Danville, Ky. June 9, 1924
Board of Trustees of Kentucky College for Women met in Morgan Hall at 2 p.m. June 9, 1924. Present Guy E. Wiseman, John C. Acheson, John A. Cheek, Charles H. Rodes, Charles G. Crooks, Mrs. John Jewell, Miss Amelia Yerkes, Samuel M. Harbison, James H. Letcher, Harry Giovannoli, S.H. Nichols, Judge James Denton.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Dr. Charles G. Crooks. The minutes of previous meeting was read and approved.
President John C. Acheson made his report showing names of teachers who had been employed for the coming college year which was approved.
Recommendations of the Faculty conferring diplomas and degrees of B.A. on
Alice Cassell, Harrodsburg, Ky
Mary Jenkins, Franklinton, N.C.
were approved and degrees conferred and diplomas granted.
President of the Board presented the resignation of President John C. Acheson which was accepted with regrets.
Dr. Acheson made a statement of his reasons for same. President appointed a committee consisting of Charles G. Crooks, Miss Amelia Yerkes, and S.H. Nichols to draft resolutions concerning Dr. Acheson's resignation.
The committee consisting of Charles G. Crooks & others known as Committee No. 1, nominated Rev. S.B. Lander and Charles G. Crooks for Trustees in class expiring 1928 whose names are to be reported to Synod of Kentucky U.S.
On motion the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for their election. The Secretary reported their election was unanimous.
Committee No. 2 consisting of the successor to George W. Welsh and others nominated for trustees in the class expiring 1928 as follows, Rev. James F. Price and Charles H. Rodes to succeed themselves, and Nelson D. Rodes to succeed George W. Welsh deceased and Mrs. J.E. Brown to succeed N.K. Tunis and Rev. S.S. Daughtry to fill a vacancy in class expiring 1926. On motion the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for nominations made by this committee. Secretary reported the ballot cast and election unanimous.
Dr. John C. Acheson tendered his resignation as a trustee and committee No. 2 nominated Mrs. McBrayer Moore a trustee in class expiring 1927. Secretary reported election unanimous.
On motion Nelson D. Rodes was elected a member of Executive Committee in place of George W. Welsh, deceased.
On motion Guy E. Wiseman was elected President of the Board and John A. Cheek was elected Secretary and Treasurer.
The President was authorized to appoint a committee to prepare a minute concerning the death of Mr. George W. Welsh and N.K. Tunis.
On motion of John A. Cheek, the Executive Committee was authorized and empowered to make selection of a President of the College to succeed John C. Acheson, resigned.
On motion the Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church in U.S.A. was requested to give $2,000 for current expenses for year 1924-25 and it was further resolved that the President of the corporation be and he hereby is authorized, empowered, and directed to accept from the Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. the sum of $2,000 - two thousand dollars - for and in behalf of the corporation.
Further resolved that the President and Secretary be and they are hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute and deliver for and in behalf of the corporation a deed of gift from the said Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. to secure the repayment of the said sum of two thousand ($2,000) dollars, and to affix the corporate seal of the corporation thereto.
Board adjourned.
John A. Cheek, Secretary