when the Science Building on the new campus was completed. During the fall of 1962, the 1963-64 school year was designated as the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the founding of Weber College. On December 18, 1962, the Board of Trustees appointed Dean W. Hurst to serve as chair of the committee of trustees, faculty, students, and alumni to plan activities to commemorate Webers first three-quarters of a century. Hurst had recently become a member of the Board of Trustees because of his position as president of the Alumni Association. As Hurst and his committee evaluated the position of the College over seventy-five years, they observed that Webers first junior class had been registered, residence halls (Wasatch, La Sal, and Stansbury) were under construction for the first time in Webers history and would be ready for use by the fall of 1964, the new gymnasium was completed and in use, the Auditorium and Fine-Arts Center was under construction, the name of the College had been changed to Weber State College, the new Student Union Building was receiving much use, and the Big Sky Athletic Conference had been organized with Weber College as a member. Commencement during the Spring of 1963 was the last year that the College awarded degrees and certificates limited to institutions of junior college status. Beginning in the Fall of 1963, the overall size of the Signpost was increased from 9 by 13 inches to 11-12 inches in width and 15-12 inches in length. Signpost editorials addressed not only issues related directly to the college but also issues of regional, national, and international concern including minority rights. The time has come for all of us to examine ourselves and our practices and laws. Lets quit being hypocrites on the issue of civil rights. The students on this campus, as future leaders, must take the lead in fighting prejudice in any form and in any way. All of us should try to set an example for the community and bring this problem out in the open. It is a problem that can be solved and must be solved before we can make any claim to practicing freedom and democracy. For the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the college, celebrated during the 1963-64 school year, a special insignia carrying the seal of the college was prepared and was used in school publications. During Homecoming Week, October 7 to 11, 1963, the activities used the anniversary as the theme for events including the Feline Follies which featured the history of the College. On December 27, 1963, a Diamond Jubilee Ball was held in the Union Building at which costumes representing the dress of earlier periods at the college were featured and music from earlier periods was played by the orchestra. During the Founders Day Week of January 6, 1964, newspapers, catalogs, and pictures of earlier days at Weber were displayed. Song-fest was held on January 29 and 30 and the presentations featured the theme of the Diamond Jubilee Year. From February 25 through 28, 1963, the colleges music department presented The Music Man in the Ogden High School auditorium. A few days prior to the first performance, Meredith Willson, the composer of the musical, and his wife stopped in Ogden to speak at a college assembly. Arrangements had been made for the Weber College band to march along Washington Boulevard playing Music Man numbers to help advertise the performances. When the band arrived at the corner of Washington Boulevard and 25th Street, Meredith Willson stepped into the street and led the band in 76 Trombones and other numbers. This was a complete surprise to the members of the band. It was an exciting event for the band, the college, and the community, and it created interest in the production of The Music Man. The first Junior Prom at Weber College was held on January 25, 1963 in the Union Building with special entertainment by the 3Ds singing and comedian trio and the music for the prom was furnished by the Stardusters orchestra. The Brothers Four appeared at the Orchid Ball sponsored by the Sophomore Class on February 15, 1964. The 27th annual high school forensics tournament under the direction of Leland Monson drew more than 1,000 high school debaters to Webers campus on February 15 and 16, 1963. Weber students were involved in electing not only freshmen and sophomore officers, but also junior and senior class officers. A nine-man coaching staff directed Weber athletes into the four -year program: coaches for football included Wally Nalder, Ray Rhead, Dick Williams, LeRoy Overstreet, and Bud Belnap; Overstreet coached the ski team; Marv Peterson coached crosscountry and track; Vernon Barney coached the swimming team; Dick Motta coached the basketball team; and Don Spainhower, sports publicity director, coached the freshmen basketball team. Phil Johnson became assistant basketball coach during the Spring of 1964. During the Spring of 1964, the Weber Rodeo Club became involved in college rodeo competition for the first time. On October 24 and 25, 1963, anofficial evaluation team from the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools visited the Weber campus for the purpose of evaluating the upper division work of the college for accreditation purposes. Claud Simpson, Dean of Admissions at Washington State University, was the chair of the visiting committee. A self-evaluation report had been prepared during the previous year by the college under the direction of the Dean of Faculty, Robert A. Clarke. The report of the Northwest committee included a recommendation that Weber State College be accredited as a four-year degree granting institution for a period of two years subject to a progress report in 1964. The two-year period included in the recommendation was for the 1963-64 and 1964-65 school years. This accreditation action made it possible for Webers first graduates to receive their baccalaureate degrees from an accredited senior college. The Commencement Exercises at the close of the 1963-1964 school year were held on June 1, 1964 in the Ogden Tabernacle. Dr. Jack Adamson, Academic Vice President of the University of Utah, was the speaker for the program. At these exercises 16 bachelor of arts degrees and 249 bachelor of sciences degrees were awarded. In addition, 12 associate of arts, 124 associate of sciences, 18 certificates of completion, and 28 certificates of proficiency were awarded for a total of 447 individuals who were honored. For the first time in Webers history, the members of the Board of Trustees and the faculty wore academic attire at the Commencement. The faculty had decided with the move to senior college work that the traditional academic procession should be included in the