Title: A resolution honoring the dedication of the Ball family to providing college educations and celebrating their 100-year legacy at Ball State University.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This resolution celebrates the 100th anniversary of the renaming of Indiana State Normal Institute, Eastern District as Ball Teachers College and later as Ball State University. It also honors the Ball family's dedication to providing college educations.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 698 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 698

    Honoring the dedication of the Ball family to providing college 
    educations and celebrating their 100-year legacy at Ball State 
                              University.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2022

Mr. Braun submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the dedication of the Ball family to providing college 
    educations and celebrating their 100-year legacy at Ball State 
                              University.

Whereas, in 1880, the Ball brothers, Edmund, Frank, George, Lucius, and William, 
        founded an American manufacturing company to produce wood-jacketed tin 
        cans with a $200 loan from their uncle;
Whereas, in 1884, the Ball family began making glass home-canning jars, the 
        product that made the Ball Corporation a household name;
Whereas the Ball brothers moved from Buffalo, New York, to Muncie, Indiana, in 
        1887;
Whereas the first glassware was produced in Muncie in 1888, and the Ball 
        Corporation led the United States in production of fruit jars by 1900;
Whereas, by purchasing the land and buildings, the Ball brothers rescued Muncie 
        National Institute, which was renamed ``Indiana State Normal Institute, 
        Eastern Division'', and later donated the school to the State of 
        Indiana;
Whereas, in June 1918, classes began at the new Muncie campus to prepare 
        students in east central Indiana to become educators;
Whereas, in recognition of the generosity of the Ball family, the Indiana 
        General Assembly renamed the school as ``Ball Teachers College'' in 1922 
        and ``Ball State Teachers College'' in 1929;
Whereas, in 1927, the Muncie Chamber of Commerce proposed a memorial to express 
        gratitude for the generosity of the Ball family on behalf of Muncie and 
        Ball Teachers College;
Whereas, by the 1960s, the school had begun to attract faculty from outside the 
        Midwest and students sought majors in business, architecture, and other 
        emerging disciplines;
Whereas, in 1965, the Indiana General Assembly renamed the school ``Ball State 
        University'', acknowledging phenomenal growth in enrollment and 
        facilities, the variety and quality of educational programs and 
        services, and the anticipation of the broader role the school would play 
        in the future of Indiana;
Whereas enrollment and funding at Ball State University surged with trends 
        across the United States and new facilities and degree offerings were 
        added, including the college of architecture, the human performance lab, 
        and the center for radio and television, marked a new period of growth, 
        and solidified the shift from a small regional teachers' college to a 
        major State university emphasizing ``education, research, and service'';
Whereas Ball State University continues to produce alumni who, in various fields 
        and endeavors, make great impacts in Indiana and throughout the United 
        States; and
Whereas Ball State University and its namesake, the Ball family, have played a 
        vital role in education of Hoosiers and other individuals throughout the 
        United States: Now therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) acknowledges that--
                    (A) the philanthropy and dedication to the Muncie 
                and Delaware County, Indiana, community by the Ball 
                brothers and their families has been and continues to 
                be vital to the economic development, growth, cultural 
                identity, and rich history of the community and 
                Indiana; and
                    (B) the legacy of the Ball brothers, their 
                families, and Ball State University, with its education 
                program and service to the community, continues to 
                enrich the community, Indiana, and the world;
            (2) honors the dedication of the Ball brothers and their 
        families to providing college educations; and
            (3) celebrates the 100th anniversary of the renaming of 
        Indiana State Normal Institute, Eastern District as ``Ball 
        Teachers College'' and later as ``Ball State University''.
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