MINUTES OF THE MEETING
of the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
April 21, 1966
Chancellor Varner recommends an Honorary Doctor of Laws
Degree to be awarded to Sargent Shriver on April 23 at Commencement
exercises. Sargent Shriver is to be the commencement speaker.
On motion by Mr. Stevens, seconded by Dr. Smith, it was
voted to approve the above recommendation.
Chancellor Varner requested that he be authorized to proceed
with the construction of a ticket booth for the Meadow Brook
Music Festival at a total cost of not to exceed $20,000.
He plans to have a professional estimator estimate the cost
of this project and then he will proceed to negotiate with
a contractor or house builder to build it within the estimate.
This project has been put out for bids and all bids were
rejected because of the high cost.
On motion by Dr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Huff, it was voted
to approve this item with the understanding that Mr. Varner
will report back to the Trustees after the project is completed,
giving the actual cost and other details.
Chancellor Varner recommends the cancellation of the arrangements
recently approved by the Trustees covering the employment
of Glen Paulsen and Associates to do the long-time Oakland
campus planning, because Mr. Paulsen has not been able to
employ the assistants required.
He recommends the employment of Johnson, Johnson and Roy
of Ann Arbor for this assignment, subject to the approval
by the State Budget Office.
On motion by Mr. Nisbet, seconded by Mr. White, it was
voted to approve the above.
It is recommended that the Trustees authorize the sale of
the following stocks which have been accepted from donors:
27 shares of Proctor & Gamble Company stock received
from David L. Gamble for the Meadow Brook Music Festival.
60 shares of Eaton & Howard Stock Fund stock received
from Mark V. Burlingame for credit to his President's Club
commitment for 1966.
12 shares of General Motors Corporation common stock. At
the January Trustees' meeting 2 shares of Class A stock
in GM Shares, Inc. was received from 0. E. Hunt as a gift
for the Oakland University Scholarship Fund. Subsequently
the stock was converted into 12 shares of General Motors
Corporation common stock.
On motion by Mr. Nisbet, seconded by Mr. Huff, it was
voted to approve the above recommendation.
Sabbatical leave for William G. Hammerle, Professor in the
Engineering Department, at full salary effective July 1, 1966
through December 31, 1966. Mr. Hammerle will study at Stanford
and Oakland Universities.
Leave for Thomas M. Jenkins, Instructor in the Mathematics
Department, no salary effective August 15, 1966 through August
14, 1967. Mr. Jenkins will study at Yale University.
Appointment of Ross Alexander Norris, Instructor in the
Art Department at $8,800 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of Francis M. Butterworth, Assistant Professor
in Biology at $9,000 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of William C. Forbes, Associate Professor in
Biology at $13,000 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of Norton C. Seeber, Associate Professor in Business
Administration & Economics at $12,000, effective August
15, 1966.
Appointment of Siddheshwar Mittra, Associate Professor in
Business Administration & Economics at $13,000, effective
August 15, 1966.
Charles Wesley Akers appointed as Professor in the History
Department at $13,000 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of Leonardas V. Gerulaitis as Instructor in History
Department at $8,000 effective September 1, 1966.
Appointment of Anne H. Tripp as Assistant Professor in History
Department at $8,000 effective August 15, 1966 through August
14, 1967.
Appointment of Louis Richard Bragg, Professor in the Mathematics
Department at $15,000 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of Charles Peter Lawes, Instructor in Mathematics
Department at $9,300 effective August 15, 1966. (p.233)
Appointment of Jogindar Singh Ratti, Assistant Professor
in Mathematics Department at $10,500, effective August 15,
1966.
Appointment of Harvey Alvin Smith, Associate Professor in
Mathematics Department at $13,500, effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of John M. McKinley as Associate Professor in
Physics Department at $12,000 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of Thomas William Casstevens, Assistant Professor
in Political Science Department at $9,500, effective August
15, 1966.
Appointment of Ralph J. Schillace, Instructor in Psychology
Department at $7,900 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of Irving Torgoff as Associate Professor in Psychology
Dept. at $11,500 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of Harold Charles Cafone as Assistant Professor
in Teacher Education at $9,700 effective August 15, 1966.
Appointment of F. James Clatworthy as Instructor in Teacher
Education at $8,200 effective August 15, 1966.
Transfer for Bernard Toutant from the Business Office as
Cashier & Voucher Auditor at $7,000 to Assistant to the
Director, Meadow Brook Music Festival at $7,500, effective
April 1, 1966.
Transfer for Howard A. Coffin from Assistant VII, University
Relations at $4,638 to Assistant AP-I, University Relations
at $6,420, effective May 1, 1966.
Change in salary for Rockne DeLauney, Special Accountant
AP-II, Business office from $7,800 to $8,300, effective April
1, 1966.
Recommendations from the Director of Personnel as follows:
Establish an Executive Secretary VIII position in the Chancellor's
Office
Reclassify a Supervisor-Office VIII to a Supervisor-Office
AP-I position in University Services.
Approval of the third semester payments to regular staff
members in the total amount of $114,699.
Communication from Chancellor Varner:
The officers of the Student Activities Coordinating Committee
called on me a few days ago to propose that they be authorized
to assess each student $10 per semester as an activities fee.
Of the $10, $5 would be used to finance an addition to the
Oakland Center and $5 to finance an enriched program of speakers
and cultural activities on campus.
This is an articulate and representative group of students,
and they have done a good job this year in getting the situation
turned around here on campus. After listening to their proposal,
I made these observations:
The $5 per semester for financing the addition to the Oakland
Center is not necessary. We can cover this out of our present
fee allocation, and will have a proposal for the Board of
Trustees on this and other such matters at the May meeting.
We have already assessed a new $5 student health fee to
provide an expanded health service, and the chances are
good that the Board will announce an increase in the Board-and-Room
rates at an early date. In view of this, I felt that we
should minimize any increase in student activities fees.
Any increase in fees for student activities should be
thoroughly discussed with the student body and some adequate
facts should be submitted to me that there is general support
for such an increase.
On Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the student leaders
conducted a referendum on campus in which they proposed two
things:
The student activities fee be increased by $3 per semester
for the purpose of enriching the cultural activities program
on campus, and
A $1 a semester fee be added to support the student newspaper.
Forty-eight percent of all full-time students voted in this
referendum. Eighty-two percent voted in favor of the increase
for student activities, and 69 percent voted in favor of the
increase for student publications.(p.234)
In view of this action on the part of the students and on
the recommendation of the Dean of Students, I am recommending
that we be authorized to collect $3 per student per semester
for the enriched cultural activities program and $1 per semester
for support of the student newspaper, beginning in the fall
of 1966. Expenditure of the income derived from the new student
activities fee will be managed by a representative student
group under the direction of the Dean of Students and the
University Business Office.
On motion by Dr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Huff, it was
voted to approve all the foregoing Oakland University
Items.
Gifts and Grants
Gift of a Thermofax copier, an overhead projector, a portable
overhead projector, and transparencies and other materials
used by these machines valued at $3,000 from Minnesota Mining
and Manufacturing Company of Detroit for the Instructional
Materials Center.
Gift of a Hammond electric organ, a tone cabinet, and vibrachimes
valued at $2,100 from Rinehart S. Bright of Bloomfield Hills
for the Music Department.
Grants as follows to be used for scholarship purposes:
$7,300 from General Motors Corporation of Detroit for the
restricted scholarship account.
$7,175 from General Motors Corporation of Detroit for scholarship
account 32-3227.
$52 from John Taylor of Rochester for scholarship account
32-3228.
For the awards account 32-3359:
$250 from Miles Laboratories, Inc., of Elkhart, Indiana
$100 from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Royal Oak
For the Meadow Brook School of Music Scholarship account
32-3362:
$100 from Lillian Givens
$100 from the Michigan Federation of Music Clubs of Grand
Rapids
$200 from the Birmingham Musicale
Grant of $3,000 from the Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare of Washington to be used under the direction of
Don Iodice in Foreign Languages for the Institute for Advanced
Study in Modern Foreign Languages.
Grant of $4,793 from the Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare to be used under the direction of Gladys Rapoport
in Student Employment for the college work-study program.
Grant of $10,000 from Mrs. Elizabeth H. Gossett of Bloomfield
Hills to be used under the direction of Chancellor Varner
to purchase a portrait of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Grant of $800 from Mr. and Mrs. Theodore 0. Yntema of Detroit
to be used under the direction of Chancellor Varner for the
Discretionary Gift Fund.
Grants as follows to be used under the direction of Chancellor
Varner for the support of the Meadow Brook Music Festival:
$50 from Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Audette of Bloomfield Hills
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Applequist of Bloomfield
Hills
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Adams of Bloomfield Hills
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Carlson of Bloomfield Hills
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bordinat, Jr., of Bloomfield
Hills
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. De Lorenzo of Birmingham
$500 from Federal-Mogul Corporation of Detroit
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Max M. Fisher of Detroit
$25 from Mr. and Mrs. John S. French of Bloomfield Hills
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Goad of Bloomfield Hills
$25 from Dr. and Mrs. Alexander H. Hirschfeld of Berkley
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Jones of Bloomfield Hills
$2,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Semon E. Knudsen of Birmingham
$1,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Kyes of Bloomfield Hills
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Elgar F. Laux of Birmingham
$100 from Roland A. Mewhort of Birmingham
$25 from Judge and Mrs. Arthur E. Moore of Royal Oak
$250 from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Polk of Detroit
$50 from Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Proctor of Birmingham
$100 from Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Secrest of Dearborn
$250 from Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Skinner-of Bloomfield Hills
$50 from Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strickland of Birmingham
$250 from Mr. and Mrs. George T. Trumbull of Bloomfield
Hills
$100 from Mrs. Theodore O. Yntema of Bloomfield Hills
27 shares of Proctor & Gamble Company stock valued at
$1,917 from David L. Gamble of Grosse Pointe.
On motion by Mr. Stevens, seconded by Mr. Whiter it was
voted to accept the above Gifts and Grants.(p.
235)
The following alterations. and improvements were authorized
and charged to Alterations and Improvements, account 91-9163:
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a. |
Hook up new equipment in the Science Building
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$ 560.00 |
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b. |
Install partitions in the Science Building |
1,405.99 |
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c. |
Parts for two heat treating electric furnaces in the
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Science Building |
155.00 |
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d. |
Fabrication and installation of venetian blinds in
Blair House |
86.40 |
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e. |
6 fluorescent desk lamps for Blair House |
81.60 |
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f. |
Lockset for the Music Department |
34.80 |
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g. |
Lumber for partitions in the Music Department |
56.95 |
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h. |
Material and labor to install single-phase connection
for Electric |
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Still in the Science Building |
132.00 |
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i. |
Labor and materials for work completed at Blair House |
697.07 |
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j. |
Remodel space on third floor of Kresge Library for the
Women's |
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Continuum staff |
973.59 |
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k. |
Bulletin Board for Economics Department |
31.50 |
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l. |
Install chalkboard in Economics Department |
30.00 |
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m. |
Material and installation of 30-ampre, 120-volt supply
for water |
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bath including receptacle, wiring,
and panel breaker in the |
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Science Building. |
55.02 |
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$4,299.92 |
Additional payments to salaried employees since the March
Trustees' meeting, as follows:
| Advising |
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Continuing Education |
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| Sheldon Appleton |
$310 |
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John Cameron |
$240 |
| James Bailey |
310 |
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James Gallivan |
7 |
| V. John Barnard |
390 |
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Edward VanSlambrouck |
120 |
| John Blair |
410 |
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| Melvin Cherno |
310 |
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Continuum Center |
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| James Davis |
20 |
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William Schlicht |
520 |
| John Dettman |
430 |
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| Robert Facko |
600 |
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Housing |
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| Charles Forton |
40 |
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Howard Coffin |
40 |
| William Hammerle |
560 |
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Veronica Dempsey |
20 |
| Robert Howes |
360 |
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Richard Kammann |
520 |
| Alfred Lessing |
330 |
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Richard Robinson |
20 |
| Roger Marz |
280 |
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Mary White |
20 |
| Steven Miller |
300 |
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| Jack Moeller |
490 |
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Music |
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| Rosalie Murphy |
480 |
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Alice Engram |
340 |
| Edward Starr |
450 |
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| Carl Vann |
370 |
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| Gertrude White |
290 |
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| Walter Wilson |
340 |
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Charter College |
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| Morris Brose |
20 |
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| Harvey Burdick |
20 |
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| Arthur Daniels |
20 |
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| Abraham Davidson |
20 |
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| Peter Evarts |
20 |
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| James Mc Kay |
20 |
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| Computer Center |
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| Nancy Schwalm |
24.91 |
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