Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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1 l The central figure of the universit he was all around. Whether it be on bumpers o cars, letterheads, administrators' tie clasps or in a garden flanked by flowers, she made her appearance known. Students, parents, professors, administrators and visitors walked, ran and rolled by her each and every day of each and every year. For 45 years, Beneficence, or Benny as she was in- fOfIT1H1ly referred to, endured the summer sun, winter snows and spring showers to stand atop a pedestal as a testimonial to the Ball brothers and their families. Nestled between the Administration Building and Lucina Hall, Benny kept a silent watch over presidents from L.A. Pittenger to Robert Bell. Buildings were erected, torn down and replaced. Professors were hired, fired and retired. Students arrived, learn- ed and left, some with and some without diplomas. And through it all, the winged sculpture created by Daniel Chester French stood unflinchingly. Students gained their first glimpse of the tar- nished bronze statue dur- ing summer orientation. B gc -2 ,I 5' 'leg ,221 'if rt: it ,,+ ,M 4, gg I- if :ci ,, -. , , 1 ' i v y ' t K. . ru w 1 in of g... -a .+L . ,fra - . CUNY. .gf And for seniors,May graduation meant a last look at an old, familiar face. But while a university was changing, breathing, growing around her, Benny's wings, arms and expression remained motionless. l In earlier years the school was secure in the shadow of its l'.A. rnuups, Jr,- PRIDE SHINES as brightly as the sun while the Pride of Mid- America marches through the village during the homecoming parade. . ' ,z ' 'fr-SQAMI'-rzirc-cv Z:g2r,2J5,gZQ5.f:a 1 1 my-.LLfQU:m:5' A I Wllllam E. Vance Upening 3