Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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.i brilliant montage Muze Poaer But to 80,000 residents, it was just Muncie--a town plagued by racial tensions, unemployment and students. The faces and expressions were a brilliant montage compared to the single, piercing D glare of Benny, placed on her perch in 1936. But they were more than just personalities. mi .t While Benny stood motionless, a university 4 Ai changed and grew around her. Benny became a member of the campus community when the 1 university name was Ball State Teachers College. But she witnessed the growth of one college to five and a teachers college to Ball State University. While still one of the top teachers colleges in the nation, other pro- grams were nurtured and bore fruit. The nursing department and the new physical .therapy program grew almost as fast as the number of ap- plicants did. Students from as far away as China came to become a part of the acclaimed architecture program. And it all started as the Eastern Indiana State Normal School. While everything revolved around her, COSTUMES COMEFAig'H'p5X Benny seemed unconcerned. Looking into VARIETY of styles, ut-these her southward gaze showed eyes that had lffjfflfljopnal FHS payflpgnlts seen Ball State grow, change and prosper. attention. Students changed. Administrators chang- ed. Programs changed. But Benny remained. It was a Ball State of Benny, budget cuts, books, ballgames...and beyond. b t t 'n as a wa o a'n Opening 9

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