1937 Henry Aldous Dixon became president for the second time. 1938 The Vocational Building was constructed by a grant of $65,592 from the Public Works Administration for the erection of a building to cost $142,760. The Central Building was purchased from the Ogden City Board of Education by authorization of Governor Henry H. Blood. 1939 Weber College became a member of the American Council on Education. 1940 Weber College was one of nine schools participating in a national study of terminal education. The dormitory on 24th Street was acquired as a gift from the Weber County Commissioners. 1941 The dormitory on Adams Avenue was purchased by authorization of the Governor. The first Certificates of Completion were awarded to terminal students. 1944 Eighty acres of Snow Basin were leased from the U. S. Forest Service for a summer school and winter sports area. 1945 The War Production Training Program was discontinued May 31. An appropriation of $99,826 was authorized by Governor Herbert B. Maw for purchase of campus property. 1947 The State Legislature appropriated $50,000 for Weber College to obtain an adequate campus site on condition that the community raise a like amount. A community- wide drive netted more than the $50,000, which made possible the purchase of 175 acres of land extending between 37th and 40th Streets, and from Harrison Boulevard to the mountains. Through a grant from the Federal Works Agency, six temporary buildings (18,000 square feet) were moved from Utah General Depot to the lower campus. 1948 The State Board of Examiners appropriated $250,000 toward the erection of the first building on the new campus. The Eccles home, located on the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and 26th Street, was presented to Weber College by Royal Eccles on behalf of the children of Bertha Eccles and became 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 Sciences, Business, and Education, passed the Utah State Senate and 22 the House of Representatives. The bill was vetoed by Governor J. Bracken Lee and failed to become law. 1950 The central section of the entrance-way to the new Weber College campus was completed. The entire proj- ject was financed by a $25,000 contribution from 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 Dixon and by agreement of the State Board of Education. 1953 A two-year nursing program was initiated on an experimental basis under the sponsorship of Columbia University. The new stadium was first used. 1953 William P. Miller succeeded Henry A. Dixon as President. A special session of the Utah State Legislature voted to return Weber College to the LDS Church. This action was placed before the people in November 1954 on a referendum and the people voted overwhelmingly to keep Weber College a state institution. 1954 The first four buildings were completed. Instruction began on the new campus at Harrison Boulevard and 37th Street. 1955 The Legislature provided an additional 22 acres for the new campus and $525,000 for the Technical Education Building. 1957 The new Technical Education Building and Stores Building were completed on the Upper Campus. Some funds were appropriated by the Legislature to initiate work on a new gymnasium building on the Upper Campus. Funds were also appropriated for the purchase of 29 acres of additional land adjoining the Upper Campus on the south. 1959 The Technical Division occupied the new building on the Upper Campus. Initial steps were taken leading to the construction of a Union Building. The Legislature enacted legislation making Weber a four-year college. The Legislature also authorized funds for the purchase of 15 additional acres of land and for starting construction of the new gymnasium. The basketball team won the National Junior College Championship. 1961 The Union Building was completed. The Gymnasium Building was started. 23