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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C F C 0 Breaking an image cast in bronze eyond the confines of Mom and Dad, college gave most students an opportunity to function on their own. No longer did decisions require parental consent. Students were now free to decide where and when to go and what was to be done when they got Midnight movies were popular. The late-night trips to area theatres gave students an opportunity to relax and be with friends. Concerts and plays were also favorites, as large crowds watched Annie, Charlie Daniels, and Quarter Flash in Emens Auditorium. Students not only found things to do in Muncie, but also in other cities. Floods in Fort Wayne gave some a chance to escape the college routine and help the northern Indiana town that was left submerged as the winter snow melted. Thousands of sandbags made temporary dikes as volunteers tried to keep water from reaching nearby homes and businesses. Whether in Muncie or not, students nearly always managed to find something to do. Training, tanning and tennising occupied free hours, hours that may have best been spent studying. Students spent winter months watch ing quarters and shovelling snow. there. FREE TIME can be spent attending a concert, playing euchre or catching up on sleep. Jim Faber, Connersville sophomore, opts for outdoor fun. ing television, play- Sometimes more could be seen by watching what people did than by watching the people themselves. Stu de nt life 81 6 i Wllllam E . Vance Student Life Division ll