As the nature of the curriculum changed, Weber Stake Academy became Weber Academy, later Weber Normal College and then Weber College. Again the name was changed when the State Legislature in 1962 authorized a change to Weber State to better reflect its role as a four-year, public college. Shortly after its organization in the Second Ward the school moved to larger quarters in the old LDS Tabernacle at 22nd and Washington. But after a few weeks there Weber was forced to close its doors for 18 months while its first permanent home was being built. This was the Moench Building, 2455 Jefferson, which was used along with other buildings on lower campus for the next 70 years. The classical structure was finished in 1892. The move to its present 230-acre campus at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, 38th and Harrison, was made in 1954. In the early days board members and other officials made personal sacrifices to keep the school going, thus infusing into the institution a personality of integrity and of love that has carried Weber over many hard times. As the great events of the century unfolded - the depression, World War II, the population explosion - Weber adapted its program to equip students for the needs of the times. Weber was divided into two divisions: transfer courses for students planning to finish college, and the vocational-technical programs for those who wanted immediate employment. An important function in its role as a community college was the evening school. Records show that as early as 1900, courses were given in the evening, but the first regularly scheduled evning classes began with the opening of the 1938-39 term, and today Weber State's evening scool is one of the largest in the West, outside of California. That Weber should eventually become a full-fledged four-year public college seemed inevitable to many of its leaders, as far back as the depression days. It was 1949 when the first organized attempt was made to induce State Legislators to authorize the expansion to senior college status. Success finally came in 1959, when the lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the "four-year bill". Weber State now faces a bright, new era in its proud history - one involving great campus expansions, large faculties, greater enrollments, and added opportunities too serve the community and the state. Dear Students of Weber State College: "As Weber State College observes its Seventy-Fifth Anniversary this year, I extend congratulations for its accomplishments of the past three-quarters of a century. To this school, still dear to my heart, go my best wishes and prayers for continued success in the years ahead." Sincerely yours, President David 0. McKay David 0. McKay