The BALL ST ATE Alumnus Vol. 31, No. 6 Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306 March 29, 1974 Study indicates religious growth at Ball State, UPSWING like the construction of the new Campus House of the Christian Student FoL!ndation. Story on Page 8. UP GRADING Renovations to Maria Bingham Hall will increase facilities for the Center for Medical Education. Story on Page 8. UP ON TOP Larry Bullington receives Phillips Award as basketball's Most Valuable GOING UP ThenewBallStatelibraryreceivesaname Player again. from the Board of Trustees. Story on Page 2. ---------FEATURES---------- Bill and Danny Gaither are' Alumnaries' who could teach if they didn't sing so well. Story on Page 8. Madras, green cards and higher fees- $60 a quarter- in 'Remembering When,' a new Alumnus feature that looks backward. Story on Page 3. The BA LL STA TE Alumnus · 2 New library named for Bracken Ball State's new $14 million library officially faculty and staff. These along with many other became the Alexander M. Bracken Library on Feb. sterling qualities have made you a great trustee, 20 in a special recognition ceremony, honoring Dr. a great president of the board of trustees, and a Bracken, Muncie industrialist and attorney, true gentleman who has elevated, enlarged and conducted by the university board of trustees. enriched all of our lives," said the Ball State Will Parker, Muncie, secretary of the board, president. announced the decision honoring Dr. Bracken, who Parker said Dr. Bracken's "rich and varied is president of the board, and read a resolution background in industrial management, finance, written by the board members. law and your wide range of community and state The ceremony came on a historical note for Dr. activities have brought much to Ball State Bracken in his relationship with the university. Dr. University." He added that the other trustees look John J. Pru is, university president, noted that Dr. forward to your continued membership and Bracken was first appointed to the State Teachers leadership on this board. College Board, which served both Ball State and He added that Dr. Bracken's "leadership as Indiana State on Feb. 19, 1954. In 1965, the board president of the board of trustees has brought to became the Ball State University board of trustees. fruition many of your dreams and hopes. Your Bracken, chairman of the board of Ball Corp., vision and far-sighted planning have made your was appointed by former Gov. George N. Craig to most cherished dream a reality in the actualization finish two years of the unexpired term of the late of the new Library under construction ... No building George A. Bal I, Muncie industrialist, who was of the campus so beautifully exemplifies your life forced to resign due to poor health. Bracken was of inspiration and contribution as this library." reappointed by governors Harold W. Handley, Matthew E. Welsh, Roger D. Branigin and Edgar A native of Muncie, Dr. Bracken is the son of late D. Whitcomb. Muncie attorney Thomas E. Bracken and Mrs. Dr. Pru is pointed out that Dr. Bracken was Bracken. He is a graduate of Muncie Central High elected president of the board of trustees on Feb. 27, School, attended Ball State and earned his A. B. 1958, and has held this position "for the past 16 degree in 1929 and the Doctor of Jurisprudence years with great competence, dedication and degree in 1931, both at the University of Michigan. dignity-longer than any other person in the history He is a member of the Delaware County, the Alexander M. Bracken of this institution." Indiana State and American Bar Associations, a "We pause to express our profound gratitude and member of the bar at the United States Supreme appreciation to you for these years of devoted and Court and the Supreme Court of Indiana. superb service," Pru is added," Under your For a number of years, Dr. Bracken was vice Burris bill approved, dynamic, imaginative and strong, yet calm president and general counsel for Ball Brothers leadership, Bal I State University has grown to Co. in Muncie and in more recent years has been amazing proportions, largely as the result of your vice chairman and then chairman of the board of funding under study vision and thoughtful guidance. Ball Corp. and its subsidiaries. "On behalf of the entire university community, Active in community affairs, he is chairman of I want to express to you our high admiration and the board of directors of Merchants National Bank, Burris Laboratory School was granted a reprieve appreciation for the unnumerable qualities which president of the board of trustees of the Muncie by the 1974 General Assembly and Governor Otis have made you truly an educational statesman. YMCA, a director of the Ball Memorial Hospital Bowen. Ball State will now be able to collect state You have a sturdy set of values combined with Association, president of Muncie and Western aid for students enrolled at Burris on the same indomitable courage of your convictions and these Railroad, president of the George and Frances Ball basis as for other school systems. are enhanced by your genuine desire to serve the Foundation and vice president and treasurer of Under the new law the school also will be best interests of a growing university, its students, Ball Brothers Foundation. permitted to institute programs for pre-school and special education classes. Enrollment will be limited to a maximum of 750 pupils. For the 44 years that Burris has been in MCCa'rthy takes Florida post existence, it has been jointly financed by tuition paid by the Muncie Community Schools for pupils Ball State director of development, William H. program," said Dr. Robert H. Linson, executive enrolled there and by funds from the university McCarthy, has announced his resignation, effective director of alumni and development programs at for the laboratory school's service to teacher May l. McCarthy, who also serves as executive vice the university. education. president of the University Foundation, has Well known to Muncie baseball fans, McCarthy accepted a position as director of development cut short his college work at Ball State in 1948 to Last falt, the Muncie Community Schools Board at Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton. join the Cincinnati Reds minor league farm system. approved termination of its support for Burris and McCarthy came to Ball State in 1972 as assistant He was in Muncie in 1949 as general manager of a four-year phase out plan was announced. It would director of development and assumed his present the Muncie farm club. He returned to Ball State have begun this coming fall. position in 1973when H. Perk Robins resigned to later and completed his work toward a degree in Following the 1974 General Assembly action, a become vice president for development at the 1967. decision to end the cooperative relationship at University of Georgia. McCarthy was business manager of the Reds club the end of the 197 4-7 5 school year was reached. During his year as development director, the at Rockford, Ill., president of the Charleston, W. The University's Board of Trustees approved alumni-development fund drive netted an increase Va., and Columbia, S.C ., clubs, and general a resolution at its February meeting. This of 1O per cent in donors and seven per cent in manager of the Nashville, Tenn., club. In 1959 he agreement permits continuance of the existing dollars. Total gifts to the University Foundation left baseball to go into medical clinic contractual arrangement for one more year. totalled $576, 679.44 from 10,855 donors. administrative work. He was associated with the The university, the Teachers College, and the "He sophisticated our personal solicitation Miller Clinic in Nashville, the Anclote Manor Burris Laboratory School students, faculty and program for major givers and he involved many psychiatric hospital in Tarpon Springs, Fla., and patrons will have a year to resolve financial more people in the Bal I State development the American City Bureau-Beaver Associates, problems. William H. McCarthy Annual spring alumni days set for Business, Nursing, TC Robert Lemon, president of NBC radio, and Collective bargaining discussions and an address Indiana's Lt. Gov. Robert Orr will speak April 20 by Dr. John Kirkpatrick will highlight the Teachers when the College of Business conducts its Sixth College's Alumni Association Day, April 27, in the Annual Business Alumni Day. L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The program, at the Teachers College Building And a week later, May 4, Roy Erickson, president with a luncheon at Noyer Hall, will also include of Ball Memorial Hospital, will speak at the presentation of Delta Sigma Pi's Outstanding Nursing Alumni Association Day, dinner, also at Professor Award and presentation of outstanding the Student Center. department seniors, outstanding student awards and the College of Business Hall of Fame Alumnus. Reservations for the teacher's conference must Mark Johns; Dean Joseph B. Black Jr.; Ned Heck, be in by April 20. The events will begin at 9 a.m. president of Delta Sigma Pi ; Jack Stanton, College with lhe noon luncheon to feature Kirkpatrick, a of Business Alumni Association president; and Dr. noted radio speaker. Three sessions in the morning Robert Linson, executive director of university will deal with collective bargaining and retirement. alumni and development programs, will also be Speakers will include Robert Thornberry, on the program. executive secretary of the Indiana Federation of Lemon will speak at 10 a.m . on "The Good News Teachers and Ronald Jensen, executive secretary and the Bad News." Orr's talk, which concludes the of the Indiana State Teachers Association. program at l :45 p.m.