Students and Activities at Weber J. Farrell Shepherd To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Eccl. 3:1, so declared the preacher. In the early 1940s, Weber College had reached its season, a time of growth, a time of change and progress. Enrollments grew and servicemen returned home to begin a new life. Many had realized how important education was and the G.I. Bill would give many an opportunity to return to school to continue their education. The Administration of Weber College sensed this need and made every effort to accommodate the eager student population. It was soon apparent that neither the physical plant, the faculty, nor the curriculum were adequate to satisfy the demands of the returning students, as well as those who were continuing students. The next few years would be a time of dynamic change and progress. It was my privilege and good fortune to watch the evolution of this small junior college into a first class college with one of the most beautiful campuses in Utah, if not the United States. I began what was to become my career over the next thirty-six years on March 19, 1946, when I was hired as manager of the Weber College Bookstore. The bookstore consisted of one room approximately 30 feet by 30 feet. One-fourth of the room was partitioned off as a storage area leaving an L shaped area for the bookstore and soda fountain. The bookstore had three shelves which held books on two sides and a small counter. The soda fountain was approximately 12 feet long and was designated as the C.I. or the College Inn. Lola Allred was responsible for the operation of the C.I. The room occupied by the bookstore was located in the Weber Gym next door to the Dean of Womens office and across the hall from the Treasurers office, the Athletic office, and the Registrars office. The gym building served as the Administration building of the College with the Lounge, the Presidents office, the Treasurers office, the Registrars office, the J. Farrell Shepherd came to Weber College on March 16, 1946 as manager of the bookstore. He was appointed Director of the Weber State College Union Building in 1961, a position he held until June 1982. Credit for the information on student government should be given to Curtis Smout. Monty Shupe made corrections on some points concerning the program information. Athletic office, the Dean of Womens office, and the C.I. located adjacent to each other in the south end of the building. Above the lounge and offices was the ballroom and on the north end of the building was the gym and swimming pool. The other buildings on campus were the Moench, the Technical, the Central Building, and a home occupied by President Dixon. The campus covered approximately one square block excluding the space utilized by the LDS Institute, three or four homes and an old church which served as headquarters for the American Legion. The LDS Institute was used by the College for socials, faculty meetings, and other gatherings necessary to run a college campus. Sometime between 1947 to 1949 the College purchased a number of barracks buildings from the government to be used as classrooms and for other college use. One-half of one of these temporary buildings, located on the southeast corner of the campus, was assigned to the bookstore and fountain. Ruth Colton, Esther Johnson, and Jerry Frost worked in the fountain. This new space allowed room for the fountain to have room to expand into a dining room, and the other half of the building served as a classroom for drafting and offices for the drafting department. We felt that we were really big time now as we had a fountain, a cafeteria with twelve tables and an expanded bookstore with double the space for shelves and selling space. This building was called the C. I., the name it was to have until it was later moved to the new campus. Although no formal assignment was given to this building, except as a cafeteria and bookstore, it evolved into the social center of the campus. Small banquets were held for campus groups, and thirty-five people were considered a huge gathering. The building had a small porch along the south side which was informally turned into a faculty lounge, at least that was the chief function it served. Every day at noon, an informal educational seminar was held. Such notable political greats as Carl Green, Delmar Dickson, Harold Bateman, James Harvey, Ed Larson, Ren Peterson, Wayne Carver, Farrell Shepherd and others came to debate the laurels of their favorite presidential candidate. One of the favorite topics for discussion was the Dewey-Tru-man campaign. This was the year that Dewey was to win hands down but alas, some of us proved to be prophets, although we were in the minority when Harry Truman was declared the winner. Politics was not the only subject discussed. Great philosophers such as Jennings Olson, Larry Evans, Laurence Burton (who later became a U.S. Congressman), James Foul-ger and others were on hand to cure the ills of the world. These noon hour discussions were carried on until the building was converted back to classroom use. There was a lot of good fellowship and comrad-erie as well as heated arguments which to this day have never been settled. Later we were to learn that a facility such as the humble remodeled porch was a very legitimate function of a College Center. The C.I. also became a favorite place for the student sponsored activities and for activities sponsored by the social clubs. Amplified record players became popular and frequently it was necessary to pile the tables on top of each other to allow space for dancing to amplified records. Two popular records were Moon Glo and Canadian Sunset.