,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,braun submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,honoring the dedication  
of the ,ball family to providing college
 educations and celebrating their       
#ajj-year legacy at ,ball ,state        
,university4  ,whereas1 in #ahhj1 the   
,ball brothers1 ,edmund1 ,frank1        
,george1 ,lucius1 and ,william1 founded 
an ,american manufacturing company to   
produce wood-jacketed tin cans with a   
#bjj loan from their uncle2 ,whereas1 in
 #ahhd1 the ,ball family began making   
glass home-canning jars1 the product    
that made the ,ball ,corporation a      
household name2 ,whereas the ,ball      
brothers moved from ,buffalo1 ,new      
,york1 to ,muncie1 ,indiana1 in #ahhg2  
,whereas the first glassware was        
produced in ,muncie in #ahhh1 and the   
,ball ,corporation led the ,united      

,states in production of fruit jars by  
#aijj2 ,whereas1 by purchasing the land 
and buildings1 the ,ball brothers       
rescued ,muncie ,national ,institute1   
which was renamed ,indiana ,state       
,normal ,institute1 ,eastern ,division1 
and later donated the school to the     
,state of ,indiana2 ,whereas1 in ,june  
#aiah1 classes began at the new ,muncie 
campus to prepare students in east      
central ,indiana to become educators2   
,whereas1 in recognition of the         
generosity of the ,ball family1 the     
,indiana ,general ,assembly renamed the 
school as ,ball ,teachers ,college in   
#aibb and ,ball ,state ,teachers        
,college in #aibi2 ,whereas1 in #aibg1  
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
 ,college2 ,whereas1 by the #aifjs1 the 
school had begun to attract faculty from
 outside the ,midwest and students      
sought majors in business1 architecture1

 and other emerging disciplines2        
,whereas1 in #aife1 the ,indiana        
,general ,assembly renamed the school   
,ball ,state ,university1 acknowledging 
phenomenal growth in enrollment and     
facilities1 the variety and quality of  
educational programs and services1 and  
the anticipation of the broader role the
 school would play in the future of     
,indiana2 ,whereas enrollment and       
funding at ,ball ,state ,university     
surged with trends across the ,united   
,states and new facilities and degree   
offerings were added1 including the     
college of architecture1 the human      
performance lab1 and the center for     
radio and television1 marked a new      
period of growth1 and solidified the    
shift from a small regional teachers'   
college to a major ,state university    
emphasizing education1 research1 and    
service2 ,whereas ,ball ,state          
,university continues to produce alumni 
who1 in various fields and endeavors1   
make great impacts in ,indiana and      

throughout the ,united ,states2 and     
,whereas ,ball ,state ,university and   
its namesake1 the ,ball family1 have    
played a vital role in education of     
,hoosiers and other individuals         
throughout the ,united ,states3 ,now    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 acknowledges that-- 7,a7 the       
philanthropy and dedication to the      
,muncie and ,delaware ,county1 ,indiana1
 community by the ,ball brothers and    
their families has been and continues to
 be vital to the economic development1  
growth1 cultural identity1 and rich     
history of the community and ,indiana2  
and  7,b7 the legacy of the ,ball       
brothers1 their families1 and ,ball     
,state ,university1 with its education  
program and service to the community1   
continues to enrich the community1      
,indiana1 and the world2  7#b7 honors   
the dedication of the ,ball brothers and
 their families to providing college    
educations2 and  7#c7 celebrates the    
#ajjth anniversary of the renaming of   

,indiana ,state ,normal ,institute1     
,eastern ,district as ,ball ,teachers   
,college and later as ,ball ,state      
,university4