An Era Begins With Weber Day Continued from page 2 eminence now rests upon the most able shoulders, I think, upon which they could be placed in order to have this institution maintain and keep its place among the great institutions of our country." The address of Mr. McKay, great early president of Weber and now the head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, followed a tremendous appeal by Dr. Dixon for a four-year college. In a day filled with events memorializing the founding of the college and foretelling an even greater future, the afternoon ground-breaking rites were the other main feature to share public attention. After the speeches ground was broken by Dr. Dixon, with shovels of soil Just a nice float, but with the spelling correct and fine by the Technical Division. You should have seen the Humanities float. Who did it? The spelling was all cockeyed. Delmar Dickson directs the combined bands and audience in the closing number at the ground breaking ceremony. The hymn was "Purple and White." Actual ground - breaking, with Carol Barker, Dr. Dixon and Fred Ball hoisting the good earth. then being removed by Fred Ball, student body president, and Carol Barker, student body vice president. The mass of Weber supporters and invited guests then surged forward and, apparently conscious that they were participating in history, each hoisted a shovel of campus earth. A forenoon assembly and a noon luncheon honoring early class and faculty members and others were followed by a downtown parade just prior to the ground-breaking. The evening program completed the observance. John G. Kelly, speech and drama instructor, was chairman of the day's arrangements. He was assisted by an eager alumni organization and by a faculty alert to the meaning of the occasion. 92-year-old Mrs. Fredrick Louis Moench, center of interest as the honored guest of the day, receives bouquet from David O. McKay. Other ladies are her daughters. Far left is Dr. James R. Foulger, assistant Ogden mayor, and center is George T. Frost, mayor. The moment was dramatic. High kickers are, from left, Barbara Birkhead, Norma Lichfield, Joanne Barker, Jann Heiner. Night school upholstery class feature of "This is Weber" skit, of which Dr. Dixon commented, "I hope that is not representative of our night school work!" Nothing was left intact by Axman Laurence Burton and Sawman Wayne Carver. Women on stage are Jane Ann Slater and Mrs. Carver, with Burton.