ASU's 50th Anniversary
Every conceivable means of advertising was used to get the vote out for the Proposition that would allow Arizona State College to become Arizona State University.
A different Mill Avenue existed in 1958, where street banners were hung in favor of Proposition 200.
Traditional methods of advertising for the Proposition were used, as a billboard in 1958 shows.
Proponents of the proposition displayed their support with a favorable bumper sticker.
Army ROTC students prepare to take boxes of petitions from ASU's campus to the Arizona State Capitol.
An armored car was used to transport the petitions to the State Capitol.
Students rally at the State Capitol in support of Proposition 200.
Students demonstrate against one of the new proposed name, Tempe University.
The Arizona Republic newspaper's editorial cartoonist, Reg Manning, comments on the reluctance of the residents in southern Arizona to support the proposed name change.
Students went door to door in a grass roots campaign for support.
Students gathered in front of the Memorial Union to wait for results on election night.
A tabulation system was employed to track the results.
Crammed into the command center, students react as they receive word that Proposition 200 passed.
Grady Gammage, president of the new university, greets students from the Starlight balcony of the Memorial Union with news of the election.
The student newspaper, the State Press, reported the story the next day. The proposition passed by a two-to-one margin: 101,871 to 51,471.
President and Mrs. Gammage unfurl the pennant for the new university.
A card section in Goodwin Stadium thanks voters for their support of the name change.