Ball State University began as solely a teachers college in 1918. It was named the Indiana State Normal School Eastern Division and underwent several name changes including Ball Teachers College and Ball State Teachers College before settling on Ball State University in 1965. Brynn Mechem, DN Photo 
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Teachers College: The beginning of Ball State

Standing at almost 138 feet tall and towering 10 floors next to the Applied Technology Building and Art and Journalism Building, the Teachers College is the first and oldest educational institution at Ball State as well as the second tallest building in Delaware County.