The Ball Family and Ball State History Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering core figures, campus buildings, social studies, and historical events related to the Ball family and Ball State University.

Lucina Ball

Eldest sister of the Ball brothers, an educator, and an important influence on her brothers; namesake of Lucina Hall at Ball State.

Mary Frances Ball Mauck

Sister of the Ball brothers who married Joseph W. Mauck, president of Hillsdale College.

Lucius L. Ball

One of the Ball brothers involved in the family company and its Muncie-era development.

Sarah Rogers Ball

Wife of George A. Ball and part of the Ball family's civic and philanthropic network.

Frank C. Ball

One of the five Ball brothers associated with Ball Brothers Company; a major business and civic figure.

George A. Ball

One of the five Ball brothers, important Ball Brothers executive, and civic/philanthropic figure associated with major support for Muncie institutions.

Robert S. Lynd

Sociologist and co-author of Middletown (1929) and Middletown in Transition (1937) who studied Muncie with Helen M. Lynd.

Helen M. Lynd

Sociologist and co-author of the two Middletown social studies alongside Robert S. Lynd.

Lemuel A. Pittenger

Ball State president from 1927 to 1942 who continued institutional development and pushed for accreditation and expansion.

Ralph W. Noyer

Dean of Ball State Teachers College from 1928 to 1952; namesake of the Noyer Complex.

Winfred E. Wagoner

Longtime college controller who served as acting president of Ball State from 1943 to 1945.

Benjamin Burris

President of Ball State from 1924 to 1927 who pushed for higher accreditation and a laboratory school; namesake of Burris Laboratory School.

Grace Woody

Longtime Ball State physical-education professor and coordinator of women's physical education.

Geneva Nugent

Dietitian and home economics faculty member associated with the college's 1918 SATC influenza response.

Grace DeHority

Dean of Women from 1922 to 1945/46 who played an important role in student life and women's residence life.

Burris Laboratory School

A laboratory school established in 1929 as part of Teachers College, named after Benjamin Burris and designed for teacher preparation.

Ball State Teachers College

The name given to the institution in 1929 after the Indiana General Assembly separated the college from the Indiana State Normal School.

Ball Memorial Hospital

Major Muncie hospital opened in 1929, representing Ball family philanthropy and commitment to public health.

Influenza Epidemic of 1918

Worldwide influenza pandemic in 1918 that impacted Muncie and the college campus during military training.

The Spanish Flu

Common name for the 1918 influenza pandemic, though the label does not indicate that the disease originated in Spain.

Student Army Training Corps (SATC)

World War I-era military training program on college campuses, which included a unit at the Muncie campus during the 1918 flu crisis.

Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture (1929)

Robert and Helen Lynd's first major social study examining everyday life in Muncie under the pseudonym 'Middletown'.

Middletown in Transition / A Study in Cultural Conflicts (1937)

The Lynds' follow-up study based on returning to Muncie in the 1930s to re-evaluate social changes and continuities.

Science Hall

A historic Ball State campus building representing the physical expansion of the college.

Library and Assembly Hall

Major campus building constructed in 1926 during the expansion of the college under President Benjamin Burris.

Lucina Hall

Campus building completed in 1927 and named for Lucina A. Ball; originally built as a women's residence hall.

Ball Gymnasium

Historic campus gymnasium opened in 1925 as part of the college's physical expansion during the 1920s.