Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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.foldzkfzr Moved In During Years of fecona' World War In September of 1941, the first mem- ber of the faculty left for the Second World War. The'following year the Navy began a training program for prospective naval ollicers. Physical training was high- ly stressed that year although the inter- collegiate sports program had been eliminated. Then at the height of the war activity, the military moved onto the campus. The fall and winter of 1943-44 saw some 400 army personnel move into wornen's quarters in Lucina Hall. Elliott Hall housed 110 Naval Aviation Cadets. During their stay on the campus, they sparked the school which was suffering from male-less boredom. Then on March 19, 1944, the troops which were now labeled the 3531st Unit marched from the campus they had once delighted to the downtown train station where they left for Camp Swift in Texas.

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Ad for Riooli Theatre in Orient, 1931 .lu---U ---- ---i-..-D-I---. -------- .-.-.U-m--.-i.-.U-im-ir ---- .4-m-1. E l L -. -111 eeeee A O- -A Tl, T 2 THE SIGN OF GOOD TIMES 1 g Fl mr-e i i . l l Leaders In The World of Greater Entertainment I l IN England! France! Spain! In Countless Cities E i Throughout Europe! As In MUNOIE, You Will Find i F The Publix Theatre The Leader of The New Show World! ! i Music, Dancing, Comedy, Art .... Brought to You l E Thru The Talking Screen! For The Greater Pleasure of L T Yourself and Friends. L S ' -T- 'ici l is TO BALL STATE.. . MEET YOUR FRIENDS 1 I We extend a special welcome! rw l rv in one of Muncie's Puaux I I For your added entertain- l'9UblllXC71Il4,tfl Tnnarmas! Where the new T I ment and Comfort the facili- SUITS Of the Stage and SUCCH E I :ies of Punux Theatres are Avunuxrnunu Pr2d0min2ff5 Where HOUY- l Q ar your command . . . always W00Cl find I-008 I5lfmd meet ii I ready to please and serve! I YOU 011 Ol-U' Tilkiqg SCYCCU! i 5 - ,Q F: . BRAIN 0 E i If lts a Paramount Picture its the Best Show In Town! I 't Z I I I a L i E 1 1 i Q ! I 3 l Iv l l 4,'i .- M g..JLi1L',,ifJ:iL1 Q .4- , . ' YJTEI ig e 'ss UZ ljlljf., .gt-Lg, Always interested in social life and extracurricular activity, students of the thirties were no different. During this decade the iirst national fraternity was established, nearly ten years after local groups were formed. Greek men were housed on special Hoors in Elliott Hall. Editors of the newspaper changed the Dedication of Beneficence, 1937 1m..ui...m1mi1mi-mi-in-.m1m1mi1iui..un1mi1m1m-mi-n 1 I 'I' name to its present title in 1937, in one Way indicating the break from the In- diana State Normal School. It was also during this year that the first issue of the alumni magazine appeared. The onset of the second World War became a reality to the students when the Civilian Pilot Training program was begun in the fall of 1939. Football game, 1939 Library, 1939

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Cadets of to class, 1943 They were ultimately sent to Belgium where they saw action in the now famous Battle of the Bulge. During the war years, correspondence between the campus and its former resi- dents was kept up through the NEWS which appeared at various times on the European battlefields and in the South Pacific. Members of two fraternities re- ceived a monthly newsletter from Mrs. Sharley B. DeMotte, publicity director. l E P President Lemuel Pittenger greets student, 1941 Pine Shelf, 1941 . V V r Bookstore, 1941 During this time, President Pittenger had submitted his resignation and W. E. Wagoner was subsequently appointed as acting head for a six-months period. After little over two years in this tem- poraryl' position, Wagoner presented a recommendation to the Board that a per- manent president be named. Over a two year period, the Board went over a list of eleven candidates before they made their final decision. ESQ Forest Hall, girls dormitory, 1944 vvb 37319, IU th C A. '19, f ess E