Barton Hall

For other uses, see Barton Hall (disambiguation).

Barton Hall
Construction
View of Barton Hall from Schoellkopf Field
Former names	New York State Armory and Drill Hall (to 1940)
Location	Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853
Coordinates	42°26′46″N 76°28′51″W / 42.4460°N 76.4808°W / 42.4460; -76.4808Coordinates: 42°26′46″N 76°28′51″W / 42.4460°N 76.4808°W / 42.4460; -76.4808
Owner	Cornell University
Operator	Cornell University
Capacity	4,800
Surface	Recaflex track surface
Broke ground	1914
Opened	1915
Architect	Lewis F. Pilcher
Tenants
Cornell University Big Red (indoor track & field), Cornell ROTC, Cornell Police

Barton Hall is an on-campus field house on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is the site of the school's indoor track facilities, ROTC offices and classes, and Cornell Police. It also served as the location of the former band room, once used by the Cornell Big Red Marching Band and the Cornell Big Red Pep Band. However, the summer of 2013 saw the completion of a new building for the Big Red Bands adjacent to Schoellkopf Field. For a long time, Barton Hall was the largest unpillared room in existence. The interior of the building covers almost 2 acres (8,100 m²), and includes a 1/8 mile (200m) indoor track.^[1]

History

It was built in 1914 and 1915 and was originally designed as a drill hall for the Department of Military Science. Upon its completion it was often referred to as the "New Armory". In January 1940 it was named for Col. Frank A. Barton, Class of 1891. Colonel Barton was one of the first two Cornell students to receive an army commission in Cornell's Military Science Program,^[1] and was the first ROTC commandant at Cornell from 1904 to 1908.^[2] During World War I, Barton Hall functioned as an airplane hangar^[1] and it served the ROTC as an armory during World War II.

Barton Hall was well-known to all Cornellians. In the days prior to online course registration, each student would come to Barton Hall at the start of the semester to register for classes. This process would involve placing punched cards into bins for each class positioned on tables throughout the hall. Student organizations would also recruit members at these events. In the first part of the 20th century, "drill" was mandatory for all male students, and it would be conducted in Barton Hall. Also, until 1974, graduation was conducted in Barton Hall, until it was moved outdoors to Schoellkopf Field. For many years, it also hosted graduation ceremonies for Ithaca High School. Finally, Barton Hall houses the all-alumni lunches at the annual Cornell reunions.

Barton Hall was home to Cornell Basketball between 1919 and 1990 when the new field house, later named Bartels Hall, was completed. In 1995, Barton received another major change with the construction of the H. Hunt Bradley Track Center under the south bleachers. The center includes a Hall of Fame/meeting room/study facility for track, an office, a library and a 1,500-square-foot (140 m²) weight room.^[2]

Barton Hall also serves as a concert venue for the Cornell Campus, with concerts produced by the Cornell Concert Commission. It has hosted acts such as The Grateful Dead,^[3] Ludacris, Bob Dylan, and The Flaming Lips, who put on what they hoped would be the "second best show in Barton Hall history", behind The Grateful Dead's famed May 8, 1977 concert.^[4]

In the Spring of 1969 members of the Afro-American Society (AAS) occupied Willard Straight Hall, the Cornell Student Union, in protest against judicial sanctions against several black students and to demand a black studies program. Two days after the students left Willard Straight Hall, a Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) meeting became a "student takeover of Barton Hall" and the Barton Hall Community was formed.^[5]

For many years, Barton Hall had a deck gun used in Navy ROTC Training which was fenced off from the general public. On May 1, 1969, as a protest against the Vietnam War, SDS members of the broke into the fenced area and stood on the gun. In a departure from the practice of handling student disciplinary issues with the campus judicial system, eight of the protesters were prosecuted in the city courts for trespassing.^[6] In September 1969, the week-long trial attracted great publicity because the defense called as witnesses a large number of administrators, trustees, President Dale Corson, and former President James A. Perkins to testify.^[7]

On May 11, 1972, Barton Hall was again the site of anti-war protests, and one protestor threw a rock through a window. The rock thrower was mistakenly identified as physics major James R. Bean, who was later suspended and placed on trial for first degree riot, a class E felony. Bean was acquitted after a four-day trial. Before the end of the trial, the District Attorney subpoenaed the defense witnesses to appear before the grand jury to further investigate the protest.^[8] The Bean trial was a high point in political tensions between the town and the campus and marked an end to efforts to prosecute anti-war protestors off-campus.

In 2009–2011, Barton Hall underwent a $8 million renovation, including structural repairs, work on the gutters and masonry, and replacement of the roof and windows.^[9]

Barton Hall

Current uses

Interior windows of Barton Hall

Barton Hall now contains a 200 m track, basketball courts, the Hart Memorial Library, and the Wortham Museum.^[10] After the opening of Newman Arena, the building was remodeled into a premier indoor track facility. The Recaflex track features eight 42-inch lanes, one of the few indoor 200-meter tracks in the country with eight such lanes. Barton also contains a throwing cage with a cement circle and crusher dust landing sector surrounded by a 25-foot (7.6 m) high chain link fence. The interior of the track has a Recaflex runway for the pole vault, two long and triple jump pits and multiple high jump areas. The track itself has a raised aluminum curb and a common finish line.

Barton Hall is also home to the three ROTC Detachments on campus: Army, Navy, and Air Force. Each branch has a dedicated corner of the building where classes are held in their respective fields. Lead labs and drill labs also occur in Barton Hall whether on the track floor or within the detachment buildings themselves.

Barton Hall also contains an indoor challenge course, that has similar elements to those found outside at the Hoffman Challenge Course owned and operated by Cornell Team & Leadership Center. The Barton Hall Challenge Course has several unique, exciting elements. Barton Hall is the perfect answer for groups looking to avoid the weather during the cold winter months.

References

1 2 3 "Barton Hall". Cornell University. 2004-02-19. Archived from the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-05.
1 2 "Barton Hall". Cornell University. 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-05.
↑ "Grateful Dead Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University on 1977-05-08". Retrieved 2006-09-05.
↑ Woodward, Julia (April 20, 2010). "Barton on Fire". Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
↑ "1969: The Awakening of Cornell". Cornell University. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2006-09-05.
↑ "Barton Demonstrators Booked for Trespass". Cornell Daily Sun 85 (134). May 5, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
↑ Neubauer, Richard (October 1, 1969). "Hearings End In May Day Trial". Cornell Daily Sun 86 (16). p. 3. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
↑ Danowitz, Jane (October 2, 1973). "Jury Finds Bean Innocent Of May 11 Riot Charge". Cornell Daily Sun 89 (24). p. 1. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
↑ "Soldiering On". Cornell Alumni Magazine. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
↑ "The Cornell Naval ROTC Program". Cornell NROTC. August 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2006-09-05.

Cornell University

Academics	Agriculture and Life Sciences Architecture, Art, and Planning Arts and Sciences Business Engineering Hotel Administration Human Ecology Industrial and Labor Relations Graduate Law Public Affairs Medical: NYC, Qatar, Medical Sciences, Veterinary Forestry (defunct) eCornell (online)

Athletics	Ivy League Barton Hall Lynah Rink Schoellkopf Field Hoy Field Newman Arena Charles F. Berman Field Give My Regards to Davy Harvard Hockey Rivalry

Campus	Central Campus West Campus North Campus Andrew Dickson White House Bailey Hall Barnes Hall Bradfield Hall Caldwell Hall Comstock Hall Fernow Hall Morrill Hall Rice Hall Sage Chapel Sage Hall Willard Straight Hall Libraries Art Museum Theory Center Synchrotron Press Plantations Arboretum Ornithology Lab Dairy Bar Fuertes Observatory Hartung–Boothroyd Observatory Food and Brand Lab Boyce Thompson Institute Cornell Tech

Cornelliana	History Cornell literary societies Slope Day Dragon Day Chimes Songs Far Above Cayuga's Waters Aleph Samach Sphinx Head Quill and Dagger Irving Literary Society

People	Presidents Alumni Faculty Trustees

Publications	Daily Sun Cornell Chronicle Cornell Review Journal of Empirical Legal Studies International Law Journal Cornell Lunatic Kitsch Magazine International Affairs Review Cornell Policy Review Journal of Law and Public Policy Law Review HR Review Administrative Science Quarterly ILR Review Journal of Architecture Diacritics Epoch arXiv

Student life	All Sports Competition Balch Hall Fraternities and sororities Glee Club Chorus Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Risley Theater WVBR Cornell Catholic Community

Cornell Big Red men's basketball

Venues	Barton Hall (1919–1990) Newman Arena (1990–present)

Culture & lore	History Touchdown Give My Regards to Davy Pep Band

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 25, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.