Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Waiting for class, with the annual publication of Roll Call, a speical edition of the Daily News aimed at indoctrinating freshmen, the year had begun. However, the seats in this class were empty, waiting for the freshmen and the seasoned veterans. (WEV) 9] At. y 2 xx Close Encounters “ARE WE THE FIRST?” Everyone was drawn into it. Drawn into the viscid web. The chaotic disorder. The fervor. Those affected described what followed as a disjointed year, a year seared with the pains of growth, a year plagued with CLOSE ENCOUNTERS... Like a zigsaw puzzle, few pieces fell into place easily. One problem enticed another. Issues that had never been touched before, or Outside studies. Bracken was made for students who searched the campus far and wide for solitude, a chance to study or sleep in peace. (WEV) Blowing their own horns, with brass shining, lips puckered and backs straight, these two trombonists partake in some practice. When the weather was nice during the fall and spring, band members could be seen marching to their music in front of Bracken and later on the cowpath area. (WEV) would be again, surfaced, mounted, peaked, and then leveled as new ideas and policies took root. University encounters with the board of trustees filtered into all levels of education and in some way affected each individual. For the first time, everyone had a voice, everyone was involved. Students complained about the excessive number of classes that were being dropped, so the deans held an informal Round Table to explain procedures. At the Tally- Ho Pruis’ pending resignation, the Hayes Study and the University budget were topics that rose above the buzz of conversation and the tunes of the juke box.

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1978 Orient, Vol. 60 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana 47306 Encounters confronted everyone connected with Ball State. Contests developed on the playing field, in the Ad Building, and all around campus, drawing students, ad- ministrators, and faculty into several Close Encounters. (PI, MJI, WEV) “7S BALL GRATE ORIENT

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A noted musician. some students and the surrounding campus community flocked to Emens Auditorium in October to hear the fruits of conductor Arthur Fiedler. Fiedler was guest conductor of the Muncie Symphony Orchestra. (WEV) Taking a Benny-back ride, astride the winged Beneficience, a testimonial to the generosity of the Ball Brothers, this senior was no doubt fulfilling a four-year fantasy. Throughout the year Benny held pumpkins, tires, beer cans and publicity posters; however, Benny was not impressed, standing motionless as ever. (WEV) Close Encounters xx 3