Unfortunately, several of these notebooks have been lost due to various mishaps and misplacements, but on the whole they are carefully preserved. There is also a display case in the library that contains things such as the beard of a previous Forumite, autographed books, toys, and other objects which hold meaning to the Forum. Another record of the history of the Forum is the Timeline, an incredibly long sheet of paper on which Forumites have recorded momentous events in the history of the Forum, such as the fire of 1986. The fire gutted the room leaving only two hundred of the Forum's eight thousand library books intact. Another surviving object of note was a pair of underwear belonging to a Forumite named George Chin.
Legend has it that anything within a several foot radius of the underwear was untouched by the fire.
So today the underwear is preserved in a plastic baggy, and kept in the display case as a charm against future conflagrations. After of the fire, the Forum moved to the Central Hall, what is now Student Activities Center and began the task of rebuilding. Another result of the fire was the beginning of the tradition of the book burning, a ritual which commemorates the fire. Events such as that helped create an array of holidays, myths and traditions. One of the more notable is Sherman Raftenberg Day, usually held in early February.