over Weber Junior College when the high school department was discontinued, and ten years later he assisted in the transition from church school to state college. After leaving Weber, Tracy did graduate work at the University of Chicago. In 1937, Tracy joined the English faculty of Brigham Young University where he stayed until 1941. During the 1940s he served as historian for the Ogden Defense Depot, 1941-1945; as chairman of the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development, 1945-1949; and as a training officer at Defense Depot Ogden, 1950-1951. An active Democrat, Tracy served three terms in the Utah State Legislature from 1959-1963- He was the recipient of an honorary degree from Weber State College in June 1966. A few weeks later he died in Ogden on August 6, 1966. Aaron W. Tracy receives an honorary degree from Ira A. Huggins, Chairman of Webers Board of Trustees, June 1966. In the middle is Dr. Orlo E. Childs, President of the Colorado School of Mines, who was the commencement speaker. Childs was a former Weber student and faculty member. Leland H. Creer 1935-1937Leland H. Creer was born on April 19, 1895 in Spanish Fork. He was the son of Thomas Oliver and Mary Caroline Jones Creer. Creer attended elementary and secondary school in Spanish Fork. While in high school Creer played on the baseball team and was a sprinter on the track team. This marked the beginning of a life-long interest in athletics. Creer graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelors degree in 1916 and received his masters degree from the same school in 1920. He began his teaching career at Spanish Fork High School in 1916-1917, and taught at Granite High School in Salt Lake from 1917-1920. While teaching at Granite High, Creer married Ruth Ridd, who died on August 3, 1930. A little over a year later, Creer married Verona Morrison and the couple had a son and two daughters. In 1920 Creer became President of Gila College in Thatcher, Arizona, serving in this capacity until 1924. After completing his doctorate in history at the University of California in 1926, Creer joined the faculty of the University of Washington staying there until he became President of Weber College, with the exception of 1931 when he was a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii. As president, Creer sought to put Weber on a more professional basis instituting a new departmental structure, sabbatical leaves and other measures, and a reappraisal of the colleges curricula and scholastic standards. Creer established an administrative cabinet consisting of the President, Registrar, Treasurer, Dean of Instruction and Dean of Women that met on a weekly basis. He also worked diligently to improve the college library and