Legendary Figures

## Clara Barton

Honored Matron of Barton, Clara (Clarissa) Barton lived at large from 1821-1912. During this time, she did many amazing things as a nurse and just by being a boss, including founding the Red Cross. After the Barton building was named in her honor, her friendly spirit came to reside within its walls. With the addition of her portrait (obtained by residents from the Red Cross) in the Parlor, as well as her ashes, her presence has become much stronger, to the point where residents have had strange encounters after mentioning her name or interacting with her artifacts.

In cases where residents express their outright disbelief of Clara's presence, the friendly spirit seems to take offense. Examples of her gentle wrath have included lights flickering, decorations moving, and, in one incident, all of the Christmas lights on one side of the room simultaneously falling.

## Ron Koshita

*Not to be confused with "Ron", a slightly notable phenomenon regarding a former Tappan resident.*

Ryuhei "Ron" Koshita, originally from Mastic Beach, New York, was a former CA (now called RA) of Barton's upper house, Tappan. He lived in Friley Hall before becoming the Tappan CA, before graduting in 2017 with a Physics major from Iowa State University. Not much is known about his personal life during these years; former Andersians have noted his quiet demeanor when asked about him. After graduating at Iowa State, he proceeded to attend graduate school at Tulane University to attain a Ph.D in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics. He continues this path of education presently.

### The Box of Ron

In the context of Barton Hall, Ron's name gained significant intrigue after an incident where some former Barton residents supposedly discovered a hidden box within the building, which contained a plethora of artifacts and paperwork once owned by Ron himself.

Reported items within the box included:

* Several notebooks, many of which had their pages filled completely (including the covers, in some instances)
* Textbooks
* An unaddressed "love" letter\*
* A drawstring bag, containing items from the Welcome Fest event.
* A pair of sunglasses^
* A pair of earbuds^
* *probably more*

*\*It is unclear if the letter was truly written with romantic intent, but a reader could make a reasonable assumption so.*

*^These items were removed from the box by a former Barton resident. Though the resident has apologized for this mindless raid, the items were unable to be retrieved.*

## Jeremy

Jeremy Goff, commonly referred to as simply Jeremy, is a theoretical Andersian. He is the coolest, smartest, and overall best resident to have ever live in Anders house. He consistently has the highest grade-point-average, brings in the most Honors points, wins the most BLF Bucks, and wins Anders Olympics every time he participates. He gets along well with nearly every other resident, as his personality is purely saturated with coolness.

However, Jeremy occassionally must deal with a notable enemy - in particular, fellow theoretical Andersian, Reynold. Despite his notoriety, Reynold does not deserve further explanation and should be forgotten as soon as he is learned of.

During the 2021-2022 school year, Jeremy was badly injured in a Crumpets game resulting in both of his legs being amputated.

### Jeremy's Appearance Controversy

In February 2022, a minor controversy occurred regarding the physical appearance of Jeremy. A then-current Anders resident challenged a former Barton resident on their description of Jeremy, claiming that, if the world where the former resident's description were canon, "then I don't want to live in that world." Though the debate continued on, a compromise was reached in which both parties agreed that Jeremy cannot be singularly defined or described, and to be thought of as a mythological hero with potential for many visual interpretations. Though some stubbornness remained, the matter has since been left alone.