operating control of the Muncie campus and school buildings to the administrators of the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute (now Indiana State University. That same year, the Marion Normal Institute relocated to Muncie, adding its resources to what would officially be named the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division. An initial 235 students enrolled in 1918, with William W. Parsons serving as the first president of the university.
The close relationship between the Balls and the school led to an unofficial moniker for the college, with many students, faculty, and local politicians casually referring to the school as "Ball State," a shorthand alternative to its longer, official name. During the 1922 short session of the Indiana legislature, the state renamed the school Ball Teachers College. This was in recognition of the Ball family's continuing beneficence to the institution. During this act, the state also reorganized its relationship with Terre Haute and established a separate local board of …
SAT EBRW 25%
550
SAT EBRW 75%
630
SAT Math 25th %
530
SAT Math 75th %
620
ACT Composite 25th %
25
ACT Composite 50th %
27
ACT Composite 75th %
30
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