Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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1 ' ' ' - T - . E A nq Iule everythmg revolved around her, .Benny seemed unconcerned. v A Looking into her southward gaze X 93255 m.Q4s'Z3f:.51 M showed eyes that had seen Ball State grow, -EQ-,j' g c change and prosper. K . g ffq evaae A or A gif, T Aq-' gg::,,, .uw ,, i ,i CABIN FEVER if'iUT'i'if T dig a path to freergitzz' I valuablecor'nmu:!Tu ' F , .-,,,,,,,, ,, 1 MF--.J,..f,A .,f. N, Y , E t3?T xf--If V w-2. . r,.i is fy... 5 -.g.gf-Tjf A, ah' i 'i t -I t-Qi-f lair 1 , 9 il' vi? -s1l?M - ,....,vf' A ii - . 2 'TT gg if 'c ' if f ' if . I 'Q ' A' X I T -:P N , . - -, , , '- 1 , JTCTQ e X 5 J.-Mefea . I f ' -. -' - . 5 ' M .li ! . FA Phillips, .lr A i Mika Yoflvr A FIRSTHAND VIEW of the changing seasons is just one d benefit of jogging. The dedicated joggers could be foun outdoors even during some of the coldest days. A PINCH, A CHEW AND A PITCH help junior Don Hickert find the strike zone. The tobacco-chewing junior Q was one of three Iefthanded pitchers on the moun 4Opening

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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

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,,,,.,.,..,.-f..-f,..........e-- fram- ' if-rits T g W - William E. Vance guardian angel. But now Ball State was com- ing of age. At a time when most people had retired and been collecting social security for five years, Ball State's 70th year of existence was a changing, adapting and growing one. The image of a motionless sculpture, green with age, was being replaced. Benny, the bronze ambassador, was obsolete. And a different image was forming. While the floodlit figure of Benny still stood brightly in the evening sky, something else began to emerge from the shadows. lt was a new image, one not made of bronze. It was an image pounded, molded, sculpted from efforts, ac- complishments, failures and per- sonalities. It was an image that had been overlooked, somewhere in the background, too distant to see or somewhere in the foreground, too near to focus upon. The new image was somewhere beyond. Somewhere beyond Benny. They came in September, 18,000 strong. They weren't rigid, unchanging and inflexi- ble like Benny. They were just students. Parents, brothers and sisters helped carry stereos, lofts and suitcases to dorms, apart- ments and fraternity houses. Concerns over declining enrollment were unfounded, the number of students actually Mike Yoder INTENT ON THE GAME, Tracy Miller takes a break from cheer- ing to just watch the action during the homecoming football game. Opening 5