Ohio University Board of Trustees minutes, v. 09 (1906-1926)

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Ohio University Record, Meeting June 19, 1907.

C. L. Martzolff,.....$ 900.00 Instructor in History.

Margaret Edith Jones,....... 900.00 Instructor on the Piano and in Voice Culture and Harmony.

Nellie H. Van Vorhes,..... 800.00 Instructor on the Piano and Virgil Clavier.

Clara Bancroft.,..... 700.00 Instructor on the Piano and in Voice Culture.

Minnie L. Cuckler,..... 700.00 Instructor on the Piano and Organ.

John N. Hizey,..... 800.00 Instructor on the Violin.

Marie Louise Stahl.,..... 900.00 Instructor in Drawing and Painting.

Mabel B. Sweet,..... 800.00 Instructor in Public-School Music.

William F. Copeland, Ph. D.,...... 1200.00 Elementary Science - "Nature Study".

_____,..... 1000.00 Principal Kindergarten School.

_____,..... 900.00 Instructor in Drawing and Hand Work.

Louise King Walls, B. O.,..... 300.00 Instructor in Elocution and Physical Culture.

Mabel K. Brown, Ph. B.,..... 800.00 Instructor in Stenography.

Minnie Foster Dean.,..... 650.00 Instructor in Typewriting.

Eugene F. Thompson.,..... 600.00 President's Secretary.

Aldis A. Johnson..... 550.00 Assistant in Biology.

George E. McLaughlin,....... 1140.00 Assistant in Physics and Electricity.

George C. Parks......... 275.00 Instructor in Penmanship and Mechanical Drawing.

Rhys D. Evans,......... 275.00 Assitant inPhysics.

Frank B. Gullum, B. S.,....... 550.00 Assitant in Chemistry.

Charles G. Matthews, Ph. M.,...... 800.00 Librarian.

Lenora Belle Bishop, Ph. B.,...... 600.00 Assitant Librarian.

Lillie A. Faris,...... 800.00 Critic Teacher First-year Grade.

Amy M. Weihr, Ph. M., B. Ped.,...... 700.00 Critic Teacher Second-Year Grade.

Olive A. Wilson..... 650.00 Critic Teacher Thirty-year Grade.

Margaret A. Davis............ 600.00 Critic Teacher Fifth-year Grade.

Winifred L. Williams............. 600.00 Critic Teacher Fourth-year Grade.

Edgar Ervin...... 1200.00 Field Agent.

Charles H. Bryson,......... 500.00 Alumni Secretary (Four Months).

BOARD OF OFFICERS.

Alston Ellis..... President.

Israel M. Foster................... 800.00 Secretary and Auditor.

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H. H. Haning......$ 800.00 Treasurer.

JANITORS.

William A. Miller...... 720.00 Supervisor.

Charles R. Bean....... 552.00 Assistant.

John L. Roach..... 552.00 Assistant.

George W. Mansfield..... 552.00 Engineer.

SUMMARY.

Ohio University and State Normal College...... $65,790.00 Board of Officers...... 1,600.00 Janitors..... 2,376.00 Total..... $69,766.00

Remarks:

The most important changes made in the foregoing report are as fol- lows:

1. Dr. Chubb retains his professorship and is made Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, taking the place made vacant by the resignation of Dr. Super Sarary, $2,500.00.

2. Prof. Dunkle is made Professor of Greek and Registrar of the University. No change in salary.

3. Fletcher S. Coultrap, A. M., is made Principal of the State Pre- paratory School, at an annual salary of $1,800.00.

4. P. A. Claassen, Ph. D., is made Professor Modern Languages, at a salary of $1,800.00, taking the position heretofore held by Dr. Tausch.

5. William F. Copeland, Ph. D., is made Professor of Elementary Science in the State Normal College, new position, at an initial salary of $1,200.00 per annum.

6. Miss Winifred L. Williams is put in charge of the new grade added to the Training School of the State Normal College at a salary of $600.00 per annum.

7. Charles H. Bryson is continued as Alumni Secretary for a term of four months at a salary of $125.00 per month-service to be rendered at such time as the President of the University may direct.

8. Miss Gaskill's resignation as Instructor in Drawing and Hand Work in the Normal College has been presented. An Instructor in French-or better, in Modern Languages-is needed. A Principal of a Kindergarten School to be established in connection with the Training School of the State Normal College is to be selected. The salaries of these positions, in the order named, are $900, $1,000, and $800 respectively. The President of the University should make selection of suitable persons to fill these positions and report his ac- tion at the next meeting of the Board.

9. The salary changes are clearly noted in the report. The total annual pay-roll of all University Employees as shown in this report foots up a sum of $69,766.00, an increase of $4,610.00 or over 7 per cent.

10. If the condition of University finances will permit there ought to be an increase of salaries in June, 1908, and June 1909, as follows:

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1. Professors of full rank, $1,900 and $2,000, the latter sum being a permanent salary for all Faculty members heading Departments.

2. The salaries of Assistants, Instructors, and all other employes, save the President of the University, to be increased, approximately in the same ratio.

All of which is most respectfully submitted. Alston Ellis. C. C. Davidson."

Mr. Douglas offered the following motion, which was duly seconded by Biddle, to-wit:

"That the Board approve and adopt the report of its Committee on Teachers and salaries, omiting, temporarily, the substitution of Dr. Claassen for Dr. Tausch therein."

Roll call upon said motion resulted as follows: Ayes: Benson, Biddle, Blackstone, Boyd, Coultrap, Davidson, Douglas, Duff, Ellis, Hamblin, Leue, Lowry, O'Bleness. Nays: Jones, Welch, Wood. Not voting, Kinnison, Whiley. Whereupon, the President declared said motion carried.

Mr. OBleness introduced a motion, seconded by Douglas, that Mr. H. H. Haning be re-elected Treasurer of the University for one year at a salary of $800.00, that he give as said Treasurer a bond in the sum of $20,000 with a bonding company as surety to the approval of the Finance Committee.

Roll call upon said motion resulted in the following vote: Ayes: Low- ry, Hamblin, Davidson, Leue, Benson, Jones, Welch, Wood, Whiley, Douglas, Coultrap, Blackstone, Biddle, O'Bleness, Kinnison, Duff, Boyd, Ellis. Where- upon the President declared said motion unanimously carried.

Mr. Wood introduced the following motion, which was seconded by Doug- las and unanimously adopted, to-wit:

"That the Legislative Committee be instructed to attempt to secure from the Legislature an appropriation sufficient to purchase what is now known as the Ladies Dormitory and as much of the adjacent real estate east thereof as lies between said Hall and the Ballard property."

Mr. Jones made a motion, which was seconded by Benson and unanimously adopted, providing that the building, located on the southwest portion of the campus, be and the same is hereby named "The Carnegie Library".

Mr. Hamblin introduced a motion, seconded by Leue and unanimously adopted, providing that the building facing University Terrace heretofore known as the Normal Building, be and the same is hereby named "Ellis Hall".

The following resolution was introduced by Davidson, seconded by Douglas, and unanimously adopted, to-wit:

"Resolved, by the Board of Trustees of the Ohio University that in just recognition and appreciation of the valuable services of Gen. C. H. Grosvenor, who was chiefly instrumental in securing to said University the elegant and substantial Library Building, which now adorns the campus, that the Finance Committee of this Board be and is hereby authorized and instructed to procure an oil painting of Gen. Grosvenor and give the same a permanent place in said Library Building, and that this resolution be made a part of the proceedings of this Board, and that a copy of the same be delivered to Gen. Grosvenor."

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A motion by Welch, seconded by Lowry, was unanimously carried naming as the Committee on College Grounds for the ensuing year, Henry O'Bleness, E.J. Jones, T. R. Biddle.

A motion by Lowry, seconded by Davidson, was unanimously carried nam- ing as members of the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, Alston Ellis, J. M. Welch, T. R. Biddle.

A motion by Davidson, seconded by Douglas, was unanimously adopted creating as members of the Legislative Committee for the ensuing year, Alston Ellis, F. C. Whiley, V. C. Lowry, R. E. Hamblin.

A motion by Duff, seconded by Davidson, was unanimously adopted mak- ing Alston Ellis the Committee on Women's Hall for the ensuing year.

A motion by O'Bleness, seconded by Douglas, was unanimously adopted making Alston Ellis, J. M. Welch and C. C. Davidson the Committee on Teachers and Salaries for the ensuing year.

A motion by Lowry, Seconded by Douglas, was unanimously adopted mak- ing J. M. Welch and J. P. Wood, a Committee on Athletic Grounds for the ensu- ing year.

A motion by Boyd, seconded by Douglas, was adopted discontinuing the Committee on By-Laws.

Motion by Douglas, seconded by Boyd, was unanimously adopted discon- tinuing the Committee consisting of E. J. Jones, J. M. Welch and I. M. Foster heretofore empowered to consult the Council of the Village of Athens and the B. &. O., officials regarding rights of way for heating plant, and requesting the Committee more recently appointed on heating plant to assume these addition- al duties.

Pursuant to motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Board recessed until seven o'clock P.M.

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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO UNIVERSITY. EWING HALL, JUNE 19, 1907, 7:00 P.M.

The Board met pursuant to recess.

Roll call showed the following members present, to-wit: V. C. Lowry, R. E. Hamblin, C. C. Davidson, A. Leue, J. E. Benson, E. J. Jones, J. M. Welch, J. P. Wood, F. C. Whiley, Albert Douglas, H. W. Coultrap, Thomas Blackstone, T. R. Biddle, Henry O'Bleness, J. E. Kinnison, W. F. Boyd, Alston Ellis.

A communication was received as follows: "Athens, Ohio, June 19, 1907.

Board of Trustees of the Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Gentlemen:- Permit me to say that I do not wish to be considered by re-election to your chair of Modern Languages.

Respectfully, EDWIN TAUSCH, Ph. D."

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A motion was made by Wood, seconded by Douglas, that the Secretary be, and he hereby is, ordered to make said communication of Dr. Tausch a matter of record of this Board, which motion was unanimously adopted.

A motion was introduced by Mr. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Blackstone, that Mr. P. A. Claassen, Ph. D., be elected to the position of Professor of Modern Languages for one year at a salary of $1800, upon which motion the roll call showed the following vote: Ayes: Benson, Biddle, Blackstone, Boyd, Coultrap, Davidson, Douglas, Ellis, Hamblin, Jones, Kinnison, Leue, Lowry, O'Bleness, Whiley, Wood. Welch not voting.

Whereupon, the President declared said motion carried.

Mr. Wood introduced a motion, which was seconded by Douglas and unanimously adopted, increasing the salary of H. H. Haning as Treasurer for the ensuing year to $850.00.

Mr. Welch presented a petition signed by 198 students of the Univer- sity requesting the re-employment of Dr. Super.

A motion was introduced by Mr. Welch, seconded by Jones and unani- mously adopted, that the presenting of said petition be made a matter of re- cord. A resolution by Wood, seconded by Coultrap, was unanimously adopted appropriating for the ensuing year $40.00 for the Y.M.C.A., of the Ohio University and $40.00 for the Y.W.C.A., of the Ohio University.

Mr. Welch introduced the following motion, which was seconded by Douglas and unanimously adopted:

"In the event the heating plant site be purchased as contemplated by a resolution heretofore adopted at this meeting of the Board, and pro- vided the plans for said hating plant are not so altered as to require anoth- er meeting of the Board for their approval, the Secretary of this Board is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for the construction and equipment of said heating plant, said bids to be opened at a subsequent meet- ing of this Board, the date of which meeting shall be determined by the Com- mittee on heating plant heretofore appointed".

Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted the Board adjourned without day. [*I.M. Foster.*] Secretary Ohio University.

Attest: [*Alston Ellis.*] President.