1948 The State board of Examiners appropriated $250,000 toward the first building on the new campus. The Eccles home, located on the northeast comer of Jefferson Avenue and 26th Street was presented to Weber College by Royal Eccles on behalf of the children of Bertha Eccles. The home is now known as the Bertha Eccles Hall. 1949 House Bill 2, approving a four-year educational program at Weber College in the fields of Arts and Science, Business, and Education, passed the Utah State Senate and the House of Representatives. The bill was vetoed by Governor Lee and failed to become law. 1950 The central section of the entrance-way to the new Weber College campus was completed. The entire project was financed by means of a $25,000 contribution of the Ogden Rotary Club. 1951 Stadium construction was commenced on the new campus. 1952 The Weber College Advisory Board was organized under the sponsorship of President H. A. Dixon, by agreement of the State Board of Education. The purposes of the Advisory Board were defined as being advisory only. 1953 A two-year nursing program was initiated on an experimental basis under the sponsorship of Columbia University. 1954 Instruction began on the new campus at Harrison Boulevard and 37th Street. William P. Miller succeeded Henry A. Dixon as President. A Special Session of the Utah State Legislature voted to return Weber College to the L.D.S. Church. This action was placed before the people on a referendum, and the people voted overwhelmingly to keep Weber College a State Institution. 1955 Legislature provided twenty-two acres of land for the new campus and $525,000 for a technical education building.