Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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ART GALLERY AND SCUPTURE HALL Students at Ball State have the op- portunity to enioy works of art by the masters of Europe and America. In Sculpture Hall and the Art Gallery in the Arts Building are many types of art collectionsg some are owned by the College, and others are loans. A greater number of the paintings are a part of the Ball collection. The William H. Thompson collection con- sists of Italian art objccts of the Renaissance period. They are housed in a beautifully carpeted wing of the gallery known as the Thompson room. Mr. Francis F. Brown is the director cf the gallery, and Mrs. Ethel Pcarl Burris is the hostess. I 4

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F3 , , at .ssi+11v,.v-gm. 5 ' .sa - Q gi BURRIS SCHOOL URRIS SCHOOL is the laboratory where Ball State students may participate, observe, and experi- ment. Educators throughout the state may benelit from the progressive teaching methods and educa- tional practices in operation at Burris. This school has become one of the best-equipped schools in the state under the capable direction of Dr. Earl A. Johnson, principal, and his fine teaching staff. Burris accommodates all grades from kinder- garten through grade twelve. Two outstanding features are the arts workshop which has received nation-wide recognition for its organization and uniqueness and the recreational facilities which provide social and recreational ac- tivities not only for the students, but for the com- munity also.

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HEALTH SERVICE 'TEHE Ball State Health Service exists solely for the purpose of keeping students on -1- the campus physically fit by using preventative measures, as well as by treating the illnesses and injuries of the students. Every person enrolled in the college is given a required physical examination yearly. Medical advice is given efiicieritly by Dr. Amelia T. Wood and her assistants, Miss Grace Hilliard and Mrs. Betty Smith Thrall. Such modern equipment as a short-wave diathermy, long-wave diathermy, ultra- violet, thermic and infra-red lamps, and simple hydrotherapy or contrast leg-baths are found in the Health Service. Eveiy resident student is entitled to a maximum amount of forty dollars for has- pitalization through the cooperation of Ball Memorial Hospital. This medical service is applicable not only during hospitalization for emergency medical and surgical con- ditions, but for laboratory work prescribed by the Health Service. 30