Through the immortal thoughts and writings of the past we have learned the importance of the family in shaping a people's way of life. Today as we prepare ourselves for the discoveries each progressive hour may bring, we need to remind ourselves of the importance of the family in our present and future way of life. In his early beginnings man formed the family group so that he might better satisfy his basic needs. As a gregarious being, man's need for companionship was strong. His need for comfort and security was, in part, satisfied by a warm and friendly relationship with his fellow beings. Good talk and friendly laughter could ease his load; tasks shared soon were done. An exchange of thoughts could stimulate his mind and incite a deluge of bright discoveries. The history of the family has been a record of collective learning carried out through untold time. Progressed as we may be from our remote beginnings, our needs have not changed. The family has been in our nation's history an anchor which has given us security, yet freedom, as we have moved onward. During his administration as President of Weber College, Henry Aldous Dixon spoke of "our Weber College family." Weber was a small family then; but then, as now, its intent was not as much with the grandiose as with the satisfaction of a basic need: the need to learn. Today Weber College is carrying on this collective learning process. Silence fills the air while classes are in session - but it is not an empty silence. It is the silence of deep concentration and unspoken thoughts. Between classes friendly voices resound again and again in the halls: Students at study, students at leisure--OUR WEBER COLLEGE FAMILY: