https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/d27ab314d6f526100aeb82e57de81a70.pdf 3247e6e551f940f7b46e5d55ea32c483 PDF Text Text llINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE EASTERN KENTUCKY STATE COLLIDE September 30, 1949 The Board of ttegents of l!:astern Kentucky state College met in I the Board Room of the Administration Building Friday morning, September JO, 1949, at 10:00 o'clock with the following members present: Mr. Boswell B. Hodgkin, state superintendent of public instruction, chairman; Mr. Blackburn, Mr. Leslie Gardner, and Mr. A. were President w. c. Jones . w. E. Other persons present F. O'Donnell and Lois Colley, secretary. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING On motion of Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Blackburn, the Board approved dispensing with the readiQ?;of the minutes of the meeting of August 15. All members voted 11 aye 11 upon roll call. NOMINATIONS TO THE FACULTY President O'Donnell nominated the following as faculty members for the year 1949-50: I nr. Claudia DeWolf Rice as teacher of Spanish and freshman English at a salary of $3375 for 9 months beginning September l • .Dr. Rice has had several years of experience as a college teacher, her last assignment being at Georgia state College where she was teacher of Spanish for three years. She has her Ph. D. degree from Trinity College of the Univer- sity of Dlblin. Mrs. Louise Mcilvaine at $16o a month beginning September 19 to teach part time in the .l!:nglish department. She will have overflow classes in freshman English. Gerald May at a salary of $125 a month beginning September 19 to teach part time in the Commerce department. Mr. May is a graduate student. James R. Turner as teacher of agriculture at a salary of $2900 a year, plus living quarters, beginning September l. I Roederer house to him after Mr. Roederer left. We assigned the Mr. Turner formerly attended Berea College and has the master's degree from the University of Kentucky. On motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Blackburn, the nominations listed above were approved by the Board, with all members voting 11 aye 11 upon roll call. �RESIGNATION OF MR. ROEDER.ER President O'Donnell reported that Mr. George Roederer, long-time gardener at Eastern, resigned September 15 to accept a position with an orphanage in Danville, Kentucky. He stated that this position will not be filled. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MISS BROADDUS President O'Donnell stated that Miss Louise Broaddus, secretary I in the Hegistrar's office, was given an indefinite leave of absence without pay beginning September 1. She wished to remain near her father, who has been seriously ill recently. President O'Donnell said that ·Miss Broaddus is very efficient and has been with the college thirteen · years. On motion of Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Gardner, the leave of absence for Iti.ss Broaddus was approved, with all members voting "8¥e" upon roll call. EMP:WYMENT OF MRS. MILLER Mrs. James Miller, of Richmond, has been employed temporar~ to replace Miss Broaddus in the Registrar's office at a salary of $25. 00 a week, President O'Donnell reported. He asked the approval of this I appointment. On motion of .Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Blackburn, the Board approved the employment of Mrs. Miller, with all members voting 11 aye 11 upon roll call. DEATH OF JOHN BLACK President O'Donnell reported that John Black, plumber at Eastern for 39 years, died recently after an illness of only two or three weeks, and stated that he was one of the most courteous, efficient, and capable employees Eastern ever had. President O'Donnell stated that he wished to have it recorded in the minutes of the Board that note was taken of the passing of this faithful man. He said also that John, having reared a family of nine or ten children who were fine citizens, had been unable to save anything and, being a state employee, he was not eligible for social security or any pension plan. His salary had been about $11. 00 a week before the war and at the time of his death was ~28 . 40 a week. After discussing some w~ of providing for men of this type, Mr. Gardner suggested that salaries be increased for them. Ur . Hodgkin said no pension I �- ~91 or retirement benefits coul.d be made available for them unless the state provided a pension plan for all such employees. The Board voted to pay John's wife the amount of $90. 88, which v«:>uld have been due him for sick leave and vacation. I The motion was made by Mr . Jones, seconded by Mr. Gardner, with all members voting 11 aye 11 upon roll call. CONTRACT FOR BLEACHERS President O'Donnell reported that Mr . Haselden of the State Purchasing Department phoned him September 28 that a contract had been given to Horn Br others for the bleachers for the gymnasium. Thes~ are the bleachers which were recommended by the architect and approved ~y Mr. · Hughes, Mr. McBrayer~ and himself. He said the firm had agreed to instal.l the bleachers by November 1. ENROLLMENT DATA FOR FALL SEMFSI'ER The present enrollment for the fall semester has again surpassed all previous records, President 0 1 Donnell reported. do not have The only reason we 2,000 students is lack of living quarters, he said. In order that the Board might have figures readily available, he stated that he I was again giving them t he enrollment data for the years since 1928-29. We have had more students for short periods of time, such as the spring term of five weeks, but the really significant facts of enrollment are to be found in the number who at tend during the two semesters of the regular school year, he continued. President O'Donnell said that we will have to have more dormitory facilities before we can expand much beyond the enrollment for the present semester. It is becoming increasingly difficult for students to find rooms in town at prices they can afford to pay. more students on the campus than we We are already keeping ought to house in our dormitories. ENROLLMENT AT EASTERN SINCE 1928-29 Year I 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33 1933-)4 1934-35 1935-36 1936-)7 1937-JB l938-J9 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 First Semester Second Semester 46.5 49.3 707 841 795 794 8.50 821 905 8.59 924 1099 1156 981 842 776 1142 l.302 1150 110.5 135.5 1072 1120 1102 1121 1220 1207 946 �-- ... [) 488 C" Ii- t--Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Year 692 270 314 4.53 1095 13.55 1942-4.3 1943-44 1944-4.5 194.5-46 1946-47 1947-48 .593 241 301 .535 1103 1284 I First Semester Second Semester 1948-49 1949-.50 1381 1485 1406 President 0 1 1):>nnell stated that 52.5 boys are living at present on the campus in accommodations that normally house 364. A total of 1134 students are living on the campus. Mr. Gardner asked if it were not difficult for three or four boys to live in one room. President O'Donnell replied that there was no way of estimating what damage might be done to boys living in such overcrowded quarters but that it was the only possible solution to the housing problem and that a nwuber of boys had stayed in .dichmond hotels hoping to find rooms in the dormitories or in town but had finally left Richmond because they could not find acconmodations. He also said that the room rent in the dormitories had been reduced for students who were living in crowded rooms. He said the college is not trying to make money from the over- crowded dormitory rooms. I President O'Donnell stated that the girls were much more unhappy over the lack of facilities than the boys, but that both boys and girls prefer to live in the dormitories, though overcrowded, than to live in town even if rooms could be found in Richmond for them. Mr. Blackburn asked how many boys and how many girls were enrolled this semester. President 0 1 Donnell said he didn't have the figures available, since the Registrar's office had not yet completed the count, but that he would report on this later. The total number of boys enrolled, according to the official count in the rteg1strar 1 s office, is 909, and the number of girls enrolled is 576. we have tried to keep our veteran enrollment, President 0 1 ])onnell said, by talking with the Veterans advisers and with the veterans themselves. He reported that advisers say that the veterans at Eastern are happier than the veterans are at other colleges in the state and that more attention is given to their problems here. The present enrollment is 473, which exceeds the estimate made in July by 1.h8. I �The veteran enrollment was discussed by President O'I)Onnell and the Board. It was agreed that a gradual decrease would be expected for the next two or three years. Mr. Blackburn asked if it were not true that there had been an increase in the number of new veterans this semester. I President 0 1 Donnell replied that about fifty per cent of the veterans had not been enrolled rere before. He also stated that the college had made a practice of allowing veterans to complete their training without charge for fees where their G. I. benefits had expired before the end of the semester or year. BUOOET FOR BIENNIU"M 1950-52 President O'Donnell made the following report on the budget: "In presenting for your consideration the budget for the next bien.,ium beginning July 1, 1950, I have tried to take into account the maey demands that will be made upon the state's resources by the many service agencies which the state must finance. 11 I think we can operate the college during the next two years on an incoIIB equal to that which we had in 1948-49, but if our present I income is to be maintained we will have to offset the loss of veterans• tuition by an increase in the state appropriation. ~s the members of the Board well know, a large percentage of our present revenue is received from the Veterans Administration and this part of our income will be reduced rapidly as the veterans use up their allotment of ti.me under the G. I. rlill of rtights. I repeat here a part of the statement which r made in my report to the Board last July concerning the decline in the enrollment of veterans and the corresponding loss of income: •our income from veterans' tuition during the past two years, together with the anticipated income for the next biennium, is shown by these figures: Year I 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 Number of Veterans ~nrolled 595 536 325 ( estimated) 200 100 II II Income $134,652.49 126,851.09 76,700.00 47,200.00 23,600.00 'It should be emphasized here that the incidental fee paid by all students is not included in these tuition items. The loss of revenue will occur even though the veterans are replaced by the same number of non-veterans. If this estimate is correct, and I believe it is, the college will need an additional appropriation of approximately $8o,ooo for 19~Sl and i l00,000 additional for 1951-52 to offset the loss of veterans• tuition.• �-490 11 If the Board concurs in Il\Y recommendation that we ask only for enough money to offset the loss of tuition, we will ask the Legislature to increase our state appropriation for 1950-51 by JB0,000 and for 1951-52 by $100,000. "I emphasize again that if the Legislature grmts these increases, our total income for the next bieMium will not be aey greater than our present income. I In other words, all we are asking is that the college be given enough money to hold its own. If we wish to pay salaries comparable to those paid in some otrer state-supported insti tutions of higher learning in Kentucky, we would need to ask for an ad.di tional $57,000 a year. The median salary at the University of Kentucky ranges from 1Pl200 to ~1400 a year more for each rank in the teaching staff than it does at &I.stern. Salaries are higher at Kentucky State College at Frankfort than they are at Eastern. However, with strict econoIIzy' we should be able to increase our salaries again next year if our present income is maintained. "Our present annual appropriation is $390,000 a year. I recom- mend that the Legislature be asked to increase this appropriation to $470,000 for the year 1950-51 and to 111490,000 for the year 1951-52. 11 I President O'Donnell reported that a budget of $1,229,025.00 had been estimated for 1949-50 and the total estimated income, including the devolving Fund balance carried over June 30, 1949, amounted to i l,359,637.16, leaving an unbudgeted balance of ~130,612.16. He stated that he believed it to be a good policy to carry over a balance for some unexpected emergency• .Mr. Jones stated, and the other members of the Board agreed, that it was a good policy and complimented President O'Donnell on accumulating the balame and on the operation of the college. REQUEST FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY Science Building In addition to the request for an increase in our state appropriation for current expenses, President o•Donnell said he thought we ought to ask for at least i500,000 for the science Building. Possibly money will be allocated for this purpose before the meeting of the Legislature from funds now aQministered by the Kentucky Building Commission, he stated. President o•Donnell said that he had received some encouragement I �to believe that the Building Commission really wishes to allot funds for the science BUilding whtch we need so badly, but the chance that funds will be alloted during the current year is somewhat dimned by the fact that the building '!9'hich Mr• Weber designed will cost considerably I more than $5001 000 and the college has no way of raising additional funds for the Science Building. We must depend entirely on state funds to finance the construction of the buil ding. It can't possibly be a revenue- producing project which would justify the issuance of revenue bonds, he stated. Dormitory for~ President O'Donnell recommended that the Legislature be asked to give the college $240,000 for construction of a new donllitory for men. Mr. Weber, our architect, has estimated that it will cost approximately $240,000 to provide dormitory facilities for 100 men. This seemed very high to me, President O'Donnell said, until I heard that the new dormitory at Western cost more than ~3 ,000 a person and that dormitories I planned for the University of Kentucky are estimated t o cost approximately $3,700 per woman and $5,200 per man, if figures given in newspaper reports of the meeting of the Board of Trustees are correct. Although we may ask the Legislature to provide funds for the total cost of the additional dormitory space, President o•Donnell said he thought bond the dormitory for a part of the cost. bonds can be retired over a period of pancy of the building. 15 \'le could safely Possibly Jl00,000 in 2½% years by income from full occu- I have no doubt, he said, about the need for additional dorm.i tory space or about the possibility that it will be used to .full capacity. "Every prediction that I have seen or heard concerning college enrollment in the years ahead of us strengthens the belief that we shall have more and more students attending college, 11 he stated. RmODELING OF SULLIVAN HALL I President 0 1 0:mnell stated that Sullivan Hall was erected in 1908 and, therefore, is one of the oldest buildings on the campus. Although it is one of the most beautiful buildings, it is also one of the most hazardous becaus e of the ever-present danger of fire. It was used as a girls' dormitory until four years ago when it was assigned to men and it is still used for men. now houses 239 men. Its normal capacity is 158 but it The interior of the building, including the stairways, �...Cl I _.. - '-192.. '-. is of frame construction. "e should talce steps at the earliest possi- ble time to provide at least fireproof stairwa_,ys throughout the building. The electric Wiring should be replaced and the old plumbing, which is inadequate for even normal occupancy, should be replaced with more adequate faclli ties. Large sections of pipe have rusted out and all of it should now be discarded in favor of copper pipes. I President O'Donnell said he did not know how much this Will cost but it is safe to say that we can spend at least $75,000 in modernizing this building and making it safer for t heYPl,lllg people who are housed there. He recommended that vre ask the Legislature to give us ~37, 500 during each year of the next biennium for this purpose. Mr. Gardner asked whether the President thought it advisable to request dormitory space for 200 men instead of for 100 men, but President O'Donnell and Mr. Hodgkin expressed the belief that it might be i mpossible to get an appropriation for a building of this size, but an appropriation of J 240,000 might be granted which would provide for 100 men and relieve the housing situation to such an extent that Sullivan Hall could be returned to the girls. I Discussing the Science Building, President O'Donnell said he had requested Mr• Weber t o list items that could be omitted for the present which would reduce the cost of the building, such as the greenhouse, certain items of equipment and the finishing of some rooms, all of which could be completed later when more money is available. He said that the memorial lobby in the building could be made less expensive by the elimination of the arched ceiling but that he felt that this should not be done , since it would be a permanent inpairment to the building. He stated that nr-. Manning, Commissioner of Finance, had recently visited the college to stu~ the need for the Science Building. SUMMARY A summary of our requests is as follows: 1950-51 For Current Expenses For Capital Outlay For Remodeling Sullivan Total $470,000 250,000 37,500 $757,500 19.51-52 $490,000 250,000 31,500 $117,500 After the whole Board had participated very actively and help fully in the discussion of the budget, the budget for the biennium 1950-52 I �was approved as presented, with all members of the Board voting upon roll call. 11 aye11 The motion was made oy Mr . Jones, seconded by Mr. Blackburn. COLLIDE APPROPRIATIONS IN OTHER 5rATES I President 01 Donnell presented infonnation concerning appropriations made for teachers colleges in neighboring states. President 0 1 Donnell said we had secured the information through a questionnaire which he sent to all teachers colleges in states bordering Kentucky. Name of College I Enrollment Fall Win. Spr. Sum. - - state Appropriation 1949-50 current l!:xpenses Capital Outlay Northern Illinois State College DeKalb, Illinois 1668 1566 1567 762 $1,201,155 . 00 $1,106,269.31* Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Ill. 3013 2900 2737 2000 2,669,315.00 9,257,255. 89* Western Illinois State College Macomb, Ill. 1395 1335 1281 1400 1,506,350.00 300,000.00 Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Indiana 3015 2856 2764 1,133,500.00 500,000.00* Central Missouri State College Warrensburg, Mo. 1545 1465 1515 1378 526,672.00 . 15,000.00 Northeast Missouri State Tchrs. College Kirksville, Mo. 1102 996 1146 1202 499,745.21 None iHf, Northwest Missouri State College Maryville, Tenn. 852 781 506,220.00 None ff 858 Southeast Missouri state College Cape Girardeau, Mo.1495 1370 1343 1266 468,874.00 500,000. ~ 1,665,251.00 2,000,000. OOr...tt- Bowling Green state . University Bowling Green, I o. 4525 4435 i~ East Tennessee State College Johnson City,Tenn. 1499 1525 156.5 1310 450,000.00 900, 000.00 Middle Tennessee state college Murfreesboro 1027 968 986 82.5 500,000.00 900,000 . 00 Radford College Radford, Virginia 77.5 751 736 783 182,2.55.00 10,000.00 Bluefield State College Bluefield, W. Va. 566 .573 328,580.00 915,ooo. oo �Name of college Concord College Athens, w. Va. Enrollment state Appropriation 1949-50 Fall Win. Spr. Summer Current .EXpense Capital Out1=9 865 832 $371,610.00 $341,ooo.oo 436,590.00 25,000.00 483 241,16o.oo 537,350.oo Marshall College Huntington, w. va. 3276 3147 1,320.,550.oo 417.,500.00 Fairmont .::itate College Fairmont, w. Va. Glenville State Glenville, w. Va. ll78 1173 517 *Appropriation for Biennium -HNo appropriation made for 1949-50. priation. 1250 I This figure represents 1948-49 appro- NEXT MEETING OF THE OOARD President O•nonnell expressed the hope that the Board would hold its next meeting November 12 and that all members of the Board will plan to st~ on the campus that night. This is the date for our Homecoming and many of our alumni will be here for the barbecue which will be served in the amphitheater that evening and for the game with Western at 7:30 that night. He reported that a play-by-pl~ account of our football games with Marshall, Murray, Morehead, h'vansville, and Western will be broadcast by I a chain of radio stations through the courtesy of the Ashland Oil and Refining Company. Mr. Hodgkin said it w:>uld be impossible for him to be present for a meeting on that date because of a previous engagement. He requested President O'Donnell for information about the cost of the Student Union ~ Building and the date bonds were issued on this building. President O' Donnell gave him the following infonnation: The Student Union Building cost $410,000 and was constructed in 1940. The bond issue was for $275,000 and the Federal grant was The bonds, issued in 19.38, bore 3~ when issued. 2.8% in 1940, then they 11ere financed again in $142,550. They were financed at 194.5 at 2%. BIENNIAL BUOOET ESTIMATE SUMMARY 1950-51 - 1951-52 President O'Donnell called attention of the Board to the Biennial Budget hstimate Summary for 1950-52 as follows: I �SUMMARY I 1949-.50 19.50-.51 19.51- .52 Anticipated College Revenue 40J,844.00 374,300. 00 3.50,100.00 state Appropriation for Operation & Maintenance 390,000.00 470,000.00 490,000.00 State Appropriation for capital outlay: New Science Building -0- 2,0,000.00 250,000.00 New Dormitory for Men -0- 120,000.00 120,000.00 Sullivan Hall Alterations -0- 37,500. 00 37!,SOO.OO TOTAL 1,251,800.00 1,248,200.00 79.3,844.00 Note #1: The above excludes operation of Student Union Building and 7/8•s of the rent from Beckham, McCreary and Miller Halls, which goes into Building Revenue Fund. Note #2: On I July 1, 1949, the college had an unencumbered balance of $101,890.15 in the Revolving Fund on deposit in the ~tate Treasury. The budget which is to be submitted to the State Budgeting authorities contemplates the expenditure of all of the revenue set forth, but excludes the expenditure of the balance of $101,890.15,thereby providing approximately ~100,000.00 reserve fund at all times during the coming biennium. ADJOURNIIENT OF l!Eh"TING The meeting was adjourned at 11:4.5. President O'Donnell invited the members of the Board to have lunch with him in the cafeteria and to inspect the gymnasium, which is now completed except for the installation of bleachers, scoreboards, and backstops. Signed Approved: I -:::-_:i.,_;..:::L.~"ff""~~:::;:::*~~---Se (Mee o ep e � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Board of Regents Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eastern Kentucky State College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-09-30 Title A name given to the resource Board of Regents Minutes Description An account of the resource Pages 485-487 Personnel Activities Page 487 Weaver Health Building (Charles Weaver) Bleachers contract Pages 487-489 Enrollment 1928-1929 through 1949-1950 Page 488 Housing Overcrowded condition Pages 489-490 Budget Biennial request for 1950-1952 Pages 490-491 Memorial Science Building Slowness of project Page 491 Keith (Charles A.) 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