caption predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place title birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
hines ball state yearbook pictured in '' the orient 1923 '' , william w. parsons benjamin j. burris 14 july 1936 carthage , missouri terre haute , indiana president of ball state university 12 february 1871 1921 l n hines.jpg linnaeus n. hines
 1924 linnaeus neal hines indiana university
linnaeus n. hines

linnaeus neal hines -lrb- february 12 , 1871 -- july 14 , 1936 -rrb- is best known as being a former president of indiana state university from 1921 to 1934 and its eastern division , later known as ball state university from 1921 to 1924 .
he was also the indiana superintendent of public instruction from 1919 to 1921 .
