When the Weber faculty learned that their wages were to be cut by 10 during the 1932-1933 school year, they requested that rather than taking the cut as proposed they would prefer to make a contribution of 10 of their salaries to Weber College for the year. Commissioner Merrill reported he was unable to accept the proposal and the faculty took the required cut in their salaries. Salaries were not only reduced during this period, but on one or two occasions, salaries were withheld entirely. For one or more months during the depression the faculty was paid in script rather than with money. Merrill also reported to the Weber faculty that the Church was interested in transferring the gymnasium to the state along with the Moench Building and the college. During the 1932-1933 school year rumors circulated that suggested that Weber College might close early or might be phased out. Many Ogden businesses lost confidence in the college and would not supply goods to the college on credit. To dispel the rumors and point out the financial soundness of the college, the College Board of Trustees issued a statement in the Standard Examiner on January 28, 1933 noting that the college would continue operations under church control until July 1 when it would be transferred to state control. The newspaper article further noted that during the eleven years that Weber had operated as a junior college it had grown from 100 to 1,180 students. This number includes those who had registered during the summer, autumn and winter quarters of 1933 and comprise those taking day and night classes. During this time, also, the school has become not only nationally but internationally known. It is recognized as among the foremost junior colleges of the nation. It offers curricula equal to the lower division curricula of any standard liberal arts college. The bill providing for the transfer of Weber College to the state of Utah provided that Weber and the other junior colleges would be supervised by the State Board of Education. Dr. Joseph F. Merrill, Church Commissioner of Education, met with the State Board of Education during the winter and spring of 1933 to provide a smooth transition for the church schools to become state schools. At the April 28, 1933 meeting of the State Board, Aaron Tracy was appointed acting president of Weber College for one year, beginning July 1, 1933, at a salary of 2,500. The State Board appointed from among its members a junior college committee including State Superintendent Charles H. Skidmore as chair, and J. C. Swenson, Joshua Greenwood, and George A. Eaton as members. At the May 20, 1933 meeting of the State Board a group of Junior College Reports and Regulations were approved. Junior College presidents were required to make reports concerning property under their control to be transferred to the state, funds to be received and sources of funds, a copy of all materials proposed for publication in the 1933-1934 catalogue, a proposed salary roll including all employees and work done by each, and details of proposed expenditures for 1933-1934. All contracts for employment were to be issued by the State Board of Education. All claims for payment were to be approved by the State Board before being incurred. A local college treasurer was to be appointed under a 15,000 bond, and the treasurer was to receive and disperse funds as di-rected by the Board. All monies on hand at the end of any given month were to be transmitted to the State Treasurer. A revolving fund of 300 was set up at each college to meet emergencies as may seem to be absolutely necessary. Finally tuition and registration fees for the 1933-1934 year were set including an annual registration fee of 10 and a tuition and student body fee of 20 a quarter. If all tuition and fees were paid at the beginning of a year, the total amount would be 65. On July 17, 1933 at a meeting of the State Board of Education, Joseph Eckersley, representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered the deeds of Weber College and Gymnasium to the State Board of Education. One clause in the deed brought about some discussion from the Board. The clause read: To have and to hold all and singular and said premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, provided the same shall be used only for the purpose of maintaining thereon a college to the extent and in the manner provided by Section 1, Chapter 49, Laws of Utah, 1933; otherwise the above-described property shall revert to and become the property of the party of the first part, his successors in office and assigns. The State Board accepted the deed, but asked the Superintendent to confer with Church authorities and ask for a modification of the deed which would make it possible to establish a senior college, or sell the property if the Board desired and use the proceeds to purchase a more suitable site for college work. Although negotiations on the wording of the deed took place, the language was not changed. The State Board also agreed to continue the relationship that the gymnasium had with both the college and the community. At the time of transfer from church to state, the Moench Building was valued at 252,381 and the Gymnasium was valued at 266,757. All of the other buildings on the college block were owned by the college, not the church. Most of the other buildings had been purchased under the auspices of the Alumni Association. At this time, the State Board of Education included in its membership both the president of the University of Utah (Dr. George Thomas) and the president of the Utah Agricultural College (Dr. E. G. Peterson). As the idea of transferring Weber and Snow from church to state ownership was addressed throughout the state from 1928 onward, the State Board of Education had not been in favor of the transfer. This opposition was in part related to the financial depression devastating the country and in part came from members of the State Board not wanting more institutions of higher education in the state. Although classes had been taught during the summer at Weber as early as 1900, the summer school of 1932 was the first organized summer school in the history of the college. At the request of the State Superintendent of Schools to provide educational opportunities for unemployed people during the summer of 1932, Weber faculty members Guy H. Hurst and John Q. Blaylock organized the 1932 sessions which included courses in psychology, education, history, accounting, business, English, economics, shorthand, and typewriting. A total of 70 students attended the summer school. During the fall of 1932, more attention was paid to courses for nurses with 45 student-nurses registered during