1902 David O. McKay succeeded Professor Moench as principal. 1907 A wing was added to the Moench Building. 1908 Wilf ord M. McKendrick became principal. During the fall of 1908, the name of the school was changed from Weber Stake Academy to Weber Academy. 1910 William W. Henderson became principal. 1914 James L. Barker succeeded William W. Henderson as principal. 1916 The Normal School established by the Church Board of Education added two years of college work to the four-year high school curriculum. The first college class, with Henry Aldous Dixon as Director of the College Department, was graduated in the spring of 1917. 1917 Owen F. Beal became principal. 1918 The title of Principal was changed to President. The name of the school was changed to Weber Normal College. 1919 Henry Aldous Dixon became president. 1920 Joel E. Ricks became president. 1922 Aaron W. Tracy became president. The institution was organized into two departments: (1) the senior high school (10th, 11th, and 12th years) and (2) the college (two additional years). 1923 The High School Department was discontinued. The institution was named Weber College. The first Associate of Arts title was conferred. 1925 The Gymnasium Building was erected at a cost of $300,000. 1928 The first Associate of Science title was conferred. 1931 Weber College became a member of the American Association of Junior Colleges. 1932 The College was accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. 1933 Weber College, transferred by gift to the State of Utah, became a state-supported junior college operated under the direction of the Utah State Board of Education. 1934 By federal grant, extensive remodeling of the Moench Building and landscaping of the campus were made possible. 1935 Leland H. Creer became president. Administration committees were inaugurated. 1937 Henry Aldous Dixon became president for the second time. 20 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 the House of Representatives. The bill was vetoed by Governor J. Bracken Lee and failed to become law. 21