appropriation for land. On March 17th Governor Maw signed the new campus bill. At the same time, the four-year bill failed to pass the House by 3 votes. President Dixon said this would not change the College plans and that the bill would be under consideration again at the next legislature. Legislators and others were reassured of the depth and thoroughness of the Weber College planning by the release of a comprehensive study of post-war employment in the Ogden area. The release was made by President H. A. Dixon of Weber College and Mr. B. L. Flanagan, director of the Department of Employment Security. It was authored by H. A. Dixon and R. A. Clarke and entitled The Reconversion Employment Picture in the Ogden Area, dated September 1946. The study showed that employment in the Ogden area, though shrunken from a wartime peak of 50,800 in 1944, was more than twice as high as in the prewar year 1940, standing at 41,912. The study showed how the veterans were being assimilated into jobs. Wage data and much else were included in the study. A drive to raise 50,000 from local contributors to match that amount appropriated by the state legislature for purchase of a new campus for Weber College will get under way in June, announced Rex Bach-man, President of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce. Louis H. Griffin, general chairman of the campus drive announced that President Dixon would be co-chairman of the campaign which would begin July 8 and close July 18. Headquarters were in the Gym building on the campus. The Weber College alumni officers pledged full support, the stake presidents of the area met to organize support among the mem-bers of the LDS Church. President Dixon announced before the drive started that two unsolicited gifts totaling 3700 had been received from Willard Marriott, former studentbody president, and from Frank Browning, local businessman. The drive was successful, with a total of 69,387.08 collected or pledged. Most of the donations were in amounts of 5 to 10, indicating wide support among the people. The College proceeded to purchase 185 acres of property, ninety of which were suitable for construction of buildings, the remainder being located on a steep hillside. A committee of three architects consisting of Fred Markham from Provo, Lawrence Olpin and Arthur Grix from Ogden, were retained to prepare a master plan for the new campus. Later the Committee had members Lawrence Olpin, Arthur Grix, and Keith Wilcox. In 1948 the State Board of Examiners allocated 250,000 from the 6,000,000 Building Reserve Fund for development of the new campus. From this amount drains were installed, the heating plant was constructed, and development of the stadium began. The 1949 legislature passed the four-year bill but it was vetoed by Governor J. Bracken Lee. In 1950 the Ogden Rotary Club, under the direction of a committee chaired by Frank M. Browning, constructed the center section of the decorative entrance to the new campus at a cost of 25,000. Mr. Browning promoted this project, saying that this act of faith on the part of the Ogden citizens would be rewarded by an appropriation from the legislature. His prediction was fulfilled when the 1951 legislature made funds available for the new buildings. Lawrence Olpin was appointed as architect for the first buildings on the new campus and a contract was awarded and construction commenced on the four new classroom buildings in March 1952. The four buildings were completed by fall of 1953, but the roads and parking had not been completed, and the new President William P. Miller decided that it would be better to wait another year until everything was ready before moving to the new campus. The College began operating on the new campus in the summer of 1954. Left behind on the old campus were the technical education division and the physical education classes; also the only stage owned by the college was on the lower campus, so that activities requiring these facilities could not be moved. Later a temporary frame building was moved from the old campus to a location east of Building 4 and was used as a bookstore-union building until the first phase of the permanent union building was completed in 1961. Tireless efforts by President Miller resulted in funds being appropriated for a new technical education building by the 1955 legislature. This building was occupied in 1957 and the old technical education building was sold. The gym on the old campus continued to be used until the new gym was completed in 1962; however, the Ogden High gymnasium housed many of the basketball games in the interim. Since the Moench auditorium was too small the Ogden High school auditorium and the College stadium were used for many lectures, concerts, and assemblies. In 1964 the first phase of the fine arts building was completed and the Moench building could be released. All college classes were now reunited on the new campus. However, it was still necessary to hold commencements in the stadium with hopes the weather would be suitable. This last uncertainty was solved with the completion of the Dee Events Center in 1977. Considering everything, it is my opinion that the split campus worked remarkably well with few complaints from students or parents. This was due in large part to the total cooperation of the faculty and administrative officers and the loyalty of the students. Due to President William P. Millers great foresight, constant pressure was applied to add additional land to the new campus. As a result, the area of the campus has grown from the original 185 acres to 356 acres.