Artifacts

Barton Hall is more than a building. New residents bring quirks to the dorm identity, and departing residents often leave something to the next generation. Altogether, this creates a collection of objects carried across the years and incorporated into daily Barton life.

## Barton Hall Painting

The painting of Barton Hall was first installed as a part of a celebration of 75 years of Barton Hall by Tappan House. It pictures Barton Hall from the East facing side.

## Bats

Barton Hall is a very old building whose attic has slowly been enclosed and forgotten over the years. During the fall semester, bats frequently slip into the dorm through the attic by accident. No known injuries have occurred, and students are instructed to call the “bat man” to capture and release the bat outside once more. In memorial of the bats, two plastic halloween bats hang from one of the parlor chandeliers.

## Log Benches

Two massive, sturdy benches populate the Barton patio. Built by Graham Fiebiger (Rm 203) and Johnnie Papineau (Rm 252) during spring 2016, they are made from large logs with boards attached for backrests. Michael Ginther (Rm 252) and Gage Lochner assisted with the construction.

## Table

An Anders table was built by Benjamin Steward during the summer of 2020, and signed by Anders residents of the 2020-2021 school year.

## Branches

On a cold winter night of 2018-2019 winter in the midst of a blizzard, a branch fell from a tree in Carrie Lane Court (the same tree that is inhabited by a racoon). A group of 10 to 20 Andersians lept out the door yelling “it’s the Anders Branch!” and dragged it towards the lower door on the North side. Since it was far too large to bring inside it was erected in a snow bank. That night, very much snow fun was had with several snowmen, snowball fights, sledding, etc. Our CA, Claire was on duty and got a noise complaint call while she was sledding down the snowbank. The caller said that people were yelling and had uprooted a tree and put it in the snow bank.

After parts of it were broken off (which we blamed on Harwood), we brought one stick from it in and placed it above the East (Parlor) entrance door. It was used in the 2019 Anders Summer Olympics, but was lost in the Anders 2019 Summer Get Together.

A second Anders branch was found the following fall from a tree that dropped its branch. It was placed in the same location in the parlor. During the move-out due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was lost.

A third Anders Branch was knocked off due to the Fall 2020 derecho. It was again placed above the door, but has since disappeared.

## Clara Barton Portrait

The Clara Barton Portrait was placed in the parlor in the early 1960s. It has existed at the center of many of the Clara Barton ghost stories.

## Officer and Doctor Nuggs

These are the two horses that sit on the parlor on the mantelpiece. Officer Nuggs is brown while Doctor Nuggs is pink. Officer was won by Johnnie Papineau at the BLF buck raffle during the spring of 2017. Both Nuggs used to be carried around to different locations so that pictures could be taken with them. Officer went on a study abroad to Italy, a trip to the Grand Canyon, and at least two other locations.

## Piano

At least two pianos have existed in the parlor over the years. Money was raised for the current piano during the 2004-2005 school year.

## Scrapbooks

As the chief responsibility of the historian, these scrapbooks preserve the history of Anders and of Barton Hall. They are kept in the parlor below the trophy shelves for easy viewing.

## Vice Presidential Shirt

At the conclusion of the official meetings since the 2014-2015 school year, the male vice president has reminded all attendees that “character counts” and worn a purple shirt that has the words “Character Counts in Yankton” on the front. This shirt has been passed from vice president to vice president each year. It was started by Theo Hartman (Rm 270) when he was Vice President.

In the 2020-2021 school year, the tradition was expanded so that the two vice presidents alternated weeks where they would wear the shirt.

## Stilts

There is a set of three stilts of varying heights that were made by Graham Fiebiger in Spring 2017.

## Stormtrooper

Won during KQ 2017, he is often relocated and hidden around the parlor. In Fall 2018, he was stolen and returned encased in jello. In Fall 2019, the Quad stole his head and put it in their fish tank.

## Stretcher

The stretcher was found by Graham Fiebiger and Michael Ginther in Fall 2017 on the side of the road. It was placed in the Parlor, where it has resided since. It has been used to carry people to finals, Cornerstone Hall desk, and for racing in the hallways. While teaming up to carry someone is all well and good, individual residents commonly use it as a napping spot. The box for the stretcher was built by hand by an Anders resident.

## Bruce the Urn

Bruce the Canadian whiskey jar sits atop the mantle. It was purchased as the honors trophy during spring 2017 after Jeremy, the previous trophy, was stolen during awkward prom. This jar contains Clara Barton's actual ashes.

## Bart

Bart was a styrofoam head attached to the bottom of the north chandelier in the parlor in Spring 2022 by Will Coppoc. The head was subsequently stabbed, marked, and mutilated throughout the course of the semester, but remained strong throughout. Because Bart was attached to the bottom light of the chandelier, he would glow when it was turned on.