Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1936-1939)

February Meeting, 1937

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
ANN ARBOR, FEBRUARY 26, 1937
The Board met at 3:30 P.M, in the Regents' Room.
There were present the President, Regent Murfin, Regent Cram,
Regent Hemans, Regent Crowley, Regent Beal, Regent Stone, and
Regent Cook. Absent, Regent Smith and Superintendent Elliott. There
were also in attendance Vice-President Yoakum, Dr. F. E. Robbins,
Mr. H. G. Watkins, and the Secretary.
The usual monthly financial reports were placed on file.
The minutes of the meeting of January 27 were approved as submitted to the members in press proof.
The Regents made the following elections from nominees submitted
by the Alumnae Council:
Alumnae House
Mrs. Leslie Wikel, Ann Arbor, to succeed herself for the period from July 1,
1937, to June 30, 1940 (R.P. 1932-1936, p. 444)
Mrs. James S. Symons, Saginaw, to succeed herself for the period from July 1,
1937, to June 30, 1940 (R.P. 1932-1936, p. 865)
Mrs. Henry Lightner, Grand Rapids, to succeed Mrs. Leslie Butler, term expired,
for the period from July 1, 1937, to June 30, 1940 (R.P. 1932-1936, p. 444)
Michigan League
Mrs. Allen S. Whitney, Ann Arbor, to succeed herself for the period from June 1,
1937, to May 31, 1940 (R.P. 1932-1936, p. 306)
Mrs. Lucile B. Conger, Ann Arbor, to succeed Mrs. Carl C. Blankenburg, term
expired, for the period from June 1, 1937, to May 31, 1940 (R.P. 1932 -1936, p. 306)
In view of the death of Dr. Helene Emeth Schutz in New York
City February 20, Dr. Margaret Bell requested and was granted postponement of her sabbatical leave of absence scheduled for the second
semester of the present University year (p. 147 and p. 90), with the
understanding that permission to take: her next sabbatical leave in
1943-1944 will presumably be granted, that being the year when it
would ordinarily fall due.
The Board added $3,000 to the budget appropriation for city water
furnished during the year 1936-1937.
Seventeen honorary degrees were voted under the usual terms and
conditions with respect to attendance, to be conferred at Commencement, 1937- (R.P. 1932-1936, p. 892).
A set of resolutions was received from the University of Michigan
Club of Philadelphia requesting that the Regents make possible the
attendance of the University of Michigan Band on all Varsity football
games played away from home. This request was referred to the Board
in Control of Physical Education with a recommendation that it be
complied with-so far as Western Conference rules will-permit.