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The BALL ST ATE Alumnus Vol. 29, No. 1 Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306 September 3, 1971 Sullivan memorial gifts to provide loan money Thousands of today's and tomorrow's fund gift came to the Alumni Office students will benefit from a chain of from Miss Mildred Wolfram, '41, events that began because one person retired South Bend teacher and sought to memorialize the efforts of an principal. Miss Wolfram indicated that outstanding teacher. she wanted to contribute a revolving In November of 1968 a sizable alumni emergency loan fund for students who need "quickie" short-term loans. Homecoming parade Her gift was to honor Miss Verna Sullivan, former Burris primary takes on new route teacher, then retired and living in Fort Wayne. Miss Sullivan had been a much Homecoming activities for 1971 will adm ired Burris teacher for her begin Wednesday night Oct. 6, and inspirational and creative teaching. conclude Saturday, Oct. 9. Ticket order The Ba 11 State Al um n i Counci I forms will be mailed to all alumni believed that gifts to the Emergency I iving in Indiana the first part of Loan Fund was a fine way of honoring September. Persons out-of-state an outstanding teacher like Miss desiring tickets to any Homecoming Sullivan and authorized the purchase of activities should use the order blank a plaque to hang in the Alumni Lounge which appeared in the July 16, edition of the Student Center. Its purpose is to of the Alumnus or write directly to the cumulate the names of those being Alumni Association for an order blank. honored through such gifts as well as Activities include: the names of those making the Wednesday night, Oct. 6-free dance recognition, if they so desire it. All gifts and crowning of Homecoming queen in of $500 or more are eligible for the the football stadium parking lot. plaque recognition. Thursday, Oct. 7-"Kick-off Games" Miss Sullivan was notified of the in Men's Gym. living memorial gift and expressed her Friday, Oct. 8-Pep rally, bonfire appreciation for it. Shortly thereafter and variety show. she changed her will, designating Ball Saturday, Oct. 9-Parade, Alumni State University's Student Emergency Much of the area behind the English of Architecture and Planning Building Brunch, footbal I game, Al Hirt Loan Fund Music-Emens Auditorium complex can be seen. to receive one-fourth of her Concert, and the film, Sterile Cuckoo. estate. currently is under construction as shown Not seen in this photograph, but above. taking up almost the rest of the parking The new parade route will provide In April of 1970 Miss Sullivan was Looking to the north from the complex lot behind Woodworth Halls is the excellent viewing from in frontof killed in a one-car automobile accident one can see the excavating currently construction on the parking garage. A Em ens Auditorium and the dorms south of Fort Wayne and on May 17, being done for the new 1,000 seat concrete drivers' strike in early summer along Riverside Ave. The parade will 1971, Bal I State's Emergency Loan University Hall. In the background slowed progress on all three projects. NOT pass in front of the Student Fund received a check in the'amount of exterior construction work on the College Center. $19,755.23 from her estate. Indiana Commission on Higher Education becomes reality Twelve personswere appointed Carmichael is president of a lawyer, and Van P. Smith of Muncie, be the concern of the new commission. recently by Governor Edgar D. Associated Investments in South Bend president of Ontario Corp. l. Educational opportunities must be Whitcomb to serve on the new and SerVaas is a publishing executive Governor Whitcomb noted that the expanded rapidly and at al I levels, to Commission on Higher Education in and an Indianapolis city-county commission will be responsible for the urban community centers Indiana. councilman. making long-range plans for the state throughout the state. The other nine members of the The 1971 legislature created the assisted colleges and universities. 2. We must realize the impact of commission are: Robert D. Anderson commission to coordinate planning of However, it will not have authority to technology on the composition of our of Valparaiso, state assisted post-high school president of McGill direct daily operations of existing Labor force. Manufacturing Co.; David educational institutions, to review H. Baker of institutions. 3. We must be sensitive to basic Kendallville, higher education appropriation an insurance agent; John An editorial in the Spring 1966 issue of changes in over-al I college enrollment R. Benbow of Indianapolis, president of requests and to recommend levels of the Alumnus pointed up the need for paterns as well as basic changes in funding. Indiana National Bank; Mrs. William such a Commission. The article institutional enrollment paterns. G. Bray of Martinsville, wife of questioned,,"Should one or two 4. We must place an increasing At its first meeting the commission Indiana's Sixth District congressman; institutions be determining the course reliance on public higher education. elected 0. C. Carmichael, South Bend, Mrs. John R. Corrigan of Evansville, a and the substance of public higher 5. New and expanded areas of chairman, and Beurt SerVaas, housewife; Getrge Doup of Columbus, education in our state ... or should there cooperation between and among state Indianapolis, vice-chairman. president of Farm Bureau; Grant W. be an agency, board or joint committee assisted institutions must be Dr. James B. Kessler, Whitcomb's Hawkins of Indianapolis, president of a doing the over-arching job of planning established. administrative assistant has been janitorial supply firm; John M. House and shaping the educational policies of 6. Higher education efforts must be appointed executive director of the of Terre Haute, president of two Terre our state?" expanded beyond the capacities of the commission. Haute firms; Robert A. Lucas of Gary, The editorial pointed out several existing state Universities and give cha I lenges concerning Indiana's higher direction and impetus to the regional Past 5 senior classes provide education program, many of which will campuses as developing universities. O.C. Carmichael funds to build new picnic shelter James B. Kessler Five senior classes at Ball State feet, have been purchased from the University-the last senior classes to Indiana State Prison Industries. They function at the University because will be arranged in a U-shape design on class organizations were disbanded in a large rectangular cement slab which 1970-have provided most of funds to has already been poured. build a new three-unit shelter house on Ramsten Construction, Inc. of the picnic grounds north of the Muncie was the successful bidder to Stadium. construct the three pre-cut units. The The classes of 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 bid was $4,734. and 1970 contributed $7,150.55 toward After the three shelter houses are the project which will be concluded in erected, the University plans to extend late September. · water and electricity to the area, Maurice Mann, director of campus install grills and picnic tables. A fence planning, said that following some also will be instarled around the picnic preliminary design work by Richard area. Pollak and Donald Collins of the Mann said that shelter houses will College of Architecture and Planning accommodate three smal I groups or faculty the University has proceeded one large group. Playground with the shelter house project. equipment also will be added to the Three pre-cut shelter houses, 30 by 60 picnic grove. 2 - The BALL STATE Alumnus ---------The President Spealcs-------- 'Cooperation!I describes community relations Rap Line by President John J. Pruis broadcasting station could start as educational television, and the to span the interests ... a hot-line If you were to try to find one word operations in late September or early programs offered levels of most families. The that would best describe the history of October. While the studios will be and age BSU information offering is Sesame Street, Ball State University in its community located on the campus, the tower used best-known I have heard described as "the Often we receive letters asking "why relationships, that word would have to will be that of WLBC-TV (Channel 49) which works." Other don't you tell us something about ... ?" be "cooperation". in Muncie. WLBC-TV is being pur teaching tool that really Eastern programs include Forsythe in the Alumnus. The best symbol of this statement, of chased by a group known as major Julia Child, Black Journal, Sometimes the question asked, can course, is our campus landmark, Indiana Community Television, Inc. Saga, Playhouse, Boston Pops be answered briefly and the subject Beneficence, which stands as an ever Because of the outstanding leader Dramatic and The First Church ills. does not I end itself to a developed news present reminder of the five Ball ship provided by such individuals as Orchestra or feature story. brothers who gave so much of their Sam Reed, Muncie attorney and An excellent description of public Therefore, we have created "Rap time and their talents and their president of E ICTV, and Van Smith, television was offered recently by John Line"-to answer those questions substance through the years. president of the Ontario Corporation, Macy, Jr., president of the Corporation which you have concerning Ball State Today a new and significant chapter Muncie, and chairman of the group's for Public Broadcasting. Mr. Macy University. in community-University cooperation finance committee, no public cam said: "It is more than a new television Please address your questions to is being written. Because of this paign was needed to provide the funds studio.