MINUTES OP THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OP THE
JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT OP ST. LOUIS,
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI
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meeting of the Board of Trustees of the St. Louis, St.
Louis County Junior College District was held on Monday, July 2nd,
1962, at 8:30 P.M. in the office of the Junior College District in
Rca. 708 of 1205 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri,
The Chairman, Gerald V. Williamson, called the meeting to
order at 8:30 P.M.
The following members of the Board of Trustees
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Mrs. Joseph C. Bastian
Mr. P. Wtn. McCalpin
Mr. Morris Glaser
Mr. Gerald V. Williamson
Mr. Guy Ruffin and Mr. Lester C. Gtil were out of town and absent
from the meeting. Also present at the meeting were Mr. Oral Spurgon,
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a part-time consultant to the Junior College District, Mr. Bruce E.
Woodruff of the firm of Armstrong, Teasdale, Roos, Kramer & Vaughan,
counsel for the District, and Mr. McKlane, a reporter from the GlobeDemocrat.
Mr. McCalpin moved the approval of the minutes of the meeting
of May 2U, 1962. The motion was duly seconded by Mr. Glaser and
upon the vote the minutes wers unanimously approved,
Mr. McCalpin also moved the approval of the minutes of the
meeting of May 28, 1962. The motion was duly seconded by Mrs.
Bastian and upon the vote the minutes were unanimously approved.
Mr. Williamson then announced the following committee changes:
Mr. Glaser will be the new Chairman of the Educational Policy
Cotnaiitte , Mr. Williamaon having resigned the chair In Mr. Glaser'a
favor.
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In addition, Mr. Geil was assigned to the Physical Pro-
parties Committee because of his previous experience on such
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matters and was taken off the Committee on Personnel.
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Mr. Glaser was assigned to the Personnel Committee and taken off
the Physical Properties Committee.
As a result of these changes,
the following will be the new tcakeup of committees of the Board.
1. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE
Lester Geil
Mrs. Joseph C. Bastian
Mr. P. Wm. McCalpin, Chairman
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY
Mr. P. Wm. McCalpin
Mr. Gerald V. Williamson
Mr. Morris Glaser, Chairman
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COMMITTEE ON PERSONIBL
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Mr. Guy Ruffin
Mr. Morris Glaser
Mrs. Joseph C. Bastian, Chairman
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COMMITTEE ON PHYSICAL PROPERTY
Mr. Gerald V. Williamson
Mr. Lester C. Geil
Mr. Guy Ruffin, Chairman
The President also announced that he had received a letter
from Mayor Tucker regarding the possible availability of the Small
Arms Plant as a Junior College Site.
The letter, which Mr.
Williamson read to the Board, stated that the Small Arms Plant
had been declared surplus property by the United States Government
and that the City was going to submit a proposal to the Government
to acquire the property.
Mayor- Tucker asked in his letter, whether
the Junior College District would have any need for use of any
part of this property.
It was determined that the letter wes to
be answered by Mr, Williamson and thereafter turned over to the
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Report of the Treasurer:
Mr. McCalpin then submitted the following report:
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REPORT OP THE TREASURER
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It Is recommended appropriations be made from the Open Line of
Credit Fund to permit disbursements to pay the following
expenses of the District:
ITEM
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Delivering questionnaires
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Questionnaires, stationery,
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etc.
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AMOUNT
Red Arrow Corporation
Hart Printing Company
Pile cabinet
1+ Rent
5 Pees for services
6 Reimbursement for
postage
7 Reimbursement for long
distance telephone
calls
$100.60
232.50
Blackwell Wielandy Co.
76.20
Union Electric Co.
Mrs. Alma B. Dougherty
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222.2$
Mrs. Alma B. Dougherty
17.50
Mrs. Jos. C. Bastian
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$714.05
II, It is recommended appropriations be made from the Special
Account at Manchester Bank to permit disbursements to pay the
following expenses of the District:
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Per Diem & expenses
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Expenses re: Dr. Leland
L. Medsker, June 18
meeting
AMOUNT
Dr. Leland L. Medsker
for May 9 meeting
Dr. Leland L. Medsker
for June 18 meeting
The Chase-Park Plaza
Hotels
$138.91+
379.75
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$536.1+9
Following the report Mr. McCalpin moved approval of the
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report of the Treasurer and for an authorization from the Board for
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the payment of the Bills therein listed.
The motion was duly
seconded by Mr. Olaser and was passed unanimously.
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Mr. McCalpin then moved the adoption of the following
resolution relating to the bank account opened with the Manchester
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Bank of St. Louis:
RESOLVED, That the Manchester Bank of St. Louis be, and
hereby is, designated as a legal depository of certain
funds of this District in a general deposit account,
said funds being those contributed by foundations and
other non-public sources (i.e., other than tax revenues),
from time to time received by the District; said general
deposit account to be subject to such terms, conditions,
rules and regulations of said Bank from time to time in
effect governing commercial (checking) accounts of
political subdivisions of the State of Missouri.
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FURTHER RESOLVED, That funds in the general deposit
account with said Bank be subject to withdrawal or
debit from time to time upon checks, notes, drafts,
bills of exchange, acceptances or other instruments
or orders for the payment of money when signed, drawn,
made or accepted in behalf of this District by the
following officer of the District:
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The motion was duly seconded by Mr. Glaser and passed by an aye
vote of all members present.
Mr. Glaser then moved that the Board purchase binders for
each of the Trustees and for counsel to hold copies of the minutes,
by-laws and other records of the Board of Trustees. The motion
was duly seconded by Mrs. Bastlan and upon the vote passed
unanimously.
Mr. Williamson then asked for a report of the Personnel
Committee: Mrs. Bastian reported that the screening Committee
had all agreed to meet in St, Louis on July 9th and that they would
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be meeting at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel. Dr. Leland L. Medsker,
Dr. Edmqnd J. Gleazer and Dr. Elmer Ellis, as out-of-town members
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of the screening Committee would all bo checking in to the ChasePark Plaza Hotel on Sunday night, July 8th. r.Mrs. Bastian also
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announced that the screening Committee would have a suite available
in the Park-Plaza for their meetings and>that the Personnel Committee would sit with the Screening Committee during their deliberations on candidates for the office of President. Mrs. Bastian also
reported that the Personnel Committee had already sent tikt briefs),
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on approximately 2~> candidates and that several more would be in/
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the mail tomorrow.
These briefs on the candidates qualifications
will be mailed out to the Screening Comtoittee as late as Wednesday,
July lj.th. The rest will be made available to the Screening Committee
on the date of their meeting.
After an informal discussion, it was determined that Dr.
Leland L. Medsker would serve as Chairman of the Screening Committee
and that Dr. Medsker and the other members would be so informed,
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Arrangements will be made for short press conferences with members
of the Screening Committee around 11:30 on Monday, July 9th.
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was also determined informally by the Board that the Screening
Committee was to have free use of the telephone for long distance
calls if and when questions came up concerning any particular
candidate for the office of Presidency.
Mr. Williamson then moved the adoption of the following
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resolution by the Board of Trustees:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Physical Properties
be empowered to review the qualifications of various
engineering firms available in the community in order
to bring back to the Board a recommendation to employ
an engineering firm to study, inspect, evaluate and
give opinions on temporary sites selected for possible
use by the Junior College District.
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The motion was duly seconded by Mr. McCalpin and passed unanimously.
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Mrs. Ba3tlan then moved the adoption of the following
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resolution:
RESOLVED, That a copy of th/1 minutes of all meetings
of the Junior College Distinct of St. Louis, St. Louis
County, Missouri, be furnished to Fred C. Alt, Librarian
of the Municipal Reference Library, lj.10 City Hall, St.
Louis, Missouri.
The motion was duly seconded by Mr. Glaser and upon the vote
unanimously passed.
Mrs. Bastian then submitted the following memorandum and
suggestions to the Board of Trustees:
To the Board of Trustees, Junior College District of St. Louis,
St. Louis County, Missouri.
Subject:
Committee on Interim Program.
Recommendations
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees create a
Committee on Interim Program, with responsibility for
developing and coordinating plans for a temporary
program.
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It is further recommended that the Committee on Interim
Program be responsible for seeking out consultants in
the community from among the many civic, labor, business>
educational and industrial representatives who have in
the past provided leadership and worked for the creation
of this District. Consultation should be made in
meetings with all segments of the Community represented
together so that a variety of views may be expressed
and explored,
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It is recommended that the members of the Board of
Trustees submit to the next meeting names of public
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As a practical matter, the proposed Committee on
Interim Program should work closely with the Budget and
Finance* Educational Policy, Sites, and Personnel
Committees, which have been previously appointed by
the Board.
Background for Recommendations
The Board of Trustees has indicated its intention of providing temporary programs as evidenced in its action in setting a
10p^ tax rate and providing in its budget for instructional costs
for the 1962-63 school year. Recommendations for the adoption of
both the tax rate and the proposed budget were accepted unanimously
by the Board.
By taking these steps, the Board has shown an aware-
ness of its obligation to the community to fulfill public expectations for the early start of a temporary program of higher education.
In other parts of the nation temporary programs have been inauguarated in the early days of newly created Districts. There is considerable evidence of their success and acceptance by the community.
The Chairman of the Committee on Higher Eduoatlonal Needs of
Metropolitan St. Louis, Mrs, Aaron Fischer, made the keynote address
to the I960 White House Conference held in St. Louis. She stated
in part:
"Our Committee was sobered by the scope and
importance of the problem. We believe that we
had an obligation to make very practical recommendations that would have a reasonable
chanoe of bringing prompt action and solutions-and that we must do this jpn the basis of principles
and policies which we codld in the long run approve.
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"In human .terms--two or three years vtasted in a
young pefrspn'a life for lack of appropriate and
adequate ©aucatlon can spell disaster for him and
for our aobietyl"
Those of us who campaigned for the creation of the Junior
College District were in agreement with these Statements. The
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people who elected us as Trustees have every right to expect that
we will act promptly and constructively to provide new programs of
higher education as soon as possible for the young peopie of this
community.
General discussion in informal meetings of the Board has
indicated some agreement that we might/look toward a target date of
January or February 1963. If we are to begin temporary programs by
that time, planning muBt be begun promptly.
State Department Requirements for Anticipating Financial Needs
On three separate occasions, April 2\\, May 18, and June £,
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I have represented the Board of Trustees in meetings with officials
of the State Department of Education. As was stated in my reports
of those meetings made to the Trustees, if we expect to qualify for
state aid for the next three year period we must estimate our needs
and.report to the State Department no later than September 1, 1962.
(The reports are due August l£, but the State Department officials
have expressed a willingness to accept our report two weeks later.)
The estimates to be furnished the State Department must
inolude the projeoted enrollment, numbers of teaohers employed,
oourse offerings, Ipoation of building, etc. etc. Two separate
reports must be filed, as follows:
1. Request for a Deficiency Appropriation for 1962-63 from
the1 JMlasouri General Assembly.
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As is generally known, the Junior College Law provides
for state aid in the amount of $200 per student in
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full-time enrollment*
Funds for the current bienniura
were not adequate to fulfill this obligation. Available funds were disbursed last month to school districts
providing junior college programs during 1961-62, The
law provides that a newly created district, such as ours,
may estimate enrollment to qualify for state aid in its
first year of operation.
At the meeting in Jefferson City on June $f
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by representatives of the public junior colleges, a
motion was passed to seek a deficiency appropriation
from the Legislature so that state aid would be available for the 1962-63 school year. As a representative
of the Junior College Dlstriot I voted for the motion,
in the belief that we as a Board are obligated to the
people in our community to make every effort to obtain
state aid.
The first report, therefore, would be an estimate of
our needs for the school year 1962-63, or any portion
thereof, for purposes of qualifying for our apportionment from the State.
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Estimated Needs for the 1963-61i and 19614.-65 School Yearn.
The next session of the Missouri General Assembly convenes in January 1963. All of the distriots operating
junior colleges are expected to file an estimate of
.. / needs with the State Department, which will request the
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Governor tio include it in hia proposed budget. Unless We provide the estimate, we may forfeit our state
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I need not remind the Board
that the failure to obtain state aid will place the
total burden of support solely on the iocal resources.
The need to make these reports by September 1 lends
urgency to my recommendation for appointing a Committee
on Interim Program.
Experience in Other Areas
Noted Junior College authorities, Dr. Thomas Merson,
Associate Director of American Association of Junior Colleges, and
Dr. Leland L. Medsker, Vice-Chairman, Center for the Study of
Higher Education, University of California, have urged the Trustees
to appoint such a committee.
These recognized leaders have con-
ferred with the Board in St. Louis on two separate occasions (Dr.
Medsker on May 9 and Juno 18, and Dr. Merson on April 12 and June
30.)
Not only have they recommended planning through such a com-
mittee, but both have stressed the importance of using consultants
from the community.
They recommended involving the interested
people from education, business, labor, industry, and civic affairs
in the earliest planning stages. Both have been impressed with the
notable performance of the people in this community in seeking constructive measures and carrying them outsuccessfully in a relatively
short time, to create the Junior College District.
Both of them
have expressed the opinion that we should continue to involve suoh
leaders in the steps taken to implement the proposed program.
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Further, the Personnel Committee sought advice from con-
c^r 'i;i sultants and found it Invaluable in establishing a procedure for
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selecting a President, All members of the Personnel Committee
ooncur in this.
Drs. Merson and Medsker have pointed out that the areas where
successful junior college programs have been established are those
where the community and the press are a part of each stage of
development. A citizens' committee has been established in many
areas to work with the Board in developing possible programs.
Pinal decisions on the recommendations of committees, both lay and
Board committees, are, of course, the responsibility of the Board
of Trustees.
Conclusions
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Planning for an interim program is an immediate and
urgent need, if we are to submit a request for funds to
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the State Department by September 1.
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Coordination of the work of the existing committees,
evaluating possible sites, determining community needs,
exploring suggested programs, etc., must be undertaken
immediately if we are to do thi3.
I have outlined this proposal in some detail, in the hope
that it will be discussed at the meeting of July 2, and that action
on the recommendation will be taken no later than July 9, the next
tentative date for a meeting of the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
Nrs. Joseph C. Bastion
Member, Board of Trustees
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Following this report a general discussion ensued oon-
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cerning Mrs. Bastian's r«or.mm©ndationo and it was informally deter-
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mined by the B*»*4<3 that all members would study these recommendations
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betv«^n this meeting and the next meeting and that on such date
appropriate action would be taken thereon.
Mr. McCalpin moved that the meeting be adjourned.
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motion was duly seconded by Mr. Glaser and upon the vote the motion
was carried unanimously.
Thereupon the Chairman declared the meet-
ing adjourned at 10:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs. Joseph C. Bastian
Secretary
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This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of
The Junior College District of St. Louis, St. Louis County,
Missouri, held at its meeting on July 2, 1962.
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assoLimos OP THS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The undersigned, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, hereby
certifies to Manchester Bank of 3t. Louis that at a meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the Junior College District of St. Louis, St.
Louis County, Missouri, a body corporate and a political subdivision
of tho State of Missouri (hereinafter called District), duly organized
end existing, and now in good standing under the laws of the State
of Kiessurl, duly called and held at its prinoipal executive offices
in tho City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on V:iJ 2nd day 6f July,
1-62, at which moetinc a quorum was present and acted throughout,
the following resolutions were unanimously adopted and are still
in full fo/.'ce and affect:
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R.CSOLV£D, That the Manchester Banlc of St. Louis be, and
horoby is, designated as a l©£;al depository of certain
fundc of this District in a general deposit account,
said funds being those contributed by foundations and
other aon-public sources (i.e., other than tax revenues),
froic time to time received by the District; said general
deposit aooount to be subject to such terms, conditions,
rules and regulations of said Bank from tixuo to time in
effect governing cocuaeroial (chocking) accounts of
political subdivisions of the State of Missouri,
FURTHER RES0LV1SD That funds in the general deposit aooount with said Bonk be subject co withdrawal or debit
from tlrao to time upon checks, notes, drafts, bills of
exchange, acceptances or other instruments or orders
for the payment of money when signed, drawn, mads or
accepted in behalf of this District by tho following
offioor of tho Diatriot*
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Tfobundersigned further oartiflea that the present officers of
aaid District and the offices respectfully held by them, a^e as
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Treasurer
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Secretary
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Trustee
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aave hereunto set ay hand as Secretary
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xxed the oorporato seal of said DIatrlot
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