene PearsonRobert E. RennardHermione SillJames Robert Simqn

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COLLBnE OF LIBERAL A.llTS

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Bachelor of Arts-Cont1d.

Marl on E. Harr ingtonChester V. Hen~icksAlic e E. Hocke"Frederic llufsm th, Jr.Kenneth B. Jo)lrsonBenjamin S. Jo~ce

Divi sion of COl!ll!lerce

Master of Science

Mary Josephine Warner

Bachelor of Science

Joseph F. Bach!",nRobert Jay Bur esonMabel HansonLeonard HelzerW. Howard HemrFred B. Martin

Secretar~ ~ploma

Evelyn Frances wren

Division of Music

Bachelor of M1lsic--with Honor

Alice Bretten ~es

COLLBnE OF AGRIaJLTURE

Div ision of Agricul tnre

Master of Science

Jchn Alexander Gorman

Alice Eli zabe th Sapldi ngGeorge Ernes t SpinnerCharles H.· ThompsonHelen Elizabeth ThornberryAdela! de G~ Vorpahl

Clara Evali ne Pew ellClara Anna RaabLawrence Irvi n RiceDoro thea V. smi thLeonard Anderson WeissingerR. Claude Yeager

C. Wesley Roath

E. Harold Jose del

John A. BanksDonald C. Brow

Bachel or of Scien:: e--Wi th Honor

E. Francis Winters

Bachelor of $cience

Sam S. KendrickArno1d Jane s King

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COLLEGE OF AGRIWLIDRE

Lawrence A. Bu gerClair H. Camer nWynne ClarkWilliam F. FIe cherOrval Leon Gre serArchie M. llale

Bachelor of SCience -- Cont'd.

Everett Lyell KnightHarry McMillanAugust L. NylanderFrancis Lewellyn O'ReillyWilliam R. Rice,Jr.John H. Tu:rner

Division of Home Economics

Bachelor of Science

Ada BellMargaret Louis BlakeBernice Burton

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Divisi on of Civil Engineer! ng

Helen N. JohnsonEnma A. Wahl

Bachelor of Science--With Honor

Robert H. Cole

Bachelor of Science

Kei th C. Bahen'urgNeale T. PeckerpaughMart C. Perkin

Lee PetersonHenry Weinstein

Division of Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science--With Honor

Paul Reece Ach nbach Cyril Franklin Hor ton

Bachelor of Science

Mathew O. KoskiGeorge Ern.est ~ cNeil, Jr.;U. Earl MaNry

Harold G. ScottJack E. scrline

. Division of Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science

Ed..i n Na then n,lri 8

Chaunc ey Grl s..e Id, Jr.Ray L. Vines

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COLLEGE OF »IGU1EERING

1 vision of Petroleum Engineering

Bache! or of. Sci ence

Glen D. Gaddi s

COLLEGE OF EID CATIOIi

Master of Arts

Loaz W. Johnson

Master of Science

I Carl Gooch Howar

Bachelor of Arts--With Honor

Marl on Louis Ric

Bachelor of Arts

Rachel Alberta A henbachEthel Mae BeyerlElsie Grace DaviMargaret Alice D lenLillian EnglandThelma Irene Gre n

Bachelor of Science

Einar M. Bergstr 1mElmer Charles Cl<!aenMary »mice nels 11

I ArielcFrederick

Normal Diploma

Agnes A. Adolphs'lnVelda Allphin

I Wi lma BiggsHermione Bradstr,!"tJosephine H. Broo.sAlbena Frances De~shar

M. Lena Ebert .Inez FullerDorothea Imogene ~illespie

Helen Gro theLaJlTa R. Haley

I Lily Barbar~ Hawk s, Myrna P. Hodgell

Doris Arleen LarsenGladys M. Nimmo'Alice M. RobertsHilda F. SdmltzMary Margaret SowersLee Brainard Tedford

Mildred V. Hit tnerEvelyn A. LaPashJaneE. MegillEstella Arlee Slada

Alice Maud JanesBeth rI. JonesKathleen F. McFarlaneFlora E. MclTethyVirginia Milnsfrances Joe PowellMargaret A. RudeenMarie Louise &.!lithMabel Louise SynderMargaret Belle Slthe rlandEllen G. ToddRachel Waldsmi thEli zabeth Annie West

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COLLEGE OF EIDCATION

Rural Diploma

Mary Loui se Jo' nson

LAW S.cHOOL

Bachelor of taws

Gear ge W. Bir dZene D. BohrerRodney M. GuthtieGrady D. Hudso

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At t is point the Boord adjourned to attend the COllJl!lencenen t

EXercises in the Gymnasiu:n, reconvening at 1:30 in the afternoon.

The following appointment!5 were approved:

Mr. Wesley Roath, Sutleri n terden t of the Tor ringtonFarm, at a salary of" $1800.00 per year, effectiveJUly 1, 1931.

~iSs Florence Reid, First Grade Critic Teacher inthe Training Sdlool, at a salary of $1,900.00~er year, effective september 1, 1931. Miss Reidwill succeed !diss Hickerson, resigned.

~r. Leslie S. Crawfo rd, Ins true tor in Teacher!raining in Agriculture, at a salary of $2,400.00~er year, effective SePtember 1, 1931. Mr. CrawfordfWill succeed Mr. Dadienan who has been granted alYear l B leave of ab sence.

Upon ~he motion of Mr. Morgan it was voted to continue

operati on of th~ University ~Jarry for the present, ilie se operati ons may

l:e discontinueo at some future date if in the opinion of the Board it

seems advisable. This motion was seconded by Mrs. Enbree and ca.rried.

,Upon the motion of Mr. Bond the agreement by and between the

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Upon ;he motion of Mr. Morgan, seconded by Mrs. :ilnbree and

carri ed, the Be! r d ap proved the regula ti ons cov eri ng the enploymen t of

Wyoming Commis ion for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary

of the Birth 0 George Washir.gton, the State of IV",foming acting through

the State Boar of Chariti es and Reform, and the Tmstees of the Univ"er"sity

of Wyoming, wa approved. President Crane and the Secretary of the Board

were authorize to sign. This motion was seconded by Mrs. Oviatt and

carried.

Upon the motion of Mr. Geddes the Executive Committee was

authorized to tart the preparation of plans for the celebration of the

Semi-Centenniel of the Founding of the University of Wyoming in 1937

and an appropri tion of $25Q .OO was made to carryon the work during the

coming year. qilis motion was seconded by lIr. Elliott and carried.

Dr. C~ane then reported that the University's legal counsel

had approved th change in the By-Laws of the Trustees which authorizes

the Secretary 0 the University to make cash p~ments under certain

stipulations as appearing in our minutes of March 26th, 1931, Upon

the motion of M • Bond it was agreed to try this plan for one year.

This motion was seconded by Mr. Morgan and carried.

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married ..,men wi ich had bsen adopted by the EXecutive Committee April

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At th s 'point Mr. George E. Brimmer and Dr. A. C. Hildreth,

representing th Commission for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth

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Anniversary of he Birth of George Washington, c!llle before the Board to

discuss ways an neans of securing the services of a landscape ardlitect

to plan and bui d various parks oVer me state and to assist in beautffYing

other publicly ""ed grounds. Upon me motion of Mr. Bond it wau voted

to match dollar for dollar wi th m!>ney that m"'l be contributed by any de­

partment of the State of Wyoming for this purpose up to a maximum of

$2,000.00. Thi moti on was seconded by lJr. Geddes and carried.

IIr. Ht sted, IIr. Rice and IIr. Mundell, representing the Lar!lllie

Boosters ClUb, hen came before the Board to request that our athletic

field be named I Corbett Field." The Board took me request under advise­

ment. Later, aJ ter discussion, Dr. Crane infonned 1he Beard that recommenda­

tions of this k nd usually come throu~ the faculty and suggested this

matter be refer ed to the faculty when it reconvenes in Septencer·. Upon

the motion of M • Bond t.his plan was approved and the Secretary lOa • in­

structed to wri e and inform the group of our acti on. This motion was

I seconded by Iolr. Iiollid".,. .and carri ed.

Dr. C'~e and IIr. S:ni th then presented the revised copy of the

Opera ting B-udge together wi th "supporting financial. tatenen t.. After

discussion, and' ~pon the motion of Mr. Bond, the budget recsi ved its

final adoption. This motion was seconded by lIr. lIorgan and carried.

Iolr. FuIJ.ler then presented a request for a right of w"'l across 1-\;,'11;».:5 f ~fateJ

a portion of the Higgins Estate near Glenrod<:. Upon the motion of Iolr. Bond,

seconded by Iolr. ~lliott and carried, such ri~t of W"'f was granted and the

President and Sscretary of the Board were au1horized to sign.

ing certain lanflB in the Afton Farm. Upon 1Z:le motion of Mr. Geddes,

Mr. i ner then preBented a lease and option to purchase cover-

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seconded by Mr. Elliott am carried, the form of these paperB weB approved

and the officer Bllthorized to sign.

Mr. F ner then presented the studies which he had made of the

non-teaching fo ce as compared with similar positions throughout the

state. Upon th motion of Mrs. OViatt, Mr. i\lller was directed to continue

these investiga ions.

carri ed.

This motion was seconded by Mr. Morgan and

\ Upon rhe motion of Mr. Bond, seconded by Mrs. Oviatt and carried,

the contract C01 ering the sale of stone for the Albany County Court House

was approved, Slid the Presi den t and Secretary of the Beard were au thori zed

to sign.

The Bard vo ted to continue the development of Fraterni ty Park

in accordance wi th previous plans ke eping expendi tures safely wi thin th e

amount of funds available wi thin the project.

Upon he motion of Mr. Elliott the exchange of lalldat the

Torri ngton Farm wi th the Lincoln LaJod Company was authorized under

qUi t claim deed and Mr. i\lller was di rec ted to take steps to secure a

clear abstract cf ti tle. This motion was seconded by Mrs. Enbree and

carried.

New rE~la ti ons coy ering the sel ec tion of lots in Fraternity,

Park were then p esented by Mr. Carl A.'"Ilold. Upon the motion of Mr. Bond,

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seconded by IIrs OViatt and carried, lhese reglllations were adopted.

Regul.tions for the Selection of Lots in Fraternity ParkGoverning from and after APril 1, 1931.

1. T'nese reguhtions are made in furtherance of a contz:act, entitled"Agreement", maCe between lhe lloard of TNstees of the University ofWyoming and the Irraternities of the Universi ty of Wyoming, on June 12, 1930,concerning the F!u'chase a.'ld. sale 9f lots in the Fraterni ty Parll:, and areestabli shed in sbcordance wi lh the power given the Board of Trustees bythe first paragr"ph, FBge 3 of an instrulnent entitled "OUtline of ContractStipulations wi"t Respect to Lots in Fraterni ty Park" which instrumentwas incozporated into and made a pa.::rt of said contract.

, II. T'!le regulations herein adopted shall be subject to all the provi sionsof said contract of June 12, 1930 and also other provisions of the "Condi_tions to Ratification" of said .contract as adopted by said Board of TNsteesby resolu ti on 0' Jun~ 18, 1930.

III. 'lhese regul tions will go into effect upon adoption by the Board ofTrustees a.'ld. con ime in effect until further action is taken by the Board

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IV. A:D;f fratern ty, which has not been assigned a lot under the regulationsadopted by resol tion of the Board of TNstees of June 18, 1930, shall beentitled to sele t any unassigned lot in Fraternity Park upon executinga contract for i s purchase which meets the following condi tions:

1. Said co tract shall comply wi th the provisions of the contract ofJune 12, 1930 af resaid and also wi th the provisions of "Condi tions toRatificati on" of said CDntract as adonted by said Board of Trustees byresoluti on of Ju e 18, 1930. -

2. T'ne fra ernity. shell make an initial payment of not less than$250.00, in cash upon the exem ti<yl'. of the contract.

3. The con ract shall fur ther contain the following:

a. A promise to pay $250.00 per annum each year for the fouryears next insui g the date of the contract.

b. A promise to pay the balance of the purchase price infull wi thin five years of the date of said contract.

c. The fraterni ty shall co'ntract to build a house,' approvedin accordance wif!> the provisions of the contract of June 12,193°, withinseven years of t e date of executing this contract.

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I~I ·In case tw or more fraternities apply at the same time for the sameunassigned lot, !preference shall be gi Ven that fraternity which offers thelargest ini tial lP'Wment. Between two or more fraternities offering thesame inttial p,,"/nent preference shall be given to the fraternity which. first

I received a char er from national organization.

I V. Any fratern. ty which fails to meet promptly any of the obligations of itcontract shall. orfei tits right to the lot selected.

VI. Whenever a fraternity shall forfeit its rig"t to the lot selected, thelot so vacated n~y be assigned to other fraternities under the followingcondi ti ans:

I 1. Preference mall be /!i. ven to that fraterni t,y which offers thelargest initial payment on the purchase price of said lot. In determining

, the amount of th said initial pa,vment money al ready paid in upon the pur­chase price of any other lot shall be considered for this purpose equalto a cash payment. Between two or more fraternities offering the sameini tial payment preference ..'>all be /!i. ven to that fraterni ty which fi rstrecei ved a mar er from a national organization.

I 2. The fr, terni~y to which such a vacated lot is assigned must makean ini tial pa;>ment equal in amOU!lt to t.'>e paymen ts already IIBde on tv.e said

I lot by the defa" ting frate~nity and in addition shall, if recp.ired to do

I, so by the Presid nt of the Universi ty, aSSUI!le all' the other ohligati ons

of the defaultir g fraterni ty I. contrac t both a. to time of P'Wment ani a'to time of buile" ng. In case no fraterni ty offers a sufficient ini tialpayment to compl with the foregoing the defaulting faternity shall auto­matically be gl v nan extensi on of time to meet the obligations of tt.contract. This xtenoion of time shall be terminated el ther by an offerof a sufficient ni tial pa;>ment to comply wi th the foregoing by any otherfrat~rni ty or by express notice to .aid fraterni ty from the Pre.ident ofthe Univeroity.

3. If the ot.o vacated is a.51 gned to a fraternity which is al readyunder contract t purcha.e another lot .aid fraternity shall rel1nquhhits right to tha~ other lot and tv.at lot shall be opened to a.signmen-ttunierthe provisions applicable to the lot vacated by e. defllulting fraternity.

4. Wheneve a fraternity defaults in i to contract it mall have theright to .elect Imy other unassigned lot upon entering into a new contractupon the same terms as provided for in paragraph II of the se regnlations,wi th the followi ,g qualifications only: The amount already paid in bysaid fraternity pon it. old contract .hall be accepted in Uau of the$250.00 ini tial payment therein required and that sum .hall be crelii tedas a first pa;>me t.upon the purchase price of a new lot.

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Dr. Cane then mentioned the proposed chenge in our fiscal year

to be Septenber lst to Allgu, t 31st. After discussion the President wes

requested to eo, tinue his investigations wi th state official. and

univerei ty atto'peys and if, in his opinion, the change is advisable, re-

port wi 11 be ma e to the Exeel tive Commi ttee and the commi tt.ee is hereby

authorized to al'lProve the change. This motion was made by Mr. Holliday,

seconded by Mr. ~ddes and carried.

Upon t"" mati. on of Mr. Holliday, seconded by Mr. Elliott am

carried, the bUd~ets for the Dormi tories, COmI:lons, Extensi. on Divisi on

end State Farms received flanl approval wi th out char~e.

The 1a~t matter to come before the Board was the election of

the fo llowi ng of rt c ers:

PresidentVice-PresidentTreamrer

Mr. LynnMr. BondMr. Geddes

Executive CommitteeMr. LynnMr. BondMr. ElliottI!r. Holliday

It was moved by Mr. Elliott that Mr. Snith be employed as

Secretary at his present salary, &ch services to terminate at the opti6n

of the Board. T.is motion was seconded by Mrs. Enbree end carried.

Upon t: e motion of Mr. Bond, Mr. :FUller was appointed Fiscal

Agent at hi. pre ent salary for the next fiscal year. This motion was

seconded by Mr. ollidey and carried.

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T"ner betng no further 'business the Board adjourned, sine die.

Fay E. fbi th .Secretary