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Antelope County, at $4500 per year effective February 1, 1959; in place of Denzil Clegg.
Morris L. Hemstrom, County Agricultural Extension Agent at large, at $6200 effective February 1, 1959; return to duty after completing Masters Degree.
Dale D. Stukenholtz, from Assistant in Agronomy to Instructor, effective February 1, 1959; no change in salary.
Mildred W. Flansburg, reappointment as part-time Assistant Instructor in Home Economics, at $1500 for the second semester of 1958-59.
Elizabeth Sutton, reappointment as part-time Instructor in Home Economics, at $1000 for the second semester of 1958-59.
College of Arts and Sciences
James R. Thompson, from Instructor at $4800 to Research Associate at $6000 per year effective February 1, 1959 to January 31, 1960.
College of Business Administration Eldon Lamoine Schafer, from Instructor full time to three-fourths time, and from $5400 per year to $2025 for the second semester of 1958-59.
College of Medicine Nathan Muskin, Instructor in Internal Medicine, from $480 per year to no salary effective January 1, 1959.
Rudolph Zalter, additional appointment as Assistant Instructor in Internal Medicine without salary effective February 1, 1959.
Retirement Approved
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the following retirement be approved,as recommended by the Chancellor's office.
RETIREMENT
Robert P. Crawford, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, at $1401.17 per year, single life, effective February 1, 1959.
Schreiber Hunter Leadership Scholarship
From the Chancellor's office comes a report of a trust agreement made and entered into on the 29th day of December, 1958, by and between Frederick Maurice Hunter and Emma Schreiber Hunter, trustors, and The First National Bank of Oregon, Portland, trustee. This trust agreement provides, among other things, that a portion of the annual earnings of the corpus of the trust shall be made available to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to provide an annual one-school-year tuition scholarship, which scholarship shall be known as the Schreiber-Hunter Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship award is to be made "to the Junior man (for use during his Senior year at the University of Nebraska) who is a resident of the State of Nebraska and enrolled in the University of Nebraska, and who is judged by a faculty committee selected from the faculty of the University of Nebraska by the President or acting President or other acting head of the University of Nebraska to award such scholarship, to have made the most notable contribution through his own achievement and good example toward the development of the qualities of leadership among his fellow students." The trust agreement further provides for additional scholarships as and when income from the trust is sufficient to meet the cost of such additional scholarships.
Terms and conditions accepted
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that acceptance be given to the terms and conditions of the above-mentioned trust
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agreement as they relate to the University of Nebraska.
Resolution for sale of farm to Edward G. Schledewitz (Sheldon estate)
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, an Agreement For Warranty Deed was entered into on January 3, 1958, between THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, a corporation, as Party of the First Part, and EDWARD G. SCHLEDEWITZ, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, Party of the Second Part, by the terms of which First Party agreed to sell and Second Party agreed to buy the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section Twenty-Six (26), Township Nine (9) North, Range Eighteen (18), West of the 6th P.M., in Buffalo County, Nebraska, with appurtenances thereunto belonging, subject to easement to Kansas Pipe Line and Gas Company for pipeline, and to Oil Lease to Ohio Oil Company, recorded in Book Y, Page 409 of Miscellaneous Records of said county. If said lease is still in effect at time of delivery of deed, all interest of First Party in said lease shall be conveyed or assigned to Second Party, and subject to established public roads and to any unrecorded easements, or any easements of record, for a total consideration of Sixty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($69,000), and
WHEREAS, said agreement provided that upon payment of the balance of said purchase price, in the sum of Fifty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($51,750.00), First Party should convey to Edward G. Schledewitz and Leota N. Schledewitz, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, the above described real estate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that upon payment by Edward G. Schledewitz to The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the balance of said purchase price, in the sum of Fifty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($51,750.00), C. E. Swanson, President of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a corporation, or J. G. Elliott, Vice President of said Board, be authorized and directed to execute and deliver to Edward G. Schledewitz and Leota N. Schledewitz, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, a Warranty Deed of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a corporation, conveying the above described real estate to said Edward G. Schledewitz and Leota N. Schledewitz, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common. Said Warranty Deed shall also provide that the Oil Lease to the Ohio Oil Company, recorded in Book Y, Page 409 of Miscellaneous Records of Buffalo County, Nebraska, shall be assigned and conveyed to the grantees.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that John K. Selleck, Corporation Secretary of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebrska, or Joseph Soshnik, Assistant Corporation Secretary of said Board, be authorized and directed to attest to the execution of said deed, and to attach thereto the corporate seal of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska; and be further authorized and directed to purchase and attach thereto necessary revenue stamps, as required by law.
Resolution for sale of farm to Carl E. Faught (Sheldon Estate)
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, and seconded by Regent Foote, that the foregoing resolution be adopted, and the adoption of said resolution was unanimously carried.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, an Agreement For Warranty Deed was entered into on September 25, 1958, between THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, a corporation, as Party of the First Part, and CARL E. FAUGHT and ELSIE E. FAUGHT, husband and wife, of Cozad, Nebraska, as Parties of the Second Part, by the terms of which First Party agreed to sell and Second Parties agreed to buy the undivided sixty per cent (60%) interest in the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section Twenty-Two (22), Township Eleven (11) North, Range Twenty-Four (24), West of the 6th P.M, in Dawson County, Nebraska, with appurtenances thereunto belonging, subject to right-of-way of Cozad Ditch Company for irrigation canal, for a total consideration of Thirty-Nine Thousand Six hundred Dollars ($39,600.00), and
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WHEREAS, said agreement provided that upon payment of the balance of said purchase price, in the sum of Twenty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($29,600.00), First Party should convey to Carl E. Faught and Elsie E. Faught, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, the above described real estate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that upon payment by Carl E. Faught and Elsie E. Faught, husband and wife, to The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the balance of said purchase price, in the sum of Twenty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($29,600.00), C. E. Swanson, President of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a corporation, or J. G. Elliott, Vice President of said Board, be authorized and directed to execute and deliver to Carl E. Faught and Elsie E. Faught, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, a Warranty Deed of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a corporation, conveying the above described real estate to said Carl E. Faught and Elsie E. Faught, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that John K. Selleck, Corporation Secretary of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, or Joseph Soshnik, Assistant Corporation Secretary of said Board, be authorized and directed to attest to the execution of said deed, and to attach thereto the corporate seal of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska; and be further authorized and directed to purchase and attach thereto necessary revenue stamps, as required by law.
It was moved by Regent Elliott, and seconded by Regent Foote, that the foregoing resolution be adopted, and the adoption of said resolution was unanimously carried.
Accept Research Grants and Fellowships
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that research grants in the sum of $83,079 and fellowships in the sum of $7,500 as reported by the Deputy Research Administrator, Harold E. Wise, under date of February 10, 1959, be accepted.
Research Grants -- $83,079
$9,565 from U. S. Public Health Service for research by Dr. M. J. Carver of the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry: Basic Studies on Mongolism. (Continuation)
$31,817 from U. S. Public Health Service for research by Dr. D. M. Pace of the Department of Physiology: Effects of Air-Pollutants on Cells cultured in vitro.
$24,530 from American Cancer Society for research by Dr. H. A. Salhanick of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Study of Endocrine Aspects of Reproduction and Diseases related to the Reproductive Tract. (Continuation)
$16,167 from U. S. Public Health Service for research by Dr. R. C. Wilcott of the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry: Effects of Chlorpromazine on learning in children. (Continuation)
$500 from United Funds Organization of Madison and Community, Inc. for research in the fields of heart disease and polio to be directed by the College of Medicine.
$254 from Nebraska Heart Association for Cardiovascular Research under the direction of the College of Medicine.
$246 from Home Security Fund through the University of Nebraska Foundation for a graduate research assistant in the Department of Animal Husbandry.
Continued
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Fellowships -- $7,500
$2,500 from Dow Chemical Company for Dow Chemical Company Fellowship in the Department of Chemistry under the direction of Dr. E. R. Washburn. (Continuation)
$2,500 from Ideal Cement Company for graduate student fellowship in Engineering under the direction of the College of Engineering and Architecture. (Continuation)
$2,500 from Phillips Petroleum Company for graduate fellowship in Chemical Engineering under the direction of the Department of Chemical Engineering. (Continuation)
Bids Received
From the Business Manager comes the following summary of bids received for remodeling the second floor of the Horse Barn for use by the Department of Animal Husbandry as a small animal laboratory:
SMALL ANIMAL LABORATORY
Bid A Bid B Bid C Contractor General Electrical Mechanical Total
Kingery Construction Co. $7,696.00 $3,000.00 $10,000 $20,696.00 Geo. Cook Const. Co. 6,914.00 3,000.00 10,850 $20,764.00 Olson Construction Co. 6,600.00 3,200.00 11,000 $20,800.00 Assenmacher Const. Co. 7,887.00 2,800.00 10,200 $20,887.00 Wilson Construction Co. 7,778.00 2,820.00 10,350 $20,948.00 O. C. Hirsch Const. Co. 6,980.00 2,695.00 11,569 $21,244.00 Sieckman Const. Co. 9,233.92 3,188.57 11,158.48 $23,880.97
Low Bid Accepted
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that the low bid of Kingery Construction Company in the amount of $20,696.00 be accepted.
Authorize renewal of KUON-TV license for three years
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the president or vice president and corporation secretary or assistant corporation secretary be authorized and directed to complete the necessary application forms for renewal of the broadcasting station license of KUON-TV for the three year period beginning June 1, 1959.
There being no further business, the Board adjourned.
C. E. Swanson (signed) C. E. Swanson President
Attest:
Joseph Soshnik (signed) Joseph Soshnik Assistant Corporation Secretary
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Lincoln, Nebraska March 10, 1959
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraka met on this day for a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the Administration Building on the City Campus.
Regents present: C. E. Swanson, President J. G. Elliott, Vice President J. L. Welsh Frank O. Foote (Present for latter part of meeting) Richard E. Adkins B. N. Greenberg
University officials present: Messrs. Clifford M. Hardin, Chancellor A. C. Breckenridge, Dean of Faculties John K. Selleck, Corporation Secretary Joseph Soshnik, Comptroller Carl A. Donaldson, Business Manager
Minutes Approved
The minutes of the proceedings of the Board at their meeting held February 18, 1959, were approved, copy of the same having been transmitted to the several members of the Board under its order of October 1, 1926.
Resolution to name section of KelloggCenter in honor of Chancellor Hardin
The following resolution was moved by Regent Greenberg, and seconded by Regent Elliott:
"Because of Chancellor Hardin's unstinting devotion to the University of Nebraska and his sincere dedication to the welfare and education of the youth of the State and his major effort in securing the Kellogg Foundation Grant, I move that the Hall of Youth wing be named The Hardin Hall of Youth--the designation to be properly inscribed on the edifice."
Motion to withhold action
Following the presentation of the resolution, Chancellor Hardin indicated that he thought it would be very unwise to approve such a resolution at this time and requested therefore that no action be taken in reference to the matter. Accordingly, upon motion offered by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Adkins, put to vote and carried, it was ordered that the resolution offered by Regent Greenberg be placed on the table for further study.
From the Chancellor's office come reports of resignations, leaves of absence, new appointments, adjustments in work and salary. Money being available for those purposes from former apportionment by the Board, the following actions are taken.
Resignations Approved
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Welsh, motion put to vote and carried, that the following resignations be approved as recommended by the Chancellor's office.
RESIGNATIONS
Mrs. Elsie Thomas, Public Service Librarian with rank of Instructor, effective February 16, 1959.
Henryk Jedlinski, Assistant in Plant Pathology and Graduate Research Assistant, effective February 28, 1959.
Mrs. Idonna Florell, part-time Instructor in Business Teacher Education, effective March 1, 1959.
Gerald E. Timm, Assistant County Agricultural Extension Agent, effective March 18, 1959.
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