Schiller
Schiller's appearance at the inauguration of Carleton President Rob Oden in 2002
A poster with a helpful hint
President Clinton with Schiller at Commencement 2000
The Hunt for Schiller
The odd Carleton mania for stealing and periodically displaying a plaster bust of the German poet seems to date from about 1957. Schiller has been shattered several times, glued back together at least twice, and replaced with a new replica on occasion, but the tradition lives on. The most celebrated of Schiller's appearances was at the 1962 Homecoming game, when he was dangled by a cable from a helicopter.
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Liz Evison '10 says:I have participated in a bunch of Carleton traditions, and I'm not done yet. I've gone traying down Bell Field and played with Toff, the campus cat, but by far the most exciting was when my friends got the bust of Schiller and I was there to scheme with them at 3:00 a.m. about how to show it next. -
Claire Weinberg '12 says:I’ve seen Schiller (or at least the backs of the masked people running away with Schiller) twice, and that’s always a lot of fun, with everyone jumping up and trying like crazy to catch a glimpse of him. -
Collin Hazlett '12 participates in The Hunt for Schiller.