68 through the joint efforts of the college and the NYA this building was converted into a men's dormitory. When school opened in the fall of 1940, there were thirty-five boys living in the dormitory. Most of them were from towns in Utah, while some were from Idaho. The majority of these fellows were taking courses in the trades under the NYA program and were at Weber as first-year students. They worked on projects in the city twenty hours a week and spent time in college twenty hours a week. Those who came to school in the morning worked in the afternoon, and those who came in the afternoon worked in the morning. As the remodeling of the courthouse was completed, more rooms became available for students. Mr. Robert L. Davis, football coach and adviser of men at Weber, also chairman of the NYA for the college, reported in a faculty meeting on October 15, 1940, that the college had the right to place fifty boys from the regular studentbody in the dormitory and that there would be room for over 100 students. Mr. Davis advised that the large courtroom had been made into a recreation room and assembly hall. He also reported that double beds had been purchased and that there were four of these beds in one room. In this same faculty meeting, President Dixon made the comment that Robert L. Davis was "the father of the idea of getting the courthouse." When the boys first moved into the dormitory, there were no cooking facilities and no showers. This problem was met