October 1955
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. i.*, ~ - ,< ..* w ..# ...,,~A~.,..... -, a L* ,..:y*:#~aw T-&..> UNIVERSITY OF ice of the Pres , .,, . ~..,, Austin , ' p I,,,,' A October 5, 1955 +g,. +g,. )i ii TO TffE HONORABLE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIWRSITY OF TEXAS Mrs. Dewand Gentlemen: I am submitting, wit" my recommendation for approval, the dockets for the following component institutions of !Che University of Texas for your consideration at the meeting in El Paso on October 14 and 15, 1955: Main University and M. D. Anderson Hospital Extramural Divisions and Tumor Institute Texas Western College Southwestern Medical School Medical Branch Postgraduate School of Medicine Dental Branch Items concerning Central Administration are listed below: 1954-55 Budget Office of the Bcard of Regents 3. Transfer-- $~ISunused salaries to the account for Office, Traveling Expenses, and Maintenance and Equipment. Office --of the President 2. Appoint Mr. Frank D. Graydon as Budget Officer, effective July 1, 1955, at a twelve month salary $9.000, the $1.500 needed a of . ,.. -for this period of appointment to cone from ~vaiiableFund Unappro- i\ ~riated%lance. ha Lice --of the Comptroller 3. Appoint Mr. Halbert G. St. Claltr as Branch College Auditor, effective June 20, 1955, at a twelve month rate of $6,780 (including supplement), funds needed for this period of appointment to come from fl unused salaries. .<.. , ,:&&... ,,+ 6 c University Development Board .. ,." ,, - *+ Transfer $1,000 from the account for Publishing and Mailing to ,.'.. e. ." , ..... he account for Office and Traveling Expenses. (2 University News -and Information Service 5. ~ransfe-75 from the fund for Publications and Exhibits to the fund for Maintenance, Equipment and Travel. Auditing Oil and Gas Production 6. Appropriate--- the sum of $200 %o the Maintenance, Equipment and Travel Expenses account, funds to come from Available University F'und Unappropriated Balance. Investment Office 7. Appropriate the sum of $1,000 to the account for Office, Clerical Assistants and Traveling Expenses from Available University Fund Unappropriated Balance. 3 ,> 1955-56 Budget . ;.- Workmen's Cdmpensation Insurance 71. ;.,? *L->-.:& fl ,,.~..,, .../ 1. Approve the following physicians to be used for emergency .,*+ treatment and for other compensable- treatment at the request- of an ,::; "> ,::; r ;: .,. ?$:./ injured employee: >. i; I< -,> ,, i' I Dr. John T. Stough Houston, Texas .* Dr. Frank Wortham Austin, Texas '.. /-'.. i,' C -1 1955-56 Budget (continued) Workmen's Compensation Insurance (Continued) Dr. S. G. Ohlhausen Houston, Texas Dr. Frederick C . Lowry Austin, Texas Dr. James M. Graham Austin, Texas Dr. Elisabeth Crawford Houston, Texas Dr. Korris Polsky Austin, Texas Dr. James P. Chapel Elgin, Texas .- . .. ~ ; TRAWSFERS IN UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS --ON STATE COMPTROLLER'S , ,,.." < +*:s BOOKS: ~pEovethe following transfers on State Comptroller's Books ,? .< - . .2, .. r , ,.:,, to cslrry out the 154-55 Regentst13udget: i \' From: Central Administration T-1726 All Other General Aaministrative Salaries $ 704.76 To : Central Administration T-1727 General Operating Expenses (Includes Other Salaries and Wages) $ 704.76 From: Available University Fund H-158 Endowment Officer- $2,385 -79 H-155 Geophysical Exploration (plus Fees) 2.80 $2,388.59 To : Available University Fund . H-150 'Auditing Oil- and Gas Production of Endowment Lands $1,919.26 H-159 Generaf. Operating Expense (~ncludesOther Salaries and wages) 469.33 $2,388.59 CERTIFICATIOXS REG.- IN ACCORDANCE WITH-- NEW KIDUSTRIAL SECURITY 1:IANUAL: Followina a recGt revision of ths Industrial Security Manual -for Safeguarding Classified Information, t'ne Department of Defense now requires that, in lieu of individual military security clearance of each member of the Board of Regents, the following action should be il . ? s ..< taken by the Board: 1 -":-:.~,. ,/ .~ ." 7-< -. The membership of the Board of Regents is as follows: -..,.... -. Mr. Tom Sealy (~iiairrmn) Mrs. Charles Deva71 Mr. Leroy Jeffers Mr. J. Lee Johnson, I11 W. Lee Lockwood Dr. Merton M. Minter '! Dr. L. S. Oates I.J. R. Sorrel1 Mr. Claude W. Voyles Each member of the Board is a citizen of the United States. The Board affirms that since its members do not ' require access to militarily classified information, they will not require,nor have, and can be effectively denied, 'such classified information in the possession of the 'University, wJess individually cleared to receive it. The Board further certifies that, having delegated the authority and responsibilitjr for the negotiation, execution, and administration of government contracts CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED IM ACCOI(DANCE WITH-- NEW INDUSTRW SECURITY -MANUAL (~ontinur - to the University officers listed below, and having established broad policies for the conduct of such classified contracts, the members of the Board do not occupy positions that would enable them to affect adversely the University's policies or practices in the performance of contracts for the Government. The officers designated to hancile such contracts are as follows: Logan Wilssn, President Charles Paul Boner, Vice-President of the Main University Charles H. Sparenberg, Comptroller Jens M. Jacobsen, Director, Office of Government Sponsored Research Graves W. Landrum, Business Manager, Main University Grady C. Starnes, Auditor, Kain University Betty Anne Thedford, Secretary, Board of Regents I recommend that formal certification be given to the above statement and that the Secretary furnish certified excerpts of such action to the Office of Government Sponsored Research for further transmittal to the cognizant Government security officer. As a matter of information, yocr attention is called to the fact that every government contract is reported in the dockets. Also, if any member of the Board should want to have military clearance, the Office of Government Sponsored Research will be happy to process the papers required. The above certification has no real effect on the University's contribution to national defense, but is a requirement of the Department of Defense. VACATION SCWW -FOR CLASSIFIEB PBRSOENE& -FOR 1955-56: I recommend adoption of the following vacatzon schedule for classified personnel in Central Administration, Available Fund, and at the Main University: 1. State Legal Holidays which are observed by the University: Labor Day Monday September 5, 1955 Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 24, 1955 Christmas Day Monday December 26, 1955 New Year's Day Monday January 2, 1956 Independence Day wednesday ~uly4, 1956 2. In lieu of otter State Legal. Holidays which are not observed bjj the University: The Friday folloving Thz&sgi;iing November 25, 1955 The Tuesday following Cr~istmas December 27, 1955; The Wednesday following Christmas December 28, 1955 The Thursday following Christmas December 29, 1955 The Friday following Christmas December 30, 1955 The Friday preceding Easter March 30, 1956 The Monday following Easter April 2, 1956 3. Three calendar weeks of vacation (five days of this vacation to be in lieu of other State Legal Holidays which are not observed by the university). ' The total vacation and holiday periods recommended are equivalent to the prescribed allowances in the Appropriation Bill. CHANGE ORDERS TO ENGLISH BUILDING CODillACTS AND- ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION- -FOR ARCHITEC~SUPERVISION: In order that the contract with . Odom Construction Compsny could be paid off on completion of CHANGE OKDERS TO ENGLISH BUILDING CONTRACTS AND ADDITIONAL APPROPRYlTION FOR- ARCHITECT^@^^^^^ - construction of the Endish Building (without cleaning up operations being done, since that-was not possibie with work still in progress on the air conditioning of Hogg Auditorium and in modifying the utility systems) I recornaend approval and ratification of the issuance of a change order by Mr. C. H. Sparenberg, Comptroller, in the amount of $1,588 from Accouiit No. 9678, General Contract - J. M. Odom Construction Company to Account No. 9670, Air Conditioning of Eogg Auditorium and Modification to the Utility Systems - Natkin and Company. I further recommend an appropriation of $511 .OO from Account No. 94340 - English Classroom Building - Allotment Account to Account No. 94.352 - English Classroom Building - Architectural Supervision and Other Costs, this amount being necessary to pay the salary of Mr. Elvin 0. Doughty as Clerk-of-the-works for September plus Workmen's Compensation Insurance and Social Security thereon. CEANGE --ORDER TO RFMODELING -HILL HALL--- CONTRACT: I recommend approval and ratification of a change order, issued by Mr. C. E. Sparenberg, Comptroller, transferring $1,092.24 from Account No. 52710 - Enlarging &-*.,PressBox, Remodeling Hill Hall and Annex, and Addition to Swinrming $001 to ~ccountNo. 94052 - Furniture and Equipment for Moore Hall, Simkins Hall, Blanton Dormitory, Varsity Cafeteria, and Hill Hall - The Abel Stationers Contract, this additional money being needed for the purchase of chairs for the student rooms in Hill Hall comparable to those in Moore Hall. 51AIVING OF NEPOTISM (akdicdl Branch): I recommend that waivers of nepotism%e granted to tine following: (1) Dr. C. C. Morris, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Mrs. Eleanor Morris, Laboratory Technologist I, paid from USPH Grant (2) Dr. E. B. Rowe, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Dr. Carolyn Rowe, his wife, Associate Professor, Department of Radiologsr (3) Dr. Arthur Ruskin, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, and Mrs. Belle Ruskin, Research